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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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Poetry Slam May 24 Bankstown campus

Poetry Slam May 24 Bankstown campus

It’s back due to popular demand. Bankstown Poetry Slam comes to Western Sydney University. You have three minutes on the mic, an audience prepared to love you, glory within reach, questionable prizes. Original words, no holds barred. Register on the night. Music and...

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Nerdfighters Gaming Marathon at Werrington

By Melissa Swann: The Western Sydney University Nerdfighters are holding a 24-hour Gaming Marathon at The Cottage on Werrington South during stuvac! Who are the WSU Nerdfighters? We are a club for self-professed Nerds, based at Kingswood and Werrington campus but also...

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Recycling at Kingswood

By Meredith Maihi: As the population is growing, more wood pulp is needed to meet the demand for paper. As wood pulp comes from trees, this can result in the loss of valued ecosystems and habitats.  If recycling paper becomes a behaviour at WSU Kingswood we are...

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Pride Unlimited at Mardi Gras

Pride Unlimited at Mardi Gras

By Christine Cardona: Western Sydney University staff and students had once again taken part in the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade in 2016! The Western Sydney University’s Ally Network and Queer Collective marched together in this year’s float themed ‘Pride...

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Bankstown Student Campus Council Update

Bankstown Student Campus Council Update

By Daniel Griffin and Grant Murray: What is Student Campus Council ? The normal explanation goes that the council “represents” and “advocates for” the students. Additionally, each campus council gets a budget of $15,000 to spend on events for students, or campaigns....

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New Perspectives through Film

Films and TV shows often offer the viewer a new perspective (pun intended) every day. From portraying that there’s beauty in the mundane and that there’s more to the world than what meets the eye. In this piece, three films will be reviewed: a short film named...

What If We All Went to Therapy?

Picture this:   You’re sitting in a café with a friend, and instead of the usual, “How’s work?” they casually ask, “So, what’s your inner child been up to?”   And it’s not weird at all!   You sip your coffee and say, “Oh, just reconnecting with some childhood fears;...

The Gen Z Guide to Love 

The Gen Z Guide to Love  We belong to the 'replied to your story' kind of love.  Where at the end of shared playlists a tender hug awaits,  We belong to the 'tagged you in a meme' kind of love,  Hoping that the algorithms align our fate.  We belong to the ‘Taylor...

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...