f Oall the buildings. Of all the 70s-built retail outlets, mediocre chain eateries, and soulless coffee shops in Exeter, it was ‘the country’s oldest hotel’ that was struck down in the early hours of an otherwise normal Friday morning. Of course. It had to be. Because we can’t have nice things. Obviously, any smart-arse in […]
Take-a-break
Last year duing the deadline week of second term I was still, by all accounts, functioning normally. Despite the fact I was rushing to get my two summative essays ready before the end of the week, I was eating, sleeping, and going to the pub with friends a couple of times a week as I […]
Second year: a year in the life!
My second year of university has been a do-over; a nine-month resit, if you will, of the first one. There was nothing wrong with my freshers experience, per se. I wasn’t bullied in halls and I was lucky enough to avoid any issues with my mental health. Nor did I particularly have any trouble with […]
The Undergraduate journal launches crowdfunding campaign
The University of Exeter’s student-run academic journal, The Undergraduate, has recently launched a crowd funding campaign in an attempt to raise money for further publication. The journal is free to students and since its conception has been financed by the University’s Annual Fund. However, their three-year funding contract expires after the next issue, and there […]
Navigating cultural appropriation vs. appreciation
It is seemingly very easy to pooh-pooh accusations of cultural appropriation – especially in extreme cases – as overly-sensitive millennial outrage. Yet, it is a problem that clearly runs much deeper than the fashion statements or musical choices of the rich and famous. Each claim of appropriation is a reflection of hundreds of years of […]
Finding love at uni
“Don’t even think about starting university in a relationship” reads the headline of a recent article in The Guardian, warning all of the country’s fresh-faced uni hopefuls of the unequivocally shitty time they’ll have over the next three years if they fail to abandon their current sweetheart and indulge, instead, in the hedonistic fun-filled paradise […]