Kingston student becomes Harlequins mascot
Anthony Waterworth
Harley the Bear entertains 15,000 rugby fans every weekend by dancing, playing games, taking pictures, and joking with the players. Little does anyone know he is actually a criminology and…
2015
Ed Davey hints at Lib Dem leadership aspirations
Christopher Jutting
Kingston and Surbiton MP Ed Davey has hinted at aspirations to lead the Liberal Democrats after Nick Clegg steps down. In a radio interview he said that he had thought…
Miliband’s mission on behalf of young people
Eline Rilda
Ed Miliband is on a ‘national mission’ to ensure that students who have “fallen off” the electoral registration roll can vote in the upcoming general election. In a speech at…
Fortnightly bin scheme provokes anger among Lib Dems and residents
MP Ed Davey has described Kingston Council’s new recycling scheme as “nonsense”, and said it would lead to an overflow of recyclables. This month the council ruled that Kingston residents…
Kingston lecturer’s work named ‘Best Building of 2014’
Samuel Millen-Cramer
Head of Architecture at Kingston University, Daniel Rosbottom has had his work in Norway named ‘Best Building of 2014’ by Architects Journal (AJ). The building, designed by DRDH Architects where…
Kingston’s male basket ball team beat Westminster and avoid relegation
Tonje Odegard
Kingston women’s volleyball team could not play their match after a mix up of fixtures, but Cougars’ second basketball team secured their first win of the season against Westminster to…
How to: get involved with politics for young people
Bauke Schram
A tweet saying: “My sister won’t vote because Harry Potter is on the TV” during the 2014 local elections went viral last year as it is symbolic for people our…
Kingston Students on Social Media Trends
Penelope Karaolis
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Kingston rugby and football will miss this year’s Varsity
Keri Ventre
Kingston sports teams may be unable to play Varsity after a fight broke out between Surrey rugby and football teams in December. The fight, in Surrey University’s Students Union bar,…
Student dies and kills neighbour in flat arson
Patrick Mills
Written by Patrick Mills & Sam Millen-Cramer A former Kingston student killed himself and caused the death of another woman after he deliberately set fire to himself, an inquest heard.…