What's Going On In Kingston
What's Going On In Kingston
If you’ve ever wondered how students are affording £6 coffees and £50 concert tickets and rent prices that make us cry, here’s one possible answer. Sex work among students is more common than many may assume and financial hardship, stigma and secrecy all play a part.
Poppy Playtime Chapter 5 was expected to serve as the franchise’s grand finale. Instead, it often feels like another instalment stretching the story beyond its natural conclusion.
Recent figures from the Metropolitan Police show sexual offences in Kingston-upon-Thames have risen by 13%.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ announcement to freeze the Plan 2 loan repayment threshold at £29,385 for three years has sparked concern among the 5.8 million borrowers on this repayment plan.
rising expenses and dynamic pricing are pushing students out of the concert experience
University can be hard enough. Navigating new spaces and people is already challenging, but for ethnic, microaggressions add another layer to study stresses.
Shops and restaurants along Kingston’s High Street faced a blackout once more in late February, the latest in a string …
Kingston students are turning to side hustles as part-time jobs fail to cover rent.
Popular self-made businesses, such as renting cars or baking cakes, that people may start as a hobby or, for students, as a necessity to help cover daily expenses like rent, food, and bills while studying.
Imagine going from breaking your fast surrounded by family at your grandmother’s cosy home to late-night cooking in your shared kitchen after a day full of lectures. University, at the best of times, can be difficult; but the transition for Muslim international students during the holy month of Ramadan can feel very lonely.
With the recent shootings and fatalities of US citizens by ICE agents, KU students have been quick to voice their outrage. ICE agents …