Breaking: ULU election candidates announced
A provisional list of candidates for the 2012 ULU elections has been announced. They are: PRESIDENT Sean Rillo Raczka - Currently ULU Vice President Re-Open Nominations (RON) VICE PRESIDENT Daniel Lemberger Cooper - Royal Holloway, University of London Ross Speer - Queen Mary, [...]
Intercollegiate halls shelve plans to axe Wardens
Students at intercollegiate halls celebrated victory yesterday after the Vice-Chancellor’s Executive Group (VECG) shelved plans to make hall wardens redundant. A statement from the VECG said they had decided, “to suspend the consultation and implementation process immediately and confirm the [...]
London students shortlisted at NUS Awards
Students and Students’ Unions in London have been shortlisted for awards recognising their contribution to student life over the past year. The NUS Awards happen every year, rewarding exceptional student involvement in a wide range of activity across 13 categories. [...]
Former student officers raise money for Burmese charity
Two former student officers will tackle an arduous endurance race to raise money for an educational charity working to increase awareness of the situation in Burma. Nizam Uddin, ULU President 2009/2010, and Mazdak Alizadeh, ULU Vice President 2009/2010, are taking [...]
UJS Campaigns Officer slams ULU Israel boycott
Union Of Jewish Students’ Campaigns Officer Carly McKenzie slammed ULU’s support for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions on Israel. A motion passed at a recent meeting of ULU Senate, the policy making body of ULU, mandates ULU to, “institute thorough research [...]
ULU celebrates student achievements at Laurels Awards Ceremony
The University of London Union celebrated the achievement and contribution of students throughout the year in its annual Laurels Awards Ceremony last night. The awards are given to exceptional individuals and groups ranging from Laurels to the Society of the [...]
ULU to divest from Israel
ULU voted for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) from Israel by affiliating to the Palestine BDS National Committee at a recent meeting of ULU Senate. The motion, proposed by James Haywood, Goldsmiths Students’ Union President-elect, mandates ULU to, “institute thorough [...]
Continued debate over External Trustees
ULU Senate divided itself over the issue of External Trustees again today, ratifying one of two proposed appointments, with some members suggesting that even this should not have been allowed. The ULU Trustee Board, which oversees all legal and financial [...]
Students criticise proposal to make hall wardens redundant
Proposals to get rid of all wardens and vice-wardens at University of London halls have drawn sharp criticism from students. Wardens oversee student welfare, disciplinary matters and entertainment at the halls and are paid for ten and half hours a week [...]
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 [...]
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.