October 2016 - Page 6 of 6 - The Glasgow Guardian



Student petitions for Tennent’s return [update]

5th October 2016

Katy Scott & Nathan Stilwell News Editor, Deputy Editor-in-Chief Glasgow University Union President, Fergus Grieg, said: “I understand that this is an important issue to students on campus and so will be straightforward in saying that there will be no Tennents in the Glasgow University Union for the next two years at ...


Former Glasgow University student to be extradited over web hacking of US government

2nd October 2016

Ruairidh Campbell Writer A judge has ruled that former University of Glasgow physics student Lauri Love can be extradited to the United States of America to face three separate trials for hacking high-profile U.S. agencies including the FBI, NASA, and the Federal Reserve. 31-year-old Love, a political activist with Asperger’s Syndrome, now faces the possibility ...


Glasgow bar apologises for transphobia

2nd October 2016

BLOC+ has apologised after a transgender man was ejected from the men’s toilets and told by a manager “You’re not a man, you’re a woman.” Thäis Ramdani Writer Last month, trans customer Gray Glitterpunk was told by the manager of BLOC+, a city-centre bar, that he should stop using the men’s bathroom and “use the ...


Lottery Winners at Stereo

2nd October 2016

Eve Flaherty and Izzy Mclaren Writers It was in the basement of Stereo, one of Glasgow’s many thriving music venues, that The Lottery Winners took to the stage with their charismatic charm. The English indie-pop band comprising of Thom Rylance, Robert Lally, Katie Lloyd and Joe Singleton opened with ‘The Meaning of Life’, a smooth-paced ...