Hello & Welcome!
Firstly, welcome to The Afternoon View, an online student magazine rammed with tips and tricks to being a Brookes student, hilarious anecdotes, and whatever else we feel like sharing with you. I’d better congratulate you all on getting into this fine university, and of course us returning students on not failing life, despite the lack of work you probably did last year… I’m Ro, a second year Publishing media student, and the new Editor of this project. I’m a proper northerner,... Read More
Where the Fuck am I!?
Ever felt stressed or confused about what’s going on around you in Oxford? If your answer is yes, good job on being honest! Now, take a deep breath and DON’T PANIC! We’ve all been there at some point, and those who haven’t will get there eventually. If you answered no to this, my reply would be: really?? You have never, not even once been stressed about something or started sweating a bit more than normal on some occasion after getting here? If still no, I find that... Read More
Society News
According to the OBSU Facebook page, Brookes has over 60 societies (though I’m pretty sure there are more… I know of at least 3 which aren’t listed). ‘Sounds great,’ I hear you think, ‘so much to choose from!’ But this is where the trouble starts. It’s pretty hard to find out about upcoming events for different societies, as well as where and when they’ll be held – unless you went to Fresher’s Fair and had a chat... Read More
Atheist, Secularist and Humanist Society
‘What is so great about Humanity?’ – Julian Baggini On 9th November at 6pm in the Main Lecture Theater at Brookes Gypsy Lane Campus Brookes ASH and the Brookes Philosophy Society have invited Julian Baggini (author of ‘The Pig that want to be Eaten’ and ‘The Ego Trick’) along to give us a talk titled ‘What’s so great about Humanity?’ Julian has done a lot of work on humanism already and will discuss questions like ‘does... Read More
Japanese Society News
The Japanese Society is a society focused on bringing those with an interest in Japan together. From Japanese exchange students to J-horror film buffs, the society is one of Brookes’ largest, boasting over 230 members (and winning several Oxford Brookes society awards). Despite these large numbers, the community is a ‘tight-knit family’, as their totes gangsta cornbread representative Nabu described it in a recent interview with The Afternoon View: What is the... Read More
Moo-Moo’s Smoothie Bar
‘Mmmmm’ factor: ***** 5/5 Value for money: **** (with discount) 4/5 Would you go back?: every day if I could afford it! If you’re tired out from shopping in Oxford and you fancy something sweet to keep you going, Moo-Moo’s is a place it’s well worth spending your student loan. Moo-Moo’s is a family run milkshake and smoothie bar found in Oxford’s historic covered market. The friendly staff serve up a variety of tasty smoothies including... Read More
Skint Student?
So you’ve waved goodbye to your parents, settled into your new Halls of Residence and have survived the carnage that is freshers week. Now there are lectures to be attended and finding that all-important balance between work and play. On top of managing university work and your social life, you’ve to actually learn how to budget your money. Yes you’ve all that money at the start of the semester but you need to make sure that you’ve some left at the end. Money management... Read More
A ‘Crepe’ Place to Try- Sometimes it’s good to be bad
The ‘mmmmm’ Factor? ****4/5 Would you go back? ****4/5 Price? £2-£5 So it’s not exactly like springtime in Paris, I apologise, BUT at least there’s the experience of the taste of that French dish the crepe…. or should I say crape? (How do you even pronounce it?)…Anyway this will satisfy those winter blues… Located in the Covered Market in Oxford Town Centre or alternatively the Sports Cafe at the University, The Breton Crepe Company has your... Read More
Climate Change
Climate change, an ongoing problem affecting the world that is widely publicised and shouted about. But what do all these facts and figures mean for young people in the UK today? How will it affect us? The current environmental state is changing and we are at the heart of it. When looking at the future, our future, problems arise in relation to temperature, water level and population and with all these on the rise, the lack of resources, jobs, drinking water, are catapulted forward... Read More
When Ice Cream is a No No!
‘I’d rather bleed with love, than live without any scars’ (Pink – Love Song). Do you agree? I thought so. I’m not going to tell you how to find The One, or true love, or even pretend to know about this complex, wonderful and painful phenomenon that is called love, any more than you do. Most people look for the One. I found several Ones. As a very young woman of 8 years old I took a passionate liking to the male protagonists in the films Grease 1 and 2. But of course... Read More
