A Feminist Reaction to the 'Why I'm Not a Feminist' Video | Trident Media

So you may have seen it. There is a (relatively old) video currently making the rounds on Facebook that features a young women denouncing her need for feminism. The video has become a viral success despite it’s lack of substantiated facts and general naivety. Here's my reaction...

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Tips for Summer Language Learning | Trident Media

One of the most challenging things about learning a language as part of your degree is keeping that flow going throughout the summer months. This is even more important as a beginner as the foreign vocabulary and grammar is not yet solidified into your long term memory. Why spend hours and hours during term-time perfecting that smooth pronunciation just to lose it all over summer? Here’s our top tips for keeping your language skills tip top over the summer break. Anyway, how else are you going to chat up those new exchange students in September?

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5 Top Tips to Clean Up Your Online Presence | Trident Media

It’s 2015, everybody is on Facebook; and unfortunately for student job-seekers, this includes potential employers. Funny cat videos aside, social media is a brilliant resource for companies on the hire, allowing them to sniff out applicants and quickly sort the potential winners from the losers. It may be slightly intrusive but unfortunately for us, the internet is open and free for anyone to peruse. So, if you’re looking for a job and your feed is awash with drunken selfies and ‘fapes’...

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Book Review: The Marriage of Opposites by Alice Hoffman | Trident Media

When it was announced that Alice Hoffman - New York Times bestselling author of The Dovekeepers - was releasing a new book, I was quick to jump at the chance to read it. Upon finishing the book, I am still in awe at how much Hoffman actually managed to fit in it...

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