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Izzy Brann discusses the positives she gained from this years Autumn Careers Fair. This last week saw the return of Loughborough’s flagship careers event, the Autumn Graduate and Placement Fair. As the largest university careers showcase in the country, the event boasted over a hundred stalls and exhibitors over Monday and Tuesday and played host to thousands of students. From grad schemes to work experience, and from ASOS to Airbus, the University laid on a feast of career options, inclusive of all our schools and including the biggest brands available today. The fair began at 2pm on Monday running…
Leah Langley brings us a discussion about the effects of reality TV. Reality TV seems to be overtaking much of our television viewing time. With constant new shows emerging, the younger generation are being drawn in to watch ‘real people’ deal with ‘real situations’ live on air. Although they may provide entertainment and they seem to be constantly talked about, what sort of affect are these shows having on today’s adolescents? Are shows like Love Island, The Only Way Is Essex and Big Brother causing detrimental effects to their self-esteem and body image? Many reality TV shows centre around women who…
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Volunteer writer, Gabby Smith, brings you a little insight to what her degree means to herself. My degree in media means studying the most rapidly evolving part of the modern world, it means questioning whether the hold that media has over such a large proportion of our lives is a good thing, and it means being a little nostalgic about how far the world of media has come. In the last ten years, we’ve seen the incredible rise of YouTube, blogging and social media. The extent of social media when I was younger was the MSN chat rooms you immediately…
Volunteer writer, Gugundeep Kaur, writes about an artist who is doing great things for the community, the art and political awareness in America; that artist is J. Cole. Whether it’s subverting black male stereotypes, or critiquing governmental institutions, J. Cole was instrumental in the popularisation of politically conscious rap. Despite his rap having a strong political undercurrent, the universality of Cole’s rhymes speak to a much larger group of people due to his empowering messages. In his album 4 Your Eyes Only, Cole works to sustain an evolving storyline of a man dealing drugs, dealing with love and loss, yet…
Live coverage of the Mens’ First Team Futsul, in their derby game against Nottingham Trent. [videojs mp4=”https://webvids.lsu.co.uk/2018-19/LSUTV/MatchReport/Futsul2018Web.mp4″ poster=”http://media.lsu.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/MatchDayInfo.png”]
Our Music Editor, Henna Amin, brings you all you need to know about the Music Societies at Loughborough. Whether you’re a fresher or a finalist, there’s never a bad time to join a society. And although Loughborough is a predominantly sporty uni, we want you guys to see there’s a whole host of opportunities in music at Loughborough, so here’s a low-down of all the Music Societies on campus, and what some of them want you to know: Music Society: This society is for musicians of all abilities, whether you’re looking for a space to play, people to jam…
Label volunteer, Vicki Phillips, brings you a beautiful article for the first of our My Role Model series. It wasn’t until this summer, due to the passing of my Nan, that I discovered who my role models were. Through my first experience of grief, it showed me two perfect examples of who I would inspire to be like, my Nan and my Mother. Through my Nan’s short fight with cancer, her determination to not let death scare her inspired me. She never complained, asked why me? Her positivity, even in her hardest days, really gave me a new outlook…
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Head of Social Media, Emma Ames, brings you a piece on the shortlist of the Man Booker 2018. This year marks the 50th anniversary of The Man Booker Prize. The 2018 winner will be chosen by an excellent panel of judges: Kwame Anthony Appiah, Val McDermid, Leo Robson, Jacqueline Rose and Leanne Shapton, and will be awarded £50,000. The 2018 shortlist is comprised of three authors from the UK, Anna Burns, Daisy Johnson and Robin Robertson, two from the USA, Richard Powers and Rachel Kushner and the Canadian author, Esi Edugyan. The judges have described the shortlisted works as miracles…