Category: Features

Halloween Tunes!

Hosting a Halloween party? You’ll want a playlist to make it a truly spooktacular event! We’ve put together some of the most creepy, freaky and funky tunes to make your night one to remember

Eating well: Fruit and veg

We’ve recently been bombarded with information from the media telling us that eating too much red meat causes cancer.  What doesn’t cause cancer these days though? The World Health Organisation published a report which said that consuming 50g of processed meat per day (two slices of bacon) could increase the chance of colorectal cancer by… Continue reading Eating well: Fruit and veg

Five for Friday – What’s your favourite scary movie?

It’s the spookiest weekend of the year – Halloween is HERE! If you’re not heading out in your fancy dress best this weekend, how about settling down with Netflix to check out their creepy finest? Here’s our pick of the best frightening films and terrifying TV shows. The Trollhunter Forget the Blair Witch – this… Continue reading Five for Friday – What’s your favourite scary movie?

Club spotlight: cheerleading

Emma Storr takes us behind the scenes at her uni club of choice – the Glasgow Caledonian University’s Jets cheerleading squad. When you think of the word cheerleader I’m sure there’s a host of stereotypes that come to mind. Luckily, I’m here to ensure you that they aren’t true. Constantly portrayed in movies as mean… Continue reading Club spotlight: cheerleading

UCAS forms will be ‘name blind’ by 2017 to increase minority selection

The Prime Minster has outlined plans to tackle ‘unconscious bias’ against minority groups in the university application process by omitting names by 2017. The admissions body UCAS said that it had conducted research which revealed issues of under representation of Asian and black minority groups at UK universities and colleges. UCAS Chief Executive Mary Curnock… Continue reading UCAS forms will be ‘name blind’ by 2017 to increase minority selection

Creepy jobs

With Halloween just around the corner, we’ve been exploring some of the weirdest, most wonderful and downright creepy career paths to see how you could take a passion for the paranormal, a flavour for the freaky, a marvel for the morbid and a curiosity for the creepy and turn it into a proper job. Mortician… Continue reading Creepy jobs

Club Spotlight: the literary magazine

When you get started at college or university, it’s a great idea to get involved with clubs and societies to broaden your horizons, expand your social circle and discover new activities that you enjoy. For budding writers, Quotidian, the literary magazine running out of Strathclyde University and accepting submissions from students Scotland-wide, is a great… Continue reading Club Spotlight: the literary magazine

Teen girls in Scotland are experiencing a rise in mental health problems – what’s going on gals?

A study done in St Andrews which surveyed the health and wellbeing of 11,000 young people aged 11, 13 and 15 has determined that underage smoking, drinking and sex has gone down – but mental health problems amongst young girls are on the rise. The study examined emotional feelings and habits, family life, school, nutrition,… Continue reading Teen girls in Scotland are experiencing a rise in mental health problems – what’s going on gals?