The Beaver Newspaper

The Beaver is the weekly newspaper of the London School of Economics Students Union at the LSE. Despite being published by the Students Union, The Beaver is independent in its reporting. 3,500 copies are published and distributed free of charge every Tuesday during term time. The Beaver is governed by the Collective, a body of around 150 students who have contributed three or more written pieces or photographs to the paper. The Collective democratically elects all of the papers editorial staff. The paper is one of the UKs most active student publications and counts itself among those at the forefront of student issues and campaigns. Unlike many other student publications, The Beaver does not have a paid full-time sabbatical editor or indeed any paid members of staff. The paper is made up of sections for News, Comment, Features, Social and Sport, as well as PartB (an arts and culture supplement). It is published by the LSE Students Union and printed by the Guardian Media Group;...