By Hannah Farrow & Saffron Geyle On 29 October, the annual inter-hall competition known as Inward Bound (IB) took place. IB participants talked about the competition with Observer, recounting stories of swimming across deep channels of water, discussing their favourite […]
By Hannah Farrow Content Warning: Sexual Assault/Sexual Harassment As part of the Student Safety and Wellbeing Plan that has been introduced this semester, ANU is running a trial of the Residential Community Safety Officers program, which consists of allocating security […]
By Mackenzie Watkins In recent years more and more students have come forward reporting an over-complicated application process and “filthy” apartments upon move-in day. UniLodge is a major student accommodation service across Australia and New Zealand. They specialise in the […]
By Tom Kersten The 2021 Census provides a snapshot of the ANU community living on campus. The on-campus population increased by 37%, with data showing that 2848 people were on-campus during census night. 305 people who completed the census on-campus […]
By Tom Kersten Yesterday afternoon, a fire broke out in a residential room at John’s College, leading to a hall-wide evacuation with over four fire trucks attending the scene. The University has confirmed that no one was injured during the […]
By Darlene Rowlands Content Warning: express mentions of sexual assault and sexual harassment (SASH), institutional betrayal. An alleged rapist lived and worked alongside ANU students on campus until as recently as 2013. He was a live-in chaplain at John […]
By Hannah Farrow Content Warning: This article mentions Hazing and Sexual Assault/Sexual Harassment Bruce Hall administration has made the unforeseen executive decision to shut down the ‘Shadow’ Resident Committee, requesting to “discontinue the Shadow, and associated activities”. In the College […]
Just weeks into the new semester, several ANU courses have reversed decisions to return to in-person teaching. Courses ranging from computer science to postgraduate economics have announced face-to-face classes will be moved online until further notice. Along with schools and […]
By Tom Kersten In a pivot of University policy, students who test positive to Covid will from today be able to isolate in their own rooms, instead of being moved to self-contained apartments in ANU’s dedicated quarantine facility. This latest […]
By Alayna Bourke At the heart of on-campus accommodation are shared spaces and communal events, so how does residential living take shape in a pandemic? As semester one approaches, Observer puts together a guide to the new COVID-safe rules […]
