Tertangala
| Type | Student newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Magazine |
| Publisher | Kurtis Hughes |
| Editor-in-chief | Aisha Sini, Meg Powell |
| Founded | 1962 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Australia |
| Circulation | 1,250 |
| Website | Tertangala.net |
Tertangala is the student magazine of the University of Wollongong.
The magazine features student investigative and feature articles, news, artwork, opinion, film and music reviews, as well as interviews and editorials. Submissions from staff and students (including student association representatives) makes up the bulk of the magazines content, however submissions from other members of the community are also accepted.
From time to time, the Tertangala has been known to use themes as a way to source content and spark interest amongst the student population. However, themes are not at all restrictive and content is accepted even if it does not conform to the set theme.
Tertangala has a 48-year history. It was first published in September 1962, when the school was still an external campus of the University of New South Wales, making it older than the University of Wollongong itself. Colloquially referred to as "The Tert" by students, the paper was formerly edited by the elected Media Coordinator of WUSA. The Media Coordinator was elected by a popular vote open to all WUSA members. As of 2016, editors are chosen by the Tertangala Collective.
Tertangala has a radical editorial tradition and many of its former editors have transitioned into active political and artistic life. Past editors and staff members have also gone on to write for other publications, such as Rolling Stone, The Australian and Vogue.
Throughout the years, Tertangala has won multiple awards, including a merit award for cover design and an investigative journalism award for a feature article about the re-opening of a copper smelter in Port Kembla. Tertangala was also named one of the top five student publications in the country.
Tertangala editors and contributors have also been regularly involved as presenters and organisers of the This is Not Art festival.
Tertangala was originally printed by the Illawarra Mercury.
All copies of Tertangala are archived by the University of Wollongong library, and many are available online.
The name Tertangala is said to mean "smoke signals". The name originates from the time when the University of Wollongong was a campus of UNSW, and was chosen to correspond with then sister paper Thurunka, meaning 'message stick'. Some people suggest that the name was also chosen to parody the atmosphere of Wollongong's industrial city.
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