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Has the drama of sport created our own Roman Colosseum?

The name Colosseum derives from the Latin colloseus meaning ‘colossus’; nowadays it is hard not to see sport as something that is a colossus of drama and entertainment. There is…

Releasing exam timetables earlier is not in students’ interests

Students at the University of Edinburgh often find themselves critical of the University’s academic policies, especially in regards to how disabled and international students are accommodated for. The University has…

Survey: one in five freshers has tried ‘legal highs’

The Angelus Foundation, a British charity dedicated to raising awareness of the affects of ‘legal highs’ and party drugs, have recently released their findings from a snapshot survey on legal…

Bianchi crash forces Formula One to confront its safety issues

At Suzuka last weekend F1 was brutally awoken from its hazy and rosy-eyed daydream of driver safety when Jules Bianchi’s Marussia ploughed into the back of a recovery vehicle tending…

EUSA Black History Month 2014 hosts Big Debate

Edinburgh University Students’ Association (EUSA) The Big Debate hosted on Wednesday October 8.as part of The University of Edinburgh’s Black History Month 2014. The Big Debate, part of The Great…

BookNook: Blackbird

BookNook is a weekly feature in which Fiona Grew shares her favourite spots around Edinburgh to enjoy a good read. “Lovely day for a mojito,” the barman says as he’s…

EUWFC get season started with thriller

Edinburgh Women’s Football Club started off the season well, with the 1st team grinding out a draw against a tough St Andrews side and the 2nd team convincingly beating Heriot-Watt…

The many faces of cancer fundraising

At the front line of cancer research fundraising, one can find some of the hardest working people in the world. It’s not just the directors, CEOs, and venerable donors at…