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Open Letter to The Stag: Clarification on the Governance Review
Published 1st May 2013
An open letter to the Editor of The Stag, st [‘NOTE 1: this questionnaire was to GAUGE opinion, NOT to form the basis of the review or the final decisions. NOTE 2: these are the ca...Read more...
Sociology
Published 7th Feb 2013
I am a first year Sociology student, and since beginning my course, when I tell people what I am studying, I usually receive one of the following responses: ‘What is Sociology?’, ‘Oh… That’s nice’ or a ‘hmm’ with a sympathetic smile and nod. I do not understand why people look down on Sociology as it is a credible degree for several reasons.Read more...
A London charity helps develop the skills of the homeless
Published 7th Feb 2013
A London based-scheme has sought to reintegrate the homeless community into society by providing them with an opportunity to develop their skills. St Mungo’s Charity has a variety of outreach programs, one of them being the Recovery College.Read more...
Peace, prosperity, EU cooperation – and then David Cameron
Published 7th Feb 2013
It was hardly a surprising announcement. Postponed because of an emergency COBRA meeting concerning the Algeria hostage crisis, but ultimately just leaving us in suspense (albeit without creating any form of surprise), we were left waiting to see just how Europhobic our Prime Minister was(n’t).Read more...
Fat Tax
Published 22nd Nov 2012
Over a year ago Denmark introduced what I believe was one of the greatest tax inflations ever; a tax to food with added saturated fat. This was the best incentive to increase health, reduce obesity, and to save money.Read more...
Are we obsessed?
Published 22nd Nov 2012
It seems like every time we open a magazine, turn on the TV, even walk past a billboard, we are faced with that girl. You know, the skinny girl, with a tiny waist, washboard abs, and super-slim thighs.Read more...
Euthanasia: The Forgotten Majority
Published 22nd Nov 2012
In the midst of the US Presidential election on November 6th, dozens of state ballots were held up and down the United States. One of these was in Massachusetts, where the majority of citizens voted against a law allowing assisted-suicide.Read more...
Leave it, yeh?
Published 22nd Nov 2012
I think it is good to exercise and to want a hot body, but I think it gets to a certain point when your body can only really change so much. Some people will always have flat bums and some will have juicy ones, but obsessing over food and exercise so much that it takes over your life is really a waste of time.Read more...
If the shoe fits?
Published 6th Nov 2012
We women have it pretty good in the western world of the 21 Christian Louboutin is well known to ridicule the concept of comfort, claiming it “is not part of [his] creative process”. Sure, some women can afford to wear impossible heels if she is driven to work and sits behind a desk all day.Read more...
NUS and the Leeds Student
Published 6th Nov 2012
Leeds Student, The NUS, however, had other ideas. An open letter published on NUS Connect’s website from Aaron Kiely, the NUS Black Students’ Officer, demanded ‘that the Editor of Leeds StudentGuardian Student Blogs Dave Halls, President of Surrey’s Student Union, wrote an open letter in support of It is interesting to note that the NUS then released another post on NUS Connect, from Liam Burns, President, stating that although they have a ‘no platform to Fascists’ policy, the NUS is a ‘member- led organisation’ and ‘[they] cannot and should not attempt to comprise the independence and autonomy of our members by dictating to them’.Read more...