Volunteer to get into festivals for free
Paula Munteanu
Summer, friends, beer, camping and music – we all know that good festival feeling, but how much are you actually willing to pay for that feeling? Tickets to most festivals…
2015
The Kingston lecturer and politician who would DJ as part of campaign
KU lecturer Dr Rupa Huq, Labour’s candidate for Ealing Central and Acton, admits she would DJ as a part of the campaign. Huq, a senior KU sociology lecturer , who…
Award-winning Kingston graduate did not get accepted onto preferred course.
Bauke Schram
A KU graduate, who was forced to study film studies with TV and media after being rejected from his first choice, has won an award for his screenplay. Jay Mullings,…
A contemporary ‘Romeo and Juliet’
A new, gender-switched adaptation of Romeo and Juliet is playing at Rose Theatre in Kingston. With Romeo and Juliet being one of Shakespeare’s most adapted plays and familiar plots, Sally…
London graduate launches website to expose dodgy hall providers
Elizabeth Stromme
A London graduate launched a new website this week to expose the awful standards of student accommodation across the UK. Australian student Kristian Else, 22, moved to London in 2011…
KU Dance Society is holding a dance battle in aid of Comic Relief
Abigail Ward
The University Dance society (KUDS) has been holding a range of red nose day themed activities this week. The society has been encouraging fellow dancers and Kingston students to turn…
KU student slams Channel 4’s TV show The Romanians Are Coming
By Sarah Sinclair and Elizabeth Stromme A Kingston student is outraged over Channel 4’s new documentary The Romanians Are Coming, saying it will lead to a “Nigel Farage stand on…
In Pictures: KU Feminism Society join the Million Women Rise march
Isabela Vrba Neves
The KU feminism society participated in the annual Million Women Rise march in London on March 7, demonstrating against male violence. Hundreds of women walked together from Duke Street, via…
The River talks to the KU student who is captain of her national football team
Keri Ventre
Midfielder of Kingston’s female football team and captain of Gibraltar’s national women’s team Lorena Garcia spoke to The River about her pride in captaining her country, participating at the Commonwealth…
Charity netball success
Anthony Waterworth
Kingston University Netball Club raised just less than £500 for Breast Cancer Care at the charity netball tournament held at Tolworth on Saturday. The tournament included a variety of university…