We all want to save the planet, right? But sometimes it just seems so difficult. The problems are so big that we don’t even know where to start. Well here are seven simple things we can all do today, and they won’t break the bank or involve lying down in front of...
Your friend gets the flu Lauren* looks like a university student you know.She wears her long hair in a ponytail and carries a backpack to class. But she’s not like everyone else. One wrong move could put her in hospital. Her eyes survey the lecture theatre carefully....
Koalas are a vulnerable species You’ve probably heard that koalas have been listed as vulnerable to extinction. But did you know that nine healthy koalas have died on Appin Road near Campbelltown in the past ten weeks? This brings the koala death toll on this one road...
Interview with director and writer Milena Bennett, by Luci Kugathasan and Nataša Aster-Stater Milena Bennett’s 2023 short film, ‘Cactus’, is a heartbreakingly beautiful story about two lonely souls becoming unlikely friends. Through ‘Cactus’, Bennett tells her story...
DIVERSITY FEST IS BACK FOR 2024! The highly anticipated Diversity Festival is back once again for 2024! Div Fest will be held on the 24th of September from 2-5pm at Western Sydney University’s Parramatta South Campus. This long awaited SRC event is free for...
The Student Representative Council (SRC) is working to bring a student union to Western Sydney University (Western). Mid 2024, the SRC engaged the CPR Consulting firm to effectively handle this transition and the talks with the university. SRC President Laine Fox...
As you start a new life at university, there are more issues you might encounter than just attending lectures and making friends. For many international students, it begins with a surprising challenge attributed to Sydney’s ‘four seasons in one day’ weather...
(Credit: Simran Prasad) Earlier this July, I participated in the Venture Makers Global Exchange held in Kansai, Japan’s innovation capital. The program saw students from universities across Japan, Canada, the UK, India, and Australia collaborate on tackling real-life...