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Spotlight: Varsity 2019

Spotlight: Varsity 2019

By Rohan Mapara LLB Law & Holly Sampson BA Middle Eastern Studies and World Philosophies This year Varsity returns for the third time, bigger and better! Kicking off on Monday, 25 February with Rugby in the evening, we are in for a tight competition after a narrow win by SOAS

Inequality in Sport–Are Women Worth Less?

Inequality in Sport–Are Women Worth Less?

Simone Both, PG Near and Middle Eastern Studies In less than 200 days, the FIFA Women’s World Cup will start in France. The tournament will be held between the 7thof June and the 7thof July in multiple cities all over the country such as Lyon, Nice, Montpellier and, of

SOAS Goes to Lebanon

SOAS Goes to Lebanon

Amy Thomson, BA Social Anthropology During Reading Week (2-11 November) 13 members of SOAS Ceilidh Band, SOAS Guerrilla Choir and Soas Goes to Calais and Beyond Society, travelled to Lebanon to do solidarity volunteering work in refugee camps. This included visiting both the historic Palestinian camps (since 1948) and the

Uni Boob Team: The Power is in Your Hands

Uni Boob Team: The Power is in Your Hands

(Mariyam) Malika Azeez, BA Social Anthropology and Study of Religions You might have seen us wearing huge boob suits, glittering people up at the JCR or selling yummy bakes—We are the Uni Boob Team! Ours is a new society on campus, aiming to raise awareness about breast cancer among

Inclusion not Initiation in SOAS Netball

Inclusion not Initiation in SOAS Netball

By, Anna Jordan BA Development Studies and History & Holly Ogborne BA International Relations and Developmental Studies Competition in sport can be fun but the competitive element should not extend beyond that into the social aspects of a club. No one should have to prove themselves through initiation rituals or

What is BJJ?

What is BJJ?

Lucy Dunnet, BA Chinese (Modern and Classical) When I tell new people that I am off to ‘BJJ training’, more often than not I receive a confused, slightly surprised look in response, and it is clear that a variety of curious and not so PG thoughts are whizzing through their

Title: Oxfam, their theory of change and how you can be part of it

Title: Oxfam, their theory of change and how you can be part of it

By: Jacob Loose, CISD Masters When we visited Oxfam’s London office, we learned about the Oxfam Theory of Change. It is based on the principle that first people ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win. Our visit was designed to help representatives