Comments for The Orbital

Comment on Be Yourself – A response to ‘Hipsters on Campus’ by Hipster10000

Hipster10000 — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:51:03 +0000

Samuel, I think you totally missed the point of Rhea’s article. Perhaps if you weren’t so quick to jump to defend a group of people who quite clearly aren’t “being themselves” (unless by some magical coincidence they all look entirely the same), then you would have been able to see the point behind the article – that is, in fact, “be yourself”, as opposed to following the ironically-titled “unique” brand and look down on those that don’t. However, having seen the vicious and pointless attacks on Rhea in varying places over Facebook (extremely brave), I did expect some shallow response to her article. And here it is.

Comment on Be Yourself – A response to ‘Hipsters on Campus’ by Phil McCrevise

Phil McCrevise — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:40:40 +0000

Samuel, just admit that it was a funny article, you hipster!

Comment on Murdoch pied by ex-Royal Holloway student and The Orbital contributor. by London Student » Blog Archive » Has Jonnie lost his marbles?

London Student » Blog Archive » Has Jonnie lost his marbles? — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 12:07:10 +0000

[...] Jonnie is a former Royal Holloway University student but doesn’t look back on his time there too fondly; he cuts a somewhat forlorn figure as he tells me that he doesn’t have too much to say about it. During his time at the University he wrote for The Orbital and the editor at the time, Mario Creatura, said: [...]

Comment on Train fares to rise in January by InflationMonkey

InflationMonkey — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:17:44 +0000

You’re correct, since the early 1990s UK train fares on average have increases faster then inflation as reported by RPI, but does this tell the whole story, as the recent news headline make out?

Over the last 25 years, UK train fares have generally increased inline with UK average salary growth. This is very different to the trend with RPI were train fares increases much faster. So on average train fares are approximately as expensive/cheap, relative to average wages, as they were in the late 1980s
Reference : http://www.inflationarypressure.co.uk/UK%20Inflation%20Data%20for%20Rail%20Fares.html

Comment on New theatre at RHUL gets go-ahead by Louie

Louie — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:49:42 +0000

Let’s pray College will allow Clubs and Societies to use the space after teaching hours. I saw Dance Soc practising in cramped seminar rooms today- this can’t go on!

Comment on Sh!ts and Giggles by Anon

Anon — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:44:35 +0000

how necessary is it to write a spiteful article singling individuals out for their aesthetic choices *awkward*

Comment on Live blog: Occupy RHUL by Alex Hull

Alex Hull — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:25:00 +0000

I think that the occupiers have no understanding of the economics of their demands.

Privatization is actually the way forward for cheaper university tuition. If the government didn’t guarantee student loans, then universities could not charge 9,000 plus pounds per year, and would be forced to compete for students by having lower tuition fees.

Thanks for wasting the universities time and other students money though. I give you guys another ten days.

Comment on The Flounder by Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 12:37:59 +0000

Oh dear. Nothing wrong with tongue-in-cheek rival bashing but this is just badly written, distasteful, and rather confused in its purpose. The Orbital is just a bad paper…

Comment on Sh!ts and Giggles by Anon

Anon — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:20:49 +0000

I think you’ve missed the point that it’s meant to go against the grain of ‘This one time, on my gap yaaaaahh’.

And if you’re asking about what’s necessary then I’d like to ask about how necessary leaving a spiteful comment on somebody’s article is?

Chill out.

Comment on Slippery future for Liquid nightclubs by Jason Ash

Jason Ash — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:43:09 +0000

Sorry you feel that way Dan. We’d honestly welcome any constructive comments from you or anyone else at Royal Holloway. End of the day we want you all to have a great night out here.