29th October 2022
The “Girls’ Night In” boycott happened a year ago. Have clubs and bars become any safer for women since? When I think of Girls’ Night In, I wish my mind would instantly go to large quantities of rosé, a catch-up over laughs, and memories of throwing popcorn at that one girl who won’t stop drunkenly ...
26th October 2022
With an independence space dominated by the Centre-Left politics of the SNP, is there a space at the table for a Centre-Right political party? Two major monopolies in political discourse exist in Scotland today. The Scottish National Party (SNP) has dominated the pro-independence narrative for the past twenty years, making the cause distinctively centre-left in ...
25th October 2022
Is it time to rethink the “leagues” framework of dating culture? The world of dating gets progressively messier by the minute. Whether your type is the classic James Dean-esque brunette bad boy, the approachable blonde girl next door, the glasses-wearing geek or even all of the above, we’ve all got our preferences. A framework that ...
25th October 2022
Rebecca writes about how TikTok’s use of language could affect us in the long run. A TikTok content creator with absolutely no qualifications has told you you’re being gaslighted, so naturally, it must be true. The use of psychological terminology is becoming increasingly common on social media platforms, with videos discussing abuse and gaslighting garnering ...
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, ...
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 ...
17th October 2022
In celebration of our 90th anniversary, Niamh Flanagan takes us through The Glasgow Guardian’s extensive archive. As you will have undoubtedly gathered throughout your perusal of this edition of The Glasgow Guardian, October 2022 marks our 90th anniversary, and in honour of such an occasion, I’d like to highlight some of the most remarkable endeavours ...
14th October 2022
Why has the veil become a symbol of oppression? On 13 September 2022, 22-year-old Mahsa Amini was arrested by “morality police” in Tehran. The detainment was justified as allegedly breaking modesty laws that have been implemented since 1979. Mahsa died shortly after having spent three days in a coma. The cause of death has not ...
14th October 2022
Should we be expected to be body positive all the time? In contemporary society, we tend to look at self-love as essential. It’s a by-product of a world that’s been altered by social media and the rise of body positivity. Self-love and body positivity have been lauded by so many influential people that when you ...
14th October 2022
Writer Erin Aziz analyses the persistence of economic inequalities on campus. The concept of a level playing field is somewhat utopian in any stage of life, but arguably university students experience this imbalance more severely than in other aspects of life. Varied economic backgrounds cause some students to work full-time to cover living costs, while ...
