Cooking Critique Series: Chef Sam’s Bacalhau com Natas & Tomato Flatbread
Maria Delgado Gonçalves
Last night I was offered an invitation to go to a luxurious dinner party at a mansion close to Penrhyn Road. The menu was secretive and all I knew was…
Life
‘She was in class when the bomb went off. That was the moment we knew Syria was not safe anymore’
Deborah Lewis
Days worth of trekking, dangerous boat rides, crossing borders and sleeping on the streets – they have been through it all. Sayid talks to Deborah Lewis of the perilous journey…
Students told to beware of private landlords failing legal standards
Ida Akerstedt
Kingston University has warned students about the need to be wary when renting privately after a recent study revealed that private landlords are taking £5.6bn in rent on homes that…
10 questions for Emmy-winning documentary-maker James Jones
James Jones, award-winning documentary-maker, held his third guest lecture at Kingston University in mid October. The 32-year-old just won an Emmy for his latest film Battle for Ukraine (PBS) and…
10 reasons for KU students to use Uber
Harriet King
A number of taxi drivers from main cities such as London, Paris and Rio protested this summer, claiming the expanding taxi company Uber is putting them out of work. But…
‘I felt drained, sick, I couldn’t concentrate, my brain felt foggy and I didn’t feel in control of my body at all’
A recent study by the Teenage Cancer Trust revealed that cancer is the leading cause of death from disease in young people in Britain and that as many as one…
‘Young, naughty, student selling dirty panties’
A KU student is selling her dirty knickers and worn-out shoes on Craigslist to fund her final year. A female business student, 22, is being paid for undies worn for…
From Seething Wells to a home on wheels
Claire Gilbody-Dickerson
An imaginative KU student took the bizarre choice of living in a caravan for his second year at University after the price of halls left him broke last summer. Lucas…
Killer heels or heels that kill?
Ariana Khushal
Wearing high heels might be in fashion. They make your body look slimmer, make you look taller and they certainly making it so much easier to kiss a taller man,…
Booze and Babes: How shallow are promoters?
Lena Angvik
After two girls were stopped at the door of Dstrkt night club in London for being “black and fat”, debate has been sweeping around West End clubs for putting looks…