On the 7th September ANU reinstated events, venue hire and functions at the Acton campus, but all events are required to strictly comply with the new Functions on Campus Protocol.

Woroni spoke to four students about how this situation is affecting them. 

A source has told Woroni that they were made aware of the changes when asking the College a question regarding their degree, and was told that the minor might not count towards completion of their Bachelor’s degree. 

Ballard raised further concerns that rejection of so many returner applications contradicts ANU’s continued defence that building a residential culture is an effective response to reducing rates of sexual violence on campus. 

‘ANU United’ is the second and final ticket that has been launched for the upcoming PARSA elections.

The ticket is running candidates for all executive positions. The ticket is politically unaligned and based on the principles of community and care. 

To ensure the sustainability of the University, it was announced that the ANU must achieve a reduction in expenditure of $103 million per year until 2023. 

Most of the businesses in Kambri have adapted to the issues presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, altering menus and opening hours to stay afloat, with many slowly seeing revenue for the first time since shutdown. 

The University has recently made the decision to continue to offer the opt-in CRS/ CRN system, due to continued hardships faced by students. 

From 2021, subject to formal approval, the undergraduate Mechanical and Material Systems and Biomedical Systems majors, and the postgraduate MEng in Digital Systems and Telecommunications and the MEng in Renewable Energy will no longer be offered.

“Some candidates are pressuring the association to not release the complete results in order to avoid embarrassment”

Elected in the first round, Madhu Janagaraja is the 2021 ANUSA President. ‘Brighter Together’ also swept a majority of the executive positions.

The 2020 ANUSA elections are off to a rocky start, with software issues delaying polls opening by 24 hours, voiding 250 votes.