What does Black History Month mean to you?
Alexandra J Raikov
In celebration of Black History Month, we asked students and lecturers at KU’s Penrhyn Road campus about their thoughts on the importance of this month. “Black History Month is a…
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Isolating students received support over Christmas from Student Union
Tia Hall
Three hundred isolating students received support via care packages and the union’s telephone support service over the Christmas break. As part of the Kingston Union of Student’s self-isolation support service,…
New music round-up for January 2021
Niall Smith
Here’s all the up-to-date music from rap group Griselda, Taylor Swift and Lana Del Rey and many more.
England plunged into third lockdown ahead of ‘hardest weeks’
Aqsa Khan
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a third national lockdown for England beginning Wednesday, January 6, with schools and colleges closed to all but a few. University students are ordered…
Thursday night applause returns renamed Clap for Heroes
Lewis Halliday
The weekly applause for front-line NHS staff and other key workers that ran for 10 weeks during the nation’s first lockdown, returns tonight and will be re-named Clap for Heroes.…
Dropping out? The sooner the better!
Matt Perry
Before I embarked on my journey as a student journalist, I spent almost a whole academic year studying accounting and finance at Kingston University. That was until I decided to…
Was it because I am white? Nicole Pihan on coronavirus discrimination
Nicole M Pihan
Some call the Coronavirus an ‘Asian disease’ and they could not be more wrong. The world is in the midst of a global health emergency, and we should not be…
Are Kingston University students wishful or naïve over Brexit?
Anthony F Milne
A River survey revealed that 25 per cent of students think Jeremy Corbyn has been the person who has benefited the most from Brexit. Are they stubborn or deluded?
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were right to step back from royal family, say KU survey
Will Sawyer
KU students largely support Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in their decision to step down from royal duties, a River survey revealed.Over 70 per cent of 300 students surveyed backed…
Ghost towns: empty London universities respond to coronavirus
September would usually be the busiest time of the year for universities, as students are returning, but this year things look a bit different. COVID-19 has ruined plans for students’…