The only thing we have to fear is not being scared. No, this is not a typing error and I was not trying to quote Franklin D. Roosevelt. But it sums up how I am feeling about returning to University in September. I think I should be more worried, but I am actually extremely excited….
Features
Have a hand in being heard: the importance of course representation.
Over the course of the last few months, it has become apparent that in order to help improve the environment around campus, student voices need to be heard. One bottom-up initiative is the Student Staff Liaison Committee (SSLC), where elected student representatives and faculty members meet to discuss any issues, concerns or praise they have…
Music
The Sound of Social Justice
For as long as music has existed, it has bought society together and been used to share ideas. A prominent example: Band Aid. The charity supergroup, formed in 1984, raised funds to help stop the Ethiopian famine. Though they have faced much criticism for their methods, their hit ‘Do they know it’s Christmas?’ features on…
Science
The psychology of change
Change is something that we all experience at multiple times throughout our lives, but it is by no means the easiest thing to go through. Change can involve an entire recalibration of our mind and everything we know; a phenomenon that has the potential to be quite damaging, especially to young people. Kurt Lewin curated…
Features
Climate change and the shift into politics
Over the past few months, our attitudes to climate change and protecting the environment have shifted and become a lot more political. A lot of different companies such as McDonald’s and Iceland have succumbed to the public demands that we use less plastic packaging, get rid of plastic straws and reduce the amount of palm…
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Extinction Rebellion stage “die-in” on campus
Climate protesters from Extinction Rebellion (XR) have staged a “die-in” at the Square. The group were from XR’s University of East Anglia (UEA) and Norwich University of Arts (NUA) branch. UEA and NUA XR have written an open letter to UEA vice chancellor David Richardson as well as created a petition asking for him to declare…
Fashion
Eating disorders
In a modern woman’s world there are many things that can cause low self-esteem. Social media is present in most young women’s lives and often represents their image in a public space. Although it is good to be able to have such an online presence, the pressure of maintaining a certain weight can be very…
News
Gina Miller at the UEA Literary Festival: ‘Is democracy broken? Is it time for an evolution in democracy?’
Gina Miller has proposed that the remain campaign would fail to win in a second referendum, in a highly anticipated appearance at UEA’s Literary Festival. This comes in the wake of today’s ‘meaningful vote’ in Parliament, a vote that would not exist without Miller’s activism against the British government. Speaking to her student audience in…
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Teenage mental health in decline
Adolescence is the prime time for mental health disorders to emerge, with half of all mental problems beginning in early teenage years. Researchers from Liverpool and London have uncovered a decrease in the mental wellbeing of UK teenagers; a finding that is mirrored in teenagers across the globe. Data was collected from two large groups…
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