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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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Diversity Fest Writers Needed

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

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We Came, We Gamed, We Conquered

We Came, We Gamed, We Conquered

By Melissa Swann: For 24 hours over June 2nd and 3rd, the Western Sydney U Nerdfighters hosted a charity gaming marathon at The Cottage on Werrington South campus. We dubbed this ambitious adventure ‘Game Hard or Go Home.’ You may have heard about the event in the...

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What is an Ally ?

What is an Ally ?

By Marija Yelavich: An Ally is a volunteer (staff or student) from the Western Sydney University community who is committed to cultural change and who provides support to LGBTIQ community members at the University. University Allies: can be identified by the display...

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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...

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Register now for LEAD

Lead, Engage, Aspire, Develop (LEAD) is a SSAF funded leadership program to help student volunteers and employees build their leadership capacity, as well as develop communication, team building and employability skills. The LEAD program involves: * A two-day...

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Boy Sober: Lessons From Celibacy

I am 22 and I haven’t had sex in 3 years, because ever since I was a little girl I have believed that romantic love should be a priority in my life.  The media I consumed heavily informed this belief.   I loved the 1999 romantic comedy Never Been Kissed starring Drew...

Understanding Academic Burnout

As we approach the end of our studies, some of us will be feeling drained and debilitated from exhaustion with no motivation to do the things we once loved to do or to complete those last rounds of assignments.   You may be contemplating “Why am I so lazy? Why do I...

Tempting Taboos

I open my laptop, with an email staring back at me, as if it knows exactly what I feel, a wave of curiosity and a high tide of shame.  “TODAY ONLY: Bellessa air vibe PRO 60% off get yours today.”  How does a chunky, curvy vibrator like that even fit inside anyway? In...

Afterpay: are students paying the price for buying now?

In 2022, the Australian Finance Industry released a report that showed how Afterpay created a catch-22: people would use it to pay for essentials, yet it's been reported some would also need to cut back on essentials just to make the required repayments. Today, 40% of...