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'Sheffield Made Us' is cheap ad for Uni
This summer, the University released a video-entry competition about students' time at Sheffield.
A year is far too long a time in Union politics
The Officer team works incredibly hard. Their long hours and dedication often go unseen and they should be praised for it. But on some infrequent but important occasions this year, the basic demand of commitment and competency has not been fulfilled.
Biblical Studies U-turn triumph for students
Now the department needs to prove its worth after closure threat.
Big Brother without the characters
My reaction to the new ‘thisbuildingleaks’ project is an overwhelming desire to stage a massive public argument, a spontaneous musical, or perhaps an architecture-themed soap opera.
Binge-drinking Britain shouldn't be so shocked by Laing's boozy antics
Carnage bar crawl fallout has left the country nursing a familiar hangover.
Council correct to approve Village licence
Nimby residents have little cause for concern over student bar at new accommodation site.
Councillors lacking meat on the agenda bone
Every other Thursday, a select group of students indulge in debate, discussion and free tea in the grandeur of Firth Court’s Tapestry Room. Surrounded by pictures of old University Chancellors, these selfless individuals are our collective voice, our met
Cuts will see standards slip
£25million shortfall will hit students
E voting will bring ill-informed to the table
The University of Sheffield has decided to launch a new innovative electronic voting scheme for this year’s student elections. Students can now vote from the comfort of their own home.
Every student deserves the option of a safe journey home
The Union should quickly seek to offer all students a safe journey home.
Extra year in student suburbia beats signing on
Do you want to be a Union Officer? If you do, unlucky. Nominations closed last week.
Fed up with fees debate
Whingeing about the top-up system won’t get me my money back.
FHM freebie fallout highlights feminism's over-sensitive side
NUS Officer’s complaints over “sexist” lads mag competition are wide of the mark.
Flush gender-neutral toilet idea
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) committee have proposed that a gender-neutral toilet is installed in our Union for the benefit of “people who operate outside the binary system of gender.”
Fresh cuts to LeTS deals another blow to Uni students
What do most students think about our university? It has the country’s best Students’ Union?
Fun inventions bring relevance to inventor's work
A University of Sheffield scientist recently won a Rolex Award for Enterprise for a device which can predict volcanic eruptions by measuring gas levels.
Fun sex is baby-making sex
A senior lecturer in Andrology at Sheffield University, claims to have discovered the best method of conceiving a child: don’t think about babies.
Gatecrasher blow leaves club scene lagging
Comparing Sheffield to Manchester and Leeds is now painful
Get big on small town spending to stifle the London graduate magnet
In the past three years there has been a significant growth in the number of people attaining degrees.
Give B-listers the boot
Students don't need Scott and Abs to wave at them to enjoy a night out.
Having your own space makes a difference
You’ve got to love a good train journey; it’s part of the experience of going away for the weekend, and everyone has their own way of relaxing.
Higher Education set to suffer amid visa hysteria
Restricting places for international students would be damaging to the culture - and coffers - of UK universities.
How effective will the protest be?
This week saw an unusual event taking place on the concourse. A protest, organised by the Union, against the University on the issue of the cost of accommodation.
Let’s talk about sex before we try burlesque
Moulin Rouge-themed club night helped spice up Sexy Week message but less titillating activities would benefit those with body image issues.
Making a stand for white, middle-class men like me
If run properly, representation for males could help those struggling with identity.
Media hysteria over mephedrone
Reality lost as news becomes views
Mics will turn Jessop into Uni's Big Brother
Having cameras and microphones in the Jessop West building seminar rooms and offices seems to be crossing the line of keeping an eye on students for their own safety and becoming downright intrusive.
More Yorkshire Universities?
Rotherham, Halifax, Wakefield, Scarborough, Doncaster, No, it's not the contents page of Undesirable Towns, but a list of nearby places hoping to gain university status. But does Yorkshire really need a new university?
No one needs extra hour for excess junk
Longer opening hours for Broomhill Friery wouldn't benefit city
No-fees degrees are an ill-judged proposal
The distant dream of free education could become a reality but only if you’re prepared to write your dissertation under the watchful eyes of mum and dad.
Picky Cratcliffe postgrads are another headache for Uni
The University has isolated yet another group of students. This time it is the postgrads living at Cratcliffe Halls in the Endcliffe Village.
Pointless jargon stifles normal conversation
Brian Clough wasn’t someone who got bogged down with panic over political correctness and, instead, told it how he saw it with a refreshing straightforwardness. Nowadays that is a mantra which seems plain fanciful
Preaching and salsa don't stand for diversity
Friday May 8 was a great tragedy in the quest to unify the already unified ethnic communities of the University of Sheffield.
Presidential di-Lama
"I learnt earlier this week that apparently our Unionâ€™s honorary President is the Dalai Lama. Now I must further confess my ignorance: I didnâ€™t even know that the Union had an honorary President, let alone who it was."
Pressure makes us cheat
So, the University of Sheffield is experiencing a problem with students cheating. In the last year, 26 of our students were found cheating, leading to seven expulsions.
Protect prostitution's victims
Legislation could help the most vulnerable
Rating absent personal tutors proves difficult
Whether it be exam stress, swine flu worries, social exclusion or something a bit more delicate, personal tutors are there to lend a kind, experienced ear and direct you towards the correct course of action.
Road digger or Mandela's ouside man?
Students to have huge say over Sheffield Central seat
Sarky email remarks show lecturers lead dull lives
Packet of Werther’s Original are meagre distraction from tedious essays.
Sex victim stigma needs to stop
Stats reveal students of both sexes should remain vigilant
Sheffield activists lacking action amid squatting saga
Culture of the SAN could be undermined if there are more empty protests.
Stop treating us like kids over Nestlé
The referendum decision to suspend the boycott of Nestlé will mean an end to students being treated like children.
Students won't be able to resist new Tesco
Despite having failed with their previous application, the preserving devils at Tesco are pushing ahead with their bid for a new store on Springvale Road in Crookes.
Style over substance makes Jessop flop
"It was a week before my exam, and once again my internet was down..."
Tax money funds OTC's weekends of 'passion'
Get a gun, go into a muddy field, use foliage for toilet paper and emerge a man; this seems to be the point of the Officer Training Corps.
Tenants deserve more from city flats
Students are notorious for living in a less than sanitary environment.
The Hicks occupation will do nothing for Gaza
The Hicks Building occupation embodies the best and worst of student protest action. The idealism of supporting people in a war-torn country is laudable, but making daft demands demeans the idealism.
The not-so-sexy side of PhD prostitution
The news that the sex-blogger and former call girl Belle de Jour was a PhD candidate at Sheffield is quite surprising.
The spy who loved to stay in bed
Students could do without such a demanding part-time job
Tread carefully on Gaza crisis
Wherever it occurs, strife in the Middle East is bound to arouse strong emotions. As it should. Many students across the country have felt a need to raise money for humanitarian aid and find out more about the conflict since the recent crisis in Gaza.
Union must put faith in student voters
This year, we are spared the local election fight in Sheffield.
Union needs to get it's priorities straight
The planned Â£10million that the University allocated to the refurbishment of the Union and University House has been halved, with the second Â£5million being used to complete work on the Jessop site.
We are vulnerable and naÃ¯ve
Crime. It's everywhere. In fact let's do a little experiment: Look at the person on your left. Now look at the person on your right.
We don't have to down Jagerbombs
It's up to individuals to control their drinking amid a culture of budget-price booze.
Why am I on the mailing list?
Time for an overhaul of the University’s emailing system
Why revise when you can film a fox?
In the woods next to Carrysbrook Court lives a fox. The residents had glimpsed it at all times of day but the fox never lingered, it always ran as fast as it could.
Why, grammar and punctutation are important
Silly mistakes could cost marks
£5million Union rebuild puts paintwork before professors
Who knew that our university was populated by so many aesthetes?