14th March 2022
Editor-in-Chief Hailie Pentleton explores the unique impact that the past two years have had upon her ability to maintain friendship as a neurodivergent adult. Like most of the scatterbrains I’ve encountered recently, my inbox is awash with unread messages. Well-wishes from friends, requests for favours, and moody recollections all abandoned to a sea of missed ...
14th February 2022
Hailie reflects on the questions that often crop up when she talks about marrying her high-school partner amidst her final year at university. It sounds very Disney, the prospect of marrying your high-school sweetheart in your 20s. The dress is hanging up in my mother’s wardrobe, the band is booked, and yet with only 156 ...
5th February 2022
At a time of year reserved for new beginnings, Editor-in-Chief Hailie Pentleton reflects on the personal and collective hopelessness many of us were infected with throughout 2021. In the hour before the bells conjured up a clean slate, a friend suggested that we all shared our favourite moments of 2021 with one another. I felt ...
30th November 2021
The Glasgow Guardian chats to local secondary school climate activists about COP26 and their mission to educate people on the climate crisis through social media. On Friday 5 November, Glasgow’s streets were taken by a storm in the form of 25,000* activists of all ages calling on world leaders to take the necessary steps to ...
17th November 2021
Hailie Pentleton embraces leisurewear and looking less-than-perfect. Freshers’ flu has done an absolute number on my skin, I haven’t gotten out of pyjamas in four days, and my hair is feeling very Tracy Beaker. All I need is to whip up a sourdough starter kit and crack open a copy of Normal People, and I’ll ...
4th November 2021
After a number of women were forced to walk home in the dark following COP26 related restrictions in Finnieston, a spokesperson for Glasgow City Council has stated that parks are only for “daytime use”. A spokesperson for Glasgow City Council has suggested that lighting issues in Kelvingrove Park are unlikely to improve anytime soon. Safety ...
31st October 2021
GMB refuse collectors will participate in a walkout from midnight tonight. This afternoon GMB confirmed that the cleansing service in Glasgow City Council will take strike action throughout the first full week of COP26. From midnight tonight, GMB refuse collectors will participate in a walkout, after previously calling the strike action off on Friday. Unions ...
12th October 2021
CW: Sexual Assault, Rape, Gender Based Violence We can’t rewrite rape culture overnight, but there are practical steps that need to be taken. It is exhausting seeing the same pink and white infographics recycled every time another woman loses her life just because another man felt entitled to her. After the harrowing murder of Sabina ...
9th October 2021
The Glasgow Guardian speaks to the students housed at Novel Student’s “unfinished” flats. Promised the “best student accommodation in Glasgow”, unassuming students have been met with “filthy and unfinished” housing at Novel Student’s Bridle Works properties. Distressed students have spoken to The Glasgow Guardian about their “neglect̶...
25th September 2021
Editor-in-Chief Hailie Pentleton discusses the reality of the #ThatGirl trend. If you’re a chronic over-worker like me, you might have found yourself scrolling through #ThatGirl TikTok, desperately searching for the secret ingredients for self-love and success. Do smoothie bowls and organic shakes lead to academic success? Will early morning rises and earth-toned workout sets unlock ...
