“So are you, like, fluent?” − Why doing a year abroad doesn’t mean you’ll come back fluent
Study abroad programmes are amazing experiences and they help refine your linguistic skills. But one year doesn’t mean you’ll automatically become fluent.
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We Have to Come Together: Christchurch
Zach Sharif discusses the recent terrorist attack on the Al Noor Mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand.
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Public vs Personal Pride
As coming out is increasingly celebrated, it is important also acknowledge how hard the process can be.
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Mike Pence and the LGBT+ Community
Does Mike Pence really have the interests of the LGBT+ community at heart?
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Kiirunavaara and The Move of an Entire City
Features Editor Linnea Lagerstedt gives her personal insight, as a Swedish citizen, on the current process to literally move the town of Kirunna from being swallowed by a crack in the mountain Kiirunavaara from Iron mining.
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Battle of the Bakeries
Aaron Readle gives his opinion on the Supreme Court appeal in the “gay cake” discrimination case.
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My Relationship With… Shyness, Confidence and Identity
In the next instalment of the series, Politics Editor Charlotte Colombo shares her experiences of battling with two extreme modes of expression.
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The Cultural Revolution: Why is China Viewed So Negatively When the West is Dictatorial? (Part 3)
Stevent Dibben finalises his three-part series looking at the west’s negative view of China, reflecting on the western narrative towards The Cultural Revolution (1966-76).
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Returning Colonised Remains to the Motherland
Kamara Katama throws her support behind correcting historical issues to colonisation.
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Why the World Needs to Stop Admiring the “Rise of China”
Wessex Scene writer, with his interests and experiences of being in China, gives his opinion on why we should stop admiring the super power rise of China.
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