Vertigo (UTS)

Infobox Magazine
title = Vertigo

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caption = The Third Edition from 2007's Team
company = UTS Students' Association
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total_circulation = 5000
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frequency = Tri-weekly
language = English
category = Youth
editor = flagicon|Australia Sophie Tarr, Tracey Lien, James Morgan, Matty Carr,
Lena Rutkowski
editor_title = Editor
firstdate = 1980
country = flagcountry|Australia

website = [http://sa.uts.edu.au/vertigo Vertigo Online]

Vertigo is a student magazine at the University of Technology, Sydney. [ "UTS Handbook", [http://www.handbook.uts.edu.au/2004/hss/faculty/centres.html UTS Handbook] , Retrieved on 2007-03-22 ] 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 now reside on Level 7. The magazine is published by the UTS Students' Association. [ "UTS Students Association", [http://www.sa.uts.edu.au/ UTS Students Association Department] , Retrieved on 2007-03-22 ] [ "UTS Open Day", [http://www.openday.uts.edu.au/blanks/whymain.html UTS Students Association] , Retrieved on 2007-03-22 ] The editors in 2008 are Sophie Tarr, James Morgan, Tracey Lien, Matt Carr and Lena Rutkowski. [ "About Vertigo", [http://www.sa.uts.edu.au/vertigo/index.php/about/ Vertigo Online] , Retrieved on 2007-03-22 ]

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

Art of Shoplifting controversy

In 1995, "Vertigo" reprinted a controversial article from "Rabelais Student Media", its La Trobe University counterpart, entitled "The Art of Shoplifting" – one of seven student newspapers to do so. Although the "Rabelais" editors responsible for the original article were prosecuted for ignoring a ban on publication issued by the state's Chief Censor; the editors of the other seven newspapers were not targeted by the authorities. Charges against the "Rabelais" editors were later dropped. [cite web
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title =The Rabelais Case
work = Burning Issues
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date = 1999-21-08
url = http://libertus.net/censor/rabelais.html
format = HTML
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accessdate = 2007-08-16 ]

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. [ "Students' Association Services", [https://www.sa.uts.edu.au/services/vertigo Vertigo] , Retrieved on 2007-06-03 ] 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. [ "2007 - Edition 2", [http://www.sa.uts.edu.au/vertigo/index.php/ Letters] , Retrieved on 2007-03-22 ]

References

External links

* [http://sa.uts.edu.au/vertigo Vertigo Online]
* [http://www.sa.uts.edu.au/pages/vertigo.htm Vertigo at the UTS Students' Association]