27th April 2015
Jack Haugh Sports Editor As with every year, the Glasgow Taxis Cup provided a storming show of grit, determination, skill and endeavour, with its fair share of emotion thrown in. The competition gets better with every passing year, and Glasgow’s grip on the trophy is looser than ever, but in in warrior-like spirit, we fought ...
27th April 2015
Selena Jackson GUSA Correspondent The relief amongst Glasgow’s athletes was evident as GUSA President Tom Gebbie lifted the Taxis Cup at the Emirates Arena on 18 March. Having boasted a confident attitude ahead of the competition with a handful of intentionally provocative, although good-spirited, posts on Instagram in the weeks prior to Glasgow’s face-off against ...
27th April 2015
Jack Haugh Sports Editor In what has been an incredible year for sport at Glasgow, with tumultuous results and breathtaking finales, students from our university have frequently flirted with the podium. One of the newest winners is powerlifting alumni Louise Murray. Murray, who has competed across the globe, recently powered her way to third at ...
27th April 2015
Liam Welsh 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 one ...
27th April 2015
Lauren Holt Writer The controversial mobile-based taxi company Uber has made plans to begin operating in Glasgow, despite facing problems in other major cities around the world. The smartphone app-based taxi company have applied for an office in Glasgow and there are plans to expand the business to Edinburgh. Uber, an entirely mobile-based taxi firm, ...
27th April 2015
Craig Fowler Writer Commuters travelling on Scotland’s busiest railway line between Glasgow and Edinburgh face severe disruption, as it has been announced that the direct line between Glasgow and Edinburgh will be shut for six weeks over the summer. The direct route between Glasgow and Edinburgh will be closed between 13 June and 27 July ...
27th April 2015
Nathan Stilwell and Fraser McGowan Writer and Deputy News Editor The Glasgow University Students’ Representative Council (SRC) was not told by the University that it is now contractually obliged to represent students at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), following a partnership agreement signed two years ago between the University of Glasgow ...
27th April 2015
Debate over dictionaries sheds light on English language provision issues Tom Kelly Editor in Chief The decision to act on the recommendation to prohibit the use of dictionaries in examinations has been placed on hold over concerns regarding the levels of English among Glasgow University’s international students. The Short-life Working Group on Dictionaries in Examinations ...
27th April 2015
Ashcroft poll suggests that Mhairi Black will oust Douglas Alexander in Paisley and Renfrewshire South following a predicted swing of 25% from Labour to SNP Claire Thomson Writer Glasgow University student Mhairi Black is on course to become the youngest ever MP. The SNP candidate for Paisley and Renfrewshire South could unseat Labour’s Shadow Foreign Secretary ...
27th April 2015
Anna Longton Writer Glasgow University Counselling and Psychological Services are planning a complete review of the whole service, with aims to implement the new changes over summer and be ready for use by the start of the next academic term. The changes include making more appointments available to students and providing online self-help material that ...
