RGU: UNION announces plans to move to Garthdee in 2013
The only student bar in Aberdeen city-centre has announced their plans to move to Garthdee next Summer.
The RGU:Union, situated on Schoolhill, released a public statement informing students that they would be relocating due to Robert Gordon University's plans to sell the buildings in the city-centre when they move to the new building at the Garthdee campus.
The RGU:Union provides many student services such as organisation of big events including Freshers Week, Graduation balls and the Fresher's Fayre and fund RGU's sports clubs and societies. The Union building on Schoolhill also features two bars as well as a cafe. The loss of the bar, which is well known for offering some the cheapest prices for alcoholic beverages in town has seen significant protests from students of the university, who will be forced to drink elsewhere.
Despite these protests, RGU:Union have no interest in changing their plans and see the move as an "exciting opportunity to expand and offer even greater services for the students".
The RGU:Union building will continue to operate as normal throughout the rest of the months of the fiscal year, the move will not take place until May 2013 at the earliest.
- Granite City News
