Helen is a second year English student at York Uni. Apart from studying, going out, co-running the ballet society and organising stuff for the JCR, she reads books constantly!

A busy lady then.

Diary entry 3: From joy to despair...
"I couldn't help thinking how things had changed in such a short space of time, from joy to despair." Helen writes about the terrorist attacks in London on July 7th 2005.

Diary entry 2: Up all night!
"I'm not usually an avid follower of politics, but by 12 midnight I was getting quite involved in watching the results come in."

Diary entry 1: Dabbling in student politics
Helen has found herself sucked into the murky world of student politics. The stairs and public appearances have taken it out of her, but has she been bitten by the bug?

Meet Helen
Find out about Helen and what else she manages to squeeze into her hectic life!

Could you be a student diarist?
If you hail from North Yorkshire or are studying in the county and think you could squeeze out a few hundred words about once a month (more if you want to!) get in touch with us by emailing northyorkshire@bbc.co.uk