By With another year coming to an end, we’re excited to share The Jugular Magazine 2024! 🎉📖 A collection of writing ✍️, creative artworks 🎨, and the memes that got us through—brought to you by the MedSoc Publications Team!
Dream
By Caleb Tan, edited by Allyson Tai Sometimes, I wake up in the morning with tears in my eyes. I had been dreaming again, but about what I cannot remember. All I recall was that I was dreaming about something important —something very precious to me. I stumble through the
Amnesia
Written by Jason Lin, edited by Emily Seeto Over the last 4 years, I have undertaken a project – a project on such an unfathomably large scale that could be seen as borderline obsessive – all spearheaded by one simple ideology. Memory is transient. This project is simply the act
What was once a simple fact
I. ‘Rhys?’ She looks up, startled. ‘It’s been a while, hasn’t it?’ he laughs, picking up her books when she knocks them over. A while is an understatement, she decides. For years, she had him held in her mind in the same way one might hold onto a simple fact;
The Tanley Parable
Written by Cindy Lac, Edited by Jason Lin This is the story of a man named Tanley. Tanley was a phase one UNSW med student. His life was simple – he would attend online lectures, attend SGs and go to in-person practicals. But there was one thing Tanley really looked
The Psychology of Conspiracy
Written by Grace Smith, edited by Katerina Theocharous Conspiracy theories have been around for ages. Dating back to medieval witch trials, the moon landing, Paul McCartney’s death… for some reason, we’ve always been fascinated by them. They can be exciting! They can also be dangerous. And both of these factors
The Art of Ending It All: What makes a good ending?
By Ivan Shen; Edited by Nipuni Hapangama Endings to stories come in many different shapes or forms. They can be very detailed in resolving every small plot point of a story, or they can seem sudden and open-ended. Some narratives hold your hand and walk with you along a very
Cutting the Line of Communication with Detention Centres
By Eleanor Hall “I have always said that I believe in words and literature. I believe that literature has the potential to make change and challenge structures of power. Literature has the power to give us freedom.” These were the words of Behrouz Boochachi, a refugee who spent six years
Doctors Anonymous
By Jacky Jiang; Edited by Nipuni Hapangama Having recently fallen into a slump and losing all the motivation I had to study, I’ve had to take a step back and reassess my situation. Why have I been this way and what can I do about it? Of course, a lack
Alpha Chad 1st Year Takes on OSPIA History-Taking
By Thy Pham, Edited by Nipuni Hapangama As I sit in front of my sleek setup (all Apple – Airpods, Mac, iPad Pro) I’m feeling nervous. Today marks my first OSPIA and first encounter with another life form since… I don’t know, March? But I digress. As I’m about to
