August 2012 - The Glasgow Guardian



Sleeping Dogs Review

31st August 2012

Joseph Trotter Platform: Xbox 360, Playstation 3, PC PEGI: 18+ Release: Now Developer: United Front Games Publisher: Spuare Enix If mimicking is the greatest form of compliment, then Sleeping Dogs is paying a lot of respect to Grand Theft Auto. There’s no beating around the bush here, so it may as well be got out ...


Jump Doune the Rabbit Hole this weekend

24th August 2012

Jassy Earl It’s not often that a festival can be seen to be more than a grotesque and lathering cash cow rubbing it’s hooves together whilst herds of people brandish their over-priced t-shirts and salivate over their £8 burger and beer.With Reading and Leeds taking the festival baton this weekend I suggest you hop on ...


The festival season isn’t over just yet…

22nd August 2012

Jassy Earl Come September the avid festival goer has been made restless by the weekends dominated by conglomerates and the same selection of recycled headliners. Kiss goodbye to normality and equate yourself with the intriguing and slightly peculiar delights of Bestival. Entering it’s 9th year with a line-up that rivals all other UK festivals, this ...


Wolfson medical library opening hours to be cut by 64%

9th August 2012

Oliver Milne Glasgow University’s Students Representative Council (GUSRC) have expressed anger at a decision by the University to reduce the opening hours of the Wolfson Medical School Library by 64% to 60 hours per week without engaging in a consultation with the students or staff affected. The Wolfson Medical School Library – which ...


MyCampus chaos “likely to continue”

2nd August 2012

This summer has seen the continuation of issues with MyCampus, with many returning students unable to enroll for courses or even register as students. A staff member involved with MyCampus, who spoke to us on condition of anonymity, said the chaos seen last year is set to repeat itself as structural problems with the software ...