15th September 2018 - The Glasgow Guardian



Scots on the continent

15th September 2018

Rory Clark Sport Editor It’s around that time of year where Scottish football fans start to chirp up again. After a dormant summer, the new season is heralded by the mountainous path the nation’s clubs must climb to test their mettle against the continent’s best. Much to the rest of the country’s chagrin, newspaper columns ...


A whistle stop literary guide to Glasgow

15th September 2018

Emily Hay Columnist – Books Exploring your new neighbourhood through its literature legends You now live in Glasgow, city of sandstone tenement buildings and everybody’s favourite crappy lager, Tennents. I’m betting you didn’t see it as a centre for culture and literature – did you? Well, our humble home may not have the classical literary ...


Editorial: On being a mess

15th September 2018

Laurie Clarke & Georgina Hayes Editors-in-Chief If you’ve arrived on campus this September feeling totally out of your depth, then we, lurking in the empty takeaway box-ridden Glasgow Guardian office as we write this editorial, are right there with you. In our combined six years of university, we’ve missed more lectures than we’ve attended, darkened ...


Rosie’s recs: screenings and events

15th September 2018

Rosie Beattie Columnist – Film & TV Looking for a cinematic experience that’s a bit different? Luckily for all you film enthusiasts, Glasgow is bubbling with alternative and quirky film screenings and events that take place across the city all year round. In my column, I will be writing about some of Glasgow’s most innovative ...


EqualEngineers to host careers fair aimed at under-represented groups

15th September 2018

Georgina Hayes Editor-in-Chief EqualEngineers are to host a careers fair aimed at connecting anyone seeking a career in engineering or technology to “inclusive employers with motivated talent from a diverse range of backgrounds.” The event will take place on 26 September in Edinburgh, which event organisers say will be an informal space, wherein attendees can ...


3,500 miles from home

15th September 2018

Noor Sabha Features Editor Noor Sabha on being an international student at Glasgow University Leaving your country, your family, your home and your way of life behind is a daunting experience. I know because I’ve done it. In September 2017, I moved from Jordan to Glasgow to pursue a degree in psychology. Coming from a ...


Navigating the choppy waters of student halls

15th September 2018

Amy Shimmin Writer I was eighteen years old when I packed up my childhood bedroom into a far-too-small car and drove 200 miles north. Not a unique or unheard of choice; Murano alone could house a small settlement of people. My first year home was a private halls in Partick, and I shared it with ...