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TOP 4 Biggest Student Union Election Controversies

TOP 4 Biggest Student Union Election Controversies

Amaani Master, BA International Relations (Full list is available to watch via our website and YouTube channel) 1. 2015 Co-President for Activities and Events Disqualification One of the candidates (Juned Khan) running for this position overspent on the £30 allowance. He had submitted a receipt for £15 for large number

On The Prospects of Boundlessness

Gaia Tan, BA Development Studies and Social Anthropology

This Civilisation is Finished

This Civilisation is Finished

Anonymous Writer We have just 12 years left to do anything about climate breakdown. If we don’t change we will have to sit back and watch it happen. We as SOAS students, will all still be so young. What will 2031 look like? The title of this article was

Agony Aunt Column

Dear Agony Aunt, What should you do when looking at the news feels overbearing? Most times, the news stories are bad enough, but it’s the replies, and the rampant hypocrisy that makes it unbearable. Twitter is the worst, and humans can be really despicable creatures behind screens. You grow

How Cutting Meat and Dairy Can Help Tackle Climate Change

How Cutting Meat and Dairy Can Help Tackle Climate Change

Diva Sinha, BA Religions The increasing levels of global warming have been hailed as one of the greatest threats to humanity and the environment. For years, industrialization and urbanization are believed to be the culprits of climate change. While this is true, food production has been a very overlooked part

Bloody Tomatoes in Brexit Times

Bloody Tomatoes in Brexit Times

Camilla Macciani, MA Migration and Diaspora Studies Walking through Tesco’s corridors, as the day of Brexit gets closer, many might think of what will be left on the shelves after the UK leaves the European Union. With still uncertain trade arrangements, supermarkets such as Tesco and Sainsburys do not

ONE DAY SEYOUM: #FreeEritrea

ONE DAY SEYOUM: #FreeEritrea

Anonymous Student In Eritrea, people are being imprisoned for years without trial. Isaias Afewerki has been the country’s sole president since independence in 1993. Since then, he has been imposing constraints on both political activity and media coverage. Voices of democracy have been silenced. Although the Eritrean constitution welcomes