Andreea Szasz talks about the Jewish society controversy and its aftermath. Hundreds of students, staff and members of the public gathered in Square 2 last week to show solidarity to …
Climate change: the defining issue of our time
Dan Eboka addresses the issues on the perception of climate change in society. Over time we’ve let the subject of climate change morph into near myth. A dooms day tale …
Anything you can do, I can do bleeding!
ILMA ALI AND MANSHA VIRK talk about Period Pride week which was celebrated at the University of Essex The menstrual cycle is a monthly occurrence and happens so the ovary …
The Year of the Pig
Valentina Gomes dos Santos tells us about the Lunar New Year celebrations on campus On the 5thof February, Chinese culture and tradition celebrated the beginning of a new year. Chinese New …
Fast Fashion: Making planet Earth it’s biggest fashion victim
Tomas Brennan raises awareness to the impact of fashion in the environment In a time where it’s never been easier to buy clothes, with trends and fashions changing more rapidly …
IT ENDS NOW
Ilma Ali gives us an insight on the “It Ends Now” campaign and how the SU is tackling the issue of sexual harassment on campus Recently, the University of Essex …
‘Every FED’ turned into a night out I tend to avoid
Arran Wylde Eccles talks about FED nights and the harassment others experienced during their night out. During my first year at Essex my flatmates and I had a somewhat unusual …
Sexual harassment meeting – ‘the first step in a long journey’
Andrea Szász shares the general feedback of the meeting and talks to the SU President who explains what the aims of this ‘town hall’ were. All society and sport clubs’ …
US 2018 midterm elections: interest in politics can shape our future
Eric Berfela looks at how the American public awoke from their apathy-infused slumber during the US midterm elections. President Donald Trump has had arguably a smooth sailing for the first …
Dear America, please vote out rapists
Shivani Dubey and Penelope Magnani discuss sexual assault within the American political system and how voting can change it. On 6th October 2018, Brett Kavanaugh was elected Supreme Court Judge. …