8 things I know now. 1. Stereotyping isn’t cute my boys, babes and non-binary buddies. I don’t want to be your gay best friend or your lesbian side kick. I want to be your […]
LGBTQ+ History Month in 2019
Matthew reflects on LGBTQ+ history month, and how it is still incredibly necessary as time goes on… In 2019, is the LGBT+ community (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Others) still asking for equality? Nowadays, LGBT+ […]
Jussie Smollett: The Case Representing a Climate of Fear
Tasha discusses the recent attacks on actor Jussie Smollett, and the ever present climate of fear for the LGBTQ+ community that it represents. We are living in the 21st century, a time of unprecedented advances […]
Calling out Homophobic Behaviour
Astrid talks about The Weeknd’s latest song, and the implications it has for the LGBTQ+ community. The Weeknd’s latest song with French DJ Gesaffelstein, ‘Lost in The Fire’, gained a lot of critical attention surrounding […]
Is it Fair to Splash the Cash on Children, or Does it End up Creating a Bit of a Stormi?
It seems like only yesterday the rumours were flying around about Kylie Jenner’s possible pregnancy. Just over year ago, our suspicions were finally confirmed. Stormi Webster was born on 1st February 2018, announced via a […]
Agony Aunt: Help I’m Struggling to Maintain a Work/Life Balance in Second Semester!
With us just inhaling after our sigh of relief that January are exams over, it’s now the run up to the dreaded diss deadlines (I’m speaking to all the final years out there) and yet […]
Match.com’s ‘Imperfections’ Controversy
Match.com has developed a new feature where you can list your “imperfections,”. This feature gives users the ability to describe things that match.com claims to be flaws. In actuality of course, the “flaws” listed are […]
Finding Hope Among Refugees: The Reality of Calais Today
What’s the immediate association when you think of Calais? For a lot of us it’s the ‘jungle’ camp which housed about 10,000 refugees until its dismantling back in 2016. The place has faded from the news […]
Fast Fashion
Fast fashion is the idea of take, make and dispose. The dictionary definition is inexpensive clothing produced rapidly by mass-market retailers in response to the latest trends. We all know fast food is bad for us, […]
Agony Aunt: I’m Unsure About Accepting My Year Abroad Offer
So, you’ve got your offer to study abroad, but you’re not too sure whether or not to accept? Here are some seemingly obvious but often overlooked questions that you can ask yourself to help you […]