By Stephanie Oliphant: The Hawkesbury Student Campus Council (HSCC) is on its way to being a much more active council this year than last. We currently have 7 positions filled already: Chair – Stephanie Oliphant (SRC) Vice Chair – Sandra Ozegovic (SRC) Secretary –...
Iman Etri at Western Sydney University Diversity Fest 2015
By Michael Wright, SECRETARY, PARRAMATTA STUDENT CAMPUS COUNCIL: On Tuesday October 27, the planned Parramatta Student Campus Council (PSCC) meeting was postponed due to a lack of quorum. Of the 9 members, only 3 attended, with just as many MIA. At both SRC and PSCC...
By Megan Hounslow: There’s this awesome space on the Hawkesbury campus that is regularly buzzing with life, with people cooking together, vegetables being tended to, and informative workshops being held in the mud brick house. This place is Earthcare. Set on a 1...
By WSU Hawkesbury students: As students of Western Sydney University who have benefited greatly from our engagement with the Hawkesbury EarthCare Centre we are aghast at the University’s decision to close the centre. We appeal to Professor Barney Glover to reconsider...
By Jessica Mullen, Caitlin Luther and Amanda Ellis: As social work students at Western Sydney University’s Parramatta campus, we understand the importance of good mental and physical health to support our studies. We have identified the need and desire of students and...
VIDEO VAULT: 1999 Student Occupation of Bankstown Campus October 6, 2015
By Nick Mead: Guitarist Nick Mead is currently completing a Bachelor of Music at Western Sydney Uni. As part of his third year bachelor of music project, he has decided to perform a night at The Lewisham Hotel dedicated to one of his influences, guitarist and...
By Tim Briedis: “To be truly radical is to make hope possible, rather than despair convincing” – Raymond Williams. At about 2pm, on Wednesday October 27th 1999 at the University of Western Sydney’s (UWS) Macarthur-Bankstown campus, around a hundred students began an...
By Andrew Walker on behalf of Western Sydney U Liberal Club: The Western Sydney University Liberal Club welcomes the election of Malcolm Turnbull to the leadership of the Federal Liberal Party and the role of Prime Minister. We would also like to Thank Tony Abbott for...
Author: Jordan Canciani Editor: Abbie Simmons The Australian Psychological Society (APS) reported there are simply too many undergraduate students, vastly exceeding the number of available postgraduate psychology programs. In my experience as a 3rd year Bachelor...
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...