Hyde 2020 Edition 1 - Hopeful

The Hyde team this year decided to give our student magazine a new look and bring some amazing things to our VU community. This year we are wanting to show you how awesome university can really be.

Like all great student publications, we are dependent on student contributions. Our goal is to provide all students with an outlet for their creative content. If you have anything you’d like shared, you can find our socials on the inside of the cover and hit us up. We will try out very best to accommodate any submissions.

VUSU (Victoria University Student Union) is the PEAK REPRESENTATIVE STUDENT BODY at Victoria University, designed to provide and advocate for students at VU.

HOW TO STAY IN THE LOOP AT VU?

As a student we don't just come to university to do our degrees (thats the most important reason why we are there but...) we also come to have fun and meet new people.

As a VU student it is important to stay in the loop and know what is going on around the VU campuses (yes campuses, FYI there are 9).

How do you do that you ask... well, follow all the important VU social medias; they are pretty up-to-date and they make sure that when events are coming up they post to inform you with what's happening.

Make sure to also look around the campus for posters and on the bulletin boards, people still put them up just incase you miss the social media platforms.

PERSPECTIVE FROM A GRADUATE

Firstly, congratulations on beginning a new chapter in your life here at Victoria University. This is one of the most vital career and life defining periods you will be exposed to. As a recent graduate, I have endured the joys, and failure of first year. First year university is different to anything you have experienced before. Whether you are a recent school leaver, mature age, or international student, this will be a year that will define your entire degree. And one thing to keep in mind is, your first year will go fast, and before you know it you will be graduating, like I did in 2019.

A SYMBOL OF HOPE

a butterfly starts its journey as a caterpillar it starts cocooned and sheltered without colour

now bold and beautiful a butterfly born anew from a caterpillar a butterfly breakthrough

So forget what society does: "new year, new me", how about "new year, same you"? We don't need to change just because it's a new year. Quite frankly we don't need to change at all. You can decide to change but don't do it because of societal pressures, do what makes you happy as that's what's most important!

UNiDAYS is a great opportunity for students to get some awesome discounts. They have discounts on fashion, beauty, lifestyle, health and fitness, technology and more. Below are just some of the discounts on offer at UNiDAYS, go to the website to find out more.

In 2017, The Australian Human Rights Commission conducted a randomised survey of university students, including students here at Victoria University, and released the National Report on Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment at Australian Universities. The report offered many suggestions for Universities to adopt and while we think those recommendations are fantastic, here at VU we want to do even better!

This initiative was created with a group of Flinders students from the ground up, to reflect campus culture and what we think everyone needs to appreciate – consent, respect and empathy. The campaign is called Be a Better Human (BaBH), because we don’t just want it to be about what we shouldn’t do; we want it to be about self-improvement for everyone. And when we say ‘everyone’, we really do mean everyone. We’re encouraging everyone who is part of our campus community to take a moment and consider how we can ‘better’ our behaviour.

We rely so much on student contributions and we need your help in order to make this magazine something amazing!

We are looking for each edition:

Articles , news, fiction, opinions, comedy, photographs, artworks or anything else your heart desires

We look forward to seeing everything our VU students havebeen creating in their spare time!