A teenager was arrested for possessing a knife and drugs in Leamington Spa on Wednesday 13 February. Reports of two teenagers “acting suspiciously” in Leamington’s High Street led officers to find a knife near where the boy had been sitting. He was taken to Leamington Police Station, and received a...
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Professor Dominic Shellard, former vice-chancellor of De Montfort University (DMU), resigned this week amidst an investigation by regulators into the governance of UK universities, and after it was revealed that he received a 22% pay rise for the 2017/18 academic year. His resignation closely follows that of Ian Blatchford’s, who...
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Endeavour is back for its sixth series and, from the off, it’s darker than we’ve seen before. ‘Pylon’ finds our lead characters struggling with events of the past, as their paths cross to investigate a tragic death, in what proves a typically compelling episode of the show. It’s 1969, six...
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New measures to improve the representation and inequality experienced by Black, Asian and Minority (BAME) students and staff in higher education have been introduced by the government.
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After eight films, the Fast & Furious franchise has finally done it. It has transcended the bounds of our mortal world and its characters have achieved literal god-hood. When what started off as films about street racing with awful dialogue such as “So check it, it’s like this!” (no I’m...
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A Snapchat group named “The Brohood” has contacted several male students encouraging them to share explicit photos of women who attend the University of Aberdeen and Robert Gordon University (RGU). In a message spread on the picture-sharing platform, the group invited recipients to “share, receive and enjoy the filthy girls...
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Currently, statistics have shown that less than 5% of poor white students are admitted to over half of the universities in England. A report conducted by the National Education Opportunities Network (NEON) has shown considerably low numbers of white, working-class students from deprived areas attending top universities. The figures have...
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Tom Segev No music is as complex as classical. Jazz may boast intricate improvisation and unorthodox time signatures, and soul of the 1970s laid claim to potent political messages, but the established orchestration of a three-suite symphony cannot be matched in complexity and variety. Concertos are, however, losing traction...
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In the run up to a year abroad, there are a number of talks to help prepare students for their year ahead, where we frantically scribble down any tips that might save our bacon. However, trying to combat the unknown value that is our year abroad by coming at it...
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The students’ union (SU) for Heriot-Watt University in Scotland asked students whether an Alex Salmond tribute should be taken down, following sex crime charges against the Scottish politician. The SU announced that it will consider requesting the removal of an installation which quotes the former first minister of Scotland. Backlash...
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Often literature can romanticise relationships for narrative value, but when we take a step back and remove the rose-tinted glasses, we see them for what they are: toxic. Some of the most iconic and romanticised literary characters are culprits of this. Their fame and status helps normalise relationships we would...
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Nottingham Trent University is piloting a scheme, backed by police, for convicted sex offenders with the aim of integrating them back into society and preventing further crimes.
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This review contains spoilers. Ever since a good friend of mine convinced me to watch In Bruges when I should probably have been preparing for my A Level exams, I have considered myself a firm fan of Martin McDonagh’s work. As a result, I had some ideas of the type...
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