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The countdown for the most anticipated event of the month has started as the YUP Card Fresher’s Week 2016 is here. If you are a student at Amity University Kolkata, then this is the best time to be in college first year for you. Continue reading to know why...

In order to help you out, we have answered common questions regarding the YUP Card Fresher’s Week, 2016.

Duration of the event

The YUP Fresher’s week will hit the town on 12^th September, Monday, and will continue to entertain students over the next 5 days till 16^th September, Friday.

What are the offers available?

On each day of the event, selected lounges and cafes will offer unique deals. Here is the list of such restaurants and their offers for college students.

· Day 1- 12/9/2016: 1:1 offer on hookah, at CAAFE 360 DEGREE

· Day 2- 13/9/2016: ‘Buy one and get one free’ offer on hookah, at ONE SPORTS LOUNGE

Day 3- 14/9/2016: ‘Buy one and get one free’ offers on cocktails, mocktails and hookah, at WINNING STREAK

· Day 4- 15/9/2016: 1:1 offer on alcoholic beverages as well as hookah, at BEER REPUBLIC

· Day 5- 16/9/2016: Flat 10% on total bill, at POUR HOUSE

Who can participate in this event?

Students of the Amity University, Kolkata can avail this offer. However, the deal is meant for only the new batch of first year students from every department of the institution are eligible to enjoy this offer.

How to avail the offers of YUP fresher’s week?

To avail the best student offers of the year, students should have the YUP Fresher’s Band.

Where and how can I get the fresher’s band?

The YUP Fresher’s Band can be collected from the YUP Card officials. You can contact them through the website itself. Once you contact them, they may ask you to provide your college identity proof or admission details for verification. Once your application is verified, you will receive the fresher’s band instantly.

How much does the YUP band cost?

The fresher band comes at a negligible cost of INR 100 only. How many deals can I access?

If you have a band, then you have the freedom to access all of the offers throughout the 5-day event. The fresher’s band allows you to utilise the YUP Fresher’s week to the fullest. Nevertheless, your accessibility of these offers is limited to only one offer per day as per the itinerary.

Am I eligible for offers on alcoholic beverages?

You have to be at least 21 years old to avail the offers on alcohol.

Refresh your average fresher’s week with the YUP Fresher’s week, 2016 celebrations. This is a week without deadlines, classes and restrictions and will fill your life with sheer uninterrupted joy and happiness. After all, you must pamper yourself in your college days. Unlock your enjoyment cravings and achieve them with YUP Card’s amazing student offers. The idea behind Fresher’s week is to create a favourable environment for the new college students, so that they can learn to socialise and experience college life like never before. Therefore, this can be a good opportunity for making new friends and hanging around with them. So, here’s hoping to see you at the Fresher’s week celebrations new friend!

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One of the most vivid memories you will have of your college days can be listed in almost a prescribed format with some hilarious entries sprinkled for keeping the humour alive in all the awkwardness. It is inevitable for these instances to take place while you are in college and hear us when we say You Will Remember Them – the orientation program or fresher’s week at college, meeting your roommates parents (*cough cough* awkward *cough cough*), seeing your college crush for the first time while at the library or cafeteria, and tasting your first “mess meal” (careful not to throw up).

While college freshers weeks vary from one college to another, but the gist of it remains the same; there are a bunch of event or ‘fun’ games that try too hard to push a roomful of awkward some-teen year olds or some twenty-year olds into becoming instant best friends. There are those organized lunches where the one in-charge of distributing the special college fresher’s party feast is always worked up trying to keep count of those veg and non-veg and soon enough your teary mom and straight-faced dad leave you to fend for yourself while leaving behind a years’ worth of toiletries supply. You look over to the stranger in the opposite bed having the same serious face (partly almost about to cry and partly excited to have found independence), and you realize in a cinematic way that this is IT.

Here are a few things you can expect to happen at your college freshers’ week:

In spirit of the Kolkata Amity fresher’s week, YUP Card has taken a step forwards to walk an extra mile in the shoes of college freshman. Not only are we offering a 5 day 5 offers packed schedule in celebration for the newly joining Kolkata Amitians, but we have also decided to help new college goers settle at this new environment with this preparatory list of common things they can expect.

You will forget to pack some essentials!

This is not your usual holiday packing list wherein you pack some essentials within the one night before you leave for your trip into a rucksack and groggily walk into that early morning car ride to the airport/station.

Packing for a year away from home at a new home can be a daunting task and you are bound to forget some essentials. And when you forget your favourite coffee mug that was your BFF’s gift to you, it may get hard to stop those bubbling tears!

But wait, instead of seeing this as a moment of loss, look at it as a new chance of making new friends. When you forget to pack an essential ask your dorm mates if they can help. This is a great chance to strike up a conversation.

Staying in your room!

With all the strangers wandering about around your dorm it may seem tempting to stay put in your cosy bed. But we suggest you take a leap of faith forward and shake off your awkwardness in trying to make a conversation. Remember everyone else is feeling as lost and insecure as you are in this new place. So, you already have a major common ground amongst you, use that to socialize and start making new friends.

If you are new to Kolkata, then we have got news for you. You will have a long list of places to eat or hangout and hookah parlours and pubs to let loose college style in the city. Check out the YUP Freshers Week list of places that we have covered in the city especially for students of Amity University Kolkata and give them a try. Skip those organized, awkward college mess lunches or those awkward meals with your roommates’ parents and go out on your own to some of the hippest hangs in Kolkata.

Pose for your college ID:

Here is some news for college freshers who will have their picture taken for college ID. This is kind of the way driving license picture are taken. The cameraman does not care how you will look in the picture that will be your identity for the next 4 to 5 years. But you know that you will have only opportunity so, do as we say – wipe off your sweat moustache and one on your forehead, brush your hair and make sure your mascara is not on your cheeks instead of your eyes!

And last but not the least, never shop when you are hungry!

It may seem like a great way to save money to only go shopping after you have left your refrigerator or shelves empty. But that means you will be hungry when you prepare your shopping list. But shopping in a hungry stomach will make you much more prone to impulse shopping of items that you do not actually need. So, regardless of how busy your fresher’s week may be prepare a shopping list well in advance before you run out.

Now that we have got that covered, if you are looking for nifty student offers in Kolkata, get your hands on a YUP Card and enjoy year long supply of unlimited discounts at cafes and restaurants around Kolkata. Check out our list of college student deals at our website.

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YUP FRESHER'S 2016

5 DAYS - 5 PLACES - 1 OFFER - ALL DAY LONG

(Exclusively for Kolkata Amitian's joining in 2016)

College is one of the best phases of life. A whole bunch of new friends and a whole lot of freedom to enjoy.

We at YUP were thinking on how can we do both of this together. We did some thinking and came up with 5 awesome days, with 5 awesome deals where you can go with your new college groups and chill. Go to Caafe 360 Degree, One Sports Lounge, Winning Streak, Beer Republic and Pour House on the respective days and see all your new college mates. Chill, interact with each other and find all those who you should hang out with.

12th September, 2016 - Monday -- Caafe 360 Degree -- 1:1 on Hookah

13th September, 2016 - Tuesday -- One Sports Lounge -- 1:1 on Hookah

14th September, 2016 - Wednesday -- Winning Streak -- 1:1 on Hookah, Cocktails & Mocktails

15th September, 2016 - Thursday -- Beer Republic -- 1:1 on Hookah & Beverages

16th September, 2016 - Friday -- Pour House -- 10% off on total bill excluding alcoholic beverages

It happens only once in a lifetime. You don't want to miss out.

5 Days of awesomeness comes at a price of Rs. 100 only.
Get your Fresher's Band from Mrinal (9830501633) or Sonal (8509809092).

Sign up for your band.

To continue all year round awesomeness, get your YUP Card at Rs. 499/- and get your YUP Fresher's band complimentary.

YUP FRESHER'S 2016

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You may have touted yourself to be the loner type. When your friends complain about their partners you roll your eyes around for several minutes and sigh, then comes your most taunting “I am a free bird and I can do whatever I want” speech. A speech that secretly kills you a little inside, yet you put up a brave front. I am the lone wolf with a prowl of pride, yet I am unhappy and sad inside.

It is ironical that sadness is always met with anger from others. People attack you when you are the most vulnerable. And getting attached to someone means that you are so sensitive to everything about them that even a slight change in their tone makes you churn the thoughts about what you might have done wrong.

But there is a reason you took to the path of solitude, someone left you scarred and now going through the same things is giving you the uneasy jerk of PTSD! But think of it in this way – if you could love the wrong one so much, imagine how much you can love the one that’s right.

So, put your best foot forward and ask out your crush on a date, Kolkata is India’s Paris for those with the right eye.

Here are the most amazing date-worthy places in Kolkata:

Take her out for some coffee:

The best way to get to know people is to have an interesting conversation over a cup of smoking hot coffee. Accompany it with some freshly baked cookies and you have two perfect pairs in the setting!

Tip for first date: pick the perfect outfit that makes him/her go ‘Wow’ when they lay their eyes on you, but also it should not seem like you are trying too hard. Keep 30 minutes for getting yourself ready so, that you do not need to rush, but also not make your date wait.

A good place to have coffee in Kolkata is at the Caafe 360 degree. They serve good quality cuppa and also an assortment of lounge menu. To make the most out of this special day we recommend getting a YUP Card subscription. A YUP Card is only available to college students in Kolkata and offers amazing student offers on restaurants.

Make Ice Cream better:

If you and your date both enjoy a sweet tooth, then the place to take her out on a date is at Mama Mia. Also associated with YUP Card one can enjoy exclusive studentoffers on Mama Mia.

Tip for those going on a first date: while your instinct might compel you to ask several questions but, do you really want you date to appear like a college or job interview? All you need to do is to make the conversation going. You could even try making funny observations like – “Don’t you feel awkward when you make accidental eye-contact with people who have stopped next to you at a Red light”.

Show her your adventurous side with a themed restaurant date:

The best way to connect with people and have real chemistry; is to be your own weird self. So, if you think roller-coaster rides and arcade games are the best places to date or a quiet walk by the old cemetery is romantic! Then so be it.

You could further mix it up with a themed-restaurant lunch or dinner date at Jaisalmer, this is a north Indian restaurant with amazing ambience and a la carte and buffet menu worth salivating for hours! With a YUP Card subscription you can get student discount at Jaisalmer of up to 10% off on the total billing amount.

Here were a few from the long list of date-worthy spots in the City of Joy! For more such articles and news on best deals for students stay tuned to the updates from YUP Card.

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Do your glasses make you look older? Are you still sporting a pair of specs that people would wear when Reagan was the President of US? If you are just shopping for reading glasses or simply want to grab a pair of shades to carry your rad look. With the right choice of frames you may be able to take years off your face. So, we recommend that you spend in one of these frames to get that youthful, stylish, college heartbeat look.

Which colour should I go for?

The colours are back with a splash and the one topping the charts are reds, browns, mauve and purple. The geeky retro frames are still standing strong (Byomkesh or not). Thick rims still make the ladies pay more attention to the owners inspired by the classic ‘Mad Men’ look wayfarers.

The best for the boys...

For the boys who are keen on transitioning into the man whose apparel screams dapper. Then try out those tiny frames that Johnny Depp is wearing always. Those are the ones that seem like he is peeking from behind a newspaper or a novel. These frames are the perfect marriage of retro meets Boho along with the cool meeting the intellectual with a dash of fashion meets geek.

Massive thick rims also look amazing and come in a variety of designs. Think about Ryan Gosling sporting those 70s large frames in his movie “All good things”.

The rounded thick rims can also give you the stylish professor or mad genius look with an attractive vibe.

Something for the girls...

Women have it better as we can choose from all those stylish frames as well as much more with an array of cat eye inspired glasses with bolder shades of colours. May be the thin rimmed glasses redesigned with modern panache which used to adore the eyes of 70s French girls would be more to your taste. Also you could combine this look with that of 90s thin metallic rims.

If you a square face then soften it out with a softened square frame. Something like this:

The best way to choose these frames is to think about nerdy but hot Demi Moore in her super cool Retro but future glasses. These frames also helps eye colours pop with dark hair.

And if you want your frames to be understated rather than standing out, opt for the old school thin ones that go unnoticed. A soft round wire is a subtle pair that will keep you in the spotlight instead of hogging all the attention from your hazel eyes.

If you would like such stylish frames at a discounted price then try a YUP Card subscription to grab your favourite pair from Optical Palace. With a YUP Card subscription you can get up to 20 percent student discounts on all eyewear including sunglasses and contact lenses.

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With the risk of sounding like your nagging parents, we are going to start off by suggesting that college students mostly spend their pocket-money on junk foods, or as they might want to call them – SOS foods.

If you have decided to read on further through this blog after reading the title, then it means that you definitely understand which part of your monthly expenses is ‘eating’ away your budget. Before we begin our list of cheap yet filling snacks for college students, read the incident mentioned below to ascertain that we are the right people to take food advice from! Almost all of us may find this story highly relevant to some of our own experiences with hunger.

You get off from the endless hours of class after class daily grind and some more tuition classes when you hear a bone-chilling almost haunting sound, like that from a man-hungry haunted mansion and you soon realize that it is nothing but the sound of your stomach. You remember that in this daily grind you completely forgot to refuel your stomach and start imagining how you can indulge in some fast food to satiate your hunger.

You head off to a nearby Indie-Chinese joint with a menu of delicacies that are mostly spelt wrong and suddenly the smell of freshly cooked tandoori or Chinese food whooshes into your nostrils making you drool uncontrollably. So much so, that while ordering the food you can barely keep your bodily embarrassment in your mouth and the waiter is slyly smiling seeing your hunger. Seeing this unspoken exchange between you and the waiter you choose to get out of the situation fast and do not even ask you about the total and order as much as possible. Soon the food arrives and you pounce at it embodying a lion in his conquests. After you’re done you ask for the cheque and seeing the amount mentioned in the bill what leaves your mouth is not a satisfactory burp but an exclamatory sigh! Darn it...you know have to diet and live on bananas for the next two days to compensate for this impulsive indulgence!

Relevant right?! But fear not as we have some other convenient options other than plain old banana for snacking within budget. Here’s a list of such foods:

Go nuts for nuts:

This is an easy way to find a healthy dose of protein while not compromising the health of your pockets. To keep things interesting try a mixed bunch of nuts for some added sweetness and combination of different textures. And the best bangs for your protein buck are pistachios and almonds.

If you want to get especially adventurous then you can also try some pumpkin seeds or sunflower seeds.

You get Yogurt:

Again to save your pocket from getting hurt (rhyming unintended) you could get some yogurt which is a healthy and economical snack that is also readily available. This food has also got some recent buzz as a pop culture favourite, but it does have some valid points for staying. A snack low in sugar with a good content of protein and being a creamy delight (Greek yogurt) to be a good replacement or ice-cream makes this a weight loss staple.

Eggs for eggs-treme hunger:

Too hungry to think straight?! Do not get lured into buying that oil dripping cutlet, simply reach for the hard-boiled egg instead. They are fast filling as well as light on the pockets being around INR 5-6 only. They are also a primo protein source and are packed with healthy amino acids. The compound choline present in eggs is also known to be fat fighting.

Here were our best examples of cheap yet filling snacks that do not taste blunt, or in other words are not Oats! But jokes aside sometimes college students get really hungry and the wait to getting a healthy food when there are so many easy unhealthy options available around them is difficult. So, we recommend that you step into a quality eatery that make their foods from scratch and use fresh produce. And if you are worried about your budget, then try out a college student discount card to save on every order.