Jess joined the Lancaster Tab in her first year of university as a writer in 2021., and quickly became Features Editor in April 2022. She stepped up to be Deputy Editor since April 2023 and Editor in Chief in April 2024.
Jess is in her fourth year at Lancaster University studying Theatre and Creative Writing. Both her dissertation and studies focus on disability access within theatre.
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If you’re friends with the PDA couple, I am so sorry x
‘Our equipment is not up to the same standard as we are’
One of the restaurants it suggested closed in 2020
We all need a break from our laptop screens x
No, I will not be doing the YMCA in Sugar, but thanks for the suggestion x
Catch me at the brat night on Tuesday
Your flatmate might be fit but it doesn’t mean you should commit flatcest
‘It’s not feasible to continue losing money year after year without reassessing our approach’
Laundry on a Sunday afternoon isn’t a good idea
Don’t kid yourself, you’re on this list too
We beat York by five places
Joe was given the news following a four month wait during which he missed his graduation ceremony
Our open meeting is on Tuesday 8th October in the Harpley Lounge (Pendle Brew) at 6.30pm
York beat us and that’s not ok
Fine art and design graduate Alex was diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer in March 2023
‘The government doesn’t prioritize students and it hasn’t in the last decade’
Every single devised piece was either about drugs, teenage pregnancy, alcohol or all three
Glow closed following the incident and reopened as Vibe in October 2022
We are a uni of Swifties and this surprises NO ONE
Grizedale need to Shake It Off x
Dale Fishwick is also accused of the false imprisonment of the two women
They are supporting Plant Based Universities, who work in 50 universities across the country
‘You are real people, like all of us, who expect to receive the service you have paid for’
‘Industrial action and the prospect of strikes is likely to be a cause of concern for many students’
“We still don’t know when we will be able to go back.”
The ceremony will celebrate Lancaster’s recent Roses win
Imagine getting a breakup text from your boyfriend as he lies next to you x
Because it turns out people are still using an article of ours from 2019 (!) to pick their colleges x
Which of these wonderful folk is your BNOC?
These wonderful people are competing in the most important competition of their lives x
The university published its advice for students about the marking boycott this afternoon
The Anticipation conference will coincide with the university’s 60th anniversary
Lancs – you’re in for a good one
I’d be killed at the Cornucopia x
‘We need to stand together against the marketisation and support the strikes’
We’re more than an arbitrary label x
The group believe they have gained more awareness for their cause through the action
SwiftSoc had 300 people at an event and SoupSoc raised £100 for foodbanks
There has been no electricity in the daytime and intermittent hot water
The building has been completely barricaded by over a dozen students
Cartmel accommodation actually exists?
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