Is China taking liberal steps towards the west under the leadership of Xi Jinping? Simone Bishop talks Bieber, Facebook and ‘C-pop̢��‰��, and asks if China is embracing our culture.

Is it okay for our prospective employers to look at our social media accounts? Jess Excell looks at the good and the bad, and reminds us all about untagging ̢�����those̢��‰�� hey ewe photos̢����_

Are gap years an opportunity to enhance your CV and employability or simply just another way to delay further education for as long as possible?

Uruguay was in the spotlight last week as news spread that the South American country had proposed to become the first to legalise marijuana ̢��‰�� not only making consumption legal, but also taking control of the production and sale of the drug, in order to regulate its usage and reduce the black market.

Last week̢��‰��s Coffee House Session brought us another live act to brighten up our Monday afternoons in the Piazza in the form of Ooberfuse, a duo consisting of Cherrie and Hal. They describe themselves as a duo that ̢���refuse the standard conventions̢����� and their live set showed us just that.