Maddie Waktare

We all know the feeling. Those things you just cannot stand. They keep you awake at night. They make your skin crawl. They awake a hatred within you that you haven’t known since the checkout machine said there was an unexpected item in the baggage area. Go on, put...

When I woke up on Saturday morning in the wake of the Islamic State attacks in Paris, I opened Facebook hoping to see numerous articles, live updates, and first-response opinion pieces about the events of the night before. I was instead bombarded with a never-ending stream of profile pictures...

We all know the feeling. Those things you just cannot stand. They keep you awake at night. They make your skin crawl. They awake a hatred within you that you haven’t known since the checkout machine said there was an unexpected item in the baggage area. Go on, put...

With the number of contraception options available, and free condoms thrown at us multiple times a year at sexual health awareness events, what exactly is the point of the female condom? Is the Femidom a redundant form of contraception? YES The female what? Yes, my thoughts exactly. Despite being...

As graduation looms, so too does the prospect of future employment.  Off the back of this comes the frequent appearance of Teach First at careers fairs, handing out flyers in Portland Building or sponsoring university debates.  Pitching itself as a scheme with a ‘mission to end educational inequality’, it...

The broadening of recruitment strategy from within financial services means that your humanities degree does not limit your job options. With Freshers week now in the rear view mirror, the time has come for many students to refocus their attention onto something different; internship and graduate job applications. However,...

As Impact News recently reported, the average student will have drained their bank account by the time they reach the two-month mark. This fact will leave many shaking their heads in disapproval and putting this down entirely to the stereotypical financial irresponsibility of the student, but if we compare...