You can definitely tell it's the first day of Freshers' Week, freebies are flying around left, right and centre and the foot fall in the Rose Bowl has certainly picked up.
Today my "job" has been to lend a helping hand on events such as The Apprentice, Babble in the Bar and Are and You the Next Dragon?
Watching Freshers struggle to throw an egg off a flight of stairs without breaking it may sound like a strange way to spend your morning, but the principles behind it were valid. The point was to see how different people handled the challenge and to see what they came up with, using the few and simple tools they were provided with. Sadly for the eggs no one managed an entirely successful landing, but people got creative and that was the whole point.
Babble in the bar was great fun as I got to try my hand at cocktail making and shaking the shakers - something I have always wanted to do, they tasted great and more importantly they were free!
The Apprentice is by far and away the best event we have going, it's a great opportunity to be set a real "Alan Sugar style" challenge. Newlife Foundation a children's charity has supplied Leeds Met with boxes full of jewellery, the aim is to sell the contents to anyone and everyone, raising as much money as possible for the charity. A worthy cause indeed, not to mention that the winners get a trip to Alton Towers.
The turn out could have been better, but the Rose Bowl was taking all the focus, and maybe for some 10am was a little early. However it's well worth getting up for - lots of freebies, prizes and fun, not to mention a chance to meet new students and start making friends. So join me in spreading the word as these events and many more are going all week, just check out the Freshers Festival programme or one of the many signs dotted across the university.
Victoria Crampton
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