Let’s get philosophical
Hanne Olsen
Every year, on the third Thursday of November, people commemorate World Philosophy Day to celebrate the enduring value of philosophy for the development of human thought. United Nations Educational, Scientific…
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‘Before being a journalist, I am a human being’
Adriana Martins De Sousa Calado
Channel 4 reporter Ramita Navai visited Kingston University last week and addressed a roomful of aspiring journalists, human rights campaigners and fashionistas, some hoping that one day they themselves would…
Drug smugglers sentenced to 77 years in prison
Elizabeth Stromme
Kingston Crown Court has sentenced seven members of a drug smuggling ring responsible for the import of heroin and cocaine worth tens of millions pounds into the UK to 77…
New Hindu Football League starts off with 13-2 win
Hanaa Foura
Kingston’s National Hindu Student Forum (NHSF) started the year with the right foot, scoring 13-2 against Royal Holloway in their first game for the Hindu Society Football League. Hindu Society’s…
‘I would love to make a career out of football’
Victoria Armstrong
KUFC’s left back and KUSU Football Activator, Kaveh Rashti, talks tour, tactics and sleepless nights with The River. Well into his third year as a KU student, Rashti admits football…
Ferguson eye witness speaks to KU students
Bauke Schram
The editor of the Socialist Worker, who witnessed the Ferguson protest, spoke to the Kingston Social Worker Student Society (KWSS) about the protests and the death of Michael Brown, a…
KU students first in line for campus blood check
By: Hanne Olsen & Elin Martinsen Kingston is the first university to be visited by NHS Blood and Transplant (NHS BT), who hope to encourage more young people to donate…
Severe train delays after after girl climbs onto tracks
A young girl climbed onto the train tracks of Clapham Junction station, causing ‘severe delays’ in trains to London Waterloo this morning. Delays of half an hour had Surbiton passengers…
VIDEO: Let there be light in Kingston
Hundreds of people gathered in Kingston town centre to welcome the festive season, as Christmas lights were switched on and live performers entertained the crowd. This year, the event was…
Cross dressers dazzle SU for fundraiser
Joanna Swan
A KU student has organised a cross dressing fundraiser to raise money to enter one of the biggest design shows next September. Knight’s Park bar hosted dozens of cross dressers…