Students Considering Shoplifting to Support Them Through Cost of Living Crisis

23rd November 202223rd November 2022 Sophie Mouzakitis Cost of living, cost of living crisis, Editor: Anna O'Sullivan, finances, leicester, Second Editor: Ella Johnson, students, university, University of Leicester, University students

StudentBeans conducted a survey in September 2022 with 1,321 students to find out how the Cost of Living crisis is affecting the student body and found that the impact is much worse than expected.

News

UCU Announces Strike Action

18th November 202218th November 2022 Sophie Mouzakitis Editor: Rowan Gromocki, News, Second Editor: Anna O'Sullivan, strike action, Strikes, students, University of Leicester

Image Source: UCU The University and College Union (UCU) has announced that there will be industrial action in universities across

Arts & Culture Opinion

Is Queerbaiting a Relevant Criticism or Is It Turning into Gatekeeping?

7th October 20221st November 2022 Sophie Mouzakitis Editor: Anna O'Sullivan, heartstopper, lgbt, LGBTQ+, queerbaiting, students, University of Leicester

In recent years, ‘queerbaiting’ has become more relevant in our media. It is when a show will hint at the potential for a queer relationship between characters, however they never allow it to play out on screens. They use it as an attempt to garner publicity or attract an LGBTQ+ audience; it is a cruel deception from the media, exploiting the desire for representation to boost viewership.

Arts & Culture Film & TV

BBC announces Ncuti Gatwa is the next Doctor – “The Future is Here”.

20th May 202220th May 2022 Sophie Mouzakitis arts and culture, author: Sophie Mouzakitis, doctor who, Editor: Harry Featherston, film and tv, TV

The BBC has decided to carry on their revolutionary casting streak by announcing that Ncuti Gatwa will be the 14th Doctor on Doctor Who.

Music Pop Culture

Sexualisation of Women in the Music Industry

31st March 202211th November 2022 Sophie Mouzakitis editor: Kelis Edwards, em rata, Emily Ratajkowski, kesha, lady gaga, leicester, Music, pop, pop music, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, sexualisation, Sophie Mouzakitis, students, university, University of Leicester, women, women in music

No matter what the industry, one thing can be agreed upon: sex sells.

Opinion

Should the NHS re-think cervical cancer screening?

8th February 20222nd April 2022 Sophie Mouzakitis Cancer, Cervical Cancer, Editor: Zainab Patel, health, leicester, NHS, Opinion, Science, Sophie Mouzakitis, students, university, University of Leicester, University students

Public Health Wales (PHW) announced that they will be increasing the gap between smear tests for cervical cancer from three to five years; the increase was introduced in Scotland in 2020. The change was met with outrage in Wales and there is fear of the change being introduced in England.