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77-673: On Dit is a student newspaper published fortnightly during semester time, funded by the Adelaide University Union and advertising. Founded in 1932, it is the third oldest student newspaper in Australia along with Semper Floreat , which was first published in the same year. The paper replaced the Varsity Ragge which ran from 1928 to 1931, ending because of what On Dit described in its first edition as 'student apathy'. The Varsity Ragge returned in 1934 for

154-580: A Holden car on Adelaide University Footbridge in 1971 above the River Torrens as part of Operation Bridge-hang . Since 1954, the event has also involved the sale of satirical newspapers in public settings. The Prosh Rag , later an annual issue of the On Dit student magazine, contains humorous references to various well-known persons of the day. It has been sold on city streets by students to raise funds for charity as an attempt to legitimise

231-653: A board dominated by Young Liberals . During this time they cut funding for the Women's Collective and passed a constitutional amendment which gave an "independent committee" final approval rights over editorial content published in student newspaper On Dit . Ong was also the national president of the Council of International Students Australia (CISA), during which time there were at least five disaffiliations from CISA, citing poor governance and communications as well as Ong's conservative leadership. The 2023 election results for

308-589: A co-operative and newswire service called the Canadian University Press , which holds conferences, has correspondents across the country, is run democratically by its member papers, and fosters a sense of community among Canadian student journalists. The oldest continually published student newspapers in Canada are The Varsity (1880), The Queen's Journal (1873), and The Dalhousie Gazette (1868). The oldest student publication in Canada

385-802: A decision most recently affirmed in the 2001 appeals court decision in Kincaid v. Gibson . However, in June 2005, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled, in Hosty v. Carter , that the Hazelwood standard could apply to student publications that were not "designated public forums," and in February 2006 the Supreme Court declined to hear the students' appeal. At this time , the Hosty decision applies only in

462-552: A pornographic adult website with the same name. YouX initially declined to process a student's Freedom of Information request for the costing and communication of the rebranding, who then lodged an application to the South Australian Ombudsman . The state ombudsman directed the University of Adelaide to release documents relating to the rebranding. The documents revealed that 93 per cent of students saw

539-499: A single edition as a rival to On Dit . On-dit ( French pronunciation: [ɔ̃ di] ) is a term for hearsay ; its most literal translation is " one says," but French uses on similarly to the generic use of " they " in English. This is why less literal translations ("so I hear," "what people are saying," "rumour," "they say," "we say," "people say") may be more appropriate. In protest against French nuclear testing in

616-430: A two day campaigning ban on all Progress candidates for the re-election triggered as a result of the voiding. In addition, one candidate from Progress party was banned from standing in any YouX election until 2026, and was referred to the University for further disciplinary action. Similarly, on the 14th of October, the tribunal also published a decision regarding the media election for the editors of On Dit (conducted

693-859: Is The Brunswickan , which was founded in 1867 as a monthly but then switched to a weekly newspaper. The only Canadian student newspaper that continues to print on a daily schedule is The Gazette at the University of Western Ontario. Student publications are produced at Ireland 's universities and Institutes of Technology as well as to a lesser extent at Colleges of Further Education. These publications include The College Tribune and The University Observer at University College Dublin , Trinity News and The University Times at Trinity College Dublin , The College View based at Dublin City University and Sin Newspaper at NUI Galway . Other publications include The Edition (stylised as

770-628: Is a result of a funding agreement with the university. The ultimate existence of the AUU/YouX, and its relationship with the university, is governed by the University of Adelaide Act 1971 . This Act of the South Australian Parliament gives the University of Adelaide Council certain powers over YouX. YouX cannot alter its constitution or rules, or charge a membership fee, without the agreement of University Council, and YouX

847-500: Is an example of student activism at the university. Former writers of the newspaper include politicians Julia Gillard , Christopher Pyne , Penny Wong , Nick Xenophon and John Bannon . It is the successor to the Varsity Ragge which was founded in 1929. It also published news, poetry and comedic works from various student clubs and societies, including the neighbouring Adelaide Teachers College which later became part of

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924-662: Is bound to provide the council with its financial reports and budget for the coming calendar year prior to 1 December. YouX is governed by a board of management. The board consists of 10 ordinary members, who are not also permanent staff of YouX, five of whom are elected annually on two-year terms by the students of the university. The board then elects several of its members to positions within YouX, such as union president, vice president, student media committee chair and clubs committee chair. Elections are held annually in September, with

1001-405: Is entitled Elle Dit , written primarily or exclusively by women once a year. In more recent years the paper has better resembled other free street press , though with more artistic (or at any rate abstract) covers, usually eschewing headlines, and a focus more broadly on commentary, politics and pop culture than on the popular music common to the format. On Dit is usually distributed outside

1078-606: Is one of the oldest students' unions in Australia. Following the establishment of the student association, three founding sports clubs co-founded the Adelaide University Sports Association in 1896. The sports association was administered by the student union for over 100 years before becoming directly affiliated with the university in 2010. The Adelaide University Sports Association re-named to Adelaide University Sport that same year. As of 2024, there are over 175 clubs and societies under

1155-603: The Adelaide University Union ( AUU ), is a student union at the University of Adelaide in South Australia . It provides academic advocacy, welfare and counselling services to students free of charge, funds the student newspaper On Dit , and owns a number of commercial operations on campus. It also oversees the Student Representative Council (SRC), an organisationally separate body responsible for student political representation . It

1232-628: The Australian Financial Review , and Rosemary O'Grady and Michael Jacobs at The Adelaide Review . A number of editors have found success in the education sector as educationists and academics. These have included educator and feminist Helen Crisp (née Wighton); historian Hon. Dr John Bannon AO; educationist Neile Osman; Rhodes Scholar Herbert W. Piper; Rhodes Scholar Professor John Finnis; Jeff Scott; Dr Andrew Gleeson; Rhodes Scholar Professor Leslie Finlay Crisp; Adjunct Professor Richard Broinowski ; Professor Pat Thomson PSM (at

1309-606: The Ern Malley hoax that set back modernism in the country. The magazine was later revived on-and-off the following years as the Phoenix but published its final issue in 1949. Later attempts by the student union in the 1950s to revive the Adelaide University Magazine as a staff and graduate magazine, rather than one focussed on artistic and literary works, failed. Adelaide University Student Radio

1386-519: The Journalism Education Association , argue that prior review has no legitimate educational merit and is only a tool leading to censorship. Under certain limited conditions and situations presented by Hazelwood , school administrators may be permitted prior review of (mostly high school) student publications. Until June 2005, the Hazelwood standard was not considered to apply to public college and university newspapers,

1463-514: The U.S. Constitution in protecting student expression documented by the Student Press Law Center . University administrations have learned to get around constitutional protections and effectively diminish critical student newspapers by following the example of former Boston University President John Silber , who on the advice of Harvard Law School Professor Alan Dershowitz , eliminated all funding for student newspapers in

1540-444: The University of California, Berkeley in 1971, The Daily Orange of Syracuse University in 1971, The Independent Florida Alligator of the University of Florida in 1973, The Cavalier Daily of the University of Virginia in 1979, The Paisano of the University of Texas at San Antonio in 1981, and most recently The Mountaineer Jeffersonian of West Virginia University in 2008. Some states have laws which enhance

1617-497: The 1950s and 1960s the paper attempted to resemble a professionally designed newspaper. This evolved into the Dynasty era during the 1970s and 1980s. During the latter period, the paper broke major stories. By this time, On Dit had developed a very good reputation both within the state and nationally. On Dit was considered an alternative vehicle to attending media schools for budding reporters. One problem many editors struggled with

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1694-446: The 1970s in an attempt to suppress on-campus criticism. Silber's policy went so far as to ban student organizations funded by the university from placing advertisements in the student press. With his hands-off policy, Silber was able to eliminate the independence of The Daily News and financially crippled the more-radical b.u. exposure . The exposure sued Silber and the university for infringement of their First Amendment rights, but

1771-449: The 2000s; however paper issues of The Lantern have since been brought back. Due to publishing content online, student publications are now able to reach a much wider audience than before. With many student publications moving to online, content is more accessible to the student body and production of the content is easier and cheaper. As printed student publications become more and more scarce and student publications move online to best fit

1848-606: The 2024 SRC president were declared void, and Georgia Thomas remained caretaker student president until another election could be held. As of 2024 the SRC president is Aiden Zeyang Wang, and Merlin Wang is YouX board president. On Dit (pronounced on-dee ), the second-oldest student-run print media in Australia, was established by the student union in 1932. It is named after the French expression "we say" and operates independently of

1925-649: The 26th to the 30th of August. The decision followed allegations that members of the Progress party took phones from students and cast votes on their behalf, and that a social event hosted by the Chinese Student's Association required students to hand over their phones to have votes cast before being allowed to participate. In its decision, the Tribunal declared all positions won by Progress candidates void, except those elected unopposed. The tribunal also imposed

2002-703: The AUU. In its early years it was an organ of the Student Representative Council, which later became the Students' Association of the University of Adelaide (a body which did not survive voluntary student unionism (VSU), and therefore has since been replaced by the Adelaide University Student Representative Council ). Today, On Dit is a publication of the Adelaide University Union . During

2079-597: The Hon. Dr John Bannon AO; Hon. Mr Justice Samuel J. Jacobs AO QC; Elliot Frank Johnston QC; author Garry Disher ; former ALP state politician Peter Duncan (Australian politician) ; Rhodes Scholar, Diplomat & Ambassador Charles Robin Ashwin; former South Australian MLC and current Federal Senator Nick Xenophon ; former vice-captain of the Australia women's national football (soccer) team Moya Dodd ; former Secretary of

2156-558: The Left Action party was also disqualified from the SRC election and banned from standing in any YouX election until 2026 following allegations that he told another candidate "do me a favour, go home and hang yourself", and that he also physically intimidated a different candidate. The Adelaide University Union is a statutory corporation under Section 21 of The University of Adelaide Act (1971) , unlike other South Australian universities with their governing legislation. This influenced

2233-498: The O'Week issue. The elected editors for 2023, taking office in December 2022 are Sienna Sulicich, Louise Jackson, Sebastian Andrew, and Kathers Anderson. Student newspaper Student publications serve as both a platform for community discussion and a place for those interested in journalism to develop their skills. These publications report news, publish opinions of students and faculty, and may run advertisements catered to

2310-480: The Pacific, in 1972 the editors refused to use the paper's original French-language title and substituted Heresay [ sic ]. The newspaper began as a two-page broadsheet but within a few years quickly grew to four pages. The first editors were C. R. Badger (Arts), K. L. Litchfield (Law) and C. G. Kerr (Arts), who published the first edition on 15 April 1932. In its early years, On Dit focussed mainly on

2387-621: The Rev. Father Will Baynes and David Walker. Editor Noel Lindblom went on to work at the other local daily paper The News while Clementine Ford became a columnist for the Sunday Mail and then later for Fairfax. Other On Dit editors to go on and work in the media have included Nonee Walsh and Roy Leaney at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation , Gemma Clark at radio station Nova 91.9 FM, Myriam Robin at

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2464-534: The Rings character Gollum , and labelling him a 'neo-fascist'). Several editions survived. The one held by the Barr Smith Library is available to read online. 2006 was the first year in its long history that two women edited the newspaper. For many years the paper was printed in a tabloid format on standard newsprint . This was changed to a magazine (half-tabloid newsprint) format early in 2006 to help

2541-702: The South Australian Trade Unions, Chris White; poet Max Harris AO; long-time Advertiser journalist Samela Harris and David Penberthy , editor of The Punch website, and former Advertiser journalist and former editor of The Daily Telegraph in Sydney . Many On Dit editors over the years have gone on to work for the local daily newspaper, the Advertiser . These have included Samantha Maiden , Colin G. Kerr, Mark Davis, Daniel Wills, Richard Ogier, David Mussared, Rosemary O'Grady,

2618-698: The UK's first independent national student newspaper, was launched (closed 2019). Scotcampus a similar publication based in Scotland was founded in 2001 (closed 2016). In 2009, The Student Journals was founded as an independent online magazine for students, but started allowing international writers one year after launch (closed 2014). Tinker v. Des Moines concerns a group of students who wanted to wear black armbands to school in 1965 to protest United States involvement in Vietnam . After school officials heard about

2695-509: The activities and happenings of clubs and societies at the North Terrace campus of the University of Adelaide. From the beginning, the newspaper attracted the ire of the university administration. Its very first editorial criticised certain regulations of the Barr Smith Library – criticism not well received at the time. On Dit 's editorial team in its fifth year of existence, Helen Wighton and Finlay Crisp , later married. One of

2772-486: The area of administration when she worked for the Students' Association of the University of Adelaide . Many former On Dit editors, contributors and staff have also gone on to work for the Fairfax Media group. These have included John Sandeman, Moya Dodd, Gilbert Wahlquist, Tim Dodd, David Walker, Annabel Crabb , John Slee, Peter White and John Tanner. Other On Dit contributors and staff to go on and work in

2849-454: The board-elect and officer bearers taking their positions on 1 December. Notable past presidents include former South Australian Premier John Bannon , former South Australia Attorney-General Chris Sumner , Australia's first female Prime Minister Julia Gillard (1981–1982), and former South Australian Supreme Court judges Elliott Johnston and Samuel Jacobs . Oscar Zi Shao Ong was president of YouX between 2021 and 2022, presiding over

2926-402: The college was assaulted and murdered by one of the male students. In 2006, Edition 10 (Sexuality) of On Dit was stolen. It contained an article by 'Pandora' which gave a view on the upcoming Adelaide University Union elections that was largely favourable to some candidates while disdainful towards others (in one instance likening the then Adelaide University Union President to The Lord of

3003-508: The cost being the development of the new logo, at A$ 79,972. During the 2022 student union election, candidates were told by YouX not to criticise the rebranding, warning that breaches would result in sanctions. On the 15th of October, 2024, the YouX Election Tribunal published a decision regarding allegations of misconduct by the incumbent Progress party during the 2024 student representative council election, conducted from

3080-725: The courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts eventually dismissed their case. Studies by the Journal of Blacks in Higher Education ( JBHE ) focusing on African American students have found that as few as 2.6% of editors of all student newspapers are of African-American descent, with other minorities showing similar trending. These numbers are not much higher at schools with credited journalism schools. In these institutions, only 4.4% of editors are of African American descent. Both of these percentages are significantly below

3157-620: The eDITion), at Dublin Institute of Technology and the UCC Express and Motley Magazine at University College Cork . Each publication reports on affairs at its host university and on local, national and international news of relevance to students and many student journalists have gone on to work in Ireland's national press. All student publications in Ireland are funded by or linked to their host university or its students' union, with

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3234-474: The event following attempts to ban it in the early 1950s. Since at least the 1960s, the event and magazine has often been involved in controversial topics including Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War , apartheid , nuclear warfare , Aboriginal rights and the general administration of the university. Following the end of free university education, the event has toned down in more recent times as

3311-482: The exception of UCD's College Tribune which operates independently. Irish student publications are invited each year to enter the national Student Media Awards, run by a Dublin-based marketing firm Oxygen.ie under various categories. Almost every university in South Korea runs a student based press. Although many of these press are funded by the school, the students press has a significant amount of say amongst

3388-524: The famous phrase "students do not shed their constitutional rights at the schoolhouse gate." Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier , heard by the United States Supreme Court in 1987 concerned a public school newspaper that attempted to print two controversial stories about issues of teen pregnancy and divorced families. It was the custom of the principal to look over the proposed paper before publication. With little time left before

3465-570: The inclusion of a similar section in Adelaide University Act (2023) for the merger of Adelaide University with the student unions of both universities fighting for the inclusion, and in addition, the "Western Australian model" of legislated 50% of SSAF to the student union. Since 2008, the Adelaide University Union/YouX has relied on the University of Adelaide for the majority of its funding. This

3542-522: The media have included Keith Conlon from Radio Station 5AA and journalists Jane Willcox, Barry Hailstone, Farah Farouque, Mike Duffy, Jenny Turner and cartoonist Ross Bateup. Former women's columnist Arna Eyers-White and freight manager Alex Wheaton went on to manage and edit Adelaide's fortnightly street press paper dB Magazine . Former On Dit science editor Mark Douglas went on to work with The Advertiser , The Australian , The South China Morning Post and The Times , as well as Channel 7 Australia. He

3619-653: The more notorious of these controversies involved the publication of an article which allegedly incited readers to shoplift. The July edition of the magazine was banned by the Office of Film and Literature Classification following a campaign by conservative talkback radio hosts and other media to have the material banned. The four editors of the July 1995 edition of La Trobe University student magazine Rabelais were subsequently charged with publishing, distributing and depositing an objectionable publication. An objectional publication

3696-430: The news needs of today's students, student newspapers will run into several issues. One of these issues is the increase in demand for new content. While an update once a day or even once a week was once acceptable for a student publication, real time information resources will soon be demanded by students who grew up with constant updates of news coverage. This shift in content demand will require more effort and more time by

3773-414: The paper cope with financial uncertainty brought about by Voluntary Student Unionism (VSU). The other change caused by VSU was the paper going from a weekly to fortnightly publication, making Honi Soit the only weekly student publication in Australia. Some issues of On Dit conform to a certain theme, reflected in the graphical style, and occasionally in the articles within it. One such yearly edition

3850-405: The paper's first successes was its campaign, in 1936, for a student-elected head of the Adelaide University Union . The paper ceased publication in 1941 due to World War II, but resumed again in 1944. While the paper charged a low price to its readers in its first decades, it switched to free distribution in the 1960s and remains so to this day, supporting itself with advertising and funds from

3927-434: The percentage of population African-Americans make up in the total United States. Such skewed demographics in these publications could result in newspapers that only reflect the outlooks and values of a particular segment of the student population. The JBHE did not suggest any type of affirmative action program for student publications at the study's release in 2004. Adelaide University Union YouX , officially

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4004-435: The planned silent protest, they suspended the students involved. A few of the students involved sued and the Supreme Court sided with the students, saying that provided that these speech acts did not distract themselves or others from academic work, the real purpose of the school, then students were free to wear and say want they liked in school. This is considered the benchmark case in issues of student free speech and contains

4081-533: The prevailing political parties on campus. In 2007, the Student Union voted to remove salaries from the editors (by way of comparison, the 3 editors in 1997 split an annual A$ 30,000 between them). Because of Voluntary Student Unionism , the editors now have to secure some of their funding from advertising space, and the paper has gone from a weekly broadsheet to a smaller fortnightly magazine. Prominent past editors include former South Australia State Premier

4158-593: The provider. However, some believe this trend may not be the best for society, who is now faced with a public that chooses how well to be informed. On a campus paper, this trend will likely manifest itself in the increased number of "hits" to the common "sports" and "opinion" sections of the paper, while hard news sections go un-noticed. This new type of print culture could possibly result in drastic formatting and content changes for student newspapers. University student newspapers in Australia are usually independent of university administration yet are connected with or run by

4235-483: The publication deadline, the principal decided that the two stories, though names had been changed to protect the stories' subjects, were inappropriate for the paper's younger readers; under direction of the principal, the paper was printed without the offending stories. The students filed suit, but the Supreme Court stood by the principal's ruling, that, because of time constraints, the only proper course of action

4312-508: The publications through funding. Due to the rise in adoption of Internet accessible devices such as computers and smartphones, many high schools and colleges have begun offering online editions of their publications in addition to printed copies. The first student newspaper in the United States to completely abandon its printed issues in favor of a website was The Campus Lantern at Eastern Connecticut State University , doing so in

4389-712: The states of Illinois , Indiana and Wisconsin . In response to the Kincaid decision, the California State Legislature passed AB 2581 , which extended existing state-level statutory protection of high school student journalists to college and university students. The bill was signed into law by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and took effect on January 1, 2007. Controversy over alleged censorship actions has led some student newspapers to become independent organizations, such as The Exponent of Purdue University in 1969, The Daily Californian of

4466-703: The student body. Student newspapers in the United Kingdom are often given a constitutionally guaranteed editorial independence from the universities and students' unions whose students they represent, although the majority are financially dependent on their students' union. Notable British student newspapers that are financially as well as editorially independent from their respective student unions are Cherwell ( Oxford Student Publications Ltd ), Varsity (Varsity Publications Ltd; Cambridge), The Tab (Tab Media Ltd; national) and The Gown ( Queen's University Belfast ). In 2003, The National Student ,

4543-431: The student body. Besides these purposes, student publications also serve as a watchdog to uncover problems at the respective institution. The majority of student publications are funded through their educational institution. Some funds may be generated through sales and advertisements, but the majority usually comes from the school itself. Because of this, educational institutions have specific ways in which they can influence

4620-497: The student newspaper staff. One of these issues is what is called the "daily me." Coined by Cass Sunstein in his book Republic.com, the "daily me" is the current trend of online readers looking for personalized information providers. In this way the reader deals with only the subjects they wish to deal with. In this way readers are not inconvenienced by material they have no interest in and can personalize an information product themselves, providing added value to both themselves and

4697-467: The student representative organisation operating at the campus. Editors tend to be elected by the student body on a separate ticket to other student representatives and are paid an honorarium, although some student organisations have been known to employ unelected staff to coordinate the production of the newspaper (an example of this is the national Student View newspaper). Australian student newspapers have courted controversy since their inception. One of

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4774-466: The student union, it renamed to the Phoenix in 1935 as a modernist cultural and artistic magazine with literary works including poetry . Following funding cuts in 1940, its editors founded the Angry Penguins which was influential in the then-isolationist Australia as a socially-progressive magazine promoting internationalism . The magazine ceased operations after six years, following

4851-403: The term AUU as positive or neutral, while 19% saw the term as negative. The rebrand was based on the perception that a decline in student members might be reversed if the word "union" was dropped from the name, although focus groups had found that the preferred name (out of the three options AUU, Adelaide University Union, and YouX), was AUU. The cost of the rebranding was A$ 80,000 , with most of

4928-1257: The time known as Lewicki); Paul Washington; Rhodes Scholar Professor Julian Disney AO, Clinical Associate Professor Jonathan Gillis; Dr Daniele Viliunas; Professor Peter Otto; and Research Fellow Dr Jacqui Dibden. John Sandeman (resigned) Claire Buckley (resigned) Zhuocao Sun (resigned) Hayley Mohacsy, Connie Tran (resigned) Olivia DeZilva (resigned) Habibah Jaghoori (removed) Simranjeet Singh Dahia (resigned), Sarthak Khadotra (resigned) Prominent people who have contributed to or written for On Dit include Prime Minister Julia Gillard , South Australian Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young ; South Australian Labor Party Senator and Minister Penny Wong ; Australian author and historian Geoffrey Dutton ; comedians Francis Greenslade and Shaun Micallef ; novelists Colin Thiele and Sean Williams ; South Australian Democrat Senator Natasha Stott Despoja ; former ALP Federal Minister Gordon Bilney ; playwright Joe Penhall ; The Australian Financial Review film critic Peter Crayford; writers Clementine Ford and Russell Marks ; and former Federal Liberal Minister Christopher Pyne . Australian Labor Party Senator Anne McEwen contributed to On Dit in

5005-687: The umbrella of the union. These include the Adelaide University Sciences Association (the oldest society at the union not related to sports), the Adelaide Medical Students' Society established in 1889 and the former Adelaide University Sports Association . A decision in November 2021 led to the AUU being rebranded as YouX in 2022, which led to protests from many students, who called it thoughtless and rushed, with students being directed to

5082-456: The university campus. According to On Dit, the original newspaper failed due to student apathy. The oldest student-run newspaper dates back to 1889 as the Review , which was previously ran by the Adelaide Medical Students' Society. The Adelaide University Magazine was another student-run magazine that began printing in 1918. Following the establishment of On Dit as the official organ of

5159-431: The university dates back to the late 19th century. In one example, multiple alarm clocks set and hid by students behind books made constant interruptions during a 1896 ceremony at the former Mitchell Building library. The Prosh parade has in modern times included live band performances on flatbed trucks, student club-made floats and booze cruisers transporting inebriated students. Among notable pranks, students suspended

5236-458: The university in similar locations to other street press publications. Prior to 2007, in a typical year there were two or three paid editors , elected by the student body the previous year, who planned the paper. The paid editors were assisted by unpaid sub-editors, columnists and other contributors who researched and wrote individual sections. On Dit is unusual among student papers in that for much of its existence it has remained independent of

5313-545: The university. It also occasionally uses the name "Hearsay" as a creative writing edition of the magazine that dates back to 1972 when the then-newspaper changed its name to "Heresay" in Volume 14 as part of a protest against nuclear testing in the Pacific by France . The Prosh Rag , which contains satirical content, is another special issue that is sold by students to the public to raise funds for charities. On Dit often publishes content on national and global politics and

5390-429: The use of torture in Vietnam , and on Australia's treatment of Aboriginals, in keeping with the activism of much of the student press at the time. In March 1991, university student Maria O'Brien wrote a controversial piece in On Dit about the misogyny she experienced during her two years at St Mark's College, one of the residential colleges at the University of Adelaide . That same year, a 21-year-old female student at

5467-415: The week after the student election) following allegations of misconduct by the Progress party. The decision found that Progress candidates used unauthorised materials while campaigning, and that unauthorised personnel campaigned for the party. The results of the election were voided, a re-election called, and the Progress candidates banned from campaigning for one day. Unrelated to Progress, one student from

5544-873: Was defined in this case, as one that incites criminal activity. The editors lodged an appeal, which led to a protracted four-year court case. The appeal was eventually defeated by the full bench of the Federal Court , who refused the editors' application to appeal to the High Court of Australia . The charges were eventually dropped in March 1999. Many student newspapers in Canada are independent from their universities and student unions. Such autonomous papers are funded by student fees won by referendums, as well as advertising, and are run by their staffs, with no faculty input. About 55 of Canada's student newspapers belong to

5621-467: Was encouraging submissions and news from University of Adelaide campuses other than the North Terrace site. In the 1968 March orientation issue, On Dit published an issue largely dedicated to supporting a student demonstration against the gerrymander that benefited the Coalition government, then headed by South Australian politician Thomas Playford . That same year saw On Dit publish editorials on

5698-450: Was established in 1975 and was the oldest student-run radio program in Australia. The student union organises the annual Prosh week events inspired by the medieval tradition of ragging or "an extensive display of noisy disorderly conduct, carried on in defiance of authority or discipline". The annual Procesh procession began in 1905 as a means for students to poke fun at established South Australian institutions, though ragging at

5775-401: Was founded in 1895 and since 1971 is recognised as a statutory corporation under the legislation governing the University of Adelaide. As of 2024, there are over 175 clubs and societies under the umbrella of the union. In September 2024, YouX and the University of South Australia Student Association announced their intention to merge. The Adelaide University Union was founded in 1895 and

5852-542: Was subsequently also editor of Lumen , the University's major external publication. On Dit 's publication is supported by the Adelaide University Union, with additional costs being covered by advertising. The paper is issued every fortnight during the semester. Ten issues are published each year, with one of these, Elle Dit (translated as "she says"), being an exclusive women's edition. On Dit prints some 2,000 copies of each issue and 2,500 of

5929-643: Was to not print the stories. It was decided that the students' First Amendment rights had not been infringed. This case is often cited by high schools and universities to support the custom of prior review. Hazelwood and Tinker offer conflicting versions of student free expression. Student-directed publications may indeed be considered open or limited public forums for student expression, offering students freedom of expression under both Hazelwood and Tinker . Hazelwood , for example, does not say administrators must review or censor their papers before publication. In fact, journalism education organizations, like

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