It’s that time of year, shortly students will be hanging banners, handing out flyers and competing for poster space around the campus, all the while dressed in outlandish costumes and t-shirts covered in glitter and slogans. No, it’s not the latest sport fixture on a Wednesday, it’s Elections!
So what is this glittering prize that so many students are willing to campaign in rain, snow, and blazing sunshine for? Well, it’s the chance to be part of the team that leads the Union for an entire year.
The 4 Full Time (paid) …

January is that time of the year where we all finally attempt to overcome our Christmas hangovers, begin to maintain our New Year resolutions and generally make a fresh, clean start towards the rest of the year.
However, as university students, this is also the important time on the calendar when first and possibly second year students should be deciding on and finalising private accommodation lets for the years that follow. However, the turn of the New Year also brings with it numerous coursework deadlines and endless exam preparation, and there …

I will not profess to have created such a genius headline; the brains behind it were that of Gordon Smart, for his Bizarre column in The Sun, 18th December 2009. This clever play with words was used to describe Simon Cowell’s dismay at the ability of the Facebook group ‘ Rage Against The Machine for Christmas Number 1’, to have knocked his newest X-Factor puppet off of the top spot.
I’m not writing this to discuss whether or not this was fair or correct, or if little Joe was …

Canterbury’s paper of record since 1717, the Kentish Gazette, is used to its fair share of criticism.
Some of that criticism is deserved but Unified’s article headlined Kentish Gazette Get Personal: Lies, Lies, Lies simply got it wrong.
It accused our coverage about the return of the Cathedral city’s students of being fabricated, slanderous and fictitious. It was not.
It criticised us for not acknowledging the role students play in boosting the economy or recognising the contribution they make to the voluntary sector. We covered both aspects - on the front page and …

In the November/December issue of Unified, the newspaper included the article entitled ‘The mother of all money problems’, printed on page 9 in the ‘Finance’ section of the issue. Unified acknowledges that the subject and concerns raised in the article were that of one individual, and do not reflect the opinions of every student at CCCU.
We would also like to apologise for any offence caused within the article, and recognise that in the current financial climate, Canterbury Christ Church University has helped many students who have not yet received their …

Hello and welcome to this edition of Unified. We are the newly appointed editors, Jamie Harris and Sam Francis. We are both second year journalism students so this is a fantastic opportunity for us. We hope that we have brought a new edge and direction to the newspaper with our dedicated team of writers.

There have been mixed opinions on the new 35million pound library, but the question I’d like answered, is what did 35million actually buy?
When talking about the library most students will point out the distance of the library as being the main issue. Before, the library was on campus, but now it is a good thirteen minute walk away (and yes I was sad enough to time it!) and that was walking quickly, let alone carrying books, bags, in the rain, sleet and snow – treacherous times for us ladies in …

The experiences of an International Student who made Canterbury Christ Church her home:
For many, regardless of gender, age or nationality, starting University means moving to a brand new stage in life. However, doing it abroad is an even greater challenge to one’s self-confidence and beliefs. Surprisingly though, looking back in time, for me it was exactly this that made my time as a fresher even sweeter.
Although coming to CCCU straight in year 3 after transferring from my previous University in Bulgaria, as a fresher, I went through the same uncertainties …

What do people imagine when someone says students? Poor, always drinking, partying, causing noise and chaos and clogging up the streets in student housing. It is not very often that students are seen to be doing good except for four students; Jillian Hales, Adam Webb, Harriet Morris and Leah Dobson. Where they have been given the opportunity t to go to Ghana and help the people living poverty. The second year students have been given the opportunity through their course (primary education) where they get to spend four weeks helping …

When watching a BBC documentary on knife and gun crime, there was a small patriotic cheer amongst me and my housemates when Canterbury was mentioned. After a moment, an awkward silence fell upon the room, “that’s not a good thing that Canterbury was mentioned”, whispered my housemate. She was right. Unfortunately it is the sad truth that gun and knife crime exists on our very doorstep, in the very town where we build our future and cement some of our finest memories. The very same town …