University to spy on students
The University of Warwick has started its implementation of the new requirements for international student visas.
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Battle of the Bands heats 3 & 4
After missing Heat 2 of this year’s Battle of the Bands, I headed back to Tempo for the third and fourth heats last week in the hope of seeing some more good bands and hearing some more interesting sounds. I was pleasantly surprised to see that the crowd was roughly...
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Battle of the Bands heat 2
The event got off to a late start, but all the better to build up a bit off a buzz outside the union doors and get the punters truly ready for some Battle of the Bands second heat action. Not having witnessed the first heats, but hearing generally good feedback...
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Tommy Sparks
Just when you thought the pop/electro genre had been fully saturated with the likes of Calvin Harris, Alphabeat and Sam Sparro, here comes Tommy Sparks, a Swedish pop prodigy to take over the scene. It’s apparent that Sparks isn’t just another copy-cat; he absolutely hates being compared to anybody, knocking...
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Bear Hands
Sitting downstairs in the dark of the Birmingham Bar Academy with Dylan Rau, lead singer of Bear Hands, is a somewhat uncomfortable experience, more so for Dylan, the poor sod, than for me. This timid, scrawny American seems rather baffled by some of my questions, often only managing a stuttering...
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Fabric 45
The Fabric compilation series has arguably become the most respected showcase of dance music’s finest DJs and producers, a journal of the current acts making waves in clubs worldwide. I was therefore horrified to discover that this latest instalment has been put together by a name I had never even...
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Polly Scattergood
Places for young, female singer-songwriters in the UK are fast becoming filled, but this has not stopped 22-year-old, Colchester-born Polly Scattergood from trying. Forgiving the author of the press release for her eponymous debut album, who describes a Harry Potter-like moment of concocting her bittersweet brew on a guitar in...
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Understanding Electricity
Official Secrets Act may just have found the key, says Jess Colman.
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From Russia, with love
Tom Evans gives us a snapshot view of St Petersburg, Belarus and the difficulties of getting there.
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Homeward bound
Singaporean Michelle Neo explains how she rediscovered the treasures her home country offers by looking at it from a tourist's point of view.
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A little bit of Luxory
LJ Elliott travelled Kenya and Egypt in style, and loved every minute of it.
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Sexism… it’s not just for girls!
Gail Trimble shot to fame last week on University Challenge, as the terrifyingly knowledgeable captain of the victorious Oxford University team. Trimble has been described as the ‘smartest woman in Britain’, and has the distinction of being the first contestant to stun Jeremy Paxman into uncharacteristic silence. Yet Trimble has...
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The return of Vettriano
Tani Burns finds a sexier, more playful streak entering the work of the illustrious Fife-born artist.
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