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Why free uni is the wrong thing to wish for
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Why free uni is the wrong thing to wish for

The image accompanying this article was taken by yours truly, on my first day of class this year, in a brand new toilet cubicle of Monash University’s brand new Learning and Teaching building. While I’m tempted to deal with the content of the bottom poster in a future
May 9, 2018 7 min read
The cost of Free
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The cost of Free

With O-week in full swing be prepared to be constantly bombarded with goody bags, merchandise and free stuff in general. Many businesses are already leveraging the power of free as a marketing and sales tool. It is now common practice for new food outlets to offer free food to draw
Feb 22, 2017 4 min read
Free Parking? No Such Thing
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Free Parking? No Such Thing

Cost complaints about university parking systems typically stem from the misconception that university administrations exist to fulfil every need of students while little regard is given to the economic choices that the university must make. It is better to acknowledge that a university is primarily run as a business. In
Mar 1, 2016 3 min read
The Pokémon economy
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The Pokémon economy

Nearly every early 90s kid idolised Ash, the protagonist of the cartoon show Pokémon. Collecting and showing off a set of Pokémon cards and aiming for that magic number of 150 was the closest many of us would get to becoming ten-year-old Ash. Hence, the ‘Pokémon card economy’ was born,
Aug 22, 2014 3 min read
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