Exeter Students’ Guild announced this afternoon the cancellation of the 2019 Freshers’ Ball. The event had been scheduled for the evening of Sunday 29 September. The Guild were still publicising the event on social media as recently as yesterday, 24 September. In a statement, the Guild announced the decision to cancel the event “was made […]
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Students launch app to help users find the best Freshers’ events
A group of Exeter students and graduates have created an app to help students discover events in the city. Officially launching this Freshers’ Week, Motive is the brainchild of developer Mitch Robinson, 2019 Computer Science graduate, and designer Louis Evans, second-year Computer Science undergraduate. Responding to feedback that Facebook has become too saturated with events, […]
“RAG does Take Me Out” Reviewed
IF you’ve never seen Take Me Out, let me preface this by summarising the show; this pinnacle of television sees single guys paired up with single girls, the haunting repetition of the phrase ‘no lighty no likey’, and, of course, the ever-charismatic Paddy McGuinness. Place this already thrilling concept in the context of the Lemmy, […]
Christmas – The Parisian Way
There’s no doubt about it, Paris is certainly one of the places to be around Christmastime. Though Christmas lights are turned on slightly later than on the other side of the Channel, Christmas spirit is still in the air. I feel rather lucky to be here at this time of year, and it gives me […]
Life in Exeter: A Month by Month Guide
Exeter is an iconic and wonderful city, ready to be explored by all the new fresh and returning students. Here is a month-by-month guide to everything that’s happening throughout the year that you need to get involved in. September If you’re not quite ready to let go of summer yet and are still reminiscing about […]
Exeter Uni hosting ‘Community Day’ as part of its Diamond Jubilee celebrations
T he University of Exeter will be hosting a community day as part of their Diamond Jubilee celebrations this year. The event will be hosted at the University’s Streatham campus on Sunday the 12th March, from midday until 4pm. Activities for all ages will be available, and the general public can attend at no cost, […]
Just not e-Nerf money
Nerf society is a relatively new society, founded in 2013. We grew to over 100 members in 2014 and we now have over 120. This extremely rapid growth was our first major financial challenge, as suddenly our events were four times larger, dwarfing the scope of our initial start-up funds. However, there were larger financial […]
Social Sciences Festival launches
Starting 7 November, the University of Exeter will be taking part in the Festival of Social Science, with academics hosting events in public venues throughout Devon and Cornwall. The nationwide festival will offer a “fascinating insight into some of the country’s leading social science research”. Notable events taking place in Exeter include a discussion about […]