Youth Zone: Mental health service opens for young people in Kingston
Martine A Hess
A new drop-in service is making mental health support more accessible for young people in Kingston. The Youth Zone is welcoming 12 to 25-year-olds looking for advice, a place to…
Martine A Hess
Five local spots to fulfil your sustainable desires
It is sustainability week at KU, which makes it the perfect time to reflect on our personal environmental efforts. What is important to remember, however, is the need for year-round…
Five books you should be reading for LGBT+ History Month
Throughout time, many have turned to writing to express the trials and tribulations of being queer. Even greater are the numbers of those turning to such literature for affirmation. However,…
Five things to do this weekend
Say what you want about the hectic nature and the trials and tribulations of renting, but you cannot refute there is something about the quote “a man who is tired…
Are KU students getting the booster jab?
With Plan B restrictions lifting on Thursday as the government rely on the success of the vaccine programme, The River went out on campus to hear if students have been…
Whipped coffee, bread baking and mullets: An ode to pandemic trends
As covid-restictions ease, the trends that kept us sane through multiple lockdowns seem to be a fading memory. When the World Health Organisation (WHO) announced a pandemic in March 2020,…
House plant week: Meet the plants surviving pretty much anything (even a student house)
Whether you are living in a house-share or have recently moved into halls for the first time, there is no denying that spaces occupied by students can usually do with…
Lateral flow tests: KU students get tested despite shortage
Despite the nationwide lateral flow test (LFT) shortage, 70 per cent of KU students follow government advice and get tested weekly, according to polls conducted on by The River on…
Liveblog - The River Live – Good news
Good afternoon people of KU. Thanks for tuning in to today’s live blog, which will focus on positive news. The news agenda tends to be dominated by conflict, discontent and…
Coming Out Day 2021: what does coming out mean to you?
Did you use it as the perfect excuse to throw a rainbow-themed party? Or maybe you were choking on your words as you whispered in your friend’s ear? Perhaps you…