We’ve all seen one. Whether it was in a small market, or arranged artfully in a boutique furniture shop, everyone’s seen an intricate woodcarving. For most of us, this will just be an interesting piece of objet d’art, but for Aaron Johnson, it’s inspiration.
Chances are, most of you would have seen the above video. It was being passed around several social media platforms for several weeks back in January. In case you haven’t seen it, it lists some of the ways in which the media negatively portrays the sexes.
It’s common knowledge that the media is rife with sensationalism. But is this necessarily a bad thing? Continue reading
“Journalism is a dying art.”
Over the last few years, most people will have heard this said at least once. So then why is it that still so many young adults are choosing to pursue a career in journalism? For an industry that is allegedly in so much peril, there is still a great amount of interest in it. Continue reading
Wollongong, being where Wollongong is, isn’t the most convenient university for me to get to.
I live in Sydney. As such, it takes me around 2 hours to get to and from uni, each way. As such, I’ve grown very accustomed to staring at the patterns on the upholstery of Sydney Trains.
My life is now made up of waiting at train stations, with a little bit of life in between. I think, in the last 5 weeks alone, I’ve spent more time on trains than I have in my entire life up until this point.
And we haven’t even finished the semester.
As far as Lucy, 22, is concerned, attending university isn’t that big of a deal. “Being a university student means almost nothing to me, there are so many ways to get an education these days that where you go or how you get to where you’re going isn’t important. The main reason for UOW is because I live and grew up in Gwynneville so, haha super close.”
For Lucy, travel, experiences, and living life to the fullest is the most important thing. “When I’m old and frail and smelling like cedar I’d like to be able to say that I loved, I travelled and I took every opportunity that I was given, I’d hate to get old and think of everything I could’ve been. I’d rather be proud of everything I’ve done.”
As part of my Journalism 101 course at the University of Wollongong, I was required to conduct a series of short interviews with students around campus. The question? Coming into University, what here some of your hopes or expectations? These are their responses.
When Ryan, 22, thinks about university, he thinks about the experiences. “I’m getting the opportunity to learn a whole lot of new skills, and do a lot of new stuff and get the opportunity to be more independent and meet a lot of new people.”
For him, Wollongong University was the obvious choice. “it’s close to home, and I have a lot of family here, even though it’s close to home, I’ve still moved down here. It’s a great university, big campus and nice surroundings.”
When Ryan’s old and grey, he hopes to look back on life with fond memories. “Just that I enjoyed myself in what I did and made the most of opportunities that come my way, and that I’m remembered as a nice person who tried his best.”
For so many people, Uni Life is synonymous with caffeine and hard work.
I am no exception to this.
As someone who has developed a rather crippling coffee dependency, the many cafes on campus have proven to be a godsend. So often I’ve found myself sitting around campus, coffee in hand, flipping through my diary trying to sort out my now full schedule.
Since starting uni, my life has taken a total 180. 0-100 in a matter of weeks. For the first time I’m being forced to try to juggle full-time study, a part-time job, and calculate the right amount of time it takes to get off the bus, grab a coffee, and still make it to my lecture on time.
For everyone, there’s always something. Something that scares you. That feeling that sits in the pit of your stomach and makes you reconsider everything. When I sat down with Sarah Mourtos, 18, first year student at the University of Wollongong, we talked about what scares her and how this has affected her life.
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