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Here’s what you should understand about ableism
I’ve been disabled all of my life, and I’ve never known anything different. I think I’ve got a pretty good grasp on what ableism is – I’ve certainly encountered it enough. But my view isn’t definitive, so don’t use me as a way of telling your...
Did Malia Bouattia launch a viral fake news story?
If, over the last few days, you’ve heard that 72% of 18-25s voted, then you’re not alone. That statistic, which points hopefully to a revival among youth turnout, has been shared by publications and journalists including LBC, The Metro...
Mélenchon’s Irresponsible Silence
Ex French Presidential hopeful Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s failure to endorse Marcon is irresponsible and disempowers the very supporter base he seeks to represent. As official campaigning for the second round of the French Presidential elections...
Hannah Delahunty
Everybody you’ll meet at NUS Conference
Conference, we are appalled… The apolitical SU lover “Don’t you think SUs are amazing?” they ask you. You’re at the NUS conference. Of course you’re a fan of student unions. “No but, like, just so so amazing?” Yes. You agree. You just want to...
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Married in a lecture theatre: Iran’s mass student weddings
Header image courtesy of Mehr News. Five hundred young couples, hand in hand, sit next to each other in the amphitheater of Tehran University. Girls are wearing white Chadors (a symbolic sign for a bride), colorful loose scarves and make up. Next to...
Flipping the lens: the refugee journey photographed from a new angle
Amy Lineham is a UCL medical student, photographer, and activist – of a kind. At the start of this year, she spent six weeks in France volunteering in refugee camps in Calais and then Paris’s newly opened Port de la Chapelle camp where the...
Podcast: Why are young people so left-wing and globalist?
The second episode of London Student’s bi-weekly podcast gears us up for the general election by looking at our voting habits and asking: why are young people so prone to voting for left-wing, globalist parties? Becky reckons young people are...
Podcast episode 1: Tactical voting and youth turnout
London Student launches its first podcast, a weekly round-up of student news and views covering topics from major political events to NUS memes. This week, the London Student team (Charlie Lawrence-Jones, Rebecca Pinnington, Cale Tilford, Emma...
When life stops: depression and university
When you start university, the expectation is that you will blossom into a stereotypical social butterfly with a massive group of friends. Your first year should be a blur of drinking, nights out and falling out with your flatmates over who’s turn...
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Crack Up – Fleet Foxes: ‘denser, less direct, more demanding’
Fleet Foxes are a band who have always seemed, if not stuck in the past, then at least content to stay there awhile. Many of their best songs like ‘Montezuma’ and ‘White Winter Hymnal’ sound like they could be re-interpretations of centuries-old...
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James WitherspoonFoals at Citadel: ‘a great headliner but a festival lacking identity’
Citadel Festival had all the right ingredients for a cool day: quirky pineapple decorating, people exercising in Spandex, robot exhibitions. All this made for a highly easygoing experience, perfect for a Sunday festival – throughout the day I...
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AFROPUNK Preview
The 2016 edition of AFROPUNK London saw a line-up distinctly lacking in alternative flair. But 2017’s line-up is one that reflects its Brooklyn punk origins. With artists like SATE and Big Freedia, this year’s festival promises to be one...