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General Election: who’s the most student friendly?

By Jessica Brown on March 3, 2010

As the General Election looms, The Linc’s Jessica Brown looks at the main parties and how each of them can affect you.


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Making money from Miaow Miaow: Students dealing drugs

By Shane Croucher on February 20, 2010

EXCLUSIVE — Shane Croucher talks to a student who has been cashing in on the legal-high mephedrone, the latest drug craze taking the UK club scene by storm.


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Online TV service SeeSaw launched

By Jonathan Cresswell on February 18, 2010

Beware the new perfect time waster: there’s a new website to watch TV shows legally and for free. Jonathan Cresswell has been trying the service.


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Valentine’s Day — the ultimate survival guide

By Stacey Cosens on February 13, 2010

Single and miserable on Valentine’s Day? It only comes once a year, but it is a date that sends dread into the heart of lonely singletons everywhere.


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Cheating: The secrets we keep

By Jessica Brown on February 4, 2010

Jessica Brown looks at the reasons why so many end up cheating or being cheated on in their relationships.


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Virgin at 20 as a lifestyle choice

By Jessica Brown on January 26, 2010

Drunken sex with complete strangers and catching Chlamydia is part of the university experience for many. But a 20-year-old student didn’t succumb to this lifestyle.


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Drunken pranks: Enough horseing around

By Staff Reporter on December 9, 2009

Students at The Junxions discover how drunken pranks can go too far when their flat is broken into in the early hours of the morning.


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Are universities failing ethnic minority students?

By Mark Bowery on December 9, 2009

The gap between attainment levels of white and ethnic minority students is growing, according to a new report by the Equality Challenge Unit.


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Turning a blind eye to plagiarism

By Mark Bowery on December 2, 2009

Studies suggest as many as a quarter of students plagiarise, but figures show hardly any students at Lincoln are punished for cheating this way.


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Drink yourself stupid

By Jessica Brown on December 2, 2009

Excessive drinking has long been part of the student lifestyle, but things can spiral out of control. Jessica Brown spoke to a University of Lincoln student, and recovering alcoholic, to find out why.


Studenthood »

General Election: who’s the most student friendly?

March 3, 2010

General Election: who’s the most student friendly? thumbnail

As the General Election looms, The Linc’s Jessica Brown looks at the main parties and how each of them can affect you.


Film »

Film review: The Lovely Bones

March 13, 2010

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The Lovely Bones is a picturesque film based around the life after Susie Salmon’s death. Filled with decisions and vengeance, Joel Murray reviews the latest from director Peter Jackson.


Campus Voices »

The Students’ Union — who needs it?

March 11, 2010

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Mike Hodges argues that the SU shouldn’t pay its officers around £18k per year, but cut itself down to a streamlined organisation, staffed by volunteers only.

Health »

Would you risk a tan?

March 2, 2010

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A tan for the summer may seem appealing, but the search for the perfect sun-kissed skin could be at a massive cost to your health.


Lincoln City »

Big match report: Imps 3 Hereford 1

March 12, 2010

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On an emotional night at Sincil Bank, Lincoln City came out victorious against Hereford yet the night was overshadowed by the mourning of Keith Alexander’s death and the visit of the Jules Rimet trophy.


Gaming »

Sony’s “Move” brings motion gaming to PS3

March 11, 2010

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A new Nintendo Wii-inspired controller for the Playstation 3 has been revealed alongside a lineup of new games to be released this autumn.



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