The University and students have expressed disapproval of hazing and extreme drinking culture in clubs. A University of Exeter spokesperson says, “Initiation ceremonies at Exeter were banned in 2007 following the tragic death of an individual student.” Initiation ceremonies at Exeter were banned in 2007 following the tragic death of an individual student.” An anonymous […]
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Hundreds attend protest opposing University of Exeter’s anti-abortion society
Hundreds of students participated in a sit-in on Wednesday 13th October to protest the Guild’s affiliation with anti-abortion society, Exeter Students For Life.
Students across the country call for disaffiliation of Exeter Pro-Life Society
A student-led petition calling for the disaffiliation of Exeter Students for Life, a pro-life society at the University of Exeter, has amassed close to 10,000 signatures in less than a week. The petition, which currently has 8,716 signatures at time of writing, calls to ‘strike down’ the society for its ‘direct attack on women’s rights’ […]
Sport Spotlight: Triathlon Club in the Age of Lockdown
Triathlon Club Captain, Jess Clark, takes a look at how the club has been affected by COVID-19, their increase in membership, and the benefits of being part of a sport that cannot be locked-down.
“Industrial Action” – Exeter Comic Production Society
“Industrial Action” – Exeter Comic Production Society Comic
Non-Fiction Books on the Rise
Paige Insalaco discusses the increasing publication and popularity of non-fiction books.
(ART)ificial Intelligence
Online Arts and Lit Editor, Ariane Joudrey, explores the Barbican’s recent art exhibition, AI: More Than Human.
Culture Club: Post #MeToo
In a landmark moment for the Me Too movement, Oprah Winfrey used her Cecil B. DeMille Award acceptance speech to declare that “for too long, women have not been heard or believed if they dare speak the truth to the power of those men. But their time is up”. To rapturous applause, Winfrey captured the […]
Growing by shrinking: the beauty of minimalism
We live in a consumer-driven society with a rapid cyclic need to constantly upgrade our stuff and ourselves, and with the new year behind us, gyms are packed and our days start with a new sense of desire to become better versions of ourselves. But inevitably, we fall into our old ways within weeks, if […]
How and Why Your Dog Is Judging You
Psychologist Dr James Anderson and his associates looked into whether animals – dogs and monkeys – were capable of identifying anti-social behaviour, and in the process have found a mechanism by which basic morality can form. In their investigation they made dogs observe three actors who played the following characters: a struggler, a potential helper, […]