Author: LSU Media

Volunteer Label writer, Hannah Bradfield, lets us in on her style advice for the winter weather. Saucin’ Your Seasonal Wardrobe As the month of December gets well underway, we find ourselves in a transition season; spooky season has been left behind, along with the Insta-trend makeup looks and dark colours, yet it can still be a bit much for over-the-top Christmas sparkle. The back to Uni effort is dwindling and ten minutes more in bed is (understandably) favoured over putting any effort into the Monday-Friday fit. The answer? Study-season style. It’s all about the layering up, staple jackets, and sustainable…

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After the first week in December, Label Volunteer Andrew Batu, reflects back on the fantastic charity work from Loughborough’s AU Sport for Movember. Hopefully, you’re familiar with Movember. If not, you might be confused as to why one month of the year many of your clean-shaven friends decide to unveil their moustaches, or patchy upper lip fluff, to the world, before promptly removing it all on the first of December. Essentially, it’s a time in which the growing of facial hair is used to highlight men’s health issues, such as prostate cancer, testicular cancer and suicide. The charity ‘Movember’…

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Meg Jocson-Ong gives us the lowdown on recent Netflix releases.  As the Christmas season is upon us and the outdoors is getting colder, I expect a lot of us would be staying indoors with thick blankets, a hot drink and Netflix turned on (when we’re taking a break from university of course). I’m pretty certain Netflix saw this coming because they’ve been releasing a lot of new TV series and movies almost every single week so far. Here are some of the films and tv series I’m looking forward to watching over the next few weeks – that is when…

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Label’s Social Media Officer, Leah Langley, discusses why she gets involved with the different sections within Loughborough Students’ Union. I’ve been involved in LSU throughout my whole time at Loughborough, starting in 2017 with Action, and beginning my journey with RAG this year. Through my involvement in these wonderful sections, I have learned so much about myself, whilst meeting some of the most remarkable people, creating a new family and an amazing support system for myself away from home. When I first got to Loughborough, I struggled to adjust to university life and didn’t quite feel that I fit in.…

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Volunteer writer, Maria Teodora, introduces us to a lesser-known artist: Doja Cat. Unless you were living under a rock in August of last year, you were probably, like most of us, watching Doja Cat’s viral ‘Mooo!’ music video and wondering if this is where the world is headed now. That is why the anime-filled goofy clip gained close to 60 million views. However, with a little bit of research (and by that, I mean clicking on her channel and listening to some of her other songs) you end up discovering a talented, witty, unapologetically relatable artist with a lot of…

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Leah Langley, our Social Media aficionado, gives us her rundown of what films to watch this Christmas. Christmas is fast approaching and so it’s that time of year to start watching Christmas films again (if you haven’t started already!). These films are some of my favourite to watch during the festive period! A Christmas Prince – This film was one of Netflix’s first ventures into the Christmas genre. There isn’t really a plot that you have to follow as you can mostly predict what is going to happen, but it is full of plenty of Christmas Spirit. The Holiday – This Christmas-set…

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Volunteer Label writer, Emily Jackson, provides a detailed analysis of CBD and the new rise of medical marijuana to help with debilitating health problems. Medical marijuana and CBD products have caused moral, political and scientific debates and discussions not just nationally but, globally. The CBD market is lucrative; in which the sales of CBD products in America are predicted to reach about $1.8 billion in 2022, showing how popular the cannabis component is. Whilst the use of CBD oil is becoming increasingly popular in our everyday lives, the health benefits are extraordinary – providing a great insight into why Cannabidiol…

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Entertainment Editor, Izzy Brann, looks at how creativity and the arts can be beneficial to mental health. Mind currently reports that approximately 1 in 4 of us in the UK will experience mental health problems each year. Indeed, mental health awareness is at its highest and new ways to manage our cognitive wellbeing are being constantly sought. One of the most popular practices to support our mental health is mindfulness. Whether it involves colouring books or mountain biking, is the quality of being fully engaged and present in a moment or activity, without distractions. How do the arts fit into…

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