“Not Gay as in happy but Queer as in Fuck You.” – Anon Pride was founded on a brick or a shot or kick and the colours of the rainbow thereafter. For many LGBT+ people, a medium sized rectangular cloth, 90 by 150, dyed with the vanishing afternoon, means above all one thing: Pride. Since…
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Manchester: representing the North-South power struggle
The government has a track record of mistreating Manchester, from Margaret Thatcher’s conscious policy to destroy the city’s heavy industries, to the limited assistance the city received in 2010 when the Multiple Deprivation Index announced it had the fourth most deprived local council in the country, the government has always played a role in how…
Music, Venue
Interview from a Distance: A talk with the genre-blending Popcorn Fiend
Popcorn Fiend, real name Michael MacLennan, is a Glasgow-based electronic artist whose debut album Distance is available now. The album is a truly impressive body of work, drawing on a vast array of influences from Queen to Squarepusher to King Crimson, all to illustrate an emotional journey. It was released on the 18th of September,…
News
SU officers support petition to remove this year’s tuition fees
Uea(su) officers Alicia Perez and Sophie Atherton have joined more than 9,000 people in supporting a petition to reimburse tuition fees or clear debt for this year. The petition, which Manchester University’s Student Union (MUSU) started, says “It is not feasible to ask Universities to refund tuition fees as they are not legally obliged to”…
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Student labelled as Britain’s “most prolific rapist” jailed for life
A post-graduate student who the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) called “the most prolific rapist in British legal history” has been jailed for life. Reynhard Sinaga, 36, has been convicted for offences against 48 men. He was found guilty of luring men from outside clubs in Manchester to his flat, where he drugged and assaulted them….
Travel
THE UK DOES NOT HAVE TO BE EXPENSIVE, HERE’S WHY
The number one problem all travellers will face is financing a trip. And it’s not just the actual journey there that will cost you, but accommodation, food and even activities. So many of us will shelve our travelling dreams – delaying them until they have been forgotten. So if you have ever caught yourself saying…
Sport
Dance round-up: UEA enjoy best season yet
Before Easter, UEA Ballet, UEA Dance Squad and UEA Tap had their most successful competition season yet, competing at the University of Surrey, the University of Manchester and the University of Northampton. Across all three clubs, and all three competitions, we won a combined total of 20 trophies (six 1st places, four 2nd places, five…
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University of Surrey Dance Competition 2019
For our first competition of the year, UEA Ballet, UEA Dance Squad and UEA Tap all made their way down to the University of Surrey for their 2019 Dance Competition. This is the third time we have attended Surrey’s competition so we were very excited to return once again and our high expectations that it…
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Should a cisgendered, heterosexual woman headline Manchester Pride?
One of the biggest issues with Ariana Grande headlining is the suspected capitalist agenda. Manchester Pride will be charging around £70 for a weekend ticket to the event, which, in comparison to the previous years’ £30 fee, is absolutely ludicrous. The organiser’s justification for this increase is that they’re offering the biggest lineup of artists…
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