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Advice to first-year house hunters

Panicking about housing for next year? Don’t worry! Shannon Winterbone is here to share her own experiences, and give some useful advice about house hunting
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Already feeling stressed over essays and exams? Never fear, Cachella Smith is here to give some tips on how to write that perfect essay, and how to keep your stress levels down in the meantime
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Elizabeth Gibson meets Maggie Stiefvater

Elizabeth Gibson quizzes Young Adult superstar Maggie Stiefvater on art, mythology, books and bagpipes
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Zika virus: What is it and will it affect me?

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The Zika virus has recently been declared a public health emergency by the World Health Organisation , but what is Zika and what does this mean for us in Manchester?
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Final year blues

Perisha Kudhail delves into the struggles of being a final year
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Student Parents and Carers Awareness Stall

Next Monday, the Student Parents and Carers stall will be outside University Place to offer support and advice to those who care for a family member or child
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Advice Column

Our resident Agony Aunt answers your relationship Q of the week
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Ivy Church: Providing students with a friendly face

When you feel like you have nowhere left to turn, Ivy Church is there to help
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A little advice for a happy, healthy life

For those struggling to find their way out from a mountain of takeaway boxes and crisp wrappers, Food & Drink Editor Ellie Gibbs gives some basic tips for following a healthy lifestyle
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What’s in my mum’s make-up bag?

Kassi Alcock delves deep into her mother’s make up bag for a little beauty enlightenment
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Ask Kitty

This week our resident lifestyle guru Kitty Treverton Jones contends with pushy parents and long distance relationships
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Moving back home: top tips

Wondering how on earth you’ll cope when you have to move back in with the rents? Claire Morris has got it covered
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Becoming social life savvy

Want to see your friends all the time but can’t afford the costs of nights out? Why not try these penny-saving ideas to keep you occupied
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It’s beginning to look a lot like bankruptcy

Christmas is a difficult time for us penniless students, so Beth Currall provides the best tips on how to give the most special of gifts, without maxing out your overdraft…
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10 Foods to eat Before a Night Out

These foods provide the perfect stomach lining for excessive amounts of alcohol
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Food for Sleep

Fed up of counting sheep? Faye Waterhouse has the food and drink solution.
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We Ask You Answer

Your top tips for freshers trying to find second year houses
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The Ex-Factor: how not to be his psycho ex-girlfriend

Have you been called a psycho? Emma Williams defends exes that have a right to be angry
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60 seconds with: ZOO magazine’s Laurence Mozafari

Zara talks to ZOO magazine’s Laurence Mozafari about working at one of the UK’s greatest lad mags
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Year abroad: working at ELLE, Paris

Cimarron Young, studying French and Business Management, talks to us about her year abroad experience working at ELLE magazine, Paris.
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