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Opinion
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...
Emma Yeomans
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...
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...
Features
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...
AnonymousStudent Pride 2017: 20 people on what pride means to them
Arif Adam, Diversity Role Models “Pride for me is about visibility, which is really important to me because when I was younger, being a gay, Asian Muslim didn’t exist. I felt like was I the only one. I didn’t think it was something that I could be...
Emma Yeomans, Beatriz Vasques, Marta SantivanezOn an anti-Trump demo, anger and unity
“We are very unhappy about Trump as most people are, and that he’s banning these people is absolutely horrific. It is indescribable. We’re protesting that, and the fact that Theresa May has been over to pay him her respects, which is...
Review
Novo Amor at Hoxton Hall: a telluric serenade
Walking to Hoxton Hall for Novo Amor’s upcoming gig, light rain patted on my umbrella as a haze of faded pastel colours met the cloudy sky. The melancholy yet enchanting atmosphere was a perfect set-up for the night ahead. Ali Lacey, the man...
Amanda Tabone
Tom MelvilleAlice’s Adventures Underground: ‘a destined hit’
Returning from general mania and sell out performances in 2015, Les Enfants Terribles’ immersive production of ‘Alice’s Adventures Underground’ at The Vaults is surely a destined hit. And no wonder – with new sets, characters, and puppets added from...
James Witherspoon
Lewis Watson: ‘it means so much that people still care’
The young and incredibly talented Lewis Watson from Oxford is the ideal example of a student who turned his dream into a reality. Lewis started his first Youtube channel under the alias ‘Holy Loowis’ in 2010; 7 years later, Lewis...