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A Brief History of Scottish Music: 1978 - 2008

Student Life :: Music :: Feature 23 Sep 2008

Ally Brown: In Scotland we like to boast about how brilliant we are at just about everything. We invented pretty much the whole modern world, including television, the telephone, antibiotics, the steam engine, and probably sliced bread and dogs and football and se...

Globetrottin'

Student Life: Budget Travel

Student Life :: Travel :: Feature 17 Sep 2008

Nine: Budget travel has become a staple for me. It’s nearly a decade since I graduated and I have at least some amount of disposable income nowadays, but that cheapskate ethic is still there. (It applies to time as well as money – I’m liabl...

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Student Life: When Frightened Rabbit Met A Psychedelic Cat

Student Life :: Music :: Feature 16 Sep 2008

Scott Hutchison: When I first arrived in Glasgow to study at the Art School, I was dropped off by my parents at the Margaret Macdonald House halls having enjoyed an unbearably tense and quiet meal with them both at an Italian restaurant. I wish I'd never taken them up ...

Attic Lights

Scotcampus Freshers' Festival

Student Life :: Preview 16 Sep 2008

Euan Ferguson: Taking the ‘square’ out of George Square, the second annual Scotcampus Freshers’ Festival rolls into the centre of Glasgow on 3 and 4 October. Billed as a introduction to all that’s good about student life, it’s essentiall...

Architecting

Student Life: Theatre ain't what it used to be

Theatre :: Student Life :: Feature 16 Sep 2008

Gareth K Vile: Even those culture vultures without an ounce of nationalist pride would be forced to admit that Scottish theatre is finally challenging the world. Scottish Ballet have become a vibrant contemporary company; The National Theatre of Scotland is collabora...

The Twilight Sad

Student Life: The Twilight Sad's 5 Point Plan

Student Life :: Music :: Feature 15 Sep 2008

James Graham: So I've noticed recently that being in a band is a bit like being a student. You drink a lot, you’re always fuckin’ skint and you spend most of your time watching films and shitty Australian soap operas when you should really be doing somet...

Yellow Submarine on shrooms was just the ticket for an evening off the books.

Student Life: The best nights in

Student Life :: Feature 15 Sep 2008

Megan Watson: Ticking every gender stereotype in the book, here’s some ideas for the best girls’ and boys’ nights that a small amount of money can buy. Which night sounds better? You decide. And if you are really intent on being PC, you can always ...

Doll Grown Up

Student Life: Finding your Style

Fashion :: Student Life :: Feature 15 Sep 2008

Kirsteen Connor, Sophie Kyle: WEST BOW & VICTORIA STREET, EDINBURGH Running an almost straight line from the top of Victoria St to the Pubic Triangle is a route that will take you past some of the most boutiquey of boutique shops in town. Victoria Street features exponents of Mang...

An old wheelbarrow, a few yards of chicken wire and a bit of welding improv from BA was all it took

Student Life: How to make something out of nothing

Student Life :: Feature 12 Sep 2008

Nicola More: Play the finance field We all know that banks don’t give away freebies for the fun of it. Far from it. They’re quite literally cashing in on the knowledge that once they have you, they have you for life. Shockingly, only 6% of us will ever ...

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Student Life: Planning for Fun in Fields

Student Life :: Music :: Feature 12 Sep 2008

Euan Ferguson: As the weather grows warmer, gig-goers grow tired of dark, sweaty venues and begin to look further afield for their music fix. Forget camper vans, mystery-meat burgers and queuing for blocked up toilets, festivals these days are a more sophisticated a...

Brass Monkey - that dude lying there could be you

Student Life: Where you need to be, any time of day

Student Life :: Food and Drink :: Travel :: Feature 11 Sep 2008

12pm – 3pm Just getting into the day, you’ve probably successfully managed to sleep through your morning lectures, and starting to think about going outside. LAZY DAYS BY THE RIVER: The Water of Leith Ok, yes, we realize we’re re...

The White Bits

Student Life: Recipes to Impress

Student Life :: Food and Drink :: Feature 11 Sep 2008

Megan Watson: Although in this day and age it may be something of a cliché to presume all students live on beans and pot noodles, there is still something to be said for impressing new chums with some culinary skills. Making your own posh nosh will save you pennies ...

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Student Life: Spend your student loan or get fit

Student Life :: Feature 11 Sep 2008

Josh Wilson: Life as a student has all sorts of advantages to it: Not only do you get discounts everywhere and cheap booze a-plenty, you also have a generous load of time to spend being hung-over and avoiding lectures. And while certain folk would have you believe ...

Breakfast in the King's Wark, Leith

Student Life: Wakey, wakey! - The Best Breakfasts in Scotland

Student Life :: Food and Drink :: Feature 11 Sep 2008

Penny Green: Artisan Roast, 57 Broughton Street, Edinburgh, EH1 3RJ Ethically sourced coffee made by expert barristas.   Gaia, 32 Crichton Place Edinburgh, EH7 4NY Proper family-run Italian deli with the best coffee in town.   Tinderbox, 118 Ingram ...

I like this film!

Student Life: When comics become movies

Film :: Student Life :: Books :: Feature 10 Sep 2008

Neil D. Walker: Now it’s even easier to apply the cape to your life as Hollywood film studios are currently in feverish cahoots with the major comic houses Marvel and DC to sign up what’s left of their back catalogues of superheroes and legends – rea...

After a gap year spent being raised by bears, make sure your posture is confident and you at least have five minutes of pure gold on 'the political unconscious'

Student Life: 5 Ways to Sound like a Genius at a Party...

Student Life :: Feature 10 Sep 2008

Nicola More: ...When you're actually an idiot like the rest of us.Everyone knows a bullshitter, but what's the secret? The Skinny asked five seasoned experts to share the tricks of the trade.Warning: use these tips with caution. Incorrect use will make you sound li...

Stress not, public speaker

Student Life: Learn baby learn

Student Life :: Feature 10 Sep 2008

Nicola More: Acclimatising to life at uni can take any length of time between a couple of weeks and the rest of your life. That's 'cause acclimatising to uni is a bit like acclimatising to life as a whole, only with even more received wisdom and confusing social ri...

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Student Life: Style 101

Fashion :: Student Life :: Feature 09 Sep 2008

Lindsay West: Greetings, assembled student masses. Since this Student Handbook as a whole is built to ease your transition into campus life, here in fashion corner, we’d like to help you out with the challenges faced by the style-hungry but strapped-for-cash ...

Thespians

Student Life: Thesping It Up in Edinburgh and Glasgow

Theatre :: Student Life :: Feature 12 Nov 2006

Michael Witham: Glasgow and Edinburgh boast some of the most prolific student theatre groups anywhere in the country. Far from being feckless or amateur, their productions are consistently engaging, inventive and unique. In the coming season the student community will...

Pac Man

Student Life: Gaming on a Budget

Student Life :: Games :: Feature 13 Oct 2006

Graeme Strachan: Given the tendency in most students for being frugal (i.e. stingy) and the high price of new releases, the majority can only afford to put up the cash for the occasional must-have games without fear of having to cut into their alcohol fund for the even...