Abbie Higgins

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Newcastle student dies on Morocco trip

Tributes paid as friends mourn the loss of beloved Newcastle student, Luke Sewell.

BNOC of the Year: Group 1

VOTE: Who’s your big name? Newcastle’s biggest, best and most contentious competition returns to The Tab

BNOC OF THE YEAR: Nominate your big name

The nominations are open! Who will you nominate for Newcastle’s biggest name on campus?

Do you know these people? Police searching for men in connection with campus assault

Police release images of three men at CCTV

Poly finally take Stan Calvert title

But at least we still have our degrees

Naughty Newcastle 10th most romantic city in UK

Girls, get excited. Maybe this year won’t consist of crying alone to Adele

The Winter Olympics drinking game

Want to spice up your prelash this week? Want to watch the Winter Olympics at the same time? The Tab is here to sort you out.

Newcastle University: Prospectus vs reality

When signing up for university all you know is what this prospectus tells you. However, most of it is bullshit.

Video: the best Single Ladies dance you’ll ever see

One sassy student takes on Beyonce at Take Me Out

Nine hospitalized after dodgy drugs in Jesmond

Concern arises after second drug related incident in two months happens in Jesmond.

New Year’s Eve is a let down

Here are 7 reasons why New Year’s Eve is shit:

The problem with fancy toilet paper

Stick to the sandpaper – wiping your bum with animal decorated loo roll is weird, says Jake Massey.

Six types of annoying student smoker

The toon’s worst types of toker.

Geordie shore star celebrates Mandela’s death with odd ticket giveaway

G Shore star criticised over unsympathetic tweet

Shearer misses FIVE penalties in a row on Northumberland Street

Top toon player Alan Shearer competes in penalty shoot out competition in city centre – and loses.

A sin to be sober: we tried Sinners without alcohol

We braved Sinners sober and lived to tell the tale.

Join The Tab Team (we have Tab dogs)

Join Newcastle’s only fun student paper or live with regret.

EXCLUSIVE: It snowed today!

Jesmond is getting a little chilly

Top tips for winter warmth

How to keep warm this Winter.

Best bogs on campus

The Tab sought out the best bogs to take your morning dump in.

Newcastle 9th vainest Uni in UK

Newcastle Uni students spending hefty amounts on looking good.

5 days of Festivals set to hit Newcastle

Newcastle Students plan summer’s biggest festivals for Freshers 2014

Students scammed through the Courier

Students suckered into a scam by reading their uni paper

Winter campus style

The Tab’s been hitting up campus to find the best-dressed students in town.

Confessions of a promo whore

My journey from timid fresher to “pull cam girl”.

Stop striking, start teaching

We students are paying a shitload, we don’t need anymore time off, says Joe Tetlow.

Top 10 halloween costumes

Now Halloween has been and gone, you should probably start getting some inspiration for next year.

Why I hate Movember

Are people really raising money through Movember?

No charges for Bodyslamming Bouncer

Bouncer walks away from assault free of charge

WARNING: slug epidemic plaguing Newcastle

Elizabeth Atkin shares her best slug busting tips

The Tab’s Guide to Halloween

With Halloween around the corner, we give you some guidance on how to look great.

Music to your ears: spotify campaign for students

One stop shop for Newcastle music lovers

CCTV: Inside the girls’ toilets

The real CCTV booth. Did you make the cut?

Student chant brings Diamond Strip to standstill

Students stop Newcastle traffic with Toure chant

Toon Talent

With the winter getting closer, we decide things need a bit of heating up…

8 types of drunken idiots

A few bevs down and even the best of us have the tendency to display a not so pleasant alter ego.

Man bodyslammed outside Idols

Shocking youtube footage shows man assaulted by bouncer outside notorious bar.

What your halls say about you

We all know that the moment you tell someone what halls you are in, you become massively judged.

Confessions of a Fresher

Have you got something you need to tell us?

Made in Jesmond but moving to Chelsea

From Empress to Embargoes…three Newcastle students make up new Made in Chelsea cast.

Newcastle University brands students C*NTs

University rebrand goes wrong

The 5 ds of Dodgeball: Dodge, duck, dip, dive and… dodge

Adidas sports team take on Newcastle at Dodgeball

Toon’s top party pics

All of last year’s best club photos

7 flatmates you will encounter

All of the flatmates you love to hate.