Last week I was made aware that I was in self-isolation. An email from the accommodation warden was sent to my flat mates and I, reading: ‘We’ve been made aware that a number of people in your corridor requested a test via the University’s Test and Trace service’. As a result, we were supposedly subjectContinue reading “Isolation”
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Fresher’s Week
The famous freshers week. Usually synonymous with drinking, partying and having sex. This year however, included all of those things but with an extra COVID-19 twist added in. Club nights were replaced by games nights on Teams and talks were replaced introductory speeches on Zoom. I soon realised that online interactions were not how IContinue reading “Fresher’s Week”
Existentialism (w/Karim)
Karim recently approached me with an idea for an article about existentialism. He said he wanted to question why humans are so narcissistic and the point in existence. Some light topics, right! So, I took up the challenge to talk about my own experience, in response to Karim’s, given that I love myself so much.Continue reading “Existentialism (w/Karim)”
A conversation about colourism (w/Tabitha)
Last Monday I opened Twitter to see Nella Rose, Chunkz and Somalis trending. I didn’t think much of it because they’re quite popular influencers/YouTubers and at that point, were considered the people’s champions. However, I quickly realised that they were trending for the wrong reasons; as so often is the case on Twitter. Their TweetsContinue reading “A conversation about colourism (w/Tabitha)”
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