Words About Videos #2: Julian Smith
| May 15, 2013 | Posted by Sophie Wright under entertainment, reviews, Words About Videos |
My friends are currently making a racket as I try to desperately and actively revise for my upcoming exam, watching YouTube videos and giggling in the most annoying manner I can possibly dream up. I have been, therefore, dragged kicking and screaming off-course and back into the depths of the Internet, which reminded me: Julian Smith. This will make no sense to you if you’re not versed in the art of Julian Smith (it’s a valid thing; I Googled it), and I personally find this a travesty. Everyone should be versed in this noble art. And so, this is what I will attempt to do now. So, Julian Smith. Julian Smith started his channel in 2009, and rose to fame… more
Words About Videos #1 – The VlogBrothers
| May 5, 2013 | Posted by Sophie Wright under entertainment, reviews |
As a student currently procrastinating her exam revision time away, I spend a lot of time on the Internet. This is no surprise to anyone. In our modern era of computers and Apple nerds and shiny, shiny toys, so many people in our age bracket have Facebook and Tumblr and Twitter accounts. Some of you may even post YouTube videos. The majority of people who use YouTube are humble watchers of the great thrum of creativity that spews forth; on a site that has so many videos, it’s very hard to find the good ones. My aim is to try and introduce – or at the very least, compile a convenient list of videos, channels and playlists that are well… more
Placements: Why I Think Every Course Should Make This a Requirement
| April 25, 2013 | Posted by Johann Herbert under features, lifestyle |
Johann Herbert is a French student currently doing a placement in the UK at Strategy Internet Marketing. He shares his experiences and gives advice to fellow students on how to find work once they graduate… Employers Want It All People today have a much freer access to further education than ever before, and as a result employers are generally expecting us to be extensively educated. It’s common for young people to study for many years before attempting to integrate into professional work environments. The irony is that the same companies that expect young people to come equipped with all sorts of qualifications are also expecting them to have considerable professional working experience. In turn, universities have adapted their learning programmes… more
Dark Skies
| April 21, 2013 | Posted by Emily Grieve under entertainment, reviews |
Film Information: Released in the UK April 3rd 2013; Certificate 15 Cast: Keri Russell; Josh Hamilton; Dakota Goyo; Kaden Rockett Director: Scott Stewart Screenwriter: Scott Stewart Running Time: 97 Minutes Plot As the Barret family’s peaceful suburban life is rocked by an escalating series of disturbing events, they come to learn that a terrifying and deadly force is after them. Review From the producers of Paranormal Activity and Insidious, the disappointingly generic Dark Skies can’t decide whether it’s a low budget sci-fi movie or another psychological ‘creepy’ horror. Either way, once you are faced another round of typical American Suburbia and typical non-descript family with ‘issues’, you don’t particularly care, and are left drumming your fingers waiting for the tension to build rather than gripping your… more
Where’s That Robot With My Damn Sandwich?
| April 13, 2013 | Posted by Tom Backhouse under science |
As I was idly masticating my breakfast sandwich this morning, I realised something; it’s already 2013. A whole 12 years have passed since HAL went a bit funny in interplanetary space, and it’s already three years since he was united with the floating consciousness of Dave Bowman and still no one has made me a robot. I once made myself one, sure, but it didn’t do a lot; it could follow a black line or not bump into things. I made it from a kit, which I got with a magazine as a kid. Every week I’d get my screwdriver out and add the next bit, and I can tell you, following a line while not bumping into things is bloody complicated. But still, it’s the future already! I’ve seen… more
HIV: Can We ‘Cure’ the Social Stigma Yet?
| March 26, 2013 | Posted by Ruby Steer under international |
The recent phenomena in America which saw a baby girl “functionally cured” of HIV prompts the question: Will we ever dispose of the atrocious stigma attached to AIDS? A two year old girl from Mississippi who was infected with HIV from birth has been cured of the disease after presenting with no signs of the infection following early treatment. The child was taken to the University of Mississippi Medical Centre just 30 hours post-birth and given a generic concoction of HIV-fighting drugs. She received regular treatment for approximately 18 months; however this treatment was stalled by the mother’s concerns about the treatment. When treatment was resumed, blood tests quickly revealed that the baby girl seemed to have been cured of… more
Amentia
| March 18, 2013 | Posted by Tim Shelley under creative writing |
Caleb hated his job. It was boring, underpaid and he always left filthy. Not to mention how he ached. He was seventeen for crying out loud, a bad back was supposed to be an old man’s problem. Half of the time he wondered what the point was. Not just the job but everything. College? He sucked at anything even remotely academic. From maths to history he just couldn’t get his head round it. Family? His parents despised him. Just another mouth to feed, and a way of claiming more benefit money that would most likely be spent on fags and booze. What prospects did he have? He wasn’t gonna get the grades to get into uni, nor was he gifted… more
Why Most Employers Don’t Care What Subject Your Degree Is In
| March 17, 2013 | Posted by Jessica Kenyon under lifestyle |
Image by Tulane Public Relations. Today, a degree seems to be just that: a degree. When it comes to applying for graduate-level jobs, the actual subject you’ve studied almost seems irrelevant; employers on the whole give the impression of being preoccupied with graduates achieving the all important 2:1, regardless of what subject it’s in or which university the degree has come from. Having a degree, any degree, clearly shows that a student is academically competent and is a dedicated individual. However, graduate employers need something to act as a benchmark, and it seems that that’s the 2:1 grade; it’s probably the most efficient way for them to whittle down the hundreds of applications they receive for each post into… more
Roll on May for Chelsea’s Rafa
| March 16, 2013 | Posted by Mark Smith under sport |
Many Chelsea supporters have been less than impressed with Rafa at the helm and for most of the season they have a point, but have they forgotten about why Rafa was appointed to start with. Roman Abramovich had finally got what all other managers prior to Di Matteo had failed to do which was to win the Champions League, which he did with a team which Villas-Boas and himself built over the season. Villas-Boas had been sacked by Chelsea after a run of poor results and a player backlash against his tactical approach to games, Di Matteo was his assistant and he managed to get the players on his side and tactically outwitted many top European sides to get a place in the final… more
Mama
| March 12, 2013 | Posted by Emily Grieve under entertainment, reviews |
Film Information: Released in the UK Friday 22nd February 2013; Certificate 15 Cast: Jessica Chastain; Nikolaj Coster-Waldau; Megan Charpentier; Daniel Kash; Isabelle Nélisse Director: Andrés Muschietti Screenwriters: Andrés Muschietti; Barbara Muschietti; Neil Cross Running Time: 100 Minutes Plot When two missing girls are found in the woods after 5 years of living feral, they are taken in to care by their uncle (Coster-Waldau) and his girlfriend Annabel (Chastain), but the mysterious figure who the girls adore known as ‘Mama’ follows them to their new home, with the intent of taking them back. Review There came a point in popular horror where we thought all that remained to be salvaged from this genre was the possibility some other means of capturing film was invented so… more
