Going Off Grid: Why Taking a Break From Social Media is Sometimes Necessary
According to statistics, the average person spends two hours and nineteen minutes of their day on social media. This equates...
student life
I wasted my first year at Leeds: Don’t make the same mistakes
First year is often sold as the time of your life: the chance to meet friends for life, join endless...
The Gluten-Free “Tax”: A Student’s Guide to Navigating Gluten-Free Living and Whether It’s Really More Expensive
As we know, food is essential to a healthy lifestyle, so at fifteen, when I was told I could no...
Leeds’ Metamorphosis as a City: Student-Based Diversity or Invasive on Local Advocacy?
Leeds' Identity: What is it Becoming? The metamorphosis of Leeds’ identity as a humble northern city to becoming a notable...
How student life has been redefined post-COVID: Are we adapting or falling behind?
The COVID-19 pandemic completely dismantled student life as we know it. Thousands of young people across the country were trapped...
What To Do When Homesickness Hits at University
For many of us, going to university is our first time being away from family and friends for an extended...
Hyde Park: Where is the Spark?
Hyde Park, a place where the echoes of time meet the exuberance of youth. For many students, venturing into this...
Adulthood: The end of childhood or the start of everything else?
To my fellow students, I’m turning 20 next week, and I am terrified. I am currently sitting on my bed,...
Cocktail Recipes for a Spruced-Up Pres
When drinking ‘squashka’ and vodka coke multiple times a week becomes a bit too much, a cocktail night is the...
A Return to Your University Self
Last year, I took a year out to do an industry placement, a year in which I had many musings....