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Another win for Kent

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ent has broken into the top 20 of Times Higher Education’s ‘Table of Tables’ for the first time in its history.

The University of Kent has achieved its highest ever ranking in the Times Higher Education (THE) ‘Table of Tables’, since the table’s inception in 2008.

The placing comes after Kent was also shortlisted for two Times Higher Education awards

by THE for Outstanding Support for Students, as well as the main prize for University of the Year.

Kent rose four places in the THE rankings, the highest climb of any institute in the table, from its 2015 ranking of 24th, to its 2016 ranking of 20th.

The top four universities of Cambridge, Oxford, St Andrews and Imperial College London remain unchanged, with Cambridge having topped the table for its fifth consecutive year by achieving the maximum 90 points.

THE ‘Table of Tables’ rankings are calculated through compiling the results of tables collated by The Complete University Guide, The Good

University Guide, which is published by The Times and The Sunday Times, and The Guardian University Guide.

Each university is awarded points that correspond with their overall ranking from each separate table. The leader of each table is awarded 30 points, whilst the second is awarded 29 points and so on.

The three scores are then added together to denote the institution’s overall ranking by the THE. Through achieving 16th place overall in The Guardian

University Guide, as well as performing well in the other tables, Kent managed to achieve 32 points overall.

The University’s ViceChancellor Professor Dame Julia Goodfellow said The hard work and commitment of all our staff and students has resulted in Kent having its most successful year to date across a range of important university league tables.’

The results of THE University of the Year awards will be announced on November 30.

tudents who were left traumatised after their friend died in their house from a drug overdose have been taken to court by their former landlord.

The landlord, Werner Toogood, has taken the students to court with claims that they owe him £6,500 in unpaid rent, after they decided to vacate the property due to the awful circumstances. The students have argued that the event meant that they were unable to move back into the property. In spite of this, Toogood is demanding that the students pay the remaining five months rent in order to fulfil the contract.

The claim for £6,529 was taken to Medway Civil Court on 9 October. At the hearing, the house heard that the property had been rented for the academic year 2013/14 through the Student Lettings Agency, a company run by Mr Toogood, which looks after around 200 properties in the area.

Speaking about his case, Toogood said: “It was not our circumstances that changed, but the tenants’. Had the building fallen down, it would have been a different argument.”

Toogood’s central argument is that because the student, Robert Chavda, died of an MDMA overdose that was selfinflicted, the other tenants are still bound by their contracts.

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76-year-old woman has been placed into an induced coma after she was caught up in a herd of stampeding cows in a village close to the University of Kent.

Jenny Baxter, who was out walking her dog, on her 76th birthday was crushed by over 30 cows, and was left with several broken bones following the incident. Mrs Baxter was found in a field at Hothe Court Farm, which she maintains with her business partner.

It is thought that she lay in the field for over an hour before being discovered. The emergency services were then called, and Baxter was subsequently airlifted to hospital and placed in an induced coma at King’s College Hospital, London.

Several residents of Tyler Hill spotted the air ambulance circling round the village, which is on the outskirts of Canterbury, at around noon.

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he University of Kent has extended the size of its centres in Europe with the opening of new and larger facilities at its Brussels centre.

The Brussels School of International Studies (BSIS) launched in 1998 and boasts over 200 students across several different disciplines including politics, economics, law, and international relations.

The new facilities were opened on 15 October by Sir David Warren, the Chair of the University Council. Other guests at the event included Vice-Chancellor Professor Dame Julia Goodfellow, as well as Roger Vickerman, the Dean for Europe and Professor of European Economics at Kent.

Vickerman said that the expansion in Brussels shows “Kent’s confidence in developing its European centres”. He added: “The new facilities

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n an e-mail sent from the University of Kent to students, it was revealed that the popular UniApp Kent is not ‘condoned or supported’ by the University, and is instead the product of a third-party company.

The e-mail, under the subject heading “Don’t use this app available for iPhones and iPads”, came as a shock to

many students who believed the app was affiliated with the University of Kent. UniApp Kent, with its bold blue theme and links to several important study resources such as Moodle and the Student Data System, did not give students a reason to question the origins of the app whilst using it.

Despite its release almost a year ago, the app only recently became a hit with freshers and returning students in early

September as many downloaded it, with it boasting a 4+ rating on the App Store. In recent weeks, students across campus have been using UniApp Kent to access their timetables, which is updated daily on the app, and to view their emails.

Whilst many students regard UniApp Kent as a handy study tool, the e-mail suggests that the University does not see the app in the same light. In the email, the University states

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provide much larger and better equipped facilities for the range of premium programmes at BSIS. They enable Kent students in Brussels to not only have access to local Brussels institutions whilst studying, but also to benefit from state of the art technology.”

Alongside the postgraduate centre in Brussels, The University of Kent also maintains institutions across Europe in Athens, Paris, and Rome.

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that it does not support the app because “it doesn’t work properly” and, according to the University’s email, students risk “compromising [their] university username and password” to a third-party organisation by using the mobile application.

Little is known about the University’s involvement, if it has any, surrounding the creation of the app, but it is believed that a company called Airbyte developed the mobile application.

According to the Airbyte website, the company, founded in 2012, is a “graduate digital start-up” based in Reading. The company has also developed two other mobile apps, including one named uniRDG – a mobile application for students at the University of Reading. The launch date of UniApp Kent, December 2014, can also be found on the Airbyte website.

The University suggested in the email that students use the Student Guide as a safer replacement for the app, as it is mobile-friendly and has “everything you need”.

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THE level of unemployment in the South East fell by 10,000 between June and August, The Office of National Statistics has revealed.

Official figures from the ONS showed that the South East’s unemployment rate was 4.1%, with 191,000 people being found out of work between June and August.

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n 6 October 2015, Medway Council confirmed the appointment of the youngest ever magistrate in British law history, 18-year-old Alex Hyne.

Hyne recently completed his secondary education at the Bishop of Rochester Academy, making his appointment with Medway Council particularly impressive.

In 2012, the Bishop of Rochester Academy was one of the worst academic achieving schools in Kent, with just 16% of pupils receiving five GCSEs. After changing several headmasters, the Academy has improved greatly.

Hyne will primarily be responsible for cases involving theft, motoring offences, and common assault, although he does hope to one day focus on family cases. He will be linked

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to North Kent cases in Dartford and Medway. Some police statistics have suggested that this area sees a higher than average crime rate in Kent.

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Alex stated: “Not for one moment have I ever underestimated the commitment needed to carry out my duties as a magistrate, as well as the responsibility that comes with it.

“I see my time on the bench as a life-time duty to serving the public and ensuring that justice is dispensed fairly.”

Although Hyne is confident with his role in the council, some locals are concerned that his age will lead him to make bold decisions, due to his inexperience of life.

Alex has stated that he is excited about the use of technology and new sentencing powers. The powers brought in around March 2015 now allow magistrates to fine defendants an unlimited sum, whereas before there was a cap at £20,000.

The responsibility to be able to impose more power over a

defendant has caused concern for some members of the public online. However, some people have supported Alex, such as local man, Rob Marsh, who said: “Good for you Alex. Plenty of young people are willing to serve in Her Majesty’s Forces or the emergency services - so you should ignore those who criticise your decision and appointment - which can only improve justice.”

Medway Council’s Portfolio Holder for Corporate Services, Cllr Andrew Mackness, believes that his appointment is a brilliant success and feels that Hyne will make a positive contribution to the representation of young people.

Alex underwent a vigorous application process and his age should not negatively impact his talent. He wants to serve within the law for life and is looking forward to learning from experienced magistrates.

Sexual assaults in Canterbury

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man has been arrested in connection to a sexual assault on Darwin Road in the early hours of 17 October.

The victim is said to be in her 20s, and the suspected culprit is 22, but it has not been confirmed as to whether either of the people involved is a university student. The suspected culprit was arrested on 17 October, but has since been released on bail

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until 17 December.

The attack took place between 3am and 4am. Kent Police are asking that anyone with information comes forward.

Vice-President (Welfare) Rory Murray said: “What happened on 17 October is absolutely awful. Our campus is supposed to be a safe space and it wasn’t at that time. I hope that Kent Police really supports the person to their fullest extent and that, if it’s the right decision for the person, they do whatever they

can moving forward.

“The University is doing everything it can at the moment to make sure students know they can come forward and get the support they need about any issue.”

This follows on from a previous incident at the start of October where a man in Canterbury was arrested and subsequently bailed over an alleged serious sexual assault in the city centre.

A woman reported that she had been assaulted in the car park

in Link Lane, situated behind Poundland and Superdrug, at around 3am on 6 October.

A 20-year-old man from Canterbury was subsequently arrested by police on 11 October.

However, he has been given bail until 30 January.

Kent Police are encouraging anyone with information about either event to contact them immediately by calling 01843 222289 or anonymously on 0800 555111 quoting reference ZY/32597/15.

THE Chancellor of the University of Kent, Gavin Esler, is hosting a series of talks in Woolf College, starting this Autumn. The informal talks are free to attend and will feature prestigous guests such as Alastair Stewart, Louis de Bernières and Mark Kermode. The next event is on 7 November in Darwin Conference Suite and will feature renowned Scottish crime author Ian Rankin.

TONBRIDGE parents have been warned by Kent Police to ‘remain vigilant’ following a number of incidents where children were chased by individuals wearing clownlike masks. Chief Inspector Dave Pate said that police are “trying to establish whether any offences have been committed”.

This comes after a boy reported that he had been approached by two men in a van in Sandown Park, Tunbridge Wells.

AN award-winning chef is set to start up a new business in town after success throughout the county. Matt Sworder, who won Kent Restaurant of the Year 2015, has unveiled plans to convert the Flying Horse, a 16th century pub, into a bespoke eaterie after previously gaining acclaim for another restaurant, The Corner House in Minster.

A town in Kent is set to open the first new grammar school for five decades. Weald of Kent Grammar School in Tonbridge is set to build a separate annexe in Sevenoaks.

Due to this ‘annexation’, Weald of Kent School has managed to find a loophole that prevents their new site from being banned under legislation from 1997.

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Toogood has previously been in the news for creating ‘Britain’s poshest student digs’, asking for almost £1,000 a month per person in rent.

The flats are located close to the Canterbury Christ Church

campus, and are housed in a converted Georgian house.

These flats have previously been dismissed as being ridiculous, despite Toogood’s claims that the flats appeal to “students whose parents want them to have the best”.

Speaking about the high rent for these properties, Toogood said: “We appreciate it will cost twice as much as the average student house share, but providing it is an expensive process.

“The cost doesn’t seem

relevant. We have had no problem renting the properties because some people are prepared to pay extra for the best.

“In reality, it’s invariably parents who are funding it, sometimes in one hit for the whole year, with the average price being between £10,000 and £10,500 per bedroom. It’s a niche market and we may do another similar property, but there will be a limit.”

Given that the average monthly rent for students in Canterbury is around £350, the asking price for these flats would require a massive surplus of income. Of course, the fact that Toogood is asking for this much rent, and reportedly spent £300,000 on the building and a further £300,000 on the renovation works, asks the question as to whether this landlord really needs the £6,500 he has gone to court to claim.

Sabbatical Officers and students from Canterbury Christ Church University are set to hold a peaceful protest outside the Student Lettings Agency on 23 October.

unaffordable with the unrealistic amount offered by government grants and loans to university students. He is subsequently providing an exclusive and elitist experience for young people, which does not correlate with our reality.

His establishment, Student Lettings Agency, proclaims itself to have both “dedicated and friendly staff”. I believe, however, that the agency has failed themselves truly in providing even adequate customer service to their occupants. Whilst the students themselves did not fulfil their contract agreement, they had paid their rent until the end of February, at which time they no longer lived there.

It is understandable that Mr Toogood is frustrated by his financial loss, however, one has to question if Mr Toogood is in fact capable of empathy. Personally, I believe that Mr Toogood should have embraced a little healthy humanity and let the rent slide.

Instead, perhaps he should have employed his “dedicated

and friendly staff” to provide emotional support, instead of taking the occupants to court.

Is this one man’s focus on profit perhaps a wider reflection of society’s obsession

with capitalism? Are we slowly losing our capabaility to feel, to care about fellow humans, and are we instead turning into greedy and gluttonous blank faces, searching for more

money to fill our pockets with?

My thoughts are with Rob Chavda’s family and friends, and I hope too that Mr Toogood retracts his decision to charge these individuals.

Natalie Tipping Editor-in-Chief Continued from the front page.

The students do not agree with Toogood, whose company’s motto is ‘looking after you’.

Unfortunately, following Chavda’s death, the Student Lettings Agency were unable to re-house the students, and Toogood now maintains that “it was the tenants’ responsibility to pay the contract, but, after various conversations, we received a letter saying they were no longer going to continue paying the rent.

“The offer was made for three months, but it was rejected because it would have left it fallow for three months.”

Toogood also reportedly asked Chavda’s parents to pay their son’s remaining rent, offering them a two-year repayment plan, but later waived this debt.

The case was adjourned by District Judge Simon Gill, who will release his judgement in

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ith the tragic news of Rob Chavda’s death, and the impact it has had on his grieving friends and family, it is honestly quite startling to witness the staunch business-like approach adopted by landlord Werner Toogood concerning legal proceedings over his property.

Whilst one can appreciate that Mr Toogood is running a business for profit, when considering that he offers “luxury” accommodation for students, averaging around £900 per month, I think it is a fair assumption that Mr Toogood could probably spare the £6,500 he is currently demanding off the traumatised housemates of the deceased.

It is frankly quite unbelievable that these properties are registered as student properties anyway; they are completely

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Amy Ziering, Producer of The Hunting Ground Interview Natalie Tipping Editor-in-Chief Could you briefly introduce yourself and explain why you’re here at Kent?

I’m Amy Ziering, I’m a filmmaker, and I produced The Hunting Ground, which is a film about the epidemic of campus assaults in the US. I’m here at Kent to show the film to students here.

What was the reception of the film when it was first released in the US? It’s been received extremely well, the reception’s been kind of astonishing for us. I’ve made a lot of films and we were doing 100 campus screenings a week in the spring after the film came out, which was pretty incredible. At those screenings we were getting standing room only crowds, and students were asking if they could keep the DVD because they were having to turn people away.

It’s actually something that our society is very concerned about and really hungry for more information on, because finally this issue is coming out after so many decades of silence it’s becoming something that more people are aware of. But still there’s a lot of confusion and not enough information on the issue, and there’s not a lot of transparency.

People are embracing the film and are watching it to find out and really understand the issue and are trying to figure out what they can do to help reduce the epidemic.

Why do you think this is such a big issue on university campuses not just in the US but also worldwide?

Well unfortunately sexual assault can and does happen everywhere in our society.

What we’ve found is that certain institutions create environments that are much more hospitable for the crime to be committed successfully and repeatedly.

So for example when we did the film about the military [The Invisible War], those kind of institutions are just like campuses; it’s a target-rich environment, there are a lot of young people, there’s a lot of people who aren’t as sexually experienced or worldly, so don’t know the social codes, and there’s a party culture.

It’s not those things alone, but those are the environments where a predator, a sexual predator, someone who knows how to commit these crimes, can operate with impunity. There’s not really good investigative processes or adjudication processes.

So if you have that combination, it’s sort of a perfect storm of elements for these crimes to occur over and over and over again, and that’s why you see the epidemic numbers.

Do you think there’s something that can be done to educate people at a younger age, whether it’s with better sexual education or something else?

Yeah I think it does start at a very young age. I think our culture is responsible, we need a culture with much more egalitarian images of men and women, a culture that is much less sex shaming and misogynistic. I think those things would also change the perception of this crime. We need to educate our boys and our girls about what sex is, about consent, and how to trust your own boundaries and vocalise that, and how to respect each other.

We know in cultures where there is much more objectification of women, there is much more gender violent crimes because people are desensitised to seeing women as something other than objects and when you objectify people you feel like it’s okay to commit crimes because they’re not equal and you don’t empathise with them.

I’d encourage administrators to see the film and to understand the issue, to take it seriously, and to prosecute

perpetrators. We’re not seeing this happening. All of the educational efforts go towards victims; “here’s what you can do and be careful”, but there isn’t a lot about how do we better investigate and adjudicate these crimes and go after the criminals? This is all part of the culture of victim blaming around this issue.

You mentioned another documentary you did called The Invisible War which was about a similar thing but in the military.

Did you find that this had an effect on how the military handles these cases now?

Actually we really did. You know, it’s still a very big problem, I don’t want to undermine it, but what we did find, which was really incredible, was that the military leadership saw the film and embraced it, they weren’t afraid of it. They were thankful that it was actually coming to light in a way that they could better understand this issue, because they had the wrong optics (understanding of how

policies in place, because they can and should do better.

So what would you say to the Deans of Colleges and Universities in terms of what they can do to prevent this in the future?

Honestly it sounds selfserving, but see the film so that you get informed. There’s a lot of misunderstandings about this issue. People all too often think that it’s party culture, it’s hook-up culture. It’s not true - this has been going on for decades. If this is the case, why are these the same numbers from 20/30 years ago.

People need to understand this as a crime like any other,

“All of the educational efforts go towards victims, but there isn’t a lot about how do we better investigate and adjudicate these crimes and go after the criminals?” it was going on). I think they had the same misconceptions of it being the culture and miscommunication and our film helped show them that.

They really took measures, after Invisible War came out we got a call from the Secretary of Defense, and he saw it and immediately held a press conference which he credited the film for and changed military policy. It’s used as a training tool on bases. So we would welcome schools likewise not to be afraid of this film, and to invite screenings, invite discussion, talk with survivors - on most campuses they don’t - find out about the issue and try to put better

again, sex gets confusing for people, and they think ‘it’s he said she said, we really can’t know’, that we’ve also seen as untrue. Just because you’ve had alcohol - I’m sure you and I both have - just because I’ve had alcohol, it doesn’t make me jump on a stranger and make them perform sexual acts.

I’m not sure whether you can even align ‘hook-up culture’ with ‘rape culture’ because they’re just not the same thing, wouldn’t you agree?

Well exactly, but that is what it’s done in the States, and people just put it down to maybe people miscommunicate and the signals get crossed,

but no, it’s actually more than people think. That’s why we called the film The Hunting Ground, it’s more than people think. It’s a calculated, premeditated crime. Alcohol is used to incapacitate a victim, it’s not used to make it unclear what the desire of the victim was. That’s what we want administrators to really understand.

We’ve seen in the States that there’s so much misunderstanding on this that people are willing to turn a blind eye and not take it seriously. I think that’s what’s allowed this crime to keep happening over and over again with such frequency.

Finally, what would you say to people who have experienced this in terms of coming forward if they feel like they can’t?

Well I would just say if this has happened to you, my heart goes out to you, I totally believe you, and whatever you decide to do is the right thing to do.

There’s no judgement.

You have to really search within yourself and figure out what your comfort level is, and then I would 100% support whatever that comfort level is of yours to do whatever you wanted to do. If you felt strong enough to want to report, absolutely, find a network, find who the person to report to is.

Find someone, a close friend, a therapist, a parent, a relative to support you through the process. It’s not an easy one and you shouldn’t feel alone and you shouldn’t be alone. So seek out resources to help you emotionally, and whatever path you choose is the right one for you.

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Has the British National Anthem become outdated and irrelevant?

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n 15 September, at the Battle of Britain memorial service in London, there was a minute silence when “God Save the Queen” was sung by everyone who attended. That is, everyone except Jeremy Corbyn, the newly elected Labour Party leader, who remained silent while the anthem played. The rightwing media, which includes newspapers like The Daily Mail and The Sun, focused their attention on this man’s refusal to obey tradition by branding him a “traitor’”. Corbyn was subsequently slammed by members of his shadow cabinet, who saw it as a gaffe.

A Labour Party spokesperson declared that he will sing the national anthem at future events.

The Twitter account JeremyCorbyn4PM defended the Labour leader’s actions,

stating that since he’s a republican and a non-believer it would have been “totally insincere of him” to sing “God Save the Queen”. It adds that Britain fought against fascism in the Second World War so that people could be free to follow their conscience. Some Corbyn supporters would argue that his detractors from the right-wing press have failed to take this into consideration before publishing their slander.

Nonetheless, this seemingly unusual behaviour on behalf of the opposition leader raises a point as to whether the UK’s national anthem is outdated and irrelevant, or if it is still a sign of respect for tradition.

Whilst “God Save the Queen” is the national and royal anthem for the United Kingdom, Scotland has its own anthem (“Flower of Scotland”) and so does Wales (“Land of our Fathers”). And yet, England does not seem to have its own

national song. At sport matches the English team always sings “God Save the Queen,” but since 2010 whenever it wins at the Commonwealth Games, “Jerusalem” is played. In 2006 the BBC commissioned a survey where they asked whether the English anthem should be “God Save the Queen” or “Land of Hope and Glory”. The result was that 55% claimed they preferred the latter.

During the same year, an early day motion was put forward in the House of Commons to make “Jerusalem” the English anthem. Furthermore, in 2007, another motion suggested more or less the same thing.

None of these proposals went past the Commons.

It is obvious that the English people need a song that can lift their spirits and make them feel proud of belonging to their homeland. That is, one that has no lyrics about royalty or God,

but one that exalts England for what it can give to its children.

I am thinking of “There’ll Always be an England” and “Rose of England” (which would make an interesting comparison with Flower of Scotland), although I like

“Land of Hope and Glory” too. It is my belief that Britain should be a republic. This is a view shared by Corbyn and he was right not to sing “God Save the Queen”. However, it is ultimately up to the English people to make a change.

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Do we invade the privacy of celebrities too much?

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he new controversy with the nude pictures of Justin Bieber adds to the debate.

Bieber may have a bad habit of showing a bit too much of his skin, but this time the pop star was not in control of sharing the steaming shots of himself. While staying at his remote holiday apartment in Bora Bora (an island in French Polynesia), the singer was photographed on the balcony whilst nude.

This is not the first time Bieber has had photos of himself nude or half naked put on the internet, only recently, it hasn’t been selfinduced. The naked pictures of Bieber have caused a social media frenzy on the internet.

While many complimented the internationally acclaimed pop star for his clearly-visible package, a lot stood up for his rights of privacy.

Bieber’s legal team are now doing anything they can to

have these pictures removed from all US websites, and are considering it as an invasion of privacy.

Tweets went out respecting the singer’s privacy, with #RespectJustinsPrivacy being the dominant tweet. Fans deemed it outrageous for the pictures to be uploaded. But did Bieber lose the right to privacy when he posted nude pictures of himself? I’ll let you be the judge.

The photo agency that took and distributed the pictures told The Independent that “there was no invasion of privacy”, but would not comment on whether a long lens was used to capture Bieber in the buff. Plausible deniability? The photo agency also stated it was no invasion of privacy because he stood on the decking of the apartment and was not physically inside.

However is it an invasion of privacy if he was on his own property?

In February 2015 , after

an outbreak of bad press in recent years, including multiple arrests and a fist fight with Orlando Bloom, Bieber apologised to his fans across the world. The star stated “I did a lot of things over the past few years that I’m not proud of” while also stating “I am human, right? I think people often forget that about me”. I find it interesting how Bieber has not responded to these pictures directly.

Yet, last Thursday, he posted a topless picture of himself on Instagram, in what some have considered to be an act of defiance. If he is still posting pictures of himself halfclothed, did it really bother him that much?

Is Bieber reverting back to his old ways of public humiliation, or has the singer in fact had a genuine turnabout in his life and is now victim to the ever hungry social media swindle?

Was he a victim whose privacy was indeed invaded? That’s up to you to decide.

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Osborne advised to Are dissenting MPs a threat to ignore backbench MPs Corbyn’s leadership authority?

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his is an issue that many a student will nod along and say, “yeah, that Osborne, what a -”, let’s say so-and-so.

Or maybe you’re one of Kent’s Conservatives, in which case you might support our elected government. In either case, how many of us actually know what tax credits are?

Quite honestly, I had no idea what on earth tax credits all Osborne’s plans were all about until I started researching this article. So if anyone is as unprepared for adult life as I am, here is a quick summary for you.

Tax credits were brought in way back when we were tiny tots (well, most of us - sorry lecturers). Tax credits are means tested, tax free sums of money given to young families, those on low incomes, and disabled workers. The Independent reported that the removal of tax credits will take roughly £700 each year from six million households that have an adult in paid work and children.

The reason why Osborne wants to cut the credits? From April 2015 to April 2016 it will cost the taxpayer around £30 billion. This equates to an enormous 14% of the annual welfare budget.

With this much money set to be lost from many household incomes, no wonder much of the nation is up in arms with

this little policy. Even the ever wonderful voice of the people, The Sun, started a campaign in opposition of the cuts. If The Sun declares the removal of tax credits idiotic, who are we to argue? Well actually, not me.

The likelihood is that none of us are currently benefiting from the tax credits (although our parents probably did).

Surely, however, you can see how much that would help a huge proportion of our population. Nappies aren’t cheap, kids! But even excluding the humanitarian support that the credits represent, Osborne is missing a huge thing here: his career.

Cameron has announced that he won’t be running for prime minister in the next election, so senior Conservative politicians are jockeying for position. This is the sort of thing that party members remember when they elect their new leader, or the electorate think about over their ballot papers. Why would anyone want a man who hurts the financial position of so very many households as their next PM? Really now, Osborne, you should have thought this one through. Sure, Miliband had the sandwich problem, but you’re not innocent from awkward photos either (see below). Unfortunately for you, you’re backing up this less than stellar image with unpopular policies too. I look forward to seeing if you follow this one through.

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ith 50-100 MPs, including members of the Shadow Cabinet ready to dissent over backing military action in Syria, is Corbyn’s leadership already in danger?

At the Brighton Labour Party conference that occurred in late September, a motion was passed by popular vote that the party will not back any action in Syria unless there is approval from the United Nations, further plans for humanitarian aid and stricter oversight over military targets.

John McDonnell, the shadow chancellor, has said that MPs will have a free vote if the Prime Minister decides to launch air strikes on the wartorn country.

However, between 50 and 100 Labour MPs (including members of the Shadow Cabinet) “would be ready to back British military action [in Syria] if its ultimate purpose was to protect civilians caught up in a growing humanitarian disaster, rather than merely to extend attacks on Isis,” as reported in The Guardian.

This goes against the Labour leader Corbyn’s intention to oppose any form of direct interventionism in the Syrian conflict that has been the focus

of Middle Eastern news for the past few months.

This group of around 50 MPs want to join forces with the Conservatives in order to ensure that a three-pronged

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strategy is passed in the Commons to intervene directly in Syria and tackle Isis.

As part of the strategy, Britain would work with the EU to give humanitarian aid to refugees that have escaped from the conflict to EU member states; utilise diplomatic means to bring Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to a negotiating table, and send the army to protect civilians and prepare the ground for UN safe havens.

Some critics of the newly elected Labour leader would say that these tensions within the party show that Corbyn’s

authority has already been compromised and could suffer a coup as early as next year.

Indeed, agreeing to British air strikes would go against his non-interventionist beliefs since he’s chair of the ‘Stop the War Coalition’.

In addition, most of the elected delegates at the conference in Brighton supported the policy against air strikes.

In my opinion, Corbyn needs to just follow his conscience and not bow down to dissenters within the party elite.

However, I also agree with McDonnell that Labour MPs should make their own mind up as to whether to favour military intervention or not. It would be even more democratic if Corbyn held a poll for all Labour Party members (like me,) to see what the general consensus is, and then negotiate with his parliamentary colleagues.

So far, the dispute within the party around the Syrian crisis has been the only really serious challenge to the leader’s authority. The future seems unclear, but it is certain that Labour would lose credibility if its leadership did not follow the wishes of its members and supporters, the majority of which Corbyn can rely on.

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Is Canterbury a scary city?

Jessica Duncan Newspaper Features Editor

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hroughout October, known by shops as the month of Halloween, Canterbury can get a little spooky.

The university city is ranked highly in regards to safety, however during Freshers’ Week, the Templeman Library was evacuated due to a bomb scare - not a great start to the term! Upon inspection from Kent’s finest police, it was found to be a false alarm, but at least the fire alarms proved that they worked as they rang out across campus all day. Events with a more supernatural twist can be seen throughout Canterbury, however.

The city has its own ghost tour, which people can take during the evening on Friday and Saturday. The tour is based on ghost hunter, John Gippisley’s, personal experiences. If you fancy doing this, you can either book in advance or turn up on the day for just £10 each.

The old city also holds the legend of the spirits of three children in Tiny Tim’s Tea Room, heard by workmen carrying out restoration work in the 2000s. Our Campus is also thought to have a stagehand spirit roaming the wings at the Gulbenkian, seen in 2011.

This is similar to the Marlowe Theatre where, on the right hand side, a ghost was seen during a performance in 1967.

As well as this, there are also people who take it upon themselves to scare the people of the city. For instance, someone in a V for Vendetta mask took to the streets around Canterbury Christ Church University in October 2013.

The boy behind this was caught and investigated by police.

But it’s not all scary, Halloween only comes for one day a year, and as previously mentioned, you’re living in an extremely safe city. If you’re easily spooked, it might be an idea to lock the doors and watch a Disney film for the night. For who knows, you might just hear a quiet tap, tap, tap on the door...

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The History of Halloween Larissa Warneck

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s the cold wind carries in dark clouds and rain, banishing the sun, we look forward to the events that will guide us through the winter.

The origin of Halloween takes us back about 2,000 years, to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced sah-win), which was celebrated to mark the end of the harvest season. It was believed that in the night between 31 October and the 1 November, an overlap between the worlds of the living and the dead occurred. Large bonfires were built, around which the Celts gathered, dressed in costumes of animal skins, to share their harvested food and tell each others’ fortunes.

At this point, historians leave the path of certainty and move on to assumptions. Many believe that the festival of Samhain and the Christian All Hallows’ Day, which is celebrated on 1 November, influenced each other over time to form Halloween as we know it today. In Christian belief, the 1 November is a time in which to

honour all the Saints (hallows), and to remember the dead.

The custom of trick-or-treating is thought to have been inspired by the medieval practice of “souling”, which originated in England and Ireland. On

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All Hallows’ Day or Hallowmas, the poorer townspeople would move from door to door asking for food. In return they would pray for the dead of the household.

The festival of Halloween was washed up on the North American shores with the first Irish immigrants in the early nineteenth century. The tradition started with “play parties”, in which neighbours sang songs, told each others’ fortunes, and shared stories of the dead.

These soon developed into ghost and horror stories.

In the 1840s the Great Famine, also known as the Potato Famine, ravaged Europe. In its wake, millions of Europeans fled to America. The waves of Irish immigrants spread the tradition of Halloween all across the country, and by the 1950s the festival had been commercialised nationally.

Today we celebrate Halloween as a day of magic, horror and mystery, but we can be confident that its roots go far deeper into our history. Who knows where our traditions will be in a hundred years time.

The Rutherford Bodies A short story by Judith Allen

SOMEWHERE beneath the maze of Rutherford, underneath the winding prison halls, deep below the dark, cold earth over which rabbits innocently hop, the long forgotten fragments of two bodies lie.

No one quite knows why they are there, nor who they are. Some local historians claim that they are the bones of martyred pilgrims, others say they are the remains of Saxon villagers, massacred by invading Danes, but one rumour claims the bodies are far more recent.

It was one minute to midnight, on the 31 October 1969. Carved pumpkins hung in every window on campus, students and staff alike plagued Canterbury with tricks or treats, and in a narrow, dark room on the top floor of the Rutherford building, a 30-year-old college professor pulled a young collegiate towards him in an illicit embrace.

Their affair had been going on for over a year. He had instantly been attracted to the vivacious young woman, the moment he saw her at the front of his seminar.

Her perpetually laughing blue eyes, the gold curls that always sprung slightly loose of her beehive do, the simple silver promise band on her ring finger.

Yet now, his usually carefree lover was worried. Her fiancée, 25-year-old Jack Grimshaw knew something was amiss.

At 8:50, Jack, his suspicions aroused by a rumour hurtling around campus, was already dressed for a night of terror.

His costume was complete. Thick white gloves and a clown’s mask. He hid his jealous tears behind a twisted smile.

At 9:45, a male in a clowns costume burst into the dark crawl-space on the top floor of Rutherford, and caught the student and the teacher in each others arms. He fired the gun. Once. Twice.

Three times, killing both the student and the professor. The student died instantly, the professor died of damage

to the internal organs half an hour later.

It was 10:15 when the local police arrived at the scene. The bodies of the student and the professor were left in the hands of the University, who believed that a discreet burial on campus was the best way to avoid any sort of scandal.

As for Jack, the police found him dead, hanging in his room from the railing in the closet. The coroner estimated the time of death. 8:25.

Of course this is just a story. One of many, and one that you probably won’t believe. But it is said that if you walk through Rutherford on Halloween night, a girl can be seen wandering the corridors, blood dripping behind her.

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Halloween Hole in One Gina Elliott

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ere’s a couple of ways to spice up your Halloween party this year with some alternative games to the usual apple bobbing.

The first idea is to make Halloween themed mini golf. To start with, you’re going to need some pumpkins or squash. You need to carve holes, perhaps creepy or funny faces, into the pumpkins and set them up in a mini golf layout on a relatively even surface.

So this would probably be best inside ,unless your garden happens to be a lovely golf green.

You can also use any skull decorations, toy rats or bats, if they have an open mouth that you think you could hit your gold ball into. Another way to make a hole would be to get a bucket and cover it with a white sheet with two spooky eyes and a big wide open mouth, you have yourself a ghost.

With most of the different hole ideas you’ll need to test that you can actually get the ball into the hole first, so it may take some practice and ramp making.

Feel free to decorate the surrounding area with ghostly creatures and cobwebs to really make your mini golf the spookiest. To make your golf balls more Halloween themed, try drawing on

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them to make them look like eyeballs.

The next Halloween game is ‘Put your hand in the corpse’s body’. Much like an I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here challenge, you have to put your hand into a bucket or box of dark, unknown things. The simplest way to do this is to cover a bucket or cardboard box in a bin bag, cutting a hand sized hole. Before you put the bag round, make sure you fill the bucket with whatever gross stuff you want, try wet sponges, twisted up pipe cleaners, flour and water, cold cooked spaghetti, pealed grapes, dried fruit or fruit skins; this is your chance to get creative, and you can be as kind or mean to the players as you want. To

make it extra fun you can hide a treat in there for them to fish out, or make them guess what’s in there, if you ask me, some of the bizarre guesses are the most fun part. If you want this to be scarier, try playing in a dimly lit room with eerie music.

Some other ideas for you are squash bowling: use the butternuts as the pins and roll the pumpkin at them, this could get messy, which I think makes it more fun. Or make a themed piñata using a bit of old school art attack paper mache, some paint, and most importantly, sweets. Finally if none of these take your fancy you can always try pear bobbing!

Haunted Student House

Shalyia Arumagathasan Newspaper Culture Editor

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alloween is approaching us quickly which means its time to get the house decorated and ready for the occasion.

One of my favourite decorations is the classic pumpkin lantern. All supermarkets will be selling pumpkins by now, along with excellent carving kits.

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your pumpkin is the perfect stencil, and a tea light.

The perfect stencil can be found easily online, if you go onto Google images and you can find a variety of different stencils, ranging from absolutely terrifying ones, to the simply hilarious.

There is such a large choice, you are bound to find one you love and make your pumpkin just the way you like.

Another fun and easy decoration is fake cobwebs. You can buy these in a can from Amazon and have it with you within days. They are incredibly authentic and a quick and perfect decoration for Halloween.

Alternatively, the same effect can be created with thin grey thread. If you sporadically spread out the thread over pieces of furniture in your house, cutting it into short and long pieces as you go, it creates the same cobweb like decoration. Adding a fake plastic spider would finish this off nicely and scare the trick or treaters.

Additionally, a decoration that will compliment these further is an apple bobbing bowl. This can be a multipurpose decoration as it is a perfect symbol for Halloween, but also

a great Halloween game. Everyone loves bobbing for apples, it’s lots of fun and gets everyone involved. It doesn’t have to be just apples, you could change things up by using or mixing different fruits.

The graveyard effect is also an easy decoration, which can be done by making fake grave stones. You only need cardboard, some grey spray paint, and permanent markers. All you need to do is cut out the shape of the cardboard, spray paint it all over, and then write a fake inscription on it, and there you have it.

Lastly, there are two simple and easy decorations that are available at most shops at the moment. One is large fake spiders; spiders are something that most people fear or hate, and this is a great scary decoration that you can find everywhere.

Secondly, skulls are the epitome of Halloween and are guaranteed to add a creepy feel to your house decorations, with either small skull bunting or physical skull heads and candle holders.

These are all the perfect final touch to the perfectly decorated house for Halloween.

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1. Dressing up on Halloween is originally a Celtic tradition; townspeople would dress up as demons and ghouls so they were unrecognisable from the real roaming evils!

2. Halloween as we know it is largely an Americanisation of a day that has been around for around 6000 years.

3. The oldest record of trick or treating as we know it dates back to 1927 in Blackie, America.

4. Eerily, children are twice as likely to be killed in a car accident on Halloween than on any other night!

5. In the US, 28 October is typically the one day of the whole year when the most candy is sold.

6. The biggest Halloween procession in the world is the New York Village parade, which attracts more than two million spectators typically.

7. According to some traditions, if you see a spider on Halloween it is the spirit of a loved one watching over you; so refrain from squashing the crawlies on the 31st!

8. Halloween is said to originate from Ireland.

9. Samhainophobia is the irrational fear of Halloween; sufferers will effectively avoid anything to do with the celebrations and become a recluse on the 31st!

10. The term ‘bonfire’ came about because druid priests would have fire, casting cattle bones into the fire in the hope that the sun would return after the long winter.

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Creepy cakes and bakes Larissa Warneck

Bloody Fingers

Spider-Biscuits

Halloween is approaching, so it’s time to crawl into your cupboards and spice up your buffet food.

Ingredients 1 packet frankfurter sausages 1 packet sliced almonds Ketchup (tomato sauce) Some salad or tomatoes to garnish

Ingredients 250g butter softened 60g sugar 200g icing sugar 450g plain flour 1tsp lemon juice Food colouring: black, red Strawberry Laces or Liquorice Laces

Mouldy Jelly Shots Ingredients 1 Packet of jelly 250ml boiling water 250ml vodka 1 packet of Raspberry Mushrooms or Sour Worms Method Add jelly cubes to boiling water, slowly stirring until they dissolve. Now mix in the vodka. Let the mixture cool for a couple of minutes before pouring into the shot glasses.

Chill in the fridge for 30 minutes, then add a Raspberry Mushroom or Sour Worm to each shot glass and return to the fridge. Leave overnight before serving up a treat.

Method Chop the sausages in half (making sure they’re not all the same length) and lay them out on a plate. Now carve a small slit into the top half of each sausage. This is your nail bed.

Push in big slices of almonds and make sure some of them are cracked around the edges.

These fingernails are supposed to look gross!

Arrange the salad and tomatoes around the severed fingers and squirt ketchup over them. Now you have blood oozing from an open wound. Enjoy!

Method Preheat the oven at 160°C. Mix the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, then add the remaining ingredients and knead into a firm dough. Roll the dough evenly.

Use a glass to cut out circles from the dough. Place onto an oven tray and bake for about 30 minutes.

Set aside to cool.

Cut the strawberry or liquorice laces into 4cm long strands.

Remember that you need eight strands for each biscuit, since spiders have eight legs!

Prepare the icing by adding the lemon juice and a teaspoon of water to five tablespoons of icing sugar. Then add the black food colouring and mix until the icing goes dark grey.

Make sure the icing is not too firm or too runny. If you can easily spread it onto a cookie and even it out, then it’s perfect!

Now spread the icing onto the cookies and stick the strawberry or liquorice strands (four on each side) onto them.

Set aside for 5-10 minutes.

In a second bowl mix icing sugar, lemon and water. This mixture should be slightly firmer than the last, so use a bit more icing sugar. Use the back of a spoon to put eyes on your spiders.

Once the white of the eyeballs has dried, add little pupils with the black food colouring.

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The spookiest Halloween playlist Peter Brabner

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t’s the month of ghouls, ghosts and mind-munching zombies. This year, whilst you’re hiding from the undead hordes, why not listen to our top selections of both Halloween classics and alternative hits.

The Flaming Lips – “Convinced Of The Hex” The first track from the experimental band’s 2009 album is suitably creepy.

This song sets the theme for the album, with the theme being unsettling and psychedelic.

Michael Coyne, front man of The Flaming Lips, says the song was inspired by the controversial Italian film The Night Porter. The film has been given an X rating and is all about cruelty and obsession.

Mike Oldfield – “Tubular Bells” (theme from The Exorcist) From the debut album of Mike Oldfield comes the unmistakable theme from The Exorcist. It’s a Halloween classic and only a few bars are needed to send chills down your spine. Surprisingly, the song initially had no connection to the film, and only a short part was used in the film’s introduction.

Pixies – “Dead” A song that inspires the skeletons in the closet to get up and dance.

With blood-chilling guitar riffs and the almost tribal theme of the drums,

lead singer Black Francis’ chanting of the word “dead” and haunting vocals couldn’t be a better fit for a spooky occasion.

The Specials – “Ghost Town” Used in the horror/comedy classic Shaun Of The Dead, this tune inspires ideas about hordes of shambling ghouls. The Specials’ reggae grooves and depressing lyrics were actually meant to highlight the violence and unemployment that was widespread in cities across the country, although it

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still works as a creepy anthem.

Echo and the Bunnymen – “People Are Strange” A sinister cover of the hit song from The Doors’ 1967 album ‘Strange Days’, this song’s echoing guitar riffs and clicking of bones earns it a place on

the list. The cover was done for the quintessential horror film The Lost Boys, where after moving to a new town, two brothers are convinced the area is inhabited by vampires.

Talking Heads – “Psycho Killer” Inspired by Norman Bates’ character in the film Psycho, the lyrics are about the thoughts of a serial killer. The new wave band turn what was originally meant to be an upbeat, happy song into something quite chilling that has been described as having one of the most memorable bass-lines of rock and roll.

Gorillaz – “Dracula” Many Gorillaz songs could work for Halloween listening, but B-side “Dracula” is unequalled in creating the perfect blend between spooky and funky. It contains several sound clips from Transylvania 6-5000, an animated Bugs Bunny short.

Warren Zevon – “Werewolves Of London” Howling and lyrics about werewolves ensure this tune places on almost any horror playlist. The song was originally written by Warren Zevon as a joke after a late night of watching corny horror films. Zevon claims he doesn’t even like the song and would have much preferred a more serious song on his album, coincidentally however, it’s his most successful song.

The Cramps – “I Was A Teenage Werewolf “

Sticking with the werewolf theme, this song comes straight off punk rockers The Cramps’ debut album.

The tune is a direct reference to a 1957 horror film of the same name, where a troubled teenager seeks help through hypnotherapy, but his doctor uses him for experiments that transform him into a rampaging werewolf.

Bobby “Boris” Pickett & The Crypt Kickers – “Monster Mash” The Monster Mash has been a Halloween staple for generations. The song came about when Pickett was performing with his band, where he performed an imitation horror movie monologue to the crowd who absolutely loved it. The song is narrated by a mad scientist whose monster rises from the slab late at night to perform a new dance.

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YouTubers: Time to hang up the games control?

Bethan Stoneman Newspaper Entertainment Editor

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ver the last five years, the internet has appeared to explode with young people recording themselves on YouTube.

The most profitable of these YouTube channels are those called ‘gamers’, who upload videos of themselves playing the newest video games on the scene, whilst giving a running commentary of the screenplay.

Any regular person with a nine-tofive job would see this career path as a dream come true, as teenagers across the globe are raking in money from

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playing games.

Out of all the gaming YouTubers on the web, the most popular is Swedenborn Felix Kjellberg, a.k.a Pewdiepie.

The 25 year-old holds the record of the most subscribers ever on a YouTube channel, having recently reached 39.7 million, and has a whopping 10 billion views on his channel. This number of subscribers and video views has a correlation with the amount that YouTubers earn, with Pewdiepie reportedly earning a massive £7.7 million last year from his videos and endorsement deals.

The Swedish star is not the only gamer raking in money however, as fellow YouTuber Toby Joe Turner has earned over £4 million from his channels TobyGames and Tobuscus.

Despite this huge success, which will surely enable lifelong financial security for the gamers, the ever-changing popularity of those on the internet poses the question of how long this success will last.

For some, the novelty of YouTubers is fast growing thin, with many companies choosing new, fresher faces with whom

to strike endorsement deals in order to promote their brands. If this is the case, Pewdiepie’s hugely popular gaming channel may prove to be a mere fad, as some have argued that fame on the internet is fleeting and will not last long.

Having been in the public’s lives for five years, YouTube itself has done remarkably well at becoming an established platform for young talent.

This successful run suggests that the popularity of the website is facing

it’s final stretch however, which will undoubtedly come as a shock to those who have made the website their career.

How much longer will people be interested in the lives of strangers on the web? Is the appeal of a man in his twenties playing Call of Duty soon to wear off? Only time will tell, but it may be smart for these undeniably charismatic and interesting people on the web to hang up the Xbox controller for good.

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Scariest Movie Villains of the Silver Screen Sneha Sircar

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t’s that time of year again. Halloween is approaching, and in its malefic shadow arrives a fresh influx of critics’ scariest movie villains of all time.

Spanning across decades of cinematic greatness designed seemingly for the sole purpose of eliciting a sensation not entirely dissimilar to a heart attack, there is no shortage of nominees.

Favourites range from The Shining’s Jack Torrence to Hannibal Lecter in the 1991 epic The Silence of the Lambs, for which Anthony Hopkins won the Academy Award for Best Actor. But which villain is it that mutilates, before entirely slaughtering, one’s peace of mind?

The answer is simple. Evil takes human form in Regina George of Mean Girls. This villain is head of The Plastics, all-round North Shore High Queen Bee, and improbable Hollywood superior over a now defunct Lindsay Lohan. Initially introduced to audiences worldwide as a light hearted sociopath, incapable of interests extending beyond the perfect sheen of her lip

gloss. George is so much more than this however, make no mistake. She is an insidious force, a moral poison that would contaminate the most virtuous.

Regina George is a master manipulator.

She is the devil.

If it wasn’t for Regina George,

the Burn Book wouldn’t exist, thus shielding the world from the knowledge that Amber D’Alessio once made out with a hot dog. Perhaps most terrifying of all is that if it weren’t for Regina George, fetch could have happened.

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fetch happen! You, the reader, might have paused for a stroke of the chin and a moment to contemplate the fetch nature of this very article. This disconcerting fact alone elevates Regina to the top spot as scariest villain, but as the film reaches a crescendo and Regina is run over by a bus, it appears that even a Final Destination style accident couldn’t kill the queen of The Plastics.

Other terrifying villains include Meryl Streep as Miranda Priestly, Editorin-Chief of Runway magazine in The Devil Wears Prada, David Hasselhoff’s bewildering cameo in The SpongeBob Squarepants Movie, and Nicolas Cage in any film ever.

Each time he opens his mouth to perform a portion of dialogue, it quickly morphs into a TED talk by the colour grey, thus inciting a desire to go in search of a cyanide capsule, or alternatively, shave my head and fashion the hair into a noose.

It is this quality to make me want to kill myself that makes Nicolas Cage so frightening and hence worthy of a position on this list as one of the scariest movie villains of all time.

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QI bids farewell to a legend

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fter 13 years of hosting the national treasure that is QI, much-loved quiz master Stephen Fry has handed his role over to panellist Sandi Toksvig.

After much deliberation, Fry stated that “or 13 years [he] had one of the best jobs on television” but he feels “it is time to move on”. His replacement, former presenter of 1001 Things You Should Know, Sandi Toksvig¸ gladly accepted the role as new quiz master, claiming it was a dream come true for her. For the past 180 mind boggling episodes, Fry has provided the nation with not only classic comedy, but also intellectually challenging facts about all sorts of topics including Arthropods, Campanology and Gallimaufry, along with many other intellectual subjects.

As the show covers topics under one letter per series, Fry stated: “After passing the alphabetical halfway mark I thought it time to move on, but I will never cease to be grateful to John Lloyd for devising QI and for everyone else for making it such fun.” Series ‘M’ will be Fry’s last appearance. Very fitting for a man considered to be a marvel by the British public. One thing we will miss is the hysterical relationship Alan Davies and Fry had during the show, with Davies always ending up on the wrong end of the intellectual stick and falling victim to the dreaded QI siren.

The creator of the quiz show, John Lloyd, stated Toksvig would be “the first female host of a mainstream comedy panel show on British television - an

appointment that is well overdue”, and that Fry’s departure would be the “end of an era”. Last year, Toksvig spoke out after the BBC had announced that there should be at least one woman on every panel show.

Toksvig went further by stating it would be better to have more female hosts, as it would ensure more women were represented. She simply stated: “If you get more female hosts, you’ll have more women taking part.”

Interestingly, Fry was originally cast as a team captain opposite Davies. As a last minute replacement for Michael

Palin, he gladly agreed to host the show, but just for the pilot. However, in the first few moments, it was undeniably clear that he was born for the role of quiz master, and we could not agree more.

Stephen, you have done a fantastic job hosting QI for the first half of the alphabet. Your charm, wit, and humour will continue to sound throughout the nation. As for you, Sandi, the rest of the alphabet is all down to you, and who knows what could lie ahead? As Fry would say, this should be “Quite Interesting”.

Songs on repeat Alexander Reed Naughty Boy ft. Beyonce and Arrow Benjamin - “Runnin (Lose It All)” The ever-talented Beyonce has lent her sultry vocals to this hot new track.

The song starts off slow and builds to a fast-paced and addictive beat that will get you moving.

KDA ft. Katy B & Tinie Tempah “Turn The Music Louder” The alternative beats of this sure-tobe winter hit are heavily catchy and electronic. Tinie Tempah smashes his rap and Katy B’s solo adds a soulful feel to this dance track that will surely be played in Venue this term.

Nick Jonas - “Levels” Returning from his big smash of the summer “Jealous”, Jonas’ new offering is an electronic and mature track that provides a memorable beat and sophisticated lyrics. This song is sure to prove that the former boy band star is more than just a one-hit wonder.

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The 1975- “Love Me” Everyone’s favourite indie band are back this month with the new single from their second studio album ‘I Like it When You Sleep For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It’. A future hit, this song is red hot in the music world right now.

Perfect Horror Films for a Scary Night Tim Larsen

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ith Halloween approaching, it’s time to take a look at a selection of five horror films perfect to watch with some popcorn and a pint of lukewarm Frosty Jack’s.

The Wicker Man - 1973 The Wicker Man is set on the small Scottish island Summerisle, and is about a mainland police officer, played by the brilliantly named Edward Woodward.

Woodward’s character, Sergent Howie, is investigating the disappearance of a young girl, only to find the locals claiming to be unaware of her existence.

Religion plays a major part; Howie is a devout Christian, whereas the locals take part in regular Paganistic rituals, and the school teaches lessons devoted entirely to phallic symbols.

The film is brilliantly acted, particularly by Woodward, and Christopher Lee as the eccentric leader

of the community, Lord Summerisle.

The film is known for its incredibly bleak and haunting ending, and is a classic British horror.

Possession - 1981 One of the most utterly bizarre films I’ve ever seen, Possession follows a couple, Anna and Mark, on the brink of divorce.

Set in West Berlin whilst the Berlin Wall was still standing, the film examines division and the devastating effects a marital breakdown can have.

Mark suspects infidelity, but his investigations lead him to discover something much more disturbing, that she is having a sexual relationship with a tentacled monster that would give H.P. Lovecraft nightmares.

This is an incredibly intense, difficult film that has polarised viewers for over 30 years, but it is certainly unique and will leave a lasting impression, particularly due to the astonishing performances.

The Thing - 1982 In 1982, master of horror film-making, John Carpenter, released The Thing, to box-office and critical failure.

In recent years, however, it has become a staple in any list of best horror films, in addition to spawning a successful remake in 2011.

It depicts a team of research scientists in the Antarctic who unearth a creature that had been frozen underground for centuries, and soon find themselves targeted by a shape-shifting alien.

The Thing was made when feelings of impending doom and paranoia were rife in the US. The strong threat of nuclear war in the 1980s is reflected in the film’s nihilistic portrayal of a small, isolated community breaking down. The characters turning on each other under the slightest suspicion during a crisis captures this fear of the unknown.

Vampire’s Kiss - 1988 A much lighter film than the rest, this under-appreciated Nicolas Cage film is

ridiculous in the best possible way.

Cage plays Peter Loew, a literary agent who becomes convinced that he has been attacked by a vampire after a hook-up, and thinks he is becoming one himself. Vampire’s Kiss is an over-thetop but observant study of loneliness in New York, with many hilarious scenes and lines, usually delivered by Cage.

A highly entertaining, darkly comic horror.

It Follows - 2014 One of the best horrors in a long while, It Follows is a very well-made, intelligent and stylish film that creates an atmosphere of anxiety and dread that builds throughout.

In a similar vein to Carpenter’s The Thing, it follows a shape-shifting force that manifests itself as anyone, leading to inevitable paranoia as it targets the most recent person in a chain of sexual encounters.

A genuinely frightening and creepy modern horror.

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o celebrate the big Halloween weekend this October The Gulbenkian have organised a scaretastic line of films from 30 October to 1 November. The weekend not only has scary adult films for everyone to celebrate Halloween, but they will also have a Halloween children’s choice film which you are able to decide.

The contenders are Frankenweenie, Coraline, or Hocus Pocus, so you can go online and vote now!

But back to the incredibly terrifying Halloween classics that they have lined up for the weekend. There are a total of eight great films available to watch and the list is as follows: A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night The film is set in an Iranian ghosttown Bad City. The setting both emulates loneliness and death, and the citizens of the town are oblivious to the vampire stalking them. This film brings in the infamous vampire figure of Halloween and is sure to be a good start to the weekend.

Additionally, after the screening there will be a post-screening panel discussion with Dr. Lavinia Brydon, Dr. Tamar Jeffers McDonald, Lawrence Jackson and Dr. Cecilia Saya, whom are professors from the university.

The Blair Witch Project Nothing says Halloween more than the classic Blair Witch Project. The thrilling plot about students who mysteriously go missing after travelling to a forest

in Maryland to create a documentary based on the Blair Witch Project in their local area. It is a film bound to get all of you shaking in your seats and in that spooky spirit.

To top it off the film is planned to be screened outside to add to the eerie atmosphere. So be prepared for the cold weather if you do plan to go and watch it.

The Exorcist The ultimate horror movie that will have you turning in your sleep for

weeks has to be The Exorcist.

One of the most profitable films ever made, this is very loosely based on real life events. The creepy horror, features a mother whose daughter becomes possessed by an unknown creature, so she enlists two priests to help save her.

A must see this Halloween.

Horror Short Film Competition This section of the weekend adds a real international feel. It will include a selection of entries of the Horor Short Film Competition, and features submissions from South America, Asia and Europe. The winner of this competition will be screened after The Exorcist.

To the Devil a Daughter This hit US horror is about an American Occult novelist who fights for the soul of a young girl from a group of Satanists. The dark and twisted film is one to get all horror enthusiasts excited.

The remaining films scheduled are, Dead Snow, The Fog, and Don’t Look Now. Each of these are also typical frightening films that are be bound to be a treat during this weekend.

The Gulbenkian also have some other Halloween events going on this month that you can check out on their website.

But it seems this Halloween won’t be a weekend to miss. Perfect if you fancy an easy night in this year.

Ticket prices are as follows: Weekend Pass: Full £18 and Student/ GulbCard £15 Per film - Full £5 and Student/ GulbCard £4.

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Exhibition - Resistance, Protest, Defiance Monday 26 October Inge Harcourt, a Canterbury artist showcases her paintings at the Gulb. Her works both celebrate and commemorate individuals and groups of people who shows resistance to National Socialists during the Third Reich.

Dan Clark - Me, My Selfie & I Monday 26 October A hilarious stand-up comedy show about love, death, and crushing loneliness. Full of laughs and a funny take on life.

Canterbury Song Writer’s Circle Wednesday 28 October This meeting occurs on the last Wednesday of every month and is an opportunity for aspiring singers and songwriters to get together and share song ideas.

NT Live - Hamlet Thursday 29 October The Gulbenkian is giving you the opportunity to watch the amazing Benedict Cumberbatch in a recording of Hamlet. The actor excellently executes the role of the lead character of Shakespeare’s great tragedy.

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Reckless Sleepers - Negative Space Friday 30 October A dramatic and encapsulating theatre performance of one man, one woman, and a chair on stage.

The self-constructed stage builds its own negative space which forms the centre of the piece.

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Spooky Reads For Halloween Ciara Doyle

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ith Halloween fast approaching, here are a few spooky reads to keep you on your toes and distract you from the never-ending stream of trick-or-treaters knocking at your door.

Disclaimer: some (or all) may leave you with nightmares…

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley This has to make the list as a staple Halloween read. A monster being created out of the remains of human body parts is surely enough to leave anyone slightly disturbed! The story reveals the consequences of pushing scientific boundaries, and leaves the reader pondering the darker side of science.

Dark Places by Gillian Flynn From the author of the popular novel-come-film Gone Girl comer their leser-known novel. True to its name, it definitely has a much darker feel to it than its popular successor.

The story focuses around the murder of a mother and her family, but also features the happenings of a satanic

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cult-leading to the inclusion of a few slightly strange activities. A brilliant Halloween read, if you can stomach a few satanic sacrifices being made, filled with plenty of twists and turns to keep you gripped until the very end.

American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis A truly harrowing story line, told from the perspective of a business man turned serial killer, Patrick Bateman, who takes pleasure in performing

gruesome murders.

Bateman’s character seems to love obvious psychological problems, which leads the reader to question his reliability as a narrator, in turn creating a complex read. If you like a bit of gore, and an insight into the twisted mind of a killer, then this is the one for you!

Dracula by Bram Stroker A classic novel, responsible for bringing the character of Count Dracula to life and popularising the role of the

vampire, is Bram Stroker’s Dracula.

Written in 1897 and truly embracing the gothic genre, the themes in this book may seem slightly outdated and not quite as scary to modern audiences.

However, in line with the Halloween theme, it proves interesting to read the roots of the stereotypical, bloodsucking vampire character that is still popularised among literary forms today.

Cold Blood by Truman Capote A non-fiction crime novel depicting the story of the murder of the Clutter family which occurred in Kansas in 1959. Capote’s description of the young killers responsible, Perry Smith and Dick Hickock, show their behaviour to be completely disgraceful, yet their characters to be frighteningly human.

This novel is based on a completely true story, meaning all the gruesome details really did happen! The authenticity of this novel makes it a slightly more chilling read than the previous fictional stories suggested. If you are brave enough to read about the details of a horrific real life murder case, then give this one a go!

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Top Costume ideas for this Halloween Jessica Duncan Newspaper Features Editor

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ith Halloween coming up, many will be frantically trying to make costumes on a budget, or at least cheaper than the shops. While some go for typical Halloween classics, others go a little more adventurous and hope that people will know what they are!

With just a black dress and some imagination, as well as some white

paper, you can turn yourself into an instant skeleton. You may also need a friend doing biology or just an ability to draw the shape of a bone, either sewing or pinning them to your dress, finished with a bit of white and black face paint.

Another classic is a ghost, either a white sheet with eye holes or a white dress and more face paint, the simplest costume. If you’d rather wear normal clothes but be a bit gory, a zombie seems to fit any outfit. Zombie

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cheerleader, zombie bride and groom, zombie student - the list is endless. Just rip an outfit you don’t mind altering or buy a cheap top and cover it in fake blood or red paint.

An easy one is a witch, but, if you don’t fancy covering your face in green face paint, wearing a hat and black dress will do, a broom would be better and a black cat would finish the outfit. With a black cape, you could also be a vampire, paired with some fangs, and even a bit of glitter to look like you just stepped off the set of Twilight.

If your housemates want to coordinate outfits, a great one for girls is Mean Girls, either wearing all pink or going for their Halloween costumes. It may seem limited to the four girls, but there is also the ‘cool mom’, and other characters such as Janice. You could also go as your favourite TV programme as the group of characters, such as the Big Bang Theory or Orange is the New Black, although these may need props to go with the casual looking outfits.

For couples who don’t fancy horror costumes, TV couples are a great comic idea, such as Sheldon and Amy from The Big Bang Theory with everyday clothes and a bit of styling, or cops and robbers, with one taking the role of good, and the other of bad.

London Cultural Hotspot Hannah Wilson

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he cultural hotspot on the streets of London this October was the infamous Oktoberfest. North London, known for its vintage markets, lively nightlife, diversity, and endless amounts of street food, had been transformed over the past few weeks into a beer lovers paradise.

It goes without saying that Oktoberfest was the prime opportunity to chow down on endless amounts of German schnitzel, let our livers experience Bavarian beer in all its worth, and of course wear lederhosen, but there is a bit more to the festival than just these things.

Oktoberfest began in 1810 as a way of celebrating the marriage of Prince Ludwig of Bavaria to Princess Therese of Saxony-Hildburghausen in Munich.

The folk festival then moved across oceans and continents as German immigrants took the celebrations with them, allowing everyone to celebrate it. As a 16-day folk festival, it usually begins in September and finishes on the first weekend of October, though this can vary.

So, why celebrate it? Sure, we aren’t German, but we have Germanic roots

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(we also share the same love of beer).

The festival began with a bit of a disaster with it having to be cancelled at the Tobacco dock due to poor planning

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and space.

But, nevertheless celebrations finally managed to get underway as the festival started at Grange Park in Kilburn and then moved to Millwall Park, the Camden Oktoberfest was a sure way to delve into the culture of our German cousins, whilst also eating as much Bratwurst as humanly possible. Over 50,000 Oktoberfest fans attended the events over the last four weekends.

To add to the fun entry was free on Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays and only five to ten pounds on Saturdays.

If you have ever been lucky enough to experience Oktoberfest in Munich, you will know that Germans are capable of drinking unbelievable amounts of beer. It’s even been estimated that over the sixteen days that Oktoberfest takes place, 7.7 million litres of beer are drunk, so it is evident that London probably gave them a good run for their money.

Obviously, Camden Oktoberfest was not to the same scale as the official one in Munich, but with its Bavarian music, food and activities it wasn’t far off.

With specially imported beer, Bavarian dancers and typical Bavarian activities to explore, this Oktoberfest was not one to miss.

Blog to Watch this Week

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Mr Ben Browns’ blog gives a compelling insight into the life of a traveller, making us mere students on a wild night out to Chemistry seem tame in comparison to his jungle exploits in Brazil. His breath-taking photography would appeal to anyone; it speaks for itself in portraying the raw beauty of nature from the rainforest to the south African mountains.

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Nonetheless, he effortlessly encapsulates the idea of happiness from within, with adventures being the driving force to fulfilment, rather than a materialistic necessity, as highlighted in a trip to India, showing not just the consumer side

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but the poverty stricken side too.

Lastly, his blog, which included his YouTube channel, documents his everyday life. His camera skills are on point, from time lapses to visual vibes. I personally enjoyed the Canadian vlogs in particular, as the views are spellbinding. I would thoroughly recommend checking him out for a real taste of adventure.

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What’s going on at The Marlowe this month? Top Autumn Lipsticks A Y

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s we move into autumn, embracing colder weather and shorter days, we need something to look forward to.

The Marlowe are offering three for two tickets at their Studio Theatre, make sure you check it out, it’s such a great deal, and perfect for students. Here is what you can see with this deal: Molly Naylor and John Osborne Molly Naylor and John Osborne come together again to wow Canterbury with their exciting new poetry work. Their most recent collaborative effort is After Hours, a comedy on Sky 1 that starts this autumn. Osborne appears regularly on Radio 4, and has just finished his solo show: Most People Aren’t That Happy, Anyway.

King Charles III The Almeida Theatre Production brings us their Olivier Award winning play following the West End season. It is a future history play by Mike Bartlett, lead by their new artistic director, Rupert Goold.

This play can be described as outrageous. Set in a time to come, after the Queen’s death, her son Charles ascends to the throne after waiting for a position of power his entire life.

How will he reign over Great Britain?

This play will definitely be a fantastic, imaginative piece of theatre that can’t be missed. Delve behind closed doors and reveal the secrets of the royal family this October.

My top pick: Pheonix Dance Theatre The Leeds-based theatre bring their new show to Canterbury featuring two world premieres. The first is Tearfall, choreographed by Sharon Watson. This

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es, it’s official, autumn is upon us and the perfect accessory needed is the right autumn lipstick to make your pout all the more gorgeous.

Starting off with the‘COLORsensational Hot Plum’ from Maybelline NY. A warm pinkish purple, that is bright and flirty and even better, due to it’s versatility this colour can be worn for both days and nights.

This follows onto the second,

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new piece explores the biochemical composition of tears, and how their appearance and effect depends on a person’s emotional state. The piece asks, why do we cry? What happens when we laugh until we cry? Phoenix Dance Theatre works with science and the personal experiences of the dancers to create a brand new exciting production, physicalising the science behind tears and emotion.

Their second premiere, Bloom, lead by award winning choreographer Caroline Finn. It employs dark comedy to explore the idea of façades and how people use them to conform to societal expectations. Finn’s aim is to create a surreal universe filled with characters that each have a short story to unfold.

More from the Marlowe this October: Philharmonic Orchestra

Resident orchestra at the Marlowe Theatre. Featuring Borodin, Rachmaninov and Dvořák, performed by pianist Daniil Trifonov, it will be an evening of sensational sound.

The Marlowe Comedy Club A night of comedy and variety, featuring stand-up comedy acts along with cabaret performers. This is the place to find upcoming comedic stars such as Paul McCaffrey, Julia Deane, Diane Spencer and Hayley Ellis.

He Had Hairy Hands A werewolf mystery set in the spooky seventies. After winning the 2014 Peter Brook Award, Kill The Beast presents a hilarious mystery filled with suspense and laughter.

There’s a lot to watch at the Marlowe this October, so get your tickets booked and enjoy the variety of shows on offer!

The Canterbury Tales contagion Shalyia Arumugathasan Newspaper Culture Editor

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t seems that the infamous Canterbury Tales in town has planned a hugely spooky and scary event for Halloween 2015.

The usual medieval settings have been transformed. The event explores a medieval England that has been taken over by a deadly plague; the citizens of London are terrified and have to evacuate.

There are contagious citizens everywhere,but a cure is what they need to save them from extinction. The challenge is for you to go and discover this cure, but will you be able to make it past all of the dangerous infected citizens?

This is a great fun and cultural excursion to get involved with this Halloween. You can either go with a

group of friends or with the family. But as a prior warning due to the nature of the event, admission is for 14-year-olds and older. The ticket prices are marked at £8 per person.

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financially indulgent favourite, the ‘MAC Rebel.’ A much darker sassier purple - very fitting for Halloween with such high pigmentation, this is definitely a must-have for those wild nights at Cuban.

Thirdly, Rimmel London’s ‘Apocalips Lip Lacquer Big Bang’, a feisty bold red that I like to call the ‘Taylor Swift signature look’, being as red lips are her thing, and lets not forget, red is forever perfect for those blooded lips on Halloween!

On the Canterbury Tales website you are also able to see videos from last years Halloween event, which will give you a feel of what is to come this year.

Don’t miss out!

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Lastly, Soap and Glory’s ‘Sexy Mother Pucker Naked Beige’ a very simple nude colour, for your day-today out and about.

So there you have it, my top four lipsticks that will help you match with those warm colours of the pretty leaves, at one with autumn, you beauty!

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The disengagement of youth

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s every generation passes, the youth are always seen to be the most disinterested in politics and current affairs. Of course, there are, and were, still a good many people my age who have been extremely influential and/or expressed a real engagement in “grown-up topics”, but the prejudice against youth remains the same.

The fact is, these topics are considered beyond the brain capacity of the majority of youth, which is why we see these online media outlets (BuzzFeed, HelloU, etc) “aimed at young people” that contain little to no inquisitive thinking at all, which brings me to my first point. BuzzFeed and its ‘trendy’ counterparts are numbing the minds of young people.

Many teens rely on the various mediums of BuzzFeed for news, entertainment, comments, surveys and just about everything else under the sun. Type ‘buzzfeed’ into YouTube, and you come across BuzzFeedVideo, BuzzFeedBlue, BuzzFeedYellow, BuzzFeedViolet, BuzzFeedFood, BuzzFeedCentral, BuzzFeedPop, and many others.

Type ‘buzzfeed’ into Facebook, and you come across BuzzFeed Community, BuzzFeed Animals, BuzzFeed Health, BuzzFeed Music, BuzzFeed Books, BuzzFeed BFF, Buzzfeed Geeky, and many others.

Their ‘news’ section will often feature headlines such as “This Woman Has Become A Social Media Icon After Allegedly Killing Her Abusive Husband” and “Everyone’s Been Trolling The #WhiteGirlsDoItBetter Hashtag”; stories which aim to entertain, rather than inform. When they do eventually feature relevant content, it will always focus on one minuscule aspect of a much bigger picture, and this aspect is always one that is rage-inducing, out-of-

the-ordinary, or just plain ‘funny’.

Take a look at their coverage of the crisis in Greece: “This Greek MP Said The Most Sexist Thing About His Country’s Debt Crisis”.

How are young people supposed to reach an independent, wellinformed opinion on events with articles like this? They are aware of the apparent stereotype that the youth of today “don’t care” about the bigger picture, being attracted instead to the juicy, gossip-y aspects of serious topics, and are milking it constantly for their own benefit.

For the benefit of our inquisitive nature, BuzzFeed should just stick to telling us which character from Friends we are most like.

But hasn’t the youth always been the least engaged? It is true.

According to voting statistics, the turnout for young people in general elections is up to 10% lower than the older generations, and has been for many decades.

Maybe this is indeed a generational issue, and the Russell Brand-ternet might just be another excuse for disinterest, rather than a concrete

reason? Maybe it takes a while for the majority to move on from their childhood and ‘become an adult’?

In fact, in many people’s eyes, going to university is the first step towards ‘becoming an adult’, which is potentially why political engagement amongst university students is much higher than those people of the same age but not in Higher Education. This may be because manifestos can cater for students and middle-aged fulltime workers, but not so much for young people in full-time or mature students. As a result, young, nonstudents have less to fight for than other people their age, and so potentially become less politically engaged.

The bottom line is, independence and engagement go hand in hand.

The more financially independent the person, the more they worry about where their money is going, and therefore the more politically engaged they become. Young people who do not earn a salary/ are in the transition period are less engaged as a result.

What does it take for the youth to listen? You guessed it: the internet.

The majority of young people will only become engaged in a certain topic if it becomes ‘viral’ on Twitter or Facebook. Someone will post an uncredited photo with a barelyrelated caption, and people will jump on it; commenting on how ‘disgusting’ it is, or how ‘the world is going mad’. This apathetic response can only be turned into positive action if online petitions are involved.

Change.org are leading the way here, and it has overseen many life-affecting petitions, locally and worldwide. It can go from receiving 2.2 million online signatures in support of prosecuting Trayvon Martin’s killer George Zimmerman, to persuading the University of Kent to increase the safety of its Parkwood Pathway by adding CCTV cameras.

Imagine if every viral social media post had a Change.org link attached to it; would it make young people more engaged? Is this something politicians should try next election?

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s the autumn term gets fully underway and students get more and more involved with a variety of sports clubs at Kent, InQuire decided to speak to one popular group, UKC Archery.

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Okay, so first thing’s first: who am I talking to and what do you do for the club?

Hi, I’m Iain Hill and I’m the media officer for Archery. I deal with everything related to archery between members - so updating them on Facebook, promoting the club, or anything the members need to know about.

Hi Ian! Well what can you tell me about UKC Archery?

What do you guys get up to?

It’s a fun club. I joined last year, my first year, and since then joined committee. We focus on target archery, so shooting at the targets you normally see, rather than 3D ones you can buy. We train for SEAL and BUCS, which are our two main competitions this year. However, with the new committee we’ve been looking more into fun targets to shoot.

Now, I know all about BUCS, but could you fill me in about SEAL? SEAL is the South Eastern Archery League; it’s an archery competition between 12 different universities in the South East of England.

Oh awesome!

I’ll have to check out the league tables.

Can you tell

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me about any other benefits for UKC students joining Archery?

Aside from joining a club of people who are a pleasure to be around, your membership to Archery pays for your equipment hire, insurance to shoot for the whole year, field hire, trips to shops if you want to buy your own bow, and payment to enter into competitions.

Can students join at any time or is there a cut off date?

They can join at any point during the year, membership is £25 and can be bought online or from the Mandela building.

If a student was thinking about getting involved, how might they do so?

They can join our Facebook group and ask there for details, check our page on the KU website, or message us on Twitter.

Could I possibly ask how your sessions run?

Sure, we currently have two sessions a week; 3-6pm on Friday and 3-5pm on Saturday.

We set up a couple of close range targets to help those who need a bit of training or practice if we need to teach them. We then have a couple of fun targets set up at about 20 yards for those who want to shoot something a bit different and for those looking to compete.

Who runs the sessions?

All shoots are run by the committee and are helped by all experienced members of Archery.

The committee keep an eye on everything to make sure everyone is being safe and helping those who need to be taught.

I know you’ve mentioned your competitions, but could you let me know about your upcoming events this year?

We have two main competitions, so BUCS and SEAL. The first leg of SEAL is in Brunel on 28 October, and the second leg is held here at the University on 5 December. Other than this, we do

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look into other competitions that are held in the area that we could compete in.

What sort of things did you compete in last year apart from BUCS and SEAL? Unfortunately, last year these were the only competitions we could compete in.

But you’re looking at expanding this year?

Of course, we’ve been paying attention to the local archery club and seeing if they know of anything that might be our kind of thing.

We’re hoping to make Archery as active as we can this year and hope our members get the most from their membership.

Sounds like this year should be a lot of fun! So why should students get involved with you guys?

We’re a fun group that cater to all levels of archery, from just casual to competing, as well as making sure that we have a variety of socials for everyone.

Well that leads me onto my next question, what kind of socials do you guys do?

Bar crawls, movie nights and scavenger hunts are the norm, but this year our new social secretary has a few more ideas in mind, such as archery tag.

So a lot of variety, then!

Yep! So, when is your next meeting that students might pop along to?

Near the end of every term we hold a forum for members to raise any issues we have; our next will be held on 9 December. If anyone is looking to know more about the club, they can find us on Facebook and just ask there.

We would be happy for them to come to a session to have any queries answered.

Excellent, thank you very much for all your help today.

No problem, thank you for taking the time to interview Archery.

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he new BUCS season began on Wednesday 14 October, and as part of the build up to the league, InQuire interviewed the men’s volleyball team to find out their plans for the season, and to get more information about the club.

First of all, thank you for your time. Tell us a bit about yourself?

Hi InQuire, I’m Josh, I am a third-year drama student and currently the men’s volleyball captain for the second year running.

You captained the men’s side to a fourth place finish in the BUCS league last year. Will you be hoping to surpass that result?

I am positive we can. This year, we are very fortunate to have an external volleyball coach, Miki Fossati, who saw our Varsity game and decided to lend his volleyball experience to both the men’s and women’s teams.

Miki’s background is brilliant and he knows what we want to achieve, so I am confident we can improve as a team and push

for a first place finish.

Which universities would you consider to be strong competitors in the league?

Well, all the teams are very good, but some universities, such as Essex, Sheffield Hallam and Bournemouth, specifically emphasise on volleyball as their main sport and therefore have very strong sides. So we have the slight disadvantage in that sense, but it is something we will overcome.

What area will you be looking to improve upon within the team?

We’re definitely going to be focusing more on general fitness factors such as stamina by working on our strength and conditioning.

Also, one of Miki’s main focuses is to push the squad to exceed our competitors whose universities specialise in volleyball. We will do this through training but also socials, where our team will bond and that will hopefully show in games.

How much do you think you can learn from the women’s volleyball team here at Kent?

They did really well last year; one of their strongest aspects was their defence, which was solid, so the men’s side can learn from them in that sense.

They were very fortunate to get some good players in, but

a few have left, which is always the case each year as people graduate.

How do you hope to maintain the strength of the team in the years to come in that case?

With university volleyball and other sports, no matter how good a player is when they leave, they have gone. And so, if possible, one of the things I will want to try and introduce is to create an attitude, rather than concentrate on just bringing in numerous players. When new people and old alike come into training then there will be a hardworking enthusiasm, and that will just carry on.

And you are introducing a new team to volleyball to help with this if I’m correct?

Yes, we’re introducing something called the development team, which is aimed at people who don’t really play volleyball but really want to get involved. This year we are bringing some competitiveness to it that will hopefully attract people back to the sport, and it will be a college league. The aim is that after one year of playing for that team, the following year participant would advance to the main team.

Breese’s volleyball side will be hoping to register a strong start to the league against teams like King’s College.

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he first BUCS Wednesday of the year was a disappointing affair for many of the Team Kent teams in action.

There were ten teams in action on 14 October, and eight of the ten suffered defeats.

In the women’s netball, the 2s were beaten away at Essex,

losing 42-22. The 3s also lost, by a huge 30 points at home to the University of East London, with a final score of 17-47. The 4s fared much better, beating Anglia Ruskin at home 40-10 - a great start to their 2015/16 campaign.

The women’s volleyball team also did well, beating Surrey 3-0 at home. Their male counterparts didn’t do as well however, losing to 3-2 to

London School of Economics, just missing out on the draw.

Women’s hockey 1s lost 0-6 to King’s College London, and the 2s lost 1-4 to Royal Veterinary College London.

Another close call was seen in the men’s basketball match between Medway 1s and Kent 1s, with the Kent boys narrowly missing out on a win, eventually losing by five points, 48-43.

The men’s rugby 4s also had a disappointing start to their season, being comprehensively beaten by University College London at home, 5-18.

The men’s lacrosse team were also unlucky, with the boys losing away at King’s College London to a dominant side who beat them 16-0.

Speaking about the first week of Team Kent’s BUCS campaign, Kent Union Vice-

President (Sport) Nina Mehmi said: “Though this may not be the start we wanted to the season, but this does show the variety of ability that we have in sport, and one of the main things we’re hoping to do this year is support our performance athletes more, so hopefully that will carry over to BUCS and we can improve over time.”

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he UKC fencing teams have made a great start to this year’s BUCS campaign, with two wins on 14 October.

The men’s team were up against a determined Reading

side, who forced the Kent men to work for their victory.

Despite the scoring going back and forth during the match, UKC finally won through with a score of 128-102.

The women’s team enjoyed a much more decisive victory over the University of Essex,

trouncing their women’s 2s side 135-17.

Assistant Coach, Tom Fletcher, said of the victories: “It was a really strong start for our fencers, and we hope it continues over the course of the year. These are two of our strongest teams over recent

years so we have high hopes of continued success.”

Particular commendation goes to the three scholarship students on the teams: Pontus Huttunen and Esther Bálint, both from Finland, and Cameron Prior from Great Britain. Prior also represented Great Britain

at the Junior World Cup event in Turku, Finland. He won two out of his six poule fights, setting himself up for a tough elimination match against Russian fencer Nikolai Polozhintsev.

Unfortunately Cameron was beaten 15-6 and finished 113th out of 175.