Olivia is the current News Editor for The Student newspaper. She is a second year History and Literature student hailing from New York City.
Content Warning: Transphobia, Strong Language The Student was informed by an anonymous source that the female bathroom cubicles in Teviot Row House were defaced with graffiti and flyers which, it was argued, were expressing sentiments of transphobia on the evening of Friday, 12 October. The first message read, “The GRA [Gender Recognition Act] has no […]
The Student circulated a survey last week which garnered over 500 responses from students across the University of Edinburgh. The goal of this survey was to gather information about the housing experiences of students while studying at the University; to see where they are living, what issues they have faced and what they might want […]
On Wednesday, 22 March, Khalid Masood drove a car over Westminster Bridge onto the side walk and into the railings surrounding the Palace of Westminster. Witnesses say he hit pedestrians indiscriminately until colliding with the railings, when he then proceeded to exit his vehicle wielding a knife. Two civilians were killed by impact with Masood’s […]
The Student News Editor Olivia R. Nolan spoke to Diva Mukherji, newly elected BME Officer and one of the founders of the LiberatEd initiative on how it felt to finally see her ideas come to fruition, and what the process was like along the way. What was your original inspiration for LiberatEd? It largely came […]
The University of Edinburgh became the first Scottish University to house an on-site Torah scroll for Jewish students on 19 March, when a ceremony marked the occasion at the University’s Chabad centre. The initiative was led by Rabbi Pinny Weinman, who is the co-director of Chabad of Edinburgh. “It is very exciting for all the […]
Patrick Kilduff has been elected President of the Students’ Association for the 2017/2018 academic year, after winning the election against Beth Harris and Christian Moorman by 1995 votes to 943 and 243, respectively. Kilduff is a third year undergraduate studying politics, who will now take a year out of his degree to work as a […]
Oliver Glick has been elected Vice President Community of the Students’ Association for the 2017/2018 academic year, after winning the election against Immie Terry by 2063 votes to 963. Glick is a fourth year undergraduate studying philosophy and mathematics, who after graduating in June will work as a full time employee with the Students’ Association […]
Kai O’Doherty has been elected Vice President Activities and Services of the Students’ Association for the 2017/2018 academic year, after winning the election against Eve Tomas-Davies by 1560 votes to 1300. O’Doherty is a postgraduate student, studying for a MSc in Policy Studies, who will now take a year out of their degree to work […]