Join Emma as she live blogs about the Student Representative Council’s (SRC) happenings; live from their second meeting of the year. Refresh the page to see the latest updates. 7:01 pm Meeting closed YASS LIZ! Michael moves that the SRC re-acredit to NUS with an...
Taylor Mortimer: Third year Health Promotion student and 2017 Mental Health and Wellbeing Student Ambassador. Western Sydney University will be celebrating Australian and New Zealand University Mental Health Day [ANZUMHD] from 26th April to 4th May. Now in its second...
By Michael Wright: Note: This article deals with transphobia, violence and bullying. It also contains expletives. Update (18/04/17): W’SUP has since learned that the university has decided to step in. CLV will now allow both Harry and Charlie to end their contracts....
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...
Join Michael as he live blogs about the Board of Trustees meeting happenings. Refresh the page to see the latest updates. 12:35 – And I’m out. The board has returned to closed sessions, discussing content which is commercial in confidence and another issue regarding...
Maxwelle-Jane Dwyer (Images) and Michael Wright (Words) UPDATE: MARCH 22 2017 – 12:45 PM Students return to 1PSQ following an evacuation. Photo: Maxwelle-Jane Dwyer Students appear to be being let back into the building. We’ll keep following leads, and update you if...
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...
Michael Wright UPDATE: MARCH 22 2017 – 9:59 PM Power has been restored at the Parramatta South campus after the earlier outage. Classes will be on tomorrow as per normal UPDATE: MARCH 22 2017 – 5:16 PM An all student email has been sent by Matthew Dakin, the...
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...
Michael Wright looks at what the Student Services and Amenities Fee is and who spends it. Each semester the university asks you to pay SSAF a $147.00 fee ($294.00 annually) that pays for ‘student services and amenities’. Due in part to the fact that it can be easily...
Romonda's Story: If you know me, you’ll know that I’m not just the previous Liverpool Campus Representative, or the Student Community member who has been running the Liverpool Lunches for the past three years. You’ll know that I’m most dedicated to community spirit...
About me Before I start talking about Peer Assisted Study Sessions (PASS), let me introduce myself. My name is Danny, and I am a Master of Research Student, researching diabetes and kidney disease with the School of Medicine, in hopes of revealing biomarkers or...
I was feeling okay about chemistry till I got to this sentence in the practical brief. ‘Volumetric analysis determines the number of moles present in an aliquot of an analyte by a stoichiometric reaction’. Cue blinking in disbelief and several Google searches to...
Finding a Sense of Belonging at University Becoming involved in a faith-based student club can offer students a wide range of benefits, and it has allowed me to create a sense of belonging while at university. Before starting my journey at Western, I knew that I...
Onyx Storm’s legacy is as tumultuous as its title. Following the explosive popularity of the series’ first instalment, ‘Fourth Wing’, and its sophomore addition, ‘Iron Flame’, ‘Onyx Storm’ easily became one of the most anticipated book releases of 2025. Despite...