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  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Bond. Just not James | a look into the new 007

    Bond. Just not James | a look into the new 007

    I assume that everyone noted that the time tested series, James Bond, recently made the rounds in the news headlines with its alleged “popcorn dropping moment”. So first lets get back to basics. The James Bond series focuses on a fictional British Secret Service agent as created in 1953 by Ian Fleming. Since Fleming’s death…

  • ASCS’s views on the Central Link Project

    Thursday 18th July spelt the death knell for 549 mature and beautiful trees. These lie near or in Balzan and Attard and many are protected by law. A further 237 trees will be transplanted which means that a substantial amount will die due to the low success rate of transplanting across the species proposed. Amongst…

  • From movies to conspiracies: 50 years from the moon landing

    From movies to conspiracies: 50 years from the moon landing

    Apollo 11 launched to the moon with 3 astronauts on 16th July 1969 and made its return launch exactly 50 years ago today! It was indeed “one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind” – and what a leap that was. It not only changed our definition of what we could accomplish but…

  • Musicals – what’s so gay about them?

    Musicals – what’s so gay about them?

    Most people around the world like at least one type of music, yet the weird thing is that then musicals are seen as something you either love or hate. In reality most people fall somewhere in the middle where they like some types of musicals and not others. On the other hand, some hide their…

  • Not all scientists wear lab coats

    Not all scientists wear lab coats

    Courses and Job Opportunities of the Faculty of Science With the dauntingly long list of courses offered by the Faculty of Science it may be difficult for prospective students to choose their area of study. So here is a rundown of all the departments and the courses they offer together with job opportunities you might…