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Nash and Macvicar Called Up To University Games

Loughborough footballers George Nash and Sam Macvicar will join badminton players Harley Towler and Peter Briggs at the World University Games. The squad was announced this week as…

Jeffs Books European Under 23 Spot

Loughborough’s Izzy Jeffs struck gold in the javelin at the national under 23 championships this weekend in Bedford. As a result Jeffs has booked her place on the…

Loughborough To Host England Rugby League Team

The Rugby Football League announced this week that Loughborough University will once again host the England squad this October as they look to create a solid foundation in…

Lightning Netball Costs University £33k Per Win

Loughborough University has spent £100,000 on the Lightning netball team in two years, during which time they have only won three games out of 26. It makes the…

News

Hazlerigg-Rutland Hall Of The Year

The Loughborough Experience Awards, which were held last night, celebrate those individuals and teams that…

Drug Warning In Hall Of Residence

Drug Warning In Hall Of Residence

  A group of students have been questioned regarding the possession of illegal substances on…

University To Hold Bill Overton Memorial Conference

The Department of English and Drama will be holding a conference on eighteenth-century verse in…

Features

Is It Time To Look At How We View Drugs?

There was minor scandal in Royce this week when five students were caught with an illegal substance, which is reported to be weed, in their rooms. The students…

All Inclusive Student Accommodation From £89pw

If you’re still looking for next year’s accommodation then why not live with UNITE. We have rooms available at The Holt which is in a great location just…

Is There a Right Way To Lose Your Virginity At University?

I once wrote an article about casual sex at university and the potential negative mental effects it can have on people. Many people engage in casual sex at…

Columnists

Student Suffrage: A Waste Of Potential?

A few months ago Comment editor of The Epinal, Harry Earl, delivered an engaging perspective on the current state of student politics at Loughborough university. Although, unlike…

Comment

IMS Allstars Scoring System Insulting & Stupid

In China, eight is a lucky number, hence why the Beijing Olympics began at 8:08pm on August 8, 2008 (08/08/08). Similarly to the Beijing Olympics, this year’s…

Jago Pearson

Student Media Must Do More

Next week, I step down as Editor-in-Chief of The Epinal, the publication Andrew Lawton and I founded last summer. Journalists like nothing better than to discuss the…

Andrew Lawton

The Epinal Has Had A Positive Impact

It was this time last year that Jago Pearson and I began planting the seeds of The Epinal. I think it’s fair to say we have come…