Investigations

Imperial To Rebrand As 'Post-Imperial College London'

Cheese Grater Magazine — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 10:34:03 +0000

Imperial College London is to rebrand as "Post-Imperial College London" in an effort to improve the University's image in the world...

College Calls In The Bulldozers

Oscar Webb — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 01:57:31 +0000

A spectre is haunting East London’s council estates – the spectre of UCL’s Newham Campus - UCL’s proposed Newham campus is being challenged by the local community. Residents on the Carpenters Estate oppose the UCL-Newham Borough Council plan, which would see their homes...

Elections Bitch

Cheese Grater Magazine — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 01:54:37 +0000

Campaigning almost came to blows as Sabeeh Rasul, Activities Officer-elect, threatened to lay hands on International Officer also-ran and David “Brucie” Morris supporter Edvard Nore. Apparently Rasul felt that Morris was not the better candidate. Bitch wishes that these boys would just play nicely, and hopes to see Rasul use his officer term to lay down policy on bare-knuckle boxing in the quad...

Society Bitch

Cheese Grater Magazine — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 01:45:23 +0000

President Ayub Hanif is attempting to turn Debating Soc into his own personal fiefdom by pushing ahead with plans to host ‘controversial womaniser’ Dominique Strauss-Kahn on his comeback tour of British universities despite opposition from at least five committee members...

Down Your Elections

Cheese Grater Magazine — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 01:36:38 +0000

Lifting the lid on the Left’s bonanza - Left-wing, anti-cuts and all round commie candidates have completed a palace coup, winning a clean sweep of sabbatical positions in the UCL Union elections. Red Baron Michael Chessum said: “Anyone who thought that left-wing politics was a ‘tiny minority’ of students has been roundly defeated tonight.”...

It’s Not Personal, It’s Just Buzz-iness

Cheese Grater Magazine — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 01:28:18 +0000

Misdirection and possible plagiarism by UCL’s online tabloid - In their “exclusive” coverage of the UCLU elections The Buzz managed to announce the wrong result – naming David “Brucie” Morris the winner of the Student Activities Officer race. While this embarrassing mistake was swiftly deleted...

Down Your Election: Sabbatical and Non-Sabbatical Officer

Cheese Grater Magazine — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:05:52 +0000

One late caller for our election coverage - we think he wasn't really trying. Here is our interview with the candidate for all Sabbatical and Non-Sabbatical Officer positions, RON.

Down Your Election: Results

Cheese Grater Magazine — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 19:02:45 +0000

Following an at times bitter campaigns fortnight, left-wing, anti-cuts candidates at UCLU have achieved an unprecedented election victory. Michael Chessum, veteran of the left, said: "Anyone who thought that left wing politics was a 'tiny minority' of students has been roundly defeated tonight."

Down Your Election: Medical & Postgraduate Students' Officer

Oscar Webb — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 23:47:24 +0000

In our final interview of the series, Postgrad fees and RUMS are the topics under discussion with Dante Micheaux and Jordan McBee, candidates for UCLU Medical & Postgraduate Officer

Down Your Election: Ethics, Environment & Operations

Oscar Webb — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 14:22:18 +0000

We speak to candidates for Ethics, Environment and Operations Officer, Natasha Gorodnitski and Jules Leclair.