Another year older, another year (supposedly) wiser. My first year of university is coming to an end and it has been everything I wanted it to be. It’s not been what I expected, but it has been fantastic. Coming from A levels, I didn’t know how I was going to cope with the step up. […]
Student Saviour vs. Student Sabotage: Miscellaneous
Student Saviour: Backpacks This week’s student saviour is the humble backpack. This is the perfect practical alternative for all those who are tired of the bland leather designer; or, if you are like me, mock designer handbags that force girls with a bag full of uni work to contort their bodies sideways just so they […]
Student Saviour vs Student Sabotage: Return to the 90s
Student Saviour This week’s student saviour is a return to the 90’s. I’m not quite sure why it’s called ‘returning’ seeing as we seem to have been dealing with mom jeans and cropped t-shirts for a good two years now but, either way I’m glad it’s sticking around. As someone who fully identifies as part […]
Student saviour vs. Student sabotage
Spring Student Saviour: Victorian inspired fashion It seems like the fashion industry is running out of eras because it’s going back over a hundred years for this trend. Nonetheless, I love it. For a start, vintage is always cool and Victorian is vintage to the extreme. Plus, there’s an added bonus if you’re a history student […]
Feminist Friday: abstinence for academia?
Recently it has been revealed that a mayor in South Africa is offering education scholarships to female students, something which should be fantastic news. There’s just one catch; the scholarship is only available to virgins. Not only must the girl reveal personal information about themselves to strangers in order to receive the scholarship, they must […]