The Guild’s Chief Executive has said that she will be stepping down from her role, citing an inheritance combined with the desire to spend more time with her family. Tracy Costello has worked for the Guild since 2005, starting as Commercial Development Manager, and worked in various positions before becoming Chief Executive in 2013. She […]
Hopkins turned University code of conduct into ‘a farce’, students say
79 students and alumni have signed a letter condemning Katie Hopkins’ appearance at Friday’s DebSoc event, saying that it represented the “apex” of racist incidents at the University. The University has told Exeposé that they will respond to the letter. According to the letter, Hopkins’ behaviour had made the University’s code of conduct and equality […]
Bracton Law Society to close
Bracton Law Society (BLS) will be closed and replaced by a new academic society, following a Guild and Law School-led review board’s recommendations. Yet the BLS President questioned the findings, saying that they were not in light of the current committee’s work. She vowed to continue BLS’s activities during the next term. In a statement […]
Review of ‘One for Sorrow’ at St Nicholas’ Priory
Best described as a ghost story set in Victorian Exeter, ‘One for Sorrow’ depicts Thomas Flay, a textile merchant at a time when textiles made Exeter one of the most significant cities in England. When his wife disappears on their wedding day, he searches in vain. But the real main character is Ignatius, Thomas’ brother, […]
Academics vote to boycott UAE
Exeter UCU has voted unanimously to boycott the UAE and to ask the University to suspend its business ties with the UAE, following the sentencing of Matthew Hedges. Hedges, a Durham PhD student who received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Exeter, was given a life sentence – a maximum of 25 years’ imprisonment followed […]
The Oxbridge Rejection
David Lammy’s criticism of Oxbridge, calling Oxford “a bastion of entrenched, wealthy, upper class, white, southern privilege,” strikes a chord at a university that has experienced multiple racism scandals over the last few years. Nevertheless, criticism is still aimed at Oxbridge for being traditionalist and very, very white. Only last year, 14 black male Cambridge […]
Grow a Brain
How do you make a mini-brain? Methods vary, but you want to start with some human pluripotent stem cells, stem cells that can split into multiple cells when you put them in the right environment – for some other organs, you can use adult stem cells too – and let them multiply. This means that […]
New sabb team elected
In a difficult week of campaigns with low turnout, Grace Frain has been elected to be Guild President next year, winning the position over George Gordon, Tom Allars, Soma Pirityi and Wallace Wang. Rosie McDonagh will be taking over the post of VP Activities in the summer while Warren Bingham-Roberts will be VP Education, Rose […]
Review: Napoleon Disrobed @ Plymouth Theatre Royal
What would have happened if Napoleon had escaped from exile in St Helena and attempted to get back to France to reclaim his former glory as emperor, asks Told by an Idiot in ‘Napoleon Disrobed’, an absurd, funny, anachronistic retelling of history. In their version of the facts, Napoleon swaps identities with a sailor and […]
Protest at Israeli Ambassador’s talk
A group of protesters, many from Friends of Palestine, held a silent demonstration during a talk by Israeli Ambassador Mark Regev earlier tonight. Among them was Malaka Shwaikh,the Students’ Guild’s Vice-President Postgraduate Research, although not in her capacity as sabbatical officer. After standing in the second row holding Palestinian flags and signs, they left of […]