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The Degrading Relationship between Fans and Players Tom Abadie explores the topic of violence against football supporters and players in stadiums. Football, a simple definition of the European sport: any form of team sport involving kicking a round ball. Also considered a religion, a way of life, an entity to any fan’s life, and most …
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Dan Eboka discusses the decay of music in our generation and the criticism of Mumble rap From the grandeur of classical music, to the unruly harmony of jazz, the vile masculinity of Blues, the anarchy of Rock ‘n Roll, and the revolution that is Hip-Hop. Along with every genre past and present worthy of mention …
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Sam ‘Jesta’ Geden, on behalf of the Science-Fiction and Fantasy Society, reveals how ‘Doctor Who’ helped him built his acceptance and understanding of change On Christmas Day 2017, the world said goodbye to Peter Capaldi’s Twelfth Doctor inTwice Upon a Time (Steven Moffat, 2017) as he embraced a new lease on life and regenerated into Jodie …
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Cara Darroch recounts the events held by the Feminist Society during Women’s Week. Women’s Week is always a busy time for the Feminist Society here at Essex, and this year was no different. For those who missed it, or for anyone interested in the events of Women’s Week, here’s a recap of everything we did. …
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Natascha Rimo displays all the different activities promoted by Firstsite and how they can take you out of the box and improve your wellbeing. Have you ever found yourself stuck in front of the screen whilst writing an essay? If the answer is yes, welcome to the club! As a final year student, I understand …
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Dan Eboka addresses the issues on the perception of climate change in society. Over time we’ve let the subject of climate change morph into near myth. A dooms day tale told and retold over time so that people are unable to acknowledge its reality or understand its very imminence. The increase in greenhouse gases in …
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Valentina Gomes dos Santos tells us about the Lunar New Year celebrations on campus On the 5thof February, Chinese culture and tradition celebrated the beginning of a new year. Chinese New Year celebrations, also known as the Spring Festival or Lunar New Year, start on the 23rdday of the 12thlunar month of the Chinese calendar. This …
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Tomas Brennan raises awareness to the impact of fashion in the environment In a time where it’s never been easier to buy clothes, with trends and fashions changing more rapidly than ever, it is not hard to imagine the impact this would have on the environment. Fast fashion is the term used to express the …
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Penelope Magnani reviews another Oscars nominee: “Vice” Following through on the road to the Oscars, we have Adam Mckay’s “Vice”, also known as Richard ‘Dick’ Cheney’s life and his time as Vice POTUS of the USA between 2001 and 2007. The movie itself wasn’t hyped. Having been nominated for Oscars, and being myself a massive …
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Savanna Rayment discusses one of the most important features of the millennial life: memes A typical Tuesday evening. I’m at home, scrolling down Instagram. Between pictures of family dogs and political protests, there are photos that have been created to share complex experiences in both amusing and tragic ways. These are memes: graphics that have …
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Leave a Comment / Read, Sport / By Valentina Gomes dos Santos
The Degrading Relationship between Fans and Players Tom Abadie explores the topic of violence against football supporters and players in stadiums. Football, a simple definition of the European sport: any form of team sport involving kicking a round ball. Also considered a religion, a way of life, an entity to any fan’s life, and most …
New Wave of Violence Inside Football Stadiums Read More »
Dan Eboka discusses the decay of music in our generation and the criticism of Mumble rap From the grandeur of classical music, to the unruly harmony of jazz, the vile masculinity of Blues, the anarchy of Rock ‘n Roll, and the revolution that is Hip-Hop. Along with every genre past and present worthy of mention …
In Defence of Our Music: The Case for “Mumble Rap” Read More »
Leave a Comment / Entertainment, Read / By Valentina Gomes dos Santos
Sam ‘Jesta’ Geden, on behalf of the Science-Fiction and Fantasy Society, reveals how ‘Doctor Who’ helped him built his acceptance and understanding of change On Christmas Day 2017, the world said goodbye to Peter Capaldi’s Twelfth Doctor inTwice Upon a Time (Steven Moffat, 2017) as he embraced a new lease on life and regenerated into Jodie …
Learning to Accept Change via Doctor Who Read More »
Leave a Comment / News, Read / By Valentina Gomes dos Santos
Cara Darroch recounts the events held by the Feminist Society during Women’s Week. Women’s Week is always a busy time for the Feminist Society here at Essex, and this year was no different. For those who missed it, or for anyone interested in the events of Women’s Week, here’s a recap of everything we did. …
Women’s Week: This Is What You Need To Know Read More »
Leave a Comment / Culture, Lifestyle, Read / By Valentina Gomes dos Santos
Natascha Rimo displays all the different activities promoted by Firstsite and how they can take you out of the box and improve your wellbeing. Have you ever found yourself stuck in front of the screen whilst writing an essay? If the answer is yes, welcome to the club! As a final year student, I understand …
Wellbeing is just up the road. Visit Firstsite! Read More »
Leave a Comment / News, Read / By Valentina Gomes dos Santos
Dan Eboka addresses the issues on the perception of climate change in society. Over time we’ve let the subject of climate change morph into near myth. A dooms day tale told and retold over time so that people are unable to acknowledge its reality or understand its very imminence. The increase in greenhouse gases in …
Climate change: the defining issue of our time Read More »
Leave a Comment / Culture, News, Read / By Valentina Gomes dos Santos
Valentina Gomes dos Santos tells us about the Lunar New Year celebrations on campus On the 5thof February, Chinese culture and tradition celebrated the beginning of a new year. Chinese New Year celebrations, also known as the Spring Festival or Lunar New Year, start on the 23rdday of the 12thlunar month of the Chinese calendar. This …
The Year of the Pig Read More »
Leave a Comment / Lifestyle, News, Read / By Valentina Gomes dos Santos
Tomas Brennan raises awareness to the impact of fashion in the environment In a time where it’s never been easier to buy clothes, with trends and fashions changing more rapidly than ever, it is not hard to imagine the impact this would have on the environment. Fast fashion is the term used to express the …
Fast Fashion: Making planet Earth it’s biggest fashion victim Read More »
Leave a Comment / Entertainment, Read / By Valentina Gomes dos Santos
Penelope Magnani reviews another Oscars nominee: “Vice” Following through on the road to the Oscars, we have Adam Mckay’s “Vice”, also known as Richard ‘Dick’ Cheney’s life and his time as Vice POTUS of the USA between 2001 and 2007. The movie itself wasn’t hyped. Having been nominated for Oscars, and being myself a massive …
“Vice”, Dick Cheney and the real POTUS Read More »
Savanna Rayment discusses one of the most important features of the millennial life: memes A typical Tuesday evening. I’m at home, scrolling down Instagram. Between pictures of family dogs and political protests, there are photos that have been created to share complex experiences in both amusing and tragic ways. These are memes: graphics that have …
MY LIFE IN MEMES Read More »