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STEALING THE SHOW: BEHIND THE SCENES WITH THE WSU LIVESTOCK TEAM By Letisha Hopton You've met the cows. You've seen the ...
24/07/2025

STEALING THE SHOW: BEHIND THE SCENES WITH THE WSU LIVESTOCK TEAM
By Letisha Hopton

You've met the cows.

You've seen the awards.

Now come behind the scenes with Letisha Hopton, Livestock Team President, as she shows us it's not as easy as it looks.

"It's 5AM on show day and my alarm is going off. It's cold outside and the sun is yet to rise..."

Read more at https://wsup.news/, and keep swiping for some BTS photos!

1. Letisha giving a blow dry, one week before the show
(Photo Credit: Tamara Tuchin, 2025)
2. It's go time: The team leading the steers to the ring
(Photo Credit Tamara Tuchin, 2025)
3. Letisha and Nugget (left) in the ring.
4. "Finally, the hard work pays off." Letisha (middle) and team posing for photos after judging
5. The 2025 WSU Livestock Team with their ribbons. "We can look back and see how much hard work and time we’ve put into these steers, and appreciate their progress."

All photo credit to The WSU Livestock Team unless otherwise stated.

Want to know more about The Livestock Team? Head to their Insta!

On the 18th of July, we hosted our Spring semester Media Day - a workshop full of storytellers and creatives with bold a...
23/07/2025

On the 18th of July, we hosted our Spring semester Media Day - a workshop full of storytellers and creatives with bold and brilliant ideas for W’SUP News.

The day was composed of a panel with former student editor - Nicole Gismondo, and Margot Dunphy - Lecturer in Journalism at Western.

We also explored new pitches that are currently in the process of being published so keep an eye out on our socials and website!

Students got the chance to present their pitches alongside their assigned editors on the day.

Here are some photos by .writerandjournalist taken on the day.

HIGHLIGHT OF THE HAWKESBURYBy Tamara Tuchin, Student EditorFor Western Sydney University students, the 9th - 11th of May...
23/07/2025

HIGHLIGHT OF THE HAWKESBURY
By Tamara Tuchin, Student Editor

For Western Sydney University students, the 9th - 11th of May was filled with cows, science, and more cows at the Hawkesbury Agricultural Show.

Western was one of hundreds of organisations on display, represented by The Livestock Team in cattle judging, as well as educational stalls from the School of Science.

Keep swiping for some images of the day!

1. SCIENCE REPRESENT! Animal Science students at the Animal Science tent (Photo Credit: Jennifer Martin)

2. The Mobile Forensic Science Laboratory was more popular than the Animal Science tent... this time

3. Western in the midday Grand Parade with the Waterkeeper Alliance boat, one of WSU's contributions to the Hawkesbury region

4. Ribbons galore in the tent - hopefully they have room for more, with the team receiving several accolades from this year's competition

5. Morgan the charity steer was raised by the and auctioned off at the Show. He raised $2240 for Pink Finss Charity (), which provides assistance to those facing cancer.
(Photo Credit: WSU Livestock Team)

6. The in some downtime.

That's a wrap for this year's Hawkesbury Show! Keep an eye out for Western next year, and don't forget to come say hi!

To read the whole story, and to find out more about The Livestock Team's achievements, head to https://wsup.news/

(All photo credit to Tamara Tuchin unless otherwise stated)

BACHELOR OF SACRIFICE: Navigating Work Life BalanceBy Tamara Tuchin, Editor ()So many tasks, so little time...Students a...
19/07/2025

BACHELOR OF SACRIFICE: Navigating Work Life Balance
By Tamara Tuchin, Editor ()

So many tasks, so little time...

Students are told to balance life, work, and study; we're told to get fresh air, have fun and keep our mental health up; we're told to work and volunteer and apply for placements and internships.

What gets sacrificed when the scales don't balance?

"It's uni, then work, then uni. What, am I meant to have one day a week to myself?" - Issrae Barghachoun.

Read more at https://wsup.news/

MODERN RELICS: The De-Extinction of Dire Wolves and Their Impact on Modern EcosystemsBy Chloe Kucharski ()As the first g...
19/07/2025

MODERN RELICS: The De-Extinction of Dire Wolves and Their Impact on Modern Ecosystems
By Chloe Kucharski ()

As the first generation of a species that straddles the line between extinction and existence, these are not just wolves reborn. They are a test.

The question now is not whether we can bring back the past. It's whether we should, and what kind of future we're willing to build with the answers.

The birth of these Dire Wolves is a remarkable scientific achievement. But science cannot stop with simple creation, it must also guide integration.

Read the rest online at https://wsup.news/

W’SUPNews is here for another Media DayWhether you’re 🔥hot for journalism🔥 or just curious W’SUPNews will help you devel...
11/07/2025

W’SUPNews is here for another Media Day

Whether you’re 🔥hot for journalism🔥 or just curious W’SUPNews will help you develop your journalism skills and create an article to publish with our news team.

No matter what you are studying - everyone is welcome to join and build their skills.

Don’t miss us on Friday July 18th from 10am-3pm

Parramatta South Campus Building EA, Level 1, Room 27

A brother and sister uncover a terrifying ritual at the secluded home of their new foster mother.After their 2023 smash-...
29/05/2025

A brother and sister uncover a terrifying ritual at the secluded home of their new foster mother.

After their 2023 smash-hit TALK TO ME, Australian directors Danny and Michael Philippou are back with another nail-biting horror movie.

There is a giveaway that can be entered.
To enter, subscribe to our newsletter and email us with the subject line Bring Her Back giveaway.

“So many tasks, so little time... Students are told to juggle life, study and work - but what gets sacrificed when the s...
28/05/2025

“So many tasks, so little time... Students are told to juggle life, study and work - but what gets sacrificed when the scales don’t balance?”

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australians spend an average of 10 hours and 35 minutes a day on necessary things like sleeping, eating, personal care, health, and hygiene. That’s 74 hours a week.

“I do have to sacrifice work or uni sometimes, but I usually prioritise uni, as that’s the foundation of my future.”

AUTHOR: Tamara Tuchin ()

READ THIS ARTICLE NOW ON WSUPNEWS!

LIFE DOESN’T GIVE YOU A RUBRIC - Rachel Morley & The Lego EffectFor more than fifteen years teaching full-time at Wester...
28/05/2025

LIFE DOESN’T GIVE YOU A RUBRIC - Rachel Morley & The Lego Effect

For more than fifteen years teaching full-time at Western Sydney University, Dr Rachel Morley is more than just an award-winning academic in communications and creative industries – she’s been a catalyst for curiosity, courage, and creativity.

For more than fifteen years teaching full-time at Western Sydney University, Dr Rachel Morley is more than just an award-winning academic in communications and creative industries – she’s been a catalyst for curiosity, courage, and creativity.

Her philosophy? ‘Life doesn’t give you a rubric. There’s no one right answer’.

AUTHOR: Khanh Linh Pham

READ NOW ON WSUPNEWS

WSU sacking 400 Staff: STOP THE CUTS!What’s happening?On the 16th of April 2025, Julie Hare reported in the Australian F...
28/05/2025

WSU sacking 400 Staff: STOP THE CUTS!

What’s happening?
On the 16th of April 2025, Julie Hare reported in the Australian Financial Review that Western Sydney University is planning to cut 400 staff to stave off a projected $80 million deficit. In response, student advocates formed the ‘Stop WSU Cuts’ group on the 17th of April 2025. Stop WSU Cuts will campaign to save University staff jobs and demands that education be put before the profits of the University bosses.

“Education is a human right; we are paying for a quality education. It’s WSU’s job to supply that, not to increase their already large profits.” writes Bachelor of Occupational Therapy student, Julia Disney. “Lord knows how burnt-out our uni staff are. My heart already goes out to them and how hard they work. Last thing they need is to be even more understaffed. ”

Author: Keira Fairley

READ THIS ARTICLE NOW ON WSUPNEWS!

Just some black out poetry from WSUP’s second poetry workshop. Stay tuned to hear about the next one 😘
24/05/2025

Just some black out poetry from WSUP’s second poetry workshop.

Stay tuned to hear about the next one 😘

WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY HAVE COWS 🐮🐮🐮500 kilos each of pure beef. And they’re fluffy. What’s not to love?Buckeye, Myer...
12/05/2025

WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY HAVE COWS 🐮🐮🐮

500 kilos each of pure beef. And they’re fluffy. What’s not to love?

Buckeye, Myers, El Dorado, Morgan, Bundy and Kraken (who also goes by Nugget) are your new favourite cows. They’re also about to be famous, with all six of them appearing at the Hawkesbury Agricultural show 9 - 11 May

The boys are 10 months old, and have been raised and trained by our very own on the Farm at Hawkesbury Campus.

Come say hi to the cows - and the amazing team!



1. Buckeye says get booked
2. Scrubadubdub for Myers. These guys have an intense beauty regime - double wash, brush, blow dry, then brush again. Try and fit THAT into your morning routine
3. Buckeye getting all the special treatment (and he knows it) - Yeah, he REALLY knows it.
4. What a (beautiful) poser
5. Morgan the Majestic, who will be auctioned for Pink Finss, a charity organisation for those with cancer
6. Morgan was a supermodel in a past life
7. Bundy (front) and Nugget (hiding)
8. New Dyson dropped... Letisha, President of the Livestock Team, giving Buckeye a blow dry
9. Cows being cows
10. Home sweet home; welcome to the barn
11. A little moo-tivation

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