A lot of people ask us what actually goes on at editors meetings, we’d love to tell them that we sit, edit and talk about the ethics of highbrow journalism while drinking expensive coffee. In reality we usually sit, cry on the shoulder of our publications officer and...
Remembering Werrington South
I write this today as a representative of students in grief, staff in mourning and a university in shock. As you read this, tens (probably not hundreds) of students prepare to start their second, third or fourth year of study at a completely different campus following...
A Review of ‘Home Country’
Photo credit: Joshua Morris Julia Readett reviews a play for the Sydney Festival that sets a collision of cultures and struggles against the backdrop of a Western Sydney car-park. It’s 6.30pm on a weeknight in Blacktown and the station is crammed with commuters coming...
Event: Mental Health and Wellbeing Month
October is Mental Health and Wellbeing Month at Western Sydney Uni. Come and hang out at a Chill Station on your campus! A range of events and activities will be held on each campus, including health food cooking demonstrations, chill stations, study break sessions,...
Diversity: The Editorials
Ian Escandor: ‘‘I look to a day when people will not be judged by the colour of their skin, but by the content of their character’’: Martin Luther King, Jr. (1963). A beautiful quote but often misconstrued as advocating for ‘colour-blindness’. Those who purport this...
Nominate yourself to be a student editor of W’SUP in 2017
Be an editor of W’SUP ! Nominations are now open for a range of elected student leader positions, including six student editor positions for W’SUP in 2017. Join a group of elected student editors and help shape the student newspaper in 2017, write and edit copy,...
R U OK ?
By Joy Akrawi and Tayla Leavey: Each year, approximately one in five Australians will experience a mental illness. One in four young Australians aged between 16-24 currently have a mental health condition[1]. Suicide is the leading cause of death within this age group...
Diversity Fest headliner Joseph Tawadros
Headlining at Diversity Fest Bankstown is Joseph Tawadros, one of the world’s leading Oud players and a performer of acclaimed virtuosity and sensitivity. Tawadros has appeared in concert halls worldwide, dazzling audiences with his incredible technique, passion and...
Join Bankstown Writers’ Group
Join the Bankstown Writers’ Group on Mondays and receive feedback from award-winning writers Fiona Wright and Luke Carman. All students are welcome to bring their writing – creative writing, essays, articles – to room 1.1.112 on Mondays in August, September and...
Diversity Fest Writers Needed
August 24 is the deadline for the big Diversity Fest edition of W’SUP. We need your stories on what Diversity means to you. We need your articles, artworks, rants and poems, investigative journalism and everything else. Send to wsup@westernsydney.edu.au
RESPECT. NOW. ALWAYS. update
On Friday 27 May, the Parramatta Campus Council hosted a free student movie screening of the short film, The Hunting Ground. The film is a controversial documentary that explores the culture of sexual assault on American university campuses. The movie was used to...
Tampon tax poetry-slammed
Winning poet Sharnay at Poetry Slam Bankstown campus May 24
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Summer reading list: Books to dive into during break
The president of WSU’s Book Club, Lidya Rivai, thoughtfully put together a list of books that will keep readers entertained and inspired throughout the summer break until next semester rolls around. First off, we have... ‘Happy Place’ by Emily Henry (Picture...
Book Fair 2024: A Celebration of Stories, Creators and Community
(Front entrance in line waiting to get into Book Fair. Photo Credit: Luci Kugathasan, 2024) On November 2nd, 2024, Book Fair Australia hosted its annual event at Sydney Olympic Park, bringing together an incredible myriad of writers and a diverse range of genres and...
Interview with Singer-Songwriter, Lottie McLeod – Part 1
From her inspirations to scholarships to her proudest moments of 2024, upcoming indie pop musician Lottie McLeod covered it all. Best known for her debut song ‘Happy Birthday’ and for being Triple J’s 2023 ‘Unearthed’ Feature Artist, McLeod has been rising to stardom...
NEW YEAR NEW YOU: The Return of WSU Summer Sessions and How To Prepare For 2025
As the 2024 Spring semester has now come to a close, it has signaled Western Sydney University’s Summer subjects' session to officially begin. The Summer Session is designed to assist students and give greater opportunities for choice and flexibility to fast-track...
You have a new notification: social media banned for anyone under 16 || opinion piece
Author: By Barsha Rai (Edited by Eugenia Kourkoutas) From Barsha Rai: It’s mid-April 2026. You just got home after a stressful shift at Maccas. You want to unwind, so you decide to scroll through Instagram reels, laugh at memes, and make a TikTok video. Or maybe...