On Social Media | Sadia Ahmed
Social media: online platforms that supposedly enhance our social lives, making us feel more connected to other people and places. I know...
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May 8, 20183 min read
Am I good enough?| Avani Varde
There are two kinds of luck. The first is one we insist is true, to ourselves and each other, any time we catch ourselves saying...
Mar 23, 20182 min read
“As a vegan…”
“When you buy milk, you are paying to rape a cow!!!” he yells, ignoring the disbelief and laughter from the carnists around him. The room...
Mar 16, 20184 min read
Go with the Flow | Krizzel Mapaye
(Disclaimer: In this article, I am referring to anybody who has a uterus) Periods. The Visit from Auntie Flo. Shark Week. Riding the...
Mar 12, 20183 min read
I think I’ve found my rage! | Avani Varde
Last week, on the train home, I became a sexual assault statistic. It’s a weird feeling, a this-can’t-be-happening sort of feeling. At...
Mar 11, 20182 min read
Hating myself in the changing room mirror | M
Body Dysmorphia The mirror is polished, light refracts, hitting every crevice with a bored precision. I force my eyes down, and my heart...
Feb 20, 20182 min read
Being a Vegetarian for a Week | Krizzel Mapaye
The backstory for a life-changing week started on the 7th floor, in the canteen on a normal school day. Fuelled by my friends’ remarks of...
Feb 13, 20183 min read
Motivation | Jemima Williams
Motivation is our medicine. It relieves the pain of hopelessness and stress, and heals us when we are on the verge of rediscovery. A...
Feb 6, 20182 min read
What does intelligence look like? | Sadia Ahmed
He is wearing a designer suit. Clean-shaven, a refined British accent, and he carries with him an unmistakable air of knowledge and...
Jan 30, 20183 min read
Sleep is for the Strong | Sadia Ahmed
Sleep deprivation is something that the majority of us (as teenagers, A-level students and sufferers of on-going existential crises) are...
Jan 27, 20182 min read
Why is everyone but me in a relationship? | Avani Varde
“It’s obviously because you’re not as attractive as you think you are, and although you tell yourself that every human being has the same...
Jan 21, 20186 min read
How to be a Hero | Yinka Aresa
A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer. -Ralph Waldo Emerson Too many times when we switch on our...
Jan 16, 20183 min read
To be ‘successful’ | Sadia Ahmed
The Oxford Dictionary defines success as ‘the accomplishment of an aim or purpose’, however it also cites a secondary meaning: ‘the...
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