Archive for October, 2009
My take on the BBC’s Question Time with Nick Griffin
Welsh Secretary Peter Hain has recently been quoted, saying he believes Nick Griffin feels that the BBC have given him an early Christmas present, and that he should not be allowed on Question Time. The question came to my mind: who the hell is he to say who should and should not be on the BBC? The BBC is supposedly a sovereign media [...]
National News in a Nutshell: The Conference Season
It's that time of year- the time of year that people get 'flu'. But, it’s also the time of year that the major political parties in Britain have their annual conferences. If you’ve missed them this year then the next couple of hundred words will attempt to fill you in with some of the major points. First things first, The Liberal [...]
UHSU President’s YouTube message on AGM
University of Huddersfield Students' Union (UHSU) President Junaid Ejaz has recorded a message urging students to get involved with their Union and attend Monday's Annual General Meeting (AGM). The AGM is being held in Quayside, near Café on 3rd, at 12pm on Monday, 26 October. Ejaz recently blogged about the inactivity of the student body [...]
Virtual Junaid leaves UHSU website
The virtual representation of University of Huddersfield Students' Union (UHSU) President, Junaid Ejaz, has been removed from the UHSU website. Huddersfield Student understands the 3D composite of Ejaz's head may have been removed due to a lack of use by the President and misuse by a minority of users. 'Virtual Junaid', launched last month, [...]
Flood of Red – Leeds Cockpit – 6 October 09
Flood of Red’s debut record ‘Leaving Everything Behind’ sees the band leave behind their post-punk/screamo roots and adopt a much more melodic style. Their website refers to their old sound as ‘primitive’, describing this new release as "an honest album reflecting on what life is like growing up in small towns in the central belt of [...]
By-Elections: Why you should get involved in UHSU
Ladies and Gents, Boys and Girls, the next month or two at the Students’ Union is to be positively buzzing for all those who care to know - with the By Elections which will hopefully see 13 part time officers elected to the Union Council! The part time officers are literally the most important part of the Students’ Union, excluding the [...]
Student Finance: A fantastic thing isn’t it?
It’s taken 87 minutes on hold, three phone arguments with some very rude and unhelpful Scottish people at Student Finance England (ironic isn’t it) and I still do not have my loan. Turns out my local council, who used to sort out the loans, decided “problem” applications would be deleted from the system and all knowledge of the student [...]
Patrick Stewart interview confirmed for RadioHudd
An interview with Patrick Stewart OBE, Hollywood movie star and Chancellor of the University of Huddersfield, is to take place on RadioHudd in mid-November it was announced yesterday. Matt Christie announced the "radio coup" on the afternoon radio show he shares with Dan White, 'Matt and Dan in the afternoon'. The interview is set to take [...]
Tuition fees: Debt or graduate tax?
Keeping in line with the October edition of the newspaper, I thought that I would share my thoughts about student loans with you. Whilst surfing the web about the system which I will soon have to take part in, I came across some wonderful facts- the most important of which are these. Firstly, there are an estimated 3.3 million outstanding [...]
