Get Mentioned in a University Publication.

I’m sat in the University Library with a million documents of my dissertation open and somehow felt the urgent need to write this entry – procrastination at its best don’t you think?

Thanks to a wonderful Miss Erica Stella Toms who writes a fantastic, Bridget-Jones-esque online column for the University’s newspaper, The Western Eye, we were able to get mentioned in a university publication. Crossing another target off the list.

With the recent NekNomiations that swept across the country and with its increasing stupidity, Erica had some very eye-opening views about this ‘Neanderthal’ behaviour, proving who is superior by their creativity to down a pint.

 I however, am not going to lie. I did partake in one of these wondrous NekNominations. The boys from Oxford came to join Sarah and I on a much deserved night out and filmed their NekNoms at our pre drinks. One of the boys felt the need to nominate me and thus the disaster began...

I shall spare the graphic details. After downing my entire alcoholic pint which consisted of: Vodka, Bacardi, Morgan’s Spiced, Cider, Wine, and who knows what else. I remember sitting in Sarah’s lounge looking up at one of the guys and saying “Are we off out then boys?” The bewildered lad replied “Emma, we’ve been out, just got back, you passed out”.

Great.

I missed the evening thanks to my ridiculous behaviour and this stupid frenzy that swept across the nation. Due to these extreme circumstances and being taken out of control, Erica read our blog and in her article suggested that people create a ‘Bucket List’ to do all those important things to get the best student experience rather than passing out and missing them. We couldn't agree more!

Erica’s Blog #15 A Barbaric Invasion… Take a read!

http://www.westerneye.net/ericatoms/2014/02/15-a-barbaric-invasion/

St Matts Campus Photography Day

The Campus was previously a teacher training college, which opened in 1853.

St Matthius campus (St Matts) is where Emma and I have spent our last three years studying, along with all the other humanities students at UWE. Unfortunately, the campus is closing down in 2014, which is gutting, but also makes us feel privileged to be the final students to have studied there.

 

 

Like most of the other students, we took the grade II listed buildings and Gothic architecture for granted and it wasn’t until we stopped to take photographs of the campus that we realised that it’s not called the ‘mini Hogwarts’ for nothing.



SU Bar

Walking through St Matts you are guaranteed to bump into everyone you know or absolutely no one at all. We are going to miss sitting in the sunken lawn, the tiny but much-loved SU bar, and believe it or not, the library (our second home). So here is a collection of the photographs we took:



 

A Cute Note We Found That Read:
'Stop. Smile. Breathe.
Life is Beautiful.'

 



We couldn’t write this post without giving a dedication to our much loved campus cat Boris, who sadly passed away this year. Boris often sat in on Sarah’s Gothic literature classes and was loved by almost everyone at St Matts. Goodbye Boris.  



Getting involved in UWE politics

As part of our vow to each other when embarking upon this Bucket List we needed to do all we could to get involved in the student experience, as sooner or later we are, like it or not, going to have to become adults.

Today, we took part in one of the most student-based activities that doesn’t involve alcohol. Covering the university in posters at a disgusting 7am on a Friday morning to help our close friend who is running for VP Societies and Communications in the University’s Student Elections.

Crawling down the Uni’s hallways at the crack of dawn frantically competing for wall space, may not seem like an entertaining activity, but it is certainly the most involved I’ve been in the Students Union (besides when down the SU’s watering hole of course!).

Student politics is something that some students throw themselves into and others avoid at all costs. Sarah and I being at each end of this spectrum, myself being the one who just nods away whilst thinking about anything else, probably some pug-related meme I saw the night before. This said, however, it was good to get an idea of what campaigning, canvassing and competing for student votes was like. To see the commitment of each of the candidates and how they have stretched themselves beyond the student life to aim to achieve goals for the student collective made me feel proud to be part of such a student community.

I must admit, it wasn’t entirely out of the goodness of Sarah and I’s hearts, we were rewarded with a well-deserved coffee after our efforts battling with blue tac, posters and the drizzling rain.