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  • Feed the campus wildlife
  • Have an epic karaoke night at your house using just YouTube, booze, and your natural star quality
  • Go on a date with someone you would normally say no to - give them a chance
  • Hand in an essay early
  • Busk on campus for a charity (even if you have zero talent)
  • Teach someone something
  • Read a book that isn't study-related
  • Hire a bike for a week and see how it works out for you
  • Study in every library that exists at your university (like you're β€˜on tour' - but studying)
  • Drive to a beach. Swim. (If your uni is miles away from the coast, you'll just have to stay over)
  • Make your own booze
  • Go to a university sports team's game. Get vocal and animated with your support.
  • Have an incredibly elaborate picnic on a uni green space one lunch time
  • Sit in on a lecture that's completely out of your field, but that you've always been fascinated by
  • Join a society for something you've always wanted to do, but never got round to
  • Apply for internships and jobs
  • Turn up at a 9 am lecture along with all the other students dressed in your PJs and dressing gowns
  • Go to the careers office and speak to them completely honestly - whatever your thoughts and fears, loves and hates...
  • Go on a weekend country jaunt with friends - get as remote as possible
  • Start a conga at a big union night. See how long you can get it, before leading it as far from the music as possible (if you can get it to a house party or another club night, you can officially retire from doing stuff. Your work here is done)
  • Go and see the art departments' end of year shows
  • Go to a play put on by the drama department or a uni society
  • Get involved in a play or some kind of performance (e.g. fashion show, etc.)
  • Visit all historical building and monuments in your town (including churches)
  • Go out sober and dance all night (at least once, repeat as required)
  • Swim in a fountain (campus if possible, town will do)
  • Go paddling on a hot day
  • Hold your own Come Dine With Me with other student houses
  • Take part in a protest
  • Write in to the uni radio station or newspaper
  • Dress up! As a fictional character, an animal - anything
  • If you think a lecture was particularly good, try and instigate a standing ovation
  • Do something – anything! – silly, for charity
  • Give your parents a in depth tour of all the great stuff you do and love at University (It'll make for an amazing trip for them, and make them feel happy whenever they think of you at uni)
  • Have a sleepover
  • Play an elaborate prank on a housemate
  • Win a pub quiz (whatever it takes)
  • Make a kite and fly it
  • Have an 80s montage house cleaning session, with appropriate outfits and music blaring
  • Go on a blind date
  • Find out the names of all those people you know far too well to not know their names
  • Dye your hair
  • Sleep out under the stars
  • Make a movie starring your friends and your favourite places
  • Celebrate something by doing the classic shake up a bottle of champagne and spraying it all over yourself and everywhere (or at least do it with sparkling wine..!)
  • Make friends with a student from a country you've never known someone from or been to before
  • Go inside (and have a little explore of) every building that is part of the university
  • Become a wise mentor for a Fresher doing your course. Tell them what you wish you'd known
  • Learn a new sport or instrument or activity that you never thought you would
jul 3 2012 ∞
jan 1 2013 +