Posted by Munira in Media and Communication on March 31, 2016
Last week I volunteered at Venturefest, an event that aims to drive the development of new business opportunities amongst innovators. It was a great event to allow people to share and discuss potential ideas. A few of the other volunteers consisted of second year undergraduates from University of Leicester, who were volunteering as part of […]
Posted in Career, City, Employment, Future, Graduation, Societies, Volunteering, Work, Year In Industry | Tagged HEAR
Posted by Munira in Media and Communication on January 31, 2016
One of the things I love about Leicester are the many dessert parlours the city has, so I thought I would share some of my favourite places to eat cake, gelato and have a good catch up with friends. Madison’s During my first year this became the place where my friends and I would always […]
Posted in City, Friends, Leisure, Societies, Uncategorized
Posted by Munira in Media and Communication on January 25, 2016
Final Term: First of all, congratulations to everyone for completing their exams and assignments! And just like that semester 2 has arrived, I finished my exams and essays a week ago, so luckily I’ve had the chance to have a little break before starting the second semester. I always feel semester 2 goes so quickly, […]
Posted in City, Essay, Exams, Leisure, Revision, Societies, Studying | Tagged freshers fair
Posted by Munira in Media and Communication on September 27, 2015
The first week of university is really an introduction week, where all your lecturers will be giving you an insight to what the module will consist of throughout the first semester. This is the time where they will explain the importance of the handbooks for each module; this is where you will be able to […]
Posted in Friends, Future, Leisure, Societies, Studying | Tagged freshers fair
Posted by Munira in Media and Communication on July 19, 2015
As I sat in the student union during my lunch break graduation week antics consumed Leicester. The smartly dressed students with their proud family members filled all areas of the campus taking in this memorable moment. For some reason it made me reflect on my university experience so far and what I have learnt. The […]
Posted in Friends, Graduation, Societies, Studying | Tagged advice, freshers fair, student union
Posted by Nikita Y in Media and Communication on June 26, 2014
The more and more I become involved in social media related topics the more I wonder if it really is being “social”. The word “social” is really what I seem to be have problems with I can’t seem to associate being social with social media these days. How social are we really being if we’re together […]
Posted in Societies | Tagged family, Friends, Social Media |
Posted by Nikita Y in Media and Communication on May 28, 2014
In the words of Bilbo Baggins who said, “I feel thin, sort of stretched, like butter scraped over too much bread. I need a holiday. A very long holiday” (J.R.R Tolkien, 1954). I couldn’t have said it any better than good old Bilbo Baggins. As the end of my degree draws near, I feel more […]
Posted in Societies, Uncategorized
Posted by Nikita Y in Media and Communication on December 19, 2013
Hey! So, I was recently having a conversation with a friend that lead me to feel like stereotyping is still very common in today’s society. To me there is nothing more irritating than having someone automatically stereotype me based on characteristics like being female or being black. Aren’t we all our own people? Aren’t we […]
Posted in Societies | Tagged gender, race, religion, Stereotypes, Stereotyping, the media
Posted by Jordan in Media and Communication on April 9, 2013
I remember when I was in secondary school when Christmas and Easter break was a time where you could truly relax and enjoy whatever weather came your way. Christmas time was full of snow and Easter time was full of sunshine. This year, you may find that this Easter has also been somewhat snowy. However, […]
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Posted by Jordan in Media and Communication on March 19, 2013
In the famous words of Kanye West – “ain’t nobody messing with my clique”. I tend to find that whatever the subject or story in life, Kanye West, being the lyrical genius that he is, has the right song for it. I have just finished watching the film The Breakfast Club. For those of you […]
Posted in Friends, Future, Leisure, Societies, Sport
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