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Class of 2020: Sarah Ikin

Finishing university is a difficult time for any student. Our alumni usually continue with further study, go travelling, or find job opportunities. However, finishing university during Covid-19 has left the Class of 2020 with...

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YSJ Replay – The Ultimate Playlist

We hope you’ve had fun looking back on the music of your student days through YSJ Replay! You can check out the suggestions of your fellow alumni by decade on Spotify. Find your graduation...

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Ripon Rewind – The Ultimate Playlist

We hope you’ve had fun looking back on the music of your student days through Ripon Rewind! You can check out the suggestions of your fellow alumni by decade on Spotify. Find your graduation...

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Maggie May: Stealing Ripon’s Heart

Our first blog explored the enduring power of The Killers’ dancefloor ballad, ‘Mr. Brightside’. This time, we’re travelling back to the early 1970s. For many Ripon students, there is only one man and one song that could properly represent their time at college: Rod Stewart and his 1971 hit, ‘Maggie May’.   In its “definitive” list of the...

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Class of 2020: Hattie Leigh

Finishing university is a difficult time for any student. Our alumni usually continue with further study, go travelling, or find job opportunities. However, finishing university during Covid-19 has left the Class of 2020 with...