8th November 2016 - The Glasgow Guardian



It’s a Piece of Cake: Flour, check. Sugar, check. Oil, check. Eggs…cuse me?

8th November 2016

Hannan Seyal Writer If The Great British Bake Off gives us insight into British culture, which I believe it does, then baking is this nation’s favourite pastime. Of course, that’s paired with classical music, puns, innuendos, and a penchant for telling the BBC to stuff it (but that is a matter for another time). Baking ...


Why being a citizen of the world matters in this day and age

8th November 2016

Annabel Payne Writer According to Theresa May, “If you believe you are a citizen of the world, then you are a citizen of nowhere. You don’t understand what citizenship means.” This controversial statement came during her Conservative Party Conference speech in which she advocated for unity in post-Brexit Britain by placing emphasis on localism. Of ...


Review: Patrick Cole’s Diving

8th November 2016

Alice Mellon Writer Patrick Cole’s Diving was certainly an experience. This site specific performance was staged in the Glue Factory’s tank room. The Glue Factory itself is an interesting independent arts venue which also offers workspace to artists in the north of Glasgow. The industrial warehouse houses a variety of cavernous spaces and the damp, ...


Scottish Student Sport launch Active Students Survery

8th November 2016

Jack Haugh Sports Editor Scottish Student Sport (SSS) have launched their Active Students Survey in partnership with UK Active and Precor, as they look to establish the links between sporting participation and the student experience. In the same month as BUCS’ “This BUCS Girl Can” week, aimed at increasing female students participation in sport, the ...


Sharon Hayes exhibition at the Common Guild

8th November 2016

Emma Brand Writer Sharon Hayes is an American artist whose work often investigates the function of the individual voice within historical and political history. These voices are most commonly on the periphery, with this work focusing on female, black, and transgender voices. In My Little Corner of the World, Anyone Would Love You, focuses mainly ...


Glasgow called to take part in nationwide migrant strike

8th November 2016

Osama Abou-Zeid Writer Migrant workers across the UK are planning a 24-hour labour boycott on 20 February 2017 in order to highlight the contribution they make to British society. Non-migrants who support the initiative have also been asked to take part in the strike named “One Day Without Us”. Over a fifth of Glasgow University’s ...