Halloween costumes: men vs women
Tone Bergheim
As a young female in today’s society, I am constantly bombarded with pictures, opinions and thoughts on how I should look, dress, behave and present myself. I am told that…
December 2014
River Foodie’s Recipes – guacamole, mac and cheese
Hannah Erskine
Winter is coming, they say. There’s a chill in the air, the scarves and boots have been liberated from the depths of your wardrobe… and the rain? Let’s not even…
Labour candidate thinks he can be a contender with students’ help
Taryn Tarrant-Cornish
Labour candidate Lee Godfrey believes he can overcome the odds with the help of the student vote at the 2015 General Election. Mr Godfrey recently topped a political poll conducted…
New Lib Dem society members campaign with local MP Ed Davey
Bauke Schram
Members of the recently-founded KU Liberal Democrats society are already campaigning alongside Kingston’s local MP, Ed Davey. Davey’s campaign manager, Jonah Oliver, is helping students set up the society which…
Kingston lecturer to stand for UKIP in General Election
Elizabeth Stromme
The decision of a KU lecturer to run as a UKIP candidate in the next General Election has been condemned as “disgusting” and “unacceptable” by critics. Dr Nicholas Wood, principal…
Gang who hired cab to hunt for robbery victims convicted
Dawn Bonar
A gang of violent thieves who targeted a woman coming home from a night out have been convicted at Kingston Crown Court on December 1 for robbery. One man was…
KUSU officer wants to ban NHS blood donations from campus
Victoria Armstrong
NHS blood donations should be banned from KU campuses because of its ban on gay men, campaigners have said. KU’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) officer, Amy Bush, presented…
“I can’t breathe,” US police and their culture of violence
‘These white men are dangerous,’ said chief Powhatan, Pocahontas’s father in the 1995 Disney adaption of the story of Pocahontas Powhatan. Almost ten years after the movie adaption and little…
The best of Staying Alive campaign adverts to fight HIV and AIDS
Sofia Delgado
December 1 has been the designated day to raise global awareness around HIV ad AIDS since 1987, and over the years campaigns have emerged to educate people about the risks…
The Zellweger effect: is she trying to erase her Norwegian roots?
The Daily Mail ran a story on their website regarding the recent changes in Renee Zellweger’s appearance that have been the latest gossip surrounding the celebrity world. She appears to…