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What students are talking about today (October 26th edition)

Red Bull, Frankenstorm, Pippa, STEM & Toronto Fashion

Warning: ‘May be extremely calming’

The opposite of Red Bull, these ‘anti-energy’ drinks claim to provide instant relaxation

Non aux Jägerbombs!

France’s minister of health calls for a boycott of Red Bull, which has “no interest in energy terms, no nutritional interest, and which is dangerous in important ways.” Banned for 12 years in France, currently available in 23 other European countries, Red Bull has been available for sale in France since Tuesday. So already, countless thousands of French youth have discovered for themselves that it tastes really bad.