Is British membership of the EU is no longer viable?
Great minds think alike. In the very same week that six major European newspapers printed a joint feature exploring the benefits and drawbacks of the EU, New Turn held a fiery and impassioned debate with the motion: “British membership of [...]
“Goldman Sachs rule the world” – Alessio Rastani at ULU
City trader Alessio Rastani sparked intense debate when his declaration on BBC News that “Goldman Sachs rule the world” went viral. At ULU last week, he – along with a panel of 3 others – debated that declaration. Victoria Waldersee [...]
Has Jonnie lost his marbles?
An interview with the comedian and ex-Royal Holloway student who threw a foam pie at Rupert Murdoch. The comedy begins early with Jonnie Marbles, as he puts a small espresso cup under the nozzle of the coffee machine and watches [...]
Director behind proposed Warden’s removal speaks to London Student
University of London recently proposed that all Intercollegiate Hall Wardens, those in charge of pastoral care, should be made redundant. The news sparked a campaign to ‘Save Our Wardens’. Over 500 people have joined a Facebook group opposing the proposals [...]
Students smash gender boundaries with Karaoke fundraiser
The centenary of International Women’s Day was marked by the mass mobilization of women all around the world. From the gathering of an expected one million Muslim women in Tarir to the Meeting on the Bridge March to Southbank, the [...]
Students, drugs and the need to perform
Exam time looms and as the pressure mounts many students will be looking for a way to maintain concentrate and increase their workrate. Some students turn to study drugs in the hope that they will work harder, learn faster, gain [...]
David Miliband: Europe is led by passionate conservatism
Whether your sympathies lie towards the political right or even further towards the centre, I feel one cannot help but agree on many of the points David Miliband made as he spoke at the London School of Economics about the [...]
RAM student wins Lithuanian version of ‘Britain’s Got Talent’
2010 has been a successful year for Martynas Levickis, a third year Royal Academy of Music (RAM) student. He not only triumphed in a popular TV show, but also won prestigious accordion world championships. Martynas suggested meeting at 10 am [...]
SOAS Beyond Borders expands
It was 10 pm, and the sun had set over London just a few hours ago. Though it was pitch black outside, a man standing in his barbershop saw a blond-haired, blue-eyed, lanky young man across the road. He had [...]
Chomsky at UCL
Noam Chomsky’s insightful talk at UCL entitled “Contours of global order: Domination, stability, security in a changing world” covered a vast array of principles and ideas, from South American Liberation Theology, to Smith’s economic policies, to what the real fear [...]
Student life in Japan
There is a well-known saying in Japan that goes: ‘Pass with four, fail with five’, referring to nightly hours of sleep in the run-up to the National University Entrance Exams, a gruelling process necessitating long hours of after-school study at [...]
London Loves Issue 10
I’m sat editing London Loves in a bedroom that smells of urine. And no, I’m not visiting my great grandmother in a NHS care home. In fact, I’m sat in my own bedroom minutes away from my University campus after [...]
Goldsmiths’ team kettle sends BBC boiling over
An attempt by Goldsmiths’ University Challenge team at making a political statement has been shut down by the BBC. The students had tried to use a large white kettle as their mascot at a studio recording on March 3rd in [...]
ULU Elections 2012: Three Minutes With…Abs Hassanali
An interview with vice-presidential candidate Abs Hassanali. Click the ‘TV’ tab above to view videos for the other candidates. You can also see their manifestos at www.ulu.co.uk/elections
Interview with The Manic Shine
The Manic Shine are a hot upcoming band. The band’s leader, Ozzie Rogers, hails from the LSE but has chosen the music industry, rather than finance, as his chosen career path.
The second sabbatical interview: an excerpt
In their second interview with London Student, Clare Solomon, ULU President, and Viktoria Szmolar, ULU Vice-President, discuss the current state of the student movement. This excerpt focuses on the momentum of student protest after the Christmas break.