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Student Views

Student Views

A student’s take on the world, written by the JC's student bloggers, Asha Sumroy, Jamie Rodney and Orli West, along with other guests.

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Don’t mix your soul with university work.

Asha Sumroy is one of the JC's regular student bloggers for 2017-18. She is studying at Durham University.

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Don’t mix your soul with university work.

Would you wear a kippah at university?

Would you wear a kippah at university?

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I can’t listen to Lorde any more

I can’t listen to Lorde any more

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New Year's Eve should be more than a night out

New Year's Eve should be more than a night out

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December 12, 2017 17:16

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Student blogger Jamie Rodney on the myth of Jewish intelligence, and the reality of Jewish guilt

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November 28, 2017 11:51

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November 21, 2017 15:06

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How to stand up to campus antisemitism

Student blogger Orli West on an issue facing every Jewish undergraduate

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November 14, 2017 14:21

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I feel guilty about my Jewish disconnect

Where are my Jewish friends, asks Jamie Rodney

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November 6, 2017 12:17

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Two heads are better than one

Can anyone really keep their focus during student lectures, asks Asha Sumroy?

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October 30, 2017 16:01

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Our new JC student bloggers

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I'm breaking away from my comfort zone

I am a fish leaving his pond to go completely out of water, writes Noah Libson

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October 19, 2017 13:25

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We need to be proud of who we are

I will continue to stick my principles, on Judaism and Israel, writes Orli West

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October 9, 2017 14:28

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