Opinion / Ozempic: Skinny Never Really Went Out of Style
An opinion on weight-loss drugs, beauty standards and the renewed pressure to be thin.

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An opinion on weight-loss drugs, beauty standards and the renewed pressure to be thin.
The student protests surrounding Enoch Powell’s 1968 Cardiff visit are revisited through contemporary records.
The Annual General Meeting reviewed four agendas on Thursday evening. The second agenda ‘My Scrubs, My Choice: Equality in Healthcare Dress Code’, focused on students in healthcare that are required to wear scrubs but follow religious and cultural beliefs and require certain parts of their body to be covered e.g. arms. Lots of students at Heath campus raised concerns over not having access to appropriate clothing that respects all student’s religious obligations and personal beliefs.
In a speech to the AGM, Cardiff Student’s Union CEO Daniel Palmer delivered news that the Union’s finances were in improved shape, citing increased income and less debt as the contributing towards this.
A personal essay questions expectations of monogamy and how people define loyalty in relationships.
Proposed admissions changes at Cardiff University raise questions for future undergraduate applicants.




