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Main Library Musings – Rant column #3
29th April 2024

Main Library Musings – Rant column #3

Edition three of the Opinion section’s rant column, Main Library Musings, sees three emotional trajectories: a complaint about the weather, a love letter to a bacon barm, and an ode to the best study space in the Main Library
Navigating the Rwanda bill: Why student voices matter
24th April 2024

Navigating the Rwanda bill: Why student voices matter

The youth vote has a track record of opposition to stringent and dangerous immigration law. It must therefore be galvanised in opposition to the Rwanda bill, which is threatening the human rights of vulnerable people and presents the worst of executive dominance
If Labour wants to regain trust, they must stick to their reformist roots
22nd April 2024

If Labour wants to regain trust, they must stick to their reformist roots

While heeding the lessons of Tory failure and chaos, Keir Starmer must grasp the reins of a chaos-driven Parliament and lead it through the ideals of progress and reform
Main Library Musings – Rant column #2
20th April 2024

Main Library Musings – Rant column #2

Edition #2 of the Opinion section’s rant column. Fuelled by sweaty palms and jabbing fingers on our keyboards, we lament three issues facing students: the library, buses, and supermarkets
My life has been failing the Bechdel test – and that’s a good thing
19th April 2024

My life has been failing the Bechdel test – and that’s a good thing

A lot of conversations with my friends recently have been about a guy, and this hasn’t proved to be a bad thing
We need to politicise mental health
14th April 2024

We need to politicise mental health

A rising number of people in Britain are on antidepressants. Your risk of mental illness correlates with how young, how poor and how socially-disadvantaged you are. Why is this and what should we do about it?
No-sex tenancy clauses are a landlord’s newest weapon amid the housing crisis
10th April 2024

No-sex tenancy clauses are a landlord’s newest weapon amid the housing crisis

Imagine not being able to have sex in your house. It might become the reality under a ‘no-sex tenancy clause’
Lower entry requirements for international students? An international student’s perspective
9th April 2024

Lower entry requirements for international students? An international student’s perspective

Universities have been accused of offering international students lower entry grade requirements, but what does this reveal about our higher education institutions, and how does it affect the way international students are viewed?
Graduation looms. Please don’t send me out into the big bad world
9th April 2024

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
Have universities become too reliant on international fees?
8th April 2024

Have universities become too reliant on international fees?

Alleged disparities in entry requirements between internal and international students raise questions about universities’ reliance on international fees, and the impact this may have on internal students

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The foetal ‘position’: How Alabama’s new stance on embryos redefines the meaning of life
29th March 2024

The foetal ‘position’: How Alabama’s new stance on embryos redefines the meaning of life

Limiting access to IVF treatment under the guise of being ‘pro-life’, Alabama further subjugates women and limits the ability for same-sex partners to bear children
Crashing pres and judging the drinking culture at different student accommodations
19th March 2024

Crashing pres and judging the drinking culture at different student accommodations

On a mission to discover which student accommodation hosts the best pres, I crashed some flats to find out the answer
Community strength is the best thing about university. Long-live my house share!
16th March 2024

Community strength is the best thing about university. Long-live my house share!

As I stare out of a library window, well and truly into dissertation season but thinking back to the joys of St Patrick’s Day, I’m reminded of how lucky I feel to live in a tight-knit student community
Main Library Musings – Rant column #1
15th March 2024

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
Is marrying a foreigner now exclusively a privilege of the rich?
15th March 2024

Is marrying a foreigner now exclusively a privilege of the rich?

As the government desperately tries to cling to power they’ve announced yet another crackdown on immigration. Infuriating changes to family and skilled worker visas are set to take effect in April and they’re going to make marrying a foreigner a privilege of the rich
Has feminism returned to essentialism?
13th March 2024

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?
Have we lost International Women’s Day to commercialisation?
12th March 2024

Have we lost International Women’s Day to commercialisation?

Companies have begun to exploit International Women’s Day for their own capitalist gain. This ‘trend’ needs to stop
Flipping the script: Girlhood as a new model for women
8th March 2024

Flipping the script: Girlhood as a new model for women

What makes women who they are? Why we’re travelling back in time to find ourselves while teens look to the future
Unravelling the modern dating dilemma: Challenges in student relationships
4th March 2024

Unravelling the modern dating dilemma: Challenges in student relationships

Is university ruining dating, or is dating ruining university?
2nd March 2024

The kids aren’t alright: Sunak’s school phone ban won’t stop bigotry, even a bit

Sunak’s ban on phones in secondary school is doing little to solve the problem, and more to make it worse