Foreign students – 21st century scapegoats?
Mike Hodges argues that foreign students are the ideal scapegoats to attract the popular anti-foreigner sentiments that are frequently, if not accurately, attributed to the supporters of the BNP and…
Want my vote? [Voices]
Samantha Viner wants this year's SU Elections candidates to work harder to get her attention, and not only spam her on social networks such as Facebook.
Have students lost their activism touch?
The most surprising thing for Mike Hodges was not that so few students turned out to protest against the debts they are forced to incur, but that any of them…
Our green and pleasant university
Various university buildings now feature a new form of decoration. These rather harmless looking documents tell us just how environmentally friendly, or not, the buildings are.
Cut your coat according to your cloth
Mike Hodges opines that the bursaries cut coming next year is a valuable lesson is life, where in the current economic climate everyone has to tighten their belts.
Smoking ban extension could be hit and miss
A review of the smoking ban could move smokers away from building entrances, but students have a mixed reaction to the new guidelines.
Creating a cultural ‘Carnage’
Ashley Brown blames it on the 'Fun Police' for highlighting the actions of a few inglorious individuals who create a folk-devil out of a fairly standard situation.
Student loan book for sale
Mike Hodges argues that the Student Loan Book is no more than toxic debt, which is not as easy to sell as the government would have thought.
(Just another) Carnage [Voices]
Yet another Carnage bar crawl descended upon Lincoln, but Jonathan Cresswell doesn't share the enthusiasm with other revellers — mainly more on practical values.
I’m up to my eyes in social media [Voices]
Samantha Viner debates the Students' Unions use of social media and looks into whether it worked for them so far.