At The Burbs!
The Youth Corroboree Hip Hop Festival is a Burbs Festival event. The Burbs is a non-profit youth initiative and is proudly supported by Blacktown City Council, Blacktown Youth Services Association, Learn 2 Rouse Hill and Blacktown Sun Community Newspaper. The Street Team joined Emerton at the 2011 Youth Corroboree Hip Hop Festival on Saturday, April 9 2011. They welcomed... Read More
What’s the Happs?
March into Merivale Events: Summer was fantastic, but just because we’re heading towards cooler weather, doesn’t mean we can’t have fun. Warm up your winter with a few festivals and grab some good grub. March into Merivale – The Art of Food Monday, 21 February – Friday, 15 April 2011 A few highlights include the aptly named Italian Sunday Lunch, held weekly at The... Read More
Bingo!
What do you think of when you hear ‘BINGO’? Winner? The name of a farmer’s dog? Old people? Something along those lines right? Did anyone think, UWS Kingswood at the Bar Cafe? Laura and Geline popped in at the Bar Cafe last Wednesday to play some Bingo. At first they didn’t think it was going to be fun, but they thought to try it out anyway and they... Read More
Degree at O Week
After a long trek from Werrington Suth, through the woods, Laura and Geline finally made it to the Kingswood Campus to get FREE FAIRY FLOSS. Oh, and of course, for O-week at Kingswood. O-week this year was full of stalls like always. However, one stall was new. THE DEGREE STALL! We finally got out our first print edition of the year 2011! Grab the O-Week degree paper while it lasts! Copies... Read More
Rebel With A Cause
Two weeks ago, Degree’s Street Team encountered Green Scarf Day Part 2 at the Kingswood campus which was organised by the Kingswood UWSMSA (UWS Muslim Students Association). Green Scarf Day is influenced by the UN’s Development Goals which aim to reduce poverty. The street team got to meet the Kingswood UWSMSA group who had sacrificed their time to prepare cupcakes... Read More
SAW VII 3D – Ticket Giveaway!
THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED. Win 1 OF 10 DOUBLE PASSES TO SEE Saw VII 3D, IN CINEMAS! Degree is giving away 10 double in-season passes for you and a friend to see Saw VII, for the first time in 3D! (In cinemas October 28th 2010). Directed by Kevin Greutert In the final installment, a deadly battle rages over Jigsaw’s brutal legacy. A group of Jigsaw survivors gather... Read More
Degree TV: Laughter is the Best Medicine
Stressed? Can’t seem to find the light at the end of the tunnel? Degree’s Stream Team ventured out to Kingswood as they got involved with the Mental Health and Well-Being Week. It’s that time of year where students are rushing to meet dead-lines and prepare for their final exams. The Mental Health and Well-Being week helped students learn about dealing with things... Read More
Parklife Arrayed With Food, Alcohol and Rocking Tunes!
Photo by Geline Garcia For all you students that attended Sydney’s Parklife 2010, you would have remembered the rain and your best friend that never let you down – the well-known poncho. Despite the grey skies and muddy earth, the festival still went off! The event was held in Sydney’s Moore Park on the 3rd of October 2010. Parklife is an Electronic/ Indie music festival featuring... Read More
Green With Charitable Envy
Photo by Mostafa Rachwani A green shot of jelly. Many green jelly shots, all aligned perfectly, as though they had fallen from a green, jelly filled sky, and onto these green tables. Sitting alongside green cupcakes and green caramel slices, they looked so enticing one could not help but to stop and stare. But on a beautiful day like last Tuesday, when dedicated students from Parramatta... Read More
Rebound!
It was a Sunday afternoon on the 26th of September 2010 during our not so long intra-session break; Mt. Druitt’s Kevin Betts Basketball Stadium has never been so loud. The Grand Final of the annual winter Christian Basketball Competition had an overflowing crowd filling the stadium like emerging beads of perspiration. The vibe was strong and so full of excitement and determination... Read More
