15th November 2012
Kate Hole N.B. It’s not a bike shop. It doesn’t take a marketing expert to work out that The Hanoi Bike Shop isn’t the best name for a restaurant. However, this bike shop/restaurant ambiguity hasn’t stopped this new Vietnamese ‘canteen’ just off Byres Road – where Stravaigin 2 used to be, though still run by ...
14th November 2012
Peter Bradwell Snooper’s Charter: the new threat to your privacy The Coalition government came to power promising to be proud and passionate defenders of our freedoms. In a letter to voters before the last general election, David Cameron said that it is ‘time to take a stand against the ever-increasing powers of the “big brother ...
14th November 2012
Claire Flynn The Basketball Club is one of the more recently formed sports clubs at the University. This makes its stories of success all the more impressive. The Glasgow University Sports Association (GUSA), or the Glasgow University Athletic Club (GUAC) as it was known then, went into the post-war years with just 20 affiliated clubs. ...
13th November 2012
Dasha Miller The Flying Scotsman is certainly a fitting title for Scots cyclist Graeme Obree today. His life achievements extend beyond professional cycling into engineering, something few professional cyclists really engage in. Professional cyclists opt for a team of sports science specialists and the latest technologies that come out of the big bicycle manufacturers. Obree’s ...
13th November 2012
Franziska Seitz When asked about different cultures across Europe, it is simple to name typical national dishes, music or customs for at least some countries. English breakfast, French chansons, German Lederhosen – it is quite easy. Even though each country is becoming more culturally diverse they don’t yet compare to the ethnic diversity of Africa‘s most ...
13th November 2012
Oliver Milne “Hey, I’m just going to start work but I’ll only be few hours so I’ll give you a call then.” This is the first voicemail I receive from Amy after being introduced through a mutual friend. In the vast majority of cases this innocuous message would be a simple courtesy to a student ...
10th November 2012
Jonathan Callan Rationalising the emotional investment of following the Scottish national side home and away is a fool’s business. Sure, there is an argument to be made that the fixture list is a merely convenient framework around which thousands can plan holidays, independent of Scotland’s footballing form, but the palpable deflation among the away contingent ...
9th November 2012
Oliver Milne It’s a formula that has created some of the best adverts in recent memory. Take a cover of a well known pop song which strips back the instrumentation and focuses on the emotional delivery of sentiment heavy lyrics. The slower the tempo, the better. Tell a story which focuses not on a particular ...
