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Exile: The newest Fallowfield hub

Exile: The newest Fallowfield hub

We review Exile, a newly established café in Fallowfield
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Oak House Mullets and Shags

Oak House Mullets and Shags

Beauty editor Alice Henderson dwelves into the meanings and origins of the latest TikTok hair trend: the mullet.
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How to: fit in in Fallowfield

How to: fit in in Fallowfield

Features editor Serafina Kenny runs through how to best fit in with the rest of the students at UoM
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Poverty Safari: Fetishising the working class in Fallowfield

Poverty Safari: Fetishising the working class in Fallowfield

A look into the Fallowfield ‘vibe’ and how this can often unintentionally slip into the glamorisation of poverty
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Origins of y2k fashion: the whitewashing of the early 2000s

Origins of y2k fashion: the whitewashing of the early 2000s

It’s time to address the y2k aesthetic race problem and thank your favourite 90s artists for your current outfits.
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Know your rights: How to deal with the police on campus

Know your rights: How to deal with the police on campus

The Mancunion outlines your basic rights when it comes to the police, and how to respond to police on campus
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Rated: The Instagram meme pages sweeping Fallowfield

Rated: The Instagram meme pages sweeping Fallowfield

Joe McFadden explores the bizarre new phenomena sweeping Fallowfield: niche meme pages
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Meet JoeyMacaroni – South Manchester’s mac and cheese delivery service

Meet JoeyMacaroni – South Manchester’s mac and cheese delivery service

Support a small business and check out JoeyMacaroni – the student bringing mac and cheese to South Manchester
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Revealed: 39 Fixed Penalty Notices issued by Manchester Police to students

Revealed: 39 Fixed Penalty Notices issued by Manchester Police to students

Just 39 fines were issued in Fallowfield for Covid-19 breaches in Semester One – we spoke to the students who received them
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‘Can you make this for me?’: The student start-ups launched in lockdown

‘Can you make this for me?’: The student start-ups launched in lockdown

How UoM students are embracing lockdown to launch businesses and improve their mental health
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‘I got stopped because I’m black and wearing a tracksuit’: Zac Adan speaks out at student protest

‘I got stopped because I’m black and wearing a tracksuit’: Zac Adan speaks out at student protest

Adan was among many of the speakers at the protest to share his experience with the university
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Manchester University: Inside the protests that rocked an institution

Manchester University: Inside the protests that rocked an institution

The protest began with rallies and chants, coloured with flares and protest signs igniting the dark Fallowfield skies
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Manchester students protest over ‘lockdown’ fencing – in pictures

Manchester students protest over ‘lockdown’ fencing – in pictures

Angry first-years let off smoke bombs and ripped down the new barriers
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Manchester University students remove ‘lockdown’ fencing during huge protests

Manchester University students remove ‘lockdown’ fencing during huge protests

Students claimed the fencing had been put up overnight with no prior communication
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“It’s time to organise and get involved”: Meet the students making campus SAFER

“It’s time to organise and get involved”: Meet the students making campus SAFER

Rent strikes, better crisis plans and ensuring staff safety: What are SAFER doing to help students through the coronavirus?
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Temporary testing unit set up as Fallowfield falls foul to Covid-19

Temporary testing unit set up as Fallowfield falls foul to Covid-19

A mobile Covid-19 testing unit has opened in the Armitage Centre, as Fallowfield cases rocket
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Safe zone approved outside Fallowfield abortion clinic in “huge victory”

Safe zone approved outside Fallowfield abortion clinic in “huge victory”

A safe zone around the clinic in Fallowfield will be implemented this Friday to restrict protesters from intimidating people accessing its abortion services
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UoM release Covid figures but students fear they could be much higher

UoM release Covid figures but students fear they could be much higher

UoM’s Covid figures only include positive results reported to the University through an “agreed process”
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MMU lockdown: Will Manchester University be next?

MMU lockdown: Will Manchester University be next?

UoM has made no official statement
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Sacha Lord recruits celebs to encourage students to respect government guidelines

Sacha Lord recruits celebs to encourage students to respect government guidelines

The new local restrictions on nightlife in Manchester and their impact on new and returning university students
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