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Students seeking counselling on the up
There has been a 28 per cent rise in students seeking counselling
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Eight in ten students have experienced mental health problems
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he almost 30 per cent rise in the number of students seeking counselling has been linked to the increasing financial burden placed on students by tuition fees, and an uncertain future for graduates, according to 43,000 Russell Group mental health campaigners. There has been a 28 per cent students have sought help rise nationally in the number in the past three years of students concerned enough about their mental health to seek out counselling. At individual institutions, the number is much higher. 72 per cent rise in Cardiff students At Cardiff University, there seeking counselling between 2011/12 has been a 72 per cent and 2014/15 rise between 2011/12 and 2014/15; and over 43,000 students studying at Russell Group universities, The University of Durham has had a 35 the top educational per cent increase in students seeking institutions in the counselling between over three years country, have sought out counselling in the same time period. The University of The University of Southampton Durham has recorded a rise of 35 percent rise has had a decline in the number of in the 2014/15 academic students looking for help year from the 2011/12 academic year.
That being said, there are some large differences between institutions, raising queries of whether environmental factors are playing a part in the figures. The University of Southampton even recorded a decrease in the number of students seeking counselling. Stephen Bluckley from the mental health charity MIND, however, says that both tuition fees and debts accumulated by student loans are the major contributors to the rise. Tuition fees rose from £3,000 per annum to £9,000 per annum in 2012 under the ConservativeLiberal Democrat Coalition. The raising of tuition fees has led, according to Shelley Asquith, the Vice-President (Welfare) for the National Union of Students (NUS), to the marketisation of education, which is having a ‘huge impact’ on students’ mental health. Asquith also highlighted the emphasis universities place on the competition amongst graduates for employment as another contributor to the rise in the number seeking counselling. An NUS survey conducted last winter showed almost eight out of 10 (78 per cent) of students surveyed had experienced mental
health problems. The main causes being financial worry and stress from studying. A report by the NHS mental health task force released last month criticised a ‘critical gap’ in the treatment of mental health issues by the NHS. In response to the growing awareness of mental health problems, the Prime Minister, David Cameron, announced in January a number of initiatives to tackle the growing mental health issue, which suggest that one in four students will develop a form of depression during their time at University. The Prime Minister believes that offering more counselling services to students in need of psychological support will be a potential resolution to the problem.
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ick Grief, the Dean of Medway and a professor at the Kent Law School, is part of a team that has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. The team are nominated for their work with the International Court of Justice. They represent the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) in nuclear disarmament cases against India, Pakistan, and the UK. Professor Grief practices at the Bar from Doughty StreetChambers and was brought
onto the team by Keller Rohrback LLP, an American law firm that represented RMI in the Federal District Court in San Francisco. The Republic of the Marshall Islands alleges that India, Pakistan and the UK are failing to comply with the republic’s obligation under international law to pursue in good faith and conclude negotiations for the worldwide elimination of nuclear weapons. The legal team has been nominated for the Peace Prize by Secretary-General of the International Peace Bureau, Colin Archer. Archer praises the ‘highly effective’ work of the team, and says his organisation believes that their work with the Republic of the Marshall Islands will represent a significant and decisive step to ending the nuclear arms race and in achieving a world without nuclear weapons.
he University of Kent has been awarded the Guardian University Awards Trophy for Digital Innovation at the annual ceremony in London. This was in recognition of the ‘Lottie’ Project, with outstanding work from the
Centre for Child protection. The project included the development of a new interactive tool to raise awareness about the dangers of sexual grooming to help young people. In addition to the trophy, the project will be featured in the university guide and profiled on both the higher education and student networks.
The judges said that with the Kent entry targetting both young people and professionals, it is very inclusive and has great scope for development and evaluation potential. Professor Diane Houston, Dean of the Kent Graduate School, was amongst those who attended the awards presentation on behalf of the University.
Exam feedback promise Natalie Tipping Editor-in-Chief
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ll students will now receive generic exam feedback for their summer exams, as well as more targeted feedback if they request it. Jack Lay, Kent Union VicePresident (Education) has managed to secure this agreement just before his time as VP (Education) ends, and he hands over to newly elected Vice-President (Education) for 2016/17, Dave Cocozza. Speaking about this win for the Union and for the students here at Kent, Jack Lay said: “Exam feedback has been a key priority from my manifesto, and I am delighted to announce that we have agreement from the University that it will be introduced. “We hope that you agree this is really exciting news that will enable our students to be able to learn and develop their skills and knowledge more.”
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Penguin ditches degree terms Amber Murphy Newspaper Sports Editor
P Editor’s note IN the wake of the Brussels attack which took place on the morning of 22 March 2016, InQuire’s thoughts lie with the people of Belgium. We are also thinking of the Brussels School of
International Studies, the University of Kent’s Brussels campus. At the time of sending this issue to print, the University has been able to account for all members of staff, and is currently checking that all students are safe and well.
enguin Random House publishing group has announced that a degree will no longer be a requirement when applying for a job. This is part of a scheme to allow more employment opportunities to a wider range of candidates. Neil Morrison, Penguin’s HR Director, suggests this will allow the company to grow by attracting talented people with potential, but not necessarily the qualifications. According to Penguin, there has also been increasing evidence to suggest degrees do not correlate with
future job performance or work ethic. In creating a more diverse and inclusive work force, the company hopes it will aid the publication of great books - by having employers from differing backgrounds publish books to readers from differing backgrounds. This allows alternative perspectives that are much more reflective of today’s society. This does not mean graduates will suffer when applying, it just means that a lack of degree won’t prevent a candidate from getting the job, nor will the university attended alter the candidate’s success in the
application process. Talent, not grades, will be the ultimate factor in an applicant’s success. This change occurs just months after Ernst and Young, an accountancy firm and one of the biggest graduate recruiters, made a similar move by announcing in August that a degree or A-level results will no longer be considered when assessing future potential employees. Despite Penguin’s move towards diversity, the impact this will have is not yet known, and there has already been criticism about degree holders being on the same level as those without a degree.
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Danger feared ahead for the future of the Y generation
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ecently, The Guardian published a series of articles which talked of the prospects and future of generation Y, the millennials, and expressed that “a combination of debt, joblessness, globalisation, demographics and rising house prices” are “depressing the incomes and prospects of millions of young people across the developed world, resulting in unprecedented inequality between generations”. This stretches out internationally. In the United States, those under the age of 30 are poorer than those who are retired. In the UK, pensioners’ disposable income has grown by a significant amount, in fact, three times as fast as the income of young people. The Guardian found that: “In the US, France, Germany, Italy, and Canada, the average disposable income of people in their early 20s is more than 20 per cent below national averages.” Ultimately this means the Y generation is likely to have less money to live on than generations before. Coupled with this is the higher level of student debt that UK students are incurring compared to other generations, fewer opportunities for employment,
and lower paid occupations, meaning it is much harder for millennials to enter the housing market. The recession of 2008 affected young people the most. Many under the age of 30 lost their jobs in the recession, and have since struggled to enter employment. Looking further out in to the EU, Spain’s youth unemployment rate hit its peak at 56 per cent in 2013, and has since only marginally recovered. In the UK, experts have seen trends from the 1980s onwards showing pensioners becoming better-off, while the young are seeing declines in their prospects, wages, and opportunities. It is harder than ever for new buyers to establish a foothold in the property market, with prices being high and incomes too low. Millennials are also less likely to have children due to economic pressures, with a recent study in the US finding that more than one in five Americans aged 18-34 postponed having a baby “because of the bad economy”, the same applied to marriage. Furthermore, experts have also predicted that while prospects for generation Y are statistically weaker, generation K will suffer exponentially worse, economically and socially. When interviewed, 79 per cent worried about their ability to secure a job, with 72 per cent worried about debt.
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t is a common thing to hear from parents, careers guidance counsellors, and others supposedly “in the know” that young people are lazy and cannot be bothered to find jobs. The New Yorker once said that today’s young people are delaying entrance into adulthood because they are the “most indulged young people in the history of the world”. To a certain extent, the publication was right; some students expect to have jobs land in their laps after graduation and are mystified when that doesn’t happen. The more common problem that I see in this regard is not laziness, but the fact that millennials are increasingly underprivileged. Those of us still at university have a tougher go of it, thanks to student loans. The biggest problem facing our generation is joblessness and debt, which often go handin-hand. The problem? Well, many students are graduating but are unable to find jobs, and are therefore forced to work internship after internship. In theory that isn’t so bad, the practicality is that graduates are working essentially a full-time job with full-time responsibilities , but at a fraction of the salary that these companies would pay actual
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workers. As a result, there is a growing number of recent graduates who live pay-cheque to paycheque, and often extend into their overdraft simply to get the basics they need. Couple this with the housing bubble and we can say goodbye to getting on the housing market. We have fewer opportunities than our grandparents’ or even our parents’ generation. The generation gap is growing, whilst most of our parents have owned property at some point in their lives, we will be lucky to be able to afford the same housing situation with the income we are expected to earn. Pensioners today often have houses which are worth sizeable amounts; our generation will never be able to afford something of a similar value to what their starter homes were like. The future looks dreary. It’s not a complaint but a genuine worry that we will not be able to have the life we want because of the increasing gap between the prospects of those who are already settled in jobs and have been for a decade, and those of us who are yet to graduate. There does not appear to be a solution, as companies are keen to out-source thanks to globalisation, and graduates are forced into internships just to establish a foot-hold in the market. The forecast: more depression and fog in store for the millennials.
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Archbishop: “It’s not racist to oppose immigration” Issues
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he Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, says it is not racist to fear high levels of immigration. The Archbishop states that it is “completely outrageous” to condemn those who have worries or concerns about “one of the greatest movements of people in history”. The Archbishop continued on to say: “People are entitled to fear the impact that the large numbers of migrants could have on communities.” Last month, figures released showed more than 323,000 people have arrived in the UK since September 2015, a 172,000 net increase from within Europe. There was also a 20 per cent increase in asylum applications. This is 38,873 more applications than in 2014. The Work and Pensions society, one of the leading Brexit campaigners, argued
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he Archbishop of Canterbury used deliberately pliant phraseology in his comments about immigration, which for some might find morally tenuous. Even then, however, applying the racist card to someone sceptical over the impacts of further mass-immigration is a total non-sequitor. By abusing the use of a meaningful epithet in a wanton fashion such as in this case, it will reduce the impact and the seriousness of accusations of racism in the public mind. By holding a sceptical view of immigration, the Archbishop’s moral character should not be brought into question as this is an unethical assumption Following in this vein, being pro or against immigration overall is not the same as being pro or against ‘mass’immigration. On the other
that Tony Blair’s government shut down the widening debate on immigration and branded those concerned about mass immigration ‘racist’. Mass immigration is on the rise, and there are many concerns about how many migrants are entering the EU. Campaigners who support the exit from the EU state that if Britain votes to remain in the European Union, they will never be able to regain control of its borders. In addition, there are concerns over how the UK will deal with the added pressure on transport and housing if more
people are allowed to settle in Britain. In a recent interview with Parliament’s House magazine, Archbishop Welby said: “In fragile communities particularly – and I’ve worked in many areas with very fragile communities as a clergyman – there is a genuine fear: what happens about housing? What happens about jobs? What happens about access to health services?” The Conservative MP Peter Bone believes that the Archbishop is sensible with his comments, and feels that there
is widespread concern amongst the general population with regards to immigration. He commented: “When I speak to people after church on a Sunday, there are many who are very worried about uncontrolled migration from the EU and the strain it is having on our public services.” He says that the people of Britain should be allowed a free debate on the immigration crisis, without being branded racist. On the migrant crisis, David Cameron has promised that the UK shall take 20,000 Syrian refugees by 2020.
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hand, David Cameron believes we should be doing more to help the migrants, and give them a lifeline. He said: ‘We have to play our part. I was in Germany last weekend doing some work with some churches there. Germany took 1.1 million last year. And it does make 20,000 over several years sound very thin in comparison.’ We cannot allow such terms to be arrogated by a unitarian conception of them, just as we wouldn’t deem it intellectually sound to confuse the terms religious moderation and extremism. Regarding the former, we might deem the justifications for such positions to be borne out of similar ideological concerns, but their conclusions are not transposable to each other. From this view then, the Archbishops comments are reasonable enough, particularly if we take into consideration what he was specifically referring to. He was speaking of ‘frail communities’, those
that suffer most from austerity and population clustering. He is not saying that these communities are ill-endowed with a particular subset of migrants or refugees, nor is he supposing any noxious impact of a preponderance of any one group – something that would more suitably conform to the idea of prejudice. Rather, he accounts for the concerns of a community suspended in a particular social chassis, where the fabric is supposedly becoming unstitched. The questions of the people from these communities include some of following: “What is to happen to the already steep housing crisis if [mass] immigration continues?”, “What kind of impact will this have on the local schooling system, will my child be able to get a place?” Are these totally unreasonable fears? And should they automatically register high on our racismradar?
Is it right to make umpteen moral prejudgments, especially if they have been arrived at rationally? I would be convicting myself to an egregious generalization if I did not go ahead to say that some may hold views that are racist without compunction. But in this case, the Archbishop’s strong denunciation of such appendage is correct. We should not be made to feel racist if we have an opinion on such a debatable topic, the general public should be allowed to have their own opinions and views without being made to feel like they are being racist. So, we must all be sure to make a concerted effort to listen to the outliers of popular opinion and ensure that misgivings about an issue such as this one, are not reflexively conjoined with morally negative assumptions, because otherwise we risk losing a valuable voice in this on-going debate.
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TURING college has been awarded the best 2016 rated accommodation by LateRooms.com. Those awarded as ‘Top rated’ all have minimum scores of 80 per cent, which are taken from guest reviewers each year. This recent award joins the other accolades and great guest reviews for Turing College accommodation, including being rated ‘Fabulous 8.7/10’ on Booking. com. GROWTH in University education is affecting graduate earning according to the Bank of England which shows that the value of having a degree has declined in 20 years. One in three workers now have a degree, compared with one in ten in 1985. Threadneedle Street said that those leaving university are expected to earn more in their lifetime compared with those who leave school with just A-levels. However, the wage premiums have been cut from 45 per cent to 34 per cent between 1995 and 2005. FUNDING for disabled students has been cut. From August this year the Disabled Students Allowance (DSA) will be cut by £30 million. In most cases, the money is not given directly to the student, but instead to the university in order to help them. This includes screen reading technology to help blind students as well as note takers for deaf students. These cuts will affect the number of disabled students that will be able to study at university in the future. MORE houses than jobs will be created in the next 15 years under local plans. There will not be enough jobs to offer to the new residents of Kent due to the amount of new houses being built according to research from Kent business. In addition, Kent business also states that this could lead to more unemployment in the Kent area, or more people commuting to London to seek jobs. Overall, Kent will be left with 33,816 fewer jobs under the new plans.
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Decriminalisation of the sex industry Amber Murphy Newspaper Sport Editor
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ecently, the Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn. has revealed in a speech to university students that he is in favour of decriminalising the sex industry, and has shown that sex workers are finally being heard. It has sparked an emotive debate as to whether we, as a society, should go through with this decriminalisation or not. With regards to consensual sex between adults, how can we criminalise mutually consensual sexual activity, even if it is paid for? By criminalising this industry, it compromises sex workers safety, and harms this marginalised portion of society. Abusers are said to target
sex workers as they feel the likelihood of it be reported is extremely low due to the stigma attached to their particular career, making sex workers feel unprotected and ignored by the police. This attachment of blame is all part of the criminalisation of the industry, in which sex workers are made to feel responsible for the inexcusable actions of their clients. Nowadays, sex is becoming less of a taboo subject, books with explicit sexual activity are sold worldwide, and a number of television documentaries are now shown in which we can learn about people’s dark and “dirty kink” stories, learning about worlds we didn’t know existed. Slowly, sex is becoming an acceptable topic of
conversation, however, this is only in regards to activity deemed widely engaged in, and therefore accepted as the norm- there are still aspects of sex that minorities take part in that is too crude and obscure for the British public to comprehend. Although basic sexual activity can be discussed, there is still a limit. The “kinky” majority is still stereotyped as weird and/or abnormal by our society. British attitudes, although altering, are still overly judgemental - whatever our personal choice to work in the sex industry is, it shouldn’t give us the right to judge others. We wouldn’t judge an author’s profession just because we wouldn’t want to be one, so why should our opinion on sex workers be any different?
The aim of decriminalising the sex industry is to improve the safety of sex workers, ensuring their human rights aren’t ignored simply due to their occupation - it is not illegal to sell sex in the United Kingdom, what is illegal is soliciting sex, “Kerb crawling” and running a brothel. This is often misunderstood and perhaps part of the reason our society heavily denounces this industry.
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If by decriminalising the sex industry violence against sex workers decreased and their safety increased, should this really be a question worth asking? Working in the sex industry must be a consensual choice between two adults, and if so, can it really be society’s job to criminalise something one group of people do just because it’s not something the majority would do?
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orbyn doesn’t want to live in a society where individuals are automatically penalised for their occupation, and neither do I. It is clear that these are his personal opinions and not party policy.
His remark has led to both negative and positive responses from fellow Labour members. It has also contributed to a debate that has been going on for generations about whether prostitution should be legalised or not. According to The Guardian,
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Corbyn’s viewpoint seems to be in agreement with the position taken by Amnesty International last year, which appealed for “full decriminalisation of all aspects of consensual sex work”. In October 2014, the Northern Irish Assembly voted in favour of adopting a Swedish-style model, which legalises the act of selling sex, but ironically it punishes anyone who wishes to purchase sexual services from prostitutes. This is a system that is implemented in Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Canada, and Cote D’Ivoire as well. A survey found that the majority of Northern Irish sex workers are against the legislation that had been passed. They argued that it would not reduce sex trafficking, that they would
feel less safe, and that the sex industry would be driven underground. These claims go along with my standpoint on the matter. I personally believe, just like Jeremy Corbyn, that the practice of prostitution needs to be decriminalised. Not only that, it should be fully legalised and regulated by local and national governments. Prohibition in general does not always work. One obvious example of this is when they banned the selling, production, and transportation of alcohol in the USA in the 1920s. It led to many problems, such as gang crime, and it was eventually repealed in 1933. The same thing can be applied to prostitution. Making prostitution illegal just facilitates the work of
human traffickers and puts sex workers at risk both from their bosses and from the police. In Albania, for instance, prostitution is forbidden, but the country is a major exporter of illegal prostitutes from Eastern Europe. Prostitution is the oldest job in the world. It has been around since Ancient Greece. It makes sense that in the short-term certain features of prostitution should be legalised. The state should permit voluntary sex work, give protection to practitioners and provide health checks. These policies are enacted in almost every country where prostitution is legal. They will also contribute to pimping, human smuggling, and criminal coercion into the trade being stopped.
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Who is still laughing at Donald Drumpf? Sibhekile Magagula
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peculation in politics, as they say, is dangerous. The US Presidential Elections are proof of this. The man we’ve all been trying to keep away from centre stage is exactly there; in fact, call him the conductor of the Republican orchestra. But jokes aside, what should this mean, primarily for the Republican Party, and for America at large? With Donald Trump wiping the floor on Super Tuesday, if
you ever doubted his claim for the White House, think again. The man has maintained, despite numerous feuds with numerous people, a promising record in the world’s most popular presidential race currently; what with ten to fifteen state victory thus far. That’s a formidable record to beat, also added to it the crashing out of once adamant Republican presidential hopefuls; the latest being Ben Carson. Whether they’re pulling out
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or Donald Trump is pulling up should not be the issue here however. The issue is the state of affairs in the Republican race – Donald Trump being ahead of everybody else. The irony of this is the overt lack of support for the leading man from his Republican counterparts. Well, no one expects them to give him a pat on the back, but it is no secret that Donald Trump is not the man that the conservatives can buoy up for presidential candidate at the snap of their fingers. Marco Rubio pointed this out, that if it were another man at the lead, he would overwhelmingly be supported as the Republican choice, but this is not the case with Donald Trump. This is for such reasons as Mr. Trump’s loose tongue, which has left some societal groups in either shame, inferiority, or just plain hatred for Trump. Even some bigwig conservatives have openly condemned Donald Trump’s indiscretion, presupposing that he is an embarrassment for the Republicans. So they obviously wouldn’t endorse him for the presidency. But it’s a good thing they have realised a looming situation. But who then are Donald Trump’s supporters? Whatever the answer to this question is, one thing is for sure – they have managed to keep the whole world talking
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and watching in awe as Trump surged to the top of the polls. They are the catalysts of the intrigue, uncertainty and yes, fear, that continues to engulf the American presidential race. They have been the sounding drum, and America and the rest of the world have been dancing to it. It’s like a routine - Donald Trump pulls a stunt, we become reproachful towards him, his supporters egg him on, we scornfully laugh at how they could even dare believe that Donald Trump could lead America one day. But is it not about time that we start taking them seriously and realise that the prospects of a Trump victory are actually very high?
The Republicans may downplay this possibility all they like, but it’s either Trump or the opposing Democrats. So, a rejection of Donald Trump as the Republican candidate could well be support for the Democratic presidential candidate, handing them the keys to the White House on a silver platter. The conservatives are really stuck between a rock and a hard place, and so is everyone else who would like to see a Republican President next on the hot seat, just not Donald Trump. If a Trump victory still tickles you somehow, it has actually got real, and is almost inevitable now.
The league table Kent doesn’t want to top Peter Taylor-Gooby OBE Research professor of Social Policy
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anterbury is the most undemocratic place in the UK. What’s the evidence? We have the biggest fall in voter registrations of any constituency in the country. According to an official report just out from the Office for National Statistics, registrations actually fell by 13 per cent, from 78,850 registered voters to 68,695 between December 2014 and December 2015. That’s at a time when the population of Canterbury was actually going up, so you would expect more, not fewer,
registrations. Of course, this is because a new registration system has been introduced. In the past, householders had the responsibility to register anyone living at their address. Parents could register their children, and universities could register their students as a block. Now we have moved to individual registration. Individual voters, and that includes students, are expected to register themselves on line. The University could register its students, but would need to ask their permission to do so. Some universities, like Sheffield, have done just this. Probably as a result, Sheffield
Central constituency has the largest increase in registered voters in the UK, more than 13 per cent. Students need votes if they want to make their voice heard on any of the issues that currently face us, from the £9,000 fees to EU membership, from rent levels in Canterbury to privatized bus fares. Registration takes two minutes at https://www. gov.uk/register-to-vote, all you need is your National Insurance number. If you’re not registered, you don’t have a vote – and the politicians can ignore you. 2015 Electoral Statistics can be found on the Office for
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Manage your time Spend, Save, this Easter break Splurge: Primer Jessica Duncan Newspaper Features Editor
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aster break can seem like a long time, but as the days fly by and you have nothing to show for your time off, you’ll wish you’d had a plan. Luckily, I’ve got a few tips for making each week at home count, but make sure your plan is personal to, and works for, you. Monday - Revision It can be a good idea to get all your notes together and written up before going home for a break. Getting organised and making them easier to read, such as cue cards, is a good way of reminding you of what you’ve learnt this term before you start proper revision. Tuesday - Employment Try not to take on too much. Your university work should be your priority, but as tempting as it is to earn more money, you’ll have all summer to work. Don’t push yourself to do too much and overload or you’ll find yourself too tired to revise. Wednesday - Have a social life As simple as it sounds, everyone will be in the same boat and everyone needs a break. Whether it’s just for a coffee or a catch up at someone’s house, sometimes you need to venture out of the house.
Thursday - More revision Yes it’s boring but repetition is key, whether it’s re-reading your notes, writing them in a different way, or using them to reaffirm your understanding, you’ll be thankful for the time spent when it’s engrained in your memory for exam season. Friday - Fresh air It’s often forgotten about, but simply opening a window or walking to the shop to buy a snack can rejuvenate and clear your mind. If you get easily distracted it can also be nice to work outside - leave the laptop, grab a book, and remove any technological devices that you can get onto social media with. Saturday - Family time While you’re home, don’t forget to enjoy the company of your family. As stressful as Easter is with regards to work, it’s always good to socialise and take a step away from the notes. You can even use your family to test you on your knowledge, or get them to make sure you stay on track with your revision timetable. Sunday - And on the seventh day, the student rested Don’t forget to take time out for yourself and just relax, light some candles, have a bath and close those books.
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ne of the greatest investments when it comes to make up is a primer. There is nothing worse than when your foundation does not go on smoothly, or fades away by lunchtime. Primer transforms your face into a flawless base for makeup and makes the application process a lot easier. However, with primers ranging from cheap to high-end, I am going to help you decide where to save and where to splurge. Save: Rimmel Stay Matte Primer, £5.99 My personal favourite, it helps to control shine whilst ensuring that your makeup stays on for a longer time. Another product similar to this one is the Maybelline Baby Skin Instant Pore Eraser, which will do the job if you are on a budget. Spend: Revlon Photoready Face Perfecting Serum, £12.99 - Slightly more expensive, this is a very good product but it won’t break the bank. This primer is very easily applied and your face feels very smooth afterwards, creating the perfect base for applying foundation. This also ensures your make up will stay on for a few extra hours (crucial for big nights out). Splurge: Benefit The POREfessional primer balm, £24.50 - If you are looking to splurge a little on the perfect primer, look no
further than the product which many professionals swear by. This primer is oil-free and therefore does not feel greasy when it is applied to the face, and the mattifying effects happen almost instantly. This is also one of the top products for ensuring your make up lasts the night, while simultaneously making you look flawless. Many people believe that primers are an unnecessary step in your make up routine, but give one of these products a chance and I’m sure you too will become a primer convert, and your makeup will look flawless.
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fierce battle is raging between Apple and the FBI over mobile phone security. The FBI have ordered Apple to co-operate in the investigation of shooter Syed Farook’s mobile phone. Apple says it is not going to “open a back door” that “bad guys can exploit”, whilst the FBI is asking for it to alter the socalled System Information File (SIF). This would allow the FBI to access several functions that are usually unattainable, such as stopping the phone from deleting its contents. The case is still raging in courts.
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cientists at the University of Sussex recently discovered that horses can read human facial expressions. Presented with photographs showing angry and happy human faces, Amy Victoria Smith and her colleagues then measured their heart rate and the way in which they looked at the pictures. In experiments with dogs it has been proven that negative stimuli are perceived with a left-gaze bias. When confronted with angry facial expressions the horses’ heart rates increased and they also demonstrated this left-gaze bias. Positive facial expressions did not trigger responses.
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Florals? For spring? Ground breaking. Manon Charles
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ith the slow emergence of the spring season, it’s time to update your wardrobe. From jackets, to skirts, here are the season’s biggest trends and how to wear them. Stripes: Stripes are a personal favourite of mine and luckily, they are a tried and tested favourite for the spring season. Whether you go for nautical blue and white, or chic black and white horizontal stripes, wearing stripes will ensure you stay on trend this spring. Lace: There is something about the delicacy of lace that goes perfectly with this time of year. For a little bit more of an impact, pair a lace top with a floral pair of trousers or skirt. Alternatively, opt for a lace dress for a big night out, and you’ll be guaranteed to make an impact! Denim: Denim is very in this season. Whether you opt for a classic pair of jeans or branch out with a denim shirt, you will be on trend this spring. Pair a denim shirt with some patterned
trousers and some white plimsolls for a casual spring look. Bomber jacket: This is the perfect spring jacket. This trend is favoured by celebs such as Suki Waterhouse and Kendall Jenner. This jacket doesn’t necessarily mean masculine or shapeless, it can be worn many different ways. Pair with a midi skirt and some plimsolls for a sporty chic look, or wear with a timeless pair of black jeans and some lace up boots for a classic look. If you’re looking to make a statement this spring season, dare to be different and get a statement bomber jacket, with a bold colour or pattern. Culottes: This daring trend, which is very popular on the catwalks this season, is not for everyone. However, for those of you brave enough to try, pair some culottes with a gorgeous blouse and you are ready for a sophisticated day out. Pencil skirt: This has been a trend for quite a while now, but mix it up a little bit with some texture, whether it be some leather or zippers and buttons,
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the midi is back with a twist. Pair with some killer heels and your faithful crop top for an instant hit at the club. Alternatively, wear with a tucked in a shirt for a classic day look. This skirt is a staple for any season.
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1. The average person laughs 10 times a day. 2. There are no clocks in Las Vegas gambling casinos. 3. Due to precipitation, for a few weeks K2, normally the second highest mountain in the world, is taller than Mount Everest. 4. A cockroach will live nine days without its head before it starves to death.
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The Creme Egg conspiracy? Jessica Duncan Newspaper Features Editor
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agon wheels are shrinking in diameter, a foot long subway is never twelve inches, and Creme Eggs taste different. These are all claims that we make without even thinking, putting it down to growing up or taste buds changing, but what if these claims are right? Have Cadbury attempted to improve upon perfection? According to last year’s figures, the company lost over six million pounds in sales as a result of altering the taste. Cadbury also brought out other Easter treats during the short celebration period, such as the Egg ‘n’ spoon in an attempt to lure us back in and revamp the brand which has been producing eggs since 1971. We’ll have to wait to see if this has also affected the sales of the Halloween edition, Screme Egg, in which the soft icing centre is dyed green, continuing the happiness surrounding the concept of Easter eggs for a few more months. The Creme Egg has had a lot of competition appearing in recent years, with the Malteaster Bunny and this years edition - the Mars egg, similar to
the Creme Egg in size, however this one also has the fun addition of toy like the Kinder Surprise. Cadbury’s alteration of the recipe could be seen as an attempt to entice us back in. They had us at the hard, milk chocolate outside, and we were head over heels by the time we got to the gooey centre. But it’s not just the little egg that is causing Cadbury to lose money, overall the company lost over seven million pounds throughout the year, resulting in them being more creative, with business ventures such as the Creme
Egg Cafe which opened towards the end of January in Soho, London. With very few items on the menu, but with a ball pit within the cafe, it could be worth a visit to see what all the hype is about. Cadbury have been candid - the original dairy milk recipe had only been used for the shell for six out of its 45 years of making the eggs, with the rest being a standard cocoa mix, yet consumers still feel deceived by the real life Willy Wonka. As the old saying goes, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it, something Cadbury should perhaps pay more attention to.
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5. Porcupines float in water. 6. Paraskevidekatriaphobia means fear of Friday the 13th, which occurs one to three times a year. 7. Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying. 8. In 1980, a Las Vegas hospital suspended workers for betting on when patients would die. 9. Children grow faster in the spring time. 10. Starfish have no brains.
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Creme Egg Brownie Recipe Sometimes Easter just doesn’t involve enough chocolate and sugar for my liking. If you feel like you need more than just one Creme Egg, try these brownies based on the Cadbury classic for that extra sugar rush. Serves 20. Ingredients: 85g plain flour 2 tbsp cocoa powder 170g milk chocolate
110g butter 2 eggs 140g sugar Creme Eggs
Method: 1. Pre heat the oven to 180C. 2. Grease and line a tin. 3. In a pan, melt the butter and chocolate over a low heat constantly stirring. 4. Take the pan off the heat, beat in the eggs and sugar. 5. Sift in the flour and cocoa powder. Fold it into the mixture. Pour into the tin. 6. Bake for 25-30 minutes 7. Cut the Creme Eggs in half and push into top of brownie mix in tin 8. Once the top layer of chocolate has set, cut the brownies into chunks. Depending on the size of your tray, it should make 20.
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A spotlight on sexual abuse Lydia Rugg
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he past few years have seen many secrets concerning sexual abuse unfold. The Jimmy Saville scandal in particular has shocked Britain in recent years. Horrific acts have been proven with investigations beginning as early as the 1950s, but not reaching completion until after his death. Films that have been released in the last year aptly showcase the difficult nature of a) convicting a felon and b) healing for the victim. Here are three important films to watch to gauge a better understanding of sexual abuse in all its forms in various settings. Spotlight (2015) Winning the Best Picture Award at the 2016 Oscars, this film focuses on the Boston Globe newspaper’s spotlight team and the investigation into child sex abuse in Boston by Roman Catholic
priests. Putting aside the films achievements in revealing sex abuse in the Catholic Church as it has never been done before in mainstream cinema, the film is inspiring, particularly for university students studying the arts. Journalism students will find this film an uplifting Photo by joblo.com warning about the struggles in literary reporting culture. The film shows the drive of a group of people and how, without teams of investigative journalists, the system for convicting sexual predators would not be at the successful stage it is at today. Room (2016) Another film to experience success at the 2016 Oscars, with its leading lady, Brie Larson winning the Oscar for Best Leading Actress performance. The lead character Joy, is mother of
five-year-old Jack, who was abducted by ‘Old Nick’, raped and held captive for seven years in a small room, until they courageously escape. The humanist aspect of this film is dizzyingly beautiful. The realistic depiction of Joy after she is reunited with her parents shows her inability to be able to fit into the real world without extensive therapy. This accurately shows how sexual abuse can affect spiritual and mental strength, and how in certain circumstances, the original state cannot be returned to. The Hunting Ground (2015) This is a documentary exploring incidents of sexual assault on college campuses in America. The film is mostly narrated by and focuses on two former students of the University of North Carolina. A sociologically intimate exploration of rape culture in the USA, throughout the documentary, victims detail the lack of support they received from college administrators. Although our own city of Canterbury is known to be a safe place, there have been instances of campus rape. What The Hunting Ground reveals is that sexual assault can occur anywhere, no matter how prestigious a university is. We, as a society must overrule
Hitman in all their glory. With access to brand new games, daily uploads, and weekly giveaways, this is one channel that is well worth a subscription. Subscriber count: 5.7 million The sporty gamer: Chris Smoove Any lover of sports games will know how enjoyable watching these types of YouTube game-players are. One particularly great gamer is Chris Smoove, who specialises in hilarious sports videos. The gamer’s most popular video is his NBA 2K14 walkthrough that has an impressive 5.7 million views. It’s easy to see why, as his hilarious anecdotes and commentary will have you in stitches. Subscriber count: 2.8 million The comic relief
gamers: DanandPhilGames Unless you’ve been living in a wifiless cave for the past four years you’ll probably have already heard of YouTube royalty Danisnotonfire and AmazingPhil, aka Dan Howell and Phil Lester, the twenty-something British video makers who have a combined subscriber count of almost nine million people. You may, however, not be
the ‘uncomfortable’ stigma around dealing with instances of sexual abuse, and be as open and informative about scenarios and protocols put in place to deal with them in order to permanently criminalise sexual assault and any act that comes attached to it. If you’d like to read an interview with the producer of The Hunting Ground, visit www.inquirelive.co.uk.
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Today’s YouTube gamers to watch Bethan Stoneman Newspaper Entertainment Editor
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s a university student, it’s basically a rite of passage that most of your studying time will be spent watching YouTube videos. From make-up to book reviews, the website has everything a procrastinator needs to fill an evening. One of the most popular channel genres is gaming, with everyone’s favourite Swedish video maker, Pewdiepie, being the top subscribed channel, however if you’re bored of the same old gamers, here’s three channels you may not be as familiar with. The serious gamer: TheRadBrad If you’re one of those people who gets annoyed with YouTube gamers not playing the games thoroughly, TheRadBrad is a channel you need to follow. Hailed as the “King of the YouTube walkthrough” by FMV Magazine, this 29 year-old American gamer keeps it simple with detailed game-playing so you can experience games such as Mortal Combat XL and
aware that these hugely popular best friends also have a gaming channel, DanandPhilGames, where, unlike the serious gaming channel TheRadBrad, the videos are for pure entertainment. From making a joint Sim ‘Dil Howlter’ on the Sims 4 to scaring themselves silly playing the infamous Sonic.exc, their videos are comedic gold, with a personal favourite being the Five Nights at Freddy’s series, that sees a terrified Dan falling off his chair. For anyone who enjoys video games and doesn’t take life too seriously, this loveable twosome are perfect. Also, fun fact; this channel is the fastest growing in the history of YouTube. If that’s not a reason to subscribe, what is? Subscriber count: 2 Photo by alexlisciophotos | Flickr million
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A look back at the childhood games we all loved to play back in the day Ben Clarke
glides easier, plus water wasn’t fatal anymore! I spent hours of my childhood loving Spyro 2, and earning talismans or orbs gave me a good sense of achievement. 1. Ape Escape My absolute favourite game from childhood has to be Ape Escape. You
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veryone has fond memories of playing on their Playstation for hours on end with their friends when they were nine. So, here is a nostalgic look back at the three games that really stand out as firm favourites of mine from my childhood. 3. Monkey Magic One of my favourite games was Monkey Magic. It was a 2D platformer where you play as a monkey who learns martial arts and magic. If that’s not badass enough, you also get to ride a flying cloud and beat up minotaurs with a stick! It was a weird game with tricky puzzles that I thoroughly enjoyed, it was difficult to beat, however, every level felt like an achievement and had a lot of variety to it. The boss fights were fun and the characters were well developed. It’s definitely worth checking out if you enjoyed the PS1 days of video games.
2. Spyro 2 Spyro 2 is my favourite Spyro game, and ultimately one of my favourite childhood games. The reason why I prefer it over the original is because they improved on everything that the original offered. The story had more content, the controls were tighter, and you could finally hover to make long
travel through time catching monkeys whilst armed with a lightsabre and a digital net, what’s not to love? The variety in level design and monkey personalities kept the game fresh and interesting. Also, if you can name a better game that involves monkeys riding mammoths with machine guns, then you deserve a medal.
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Zoolander 2: The Review Amy Brown
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oolander 2, the long awaited sequel to the cult classic Zoolander, has everything you could want in a crappy comedy; laughs, celebrities, farce, and Penelope Cruz in a leopard-print swimming costume. Critics are claiming the film doesn’t work because its comedic value is exactly the same as its 2001 predecessor, but Zoolander 2 is a nostalgic and coherent, if not ridiculous, follow up. The silly tone and neon, sovery-nineties, captions effortlessly link this film to the original and confirm that Stiller, as director, was never aiming for anything different. It ferociously mocks the fashion world, this time focussing more on modern principles of the hipster age, rather than the pyscho haute couture caricatures of the first film (of which there are a few). The film manages to ridicule both sides of fashion by having the hilarious Don Atari, “the anti-fashion fashion guy”, constantly contradict himself with confidence, highlighting the preposterous fashion world. Atari, played by SNL’s Kyle Mooney, even has his own Instagram account which is worth checking out (donatari_69). Will Ferrell thankfully reprises his role as Mugatu, who brings in huge fashion icons such as, the ice queen herself, Anna Wintour. So, the fact that Rotten Tomatoes
claims the film “has more celebrity cameos than laughs” may not be an insult; there are a tonne of cameos. My personal favourites were Nickelodeon child star Ariana Grande, credited as “Bondage Girl”, and Kiefer Sutherland, playing a hormonal parent-to-be. The celebrities mock their own hype and turn their star personas on their heads. It is also very important to mention that SuBo appears briefly and it is worth watching the film just for that. The sequel also parodies itself by dropping in a multitude of in-jokes and previous plotlines, maybe exhaustively.
However, it is an extremely funny film, especially if you love the first one. If you don’t, what are you expecting? Zoolander 2 is intending to be just as ridiculous as Zoolander. People have been shocked to see its depletion in popularity, but are forgetting that Zoolander is a cult classic, no one liked that one at first either. Let’s be serious, Zoolander 2 was never going to be showered in Academy Awards, so can we all give it a break and enjoy it for what it is? A light-hearted, star-studded, nostaglic and ludicrously fun one and a bit hours.
Songs on repeat Bethan Stoneman Newspaper Entertainment Editor Troye Sivan - “Youth” Chvrches - “Clearest Blue”
Lapsley - “Love is Blind” Twenty One Pilots - “Stressed Out”
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Panic! At The Disco are back Bethan Stoneman
Newspaper Entertainment Editor n the early 2000s, the pop-rock genre dominated the music charts, with the likes of My Chemical Romance and Fall Out Boy being routinely played on the radio. A band that stood out in this era was Panic! At The Disco, whose single “I Write Sins Not Tragedies” was a huge hit. As a former teenage emo-kid and lover of Panic!, I had my reservations when their new album, ‘Death of a Bachelor’ was released, as it proclaimed to be the most pop offering from the band to date. However, I was pleasantly surprised with the outcome, as the band have abandoned the traditional drumheavy sound in favour of retro punk beats with edgy lyrics, creating a highly enjoyable pop-rock album. The album opens with ‘Victorious’, an almost anthemic tune with a repetitive chorus and a very catchy hook, a great opener for an album of up-beat songs. Impressively, frontman Brendan Urie wrote the whole album, and claims his wife inspired the songs, so with lyrics like “tonight we are victorious,
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champagne pouring over us,” it can be assumed that the pair have a great marriage. Track three on the album, “Hallelujah,” was the first single released, and it’s easy to see why it was chosen; the song is definitely a stand-out tune, despite containing the controversial lyrics “all you sinners stand up, sing hallelujah… say your prayers.” The chorus is one of those rare finds that makes you want to simultaneously dance and sing like you’re part of a gospel choir, and despite being very repetitive, as a whole this song is great. The following two songs are really where the album develops an individual sound. “Emperor’s New Clothes” is a belter; a very original track with a spooky vibe, perfect for a Halloween party (check out the video too, it’s pretty weird and creepy.) The album’s namesake, “Death of a Bachelor”, is brilliant, a surprisingly soulful offering with a chorus that you’ll be singing all day, the melody sounds like it’s from a different era unsurprisingly, Urie says he was inspired by Frank Sinatra whilst writing the song. Urie really goes to
town and displays the versatility of his vocal range on this track, and it pays off: this tune is really something. Despite a majority of the songs having a pop feel, the band’s rock roots are most certainly not forgotten, as “Don’t Threaten Me with a Good Time,” “Crazy Genius”, and “Golden Days” all have a wonderful mix of heavy guitars and dance-y beats, whereas the brilliantly upbeat “LA Devotee” almost sounds like an early You Me At Six track, making it, alongside “Death of a Bachelor”, my favourite song on the album. As the album wraps with the remarkably mellow “Impossible Year” which leaves a melancholy note in any Panic! fan’s heart. Overall, Urie’s songwriting is really something to be marvelled at throughout this album. The band have really proven to stand the test of time in the highly competitive music industry, and part of this is due to their versatility and ability to write a damn good, catchy song, as music critic Evan Lucy writes in Alternative Press: “it’s hard not to break out in goosebumps and marvel at the moving songwriting” when listening to this brilliant album.
Selena Gomez - “Hands To Myself” The Weeknd - “Often”
FKA Twigs - “Good To Love” James Bay - “Best Fake Smile” Drake - “Summer Sixteen” Tinie Tempah feat. Zara Larsson - “Girls Like”
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MTS’ Legally Blonde Ellesse Cooke
(Winthrop/Student), Luke Harding (Carlos/Chad/Padamadan), and Chloe Hearey (Chutney/Kate). To speak briefly of technical aspects, first night mistakes aside, this was where the overambition was really evident. While the set was very well designed, it was very limited, and in a show as big as this, you really need more than just reusing the same double sided wall and door. Costume was better, most of Elle’s outfits hitting bullseyes (even if I couldn’t keep my eyes of those awful
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ifferent musicals have different dynamics. That is to say, the singing, dancing and acting are not always equal in importance. In a show like Legally Blonde however, all three are equally weighted, so when one area far excels the others, in this case the acting, it’s far more noticeable. Let’s talk about the leading lady, Tasha Saxby, who plays Elle Woods, a Malibu sorority girl turned serious Law student in an attempt to get her boyfriend, Warner Huntington (Issac French), back. Is she brilliant? No. Is she good? Definitely. Though her American accent can be annoying at times, she plays the cute side of Elle very well, and in the song “What You Want”, her determination shines through. With that said, her vocals, though great, can be a bit inconsistent, especially in bigger songs like “So Much Better”. Then there’s Tom Clare, who plays Emmett Forrest very well, a nice guy who’s had to work hard his whole life. No one is going to say “Chip On My Shoulder” isn’t believable from his performance. He, like Saxby, has some vocal inconsistencies, but they’re slightly less noticeable, perhaps because he does have fewer songs. But the standout of the show is Bethany Martin as Paulette Buonfonte. This is a truly charming performance, with Martin playing both the wacky and heartfelt sides of Paulette near perfectly. Vocally, she’s also brilliant. Her song “Ireland” is one of the most professionally performed songs of the
he Gulbenkian are offering an exciting deal this spring - book tickets for at least two of the following performances, and you’ll get a third off the price of all your tickets! Performances included in this offer:
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T24 - A Servant of Two Masters By Carlo Goldoni
Wed 23 Mar - 7:30pm & Thurs 24 Mar - 7:30pm T24 explores the timeless quest for food, money, and sex in a modern interpretation of Carlo Goldoni’s timeless comedy.
The Railway Children (PG tbc) show. With that being said, the other supporting characters don’t stand out nearly as much. I attribute this to the fact that characters like Warner or Vivienne Kensington (Emily McNulty) have to play a contrast to the cute, peppy nature of the rest of the cast. However they have their moments, Emily Canessa Davies (Brooke Windham) showed herself to be a very strong dancer during “Whipped Into Shape”. Like Elle, the ensemble has a real likability. The vocals are among the most consistent in the whole show, and the effort is undeniable. Despite “Whipped Into Shape” being among the most flawed numbers, it’s still enjoyable because the performers look so determined to get it right. The minor parts are also cast very well. Special praise to Charlotte O’Growney
Mon 28 Mar - 3pm E. Nesbit’s The Railway Children follows the story of Roberta (Bobbie), Phyllis, and Peter, three sheltered siblings who suffer a huge upheaval when their father, who works for the Foreign Office, is taken away from their London home and falsely imprisoned.
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lawyer shoes she wears in Act 2). MTS’ production of Legally Blonde is undeniably flawed. However it’s by no means devoid of merit. On the contrary, several songs are performed so well and with such passion, especially the song “Gay or European” (also known as “There Right There”). Furthermore the acting is almost always on point, even for the characters that stand out less. Where it suffers is in the clearly overambitious choreography and occasional lacklustre vocals. 2.5 stars.
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Dreaming in Code 2Faced Dance Company - Fri 1 April Award-winning choreographer Tamsin Fitzgerald, and Eddie Kay from Frantic Assembly present Dreaming in Code, an explosive and visceral double-bill performed by one of the UK’s most innovative male dance companies. JV2 Jasmin Vardimon Company Tues 26 April With the mission to develop, encourage and cultivate young talent and audiences, Jasmin Vardimon Company has formed JV2, delivering a Professional Development Certificate. This year’s JV2 are an ensemble of 16 young, talented, international dancers, hand-picked by Artistic Director Jasmin
Vardimon. The Birthday Party London Classic Theatre - Thurs 28 April By turns cryptic thriller and macabre comedy, The Birthday Party was Harold Pinter’s first major work, and is among the most unusual and absorbing of his plays.
Wed 6 Apr - 7:30pm Audiences across the UK will see three separate headspinning performances by theatre companies from Europe’s four corners. “BE FESTIVAL has grown to become the UK’s quirkiest showcase for new experimental theatre,” says The Guardian.
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Sat 2 Apr - 11am & 1pm & 15:00pm, Sun 3rd Apr - 11am & 1pm & 3pm Based on the book by Eileen Browne, this beautiful and engaging show features 55 stunning puppets, all created by hand.
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Beaney’s Man made exhibition Libby Asher
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y last visit to the Beaney was to look at the exhibition celebrating the natural world, this exhibition stood in stark contrast. I didn’t know what to expect from the title of the exhibition, but went in with an open mind. A wide range of artists’ work was on display, works that look at humans’ impact on natural, urban, and domestic environments. The exhibition dealt with themes of change, contemporary issues, and shaping our world to suit our needs and wants. On first entering the room, I noticed that there was an eclectic mix of different mediums: oil on canvas, acrylic, photography, ink and watercolour, charcoal, and even acrylic on playing cards. The colourful clean-cut lines of Luis Lozano’s The Yard, Belfast celebrates the progress of industry and the beauty it can create. Lauri Porter’s Boats of Many Colours is also wonderfully vibrant, but explores migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean. Porter’s depiction shows that the boats, passengers, and possessions against the brilliant blue sea are a colourful sight to behold, in stark contrast to the tragedy faced by these people. Further to this is the fact that every passenger has a past, coloured by their experience, and each
Student Poem of the Week Mind, Spirit, Soul or Myself after George Berkeley By Kyle Lovell All the choir of heaven and furniture of the earth in a word all those bodies which compose the mighty frame of the world
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of them has hopes and dreams, wanting to make something new out of very little. The watercolour image of Adam de Ville’s Dance of the Look Out Towers looked like scribbles and did not inspire me. There were some really colourful works that celebrate the area well: Virginia Scadeng’s The Crane is a rich oil on canvas painting that shows a crane from the historic dockyard at Chatham; and Peter Cordeaux’s depictions of Hastings’ and Whitstable’s harbours encapsulate the busy working environment, the fun and vibrancy of these two places. There was also sinister-looking photography from Cathy Tutton, who
reveals the threatening side of the artificial world man has created by putting together different manmade materials, such as human hair, and capturing them lurking in the shadows. Other works include social media, Canterbury Cathedral, and grieving for a loved one through celebrating life. My favourite piece was Maria Pacan’s Man-made Values, where we can see a beautiful fox near a fly-tipped sofa, viewed through a tyre. It is an ingenious way of asking how the growth of manmade products harms our world. Both personal and communal, the exhibition was soulful and busy with individual stories that contrasted with one another.
they found a home behind my lips resting softly beneath the shade of my tongue and so I gave form to them in another mind lacking matter how generous I am to whittle the world into mouth-sized sacrifices.
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Writers’ favourite reads
Stoner
by John Williams Alex Owers
not sit well for the fainthearted reader, the type who expects infinite lavish comforts; Stoner seems to acquiesce to mortality rather than fighting it. He doesn’t cull his passions completely,
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t’s not often a novel gets a second coming, and even when one does, it frequently lacks universalism. Rather, it remains sequestered as a niche darling for some bookish coterie. Indeed, Stoner was retrieved from that place we might call the literary sepulcher. Despite the growing reprisal for Stoner and Williams’ other two novels (actually three but the first is seldom available on bookshelves), Stoner’s cessation and burial to the said sepulcher was not, it seems to me, totally unreasonable. It does not explicitly aspire to the kinds of grandiosity of ‘Americandream’ literature, which took on the vivacious social consciousness of the 60s and imbibed it in fiction, often with marvellous consequences. Nor does it, regardless of this underlying constitutional permanence, go for shock and awe. The spectacular and the sublime are cumbersome themes in Stoner, to the point where an affair with derisory outcomes and the occasional toughening up to Stoner’s antagonistic and hard-nosed academic peers demonstrate bleak efforts of defiance and resilience. Stoner is a walking spirit of resignation. His life is summed up at the start, as a brief and forgettable sigh; he is a live image of remorseless passivity. In many ways, this novel will
but for the most part, he lacks even the most mopey desire to meliorate his dull tract and seize his life’s latent potentialities. The grief he feels for his unerringly somber precincts are often internalised, and so he allows himself
The Namesake Karisma Indra
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humpa Lahiri’s award-winning book, The Namesake, strikes a chord with all readers. It is a typical comingof-age story. The reader follows the protagonist through his highs and lows; we weep when he is upset and rejoice at his triumphs. All in all, it seems like every novel of its genre, but the main character is called Gogol: a firstgeneration Indian, born in America. As a first-generation Indian in Britain, I share many experiences highlighted in this novel, with the unfortunately named Gogol Ganguli. For every person who is exposed to a new culture, there is an inevitable tug-of-war that becomes obvious sooner or later - in this case, the war between the Indian and American cultures. As he grows up with his awkward name, inherited from his father’s favourite Russian author,
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Gogol struggles to shake off the shackles of his Indian heritage and find his own identity. Gogol’s lack of understanding of the significance of his name causes him to split his identity, Gogol at home, and Nikhil to the outside world. Lahiri’s debut novel shows a surprising mastery of straddling the world of rootlessness associated with trying to find one’s identity and making the story universal. The Namesake is ultimately a book about family, it doesn’t matter if the reader is Indian, American, or from another cultural or ethnic background, the story draws you in. Like with all children and young adults trying to find themselves in the potluck of a multicultural society, Gogol learns the truth, that identity is much more than a name. The story has more than one narrative voice, the early chapters are heard in the voice of Ashima Ganguli and then later that of her son, Gogol. As the pages
to be derogated, emasculated, and thwarted of paternal efficacy- one of the more resoundingly dismal elements of the story. Another of Williams’s novels, Butcher’s Crossing, has been called Cormacian, a perfectly understandable bridge, though Stoner is not atypical of this notion either. It has some of the appreciable virtues of Russian literature’s dreariness, frigidly touching the surface of time, yet always awaiting mortaliend. I wouldn’t exactly call this escapist literature, if anything, as a reader you’ll probably feel exacted and confined, though energetic, for this script is an unwavering prospect in any person’s horizon. As you might be able to infer from my comments, it’s quite easy to hold this novel in contempt and so too its main character, for whom disappointment and even futility are more affirmative roles than that grand commiseration of hope. But in spite of this, Stoner is indubitably one of the best novels you’ll ever read. It is a novel of breathtaking simplicity and ease-of-reading. Stoner’s life walks the line of linearity; he is an academic, a husband, father, adulterer, and an example of the wastefulness of a finite existence. Despite this, Williams’ novel is one of tremendous ordinariness, and yet literary grandeur. The prose is soft and calm, it doesn’t fizzle out, nor does it move at seismic pace, but it is beautiful, beautiful, moving, and in a sense motivating; a reminder that we could turn out as Stoner did, but that we also have the time to be what he could have been too.
turn, the conflict between Ashima’s firmly rooted Indian needs and her son’s more Western ideals become evident. Gogol becomes more and more agitated by the duality of the life he is leading outside of his home and the one sequestered within its walls. Lahiri masterfully merges the lapsing of time with the changes Gogol undergoes; from his ill-fated love life, including an alien relationship with American Maxine, to his pessimism of always being judged by his ethnicity, to the eventual nostalgia of the last chapter. Lahiri’s work transforms the classic formula of a coming-of-age novel to display the intricacies within conflicting ideologies, duality, and acceptance. Gogol eventually understands his name and the hope it symbolised to his father, but by this point, he is only nostalgic for the past, for all the times he should have stayed true to his heritage and to his family. The book has something with which everyone can identify, and that is the beauty of The Namesake.
Top 10 facts about London’s culture
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Three of the top 10 museums and galleries in the world are in London. London is home to 857 art galleries in total.
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London dominates the UK visual arts sector, which accounts for 30 per cent of the global art market.
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The London Design Festival is now the world’s leading event of its kind, which attracted over 350,000 people in 2012 to innovative projects including the groundbreaking audio-technology, the BE OPEN Sound Portal.
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London has 900 bookshops, twice as many bookshops as New York.
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There are more than 300 languages spoken in London, more than in any other city in the world.
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London has over 380 public libraries, including the British Library, which holds the Magna Carta.
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London has over 170 museums with 11 national museums, including the British Museum - home to thousands of years of culture, including the Rosetta Stone (196 BC).
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Around 250 festivals take place in London every year, including London’s largest free festival, the Mayor’s Thames Festival, and Europe’s biggest street festival, the Notting Hill Carnival, which attracts around one million people.
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There are at least 200 shows to choose from every day across the West End.
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84 per cent of Londoners think that the city’s cultural scene is important in ensuring a high quality of life.
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Review: The Deep Blue Sea Ellesse Cooke
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atcha Chirapiwat’s The Deep Blue Sea is a performance that demands to be discussed. The play is Chirapiwat’s second directing feat, and while not every choice is perfect, many of them hit bullseyes. The story takes place in the 1950s and tells of a relationship on the edge. But when one of them, Hester, attempts suicide, other residents of their building find themselves involved. Hester Collyer is played by Helen Merritt, a real stand out among the cast. Every emotion is real, especially when only we can see them. One of her most impactful moments sees her looking back to when she first met her lover, Freddie Paige (Richard Yuill). Yuill also gives a solid performance. However, he appears to portray Paige as interestingly unlikeable. There are lines where a more charming side comes through, “It’s me- Freddie Paige, remember” being one I remember well. But, even in an interpretation I likely wouldn’t have chosen, Yuill certainly delivers. A matter that I was confronted with in this performance is the idea of casting gender blind. To me, it tends to be hit or miss. With that being said, a definite hit is Jessica Price, who perfectly projects the stiff, subdued, and proper man that is Sir William Collyer, Hester’s estranged husband. Though a slight fault to her performance is when she’s forced to play more emotionally, with any masculinity becoming somewhat
lost. Fortunately, these scenes were largely opposite Merritt’s character, and the brilliant dynamic between the two almost distracts any issues.
It’s worth talking about some of the technical decisions. The play was performed in a private room in The Jolly Sailor pub. Chirapiwat chooses to
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Poetry can help us measure out our lives, much like coffee spoons do. It enables us to take stock of the past, contemplate, and appreciate what the future holds for us. Poems also give us a vehicle to tackle unfair and oppressive power structures, evoking sentiments that might be lost in prose. However, it’s helpful if you happen to have red hair and enjoy devouring men.
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But what is a cast without its supporting characters? Enter Tabitha Andrews-Speed, aka Ms Miller. Andrews-Speed suitably plays the character as cold and judgemental. But like Price, she chooses to play it subdued, a calm contrast to some of the other female characters. To her direct opposite is Mrs Elton (Lauren Sharp), the wife of the apparent landlord and a serial busybody. Her stand out moment actually comes in the interval as the characters perform off script. Though Sharp doesn’t say a word, she pulls some of the best facial expressions in the whole show, possibly tied with Andrews-Speeds judgemental stare.
The teacher argued that although Facebook deals well with violence and rt has become a profound interest abuse, it remains prude with regards to among many in today’s society, the human body and nudity. but along with this interest, the burden Personally, I agree with the French of censorship has also followed. In teacher’s views that the topic of the recent decades, debates have arisen human body and nudity has become as to whether art is becoming too somewhat of a taboo in recent decades. controversial or shocking for Nude art has been around since the some of its audiences. But, is it Renaissance era, and arose in order really plausible to apply rules of to produce a natural depiction of the censorship to art? human form. Although previously this As someone who is deeply type of fine art has been associated with fond of art myself, I cannot a high culture, I find it difficult that understand how rules can it is not appreciated on multiple be applied to a craft that for levels in today’s diverse society. years has been associated Art has always been associated with freedom and expression with a feeling of liberty and of feelings and opinions. freedom, and this should not A recent example of this change. Understandably, art censorship controversy saw is not everyone’s cup of a French teacher win a case tea, but it should not be against Facebook, after the limited and regulated. social media site removed This is why I feel the above their account due to case fully addresses the teacher having the problems of posted a famous nude art within the 21st painting by Gustave Courbet. Photo by Jon Nagl | Flickr century.
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use it as the physical room the majority of the play is set in, having actors knock on the door and such, an interesting idea. Some small details such as having Hester’s paintings on the walls are also nice touches, however they become somewhat distracting when we see they’re being used to cover the framed rugby shirts on the walls. Overall, this was a solid performance and one I’d definitely recommend. A couple of slip-ups place it around a 3.5. But from what I understand, the performance was put together in a fairly short amount of time, so were it to run for more performances, it could have easily warranted four stars.
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Seven reasons to read poetry
Although I do not think Facebook should have taken down the picture and suspended the teacher’s account, I personally do not believe Facebook is the best platform on which to share this interest in art. This comes from a more traditional view of mine; I enjoy going to galleries and admiring art in exhibitions. I find it can be viewed on a very personal level in this way. This is not to say it should be banned from online sites, but friends and family on social media may not want to see nude paintings on their timeline. Even though Facebook is a free space for you to post what you like (to an extent), art is not something that can be forced onto others. There are many different mediums in which art can be shared, enjoyed, and expressed, for example blogs and Instagram accounts are one of the main ways I learn about and keep up-to-date with art on the Internet. To censor art would be to incarcerate one’s freedom of expression and creative flare. Instead, it should be considered how art is shared and expressed in society.
It can be a consoling form in times of grief, whether we rage against the death of somebody important to us, or gently accept that loss is an art not terribly difficult to master.
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While there are epic-length poems, such as ‘The Odyssey’ and Byron’s ‘Don Juan’, most poems are edible in a short bite of a reader’s breath, and yet they still have more depth and beauty than their prose counterparts.
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There’s something for everyone in poetry. Whether you prefer the discordant and yellow fogged landscapes of ‘The Love Song of Alfred J. Prufrock’, or the tender eroticism of ‘White Bee’, there is bound to be at least one poem you’ll adore.
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Reading poetry can help intelligence, even if you only remember the first few lines of Ginsberg’s ‘Howl’. Now, repeat after me: “I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving hysterical naked...”
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It’s aesthetically pleasing. Picture the scene: a sparrow grazes over the grass as you lounge beside your window, Lana Del Rey murmuring in the background and Ezra Pound’s ‘Cantos’ laid lightly between your hands. Your mouth forms the shape of the lines and the sun slowly sets – all in slow-motion sepia. You can’t tell me you’d rather be in K-Bar playing pool, can you?
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Spring clean your life Bethan Stoneman Newspaper Entertainment
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o, the sun is starting to shine, the days are getting longer, and it appears that the dark spell of winter is finally lifting. To prepare for the coming warm months, a spring clean is essential; not just a traditional spring clean, but a clean-out of your life and all the things you no longer need. Facebook One of the easiest and most rewarding ways of de-cluttering your life is to have a Facebook wipe. Go through your friend list and remove all the people that you no longer speak to, remember, or care about. Trust me, you no longer need to know about the relationship problems of that guy you met at a party five years ago.
The Fridge Spring cleaning your fridge is an inspiring and motivational feeling. In winter, everyone loves the cosiness of drinking hot chocolate and tucking into a box of Quality Street, but spring is the time when tropical fruits such as pineapples, mangoes, cherries, and apricots come into season. These healthy treats make great essay snacks, so make sure your fridge is stocked up. Also, investing in a blender is a great way of getting healthier, as making a fruit smoothie is a fantastic start to the morning. In addition, it looks very Instagram worthy. The Wardrobe Cleaning out your wardrobe is another great way of getting ready for spring. When April rolls around, hide your heavy jumpers and coats at the back of your wardrobe, and bring your fresh spring outfits to the front. Then, go through your clothes
and throw away the things that you never, ever wear. That leather t-shirt you thought looked amazing in first year? So not you anymore. Your Make-up Girls, take advantage of this cleaning spirit and sort through your make-up bag. Dispose of any mascaras that you’ve had longer than three months, and any lipsticks that are old and
gummy. You don’t need that glow in the dark Barbie pink lipstick you’ve had since you were 12. Learn to love and let go. The Rest of the House Once your Facebook, wardrobe, and fridge are all looking great, it’s time to make a start on the rest of your house. A literal spring clean is a great way of releasing some uni stress
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and de-cluttering your life. Student houses tend to be a bit grimy as there’s often quite a few people living together, so gather your housemates in the kitchen, crack out the hoovers and rubber gloves and get scrubbing. A spacious, clean house gives you the space you need for those dreaded end of term essays. Clear your Mind Finally, spring cleaning your mind is as important as the rest, so make sure you get outside. Spring is the perfect time for walks; the mornings are crisp and the afternoons are (usually) warm and pleasant. So, instead of staying cramped in your room like you would in winter, take regular strolls to clear your mind of any university stress. And ta-da! Your life is decluttered and ready for summer, where the only thing left for all the graduates out there is to work out how to spend the rest of your existence. Great.
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A look at UKC Men’s Lacrosse Newspaper Features Editor, Jessica Duncan, met up with men’s Lacrosse member and Website Sport Editor, Patrick Kamalu, to talk about his time being part of the University of Kent team. What’s your position on the team and how long have you played lacrosse for? I am a midfielder for the second team and I have been playing properly for almost eight months. I went to a few taster sessions in January last year after the Refreshers Fair, but it wasn’t until September that I actually decided to fully commit. How did you get involved? Two of my housemates played lacrosse and I saw how much they were enjoying it so decided to try for myself, and I haven’t looked back. The early morning training time on a Sunday was hard to wake up for though! Is the training intensive? The training is intense because the sport itself is very demanding in terms of cardio and physicality. On the training
ground we work to improve played throughout the on these aspects but also on year? our team cohesion, game The second understanding, and technique. It is also light-hearted too because we are all good friends so there is a bit of joking around too! When do you play games? BUCS league games are typically played on Wednesdays ,unless they are rescheduled. We also have scrimmages where the first and second team are mixed and a match is played, as well as small games for the last 15 to 20 minutes University of Kent Men’s Lacrosse of training. How has the team
team has performed very well this year in terms of development. Considering there was a large amount of complete beginners, there have been some very good victories lately. For example, the Christ Church Men’s first team beat our team 19-3 back in October, but on 16 March our second team triumphed over this same side 7-6. This adds to our recent 9-1 win against UCL second team, which shows how far we’ve come. The first team have also had a successful season in their new league after securing promotion last year, so all-in-all it has
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he University of Kent Canoe Club provides fantastic opportunities; it’s not all slow paddles down a canal being attacked by swans! With regular trips to Wales and Dartmoor, including thrilling adventures to the French Alps, there is really nothing boring about it.
You’ll mainly see us piling boats onto cars ready for our Thursday night training session, but as a sports club that fully endorses the student experience here at Kent, a trip to the pub afterwards doesn’t go amiss! Whether it’s to try something new, or enhance your play-boating skills, the Canoe Club really is a great place to start.
t Kent Snow, the members’ abilities range from having never tried it, to ski or snowboard addicts. Members can do as little or as much as they like; only want to come for socials? Sure, the more the merrier! Want to compete? Come along! We don’t set teams for the year, so we can encourage improvement. We offer activities from beginner lessons to race training.
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KC Netball is a sports team that caters to many ability levels, ranging from absolute beginners to our first team BUCS players. The club is very successful with regards
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ere at the cycling club, we’ve had an outstanding year for development. With more regular riders than ever previously and an increasing number of female and casual cyclists, we’re appealing to a much broader audience. What’s more, with our sponsorship from Student Places we can afford to enter a larger team into BUCS races. On top of which, we’ve raised over £700 for charity with our 24-hour Cyclothon, and our British cycling rides will be beginning shortly; ideal for anyone interested in social, relaxed riding. We have a small, hard working committee and are always looking for new members.
Capoeira
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apoeira is many things. It combines martial arts, dance, and acrobatics. Capoeira originates in Brazil, where it was developed by slaves, and the martial arts was disguised as a dance. Furthermore, it has managed to stand the test of time. Capoeira at UKC involves physical training to improve your strength and endurance, followed by learning the intricacies of different techniques. Finally, you’ll then be able to test your skills with an opponent surrounded by your friends and music. With all different skills and abilities welcome, Capoeira is for everyone. Photos by University of Kent Canoe Club, Ben Zeng, Kent Snow, Kent Cycling Club, Capoeira UKC, and Eithaar Al Barwani
to league tables, with our 4s topping their league this season. I am third Team Captain and I have enjoyed every minute of it. We have had some amazing games this year as a club, there is nothing better than beating a team at home, with the crowd all behind you cheering you on.
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he Karate club at the University of Kent is for everybody; we have people involved in the club as beginners all the way up to international
athletes that compete for England. It is a chance to take part in something a little different, increase your fitness level, and learn self-defence and discipline. You also have the
chance to compete in the BUCS competition held each year. This year we took nineteen athletes and came eighth in the overall medals table, achieving a ladies team Kumite gold, one silver, and six fourth places.