By Alexander Curtis

THANK GOD IT’S A DAY OFF: For the uni student with an entirely disposable income and an iron-clad immune system, the Ekka is a much-loved retreat from the endless drawl that always is the beginning of Semester 2.

When asked by our correspondents if they would be attending the 150^th anniversary of city slickers larping as the Nationals target demographic, opinions among students were sharply divided – almost exactly by tax bracket.

“This is my chance to escape the stereotype of being a Queen Street Cowboy,” said one life-long Brisbanite while vigorously polishing his pair of RM’s. “I can finally get some real red dirt on these.”

“I just had noodles for the fourth night in a row. I ran out of sick leave in May.” another student explained. “I could get the same experience licking the bathroom floor of the Fortitude Valley train station.”

But for one third-year student, the hump day holiday means much more: temporary refuge from a disproportionately fucked academic situation. While most students keep up with content until at least mid-sem break before falling behind, Kat Chup is currently opening the week 2 lecture for her first unit.

“Technically speaking I’m not even behind yet,” Chup insisted while adjusting the playback speed to 1.75x. “It’s just last week’s tutorial content.” Insiders report however that the 21-year-old has indeed purchased an Ekka ticket with the additional strawberry ice-cream voucher.

Will there be more to come? Yeah mate I’m not here to fuck spiders. Yeehaw.

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