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Initiations condemned by NUS

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A video depicting an initiation ritual for a student society has sparked debates about whether the popular ceremonies are in fact forms of institutionalized bullying.

Move over Mario

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A Portsmouth University professor has created a computer game designed to help foreign students adapt to life in the UK.

Music tastes ‘define’ personality

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Where do you look for the clues to someone’s personality? Their iPod and CV collection, according to researchers.

Fans ‘ripped off’ over V Festival tickets

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Hundreds of people attempted to attend the V Festival last weekend only to find they had been cheated out of their tickets, it has been reported.

Drummers beat a path to fitness

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Anyone looking to get fit may be able to swap the treadmill for the drum sticks, research suggests.

Facebook: an ‘educational’ time-waster

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Students who use social networking sites may be doing themselves an educational favour, a study suggests.

Newcastle is 'top town'

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Newcastle has been named by students to be the top town to live in while at university.

Average iPod has 800 stolen tracks

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Students have an average of 1770 tracks on their MP3 players, half of which are unpaid for, a new survey has found.

How to fit in at Cambridge – revealed

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Requirements for getting into Cambridge usually include As at A-level, a good personal statement and a winning interview technique.

Facebook flaw exposes Paris’ pics

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Further fears regarding Facebook’s privacy settings have been raised, after a hacker managed to access photos belonging to notoriously private Paris Hilton.