That's So Straight!
The notion of sexuality being linked in a negative way is notorious and omnipresent in our society. It's easy to hear someone say 'that's so gay' when in public, even for the most unequivocal things....
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How Not to Victim Blame
A few of us international students had our first experience of culture shock when we went to an improv play entitled 'Sex Signals'. It was performed by two actors from Chicago and began with them...
View ArticleWomen, Nice Guys, and Other Human Beings
You could say that this summer was one filled with awareness of women's issues, beginning with the globally trending #yesallwomen, and more recently, the backlash from "the Fappening." Now while some...
View ArticleFor the Flourishing of Young Minds: Developing a Mindful School Culture
As teachers, we often begin a new school year full of hope, promise, plenty of plans and even more to-do lists. Much attention is given to students feeling nervous on the first day of school; however,...
View ArticleIraqi Refugees From Mosul Seek a Home Away From Home
Outside the Catholic Church in Marj el Hamam, Jordan, two teenage boys diligently put together a set of shelves. They pass time as they wait for the line outside the shared bathroom to clear. The...
View ArticleResilience - New Education Fad
Education has always been blighted by fads and interventions devised in the fields of business administration, scientific management, psychology and social policy. Resilience is the latest such import....
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Is a 2:1 the 'Golden Ticket' to Success?
In 2012/13, nearly 190,000 students graduated with 2:1s. Out of the 400,000 students that graduated that year, more were getting 2:2s than firsts, according to the latest Higher Education Statistics....
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LSE Apologises After 'Racist' Kung-Fu Panda Email.. As 30% Of Its Students...
The London School of Economics, one of Britain's top universities, had to apologise after sending out an email to its students, 30% of whom are Asian, with the test name "Aa-Kung Fu, Panda Tiger". The...
View ArticleThe Rise Of The Souped-Up Student Digs: Undergrads Living In Luxury - As...
For many, student housing means mouse droppings, faulty electrics and mould. But, for a growing elite, it now features everything from gyms and spas to rooftop terraces and cinema rooms. The new...
View ArticleYoung Entrepreneur Of The Week: 23-Year Old Ted Nash
As young entrepreneurs go, Ted Nash has done a lot in his 23 years, having started his first business, an online shopping portal at the age of 12. Nash ended up on Panorama at one point as the creator...
View ArticleA Guide To The Female Orgasm: Sister Duo's Campaign To Educate Students About...
The founders of a luxury boudoir accessories brand are launching a "pleasure based" sex education campaign in a new bid to start the next revolution in female sexual empowerment among students....
View ArticleStudent Tells Professor She Won't Be Attending Class. Why? Because It's...
A student emailed her professor to politely inform him she wouldn't be attending class. Why? Because it was "the Goddess that is Queen Beyoncé Knowles-Carter's birthday". Ja-Niece Best, a graphic...
View ArticleDear Ed Miliband, Come After Our Youth Vote and You Will Be Prime Minister
Dear Ed Miliband, we are the 18-24 year olds and we could win the 2015 general election for you. If the election was tomorrow, Labour voters in our age group would out-vote the Conservatives more than...
View ArticleNYU: Move-in Day
It had been a pretty average day. Tying up the laces of my trainer, ready for an evening run I received an email on my phone. At around 8PM I assumed it was probably another pointless message from some...
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New curriculum, same need for students to self-assess & self-promote
Students at primary and secondary schools returned to school last week to experience their first few days of a revamped 'tough' new curriculum that ministers think will help young people to develop...
View ArticleVoyage, Quest, Inspired: Sunday in Oxbridge
ONE: Inspiration comes out of tranquility. TWO: Inspiration is omnipresent. Hear us indeed the Sunday echoes of church bells, Remit all agitation. Dream lilts Which doth shed lights on the...
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Dear Instagram: I Love You... But You're Not a Doctor
I've been writing on and off about my struggles with chronic illness for about a year. A lifetime connective tissue disorder (Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome) and then the slap in the face of two new illnesses...
View ArticleScottish Independence: Students Lose Chance To Vote In Referendum After...
A group of Scottish students have lost the chance to vote on whether their country stays part of the United Kingdom following an embarrassing "cock-up". It is too late for 19 students at West Lothian...
View ArticleWIN Your Back To Uni Package With Post-it Plus £50 Ticketmaster Vouchers
Looking forward to heading back to Uni but dreading all that work? With a host of clever products, the Post-it® Brand from 3M is perfect for study organisation. Why not enter our competition to win...
View ArticleA Fresher's Guide To The University Of Warwick
So your results are through and you're heading off to the University of Warwick (which is actually in Coventry...) in a few weeks. Congratulations! Your Freshers' Fortnight might be starting a week or...
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