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Thurston Smalley

Thurston is a final year French and politics student from Chertsey, England. He first wrote for his high school newspaper, The Phillipian, in 2009. He began writing for The Student in 2011, became News Editor in 2012, and Editor in Chief in 2015. He currently serves as President.
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EUSA, societies seek disciplinary action for DKE-AS fraternity members

Editor’s note: This story is developing. Check back for further updates. The Edinburgh University Students’ Association (EUSA) has assured action against the Delta Kappa Epsilon Alpha Sigma (DKE-AS) colony in…

PIR Society asks: “Should private schools be banned?”

The Politics and International Relations (PIR) Society hosted a discussion on the merits of abolishing selection for school admission on Thursday 7 November. The event, which was open to members…

FreshAir in best-ever awards haul at SRAs

FreshAir, the University of Edinburgh’s student radio station, won gold in two categories, silver in another, and was nominated for a further award at the annual Student Radio Association (SRA)…

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…

By-election and NUS results announced

The Edinburgh University Students’ Association (EUSA) has announced by-election results for various Convenor and NUS Scotland and UK positions. The results were announced to a sparsely-attended event in the Teviot…

University of Edinburgh hosts IndyRef post-mortem

The Moray House School of Education at The University of Edinburgh played host to a wide-ranging panel on the independence referendum outcome last Friday (September 19.) The panel was chaired…

Casa Morada scraps unpaid internships after social media storm

An Edinburgh interior design firm has withdrawn advertisements for six unpaid, full time, six-month internships after a highly damaging social media storm. Last week, The Student reported that Eva Serrano,…

Scottish Universities experimented on 500,000 animals last year

Scottish universities and medical schools experimented on 502,460 animals in 2013, according to the Minister of State (Home Office), Norman Baker. The Liberal Democrats MP for Lewes revealed the figures…