• Chinese New Year Explained

    Hope you all had a Happy Chinese New Year everyone! Tuesday 5th February was the Chinese New Year and this year is the Year of the Pig. As is indicated in the name, Chinese New Year is the new year of the Chinese community, every year the Chinese New...
  • Music Review: Lovebox Festival 2018

    For those who don’t know what ‘Lovebox’ is, it is an annual summer festival that lasts around 3 days in London, and this year it was held at Gunnersbury park. Despite it being 30 degree weather with barely any clouds sparing me with some form of shade, I couldn’t...
  • UoN Hindu Soc’s Holi on the Downs: “Encapsulated the true Holi spirit”

    On 8th June, UoN’s Hindu Society held their famous annual “Holi on the Downs” celebration and it was one filled with lots of laughs! Initially I was slightly reluctant to go as I was sceptical of whether this university event could truly capture the essence of Holi. Having Indian...
  • Review: London Night Market

    We hear so much about Italy’s culture associated with food, we hear about France’s in the same way. You can name so many Italian dishes off the top of your head and most of the well known extravagant cooking techniques (as well as many basic ones) have strong French...
  • Science in the Park: A festival of Science this weekend

    This year is the 8th anniversary of the British Science Association’s Science in the Park. It is held at Wollaton Hall, welcomed over 7000 attendees last year, and is absolutely free, meaning there is no excuse for students not to pay it a visit on Saturday. To give you...
  • Festival Review: Y Not Festival Part 1

    We arrived on Thursday at an overcast Matlock train station, two cans down and feeling optimistic that the weather would hold off. Whilst waiting for the taxi an Australian and a Catfish fan asked separately if they could hitch a ride with us; the festival had begun, and the...
  • Preview: Balter Festival 2016

    With summer being just around the corner, Balter Festival is back for its third year. Taking place over three days at a top secret location roughly an hour from Bristol, a temporary settlement harbours some of the most colourful characters you’ll ever have the fortune to meet, gathered together...