Opinion: “National Service is a desperate throw of the dice”
Featured image: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire The speed of change in politics is enough to bring on whiplash.…
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Opinion: “Our real legacy at university is the friends we make along the way”
We all prioritise different things in life: our relationships, academic achievement, and financial success. While these can be great catalysts for short and long-term goals, making us resilient, fixating on these goals can become overwhelming, even detrimental. Focusing on what we feel we have to achieve can make it easy to lose sight of the present. This also applies to university life.
Opinion: “Expanding language curriculum in schools matters”
Featured illustration: Georgia Harmey “Guten tag”, “buenos días” and “bonjour”. Many of us understand these phrases. Now,…
5 dos and don’ts from an international exchange student
Manchester is a vibrant city, buzzing with culture and heritage. Its illustrious nightlife and infinite academic opportunities make for a perfect student set-up. International exchange student Scott Lam shares some top tips to help you thrive in your new home, as well as some things to avoid along the way.
Opinion: Girls Night In six months on… Why is it still safer for us to stay in?!
Madi Barber gives her opinion on the Big Night In 6 months on, the spiking epidemic and what needs to happen to make clubbing an enjoyable experience again.
And Just Like That… 90s misogyny is back in fashion – The Sex and the City reboot is seemingly one BIG problem
Opinion Editor Kerry Power explores the plethora of problems that arose from 'And just like that,' and how there is more drama off-screen that on.
Opinion: Squid Game and what our obsession with the show says about the society obsessed with it
Featured Image: Sayeda Tahreem Naqviгде деньги ночью Officially Netflix’s biggest ever debut, Squid Game has now reached…
Opinion: Life, Liberty and Superiority Complex – The Decline and Fall of Matt Hancock
Featured image: Pippa Fowles (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) By now, we should have been free. Since 22nd February, we’ve…
Opinion: The changing face of body positivity and why the new body beautiful is still hurting our youth
Featured Image: ‘beautiful faces’ by tommerton2010 The body positivity movement has grown in the past decade. Women are…
Opinion: Why going vegan could be the best decision you’ll ever make
An opinion piece about the benefits of going vegan
Opinion: Deepfakes cause real harm and a change in the law is needed
Legislators must move faster to keep up with the evolving world of online exploitation and protect its…
Opinion: My fashion journey and why thrifting is a hopeless endeavour to environmental upkeep
Featured image: Thom Bradley on Unsplash Fashion is an ever-growing and lucrative industry, with the area of…
Opinion: Fast Fashion is anti-feminist and racist
The constant evolving nature of the fashion industry and the West’s capitalist culture calls for faster delivery…
Opinion: “The pandemic has taught us many lessons including the danger of conspiracy theorists”
Conspiracy theories have often been a great source of amusement to many people and the source of countless journeys down Wikipedia holes, but is this new breed of conspiracy risk putting public health at risk?
Opinion: “In a world of fake news, we should be able to turn to traditional press for the truth”
Photography: Stephen Power What are the most contentious issues in British society in 2020? Immigration? Brexit? Vaccinations?…