18th October 2022 - The Glasgow Guardian



Editorial: 90 years down

18th October 2022

Editors-in-Chief Luke Chafer and Kimberley Mannion ponder the paper’s future as we mark our birthday. The Glasgow Guardian has an illustrious history. October 10th marked 90 years to the day of the first iteration of the University paper in the form of the Gilmore Globe. Since then we have unfurled major investigations into the University, ...


Let’s all wake up in the year 2112…

18th October 2022

A lot has changed over the last 90 years on campus. With the University treating students as a commodity, what will the next 90 look like? The year is 2112. Gilmorehill is now just one of five campuses dotted around the globe. Student numbers have crept over 100,000. The price of Hive entry is up ...


GlasGLOW to return to botanic gardens this month

18th October 2022

This October and November the ‘GlasGLOW’ lights show exhibition will return, for its fifth year, to the Botanic Gardens. Described as an immersive outdoor experience, the interactive show has become a mainstay in the west end’s event calendar in recent years. Running from 26 October to 13 November, the show promises to take audiences on ...


Racist Graffiti on UofG campus

18th October 2022

According to a post on the Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu, racist graffiti has been found at the St. Andrews building. The graffiti – which has since been painted over – reads “Kill the Chinese.” This appears to be part of a string of hate-crimes occurring in Glasgow, with similar vandalism recently being found in ...


Òran Mór bought by the Scotsman Group.

18th October 2022

The Scotsman Group, formerly known as the G1 Group, has purchased the Òran Mór located on Byres Road in Glasgow. The company is a Glasgow-based hospitality group owned by Stefan King, which has acquired various businesses across Scotland overtime. Its portfolio includes the Scotsman Hotel in city centre Edinburgh as well as the Hillhead Bookclub ...