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Student Power Coalition Wins Elections Despite Poor Turnout

By Barty Roberts, BA Politics and International Relations Safia Shaikh (Activities and Events), Abel Harvie-Clark (Democracy and Education), Alex Cachinero-Gorman (Welfare and Campaigns) and Hamayal Zaib (Equality and Liberation) have all been elected to become SOAS SU Co-Presidents despite turnout failing to surpass 30% (full results can be found on

Facelift – The revamping of a long-lost society. SOAS BLA(C)K PANTHERS SOCIETY

By Ismail Abdi BA International Relations and Economic How would you like to form part of a new “society”? While I am sure most of you, dear readers, will have already engaged with plenty here at SOAS, I’d like to simply ask: besides the organisational aspect, how many of

Round-up: What’s the Law Society been up to this term?

BY Amina Khadidja Sadoun, BA Politics and International Relations The SOAS Law Society has had an eventful term. There have been myriad opportunities and events hosted by the society’s dedicated committee of future barristers and solicitors from newsletters, career opportunities, and the annual law ball. The Law Society kicked

Turn Up The Volume: SOAS Radio Society Is Finally Back

Turn Up The Volume: SOAS Radio Society Is Finally Back

By Jacob Delos Santos, MA Global Media & Digital Communications After one academic year of radio silence, SOAS’ Radio Society is making its long-awaited comeback this March. The broadcasting group is being reinstated into the Student Union after long talks spearheaded by its new President, Noha Mohamed. The news of

What On Earth is Going On in the House of Commons? SNP Ceasefire Bill Chaos Explained

By Lilac Carr, BA Politics and International Relations Humza Yousaf, leader of the SNP, stated that “Westminster is broken and people have a right to be angry” Photo Caption – SNP Commons Leader Stephen Flynn debating in Parliament (Credit: UK Parliament/Maria Unger CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) On Wednesday 21 February,

Maybe SOAS ain’t so bad

By Archie Thomas, BA Politics and International Relations Amidst the stress of deadlines, the dreams and fears for what comes after uni, and near-daily annoyances at the misguided management of SOAS, the overriding feelings in my third and final year at SOAS have been of sentimentality and fondness. This confluence

The Restructuring of My Course Was a Disgrace

The Restructuring of My Course Was a Disgrace

By Ella Dorn, BA Chinese and Linguistics It’s in vogue to complain about Adam Habib. He sterilised the SU bar and cracked down on campus security. Nobody mentions the elephant in the room – the academic side of his reign. In the summer of 2020, almost every SOAS course was