The moon on the sea has polished a mirror
Etched its image in dull quicksilver
The cicadas sing in the evening shadows
As summer wanes and slowly mellows
The night murmurs in bewitching charm
Fills the spirit with a nostalgic calm
A mysterious lighthouse far away beams
Under its watchful eye, the steel body gleams
By Clara de Lataillade
A year on, Lily reflects back on her own tumultous start to first year and the series of unlucky events that shaped her Freshers’ Week.
Written by Jennifer Lau Photographed by Joanna Stock Ask LSE alumni about their best nights here and most land on the same things: Sports nights
Shreya explores her summer in Indonesia, reflecting on not just the highlights of the trip but the deeper lesson she took from it. Her piece questions our seeming dependence on earphones, a constant barrier we put in place to block out the noise of reality, instead encouraging a decoupling from our reliance.
Shreya reports on how LSE has been named among twelve British universities found to have paid a private security firm to surveil pro-Palestinian students on campus.
Sophie highlights how society imposes contradictory and performative expectations on disabled people.
