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  • Bailey Anderson

    Bailey is W'SUP's marketing officer and is currently an undergraduate student studying a Bachelor of Mathematics at the Kingswood Campus. With experience in Labor and environmental advocacy, Bailey continuously and enthusiastically supports and highlights his peers. As a proud Greater Western Sydney local, he is determined to showcase the University's distinct advantages and capitalise on it's unique potential.

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  • Eleanor Cooper

    Ellie is studying a Bachelor of Creative Leadership and a Bachelor of Communication/Creative Industries, with Majors in Journalism and Creative Writing. In her spare time, she can be found either playing the violin or curled up with a coffee and a good book.

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  • Israa Merhi

    Israa Merhi is a Muslim writer, spoken-word performer, and Grand Slam finalist for three consecutive years. She is also an editor and student. She writes about the search for love from the perspective of a hopeless romantic and the challenges of mental health. Israa is expanding her focus on what she writes about in her poetry and other forms of literature to include what it is like being Muslim not to dismantle Western narratives, but to show the world that those narratives have no legitimacy. She aims to build on the notion that these narratives are a product of colonisation and imperialism. Israa also believes in a free Palestine from the river to the sea, and land back to all Indigenous nations worldwide by all means.

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  • Jasmine Kaur

    Hi, this is Jasmine. I am pursuing a Master of Social Work (Qualifying) at Western Sydney University. I am calligraphy artist, a poetry lover and a dog mom (you'll probably find me watching dog videos in my spare time). My special talent? Adding a Punjabi tadka to Italian and English dishes. Yes, you'll find garam masala in my pasta. I am all about yapping, helping, and making the world a little brighter, one poetry piece at a time. See you on the other side!

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  • Julia Bell

    Julia Bell has been on the W'SUP team since April 2022. Julia has completed a Bachelor of Screen Media (Arts and Production) and is currently completing a Master in Marketing.

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  • Luci Kugathasan

    What’s Your Hot Take? "Book to film/tv-adaptations are always a gamble"

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  • Natasa Aster-Stater

    Nataša Aster-Stater became Director of Student Publications in July 2024. She is studying for a Bachelor of Communication at Western Sydney University, with an aspiration to be a journalist. She is also a member of several social clubs on campus, such as the WSU Book Club, where she enjoys reading and discussing novels and authors with other students. She enjoys writing articles, interviewing people, and telling their stories. She was appointed a WestWords Academian for 2024. She was the winner of the adult category for Blacktown in the Living Stories Western Sydney Writing Prize 2024.

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  • Satya Patel

    WSU student and creative designer

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  • Tamara Tuchin

    Tamara Tuchin has honed her writing skills during intense bouts of procrastination. Oddly enough, her writing has improved dramatically since she started university. After two years of journalism, she suffered a slight quarter-life crisis, and is now heading into her third year of animal science and zoology. You'll find her - you guessed it - procrastinating. Tamara joined the W'SUP editorial team in March 2025. She has a published short story, Dance Baby Dance, and won W'SUP's Editor's Choice Award in 2024.

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