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Day Tripper

By on February 6, 2013 in Clubs and societies, Free time, Music, Nightlife, Travels

Saturday morning arrived, and I found myself on the train to London to meet with friends. An exciting, Japanese-themed day out lay ahead of us.  Once I had met my comrades, we were straight on the Underground to see a LOLcats art exhibition (take a look at this link to get an impression of what …read more

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I’m On The Air!

By on October 9, 2012 in Clubs and societies, Free time, Music, Nightlife

At Freshers Fayre this year I joined up with Pure FM, the University’s student radio station. Live broadcasts started this week, and I have been given my own regular show! You’ll be able to catch my programme, Blakey’s ShakeUp, from 8-10pm every Wednesday. I’ll play a range of music with commentary and a bit of …read more

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Dark, Cold Nights

By on October 2, 2012 in Clubs and societies, Course, Island Experience, Music, Nightlife, The city

Back in July I reminisced about a rainy afternoon spent down the pub with a friend. I wasn’t expecting that three months later I’d be at my laptop once again writing about the rain… but here we are! Fortunately we had some great weather for Fresher’s Fayre but since then it’s been wet, cold, blowy …read more

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And So It Begins Again

By on September 21, 2012 in Clubs and societies, Course, Music, Nightlife, Sport, Study, The city

Wednesday and Thursday this week were the induction days for Year 2 students in the School of Languages and Area Studies. The lecturers did not waste any time in getting to the big topic – dissertations! As it turns out, preparation for our 10,000 word final-year piece starts early, and by the end of this …read more

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Waking Up Too Early, Maybe We Could Sleep In

By on February 21, 2012 in Course, Music

Hi all. I just thought I’d better post an update. There are loads of things I could write about, but everything just seems very hectic at the moment! It’s not that the second semester is any harder than the first (it isn’t any easier, mind you!), but I just feel really exhausted at the moment. …read more

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We Are The People

By on December 16, 2011 in Course, Free time, Music

I know it’s already a few years old, but I found this song by Australian band Empire of the Sun strangely topical for me, as I was recently part of a group presentation about the treatment of indigenous peoples in Brazil and Guatemala. It’s a really catchy song, and I’m impressed with the video. The …read more

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