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Club or Pub? What to do with Wendy Larner’s Mansion

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

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Ozempic: Skinny Never Really Went Out of Fashion

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

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The Revolt of Passion

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

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Is Heath Park An Afterthought?

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?

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Five Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting University: What They Don’t Tell You in the Brochures

When coming to university as a first year, it’s easy to have a vision in your head of what it will be like. Deciding on which university to attend is a tough decision but researching Cardiff beforehand paints a picture of academics, an affordable and beautiful city, and exciting nightlife. All of this is definitely part of life here, however there are still some things … Continue reading Five Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting University: What They Don’t Tell You in the Brochures

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The Penguin: Can Gotham’s New Crime Boss Stand Out in a Post-Batman World?

Titled ‘After Hours’, the first episode of HBO’s new mini-series The Penguin opens with its titular character brooding over Gotham City at sunset. News reports play in between shots of Oz Cobb aka ‘The Penguin’, played by Collin Farrell. The news details the aftermath of Gotham being flooded by the Riddler, in The Batman (2022). Batman is mentioned by name in this news report but has not been … Continue reading The Penguin: Can Gotham’s New Crime Boss Stand Out in a Post-Batman World?

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