18th September 2018
Hamish Morrison News Editor The victim’s sister urges Glasgow locals to be extra vigilant against drink spiking A twenty-year-old girl who fell head-first from her window is recovering in the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Glasgow after allegedly being spiked in a nightclub. Alix Taylor is believed to have been spiked in a Glasgow nightclub along ...
18th September 2018
Rosie Beattie Columnist – Film & TV Bart Layton’s latest feature is a fusion of cinematic fantasy and reality Bart Layton’s latest feature, American Animals, is the dramatisation of an ambitious but fiercely incompetent heist planned by four college boys at Transylvania University in Kentucky. Layton, who made a name for himself as ...
18th September 2018
Amy Shimmin Writer Amy Shimmin argues in opposition to student payday loans It would be dishonest to say that university is a cheap experience – even for students who don’t pay tuition fees, the day-to-day expenses add up. Most students, despite being eligible for at least some sort of government funding, will still find themselves ...
18th September 2018
Jack Corban Views Editor Jack Corban argues in favour of student payday loans Most of us as students, especially in first year, are out there trying to spread our newly found independent wings. For many, this is the first time we’re able to fully control how and when we spend our money. That’s all well ...
17th September 2018
Julia Hegele Deputy Culture Editor – Theatre Reviewing the first “Play, Pie, and Pint” of the semester at Òran Mór A surprisingly impactful commentary wrapped in a expectable comedy took to the stage at Òran Mór this past weekend in the form of Chris Grady’s Outside In. Directed by Sally Reid, the production was featured ...
17th September 2018
Tara Gandhi Deputy News Editor Gym members found using anabolic steroids will have their memberships revoked “Numerous” reports of needles found in the changing rooms at the Glasgow University gym have resulted in the decision for sharps bins to be installed in the toilet cubicles within changing rooms. They can be found alongside a notice ...
17th September 2018
Elise Camilleri-Brennan Writer In a nutshell, Ultimate Frisbee is a non-contact, self-refereeing team sport played with a flying disc. The aim is to get the disc into the “end-zone” on the opposite side of the field, which is defended by the other team. Like in American football, a goal is scored if you catch the ...
17th September 2018
Michael Paul Phillips Writer Recent reports warn that porn is seriously damaging our mental health and rewiring our brains From the beginning of internet pornography back in 1994, the adult entertainment industry has been a powerhouse of production to cater to the wants and desires of their target audience: straight men. Since then, porn ...
17th September 2018
Laurie Clarke Editor-in-Chief From student television to sustainable technologies, here’s the many ways you can get involved in the tech scene on campus Our Science & Technology section may be brand new this year, but the tech scene on campus certainly isn’t. Whether you’re new to Glasgow yourself, or just looking to get involved ...
17th September 2018
Rory Clark Sport Editor On 5 August I stumbled completely by accident onto the route of the Women’s Road Race. The wind in West George Street had become a hub for bystanders who had inadvertently become onlookers for some of the continent’s most elite cyclists. I arrived on their penultimate lap of the designated “loop” ...
