The broken BRIC in the wall
The great current of our times, as they often say, is the rise of the “emerging markets”, and in particular the rise of Brazil, Russia, China, and India (BRIC). However, over the last year, there has been one great disappointment. [...]
Haiti: Where Did The Money Go?
Did you give money to Haiti after the earthquake? Well, it doesn’t matter if you did. When broadcast journalist Michele Mitchell screened her new documentary ‘Haiti: Where Did The Money Go?’ at Capitol Hill, she was met with yelling and [...]
London Loves – Up up up and Away!
Hello and Welcome to the first London Loves of the new academic year, where love, it seems, is already in the air! Everyone likes a bit of fresher’s flirtation, though the sophistication of this date avoided your typical TigerTiger making [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
London Loves – Up up up and Away!
Hello and Welcome to the first London Loves of the new academic year, where love, it seems, is already in the air! Everyone likes a bit of fresher’s flirtation, though the sophistication of this date avoided your typical TigerTiger making [...]
Video: LSE water balloon attack results in clashes
Amateur footage obtained by London Student captures some of the attack on the LSESU Palestine Society, which was holding a peaceful demonstration at the time. You can read the story in full here.
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
ULU Elections 2012: Three Minutes With…Ross Speer
An interview with vice-presidential candidate Ross Speer. 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.