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In-Death-Ation of HECS
Leave it to Lead Section Editor Sophie Poredos to whip up a handy, Grapeshot-approved guide to calculating and managing your HECS debt!...
Oct 1, 2024


Pitching For Change: The Student Protests and Encampments for Gaza
Jackson Robb visits the Gaza encampment at USYD and reflects on the courage of students across the world who are fighting for humanity...
Oct 1, 2024
Escaping the Lion's Den: The Conclusion of the Higgins V Lehrmann Trial
Online Editor Jackson Robb discusses the verdict of the Brittany Higgins V Bruce Lehrmann Trial and the ways in which it has concerned...
Oct 1, 2024
After CrowdStrike Can We Please All Touch Grass?
Clara Kristanda rants about the CrowdStrike outage, which is elaborated on in the News section of Grapeshot’s Issue 4: FREAK. On the...
Oct 1, 2024


Macquarie Students for Palestine’s Second 2024 Protest
This article does not reflect the views of the Publisher or Macquarie University On the 21st of August 2024, Macquarie Students for...
Aug 28, 2024


Olivia Rodrigo Bids Farewell To Teendom in GUTS: Album Review
Vidyani Wanigasekera praises Olivia Rodrigo for achieving what few before her have; a near-perfect sophomore album just two years after...
Aug 12, 2024


The Zaylist: Must-Listen Albums/EPs by Women
News Section Editor Zaynab Khuder gifts both our eyes and our ears with a beautifully curated list of her top 10 ‘unhinged’ musical...
Aug 12, 2024
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[NIC’S FLIX] Possession: The Surprising Emotional Relatability of Isabelle Adjani’s Performance
There is perhaps no one more qualified to delve into the absurdities and successes of Andrzej Żuławski’s melodrama , Possession, than...
Aug 11, 2024


Pop Culture Rewind: Dance Moms (2011-2019)
And who do you see as soon as you get into the Repeat Offenders section? Former Dance Moms stan account moderator Holly Mitchell in her...
Aug 11, 2024


It Costs That Much for Knowledge? What You’ll Have to Pay in Library Late Fees at Macquarie University.
Marketing Assistant Jemima Warne investigates the cost of library late fees and their potential impact on student borrowing. I’m a...
Aug 11, 2024


I’m on my period.
Daniela De Vera captures the belittlement of having everyday frustrations written off as menstrual delirium. Today, you want to rot in...
Aug 11, 2024


The Last Dinner Party: A Band/Album Review
Sophia Kearns shares her thoughts and support for this five-member, all-female, British indie rock band’s latest album. The Last Dinner...
Aug 11, 2024


Female Fauna Felonies
Section Editor and animal enthusiast Kayleigh Greig invites you into the realm of crazy female critters, from mole-rat monarchs to...
Aug 11, 2024


From Aprons to Empowerment: Navigating the Gendered Gastronomic Landscape
Tanisha Shah discusses the controversy around cooking and modern hesitance to learn typically “female” skills. “Girls these days just don’t want to cook anymore.” As a brown Gen-Z woman, I have heard this phrase from pretty much everyone. But, thankfully for them, my mom “trained” me well to know how to cook. I mean, don’t I get a little credit for all the crying I did on Facetime for not understanding the recipes or accidentally ruining the dishes? However, to be honest, I d
Aug 11, 2024
Blind Leading the Blind
Towers of beaming light loomed over her. Light that would never be seen by the line of forty-nine men behind her. All unable to see,...
Aug 11, 2024
Killing Achilles
*I* All that glamorous music and expensive furniture under that crystal light of the central hotel of the Darling Bay used to entrap all...
Aug 11, 2024


My Neighbour, Baba Yaga
Baba Yaga wasn’t the sharp-toothed witch that lived in a shrunken hut in the woods. Baba Yaga was my grumpy old Russian neighbour from...
Aug 11, 2024


Peace of Mind
“Mommy’s just going away for a little while.” The first time I heard those words, alarm bells rang in my head. Back then, we were still...
Aug 11, 2024


George & Jill
Not long after I first heard her name, I began to see her. She was the shadow on the rooftop, the eyes that glittered in the dark, the...
Aug 11, 2024


Her name was Alexa, and
She had glossy black hair that fell in waves well past her shoulders to sit in mosaics across her back. Her name was Alexa and she was...
Aug 11, 2024


Where are you, feminists?
In the ocean of priorities, many of us collectively gaze, We pluck bright seaweed, Fresh and green, in the glare of our sight. Yet we...
Aug 11, 2024


Landscaping
Paul only paid half a mind to his boss droning through the computer in his home office. Instead he watched from the cramped window as his...
Aug 11, 2024
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We would like to extend those respects to all First Nations people reading. Always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.
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