When first approached to write a piece for International Women’s Day (IWD) I was concerned nobody would care about an unknown young woman’s voice. Upon reflection, I realise this is one of the problems IWD aims to highlight- the all-too-common feeling that we, as women, have smaller voices. This is one of the many feelings…
Travel
The Dangers of Voluntourism: Why wanting to ‘Make a Difference’ is not enough
“Do you love to travel? Are you passionate about making a difference?” You’ve probably seen a similar slogan before. This time, an organisation called Play Action International is advertising an opportunity to build a playground in Uganda. Upon closer inspection, this turns out to be a ‘voluntourism’ trip, where volunteering is combined with travel opportunities…
Sport
A Situation Hard to Bear With: The Story of Alisha Butchers’ Road to Recovery
In Britain, we tend to accept that asking someone for money is among the most uncomfortable things possible. Now, imagine you’re a semi-professional rugby player. Exponentially more awkward? Well, this was the situation that Alisha Butchers found herself in, when she had to set up a GoFundMe page to pay for a private operation, to…
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The Bigger Picture: Lil Baby’s protest song is an early contender for song of the year
Atlanta rapper Lil Baby is one of the most prominent artists in popular trap music, receiving a Grammy nomination in 2019 for the hit single ‘Drip Too Hard’ alongside his frequent collaborator Gunna. His album My Turn, released this year, is one of the highest selling of the year, but it’s a single, separate from…
Sport
Cheer Dance host successful fundraiser
‘So You Think You Can Cheer Dance?’ was hosted on Tuesday 19th March in the LCR, and was inspired by work which the UEA Angels Cheerleading Dance committee had seen from other sports teams, such as Dancesport with UEA Strictly. We wanted to create an event that would become a legacy for our team, helping…
Sport
A bloody good fundraiser from Cheer Dance
With a National Champion title behind them, and the winners of UEA’s Sports Club of the Month, it’s hard to think what the Angels could possibly do next! Yet, evidently, they don’t seem to show signs of stopping. The club is in the midst of planning their biggest charity fundraiser ever, calling on other UEA…
Arts, OldVenue
Company formed by UEA students in cycle fundraising challenge
A new company has been founded by English and Drama students from the University of East Anglia. Known as Turn the Key Productions, the members have a wealth of experience to draw from, including a winner of the 2013 Minotaur Theatre Company creative writing competition, taking Beckett’s Rough Theatre up to Edinburgh in 2013, and working…
News, Travel
Livewire: Jailbreak 2013
Jailbreak is UEA radio station Livewire1350’s annual charity fundraiser where teams of two people or more have 48 hours to get as far away from UEA as possible,without spending any money on transport.
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