18th March 2020 - The Glasgow Guardian



150-year-old image recreated for International Women’s Day

18th March 2020

Clara Punsita Ritthikarn Reporter The original picture from 1870 featured 26 male professors on the University’s iconic “Lion and Unicorn” staircase as a backdrop. The University of Glasgow’s senior women leaders assembled to recreate their own historic scene based on a 150-year-old all-male professors’ photo ahead of celebrations for International Women’s Day. The new vers...


Tenants call for a ‘rent holiday’ over coronavirus

18th March 2020

Joanne Krus News Editor Living Rent have launched a petition to protect renters from eviction during the coronavirus pandemic The tenant’s union, Living Rent, has just launched a petition addressed to the Scottish Housing Minister, Kevin Stewart, to encourage him to back their demands of halting evictions and granting “rent holidays” to those impacted by ...


Review: Scottish Opera’s Nixon in China

18th March 2020

  Kevin Le Merle and Ridley Campbell Advertising & Events Manager and Writer Nixon’s 1972 visit to China might seem a long time ago, but Scottish Opera’s restaging of John Adams’ masterpiece brings history back to life with depth and panache. On 21 February 1972, then-US president Richard Nixon met with the chairman of the ...


Review: Rock Against Racism @ Nice N Sleazy

18th March 2020

Rowan Glenny Writer On 20 February I headed out to Nice n Sleazy for Rock Against Racism, a charity gig set up by The Welcome Party as part of a series of gigs and club nights to support and welcome asylum seekers to Glasgow. All proceeds of the gig go to the Maslow community shop ...


Review: Vine and Canvas

18th March 2020

Kevin Le Merle Advertising and Events Manager A vibed night out with art and wine Vine & Canvas combines painting and wine-tasting for a relaxed and fun evening. Whether you’re creative or not, this event is for you: the art tutor, Heather, draws out the outline of your canvas to make things easier, and the ...


Eating with the seasons: Spring

18th March 2020

  Ella Mayne Social Media Team Member What produce will be on our doorstep this season? Spring is a chance to dust off the winter cobwebs, and eating seasonally can help you do so! The sun begins to peek through the clouds, it’s no longer dark at 4pm, and new sprigs of life are evident ...