With the same-sex marriage bill passing its second reading, we hope it is the beginning of more progressive legislation for LGBT rights

Ben Marshall explains why the former president of Ukraine is his political hero.

Becky Montacute argues that the Oxford Union were right to invite Assange, if only so protesters could denounce him

Becky Montacute argues for a change in postgraduate funding as a prospective postgraduate sues an Oxford college

Danish student Victoria Sorensen wonders why Brits don’t want to be a part of Europe

Step aside Charlotte and Emily, Anne’s the Brontë for us

The debate on High Speed 2 this last week has re-sparked a passion of mine. My first love was Thomas. He was a steamy, old-fashioned type. I was four years old and full of locomotive-inspired romance. Thomas was a tank engine, a beautiful, fun-loving blue train. ­There’s something quite magical about steam engines of long […]

Tom Danaher and Alex Goldhill argue for and against Spotted: Manchester University Library

In a world where graduate opportunities are limited, it seems little wonder that people seek out language degrees

As the public becomes increasingly Eurosceptic, Lisa Murgatroyd discusses how UKIP are becoming serious political contenders

SponsorAScholar.co.uk exposed as exploiting cash-strapped students, but how prolific is student sex work?

On their own, degrees may not be enough but employers’ obsession with ‘extracurricular activity’ leaves Tom Glasser exasperated

Leeds University Union risk joining the fascists they oppose with motion to censor student media

Has LSE SU shot itself in the foot by banning the popular paper?

#demo2012 might be lauded as a successful statement by the NUS, but what did it really mean?

In light of the recent Church vote against allowing women to be Bishops, Antonia Jennings and Jonathan Graham argue why there is no place for the Church in the House of Lords

James Jackson discusses the positives of ‘smart’ drug use in academia and other areas.

Tom Danaher discuss the recent Police and Crime Commissioner elections, following a shocking low turnout

Alex Goldhill and Antonia Jennings debate whether the Students’ Union should enforce boycotts

MUGSS social secretary Thomas Lee tells of his distress at the new funding policy at the Students’ Union