Guardian check in on the yoga phenomenon that’s sweeping across campus When I told friends I was taking part in a yoga class, the age old quips were thrown back at me with a wry smile: ‘are you a 45 year old fruitarian?’, ‘that’s not a proper sport…’ yet I was determined to enter the [...]
Nelson Mandela once said, “Sport has the power to unite people in a way little else can. Sport can create hope where there was once despair. It breaks down barriers. It laughs in the face of discrimination. Sport speaks to people in a language that they can understand.” One man who embodies this spirit of [...]
What do Braveheart, ‘God Save the Queen’, making the sign of the cross and the Palestinian flag have in common? Under a new bill passed by the Scottish government, they could all land you in prison. A direct response to the escalation of incidents in Scotland last year that included Neil Lennon receiving death threats [...]
This year will see GUSA continuing with the Chancellor’s Fund for Sport. The Chancellor’s Fund for Sport is a fund given by the University to assist students in partaking in projects that they wouldn’t normally be able to do. Just last year the Chancellor’s Fund funded some exciting projects that would normally be out of [...]
The National Basketball Association (NBA) lockout could potentially signal a sea of change in the world of sport. The owners of the NBA teams have had enough of entrenching themselves in debt in order to build a winning side and have decided to take a stance. Although a draft resolution was being voted on at [...]
Walking into the ARC at Caledonian University, I was immediately faced with a line of Stormtroopers emerging from the men’s changing area. This was not going to be a regular sports event. Roller Derby is full of oddities, but they all add to its colourful effect. Like other sports, it has the ritual of introducing [...]
In recent years the Glasgow Vetenarians have come to see this fixture as something of an annual neutering of their notoriously noisy neighbours who brandish a bark far bigger than their bite. And yes, The GURFC has unquestionably been in disarray in recent years after the clubs infamous off-field indiscretions saw them temporarily disbanded, but [...]
It was a tale of two halves for Glasgow University. After a promising first period they were lacking structure and discipline as they were out muscled by a physical Napier side in miserable rain and sludge at the Garscube. It was a real grudge match between the two teams as they sparred for the first [...]
Battling against the elements and an unfortunate early error, Glasgow came from behind to record an ultimately comfortable 3-1 victory against Edinburgh 2nd in their opening game in the BUCS Scottish Conference Men’s University League. Trailing after 45 minutes and shooting into a treacherous wind in the second half, Glasgow made their domination count with [...]
A new season, a new FIFA. As the follow up to what many deem to be not only the best FIFA ever but probably the best football game to date, FIFA 12 has a lot to live up to. Whilst the new incarnation has the usual spoils of a yearly update; a facelift, increased roster, [...]
