Small Town Syndrome: Finding Liberation in the City
If you were to type ‘small-town syndrome’ into your search bar you’d be likely to come across one of two rather opposing definitions. The first: an inflated sense of self…
Fire Brigade Union respond to Fountainbridge Explosion
On Thursday 12 September, the city of Edinburgh’s Fire Brigade Union issued a press release responding to the suspected gas explosion that tore through a tenement building on Tuesday 10,…
How to be a sustainable student
Are you interested in how to live sustainably as a student? If you are, great; you have made the first step to reducing the pressure placed on the environment! This…
Imposter Syndrome: you’re not a fraud and you deserve to be here
The summer is over, Freshers’ Week is here, time for another year of juggling lectures, projects, exams and booking cheap holidays before the end of Week 5. For some of…
Redefining a hybrid mode of democracy, is it possible?
Another day, another Brexit-related constitutional crisis. This week saw the Prime Minister Boris Johnson (who is noticeably without a mandate) prorogue parliament — trying to stop Members of Parliament from…
Harvard University’s Affirmative Action Lawsuit in Trump’s America
Affirmative Action was intended to create diversity on college campuses, favouring previously marginalised groups, but it appears that Harvard University’s admissions are a long way from delivering even the first…
Unconscious Bias and Its Ramifications: Racism in the ‘NotMyAriel’ Campaign.
Following the casting of Halle Bailey in the Disney remake of The Little Mermaid, there was an intense online backlash about the Grown-ish actress’ race. In July 2019 the news…
The September Issue 2019: Not a Force For Change
Every September, fashion is heralded by the inaugural issue of September Vogue, the crown jewel in the publication’s collection. This year, The Duchess of Sussex guest-edited the iconic issue, which…