5 KU females to inspire you this International Women’s Day
Karishma Patel
In honour of International Women’s Day, here’s a look at five influential females who have gone on to achieve major successes since graduating from KU: 1. Glenda Bailey OBE –…
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KU women’s hockey defeat Reading
Paul Mante
Kingston’s women’s hockey team overcame league leaders, Reading University 4-2, in a tightly contested match on Wednesday afternoon at Surbiton Hockey Club. The Cougars began the game the brighter after…
Gender, drugs, and statistics
Sofia Delgado
A survey on drug usage among Kingston students conducted by The River revealed that the gender gap is much lower than the national survey findings. Experts were not surprised, since…
Muslim students say Islamophobia is not a problem at KU
Hanaa Foura
Despite a recent report that found Muslim women in Britain were especially vulnerable to Islamophobic abuse, female Muslim KU students say they ‘feel safe’ at the university and in the…
Do you really need make-up to keep your man?
River Reporter
The River investigates why KU women are so scared to let the men in their life see them without make-up. Kaia Tufetland With the media focusing on how to look…
Match cancellation crowns KU women’s badminton champions
Kingston University women’s badminton firsts were crowned the south eastern 3A champions following the cancellation of their final league match. Jamie Elliott The women’s badminton team finished an impressive season…
KU lecturer challenges conventions with new comic book
She’s averagely pretty, she lives in a shared house, she studies, she doesn’t have any special abilities just her extraordinary intelligence. Emma Piercy She might sound like the quintessential female…
Women’s basketball team win comfortably against Imperial
KU women’s basketball team ran out comfortable winners in a 69-32 victory over Imperial College in their first match of the year. Kaia Tufteland It was an important, if straightforward,…
A word on pink tax
As a woman, the pink tax appals me. Why are simple amenities more expensive for women? If the pink colour on my razors is the reason they are more expensive,…