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Label Volunteer Rahul, shares his ‘Letters of the Past’. I am not black. Let’s get that out of the way. I have not faced the same issues of oppression and subjugation. All my perspective is coming from a “person of colour” who identifies as Indian-South African, with Dual British/South African Nationality, and who is a British Citizen – a Third-Culture kid heritage of which I am intensely passionate and immensely proud. Right now though, Black Lives Matter. Disclaimer out of the way. POC. BIPOC. BAME. BME. Why are we a series of non-uniform letters? When I stand up alongside so…

Take a step back into your childhood with this quick and easy rocky road recipe!

Label volunteer Vanessa Okonji, reflects on the recent events involving the Black Lives Matter movement and police brutality in the US and the UK.  Drained. That’s the emotion I have felt since the end of March. With the spreading beast COVID-19 and now the beast that just seems to never disappear, racism. These are two things that have gravely affected the first five months of 2020. Who would have thought they would combine. In the UK, BAME citizens are disproportionately dying from coronavirus due to the disparities faced in this country. Some may say “the virus isn’t racist”, but the…

This evening, the University has announced its plans for the 2020-21 Academic Year to students and staff, which includes a full program of teaching, including face-to-face tuition. Vice Chancellor Bob Allison stated that a teaching timetable will be in place for all degree programmes, with in-person tuition and lab work. However, he warned that large lectures may not be possible on campus once the academic year begins, and that Government guidelines are likely to require online delivery in the first term, supported by the facility to have real-time questions from students to lecturers. The announcement comes after the Government implemented…

Frequent Label volunteer, Meg Jocson Ong, reflects on her experience and thoughts surrounding the enforced lockdown which COVID-19 has imposed upon us in this article. The Low-Down on Lockdown Empty streets, quiet neighbourhoods, messed up sleep schedules – just three of many aspects of 2020’s COVID-19 quarantine situation. I’m writing this on the third week of quarantine, and this my low-down on lockdown. I can’t be the only one who is still in shock from what the past month has brought us. As a final year student, I was focused on drilling down on work alongside spending precious time with…

This flapjack recipe is so easy, you can go from start to finish in under 30 minutes – so perfect for a bit of energy between exams! https://youtu.be/fW-otrDN11Q Recipe Ingredients: 250g Porridge Oats 125g Sugar (ideally Brown Sugar) 125g Butter 3tbs Golden Syrup Method: 1. Measure out your ingredients into a large mixing bowl. 2. Mix or pulse together carefully until one homogenous mixture. 3. Line a 20x20cm baking tin with baking paper or butter, and add spoon the mixture in, pressing it into the corners and flattening it with a spoon. 4. Bake for 15 minutes at 180 degrees…

Government publish social distancing guidelines and advice for young people – Christopher Leroux’s first thoughts Have you been wondering during this crisis what rules apply to whom, and what the government expects young people to do during this crisis? Well you can look no further as the Government has recently published their guidance for Young People and social distancing. This can be found here. Within this document you can see what rules apply to Young People. These include things like how to keep socially distant, and what you can do if you have divorced parents. The advice also contains information…

Facilities across Loughborough have started re-opening after the Government further eased lockdown measures this week. Starting with Loughborough Market on the 28th May, the Borough Council will be permitting a limited number of traders on site (between 12 and 15), selling perishable goods. The market was suspended at the end of March in compliance with the government regulations imposed at the start of the lockdown. The Loughborough Outwoods have also recently re-opened, with the popular ancient woodland now adorned with signage to remind people of the need to follow the social distancing rules. In line with new government advice announced on Monday relating…

Volunteer writer, Chloë Morgan, tells us about her lockdown essential: ‘Self-care for the Real World’ by Katia Narain Phillips and Nadia Narain. Reading is a fantastic form of self-care, distancing us from everything going on during these strange times. A form of escapism: we leave this isolated world and enter the world of fiction. Love stories light up our lives; horrific horror stories remind us that our lives could be worse. But what about books that are made up of this self-care? You guessed it: self-help books! However, there’s one in particular I’d like to talk about… Sisters Katia and Nadia…

Volunteer writer, Izzie Naish, speaks about how Jacinda Arden’s leadership skills have helped to essentially eliminate Covid-19 from New Zealand.  New Zealand has reported no new cases for the first time but, what has Jacinda Arden done differently to other world leaders? As each country attempts to battle the COVID-19 pandemic, the one that has appeared to successfully ‘eliminate’ the coronavirus is New Zealand, led by Jacinda Arden.  Since being elected in as the country’s 40th prime minister in 2017, Arden has been internationally recognised for her effective leadership – most notably for her dedication towards fighting the climate crisis…