Swansea Student Media

Emily Maybanks talks about issues surrounding mental health and touches on her own experiences.

Emily Maybanks celebrates World Teachers Day 2017 and recalls the teachers and experiences that have made a difference to her life.

by Pavitra Panditha Leaving home and settling into university life can be both exciting and daunting, especially when having to make new friends in an...

by Lauren Kent Let us introduce you to the new student union officers for the academic year 2017/2018! The full-time and part-time officers were elected by...

By Rory James On Friday 1st September, Muslims around the world celebrated “Eid Ul Adha”, the “Sacrifice Feast”, which is one of the holiest events...

Xtreme radio's Alex Evans speaks to Theo Ellis and Joff Oddie from Wolf Alice ahead of their show at the Muni Arts Centre. Alex: How...

By Kiera Jones Kiera: Hi, I’m with Charli XCX. Say hi! Charli XCX: Hello K: You’ve just done a fantastic set at Summer ball. How was it?...

By Emily Maybanks Inspired by reading a book called ‘The Greeks* Had a Word For It. (*and the Russians and the Japanese and the Dutch)’...

Get up close to cockroaches, giant millipedes, stick insects, maggots and more during Oriel Science’s Bug Week from Monday 29th May to Friday 2nd...

On the 10th May, Swansea University's Sub Aqua club organised a  beach clean and BBQ fundraiser at Swansea Bay. Club member Evie Furness said "We had...

By Declan Murphy Right above the High Street Arcade near Gamers’ Emporium across from Argos, you’d be forgiven for not noticing this little gem at...

By Becky Elms It’s that time of year again; the sun is shining and we poor students are forced to sit inside cramming a whole...

By Rachel Sanders Paying obvious homage to films such as Anchor Man, Mindhorn is a quirky black comedy with enough laughs to make you forget...

by William Kriescher Who isn’t a fan of Disney? We all love them. However, when I heard they were making a live action movie of...

Our Music Editor Harry Ballmann was given the opportunity to take part in a radio interview on BBC6 Music with presenter Lauren Laverne, speaking...

By Harry Ballmann Alt J: Relaxer Alternative art-indie trio prove as enigmatic as ever, boasting a musical collective;  surprising their audience with an array of...

By Ellie Thompson As my role as Fashion Editor and undergraduate at Swansea University is coming to an end, I’m looking ahead at what I’m...

By Emily Maybanks We’re lying with our backs against the solid, cold pavement; our heads against the curb, dangerously close to the road. The velvety...

By Anonymous I am sick of going on dates with people around my age, 21. Most of them have no goals, ambition or gentlemanly etiquette....

By Shannon Jones & Faye Vlietstra Seeing as it’s the end of the year, we decided to catch up with a few of our blind...

So, you’ve finally done it, you’ve finished your essays, finished your exams, all that’s left to do is graduate…and finish your relationship (if you...

Dear Shannon and Faye, I’ve started dating someone, I really like them, but there are a couple of red flags. Their personality has completely...

By Sarah Harris I am a millennial... Bad news for those of you who were born in the years ranging 1980 to 2000, you are too....

By Nathan Lloyd On the subject of ‘the end of uni’, it’s quickly approaching the time when, like turtles looking for a mate, migrating students...

By Nathan Lloyd American food is equally as easy to nail as it is to mess up monumentally. Hands up, who’s had more than one...

By Harry Ballmann Swansea Summer Balls understandably aspire better the previous year, and the 2017 ball proves no exception. With a host of live performances,...

By Heather Wood The temperature is rising, the shops are selling sunglasses and swimsuits. It must be summer. Well almost. The evermore occurring sunshine means...

by Rebecca Martin, translated by Meg McNab  Ar y 25ain o Fawrth, 2017, fe wnaeth Y Gymdeithas Gymraeg cynnal digwyddiad a oedd yn gwbl newydd...

The South and West Wales Reaching Wider partnership offers a range of learning and aspiration raising activities to those living in Communities First areas...

By Sarah Harris With the impending dark cloud of exams following everybody around, it’s a familiar reality that those around you will be dealing with...

By Shannon Jones We’ve all heard the stereotypes of the sorority girl: the pretty, popular, stuck-up girls that aren’t too sharp when it comes to...

By Hilary Webb The end of every university year is always a little more ‘final’ for some more than others, the some being the non-returning...

By Emily Maybanks As someone who had never stepped foot into a music festival before 2015, when I spontaneously applied to work at Reading Festival...

 Prime Minister Theresa May has called a snap General Election, so at Waterfront we’ve raided our archives (from not very long ago as it...

Right above the High Street Arcade near Gamers’ Emporium across from Argos, you’d be forgiven for not noticing this little gem at first. But...

Eight Reasons Swansea is Better than Cardiff Cardiff and Swansea. Ospreys and Scarlets. Kilvey and Hygiene. All big rivalries, however there is no doubt in...

Varsity is a day dedicated to celebrating sport at Swansea University, by being a student here you become part of the Green and White...

This January Surf, Snowriders and Rowing set out on some epic trips across Europe! The Surf club have recently returned from Fuerta Ventura after taking...

The last weekend of January saw the lifesaving team push their skills at Welsh Nationals held in our very own Wales national pool. Teams...

With the season set to resume after the winter break, now is as good a time as any to review the club’s progress so...

After suffering a string of losses in their regional matches, Swansea University Ultimate have found their footing with this home game after the holidays....

By Hilary Webb In October 2015 co-founder of Lastminute.com Martha Lane Fox shared her notes for a speech entitled ‘Women as Digital Warriors’. Fox, who...

By Joshua Price Given that March 1st is St. David’s Day, it seemed fitting to have some kind of Welsh theme running through this month’s...

By Shannon Jones & Faye Vlietstra Shannon and Faye are Waterfront’s very own agony aunts and matchmakers. If you’re interested in going on a Blind Date...

By Hilary Webb About as weird and Welsh as it gets, Submarine (2010) is based on a book by the same name written by Swansea...

By Becky Elms Celebrate Wales this March by watching an original Welsh production. Y Gwyll, or Hinterland as it is known on Netflix, is a...

By Meg McNab Chwifiwch hwyl fawr i Chwefror, mae’r gwanwyn wedi dod. Byddwn yn gweld y diwedd o’r gaeaf a’i thywydd erchyll. Fe fydd hi...

There are many options available to me to introduce you to a true part of Welsh heritage, some you will know (you can’t avoid...

By Harry Ballmann Migration, n.: The action of passing from place to place, of passing into a new condition or form. Of a person or...

By Nathan Lloyd It’s hard not to be bewitched by the soulful timbre of Laura Marling’s voice which swells to fill every corner of the...

The XX I See You An album with such high levels of anticipation is always in danger of leaving us unsatisfied. Sitting with this album for...

Have Nintendo cracked it? Or are we looking at the next gimmick from the Japanese giants. In January Nintendo released more details about the Switch,...

We send our blind date couples to JC’s bar and coffee shop, which serves a range of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, speciality coffees, pub meals,...

By Nathan Lloyd Cawl is an institution in Wales, the cornerstone of hearty home cooking that dates back to time immemorial. It’s traditionally a simple,...

By Harry McKenna This recipe is great for lunches as the potato adds extra weight to the soup, filling you up for longer. I bought...

By Sarah Harris The red cards are poised, the Segways are on standby and our favourite tour guide is back in business. Brendan Sheerin is pinning...

The 8th of March marks International Women’s Day. This day commemorates a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women....

By Zoe Stabler All of the performing arts societies collaborated together for a performance of the much loved ‘Cinderella’ performed in February in the Taliesin....

By Ellie Thompson Forget magazines for fashion inspiration, fashion blogs and YouTube tutorials are where it’s at. According to social media surveyor Netbase, 64% of...

Students from Swansea University conducted a roadshow, being a part of SWELL (Sustainability and Wellbeing) at Fulton House on Friday the 17th of February....

By Heather Wood Representing Wales, Jordan Brice, a Swansea Maths undergraduate made the finale of a national cooking competition in early February. Jordan and four...

Reaching Wider has been working in collaboration with Swansea Union Student Media to deliver a ‘Student Media Event’ to care experienced young people from...

So I’ve been asked to write this article for the Waterfront, Swansea University’s Newspaper. Disclaimer: I am keeping it anonymous. Not because I’m afraid...

by Claire Cuddihy Many of us (including myself) will happily confess to having boasted to friends attending inland universities that Swansea has “the closest campus...

By Sarah Harris University without lectures is like a gin and tonic without ice – the content is the same, but it’s served disconcertingly differently....

Another year; another Super Bowl. The grandiose event that showcases the American love for spectacle. Arguably, the biggest sporting event in the U.S., if...

We all know student life is full on. From the pre drinks to the almighty weekly "sesh" and studying in between, it is a...

Gemma Maguire is a volunteer on Discovery’s COP Project working with South Wales Police on crime reduction and awareness raising campaigns in student residential...

Hundreds gather in Swansea to show solidarity to Refugees and minorities that President Trump has threatened.  All around the United Kingdom, citizens picked up their...

By Shannon Jones & Faye Vlietstra In a bid to try and help more Swansea students find love this Valentine’s, we decided to matchmake two...

By Shannon Jones & Faye Vlietstra Shannon and Faye are Waterfront’s very own agony aunts and matchmakers. If you’re interested in going on a Blind Date...

By Megan McNab Beth sy’n dod i’ch meddwl pryd ydych yn gweld eisiau cartref? Efallai’r bryniau gwyrdd sy’n estyn ym mhob cyfeiriad. Neu awel y...

By Heather Wood In the finale of Planet Earth 2 last year we saw the team exploring the new habitat providing an urban area for...

By Nathan Lloyd You’ll need: 5-6 medium/large red bell peppers, charred For the filling: 80g of cooked rice (per person) 1/2 fried courgette, chopped finely  (I used some from...

By Harry Ballmann I’m going make the case for vinyl and it’s pure procedural brilliance. It is a package. It is a ceremony. It is...

During 2016, many of the University sports teams undertook fundraising efforts for very good causes.  Here we look at a few of the events...

by Becky Elms Now, I am aware this isn’t the most romantic choice but it is a convincing argument that the House of Cards release...

By Lauren Putt It’s hard to believe that over a year ago I was getting ready to embark on my third year abroad in Nijmegen,...

By Shannon Jones & Faye Vlietstra It’s that time of year again: Valentine’s Day, where everything becomes overpriced and love seems to be the only thing...

By Joshua Price Hollywood’s recent trend of churning out one remake after another is a big discussion within the industry right now. What does it...

Make love weird with ‘Amelie’ By Rachel Sanders ‘On September 3rd 1973, at 6:28pm and 32 seconds, a bluebottle fly capable of 14,670 wing beats a...

By Ellie Thompson With the sale of workout gear ever growing and the sports industry booming (estimated to be worth more than £6bn in 2015),...

By Declan Murphy With elections on the horizon I had the chance to sit down with four of the FTOs and ask them a few...

By Nathan Lloyd and Heather Wood The adventurous bar group, Loungers, has opened another venue in Swansea. Located in the centre of town overlooking the...

By Harry Ballmann 10th January, 2016. The exact day that light slowly bled into the darkness. The enigmatic king of pop was lost into space,...

  By Ffion White Two years after dropping their debut track ‘Swim’ online, Fickle Friends are taking the music world by storm. I caught up with...

By Alex Evans VANT headlined Hoyfest at the Gates Art centre in Cardiff, on Saturday 19th November and brought their trademark energy to their show. VANT...

The Pixies shouldn’t be seen as little creatures with wings, rather, a formidable indie rock band who essentially define the kind of garage rock...

By Joshua Price The world was a very different place in 1996. It was a time when Nicolas Cage was able to win an Oscar,...

November 25th, the day every Gilmore fan has been waiting for, Netflix has released a four-part event ‘Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life’....

By Joshua Price Given that awards season is now well underway many film fans will already be placing bets on or speculating who will take...

Pumdeg mlynedd yn ôl, ar yr 21ain o Hydref, 1966, daeth tirlithriad erchyll i lawr ar Ysgol Gynradd Pantglas a wnaeth crynu holl bentref...

“I am a citizen, nothing more, nothing less”. Where to start? You’ve all heard the news surrounding this film. ‘That’s the one about benefits, yeah?’,...

‘Hamburg Demonstrations’ by Pete Doherty Turning up to Clouds Hill Recordings studio unannounced is only really going work if you carry as much talent and musical...

Waterfront’s Harry Ballmann caught up with Local Native’s lead singer Taylor Rice, talking about coming of age and what it is to make music. Do...