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Thursday 29th March 2012

Greece: A Country on the Brink

‘Bailout’, ‘debt contagion’, ‘default’, ‘creditors’ and ‘bond losses’ are the words we probably associate most with Greece of late. The majority of us know Greece’s economy is failing, but the clinical economic terms and percentage points ascribed to its demise do little to ignite any real empathy for…

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Thursday 29th March 2012

Nottingham Police Pioneering ‘Capture Houses’

In the UK, there are over one million burglaries and attempted burglaries every year, with Nottingham reported as having some of the highest rates in the country. Last term, there were nearly 50 instances of burglary in Lenton alone. Students who are victims of burglary often lose irreplaceable…

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Wednesday 28th March 2012

Cosmetic Perfection Isn’t Black and White

Society today is unapologetically obsessed with physical appearance. Our vision of what is conventionally ‘beautiful’ is skewed and influenced by the digital enhancement that dominates our television screens, billboards and shop windows. This doesn’t stop at pursuing size zero, or longing for that perfectly proportioned nose; the latest…

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Wednesday 28th March 2012

Two Nations Divided By A Common Language

I’ve always been fascinated by America. It’s a country that seems so romantic in many ways and equally frustrating in others. At times, I feel more responsive to American culture than British. For the most part, this is due to the permeating nature of the former over the…

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Tuesday 27th March 2012

Wave Your Rave: Marmite

Marmite, you either love it…or you’re obsessed. Not a day passes without a taste of the lusciously rich, treacle brown elixir on my lips. Its thick glistening texture, running off the blade of a knife is enough to moisten even the most discernable pallets and for me marks…

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Tuesday 27th March 2012

Vent Your Spleen: Clubbing

Let’s put it out there, shall we? I hate clubbing. Hate it. And you know what – I hate alcohol too. There, I’ve said it. I know uni’s the time for big nights out, but I cannot for the life of me understand the appeal. Why such hatred?…

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Tuesday 27th March 2012

Big Question: Are Arts Subjects as Valuable as the Sciences?

Yes The value of studying science at university is blindingly obvious. Graduates can heal people, discover the universe, and tell us exactly how our world works. How can mere bachelors of the arts hope to match this? With the rise of tuition fees, arts students will pay more…

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Sunday 25th March 2012

Kony 2012 and the Bandwagon Revolution

My first thought – and indeed my first Facebook status update – was ‘I sense a bandwagon’. Within 48 hours my wall had been polluted with people from across my friendship spectrum ‘sharing’ and ‘liking’ the same video and urging others to do the same. What really got…

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Thursday 22nd March 2012

Andrew Copson and Doug Cochran @ The Debating Union – Highlights

Motion passes on resolution, “The House Regrets the Influence of Christianity on Modern Society”. “Must we require supernatural inducements to do good?” Or, better yet, “May we do good if only for goodness’ sake?” Such questions lay at the heart of the evening’s discussion between Doug Cochran of…

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Tuesday 13th March 2012

The Digitalisation of Education

One of the world’s most prolific and highly rated universities, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), has announced the launch of a free, accredited course that is available online. Many of America’s Ivy League colleges post their course material online, making it available worldwide, and some have previously produced…

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