Some ethnic minority members of Exeter Cheerleading and Gymnastics were left alienated by an email sent out by the President which exhibits a clear racial preference for a ‘Caucasian female’ to model for a photoshoot. AcuPrime, an acupuncture and physio company based in Exeter had contacted University of Exeter Exeter Cheerleading and Gymnastics requesting models for a photoshoot to advertise their products. The email from […]
David Lidington: students “should welcome” new higher education proposals
Leader of the House of Commons told Exeposé that “politicians in Britain, with a handful of exceptions, have little affection for the EU flag” The minister also said that he’d like to see more House of Commons committees “get out more” away from London Said students “have a right to expect a high quality of teaching” in […]
Organisers of ‘Tribal Dance’ apologise as students brand the event ‘appalling’
The organisers of a student ‘Tribal Dance’ in Exeter have changed the title of their event after an Exeposé investigation. The title has now been changed to ‘The Temple of Dance.’ Organisers Good Life Exeter also altered potentially offensive elements of the description of their event on Facebook. Phrases such as ‘our tribal drums’ and ‘Tribal […]
Booklets distributed on campus linking Palestinians with Nazism deemed ‘vomit-inducing’ [TWs in by-line]
B ooklets distributed in the forum building on Exeter’s Streatham campus are coming under fire from students for “the demonization of Palestinians and Arabs”. The booklets – distributed by volunteers working with Exeter Friends of Israel – explicitly link the Middle Eastern region to Nazi ideology. The producers of the booklets told Exeposé they were “educational materials” and that “Jews are […]
Kate Andrews calls gender pay gap ‘victimhood politics’
Kate Andrews of the Institute of Economic Affairs spoke to students yesterday, urging female students in particular not to believe the ‘victimhood politics’ represented by the gender pay gap issue – of which she describes as a ‘myth’. The generally accepted figure for the gender pay gap is 9.4 percent between men and women. In her […]
‘It’s just another job, so you just get on with it’ – an interview with former senior UN Peacekeeper, Susan Matthew
The Department of Peacekeeping Operations at the United Nations is, well, pretty hectic these days. There are currently 16 major operations taking place – over half of which are located in Africa. During the Cold War, Peacekeepers were deployed only to the world’s most conflict-ridden regions. Now, over 100,000 personnel are spread across the globe doing their […]
Flash flooding likely as Storm Angus batters Exeter
T he Met Office have issued an Amber Warning for heavy rain covering the whole of Exeter and Devon. Heavy rain is forecasted for most of Monday, with potentially as much as 60mm falling in two hours. The rain is set to continue into Tuesday. The rain comes on top of the weekend’s Storm Angus, upturning […]
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Jacob Rees-Mogg tells students: “Obama was no friend of the UK”
Jacob Rees-Mogg MP has told students that US-UK relations will improve when the presidency is handed over to Donald Trump in January, whom he described as “friendlier” towards the country than President Obama. “Obama was no friend of the UK”, he claimed, asserting that Trump had already been making positive noises towards the UK. Obama, on […]
Exeter Islamic Soc hosts Charity Week for Syria relief
The Islamic Society at Exeter University are hosting Charity Week 2016, an annual week of events inspired by the work of Islamic Relief UK. The society will be hosting various activities from the 31 October – 6 November, including cake stalls, henna, FIFA tournaments, a Bake-Off evening and a charity dinner at the end of […]