Alcohol Awareness Week is a new initiative by uea(su) to raise awareness about how alcohol affects your mental health. University culture relies heavily on alcohol and activities surrounding drinking. However, not everyone enjoys a drink or the culture that surrounds it. uea(su) is also a member of the NUS’s Alcohol Impact project. The project claims…
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Snakebites – how they’re biting students back
Snakebites, more commonly referred to as ‘snakey bs’, are a favourite tipple amongst the UEA student population. Whether you order a snake bite to sip on in the square or to down in the LCR, they are a student staple. It may seem dramatic, but campus consensus is that the mix between beer and cider…
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Hangxiety
Hangxiety has become a regularly used term within the student vocabulary, combining your hangover with anxiety about the events of the night before. When you black out or have a patchy memory of the night before you become nervous about what you might have said or done after you wake up in the morning. The…
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A guide to New Year’s resolutions
‘My New Year’s resolution, is to stick to my resolutions’, a promise that I have made to myself on multiple occasions. Resolutions polarise public opinion. Some adore them, some despise them. There is something to be said for setting resolutions: they inspire change, self-improvement and achievement, which can pave the way for a brilliant year….
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Freshers without drinking
One of my best memories from my first year at UEA is Freshers’ Week. Not because of the LCR and clubbing nights, but because of the incredibly varied events the university organised. As an EU student, the UK drinking culture initially surprised me. My previous classmates liked to go out, but I never had alcohol…
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Extent of campus drinking revealed in survey
Perhaps one of the biggest preconceptions about going to university is that students will be drinking alcohol 24/7. However, a survey conducted by the SU, in partnership with the National Union of Students (NUS), has shown this to be false, at least for students at UEA. A fresher might be afraid they will be judged…
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The fad, the myth, the legend: dry January
The fad, the myth, the legend. Dry January is something I could never do in a million years. If you’d have told me to give up alcohol for any amount of time, I probably would have bought a drink then and there just to spite you – my role for Concrete is mostly to organise…
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Sean Bennett: Mistakes I won’t be making this year
1) I won’t be judging people on their first impression. The first thing you’ll realise is that even though you’re bricking it, so is everyone else. Sure, no one is openly quaking with fear, but they are, deep down, defecating bricks. Bear that in mind when you meet people. Whether they are loud and boisterous…
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The Best Films to Watch While Drunk
So you’ve got drunk, stumbled back into your home at four in the morning with a half-finished kebab in hand, and you’re feeling exhausted. But every time you shut your eyes you feel as if your head is spinning like crazy. Because of this, sleep is out of the question for a bit. With the…
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