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marky! · 2008-11-20, 18:01:40

That's the topic of a news article i have to write by tomorrow! And I never got round to interview people on the streets so thought i would ask here.

You know you see news stories talk about student anti-socal behaviour? Such a voilence and criminal damage, have you had these problems first hand or do you think it is blown out of proportion by the media?

Maybe your view is there needs to be more government enforcment on matters in your area?

Views?

Xanthe · 2008-11-20, 18:06:40

I suppose it depends where you are.
I'm a student and i've never seen much trouble with anyone around here.
But down where my boyfriend lives in London, they have loads of trouble.

calumstuart · 2008-11-20, 18:09:43

could just be down to noise pollution and other stuff. binge drinking?

AlexTheKid · 2008-11-20, 20:11:05

calumstuart Wrote:could just be down to noise pollution and other stuff. binge drinking?

Have to say that this would probably be the most common complaint from most people. Students moving in near by and partying through the night. I know a few years back we lived in a massive flat. There was four of us staying there, and we had partys every few nites, Police up all the time, environmental health etc, then we had to leave lol.

Now i work 9 - 5 (well i got made redundant but thats not the point) and im the one wishing the guys nearby would shut up so i can sleep! actually thats a blatant lie! I just wish i didnt have to work and could join them!

But ive always hated students to be fair, even my whole time at uni, imo your typical student is a complete idiot!

aka · 2008-11-20, 20:16:15

AlexTheKid Wrote:But ive always hated students to be fair, even my whole time at uni, imo your typical student is a complete idiot!

Exactly my thoughts, students that behave like 'students' are indeed idiots.

Xanthe · 2008-11-20, 20:22:25

aka Wrote:
AlexTheKid Wrote:But ive always hated students to be fair, even my whole time at uni, imo your typical student is a complete idiot!
Exactly my thoughts, students that behave like 'students' are indeed idiots.

Thats one of the reasons why I avoid student nights out like the plague.

u47mm3 · 2008-11-20, 20:29:23

(http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/wo...23055.ece)

another 'proud' benchmark which the UK has set for the rest of Europe :P

Mat Payne · 2008-11-20, 20:37:13

Yeah, I went to see Popof but couldnt get in as a bunch of students had got their before me...

bellyscratch · 2008-11-20, 20:46:13

I'm a student but don't really fit in with other students. Apart from being scruffy, I wouldn't consider myself a stereotypical student. I can honestly say I've not met a single person on my course who i would consider a friend and most of the people I've made friends with since I've been at uni, are not from uni. I just can't be arsed with these horrible student nights playing music i don't like with shit special guests from hollyoaks and big brother on stage :S I wouldn't say students are a menace in somewhere like Sunderland, but the majority of them frustrate me with their conformity and lack of individual thought. By conformity I don't mean they always do the required amount of work (because believe me they are lazy bastards) but how society expects students to act (just getting pissed all the time)

I totally agree with Alex and aka

RichardEStuart · 2008-11-20, 20:48:05

I just try and avoid Otley Road in Leeds every Wedneday, Friday and Saturday, that way they dont annoy me....it's very quiet when they're gone though!

Fookes · 2008-11-20, 21:01:12

matpayne Wrote:Yeah, I went to see Popof but couldnt get in as a bunch of students had got their before me...

Got their what before you??

Xanthe · 2008-11-20, 21:15:30

bellyscratch Wrote:I'm a student but don't really fit in with other students. Apart from being scruffy, I wouldn't consider myself a stereotypical student. I can honestly say I've not met a single person on my course who i would consider a friend and most of the people I've made friends with since I've been at uni, are not from uni. I just can't be arsed with these horrible student nights playing music i don't like with shit special guests from hollyoaks and big brother on stage :S I wouldn't say students are a menace in somewhere like Sunderland, but the majority of them frustrate me with their conformity and lack of individual thought. By conformity I don't mean they always do the required amount of work (because believe me they are lazy bastards) but how society expects students to act (just getting pissed all the time)

I totally agree with Alex and aka

Woah, we are the same. All of my flatmates and everyone on my course like to go to places like Oceana and Tiger Tiger and it saddens me :(
We have nothing in common, so I have like one friend around here.

RichardEStuart · 2008-11-20, 21:23:39

Xanthe Wrote:
bellyscratch Wrote:I'm a student but don't really fit in with other students. Apart from being scruffy, I wouldn't consider myself a stereotypical student. I can honestly say I've not met a single person on my course who i would consider a friend and most of the people I've made friends with since I've been at uni, are not from uni. I just can't be arsed with these horrible student nights playing music i don't like with shit special guests from hollyoaks and big brother on stage :S I wouldn't say students are a menace in somewhere like Sunderland, but the majority of them frustrate me with their conformity and lack of individual thought. By conformity I don't mean they always do the required amount of work (because believe me they are lazy bastards) but how society expects students to act (just getting pissed all the time)

I totally agree with Alex and aka
Woah, we are the same. All of my flatmates and everyone on my course like to go to places like Oceana and Tiger Tiger and it saddens me :(
We have nothing in common, so I have like one friend around here.

yeah dont go to Oceana or Tiger Tiger........I run a little club every thursday here in Leeds that plays fairly decent tunes from 11 - 3am and its cheap as chips to get in.

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=77486655620

also if you're from this forum and you tell me who ye are I'll probably just let in for the cheap price all night ;)

DiscoMikael · 2008-11-20, 21:36:07

yeah man. its rare to find somebody at/around uni thats into decent dance tunes, undeground shit n all that jazz!
i despise student nights, occasionaly get dragged to them and just compensate for the shitness by getting rat arsed!

aka · 2008-11-20, 21:47:42

I was lucky, most of the guys in my small class were into decent music already or prepared to come with us and find out. Although there were still a few who liked the student nights, we had the majority vote on class nights out! :cool:

AlexTheKid · 2008-11-20, 21:48:24

DiscoMikael Wrote:yeah man. its rare to find somebody at/around uni thats into decent dance tunes, undeground shit n all that jazz!
i despise student nights, occasionaly get dragged to them and just compensate for the shitness by getting rat arsed!

Student nights are terrible. I honestly couldnt think of a worse way to spend a night out! I have to say however that i met a fair few people who were at uni that shared similar tastes in music etc.

Try selling drugs?

lol

Xanthe · 2008-11-20, 23:33:41

Richmanu Wrote:
Xanthe Wrote:
bellyscratch Wrote:I'm a student but don't really fit in with other students. Apart from being scruffy, I wouldn't consider myself a stereotypical student. I can honestly say I've not met a single person on my course who i would consider a friend and most of the people I've made friends with since I've been at uni, are not from uni. I just can't be arsed with these horrible student nights playing music i don't like with shit special guests from hollyoaks and big brother on stage :S I wouldn't say students are a menace in somewhere like Sunderland, but the majority of them frustrate me with their conformity and lack of individual thought. By conformity I don't mean they always do the required amount of work (because believe me they are lazy bastards) but how society expects students to act (just getting pissed all the time)

I totally agree with Alex and aka
Woah, we are the same. All of my flatmates and everyone on my course like to go to places like Oceana and Tiger Tiger and it saddens me :(
We have nothing in common, so I have like one friend around here.
yeah dont go to Oceana or Tiger Tiger........I run a little club every thursday here in Leeds that plays fairly decent tunes from 11 - 3am and its cheap as chips to get in.

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=77486655620

also if you're from this forum and you tell me who ye are I'll probably just let in for the cheap price all night ;)

I always go to Nailgun on a thursday :(

decadence · 2008-11-21, 00:02:50

AlexTheKid Wrote:
DiscoMikael Wrote:yeah man. its rare to find somebody at/around uni thats into decent dance tunes, undeground shit n all that jazz!
i despise student nights, occasionaly get dragged to them and just compensate for the shitness by getting rat arsed!
Student nights are terrible. I honestly couldnt think of a worse way to spend a night out!

+10000000

im a student but i hate the utterly cringeworthyness of student nights, behaviour (see stealing cones/trolleys etc thread), fancy dress, and general "oh I/it/he was soooo RANDOM" attitude, i can guarantee no matter what, it wasn't being random it's called being a complete tw*t.

aka · 2008-11-21, 00:08:02

Ha, I was having a laugh with a mate the other day that another guy we know describes all his activities with one of three words: Random, Mental or Crazy, non of the things he does are any of these.

calumstuart · 2008-11-21, 00:47:41

no-one here likes the same music as me, ive missed decent gigs here because of this! sooo gutting.

the mates ive made in uni love student nights and cheesy dance music and commercial crap. i cant bear to listen to it.

most of the people i hang around with, that i only know through halls/flatmates mates, always want to go to indie clubs. pretty gutting.

AlexTheKid · 2008-11-21, 01:11:06

calumstuart Wrote:no-one here likes the same music as me, ive missed decent gigs here because of this! sooo gutting.

the mates ive made in uni love student nights and cheesy dance music and commercial crap. i cant bear to listen to it.

most of the people i hang around with, that i only know through halls/flatmates mates, always want to go to indie clubs. pretty gutting.

Go to one of those nites u say uve missed, get wrecked , meet some other people?

steve · 2008-11-21, 01:50:17

they are screaming outside my window as we speak

steve · 2008-11-21, 02:00:33

hm my friend has a paintball gun

steve · 2008-11-21, 02:07:30

Xanthe · 2008-11-21, 03:41:36

Mr Robson, we should unite and take out as many students as possible.
I'll meet you outside Opal in 5.