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Thursday 29th December 2011

‘Picture This Song’ Photography Competition – Winner and Runner Ups

Winners from our Picture This Song Photography Competition.   Winner: John Bell (Image 1) Song: ‘Names’- by Radical Face Lyrics: “As the warmth of the sun leaves my back And these bruise-coloured skies turn to black None of these faces look the same But not a one knows…

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Saturday 24th December 2011

Creative Writing Competition Runner-Up: ‘Foxes Snow’

The winners of our Winter Creative Writing competition will be printed in the January issue of Impact Magazine (Issue 214) but to whet your appetite until then, here is a short story from our runner-up, Eleanor Robinson.  ”Never are voices so beautiful as on a winter’s evening”- Virginia…

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Wednesday 21st December 2011

Mind The Gap

“Fairer Society’? As the cuts continue, will the gap in educational attainment keep growing?” “Just 16 per cent of pupils who are eligible for free school meals progress to university in comparison to 96 per cent of young people educated in independent schools.” This may sound like a…

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Sunday 18th December 2011

Familiar faces battle for Europe’s most prestigious prize: The Ballon d’Or

FIFA have cut down their provincial 25 man shortlist to just three in their final preparations for the Ballon d’Or World Footballer of the Year ceremony that will take place in Zurich on January 9th of next year. Christiano Ronaldo, 26, Lionel Messi, 24, and his Barcelona team…

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Saturday 17th December 2011

An Interview with Andy Harries

Andy Harries has produced films such as the Oscar-winning The Queen and The Damned United, as well as hit television series Cold Feet, Wallander and The Royle Family. He talks to Impact about his new film The Lady, starring Michelle Yeoh, and what it means to produce movies in the modern…

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Thursday 15th December 2011

In Defence of Christmas Consumerism

Starbucks’ red cups, Advent chocolate calendars and, of course the Coca Cola advert; these collectively announce the start of the Christmas season to our nation long before Mariah Carey is heard five times a day on the radio. As the festivities arrive, the high street and our televisions become…

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Thursday 15th December 2011

Can We Ever Cancel Shopmas?

Something magical and extraordinary may be happening this winter; it seems that the Christmas consumerism monster is being tamed. It has been predicted that we will spend £200 million less this festive season and with it may come a whole different way of doing Christmas. Of course that…

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Wednesday 14th December 2011

Prostitution: The Secrets of the Streets

Just 3 miles from University Park and a 30 minute walk from Lenton, lies Nottingham’s Red Light District. Based on Mapperley and Forest Road, Nottingham’s Red Light District is a well known hive of prostitution and unsolicited activities. Back in 2004, the Kerb Crawling Taskforce, part of Nottinghamshire…

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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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