Ben Baruch

You probably shouldn’t be here. I mean it. You shouldn’t. This isn’t some sort of snobby elitist crap about “oh, exams are getting easier and you’re thick”. That would be too easy. Because exams are getting easier and you’re thick. No, you shouldn’t be here for your own good....

1) You might not meet your future best friends straightaway. If you have reached the conclusion of freshers’ week and haven’t found your BFF yet, or don’t feel like you’ve settled in – don’t panic. A lot changes in first year and people don’t always fall into friendship groups...

Earlier this month, following the Higher Education and Research Bill, the University of Nottingham (UoN) confirmed it will be raising its tuition fees to £9250 in the 2017/18 academic year, in line with the new Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF). The government will use feedback from the National Student Survey...

We are now several weeks into the Labour Party’s am-dram production of Jez Miserables and the question is starting to emerge over whether it’s a comedy or a tragedy. We’ve just finished the opening act which saw Angela Eagle take flight, stumble over empty air and promptly crash into...

It’s official. From September 2017 some universities, including University of Nottingham, will be allowed to charge students over £9,000 to access higher education. This parliamentary decision has naturally provoked outrage amongst student communities. However, the backlash has not resorted to large-scale protests like the ones seen in 2012. Tuition...

The David Ross Sports Village is soon to be completed. After the announcement of the £40 million investment and the rather quick development, given its 3480 square metre refurbishment, we are now able to gaze at its full glory when another university year rolls around in September. The new...

The country is descending into chaos. Newspapers are crammed full of catastrophic predictions for the disintegration of our economy. JK Rowling has compared Farage’s Leave campaign to Nazi propaganda (and with good reason). The ‘breaking point’ poster was a step too far in the Leave campaign’s immoral and obtuse...