A student attendee at Hijacked Festival has been working with the festival organisers to improve accessibility, following organisational negligence and discrimination directed towards their condition. Following the incidents, which occurred over the course of an evening at Hijacked on May 30th, the current plan for disabled festivalgoers has been expanded. These include “more robust” accessibility […]
“What do we want? Milkshakes!” – Carl Benjamin and Milo Yiannopolous come to Exeter Quay
Demonstrators clashed on Monday as far-right UKIP MEP candidate Carl Benjamin and former Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopoulos came to lead a rally at Exeter Quay. Addressing crowds of supporters and protestors, the two arrived as part of Benjamin’s electoral tour of the South-West. As has been the case across their campaign, the controversial figures challenged […]
Neo-neologisms
Senior Online Editor, Harry Caton, discusses the emergence of neologisms.
University of Exeter declares Environment and Climate Emergency
In an email to all students this afternoon (20 May), Vice-Chancellor Steve Smith declared a University-wide Environment and Climate Emergency. The announcement comes after weeks of action by environmental group Divest Penryn on the Cornwall Campus. The statement aims to “support those calling for urgent action and show our commitment to leading the change required.” […]
Exeter professor comments on post-Brexit chemical regulation in the UK
Exeter professor Michael Depledge has been one of several leading toxicology experts to speak out on the difficulty of setting up a hypothetical UK Chemicals Agency post-Brexit. Speaking at the first session of the UK Environmental Audit Committee’s inquiry into toxic chemicals in everyday-life, the scientists advised adherence to pre-existing EU chemical regulations since the […]
One Hungry Student- Risotto
Let’s talk about pasta. It can often seem the signatory of student food, underwriting many a solemn midday lunch, hazy-drunk dinner, and ill-advised breakfast. It’s built up a reputation for not only ease, but sheer visibility as the corner-stone of student living – nary a student cookbook goes by without the carb-heavy gleam of spaghetti, […]
Recipe Corner – Apple-Currant Blondies
INGREDIENTS 115g Unsalted Butter 115g Caster Sugar 2 Medium Eggs 170g Plain Flour 2 Granny Smith Apples, cored 80g Currants 100g White Chocolate 100g Dark Chocolate, roughly chopped into small chunks METHOD 1. Preheat oven to 190/170°C fan. Line a (roughly) 20x20cm baking tin with greased baking paper. 2. Melt white chocolate and butter over […]
Recipe: Autumn-spiced caramel shortbreads
For spiced shortbread: 200g Plain Flour 75g Caster Sugar 150g Unsalted Butter, diced 50g Chopped Mixed Nuts tbsp Ground Cinnamon tsp Ground Ginger tsp Ground Cloves tsp Ground Nutmeg pinch of Salt (optional) a splash of brandy For caramel layer: 120g Condensed Milk 150g Unsalted Butter, diced 60g Golden Syrup 150g Caster Sugar 80g Digestive […]
Peterloo – Review
What does it mean for a film to have a clear purpose? By this, I mean to have a through-line, a point expressed not just in words but deed – to be more than a jumble of odds and ends. Unfortunately, Peterloo at least partially collapses into this contradiction. This is a large film, with […]
The night is young
It’s easy to sympathise with the freshers’ plight. Your first hours in Exeter might proceed with a certain lingering itch – having bid goodbye to your family, with all the requisite hugs and assurances of moral character, your neck-hairs bristle as one of your slack-jawed, doe-eyed new friends suggests a night out. You leap, but […]