Trigger Warning: This article contains themes regarding self-harm, sexual abuse, rape and suicide. Please note there are resources for support listed below. It was an ordinary day and I opened Facebook. Former NRL star Jarryd Hayne had been accused of sexual...
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Exploring Dreamtime: art and stories
Many international students desire to learn more about Australian Indigenous culture. Here, Ishmamul Haque provides a brief guide to Dreamtime beliefs for our international students. Aboriginal people are part of the oldest continuing culture in the world. A vital...
Tackling disability support: is WSU really the uni that “cares”?
How proactive is the university with disability support? Western Sydney University (WSU) advertises itself as a supporter of equality for all and "committed to creating an equitable and inclusive environment for all students and staff, including those with...
But first, brunch: some of Western Sydney’s best cafes
Attention coffee addicts, eggs benedict-obsessed enthusiasts and all-around brunch lovers! As we are power on through these uncertain times with ever-changing restrictions, it’s completely understandable to be feeling a little disheartened or maybe even lonely. But...
Sydney Fringe Festival expands to Liverpool and Parramatta
The recent addition of western Sydney hubs to the Sydney Fringe Festival, through partnering with Liverpool and Parramatta City Councils, has emphasised the importance and potential of Sydney’s west for young creative-minded people. “It’s about building a festival...
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A Word on WestWords: Opportunities, and how it supports Emerging Writers
Ally Burnham is the Creative Producer at Westwords, Western Sydney’s centre for creative writing. She completed a Master’s in Writing for Performance at the National Institute of Dramatic Art and won an AWGIE in 2020 for her short film screenplay ‘Metropius’. She is a...
A Word On WestWords: Advice To Writers
Ally Burnham is the Creative Producer at Westwords, Western Sydney’s centre for Creative Writing. She completed a Master’s in Writing for Performance at the National Institute of Dramatic Art and won an AWGIE in 2020 for her short film screenplay ‘Metropius’. She is a...
Creative Cloud Crisis: Is Western Really the Adobe Creative Campus?
Vice President and Adobe Managing Director Katrina Troughton, described Western Sydney University as “the first Adobe Creative Campus University in New South Wales”. However, students can only access Adobe programs at certain times of the year. Western students have...
CreatURe: A Space for Sci-Fi Fanatics & The Launch of ‘RELIC’
(RELIC’s front-page cover, designed by Matt Wildig, CreatURe member, 2024) Author: Nicole Lenoir-Jourdan A little over a year ago, CreatURe was a gleam in the eye of a few speculative fiction fanatics, a half-mad scheme to provide students with a place to be...
A degree apart: The realities of studying psychology
Author: Jordan Canciani Editor: Abbie Simmons The Australian Psychological Society (APS) reported there are simply too many undergraduate students, vastly exceeding the number of available postgraduate psychology programs. In my experience as a 3rd year Bachelor...