When a university student leaves education, most will have thousands of pounds worth of debt. Tuition fee loans and maintenance loans all add up to a pretty hefty sum of money. We will all, or the majority of us at least, be sent out into the world with a massive debt on our shoulders...
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What does the whine of the apathetic student sound like? “Do we really care?”, they say looking up from Facebook. “A talk on what? Yeah, Gaza. The midfielder? What? Oh, the place. Yeah, yeah terrible, I think it was on the news”, they continue, slouching into their chair. “Can’t they just share? What about...
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Student Politics is a serious business. Students want commitment, experience and innovativeness from their student presidents - failing that, they’ll settle for eye patches and cutlasses. This is why last year the position of Student Union President for the University of York was won by a pirate.
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The room was jammed. People were even standing at the back to get a glimpse of the speaker. Black and white scarves dominated the room, each wearer showing his or her solidarity with the Palestinian movement. There was a palpable sense of excitement among the crowd, an energy stemming from the feeling that history...
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