Homelessness is not receiving the attention it deserves during the federal election campaign, according to a university student union. The Wollongong Undergraduate Students Association (WUSA) said homelessness is a reality for students. “For any student who wasn’t born into the lap of luxury which is most students, homelessness is always a risk,” WUSA president Chloe Rafferty said. The Wollongong Homeless Hub annual report for 2016/17 revealed over 1,700 people received face-to-face help, with 407 people under the age of 24. “A lack of access to affordable rentals is really the scariest thing facing students not to mention the cost of…
Author: Titilua Ikenasio
The on-campus community at UOW will be brought together once again for the second edition of the UOW Residence Sports Cup on Friday. The event will see the UOW campuses go head to head in basketball, soccer and volleyball in the hopes of winning the trophy and bragging rights. Head of sport and fitness at UniActive and event organiser Tony Wrightson said the event emphasises participation rather than competition to encourage the social and networking aspects of university life. “They get to bring their community of residents together, they get to build teamwork and camaraderie which helps develop that network and…
Hariette Ntakirutimana and her family escaped hunger and deepest poverty for a new life in Australia. But one thing remained, a goodbye song that lives on in her heart and soul. She tells her story to reporter Titilua Ikenasio. At six Harriette Ntakirutimana sat on a bus watching Africa pass by one last time. She was dressed in her best clothes and her whole body seemed to buzz with both excitement and fear of the unknown. She didn’t know where she was going but she had been told that it would be close to heaven – nothing like the Dzaleka…