Mocha Love
What is a cup of coffee? Coffee is a synonym for sex. A boy would have to be disappointed if after accepting an invitation for a cup of coffee following a romantic, tummy-warming evening out, a steaming mug of Java's finest was drunk in awkward silence and upon it's completion, he was politely bade goodnight. The holy grail of the Saturday night that is the offer to come in for coffee is now such a profound marriage between coffee and sex that for some, the sight of a single coffee bean alone will make them check to see if that dog-eared condom in their wallet has not passed its use by date; however, it invariably has....
Features: Everybody hurts...sometimes.
What do you know about depression? What is your conception of it? Is it to do with stroppy women who burst into tears when you say for the fifth time "no, darling, you honestly don't look fat", or moody third years who really take their work far too seriously, or those little first years who miss the boyfriends they have left at home...? In fact, depression is a serious illness which affects about 15% of adults in the course of their lives and it seems to be disproportionately prevalent in Oxford. When I suffered from it though, it seemed that some of my friends, despite being wonderfully kind and supporting, had misconceptions about what clinical depression actually meant....
Features: Tuition pleas
Are you one of the thousands of students in Britain struggling to hold down two or three jobs in order to pay your way through university? Burning the midnight oil to try and keep on top of your coursework? If so, you're probably kept going by the knowledge that if you do make it to end of your course and come out with a good degree, your chances of getting a more rewarding and higher paid job will be significantly improved....
Features: Basically, he's a Greek legend
With his white beard and olive skin, the portly Yannis Markopoulos looked like a Mediterranean cousin of Father Christmas. However, unlike his arctic counterpart it is clear when he speaks that there is more natural poet than North Pole in him. "Music has its origins in the hustling of the wind, in the sounds of words, in the voices of waters" Markopoulos remarked, revealing his deep passion for music....