Writer profile: Emily Rae

The bucket list

The Toon has something for everyone, but occasionally it can get too much, especially when time’s a-tickin’. So here’s our wish list to get covered before you graduate

#9- Realise French Children’s TV is revision

In her final blog, Emily Rae espouses the value of bilingualism as a cultural and psychological benefit This week I had a French grammar test and was aghast to see that I got a whopping 12/30. Therefore I was pleased to see an article on the BBC advocating the benefits of bilingualism, secretly hoping that one day my efforts will pay off with both fluency and boosted brain power. US researchers from Northwestern University have recently stated that learning another …

A summer of…culture

Check out the culture in Prague, Florence and Hallstatt this summer

#8 – Cringe

Emily Rae on one online dater’s bizarre habit When I saw a certain news article this week I just knew I had to write about it. As I started to read it, I began to cringe, imagining it had been my name hitting the headlines. Recently investment banker David Merkur found himself under the media spotlight when his meticulous spread-sheet, which chronicled all the dates he’d had since joining the popular dating site match.com, became a viral sensation. But what kind of …

No likey, no lighty!

The Lifestyle team meet the contestants of the Union’s very own Take Me Out. Let the winkle see the picker!

Seven deadly housemate sins

We selected the most often committed, and worst, of multiple occupancy crimes. Don’t think they’re a big deal? See if your flat mate agrees…

#7 – Brick it

Emily Rae’s take on the modest and demure Samantha Brick

Top five sex myths

This week, Emily Rae separates the sexual truth from the myth

#6-Paws for thought over my use of social networks

Emily Rae suggests that Tweet communication between man and dog is social networking taken one step too far I recently got Twitter. I immediately started following Derren Brown, The Courier and a dog. Reminiscent of my Tamagotchi days, I’ve been trying to feed him by the click of a button. This week, clever IT consultant Nat Morris created an innovative contraption that enabled him to feed his pup via Twitter. In a matter of seconds, a tweet is transmitted into …

Mysterious magic numbers

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Scared to share your magic number with your friends at university?

Don’t want to be judged for it being too high or too low?

Emily Rae investigates who’s the cheeky chappy around campus

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