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Transition period

Sun, 19 Mar 2006 05:19:59 -0500

WEBSITE NOTICE The idMedia website is currently undergoing a major upgrade. Please check back in a week. - Elias Bizannes, 12 March 2006

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EGM The Extraordinary General Meeting of the USYD Media and Communications Society will be held on the morning of Friday 31 March 2006 (details below). At the EGM, elections will be held for a new executive for 2006 and a series of constitutional amendments on the executive structure and aims of the society will be voted upon. The future of the society's publishing arm, idMedia, will also be discussed.

All members (and interested non-members) are encouraged to attend and participate at the EGM, as the club enters 2006 full of potential and in a strong financial position. Non-members will be able to sign up immediately before the meeting. Any questions and/or self-nominations for leadership and committee positions can be emailed to usydmedia@yahoo.com.au.

Regards and thanks,

Aaron Rathmell, President.

The meeting will be held on Friday 31 March 2006 in the Isobel Fidler Room, Top Level Manning, 9:30-11:00am.

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NEWS DIGEST The idMedia News Digest, established back in 2004, is an e-newsletter originally produced by the Sydney University Journalists' Society (now a part of the Media and Communications Society).

The Digest is a non-aligned publication and welcomes contributions from across the political spectrum. Members are encouraged to contribute their ideas, insights and analysis of student, national and international news to these pages. Creative writing is also welcome - and it�s a great way to build up a portfolio.

In 2004 and 2005, the Digest had a strong readership, witnessed by our encouraging web statistics. And it's set to grow further in 2006. We need more informants and reporters, well positioned to in turn bring readers accurate news from across campus factional divides. This will be particularly important in the run up to Union Board elections.

E-mail all questions/expressions of interest to usydmedia@yahoo.com.au

Regards and thanks,

Aaron Rathmell, President.

Australia an International Embarrassment

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 05:16:22 -0500

Summary:

Andrew on the riots

Author:
Andrew Macourt

Digest edition:
n/a

News type:
n/a

This Protest would not be possible without your USU

Sun, 14 Aug 2005 06:10:52 -0400

Summary:

Andrew Quah on protests

Author:
Andrew Quah

Digest edition:
n/a

News type:
Student news

The Blame Game

Sun, 31 Jul 2005 06:05:59 -0400

Summary:

Andew Quah on VSU

Author:
Andrew Quah

Digest edition:
n/a

News type:
Student news

Response to Chris' Koureas' article "A different perspective"

Sat, 11 Jun 2005 06:08:36 -0400

Summary:

Response to Chris' Koureas' article "A different perspective"

Author:
Jon Kok

Digest edition:
http://digest.idmedia.org.au/2005/

News type:
Student news

Presidential Response to 6th June SRC Meeting

Fri, 10 Jun 2005 05:56:25 -0400

Summary:

Rose Jackson, President of the SRC, responds to the Engineer's anger over the running of the 6th June SRC meeting. She hopes to see some initiative from those who are so good at throwing insults at others, since insults will not achieve anything, expecting wasting the time and money of everyone.

Author:
Rose Jackson

Digest edition:
http://digest.idmedia.org.au/2005/june8.html

News type:
Student news

A different perspective

Thu, 09 Jun 2005 06:03:30 -0400

Summary:

Chris Koureas responds to Ben Raue's article on the SRC meeting of 6th June, arguing that Ben writes as if he was not paying attention to the proceedings and shows the true amateurishness of Ben's actions.

Author:
Chris Koureas

Digest edition:
digest.idmedia.org.au/2005/june8.html

News type:
Student news

My Way or the Highway

Thu, 09 Jun 2005 05:53:29 -0400

Summary:

Sam Crosby, outgoing Union President, is a divisive figure, whose influence has reached beyond the Union Board to impact upon numerous facets of student political life. So as his term comes to an end, it seems fitting to explore his policies, politics and personality.

Author:
Natalie Zerial

Digest edition:
digest.idmedia.org.au/2005/june8.html

News type:
Student news

6th June Engineer's speech

Thu, 09 Jun 2005 05:41:44 -0400

Summary:

Chris Koureas's speech on behalf of the Engineers Society

Author:
Chris Koureas

Digest edition:
digest.idmedia.org.au/2005/june8.html

News type:
Student news

Point Scoring and Union Board

Thu, 09 Jun 2005 05:38:12 -0400

Summary:

In the last days of the 2004/2005 Union Board, politics is getting heated, and Union Board meetings are getting interesting. Accusations of political point scoring, debatable as they may be, are doing the rounds, as Amit and Beck line up for leading the new Board.

Author:
Natalie Zerial

Digest edition:
digest.idmedia.org.au/2005/june8.html

News type:
Student news

SRC Meeting: Controversy

Wed, 08 Jun 2005 05:44:15 -0400

Summary:

Ben Raue takes us through the SRC's controversial June 6th Meeting, and the electoral reforms that were passed. A fascinating insight into the functioning of the biggest Student Representative Council in Australia.

Author:
Ben Raue

Digest edition:
digest.idmedia.org.au/2005/june8.html

News type:
Student news

Like father like daughter

Tue, 31 May 2005 05:36:28 -0400

Summary:

On Friday 27 June, Dr Aleida Guevara March, daughter of Che, spoke to the Sydney University community at the inaugural Carillon lecture. Michael Mehr found Aleida to embody the revolutionary ideal - even if Cuba and South America have not yet managed live up to her father's dreams.

Author:
Michael Mehr

Digest edition:
digest.idmedia.org.au/2005/june1.html

News type:
Student news

Following the Waratahs for Dummies

Wed, 25 May 2005 05:34:19 -0400

Summary:

Super 12 can be Super Confusing for the uninitiated. But as the Waratahs kick on hard, Jamie Miller leads us through the 13 Simple Steps to watching Super 12 (please note that this article contains offensive language and makes fun of kiwis, South Africans, Refs, and anyone else who might try and come between the Waratahs and victory).

Author:
Jamie Miller

Digest edition:
digest.idmedia.org.au/2005/may25.html

News type:
Australian News

There's more than one way to skin a cat

Wed, 25 May 2005 05:25:35 -0400

Summary:

Jamie Miller has long had a strong sense of the injustice of AA. This week, he points out the manifest flaws in the Union's recently implemented AA Amendments, but insists that "being against Affirmative Action does not, as some leading female campus figures believe, make you a target viewer of The Man Show or a chauvinist pillar of the patriarchy."

Author:
Jamie Miller

Digest edition:
digest.idmedia.org.au/2005/may25.html

News type:
Student news

Affirmative Action: Liberals Speak Up

Wed, 25 May 2005 03:49:44 -0400

Summary:

A couple of people were disappointed Mark didn't share his anti AA case at the 2005 USU AGM. So he's delved into the archives to share with you the detailed arguments he used against it last year. Check out what he would have said if the Left hadn't "stacked" the AGM.

Author:
Mark Chan

Digest edition:
http://digest.idmedia.org.au/2005/may25.html

News type:
Student news