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Parramatta’s set to join the Monopoly Family

Parramatta’s set to join the Monopoly Family

Playing board games with family and friends is an age-old past time. And while some games leave you laughing and happy, some just induce rage or has everyone’s competitive side emerge. One such game is Monopoly. Monopoly allows you to either live out your wealthy...

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Schoolyard Star Crossed Lovers

Schoolyard Star Crossed Lovers

  14-year-old me could have never imagined that I would be playing Juliet in a production of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ by William Shakespeare. Okay, maybe she could - but it was never going to happen; most community theatre companies are not regularly performing...

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Fantastic naps and how to get them

Fantastic naps and how to get them

By Tileah Dobson There is a word in the English language that adults look forward to and children despise it: naps.  Yes, the very thing we hated as children is the very thing we crave as adults—with university students being one of the biggest advocates. But despite...

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The lucky (racist) country

The lucky (racist) country

For many of us growing up in Australia, we were often reminded of the fact that we live in the ‘lucky’ country, made up of a rich fabric of multiculturalism. Our diversity is touted as one of our key strengths, particularly when compared to other Western nations. But...

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Boys will be boys

Boys will be boys

Many of us would be familiar with the adage ‘boys will be boys’, but in light of recent global movements – such sentiments only highlight the absurdity of this way of thinking. Let’s start with what’s happening in our own backyards. The role of what a man is and how...

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Western’s Annual Lifeblood Challenge, Now Open to More Donors!

The Lifeblood Challenge is a yearly competition organised by the Australian Red Cross Lifeblood where each team attempts to collect as many blood donations as possible in a set amount of time. From August 1st to October 31st, Western Sydney University (WSU) is working...

Queer Social Club Celebrates 2 Years

  Josh Bouman (he/him) is the Queer Social Club (QSC) co-founder. The QSC runs events such as, picnics, hiking, queer trivia, beach days, game afternoons, brunches, trips to a café, craft-days, karaoke and craft-days.  ‘[The Queer community] is very important...

Penguin Fantasy Fest Comes to Sydney

  July 2025 saw Penguin’s ‘Fantasy Fest’ arrive in Australian cities, readers enjoying exclusive previews of upcoming fantasy novel releases and extensive author panel discussions.  In 2023, Penguin Random House Australia, one of Australia’s ‘big five’ publishing...

Diversity Fest in Jeopardy: An Absent Crowd, but a Present Message

  Diversity Fest was once the booming heart of Western Sydney University’s social life. This year, the campus was silent, with attendees few and far between. This begs the question: Has Diversity Fest lost its spark or has a shift occurred with how students...