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Reflections on the Spirit as a Society

Reflections on the Spirit as a Society

By Millie Glaister, BA Politics and International Relations In setting out to write this article, and reflect on the Spirit as a society, I went back and looked through as many of the old issues as I could find. While the Spirit has maintained a presence on campus since 1936,

CONIFA: A Better Alternative for International Football

CONIFA: A Better Alternative for International Football

By James Ethan Byrne, BA Global Development Studies & Economics FIFA’s scandals have been widely publicised. But, even if you’re unaware of the fraud and money laundering of 2015 within the organisation, you are likely to have heard about at least one of the controversies surrounding this year’

Men’s Football Seeks International Title in French Tournament

Men’s Football Seeks International Title in French Tournament

By Kyle Gehman, BA Development Studies While some students used February’s reading week to their academic advantage, the SOAS men’s football team was busy going on a fairytale run in the Les Parisiennes sports tournament in Paris which ended in a tense final against the hosts Sciences Po.

Beer prices making you furious? Maybe you should be sober-curious

Beer prices making you furious? Maybe you should be sober-curious

By Lulu Goad, BA Arabic The pandemic turbulence has rattled on, reaching new highs at the end of 2021, with global statistics showing downward trends, in almost everything one would expect and hope to be heading in the opposite direction. One significant shift, that seems to have gone somewhat unaddressed,

The Revival of the SOAS Drama & Musical Society

The Revival of the SOAS Drama & Musical Society

By Hala Haidar, BA Global Development On 25 March, the SOAS Drama and Musical Society will be putting on their Cabaret show in the Djam Lecture Theatre — an evening full of performances from various musicals such as ‘Cell Block Tango’ from the highly acclaimed show Chicago, The Jet Song from

The SOAS Women’s Football Team are amazing and I get to be a part of it

The SOAS Women’s Football Team are amazing and I get to be a part of it

By Carmel Mould, History & World Philosophies BA How could a beginner like me go from never playing football, to being a part of the undefeated SOAS Women’s Football Club (WFC) this season? One word: opportunity. As a child, I loved the game and sometimes scraped in with the

SolidariTee: A Crisis of Solidarity?

By Anonymous Legal aid is essential for people seeking asylum. The process of seeking asylum is already fraught with difficulty when facing a legal system that is entirely foreign. Following the international law established by the 1951 UN Refugee Convention, asylum seekers must prove that they are personally facing persecution