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How you can help the less fortunate this Christmas

Daisy Lewis Although 2020 has been a challenging year for us all, we have to remember to be thankful for what we have. Most of us don’t need to rely on food-banks and charity donations, and are lucky enough to currently be employed or furloughed. However this is the day to day reality for aContinue reading “How you can help the less fortunate this Christmas”

Men’s Mental Health

Daisy Lewis What better day to talk about men’s mental health, than International Men’s Day – which annually falls on the 19th of November. You may not be aware of the day, as it is only in the last couple of years that it has become more widely known and celebrated. Some of you mayContinue reading “Men’s Mental Health”

How To Get To Know Your Flatmates During Lockdown

Daisy Lewis We all know this year is different from any other, and unfortunately the pandemic couldn’t stop for Freshers’ week. This meant that thousands of first years all around the country, found themselves trapped in a flat of new people unable to get to know each other. For decades, uni students have taken partContinue reading “How To Get To Know Your Flatmates During Lockdown”

Pride Month – The History of Pride

Daisy Lewis and Emily Burrell It’s important to remember why we are able to celebrate Pride, which is why we have decided that to end our week of posts dedicated to Pride Month we would look back at its history and what it was that began the annual celebrations. Although June is now a timeContinue reading “Pride Month – The History of Pride”

#BlackLivesMatter

By Daisy Lewis, Megan Scott, Chloe Royle and Emily Burrell The Quack is back from our brief hibernation whilst the team focused on university commitments. We hope all of our readers are doing well and are coping with the new normal that is life in lockdown! We were originally planning on breaking our hiatus withContinue reading “#BlackLivesMatter”

Looking After Your Mental Health While In Quarantine

Daisy Lewis It’s all over the news, it’s in every conversation and it’s completely unavoidable. COVID-19 has taken over our lives for the past few months and unfortunately, it seems as though the situation is only going to get more intense before it begins to get any better. Whilst you will have been bombarded with informationContinue reading “Looking After Your Mental Health While In Quarantine”

Q&A with the SU President Candidates

Daisy Lewis We got the opportunity to speak with the two candidates up for SU President this year; Kate Vickers and Sam Farrell. In this exclusive Q&A, the two share their personal memories of Edge Hill as well as answer the all-important question: what is your go-to meal deal? Starting off, if you could chooseContinue reading “Q&A with the SU President Candidates”

Editors Wanted

Daisy Lewis If you follow us on Instagram (@thequacknewspaper), you may have noticed that we are currently looking for editors to join our team in September. If you are interested in writing, editing and website management then please email us, this is the role for you! You don’t have to be an English or CreativeContinue reading “Editors Wanted”

Meet the Editors: Daisy Lewis – Joint Editor-in-Chief

Hello, I’m Daisy! I’m currently in my second year here at Edge Hill studying English Language with Creative Writing. I love my course as it fuels my passion for short story writing, as in my spare time that’s what I enjoy doing. I’m hoping to go into a career in journalism but I’m also veryContinue reading “Meet the Editors: Daisy Lewis – Joint Editor-in-Chief”

SU Elections – Everything you need to know

Daisy Lewis – Joint Editor-in-Chief Yes, it’s that time of the year again, the Student Union Elections! You might have seen a few posters dotted around The Hub or you may have come across a couple of Instagram posts and didn’t think much of it or that it wasn’t your ‘thing’ to get involved in,Continue reading “SU Elections – Everything you need to know”