Despite being at UNSW for less than a month, Jack Burgess has become yet another victim of the contagious Yellow Fever outbreak that has plagued the grounds of the Kensington campus in recent years.

Mr Burgess, who attended his local public school in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs, lasted less than a week at his new university before symptoms of the illness started to emerge.

“Before I started uni I didn’t even know what an Asian person looked like,” said Mr Burgess. “We had like 3 Chinese kids at our school, and there were a couple at my old Maccas job, but that’s it really.”

“But when I went to the O-Week party, it was a whole new world. I ended up hooking up with two Asian first years and one second year – I told her I was 21.”

It’s a familiar story for many fresh faces coming into the Kensington university, and for Mr Burgess, it didn’t stop there.

“I’m still talking to one of the chicks from the party, and I slid into the DMs of two cute Viet girls in my tutes too. Plus my mate is friends with some cute St George chicks, so hopefully I can get in with some of them too.”

However, despite the clear evidence of his infection in his Facebook inbox and Instagram ‘following’ list, Mr Burgess is adamant his preferences have not changed.

“It’s just that I’ve been meeting heaps of Asian girls, so that’s who I’ve been talking to,” claims Mr Burgess. “If I meet a hot white chick I’d defs still go for her.”

This is also in contrast with data from Mr Burgess’ Tinder profile acquired by The UNSW Times, which indicates his right-swipe rate for females with an Asian background has risen from 12% previously, to a whopping 84%.

Mr Burgess plans to enroll in courses within the business faculty to satisfy his Gen Ed requirements, claiming he wants to “learn about money” – an excuse that isn’t fooling anyone.