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KENT UNION + ACS + STUDENT SUCCESS PRESENT

Welcome Weekend: Student Found Dead in Tyler Court Flat O

1ST OCTOBER – 31ST OCTOBER

CELEBRATING BLACK LIVES, BLACK ARTS & BLACK MINDS Full schedule of events on page 4

n 17 September a female first year student was found dead in her Tyler Court room the Sunday morning of welcome weekend. A call to emergency services was made at 8:37am, and the paramedics pronounced the woman dead at the scene. Police were called in to investigate, but are not treating it as suspicious, and the cause of death has not yet been determined. The University of Kent said in a statement to InQuire: “We can confirm the death of a female first year student at our Canterbury campus on 17 September. Police are not treating the death as suspicious. Next of kin have been informed and support is available for students and staff. Our thoughts are with the family at this difficult time.”

InQuire’s culture editor, Molly, was a welcome helper at Tyler court that morning and recounted some of the details: “We were moving everyone in, it was a really positive and happy experience on Saturday. We arrived Sunday morning to continue helping students moving in but there were ambulances and police cars outside of Tyler Court. We were informed that there had been an incident and access to the flat in question was blocked off. We were told to move aside as the ambulance crew left the premises. Shaken students started coming out of their rooms and we had to calm them down. It was a sombre morning given how excited students usually are when they start their time at uni.”

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CSR’s ‘The Urban LP’ wins at Community Radio Awards By Grace Pocock Writer

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SRfm wins Gold at the 2017 Community Radio Awards The second annual Community Radio Awards were held on Saturday 23rd September, and CSR’s very own show, ‘The Urban LP’ won Gold for Best Specialist Music Show of the Year. The national awards celebrate successes in the UK’s notfor-profit community radio sector, with entrants judged by a panel of over 50 media and academic professionals from the BBC, Commercial Radio, and Community Radio. A record number of entries were received this year, with over 350 nominations from 70 different UK community radio stations competing across the 17 categories held at

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Brown, Nelly, The Weekend, Usher, and Bryson Tiller; the perfect playlist to pick you up after a long Monday and get you pumped for the week ahead. Mark Blackman, award-winning Presenter and Deputy Station Manager for Canalside Radio in Chesire, was one of the judges of Laura’s entry and he took to twitter to congratulate her on winning the award, saying ‘Got to say huge congrats on your entry! I judged it and gave it full marks! Absolutely brilliant and well deserved’. Jake Peach, CSR’s Station Manager, said about “Congratulations to Laura on winning this award! This is a great achievement for her to be

recognised by the community radio sector for her fantastic show. Laura is a great presenter with a lot of promise, so watch this space” Laura has also won recognition for The Urban LP at Canterbury’s 2017 KIC awards, where she picked up the award for CSR Best Specialist Show, as well as CSR Best On-Air Presenter.

Kent Union’s Canvas Opens By Jasper Gilardi Newspaper Editor

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the awards. Laura Perry’s weekly hip-hop show, ‘The Urban LP’, fought off this stiff competition to win Gold for Specialist Music Show, beating Spark FM’s Dance Revolution show, and Somer Valley FM’s Folk and Blues Show, which were awarded silver and bronze respectively. The Urban LP plays the best new hits in R&B, rap, and hiphop, as well as featuring a ‘Rewind’ section playing oldschool classics and remixes. Laura’s chatty style and passion for music complement tracks from artists such as Chris

anvas, Kent Union’s new bright yellow food truck, has finally opened it’s window. The truck will be selling cheese toasties with a variety of toppings like sausage, bacon, spinach, and onion marmalade. A toasty will cost three to four pounds, and will make a nice meal on the go as they come pre-wrapped in paper. However, don’t expect speedy service. InQuire staff had the chance to try a few of the toasties during the fresher’s fair and we found ourselves waiting for several minutes for what we assumed was a simple sandwich. Otherwise the toasties were quite tasty, and one can hope that with a bit more practice service will become quite speedy. Gluten free, and the more healthconscious students, will have to wait for better menu options in the future. Canvas is Kent Union’s first foray into the food truck business. It appears as though their primary competition is with Kent hospitality’s food truck, and with the preprepared food in Essentials. All three offer a quick meal at an affordable price.

McDonalds Delivery Coming to Canterbury By Saga Radh Writer

anterbury residents will soon be enjoying the comfort of ordering online and getting their McDonalds food delivered straight to their doors. McDonalds is establishing their straight to your door service all over the UK, for all those late-night, early morning, last minute moments when you need your McFix.

The service is delivered together with UberEATS. To get your food delivered you simply have to follow three steps; First download the UberEATS app, then select McDonalds, and finlly: order your food! McDelivery has been launched in Tunbridge Wells during the summer and soon it is Canterbury’s turn to become one of the restaurants that offer McDelivery, but the official date for when the service will be launched is still unknown.

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Mental Health: How to Tackle the Problem By Jesse Bedyan Newspaper Opinion Editor

he mental health foundation in 2015 found that 75% of mental health problems occur before the age of 24; the period when everyone is going through college, university, or getting their first job. Students who have lived with their families their whole lives are now moving out, living on a university campus, and experiencing an alien environment. It is no wonder that mental illness could protrude into our lives as soon as our world begins to shift drastically. Not only are we in a new environment, but also working hard to get strong grades and supplement a CV that will get us a job not behind a till, but doing something we love. Students should be offered the most

The MHFA is a one-day, on campus course for students, teachers, and administrators. Its aims are as follows: 1. Promote a wider understanding of issues surrounding mental health 2. Increase understanding of the impact of mental ill health 3. Help participants to work more effectively to support those experiencing mental health difficulties. opportunity to expand their understandings and skill sets, but also a support network that will allow the student to explore this new world to the best of their abilities. Mental illness can impair one’s university experience, and may even end it. According to The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) the number of students leaving courses because of one’s mental health increased by 210% over a five-year period. Even though mental illness may not force a student to quit their course it may still have enough of an impact on their wellbeing that

it prevents them from realizing their hopes and dreams for the future. A poll was taken by the National Union of Students (NUS) of 1,000 students, and though eighty percent of students said they experienced mental health problems, less then half of them approached someone about it. Anxiety and depression, the two most common mental health illnesses, can keep students from attending their sport social, or speaking in front of the debate society. It may even keep even student from finding new friends, or missing

class. This problem needs to be rectified for the sake of the students. We may have the beginning of a solution in the Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) course. Once they are done with the course, students and teachers will know how to achieve the numbered objectives on the left. This course will not only benefit teachers wishing to support students with mental illness, it will also help students to support their peers. Even if you do not experience mental illness, if eight out of ten students do, then the chances

are that someone you know may be suffering. The University of Kent offers this program to students and staff members. You can sign up for a class online by searching “University of Kent MHFA”. It is only a three-hour course and is composed of activities, slides, and demonstrations. Not only will this help with supporting students, but it will also help in identifying teachers or administrative members who may also be experiencing mental illness. The Universities and Colleges Employers Association found that 20% of workdays missed by school faculty are due to mental illness, negatively effecting a learning environment. Helping both the students and faculty would boost learning, and allow for more in-depth engagement with university life.

Law Clinic Student Wins Case By Charlie Hatherly Writer

uropean Law student, Alexandra Nadasan, took on the dispute whilst receiving guidance from her supervisor, Graham Tegg, a solicitor in Welfare Benefits Law. Their client was on benefits due to several medical conditions: osteoarthritis, osteopenia, spondylosis, backpain and frequent migraines. As a result, she had to undergo regular reassessments by the Department for Work and Pensions to retain benefits. On 29 September 2016, she travelled to her appointment, only to be told five minutes before it was due to start that it had been cancelled. “She was really upset” Nadasan states. “She got a form she had to complete to say why she didn’t attend…[but when] they got back to her, [they said] she doesn’t have a good cause for missing her appointment, and that she would no longer receive benefits”. She appealed the DWP’s decision, and yet was again told there was no good reason for her absence. She would have to appeal in court. Due to her disabilities, she decided she wanted the appeal’s decision

on paper – meaning that the judge only considers the written evidence; there is no hearing. Despite detailed records of the bus ticket and call logs, the judge still ruled against her. “I was so shocked about it. I thought there was some trick as the DWP said there was no record of them calling her not to attend. Then Graham pointed me to the law in social cases stating that the evidence must be believed unless it’s self-

contradictory, or is inherently improbable. Unless the judge finds her dishonest, or that her story is so utterly improbable, then it should be believed.” Said Nadasan. During the appeal, the judge claimed that the ticket doesn’t say that she was the one who travelled’ and that the call logs didn’t prove it was her phone. “This was crazy. She then came to us at the Kent Law Clinic as she wanted some help with her

next appeal. That’s when I took the case.” The last appeal took five minutes. Nasadan says “the judge was surprised why the previous judge didn’t believe her.” The client has been paid all the money she’s owed, but they haven’t refunded the bus ticket’ Graham Tegg adds. Tegg and Nasadan are now pursuing the money owed for the bus ticket, and are also filing a complaint against the first judge that

presided over the case. If the complaint goes through, all of the judge’s similar cases will be reviewed “to make sure no one else is going to be in that position. She had the power to go through with this, but others wouldn’t of had the means. I just think it’s so unfair”, Nasadan finishes. Over the past year £400,000 has been raised from crime, employment and housing cases by the KLC for their clients.

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Kent Union, African-Caribbean Society and Student Success Project present Black History Month 2017 By Jasper Gilardi Newspaper Editor

joint statement from: Omolade Adedapo – BME Officer (Black Place) Stephen Kamara – AfricanCaribbean Society President Ruth Wilkinson – Union President Aaron Thompson – Vice President (Activities). With Black History Month just round the corner, we wanted to let you know what we have planned throughout October to celebrate black lives, black experience and black minds. The theme of Kent’s Black History Month celebrations is ‘Young, Black and Educated: the experience of black youth of the past, present and future’, and with a whole host of talks, events and cultural showcases, there is plenty available for you to get stuck into this month. We want to bring students at Kent together, to celebrate culture, educate and focus on the issues facing African and Caribbean students in 2017. To kick off the month, we’re proud to be launching a celebration of black artists, including photography, paintings and spoken word poetry. This will run all month, so come and visit the Student Media Centre from 3rdOctober to see the exhibition. We’ll also be finishing with a fashion show, a huge celebration of black designers. To get this off the ground, we’ll need models, so this is your casting call! If you’re interested in getting involved, get in touch with Stephen, ACS President on ssk21@kent.ac.uk! We want to see as many of you getting involved as possible, so take a look at our timetable of events to see all the amazing things you can get involved with this month.

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Fresher’s First Impressions Interviews by: Kiran Saggu & Jasper Gilardi

Katy (Left): How has the first week? “Everyone was really helpful, and really nice.” Izzy (Center): What are you excited for? “Ya I’m excited about classes. I know it’s going to ramp up next week but I’m looking forward to it” Sam (Right): Have you found anything to be challenging? “I think finding buildings is the toughest part. The signs are okay, but when they’re gone you’re lost.”

Maria (Left): What have your first impressions of the University? “I like the campus, the university, but you can get lost pretty easily. Moving in as an international student can be hard with the bank account and the contracts, but the university made it really smooth and fast.” Lydia (Right): What do you think about the fresher’s fair? “It’s really big, it’s packed but there are a lot of options of societies to join. I found cross country and the law society.” What do you think about Kent? Tilly (Left): “It’s quite friendly, you see people around and everyone says hello to everyone.” How has your fresher’s night experience been? Koray (Center): “I can’t remember.” Tilly (Left): “There was some promiscuous activity in venue on the first night, shall we just say.” What impression does that give you of Venue? Koray (Center): “I’m not there to judge.” Tilly (Left): “Just don’t be that gal.” Are you scared of the initiations? Koray (Center): “I’m looking forward to it.” Tilly (Left): “I’d rather keep my eyebrows.”

Friday 29 September 2017 InQuire

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Trump’s UN speech and emp By Jesse Bedayn Opinion Editor

rump’s rhetoric is always peppered with his own unique kind of insult. On the Primary campaign trail Trump levelled crude attacks at the other Republican candidates, criticising their physical appearances and personal character flaws, all while bragging about the size of his male member. He claimed John McCain’s capture and torture by the

Japanese was a ‘failure’. Trump ‘likes people who weren’t captured’. And, of course, he infamously generalised all Mexicans as rapists. These examples are only a few from Trump’s insult bank. Both before and after the primaries his demeaning language didn’t waver, he just had new targets. The New York Times has made a list of the 369 places, people, and things, that Trump has insulted on Twitter alone—if we included all the laughable attacks that

Why first through sixth graders support Trump’s character and platform By Raffi Crockett Writer

their parent’s political opinions and voting patterns. Obama spoke between an new report shows that 8th grade and 10th grade first to sixth graders are reading level, and Reagan coming out in support of could be understood by 9th Trump. Younger students to 11th graders, the same in middle schools are shown level as president Lincoln. to support Trump over any We can see now why turnout other candidate from the from eleven year olds and 2016 election. Each student younger wasn’t strong for in sixth grade or below was the previous presidents. able to clearly and precisely Trump is able to tap into the articulate Trump’s agenda and childish, ungrammatical, platform back to our way of speaking interviewer, but that connected was not able to with younger do the same generations; for Hillary after all, he Clinton, was the only Obama, candidate Ted Cruz, they could or any other understand. president or When candidate. the children Photo by Wikipedia An report read the other on presidential candidates speeches candidates’ speeches by they were confused by Carnegie Mellon University large concepts like politics and fount that Trump and integrity, and couldn’t grasp G.W. Bush both speak the political vocabulary. They grammatically below a sixth began to support Trump more grade reading level. This when they discovered that he gave both presidents a strong shared their values of pettiness, upper hand with the young and thin skin, and bad insults. demographic. Even though If the younger demographic they can’t vote, young children could have voted, Trump may might have more influence have won the popular vote and than was previously thought. It not just the electoral college in is possible that they can sway 2016.

have come out of his mouth, I wouldn’t be surprised if he broke 1,000. The problem, however, comes when his childish, empty insults take a step further and become threats. In his recent speech in front of the UN, Trump managed to insult and threaten two of the only world nuclear powers that are already antagonistic to the United States—North Korea and Iran. Trump claimed that if North Korea kept acting up with their missile and nuclear tests,

“The problem, however, comes when his childish, empty insults take a step further and become threats. ” that he would ‘wipe out the whole country.’ The threat itself is so charged it sounded as if it came straight from Kim Jong Un’s propaganda wing. He did not say, ‘we will remove the regime,’ or simply ‘dispose of the leadership,’

but he promised to destroy the country and its 25 million citizens. Trump also alleged that the nuclear deal made under Obama to suspend sanctions in exchange for a freeze on the Iranian nuclear program was an ‘embarrassment’, and perhaps one of the worst deals made in the history of the United States. Iran, however, according to all reports, has not in any way gone back or attempted to go back on their side of the deal.

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pty threat against North Korea China and Russia, both major players in the Iran nuclear deal, have said they will not, under any circumstances, want to renegotiate the deal. Trump, just in that one UN speech, has made two threats he will probably never fulfil. This harkens back to his campaign trail promises of a ‘huge’ wall, and an ObamaCarefree America, both of which he has made very little if any progress on. These types of threats and unfulfilled promises sound eerily similar to those made by dictators around the world. North Korea has claimed more than 50 times that it would burn the western world to the ground. It has almost become a joke. What will happen when the promises and threats that Trump has made, and will

make, do not come to fruition? What will happen when other countries around the world start to take advantage of Trump’s massive mouth and tiny hands? We know how much Trump likes critique, from his late night twitter rampages to his off-script boasts about his election win, it is hard for him to stomach. Once the rest of the world starts laughing at Trump’s threats, he will be egotistically moved to fulfil them. This is the danger not necessarily of levelling empty threats, but of having the man who does the levelling to be an egotistic cry baby. He will eventually feel pushed to defend his honour, and when that happens, the United States better have the means to stop him.

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Should all animals have rights? By Jesse Bedayn Opinion Editor

uring my travels in Scotland, I made it a mission of mine to explore the many old bookstores that hold such treasures as as an old orange D.H. Lawrence novel published by Penguin, or a two hundred-year-old leather bound books on rhetoric and public speaking. Sadly I didn’t have the time to find any used bookstores in Edinburgh, but Glasgow made up for that loss. The first used bookstore I went to in Glasgow was Caledonia Books, it was centrally located, and had a beautiful window display. The room was small, maybe 25 feet wide by 15 long, and as you entered the shop the walls to each side had shelves brimming with books. Each wall held a shelf with well organised copies, and at the base of each shelf was a stack of books, waiting to be moved to the shelves; in the far back right of the room, there was an antique wooden desk, beside which two men and one

woman sat in a small circle, discussing various authors and philosophers to another store patron. On the left was a flight of stairs that led down into another small room: you couldn’t see an inch of wall in the lower room, just book bindings. The staircase had

“The equality of humans’ capacity to experience pleasure and pain is the grounding maxim for human rights.” stacks of books neatly sitting on the side of each step. I searched around for old Penguins and quickly found around eight books. The lady who checked me out spoke well, with subtle precision in her articulation, and was excited to talk about my choices, inquisitive toward my purpose with the old Penguins. When I told her why I had only bought old Penguins she told me that she had known

a man who had a library full of old penguins. She said one case of Penguins was all orange, and the next all blue, and then green. The man had a massive collection, and had colourcoded his bookshelves base on themes theme. The second book store was Voltaire and Rosseau, it was quite overflowing. I had to manoeuvre around towering stacks of books that failed to make the shelves. The store name reminded me of the poem ‘Mock on, Mock on, Voltaire, Rosseau’ by Blake - I wonder if that was the inspiration. It was hard to find books though, and it was growing late, so I moved on to Thistle bookshop. Thistle was my favourite. It was down a cobbled ally, under a bridge that hung between two buildings, in an unlit parking lot, and settled next to the river Clyde. I didn’t see anyone else there, and I had to look around for the shop. The sign had apparently fallen off and it seemed the attempts to put it back up had ended in vain. Upon entering the store two men, late in their years,

looked up, and watched me expectantly. I awkwardly took in the surroundings of the store before moving inside. It was well lit, a subtle orange glow, and very well organised. The front section was full of old records. The silence was then broken by the man nearest me, politely asking if he could help in any way. I said I was looking for old Penguins, and he quickly re-directed me to the other man, farther back in the store, as he was in charge of the records. I moved farther into the store and told the man in the back what I was looking for. He cheerfully came out from behind his desk, and pointing down a row of shelves, said that he had a good collection, in good condition, at the end. It probably held 50 or 60 books and was colour coded, separating biographies, nonfiction, and fiction. I sat down and started flipping through the pages. I chose about eight books, most of which were published in the late thirties to mid forties, and moved back to the desk behind which sat

the other man. He then told me to wait one second, and he rummaged through his desk, and removed a small plastic bag holding a blue book. He removed the old Penguin and handed it to me. The book was in a see-through plastic cover to protect it from wear, but it was still in relatively good condition. It is a very special Penguin, and so I bought it for ten quid. We started talking about our favourite writers, my study, Scotland, and Penguins: and the man told me that once he had a visitor who came into the store and went through all the Penguins but didn’t choose any of them. The old man asked the visitor what he was after, and he said that he was after the first 60 books Penguin ever published, and that he had 57 of them, and was trying to find the final three. At the end of the conversation the man gave me one of the Penguin books for free, and I left with a gentle thank you.

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Glasgow’s used bookstores and Penguins By Jesse Bedayn Opinion Editor

discussing various authors and philosophers to another store patron. On the left was a flight of stairs that led down into another small room: you couldn’t see an inch of wall in the lower room, just book bindings. The staircase had stacks of books neatly sitting on the side of each step. I searched around for old Penguins and quickly found around eight books. The lady who checked me out spoke well, with subtle precision in her articulation, and was excited to talk about my choices, inquisitive toward my purpose with the old Penguins. When I told her why I had only bought old Penguins she told me that she had known a man who had a library full of old penguins. She said one case of Penguins was all orange, and the next all blue, and then green. The man had a massive collection, and had colourcoded his bookshelves base on themes theme. The second book store was Voltaire and Rosseau, it was quite overflowing. I had to manoeuvre around towering

stacks of books that failed to front section was full of old make the shelves. The store records. name reminded me of the The silence was then broken poem ‘Mock on, Mock on, by the man nearest me, politely Voltaire, Rosseau’ by Blake asking if he could help in any - I wonder if that was the way. I said I was looking for inspiration. It was hard to old Penguins, and he quickly find books though, and it was re-directed me to the other growing late, so I moved on to man, farther back in the store, Thistle bookshop. as he was in charge of the Thistle was my records. I moved favourite. It was farther into the down a cobbled store and told ally, under a the man in bridge that the back hung between what I was two buildings, looking for. in an unlit He cheerfully parking lot, and came out settled next to from behind Photo by Wikimedia the river Clyde. I his desk, and didn’t see anyone else pointing down a row there, and I had to look of shelves, said that he around for the shop. The sign had a good collection, in good had apparently fallen off and it condition, at the end. seemed the attempts to put it It probably held 50 or 60 back up had ended in vain. books and was colour coded, Upon entering the store separating biographies, nontwo men, late in their years, fiction, and fiction. I sat down looked up, and watched me and started flipping through expectantly. I awkwardly took the pages. I chose about eight in the surroundings of the store books, most of which were before moving inside. It was published in the late thirties to well lit, a subtle orange glow, mid forties, and moved back and very well organised. The to the desk behind which sat

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The Low Down: London Fashion Week By Isabelle Dray-Sharma Newspaper Lifestyle Editor

his year’s London Fashion Week did not disappoint on any count. It supplied controversial new clothing trends, promoted discussions on animal rights as well as female empowerment and diversity. One trend set to make a comeback for SS18 were ruffles which were featured on most runways over the week. They were seen at Erdem, Christopher Kane, Preen and Simone Rocha (among many others), and were showcased to dramatic effect; delicate and airy sheer-flowing dresses at Top Shop, bold and flamboyant (particularly David Koma’s architectural designs), ruffles were universally embraced. Sheer clothing continued to feature prominently in many collections following on from its popularity over the summer. While many models went bra-free on the runway, it must be asked how comfortable this trend is off the catwalk. While in everyday life most women choose to wear a bralette or vest underneath sheer clothing, at shows by Emilia Wickstead, Burburry, and Antonio

Berardi, models bared all. There was in fact so much nipple flashing that it seemed to become a trend in itself; a move which showed a clear support for the Free the Nipple campaign. Diversity and representation were also major talking points at LFW. At the Teatum Jones show, model and disability campaigner Kelly Knox (pictured) once again returned to the catwalk. She was one of two disabled models who appeared modeling the collection, Knox having been born without the lower half of her Photo by APF

left arm. Catherine Teatum and Rob Jones, the design duo behind the London-based womenswear brand, Teatum Jones, previously featured disabled models in their SS17 collection, and continue to bring disability into the spotlight. Alex Bruni, 60, represented older models on a panel at Somerset House to discuss diversity in fashion. The Burberry show was forced to postpone by 15 minutes when anti-fur animal rights protesters held a demonstration outside the venue, the Old Sessions House. Protesters heckled celebrities as they arrived to watch the show, chanting ‘shame, shame, shame on you’. Police were forced to make human barriers in order to make way for the attendees, which included Naomi Campbell, Kate Moss, and Vogue editor Anna Wintour. So there you have it, a truly varied and unexpected Fashion Week. As well as new trends (and old ones), we saw controversy, and (above all) creativity.

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Oscar and Bentleys

Bistro restaurant serving baps and burgers.

The Skinny Kitchen

Nutritious and healthy food, and delicious smoothies.

Kitch

Homemade food made with all natural & wholegrain, seasonal ingredients.

Ossie’s Fish Bar

Classic Fish and Chips

Veg Box

Veggie, vegan and organic salad boxes, soups and sweet treats

The Foundry

Posh pub grub and great craft beers

Posillipo

Wood fired pizzas and fresh seafood

Willows Secret Kitchen Cozy independent café

Boho

Family run café with a bohemian, friendly atmosphere.

Get Your Autumn On How to Beat Uni Stress By Victoria Rees Writer

utumn is a time when many animals begin to prepare for their hibernation over winter. They retreat into their dens to sleep, and only reawaken when the snow melts. There are, however, certain species out there which thrive in this wet and dreary time; those who flourish with the advance of mist and rain. If you are

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not one of the lucky ones who anticipate the onset of September from the end of February, then here are some reasons for getting into the mood for autumn. Firstly, wearing jumpers will make you feel cosy all the time. There is no greater feeling than finding the softest, baggiest, jumper you own, and being able to snuggle up inside it. Secondly, autumn is filled with great holidays. Halloween and Bonfire Night are two of the best nights of the year, proving that the early darkness can be a good thing. Whether you prefer staying in or going out, parties or films, there’s something for everyone during these mid-autumn festivities. Lastly, once these two holidays are done, the real celebrations begin. The preparation for Christmas, and other holidays brightens up the gloom of November and chases away the post-firework melancholy. Christmas lights begin to show and people start to get into the holiday spirit. No time is greater than the build-up to Christmas, before the panic of present-buying, and mince pie overdoses. Hopefully this year (if you do not already) you will embrace this wonderful time and even indulge in a pumpkin spiced latte...or two.

By Benedetta Picare-Fabris Writer

only add to your stress levels. Journaling regularly will help you clear your mind and become more conscious of he beginning of a new University year your emotions; both of which will help is always an exciting time, but deal- to lower your anxiety. ing with living on your own for the first Exercise time, worrying about coursework and When you exercise, your body releases assignments, and making plans for the endorphins – hormones that will make future can quickly become overwhelm- you feel good and help reduce stress ing. Knowing how to de-stress is an levels. So go for a session at the gym, extremely important skill if you a run, or even just a brisk want to make the most out walk; you’ll be surprised at of your University expehow much more focused rience, so make sure to and energetic you’ll feel include some relaxation afterwards! time in your timetable Take a bath – here are some ideas This might sound like that will help you couna cliché, but hot baths ter stress, and hopefully really are calming. If become part of your relaxyou don’t have the luxuation routine. ry of a bathtub, a shower Turn off your phone will do just fine – take some Photo by Pixabay time to use your favourite body That’s right. Turn off your phone. It’s been proven that smartscrub, to massage your scalp while you phones can increase people’s stress shampoo your hair, or better yet, just let levels as they feel a need to view and the warm water run down your shoulrespond to every incoming message and ders. notification. Take some time off from Organise your room your phone, even for just a couple of We all dread having to clean up our hours a day. Use that time to do someroom, but have you ever considered all thing that will help you unwind, and the unnecessary stress that that messy prepare for a restful night’s sleep. desk and pile of clothes on your chair Keep a journal are causing you? Take some time to There are some things that we really organise your room. When you walk in don’t feel like sharing with anyone – but to a clean and uncluttered space, you keeping your thoughts bottled up will will immediately feel more relaxed.

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Seen on Campus: Fresher’s Fashion By Isabelle Dray-Sharma and Kiran Saggu Newspaper Lifestyle Editor, Editor in Chief

Lifestyle We spotted these fabulous outfits at Freshers Fair last week, worn by some of our very own students. We couldn’t just stand by and let them pass unnoticed, so here are a few of our favourites from the !

BELOW Amelia Mundy Degree: Film and Drama Year: First Fashion inspiration: Wes Anderson films, pastel colours, charity shop finds

ABOVE Katinka Pim Degree: English and American Literature and Creative Writing Year: First Fashion inspiration: Flares and 70’s style

ABOVE Joe Smith (name changed) Degree: Economics Year: First Fashion inspiration: Liam Gallagher, Floral patterns

BELOW Nonoka Kumada Degree: Film and politics Year: Junior (International student) Fashion inspiration: Japanese style, as British fashion is more casual

BELOW Ellie Pudy Degree: Law Year: 4th (been on year abroad) Fashion inspiration: East London minimalist style, jumpsuit is prototype ASOS design

ABOVE Seb Potts Degree: Economics Year: Freshers Fashion inspiration: Charity shops Photos by Isabelle Dray-Sharma

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Hangover-Cure Mexican Chilaquiles Recent graduate Rachel Phipps’ new cookbook, Student Eats, is the perfect companion to all students, whether newly moved in freshers, or those slightly more experienced (though not necessarily successful). Packed full of quick, healthy, cheap and, most importantly), delicious recipes, Student Eats will help you conquer your #FoodFails and emerge as your flat’s master chef. To be in with a chance of winning one of the four cookbooks up for grabs, send us your biggest culinary disaster as proof of how you could benefit from it. To enter the competition, simply send your photo via Twitter @inquirelive, on our Facebook page, InQuire Media, or email newspaper.features@inquiremedia.co.uk, and don’t forget to tag it #FoodFails! Included below is one of Phipps’ tasty meals, perfect to brighten up those dark and rainy autumn mornings. Student Eats by Rachel Phipps (Ebury Press, £9.99)

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SERVES: 1 | PREP TIME: 5 minutes | COOKING TIME: 15 minutes 1. Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/ Gas mark 6. 2. Use scissors to cut up the tortilla into pieces the size and shape of tortilla chips, and spread across a baking tray. Bake in the oven for 5 minutes until slightly golden and crispy. Leave to cool on the baking tray. 3. Heat a splash of oil in a medium (preferably non-stick) frying pan over a medium heat. While the pan is heating up, thinly slice the red onion and radish. Fry the onion until soft. Add 4 teaspoons of the salsa and cook for about a minute, before stirring in the black beans. 4. Add the baked tortilla chips to the pan and stir in as much as you can until the tortilla chips are partially coated in salsa and beans, and they have started to go soft in a few places. 5. Make a shallow well in the middle of the pan and crack in the egg. Cook for about 5 minutes until the egg is set. Season the whole pan with salt and pepper and drizzle with the remainder of the salsa. Scatter with fresh coriander and sliced radish and slide the contents of the pan onto a plate. Serve with sliced avocado and a fresh lime wedge on the side.

INGREDIENTS STORECUPBOARD a splash of light oil ¼ red onion freshly ground sea salt and black pepper FRESH 1 large flour tortilla 1 large radish 6 teaspoons Pico de Gallo Salsa 5 tablespoons tinned black beans 1 large egg a small handful of fresh coriander, roughly chopped 1 small avocado, sliced 1 lime wedge

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The Snow Leopard is no longer endangered, but it’s still in danger By Emma Leach Writer

silver lining emerged from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species on the 14th September 2017; the charismatic, and ethereal, snow leopard had its status downgraded from endangered to vulnerable. It had previously been classified as endangered since 1986 when it was first assessed. Powerful, and beautiful, the snow leopard inhabits the mountain ranges of Central Asia, including the Himalayas with the vast majority of their number being found in China. The snow leopard is notoriously difficult to see in the wild; some people spend months in the Himalayan Mountains without so much as a single sighting. Due to their elusive nature estimating a population figure has proven difficult, with estimates ranging all the way from 3,920 to 8,745 in recent years. So, does this change of classification indicate a growing population? Not necessarily, as with so many areas of con-

servation it is not that simple. In fact, the IUCN has estimated a 10% decline in the next three generations. The reclassification is sadly more a technicality than a reflection of an improvement in the snow leopard’s situation. Endangered status is given to species where there are fewer than 2,500 mature individuals within the population. The previous estimate calculated in 2008 gave a total of 2,040 mature individuals. However more comprehensive data analysis in more recent years have put that figure at 2,710 with even the most conservative estimate, nudging the snow leopard into the vulnerable status. A number of threats endanger the future of this enigmatic species. These range from retaliatory killings by farmers protecting their livestock, through to mining projects that threaten to damage their natural habitat. Poaching to feed the illegal trade of fur, bones and other body parts is also a significant threat, with China being the largest market for snow leopard body parts. However, conservation efforts give reason to be

cautiously optimistic. In Kyrgyzstan, wildlife law enforcement has been strengthened in efforts to clamp down on poaching. In Mongolia, an area of prime interest for snow leopard conservation called Cost was designated in April 2016 as a National Nature Reserve by the Mongolian parliament. A great deal of community action work has been Photo by pixabay carried out throughout the range of the snow leopard, to both protect the livestock of farmers, cated matter. The Snow Leopard Trust and to put a halt to retaliation killings has its concerns, fearing that the downby locals when losses do occur. In some graded status will put the brakes on areas grazing-free reserves have been conservation momentum surrounding established, allowing the recovery of the snow leopard. They state on their natural prey populations for the snow website: “There has never been as much leopard. This acts to both sustain snow political will or momentum to secure leopard populations and hopefully the snow leopard’s future. However, prevent them from preying upon captive conservation action might become hardlivestock. er to justify politically if there is a belief Clearly this reclassification is a compli- that the cat’s situation has improved.”

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From metropal to mountains By Jesse Bedayn Opinion Editor

ver last year I was writing for the InQuire and highly engaged in English and American politics. Most nights I would watch the late Sean Spicerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s press reports, my Twitter feed would be mostly, if not completely filled with short, typically scathingly hilarious commentaries of Trumpâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s administration. I would not only follow political news, but would entertain celebrity gossip, world events, and new music. I was fully immersed in the instantaneous world of communication and news, until I returned to California over the summer and lived in a cabin in the mountains. My family has a cabin on Echo Lake, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California, near Lake Tahoe. No telephone lines mock the naturally wild feel of the lake, nor does internet access impede ones ability to engage with the surrounding area. I drive

boats across the lake as a taxi service for hikers exploring Desolation Wilderness, other cabin owners, and PCT hikers (the ones you can smell from a mile and a half away). Every night the crew comes together, makes dinner, and then starts he merriment, either in a cabin or floating ski boats tied together in the middle of the lake. This lake is a microcosm of friendship and human spirit. We cannot access the latest rumor about a Kardashian, we are unable to learn of Trumpâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s latest flop, and are untouched by the fearful fervor that North Korean seems to be instilling. Places like Echo Lake are important because they bring one back to the closest geographical relations, not the characters in the District of Colombia and not the latest move by Putin, but those personalities that exist within a five or ten minute walk from you. Friendships are more deeply engaged, empathy is expanded for those people that you experience everyday without an

electric conduit for communication, and never is one distracted by the goings on outside of the valley. By dropping the shackles that so easily bind the person scrolling through Facebook from the person sitting adjacent, it is a jump backward, to the physicality of human connection and interconnection. Such a way of living has its dangers, however. One should always be careful of losing grasp of the workings of the greater world, for one day it might end up on your cabin step, asking you to support Uncle Sam or leaving your kids with an insurmountable University dept. I spend three months in the mountains, with infrequent trips to the nearest locality with internet to keep myself aware, at least, of the greater movements of society and government. Perhaps this is too much time spent in voluntary ignorance, but it certainly reveals the salience of the women and men that sit directly in front of you, and hold your full attention.

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Twin Peaks Return: Lynch lives on By Annwen Adams Guest Writer

s some of you will already be aware, 21 May marked the highly anticipated return of Mark Frost and David Lynch’s 1990’s cult phenomenon Twin Peaks, with the final episode airing exclusively on Sky Atlantic earlier this month. Surpassing the status-quo for Americana film-noir, murder mystery, Frost and Lynch created a supernatural suburban dystopia which has had audiences hooked for decades. With three seasons of televised episodes, two featurelength films, and six official books, it has become a household name. Die-hard fans have eagerly waited twenty-five years for its encore. Despite this iconic status, there was much controversy as to whether the new season would go ahead, with Lynch threatening to quit production due to insufficient funding for his artistic intent

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and even commented that Twin Peaks is “dead as a doornail” in 2012. Seasons 1 and 2 of the series predominantly focus on FBI agent Dale Cooper (Kyle MacLauchlan) uncovering Twin Peak’s secret underbelly of cocaine, prostitution and paranormal forces to answer one iconic question: who killed Laura Palmer? Presenting relevant social issues such as crossdressing, transsexualism, domestic abuse, and hyper-sexualisation of

minors, the show doesn’t shy away from cultural taboos of the time. It presents a concept of multiple existence, even within the small-town American backdrop. However, in true Lynch style, this is entwined with abstractions such as clairvoyance, demonic possession and alternate dimensions, appealing to throngs of sci-fi and supernatural enthusiasts. Despite this, I found the first two seasons to lack the boundary-pushing, skin-crawling surrealism that I have known and loved in Lynch’s solo cinematic endeavours, and found myself wanting more. Considering ABC decided in 1991 to put the show on hiatus, perhaps I wasn’t the only one. Twin Peaks: The Return holds nothing back. Unable to look, and to look away, I found myself pausing mid-episode, turning on all the lights, or resuming viewing in daylight hours – yes, episode

eight: ‘Gotta Light?’, I am talking about you. Incorporating hyper-modern scifi technology, sombre cityscapes, and seedy sex, the new season unravels preconceptions of space and time with white-knuckle thrills and ambitious cinematics. With Lynch at the helm of every episode and in charge of sounddesign, the audio-visuals create the perfect creepy crescendo to the legendary series, earning a standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival screening, where the first three episodes debuted. Overall, this is the perfect Halloween season watch for anyone brave enough to take on the challenge, but you should watch the first two seasons to fully understand the full scope of the storylines and character development. For anyone who doesn’t have a Sky subscription, all three seasons, as well as the sold out Gulbenkian screening of David Lynch: Life is Art are available to watch on Amazon Prime and Amazon ShowTime.

Back in the Nineties...I watched adult cartoons and I still do By Jasmina Coric Guest Writer

could claim there’s some misconception that cartoons are only for kids, but let’s face it, if I weren’t too cheap to pay for a TV licence, in the name of Nickelodeon I’d have a 24/7 reel of SpongeBob playing. Instead I turn to the glorious and slightly less expensive alternative, Netflix. As Jane Austen should have said, it is a truth universally acknowledged, that a university student in possession of fine procrastination skills must be in want of a Netflix account. If there is one misconception to be addressed it is that the emergence of adult geared cartoons is a recent one; South Park is the same age as many of University of Kent’s third year students. But while South Park, much like the third-years, is still looking gorgeous, cartoons like Family Guy and The

Simpsons have lost popularity of late. Why did you try to take Brian from us? Enter Bojack Horseman and Rick & Morty, two shows that have come out within the past four years and have myself and many more hooked like Rick on Kalaxian Crystals. While Bojack and Rick & Morty are abundant with the same profanity, sexuality and dark humour found in older shows, this isn’t what’s gained them a massive following. Absurdity will only ever capture our attention for a time before we wish to be drawn back to reality. So while it’s delightfully amusing to watch Bojack and Sarah Lynn take bites of walls made of cocaine or see Rick transform himself into a pickle to avoid therapy, what makes us binge watch season 4 of Bojack Horseman is the hard hitting honesty that closes each episode. No matter how fantastical these characters’ lives

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or how long they’re able to escape, their problems follow them across the universe, inter-dimensionally and even to a lake house in Michigan. Life doesn’t resolve itself, and even when the characters try to make their fractured worlds come together, things only get worse. The optimism that opens an episode falters by the end, just as any other person who may start a day or week or year with positivity might encounter disappointment. Bojack’s Princess Carolyn centred episode, “Ruthie”, highlights this. It begins with Princess Carolyn’s legacy, which seemingly outlasts all her fleeting struggles only to reveal that said future was a well-constructed fiction to help Princess Carolyn cope with heartbreaking days. The recently released season 4 of Bojack continues in this vein of addressing genuine and dark subject matter by shining a spotlight on mental health. Having watched Bojack repeatedly fail at attempts of

redemption, the continuous paranoid and self-loathing inner monologue in “Stupid Piece of Shit” illuminated Bojack’s antiheroic nature as well as the conflicts a person can face in daily life. The revelation at the end of the episode that Hollyhock suffers the same inner struggles without any overt symptoms only further expresses the pervasiveness of mental illness and the various ways it can manifest in an individual. Is it ironic that cartoons, initially intended to amuse, have developed into such an insightful form of media regarding distressing topics? Certainly so. Yet this injection of authenticity into the lives of characters is exactly what would revive other cartoons from their monotony. Their reliance on socalled humorous violence, if one can call choking a child humorous, is tiresome. Bart’s been beaten for thirty years and, quite frankly, so had most adult cartoons until Bojack Horseman and Rick & Morty were released.

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Emmys 2017 recap: diversity celebrated during politically-charged ceremony By Emmanuel Omodeinde Writer

he 69th Primetime Emmy Awards, which took place this past Sunday, were unsurprisingly politically-charged. Stephen Colbert made several jokes at Trump’s expense during his risky but entertaining monologue. It was certainly an improvement from the one Jimmy Kimmel made last year and almost went off without a hitch; that was, until Colbert introduced a surprise guest — former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer. In a reference to Melissa McCarthy’s popular SNL parody of him, Spicer wheeled a podium onstage and Colbert set Spicer up for a gag about the Emmy ratings. It received a big reaction from the audience, notably Anna Chlumsky, an actor on the political satire Veep, who was caught on camera with her mouth completely agape in disbelief. Shocking as it was though, the moment weakened how seemingly progressive the Emmys were this year by highlighting the hypocrisy of the industry. The two big winners of the night were

HBO’s Big Little Lies, which took the award for Best Limited Series, and Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale which won Best Drama Series, Both shows winning five awards each. While The Night Of would have been my pick Best Limited Series, Big Little Lies deserved recognition as an ensemble cast of talented women. Similarly, The Handmaid’s Tale was an inspired choice considering its feminist politics, and the parallels it has with the real world. At the same time, it was a shame to see The Americans, one of the most critically acclaimed series currently in the era of peak TV, snubbed again after finally having been recognised with a nod last year. Emmy veteran, Veep, won for the sixth consecutive year and while the show is still decent, the latest two seasons lacked the edge it once had, especially considering the complex political climate that surrounds us. On the other hand, Donald Glover’s Atlanta in its freshman season was politically relevant and worthy of the award. Glover made history becoming the first African-

American to win Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series and the second to win the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. It was one of many firsts as other minorities won and achieved milestones on the night. Sterling K. Brown won for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, the first in 19 years since Andre Braugher won for Homicide. For some reason though, he was one of the only winners to be cut off by the music, whereas Nicole Kidman and Elizabeth Moss, who gave longer speeches, were allowed their time. Riz Ahmed became the first Asian man and the first Muslim to win an acting award. Aziz Ansari and Lena Waithe won Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series, with Waithe becoming the first African-American woman to win that award. She gave one of the best speeches of the night in support of the LGBTQ+ community saying, “the things that make us different, those are our superpowers.” As with the Oscars, let’s hope diversity is not simply a trend, but change continues to happen. Until next year, Emmys.

Did “It” float our boat? By Miles Howell Writer

tephen King’s 1986 horror novel ‘It’ is not an easy work to adapt; at over 1000 pages long, it spans over multiple time periods and explores complex themes such as the transition from childhood to adulthood.

The novel had previously been made into a two-part television miniseries in 1990 starring Tim Curry in the titular role. On 8 September, director Andrés Muschietti released his film interpretationof ‘It’, which despite having gone through a difficult

production has succeeded in being one of this year’s better films. Bill Skarsgård plays Pennywise the Dancing Clown with is a manifestation of It: a malevolent shape-shifting entity that emerges every 27 years in Derry, Maine to feast upon its children. Given that Curry’s portrayal of the character had induced coulrophobia in a generation of children, Skarsgård had big clown shoes to fill, yet he pulled off a memorable performance. This Pennywise is sinister in an ethereal manner and seems more like something that just happens to look like a clown until It bears its razor-sharp teeth. It doesn’t just take the shape of Pennywise, it manifests into whatever its victims are most afraid of. Whereas in the novel these forms included classic movie monsters; the Wolfman, Gillman and the Crawling Eye, the film’s manifestations are more closely tailored to match the personal fears of real people. Opposing Pennywise are the Losers Club, a gang of seven outcast children who realise that something is deeply wrong with Derry. The members are Bill Denbrough (Jaden Lieberher) who is searching for his brother Georgie (Jackson Robert Scott) after he suspiciously disappeared, Beverley

Marsh (Sophia Lillis) who suffers from her abusive father, Mike Hanlon (Chosen Jacobs) who is home-schooled and seen as an outsider, and Ben Hanscom (Jeremy Ray Taylor), the new boy at school who is interested in Derry’s history. Rounding off the gang are the wisecracking Richie Tozier (Finn Wolfhard), the Rabbi’s son Stanley Uris (Wyatt Oleff) and Eddie Kaspbrak (Jack Dylan Grazer) who is kept under his mother’s thumb. As well as having to deal with Pennywise, the Losers Club have to deal with everyday adolescent issues such as being bullied by Henry Bowers (Nicholas Hamilton) and his gang. Where the film really succeeds is in selling its characters, their issues and their interactions. Whereas so many horror films have characters there just to be monster fodders, ‘It’ is a breath of fresh air. That is not to say that the film does not have its fair share of scares, ‘It’ is a horror movie after all and at times the scenes involving Pennywise can come off feeling like the cinematic equivalent of a ghost train ride. Nevertheless, ‘It’ is a film for more than just fans of the horror genre, surely many would find it quite entertaining – except for clowns, who may be a tad offended.

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Kingsmen: The Golden Circle Kingsmen are back in the muchanticipated sequel, this time joining up with their American counterparts Statesman after Kingsmen Headquarters is destroyed to face a new enemy threatening the planet.

It The jump-scare story is based on a Stephen King novel set in a small town where children mysteriously disappear. It soon turns out that a monster “It”, lives in the sewers and terrorises children by manifesting into their greatest fears, and feasts on them.

Victoria and Abdul Judi Dench plays Queen Victoria in the true story of the queen’s friendship with a young Indian Clerk. Abdul went from waiting tables to becoming a powerful figure at court, spurring controversy in the royal

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Bethesda: We WILL charge for Mods By Ben Robson Writer

t’ll come as no surprise to most that the two games battling out for the top spot of last yea Given that Bethesda’s paid mods scheme was unsuccessful back in 2015 their attempt to milk gamers for more money they don’t deserve with their Creation Club would be comic were it not so insulting. Modding has often been viewed as something of a legal grey area; you have a game that people have potentially spent years working on, and then you have the loveable, unpaid modder who took that game and turned Alduin the World-Eater into Macho Man Randy Savage. Mods come in all shapes and sizes, from overhauls to total conversions, simple re-skins to scriptaltering masterpieces that deliver unique experiences before melting your CPU. Once you see the fine work

done by the modding community, and come to appreciate just how influential some ideas have been on big companies and subsequent titles, it becomes a no brainer that they should get paid for their contribution. Bethesda in particular has been very sensitive to modding in the past; releasing Creation Kits that mean even someone like you or me can add to or edit aspects of their games. All those years ago, the paid mods scheme felt like a wholesome idea executed poorly - modders would only be compensated with 25% of the profits from their files, and there was always a fear that your work could be stolen by someone else and slapped behind a paywall. The bug fixes and unofficial patches that are almost necessary for Bethesda games to run could end up having to be bought separately, definitely leaving a bitter taste in your mouth. It comes as no surprise that satirical mods, such as Give her money for no reason and Immersive Paywall, would spring up in a passive aggressive form of protest. Fast forward to the present day and we have Bethesda seemingly Photo by Ross Mahon shedding their

partner in crime Valve and introducing their own Creation Club. Again, this appears to be in good faith, with the promise of high-quality content and modders being almost ‘hired’, but it often boils down to recycling content and asking consumers to pay through the nose for something they can get for free. The Chinese Stealth Suit in particular has become a subject of much contention, as a better-looking version with many more features was available on the Nexus before Bethesda shipped their port from previous games. Content is sparse and, from what I can see, nowhere near the kind of quality that people have come to expect from some of the higher profile modders that carry out their work as passion projects instead of careers. Likewise, the baffling decision to implement yet another overpriced Horse Armour as downloaded content feels like Bethesda

walking that fine line between mocking themselves, and mocking their fan-base. So what’s the verdict? In the past, modders have managed to add content of such high quality, not only to Bethesda games, but to all videogames, that I really would like to see these saints being paid for their work. Unfortunately, every time the subject comes up, people panic, and it threatens to permanently damage a harmless and beautiful pass time. Maybe I’m speaking from a position of greed - if I needed to pay for my airships and vampire overhauls, would I have? Likewise, if I had spent a couple of pounds on a new adventure only to find out that the scripts corrupted every subsequent save, would I be compensated? It’s an underground hobby that Bethesda is trying to either embrace or absorb depending on your standpoint.

Game Review: The Destiny Dellusion By Stephanie Wittman Writer

estiny 2, the sequel Destiny fans worldwide have been awaiting with baited breaths, is finally here. It’s the game that promised a rich storyline; explanations; clarity for the traveller, and the world around it; top tier graphics; new armour; guns; and abilities, but the question is – did it deliver? Admittedly, The Red War was an

interesting storyline making us fear everything that made our guardian special, while also shedding light on the human world outside. That being said, I’ve sat down at least twice for a good Destiny session to find out that ‘maintenance’ is being carried out; in other words: “we’ve found a load of errors and holes in our work that we totally overlooked when we were carefully crafting this gaming masterpiece – oh, wait, did

we accidentally create a set of fascist gauntlets? Quick, pull the plug.” To me, this doesn’t quite scream “quality”, not to mention the fact that many fans will likely have spent £90 on the basic game plus the pre-order for two expansions. With that in mind, it’s hard to believe that beloved Bungie are doing this for the love of the gaming community rather than for the easy cash and popularity expansions bring. To be quite frank, gameplay is

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nigh on exactly the same, save a few snazzy details that will excite your average gamer: the Super’s are insanely awesome, although arguably overpowered. Your power can be levelled up to such an extent that when you play the last mission in “The Red War” you can basically destroy Gaul within a three-minute period – but where’s the challenge in that? But, it was nice to see the Vanguard in action, fighting alongside the great Zavala, Cayde-6 – otherwise known as the guy who makes firefly fans sad every time they hear his voice – and Ikora. As negative as this review may sound, I feel the need to disclose that I will continue playing Destiny 2 with as much verve and passion as its predecessor. Why? Other than going back and playing Halo (which is a completely different kind of gameplay), there is no other game that comes close to Destiny – which is why we pay astronomical prices with smiles on our faces.

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Sampha wins 2017 Mercury Awards By Rafaela Scharrer Writer

he Mercury Price, which recognises British and Irish musicians, took place on 14 September. It was hosted by Lauren Laverne from BBC Music, and special guest presenter Idris Elba. Each year, twelve albums from various genres are shortlisted for the award, and this year’s nominations included: ‘Relaxer’ by Alt-J, Blossoms by Blossoms, ‘Together, As One’ by Dinosaur, ‘Divide’ by Ed Sheeran, ‘How to be a Human Being’ by Glass Animals, ‘Common Sense’ by J Hus, ‘Let Them Eat Chaos’ by Kate Tempest, ‘Yesterday’s Gone’ by Loyle Carner, ‘Process’ by Sampha, ‘Gang Signs’ & ‘Prayer’ by Stormzy, ‘Love in the 4th Dimension’ by The Big Moon, and ‘I See You’ by The xx. Even with Ed Sheeran, Alt-J and

Stormzy sitting among the nominees, the Album of the Year was awarded to

Sampha’s debut album ‘Process’. Ever since its release on 3 February, ‘Process’ has received overwhelming praise for its insightful lyrics and innovative sound ranging from electronic, alternative R&B to neo soul. The night of the awards, Sampha performed ‘(No One Knows Me) Like the Piano’, a beautifully simple song he wrote in tribute to his mother and the piano he had in his childhood. The judges were not short of admiration, describing the album as “a beautifully intimate record. With its unique creativity, rich musicality, depth and vulnerability, it resonates emotionally and speaks to the heart. When you discover this record you’ll want to live with it, share it and celebrate it.” So, if you haven’t heard it yet, then you probably should; you can download ‘Process’ from Amazon, Google Play, Spotify, or Apple Music.

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We asked you for your favourite under-rated songs, and here is a selection of your suggestions. Tweet us @inquirelive with others! - “The Prophet’s Song” (1975) by Queen [Classic rock, a capella] - “Prejudice” (2009) by Time Minchin [Comedy] - “Time” (2014) by Jungle [Dance/ electronic] - “Leaving the City” (2015) by Joanna Newsom [Alternative/indie] - “Changes” (2016) by Charles Bradley [R&B/soul] - “Sick of Losing Soulmates” (2016) by Dodie Clark [Alternative/ Indie] - “All Four Walls” (2016) by Gorgon City [Dance/electronic] - “Still” (2013) by Daughter [Neofolk]

Superfruit: from pop a capella to duo glamour By Connie Enzler Newspaper Entertainment Editor

are, they’re still just a couple of goofy humoured young people living their lives in LA. Even in behind the scenes shots of Pentatonix group rehearsals, it’s clear that Scott and Mitch bring the energy to the band the way best friends bring out the crazy in each other. Sadly, the adored bass Avi recently announced that he would be leaving Pentatonix because the commitment to the band was taking away time spent with loved ones. The fans freaked out: what would Pentatonix become without the penta? “Quadretonix” doesn’t quite have the same ring to it. Even though the other four have promised to

f you’ve never heard of them, you might be thinking: Superfruit? What kind of rip-off dietary supplement is that? No, Superfruit is not a breed of magical avocados – although how cute would they look dressed up as avocados? – but a pop duo made up of Scott Hoying and Mitch Grassi, who’s first EP ‘Future Friends’ came out in two parts this summer. Although Superfruit’s official debut as a group only began recently, Hoying and Grassi were not unknown in the music world. In 2013, at only seventeen, they won acapella competition “The Sing-Off” with Kirstie Maldonado, their high school choir friend, as well as beatboxer Kevin Olusola, and bass Avi Kaplan. Together, the five formed Pentatonix, and instantly clicked with audiences with their musically innovative pop sound solely composed of perfectly blended voices. Somewhere along the way, Scott and Mitch started a YouTube blog channel which they randomly called ‘Superfruit’, attracting their Pentatonix fans with their quirky personalities and adorable best friendship. Intentionally or not, they broke down the too real barrier between celebrity and “peasant” by showing that as inhumanely talented as they Photo by RCA reccords

find a replacement bass and continue making music, many are sceptical that quality content will still be produced if their vocal chemistry is thrown off. The truth is that as dedicated as PTX fans are, there is already a limit to how much a band solely relying on vocals can grow, so losing a fifth of the harmony poses a huge risk for its success. The good news is that even if/when Pentatonix dissolves, we can always count on Scott and Mitch to charm us with whatever type of music they so choose. They’ve always incorporated music in their YouTube channel, occasionally releasing

one-take covers and medleys, before blessing us with a groovy pop original last year, ‘Bad 4 Us’, with a sound as far away from Pentatonix as can be but with the same bouncy energy. Was anyone really surprised when that led to their release of an original album? Nope; “Scomiche” are musical soul mates. The timing of Future Friends is perfect with its dance beats combined with real bassy, pinching guitar sounds and crunchy synthetic noises that thankfully, differs from the vague noises and same-four-chords pop songs that surround us. As members of the LGBTQ+ community, Scott and Mitch play a role in normalizing gender neutrality and same-sex relationship. They incorporate music video for “Worth It” shows a girl and a boy “crossdressing” (is that term even still a thing?), and the love interests they sing about are male. The pair are just effortlessly themselves without feeling the need to address homophobia, understanding that we’re at a point where the best way to make the LGBTQ+ community more accepted is by contributing to normalizing it in the content they make. You can now download Future Friends from Amazon, Google play, Spotify, and ITunes, and check out Superfruit music videos on YouTube.

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The Gulbenkian By Molly

Cinema listings Times KILLS ON WHEELS Sat 30th Sep 2017 DETROIT (15) Fri 29th Sep - Sun 8th Oct 2017 WIND RIVER (15) Fri 6th - Sun 8th Oct 2017 PATTI CAKES (15) Fri 6th - Thurs 12th Oct 2017 MAD TO BE NORMAL (15) Tue 10th Oct 2017 THE LIMEHOUSE GOLDEN (15) Fri 13th - Mon 16th Oct 2017 MOTHER! Fri 13th - Tues 17th Oct 2017 MOON DOGS (15) Sat 14th Oct 2017 OLIVER! (U) Sun 15th Oct 2017 VICTORIA AND ABDUL (PG) Fri 20th - Thurs 26th Oct 2017 BORG VS. MCENROE Fri 20th Oct - Tues 24th Oct 2017 UNA (15) Sun 22nd Oct 2017 ROH: ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND Mon 23rd - Sun 29th Oct 2017 KINGSMAN THE GOLDEN CIRCLE (18) Fri 27th Oct Thurs 2nd Nov 2017

Prices Full - £8.50 GulbCard Member - £6.50 Senior - £7.50 Registered Disabled - £7.50 Student - £5.30 Student GulbCard Member - £4.30 Unemployed - £7.50

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ischief Company is breathing new life into the classic story of Little Red Riding Hood with a new piece of energetic, and provocative physical theatre. It tells the story of a young couple Photo by the Gulbenkian and the devil who intends to destroy their relationship. The young woman, Red, decides to go into the forest to discover herself. We follow her journey, and question whether or not she will return. This adult fairy-tale conveys a message that if you’re going to go down the forbidden path… make sure you come back. The director and choreographer,

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David Lloyd, gained inspiration for the piece from the film Dante’s Inferno in order to make this Quentin Tarantino version of Little Red Riding Hood. Recently turning 31, he felt that he had something to say about the mistakes he had made in his ‘drugs, sex and rock ‘n’ roll’ 20s. He chose to only use three actors in this filmic play in order to challenge his choreography skills. However, the result is a powerful and intimate experience that is shocking and disturbing. The process of creating RED took 4 years. The standing ovation from the audience on the show’s opening night is a testament to the hard work and dedication that has been put into it. It has been described as ‘emotionally gripping’, ‘inspirational’ and ‘poetic’. RED is sure to take you on an emotional journey that will leave you as exhausted as the actors.

5@£5 is a new offer for students with a limited number of tickets for just £5 on five selected theatre performances this autumn. David Yard from the Gulbenkian explains: “our 2forTuesday offer on cinema has been so successful, we wanted to open up our theatre programme to students in the same way.” Tickets must be bought in person with ID and there are a limited number of tickets per show so get in quick before they go! Look out for the 5@£5 stamp in future papers to find out which productions are included in the offer. RED will be at the Gulbenkian on Friday 6th October at 7.30pm. Tickets: £10/ Students £8. For more information and tickets please visit www.thegulbenkian.co.uk or call 01227 769075.

The Farm presents: Cockfight T

wo blokes in Thomson were creating their new an office. One work about male rivalry they found older, one younger. A inspiration in the UK – from the hit cross between The Office television series The Office. Cockfight and a cage-fight. This game of comical one-upmanship builds to a moment of impact where everything is suspended. A flash of bared teeth, the desperation of needing to prove yourself versus the need to hold on to what you’ve got. Skilfully enacting a fullthrottle mash-up of extreme Photo by the Gulbenkian physical risk-taking, graceful movement and slow-motion fight sequences. It is a darkly humorous, was prompted by the relationship and surprisingly tender, piece of dance between the two performers and theatre by newly formed Gold Coast/ reflections on the difference between Berlin company The Farm. It sees longtheir ages – Gavin is 50 and Joshua time collaborators Joshua Thomson and 33. When they began exploring Gavin Webber reassess who is in charge. intergenerational relationships, and When Australian dance and physical the conflict which can arise, an office theatre duo Gavin Webber and Joshua provided the background they needed

– and Brent, from The Office, the ideal role model. Cockfight explores the power play between men, the frailty of the ageing body and questions our culture’s desperate desire for achievement. Gavin Webber one of the two actors in the piece explains that, “There was this idea that as you get older within relationships there’s a sense of do you allow the next generation to have power or do you fight them? And the counterpoint to that is the idea of taking power and knowing that as soon as you do that you can see what it will do to that older person, so there’s responsibility, but also ruthlessness in that.” Cockfight will be at the Gulbenkian on Tuesday 10th and Wednesday 11th September at 7.30pm. Tickets: £10/ Students £8. For more information and tickets please visit www. thegulbenkian.co.uk or call 01227 769075.

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A Traveller’s Guide: Angkor Wat By Robyn Grant Writer

But, I am convinced that just because places like Angkor Wat are popular destinations they are still worth visiting. With my world on my back, and my camera in hand, it was clear upon my arrival in Siem Reap, Cambodia, that I was just

s a traveller, you seek to explore parts of the world untouched by human hands and bursting with culture. A prime example would be the Perhentian Islands in Malaysia. After a flight, a car journey, and two boat trips, you’ll reach the island’s white sandy beaches. The Photo by Wikipedia commons crystal blue water convinced me to that I’d stumbled across a piece of paradise. another However, despite the drive to unearth tourist. Once these hidden gems, you can’t help but I got past the want to visit some of the tourist hot overwhelming spots as they boast some of the most reception of tukPhoto by pixaby impressive parts of the world. For tuk drivers and the example, Angkor Wat is not only one of near-death experience the largest religious monuments in the of being in one, I was soon on my way to world, it is also one of the most visited. the hostel. Angkor Wat is located a few

miles from Siem Reap, and despite the reluctance to wake up at 4:30am, it was certainly worth it. It was the epitome of beauty to watch the sun rise over the temple. The

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spires of stone look striking against the blazing sky. Even if the temple has no religious meaning to you, you can’t help but feel a sense of spiritual appreciation. Angkor Wat is the gateway to numerous temples, all of which are filled with

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history and stories, legend has it that the temple was constructed in just one night by a famous architect. To give you an idea of how beautiful and historic the architecture is, in and around Siem Reap, think of Angelina Jolie starring in “Tomb Raider”. The scene where Lara Croft picks a jasmine flower before falling through the earth was filmed in a temple called Ta Prohm. It is clear why Ta Prohm was at the top of most tourists ‘must see’ lists. Unlike most temples surrounding Angkor Wat it’s buried amongst a jungle. The iconic tree roots protruding from the ground add to the already atmospheric ruin. You feel as if you could be an explorer, discovering the temple for the first time despite the mass of tourists.

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Disney Explains It Better: Social Anthropology By Liam Hodgetts Writer

But still I cannot see If the savage one is me How can there be so much that you n conversation, every student don’t know? of social anthropology faces the You don’t know” dilemma of trying to explain, at best, What Pocahontas opens with is what the meaning of their degree; and, at social anthropologists constantly worst, what they plan on doing with it. battle: the tendency that people have My own response is that it is the study of comparing themselves to others. of culture; how communities organise Most of the time this manifests itself as themselves socially and the origins and an attitude of superiority, one culture consequences of that organisation. being morally greater than But that doesn’t do the the other, but really, academic field any justice, it’s just apples and instead the content oranges. of what a social “Savage” is anthropologist a weighted studies, defines the word that degree better. I embodies employ what I hope this is a novel approach attitude, to defining the and is best field by deriving read in a meaning from the villainous first three verses of 19th century Pocahontas’ Colours British of the Wind. The song accent. features themes in social Pocahontas is anthropology that have right to question Photo by moviepostershop.com influenced writing in the the use of savage, discipline. and it’s one that in Verse 1: social anthropology has “You think I’m an ignorant savage apologetically revised. Some key And you’ve been so many places social anthropologists have sought to I guess it must be so dismantle the idea of superiority when

it comes to culture. Are the people who look and think like Verse 2: you “You think you own whatever land you But if you walk the footsteps of a land on stranger The earth is just a dead thing you You’ll learn things you never can claim knew you never knew” But I know every rock and The third verse is where tree and creature Pocahontas urges Has a life, has a spirit, John Smith to has a name.” observe the life of Social anthropology a stranger, which also wrote about summarizes colonialism and the method of later about the data collection consequences in social of it. Effectively anthropology. “owning It’s called whatever land participant [it] lands on” observation, was detrimental and it is to the earth and what often also culture. There distinguishes was definitely a sociology materialistic drive and social behind colonialism, anthropology. Photo by IMPawards.com something that Participant observation Pocahontas contrasts requires the researcher with animism; the belief that to do what Pocahontas is everything possesses a spirit or life suggesting; immerse oneself in a force. Social anthropologists have stranger’s life. Not just a questionnaire produced many articles and books on or a focus group, but wake up with communities that still hold this belief. them, watch their day unfold, eat with Verse 3: them, and meet their community. It’s a “You think the only people who are unique research method that yields rich people insights about the lives of others.

Podcasts: The New Radio? By Jasper Gilardi Newpaper Editor

If the internet is burying print journalism alive, then surely, you’ll find the old wireless in the same grave, just a few feet farther down. “Video Killed the Radio Star” probably played while the eulogy was being read. But you’d be wrong to think that radio is gone. We probably won’t ever find ourselves listening to crackling audio of a worldfamous broadcaster who smoked as he read the news, that’s probably disappeared for good. But what that presenter had to say hasn’t. In fact, we are living in the golden age of radio right now. We just call them podcasts. They don’t come out of behemoth pieces of furniture either, they come out of our phones and laptops, through our little headphones. And the headphone detail is important; I’ve never met another podcast addict who says that they listen over speakers. It’s our guilty pleasure. It’s our little secret. Not even those close to us may know that we’re listening, nor do they know what we are listening to. It came as quite a shock to me four years ago when I discovered that my dad was a podcast listener too. We even listened to

a couple of the same shows: “Car Talk” hooked. On Thursdays, I would drive and “Freakonomics”. to school at seven in the morning and My dad and I had a complicated listen. I would have to listen to the rest relationship in those days. We both on the way back because my commute would have moments where our was too short, but when I arrived home tempers would flare, and neither of us the first thing I would do would be to seemed to be able to find it in ourselves call my Dad. He was still at work, but to resolve the conflict. Around when I neither of us cared; we just wanted to turned fifteen we gave up and talk about “Serial”. It was just started emailing a turning point for me and to duke it out. My him. We’d fought all dad would send me of my life, but those a long email about sunny afternoons why he was pissed talking about our and I would respond. shared captivation He usually won the with “Serial” changed arguments in those something about the days though; I was a relationship. To this slow at typing, and day I feel like I ought he could write pages to thank the host, Sarah in the time it took me Koenig, for what she Photo by mosaicblog to write paragraphs. did for me. Somehow, even in text, Serial wouldn’t have my Dad could out-shout been the same if it had me. been on TV. Neither would a lot of But when I turned 18 and podcasts. The audio format lends was off at college the first episodes of itself well to the wandering mind, “Serial” came out. It was a gripping and to the bored one while it’s body show that became the first hit podcast. is doing chores. But they are not just In so many years of the medium no entertaining. Podcasts have a way show had ever garnered so much of reaching into your psyche and excitement. I was hooked. My Dad was unraveling the maze. They can consume

you in the best ways you can imagine. Just this afternoon I was listening to the latest episode of “This American Life”. Ira Glass, the host, didn’t even introduce the story as he usually does. He just told me to listen. I did. The first story was about a town in Japan which had been devastated by the same tsunami that caused the accident at the Daiichi nuclear plant in Fukushima. Many people in the town lost loved ones to the waves, and in the wake of the disaster one man put up an old phone booth in his back yard. He would pick up the receiver and talk to his dead family. The town started to make calls too. People would visit from all over to speak in the man’s telephone. A Japanese reporter from “This American Life” got permission to record some of the calls. She translates as the people tell their brothers, their sisters, their sons, their wives about their day. I was crying. The story was crushing and captivating, so much so that I didn’t notice that my pasta was boiling over into my sauce, but who cares anyway, my heart was being smashed to bits on the floor. It’s not every day that a story, even a well told one, will do that. It’s not everyday that anything will do that.

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Open Mic Nights in Canterbury By Issey Spurway Writer Do you think you can stand in front of a crowd, microphone in hand and let your voice reverberate around the room? Can you express yourself through song lyrics, whether its ABBA’s ‘Dancing Queen’ or Robbie William’s ‘Angels’? Or are brave enough to use your own material? Maybe after a few drinks you’ll be up and belting out ‘My Heart Will Go On’, entertaining everyone in the Photo by flickr process. Open Mic nights are a regular occurrence at various venues across Canterbury. Expressing yourself may be scary, but letting off some steam

on stage may be exactly what you need after stressing about your latest essay. Luckily for you, Canterbury offers many options when looking for an open mic event to attend. If you’re looking for somewhere classy and atmospheric, Bramley’s have an open mic event on Tuesdays, with blues and jazz music providing an ambiance unlike what most students are used to. This venue may be a little on the expensive side, but if you get there before 8pm you can enjoy twofor-one cocktails. The Ballroom, just next door to Bramley’s, on Wednesday’s has a similar vibe to Bramley’s, but

Creative Corner QUESTIONS I slowly unwrap the colourful cloth around my head, and untie the bandana that’s underneath. I need the bandana to keep my hair in place or else it sticks out in all directions under the scarf. As I peel away the two pieces of material from my head, I also kick off my shoes. This is my typical ritual as I step into the house. Perhaps different than most women in my life. “Don’t you get hot?” I was wiping the sweat off my nose as the girl in the paper thin crop top and barely-butt-covering shorts sat down next to me in the classroom. For some reason I’ve been cursed with a sweaty nose. My face was visibly red after climbing three flights of stairs with a heavy backpack. For the hundredth time I wondered why buildings in England didn’t have air conditioning. “Of course not.” Is what I wish I could have said. But when you’re wearing full sleeves, pants, and a headscarf in 25 degrees Celsius, and you have abnormally low tolerance for the heat – you do get hot. The thing with me is, I get hot in 10 degrees. In t-shirts at home. Even when I’m lying down on the cool basement floor at my parents’ house, I’m still hot. Whether I wore the cloth on my head or not, my body temperature would be

if you’re looking to perform/enjoy acoustic or cover songs, this might be more to your taste. However, if you’re a typical student and looking for something a bit livelier, take a trip to The Black Griffin on a Thursday. It gets very busy, and provides an sizeable crowd with many beautiful voices. If you’re not interested in singing, The Jolly Sailor offers a monthly open mic night for poetry where you can share some of your own work. I’m sure there are many people who would rather belt out Adele than read their poetry, but for the avid poet this event will be filled with people who possess exactly the same passions as you. Not only will you feel great that others have heard the words you have spent so long perfecting, but you will get to hear other people’s poetry too. It’s free entry, so why not pop along and watch first, so that next time you’ll feel a little more confident taking center stage. Singing or reading in front of a group of people may be terrifying,

Culture What’s On OPEN MIC AT THE CRICKETERS Mon 2nd Oct 2017 OPEN MIC AT THE BALLROOM Wed 4th Oct 2017 LIVE MUSIC NIGHT AT THE TYER’S KILN Fri 6th Oct 2017 OPEN MIC AT THE OLDE YEW TREE Wed 5th Oct 2017 OPEN MIC AT THE ANCHOR INN Fri 27th oct 2017 OPEN MIC NIGHT AT THE JOLLY SIALOR Tues 14th Nov 2017

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Maariyah Baig is a Canadian law student studying at Kent. When she’s

not studying, she’s usually reading, writing or spending time outdoors. She hopes to use her passion for writing to inspire others. By addressing sensitive issues in a lighthearted manner, she also hopes to normalize the “abnormal” and get readers to think outside the box.

off the charts. “Yes.” It was the simple answer. I smiled, hoping it indicated I was hot, but ok with it. After kicking off my shoes, I do a dramatic hair flip. The full thing. I swing my head down, shake it excessively, and flip back. The frizzy mass follows. My hair isn’t straight, but it isn’t curly. My grandma describes it as beautiful. I describe it as tangled. “Do you shower with it on?” Unbeknown to the asker, I had stopped at the library on my way home from doing lengths at the pool. My wet hair was hidden, tied loosely under my headscarf. I was going to properly blow-dry it when I got home. We were both in line at the checkout with giant stacks of books in our arms. “Yes. Often I forget it’s even on my head!” Is what I wanted to say. But sarcasm only confuses people more. I’m in a position where I should take it seriously and educate the uneducated– even though it is true that I often forget my scarf is on my head. Sometimes it feels like it’s a part of me. “No. I don’t wear it in the house.” I say with a smile. Short and simple. I spend time combing the tangles out of my hair. It’s almost down to my lower back now. I grin as I

remember that summer that I chopped it all off. What a disaster. My headscarf saved me from a year of bad hair days. Needless to say, short hair does not suit me. “Umm, did someone …make you wear it?” The question was barely audible. The girl asking seemed hesitant, afraid to offend. I was in the big lecture theatre on campus and she sat next to me, covered in tattoos. “Umm, did someone…make you get those?” Is what I wanted to say. But I needed to address the main issue in as succinct a way as possible, that would show her not only was it my choice, but I felt it liberated me and lead me to be who I was. “No, it was my choice. The biggest and best decision I ever made.” Of course, said with a smile. My phone rings and I stop combing my hair to answer it. It’s my little brother, calling to say he received my letter in the mail. A birthday card for his 11th birthday. 11, very distinct in my head because that’s the year I started wearing a headscarf, the year I started being asked all kinds of questions – expected ones, but also very unexpected ones. I chat with him and I can hear the excitement in his voice. He feels older, he feels wiser, he thinks he

can conquer the world. I allow myself a small smile. That’s how I felt too, when I first donned my headscarf. The one thing I didn’t expect when I put on the scarf, or ‘hijab’ for the first time, was how much I would actually love the questions. The only problem is, there’s always so much more I want to say. Easy, simple, quick, that’s what I tell myself when searching for answers. But why not eye opening, reflective, challenging? Maybe they will think I over-explain. Maybe they will think I’m being defensive. Maybe they will whisper, “Well obviously she’s going to say that, she’s biased, she’s Muslim.” I hang up the phone after talking to my brother, and think about what I will wear tomorrow, Opening my scarf drawer, I look down at all the coloured scarves folded neatly next to each other. Pastels, floral prints, and a few neons in there to change things up. I reach for one that’s solid blue on one side, but a beautifully patterned blue and green on the other. I decide to wear the patterned side. Tomorrow, I will have a discussion with the person who asks me about my headscarf. I will make them think beyond just the cloth.

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