The Beat - November 2012

ing Your monthly guide to what’s go rsity on in your students’ union, Unive and across Liverpool!

Inside: • NUS National Demo • Meet your Hall Rep • Amazing Teaching Awards • Give It A Go trips

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Our main offices are in The Haigh Building opposite Aldham Robarts Library but there are also LiverpoolSU Information Points located at IM Marsh in ‘The Meeting Place’, Tithebarn Street Café area and on the ground floor of the Redmond Building.

The Student Officers Believe it or not, we are already half way through the first academic term and as the Christmas break approaches LiverpoolSU has plenty of exciting events, campaigns and activities planned to keep you entertained!

As your students’ union, LiverpoolSU is here to help you get the most from your whole university experience whether it is your academic, social or

Paul Abernethy President

Tom Aldus Vice President Activities

work life. As an LJMU student you are automatically a member of LiverpoolSU and can take advantage of everything we have to offer you during your time at university.

From getting involved with one of our clubs and societies, to joining us at the NUS National Demo in London or going on one of our amazing Give It A Go trips, there is something for every LJMU student to get involved with this month, so keep reading‌

Kate Wilkinson Vice President Academic Quality

Curtis Reid Vice President Community Engagement

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NUS National Demo LiverpoolSU are going to the 2012 NUS National Demo in London, and you are all invited!

Tickets for the National Demo cost £10 - with £5 returned to you on the day – and can be purchased from the LiverpoolSU reception or online at www. liverpoolsu.com/events. Tickets include return travel to London by coach, departing at 5.30am from the Metropolitan Cathedral.

If you would like any more information on the demo why not pop in and see us at the Haigh Building, or email studentsunion@ljmu.ac.uk.

Tom Aldus, VP Activities: “I attended the last NUS demo in 2010 and thought I was in for a day of shopping and laughs in London, how wrong I was… I was angered about the decline in education and support across the UK and from that day on I became an activist, I then went on to become a student leader and now we have a real chance to turn the tide of cuts to education and the public sector. This time we set the agenda, this time the fight is in our hands and it’s our chance to show just how important education is to our society. This is a day not to be missed!”

Curtis Reid, VP Community Engagement: “Coming to Liverpool from outside and becoming Vice President Community Engagement, has made me realise just how much Liverpool as a city thrives and depends on its student population. I believe that this is our generation’s chance to reclaim education as a public good. I view the cuts as a knock to liberation especially, which is only possible in a society where education is available to all and seen as a positive, potential source of social transformation for marginalised groups; namely Black, LGBT, Women and Disabled etc. who will feel the cuts even more than most. I urge you to join myself and thousands of others across the country making a stand!”

Kate Wilkinson, VP Academ ic Quality: “2010 was the star t of ever ything for me as an activist; the dem o was a massive eye opener.

I soon realised the seriousness of the issue I was ‘accidently’ mar ching for and the injustice in the government’s education polic y, I quickly realised this was not and IS not good enough. In spite of this, what really astounded me was the sheer impact and enthusia sm of these 50,000 activists. You are no longer a single voice but part of a massive collective who do have to capacity to make real chan ge.

Since then we have seen som e devastating cuts to educatio n provision, tuition fees rise to 9k and been outright lied to as a student movement- this is why I will be marching.”

Paul Abernethy, President: “I can’t wait to get to London for #demo2012 because the current state of society is not only unacceptable but downright offensive. We have a government who have tripled tuition fees, we have public sector jobs being cut left right and centre and we have millions of unemployed… this is not right. We need to show that together the student movement says no to the cuts, no to the higher education reforms that are ripping the countr y apart and no to politicians who broke their promises to students in the last general election!”

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The Amazing Teacher Awards: nominations open LiverpoolSU’s Amazing Teacher Awards celebrate the high standard of teaching and support that is offered across LJMU. If you have an amazing teacher, we want to hear about it! “ An amazing teacher is someone who uses innovative teaching methods to create a generation of inspired and aspirational students”

“ It is about making the subjects that you teach interesting so it engages students with your subjects.”

“ An amazing teacher has to understand the individual, it is about knowing how to connect with that student.”

“ Someone who encourages discussion and participation, someone who is punctual and sets a good example to their students but at the same time always having enjoyment, I think that is the best way for students to learn.”

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Throughout the year LiverpoolSU offers students brilliant opportunities to try new activities and visit new places. Our first Give It A Go trips are taking place in November: • Centre for Alternative Technology, November 3rd Everything you’ve ever wondered about sustainable living CAT have tried it – or will. From environmentally responsible buildings to renewable energy generation, and from sustainability in the home to organic growing. The future is green and its starting here.

Come and see a community putting it all into action, and explore how science and innovation is helping to build a sustainable future.

• Active Adventures, November 10th Assault course, High ropes and Power fan! High ropes: Including 52 elements over two levels, this course is one of the largest in the UK and a real challenge. Power fan: This is a real test of nerves as you approach the dispatch point of our very own powerfan freefall jump – simulating the feel of static line parachute jump this will rattle even the most fearless!

• N ational Media Museum, November 17th Find out everything you ever wondered about the media at this unique museum, home to over 3.5

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million items of historical significance.

It includes the National Photography, National Cinematography, National Television and National New Media collections as well as galleries investigating and celebrating film, photography, television, animation and new media. The museum is also home to 3 cinema’s including the UK’s first IMAX theatre.

Visitors can also watch BBC in Bradford presenters and researchers collating news stories and broadcasting online and on-air in this real, working exhibit.

• P aintball, November 24th Which course will be victorious in the LJMU paintball battle?

In a unique indoor paintball arena, all the advantages of a large outdoor playing area but in a safe, warm, dry environment and best of all, no mud!

Whether you’ve been before or are a complete beginner this is guaranteed to be a brilliant day out.

For more information on these trips or to buy tickets visit www.liverpoolsu.com/events or contact Laura Outten at l.outten@ljmu.ac.uk.

Club/society of the month The LJMU Food society

Our chosen society of the month for November is the Food Society!

Dedicated to fine food, the society holds regular meetings, as well as annual events to places such as the BBC Good Food Show and Cadbury World! Whether you have an interest in cooking or baking, or whether you are just a fan of good grub, this society could be the one for you!

You may have even seen the LJMU Food Society stall at our welcome fairs, where they were giving out delicious cheese and home-made cookies!

For more information you can contact the society Chair, Georgie Milne-Atkinson, at G.A.MilneAtkinson@2011.ljmu.ac.uk or visit their Facebook page ‘The LJMU Food Society’.

For more information on all of our clubs and societies visit www.liverpoolsu.com/clubsandsocs If the club or society you are looking for does not already exist, then why not set up your own? LiverpoolSU provides support for students who wish to set up a new sports team or society, monetary grants are also available.

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