2010/11 | ISSUE 1 OCTOBER 4 - 17 2010
04 - 10 OCTOBER Monday 4 October Freshers’ Fair 10:00 (16:00) Percy Gee
The Magic Numbers
19:00 O2 Academy 2 £14
Stevie Starr
Red Later
02:00 (05:00) The Scholar and O2 Academy 3
Thursday 7 October Sound of Guns
18:30 O2 Academy 3 £6
Saturday 9 October
The Screening
Charlie Coombs And The New Breed 19:00 O2 Academy 2 £6
Entertainment from ‘Britain’s got Talent’s’ very own regurgitating Stevie Starr. 21:00 (23:00) O2 Academy
Freshers Welcome Party Feat. Professor Green 23:00 (02:00) O2 Academy + 2 + 3 + Scholar
I ♥ Late Lounge
02:00 (05:00) The Scholar + O2 Academy 3
Tuesday 5 October Freshers’ Fair
FANCY!
22:30 (02:00) NO FANCY DRESS NO ENTRY O2 Academy £5
Friday 8 October
Aynsley Lister 19:15 O2 Academy 3 £6
Propaganda Launch Party Feat. Edith Bowman 22:30 (02:00) O2 Academy £4 (adv)
Sunday 10 October
10:00 (16:00) Percy Gee
Marc Spellman
Amazing mind reading with support from Knock Knock comedians Joe Bor and Stephen Carlin 20:00 (22:30) O2 Academy
Wednesday 6 October Red Leicester
With Jamie ‘Afro’ Archer from X Factor, Beat A Maxx (amazing VJ) and an Oxygen Bar. 20:00 (22:30) O2 Academy + 2 + 3 + Scholar
The Big Shabang
Feat. Jo Whiley 22:30 (03:00) O2 Academy
The Late Lounge
02:00 (06:00) The Scholar + O2 Academy 3
General Fiasco
19:00 O2 Academy 3 £7
Squids 19:00 (02:00) The Scholar
Well, it’s here. The summer is over and it’s time to get back to Uni. To all those fresh faces, welcome, you couldn’t have picked a better Uni or a better time. For those of you coming back, you’re not going to recognise the place. Since you’ve been gone we’ve gutted the building and 18 months and just over £16 million later we have what we think is the best Students’ Union in the country. It’s not just the building that’s changed, we now have Student Parliament look out for information on how to stand and make a difference. So ladies and gentlemen, we give you a brand new Percy Gee and the biggest Fresh Festival we’ve ever had, excited?
Kate is the Union’s Welfare and International Officer, to get in touch email su-wiofficer@le.ac.uk
Can we have more live music Say hello to the O2 Academy Leicester the busiest live music venue in the city Can we have more places to eat? We’ve still got Nourish and The Scholar, and you can eat your own food in The Square, but, we’ve got a brand new restaurant Nineteen Twenty Three that you’re going to love!
email us at...hello@leicesterunion.com pop in to the sabb office or post on facebook.com/studentsunion
It’s finally here. We’ve been a building site for 18 months but now all of that pain is gone as we open the brand new Percy Gee. There’s so much to show you, we’ve had to make the loop bigger!
The Square
Nourish
The most spectacular part of the brand new Percy Gee is the Square. The living room of campus is a perfect place to sit, meet, have a chat or just grab a bite to eat We’re really excited about the square and can’t wait for you to use it.
Your local campus shop. Pop in and take advantage of the fantastic meal deals, grab a paper or even stock up on loo roll. There’s an ace pick ‘n’ mix selection too.
nineteen twenty three Named after the year the Students’ Union was founded, Nineteen Twenty Three is a full service restaurant. Sourcing food from local suppliers and cooking everything fresh Nineteen Twenty Three is serving the best food on campus (if not in Leicester!) nineteentwentythree.com
Starbucks Grab your favorite Starbucks beverage right in the Square. starbucks.co.uk Abode Here to provide you with safe, affordable housing in your 2nd and 3rd year. Make abode your first point of call when looking for a house for 2011-12. No agency fees! leicesterabode.com
Willingale’s
Ryman
A treasure trove of University clothing, gifts, cards and books.
The perfect place to pick up your student stationary essentials. ryman.co.uk
The point The do anything spot! Pop to the Point to ask a question, book a room or buy a ticket.
santander For all your banking needs santander.co.uk
o2 academy leicester We’re ridiculously excited to welcome the O2 Academy to the University of Leicester Students’ Union. The addition of this amazing venue means that the Percy Gee is going to be constantly buzzing with gigs catering for all tastes, from Plan B to the Wedding Present (ask your mum and dad) from Beardyman to Corinne Bailey Rae there’s bound to be something for you. Top tip, if you get your tickets at the box offices you won’t have to pay any of the pesky charges they add online! o2academyleicester.co.uk
greenhouse two Gym Keep fit on campus! Buy a sports card and you can use the Gym for free! le.ac.uk/sports/Title_Pages/ spcard.html the Scholar Your Student bar. With live sport, entertainment and food served all day The Scholar is the place to be. Check out the TO DO listings for what’s happening during Freshers’ Festival.
the arc Home to all of our student groups The Arc is a flexible space for meetings and training. Pete, Ian and Holly are based there to help you with all of your student groups and sport questions.
the west wing Our political centre. The Sabbatical officers are based in the West Wing along with space for our part time officers. EDď ™ the education service looking after your academic welfare and course reps are also in the West Wing.
2010 marks a very important year in terms of the university funding debate. With the Lord Browne Review coming out this year we are facing a situation where students are looking at paying out £6000 per year on tuition fees. Add on the costs of accommodation, books, social life and other living expenses the average student will graduate with £40,000 worth of debt. To put this in perspective - An Arts graduate degree premium, the monetary benefit of having a degree, is only £34,000. Suddenly the economic argument for going to University looks a little weak. It is inevitable that our society will regress to the bad old days where only the elite can afford to attend University.
“£6,000 PER YEAR ON TUITION FEES” Over the past year your Students’ Union has been working tirelessly;
appearing on the BBC and local press to stress the importance of maintain the cap and getting
“THE AVERAGE STUDENT WILL GRADUATE WITH £40,000 WORTH OF DEBT” the support of our local MP, Sir Peter Soulsby. However, the time has come for you, the student, to stand up and make yourself heard! In November your Students’ Union will be joining the NUS on a national demo in London against increased fees. If you feel as passionately as I do about this get involved in the campaign, either from coming along and supporting the protest or helping us rally support. Feel free to contact me for more information at owen@leicesterunion.com Owen Jones Campaigns & Involvement Officer
WE’RE FOR YOU, NOT FOR PROFIT For every £1 you spend in the Union, 18p is recycled back into our services, helping you have the best student experience. We run the commercial services in the The Percy Gee and in addition to giving you that service the money we make helps finance other services and projects in order to provide you with the best student experience. support, campaigns and much more.
EVERYBODY LIKES TO BE LIKED, WE EVEN LIKE TO BE FOLLOWED... Obviously we mean on twitter! Keep up with us on facebook, like our wonderful page, facebook.com/studentsunion and follow the wonderful twitter.com/percygee, he always seems to know what’s happening first. Remember to sign up to leicesterunion.com too, it’s great for student groups, events and buying tickets.
EVERYONE LIKES A LITTLE BIT EXTRA! Grab your NUS Extra card right now from nusextra.co.uk to make sure you get the most from the fantastic offers that come with the NUS Extra card. For just £11 you get more than 90 offers just for cardholders. Add to that some special Percy Gee based offers and the card soon pays for itself!
11 - 17 OCTOBER Monday 11 October
I ♥ Mondays Fresh Bar Crawl
Wednesday 13 October
The Late Lounge
02:00 (06:00) The Scholar + O2 Academy 3
Saturday 16 October Red Leicester With Roll Deep and 3D Headphone Disco. Love Mondays is back! Get to know Leicester’s night life on this infamous bar crawl! 19:00 (03:00) Liquid and Envy
I ♥ Late Lounge
02:00 (05:00) The Scholar + O2 Academy 3
Tuesday 12 October
20:00 (22:30) O2 Academy + 2 + 3 + Scholar
Red Later
Little Night Terrors
Kyte Joy-Machine 19:30 O2 Academy 2 £6
02:00 (05:00) The Scholar and O2 Academy 3
Thursday 14 October
Shampoo
23:00 (02:00) The Scholar
Friday 15 October
dan le sac Vs Scroobius Pip Misty’s Big Adventure Kid A 18:30 O2 Academy £14
Propaganda Launch Party Feat. The Inbetweeners (DJ set) 22:30 (02:00) O2 Academy £4 (adv)
Sunday 10 October Fozzy
Knock Knock!
A night of comedy with Andi Osho, Pete Johansson, Carl Donnelly and MC Mark Olver 19:30 (22:00) O2 Academy
The Big Shabang Feat. Jameela Jamil 22:30 (03:00) O2 Academy
19:30 O2 Academy 2 £12
GIANT Squids 19:00 (03:00) The Scholar
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