Sophia Thornton argues that the aggressive policing of Extinction Rebellion (XR) highlights the UK government’s reticence to combat the climate and ecological crisis
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France’s state of emergency- the new normal?
Earlier this year, French president Emmanuel Macron announced that the state of emergency would be extended to the 1st November 2017, and as the latest lapse of the regime is being renewed, has this really become the “new normal”? Firstly, a little bit of context. The state of emergency was introduced in France as far […]
Policing in the past?
As students and as members of a technological generation, we tend to pride ourselves on being a bit more tech-savvy than our elders. Maybe your parents or grandparents will need help with ‘The Google’, or they will want to know what ever happened to that happy little paper clip from a few years ago. These […]
Exe student cares for Calais
Following recent and severe clashes between police and migrants at the Calais ‘Jungle’ camp, one University of Exeter student has found a unique way to lend her support. Final-year student Georgina Lewis is currently raising money to buy swimming goggles for refugees living in the ‘Jungle’ in an attempt to protect them from police brutality, which […]
Freshers’ Week 2015: Noise complaints fall
AFreedom Of Information (FOI) request has revealed that the number of noise complaints received by the University during this year’s Freshers’ Week fell by almost 40 per cent compared to 2014/15. In total, 22 complaints were received during the period 12-20 September 2015, compared to 36 complaints that were received by the University between the […]
Student ‘grabbed’ near halls
A n Exeter student was ‘grabbed’ by a stranger walking home during Freshers’ Week, it has been revealed. Speaking anonymously, the fourth year student told Exeposé she had left her workplace in town at 2 am to walk home on 17 September. She noticed a stranger following her on Old Tiverton Road, continuing until she […]
Exeter’s top crime spots revealed
A citywide crime map has been released, revealing which areas in Exeter reported the most incidents in July this year. The interactive online map breaking down total recorded crimes by location showed Mary Arches street to be Exeter’s most crime-prone area. Mary Arches, which borders Fore Street and is located near the Cathedral, saw 29 incidences recorded in July alone. […]
How safe is Exeter?
The information, released to Exeposé by regional police departments under the Freedom of Information Act, reveals that Exeter is one of the safest university cities to live in, based on the reported crime in the cities surveyed. Of the nine university cities that were investigated, Exeter was found to have the second lowest number of […]