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Sheikh, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll: Muslim anxieties with student life
As much as I tried to repress from memory a recent post in The Independent titled “Slut dropping’ and ‘Pimps and Hoes’ – the sexual politics of freshers’ week”, it rings true for some common Muslim anxieties with student life.
By Hasnet Lais | Notebook, Opinion | Tuesday, 16 October 2012 at 10:00 am
Graduate unemployment, meningitis, Behcet’s and me
Last July I graduated from York University, a highly respected institution, after studying history. Despite this I have been unable to secure a job for a whole year now.
By Darius McQuaid | Notebook, Opinion | Tuesday, 9 October 2012 at 12:46 pm
The Photography Blog: Is a photography degree worth the paper it’s written on?
The new academic year is almost upon us and as universities prepare to open their doors to the latest batch of students paying the highest fees in history for their education, we take a look at whether embarking on a photography degree is still a worthy option.
By Alex Hare | Opinion | Tuesday, 25 September 2012 at 4:00 am
Freshers’ inventory #2: more essential, less obvious items
With Freshers’ week fast approaching you may be starting to get that familiar butterfly feeling in your stomach. Moving away from home for the first time can be a daunting prospect. Thanks to Sophie Warnes’ Freshers’ Guide: What to take to university most of the boxes on the list are already checked. However, drawing on experience, there may be a few less obvious items which are missing from your SOS Student Survival Kit.
By James Kendrick | Notebook, Opinion | Thursday, 13 September 2012 at 12:00 am
Your generation coped without degrees, I’m not sure all of ours can
This sort of rhetoric parroted every year by a generation laughably removed from the youth employment market is dangerously naive.
By Caroline Mortimer | Notebook | Wednesday, 5 September 2012 at 11:50 am
The tension between the old and the young
Thousands of teenagers ran out of their schools and sixth form colleges clutching GCSE and A-Level results last week, many of them excited about what the future holds. But that future is rarely in their hands.
By Caroline Mortimer | Notebook, Opinion | Tuesday, 28 August 2012 at 12:00 am
On GCSE results day: The great university con trick
At this time of year tens of thousands of excited young people are busy packing kettles and ironing boards ready for next term while others are desperately scrambling through Clearing in the hope that they might, just might, get a place to study something – anything – in a higher education institution a long way from home even if it’s only Horology with Romanian at the University of NeverHeardOfIt.
By Susan Elkin | Notebook, Opinion | Thursday, 23 August 2012 at 4:00 am
My zero hour contract has left me poor this summer, but for a Neet it would be much worse
Since starting my university summer almost three months ago, I’ve had no more than 10 shifts at my retail job. This isn’t because I’m a seasoned jetsetter or that I’m ‘feckless’ or ‘work shy’; I just happen to be one of those mugs on a zero hour contract.
By Stephen Isaac-Wilson | Notebook, Opinion | Thursday, 23 August 2012 at 2:45 am
Why we’re quitting the sexy A-Levels pictures business
A-Level results day in the British press traditionally means two things: choruses of moaning about grade inflation and dumbing-down, and wall-to-wall pictures of attractive blonde girls jumping in the air.
By Joseph Saunders and Tom Phillips | Notebook, Opinion | Thursday, 16 August 2012 at 5:48 pm
The tale of the 8.9%: Why I left the education system
Just under a year ago, I faced a pretty monumental decision. At the age of seventeen, I had to weigh up two contrasting options for my future. In September 2012, I could have chosen to remain within the stable borders of the conventional education system, but stack up a minimum £27,000 of debt. My alternative was to enter the world of work and search for a modest income, whilst youth unemployment soars.
By Callum Jones | Notebook, Opinion | Thursday, 26 July 2012 at 2:00 am
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