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THE LINGUISTICS BARRIER OF IMMIGRATION: BREAKING SOCIAL SEGREGATION ALONG LINES OF LANGUAGE
Dan Wright
The issue of immigration into the U.K. is constantly on-going. It seems every other week the government is announcing a new initiative to help people who have arrived in the country from less developed nations. Migration into the UK from Asia and Africa has been added to in recent years by people entering the […]
LET’S END THE SEX TRADE
Louise Ellman MP
Dr Martin Luther King Junior once said that “an injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
One of the glaring injustices that still blights our world today is the trafficking of women The International Labour Organisation has stated that 2.4 million people each year are victims of trafficking, generating profits of […]
STUDENTS’ GOODWILL GUMBALL RALLY
Samantha Connaughton
Students from all over Europe will gather together on the 31st August 2008 in the south of England to begin Europe’s largest rolling student festival - The Student Brake Away. Each team will consist of between 2 and 5 people, a vehicle and an itinerary mapping where each event will take place for […]
INTERVIEW: CHIBUKU’S RICH MCGINNIS
Everyone has their favourite night in Liverpool. Whether it be the sleazy kitsch of Garlands or the sweaty mating grounds of Medication, there’s always an option to cater for the varied tastes of the Merseyside student. For me, it has to be Chibuku. There’s something about the blood red walls dripping with the condensed sweat […]
I AM NOT A NUMBER
What makes us so different from past generations? 75% of those surveyed, born between 1978 and 1998 work to live, not live to work. We’re spend-a-holics not work-a-holics. Television programmes such as Dragon’s Den and Sex and the City have given us aspirations of success. All we need is the money and we can […]
DISCARD YOUR PLACARDS
STUDENT PROTESTS, 21ST CENTURY STYLE
Dan Wright
The culture of being a student has changed a great deal over the last forty years. Some things, however, have remained the same: the general lifestyle of sex, drugs, and rock and roll is one of them. Some things have disappeared completely: certain fashion trends are best consigned to […]
LX COMMENT ON… US ELECTION
“Something is in the air in New Hampshire. Something is going on.” Thus spake Barack Obama, Senator for Illinois, before a crowd which answered with a roar….
That was the beginning of January. For all his rhetoric and famed powers of oratory the New Hampshire primary would fall to the Clinton campaign. A late rally by […]
SEX SELLS
AN EXPLORATION OF THE MODELING AND SEX INDUSTRIES
In magazines, newspapers, advertising and music videos it seems one image is becoming increasingly common. That is the human body, particularly female, as an object for sale, or a commodity. There seems to have been gradual but definite dilution of the progress of feminism, a shift that reflects […]
SHOPPING - ONLINE VS THE HIGH STREET
WE INVESTIGATE THE BENEFITS OF CHRISTMAS SHOPPING IN CYBERSPACE
Sophie Wilmot and Tamsin Vickers
Welcome to the new age. All your shopping is simply a click away. Thanks to the wonderful creation of online shopping you can now hunt through the collections of your favourite stores from the comfort of your own home.
If it’s perfumes or […]
THE ICE IS RIGHT
NEW FESTIVE ATTRACTION FOR CITY CENTRE
St George’s Hall is set to be made into an ice rink ready for Christmas. Its Great Hall will house a 144sq m rink, open from Friday 21st December until Saturday 5th January and closing only for Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day, with visitors enjoying mulled wine […]
BALANCING THE BOOKS AND THE BAND
BEING A STUDENT AND A SUCCESS: ELLE S’APPELLE AND INDICA RITUAL
University is a breeding ground for talent. Whether it is literary, scientific or musical, the coming together of young, eager potential never fails to produce great things. To a fresher arriving for the first time in a city like Liverpool, the possibilities on offer can […]
HARD TO BEAT
LX News gets close and personal with Hard-Fi
Carolina Cole
With ‘Living for the Weekend’, ‘Hard To Beat’ and ‘Cash Machine’ essential tracks from their debut album, Stars of CCTV, Hard-Fi have amassed an acclaimed back-catalogue just ready to be plundered for their show as part of Liverpool Music Week. Ahead of the date, we manage to […]
GET READY FOR A FORTNIGHT OF FUN
Liverpool Music Week is back – and this time bigger and better!
Francisco Esteves
We all know how big Liverpool Music Week is for Liverpool and this year is no exception. Over 270 bands will play across 15 venues throughout Merseyside, attracting well over 65,000 people. They will also be running a series of panels and seminars […]
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