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Tim McGovern, treats us to a spectacular review of ‘Six tales from a park bench’ directed by Lewis Aaron Wood. The latest play by Shade Theatre was a marvellous success. This short play only clocked a time of a little over an hour, but contained enough to leave any audience member feeling truly invested into the piece by way of sorrow, sympathy and my favourite tool in the playwright’s arsenal, comedy. This comedy is centred around a typical day in the life of one park bench in the middle of Hyde Park in London. The only witnesses to all of…
[videojs mp4=”https://webvids.lsu.co.uk/2017-18/LSUTV/TottyTV/TTVS4E21_web_fixed.mp4″ poster=”http://media.lsu.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/splash2.jpg”] To celebrate St Patrick’s Day, we tested how well students know how to pronounce Irish first names…
[videojs mp4=”https://webvids.lsu.co.uk/2017-18/LSUTV/Interviews/FleurEast/Interview_Web_fixed.mp4″ poster=”http://media.lsu.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/intthumb-1.jpg”] Fleur East came to the union to perform her DJ set last night, so we caught up with her backstage! Talking all things music, x-factor and even having a bit of a jam sesh…take a look!
Comment Editor, Schems Koperly, has had enough of impatient millennials and brings us a column on how we can manage our lives without a smartphone always in our hands. You keep fidgeting or checking your phone? Please stop. The supreme discipline for all millennials: gracefully managing how to be freaking patient. Without further ado, here are some ideas on how to do just that: What do I do when I have to wait in a restaurant? Please don’t just look down on your smartphone. Staring at your phone doesn’t make you look confident, especially not if you’re aggressively poking your…
Volunteer writer, Christabel Stevens, brings us this lovely and funny review of the Nip + Fab bubble mask. As summer approaches, you might find yourself staring into the mirror and wishing there was a quick fix for the dullness and blemishes that seem to blight our skin around this time of year. Whether it be overindulgence in stodgy, cheese-based meals eaten to ward off the blues; too many glasses of wine, or even the weather itself- it is undeniable that skin takes a battering. Looking bad is not an option, obviously. There are parties to go to and selfies to…
Schems Koperly, Label’s Comment Editor, is back again with another article – There’s not much talent needed to have a good and flowing conversation with someone. All you need is some charm and a few interesting facts. Here are some small talk facts you can use in your next conversation: Not really. When your food falls onto the floor, time barely matters. Scientists say that dirt will be in your food within microseconds anyway. What’s more important is the flooring; if your food falls onto a plain and smooth surface, more bacteria will get to it than when it falls on carpet…
[videojs mp4=”https://webvids.lsu.co.uk/2017-18/LSUTV/Match_Report/TimTries/TimTriesWB_web.mp4″ poster=”http://media.lsu.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/splash3.jpg”] No Tim, that is not how you slide into the DMs…
With the university pensions strikes going on for longer than originally planned, over 1 million students will be further affected. Which side of the fence are you on? Here’s everything you need to know about the strikes: Who are the UCU? UCU, the University and College Union, is the largest further and higher education union in the world, representing all lecturers and other staff at universities. Why are lecturers striking? Under the current pension rules, a lecturer who is retiring in 2050 will receive a pension worth £22,406 per annum. According to the proposed cut to it, he/she will result…
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Leon of Athens came to perform with Coffee House Sessions, check out their performance below! [videojs mp4=”https://webvids.lsu.co.uk/2017-18/LSUTV/CoffeeHouseSessions/LeonOfAthens/Set_web.mp4″ poster=”http://media.lsu.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/leonthumb.jpg”]