[2] The Guild is administered by a council of student representatives elected for one-year terms, beginning on December 1 and ending on the 30th of November in the following year.
[2] Standing invitees are: The Guild runs a number of activities including Orientation Day (O-Day), the Weekly Tav Quiz and welfare events.
The Guild's Student Assist provides one-on-one academic advocacy, financial counselling, a food pantry, and interest-free loans.
[29][30] The tradition sees UWA students dress up in costumes and sell the satirical newspaper to raise money for charity.
[31] In 1955, following the deaths of two final year law students - Ian Cruickshank and George Routley - the Cruickshank-Routley Memorial Prize was established by the Guild.
[1] The 2013 edition of annual charity newspaper Prosh caused significant controversy when a racist article, "dream-time horoscopes" lead to a public relations disaster for the Guild, with the Indigenous Communities Education & Awareness Foundation (ICEA) withdrawing support from the paper.
[34][35][36] SBS News reported that the horoscopes read "don't get stuck in a rut, shake up your daily routine and grab yourself a block of V-B instead of export".
[34] The Guild President at the time, Cameron Barnes, apologised for the article and committing to conducting an independent review of the newspaper's editorial processes.