Almost every Friday morning I wake up excited for the weekend, but most importantly smelling of trusty St. Moriz fake tan. It seems absurd that this weekly ritual could be called racist, but with more […]
“Rape Day”: the Video Games that Normalises Sexual Assault
In our modern society, normalisation to graphic content is becoming increasingly common. In the digital age we are constantly being exposed to images and videos that casually depict issues such as abuse, assault and rape. […]
“Eat Less”: Tackling Harmful Clothing Brand Slogans
Emerging from an increasingly morality-conscious generation, debates around the responsibility clothing brands have over the messages they convey in their garments have come to the forefront. Urban Outfitters’ “Eat Less” t-shirt and New Look’s sportswear […]
Health is Wealth: Plant-Based Diets and Accessibility
Compassion is not an either-or attribute. You can care about people as well as pigs. Plant milk, tofu and Naked bars. What do all three of these things have in common? Besides the fact that […]
Power to the Young People: An Interview with Claire Napoli
Last week I was fortunate enough to sit down and interview Claire Napoli from Salad Pages, a publishing company aimed at producing literature written by young authors. From experience, I know that it is extremely […]
An Open Letter to Undergraduates
Carys reflects on her time at Leeds as her graduation day draws near. “University will fly by.” “You’ll be graduating before you know it.” “These three years will go quicker than you think.” Yeah, yeah, […]
The Dangers of Detrimental Diet Adverts
Grace Allen covers the harmful trend of online influencers who advertise fast weight-loss diet products. Instagram is one of the most used social media platforms in modern society. It allows everyone and anyone to upload […]
Men’s Mental Health: Everyone’s Concern
Following the controversial tweet by Chidera Eggerue, Tasha talks men’s mental health. As a self-proclaimed feminist, I find myself constantly defending feminism as a movement that fights for women’s rights to achieve equality, rather than […]
Steering the Stress
I think it’s safe to say all students in their academic lives have undergone just that exact amount of stress that makes them seriously consider dropping out and moving to a tropical island. I have […]
Making the Most of the Holidays
Summer can seem to go on forever. Between working part-time and catching up with family and friends, the days can seem to drag on. I’ve put together some ideas of things you could do to […]
Create Your Own Happily Ever After
Does a relationship constitute the remedying of all plausible flaws? Will an illness be cured by love? Does holding hands make me a stronger person? I like being single and I like my life without […]
Things They Don’t Tell You About Your Year Abroad
If you’ve recently signed up to study or work abroad, chances are you are feeling somewhat overwhelmed, with emotions ranging from excitement to apprehension. Although you’ve most likely been told countless times that ‘you’re in […]