Tag: trimesters
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UNSW responds to fury over student protest crackdown
Tharunka contacted UNSW for a statement in regards to the recent hostile treatment of Cancel Trimesters activists by campus security guards. (Read more about the incident in Shovan Bhattarai’s report.) A UNSW spokesperson responded to the incident: “UNSW regrets that security officers asked students not to hand out leaflets on campus. This should not…
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“Cancel Trimesters” campaign off to a fighting start
By Shovan Bhattarai With the start of a new term, after a fleeting two week break, hatred of the trimester system has turned into action. The “Cancel Trimesters” campaign is making a big splash on campus. In just one day, thousands of UNSW students have read anti-trimester leaflets, heard speeches in their lectures, or signed…
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From a Centrelink Start-up Loan to a $500 UNSW Bookshop Loan: UNSW Responds to Trimester Concerns
By Brittney Rigby, Managing Editor In a presentation entitled “Law Student Questions” distributed by the Law Faculty Student Representatives last week, it was revealed that, once trimesters begin in 2019, UNSW will offer a “free bridging loan” in the form of a $500 bookshop voucher to stand in for Centrelink’s Start-up Loan in Trimester…
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An Open Letter to Merlin Crossley and the UNSW Chancellery
A response to Mr Crossley’s email of Friday 10 March 2017: UNSW3+: New Academic Calendar Information for all students Merlin Crossley Deputy Vice-Chancellor Education UNSW Sydney Dear Mr Crossley, On the morning of 10 March, students received an email from you about the UNSW3+ model (a trimester-based academic calendar). This email…
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Largest UNSW Protest in Years Undermines Student and Staff Support for Trimesters
By Toby Walmsley Up to five hundred students and staff gathered yesterday afternoon on the library lawn in opposition to trimesters, in one of the largest rallies at UNSW in recent memory. Students ate 100 boxes of pizza while listening to student, staff, and alumni leaders criticise the motives and effect of the plan. “Trimesters is…
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UNSW Refuses to Release Trimester Survey Results, Claiming the Consultation Process “Wasn’t a Referendum”
By William Berthelot UNSW’s controversial move to adopt a trimester-based academic calendar sparked overwhelming student opposition when the university confirmed the proposal in late 2016. However, the university has doubled-down on their secretive approach after refusing to disclose survey data on student support of the trimester system, saying the process “wasn’t a referendum.” …