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For all the second years, and those third years going into their fourth, the accommodation sign up has begun. This year there have been changes to the sign up system and preference is given to those going into their final year, and there have been no guarantees made that continuing students will get a room. [...]

Hello everyone and welcome to the first edition of The Griffin this term. Matt and I hope that you enjoy the magazine immensely as we have tried to make it both entertaining and informative. By now you will have settled in and made loads of new friends, some a little kookier than others, but all [...]

Quite soon after this magazine goes out the next edition for the term is already making its way though the cogs in the brain. For the next issue though we have decided to try something a little different. We are going to hold a completely informal meeting and invite along everyone who has fancied writing [...]

Hey Guys, So it’s that time again For the JCR Executive elections. Many of you will already have some idea about the Elections; it’s pretty simple really – If you’re interested in a position on the Exec then put your name forward in week 6 and campaign in week 8. If you are considering running [...]

Cartmel, the college of sin, With morals as clean as a bin, At the church they just moan, And hold back a groan, While praying and sporting a grin. This was the little beauty that was presented to me by “We Shot The Lot” at the scavenger hunt as part of the tasks they had [...]

As we venture into week 5 of term, it seems like the perfect time to reflect upon what was an amazing fresher’s week. Plus I’ve finally sobered up enough to actually write this article! I hope everyone enjoyed the fresher’s week socials as much as I did. Kicking off with the first night with the [...]

I don’t know about you, but I am very excited about some of the up and coming socials. The Pancake Man makes quite possibly the nicest pancakes in the world! He will be coming up to the bar/jcr and bringing his range of fillings with him. A personal favourite is the and coconut, though the [...]

Ok, so you turned up to University on the first day to be confronted by a group of people dressed in matching shirts herding you this way and that around a labyrinth of pubs, clubs and safety talks; and yet you have no real idea about who these people are and why they have the [...]

Some top tips for living within Lancaster’s College system: 1) Get to know you JCR Exec and SCR. This is so important in feeling apart of the college. It also makes it easier should you have a problem throughout your university life. (The SCR may look scary but I assure you they are not – [...]

Both your Education and Welfare officers ad your Equal Opportunities officers hold weekly office hours. However, by calling them office hours people seems to get a bit weary so I will refer to them as “lets just have a little chat” hours. This is simply because that is what they are there for. If you [...]