By Holly Sampson (BA Middle Eastern Studies and World Philosophies) ‘A kick right in the stereotypes’. ‘I can give mud mask a new meaning’. ‘Sweating like a pig, feeling like a fox’. ‘My gameface has lipstick on it’. ‘Hot and not bothered’ These are just a few of the campaign
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By Holly Sampson (BA Middle Eastern Studies and World Philosophies) This year sees the introduction of our new sports officers, Sophie and Danny. We sat down with them to discuss what sports has in store for this year… What are your aims and objectives? Sophie: In terms of planning our
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By Thea Busuttil (MSc Violence, Conflict and Justice) Decolonisation is not a thing of the past. The Golden Age of the British Empire has long been over but its remnants still linger. A few islands around the world are still British colonies, and in the Indian Ocean, somewhere under the
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By Naela Cruz (BA Studies of Religions and World Philosophies) There is nothing surprising about a sexual predator lurking behind the scenes of Hollywood. The Harvey Weinstein mania hardly shocks many of those who are aware of sexual assaults that happen every day at work, school, and practically everywhere else.
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By Arooj Sultan (BA Economic and Politics) Last Friday, in a report released by the United Nations Children’s Fund, it was stated that an estimated 340,000 Rohingya children are living in dismal, insalubrious conditions in Bangladeshi refugee camps, where they have little to no access to enough food,
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by Jennifer Ngo (MSC Migration, Mobility and Development) A group of artists and activists have put together a poetry reading of works by the late Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Liu Xiaobo, and his disappeared widow, Liu Xia. The event is to remember the prominent Chinese dissident not just as an
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By Phillipa Wilkinson The results of the referendum on the future of ULU, released this week, show overwhelming support among students for a democratic union. Out of 4545 voters, 86% voted yes to the question, “Should ULU’s building, activities and campaigns continue to be run democratically by students?” with
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Harry Wise, BA Politics Let me start with a confession: I’ve taken drugs. “Ooh! How could you?” scream the anti-drugs czars! “Do you know the harm you are doing to your body? You could go crazy.” Interestingly, British police forces are starting to care a lot less about my
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A new vampire movie on the horizon, but does it fit the ‘Twilight’ trend?
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Mel Plant, BA Arabic and Turkish Following allegations of unethical conduct made in February, a Freedom of Information request submitted by the SOAS Students’ Union and Dr. Angela Chiu has revealed that the allocation of Alphawood Foundation funds has continued in a secretive manner, jeopardising the academic careers of several
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Kay Lee, LLB Law On a sunny day in February, I entered a room laying out the timeline of Vogue and its defining issues from every era since its creation. Each period had its own section, demonstrating the shift in creative journalism, photography and overall vision. Art has always been
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A group of students have sent an open letter to The SOAS Spirit, in order to respond to the statement released by the Lay Trustees of SOAS on 22nd April 2016. They wish to remain anonymous, but would like to note their dissatisfaction at the lack of means for them