Introducing the new La Chat podcast!
The Stuco election is coming up soon, so get to know the candidates before they deliver their speeches […]
Most of us are guilty of trivialising things. What does it actually mean to have OCD?
“Do not throw away your shot” to find out more about the hit musical sensation taking over America. The tale of a founding father that will leave you in fits of tears but also full of laughter.
La Chat is to host a student run TEDx event and you can Participate.
Howard Gayle on Racism in Football and turning down an MBE
Howard Gayle is an ex-professional footballer who was notably Liverpool FC’s first black player
Pauline Tangiora: “War does not bring justice”
Pauline Tangiora is Maori elder and is member of the World Future Council
Mukesh Kapila: on the Darfur Genocide, Donald Trump and ICC bias
Former head of the UN in Sudan: “I think It’s a very good idea if Trump were to cut some American funding to international organisations”
The film of the year?
Juliet Jacques: US bathrooms debate, gender transformation and feminism
Juliet Jacques is a transgender author and journalist based in London.
"Wrong is wrong, even if everyone is doing it. Right is right, even if no one is doing it." - Saint Augustine
Everything you need to know about the EE!
Terror attack survivor Irene Villa: “Just never give up, ever”
Aged 12 Irene Villa lost both her legs to an ETA terror attack. Today she is a journalist, Paralympic skier and mother of 3.
Ahhh yes. Nerve. That surprisingly underrated hit movie about truth or dare, starring Dave Franco’s hot younger brother and the chick from Scream Queens. Pretty much.
Marcia Rigg interview: “Their deaths must not be in vain”
The sister of Sean Rigg, who died in police custody in the UK in 2008, talks to The Update.
Your Name (if you haven’t heard of it) is an Anime movie, but you really don’t have to be into Anime to watch it.
Jon Snow: fake news, Corbyn and Trump
“I think the public have the wherewithal to inform themselves better than at any time in history. The question is: will they?”
An organized lifting of spirits in an age of rising authoritarianism.
Check out what the StuCo has been up to: BDN, PJ Day, French Film Night, and more!
FGM activist Leyla Hussein: “I’m not apologising for being angry”
“Somehow we act different to a child’s hand being cut off to a girls genitals being cut off.”
Director-General of UN Geneva: “We live in a very fragmented, conflictual world”
The Director-General of the UN Geneva talks about the Security Council, Israeli bias, the mainstream media and youth involvement.
Don’t know why this guy’s famous? Here’s all you need to know about Mahatma Gandhi
Hillsborough researcher Phil Scraton: “You can never bring 96 people back”
The man who helped prove the truth behind one of the biggest police coverups in British history
Video: How clever are La Chat Students?
Really…?
Screenagers, although well-intentioned, is riddled with logical flaws and odd creative choices. 2.5/7
The senior girls team fight to become Swiss champions!
Journalist Allan Little: Trump, post-truth journalism and BBC bias
One of the BBC’s most experienced journalists speaks to The Update.
In light of Leonardo DiCaprio’s National Geographic documentary, climate change is discussed.
Alex Salmond: Brexit, Indyref2 and Syria
We interview the man who almost led Scotland to independence in our biggest interview yet!
Think you know everything there is to know about sleep? Think again.
Ever looked up at the night sky and wondered if there were aliens up there blocking out entire regions of space? So has Finn Boyle (he’s an odd boy)
The La Chat boys football team returned to Verona in search of a second Elite Champions cup!
Ever wondered how Liberal La Chat is? Well so did we, and we found out. The answer may surprise you.
From Beyoncé to Ellen, veganism is promoted as being healthier. But is this really true?
Dr Chris Bickerton: Left-wing academic in support of Brexit
We speak to the person who literally wrote the book on the EU and one of the few academics who voted for Brexit.
Al Worden interview: Apollo 15 pilot on life orbiting the moon and why continued space exploration is essential
We speak to one of only 24 people to have ever travelled to the moon.
Tim Jarvis: explorer, environmental scientist and WWF Global Ambassador
We spoke to the incredible Tim Jarvis about his work, adventures and what needs to change to help stop climate change before it’s too late.
Everything you need to know about last week’s Colour Run in Lausanne.
An intelligent and confusing movie about identity, nature and mind-controlling pigs.
We sit down with the author of the book that is now a Hollywood blockbuster, out November 2nd.
By Thy power, let there be peace, O God! - Henry Dunant, founder of the Red Cross
A disturbing work about the darkest and most violent parts of society.
A lonely tale of a complex man. 6/7
School’s back in, whether you like it or not. Whether you’re dreading the year ahead or ecstatic, it pays off to be organized and your phone is perfect for helping you to do this.
"The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter" - Winston S. Churchill
Human rights and LGBT+ campaigner Peter Tatchell was no platformed by LGB last week. Is Ecolint forgetting some of its core values?
Juicing with Judy
The first of The Comment podcasts!
SGIS Forensics soundscape
On March 24th a handful of students gathered at La Chat for the SGIS Forensics competition – an annual competition in public speaking and debating skills. Here’s a soundscape that captured the highlights of the day.
