Comments on: Meet Edward Cider-hands http://www.nouse.co.uk/2007/10/24/meet-edward-cider-hands/ Award-winning University of York Student Newspaper Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:39:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Will Heaven http://www.nouse.co.uk/2007/10/24/meet-edward-cider-hands/#comment-45400 Will Heaven Thu, 29 Nov 2007 21:05:32 +0000 http://www.nouse.co.uk/2007/10/24/meet-edward-cider-hands/#comment-45400 Thanks for your contribution Matilda. I am sure there are many freshers who feel the same - this is an issue which I feel very strongly about. What sort of sober fresher's week events would you suggest? Trips to Ikea sound rather dull. Thanks for your contribution Matilda. I am sure there are many freshers who feel the same - this is an issue which I feel very strongly about.

What sort of sober fresher’s week events would you suggest? Trips to Ikea sound rather dull.

]]> By: Matilda Marshall http://www.nouse.co.uk/2007/10/24/meet-edward-cider-hands/#comment-44804 Matilda Marshall Wed, 07 Nov 2007 23:32:50 +0000 http://www.nouse.co.uk/2007/10/24/meet-edward-cider-hands/#comment-44804 Before I arrived at York, I was under the impression that we didn't get a fresher's week since all the activites were in the evening. I assumed that we would have lectures in the day and then drinking things at night, in a bizarre sort of fake fresher's week. I think you make a valid point; all the activities were geared towards alcohol. A friend of mine is studying at the University of Sheffield and his fresher's timetable was packed full of activities for all kinds of people; drinkers and non-drinkers; there was organised trips to IKEA "to brighten up rooms" there was extensive attempts to involve everyone. I don't feel that happened here. I didn't enjoy fresher's week particularly; and I think my social life has suffered as a result. Before I arrived at York, I was under the impression that we didn’t get a fresher’s week since all the activites were in the evening. I assumed that we would have lectures in the day and then drinking things at night, in a bizarre sort of fake fresher’s week.
I think you make a valid point; all the activities were geared towards alcohol.
A friend of mine is studying at the University of Sheffield and his fresher’s timetable was packed full of activities for all kinds of people; drinkers and non-drinkers; there was organised trips to IKEA “to brighten up rooms” there was extensive attempts to involve everyone.
I don’t feel that happened here. I didn’t enjoy fresher’s week particularly; and I think my social life has suffered as a result.

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