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*Trigger warning: suicide* When hearing of another another student death at UEA, Aaron Hood could not let another day pass by without doing something – anything-about it. Following several late nights of brainstorming with his partner ways to alleviate this ‘mental health epidemic’ on campus, Aaron explains how mental health grassroots movement, #NSFW, was born. “We know…
Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of London over the past two weeks as part of Extinction Rebellion’s (XR) calls for parliament to address the ‘Climate and Ecological crisis’ facing the planet today, with many UEA students partaking in the protests. To date, over 1000 arrests have been made in the London protests…
To mark the eve of International Women’s Day 2019, CareerCentral launched, for the first time on campus, an all-day event, which went by the name of #SheCan. Supported by companies such as PwC, Kier and Save the Children, the series of skills sessions and workshops which took place during the day were aimed exclusively for…
The thought of being told at the ripe young age of 21 that you would be needing a wheelchair for the rest of your life is somewhat disconcerting and unfathomable for most. But this is not a hypothetical for Masters student Gemma Bailey-Smith who has recently been diagnosed with a rare genetic condition called Hypermobile…
Whereas sitting down at the table and eating a meal used to be the preferred, traditional dining etiquette, it now appears that grabbing food on your way out from one place to another is considered the way to go. Once perceived as rude and impolite, it is now a common practice for students and working…
Recently, hearing people talk about applying for graduate schemes or jobs or masters at this point in time has got me going a little stir crazy, I’m thinking: should I be doing what they’re doing? Am I the only one not actively searching for such and such scheme with such and such employer? Don’t get…
For many, the thought of posing in the nude in front of a camera with very little to preserve your dignity is perhaps a little too much on the scary side, even if it is for charity. While for others, holding nothing but a hockey-stick or harp feels more like second nature. Why is it…
‘White, male and middle class.’ There’s always something so poignant about a power of three to emphasise a point, isn’t there? But perhaps the use of the word ‘power’ here may also emphasise a hint of irony, for this triple threat can often act as a hindrance to many individuals striving to work within a…
On the outskirts of the Golden Triangle, where Trory Street meets Kimberley Street, there once stood the Kimberley Arms, a pub greatly frequented by locals in the late 80s and 90s. “You entered at your own risk” With a notorious reputation for having a rougher social environment, one such local and UEA lecturer…
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