T’HUD Archive
Archived T’HUD articles from 2013–2017 before the student magazine was relaunched as Galvanise Magazine
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SU Elections – Candidate Question Time 2014
Yesterday evening the 2014 Students’ Union elections burst into life at a Candidate Question Time. In front of hundreds of students and a live radio audience candidates running for the roles of VP – Communications & Democracy, VP – Education, VP – Wellbeing & Equality, VP – Student Activities and SU President were grilled by…
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University Student Bringing Eclectic Concerts To Town
University of Huddersfield student Sam Hopkins is bringing a diverse line-up of music to the town, with a series of eclectic gigs. Hopkins, a third year student, has organised the events as part of his final year project, with proceeds from the gigs going towards an accompanying series of lectures from industry figures. “For the…
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The Huddersfield Gay Scene – Where is it?
The hub of the gay student life is coming from the continuous work from the LGBT society. President of the LGBT society, Emma Kearl, has done a lot with the group and her opinion on the gay scene in Huddersfield is one of disappointment. Recently the biggest gay bar in Huddersfield, Chads (pictured), closed down…
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A View From Room 101 – Student Central
“You asked me once, what was in Room 101. I told you that you knew the answer already. Everyone knows it. The thing that is in Room 101 is the worst thing in the world.” Nineteen Eighty-Four, George Orwell I’m not sure what sort of message the University was sending T’Hud when they moved the…
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Huddersfield announced as University of the Year
HUDDERSFIELD has been declared University of the Year by one of the UK’s leading publications. The announcement was made during a ceremony at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel, venue for the 2013 Times Higher Education Awards. “This is the most fantastic honour!” said a delighted Professor Bob Cryan, theUniversity of Huddersfield’s Vice-Chancellor, who accepted the award in person. “It is a tribute to all the staff who have worked so hard to get us where we are today. …
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Hold Off On Your Housing
Every year the Students’ Union Advice Centre deals with a huge number of cases where students have rushed into signing for properties without properly thinking it all through or making any checks and then live to regret it because the property is unaffordable, they’ve fallen out with their housemates or the property is unsuitable. And what they don’t…
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Give It A Go – Yoga!
The Sanskrit word ‘yoga’ is translated as a union between body, mind and spirit. I have never tried any form of yoga before, but had heard it was extremely rejuvenating, beneficial and cleansing for the soul, so when my friend suggested coming along to a beginner’s class that she was teaching it tempted me to…
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Don’t have sex…because you will get chlamydia…and die
Although the title was written with comedic value in mind, there is a cause for concern when it comes to sexual health at University. You’re away from mum and dad possibly for the first time, and you’re ready to lose your dignity to the first person who asks for it. But a recent study by…
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Undergraduate Support to be cut
With students already struggling to face the prospect of anything up to £53,000 debt at the end of their degree, the news of George Osborne cutting the undergraduate support budget by £150 million won’t be taken lightly. This means axing the National Scholarship Programme – but it doesn’t stop there! The way the NSP works…
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5 Ways to stay fit at University
Staying fit at university is a challenge. With a plethora of activities going on all at the same time such as napping, drinking, studying, socialising and more drinking it’s sometimes hard to fit in very important things such as sleep and exercise. However finding time to stay fit doesn’t have to be a huge chore…