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Archive: July 2020

Career Development Officer, Paul Worsfold giving advice to a student.

Preparing for a career after university

Final year students are quickly approaching the end of their university journey with graduation at the end of the year. But while one journey is ending, another one will begin, and now is the time to prepare what you will do as a career when you...

Student writing an assingment in bed.

Poets of Australia – 1: Oodgeroo of the Noonuccal

The Indigenous Australian activist from Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island) was a 20th century historic and cultural figure. She fostered a reputation as a poet through the 1960’s, with some of her greatest works being published in that decade...

Striving towards your best in your studies

As Session 2 is starting to get into full swing, the pressure of your studies might be starting to get on your mind. We all want to achieve the best we can in getting high marks. The Executive Dean’s Awards are a goal for many students and is...

5 Ethical Activewear Options

Activewear retailer Lorna Jane suffered a recent advertorial blunder where the brand referenced COVID-19 when claiming its newly launched “LJ Shield exclusive technology” was capable of protecting wearers against viruses and bacteria. As a result, I...

Take Note: How to take good quality notes

Depending on the person, your notes must either be entertaining and creative or organised and neat. I like to find a middle ground so that I feel like I want to read the notes but they aren’t so chaotic that I get frustrated. Regardless of which...

Why I joined my SRC and why you should too

By Luisa Foliaki Students at the STRIVE Leadership Conference as well as a close friend of mine encouraged me to nominate for the Online Study Student Representative Committee (SRC). I was pleasantly surprised when I was elected. A few weeks later I...

Friends cooking

Social isolation risks and the importance of keeping in touch

Prior to the onset of COVID-19, global loneliness levels had reached an all-time high. According to the Australian Psychological Society’s 2018 Loneliness Report, one in four Australians are lonely and more than half of the population feel they...

Teenager writing in journal outside.

Getting outside for Charles Sturt’s Foundation Day

Charles Sturt University’s Foundation Day is coming up on the 19th of July, and as Australia’s first carbon-neutral University, Charles Sturt is a great example to us on how to live sustainably in union with our beautiful Australian landscape...

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