17th January 2017 - The Glasgow Guardian



2016 in Film

17th January 2017

Luke Shaw Deputy Culture Editor – Film & Television 2016 will likely reside in people’s memories as one of the worst. The political sphere embarrassed itself with numerous reactionary stances, and cultural icons became the latest endangered species. Despite a pall of gloom falling over the world, there was plenty of opportunity for escapism through ...


The Campus Crisis of Free Speech

17th January 2017

Do safe spaces fail to prepare students for the real world? Mac Convery Writer One by one, today’s universities in the West are dramatically transforming from institutions of higher learning into massively-funded nursery schools. In them, the kiddywinks – er, students – must remain hush-hush about certain subjects, or risk being banished to the time-out ...


Nominations open for Rector

17th January 2017

Sam Wilson Reporter In April 2017, whistleblower Edward Snowden’s term as Rector at the University of Glasgow will come to an end. The University is now inviting students to submit nominations for his successor. The next Rector will hold office for three years, meaning that for many first year students this choice will affect them ...