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The Finale: Southampton University raises tuition fees to £9,000
Southampton University will charge £9,000 per year on tuition fees for future students coming to Southampton Uni.
Blind faith is worse than ignorance, but that's not these Christians.
It’s not the Christians who are trying to ‘tell me about Jesus’ that annoy me. It is the ignorant non-Christians.
EXPOSED: The Best and Worst Landlords of Southampton [SURVEY RESULTS]
For the past few weeks, the Soton Tab have been running a survey to find out you think about your landlords.
Could YOU be an editor with the Soton Tab?
We’re setting up editor positions for each section. If you enjoy writing and fancy getting more involved in editing stories, while having a fantastic time and heavily boosting the CV, this is for you.
Ban Nestlé?! What about free Consumer Choice? There’s no such thing.
Going into the SUSU Shop and complaining that they don’t sell Yorkies is like going into Topshop and yelling, “WHY DON’T YOU SELL PETROL?!”
Soton Tab inspires new satirical ‘news’ website Wessex Mash
Today Facebook feeds have been full of wonder at the new satirical news website, Wessex Mash, run by an anonymous blogger within SUSU.
Students OUTRAGED after Local Council BANS QUADVODS from being sold in Sobar
Our beloved student club, Sobar, has been banned by local authorities from selling quadvods, the standard drink of choice in Sobar and Jesters.
9 MILLION HOURS Wasted on Facebook by Southampton Students in 2010
Sean Parker: “We lived in farms, then we lived in cities, and now we’re gonna live on the internet!”
SUSU SCRAPS WINCHESTER SABB: “It’s just not necessary”
Winchester has been neglected over the years both by the University and the Union, and for many students this most recent decision marks the final straw.
MATHS: Officially the UGLIEST Building on Campus
It’s official – the Maths building has been voted the ugliest building on campus by you, our readers.
SOUTHAMPTON SAYS NO To the NUS
The NO team can attribute their success due to the fact that they convinced students that SUSU would lose £50k per year from being part of the NUS.
One Day Off isn’t enough – Southampton Uni Closed Tomorrow
The University have just announced that it will be closed tomorrow on Friday 3rd December.
SNOW DAY! And We’re Having a MASSIVE Snowball Fight on the Common
Southampton’s Biggest Snowball fight took place on the Common on December 2nd, 2010.
The NUS: Student Discount, or No Student Discount. That is the question.
This discount card may be ‘icing on the cake’ compared to the more important issue of national representation, but it is certainly very nice.
NUS Referendum: SUSU Accused of Bias
This week SUSU has received complaints accusing them of being biased towards the NUS in this referendum on their website.
Second Student Protest is scheduled, and SUSU will NOT be going
A protest organised by left-wing groups who condoned the violence that took place at the last student protest have organised a nationwide day of action, ‘Day-X’.
No More Thugs in Portswood – Give Us More Street Lighting
More street lighting will mean more criminals will get caught and put behind bars where they belong.
VIOLENCE AT DEMO 2010: STUDENTS BREAK INTO TORY HQ
The peaceful protest against higher tuition fees today turned to violence, with students breaking into Milibank Tower.
Collider Recreates The Big Bang – And We’re Still Here
There has been speculation and worries over the years that the experiments conducted at Cern will create a black hole which will cause the earth to implode.
Maximum Tuition Fees to be TREBLED
Luckily these proposals are not likely to affect students currently studying for a degree.
£1.5m New Interchange: EUROPEAN Style
£1.5 MILLION was spent on redeveloping the new Highfield Interchange, to include a Latte’s stand and a South-of-France style shelter.