EDITORIAL

TORIAL Welcome to our 10th and final issue of On Dit for 2022. Here lies, in this magazine, E D I our last words and thoughts on our time as editors. As the first all-women, ethnically diverse team in a long time, we have had to overcome different challenges. We were questioned on our ability to be taken seriously, accused of skewing the ‘gender balance’, and overall, under harsher scrutiny than most other teams in the past. Our honorariums were cut, and our fight to challenge this was never taken seriously. The pressure to be exceptional in order to prove our competency was a toll on all of us, but we believe that we did more than that - we held more events, released more issues, and most importantly, we were more daring. This year, On Dit went through an experience that was very unique from the typical realm of student media in Australia. We participated in a very important fight, we kept our heads up high and most importantly we did not back down. As a media voice, we made sure our voice was radical, challenging the status quo and that it was an allegiance and a witness to the hope and inspiration of our time. The challenges of overcoming the barriers from within, of trusting ourselves and of resilience is testimony to what it takes to uphold legacies. As we part from our roles we take with us the love we have created, the solidarity we have received, the wisdom we have gained and the fight we will continue to give to. A lot happened in the world in our time as editors and we pray that the responsibility we bore during it shows us its fruits in our futures. One of our goals for this year was to create a greater sense of community and involvement with the magazine. We wanted On Dit not just to be something that was read; we wanted it to be an event. To celebrate the efforts of all our contributors, sub-editors and guest editors with issue launches they deserved; to encourage people to take part in something they could physically hold; indeed, to create a magazine that might even spark some spoken word. And we did it. This ranged from an ‘Elle Dit Launch Film Night’ - where we watched ‘Promising Young Woman’ - to a creative writing workshop, and of course, the highly successful, and first of its kind (as far as we’re aware) ‘Hearsay Launch - Open Mic Night’. Not to mention, at the time of writing, a planned Queer Dit Launch Picnic. On Dit has always been about serving the students of this university; here for campus culture and community. It has been an honour to foster this legacy throughout 2022. As a team, we shared invaluable memories and life lessons that will forever permeate our professional and personal lives ahead. We learnt that comradeship is invaluable. We learned that some people, despite your best efforts will forever undermine you. We learnt that time management is especially important. However, most of all, we learnt to maintain our passions; because through the tears, fear and long nights of editing and planning, the thing that kept us all going was passion. On Dit was determined to fight the good fight…to keep pushing and to keep writing. May that legacy continue. Yours truly, 2022 On Dit Editors