LJMU Art students Exhibition
by GEORGIE WHITWORTH looprevilpress@live.co.uk Stress levels are currently at an all-time high for second year LJMU art students as they organise and prepare to hold their own professional art exhibition at Liverpool’s Fallout Factory on Dale Street. Having arranged every aspect of the exhibition themselves, from choosing a venue – to creating the promotional material to … Continue reading
Looking back at Freshers
by MARNIE BUCKLEY looprevilpress@live.co.uk It’s been over a month since thousands of undergraduates packed up their lives, waved goodbye to their parents and obtained the prestigious title as a JMU Fresher. What we have come to know when defining the word ‘Fresher’ is this: drinking yourself paralytic, life threatening freshers flu, becoming the literal definition … Continue reading
Which line do we stand on?
by GEORGINA WILLIAMS looprevilpress@live.co.uk ‘I know you want it, but you’re a good girl. The way you grab me, MUST want to get nasty’ and ‘I’ll give you something big enough to tear your a** in two.’ Are these ‘rape’ promoting lyrics or aren’t they? The irony is, many have contested the idea and deemed it … Continue reading
‘The Art of Pop Video’ exhibition at FACT
by SARAH O’HARA looprevilpress@live.co.uk The year was 1981. Employees from a then unknown company called MTV could not have dreamed of the impact that their Music Television channel would have on popular culture. More than 30 years later, we now live in a world inundated with music channels, some solely for specific genres of music. … Continue reading
A Liverpool Light Night Mystery Tour
by SARAH O’HARA looprevilpress@live.co.uk When it comes to Liverpool and cultural events, I am usually one of the first to leap at the opportunity. Whether it is witnessing the dramatically beautiful Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty Ballet at the Liverpool Empire, or TATE gallery’s Glam exhibition, there is always an event to entertain everyone. Liverpool Light … Continue reading
Beauty and the Cheat: How to Achieve a Luxurious Look on a Student Budget
by SOPHIE CORK looprevilpress@live.co.uk High-end beauty products are unattainable for most students. Although it may be tempting to spurge on that luxurious moisturiser, especially once that loan has made its way to you, the sensible person within you will know it’s a bad idea. However, you don’t have to deprive yourself of a little pampering, … Continue reading
Maximising Money
by ZOE WHITTAKER looprevilpress@live.co.uk An issue that occurs in life, especially to students, is the difficulty to make money last until the next loan date or payday. The most important thing to do regarding this is BUDGET. It may sound like a simple or unnecessary task but it will allow you to understand how much … Continue reading
Doctor Who comes to LJMU
by CONNOR FINDLAY looprevilpress@live.co.uk Liverpool acting legend Paul McGann returned to his home city to open the first in a series of Masterclasses run by LJMU’s School of Humanities and Social Sciences. McGann was interviewed by Professor Frank McDonough in front of 200 students, staff and friends at LJMU’s Art and Design Academy. I’ve never … Continue reading
Death drink: Liquid nitrogen
by BETH DOCKERTY looprevilpress@live.co.uk Nights out are a common occurrence when it comes to the student lifestyle, so it would be fair to say most would be familiar with the liquid nitrogen prepared drinks advertised in bars around the city. For Gaby Scanlon, 18, the dangerous side effects of the drink were unfortunately exposed. The … Continue reading
Media controversy over April Jones “jokes”
by PAIGE-ANNE-TAYLOR looprevilpress@live.co.uk In a modern day society, dominated by social media, is freedom of speech still acceptable is it now an ideal we can’t quite achieve? I ask this in relation to the recent reports on the arrest of Mathew Wood after he posted sickening jokes about the missing children April Jones and Madeline McCann … Continue reading
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