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Library burnt to the ground! The Student, 25/10/84
Posted on October 24, 2014 | in Featured, Research & Learning Services | by Gavin Willshaw
In this week’s digitised edition of The Student 1984:
- The Main Library (almost) burns to the ground
- The Campaign for Real Lager provides a guide to the best fizzy stuff in town
- Tips on novel writing from the University’s Writer-in-Residence
- The Scots Language Society fights the demise of the Scots tongue
- A Johnny Thunders and Hanoi Rocks double-bill delight the crowds at the Caley
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