18th October 2018
Dylan Tuck Deputy Culture Editor – Food & Drink Making waves in Scottish music “We’re just three guys fae Killie that started a band because we weren’t any good at football.” The humourous, if not enlightening, words of Fatherson drummer Greg Walkinshaw are a real sign of just how far the Kilmarnock trio have ...
18th October 2018
Patrick Hughes Writer How a UofG graduate ended up pretending to live lunar The mission takes place in the Lunares habitat, a makeshift base in PILA, Poland designed to simulate the exact conditions of a manned lunar colony, complete with volcanic rock and dust. The LEARN (Lunar Exploration Activities and Remote Navigation) mission is ...
18th October 2018
Ruairidh Campbell Writer The SFA have decided to stick to their guns and stay in Glasgow. Ruairidh Campbell weighs it up. After months of meetings, debates and even a delayed response, it’s finally confirmed that Hampden Park will remain the home of Scottish Football. Having been embroiled in a stiff battle with the Scottish Rugby-owned ...
17th October 2018
Tessa Lieven Wright Writer Tessa Lieven Wright weighs up whether the Glasgow Warriors and indeed Scotland, will lose one of its most beloved sons. After years of wooden spoon disappointment, it is now acknowledged that Scottish Rugby’s luck is changing. A new, exciting generation of players have emerged forming a team bursting with individual ...
17th October 2018
Sam Doak Reporter GMB and Unison have both served notice for industrial action on the council over equal pay dispute Over eight thousand workers are due to strike on October 23-24 in response to Glasgow City Council’s handling of an equal pay dispute. The planned 48 hours of industrial action will affect a wide ...
17th October 2018
Sam Doak Reporter This decision comes as the University acknowledges its past links with slavery, aiming to provide “reparative justice” The University of Glasgow has announced that the Learning Hub is to be named in honour of James McCune Smith, the first African American to be awarded a degree in medicine. Due to open by ...
16th October 2018
Georgina Hayes, Laurie Clarke, Jen Bowey & Max Kelly Editors & Deputy Editors It’s been a hard news cycle for women this month. Whether on campus or the worldwide stage, women have been let down in every way systemically and societally possible. Although as a student newspaper we don’t have the influence to change the ...
16th October 2018
Hamish Morrison News Editor Mata Durkin, President of the Queen Margaret Union, has released a statement via the Union’s social media, announcing a complete review of the Union’s disciplinary procedures, which she calls “no longer fit for purpose”. This announcement follows a Glasgow Guardian investigation that revealed the QMU has no sexual misconduct policy ...
16th October 2018
Georgina Hayes, Laurie Clarke, Hamish Morrison & Jen Bowey Editors, News Editor & Deputy Editor Queen Margaret Union has no sexual harassment policy and failed to report allegations to other University institutions Cameron Logan, former Events Convenor of the Queen Margaret Union, was removed from the Union’s board of management and given a six month ...
14th October 2018
Hannah Patterson Writer It’s a cold Autumn afternoon, and I’ve forgotten my gloves. I’ve been sticking my hands in my pockets but as I shuffle down Byres Road I realise that there’s only one thing that can truly warm me up, and so I step into Starbucks. As I stand in line, I’m confident in ...
