February 2018 - Page 2 of 8 - The Glasgow Guardian



Interview and analysis: Charles Sherrington QMU VP Board of Management

26th February 2018

Hamish Morrison Editor Sherrington is running unopposed for the position of VP Board at the QMU and on a relatively conservative platform. He plans to work with what the union already has and building on that. This is perhaps not a bad thing for the embattled union and while I might not have agreed with ...


As it happened: SRC non-sabbatical heckling

26th February 2018

Welcome to the Glasgow Guardian’s live blog of the SRC non-sabbatical hecklings at 7:30pm on 26 February. Feel free to tweet us any comments or questions @GlasgowGuardian or message the Glasgow Guardian Facebook page. You can find our election coverage here. ...


Live blog: QMU hustings

26th February 2018

Welcome to the Glasgow Guardian’s live blog of the QMU hustings, which will take place at 6pm on 26 February. Feel free to tweet us any comments or questions @GlasgowGuardian or message the Glasgow Guardian Facebook page. You can find our election coverage here. ...


As it happened: GUSA hustings

26th February 2018

Welcome to the Glasgow Guardian’s live blog of the GUSA hustings! This event will begin at 6pm on 26 February. Feel free to tweet us any comments or questions @GlasgowGuardian or message the Glasgow Guardian Facebook page. You can find our election coverage here. ...


Interview and analysis: Stephen Brown SRC VP Education candidate

26th February 2018

Isabel Thomas Writer Stephen Brown’s manifesto centres around the use of technology in education and how the University can improve their services using technology. He does present new points in his manifesto, but he seems unclear on how he would implement them and how much use they would actually be to students.   Focusing on ...


Interview and analysis: Lauren ‘Shoogle’ McDougall – SRC Presidential candidate

26th February 2018

Jonathan Peters News Editor Lauren is a great candidate. She’s got a wealth of experience at the University, and will likely make a positive difference as President. I wish I could tell you to vote for her. However, for the second year in a row, the election of the president of the SRC has only ...


Interview and analysis: Lawrence Stewart – SRC VP Education candidate

26th February 2018

Georgina Hayes Views Editor Lawrence Stewart’s manifesto for the position of VP Education – one of the more hotly contested positions in the upcoming election – suffers from vague commitments without further explanation as to how he hopes to achieve them. Of course, our interview on Friday afternoon would have been the perfect opportunity to ...


“Coming out” in the post same-sex marriage era

26th February 2018

Liam Dowd Social Media Editor Is it still necessary to “come out” in a society of marriage equality? The phrase “coming out of the closet” is largely associated with a person disclosing their sexual orientation to someone else. Although I have experienced “coming out” several times throughout my life, it is something that I am ...


Views of the Rector

24th February 2018

Aamer Anwar Rector Aamer Anwar reflects on his first year as Rector, the “ruthlessness” of the University’s senior management, and his recent rift with the SRC Nearly one year ago I was elected on the ticket of being an active, campaigning Rector. I certainly was not the candidate of choice for the University authorities – ...


AmplifyHER: projecting female voices

24th February 2018

Louis Ratzel Writer Women come together to discuss the topic of ‘community.’ On Monday 22 January, roughly ten women came to the Hillhead Bookclub and gathered in the relative quiet of a separate room upstairs to amplify each other’s voices. It was the second instalment of AmplifyHER, which seeks to create a space for women ...