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Can you be addicted to your own anxiety?

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Should the legislation around drug use be changed?

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Cognitive​ dissonance and modern decision making: the’meat paradox’

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    Cognitive​ dissonance and modern decision making: the’meat paradox’

    04/06/2019

    It would be fair to assume that most people are against violence, inhumane living conditions and cruelty. Some people that cold those opinions also, unfortunately, consume factory-farmed meat. However, it is not a phenomenon only prevalent amongst meat eaters. Such decision making is shared in other scenarios as well. Some would argue that fair working conditions are a fundamental human right, yet choose to shop brands that are known not to meet basic worker safety standards. Cognitive Dissonance theory refers to contradicting situations, actions and opinions. Such circumstances create mental discomfort and alterations in one’s previous beliefs, or behaviours are…

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    It’s okay to be apathetic

    Apathy is one of the strongest tools we have as human beings. It’s the thing that lets us turn away from the things we don’t care about, the thing that lets us answer the world’s cries for attention with a…

    By Editor 24/05/2019
  • Mental Welbeing,  Relationships | Sex

    What to do once you’ve recognised an abusive relationship?

    Following on from the article about spotting the warning signs of an abusive relationship, here’s some guidance as to what you can do to escape. There are all degrees of abusive relationships; it doesn’t matter whether it’s just a month…

    By Editor 15/03/2019
  • Relationships | Sex

    Don’t fall prey to abusive relationships: red flags you should note

    Relationships are one of the things that have the most significant impact on us as human beings. Whether they’re romantic, friends or family, the relationships you experience have the power to shape and change us in ways that we’re not…

    By Editor 14/03/2019
  • Politics | News

    Why so many young women don’t think of themselves as feminist?

    In the December issue of the journal Mobilization, sociologists reveal that the turnout figures for the 2017 Women’s March solidarity events were remarkably high, drawing 100 times the national protest average. Source 2017 women’s march that followed the election of Donald Trump was…

    By Editor 08/03/2019
  • Film | Entertainment

    10 Great Films Directed by Women

    From French New Wave classics to violent genre films and Oscar-nominated dramas, some of the greatest films of all time have been crafted by female directors. In celebration of International Women’s Day (8thMarch), here are just ten of the finest…

    By Editor 07/03/2019
  • Interviews,  Relationships | Sex

    Exclusive interview with an ex webcam girl

    How did you start camming and what was the process of becoming a cam girl?  I had recently turned 18 and was desperate for money. I saw an ad online and applied. Didn’t really think much of it in the…

    By Editor 05/03/2019
  • Politics | News

    Should the legislation around drug use be changed?

    As a society, we are past stuffing our ears with cotton balls and cowering our eyes. Like it or not, it’s time to acknowledge the harsh reality – students use drugs. Furthermore, it’s somewhat normalised. NUS in collaboration with Release…

    By Editor 01/03/2019
  • Mental Welbeing

    Can you be addicted to your own anxiety?

    For any of us suffering with anxiety, the ultimate goal in life is to get to a place where your anxiety is no longer present – imagine the luxury of waking up every day with a clear mind, happy, with…

    By Editor 26/02/2019
  • Film | Entertainment

    Film review: The Favourite

    Starting with his deeply-disturbing 2009 Oscar nominee Dogtooth, Yorgos Lanthimos has made a name for himself as a director of deadpan comedies so dark, you can barely see them. 2015’s The Lobster examined dating through a surreal satire involving forced…

    By Editor 22/02/2019
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    An open letter to Kevin Spacey and other talanted​ perpetrators

    Dear sexual abuser, You are scum. Talented scum. Still scum, though. It saddens me to see your name amongst other predators; it saddens me that now your work, your talent and all good you’ve created is tainted by your foul…

    By Editor 19/02/2019

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