Being in a committed relationship for a long time and then deciding to move abroad for a year to study is far from convenient. I found myself faced with this dilemma when I started my relationship a year before university. …
Rosie Edwards Obituary
Rosie Edwards, my beloved wife and renowned teacher of outdoor education, has passed away suddenly due to complications from colitis. She was 62 years old. Throughout her professional life, Rosie was dedicated to instilling a love and appreciation for nature …
Payback Time: Academic’s Plan To Launch Free Black University In UK
Melz Owusu, a former sabbatical officer at Leeds University union and current PhD student, has been a vocal proponent of decolonising higher education. However, after listening to the experiences of black students, Owusu came to a sobering realisation about the …
Mind Control
The concept of scientific elimination of personal identity, or even its intentional control, has been deemed a future threat more dreadful than atomic destruction. Nevertheless, Dr. Jose Delgado contradicts these concerns in his 1969 book, Physical Control of the Mind: …
Why Toby Young And Other Robust White Men Are Using Free Speech To Whip Universities
Defenders of free speech have been celebrating recent events, including the creation of a new union headed by Toby Young. However, one may wonder why this has become so prominent now. It appears to be part of a reaction against …
The Rise And Fall Of Corinthian Colleges And The Wake Of Debt It Left Behind
When Corinthian Colleges Inc., one of America’s largest for-profit college companies, had its flow of student aid money suspended by the Department of Education, the investigation of the chain involving 20 state attorneys general, various federal bodies, and the Department …
Oxford Makes Progress On Diversity – But Too Slowly, Says University Head
According to the vice-chancellor of Oxford University, progress in tackling inequality and disadvantage is still slow. Despite admitting record numbers of women, state-educated pupils, and students from black and minority ethnic backgrounds last year, wide variations among the university’s colleges …
Behaviour Adviser Urges English Schools To Crack Down On Pupils’ Vaping
The government’s behaviour adviser for schools has urged headteachers to take action against the increasing incidence of vaping among pupils, referring to it as a "significant health risk" and a "major distraction". Concerns express the fear that children are becoming …
How Strict Is Too Strict At School?
A school in Great Yarmouth has recently updated their behaviour guidelines following complaints from parents that the previous policy was too strict. The rulebook issued to staff had insisted that teachers should be viewed as "unquestioned authority" and that students …
A Look At The Reason Why Rikki-tikki-tavi Should Be Proud As Depicted In Rudyard Kipling’s Story Rikki-tikki-tavi
Hero or Villain?
Rikki Tikki Tavi tells the story of the brave mongoose. Rikki-tikki is introduced as a hero who fought in the “great war” (22). He was thrown into the flames while fighting King Cobras. “I am Nag…. Look …