19th October 2009
Joe McLean The earliest “horsey” memory I recall is of me sitting on the arm of our sofa, pretending to be a jockey whilst watching The Grand National. Sadly, my dream of becoming the next top jump jockey never got any further than that sofa, but it ignited a passion that has continued to this ...
19th October 2009
Glasgow 82-79 Stirling Joe McLean Tonight I find myself court side at the Donald Dewar Centre, named after a past alumnus of the University and, of course, Scotland’s first ever First Minister. This was the setting for Glasgow’s opening game of the season against Stirling, and it was a fine vantage point to view what ...
19th October 2009
Ross Mathers Law graduates in Scotland are to face tough times as government figures reveal an estimated 75% will not find employment as solicitors. As one of the areas worst hit by the recession, the job market for solicitors has been significantly affected. Minutes from a meeting between representatives of the Law Society of Scotland ...
19th October 2009
Oisín Kealy Joan Wasser runs on stage with sidekick Timo Ellis to commence the “interpretation domination” of this evening with a rendition of T-Pain’s Ringleader Man. Wasser’s trademark honeyed voice softens the edge of lines like “My rhythms and rhymes keep bitches in line”, but never so much that you lose sight of the disharmony ...
19th October 2009
Ross Quaile Glasgow University library’s third floor annexe was recently reopened after a major refurbishment programme was completed. An entirely new design has been adopted, which sees café-style tables and chairs looking out onto Bute Gardens through a wall of panelled windows. There are also six study booths, with facilities for laptops, as well as ...
19th October 2009
Jonny Casey Great as Glasgow is, sometimes you can tire of grey buildings, grey skies and grey faces. Instead of stepping over last night’s kebabs, you find yourself yearning for green grass and fresh northern winds. Away from the ABC crowd you can see birds and stallions of a different variety, and while it might ...
19th October 2009
Claire Strickett Who says students have to live on pot noodles and beans on toast? Not us! Each week our Lifestyle Editor shares a recipe that will keep your finances and your body in good shape. As a low-GI food, oats are a great basis for a snack. Unfortunately, most shop-bought flapjacks and cereal bars ...
19th October 2009
Sibyl Adam So you shop at the usual high street stores. You like some of the stuff, but have never felt overly inspired by rose patterned tights or oversized blazers. There is often little room for originality in the changing rooms of Buchanan Street, and we’ve all experienced that sinking feeling when we see someone ...
19th October 2009
Stephanie Gilmartin Everybody loves bicycles. Well, everybody except motorists, for whom bicycles are yet another hazard to avoid on city-centre streets already congested with traffic lights and illegally-parked delivery vans. For the vast majority of people, though, the bicycle represents an Arcadian dream of civilization, unsullied by carbon emissions and pessimism. As anyone who has ...
19th October 2009
Nick Sikora The latest edition of the World University Rankings has placed the University of Glasgow amongst the top 100 in the world. The league table, published by Times Higher Education and Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), put the University of Glasgow in 79th place. This makes it one of only eighteen UK institutions to be placed ...
