Swansea Student Media

Last weekend while most people were recovering from a heavy night out and ordering hangover food, Swansea’s Jade Lewis was representing the university by...

Rhydian Morris Swansea has been named the most beautiful city in the UK in a study conducted by webblinds.com a blinds and curtains company. Swansea...

You better start shopping for a size up in your wardrobe this year as Burger King announces it will be extending its home delivery...

On Tuesday March 1st Politics and International relations society and the Debating society collaborated to hold a night of political debate featuring student representatives...

Saturday exams are on the way out following consultations with University colleges. Following a vote held by Education Officer Robiu Salisu’s ‘Saturday Exams Campaign’...

Student mental health is extremely important. Mental illness is most likely to develop between the ages of 18-25, the group that students encompass. It’s not...

Rhydian Morris This year sees two important elections for the future of Wales. In May anyone residing in Wales, will be able to vote for...

Harry Ballman In the past two weeks, news coverage of the ‘Brexit’ campaign has spiralled out of control, leaving many overwhelmed and actually quite disinterested...

Lewis Charles Aleppo, once a contender for Syria’s oldest and most impressive cities, now lies in ruins. The conflict began shortly after a wide series...

Will Humphrey Debt is one of the major reasons teenagers around the country are reluctant to think of university as the first choice for the...

Karsen Breanne For the past few years, Swansea University Islamic Society has been hosting Islamic Awareness Week- a weeklong event dedicated to sharing the true...

Over the last couple of weeks the UK has exploded with talk over our EU status. Should we stay? Should we go? That question...

What is International Women’s Day? International Women’s Day is celebrated every year on 8th March. The day is a used a general celebration of women...

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Swansea students expressed their dismay this week over the deletion of the popular snapchat sharing group ‘swanseastudents’. The popular image sharing site allows users...

Nathan Lloyd looks at essential design shops here in the South West... London has long been the focal point for design in the UK. For...

Thu Ya Win examines whether milk is good for us... Milk is such a ubiquitous liquid that nobody thinks twice about pouring it with their...

By Molly Dowrick, Societies Editor for the Waterfront and Social Secretary for the English Society On Sunday 31st January, three society members and two committee...

Following on from January’s employability week, the Waterfront caught up with a student who combines her passion for fashion with her academic studies... For those...

Gareth Matson takes a look into Bloc Party's latest developments... To celebrate the release of ‘Hymns’, their first record in four years, the new sounding...

The Waterfront’s Harry Ballmann put questions to The Strokes’ guitarist gone solo - Albert Hammond Jr. Do you have any pre-gig rituals or habits? I try...

Shona Johnson delves into the topic of catcalling... Before I go any further I would just like to point out that I understand that catcalling...

Hannah Stewart talks about LGBT history... February, in the UK is officially LGBT History Month. It was first established in 2005 and takes place in...

This week saw First nearly cut the night bus after a flurry of incidents surrounding the state of buses coming from the town center...

Last weekend SGS (Swansea Gaming Society) held its first 24-hour event of 2016. Overall it was a great success! Featuring games of all genres...

Computers are a funny thing. Constantly changing in shape and size, all whilst getting faster and more efficient. In order to better examine where...

Nathan Lloyd looks at a new coffee shop in Swansea... This recently opened coffee shop on Swansea’s busy (and otherwise rather neglected) Kingsway is one...

Molly Dowrick Reviews a theatre adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird Growing up in the West Country, I’ve never experienced discrimination and so had never...

Harry Ballmann reviews Not to Disappear... Despite being an atmospheric affair, Not to Disappear proves enticing and in some respects, overwhelming. Upon my first listen,...

Joshua Vaughan questions all-things Taranino... “Egotist”, “genius”, “geek”; these are just a trio of words which have adequately described Quentin Tarantino over the course of...

Students of Swansea University: quell the naïve sense of standards and scramble through a crowd of your course mates to half a dozen viewings...

Peace Mala is a non-profit registered charity initialized in Swansea wit the aim of educating and empower children, young people and adults, and especially...

On the 26th of January I took myself on the four-hour train journey all the way to Sheffield to attend the NUS Women in...

Spiked-online, a libertarian news site, has released its second year of university free speech rankings. Swansea University and its respective student’s union scored the highest...

Tom Martin looks into this weekend's Super Bowl 50 showdown... This week, a single Sunday night will see multitudes of fair-weather fans descend on every...

By Tom Martin Everyone hates Coldplay, right? They’re a bit bland, I keep hearing. They’re uninteresting. The less discerning critics among us just brand them...

By Chloe Hardman On Saturday 12 December 2015,  The University’s archery club held a charity shoot, their first of the year, in support of Disability...

By Will Humphrey On 28th of November, Ospreys lined up to take on their Welsh rivals Cardiff Blues in the latest round of fixtures in...

By Sally Carter On the 29th of November Swansea University swimming team took 16 swimmers to compete at BUCS southern team championships. The team led...

Waterfront Relationships is BACK!! What would a student newspaper be without cringeworthy relationship advice and awkward blind dates! With that in mind we are asking...

The Waterfront’s resident Agony Aunt, Rhydian Morris, answers your burning questions! Dear Agony Aunt, My housemate keeps leaving passive aggresive notes throughout the house and it’s...

This past December, myself and a few others from Swansea University were invited down to Birmingham’s NEC for Multiplay’s tri-annual event Insomnia. Whilst we...

By Nathan Lloyd From its quiet beginnings as a 10th century fishing village to becoming one of the most culturally important cities in the Scandinavian...

By Sarah Harris Fellow students, we have returned to Swansea. Moreover, we have returned to a Swansea where the sky is grey and miserable and...

Swansea University Performing Arts presents Sweeney Todd @ Taliesin Arts Centre Friday 12 February 7.30pm and Saturday 13 February 2pm & 7.30pm London, 1840. Sweeney Todd...

By Daniel Williams Fixed, in plain sight, emitting a glimmer of life, my nocturnal stranger, a masterpiece of the night. Light the way for me, show me the glow of...

By Nicole Kerr What comparison could define her being? No lands, no seas seen could total my queen Such words would render me as deceiving A love’s strength,...

By Daniel Williams The scum around your bathtub, the soggy biscuit at the bottom of your mug. The dog mess you scrape off your shoe, and the broken...

By Jack Knight “Last dance!” called the man in the straw hat, and the revellers leapt to attention, forming two lines, everyone facing their partners. The...

By Enfys Walker When I got up on Wednesday I was brimming with enthusiasm; I’d made my new years resolutions (and broken a couple). This...

By Shona Johnson If you’re like me, denim shorts are acceptable for any season. Whether worn over thick wooly tights in the colder months, or...

By Gareth Matson Blackstar was released two days before his death, the concept and the lyrics were there, we just failed to notice he was saying...

By Harry Ballmann Regrettably, there are very few things that can be said to give justice to a man which contributed so much to culture,...

With 2015 firmly behind us, the Waterfront’s Harry Ballmann takes a look at what to expect from the year ahead. Drake: Views from the 6 With...

By Alex Roden Love him or loathe him, Quentin Tarantino always seems to get people talking about his films.  His latest venture, The Hateful Eight,...

By Alex Roden Will he win it? That is undoubtedly the first question that will enter your head when watching The Revenant, possibly Leonardo Di...

By Becky Whittaker January is one of the toughest months in the year for a university student (at least that’s how it feels). It’s a...

By Rhydian Morris Modern society has many problems, but one that often goes unadressed is the poor state of male mental health.  This is such...

By Shona Johnson 2015 proved to be a fantastic year for student media at Swansea University. A media co-ordinator was appointed, SU-TV started airing its...

February is LGBT history month, and this year, the LGBT+ Staff Network are organising as series of events to celebrate our history and culture,...

By Rhydian Morris The bi-annual tradition of student Study Aid kicked off this January 11th and continued till the end of the exam period on...

On Monday 30th November 2015, the Students’ Union hosted ‘The Big Bike Day’, a day totally dedicated to bike care, safety and maintenance. The day...

The university will mark Holocaust Memorial Day on Wednesday 27 January, where we will remember the millions who have been murdered or whose lives...

Charity Meningitis Now has renewed its call for students to take action to protect themselves from a particularly deadly strain of meningitis this winter,...

In a drastic move the Government is to remove maintenance grants for English students. A movement that Prime Minister Cameron ruled out in 2010,“We...

With Christmas overindulgence a fading memory, we look forward to the pinnacle of the year for many students. We can confirm that the Welsh...

On December 5th through to December 6th, SGS (Swansea Gaming Society) will be playing twenty four hours of games to raise money and awareness...

With Christmas just around the corner and the January sales just after that, you’re more than likely going to be greeted with a whole...

By Sarah Harris The big day itself may still be a few weeks away, but chances are you only have a week or two left...

Between the 16th to the 19th of November, Swansea University Dance Society wore pyjamas in classes to raise money and awareness for Children in...

The SU Dance Society organised their annual “Strictly Come Dancing” event this year. Where seven enthusiastic sport committee members partnered up with seven dance...

By Shona Johnson You’ve probably heard the term ‘vintage’ thrown around in relation to second-hand clothes and shabby furniture, but what does the word actually...

By Shona Johnson Most women, at some stage in their life come to the conclusion that they’ve gotten a bit too bouncy to not wear...

The Waterfront’s Gareth Matson interviewed Dan and Lorna from Skinny Lister prior to their support slots with Frank Turner.  How’s the tour going? Yeh just come...

Gareth Matson interviewed singer songwriter and Frank Turner’s support  Will Varley Have influences remained consistent throughout your albums? Influence is such a weird thing, you’re never...

By Harry Ballmann The quirky ginger dreadlocked guitarist, Newton Faulkner is best known for two things other than his flamboyant style and personality. Firstly, his intricate...

The Waterfront’s Gareth Matson sat down with punk-folk hero Frank Turner before his shows at Bristol’s Colston Hall. Most important question first, what is...

By Joshua Vaughan It is pretty apparent that Star Wars may just be the most iconic film series of all time; from its generation-defining original...

By Charlie Trotman Led in by the fairy lights, beer and salted snacks, I discovered Swansea’s most recent venue: an arty cinema located in a...

Rachel Sanders, a fresher studying English language, discusses what it’s like to be a mature student and discusses the challenges and benefits this life...

By Hamzah Nurgat We have all witnessed the harrowing images of people fleeing terror in conflict areas like Syria and Iraq, people huddled in poorly...

Last week Swansea students received a mass email reminding them of the University’s zero tolerance policy to harassment and threatening or discriminatory behaviour of...

Students will join trade unions, academics, faith groups and community organisations (and Santa Claus!) at 10:00 on 9th December for a seasonal #LivingWage4Xmas action...

Two weeks ago, the team filled with FTO’S, PTO’S and Wales Delegates attended the NUS Zone conference in Harwich at the top of Wales....

On the 25th of November, it was the international day for the Elimination of violence against women. Upon the UN website, it acknowledges that...

Early December, on the 3rd to be exact, I will be delivering a motion I’ve been working on for the past weeks to the...

Friday 22nd December saw the Exhibition Inaguration on the 45th Omani National Day at Swansea University, opening the celebrations for a weekend of events...

Students are being warned of the dangers of spiking after recent incidents were brought to the Students’ Union’s attention in which students reported being...

According to police crime data, 506 crimes were committed on or near Wind Street and were reported to the police between January and September...

On Thursday 19th November, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, made his first visit to Wales where he toured the faciities of our new Swansea Bay...

By Ina Pace Whilst graduation this July was a very rewarding, albeit brief experience, the thought of what to do afterwards was always a slight...

By Callum Maguire So you’ve bought your textbooks, you’ve blown a small fresher’s fortune and the nail of accommodation payments has been hammered into your financial...

By Diana Isajeva, Students’ with Disabilities Campaign Officer. November 22nd marks the start of  disability history month and, the lovely NUS Wales disabled students officer Diana...

By Karsen Breanne, Swansea University Islamic Society. It’s Islamophobia awareness month and, Karsen Breanne from Swansea University Islamic society ( ISOC) provided information on why...

Earlier this month, on a miserably cold morning of Wednesday 4th November, a small but enthusiastic delegation travelled from Swansea University Students’ Union to...

Following on from the recent Part-Time Officer election, in the next few weeks the Students’ Union will be launching its Part-Time Officer Campaign. The...

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Situated in the coffee side of JC’s, a small number of the student body gathered for student forum on the 10th of November. Turned...

Your Students’ Union Welfare Officer, Lloyd Harris, takes a look at Mental Wealth and the stigma surrounding mental illness. The hype of Swansea Freshers’ fortnight...