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Student challenges University after being denied graduation

26th November 2023

A student at the University of Glasgow who was denied graduation over an unpaid debt has launched a complaint against the university. University of Glasgow student Chloe Ritchie has complained to the University after being forced to pay back a debt which they were originally told was cleared. In September, Ritchie was told that she ...


‘When we win, we drink; when we lose, we drink – it doesn’t matter’: The relationship between student sport and alcohol

26th November 2023

The Glasgow Guardian speaks to student sportspeople about binge drinking, the pressures around sport social events and the impact of alcohol on mental health and academics Binge drinking is commonplace in university sports. Studies have reported that students involved in university sport, even those who take part in organised recreational sport, drink excessively and drink ...


In conversation with Ryan Rutherford

26th November 2023

Break a leg! Ryan Rutherford does Glasgow proud with new strides in his career. Self-described as a “28-year-old wee Scottish guy from Edinburgh”, Ryan Rutherford graduated from the University of Glasgow in 2018 with an MA in Theatre Studies. Since then he has been working incredibly hard in one of the world’s most competitive industries. ...


Mischief, mayhem, soap: Fight Club, 24 years on

26th November 2023

The first rule of Fight Club is that you don’t talk about Fight Club. The second rule of Fight Club is that you don’t talk about Fight Club. 24 years on since its UK release, David Fincher’s Fight Club remains one of those films. Divisive, clever and a certified cult classic, Fight Club’s reputation precedes ...


An artist that marked me: Francis Bacon

26th November 2023

Francis Bacon was missing from my life when I was young, although I didn’t know it. Francis Bacon, an Irish artist known for his surrealist and disturbing work, is somewhat predictable as the choice for my favourite artist. Growing up, I was always interested in somewhat disturbing ideas and media. Although I was a fairly ...


“Objects are never lonely”: Male vs female loneliness in film

26th November 2023

In the realm of the silver screen, how we approach loneliness is filtered through our own lens of gender In her essay Females, Andrea Long-Chu makes the bold claim that “everyone is a woman, and everyone hates it.” She doesn’t mean this literally (if that wasn’t clear), but just that maleness is necessarily something unobtainable. ...


Wes Anderson’s new quartet of short movies on Netflix

26th November 2023

Wes Anderson continues to evolve his style and push the boundaries of cinema in his new short movies on Netflix On the vast Netflix platform, we have the uniqueness of Wes Anderson’s latest offering to his by now, huge audience. It is a trip into the world of Roald Dahl’s short stories, combined with Anderson’s ...


Billie Zangewa’s silk collages make a compelling Scottish solo debut

26th November 2023

In her exhibition A Quiet Fire at Tramway, Billie Zangewa invites us into her world through intricate hand-stitched works Displayed just beyond the entrance to A Quiet Fire, an exhibition of Billie Zangewa’s work at Tramway, is a large self-portrait work commissioned by the gallery. Reclined in a pose that recalls the traditional female nude ...


The forgotten women of Glasgow’s Art Nouveau

26th November 2023

Margaret and Frances Macdonald’s artistic legacy has been overlooked by the art world for decades Charles Rennie Mackintosh, James Herbert MacNair, Margaret Macdonald, and Francis Macdonald: the group known as the “Glasgow Four” was comprised of these four Glasgow School of Art graduates who met in the mid-1890s. Each became pioneering figures of the Art ...


Suella Braverman: a remarkable journey to become the most controversial figure in current British politics

25th November 2023

Braverman’s recent actions have led to a cabinet reshuffle that left her out in the cold. But this isn’t the end for the former Home Secretary. Suella Braverman may be gone from government, but her tenure as Home Secretary has certainly had an impact. Braverman, who was voted out early on in the first Conservative ...