KCL & UCL prepare to battle at Varsity 2012
Rivalries are fierce between the constituent colleges of the University of London, but none are as intense as that between King’s and UCL. Over the past 180 years the rivalry has taken many forms; from the stealing of each other’s [...]
Londoners regain ‘The Bottle’
Each year one London institution humbly partakes in the second oldest varsity in the world. Unbeknownst to many, the origins of this historic match can be traced back to 1902. It is out-dated only by the infamous Oxford-Cambridge boat race [...]
Lacrosse match to decide the season
This year’s season for ULU lacrosse in the East 2 divsion has been on a knife-edge. While the highs and lows of the season have been determined by the odd last-minute (or in some cases, last second) goals, the team [...]
Introducing: Baseball
Baseball: is it just a super-sized, overpaid, neglect-worthy cousin of our beloved British rounders? This is a question that has subconsciously underpinned our relationship with round bat and ball sports for past centuries. As almost everyone sticks to a spot [...]
RHUL Women recieve RFU award
Sitting proudly at the top of the BUCS league after a year of highs and lows (but mostly highs), the ladies of RHUL Women’s Rugby BEARS have every right to feel proud of themselves. Since the beginning of the academic [...]
Roundup
The final roundup for London Student Sport is here. Imperial have been toppled from the top spot of the Men’s Weekend One Football League, with UCL clinching the lead with a win 3-0 against LSE. While in the ULU Mixed [...]
May the Mystic Chicken rest in peace
It is with great regret, that we announce the loss of a dear colleague and companion, Mr M. Chicken OBE. The sudden nature of the incident has troubled us all. In the run up to the tragic incident, we’d noticed [...]
Students to test the Olympic stadium
Fancy yourself as a bit of a Usain Bolt? Perhaps, you aspire to the likes of British heptathlon star and fellow student, Jessica Ennis. Whoever your idol, we all want to follow in the footsteps of the world’s greatest. This time, however, they [...]
It’s Varsity!
Rugby Union and memories; the two go together like bread and butter. Let me cast your mind back, briefly, to the 2003 Rugby World Cup Final. The game’s into extra-time, there’s 40 seconds to play and Matt Dawson drills the [...]
Take the ride of a lifetime… for charity
It began on a whim, an impulse. Before I knew it the form was completed and my registration pack had arrived. It was not until I was stood in Brussels last July, bike in hand, with 300 miles of road [...]
KCL & UCL prepare to battle at Varsity 2012
Rivalries are fierce between the constituent colleges of the University of London, but none are as intense as that between King’s and UCL. Over the past 180 years the rivalry has taken many forms; from the stealing of each other’s [...]
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 [...]
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.