“I can’t afford it.” Is a phrase said by most students- some of which get hundreds of pounds in loans, grants and bursaries. Some are lucky enough to receive mo...
Being from a small town ‘down south’, living with five boys and two girls in Sheffield, the only person without a broad accent and the oldest by at least a year...
Since i began university back in 2009, this topic has become increasingly prominent in the lives of the students i see around on nights out.
Now I am probabl...
I’d recently become single, when I stumbled luckily onto a University place. While my thoughts on Higher Education were definitely, ‘Well, it’d be rude not to…’...
As someone who doesn’t talk about their problems, opening up to someone is a regrettable experience. The emotions you’ve pinned down and locked away rear their ...
So, I'm a third year journalism student as you can see, and I've already started applying for journalism related jobs even though I don't finish until June.
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With alcohol, comes unexpected wisdom. You can find a surprising amount of knowledge in the corners of your mind which you never knew you had. You become absolv...
Have any of you managed to get a job since you moved to University?
I moved to Leeds in September and I was amazed by the massive array of shops that the Cit...
I understand I'm writing this a few days late, but thought it would be enjoyed never the less. I've never noticed supermarkets advertise Chinese New Year as muc...
The other day, around mid-afternoon, I awoke in a somewhat crumpled/contorted heap on my bathroom floor. At first I was dazed, mildly confused as to how I’d com...
Just a couple of days ago, just as a walked into the pub I work in, a customer looked at my clothes with mixed curiosity and disgust and asked: “You mate, you l...
Yesterday I was making a journey to Wales to visit the parents. I found that I had an hour wait at Shrewsbury before my next train so I decided to pop out for a...
There's the age old saying of 'live everyday as if it's your last' and although I personally don't do this ( as sometimes it is simply to tempting to sit on the...
How we communicate in our day-to-day relationships is key. Fact. Even more so in our intimate relationships and it can get quite complicated, especially when yo...
As students, we all know what we would rather spend our money on; certainly not books and food. So this post is dedicated to those of you who want your money to...
I'm Dan. This is my first post. I warn you I'm not usually one to moan, I think, but I feel the need to get something off my chest.
I live in the beautiful c...
As new students await the hefty new fees brought in by then con-dem government, I want to discuss just what you're paying for when you finally arrive.
At the...
"Live each day as if it's your last", that was the conventional advice, but really, who had the energy for that? What if it rained or you felt a bit glandy? It...
