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The River •

"A form of modern colonialism": students react to Cyprus base attacks - The River

Earlier this month, Cyprus Mail reported Iran successfully hit RAF Akrotiri, a British Sovereign Base Area in Cyprus.  


The attack has since prompted wider discussions around the British colonial history in Cyprus.  


Cypriots have been protesting outside the bases over the last few years, denouncing their usage in spying on and targeting Palestinian people and aiding in Israeli military operations, as well as protesting the presence of US troops on the island. 


Georgios*, a 23-year-old...
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Kingston students spearhead the revival of Christianity - The River

In an independent survey carried out by The River, around 40% of the 60 participants were practicing Christians, with many attending Church and other religious meetings up to four times a week. 


A YouGov poll found that Gen Z are responsible for the revival of Christianity in England and Wales, with 37% of 18-24 year olds saying they believe in God. According to Nielsen BookScan Data, UK Bible sales went from £2.69m in 2019, to £5.02m in 2024. The increase has been credited to the doubling in...
Thea’s Substack •

Fitness as a form of Political Resistance

When I first started going to the gym, my aims were to be small and to stay small; it was something I was always praised for as a teenager and subconsciously became a big part of my identity - the way I looked and how many people noticed how tiny I was. Despite having a solid background in physical education and playing all kinds of sports to a competitive level, I too fell victim to the misinformation surrounding weightlifting and therefore stayed well away from anything remotely challenging. I...
The River •

Students walk-out of class in support of Palestine - The River

Kingston University students walked out of classes to protest the institution’s complicity in the ongoing genocide in Gaza, occupied Palestine. 


Kingston University, among many other educational institutions around the world, have been found to be investing in Israeli apartheid according to research by Palestine Solidarity UK. Their findings were that Kingston University was one of the largest contributors, with millions in Barclays – one of the largest investors in Elbit Systems, an Israeli...
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Biceps, books and barbells: Kingston University gym re-opens  - The River

Penrhyn Road’s new campus gym is finally open for students looking to get a sweat on between studies. The new facilities are ready just in time for those of us looking to lock in with TikTok’s latest craze, the ‘winter arc’. 


If you don’t have an average screentime of 12 hours a day, the ‘winter arc’ is essentially a three month window during the colder months, where you find yourself in the gym, eating clean and “locking in” to become disciplined and work on self-improve before the new year....
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Is Zack Polanski our answer to the rise of the far-right? - The River

The Green Party have now become more popular with 18–24-year-olds, than the Labour Party. Over the last week alone, the party has seen an 80% increase in memberships since the internal elections, making them the third largest political party in the country, with over 175,000 paying members. Could Zack Polanski be our answer to the rise of the far-right? 


Many young people, me included, have felt politically homeless over the last few years, with then unnamed ‘Your Party’ already victim to inf...
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Why men need to stop fetishising neurodivergent women  - The River

If you’re single and on the dreaded dating apps, the likelihood is, you’ve come across a flurry of men with prompts seeking out ‘slightly autistic women’ or ‘mentally ill girls.’ I mean at least they aren’t going on about their ideal Sunday being a walk and a roast dinner, but I’d also rather not have my disability fetishised. 


To the trained neurodivergent eye, we can see that these men are under the impression that neurodivergent women are the embodiment of the Manic Pixie Dream Girl trope;...
Thea’s Substack •

Modern media ownership, and what it means for marginalised journalists

Following Elon Musk’s takeover of X, formerly known as Twitter, there was a 69% increase in accounts that posted misogynistic and abusive content, according to a recent BBC Panorama documentary. They reported that Musk has created a ‘permissive environment’ for the creation of these accounts with these views, which also included racism, homophobia and transphobia. Whilst trolling and harassing people on social media is not new, the cultural shift to the right over the last 10 years has created a...
Thea’s Substack •

Covid, five years on

An independent survey has found that over 82% of people aged between 18-26 still feel the effects of the Covid-19 lockdowns, five years later.This time five years ago, the world went into lockdown to prevent the spread of the infectious respiratory disease Coronavirus. This meant that the British public would be housebound until the Coronavirus pandemic was under control, but being allowed to go on one walk a day and leave the house to buy essentials like food and medicine. Whilst this helped ke...
Crafted •

A.I on Tap

AI is slowly but surely becoming a staple in all industries now, and the beer industry is no exception. Major breweries and beer companies like Heineken and Beck’s have used AI to replace their research and development department as well as marketing and admin teams and brewing processes.  Swedish company Stravito created a generative AI platform in 2017 for food and beverage companies to gain access to consumer habits, and input research and data so that they can really understand the specifics...
Thea’s Substack •

Skinny is back: The Pilates Princess

Pilates princess and getting your ten-thousand steps a day, thinly veiled as healthy living, are bringing disordered eating and body image issues back into the mainstream as the media failed with its poor attempt to promote body positivity.Tumblr was a cesspool for pro-ana (pro-anorexic) groups; teenage girls congregating on the app to post thigh gap pictures, compare weights and BMI’s and give each other tips on losing weight. Whilst that was fairly contained and remained within those groups, t...
Thea’s Substack •

‘Hormone Hesitancy’ - Young people are ditching their birth control

Experts have blamed Tik Tok for a trend dubbed ‘hormone hesitancy,’ after more and more women ditch their birth control, seeking natural contraceptive methods instead.Data published in BMJ Sexual and Reproductive Health has displayed a change in contraceptive methods since 2020, switching from hormonal options like the implant, patch and pill, to fertility awareness and natural planning via period tracking apps such as Flo. As a result, a greater proportion of women have been seeking abortions d...
Seething Wells Spills •

Young People are Feeling Misrepresented by MP's ahead of UK's General Election

Young people are becoming increasingly concerned about the future of British politics, as students feel misrepresented by the major party leaders.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said in January that he will call for a general election in the second half of 2024, however after recent voting intention polls recorded by Statistica, the initially predicted Labour landslide victory seems to be slipping away as the figures have steadily dropped since October, suggesting that the Labour party’s stance