Okay, so the title of this post is a little misleading. I wasn’t on the course clearing team. I actually spent the last few days working the accommodation clearing hotline. It’s like the main clearing hotline, but a bit less stressful. I was on hand over the last few days, helping students find the […]
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Moving in soon?
I’ve been working in Oadby Student Village over the summer, and you never know what you find in the depths of the reception. For example, I found a bit of a relic while sorting through some waste paper (To me, a relic is anything that was before my uni days, sorry!) It was a […]
Student Fly Tipping
This is something that is rarely properly addressed by the university community, and more needs to be done. I’m well aware that all students have moved out of their accommodations for the summer. But when I saw a BBC article about this a few days ago, I thought a perspective on Leicester would be […]
Cabinet Crisis?
Okay, so a lot has happened over the course of a few days in British politics. Just in the last 24 hours, 2 prominent members of Theresa May’s cabinet have resigned, sparking questions about whether her leadership will be challenged. This has come at a crucial moment, when the prime minister has finally revealed […]
Dissertation Prep
My 2nd year at uni is over, and when I return to lectures in September, I’ll begin preparing to actually write my dissertation. Oddly enough, it seems way less daunting now that I know what my plan is for September. I mean, it’s essentially the same length as 4 essays over a year. It […]
Trump-Kim Summit – A First in History
By a surprising turn of events, it seems the Trump-Kim Summit in Singapore did go ahead! And with an agreement! After months of speculation and Trump’s own cancellation of the summit, it finally came to fruition with a historic handshake and a nod. Why was the summit so important? Well, the summit was […]
The Iran Nuclear Deal
If you’ve been following the news, you may have heard about Trump withdrawing the United States from the ‘Iran nuclear deal’. It might not see like a big issue, but there’s only so far my eyes can roll! What’s been decades of hard work, Trump has unraveled in a few words. What’s more, it […]
One Year to Go: The Brexit Countdown
On 29th March 2019, in exactly one year, the UK will officially leave the EU. What started in June 2016 will come to a climax in the coming year, as the final arrangements regarding untangling the UK from the various European institutions will be fully disclosed. Theresa May kicked off the countdown by […]
Ethics to Influencers: Live Student Panel at YMS 2018
After a long day, I’m currently on the train back to Leicester after attending YMS 2018 with Student Hut! After answering some survey questions for the Student Hut back in December (link’s here), I was invited to participate in a live student panel along with a few other students at the Youth Marketing Strategy […]
Leicester Union’s Student Elections 2018
Today (Sat 17th Feb) marks the beginning of the week-long election campaigns for our Union’s next Executive Officers! It may seem like a small affair, but these yearly elections can be extremely influential in shaping union policy on matters of sports, wellbeing, education & activities. Plus, the election of a President gives us, the […]
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