Complex sentence: At university, however, her political awareness flowered and she was drawn into involvement with student politics and left-wing activism, and she was elected editor of the Wollongong Uni SRC newspaper, the "Tertangala".
Split into simpler sentences: At university, however, her political awareness emerged and she was drawn into involvement with student politics and left-wing organisations. She was elected editor of the Wollongong Uni SRC newspaper, the "Tertangala".