Vice Principal announces plans to cut Modern Languages degrees at Aberdeen University
Students and staff have recently been informed of plans to cut Modern Languages degrees at the University of Aberdeen. Senior Vice Principal Karl Leydecker delivered the news in a meeting…
Book Review: Good Material by Dolly Alderton
Good Material, Dolly Alderton’s second novel, is a bittersweet deep dive into heartbreak. It follows thirty-something, mildly successful comedian Andy as he tries to process and understand why his long-term…
Loyalty cards: savings or scams?
Picture the scene: it’s the end of a long day of lectures, you’re hungry and ready for dinner. You walk around the supermarket meticulously scanning the shelves for a yellow…
Short Rant: The library is for quiet time
Look. I get it. Communication is key to human happiness. But I swear to God- take your happiness and communication ELSEWHERE. I am sitting in the library. Fourth floor. Elbow…
Interview with Playwright Katie Fraser ahead of her Traverse Theatre debut, ‘Play Pretend’
Katie Fraser is one of the most exciting Scottish female playwrights emerging onto the theatre scene in recent years. Having completed the MSc in Playwriting program at the University of…
Economic sanctions are immoral and ineffective
Recent events in Ukraine and Gaza have raised debates over the role of countries, in particular the ‘Great Powers,’ in conflicts around the world and what they can do to…
Nigel Farage is not a celebrity: get him out of here
So, you’re a disgraced British politician, looking for a way to reinsert yourself into public consciousness or hoping to line your pockets – to the tune of £1.5million – with…
Review: Lysistrata at Bedlam Theatre
Gloriously smutty yet firmly rooted in classical traditions, Jemima Jayne’s adaptation of Lysistrata would have had Aristophanes himself shimmying to Shania Twain and cackling at the phallic fascinations that populate…