The University of Sydney Union (USU), established in 1874, is the student-run services and amenities provider at the University of Sydney. The USU's key services include the provision of food and beverages, retail outlets, live music and other entertainment, festivals and events including the biggest Orientation Week (OWeek) in Australia, and Clubs & Societies

The University of Sydney Union provides student services and amenities and supports the university's strong debating, dramatic, and cultural traditions, through over 200 clubs and societies. It was the 2007 World Debating Champion and 2008 Australasian Debating Champion, and in recent years has dominated the finals of the Australian and Australasian Championships. In 2014, the Mandarin debates team won the Fourth Australian Mandarin Debating Championship, and placed second in the prestigious International Chinese Debating Competition in Beijing. USU team captain, Charles Yuchen Zhang, was also awarded the top prize in the individual competition.

The Manning House is a historic house at 37 Porter Road in Andover, Massachusetts. It was built c. 1760 for Hezekiah Ballard, a local farmer. Ballard sold the property to Thomas Manning, a cordwainer, in 1771, and it has been in the Manning family ever since. The main block of the house is a 2.5 story colonial structure with a gambrel roof, which is rare in Andover for the period. Its main entrance is into a projected central vestibule, and there are a series of additions added to the back of the house.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

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