Good morning.
Hope you have had a productive reading week. We certainly did, just not in terms of uni work.
We’d like to take this opportunity to remind readers that nominations for the Term 1 By-Elections are now open. Three positions are up for grabs at The Cheese Grater Magazine Society, these are: Online Editor, Sketch Director, and Social Secretary.
Also up for grabs are the many positions the Union failed to fill at the Rep Elections last month. This includes 14 of 19 Hall Community Officers, five Societies Reps, six Welfare Reps, and one Sports Rep.
Readers who are interested in representing their community have until Wednesday midday to submit a nomination via this link.
Additionally, we’re excited to announce that we will soon be on the airwaves through UCL’s Rare FM for the launch episode of our brand-new radio show Grater Insight, London’s first and only radio programme about student news and politics. Stay tuned to our socials @uclcheesegrater for updates and listen in this Friday at 8pm!
UCL has apologised after a video showing a live worm on a plate of food and a picture of a rotting tangerine went viral in Ramsay Hall, writes Nick Miao.
Engineers have warned the Union against banning clubs and societies from accepting sponsorships from fossil fuel companies as it would strip opportunities for graduates, writes Andrea Bidnic and Angelina Bones.
UCL’s cybersecurity chief has urged students to stay vigilant as UK universities face an unprecedented cyber threat, writes Andrea Bidnic and Samuel Ducrey.
UCL and the Union have yet to address rising cases of scabies across the UK as doctors warn of the dangers of infection in university halls, writes Robert Delaney.
Shreya Jammalamadaka and Shriya Srinivasan finds the best and brightest of UCL in the dark corners of a Facebook page called UCLove.
A Halloween graphic by Nyla Rizvi that we forgot to upload during Halloween. Sorry about that!
Your Thursday night plans...
UCL’s premier sketch comedy troupe are back with some hot-out-the-oven sketches in a brand-new show!
Featuring Peppa Pig, Paul McCartney, and Pepperoni… and for some reason half a dozen singalong sketches… we wrote a lot of musical ones this month! It’s going to be the biggest event of November*! Come on down and have a laugh!
The UCL Graters are performing this Thursday 14 November at Mully’s from 7:30pm to 9:00pm. Tickets are £4 and may be purchased via this link or by cash at the door. Please come, we have a bar tab to meet.
*except for every other event this month
