Type Student newspaper Founded 2016 Circulation 6,000 | Format Magazine Language English | |
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Headquarters Western Sydney University | ||
WSUP news is the student newspaper of the Western Sydney University, in Sydney, Australia. W'SUP was named in April 2016, and was previously known as cruWsible.
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The name change reflected a change in the University's name from University of Western Sydney to Western Sydney University.
WSUP news is published quarterly by an editorially independent student team. It is available in both hard copy - with a circulation of 6,000 - and online, via the publication's website.
The editorial team is elected annually by popular vote amongst the Western Sydney University student body. The 2016 editors of the crUWSible, now W'SUP, are Ian Escandor, Melissa Swann, Hikmat Al-Malliki, Jodie Sale, Nicole Gismondo and Beau Dunne.
History
In the lead-up to the first issue of Cruwsible, students contributed to a newsletter covering issues of the day with articles by then SRC President Luke Lau and student Peter Horsfield. The October 2012 edition of the Student Representation & Participation Newsletter called for student submissions for a new student newspaper, which would be launched early the following year.
The Hawkesbury Agricultural College Journal, HAC, was the first student newspaper serving what is today Western Sydney University. It was first published in 1898 by the newly established Hawkesbury Agricultural College Old Boys Union. Its pages from September 1914 were among the first to address the advent of "The Great War". The opening lines read: "THE British Empire is at war! The last word has been spoken; the die has been cast; and the nations of the world have once more appealed to the sword as the arbitrament of international disputes, whilst the expression of friendship and goodwill have bravely left the lips of our treacherous enemy."
Later incarnations of the student newspaper included Union Press for Young Academics Student Union Newsletter from 1973, TWOT Student Newspaper for Nepean College of Advanced Education from 1982, Nepean Echo Student Magazine from 1984, 1st Edition Student Newspaper for Nepean College of Advanced Education from 1986, Jumbunna from 1989, Berzerk Student Newspaper of University of Western Sydney from 1990, Hemlock UWS Nirimba Students Newspaper from 2003 and T he Western Onion UWS Student Newspaper from 2005.
Content
Written by students for students, WSUP news takes submissions in the form of original articles, features, artwork, photos, game and movie reviews and anything else of interest. Each edition contains an editorial, news, feature articles, music and movie reviews and Love Guru personal advice.