With exam sessions and final assessments edging closer every day, UOWTV Multimedia Reporter Roseanne Scott spoke to UOW Counsellor and Psychologist Nigel Woods for some tips on how to get a good nights sleep, before showing off UOW’s top five sleep spots. Multimedia Reporters: Jon Bragg, Kelsey Sutor and Rosie Scott.
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Today marks the 10th anniversary of the popular film “Mean Girls”, starring Lindsay Lohan and Tina Fey. UOWTV reporter Kelsey Sutor talks about the film’s impact on pop culture and how social media plans on celebrating. Multimedia Reporters: Jon Bragg, Kelsey Sutor and Rosie Scott.
Social media has been sent into a frenzy with the announcement of the cast of Star Wars Episode VII. UOWTV reporter Jon Bragg has the details of the cast and reactions from Twitter. UOWTV Reporters: Jon Bragg, Kelsey Sutor and Rosie Scott.
Warilla Bowling Club is playing host to the 2014 Bowls Club from 8th – 16th April. Men and women from over 20 countries, including Australia, are competing in various rounds over the week. On day two of the singles competition, both the mens and women’s games offered up some mixed results. In the third round of the mens draw, a close game between Ryan Dixon from Norfolk Island and Shannon McIlroy had the crowd’s attention. In the end, Dixon came out on top of not only the match, but also the his side of the competition, followed closely by Australia’s…
Australia may finally be catching up to global ethical standards as the NSW Green’s introduce a bill to ban the importation and production of animal tested cosmetics nationally. Senator Lee Rhiannon introduced the End Cruel Cosmetics Bill to the Parliament yesterday afternoon. She said, “There is a shift around the world and it’s time Australia caught up and that’s what this private members bill gives us an opportunity to do.” The design of the private members bill was fueled by anti-testing conversations in the European Union, the U.S., India and Israel along with support from the Australian Labor Party. Senator…
The Group of Eight are proposing dismissing government subsidies and charging students in popular undergraduate degrees the full amount for fees. What does this mean for students at these universities studying degrees such as law and commerce? This infographic shows what the proposal will mean for students already struggling with high amounts of debt.
Wollongong grasps for cultural identity Wollongong City Council has just accepted a cultural plan that has been in heavy discussion over the past three weeks. The progressive plan to expand upon and showcase the cultural aspects of the Illawarra was passed by the Wollongong City Council on Monday night, in a bid to answer the cultural needs of Wollongong as a progressing city. It was not without some debate as to whether or not this plan should be funded by the Council in order to proceed, but Councillor Leigh Colacino believes that this is “something Wollongong simply needs in order…
One week after the Budget, UOWTV Multimedia reporters are taking a look into what flow on effects the Budget will bring about. There have been some winners and a lot of losers after Joe Hockey’s announcement last week, and UOWTV will bring you more reports later on about how universities – the students, the lecturers and the researchers – have responded to the news. UOWTV Multimedia Reporter: Amber Kinnear The students are revolting: UOWTV live blogs the NUS National Day of Action protests UOWTV Multimedia Reporter Jon Bragg went to the National Union of Student’s National Day of Action, which protested against…
There’s nothing quite like political disillusionment to bring out the creativity in people. Many cartoonists and movie makers have used their skills to show their opposition to Joe Hockey’s budget. Here are some of the best creative responses people have come up with: Christopher Downes Downes, a political cartoonist for The Mercury in Tasmania, has created some cartoons about the budget, borrowing from pop culture to show his disdain for Abbott and the Coalition. …
Australia’s favourite human being at the moment, Joe Hockey has decided to charge $7 for a doctor’s visit. We here at UOWTV think $7 goes a long way. In fact, here are seven things you can get for $7. Count those pennies kids, you’re gonna need them! 1. 10 packets of Mi Goreng We university students are fuelled on the cheap goodness that is Mi Goreng. For $7, you can add 10 packets of those nom nom nommy noodles* to your shopping basket. *I’d like to apologise for the term “nom nom nommy”. It’s very 2010 of me. 2.…