Archive for December, 2011

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The Ghurkas in York

Gurkhas have served in the British armed forces for almost 200 years, but are the sacrifices these soldiers are making off the battlefield going unnoticed?

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Images reproduced with kind permission of Polly Borland and Mark VesseyDignified Dysmorphia

Polly Borland photographs adults as transvestite babies, and Berlusconi. But what is it all about?

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Tuition fees should not fund university finance black hole

University development projects must be reigned in to preserve liquidity, whilst student services should not suffer in any financial readjustment

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We stick to our departments for a reason

The recent study of postgraduate communities claims that postgraduates are not socialising with each other and that they lack the support networks put in place for undergraduates.

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Watching in the Wings

Family politics has forced David Milliband to reconsider his career. Martin Spurr finds out why it’s not the end

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Letting go of the accommodation frenzy

Choosing your accommodation will never be one of the most carefree life choices you make. Just look at University accommodation and how stressful that was to choose and secure

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A beautiful, invisible truth

It affects more people than we realise and seems to go hand in hand with intellectual brilliance. Bella Foxwell discovers what life is like living with Asperger’s

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Fashion Out of Hand

One star that certainly caught our eye at London Fashion Week was Kathleen Kye. Kye who’s fans include Kate Moss and Jamie Hince is also one of the latest of Vauxhall Fashion Scout’s “One to watch” designers

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Selling the climate change agenda

The BBC was recently the subject of controversy, after their decision to omit the climate change episode of David Attenborough’s latest series ‘Frozen Planet’ from the international release.

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Men’s Trends

Shearling, otherwise known to non-fashionista’s as sheep-skin, will definitely keep you looking hot this cold season. The soft and heavy textures make sure that you are ready to battle with any blizzard that approaches whilst also looking strikingly stylish. Whether it is the latest Burberry Prorsum mid-calf men’s shearling boots at £495 or Zara’s double [...]

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Christmas Must Haves

Whether you’re going away for the weekend, or simply have a lot to carry, sometimes a satchel or handbag just isn’t big enough

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To buy or not to buy

If you had to choose one object that represented you over your lifetime, what would it be…

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Daphne Todd – A Woman’s Work

The portrait artist has painted her mothers corpse, and Prince Charles, but she tells Sophie Walker why she is never satisfied

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