Archive for December, 2008

Senate House Library decision delayed again

Wednesday, December 17th, 2008
Senate House Library decision delayed again

Senate House Library could be taken over by UCL, face severe cuts in services, become part of an expanded network of arts and humanities libraries - or simply make some efficiency savings. »

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Decision on Senate House Library’s future

Monday, December 15th, 2008
Decision on Senate House Library’s future

A statement on the future of Senate House Library will be released by the central University of London on Wednesday December 17th. »

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Birkbeck living wage

Monday, December 8th, 2008
Birkbeck living wage

A large crowd of students and staff gathered outside Birkbeck on Wednesday December 3rd to campaign for improved pay and conditions for privatised cleaners and caterers, who are currently earning £5.73 an hour – described by campaigners as “a poverty wage”. »

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Water a day for rowing

Monday, December 1st, 2008

Saturday 22nd November proved to be a very successful day for UCL Boat Club. It was the day of the Allom Cup, a regatta type event, which all the different University of London Colleges can enter. »

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Escape the winter blues in Moscow

Monday, December 1st, 2008
Escape the winter blues in Moscow

Chances are that Moscow hasn’t come up on your list of student holiday hotspots. When Moscow comes up on TV, the images portrayed are dark, cold, miserable and associated with Communism. These assumptions are absolutely normal; for over forty years the western media portrayed the Soviet bloc as being a dangerous threat. However, automatically... »

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Homosexuality: halal?

Monday, December 1st, 2008
Homosexuality: halal?

The voices of Muslims who face a conflict between their sexuality and their faith are seldom heard in discussions about modern Islam, but they were given an airing in “Gay Muslims: Out and Proud?” in a packed out junior common room at SOAS. »

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Facing Execution

Monday, December 1st, 2008
Facing Execution

SOAS graduate Hossein Derakhshan, currently held in the notorious Evin prison in Tehran, has “confessed” to being a spy for Israeli espionage agency Mossad. »

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Depos-it working?

Monday, December 1st, 2008

Despite the introduction in 2006 of the Deposit Protection Service, London Student has discovered that scheming landlords across London are still ripping off vulnerable student tenants. »

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Miss SOAS: Miss-take?

Monday, December 1st, 2008
Miss SOAS: Miss-take?

“SOAS is for education, not for your ejaculation!” »

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Going, going gone

Monday, December 1st, 2008
Going, going gone

Chris Mullan sacked as KCLSU president. »

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