About emilybodkin

Hi, it's Emily here, future journalist in the making. I'm a first year journalism student in DCU and enjoy writing feature articles and news stories. Hopefully my blog brings a little more info about the craziness of student life and the random topics that are associated with it.
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The art of procrastination

The art of procrastination: How to leave your assignments till the last minute

The art of procrastination is something we students know all about.

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Stay single or take the relationship plunge?

College romance: Stay single or take the relationship plunge?

Young romance; isn’t it so precious? The best thing in the world, perhaps. Or is it?

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Alcohol awareness week in the works for Ireland?

Alcohol awareness week in the works for Ireland?

In response to the UK’s week dedicated to the issues surrounding alcohol abuse, a group in Ireland wants to emulate their campaign here in Ireland and have a similar Alcohol awareness week.

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Oh, alcohol: Why must you be so bad?

Oh, alcohol: Why must you be so bad?

Drink, drink, drink, and wait for it…more drink. A night drinking loads of alcohol usually sums up a night out for most students. One individual alone could consume a bottle of wine, four cans of Bulmers and a nagin of vodka before midnight. When you see that written down, it doesn’t seem as harmless as it did while you were drinking it. Welcome to college: the land where binge drinking is not seen as a problem, but as a way of life. Falling down the stairs, getting sick outside a [...]

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Christina Aguilera

Christina Aguilera: Is she back?

“All I wanna do is f**k your body. Ooooh oooh oooh oooh. Tonight’s your lucky night, I know you want me. Ooooh oooh oooh oooh.”

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How you know you have been single too long

How you know you have been single too long

Being single is not all that bad. Most people enjoy the freedom that comes with a relationship-free life. People need not worry about their actions offending their significant other, and they get to stretch out in the bed. I certainly would be an advocate for a ‘relationship-light’ diet for everyone. However, there comes a time when you have been single for just that little bit too long. Suddenly, you realise that you have developed habits and signs, indicating that you are eternally single.

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Mark Sloan

Goodbye Doctor McSteamy: A Tribute To Your Best Bits

Say it ain’t so! Eric Dane, who plays hunky doctor Mark Sloan on the hit medical drama Grey’s Anatomy, has announced that he is leaving the show after seven seasons.

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“I’ve heard that one before” – Is Pop music really all the same?

“I’ve heard that one before” – Is Pop music really all the same?

  Scientists in Spain this week have come up with the ingenious conclusion that, “Pop music has steadily become louder and blander over the last 50 years”. Well, obviously. Where have these scientists been the last two decades?

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Women with shopping bags

Retail Therapy: Good or Bad?

In times of great worry or despair, many turn to food and alcohol for comfort. Others, mainly female, but a good few males too, turn to their credit cards to cheer them up.  Cosmetics, clothes, gadgets; the list of items purchased on shopping sprees is endless. If a person really wanted to go crazy,  they could spend well up to and above €200 in just one shop. Good for the economy. Bad for your finances.

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Run Fat Bitch Run: A tough love guide to weight loss

Run Fat Bitch Run: A tough love guide to weight loss

‘But I’m not a runner’. This is the phrase which you have probably heard countless number of times from people over the years. Or, in my case, have repeated to yourself in order to avoid exercise. Well according to Ruth Field, author of the witty fitness book Run Fat Bitch Run, all those excuses are complete bullshit.

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