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The American restaurant chain Hooters, renowned for its scantily clad Hooters Girls waitresses, has received publicity after a group of middle school students were taken there for lunch. )ROORZLQJ D WULS WR WKH 1DWLRQDO $TXDULXP LQ 0DU\ODQG D JURXS RI HLJKWK JUDGHUV WR \HDU ROGV IURP 3HQQV\OYDQLD IRXQG WKHPVHOYHV GLQLQJ LQ WKH %DOWLPRUH EUDQFK 6RPH RI WKH VWXGHQWV HQGHG XS DW WKH UHVWDXUDQW DIWHU WKHLU chaperones realised that the party was too large to eat in a single restaurant. The local Education Officer, although suggesting he would have preferred the children to have eaten elsewhere, insisted there had been no complaints. While the incident has received attention from a host of online bloggers, Hooters claims that groups of young people visiting is not uncommon. The chain, which describes itself as “delightfully tacky yet unrefinedâ€? on their website has been NQRZQ WR KROG FKLOGUHQV¡ ELUWKGD\ SDUWLHV LQ WKH SDVW Hannah Kirby

,6 $ *5$'8$7( '(*5(( 67,// (128*+" +RZHYHU /DPSO HVWLPDWHV WKDW JUDGXDWHV already facing debts in excess of ÂŁ40,000 from undergraduate courses may be put off by “the prospect of funding a further ÂŁ20,000 a year in fees and living costs, without having access to student 6LU 3HWHU /DPSO FKDLUPDQ RI WKH 7UXVW KDV loans.â€? highlighted an additional burden for those with XQGHUJUDGXDWH GHJUHHV QRWLQJ ´0RUH UHFHQWO\ DQ 7KH 7UXVW¡V VXPPDU\ GRHV QRW GLVFRXUDJH WKH undergraduate degree has become essential for increasing numbers opting to stay on in education many careers. Now we find that a postgraduate after undergraduate degrees, and even moves to degree is increasingly expected.â€? 7KH 6XWWRQ 7UXVW KDV ZDUQHG WKDW FDUHHUV ZKLFK ZHUH IRUPHUO\ DYDLODEOH WKURXJK $ OHYHO TXDOLILFDWLRQV now actively seek out those with postgraduate degrees.

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encourage the trend. More importantly, the results of the study place a greater emphasis on improving a flawed funding system for talented but poorer students, and states clearly that all students should be able to make the choice of whether or not to move to a postgraduate course without worries of financing. Aatish Thakerar

7KH 6XWWRQ 7UXVW KDV ZDUQHG WKDW VXFK D GUDVWLF change has been driven by a tripling of those holding SRVWJUDGXDWH TXDOLILFDWLRQV RYHU WKH SDVW ILIWHHQ years. The change, the organisation has stated, will be detrimental to an already widening gap between wealthier and poorer students, creating a wall of “social mobilityâ€?, and will allow postgraduate courses to become the “preserve of the better off studentâ€?, according to its chairman. /DXUD 7KHREDOG 8R168¡V 3RVWJUDGXDWH 2IILFHU told Impact that in fact “postgraduate study is a means of social mobilityâ€?. +RZHYHU VKH DOVR QRWHG WKDW ´WKHUH LVQ¡W D ZD\ IRU students to finance postgraduate study except through commercial loans and/or family backing. 7KH 186 LV VKRSSLQJ DURXQG D SURSRVDO IRU government backed loans that in the short-term will make it free to access, but long term we need to think about how higher education is made more accessible and affordable for all students at all levelsâ€?. 5HVHDUFK FDUULHG RXW E\ /6( DQG 6XUUH\ 8QLYHUVLW\ RQ EHKDOI RI WKH 6XWWRQ 7UXVW KDV UHYHDOHG WKDW WKH QXPEHU RI ZRUNLQJ %ULWRQV DJHG WR KROGLQJ SRVWJUDGXDWH GHJUHHV KDV QRZ UHDFKHG PLOOLRQ SHRSOH D VLJQLILFDQW LQFUHDVH IURP MXVW LQ 3HWHU /DPSO KDV SUDLVHG WKH LQFUHDVH VWDWLQJ “a better educated workforce should be good IRU %ULWDLQ Âľ EXW H[SOLFLWO\ ZDUQV ´LW LV HVVHQWLDO WKDW this should not come at the expense of widening LQHTXDOLWLHV RI DFFHVV WR WKHVH SURIHVVLRQV Âľ 7KH LPSRUWDQFH RI D SRVWJUDGXDWH TXDOLILFDWLRQ has been exposed by the study, which finds that those with a higher degree earned an average of ÂŁ5,500 more a year. This gives them a potential “postgraduate premiumâ€? of earning ÂŁ200,000 more during the length of their career compared to other undergraduates.

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“I will never forget that nightâ€?. All Alfie Griffiths was expecting when he left for Gatecrasher was an average Monday night out with his friends. He ended it with an arm VR EDGO\ EURNHQ WKDW KH ZDVQ¡W DEOH to leave hospital for five days. A bouncer had attacked him and his friends in a CCTV blind spot. “The bouncer picked me up and flung me against the curve of the road outside the club and then continued to slap my female friend around WKH IDFHÂľ $OILH D VHFRQG \HDU %XVLQHVV 0DQDJHPHQW DQG $FFRXQWLQJ VWXGHQW ZDV WKH 'HUE\ +DOO -&5 SUHVLGHQW DW WKH WLPH 7KHUH ZDV QR &&79 HYLGHQFH RI WKH DWWDFN VR WKH SROLFH GHFLGHG QRW WR LQYHVWLJDWH WKH FDVH IXUWKHU 1HYHUWKHOHVV WKH 6WXGHQWV¡ 8QLRQ WRRN WKH PDWWHU LQWR WKHLU RZQ KDQGV DQG *DWHFUDVKHU ORVW LWV VWDWXV DV DQ RIILFLDO 8QL FOXE QLJKW Alfie has suffered a number of physical repercussions from the attack and lives with 12 metal pins in his left arm. “I have two huge scars on my IRUHDUP Âľ KH DGGV ´$V D PHPEHU RI WKH ILUVW 8QLYHUVLW\ IRRWEDOO WHDP DQG a keen golfer, my sport was affected immenselyâ€?. $OILH¡V FDVH LV H[FHSWLRQDO PRVW FRPSODLQWV QHYHU PDNH LW EDFN WR WKH 6WXGHQWV¡ 8QLRQ EHFDXVH WKH SROLFH GURS WKH DOOHJDWLRQV GXH WR D ODFN of evidence. Over 100 students came forward to talk to Impact about violent, sexist and racist attacks by bouncers in the city centre, one third of whom said they had felt personally threatened. 7KH IROORZLQJ DOOHJHG DWWDFNV RFFXUUHG LQ 8QLRQ HQGRUVHG YHQXHV DV GLG RI DOO WKH LQFLGHQWV UHSRUWHG E\ VWXGHQWV WR Impact. While many of these alleged attacks would be considered illegal, none of the incidents brought to light in this investigation have been heard by a court DQG DSDUW IURP LQ $OILH¡V FDVH QRQH RI WKH FOXEV LQ ZKLFK WKH DWWDFNV WRRN SODFH KDYH EHHQ UHSULPDQGHG E\ WKH 6WXGHQWV¡ 8QLRQ RU WKH SROLFH

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“The police could not do anything because there was no CCTV footage�

Sexism and Racism A number of students spoke to Impact about alleged incidents of sexism and racism at Nottingham clubs. One student describes her experience of trying to JHW LQWR 5RFN &LW\ ´, IRUJRW P\ ,' DQG WKH ERXQFHU implied that giving him oral sex would get me inâ€?. 2QRV .RIL D WKLUG \HDU PHFKDQLFDO HQJLQHHULQJ student, believes that Oceana bouncers singled him out because of his ethnicity.

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they told me nothing. It was all very undercover and out a fellow student who was being escorted out by between themselvesâ€?. 5RFN &LW\ ERXQFHUV RQO\ WR ILQG KLPVHOI VXEMHFW WR off-camera violence. “I went over to persuade them ,W ZDV RQO\ ZKHQ -DPHV ZDV WDNHQ LQWR WKH that this guy had done nothing wrong,â€? he says, “A PDQDJHU¡V EDFN URRP WKDW KH ZDV LQIRUPHG WKDW WKH few then took me outside through a fire escape door bouncer had seen a shadow under his cubicle and and down some stairs. Then at the bottom they had suspected him of taking drugs. According to the kicked and hit me. I remember being on the floor.â€? manager, his rough treatment was provoked by a lack of cooperation - he would not allow his hands When Tom reported it to the police he found that and nose to be searched for cocaine. ´WKH\ FRXOG QRW GR DQ\WKLQJ DV , FRXOGQ¡W UHPHPEHU ZKR KDG GRQH LW DQG WKHUH ZDV QR &&79 IRRWDJHÂľ This attack had a profound emotional impact on An anonymous participant in our survey retold a -DPHV ´, IHOW UHDOO\ UHDOO\ GLVWUHVVHG KXPLOLDWHG VLPLODU FRQIURQWDWLRQ DOVR DW 5RFN &LW\ GHVFULELQJ VKRFNHG , ZDV IUR]HQ , GLGQ¡W NQRZ ZKDW WR GR , how the bouncer allegedly grabbed him by the FRXOGQ¡W EHOLHYH LW ZDV KDSSHQLQJ ,W VHHPHG DOPRVW neck, dragged him a short way up the street and like a ridiculous nightmareâ€?. into a dark alcove. -DPHV¡ RUGHDO ZDV YHU\ SXEOLF EXW Impact has “He threatened me further and told me to fuck off discovered that it is common for students to be home,â€? the student says. “I got some support from WDNHQ WR DUHDV ZLWKRXW &&79 DQG DZD\ IURP two other students who had seen the incident and fellow students who could act as witnesses. Tom we called the police. They came and essentially &KDQFH D UG \HDU VWXGHQW ZDV DWWHPSWLQJ WR KHOS

WROG XV WR JR KRPH ZKLOH WKH\ FKHFNHG WKH &&79 footage that handily didn't record the area I was taken toâ€?. 'HQQLV :LOVRQ¡V H[SHULHQFH ZDV XQQHUYLQJO\ brutal. “I remember being strangled as I returned to consciousness. I thought he was going to kill me.â€? The second year geography student was taken LQWR D ILUH H[LW LQ 5RFN &LW\ EHIRUH WKUHH ERXQFHUV assaulted him. He ended the night in hospital. “I DOVR KDG [ UD\V WKDW QLJKW Âľ KH WHOOV ,03$&7 ´DQG , had internal bleeding in both earsâ€?. When Impact DSSURDFKHG $QGUHZ 6PLWK WKH managing director of Ipso Facto (the company WKDW UXQV &ULVLV DERXW &&79 EOLQG VSRWV KH FRPPHQWHG ´1HLWKHU FOXE QRU FXVWRPHUV ZDQW EDG VHFXULW\ VWDII VR LW V LQ ERWK SDUWLHV¡ LQWHUHVWV WKDW &&79 LV JRRG DQG LQFLGHQWV DUH SURSHUO\ UHSRUWHG 5RFN &LW\ XVH FRQWUDFWRUV IRU VHFXULW\ OLNH PRVW YHQXHV DQG WKH HYHQW >7RP¡V@ WRRN SODFH D ZKLOH EDFN 5RFN &LW\ V VHFXULW\ WHDP LV UXQ E\ an entirely different company now as of February.â€? ,PSDFW FRQWDFWHG 5RFN &LW\ GLUHFWO\ UHJDUGLQJ WKH allegations but had not received a response at the time of going to print.

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Amos Teshuva: “Blind spots and CCTV in nightclubs are a really major issue�

:KLOH 5RFN &LW\ DSSHDU WR KDYH WDNHQ PHDVXUHV to confront the problem, the issue of blind spots still prevails. Without video evidence, the police have little to work with when following up any allegation. 'DPQLQJO\ RQO\ RI UHVSRQGHQWV LQYROYHG LQ LQFLGHQWV ZLWK ERXQFHUV ZHUH DZDUH WKDW &&79 cameras operated on the premises. In light of the evidence, Impact is working with the 6WXGHQWV¡ 8QLRQ WR HVWDEOLVK D 6DIH &OXE &DPSDLJQ to increase the range of camera coverage in clubs in accordance with a new safety accreditation scheme, which would also make complaints of abuse easier to register. This would ensure incidents with door staff are recorded, reported and crucially would give police evidence to prosecute. There is currently no regulation regarding the percentage of floorspan which must be covered by FDPHUDV ,QVWHDG WKH 3ROLFH /LFHQVLQJ 7HDP ZRUN with clubs on a case-by-case basis to implement &&79 IRRWDJH IURP ZKLFK PXVW EH VWRUHG IRU days.

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matters have recently been brought to our attention. We will ensure that the details of the issues that you 68 SUHVLGHQW $PRV 7HVKXYD KDV SOHGJHG KLV have alerted us to are passed to the operators of the VXSSRUW IRU WKH FDPSDLJQ ´%OLQG VSRWV DQG &&79 three venues so that they can carry out their own LQ QLJKWFOXEV DUH D UHDOO\ PDMRU LVVXH 7KH 6WXGHQWV¡ investigation and take appropriate action.â€? 8QLRQ ZLOO GR ZKDW LW FDQ WR VXSSRUW ,03$&7 DQG 851 WR EH DEOH WR GHOLYHU WKLV FDPSDLJQ :H¡UH Impact ZLOO EH SXVKLQJ WKH 6DIH &OXE &DPSDLJQ UHDOO\ H[FLWHG DERXW LWÂľ 851 ZLOO EH EURDGFDVWLQJ forward in weeks to come. The reported attacks on D VSHFLDO HSLVRGH RI WKHLU 3XOVH QHZV VKRZ DERXW $OILH 2QRV 7RP -DPHV DQG 'HQQLV DOO WRRN SODFH ERXQFHUV RQ WK -XQH IRFXVLQJ RQ WKH GLIILFXOWLHV in clubs which were, at the time, affiliated with the students face when reporting their complaints. 6WXGHQWV¡ 8QLRQ %XW WKHLU VWRULHV RQO\ VFUDSH WKH VXUIDFH PRVW DFFRXQWV JR XQWROG 'DUN DOFRYHV 1RWWLQJKDP¡V 'HSXW\ 3ROLFH &KLHI &KULV &XWODQG in Nottingham venues have become untraceable WROG ,03$&7 ´1DWXUDOO\ ZH ZLOO VXSSRUW FDPSDLJQV ]RQHV ZKHUH WKH SHRSOH HPSOR\HG WR NHHS \RX VDIH that are designed to make people safer and we on a night out can do whatever they want to you, are aware that the Force has been working with whenever they like. While it is a minority of bouncers venues to constantly improve where and how these whose behaviour is at stake here, the effect they HVWDEOLVKPHQWV XVH &&79 FDPHUDV Âľ have on the lives of their victims is immeasurable :KHQ ,03$&7 FRQIURQWHG 2FHDQD ZLWK WKH EURDG and must end. If bouncers are untouchable, range of accusations directed at their security staff, students and locals should be too. WKH\ LVVXHG WKH IROORZLQJ UHVSRQVH ´7KH FOXE KDV If you have been the victim of an attack by a robust search and security procedure in place a bouncer, Impact advises you to contact LQFOXGLQJ WKH XVH RI RYHU &&79 FDPHUDV :H 1RWWLQJKDPVKLUH 3ROLFH DQG WKH 6WXGHQWV¡ 8QLRQ DV have a team of fully trained and regulated door soon as possible. staff and work hard to ensure that they operate responsibly.â€? Oceana have also lent the campaign Emily Shackleton and Will Hazell WKHLU VXSSRUW ´7KH VDIHW\ DQG VHFXULW\ RI RXU *Pseudonym used customers is our main priority and we welcome the launch of this campaign to further improve safety for clubbers in Nottingham.â€?

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Had a few messy nights out this semester? Spare a thought for Nottingham’s hard working student bar staff.

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the most intellectually stimulating example of metacinema, which stands in stark contrast to the more light-hearted examples that have emerged recently. Last year witnessed four distinct examples of metacinema at its best, perhaps the most direct example being The Cabin in the Woods. Joss Whedon’s loving satire of the horror genre Adam Keyworth entertained its fans precisely because it poked fun at how stilted the genre had become, and highlighted the necessity for change and creativity within the genre. Serving almost as a more violent companion piece to Adaptation, Martin McDonagh’s Seven Psychopaths explores the difficulty of making a smart-mouthed action film and not ending up as yet another post-Tarantino crime thriller -- a wry nod to the fact McDonagh has wrestled with Tarantino comparisons his whole career. Leos Carax’s Holy Motors, for the most part, plays out as an arthouse love letter to the history of cinema, told through the enigmatic world of Mr. Oscar (Denis Lavant) as he relives sci-fi, musicals, crime thrillers, melodramas and the French New Wave. Not bad for a day’s work. And finally this year’s Best Picture winner, Ben Affleck’s Argo, the film about the film industry solving a diplomatic crisis. Regardless of context, it explored the sensation that grips any community when Hollywood comes to town. Collectively, these films demonstrate the sheer breadth that metacinema encompasses. It is at times celebratory, at others scathing, but an underlying intelligence ties them all together. As a genre, metacinema is eternally groundbreaking and offers a creativity that is perhaps all too absent from the very films that it critiques. It is cinema that knows its limitations, knows how to have fun and, vitally, knows not to use the rule of three. Ben James

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