Guild Recap - August 2020
Here's our monthly update from your Guild Representatives to you.
Your voice on campus!
Curtin Student Guild President Hana Arai today slammed the Government’s proposal to withdraw student loan access to those under academic stress.
A food aid program set up by Curtin University’s student union has received a funding boost from Lotterywest.
Curtin students are back on campus for semester two with social distancing the new norm and the first successful virtual Orientation Day in the university’s history.
Do you have two or more years left of your degree? Now is the time to join a club!
WA students will rally in protest against the Federal Government’s proposed higher education fee changes on Friday, 3 July 2020 at Parliament House from 12.30 to 2.30pm.
Curtin Student Guild has condemned the Federal Government’s plan to double the fees of domestic students studying arts, humanities, social sciences and communications who enroll in courses from 2021.
Academic misconduct. What is it and what should you do?
If you are a non-Aboriginal person, that’s not to say you haven’t had hardships in your life, but when you are an Aboriginal person, the structures of life have deliberately been set up to disadvantage you and advantage another group of people.
Having trouble finishing your assessments on time?
Be prepared, clear your mind and know your rights around exams and final assessments!
Garry Feeney looking back at his time working at Grok and within the Curtin University in the early 1970s.
Pablo Campillos was an active student back in his day—quite literally!
Andrew Thamo, then a young Social Sciences student, spoke recently about his years at WAIT and what his role as the Student Guild’s Activities Officer involved—and more importantly, about trees.
In 1969 WAIT’s student newspaper was called Aspect; and then in 1972, it was re-born like a phoenix from the ashes as Grok, led by a student called Rod Ravenswood, née Rod Cole. He took the name from Robert A. Heinlein’s novel ‘Stranger in a Strange Land’, in which ‘grok’ meant to understand something thoroughly, or intuitively.
In our effort to celebrate 50 years of Grok, we spoke to Davey about her time as the magazine’s editor in 2007, and her experience as an overall Grok contributor and Curtin student from 2003-2007, where she completed a double degree in Politics and Journalism.
Joel Shepherd is a successful Australian science fiction author, most well-known for his ‘Cassandra Kresnov’ and ‘Spiral Wars’ series.
Guild's former Education Vice-President (2005) shares her insights and experiences.
Guild Treasurer (1975-1978) Tony Tilenni shares insights about the Guild in the mid-to-late 70s,
Grok picked Reardon’s brain for more memories of being a student, writing for the paper, co-hosting shows on the Curtin Radio, 6NR, and still managing to hand in his assignments on time.
Guild President (2000) Jonathon Saw shares his story about leading the Guild into the 21st century.
