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RECIPE- Pack a Punch
March 7th, 2010Helen Stuart, Food and Drink Editor
Where there’s a party, there’s drink, and lots of it: try out some of these punch recipes to add a little variety to the menagerie of bottles in the bin. [Full Article]
TOP 10 - Party Necessities
March 7th, 2010Helen Stuart, Food and Drink Editor
The top 10 food and drink necessities every party needs to be a success! [Full Article]
StudentEye - fancy dress
March 7th, 2010Nothing riles StudentEye like students in fancy dress, here's why. [Full Article]
Breaking and entering into your student haven
March 7th, 2010What happens when the technology junkie loses her internet? Find out here. [Full Article]
The wake of the gobble.
March 7th, 2010Christmas bought lots of food and lots of gluttony, but did it really matter? [Full Article]
Love thy neighbour - unless they don't do their washing up.
March 7th, 2010StudentEye is, again, unimpressed by his surroundings. This week, irritating flat mates get the brunt of it. [Full Article]
RECIPE- Red Velvet Cupcakes
March 4th, 2010Helen Stuart, Food and Drink Editor
Food is generally a secondary concern at house parties, but come 2am, hunger strikes. Don’t bother ordering in – far too costly and tardy in arriving and sating your appetite. Make some of these treats for your mates, and if they don’t get eaten at night, they’ll most definitely come in handy the morning after to soak up last night’s sins. [Full Article]
Lecture Break
Bed hopping and partner swapping
March 7th, 2010We are all well aware that sexual experimentation is the essence of thrill and excitement, and a common fantasy is doing the deed with more than one other person. Yes the matter in hand is threesomes, foursomes or simply one big great orgy! In theory it’s a great idea, double [Full Article]
Come fly with me
March 7th, 2010Penelope Thomas
If you’ve always loved the idea of a holiday romance, look no further. Student Direct is teaming up with budget airline bmibaby to give you the chance to take speed dating to another level. 12 lucky boys and girls are being offered the chance to board a free flight to [Full Article]
Watching the clock
March 7th, 2010Penelope Thomas
Exams are over, lectures are only just beginning and you may even some loan left, whats the rush? All perfect excuses for the procrastination that makes all work last about three times as long as it probably should. Putting off the inevitable is pointless; those hours spent on Facebook instead [Full Article]
Que?
March 7th, 2010When it comes to Europe, it’s not the Spanish that are famed for their lovin’, they’re better at fencing with bulls, hammering their well-heeled feet in silky red skirts and taking naps in the height of the afternoon. Not outrageously voracious car sex. Anyway, I visited Barcelona with a bunch [Full Article]
New year, new you?
March 7th, 2010Katie Wilson
I think it’s safe to assume that most people’s Christmas, New Year and probably the other 363 days of 2009, started and ended exactly the same as mine – with a glut of self-indulgence. As a student, I have undeniably spent the last two and a half years eating, drinking [Full Article]
Fight for this love?
March 7th, 2010As an unashamedly proud northern, working class girl, there’s nothing more appealing than a good old fashioned ‘rags to riches’ achievement – a working class triumph where drive, determination and talent over rides money and famous parents. For me, Cheryl Cole is the epitome of this type of success. More [Full Article]
Blind date has moved!
March 7th, 2010Penelope Thomas
The beloved blind date is moving venue to The Sanctuary in Didsbury. If you’ve never been there, here’s your chance to find out what you’re missing. It’s the perfect setting for the new look blind date with sofas to relax on or more secluded booths (if you’re feeling lucky), great [Full Article]
Married, single, other
March 7th, 2010Eva Quigley
We’ve reached our twenties, leaping over that dreaded 2-0 border, and now we realise we’re supposed to be adults. The possibility of marriage looms formidably over us. Sex and the City messages blares in our faces as we are ordered to find ‘our one true love’, whilst on the other [Full Article]
Fashion
London Fashion Week A/W Report: Mark Fast
March 1st, 2010Yety Akinola, Editor
After the hype from Mr Fast’s show last season; just in case you missed it, Mark had a highly publicised fight with his stylist (who subsequently quit) after he announced the use of plus size models in his S/S 2010 runway show; Mark had a great deal to live up [Full Article]
Manchester Fashion Network: ‘Making it in Styling’
March 1st, 2010By Claudia Canavan and Roisín Dervish- O’Kane
In a working environment, which will take years of experience and networking before you see any financial dividends, a love of the task at hand is an absolute necessity. [Full Article]
London Fashion Week A/W Report: Aminaka Wilmont
March 1st, 2010Yety Akinola, Editor
Models looked wind swept and aloof as if it was a windy Sunday morning in Southend and they were casually walking along the cobble beach. Hair (fringes included) swept across slightly flushed, blue eye shadowed faces in busy hypnotic graphic prints. From mesmerising long sleeve, mid-calf loosely draped sea-printed [Full Article]
London Fashion Week A/W Trend Alert: The Sheepskin coat
March 1st, 2010Yety Akinola, Editor
The Sheepskin coat The classic sheepskin coat is not so classic anymore. No need to take to the skies to pull off this Top Gun look, as designers from Alexander Wang in New York to Topshop Unique in our hometown embraced the new trend. Leather coats with visible sheepskin lining [Full Article]
London Fashion Week A/W Trend Alert: Shoulders
March 1st, 2010Yety Akinola, Editor
It’s all in the shoulders… It was only 3 seasons ago that Parisian design genius, Christophe Decarnin showcased power shoulders at Balmain. Before you knew it, everything from leather jackets, to blazers and dresses had an exaggerated sharp edge. And by the time it hit [Full Article]
London Fashion Week A/W Report: Topshop Unique
March 1st, 2010Yety Akinola, Editor
Imagine a scene from Where the Wild Things Are; gold Autumn leaves litter the runway below as models appear behind a makeshift twig arch, complete with faux fur wolf heads; the new hat, I believe. A page from a childhood favourite was embodied from start to finish at the Topshop [Full Article]
London Fashion Week A/W 2010 Report: Louise Goldin
March 1st, 2010Yety Akinola, Editor
The catwalk took to the stars at Louise Goldin created the quintessential sophisticated ‘Star Trek’ uniform with angles, angles and more angles. Shapes were sharp and architecturally structured and shoulders were padded and oval. While fabrics were kept thick and rigid, details were heavily embroidered panels or straps. As armoured [Full Article]
London Fashion Week A/W 2010 Report: House of Holland
March 1st, 2010Yety Akinola, Editor
Henry is apparently fond of the S/S pastel palette of the runway, as House of Holland revealed baby blue dresses, powder pink skirts and lavender accessories this season. An 80’s inspired calligraphic print dominated the runway: incorporated into strapless dresses, mini skirts, shirt collars and headbands. [Full Article]
