Greate Debate issue 8: Yes: UCL atheists were right to publish the prophet
The issue of the “Jesus and Mo” web cartoon, currently reproduced by the UCL Atheist, Humanist and Secularist society’s facebook page, is a contemporary example of our fear to question alternative opinions. It would appear that attempts by Richard Dawkins, [...]
Great debate issue 8: Were the UCL atheists right to publish the prophet? No side
The UCL Atheist Society claim to be the bastion of rational thought and open debate, and yet the use of an image depicting the Prophets Muhammad and Jesus having a drink in a pub to advertise a social was entirely [...]
Great Debate – time to ban Hizb ut-Tahrir from our campuses
In Britain, we pride ourselves on being a democracy with free speech to all. Yet, to maintain equal opportunities, it is argued that radical groups must be monitored to prevent harm to the minority. Hizb ut-Tahrir is a political group [...]
Great Debate – Hizb ut-Tahrir need not be banned from campus
The controversy thrown up over Hizb ut-Tahrir is a fuss over nothing Over the last two weeks or so a storm has been brewing related to an event at SOAS where the leader of Hizb ut-Tahrir, or HT, UK was [...]
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 [...]
Holly Thompson: The positive side of a vocational degree
On Tuesday 3rd February, ITV screened their take on the higher education debate: ‘The Value of a Degree: Tonight’. The programme showed several sixth-formers being interviewed on what they planned to study at university or college by a panel of [...]
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 [...]
A student London fashion weekend
Every year in mid-February, London is taken over by designers, models, bloggers and fashionistas from all over the world to celebrate London Fashion Week at the beautiful Somerset House. The atmosphere is intoxicating: outside Somerset house is a thoroughfare of [...]
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.