Urbanest rent strikes see further developments
A petition lobbied at private accommodation provider urbanest, in light of recent rent strikes from an inter-collegiate group of students,…
A Day in the Life of a First Year / Vaneeza Jawad
I moved to London in October last year, just before the UK testing confirmed one million Covid cases. Welcome to…
Guftagu #6: Dating within South Asian communities
“A family friend of mine once said “But Inayah, you shouldn’t forget the fact that you’re Pakistani then and that…
Breaking our silence: The fight against racism should include Asians too.
Many people, including world leaders like former US President Donald Trump, have consistently conflated Covid-19 with “Asian” identity. It is…
The intellectual collapse of Western arrogance
2020 was hopefully the final nail in the coffin for Western arrogance – an intellectual edifice that has plagued the…
Why we need to stop using the phrase: “Committed suicide”
“Committing suicide” – let’s unpack this phrase: What other phrases do we associate with the term “committing”? People “commit” crimes.…
Breaking: Holding and storage fees for LSE accommodation have been scrapped
LSE has agreed to scrap the £25 per week holding fee for those living in LSE student accommodation, according to…
What’s on Your Desk? Part I
By Bryan Ling This term has been a tough one for all of us, having to adapt to online teaching…
Pride #3: The Gay Liberation Front at LSE
“Archives are raw history in a sense. They record an event at a certain time. And it’s only when you…
Grimshaw Speakers #12: Evening Conversation with Robert Vitalis
In our most recent event we were joined by Robert Vitalis, a Professor at the University of Pennsylvania and author…
