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Monday 12th December 2011

Should we allow controversial speakers on campus?

“In the fight against extremism and the spread of misinformation, we need more voices, not less.” Hearing the word ‘student’ inevitably gives rise to a number of well-established stereotypes. These range, of course, from old-standards (the trouble-makers, the militant-politicos, the overachievers etc) all the way to the fledgling…

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Monday 12th December 2011

The Power of Petition

Amongst the excitement of fresher’s stalls, on-campus gliders and Domino’s staff dressed as pizza boxes, one may find a few who use the hullabaloo of Fresher’s Week to draw attention to a situation they are eager to change. As crowds flock to them, they simply ask you to…

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Monday 12th December 2011

Lights, Camera, Order!

Last week Kenneth Clarke announced that the 85-year-old ban on filming in British courts is to be lifted, allowing judges’ sentencing to be broadcast, starting with the court of appeal with further scope to include the crown court. Jurors’, witnesses’, offenders’ and victims’ remarks are not to be…

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Monday 12th December 2011

The New Sexism

I was in a bar, having a nice drink with my boyfriend when a man looked at me from across the room. Suddenly, I exploded into a tirade at my boyfriend about how men are sleazy, stupid, ignorant and how women are by far superior. I eventually stopped and realised that I’d been ranting like this for a good twenty minutes. My boyfriend blinked at me, bewildered. Poor bloke; he’d only come out for a pint.

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Friday 9th December 2011

Israel and Gaza: From Both Sides of the Blockade

In October, the Union’s Debate Society invited Ben White, a Pro-Palestinian freelance writer for The Guardian and New Statesman, and Ran Gidor, an Israeli Embassy Attaché, in to discuss issues in Israel. After the debate, Impact’s Oscar Williams and Dan Fine caught up with the two speakers for…

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Thursday 8th December 2011

The Big Question: Revolution

“In the last 12 months, we have seen the full force of revolution. From the revolution in Libya, to student tuition fees protests, to national riots: the news has been consumed by political and social unrest. So, is revolting the most effective way to generate change?”   “Revolutions…

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Thursday 8th December 2011

Peace is Hard

In one of the most lopsided prisoner exchanges in Israeli history, Gilad Shalit was released from captivity in exchange for 1,027 Palestinians prisoners. After an emotive 5-and-a-half-year saga, it was hard not to feel moved by scenes of a young man reunited with his family. But does such…

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Wednesday 7th December 2011

Vent Your Spleen: Rogue Landlords

After living in catered halls for a year where dealing with incessant fire alarms, horrific food, and limited living space became integral to everyday life, the prospect of finally qualifying as a proper ‘adult’ with my own house, was a heart-warming thought indeed. That was however, until we…

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Wednesday 7th December 2011

Wave Your Rave: Fortune Boy

Monday morning, the most painful point of the week where everything seems more of an effort: getting out of bed, picking out an outfit, showering and blow-drying hair, and worst of all, having to prepare a packed lunch. Now I can’t solve all of these, but I can…

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Monday 5th December 2011

Boys Don’t Cry: Why Are So Many Suffering in Silence?

Suicide accounts for more than 1 million deaths worldwide every year, which roughly works out as one death by means of suicide every forty seconds. According to statistics collected by the World Health Organisation, men in the UK are almost three times more likely than women to commit…

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