Language: What separates us from the animals

By Daniel Griffin: You and I have the ability to use language without even thinking about it, literally. We can understand, speak, (and once we are taught) read and write. Animals, too, can communicate in some ways as well (anyone who has ever watched a nature...

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Bankstown Student Campus Council Update

Bankstown Student Campus Council Update

By Daniel Griffin and Grant Murray: What is Student Campus Council ? The normal explanation goes that the council “represents” and “advocates for” the students. Additionally, each campus council gets a budget of $15,000 to spend on events for students, or campaigns....

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Linguistics, yeah!

Linguistics, yeah!

By Daniel Griffin: I’ve had this conversation like 1,000 times: Person: “So what do you study?” Me: “I’m doing a BA majoring in linguistics” Person: “Oh, right … So how many languages do you know?”   Every time I hear that, I instantly have the urge to punch them...

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Alexandria Burnham and ‘Swallow’: WestWords and Publishing

  Read Part 1: the Writing here.    Award-winning writer and WestWords Creative Producer Alexandria Burnham’s debut novel ‘Swallow’ will be released in November 2025, after she announced in May that WestWords Books acquired publishing rights.    From Creative to...

Alexandria Burnham and ‘Swallow’: the Writing

  Award-winning writer and WestWords Creative Producer Alexandria Burnham’s debut novel ‘Swallow’ will be released in November 2025, after she announced in May that WestWords Books acquired publishing rights.    ‘Swallow’: Australia’s Untold Story  The novel is set in...

Liverpool’s Ganesh Chaturthi: Perseverance Against Protests

(Caption: Bharatnatyam dancers at the religious event. Photo credit: Samina Rakhshani, 2025) Hundreds of people gathered in Liverpool to celebrate the birth of Hindu deity Ganesha on Suday, 31 August 2025. The event coincided with large nationwide anti-immigration...

Clubs Crossword Solution

  View Crossword in W'SUP News' October print edition 2025. View Crossword solutions here.   Q4 Crossword Giveaway Terms and Conditions 1. Entry is open to any currently enrolled student studying at Western Sydney University. Only the first 10 entrants who...