Students walk out against ‘trash’ government
Ida Akerstedt
Around 100 Kingston University students walked out of their classes to show dissatisfaction with anti-immigrant policies and to support international students in the UK. The walk out, organised by the…
The fight for zone 5
Local MP James Berry is continuing the long-running campaign to get Kingston and Surbiton stations rezoned to zone 5. Kingston and Surbiton MP Berry lobbied Parliament at the beginning of…
Nightclubs keep breathalysers to identify drunk people
Claire Gilbody-Dickerson
Kingston’s most popular nightclubs will keep breathalysers to identify people who are too drunk after a trial launched in April turned out successful. Bacchus, The Viper Rooms and Kingston University’s…
American grading system will shake up KU degrees
Luisa Barrientos
Kingston University will begin implementing the controversial US-style grade point average (GPA) marking system after taking part in a pilot study last year. KU plans to be among the first…
University arts faculty to rebrand itself for 140th anniversary
Ceysun Dixon
The faculty of art and design and architecture (FADA) is to revert its name back to the “Kingston School of Art”, in a move that celebrates the schools’ 140th year…
Why we should all support UK airstrikes in Syria
Labour MP Jeremy Corbyn warned MPs that they would be “killing babies” if they backed the motion put forth by Prime Minister David Cameron to bomb the Islamic State in…
Kingston town centre faces regeneration
Nikita Jadav
Kingston town centre faces a complete revamp with plans for regeneration for Eden Street and a new Hilton hotel underway. The proposals for the new Eden Street include 385 apartments,…
Showcase: Video of the day
Samuel Jarrett
Has the cold got you down? Hopefully this short animation will send you to Boogie Town! By student Charlie Lane-Bush
New (Malden) Slang! – Jaime Woon
Tina Dahmen
The concert given by New Malden-born singer and producer Jamie Woon at Hippodrome triggered a highly chilled out and very relaxed mood amongst the audience. With the new album Making…
Facebook deletes ‘maybe’ button
Facebook has decided to scrap the ‘maybe’ button on event pages, angering commitment-phobes everywhere. Facebook has replaced the ‘maybe’ button with a new ‘interested’ button. The change of wording is…