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Government Calls for More Gen Z-hosted Podcasts

In a bold move to improve youth engagement, government officials have announced a new initiative requiring the immediate creation of more Gen Z-hosted podcasts. The new policy, aimed at boosting cultural discourse among young people, mandates that every new podcast must feature a twink with a moustache, a girl with an effortlessly cool fashion sense, […]

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Shrek 5: Keele served as inspiration

Predicted to have the biggest Oscars sweep since The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, Shrek 5 is what some critics may perceive as ‘Oscar-bait’. However, the film has garnered the support of various populations unlike other awarded films. Presently, the lgbtq+ community, Mexicans, and drug cartel kingpins have voiced their support for […]

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Shallot merchandise

In yet another shocking example of Keele overfunding unnecessary ideas, Vice-Chancellor Trevor McMillan has personally donated tens of thousands of pounds, alongside diverting excess funds from SHAG week to Concourse in aid of developing their branded sex toys. In a private interview with the Vice-Chancellor, the Concourse team found that his large donation: “Has nothing […]

Frog Fact

The Japanese Tree frog

The human body produces a hormone called oxytocin, which is associated with trust, empathy, lust, and relationship building.But frogs don’t have that.Instead, they have their own hormone called mesotocin.This does the same thing as oxytocin and drives frogs to look for a mate, or for some, look for their young.Just like oxytocin in us humans, […]

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The Forest of Light Replaced by the Vice Chancellor’s Bronze statue

Students and staff woke up yesterday to find that the “Forest of Light” had mysteriously vanished overnight. In its place, in Union Square, stood a 100-meter-tall bronze statue of the honourable Vice Chancellor, named “The Beacon of Success” or B.S. for short. The official university press release hailed this bold new development as “a strategic […]

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Big blue orb in the sky?Alien Contact? [Loud Incorrect Buzzer]

Throughout the years, representations in the media of UFOs and Aliens have spiked curiosity and instilled fear in populations globally. Only more recently, however, have governmental bodies, such as that in the US, confirmed the existence of aliens. Here at Keele, the Observatory had picked up on a phenomenon that shocked researchers, and soon they […]

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Keele Tunnels to be added to the Keele Quintuple

As of recent, the student union have received an influx of complaints about the completion of the Keele Quintuple, claiming it was “too short”. The Keele quintuple challenges students to have intercourse in 5 key Keele landmarks, consisting of Keele Hall, the Student Union, Keele library, the woods, and the chapel. This challenge was thought […]

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Student’s ‘Let’s meet up soon’ Message Celebrates One-Year Anniversary

Wednesday 12th March marked a full year since university acquaintances, Emily Stevens and Jake Reynolds, first exchanged the fateful message: “Let’s definitely meet up soon!” Despite both expressing apparent enthusiasm at the time, the two remain locked in an unspoken agreement to never actually follow through. The original message, sent shortly after an awkward run-in […]

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A letter from a fanatic: Discourse, the better concourse?

Dissatisfied with your student-led newspaper? Feel like it doesn’t truly represent you? Hungry for more, like dear reader Alex? Discourse is here to relieve your misery, with a fresh newspaper that verily cares and tends to your every need. Below are (some of) the proposed sections: Repping My “Repping My Landlord”: Struggling with quality and […]