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Racism in football: The ugly side of the ‘Beautiful Game’

Alex Brinton October 17, 2019 No Comments BulgariaenglandEuropean Championship qualifiersFootballkickitoutqualifiersRacismsaynotoracismUEFA

It’s 2019. We like to think that we are progressing as a society but with what happened in Bulgaria during the European Championship qualifiers, I’d…

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Are FIFA’s player ratings guilty of big team bias?

Alex Brinton October 14, 2019 No Comments EAFifaFIFA 20FootballgamingPlaystationxbox

A date always circled in red by football fans and media alike – the day of the annual FIFA video game release. For someone who…

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Nottingham Forest start strong – but will it last?

Alex Brinton October 8, 2019 No Comments championshipCity GroundEFLFootballforestnottinghamnottingham forest

‘Where do you think Forest will finish this season?’ I can’t remember how many times I was asked that over the weeks leading up to…

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Entertainment ZOpinion Piece

Calling out the controversies of Love Island 2019

Katie Green June 22, 2019 No Comments body confidenceconsentcontroversydramafeminismgame showlove islandmental healthopinionreality tvromance

Fans all over the country are tuning in to watch a group of singles find love – but is it all that it seems? It…

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Power, politics and passion: #womenifesto19

Faith Pring May 5, 2019 No Comments local electionspoliticswomens rights

Nottingham saw another local election on Thursday 2nd May, and the Women’s Centre community, as well as NTU students, helped put together a womanifesto. NTU…

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Spurs’ new stadium: Is a two-hour train journey worth it?

Alex Brinton April 12, 2019 No Comments Footballpremier leaguespursstadiumwhite hart lane

When the announcement of the first game was revealed I was straight onto Trainline to see if going home, just for the evening, was going…

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Thoughts on The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann Documentary

Deputy Editor April 1, 2019 No Comments documentaryMadeline MccannmysteryNetflix

On March 15, Netflix released the long-anticipated documentary on the story that shocked the nation. A gripping documentary, untangling the mystery surrounding the shocking disappearance…

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News ZOpinion Piece

Should universities stop making unconditional offers to undergraduate students?

Faith Pring March 26, 2019 1 Comment opinion pieceunconditional offersuniversity

Last year over 87,000 university applicants received at least one unconditional offer, which is over a 1/3. Including me. Seconds after I noticed that my…

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“It’s just a joke” – Where do we draw the line with comedy?

Deputy Editor March 25, 2019 1 Comment CelebritycomedyPCsnowflakesyoutube

Are we becoming a “snowflake generation”, or have we just had enough of comedians taking it too far? “Everything is too PC these days.” Is…

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Leaving Neverland: A broken legacy?

Katie Green March 20, 2019 No Comments Channel 4documentaryFinding NeverlandMichael Jackson

It is undeniable that after his death in 2009 Michael Jackson was hailed as the ‘King of Pop’ and left behind a legacy that would…

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