Too Little, Too Late - If Scotland Goes, Westminster Is to Blame
In just under a week, historians of modern Britain may be licking their lips at the greatest geopolitical shake-up in recent UK history. They'll probably start with the underlying, necessary causes. In...
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Four Students Died At Kent State Shootings. This Is Urban Outfitter's Latest...
Forget tribal tassels and animal prints - death and the killings of innocent youths are the latest trends for Autumn/Winter '14, if Urban Outfitters' latest creation is anything to go by. Not satisfied...
View ArticleNYU Welcome Week Day 1
Despite being freshmen, there is no freshers. In its place lies its politer transatlantic cousin "Welcome Week". This five day festival of school pride contains over five hundred events ultimately...
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More Needs to Be Done to Help UK Businesses Beat the Language Learning Crisis
(Image via Wikipedia/Creative Commons) In July this year, an All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) report on modern languages announced that without a 'step change' in the nation's ability in foreign...
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Oxford University: Just for the Rich?
A recent study conducted by the social mobility commission concluded that elitism is so embedded in British society that it could be called social engineering. The 'government report' showed that...
View ArticleTowards Peace and Justice: The Transformative Potential of Empathy - Part 1
The psychological state of empathy and its ongoing practice - in which we imagine ourselves in the position of someone else or of another group of people - is often difficult to summon. This is...
View ArticleThe Independence Referendum Has Brought Out the Worst of the SNP
Had you asked me four years ago, I would not have had a particularly strong opinion on the SNP. They were popular among the Scots after all, having won an overall majority in a system designed to stop...
View ArticleFour Of The Best Universities In The World Are In The UK, QS World University...
Four of the best universities in the world are in the UK, new international rankings show. It reveals that Oxbridge and London continue to dominate, with Imperial College London leaping into joint...
View ArticleWho'd Be Dumb Enough To Sign A Petition To SUPPORT Isis? Yep, Students Really...
Who'd be dumb enough to support Isis? Wait... Oh.
View ArticleOh Plymouth Uni. You Know The Sh*t's Hit The Fan When Even The Neighbouring...
When we were at university (quiet at the back there - it wasn't that long ago), there was always pride in hating the university closest to you, the next-door student neighbours, so to speak. But when...
View ArticleThe Place of Fear in the Scottish Referendum
Change and hope and the promise of a better future. These have been the mantras of the SNP's referendum campaign. It's a campaign style that in recent times achieved ultimate legitimation in 2008...
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Portuguese Professor João Magueijo, Who Teaches At London Uni, Writes Book...
One professor is sure to be met with stony silence from his students when he returns to university after penning a book describing English people as "disgusting wild beasts". João Magueijo, who teaches...
View Article14 Ways To Know You're A Cambridge Student
The University of Cambridge is supposed to be one of the most prestigious Universities in the world. After all, the most recent rankings put it in second place worldwide. Even if you have passed the...
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The Graduate's Guide To Landing A Job
Research reveals on average only 20% of graduates applying for their first job get an interview. Luckily credit card provider Capital One has pulled together this infographic to provide students with...
View ArticleCollege Boys Perform A One-Take Lip Dub Of Taylor Swift's 'Shake It Off'
Ah, one-take lip dubs! We've missed you! So hurrah for the members of the Delta Sigma Phi – Beta Mu fraternity at Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky. Because we might have to revise our...
View ArticleMaths Professor Blasts Students' Poorly Written Emails In A Very Funny Video...
"This 'LOL'? You and I are not in a relationship yet where we can just chuckle and laugh about things..." Yes, any students planning to write an email to their lecturers might want to watch this video...
View ArticleOne In Four Students Subjected To Unwelcome Sexual Advances
One in four students has been subjected to unwanted sexual advances, while two thirds have seen others put up with unwelcome sexual comments, research has revealed. More than a third of female students...
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Where to Stay in Hong Kong for Backpackers: The Good, the Bad and the Bedbugs
Hong Kong is a growing city where skyscrapers seemingly rise straight out of the waters edge and old China fuses with the modern cityscape. The remnants of a British occupancy expelled in 1997 leaves...
View ArticleSports Direct Security Guard Banned Jewish Schoolboys From Entering Store,...
A security guard at Sports Direct has been sacked after barring two Jewish schoolboys from entering the store and reportedly telling them: "No jews, no jews." The sports giant has apologised after the...
View ArticleThe Best Of Alternative Student Media
Faced with the tidal wave of student media being produced by hardworking students up and down the country, it’s hard to know what’s worth spending your valuable time to read. Getting bored of your...
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