LGBT Society cancel dinner at GUU

Glasgow University LGBT Society have taken the decision to cancel their Farewell Dinner, being hosted at GUU, in light of the recent events. In addition to the Farewell Dinner, which was scheduled to take place next…

Further outrage over GUUgate

Today the outrage over the sexist heckling at a Glasgow University Union debate on Saturday night reached a new peak. Following threats by prominent student societies to disaffiliate from the GUU if further action…

Female debaters victims of misogyny at GUU

Two female speakers, who had made it to the Final of this year’s GUU Ancients Debate, were  reduced to tears after a number of misogynistic comments were yelled out by hecklers in the audience. Marlena Valles,…

GUU continues to affiliate with undemocratic society

Glasgow University Union has faced criticism following their decision to re-affiliate Glasgow University International Society, despite warnings from the SRC that the society is undemocratic. This summer Glasgow’s International Society applied for reaffiliation to the SRC…

LAMB still on the menu

Glasgow University Union hosted their controversial ‘Last All Male Board’ dinner at the end of November. The dinner was a tradition set up by the GUU’s all-male board of management once the union was forced to…

A £7m development? Now is the time to protect the unions.

Confirmation of the University’s investment in Glasgow University Union (GUU) was welcome news to this writer: partly because of my affinity with the aforementioned institution as ex-President; but more importantly, because it signalled a tangible investment…