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    Issue 21 | The University of Surrey Students Union | thestagsurrey.co.uk

    The StagFREE

    Tuesday 26th October 2010Editor: Mariam Nasir Editor-In-Chief: Chris Whiteh

    NEWS p. 3 SPORTS p.23ARTS p18SOCIETIES p15SCIENCE & TECH p.13FEATURES p.10

    The University of Surrey Newspaper

    (Article on p. 4)

    We sit at this table andtalk. It is an expensive butsimple table made of thickoak with a rich and deepvarnish. We sit at this tableand talk about mundanethings. The table is in aroom with a mahogany

    loor that is dark and boldand leads into a well-appointed kitchen, with itsaga and stone basin. Wesit in ine clothes at thisrich table and talk aboutmundane things while Ithink hard. The food wesit around has taken manyhours...(cont. on p. 21)

    C

    RepastUniversity is a place to growup, gain a taste for the realworld and I am sure thatmost peoples parents saidsomething along the lines ofyoull be cooking for your-self soon just before youleft home, accompanied bya smug smile, knowing theyno longer had to make your

    Youll be Cooking for Yourself SoonF W

    tea.

    I am a irst year and this ismy irst time away fromhome where I have had tocook for myself. I admit sofar Im not particularly doingmuch of the cooking, Tescoshas seen to that pretty damnwell.

    The concept of cooking issomething I ind hard, bumany students, I am presing, will agree the phI just cant be botheredused often when mentiocooking...

    (cont. on

    p. 9)

    Catch up with your Sabbs (p. 8) Whats your musical horoscope? (p. 22) Get your fashion ix (p.10 & 11) Film reviews (p. 20)

    Universities

    Suffer in

    OsbourneSpending

    Review

    29th

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    The Stag is an editiorially independent newspaper and is

    published by the University of Surrey Students Union.

    The Views expressed in the paper are those of the individual

    authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the

    educational team, the Students Union or the University of Surrey.

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    The Stag reserves the right to edit all submissions and the right todecide which articles are published.

    Please direct all enquiries to the relevant section editors.

    Your Stag Team

    Comms Oficer | Chris [email protected].

    Editor | Mariam Nasir

    [email protected]

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    Design Team | Zoe Kitchener, Amrin Lokhanwalla, Jack White, Charlotte Clarke & Stacey

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    Marketing Oficers | Imogen Jones &Kristel Tchamba

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    Science & Tech TeamScience & Technology Editor | Helen [email protected]

    Team| Rachel Lismore-Burns & EmmaCooper

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    Team | Apoorva Sondhi & Shubham Sharma

    Arts TeamDance & Theatre Editor | Rachel [email protected]

    Team | Lucy Al-Zoghbi, Sian Goldby & Alex Suton

    Film Editor | Ollie [email protected]

    Literature Editor| Christina Webb

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    Team| Demitri Levantis, Miranda Sullivan& Hollie Rowe-Roberts

    Music Editor | Lorna Salmon

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    Team: Liam Conroy

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    Editors Letter

    Apologises

    This week has been one full of coughs and sneezes, ending withme loosing my voice and essentially giving into the fact that Ihave a cold. As Iwalked across campus, I saw many who were insimilar misery to mine and it made cheer up a bit that I am notalone in this feat. So in this edition, we bring you tips on stayinghealthy and how to overcome The Cold, turn to page 12 for the

    scoop.

    Halloween is around the corner and the stressing about costumesand concepts has already started. The buzz around campus isall about Halloween Flirt and, as The Stag loves you, we will begiving away 2 tickets to two lucky winners! All you have to do is

    inish the crossword on page 13 and send them the answers to [email protected] am on Friday 29th Oct. It is a great opportunity to put on those thinking caps and get a freepass into Rubix!

    That is all from me for this week, enjoy the issue and see you guys in a fortnight.

    Mariam x

    The Stag would like to apologise for mistakes in last edition:

    In Features Section, Students as Residents by Becky Robinson Community Oficer

    In Literature Section, Guildford Book Festival by Hollie Rowe-Roberts

    Next deadline for writers 29th October. Happy writing!

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    The news comes after the Lib-eral Democrats reversed their

    position on Lord Brownesproposals to increase the feesast week, demonstrating one

    of the greatest U-turns in re-cent political history.

    Councillor Fiona White, Leaderof the Lib Democrats on Guild-ford Borough Council, calledfor every Lib Dem MP to hon-our the pledge they made andstop the government from in-troducing a damaging marketnto higher education that will

    favour the better o and leavethe disadvantaged behind.

    Councillor Chris Ward, respon-sible for the Onslow ward, con-taining the University of Sur-rey, went on to say it would bedisingenuous, dishonourableand a betrayal to those stu-dents in my ward who votedfor me if I were to back downfrom that ight now. Access tohigher education should al-ways be based on your brains,not your bank balance.

    Business Secretary Vince Ca-ble, who suggested fees should

    be capped at 7,000, has sofar failed to stem rumours of a

    party revolt with many back-benchers planning to fulillthe pledge they signed duringthe election campaign; votingagainst an increase. Sir Men-zies Campbell has also joinedthe rebellion, telling the BBC,My credibility would be shotto pieces if I did anything otherthan to stick to the promise Imade.

    In a letter to all serving LibDem MPs, Deputy Prime Min-ister Nick Clegg stressed thatno decision had been made,but that it was likely he wouldbreak the pledge and vote infavour of an increase. He rea-soned, It means doing some-thing that no one likes to doin politics acknowledgingthat the assumptions we madeat election time simply dontwork out in practice. With thebeneit of hindsight, I signeda pledge at a time when wecould not have anticipated thefull scale of the inancial situa-tion the country faces now.

    Part-time students will have

    T GNews Editor

    Guildford Lib Dem Councillors vow to ight

    Government on Fees

    their fees paid up front and willbe treated for the irst time like

    their full-time counterparts.Poorer students will pay less,while wealthier students willpay more. And a much moreprogressive system than thecurrent one both makes moregenerous maintenance ar-rangements for those on lowincomes and raises the thresh-old at which repayments startto be made.

    The National Union of Studentswaded to the forefront of theconlict, saying it is an insultto the intelligence to try andrebrand an increase in fees as

    progressive. NUS PresidentAaron Porter said, There canbe nothing progressive about7,000 fees. If the LiberalDemocrats seek to betray stu-dents, frankly having deceivedthem at the time of the generalelection, we will take actionagainst every MP.

    The NUS National Demo,Fund Our Future: Stop Edu-cation Cuts, will take place onWednesday November 10th incentral London.

    Want to get involved in the National Demo against fundi

    cuts in November? Visit www.ussu.co.uk for more inform

    tion.

    Olympics Team at Surrey Sports Park

    T G

    News Editor

    Surrey Sports Park willfacilitate the Antigua andBarbuda National OlympicsTeam in the run up to the

    2012 event in London. TheCaribbean state has signed anagreement with the countyto permit the team use of theSports Park, as well asGuildford Spectrum, in train-ng for the Olympic Games.

    West Indies Cricketphenomenon, Sir VivRichards, presided over thesigning at Surrey Sports Parkon behalf of his national team.He praised the venue, compli-menting Surrey on its loca-tion and atmosphere stating,

    These are amazing facilitiesand after seeing the welcomethat we received here, theteam has seen what I loveabout this part of the world.

    Surrey Sports Park is ownedby the University of Surreyand opened in April 2010. Itremains one of the greatestinancial investments madeby the university, aiming tobecome Europes premiertraining facility. One of theSports Parks main beneits isthought to be its indoor Olym-pic size swimming pool, theirst of its kind in the region.

    It is hoped that with thearrival of the Olympic team,relations between Antigua and

    Surrey will continue toblossom, not only in terms ofsport but with the community.Senator Chet Greene, Presi-dent of the Antigua NationalOlympic Committee, said, Forme it goes beyond sports, wewant to build relationshipshere, not just with sports butwith schools and the com-munity, adding, Once Viviangives his stamp of approval,we know its right. Werehoping to be adopted in Sur-rey in the same way as he hasbeen.

    Universities to Lose Fund

    ing in Coalition Cuts

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    Hot on the heels of LordBrownes advice that tuition

    fees be uncapped, an emailthat leaked last week indicatesUK universities could facea 4.2bn cut in governmentfunding.

    The cut would amount to astaggering 38% of currentpublic funding for universities.

    The lecturers union, UCU, saidin a press statement, Cuts ofthis magnitude will leave manycities and towns without a lo-cal university and our studentspaying the highest public feesin the world.

    The exact igures will not bereleased until the results ofthe state Spending Review arepublished this week.

    Nevertheless, the Tories havea stated aim of opening up amarket in the funding of HigherEducation (HE). Regardless ofprior commitments, this is anaim shared by the Right wingof the Lib-Dems.

    In March 2010, the UCUleased their report, In P

    of Fees: Time for a BusEducation Tax. The reporknowledged the social benof HE and suggested thadustry should pay its fair sfor education through a tabusinesses that recruit grates.

    In Place of Fees also recmended a graduate tax toplace direct tuition fees.

    The announcement of cutsfee increases are a furtherin the cofin of the social cation policies that have d

    nated UK politics since theond World War.

    In the immediate futureextreme liberal politics o19th and early 20th centuare set to make a deep mon the education sector, a greater divide betweenand poor, and a reliance oindividuals private inancorder to avoid massive deb

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    Students from across the UK

    squeezed into the NUS Scot-

    land ofices, to discuss with

    UCU organisers and sta, how

    to mobilise students ahead of

    the Fund Our Future: Stop Ed-

    ucation Cuts demonstration,

    which will take place on Nov

    10 in London.

    Over the course of the day, the

    newly appointed regional or-

    ganisers worked with associa-

    tion representatives on how

    to mobilise for the demo and

    raise funds for transport.

    One of the main topics of the

    day included fundraising. Ideas

    included:

    Having UCU members

    sponsor a student

    Online sponsorship

    forms so that students

    can also ask friends

    NUS

    High Road to the Dem

    and family to spo

    them

    Door/entertainm

    money

    commercial un

    perhaps of a sp

    event, or if un

    would prefer no

    use this then ad

    an extra 1 on to e

    prices and the 1 g

    towards the funds

    Car wash

    Targeting alu

    associations to

    alumni members

    sponsor a stud

    donate money

    Asking local busine

    to sponsor buses

    Sponsored spo

    events (also a g

    way to get sports te

    involved)

    Universities Suffer in Osbourne Spending Review

    Chancellor George Osbourneast week announced the Gov-

    ernments much anticipatedand hotly debated spendingreview, revealing heavy cutsacross the board including a40% cut in university teachingbudgets, equating to around2.9bn.

    Mr Osbourne got straightto the point in what was attimes a stern and powerful an-nouncement by the Chancellor.Opening with a statement say-ng that Today is the day when

    Britain gets back from thebrink would have instantly

    tickled the taste buds of mediacritics and political satirists.He went on to blame the La-bour Government for their alltalk and no action approachto the economic crisis whichhas in his mind created inan-cial catastrophe.

    Following on from LordBrownes Review universities

    up and down the UK subjectedthemselves to facing certaincuts in funding as educationformed a part of Osbournesmenu of areas to alter statefunding. The 40% cut is notthe end of the story though.

    While science and technologydisciplines have been protect-ed, arts and humanities couldlose all state funding, resultingin many universities havingno choice but to close depart-ments disappointing studentsfrom the UK and abroad. WhatUniversities UK has called thebiggest change to higher edu-cation in 40 years could seecourse and department clo-sures, sta redundancies, fa-cility upgrades cancelled and,most importantly, studentsstruggling to inance theirdreams of going into highereducation. Education Mainte-nance Allowance (EMA) is tobe cut for further educationstudents, with the view to amore comprehensive systemgoing into place.

    But of course education wasnot the only sector to suer.Graduates will see the eects

    of the nearly half a million pri-vate sector job cuts and a 3%hike in rail fares for those com-muting into London. 7bn hasbeen cut from welfare fundsand inances for the police willbe reduced by 4% a year. Job

    losses will also appear withinthe Armed Forces and Min-istry of Defence, with 37,000people expected to face unem-ployment. Despite Osbournedenying the allegations, oneTreasury graph shows that thepoorest 10% of the populationwill be hardest hit.

    Schools and the NHS did ben-eit from the inancial reshuflethough. Budgets to primaryand secondary education havebeen protected and the NHS isset to receive increasing fundsannually until 2015.

    It is evident that higher educa-tion institutions across the UKare going to feel the eects ofthese cuts, with some universi-ties facing very uncertain fu-tures and risk of complete col-lapse, with damaging knock-oneects on graduates. But whatdoes this mean for University

    of Surrey students? Thankfully,we study at a relatively stableinstitution that looks after itsstudents and inances well.But that is our University asa whole. Departments fallingunder the Arts and Humani-

    ties categories will see a mas-sive reduction in state fundingso could face closure or harshlimitations on future intakelevels. The brand new, luxuryfacilities that we are lucky tohave access to such as SurreySports Park residences couldbe the last we see for sometime. Final year students mayhave the value of their qualii-cations reduced as course clo-sures pose a risk to the excel-lent reputation of University ofSurrey degrees.

    Andy Adcroft, Senior Lecturer

    in Corporate Strategy at theUniversity, has his own viewson the situation: The bestway to reduce and manage thedeicit is to through economicgrowth and universities likeSurrey are engines of econom-ic growth; economies growfaster because of the knowl-edge generated and advanced

    by universities and the intries that will drive progin the next few decades be built by the graduateuniversities like ours. Reing the ability of universto do these things through

    to funding and discouratalented young people to the opportunities oereduniversities by saddling twith huge debts seems, tothe least, perverse and notwell thought through.

    As George Osbourne attemto restore sanity to thetions inances, many crbelieve that the brunt ofdamage caused by a faGovernment is being putax payers and inanciallynerable people such as selves. On November 10th 2

    the NUS are staging a NatiDemo in protest againstfunding cuts. Want to atthe Demo, ight against theand make a stand for studacross the country? Checkthe Students Union web(www.ussu.co.uk) for infotion on how you can get tand make a dierence.

    C W

    Communications Oficer

    Foolish, risky, complacentand dangerousNUS

    This morning, the Lord

    Browne review of Higher Ed-

    ucation and Student Funding

    recommended that universi-

    ties in England should be able

    to charge any level of tuition

    fees.

    Commenting on the release of

    the review, Aaron Porter, NUS

    President, said:

    If adopted, Lord Brownes

    review would hand universi-ties a blank cheque and force

    the next generation to pick up

    the tab for devastating cuts

    to higher education. The only

    thing students and their fami-

    ies would stand to gain from

    higher fees would be higher

    debts.

    A market in course prices

    between universities, would

    ncreasingly pressure on stu-

    dents to make decisions based

    on cost rather than academic

    ability or ambition. Those

    already feeling the pinch will

    clearly be unwilling to take

    such a gamble and face being

    priced out of the universities

    that would opt to charge sky-

    high fees.

    There is no clear assurance

    that a hike in fees would im-

    prove student choice or qual-

    ity and the evidence since fees

    tripled four years ago shows

    that neither student satisfac-

    tion nor quality has improved.

    Universities have not made

    the case for what they would

    do with more.

    Any graduate contributionsto universities should be de-termined by earnings in thereal world after graduation,not ixed prices based on un-reliable and misleading guess-work about average salaries.

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    In this issue, the Chilean min-ers return to the surface, KimJong-Il throws a party, and In-dias richest man builds himself

    a house.

    Celebration is in the air thismonth. If you failed to regaina shred of faith in humanitywhen it was reported that theirst Chilean miner had beenwinched to safety from histhree-month-old tomb, well,youre a stone cold cynic. Grum-blings that the entire rescueoperation was a ploy to boostthe Chilean Presidents ratingsin the run up to an election,that a semi-dictatorial right-wing leader wouldnt fork out

    a few quid to get a round in,let alone 12 million on drillinga 600 metre hole, should notcloud what is essentially a mi-raculous human success story.

    For those of you who have beenliving in a cave all summer (seewhat I did there?), this is thestory that saw 33 miners bur-ied alive on August 5th, whenthe mountain above them col-lapsed. What started out as anational tragedy, quickly trans-formed into an internationalfeeling of optimism when itwas discovered 17 days later,

    that the miners were still alive.It was just a case of getting tothem.

    Camp Hope (a temporaryvillage for concerned friendsand relatives, not a low budgetAmerican action thriller withan overtly patriotic subtext),

    became host to a media stormwhen all the men were inallylifted through a 71-centimetreescape shaft. Of course, Chil-

    ean street parties and tedioustalk of divine interventionaside, this story also has anamusing angle. Yonnio Barrios,a miner who became known asthe groups doctor, returnedto the surface to ind his mis-tress waiting to greet him, anaair that his wife had previ-ously known nothing about.If I were you Yonnio, I wouldhave stayed down there

    Meanwhile on the other sideof the world, Kim Jong-Il orBig Brother as satirists wouldhave him known, has beenhaving a hard time decidingwhich of his sons should in-herit North Korea. The eldestbrought shame to the familywhen he tried getting to Dis-neyland Tokyo using a fakepassport. Lets be honest,youd probably disown yourirst born too if they priori-tized meeting Mickey Mouseover total rule of the state - itsonly a bloke in a costume. Thedificult middle child is appar-ently too eeminate, which inNorth Korea probably meansyou only sack your cabinet

    oficials instead of routinelyexecuting them every coupleof months; implying youngestson Kim Jong-un is destined totake the top spot.

    His father unveiled him thismonth during a military paradethat saw thousands of soldiers

    Asking RAG groups to

    help fundraise

    Events in student halls

    (taking fundraising/

    mobilising outside of

    unions)

    Beneit music events

    Old fashioned sports

    days

    Cake sales

    A 10p premium on

    drinks served in

    Association bars over a

    weekend

    Other groups unions

    like Unite, Unison and

    GMB; the Fabians

    Beneit gig with debate

    after a day of action

    Doorstepping lecturers

    in their ofice

    These volunteers exist to

    help co-ordinate mobilis-

    ing and fundraising eorts

    between associations in

    the same region of Scot-land. If you are a sabbati-

    cal and your union hasnt

    been in touch with your

    regional organiser, or you

    are not a sabbatical but

    would like to get involved

    in the campaign, please get

    in touch with the assigned

    regional contact.

    goose-stepping along in ancomfortable display of alute devotion to their preand future overlords, wh

    turn both appeared indieas they surveyed proceedfrom the balcony. If I had ta wooden stick to my leg ider to keep it rigidly straigpreparation for a synchronmarch, Id at least expect of enthusiastic waving or a cheeky wink for my trouMaybe that was the probwith the second son.

    Finally we arrive in Indiathe news that the counrichest man, Mukesh Amhas constructed the woirst billion-dollar home

    Mumbai. The property, mated at 630 million, 27 storey tower that coequipped with a gym, heclub, ballroom, dance stu50 seat cinema and threelipads: exactly what estudent dreams of when irst go house hunting in Barn. You have to wondthe property is just one sive, astronomically expenmiddle inger to Indian PMinister Manmohan Siwho previously called onlionaires to be role mode

    moderation. I expect thedoor parking complex forvehicles and nine lifts rrubbed it in.

    Thats all for this week, be to read Off Campus! for fortnightly dose of whats pening around the world.

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    08 FEATURES [email protected] Stag

    M HStudents Union President

    but essentially thats all we

    have today a wise personimparting his knowledge on

    others.

    So when something really big

    happens in education it really

    is a BIG THING.

    The recently released Brownereport and the Governments

    Comprehensive Spending

    Review suggest there are big

    changes ahead for Higher

    Education. The reports aectthe amount of money the

    Government allocates to

    Universities, how much

    students can be charged by

    Universities for tuition fees

    and how students will pay

    back their student debt.

    This is where you come in. The

    Students Union is committed

    to representing the views of its

    members (i.e. any student atSurrey!). We cant do this until

    we know what you think!

    So, step one. Have a look at

    all the information out there

    and decide what you think.

    Do you agree or disagree

    with the Browne review?Do you think national cuts

    are necessary? What do

    you think about dierentUniversities charging dierentamounts for their courses? Do

    you not care what happens?

    Step two. Look out for theStudents Unions upcoming

    fees and funding events and

    opportunities for discussion.

    Weve already had an online

    poll to gauge opinion and a

    meeting to discuss the National

    Demonstration organised by

    NUS. Keep an eye on the SurreyStudents Union Facebook page

    for more updates!Unions website www.ussu.o.uk

    At least once a week I ind my-self sat around a table with a

    large collection of academicsand sta asking what does theVice President Education actu-

    ally do? After months of beingput on the spot and perfecting

    my face of panic I inally feelthat I have an answer...

    I deal with all aspects of your

    learning and teaching exper-

    ience and I am invited to

    several big meetings across the

    University. I have the privilege

    to voice your opinions in every

    faculty and think about what

    would be in the best interest of

    the Students. I am also around

    when things take a turn for the

    worse; I assist students who

    are facing claims of miscon-

    duct or course termination.

    This year is really about

    Academic Reps for me. I hopemost of you have heard some-

    thing about what a Rep does

    and I can already see this small

    army growing day-by-day.

    This year senior management

    within the University have

    Fortnightly Catch-up

    with your Sabbs

    Introduction to

    the work of ourVP Education

    S JVP Education

    taken a large interest in

    Academic Reps. I am holfour Academic Rep Asblies which bring togethe

    the Reps across the Unive

    to discuss problems and

    practice. I am looking for

    this year to having a l

    collection of active stud

    taking a stand and voi

    their opinions, how do

    know what people want i

    cant hear them?

    Both the Vice-Chancellorthe Deputy Vice Chanc

    (Academic Developmhave oered their supand will come to some o

    Assemblies. It will be elent to have important pe

    within the University hea

    problems irst hand.

    Many of you have prob

    noticed the huge buil

    work that is going on nexthe library. I was given

    opportunity to view the b

    prints and go inside the

    building. The mornin

    the Topping out Ceremo

    got to put on a hard hat,

    visibility jacket and s

    gloves that were clearly to

    for my hands and walk

    to the new Library buildAfter taking a trip up sclearly unstable rickety st

    a couple of humorous ph

    of me wearing the hardhat

    walking around the vast o

    space I can honestly say Ia great afternoon! I am inc

    ibly excited about this

    building being opened, an

    you people that will be aro

    are seriously lucky.

    So being back at unive

    means its time for more

    sessments and writing,

    dont panic. Get yourself d

    to SPLASH as they have lto oer this semester.

    Youd think that as such afundamental part of human

    existence, education would be

    constantly changing, constantly

    mproving. For example, letsook at the automobile industry.

    ust a couple of hundred years

    ago cars were about as useless

    as a luorescent pink elephantn a game of hide and seek. At

    best you might ind a vehiclecapable of moving you along at

    walking pace for a few minutes

    before it broke down.

    Yet now, due to the popularityand advancement of the

    industry, huge numbers of

    people are able to buy vehicles

    capable of taking themselves

    and their chums large distances

    with only the rarest ofmalfunctions.

    Education on the other

    hand has changed very

    little. If you take a look back to

    Roman times education took

    the form of a wise person

    standing in front of a bunch of

    less wise people telling them

    his thoughts about the world.

    Sure, the books are better and

    the rooms have more gismos,

    G HVP Welfare

    Welfare WisdomSo what concerns do you all

    have? I have dealt with a

    variety of issues from accom-modation to parking issues,

    but most of all I deal with

    concerns you have with

    University services.

    For general health advice the

    Nurses from the healthcare

    centre now oer outreachsupport on a Wednesday

    afternoon. Please do utilise

    this service, its free and a great

    way to start that New Yearsresolution you still havent

    started. You know the ones

    losing some weight or giving

    up smoking!

    So what words of wisdom

    does your VP Welfare have?

    Well University is one of the

    biggest changes that you will

    go through in your life. Its a

    rollercoaster of emotions and

    the Union is here to support

    you every step of the way. This

    really is your chance to shine

    and in three years time youll

    look back and realised how

    much you have changed, have

    1,000 new memories and a

    glowing CV. Get involved in as

    much as you can is my adv

    Upcoming in the worlwelfare are numerous

    paigns: feel-good mental h

    awareness; Time for Ch

    cake sale an excellent waget friends together and

    the best cake to win a priz

    you might want to learn m

    about your drinking h

    Theres lots of information

    there but if you want to k

    more please drop me an e

    at [email protected]

    The world of welfare is a

    complex and bizarre world.

    The role of VP Welfare (I was

    once told), covers everything

    that doesnt it in to any ofthe other sabbatical roles. In

    the last few months Ive seen

    most types of people, from the

    hysterical, the desperate, to the

    really angry, all really passion-

    ate about their concerns.

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    What does the BrowneReview Mean to You?

    Last year Lord Browne wasasked by the Labour Govern-ment to conduct an investiga-

    tion into the funding of Higher

    Education. On the 12th October,

    the long awaited BrowneReview was delivered.

    The Review sets out recom-

    mendations for how the

    university funding can be

    shifted further from the

    public sector to the private

    sector. In practice this

    means shifting much of the

    burden onto students and

    their families.

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    Universities charge what they like in feesBetter universities will charge considerably more, but theGovernment will take a proportion of fees above 6,000, to

    cover debt write-os.

    Increased maintenance grant and loan

    Poorer students may get up to 7,000 in loan and grant.

    Earnings limit of 21,000Graduates will pay 9% of their income after 21,000.

    30 year time limitAfter 30 years, your debt will be written o, but this is still morethan most mortgages.

    Some courses will be more expensiveThe public subsidy of all courses will end - the more lucrative

    ones will receive more investment, forcing less lucrative courses

    out of universities.

    University funding dependent on fees from students

    Funding for universities depends on students paying, so itwill be even harder for average universities to catch up to

    Oxbridge. This also means research will take a back-seat,

    since universities will concentrate on making the student

    experience excellent.

    Massive debts for those studying at good universitiesThe Review describes annual fees up to 12,000, disadvantag-

    ing those with experience of poverty.

    Funding based on student satisfactionUniversities to get less if the students are dissatisied, meanunderachieving institutions will ind it harder to get better.

    Funding link to social beneits will endSociety will no longer pay for the beneits everyone enj

    because of graduates - the taxpayer is cut out of the loop.

    Yearly entry qualiications cut-offThe Government will set a minimum A Level entry standaeach year, based on the number of inance applications.

    Endowments encouragedStudents will be actively encouraged to donate to their univ

    sity after graduation - this is a major funding gap in compari

    with American universities.

    Graduate debt increases faster than inlationYour debt will increase in line with the cost of borrowing to Government, currently 2.2% over the rate of inlation - so if Government has a bad credit rating, graduate debt will incre

    sharply. You will pay what your degree costs the day you pnot what it cost when you were at University.

    Richest 25% of students pay moreThose in the top lifetime earnings quartile pay back twice

    much as under the current system.

    Culture of institutional autonomyIndividual universities may be better, but a lack of standard

    ation across universities will devalue many degrees - l

    prestigious degrees will be worth even less than now.

    the Government has become

    less willing to inance teachingand research when elsewhere,

    private capital pays for them.

    One of the main concerns

    which the Browne Reviewmakes very clear is that Higher

    Education will no longer be a

    right for those who are capable,

    but a privilege. Many students

    and university sta are herald-ing the return of a rich vs. poor

    divide in education. When

    ive of the seven key people onthe reporting team studied at

    Oxford or Cambridge - by far

    the richest and most culturallyelite universities in Britain - dothey really have any under-

    standing of the needs of less

    rich students?

    As the ongoing recession hasshown, lending large amounts

    of money to those unab

    pay is a clearly false ecmy. In spite of Lord Browassertions, it cannot be c

    fair that the least rich of us

    be asked to take on the m

    debt in order to secure a g

    education. Perhaps it is

    that the morality of consu

    debt be called into questio

    Prior to the Tory reform of the

    1990s, students in Britain paidno tuition fees and most were

    given maintenance grants to

    cover living costs. Since then,

    fees have been introduced and

    grants abolished in favour of

    loans. The size of the fees has

    jumped, from nothing to 1,000

    and then to 3,000. The most

    contentious recommendation

    of the Browne Review is touncap fees altogether.

    Recently, the UK universitysystem has come under irefrom business interests for

    failing to take advantage of the

    private capital that inancesuniversities in other parts of

    the world. Correspondingly,

    Want to get involved in the National Demo against funding cuts in November?Drop an email to [email protected] for more info

    Read the full Browne Review yourself at:

    hereview.independent.gov.uk

    ..I realise to anyone who is

    not a student and is reading

    this that it is not an acceptable

    excuse. Well as I said above,

    why take over from Tesco or any

    other restaurant on campus,

    even better if someones

    willing to cook for me.

    To be fair to the university

    they have tried their hardest

    to give us communal kitchens

    so we have the opportunity to

    cook together, although in our

    lat the most used appliances deinitely the microwave:ts quick, simple to use,

    produces piping hot food we

    can eat from the containers

    and therefore keeping the

    washing up down.

    dont like to make generalis-

    ations that all students from allyear groups put ready meals

    n the microwave night after

    night. However when asking

    those from the years above I

    realised old habits die hard and

    n fact the use of the microwave

    only increases as we move

    up the years. I found that on

    average three fresh meals are

    made per week by students.

    Even with all the tempta-

    tions of pre-cooked food we

    still cant deny the fact that

    the media has bombarded us

    with images and ideals of newquick, easy and tasty recipes to

    MAKE. Jamie Oliver went on arampage through England to

    change school dinners, leading

    supermarkets to have recipes

    online, tried and tested,

    GMTV do daily food features

    using the recipes. Im sure that

    many of us looked at them and

    said Im going to make that,

    but never actually did.

    Are we really going to make aconscious eort to start cook-ng every night from fresh/ Do

    we really feel the need or will

    we still let Tescos do the work?

    The Medias eort is prettyastonishing and they do help

    us to see how food can be much

    better when made fresh, but

    besides the laziness, perhaps

    our lack of interest in cook-

    ng is what really leads us to

    ready meals and restaurants.

    After all between Hillside,Chancellors and Tesco, I

    think they have Surreys

    Students well covered.

    Cooking for yourself

    (cont. from front page)

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    FashionHi Guys! In this issue we bring you mini style guides bas

    on shorts a must-have wardrobe staple and an oh-so-noguide to plaits a continuing hot hair trend! We also have oregular student buy of the week and best dressed feature

    keep you updated on the goings on in the world of fashion

    Finally we have the launch of three major high street bran

    online shopping websites to tempt you! Happy Shopping!

    If you have any feedback, comments or ideas, we would lo

    to hear from you!

    Christie and Nisha

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    Student Buy of the WeeSilence + Noise Lace Tiered Skirt Urban Outitte

    Lace is the perfect lirty,feminine touch to any wardrobe,

    and it is featured on our top

    ten list of trends to watch out

    for this season! Whether you

    opt for a whole piece made

    from lace like a skirt/dress oraccents of lace youre guaran-

    teed to have an outit that

    makes you look elegant

    dressed up. Lace is a consgo to material and sho

    up in the catwalk show

    designers such as Christopher Kane, Alexa

    Wang and Henry Holland.

    We love this lace tiered

    from Urban Outitters perfect addition to any g

    wardrobe as it is sophistic

    and structured. The skirt co

    in three colours: black,

    and cream; and feels vin

    inspired with a modern t

    We also adore the sca

    edge hem on the skirt whi

    reminiscent of past fas

    shows from design h

    Chloe. We suggest wearing

    skirt with a silk top or sim

    sheer t-shirt tucked in black satin peep-toe shoe

    instant glamour!

    Down from 35.00 to a mere 14.99, we suggest you hea

    www.urbanoutitters.co.uk/Silence-+-Noise-Tiered-Lace-Sk

    invt/5120422996689 now to snap up this skirt quickly and a

    disappointment!

    Mini-Style Guides!Shorts >Shorts are key items to see us students through the Autumn/Winter period, whether theyre suede, high waist or even leather;

    paired with tights they help make up the perfect student

    outit. And what is better is that they are so versatile, anybodycan wear them to suit their own personal style and body shape.

    We have picked some of our favorites from the most reasonable

    high steet stores!

    (From Left to Right) Navy High Waist shorts, Topshop, 28 (25.40

    with student discount), Tan Suede shorts, Dorothy Perkins, 25

    (22.50 with student discount), Beige shorts from H&M, 12.99.

    < PlaitsPlaits, being the perfect holiday

    hairstyle of the summer, has

    inspired this autumn must

    have trend, for both an easy-

    going daytime style and chic

    evening look! This hairstyle

    has been popular amongst

    celebrities recently; those of

    you who are addicted to the

    X-Factor will have seen the

    Nations sweetheart and

    number one style inspira-

    tion, Cheryl Cole, sporting the

    very glamorous ish plait onSaturday night. You can use

    the following website

    try this look, www.5

    com/Video/How-to-Ma

    an-Easy-Fishtail-BraidPlait-247438575. How

    a normal style plait

    the side can look jus

    sassy, or you can even try p

    through the front of your h

    Whilst ilming in New York recently, reality TV star Koursported a sleek but casual day outit that has a hint of: I just ththis together at the last minute but comes together fabulou

    By keeping the irst layer of a long t-shirt over a pair of leggin simple black, Kourtney is able to build her outit through u

    colour neutral shades of brown/beige. From her stone coloTheory blazer and leopard print Zara scarf, to her accesso

    a Gucci hat, Chanel riding boots and Balenciaga bag, Kourproves you can mix brown and black for a fabulous day appr

    ate outit! Who said your winter wardrobe had to be dull?

    < Kourtney Kardashian

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    Online website launches

    n the past month H&M, Zara and Gap have launched their onlineshopping websites in the UK, and we think its about time too!

    These high street giants are always in touch with the fashion

    world and oer on-trend clothing at reasonable prices, whichs now online, at our convenience. Whats not to love? From

    H&Ms casual cool, to Zaras chic European lair and Gaps preppystyling, we suggest you get shopping soon to avoid missing out

    on a fabulous new wardrobe. Here are a few of our favourites

    currently on the websites.

    Top: H&M

    Left and bottom: ZaraRight: Gap

    Get the Latest Fashion for Lesswith Your Student Discount

    H R-R

    On Tuesday 12th and Wednes-

    day 13th October hundreds

    of students headed over to

    our favourite high street store

    to grab the 20% discount

    Topshop oered to us savvystudents. I for one heard many

    boyfriends complaining those

    who had been dragged to town

    and were waiting for their

    signiicant others to satisfytheir retail cravings.

    Before the store even openedat 5.30pm, there were queues

    running outside the shopping

    centre, security having to keep

    the excitement contained.

    As I wandered around the shop,I noticed many of the items I

    saw had been worn on X-Factor

    over the weekend. Some lovely

    high waist loral shortsaccompanied with a thin brown

    plaited belt caught my eye, as

    did some of the beautiful more

    formal dresses for sale.

    There were some lovely

    winter jackets around too,

    which seemed especially

    appealing as the weather gets

    colder and colder.

    Across other shops there was

    some gorgeous knitwear,

    which I particularly lov

    it keeps you cosy and

    incredible against your sk

    a cold room.

    Although the discount dhave inished now, for all fion-loving women out th

    urge you, SHOP. There are s

    lovely pieces at the mom

    and if youre careful eno

    you can get them at disc

    prices. And ALWAYS rember, your student card w

    as a discount in the maj

    of the shops!

    Surrey Lifewide Learning AwardEnhance your CV and gain University recognition for your achievements

    Pilot 2010 2011

    Are you arriving back at Uni after a long sumbreak? Or perhaps making a start here on a ncourse? Then why not consider being amongfirst to receive a new University Award undergraduates that can help you gain recognfor the valuable activities you are involved inaddition to your academic studies.

    The Surrey Lifewide Learning Award recognthat you may well be involved in many activalongside your academic studies and that thcan be extremely valuable to your personal professional development and that they can ha huge impact on you as an individual.

    If you have a part-time job, are thinkingvolunteering for a good cause or already invoin charity or community work, if you are getinvolved in sports, clubs, societies, if you arcourse representative or mentor, a parentcaring for others in any way, then this could beyou! All of these experiences and many morebe included in a portfolio for the Award which

    be a useful way of demonstrating how you stout from the crowd, giving you an edge in competitive employment world in the futurewhen applying for a placement. What it regives you is the ability t o show how unique youand how other aspects of your life have helyou learn and develop the skills that are esseto employment and life as a whole.

    A student who has recently completed the Award told us why it was a valuable process:

    I can say that I have completely renewed my own perspective onmyself because it is simply amazing to read (and be reminded) howI evolved professionally, and at the same time set a higher standardfor current or future pursuits.

    There are a series of introductory workshops for the Award being run over the next weeks, all undergraduates are eligible but we only have a limited number of spaces this yeso dont miss out!

    To book your place or find out more visit the website www.surreylifewideaward.neemail [email protected]

    Navratri in Guildford?J RFeatures Editor

    Navratri is one of the biggest

    festivals celebrated by Hindus

    all across the world. The

    festival goes on for nine nights,

    rejoicing the triumph of good

    over evil and during these

    celebrations Hindus do a

    collection of dierent dances.

    Although this auspiciousoccasion has now inished;being a Hindu myself, this is a

    festival that I love to celebrate;

    however, I was disappointed

    to ind the lack of venues thatGuildford had to celebrate this

    occasion. I was even surprised

    that the Indian or Asian soci-

    eties had not done anything

    for it. Perhaps it is due to the

    timing of the event, being so

    close to the very beginning of

    the semester, but it wouldve

    been nice to have something

    at least. And Im sure, manyHindus, especially those who

    didnt have the opportunity

    to go home and celeb

    navratri with their fa

    would appreciate it. More

    is a great festival for every

    to enjoy, whatever your

    gion, dancing all night

    fantastic music. It is act

    good way to get it; I kncan deinitely feel a diere

    s

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    By the time this issue is printedthis event will be one in

    the past. But right now Imsitting next to a lady eating,

    what I think is a Chicken

    Royale. I want to gag.

    m on a train, an out-of-Londonone without any windows

    because they use recycled air

    (dont get me started on that)

    to maintain the temperature.

    Why is it that hot food tastes

    so good when youre the one

    eating it, but you feel like

    youre being suocated whenyou smell other peoples chips,

    burgers, jollof rice etcetera?Or is that just me?

    This only seems to happen

    on public transport. I mean,

    smelling my mums food as

    shes cooking it I have no

    problem with that. Maybe ithas something to do with the

    movement combined with the

    smell?

    Shes half way through the

    sandwich and I cant take it.

    Im asking myself why she

    chose to sit next to me. What

    makes it worse; adding to the

    feeling of being suocated/trapped and being surrounded

    by the smell is that Im by the

    window. Theres no escape!

    Im not exaggerating the

    words pharyngeal relex arebanging about in my head. If

    I do throw up, its going to be

    on her, well, shell only have

    herself to blame.

    "Y' know what really grinds my gears..."Smelly Food on Public Transport!

    B KDeputy Editor

    Note to self: only sandwiches

    on trains and buses from now

    on!

    I swear Im not a moany mare;

    it just really grinds my gears.

    Do you follow your passion with

    no regard for your inancialwell-being? Or, do you focus

    on work to provide the income

    you need while ignoring your

    passions?

    Passion is imprinted in all

    of us and doing what you

    truly love, with a decent

    ncome that can support

    your lifestyle can beneit

    you in many ways other thanust inancially. By this I am

    talking about job satisfaction.

    So when you think about

    success, what comes to mind

    irst being rich or beinghappy? While Im not denying

    money can put a smile on most

    peoples faces and ease your

    everyday struggles, Im won-

    dering whether this always

    comes irst. Usually yes,because people need money to

    support their lifestyle.

    Now heres a question for you,

    can we have both? The opti-

    mists say yes; the cynics say

    no. There are already far too

    many people in this country

    dreading their next day at

    work, and counting the years

    until retirement. But is itreally worth it, to let all those

    years go by in search for that

    almighty currency? Perhaps

    its just me being optimistic,

    but I believe that there is away you can achieve both,

    enjoy what you do and make

    the money you need or want,

    and consider yourself success-

    ful, all at the same time.

    By no means is it an easy task: itstarts by inding what you loveto do and what youre good at.

    You may have to make com-promises along the way, but

    it shouldnt mean sacriicingyourself for something you do

    not believe in.

    And Im sure everyones heardthe clich that money doesnt

    buy you happiness well Icertainly believe its true. I feel

    that if you enjoy your job, you

    are passionate about it; then

    you are more likely to put that

    extra bit of eort into it, whichin turn will be recognized and

    more than likely have positive

    outcomes.

    You are probably wonderingwhat this means for you, or

    perhaps youre thinking that

    its easier written than put

    into action. Either way, its

    up to you your decision willdetermine your success. Afterall, you chose to come here, to

    University of Surrey, the best

    university for graduate em-

    ployment so use this as anadvantage and do something

    now, something you enjoy and

    will continue to enjoy!

    H Z

    Job Satisfaction or

    Highly Paid Work?

    As we say goodbye to summerand welcome winter with our

    runny noses, red eyes, and

    headaches, I realised how

    disturbing it can be with all

    the coughing in a lecture hall

    as many students are sueringfrom a common cold. Even my

    tutor had to put on a mic to

    speak as she got emails saying

    students couldnt hear properly

    with all the coughing going

    on. Well its not the fault of the

    students that they got the cold

    and I know they are trying hard

    to stop their cough so as not to

    disturb the class (its very difi-cult I have tried), but its oneof those things that catches all

    of us from time to time.

    Common cold is a contagious

    viral disease caused mostly by

    rhinoviruses and is the most

    frequent disease that aectsus. Symptoms like cough, sore

    throat, runny nose and nasal

    congestion indicates cold and

    everyone is familiar to this. It

    usually lasts for one week but

    can extend up to two weeks

    and in some cases, more. There

    is no speciic medicine to curea cold but here are some ways

    to relieve the symptoms and

    prevent complications:

    Wash your hands regularly Disinfectant surfaces that

    can keep germs

    Try to avoid people are suering from cold

    Avoid being indoors lots of people, espec

    during the time when

    virus is on rise.

    Saying this, we all know

    careless most of us ar

    terms of taking precaut

    So I have listed some com

    ways to minimise the eecommon cold:

    Cough and cold medlike Vicks, Chinese V

    Strepsils, ibuprofen etc

    Drink lots of hot water or just warm wa

    Vitamin C diet: like oranlemons, ginger. Hot baths and w

    vapour steam: just use

    bowl, with your face

    the steam and cover

    with a thick blanket.

    for 5-10 mins and repe

    Avoid coee, alcohol cigarettes.

    Take rest: do not staall night partying, pla

    games or even studyin

    Well guys, I hope thi

    useful to you. I cant

    anything about this weather, which I know do

    help. Just wear tons of clo

    put your heaters on and e

    the winter!

    T R

    Runny Nose, Headaches ChestCough, Sound Familiar?

    Cartoon drawn by Stacey Hunter

    Bill Gates has followed his dream and made money

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    S :

    C 3 :

    Across :

    Senhora (anag) make1.husky (7)

    5. Pulled vehicle (4)

    7. Franz ____ , novelist(5)

    8. Flowering plant (6)

    10. Lotus (4)

    11. Examiner (8)

    12. Excessively (6)

    14. Garment (4-2)

    17. Articulate (8)

    19. (same as 20 down)

    21. Shrivel (6)

    22. eg:- planetary move-ment (5)

    23. Happy (4)

    24. Relations (7)

    Down :

    Dance (5,5)1.

    Cordial (7)2.

    Unwanted (4)3.

    National Socialism4.(6)

    Settings (8)5.

    Attacts (5)6.

    9. Like some sugar (10)

    12. Churned up (soil) (8)

    15. Pipe ilter (7)

    16. Jacket , nerd (6)

    18. Type of Window (5)

    20. The archetypal eng-lishman (4,4)

    Answers to the last issues sudoku and cross word :

    Onion Bhajis:SERVES 2 PEOPLE

    Ingredients:

    2 Medium onions ( chopped)

    3 tbsp gram lour

    2 tbsp ine wheat lour tsp coriander powder

    tsp cumin powder

    or 1 tsp chilli powder ( depending on the level of spice desired)

    tsp tumeric powder

    1tsp cooking salt

    Oil for frying

    Method:

    Mix all the ingredients in a bowl except the onions and add enough w

    ter for it to reach a thick consisten

    Add the onions and mix it with the ter.

    Heat the oil in a heavy bottom pan ing a teaspoon scoop the mixture adrop it in the pan ( be carefull not tsplatter the oil as it will be hot ). Frthe bhajis till they turn golden browand remove and place it on the kitctowel to soak up excess oil.

    Serve with tomato sauce or mint chney.

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    Now that everyone is fully

    settled into university life,

    the science and technology

    team thought itd give you theowdown on lecture thea-

    tres. I know it doesnt sound

    overly interesting but, trust

    me, theres a lot of wacky sturelated to these hubs of learn-

    ng.

    So, what really is the science

    behind lecture theatres? Well,

    ts been found in recent years

    that on average, students who

    are taught through PowerPoint

    presentations perform better

    than students taught with the

    old overhead projectors. This

    Tesco Value Sliced Carrots (300g)

    0.18100g provides: 15 kcal, 0.5g protein, 2.9g

    carbs, 2.9g sugar, 0.1g fat & 2.1g ibre.LESS calories, carbs, sugar and fat!

    Tesco Baby Carrots In Water (300g)0.29100g provides: 20 kcal, 0.5g protein, 3.9g

    carbs, 3.5g sugar, 0.3g fat & 2.1g ibre.

    Tesco Value Tomato Soup (400g)

    0.17200g provides: 95 kcal, 1.2g protein, 13.4g

    carbs, 7.8g sugar, 4.0g fat & 1.1g salt.LESS calories, carbs, sugar, fat and salt!

    Tesco Cream of Tomato Soup (400g)

    0.52200g provides: 120 kcal, 2g protein, 15.6g

    carbs, 8.4g sugars, 6g fat & 1.3g salt .

    Tesco Value Digestive Biscuits (400g)0.231 biscuit provides: 75 kcal, 1g protein,

    10.3g carbs, 2.9g sugar, 3.2g fat, 0.5g ibre& 0.2g salt.LESS carbs, sugar and salt!

    Tesco Reduced Fat Digestive Biscuits(400g)

    0.691 biscuit provides: 70 kcal, 1g protein,

    11g carbs, 3.2g sugar, 2.4g fat, 0.5g ibre &0.3g salt.

    Tesco Value Ready Salted Crisps (12 Pack)

    0.48100g provides: 528 kcal, 6.8g protein,

    50.1g carbs, 0g sugar, 33.4g fat, 3.1g ibre& 1.3g saltLESS calories, carbs, sugar, fat and salt!

    Tesco Ready Salted Crisps (12 Pack)

    1.79100g provides: 533 kcal, 5.1g protein,

    51.8g carbs, 0.6g sugar, 33.7g fat, 4g ibre& 1.5g salt.

    So youve gone to Tesco with

    the aim of just picking up a

    few pieces. You get to the tilland your basket doesnt look

    too full. Your shopping gets

    rung up and youre expect-

    ng to just hand over a small

    amount of change. However,you soon realise your mis-

    take as you are forced to fork

    out a tenner for what looks

    Value Food: Friend or Foe?

    The Science of Lectures

    H Fcience & Tech Editor

    like a measly, wont-get-you-

    through-the-next-day amount

    of food.

    The cost of food is something

    you can never really appreci-

    ate until you get to university

    and realise just how expensive

    a block of cheese is or how

    quickly you get through a pint

    of milk. When I irst encoun-

    tered this, I was with a friendwhose shopping amassed to

    about half the price of mine,

    although it seemed like a sim-

    ilar quantity. Why? Becauseshed bought value branded

    food. I immediately thought,

    Okay, mine might be more

    expensive but itll be much

    better quality so I dont mind.

    Well, after spending a year in

    fear of the moment when my

    total would lash up on the

    checkout screen, I decided to

    look a little closer at the value

    food brand.

    Take something fairly univer-

    sal: bread. Its fair to assume

    that the average university

    student will buy a loaf of bread

    at some point. Tesco sells its

    own brand: Tesco Soft White

    Thick Bread which will cost

    you 1.00 for an 800g loaf.

    The equivalent value version:

    Tesco Value Thick Sliced

    White Bread will cost you

    just 47p for 800g; less than

    half the price! What about the

    ingredients though? Out of 10ingredients, 8 are the same

    for both loaves. The non-val-

    ue brand contains a preserva-

    tive and the value brand con-

    tains wheat lour. The other

    important thing to consider is

    nutrition. A slice (44 g) of the

    non-value bread provides 110

    kcal, 20.6 g of carbohydrate,

    1.1 g of fat, 1.1 g of ibre and0.5 g of salt. If you compare

    is due to the fact that Power-

    points are generally more ani-

    mated and easier to read, mak-

    ing learning easy for students.

    Now for some tips; we have

    all felt the dread of a 9 o clock

    lecture, particularly after a

    night out. The lecturers can

    spot the half-closed eyes and

    drooling students a mile o,so in order to stay awake dur-

    ing these gruelling lectures,

    science has some tips!

    1. Even though its tempting

    to stay snug and warm during

    a lecture, its not best for your

    learning environment. Take oyour coat and feel the air con-

    ditioning! Its more likely to

    keep you perky and attentive

    for longer.

    2. Keep a drink with you.You can go hi tech if youwish and opt for a Lucozadeor Powerade; but water or

    squash would have the same

    eect. Remember that keepingyourself hydrated is the best

    way to keep your brain from

    ticking over.

    3. If you have a bulk of con-

    tinuous lectures; for example,

    from 9 to 1, it is advisable to

    get some fresh air during the

    10 minute breaks that a l

    lecturers allow. It provid

    chance for your legs to w

    up and for you to get s

    food into your system!

    4. Speaking of food; ch

    slow-release carbohydrate

    breakfast, such as whole g

    cereals like Weetabix. This

    keep you full for longer fend of those hunger pains

    Did you know? In 200

    was found through some

    zarre American study thaaverage, students are m

    sexually frustrated when

    leave a lecture, than when

    enter it. Apparently, the conditions create a cockta

    pheromones inside of us

    send us all wild! So if yousomeone waiting outside

    lecture looking for love, d

    trust your emotions...

    H Fcience & Tech Editor

    it with the value bread kcal, 21 g of carbohyd

    0.7 g of fat, 1.1 g of ibre

    0.5 g of salt you learn not only are they surpris

    similar but the value ver

    even has less fat and less

    After looking at other fomore and more surpri

    facts emerged (see table)

    Of course not every sivalue-food item will

    healthier than its non-v

    counterpart; but if just a

    ple ingredient check s

    you from paying double,

    I would say its worth it.can put that extra mo

    towards your studies

    drinks on a night out; Ill l

    it up to you!

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    Science & [email protected] The Stag 1

    Recently in the news, there was

    an outcry over X-Factors use

    of auto-tune, speciically with

    the contestant Gamu Nhengu.But the X Factor producershave been using Auto-Tune foryears. A former member of theproduction team said, It was

    an open secret on the show

    that Auto-Tune was used toboth make contestants slightly

    more on key or o-key. Onsome occasions it was used to

    such extremes that while the

    contestant may have sounded

    ike they were hitting the right

    note, the backing band had

    gone right out of tune... Auto-Tune has been used to make

    good singers sound even bet-

    ter and not-so-good singers

    sound much worse. Obviously

    that would result in a much

    more entertaining show where

    some singers sounded hilari-

    ously bad, constantly missing

    notes, and others were amaz-

    ngly polished.

    There was understandable

    protest over this news, seeing

    as the X Factor is supposed to

    be a singing competition. Buthow does Auto-Tune actually

    work?

    The Urban Dictionary deinesAuto-tune as pitch correctionsoftware speciically for vocals

    that makes up for a lack of nat-

    ural singing talent.

    Auto-Tune is actually a brandname. It is an audio proces-

    Auto-tune the NewsH F

    cience & Tech Editor

    sor created by Antares AudioTechnologies that uses a phase

    vocoder to correct pitch in

    vocal and instrumental per-

    formances. A phase vocodercalibrates the frequency and

    time domains of sound waves.

    The computer algorithm can

    then make changes to the us-

    ers voice, changing the speedor duration of an audio signal

    without aecting its pitch. Thisis done by the user setting a

    scale as a reference point, and

    notes straying from the scale

    will be corrected digitally. This

    can be meticulously adjusted

    so the singing sounds natural,

    and only a trained ear can hear

    it the voice is matched backto the original scale. However

    the robotic voice can also be

    achieved by making the altera-

    tion without any reference

    notes. As the boundaries be-tween each window need to

    it in with the sound waves, aneect called phase smearing

    occurs when singers move upand down notes.

    Auto-Tune was not specii-cally designed for the music

    industry. An Exxon (a motorfuel company) engineer, AndyHildebrand, was a geophysi-

    cist searching for oil under-

    ground using sound waves. He

    developed techniques for

    reading seismic data using

    autocorrelation to interpret

    the waves. Hildebrand real-

    ised that he could use this

    technology to analyze, de-

    tect, and modify pitch, and

    subsequently founded Antareswhere he used his technology

    on music.

    One of the irst songs thatused Auto-Tune was the 1998

    Cher hit, Believe. For thosewho dont know it, Cher used

    Auto-Tune to perhaps itsfull capacity, sounding like a

    bizarre robot. Auto-Tune

    continued to be used in

    music industry more su

    until in 2003, R&B artisPain embraced the tech

    ogy. Now it has become alm

    synonymous with

    last year he relean iPhone App calledAm T-Pain, which alusers to sing along to T-

    songs whilst being Auto-TuYou can then share thesFacebook or MySpace.

    Like it or not, Auto-Tuncurrently common in

    music industry. Its p

    much used in 99% of reco

    music now, says Daniel

    iths, editor of music recormagazine Future Music. A YouTube hit was Bed IntrSong, a news report that

    digitally modiied to cra melody. It was part of a

    ries of videos by The Gre

    Brothers called Auto-Tthe News. The song has 33 million views on YouTand even reached numbe

    in the US charts. Auto-Tunow a technique used specally for the robotic soun

    produces, with artists suc

    Ke$ha, Lady Gaga and KWest all using it. But nomusicians use it; one of

    songs on Jay-Zs last alb

    The Blueprint 3, was caD.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tun

    It seems Auto-Tune is unav

    able these days, but youalways hear some real sin

    at one of Surreys Open

    Nights.

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    With a million dreams, and an-other billion ideas to achievethem, I ended up at the Univer-sity of Surrey, almost 10 days

    late. I was kept waiting help-lessly for the erratic UK Bor-der Agency who failed to clearmy papers. When they inallyarrived, I still had some zealleft in me, and so with an eagermindset and a pumping heart,I took o from Mumbai. I knewwhat I was going to do with mylife - an exciting student life, anenviable resume and a greatjob! But life doesnt alwaysrun as you plan it to. My irstsetback came when I was toldthat I had missed the whole offreshers week and most im-portantly the freshers fayre.

    The Dare-devil in me died asudden death.

    But a mild let-down couldnt ex-tinguish the exhilaration in me.I had always wanted to spruceup my resume and I was go-ing to do it regardless; hence Ilogged into the student unions

    website. The website came upin the colour of the university- red - and was fairly attractive.There were lot of tabs, info,

    posters (freshers posters tooand that shattered me onceagain!) and so on. But what itdidnt oer was adequate andupdated information about thevarious societies and clubs.Also, the data appeared to beunspeciic. Many of the societ-ies havent even released theirannual calendar (thereforeproviding hardly any idea ofwhat to expect from them) andsome of the photos appearedto be quite old, again giving noclear idea about what prospec-tive members should expect.Having no idea about Fencing

    and Hip-Hop but having al-ways wanted to try them, thewebsite couldnt inspire me.

    The end of an excited custom-er!

    Conservative customer I amnow. I am good at badminton

    and also an adept quizzeI have joined the respesocieties. I come from Iand therefore I am a memof ISA now. But on the lipI would have loved to lmore about the other sidthe world, explore othertures and maybe uncoverhidden talent at some sthat Id never played beUnfortunately, I may misson such opportunities!

    Hopefully in the futureunion will be able to maitself much better over thternet. Though the presof the students union onsocial networking sites ispreciated, their website

    be further enriched withsocieties and clubs latest captivating pics, their ancalendar, their prospemembers and a forum. cant we have an online frers fayre, 24/7, three-sive days a year? Our farite university would be better!

    Are Societies missing out on enthusiastFreshers who missed the Freshers FayreS S

    The People and Planet Soci-

    ety are part of the People andPlanet organisation, a nationalnetwork of students taking ac-tion on the environment, glob-al poverty and human rights.The national network has hadmany successes in the past - ithas contact with key igures ingovernment, has a huge inlu-ence within the NUS, and theP&P Green League of the coun-trys universities gets pub-ished in the Times every year

    - to name just a few! As well asthis, P&P groups up and downthe country have steadily beenmaking their own institutions

    and communities greener andmore ethical.

    Here at Surrey, our actionsrange from promoting sustain-able living on campus, to lob-bying the university to ensuretheir procurement strategyprotects the human rights of

    the workers who make our

    stu! This can involve ilmscreenings, workshops, de-bates and discussions, protestand demonstrations, and otherfunner things like recycledjewellery making and ethicalcookery sessions!

    But really, we are an inclusivesociety, where everyone pitch-es in - everything is democrat-ic, and there is no hierarchydictating the society. You canjust come along and suggestsomething we should be doing,and well try and do it!

    We meet every Thursday in75MS02 - come along!

    For more info, email [email protected]

    For more info on the nationalnetwork, visit peopleandplan-et.org

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    We would once again like towelcome you to the Africanand Caribbean Society. We

    have a lot of things lined upfor you guys this year, but letsstart with what weve done

    for Black History Month!

    Everybody knows how cul-turally signiicant this monthis to all of us as a people.Hence we had a jam-packedmonth and will continue todo so throughout the year,

    with many dierent activitiesand events in order to showfull appreciation.

    Firstly, we had a movie night

    on the 19th October. Watchingmovies not your thing? Wellwe also had Salsa classes,

    earlier on this week! It wasan opportunity for all of usto brush up on our dancing

    skills and learn about the Cu-ban origins of Salsa. On the22nd of October, the awe-some event F.I.E.R.C.E. tookplace. This included acts like:

    -The love child organisation

    -Action Jackson

    -The great debate team

    They came down to motivateand inspire all of us by show-casing their achievementsand inducing the spirit ofsuccess in all of us!

    Did you miss it? Well, dontmiss TONIGHT:

    We will be holding an AfricanDrumming Tutorial sessionTONIGHT (26th October).

    It will be carried out in theTeaching Block. It will cost 1for members and 3 for nonmembers.

    Last but not least, we have theOpen Mic night taking placeon the 1st of November. De-tails for this event are yet tobe conirmed but we guaran-tee you that it will be a blast!

    Any questions please donthesitate to ask any of us.

    We are here for you!

    Facebook.com/surrey.acs

    ACS does Black History Month...

    and theyre still doing it!

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    The huge revelation of George

    Sluizers Spoorloos was of a

    man waking up in a cofn. Here

    newcomer Rodrigo Cortes man-

    ages to stretch this taut devise

    nto a 95 minute thriller. Huge

    credit goes to him, because once

    he camera is inside, it nevereaves for a whole one and a half

    hours.

    The stripped down premise is

    his: Paul (Ryan Reynolds) is

    a truck driver working in Iraq.

    He wakes up to nd himself in

    a box, ve feet underground. He

    has a mobile phone that barely

    has a signal, a Zippo lighter that

    s bound to run out and some

    pills for his anxiety. The people

    on the other end of the phone

    are putting him on hold and the

    ones that are not, claim to have

    put him in the box. They demand

    5 million dollars for his release,

    while Paul has precious little

    time.

    Never has being put on hold been

    quite as frustrating on lm. Ryan

    Reynolds was the last person on

    my mind to portray this role t-

    tingly (especially after The Pro-

    posal). It borders on the darkly

    comic, but for most of the time,

    it is a dgety experience in the

    STOP WASTING YOUR BAT-

    TERY! sense of the word.

    Buried (15, Rodrigo Cortes)

    Did you know...

    The Keisha Castle-Hughes is the youngest Best Actressnominee to date? She was nominated for Whale Rider

    (2003) at the age of 13.

    In 1998, Sony accidently sold 700,000 camcorders that had

    the technology to see through

    people's clothes?

    The code for Torontos airport is xyz?

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    Musical Horoscopes

    M N B KEditor & Deputy Editor

    Scorpio 22 Oct - 21 Nov - Go Shorty (Its your birthday) 50cent

    Sagittarius 21 Nov - 21 Dec - Twist & ShoutLittle Richard

    Capricorn 21 Dec - 20 Jan - Wannabe Spice Girls

    Aquarius 21 Jan - 19 Feb - Its my Life Jon Bon Jovi

    Pisces20 Feb - 20 March - I like itEnrique Iglesias

    Aries 20 March - 20 April - Imagine Jon Lennon

    Taurus 21 April - 20 May - Spoon full of SugarMary Poppins

    Gemini 21 May - 20 June - You raise me up Westlife

    Cancer 21 June -21 July -Alejandro Lady Gaga

    Leo 22 July - 22 Aug - Smile Nat King Cole

    Virgo 22 Aug -21 Sept - Your Love Nicki Minaj

    Libra 20 Sept - 21 Oct - One Love Bob Marley

    They say they aint heard

    nothing like this in a while/

    thats why they play my song

    on so many dierent dialsboasts Tinie Tempah on his re-

    cent rags-to-riches hit Written

    in the Stars. While the SouthLondon rappers claim to inno-vation may be debatable, there

    is no disputing that his repu-

    tation has preceded him over

    the past six months. Since his

    irst two collaborations withLabrinth on tracks Pass Outand Frisky hit the airwaves,

    Tinie Tempah has been shoot-

    ing his way to stardom, quick-

    ly becoming the most talked

    about act of 2010. So what

    makes his music so popular?

    The answer is simple; it does

    exactly what it says on the tin:pop-hooks, club synths and a

    signature interval of overpro-

    duced drum and bass to milk

    its fashionable return to the

    mainstream. The problem with

    this unstoppable formula of

    instant gratiication is alwaysgoing to be its durability, espe-

    cially when applied to the con-

    cept of a fully furnished albumover 45 minutes in length.

    The fact that Mr. Tempahs la-

    bel has systematically churned

    out half the album before its

    release date this October does

    not bode well for the tracks left

    in between. For all the hype

    surrounding this debut, Tinie

    Tempah seems to rely on a

    treasure trove of outside talent

    to spur his record on: Labrinth,Ellie Goulding, Kelly Rowland,Eric Turner and Emile Sand

    all provide the irresistible re-

    frains that, together, form thebackbone of Disc-Overy. Even

    when Tinie is given sole vocals

    on summer looriller M2 Ibiza, producers, Swe

    House Maia still managsmother his contribution

    their hugely impressive h

    anthem, dominating ce

    stage for the second timeyear.

    Tinie Tempah would be

    irst to admit hes a rapturned-pop-sensation,

    even popstars have to m

    an eort when it comeshowing their solo capa

    ties. Overall, Disc-Overy co

    across as an ambitious,

    hollow record that will in

    tably win many awards fo

    star-studded cast of music

    and producers. In the m

    time Mr. Tempah should e

    all those groupies at his fdoor, for the novelty may

    be over by 2011.

    Tinie Tempah Disc-Overy

    T GNews Editor

    N-Dubz Best Behaviour

    Since being signed up to the US

    ecord label Def Jam, N-Dubz

    have clearly moved on from the

    early days of Channel U and

    DIY music videos. Yet their new

    ingle Best Behaviour leaves

    he impression that you can onlyog a cash cow for so long. The

    Na Na Nis have become an

    overused gimmick opposing

    he attempt to produce a serious

    anthem out of the ingeniously

    original line Love is all I need

    epeated in the chorus. With a

    ound that now feels tired and

    epetitive N-Dubz may soon

    fade away but for now, Best

    Behaviour will undoubtedly be

    heard blasting out of tiny mobile

    phone speakers belonging to 14

    year olds on buses all over the

    UK.

    Diana Vickers My Wicked

    Heart

    During her exposition on The

    X Factor, Diana Vickers polar-

    sed peoples opinions and her

    new single My Wicked Heart

    s no different. For those who

    cannot stand her throaty vocals

    and wispy diction, this track is

    unbearable, as it has the Vick-

    ers stamp all over it; however it

    works as a playful pop tune. The

    brassy composition and drum

    beat create a sense of fun with

    carnival-style theatrics reminis-

    cent of Paloma Faith. The chorus

    is undeniably copied from Red

    Hot Chili Peppers Under the

    Bridge but with Vickers unique

    warbling over it she has made it

    her own and moved away from

    the shadow of The X Factor.

    The Wombats Tokyo (Vam-

    pires & Wolves)

    The Wombats are back after a

    three-year hiatus and the rst

    single from their eagerly awaited

    second album will most denite-

    ly not disappoint fans. Tokyo

    is a well-produced danceoor

    ller with an upbeat use of

    synth-sounds and a chanted

    chorus that characterises their

    sound. Since their rst album A

    Guide to Love, Loss and Des-

    peration, The Wombats style ofsong writing has clearly evolved

    and matured with a new sense

    of cynicism concerning the en-

    tertainment industry (dancing

    with beast). The key to The

    Wombats success is their ability

    to fuse the darker aspects of their

    lyrics with a sense of fun that

    only they can bring to an often-

    pretentious indie music scene.

    5-A-DAY

    Another fortnight, another ive. Bon apetite.

    1. Secret Agent Netsky (Netsky)2. Buster Voodoo Rodrigo y Gabriela (11:11)

    3. Deep Sea Divers Darwin Deez (Darwin Deez)4. 54-46 Was My Number Toots & The Maytals (Reg-

    gae Legends)5. Move Back Deez Nuts (Stay True)

    New Single Reviews

    22 ARTS:Music [email protected] Stag

    Did you know...

    Tinie Tempah Tempah best newcomer and best video prizes, the latter for Frisky, fea

    ing Labrinth at the MOBOs Wednesday 20th October?

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    Sports RoundupSAM SMITH

    Welcome back to another ac-

    tion-packed year of university

    ife! I hope all you freshers have

    settled in by now and experi-

    enced everything Surrey has to

    oer; especially the night life.More importantly, I hope you

    have got involved in our vari-

    ous sports activities and made

    use of the Surrey Sports Park

    our state-of-the-art sportsvenue near Manor Park.

    Football

    comeback by Preston, who

    fought back from 4-1 down to

    beat Leeds 6-4, courtesy of aJon Parkin hat-trick. This, how-

    ever, couldnt beat the brace of

    6-0 victories for the unstoppa-

    ble Chelsea against West Bromand Wigan. On the other hand,

    Liverpool, another one of theold top four teams, ind them-selves at the bottom of the

    table after a string of bad re-

    sults; due to an out of form

    squad and a change in man-

    agement. The inancial back-ground is unsettling, with a

    chance of the club being bought

    out by the New England Sports

    Ventures (NESV), who own

    the Boston Red Sox. However,

    I have always been a big fan ofthe club (despite the fact that

    Im a Bluenose at heart) and Iwish them all the best under

    new manager Roy Hodgson.

    Im going to end with a very

    quick mention of the World

    Cup. You gave it your best boysbut those Spanish guys werent

    too bad, were they? Lets leavethe past behind us and look

    forward to an already hopeful

    looking Euro 2012.

    Formula 1

    who have been disappointed

    by the form of Schumacher, fol-

    lowing his return, that in my

    opinion, this has just been a

    warm up season; and as longas there are no car issues, he

    will deinitely go up a gear nextseason (excuse the pun).

    Golf

    It was all about the Ryder

    cup, when the European golf-

    ers overcame the might of the

    Americans to win 14 to 13. The weather did unfortu-

    nately stop play on the sec-

    ond day but that didnt stop

    Europes best from showing

    the world their club-swinging

    skills. Straight after this how-

    ever, the Ryder Cup stars arealready eyeing up their next

    challenge at the Dunhill LinksChampionship. Will they never

    be happy!?

    Commonwealth Games

    Well, the games that were on,

    then o, and then on again areinally underway. A lot of prob-lems were faced with; incom-

    plete facilities, missing star

    names, countries threatening

    to boycott, illness, (there is a

    soap opera here, Im sure) andpossible terrorist threats.

    At one point, the UK teamsconsidered withdrawing from

    the games; but now we indourselves in a fantastic posi-

    tion with a good number of

    medals. A solid third, in myopinion, is fantastic; with gold

    medals in a number of sports,

    including swimming and cy-

    cling. Australia have put us allto shame though; with their

    Now onto the good stu: SportsNews. Weve entered our uni-

    versity year two months into

    the start of the football sea-

    son. The Ryder Cup has been

    bravely fought out in the very

    wet Welsh weather. The For-mula One 2010 season has

    only a few races left. And theCommonwealth games in Del-

    hi are well under way. Acrossall these sporting events, there

    have been some surprises,

    along with some pure magical

    moments; and I plan to ill youn on all the action.

    We are well under way with

    the start of the season and have

    already seen some outstanding

    results. There have been some

    memorable matches, includ-

    ng the amazing second-half

    There are three main teams in

    it this year: Red Bull Racing,McLaren-Mercedes and Fer-rari. Red Bulls Mark Webberhas raced superbly, with 8 po-

    dium inishes to his name sofar; and with Lewis Hamiltonnot even inishing the races inSingapore and Monza, the Aus-sie is a strong contender for

    the championship. The other

    four drivers in contention;

    Hamilton, Alonso, Button andVettel, all have the potential to

    take the title, so Im sure Im

    not alone in looking forward to

    the inal few races!

    I would like to assure those

    massive lead, the Outback out-

    its look like clear favourites towin this one.

    Id also like to mention theever-looming 2012 Olympics;

    they may be a few years down

    the line but theyve already

    opened their arms for volun-

    teers. The opening date for this

    was a few weeks ago, so get ap-

    plying and we might just see

    you ushering people to their

    seats on the big day!

    All in all, a great period of sand I look forward to se

    what the rest of the yearin store. Good luck to our

    own sports teams here at

    rey; we wish you all the

    best!

    Thanks for reading and see

    in the next issue!

    Surrey Football Team

    Surrey Volleyball Team (& VP Sports)

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    Surrey Stags Womens Team: Dunkin to Success?

    Surrey Stags.....................................

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    St Georges Hospital, Univer-

    sity of London..... 18

    Surrey Womens basketballteam renowned reputationfor a series of losses was bro-ken with this seasons openinggame against St Georges Hos-pital.

    The irst quarter began with aSurrey lead on baskets as topSurrey point guards startedthe irst few minutes of thegame with a variety of beauti-ful layups. Unfortunately for

    St George, the Surrey Stagsdefence system was too strongonly allowing one basket in forthe irst quarter.

    The following two quarters(second and third quarter)followed the same consistentpattern. It showed some com-petitive friction between thetwo teams and even featureda perfect 3-point shot from theSurrey Stags.

    The fourth and inal quartersaw an attempted comebackfrom St George who managedto achieve four baskets; ofcourse this did not pose as athreat or make a large dier-ence to the game as the Stags

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    were points ahead.

    The University basketball teamdisplayed great sportsmanship

    and consistent performanceduring this comfortable winand hopefully will continueto show this form of excellentteamwork in their followinggame with BuckinghamshireNew University WomensTeam.

    The Surrey Stags (both menand women teams) have ex-perienced a high amount ofreform since last year and withnew coaches and team strat-egies implemented it couldmean that the Surrey Stags aredunkin towards success.

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