When Will Crimes Against Women in India Be Properly Addressed?
After hearing the news a couple of weeks ago that women in a factory in India had been strip searched to find out which of them was on their period after a sanitary towel was found in the toilets, I am...
View ArticleTheresa May's Plans To Kick Out Foreign Students 'Blocked By George Osborne'
Home secretary Theresa May's plans to kick out foreign students after they graduate have been blocked by Tory leaders, in a campaign reportedly led by George Osborne. May's proposal had already been...
View ArticleSchools Are 'Struggling To Cope' With Rise In Students Self-Harming
Schools are struggling to cope with students self-harming, as the numbers have increased by 20% on the previous year, according to NHS figures. The number of 10 to 19-year-olds admitted to hospital due...
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One Second a Day to Stay Grateful
When I was watching a TED Talk by Cesar Kuriyama: One second every day in 2013, I got really inspired by the simple idea to remember and appreciate the past. I knew it would be hard to get used to this...
View ArticleThe London Student Relaunches Six Months After University of London Union...
The London Student, Europe’s largest student newspaper, has been revived as an independent digital platform six months after its closure in July. The publication finds itself under the interim...
View ArticleExploring Local Communities through Contradance
Having lived in Claremont, California for four months now, I find it easy to be "stuck" in our comfortable "Claremont bubble", whose tranquil cafés, bakeries, and froyo shops have become lovely weekend...
View ArticleLiam Neeson Reminds American Parents 'Taken' Isn't Real Life
Movie star Liam Neeson was forced to speak up when more than 40 Texan parents refused to let their children go on a school trip - because they were scared by one of his films. The Irish actor has been...
View ArticleSixth Form College Bans Students From Going To The Toilet On Their Own Over...
A college in the West Midlands has banned students in the middle of exams from going to the toilet on their own over fears they might be using mobile phones to cheat. Pupils at Solihull Sixth Form...
View ArticleStudent Loans Company Withdraws £16k Loan - And Offers Student £50...
A student who was offered more than £16k by the Student Loans Company has had the loan withdrawn - and been offered £50 in compensation instead. Brooke Hayes, an 18-year-old from Burgess Hill, Mid...
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Swansea University Bans 'Cultic' Religious Group Freedom Church From Campus
Swansea University has banned the religious group Freedom Church over concerns about the way it was recruiting students. Following a host of complaints, university managers decided to remove all the...
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Tributes Pour In For Former Newcastle Cheerleader Hatti Sandall Who Lost...
Tributes are being made across social media for the Newcastle graduate Hatti Sandall who died earlier this week aged 24. The former Newcastle Angels cheerleader passed away on Tuesday 6 January after...
View ArticleDomestic Violence: I Am Not 'Just Going to Deal With It'
It's easy to write about domestic violence as statistical figures, as if it's happened to others, possibly those with backgrounds dissimilar to your own. But writing about it as an experience not only...
View ArticleThe Pen Will Endure But, Once Again, the Sword Has Struck Hard and Deep
Yesterday's tragic murder of five journalists at the Charlie Hebdo reiterates a hard truth. Press freedom is under attack like never before. Freedom of press breaches are nothing new. Back in 1991,...
View ArticleUniversity of Buckingham Overwhelmed With Applications For £36,000 Per Year...
The nation’s first independent university has opened its medical school, and will charge students £36,000 per year. The University of Buckingham says it was overwhelmed with interest for its medical...
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University Of Melbourne Study Reveals Shocking Sexism Among Female Students
A survey of students at the University of Melbourne has uncovered a shocking trend of sexism in the Physics department. In response to a report on the dwindling number of females choosing to study the...
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Students' Plan To Buy £6m Dall Estate Castle For Refugees Ends in Failure
A group of Aberdeen students' plan to open a 'Refugee Castle' for asylum seekers ended in tatters after they failed to raise the money needed to buy the estate. The students, who call themselves the...
View Article'Charlie Hebdo': Lessons to Learn From the Tragedy
Whilst the tragedy that occurred yesterday in Paris has sparked indignation and horror from the French population and the population in the "West," it is questionable whether these dreadful events will...
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Why the 'Slap Her' Video Is Innately Sexist and Is Problematic for All Genders
A video went viral recently, featuring a number of young boys who meet a girl for the first time. Upon meeting her, each one of them is asked what they like about her, then to caress her, then to make...
View ArticleA Muslim Student's Hopes for 2015
With 2015 now upon us, we cross our fingers hoping this year is a fresh start for us all. Using this optimism, we make New Year's resolutions vowing to stick to them, in the hope of bettering ourselves...
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Student Reunites Family With Missing Holiday Photos After Social Media...
A Glaswegian drama student has tracked down a family whose holiday pictures he stumbled upon, thanks to an explosive social media campaign. Barry Carruthers, 22, was astonished to learn the memory card...
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