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The Dominance of White Publishing: In Response to Lionel Shriver

Poppy Jennings   ItÔÇÖs no secret that the publishing industry is seriously lacking in BAME voices (Black and Minority Ethnicities). And as much as publishers are striving to be more inclusive through writing schemes and internships specifically for black and ethnic minorities, this venture for inclusivity is still met by some with aversion. A few weeks ago, Lionel Shriver slammed Penguin Random House about their … Continue reading The Dominance of White Publishing: In Response to Lionel Shriver

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Queer and Now

Poppy Jennings In the wake of another incredible Pride Month, society is left with both positive and negative questions about what comes next. Amidst the ÔÇ£stop forcing your sexuality down our throatsÔÇØ and ÔÇ£canÔÇÖt wait ÔÇÿtil Pride next yearÔÇØ, the activism and celebration still lingers on my mind. After attending the many events of Queer and Now, a Pride festival hosted by Tate Britain for … Continue reading Queer and Now

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Corporations and Pride: helping the cause or helping themselves?

Bethany Griffiths Students at Cardiff University, and the creator and editor of Fruitcake Magazine, Jamie Windust, have their say on the rise of corporations getting involved in Pride this year. Each year we gradually see more and more corporations getting involved in Pride Month, with this year perhaps seeing the biggest rise in corporations ditching their usual logos for the Pride rainbow colours. Companies attribute … Continue reading Corporations and Pride: helping the cause or helping themselves?

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Why Project Semicolon is Still Important

by Hannah Marie Stait   In 2013 a non-profit project was started, something that once a year would bring people together to start the discussion of mental health by drawing a simple mark of punctuation on our skin. A semicolon. The meaning behind the semicolon however is a lot more important than it seems in that throughout the history of Literature an author would use … Continue reading Why Project Semicolon is Still Important

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Jazz Up Your Uni Room: Student Homeware Challenge

Bored of staring at the plain walls in your halls or student housing? Wish you could make your roomÔǪ well, more ÔÇÿyouÔÇÖ, but donÔÇÖt know where to start? Or are you simply guilty of spending hours scrolling through aesthetically pleasing home d├®cor on Pinterest, saving posts to your ÔÇÿroom inspoÔÇÖ board? Well, listen up students. I have just the thing for you. Creating a personalized … Continue reading Jazz Up Your Uni Room: Student Homeware Challenge

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An Interview with Artist Matt Shapira

Matt Shapira is an artist, film-maker, and the mind behind the Roaming Elephant project. Though he is based in Los Angeles, he spends a great deal of his time travelling the globe, painting his elephant murals across all continents. He uses his art to promote his message, which, as I understand it, is rather easy to agree with.┬áWe should prioritise caring for our planet and … Continue reading An Interview with Artist Matt Shapira

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An Open Letter To Dementia

Features want to get personal and what’s more personal than a letter?┬áWhether it’s to your younger self, future self, idol or your hometown, a letter is sometimes the best way to get our true feelings down. But we’re doing things differently here at Quench… we’re publishing them. So keep an eye out for a series of up-close and personal letters from Quench’s Features section! Dear … Continue reading An Open Letter ToÔǪ Dementia

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An Open Letter To… First Year Me

Features want to get personal and what’s more personal than a letter?┬áWhether it’s to your younger self, future self, idol or your hometown, a letter is sometimes the best way to get our true feelings down. But we’re doing things differently here at Quench… we’re publishing them. So keep an eye out for a series of up-close and personal letters from Quench’s Features section! Dear … Continue reading An Open Letter To… First Year Me

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PREVIEW: Refugee Rhythms Returns!

This Thursday, the 23rd February, Cardiff UniversityÔÇÖs branch of Student Action for Refugees is holding its annual event ÔÇô Refugee Rhythms. Last yearÔÇÖs event was attended by over 500 people and won the Cardiff University award for ÔÇÿBest Large Event of the year. This year the society hopes the event will be its largest yet. Cardiff StudentÔÇÖs Union Bar, Y Plas will host up to … Continue reading PREVIEW: Refugee Rhythms Returns!

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MARCH FOR PEACE ÔÇô A VAIN EFFORT OF HOPE?

On the 19th October 2016, five thousand women concluded their fifteen-day march at the doorstep of the Israeli Prime Minister in Jerusalem. The march was coordinated by Women Wage Peace, a non-partisan organisation dedicated to ensuring peace between Israel and Palestine. The march took two years of planning, fundraising and awareness campaigns. The Palestinian women who took part in the march were even supported by … Continue reading MARCH FOR PEACE ÔÇô A VAIN EFFORT OF HOPE?

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Hygge – Living the Danish Way

Hailing first place in the 2016 Wold Happiness Report for the third time, Denmark seems to be getting more than a few things right when it comes to living well and enjoying life. Again and again, this is credited to a certain 18th century lifestyle concept which is sweeping through the web and across bookstores worldwide. Pronounced ÔÇÿHoo-gahÔÇÖ, this increasingly popular phenomenon is a lot … Continue reading Hygge – Living the Danish Way

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International Features: The Road From Rio

In 2013 BBC World Service, World News and the website celebrated a key milestone when their global news reached a weekly audience of 256m people and with technology advancing at unprecedented levels we can expect this reach to extend. But if our platform for reaching and connecting with the media is increasing how is it that some stories still go unheard? Two out of three … Continue reading International Features: The Road From Rio

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Good Trip?

It was New YearÔÇÖs Eve 2013. The barn rave started in good nature; alcohol fuelled and surrounded by friends, new and old, some of which were frequent recreational drug users. In the lead up towards midnight, the atmosphere oozed a wild and uncontrollable mist of elation. Hordes of 20-something students danced erratically, permeated with feelings of ecstasy behind glazed eyes. The air was intoxicating and … Continue reading Good Trip?

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How to be a Mermaid

Calling all final-year students! Graduation is looming and we all know graduate job hunting is a nightmare that we could really do without. Right now a summer of binging on Netflix and eating one’s weight in chocolate sounds rather more appealing than entering the real world of professionalism. But thereÔÇÖs no need to gaze toward impending graduation with dread of a life beyond the bubble … Continue reading How to be a Mermaid

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All The Rage: the unknown risks of steroid use

A cocktail of societal pressures, poor education, and widespread availability have resulted in a massive increase in steroid use across the UK. Is there anything we can do to kick the habit? ÔÇ£The whole ÔÇÿroid rageÔÇÖ thing? Load of bollocks.ÔÇØ   If anybody knows that, itÔÇÖs Dave Crosland. As I talk on the phone to him, I put his name into a search engine for … Continue reading All The Rage: the unknown risks of steroid use

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Think Before You Ink – The Shit Tats We’d Rather Forget

The art of tattooing has been present in all cultures for centuries and tattoos have their place in ancient civilisations, from the Greeks to the Romans, marking identities for good and bad purposes. Following the proliferation of tattoos within modern society in recent years, more and more of us are getting inked as a way to personify our identities, represent of interests and passions, or … Continue reading Think Before You Ink – The Shit Tats We’d Rather Forget

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Drink Before You Ink: Tattoos Under the Influence

The art of tattooing has been present in all cultures for centuries and tattoos have their place in ancient civilisations, from the Greeks to the Romans, marking identities for good and bad purposes. Following the proliferation of tattoos within modern society in recent years, more and more of us are getting inked as a way to personify our identities, represent of interests and passions, or … Continue reading Drink Before You Ink: Tattoos Under the Influence

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