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Nelson Mandela at 70; apartheid; student loans; discretionary awards; Section 28; NUS conference; schizophrenia; WASF Sports Day; Wessex Student; student magazine archive; 1988 student history

Wessex Student Magazine Vol 4 No 3 (Summer 1988)

This Summer 1988 issue covers Nelson Mandela at 70, apartheid, student loans, discretionary awards, Section 28, NUS and mental health.
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Wessex Student Magazine Vol 5 No 2 (March 1989)

This March 1989 issue focuses on the Grants Not Loans campaign, Southampton’s first Women’s Festival, international affairs and student entertainment.
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Wessex Student Magazine Vol 2 No 1 (October 1990)

This October 1990 issue calls students to march on Conservative Party Conference over access, funding, student loans and education quality.
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Wessex Student Magazine Vol 3 No 1 (Sept/Oct 1986)

This Autumn 1986 issue focuses on the student housing crisis, education cuts, welfare reforms, student loans and international solidarity.
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An Experience Festival

An-Experience Festival

Student union autonomy; Baker review; housing crisis; Section 28; sexual abuse; Paddy Ashdown; NUS membership; student rights; Wessex Student; student magazine archive; 1988 student history

Wessex Student Magazine Vol 5 No 1 (Autumn 1988)

This Autumn 1988 issue investigates student union autonomy, the housing crisis, Section 28, sexual abuse, Paddy Ashdown and Baker’s review.
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Student loans; Poll Tax; Green politics; Lesbian and Gay liberation; voluntary membership; student unionism; live music and theatre; Wessex Student; student magazine archive; 1989 student history

Wessex Student Magazine Vol 6 No 1 (October 1989)

This October 1989 issue launches a new year with student loans, Poll Tax, Green politics, Lesbian and Gay liberation and entertainment listings.
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Wessex Student Magazine Vol 2 No 5 (Summer 1986)

This Summer 1986 issue focuses on student union autonomy, education cuts, AIDS awareness, sexual harassment, NUS elections and student sport.
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Mucky Weekender All‑Dayer + Warm‑Up Hits The Brook This May

Southampton is getting a full dose of festival energy as Mucky Weekender rolls into The Brook on Saturday 2nd May...
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End Of The Road

One of the UK’s best-curated festivals.
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Mucky Weekender 2024, photo by DM Jones
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