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The University of Surrey Students Union Newspaper Celebrating culture on campus
Tuesday 15th March 2011 Issue Number: 29
FREE
HIPHOP:A WINDOWTO THE WORLDBrave, intelligent andinnovative works
of dance Page 23
HANGING FROM ANIGHT OUTHow is alcoholaffecting yoursleeping pattern?
Page 14
FREE
Building site
invades our privacy!Ifestival returns to Surrey Students Union for a fortnight
(Above picture: Indian Society with Iranian members displayinging the celebration of diversity).Surrey students had the opportunity to celebrate their own cultures and discover more about the traditions oftheir fellow students. The Iexhibition involved food, music and dance and was a celebration of multiculturalismat the University of Surrey. Find out more about this weeks events and check out pictures from Iexhibitionon pages 16 and 17... you may be in them! Continued on page 4
TOM GOULDINGNews Editor
AaronRush
DIVAS Bar was served no-
tice last month by free-
holder Punch Taverns.
Although business is boom-
ng in the bar, Punch are deter-
mined to get rid of the building.
Local Lib Dem Councillor Chris
Ward is among many who have
put their voice to the cam-
paign, which exists online at
www.saveourgaybar.org.uk
He said, We have a matter of
days to convince Punch not to
do this. After the horriic inci-dent in one of their London pubs
ast year where one of their em-
ployed managers told an LGBT
group that he wouldnt have
accepted their booking if hed
known they were gay, Punch re-
ally do have questions to answer
on their commitment to equality.
Cllr Ward, who is openly gay and
formerly President of the LGBT
Society at the University of Surrey
stressed that the bar is a crucial
facility for students who come to
Guildford for the irst time and
decide to explore their sexuality.
He added, Provincial gay bars
are a vital aspect of the coming-
to-terms process for many people
n the closet. They are safe spaces
where you can meet like minded
people, friends who will support
you, away from the glare of family
and friends. You are free to be your-
self in those places without fear
of judgement or consequence.
You can support the campaign at
www.saveourgaybar.org.uk.
Campaigners have
rallied to help save
Surreys only gay
bar in Guildford.
ANONYMOUS
Students living on campu
have complained that th
ongoing construction w
adjacent to the George Edwa
Building is having a detrimen
impact on their studies.Residents of Pickard Hou
Battersea Court are disappowith the response from theversity regarding the proof early morning noise polluraised by the building site, asas the behavior of the builwhich they deem both disresful and inappropriate.
One resident told The The building work is directlposite our windows and wakup almost every morning. I dont get enough sleep anddistracted by the noise whento do work. It was worst dthe exam period as I really sgled to revise.
Another said, I feel the bing site invades our privacy,men working right outsidewindows. This had led to meing the curtains shut at all timeaning my room is constdark, and receives little dayli
The students also complathat the student accommodservice refused to grant compensation, arguing thatshould have been informed oconstruction site before...
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Editors Letter
Time is passing by so fast that here at The Stag ofice, we are barely done with
the previous edition when we start collaborating the next one. Semester two
is almost over, with only four 4 weeks until the end of this term, the pile of
courseworks and exams is not getting any smaller. I believe this is the best time
of the year since Freshers are settled in and getting into the routine of being at
university and it is a long time to end of year exams. Make the most of this time
since before you know it, it will be after Easter holidays and we will be stress-
ing about exams and the getting jobs.
This edition of the newspaper brings you all the latest happenings in the university as well as
the rest of the world. The major event of the moment is the IFestival - which is celebrating dif-
ferent cultures and countries here at Surrey. The IExhibition which took place last week as well
as the IGala were the two main events of this festival. They were both well attended events since
different societies took this opportunity to showcase the best of their cultures and engage the
students.
Apart from this, The Stag is proud to present Red Carpet which is the irst ever collaborative
event with MADTV and GU2. This will be taking place on Monday, 21st March in the Living
Room. So switch on the glam and dont forget to attend this event as it is promising to be a night
to remember! Tickets are on sale in the bookshop for 2. I will see you all there!
The winner of last weeks Odeon cinema tickets is Leonie Short who answered the question cor-
rectly about the quote mentioned in my previous note: Frankly my dear, I dont give a damn is
indeed from the 1939 classic Gone with the Wind. Congratulations Leonie!
Enjoy this issue, any questions, complaints or suggestions please send them my way at editor@
thestagsurrey.co.uk
Have a great week!
Mariam
Your Saabatical Team
President | Malcolm Hunt: [email protected] Education | Stef Jones: [email protected]
VP Welfare | Georgina Hancock: [email protected]
VP Sports | Trung: [email protected]
VP Societies | Osama Salih: [email protected]
Get involved in your Student newspaper
The Stag AGM is on Thursday 24th March in TB22 at 6:30pmSome of the posisions available are: Editor, Deputy (Marketing and Design), all section editors, Photographic editor and Copy editors.
Check out The Stag facebook page for more info
Your Stag Team
Comms Ofcer | Chris Whitehead
Editor | Mariam Nasir
Deputy Editor (Design) | Bakita Kasadha
Design Team | Zoe Kitchener, Rowan Ling, Amrin
Lokhandwalla, Jack White, Stacey Hunter &
Charlotte Clarke
Deputy Editor (Marketing) | Eunice Njag
marketing@the stagsurrey.co.uk
Marketing Ofcers | Harriet Drudge , Imogen Jones &
Kristel Tchamba
News Team
News Editor | Tom Goulding
Team | Andrew Markland & Jack White
Features Team
Features Editor | Jyoti [email protected]
Team | Charlie-Louise Akintino & Fran White
(Fashion) | Christie Campbell &Nisha Aubeeluck
Science & Tech Team
Science & Technology Editor | Helen Finn
Team| Rachel Lismore-Burns &
Emma Cooper
Societies Team
Societies Editor | Utkarsh Sharma
Team | Jahir I. Rafq & Apoorva Sondhi
Entertainment TeamDance & Theatre Editor | Rachel Gildea
Team | Lucy Al-Zoghbi, Sian Goldby &
Alex Sutton
Film Editor | Ollie Sim
Literature Editor| Christina Webb
Team| Demitri Levantis, Miranda Sullivan &
Hollie Rowe-Roberts
Music Editor | Lorna Salmon
Team: Liam Conroy
Sports Team
Sports Editor |Marisa Guerreiro Da Costa
Copy Editors | Remy Richard Martin, Vijay Bhaskar,
Yemi Dipeolu, Nicole Vassell & Faha Zahid
Apologises to PhotoSoc whose image was distorted in Issue 25.
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Wednesday 23rd
February 2011 saw the
University of Surrey
Students Union more exposed
and under the spotlight than
ever as we went live for 24
hours, revealing every major and
minor event in the typical life of
a member of staff, a Sabbatical
Oficer, a part-time Oficer and
anyone that just wanted to feel
oved!
From 8am Wednesday to
8am Thursday Twitter became
he forefront of Students Union
communication as the worldooked deeper into the day to day
happening of everyone within.
Computers, iPods, iPhones and
Blackberrys were in full use, as
tweets were posted each time
a task began or was completed.
The idea of the 24 hour event
was to increase awareness of
Live from Surrey Students UnionChris WhiteheadCommunications Ofcer what everyone does within
the Students Union, as well as
increasing accountability. A total
of 591 tweets were posted using
the #ussu24 hash tag, along with
each full and part-time oficer
having their own tag to identify
who was posting what. The
usual Tuesday evening Executive
meeting was moved to Wednesday
morning to allow communication
directly from the meeting, which
was themed around the annual
Students Union Awards, and was
recorded for the irst time and
made available online. Webcams
inside and outside of Rubix,
Chancellors and the Union Oficeswere also active and viewable
online for a true Big Brother style
day.
Just about everything was
tweeted during the day, from
sports results and meeting plans
to event promotions and updates
from RAGs Headphone Disco in
Two sixth-form students
have taken the protest
against student fees
further than the marches
through London. They believe
that ministers actually broke
the law by increasing the tuition
fees from 3,375 up to 9,000.
The rise means that a standard
three-year undergraduate degree
course will cost around 40,000
ncluding living costs.
The students also consider
that the increase is a penalisation
of students from poorer homes, as
well as ethnic minorities.
Clever students from poorerbackgrounds will be eligible
for up to two years of free
university tuition under a new
150m scholarship scheme
according to the government.
They also say that they will
ncrease demand on universities
to attract a wide mix of students
such as ethnic minorities, people
with disabilities and teenagers
applying from areas with a trends
of staying out of higher education.
A human rights lawyer,
Phil Shiner, has adopted their
case with the assertion that the
Rubix in the evening. The feed
was active throughout the night
while we slept (or just got in from
a night out) as staff were clearing
up from the last few revellers
going home.
It was also a chance to show
off some commercial stats too.
63 burgers and 261 pints were
sold in Chancellors throughout
the day with just over 14,500
being spent in total the four Union
owned commercial outlets.
The event gave an accurate
and positive relection of the
hard work that goes on both in
full view and behind the scenes
in the Students Union. Therewas a positive air around the
Union on the day as everyone
enjoyed revealing their activities
and chatting with students.
Some national attention was also
gained, with the NUS tweeting
about us along with the 1994
Universities group and several
local organisations and media
outlets. Other Students Unions
have expressed interest in running
similar events themselves,
showing how our Students
Union sets a national example on
good practise using current and
growing technology. There is even
talk of it being entered into
NUS Awards in the Campaig
the Year category.
As your elected Communicat
Oficer, I can certainly say tha
was a brilliant day! Go to htp
union.surrey.ac.uk/24/ to view
the stats from the day.
9,000 Tuition Fees Against human rights?
increase is a breach of Article
14 of the European conventionon human rights and that
equality legislation was not
considered when assessing the
fees.
Shiner was quoted saying:
If the government really thinks
that the prospect of 40,000 of
debt will not deter students from
poorer backgrounds entering
higher education it is burying its
head in the sand.
The rise in tuition fees is
going to have a huge impact on
the demographic of those in
higher education and to pretend
otherwise is simply disingenuous.
The government has rushed these
changes through parliament
without pausing for real thought...
It is disgraceful and our clients
seek to challenge its lawfulness.
The judicial review is planned
to take place this month at the
high court and the case is being
paid for through legal aid.
samantha arnold
Clever students from poorer
backgrounds will be eligible
for up to two years of free
university tuition
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Builders bother Battersea
Royal Surrey County Hospital launches10m appeal as cost cutting leads to ward closure
Continued from front page
Royal Surrey County
Hospital launches 10m
appeal as cost cutting
eads to ward closure. Were in
his together says Royal Surrey
County Hospital Public Sector
cuts hit Royal Surrey County
Hospital.
The Royal Surrey County
Hospital is seeking to raise money
for new cancer treatments and
general hospital equipment.
t hopes to invest in new
radiotherapy treatments for
brain tumours which currently
are inoperable. The appeal comeswith the recent news that the
hospital will soon be forced to
close one of the wards and axe
hirty beds for elderly patients as
part of a cost-cutting initiative by
he Royal Surrey County Hospital
NHS Foundation Trust.
A hospital medic stated, we
are over 95% occupancy all year
round and I just cannot see how
we can manage with this loss of
beds. My concern is that we quite
often dont have enough beds as
t is I cannot imagine we have
got space for this. Senior staff
members have said that the planis to merge two wards together,
but this still results in the loss of
30 beds.
Sue Lewis, chief perating
oficer, said that the decision
was part of a wider programme
of work between the hospital
and GPs to reduce the number of
emergency admissions coming in,
while also reducing the length of
time patients stay in hospital. She
said that all the medical wards
would now be located in the same
part of the hospital.
While the plans may be part
of a strategy to move treatment
out of the hospital and into homesand communities, it seems likely
that it may also be a simple money
saving exercise. Peter Dunt,
Chairman of the Hospital Trust,
said that the NHS was facing
dificult and challenging times.
We are hoping that local
people, patients and their families
get behind the Royal Surrey... to
help raise money towards our
exciting new projects and vital
pieces of medical equipment.
A number of events are
planned as part of the appeal,
including , marathons and walks.
Andrew MArklAnd
Royal Surrey County Hospital
they moved in. Residents liv-ng in Battersea Court the year be-
fore had been partly reimbursedfor the inconvenience that thebuilders caused during the sec-ond semester.
Emily Smith, a former residentof Pickard House, told The Staghat last year students had signed
a massive petition in response tohe disruption. We were neverold the building works would
be there and had we known, wewouldnt have agreed to live there,or at least demanded money offaccommodation fees. We did getcompensation but only if youilled in an A4 form they left in the
reception.Another former Battersea
Court resident, who preferredo remain anonymous, spoke of
poor communication betweenhe accommodation service and
he affected students. She said,Very few people were aware thathey were entitled to compensa-ion, and by the time they realisedhe deadline had been and gone
so they missed out, before add-ng, It was badly handled, there
seemed like a lack of desire toactually give us students the com-
pensation we were entitled to.The Stag contacted James
Newby, Director of Traded Servic-es and Business Support, to askwhy students were given compen-sation last year but not this year.
He said he was disappointedthat residents had not addressedthe University directly with theirproblems, as his colleagues hadgone great lengths to take such is-sues into consideration.
The building schedule wasdesigned to ensure that the noisi-est stages took place outside im-portant exam periods for studentsand the builders have avoidedparticularly noisy work early inthe mornings and at weekends.
The site is very close to stu-dent bedrooms so privacy is-sues were addressed by itting
the windows of student roomswith relective ilm and ensuring
that all work on the building siteis undertaken behind extensivescreening.
He went on to explain thatBattersea Court residents wereonly entitled to compensation lastyear under a cooperative schemethat offered small rebates duringthe early stage of building work,
which was exceptionally disrup-tive. He said, We do not normallyoffer rent rebates or other formsof compensation to student resi-dents as this makes it more difi-cult to keep rent levels for all stu-dents as low as possible.
Mr. Newby also wanted to
reassure students that the newfacility is nearing completionand when inished, will offer newshops, social areas and a signii-cant expansion of library spaceto the pre-existing George Ed-wards Building. In the meantimehe urged Battersea residents with
any further questions to reqa series of brieing presentat
which were previously cancdue to lack of interest.
Have you been affected by t
issues raised in this article?Share your stories by writin
Construction near George Edwards building
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Food-G
oodMood
Eating well stops you eeling sluggish and helps aid your concentration,
giving you all the energy you need to stay awake through the last ten
minutes o your Friday aternoon lecture...
For more advice on staying healthy in body and mind, contact Student Health Care.
If you feel troubled and want to talk to someone, try the Centre for Wellbeing
Student Health Care - T: 01483 68 9051 E: [email protected]
Centre for Wellbeing - T: 01483 68 9498 E : [email protected]
I you eat fve pieces o ruit and veg a day -
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OFF CAMPUS!I have defeated this
earthworm with my words
magine what I would have done
with my ire-breathing ists
announced Charlie Sheen in a
eries of bafling interviews on US
elevision this month. Although
his bizarre, raving lunacy is not
uncommon to the alien world
of the Hollywood celebrity, it
tands as a shining example of
what can happen to a man who
pends far too long at the top.
The Guardians hilarious, yet
genuinely disturbing comparison
between the I-will-never-quit
hetoric spouted by both Sheen
and Gaddai in recent weeks
llustrates all too clearly the self-
aggrandizing attitude of the elite.
After all, only a delusional maniac
would believe the cancellation of
Sheens onscreen womanizing inhe frankly tedious Two and a Half
Men, bears the same importance
as the downfall of an oppressive
Middle Eastern regime.
Of course in the topsy-turvy
dimension of diplomatic relations
and PR, where egos are constantly
massaged and invitations
extended, its not surprising
hat many people now believe
that their place in the world is
a result of divine providence.
As was predicted in the last Off
Campus!, no further action has
been taken to pay the enormous
debt we owe the people of Libya.
David Camerons foreign policy
of building strong trade relations,
coupled with a Western attitude
of intervention fatigue after the
disastrous campaigns in Iraq and
Afghanistan, does not bode well
for the thousands now trapped in
a country that will soon descend
into bloody civil war. At present,
the UK has suspended 44 arms
licenses to Libya, but has refrained
from issuing an embargo.
The double standards at
play are shocking. Among the
guests reported to attend Prince
Williams and Kate Middletons
wedding on April 29th, include
many of the despots that the
government is condemning.
At a ceremony where the Kingof Bahrain, who endorsed the
murder of protestors in Manama
last month, can sit side by side
with Posh Spice and Elton John,
it is little wonder that people
are becoming increasingly
disillusioned an institution that is
meant to embody national pride.
Not in the States however,
where the bumbling monarchy
is apparently more popular thanever. The Kings Speech stormed
the Oscars earlier this month
to universal acclaim, with Colin
Firth accepting the award for Best
Actor, giving a humbled speech in
which he concluded his life had
peaked.
You cant deny that Firth has
come a long way since winning
the hearts of middle-aged women
Tom GouldinGNews Editor
everywhere in his typecast roleas the quintessential English
gentleman; he might still be
playing Mr. Darcy, Lord Henry
and George VI, but at least he
isnt still frolicking in bed with
Rene Zellweger. The Kings
Speech, which sees the Queens
Dad overcome his stutter in time
to address the nation on the
eve of war, is a glossy, nostalgic
affair that manages to ironinconvenient historical accu
boosting morale during a
of public service cuts, y
unemployment and a
wedding. Throw in ano
war with Germany and, li
disobedient corgi, itll be nip
at the heels of The Godfa
for the title of greatest ilm
made. Watch this space.
Charlie Sheen
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So it is coming up to electiontime. This past yearhas gone so fast, I cant
believe that its nearly over! Imcurrently inishing up projects,writing reports, thinking abouthandover and helping thepotential Welfare candidateswith their manifestos. I think
this years competition willbe tough and I look forwardto seeing the candidates athustings to give them a goodgrilling to see if they have whatit takes.
This week I spent quitea lot of time re-writing thedisciplinary regulations forthe union as they needed to beupdated and also the actions tobe made fairer across the board.Disciplinaries are always veryinteresting and bring up goodquestions about the social sideof being a student.
One interesting thing I havedone this week is that I got to
see the campus nursery over
by the Sports Park. It reaa hidden away place butreally stunning facilities. got my thinking about hohelp student parents morI am currently in the prof writing a new guide thtailored to their speciic nand interests. Fingers croit helps!
In the next few weeklooks quite quiet at the momalthough I think that thisbe wishful thinking that Iget a break. Although the
decided in May, nominahave now opened for student awards. This is a rexciting evening which awstudents, societies and spclubs for their achievemDeinitely look to nompeople who you think dessome recognition; its suchonour to win an awardthis; it looks great on the CV
As always, my dooalways open to you. If youany questions problemscomments please do comesee me. My current motIf I cant ix it then I will ksomeone who can!
L
ooking at my oversized yearplanner on the wall I haverealised that my role as Vice-
President Education is slowlycoming to an end. Elections areast approaching and Facebook
groups are appearing daily toannounce that a student intendson running for a sabbaticalposition; I look forward to thecreative campaigns that will soonake over the campus. To those
of you thinking about standing,would recommend it its an
opportunity like no other.Many of you may have heard
about the Student Awards that arecoming up, there are two awards
in particular that fall within theeducation role: Student Academic Rep of
the Year
This is an opportunityfor students to nominateAcademic Reps. If you thinkyour rep has gone above andbeyond whats been expectedof them this year or has done abrilliant job of communicatingto their students or just beenplain awesome, this is a greatway to say thanks for all yourhard work and you deserve tobe acknowledged.
Academic Staff Member ofthe Year
This is award allows studentsto nominate members of staffwho have gone the extra mile.
Nominations have now openedand are due to close at the end ofMarch so if you know people
who deserve these awards get intouch with Kath Jones ([email protected]). Dont forgetto include their name and whyyou are nominating them.
Did anyone get bombardedwith NSS (National StudentSurvey) stickers on the 3rd March?This was the launch of our NSSSticker Campaign. One luckystudent who was caught wearinga sticker in her Managementlecture won a six-month free passto the Sports Park. Many otherstudents around campus alsoreceived prizes from our friendlyneighbourhood Steve the Stag.
The NSS sticker patrol will bearound campus on 17th March.So make sure you grab yourself asticker and you could be in withthe change to win an iPod touch,Primark vouchers or the othersix- month Sports Park voucher!
thestagsurrey.co.uk
Features
Watch for these stickers on the 17
STEF
JONESUSSU VP Education
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24 hour socialspace on campusP
icture this: its midnight oneTuesday night. Youre withyour friends. Wednesday
morning is free of lectures. Youfancy a late night chatting andwatching TV. Where do you go?
Well, for many students thecampus kitchen is the socialspace of choice. Youve got a bigopen room with tables and chairs.
Great!Theres only one slightproblem. Kitchens tend to besituated in the middle of studentaccommodation. Thats great foraccess but its not so good fornoise, particularly in the middleof the night. I tested this theorya couple of years ago by staginga sing along in my kitchen lateone evening after my examshad inished. Unfortunatelymy housemates exams had notinished. I received one text. It
rhymed with duck toff .So if the kitchen isnt a great
ate night social option what is?Well you could just go outside.
Unfortunately thats not
great either. If Surrey decidedto relocate to, say, Barbados, we
could probably get away with it.Unfortunately we live in the UK.In the winter time anyone outsidefor more than ive minutes islikely to die of hypothermia. Wealso have a Zombie society hereat Surrey, so theres also a chanceyoull get attacked by the livingdead and thats only funny ifyoure Simon Pegg.
Thankfully there is a solution!And you dont even have toalienate your friends or spendthe rest of your life sayingbraaaaiiinnnssss in a reallyannoying zombie voice.
The Students Union recentlyrefurbished the old HRB and
transformed it into the new and
popular Living Room. Now, whileit looks a bit more shiny and a bitmore new thats not all you got fora summer of redecoration. Theswipe system for the Living Roomhas also been updated to give allstudents 24 hour swipe accessoutside event times. That meansyou can hang out in the LivingRoom pretty much whenever you
want.Remember, not only is theLiving Room open 24 hours,Rubix is also open throughout theday. Feel free to hang out in Rubixfor anything from socialising togroup meetings. We dont wantthe space to go to waste!
So next time youre looking fora decent social space on campuscheck out Rubix and the LivingRoom. They may prove to be theperfect answer!
Have a great week!
If you have any questions orcomments about the Students
Union or the University email meat [email protected].
MALCOLM
HUNTUSSU President
GEORGIE
HANCOCKUSSU VP Welfare
Recognising what people do for us
Welfare gets to worNew procedures, guides and manifest
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If theres one thing thatSpring/Summer fashion
promises its plenty of colour,which explains why one of thebiggest trends for S/S 2011 is
colour blocking. Colour blockinghas been seen in the collections
of high proile designers such asGucci, Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs
and Dries Van Noten.Colour blocking is a dynamic
trend for injecting somepersonality into your outitand is all about conidence and
the ability to stand out fromthe crowd. However, it can be
a dificult trend to pull off, sof in doubt follow our simple
guidelines:1. When putting together a
colour blocking outit stick totwo or three colours at a time.
2. Try to choose colours that
are from the same palette tocreate harmony in your outit,
for example try turquoise withblues.
3. As the several colours in youroutit will be the central focus,
try to keep accessories such ashandbags neutral so that theyenhance your outit instead of
overpowering it.4. If the idea of several bright
colours together doesntappeal to you try a brightly
coloured top tucked into aneutral skirt/trousers or vice
versa.5. Finally you can try adding
another colour into the mix
with some brightly coloured
nail polish. Barry M does afantastic range of neon and ice
cream shades at the momentfor the purse-friendly price of
2.99!
Celebrity colour blocking
With Spring fast approaching
its no wonder that celebrities arejumping on the colour blocking
bandwagon, with interpretationsof the trend already being seen
on the red carpet. Our favouritecelebrity wearing this trend iscurrent fashion darling, actress
Camilla Belle.Camilla wore this Gucci Spring
2011 colour blocking outit whilstattending the Gucci and RocNation
Pre-Grammy Brunch. AlthoughCamilla took the whole look from
the runway, matching green shoesand gorgeous golden obi beltincluded, she has the youth and
personality to embody the spiritof the trend, plus the good sense
to not break apart this alreadywell-put-together ensemble. The
secret to the success of this trendis that her entire outit is made
from the same material, whichhas a sort of matte sheen effectwhen photographed so that all
the colours , although a randommix, complement each other
rather than working against oneanother. Camilla also kept her
accessories simple and chosesimple but stunning blown out
hair, this entire look is perfection we love it!
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Spring/Summer 2011 trend:
Colour blockingNishaaNd ChristieFashion Team
Actress Camilla Belle perfectly demonstates colour blocking
Oscars 2011
Awards season is alwaysa fabulous time of yearas celebrities bring out
their fashion A-game and we gettreated to some truly sensational
ensembles. So far we have notbeen disappointed and although
we love other the award shows,the award show we look forward
to by far are the Oscars, as thefashion is not to be missed. Here
are some of our favourites fromthe night:
Oscar Trend of the
Night: Ladies in RedThe colour trend of the night
was the colour red, a surprisingchoice as normally celebrities
choose to avoid the colour in fearof clashing with the red carpet.
However it truly is a dynamicstatement colour that oozes
conidence and on this occasion
there were some simply stunningbold red gowns our favouritesbeing Sandra Bullock, Jennifer
Lawrence and Anne Hathaway.Sandra Bullock looked
fabulous in a form itting,
strapless Vera Wang gownthat was custom made. The
sensational dress had a bustiertop half that lowed into a
mermaid tail gown, providingall the drama needed for a night
like the Oscars but with a chicelegance.
Jennifer Lawrence wore
a gorgeous Calvin Klein dressthat was also custom made and
kept her look fresh and simple
by embodying an almost all-American chic, minimalist lookwhich is typical of Calvin Klein.
Although her look has beencontinuously compared to thatof Scarlett Johansson at the 2006
Golden Globes, we think Jenniferlooks stunning!
Anne Hathaway: Everyonealways looks forward to seeing
Anne Hathaway on the redcarpet as she always brings
something new and not tomention she always looks great
in ball gowns. For the Oscarsthis year she also wore the trendof the night, a red Valentino Fall
2002 couture strapless dress.The dress was made from taffeta
and was complete with a trainand adorned with lowers and
although most people would failto pull this off, Anne carries the
look beautifully with a touold Hollywood glamour...
she ever get it wrong?
Pretty Spring Paste
Conversely to the boldcolours seen on the red c
there were some celebritieschose pretty pastel colours.of our favourites were Mila K
and Cate Blanchett.Mila Kunis is fast beco
one of our favourites on thcarpet as recently the stun
actress has been making amazing fashion choices.
always picks ensembles thaher body shape and personbut is not afraid to take
On this occasion Mila pickbeautiful lavender gown
go-to designer Elie Saab, w
gowns create nothing shomagic on the red carpet. love the colour and the intr
detailing of the dress, whichdelicate tiered lace and chibreathtaking!
Cate Blanchett is anoactress who always m
consistently great faschoices whenever she is see
the red carpet. For the Oscarchose a Givenchy Spring
couture dress also in a beaushade of lilac. Our favourite
of the dress is the structtop half that then continuesa lowing long gown ma
Cate look statuesque. sensational yellow detailin
the top half of the gown proan unexpected but stun
contrast to the pale purple g
NishaaNd ChristieFashion Team
Anne Hathaway (in Valentino)
(LR) Blanchett (in Givenchy), Lawrence (in Calv in Klein), Bullock (in Vera Wang), Kunis (in Elie Saab
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"Y'know what
really grinds
my gears?"
Disney
Are you an admirer of the beauty of nature?Are you planning to go out of countryfor your summer holidays for a fun
adventurous journey? Think no more!The Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation of
Nepal is holding a campaign Visit Nepal TourismYear 2011 in order to attract tourists from allover the world, aiming for a million visitors. Astourism is one of the main income sources in
Nepal, the Ministry sees potential to increase jobopportunities and the nations income. They areorganising interesting programmes and creatingnew ideas in the hope of making this plan asuccess.
Nepal is a South Asian country bordered byChina (north) and India (south, east and west).Though a small country, it is known in theworld for its natural beauty and most famousas the country of the worlds highest mountain,Mt Everest and the birthplace of Lord Buddha(creator of Buddhism). Nepal is rich for itstranquil atmosphere, mesmerising culture,pilgrimages, architectures, Himalayas, forestry,hospitality and diversity.
Must-do things when in Nepal:
Trekking: due to geographical positioning,Nepal has many places for trekking activitieswhere tourists can get close to and enjoynature.
Visit Pokhara: one of the most popular tourist
destinations and Lumbini: birthplace of LordBuddha and popular Buddhist pilgrimagetour.
Safari tour: get a glimpse of wildlife, lora and
fauna. Rafting: though a land locked country, Nepalis rich in water resources with many fastlowing rivers appropriate for thrilling and
daring experience of rafting. Paragliding: freely ly in the sky enjoying the
beautiful scenery. Mountain lights: a tour from where you can
enjoy great view of wonderful mountains. Bungee jumping in the remarkable 500ft
drop into the Bhote Koshi River, gorge on the
Nepal/Tibet border which is the longest free-fall in the world.
Try delicious Nepalese food and get involved
in festivals.
Visit Nepal in 2011
TANUJA RAIFeatures Team
The sun-kissed Himalayas: Ghandrung village and the Annapurna massif in Nepal
Now, read this irst before
you decide to send hateemails (I know some of
you are fans of moaning abouthings that you dont contribute
o and happily indulge in for free),et me explain.All these years I have thought
hat Walt had just wanted meo smile through my childhood
by providing happy endings toconclude most of his stories;now I realise that I was mislead.
will probably never be happywith anything I get, because itdidnt involve talking to bears,swimming with Sebastian ordancing with a beast under thewatchful eyes of an animatedchipped teapot, a horny candleand prudish clock. Or was it herea cup son that was chipped?
Although Imay break out into
he occasional impromptu songand dance, no way will everyonen the room/street join in and
even if they do, were not goingo be in sync. Besides, if all ofhe above were to miraculously
happen, thered be no backingrack with an amazing orchestra
conducted by Elton John) togive the words to our song lyricspassion and feeling.
Aladdin taught me that I couldgo thieving around but still hookup with a princess, and get threewishes from a blue genie in theprocess. It taught me that money/circumstance doesnt matter,because it is only a good naturedsoul that will lead to preciousriches... BS!
I swear Im not a moany marets just that by now I thought Id
be living in a castle, surroundedby magical mice and have myown fairy Godmother and it reallygrinds my gears that Im not!
BAKITA KASADHAeatures Team
Because going on allfours and pretendingto be Nala (Simbas
missus), roaring like a lion,imagining and planning mylife as a singing, dancingcub was perhaps one of thehappiest moments of my 21years (take from that what youwant). I was four it was cute,not pathetic!
I will never be happywith anything I getbecause it didnt involvetalking to bears.
Yknow what
really oils my gears?
Disney
Irecently spent two and a months travelling aroundIndia and Nepal... solo. Th
responses to this are varied,ranging from youre very brato what were you thinking?.
Travelling alone is sometI chose to do for a number ofreasons. For some, the ideasends shivers down their spibut for others, the liberatingfeeling of running off on you
own is what makes them do Fly out of Heathrow, onceyoure through security itsall on you. Two hours later, Itake a sneaky peek out of thewindow as were about to lanSurrounding the airport arethousands of slums, sprawlinaway from Mumbai. It hits mthere is no one to look after m
A boneshaking taxi ride frthe airport throws you into tculture, in a car that feels likeit should have died a long timago. Within minutes of beingoff the plane he takes me dowa dusty side street, gets out tcar without saying a word, an
walks off. So Im thinking hmthats a bit odd, and then mybegging encounter shows up
Girl: One coin; one chewingum; one biscuit...
Me: Nope!He eventually decides to
join me, and we start on ourway. Speeding past some of poorest people in the world, an assault on the senses. Mopeople live by the side of theroad and on the outskirts, anthe sheer volume of people isterrifying. The driver pretenhe doesnt know where Colabeven though its one of the mpopular places in the city.
Mumbai was just a littlebit too much for me to take inilthy hostel, huge rich and po
division. Ive heard the samewith people who land in Delh(which, leaving at the end, Ifound to be much better thanpeople had made out).
After a few days in MumbI decided to move on to thelesser visited town of KolhapIt was here that I experiencedthe true Indian hospitality ansellessness Id heard about,
and where saying yes tostrangers brought some amaexperiences.
The beach in Mumbai, Indiaspopulated city
Solo Trave(Part 1)
MARKALLENContributor
Union President to take abean bath for Comic Relief
Surrey RAG continues to
raise money with a set ofevents all in aid of Comic
Relief. Come down to the
front of the Students' Unionbuilding on Friday 18th Marchat 2pm to see the hilarity thatwill be your Union President,
Malcolm Hunt... in a bath of
baked beans. Sponsor himto do this crazy stunt here at:http://my.rednoseday.com/unionpresidentbeanbath andcome down on the day tocontribute to the mountainof beans surrounding him!While youre there you canalso indulge in a cake fromour Red Nose Day themed
Bake Sale.
SURREY RAG
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Queen Tribute Band
Rhapsody, "Does it for Dan"
Second-year students ofpsychology and sociologymay remember that their
utor, Carolyn Eley, suddenly hado give up her seminar work withhem in January of last year, whenhey were Freshers. The reason
was that her son Daniel, havingspent three years working as avolunteer with street children insome of the most dangerous spotsn Central America, broke his
neck doing something as benignas diving from a height of two feetnto a river in the Amazon.
Carolyn and her daughterBridget rushed to Bogota,Colombia, to support Dan whilehe fought for his life. Meanwhile,Diana Clift (wife of Professor Cliftof Surrey University) and Dansformer charity, Casa Alianza,started the Help Dan campaignon Facebook. The result became aglobal phenomenon as over 9,000
people from 40 countries raisedfunds to air-ambulance Dan backo the UK.
The links with our universitygo on: Annie Tarling, daughter
of Prof. Roger Tarling, in theSociology Department, wasteaching in Bogota at the timeand she helped Carolyn handlethe media attention in Colombiawhere Dan has become aninspirational igure. A ilm is
being made about his workwith the street children and thefoundation Daniel is starting
which aims to help poor, desperateyouths in Cali, Colombia, train forvocational jobs.
Dan is determined to gethimself able enough to carry on hiswork with the street children. Heis working hard at rehabilitationand the Help Dan appeal hasfunded essential equipment toenable this. From being totallyparalysed from the neck downand unable to breathe on his own,Dan now breathes freely and isgetting movement back in botharms. He is currently in a carehome near Godalming and usesvoice-recognition software tocreate his own web site at www.
danieleley.org and continue workfor his charity.To this end fund-raising
continues and one of Carolynsformer students, Dave Clark, a
member the UKs premier Queentribute band Rhapsody, hasorganised a concert at Rubix onThursday 24th March, at 7.30. Weare grateful to the Guildford MusicFestival organisers for includingit in this years programme ofevents.
Dave hopes there will be agood turnout: Ive known Dan
since he was seven, he said.When I heard about his accidentmy blood ran cold and I wanted todo something to help Dan hasdone so much for others. Nowits our turn to do something forhim.
We want this concert to bea sell-out so that we can makeas much money for Dan and hischarity as possible.
The Music Departmentspopular band, Bordeauxxx willprovide support using their own,original material.
Tickets for the concertare on sale now from www.guildfordinternationalmusic
festival.co.uk or on 01483 444334,also from the Tourist InformationOfice in Tunsgate, Guildford,
and from Record Corner in HighStreet, Godalming.
AmAndA CleggContributor
Back to Basics
What we have seen in therecent past, what wesee today and maybe
tomorrow is the volatile stateof affairs in the Middle East andNorth Africa.
The alleged common reasonsin all these countries have beencorruption and joblessness andthe disregard of the day-to-dayneeds of the common people whoare ruled.
Coming down to the Indiansub-continent, we hear onceagain allegations of corruptionand loss of billions in revenuedue to mishandling of state funds
and contracts, effecting economy and having disasrepercussions on the liveliof the people.
On analysis of all tupheavals, it can be seen thamain reason for this is a diluor disregard for honesty.
In the western corpworld, we have seen big band establishments and corpgiants folding up. The ina
meltdown also can be due tofollowing the basic norms ibusiness world.
Is it time we paid attention to ethics and valueMahatma Gandhi said: Powithout principle and commwithout morality are sins.
lAsikA JAyAmAhAContributor
Corruption has caused a wave of revolutionary ferver in recent webut is still endemic across many economies.
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Save your hairbefore its too lateHeat style your hair every day? Constantly colour your hair?
Everyone has one thing theyare very self-consciousabout, whether this is
making sure your make-up isdone before you leave the houseevery day, fussing over whatoutit youre wearing or ensuringhat your hair looks decent.
If youre the hair person, haveyou thought about the impactheat styling has on your hair?
If you are continuallystraightening/ curling, blowdrying and colouring, thensooner or later you start tonotice the effects: your hair losests soft and silky feeling; it startso moult every time you brusht and that is not pleasant. Sot is vital that you start to take
preventative measures beforet ends up in this condition,
especially as trying to repair itat a later stage can be a long anddificult process.
However, if these changes inexture and appearance applyo you, then it is a signal for a
desperate need for your hair tobe treated and rescued. Thereare number of things you can doo achieve this:
First of all, you need tokeep straightening/ curlingand blow drying your hair toa minimum. If you do pick uphose straighteners then use
a heat protective product toprevent further damages. Theingredients in such products willstrengthen and infuse your hairwith essential vitamins whenactivated by heat. TRESemms
Heat Defence Spray is prettygood and affordable.
If you seriously cant bear tobe without straight hair, thentry using the Wrap Dryingtechnique. This is where you usea large paddle brush to smoothsections of hair up and acrossyour head, from side to side, backto front and front to back, whilstblow drying it, at good distance(minimum 25cm from yourhair). Pulling your hair in theopposite directions straightensout the kinks, without applyingdirect heat.
Secondly, use a gentleshampoo and conditioner thatis speciically formulated torestore moisture and strengthenhair. Complement this (if yourhair is in a really bad condition)with an intensive nourishinghair mask once a week such as,Shu Uemura Moisture VelvetTreatment or MoroccanOil
Restorative Hair Mask.Thirdly, avoid towel drying
your hair too much; pat andsqueeze excess water out yourhair instead of rubbing hairtogether, as this will prevent
breakage.Finally, if you have a bit ofspare cash, you could alwaysask your hairdresser if theyhave any deep conditioning hairtreatments.
Even if your hair is not insuch a bad condition now, thinkabout how often you heat styleit or dye it and take preventativemeasures now. Save your hairbefore its too late you dontwant to end up bald (especiallywomen) or have greys beforeyoure thirty, do you?
You may think bad hair looks grim up close, but under a microscope it might as well be an alien tendril
JYOTI RAMBHAIeatures Editor
If you are continuallystraightening, your hairloses its silky feeling andstarts to moult.
The wonderful worldof student discountin
My treasured studentdiscount privilegesare about to expire
as I graduate from four yearsof dodging full price. This gotme thinking about the slightlybizarre concept of retailersand service providers offeringstudents consistent discounts
from full price goods. From gymmemberships to computer it ispossible to make huge savingsfrom the simple wave of a studentcard. Most of us have probablymade use of it and perhaps wetake it for granted, but what arethe economic considerationsbehind this institution?
It all comes down to abasic concept of bulk buying.Economists will know the fullstory, but fundamentally thebounty of student beneit isprovided due to two key concepts.The irst uses the Groupon typemodel of bulk buying providingpreferential prices. If enough
people want something, thenit becomes cheaper to eachindividual. The student discountmodel crudely adheres to thisconcept based on the assumptionthat students are essentially packanimals and can be trended.This is not necessarily true,but is nevertheless one of thecornerstones of the studentdiscount model. The secondfounding principle is simply thatof retailers taking a deliberatehit on their margins in order toentice student loyalty towardstheir brand.
So thats the economics outof the way; what is really on(limited) offer to students? Wellthere is a staggering selection ofproducts and services which areavailable at a discount duringyour student years and I wouldthoroughly recommend makingthe most of them. There are thewell-publicised offers includingdiscount at Amazon, Burtons,Topman, Dorothy Perkinsproviding a welcome reprieve forstudent shoppers when on thehigh street. Also student travelpermits make getting around a bitless painful.
However the real wins come inthe form of more obscure student
savings. As one shop attenonce told me as she mededucted 89 pence from sclothing I was buying It is alworth begging.
In my exploration of howI can push the student discostumbled upon discount fast cheap gym membership, price taxis, and even discoulate-night Subway sandwiIn total, it is possible to
thousands throughout university career by being a cheeky and liberally lashingNUS card.
But its not just a free buyou can score. There are a range of less obvious benyou can reap during your as a student. Most univeroffer free courses in a ranskills which would otherwisyou back a considerable amFrom Microsoft Certiiccourses to interview technworkshops, it really is wmilking your time in HEducation, as you can bet itcost you a considerable am
to catch up on the same couwhen you leave. Why not around to see what is availab
But will the perks of ba student endure in the cuinancial belt-tightening? doubt there is signiicant preon the retail and higher educsectors at present, whiclikely to make price slashindiscounts quite unpopular. this translate into revocatioour discount pass? I am not all I can say is that you shmake the most of it while youI know I will be!
For more informationmaximising your student disccontact: [email protected]
PETERBAILEYBusiness and Finance
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14 SCIENCE & TECH The Stag [email protected]
Science & TechLibyan government
pulls the internet plu
Reports have surfaced re-cently that Libyan authori-ties have once again cut
access to the internet in a inal
attempt to cease protests and halt
the approaching civil war.
Technicians from Google com-
mented that internet trafic from
Libya had dropped substantially
on Thursday 3rd March at 5 pm
(GMT). This followed a previous
internet disconnection which oc-
curred almost two weeks ago as a
backlash against the protests op-
posing Muammar Gadafi.
Internet services were slowly
recovered however, up until re-
cently when they were blocked
once again. Network bandwidth
has been restricted in order to
prevent any trafic; a strategy
similar to when ISPs block sub-
scribers if they surpass their al-
located limit.
Renesys, an internet monitor-
ing company, noticed the reduc-
tion in trafic on Thursday and
suggested that the Libyan govern-
ment was the most likely culprit
as it has control of the countrys
predominant ISP, Libya Telecomand Technology.
Rik Ferguson from security
company, Trend Micro, com-
mented on the matter: Every
Libyan website (by this I mean
sites hosted in Libya, www.bit.
ly for example is still live) that I
tested was unreachable, with traf-
ic simply failing to get a resp
after the last hop on the int
backbone outside the Libya
dress space... Libya simply p
the plug.
It is believed that this
been put in place in order to
vent more information abou
unrest in Libya becoming w
spread.
Google have released gr
showing how, since the irs
ternet disconnection, trafic
growing with a substantial
ber of Libyans using YouTub
post videos of the turmoil
instability in their country. H
ever, in order to halt news o
conlicts travelling, links to
net were severed.
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planned for the upcoming w
in Tripoli and disconnectin
internet is the government
tempt at preventing these p
from spreading.
It is unknown when Libya
resume internet trafic again
onel Gadafi supporters wer
ebrating over supposed vict
in many of the rebel-capture
ies; however reports of wh
these victories are genuine
unconirmed.
What does look certain th
is that if the conlict continu
this manner, civil war for L
looks set.
RACHEL LISMORE-BURNSScience & Tech Team
Faster broadband? Yes, please!
EMMA COOPERcience & Tech Team The unrest in Libya suggests the country is heading for civil war.
The government is push-ing ahead with the secondwave of funding for super-
fast broadband across the UK.It comes despite the fact that
no irms or technologies have yet
been chosen for original pilot ar-eas earmarked to test how to rollout next-generation broadband toremote areas. New bids are now
being invited for a further 50m.The government has pledged
o make the UK the best place forsuper-fast broadband in Europeby 2015. The 50m will be made
available to local authoritiesaround the UK.
Local councils wanting to takeadvantage of the latest tranche of
funding will need to apply via theBroadband Delivery UK.
The government estimatedthat the funding would help afurther 800,000 homes to beneitfrom next-generation broadband.Some have questioned the tim-
ing of the new scheme, given thatpilots intended to be testbeds forbest practice in connecting theso-called inal third have yet tobegin.
This is the third of UK homesthat are not economically attrac-
tive to irms such as BT and VirginMedia because offering next-gen-eration services there would costtoo much money.
Despite announcing the fourareas in October - North York-shire, Cumbria, Herefordshireand the Highlands and Islands -no irm or technologies have yetbeen chosen for the areas.
Each trial was allocated a fundof between 5m and 10m. Lackof progress led Labour MP Ian Lu-cas to ask the government to pullits inger out last month.
A spokesman for the Depart-ment for Culture, Media and Sportconceded that it has been a longprocess. Councils are having toget everything ready. They haveto know what work needs to bedone. He said that announce-ments would be made soon.
In total the government hasearmarked 530m of public mon-ey to be spent on bringing super-fast broadband to rural areas.
This money is drawn from theBBC licence fee and was originallyearmarked to help people withthe switch over to digital TV. Thiscrucial step will be welcomed bythose living in the inal third;the most remote areas of the UK,which currently suffer from a lackof decent broadband services.
However, many in those areaswill continue to be frustrated thatits going to take years to roll outacross the entire country.
Feeling sleepy?
Next time you hit Rubix on aWednesday night and arelooking forward to being
n the loving arms of your boy-
friend/girlfriend, you may want
o consider your consumption of
alcohol and how it disturbs your
sleep pattern.
Apart from the obvious rea-
sons why alcohol isnt great for
your love life (erectile dysfunc-
tion), alcohol also affects your
snoring; it relaxes the tissue at the
back of your throat, making you
snore much more loudly.
It makes you wonder how the
wife of the champion snorer Mel-
vin Switzer managed to sleep at
all with the snoring volume of 92
decibels, which is equivalent to
the loudness of a pneumatic drill!
Sleep is one of the most im-
portant functions we carry out as
human beings. Sleep allows our
cells to regenerate and it is vital
to carry out normal day to day ac-
tivities.
In 1965, Randy Gardner, a
17-year-old high school student,
stayed awake for a record-break-
ing 264 hours (about 11 days).
Four days in, he began hallucinat-
ing and thought he was a famous
black footballer!
Slow internet service is a frustrating reality for many areas of the UK.
Alcohol can be the source of many sleepless nights for your partner.
EMMA COOPERcience & Tech Team
800,000 homes tobeneit from next-generation broadband.
Every Libyan website...that I tested wasunreachable
Libyans using YouTuto post videos of theturmoil and instabiliin their country.
Randy Gardner, a17-year-old high schoolstudent, stayed awakefor a record-breaking264 hours
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On your marks...
The dangers of energy drinks
Energy drinks are a big busi-ness. Many are marketedto students to help them
cope with large workload when
t seems like there arent enough
hours in the day.
Companies have taken advan-
tage of the demands of the 21st
century lifestyle by supplying a
range of energy boosting drinks
and supplements that help keep
energy levels up. These drinks
are mainly targeted at 18-30 year
olds, a group with a busy way of
ife and a large disposable in-come.
Energy drinks are most com-
monly found as carbonated bev-
erages that are high in caffeine
and sugar and contain a variety
of extra ingredients such as B vi-
tamins; amino acids, such as tau-
rine; and herbal stimulants, such
as guarana.
Its not just the caffeine we
have to worry about in thesedrinks. Consuming too many sug-
ar illed drinks can increase your
blood pressure; literally every can
will raise it somewhat.
In the journal Hypertension, it
was revealed that a large amountof sugar in the blood disrupts
blood vessel tone and salt levels
in the body. This does not happen
with non-sugar sweetened diet
drinks. People often tend to forget
about the high calorie levels found
in these drinks. Participants in thestudy who drank more than one
serving per day of sugar-sweet-
ened beverages consumed more
calories than those who didnt
consume sugary drinks - around
397 extra calories a day.
For every extra can of sugarydrink consumed per day, partici-pants on average had a higher sys-
tolic blood pressure by 1.6mmHg
and a higher diastolic blood pres-sure by 0.8mmHg. High blood
pressure is a major risk factor for
cardiovascular disease.Sugary drinks also increase
the risk of gout. Gout is a commontype of arthritis. The symptoms of
painful, swollen joints, mainly in
the lower limbs, are caused whenuric acid crystallises out of the
blood into the joints. Gout usuallyaffects the big toe, but it can de-
velop in any joint in the body.In a study reported in the Brit-
ish Medical Journal, it was found
that men who consume two ormore sugary soft drinks a day
have an 85% higher risk of goutcompared with those who drink
less than one a month. It is be-
lieved to be due to the effects offructose, a type of sugar.
A study carried out by re-searchers from the University
of Miami found that use of high-
caffeine drinks has been linkedto seizures, mania, stroke and
sudden death. The report foundmany possible risks of energy
drinks in children and teenagers,including confusion, rapid heart-
beat, seizures and effects on bone
mineralisation.The American Heart Asso-
ciation recommends that peopleshould drink no more than three
355ml cans of soft drinks a week.
Some people may feel depen-dent on the energy that these
drinks give us. Here is one stu-
dents diary of a typical Friday:Last night I got in at midnight
after an intense diving session,
lugging around a 30 kilo
very exhausting. In the mor
I woke up at 9 am, an hour
than I should have, causing mmiss my irst lecture of the d
I already felt tired. I had b
fast and then headed for camHalf way through the three
lecture, we were given a b
I bought Relentless and
snacks. I went from tired anpaying attention to awake
very focused, so I powere
through the rest of the lec
But this energy high didnt
very long.
At 1pm, I went to Youngs
food gave me energy and I
a diet coke to boost my caf
level. But by 4pm, I had cra
again. Sitting in the coursewsubmission ofice, I barely ha
energy to move the 5 mete
the coursework hand in box.
It was time for the inal le
of the day, and I needed to pa
tention, so I bought a can of
Bull. This got me through, an
ter the lecture I headed to T
to buy dinner. After I had e
the tiredness kicked in aga
didnt have the energy to go t
bix, so I crashed out in front oTV and didnt move for the rethe night.
Afull-length robot marathonin Japan saw its irst ever
winner on 27th February.
The knee-high, two-legged robots
competed in Osaka in a race madeup of 423 laps of an indoor circuit.
The average speed of theserobots was 0.77 km/h and the 26
miles took the winner 55 hourso complete. It was a close inish
with the winner grasping victory
by a mere second.
Spectators commented on the
beginning of the race saying that
he starting rush looked more like
drunks stumbling out of a pub
han miniature Usain Bolts.One contestant took just a few
steps before falling on its face.
Thankfully, due to its self-righting
mechanism, it was able to get up
and carry on.
The marathon was organisedin the hope of testing the durabil-ity and strength of the robots, notthe speed.
It is hoped that it will becomean international event in the fu-ture so that robot operators canpit themselves against each otherin the ultimate showdown of ro-bot stamina.
The operators are permittedto change the batteries in their
robots as well as their motors butif the robots fall over they have tofend for themselves.
Japan has been at the forefront
of many new robot technology
and sporting interactions. It held
the irst robot football World Cup
in Nagoya, 1997, and then sub-
sequently in Osaka in 2005. 40
countries took part in the tourna-
ment last year in Singapore.Whilst this marathon has
marked the start of a new robot
sporting event, the operators
have some way to go before they
will cause human athletes any
worry.
The fastest human marathon
was completed by Haile Gebrse-
lassie in 2008 with a time of two
hours, three minutes; a sizeable
53 hours faster than the current
reigning robot champion.
RACHEL LISMORE-BURNSScience & Tech Team
The operators havesome way to go before
they will cause humanathletes any worry.
The robots are knee-high and compete in a full-length marathon.
Energy drinks are marketed to the 18-30 age group who have heavy workloads and busy lifestyles.
HELEN FINNScience & Tech Editor
Consuming too manysugar illed drinks can
increase your bloodpressure.
High-caffeine drinks[have] been linked toseizures, mania, strand sudden death.
Thisischris
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Ifestival continues this week(15th-18thMarch)...
Tuesday 15th March
IOlympicsFrom 5.30pm
Guildford High Street
500 Days to the Start of the Olympics. Join Guildford
International Music Festival and other arts organisationsin Guildfords historic High Street. Student groups from
the University will attend wearing their home colours
and enjoy Guildfords own mini-Cultural Olympiad
celebration.
Wednesday 16th March
Trip to Stonehenge1pm-6pm Meet at AP Bus Stop
4 - tickets available from the Union ShopThe World Heritage Site of Stonehenge is one of the most
recognisable sights in the world and on this trip you
have the opportunity to visit it yourself. The stone circle
is over 5000 years old and is part of one of the most
historically significant sites in the world right here inthe UK. This trip promises to be popular so make sure
you get your ticket in advance!
El Pub QuizTBC Wates House
We are putting a Spanish twist to the everyones favourite
trivia game. With 4 rounds, including Food, Culture, Music
and Pictionary, each team will have an opportunity to win
some wonderful prizes! As they come in everyone will
get a different number ranging from 1-4, and they will be
partnered up with other people with the same number giving
them a chance to mix. As if that werent enough they can
also buy tickets for a prize draw and win MORE prizes. So
if you like to win come on down to Wates house on the 16th
and see how much you know about Spanish culture!
St Patricks Citrus10pm-2am - Rubix, Students Union
Tickets between 3 (super advance) and 7 (non-
student)
Thursday 17th March
International Farmers Market10am-4pm Rubix, Students Union
FREE ENTRYThe Farmers Market will have an international flavour
this month as part of the IFestival so make sure you come
along to sample and buy high quality foods from around
the world right here on campus
Anti-Capitalist Society
Ifestival pres
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Discussion: Capitalism in Crisis International
Solution for a Global Problem
7pm TB22
Friday 18th March
IFlag Challenge8pm-10pm Roots Bar
FREE COMPETITION
Come with friends and join the treasure hunt across Su
University campus. The aim is to use the clues provide
hunt for the lags across campus and tick the associat
name on the provided list. The Meeting point will be ro
once your team has collected all the correctlag nam
there will be prizes for the top 3 teams.
Saturday 19th March
Carnival in Rio de Janeiro
10pm-4am Rubix, Students Union4 bookshop - 5 on the door
If you like sun, party and Latino beats, then youll dein
like Rio de Janeiro. We will try our best to give you th
whole Rio de Janeiro Carnival experience, so even thou
we are some days after carnival, dress up and come ha
the night of the year with us! Many surprises on the nig
You wont be disappointed, thats for sure!
Trip to Cambridge8.30am-7pm Meet at AP Bus Stop
12 - tickets available from the Union ShoHome to the world-famous Cambridge University, with
31 colleges dominating the city centre with atmosphe
cobbled courts, chapels, bridges and gardens. Explore beautiful quayside, shopping in the city centre or punt
down the river. Cambridge has it all and promises to b
very British day out.
Sunday 20th March
Sunday Salsa7pm Chancellors
FREEFree Salsa lesson all abilities welcome. Come and tast
bit of traditional Latino dance and learn how to impre
Holi Celebration12 4 pm - Duke of Kent Terrace
FREE
Holi is the festival of colours, so there will be a lot of
powdered colour and sprays being used on the day. We ha
celebrated this in University for the last three years. The
will be a couple of dhol players (Indian drums) and music
come and join us celebrate our culture. Hosted by the Ind
Student Association (ISA)
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Societies
Article for The Stag about
a new comedy societyThe Cambridge
Footlights is one of the mostsuccessful student comedyclubs in the world; it hasproduced some the inestcomedians ever. Peter Cook,Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, JohnCleese and more recently DavidMitchell and Robert Webb fromPeep Show and Simon Bird (Willfrom The Inbetweeners) haveall performed at the CambridgeFootlights and they have allgone on to enjoy great success.
want to try and replicate thiscomedy club for this universityas I do think there are genuinelytalented people at thisuniversity.
Currently there is noopportunity for students toexpress themselves throughthe art of comedy. My idea isto create a comedy club whichwill give students who want toperform stand-up, sketches,songs and other things that theyhave written the opportunity todo so, and staff are also welcometo perform if the society getsunderway.
All societies on campus haveactivities and trips, this new
society would be no different.There are many comedy clubsn Guildford, and admittedly
they are of various quality;ve been to a few of them and
they are good but not many
students attend, so if the societygoes ahead then I would like toarrange trips.
A new comedy club hasstarted at the Mandolay Hotelin town; its got a good line upfor its irst night, 24th February,so why not check it out? Im alsothinking of trying to put trips onto gigs further aield such as toLondon, which is home to theHammersmith Apollo and manyother famous comedy clubs, andto Reading, which is home tothe Hexagon and other smallerclubs.
I would like to try andcome up with a different name,The Comedy Society is a bitsimplistic and dull, so if you are
interested in joining you canalso help name the society. Thesociety is still in the early stagesof formation - for it to becomereal I need 20 people who aregenuinely interested to emailme their names, email addressand URN so that it can be put onthe form.
If you are interested, haveany ideas or criticisms you canemail me at [email protected] . I would be very gratefulif you could spread the wordabout the possible formation ofthis society to anybody who youthink would be interested. Ive
have contacted the union aboutit and they seem excited aboutthe idea of having a comedy clubwhere students can perform,its currently not available oncampus so Im hoping the ideareally takes off.
A new comedy society
Tuesday the 3rd March saw the annual Bare Jokes comedy show tour return to the stag
Rubix. With special guest comedians Jaime Howard and US Def Comedy Jam star W
Robo alongside show host Funmbi, the audience were entertained with an evening of
laughter and interactive games. Joined by guests from Royal Holloway university, Surrey stud
rounded off their evening with an after show party hosted by the African-Caribbean society in
Living Room. With DJ Kapital spinning the best in urban music, students enjoyed a night of g
vibes, good music and great company: the possible start of many joint university events in
future.
Bare jokes comedy tourand ACS after party 2011By Nathifa Jordan
Sam
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Since my irst day studying
at the University of
Surrey, I have always
been encouraged to take
part in social activities and
society events organised by
the Students Union. Being an
active member of university
societies was fundamental to
quickly adapt to student life.
t has enabled me to bond
and build relationships with
people from all over the world.Last week, for the irst time
n three years I attended theGreek Carnival Party held atRubix. Prior to attending theparty, my Greek friends, statedthat it was very important tocomply with the dress code. Afew girls and boys met in townn search of the perfect outit.
Some of them bought theiroutits and accessories fromtwo party shops in Guildford.The shops were visibly packed,with many other students tryingto buy outits too, increasing theoverall excitement. I howeverdecided to improvise mycostume with clothes that I hadat home.
After having dinner with a
few friends on campus, wemet up with another group offriends outside Chancellorsbefore going to Rubix. Thegroup included a gypsy lady, ahippy girl, Cruella DeVil, a pig,a gothic girl, a Venetian ladyand a girl who seemed to beexpecting very soon. We wereall super excited and pleasedto see all the original outitswe had pulled off. We thenheaded off together to Rubixto meet a cheerful crowd at theentrance!At half past midnightthe party had already started,and looked very promising.Many students, not necessarilyGreek had taken thisopportunity to dress up andillustrate how creative and funthey really are. I saw ScoobyDoo, a strawberry, Jesus, twinbunnies, policemen, and manyother outits you can possiblyimagine. The University ofSurrey has without a doubtcountless artists!
The music was great atmeeting everyones tastes.We also had the chance tolisten to a few Greek songsthat contributed to theparty atmosphere. To me itwas interesting to see howstudents studying in the UK, nomatter where they originally
come from, are always willingto organise such parties. I wasalso impressed with the numberof students who actuallyattend and take an initiative todress up, making each eventunique and unforgettable.The beneits of attending suchevents are numerous, offeringan opportunity to dance, drinkmoderately, bond with yourfriends and meet new people.An additional advantage forstudents who live on campusis that they can leave the partyat their convenience, andwalk home with no fear, as theuniversity campus is safe.
A few hours later, I walkedhome, literally a two-minutewalk and had a restful night.The Greek party was amazingand preparing for it was quitean experience. The studentsunion and the societies havebeen organising great eventsand activities and I am deinitelylooking forward to attendingmore of these events throughoutthe year. Being a third yearstudent I dont want to missout and hope to take advantageof all the fun moments that theUniversity of Surrey offers to allstudents.
Greek carnival at rubixM S
Labour societ
Physical exercise is a
vital part of a healthy
lifestyle. Surrey Islamic
Society, being the largest
society on campus attempts
to facilitate for its members
the important activities that
contribute towards a better
quality of life. In the religion of
Islam, we Muslims believe that
God revealed the last message
of faith to Prophet Muhammad
(peace and blessings be upon
him), as a mercy to mankind.Most of us would agree that
encouraging a healthy well-
being is merciful.Dalia Barakat who was
elected sports oficer to SurreysIslamic society in Summer 2010,decided to organise aerobicsand Tae-Kwando classes forfemales via the Islamic society.
Thank you Dalia! These takepart every week in the Quietcentre: Aerobics every Tuesdays
Happy and healthy at SurreyR H at 7.30pm-8.30pm and Tae-
Kwando every Wednesdaysfrom 1.00pm till 2.00pm. Theseare great opportunities to meetwith friends, enjoy a good timeand maintain a healthy well-being!
What makes sisters sportsunique at Surrey Islamicsociety is they do not havethat pressurising competitiveelement to them. It is a relaxedspace every week which offersan opportunity to maintaingood health. The fact that thesetwo sports activities are forfemales only, adds to this relaxedatmosphere, especially for those
who do not feel comfortableworking out with men in thesame room!
The blessing of good healthis something that is veryemphasised in Islam. The inalmessenger of God, ProphetMuhammad (peace be uponhim) mounted the pulpit, thenwept and said, Ask Allah (swt)for forgiveness and health, forafter being granted certainty,
one is given nothing better than
health.
The University ofSurrey has never
really been considered
a stronghold for Labour
Students. Traditionally the
Tories and Liberal Democrats
have competed for the largest
membership and Labour
Students has trailed in a very
poor third. But change is upon
us.The decision by Nick Clegg
to betray students and vote infavour for a monumental hikein tuition fees has galvanisedstudents on campus and seen
record numbers joining LabourStudents at Surrey. In turnthis has led to more studentsat Surrey getting out on the
doorstep, on the phones delivering lealets on beha
the Guildford Labour parpreparation for the upcolocal elections in May 2011
5th May 2011, provSurrey students with the peopportunity to send a message to Nick Clegg; we agree with raising tuition were angry with your betof students and we want yrethink your disgraceful u-He hasnt listened to the studwho peacefully protestedthe streets, he wont listethe National Union of Stud(NUS) and the only way wmake him listen by sending
a message at the ballot boxMake sure your voic
heard in two months time.
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Friday 18th March
Chav Night
Friday 25th March
DJ Alex Collins +
Friday 1st April
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During my reading week Imade the most of it by goingoff to L ondon's West End.
What fascinated me abouthe three musicals I went to see
was the different styles of musicand the three different levelsfrom which I viewed them. I amnot going to comment on each ofhe shows or even name them,nstead I am going to tell you
how I felt. Sitting at the Stallsfor the irst show I saw thingson a whole different level. Morehan the acting and the singing, I
was drawn to the technology, setdesign, lighting and effects.
I could see the costumesand make-up to the last detailand the changing of props andsets during the blackouts. Forme, coming from a developingcountry where that kind ofechnology and the magical
gimmicks currently used areunavailable in our theatre, it wasa thrilling experience.
When I sat at the GrandCircle for the next show, it was
West EndexperienceLasika JayamahaFeatures Writer
again, a different level, andmy experience was vivid anddetailed although precision waslost somewhat.
Next, I ended up in the UpperCircle, one of the best seatsavailable at the time of purchase.I enjoyed the clarity of the viewand was able to sink into theatmosphere of the musical.
Personally, after being onstage, backstage and in theaudience back home, I usuallypick the best view and have my
favourite seats in each theatre.Over here, one show will goon for months to years and everytheatre is different. I used to goto the theatre back home at leasttwice a month and it was myway of socialising. But over here,it is rather costly as you needto add in the travel expenses aswell.
I cant believe how lucky I wasto watch some of the most wellknown artists in three worldrenowned musicals within thespace of a week! But what theheck...it was after a long time ofsaving and who knows when Illbe able to afford it again!
The inside of London Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
After a short run at SadlersWells in August 2010, thesong and dance revue Shoesreturns to the West End for anextended season at Sadlerssister venue, the PeacockTheatre. Doing exactly whatit says on the tin the show isan all-singing, all-dancingextravaganza.
Being that the show wasdevised by writer RichardThomas (one of the geniussbehind Jerry Springer theOpera) and director StephenMear (of Mary Poppins creativeteam), Shoes is already off to apromising start. Or is it? Well,for the irst ten minutes or sothere is too much. Too muchvisually, too much aurally - quitesimply an overload of bright andbrash where new scenes start
Its Shoe-biz
before the previous has inished.Thankfully, Shoes eventuallyinds a more manageable pace.
With numerous stand-outscenes particularly memorablenumbers that include a healthand safety demonstration to the
extreme giving us a how to forputting on high heels. Dancersenter wearing matching yellowhelmets attempting to put on,and walk in, a pairs of stilettos.For the majority of the song, thedancers lie on the loor on theirbacks, whilst their arms andlegs are extended into the air.This scene is choreographicallystrong as we are introduced toa new level or plane of vision,which does much to highlight thedificulty in t he art of wearingstilettos.
A scene featuring a break-dancer kitted out in Adidastracksuit recurs throughout theevening. Upon stepping into hisAdidas high tops, his movementvocabulary transforms throughheadspins, backlips and bodyripples. Later, a fellow Adidasshoe fan sits amongst a pile of
shoe boxes in half lotus posias if at the peak of a mountadeep mediation.
Amazingly, some of the msuccessful points of the showare random walk on parts thfeatured no song and dance
se but an unfortunate indivitrying to get from one side othe stage to the other in a paof ski boots, clown shoes orlippers . These made for lighrelief from the roadrunner-pof the musical numbers, whiilluminating the power of cotiming and witty lyrics.
Shoes has everythingfrom nuns to sheep, a giant-sized shoe (what else) for astaircase and super-stylishcostumes. A sterling ensemof dancers move exquisitely,harmoniously and act the paall costs. In short they oozestyle - if only the same couldsaid for the principal singersand actors who garishly ovesing and over-ac