• What is UoN’s Best Campus Bar?

    Years ago, students embarked on the bravest challenge of them all: The ‘Campus 14’. Freshers would traverse University Park’s halls, downing pints in each of their bars, trying to stay alive. In 2001, the event was officially (but ineffectively) banned due to students requiring medical attention; however, with the...
  • Politics in Fashion: Ivanka Trump’s label dropped by Nordstrom

    Following his presidential win, many shoppers have taken part in the #GrabYourWallet campaign in protest at the election results in order to boycott products with ties to President Trump, his family and his donors. Amongst the boycott, Nordstrom, one of America’s leading luxury chain stores, has decided to halt the sales...
  • The (Non) Art of Common Sense?

    Donald Trump begins building an America that everybody can understand, but nobody can believe in. The cultural identity of America is changing. Theresa May’s assurances over American support for NATO being described as a political ‘win’ shows just how different the world’s expectations are when dealing with the US....
  • Donald Trump: Is He Actually That Bad?

    Impact Features write this article looking for positive Trump policies, with full knowledge of the difficulty of objectively reporting politics without the report being read as the journalist’s unadulterated views. This writer is not a Donald Trump supporter, and this appears to be the norm here in the UK, making the...
  • The Prosperity of Iranian Diplomacy

    Who’d have thought it; diplomacy is actually a viable strategy. The Iran Nuclear Deal has it’s critics. Donald Trump claimed he “has never seen a transaction as incompetent as the one with Iran”. Even more prominently, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is the most significant critic of Obama’s negotiations with...
  • Mexico: truths and misconceptions

    Mexico is full of surprises; both good and bad. As an avid traveller, languages student Eleni Philippou has gathered some interesting thoughts about the land of burritos. So without further ado here are five misconceptions and five truths about Mexico:  Misconceptions about Mexico: 1. Skulls symbolize death If you...