The Zomlot event – a decades-old conflict unravelled

Around the start of Lent Term, I heard that the LSESU Debate Society’s event hosting the Palestinian Ambassador to the UK was back up and running. I expected it to be similar to the previous event with the Israeli Ambassador to the UK, Tzipi Hotovely, back in November last year. But, bar the plain-clothed security guard from the Palestinian Mission by the door, it felt like a regular LSE speaker event. No rallies, no security scanners, no guards lining the hallways. Walking into the Sheikh Zayed

LSESU Debate Society event hosting Israeli ambassador stirs up controversy on campus

An LSESU Debate Society event hosting the Israeli Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Tzipi Hotovely, has attracted criticism from the LSESU Palestine Society and others.

In a statement released yesterday, the LSESU Palestine Society expressed their “unequivocal rejection” of the Debate Society’s event, titled “Israel’s Perspective: A New Era in the Middle East”. “We are outraged by both the invitation extended towards a figure with a track record of anti-Palestianian racism and war crimes, as we

LSE holds swab test drop-in for 4 year-old with cancer

On Saturday 18th September, a swab test drop-in will be held in the Saw Swee Hock Student Centre from 10 am – 6 pm to find a stem cell donor match for Esha, a 4 year-old girl suffering from acute myeloid leukaemia.

Esha was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia in May. It is cancer of the myeloid cells, a type of white blood cell which fights bacterial infections and prevents the spread of tissue damage. She spent 15 weeks at Great Ormond Street Hospital, going through two cycles of chemothera

Hong Kong Gen Z, Part II: How We Made Bubble Tea Our Own

This article is the second in a series about Hong Kong’s Generation Z. Born between the late 1990s and early 2010s, this generation accounts for 1.6 million people or 22 percent of the population. In this series researched and written by Gen Z writers, Zolima looks at how this generation is coming of age.

Ask a young Hongkonger about some of their best school memories and there is bound to be something related to bubble tea. After all, you’d be hard-pressed not to encounter youngsters clutching

Hong Kong Gen Z, Part I: Foodie culture -The Camera Eats First

This article is the first in a series about Hong Kong’s Generation Z, born between the late 1990s and early 2010s. Comprising 22 percent of the population, these 1.6 million people were raised with a milk bottle in one hand and a smartphone in the other. While this makes them more entrepreneurial, worldly and digitally savvy, they are also well aware of the pitfalls of their online existence. In this series researched and written by Gen Z writers, Zolima looks at how this generation is coming of