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Charlie – Your Student Voice

Hi! Welcome to Charlie – Your Student Voice. Here you will find meaningful stories, common ground and an array of guidance or advice to support you at uni. Charlie is a space for students, by students which you're able to share simply by reading along or joining our community of student contributors. The Charlie Team are just a click away if you ever wish to reach out. Happy reading!

JST203 Punishment and the State students: L-R Danielle Hughes, Callum Cope, Cristine Unguroiu, Paige Fitzpatrick, Carly Elwin, Barrister Bill Walsh, Hywel Blake and Dr Kath McFarlane.

Linking justice, law and the community

A visit to the Bathurst Courthouse offered a group of CSU law and justice students a local insight into the criminal justice system and highlighted that movies aren’t always a true representation of what happens in the courtroom. We caught up with...

Students with coffee

Coffee. (Need I say more?)

by Jenna Verhoeven As a fellow university student who lives by late-night study sessions, assignment deadlines, and enduring some very dry readings, I love coffee. As a practicing naturopath, who has an understanding and respect for my adrenal...

What’s up with gluten?

by Jenna Verhoeven So you have just moved into a new share house. Gone are the days where you could stealthily ‘borrow’ a piece or two of your housemate’s toast until your next adventure to the local ALDI. You just can’t do it. Not out of a new...

Students studying

A recipe for brain and muscle power

by Jenna Verhoeven Sometimes being a student means falling into a bit of a cliché; long study sessions, fueled by lots of sweet treats, coupled with limited budget and time for eating healthy. I think it is high time we break the mould! In an...

Homecoming celebrations for Olympic champions

Our Olympic champions have touched down in Australia after a successful Rio 2016 Olympics campaign and congratulations are in order to all who participated in the games, including our very own CSU sport stars. If you’ve been keeping up with the...

Praise for CSU paramedic students quick thinking

Four final year paramedic students have been praised for their efforts and skills at the site of a single vehicle crash on route to a weekend rugby match. CSU students and rugby players Mathew Schofield, Sam Rutley, Blayne Duncan and Tom Pegler came...

Japan trip

5 reasons I said ‘yes’ to Japan!

By Master of Clinical Psychology student Renee Brimstone Who would like to be sponsored by CSU Global and the Australian Government’s Asia Bound initiative to spend a spontaneous, neon light and ‘kawaii’ filled week in one of the most...

CSU social work students on the beach in South Korea

My social work experience in South Korea

By first-year Master of Social Work student Michelle Marshall I recently visited South Korea with my lecturer Dr Karen Bell and four other students for a two-week overseas study tour program. The trip was a great opportunity to meet people from all...

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Think twice before you click!

Have you ever received an email that looked a bit dodgy instructing you to open an attachment, or gone to a website that you aren’t quite sure about that wants you to click a link for more information or go to the next step? Sounding familiar...

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