Honi Soit
WEEK 5, SEM. 1, 2019
FIRST PRINTED 1929
4-5: BREAKING NEWS
12-13: FEATURE
UNSW ‘Fit to Sit’ rule forces lose-lose decision
A short history of FIFA’s colonial legacy
University of New South Wales (UNSW) students are now required to choose between making a special consideration application or completing an assessment. Students received an email announcing a series of changes to Academic Standing Policy on 6 March, explaining that “if you sit an exam or submit a piece of assessment, you are declaring yourself fit to do so and cannot
On October 6, 2001, a highly charged ‘friendly’ football match between Algeria and France was brought to an end after pitch invaders stormed the Stade de France, the stadium that had been built precisely for the triumphant France ’98 World Cup. It was the first football match — and to this date — the only match played between the two countries since Algeria gained
later apply for Special Consideration.” Special considerations applications may be made by students “when illness or other circumstances beyond your control, interfere with [their] ability to sit or submit an assessment,” according to the email.
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its independence from France after a riotous civil war in 1962. La Marseillaise was booed. French flags were burned outside the stadium. The French media described it as an act of “savagery” and “barbarism.”
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