Archive for November, 2007

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On The Up: Operator Please

“This young band’s rapid progress is highlighted by the calibre of the bands they have supported, with Arctic Monkeys and Kaiser Chiefs foremost on the list.”

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Control (Motion Picture Soundtrack)

“The soundtrack accompanying Anton Corbijn’s effortlessly stylish Ian Curtis biopic ‘Control’ clearly has one vital thing in its favour from the outset – the subject of the film itself.”

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Hast thou deserted us, Yorkshire muse?

“There are many reasons why a thriving campus music scene is desirable for both students and the University alike.”

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Stress, worth stressing about?

Have you ever felt the pressures of student life? Venetia Rainey takes a journey into the realms of relaxation to find out what best to do when everything gets too much.

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A picture speaks more than a thousand words

Last edition, and Nouse launched their first ever joint photo competition. The results were judged independently and are printed here.

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Pour yourself another one

Fill your glass? Jonathan Fransman investigates the options for student wine connoisseurs

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Gay Media: escorts and body fascism

Analysing the gay magazines on campus, Liam O’Brien is riled by their representation of gay culture.

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Terrorism, tolerance and the freedom of fiction

Following Caryl Phillips’s speech on toleration, Sam Thomas reflects on the things
literature can say about exclusion and avoiding the trap of British fundamentalism.

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The uneasy metropolis

Scratching Mumbai’s surface, Ben Martin finds its decaying slums bustling and alive.

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A hidden treasure trove

Charity shop fashion is cheap, chic and charitable as Liam O’Brien and Li Peng Cheok discover with relish.

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Why must people be so loathsome?

People don’t realise it, but misanthropy is actually a terrible affliction.

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Sara Sayeed – Procrastinating for England

A brief saunter through Vanbrugh circa lunchtime would suggest that here, at the ever-scintillating hub of excitement that is York University, we are a diverse lot.

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Social Pariah – Lily Eastwood is a warning to us all

Inappropriate comments are the easy triumphs of social comedy and I am extraordinarily gifted, particularly with families.

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Fashion Victim – Wintry weather, new hat

Sashaying across campus having just enjoyed lunch at the luxurious destination of Vanbrugh, Miss C and Miss V felt rejuvinated.

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Meanwhile in the real world

The recent events at the Nag’s Head serve as yet another reminder that campus life isn’t quite as close to ‘real’ life as we’d perhaps like.

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