Summer

Summers are normally that expanse of time that we university students travel homeward after a strenuous year, only to pack another bag and travel off to another edge of the world. Whether it’s flying to a different country or embarking on a train and commuting, everyone’s summer encompasses some...

What do UoN students get up to in the long months of summer, when they’re free from the confines of Hallward and essay deadlines? That’s what Impact is finding out. We interviewed Chemistry student Tom Peters, who has just returned from inter-railing around Europe with his twin brother and a friend. Can...

After spending many long days trudging around universities on open days, worrying about potential flatmates and panicking about doing the necessary pre-reading, we all finally became that most glorious of things: a fresher. Reassured by the safety net of first year ‘not counting’, life in halls was essentially a...

Amateur dramatics (Am-Dram) holds a negative stigma that has sometimes proven true, but in most cases am-drams can be better than productions considered ‘professional’. So, if you’re umming and aahing as to whether or not to go and see your town’s local production of ‘Hedda Gabler’ (my deliberation on...

It seems that not a year goes by when Green Man Festival attracts a superb line up, and this year is no different. Impact Music takes a look at some of the acts worth checking out at this year’s festival. Father John Misty Whether you think Josh Tillman’s Father...

The largest metropolitan area in the western hemisphere, the only city in Latin America so far to host the Olympic games and the home of the biggest Latin music festival Vive Latino: Mexico City goes far beyond the typical Mexican stereotypes of tacos, sombreros and tequila shots. Featuring a hub...

Impact Style brings you another key trend for ss15: Khaki.  One colour that I certainly wasn’t expecting for spring was Khaki; it’s been on multiple runways this season, for example John Galliano, Marc Jacobs and Nicholas K, with each designer giving us different vibes. My favourite way to wear...