By Jessica Maher: Climate change is currently at the forefront of international politics both nationally and globally. It appears to be one of the key issues of 2015, with world leaders defining it as one of the key issues of our time. However the attitudes of our...
By Naomi Hastings: Skateboarding is alive and thriving in Cape Town, South Africa. I have had the awesome chance to go skating in this city on two occasions – in September 2015 and December 2014 – and get to know the incredible people that make the skate scene there...
By Henry Chau: Hitchhiking, riding a rental scooter through the most unpredictable weather known to mankind, running out of fuel in the middle of nowhere and trapped in the beginning of a sand storm. Hiking on top of a glacier, descending 120km into a volcano which...
By Jessica Maher: Do you get asked where you’re from ? I do. This is a question that I am asked nearly every day. I shouldn’t be hurt by it. But I am. And maybe I am too sensitive to this. When this question is asked by well-meaning strangers it makes me question...
By Jacob Hatze: There are moments in life that inspire individuals to explore new possibilities and to step out of their comfort zone. The opportunity to study abroad in a new and different land is definitely one of those moments. It was after many long and anxious...
By Malinda Watson: Some people regard procrastination in a negative light, however it led me towards the most positive experience of my life so far. Applying for an international exchange instead of writing my biology report was one of my rare excellent choices. I...
By Katerina Christofides: I am writing this as a culmination of two years of hard struggle, determination, and great success in the face of significant barriers to my own education, and to those around me. I wish to bring to your attention a significant flaw, a black...
By Diana Yun: Recently, I attended a national student leadership conference hosted by Wollongong University on behalf of WSU. It was a very rewarding experience. The many different speakers and workshops exposed me to different aspects and styles of leadership I had...
By Aldric Chuah: Australia being a multicultural nation, it is not surprising to know that many people speak languages other than English. There are of course differing opinions about the virtues of some communities and their inability to ”integrate” into mainstream...
Home Away From Home: Study Abroad Student from UIN Jakarta By Muhammad Yaqin: “The flight to Australia will be taking off in five minutes,” announced the airline attendant. The story began when my home university in Jakarta announced that I had selected as an...
When Bianca Tropiano started studying a Bachelor of Communication at Western Sydney University, she hadn’t picked a major. She undertook the ‘Introduction to Journalism’ subject. Whilst she didn’t really like it, she's now set to graduate with a major in journalism, a...
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...
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...
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 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...