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I thought flirting was consent – it took me years to accept I’d been raped
This is a graphic description of the night a stranger took advantage of me
Body found by police searching for Kieran McCann on St Andrews beach
The first year hadn’t been seen since Tuesday night
Aberdeen uni medical student accused of plotting suicide attack
He was arrested the day he was due to graduate
Freshers asked how to cook crystal meth in Breaking Bad themed exam question
The lecturer is a bit of a legend
Sextortion: ‘Woman’ secretly films three York students performing sex acts in online scam
The videos were used to blackmail them
Why does everyone turns into a boring bastard when they graduate?
It’s a disease I’m losing my mates to
Aberdeen bouncer found not guilty for death of man outside bar
The second bouncer is still on trial for murder
Drunkard arrested after St Andrew’s Ball chaos as staff accuse party goers of assault
He will appear in court today
Edinburgh branch of prestigious fraternity face punishment over rape jokes
There is no suggestion those in the photos made the comments
I regret my tattoos… but I still tell my mates I love them
From symbols of love to losing bets – I’ve made all the bad decisions
Member quits Lemon Press blaming ‘lad clique’… but also because she didn’t get Editor
Chair is quick to quash rumours of misogyny
Bizarre YUSU ban stops societies raising money for charity
‘YUSU needs to get its priorities straight’
Hockey social secs banned permanently after string of vile tweets
Two other committee members stripped of position
The Student editors vandalise own paper after lawsuit threat from Socialist Worker Party
Let’s hope they recycle
Outrage over medics dressing up as sex offender Rolf Harris
Medsoc: ‘People’s costumes are up to them’
A venomous spider bit me in halls and now I’m scared to sleep
Fresher survives poisonous spider attack
Outrage over ‘victim-blaming’ uni video
Students, AUSA and rape charity unite in uproar over uni campaign
Suspended Birmingham protester attacks uni ‘bullies’
Simon Furse suspended for nine months despite hearing panel admitting he wasn’t present at protest
Rich Kids of Snapchat is an elaborate hoax – but the smartarse creator is selling it for 30k
Rich Kids of Snapchat is on 34,000 likes and counting. But the ’17-year-old’ brain behind the concept is trolling all of us
Students explore underground S/M scene in Aberdeen
S/M is a sexual scene shrouded in mystery and taboo. The Tab spoke to one student practitioner in order to gain an insight into the world of whips and chains.
One victim rescued from fire near Spital area
An ambulance and three fire engines were called to tackle a fire on Orchard Road earlier today
Woman killed by lorry on King Street
Police have released identity of lorry victim as Karen Gillanders.
RGU beat Aberdeen in University Sex League
RGU have more sexual partners than Aberdeen students, StudentBeans survey finds.
Student Pres partying on paid leave of absence
Student President, Megan Dunn, out of office for three weeks but spotted on the lash in Wales.
Hundreds of students regress to excitable kids at Superteams 2014
We might not be able to walk today, but Superteams was so worth it.
Comedy Society stun audience with witty banter
The show “Some Context” in association with Nightline was £3 very well spent.
Vicious seagulls flock to Aberdeen injuring 18
18 people reported injuries by gulls last year – we can’t let them get away with it anymore.
Scotland’s population record high
New figures show that Scotland’s population is up by 14,100 people in a year.
How to get more matches on Tinder: pose with a dog on a sunny day and don’t use a group picture
Survey reveals how to make sure everyone is swiping right
Meet the ‘Lad of the Year’ who claims he has slept with more than 80 women
Kevin O’Flanagan’s reputation catapulted him into the spotlight and landed him his very own ‘Lad’ title
‘It’s about love, not sex’: the rise of ‘polyamory’, where you have more than one sexual partner
From excellent time-management to rigorous sexual health check-ups, there’s more to being a poly student than you would first expect.
Marking boycott postponed after uni chiefs make last minute pay offer
Strike action delayed until 6th May – but only while staff consider 2% pay rise
Girls called Anna are much more likely to go to Oxford than Staceys
Study finds having a name like Shannon and Bradley makes you much less likely to go to Oxford
24 LAX players leave tour with team tattoos
From foreskin shots to tattoos – AULC had their rowdiest tour to date in Dublin
NUS delegate has SEVEN-person orgy in lunch break
Sabbatical officer engages in steamy group sex session…ONE DAY before representing his uni as an NUS delegate
Ian Diamond wants to employ staff on 9 month contracts – but god forbid he takes a pay cut
He earns almost a grand a day but wants to employ staff on financially damaging 9 month contracts to appear ‘financially efficient.’
“Is that a boat full of dicks?”: International Market in town
We checked out the international market – and it got us hot under the collar