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Finding your feet in a new place

One of the great things about CSU is all the wonderful and varied campus locations – from Albury-Wodonga, to the CSU Study Centre in Sydney, to Orange. But this can often mean that to do the course you want in a great location, you have to move away...

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Three warming winter activities

As the weather cools down and winter sets in, the temptation to retreat inside and stay there except for brisk walks to class is very strong. There are very few things that can carry you through the winter chills like being snuggled up in bed with...

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Surviving flu season

As winter hits us hard on all the CSU campuses (and in all the places where online students are learning) the inevitability of colds and flu looms large. We all know the familiar struggles of battling through sniffles, wheezes, and a lingering cough...

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Moving mid-session: how I did it and you can do it better

It’s the nature of renting, really. It can be annoying and uncomfortable, or cosy and creative, but ultimately it’s pretty impermanent. Leases run out. Roommates go rogue and skip out on you. You discover one too many cracks in the wall or there’s a...

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Share your view on #CSUlife

What’s life really like at CSU? Can you sum up your study experience in 140 characters on Twitter, the perfectly framed Instagram pic, or a Facebook post? Here’s an opportunity for you! CSU’s Social Media team is launching the...

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Rad rules for first time renters

Renting. Your own place. It’s one of the final frontiers of adulthood. But one that people never really tell you much about. There are so many tricky things to look out for, and no real guide to being a grown up to help you through it. So...

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Off Campus Transport Project is here

Need to travel to campus but don’t have a car? Sick of skipping out of class early so you can catch the last bus home? Never fear! CSU’s Office for Students has been granted SSAF funding for 2016 for an Off Campus Transport Project. The...

Second crack at the whip

This is my second foray into the world of study. I did my first degree 20 years ago. Yes, I love research and deadlines. In the olden days, the student union was filled with dodgy sofas covered in questionable stains and a thick haze of cigarette...

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Minding Your Mental Health at Uni

It’s no secret that uni can be pretty demanding. Tutorial work, assignments, missed classes – they can all catch up with you! And on top of this you have to balance working, a social life, family demands, relationships. Some days it can...

Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast - Oscar Wilde

The Best Ways to Become a Morning Person

In all my time at uni, I still haven’t met a morning person. Sure, some of us may get up early, but very few manage it without looking like zombies lugging around textbooks, and I’m certain no one enjoys it. When going to uni though...

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