5th January 2022 - The Glasgow Guardian



Coping with an ill loved one at uni

5th January 2022

CW: Suicide I found my mum’s suicide note a week into my second semester of third year. While she was physically okay, we faced another lowest of lows. In the years I’ve known about my mum’s depression, it has affected every part of my life. I don’t say that to diminish what she goes through; ...


Switching from studying to snoozing

5th January 2022

Sports Editor Claire Thomson discusses how we can transform our bedrooms from a stressful work environment to a tranquil space. Over the past 18 months, we have come to resent our rooms more and more. It often feels as though we are living our lives purely from this box, doing everything from eating, and sleeping, ...


Film school versus free spirits: does good directing truly depend on years of study?

5th January 2022

Marine examines the pros and cons of the output of creators who deferred to the traditional academic route, compared those who were self-taught and experimented on their own terms. When asked who my favourite director is, I answer without hesitation every time: Darren Aronofsky. I fell in love with cinema thanks to Requiem for a ...


Blood, jabs and tears: the undisclosed menstrual side effects of the covid-19 vaccine

5th January 2022

Melisa Korkut discusses the reported period changes following the Covid-19 vaccine. In recent months, claims of people noticing changes to their periods after receiving the Covid-19 vaccine have emerged on social media. This likely came as such a shock because the possibility of menstruation changes as a side effect is not included in the patient ...