London Student

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London Student is the newspaper of the University of London Union. It began publishing in 1979.

It distributes 10,000 copies fortnightly during termtime throughout the university year, equating to approximately 12 issues annually.

London Student Vol. 26 Issue 5 (December 2005)

London Student Vol. 25 Issue 8 (March 2005)

1 Editors
2 Competition
3 Sennet
4 External links

[edit] Editors

The editor of London Student is chosen annually by an election in which all University of London students are entitled to vote. The editor for 2006-7 is John Kenchington.

Previous editors include:

2006-7: John Kenchington
2005-6: Patrick Ward
2004-5: Alexi Duggins
2003-4: Lila Allen
2002-3: Clare-Marie White
2001-2: Fiona Sibley
2000-1: Stuart Butchers
1999-2000: Chris Campbell
1998-9: Tom Belton
1997-8: John Handelaar
1996-7: Sarah Shenker
1995-6: Ben Oliver
1994-5: Kevin Ashton
1993-4: Liz Llewellyn
1992-3: Louise Clarke
1991-2: Natasha Roe
1982-3: Chris Ward
1981-2: Sarah Lewthwaite
1980-1: Paul Segal

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[edit] Competition

Unlike the majority of UK student newspapers, London Student competes with other student-led publications for a readership. The newspapers and magazines of the constituent colleges of the University of London complement the newspaper's coverage of events. Although the college magazines, such as UCL's Pi, King's College London's Roar and Queen Mary's Cub, generally offer a different style of coverage to London Student, there is genuine competition in terms of breaking news from three weekly newspapers: Felix at Imperial College,The Beaver at LSE and The Founder at Royal Holloway.

[edit] Sennet

Sennet was the direct predecessor of London Student. It was published from 1959. Its first editor was Jean Rook, later best known for her long association with the Daily Express where she was nicknamed the "first lady of Fleet Street".

Extensive, though incomplete, archives of both newspapers are held at both the University of London's library, and the British Library Newspaper section in Colindale.