Jessica joined the Lancaster Tab in 2022 during her first year of university, and quickly began to write a wide range of articles including breaking news and student lifestyle feature articles. She became Deputy Editor in 2024 and has written on the university encampments and the UK cost of living crisis
Jessica is currently a second year student studying for her BA in English Literature and Creative Writing. She completed a minor in World Literature and previously studied at St Richard Gwyn Catholic High School’s sixth form
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Joe was suspended from the university for his involvement in protests during the pro-Palestine encampment
Alexandra Angeles Caycho died at home from pancreatic cancer on 14th September 2024
The licence holder, Rudolf Collaku, has denied the takeaway’s links to modern slavery and money laundering
‘We confirmed there were no plans to ban meat and dairy on campus at Lancaster’
The Freshers’ Facebook groups are honestly lifesavers x
The fundraiser was made to help Alex, a Lancaster University graduate, return to Peru to be with her family.
The student protestors have renamed the space ‘the Amin al-Bahri liberated zone’
Anthony’s been a rockstar, a painter and a… scarecrow?
Let’s just pretend Berbrooke didn’t exist, please x
They’re all grown up!
She’s an icon, she is the moment
‘Shall I just swim next time?’
The pair were also joined by Niles’ on-screen sister, Hannah Zeile
It all makes sense now!
Netball girlies rock up to pres with an aperol spritz and a high pony
Forget the summer ball, this is what you’ve been waiting for all year
This is SO adorable
Paige might have left Young Sheldon but Mckenna isn’t going anywhere
She’s been spending time with a certain London boy
Maybe Tracy Beaker wasn’t lying about her mum being a movie star
She’s yet to find her love match in real life too
I wish I had her confidence in my day to day life
The students claim they were left with injuries that required medical attention
The protesters have even set up a library in one tent for students to have study breaks
‘We support the right of students and staff all to organise, protest, and exercise their freedom of speech.’
I’ll be immediately adding Raegan Revord’s upcoming book to my shopping cart
The students set up their tents at around 11am this morning
This is your daily reminder that Roses are Red x
Lancaster only need one more point to win Roses 2024
‘We hope to harness the pressure and instead of letting it break us, let it push us further’
Professor Rebecca Lingwood will take on the role from July 2024.
Finding out that Jeffree Star is farming yaks was not on my 2024 bingo card
What a lovely way to finish off the term
Tickets will go on sale this Friday 22nd March 2024 at 4pm
Currently channelling all of our stress into screaming along to Get Him Back x
The winners will be announced on Wednesday 20th March
Their patrols also saw their teams helping a number of vehicles to safety
Don’t worry, we won’t ask you to spell ‘Gabbana’ x
74 per cent say that they rely on money from family and friends to cover their living costs
The Festival of the Arts will be in the LICA building this Sunday 10th March
Good luck to the people waiting for their coursemates to reply to the group chat x
Get ready for some chaotic flat trip memories x
Lemon and sugar girlies have their life together x
Anything to fund our Greggs addictions x
Thoughts and prayers to the people currently crying over deadlines x
The traffic collision took place outside Booths supermarket
The fire began on 3rd December 2023, and is expected to continue for several months
Local schools are being advised to stay indoors as smoke remains at the site
THIS IS NOT A DRILL: IT’S THE FINAL DAY OF QUIZMAS!
Quizmas day eight is here (oh yes it is!)
It’s Quizmas day seven!
Roll up your sleeves and get your singalong voices ready!
Concerns have been raised over domestic violence, street drunkenness and anti-social behaviour
Silverfish are becoming our built-in best friends xoxo
Are you a Norma or a Sugarmouse?
The Bay International Film Festival is co-founded by Lancaster University lecturer Anna Kumacheva
Data was collected by BonusFinder to determine the most haunted towns and cities in the UK
The festival is running for an additional day, with installations and performances scheduled from 2nd to 4th November
Welcome to Lancaster!
I is for ‘I’ve spent all my money’
Beatrice would definitely have fairy lights everywhere x
The university now ranks 122nd out of 1500 universities worldwide
Don’t forget to pick up a cold drink from Costa on your way!
Now’s your chance to finish the campus bar crawl you started in Fresher’s Week
Sorrows and prayers to those suffering through exam season x
If you don’t know one, you probably are one x
The escaped animal has been nicknamed ‘Houdini’ by police
Please, please make sure that you’re getting enough sleep
Jos Barlow is a Professor in Conservation Science at the Lancaster Environment Centre
Jeannie is such a Grizedale girly x
Brb, just practicing for competitive sleeping x
Flat floor accommodation in York is now included with transport to the events in Lancs’ merch packs
The movie night will feature screenings of Shrek and School of Rock
Lancs spectator packs include return tickets to watch the games in York
Here to save you from the last-minute Tesco run x
Spending 10 minutes in in the library’s mile-long toilet queue….
Barkers, Marketplace and Pendle Brew are among the food services that will join the app
The events will take place throughout campus and in Sugar
The literature festival will take place throughout Lancaster from the 8th March to the 26th March
You’ll have enough sausage rolls for the rest of your uni days x
Brb, just rewarding myself for going to my lecture with a Greggs x
Anna Dyson placed first in Best Overall Photo for UK residents outside of the University of Kent
If I eat all of my advent chocolate in a day I can buy another one, right?
It’s Quizmas day three! Here’s your daily does of Christmas quizzes to get you in the holiday spirit.
This year’s event will take place on the 4th and 5th November
The QS World University Rankings also places Lancaster seventh in the UK for sustainability