There’s no denying that the worldwide phenomena #LikeAGirl has freed many girls from a misogynistic slur too often used to knock confidence and cause insult. At first glance, campaigns that pledge ‘running like a girl’ also means ‘winning the race’ inspire women to achieve their true potential. But is this...
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When I tell people my name, they hear Adam and I make it a point to wear more make up the next day. I don’t have breasts, I haven’t started hormone replacement therapy yet and there isn’t a set date for my sex change. I began my transition at university, just a few weeks ago and I thought my life would be like a Jane Austen novel.
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Dear Mr. Landlord, I feel compelled to write a letter about the poor quality of the property you rented me, last year. The ceiling was leaking, the painting was cracked, the heating did not work and the precious washing machine advertised by the agency was non-existent. However, I want to address...
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The gender pay gap has long been an issue, especially within the highest pay grades. Recent action taken by the University of Essex to eliminate this gap at a professorial level, by increasing females’ salaries, raises questions as to whether one-off salary hikes are a fair or even effective solution...
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The Threepenny Opera, Brecht’s ‘play with music’, is at first glance an ambitious choice for the intimate studio theatre in the Warwick Arts Centre, due to its series of challenging musical numbers and Brecht’s famous alienation effect which seeks to detach audiences from onstage action . Nonetheless, it is impressively...
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Media outlets now publish their articles via Twitter and Facebook, leading to rise of the ‘armchair experts’, namely members of the public who revel in promoting their views online.
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There is something gravely, terrifyingly wrong with society when free speech is conflated with an opposition to progressive values.
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My Facebook feed has been clogged up with white student activists perpetually peddling the claim that my “liberation” depends on voting to remain within the NUS.
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I remember first joining my Sixth Form in 2011 - I bought an NUS card despite not knowing what the NUS was. I'm a 2nd year Uni student now; I still don't.
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It was a typical Thursday night with my best friend from back home. Little did I know what injuries the Smack bouncers had in-store for us.
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The last few weeks has seen a spotlight on the NUS in the national media. Four Warwick students give their opinion on whether the NUS represents them.
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I was banned from the WASH Facebook page because I posted a link to an article, even though they have called for ideas to be challenged rather than censored.
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I am overjoyed to hear that our University have chosen to support the remain vote. This decision does not represent every student but it does have every student’s best interests at its heart.
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