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Is the credit crunch affecting the beautiful game?

Claire Gibson — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:18:55 +0000

Unless you have had your head stuck in the clouds for the last 12 months or so, the demise of global financial affairs will have no doubt come to your attention.

Best student town: Birmingham

Becca — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:53:12 +0100

Birmingham’s student population is currently at an all time high, with 250,000 of us living, studying, and of course, partying, in student heaven.

The perfect night in

kirstynunn — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:02:28 +0100

Staying in is the new going out. Well, it is when you’re out of money at least. But banish thoughts of Saturday night TV, or evenings spent uploading pictures of happier times onto Facebook.

Summer 08 at the cinema

lucyw — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:12:36 +0100

On release now

Wanted

Aberdeen: Two universities, one great city

madali83 — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:18:07 +0100

How to beat the touts

shreenas — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 11:56:20 +0000

It seems to be getting harder to find tickets to sought-after events without resorting to touts and scalpers. But if you know where to look, you can snag yourself a face-value ticket without having to plan a year in advance. When I was a student, I saw Nine Inch Nails – whose concerts apparently sell out in under ten minutes – a massive 23 times without paying over the odds. And all on a student loan-only income!

Style without sacrifice

joannet — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 11:46:30 +0000

To believe financial restrictions must lead to a decline in style standards is as dramatic a delusion as they come. As the WAGs exemplify in an achingly perfect case-study: money, Alex, Colleen, does not buy style. In fact often it is the death of it, ending the need for innovation, wit and creativity.

There is no excuse for student days not being your most stylish – you are young and brave; you have time to hunt; you have great ideas surrounding you as artistic inspiration and you have the kind of budget restraints that produce true innovators.