By Tom Kersten Content Warning: Mental Health At ANU, domestic students have access to a free counselling service, ANU Counselling. ANUSA General Representative Catherine Yeong recently published a report from a meeting she had with ANU officials, including the acting […]
By Sharlotte Thou ANUSA President Madhumitha Janagaraja announced on ANU Schmidtposting on Tuesday afternoon that the proposed one week teaching pause will not go ahead. This comes a week after the change.org petition – which has 5186 signatures at the […]
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 Sharlotte Thou 2021 Science Society President Su-En Hia (she/her) has announced she will run for Clubs Officer in the 2021 ANUSA election. Hia’s experience in the Science Society executive since 2019, namely holding the General Representative, Social Officer, Vice […]
By Tom Kersten UPDATE: Warrumbul has since been announced as a Casual Contact Site and all residents are to isolate until they return a negative test result. Yesterday evening, the University became aware of a positive COVID-19 case on-campus, making […]
By Nathan Bow & Tom Kersten Since Canberra entered lockdown last Thursday, many students at residential halls have been feeling the strain of stringent lockdown measures. Reports of declining mental health among these students have been widespread, with many having […]
By Sharlotte Thou A petition calling for an “immediate teaching break in response to the Canberra COVID-19 outbreak” was launched by ANU student Derrick Appel on 17 August 2021. The petition cites five reasons for the proposed one week teaching […]
By Tom Kersten On 30 July, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Australia’s plan to transition to post vaccination settings. For many people this was a moment of hope, something to look forward to, something to work towards. However, for International […]
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 […]
