1st April 2020
Hailie Pentleton Online Team Member “At a university, with around 29,000 students, it can be hard to experience that feeling of close-knit community that I both loathed and loved about secondary school. Perhaps we could use uniforms to fix this?” Amidst the boredom that has ensued in my time in self-isolation, I blew the ...
1st April 2020
Anon Writer To relaunch our series on less commonly discussed mental health issues, an anonymous writer shares their experiences with hypochondria. I have had more illnesses than I can count while simultaneously having only one. It is 2am on a weekday. I am sitting in the back seat of our family car in an ...
1st April 2020
Clara Punsita Ritthikarn Reporter The MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research is developing a toolbox of reagents to help current and future studies of COVID-19. The MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research (CVR) is at the centre of COVID-19 research response in Scotland and the UK. Established in 2010, CVR represents the ...
1st April 2020
Rachel Stamford News Editor UK Visas and Immigration is allowing anyone whose leave expires before 31 May 2020 to request a free visa extension. UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) is allowing free visa extensions to immigrants who cannot leave the UK because of travel restrictions or self-isolation related to COVID-19. Anyone living in the UK ...
1st April 2020
Kevin Le Merle Advertising and Events Manager “We just want to make some silly riffs you can lose yourself to” Our Advertising and Events Manager Kevin Le Merle sat down with zany rock group GNASHERS to discuss their tumultuous origins, influences and aspirations. This story really starts in 2069, the year that rock group GNASHERS ...
1st April 2020
Jasmine Hunt Writer Jasmine Hunt strikes a (vocal) chord with Glasgow University’s Dr Katy Cooper, as they discuss the problematic role of gender in classical music. Since TRNSMT introduced a stage dedicated exclusively to all-female acts in mid-2019, the debate over gender binaries within music, and the sexism which many female artists face, has garnered ...
1st April 2020
Natasha Joibi Writer People make Glasgow, until they don’t. Natasha Joibi interviews students on their experiences following the outbreak of Covid-19. I was walking alone from the Glasgow City Centre to Finnieston one night when I noticed an SUV stopping by the roadside. The driver, who was the only person of colour in the vehicle, ...
1st April 2020
Ollie Rudden Deputy News Editor All hospitality staff employed by G1 Group businesses will keep their jobs after being let go by the company amid the coronavirus crisis. Staff recently let go by The Grosvenor Cafe and The Gardener will now be able to keep their jobs. G1 Group, the owner of the popular Ashton ...