SCAN: Student Comment And News

SCAN: Student Comment And News Lancaster University's student newspaper since 1967. Find our paper in college bars and porter's lod

SCAN is Lancaster University’s student newspaper published frequently during term time by the Students’ Union. Originally abbreviated from Student College and Administrative Committee News, SCAN was started in 1967 as a one-page newsletter by members of staff at the University. In the later years of publication, the Editor’s position became an elected sabbatical role within the Lancaster Universit

y Students’ Union (LUSU). The publication has continued to evolve over the years and has now become one of the longest running student newspapers in Europe. With over 500 editions, the publishing process — from writing to editing, photography to layout design — is done entirely by students. In 2008, SCAN editor, Dan Hogan retitled the publication as Student Comment and News while maintaining the original acronym. SCAN has been improving its contents and production value in the recent years. Since 2009, stories submission have primarily been done through this website which has enabled it to serve as an alternative medium of content delivery to the print edition. The same year the newspaper switched to being printed on 100% recycled paper. Further changes took place in 2010, as SCAN Editor Lizzie Houghton, introduced Carolynne — a supplement magazine for features, lifestyle and culture. In April 2013, for first time in decades, a student, Rachel May Quin, was elected into the position of Editor.

‘Like many, I like to start my festive season with the annual unveiling of Spotify Wrapped. 2024 saw many big releases, ...
13/12/2024

‘Like many, I like to start my festive season with the annual unveiling of Spotify Wrapped. 2024 saw many big releases, and I am excited to share my top ten albums of the year; five released this year, and the other five are albums that I have listened to repeatedly throughout 2024.’

To read Eleanor Platt’s full brilliant article head to our link in bio! 🎼🎵🎶🎹🎤🎧🎸🥁🎻

‘Adopted adults often feel overlooked in adoption discussions, as much of the focus remains on adoptive parents and chil...
11/12/2024

‘Adopted adults often feel overlooked in adoption discussions, as much of the focus remains on adoptive parents and children. We, as adoptees, often get neglected in both media and public conversations.’

To read Lydia Pearson’s full poignant article go to our link in bio!

Creative writing prompt day 10!Go to our page for more details on the competition, please send all of your pieces to Sca...
10/12/2024

Creative writing prompt day 10!
Go to our page for more details on the competition, please send all of your pieces to [email protected]

Creative writing prompt day 9!Go to our page for more details on the competition, please send all of your pieces to Scan...
09/12/2024

Creative writing prompt day 9!
Go to our page for more details on the competition, please send all of your pieces to [email protected]

‘During the final week of October Hayden Anhedönia, better known by as Ethel Cain, uploaded a notes app rant to their Tu...
09/12/2024

‘During the final week of October Hayden Anhedönia, better known by as Ethel Cain, uploaded a notes app rant to their Tumblr blog. In the rant she laments the unserious/joking reception of internet fans to her acclaimed album Preachers Daughter, complaining that these jokes trivialise the dark and personal themes the album explores.’

To read the rest of Stephen Davey’s fabulous article go to our link in bio!

Creative writing prompt day 8! Go to our page for more details on the competition, please send all of your pieces to Sca...
08/12/2024

Creative writing prompt day 8! Go to our page for more details on the competition, please send all of your pieces to [email protected]

Creative writing prompt day 7! Go to our page for more details on the competition, please send all of your pieces to Sca...
07/12/2024

Creative writing prompt day 7! Go to our page for more details on the competition, please send all of your pieces to [email protected]

Creative writing prompt day 6! Go to our page for more details on the competition, please send all of your pieces to Sca...
07/12/2024

Creative writing prompt day 6! Go to our page for more details on the competition, please send all of your pieces to [email protected]

Our creative writing event day 5! Please submit all your pieces to Scan.creativewriting@lancastersu.co.uk 🎅🏾🐶🐕
05/12/2024

Our creative writing event day 5!
Please submit all your pieces to [email protected] 🎅🏾🐶🐕

‘The prospect of a brighter future for many Americans was lost on November 5th when the results of the US election came ...
05/12/2024

‘The prospect of a brighter future for many Americans was lost on November 5th when the results of the US election came in. Donald Trump conquered states like Pennsylvania and Wisconsin to secure a majority. Still, behind the colour lies a more complex story as to why the Democratic Party lost the 2024 US election.’

To read more on thoughts on why the democrats lost the 2024 US election head to our link in bio to read the full article!

Creative writing Christmas event day 4!!! 🎄🤖🧸🚂
04/12/2024

Creative writing Christmas event day 4!!! 🎄🤖🧸🚂

Day 3 of our creative writing event! 🎄🎁🌲🎅
03/12/2024

Day 3 of our creative writing event! 🎄🎁🌲🎅

Prompt 2 of our creative writing event! 🎄🤶🎁
02/12/2024

Prompt 2 of our creative writing event! 🎄🤶🎁

Day 1! Of our Christmas creative writing event ran by .sharpe_1 🎄🎅🧑‍🎄🎁
01/12/2024

Day 1! Of our Christmas creative writing event ran by .sharpe_1 🎄🎅🧑‍🎄🎁

Fun Christmas competition alert! The fabulous .sharpe_1 will be running a creative writing competition this Christmas se...
01/12/2024

Fun Christmas competition alert! The fabulous .sharpe_1 will be running a creative writing competition this Christmas season with a new prompt everyday! So join in and have funnn with it!

Film social at Take 2 cinema on campus!! Thursday 28th November, Doors open at 7:15! Tickets 4.50! Come along and see T...
27/11/2024

Film social at Take 2 cinema on campus!! Thursday 28th November, Doors open at 7:15! Tickets 4.50! Come along and see The incredible film that is THE WILD ROBOT 🤖🎥🎞️

From Beyoncé to Taylor Swift to Tyla, Shawn Mendes, Sabrina Carpenter Billie Eilish, Twenty One Pilots, Dua Lipa and cou...
20/11/2024

From Beyoncé to Taylor Swift to Tyla, Shawn Mendes, Sabrina Carpenter Billie Eilish, Twenty One Pilots, Dua Lipa and countless others, it seems like in 2024 everyone is getting their bums up and working. This year has been stacked with new releases. But many of these artistic outputs are noticeably shorter. This brand new SCAN article by investigates why. 🎶🎤

Go to our link in bio to read all about it! 🎵🎼🎹🎧

‘It was the day after ‘HIT ME HARD AND SOFT’ came out that I finally had time to give it the attentive listen it deserve...
15/11/2024

‘It was the day after ‘HIT ME HARD AND SOFT’ came out that I finally had time to give it the attentive listen it deserved. From the moment I hit play, it truly felt like I was being transported, floating, elevating, through an emotional narrative!

Go to our link in bio to read more about thoughts on Billie Eilish’s latest album HIT ME HARD AND SOFT 🎶🎵🎤

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SCAN: Student Comment and News is the official newspaper of Lancaster University and Lancaster University Students’ Union - written by students, for students!

We publish our print issue every 3 weeks during term-time and have opportunities for you to get involved as a writer, photographer, editor, illustrator and much more…

In terms of enhancing your CV, getting involved with SCAN in any capacity will give you valuable experience that prepares you for a career in the media or creative industries.

Whether you want to be a journalist, photographer, marketing manager, editor, or sports commentator, SCAN is a brilliant introduction to the media and is also an opportunity to make friends with like-minded people outside of your course or college.