Articles by Toby Hall
Toby has written 18 articles for Nouse
J.M. Coetzee’s introduction for the Nobel Prize
By Toby Hall — June 27, 2006
‘Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Esteemed Nobel Laureates, Ladies and Gentlemen. To write is to awaken counter-voices within oneself, and to dare enter into dialogue with them. The dangerous attraction of the inner self is John Coetzee’s theme: the senses and bodies of people, the interiority of Africa. “To imagine the unimaginable” is the writer’s [...]
The power of the author: Coetzee as the silent observer
By Toby Hall — June 27, 2006
In a rare public appearence, the Nobel prize winning author, J.M. Coetzee, made a trip to York. Toby Hall explores the man who remains controversial yet distant An anonymous academic leans across a row of chairs in the Jack Lyons concert hall and nudges me. “If someone set fire to this place there would be [...]
The most judicious of Law Lords
By Toby Hall — January 30, 2006
Toby Hall speaks to Lord Hutton, the Baron, Knight, QC, and former Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland about his contorversial judgement on the war in Iraq that left York Chancellor Greg Dyke out of a job
Lord Hutton pauses and looks at the floor. “No, no, I’ve never had any political aspirations I’m afraid. I’ve simply concentrated on being a good barrister, and then on being a good judge.”
Student winners and losers as Ascot comes to the Knavesmire
By Toby Hall — June 24, 2005
ROYAL ASCOT may have been an unprecedented success for the Knavesmire racecourse and the thousands of punters who bet on the favourite Westerner in the Gold Cup on Thursday, but my experience of Ladies Day in York taught me one valuable lesson: never bet your bus money on a horse with an amusing name.
Ascot up north was in a class of its own as crowds flock to Knavesmire
By Toby Hall — June 20, 2005
The Royal ascot meeting has been deemed a success. After Wednesday the weather picked up, and so did the attendance. Altogether, 220,000 people have visited Knavesmire for Royal Ascot at York.
Fingathing, Fibbers
By Toby Hall — June 22, 2004
Comprising the improbable combination of scratch DJ and double bassist, Fingathing are unsurprisingly something of an acquired taste. However, their significant cult following packed out Fibbers for a virtuoso performance on the decks by Parker, backed up by pounding basslines from Sneaky’s electric double bass. Preceded by some talentless local scratch DJs, and some woeful [...]
Woodstock ends in violence
By Sam Southgate and Toby Hall — June 22, 2004
A student is recovering after a drunken assault by three men following the Woodstock festival, held on York Campus last weekend.
Book Review: Reefer Madness
By Toby Hall — March 19, 2004
Eric Schlosser’s first novel ‘Fast Food Nation’ shot to the top of the bestseller’s lists, despite its unlikely blend of economics, sociology and investigative journalism. The key to this feat was meticulous attention to detail and an eye for the human experience within the corporate machines he critiqued, something that has stood him in good [...]
Dyke: After Hutton I am proud to be your Chancellor
By Jamie Willard and Toby Hall — February 16, 2004
When Tony Blair decided to take Britain to war against Iraq whatever the cost, Greg Dyke would have been forgiven for not anticipating that he would be one of the most controversial casualties of the conflict. Furthermore, few would have predicted that the tragic death of a MoD scientist would have propelled the BBC into [...]
Clarke tells nouse: We must succeed on fees
By Toby Hall — January 27, 2004
Tony Blair’s premiership hangs in the balance this week as Charles Clarke’s controversial top-up fees scheme becomes a vote of confidence for Downing Street.
SU Services: GradBall Betrayal
By Toby Hall — December 2, 2003
Finalists this year face a drastically scaled back Graduation Ball after Services Officer, Chris Osborne, revealed that the allocated budget will be just half that of previous years.
Lamb, Between Darkness and Wonder
By Toby Hall — December 2, 2003
This latest offering from Lamb represents a departure from previous form, as they regrettably choose to lose a great part of what got them such a cult following with the seminal debut album ‘Lamb’. The stripped-down breakbeats and melodies are still there, but the haunting emptiness and cold space that made tracks like Trans-fatty Acid [...]
“We were tourists, little more than unskilled migrant labourers with altitude sickness”
By Toby Hall — October 6, 2003
When Matthew Scott began his Gap Year he had probably seen the glossy pamphlets given out by companies advertising ‘the adventure of a lifetime’. However, nothing offered by any gap organisation could have been close to his actual experiences – ambushed and taken hostage by rebels in the jungle of Colombia, then daily route marches [...]
Quorate UGM Shock
By Toby Hall — June 10, 2003
In a spectacular demonstration of efficiency, Tuesday’s quorate UGM passed next year’s budget. This contrasts with the present year’s budget, which was only passed well into last term. A key element in attaining quoracy was the strength of the new deal for students, obtained by the new Treasurers’ (Ozzy Atton and James Alexander) protracted battles [...]
Snow at the Equator
By Toby Hall — June 10, 2003
Climbing the highest active volcano in the world isn’t a walk in the park for Toby Hall. Surprisingly.
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