The Easter holidays are over, which means most students are submerging from their month of denial back to Selly Oak for the season of library all nighters, constant googling of ‘jobs you can get without a degree’ and popping pro plus like their going out of fashion. But do not fear troops, Valefest 2016 is …Read More
Last night Burn FM hosted The Burn Ball at the Old Library in the Custard Factory. The event recognised some major achievements in Burn this past year. The Order of the BurnFMpire is the award given to those whose contribution to Burn has been outstanding in the past year. However, this year there was a …Read More
Photo credited to The Telegraph Junior Doctors went on strike again. You’d be forgiven for not knowing this; it wasn’t covered at all in the mainstream media. In fact, the only treatment it received was negative. James O’Brien on LBC lamented at length with incandescent rage at the pure vile that certain newspapers espoused …Read More
On the Saturday 5th March the Guild Elections were held in the Debating Hall announcing the new Guild Officer Team for the next Academic Year 2016/2017. The Elections beat their record in voter participation with 7,450 votes. The Officer positions were highly contested this year, and the evening was extremely tense! Burn FM collaborated with Guild …Read More
Head of News, Katie Packer interviewed former Broadcast Journalist and News Reader Rebecca Hume as part of Burn FM’s ‘Burn Live in Conversation’ in order to give students an idea of what a career in Broadcast Journalism could be like. Rebecca worked for Heart FM, Free Radio and the BBC in West Midlands, Coventry and …Read More
The Guild Elections are here – giving us the opportunity to vote for the people who will be running our Student’s Union next year. The Elections can seem a bit confusing if it is your first time voting, this guide will help you understand what you are voting for, why and how. The …Read More
In preparation for tomorrow’s opening of voting, Burn FM News invited all Full-Time candidates to the Burn Studio in order to learn a little more about them. Those who were available to attend were able to expand on their policies and chat a little bit about why their prospective positions are so important within the …Read More
Who’s in the running? Following yesterday’s circulation of all Part-Time Officer candidates, the Guild of Students today released the equivalent list for Full-Time positions, in an announcement this morning. With over 40 candidates to choose from, it’s a record year for Guild democracy. They are, as follows: Activities and Development Officer: Natalie ‘Foxy Coxy’ Caley …Read More
In preparation for tomorrow’s full announcement, in which Full-Time Officer candidate and full manifesto information will be made public, the Guild of Students released the list of candidates for Part-Time Officer positions this morning. The positions, and subsequent candidates, are as follows: Anti-Racism, Anti-Fascism Officer: Rachel Fisch Mohammad Naderi Community Action Officer: Rukayah Adewoye …Read More
It has been 40 years since the last referendum on UK membership, two decades in which the issue has never fully been settled. The debate has remained at the forefront of British politics, dividing opinion, separating official party policy lines and now even causing internal party division within current Prime Minister David Cameron’s party and …Read More
