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The Impact of Diet Culture.

What is the impact of diet culture on modern society and our ability to enjoy food? In light of Weight Watcher’s latest attempt to induct our children into weight-loss culture, I figured there was no time like the present to discuss the impact of toxic diet culture. As a society, we’re obsessed with looks. It’s […]

02 September 2019

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Chloe Faulkner

Lifestyle

How to set yourself a challenge that will set you up to become the next star baker.

I’ve always had an interest in baking, ever since I was a little girl and we would go out as a family blackberry picking in the country fields at the back of our childhood home. I remember the tinged red fingers of mine, as I would pull at the prickly branches and pull off a […]

02 September 2019

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Gayleen Hodson

Lifestyle

Newcastle’s Two Best Cafés

If you live in or around Newcastle or are thinking of visiting there and you have a sweet tooth, here are two amazing cafés that you need to go and try. Cake Stories Address: 12 Brentwood Avenue Jesmond Newcastle NE2 3DH Opening Hours: Monday to Friday – 9am to 9.30pm Saturday – 9am to 9.30pm […]

02 September 2019

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Georgia Dalton

Lifestyle

How to make the most of the last days of Summer.

Summer time is nearly over. For the Christmas lovers, this may bring a lot of joy. But for those of us that need those doses of Vitamin D and trips to the sea, this will bring a lot of doom and gloom. So what can you do to make the most of the last days […]

02 September 2019

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Gayleen Hodson

Lifestyle

Emetophobia and My Relationship with Food

Warning: You may find this post triggering if you suffer with emetophobia. I have emetophobia. If you’re not sure what that is, it’s the fear of vomiting and seeing others be sick. Now, before I hear you cry “but no one likes being sick!” let me inform you that it’s so much more than just […]

02 September 2019

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Amy Jackson

Well being

Fitness & Depression: Why It’s Important

I didn’t care at all about fitness until I was in my mid to late 20s. Mainly because I have spent the majority of my life with depression, and I didn’t understand how fitness could help. I wish I had taken it seriously when I was younger. I should have been that kid hustling to […]

03 September 2019

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Jennifer Van Haitsma

Lifestyle

Flat Hunting: The Survival Guide

So it is time to move… Sooner or later, everyone will need to move out at some point. Whether you have been living at home with your parents or you were staying in student accommodations. Flat hunting can feel never-ending, frustrating and impossible at times. Here is an easy little guide for navigating the renting […]

03 September 2019

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Paul Madassery

Lifestyle

Debunking 5 First Year University Myths

If you just picked up your A level results last week and are eagerly anticipating your first year at university, below are five common first year university myths, debunked. It’s a huge jump from A levels I didn’t find the jump between A levels and university difficult. I study English Literature and I actually found […]

04 September 2019

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Georgia Dalton

Education

The Top Productivity Apps to Start Your Day

Apps, apps everywhere… We are all in the digital age, now our plane tickets are on our phones, our notes are on our phone, our music is on out phone and we can even control our house with our phones! Given that we spend a lot of time (and money) on our phones, I think […]

04 September 2019

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Paul Madassery

Education