Edition no. 1 November 2014
Youth Magazine
Con artists scam students Con artists posing as landlords are targeting vulnerable students as they search for accommodation in the capital. International students have been cheated out of thousands of euro in a scam where a landlord is claiming to be renting an apartment out to studentsonly for the students to discover that the property is already occupied and owned by somebody else. This has caused outrage and great anxiety for students that are just entering third-level education and seeking accommodation.
Similar scams have been discovered throughout the county in other cities such as Cork and Galway. According to the Union of Students in Ireland, hundreds of Dublin students who started college two weeks ago are still unable to find accommodation, with many forced to sleep on couches or stay with relatives for the time being,until they can find somewhere suitable to live. Many students are so desperate for accommodation that they are left with no option but to place deposits on properties as soon as they become available. One student told the Irish Independent how two people involved in the scam in Dublin tried to extort money from her after she replied to an advert on Facebook.
Gardai said that they are investigating a number of incidents of alleged fraud against students in Dublin.They advised students to always view a property before passing any money over to any person alleging to be the owner of the property. However, many of those targeted were international students who would not have been able to view the property in advance.Union of Students in Ireland Welfare Officer Greg O’Donoghue said that the problem is not being helped by Dublin’s housing shortage.
Young people urged to get mumps vaccine as cases double College students and young people are being urged to get the MMR vaccine as twice as many cases of the mumps have been recorded this year. The number of mumps notifications in Ireland continues to escalate, with 547 mumps cases reported up to the end of this week as compared to a total of 223 in 2013, according to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC). The most recent upsurge coincided with the beginning of the academic term in autumn, and 60 per cent of this year’s cases are among males. Mumps is a contagious viral infection most common in children over the age of two who have not been vaccinated, as well as teenagers and young adults. It is spread via airborne droplets, often when an infected person coughs or sneezes. Symptoms include fever, headache and a swollen jaw or cheeks. People who are infected are most contagious one to two days before the onset of symptoms and for five days afterwards. Complications are usually mild but can include meningitis, deafness and inflammation of the testicles, ovaries or pancreas. The highest number of notifications is among individuals aged 15-24 years of age, with a particular peak in those aged 19 and 20 years of age.
The HSPC said the current mumps outbreaks demonstrates that outbreaks may occur in highly vaccinated populations. Similar outbreaks in highly vaccinated populations have been reported in the USA and the UK. The HSPC said there is good evidence to indicate that the size of the outbreaks is much less when a majority of the population have had two doses of MMR. The MMR vaccine is free for children, with the first dose normally given at 12 months, and the second when children start school, aged four or five. Any teenager or young adult who may not have received two doses of MMR vaccine is encouraged to speak with their GP or student health service. The last large national mumps outbreak occurred in 2009, when more than 3,500 mumps cases were reported. Control measures at that time focused on increasing MMR vaccination among students who had not received two doses of the mumps containing vaccine.
College students and young people are being urged to get the MMR vaccine as twice as many cases of the mumps have been recorded this year
MMR Injection: Students who may have not already received an MMR injection are being encouraged to speak with their doctor or student health services as mumps cases double.
Beauty Call: Back to college makeup
There will never be a better time in your life to experiment with make-up than during your third-level years. Your lecturers won’t bat an eyelid if you decide to rock Amy Winehouse eyeliner, dye your hair purple and pierce everything in sight. Your future employers probably will though, so it’s best to get it all out of your system now and have lots of fun with it. I’m more than happy with such endeavours and even if your style is more pared back than punk, you’ll still need good quality, but well-priced products that will last and yet be flexible enough to adapt to whatever trend you feel like following on any given day. The standard has improved across many of the budget brands and there are plenty of gems out there. However there is also a lot of rubbish. Students, like everybody else, need to be discerning. Buy trusted brands and get recommendations. The most important thing to think about when you are stocking your make-up bag is quality. You can waste a lot of money on finding a decent foundation but good, well-priced bases include Bourjois Healthy Mix, Maybelline Fit Me and Rimmel Wake Me Up (this one is great for a mature student’s skin).
Oily skin will get along very well with long-lasting formulas like L’Oréal Infallible 24-Hour. Long-lasting foundations are also a good bet when you’re pulling an all-nighter. Whether that is in the library or the student union bar makes no difference; you’ll still want your make-up to perform. Choosing a couple of well-priced eyeshadow palettes means you can build as much flexibility into your looks as possible with the minimum of expense. The W7 Palette below costs just over €5 and is a great choice for neutrals and soft smokey eyes. You can can also use the matte neutrals to define your eyebrows while you’re at it. Choose any of the highly pigmented Sleek i-Divine 12 shadow palettes (€9.99, Boots) which are comparable in quality to Urban Decay and will add vibrancy quickly and cheaply. Don’t discount the budget cosmetic line Catrice either; its brushes are good and start at just a couple of euro. My budget blusher picks will always include Bourjois Little Round Pots (cream blushers can double up as lip colour), while L’Oréal can usually be relied on for good solid mascara and eyeliner choices.
My budget blusher picks will always include Bourjois Little Round Pots (cream blushers can double up as lip colour), while L’Oréal can usually be relied on for good solid mascara and eyeliner choices. Lips and nails are the quickest and most inexpensive ways to keep up with trends. All of the budget brands, from NYC to Rimmel make good highly pigmented lipsticks and glosses. My pick at the moment however has to be Maybelline Baby Lips Electro, moisturising balms with a tint of colour. Never underestimate the power of a lip balm, particularly if you are relying on public transport to ferry you around during the winter. As many of us know, long waits at the bus stop can chap your lips more quickly than you’ll long for an extension on those essays.