Guidance for the Naïve Undergraduate - Part Ten: Living With Others
Housing is a pivotal focus for all students, not least because we all require somewhere to live but mostly because it seems to be a suspicious stain on the underpants of student life. The routine...
View ArticleHow to End the Crisis in Central African Republic
Since early 2013, the international community has witnessed a horrific ongoing crisis in the Central African Republic (CAR). It is reported that nearly 1 million people have been internally displaced,...
View ArticleOxbridge Application Process Branded 'Institutionally Racist' By Cambridge...
A Cambridge University professor has launched a scathing attack on the Oxbridge application process, labelling it "institutionally racist". Professor Diane Reay accused Oxbridge universities of...
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Valentina Maureira, 14, Changes Her Mind About Wanting Euthanasia After...
A teenager with cystic fibrosis who wanted to be euthanised to end her suffering has changed her mind following an outpouring of public support. Valentina Maureira, from Chile, hit headlines around the...
View ArticleFinland Scraps Subjects In Schools And Replaces With 'Topics' In Drastic...
Finland is set to embark on a radical overhaul of its education system, scrapping "teaching by subject" and replacing it with "teaching by topic" under a set new measures revealed by Helsinki's head of...
View ArticleStudent Finds Live Locust Crawling in Sainsbury's Rocket Salad
A student was left stunned after purchasing a bag of Sainsbury's rocket salad, only to discover a large exotic locust crawling around inside. Stephen Oldham, 21, bought the bag of salad whilst shopping...
View ArticleStunned Kieran McKeefery Finds £1.25 Million In His Bank Account
A 21-year-old web designer from Barnsley was shocked to find £1,245,000 in his bank account due to a mysterious error - and the bank wouldn't take it away. Kieran McKeefery phoned NatWest after...
View Article2015, the Year That Young People Vote?
With less than fifty days to go until the polls open, it is time for Britain's voters to deliberate over which box their trusty cross will go in on 7 May. Politicians of all colours are firing up the...
View ArticleSixth-Formers 'Urgently' Need More Support When They Go To University
Sixth-formers need more support when they leave school or college for university because they do not "magically turn into fully-fledged adults" at the age of 18, a leading headmaster is warning....
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Students Stunned As QMUL Lecturer Plays Them Video Of Herself Naked And...
Warning: Story contains graphic content. Drama students were left unable to look their lecturer in the eye after she played them a graphic video where she stimulated masturbation with a tampon, writhed...
View ArticleAnti-Rape Video Released by UCC Students Union To Combat Stigma Around...
A Students Union in Ireland has released a video to help combat the social stigma surrounding rape. The campaign, titled #BreakTheSilence, has been launched by University College Cork's Students Union...
View ArticleUniversity Tuition Fees - The Elephant in the General Election Room
It was only a matter of time before a party busted out the big guns and spoke about their policies regarding university fees. Queue Ed Miliband and Labour's revolutionary plans to lower fees from...
View ArticleMy Job Application Theory
Dating is a complicated and convoluted game, and not one I particularly understand. Given my inherit lack of patience and my past experience being based on what I fondly refer to as the 'hurricane,' I...
View ArticlePoliticians Need to Stop Treating Us Like Idiots
Last week, the Tories released an absurd campaign video. The video shows Alex Salmond journeying to Westminster in a grotesque looking cartoon, with a dreary narrative voice alleging that Salmond...
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University Of North Georgia Uses 'Racist' Stock Photo For Prospectus Front Page
The University of North Georgia has come under fire for featuring what some claim is a 'racist' stock image on the front cover of a Continuing Education catalogue. The photograph focuses on two white...
View ArticleGeneral Election 2015: UK Vote App Could Be The Key To Getting Young People...
With the UK general election just around the corner, it seems as though young people couldn't care less. Many are not registered to vote, many are unaware of how to vote, and many simply just don't...
View ArticleA Vote for Electoral Reform
Why is the current system broken and what are the three main alternatives? Following the 2010 general election, two thirds of the elected MPs lacked majority support. This was the highest figure in...
View ArticleWhy MPs Aren't Doing What They're Told - And Why That Might Be a Good Thing
Anyone who's ever seen The Thick of It (so, everyone, basically) will know the importance that government enforcer Malcolm Tucker places on ministers and MPs 'knowing their lines.' What that means is,...
View ArticleHow to Make the Most of Your Journalism Work Experience
In the journalism industry, work experience is a pretty crucial part of getting a job. You need to put together a portfolio, demonstrate you can hold your own in a news room, and prove you have a flair...
View ArticleWhy We Ignore Gender at Our Peril When It Comes to Worklessness
Tackling men's and women's challenges in the same way can be a well-intentioned attempt at ensuring fair treatment or avoiding discrimination. However, men and women have different challenges and to...
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