Photo credit: Sabine Fischer | “A Woman Writing in a Notebook” | Pexels “Who uses typewriters anyway?” is a lyric by American singer-songwriter, Taylor Swift, from her song The Tortured Poets Department. Though author Joanne Macias doesn’t use a typewriter in 2024,...
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The Talented Writers Department Part I – Interview with KT Major
Photo Credit: Ron Lach | “Person Typing on Green Typewriter on Brown Wooden Table” | Pexels “Who uses typewriters anyway?” is a lyric by American singer-songwriter, Taylor Swift, from her song The Tortured Poets Department. Though author KT Major doesn’t use a...
The Great Debate in Retrospect: Is Artificial Intelligence Better than the Real Thing?
I recently had the honor of attending the ‘SWF Great Debate’ at Town Hall, on behalf of W’SUP News, one of the many incredible events organised as part of the 2024 Sydney Writers Festival events on May 23rd . The topic for this year’s debate, “Artificial Intelligence...
An end to placement poverty? Students are left doubtful.
Article written by Ruby Ritchie | Edited by Nataša Aster-Stater In recent news, the federal government announced that students undergoing teaching, nursing, and social work placements may be eligible for weekly payments by July 2025. The government calculated...
Western Sydney University students run a bake sale to raise money for charity
Jacob Chan (pictured left), Sophie Pozzato (pictured middle), Michaela Rattos (pictured right), selling a cupcake to a customer. Photo: Alicia Dean. Three Western Sydney University (WSU) students gathered their baking skills for a heartwarmimg cause, supporting...
Community food programs in Campbelltown Campus of WSU
Image caption: Tangila Amin | Getting ready to serve at the Community dinner in Campbelltown campus Image caption: Anya Wikramanayake | Community breakfast at Campbelltown I struggle with two activities in my university life – finding food and making friends....
Holi: The Festival of Colors
Image Caption: Keeyon Ankaraju | Members of the WSU Indian Society celebrating Holi 2024 Holi is a festival of colours, and it also has profound historical roots, celebrating the victory of good over evil. Hindus celebrate Holi by gathering around bonfires, chanting...
Lacquer Art and Me
Author: Junhaoran Li (Oliver) - Edited by Nataša Aster-Stater (Credit: Junhaoran Li (Oliver) Before studying arts and crafts, Oliver wasn’t aware of what lacquerware was - though his home had items made through the lacquer technique, he was unaware of it due to my...
“Beyond the Rainbow”: a reflection on the Mardi Gras experience
Credit to @jordankmunns Good morning/evening readers, especially to the girls, gays, theys, and all those in between and allies! Earlier this year, I joined Western Sydney University as a dancing marcher for the 46th annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras...
My Unfiltered Japan Trip – Getting Lost in Japan
(Credit: Angela Tran) Written by Angela Tran | Edited by Nataša Aster-Stater The Japan Study Tour was one of the most life-changing and intricate experiences I ever had. The tour provided both an in-depth and analytical understanding of Japanese culture, including how...
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Parramatta City Campus and Its High School Students
(Western Sydney University’s Parramatta City campus and its high school students. Photo credit: Raynesh Charan) The Parramatta City campus is extremely popular amongst WSU students. The glassy high-rise building with its USB power points, NFC Lockers, various seating...
The Talented Writers Department Part II – Interview with Joanne Macias
Photo credit: Sabine Fischer | “A Woman Writing in a Notebook” | Pexels “Who uses typewriters anyway?” is a lyric by American singer-songwriter, Taylor Swift, from her song The Tortured Poets Department. Though author Joanne Macias doesn’t use a typewriter in 2024,...
The Talented Writers Department Part I – Interview with KT Major
Photo Credit: Ron Lach | “Person Typing on Green Typewriter on Brown Wooden Table” | Pexels “Who uses typewriters anyway?” is a lyric by American singer-songwriter, Taylor Swift, from her song The Tortured Poets Department. Though author KT Major doesn’t use a...
Solo dates are underrated
Image caption - Pictures taken by Anya Wikramanayake, edited by Nadine Mendis using Canva.com Have you ever caught yourself cramped up in your room after a day of studying or coming home after a long shift and catching yourself scrolling through Instagram stories of...
Four Ways to Go Past the Past
Image caption: Nadine Mendis. Background - Adobe Firefly, Girl – Canva.com Traumatic and distressing experiences from our past can weigh us down. We all have a past – some memories are happy, whilst other memories may be sad and may haunt us. You may have heard the...