Luke Evans

Deputy Opinion Editor 2025-

Games I wish I could play for the first time again

Since the days of being mercilessly beaten at Mario Kart by my older brothers, video games have occupied a central role in my life. They were my method of bonding: with my family, with friends, with strangers met over the internet on those games themselves. Since coming to university, that...
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Posted Jun. 25, 2025

The dangers of pro-natalism in and beyond the White House

Ever since the beginning of his second administration earlier this year, President Trump’s Republican administration has taken strides towards far-right and fascist policies. Having deported US child citizens and allegedly innocent men with no criminal record to a maximum security El Salvadoran prison CECOT known for its flagrant human rights...
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Posted Jun. 1, 2025

Andor season two: Star Wars at its finest

With season one receiving an overall score of 96% on Rotten Tomatoes, season two of Andor aired with extraordinary expectations to live up to. For me, it has continued to be the best live action show to come out of the franchise, blowing its main competitor, the epic Western-turned-cameo-fest that...
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Posted May. 24, 2025

Around the world with Society Tours

Luke Evans – German Society – Berlin As far as student trips to Berlin go, the German Society’s was relatively tame; no one ended up in Berghain or KitKat, no-one had a run-in with the German police, and there were no (massively) embarrassing language mishaps. I did, however, create a...
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Posted Apr. 15, 2025

De-extinction: How far has it come, and how far will it go?

Woolly mammoth, dodo bird, Tasmanian tiger – these previously extinct animals may soon be roaming their old habitats once again. At least, that’s what scientists are hoping for. Unfortunately, the reality is far less fantastical. Since Michael Crichton wrote Jurassic Park in 1990, palaeontologists, genetic engineers, and biologists have been...
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Posted Apr. 11, 2025