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Does cruWsible need a new name, now that we are no longer UWS ? If you have any suggestions, send them to us at cruWsible@westernsydney.edu.au Suggestions so far… FROM DANIEL GRIFFIN: The “cruwsible” sounds like a Christian magazine. Here are my new name suggestions....

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Is a picture really worth a thousand words?

Is a picture really worth a thousand words?

By Mitchell Flack: Is a picture really worth a thousand words? When reflecting on this old idiom in what many consider a new century of technological revolution, one can see the changing nature of visual experience through the lens of the smartphone camera. It is...

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Mortals amidst Mountains

Mortals amidst Mountains

By Liam Bell: I have never been to a disaster zone, and as I flicked through some old TIME magazines a mere week before the group was to depart, I was not sure we were prepared. Two issues, March 2015 and the following April, were both blazoned with a cover of sheer...

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Mentee to mentor: TJ Leonard and Indigenous Mentoring

Mentee to mentor: TJ Leonard and Indigenous Mentoring

Words by AIME Mentor, TJ Leonard: It’s a bit overwhelming! I’m the first in my family to finish school and go to university. I want to encourage my younger cousins and family to finish school and do whatever they want, like university, a trade, or something. The...

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Linguistics, yeah!

Linguistics, yeah!

By Daniel Griffin: I’ve had this conversation like 1,000 times: Person: “So what do you study?” Me: “I’m doing a BA majoring in linguistics” Person: “Oh, right … So how many languages do you know?”   Every time I hear that, I instantly have the urge to punch them...

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How to leverage your internship for YOU

How to leverage your internship for YOU

By Bec Foley: During the course of Uni life you’ll probably be expected to complete an internship. Internships are usually unpaid and, more often than not, are compulsory. They can be completely exploitative, often extremely awkward and sometimes feel like a goddam...

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A Chocolate for a Dream

A Chocolate for a Dream

By Dina Codrina Capilnean: A little while ago, it was my father’s fiftieth birthday. We celebrated as our family normally would – music, games and laughter, but my father had a few too many beers and he started to make a speech. “I am fifty years old, and I have not...

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Consumers as Global Citizens

Consumers as Global Citizens

By Lauren Stanley: Just take a moment to look down and have a think about what you’re wearing. At this moment I am wearing a pair of Cotton On track pants, and a Kmart tee-shirt. Yet after my research this week, I am wishing I had bought my tee-shirt elsewhere. Never...

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