3rd November 2015
James Richardson Writer Throughout their time in government, the SNP have sold themselves as the only party who is steadfast in rejecting the idea that the university debt burden should be placed on the individual student. They support the idea that it should be seen as an investment, so our young people are prepared for ...
3rd November 2015
Melinda Noufal Writer Public opinion is changing right before our eyes. Pole dancing is finally becoming considered as a respectable sport, in which both men and women can participate. When our generation hear the expression ‘pole dancing,’ they think of pole fitness rather than strippers in a seedy club. Pole dancing has been around for ...
3rd November 2015
Fraser McGowan Editor The University of Glasgow will run a surplus every year until at least 2019 in order to be “at a level that would enable the planned £775m investment in the estate over the next 10 years”. Minutes from a meeting of the University Court, which took place in June, show that ...
3rd November 2015
Louisa Kuehme Writer In its recently published five-year strategic plan, the University of Glasgow has outlined its intention to increase the international student population to 5,000 by 2020. The new internationalisation strategy also includes providing and facilitating more international experiences for students at the University of Glasgow, allowing at least 20% of students to ...
3rd November 2015
Claire Thomson Views Editor If we’ve learned anything so far in 2015, it’s surely that pigs and politics don’t mix. It is a lesson that Ed Miliband (remember him?) and David Cameron have learned the hard way. Poor Ed was ridiculed for failing to eat a bacon sandwich with grace, something I’d confidently challenge ...
3rd November 2015
Nathan Stilwell News Editor The University of Glasgow and SRC have launched an anti-bullying and harassment campaign called “FullStop”, with the intention of highlighting the University’s Dignity at Work and Study policy, which was approved by the the University Senate in February 2014. The FullStop campaign consists of a web page with links to ...
3rd November 2015
Kirsty Conway Culture Editor I have been thinking about the importance of amateur theatre since I saw the City of Glasgow College’s production of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, which ended not with the cast taking their bows and exiting the stage, but simply breaking character and milling into the audience to chat to their ...
3rd November 2015
Florence Smith Writer Nobody found it surprising that this year I decided to take a history course titled Patriarchy, Sex and Gender. Neither was I initially surprised to learn that only two boys had decided to take this class. On reflection, however, I wondered why I find it normal that courses focused on gender ...
