21st February 2018 - The Glasgow Guardian



GUEST Go Green Week

21st February 2018

Isabel Thomas Writer The Glasgow University Environmental Sustainability team (GUEST) has announced that its popular Glasgow Goes Green week will be running again this year. The week will consist of a series of events planned to run across Glasgow between 12-16 February. The events will focus on promoting an environmentally friendly and sustainable lifestyle. The ...


Sorry, right-wingers: freedom of speech works both ways

21st February 2018

Georgina Hayes Views Editor The constant debate over freedom of speech on university campuses has become threadbare, so I shan’t bore anyone with a generalised think-piece. Instead, I’d like to talk about something the SRC did today that they have my unwavering and abundant respect for. Yesterday, a new student paper appeared on campus called ...


The reviews are in: Medusa disaffiliated after one issue

21st February 2018

Hamish Morrison Editor In what might be a University of Glasgow record, the Medusa Review has been disaffiliated by the SRC and its distribution prohibited on campus after just one issue, paid for by the founding members themselves. The disaffiliation comes just one day after the magazine’s publication, which featured a graphic short story by ...


Scottish Parliament to legislate for gender equality in public bodies

21st February 2018

Joshua Gualtieri Writer Members of the Scottish Parliament have voted to pass legislation aimed at balancing gender representation on public sector boards. The Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) bill passed the final consideration stage by vote on Tuesday 30 January, and sets an objective for at least 50% of non-executive members on all boards ...


Huge drop in SRC nominations

21st February 2018

Katy Scott Editor Nominations for the Students’ Representative Council (SRC) closed last Friday. 80% of all positions on offer are either unopposed or received no nominations at all, with 34% receiving no nominations and 46% receiving only one nomination. This year the council received 41 nominations for 27 positions, compared to 62 nominations for 33 ...