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StudentsCapturing the Perfect Bite: Film and Dining Recommendations for Budget-Conscious Students
Film and dining recommendations for budget-conscious students in Scotland Read more »| 12 Sep 2024 -
IntersectionsSaturday Girl: On part-time nostalgia
In an age of isolation, supermarket check-outs and wiped-clean cafe tables become a site of connection – no matter your age. One writer reflects upon building your sense of self and community through the clocked-in hours of part-time work Read more »| 12 Sep 2024 -
IntersectionsAsk Anahit: Student Special
For this month's student guide, our advice columnist fields questions from the team about what they wish they had known from their student days Read more »| 11 Sep 2024 -
IntersectionsUphill & Outdoors: Liminal Event on their green outdoor parties
All the best landmarks are well-acquainted with an unexpected song or two. We chat with Liminal Event, the team fostering community by taking music and dance to the great outdoors – everywhere from Arthur's Seat to your local bothy Read more »| 11 Sep 2024 -
StudentsFresh Hell!: Fresher's Week Horror Stories
Sink your teeth into these blood-curdling Freshers' Week tales of old... Read more »| 11 Sep 2024 -
StudentsGetting Rid of 'Riddy Culture'
Recent University of Strathclyde graduate Lauren Hunter discusses the plague of social inhibition caused by 'Riddy Culture' in Glasgow Read more »| 11 Sep 2024
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StudentsActivism 101: An Introduction to Student Protest
Learn how to support Palestine and squash transphobia from a pair of grassroots organisations based in Scotland Read more »| 10 Sep 2024 -
StudentsWelcome to Somethinghood
One writer shares his path to university and living through what he likes to call the 'somethinghood' years Read more »| 10 Sep 2024 -
StudentsKnow Your (Tenancy) Rights!
We chat to Elise Corry about the important work she does with Living Rent in Edinburgh to protect tenants from exploitation and landlord greed Read more »| 09 Sep 2024 -
FashionDare To Be Different with Crazy Color
We meet some of the DIY dyers involved in Crazy Color's Dye to Defy campaign and find out why self-expression through hair colour is so important to them Read more »| 09 Sep 2024 -
StudentsImagining Sexual Health Futures with Dr Chase Ledin
We chat to Dr Chase Ledin about the inception of Sexual Health Futures Scotland – his university-funded project providing the space for people to explore sexual health through art Read more »| 09 Sep 2024 -
Food And DrinkGround Floor: Coffee and community at EHFM's new cafe
We chat with the folks behind community radio station EHFM about their new cafe-studio space Ground Floor and what the move to a public-facing space means for them Read more »| 06 Sep 2024 -
Food And DrinkBirria Shop, Glasgow
A near-singular focus on the titular taco makes Birria Shop a must-visit for Mexican food fans Read more »| 05 Sep 2024 -
IntersectionsRamping Up: Scotland’s skateparks roll with the punches
Fences, bureaucracy, new-builds – your local skate park is under threat. We chat with Scotland's DIY skate parks about the struggle to find (and keep) skating space Read more »| 14 Aug 2024 -
IntersectionsCreative in the City: Reconnecting with our inner artists
It’s festival season (in case you weren’t aware) and the hustle and bustle can be a little draining, to say the least. One writer explores facing fears of creative inadequacy and questions how we can reconnect with our inner artist amid artistic excess Read more »| 14 Aug 2024