Yes there’s stuff here on music, food and fashion. There’s study tips for those who think they might need them. And there’s a two-page hotpress ‘Cunning’ Planner to help you plot your way through the coming months. And for those of a more literary bent, there is a sample of the hotpress interview style, as Olaf Tyararansen sits down for a tete-a-tete with Trainspotting and (now) Porno author Irvine Welsh. But for the most part, we have concentrated on the thing that students are most interested in – sex.

It is after all the least expensive form of pleasure known to humankind. Between consenting adults, it is, in effect, the most fun you can have for free – with your clothes off, or even with them on.

Of course, there are risks involved – the possibility of (a) unwanted pregnancy and (b) sexually transmitted diseases must never be forgotten. So the byword must be SAFE SEX. Remember: you don’t need to engage in penetrative sex to have a very good time indeed. There are so many fine pleasures that can be indulged in, which open the doors to ecstasy without requiring you to cross the final frontier – the point where the risks really kick in.

If you are so doing – make sure that you use, or that your partner uses, a condom. For more on this whole subject, check out Nadine O’Regan’s advice on page 41. Meanwhile, stay sober, have fun. And enjoy the year.