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World Autism Awareness Day 2021
World Autism Awareness Day occurs every year on April 2nd. The United Nations says that over the past year, the “COVID-19 pandemic has exposed and heightened...
I Think God Made A Mistake
The bags under our eyes carry darkness;
Unhuman hands stretch them open like curtains,
But if we blink like shutters of a camera
Are we asleep or...
Artist Spotlight – Tame Impala
Whether you are into swirling psychedelic rock, shimmering synth-pop or classic disco and electronic music, Tame Impala has you covered. It is the passion...
So What’s Wrong with Sia’s Music? An Autistic Perspective
Several choices were made in 2020. Out of many terrible paths taken throughout that cursed year, one choice stands above them all.
Sia announcing her...
The Construction of the Great Sphinx of Giza, Egypt – a...
The colossal east-facing Sphinx monument (pictured) is widely recognised and admired. It sits on Egypt’s Giza plateau and has been the subject of much...
Incredible Swansea Uni Nursing Students Raise Over £2000 to fund iPads...
The Coronavirus pandemic has forced us all to re-evaluate our appreciation for key workers and all of the brilliant work that they do on...
Health Benefits of Tea
Tea has a long history in various cultures: from the southwest of China during the Shang dynasty, to the first Portuguese priests in the...
Time Management
One of the biggest problems some students face is managing their time while getting used to newfound independence, freedom, and responsibility. I’ve put together...
Multi Level Marketing: The New and Improved Pyramid Scheme, Maybe
Everybody knows that pyramid schemes are illegal, and as a society we have accepted they are bad. Right? So why are so many people...
The Women Who Are Saving The World
In honour of International Women’s Day (March 8 2021) I wanted to write about five important women who are doing their best to save...
Bethan’s Book of the Month – Tell Me Your Secret
Bethan’s Book of the Month
By
Bethan Bates
Tell Me Your Secret by Dorothy Koomson
If you are someone who has read my last few book reviews, you...
Who is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez? Rising Star Of American Politics Or More...
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, otherwise known as “AOC”, is a New York congresswoman who represents a younger side of both the Democratic party and the Congressional...
Female Designers That Will Make You Feel Empowered
No matter the field of work, it’s always great when you see someone being amazing at what they do. It leaves us with the...
Award-Winning Tirion Turns to STEM
As we approach International Women’s Day this month, it seems only appropriate to celebrate the success of Swansea University’s high-achieving female STEM students. Tirion...
International Women’s Day: Why We Still Need It
International Women’s Day falls every year on the 8th of March. Variations of this event have been occurring for the best part of the...
Celebrating Trans Women on International Women’s Day: Marsha P. Johnson and...
March is a month with many important days and dates, including St David’s Day, St Patrick’s day, Justin Bieber’s birthday (and before you ask,...
Can You Name 5 Women Artists?
In 2016, The National Women in the Arts Museum began the project #5WomenArtists, which involved asking the question ‘Can you name 5 women artists?’...
Joy Harjo’s “She Had Some Horses”: An Indigenous Woman’s Voice in...
Since March 8 is International Women’s Day, I would like to take this opportunity to introduce the female US poet laureate, Joy Harjo, and...
Gender Bias in the Music Industry
Women experiencing gender bias in the music industry is unfortunately not a new concept. Though, in a post #MeToo era, could we finally see...
Tennis’ Most Influential Woman: Althea Gibson Breaks the Colour Barrier
During the 1940s and 50s, most tournaments prohibited African-American athletes from competing with white athletes. Despite this, Althea Gibson still launched herself to international...
The Local Scene – International Women’s Day Edition
International Women's Day is celebrated on March 8th every year around the world. As a result of this celebration, we are spotlighting two local...
Don’t Call Her Daddy: A Critique of the Call Her Daddy...
The Call Her Daddy (CHD) podcast is run by Alexandra Cooper for Barstool Sports. Last year, it hit the news because one of the...
Women Shouldn’t Have to Punish Themselves to Feel Empowered
Most sexually active single people or any one on any dating app, will have experienced or been offered a one night stand. There are...
Why Remember Women? A Sneak-Peak into a Few of Bollywood’s Lost...
With International Women’s Day crawling closer, it’s high time that light is thrown upon some key figures that have doubtlessly contributed to the making...
Volunteer Opportunity for Developing a Covid-19 Nasal Spray!
In the future, it may be possible to use a nasal spray to protect against Covid-19 - and you could help to make it...
Dispelling Common Vaccine Myths
With over a quarter of the UK population receiving the first jab of the coronavirus vaccine, we find ourselves encountering myths and rumours regarding...
St Piran’s Day
St. Piran’s Day is the national day of Cornwall and is celebrated annually on the 5th of March. St. Piran is said to have...
Embracing Welsh Identity
Over the last few years, there have been a number of factors that have contributed to my desire to learn the Welsh language. I...
Thinking of Wales: Winter Haikus 2021
Swans in the snowfield
Reminding me of Welsh vibes
Yearning to return
A land of seaweed
Either as food or product
Laverbread for Jack
Old stone hills show scars
Forests of...
St. David’s Day Welsh Cakes Recipe
We're the Swansea University Baking Society, and we are celebrating St David's Day by hosting a 'Welsh Week', during which our members will bake...
Katie’s Top Tips to Tackle Food Waste
When I was in my first year at University, I threw away far more food than I care to admit. I found it hard...
Dydd Gŵyl Dewi
Mae'r ffordd rydyn ni'n meddwl am ddigwyddiadau allweddol yng nghalendr cymdeithasol Cymru yn newid. Wrth gwrs, mae newid yn normal, ond mae'r newid yng...
St. David’s Day
The way we think about key events in the Welsh social calendar is changing. Of course, change is normal, but the change in Wales...
Ubuntu: I am because we are
In this time of isolation it is too easy to lose a sense of oneself, and searching for my own identity like many of...
Isolated: The Student Lockdown Experience
As the year began, we all would have had some expectations for what may happen during the year 2020. Maybe passing exams and spending...
Accepting Imperfection: New Year’s Resolutions and Other Failures
As someone who has always struggled with anxiety and failure, I know how hard it can be when things are less than perfect. However,...
Erasmus Erasure
As Britain bids goodbye to the EU, studying abroad is set to change.
As of January 1 2021, the United Kingdom has officially exited the...
Pride Around The World
Pride parades are a major part of LGBTQ+ pride celebrations, with events occurring across the globe. Usually, these parades take place during the summer,...
Vegan Past Veganuary
As Veganuary comes to a close, you may be wondering whether to keep going on your plant-based journey. Doing so is certainly a wonderful...
Rugby Union: A Driving Force in the LGBT+ Movement
It is fair to say that when it comes to sport and LGBT+ issues, it is behind other sectors of society, particularly in male...
The Top 5 Most Wonderfully Unconventional Societies at UK Universities
Everyone knows that joining a society at University is a great way to meet people and develop new interests. Whether you’re a sports enthusiast,...
Children’s Mental Health Week: 1st – 7th February 2021
Mental health has never been so high on the public agenda as it is at the moment, with everyone feeling the mental strain that...
Landing of the Perseverance
Perseverance is scheduled to become the latest rover to descend upon the Martian surface; proudly following in the tracks of Sojourner, Spirit, Opportunity, Curiosity,...
Trump’s Second Impeachment: An Infamous First in US Politics
By the time this magazine edition is published, Joe Biden will be President of the United States. This new chapter in American politics will...
“It’s not enough” – Swansea Rent Strike continues to push for...
“University students since the start of the pandemic have been treated as cash cows, not just by the university and its chancellors but by...
Others and Ostracism: The Problem of News Disproportionality
Where is the price tag? How do you measure human problems as more or less significant? What makes my history baseless, and yours, the...
Dydd Miwsig Cymru
Sefydlwyd Dydd Miwsig Cymru gan DJ BBC 1 Huw Stephens yn 2013. Pwrpas y diwrnod dathlu yw codi ymwybyddiaeth o bob ffurf a genre...
Welsh Language Music Day
Welsh Language Music Day was founded by BBC Radio 1 DJ Huw Stephens in 2013. The celebratory day’s purpose is to raise awareness of...
The Waterfront Team’s 2021 Music Desires
2020 was a disappointing year. Nobody can deny that! So for some positivity for our first publication of 2021, we at the Waterfront wanted...
The Local Scene – February
Icantdie
Icantdie is a three-piece heavy alternative rock band from South Wales. Started in 2016 as a self-funded bedroom demo project by Kyle David Smith....
Shawn Mendes – Wonder
Shortly after the release of his self-titled third album in 2018, Mendes makes his return with his new smashing, first-class album ‘Wonder'.
Written and recorded...
Magic, Charisma & Love: The Montenegro I Know
Veljko Vlahović (1914-75) is poignant when writes of Montenegro as “sea foam and snow dust, a dance of steep cliffs and headlong streams, uproar...
LGBT+ Books
Since February is LGBT+ History month, some people might be looking for some media about/inclusive to the LGBT+ community. Included in this list are...
The Unbelievable Reality: Cyberpunk & Modern Technology
Cyberpunk 2077 is a contemporary game (2020) that allows a player to explore a vast world filled with multiple quests, with some ultimately affecting...
Top Ten LGBT+ Films and TV Shows
Content Warning: a number of the films and shows listed below deal with sensitive topics such as homophobia, conversion therapy, death, sexual assault, and...
Valentine’s In Lockdown
This Valentine’s Day, along with everything else at the moment, will be very different. With lockdowns continuing into February, a lot of people will...
We Need More Men in Dresses and Women in Suits
It’s undeniable that the last 12 months have been very trying for everyone, but as a queer person it has been an odd experience....
Margery Kempe’s Spiritual Medicine: Suffering, Transformation and the Life-Course by Laura...
On Wednesday 9th December, Dr. Laura Kalas, from the Department of English Literature and Creative Writing, and co-director of Swansea’s Medical Humanities Research Centre,...
LGBTQ+ History Month
The month of February is LGBTQ+ history month. This month is very important to the LGBTQ+ community; we remember those who paved the way...
Fashion Challenges And Choices For 2021
On December 31st, 2020, as the clock struck midnight signaling the beginning of a new year, it’s safe to assume that many of us...
The Dark Winter, 2021: A New Hope
米国 悪い夢
A dark winter begins
‘Witness Me!’ the darkness shouts
The people shout back
雪
Yuki is her name
Her sisters dance around me
Falling to the ground
ダース・ベイダー
Like leaves of...
Breakfast at Epiphany’s
Barbeque sauce
Smothered on his bacon,
Like my kisses on the
Stubble of his chin;
Crispy, charred.
Two tea-bags
Cuddled in his cup;
Crushed to copy the
Strength of our love;
Bitter, timeless.
One...
Bethan’s Book of the Month – Cinderella Is Dead
Bethan’s Book of the Month
By
Bethan Bates
Cinderella Is Dead by Kalynn Bayron
Published in 2020, Cinderella Is Dead is Kalynn Bayron’s debut novel. It is a...
Q&A with Vivienne Dodd: Trans and Non-Binary Awareness Officer
Q&A with Vivienne Dodd, our Trans and Non-Binary Awareness Officer
By Bethan Collins
Bethan – To start things off, would you mind introducing yourself?
Vivienne - I’m...
Post-Veganuary Blues
Post-Veganuary Blues
Katie Phillips, SU Welsh Officer
In 2017, I went vegetarian overnight after watching the documentary ‘What the Health’. It opened my eyes to the...
Swansea University Students’ Union Advice and Support Centre
Swansea University Students’ Union Advice and Support Centre
By Chris Ravenhill
There has been an advice centre at Swansea University, fully funded and supported by the...
Movember – Raising Awareness of Men’s Health
Movember – Raising Awareness of Men’s Health
Interview with James Brooker, the Swansea University Movember Ambassador
By Lauren Stodolnic
Lauren: Hi James, so what is Movember?
James: We...
Addiction during the Pandemic
Addiction during the Pandemic
By Abhishek Subhash
One thing that many people have struggled with during the COVID 19 pandemic has been addiction. When we think...
Study Abroad Culture Shocks!
Study Abroad Culture Shocks!
By Jade Hughes
Studying abroad is exciting and rewarding, but you might encounter some surprises along the way! I spoke to Swansea...
Christmas in Germany
Christmas in Germany
By Jade Hughes
During my year abroad in 2018-2019, I had the chance to experience a magical Christmas in Bavaria. As I reminisce...
Will the Biden presidency bring a renaissance of environmental policy in...
Will the Biden presidency bring a renaissance of environmental policy in the US?
By Ladislav Zeman
The regressive environmental policy of the Trump administration culminated with...
The Great Green Wall Project
The Great Green Wall Project: Africa’s ambitious all encompassing answer to the modern world
By Fin Harris
Globalization has thrust the world into a frenzy of...
Sustainable Book Buying Guide
Sustainable Book Buying Guide
By Bethan Bates
Alongside books and reading one of my passions is eco-sustainability. This means that I work to improve my part...
10 Tips for Sustainable Christmas Celebrations
10 tips for sustainable Christmas celebrations
By Lucie Stepankova
Oh, Christmas. It’s the most unsustainable, materialistic and overconsumption-focused time of the year. A holiday celebrating the...
SUCES x Dynamic Dunescapes Beach Art Event
SUCES x Dynamic Dunescapes Beach Art Event
By The Conservation Society (Amy Shorley and Karolina Yagüe)
Hi everyone, we’re the Swansea Conservation and Ecology Society! We’re...
Resurrecting the Media Society
Resurrecting the Media Society
By Mathurin Aron
Who are we and what do we do?
We are the Swansea University Media Society, a dying society aiming to...
LGBT+ Speed Friending Event
LGBT+ Speed Friending Event
By Cara O'Sullivan - LGBT+ President
In light of the current COVID restrictions it has been hard to organize in-person events, which...
ORIEL SCIENCE MUSEUM OPENING SOON
ORIEL SCIENCE MUSEUM OPENING SOON
By Sophie Sadler
Swansea University’s Oriel Science will soon be opening the doors to its new venue in the city centre.
The...
Surviving 6 months of night
Surviving 6 months of night
By Christina Karekla
Both Poles experience 6 months of daylight in summer and 6 months of darkness in winter due to...
NASA to return to the moon by 2024
NASA to return to the moon by 2024
By Owen Wallace
On the 11th of December 2017, the 45th anniversary of the last Apollo landing, “Space...
The US Election: What is going on?
The US Election: What is going on?
by Louis Bromfield, PhD student in Politics
Given how 2020 has unfolded, it was no surprise that the US...
Welsh Government statement on student travel for the winter holidays
Welsh Government statement on student travel for the winter holidays
Jordan Onslow
The Welsh Government on the 11th November issued a statement in conjunction with Welsh...
What Makes A Christmas Song
What Makes A Christmas Song
By Cat Daczkowski
From Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want For Christmas’ to Slade’s ‘Merry Xmas Everybody,’ songs are the aspects that...
The Local Scene
The Local Scene
By Cat Daczkowski
Hook: Every month in this section, we will highlight musicians, venues and other music-based organisations in the South Wales area....
The “Save Our Venues” Initiative
The “Save Our Venues” Initiative, is it too late to save the industry?
By Jordan Onslow
In the COVID era, it is difficult to keep track...
oh, to gouging eyes out
oh, to gouging eyes out
by Jan Delos Santos
It is tiring to be this complex in nothing
but thoughts and words and sound.
It is too much...
Haikus from the Plague-Lands
“Haikus from the Plague-Lands”
by Benjamin Nichols
1. Nature goes to sleep,
The silly apes keep routine,
The dark winter starts.
2. Spring a distant thought;
Once the good survive...
Bethan’s Book Of The Month – The Gravity of Us
Bethan’s Book Of The Month
By
Bethan Bates
The Gravity of Us by Phil Stamper
I picked this book up over lockdown for one very simple reason: it...
A MOST UNUSUAL PITCH: A DRAGON’S DEN FANTASY
A MOST UNUSUAL PITCH: A DRAGON’S DEN FANTASY
by Ikeke Azeke
Nervous wrecks are the norm when entrepreneurs step into the Den. But our protagonist, JC...
Finding the Perfect Student House
Finding the Perfect Student House
By Rhianydd Sword
Finding a student house for second year onwards is arguably an important part of university life. It can...
Student Ambassadors Do Movember
Student Ambassadors Do Movember
By Iwan Taylor-Evans
This year, the Student Ambassador Scheme at Swansea University has formed a Movember Team, to raise awareness for both...
Is It Possible to be Sustainable and Have a Wardrobe with...
Is It Possible to be Sustainable and Have a Wardrobe with the Latest Trends?
By Rhianydd Sword
A question that I always used to ask myself:...
Greenwashing: Fast Fashion’s New Tactical Weapon
Greenwashing: Fast Fashion’s New Tactical Weapon
By Lucie Stepankova
As we’re all becoming more aware of how important it is to make greener choices on a...
Two Poems
Two Poems
by Sophie Apps
“Untie Me”
Time buried me in a casket – I gorge on your name;
Hungry for a different set of vowels and consonants.
In...
Things That Are Red
Things that are Red
by Abhishek Subhash
Things that are Red: The eyes of a stoner,
The pen of a teacher,
The pavement where they chewed paan,
The ketchup I...
NaNoWriMo: How Did it Go?
NaNoWriMo: How Did it Go?
By Catrin Lawrence
For the last few weeks, I’ve been taking part in my first ever National Novel Writing Month, a...
PCOS – The Hidden Battle Many Women Face
PCOS - The Hidden Battle Many Women Face
By Cat Daczkowski
Hook: PCOS is a hormonal condition that affects 1 in 10 women. When I was...
How To Get Involved With Digital Volunteering
How To Get Involved With Digital Volunteering
Make-A-Smile Swansea
Make-A-Smile is a charity founded by Luke Morgan, a Cardiff University student. He intended to create an...
SU Consent Workshop
Trigger Warning: Talks about sexual assault, sexual misconduct and rape
The Student’s Union has been hosting a range of different Zoom activities, from debates to...