Keeping the faith
“We’re humans; we’re made to adapt,” she says. Shrugging, it is clear that Maisarah Sainuddin (or Sarah, as she prefers), an international student in the University of Melbourne doesn’t see overseas living as a challenge. Unlike others who have the luxury of eating wherever they want, Sarah, a Muslim, can only eat from shops that...
Underdogs in Science
If you mention the name Charles Darwin to someone on the street, chances are a light of recognition will go off in their face. They might even say, “Oh yeah, isn’t he the evolution guy?” But unbeknownst to most (even those of us who think ourselves pretty science-savvy), Darwin wasn’t the only “evolution guy.” Dale...
A Teenage Conversion
Most 18-year-old girls would be contemplating when the next party would be or whether their clothes are in vogue, a religious awakening would be miles away from their consciousness. Setha Saing on the other hand has just converted to Islam. “The core tenets of Islam try to encourage a peaceful life,” she states and as...
Dressing Melbourne’s unemployed for success
“Cash, Clothing and Clients.” Fellow Melbournian, Danielle Baillie, 23, lives by this mantra. Describing herself as a volunteer who “cannot sit still”, she is a board member and the secretary of Melbourne’s newest not-for-profit initiative, Wear for Success. Wear for Success is a global charity organisation that tackles unemployment by helping the disadvantaged and long-term...
Returning to the Wild
Catherine Payne has come back across the border. She’s returned to the city to complete her Bachelor of Science, majoring in Zoology, at University of Melbourne. But she’s just spent the winter break in South Australia. On Australian Wildlife Conservancy’s Yookamurra Estate she worked with Bilbies, Boodies, Woylies, and other wildlife with strange names. They...
To Chain, Or not to Chain?
‘You don’t find Aussie designs in every store, they are differentiated from the mainstream, and it’s the thrill of the chase’ and Joseph Romano wants it to stay that way. ‘I don’t want to see rip-offs of Aussie designs, that’s just sad!’. As a fashion merchandising student of RMIT Joseph takes style very seriously,...
DEFRON
By day, he leads an unassuming life working 9-5 as an Online Content Co-ordinator for The Monthly magazine. But by night, surrounded by a rowdy crowd and beer soaked floors he plays a more intimidating role. Here, Defron is a fierce combatant in the sometimes brutal, often confronting yet always entertaining ‘lyrical warfare’ of battle rap - an increasingly popular...
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