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Lydia grew up in York and attended Fulford School. She is now reading
English at Cambridge University, but loves returning every eight weeks
to a land where dinner is tea and up is generally down.

Where Do We Go Now?

With graduate unemployment worse than ever, what next for the Class of 2012?

Merrymaking in May Week

The Daily Mail might hate it, but May Week is essentially a Friday night at the pub writ large, with ball gowns and bubbly.

"Bastion" Bashing

College, sweet College. Staving off hunger pangs with pesto pasta.

The Anti-Bride

A few weeks ago, a selection of glossy magazines assumed residence on my desk next to the Complete Works of Shakespeare.

Mind the Gap

Students disappointed on Results Day may just have stumbled across the opportunity of a lifetime.

Of long drops, culture shocks and much more besides

My fingers have been a-twitch with blogger's itch for a while now.

Setting off on an incredible adventure

After the heady cocktail of nerves, terror, and (hopefully) relief, that generally follows university exam terms, second year students' euphoria at arriving at the end of a sword-swinging gauntlet relatively unscathed is undermined by a new realisation: we are now finalists.

Tested to the Limit

You can smell the fear. A particularly distinctive scent with a base of coffee, hints of sweaty palms and top notes of last night's re-heated sad, lonely takeaway. Yes, exams are in the air.

Are You Experienced?

Rather than settling down over this vacation, most students I know are busier than ever.

Neighbour Behaviour

People told me this would happen. That I'd be driven to labelling each individual yoghurt in my fridge because of itchy fingers, hungry stomachs and caffeine cravings. I always thought they were wrong.

Fifth Week Blues

In which an attempt to counter mid-term depression backfires horribly.

Minding the Mind

With exam term looming unpleasantly on the horizon, the university powers that be implemented some much-needed TLC this week. To be honest, it seemed like a wise precaution to put in place - anything to prevent the general destruction of souls and minds that occurred this time last year.

Halfway Hall

In which milestones are reached and emotions are frayed.

Tomato Tyranny

Procrastinators beware: there's a new 'productivity enhancer' in town that definitely needs to be handled with care.

The Rovers Return

It's a student truth universally acknowledged that arriving back to start a term brings with it some serious headaches (not all of them hangover-related).