An anonymous trans* student talks about his experiences with allies. Transitioning to male within an all-female environment made the last few years of school very hard. More so, when I was encountered by people who could not understand me and felt it was their place to try and stop me. Heeding advice from LGBT+ people I began to get very defensive, and hid away from … Continue reading The Story of Our Allies
Ubisoft Stumbles ÔǪ again.┬áReviewed on: Xbox One Watch_Dogs has without doubt been one of the most anticipated games this year. Stuck in development hell, the game was pushed back several times only to be finally released a full six months after the latest generation of consoles. For this you might expect something great, and while Watch_Dogs does manage to pull off a few good tricks … Continue reading Watch Dogs review
Answering our questions all the way from sunny Mexico (not┬ápictured), we speak to the prolific writer behind MirrorÔÇÖs Edge,Tomb Raider and Heavenly Sword. (Words: Michael O’Connell-Davidson, Research: Michael O’Connell-Davidson & Rhian Carruthers) ÔÇ£You do know IÔÇÖm on Holiday, right? ;)ÔÇØ Rhianna Pratchett┬áhas sent us her responses while holidaying Mexico, after e-mailing┬áthem to her far later than weÔÇÖd initially intended. The excited feeling┬áI get knowing that … Continue reading Interview: Rhianna Pratchett
Are Britain’s Universities providing enough mental health support to students?┬áAs Cardiff Uni signs the Time to Change pledge, Michael OÔÇÖConnell-Davidson investigates.┬áA separate version of this post with annotations from the author, can be found on the Quench Medium page. Of all the problems facing our society, mental illness is perhaps the least understood. It is an inherently human problem, but not one that should be … Continue reading Picking up the Pieces
The 17th annual Cardiff Student Media Awards kicked off last weekend, celebrating the contributions of Cardiff Students to gair rhydd, Quench, CUTV and Xpress Radio. CSM has a long and illustrious history, and has been the springboard for a myriad of successful careers in media, publishing, marketing and public relations. The standard of entries this year was one of the highest it’s ever been, and … Continue reading Quench at the Cardiff Student Media Awards 2014: The Results
This month Doctor Who turns fifty. Whovians across the world have been eagerly awaiting the date, savouring every little bit of information that the BBC have drip fed into the public consciousness. The fiftieth anniversary celebrations are vast and global, culminating in the premiere of the new episode The Day of the Doctor. Picture the scene. It├¡s Saturday November 23rd 1963. The world is still … Continue reading Doctor Who: the Fiftieth Anniversary
ADVICE TO WATCH YOUR DIGITAL FOOTPRINT IS HEGEMONY IN ACTION – from Quench Issue 138 IÔÇÖd like to begin with two stories. The first is that of Josef K., protagonist of KafkaÔÇÖs magnum opus, The Trial. The other is that of Paris Brown, the ill-fated youth crime commissioner for the Kent Police. In The Trial, Josef K. is arrested on his thirtieth birthday. Neither the … Continue reading The Apologetic Generation
