Glasgow Uni: We love you baby

2014 has been an amazing year to be a student in Glasgow.

The city has played host to the Commonwealth Games, Radio One’s Big Weekend, MTV EMAs and soon the Sports Personality of the Year.

Ariana Grande, Usain Bolt, Nicki Minaj and Slash all graced the glorious land of deep fried Mars Bars, haggis pizza and the friendliest people in the world.

Oh, and Buzz Lightyear currently holds residence in the Fraser Building doctors office.

Glasgow is nailing it and the world can’t get enough of us.

And for good reason.

2015 is probably going to be as boring as being stuck on the M8 at rush hour but that’s besides the point.

Location

There are other unis in Glasgow, but we’ve got the West End and we also don’t constantly force people to chin pints out of their socks. Bonus.

Or not, if you’re into that shit.

Subway

If you can only handle leaving the West End bubble for a few hours to occasionally spend your hard earned PR money on a wee shopping trip, we have the wonderful subway.

Two directions, one circle. Genius.

And it’s orange, like sunshine.

At least it’s not a tram, and we can have sub-crawls which are both cheap and highly entertaining.

Campus

Edinburgh Uni claims to have a Hogwarts-esque campus. But we know better – it’s a poor imitation

Glasgow, built in 1451 is the epitome of Hogwarts architecture and gothic style.

In other words it looks like we probably have a quidditch pitch down Garscube.

Acclaimed

Glasgow uni is being nominated for awards left, right and centre including recently being shortlisted for 2014 University of the Year.

We also have not just four but 4.6/5 stars on Google reviews so that’s cool. And on top of that Glasgow University Union hosts the Student Event of the year Daft Friday.

Unions

Then there’s obviously our four student bodies including not one but two unions.

They may bicker, and we’ve had our fair share of controversies, but at the end of the day QM’s bake sales and GU’s subway together can provide us with our winter insulation in beautiful carb-filled union harmony.

GUSA provide sporting success year round with Glasgow Uni having won the Glasgow Taxis cup in 2014 for the fourth year running. Beat that Strathy and Cali.

Let’s be honest, black and gold are beasting colours for a sports team and GUS is the coolest mascot around.

Celebrity

I mean, why would you want to leave a Uni that hosted celebrities such as Gerard Butler and Emilé Sandé. Success all round.

Oh and apparently Doctor Who got a degree here in 1888.

And let’s not forget our rector is an exiled criminal. But that really shows just how progressive and open minded we are as people.

If it takes your fancy, Glasgow has links to universities all over the world and doing a year abroad is anything but rare. Even though it means leaving the West End.

Just do it, rub it in Eddie’s face. At least we’re allowed to leave the country in which we currently reside.

Accent

Word on the twittersphere is that the Glasgow Uni accent is “fake” and “annoying”, but we don’t care – it’s pretty sweet to have your own accent.

And Kevin Bridges’ sketch on it has us creasing.

Let’s all remember that not all of us went to Scottish public school and sound more like Kevin Bridges’ real accent than we do his fake Glasgow Uni one.

Just saying.

we do only remember Rebecca buying Jagerbombs and this morning we were actually dying. Top chat.

Culture

Our campus is brimming with opinion like Davie Cam is brimming with bullshit.

Clubs and societies are vastly varied across campus with politics and religion a huge point of interest.

If you’re not convinced on why Glasgow is the best place to live, our chants will push you over into Glasgow loving ecstasy.

Read in the Style of Frank Sinatra’s ‘I love you Baby’:

Don’t go to Strathclyde because it’s fucking shite,
Don’t go to Cali cause they can’t read or write.
Just come to Glasgow, baby, come to Glasgow.

Says it all really.