Too much drinking, not enough thinking

katieherridgeFebruary 4, 2015

Is there an easier way to know your limits? With the NHS struggling to cope with the influx of patients coming through the A&E doors, is this the time to...

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Relationships at High Speed: What is the rush?

MazFebruary 3, 2015

I want you to imagine an ice lollypop left on the kitchen bench in a warm house. The room temperature slowly melting the ice lolly into a slushy mess leaving on...

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Tibet Dispatch 5: Volunteering abroad

Steve ShawJanuary 27, 2015

While making my way through the busy McLeodGanj evening market in Dharamshala, India, I met a Kimberly Lee. She told me she was a student from Taiwan and this w...

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Gifts for a healthier Valentine’s Day

Nike AkintokunJanuary 23, 2015

With uni calenders re-synced, fitness schedules back on track and the cold weather reminding you that it is only January, 2015 seems to be well and truly under ...

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Student has Stomach Removed after Drinking Liquid Nitrogen Cocktail

Thomas QuinnDecember 21, 2014

A wine bar in Lancaster is being prosecuted after a student has had to have her stomach removed after she was served liquid nitrogen. Gaby Scanlon, a native ...

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Christmas Day: The Once A Year Month Of Hysteria

SamwinDecember 14, 2014

It's right there on calendars across the world. Most households celebrate it, those who do not tolerate it. But one thing is for sure. Christmas is a firm fixtu...

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The Curious Case Of The Backwards Generation: Educating Britain?

SamwinDecember 14, 2014

In the papers today leapt out a headline: Two in three bright pupils go backwards at secondary school: High-achievers find themselves repeating topics and endur...

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The Black Friday Blues

SamwinDecember 13, 2014

Two weeks ago the country seemed to go into a frenzy. Were we preparing for war? Were we all expecting a mad dash of relatives coming over from far flung corner...

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10 Ways To Test If He’s Different From The Rest

katieherridgeDecember 10, 2014

After weeks of trashy telly, calorie consuming chocolate and affordable alcohol, you’ve lost all hope in ever recovering from the worst feeling imaginable - hea...

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New Year’s resolution ideas

Social StudentDecember 10, 2014

Ahhh, good old New Year's resolutions. Now we all know that these seemingly solemn oaths are, more often than not, nothing more than optimistic rants as you stu...

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A Short Survival Guide

Owain ReedDecember 9, 2014

We all know that at some point in the future there will be a zombie apocalypse. It’s inevitable. George A Romero predicted it in the 1960’s, and in the followin...

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The Pay-What-You-Can Café In Bristol

EthanDecember 9, 2014

Located in the bohemian paradise that is Stokes Croft, Bristol’s ‘Skipchen’ has recently opened to a hugely positive response from the local community. The c...

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How To Tackle All Those Last Minute Assignments Before Chrimbo*

Nike AkintokunDecember 8, 2014

Whether it is 1 week, 2 weeks or just 3 days,  your break up from university for Christmas is just around the corner. If you are just starting to feel the urge ...

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Attack Of The Clones – Are Politicians All The Same?

joebernertDecember 8, 2014

Quite good that Sergio Aguero isn’t he? Thrilling to watch, scores buckets of goals and an all round world class player. Shame he’s one of those professional fo...

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Tackling Food Poverty In The UK

StephDecember 7, 2014

What do you think of when someone says the words: “Food Poverty”? Your mind probably jumps straight to charity appeals on TV, countries struck by disaster or im...

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Manchester – The Review

joebernertDecember 6, 2014

The Smiths were, as always, right. Manchester does have so much to answer for. (more…)...

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Christmas Countdown: Top 10 Christmas Songs

NialDecember 5, 2014

If there's one thing I like about Christmas, it's the music. Catchy festive jingles played every year to lift the spirit. Seeing as December has finally hit ...

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On The Psychedelic Experience

DannyMetcalfe11December 4, 2014

‘Alcohol just gives me a bad head..Mushrooms gave me love and understanding..Bad head? Love and understanding? Bad head? Love and understanding? It’s a hard cho...

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Microwave – A Student’s True Best Friend

smhaydenDecember 2, 2014

As students at uni, we all grow to appreciate those people and things that mean the most in our lives. I am talking about a very particular friend, however. Thi...

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Living On A University’s Secondary Campus: The Outsider’s Story

lkpennellDecember 1, 2014

I'm currently at University (yes, I got there!) in my second year, having gotten into my University of choice, the University of Exeter. The only slight twist i...

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Santa is an alcoholic on his days off.

DannyMetcalfe11November 30, 2014

(A true story of alcohol) 'Look! I see Santa!' 'What?' 'Look, the man with the beard!' 'I think he's just homeless?' 'Hey, man. Are you homeless?' 'No' ...

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The Life And Times Of Fergus Butler-Gallie

Owain ReedNovember 30, 2014

"There is no great genius without a mixture of madness" - Aristotle This one is going to be a sane one. I’ll admit that the last two were a little out of the...

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The Perfect Christmas Gift For Your Mr

Nike AkintokunNovember 30, 2014

With less than 25 days left to that big day know as CHRISTMAS, many of you will be searching the internet, scanning the shelves of Superdrug and looking for the...

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Dropout Dilemma

us101November 28, 2014

For many students, getting into university is a challenge. On top of having to meet course entry requirements, there is also the whole attending of countless op...

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Making The Most Of Being A Student

samg890November 28, 2014

  Many people reading this will be trying to fill a spare hour in their day, or taking a break from lengthy assignments whilst sitting in a grotty chair...

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Top 5 Free Games

Alex KNovember 24, 2014

Everybody loves free things, right? Well when you're a student that love affair becomes more of a necessity than a casual convenience. With often less money and...

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Beauty Solutions

cmrogersonNovember 24, 2014

The big beauty brands have found a way of charging extortionate prices for cosmetics. I must admit, I'm partial to a touch of Chanel but I recently discovered, ...

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“Let Me Take a Selfie” – The Globalisation of Vanity

katieherridgeNovember 24, 2014

Selfie - “A photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically one taken with a smartphone or webcam and uploaded to a social media website.” It’s official. Th...

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Top Ten Reasons Why Students Should Volunteer!

StephNovember 22, 2014

Volunteering is awesome and if you’re a student you should really think about getting involved – particularly if you’re finding that your studies aren’t taking ...

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Chocolate Shortage Coming?

Thomas QuinnNovember 21, 2014

The world’s largest chocolate producer has warned that we are coming to the end of days as we know it. There is no easy way to say this. We’re eating too much c...

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