Beasts of burden Stu-C and geris are things of the past. As far as students of PU are concerned, all roads now lead to AC Joshi Library Manpriya Khurana The geris have reduced, fests are long gone, bunking classes is history, star nights are over, submissions are near, and notes are nowhere while date-sheets are staring in the face. In short, exams are here. Well, almost here.

Jaago Re The young brigade awakens to the power of one Neha Walia Hmm…so are you wide awake by now? No, not from a good night's sleep but from the long slumber of not getting 'involved' in the democratic process of our country. The young India would vote for their favourite Bollywood hero, favourite sportsstar, favourite rockstar, but their favorite politician.

Foot fetish Tans and beiges give way to purples and reds. The footwear scene sizzles this summer Jigyasa Kapoor Chimra Some obsessions just cannot be explained. Fascination for shoes is one of them. Bright hues, stylish designs, they can sure be a showstopper. And, when it comes to girls and their passion for footwear, they can sure sacrifice a date with a handsome hunk, but not with the latest in collection. A model showacases peep toe stilettos — Photo: Parvesh Chauhan Make up your mind Smoky look with shimmers or traditional Jodha-Akbar type look? Have your pick… Women just can't get enough of beauty. So here we had on Tuesday yet another workshop on some 'just invented' techniques of looking presentable and applying make- up.

SPICE UP
Sun safe
Shahnaz Husain
The skin has wonderful protective responses. In the deeper layers of the epidermis are cells that produce melanin, the pigment that gives the skin its colour. Melanin actually protects the skin from the sun’s radiation. It increases on exposure to the sun and moves up, or is transferred to the upper layers of the skin to the skin-surface. That is why the skin gets tanned on sun-exposure.

Chhoti si asha

While the Nano has fuelled the common man's small-car dreams, the Chandigarh Police conserves fuel the electronic way, with small wonder Reva. Lifestyle photo: Vinay Malik

Hair raising
For Harish Bhatia, an international hair designer and beauty advisor, his most significant achievement is helping visually-challenged people get employment. This is what, besides his talent, brought him into limelight, "I have trained many visually-challenged people to give a hair cut and body massage.

Car pull
‘There is still a preference for wealthy males, which suggests that these preferences are evolutionary, rather than social factors’
Men in flashy cars really do make women go weak in the knees. A new study has confirmed what many men and advertisers long believed: driving a flashy car really does make a person more attractive to women. Psychologists at the University of Wales presented women with separate images of the same man sitting in a silver Bentley Continental, then a red Ford Fiesta.

We’re confused, not cheating!
Confusion over what constitutes plagiarism is a leading cause of unauthorized use of written material at graduate school level, says an expert. "There is something happening at the undergraduate level. We don't require enough writing and we do not do careful editing of what students write.

I TONE
Politically speaking
With 'change' being the buzzword amongst the youth, this election season, we ask them who are the moderate politicians that they would like to see in Parliament. And, who among the current crop of young netas are their role models...
Brain over looks
Frankly speaking I'm not much interested in politics, despite all that hoopla. As for the politicians we need, they should be intelligent for sure, while good looks is not that important. They should be outspoken too and be working for the country. I'm not saying they should work entirely on the Gandhi ideology, as not every time non-violence pays.

King of style, Queen of hearts
Kabir Bedi, Dimple Kapadia walk the ramp for Valaya's ‘kingdom’
He kept the his guests, buyers and the media waiting for a maddening two hours at the grand finale of the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW). But couture czar J.J. Valaya proved that his show was worth the wait as Bollywood veterans Kabir Bedi and Dimple Kapadia walked the ramp.

Purab se Paschim
Radhika Bhirani
He was a tad bit disappointed for not being nominated for a Filmfare Award, but VJ-turned-actor Purab Kohli says the special jury certificate he got for his performance in Rock On!! was a sign that people were noticing his work.

Classic revisited Ever imagined Emily Bronte's classic tragedy Wuthering Heights with its backdrop in Rajasthan? Well, that's what you'll witness if you happen to see Oldham Coliseum's latest production, which showcases the romantic tale on stage, but with an Indian touch. London-based British Asian theatre company Tamasha is staging the Indian-version.   Nicole visits city of lakes Popular Hollywood actor Nicole Kidman arrived at Udaipur for shooting of an advertisement film. She is scheduled to participate in an ad film shoot for a foreign based multinational company.

Winning smile	Two to tango
Actor Priyanka Chopra celebrates with the trophy after winning the Nielsen Box Office Award for her role in Service at the Asian Film Awards in Hong Kong. AP/PTI	Bollywood actor Malaika Arora with husband Arbaz Khan pose with the souvenirs at the New Jersey Desi Dance competition in New Jersey. PTI Photo