Piece originally published in The Independent.
Students are the masters of procrastination. There’s always something more interesting than work. As a deadline nears, vacuuming the house and cleaning the windows suddenly begin to appeal. They can be an ergophobic bunch, but there is one force that compels even expert procrastinators to work: The Fear.
The Fear...
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Not even The Fear can prepare you for life after university
ZOMG, THEY’RE TEACHING TERRORISM!?!?!
My head hurts. I just spent 20 minutes reading the comments in this article and I need to lie down. It’s by Rizwaan Sabir, a PhD student who was arrested for downloading an Al-Qaeda manual (and being a bit brown). That seems fair enough, you might think: surely someone who downloads such a manual...
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Universities are places of learning, not terror
No, I have no intention of strapping myself to a bomb. And, no, I am not an extremist and during my time at University haven’t come across anyone that is. “But you’re a Muslim Student! Not just any Muslim Student but one who studies in London!” Yes, I am. But I shouldn’t be defined...
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