By Hannah Cross
Higher Education Providers are experiencing the flow on effects from problems with CRICOS registration for training delivery to student visa holders.
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By Hannah Cross
Government legislation excludes international students from entire job industries.
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By Sarah Smit
Last Tuesday evening, the Murdoch Student Guild Council discussed the possibility of diverting funding from the Guild’s end of year Code Red event to the guild ball.
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By Sean Ayres
The backlash against Mexicana isn’t nuanced debate on religious ceremonies and legitimate cultural concerns. The backlash against Mexicana is a backlash against wearing sombreros and drinking tequila. The backlash is against the very idea of country themed parties.
Read MoreBy Alexandrea Foster
The inaugural debate between the Murdoch University Chapters of the Young Liberals and Young Labor ended in fiery passion on Tuesday night. The topic under debate was Australia’s Monarchy with Young Labor’s Kai Donaldson and Kristian Pisano arguing for an Australian Republic while the Young Liberals’ Tom Blake and Bianca Cobby advocated for the Monarchy.
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By Sean Ayres
It’s a dark and nebulous time at Murdoch University when anonymous submissions to Facebook page Confessions at Murdoch call out “commie scumbags” and “red fascists” and call for the defunding of the Murdoch Communist and Socialist Club.
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By Aaron Angel
Let’s face it; being a student is hard enough without the added stress of financial, academic or health worries. Your brain is getting stuffed with new ideas on a daily basis, your flesh sack of a body seems to always require nourishing with edible matter, and deadlines incessantly approach much like the inevitability of death only much more tangibly. So it’s no surprise that sometimes we could all use a little help to keep us going, and that’s where Student Assist steps in.
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By Zenna Sparkes-Santos
In a statement, Murdoch said they were “encouraging unit coordinators to gather a critical mass of students in seminars, ideally between 25 and 45 attendees”. Yes. Twenty-five to forty-five students per class. There won’t be cuts to units, lectures or tutorial time; just to the number of tutorials being offered.
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By Sarah Smit
The 24/7 Learning Common on level 2 of the Geoffrey Bolton library, long known as the bane of any student unwise enough to have a laptop with a non-infinite battery life, has been completely refurbished.
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By Sarah Smit
After four months of delays, the first stage of Murdoch’s new Student Hub has just managed to open in time for O-week.
The Student Hub was originally slated for completion in August 2017 and is a high tech space which replaces and expands the long-closed Refectory.
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By Harry Cunningham
Murdoch Casino anyone? To help you find something positive about going back to uni for semester 2, we’ve picked the best events and things to do on campus this month.
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Bush Court is a vibrant hub for outdoor chilling, studying, and enjoying the sun. If you’ve been on Bush Court you’ve either seen these people or you’ve been one of them. We took some time to identify some of the diverse and humorous characters you can find on this sunny stretch of grassland… Enjoy ;).
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Find your Way around Campus
Our Campus has evolved over the years and with it we have seen movements of schools, rooms and facilities to meet the needs of our staff and students. As our facilities grow, we want to ensure everyone is able to get around easily and vitally, not get lost!
Read MoreFormer Murdoch University Vice-Chancellor Richard Higgott viewed adult material on his work laptop and had complaints made against him just six months into the job, according to a recently released report.
The Corruption and Crime Commission have been looking into alleged misconduct by the former Vice-Chancellor and his closest members of staff since October 2014.
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By Caris Horton
Most bus shelters around Murdoch have had their roofs taken off after one collapsed near the Student Village.
On Friday the 13th of May, it was alleged that a Murdoch student and their two friends made a bus shelter collapse after swinging on it.
It is still unknown who the student is or whether they sustained any injuries.
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By Caris Horton
The Murdoch University Sustainability Team (MUST) are bringing events to campus that will encourage students to hop on their bikes.
The week has kicked with a screening of UnReal, a mountain biking film, on Bush Court at 7pm tonight to get students in the spirit.
To emphasis the power of the humble machine, MUST will also provide smoothies generated by pure cycle power during this Thursday’s market day stall.
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By Roland Belford
METIOR will be highlighting student run clubs, programs and initiatives on campus this year. If you would like your club, group, event or whatever profiled, contact Roland.
WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO START THE GROUP?
The inspiration for the club mostly came after the drive to bring back Humans vs Zombies (HvZ). Our staff came to the decision that as a ‘gaming club’, we could organise or help out with other games that create the same sense of competition and fun that HvZ always has. That’s also where the club name came from: we’re endeavouring to get people together, having fun and competing.
Read MoreBy Madura McCormack
An estimated eight Australians are diagnosed with leukaemia every day, with 1, 720 people losing their battle with the cancer in 2014.
Murdoch student and Guild Sustainability Officer Lauren Hodson knows too well what it’s like to be drawn into the crossfire, losing her father to the disease ten years ago.
On March 13, Lauren will take to the clippers and lose her long locks in a bid to raise funds for the Leukaemia Foundation.
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By Madura McCormack
Elected to the position during the Guild elections in October 2015, Rachael Davidson has stepped down as Events Officer for this year.
One of the three members of the ACTION ticket to be elected to the 40th Guild, Davidson was elected unopposed after a last-minute disqualification of the TMNT nominee.
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By Madura McCormack
Highlights
- Parking rates up by average of 30 per cent
- Funds to be used for upgrading and maintenance
- NTEU launches petition in protest
- Murdoch University has 39 parking spots available per 100 students, twice national average
- Daily permit rates remain unchanged at $5
- Guild President to have meeting with university on January 18