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Kavanaugh’s Appointment Makes it Clear - We Need to Overhaul the Judicial System if Survivors are to Get Any Justice

Kavanaugh’s Appointment Makes it Clear - We Need to Overhaul the Judicial System if Survivors are to Get Any Justice

Trigger/Content Warning: this article discusses sexual violence and the justice system. The past few weeks have felt like a toxic haze for me where I have been unable to escape the bombardment of news stories, personal accounts and constant thoughts about sexual violence. There are a couple of reasons

‘Unethical Conduct’ in Alphawood Programme Continues

‘Unethical Conduct’ in Alphawood Programme Continues

Mel Plant, BA Arabic and Turkish Following allegations of unethical conduct made in February, a Freedom of Information request submitted by the SOAS Students’ Union and Dr. Angela Chiu has revealed that the allocation of Alphawood Foundation funds has continued in a secretive manner, jeopardising the academic careers of several

Student Group Responds to Lay Trustees' Statement

Student Group Responds to Lay Trustees' Statement

A group of students have sent an open letter to The SOAS Spirit, in order to respond to the statement released by the Lay Trustees of SOAS on 22nd April 2016. They wish to remain anonymous, but would like to note their dissatisfaction at the lack of means for them

BDS Will Not Be Defeated By Anti-Boycott Measures

BDS Will Not Be Defeated By Anti-Boycott Measures

Mel Plant, BA Arabic and Turkish On the date of publication, it will be almost a year since the SOAS community passed a motion for the academic boycott of Israel. Part of the School’s historic support of the wider Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement (BDS), the academic boycott motion

Lacrosse Team Counters Sporting Stereotypes

Lacrosse Team Counters Sporting Stereotypes

Mel Plant, BA Arabic and Turkish ‘Sports doesn’t have to be aggressive, boisterous and alcohol-fueled like it is at every other uni,’ says Reiss Palmer, captain of SOAS’ first lacrosse team, ‘people forget we’re SOAS students too.’ Palmer met with The SOAS Spirit last week to talk about

SOAS Students Help Integrate Refugees Through Sport

SOAS Students Help Integrate Refugees Through Sport

Aidan Lonergan, BA History ‘Camden Cares’, a project created through the 3 Faith Forum’s ParliaMentors programme, was launched recently by five SOAS students. ParliaMentors is a UN award-winning leadership programme which gives university students the unique opportunity to work with MPs to form projects for social action. With the

Decolonising the Curriculum: Students’ Union Priorities

Decolonising the Curriculum: Students’ Union Priorities

Ella Linskens, BA Arabic The results of the strategic priorities referendum places Decolonising the Curriculum as the Students’ Union number one priority. This result, alongside current movements such as Rhodes Must Fall and ‘Why Is My Curriculum White?” indicate a growing activism which questions remnants of colonialism within the university.