On Friday 24 April, the University of Edinburgh sent an email to staff and students announcing that the King’s Building Shop, which has traded for the past 40 years, will close. Lesley Yellowlees, Head of College at King’s Building and Angus Currie, Director of Estates and Buildings, circulated the email [...]
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Criticism from Personal Tutor and reports from students that they have not noticed any difference have called into question the £4 million investment into a new Student Support system that replaced Directors of Studies with Personal Tutors. Personal tutors have complained about the lack of administrative guidance and information provided [...]
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The National Union of Students’ (NUS) Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Officer Finn McGoldrick is demanding more support for LGBT students on campus. Claiming that universities are seriously lacking in the their efforts to battle homophobia, she says that visibility is a huge issue that needs to be addressed. [...]
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The Edinburgh College of Art held its annual Fashion show at the University of Edinburgh’s McEwan Hall last Thursday and Friday. Graduating students in Fashion, Performance Costume, and Textiles presented their work on the diamond-shaped catwalk over two days and six shows. The designers’ influences ranged from lost tribes to [...]
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In the last few months a number of feminist journalists have been complaining about other feminist journalists and Twitter-users being mean to them. So mean in fact that they’ve had to ‘leave’ Twitter temporarily, the modern-day equivalent of taking a couple of days off school because someone said they didn’t [...]
Let’s celebrate the 75th anniversary of the discovery of a causal link between fossil fuel consumption and climate change by facing the truth that either the world’s climate is going to combust or the market is. Currently, the coal, oil and gas reserves held in the world’s stock exchanges would [...]
ABBA’s ‘Dancing Queen’ is blasting from the speakers as club-goers enter The Wee Red Bar. The Swedish children’s film Pippi Långstrump is being played and as happy clubbers get down on the dancefloor, the line outside is reaching epic proportions. There seems to be a recent surge of interest in Swedish and Swedish-inspired music across Scotland, with several Swedish-inspired club nights recently [...]
After a gripping few weeks and wide speculation about the antics in the ‘love tunnel’, the baby-making attempts of two of Edinburgh’s biggest resident celebrities have proven to be rather anticlimactic. Tian Tian and Yang Guang, the panda luminaries at Edinburgh zoo, essentially made it clear that just because they [...]
ABBA’s ‘Dancing Queen’ is blasting from the speakers as club-goers enter The Wee Red Bar. The Swedish children’s film Pippi Långstrump is being played and as happy clubbers get down on the dancefloor, the line outside is reaching epic proportions. There seems to be a recent surge of interest in Swedish and Swedish-inspired music across Scotland, with several Swedish-inspired club nights recently [...]
The Improverts are one of Edinburgh’s best comedy acts, boasting a long-term residency at Bedlam Theatre, and regularly notching up full houses during the Fringe. Their exam shows have been no exception, showcasing more anarchic, chaotic, crowd-sourced fun from these seasoned purveyors of improvised comedy. One of the finest acts [...]
Patryk Gierjatowicz of Edinburgh University Hare and Hounds running club stormed the London marathon last weekend, setting a new PB of 2.26.02. With a finishing place of 9th non-elite, Patryk also picked up a first place in the university category which saw him crowned as the BUCS marathon champion of [...]
With the World Championship well under way, the second round starting today at time of writing, it is worth reflecting on the changes which have occurred in the last few years as well as looking forward to what should be an interesting final week of the snooker season. An interesting [...]
‘Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come. Let Zeppelins circle moaning overhead/ Scribbling the message, Tika-Taka is dead!’ It was hard not to think of John Hannah in Four Weddings and a Funeral as the dust settled on Bayern Munich’s stunning demolition of Barcelona, with Adrian Chiles taking [...]
Sporting a massive line up of ten people, the fantastically named Victorian Trout Conspiracy are some of Edinburgh’s own and with the release of their EP will surely be looking to bring their funky ska sound to the masses. Opening with the slow dramatic start of “Ciderbam” first time listeners [...]
Tape Deck Heart is the first record in the longest time that will make you stop what you’re doing and listen, no distractions. While other British artists like Biffy Clyro have been catapulted into the mainstream, Frank has quite frankly gone from strength to strength over the years in his [...]
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Sacrilege Yeah Yeah Yeahs are undoubtedly one of the downright coolest bands of the past decade. No amount of hyperbole could do justice to the band’s limitless innovation and individualism. Over the years Nick Zinner’s guitar parts have grown increasingly restrained, and the melodies and chord [...]
The Student gives you information on a selection of festivals that you should be checking out this summer. Download – Donnington Park – 14th to 16th June From Monsters of Rock through to Download, Donnington and heavy metal have gone together like head banging and beer. With Sonisphere once again not [...]
Let’s celebrate the 75th anniversary of the discovery of a causal link between fossil fuel consumption and climate change by facing the truth that either the world’s climate is going to combust or the market is. Currently, the coal, oil and gas reserves held in the world’s stock exchanges would [...]
Club life: Swedish sensationsMay 22, 2013
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Gierjatowicz races to BUCS victory in London MarathonMay 2, 2013
Barca reign not over yetMay 2, 2013
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