I shall simple repost my comment on Enoch’s blog, who also does not think very highly of the retrograde changes.

It is god damned atrocious. It’s increasingly apparent we went to a third-??rate institution, and it shows up in everything they do: the quality of education, the quality of facilities, the relationship between the governing bodies of the uni and the students, and now the barely-??tepid effort they put into their website.
Who the hell thought it was a good idea to have the logo jut ting out to the left? What is this meant to represent? That if you want to achieve some thing, Sydney Uni will jump out of left field to block you?
Why is there is logical grid or spacing to effectively man age the masses of informa­tion? Why is it so boxy? Why is the typography so bad? All-??in-??all it looks like some “designer” spent a couple of hours trawling the 1990s inter net for some “cool scripts” and hacked together a Frankstein’s monster.

And this is after a very promising brand ing pitch book that actually looked like it was going to unify the hitherto haphazard brand ing strategies. I’m really disgusted. I fully expect Sydney Uni to have slipped down the rankings in the next decade, all the while funnel ling massive amounts of corporate money into its coffers.

Mmm… virile.

“What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is dearness only that gives everything its value.“
— Thomas Paine

Hugs are special. They provide comfort in times of need, and express joy following triumph. And it is their relative rarity that gives them that value. That works out well, because our passions and emotions are rarely at those highs for very long.

For my generation however, those hugs are doled out without a second thought – they are literally free.

I find this a little troubling, because these actions provide a veneer of rapport and camaraderie over what are really very shallow relationships. If a hug is just a way of saying “hello”, how do we express real intimacy? Not with kisses, because guys are ending their text messages with them. Is it symptomatic of an instant-gratification culture where we try to fast-track bonds of affinity, and in the process destroy the worth of those relationships?

Call me a cold bitch if you want, but I find the excessive touchy-feelyness of other young people quite icky. Harden the fuck up people, and save hugs and kisses for when they are actually warranted!

XOXO

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