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By Esther Malkinson Here are my Top 15 Tips for cooking for yourself and surviving in University. If you promise to follow these, and pledge that you won’t panic, overspend, or fall back on pot noodle every day, you WILL SURVIVE. 1) Everything, and I really mean EVERYTHING, is improved with cheese. (Unless you’re a vegan) But if you’re not, make sure you always have some cheese in your fridge. 2) Adding nuts, or seeds will boost protein and fibre levels of any dish. They work with sweet and savoury, sprinkle some toasted seeds on yoghurt, or a curry, and see…

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By Jess Excell On an Open Day, I had meticulously visited every hall of residence open for viewing and rated them all from 1-10 (spot the student who clearly had far too much time on their hands). But what do you do when you don’t get your top 1, 2 or 3 and end up somewhere that you really don’t want to be? From the moment I got into Loughborough University, I had my heart set on a self-catered room. When I found out that I had actually received a catered room in Rutherford, I was apprehensive and instantly starting…

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By Jess Excell With popular TV shows such as ‘Skins’, ‘Fresh Meat’ and the most recent being the Channel 4 documentary ‘The Secret Life of Students’, it is not surprising that society has a view of University students being vulgar, disorderly and careless. However, is this really an accurate representation of what to expect? ‘The Secret Life of Students’ claimed to expose the activities of a typical group of freshers starting at the University of Leicester, documenting their every tweet, text and Facebook message throughout their experiences as first year students. Similar to programmes like Fresh Meat, and other dramatic…

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