The first issue of the Exeter Undergraduate Science Journal arrived in print on Streatham campus last week. The team celebrated with prosecco at a launch event on May 4th. The journal aims at publishing academic work from students in the College of Life and Environmental Sciences (CLES), and the College of Engineering, Mathematics, and Physical […]
University bans Guild-approved event by Friends of Palestine
After gaining Guild approval in principle for a theatrical performance outside the Forum, Friends of Palestine had their event cancelled by the university over “safety and security issues”. Exeposé understands that the university has not previously exercised its power to ban a student-society event. The society is now appealing the decision and is planning a march […]
Students set to march against fascism on campus
Students have organised a protest march through campus grounds in response to a recent story in Exeposé that hit national headlines (The Guardian, BBC, The Telegraph, RT, The Sun). A swastika and a sign saying “Rights for Whites” were found by reporters in university accommodation. This follows a white t-shirt social earlier this academic year […]
Sabb Week: VP Welfare & Diversity debate roundup
Head of Xpression FM News, James Woolcock, hosted the VP Welfare & Diversity debate last night, undertaking the difficult task of scrutinising all eight manifestos in the limited time available. All candidates assembled on stage in the Forum: Samuel Shie, Olena Savytska, Nicola Wong, Louise Ord, Jess Cassidy, Hope Hughes, Hayden Cooper and Katalina Karamani. […]
BREAKING: Stabbing reported in Exeter as helicopter hovers over city
A major police incident took place in Exeter on Sunday night. Devon and Cornwall police have taken a suspect into custody and the victim is in hospital, with reports of a domestic assault. Harry Tangye, Armed Response Sergeant, described it as “one hell of a night”. Excellent work by @NPAS_Exeter @PD_Axel Response and my ARV’s. We […]
BREAKING: Fire blazes on Exeter’s Cathedral Green
Hundreds of firefighters arrived on Cathedral Green to tackle a fire in the early hours of this morning. The Castle Fine Arts gallery is thought to have caught alight around 05:20 BST. The fire was believed to have been extinguished but has now spread to the roof of the neighbouring Royal Clarence Hotel, reportedly the oldest […]
The Science of the Serenade
As the Immortal Bard himself put it, “If music be the food of love, play on”. The love songs have probably been around as long as we have, with many species of animal attracting their mates with a humble melody. Love, heartbreak, and desire are all deeply personal experiences, inspiring operas, pop ballads, sonatas and […]
A real-life deathly hallow: the cloak of invisibility
Invisibility cloaks have been the stuff of legend for millennia. From the mantle of Welsh fairy-tales to the Japanese kakuremino, people the world over have imagined fashioning a magical fabric that can hide anything in plain sight. Closer to home, Exeter alumna JK Rowling famously included an invisibility cloak in her fictional trinity of magical objects – the […]
“The Holocaust was a good time” reads slogan at Snowsports social
Anti-Semitic, racist slogans appeared across t-shirts at an Exeter Snowsports white t-shirt social, according to co-founder of +972 Magazine, Dimi Reider. Anti-Semitic, white supremacist slogans at Exeter University event | +972 Magazine https://t.co/1uIXLv1rmN — Dimi Reider (@dimireider) September 21, 2016 The slogans read “Don’t speak to me if you’re not White” and “The Holocaust was […]
Stranger sports: caving
When writing for the student newspaper, a little field work comes with the territory. So I happily signed up to an Exeposé crusade for the sports editors this Freshers’ Week, who were scoping out the various taster sessions on offer. As a keen climber, I was looking forward to finally trying my hand at caving. I decided to do […]