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Volunteer writer, Leah Langley, gives us a run down of this years Golden Globe Awards The 78th Golden Globe Awards took place, 2 months later than its usual date, on February 28th, 2021. The ceremony had been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic but was aired on NBC as the first bi-coastal ceremony, with Tina Fey and Amy Poehler co-hosting the show. Award nominees dialled into the show, from home, with the live audience containing frontline workers and first responders of the pandemic. Whilst the show is usually one of the most watched programmes of the year, there was a…
Label volunteer Christina Major answers the question: Is the SNP in crisis? What impact will this have on the upcoming Scottish Parliamentary elections? Nicola Sturgeon is facing allegations of breaking ministerial code after the handling of allegations of sexual assault against previous First Minister Alex Salmond as well as the government admitting to breaching their own guidelines. There are 2 inquiries being undertaken for both issues, with some polls suggesting this would harm the want for Scottish independence as well as the domination of the SNP in Holyrood. In 2018 multiple sexual assault allegations about Alex Salmond surfaced – he…
The ground floor of the Students’ Union is going under a series of redevelopments, including the Piazza and Cognito. Loughborough Students’ Union – the only students’ union in the country that owns its own building – is taking the time during the Easter break to make some ‘key changes’ to the ground floor of the building. Union President, Matt Youngs, said that the redevelopment would be significant and that the work will “focus on modernising the space, as well as improving our ability to cater for a wider range of needs. “Contractors are due on site from Monday 15th March…
An alumni of Loughborough University talks about her transition story and what advice she would give to others. I am an Alumni of Loughborough University, who only recently decided to seek medical intervention with my gender. As part of the process, I have been asked to write this narrative. I feel it would be good to share my story, where I hope it may help another transgender person out. I guess we should start when I was 7/8. This time is quite a blur. But I can remember at this age having a fascination with women’s clothing. I remember promising…
One year on from the first reported case in Leicestershire, COVID-19 cases are finally starting to drop across the county after a period of winter stagnation that subverted the national trend. Case rates in Charnwood dropped to 119 per 100,000 – the lowest in the borough since the middle of December – and fell by a third in the last 7 days. In Loughborough, cases on the last day of February dropped to their lowest since December 14th, with the lockdown finally demonstrating its effectiveness in the town. Cases had initially struggled to drop in the town, with the mandatory…
Hundreds of trees at Charnwood Water have been relocated following a series of mis-tree-tments and thefts. Charnwood Borough Council is “extre[e]mely disappointed” at the reports of vandalism and tree-sonous thefts of 360 saplings. Volunteers helped the Council’s open spaces partner Ideverde to plant 560 trees at the open space last year and most of them have either been “damaged or ripped-up”. The trees had been donated by The Conservation Volunteers Charity. The Council will “continue to work” with its partners and the police to tackle the s-tree-k of vandalism, and to identify those involved. Cllr Jenny Bokor, lead member for…
Volunteer Writer, Annabel Smith, reviews Channel 4’s latest series. As National HIV Testing Week happened earlier last February, Russell T. Davies’ new and extremely popular series It’s A Sin strives to highlight the importance of remembering the rise of HIV infections in 1980s Britain, and the ways in which this continues to affect the LGBTQ+ Community today. The hugely popular show reportedly gave Channel 4’s streaming service its highest monthly views to date, with a record-breaking 6.5 million views. Russel T. Davies has clearly created a buzz, and as one of his most popular series Queer As Folk was criticised…
LSU CASH’s Workshop Coordinator and volunteer writer, Megan McKone gives a rundown of one of the most common forms of contraception: the pill. The pill is a hormonal method of contraception, when it is used correctly the pill is 99% effective, this means that for every 100 people taking the pill in any one year, 1 person will become pregnant. There are two main types of pill – the combined pill and the progesterone only pill. The pill is often associated with side effects such as mood swings and changes in acne, however after a few months these side effects…
Loughborough University has today been named as the number 1 University in the World for Sports Subjects, according to the QS World Rankings. This is the 5th year in a row for the University to be given the title and reflects the vast facilities and programmes available on the Midlands Campus. The QS World Rankings compares universities from around the world on a variety of subject areas – Loughborough ranks within the top 100 universities in the world in most subjects. Jack Moran, QS Spokesperson, added: “Once again, the QS World University Rankings by Subject indicates that Loughborough offers the…
Each year, we look forward to the AU Lip Sync Battle. However, due to obvious reasons, this year’s event will be a bit different. Here’s a rundown of what this year’s AU Lip Sync Battle will look like. I spoke to Rachel Caverhill, the AU Clubs Officer and the AU Vice President, about how this year’s lip sync battle will be different to previous years. Rachel said that “the event is fully virtual” in which the AU Clubs participating have “being taught choreography by AU Dance” through a number of video calls. This choreography will then be edited into one…