By Brianna Elliott Relying solely on meeting the required Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) to be offered a position to study at ANU can be a highly stressful and competitive process for students. Instead, there are many alternative ways […]
By Brianna Elliott Outgoing Vice-Chancellor Brian Schmidt and current Group of Eight (Go8) universities Chair member has recently proposed national changes to the tertiary education sector. He states in his submission that vocational training providers and academic universities should […]
By Brianna Elliott The National Union of Students (NUS) released a report on 5 October to the Australian Government to lower Centrelink’s Age of Independence from 22 to 18 years old. This would allow for 467,419 new students to […]
By Brianna Elliott On 17 August, the Australian Government announced it will fund an extra 20,000 university student places. The Labor Party’s stated intention is to boost university attendance numbers from underrepresented groups and to target “areas of skill […]
By Brianna Elliott Two candidates are running for ANUSA Clubs Officer this year. The candidates are Charlotte Carnes (She/They) from Power in Community, and Milli McDonald (She/Her) from ACTION For ANUSA. The Job The ANUSA Clubs Officer is […]
By Brianna Elliott The candidates are running for ANUSA Education Officer this year. The candidates are Beatrice Tucker (They/Them) from Power in Community, Harry Danton-Jack (He/Him) from ACTION! For ANUSA, Carter Chryse (They/Them) from Climate Action for ANUSA and […]
By Brianna Elliott The ANU Students’ Association (ANUSA) and the Disability Students’ Association (DSA) have criticised ANU’s decision to return to on-campus learning. Their primary concern is the effect this will have on disabled, immunocompromised, and working students. The […]
By Brianna Elliott Frustrated students are criticising their course’s online quizzes and exams for being ‘forward only’, meaning they cannot flip back and forth between questions. In the typical format for Wattle quizzes, students are able to answer questions […]
By Brianna Elliott The Interhall Arts Committee (IAC) is hosting ‘Big Night Out’ (BNO) for the first time since 2019, on 5 May 2022 at Wamburun Hall courtyard. Bringing together bands from every ANU residential hall, this music festival […]
