Kyla Hassan

With World Nutella Day finished and done, Kingston University students have proven that the well-known chocolate-hazelnut spread is far more versatile than just a simple layer on top of toast.  Students have confessed their guilty pleasures, combining sweet, savoury and sour into surprisingly creative, and delicious, Nutella pairings.


Leading the way is third-year KU student Adwaitha, who confessed that her guilty pleasure is through taking a sweet and sour approach through her love for Nutel...

While Friday 13th has always had a cursed reputation, many can attribute the ‘misfortune’ to old wives’ tales. However, for KU student Oliwia Bojarska, mere superstition became a scary reality on the unluckiest day of the year.


She tells the River that the chaos all began before the day had even started: “I had woken up on Friday morning already shaken after a vivid nightmare the night before,” Bojarska said. “When I realised it was Friday the 13th, I knew the day was going to end badly, even...

In less than two months since its opening, Urban Fun has quickly become one of Kingston’s go-to entertainment spots, especially for students looking for something new to do on a random day of the week.


From the moment me and a group of friends walked in, it immediately felt different to your average arcade, which usually screams chaos, with that distinctive smell and loud kids music. Instead, it felt grown-up; more like a place for adults or students who want to let loose and have a laugh....

When we all saw Alan Carr ‘murder’ his best friend Paloma Faith on the BBC show Celebrity Traitors, viewers were shaken to their core. Not just because it was such an unexpected move, but because it unfortunately reminded me of something painfully familiar: the feeling of being betrayed by a best friend.


As I watched it unfold, I couldn’t help but think of the more minor, everyday betrayals that haunt student life, like your flatmate stealing your cheese that you literally wrote your name on,...

Just a few years ago, the idea of a computer having the ability to write songs, or even DJing on your night out, sounded as if it was straight from a Black Mirror episode. But today, it’s our new reality. When you open Spotify, you’re greeted with ‘DJ X’ – an AI voice that supposedly curates playlists based on what you usually listen to, and what it thinks you’d like. It transitions tracks just like a real DJ and even speaks like a real person.


Meanwhile, Deezer also reported that they receiv...

Run by the married couple, Ashlesha (Ash) and Siddharth, and their friend Jaspreet, Chai Nashta goes way back to a long-held dream. Ash explains, “Chai Nashta was always a dream of ours to open, but we just never knew when to do it…one day we all decided to take that leap and were so happy we did.”


 I mean with the luring smell of freshly buttered Vada Pav as you walk past, I’m glad they took that leap too.



From the moment I walked in, I was welcomed with warm smiles and immediately show...