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What a night out is really like for a student in Castle Leazes

It involves a lot of drinking and walking


Leazes, the home of the rahs and parties 600 people strong. It is famously regarded as the most sociable Newcastle Uni halls, but what is a night out really like for freshers living there?

Here is a step by step guide of what really happens on a night out if you live in Leazes.

1. The Outfit

Choosing an outfit before any night out is harder than you think. Even though there's all the dimmed lights, and everyone is way too drunk to rate your outfit choices in a club, you can't help but try and look as fashionable as Kendall Jenner on any occasion. With being fashionable comes the risk of showing too much skin and receiving those "slut shaming" looks from other girls or unwanted attention from guys. There definitely has to be a balance between the nun-to-slut look, so I went for half covered, half naked.

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2. Pre -Pres

If you live in Leazes then Pre-Pres are a must, mainly because by the time you reach your friend's flat who lives in another accommodation you will be sobered up completely. It usually just involves you and two friends downing that awful Lambrini for £1.89 from Londis, and probably someone in your building setting off the fire alarm.

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3. The 20 min walk from Leazes… to anywhere.

On this walk (through the cow field) you truly wish you lived in Liberty Plaza or Park Terrace (almost like an Upper East Side but a Newcastle version) and had the luxury to be 5 mins away from Eldon Square and most importantly, the clubs. If only you hadn't spent your money on drinks in Londis you could have gotten an Uber.

4. Pres

(verb)

"The first stage (for Leazes students clearly second) of a night out that isn't actually pre-drinking at all, but rather an attempt to get as drunk as humanly possible in order to save money when you go out later."

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5. The club

If luck has it that you've managed to fool the bouncer on the way in that you aren't too drunk after your two stages of pres, it's only natural that you head straight for the bar. But not before having a quick look around and saying hi to the girl you had lunch with once during Fresher's week that you don't talk to anymore. When that's accomplished you're faced with the impossible mission of pushing and elbowing your way through the endless crowd of people surrounding the bar (that looks just like a Bohoo sample sale).

After a 30 minute wait by the bar you can't believe your eyes when you surface out of the crowd holding a few trebles… until someone pushes you making you spill your drinks all over yourself, leaving you smelling like blueberry for the whole night. Through despair you then eye the club photographer and drag your friend with you to take a picture that you know you will regret the next morning when you realise just how drunk you were.

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6. Getting with someone

You see a cute guy dancing next to you and you just have to get with him. I mean, isn't that what uni is all about?

After a romantic dance you decide the short love story is over and you want to get rid of him, but all of your friends seem to have disappeared and there's no one there to save you.

Was he even really THAT hot or was it just too dark? I guess you'll never know… unless you're 'lucky' enough to bump into him in the Robbo the next day. Then there's a 50/50 chance of either embarrassment and regret or showing off to your friends for the whole period of your degree. Really, there's no in between.

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7. Bumping into your high school classmate

This always happens when you've lost all your friends, making you look like an absolute loser. Oh shit. They've seen you now so you have to go say hi and explain that you didn't actually go out clubbing by yourself.

Whether you loved or hated each other in high school it doesn't matter, you are now ultimate bffs for the next 60 seconds.

8. Munchies or Maccies?

The greatest challenge of all comes at the end of the night when you can't decide where to stuff your face with burgers and cheesy fries.

Although you love a Maccies it's way too far for you to walk, so Munchies it is.

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The next morning, when you can't wake up for your 9 am lecture you wish you could sleep just a bit longer, and tell yourself you're never going to go out again. But we both know that's not going to happen.

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