More than a thousand people, many of them students, have signed a petition calling for UEA to provide the SU with more money. Uea(su) could go bust in a matter of months if the University does not step in. This would mean students’ money from society and club subs accounts would be forfeited to creditors,…
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SU ‘cash crisis’: societies may have funds stripped unless UEA helps
Uea(su) is facing a “cash crisis” that could see it run out of money within a matter of months. Without the University’s financial aid the SU may be forced to use societies’ and clubs’ subs account money in an attempt to prevent insolvency. Management minutes released by the SU show officials said by not using…
Deputy Editors' Column
Journalism awards and coffee cups
What a pleasure to have won ‘Best Student Programme’ at the BBC Radio 4 Today Student Journalism Awards! I’m also so pleased Concrete came runner up for ‘Best Student Publication’. The award ceremony was such an experience – I was so nervous and shaking the whole time. Everyone I met there was lovely, including Nick…
Fashion
Norwich Menswear Hot Spots
Among the extensive variety of large high street retailers, Norwich presents a teaming expanse of vintage and independent menswear outlets. Within today’s materialistic society and ‘throw away’ culture, with roughly 300,000 tonnes of clothing going to landfill every year in the UK, vintage clothing helps the struggling environment by offering itself as a sustainable, ethical,…
Features
Gambling
The NUS has conducted research into the gambling habits of students at university. Their definition of gambling ranges from buying scratch cards over the counter to playing poker at casinos. Research showed that over half of students who gambled did so to supplement their income, and that nearly a quarter of those felt guilty when…
Global
€3 million fails to get delivered
A French cash delivery man has been arrested after a van with €3 million had vanished. A team of three were completing cash deliveries on the outskirts of Paris, where it is believed one of them drove off in the security van. The vehicle was recovered nearby, but with both the driver and an estimated…
Sex Survey 2019
The truth about sex work
The sex industry is something everyone is aware of but hardly anyone speaks of their experiences with it. With many students struggling to juggle their social life with the financial restrictions of their maintenance loan, the sex industry is a way that students can earn a little extra on the side. The sugar daddy industry…
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