What Is It Like to Be a HCP Student Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic?
By Pat Lok – As the World Health Organization (WHO) declares COVID-19 as a pandemic, many organizations, whether public or private…
Category: Lifestyle
Connected: Social Media & Online Friends – A Discussion
By Ciéra Cree & Soyeenka Mishra – Social media is everywhere – and I mean everywhere. In our hands, in our subconscious, and on the walls of our go-to coffee shops. It’s inescapable…
All Aboard 2020
By Ciéra Cree – As 2019 breathed its last breath and the New Year came around to greet us with open arms, some of you may have been left feeling rather bittersweet about the year gone by…
The ‘Reverse’ Advent Calendar
By Ciéra Cree – Christmas is fast approaching, and as we all know, this can only mean one thing – shopping, shopping, shopping. Perhaps some of you have already been shopping in preparation for the big day – it’s not uncommon…
Let’s Celebrate JOMO!
By Maria-Cristina Ionita – Drinks with friends, assignments due, societies to join, events to attend, work, relationships etc. As a student, I believe I have so many opportunities but such little time. Some might argue that the key to this problem is…
Students, Alumni & Staff Pen Open Letter to University Governors
By Joshua Dowding – Since August, 155 students, staff members, and university alumni have signed an open letter addressed to the Governors of the university, citing concern with the Chair of Governors decision to become a Trustee to…
Match Report: Team ARU versus Loughborough – Ultimate Frisbee
By Joshua Dowding – On Wednesday the 20th of November, the university’s Ultimate Frisbee Team played an away match against Loughborough University. The 3rds game kicked-off at around 3:30 PM, with Team ARU on the defence and Loughborough seizing the opportunity…
V.A.R and It’s Fans
By Abhishek Majumdar – In the 2018/19 season, V.A.R was officially woven into the laws of the game and was used in the UEFA Champions League. V.A.R further saw its way into the famous F.A Cup in England and is seen as a tool to help the referees on the field…
I Donated My Eggs – This is My Story
By Jessica-Lucy Weal – I first decided to donate my eggs when I was sat in my student house kitchen with two of my flatmates, an advertisement for the London Egg Bank had popped up on my Facebook feed and I was immediately intrigued…
Minimalism & Meaning
By Ciéra Cree – Last year I discovered the phenomenon known as minimalism, and it has changed my life, and the way I view the world, for the better. The world today is so focused on consumerism and keeping up with the latest trends…
Live in the Moment
By Ciéra Cree – On October 23rd, I had the pleasure of meeting a lady called Nazli Tabatabai-Khatambakhsh during her week-long stay in Norwich. To be honest, that morning I seemed to have woken up on the wrong side of the bed – both my mind and my heart felt cluttered…
Local Vagabond Max Bianco Impresses Cambridge by Nearly Selling Out His Art Exhibition
By Josh Robins – Max Bianco looks and sounds like a man born rather in the wrong decade. He seems about 50 years late to the party but always appears to be making the best of what he must assume to be god’s little typo with some humour…
My Cambridge Shots
By Tawanda Masvikeni – To say I have always been in awe of Cambridge would be an understatement. The city is gorgeous. I particularly admire the way it merges the old and new; an inspiring conglomeration of the antique and the modern…
Podcasts for Beginners
By Hannah Miller – If, like me, you seem to have missed the hype about podcasts when they became big about three years ago, you’ll be just as surprised as I was when I realised I actually really liked listening to them. While still a relative newbie to the world of podcasts…
