• How To Make Friends During Freshers’

    To all you Freshers out there, you may start to sweat at the mere mention of the dreaded act of socialisation.  In order to help you through this awkward, angst inducing stage of life – I thought I would share my own experiences with making friends in first year...
  • What is the Media’s Problem with Freshers’ Week?

    The cycle begins again – like every year, the tabloids have been full of stories in the last few weeks, covering tales of drunken Freshers’ fouling the streets and generally embarrassing themselves. Articles like these clearly disapprove of the behaviour of Freshers’. They infer a sense that drunken A&E...
  • An open letter to all University of Nottingham Freshers

    Dear University of Nottingham Freshers, Moving to university can be one of the most exciting and terrifying things you will ever do. A whole new chapter of your life is just about to start and as a result you may be feeling a touch of fear mixed in with the excitement...
  • Hungover and Hungry: New Potato and Bacon Salad

    Fresher’s week is hard for us foodies. Having to deal with ‘Fresher’s Flu’, meeting loads of new people, a big move into (not always nice) accommodation, multiple drunken nights out… well it doesn’t leave us with much energy to cook. Unfortunately, when you’re hungover, a nice meal is sometimes...