Voices and Reviews

Opinion, reviews, and analysis. Tell the rest of UCL what you think. Send us a pitch or a letter at editor@cheesegratermagazing.org

The Editor's View

Now is a good time to join The Cheese Grater

Now is a good time to join The Cheese Grater

3 February 2025
Don’t be held electoral hostage on July 4

Don’t be held electoral hostage on July 4

1 July 2024

Reviews

Carousel review – A touching rendition of an American cult-classic

Carousel review – A touching rendition of an American cult-classic

Carousel presented a truly mixed bag from an evidently talented cast, but the production left audience members wanting that little bit more at times...
Aristophanes’ Frogs review – Unhinged, playful, and extremely gay

Aristophanes’ Frogs review – Unhinged, playful, and extremely gay

16 February 2025
Rhapsody review – Annual showcase blows the roof off Bloomsbury

Rhapsody review – Annual showcase blows the roof off Bloomsbury

11 February 2025
A Monster Calls review – A hauntingly beautiful play that packs a punch

A Monster Calls review – A hauntingly beautiful play that packs a punch

3 February 2025
Shrek review – Sellout musical takes the Bloomsbury by storm

Shrek review – Sellout musical takes the Bloomsbury by storm

1 December 2024

Opinion

The Cemetery of Social Connection: On the death of humour

The Cemetery of Social Connection: On the death of humour

1 March 2025
UCL’s Japanese Garden is glorifying imperial legacies

UCL’s Japanese Garden is glorifying imperial legacies

17 February 2025
A case for raving: Losing yourself in an amorphous body

A case for raving: Losing yourself in an amorphous body

17 February 2025
Is the Students’ Union an elective dictatorship?

Is the Students’ Union an elective dictatorship?

15 February 2025
The Students’ Union isn’t going to fix itself

The Students’ Union isn’t going to fix itself

12 February 2025
Inside the attempt to fix the Union

Inside the attempt to fix the Union

8 February 2025
A New Page for Media

A New Page for Media

3 February 2025
Dear London: You don’t know how good you’ve got it

Dear London: You don’t know how good you’ve got it

3 February 2025
Access UCL, or Don’t: How UCL enables a culture of classism

Access UCL, or Don’t: How UCL enables a culture of classism

3 February 2025
UCL’s harm reduction policy is a victory for compassion and common sense

UCL’s harm reduction policy is a victory for compassion and common sense

24 November 2024
UCL deserves a culture of debate and discourse

UCL deserves a culture of debate and discourse

24 November 2024
Our fight for freedom knows no distance

Our fight for freedom knows no distance

19 November 2024
An Obituary of Middle Eastern Studies

An Obituary of Middle Eastern Studies

13 November 2024
Bloomsbury’s Bananas: a tale of massacres, coups, and ethical consumption 

Bloomsbury’s Bananas: a tale of massacres, coups, and ethical consumption 

11 November 2024
Jewish Society, wake up!

Jewish Society, wake up!

24 October 2024
Robert Delaney: I will rebuild student media

Robert Delaney: I will rebuild student media

20 October 2024
Student politics is broken, and it’s our fault

Student politics is broken, and it’s our fault

3 October 2024
What is it with the Provost and ‘Disagreeing Well’?

What is it with the Provost and ‘Disagreeing Well’?

3 October 2024
The Mailsack: Issue 88, Autumn 2024

The Mailsack: Issue 88, Autumn 2024

29 September 2024
Graduation? No thank you.

Graduation? No thank you.

23 September 2024
‘It would be a pain if this gets out’: The boy’s club and university rugby

‘It would be a pain if this gets out’: The boy’s club and university rugby

5 July 2024
Is it over for France? Portrait of a nation on fire

Is it over for France? Portrait of a nation on fire

5 July 2024
On the Provost’s Update

On the Provost’s Update

6 May 2024
UCL needs to Divest Now: Why Michael Spence must Listen to Protestors

UCL needs to Divest Now: Why Michael Spence must Listen to Protestors

2 May 2024
The state of the NUS is a bit like Blackpool

The state of the NUS is a bit like Blackpool

1 May 2024
Not a Big Deal – The Plight of an “Oppressed Middle-Eastern Woman”

Not a Big Deal – The Plight of an “Oppressed Middle-Eastern Woman”

18 January 2024
Untitled rant: Why care about student journalism at UCL? (Subject to change)

Untitled rant: Why care about student journalism at UCL? (Subject to change)

18 January 2024
New famous landlord technique to avoid mould problems – gaslight your marginalised tenants!

New famous landlord technique to avoid mould problems – gaslight your marginalised tenants!

10 January 2024
M.A.B.: We’ll Get Our Marks Back Some Day

M.A.B.: We’ll Get Our Marks Back Some Day

3 October 2023
Hong Kong’s Banana Breakthrough

Hong Kong’s Banana Breakthrough

18 January 2023
The Cost of Living Crisis: The Cheese Grater View

The Cost of Living Crisis: The Cheese Grater View

29 September 2022
No More 3 for 10 Jagers?

No More 3 for 10 Jagers?

29 September 2022
Sabbatical Officers Hustings: Thoughts from the Chair

Sabbatical Officers Hustings: Thoughts from the Chair

29 May 2022
Unpaid internships: when did free labour become normalised?

Unpaid internships: when did free labour become normalised?

29 May 2022
Our Sabbatical Officers: A Year in Review

Our Sabbatical Officers: A Year in Review

29 May 2022
“Rape is not normal; it is normalised”: A First-hand Account

“Rape is not normal; it is normalised”: A First-hand Account

29 May 2022
The Damning Depop Divide

The Damning Depop Divide

1 March 2022
Separate But Equal: Social Sciences’ Superficial Inclusivity

Separate But Equal: Social Sciences’ Superficial Inclusivity

1 March 2022
If you want a functional Students’ Union, you won’t get one here. 

If you want a functional Students’ Union, you won’t get one here. 

1 March 2022
Who is BAME? Not Me.

Who is BAME? Not Me.

2 February 2022
Government Cuts to the Arts: A Student’s Perspective

Government Cuts to the Arts: A Student’s Perspective

30 January 2022
UCL’s Disability Support, Or Lack Thereof?

UCL’s Disability Support, Or Lack Thereof?

16 November 2021
UCL’s Ethnographic Collection: A Road Towards Decolonisation

UCL’s Ethnographic Collection: A Road Towards Decolonisation

6 November 2021
Discrimination against Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller communities has fatal consequences

Discrimination against Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller communities has fatal consequences

14 April 2021
What it feels like to be at the centre of J.K. Rowling’s “TERF Wars”

What it feels like to be at the centre of J.K. Rowling’s “TERF Wars”

5 April 2021
Change shouldn’t be a ‘women’s burden’

Change shouldn’t be a ‘women’s burden’

19 March 2021
We cannot let the persecution of Uighurs escalate

We cannot let the persecution of Uighurs escalate

12 February 2021
Examining UCL’s Apology for its History of Eugenics

Examining UCL’s Apology for its History of Eugenics

18 January 2021
Extended Family: Halls and Isolation – and how you can overcome it

Extended Family: Halls and Isolation – and how you can overcome it

12 December 2020
What is the cost of isolation for working-class students?

What is the cost of isolation for working-class students?

20 November 2020
Remote Learning and Isolation: My Own Thoughts…

Remote Learning and Isolation: My Own Thoughts…

9 November 2020
Should I stay or should I go?

Should I stay or should I go?

9 November 2020
No Child Should Go Hungry During A Pandemic

No Child Should Go Hungry During A Pandemic

3 November 2020
The lies behind the 2020 exams scandal

The lies behind the 2020 exams scandal

28 September 2020