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Headlines
‘Chaos’ on the River Cam leads to boat club apology
By Sherilyn Chew for The Cambridge Student
Image: Ron Porter
A letter from waterway residents concerned about noise caused by Cambridge University rowers caused ‘chaos’ on the River Cam this week.
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Union spends £5k on a desk
By Grace Rahman for Felix Online
Image: Felix Online
Thousands of pounds were spent on stickers, a light-up reception desk and a glass wall at Imperial College London, it emerged this week.
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Exclusive: King’s agrees to provide gender neutral toilets by January 2016
By Alex Howlett for Roar News
Image: Roar News
King’s College London will get at least one gender neutral toilet on each campus by January 16 following a successful LGBT campaign.
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Newsbites
Digestible news, a nib at a time.
Voices | Don’t stare too long at The Sun
By Rachel Lewis for Impact Nottingham
This comment piece adds a personal touch to the controversy surrounding a front page run by The Sun, Britain’s best selling newspaper, this week.
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Campus | Brunel students stage mass walk-out on Katie Hopkins
By Keumars Afifi Sabet for London Student
Controversial columnist Katie was given the cold shoulder when she spoke at a lecture theatre at Brunel this week.
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Feature | BBC under attack: Is PC paranoia making our television stale?
By Maya Colwell for Epigram
Epigram writer Maya Colwell debunks the ‘political correctness gone mad’ rhetoric surrounding the BBC.
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