To start with I’ll use my now infamous tactic of a paraphrased quote. This time from Victor Hugo: “No army can withstand the strength of a course rep whose time has come.” So stand down Vladimir Putin, Jarrad’s here. Well, the end of our first year studying journalism at Lincoln has almost arrived. I’ve loved almost every minute of our course, but more importantly I’ve loved absolutely every minute of getting to know my course mates. I feel very privileged to know and to have

So far during my time at university, myself and my fellow journalism students have been blessed by the number of high profile journalism professionals that have come in and shared their advice with us. The most famous until now has been John Inverdale - a BBC Sports commentator who is involved in the corporation's golf, tennis, rugby union and Olympics coverage. He was very candid about his experiences and I really appreciated how open he was in answering questions and the ad

It's a toss-up between which word best describes my first fortnight at the University of Lincoln. And it may be a surprise to some of you (or maybe not if you believe the stereotypes) that the words that spring to mind are not academia or books. In fact, the words are amazing and expensive. I never thought I could use those two words in conjunction but university has proved that I can do just that. I hope that's not what the uni meant when they said that they can "open new do

During my time at Sixth Form, I went through so many motions about what I wanted to do after I finished A Levels. At first I just wanted to leave and set up my own business. I then liked the idea of setting up in business for a year and then going to study Business Management at University. Soon after, I realised that any business I set up wouldn't be successful if I didn't have a clear long-term plan - this would be disrupted by my studies at university. Unfortunately, perso