Posted by: Peter Symonds on: 20/03/2009
By Rebecca Coles
Cervical Cancer has been the latest moral panic to take centre stage in our lives since Big Brother celebrity Jade Goody has been diagnosed. Jade Goody 27, mum of two and now wife to Jack Tweed received the bombshell shortly before Christmas. Since she received the terrible news she has been determined to fight [...]
Posted by: Peter Symonds on: 13/02/2009
By Justine Kharbanda
As a way of keeping people informed we have put together a little news section to let people know what’s going on and comment on any events or stories happening within college.
Posted by: Peter Symonds on: 03/12/2008
Christmas Ball
Written by Laura Macri
Fancy frocks, shimmering decorations, blasting beats and one jolly mince-pie filled man can mean only one thing, yes you’ve guessed it…it’s time for another great Christmas ball!
The Christmas ball (as if you don’t already know!) is taking place this year on Friday, December 12. The grand doors of Southampton Guildhall open [...]
Posted by: Peter Symonds on: 03/12/2008
Written by Adam Knowles
A recent study commissioned by Barnardo’s, a children’s charity, has supposedly shown that around half of the adults interviewed considered children to behave like animals—increasingly dangerous.
The credibility of this study has been criticized, as some of the questions seem to have been leading. But how many people could have been genuinely surprised [...]
Posted by: Peter Symonds on: 03/12/2008
Written by Isaac Lee
Peter Symonds College celebrated the vast differences within itself in a Diversity Week during November.
The Student Union ran events and stalls designed to highlight the various cultures, races, and beliefs that populate Peter Symonds. These included: Henna painting; a lecture from Holocaust survivor Josef Perl; a performance from the college’s burgeoning hip-hop [...]
Posted by: Peter Symonds on: 03/12/2008
Written by Ben Moncrieffe
I would class myself as a student. I have little or no money, I quite enjoy a pot noodle and I have been known on occasion to have a pint while still in bed. So you can imagine my absolute disgust when the lady in HSBC said: “Sorry, you don’t qualify as [...]
Posted by: Peter Symonds on: 02/12/2008
Christmas gifts made easy
Written by Rebecca Coles
Every year we get stuck with Christmas and what to buy one another.
We either leave it till the last minute or buy too early and by Christmas it feels like years out of date. You either feel like you know the person too well to the extent that [...]
Posted by: Peter Symonds on: 02/12/2008
Holocaust survivor talks
Written by Emma Waller
Josef Perl, one of the last holocaust survivors. These words sound touching when you read them, but to watch, hear and feel them is something so surreal, you can only ponder the extent of the horror and adventure being presented.
A Czechoslovakian man came to share his story at Peter [...]
Waitrose – Friend or Foe?
Posted by: Peter Symonds on: 11/11/2009
After several planning applications, months of construction work and hundreds of employees, the latest addition to Winchester’s supermarkets has finally been completed: Waitrose at Weeke. A new source of groceries and delicacies, snacks and ingredients should surely delight the neighbourhood; it’s local, it’s quality and it even contains a new medical practice.