By Darlene Rowlands A recent Freedom of Information request (FOI) revealed that a total of $51,436 was spent by the University for refurbishing former Chancellor Gareth Evans’ Melbourne office in 2012. Evans was the ANU Chancellor from 2010 to 2020. […]
By Nathan Bow & Darlene Rowlands A week before the 2021 ANUSA elections, a new and puzzling face entered the student politics scene. The 18-year-old, with two short months in Canberra under his belt, captured the attention of ANU […]
By Darlene Rowlands CW: mental health, mentions of eating disorders. Four candidates will contest the newly created position of ANUSA Welfare Officer this election. They include Sebastian Tierney from ‘Seb for Welfare’, Sinead Winn from ‘Get Sh!t Done for ANUSA’, […]
By Darlene Rowlands CW: SASH, racism Two candidates are running for ANUSA Vice President this year. The candidates are Chido Nyakuengama from Grassroots ANUSA, and Blake Iafeta from Do Better! with Blake Iafeta. The Job The ANUSA Vice […]
By Darlene Rowlands There are 600 ANU students currently interstate and unable to return to Canberra. Those among them who usually reside on-campus continue to be financially liable for rooms they cannot return to. As the ACT lockdown damages the […]
By Darlene Rowlands, Nathan Bow, Declan Milton, Alex Ellwood, Ali El-Zein
By Darlene Rowlands For the ANU students who are the first in their family to undertake tertiary education, to attend university is to beat the odds. Whether or not they excel academically, or overcome significant social barriers to forge a […]
By Darlene Rowlands and Alex Ellwood A group of 30 politicians and journalists who returned from the G7 summit in England are quarantining in Davey Lodge. On 17 June, ANU students were notified that the student accommodation facility was being […]
By Darlene Rowlands For the ANU students who have to support themselves financially, working and ‘getting by’ dominates all aspects of university life. In the absence of substantial financial assistance from parents or Centrelink, academic success becomes merely a minute […]
By Darlene Rowlands The National Rental Affordability Scheme (NRAS) will end at ANU in 2022, with Lena Karmel Lodge as the University’s last provider. Although Warrumbul Lodge and the Laurus Wing at Ursula Hall have previously provided NRAS accommodation, only […]
