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Kemi Badenoch: The Conservative Party’s New Anti-Woke Crusader
'Known for her combative and abrasive approach, Badenoch has been accused of bullying staff in a Guardian report.'
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Brave SOAS Eliminated from University Challenge
by Barty Roberts, Editor-in-Chief 09/12/2024 SOAS’ University Challenge team has been eliminated from University Challenge following a tie-break defeat against Durham in a playoff round. On Monday 25th November SOAS faced a quartet of Durham students in a match that ended 150 points all. The SOAS team in
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Anger Over Lack of Prayer Spaces at SOAS
'The situation raises broader questions about how student spaces at SOAS are managed and who gets to decide how they are used.'
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Injunctions and Tribunals: Tensions over SOAS Palestine Activism Continue to Escalate
'UoL’s injunction combined with the co-presidents legal action against the SU represents escalation from both sides in the tension between the student and staff body and the university.'
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SOAS Defends Albanese
‘Freedom of expression, the right to protest and academic freedom are fundamental to our existence.’
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Running Society Spotlight
Running is a universal act, potentially the simplest sport and definitely the purest.
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I Am My Mother’s Child, and So Are You
When dusk becomes dawn, you do not actually know the influencer you follow daily. You are still at home with your mom.
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SOAS Book Club’s Book Reviews
Aisha Yusuf, Global Development and Thea Panayiotou, Social Anthropology 09/12/2024 Aisha and Thea share their thoughts on two of the SOAS Book Club’s term one recommendations: The Light That Blinds Us by Andy Darcy Theo and The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston. The Light That Blinds
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Famous SOASian: The Unfortunate Legacy of Enoch Powell
What Enoch Powell represents is a very dark strand of history that SOAS is hoping to forget
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Anima Agony Aunt
09/12/2024 Dear Reader, Welcome to your one-stop shop for questionable life advice and unsolicited judgement. Got yourself into a mess? Lucky for you, I’m here — armed with a sharp tongue, a dash of mockery, and just enough wisdom to keep you from completely ruining your life (probably)
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Room 101
09/12/2024 Room 101 is a BBC comedy television series based on the radio series of the same name, in which celebrities are invited to discuss their pet hates and persuade the host to consign those hates to oblivion in Room 101, a location whos name was inspired by
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Is Student Activism Good for the SOAS Community?
Adam Habib, Director of SOAS 09/12/2024 Student activism is good for SOAS… and for any university. And this is where most people stop interrogating the truism. This is because it is easy. It makes the case for the right to protest, and the right to mobilise for one’