By Madeleine McDonald ANU Accommodation Services last week announced that residential halls will not be operating at full capacity for Semester Two. Students hoping to return to their on-campus accommodation will be required to complete a returner’s application, with offers […]
By Lottie Twyford Due to a significant reduction of students on campus in light of COVID-19, ANU residential halls have hired interim ‘Duty Officers’ to fulfil vacant positions and “support the smooth running of the hall during the period of […]
By Rebecca Zhong ANU announced last Friday that on-campus residents can cancel their occupancy agreements effective immediately, with any rent paid in advance to be refunded. In its most recent announcement regarding COVID-19, the University urged residents to leave their […]
By Declan Milton and Hayley Hands ANU has announced it is preparing for a transition to “full online delivery” of classes in the upcoming week. In an email to staff and students on 17 March, Vice-Chancellor Brian Schmidt stated colleges […]
By Helena Burke Construction of a seven-storey car park between Burton and Garran (B&G) and Wright Hall is due to commence late this year. The space is currently used as a single story car park for on-campus residents. ANU estimates […]
By Hayley Hands Whether you’ve been busy enjoying O-Week festivities or frantically searching online for PDFs of your assigned textbooks, here’s what you might have missed. ANUSA This week, ANUSA ran a number of O-Week events including campus tours, trivia, […]
By Helena Burke The summer break has been a turbulent time for ANU. Before you give your liver a workout this O-Week, get up to date on the news you might have missed. Coronavirus travel ban Australia’s China travel-ban, imposed […]
By Hayley Hands Travel restrictions imposed to contain the spread of the coronavirus have caused concern about the ability of some students to commence their studies in Semester 1. The Morrison Government will deny entry to non-Australian Citizens arriving from […]
By Samuel Wright The O-Week Toga Party usually hosted by Burgmann College will not be running in 2020. Beck Long, President of the Burgmann Residents’ Association (BRA), cited financial risk as one of the reasons behind the decision. In a […]
By Rebecca Zhong Unilodge has announced that it will be changing its Student Leadership Model for 2020. The changes will see UniLodge residences move from having a combination of Senior Residents (SRs) and Residential Advisors (RAs) to SRs only, […]
