8th March 2018
Nour El-Issa Features Editor The quickest-ever results at the GUU, having been counted and announced within half an hour, are as follows: President: Ailsa Jones Vice President: Gavin Muir Honorary Treasurer: Colin Woods Honorary Secretary: Keri Anderson Asst. Honorary Secretary: Jenna Macfarlane Former Student Members: Paul Sweeney MP; Gavin Tulloch Debates Convenor: Harry Coloe Games ...
8th March 2018
Rebecca Zack Deputy Editor The results for the Queen Margaret Union (QMU) election were announced at 7:45pm on Thursday in Champion’s Bar. QMU President – Mata Durkin QMU Vice President (Board of Management) – Charles Sherrington QMU Vice President (Membership, Clubs & Societies) – Courtney Hughes Campaigns & Charities Convenor: Rose Jackson Events Convenor: ...
8th March 2018
Jasmine Urquhart Deputy News Editor Paddy Everingham has been elected GUSA President in an uncontested race. Shereif Kholeif, the former finance convener of GUSA and captain of the Muy Thai club, beat his opponent, Olivia Robertson to secure the position of GUSA Vice President. Sami Mustapha is elected publicity convener and Liv Turner as ...
8th March 2018
Binnur Cavuslu Writer On International Women’s day this year, Binnur Cavuslu explores a few of the most notable alumna to come out of Glasgow University Nearly 60 percent of University of Glasgow students today are female, an astounding number since it was only in 1892 that women were granted entry as students to the University. ...
8th March 2018
Bethany Woodhead Writer Bethany Woodhead reflects on the past year for women, what’s changed, and what’s still to be done nternational Women’s Day can be traced back to the beginning of the 20th century, and celebrates the social, cultural, economic and political achievements of women around the world through arts performances, talks, rallies, conferences and ...
8th March 2018
Welcome to the Glasgow Guardian’s live blog of the SRC results. Announcements will begin at 6:30pm on 8 March. Feel free to tweet us any comments or questions @GlasgowGuardian or message the Glasgow Guardian Facebook page. You can find our election coverage here. ...
8th March 2018
Katy Scott Editor Ailsa Jones, the only candidate for President of the Glasgow University Union, was offered an interview by The Glasgow Guardian about eight or nine times. Most of our requests were ignored until Jones eventually said that she was busy for the entire week leading up to the elections. Then, as fate would ...
8th March 2018
Georgina Hayes Views Editor Georgina Hayes highlights five under-appreciated films Since the first awards ceremony in 1929, The Academy has deemed only five women filmmakers worthy of a coveted Best Director nomination (these women being: Lina Wertmuller for Seven Beauties, Jane Campion for The Piano, Sofia Coppola for Lost in Translation, Kathryn Bigelow for The ...
8th March 2018
Marianna Marcelline Writer Marianna Marcelline talks of her experience as a female computing science student Curiosity was what pushed me to study computing science as one of my first year courses. Mainly, I wanted to know what it was like, and I wanted to know whether I was capable of doing it. What I didn’t ...
7th March 2018
Max Kelly Sports Editor Charity football competition will have women’s teams for first time Neymar Jr’s Five, a charity 5-a-side-football event, is returning worldwide this year, with the qualifiers coming to Glasgow on Wednesday 7 (6.30pm) and Sunday 11 (1pm) of March. The tournament, created by Paris Saint-Germain and Brazil superstar Neymar Jr, has a fresh ...
