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In Conversation with Don Broco: The Birthday Party Tour

In September 2023, Bedford rock band Don Broco released their new single ‘Birthday Party’, a profound and harrowing tale of organising a party for a big birthday that no one…

TikTok’s Dulling Down of Music

Accessibility to music is at an all-time high. The rise of streaming and the availability of music software means listening and creating music is at your fingertips. Social media platforms…

Drake: Man or Meme?

Drake debuted as a musical artist in 2007 with the single ‘Replacement Girl’ which gained little attention. It wasn’t until his 2009 EP So Far Gone that he started to…

Student Spotlight: Rio, Aurora and Brighton’s Drag Scene

Brighton is famous for its drag scene and produces some of the best talent in the country. Recently I had the pleasure of talking to my friend Rio Munn, a…

Aging in Silence

For university students, heading home for the winter holidays can be a welcome retreat from the bustling campus lifestyle to familiar home surroundings. But for elderly people, whose only relatives…

International Student’s Latest Woe: Graduate Visas To Be Reviewed

As a part of a series of newer measures to reduce net migration, the UK government decided to review the graduate visa route last December, all of them confirmed by…

ChatGPT: Essay Friend or Foe?

Written by: Muskaan Marwaha and Jasper White The evolution of learning has taken a pivotal turn with the introduction of artificial tools to assist students in their academic endeavours. The…

UTIs: the What, the How, and the Why Me

When I was studying A Level Philosophy and Ethics, I used the presence of Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) as evidence of a godless world. As this was not the only…

Redefining Fearless Journalism 

According to the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), at least 85 Palestinian journalists have been killed in Gaza since October 2023. Based on their data, more journalists have been killed…

Brighton’s Homelessness Crisis

The cost of living in the UK is a significant cause of homelessness. Still, many councils in the UK are going into debt or are run by councillors who allegedly…

Youthanasia: the Fatality of Symptoms Among the Young

Ageism is a form of a prejudice that has been prevalent in society longer than Madonna, which is apt, since the 65-year-old was recently mocked online for holding a beam…

The Agonising Wait: Unravelling the Longevity of Diagnosing Female Reproductive Health Conditions

Every month I dread my period. My mind becomes consumed with worry of what I will encounter. Will it be early or late or not come at all? Will I…