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After many school and university students returned to school earlier this month, Returning volunteer Label writer Ada Ughanwa discusses whether she thinks the government were right to reopen learning institutions so early. – On Monday 8th March, both university students deemed essential and needed in-person teaching and pupils in school were able to return to their formal educational establishments. This time around the government has been very selective in choosing who can attend university in person whereas before, all university students could attend. The main difference from September is the fact that students have to engage in weekly testing to…
Hosted live online on 3rd March 2021, this year’s AU Lip Sync Battle was very different. Here’s a quick rundown of the event in case you missed it. 7 clubs participated, and with last year’s champions AU Rowing choosing not to participate this year, it was all to play for the 2021 title. The vote was opened up to the public as well as AU Exec this year, and the top three places went to: Loughborough Gymnastics Loughborough Students Netball Club Loughborough Students Trampoline Club The event raised a total of £1360, with AU Cheerleading raising the greatest amount at…
A tribunal has found that Loughborough University “unfairly dismissed” former Harry French Warden, Binoy Sobnack, from his post. Dr Sobnack, who remains a Physics lecturer until the end of the year, was accused of three offences during his time at the university by three different sub-wardens – all of which came in the last 2 years of his employment. Judge Adkinson found that whilst Dr Sobnack, who has been teaching at Loughborough since 1999, was “unnecessarily aggressive” in his tone towards a sub-warden, the University did not reflect on the fact that most of the allegations against him were “found…
Michael Haddad explores whether politics should have a place in sport and whether this has increased in today’s age. Over the last decade, social media’s popularity has surged to an astronomical level, allowing people to display their opinions for a global audience to see in just a matter of seconds. This has given athletes and other role models a huge platform to speak on social and political issues, however the extent to which people believe that athletes should be expressing their political opinion vary. Recently, Zlatan Ibrahimović came under fire as he argued that ‘athletes should be athletes and politicians…
Label volunteer, Leah Langley, outlines the results of the 2021 Grammy Awards, as well as providing her own opinion on the ceremony. The 63rd Grammy Awards were broadcasted on Sunday March 14th and it did not disappoint. The four-hour long ceremony was heavily focused on live music performers as the host, Trevor Noah, eluded to the fact that people had been missing out on concert and live music performances due to the ongoing pandemic. The Grammys had instead decided its focus was on, in the words of Noah, “bringing the concert to you”, and with performances from Taylor Swift, Harry…
Volunteer writer, Sam Peters, gives his review of the England vs France Six Nations match. Coming into this fixture both teams had points to prove. England, that their two losses so far were but blips for the normal contenders. For France, that this young team could live up to the hype that surrounds it, and dispel the classic cliches that normally accompany French rugby. The build-up to this match was different to classic games however, with France coming off a month break due to the virus outbreak. Was a lack of match fitness going to affect them? Neither team were…
Label volunteer writer Leah Langley discusses Virat Kohli’s huge social media milestone and the impact this may have on cricket. India’s Cricket captain, Virat Kohli, made history recently after becoming the first cricketer to reach 100 million Instagram followers. Kohli is only the fourth sportsperson to reach this milestone being footballers: Cristiano Ronaldo (265 million followers), Barcelona captain Lionel Messi (186 million followers), and Brazilian star Neymar (147 million followers). The 32-year-old marked the occasion by sharing a video compiled of all the images that he had shared on the platform alongside the caption: “You have made this journey beautiful.…
Volunteer Writer Ada Ughanwa talks us through the concept of ‘cancel culture’ and the potential agenda and toxicity involved with this controversial phenomenon. ‘Cancel culture’ is a term where celebrities, ordinary individuals or companies face social media backlashes due to controversial statements or posts made online. Cancel culture has come to our attention as it raises concerns about our human rights and freedom of speech. Critics from both sides argue that threats are posed as a result of what is being posted online. One side suggests that we use our God-given autonomy and do as we please whilst, the other…
Volunteer Writer, Katrina Maria Sweeney, discusses why Taylor Swift has a gripe against Netflix’s latest show Trigger Warning: Strong language Following the release of Netflix’s latest original series ‘Ginny & Georgia’, the show has met criticism for its discussion on the American singer/songwriter, Taylor Swift. Taylor herself was significantly disappointed with the remarks made about her in the show, as Taylor shared a screenshot of subtitles which said: “What do you care? You go through men faster than Taylor Swift.” Taylor continued saying: ‘Hey Ginny & Georgia, 2010 called and it wants its lazy, deeply sexist joke back. How about…
Label volunteer, Hannah McCann, shares the true origins of St. Patrick’s Day and how it is celebrated. On St. Patrick’s day, it is typical to spot people dressed as leprechauns, wearing all green and with a three leafed clover painted on their cheeks – however does this capture the true essence of what St. Patrick’s day really is and what the shamrock symbolises? Growing up in Northern Ireland, I was told many historical stories about the Emerald Isle, such as the giant Fionn mac Cumhaill and also about the man who chased all of the snakes out of Ireland: Saint…