Varsity Preview: Women’s Volleyball
Tonje Odegard
Kingston University Women’s Volleyball team are very much looking forward to this year’s Varsity, although admitting it will be tough. President Hanna Sipos said: “It is always a hard matchup…
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KU reveals spend on staff parties
Patrick Mills
Kingston University has spent nearly £70,000 on parties for staff members in the last 10 years. Before 2010, the university spent around £5,000 per year on summer parties, but has…
Kingston students back Labour for General Election with Lib Dem support at all-time low
William Lloyd
Kingston students will overwhelmingly vote to support Labour at the 2015 General Election while support for the Liberal Democrats has sunk to a new low, an exclusive River poll has…
Kingston VC says Government’s counter-terrorism legislation is ‘impossible’ for universities
Bauke Schram
KU Vice-Chancellor Julius Weinberg has told the government they are putting universities in an impossible position with the new Counter-Terrorism and Security Act. Weinberg was one of the 13 University…
Man jailed after threatening five women with sexual violence
Elizabeth Stromme
Kingston Crown Court has sentenced a man to 16 months in jail for harassment after he left “vile” voice messages threatening sexual violence against five women. Elliot Mutch, 20 of…
Holocaust survivor talks to packed crowd of Kingston students
Kingston students crammed together in an overcrowded lecture room to hear Holocaust survivor Zigi Shipper talk about escaping death in Auschwitz. People were forced to sit on the floor, as…
The Kingston lecturer and politician who would DJ as part of campaign
Paula Munteanu
KU lecturer Dr Rupa Huq, Labour’s candidate for Ealing Central and Acton, admits she would DJ as a part of the campaign. Huq, a senior KU sociology lecturer , who…
Award-winning Kingston graduate did not get accepted onto preferred course.
A KU graduate, who was forced to study film studies with TV and media after being rejected from his first choice, has won an award for his screenplay. Jay Mullings,…
London graduate launches website to expose dodgy hall providers
A London graduate launched a new website this week to expose the awful standards of student accommodation across the UK. Australian student Kristian Else, 22, moved to London in 2011…
KU Dance Society is holding a dance battle in aid of Comic Relief
Abigail Ward
The University Dance society (KUDS) has been holding a range of red nose day themed activities this week. The society has been encouraging fellow dancers and Kingston students to turn…