Sporadic Blogging is Better
Those of you who know me and/or like to read my blog frequently will know that, since the start of this year, I've tried to keep this blog updated with a post every week. I felt like producing regular...
View Article23 Pictures Of Truly Awesome Teachers
Love em or hate em, teachers are going to be in your life for a fair few years - at least 16 of them in fact. So that's why we are truly grateful when they do truly awesome things. Like dress up as...
View Article8 Things You'll Only Understand If You're A Classics Student
A Classics student will be used to all kinds of abuse from their fellow students: "Latin's a dead subject", "All you're doing is reading old books and looking at pots", "It's not even a real degree"....
View Article9 Apps Which Students Shouldn't Leave The House Without
Got your keys? Check. Got your travel card? Check? Wallet? Phone? Our friends at Student Beans have come up with a list of 9 essential apps that you should download before leaving the house. 1. TED If...
View ArticleGrowing Up With Depression
I was 14 years old when I was first diagnosed with clinical depression. When I tell people this, there's usually a fairly standard reaction: "What on earth does a 14-year-old have to be depressed...
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Nick Clegg's Free School Meal Plan 'Ludicrous', Says Head
Critics of the Government's plan to offer free school meals to every five to seven-year-old have questioned the official advice to help head teachers implement it. Guidance from the Department for...
View ArticleYoung Entrepreneur Of The Week: Alex Franklin Is Leading The Way In Fairtrade...
You might not have heard of A.M Custom Clothingz but you may very well soon be wearing it, thanks to the efforts of two young and ambitious entrepreneurs. Michael Williams, a student at Chester...
View ArticleWatch Kevin Bacon Explain the 80s to Millennials
Kevin Bacon would like a word with you about 80s awareness. "Awareness of 80s culture and technology has been in a significant decline, especially amongst a certain demographic," the superstar tells...
View ArticleTeachers Read Out Mean Tweets That Their Students Have Posted About Them (VIDEO)
'Celebrities read mean tweets' has been a brilliant segment on Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show for some time now. So we're delighted that two people named Connor Brown and Josh Vulcano have realised...
View ArticlePoliticians Need to Raise Awareness of Apprenticeships
Ed Miliband has realised that he is still in charge of the Labour Party and has consequently extended an already existing policy that would be implemented should Labour win the next general election in...
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Boat Race 2014: Oxford Have Lighter Crew Than Cambridge For 160th Race (VIDEO)
Defending champions Oxford unveiled a lighter crew but one with plenty of experience at the weigh-in for the 160th Boat Race with Cambridge. Three Olympians, including London 2012 bronze medallist...
View ArticleThe Day I Tried Viking Fitness Class
Spring has always been a popular time to take up new exercise routines to ward off the post-Christmas barrel belly. But many of these routines are stale and mundane, and people tend to give them up...
View ArticleWhy I Read My Horoscope
My name is Rhiannon and I read my horoscope. Unlike an AA meeting, I'm not here to stop; I'm here to tell you why you should too. Before you roll your eyes and condemn me a time-wasting day-dreamer,...
View ArticleGlasgow Students Vote AGAINST Scottish Independence In Mock Referendum
As the debate for and against Scottish independence hots up, a group of students have given a good idea of which way they'd be voting after rejecting the motion in a mock referendum. The vote, held at...
View ArticleRealise Your Career Potential With an Apprenticeship
With National Apprenticeship Week in full swing last week, and since youth unemployment remains at 20%, it's more important than ever that we do everything we can to help young people into work. I'm an...
View ArticleStop Telling Us to Lighten Up
Alongside studying for a History degree, I work as the Women's Officer of Warwick University. It's incredibly fulfilling, but it does mean I am on the receiving end of ironic sexist 'banter' far more...
View ArticleMandela: A Euphemism for Hope, Equality and Freedom
Names often trigger certain ideas in people's minds. Personally, Mandela is a euphemism for hope, equality and freedom. Arguably he is one of the most well-loved and respected politicians. Being a...
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Nightclub's 'Free Boob Job' Facebook Promotion Is Hijacked By Breast Cancer...
The Facebook page of Tiger Tiger Cape Town has been hijacked by campaigners after posting the following promotion: "Celebrating National Cleavage day in style with a R30 000 BOOB JOB GIVEAWAY!!! That’s...
View ArticleUnlocking the Potential of Britain's Young People
Are they sitting at home watching TV or wandering the streets? Too depressed to get out of bed or busy with volunteer work? Courageous or apathetic? Are you one of them? Everyone has a different...
View Article10 Texts Students Will Always Send On A Night Out
As students, we like to think of ourselves as club veterans - we know which ones sell the cheapest drinks, which have the best music, the best ones to go to on certain days of the week, the closest...
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