Archive for the ‘Opinion’ Category
OPINION:Symbolism and Semantics
Tuesday, December 13th, 2011
Old habits die hard here in Northern Ireland. Some of the more dangerous habits have been kicked, but deep rooted attitudes are proving a lot harder to shift.
BY COLIN WILLIAMSON (more…)
Tags: Colin Williamson, DUP, First Minister, Lord Mayor, Niall O'Donnaghaile, Peter Robinson, Politics, Sammy Wilson, Sinn Féin
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OPINION: What Did You Think of Belfast Music Week?
Thursday, December 1st, 2011
Conducting a little experiment in the run-up to the MTV EMAs in Belfast, I asked five people if they were aware it was Belfast Music Week – not the greatest survey in the world, but the results may still be relevant nonetheless. Of the five, only one had actually heard of the event. The remaining four gave responses ranging from, “Well, that’s not very original,” to an enthusiastic, “Well, that’s good! Maybe some good bands will play.”
BY LEE BRADY (more…)
Tags: Belfast, Belfast Music Week, Cool FM, EMAs, Gown, Lee Brady, MTV, MTV EMAs, newspaper, qub, QUBSU, Queen's, queen's university, student, students, su, The Gown
Posted in Arts + Ents, Opinion | No Comments »
HOOD
Tuesday, November 29th, 2011
Another fortnight, another chance to listen to Gary Spedding. This time it was at the Palestine Roundtable discussion. There were more people at it than Council, and different people at that, so was an audience that one could not resist.
BY THE HOOD
Tags: Business Club, Countdown, Fiona Kidd, Gary Spedding, Jedi Jim, Jim Eastwood, KFC, Niall McShane, Nigel Macauley, student council, The Hood, Tyler McNally, UUP
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EDITORIAL: Whatever you say, say it clear
Tuesday, November 29th, 2011
The last council showed how its members are either not aware of the protocol, or it demonstrated their total disregard for the rules. “Troops off Campus” are not everybody’s cup of tea, and their questions aim to shock and succeed at getting people’s backs up. Trying to discuss whether the Union is opposed to the British army and war is neither here nor there. The issue is that they weren’t given a fair chance to speak. Points of Order do not have to be accepted by the person speaking. Never was anyone allowed to say whether they could accept the Point of Order or not. After proposing a motion and the discussion, a summary is meant to be given, people should not need to shout from the back that they are allowed to speak again.
BY EMMA GALLEN (more…)
Tags: Emma Gallen, Gown, newspaper, qub, QUBSU, Queen's, queen's university, student, students, su, The Gown
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EDITORIAL: Strike while the iron is hot
Tuesday, November 29th, 2011
This week will see the largest strike action in generations taking place. It will not just be limited to Queen’s, almost every public sector worker will be joining the pickets. There will be demonstrations, marches and lots of angry managers. The government is trying its best to put out propaganda about how much it will cost the economy, how it’s going to stop an already non-existent recovery. They are threatening that if workers strike negotiations will be halted and plans will implemented as they are.
BY BEN FINCH (more…)
Tags: Ben Finch, newspaper, NUS-USI, qub, QUBSU, Queen's, queen's university, student, students, su, The Gown, UCU
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OPINION: On the loss of Gary Speed
Sunday, November 27th, 2011
Rarely do those associated with Premiership football shift from the back pages to the front for reasons other than scandal.
BY COLIN WILLIAMSON
Tags: Colin Williamson, Gary Speed, Sport
Posted in News, Opinion, Sport | No Comments »
OPINION: Frankie my dear, we don’t give a damn.
Monday, November 21st, 2011
Finally, the cruel joke is over. Frankie Cocozza, no-one’s favourite wannabe rock star, has been unceremoniously kicked off the X Factor, after breaking one of the show’s ‘golden rules’. What that rule may have been seems a little hazy, but the papers are all screaming ‘cocaine Cocozza’ so I think we can deduce the answer from that, even if half the country couldn’t work out that little Frankie is a few notes short of the full chorus.
BY ROMANO MULLIN (more…)
Posted in Arts + Ents, Features, Opinion | No Comments »
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