How To Find a Job

How to find a job   By Elena Panagiotopoulou   Image by Karen Batchelor   The beginning of your career path can be tremendously stressful. As soon as you graduate, you may feel that you have all the skills, talents and knowledge for a successful beginning, but oftentimes, fresh graduates are not prepared for the challenges involved, particularly in the aftermath of... Read More

How hard is it to keep a long distance relationship going through university?

A Guy’s View by  Thomas Gibson For many, being plucked from their everyday life and routines, jostled onto a train armed with one suitcase before being injected into an unfamiliar city can be a little daunting. Along with the horrors of financial anxiety, degree fears and homesickness, how hard is it to maintain a relationship throughout university? As another mob of freshers... Read More

The Sizing Struggle

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By Sharn Rayment   The perfect pair of jeans seems to be like gold dust – precious and near impossible to come across. Famously being the hardest fashion item to find in the right size, the right fit or even in the right place, denim sizes have baffled shoppers since their inception. But now many shoppers are struggling to find any items of clothing in their size, due to... Read More

DIY winter beauty wonders

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By Michelle Allan   With the approaching winter wind the nightmares of chapped hands, dry lips and limp hair will inevitably make an unwanted reappearance. Skin that is unprotected from the harsh cold needs a bit of pampering, and with Christmas just around the corner who can afford to visit a salon? Not many of us! That is why we’ve been searching for easy treatments you... Read More

A foodie’s guide to a good student roast

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By Jade Jennison   Christmas is a time for family, friends and most importantly, food! So this Christmas season, why not be the one with the chef’s hat on? Whether it is for Christmas day or to show your friends that you can deliver like Delia in the kitchen, it doesn’t have to be difficult or expensive. If you are cooking for a group, maybe everyone could contribute or... Read More

Column: Is it worse to be the ‘cheater’ or the ‘cheatee’?

A guy’s view by Thomas Gibson In any relationship there is always the dominant and the submissive partner. Connotations aside, it seems one half of a couple appears to have a tighter grip on the reins, while the other tends to exist in the background, blinded by love and rationalising away any red flags that may appear. Meet the ‘cheatee’ – the unfortunate ‘yang’... Read More

How to survive a uni beauty crisis…

By Michelle Allan Here you are at the beginning of your university life or returning to lectures after a summer of re-sits and relaxation. Time for a fresh start and a new you, so here are a few tips to help you cope on your way, no matter what London Met may throw at you… All products can be purchased at Boots, prices may vary: www.boots.com   Hungover from freshers’... Read More