Scream (2022) – How meta is too meta?
Evie M Barrett
Ghostface Killer is back from the dead, reviving the tradition of murder sprees in the town of Woodsboro. Despite being the fifth entry in the saga, the latest film, simply…
Five things to do this weekend
Nora Marie Vatland
We may be only two weeks into the new semester, but for a lot of us it feels like we are drowning under the pile of paperwork. Let’s all forget…
Kingston’s Banquet Records paints ‘Boris is Lying to Us’ on its shutters
Elijah Cruz
Kingston’s local music store has painted “Boris is Lying to Us” on its shutters in an attempt to share its frustration regarding recent allegations that gatherings were held at No…
Veganuary 2022: How to reduce your animal product intake
Jamelia S Brown
Veganuary is an annual challenge which encourages people to give up animal products such as meat, fish, eggs and dairy for the month of January. This is a popular resolution…
House plant week: Meet the plants surviving pretty much anything (even a student house)
Martine A Hess
Whether you are living in a house-share or have recently moved into halls for the first time, there is no denying that spaces occupied by students can usually do with…
Review: The House at the Centre of the Earth: Tales of the Brothers’ Grimm
I recently had the pleasure of watching the new adaptation of the lesser-known tales of the Brothers Grimm by The Rose Young Company at the Rose Theatre. The production, directed…
Students feel loss of community following closure of Facebook page
The Facebook page Kingston University Students (official) was shut down at the end of 2021, as part of various changes made to the University’s social media channels. With thousands of…
Lateral flow tests: KU students get tested despite shortage
Despite the nationwide lateral flow test (LFT) shortage, 70 per cent of KU students follow government advice and get tested weekly, according to polls conducted on by The River on…
Eadweard Muybridge building closed due to a water leak
A water leak in Eadweard Muybridge building at the Penryn Road campus meant that students and staff were not able to access their usual lecture rooms on Monday January 10.…
Students should embrace another year of unconventional Christmas celebrations
Last year the government proposed that universities should end in-person teaching two weeks before Christmas so that students could isolate and make it home in time to celebrate with their…