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CW:// This article includes detailed mentions of mental health difficulties and the university’s return policy, alongside brief mentions of racial harassment, transphobia and homophobia. The end of Michaelmas 2020 and my first term at Cambridge complete. It hadn’t been the first term I had been expecting by any means: Covid having robbed me of a proper freshers experience, and my friendship group limited to the people I had randomly been accommodated with.  Whilst Covid restrictions allowe...

The family of a Manchester Met student who took his own life just before Christmas says he was failed by the uni before his death. Harrison De George’s death in December, after he didn’t show up to his teaching placement one day, came as a “massive shock” to his family. But now his sister Izzy has launched a campaign backed by Keir Starmer, and is fighting for unis to change their mental health policies and keep track of placement students.   Harrison, from Chandler’s Ford in Hampshi...

Protesters gather for the third consecutive day of vigils at Parliament Square Protesters come out for a third day against a police bill that could critically limit our right to protest 3 weeks ago Following the Clapham Common vigil for Sarah Everard on Saturday and Sunday’s protest against police violence and the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, thousands gathered again last night to pay their respects to Sarah’s vigil and protest in the streets of London. Sisters Uncut advertis...

The government's suggestion of plain-clothes officers to patrol clubs and bars is insulting and does nothing to make women feel safe.

Following a viral meme, Netflix has just announced it has created a category on site specifically for movies with a run time of under 90 minutes. And to be honest, this is the most useful thing the site has ever done. A few memes about the length of series and films have gone viral recently, all of the Oprah Winfrey reaction during her interview with Meghan and Harry. One was about 90 minute movies compared to two hour or longer ones, and had over 36,000 retweets and 400,000 likes. So clearly t...

This weekend, a vigil at Clapham Common in memory of Sarah Everard and other victims of violence against women saw police pinning women to the ground. Patsy Stevenson, a student who says she only went to the vigil to lay a candle, pay respects and show solidarity, was “pushed to the ground forcefully” by “two very large male officers”, and arrested. She said the vigil “turned very scary very quickly”, and she was “terrified”. This was met with horror, and on Sunday there were pr...

Using the word Fuck Boy is only normalising and justifying controlling and predatory behaviours

A thread on Reddit has exposed influencers for not using mirrors in their mirror selfies, and reveal it's actually another camera.

The best Birmingham reactions to the news of lockdown easing June 21 cannot come fast enough 2 weeks ago This would potentially see legal limits on social contact removed and the opening of nightclubs. Here are Brum’s best reactions to lockdown being lifted. Did somebody say June 21st?? �� pic.twitter.com/X2wYAjqFvp The reactions from the Snobs social media team have been second to none, starting with this classic Titanic meme, which perfectly reflects how we feel the time has passed sin...

Since it started back in the first lockdown, the Instagram account Cats of Crookes has gained over a thousand followers. With over 70 fluffy friends on the page, it’s always there to give us a well needed serotonin boost during dreary lockdown days. Recently, we got the chance to interview the Sheffield student behind the account to find out everything you need to know about Cats of Crookes. How did Cats of Crookes start? “Over the summer I went on a lot of local walks, and in doing so I me...