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Dordogne by Canoe: The Perfect Day’s Itinerary
Although the heat managed to make its way across the entirety of France this summer, the southwest of France has always been hot. And luckily, unlike some other parts of the country and elsewhere in Europe, this area of France is pretty well equipped to handle the heat.
Making waves: How a Bristol graduate’s film can change the conversation on disability sport
By Anna Dodd, Features Editor 25/26 At the end of their degree, many third-year film students undertake the immense task of putting together a graduate practical project, an assignment that requires diligent effort and passion; it is a notable achievement for anyone.
The National Year of Reading 2026: are you ‘all in’?
By Emily MacLean, Second Year, English Reading habits in the United Kingdom are at their lowest ever recorded rate. The National Year of Reading 2026, run by the National Literacy Trust and the Department for Education, aims to reconnect us with reading and engage us in broader dialogues about why reading enjoyment declines with age. As students, whose main barrier is admittedly ourselves, that statistic is both sobering and quietly discreetly empowering.
From Bristol to Bonn: Students and experts tackle the just transition question
By Anna Dodd, Features Editor and Lenny Osler, News Reporter The upcoming UN Climate Change Conference taking place in Bonn is set to bring together governments, researchers, NGOs, and other stakeholders to advance negotiations on climate policy ahead of COP31.
Review: Cherish the Orange's ‘Foul is Fair’
By Anna Dodd, Features Editor Cherish the Orange are back on a Bristol stage once again with their new play Foul is Fair, a brassy and bold exploration of female friendship in keeping with the themes of their previous works, Fruitcake and Kick Off. Set the night before an English GCSE exam, writers and directors Dulcie and Tildy return to their schooldays with a play centred around dynamics of an all-girls school, as pupils in Year 11 navigate the joys and perils of being a teenage girl.
Review: Truman Sinclair and Tyler Ballgame @ The Fleece
By Anna Dodd, Features Editor Amidst the throes of what feels like endless deadlines, I was able to lift my head out of the water for a precious evening spent watching live music at the Fleece, a venue I’d only ever frequented for the occasional emo night. I had the rather interesting experience of being completely unfamiliar with the main act, Tyler Ballgame, having initially attended to see his opener, Truman Sinclair, but was luckily in for a beautiful evening.
Microsoft Cares About Your Privacy A year ago, I was laid off from my job abroad. Being an unemployed foreigner has been hard, but also exciting.
insider@insider.com (Anna Dodd) On an otherwise innocuous morning in January 2025, I lost my job. When the CEO asked me into his office, I already knew what was coming. Management had held an emergency meeting earlier that morning, warning us that mass layoffs were coming. Two of my colleagues had already had their meetings and received their letters. I was next.
Ich wanderte nach Deutschland aus – als ich arbeitslos wurde, kippte plötzlich alles
Der Verlust meines Arbeitsplatzes in Deutschland löste eine Identitätskrise aus. Anna Dodd Letztes Jahr habe ich meinen Job in Deutschland verloren und musste mich als entlassener Expat mit ganz besonderen Herausforderungen auseinandersetzen. Es war schwer, meine internationale Gemeinschaft zu verlieren und an einem mir weniger vertrauten Ort mit der Arbeitslosigkeit zurechtzukommen.
Ich wanderte nach Deutschland aus – als ich arbeitslos wurde, fiel ich in ein Loch
An einem eigentlich ganz gewöhnlichen Morgen im Januar 2025 verlor ich meinen Job. Als mich der CEO in sein Büro bat, wusste ich bereits, was …
A year ago, I was laid off from my job abroad. Being an unemployed foreigner has been hard, but also exciting. Original
On an otherwise innocuous morning in January 2025, I lost my job. Loading audio narration... When the CEO asked me into his office, I already knew what was coming. Management had held an emergency meeting earlier that morning, warning us that mass layoffs were coming. Two of my colleagues had already had their meetings and received their letters. I was next.
'The power's in your pocket': in conversation with SWITCHED campaign
By Anna Dodd, Features Editor Do you care about climate action but have become fatigued with mainstream doom and gloom rhetoric? Or have you sought to reduce your carbon footprint but realised the vegan lifestyle wasn’t for you? Are you tired of being blamed as an individual for not doing enough to save the planet whilst gargantuan oil companies get off scot-free? SWITCHED campaign may have an answer for you.
OC Transpo special constables given greater authority to fine individuals consuming illegal substances
Wednesday’s Ottawa City Council meeting saw a heated debate take place on a motion introduced by Coun. Stephanie Plante (Rideau-Vanier), which calls on the City to endorse provincial regulatory amendments under the Restricting Public Consumption of Illegal Substances Act, 2025. In practical terms, this legislation will give greater authority to OC Transpo special constables to act in situations where public consumption of illegal substances is taking place. Coun.
What have the SU officers done this year?
By Anna Dodd, Features Editor We are steadily approaching SU election season where campus will soon be adorned by candidate manifesto flyers and university buildings will be bustling with applicants hoping to connect with students and secure their place as a Full Time Officer (FTO). But what do these FTOs actually get up to once they’ve been voted into their roles, and what kinds of changes have been implemented in the past academic year?
The case for plant-based universities: the student group calling for systemic change in campus catering
By Anna Dodd, Features Editor Recent polling suggests that nearly two-thirds of adults expect universities to lead revolution when it comes to mitigating the effects of the climate crisis. This is unsurprising considering universities have long been with vast amounts of cultural capital that allow them to publish ground-breaking research and drive social change on an international scale. The contraceptive pill, IVF, to name a few were all founded on knowledge discovered at UK universities.
Going Sober in the Southwest of France
First published: January 5, 2026 by Anna Dodd I attended my first wine tasting when I was seven. Perhaps considered young by some, but in the southwest of France, nobody blinked twice. My family was spending a year’s sabbatical in France. Or at least, my parents were; my brother and I still had to attend school. This had been my mother’s dream since her early twenties, and now she was living it out in the most quintessentially French way one can.
Ich zog aus Kanada nach Deutschland: Diese Vor- und Nachteile gibt es hier
Ich hätte nie gedacht, dass mich die Liebe drei Jahre lang in Deutschland halten würde. Anna Dodd 2022 bin ich im Rahmen meines Masterstudiums für neun Monate nach Deutschland gezogen. Ich habe mich in einen Deutschen verliebt, und wir sind auch nach über drei Jahren noch hier – und verheiratet. Auch wenn ich nicht glaube, dass dieses Land für immer mein Zuhause sein wird, ist es momentan einfach großartig.
I moved to Germany with plans to stay for 9 months. I'm still here — and married to a German man — 3 years later. Original
When I moved to Germany in September 2022, it was under the assumption that I'd return home to Canada in nine months. Germany was the last stop of my Master's program that stretched across two years and three universities. I'd started out in Glasgow, then moved to Barcelona, and finally ended up in the small city of Göttingen, Germany. Fate had other plans for me, though.
Ottawa council committee rejects Mattamy Homes plan for Barrhaven housing development
A city council committee has rejected an application to extend Ottawa’s urban boundary to accommodate a planned subdivision in Nepean. Members of the planning and housing committee shot down the bid during their Nov. 5 meeting, citing concerns over the cost of upgrading infrastructure for the housing development. Mattamy Homes wants to build 1,400-1,500 homes on 72 hectares it owns on O’Keefe Court in Ottawa’s southwest, near the intersection of Fallowfield and Strandherd.
Review: HumDrum @ The Lanes
By Anna Dodd, Features Editor I forget the simple magic of a weekday gig in Bristol. Turning up to a small venue on a Tuesday night to see some live music is one of the many pleasures of living in this city, and nights like these give me hope that independent venues will continue to survive despite their struggles. I found out about HumDrum’s show at The Lanes through a friend of a friend, and it felt as though many people in the crowd were in the same boat.
Ottawa Council grapples with public transport affordability and cap on city FTE employees in 2026 budget direction debate
In the first city council meeting of September, Ottawa mayor and council deliberated on the proposed 2026 budget directions. These directions, although not representative of the 2026 budget itself, will provide the basis for upcoming budget priorities. The majority of the over three hour meeting focused on three motions for amendments of the budget directions, one of which was proposed by Gloucester-Southgate Coun. Jessica Bradley and the other two by Rideau-Jock Coun. David Brown.
Review: Spiritualized @ Bristol Beacon
By Anna Dodd, Third Year English In our overstimulating modern world dominated by 24/7 news cycles and constant access to the digital world on our phones, Spiritualized invites listeners to escape into a dreamlike world of sonic rainbows and contemplative meditation. The night was the last in a line-up of seven shows to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Pure Phase, a record that blends shoegaze, neo-psych, and space rock to produce the distinctive and unique sound they are renowned for.
Nosferatu: Honourable Homage or Disrespectful Dud?
By Anna Dodd, Third Year, English Dread permeates every ether of Robert Eggers’ fourth feature Nosferatu; it is a dark, depraved, and demonic retelling of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, a novel that has become a hallmark of the Gothic canon and has been adapted repeatedly across the last century. This is a story that takes place in the shadows, Eggers plunges us into a gloomy realm that doesn’t shy away from the macabre.
Opinion | How climate science and conspiracy has become embedded within the culture war: The polarising response to Hurricane Milton
By Anna Dodd, Third Year, English In the shadow of Hurricane Milton, political polarisation and conspiracy theories have arisen in regards to climate change and weather manipulation. Within an increasingly divided and tumultuous political terrain, it is getting more difficult to be surprised by the extremity of opinions being shared online.
JFS and Big Band Society return to The Fleece with 'Sax & The City'
By Megan Foulk, Co-Deputy Music Editor and Sophie Scannell, Music Subeditor A collaborative event shared between two of the university's most exciting music societies, Jazz Funk Soul Society and Bristol Big Band Society, this year's stop at The Fleece switched out Somerset cider for Cosmopolitan cocktails, bringing New York to Bristol with the glitteringly glamorous 'Sax & The City'.
Review: Beabadobee @ Bristol Beacon
By Anna Dodd, Third Year English The queue was out the door by 6pm; hundreds of teenagers donned in boots, ribbon bows, and cardigans, lined up to see Filipino British singer song writer, Beabadoobee, (or ‘Bea’ as she’s known to her steadfast fanbase) take to the stage of Bristol Beacon on Wednesday 20th November. As one of the brightest new stars in the game with her raw lyricism, sugary-sweet voice, and dorky wit, Beabdoobee is utterly captivating.
In Conversation with Marc Burrows on The Magic of Terry Pratchett
By Reuben Kerbes, Features Subeditor Marc Burrows, author of the first biography of Sir Terry Pratchett - The Magic of Terry Pratchett, and has adapted this into a stand-up comedy show to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Discworld. This show presents Pratchett’s life, his career and his battle with Alzheimer’s.
University of Bristol's Sustainability Policy: Is it enough?
Anna Dodd evaluates sustainability measures at the University of Bristol, exploring its goals and initiatives as well as student perspectives. By Anna Dodd, Third Year, English Amongst the many challenges students of this generation will face in the next century, climate change poses the greatest threat, and will, if it continues at its current pace, undoubtedly affect us all.
Review: King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard @ Bristol Beacon
By Louis Amor, Third Year Zoology King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard (KGLW) have come a long way since they last performed in Bristol eight years ago. Since then, they have built an extensive catalogue of albums now 25 strong, creating a diverse community of dedicated fans who are consistently being provided with completely new sounds from the band. Consequently, walking into Bristol Beacon, I had no idea what to expect despite seeing them only a year prior.
'My feeling is the insanity is increasing' - in conversation with Kickboy
‘I will be astounded if you extract anything usable’ lead singer Jamie texts me after chatting with him and a few of the members of KickBoy over Zoom. It’s not usually the sign of a good interview. In this case, however, it definitely was. The chaos begins quickly.
Review: Faye Webster @ SWX
By Anna Dodd, Second Year, English Literature Hailed for her witty lyricism and jazzy instrumental eccentricity, Faye Webster’s soft vocals breezily cruised through SWX’s sound system, face framed by her iconic wolf cut. Taking the success of her consistently critically acclaimed albums in her stride, Webster took to the stage of her largest Bristol venue yet – having previously performed at the more intimate Thekla.
The Sweet East: a surrealist take on American political hypocrisy
By Anna Luna, Third Year, Politics and International Relations. On a trip to Washington D.C., high-schooler Lillian (Talia Ryder) is separated from her classmates when a gunned woman takes over the bar they are at, accusing the owner of pedophilia in the basement. She escapes with 'artivist' Caleb (Earl Cave), whose proudest attribute is his heavily pierced penis, before embarking on an absurdist and picaresque adventure through the East Coast political underworld.
Civil War: An unafraid imagining of America at its most brutal
By Anna Dodd, Second Year, English Literature Alex Garland’s latest blockbuster sees an ensemble cast of four journalists embark on a road trip through war-torn America, driving right into the frontlines of the friction, with the ultimate goal of an interview with the illegitimate President. The film is just as concerned with the art of photojournalism as it is about conflict, and less so with politics – a choice that has been met with criticism.
Fool Me Once: a thrilling source of escapism for busy students
By Sofia Webster, Film & TV Co-Deputy Editor Fool Me Once is a brand-new limited series adapted from the popular Harlan Coben page turner. It stars Michelle Keegan, who proves her acting repertoire extends much further than Coronation Street. The 8-part series has twists and turns and left me consistently in the dark, making for the perfect series to escape from the busyness of life for a bit.
Traitors: The Second Series
Anna Dodd, English Literature, Second Year. Season 1 of The Traitors hit BBC One in November of last year, attaining an unprecedented popularity, pulling in a total of over 34 million views by the end of February 2023. Season 2 has seen an unsurprisingly similar level of success, with a staggering 7 million people tuning in to the final on Friday.
A celebration of Palestinian Cinema
By George Dean, Proofreader Throughout the ongoing genocide in Gaza there has been prevalent anti-Palestinian bias in the Western media, recently emphasised in December 2023 by OpenDemocracy’s media research study on BBC reporting, which has proven that 'Palestinian perspectives were given far less time and legitimacy' than Israeli perspectives.
Earth Mama: Savanah Leaf’s debut celebrates the strength and vulnerability of motherhood
By Lara Lippin, Third year, English Earth Mama (2023) is a triumphant win from former Olympic athlete turned director, Savanah Leaf. Released by the critically acclaimed studio A24 and inspired by Leaf and Taylor Russell’s short film The Heart Still Hums, Earth Mama explores the bittersweet struggle of motherhood through the eyes of a single mother Gia (played by San-Francisco musician Tia Nomore). We are introduced to Gia; heavily pregnant, visiting her son and daughter under close supervision.
Killers of the Flower Moon: Scorsese and his cast shine through in the retelling of this important story
Teddy Stoddart, Engineering Design, Third Year Director Martin Scorsese is best known for rip-roaring movies like Goodfellas (1990) and The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), tracking the rise and inevitable fall of New York gangsters and financiers as they are tempted and then corrupted by the ambition and greed that the city has to offer.
Forbidden Worlds Film Festival: October 2023
By Dan Hutton, Co-Deputy Features Editor and Amaan Ali, Opinion Editor On October's Friday 13th, horror fanatics from around the country came down to the Bristol aquarium to enjoy 6 carefully selected retro horror movie classics across two days. The Forbidden World Festival, which had its first screenings last year, was created by a group of ‘Bristol-based cinephiles’ who are ‘dedicated to their mutual love of classic and obscure genre films’.
All of Us Strangers: an intimate take on human connection
By Anna Dodd, Second Year, English Literature All of Us Strangers is a vibrant firework display of passion, grief, nostalgia, and loneliness. Inspired by Japanese fiction, Andrew Haigh takes Taichi Yamada’s novel Strangers and plugs into the mains: the film stuns both in its electric, quite literal, highs of drugs and intimacy as well as the moments of stillness and solitude that inevitably follow.
Eileen: a stylish but conflicted tapestry
By Anna Dodd, Second Year, English Literature William Olyroyd’s stylish but eerie take on Eileen invites the viewer into a gritty and at times grotesque world, plagued by isolation and unease. Known for her macabre writing, Ottessa Moshfegh’s 2015 thriller translates smoothly onto screen, with the drab aesthetic of a 60's era Massachusetts small town quietly captured through yellow colour grading and impressive visual detail.
Carbon capture and storage: Another oil and gas subsidy?
Environmentalists call it a greenwashing strategy by Big Oil, but carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) technologies have been placed front and centre in the government’s most recent federal budget. The 2022 budget contains the long-awaited CCUS tax credit. “This budget continues Canada’s pattern of giving huge windfalls to industrial polluters with limited investment in creating the cleaner future we need,” said Tim Gray, Executive Director of Environmental Defence Canada.
Canada’s mainstream media news cycle is failing us
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses Canadians during a televised press conference on the COVID-19 crisis. Still image from YouTube. In February 2020—just four months ago—if you turned on a news channel in Canada, you would be guaranteed to see non-stop coverage of rail blockades across the country in support of Wet’suwet’en First Nation hereditary chiefs opposing the Coastal Gaslink pipeline.
The Trudeau Government Defers to Experts on COVID-19. Why Not Climate Change?
Opinion | Coronavirus | Federal Politics | Science + Tech | Environment And maybe this is a turning point for Canada? Anna Dodd 10 Apr 2020 | TheTyee.ca Anna Dodd works as a research assistant for Elizabeth May in the House of Commons. She previously worked for the Green Party of Canada in the 2019 election, and as editor in chief of the University of Victoria’s newspaper, the Martlet.
We've listened to your feedback, love the Ostrich Martlet
Dear readers, We know, we know. The Martlet is too socialist. We’re too judgmental. We’re too critical. We’re too anti-UVic. Anti-oil and pipelines. Anti-UVSS. What are you funding us for, anyways? And the hell is a Martlet? After years of feedback, death threats, and emails from the UVSS and UVic correcting our many, many errors, we’ve finally decided to listen to our fee-paying constituents. To start, as we’re sure you noticed, we’ve changed our name to the Ostrich.
VIPIRG referendum fails
By Anna Dodd March 11, 2019 Yet results remain unofficial due to serious complaints to Electoral Office Photo accessed via vipirg.ca. On Monday, Mar. 11, the University of Victoria Students’ Society (UVSS) Electoral Office released the unofficial results of the Vancouver Island Public Interest Research Group (VIPIRG) referendum — two days after the three other referenda and UVSS Board of Directors results were released.
Professor Taiaiake Alfred resigns from UVic
By Anna Dodd and Emily Fagan March 7, 2019 Founding Director of UVic’s Indigenous Governance program says he “embodied toxic masculinity” On Wednesday, March 6, Indigenous news publication Two Row Times broke the news that Taiaiake Alfred, now former professor of UVic’s Indigenous Governance program (IGOV), resigned from UVic. Alfred is the founding director of the graduate program that was launched in 1999. Taiaiake Alfred.
21-year-old UVic student publishes 127000-word novel
Provided photo by Annie Konstantinova. Today — Jan. 16 — her book is being released It’s not every day that a 21-year-old can say they’ve written a 127 000-word novel, ended a publishing contract won in a contest, and decided to self-publish instead to have more autonomy. Today — Jan. 16 — UVic theatre student Miriam R. Dumitra is releasing her very first book for the world to read. She can say she’s done those things. “My book is called Brightshade. It’s a young adult epic fantasy,” says Dumitra.
Discontinuation of VIPIRG funding to be called to a referendum if motion passes on Monday
By Anna Dodd January 12, 2019 If the motion passes at Monday’s UVSS board meeting, VIPIRG’s student levy will be put to a referendum in February’s UVSS election Photo accessed via vipirg.ca. On Monday, Jan. 7, the University of Victoria Students’ Society (UVSS) voted to hold an emergency meeting the following Monday — Jan. 14.
UVic English prof purchases pre-written essay
By Anna Dodd January 12, 2019 We’ve all been there. You looked at the assignment months ago and you thought about your topic, but somehow it’s the night before it’s due and you’re in a total panic because you let it slip. You have several choices at this point. You can pull an all-nighter and churn out a rushed, generic, not-great essay that will hopefully get you a passing grade. You can email your professor and ask for an extension.
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