Pi Magazine’s co-editor-in-chief Declan Rooney wrote a blog (titled ‘Students: stop dreaming of a job in journalism and get to work’) which graced the homepage of The Guardian’s website near the end of the year. In it, he tells readers to stop dismissing life as a hack as ‘an unrealistic fantasy job’, before going on to describe an unrealistic fantasy job of him at Pi “making deals with advertisers and negotiating timings with printers” and how these skills make him look impressive on his resume. Soc Bitch has heard rumours that Rooney has actually done none of these things. Nor, apparently, has he written a story or feature for the magazine this year. He probably won’t mention that in his CV.
Students attempting to drown their sorrows in Phineas only had them added to when Musical Theatre Society promoted their upcoming production of Spring Awakening by performing sexually explicit songs in the bar. They advertised the show, which includes rape and child abuse, by handing out condoms. Students can also find free condoms at the reception of the Lewis Building, where they won’t have to endure singing and dancing.