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What 13 weeks with family taught me about teaching politics

What 13 weeks with family taught me about teaching politics

Lockdown Gazette — First person opinion piece on having more meaningful and compassionate discussion about politics with people of different views
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University Student Self Service Portal restored

University Student Self Service Portal restored

The Courier (Newcastle University) — The Student Self Service Portal (S3P) was restored on Monday, along with a host of other IT services. The services had been affected by the cyber attack conducted on Newcastle University at the end of August. In an update posted to the Newcastle University IT Service, the University confirmed that six services have been restored since Monday, including S3P.
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Tier 2 restrictions set to replace local lockdown rules in Newcastle

Tier 2 restrictions set to replace local lockdown rules in Newcastle

The Courier (Newcastle University) — Newcastle is to be subject to Tier 2 restrictions under the government's new three tier lockdown system, which was unveiled today. As such, mixing households indoors and meeting in groups of more than six whilst outdoors will both be banned.
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Everything Amazon's Utopia Remake Forgot About The Original | Small Screen

Everything Amazon's Utopia Remake Forgot About The Original | Small Screen

Small Screen — Amazon Prime's Utopia adaptation was released last week, to lukewarm reviews. The show revolves around a pandemic, which was never likely to go down well in 2020. Even if Utopia 's release had been delayed, though, the show suffers from another problem: it isn't very good.
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University claim no evidence for on-campus transmission following UCU criticism

University claim no evidence for on-campus transmission following UCU criticism

The Courier (Newcastle University) — Newcastle University has said it has no evidence for COVID-19 being transmitted in work environments on-campus. The remark was in response to criticism from the University branch of the University and College Union (UCU), which slammed the University management's COVID-19 response.
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Newcastle University moves to Tier 3 of education restrictions

Newcastle University moves to Tier 3 of education restrictions

The Courier (Newcastle University) — Newcastle and Northumbria Universities are to temporarily move to Tier 3 of the local outbreak response plan tomorrow, following a rise in COVID-19 cases. In moving from Tier 2, almost all learning will be online, although the Newcastle University campus will remain open.
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Northumbria Police issue drug warning in light of two Newcastle students' deaths

Northumbria Police issue drug warning in light of two Newcastle students' deaths

The Courier (Newcastle University) — Northumbria Police released a statement on Facebook last night, warning members of the public about the dangers of drugs. The statement follows the news of two Newcastle University students and a Northumbria University student who died over the weekend.
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770 Northumbria students test positive for COVID-19

770 Northumbria students test positive for COVID-19

The Courier (Newcastle University) — 770 Northumbria University students have tested positive for coronavirus in what is understood to be one of the biggest single-site outbreaks in the UK. Only 78 are showing symptoms. A further 94 students have tested positive at Newcastle University. The Northumbria students who have tested positive are currently self-isolating, as well as their flatmates and close contacts.
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Review: Utopia

Review: Utopia

The Courier (Newcastle University) — When fans of the original Utopia (2013-2014) learnt the show was getting a big-budget American remake, they cheered. The show's brilliance isn't always easy to tease out, but if anyone knows how to do subtlety, it's the Americans. What Amazon Prime released on 25 September suggests otherwise.
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Bulk meal recipe - Vegetarian curry

Bulk meal recipe - Vegetarian curry

The Courier (Newcastle University) — As you all settle into independent living, it may have now got to the stage where you've had one too many Deliveroos and your student loan is looking a little thin. Time to buckle up and make your own curry (promise it's easy)! 450g own brand curry sauce.
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34% of students satisfied with Newcastle University, survey suggests

34% of students satisfied with Newcastle University, survey suggests

The Courier (Newcastle University) — Only 34% of students are satisfied with Newcastle University, a study conducted by the Courier suggests. 39% report being dissatisfied, of which 15% are "very dissatisfied". The survey was conducted earlier this month, and asked respondents for their opinion on the University and Vice Chancellor Chris Day.
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Why Franchises Need Filmmakers Who Don't Give A Shit | Small Screen

Why Franchises Need Filmmakers Who Don't Give A Shit | Small Screen

Small Screen — It's often bemoaned that Hollywood has turned into a factory for remakes, reboots, sequels and adaptations. The shift is unpopular, but also cynically understandable. It's easier to predict profit margins and divvy out shares when you deal in films whose source material is familiar, and box office performance predictable.
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Meet the Anti-Mask Student Conservatives - Byline Times

Meet the Anti-Mask Student Conservatives - Byline Times

Byline Times — New COVID-19 restrictions banning social gatherings of more than six people came into effect on Monday, in a move that proved particularly unpopular amongst 'anti-maskers'. The most publicised resistance to masks and lockdown comes from America, but anti-mask sentiment in the UK is not unheard of.
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In Memoriam: Jiří Menzel

In Memoriam: Jiří Menzel

The Courier (Newcastle University) — Czech film director Jiří Menzel died on 5 September aged 82, in what the British Film Institute have called "the end of an era". His first and best known feature film, Closely Observed Trains, was released in 1966, and won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 1968.
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Northern Exposure

Northern Exposure

Private Eye — News story on cyber attacks on Newcastle and Northumbria Universities
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University cyber attack carried out by criminals to hold data to ransom

University cyber attack carried out by criminals to hold data to ransom

The Courier (Newcastle University) — The recent cyber attack on Newcastle University was carried out by criminals who are now holding student and staff data to ransom. DoppelPaymer, the cyber crime organisation claiming responsibility, have already released 750kb of data, and are threatening to release more unless a ransom payment is made.
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Police investigating cyber attack affecting online university services

Police investigating cyber attack affecting online university services

The Courier (Newcastle University) — Newcastle University Vice Chancellor Chris Day has confirmed that the IT issues affecting a number of University services are the result of a cyber attack. In a statement, Day echoed an earlier prediction by the University that the issues are likely to take "a number of days" to solve.
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Limbo: the okayest album of the Summer

Limbo: the okayest album of the Summer

The Courier (Newcastle University) — When a journalist cares more about clicks than reporting, it's tempting to resort to sensationalism, and that includes album reviews. Releases stop being five or six out of tens, and start being either the best or worst thing ever made. Aminé's latest album is neither: it's a competent offering from a competent artist, but rarely exerts itself beyond that.
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A-level results no longer determined by algorithm

A-level results no longer determined by algorithm

The Courier (Newcastle University) — In a major U-turn, Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has today announced that GCSE and A-level students will receive the grades predicted by their teachers. The results that A-level students received last Thursday were instead set by an algorithm, which led to almost 40% of results in England being downgraded.
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Climate Change Means the Right Have to Get Smarter on Immigration | Joe Molander

Climate Change Means the Right Have to Get Smarter on Immigration | Joe Molander

The Mallard — Climate change occupies a weird space in our brains. Even after becoming a hot-button issue (two thirds of Britons think it's as important as coronavirus), we still act like it doesn't affect anything else. However, as we're starting to see, nothing stress tests our biases like a crisis. The Interna
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The false simplicity of not talking politics

The false simplicity of not talking politics

The Field Project — Political opinion piece defining what a political issue is
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Best album of 2020 so far - RTJ4 by Run the Jewels

Best album of 2020 so far - RTJ4 by Run the Jewels

The Courier (Newcastle University) — YouTuber and cultural critic Lindsay Ellis has noted that the most successful protest song of the Bush era was Green Day's 'American Idiot'. She also notes that the song doesn't mention any of the era's major political issues by name. The unwritten rule that politically explicit music cannot do well was upended this year, by Run the Jewel's phenomenal RTJ4.
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Popular shows, not so popular opinions

Popular shows, not so popular opinions

The Courier (Newcastle University) — We all have opinions that we should be able to vocalise and have a respectful argument over. That is of course with one exception. You complain about a show and their fandoms will come after you with the fury of the nine hells. But despite this risk here are some of our brave writer's controversial opinions.
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"Art can help someone with trauma": interview with Disabled Artist

"Art can help someone with trauma": interview with Disabled Artist

The Courier (Newcastle University) — Fozz has been posting art on Instagram since 2018, using the moniker Disabled Artist. In his first ever interview, he talks to Joe Molander about his work and the public perception of the arts. What I aim for is a slightly new take on abstract geometric art, using whatever I can, given my physical disability.
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