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Charlie – Your Student Voice

Hi! Welcome to Charlie – Your Student Voice. Here you will find meaningful stories, common ground and an array of guidance or advice to support you at uni. Charlie is a space for students, by students which you're able to share simply by reading along or joining our community of student contributors. The Charlie Team are just a click away if you ever wish to reach out. Happy reading!

First year first impressions

Hello, my name is Kate Armstrong and I’m a first-year physiotherapy student at Charles Sturt’s Orange campus! I’m 18 years old and moved at the start of this year from Wagga Wagga where I grew up, to Goolma in the Central West of NSW. Then, a...

Five tips for studying as a parent

Written by Michelle Curry Being a parent does not rule out being able to study at university. I’m a Bathurst local, wife and mum of two girls, and a cheeky pug called Ollie. I am studying a Bachelor of Education K-12 of which I took up in 2021...

Panicking over maths? You’re not alone!

Written by Catherine Mallia Maths phobia is real and is likely affecting your performance in subjects relying on it. The good news is, it may have more to do with what we tell ourselves, than our actual abilities. “This subject has a lot of maths in...

Best ways to utilise the session break

Written by Greta Porter The session break couldn’t come at a better time now that assessments are rolling in and the uni year is underway. Not only is it a good time to relax and recharge, but it’s also the perfect opportunity to catch up on...

Campus events are back!

Written by Brooke Chandler and Mitchell Rae If you are like me – a third year student whose time on campus has been directed by the recent pandemic – then campus events are both a foreign and distant memory. When I arrived on Charles Sturt’s...

Meet Charlie contributor, Emily Francis

Written by Emily Francis I am one of those lucky people that have a passion for something and have been given the opportunity to turn that passion into a career. From around the ages of 3–16, I immersed myself in any form of storytelling I could...

Meet Charlie contributor, Pagan Harrison-Brown

Pagan Harrison-Brown has been a continuing asset to the Charlie contributor team! Here, you can find out more about her… Growing up I don’t really remember much of my childhood, but I was born and raised in Wagga Wagga. We then moved to...

Charles Sturt student, Bria Aplin, embraces Earth Hour

The last Earth Hour I celebrated with my family, we pulled out the candles and played a board game outside with a fire. I often look back at that night with fond memories, the time we all put our phones down and turned off the lights. It reminded me...

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