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In defence of drunken freshers’ weeks

Students need a drunken freshers’ week

19 August 2023

9:00 AM

19 August 2023

9:00 AM

I don’t remember much of freshers’ week at Edinburgh. Friends have helped to fill in the blanks. I vaguely recall a police officer handing out vodka shots to show how easy it was to fail a breathalyser test. A famous DJ had his set in the union cut short because he played the song ‘Blurred Lines’.

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