Bangor University Students’ Union’s English Language Newspaper

Seren published monthly during term time. We have editorial independence from both Bangor University and Bangor Students’ Union. Seren is written by students for students and we’d love you to get involved!
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New Music 2012

New Music 2012

Admittedly it’s February, but Seren is here to bring you a selection of the bands and artists to look our for this year! Obviously, you’d have had to be living under a rock not to have heard of Lana Del Rey so far this year, but seeing as her album’s just come out, she’s definitely...
Enter Shikari- A Flash Flood of Colour

Enter Shikari- A Flash Flood of Colour

There aren’t many better ways to start your long awaited third album than with a terrifying metaphor about how capitalism is about to crash around us. Enter Shikari don’t pull a single punch on this album, and in a time when many music fans are crying out for a mainstream band to go political, nor...
Seren’s Top 20 Albums of the Year 2011

Seren’s Top 20 Albums of the Year 2011

1: The King Blues- Punk and Poetry There’s nothing that can be said about this album that you won’t pick up just by listening to it. There’s been more creative albums this year, and perhaps there’s even been more well formed albums this year. But this is a slice of gritty, raw, REAL music. It...
Gary Andrew Speed M.B.E. 8 September 1969 - 27 November 2011

Gary Andrew Speed M.B.E. 8 September 1969 – 27 November 2011

Gary Speed was a Welsh professional footballer, a midfielder who played for Leeds United, Everton, Newcastle United, Bolton, Sheffield United and also captained his country at international level. He later went on to manage Sheffield United, before moving to the position he held at the time of his death, as manager of Wales. He was...
Restaurant Review: Noodle One Bangor

Restaurant Review: Noodle One Bangor

It was admittedly with some excitement I went to Noodle One with my housemates. Considering myself something of a ‘foodie’, I enjoy sampling new things and having a crack at a culture I haven’t experienced. Unfortunately for me, this has never really extended to Asian cuisine. I love sushi, and like most I’ve had the...
The commercialisation of Christmas

The commercialisation of Christmas

Joey talks Christmas values and the hideous Littlewoods advert… At the time of writing (late November), I find it only just about acceptable to begin talking about Christmas. Every year, it seems that Christmas preparations begin earlier and earlier. It’s hard enough when you see adverts for ‘Christmas 2011’ on Boxing Day 2010, but when...