It’s a been bit of a quiet and somewhat stressful week this week, everyone is starting to buckle down as the end of term approaches. It’s been a mainly research-based week for me this week, finding out as much as possible to make my essay the best it can be. I have managed to finish my International Business essay about risks faced by companies who operate in more countries around the world, so that’s a big relief.

 

To chill out, my housemates and I took some trips to the cinema to see Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald and Bohemian Rhapsody. It was a great stress-reliever for us all and with it being only 10 minutes on the bus and tickets only £5, it’s a super easy and affordable way to enjoy yourself with your friends.

 

For Politics Society also, it’s been a great week. Last week, we had Dr. Richard Johnson deliver a lecture on racial polarisation partisanship in US politics. This is about the differences in voting between white and minority voters in their decision to vote Democrat or Republican. It was a fascinating lecture that was greatly enjoyed by the members who attended. Events such as these are some of my favourites as it allows our members to learn about areas of politics that they may not be able to fit into their degree scheme. We also hosted a pub quiz on Wednesday 21st November, which was a great break from work for everyone!

 

Hope you are all doing brilliantly and remember to take some time out for yourselves. See you next time,

 

Orla

 

Hello again,

 

I hope that you have all had a good Christmas break and that 2018 has started well.

 

The term at Lancaster has started well and it is difficult to believe that we are already in the third week of term, where did the time go! Despite it still being early days things are already very busy. One highlight for us all in the department was hosting our first applicant visit day of this year. It was really great to meet so many of you personally and get to answer questions that you had about Lancaster, the courses available and university life in general. Thank you for all of you that could make it, it was great to see you and for those who are coming to our upcoming visit days we all really look forward to welcoming you for the day!

 

This week the Politics Society, in cooperation with the Jewish Society hosted Stephen Breuer, a Hungarian Holocaust survivor. It was a very moving event to attend and it was humbling to hear first-hand of the experiences that Stephen and his family endured during one of the darkest chapters of human history and the chance to hear his message of acceptance and tolerance was a remarkable opportunity. We were also very honoured to be able to ask questions after the talk and it was an exceptionally special evening all-round.

 

My studies are also beginning to pick-up and I am in the process of trying to narrow down ideas for my dissertation. This is stressful to say the least, but it is also a great opportunity to be able to look in detail at topics that interest me, and it is really exciting to get the chance to take full ownership of my degree and decide for myself what I want to dedicate time to studying in detail.

 

Until next time…

 

Michael