The Clash of Civilizations: Our New Global Order
We should have seen it all coming. The civil war and the underlying tensions rocked Ukraine and the Crimean Peninsula should be no surprise to us. Indeed the unprecedented rise of Islamic extremism and...
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These South African Students Thought It Was OK To Dress Up As Black Housemaids..
Two South African students are facing expulsion from their university after dressing up as black maids and posting the pictures on Facebook. The pair, from the University of Pretoria, donned the...
View ArticleThere's a Stigma of Being Short and We're All Subconsciously Contributing to It
The other day a friend apologised after calling me short. Before, I would accept the apology without really thinking about it. However, this time I wanted to highlight the stigma of being short. Why...
View ArticleThe NUS Should Be Ashamed of Their 'Israel Boycott'
It is with great disappointment to note that the National Union of Students' Executive Council voted to join the call of the BDS movement - demanding sanctions against the State of Israel, and...
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Borneo Stabbing: Men Who Stabbed Students To Death Were 'High On Crystal Meth'
The four men who stabbed two British students to death in Borneo were high on crystal meth, a police report has revealed. Medic students Aidan Brunger and Neil Dalton were out celebrating the end of a...
View Article'A Dramatic Financial Rescue Mission': Meet The Students Crowdfunding To Pay...
Crowdfunding sites such as Kickstarter and Hubbub are well known for showcasing those seeking money to pay for creative projects and business ventures. And as with all things online, you also get the...
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Oxford Students Aren't Pleased With The NUS' Transparency Over That Israel...
Student politicians from Oxford University have written to the NUS complaining of a lack of transparency at Monday's National Executive Council (NEC), where students passed a controversial motion to...
View ArticleMaths Teacher Breaks World Record For Number Of Pull-Ups. While Raising Money...
Maths teacher Kyle Gurkovich set a new world record with 4,182 pull-ups - AND raised money for cancer research at the same time, earning him the title of world's coolest, sweetest, best teacher ever....
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Universities Urged To Take Action To Increase Offers For Black And Ethnic...
Students are demanding more should be done to increase the number of offers given to prospective BME students at university. A recent graduate from Queen Mary, a British-Bangladeshi, spoke to HuffPost...
View ArticleThis May Be The Best Perfectly-Timed Sneeze Ever
Yes, it may be childish, but damn it's funny. In what may be the most perfectly timed sneeze - EVER - these two schoolgirls ar refreshingly, well, schoolgirly, snorts and all. We know all too well the...
View ArticleHow to Live at Home and Still Have a Social Life at University
We all know university is about more than just getting a degree. With so much emphasis on freshers week and the student party scene, it's easy to see why being able to have a social life is so...
View ArticleThe Problem With Playing the Blame Game in Gaza
As the conflict in Gaza continues, it has become apparent that the Western world has a propensity to attempt to view war through the simplistic prism of 'good' and 'evil'. This is by no means a...
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Fashion Internships: Not the Devil Wears Prada Edition
This issue has been on my mind for quite some time, but after reading this Buzzfeed article (note the relevant section: 'Journalism students are constantly outraged, but seldom moved to act upon it')...
View ArticleThe Best Films of 2014 So Far
With 2014 (over) halfway through, it's time to reflect on the cinematic year thus far. Accredited with numerous triumphs, not to mention a number of emphatic troughs (here's looking at you, Pudsey The...
View ArticleThe Countdown to My Fate Sealed in an Envelope
So, the infamous results day is coming up and nerves are rife and unavoidable. Just like everyone else, I'm going through the standard results day countdown emotions - questioning if I wrote in blue...
View Article7 Things Saved By The Bell Taught Us About School Life
On 20 August, it will be 25 years since that iconic TV series Saved by the Bell was first aired. Yep, that's a quarter of a century since you first swooned over Zack, fought over whether he or Slater...
View Article10 Signs You're An Edinburgh University Student
From preppy rugby-playing Etonians to dungaree-clad ECA students to the Harry Potter Society, University of Edinburgh's students are a diverse bunch. However, there are some quintessential Edinburgh...
View ArticleHow We Should Teach Shakespeare in Schools
Recently, I got in contact with Brendan Kelso, author of successful series Shakespeare for Kids, and got into conversation regarding my little sister and how she was finding studying Shakespeare in...
View ArticleClearing And Adjustment 2014: How To Get The Best Place At University
In the UK, some 189 higher education institutions offer a bamboozling variety of over 30,000 courses. Pupils immersing themselves straight into this swamp of opportunity after their A-levels are likely...
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England's World Cup Hopes Will Be Put to the Test by Ireland
England will face Ireland in the Women's Rugby World Cup semi-final on Wednesday 13 August. Some might brush off Ireland and predict an easy English victory, however with the unpredictable twists and...
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