THE RIVER & RIVERONLINE
September 2019 to March 2020
The River (print) and RiverOnline (website) are the Kingston University's award-winning publications which aim to keep KU students from all faculties and campuses informed and tell their stories.
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Stefania undertook the role of Features Editor during her stint in the River newsroom, which involved finding and commissioning stories to write. Every Monday her role was to go through the features list during the news conference. One Wednesday per month was press day where all the group needed to work together making pages with InDesign and send the final product to the printers.
ARTICLES
written by Stefania
KINGSTON UNIVERSITY ALUMNA HOSPITALISED OVER CORONAVIRUS FEAR
March 12, 2020
A former Kingston University student has been hospitalised after she came back from Italy with symptoms similar to the new Covid-19 virus.
Alice Zumstein, a business graduate, experienced very acute flu-like symptoms such as a painful sore throat, a cold and high temperature when she returned to the UK after spending a few days with her relatives near Pisa, North Italy.
NETFLIX AND CHILL IS A HOT OSCAR FAVOURITE
February 6, 2020
The Oscars 2020 is only a few weeks away, and many KU students are excited to spend February 10 with their finger crossed for their favourite flick to win the golden statuette.
With films such as Joker, Once upon a time in Hollywood or The Irishman, it will be an exciting competition, but one thing can be surely said: Netflix has already won.
TOP 7 TIPS TO FIND CHEAPEST BREAK DEALS THIS CYBER MONDAY
December 2, 2019
Are you a traveller? Were you waiting for the last Friday of the month to book your perfect trip at paltry prices? I am sorry to disappoint your expectations, but this Black Friday and Cyber Monday won’t be as good as everyone wishes.
BAREFOOT RUNNER URGES KINGSTON UNIVERSITY YOUNG WOMEN TO FACE THEIR FEARS AND REACH FOR THE IMPOSSIBLE
November 20, 2019
Motivational speaker and adventurer Anna McNuff began her last run from Kingston upon Thames last Sunday after completing 2,620 miles across the UK to inspire young women to reach for the impossible.
TERRIBLE TATS FROM KINGSTON UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
November 14, 2019
After Ed Sheeran’s tattoo artist admits singer’s ink is s**t, Stefania Dall’Armi meets with five KU students to find out why they do regret their hasty choices.
Have you ever thought to get a colourful penguin Pingu or a Heinz Ketchup label inked on your body?
KINGSTON UNIVERSITY HOSTS GLOBAL ALUMNI REUNIONS IN 15 COUNTRIES
November 10, 2019
Kingston University has organised the annual alumni reunions in 15 countries around the world, proving that Kingston really is global.
On November 7, hundreds of former Kingston University students met from Sydney to Toronto and from Tokyo to Jamaica for the #KingstonIsGlobal event, with the purpose of keeping old relationships alive and discovering new faces.
BRIGHT IDEAS COMPETITION LIKELY TO REACH ITS HIGHEST APPLICANT RECORD
November 2, 2019
Kingston University Enterprise has launched the Bright Ideas competition for their 14th consecutive year and organisers expect to have at least 20 more entrants this time.
Bright Ideas competition is opened annually from October to students from all faculties who have a potential business idea but not enough funding or experience to realise it.
HOW KINGSTON UNIVERSITY STUDENTS CELEBRATE HALLOWEEN AROUND THE WORLD
October 31, 2019
When thinking about the spookiest night of the year, what is the first thing that comes to mind? Burning paper and incense to honour ancestors? Putting flowers on altars and eating sweet zesty bread? Wearing moustaches and pretending to be boys? Probably not, but this is how other countries go treat or treating and remember their ghosts.
KINGSTON UNIVERSITY ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIETY TO HELP LOCAL COUNCIL PLANT MORE TREES
October 6, 2019
Kingston University’s Environmental society will aid Kingston Council’s bid of planting 600 trees across the borough in response to the Green Plan pledge.
The newly established society’s presidents will try to get the group involved in the new council’s mission of planting 2,000 additional trees by 2022 and 600 this winter.