By By Jacky Jiang You may have heard of the idea that the COVID-19 pandemic was orchestrated by Bill Gates – arguably the most influential philanthropist in the world – so that trackable microchips could be injected into everyone via vaccination. Or maybe you’ve heard that the implementation of 5G networks
HOTTEST GOSS: The REAL WAY to use BBCollab
By Sarah Lin; Edited by Katerina Theocharous Have you been introduced to BBCollab? That’s right, the hottest online teaching platform of choice! Are you having trouble navigating its fluid and powerful controls? Feeling intimidated by its high resolution, cinematic sound quality, and stable connection? Don’t fret, The Jugular has you
Police Brutality: A disease infecting not just the US, but Australia too
By Jess Sawang; Edited by Nipuni Hapangama Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised that this article contains references to deceased persons. The year is 2020. We are in the middle of a worldwide pandemic and have been for a few months now. But there is another pandemic, one
Beetles, Bottles and the Brain – What is it all really?
By Thulashigan Sreeharan; Edited by Nipuni Hapangama The past few months have been a mix of idleness and turbulent upheaval. They have reminded us of the uncertainty in existence and death’s finality. As soon-to-be doctors, we will have to accept defeat in the war against death – but what exactly
How Do You Buy Happiness?
By Jacky Jiang; Edited by Nipuni Hapangama We’re all familiar with the phrase ‘money can’t buy happiness’. Teachers, self-help books and even ‘successful’ entrepreneurs seem to love drilling the idea into our heads. There is, of course, validity in their words; they encourage us to pursue a career for fulfillment
A love letter to ol’ Rona
By Anonymous, Edited by Katerina Theocharous Dear Corona, You’ve had me reeling through a cocktail of emotions these last couple weeks. When I first laid eyes on you, I was spellbound by those luscious curls of RNA and infectious looks. You were so well-travelled and talking about the celebrities you’d
Cue the Crickets! – More Awkwardness with Online Classes
By Thulashigan Sreeharan The Jugular is committed to providing up-to-date news during these uncertain times. UNSW is now seven days into lockdown, and as Wally looks emptier than most MedSoc council meetings, we decided to do some House style sleuthing into what our students are up to. Our finest reporter
The Certainty of This Uncertainty
By Shaddy Hanna What is it about our current situation that leaves us so unnerved, so disturbed, and so perturbed? Is it our lack of control? Is it the overwhelming sense of insecurity and instability? Or is it the fear of the unknown? I’m sure it’s many of the above,
Water Clock
By Sandra Goria “Dreams and Disillusionment in Medicine” Writing Competition Winner Two days before the start of my first day of Medical School. We sat on the towering rocks just beside the small pool on the edge of Coogee beach, his hands warming me as we waited in the pre-dawn
Blameless
By Jonathan Cheng “Dreams and Disillusionment in Medicine” Writing CompetitionRunner-up Present In an almost autonomic fashion, Stefanos stared down the bottom of his glass pensively before draining its contents. He delicately lay down the glass next to empty bottles of Penfold Grange of various years in the 1950s. The whiteness
Love and Hate
By Brian Feng Everyone has things they love and hate. Just using food as an example, I was shocked by the blasphemous nature of a conversation I had with my friend. F: “I don’t eat sushi because I hate seafood.” Me: “Why would you hate seafood?” F: “It’s just slimy…and
A Letter to the First Years
By IVAN SHEN To the class of 2025, I write this letter to you to first congratulate all of you for finally fulfilling your dream. Strangely, while getting into medicine can feel somewhat like the finish line, it really is the opposite; it is the start of a journey which
Moving Out
By Brian Feng, Edited by Jennifer Qian This table makes me question why Sutherland campus exists. Like…why? Does it exist as a hole for the damned, for those whose stars did not align? Consistent with the metaphysical claim that good cannot exist without evil, I guess popularity cannot exist without
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
HEART BEEN BROKE: A First-year’s Journey to Finding Love on UNSW Love Letters
By Thy Pham, Edited by Katerina Theocharous The Jugular is honoured to EXCLUSIVELY present this first look at HEART BEEN BROKE, a world-class blog produced throughout this quarantine period by one of our very own first-year students. Nevah Lone talks us through her heartbreaking journey to find love via UNSW
BREAKING NEWS: New University Protection Measures Announced for COVID Re-opening
By Mansimran Loyal, Edited by Nipuni Hapangama How willing are you to get back to ‘normal’ during a pandemic? UNSW recently announced that all campuses could be reopened in the upcoming months if students and staff are willing to abide by new protection measures.In a statement released yesterday, the university
Moving Clinical Skills to Animal Crossing
By Sarah Lin If there is one industry booming during this era of social distancing and quarantine, it would undoubtedly be the gaming industry. Within such troubled times, people have escaped society to bury themselves into the virtual world behind gaming screens. One game that has taken over by storm
