Category: Opinion

  • Is Spiderman actually getting cancelled?

    Is Spiderman actually getting cancelled?

    No more Spiderman? What’s that about? Recently I had the pleasure of taking a trip down memory lane as I exposed my younger brother to the wonder that is Epic Rap Battles of History. One of the rap battles we ended up watching was Stan Lee VS Jim Hansen. While I’m sure that Stan Lee…

  • Voice of the People: Democracy, Brexit & Populism

    Voice of the People: Democracy, Brexit & Populism

    ‘Populism’. Perhaps many of us are simply more than a little sick and tired of the phrase by now, reminded as we are on a daily basis of the potentially toxic combination of xenophobia, climate-denial and social media. But if we are to ever stop reading about populism, perhaps we need to devote time to…

  • How to get to University without losing your sanity OR the environment

    How to get to University without losing your sanity OR the environment

    The struggle of getting to Uni We all know the continuous daily struggle of a university student: getting in your car every morning expecting a convenient drive, but instead it goes more like this; first you end up stuck in traffic for a good 45 minutes and then, once you arrive at university you have to…

  • 1960s music is most memorable | NYU study finds

    1960s music is most memorable | NYU study finds

    Taste in music is anything but scientific, but a survey proved that the 1960s has the most memorable music. When it comes to music we’re all willing to defend our favourites with all that we’ve got because this was the music that was there for us in our lowest moments and gave us solace, was there to…

  • A Court of Mist and Fury – Sarah J. Maas

    Hey there, fellow book lovers! I have finally finished A Court of Mist and Fury and oh my God, I have so many things I need to discuss with you guys! I thought that the first book was good, but this one… this one is so much better. This book hooked me in, line and…

  • The world needs Mr Rogers

    The world needs Mr Rogers

    I have never met anyone in my entire life who doesn’t like Tom Hanks. We all swoon at the idea of another Hanks film. So naturally, any film he stars in makes the rounds in the headlines and social media. Tom’s newest film is “A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood” where he takes on the…

  • Pol Pot: The lesser known genocidist of Southeast Asia

    Pol Pot: The lesser known genocidist of Southeast Asia

    Imagine a world where the worst people you know of, ever to have sauntered the Earth, weren’t that bad. Imagine the likes of Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, even Mao Zedong, the unmitigated evils, the people whose minds’ unparalleled amorality was corrupted to such an extent that killing was first nature and life was but a…

  • Thank you, England, for taking one for the team!

    Thank you, England, for taking one for the team!

    Brexit, Brexit, Brexit. Yes, this is another article about Brexit and the complete disaster the inept British government is creating for itself. But rather than looking at Brexit as a catastrophe, I suggest we look at it as a saviour to us all. By us I mean those who will remain in the European Union,…

  • Has the Sporting Culture taken over?

    Has the Sporting Culture taken over?

    When 1-Up Club was at its inception as the members of the executive were debating how the club should operate, who would be our target audience, what are our priorities, etc. It was a huge to-do list by any stretch of the imagination. As an executive we are a pretty diverse group with different preferences…

  • What Reading Has Taught Me, and Why it’s Still Important Today

    What Reading Has Taught Me, and Why it’s Still Important Today

    Hey guys, As some of you may have realized, I’ve been in a little of a reading slump lately. Whilst this isn’t rare for me, I’ve been reflecting a lot on WHY I love reading so much, and how it’s affected me throughout the years. I know that there a lot of studies and articles out there…