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Newest Review: ... and the toilets errr…aren’t great, but adequate. There was a sausage in the urinals the last time I was there (at least it breaks up the monotony of your toilet breaks). Jim’s Bar; Is quite a nice place to hang out. Reasonable decoration, and a good sized bar for the size of the room. Decent toilet facilities, a jukebox, and a door through to the Qudos gallery. There is a raised seating area at the back with tables and chairs, with the main bit nearer the bar being lower tables, sofas and stool-like chairs. Jim’s is alright, however, it sometimes does get a bit cramped, and the sofa’s and stools aren&... more

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Queen Margaret Union: A Royal Time at the Union? (1678 words)
by - written on 04/02/02 (Very useful, 165 readings)
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The Queen Margaret Union is one of the two student unions at Glasgow University. There were originally two unions at Glasgow due to sex-segregation. The QM was the old woman’s union, and the Glasgow University Union was the old men’s union. Now you can join either when you enrol as a student at Glasgow, however, you can only join one. So what is at the QM union? Well there are a wide range of facilities on offer for students, both during the day, and at night; The Reception; There is a small reception in the Union, with an enquiries office – Where details of events are posted, and tickets for gigs etc. are sold. There are a few drinks ... Read the complete review

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by - written on 20/07/01
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good uni, good union, good people - Advantages: friendly, fun, lively - Disadvantages: goths, cliquey

Queen Margaret Union: A word in support of Jim (134 words)
by - written on 03/11/00 (Somewhat useful, 47 readings)
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Jim's Bar the bar in the QM. Who would have believed that a bar with hard wooden chairs in a, quite honestly, hideous building could be such a comfortable place. The selection of real ales isn't what it is in the GUU but then the company seems more convivial. The chairs may be hard and wooden but who can fault a Captains Chair when it comes to hooking your shoulder blades over the back of it and spending an afternoon in beer and idle chatter. Go there, relax and if you really must have a drink. All this and the reassuring knowledge that in the liberated days when the Queen Margaret Union first moved to the building a hair salon nestled ... Read the complete review

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