Identifying as Queer in Engineering and Design (Part 2/2)

by Sophia Schulz | Mar 6, 2023 | Campus Life, Design, Engineering, Inside Word 2021, Inside Word 2022

Hello everyone! Welcome to Part 2/2 of my blog on queer experiences in the Design and Engineering programmes at UoA. Time to talk about the one you (may or may not) have all been waiting for: Engineering! Personally, I’ve found it really interesting to compare and...

Identifying as Queer in Engineering and Design (Part 1/2)

by Sophia Schulz | Mar 6, 2023 | Campus Life, Creative Arts and Industries, Design, Inside Word 2021, Inside Word 2022

Hi everyone! Sophia here with two last posts to end off my time with The Inside Word 🙂  I’ve mentioned this very briefly before, but I identify as queer, and I’d love to talk a bit more about my experiences as a queer person in engineering and design. To include some...

Getting Involved in Your Wider Community

by Leticia Alvarez | Nov 21, 2022 | Auckland Life, Campus Life, Inside Word 2021, Inside Word 2022

It’s easy for each chapter of life to develop an airtight routine, which means often you end up only interacting with those at your school or work. Obviously, this isn’t the case for everyone, but certainly if you live in one of the university’s undergraduate...

A Brief History of The Clock Tower

by Leticia Alvarez | Nov 17, 2022 | Campus Life, Inside Word 2021, Inside Word 2022

Today the Clock Tower is central to the university campus’ identity. Amid more modern buildings, like OGGB’s sleek glass atrium, or the engineering building’s functional, futuristic model, the Clock Tower stands out for its Gothic spires rising out of a mass of...

Up, down, and around: learnings from the first year

by andrew qiu | Nov 14, 2022 | Arts, Campus Life, Communication, Computer Science, Inside Word 2021, Inside Word 2022, Study tips, Uni hacks

Around this time last year, at my high school graduation, one of my teachers ended his speech with a line that went something like: “If you felt this year went by quick, the next 40 will too”. I’m only 1/40 of the way there (as of 2022), but it feels like only...

The End of This Chapter

by Tomoki Vincent | Nov 8, 2022 | Arts, Auckland Life, Campus Life, Communication, Inside Word 2021, Inside Word 2022

Kia ora, this will be my last ever blog post for The Inside Word as I am graduating from the uni! I thought I should take a walk down memory lane as I get closer to my graduation ceremony every day. I’ll never forget my first day of uni. Walking through campus knowing...