Russian Revelations
Recently, Russia has shot into the headlines by hosting the 2014 Winter Olympics in the southern city of Sochi, and it's no secret that the publicity for this post-communist state has not been entirely...
View Article'Woman-Friendly' Porn Is Pretty Hard to Come Across
There have been several points in my life where feminism has necessitated I reassess my priorities. Like someone who's been forced to watch how sausages are made, I've found myself struggling to enjoy...
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BBC Undercover Investigation Reveals Mass Fraud On Student Visa Tests
The Home Office has suspended English language tests run by a major company after a TV investigation claimed that Britain's student visa system is riddled with fraud. BBC One's Panorama programme said...
View ArticlePolice Discover US Student's 'Kill List' At Yuba City High School
Authorities at Yuba City High School discovered a 'kill list' allegedly written by an 18-year-old student. According to one parent, the student may have the beginnings of mental problems.
View ArticleHomophobia At University: It's Often Dismissed As 'Banter', Warns NUS
Homophobia on campus is dismissed as "banter", while universities do not take the problem seriously enough, student leaders have warned. In an interview with The Huffington Post UK, the National Union...
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How Britain's Universities Want You To Think There's No Homophobia On Campus
Some of Britain's top universities have been accused of failing LGBT students by claiming they do not face any abuse or discrimination on campus, despite warnings homophobia is "ingrained" in society....
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Flying Spaghetti Monster Poster Removed From London South Bank University...
A poster which replaced the image of God from the Sistine Chapel with a picture of the Flying Spaghetti Monster has been removed after with a row with a London University. The South Bank University...
View ArticleBy Censoring Its Atheist Society, South Bank Student Union Is Failing to...
In a move beyond parody, London South Bank University's Student Union removed posters from its Atheists Society depicting a god on the grounds that they were offensive. The god in question was the...
View ArticleStudents with Autism Named Homecoming Queen and King
A high school in Indiana, US, holding a unique winter homecoming made it an extraordinary event for two students with severe autism.
View ArticleHigh School Sweethearts Bob Stoup And Juli Hall Reunite After 60 Years
Bob Stoup and Juli Hall fell in love when they were in high school, but couldn't make things work. Now, sixty years later fate has brought them back together. How cute is that?
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Domestic Abuse Barbie Project Shows Realities Of Violence Against Women
Here's Barbie as you've never seen her before - as a model of domestic abuse. A student artist has painted black eyes, bruises and blood onto the perfect faces of the iconic dolls. Sam Humphreys said...
View ArticleWhy the Battle Isn't Over...
I like to think of myself as socially aware. I'm fully aware that the world is still a playground of power and influence for the white, heterosexual male whilst anyone else who fails to fit into this...
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For Better or Worse, the 2014 Olympics Has Put Sochi on the Map
I don't know about you, but for me, Sochi has never been a household name. That is, until it became the host of the 2014 Olympics. Now you can't get people to stop talking about this place. So...
View Article'Arseholes' and 'Idiots': Lecturer Has a Go at Students and Staff on Facebook
University of Nottingham English lecturer Tony Fisher has apologised for comments he made on his public Facebook page, following revelations that he called students 'semi-literate', staff 'absolute...
View ArticleMr Gove Needs a Positive, Not Punitive, Perception of 'School Service'
Whatever you might make of Michael Gove, he's set out a virtuous vision: "When you visit a school in England standards are so high all round that you should not be able to tell whether it's in the...
View ArticleEmbracing Individuality
This world is home to millions of human beings. And the truly amazing thing is that not one of us is exactly like any other. Every single one of us is unique in our own ways, and this is something that...
View ArticleDas Praktikum vs. the Internship: Lessons From Germany
My first exposure to the phrase "the sick man of Europe" was not in a history lesson on the ailing Ottoman Empire in the run-up to the First World War, but at my first career's counselling session in...
View ArticleIt's Stupid to Think You're Too Clever for Apprenticeships
Are some people simply too clever for vocational education? Nearly a quarter of young people were told that exact thing, according to new research from The Edge Foundation. That's not surprising when...
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A Tryst With the West
In an afternoon class one day, a professor was demonstrating a scene from Pakistan and the call for prayer in the early morning. After a failed attempt and garbled speech, he looked at me and politely...
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