Move over to the Racecourse, the Honourable PM is in town.
A momentous occasion is usually something to look forward to, something to enjoy, savour and remember fondly. So why is it that, when the UWS administration called last Thursdays visit by the PM Julia Gillard a “momentous occasion”, I could only cringe? And no, it isn’t because I’m against the PM in any way, or because I dislike here red-headed ways, or because I dislike... Read More
Cash Cow: You know you’re a uni student when you’re poor.
When we commence or resume our studies, we abruptly realise there are about a million things we spend on, though equally, there are a number of ways we can save our hard-earned cash. Some of us are fortunate enough to be living with our parents, so luxuries such as laundry, power supply (water and electricity), wi-fi and left-overs in the fridge are at our fingertips. Others are... Read More
Leaving Studies Can Be Just Hard As Starting Them.
University is its own little world, it forces itself on you, unknowingly becomes consumed by the machine, assumes its identity and ultimately becomes its bitch! Starting uni just confirms that you and the rest of your cohort have just realised that you know nothing of what is to come and that is great because there is nothing there to prejudice you. Nothing more than a miracle... Read More
Classroom and Campus Bullying
For most of us, bullying is not a foreign concept. At some point in our youth we have been confronted with a situation where we didn’t quite fit in with the ‘cool kids’. However, few people have experienced bulling to the drastic extent that is being portrayed in the media and while we may not ever truly understand the nature of bullying we do know that it can have a traumatic... Read More
Politics and Seat-Smelling
Sometimes in life you’re damned if you do, and your damned if you don’t. There are just some situations you cannot change, because one little person can’t change the world…can they? Sorry guys, I’m not buying it. With the State Election just around the corner, young people across NSW sigh in dismay as the television and radio is flooded with policies and promises. Men... Read More
No Parking
Yup, there is parking at our Parramatta campus, it just costs ‘an arm and a leg’ or more appropriately a ‘black market kidney’. The University decided that change was needed in the pricing for parking permits at the Parramatta campus, mostly to increase public transport use by students. Students wanting to park at Parramatta South now HAVE TO have a blue, red or disabled... Read More
See You All Next Year!
The Degree team says goodbye for this year. But don’t shed a tear UWS kids! We will be back next year with our dopest coverage yet! Spring 2010 is over. But then there are exams to dread. Well, Degree is outta here! (for the year). Of course, we will be back next year, better than ever! So have your eyes peeled for print editions of Degree, exciting novel content and refreshing... Read More
Summer Jobs! $$$
Ladies and Gentlemen, take a deep breath; the light at the end of the tunnel is upon us…. I can almost hear a chorus of angelic hallelujahs as summer holidays approach marking the end of another semester, and the beginning of a well earned break consisting of sleeping, reading, partying and generally doing nothing I don’t want to do. The thing is though, that only appeals for... 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
More (Subway) Please, Sir?
How would you feel if the only thing to eat in the general vicinity was a nice little variety of burgers, pasta and salad? Pretty good, right? Only there’s is just this one little niggling feeling that something is missing. And as students at Parramatta campus recently discovered, that little something was Subway. Maybe an exaggeration or maybe a bit of indulgence, either way... Read More
