What is the point of Instagram fashion and shops?
Zara Woodcock
Instagram has become the holy bible of the new age. We all worship social media and depend on it as if nothing else matters. Although Instagram is a large platform…
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Britain’s prisons are not where Farid Reza should be
Ameet Ubhi
Farid Reza was found guilty and sentenced to five years and three months imprisonment for killing fellow student and neighbour Hina Shamim in a road collision outside the Penhryn Road…
Waterboarding didn’t work in Guantanamo, and it won’t work in Trump’s America
Moazzam Begg, who was detained and tortured at Guantanamo Bay for suspected links with Al-Qaeda, visited Kingston last week. He spoke about waterboarding used in the Cuban detention camp. A…
Implementing two-year degrees for Kingston University is a predictable cop-out
Sarah Sinclair
New government plans for universities to offer two-year degrees is a predictable response to rising costs for students which is causing concern that less people will consider attending university. The…
Trumps Muslim travel ban shows that history is repeating itself
Elcin Kaya
Holocaust Memorial Day fell on January 27 this year: the day we commemorate and honour the 11 million victims of severe hate, racism and discrimination.
KU course closures will open doors for future students
Shani Kotecha
This year Kingston University has chosen to stop taking in new applications for a multitude of half-field courses, and will eventually be phasing them out. Over 100 courses are being…
Amber Rudd’s ridiculous hate crime row
Michael Lloyd
Being a Tory, Amber Rudd wouldn’t normally receive my praise. So I wasn’t surprised when that praise didn’t last long. She was even reported to the police by a Professor,…
Vegan peer pressure is real: just say no to dairy-free alternatives
Grace Mcgachy
A crossfitter, a vegan and an atheist all walk into a bar. How do you know which one is which? Don’t worry, they’ll tell you. No one really seems to…
Are the unions overdoing the London train strikes?
One week into 2017, public transport strikes in London are already causing havoc, and this time around it is said to be for the sake of safety.
Acid attacks: the under 18s ban is not good enough
The sale of the corrosive substance was banned by the home secretary, Amber Rudd under 18s in order to reduce the increasing amount of acid attacks which had doubled since…