September 2020 – Plymouth Gazette

26Sep

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An Unusual Start to the Academic Year

An Unusual Start to the Academic Year. Image: Copyright Diogo Abreu The safe return of education has been a constant worry for students since the start of lockdown. Shown above are the biggest concerns for students returning to education and how these differ from concerns in previous years. Read more stories about COVID-19 by Plymouth Gazette.

The Mis-sold Freshers Week

BY LUCAS VOSS Amidst a pandemic, nightclub venues are unable to reopen due to the difficulties in operating with sufficient social distancing measures. Despite the fear of permanent closures in the industry, event ticket representatives continue to sell tickets to unsuspecting students. Live entertainment. Image: Copyright Lucas Voss After the exam results chaos for the class of 2020, the incoming students who secured a university place this year will be excited to experience the much anticipated ‘freshers week’. Unfortunately, the Prime Minister announced nightclubs will remain closed for the foreseeable future. UCAS data in June showed deferred entry is 0.7 percent lower than the previous year. With grade inflation supporting an increased intake of university students a...

Plymouth Gazette Voted to Become An Official Society!

BY JOSH MARR At 07:20pm on 07/09/20, Plymouth Gazette was officially voted in as a Student Society at the University of Plymouth by society leaders in this evening's Society Forum. This means that you, the students, are able to become members of Plymouth Gazette for the minimal cost of £10 per academic year, with a one off £3 Student's Union joining fee, to write, be creative and learn with us from September. The Forum Plymouth Gazette passed with flying colours through the Societies Forum with 80% of the vote in favour of us, and answering questions from Debate and GovSoc about editorial independence and how we will allocate the funds we get from members. PG's answers were, in a nutshell, that we absolutely do have editorial independence, championed by Verity Lemm (VP Activities...