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[18 Nov 2008 | 2 Comments | 152 views]
“In the Red” student debt campaign launched

Lee Bradshaw, the SU Campaigns Officer has helped to launch the NUS campaign “In the Red” by burning a cheque showing £26m to symbolise national student debt.

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[18 Nov 2008 | No Comment | 137 views]
Train ticket confusion for students

Students trying to buy cheap train tickets face confusion over the best the way to save money.

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[6 Nov 2008 | 8 Comments | 166 views]
Obama thrashes McCain in historic election victory

“It’s been a long time coming but tonight…change has come to America.”
Democratic nominee Barack Obama has become the 44th President of the United States.

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[31 Oct 2008 | No Comment | 100 views]
Ex-UCLan head calls for abortion laws to be relaxed

The former head of Professional ethics at UCLan has called for abortion laws to be relaxed.

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[17 Oct 2008 | No Comment | 41 views]

There was an organised protest in Trafalgar Square this week in an attempt to increase the awareness of human rights in Uganda.

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[17 Oct 2008 | One Comment | 56 views]

Secret societies and organisations have played a major part in American University life for hundreds of years; scouting for certain individuals who appear to show some kind of exceptional talent and giving them the opportunity to pledge for a restricted society.

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[17 Oct 2008 | No Comment | 56 views]

 The University of Leeds’s Student Union has become the first in Britain to achieve a gold standard by the Student Union Evaluation Initiative (SUEI).

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[17 Oct 2008 | No Comment | 83 views]

Mystery surrounds the death of a student who collapsed at a nightclub in Hull last Tuesday. Chloe Leach, who was in her final year at Lincoln University, died in hospital after nightclub staff failed to revive her.

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[3 Oct 2008 | No Comment | 74 views]

The pants were down for a shoplifter last week as Police discovered 19 stolen items stuffed down her trousers - including a pair of knickers with the word ‘POUTY’ on the back.

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[3 Oct 2008 | No Comment | 51 views]
Art gives mental health benefits

Recent studies have shown that practising the arts could have significant mental health benefits.
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