Does My Melanin Bother you?
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Does my melanin bother you so much, that I grew up thinking light-skinned means beautiful? Does my melanin bother you so much that I...
It Happens Here
- Oct 20, 2021
- 4 min
Girls Night In has never been so Terrifying
TW: Spiking, violence. This is not a blog I ever thought I’d have to write. It’s not a scenario I had ever even thought about. This does...
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Rebekah Akinyele
- Oct 1, 2021
- 0 min
But it's just my preference!
TW: Racism, discrimination, fetishisation. Sexual racism is something that I'm sure we all have known to exist, but maybe didn’t quite...
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Caleb Avis
- Sep 24, 2021
- 3 min
Coming to Uni with... Expectations
Having the right expectations for your first year experience is hugely important to getting the most out of your time as a fresher, so...
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Mary Collingridge
- Sep 24, 2021
- 4 min
Coming to Uni with... Worries
TW: Discussions of mental health, anxiety. If you'd prefer to listen to this blog, click here. University is a big step no matter what...
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Tasha Hardaker
- Sep 24, 2021
- 6 min
Coming to Uni… Having been a Victim of Sexual Violence
TW: Sexual assault, sexual violence, rape. Despite working with It Happens Here for what will be two years in February, I have never...
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Tasha Hardaker
- Sep 17, 2021
- 5 min
Coming to Uni with... Long-Standing Grief
TW: Grief, death of loved ones, depression, PTSD. I used to think, simply, that when time passed between a loved one dying and now, you...
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Allana Bennison
- Sep 17, 2021
- 5 min
Coming to Uni with... A Long Distance Relationship: Uni vs Uni
“It won’t last” “You’ll be so bored on nights out” “One of you will stray” “Why would you want to ruin the uni experience?” I can pretty...
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ithappenshereuow
- Sep 17, 2021
- 4 min
Coming to Uni as... an Erasmus Student
South Carolina is my home. I was born and raised in Greenville, South Carolina. I had spent 18 years of my life there, only to move to a...
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Mary Collingridge
- Sep 10, 2021
- 3 min
Coming to Uni with… A Long-Distance Relationship: Home vs Uni
If you'd prefer to listen to this blog, click here. My boyfriend and I started dating the March before uni started for me. So many people...
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It Happens Here
- Sep 10, 2021
- 2 min
Coming to Uni With... What I wish I knew
TW: rape, abusive relationship, disability If you'd prefer to listen to this blog, click here. Starting university was a massive...
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ithappenshereuow
- Sep 10, 2021
- 4 min
Coming to Uni as... Part of the LGBTQ+ Community
TW: Homophobia. Hello! My name is Vandit and I’m going into my second year as a law student at Warwick. Last year was the first time I...
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Allana Bennison
- Sep 3, 2021
- 4 min
Coming to University with... a Chronic Illness
Living with a chronic illness is hard. Studying full-time with a chronic illness may seem impossible. I promise it’s not. I was in the...
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Mary Collingridge
- Sep 3, 2021
- 4 min
Coming to University with… Anxiety
TW: discussions surrounding anxiety, mental health disorders, being sick. I’ve always been incredibly anxious. Since I can remember, I’ve...
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ithappenshereuow
- Sep 3, 2021
- 3 min
Coming to Uni as... a Commuting Student
This week, my good friend Mary asked me to write a blog about my personal experience as a student who commutes to Uni, which I thought...
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Rebekah Akinyele
- Aug 27, 2021
- 2 min
Reflecting on Lockdown: BLM
TW: Discussions of racism. When I think back to lockdown last year, one of the first things that comes to mind is the rise in the Black...
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Tasha Hardaker
- Aug 20, 2021
- 5 min
Staying True to Melanin Me
TW: Discussions of racism. If you'd prefer to listen to this blog, click here. I haven’t ever really wanted to write an honest account of...
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Rebekah Akinyele
- Aug 6, 2021
- 2 min
Black is Not a Monolith
If you'd prefer to listen to this blog, click here. If you spend a lot of time on twitter, I'm sure you’re aware of what's known as...
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Rebekah Akinyele
- Jul 30, 2021
- 2 min
The Island of Love (unless you're a WOC)
If you’d rather listen to this blog click here. It's that time of the year again where Love Island airs and it’s all everyone and the...
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