Coming to a new country has its challenges. If studying alone isn’t enough to handle (!), you also have to know information like where to find things around campus, public transport, finding somewhere to live, building new friendships, perhaps learning a new language, and managing your finances (just to name a few), all the while …
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Study or travel? Porque no los dos!
As the summer break rolls around, you may be wondering how all your friends managed to afford international holidays. Unless they’ve spent their uni semester doing some pretty shady stuff or working a million hours behind the checkout, there’s a good chance they’ve received government funding for an international study trip. Incoming are the pics …
5 podcasts you NEED to be listening to
The student year is nearly over for many of us, just a few more weeks left to go! Life at the moment is all about multi-tasking, so why not make that a little bit more enjoyable? Whether you need something to help you or amp you up, or just something to listen to while you’re …
How to find out what’s on at each campus
The University of Newcastle is so much more than JUST Callaghan campus. As a student whose classes are based out of the City Precinct, I get that sometimes it’s easy to feel out of the loop (cue Shannon Noll ‘What about me?’). But in actual fact, there’s a heap of regular events based out of …
4 ways you can give back to your student community
When was the last time you felt the rush of warm and fuzzy feelings you receive after doing something good for someone else? Well, I challenge you to do something great for your UON student community. And if you don’t get that rush of good feelings after 30 days… I was going to offer you …
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Dogs of UON
DOGS! Great, now that I have your attention, let’s get down to the actual point of this article (no – it’s not just to talk about how great dogs are). Everyone loves a furry companion. You may not know it, but there are a few select circumstances where you can actually bring your dog on …
Your guide to Arts & Culture at UON
While I’m sure you’re knuckles deep in pen ink and diving head first into those textbooks, why not detach yourself from your studies for a few hours and enjoy some arts and culture. You and I both know you’ve been working hard and deserve a textbook detox. So to sate your creative spirit, here’s a …
Video: Race to UON
Think twice before grabbing the car keys. Yes it might seem more convenient, but once you factor in the price of petrol, price of parking and actually finding a park – is it really the better option? The Navigator team have put three modes of transport to the test: driving, cycling and public transport. …
4 things you should be doing in your final year at UON
You’ve gone through almost two decades of formal education, attended more classes than you have brain cells, and are eagerly awaiting the day you’ll never again have to passive-aggressively message Alice 17 times for her half of the Marketing 1001 group assignment. It’s your last year of university, and whether you have your sights set …
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Why paying it forward can be the best step forward for yourself
The first few weeks of uni are a pretty exciting time. This excitement, however, is often tempered with a good glob of terror and confusion. And no one ever mentions that mozzie spray is sometimes more important than a pen and paper. You can feel lost geographically, socially and mentally. Luckily, UON has a small …
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How to stop stress from spoiling your relationships
The assignments are piling up, the coffee jitters are starting to affect my handwriting and I can feel the hot breath of exams on the back of my neck. I’m not having fun, and by the look of the hollow eyes and slumped shoulders I see around campus, neither are you. It’s usually at this …
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Don’t be that person – how to be a good uni friend
We’ve all had that one friend during our uni career who, either by attitude or behaviour, has been… less that helpful in our academic quest. You know the type: suggesting going out on the night an assessment is due, derailing group work meetings with the latest happenings on The Bachelor, relying just a bit too …
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