Staff outrage as Union shops close

  


Union shops at Hiatt Baker and the students' union building are to close from this summer because of what Union president Tobin Webb has described as a "cash haemorrhage".

The closures follow months of speculation after it was revealed last...


Mistrust in the wake of the terror scare

It's not every day Bristol's Evening Post newspaper gets to put the word "terror" on the front page. Still, it makes a change from cute baby contests, which is probably why the publication really went to town over the...


Feminist bashing does not reflect what they and their beliefs are like

I am somewhat of a misanthropist - although I usually keep my bile to myself or my likeminded friends- so I do admit a certain predisposition to being greatly irked by at least 90% of hum...


Holding out for a hero...Thierry Henry

Some football players are not destined to settle. They flit from one club to the next, never quite finding the one place they can call home. Nicolas Anelka is the example that springs to mind. A promising youth at Par...

E2

The grass is always greener

Sick of staring at the four walls of your room as you wade through endless pieces of paper, attempting to ‘reviseâ€~? Frustrated at wanting to work on the tan and get out of the house before your housemates threaten...

Techno-Logic

This month saw the infamous ‘Hackers Panel' - the elite experts in the world of computer security - meet at the InfoSecurity Europe conference in London. The group usually remain anonymous for security reasons, since some of them could be charged for previous ...


Getting back to the bare bones

Before Matthew Austen came to Bristol he didnâ€~t even know where it was. Now, aged 26, along with fellow Bristol alumnus Kate Yedigaroff he has taken on the huge task of organising Bristolâ€~s biggest arts festival.<...


Local releases

LET'S TEA PARTY

"Aaaahhh..!" As a mighty roar overwhelms the initial sound of jaunty guitar one might be forgiven for thinking they were listening to a recording of the NME Towers being invaded by some excited football enthusiasts. However, this is not the case.

Le...


Stop right now and cut your losses

STOP LOSS ****

You will be forgiven for not knowing too much about Stop-Loss and hence for not having too high expectations. The film's opening sequences play like some sort of The OC: at War montage. American tr...


Contemplating CBBC

Itâ€~s a well known fact that students are the scourge of society. We are anti-social parasites, ripe with body odour, and worst of all, we have a strange predilection for trashy daytime television â€" normally the pr...


 





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