CULTURE
New details have emerged about deceased Nazi collaborator Bob Sredersas, whose art donations helped establish the collection at Wollongong Art Gallery. Last year, former Wollongong councillor Michael Samaris raised concern over alleged links to the Nazi SS in Lithuania, which was responsible for leading the murder of European Jews during
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UOW Security are investigating after the rainbow steps were vandalised this week, which the student union labeled "an attempt to intimidate and upset LBGTQIA+ students." UOW confirmed this Friday staff removed graffiti messages from the steps and another, unspecified location on campus. Co-Coordinator of UOW’s All Sorts
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A first-year psychology student says a School of Psychology flyer contest to promote respectful behaviour on campus should have been a paid gig instead. An email sent to psych students in early July called for flyer designs to promote the school's Behaviour Statement, it's response to
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An hour until showtime, organiser Riley Jones admitted he was nervous. “It’s a gamble. Comedy’s always a gamble,” Jones told The Tertangala at the showcase last night of the Wollongong Comedy Festival. “People will be like ‘I’m funny’ and then they do it, and then they’re
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UOW says a student union claim some subjects have dropped exam surveillance tool Proctorio was "misleading." Last week, a Facebook post from the Wollongong Undergraduate Students’ Association (WUSA) said "under pressure from students and academic staff, some subjects and schools, e.g. MATH202 and ECTE (School of
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*The article was published 23/3/2022 and updated 25/3/2022 to include a link to the Safe and Respectful Communities website. Near one in twenty UOW students have told a survey they were sexually assaulted in university settings since starting their studies, One in five said they experienced
OPINION
If recent participation rates are anything to go by - under four per cent of undergraduates voted in the 2020 WUSA election - the goings on of the student union tend to go unnoticed. Pair that with political opportunism and you can get some weird election promises that candidates hope
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After pairing students with technology for years, the UOW Library Makerspace is closed for good. Beginning in 2017, project coordinator Nathan Riggir said it would be a “pilot space that will be a strong learning environment.” “We see it as being a place to get the first hands-on experience with
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Rizvi Ahmed arrived in Australia from Bangladesh less than three weeks ago. "I’m enjoying the country and the culture and everything else, the transportation system- everything." But when it comes to accomodation, the IT students says it’s been "tough." "The housing expenses is
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Wollongong uni has confirmed an "increase" of residents in isolation on it's accomodation sites in the lead up to the start of session. Last Friday at 1pm, 4.5 per cent of residents were in isolation after returning a positive COVID test. "With the commencement