Dear Davidson…

Modernity. A term used to denote a period within time, such phrases have long been used to helpus conceptualise and understand human history or social changes. We are now considered in aperiod of modernity but before this came terms such as postmodernity or the industrialrevolution. My thought today is, what comes next? We seem to identify key features to benchmark through time. Such as rebellious art movementsand anti-authoritarianism as seen in postmodernity. Take the industrial revolution, for example,in simple terms, there was an influx of new technologies and factories during the time and evennow this was considered significant and was believed to create positive opportunities. Nowhowever, we can see that this was not all entirely rainbows and sunshine, the conditions let’s say,wo...

“As a first year, I'm worried about balancing my studies and my social life. Do I prioritise friendships, especially when my grades don’t count towards my degree this year?” By Ruby Caballero-Roff and Keira McTernan While the notion that “first year doesn’t count” is heard in every hall of residence block and every pre-drinks across campus each year, first year does count in more ways than you think.  First year is the exciting introduction to the next chapter of your life, it’s for you to explore being independent, navigate through friendships, relationships, and really have your eyes opened at the Fetish Friday event at the SU!  First year will set the ground for your referencing skills and critical analysis techniques that you will need to use straightway in secon...

"Me and my partner have completely different political views and this often causes arguments that lead to no suitable conclusion. What should I do?" By Ruby Caballero-Roff and Keira McTernan There are so many elements to a relationship, and it can be simply put as there being the good and the bad. With the added personal stress of living a university student life, the bad parts can often be amplified whether that’s through emotional outbursts or rather nasty arguments that can’t be reconciled.  If you have already attempted the obvious and simple solution of confiding in friends and family, you may have already been given the astounding advice of “just don’t talk about politics!”. Which seems simple enough, right? But unfortunately, it just isn’t as simple as avoiding the to...