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Society
5 student newspaper writers on being a first-year in 2023
University life has never been more challenging. Rent hikes. Online lectures. Part-time work killing all-time partying. We asked students in Newcastle, Glasgow, Bristol, Aberystwyth and Belfast to weigh in.