Led Zeppelin, one of the most celebrated and influential bands in rock ‘n’ roll history, was recorded live before a dazed and confused audience for the first time on this day in history, Dec. 30, 1968. “The show took place at Gonzaga
Furious Tories have accused university bosses of “pandering to a woke edict” after ordering students to comply with transgender names and pronouns or face punishment. Queen’s University Belfast’s new code of conduct demands that both staff and students use whatever name and
A day of mourning has been announced in the Czech Republic after 14 people were killed and 25 injured during a shooting in Prague. President Petr Pavel spoke of his “great sadness” and “helpless anger” at the “totally unnecessary” loss of life
An academic who entered Norway as a Brazilian citizen and was arrested last year on suspicion of spying for Russia has confessed his real, Russian name, Norwegian authorities said Thursday. The man was detained in the Arctic city of Tromsoe, where he
Grant Shapps has said his daughter faced anti-Semitic chants at her university in the aftermath of Hamas’s October 7 terror attack on Israel. The Defence Secretary, who is a practising Jew, said his daughter had told him she felt “uneasy”, with people
Bristol University has sparked uproar after the National Anthem has been scrapped from its graduation ceremonies. Historically, the Russell Group university had ended its graduation ceremonies with a student leading a rendition of the anthem. However, the song was quietly axed from
Oxford University Press has named “rizz″ as its word of the year, highlighting the popularity of a term used by Generation Z to describe someone’s ability to attract or seduce another person. MERRIAM-WEBSTER CHOOSES ‘AUTHENTIC’ AS THE 2023 WORD OF THE YEAR
The University of Bristol is to remove the dolphin emblem of merchant and slave trader Edward Colston from its logo. It comes after Colston’s city centre statue was pulled down and thrown into the harbour during a protest in 2020. The university
Cambridge University has been branded “ageist” by a number of professors for setting the retirement age at 67, it has been reported. The University is among the two institutes, along with Oxford, which maintain an “employer justified retirement age” (EJRA) seeing professors
The Evanston Health and Human Services Department is investigating a norovirus outbreak linked to a $1-burrito event for Northwestern University students. The “$1 Burrito event” for Northwestern University students took place last Saturday between 1 and 8 p.m. with Big Wig Tacos.