What’s the Big Deal about Signs?
In case you have been absent from Twitter, Facebook, and even Tumblr, you might have noticed that many students have been enraged by the fact that Keele has dipped into its funds (created by student tuition and taxes) to put signs around campus. How dare they spend £70,000 odd pounds putting signs up to let [Read more...]
Let’s Not Compare Tragedies
In the days following the assumed conclusion of the Boston Marathon Bombings, I have heard a lot of people downplaying the severity of the bombings. I have heard everything from the likes of ‘there are more people who die in Syria on a daily basis from bombings’ to ‘More kids die from a lack of [Read more...]
Winter Blues/Random Acts of Kindness
I like to view myself as a fairly positive person, and I think I can blame years of Catholic school for that. The countless Mass services that preached to me, “Everything is going to be alright” more than Bob Marley, imprinted this positive mindset. However, the positive mindset I hold onto so dearly simply so [Read more...]
Keele Moves Up the Sunday Times’ League Table (hooray!)
As I wrote this article, I felt a tear come to my eye. A happy tear, a proud tear. I feel like an ecstatic parent that just saw their child riding a bike for the first time on their own. It’s a swelling of my heart, and I’m either dying or just very happy. We’ve [Read more...]