By By Kiran Nayager | Edited by Geoffrey Feng The distant crashing of the waves played in the back of my mind, which was fixated on the scarlet anemone waving its tentacles to the rhythm of the rockpool. My finger poked through the surface of the water, floating playfully close to
Anatomy of a Fit: Because UNSW med students sooo have drip
How many of us have seen those TikToks or IG Reels where students absolutely roast the fashion scene at UNSW? Are we really that bad—or are we just misunderstood fashion anarchists?
Colour, food, and how we almost got pink margarine
We, as humans, are faced with the incredibly difficult choice of choosing what to eat for our meals everyday.
However, what is really happening subconsciously? Do the colours in the pictures play a role in our appetite?
Diary of a Medical Student
Written By: Ara Downey | Edited By: Anna Chua I’ve taken the liberty of preparing a rundown of my day for you. Hopefully following this meticulous schedule will allow you to see the success I’ve attained in my eighteen months of uni thus far. Try not to be discouraged if
From White Coat to Red Carpet: Analysing Medical TV Shows from a Medical Perspective
By: Alexander Panov | Edited By: Emily Seeto With the clock ticking down and the publication date fast approaching, I was terribly afraid I would not finish this article in time. Naturally, I decided to reach for my phone, the best thing to do when procrastinating, and browse the Jugular’s
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;
10 things I hate about Zoom
Written by Grace Smith, Edited by Saleha Sehgol Your guide to navigate online learning, the return to in-person classes, and the first term of 2022 (with a little help from a 90’s rom-com classic) Often our heads are a mess of everything we must keep track of as medical students.
The Colosseum
By Saleha Sehgol; Edited by Allyson Tai The spectators. The amphitheatre invites the masses, drawing them in to mindlessly worship the online feats of others. They’re ravenous, for the taste of instant gratification dances on their tongues, yearning to witness the infallible mesh of lives beneath them. They morph into
Offshore
By Jerrica Kuan; Edited by Zoe Wei “Second-year international offshore students are returning soon.” The time is too early in the morning (or too late at night). You are an offshore medical student, waking up for class in a time zone that stays the same, for a country whose time
The Apple Tree
By Hannah Yuan; Edited by Allyson Tai They say the human body is made up of millions of individual cells that communicate with each other by firing neurons and synapses, sparks and live-wire. When we age, they degenerate. The ends wither away and those once electric connections become muted and
