London 'Poly Meet Up, 8th May - Change Of Venue

[Drogue]

True, but you need to be an LSE student to use it. Also, isn't it the High Holborn residence union around the corner? I thought the LSE didn't have a union bar, but used the University of London ones. Although I could be wrong. The site EiF gave does tend to think it's pricey for a Wetherspoons, but then, it is London, so surely it will be pricey for a usual Wetherspoons?

[Whaleboy]

No can do I'm afraid

[*End Is Forever*]

Originally posted by Drogue
True, but you need to be an LSE student to use it. Also, isn't it the High Holborn residence union around the corner? I thought the LSE didn't have a union bar, but used the University of London ones. Although I could be wrong.

Nonsense. I've been in the LSE bar (the Three Tuns, I think?) a few times and never been asked for student ID never mind LSE student ID. It's not much of a bar though.

The KCLSU bar isn't too bad (and is dirt cheap) but you have to wander through the KCL corridors (it's like going back to school!) to get to it.

The site EiF gave does tend to think it's pricey for a Wetherspoons, but then, it is London, so surely it will be pricey for a usual Wetherspoons?

I don't recall it being any more expensive than any other Wetherspoons in London...

[Dauphin]

I've never been ID'd at the LSE bar.

The bastards at ULU wouldn't let me in though, even when I was a student at the University of London. All because my college's SU wasn't a part of the NSU.

[Drogue]

Originally posted by *End Is Forever*
I've been in the LSE bar (the Three Tuns, I think?) a few times and never been asked for student ID never mind LSE student ID. It's not much of a bar though.

That's because the Three Tuns isn't just an LSE union bar. It's a bar, that happens to be mostly LSE, on their grounds, but they won't ask for student ID, since it's not only for students, IIRC. At least that's what I was told when I was there.

[Dauphin]

The bar is run by the LSE SU and the prices are a lot cheaper than regular bars. Other details are almost inconsequential.

[Dauphin]

The last time I was in there I got drunk with a few Russians. Oh my was that a mistake...

[Drogue]

Originally posted by Dauphin
The bar is run by the LSE SU and the prices are a lot cheaper than regular bars. Other details are almost inconsequential.

Point taken

[*End Is Forever*]

Originally posted by Dauphin
I've never been ID'd at the LSE bar.

The bastards at ULU wouldn't let me in though, even when I was a student at the University of London. All because my college's SU wasn't a part of the NSU.

Shame that, the ULU bar is quite nice... good gig venue, too.

[OPD]

Originally posted by Dauphin
The bastards at ULU wouldn't let me in though, even when I was a student at the University of London. All because my college's SU wasn't a part of the NSU.

Yeah I've heard of that sort of thing happening. Different universities unions leaving the NUS, Bristol are planning on doing it ATM IIRC. It's all a bit crazy really, especially if bars won't let you in specifically because your union isn't part of the NUS.

[Dauphin]

Bristol voted to leave, and the had another vote where they voted to stay.

Other than Imperial (my old college) UMIST and Southampton are the only other univesity SU's that I know of to be non-members. There are others, but I don't know which ones they are.

[Gangerolf]

All change - don't you know that when you
play at this level there's no ordinary venue!

[*End Is Forever*]

Originally posted by Dauphin
Bristol voted to leave, and the had another vote where they voted to stay.

Other than Imperial (my old college) UMIST and Southampton are the only other univesity SU's that I know of to be non-members. There are others, but I don't know which ones they are.

UMIST will shortly be welcomed back to the NUS fold following the merger with Manchester. With the exception of Imperial and Southampton, the only notable non-affiliates are in Scotland (Glasgow, Edinburgh, St Andrews).

[Provost Harrison]

Originally posted by Drogue
True, but you need to be an LSE student to use it. Also, isn't it the High Holborn residence union around the corner? I thought the LSE didn't have a union bar, but used the University of London ones. Although I could be wrong. The site EiF gave does tend to think it's pricey for a Wetherspoons, but then, it is London, so surely it will be pricey for a usual Wetherspoons?

It's London, what do you expect. I hear they are going to start charging you to breathe here soon

[Dauphin]

I'd pay not to breathe the London air.