The Australian Instagram model, Essena O’Neill, recently quit social media claiming it is a “contrived perfection made to get attention”. …
Our young impressionable minds can prove you wrong
Students are scared of a lot of things. All you have to do to see this is say the words …
Scrapping the maintenance grants will “financially cripple” university students
Universities risk losing students who rely on maintenance grants as they call the decision between not pursuing education or borrowing …
The world is negative enough without a Facebook dislike button
Facebook has decided not to opt for the dislike button since it would “bring out too much negativity”, …
KU Students are in an identity crisis, and they don’t even know it
It’s been over five months and four days since a long-winded General Election kept me questioning even my basic understanding …
10 Tips on cleaning up your online profile for a job hunt
Pictures of nights out with the lads, late night Twitter rants, public posts on your ex’s Facebook page? Admit it, …
The end of the free plastic bag
On October 5 a 5p plastic bag tax was introduced by the government. Whilst the change has been welcomed by environmentalists …
Careless drug culture responsible for students taking cognitive enhancing drugs
What do you do if you want to have a good night out nowadays? Take MDMA. What do you do …
Unpaid Internships: A farcical way to start working life
The process of gaining relevant work experience as a student or graduate often hinges on a sly bit of nepotism – …
Stop talking stigma, start talking mental health
Since coming to the UK, I have heard people talk about the stigma attached to mental illness. There are charities …