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The Human Rights Act must be defended

Following the wide success of Laura Wade’s 2010 play Posh, the recent film adaptation has reaffirmed the public’s fascination with The Bullingdon Club at The University of Oxford. Painting a…

Government student visa policies “directly harm UK interests”

The University of Oxford’s Vice-Chancellor has made pointed remarks about the UK’s new student visa policies “directly harming UK interests” during his annual address. Professor Hamilton described his difficulty in…

Southside needs a mix of housing types

Last Tuesday I secured a Members’ Debate in the Scottish Parliament to discuss housing in the Southside of Edinburgh. This was in response to the decision by the national appeals…

Mr Market

Mr Market, in his hedonistic youth, was an avid consumer of the fantasy genre. Books, films, the televisual, board and video games, all were used in the quest to defeat…

Talking about the birds and the bees

We’ve all heard the story about the birds and the bees, and how babies are brought by storks. Many parents are happy to answer their children’s questions honestly as and…

“The more things change, the more they stay the same”

Earlier this month, The University of Edinburgh’s Centre for Research Collections began publishing archived digitised editions of The Student in real-time, 30 years after they were originally published. This will…

The murky world of sports initiations

Imagine a university night out that involves eating a concoction of dog food, raw egg and anchovies, to the point of vomiting, before diving into a paddling pool of another…

By-election results announced

Edinburgh University Students’ Association (EUSA) has announced by-election results for various Convenor and National Union of Students (NUS) Scotland and UK positions. The results were announced at a sparsely-attended event…