By Iris Campbell Being in London, you’re spoilt for choice when it comes to the appreciation of art: and whilst there are many galleries, many would argue that the Tate Modern prevails. The year 11 art students travelled to the Tate last week in order to explore their permanent exhibits, in all areas of fine […]
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Daniel Khalife Pleads Not Guilty
By Isabella Rattan As any inmate who has gained national attention after escaping a high security prison can testify, it’s relatively absurd to plead not-guilty to a mad dash from the cells. But not for Daniel Khalife. The 22-year old, who escaped from HMS Wandsworth prison on the 6th of September, and has subsequently been […]
Review: ‘Macbeth’ at the Globe
By Evie Ward In September 2023, I watched a production of Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’ at the Globe Theatre. In this article I will be letting you know my opinions of the production and where I feel they could have been improved. The play Macbeth, written by William Shakespeare in 1606, is a classic tragedy known all […]
Stress: Our Enemy and Ally
By Regine Tan What is stress? According to the World Health Organization, stress can be defined as being in a state of worry or mental tension caused by certain situations. Being stressed is a completely natural human response which every human being experiences to an extent. However, every person’s degree of stress is different due […]
Sporting Scandal Causes Social Upheaval in Spain
By Olivia Henry On the 20th of August 2023, history was made as the Spanish Women’s National football team won the Women’s World Cup for the first time, beating England by a goal to nil at Stadium Australia in Sydney. However, smiles fell to frowns and victory disintegrated into rage during the post-match awards ceremony […]
An Exciting Opportunity For All Cartoon Enthusiasts!
By Arlo Lo Calling all aspiring cartoonists in the senior school! From political humour to fantasy short stories, if you want to showcase your talents, here’s your chance. Please send in a cartoon or comic of your choice by the 23rd of October, and we will begin posting them up in the newspaper after that […]
Cheating or World-Beating? Chat GPT at St Augustine’s Priory
By Lucia Puccetti and Natalie Hartley The Veritas Times team has recently asked for the opinions of teachers and students on the new AI chat box, ChatGPT, which was launched last year in November 2022. First of all, what is ChatGPT and why is it causing concern? ChatGPT stands for Generative Pre-trained Transformer, and it […]
St. Michael’s Triumph Again: Senior Sports Day Review
By Lucia McQuillan-Puccetti and Simar Anand These couple of weeks have been especially eventful for all students at St Augustine’s Priory. Senior sports day took place on Monday 26th of June and was a key highlight of the week. There were a wide range of field and track activities; from 100m, hurdles, javelin, tug of […]
Gustav Klimt Painting Sold for £85.3 Million
By Sophie Robinson On June 27th, a record was broken at a Sotheby’s auction – when a painting called ‘Lady with a Fan’ by Gustav Klimt sold for £85.3 million. It was bought by Patti Wong, who was acting on behalf of an art collector from Hong-Kong. This selling price was way higher than anticipated, […]
Does AI Pose a Threat to Creativity?
By Iris Campbell The rise of AI-chatbot ChatGPT poses a fundamentally important question to all internet-users today: when does one become too reliant on technology, and when does it pose a threat to intellectual stimulation? The debate is already well underway internationally, and one of the biggest threats is to that of creative careers. Technology […]