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- Heartstrings Omnibus Week 1
An Omnibus edition of Week 1's episodes for 'Hearstings' The Soap Opera developed exclusively for the Forge Radio Breakfast Show. - Live Election Coverage - Part 1
- Live Election Coverage - Part 2
- Live Election Coverage - Part 3
- Live Election Coverage - Part 4
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- The Breakfast Show - Highlights Podcast 1
A weeks worth of highlights form the Forge Radio Breakfast Show all in an easily enjoyed 20 minutes! Don't we spoil you... - The Friday Afternoon Show
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- 'Ground Breaking' at the Union
A cermonial 'breaking of the ground' took place on Friday, November 20 to mark the start of the redevelopment work on the Student’s Union. - Calls to cut bursary money for middle-class students
The Office for Fair Access (OFFA) into higher education is calling for Universities to cut the number of bursaries given to students from "high income" homes. - Computer scientists crack the code
Students from the Computer Science Society competed in a coding competition organised by a study abroad student from New Mexico. - Dance Soc steals the show
The University of Sheffield’s Dance Society has won three trophies in a competition against eight other university teams. - Face paints stir up racism row
A group of students wearing face paint have been denied entry to the Union due to racism fears. - Graduates paid £15,000 to be social workers
Graduates in England are set to receive at least £15,000 if they retrain as children’s social workers under a new government proposal. - Interview with NUS Vice President
NUS Vice President Susan Nash says it is vital for students to be involved in their union elections. - RAG raises thousands for charity
Sheffield Raising and Giving (RAG) have raised more than £10,000 for charity this fortnight by holding three fundraising events. - Student hitchhikers caught on the motorway
Students fundraising for charity have been caught illegally hitch- hiking on the motorway, despite previous safety warnings. - Students celebrate Interfaith week
The student Faiths Forum has been celebrating different beliefs and religions at the University as part of the National Interfaith event held last week. - Students to get new recycling services
Sheffield City Council has announced radical changes to improve the recycling services available to local households. - University Professor becomes society President
A professor from the University of Sheffield has become the new President of the European Society of Pathology. - University singing competition to raise money for charity
A University staff member is organising an ‘X-Factor’ style singing competition to raise money for charity next week. - Women's Officer speaks out on domestic violence
The Women’s Officer is calling for all students to share their experiences of domestic violence after being “flabbergasted” by existing attitudes.
Sport
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- Sheffield graduate claims third in Sports Personality
University of Sheffield graduate Jessica Ennis claimed third place at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Awards on Sunday.
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Features
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- Cake, craft and community: Sheffield's new WI takes off
Forge Press visited Sheffield's new WI to find out why it's belly dancing and Bellini, not Jam and Jerusalem which makes it tick. - Overqualified and underpaid: new graudates feel the pinch
With graduates facing the worst jobs market in recent history, Forge Press catches up with recent university leavers stuck in the vicious cycle of low-skill work.
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- Biblical Studies U-turn triumph for students
Now the department needs to prove its worth after closure threat. - 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. - Higher Education set to suffer amid visa hysteria
Restricting places for international students would be damaging to the culture - and coffers - of UK universities. - 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. - 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. - 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. - Sarky email remarks show lecturers lead dull lives
Packet of Werther’s Original are meagre distraction from tedious essays. - Sheffield activists lacking action amid squatting saga
Culture of the SAN could be undermined if there are more empty protests. - We don't have to down Jagerbombs
It's up to individuals to control their drinking amid a culture of budget-price booze. - 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.
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Ents: Arts
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- Interview: Hilary Mantel
Lucie Boase talks to Booker Prize Winner and Sheffield University alumni Hilary Mantel. - Review: A Picture Of Us?
This illustration of identity in British art spans works from the 19th century to the present. - Review: A Week In December
A Week in December is an ambitious attempt to capture every aspect of modern British life. - Review: Beauty and the Beast
This trip to the theatre proved to be incredibly nostalgic (as Disney musicals always are). - Review: Cracks
A pity this little known play has hardly managed to get the same attention as Mr Sherman's seminal work Bent, so more kudos for SutCo's choice of play and cast. - Review: Eddie Izzard
Eddie Izzard managed to keep the audience laughing and always succeeded in returning to the point he was trying to make. - Review: Friday Night with The Tuesday Poets
The whole evening allowed for a unique insight into human experience, becoming a fully formed living anthology. - Review: Hogarth at the Graves Gallery
Shedding light on the evolution of the human condition with humour and gravitas. - Review: Opus and Word Life
This style of poetry is effective in explosive instances.
Ents and Arts: Screen
- Screen
- DVD Review: A Rage In Harlem
A surprisingly entertaining combination of laughs, guns and weirdness set upon a backdrop of 1950s New York - DVD Review: Bloody Mama
A rare dvd release of Roger Corman’s cult depression-era tale of ‘Ma’ Barker and her four sons. - DVD Review: Maradona
A film so deeply preoccupied with the pantomime of super-celebrity that it almost forgets that there’s an actual man lurking beneath it all. - Review: Avatar
A stylistically phenomenal film which fails to engage as a story or, well, anything else really. - Review: The Box
After reeling from the delirious Southland Tales, Donnie Darko director Richard Kelly is back with a step and a stumble.
Trophies - The Sports Blog
Notes - The music blog
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Square Eyes - Film & TV Blog
- An Introduction to Damages
Despite falling viewing figures, the drama which is as clever as The Sopranos, and as unpredictable as House, is back. - Leading Men
Are some actors cut out to carry films and others just supporting actors at best? - Re-review: The Hurt Locker
Taking another look at the Oscar winning war-in-Iraq epic that toppled Avatar.
Duncan's Education Blog
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Caroline Vann Jones' Travel Blog
Jo Wendel's Travel Blog
- A Naughty Night at Kit Kat
It was my first visit to a sex club, and it showed. On the dance floor a guy in a wheelchair had wheeled up to me, grabbed me by the hand and dragged me over to a seat nearby.
For and against blog
- Are students to blame for their debts?
No - A luxury lifestyle is a far cry from reality for most student savers - Are students to blame for their debts?
Yes - Students are swapping Aldi for Waitrose and baked beans for smoked salmon - Did you vote in the Union Elections?
Yes - Not all students suffer from election apathy. - Did you vote in the Union Elections?
No - Officer hopefuls presented empty promises. - Is takeaway tester the best job in the world?
Yes - Jamie Oliver won’t approve, but what’s better than being paid to eat pizzas? - Is takeaway tester the best job in the world?
No - Eating junk food should be a rare treat rather than an everyday experience. - Is the IC the best place to study?
Yes - Popularity of the IC shows we have a study area to be proud of. - Is the IC the best place to study?
No - It might be a hit among students but they are rarely there to study. - Is the Union's new facepaint policy over-sensitive?
No - The policy on face paint at Union nights clears up an equivocal issue. - Is the Union's new facepaint policy over-sensitive?
Yes - Those who dress up as sheep or ninjas are not seeking to cause controversy. - Should Uni rent out halls to friends and family?
Yes - Family and friends will appreciate the chance to experience Uni life first-hand - Should Uni rent out halls to friends and family?
No - Students should be left to their unashamed antics in first year halls. - Would you leave university to chase your dream?
Yes - Reaching for the stars is better than having to scrimp and save after graduation. - Would you leave university to chase your dream?
No - Your dream won’t last forever - a degree is something you can always fall back on.
