The Destiny Of The Great Social Gaming Experiment

Owain ReedAugust 4, 2015

Let’s look back at the Next-Gen launch a few years ago. Among the many themes, social gaming was chief and we were ready for it. Sure, we had headsets on the ol...

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Jeremy Clarkson Cancer Scare: A brave man, or an immature one?

SamwinApril 21, 2015

We all heard Jeremy Clarkson's name in the newspapers and the news for weeks over the "fracas" with the Top Gear producer in March 2015 when he launched a seemi...

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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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Book Review: Tina Fey’s Bossypants

Stephanie J MoranNovember 29, 2014

  Tina Fey's autobiography Bossypants is a very self-deprecating extremely funny book. What sets Bossypants apart from other autobiographies is the humo...

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Drunks, Lovers, Sinners and Saints – It’s All Relative

Owain ReedNovember 27, 2014

“Postmodernism was a reaction to modernism. Where modernism was about objectivity, postmodernism was about subjectivity. Where modernism sought a singular truth...

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Remembrance Day

SarahAKenchNovember 13, 2014

On the day of writing this, it is Sunday 9th November 2014; Remembrance Sunday. In other words, a day where we remember those who have lost their lives serving ...

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Students: Pros at Procrastination

us101November 10, 2014

Anyone who is, or was once a student, will agree that university life comes with no set routine. You are free to wander around wherever you want, whenever you w...

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Everything you ever wanted to know about Online Dating but were afraid to ask

Social StudentOctober 30, 2014

A few months back, a close friend of mine put a gun to my head (metaphorically) and made me put myself on an online dating site. I won’t say which one, but it s...

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May I Be Pretentious For A Second?

Owain ReedOctober 28, 2014

You know when you’ve had one of those days that’s engulfed by stupidity, nonsense and a complete lack of logic being applied to almost every situation? Well I’v...

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5 Books That Changed My Life

Sophie WoollanOctober 20, 2014

Even with e-books on the rise, plenty of high streets still have a bookshop. Whether it’s a tiny independent one or a well-known brand like Waterstones, it seem...

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The Greats

noorihafizOctober 3, 2014

We all grow up hearing about "The Greats", these men and women who wrote stunning, beautiful pieces of art, or said things that were so profound that you need t...

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QuizUp: Review

Social StudentSeptember 29, 2014

              How was coffee delivered to houses in the US in 1900? This simple question is one of many ...

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Interview with the DEMONS

IMDanielsSeptember 28, 2014

THE BAND WHO CRIED WOLF Last month I went up to Manchester to meet one of the industry’s most talked about emerging bands, Demons Of Ruby Mae. DORM are already...

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Goodbye The Office

Stephanie J MoranSeptember 21, 2014

It's the end! The Office closes its doors after eight years. The US mockumentary warmed our Wednesday nights and found colour in the grey abyss of the office ...

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Just a Degree or Wild at Heart?

TomStoneSeptember 20, 2014

As a teenager I left school twice, once at 16 to go Sixth Form College, and once at 18 to go to university, and I encountered many different teachers who asked ...

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The Five People You Meet in Heaven

Stephanie J MoranSeptember 18, 2014

If you aren't afraid of some good old fashioned sentimentality then this is the story for you. Mitch Albom, the super talented writer who gave us the bestsellin...

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Good writing is like…..

noorihafizSeptember 12, 2014

I wish I could tell you that it is going to be an easy ride. Something that won't test you in any way, something that you won't grow frustrated with at times. ...

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Mental Health and Student Life

noorihafizSeptember 9, 2014

We go through our lives so busy with work, assignments, friends, that we forget to take care of ourselves. Not just physically, but mentally as well. I learn...

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Transitions

Lisha BSeptember 6, 2014

Handing in my dissertation was one of the happiest feelings and also, one of the saddest. Saying goodbye to Uni didn’t feel like a proper goodbye and yet, for t...

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The Student Bubble

daisy.winterSeptember 6, 2014

Recently, an opportunity to write for a online student magazine was sent to me via one of my university lecturers, something any English student with ...

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The Role of Music in the Search for Inspiration

lkpennellSeptember 5, 2014

In preparation for my first ever article for this site, I may have hit a brick wall in my first few attempts at trying to get some interesting ideas to talk abo...

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Problems EVERY English Graduate Faces

Barry QuinnSeptember 2, 2014

It has probably dawned on you once or twice throughout studying your English degree, and if you’re anything like me you will have likely banished that thought t...

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No Sleep Again

Ashley BirdAugust 31, 2014

Why is it that I am most productive at stupid o clock in the morning? I hope you’re not here looking for an answer because I haven’t got one. All I know is life...

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Where will you be when writer’s block strikes?

noorihafizAugust 28, 2014

You are sat at your computer, it’s 3am and you’ve been staring at a blank screen for the past five hours, switching between Facebook and shopping sites. Writ...

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An English Literature degree – what’s it really like?

Ruth OllerenshawAugust 28, 2014

It's nearly time to start uni, you're all prepared for the start of term and you've read every article going on what university life's like, right? Now a postgr...

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“Normcore” is it here to stay? PLEASE.

Anna McCormickAugust 23, 2014

No fuss, minimalistic dressing has never been more in fashion – perfect for those of us who like to roll straight out of bed and go go go! For those of you w...

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The Obligatory Student Tattoo

bethwinnallAugust 21, 2014

To regret or not to regret?...

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The Literary Closet

smhaydenAugust 21, 2014

So, we’ve all been there, right? All your friends are immersed in critical readings of Shakespeare and Spenser, or talking about the merits of Socrates’ philoso...

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At Last The Last of Us

Ashley BirdAugust 21, 2014

I didn’t play Naughty Dogs The Last Of Us first time around on Playstation 3 because horror games had never really been my thing. When I was using the PS3 I was...

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Must-Know hacks you need to know as a student

Social StudentJuly 22, 2014

With results day just around the corner, here is some tips for when you get to University. Learn how to study effectively. Most college students go through h...

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