27th September 2018
Jamie Quinn Science & Tech Editor On 19 September, I had the pleasure of being part of the group of “naughty children” crammed into the downstairs of the West End’s finest vegan Asian-fusion spot, The Hug And Pint, to watch The Blueswater infect the entire room with rhythm & blues. I enter the room just ...
26th September 2018
Abi Menzies Writer A surprisingly well executed “desktop drama” I’ve loved John Cho since he took me to White Castle with Harold and Kumar back in 2004, but I have to admit, Searching held very little appeal for me. Having seen my share of short films made on shoestring budgets and “shot” through the laptop’s ...
26th September 2018
Amy Rodgers Deputy Culture Editor – Art For China, the 1960s and 70s were tumultuous times. The Cultural Revolution was taking place and art was completely politicised. So much so that only eight “model theatre” performances were permitted by the Chinese government to be shown to public audiences. The Red Detachment of Women – which ...
25th September 2018
Roisin McCann Contributor After a long summer of anticipation since the beginning of teasing in July, we have been gifted with Room 25, the second album by Chicago-born spoken word artist turned rapper, Noname. With another delivery of conscious rap anchoring this latest effort to her debut album, Telefone, along with this being ...
25th September 2018
Ree Rolph Writer The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, will establish a new Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) after studying the success of the Scottish VRU in Glasgow at tackling violent crime. City Hall said: “Set up with an initial £500,000, the Violence Reduction Unit will look to build on Glasgow’s success, scaling up to ...
25th September 2018
Bronagh McGeary Deputy News Editor Following the 2014 blaze that destroyed the iconic Mackintosh library and a large portion of the Mackintosh Building, the nearly completed renovation suffered yet another fire in June of this year. The management team at the Glasgow School of Art (GSA) will be asked to provide evidence to MSPs ...
24th September 2018
Sam Doak Writer On the 10 September couriers for the popular food delivery service Uber Eats went out on strike in Glasgow city centre. The strike was organised by the Glasgow branch of Couriers Network Scotland, an advocacy group supported by International Workers of the World. The strike occurred as a result of disputes between ...
23rd September 2018
Tara Gandhi Deputy News Editor The Scottish workers’ rights organisation is concerned that already unsafe conditions will only get worse with later opening times Worker advocate campaign group Better Than Zero have launched a campaign over concerns that the proposed 4am closing times for Glasgow nightclubs could negatively affect workers’ safety. The Safe Home campaign ...
23rd September 2018
John Weingarten Reporter First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is to question Chief Constable Iain Livingstone on the matter Government documents, seen by The Ferret, reveal that environmentalist anti-fracking groups are categorised as “domestic extremists” by Police Scotland, a classification normally reserved for white supremacists and potential terrorists. Furthermore, Police Scotland have been at...
23rd September 2018
Isabel Thomas News Editor Nominations for SRC Autumn elections have opened with twenty positions open. The nominations will close on 4 pm Friday 28 September with the election taking place on 11 October. There are a total of twenty contested positions ranging from roles across school representatives, college convenors, welfare officers, first year and general ...
