Liquid Rooms 08/11/2014 Descending into the belly of the Liquid Rooms on a freezing Saturday night is something many of us are now familiar with. From the moment you enter the deep black of the dance floor you’re instantly warmed by the anticipating smiles of punters, for tonight they know that something special is on […]
Leaked conversations between members of the DKE-AS fraternity reveal confusion, chaos, panic, racism, lack of remorse, and trivialisation of the recent Meadows rape, as the members attempted to determine the sources of their leaks and control the fallout of The Student’s Tuesday article. The Facebook conversations took place between original members listed in the minutes […]
The Women’s 1st team were unable to beat rivals Glasgow this week, clinching a point from a tough match. Edinburgh 1st team played Glasgow University for the first time this season on Wednesday 6 November. Edinburgh fielded one of their strongest starting 11s of the season and coming off the back of a 5-1 win […]
It is remarkable that after a whole decade they haven’t become stale or reserved by any margin. They kicked off their set with ‘Oh Yeah’ off of their first hit album Young For Eternity, which was met by gleeful yells from the entire audience.
One of the world’s oldest debating clubs has been given six months to admit women members and open its doors to the public, a two-page review by the University of Edinburgh has concluded. The Speculative Society, known as the “Spec” to its invited members, has held black-tie […]
The second round in Europe saw both Scottish sides trying to make it two from two, after a brace of impressive victories characterised by Edinburgh’s grit and grunt, and Glasgow’s finishing and flair. Edinburgh this time held home advantage, with French side Lyon the visitors, and Glasgow travelled to the formidable home ground of French […]
This weekend saw the return of European club rugby, with the new format seeing only Glasgow dining at the top table (courtesy of their exceptional domestic season last year) in the Champions Cup, and Edinburgh playing in the second-tier Challenge Cup instead. Edinburgh had to dig deep and show real steel to edge past a […]
The University of Edinburgh is currently reviewing its “historic relationship” with the Speculative Society, and has been doing so since March. In March, The Student revealed that: the Society paid no rates or rent to the University for use of its halls and had not contributed to the upcoming £35 million Old College redevelopment project, […]