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Changing your name on Facebook won’t get you a grad job
Your future employer knows you go out and get drunk sometimes – and chances are they don’t care
Revealed: How posh are your halls?
Yes, Holland Hall is as unbearably upper class as we all suspected
I went to the Safer Sex Ball and it was as naked and messy as I had dreamed it would be
Probably the most exciting thing that’s ever happened in Torquay
Hockey Ladd arrives in Edinburgh to triumphant reception
An ordinary fresh on an extraordinary journey
There’s another ‘Spotted’ page, and this time it’s about homophobia
They’re already solving sexism and racism – now a new Spotted page has homophobia in its sights
Your essential housing guide: Pennsylvania edition
There’s a reason why the cool kids live on Pennsylvania Road, Edgerton Park Road, Powderham Crescent and Hillsborough Avenue.
The NUS is so obsessed with its own PR that it has forgotten to represent you
The National Union of Students hasn’t done anything meaningful for you in years
Definitive proof that the University of Exeter is fantastic
A completely unbiased and well-balanced argument for why our lovely, hilly institution is the greatest university in the country, nay, the world
Breaking news: you will not be left homeless if you haven’t found a house in November
Seriously. Stop panicking.
Ottery St Mary in pictures
Hog roast, mulled cider, a bonfire and flaming tar barrels. What more could you want on Guy Fawkes night?
Why doesn’t anyone do Baywatch anymore?
Whatever happened to taking off our tops and whipping them in time to ‘I’ll Be Ready’
How to get your SSB rig: Lads’ edition
It’s peacock season and in order to stand out amongst the pigeons, you’re going to need your best tail feathers on show, or rather your best rigs
The Enchanted Forest cancelled for second year in a row
Only 50 per cent of tickets sold for Halloween event
Football Varsity cancelled
The annual charity event has been cancelled by the university due to complaints about students from local residents
Middle class, oversubscribed and highly satisfied: Welcome to Exeter
We’re number one in the South West and sixth in the Middle Class League
It’s our boi: Jamie Laing back in Exeter
“Beautiful” Made In Chelsea star is set to host Clique Mondays at Timepiece tomorrow night
We went to a micropig farm and it was everything we dreamed it would be
Because everything is better in miniature
Unlucky freshers in last minute scramble for halls
No room at the inn for Exeter’s last minute signings
The only way to make your time at Exeter better is by joining The Tab
You’ve got a lot to learn, kid
Sexy selfies make you look ugly and stupid, say scientists
Breaking news: women judged on their appearance
Eggsciting uni research shows that farts can be good for you
That’s right, the butt of bodily function jokes is actually useful, and could save lives.
Thousands of graduates stuck in cleaning, shelf-stacking and road sweeping jobs
Sobering new stats on graduate employment reveal thousands are in unskilled jobs, and even more are unemployed
What’s the weirdest thing you’ve stolen whilst drunk?
For whatever reason, students have a habit of becoming temporary kleptomaniacs when they drink. We hit the streets of London to find out the weirdest things people have stolen whilst smashed, and got some other stories along the way
American ‘college’ can teach British uni a thing or two
Some American ‘college’ traditions we should adopt at British unis, and some of the stupid things they do which we don’t want
VIDEO: I went to a crazy Spring Break party on an island off Texas
We went looking for the ultimate, stereotypical Spring Break…and we were not disappointed in South Padre.
TabTV: What Do American Students Know About Exeter?
Cloe Fernandez Barnes finds out what American students know about Exeter and our beloved institute
A Cynical Brit at a Frat Party
Studying this year at University of New Mexico, the land of ‘Breaking Bad’ and burritos, Cloe Fernandez Barnes recounts her recent experiences of American fraternity parties.