By Bhamini Khandige Consider the British as both a collective and an adjective. The culture, the people, the accents — what is British culture, and why do some believe it is dying? Many perceive net migration as a threat to traditional British customs, values and language, with some feeling that communities are changing too quickly. From this emerges the sentiment that “Britishness” is being diluted. … Continue reading Is British Culture Dying?
By Helen Turnbull At the end of last semester, Cardiff Students’ Union’s Instagram account announced that, for the 2026/27 academic year, Senghennydd Court’s previously scattered Welsh-speaking flats will be grouped into a single block. Despite this consolidation, the option to live in Welsh-speaking flats in Talybont North and Clodien House will remain. This revision to the accommodation process also introduces the term Cymuned Gymraeg — … Continue reading Senghetto or Cultural Court?
By Anonymous As Cardiff University faces a financial crisis, Vice Chancellor Wendy Larner sits in her lavish home rent-free, making decisions to cut courses and make 138 redundancies. On top of her 290k salary, she watches out the windows of the estimated £1 million property that sits quietly within the gates of Queen Anne’s Square. Cardiff University’s website states their values include creating an ‘inclusive, … Continue reading Club or Pub? What to do with Wendy Larner’s Mansion
By Bethan Jones That’s right, ‘heroin chic’ is back. Models and celebs have swapped out the curves for hollowed cheekbones and dark under eyes, reminiscent of the 90s. But this time, the look isn’t echoing the gaunt appearance linked to heroin use, but instead a new pharmaceutical on the scene, and it’s one you can buy from basically any online pharmacy – Ozempic (or Mounjaro) … Continue reading Ozempic: Skinny Never Really Went Out of Fashion
By Ivan Bliminse The modern soul is plagued by its history of monogamy. All men and women seek to find a pledge of loyalty, presuming that staying with a partner and being all enduring is the “only” or “right” way we should love. Whether we have learned such castrating moral rulings through our social doctrines, in religion or our institutions, or the overly perpetrated ideas … Continue reading The Revolt of Passion
By Oliver Hanlon In a surprise to many at the AGM, the Students’ Union proposed and passed a change to the sabbatical officer structure that will see the VP for Heath Park axed and replaced with a VP Undergraduate Officer. Heath will be relegated to having two campaign officers, unlike a sabbatical role—campaign officers are an unpaid position, which is unlikely to work for Heath … Continue reading Is Heath Park An Afterthought?
