Tag: campus
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Campus rainbow steps, rainbow crossing vandalised
UOW Security are investigating after the rainbow steps were vandalised this week, which the student union labeled “an attempt to intimidate and upset LBGTQIA+ students.” UOW confirmed this Friday staff removed graffiti messages from the steps and another, unspecified location on campus. Co-Coordinator of UOW’s All Sorts Queer Collective, Isabella Phillips-Bohane, said she was “disappointed,”…
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Psych student takes aim at school’s “exploitative” flyer contest
A first-year psychology student says a School of Psychology flyer contest to promote respectful behaviour on campus should have been a paid gig instead. An email sent to psych students in early July called for flyer designs to promote the school’s Behaviour Statement, it’s response to the 2021 National Student Safety Survey. “Our statement document…
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Campus nazi poster referred to police
The University of Wollongong has strongly condemned the posting of nazi material on campus. Last month, an image appeared on UOW Rants of a poster linked to the National Socialist Network at the Northfields Avenue bus stop. The poster said “white students deserve safety.” Nazi propaganda also appeared in spots across Wollongong, including outside North…
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“A difficult read”: one in five UOW students face sexual harassment at uni
*The article was published 23/3/2022 and updated 25/3/2022 to include a link to the Safe and Respectful Communities website. Near one in twenty UOW students have told a survey they were sexually assaulted in university settings since starting their studies, One in five said they experienced sexual harassment, more than a quarter in the university…
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COVID case jump in student accomodation in lead up to campus return
Wollongong uni has confirmed an “increase” of residents in isolation on it’s accomodation sites in the lead up to the start of session. Last Friday at 1pm, 4.5 per cent of residents were in isolation after returning a positive COVID test. “With the commencement of the 2022 academic year and the return of students to…