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Hey all, This is just a rant. I'm in BBC (Human Resources / Industrial Relations) and all of the units I'm doing this semester require a 50% minimum pass for the final exams. Does anyone else believe this is extremely unfair, stupid and a very backwards way of assessing students? You could...

http://www.smh.com.au/news/business/crazy-johns-founder-dead/2007/10/23/1192941037393.html He was one of Australia's most successful businessmen, the founder of Crazy Johns and with a personal fortune worth over $300 million, he is an inspiration and an influential figure to all Australians...

Sorry for being so random folks but I'd just like to ask all the folks of UWS if WebCT is down right now. Us management people need it for our assignments due tomorrow.

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21468557-38196,00.html I wish there were laws in Australia that would increase the punishment against graffiti hoons aka low-life scum bags. Right now these kids just get a slap on the wrist, then they go back to the spray shop and use their centrelink...

This week is my first week of uni, after attending all of my lectures. I have found them incredibly boring except for "Principles of the Internet", which has a smaller lecture/classroom. I find that lectures with smaller numbers are more worthwhile. My question is, are most of the lectures all...

http://time-blog.com/middle_east/2007/02/jesus_tales_from_the_crypt.html Brace yourself. James Cameron, the man who brought you 'The Titanic' is back with another blockbuster. This time, the ship he's sinking is Christianity. In a new documentary, Producer Cameron and his director...

http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/secret-new-us-spy-base-to-get-green-light/2007/02/15/1171405303064.html The Federal Government is about to approve the base after three years of secret negotiations with Washington. A visiting fellow at the Australian Defence Force Academy, Philip...

Anyone else trying to log into the PlatformWeb website? I just got kicked out while trying to enrol for my timetable choice, however the fucking website takes forever to load or complete the registration and I was idle for over 5 minutes so it kicked me out. I had the time I wanted but when I...

Hey all I was just wondering how competitive it is to actually get into a business course at UWS Parramatta, since it's obviously the most popular UWS campus I would suspect that getting below the cut-off marks would be kind of useless? I got 68.40 for my UAI but my school is automatically...

Hey all, I was just wondering since the UAI cut offs for most buisness courses this year are relatively low e.g. 65ish. Would anyone here know if the marks for 2007 will jump back up or not? I for one hope the UAI marks can stay put for at least another year lol These 36 days are going to be...

http://tinyurl.com/ohm3c ATLANTA. Ga. - A former U.S. Marine pulled out a pocket knife after five people, including a young girl, allegedly tried to rob him late Monday evening. ... Autry says he kicked the guns out of their hands, and fought back with his pocket knife. Police say that two of...

Hey all, I was just wondering if anyone here is doing Construction Management in any university or is doing a similar job. I am currently in year 12 and I'm thinking about doing the course at university myself, as it seems like an interesting, practical and attractive salary job. However, the...