Opinion
Modesty or Liberation
Why is it that modesty, often a personal or religious choice, is demonised, while hypersexuality is marketed as a path to empowerment?
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Newsletter 23/11/24
Welcome to the first edition of the SOAS Spirit Newsletter! This Newsletter will be coming to you bi-termly, approximately half way through each half-term. In it you’ll find everything, from what’s going on around campus, to breaking news, and updates to previously published stories. Our new team of
Roaming Reporter
Roaming Reporter: Port, Policy and Prejudice: An Evening with the Young Tories
Jacob Winter, Senior Staff Writer BA Politics and International Relations For those unaware, port is a type of fortified wine originating from the city of Porto, in Portugal. Fortified wine is a wine in which another alcohol, usually brandy, is added. It’s generally sweet, and often served with dessert.
Sport and Societies
It’s Here and It’s Queer - the new Society on the Block
‘If they are able to unite other London university queer communities, this could have a very powerful result’
Sport and Societies
What We Should Take Away from England's Euros Loss
'The cultural value of the game gives it a unique emotional significance, but no amount of passion excuses intemperate, discriminatory and damaging behaviour'
News
Union Leader Sharon Graham Forces Labour Conference Vote
Over a million pensioners who are set to lose access to their winter fuel payments once means-testing is implemented are already in poverty.
Sport and Societies
SOAS’s New Societies for this Year
'There are three exciting and unique societies, brand new to SOAS and taking on new members.'
Sport and Societies
Paris 2024: One of the Most Controversial Olympics Ever?
“The organisation of this years’ games has brought into light the question of how sports, politics and human rights intersect”
News
‘Dead white man’s clothes’ - The cost of the Global North’s fast fashion demand on Ghana
'…many Ghanaians lament the erasure of self-reliance and cultural identity, and unfortunately having to place undue dependence on the waste of wealthier nations'
culture
Black History Month: Reclaiming Narratives
'In reclaiming the narrative, we are first and foremost stepping up to the plate and being vocal, being the change that we want to see.'
culture
Who Are The Cuban Big Band Bringing Live Music Back to SOAS?
'When groups such as Orquesta Estelar fight for representation, they fill the hole left by the University.'
News
Deepfake Porn is Destroying South Korea
'The repeated issue of online sex crimes is reflective of Korea’s ongoing subjection to misogyny and objectification of its women'