No Silly Questions: The Daily Aus
The Daily Aus is an online news platform that primarily broadcasts through Instagram. Started by Zara Seidler and Sam Koslowski, the news is aimed to be short, sharp, and concise to avoid the news fatigue that many young people are facing, as reported by...
WSUP at Sydney Writer’s Festival 2024
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The Year I Met My Brain: ADHD as an Adult
The book The Year I Met My Brain by Matilda Boseley ventures into the lives of adults with Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), given her own experience of being diagnosed later in life with ADHD herself. She works as a social media reporter for the...
WSUP’s Book Picks
Tash - The Mask Falling by Samantha Shannon This fictional story is the fourth in the Bone season which is a dystopian and paranormal thriller. Being in the centre of a planned seven book series means that this is the integral part of the storyline. Compelling,...
The Secret Lives of Women
On May 24th, at the Sydney Writer’s Festival, a panel titled “The Secret Lives of Women” featured three cross cultural novelists. This panel discussed the inner worlds of their characters, where aspirations that are obscured by duty and expectations of the world. The...
Creating a Monster at Sydney Writer’s Festival
The Creating a Monster event, held at the Sydney Writers Festival on the 25th of May, had three 'Masters of Monsters'. C.S. Pacat, author of Dark Rise, Vanessa Len, author of Only a Monster, and Sarah Street, author of A Curse of Salt discussed their process of...
Samantha Shannon: On the Roots of Chaos Series
Samantha Shannon, speaking at the 2024 Sydney Writers’ Festival, with Shelley Parker-Chan. Photo credit: Nataša Aster-Stater The Roots of Chaos event, which was held at the Sydney Writers’ Festival on May 25th, showcased the author, Samantha Shannon, speaking to a...
The Great Debate in Retrospect: Is Artificial Intelligence Better than the Real Thing?
I recently had the honor of attending the ‘SWF Great Debate’ at Town Hall, on behalf of W’SUP News, one of the many incredible events organised as part of the 2024 Sydney Writers Festival events on May 23rd . The topic for this year’s debate, “Artificial Intelligence...
An end to placement poverty? Students are left doubtful.
Article written by Ruby Ritchie | Edited by Nataša Aster-Stater In recent news, the federal government announced that students undergoing teaching, nursing, and social work placements may be eligible for weekly payments by July 2025. The government calculated...
Gami Chicken – now in Penrith!
(Pictured: The facade of Gami Chicken’s new branch in Penrith located in the Nepean Shopping village) Korean cuisine is relatively new to Penrith and as such, Gami inherently stands out from the crowd. While Gami is known for its fried chicken, it also offers a range...
Polin’s in the air… Bridgerton Season 3 is upon us!
Dearest gentle reader of W’SUP, pollen seems to be in the air more so than usual, which can only mean one thing. It is my pleasure to finally review Part 1 of Bridgerton Season 3! Or as I’d like to call it, the season for the wallflowers. But be forewarned, dear...
WSU is sleeping on its stars
The observatory contains a 30 year old telescope that was designed at the university, using concave mirrors to reflect the light and show students the celestial bodies they study. The software used to operate the telescope and view the images was designed by a...
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Parramatta City Campus and Its High School Students
(Western Sydney University’s Parramatta City campus and its high school students. Photo credit: Raynesh Charan) The Parramatta City campus is extremely popular amongst WSU students. The glassy high-rise building with its USB power points, NFC Lockers, various seating...
The Talented Writers Department Part II – Interview with Joanne Macias
Photo credit: Sabine Fischer | “A Woman Writing in a Notebook” | Pexels “Who uses typewriters anyway?” is a lyric by American singer-songwriter, Taylor Swift, from her song The Tortured Poets Department. Though author Joanne Macias doesn’t use a typewriter in 2024,...
The Talented Writers Department Part I – Interview with KT Major
Photo Credit: Ron Lach | “Person Typing on Green Typewriter on Brown Wooden Table” | Pexels “Who uses typewriters anyway?” is a lyric by American singer-songwriter, Taylor Swift, from her song The Tortured Poets Department. Though author KT Major doesn’t use a...
Solo dates are underrated
Image caption - Pictures taken by Anya Wikramanayake, edited by Nadine Mendis using Canva.com Have you ever caught yourself cramped up in your room after a day of studying or coming home after a long shift and catching yourself scrolling through Instagram stories of...
Four Ways to Go Past the Past
Image caption: Nadine Mendis. Background - Adobe Firefly, Girl – Canva.com Traumatic and distressing experiences from our past can weigh us down. We all have a past – some memories are happy, whilst other memories may be sad and may haunt us. You may have heard the...