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Penrose residents compensated
News

Penrose residents compensated

Residents of Royal Holloway's Penrose halls of residents are to be compensated following a series on ongoing problems in the accomodate block this academic year. The Students' Union announced in February that alongside the College, they had collaboratively secured compensation for students who had experience continual problems with heating and water pressure in Penrose. It has been agreed that the students affected, of whom there are almost 200, will receive £250 of compensation paid directly to their College card. The £250 covers approximately two weeks rent for a student living in Penrose. The Students’ Union commented that they "Hope that these students feel that this is sufficient to cover the issues that have affected them while in their accommodation. "We feel that it’s impo...
Are ‘Boris Bikes’ coming to Royal Holloway?
Features

Are ‘Boris Bikes’ coming to Royal Holloway?

They're one of the most successful editions to London's transport options, and soon a 'Boris Bike'-style bike sharing scheme may be heading to Royal Holloway. We spoke to Izabela Pawlic, one of the students who is currently pioneering the scheme here at Holloway, to find out what it's all about and how likely it is we'll see the bikes at our university in the future. (more…)
‘Founder’s library isn’t going anywhere’
News

‘Founder’s library isn’t going anywhere’

This afternoon Nayab Cheema, President of Royal Holloway's Students' Union, released a statement quashing rumours that Founders' Library is to cease functioning as a student workspace once the construction of the new library centre is complete. In a blog post on the SU website she stated that 'we would like to reassure you by saying that Founder’s library isn’t going anywhere.' The beginning of this week saw a misinformed online petition circulating on social media that suggested that the College planned to transform Founder's library into a staff eating space once the new library and student services centre is constructed, prompting uproar from current students and alumni alike. However, in her statement Nayab reassured students that "the new library has been designed to complement ...
The student aiming for Rio 2016
Features

The student aiming for Rio 2016

Emelia Gorekca is one of Britain’s rising sporting stars and a psychology student at Royal Holloway, with ambition for the Olympics at Rio 2016. (more…)
Suffragette (2015)- Representation in Film
Culture & Literature, Film & TV

Suffragette (2015)- Representation in Film

  With the general election approaching, it is important to remember the feminist movements that took place in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in the fight for women to have equal rights, including the right to vote. Later on this year, the film Suffragette will be released and it is likely to be a dominant force within the 2016 Oscar race. The film will tell the untold story of the real foot soldiers of the Suffragette movement who were prepared to go beyond peaceful protests, often turning to violence and prepared to lose everything, to fight for equality and change. Its revolutionary status in history will be further reinforced within the production value of the film, as it is the first in history to have been given permission to be shot at the Houses...
Confessions of a Floating Voter
Opinion

Confessions of a Floating Voter

Another election looms and those of us without a strong allegiance to any political party must scrabble around, deciding how to vote. I am one of those people, currently scrabbling away. I have lots of opinions and I lean decidedly to the left, but I struggle to engage with mainstream party political discourse. Often it seems that there are only a few credible options, which are primarily distinguishable by different coloured ties on privately-educated white men. These men tell us how they are "tough on immigration" and in favour of "hard-working British people", they call one another names and accuse one another of fiddling expenses. Then everybody laments about voter apathy and how young people aren't interested, etc etc. I would never neglect to vote on principle, but election season is...