Posts Tagged ‘student’
NEWS: Union referendum – procrastinate and give a mandate!
Thursday, May 27th, 2010
Students are encouraged to vote in today’s referendum, with voting taking place, as with the sabbatical and council elections, through the ‘Online Voting’ sidebar on your QOL homepage.
The referendum is an opportunity for students to register their opposition to the proposals put forward recently by the Russell Group (of which Queen’s is a member and subscriber) – specifically, a removal of the cap on fees, with the eventual aim of a US-style market in education and the lowering of the wage threshold at which graduates are forced to repay their loan.
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COLUMN: Clarissa Long explains it all
Friday, May 21st, 2010
Clarissa Long is from New York and is studying at QUB for a year.
Be careful, everyone, the travel bug is in the air. Once you get the giddy head, the procrastinating spirit and the shaky legs, you’re done for. The only cure is to buy a cheap ticket to somewhere and go.
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REVIEW: Samson and Delilah
Monday, May 17th, 2010
Deemed by the Australian press as a film that Australia could be proud of, and winner of the Camera D’Or award at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, ‘Samson and Delilah’ is a love story told unlike any other. The small world in which the lovers inhabit is suddenly shaken when they are forced outside their comfort zones by their aborigine community. Mistaken as social outsiders, the two youths are confronted with a very foreign environment and their relationship is the building block that keeps them going. Director Warwick Thornton offers a truly original portrayal of young love and the struggle to come to grips with modernity in the midst of tradition.
BY LAURA SHEARER
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REVIEW: Iron Man 2
Sunday, May 16th, 2010
The second feature film installation based on the infamous Stan Lee’s original comic book Iron Man, isn’t very originally titled, and sadly the let-downs begin there. As a fan of the first adaptation, news of a sequel was music to my ears, especially as the charismatic Robert Downey Jr would this time be accompanied by Scarlet Johansson and Mickey Rourke. These big name inclusions have certainly helped attract audiences past the comic fans, but as far as blockbusters go, this just didn’t cut it. Not released during Easter holidays or saved for the summer, within a few minutes it becomes clear that it just wouldn’t have been worth the extra promotion to get it out in time. Of course we are flocking in our hordes to pay for our seats, but it’s not the Saturday night full ticket price film it should have been.
BY LAURA SHEARER
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Posted in Arts + Entertainment, Opinion | 6 Comments »
OPINION: ConDem-ed
Saturday, May 15th, 2010
The Conservative-Liberal Democrat alliance has led to David Cameron clawing his way across the threshold of 10 Downing Street. The result is the worst possible for Northern Ireland and could lead to an increase in tensions between Stormont and Westminster.
BY BEN FINCH
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Posted in News, Opinion | 6 Comments »
COMMENT: Brown and out
Friday, May 14th, 2010
Gordon Brown’s premiership ended with a whimper. As the negotiations between the political parties – in the wake of the general election – reached a conclusion, it became clear that the Labour party would not continue in office. Brown offered up his own head, in a bid to appease the Liberal Democrats. But to no avail. David Cameron formed a Conservative/Lib Dem coalition, ending thirteen years of Labour rule.
BY MATTHEW OKOT
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SPORT: Nine medals for QUB rowers
Tuesday, May 11th, 2010
Queen’s Rowing dominated the 2010 British University Rowing Championships, hold in Nottingham. Two crews from QUB took part in the Championship and Intermediate eight. The Intermediate eight won both their heats and semi-final to progress to the final, as did the Championship eight progress to their final.
BY GOWN REPORTER (more…)
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REVIEW: Radar in the Speakeasy – Maguire and I, Napolean and Kowalski
Sunday, May 9th, 2010
The crowds started to enter the Speakeasy bar for another evening of local music presented by Radar in anticipation of some new and some more established artists. Maguire and I opened the evening with their unique sounds captivating the attention of the crowd through their powerful arrangements. They provided a folksy sound throughout their set, aided by the fiddle which makes Maguire and I so unique and producing instantly recognisable music for their fans. The band gelled together very well, providing the audience with lovely harmonies and using a range of instruments, including the accordion, violin, harmonica and a range of drums making them an original band within a buzzing music scene in Belfast. Maguire and I left the audience in anticipation of a good night and left a tough act to follow.
BY SUZANNE COURTNEY
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REVIEW: The Miser by Molière
Sunday, May 9th, 2010
Taking the piss out of bankers, itself, and the occasional member of the audience, The Miser by Molière is a riotous play which had members of the audience in fits of giggles. It is a satirical play of obsession with money, love, authority and status. Andy Gray plays the miser, Harpingon, and controls the stage with a fearsomely funny performance. He is brilliantly supported by Michael Condron, as Jack, Quimph and Carlyle,as well as Julie Maxwell, Paul Boyd and Richard Clements.
BY BEN FINCH
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REVIEW: Four Lions
Thursday, May 6th, 2010
Once in a blue moon a film comes along which has the power to both completely challenge and flip your preconceptions of a subject, remaining in your head long after you leave the cinema. Usually these films are lengthy, epic blockbusters involving a re-telling of a historic event, or on the other hand, serious, tense thrillers, anything really apart from a laugh-out-loud comedy about four idiots living in Doncaster. But then that’s the magic of Four Lions.
BY KATHRYN McCANN
www.queensfilmtheatre.com
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