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Harriet Hobbs It’s finally happened. After months of frigid and bitter chill, it’s official, the clocks have leapt forward reminding us all that Spring has arrived. University Park Campus has a habit of showcasing all seasons like a new fashion and Spring certainly seems to suit her very well....

Amelia Cropley Is thrifting a community? Impact reviewer Amelia Cropley would say so. Attending the Y2K CATCH market, Amelia tells of all she saw. To thrift is to swap and borrow your friends’ old clothes, buy someone’s preloved jeans and give it a second life. Thrifting also means becoming...

Katie Barr Teen dramas, drugs, and the fine line between storytelling and glorification  It’s 11pm on a school night, you’re elbow-deep in a binge-watching spiral. Rue from Euphoria is back at it, popping pills in slow motion, bathed in neon lights and Labrinth’s haunting soundtrack sets the mood. It...

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Katie Barr When a classic musical like Calamity Jane rides back into town, expectations are as high as the Dakota sky. The Watermill Theatre’s revival, starring the ever-charming Carrie Hope Fletcher, promises a rootin’-tootin’ adventure across the UK. But does this production gallop to glory, or does it misfire...

Emma Burgess How many times have you checked your phone today? Smartphones have created a new generation of dopamine junkies with a digital dependency. Children are glued to iPad screens, teenagers are swarming to social media apps like TikTok and Snapchat, and even adults can provide no better example....

Sasha Andresier As our 2025 Refresher’s period comes to an end, many students might be considering the opportunity to try something new and expand their university lives. Perhaps, for many, this will align with new year resolutions around fitness, fun and our social lives. I sit down with Melanie,...