SHOULD we stay or should we go? We’re asking the question so much these days we’re in danger of sounding like The Clash. Another NUS referendum (the second in as many academic years at Exeter), conveniently placed slap-bang right in the middle of exams, seems a little excessive if you ask us. There are certainly […]
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£30k MACE rebrand under fire
Staff, students and SSLC members have hit out at the “unnecessary” new Accelerate module evaluation service, after the University spent £30,000 in a revamp of the MACE feedback system. Described as a “new tool for communication and gathering feedback from students” by the University website and launched in November last year, the new system was […]
60 per cent of Exeter Students admit to unsafe sex
Over 60 per cent of students at Exeter have had unprotected sex, according to an Exeposé survey into our sexual habits at university. The survey, filled out by almost 400 Exeter students, revealed that 229 people had had sex without protection. Worryingly, of these, nearly 30 per cent stated that alcohol was their primary reason for […]
Editorial: Cuts, crumbs, campaigns
Students are under the kosh again, as Osborne’s “earn or learn” Budget promises become a reality. Last week, Parliament voted to scrap student maintenance grants in favour of a loan system which will come into effect from September 2016. We lead this issue looking into the implications for Exeter students – over 3000 are in their […]
The mind can’t ‘man up’
It’s a phrase you probably heard last weekend. Painful tackle? Don’t want to down it? Film scene got you emotional? The answer is simple. Just two words to get you back on your feet, suck it up and continue without a word: “man up.” A seemingly harmless phrase, yet for some, the expression’s etymology built […]