Dan Gordon wrote and starred in The Boat Factory, a moving play about workers in the shipyards in East Belfast. Michael Condron delivered a fantastic array of accents, and the chemistry between the two actors was fizzing. A play starring only two people can get slightly dull and drag, but The Boat Factory was fast-paced, funny, and left you knowing an awful lot more about Belfast’s history.
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The Business Club event “CEO’s and Ho’s” has been cancelled due to complaints of sexism.
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Three rapes in one week have caused the local media to look into how sexual assault is treated inNorthern Ireland.
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Niall McShane, VP Clubs and Societies, was asked at Council to justify using the VP Club Societies’ Facebook page to promote a competition his brother had entered to win money towards his wedding.
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Security was required on Monday 21 November for the inaugural Council meeting.
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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.
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On Friday 25 November, many Queen’s students received an email supposedly from Visa demanding students change their passwords immediately.
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