Gair Rhydd

Kicked out of Cathays

Cardiff University student proposes motion to end 'student ghettos'

Cardiff Council may attempt to spread students across Cardiff because of the problems they cause for local residents.

The feasibility of spreading the student population across the city will be considered after a motion was passed at the Full Council meeting on Thursday November 20.

Cardiff Professor named 'Welsh woman of the year'

Professor Judith Hall, Head of Anaesthetics and Intensive Care at the Cardiff University School of Medicine, has been named Welsh Woman of the Year.

She was presented with an award at a ceremony celebrating the achievements of inspiring women in Wales.

Quench wins 'Student Magazine of the Year'

Cardiff University’s student magazine, Quench, won the title of ‘Best Student Magazine of the Year’ at the Guardian Student Media Awards last Wednesday.

The prestigious award was presented at a ceremony held in Shoreditch Town Hall in London, and was attended by representatives from both national and student media.

Pick 'n' mix degree

UK universities offering pick-and-mix degrees is the latest idea from a recent report published by Paul Ramsden, the Chief Executive of the Higher Education Academy.

The report states that this system would enable students to gain qualifications from modules taken at different times and from different universities.

Students protest against ID cards

Over 60 protestors demonstrated on Newport Road in Cardiff, attacking the introduction of Biometric ID Cards that the government began to issue on Tuesday 25 November.

At midday on the same day, protestors gathered outside the Cardiff office of the UK Border Agency, where the cards will be issued for non-EU students and spouses who are now required to have ID cards to live and work in the UK.

ITV slammed for lack of Welsh programming

For the second year running, ITV1 have failed to source any network programming from Wales.

A report from TV producers’ trade body Pact revealed that not only had they not shown any programming from Wales, they had also halved the hours of network shows commissioned from Scotland last year.

Sheffield Students' Union council member exposed as supporter of BNP

A member of Sheffield University’s Students’ Union council has been exposed as being a supporter of the BNP.

Students were deeply concerned about the revelation. The Women’s Officer Fiona Edwards called for all those threatened by the BNP – Black, Jewish, Muslim, Disabled, LGBT and women students to attend a student council meeting on Thursday 27 November, where the council member’s continued career would be discussed.

Gym won't fix it for the SU

Student Council say no to University's offer of a feasibility study for a Union gym

Student Council rejected a controversal motion calling for a feasibility study that would examine the possibility of incorporating a gym into the Union, following a lengthy debate last Tuesday.

Proposing the motion, Union President Andrew Button-Stephens pushed for a feasibility study to consider the possibility of using Union space to accomodate a gym.

MedClub plans revealed

The complicated three year saga that has centered around the issue of MedClub is set to be resolved after the new plans for re-development were released last Tuesday.

At a Student Council meeting on Tuesday 25 November, Andy Button-Stephens, President of the Student’s Union, spoke about the changes made to the proposed plans for MedClub.

Student's volunteering pays off

A third year Bioscience student is to be presented with the first ‘Outstanding Volunteer of the Year Award’ and a £2,000 bursary for his commitment to student volunteering.

Martin Engel will be the first ever recipient of the award, which will be presented to him at the Student Volunteering Cardiff (SVC) annual winter ball on Saturday 29 November.

RAID haul in Huw Stephens for charity gig

People and Planet, Cardiff Stop Aids and SHAG are holding an evening of music, food and fun to raise awareness about HIV and AIDS.

RAID will take place on Tuesday 2 December in Solus, at the University’s Student Union, and includes a line-up to suit all musical tastes.

Government exposes student fraud

Students are fraudulently claiming thousands of pounds worth of grants it was claimed last week.

The government has spotted a loophole in the process of applying for student loans, which is enabling the children of wealthy non-domiciled British citizens to receive grants that they are not entitled to.

Union Watch

Cambridge student bares all

A Cambridge University student magazine has caused controversy after printing a picture of a topless female student on its page three.

Doctors discover worm in woman's brain

Doctors in Arizona were understandably surprised when they pulled a worm from deep inside a woman’s brain.

Rosemary Alvarez of Arizona was admitted to hospital having experienced numbness in her arm and blurred vision.

Customer caught in the nude

The multinational fast-food corporation McDonald’s is being sued for $3 million after risqué photographs of a woman have ended up on the Internet.

The images uploaded to the web were of a male customer’s wife, and were found when the man happened to leave his mobile (with the photos on it) in the burger bar in Fayetteville, Arkansas on the 5 July 2008.

Hardcore sitting - now an official sport

‘Hardcore sitting’ has been recognised as official sport after wheel-chair-bound Aaron Fotheringham recieves offical sponsorship.

Aaron has become somewhat of a celebrity in the skate scene.