By Ben Thompson 89-year-old Holocaust survivor Sam Gontarz was welcomed to Manchester Metropolitan University this week, to deliver a talk as part of The Home Festival. Students and staff gathered to listen to Sam’s harrowing and awe-inspiring story, as he was joined by his son Robbie and Manchester Reform Synagogue’s Rabbi Silverman. Robbie read out his father’s emotional story,…
By Ben Thompson After a long period of remaining politically neutral, Taylor Swift has come out and endorsed a political candidate. With the mid-term elections (in which Americans will vote for their representatives in Congress, the Senate and House of Representatives) fast approaching, Swift took to Instagram to implore her fans to register to vote….
By Ben Thompson A recent article in The Independent reported that one in five university students are teetotal, meaning they abstain from drinking alcohol. The report was backed up by a survey conducted by the National Union of Students, which found that a quarter of students feel that there should be more alcohol-free activities on…
By Ben Thompson Photography: Vita Student The University of Manchester Students’ Union found itself at the centre of a national controversy, this week. A recent policy, voted through the Senate with a two-third majority, resolved to “swap audible clapping out for British Sign Language clapping at SU events”. BSL clapping – in which individuals twist…
Student Ben Thompson examines the highs and lows of life as a student living at home. By Ben Thompson Illustration: Rowan Thorp The look of befuddlement, furrowing of the brow, the bemused smirk that crosses the lips – a common sight for commuting students. “Why didn’t you want to live in halls?” “You wanted to stay…
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