Alice Bennett

The combination of the cost-of-living crisis and the UK having its coldest day since December 2010 is leading to a health crisis, as 1.7 million households could be pushed into homelessness. Alice Bennett discusses homelessness in Nottingham and what students can do to help this winter. ...

Alice explores the history of over-sexualising female video game characters in response to the Ghost controversy with the release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II...

It’s that time of the year again- the weather gets colder, Christmas trees go up, and you dust off your old Monopoly board and commence the annual family fall-out after Christmas dinner. Looking for an alternative to rowing this festive season? Or do you love the drama of Monopoly...

Alice Bennett Looking for a well-rounded selection of films for your Halloween movie night? Look no further – Alice Bennett has a range of recommendations for everyone, whether you want to be creeped out or prefer something a bit more light-hearted. The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) Forget the debate...

Despite fans’ excitement for the new Harry Potter game, Hogwarts Legacy, there have been threats of boycotting due to JK Rowling’s problematic tweets and antisemitism within the series. Alice asks whether it is ok to be excited to live out our childhood fantasies in a video game, or is boycotting the answer?...

Alice Bennett Long before Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart’s teenage vampire romance sparkled on our screens, The Lost Boys (1987) was the quintessential teen vampire film. Having been overlooked in recent years, it is important to revisit the movie and appreciate its undeniable influence on later portrayals of vampire...

Alice Bennett Caged in Chaos: A Dyspraxic Guide to Breaking Free is a non-fiction book written by 16-year-old Victoria Briggs detailing her experiences as an adolescent with dyspraxia. Putting her excellent writing skills to use (which she believes is partially a result of being neurodivergent), her witty and thoughtful...