A Flinders University Student Community Site. http://www.flindersstudents.com/news 2009-01-07T07:32:32+01:00 text/html 2007-09-02T17:15:19+01:00 http://www.flindersstudents.com/news http://www.flindersstudents.com/news/content/view/52/32/ Horror-scope September 2007 The stargazers have been examining the alignments yet again and the verdicts are in. The future looks bad for you. There is no way you can get around it, you are in for a surprise that is nasty. You had best check to see what horrible and disgusting events are destined to befall you. text/html 2007-08-16T10:58:25+01:00 http://www.flindersstudents.com/news http://www.flindersstudents.com/news/content/view/51/26/ Peak student body focuses on the Federal Election. The National Union of Students (NUS) announced today that it’s demand a better future campaign would be focusing on Higher Education in the lead up to the upcoming Federal election. The NUS has stated that they would be campaigning on four key issues. The Nus will be encouraging all parties to support. No Full Fees No HECS increases No Student Poverty No VSU text/html 2007-08-12T21:44:12+01:00 http://www.flindersstudents.com/news http://www.flindersstudents.com/news/content/view/50/56/ Conspiracy Theory of the Week Santa Clause is living as a Bum collecting cans to pay for all the presents he delivers. It may be just me but I have been noticing a distinct lack of presents under what passes for a Christmas tree in my dingy little flat. Being the inquisitive and greedy little tyke I am I decided to research into this and see what I could see. What I discovered was a sad and sorry tale with only the slightest glimmer of hope. As it turns out Santa was going strong until the early 90’s when there... text/html 2007-08-10T11:40:22+01:00 http://www.flindersstudents.com/news http://www.flindersstudents.com/news/content/view/49/56/ Things you should know about lectures and lecturers at our University Introductory lectures are intended to give you an impression of what your course, the lectures, the topics etc. will be like for the rest of the year. Unfortunately, they’re often misused by lecturers to give a misleading impression in order to keep attendance up, or the class in fear. The following is a warning. text/html 2007-07-31T22:29:26+01:00 http://www.flindersstudents.com/news http://www.flindersstudents.com/news/content/view/48/32/ August Toilet Review: Small, cramped, and green. It is unusual to find a toilet which installs the user with a true sense of peace and tranquillity. This latest toilet is truly no exception to the norm. While this facility is functional and conveniently placed in does not have any features that would endear itself to the end user. From the moment I entered the pokey little hole that passes for a bathroom I felt claustrophobic to the point of nausea. The four walls of the room closed in as the smell of fresh urine invaded my respiratory system. I resisted... text/html 2007-06-12T14:19:44+01:00 http://www.flindersstudents.com/news http://www.flindersstudents.com/news/content/view/47/35/ Flinders Uni to introduce internet monitoring and quota system. Flinders University has announced to students and staff that it intends to phase in a internet usage monitoring and quota system in order to reduce the universities bandwidth costs which in 2007 is predicted to surpass half a million dollars.. Although the new system is being refereed to as a “University wide Internet quota/accounting system” it appears to be primarily aimed at curtailing the usage of undergraduate students.  You can discuss more about this announcement on the Flinders University Student Forums in this topic text/html 2007-05-01T14:49:42+01:00 http://www.flindersstudents.com/news http://www.flindersstudents.com/news/content/view/46/26/  Uni students demand a better future. The National Union of Students (NUS) have declared that a national day of action will be held on May the 2nd to protest the federal government’s refusal to support university students. The day of action will be apart of the wider “Demand a Better Future” campaign. NUS claim that since 1995 the federal government has reduced funding to tertiary education by 7%. This represents a decrease of $1550 for each and every university student. text/html 2007-04-27T12:42:55+01:00 http://www.flindersstudents.com/news http://www.flindersstudents.com/news/content/view/45/32/ Internet failure boosts Flinders Uni student productivity. A recent failure of the university network today has had a dramatic and sudden affect on the productivity of students. Faced with the prospect of a lack of Google, Youtube Myspace and Freindster students suddenly found themselves with nothing to do except their work. Flinders uni social sciences student, Melanie said, “I was sitting in the Flinders University Library When it first went down, I wasn’t sure... text/html 2007-03-28T21:41:58+01:00 http://www.flindersstudents.com/news http://www.flindersstudents.com/news/content/view/44/32/ Why I skipped my Tute. Ever skipped a tutorial and haven’t been able to come up with a good excuse for your tutor? If so, then we can help. Never again will you struggle for an excuse, simply use one of ours. That was the day I always wash my hair. I decided to engage in a period of self directed learning. I consider tutorial times to be oppressive. I had the bubonic plague last week and I didn’t want anyone else to catch it. My hermit crab died and I was observing a period of morning.