Voices & 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

We tried our best!

We tried our best!

13 June 2025
Don’t just hope for change: Vote for it

Don’t just hope for change: Vote for it

20 March 2025
Now is a good time to join The Cheese Grater

Now is a good time to join The Cheese Grater

3 February 2025

Reviews

Fellow Travellers review – A political tale of forbidden love and betrayal

Fellow Travellers review – A political tale of forbidden love and betrayal

The European premiere of Fellow Travellers, directed by Eleanor Strutt, tells an important story of love silenced and punished ...
Antigone review – Classic Greek tragedy leaves audience wanting more 

Antigone review – Classic Greek tragedy leaves audience wanting more 

25 March 2025
Falling from Heaven review – A great display of wit and existential crisis

Falling from Heaven review – A great display of wit and existential crisis

10 March 2025
Carousel review – A touching rendition of an American cult-classic

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

1 March 2025
Aristophanes’ Frogs review – Unhinged, playful, and extremely gay

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

16 February 2025

Opinion

Bucking the trend: How UCL is outperforming its competition

Bucking the trend: How UCL is outperforming its competition

13 June 2025
Almost forgot this is what university is all about

Almost forgot this is what university is all about

13 June 2025
Why voting alone is not the solution to the Union’s apathy crisis

Why voting alone is not the solution to the Union’s apathy crisis

14 May 2025
A (somewhat) selfish call for a South Asian Society at UCL

A (somewhat) selfish call for a South Asian Society at UCL

12 May 2025
There’s more to UCL than selling out to private equity

There’s more to UCL than selling out to private equity

24 April 2025
Disruptive thinking means daring to be political

Disruptive thinking means daring to be political

17 April 2025
The Union’s election rules are unfit for purpose

The Union’s election rules are unfit for purpose

20 March 2025
Pretending sabbatical office is a ‘grad scheme’ is bad for democracy

Pretending sabbatical office is a ‘grad scheme’ is bad for democracy

20 March 2025
Making lasting change at UCL is a student-staff problem

Making lasting change at UCL is a student-staff problem

10 March 2025
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
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
No More 3 for 10 Jagers?

No More 3 for 10 Jagers?

29 September 2022
The Cost of Living Crisis: The Cheese Grater View

The Cost of Living Crisis: The Cheese Grater View

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