By Jayd Raffoul – Solicitor, Student Legal Services: Imagine this, it’s week 3 and you arrive for your 10am class. The car parks are packed and after circling for the hundredth time, you see a line of cars parked on the grass. You can see a free spot on the grass so...
By Laura Day: We live in a society where we have been taught to suppress our emotions, only show people our ‘perfect’ lives, live the right way, do the right things and don’t differ from that path because you will be rejected. Women are meant to be this perfect ideal...
By Helen Megalokonomos: The future of journalism has reached a precipice with budgets shrinking and editorial jobs being cut. The only lifeline for journalists lies in being able to produce content across all media platforms and in adapting to the changing landscape,...
By Sunila Dixit: Two decades ago, a sitcom arrived into everyone’s lives. Little did anyone know that it would take a permanent place in everyone’s hearts then and in generations to come. The sitcom was an instant hit, particularly among the youth. The sitcom was...
W’SUP editor Beau Dunne vox popped at Parramatta: Hir, Jigar and Pooja: What do you like about the university ? Jigar : The library, campus facilities. What could be improved ? Jigar: Sports. Students don’t know about sports....
By Daniel Griffin: You and I have the ability to use language without even thinking about it, literally. We can understand, speak, (and once we are taught) read and write. Animals, too, can communicate in some ways as well (anyone who has ever watched a nature...
By Beau Dunne: Like many of my fellow students, I face the difficulty of juggling the multiple demands of working, managing relationships, and attending classes. With so many demands on students it is no wonder that there are more and more media reports of slipping...
By Ian Escandor: On February 3 the High Court ruled that the Coalition government had the right to deport babies and women – who had been sexually assaulted – back to offshore detention in Nauru. This cruel government policy has sparked an important new wave of...
By Nicole Gismondo: There is, from the perspective of the outside observer, a certain appeal to the rebranding of the University of Western Sydney to Western Sydney University. From that outside perspective it is a university that embraces its demographic and provides...
By Naomi Hastings: As I write this, it’s been ten days since I moved into my apartment in central Tokyo, where I will be living for the rest of this year, as part of a two semester exchange program at Meiji University. It’s also been ten days since I unpacked the four...
Want to earn money, build experience, and stay close to your studies? Working on campus might be just the thing – but of course, it’s not always as easy as it sounds. While Western Sydney University offers a variety of on-campus job opportunities, many students face...
On May 30th, 2025, Australian singer Lottie McLeod released her newest album, ‘Bug’, after her father’s nickname for her. McLeod embarked on an Australian tour with musical act LoveLoveLove from the 10th to the 26th of July 2025. McLeod’s father taught her how...
W’SUP News has been closely following news regarding Western Sydney University’s student union that is set to be established in the upcoming months with operations to begin early 2026. We recently asked SRC President Laine Fox for union updates. Laine’s Statement: ...
Former Western Sydney University electrical engineering student Birdie Kingston was arrested on the 25th of June 2025, for hacking Western Sydney University’s digital systems. Kingston, former general officer of the Queer Collective in 2024, was released on bail on...
It's 5AM on show day and my alarm is going off. It's cold outside and the sun is yet to rise. I chuck on my clothes and boots, grab my show bag, and head off to the Hawkesbury showgrounds. This whole process started many months ago at the WSU farm at the Hawkesbury...