The River tries: World Hijab Day
Mai Vabo
“As soon as we walked out of the house and into Kingston town centre, I completely forgot I was wearing it. I didn’t expect that at all. I thought I…
Comment and Opinion
Why are we still writing about the gender pay gap in the 21st century?
Elizabeth Stromme
New figures from the Oxford Career Service show that women are less likely to find a job within half a year of graduating, and receive a lower salary than their…
Norwegian students’ money struggle
Martine Meland
As a Norwegian student in the UK my wallet is looking a bit slim right now. Due to a decline in oil prices our currency, the Norwegian krone (NOK), is…
Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité: What does the Charie Hebdo attack mean for the future of French politics?
Abigail Ward
An one-million-people strong crowd headed by world leaders gathered in cities around France yesterday, united in grief at the attacks in Paris, including world famous cartoonists at satirical publication Charlie…
Free speech is not just a Western value
Bauke Schram
It is always a shock when a tragic act of terrorist violence strikes the western world, because suddenly the threats of such acts happening in our midst becomes reality. The…
Gender, drugs, and statistics
Sofia Delgado
A survey on drug usage among Kingston students conducted by The River revealed that the gender gap is much lower than the national survey findings. Experts were not surprised, since…
When solidarity with Palestine goes too far
Apart from Kingston’s convenient location, Cheesy Fridays and the Christmas market, it is actually its international and multicultural image that makes me love this place and the university. Over the…
Do we pay too much for our education?
Dawn Bonar
Being among the first group of students to pay around £9,000 a year for tuition, I was not surprised to see the Which? report stating that almost a third of…
Homophobia: beating up the whole community
‘But you don’t look like a lesbian. I would have never thought you were gay. Like, I’m totally fine with it, but I would not have guessed. Maybe you have…
Michelle Obama’s bare hair: media attention undeserved
Michelle Obama landed in Riyadh last Tuesday wearing a beautiful knee-length jacket, a loose fitting cobalt blue blouse, dark trousers and – as always – perfectly coiffed hair. As one…