Is this the end of Travis Scott? Astroworld Incident Backlash
Rapper Travis Scott is facing backlash due to the tragedy at the Astroworld Festival in Houston, Texas. Was it just a mistake, or should he face severe consequences?
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University of Leicester students can hold Covid parties, but banned from playing sport
Students are banned from playing outdoor sports due to the emegence of the Omicron variant of COVID, but Christmas parties are allowed.
Students regurgitate University of Leicester propaganda over strikes
The University of Leicester email to students labelling striking staff as greedy bastards, has been a success, as students have regurgitated the content of said email.
Dune’s Prophetic Vision for the Environment
Disclaimer: Spoilers for DUNE
University of Leicester calls the UCU ‘greedy bastards’
University of Leicester launch an extraordinary attack on UCU’s planned industrial action.
The Students’ Union is broken and unrepresentative of students
Why did the SU put out a statement on the sensitive subject of spiking in nightclubs without adequately consulting the students that they represent?
Matt Hancock: “F*ck them kids.”
Health secretary Matt Hancock says ‘F*ck them kids,’ but which ones is he talking about?
Book Burning is not the only solution – Janette Winterson’s very public protest
Written by Georgia Hilton-Buckley On Friday June 4th, Jeanette Winterson tweeted a photo of burning books, made significantly more interesting because they were her own books. Winterson, famed author of Oranges are not the only fruit and Sexing the Cherry, burned the republished editions of several of her previous works because she detested the ‘cosy’ blurb which sectioned her into ‘wimmin’s fiction’. I have read a few of Winterson’s novels and greatly admired them, but the prospect of burning books greatly upset me. The history of book burning Burning books has always been a symbol of censorship under both the reign of Nazi Germany, the destruction of the Library of Baghdad and the Burning of Jaffna public library. Under ISIS, burning forbidden texts are common acts of taunting Western media and is probably the most recent act of cultural genocide. Although Winterson is burning her own books, it still sends a strong message that literature can be erased. When the author who shall not be named (Creator of Harry Potter) posted a transphobic essay, many …
Why don’t I understand the Oscars?
The Oscars are exclusive and unrepresentative, but can they ever be for everyone?
REVIEW: Chemtrails over the Country Club
Georgia Hilton-Buckley dives into Lana Del Rey’s latest release, Chemtrails over the Country Club.
Charlie Hebdo’s Meghan race bait isn’t ‘satire’ – it’s a cheap garner for relevancy, and it’s boring.
Following the news of Prince Phillip’s death on Friday, French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo swiftly mounted their one-trick-pony, and by the very same evening had posted a topical cartoon to their Twitter, depicting ‘l’hommage d’Harry & Meghan au Prince Phillip’
Breaking up is never easy…
A raw inside look into the realities of a real break-up from the perspective of the one ending the relationship.
#NotAllMen is a pathetic call for validation for not assaulting women
Written by Trinity Barnatt It’s 10pm and I’m walking home alone after finishing my shift at work. There’s a man walking towards me. He’s about 6ft. Dark hair. Caucasian. Roads too busy I can’t cross it. I get my keys from my pocket and hold them between my fingers. My heart starts racing as he walks towards me. Maybe I should have got on the phone to someone. Anxiety builds in my chest as he gets closer and closer and closer… A wave of relief runs through me as he walks past me. Sarah Everard never felt that wave of relief. For anyone unfamiliar with the recent case of Sarah Everard, she went missing last week after walking home from a friend’s house in south London. Since then, her body has been found and a serving police officer arrested on the suspicion of her murder. While Sarah Everard’s case is devastating, that is not what shocked me. What shocked me was the response: #NotAllMen trending on twitter. In response to a callous crime, thousands of …
Graduate chaos: how COVID has affected my job hunt
It comes as no surprise that COVID has had a huge impact upon the job market.
Ignored and forgotten: are students paying the price of this pandemic?
‘Frustrated’, ‘fragile’ and ‘numb’. These are the words that now define what it feels like to be a university student during a once-in-a-generation crisis.
“Crisis point” in student education as hopes of fee refunds are dashed by universities minister
Written by Ed Morrison Last week, in response to a question about tuition fee refunds from a red-faced Piers Morgan, the universities minister, Michelle Donelan, exclaimed: “We set the maximum level of tuition fees and it is up to universities to then decide what they are going to charge.” Donelan’s OIA level advice rejects any proposal for the government to pay students compensation for their undervalued tuition and is a bitter pill to swallow for those, like myself, who felt reinvigorated and hopeful that change was on the horizon, especially after a government petition for reduced tuition fees received over 550,000 signatures. In light of this, it is perhaps unsurprising that this latest government advice has fallen on deaf ears among students, who feel sick and tired at the treatment they have received this academic year. These views are expressed in a new poll by the University of Leicester Students’ Union as part of a new ‘Tuition Fees Campaign.’ Organised by the SU President, Mia Nembhard, she hopes it will “help get as many students …
You’re missing the point: Daily Mail article disparaging Leicester University redundancy plans is uninformed
A student response to Guy Adams’ disparaging Daily Mail article.
Brexit is now a lonely revolt
Britain’s decision to leave the European Union was once heralded as a watershed moment in European politics, a flagbearer to a coming wave of anti-globalist populism and the death knell to the European Integration Project. Five years on, no one has followed Britain’s charge.
Finding optimism as a graduate in the middle of a pandemic
“So… what’s next?” The inescapable question for final year university students everywhere, as preparations for the ‘real world’ get underway.
Tuition, turmoil and rising tensions as students demand compensation
As we enter the start of the New Year, it is clear that the reverberating effects of the virus are continuing to wreak havoc. How has this affected university compensation?
The end of Erasmus is devastating
Withdrawing from the Erasmus scheme as part of the Brexit deal highlights, yet again, the failings of the UK government when it comes to young people
#WeRaceAsOne: Diversity in Formula 1
Is F1’s new diversity campaign #WeRaceAsOne enough to champion inclusivity in the sport?
150 Days and Counting: Leicester in Lockdown
In Leicester, where higher COVID-19 restrictions have not been lifted for more than 150 days, I discuss my experiences of living and studying in the city.
Number of rape victims rise, whilst convictions fall
Why are the number of rape victims rising as convictions for sexual assault fall?
OPINION: Tory votes against Free School Meals highlight the utter failures and indifference of our government
As schools enter October half term, 1.4 million disadvantaged children in the UK who would usually receive Free School Meals will not be receiving food vouchers as a result of the House of Commons vote this week.
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