KU squash team squashes Royal Holloway
Anthony Waterworth
Kingston squash team beat Royal Holloway three matches to one at home on Sunday to climb the league table. Captain, Christopher McArthur, won the final set of his match to…
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KU students celebrate LGBT history month talking about oppression
Federica Ragonese
To celebrate LGBT history month, KU Socialist Workers Student Society hosted the event “What are the origins of LGBT oppression?”, chaired by journalist and author Sarah Bates. The talk is…
Why we need more diversity in education
Isabela Vrba Neves
It is clear that Kingston is a diverse university with students from a wide range of ethnic backgrounds. But when it comes to academic staff, this diversity becomes less visible.…
Porn gives ‘unrealistic expextations’ so why are UK youths using porn as sex education?
Elizabeth Stromme
New figures from the National Union of Students (NUS) show that porn is still the number one source young adults go to when they want to learn about sex. This…
Heart-breaking cup defeat for Kingston footballers
Joe Barclay
Kingston’s men’s football team were left bitterly disappointed after conceding a late goal against St George’s University, knocking them out of the competition. A late goal in the second half…
None of 94 professors at Kingston are black women
Bauke Schram
Out of a total of 20,000 UK professors, only 17 are black and female, a study shows. Kingston University does not have any black female professors and 74.5 per cent…
Low turn-out for Conservative talk at Kingston University
Tonje Odegard
The Conservative candidate for Kingston and Surbiton, James Berry, received the lowest turn-out of students for his talk at Penrhyn Road campus, despite representing the second most popular party at…
A day in the life: The LRC night team
Nancy Smith
Arriving at the LRC at Penrhyn Road campus an up-beat team are behind the desk greeting students with big smiles. It is 10pm, not late really, but for those of…
KU graduate creates jobs for women in Ghana with handbag line
Priyanka Mogul
KU fashion graduate Akosua Afriyie-Kumi has founded her own handbag brand and is employing women in Ghana to help with manufacturing. Having graduated from womenswear fashion in 2009, she said…
Oscar nominations 2015: 50 shades of white male priviledge
We are coming close to the world famous award ceremony that, let’s not lie, we all pay attention to. The Oscar Academy Awards have caused quite the buzz this year,…