How to: get involved with politics for young people
Bauke Schram
A tweet saying: “My sister won’t vote because Harry Potter is on the TV” during the 2014 local elections went viral last year as it is symbolic for people our…
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10 New Year’s resolutions everyone should make
Penelope Karaolis
It is the season to make a long list of promises which will be forgotten within a week of being jotted down. After all, no one has ever lost 30…
NUS urge students to wait to rent
Bianca Ansbro-Elliott
The NUS are encouraging students to wait to find properties for when they actually need it and to take prices into account. They believe that estate and letting agents are…
If you could make a phone call to yourself five years ago, what would you say?
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Halloween costumes: men vs women
Tone Bergheim
As a young female in today’s society, I am constantly bombarded with pictures, opinions and thoughts on how I should look, dress, behave and present myself. I am told that…
£20,000 raised for the ‘forgotten people’ of the Central African Republic
Hanaa Foura
KU’S Islamic Society (ISOC) raised a staggering £20,000 for the refugees of the Central African Republic (CAR). The society estimated that £2,000 was donated each day at the Penrhyn Road…
Save money on Black Friday, but don’t shop mindlessly
Martine Meland
It is the firing pistol for the Christmas shopping season for years in the US, but Kingston students will be able to save themselves hundreds of pounds when stores across…
Let’s get philosophical
Hanne Olsen
Every year, on the third Thursday of November, people commemorate World Philosophy Day to celebrate the enduring value of philosophy for the development of human thought. United Nations Educational, Scientific…
KU students first in line for campus blood check
By: Hanne Olsen & Elin Martinsen Kingston is the first university to be visited by NHS Blood and Transplant (NHS BT), who hope to encourage more young people to donate…
Do we pay too much for our education?
Being among the first group of students to pay around £9,000 a year for tuition, I was not surprised to see the Which? report stating that almost a third of…