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Beating the Odds as a First-Generation University Student

Darlene Rowlands Posted On July 31, 2021

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 […]

Campus / Halls of Residence / News

G7 Quarantine Raises Questions On International Students Return

Darlene Rowlands Posted On June 29, 2021

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 […]

ANU / Canberra / Halls of Residence / Uncategorised

Sacrifice and Exhaustion Are Just a Fact of Life for ANU’s Financially Independent Students

Darlene Rowlands Posted On May 24, 2021

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 […]

ANU / ANUSA / Campus / Canberra / Halls of Residence / News / PARSA / Uncategorised / Unilodge / Ursula Hall

UniLodge Rental Affordability Scheme to be Terminated in 2022

Darlene Rowlands Posted On April 6, 2021

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 […]

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