Halloween costumes: men vs women
Tone Bergheim
As a young female in today’s society, I am constantly bombarded with pictures, opinions and thoughts on how I should look, dress, behave and present myself. I am told that…
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“I can’t breathe,” US police and their culture of violence
Bauke Schram
‘These white men are dangerous,’ said chief Powhatan, Pocahontas’s father in the 1995 Disney adaption of the story of Pocahontas Powhatan. Almost ten years after the movie adaption and little…
Rape victims are not the sinners
Elizabeth Stromme
Let us place the shame of rape where it belongs – with the perpetrator and not the victim. As a girl, I was told “don’t get raped” before I even…
Nigel Farage and the mainstream British media: who needs who more?
Christian Eede
Much has been made over the last couple of weeks of a “political earthquake” following the win of Douglas Carswell, on behalf of UKIP, to represent the constituency of Clacton…
God Only Knows: What does the BBC’s star-studded clip tell us about its music initiative?
Anybody with the faintest grasp of popular culture or use of social media will likely know by now that last Tuesday the BBC interrupted the regular programming of almost their…
Indian Students Turned Off By UK Universities – And It’s About More Than Just Rising Fees
Priyanka Mogul
I’M FORTUNATE enough not to be in the UK on a student visa. My dad’s job relocated us to London when I was in high school and I now qualify…
Foreign Currency- blogging the experience of the international student.
Su-San Sit
By Su-San Sit and Charlie Lewis. Of the students that are enrolled in Kingston University, around 20%* are from overseas. The incentives pulling them here vary. From the amusing “I…
UK detainees: innocent until proven immigrant
Test Reporter
Meltem Avcil’s petition that aims to stop women asylum seekers from being detained is a ray of hope for the women who seek a safer life in the UK. The…
Dumped on Valentine’s Day
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Girls love a bit of Valentine’s Day. It’s all roses, chocolates and ‘oh isn’t love magical?’ But for your average bloke, especially those ordained by ‘boyfriendly’ duty to rise to…
The Zellweger effect: is she trying to erase her Norwegian roots?
The Daily Mail ran a story on their website regarding the recent changes in Renee Zellweger’s appearance that have been the latest gossip surrounding the celebrity world. She appears to…