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Eric defeated by Arthur – the Pleasance Gym upgrade reviewed

Walking into the refurbished gym at Pleasance, I was soon running in the Eastern Alps, or riding the course of the Giro d’Italia. At least that is what the fanciest…

The Spirit of Teviot: The Student Union is a people, not a place  

It’s been a week, and the Teviot closure has already gotten to me. As the oldest student union building in the country, Teviot Row House is unlike many buildings you’ll…

Finding a sense of belonging at Edinburgh University

I’m at The Three Sisters, it’s the final Saturday of freshers and it’s busy. I find myself near the bar next to a tall guy in the rugby team tweed.…

Alcohol should not be the main event of Freshers’ Week

Freshers’ week 2023 has come and gone, and with it the many events hosted by societies. Now, as I sit in my classes this week I am reminded of one…

What’s not to love about the fringe? Quite a lot, actually.

Now that the Fringe is well and truly behind us, a mere gleam in Edinburgh’s rear-view mirror, I feel comfortable enough to make a confession that has earned me bewildered…

Strikes, strikes and more strikes

One of the reasons I chose to write on the strikes this week is that I had a bunch of free time. I wouldn’t think, as a third-year student, that…

An Edinburgh night out – so much potential…

It’s Saturday night and pres are in full swing. You’re sitting – coats on – in your mate’s flat, the lingering smell of anticipation and damp in the air as…

Should we be supporting the industrial action?

UCU Industrial Action takes place on the 24th, 25th and 30th of November Industrial action. This is a term many of us know quite well. A divisive term that often…