Author: Olivia Fraser Edited By: Abbie Simmons My name is Liv, I am a third-year Bachelor of Paramedicine student and at the start of 2024, I travelled to London with 8 of my peers to do a placement with the London Ambulance Service (LAS). I chose to apply for a...
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WSU Data breach: What you should know.
On Wednesday the 31st of July Western Sydney University issued a public statement notifying of a data breach within the University’s storage platform, ‘Isilon’. This unauthorised access affects, but is not limited to, the information of former and current students...
How Early Practical Experience Shapes the Future of Aspiring Lawyers
OPINION: Law student Sarrah Bashar reflects on her experience working as a Paralegal whilst pursing a Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Criminology. Author: Sarrah Bashar Editor: Abbie Simmons While law school provides the foundation for understanding the law, applying...
Masculinity’s Influence on whether Men go to Therapy
Author: Simon Preuss-Kearney | Edited by Abbie Simmons The British Journal of Clinical Psychology revealed that men categorically seek counselling less than women. According to the Psychology of Men and Masculinity, traditional norms of masculinity are obstacles for...
THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED DIVERSITY FEST IS BACK FOR 2024!
DIVERSITY FEST IS BACK FOR 2024! The highly anticipated Diversity Festival is back once again for 2024! Div Fest will be held on the 24th of September from 2-5pm at Western Sydney University’s Parramatta South Campus. This long awaited SRC event is free for...
Student Unions are Coming to Western Sydney University
The Student Representative Council (SRC) is working to bring a student union to Western Sydney University (Western). Mid 2024, the SRC engaged the CPR Consulting firm to effectively handle this transition and the talks with the university. SRC President Laine Fox...
Samantha Shannon: On the Roots of Chaos Series
Samantha Shannon, speaking at the 2024 Sydney Writers’ Festival, with Shelley Parker-Chan. Photo credit: Nataša Aster-Stater The Roots of Chaos event, which was held at the Sydney Writers’ Festival on May 25th, showcased the author, Samantha Shannon, speaking to a...
Cup49 makes DIY bubble tea a reality
By TILEAH DOBSON With Australia being a multicultural country, it was only a matter of time for Taiwan’s boba tea to make its way Down Under. With the rise of franchise chains like Chatime, Gong Cha and Sharetea, bubble tea has become a popular beverage. Prompting...
Lithgow Campus: Reimagined for 2021
Lithgow Campus: Reimagined for 2021 What happened to the Lithgow Campus and where is it now? The Entrance of the Lithgow Campus Indicates its History Photo Courtesy of WSU Do you remember the Lithgow Campus? Did you know that it closed? Do you know that it’s...
A university of the people: the 200-year story of Parramatta campus
A university of the people: the 200-year story of Parramatta campus Story by Sarah Cupitt A trip down memory lane as we continue to rebuild, immortalise and celebrate the history and culture of Western Sydney University. If you’ve ever stepped foot on...
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Sydney’s Japan Foundation hosts Nobuhiro Shimura’s exhibition on local cinema’s vanishing legacy
(Nobuhiro Shimura's "Afternote: In the Shade of Cinema" exhibition at The Japan Foundation Gallery. Photo by: Khanh Linh Pham, 2024) “Afternote: In the shade of cinema”, is a new exhibition by Japanese artist Nobuhiro Shimura, running from September 13, 2023, to...
Why do writers like writing? ~An insightful walk through Book Fair Australia
Writers are the architects of imagination, the sculptors of words, and the custodians of stories. But what sparks this relentless urge to write? At Book Fair Australia, I was honoured to speak with 12 remarkable authors who shared their deeply personal...
NTFLX & DRILL: How an anonymous creator is shaping the digital rap landscape on TikTok
‘I don’t fuck with Jack and Jill/ if I pop that pill that’s a magic bean/ I’m on my last life I don’t give two fucks/ I’m still gonna sip that lean’ raps an animated, masked Puss in Boots into a microphone. The ‘Puss in Zoots’ video has garnered 470k views since it...
UOW’s Encampment Shut Down & Solidarity with WSU Students.
On the 24th of September 2024, the University of Wollongong’s (UOW) non-hierarchical grassroots collective organisation, Palestinian Liberation Zone (UPLZ), held an encampment protest on campus. This encampment was called by UPLZ to end UOW’s alleged relations with...
Interview with Satya Patel – cover artist of ‘New Perspectives’.
Satya Patel is a Western Sydney University student and creative designer, who is the recent cover artist for W’SUP’S newest print edition, ‘New Perspectives’ (NP). In this interview, Satya describes his interest in drawing and design, what manga and anime inspire him,...