5th September 2015
Nathan Stilwell News Editor The University of Glasgow will remain neutral in the upcoming referendum on the UK’s membership in the European Union, while encouraging staff and students to speak on both sides of the debate. The University Court discussed the issue at a meeting on the 24th of June, where a politically neutral ...
5th September 2015
Fraser McGowan Editor More than 30 protesters staged a demonstration on Ashton Lane on Thursday 27 August, in opposition to millionaire Stefan King’s treatment of staff at his G1 bar and nightclub empire. It was revealed earlier this year by the UK government that G1 Group had been paying its staff less than the minimum ...
5th September 2015
Lauren Holt News Editor The University of Glasgow has ranked joint first in Scotland and joint third in the Russell Group in the 2015 National Student Survey (NSS), achieving a score of 90 in the ‘overall satisfaction’ league table. In a year in which the top positions were dominated by institutions which are not members ...
5th September 2015
Cameron Harris Writer There are persons of a certain age who maintain that ‘if you remember the sixties, you weren’t there’. If you didn’t indulge in a cornucopia of mind-altering substances whilst partying to the outrageous excess of sexual liberation and musical innovation that defined the times, then you were doing something wrong. Some sociologists maintain that ...
5th September 2015
Lauren Holt News Editor The multimillion pound Stevenson extension remains unfinished over a year after it was due to be completed, resulting in the Glasgow University Union (GUU) having no nightclub facility for the third Freshers’ week in a row. The five storey extension will connect the GUU with the Stevenson Building, creating additional ...
5th September 2015
Alistair Craig The rules of politics are changing. Outsiders and populists in Europe and North America are busy tearing up the conventional wisdom of what is possible in mainstream politics. Voters are demanding authenticity and are defining themselves in opposition to the traditional parties of the centre-left and centre-right. It’s reflected in the surge ...
