28th January 2020
Fred Bruce Writer Time passes, and we grow old. Trying as we may to fend it off the gradual, but seldom gentle, aging process is one of the few things that humanity still has in common with the natural world. Looks fade, joints stiffen, and senses dim, whether one walks on two legs or four. ...
28th January 2020
Joanne Krus Deputy News Editor First minister Nicola Sturgeon has revealed proposals to build a metro tram network in Glasgow as part of the Scottish Government Strategic Transport Projects Review, which conducts evaluations and makes the decisions on government-funded projects. Plans for a metro line running from Glasgow Airport to Paisley Gilmour Street are already ...
28th January 2020
Kristy Leeds Writer JK Rowling has outed herself as a TERF. A tweet she wrote in December promoted the common and dangerous misconception that transgender women are biological men. Many fans, including myself, are incredibly sad; her audience is young, generally diverse and inclusive, and to see that she does not mirror this, although perhaps ...
27th January 2020
Melanie Goldberg Writer Melanie Goldberg discusses the gravity of International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the significance of understanding the history behind it. This month marks the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, which consisted of over 40 different concentration and death camps in which over 1 million people perished, the majority of which were ...
27th January 2020
Erin Steinmetz Writer The University of Glasgow is taking steps to assist disabled students as the lift is being repaired. The lift in the Adam Smith Building will be closed to all students and staff from 6 January until the end of May 2020, as a new lift is being installed. As the spring ...
27th January 2020
Joanne Krus Deputy News Editor The UCU, UUK and the USS pensions scheme are having meetings in the next month to reform the pension scheme. The UCU have announced they are holding five meetings to reform the University of Glasgow pension scheme. Last semester’s strikes over staff working conditions and pensions ended with no resolution. ...
27th January 2020
Rachel Stamford News Editor Nearly 1,000 University of Glasgow employees identify as carers, according to a University survey. A new University of Glasgow policy gives emergency time off and additional short term leave to staff with caring responsibilities. “Supporting Staff with Caring Responsibilities” was announced on 13 January following a 2018 staff survey which found ...
27th January 2020
Jordan Hunter Reporter Somer Umeed Bakhsh is to study Physics and Astrophysics after nearly facing deportation. Somer Umeed Bakhsh, 16, has received an unconditional offer, extending his previous permission to remain and furthering his education. Umeed Bakhsh and his brother, 14-year-old Areeb, were the subjects of a campaign by the Church of Scotland, which had ...
26th January 2020
Andrew Quinn Deputy Editor-in-Chief London-based actors Scott Mackie and Santino Smith bring their newest play to Glasgow. PACE Youth Theatre graduates and West of Scotland natives Scott Mackie and Santino Smith are bringing their new play After(s) to the Old Hairdresser’s for two dates in February. From 3 February to 8 February, the production will ...
24th January 2020
Rosie Shackles Deputy Culture Editor – Food & Drink New West End restaurant packs a punch in opening week. Brought to us by the same team behind Glasgow famous Ox and Finch, Ka Pao has been teasing Glasgow food lovers for weeks on its arrival in the West End. Ka Pao finally opened its doors ...
