In an age when phenomena such as global warming and climate change are taken as scientific orthodoxy, it is almost fashionable to be considered a sceptic. Every age has produced rebels; men and women who ‘oppose the system’ and many of them were indeed scientists; but no age has tolerated them to such an extent as the twenty-first century.
BY BASIL BABU
For once in my life I am in agreement with Peter Robinson. The First Minister for Northern Ireland recently claimed the province’s current education system to be a “benign form of apartheid.” Whilst I would certainly not use the South African term, the segregative issue in Northern Ireland, which has sparked controversy over the past week or so, is worth addressing.
BY MARK STEVENSON
A meeting was held earlier this month to discuss actions to prevent disturbances in the Holyland area this Halloween. The area has been renowned for significant street disturbances on public holidays and other occasions over the past number of years, in particular St. Patrick’s Day celebrations, Freshers’ Week and Halloween.
Kathryn McFall
The album ‘Senior’ is Norwegian duo Röyksopp’s sequel to last year’s ‘Junior’ release. Anyone at least a bit familiar with their work will love this compilation of down-beat and warm electronica.
BY MATTHEW ROBB
Hundreds of Queen’s students today protested against the recent Browne review at Mandela Hall and outside the university. Student representatives from NUS-USI and the Students’ Union initiated the Union General Meeting at noon and asked students to back their motion to reject Lord Browne’s proposals. NUS-USI President Ciarnan Helferty called not only on students but on families as well to outright reject any proposal to increase tuition charges at Northern Ireland universities.
BY SEAN ASHFORD AND LAURA MCANENEY
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You may know Weezer from one of their breakout hits; ‘Beverly Hills’, ‘Buddy Holly’ or even ‘Pork and Beans’ which pokes fun at internet culture. Apart from these few singles, the band has only really made it big in the States. Can their latest album ‘Hurley’ do any better over here?
BY MATTHEW ROBB
Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg star as two less than respected New York Police detectives who couldn’t be any more mismatched, but decide to team up to clean up the streets – with some hilarious results. However, although it sounds like the writers have came up with comedy gold unfortunately this is not the case. In a recent review of the film, the London magazine Time Out praised ‘The Other Guys’ as being a contender for comedy of the year. If this is the case, don’t expect the next four months to deliver another ‘Hangover’ or ‘Knocked Up,’ as Adam McKay, director of cult comedy classic ‘Anchorman,’ brings us an ultimately disappointing film with gags more silly than funny and a limited amount of original dialogue.
BY GABRIEL DORAN