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SPORT SPORT Rugby firsts open with stylish win Bill Cannon Adam Silver For latest sports results and commentry visit the inQuire website - inquirelive.co.uk in Q uire www.inquirelive.co.uk Kent’s Athletics squad en- joyed a constructive season last year as their major high- light came in the SESSA Indoor championships last November. Sophie Copping, now newly elected track captain, raced her way to a silver medal in the 200 metre final with a phe- nomenal time of 27.9 seconds. Having qualified comfort- ably in her heat, the sprinter was gifted a kind lane draw, in which to challenge for a podium finish. Finishing stronger in the lat- ter stages of the race, Copping fought her way back into con- tention and with metres to go, dipped over the line to claim Kent’s first medal of the day. The second came via high- jumper Gemma Eastman, who soared to silver with an astound- ing leap of 1.55 metres to con- firm Kent’s season intentions as serious event competitors. Other notable performanc- es were seen in the Kent Fit- ness league fixture, prior to the SESSA championships. Again, Kent put in a positive showing, with long distance runner Josh Nice completed the 5.2 mile course in an im- pressive time of 29.59 minutes, whilst team mate Oliver Kep- ple clocked an equally impres- sive time of 30.06 minutes. Further success came in the BUSA Indoors Championships in March, with all-round athlete Copping picking up two BUSA points whilst pole-vaulter Steven Walker gained 3.5 BUSA Points. The successful season was rounded off with Ex-Club Presi- dent and athletics veteran Sam Knight taking the award of a Green colours badge in recog- nition for his continued excel- lence in Sports Administration. Feel free to join any Track training sessions. They meet Monday and Wednesday at 6pm at the Invicta track. If you are interested in finding out more about the club visit the Kent athletes going strong Kent firsts opened their league campaign with a con- vincing 51-12 home win over newly promoted Essex. Ben Thomas and Ben Adubi each recorded a hat-trick of tries to ensure all three points went to the Canterbury side. The first half got off to a lively start, as Essex started brighter and had the better of the open- ing exchanges, with some fluid passing and quick recycling. However, this confident play was cut short after only eight minutes, when a rampant Tho- KENT 52 ESSEX 12 mas charged from deep through a gap in the backs and added the first of his three tries to the board, converting it in the process. This kick-started Kent into action and Essex rapidly lost their early composure, with another quick break from Tho- mas leading to an Adubi score, as he added the first of his hat-trick of tries to the tally. This double salvo caused Es- sex lots of problems, as they lost their concentration and became erratic. Combined with some tough tackling from vice-captain Martin Frampton and James Saunders, they were in real trou- ble of falling to pieces and only a loss of footing from the Kent fly- half kept the score line at 14-0. The pressure continued right through to half-time, as Thomas added another with Essex failing to put a single point on the board. The second half started in the same manner as the first, with Essex begining brightly before being silenced by a try on the 48th minute, this time from Captain Adam Ferris. This forced Essex to at- tempt to set about reviving the score line through persistent drives and rucks, which paid dividends in the 56th minute. The prop forced his way through to flop over the line for five valuable points, yet even this failed to prevent the Essex backs from being constantly out- played, out-paced and out-mus- cled by their opposite numbers. Adubi added another in re- sponse a few minutes after, latching on to a neat grubber kick to slide across the line. Despite the morale kill- ing scoreline, Essex remained determined, as good defen- sive resistance allowed for a try scoring opportunity and a chance to redeem some pride. A well-worked scrum ten metres from the try line al- lowed Essex to bundle over for a five point consolation. Yet Kent had the last say, with the wingers showing great pace; the side added another three tries before the referee brought the game to a conclusion. Kent Captain Ferris com- mented on his sides domi- nant display by stating: “Our performance was strong and a great start to the season; I hope it continues through to our next match”. They now travel to the Lon- don School of Economics next Wednesday for their second match and a chance to capital- ise on a well-deserved victory. Martin Frampton steals the ball from an Essex line-out to help give Kent the attacking advantage from the aerial challanges Adam Silver Adam Silver New regulations for accomodation Page 3 University accommodation is one of the most important aspects of a Freshers’ year, but often standards are too low. Now a NUS backed plan has brought new measures; find out what this means for you inside. Initiations - Graduate jobs - Pop Ya Cherry in Q uire www.inquirelive.co.uk October 15th 2008 Free - please take a copy County Council’s £50m in deep freeze UK local councils have £798m in failed Icelandic banks inQuire media group: your place for all the latest student news www.inquirelive.co.uk The global credit crunch has hit Kent. Kent County Council (KCC) has £50 million in three Icelan- dic banks which have either gone into public ownership, or are in receivership. KCC say no services will be “adversely affected”, but it will not have access to the mon- ey until the issues are resolved. Kent County Council released a statement saying they had 13 investments with three banks in Iceland which were in finan- cial straights. The statement ex- plained that to spread risk, money was spread across 31 institutions and in previous months it had moved money away from trou- bled institutions like Northern Rock, Alliance and Leicester, and HBOS. However, due to the fast moving nature of the problems affecting Icelandic banks, they were still deemed to be a safe investment until very recently. Paul Carter, the leader of Kent County Council said “there will be no adverse im- pact on Kent County Council services.” Kent County Council Media Officer, Kate Nowow- iecki, confirmed to inQuire that this includes student services. Carter explained the situation: “The money, a total of £50 million out of a KCC budget of £2.6 billion is deposited in three banks - Glit- nir £15 million, Landsbanki £17 million and the Heritable Bank £18 million. The Heritable Bank is domiciled in the UK.” Glitner is Sam Wylie in receivership after the Icelan- dic Financial Services Author- ity (IFSA) took over the bank, Landsbanki, the parent company of a number of banks including the popular online bank icesave, and the Heritable bank, has also been taken over by the IFSA. According to the Local Gov- ernment Association, as of 6pm on Thursday 9th October, it has reports from its member authori- ties that 108 councils have de- posited £798.95m in Icelandic Employers looking for more than degrees Graduates entering a credit crunch job market face uphill struggle for work Caroline Appichella and Jessica Looke The honeymoon is over and the UoK is buzzing with students ambling to lectures, discovering 8p noodles and venturing out to town to sample the pubs and clubs of Canterbury. Everything seems to be falling into place for the lat- est batch of newbies, but is that the case for Kent’s class of 2008? Job opportunities are tighten- ing as the credit crunch is tak- ing hold and thousands of stu- dents are finding themselves jobless, in debt and living at home. The National Union of Students estimates that mem- bers accumulate an average of £12,500 a year in debt - almost £14,000 in London - so it is not unusual for graduates to have more than £30,000 to pay back. Many undergraduates choose their courses based on the field they wish to go into when they graduate. However, in this recent economic crisis, suitable profes- sions are becoming increasingly less available. Traditionally, a graduate fresh out of university is incredibly attractive to a pro- spective employer, but as more and more firms crumble, unease is in the air for students. Even equipped with a degree, em- ployers are now turning away graduates to save on training and salaries, slowing the gradu- ate recruiting process and at times stopping it altogether. inQuire spoke to Laura Price Continued on page 3 banks, so Kent County Council is by no means alone. However, according to The Times report of 10th October, it is the high- est investor in these banks. Kent County Council is also not the only organisation that has in- vested outside of local councils; the Metropolitan police authority has £30m in Iceland’s banks, and Transport for London has £40m invested. Kent County Council said that until very recently, the advice was that these banks were a safe place for the money. Bright- on and Hove City Council how- ever said it stopped investments in Kaupthing Singer & Fried- lander a year ago because there were worries the banks of Ice- land were expanding too quickly. Kent County Council is respons- bile for services in Kent such as schools, roads, and social serivic- es. Canterbury City Council run the smaller services in this cit y and the surrounding areas includ- ing Herne Bay and Whitstable. The collapse of the Icelandic banks is the latest in a series of global shocks which began with US home loans and has con- tinued with UK banks Nothern Rock and HBOS in massive take over deals by the government and Lloyds TSB respectively. Kent County Council will be working with the British and Icelandic govenments to recover the money, they still have a £2bn budget and the front line services such as bin collection and street lighting will not be affected. inQuire asks whether local services and quality of student life will suffer following the KCC’s money loss.

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SPORTSPORT

Rugby fi rsts open with stylish win

Bill Cannon

Adam Silver

For latest sports results and commentry visit the inQuire website - inquirelive.co.uk

inQuirewww.inquirelive.co.uk

Kent’s Athletics squad en-joyed a constructive season last year as their major high-light came in the SESSA Indoor championships last November.

Sophie Copping, now newly elected track captain, raced her way to a silver medal in the 200 metre fi nal with a phe-nomenal time of 27.9 seconds.

Having qualifi ed comfort-ably in her heat, the sprinter was gifted a kind lane draw, in which to challenge for a podium fi nish.

Finishing stronger in the lat-ter stages of the race, Copping fought her way back into con-tention and with metres to go, dipped over the line to claim Kent’s fi rst medal of the day.

The second came via high-jumper Gemma Eastman, who soared to silver with an astound-ing leap of 1.55 metres to con-fi rm Kent’s season intentions as serious event competitors.

Other notable performanc-es were seen in the Kent Fit-ness league fi xture, prior to the SESSA championships.

Again, Kent put in a positive showing, with long distance runner Josh Nice completed the 5.2 mile course in an im-pressive time of 29.59 minutes, whilst team mate Oliver Kep-ple clocked an equally impres-sive time of 30.06 minutes.

Further success came in the BUSA Indoors Championships in March, with all-round athlete Copping picking up two BUSA points whilst pole-vaulter Steven Walker gained 3.5 BUSA Points.

The successful season was rounded off with Ex-Club Presi-dent and athletics veteran Sam Knight taking the award of a Green colours badge in recog-nition for his continued excel-lence in Sports Administration.

Feel free to join any Track training sessions. They meet Monday and Wednesday at 6pm at the Invicta track.

If you are interested in fi nding out more about the club visit the

Kent athletes

going strong

Kent fi rsts opened their league campaign with a con-vincing 51-12 home win over newly promoted Essex.

Ben Thomas and Ben Adubi each recorded a hat-trick of tries to ensure all three points went to the Canterbury side.

The fi rst half got off to a lively start, as Essex started brighter and had the better of the open-ing exchanges, with some fl uid passing and quick recycling.

However, this confi dent play was cut short after only eight minutes, when a rampant Tho-

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mas charged from deep through a gap in the backs and added the fi rst of his three tries to the board, converting it in the process.

This kick-started Kent into action and Essex rapidly lost their early composure, with another quick break from Tho-mas leading to an Adubi score, as he added the fi rst of his hat-trick of tries to the tally.

This double salvo caused Es-sex lots of problems, as they lost their concentration and became erratic. Combined with some tough tackling from vice-captain Martin Frampton and James Saunders, they were in real trou-ble of falling to pieces and only a loss of footing from the Kent fl y-half kept the score line at 14-0.

The pressure continued right through to half-time, as Thomas added another with Essex failing to put a single point on the board.

The second half started in the same manner as the fi rst, with Essex begining brightly before being silenced by a try on the 48th minute, this time from Captain Adam Ferris.

This forced Essex to at-tempt to set about reviving the score line through persistent drives and rucks, which paid dividends in the 56th minute.

The prop forced his way through to fl op over the line for fi ve valuable points, yet even this failed to prevent the Essex backs from being constantly out-played, out-paced and out-mus-cled by their opposite numbers.

Adubi added another in re-sponse a few minutes after, latching on to a neat grubber kick to slide across the line.

Despite the morale kill-ing scoreline, Essex remained determined, as good defen-

sive resistance allowed for a try scoring opportunity and a chance to redeem some pride.

A well-worked scrum ten metres from the try line al-lowed Essex to bundle over for a fi ve point consolation.

Yet Kent had the last say, with the wingers showing great pace; the side added another three tries before the referee brought the game to a conclusion.

Kent Captain Ferris com-mented on his sides domi-nant display by stating:

“Our performance was strong and a great start to the season; I hope it continues through to our next match”.

They now travel to the Lon-don School of Economics next Wednesday for their second match and a chance to capital-ise on a well-deserved victory.

Martin Frampton steals the ball from an Essex line-out to help give Kent the attacking advantage from the aerial challanges

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New regulations for accomodation Page 3 University accommodation is one of the most important aspects of a Freshers’ year, but often standards are too low. Now a NUS backed plan has brought new measures; fi nd out what this means for you inside.

Initiations - Graduate jobs - Pop Ya Cherry

inQuirewww.inquirelive.co.uk

October 15th 2008 Free - please take a copy

County Council’s £50m in deep freezeUK local councils have £798m in failed Icelandic banks

inQuire media

group:

your place for all

the latest student

news

www.inquirelive.co.uk

The global credit crunch has hit Kent. Kent County Council (KCC) has £50 million in three Icelan-dic banks which have either gone into public ownership, or are in receivership. KCC say no services will be “adversely affected”, but it will not have access to the mon-ey until the issues are resolved.

Kent County Council released a statement saying they had 13 investments with three banks in Iceland which were in fi nan-cial straights. The statement ex-plained that to spread risk, money was spread across 31 institutions and in previous months it had moved money away from trou-bled institutions like Northern Rock, Alliance and Leicester, and HBOS. However, due to the fast moving nature of the problems affecting Icelandic banks, they were still deemed to be a safe investment until very recently.

Paul Carter, the leader of Kent County Council said

“there will be no adverse im-pact on Kent County Council services.” Kent County Council Media Offi cer, Kate Nowow-iecki, confi rmed to inQuire that this includes student services.

Carter explained the situation: “The money, a total of £50 million out of a KCC budget of £2.6 billion is deposited in three banks - Glit-nir £15 million, Landsbanki £17 million and the Heritable Bank £18 million. The Heritable Bank is domiciled in the UK.” Glitner is

Sam Wylie

in receivership after the Icelan-dic Financial Services Author-ity (IFSA) took over the bank, Landsbanki, the parent company of a number of banks including the popular online bank icesave, and the Heritable bank, has also been taken over by the IFSA.

According to the Local Gov-ernment Association, as of 6pm on Thursday 9th October, it has reports from its member authori-ties that 108 councils have de-posited £798.95m in Icelandic

Employers looking for more than degreesGraduates entering a credit crunch job market face uphill struggle for work

p y g gp y g gCaroline Appichella and Jessica Looke

The honeymoon is over and the UoK is buzzing with students ambling to lectures, discovering 8p noodles and venturing out to town to sample the pubs and clubs of Canterbury. Everything seems

to be falling into place for the lat-est batch of newbies, but is that the case for Kent’s class of 2008?

Job opportunities are tighten-ing as the credit crunch is tak-ing hold and thousands of stu-dents are fi nding themselves jobless, in debt and living at home. The National Union of

Students estimates that mem-bers accumulate an average of £12,500 a year in debt - almost £14,000 in London - so it is not unusual for graduates to have more than £30,000 to pay back.

Many undergraduates choose their courses based on the fi eld they wish to go into when they

graduate. However, in this recent economic crisis, suitable profes-sions are becoming increasingly less available. Traditionally, a graduate fresh out of university is incredibly attractive to a pro-spective employer, but as more and more fi rms crumble, unease is in the air for students. Even

equipped with a degree, em-ployers are now turning awaygraduates to save on trainingand salaries, slowing the gradu-ate recruiting process and attimes stopping it altogether.inQuire spoke to Laura Price

Continued on page 3

banks, so Kent County Council is by no means alone. However, according to The Times report of 10th October, it is the high-est investor in these banks.

Kent County Council is also not the only organisation that has in-vested outside of local councils; the Metropolitan police authority has £30m in Iceland’s banks, and Transport for London has £40m invested. Kent County Council said that until very recently, the advice was that these banks were

a safe place for the money. Bright-on and Hove City Council how-ever said it stopped investmentsin Kaupthing Singer & Fried-lander a year ago because therewere worries the banks of Ice-land were expanding too quickly.

Kent County Council is respons-bile for services in Kent such asschools, roads, and social serivic-es. Canterbury City Council runthe smaller services in this cityand the surrounding areas includ-ing Herne Bay and Whitstable.

The collapse of the Icelandicbanks is the latest in a series ofglobal shocks which began withUS home loans and has con-tinued with UK banks NothernRock and HBOS in massive takeover deals by the governmentand Lloyds TSB respectively.

Kent County Council will beworking with the British andIcelandic govenments to recoverthe money, they still have a £2bnbudget and the front line servicessuch as bin collection and streetlighting will not be affected.

inQuire asks whether local services and quality of student life will suffer following the KCC’s money loss.

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For more news from inquire go to inquirelive.co.uk

‘Pop ya eardrum’: warnings about excessive club noise

Uncanny granny uses every nook and cranny

Augustine Lofts

Nicola Standley

News

Drugs bust in Kent lands pensioner long prison sentence

16kg of cocaine was found hidden in tims of palm oil.

A 77 year old woman has been given a 13 year prison sentence after being found smuggling large amounts of cocaine.

It is thought that the pensioner, Ambrozine Heron, was used as a cover for a major drug smuggling operation run by her daughter, Paulette Chambers, who has been sentenced with 14 years imprisonment.

In March this year, Customs Offi cers stopped the smuggler’s vehicle due to suspicion in the Port of Dover, after the couple crossed the channel from France. Sniffer dogs homed in on the cocaine and found an estimated million pounds, 16kg of the class A drug. Cocaine was concealed in 40 tins of palm oil, which were nestled in bags on the backseats of the Heron’s Nissan Pathfi nder. The car had been provided through a mobility scheme, due to a string of ailments the grandmother had accumulated over her lifetime.

The pensioner, originally from Jamaica, now lives in the West Midlands, and suffers from asthma, diabetes and hypertension.

She has made 14 other trips to Europe with her daughter since October 2007. The jury believe the pair to have smuggled drugs on these occasions also, after the prosecution told the court about

a Lloyds TSB account owned by Chambers, which had nearly £100,000 cash held in it between December 2007 and March 2008.

When questioned by the police about the drug

smuggling, Heron said, “I don’t know anything about that.”

However, Chambers admitted her part in the offense almost immediately.

Judge Adele Williams, from

Canterbury Crown Court, declared that Chambers was the “prime mover in the importation,” and that Heron was a “willing participant.”

Sentencing, she also told Her-

on, “I have no doubt your role in the car was to show respect-ability in respect of your age and health problems.” Despite a clean record, she now faces imprison-ment until her 90th birthday.

A local council report has warned that the excessive noise levels in Canterbury night clubs and pubs could be damaging the hearing of attendees and staff.

A sample of twelve venues was carried out using dosemeters to measure the average number of decibels patrons experienced.

Of the seven clubs and fi ve pubs tested, each one exceed the level of 85 decibels, which is the volume at which the Canterbury Health and Safety Executive say ‘damage can occur to the hear-ing of people regularly exposed’

However the actual noise level of 85 decibels is in real terms only the equivalent of ex-periencing city traffi c from the inside of a car, which a large number of people are also regu-larly and unavoidably exposed to.

The report explained: “Sound levels were taken from the dance fl oors in nightclubs and in other public areas. The fi gures show that people should be concerned about damage to their hearing.

Measurements from the dance fl oors rarely dropped below 94 decibels... “In many venues, people were observed shout-ing in each others’ ears to com-

municate, further increasing the level of noise in the premis-es and the individual dose.”

However despite the strict laws putting the responsibil-ity on venue owners to protect their employees’ hearing, coun-cil offi cers discovered that only two out of the twelve venues tested were aware of the laws.

The report warned: “It is now widely believed by health practitioners that prolonged exposure to levels of noise above 85 decibels can damage hearing, yet employees were being exposed to levels signifi cantly louder than this.”

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Kent seconds suff er heavy defeat in season opener

Thomas Bignal

Promotion favourites Kings Cross set standard for the league

Kent’s Rugby seconds opened their 2007-2008 season with a 55 nil defeat against league favourites Kings Cross fi rsts.

Man of the Match, Kings Cross’s captain, Jack Ross scored three tries to help his team earn a de-served win against a brave Kent.

A fresher-fuelled Kent sec-onds started boldly against a dominant opposition before conceding the fi rst try after ten minutes followed by a contro-versial second, with a suggestion of a forward pass and a knock on that the referee dismissed.

From then on, Kent crumbled under the pressure exerted upon them by Kings Cross’s charismatic

captain, who scored a truly won-derful try after 23 minutes fol-lowed by two more tries, of whom Ross was again the architect.

The most remarkable, came from an intercepted Kent throw-in which led to Kings Cross passing the ball from right to left, allowing a score in the far corner for a textbook try.

Kent ended the half encour-agingly with a couple of neat plays before their infl uential centre received an injury and had to come off which dented the home side’s confi dence.

At half time, the score was 29 nil and Kent had hardly been seen. However, the second half begun much more vibrantly as Kent, knowing that a comeback was unlikely, set themselves the task of winning the second half

They fought audaciously, im-proving their scrimmaging, pass-ing and tackling before conceding another controversial try; again a

forward pass being questioned.The brave Kent side contin-

ued to fi ght their enemy of the day, with try saving tackles thwarting the on rush of attacks.

Yet Kent slowly began to tire towards the end of the game as the seconds couldn’t prevent giving away cheap points to their opposition.

Kent fi nally lost 55 nil against an impressive Kings Cross team, who are deemed to have a very successful year, with match hero Ross comment-ing on the spirit of the game:

“I thoroughly enjoyed the game and I hope that all the other matches this season will be played in such a respectful and pleasant manner as this one.”

These sentiments were also shared by the home side with Kent’s Captain declaring:

“It was a good spirited match from the lads consid-ering we’ve only been play-

ing together for a week.”The referee further added:

“It was an enjoyable match to ref-eree. Both team**s acted within the rules of the game. I was espe-cially impressed with the losing team who, even though they were

losing by quite a bit, remained a pleasant bunch of players”.

After this week’s rather disap-pointing display, the Kent seconds will be looking to improve upon this defeat against Kings Medi-cal seconds on the 15th October.

KENT 0

KINGS CROSS 55

Kent’s defensive line is stretched again by King’s Captain Jack Ross

Table Tennis team enjoy successful maiden season

Wanheng Su

Table tennis has a rich tradi-tion dating back to the 1880s, and originated from England. It is a fast-paced sport played by two players, in a singles match, or four players, in a doubles match.

The objective of the game is to reach 11 points, according to International Table Tennis Fed-eration standards, with these points only registering once the opponent fails to return the ball. Azim Griffi th (left) winning the Table Tennis Tournament fi nal

With few rules, the game at-tracts a wide range of interest across the world, no more so than at the University of Kent. Started by a team of table tennis enthu-siasts in 2007, the society made a promising start to life at Kent.

During a maiden season that ended with a triumphant high, the team did admirably in the 2007 BUSA Table Tennis Cham-pionship held in Nottingham.

Several players made it past the initial rounds of the intensely competitive tournament par-

ticipated by over 200 European and domestic circuit players.

In particular, Azim Grif-fi th, who on receiving a sports scholarship from the Univer-sity, made it all the way to the quarterfi nals, defeating top ranking players in the process.

This was coupled by two other high performers, who played ex-tremely well throughout the tour-nament, underlining the abun-dance of talent Kent possesses.

The Table Tennis Club President, Dave Jablonka, commented on the squad’s achievements by stating:

“We did really well at the cham-pionship, beating well established teams ranked a lot higher than us.”

“I think the experience will be invaluable to us this coming year.”

Competition for places this year is fi erce, with the club presi-dent claiming to have several top ranking players from China, Bar-bados, France and Britain. To accommodate the vast amount of talent, the club will hold continu-ous internal trials to select teams to play against other Universities.

Inspired by last year’s success at the Nottingham championship,

the club has set high ambitions for this coming year by stating:

“We are defi nitely in a com-petitive league but we’re aim-ing for a second or third fi nish in our group and top ten over-all! It’s going to be insanely dif-fi cult but I think we can do it!”

The team can look forward to a diffi cult away trip to London, where they face King’s College Men’s fi rst team in their next match.

UoK Table Tennis Club is open to new members regardless of skill level, especially newcom-ers to the game who want an intense and fast paced work-out. The club currently have practice sessions on Fridays 7-9pm in the Sports Centre.

To lend your support to the team or if you want further infor-mation regarding table tennis at UoK, contact: [email protected]

Kent’s Table Tennis soceity enjoyed a successful fi rst season last year

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An introduction to fencing at the Univeristy of Kent

Vicki Phippen

Fencing is a sport that many people don’t know much about. In this introduction I will give you an idea of the basics, in-cluding weapons, how they are used, and some of the rules.

The fi rst weapon is foil. This is

the one that all beginners use at Kent. Foil is a point weapon, by which you can only score points by fully pressing the end of the foil on your opponent. To score a point you have to hit the tar-get area, in foil this is the torso and is made visible by the use of a metal jacket called a lamé.

Epée is another point weap-

on, but is longer and stronger than the foil. There are a cou-ple of other differences between foil and épée. Both opponents can score at the same time and the target area is the whole body. No lamé is used for épée.

The third weapon is sabre and is a cutting weapon. The idea is that you cut your opponent whereas the other two are stab-bing weapons. The target area for sabre is the torso, arms and head. To register a point the sa-bre must touch the lamé that is worn; these cover the torso and arms, and a metal mask.

Abiding the rules and safety pre-cautions set out when participat-ing in fencing is crucial to the suc-cess and reputation of the sport.

While fencing, it is imperative that you wear the correct kit, the most important piece is the face protective mask. Moving down the body, there is the jacket and under that there is a plastron. A plastron is a type of half shirt

worn to protect the most exposed part of your torso, whilst women also wear a chest protector under this piece of protective clothing.

On your sword hand you wear a glove and then you have breeches, which are white and fi nish just below the knee. Be-ginners don’t need these, but if you wish to fence on the electric boxes the British Fencing Asso-ciation states you must wear such clothing. After all those other items, you also need socks to the knee and fencing shoes, or the more popular footwear, trainers.

For those who break the rules, there are penalties similar to those in other sports. There is a card system and warnings from the judge. The cards are yellow, red, and black. Yellow is for minor infringements and black is for serious offences. It is also possible to be disquali-fi ed from matches or competi-tions for breaking rules regard-ing behaviour or equipment.

Club President Aidan Black commented upon the club’s aspirations ahead of the new season by stating:

“I am very positive about this year for fencing as we have several experienced fencers.

The main target will be to see the women’s team keeping their place in the Premiere League and also the promotion of the men’s team.”

If you want more informa-tion on training sessions and general fencing enquiries, con-tact Aidan at [email protected]’s fencing team look to improve upon their successful season last year

Essential fencing kit for competing

Obeying fencing etiquette and safety guidelines are critical to success

Interviews with Mike Hughes and Stephen Prosser

Stephen is in his third year of a History undergraduate degree.

How long have you been run-ning for the Athletics club?

I have been running with the Athletics Club for two years now,

and would like to think of myself as a very dedicated individual.

What do you consider your greatest accomplishment with the team so far?

I have recently taken on the re-sponsibilities of President, so I am now in charge of advertis-ing the team and recruitment. I want to carry on where last year’s President Sam Knight left off.

I also run sprints for the track and fi eld team and help or-ganize the sprint training.

Why do you run?

I run for many reasons – the com-petitive aspect is one of the main reasons, along with the fi tness and fun that comes with sprinting.

The club is also very social and is a great way of meeting new peo-ple who share the same athletic interest as yourself.

How are you planning to im-prove the team from last year?

This season I have set out to better the team by helping the veterans from last season to improve, helping to increase interest in the sport, and build-ing a bigger team this season.

What are your outlooks for the season?

I plan to improve the base team that we already have and at-tempt to try and score as many points as possibly at BUCS.

I would also like to increase the numbers at the Athletics squad and extend the welcome to anyone who enjoys running, no matter what level of fi tness you are, all are welcome and will be made a part of the team.

Do you have any personal goals for the season?

I have set quick times in the past, by my main goal for this year is to improve my per-sonal record to a 10.5 second race, which will qualify me for the Commonwealth Games.

Mike is in his third year of Postgraduate study, where he is studying Physics.

How long have you been run-ning for the Athletics club?

I have been a part of the Ath-letics club for a year and a half now and I mainly focus on cross-country running.

Why do you run?

I run not only for the fun and scen-ery gained on the trails, but also for the feeling I get after every run.

What do you consider your greatest accomplishment with the team so far?

I feel that my best accomplishment with the team thus far has been in the captain aspect, where I have helped to establish the running club and build a stronger team.

What training do you plan to have your team do?

For this season, I have fi ve runnng sessions a week, with two days concentrating on speed work and the other three will be steady endurance runs.

What are your goals as Captain for the season?

I want to make this years squad as strong as it was last year.

Therefore my goals for the team are to build full men’s and women’s squads for the BUCS.

If you are interested in joining the Athletics Club contact Stephen via e-mail at [email protected]

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News 3

Credit crunch hits graduate job marketinQuire investigates how easy it is to fi nd jobs after gaining a degree.

NUS succeeds in fi ght to bring in regulations to make uni rooms betterHannah Lomas

Universities will be submitting star ratings for accommodation

Caroline Appichella and Jessica Looke

University Accommodation code to improve standards

from Canterbury about how she coped with the post academic panic.

Price is attempting to get into teaching market and said that in the various career meet-ings the University gave, she was supplied with relevant con-tacts. However, because com-petition for teaching is so high she is still unemployed and liv-ing with her husband nearby.

Laura spoke of her disap-pointment and apprehension at being out of work despite having spent years complet-ing her degree and PGCE.

Richard Wainwright, the CBI’s head of education and skills pol-icy, said: “Just having a good de-gree isn’t good enough anymore. Clearly the job market is going to get more competitive. Graduates now need the skills that employ-ers value, such as team-working, problem-solving, customer serv-ice and a positive attitude. Young people who go into the workplace thinking the world owes them a living aren’t going to do well.” On hearing Wainwright’s com-ment, Florence Peters, a UoK

versity or are not earning enough to pay any back. Graduates must pay nine per cent of their earnings once earning more than £15,000 until their loan is cleared.

Another graduate, 26, realised when she began working as a re-ceptionist earning £15,000 that all her hours “were spent doing

graduate, said: “Of course it’s hard to fi nd a job after university and there is a phenomenal amount of debt, but you have to be proactive when it comes to your degree and your future. Work hard and keep a good attitude because nothing in life is free.” Florence started job hunting in August of this year

straight after graduating. Endless applications and three interviews later she is working as a trainee administration assistant in town.

The Student Loans Company is owed £22 billion with only 1.7 mil-lion graduates who have started to repay their loans and another one million who are still at uni-

admin and getting shouted at by staff - so I quit. It defi nitely wasn’t worth 15k. I think it’s bet-ter for a graduate to do part-time work in the area they want to work in. That will increase their chances of a better job later on.”

For many students, mov-ing back in with their parents is the cheapest option. Students are weighed down with copious amounts of debt after complet-ing their years at university, but this might have been of little worry to students who assume that they will get well paid jobs straight after the completion of their course. And is that not the part of what this institution is about? As The Times’ Nicola Walcock has recently expressed: “Tens of thousands have been borrowed by students on the as-sumption that they will walk into well paid jobs, but many will have also borrowed more than £10,000 in living costs to sup-port themselves while studying.”

Future graduates will have to work hard, now the economy is struggling, to fi nd the jobs for which they entered uni-versity to get. As Wainwright said, the ‘soft skills’ will be now be the ones in demand.

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Current Kent residents will be well aware of the condition of student accommodation. It may be great, or below the standard expected, but thanks to the ef-forts of the NUS, a new version of the “Accommodation Code” was launched on 24th July 2008 by the Accreditation Network UK (ANUK) and Unipol Student Homes, and was this month ap-proved by the Government.

The hope is that standards of student accommodation will be improved and maintained effec-tively, and for students (both cur-rent and prospective) to become more aware of what they should be anticipating and how to pro-ceed if these standards aren’t met.

The review of the original code (which at the time was only con-cerned with private providers),

is seen as purely a refi nement, and is based on experience that has been mainly successful. It aims to erase weaknesses of the previous code, and to build on its strengths; for instance, the “self assessment and verifi cation” procedures are to be developed through a scheme that trains a nominated member of staff from each of the institutions involved, which will then allow them to enforce the code and will also enable peer-to-peer reviews based on confi dential reports.

The focus is on management performance, hopefully ensur-ing that there will be a steady and continuous improvement of facilities. The overall effect of the revised code is intended to be more relevant to universi-ties and colleges by consider-ing their ‘personal identities’; this is opposed to the previous code which is noted as having

failed to recognise the cultures of higher education institutions.

A proposed future develop-ment (planned to become active later this year) is going to be the introduction of a ‘star rating’ sys-tem, which will be based on the provision of a variety of features including security. This system will be a signifi cant selling point for students (and their parents) when deciding where to study; in effect, encouraging universi-ties to become more competitive in trying to improve these as-sets in order to make themselves more appealing, and thus to en-rol a larger number of people.

The NUS is credited with be-ing largely infl uential in these amendments, as they belong to both the ANUK/Unipol and UUK boards of managements, yet their primary concern is the welfare of students. Their years of fi ght-ing for these standards was ini-

tiated by stories of infestations and students left homeless be-cause building work was delayed.

Students fi nding the standards of their accommodation not ade-quate should fi rst make sure what the standards are set at – your accommodation manager is re-

quired to inform you of this - but if this is not satisfactory, a visit to Kent Union is necessary where routine complaint procedure should be followed. If this is not successful, students should con-tact the NUS, who should be able to resolve the issue effectively.

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Sports Fixture table - University of Kent

Mens Badminton 1

Mens Badminton 2

Womens Badminton

Mens Basketball

Womens Basketball

15th Ocotber 22nd October 29th October 5th November

St Barts & London 1st A

Middlesex Men’s, 1st H

Mens Fencing

Womens Fencing

Mens Football 1

Mens Football 2

Mens Football 3

Womens Football

Golf

Mens Hockey 1

Mens Hockey 2

Mens Hockey 3

Womens Hockey 1

Womens Hockey 2

Netball 1

Netball 2

Netball 3

Mens Rugby 1

Mens Rugby 2

Mens Rugby 3

Mens Rugby 4

Womens Rugby

Mens Table Tennis

Womens Tennis 1

Womens Tennis 2

Mens Volleyball

Womens Volleyball

Womens Squash

Mens Tennis 2

Mens Tennis 1

Mens Squash

Royal Holloway Women’s, 1st H

Canterbury Christ Church 1st A

UCL Women’s 1st, A

London Men’s 2nd, A

Imperial Women’s 1st, A

Hertfordshire Men’s 1st, A

King’s Medical Men’s 1st, H

Imperial Medicals Men’s 1st, H

Sussex Women’s 1st, H

Brighton 1st, H

Roehampton Men’s 1st, H

Royal Free Men’s 1st, H

Canterbury Christ Church 2nd, A

Hertfordshire Women’s 1st, A

Essex Men’s 1st, H

King’s Medical Men’s 1st, A

King’s Medical Women’s 1st, A

Kingston Men’s 2nd, H

Goldsmiths Women’s 1st, H

Hertfordshire Men’s 1st, H

Oxford Women’s 1st, H

Reading Men’s 1st, H

St Bart’s & London Men’s 1st, A

Canterbury Christ Church 5th, A

Brighton Women’s 2nd, A

Reading 1st, A

St Mary’s Men’s 1st A

Greenwich Men’s 1st, A

East London Men’s 1st, H

St Bart’s & London 1st, H

Royal Vetinary Women’s 2nd, H

Chichester 1st, A

Buckinghamshire Chilterns 1st A

UCL 2nd, A

LSE Men’s 1st, A

King’s Medical Men’s 2nd, A

Greenwich Men’s 1st, A

London Metropolitan Men’s 1st, A

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Queen Mary Men’s 2nd, H

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Kings Men’s 1st A

Royal Veterinary Women’s 1st, A

SOAS Women’s 1st, H

Imperial Men’s 1st H

UCL Women’s 1st, H

UCL Women’s 2nd, A

Imperial Medicals 1st, H

Portsmouth 3rd, H

Essex 2nd, H

Middlesex Men’s 1st, H

Queen Mary Men’s, 1st, H

Essex Men’s 2nd, H

UCL Men’s 3rd, A

Brighton Women’s 1st, A

Kings Men’s 2nd, A

London Metropolitan Men’s 3rd, H

Essex Men’s 1st A

Kent Women’s 2nd, H

Kent Women’s 1st, A

Reading Men’s 1st H

Imperial Women’s 1st, A

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City Men’s 1st BUCS Cup

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Bristol Women’s 1st, H

St Mary’s Men’s 1st, A

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Essex Men’s 7th BUCS Cup

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Buckinghamshire New Uni 2nd, A

Brighton Men’s 1st, H

Imperial Medic’s 1st BUCS Cup

Brunel 3rd BUCS Cup H

Surrey 1st BUCS Cup H

Queen Mary Men’s 2nd, A

City Men’s 1st, A

Royal Free Women’s 1st, H

Imperial Men’s 1st, H

London South Bank 1st, A

Essex Men’s 1st, A

Cambridge Women’s 1st, A

Chichester Men’s 1st, H

Queen Mary Men’s 1st, H

Essex Men’s 4th, A

Canterbury Christ Church1st, A

Royal Holloway 1st, H

St George’s Men’s 1st, H

UCL Men’s 2nd, H

Queen Mary Men’s 1st, H

Canterbury Christ Church 1st, A

Greenwich Women’s 1st, H

Brighton 1st, A

Roehampton 1st, A

St George’s 2nd, H

St Bart’s & London Men’s 1st, A

London South Bank Men’s 1st, H

Canterbury Christ Church 2nd, A

Westminister Men’s 1st, H

UCL Women’s 1st, A

City Men’s 1st, A

Middlesex Men’s 1st, A

Portsmouth Mens 1st H

UCL Women’s 1st, A

Middlesex Women’s 1st, H

UCL Mens 1st H

Sussex Women’s 1st, A

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Brunel 2nd, H

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Imperial Medics 3rd BUCS Cup

St Georges Men’s 2 BUCS Cup H

Imperial Men’s 4th BUCS Cup H

Greenwich Men’s 1 BUCS Cup H

Surrey Men’s 1st BUCS Cup H

Canterbury Christ Church 1st, H

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Essex Men’s 1st A

Reading Women’s 1st, H

Imperial Men’s 1st, H

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Surrey Men’s 1st, A

Royal Free Women’s 1st, H

Sussex Men’s 1st, H

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UCL Men’s 1st, H

Buckinghamshire Chilterns 1st, A

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Highlights

Oct 18th-19th: ‘Wall.E’ (PG): “Part family adventure and part classic silent comedy with all the jaw-dropping visuals we have come to expect from a Pixar fi lm.”

Oct 20th: ‘Donkey Punch’ (18): “Oliver Blackburn’s fi lm debut is not your typical horror fi lm in that it doesn’t have a typical setting and it shatters conventions of the genre.”

Oct 24-30th: ‘Brideshead Revisted’ (12A): “An evocative and poignant story of forbidden love and the loss of innocence.” Based on the novel by Evelyn Waugh.

For more information, full listings or booking please call 01227 769075 or visit www.kent.ac.uk/gulbenkian.

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go to the Lighthouse earlier to ensure you don’t miss out on one

of best Venue nights of the year.

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For more information, full listings or booking please call 01227 769075 or visit www.kent.ac.uk/gulbenkian.

Highlights

Oct 17th: ‘Kasai Masai and Atongo Zimba’: “Experience the sound of Congo villages with a fresh-twist and afro fusion in a unique double bill”, 7.45pm, £13.

Oct 23rd: ‘The Ian McMillan Orchestra’: “Tunes that range from the disturbing to the unashamedly sentimental” (The Guardian), 7.45pm, £12.50 or £10 for students.

Oct 25th: ‘Ed Byrne’: “His wit won deafening cheers and feet stomping” (The Guardian), 2nd show at 10.30pm, £14.

For the third consecutive year Pendulum return to the ‘Big V’ to play yet another one of their trade-mark DJ sets for a UoK crowd, and, if the 2007 night was any-thing to go by, it will be another unforgettable evening too. In one of the most packed out shows the Venue has ever seen, last year the DJs played a huge back catalogue of Pendulum’s hits, including the likes of “Slam”, “Tarantula” and the mind-blowing “Voodoo Peo-ple” remix, and more of the same can be expected when they fi ll the DJ booth on Friday 24th October.

Originally from Perth, Aus-tralia, the band, which varies in size depending on the set, have played gigs all over the world to a widespread and gigantic fan base.

In 2004 they released their debut album, “Hold Your Col-our”, which set the standard for mainstream Drum ‘n’ Bass and Electro music for the next few years. Earlier this year their fol-low up album, “In Silico”, hit the shelves. Controversy sur-rounds the new album due to Pendulum’s dramatic change in musical genre. Whilst still main-taining many of the drum beats,

rhythms and synthesised sounds they are so famous for, the band decided to include much more traditional Rock and Metal sounds, as well as adding more vocals and a seemingly main-stream structure to their music.

While this has made Pendulum more widely known to most of the music-loving population, some of the original followers from their Drum ‘n’ Bass roots have caused quite a stir, claiming the band has sold out and lost its identity.

Harsh claims they may be but, musically, many feel Pendulum have developed into and created something quite extraordinary. The fi rst single from the new al-bum, “Propane Nightmares”, is

a prime example of this Rave, Rock, and Drum ‘n’ Bass mix. Featuring one of the most memo-rable ‘mash up’ melodies of the year, the song is bound to get a warm welcome on the night.

Due to their ever increasing popularity be prepared to be packed in tight though, as last year’s event was hot, loud and merciless. If anyone has ever been to a festival, Pendulum’s set is a familiar experience.

One sour note is the price: at £8 per person the tickets aren’t cheap, but, on the evidence of years gone by, the night still promises to be money well spent. The Venue’s doors open at 10pm but students are recommeded to

This October, the Gulbenkian Theatre opens its doors to a

burst of cutting edge musical talent, in the form of esteemed human beatbox choir Shlo-mo and The Vocal Orchestra.

Shlomo’s career began at Lon-

don’s contemporary Southbank Centre, at which he is now artist in residence. His transition into mainstream music was marked by his television debut on the Jools Holland Show in Novem-ber 2007. More recently, Shlomo has enjoyed a triumphant sum-mer festival run, mesmerising audiences at Glastonbury and the Bestival with his experi-mental style. So with an ever increasing fan-base, Shlomo is really an artist to look out for.

Defi ning the style of an artist whose aim is to ‘redefi ne music as we know it’ is diffi cult. Shlo-mo’s base sound is sharp and soulful, whilst his sound-effect blares are reminiscent of electro or house music. This produces an abstract, but undeniably ur-

Pendulum swing back into UoK territory

ban sound. Shlomo challenges music conventions by exercis-ing his fervour for the female acoustic voice. He commonly collaborates with songbirds from the indie/pop scene, having previously worked with inter-national artist Bjork, folk song-stress Martha Wainwright and British sensation KT Tunstall.

However, this guy is by no means a one trick pony. This au-tumn, Shlomo reunites with the acclaimed Vocal Orchestra, the UK’s fi rst human beatbox choir, on a new tour. The thought of an 8-piece A’cappella choir, directed by a lively Yorkshireman beat-boxer, may spell havoc for some. However, far from being chaotic, the performance is absolutely outstanding: Shlomo and The Vo-

cal Orchestra are charged with an emotion that spells the begin-ning of something really special for British contemporary music.

The touring choir, whose ap-pearance at the Gulbenkian is part of the Canterbury Festival, perform a single set on Mon-day 20th October, at 7.45pm. Tickets are £14 for the gen-eral public or £12 for students.

Shlomo and the Vocal OrchestraTh e Gulbenkian plays host to music through unconventional means

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Initiations under attack againNews 5

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Laura Dornan

As the new university year starts, thousands of freshers throughout the country are joining sports club hoping to meet new people, share the same interests, and have fun.

The fi rst social of the year often includes an initiation task for new members. This task is supposed to be fun for both new and previous members and to bond the clubto-gether. However, these initiation tasks have caused controversy this month due to some initia-tions including activities deemed dangerous, illegal, and potential-ly harmful to their participants.

The initiation ceremony in the news involves the rugby team at the University of Glouces-tershire. Rugby initiations are known among students to be the toughest, involving much drink-ing, nudity and general degra-dation. A video of the students of Gloucestershire has emerged showing new members following a Nazi-style dressed student. The video, just over a minute long, shows students with carrier bags over their head, walking in a sin-

gle fi le line down a road, drink-ing and vomiting. When asked

his opinion on this, a second year Kent student replied ‘They (the

club offi cers) abused their posi-tion by forcing freshers to follow

their orders in a sadistic style’.A source from a London Uni-

versity tells of his fl atmates ex-perience of a rugby initiation thisyear. He had to run about threemiles in his underwear whilst be-ing whipped by the club offi cers.After this, the new members hadto drink a concoction of alcohol,tabasco sauce and cod liver oil.

The National Union of Stu-dents is fi ghting for a ban oninitiations and many peo-ple are supporting this plea.

The reports have not only af-fected students but also the par-ents of students. A Kent dramastudent said ‘My mum was al-ready worried about me leavinghome and after hearing aboutthe rugby initiations in Glouces-tershire she was quite reluctantfor me to join the tennis team’.

It seems one incident hasthrown up a lot of opinionsand may put innocent initia-tions of other clubs in jeopady.However, it is clear somethingneeds to be done to ensure thatstudents are not humiliated forjoining something they enjoy.

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A recent BBC investigation into initiation ceremonies at theUniversity of Gloucestershire has once again sparked de-bate over whether these type of initiation ceremonies should be allowed to take place.

They are traditionally asso-ciated with sports teams, such as rugby or hockey, and involve senior team members invent-ing trials and challenges that prospective members have to undertake. The details of these ceremonies are traditionally kept secret, and vary from year to year, but often involve exces-sive drinking and controversial – often bizarre – challenges.

“Initiations help form bonds between new and

old members”

There is video evidence that at least one student at Gloucester-shire dressed up a Nazi uniform, and new students were made to put paper bags on their heads and encouraged drink excessive

volumes of alcohol (according to the BBC report). Gloucester uni-versity is currently investigat-ing the incident, which occurred off campus, in order to fl out the University’s on campus initiation ceremony ban. But have initiation ceremonies gone too far? Or do they just seem more controversial in an age of political correctness and increased media coverage?

On the one hand, the initia-tions help form bonds between

Lara Hammond

new and old members of the team, which makes it easier for new students to settle in, and leads to a greater sense of team spirit. However, it has beensuggested that the knowledge of these ceremonies can put pro-spective members off joining, as they fear being humiliated or un-able to complete the tasks. Some of the practices could also be considered bullying as students are humiliated and embarrassed.

Initiation ceremonies are part of far reaching traditions, both in universities and other areas, such as the army, police force and some rescue services like lifeguards. Should these historical tradi-tions be disregarded? The NUS believe so, and support a com-plete ban of initiation ceremonies throughout the UK’s universities.

An NUS spokesman said: “We take this issue extremely seri-ously and strongly encourage all students’ unions to ban these dangerous and reckless ceremo-nies.” The British Medical Asso-ciation also warns of the risks as-sociated with these ceremonies.

“The University of Staf-fordshire and the Univer-sity of Southampton have

banned such practices”

It has been reported that at least 3 student deaths in the UK have occurred after initiation ceremonies, and the example of a student at the University of Exeter who died due to exces-sive drinking, led to the uni-versity enforcing a ban on any initiation ceremonies, with a £500 fi ne for any club which

Last orders for initiations ceremonies? inQuire investigates whether its time to ban university ritual

performs initiation ceremonies.Other Universities, such as the

University of Staffordshire and the University of Southampton have also banned such practices. However, it could be the case that banning the ceremonies would only lead them to become more secretive and possibly more dangerous for students involved. They also claim that students benefi t from and enjoy most as-pects of the ceremonies, and pro-pose that it would be better toplace restrictions on them, there-fore still allowing new members to feel part of the team, and part of a University tradition.

What do you think of ini-tiation ceremonies? Are they helpful to form bonds in sports team, or do they force people to do things they don’t want to do? Email [email protected]

with your thoughts.

Who would have thought it? Iceland, the small island north of Scotland, probably best known for the supermarket of the same name has banks stuffed with money from Kent County council, the Cats Protec-tion League, West Ham Foot-ball club and Jane Norman.

At time of writing, three of Ice-land’s banks: Kaupthing, Lands-banki and Glitnir are either nationalised or in receivership and this country and Iceland are working to recover the debt.

“At fi rst it was the US home loans and we looked over the pond and said oh

poor them”

The ‘credit crunch’ story seems to change every day. At fi rst it was US home loans that were the

Supermassive black holeIs there another way out of the current economic slowdown?

Sam Wylie

problem and we looked over the pond and said, “oh poor them”, then the crunch came to this part of the globe and Northern Rock was nationalised by the British Government. HBOS was taken

over by Lloyds TSB. And then over to the US the story shifted again; a $700bn plan to “rescue” the banks was formed, but when the US house of Representatives said “no” to the plan, stock mar-

Will the economic slowdown be solved by borrowing more money?

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kets across the world plummeted.

“The investors are now in the middle east; Dubai,

and the United Arab Emirites ”

And now Kent County Council release information that they put money in to three of these banks and now do not have access to it as the banks are in deep trouble.

However, there is a wider question here. The problem be-gan with debt. And according to world leaders, the problem ends with debt. This seems like an alcoholic who says if he has a drink, his headache will go away. Why does the world seem to need to borrow all this money?

It was the case after World War Two when America lent the bombed out European coun-tries money, and now it is the same but with another part of

the world. The investers are now in the middle east; Dubai, and United Arab Emirites. So the problem is not a new one.

Only spend what you have. It is what parents tell their chil-dren, and it should be what the world tells itself now.

Th e credit crunch has aff ected food

prices too:

Milk UP: 13.5%Eggs UP: 33.3%

Cheese UP: 15.8%Bread UP: 13%Fruit UP: 7.3%

source: ONS

see www.inquirelive.co.uk

for more news

19Enter tainment

Olivia Timeyin and Vanessa Thompson

Nick Gill

Pop Ya Cherry has always been a popular night out for UoK students in Canterbury, attract-ing hoards of sports teams, their supporters and all those who want to start the new week with a bang.

Normally students are lured to Monday nights through the promise of celebrity appearances, with Jennifer Metcalfe, who plays Mercedes in Hollyoaks, recently making an appearance on 6th October. But with fresh changes to the clubbing scene in Canter-bury, such as the redevelopment of Chill nightclub in place of Chi-cago’s, there has been pressure to up the ante in the services pro-vided to students on nights out.

The Works, offi cially named Baa Bars Nightclub, has cer-

tainly taken notice and, in a bid to retain customers as well as gain new ones, has implement-ed changes to both the second and top fl oor of the nightclub.

Admittedly the changes made to the top fl oor are far less no-

ticeable than those to the sec-ond fl oor, but there still has been an improvement to the seating area, and those who knew the old PYC nights have assured us that the changes are for the better.

Such reservations cannot be

said about the second fl oor, as it is clear the club have poured vast amounts of cash into its refurbishment. The dark and grimy interior that students had become accustomed to on nights out at The Works has now been transformed into a shadow of some celestial haven. Jonathan Sawyer, a third year at UoK, commented that “there is a lot of space now, the lighting makes the place look less tacky, mak-ing the night more enjoyable.”

Another upgrade is the air con-ditioning, praised by many who were used to dancing the night away amidst a sea of sweaty bod-ies and leaving the club rather hot and bothered; fortunately this is now all but a distant memory.

On the whole, the second fl oor has been given a more expensive feel and you can now dance un-derneath the strobe effects that mirror the night’s sky, or stand at

the bar and get lost in the chang-ing lights behind it. The differ-ence is there for all to see andone second year student told in-Quire: “Pop Ya Cherry in Fresh-er’s week was really good and oneof the best nights I’ve had so far.”

Although the night still maynot be to everyone’s taste, it at-tracts a large crowd of studentslooking for a good time, with thechanges made to The Works cre-ating an ambience and a morerelaxed atmosphere that hasoften been absent in the past.

Whatever your opinion of thenightclub, you would be hardpushed to fi nd anyone who hadbeen both before and after thesecond fl oor’s reincarnation andhave anything but praise for it.

The entrance fee is around £5and with drinks promos such asa Fosters for £1.80, a PYC nightout represents a perfect way tospend your Monday evenings.

PYC at Th e Works starting to bear fruit

As my friend and I were ushered into the theatre just as the fi rst few soulful notes sounded – yes we were late and not in a fashion-able way either – I was struck by a cluster of faces all much older in appearance than my own youth-ful mug. Admittedly there were a few teenagers with their parents, but two students by themselves was clearly a rare commodity.

This hardly comes as a surprise considering when The Commit-ments fi lm graced the UK’s cin-ema screens in 1991, I was three years old. But here they were, under the title of ‘Stars from The Commitments’, performing at Canterbury’s Marlowe Theatre: and I will happily admit I was just as excited about it as anyone else.

For those not familiar with the award-winning movie, it follows the lives of a manager who is de-termined to create a new Irish soul band that, despite much squab-bling and swearing amongst its members, takes Dublin by storm.

Stars from The Commitments came as a product of this success as fans were eager to hear the

songs that provided the brilliant soundtrack to the fi lm in a live context. Speaking to the drum-mer Dick Massey (who played Billy ‘The Animal’ Mooney) be-fore the show, he made the infl u-ence the fans had on their deci-sion to form a band clear for all to see: “Everywhere we went people would ask us when we were going to play a live show. We would ex-plain to them that The Commit-ments was only a fi ctional band and we didn’t play live shows.”

That, as they say, is history now and Dick, along with gui-tarist Ken McCluskey (or Derek ‘The Meatman’ Scully), pro-vide representation from the fi lm and are supplemented by three vocalists and four musi-cians, all who reside in Dub-lin, and together make up The Stars from The Commitments.

Initially the Canterbury crowd packed inside the Marlowe was somewhat reserved – or seated to be more precise - and it was down to the trio of singers, Joe Walsh, Karen Coleman and Claire Malone, to get both our souls and our ‘soles’ dancing to the beat. The ‘compulsory’ stand-ing for one song began to ward

off any niggling inhibitions and before the interval my friend and I had joined a brave sprinkling of dancers by remaining unseat-ed for an entire song, or three.

Even with that said, the money exchanged with bar staff seemed to do the trick for most and as hits including “Mustang Sally”, “Take Me to the River” and “Des-tination: Anywhere” rang out, the crowd began to sing and dance along and a real party atmosphere began to enshroud the theatre.

Walsh’s voice was strong, as is to be expected of a front man of a nine-strong band, and at times his roots in opera music were there for all to see as each note seemed to hit the back of the venue time and time again. Sometimes it was perhaps too overpowering but that in itself must be seen as a compliment to the man.

Similarly, both Coleman and Malone more than held their own and renditions of “I Can’t Stand the Rain” and “Chain of Fools” went down just as well as any alcoholic beverage had during the break.

Massey’s drum solo was mas-terful and provides proof aplen-ty that 17 years in the business hasn’t taken anything out of him;

McCluskey, like-wise, put togeth-er many intricate guitar solos and the band as a unit were tight and together from beginning till end. The highlight had to be “Try A Little Tenderness”, the slow build up combining with a sud-den burst of Dublin soul at the end that got everyone singing, concluding the show to rapturous applause – with cries of “we want more” getting the desired encore.

In short, The Stars From The

Th e Review: Stars from Th e CommitmentsCommitments, whether you’refamiliar with the fi lm or not,are well worth a look and repre-sent a real fun-fi lled evening foreveryone, no matter your age.

For those that missed out thistime around, the band will beplaying at the Leas Cliff Hallin Folkestone on 31st Janu-ary 2009 and there have beenwhispers of a possible returnto Canterbury sometime in thefuture – so watch this space.

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Entertainment 18

Top events of the month... for more check out: www.inquirelive.co.uk

Kim Goodacre

Festival Fringe

Laura Madewell

The Rap-Poet Baba Brinkman

The Canterbury Festival is now well underway but if ticket prices have been keeping you away so far, fear not, as even students on a tight budget should be able to afford the youth-orientated Festival Fringe.

Held in some of the trendiest venues Canterbury has to offer, including Alberry’s Bar and the Orange Street Music Club, Festi-val Fringe takes place from 18th–25th October, and with each event costing just £5 a ticket, there’s no excuse to miss out.

Westgate Hall starts things off with a drum roll, a few acoustic guitars and a trumpet, playing host to Fringe LIVE on Satur-day 18th from 8pm and supply-ing fi ve brilliant music acts all in one night. First up is Seven

Story Down, an Indie band that hail from Tunbridge Wells and crashed into the UK Indie

charts in 2006 with their debut single ‘Radio Song’. Richard J Lewis then steps up to the mic,

be back performing at the place where it all began six years ago, said: “We go back to the root of Shakespeare’s plays: perform-ing to the masses, using lots of clowning and contemporary references which is how it was intended in the 16th century.”

Caitlyn also pointed out that it really is Shakespeare with a dif-ference: “We really throw away the rulebook. We get the audi-ence involved in the show, ask for suggestions and as a result a whole scene can be infl uenced and improvised on their pro-posal. Whether you love Shake-speare or hate it, you’ll love this.” The Pantaloons will be back in Canterbury at 8pm on Wednesday 22nd in Bramley’s Bar, just off the main high-street.

Finishing off the entertainment packed week on Saturday 25th is the Furthur Fringe Cabaret at Orange Street Music Club, offer-ing stand-up comedy, live music and their trademark visuals and lightshow from 8.30pm till late.

For more events that you won’t want to miss look no further than this edition of inQuire, or visit www.canterburyfestival.co.uk.

Canterbury on the ‘Brink’ of two nights to remember

Having fi rst heard some of Baba Brinkman’s work from an en-thusiastic seminar leader in my fi rst year at the University of Kent, I was under the im-pression that he was simply a teacher attempting to relate medieval literature to students in a ‘hip’ and ‘with it’ fashion.

However, with further in-vestigation I found that much of the work Brinkman produces is more anarchic than didactic.

Rap-Poems such as “Bounce” and “Mine the Gap” focus on the cor-rupt politicians in America, the war in Afghanistan and the gen-eral arrogance and ignorance of the American citizens. “Mine the Gap” talks about the atmosphere of paranoia and prejudice on the London underground, and our readiness to persecute those of a different religious class; which ultimately prevents the Canadi-an rapper from hooking up with some “feline” he intended to meet.

Despite Brinkman’s political edge, the self confessed “Geoffrey

Chaucer of Hip-Hop” does indeed have an M.A. in Medieval and Renaissance English Literature, and this year will be performing ‘The Rap Canterbury Tales’ dur-ing the main Canterbury Festival. He has toured his one man show, based on Chaucer’s original sto-ries, in seven cities around the world, bringing his unique and innovative take on the medieval version to the masses. His ener-getic and crowd pumping per-formance style does not in any way associate to his Indian name, Baba, meaning Guru, which his

father awarded him at birth be-cause of his peaceful expression.

See Brinkman perform The Rap Canterbury Tales on Tues-day 21st October at 7.30pm at the St Mary’s Hall Studio Theatre, tickets priced at £10. Alternative-ly, you can join him at the Words and Beats poetry evening as part of Festival Fringe in Alberry’s Bar. Brinkman will be comper-ing the show on Monday 20th October from 6pm and hosting an open-mic session for those of you who might be inspired and want to have a go yourself.

a brilliant lyricist that tempers his songs with the vibrancy of Jazz and Swing, followed by the laid-back sound of the Ska and Reggae infl uenced band, The Other Ones. Next up are head-liners The Dealers, rather ap-propriately from Deal, who have earned the title of ‘Best Unsigned Acoustic Act in Britain’ and are set for big things with plans to tour in America in early 2009. Rounding off the night is Syd Arthur, last year’s winners of the Festival’s Support Seth Lake-man competition, and, as such awards suggest, all fi ve acts rep-resent quality at a budget price.

Even if live music is not your thing, there is plenty more on offer. Former UoK drama stu-dents, The Pantaloons, make their triumphant return to Can-terbury to entertain us with their performance of Shake-speare’s infamous battle of the sexes, The Taming of the Shrew.

inQuire caught up with Caitlyn Storey, Company Director and one of the fi ve actors that make up the Pantaloons, to fi nd out what to expect from the show. Caitlyn, who was very pleased to

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‘Wires Faulty’, ‘Azura’, ‘Bloodlust’ and ‘Victim Identifi ed’.

Live music at the Beer Cart Arms in a night dedicated to Metal.

From 8pm till midnight. Tickets £4 or £3 with fl yer.

Thu 16th Oct

Comedian Michael McIntyre at the Marlow Theatre.

“Makes you laugh till your face hurts.” (The Scotsman)

The show starts at 7.30pm and tickets cost £17.50.

Thu 23rd Oct

‘Icarus’ at St. Mary’s Hall Studio Theatre.

“Britain’s best theatrical storytellers return with tales of the three great ‘Makers’ in Greek myths.”

The performance begins at 7.3opm and tickets are £10.

Sun 19th Oct

KAOS at K-Bar and Dolche Vita.

Two rooms of Dub-Step and Drum ‘n’ Bass from student DJs, with MC participation.

From 8pm-1am and entry is free.

Sat 25th Oct

Marjorie Lyle talk at International Study Centre, Cathedral Precincts.

The story of Canterbury’s historic asylum-seekers is told by a respected historian

From 5.30pm, tickets £7.

Mon 20th Oct

7Editorial

Forget Guy Fawkes and the gunpowder plot, forget petro-leum enhanced bonfi res, hand burning sparklers and dodgy fi re-works which home in on young children. This year, remember, remember the 4th of November. On this date the population of America will go to the polls to elect a new President. Whatever the outcome of the election, the result is guaranteed to be histor-ic. If the Republican candidate, John McCain wins, the United States will have its oldest ever President elect and also its fi rst female Vice President, Sarah Pa-lin. If the Democrats win, Barack Obama will become the United States’ fi rst ever black president.

The difference between the two candidates is stratospheric, McCain is an experienced sena-tor, who rather incongruously regards himself as a ‘maverick’. He is also a man who thought no harm of treating the Republican convention in South Carolina to his version of the Beach Boy’s Barbara Ann, his words went ‘Bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran’. McCain is also a contro-versial fi gure for his support of the deregulation of Wall Street, the outcome of these ill-meas-

ured policies being the small matter of the US Banking sector capitulating into chaos. Eight years of Republican misrule of the world’s largest economy has steered US national debt to 10.25 trillion dollars, embarrass-ingly, a new national debt clock has been ordered as the number of 0’s has become too large.

Obama, like McCain, is cur-rently a senator, he however, has only served 3 years in the sen-ate, compared with McCain’s 21. However, the gapping seventeen year disparity in experience only heightens Obama’s air of fresh-ness. He is a candidate who has bought glamour back to a previ-ously leaden US political scene and has offered a rarely dis-cerned political message to both the US public and the world, one of optimism. Barack Obama’s rise to fame has been meteoric, he has smashed election fund-ing records as easily as he de-stroyed Hilary Clinton’s doomed attempt at becoming the Demo-crat’s Presidential nominee. He is hugely popular in Europe, a July speech in Berlin attracted an estimated 100,000 people, whereas on the same day Mc-Cain delivered a lecture to about 200 yawning souls in Ohio.

The outcome of the 2008 US Presidential election is by no

means certain. Obama’s recent gain in the polls may have evapo-rated by the time you read this. However, come November, I, along with many others, hope

that the Democrats trounce the Republicans and that for at least next four years, the world’s most powerful man can be an intel-ligent, considerate and dazzling

politician. On election night, Ishall stay up well into the morn-ing of November 5th, for that iswhen the real fi reworks will begin.

Barock the voteWhy America should look no further than Barack ObamaCharlie Baylis

I sit here in Canterbury in 2008 undoubtedly dazed and confused at the state education system, and indeed our England. While Ice-land nationalises everything in sight, and Kerry Katona calms herself down in front of the televi-sion, slowly realising the future of her career - and frozen chicken - is actually safe: it is easy to over-look other questionable fi nancial propositions. I am referring to the recent governmental propos-al to relax, if not take away, one of the greatest achievement s of ‘New’ Labour – the tuition fee cap.

Though it is possible that, next week, £3000 pounds will get you a coronation chicken sandwich and bottle of Dr. Pepper; hav-ing this altogether reasonable sum as a constant fee across the country has meant equality for

Britain. No matter what your background is, the current sys-tem makes University learning accessible while progressing the new generation of learning to improve all our industries. Now, we must ask whether it is worth getting degree in years to come.

It has become apparent that a man in a suit has arisen from his slumber in the Houses of Parlia-ment. Possibly remembering he left his cravat and jodhpurs in the holiday villa, he burst forth to the speaking platform and blurted out (hopefully in a disorientat-ed state) that the tuition fee cap should in fact be relaxed. ‘Top’ Universities would have the abil-ity to charge what they thought appropriate for their courses, leaving prospective students from poorer backgrounds no choice but to complete cheaper degrees – despite their intelligence levels.

The man in question was actu-ally Lord Patten, who stated in defence of the idea that middle class families should pay more

for the privilege of their chil-dren attending a ‘Top’ Univer-sity. That’s a lovely new HarrisTweed Jacket you are sportingLord Patten, Chancellor of TheUniversity of Oxford. Of course,Gordon Brown will promise ex-tensive Government help if youlive down a mine or on a coun-cil estate, and Dr.Wendy PiattDirector of the Russell group ofUniversities will tell us that youwill defi nitely earn more if youhave that ‘top’ University degree.

Yet when you collect your freeIceland Fund-manager T-shirtwith your new student account,remember that it is currentlythe hardest time to get a gradu-ate job, your higher student debtis not only a drain on your ownresources but also the coun-tries and we all have high taxa-tion to look forward to as wecompensate for £500 billion theLabour party found down theback of a House of Commonssofa. Nothing like pessimism,but these are pessimistic times.

‘Fee’ fi e foe fumRory White

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Fancy FootworkTaking you through the step by step guide to achieving the perfect

retreat for your feet!

Feet are possibly the most over-worked, neglected parts of our bodies and quite frankly, they deserve more attention. Even though the time has come to put away those dain-ty summer sandals, in favour of the winter boot, keeping your toot-sies pol-i s h e d and well-g roomed goes a long way. A D.I.Y ped i cu re is just the thing to ma inta in h e a l t h y feet and keep them l o o k i n g p r e t t y through-out all four seasons , come rain or shine - what’s more with Christmas c o m i n g up, there are few s tudents able to af-ford the luxury of a trained p r o f e s -s i o n a l ’ s t o u c h . Here, we p r o v i d e you with all the necessary steps to achieve those sa-lon results at minimal cost and effort. Begin by remov-ing any traces of nail polish already on the toes before soaking your feet in a bowl of luke-warm, soapy water and massage the balls, heels and lower ankles of each foot. Most pharmacies stock spe-cialist foot bathing creams and gels, which contain ul-tra moisturising properties to revive tired and dry feet.

Next, gently pat each foot dry (don’t forget in between the toes) before using a foot-fi le to remove any unwanted dry skin, particularly around the ball and heel area. Always take care when re-moving dry, hard skin as some of the more abrasive fi les may take off too much!

Also, be sure never to fi le in between toes nor on broken skin, particularly on cracked heels .The next step is to moisturise - as mentioned previously, most pharma-cies will stock specialist foot moisturisers so if buying a foot wash, it is recommended that the respective brand’s moisturiser is also used. However, a regular body lo-tion would be suffi cient. Following this, take a pair of

toenail clippers and a nail fi le. Gently trim the nail down to size, taking care not to trim to far down to the ‘quick’ (where the nail meets the cartilage underneath it) as this will be painful and may cause dam-age your nails. It is recom-mended that toenails are cut horizontally so as to avoid

potential in-growing nails. Once trim, smooth any sharp edges of the nail, by fi ling in one direction only - try to maintain the horizontal shape as much as possible as toenails should not be fi led in an oval shape. Re-move any cuticles from the base of the nail (the soft skin that grows over the base of the nail, where toe and nail meet). This helps to pro-mote strong and healthy nail

growth. Removal simply in-volves gently pushing the cu-ticle back, one by one, taking care not to push back too far. Rubbing a couple of drops of nail oil into the nail can aid this process and provides nourishment for the nail. A very helpful option is to separate the toes with

foam separators as this can prevent potential smudg-ing As the chilly season draws in, autumnal, win-try nail polish colours are probably best when choos-ing a colour for your toes. Ideally a deep rouge, bur-gundies or browns - it is the richer tone that will look best at this time of year. Re-member that deep colours have a higher risk of stain-ing your nail colour (not to

be confused with fungal in-fection symptoms) and it is advised that a base coat of clear nail varnish is applied. Once your ideal colour has been selected, warm the bot-tle in the palms of your hands for a few seconds as this gives the polish a smoother texture for application. Next,

apply the p o l i s h u s i n g t h r e e s t rokes s t a r t -ing from the base and fi n-ishing at the tip. S t r o k e o n e through the mid-dle of the nail, followed by s t rokes two and three ei-ther side use more s t rokes with this method until nail is evenly covered to satis-fact ion. Add a s e c o n d coat if desired. Remem-ber to wait long enough for each

coat to dry before apply-ing another. Finally apply a top coat of clear nail varnish to each nail as this will seal and help protect your colour. Tidy up any smudges by dip-ping the end of a cotton bud into some nail polish remov-er and gently wiping away. Once all nails are dry, you are left with gorgeous, healthy looking feet, mi-nus the damaging sa-lon price-tag we all dread!

Alexandra Patten

RELATIONSHIP SOLUTIONS - our guide to canterbury

iQCalorie counting - REPUBLIC CLOTHING - PEDICURE ADVICE

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Since I do not live at Ho-tel Mum anymore and have started going to university instead I have acquired bad habits when it comes to eat-ing. Although I may not be living on a healthy diet, my wallet does! It continuously loses money on snacks such as sandwiches, cookies, sau-sage or veggie rolls, choco-late bars and other seduc-tive quick to go and eat food.

Once you have been to Es-sentials you will be tempted back there next time. Not only because the food tastes good but because you have got used to a certain routine which makes life so much eas-ier by simply buying ready-made meals but also unfor-tunately much less healthy.

Ready made meals and snacks mostly contain a higher amount of sugar, fats and artifi cial additives than food prepared at home.

Artifi cial additives are ba-sically used to improve the taste, texture, colour or con-sistency of our food and can infl uence our health in nega-tive ways. Some of them, such as MSG (monosodium glutamate) or APM (aspar-tame), have been linked to the cause of migraine, weight issues, menstrual problems, depression and even cancer.

If you feel like breaking free of bad eating habits (and af-ter three weeks of university,

Counting Your Calories

I really did) the best way to start is to observe your diet for a week and to write down what you eat and how much money you spend on your food.

If you are happy with your list read no further but if you are shocked think-ing ‘how could I? Why did nobody stop me?’ Then don’t worry, it is not too late.

The sim-plest way to save money and to know what ingredi-ents enter your stomach is to use the classic lunch box our mothers have raised us with. Make your own sandwiches with a variety of fi llings, grab an apple or banana and also perhaps a chewy fruit bar. It takes you ten minutes to make your own lunchbox, the same time you would spend in Essentials choosing a ready made meal and wait-ing in the queue. We students love to snack, who doesn’t? Getting an energy boost out of a chocolate bar or a fi zzy drink until you have lunch or

dinner; there is nothing com-pared to that. However hav-ing this boost every day or even every other day sooner or later is going to be visible on your waist line. Snack, but snack in healthy ways.

What I do is to always keep a small bag of dried fruits in my handbag. They do not make you feel full but will kill the feeling of hunger for several hours and are rich in vitamins A, B and C, which do not only strengthen your immune system but are also an inner beauty treatment.

Also by keeping them on you all the time, it means that you will be less tempted to buy the snack food that is packed full of calories.

However, if you want to get ready made sandwiches or are in a rush, go for those made out of whole grain bread as opposed to white bread, because they keep your stomach longer satis-fi ed and are rich in fi bre, antioxidants and proteins.

Instead of buying soft drinks keep a bottle of wa-ter with you all the time. This can really save you a

Romana Roske takes a closer look at the more sinister side of the food we are all buying ‘on the go’

lot of money and calories and, as we all know, water is fantastic for many differ-ent aspects of your health.

If still you feel like going for a drink other than water, then choose a smoothie. They are rich in vitamins and antioxi-dants, which protect your cells from free radicals and also enhance your immune de-fence, therefore lowering the risk of infections and cancer. Also there are many differ-ent fl avours to choose from.

It takes some discipline to follow all this advice, but even if you just follow just one or two of them, you will most defi nitely see results!

Romana Roske

in Lovestakes we all make when entering relationships

When it comes to talking about relationship prob-lems, many girls will blame their partners. Yet however many problems men may make (and I would suggest that these are frequent and often hard to comprehend), women are just as guilty.

To us women they may seem trivial, but to men they can make or break a relation-ship. I mean, come on, I’m sure many of you have seen the fi lm ‘How to lose a guy in 10 days”! Don’t get me wrong here, I am by no means sug-gesting that all women are that extreme, but there are common mistakes which fe-males of all ages seem to commit again and again.

Upon talking to friends (guys and girls), I have

discovered several themes emerging. One major prob-lem, which I myself have been guilty of, is that of taking things too much to heart, and of over analysing everything.

For example, if a guy tells his girlfriend that he thinks they should go out more, it is often true that the girl will feel like the guy is blaming her for everything that needs fi xing in their relationship. As much as guys can put false blame on us, we often treat them like they are guilty of accusing us even when they haven’t.

Sometimes things can be simple. I know it’s diffi cult, girls do need to learn to fo-cus less on the bad points – after all, we are not living in Lemony Snicket’s ‘A Series of Unfortunate Events’! And as much as we over analyse what men say to us, we often

don’t say enough to men. Re-lationships should be based on trust, yet some girls ap-pear to treat their part-ners as sex mad aliens who are incapable of listening.

This, of course, is untrue (in most cases!). Men are not mind readers; chances are you’re more likely to get a response from guys if you talk to them sim-ply, rather than hoping that they pick up on signals.

I cannot guarantee that all men will change or help even if they do listen, but you have a better chance of get-ting through than if you make them play guessing games.However, do not tell them too much, too quickly. For exam-ple, do not talk about mar-riage/kids/futures etc at the beginning of the relationship, otherwise you will fi nd out

that it is now the end of it! The other major fl aw in

women that cropped up time and time again was that many of us are simply too needy and insecure. Being needy or playing the ‘damsel in dis-tress’ card will not work with many men, and the ones it does work with will probably grow tired of it at some point. Girls, if you are the needy type, and some guy you’ve met doesn’t call, please don’t get hung up on it. If a man is worth it he will call; and if he doesn’t then trust me you could do a lot better.

Now, exes are always a touchy subject. But basi-cally girls, men would rather not talk about them! Yours or his! No guy wants to be compared to your ex, and you should not worry about how you compare to his.

Amy Hall Finally, girls, you should alsonot worry about yourselves.All women have fl aws, andno one should have to coverthem up or worry about themfor the sake of a guy. If yourman loves you he will loveyou even if you have a day offfrom your hair straighteners!

Men love it when a girl issecure in who she is, be-lieve me! So, as Gok Wanwould say: Girls, you needto start loving yourselves!Phew! It would appear thatthere are many mistakesthat women in relationshipstend to make (and theseare just the common ones!)

No one is ever going tobe perfect, but trying toavoid these may help. Mostof all just be yourself. If aguy is right for you thenyou will be able to do this,and then the rest will follow.

“No girl wants a man who craves

more attention than her, it’s tiring”

“My girlfriend would call me up fi ve or more times a day, laying on me all of her problems – I mean come on, aren’t there some things girls can deal with on

their own?”

“The worst is guys that just don’t understand the

meaning of no”

“It’s not us guys that make the mistakes. It’s

the girls!”

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The conversation was fl owing nicely… then I brought up the topic: relationship mistakes. Namely; of the male vari-ety. This caused the girls to laugh and the boys to blame the girls. No conclusion was formed. After all, which man wants to admit to faults in their past relationships, and, for some, their current re-lationships. As girls, we, of course, admit to our mis-takes (most of the time).

Some also manage to ad-mit that girls make more of the mistakes. The guys, fi nal-ly, admitted that the biggest mistake is generally obses-sion. They also admitted that at some point they had cried over a girl when a relation-ship ended. So where were all these guys going wrong? Well I’ve already mentioned two prominent mistakes; blame and obsession. Ok, girls like to feel special, but obsessed over? Well that’s just taking it too far.

And blame? Be a man and accept that yes, you do make mistakes (often many). You’re only human after all. (Though I know some men who’d detest that too!)

Lessons Discussing the common problems and mis

And then there’s the classic mis-take; love.

W h o ’ d of thought that such a highly r o m a n t i c word could mess up things for one guy. Love, in no way, is a ticket to our beds! It’s also not an-other word for lust. It prob-ably ap-pears I’m ganging up on all guys out there, but on the contrary, I’m not. Anoth-er night in with a bottle of wine and my housemates.

We came up with the two types of guys that make the obvious mistakes. The over-ly caring ones, euch! And the ‘sorry I’ve been busy and haven’t seen you in weeks’ guys. Neither is pleasant, yet both, regrettably, seem to be very common. These overly caring, overly protective guys

continually mess up in the same way. We don’t report back to our mothers as much as we report back to you.

And no a night out on town doesn’t mean some guy is going to throw us a cheesy line and get us hook, line and sinker. We can control ourselves! So you might be thinking ‘ok we’ll give the girls their space’.

But there’s space and then there’s not hearing from you in a week, or sometimes

more. I know a girl who once went 3 weeks without hear-ing from her boyfriend, who coincidentally thought that this was totally normal! If we wanted a relationship where you weren’t around at all we’d have picked someone else.

We respect the need for a lads night (after all we need space from you too) but there’s ‘lads nights’ and then there’s ‘forget-ting about us’. We still need to feel special and wanted.

The basic moral is that you have to fi nd the perfect bal-ance. This means space, but not too much. And being around, but not all the time. Yes you may be perfect to shop with but girl time is necessary.

Relationships are all about getting involved, but not too involved. Re-member, it’s not rocket sci-ence, it’s purely chemistry.

Gemma Biles

“My girlfriend seemed like she needed a bit of cheering

up so I reached over and squeezed her breast. I then realised she was crying and didn’t fi nd my gesture very

amusing”

“I hate it when they don’t text back and it’s like they’ve forgotten you

already”

“I once went on a date with the guy I really liked but was so scared that I asked two of my girl mates along with me. He ended up chatting half the night to one of

them and ignored me the whole time”

“My girlfriend turned up at my house when I had my guy mates over for poker night, then got tears in her eyes when i told her that having a night just with

the guys was important to me”

“Love? Don’t you think it’s all a bit of a myth?”

“I’ve lost count of the number of times a guy has told me I’m too

affectionate”

“I think most women need to chill out a bit!”

Canterbury, the colourful city we all decided to spend three or four exciting years of our life in, is a lot more then a high street full of restaurants, clothes stores and kebab shops which it may seem to be at fi rst, not that this is a bad thing!.

Canterbury is a place of history, natural beauty and, cheesy as it may seem, ad-venture, as for most us com-ing here to study, it’s a new place to learn about and en-joy.Canterbury or ‘Durover-num Cantiacorum’ as it was called at its beginning, was founded 1909 years ago by the Romans, making it one of the oldest cities in England.

Guide To CanterburyinQuire takes you on a tour of our beloved university city of

Canterbury and what it has to offer

The Romans invaded Britain in 43 AD and Kent was one of the fi rst places to be attacked in the battle of Medway. The native tribe here at the time was called the Cantiaci and these fought with other na-tives for their land but were pushed back to the Thames. It was on one of these Can-tiaci, Celtic settlements, that the Romans built their new town on and it’s kept de-veloping until today. As well as its character and history there is one other thing that catches the attention of mil-lions of visitors a year, Can-terbury cathedral. Being in one the oldest cities, it’s not surprising it’s one of the old-est surviving cathedrals, being over 800 years old.

It was built by St Au-gustus, sent from Rome by Pope Gregory to establish C h r i s t i a n -ity in Britain. The building interior re-ally is spec-tacular with towering ceil-ings, beauti-ful stain gla-ce windows and marble statues. The colour of the window glass and paint-work on the statues is re-ally vibrant but with the restoration and main-tenance of the cathe-dral cost-ing £9500 a day it’s not surpris-ing it looks so new and spectacular. You feel like you’ve been whisked back in time, especially if you see any of the staff dressed up in armour of medieval gear for their costume trails.

The cathedral as well as place of history however is still a working church. Serv-ices are held week days at 8.00am and on Sundays at 11am. You can also confess your university or other sins on the 17th, 24th and 31st of October if you feel guilty enough to do so. For only £7.00 or £5.50 as a student, students like ourselves can make a pilgrimage to this his-toric building and peruse its wonders. Seeing as most of us are living here, why not?

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terbury residents are very lucky to be surrounded by a lot of it. One specifi c place of interest may be the Blean Wood, a National Trust wood approximately two miles away.

However as well as that we are also blessed with coun-tryside all around us. You only have to take a train journey out of the city to Lon-don or Essex or a bus jour-ney to Whitstable or Herne bay to be able to see this.

The Conservation Soci-ety (meetings held eve-ry Thursday) are going to soon go ahead with many projects in the surround-ing areas and these we’ll document as they come.

But obviously as well asthese things Canterburydoes have the usual fun,more accessible day to dayactivities such as the Ode-on cinema and the shops.

There are many cock-tail bars and clubs – TheWorks, Chill and Studio 41who also put on ‘Girls AndBoys’ on Saturday nights.

There is also the Royal Mu-seum and free library with itscabernet of curiosities andthe many restaurants of dif-ferent origins. It’s all here.

Keep up to date withthe entertainment pagesand their bound to showyou other exciting eventsalso so explore and enjoy!

Elana Cleaver

Page 12: inQuire issue 3.2

Update Your WardBringing you the best selection of clothing from Re

We all know that some of the most important aspects of a night out are the people you are with, the venue you are headed to and of course... the clothes you are wearing! We took a trip into Canter-bury to give you a sneak peek at some of the stun-ning outfi ts available right on your doorstep in none other than Republic. With modest and afford-

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size as it could make you look a little square. The top also has a beautifully sexy open back which is guar-anteed to attract attention.

David’s outfi ts are a little more casual however that doesn’t mean they appear any less glamourous. The fl attering cut and shape of both pairs of jeans really complete his outfi ts and are perfect for a night out at the bars. Gettings your-self a pair of jeans which you know fi t well and look good is defi nately a really worthwhile investment as guys, you know how much you are going to wear them, so it’s worth spend-ing that little bit extra.

However the real show stealer is of course the beautiful silk dress in the centre here. This gorgeous dress will look fabulous whatever your size and the off gold and black col-ours are particularly fl at-tering of many different skin shades. This really is a wonderfully versatile dress. Although it is slightly more dressy than some of the other outfi ts pictured, there would be nothing wrong with adorning this outfi t to the bars before a trip to say the Venue or Chill. This strap underneath the bust creates a highly fl at-tering shape and will skim the dress over the waist area, attracting attention to the legs and cleavage.

David’s lovely ensemble, featured to the right, is an absolute statement of any fashion conscious male and is a great outfi t to wear for a trendy night out. The prep-py look of the shirt under-neath the jumper is really sophisticated and you can tell that the wearer takes pride in their appearance.

Another fantastic buy is any of the jeans currently in stock at Republic. Not only do they have a great shape and colour to them, as you can see on Kate, they also are incredibly fl attering for both your hips and your bum! Team them with heels and you will be ready to party the whole night long.

One other attractive outfi t

able prices, sexy prints and fantastic size cutting, there’s no reason why you shouldn’t be treating your-self to make sure that that night out is extra special!

This season is all about bright prints to warm up those chilly evenings and we can see this theme running right the outfi ts pictured on these pages. As you can see there’s something for every-one and the outfi ts pictured create the perfect mix of be-ing casual enough for hang-

ing out in the bars and also sexy enough to turn heads!

The fantastic top we can see Kate wearing below is a real eye catcher and re-tails at just £19.99 from Miso within Republic. Check out the gorgeous peacock pattern which really cre-ates a vibrant outfi t. The loose shape of the top is also particularly fl atter-ing for anyone with a lit-tle bit of a belly. However I wouldn’t advise this style if you have a large bust

we can see here on the left, as modelled by Kate. Again the beautiful paisly pattern really completes the out-fi t and this top would look great either with a waste belt or not. The top could also be teamed with leg-gings for an alternative look. Mix with heels or pumps according to how dressy

Laura Harrison

robe With Republic...public clothing in Canterbury to complete your night out!

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LEFT PHOTOMiso Peacock Halter Top: £19.99Crafted Straight Leg Jeans: £34.99

Henleys Galahad Polo T-shirt: £29.99Crafted Regular Panel Crink Jeans: £39.99CENTRE PHOTOMiso Tonal Dress: £24.99Mary Jane Heels: Models Own

Crafted Black/White Lumberjack Shirt: £24.99G-Star Men’s Jeans: £79.99

RIGHT PHOTOGrey Pilgrim V-Neck Jump-er: £34.99White G-Star Western Shirt: £59.99Crafted Regular Panel Crink Jeans: £39.99

Miso Satin Print Top: £22.99Crafted Straight Leg Jeans: £34.99Mary Jane Heels: Models Own

Also be sure to check out the Republic website at www.republic.co.uk

you want your look to be. All the outfi ts modelled by

Kate are defi nate ‘statement looks’. Therefore I would personally advice keeping accessories to a minimum. A nice pendant necklace would look fantastic with the dress. However the two tops have high necks and so this would be unnecessary.

Stick to some pretty earrings or silver bangles instead.

As you can see, there real-ly are some gems of outfi ts waiting to be discovered in Republic. So make your way down there now or check out the website and get yourself a whole new ward-robe for a fantastic night out full of compliments!