24th October 2019
Elspeth Burdette Writer This evocative ballet adaptation of Arthur Miller’s acclaimed play hits too close to home: when will the “witch hunt” cease? Ballet is not always tutus and bobby pins. It is not always nutcrackers, swans and beautiful, lyrical dancing. Ballet can be contemporary, dark, and haunting, as seen in this new adaptation of ...
24th October 2019
Jordan Hunter Reporter A study conducted by the University, and published by the New England Journal of Medicine, found that footballers were three and a half times more likely to suffer from neurodegenerative diseases, such as dementia or Alzheimer’s. The study was funded by the Football Association and the Professional Footballers Association. Some key findings were that foo...
24th October 2019
Jordan Hunter Reporter The Glasgow University Union is today having two by-elections for their board of management. After the assistant honorary secretary left the university, the position has been left vacant since the beginning of this term. After the election was announced, Present Student Member (PSM) Kate McMahon resigned her post in order to run. This created an opening ...
23rd October 2019
Rosie BeattieWriter An exclusive sneak preview into the offerings of the latest 2019 Africa in Motion (AiM) Film Festival. Now in its 14th year, Africa in Motion aims to celebrate the various and vibrant cultures emerging from Africa by exhibiting content that is otherwise rarely seen in Scotland. The programme is impressively packed with events ...
23rd October 2019
Tara Gandhi & Hannah PatersonEditor-in-Chief & Views Editor Top tips for shaking off the homesickness blues. The nights are getting darker, you’re finally recovering from that Freshers’ Week hangover, and deadlines are getting closer. This is when the homesickness emerges, leaving you miserable, eating your way through a box of Celebrations, desperately thinking about mum’s ...
23rd October 2019
Lewis PatersonWriter The synth-pop visionary behind Live Aid electrifies the Barras’ with a performance of Ultravox’s Vienna in full. It is hard to understate the influence of Midge Ure on British pop music and even British pop culture in general. While he achieved monumental success as part of Ultravox and Visage as well as in ...
23rd October 2019
Rachel StamfordNews Editor The 38-year-old secretly filmed himself approaching dozens of “young and vulnerable women” in Glasgow and Lanarkshire, including a 16-year-old girl. Adnan Ahmed, a pick-up artist known as Addy A-Game on Youtube, has been jailed for two years for threatening and abusive behaviour towards women. The 38-year-old from Maryhill, Glasgow, secretly filmed himself ...
23rd October 2019
Mary Horner & Rafe UddinWriter & Features Editor Following plans to put Alan Turing on the £50 note, Mary Horner and Rafe Uddin discuss the role of representation, currency, and the online backlash. The Bank of England’s (BoE) announcement that Alan Turing would adorn the £50 note unearthed a sense of progressiveness, directed towards the ...
23rd October 2019
Euan FindlayWriter As Formula 1 stagnates, Euan Findlay introduces you to the home of sustainable racing. In the far-off land of the motorsport kingdom, there has long been a permanent ruler. A king with such a historic claim to the throne that no one would dare challenge. The king’s name? Formula 1. For almost 70 ...
23rd October 2019
Katherine RixWriter Katherine Rix analyses the effects of the protests on Hong Kong’s tourism industry and reflects on her own experience this summer The summer of 2019 in Hong Kong has been branded by some as the “Summer of Discontent” due to the protests that began on 9 June and have continued without any sign ...
