6th February 2020
Zuza Filipiuk Writer In this interview, Klaudia Szabelka — a Glasgow University student of Politics and Economy — talks about her project, European Congress of Youth in Business, which took place on 25 January in Poland. Tell me about European Congress of Youth in Business. What is it? European Congress of Youth in Business is ...
6th February 2020
Joanne Krus Deputy News Editor Sofie Hagen said that fans had reached out to inform her about the LGB Alliance meeting. Content Warning: Transphobia mention Comedian and author Sofie Hagen is using her show at Òran Mór on 21 March to raise money for trans rights after fans encouraged her to boycott the venue. On ...
6th February 2020
Anonymous Writer Content Warning: This article contains discussion of eating disorders and restrictive behaviours. My unhealthy relationship with eating started when I was six years old after a girl on my bus pinched my stomach and asked why it folded when I sat down. Later that year I went over to a friend’s house to ...
6th February 2020
Siam Hatzaw Features Editor In the face of widespread repression, what can we learn from China’s unexpected return to religion? Religion is an undeniably contentious topic. In one form or another, it has existed at the centre of societies throughout history, influencing laws, shaping culture, and fueling conflicts – but this looks set to change. ...
6th February 2020
Dyani Sheppard Writer New Year’s Eve in Indonesia was greeted with heavy rains across its capital city of Jakarta, and they soon proved to be deadly. Although heavy rains are typical of the monsoon season, this year they were particularly extreme, causing fatal mudslides and flooding, which took the lives of at least 66 people. ...
6th February 2020
Ella Bagameri & Lucy Donaldson Writers A third of UK women under 40 have experienced unwanted choking, slapping, gagging, and spitting during consensual sex. “Women don’t die from rough sex. Women die because men are violent to them.” Karen Ingala-Smith, chief executive of the domestic violence charity Nia. Violence during consensual sex is becoming more ...
5th February 2020
Lucy Nicholson Writer A sparkling set of acts spearhead the penultimate night of King Tut’s New Year’s Revolution. CRYSTAL made a glittering return to the King Tut’s stage as the sold-out penultimate act in the venue’s New Year’s Revolutions event. With support from dreamy, Edinburgh-based Swim School; anarchist’s dream, The Bleeders; and stunning indie-rock quartet, ...
5th February 2020
Blair Cunningham Deputy Culture Editor – Theatre Windy wee Dundee is not the birthplace of many great actors, especially before its cultural explosion in the past two decades (if not for Hull it may have been the 2017 UK City of Culture!) Yet it is the birthplace of at least one of Scotland’s greatest actors: ...
5th February 2020
Jordan Hunter Reporter They say politics is theatre, but is theatre political? I once heard the expression “Washington is Hollywood for ugly people”, and I feel like this sentiment is definitely true when it comes to Westminster, with all the drama and layers of what people present and who they actually are. This performative aspect ...
5th February 2020
Laurie Clarke Production Manager A Glaswegian dog is in the running for a national award in recognition of his athletic success. Rocket, a pointer-cross, competes with owner Duncan Robinson, 17, in the sport cani-cross, a “dog-powered” cross country race in which dog and owner compete as a team. Rocket and Duncan have previously won the ...
