Top stories published by The Isthmus in October of 2016

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Oct 9, 2016

Some Cultural Beliefs That You and Me Don’t Believe

Australia is a multicultural country that allows Aussies and foodies to experience multicultural foods and customs. Every culture has its own foods, special recipes for certain dishes, and customs for eating foods. Each culture has it’s own…

The Isthmus in The Isthmus

Oct 8, 2016

CSR — Who’s Really Benefitting?

They say the road to hell is paved with good intentions.

So too, apparently, is the road to corporate wrongdoing.

At least that’s the conclusion to be drawn from a new study, which found that being good, or simply talking…

The Isthmus in The Isthmus

Oct 9, 2016

The personality of rocks and Apples

The 2016 Ig Nobel Prizes have once again demonstrated the bizarre and truly magnificent thing that is the human brain. Among prizes for asking a thousand liars how much they lie and examining the sex life of rats, the Economics Prize went to three academics who…

The Isthmus in The Isthmus

Oct 30, 2016

The right to parent

Should a couple, where both parents have Down syndrome, be able to procreate?

If you watch Australian Story, you’ll know what I’m talking about. If not, let me give you a brief synopsis of the episode “Tough Love”:

The Isthmus in The Isthmus

Oct 30, 2016

Fanny Fallacies

In 1559, Realdo Columbo made a discovery that in my opinion is far more important than the one his namesake did 67 years before him. Realdo was the man who discovered the clitoris! Well, he discovered it as much as Christopher “discovered” the Americas; the native owners had been living in peace…

The Isthmus in The Isthmus

Oct 6, 2016

Why Superbugs Bug Us All

Last February I got struck by the worst case of tonsillitis ever known to mankind, which

The Isthmus in The Isthmus

Oct 30, 2016

What are you going to do with THAT degree?

Now that I’m finishing up my undergraduate degree, it’s the perfect time for me to reflect on my early years at university. Actually, I keep coming back to my first lecture. I remember sitting there, feeling quite small in the seemingly massive lecture…

The Isthmus in The Isthmus

Oct 29, 2016

Fashion’s Overt Feminist Image: Bought to You by Men

Female empowerment and fashion: two ideas that seem to go together like avocado and toast, Timon and Pumbaa, and the fact that a group of flamingoes is called a flamboyance. What? Anyway.

The Isthmus in The Isthmus

Oct 30, 2016

True Blue Aussie Christmas

Let’s be honest, we as Australians have it made. The scope of our national treasures ranges from our golden beaches, vegemite and lamb, to the Hemsworth brothers, goon sacks and Tony Abbot’s budgie smugglers. However, as we enter the festive season, we miss out on some of the…

The Isthmus in The Isthmus

Oct 29, 2016

Dating In A Technological World

Romantic relationships can begin anywhere. When Cupid’s arrow strikes, you might be at the gym, waiting for a coffee, minding your own business on the train, at Uni or more accurately put, the bar, or even dropping it low on the d-floor during a Saturday night rave. But…

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