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Our Editor, Amie Woodyatt, bring you a quick read on the latest BUCS competition updates and what we should be looking forward to this term. Here at Loughborough, the British University and Colleges Sport league is a pretty big deal. As the top Sports Subjects university in the world, if you haven’t noticed, we’re always striving to improve our sporting clubs, get involved in more competitions, and win more. For nearly 40 years, Loughborough University have won the BUCS competition year upon year. This year, we entered 100 teams into the league; throughout the season, they have secured 548 wins,…
Maria Petreanu tells us her tips on how to make the most of free time whilst keeping sane and prepared for the upcoming coursework/ exam period. With exams and coursework around the corner, making the most of your time can be a challenging task, and having free time on your hands can often feel a bit confusing. If you’re someone who prefers to do things last minute and pretends due coursework is a distant dream during your time off, now is your chance to shake things up a bit. Why? For starters, the last few days before your deadline…
Our News Editor, Izzy Brann, tells us a bit about the elections coming up next week. Local elections for an approximate total of 8,425 positions are scheduled to be held next week, on Thursday 2nd May across the UK. While the Brexit bedlam has somewhat overshadowed the upcoming polling, it is still important to make sure you have your say in both your home town and Loughborough. Polls open at 7am on the Thursday and close at 10pm, and anyone over the age of 18 is eligible to vote in the local election, provided that they are registered on the…
One of our heads of social media, Emma Ames, tackles the view that millennials aren’t well-read or cultured. Millennials don’t read?! Someone should have let me know… I saw a headline whilst scrolling through twitter that caught my eye: “What is millennial culture? There’s no writing. None of them read books”. The statement came from American Psycho author, Bret Easton Ellis. Now, I HAVE read American Psycho. How ironic, I know. What was the point you were trying to make again, Bret? This man is an excellent writer. He is someone who should be an icon to hopeful writers.…
Returning volunteer writer, Meg Jocson Ong, shares her favourite style saviours with us – even explaining how to recreate their iconic looks. Fashion trends are so hard to keep up with nowadays. I am sure that a lot of us have gone through the whole “I have nothing to wear” phase. To be completely honest, I’m constantly in that state every single day. In this month’s article, I will let you know who my top 3 style saviours are and how I recreate some of their looks! 1. Audrey Hepburn I’ve fallen in love with her style from the moment…
News Editor, Izzy Brann, discusses the events and repercussions from this Monday. Discovered at 16:43 on Monday, firefighters were quickly called to the blaze at the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Firefighters worked overnight to extinguish the flames, which quickly reached the roof of the cathedral, ripping through the wooden interior and toppling the spire. Luckily, the spread of the fire was halted before it could destroy the iconic towers and the world famous stained glass windows. The fire was eventually extinguished at 08:00 the following morning. The extent of the damage, both fire and water from the ensuing…
Label’s Music Editor, Henna Amin, catches up with artist Ash Radford before his Coffee House Sessions performance. Tell us a little bit about yourself, where are you from and how did you get into music? I’m from the UK, and grew up between south of England and the Isle of Jersey. I started playing drums when I was 11 and soon after guitar. My Grandad played banjo and guitar, built his own guitar, and my dad played piano, so I’ve come from a musical family. But I can’t be 100% sure what inspired me to start playing. Tell us…
After attending the My Story talk, our Editor, Amie Woodyatt, sat down with TV and radio presenter, and 2016 Strictly Winner, Ore Oduba. How are you enjoying being back in Loughborough? It’s so surreal. I hadn’t driven through campus since I left, so today it’s been mad, cause I’ve driven through campus… I barely ever went to the library, but I was excited by seeing the library, and seeing the size of campus that I hadn’t seen in years. I think it’s just seeing this place, cause it made such a big difference for me; I can’t say it enough,…
Returning Label volunteer Chris Leroux discusses the continuation of Brexit. Is there anything you want to hear of less than the sound of more delay to Brexit? The seemingly endless fracas of political point-scoring might well be over in several months, if all goes to plan, but knowing the ERG (European Research Group), any deal that isn’t a very hard Brexit will be stopped. If that happens, we may well leave the EU without a deal and this could be disastrous for the economy in the short-term, though nothing can be said of the long term as if Economists can’t…
In this article, Leah Langley explains why famous ice skater, Alexandra Murphy, is the ultimate role model and icon. Without a doubt, Murphy leads a perfect example of reaching for your goals despite immense challenges. Alexandra “Alex” Murphy is just another name to some people, but to me, it’s the name of a woman who has had a monumental impact on my life. Alex embodies everything a role model should be and more, whilst staying unapologetically true to herself and spreading positivity and happiness wherever possible. Many people know Alex as one of the professional skaters on the hit…