27th April 2015
Fraser McGowan and Tess Milligan Deputy News Editor and Writer Cameron Mackay is an explorer and a climate change activist. The 19 year old Glasgow undergraduate has been on expeditions to the Indian Himalayas, Greenland, and has trained with the veteran explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes. The Glasgow Guardian asked him a few questions ahead of ...
27th April 2015
Rachel Edwards Writer Have Apple done it again? Set to hit stores in late April, the Apple Watch is predicted to revolutionise the world of the smartwatch. Hordes of Apple-hungry enthusiasts are currently counting down the seconds until they can flood to the stores to take a bite out of Apple’s latest treat. Hype surrounding ...
27th April 2015
Annabel Crawford Writer A few weeks ago I had the veritable fortune to travel to Andorra to visit a friend. For those who are unaware (the majority to whom I have spoken), Andorra is a small country of around 85,000 people, nestled snugly in the Pyrenees between France and Spain. Much to my dismay, the ...
27th April 2015
Annina Claesson Writer How many people did you give chocolate to on Valentine’s Day? In Japan, you might have had to count on your hands and toes to answer that question, at least if you’re a woman. The Japanese custom for Valentine’s Day is for women to give chocolate to their significant others and also ...
27th April 2015
Liam Welsh Writer Saturday the 28th of March saw Glasgow University’s very own Morgul host their twice successful North of the Wall festival for a third time. Having commandeered the Classic Grand the day was to be packed with a total of eleven bands covering two stages over the course of almost eight hours, so ...
27th April 2015
The Glasgow Guardian interviews Sam Murray following his DJ set at the Art School for Subcity’s 20th celebrations Izzie Keating Writer On Saturday 21st March, the Art School hosted celebrations for Glasgow University’s very own station, Subcity Radio. Renowned for delivering something fun and more importantly unique, Subcity is still surprising us twenty years on. ...
27th April 2015
Laura Scott Writer Every techno and house lover has a DJ bucket list of acts to see. We all have those dream concerts, gigs that you feel you have to see before you die, music that touches you and you need to be in the presence of. For me, one of these acts is Ten ...
27th April 2015
David Santamaria Legarda Writer Although we all spend a fair amount of time in the library, the books kept in level 12 at the department of Special Collections remain a mystery for most of us. That is why the opportunity the Hunterian Art Gallery gives us (until 21 June) to uncover some of the secrets ...
27th April 2015
Tess Milligan explores our obsession with the bad boys of TV Tess Milligan Writer It seems that more protagonists than ever are becoming characterised by villainy. The cold and calculated, ‘by any means necessary’ Walter White is the protagonist of Breaking Bad. Ruthless politician Frank Underwood in House of Cards has us backing him. Psychopathic ...
27th April 2015
Remembering Terry Pratchett Laura Scott Writer I am sitting at the dinner table having a family meal, and my Mum is telling a story about three-year-old me, standing in a book shop and picking up a copy of Hogfather by Terry Pratchett. My parents have always delighted in my love of reading, and it started ...