Pulse Magazine

Doodle your heart out. A new term is upon us, and although that does mean that there are a lot of exciting new adventures floating on our academic horizon, it also marks the beginning of the inevitable first-week doldrums. These are the days of grueling awful stab-yourself-in-the-eye-with-a-pencil tedium. Syllabi are flung at you as if fed through a pitching machine with no “off” switch – fast and predictable – but you still need to be prepared with an effective strategy or e