Response: NUS and Anti-Apartheid by James Haywood
This article is a response to James Haywood’s article published in issue 7 Even by the standards of those who support the BDS, and call on the National Union of Students and others to support it, this article seems to [...]
The Internet Strikes Back
The 18th January 2012 saw the Internet rise up and rear its head in an unprecedented show of force, with online giants such as Google, Wikipedia and Reddit leading a massive campaign against SOPA and PIPA – the planned anti-piracy [...]
Reading the riots gives a fresh perspective
LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images August saw Britain experience some of the most serious social unrest since the riots of the 1980s. Media and political commentary during the three days of upheaval repeatedly highlighted the criminality and mindlessness of the hoodied thugs [...]
Response: NUS and Anti-Apartheid by James Haywood
This article is a response to James Haywood’s article published in issue 7 Even by the standards of those who support the BDS, and call on the National Union of Students and others to support it, this article seems to [...]
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 [...]
The US needs to look after its own
In 1967, photographer Al Clayton made a tour of the Mississippi Delta region of the US and captured images that shocked: young children standing by empty fridges, clearly suffering from malnutrition; dilapidated homes where families lived in cramped, unsanitary conditions [...]
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.