Only 64%???

I was shocked to find that ONLY 64% of people have found that the TV license isn't worth its cost. £139.50 is a ridiculous amount for ailing content. If YouGov had surveyed JUST students, the sum would be considerably higher.

While students do enjoy online services such as the BBC iPlayer, I can assure the TV license people that they don't pay.

To the TV License people: Students receive your threatening letters (that are completely faux) and rip them up. Seriously, THE BIG BOLD RED LETTERS DO NOT WORK!

I can say that I do not pay for a TV license -- but that's because I don't use a TV or the services that fall under what needs a TV license. TV doesn't appeal to me.

BBC Trust's plan backfires

I am in the middle of the road regarding this one...

I was quite encouraged by the level of innovation shown by the BBC Trust in undertaking such a task. But distributing local news online was a massive risk - and, quite rightly, not worth £68 million. Yet seeing jobs being created instead of being destroyed within the industry would have been encouraging to see.

After talking with some fellow journalists, professional and student, it's quite clear that everyone has a grim diagnosis of the industry in their mind. To know that you are going into an industry where there are currently no jobs for students is slightly depressing...slightly...

Yet spending that much money on a service nobody would use, is not feasible. People do use the web; but not to browse local web. Try again Sir Lyons.

Library woes

I can understand the unjustness that 'Dan' from this article is feeling. Having to pay an extra £25 to replace a flyaway pamphlet is just downright wrong. But rules are in place to stop students from taking advantage of the services provided by the University's library; Dan could even accept that. I myself have been subject to the Library's wrath. I have been charged a couple of times for failing to return RBR books in time. But, at the time it happened, I was not in Stirling and could not return the books. I tried to use the online renewal system, but was treated with many error messages.

Dan's case is unfortunate, but he does raise a good point. Students in a cash-strapped position, who are unable to pay the initial fine, would be completely deterred from doing so with the notification that they must also pay an extra £10 on top of the fine and the price of the item they lost, if they do not pay the initial fine within two weeks!

...excuse me while I catch my breath, but isn't there another way?

At the end of the day, we should be thankful the library is there in the first place. Injustice is part of the law, and we must live with it to preserve true equilibrium.

My Experiences with Stirling's Intramural football

Having played in the most recent intramural tournament, I must also share my disproval at the lack of organisation demonstrated by the University's Department of Sport Studies. After so many good games in the league stages, it felt like nobody wanted to play on final day -- and nobody even cared who won. It was an absolute mess. Even one game was decided on a coin toss, after neither could win on penalties!

I had never had time to play in the Intramural before now, and I was, on a whole, left a bit perturbed by it all. If I wanted this sort of dis-organisation, I'd organise to play with friends every week at the local park. At least then I wouldn't have to pay £5 and feel like a chump.

And self-refereed games? If you're going to take a few thousand from us, at least act like you care...