Danelle Pettman, Author at The Orbital

I recently caught up with inspiring comedian, actor and writer Sarah Pascoe about life on tour and her new book ‘Animal: The Autobiography of a Female Body’. DP: When writing, do you have particular writing rituals such as special places, outfits or foods that inspire you to write? SP: Coffee is the most important ingredient for me- whenever i have tried to cut out caffeine i start to sleep a lot better, but i never really wake up properly and can't get any work done! Having a nice tidy house, neatening all my papers into piles can sometimes help too. But i also really like writing in busy noisy places like cafes and trains- it focuses me somehow. DP:As a psychology student I have really noticed psychological research, theories and evolutionary biology in your writing, how did...

Returning to university as a postgraduate prompted me to reflect on my hazy undergraduate days back in 2004-2007. My most striking memories are of new friends, the novelty of living away from home and the endless reading in the library. Another lasting impression was the drinking culture. A typical day in the life of an undergraduate in 2004 consisted of midweek dancing with a ‘snakebite’ in hand, recovering from a hangover by watching neighbours (pre Netflix) and a red bull fuelled sprint to the essay deadline. Coming back to university years later it seems the culture is changing. Back in early 2000’s the Internet was not such a big part of student life. Facebook had only just been born, there were no friend requests from mums and aunties, just other students slowly creeping over from...

Author: Danelle Pettman

Interview with Sara Pascoe

Is student culture changing?