The Beaver the newspaper of the LSE Students' Union

Devyani Garg on his changing attitudes to the city of Dubai

Tatum Summers on her Christmas holiday in the idyllic Lagen Island

Nicholas Jaroszek on the challenges of filling up blank pages

Kirsty Kenney on the thrills of being a seller

Francesca Washtell’s call to ditch the hostel and avoid the tourist traps

Anuschka Rees on how to make New Year’s resolutions that you might actually keep

Laura Aumeer on why wintertime is no time to hibernate

Kirsty Kenney on how over-apologising is to the detriment of our nation

Nehal Poojara on the evils of debit cards, Asos and the App Store

Shrina Poojara investigates the cult of brand loyalty