Kingston’s loss and ‘unfair’ reflection in five goal thriller
Leigh Boobyer
KINGSTON’s football first team were left heartbroken after they were beaten by a late winner defeat against St. Mary’s 4th team on Wednesday ending 3-2. The Cougars dominated a strong…
October 2015
From Seething Wells to a home on wheels
Claire Gilbody-Dickerson
An imaginative KU student took the bizarre choice of living in a caravan for his second year at University after the price of halls left him broke last summer. Lucas…
Killer heels or heels that kill?
Ariana Khushal
Wearing high heels might be in fashion. They make your body look slimmer, make you look taller and they certainly making it so much easier to kiss a taller man,…
Drop in number of new students causes KU to miss out on millions of pounds
Maria Delgado Gonçalves
Story written by: Jamie-Lee Bullen Kingston University could miss out on millions in income over the next three years after student admission figures dropped by 13 per cent this year.…
Freeze of student loan threshold may cost graduates thousands
A MOVE by Chancellor George Osborne to freeze the income threshold that students have to earn before they start paying back their loan could cost students thousands of pounds. A…
Humans of KU
Lena Angvik
“I’m going to break up with my boyfriend of three years this week. I look back and think ‘ah, I have wasted three of my best years’, you know, but…
Booze and Babes: How shallow are promoters?
After two girls were stopped at the door of Dstrkt night club in London for being “black and fat”, debate has been sweeping around West End clubs for putting looks…
KU VC challenges Prime Minister’s ‘extremist university’ claim
Nikita Jadav
The Vice Chancellor has hit back at new Government legislation to combat extremism on campuses after KU was slammed for giving extremist ‘hate’ speakers a platform to speak. Prime Minister…
Fizzy drinks put KU students’ health at risk, experts warn
Health experts have warned KU students that they face long term health risks after a survey revealed that the average student is drinking more than five cans of fizzy drinks…
Scrapping the maintenance grants will “financially cripple” university students
Universities risk losing students who rely on maintenance grants as they call the decision between not pursuing education or borrowing up to £53,000 from the government “pathetic”. Kingston University students…