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Freshers guide to budgeting: Top tips for survival!

How are you adapting to living on a budget? Have you been seduced by Apple pay too? Are you constantly finding yourself calling an uber after class/a night out? Or do you find it acceptable to spend £30 on a night out, but when it comes to spending £4 on washing detergent you simply focus […]

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Mind gardening: the solution to our shortened attention spans?

How often do you analyse your mind? Your chattering internal monologue is free to roam as it pleases through news stories, clothing catalogues, countless little worries….The freedom this voice inside your head is granted is obtuse and unhealthy, and meditation apps such as Headspace encourage us to slow down this manic alter-person and analyse its […]

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Endometriosis: let’s talk about it

March is the awareness month for endometriosis, a chronic gynaecological condition that affects 1 in 10 people who menstruate. At those odds, we all know someone living with the condition – so why do many of us know nothing about it? Endometriosis is a condition where tissue similar to the lining of the womb grows […]

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Gaslighting: how it affects women

CW: assault, rape, emotional abuse If you are a woman, I’m sure at some point in your life you have been told that you are being too dramatic, too emotional, or too sensitive. This kind of language is a part of a society-wide psychological manipulation that frequently targets women, otherwise known as gaslighting.  Gaslighting is […]

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June 21st memes: optimistic or anxiety inducing?

CW: anxiety, weight issues Within minutes of Johnson’s announcement of Britain’s roadmap out of quarantine, phones lit up with memes celebrating the long-awaited return of the sesh, as people were ecstatic at the promise of a normal summer. Instant streams of people planning their next festival outfits, beer garden hangs and boozy picnics ensued. But […]

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Capitalism vs our bodies

How do you feel about your body? For those of us who identify as women, this usually requires a pretty complicated answer. Everyone has their own story, but most of us grew up feeling we were never quite the right shape or size or shade or weight, or anything. I am privileged enough to mostly […]

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Act I : a-midsemester’s nightmare

The mid-semester slump is very apparent this semester; whether it is because time is now a social construct and appears to be changing pace every other day, or because there seems to be more work and subsequently less time to complete it in, I am not entirely sure. But the first of March arrived last […]

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Basic? I call bullshit: why our simple pleasures should not make us feel guilty

You adore Harry Styles. Exclusively live in leggings (bonus points if they’re Lululemons) and oversized jumpers, and of course are an avid iced-latte drinker. No night out is complete without chunky hoops, a pair of Air Force Ones, ribbed flares, and your trusty bottle of Echo Falls to hand. You are, to all intents and […]