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Imogen Hindson
Current Editor
Bachelor of Laws (2020), Bachelor of Media (2021)
I first became involved in On Dit in 2018
following the violent passing of Eurydice Dixon
in Melbourne. I was frustrated by the longspouted mentality that women are to blame
for their abuse, and so I wrote A Monster Didn’t
Kill Eurydice, Our Culture Did.
I thought it was important for young students –
especially young women – to consider the reality
that is gendered violence in our country, and was
attracted to On Dit because I saw the value in
reaching a predominantly student-based readership.
That story was the match that sparked a flame
and I became more and more involved with On
Dit. I continued to contribute and eventually
guest edited the annual women’s edition, Elle
Dit, later in the year. Now, I co-edit the magazine
alongside Samantha Bedford, Emily Savage
and Maxim Buckley.
I don’t think a typical week exists for us at On
Dit home base as we’re always trying our best to
bring something new to the table, but you can
usually find us sitting in the Howling Owl café
or in our basement office musing ideas over a
cup of coffee or tea.
One of the things we’ve been focused on is
recapturing the political and social discourse of
On Dit’s legacy. During the 70s, there were major
student-driven protests around gay rights, the
Vietnam War and women’s rights, but sadly I think
we’ve gradually lost that passion. We’re really
trying to ensure students’ voices are heard, especially
when we have such active voices advocating for
student unionism and protesting the government’s
ineffective stance on climate change.
Students have historically been a very vocal
body and it’s essential they have the place to
express their opinions about what is happening
within their University, as well as to vocalise their
thoughts, feelings and concerns surrounding
state, national and global affairs.
This expression is all part of the student
experience and is fundamental in creating a
group of educated people searching for change
as they enter the workforce.
Editing the magazine has helped me realise that
we as students have a way of thinking that is
novel and fresh.
As content editor, I really enjoy the creative
control the team and I have, and the ability to
showcase some really interesting work. I’m always
learning, researching and fact-checking while
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reading a varied collation of perspectives. I
really enjoy learning from students in the process.
As my time as editor draws to a close, I’m
most proud of our fifth edition because it
showcases a lot of my passions including
politics, abortion reform, greenwashing and
whistleblowers, in one magazine.
Nonee Walsh
Previous Editor
Bachelor of Arts (1979)
Having been a journalist for 40 years, I can't start
writing unless I have a lead. As I was musing
about writing about 1979 at the University of
Adelaide, I was doing some cleaning, and it fell
out of the shelf - a little blue and black magazine.
The cover was a formally dressed young woman
wearing a hat where 'The Australian Women’s
Meekly' was printed. She was wearing a badge
saying 'I’M A HUMOURLESS FEMINIST', and
slashed across the corner, 'This is really On Dit'.
That magazine (vol 47, no 21) typified my
approach to editing the student paper – I wanted
more than feminists and activists to read the
annual women’s edition – in fact all editions.
