The Stag - Issue 29

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The University of Surrey Students Union Newspaper Celebrating culture on campus

Tuesday 15th March 2011 Issue Number: 29

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HANGING FROM ANIGHT OUTHow is alcoholaffecting yoursleeping pattern?

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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

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Editor | Mariam Nasir

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Deputy Editor (Design) | Bakita Kasadha

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Design Team | Zoe Kitchener, Rowan Ling, Amrin

Lokhandwalla, Jack White, Stacey Hunter &

Charlotte Clarke

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Marketing Ofcers | Harriet Drudge , Imogen Jones &

Kristel Tchamba

News Team

News Editor | Tom Goulding

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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

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Team| Rachel Lismore-Burns &

Emma Cooper

Societies Team

Societies Editor | Utkarsh Sharma

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Team | Jahir I. Rafq & Apoorva Sondhi

Entertainment TeamDance & Theatre Editor | Rachel Gildea

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Team | Lucy Al-Zoghbi, Sian Goldby &

Alex Sutton

Film Editor | Ollie Sim

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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

Sports Team

Sports Editor |Marisa Guerreiro Da Costa

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Copy Editors | Remy Richard Martin, Vijay Bhaskar,

Yemi Dipeolu, Nicole Vassell & Faha Zahid

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Apologises to PhotoSoc whose image was distorted in Issue 25.


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25% off student ticketswith NUS ExtraDiscount valid Monday to Thursday on Student and Teen tickets only

*Terms and conditions apply, visit odeon.co.uk or ask a team member at the box ofce or details.

Calls costonly 10 penceperminuterom a BTlandline.

Mobileand other providers may vary.

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

[email protected]

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 -

you re helping you body andmind.


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06 NEWS [email protected] Stag

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


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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08 FEATURES [email protected] Stag

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.

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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

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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]

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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.

Protests are reportedly b

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.

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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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18 SOCIETIES [email protected] Stag

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.

P S

Friday 18th March

Chav Night

Friday 25th March

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Dance & Theatre

22 ENTERTAINMENT: D&T [email protected] Stag

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

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