Headlining at Diversity Fest Bankstown is Joseph Tawadros, one of the world’s leading Oud players and a performer of acclaimed virtuosity and sensitivity. Tawadros has appeared in concert halls worldwide, dazzling audiences with his incredible technique, passion and...
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NOWSA 2016: Penrith Women’s Collective
By Winnie Dunn: When women get together there is a specific type of talk that cannot be replicated. It is a specific conversation of experience. It is a specific type of empathy. It is a specific type of feeling. This is what NOWSA16 at UTS from 11-16 July was all...
Med Science students announce winners of science-inspired art comp
News from the MSSA: Throughout April, the Medical Science Student Association hosted a Science-inspired Art competition. MSSA would like to thank the student body for their submissions and enthusiasm. After much deliberation, we have chosen our first and second place...
Locked Out, But Not Blocked Out
By Luke Vincent: Thousands of people marched in protest against Sydney’s lockout laws, as part of a huge rally organised by the advocacy group Keep Sydney Open. Beginning at Belmore Park near Sydney’s Central Station, the Keep Sydney Open rally made its way through...
Sarah Ferguson and The Killing Season
By Helen Megalokonomos: About 180 academics and business leaders heard Four Corners journalist Sarah Ferguson speak about the Rudd-Gillard Era at a Women in Business event in Parramatta this May. Ferguson spoke of the famed ‘faceless men’ who played a pivotal...
Indigenous activist to head up NSW Senate ticket
By Ian Escandor: Aboriginal activist and writer Ken Canning will head the NSW Senate ticket titled ‘For a People’s Movement’ in the coming federal election. Ian Escandor caught up with Uncle Ken to find out more. “I’ve joined this election campaign to build a...
Why food waste matters and what you can do about it (in Parramatta !)
By Megan Hounslow: Food waste has been making headlines for good reason in recent years. Collectively, over a third of all food produced for human consumption never makes it to our mouths! That effectively means that a third of all farms and farmers across the world...
Labor agrees to $2 billion cuts and changes to adversely affect students
By Beau Dunne: It has been reported by The Age that the Labor party caucus has agreed to 1.1 billion dollars worth of cuts to student funding. Last week the Federal Government introduced the changes to Parliament in a bill which essentially rehashed changes proposed...
UWS, WSU or Whitlam ?
By Aldric Chuah: So the established board of directors has decided to rebrand the logo/image/name of the University. First off, hats off to Barney Glover our new VC. When Education Minister Christopher Pyne was trying to push education reform legislation through the...
Hot doggies: Pets and heatstroke
By Samantha Bulloch: Every year there are numerous reports of dogs suffering from heat stress, although the solution is simple. As the warmer weather approaches it is important to be mindful of ways to prevent any harm coming to your beloved pets. Julie Bowles from...
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How Can Music Shape Academic Performance?
Skills Developed Through Music A variety of skills are enhanced by engaging with music, particularly when playing an instrument. This goes beyond the ability to make cool sounds or read sheet music, to everyday skills that will undoubtedly help you in academic...
Traumatised By Maths? Same – You Need MESH!
As a writer, and definitely NOT a Mathematician, I freak out when I just get close to numbers. It takes me back to school days when I used to have a meltdown over equations and shapes. I still don’t know why I needed to prove how something was a triangle, to be...
Free Films for WSU Students at the Sydney Film Festival
If you're a Western Sydney Uni student, the Sydney Film Festival want you to watch more movies! Use the code WUSC25SFF to redeem free tickets to selected sessions at this year's film festival, including daytime, weekday tickets to some of the most popular screenings...
Free to Be: Marching with Pride with Western Sydney University
(A group photo with the Mardi Gras float, captured before the march. Photo by Lia K, 2025.) Student Lia K reflects on Western Sydney University's long-running involvement in the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. As someone born, raised, and now studying in Western...
Hannah Mei Gavina’s Collection of Poetry From her Book, Scribbled Cadence de Hannah
HOPELESS My problems are too many to count, Solutions nowhere to be found How and where do I even look If there's nothing to be found? Pain fills my lungs as I drown As waves of despair crash into my shore I try to swim and gasp for air But an anchor...






