The Telegraph, 2 October 2004
Carl Wilkinson investigates the bizarre world of student societies
Lying in my makeshift cardboard coffin, I’m in good company. If the reports are to be believed, both George W Bush and John Kerry have gone through a similar ritual on “pledge night” as an initiation into the Order of Skull and Bones [...]

Telegraph, 25 September 2004
There’s no need to live on pasta and cereal, says Carl Wilkinson
“One of our flatmates eats nothing but toast and only has proper food at work – he’s a waiter,” says Mark Power, a 20-year-old history and international relations finalist at LSE, when I pop round for tea.
“He’s definitely the most classic [...]

Telegraph, 3 April 2004
Dangerous sports are getting safer, but there are plenty of student thrill-seekers left, says Carl Wilkinson
Early one April morning 25 years ago David Kirke, founder of the Oxford Dangerous Sports Club, threw himself from the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol attached only by a piece of elastic. Bungee jumping was born.
Immediately, students [...]