Vertigo is the student magazine of the University of Technology, Sydney

University of Technology, Sydney

The University of Technology Sydney is a university in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The university was founded in its current form in 1981, although its origins trace back to the 1870s. UTS is notable for its central location as the only university with its main campuses within the Sydney CBD...

. Its name derives from the university's main building, which is a 28-storey brutal modernist tower block and how the Vertigo Offices were originally at its summit (they have since been moved to Level 3). The magazine is published by the UTS Students' Association

UTS Students' Association

The University of Technology, Sydney, Students' Association is the representative body for students at the University of Technology, Sydney. It is based at the Broadway campus of UTS. It commissions the student magazine Vertigo...

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The 2011 editors of the magazine are Carla Efstratiou, Daniel Piotrowski, James Bourne, Ava Nirui, Justin Wolfers, Lucien Alperstein, Anna Watanabe and Gemma Kaczerepa.

The editorial leadership changes annually by popular vote. This has led to a colourful and diverse history. As a result, editions change tone and style over the years, based on who the editorial team is. In one year, the paper may be a fairly innocuous comic paper, another year very strongly politically influenced. This is entirely within the ethos of the publication.

Content

Each edition contains an editorial, satire

Satire

Satire is primarily a literary genre or form, although in practice it can also be found in the graphic and performing arts. In satire, vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, ideally with the intent of shaming individuals, and society itself, into improvement...

, serious feature article

Feature article

* For general information "articles", see Article * For the term used in specific, see Article * For the concept of "feature stories," made the primary focus of a issue for in-depth investigation, see feature story...

s, music

Music

Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...

 and movie reviews and profiles on popular artists. Comics and other artworks often are printed by the magazine, but may not be in every issue.

Office Bearer Reports

Vertigo is constitutionally required to print Office Bearer Reports for the UTS Students' Association Office Bearers if they would like to inform the student population about their role and activities. This has often led to controversies as the editorial direction often attracts a readership which may be at political odds with some Office Bearers' beliefs.

Past Editors

2010 - Mia Burns, Jason Childs, Clare Evans, Felicity Evans, Akito Hirata, Stephanie King, Sarah Michael, Lucie Robson, Ben Squires, Raj Wakeling

2009 - David Bennett, Patrick Catanzariti, Julian Dibley-Hall, Sophie Jeliba, Alex McClintock, Kahla Preston, Bonita Silva, Jade Tyrrell, Donna Yan

2008 - Matty Carr, Tracey Lien, James Morgan, Lena Rutkowski, Sophie Tarr

2007 - Nick Gunn, Anne Lin, Daniel Stone, Michelle Swainson, William Tan

2006 - Oishee Alam, Christopher Brew, Belinda Lopez, William Wallace, Jessica Consalvo Minshall

2005 - Pat Armstrong, Kat Barron, Hon Boey, Darryn King, Cipikat Morgan, Sarah-Jane Norman

2004 - Melissa Fulton, Nick Keys, Stephanie Liew, Astrid L'Orange, Aden Rolfe, Caitlin Sandercock, Joel Scott

2002 - Laura Tolley, Andrew Tolley, Gareth Horne, Matthew Kean

1998 - Amanda Tattersall

1996 - Monika Jansch, Lee Wallace, Fiona McDonald

1995 - Georgina Young, Kathy Grattan

External links

• Vertigo Online
• Vertigo at the UTS Students' Association