By We’ve all seen lists that try and rank the best study spots at UNSW. It’s a trite cliché at this point; people in Facebook comments talking about their boring and overdone study locations like the main library, the law library, or outdoors if they’re feeling especially daring. Here at The
A Man Watched Anime for 7 Days. Here’s what happened to his Heart
A ChubbyEmu Parody Disclaimer: Not entirely factually accurate, seek your own doctor for medical advice Written by Jason Lin; Edited by Zoe Wei J.C. is a 21-year-old man presenting to the emergency room unconscious. His roommate, Lachlan, tells the admitting nurse that he found J.C. collapsed on his bedroom floor,
Emoji Overuse: The newest epidemic plaguing medical students
By Geraldine Yang; Edited by Allyson Tai The NSW Health Department has issued a Public Service Announcement alert regarding the rapid spread of the neurodegenerative disease, Emoji Overuse Syndrome. There are currently 725 confirmed cases nation-wide. Initially discovered amongst UNSW Medicine students on Facebook, the disease has since spread to
6 Things You SHOULD Do in Lockdown
By Jason Lin; Edited by Zoe Wei I must be honest, the title of this article is quite the misnomer. There will be no uplifting barrage of tips and tricks for you to stay healthy, nothing motivational, nothing inspirational and there will be nothing remotely close to advice. In fact,
BREAKING NEWS: Med student completes bucket list & finds cure for cancer instead of catching up on lectures
By Geraldine Yang; Edited by Yaron Gu Local first-year medical student, Nate Shen, has made headlines by doing literally everything in his will to avoid catching up on uni work – inadvertently finding the cure for cancer in the process. Nate, who lives by the motto “If you wait until
Five Types of Students You’ll Encounter In Online Uni – Which One Are You?
By Jay Patel; Edited by Zoe Wei 1) The one with conveniently terrible internet This person is never seen with their camera on during tutorials or scenario groups. Turning their microphone on takes ages, and when they do, they either sound like a distressed kitten or Darth Vader. Although they
Types of People You Meet at Medcamp
By Jason Lin; Edited by Katerina Theocharous Medcamp. Crowds, parties and poignant memories. Among the claustrophobic hordes of nascent, flourishing medical students, a few clusters of people have their heads bobbing slightly higher than the rest. These are the students who stand out in one way or another, defined by
Medical student takes P- history, blames lack of empathy on MBTI type
Written by Mansimran Loyal; Edited by Katerina Theocharous When first-year student Mike Wazowski logged onto Teams last Friday, he was sure that he was about to experience an ordinary clinical skills session, an ordinary attempt at history-taking, and ordinary feedback consisting of straight Ps and a 2-word comment, probably ‘good
Meddie gets off at ANZAC Parade – Discovers there’s another side to UNSW…
By Jay Patel; Edited by Yaron Gu He channelled his inner Naruto as his feet kissed the cool, concrete pavements of Central Station’s south concourse. Arms stretched out behind him, Wally detonated from the dreary morning crowds just as the sliding doors of the light rail squeezed shut behind him.
#73045 Looking for Tachycardia: A UNSW Med Student’s Plea for Love
By Thy Pham; Edited by Nipuni Hapangama After studying medicine for one year, I’ve crafted a new personality and have had three identity crises. Despite this, my desire for love is strong – it immensely saddens me to find out that everyone’s been linking up in the lead up to
