With today’s technology connecting millions around the globe in a matter of seconds, when news broke of Michael Jackson’s death, the events which ensued were in a surreal sort of way, pretty exciting. Rather than feeling saddened by talk that a living legend might have passed, Michael Jackson’s death didn’t quite invoke the absolute...
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Rumors abound that Michael Jackson is still with us. The answer, however, is here .
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The final term of university has drawn to an unwelcome end. Many are packing up their rooms, three years of memories (some drunken ones we’d rather forget) are crammed into hefty removal boxes. Fond farewells are made, overdue library fines are paid and at long last those dirty mugs and plates are cleaned. This...
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I’m beginning to grow quite fond of the NUS president Wes Streeting. Generally, I can’t abide student politicians (I can’t abide normal politicians either), but Wes strikes me as a relatively sensible bloke, with a pragmatic approach to NUS policy. I saw him speak at a Future of Higher Education debate in Sheffield and...
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Students don’t have a lot of spare cash to throw around. When the student loan comes in and rent goes out, most students – myself included – are left with very little to play with for the next three months of their lives. Uni has taught me a totally different way of handling money....
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I’m just a small town girl (living in a lonely world), so when I decided to go to university, I opted for a city, and my city of choice was Liverpool. I didn’t really know a lot about Liverpool when I went there. I hadn’t really seen much of it. I was naïve to...
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Picture it. Graduation day, July 2008. After three years of long, hard slog I would at last get to reap the fruits of my labour. Pulling up to the library steps, divorced parents in tow, I beamed with excitement at the prospect of getting to don my cap and gown, whilst in the back...
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Having spent a highly leisurely week or so partying and wandering in South Africa’s ‘mother city’ it was time to leave. Me and my travel partner were on the final straight of our gap year and had two weeks to amble north to Johannesburg before flying home. We had booked coach tickets for the...
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Attending movie premiers, going to a sing along with Pink in Trafalgar Square and dancing along with a Chinese Dragon. All this didn’t cost me a penny and is just a small taste of what the capital has to offer. Do you want to get an education from some of the most renowned Universities...
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The abrupt move from student life to home/working life can be an unwelcome change for many. Being quite a successful first year student I managed to get away with having only one exam two weeks before many had even started. I literally could not tell you what I did with my time after that....
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