LGBT+ students’ safety should be KU’s priority, so where is the housing?
Ella Devereux
Being shoved into a flat full of strangers during fresher’s week can be daunting for any first year, and for LGBT+ students it can be particularly challenging. You are fearful…
Comment and Opinion
Mind the gap: Gender pay gap fails to improve… again
Emily S Kimber
More than a century has passed since women started making strides in the workplace. The Ford sewing machinist strike of 1968 was a landmark win for pay equality and a…
Female bar staff do not feel safe
Hava Kiani
As we approach the Christmas party season, more people are heading out to bars and pubs to drink and socialise. Bar staff are often in the front line or the…
Are female students in Kingston really safe?
Kumba D Kpakima
Sarah Everard, Sabina Nessa, Wenjing Xu… These are only some of the many women who have lost their lives to femicide this year. Earlier this month, dozens of campaigners came…
Do women really need to become more streetwise?
Tara Rashica
Serving police officer Wayne Couzens used COVID-19 legislation to falsely arrest Sarah Everard. Since this information became public knowledge, it has sparked a lot of questions on how something like…
Why afro hair discrimination is still a problem in the UK
Jamelia S Brown
Hair is arguably one of the most important parts of Black culture with its rich history, the significant feeling of identity it brings and the way it can unite groups…
Toni Tone is right, Black voices need to be heard on more topics than just racism
Will Arnot
In the midst of the celebration of culture that is Black History Month, it is important not to forget that there is still a long road ahead for true equality…
Police surround protestors at Kill the Bill demonstration and vigil for Sarah Everard
Tyla Connor
Protesters marched peacefully from Barclays Bank in Kingston town centre to Fairfield Recreation Ground on Saturday afternoon, followed closely by local police and eventually surrounded by them. Activist group BLMKinsgton…
I’m done: Thoughts from an angry Southeast-Asian female
Ashley Bautista Domingo
As a Filipino female in her early twenties with a prosperous future ahead and living in a democratic country, it’s disheartening to constantly see people from my community become a…
It’s okay not to be okay
Trying to force ourselves into happiness makes us disconnect from our real self. Have you ever been told to cheer up when you just needed to be listened to? This…