Black Lives Matter: the global impact
Keyari Page
The ongoing protests of the Black Lives Matter movement, also known as BLM, see countries unite in solidarity, but solidarity does not stop racial discrimination and inequities globally. As an…
Comment and Opinion
Ghost towns: empty London universities respond to coronavirus
Laurynas Puikys
September would usually be the busiest time of the year for universities, as students are returning, but this year things look a bit different. COVID-19 has ruined plans for students’…
Do we really need the British royal family?
Anthony F Milne
The royal family have not been needed for anything more than tourism for decades. Millions of people every year travel to Britain to stand outside gates and stare at a…
One giant leap for woman-kind – women need more confidence to know their value
Nicole M Pihan
Samira Ahmed won her case against the BBC and will be paid £700,000 to make up the for the difference in her salary, which she was convinced she deserved. And…
Dropping out? The sooner the better!
Matt Perry
Before I embarked on my journey as a student journalist, I spent almost a whole academic year studying accounting and finance at Kingston University. That was until I decided to…
Veganism is much more than a plant-based lifestyle
Sarangi Anasa Sharmila Anand
Ethical veganism has now been ruled as a philosophical belief in the UK in an employment tribunal on January 3 2020, in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.
Was it because I am white? Nicole Pihan on coronavirus discrimination
Some call the Coronavirus an ‘Asian disease’ and they could not be more wrong. The world is in the midst of a global health emergency, and we should not be…
Are Kingston University students wishful or naïve over Brexit?
A River survey revealed that 25 per cent of students think Jeremy Corbyn has been the person who has benefited the most from Brexit. Are they stubborn or deluded?
Kingston University student shares how experience in homeless shelter changed her perspective
Chloe L Wright
There is something inside you that makes you feel like the worst person on the planet when you volunteer at a homeless shelter. I recently spent some time at the…
Is going to university this year worth it?
With Freshers’ week going online, lessons happening virtually and students being put under lockdown, this is possibly the worst year to go to university. The Freshers’ Fair and events organised…