Challenging 'NEKnomination,' Lad Culture and Social Media
By Sam Mercer & Christian Mather Christian Mather explains the motivation behind his counter-campaign against 'NEKnomination' We currently have, at our fingertips, access to an extremely powerful...
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Can You Find Kurdistan on a Map?
This picture was taken in the outskirts of Erbil city, Kurdistan. I was passing by a local café recently and decided to have tea with Gozleme, which is a pastry dish that is filled with various...
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In Canada, Sochi Ice Hockey Is More Important Than School
In Canada, ice hockey is way more important than school. There's not much else to say, really. Submitted by Stolen Goose on Reddit
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Want to Work in the Music Industry? The Gates Are Open!
(Left to right) Musicians, Plan B, MNEK and Will Kennard from Chase & Status with Dean Joseph, aged 17, from Maidenhead (2nd right) during the launch of The Big Music Project . PHOTO- THE BIG...
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The Power of Popular History
It's been frustrating hardcore academics for decades, but popular history is on the rise and it's here to stay. Best of all, it's making a real difference. Simply defined, popular history is just that,...
View ArticleHow Can I Decide Whether I Should Do an MBA?
I don't know much about investing, but from what I hear, a lot of it seems to be about guessing: accepting that all you've got is an educated guess. I used to not know much about the MBA debate, but...
View ArticleLSE Students' Union Slams Controversial 'Student Rights' Group
LSE Students' Union published an open letter Friday condemning the controversial "counter-extremism" group Student Rights for what campaigners call its 'demonisation' of Muslim students. This latest...
View ArticleBarely Racist?
It was an everyday lunch and all classmates were sitting together to discuss an assignment. Suddenly I said something which made all the eyeballs roll towards me and one of my classmates remarked,...
View ArticleAn Athlete's Perspective: Human Rights at the Winter Olympics
Lost among much of the recent debate over human rights at the Sochi Winter Olympics, and Russia's 'anti-gay law', has been the fine line that athletes at Sochi have to tread between the strict...
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Alex Yam Death: Tributes For York Student Found Dead In University Accommodation
A student found dead in his accommodation at the University of York has been named as Hong Kong teenager Alex Yam. Hoi-chun Alex Yam, a 19-year old psychology student, was found in his accommodation at...
View ArticleWe Need a Parliament and Constitution for the Whole Country, Not SNP and UKIP...
Apart from 2014 being the 700th anniversary of the Battle of Bannockburn, the year Glasgow hosts the Commonwealth Games, and that Scotland plays host to the Ryder Cup, the vote on Scottish independence...
View ArticleEating Disorders: How To Spot The Signs And Symptoms
Eating Disorders are typically very secretive illnesses, hence the importance of becoming familiar with the signs and symptoms so you are fully equipped with the knowledge to be able to assist yourself...
View ArticleListen to Those Turbulent Priests
"Will nobody rid me of this turbulent priest," cried Henry II shortly before some knights got the wrong end of the stick and murdered archbishop Thomas Beckett. I would imagine that similar sentiments...
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WIN An ASUS Transformer Tablet PC Worth £429
Can’t decide between a laptop and a tablet? Forget about compromise with this ASUS Transformer Tablet PC worth £429: the detachable keyboard gives you the best of both worlds, allowing for both...
View ArticleHow to Help Someone Struggling With Depression
Mental health disorders can blight a student's life, causing their academic attainment to fall, sometimes leading them to drop out of university altogether. A friend who has recently become distant...
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Press Night Pressure - Behind the Scenes of 'Bel-Ami' the Musical
If performing on a West-End stage for the first time wasn't daunting enough, I had to perform to a sold-out auditorium of industry figures, theatre critics and honorary guests. After hearing horror...
View Article'No Homo' - A Responds to Dr Carmen Cruz's Guardian Article
I, as a final year undergraduate student at the University of Southampton, couldn't help but have an opinion on Carmen Cruz's recent comment piece, published on the Guardian newspaper's' online...
View ArticleQuestioning the Daily Mail's Depiction of Student Living
The Daily Mail recently wrote a disparaging article surrounding the Carnage UK event in Liverpool, entitling it 'Is This Really What University is About?'. It showed a heartwarming slideshow of...
View ArticleRugby Club and Feminism Society Host Debate: 'Is There a Relationship Between...
Last week in Durham University over 200 people came together to discuss the relationship between Lad Culture and sexual violence. Back in October I heard about a game that St. Cuthbert's Society Rugby...
View ArticleHousing Is the Path to Renewed Students' Union Relevance
Up and down the country, Students' Unions are playing into the hands of those who accuse them of being 'career accelerators' for those elected to them. Each year ambitious manifesto promises are...
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