The Real Israel
Israel is the most politically contentious, internationally contested, and yet extraordinary region in the world. Spending only a week there, I realised just how skewed the Western media portrayal of…
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My Volunteering Experience at Buddha Garden
For four weeks during the month of August 2017, I went for therapy. I would get up at 5: 30 am and cycle to my therapist every weekday on muddy…
Perpetuating Crises : Mainstream News
Mainstream breaking news is tied to gaining attention and profit, shackled in political allies, limited filming and data collection feasibility, and treads on eggshells around religiously fuelled conflict. Therefore, it…
Are you a Fatalist?
Still, isn’t there something special about living a section of your life that you couldn’t now imagine not having? I think this is the essence of the lure of fatalism…
Getting Muddy for Mitzvah day
Traditionally, the word ‘Mitzvah’ has meant ‘commandment’, but as years have gone by, this translation has progressed into meaning ‘good deed’ or ‘charitable act’. It is through this idea that…
Review: Spring Awakening
A poignant and thought-provoking musical, unashamedly presenting the difficulties of growing up. Beautifully crafted and excellently performed.
Review: My Very Own Story
Will Hutchings reviews DST Freshers' Play, 'My Very Own Story'.
Bill Free Homes Slams Rivals Over Poor ‘student welfare’
An incredible demand for student housing for next year, and the 'first come, first serve' rule placed by many of the local letting agencies, resulted in students camping outside of…
It’s Too Late
Responding to Climate Change is currently an obligation, a topic that resurfaces occasionally in the headlines when scientists release new findings, an invisible concept with looming uncertainty that intermittently enters…
I won’t refuse you a seat at supper
Do universities have a problem with free speech?