Working alongside Livewire all year, Caitlin and I had been getting increasingly jealous as the plans for their annual charity-fundraising/travel-adventure event got underway. Eventually, our itchy feet and desire to see how far we could get from campus got the better of us, and Team Concrete was born. One awkward photoshoot and some travel insurance…
Travel
Holocaust tourism: Are you ever prepared?
The bus rattled through the Polish countryside. The road snaked between farms and fields as it skidded through villages, with heavy glass windows trapping the heat of the blazing sun. Inside, we were chatting, squabbling over a map, and eating bagels crusted with salt; still happily concerned with the minutiae of our journey. But as…
Deputy Editors' Column
It’s the final countdown…
They say time flies when you’re having fun, but it also goes fairly quickly when you’re sleep-deprived and spending your weekends making a newspaper. We dread to think about our coffee and pizza bill for this last year. We’ve had 13 issues, one Brexit, two Prime Ministers and a visit from the Queen since we…
Global
Gay men “beaten and tortured” in Chechnya
Allegations that gay men are being beaten and tortured in concentration camp-like facilities in Chechnya have prompted international outrage. Over 100 men have reportedly been detained and three have been killed in the Russian region, according to opposition newspaper Novaya Gazeta. An article published on the paper’s website on April 1st states that: “Novaya Gazeta…
News
SU officer election results 2017
Results of the SU student officer elections were announced tonight in Blue Bar. This year’s elections saw the highest ever number of students voting, with 3,669 students taking part, an increase of 265 on last year’s figure. However, due to an increase in the size of the student body, turnout was only 20.4 percent, compared to…
Sport
UEA takes a stand
Over the past few years university sport has garnered a negative reputation in the national media. Horror stories of initiations and discrimination have left students reluctant to participate, particularly LGBT+ students. To combat this problem, Take A Stand, UEA’s campaign against discrimination in sport, was launched in September 2016 by Joe Zilch. With the unveiling…
Global
Syrian peace talks promising
The latest round of Syrian peace talks has ended on a more hopeful note than previous attempts, according to the UN special envoy for Syria. Staffan de Mistura, Italian-Swedish diplomat, said: “The train is ready, it’s in the station, it’s warming up its engine. It just needs an accelerator,” while the Syrian government’s delegation left…
News
Harriet Harman: “Politics has completely changed”
Harriet Harman: Britain’s longest continuously-serving female MP; ex-Labour Deputy Leader; lawyer; and lifelong feminist activist. She describes herself as “born into feminism – with three sisters,” and entered politics in 1982, after a Politics degree from York university and a job at the National Council for Civil Liberties. She tells me that being an MP…
Deputy Editors' Column
Oh UEA, you’re wonderful!
Well, it’s hardly surprising anymore, but it still feels great to print: UEA are the Derby Day champions for the fifth consecutive year, and we couldn’t have asked for a more convincing win. Taking home 55 points of the 70 that were available, there is no day like Derby Day that affirms our love for…
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