Aline Downey

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Vice-Chancellor to take twenty per cent pay cut amid financial concerns resulting from COVID-19...

Bristol University confirms ‘safety net’ approach to final year grades affected by COVID-19 as students wait for more details...

Bristol Uni to release full ‘no detriment’ policy on Friday...

Students criticise UoB 'no detriment' policy as 'unclear' and 'unfairly applied'...

Bristol University delay summer graduations...

Uni closes all buildings following coronavirus lockdown...

Live updates: Classroom teaching to be cancelled from Wednesday due to coronavirus...

UoB student tests positive for Coronavirus...

University warns students of coronavirus travel risks over Easter holidays...

Students may have to take summer exams online amid concerns over coronavirus...

ARTICLES OF Aline Downey

May 08, 2020

Even with streaming, we should cherish independent cinemas

Going to the cinema, especially an independent one, isn't just about watching a film. These places provide a sense of community for all of us, something we'll need more than ever when we can leave our houses again...

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Nov 07, 2019

Hocus Pocus: the forgotten origins of Halloween

Halloween is, in many ways, about stories. It’s a festival intrinsically tied to notions of narrative, theatricality and pretence, with each of us placing ourselves at the centre of our own costumed play. However, our current vision of Halloween lacks any awareness of ancient, archetypal legends....