Enter your next hookup feeling empowered to make safe decisions for you and your health. "A one night stand involves “maximum excitement and minimum commitment." - Linda Papadopoulos Friends with benefits. No strings attached. One night-stand. Whatever you want to...
Domino’s ‘Karen’ stunt sparks discussion about misogyny and white privilege
Pizza chain Domino’s has sparked discussion about white privilege and misogyny after promoting an offer that gave “the good Karens” of Australia and NZ the chance to win a free pizza. Their intention was to take the name Karen back, after it has become a negative...
The guide to internship hunting for communication students
There was one word that always made me nervous during my first year of university, and that word was internship. There were two things I knew about internships: It was the key to getting real-life experience in the industry; And it involved me going into a workplace...
Podcasts perfect for the quarantine period
With the advent of COVID-19, young people are being instructed to stay inside and avoid large social gatherings. Here are four entertaining podcasts to get you through the quarantine period (P.S. Some are educational too!) For the RnB/hip-hop music fan: Dissect Hear...
What has black mirror taught us about technology so far?
Not only is each episode in Black Mirror eerily entertaining and mind-twisting, but they all highlight the issues regarding humanity’s relationship with technology. Below are some of the themes we’re exposed to in this thought-provoking series. Warning - spoilers...
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Free to Be: Marching with Pride with Western Sydney University
(A group photo with the Mardi Gras float, captured before the march. Photo by Liana Keo, 2025.) As someone born, raised, and now studying in Western Sydney, I never expected us to be the longest-running tertiary institution to be marching in Mardi Gras. The...
Hannah Mei Gavina’s Collection of Poetry From her Book, Scribbled Cadence de Hannah
HOPELESS My problems are too many to count, Solutions nowhere to be found How and where do I even look If there's nothing to be found? Pain fills my lungs as I drown As waves of despair crash into my shore I try to swim and gasp for air But an anchor...
Happiness in a Shot: The Power of a Photo
I once stumbled upon a photograph called Lower Paradise Valley taken in 1925 by American landscape photographer Ansel Adams when reading one of my favorite books called ‘On Photography’ by Susan Sontag. The innocence of the landscape, the purity of the light...
Student Protest Against Job Cuts at Western Sydney University – Coverage by Dean Shahin
(Dean Shahin reporting on the student protest against cuts on staff on the 22nd of May, Image taken from Video filmed by Lamisah Raihan) On the 22nd of May 2025, student activists gathered in protest outside building EA on Western Sydney University's Parramatta South...
In Defence of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
For most people around the world, 2025 is a normal year. For all Australians, it’s something else: it’s a federal election year. This year will decide Australia's direction for the education system over the next three years. ABC News journalist, Jacob Greber,...