The University of Oxford’s Classics department are proposing to drop traditional authors of classical texts, including Homer and Virgil, in an attempt to reduce the state school intake gap. This is a result of what the university says has been the lower uptake of students taking Latin and Greek studies at A-Level. Traditional subjects such…
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Rishi Sunak’s meteoric rise to power
One could almost hear the frantic movements across the keyboards as my housemates and I attempted to rapidly google the new Chancellor of the Exchequer, a position that is seen by many as the second most important in government after that of the Prime Minister (and perhaps more recently, whatever Dominic Cummings is). It would…
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Blind Student removed from Oxford Union innocent of wrongdoing
A blind student who was “violently” removed from a debate at the Oxford Union has been cleared of wrongdoing. The Oxford Union is the university’s renowned debating society. Onlookers filmed a security guard in an altercation with Ebenezer Azamanti, the student in question, before a debate was about to take place. This altercation resulted in…
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UEA up for the cup in Nottingham
UEA’s teams experienced a mixed day in Nottingham last Wednesday at their BUCS Conference Cup finals. Before the Conference Cup action got underway, UEA men’s Rugby third team went down 12-7 to Lincoln’s first team in their Midlands Conference Plate final, but were pleased with their runner-up spot. UEA Fencing’s ladies performed well against Nottingham…
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Union Council vote against motion urging students to boycott NSS survey
Union Council voted against a motion allowing the SU to urge students to refuse filling in the 2019 National Student Survey (NSS). Brought to council on 28 January by Lewis Martin, Mature Students Assembly, and seconded by Thai Braddick, Non-Portfolio Officer, the motion would have mandated the SU to encourage and inform students’ about reasons…
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UEA to appear on University Challenge tonight
A UEA team will take on Keble College, Oxford, on BBC’s University Challenge tonight at 8:30pm. The team, consisting of students Ed Bellamy, Matthew Reid, Matthew Walker and Madeline Forde-Roberts will be battling students from Keble College on the famous quiz show hosted by Jeremy Paxman. Tonight’s episode is the last of this series’ first-round…
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Millenials are snowflakes
Most freshers this year will have been born in the year 2000: complete and utter millennials. Yet this seemingly harmless, edgy label has often been synonymous with being perceived as “snowflakes” – for being too thin-skinned and taking offence over everything. But does this have an element of truth, or is this really just another…
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Universities: in a league of their own
It’s the time of year, autumn leaves are falling, freshers are beginning new lives at university, and the 2019 university league tables have been released. I can imagine that many applicants will be frantically worrying about these performances, just like I did. Is the university too good for me? Is it too low in the…
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An interview with: Baroness Gillian Shephard of Northwold
A lifetime of political service by Baroness Gillian Shephard Rt Hon was paid tribute to by the University of East Anglia (UEA) with the awarding of an Honorary Doctorate of Civil Law. Baroness Shepherd was granted a life peerage in June 2005 after an extensive period serving as Conservative Member of Parliament for South West…
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