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As pressure from the responsibilities around you begin to take its toll, you come to see that life essentially takes the form of a relentless marathon. An engineered atmosphere of competition that drains you. You run and run. And just when you think you’ve reached the checkered line, you’
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My Heart Through My Stomach You are the heat in my lungs brought on by the jollof rice the sweet vanilla in the Nigerian custard You are the thickest fried plantain in the freshly, fried batch The okra soup that swoops and draws so elegantly You are the softest puff
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Interviewed by Indigo Lilburn-Quick, BA History and Politics Photographs by Jeiran Artykova Over the past week, I have spent time with several of the staff members that are challenging the proposed cuts to the library under the One Professional Services restructuring proposals. It is clear from the interviews that all
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Interviewed by Khadija Kothia Baroness Valerie Amos has been the Director of SOAS since 2015. The questions below are a compilation of student submissions, issues relating to current campus discussions, and personal questions about the director herself. 1. How will the financial situation affect current students? It won’t. We
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By Asa Willoughby, BA South Asian Studies Cover Photo: Shop Staff 17/18: Asa, Natena, Holly, Christel, Nida, Saarah, Gpòbé Image Credit: Ravneet Kaur Matharu “This is my third year working in the shop and I love it, I cannot think of a better part-time job for a student, it
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By Gaia Tan, BA Development Studies and Social Anthropology
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Capricorn – Main building lifts Aquarius – Water fountains Pisces – Library toilets Aries – Hope in our government to work past their capitalist agenda Taurus – Computers with no mouse Gemini – eduroam Cancer – Everything except the new carpets in Brunei Gallery Leo – Broken hearts on floor B 🙁 Virgo – Desks in your 9am class Libra
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Abida Tasnim, BA Economics Photo Credit: Abida Tasnim Why go vegan in the first place? Animals, just like humans, feel pain. What’s to say they do not share other neurological processes with us? For this reason, vegans believe in preventing the exploitation of animal rights for the benefit of
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Agony Aunt Column Capitalism, centred around the need to keep growing and selling, means that feelings of failure add to the existing pressures of job uncertainty and financial instability. “Keeping up with the Jones’”, a phrase used to describe the ongoing pressure to own more, better and more expensive products.
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Ariana Akbari, BA History of Art & Architecture, Comparative Study of Religion My name is Ariana, and I have some questions for you SOAS students. Namely, Why are all of your straws made of paper? Why is everyone here vegan? And why aren’t the eggs in the refrigerator section
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Kitty Walsh, BA History and World Philosophies Photo credit: Creative Commons Pull quote: “Amanda Coakley wrote for the Irish Times that “citizenship of my country should be more than a flag of convenience for the Brits”, urging those seeking passports to base their decision on Irish cultural heritage rather than
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By: Bryony Mirus, BA Japanese and Music My name is Bryony, but I am known to everyone as Bree! I am an English/Australian/Ukrainian studying Japanese and music, and I am currently on my year abroad in Tokyo, Japan. I grew up in Australia, and returned to England to