Pelican (magazine)

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Pelican
Type	Student newspaper
Format	Magazine
Owner	University of Western Australia Student Guild
Editor-in-Chief	Ben Johnston
Founded	1929
Language	English
Price	Free
Headquarters
Circulation	5000
Website: UWA Guild publications

Pelican is a student newspaper published at the University of Western Australia. The magazine is produced by the University of Western Australia Student Guild. It is released monthly during the university semester, and is distributed all over UWA, as well as to various student hot spots around Perth. Pelican attracts attention with its glossy cover and unique 'tabloid' size.

Contents 1 Name 2 Content 3 History 3.1 Voluntary student unionism 4 Past editors

[edit] Name

Pelican

[edit] Content

Typically, each edition of Pelican circulates around a particular theme. These can range from 'Ammunition' to 'Patriotism.' Each Pelican also includes articles that deal more broadly with politics, popular culture and uni life. Pelican also includes coverage of music, books, film and the arts. These are ordered within individual sub-sections, each of which is co-ordinated by a different section editor.

[edit] History

Founded in 1929, Pelican lays claim to being the country's second-oldest student newspaper after Farrago. Originally the paper took the form of a weekly current affairs broadsheet. It then evolved into a monthly newspaper, and three years ago was shifted into a smaller 'tabloid' sized magazine by editor Elizabeth Shaw.

[edit] Voluntary student unionism

The implementation of voluntary student unionism in 2006 had a significant impact on the viability of student newspapers across Australia, compulsory student union membership fees having been the major source of income for most. Pelican is one of the few Australian papers to have not been affected by these changes, and this can be largely attributed to the high membership intake of the University of Western Australia Student Guild.

[edit] Past editors

1997: Neil Wurmel
1998: Rob Schutze
1999: Kirstyn Lee
2000: Gawain C.W. Davies and Henry F. Skerritt
2001: Paul Kilmurray and Cliodnha Quigley
2002: Gabrielle Holly
2005: Elizabeth Shaw
2006: Laura Miller
2007: Magda Wozniak
2008: Benjamin Johnston

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