Five offensive Halloween costumes you shouldn’t wear this year
Rebecca Difford-Smith
Stuck for costume ideas this Halloween? Sick of going as a sexy cat for the sixth year in a row? Want to catch people’s eye with an inventive, original outfit?…
Kingston student breaks down the stigma of dancing with a disability
Elena Cherubini
One of the biggest challenges people with disabilities face is overcoming the stigmas of society, and the false belief that their bodies are not fit for activities like sports.
Student Union raises money to help save former colleague’s life
Student Union staff and KU students raised nearly £2,000 to help fund expensive cancer treatment for a former colleague.
Ex NUS president: “BME attainment gap is a crisis to education”
A former National Union of Students (NUS) president and black students officer, warned KU students against the dangers of a “white” curriculum and encouraged them to hold senior management to…
Staff and students unsettled by Roehampton Vale’s uncertain future
Engineering lecturers claimed that the University is more interested in doing a box ticking exercise rather than listening to their concerns, amid fears that Roehampton Vale is to close.
KU students forced to depend on parents as loan leaves them broke
British KU students struggle to get by on their maintenance loan and eight in 10 are forced to rely on parental support, according to a River survey.
KU buses leave sportspeople late for matches
KU students were late to sports fixtures earlier this month after the free university bus service was permanently cancelled without students’ knowledge.
KU student claims she was groped by Uber driver
Carly Hacon
A KU student feared for her safety after an Uber driver from the troubled taxi company Uber groped her, she told The River.
Kingston courtyard ban on E-Cigarettes
Alice Bradley
E-Cigarettes are the latest smoking accessory banned by Kingston University in an attempt to stop second-hand smoke intake.
Kingston to witness a drop in Indian students
Karan Ahluwalia
Kingston students from India recount their experience when they woke to discover that they had lost rights to their own money.