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
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...
By Lauren Nicholls: The Western Sydney Community Forum launched its Q&A breakfast series at Penrith Council Chambers on Thursday, June 2nd. The panel was collated to discuss the impending federal election, and consisted of representatives from a wide variety of...
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...
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...
By Nicole Gismondo: You probably don’t know that Western Sydney Uni has women’s rooms, so you probably also don’t know that it has two rooms in multi-faith centres. These rooms are autonomous safe spaces for female-identifying students to use. I recently visited the...
Winning poet Sharnay at Poetry Slam Bankstown campus May 24
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...
Join the Hip Hop Revolution with free Hip Hop dance workshops Tuesday lunchtimes at Bankstown campus tennis courts. May 17-June 21, July 19-Aug 9. 1-1.45pm All levels, all ages, staff and students.
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...
(Cinema screen at Made in the West before the films began. Photo by Garish (Luci) Kugathasan, 2024) On November 30th, 2024, Made in the West Film Festival invited W’SUP to an exclusive red-carpet event celebrating the outstanding work of filmmakers from Western...
On the 12th of February 2025, USYD (The University of Sydney) announced via their media that they will not be renewing their exchange program with the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design – an Israeli art school deeply complicit in genocide and apartheid. An email sent...
(Featured image for Zine Workshop Retrospective, created by Satya Patel, 2025) On December 14th, 2024, the School of Zines hosted a vibrant zine workshop infused with the spirit of music. Zines have surged in popularity over the past few years, like a phoenix...
(Student reading book while listening to music on headphones. Photo credit: Garish (Luci) Kugathasan, 2025) Before we get started, this article is brought to you by Jenita Kingston, President of ‘Wusic’, Western’s music club, as she shares her personal picks and...
The wait is over. The Parramatta Light Rail project has debuted, connecting Westmead to Carlingford. Trams just 9 minutes apart can now take you from Parramatta Square straight to Western’s Parramatta South campus. The Yallamundi light rail stop is just a...