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Esme Campbell

Esme Campbell


Graduation looms. Please don’t send me out into the big bad world

Graduation looms. Please don’t send me out into the big bad world

With the curtain closing on my student days, I’m anxiously anticipating life after graduation – and I’m not handling it well
Main Library Musings – Rant column #1

Main Library Musings – Rant column #1

Edition #1 of the Opinion section’s rant column: Dive in for some good old fruitless grumbling about issues the Opinion editors think plague student life
Has feminism returned to essentialism?

Has feminism returned to essentialism?

After years of the feminist movement trying to extricate itself from gender essentialism, we’re seeing a regression in attitudes towards essentialist views; what does this mean for gender equality?
Mother Mother live in Manchester: “Tonight is an inferno…”

Mother Mother live in Manchester: “Tonight is an inferno…”

Mother Mother continue to deliver their live performances with the same passion found in their music, enrapturing a moved Manchester audience
Sunak’s vape ban will dispose of the disposable

Sunak’s vape ban will dispose of the disposable

Love ’em or hate ’em, the timely end of disposable vapes is peeking over the horizon, and it is a glorious view from where I’m sitting
Mother Mother are ready for chaos and abandon

Mother Mother are ready for chaos and abandon

Trio, to five-piece, to TikTok sensation – Mother Mother are constantly evolving, and that’s something that frontman Ryan Guldemond relishes
The Christabel Pankhurst Institute opens

The Christabel Pankhurst Institute opens

The University of Manchester’s newest flagship building welcomes cutting edge healthcare technology research
A conversation about curly hair

A conversation about curly hair

To grow up with curly hair is to feel the detriment of beauty standards weigh heavy on the self-esteem
Sunak’s plan for a 50-metre fence around his mansion is nothing but nonsense and insensibility

Sunak’s plan for a 50-metre fence around his mansion is nothing but nonsense and insensibility

Sunak isn’t just building a fence around his mansion; he’s building it around people and politics too
Are student stereotypes fact or fiction?

Are student stereotypes fact or fiction?

There is an “s-word” which many students are closely associated with: stereotypes. To what extent are such well-established stereotypes true?
Bye Bye Bully: Raab Reels At His Own Resignation

Bye Bye Bully: Raab Reels At His Own Resignation

Dominic Raab’s exit as Deputy PM proves that Parliament has a bullying problem. But can this case serve to ensure MPs face more accountability in future?