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Chloe Coldwell

I am a postgraduate research student looking at Latin American politics and history. I got involved in student journalism this year and here are some of my pieces.

Bea Crawford

English Literature / French student at the University of Glasgow. words @ The Glasgow Guardian, QMUnicate Magazine, Glasgow University Magazine

Ben Short

Current Views editor at the Glasgow Guardian. Student at the University of Glasgow studying Public Policy.

Athina Bohner

Athina is the Features Editor at The Glasgow Guardian and a third-year International Relations student at the University of Glasgow. She is honoured to have been highly commended for Best …

Iona Macwhirter-Harley

Lucy Dunn

Hiya! I'm Lucy, Editor-in-Chief at The Glasgow Guardian and final year Medical Student at the University of Glasgow.You can email me at lucydunn72@gmail.com, or find me on Twitter: @lucyidunn.

Latest Articles

Home Office delays scheme to bring female Afghan students to UofG

The University of Glasgow has agreed to an initiative organised by the Linda Norgrove Foundation to accept female Afghan medicine students who have been forced by the Taliban to abandon their studies.

By Kimberley Mannion
29th March 2023 • The Glasgow Guardian

Ten Years since Sheryl Sandberg told women to Lean In

Since Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In topped bestseller lists, we have entered the fourth wave of feminism. This has been, in part, defined by the #metoo movement which challenged sexual harassment in the workplace, as well as a renewed focus on intersectionality. Neither of these two issues are addressed by Lean …

By Jeevan Farthing
27th March 2023 • The Glasgow Guardian

Glasgow Film Festival 2023: Rye Lane

Naming a rom-com after a bustling street running through the heart of Peckham (South London) emphasises the special importance of setting to Rye Lane. The plethora of spaces which Dom (David Jonsson) and Yaz (Vivian Oparah) navigate are unmistakably and proudly in Zone 2, whether that be chicken shop Morley’s, …

By Jeevan Farthing
12th March 2023 • The Glasgow Guardian

Glasgow Film Festival 2023: What Sex Am I?

Were it not for their gender, most of the people interviewed in What Sex Am I? would make pretty boring subjects. A former PE teacher and a computer mechanics worker are just some of the subjects of Lee Grant’s hour-long documentary, which dissects the lives of ordinary people whose relationships …

By Jeevan Farthing
11th March 2023 • The Glasgow Guardian

Glasgow Film Festival 2023: How To Blow Up a Pipeline

Why To Blow Up a Pipeline is perhaps a more appropriate title for the book this climate crisis thriller is based on. Yet Andreas Malm’s theoretical and intellectual justification of direct action, sabotage and property destruction in tackling the climate emergency is almost less philosophical than Daniel Goldhaber’s screen adaptation, …

By Jeevan Farthing
3rd March 2023 • The Glasgow Guardian

The Weekly Roundup Podcast 28/02/23

Listen to this episode from The Glasgow Guardian on Spotify. Join Digital Media Editor Jan Jasinski and Digital Content Creator Sydney Martin for an overview of The Glasgow Guardian's February print edition, including news on an investigation of the University's expenses scheme, and what's coming up on Glasgow's cultural scene. …

By Jeevan Farthing
28th February 2023 • The Glasgow Guardian

Glasgow's social gig for young people

Young people make Glasgow. The significance of Glasgow’s history in the music scene is one of world-class recognition. There are no limitations to the richness of Glasgow’s cultural scope, whether that be an intimate gig at the back of a West End pub, or thousands of students screaming along to …

By Olivia Marrins
28th February 2023 • The Glasgow Guardian

Queer Love and the External Gaze

Who is the top and who is the bottom? A long-running question and/or joke as old as time within the queer community and society at large. The heteronormative lens in front of queer representation appears in all aspects of culture. The relationship between language and one’s sexual experience has been …

By Olivia Marrins
28th February 2023 • The Glasgow Guardian

New report shows surge in student housing prices

The report found that the average PBSA rent has increased by 34% since 2018. 26% of students they sampled reported being unable to pay their rent in full on one or more occasion, with this rising to 46% among widening access groups. Students also detailed poor living conditions, including being …

By Jeevan Farthing
23rd February 2023 • The Glasgow Guardian

15 minute cities deserve more than 15 minutes of fame

There is no greater evidence that candidate selection processes are not working than the increasing regularity in which online conspiracy theories find themselves on the parliamentary record. In June 2019 Labour MP Tonia Antoniazzi held a Westminster Hall debate where it was at least insinuated that 5G causes cancer, while …

By Jeevan Farthing
22nd February 2023 • The Glasgow Guardian

Scottish Swimming launches #SaveOurPools campaign

According to a recent poll conducted on behalf of Scottish Swimming, 94% of Scots agree that swimming pools are necessary for safety by teaching people to swim with 88%also believing that swimming pools are vital for communities. Yet the recent UK government decision to exclude community leisure from the Energy …

By Claire Thomson
22nd February 2023 • The Glasgow Guardian

Our approach to fertility healthcare needs to change

When I was 17, I was handed a comprehensive list of what I could no longer eat. It was a few months from when I was diagnosed with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) a common condition that affects the female reproductive system, and can lead to issues like Type II Diabetes, …

By Alisha Vaswani
22nd February 2023 • The Glasgow Guardian

Our approach to fertility healthcare needs to change

When I was 17, I was handed a comprehensive list of what I could no longer eat. It was a few months from when I was diagnosed with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) a common condition that affects the female reproductive system, and can lead to issues like Type II Diabetes, …

By Alisha Vaswani
22nd February 2023 • The Glasgow Guardian

Casualisation of staff contracts on the rise at UofG

Fixed-term contracts have increased for staff across all colleges of the University, with women and BAME staff more likely to experience casualisation.

By Kimberley Mannion
22nd February 2023 • The Glasgow Guardian

Theatre meets 90s House: Better Days by Ben Tagoe

Ben Tagoe was a teenager when the title track to his one-person show, Better Days, was released. Featuring a raft of classic early ‘90s rave tunes, his crowdfunded production tells the story of Danny, a 19-year-old in 1990, who grapples with the intersection of two subcultures: football hooliganism and the …

By Jeevan Farthing
21st February 2023 • The Glasgow Guardian

We don't talk about sex discrimination anymore, says Professor Jeanette Findlay

The Glasgow Guardian talks industrial action, sex discrimination and devolution with UCU Scotland presidential candidate Professor Jeanette Findlay.

By Kimberley Mannion
21st February 2023 • The Glasgow Guardian

Sports Documentaries: why do we love them?

Over the past decade, sports documentaries have been on the rise, but following the Covid-19 pandemic, this increase intensified as live sports struggled and fans were starved of ways to connect with their favourite teams and stars. Sports lends itself to great storytelling in a unique way through nail-biting close …

By Claire Thomson
20th February 2023 • The Glasgow Guardian

UofG students react to First Minister’s resignation

On Wednesday, 15 February 2023, Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon resigned in a surprise press conference. The UofG law graduate served as the country’s First Minister for eight years and as a Member of Scottish Parliament since 1999. The Glasgow University students interviewed on the day of her resignation expressed …

By Athina Bohner
18th February 2023 • The Glasgow Guardian

Anticipating the Oscars: On Triangle of Sadness

Ruben Östlund’s final instalment in what he has called an “informal trilogy of male absurdities” is sharply rendered chaos. Triangle of Sadness is a fearless dance, spinning broad sociological questions around bonkers staging. Marking his first full length English language feature and second Palme d’Or victory, this class satire is …

By Lucy Fitzgerald
18th February 2023 • The Glasgow Guardian

FLY returns to Sub Club for 10-year anniversary celebrations

FLY’s current residency at Glasgow’s Sub Club has been extended, with new dates announced covering most weeks in March and April. Holly McPherson, FLY’s event coordinator, says that “FLY operates festivals, clubs and concerts across Scotland; we love to showcase the historic culture of Scotland through the venues we use”, …

By Jeevan Farthing
18th February 2023 • The Glasgow Guardian

Independent Venue Week: Suede's intimate gig @ Stereo

The insatiable ones congregated in glory as a sea of forty-somethings filled the floor of Stereo last Friday night. To mark the 10-year celebration of BBC Radio 6’s Independent Venue Week, Steve Lamacq hosted events across the country, booking one of the UK’s biggest Britpop stars at the Glasgow music …

By Olivia Marrins
9th February 2023 • The Glasgow Guardian

“Not in our name”: Students launch campaign against UofG’s fossil fuel and arms investments

On Friday 3 February 2023, approximately 100 students gathered at the Main Gate to demand that the University of Glasgow fully divest from arms and fossil fuels. In addition, GAAF is calling for the implementation of an accessible, mandatory, and empowering climate course. Its third demand is for an ethical …

By Athina Bohner
6th February 2023 • The Glasgow Guardian

Album review: Permanent Damage

With the release of his debut album Permanent Damage, Joesef has created a track list of heartbreak, sexual exploration and nostalgic longing, while emulating his soulful delicate vocals as a dream-like escape from harsh realities. Long-awaited after the release of his two EPs, the album has only escalated the bittersweet …

By Olivia Marrins
1st February 2023 • The Glasgow Guardian

Notes on Nando’s

What with their predilection for profiting off inhumane worker labour conditions and propagating conversion therapy, I try not to get fond of multinational companies. Nando’s restaurant is no fast fashion behemoth or soulless tech giant, but it is still a homogenised chain nonetheless, and so hardly a local family business …

By Lucy Fitzgerald
31st January 2023 • The Glasgow Guardian

The White Lotus: (post-finale) character studies

Can the real Ned Schneebly please stand up. School Of Rock legend Mike White checks another roster of obnoxious Americans into a luxury White Lotus. In this second season of his anthology triumph, he swaps Hawaii for Sicily, and positions gender dynamics as the new source of friction. There is …

By Lucy Fitzgerald
20th January 2023 • The Glasgow Guardian

Review: Big Joanie @ Mono

Punk died six years ago according to Joe Corre (the late Dame Vivienne Westwood’s son). Though he lambasted its transition into a “marketing tool” used by the music industry, the success of Big Joanie’s UK headline tour - Glasgow being their 3rd sold out show - suggests a radical alternative …

By Jeevan Farthing
16th January 2023 • The Glasgow Guardian

In Anticipation of: Celtic Connections Festival 2023

The annual Celtic Connections festival returns to Glasgow from Thursday 19 January to Sunday 5 February, offering a lineup of musical, theatrical and other events encompassing traditional, folk, indie, jazz and Americana genres. A range of venues throughout the city will host performances big and small, from the grandeur of …

By Jeevan Farthing
16th January 2023 • The Glasgow Guardian

Heating or eating… in the fifth richest economy in the world?

The cost of living crisis has engulfed the bulk of the population across the UK, with many families and students faced with the decision of either heating their homes or having dinner. Bills have increased by 27% in October 2022, and a further 20% in April 2023, which has been …

By Ben Short
12th January 2023 • The Glasgow Guardian

Cheryl is still viable

Cheryl Tweedy Cole Fernandez-Versini. Several articles about the former Girls Aloud member, who is now known as “just Cheryl”, commence with a bricolage of the last names she has accumulated over the years, and why shouldn’t they? It’s an etymological masterpiece - Kimberley Gail Ratcliff (née Marsh, previously Ryder and …

By Jeevan Farthing
8th January 2023 • The Glasgow Guardian

Visiting Glasgow Women’s Library

Glasgow Women’s Library (GWL) has come a long way since its modest beginnings at Garnethill. Stepping through the doors of its present location in Bridgeton, I was transported to a shop front, at the corner of Hill and Dalhousie Street, that seemed unassuming for the UK’s only accredited women’s museum. …

By Alisha Vaswani
8th January 2023 • The Glasgow Guardian