UPDATE: W’SUP has been contacted by representatives of Nerdfighters, who have indicated that some of the comments recorded in this liveblog. were incorrect. Specifically, they note that they did not receive provost funding in 2016, and have not had funding approved...
Rainbows on Campus?
If you were at Parramatta today you might have noticed that a magical rainbow crosswalk appeared outside of the bookshop. But what is this sorcery and why is it there? The rainbow appeared on Parramatta Campus today but is scheduled to be removed this afternoon...
Reporting live from the SRC meeting
Join our representative as she blogs about the Student Representative Council’s (SRC) happenings; live from their first meeting of 2017. Refresh the page to see the latest updates. 7:40 meeting ends! 7:30 Michael moves that the meeting go in camera. I got...
9 things to do with your W’SUP that don’t involve reading it
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...
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Alphabet Lane review – Even couples get lonely
If cinema is a two-way conversation, what happens when you add imaginary friends to the chat? Married couple Anna and Jack are feeling lonely and isolated out in the country, where they struggle to communicate with each other. Words are hard to come by when you’re...
Student Elections 2026: Rodmina Edalat
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Student Elections 2026: Ahmad Chatah
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Student Elections 2026: Alexandra Woods
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Student Elections 2026: Francesca Mcloughlin
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