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We all know the feeling. The hollow promise of Christmas filled with the twinge of January exams and deadlines. The holiday period was a mixture of highs alongside the unrelenting reminder of stress heavy on your conscience, demanding to be acknowledged. December comes and goes, and the new year...

This column is being written at 2:38 in the morning on the 17th of January. It is too early to justify this column being representative of January, but it’s my column. There is still an element of absurdity over that fact, but I suppose it means I can write...

Horoscopes and Christmas, two of the most exciting things ever, wrapped together perfectly, with a bow on the top, in one single Impact Features article. Holly Wilson is back with your festive fortunes with a brilliant Christmas food twist. Aries (March 21- April 19): Pigs In Blankets You’re working...

The Grinch Who Stole Your Internet Freedom: net neutrality in the US and how it affects us. This phrase, coined by Columbia professor Tim Wu in 2003, is the idea that – funnily enough – all internet providers and governments should treat all data equally: basically, no-one should switch up...

For the past few weeks I’ve been getting increasingly more and more into the festive mood, culminating yesterday whilst loudly singing Christmas songs and writing an essay. I may have just submitted Mariah Carey lyrics on Turnitin, but I don’t care, it’s Christmas! “It is: So. Dang. Festive.” The...

So, what exactly have I been up to? So many things.  “Ronan, you’re a Uni student now, you can do it all.  Everything and anything” But other stuff too. I’m integrating into University life a bit more: I actually started going to the Poetry and Spoken Word Society after...

As students, many of us might feel a tad out of our depth when it comes to things like owning or renting a property. For the majority, this will be the first time ever doing anything of the sort, making it crucial to do some research before making that...