Why Care? It's What We Do
We have all at some point in our lives played a game of hide and seek, we loved to hide and loathed to seek. One thing that I have come to find when taking on the role of the seeker is that we begin...
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"Don't Pity Us, Party With Us": A Blind Young Londoner's Plea
I wish I could have taken a photograph of my tube carriage this morning, but that would have required me to actually have enough room to manoeuvre. Despite getting on at the first station, I managed to...
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Homophobic Bullying In Schools: Are Teachers Wearing T-Shirts Saying 'Gay'...
"Your haircut is gay" may sound like a childish insult, but it can hurt. In British classrooms and playgrounds, young people are experiencing homophobic bullying - whether they are gay or not. Abuse...
View ArticleBoys, The Phallus Is a Flop
Sexism. Porn. Two words that are battered around like little exasperated shuttlecocks in the calamitous world of comedy. I often ask myself: would I rather watch a badminton game that lasted for...
View Article15-Year-Old Noa Mintz Is Getting Rich From Babysitting
Noa Mintz is a savvy schoolgirl who is already worth an estimated $375,000 (£243,000) after starting her own babysitting service. Nannies By Noa is a website bringing babysitting into the 21st century,...
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Meet Olivia Cappuccini, Decoding The News For Generation Y With Scenes Of Reason
"Where is Gaza?", "How big is the deficit?", "Who exactly is Hillary Clinton...?" News and politics can often seem to alienate young people. Politicians ignore their problems while broadcasters pass...
View ArticleElite Universities 'Must Double Admissions Of Poorest Students'
Universities have been told to dramatically increase the number of disadvantaged students they admit by 2020. The Office for Fair Access, the admissions watchdog, wants elite universities to increase...
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Controversial 'Homophobic' Speaker Postponed At Westminster University After...
The University of Westminster has postponed an event hosting a controversial Islamic speaker after security concerns following the identification of the Islamic State murderer 'Jihadi John' as former...
View ArticleWestminster University On Amber Alert Over Security Fears Following 'Jihadi...
Update: The University of Westminster has since informed HuffPost UK the signs have been on campus for "a while". The University of Westminster is on amber security alert status, issuing warnings to...
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'Extremist Students Consistently Given A Platform At Westminster', While...
Westminster University has been accused of "consistently" giving extremist students and visitors a platform, while the "useless" student union remains inactive. One second-year student told The...
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14 Travel Tips for Foreign Students Staying in London
If you're new to the UK, travelling in London is fun and exciting. The city is made up of unique and interesting neighbourhoods, all with their own distinctive characteristics. With pockets of social...
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Labour Officially Pledges To Reduce Tuition Fees To £6,000 If They Win Election
University tuition fees will be cut to £6,000 a year if Labour wins the general election, Ed Miliband has pledged. The new policy would be introduced in September next year, benefit those starting new...
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NUI Galway Under Fire For Asking About Menstrual Cycle In Job Applications
The National University of Ireland at Galway will review its job application process after receiving harsh criticism for including questions about applicants' menstrual cycles in a pre-employment...
View ArticleHull's Student Union Asks Students To Vote In Referendum. Then Tells Them...
Hull University's student union has adopted a rather unusual way of implementing democracy... holding a referendum and then telling its students what to vote for. The referendum, held to decide whether...
View ArticleStudent Volunteering Contributes £175m To UK Economy
Student social action and volunteering contributes £175m to the UK economy while 57% of further education students are involved in volunteering, according to findings from the National Union of...
View Article#TheDress Is White And Gold, Not Blue And Black, Says Ed Miliband
Stop the presses. The leader of the opposition has spoken on a subject far more important to us (for the last 24 hours) than poverty, immigration, the NHS - and definitely than tuition fees. This,...
View ArticleLabour's Tuition Fee Pledge Shows Just How Bleak Politics Has Become
It is often said that the electorate has a short memory, a saying that Labour is clearly relying on to pull off what was perhaps the least inspiring policy pledge of the election so far. Miliband's...
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Skydiver Has Seizure In Mid Air During Parachute Jump
A skydiver came within moments of death after suffering a seizure in mid-air. YouTuber 'Nomadic Adrenaline' uploaded a video showing the jump from last year. He writes: Possibly the scariest moment of...
View ArticleScottish Asda Worker's Contract Renewal Goes Viral
When Edinburgh Heriot-Watt student Andrew Paterson renewed his part-time contract with Asda, he probably didn't expect this kind of fanfare. Tweeting a joke for his friends, the post went viral and has...
View ArticleYoung Women Doing Incredible Things
International women's day should be more than just a day. It should be every day. But nevertheless, we're still going to celebrate it, as we love any excuse to shout out about women doing incredible...
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