Posted on 11 May 2012
It’s Friday evening and here I am, afflicting a blank document with my thoughts, feelings and perceptions. This document may end up wreaking a sense of bravado, yet I’ll be quick and shameless, because my web browser displays a parallel pretence of pomposity just a window away. I would not be surprised if my laptop [...] Continue Reading...
Posted on 08 May 2012
Five months after Legalize It! Malta and Moviment Graffitti’s first demonstration in favour of the decriminalization of cannabis, the two organizations have joined forces once again, this time in honour of the 14th Annual Global Marijuana march. Over 700 cities worldwide have participated since 1999, with the aim to promote cannabis culture as a personal [...] Continue Reading...
Posted on 08 May 2012
Students will be hitting the polls today so as to elect representatives onto the University Senate, three other faculties and the Institute of European Studies. A call for nominations made by the students’ council last month opened receipt for representatives on the University Senate; the Faculties of Art, the Built environment, Dental Surgery and ICT; the [...] Continue Reading...
Posted on 07 May 2012
19-year-old Gabriel Borg has always had a passion for speed. MELISSA MANTHOS interviewed the aspiring racer who has been drawing attention on the racetrack in Sicily for the past two years. Since he first drove his father’s boat in Ghadira aged four, Gabriel Borg has been addicted to the incredible rush of adrenaline he gets from [...] Continue Reading...
Posted on 04 May 2012
In a statement released earlier today, social democrat students Pulse showed concern with the way one of this year’s MATSEC O-Level Mathematics exams was conducted. Pulse spoke of a half hour delay before an examination session held at the San Ġorg Preca Boys Junior Lyceum in Hamrun. The statement claimed that the delay resulted in a chaotic situation which [...] Continue Reading...
Posted on 03 May 2012
10 panels and 30 different papers all stemming from the 3 different words which presented this year’s postgraduate symposium’s focus. Elena Stilon sits down with two of the organisers and a member of one of the panels to understand exactly what happened when Desire, Culture and Literature were thrown together. As early as October, the preparations begin making headway. [...] Continue Reading...
Posted on 28 April 2012
Matsec’s decision not to allow students to drink water during examinations has been reversed, according to student organisation SDM. The Education Ministry confirmed this in a statement released this morning. “We regret any inconvenience caused to students,” it said. The issue was raised by rival organisation Pulse yesterday after students complained they had been prohibited from taking [...] Continue Reading...
Posted on 28 April 2012
Christian democrat students SDM have set up an online petition pledging for the MATSEC board to allow students to drink water during exams; MATSEC is responsible for the organisation of ordinary level and advanced level examinations. Through a petition posted on change.org, SDM stated that the board should not exert measures which, given the students’ mind-set, [...] Continue Reading...
Press Release – Faculty of Education With reference to the news items in connection with students’ admissions to the B.Ed.(Hons.) and PGCE programmes of study aired on ONE News (Friday 16th September) and PBS (Saturday 17th September), the Faculty of Education, University of Malta, would like to clarify that: Teaching practice is a compulsory and highly-valued component [...] [...more]
Insite’s Annual General Meeting shall be held on Thursday, 17th May 2012, at the University of Malta KSU Common Room. The AGM shall commence at 17:00. The temporary agenda is as follows: Appointment of Chair Approval of previous AGM minutes Address by the CEO Presentation of Annual Report Motions Question Time Appointment of Electoral Board Election The roles up for grabs during the election are; [...] [...more]
Announcement: Warren Sammut has resigned as External Officer of Insite with immediate effect, in order to contest KSU elections. We would like to emphasize that Mr.Sammut’s decision will in no way influence our media. Thank you for following us, Insite Your University, Your Media. [...more]
What is Your Position on ACTA? In Favour Against Undecided Not Bothered If decided, explain your reasons: I am Currently: Not a Student A Postgraduate student An Undergraduate student A sixth form student Primary/Secondary school student I am well informed about ACTA. 1 - False 2 - Partly False 3- Maybe 4 - Partly True 5 - True The media is well informed about ACTA. 1 - False 2 - Partly False 3 - Maybe 4 - [...] [...more]
The University campus was evacuated earlier this evening after a bomb threat was received by the University. According to unconfirmed reports, an unidentified person called the university security office at approximately 8.30pm and made the threat, which was ultimately revealed to be a hoax. The scare was treated with all seriousness by the University, and the Tal-Qroqq [...] [...more]
Updated with official statements from KSJC and SDM. The Junior College Student Council (KSJC) announced the first edition of the “KSJC Festival” last weekend, boasting an atmosphere organised “truly for students, by students.” The initiative was met by disgruntlement from several SDM (Studenti Demokristjani Maltin) members – as the Festival is being held during the same [...] [...more]
Prof. Yorik Wilks from the Florida Institute of Human and Machine Cognition gave a presentation earlier today with regards Internet companions. The topic treated the concept which “aims to change the way we think about the relationships of people to computers and the internet by developing a virtual companion to stand between individuals and the [...] [...more]
A number of law students have spoken to insiteronline.com to express their frustration at the large amount of lectures that have been cancelled by their faculty in the three weeks since lectures resumed at the start of October. The students, who did not wish to be named, are all fifth-year students reading for their Doctor [...] [...more]
A MOVE survey held between 3/10/11 and 7/10/11 among 704 correspondents showed that the majority of university students are in favour of same sex marriage but against adoption by same sex couples. The survey boasts a percentage of 56.5% in agreement to same sex marriage, while a staggering 51.1% are in disagreement towards adoption by [...] [...more]
“The BNP leader Nick Griffin was forced to abandon a press conference outside parliament today after protesters pelted him with eggs.” – The Guardian (09/06/09) Of course, this is neither ethical nor permissible in a civil society. Similar things have happened in Malta. As Newton himself aptly remarked, every action gets an equal and opposite reaction; [...] [...more]
A number of university students have joined forces and formed themselves into a group to express their frustration with what they call an “inefficient and disorganised public transport system”, and have announced that they will be holding a public protest to voice their discontent with Arriva and Transport Malta over the current situation. In a statement [...] [...more]
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