Issue 57 - November 2016 by The Magdalen

M AG DA L E N ISSUE 57 Vegan Dundee

Tis the Season To Be Jolly: S.A.D

OJâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Killer Brain

The community is branching out;

Seasonal Affective Disorder - what

The biology behind the behaviour

where and what to eat

it is and how to ease it

of violent criminals

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ISSUE 57

Editors Editor in Chief Rebecca Baird

Deputy Editors

Editor’s Letter

Heather Gordon

Well, that’s it. It’s November now, autumn is dead, and it’s officially Really Feckin’ Cold. For those of you who have never experienced a Scottish winter, I won’t give you all the

Patrick O’Donnell David White

clichés – it’s cold, yes, but you’re not going to die of frostbite or anything. Just get a decent jacket and drink loads of lovely warm tea, and you’ll be grand. And for all you seasoned winter-veterans (see what I did there?), take comfort in the knowledge that

Art & Entertainment Editor Lamya Sadiq

you can grumble and groan all you want because it’s cold and therefore the world is entirely devoid of joy…

Community Editors Alastair Letch

EXCEPT for this wonderful magazine which is sure to cheer you up! Seriously though,

Hannah Perrie

winter can be a difficult time – it’s literally darker, and as the days close in, so do the deadlines. If you’re feeling a bit unlike yourself this winter, check out our Lifestyle section’s article on Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) for tips on how to get through

Current Affairs Editor Calum Wilson

the winter without adopting the less-than-productive method of hibernation. Design Editor To me, this time of year is always a time of ideas. The crisp, frigid air wakes up

Corrie Gorman

something in my brain, and every thought I have seems larger than life. The best day of the whole year for this is November 5th, when you can stand still in a muddy field along with a thousand other freezing humans, look at the sky for ten minutes and

Lifestyle Editor Toni McKinney

watch an incredibly artificial but still beautiful pyrotechnic extravaganza, before going home to resume your normal life. It’s such a strange celebration, but I love it; because despite his awful, treasonous motive, Mr Guy Fawkes sure had a really big, flashy idea!

So whatever your big idea is, put it into action this November (but please don’t blow up Parliament). Check out our Design section for creative uses of 3D printing that

Opinion Editor Nicole Harrison

Science Editor James Russell

are right at your fingertips, or read our new Enterprise section for some insight into starting your own business. It’s gonna be a cold one, but a small spark of an idea can get a fire going inside you that’ll keep you nice and toasty!

Technology Editors Mila Georgieva Hugh Stevenson

Think big! Copy Editors Rebecca Baird

Catriona Leslie

Editor-in-Chief

Ellie Biggs Shanley Mcconnell

“Ideas are bulletproof.” – Alan Moore, V for Vendetta

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ISSUE 57 Creative Director’s Letter

Design Team

Remember, remember, the 5th of November... It’s certainly an explosive month, and

Creative Director

one full of anticipation. Halloween is over, Christmas isnt quite here, it’s an inbetween

Monica Dunne

month. Unless you celebrate Thanksgiving, in which case, enjoy! Asst. Creative Directors The weather is turning, it’s crisp and sunny at the same time - if you’re lucky - and I

Laura Gelston

love it. Unlike my editorial counterpart, I never was one for summertime. Winter means

Ali Elliott

cosiness and winter clothes. And wearing black is widely accepted. I wear it during Summer anyway but at least now I won’t look like I’m constantly prepared for a funeral.

Designers

My sister is exactly the same. We’ll stop wearing black when we find something darker.

Zoe Broughton Amy Collier

Speaking of funerals, here’s a funny anecdote. And there’s a funny sentence. A family

Rhianne Connelly

friend of ours passed away and since I had a free day, my Mum and I decided to go.

Alanna Craigmile

Let’s call the departed John Smith for the sake of privacy (though his name was

Sarah Duffy

incredibly unique so that makes this story even weirder). So we’re sitting in the car

Monica Dunne

park about to go in to John’s funeral and someone walkes past the front of the car -

Ali Elliott

my Mum’s face goes white. Like she’d seen a ghost. I’m like...what? She just looks at me

Coral Gallagher

and says “That’s who’s funeral we’re going to.” Now, she couldn’t be 100% sure so we

Laura Gelston

went in anyway but nope, as we look at the order of service, complete stranger. And

Shannon Graham

our dearly undeparted is sitting a few pews ahead. At this point, the funeral’s already

Darryl Gray

started, other members of my family have arrived, it would be rude to leave. My uncle

Fabio Maragno

meanwhile, looks at my Mum and mouths “who the hell’s funeral are we at?!” Now,

Conor McBay

my Nonno (Grandad in Italian) hasn’t got the best hearing or eyesight (he is 92, to be

Ellen McLean

fair) so he still thinks it’s our family friend and is visibly somber. But we can’t exactly

Ryan McKnight

say it quietly ‘cause he won’t hear it, so we just don’t tell him. So anyway, halfway

Dawn Neely

through this poor bugger’s eulogy, the speaker says “Now we all know how much John

Bryony Ogilvie

loved Hearts, so everyone, get out your scarves and let’s hold them up.” We look like

Clair Pollock

lemmings among a sea of marroon. Finally, this ordeal is over. So we think. We walk out

Molly Porteous

in this long procession and my Nonno finally sees the John we know. Instead of a quiet

Rebecca Scouller

word after the event, he walks over, hugs him tightly and shouts ”John! I thought you

Olivia Sharkey

were dead!”...in front of the recently deceased John Smith’s family.

Eilidh Shedden Jamie Stein

Happy November, everyone. This month’s brill cover is done by brainiac Laura Gelston. Cover Designer Monica Dunne

Laura Gelston

Creative Director

Contributors List

Gavin Aitken, Guy Clark, Jennifer Clarke, Mila Georgieva, Heather Gordon, Syed-Haq, Glenn D.V. Higgins, Jasmine Holt, Chloe Maclean, Toni McKinney, Liam Muir, RM Pollard, Molly Rose, James Russell, Ali Ryland ,Carolina Santos, Hugh Stevenson, Kali Wallace, David White, Calum Wilson

CONTENTS Arts & Entertainment

Current Affairs

04 - 05

Intruder

30 - 31

Syria : Conflict with No End

06 - 07

Son of Bengal

32 - 33

The Cost of Free Trade

Anonymous

Design 10 - 11

3D Printing

12 - 13

Selection Box

Lifestyle

Enterprise 34 - 35

An Entrepreneurial Mind

36 - 37

Centre of Enterprise

Science 39

Buzz Off

14 - 16

Tis the Season

40 - 41

OJâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Killer Brain

18 - 19

Cooking Corner

Epipen Price Hike

Community

Technology

Making Dundee Home

44 - 45

Think Different

22 - 23

Vegan Dundee

46 - 47

Top 5 iPhone Hoaxes

TIDAL Wave

Opinion 24 - 25

Milk

26 - 27

Dating Apps

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Arts and Entertainment

Intruder in this household. He desecrates this once-safe haven, I can feel it, and I can sense his trespassing before I even hear him. Out of my cosy bed and into the dark; it is late. Intruder by Glenn D.V. Higgins I can tell as much from just how

pherable landmark in the fog, I could

Quiet it is.

now be lost forever, in the grey -

I creep towards my bedroom

Coming up the stairs now again a vic-

closet at the back of the room, far-

tim to the squeaking steps he cannot

thest from the bedroom door, listening

recognise, heartbeat quickens in my

carefully,

chest, the tremble in my breathing

I slowly creep.

too…

He is downstairs, he creeps too,

fighting back the tears as I hide

moving slowly through my living room

…it’s so dark… and I hear him coming

- he doesn’t know to avoid the creaky

Closer

floorboard - he is not welcome, he is

the door handle shifts, slowly tilts

a stranger. It gives away his position.

down, scraping. if he had been here

Trembling, cold sweat running down

before, he’d have known to pull the

my back, the same sweat felt upon

handle to keep it from scraping. He’s

waking from nightmares…except this -

not welcome here, has not been here

within these very walls are the consol-

before, but he’s here now, defiling my

idation of my fondest memories, my

sacred refuge, my beacon in the fog,

beacon of light in the perpetual grey

my once-safe haven.

fog of all that is life, where I would

Door opening

store my hopes, my wishes and even

I hold my breath in this closet at the

my best dreams - and yet this sanctu-

back of my bedroom, in my darkest

ary for my soul is broken into by one

nightmare, with my

who has no sense of its sacred status,

Eyes wide open.

he does not know that he snuffs out the old flame that was my only deci-

Arts and Entertainment

Son Of Bengal By Syed-Haq

I Stillness

Thumbing across the pages of your unbounded thoughts, written in the same ink that carved this landâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s form. drinking in its essences as cool palms of river upon your lips. these must have cast visions of blood and bone, salted by devotion and labour. amar, or rather, Amader now, I finally know. the constant ticking and tocking; a metonym of your fortitude. it continues even after the great silence.

Arts and Entertainment

III

Memory

Rebirth

Joy Bangla is the soft sound

When the Padma finally rises

in the white noise of disquiet.

to claim, what is rightfully Hers.

Joy Bangla! Is the sound of hew; the mould by which you were forged

flesh, soil, water will collide in a kinetic fury!

“Bhaiya, amar Bhaiya”

churning and thundering

a wooden, spiced, amber song,

from the empty chair

cuts through the opaque of illusion

in your study.

to answer the perplexing question of; Being.

your blood will spread its symmetry

consider the dexterous turning of

in the image of the crimson

the page by your hand

shesh’er Alo; The mark

as a sound I will turn,

on our endless, green field.

between my fingers. A promise of our name.

I will find you, dancing in the wind.

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Arts and Entertainment

A glitch in the stitch of the brain; the gift bestowed by inherent diversity now sees a million plastic leaves projected on to a proudly barren tree, with crooked pleasantries being whispered where the air should be. Scientists poised with expertise in Distraction, Hatred and Jealousy, implant the aluminium seed, into the white hollow where our yolk should be. Their contraptions extract precisely that precious yellow core, leaving a gaping sore, quietly diagnosed as â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Insecurityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; introducing a glitch in the very stitch of the brain prohibiting day and night respite and strife from ever appearing the same. Watch us console this fault as one, that is, simply transient. Mutating what is organic, what is human salt. And sell ourselves to convenience! The lacerations of the steel wool, erase all fragments of the soul. Dr. Jekyll would certify this procedure as; irreversible. A glitch in the absolute stich of the brain a permanent stain. And at once, we are all the same. - Anonymous

Design

3D Printing… Not Just an Art Form Within Dundee University lies Duncan of Jordanstone

3D printing is utilised in medicine by creating

College of Art and Design. In DJCAD lies the Make

prosthetics for reconstructive purposes and replacing

Space. In the Make Space lies 3D printing. In 3D printing

limbs. Through modeling and Computer Aided Design,

lies an endless possibility of creative thinking.

limbs can be printed to suit individual specifications in terms of size, structure and style. If an individual is born

Due to an increase in demand there has been an increase

with missing or disfigured limbs, or if they have had to

in the number of 3D printers within the Make Space,

have an amputation because of bad health or

which allows more students to learn and explore the

an accident, then 3D printing can be used to improve

possibilities of 3D printing. Because of 3D printing,

their quality of life.

DJCAD is giving students the ability to expand their knowledge, techniques and enhance their portfolio’s,

With advances in the technology, new creative ways to

CV’s and the work they have on display at the ultimate

use 3D printing are also being found in the food industry.

Degree Show.

Chefs around the world are able to create unique dishes with this technology that they wouldn’t be able to do by

It is emphasized to students that 3D printing is a great

hand. Foods such as chocolate are placed in stainless

tool for creating three-dimensional work that is much

steel capsules and are then piped into any shape they

more physical and tangible than the more traditional 2D

desire – straight onto the plate.

practices such as drawing, painting and printmaking. The future holds a lot for 3D Printing. As we witness the Although situated in an artistic environment, 3D printing

progress it has already made, it’s exciting to see what

is not just for artists and their artwork. This exciting new

other improvements it can make to our everyday lives

technology is being used in many fields that are some-

now and in the future. As the technology advances, so

what unexpected, as they are not typically considered

do its potentials, not just in the design world as an art-

creative. From automotive to aerospace, commercial to

ist’s tool but also in all the lesser-known and unexpected

consumer, food to fashion and medicine to mechanical,

fields.

the potential use of 3D printers is endless. - Guy Clark Recently NASA used 3D printing to create a rocket engine injector that passed a major hot fire test. In the test the injector generated up to 10 times more thrust than any previous 3D printed injector. NASA also have plans to send a 3D printer into space so that if astronauts run out of tools, they would simply be able to print and build their own.

Design

inistry of Crafts has been running for three years

know someone who does, it’s hard to know when events

in Aberdeen and this month saw the first ever

are looking for stallholders. This can make craft events

event in Dundee City Centre.

a bit stale, which has attached a certain stigma to craft fairs in the past.

Hosted in The Steeple next to the Overgate Shopping Centre, the market saw a wide range of crafters and

Ministry of Crafts has a real youthful energy about it that

artists – including a few DJCAD students – selling their

makes it exciting to be part of. Having a regular event

wares. There was something for everyone, from beautiful

like this in the heart of Dundee means aspiring creative

jewellery and artwork to cute kids’ clothes and quirky

entrepreneurs will have an outlet for their work.

accessories.

Set this against the backdrop of a rapidly growing creative community in Dundee and it is easy to see how

From the opening at 11am, right through until 4pm, there

well this event will do in the future. One of the events’

was a steady bustling crowd as people came in to peruse

organizers, Carolyn, mentioned she was delighted with

the crafty goodies that the city has to offer.

the turnout and couldn’t wait for the next event!

The atmosphere was really friendly and relaxed and people chatted to vendors as they shopped.

Dundee MOC will run on the last Saturday of every month in The Steeple and there will always be something

Jennie Bates, a fourth year illustration student, was at

new to discover (plus it’s free!)

the fair selling prints and zines - “I had a great day!

The next event is the 29th of October, so make sure

It was good to see how my work was received and I

you’re following Dundee Ministry of Crafts on Facebook

made lots of unexpected connections with the public.

for updates.

I enjoyed being alongside other more experienced makers and seeing how they make a living from their ideas. It

Jennifer Clarke

was nice to feel part of the community.” The crafting community can be a difficult thing to break into. Unless you have your foot in the door or

Design

As a collective, we’d say that Selection Box is very much

With our focus on community, we kept the organisation

driven by a need to stir the creative community. In

of the event very local. All breweries contacted were

Dundee, we have strength in that community. There is a

nearby, we hosted our event at a locally-owned public

support system here that - if you’re willing to go out and

house - The George Orwell - and we collaborated with

find it - will typically help you in anyway that it can to

local DJs, Reckless Kettle, to both show submitted art-

achieve your goals. We once had a tutor tell us, “Being

work at their club night on the same night as our event

creative is a funny business,” and it honestly couldn’t

which then became their pre-event, but also promote

have rang more true. It is far too difficult to be creative

each other’s events which benefited us

in a world where it is so important. Knowing this all too

both greatly.

well, we feel that we should try to provide accessible ways to be creative and experience that culture around us.

If you’ve been around Dundee since mid-September, you’ve probably noticed some slightly outdated hand-

We should try to provide accessible ways to be creative and experience that culture around us.

written yellow posters speaking of “Art on Beer”. This was our first event of this semester for which we held an open call for submissions of any artwork to be printed on beer bottle labels and exhibited for sale. We knew of similar concepts and although printing artwork on beer

We’d say that the five free crates of beer that were gen-

labels was never going to be a new concept, it was un-

erously donated from Abernyte Brewery and Eden Mill

usual for Dundee and an interesting canvas upon which

go to show that keeping it local clearly works! This event

to display artwork for both local and far flung talent.

was also our first charity event, from which we did not

Let’s also not get away from the fact that the event was

take any profit. All proceeds went to Helms Training.

alcohol themed - our target audience was ultimately students, and in the first week back at university, we knew

When the night came, we agreed that we wanted there

that we would have an

to be a pretty chilled-out vibe, not only to soothe our

eager audience.

stress levels of organising all of this madness in three

Design

weeks, but also because this type of atmosphere would be much more accessible to a wider range of people. To aid this, we picked a venue that was both cosy and welcoming, had our friend Shona bake a chocolate and green tea cake to share with everyone and picked DJ’s who would collaborate to offer a mix of great music throughout the night.

Honestly, we were just so relieved that so many people

at “Art on Beer” and asked him how he felt post-event,

got involved. Lots of helping hands were involved in

“I think events like “Art on Beer”, and everything else

making all of this happen, without whom we would

Selection Box and other similar creative groups organise,

probably still be sticking labels on bottles and carting

are the life and soul of Dundee’s artistic scene, and in-

crates up and down Perth Road. Those first few days of

credibly important to the city’s growth and to the artists

waiting for submissions were definitely a little terrifying

and creative folks living and working here.”

once we had put out posters and received 12/60 emails - but thankfully they came flooding in on the day of the Deadline and we are so happy that so many people got involved. The variety of artwork on show was wonderful and it was so rewarding to see all of the bottles together. Equally there was the fear that no one would turn up, but footfall throughout the night was more than we could have imagined and we got some great feedback.

We are pleasantly surprised that we seem to have started a conversation, a buzz, and we suppose that was the aim all along.

Since the event, we’ve both been approached in our travels around the art college and Dundee by people

Selection Box will be hosting more, slightly overly am-

who either attended, submitted artwork or just heard

bitious, events nearer the holiday period, so keep your

about the event. We are pleasantly surprised that we

eyes peeled. All we’re saying is, hopefully, Big Red Bus

seem to have started a conversation, a buzz, and we

- help!

suppose that was the aim all along. We spoke to Ivan Smith, a local artist who exhibited and sold his artwork

Jasmine Holt & Kali Wallace

Lifestyle

TIS THE SEASON TO BE JOLLY :

S.A.D

hen you hear â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;winter is com-

treat illnesses and disorders that affect the

ingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, you might get pret-

wellbeing of an individual. One thing I care

ty excited. However, for

about is the awareness of mental health,

a large number of people this phrase

as it is an ever-growing issue that should

carries an entirely different meaning.

be treated as readily as physical illnesses.

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a

SAD is most likely to occur in countries

psychological depressive disorder that

that get less light from the sun over the

affects many people throughout the world.

cold wintery months, such as the UK, Eu-

It is a serious condition that affects the

rope, America and Canada. From roughly

way individuals function and it requires

October through to March, the disorder

attention. If you feel you are suffering from

is most prevalent. Essentially, it is a shift

this disorder, this article contains some of

in your mood that mirrors the seasons.

my own tips which will hopefully help you get through the difficult times ahead.

There are many theories as to why this disorder occurs, three of which

As a second year psychology student, I

are concerned with serotonin, mela-

know how important it is to identify and

tonin and the circadian rhythm.

Lifestyle

Serotonin or 5-hydroxytryptamine, is a

Students today are more susceptible than

chemical that is found in the human body. It

others to this disorder, with more cases of

is believed that serotonin is responsible for

SAD diagnosed each year. Sadly, it may

maintaining mood balances within us, in the

affect some students more than others, even-

months with fewer hours of sunlight, this can

tually taking over their lives for a period of

cause problems as the serotonin production

time, making the season unfairly difficult for

in the body slows down causing an imbalance

them. As we all know, coursework and stress

which can result in depression.

mounts up over the colder months - the demand for deadlines leads to a high increase of stress which may lead to a domino effect of losing energy and momentum to work,

eventually falling into a rut. For the Fresher’s Melatonin or N-acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine, is a hormone in the body that is responsible for the control of daily sleep cycles. In some cases, there can be more melatonin released into the body which can make someone sleep for much longer, leading to oversleeping and feeling lethargic.

that have moved away from home, living independently for the first time can make things even more difficult as the importance of self-discipline becomes apparent. Without your parents around to encourage you to get up and go to class or to get on with your mountains of coursework, it becomes easy to allow the stress to take over.

You may not have this disorder yourself, but perhaps you recognise it in people

around you whether they be classmates, The circadian rhythm is referred to as the

friends or partners. Symptoms can in-

‘body clock’, they are the physical, mental

clude fatigue, oversleeping, a decrease in

and behavioural changes that happen every

sexual desire, cravings for sugary foods

day. This rhythm helps our body recognise

and carbohydrates, weight gain, anxi-

when we should sleep but simple things such

ety and lack of interest in interactions

as the change of season shifts the ‘body

with others and everyday activities.

clock’, resulting in the symptoms of SAD.

Lifestyle So what can you do to help?

Invest in a Lightbox

Read Often

SAD lightboxes/daylight lamps are a really handy

A simple and therapeutic technique to help

thing to have when you’re depressed. Photother-

distract you from any negativity you may be

apy has been known to help many people when

experiencing. Try and find a series of books,

they are suffering from SAD. Lightboxes are

such as A Song of Ice and Fire, just so you have

beneficial as the bright light helps to deal with the

something there that you will enjoy reading over

darker evenings of winter. When using a light box,

the time your SAD occurs.

place it about an arm’s length away from you and have the light on for roughly 30 minutes a day. Hopefully after a few days there will be a noticeable difference in your mood!

Get A Good Night’s Rest Sleeping is an important part of a good daily

routine. Get yourself into bed at a reasonable

Eat Healthily

time, turn off all technology that may disturb you and try to get at least 8 hours of sleep per

Eating healthily is vital for our strength and

night. When you sleep, your body recovers, so

wellbeing. By increasing the amount of fatty

rest well and you will soon feel the benefits.

acids you eat, your mood can lift and your energy levels may increase. Flax seeds, sardines, salmon, tofu and walnuts are just a few from a ginormous list of foods that are high in fatty acid.

Go Out In The Sun If you feel you can’t face a gym, try and go for a

Exercise

lengthy walk on your own or even with a friend.

I cannot stress enough how important exercise is

Try to let your mind go blank and just take a look

when you are going through something difficult

around. Sunshine is a natural source of Vitamin

in your life. Depression, heartbreak, anything.

D, known as the happiness vitamin and has been

Even if it is just 20 minutes every couple of days,

proven to boost mood and an overall sense of

try your hardest to get into the gym, go outside

wellbeing. Summer is sunny, but sometimes peo-

for a jog or even go for a walk. The exercise you

ple forget about how beautiful winter can be.

carry out releases endorphins into your body and you feel better for doing it. If you try these tips and they don’t work, seek help. The university offers a free counselling service and Nightline is available in the evening should you ever need to talk to someone.

Winter is coming, and you can face it. Eat right, sleep, rest well and be happy.

Toni McKinney

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Lifestyle

Thai Green Curry

COOKING

CORNER

Serves 2

by Gavin Aitken

I personally have never met anyone that does not like this curry. It is a fairly mild dish so itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s suitable for those who are not overly fond of hot and spicy curries, but it can be made hotter for those who like hot and spicy food simply by adding in green chilli or extra Thai green curry paste. It is the perfect dish for a cold night in, sat in front of the TV, watching films.

INGREDIENTS

85g green beans (chopped)

3 generous Tbsp Thai green curry

1 tsp lemon grass paste

paste for a mild dish (add more if you would like the dish hotter)

1 onion 400ml tinned

Small tin of bamboo shoots (available in

coconut milk

the Asian sections in supermarkets or Chinese supermarkets)

400g-turkey breast (diced) 3 cups of water

About 120g Basmati rice (60g per person)

Lifestyle

METHOD

1 2 3 4 5

Add oil to your pan and warm on a low heat. Chop up your onions to your required size and add them to the pan. Once the onion is softened, turn up to a medium heat and add the turkey and cook it until it is white on the outsides. Once the turkey is coloured, add the curry paste and lemon grass paste. Cook for a further 5 minutes, continually stirring while being careful not to burn anything. Now add the tin of coconut milk and stir until the solid parts are liquefied, and then bring the mixture to the boil. Whilst the curry is boiling, measure 3 cups of water into your separate pot and bring this to the boil. Once the water is boiling add your rice and cook for 8-10 minutes or as the packet directs. You can

add a pinch of salt to the water to give some taste to the rice. Stir your rice occasionally to avoid it all clumping together.

7 8

While your rice is cooking add the chopped green beans to the curry. Drain your bamboo shoots and add them as well. Boil for roughly another 10 minutes or until your rice is cooked. This means both should be ready at the same time. Taste you curry mixture before serving and season accordingly with some salt and pepper, and if it is not hot enough add extra curry paste until you get it to a level of hotness you desire Drain the water of your rice, add the desired amount to a bowl, and then add on top your Thai green curry.

Enjoy!

Community

We are Making Dundee Home and our society formed

We believe that we are creating a fun, accessible and

last October, so we’re very new and still finding our feet!

happy space (with the added bonus of food). This was our goal all along, so we’re very proud of what we’ve

We realised that one of the biggest problems facing

achieved so far!

people who are homeless is their isolation and loneliness. So, as students, we decided to try and do something

As our society grows, we have many ambitions to keep

about it.

fundraising for our Fridays project but also for other homeless projects across Dundee. There are many soup

This led to the creation of Making Dundee Home Fridays,

kitchens around Dundee and it would be great if we

in partnership with West Church Dundee. We serve

could contribute something to the running of them -

up meals to anyone who wants to come along.

be it clothes, food or supplies.

It’s important that we all eat and chat together too; we are trying to move away from the formal soup kitchen

Throughout the year we are hoping to organise clothes

where little socialising takes place, towards an environ-

and food drives in order to try and help homeless people

ment of warmth and friendliness. In a small but signif-

through winter. In mid-November/December it can get

icant way, we are breaking down barriers and mixing

bitterly cold outside, so our goal this year is to try and

social circles whilst creating a sense

provide a few warm coats to help people on the streets

of community.

through the harsh months.

Our goal this year is to try and provide a few warm coats to help people on the streets through the harsh months.

We have lots of fundraisers this year as well as our soup kitchen, every Friday, 12-3 at West Church on the Perth Road. We are constantly looking for student volunteers to help at either our soup kitchens or with our fundraising events! Our society has the potential to make a real difference and it is such a rewarding experience. We encourage everyone to get involved!

Our Making Dundee Home Fridays project is growing strong. We have a regular turnout of around 12 guys and we’re all getting to know each other quite well.

Makingdundeehome@gmail.com

While our numbers are smaller than most soup kitchens,

Making Dundee Home Making Dundee Home Fridays

we are still making a huge difference to lives in just a few hours on a Friday.

Community

THE COMMUNITY IS BRANCHING OUT

The prospect of being vegan can be quite daunting. I

vegan festivals of their own, and there is no reason why

am more than aware of the obstacles preventing people

Dundee cannot follow suit. An abundance of vegan cui-

from taking on such a lifestyle change; for a long time,

sine will be featured at the festival to whet the appetites

they held me back too. Could I afford it? Could I survive?

of Dundonians. Even the most clued up, die-hard vegans

Would it be too difficult to maintain? The reality is that

will be surprised at just how much diverse food will be

society simply does not accept veganism as ‘normal’. Be-

available at the stalls! The festival will also feature speak-

yond any social stigma and accusations of hypocrisy or

ers from various animal rights organisations as well as nu-

pretentiousness, meat eating is woven into the fabric of

tritional information available for anyone with concerns

our society. Whilst vegetarianism is given a good amount

or who simply want to learn more about the benefits of

of shelf space, veganism is not. Speaking from personal

being vegan.

experience, I want to put your mind at rest. Yes, you really are capable of being vegan - and living in Dundee does not make it any more difficult.

Having recently started university, I have been truly amazed at how many people are either vegan, vegetarian

Dundee Vegan Festival Chambers East 19th November 2016

or aspiring towards it. After several months of my mum and I being virtually the only vegans I knew, being introduced to Dundee’s expanding vegan community has filled

Veganism has picked up a lot of momentum recently re-

me with a newfound enthusiasm.

sulting in it becoming far more accessible in Dundee. A quick Google search will bring up many local eateries right

I recently spoke to Barry Conlon, who helps run Vegan

on the university’s doorstep, many of which are branching

Actions North East. Barry is one of the many people re-

out to include vegan menus or options, with more places

sponsible for Dundee’s first ever Vegan Festival, which

set to follow suit due to the success of these vegan-inclu-

will take place on 19th November at Chamber East. Edin-

sive restaurants. Additionally, The Health Store on Com-

burgh and Glasgow have each had incredibly successful

mercial Street has a wealth of vegan food and supple-

Community

ments, and the Oriental supermarket, Mathew’s Food, on

protest in Dundee City centre called ‘Earthlings Experi-

Gellatly Street is also a great option for vegan shoppers.

ence.’ The aim of the movement was to confront the public with the truth of animal cruelty that comes as a result

Dundee’s student population has had a major effect on

of industrial farming methods. The protestors donned

the expansion of veganism in the city. The Dundee Uni-

ominous white masks whilst presenting footage of the

versity Vegetarian and Vegan Society has been active in

inner-workings of slaughter houses and chicken factories;

engaging those with an interest by hosting regular film

the objective was to encourage people to consider what

screenings. One of its conveners, Andrew Seager, is keen

lifestyle choices they can make to reduce our reliance on

for these to continue over the next year as they have been

animals.

very successful with high turnouts. The key focus of the screenings is to educate and raise awareness as to the

Speak to any vegan you know and they will tell you just

harsh reality of mass industrial livestock, and the damage

how much more flavoursome your diet becomes. I have

dairy farming does to the environment.

discovered so much over the last year: beans on toast has gone from something I threw together in a hurry, to one

Bake sales are something the society are hoping to host

of my most indulgent meals! Dundee is a place where ve-

too because if people realise that they can eat cake and

ganism is becoming easier, and with regular vegan events,

also be vegan, they are halfway there! Abertay University

you needn’t let your concerns curb your curiosity. Get

has just established a Vegan and Vegetarian Society of

along to the Vegan Festival on 19th November and find

it’s own and the two societies are hopeful that collabo-

out what it is all about!

ration will give Dundee’s vegan population even more to sink their teeth into. Over the next year, they will begin to work on an information document; that will be available to download, it will take the form of a ‘Vegan’s Guide to Dundee’ with FAQs and great advice on where to shop and which events are scheduled. Recently, Vegan Actions North East staged a peaceful

LIAM MUIR

Opinion

Why World School Milk Day Should Celebrate Plant Milks 24

Opinion Last month marked yet another World School Milk Day,

For many years DairyCo, recently assimilated by the Ag-

a day to celebrate and raise awareness of free and sub-

riculture and Horticulture Development Board, produced

sidised school milk programmes, which exist in over 34

‘Food – A Fact of Life’ resources for schools, working

countries across the world. Unsurprisingly, none of these

closely with local authorities to make sure that dairy is

schemes include alternatives to dairy milk.

firmly on the curriculum as an essential part of a daily

This was quite understandable 70 years ago when Britain

diet. More recently, Tesco have begun running ‘farm to

passed the School Milk Act, mandating free school milk

fork’ trails via their ‘Eat Happy’ project and providing

for all children under the age of 18: it was a time of

in-class resources, while at the same time raising their

rationing, there were limited viable plant-based options

own profile.

available, and cow’s milk was seen to be one of the main sources of calcium for poorer children.

Some thirty years later, after the scheme was retained for under 7’s only, new school milk schemes were introduced across the West, covering dairy milk only. They

World School Milk Day is used as a promotional prop for a failing industry. When will we decide enough is enough?

were brought in to unload the EU and the United States of ‘lakes of milk’, a surplus that had built up after post-

Lobbying in schools is nothing new, and World School

WWII efforts to incentivise agricultural output proved

Milk Day is yet another chance for producers and or-

too successful.

ganisations across the world to promote consumption while offering mawkish suggestions to celebrate the day.

Not only do school milk schemes help to prop up the dairy industry, they provide a direct route into marketing in schools

Having a ‘mooing contest at school’, or drawing happy pictures of cows on sunny farms are exercises that are designed to gloss over the brutal realities of the dairy industry.

Children are not taught what happens to male calves Yet rather than address the economic and social factors

after they are born. Nor are they taught that mothers die

causing the surplus, there was instead lobbying from the

exhausted and beaten after six years of pain, stress and

dairy industry which played a part in establishing the EU

loss, when they should be living to three times that age.

School Milk Scheme. This was explicitly created to en-

As well as discriminating against vegans and those who

courage “children to develop a lifelong habit of consum-

for cultural or religious reasons do not drink dairy, World

ing milk and milk products”. It also led to the formation

School Milk Day and its associated schemes feeds chil-

of state-controlled, industry-run milk marketing boards,

dren misinformation with their milk.

one of which would famously produce the successful ‘Got Milk?’ campaign. But today we know the damage

What is driving this discrimination? Now that soy milk

dairy production has on our natural environment. We

can cost as little at 55p in supermarkets – the same price

also have a wide variety of fortified plant milks that are

as UHT cow’s milk – we know it is not cost. We know that

nutritious and promote good health.Has this changed

it’s not about nutrition either: fortified plant milks are

anything? Unfortunately not.

a great contribution to a balanced diet, with soya milk

We still produce milk at a surplus despite declining rates

being thought to lower cholesterol.

of milk consumption, while the plant milk industry makes huge gains.

Put simply, it’s all about politics. World School Milk Day is used as a promotional prop for a failing industry. When

Not only do school milk schemes help to prop up the

will we decide enough is enough?

dairy industry – school milk accounts for 7% of national milk consumption in the US – but they provide a direct route into marketing in schools.

Ali Ryland 25

Opinion

Dating apps: the addiction or liberation of the masses? Mobile applications have undoubtedly changed human behaviour in a remarkably short period. However, this has arguably been a mixed cocktail of positive and negative consequences in equal measure. The ability to be addictively connected to the Internet at all times through your phone offers a semi-godlike power - and sometimes a curse - that was never afforded to generations in the past. This power, in some very crucial ways, has led to the integrity of human social relationships being lost, a subject that should not be brushed under the carpet.

Out of the mobile app explosion, dating apps emerged on the scene optimistically with the notion of making dating an easier endeavour. In fact, it has created in some ways, new formidable challenges: particularly in regards to how people assess each other for suitability through their profiles.

The design of all dating apps, such as Tinder, follows the same behavioural narrative of window-shopping: in which you select the best human product. We all know this to be true, even if we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like to admit it. You

Opinion

choose to chat to someone online mostly based on how

such as ‘He just didn’t look right’, ‘Facial hair is too long’,

much they resemble a media advertisement, rather than

‘Just looks a bit weird’ ‘His teeth are not perfect’ etc. All I

anything else. We live in a consumption culture where

could think of was ‘Get a bloody grip’.

this aesthetic-selection mentality poisons every aspect

In essence, my point is that it is a tragedy that so many

of our lives, because the ever-churning media industry

young people using dating apps just cannot really

constantly demands we behave this way.

relate to other people online. The end game is somewhat self-defeating in that you have wasted so many

While in this prison of mentality, we are stuck over-ana-

hours baselessly swiping, yet you are not really meeting

lysing our physical bodies that we need to constantly

anyone.

look after, as well as having to care about our online bodily presence. This commodified part of your

We all know that media advertisements can generally

self-image comes with a pre-defined exchange value

be harmful for giving us unrealistic body expectations.

dictated by the consumer (AKA the people that view

The perfection body myth is as alluring as the sirens of the Odyssey. The reality is, if you take a Google look at

‘Just looks a bit weird’ ‘His teeth are not perfect’ etc. All I could think of was ‘Get a bloody grip’.

bodily perfection, it differs in each country. Therefore, there is no perfect body. Asian women bleach their skin to look whiter, while western women want to be several shades darker through tanning.

However, it would be wrong of me not to offer a few your profile). Because of the dating app platform design,

positive points in favour of dating apps, despite their

you are automatically enrolled into becoming your own

opiate-like addictive and harmful qualities. Firstly, they

marketing and advertising agent. Dating success is

have given us a greater ability to interact with a wider

therefore, totally dependent on your skills as a marketer,

range of people. Secondly, you do not have to physically

copy-writer and photographer, because the price of fail-

be present anywhere specific in order to engage in a

ure is neglect. This ultimately has a detrimental impact

conversation on an app. Thirdly, it can help alleviate work

on our body image.

boredom because it is essentially like a game.

Several weeks ago, I was in London with three friends, all

When you combine the function of a dating app with the

of whom use Tinder. While in the bar, they all took their

addictiveness of mobile internet access, it can for many

phones out and instead of chatting, for about 15 minutes

young people create a negative vortex of anxiety and

they silently and viciously swiped away an onslaught

body dysmorphia. I would argue, that for everyone using

of different people from their screens. As a sociology

them, the general pressure to market yourself online is

graduate and someone lucky enough to have met their

detrimental.

partner in the real world, I was naturally curious: ‘What was wrong with him?’ I asked. The answers I received

RM Pollard

were always incredibly menial and generally absurd,

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Opinion

This Was Due Yesterday If you’ve ever seen a young lady, with crazy hair, yelling

The thing is, whatever the reason you procrastinate, it’s

in Spanish for you to move out of her way, whilst rushing

a nightmare. And I feel for you, I understand your pain.

to Tower Building, you’ve probably seen me. Sorry, I do

And I know how you feel when you can’t bring yourself

this a lot, in fact for every deadline I’ve ever had. I am

to do something; even though you know you have to do

what specialists call a “procrastinator”. I’m sure you’ve

it and how it will be worse if you don’t. And I also know

heard of this, or suffer because of it.

how frustrating is when people tell you to ‘just do it’. How you want to scream to yourself every time you have

I love the rush of adrenaline I get every time I have to

to hand in some crappy essay because you didn’t have

run to the library at midnight because I have completely

time to put all the effort in that you would have like. I still

put off doing that practical criticism for English Lit. Kid-

have yet to find the solution for this, maybe I’ll do it later.

ding. Nobody likes that. Every time it happens the only thing I want to do is bang my head against a wall until I

Carolina Santos

make myself forget how stupid I am for leaving things to the last minute.

A lot of people ask me “Why did you leave it until the last minute?” “Because I’m a horrible human being and I like to make myself suffer” is apparently not the answer most people like to hear. Seriously, if you’re going to ask that, just don’t. I’ve been asking myself that question for a very long time and still don’t have an answer.

My procrastination has gotten so bad that sometimes I just don’t have the time to do everything I need to. Last semester was a nightmare to hand in everything, some things ending up going in late. Of course, I only seem to do this with university work. Sounds familiar, right?

Recently I went to a Procrastination Workshop to try and solve my problem. Joke’s on them; we procrastinated the whole workshop. Who thought it would be a good idea to get a bunch of procrastinators, including the workshop leader, to try to do something? The only thing we got clear is people leave things too late for different reasons. One of them - my reason - is that we’re perfectionists. I can imagine what you’re thinking: “what a prat, she thinks everything she does is perfect.” Nothing could be more far from the truth. I try to make everything perfect, and that’s what makes me panic and not do it. The thought that I can’t get it as perfect as it needs to be, stops me from doing it at all until it’s too late. Sounds confusing, right? I know, I’m working on it.

Current Affairs

A Conflict With No End

The Syrian Civil War It has been over five years since the beginning of the

continues to cling to power, outliving his contempo-

Syrian civil war, and it shows no sign of letting up.

raries, specifically Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak and Libya’s

Through an overwhelming list of humanitarian tragedies,

Mummer Gaddafi, who both fell to their demise in the

massacres, and abuses, the conflict continues without

face of the Arab Spring.

a foreseeable end. Syria’s land and people have been so irreversibly devastated by the fighting; the cost of

Because Russia has long vetoed any possible resolution

pursued victory. Through the constant and unrepentant

for the conflict proposed by the United States at the UN

bombs dropped on aid convoys and hospitals, we are

Security Council, it stands at odds with the US, whose

forced to reevaluate our own understanding of tragedy

approach and support in the conflict differs dramati-

as we seek to comprehend the full extent of what has

cally. Many refer to the conflict as a proxy war because

been described as the “most devastating crisis of the

both countries are seeking to alter the outcome of the

21st century.”

fighting for their own benefit. While neither country has directly engaged the other, Russia has taken a far more

‘‘Most devastating crisis of the 21st century.’’

interactive role in the conflict by providing aerial support for the Assad regime.

Syria has been a close ally to Russia and the Soviet The Syrian civil war emerged out of the widespread

Union for a long time due to the fact that both countries

revolutions and demonstrations that began in Tunisia

opposed Western powers. A large benefactor, Syria aid-

in 2011, following the overthrow of the government and

ed the Soviet Union during the Cold War. This political

deposition of corrupt president, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.

relationship is also strengthened by an economic enter-

This outbreak of riots was known as the Arab Spring.

prise, with Syria purchasing Russian-made weaponry, a

Many countries followed Tusinia’s suit and demanded

market typically dominated by the US. The adversarial

fairer and more transparent elections. One of these

relationship between the two world powers, Russia and

countries was Syria. Due to a combination of brutality

the US, leave both countries striving for different out-

and foreign support, Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad

comes. Overall, this prevents a solution to the fighting

Current Affairs

and prolongs a conflicts that continues to claim more

Assad has only been in power for sixteen years and is far

lives every day.

less established than the late Gaddafi. This shows how invaluable Russian support has been during the Syrian

The Syrian Civil War is a conflict that has had ramifi-

Civil War and essentially mandates that an end to the

cations far past its own borders. One of the biggest

violence will only be achieved when the US and Russia

results is the alarming and unprecedented rise of the

find common ground.

Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). This terrorist group emerged out of the chaos and lawlessness of the conflict. Spreading like wild fire, ISIS converts freedom fighters into fundamentalists. The threat of ISIS prevents

“More than 80% of UN aid conveys in Syria”

genuine military support from reaching the hands of legitimate Syrian opposition groups. Consequently, while a major enemy of the Syrian government, ISIS has signifi-

The longer the world disagrees on how to end the con-

cantly slowed the fall of the Assad regime.

flict, the longer the besieged and desperate people of Syria are forced to endure daily violence on

Because the situation is so turbulent, many Western

a monumental scale, especially when “more than 80%

nations are apprehensive about providing these groups

of UN aid conveys in Syria” are blocked or delayed and

with support, especially since they are unable to predict

Russian airstrips kill almost 4,000 civilians in a year. This

who would benefit in a shift from governmental power:

scale of human tragedy remains unparalleled with any

the rebels or ISIS. By comparison, during the Libyan Civil

other catastrophe in the 21st century. The rebels, the

War, which saw the death of dictator Muammar Gaddafi,

Government, and ISIS all vie for territory, placing

Western support was ubiquitous for the rebels. Western

no emphasis on the human lives that inhabit it. This Syri-

support provided logistical military aid and engaged a

an crisis will continue to worsen unless a unified strategy

successful bombing campaign. This initiated the fall of

is created.

a 42-year-old regime that was fraught with perpetual human rights abuses.

Calumn Wilson

Current Affairs

The Cost of Free Trade Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)

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ne of the main issues facing the European Union right now is the decision of whether or not to ratify one of the biggest trading

deals in the world between itself and the United States of America. The Transatlantic Trading and Investment Partnership’s (TTIP) basic concept is to tear down

70% Germans opposed the deal.

trading barriers, generating more wealth. However, it is what comes with the fall of these barriers that has

But what exactly has made this agreement - which on

become a source of concern for many. Supporters of

the surface sounds so beneficial - so controversial?

the deal say that it would be extremely beneficial for both sides of the Atlantic, strengthening political ties

One of the reasons TTIP has caused such concern is the

and drastically boosting trade. Opponents on the other

perceived power which it would give to corporations

hand, argue that trade would come at the expense of

at the expense of governments. Under TTIP, business-

freedom, worker’s rights and food safety.

es would be allowed to take legal action against the government if they have introduced regulations that

TTIP has caused a lot of controversy, with the people of

have led to a loss of profit. In turn, this could potentially

the EU uniting on the issue. Whilst support does exist,

see democratically-enacted polices reversed in order to

it is largely derived from governments and business

maintain the high profits of conglomerates. The Inves-

leaders with an overwhelmingly negative response

tor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) was instigated over

coming from the public. According to The Independent,

500 times by 2012 alone; 31% of those cases resulted in

more than 3 million people across Europe have signed a

a win resulting in compensation being awarded to the

petition calling for the talks to end. A recent poll showed

corporation. A notable instance of this was when Canada

that 70% of Germans opposed the deal, with the French

was sued for $251 million for banning a gasoline additive.

president even threatening to block it entirely. This, com-

The banning of this substance, which was deemed a

bined with the secrecy of the negotiations, has made

public health risk, was halted by the multi-national

TTIP a hot topic for all nations involved.

Ethyl Corporation.

3,000,000 People across Europe have signed a petition calling for the talks to end.

Largely, resistance toward TTIP is due to the prospect of more relaxed food safety standards. As the EU and the US seek to align their polices, it has been speculated that there will be a fall in regulations for the safety of food that is able to be sold in the EU. The TTIP would undermine current EU food safety laws resulting in a number of banned foods, ‘including genetically modified crops and chemically washed beef’ being allowed on our shelves. A growing concern for EU farmers is the in-

creased competition from US farmers that will ensue, as

Current Affairs

If enacted TTIP is estimated to add —

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120billion to EU economy

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90billion to US economy

US farmers have fewer regulations and are therefore able

to higher profits. However, TTIP is simply failing to gain

to produce crops less expensively. EU farmers would

momentum due to the Americanised style of capitalism

struggle to compete with this, unless they adapt the

that would accompany the deal, putting power in the hands of corporations and reducing safety regulation.

‘. . . TTIP increasing the competitiveness of UK companies allowing them to potentially boost their revenues.’

Ultimately, unless the US finds common ground and capitulates to a more European style of trade, the agreement is destined for failure.

same trade practises themselves; practises which have previously been banned due to safety concerns. This apprehension over the livelihoods of many is largely why farmers have almost universally rejected the proposed agreement.

Despite all of its criticisms, if enacted TTIP is estimated to add up to $120 billion to the EU’s economy, $90 billion to the US and $120 billion to the world. It will make trade significantly easier between the EU and the US, allowing a company in the UK to sell its products without a tariff in the US, and vice versa. Since some British companies have a tariff of 32% on their products, compared to just 20% on US products in the UK, this will result in TTIF increasing the competitiveness of UK companies, allowing them to potentially boost their revenues if they are able to handle the increased competition. The reduction of trading barriers has historically meant the reduction of prices resulting in an increase in wages due

Current Tariffs on US & UK products in the UK —

32% 20%

on UK products sold in UK

on US products sold in UK

Enterprise

Scotland is packed with budding entrepreneurs and with the extensive support offered for business start-ups, it’s no great surprise. I had the opportunity to interview a member of the up-andcoming generation of young entrepreneurs who are benefiting from the support of organisations such as Business Gateway, as well as the myriad of online resources now available to those looking to create their own business.

Jamie Bell is a nineteen-year-old entrepreneur from Dumfries and Galloway. He is the owner of Airsoft Deals, (an online airsoft accessory supplier) and All-In-One Web Design (a web design and digital marketing agency). Here’s what he had to say: AT WHAT AGE DID YOU START YOUR BUSINESS?

I started my first business, Airsoft Deals, when I was

less than what sellers in the UK were asking. I decided to

around 15 years old; I admit to feeling very young for

purchase a few of these sights to sell on eBay and have

what I was trying to achieve but I was interested in cre-

never looked back.

ating a business at the back of my mind for a long time. I started my second business, All-In-One Web Design,

I’ve been a digital marketing apprentice for about a year

about 4 months ago at the age of 18.

now; I’ve learned a lot and even worked as an intern at a

How did you come up with your business ideas?

top agency in Glasgow over the summer. The knowl-

I was certain that I wanted to join the Army when I was

edge and experience I gained from this gave me the

younger; I loved going to Army Cadets as well as buying

confidence to start my own digital marketing agency. I

BB-guns to shoot in my garden. One night I was looking

have plans to expand this business by providing more

to buy a sight for my BB-gun when I came across a web-

services to all businesses and provide an “All-In-One”

site in China selling the sight I wanted for considerably

business-to-business company.

Enterprise

WHEN DID YOU REALISE YOU WANTED TO PURSUE BUSINESS FURTHER?

WHAT QUALITIES DO YOU THINK MAKE A SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEUR?

I’ve tried a lot of different paths over the last few years; I started off wanting to join the Army and then later left

I believe anyone can be a successful entrepreneur. The

school to be a chef. After 6 months I was laid off and

only thing you need to do is start and keep working on

was unemployed for 9 months. I quickly realised how

what you want to achieve. If you work as hard as you

hard it was to get a job and how easy it was to lose

can, using the limited time and resources you have, you’ll

one. My view on working for someone is that you are

get far further than you would taking a half-hearted ap-

essentially making someone else money. I’d much rather

proach. Even if your business fails it’s important to take

be putting all my effort into something that ultimately

your failure as a lesson and learn from it, and then start

benefits me than someone else.

again until it works.

When I lost my job as a chef, I started college and began applying for jobs that would benefit myself and my busi-

ARE THERE ANY TIPS THAT YOU WOULD GIVE TO

nesses in the long run.

OTHER YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS LOOKING TO SET UP A BUSINESS?

WAS THERE MUCH SUPPORT/OPPORTUNITIES PROVIDED THAT HAVE ALLOWED TO SET UP YOUR OWN

I would say to young entrepreneurs, get as much experi-

BUSINESSES?

ence as possible. If you are looking to start a web design agency then contact all the web design agencies and

I think there is a lot of support available to you when

ask to work for free. Try to build up your knowledge and

you want to set up your own business - most of the help

experience so you can compete against other companies

being free, too. One organisation that has helped me sig-

for business in the future and create a successful busi-

nificantly is Business Gateway, an organisation set up to

ness. I would also recommend attending the different

provide business owners, and those looking to start their

classes Business Gateway has to offer - I found them

own business, with advice and information that will help

very useful.

them. They offer their services and classes free of charge and are based all over Scotland.

Jamie is your standard entrepreneur: hard working, dedicated and resilient. He is relatable and his message

HAVE YOU FACED MANY HURDLES IN ESTABLISHING

shows that despite adversity, and no eureka moment

YOUR BUSINESSES?

ideas, you can still succeed in business if you are willing to learn and adapt.

I have faced a few hurdles when establishing my business - one of the largest being capital. When I first be-

A huge thank you to Jamie for agreeing to do this interview.

gan my business I started off with around £100, it took a few months to build my stock by constantly reinvesting,

DAVID WHITE

eventually reaching a turnover of £60,000 in the first year of trading.

Enterprise

DUNDEE SCOTLAND’S CITY OF ENTERPRISE Dundee has the highest rate of self-employed workers

What kind of opportunities do you provide?

of any of the major cities in Scotland. Individuals have decided to strike out on their own in such force that

We’re not only about helping students start a business.

the number of self-employed people in Scotland has

Most importantly, we aim to improve entrepreneurial

risen by 300,000 since the recession in 2008-2009.

thinking, people’s confidence, team-work and leadership

The case has been made that the level of self-employed

skills, as well as challenging them to become better ver-

people doesn’t directly correlate with a rise in enter-

sions of themselves. The opportunities we provide are:

prise. However, Dundee saw the greatest growth in new

The Enterprise Challenge, Masterclasses and support for

business start-ups in the UK last year, over 12 times the

entrepreneurs of all shapes and sizes.

UK average.

The fantastic opportunities provided by organisations such as Business Gateway and the Princes Trust will have contributed to this. As well as the University of Dundee’s enterprise programmes as seen in the Enterprise Gym, now remodelled as the Centre of Entrepreneurship (CoE). To find out a bit more about the opportunities provided by the CoE, I spoke with the team running it.

‘We now offer £1000 for the best business idea, £500 for second place, and £500 for the most entrepreneurial team. All of that, and we have free pizza at all of our workshops!’

Has the rebranding to CoE come with changes to

Despite all the changes, we have kept the core of the old

the organisation?

Enterprise Gym (TEG): The Enterprise Challenge. This time around we are only running The Enterprise Chal-

Yes, both in staff and structure. We have a new manager,

lenge for the first semester, but with improved structure

Brian McNicoll, as well as a new assistant and the entire

and better prizes. The Enterprise Challenge is an 8-week

student team consisting of 7 members. The biggest

extra-curricular programme consisting of interactive

change though would be that we are now an official

workshops led by experienced industry speakers. During

department of the university, and have formal relations

the challenge we guide our participants through the

with the careers service. Even more exciting changes

entire process of creating a business – from generating

await us in early 2017 - specifically the opening of the

a successful idea, to pitching in front of a board of direc-

Centre of Entrepreneurship. The CoE will be an entre-

tors. At the end of the challenge, even if students don’t

preneurial hub, created by the University of Dundee in

wish to start a business, they will leave with a unique

partnership with Elevator.

skill-set which they can put into practice

Enterprise

regardless of what career path they follow. Our work-

saying they want to get involve with like-minded people

shops have become more interactive, moving away from

or start their own business, so we are very much like a

the lecture standard that students sit through during

society.

their regular courses. We make sure our speakers are chosen to reflect the current business trends. They have

Is it open to all students?

extensive knowledge of a particular business area like marketing or financials, and keep up with the latest mar-

Yes! We are here not only for students, but also staff

ket developments.

and recent graduates. Once the new Centre of Entrepreneurship opens at the start of 2017, we aim to be a kind

The prize money for the winners of the Enterprise Chal-

of like an entrepreneurship beacon for the entire city of

lenge has increased as well! We now offer £1000 for the

Dundee, open to everyone who needs help with their

best business idea, £500 for second place, and £500 for

business.

the most entrepreneurial team. All of that, and we have free pizza at all of our workshops!

What is unique about CoE?

On top of that, we are also starting Master Classes

What is really unique about us is having a student-based

from November onwards. These will run alongside the

team who organise all the workshops and interact with

Enterprise Challenge, and will serve as a kind of ‘step-up’

students, establishing a more relaxed, personal and

for anyone wishing to polish and improve their Entrepre-

social relationship with them, rather than the usual stu-

neurial skills through a variety of talks.

dent-teacher relations. Besides that, we are very unique in that we share an enterprise hub in partnership with a

How does CoE operate?

business accelerator programme on campus. We really aim to make UoD the most entrepreneurial university in

CoE operates kind of like a hybrid between a depart-

Scotland.

ment and a society – we have the best of both worlds. Considering it’s a department now, all of our services are

It is apparent that this dedication towards enterprise

free for students. There is no membership fee, no work-

in UoD will excel Scotland’s city of enterprise to even

shop fee, nothing like that. Outside of actual workshops

greater heights in the coming years. Thanks go to the

we also hold socials and trips, like taking our members

student team at CoE for providing the interview content.

to the Elevator Conference up in Aberdeen. We are here to support all staff and students when they come to us

- David White

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Z OFF. BUZZ F The human population is rising rapidly. With so many

As the structure of a bee colony relies on teamwork

more mouths to feed, intensive farming and agriculture

through learning (e.g. remembering which floral scents

are a necessity. But at what cost?

are associated with food reward) and communication (e.g. describing the location of food to other colony

In the last few years the number of bees have declined

members through a waggle dance), a breakdown in

to worrying levels. Because the bees contribute to the

these systems in the brain will not only effect the ex-

pollination of 70% of food crops, this is a decline that

posed bee, but also the whole colony.

should not be allowed to slip the radar.

In order to protect the crops that are so vital for our nourishment, farmers are using neonicotinoids, a group of pesticides that works on chemical receptors found in the central nervous system. They are named for their chemical resemblance to nicotine. Due to its low toxicity levels in humans, neonicotinoids have become the most

Poisoning the forager bee hinders the ability of every other sector within a hive. In the end, the colony dies due to a lack of functioning bees.

commonly used pesticide in the world. However, in bees and other invertebrates, these chemicals bind and stimu-

This leads to a general loss of efficiency in being able

late the receptors. If the concentration of chemicals rises

to bring food home to the hive as well as an inability

too high, the pesticides become fatal to insects, entirely

to support the queen, the brood, and the other worker

blocking and overstimulating their receptors. Further-

bees. Poisoning the forager bee hinders the ability of

more, the decrease in land available for wild plants to

every other sector within a hive. In the end, the colony

grow reduces food for the pollinators, inevitably collaps-

dies due to a lack of functioning bees.

ing the colony of a bee hive.

Pesticides coat seeds before they are planted, spreading

Currently, the European Union bans three of these detri-

throughout all areas of the plant, especially those that

mental pesticides and supports research to

come in contact with the bees. Despite the fact that the

identity other toxic insecticides in hopes of

toxic concentration decreases as the crop flowers, the

protecting bee colonies.

strength of the pesticide is still high enough to disrupt the learning abilities in the forager bees and therefore, discombobulating their behavioral patterns.

Heather Gordon

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O.J.’S KILLER BRAIN Orenthal James (OJ) Simpson is a controversial name.

limbs. One gene has the potential to code for up to 1000

He is, without a doubt, one of the best American football

proteins and the human body itself can contain up to

players in recent history. A household name and a

21,000 protein encoding genes. A protein’s function is

familiar face on movie and television, he was a beloved

dictated by the structure which it assumes and one small

role model until accused of the murder of his ex-wife

change is enough to turn a simple transport protein into

Nicole Brown-Simpson and her friend, Ronald Goldman.

a deadly disease causing agent.

Between the poor handling of the evidence and the

Alzheimer’s disease is an example of a common

highly public nature of the trials it is still unknown

neurodegenerative disease caused by proteins gone

whether or not he is responsible for the deaths. But even

wrong. The particular protein that causes Alzheimer’s

if he committed the murders, is he really to blame?

is believed to be a form of beta-amyloid protein. The accumulation of ‘sticky clumps’ of beta-amyloid protein

Dr Bennet Omalu has a theory on the matter: Chronic

causes plaques that are toxic to the cells of the central

Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), a progressive

nervous system. The build-up of these plaques causes

neurodegenerative disease caused by repeated

cell death, which over time decreases the mass of brain

traumatic brain injury (TBI). CTE is part of a group of

tissue and causes symptoms such as memory loss,

neurodegenerative disorders caused by build-up of

erratic behaviour and confusion. These symptoms can

toxic proteins in the brain and central nervous system.

cause extreme changes in behaviour and sufferers can

Particularly prevalent in people who suffer constant

become violent and aggressive.

concussions, it is common in war veterans, victims of domestic abuse and athletes of contact sports.

Another example of a disease similar to CTE is Crueztfeld-Jakob disease or CJD (known as the human

Proteins perform a variety of essential jobs in the

equivalent of Mad Cow disease) which is a form of a

body. They are integral to everything, allowing cells to

Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy (TSE), so

communicate and form the tissues that make up our

named for the microscopic sponge like holes observed

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in the victim’s brains. It is caused by misshapen prion

dimensional shape plentiful in alpha helixes formations

proteins. The disease causes the rapid and fatal

to a much flatter shape that can fold on top of healthy

deterioration of brain tissue like Alzheimer’s and CTE.

protein complexes and then change into the pathogenic

TSE diseases are notoriously difficult to diagnose as the

molecule. This combination of assets makes it an

only conclusive test available is an autopsy of the brain.

extremely effective pathogen with a 100% mortality rate.

In addition to this, many of the symptoms that present can be misdiagnosed as similar diseases like Alzheimer’s

Another disease caused by the prion protein is Kuru.

and depression. Little can be done for a victim of

Known as the ‘Laughing Disease’, it is endemic to

TSE other than to make their last days comfortable,

the tribes of Papua New Guinea where traditionally

thankfully they tend to be slow acting diseases with

cannibalism was practiced. Upon consuming the infected

some cases taking up to 40 years to manifest symptoms.

flesh of their tribe’s people, the prion molecules from their central nervous system become incorporated into

Proteins are typically not considered to be a disease

that of the consumer. Now infected, the disease causes

causing agent or pathogenic. The usual suspects are

prions to build up, slowly killing the victim.

limited to radiation and chemical exposure or organisms such as bacteria, viruses or protozoan. It is possible

Both Kuru and CJD cause similar symptoms, including

however, for proteins to cause violent behavioural

rapidly developing dementia, hallucinations, behavioural

changes resulting in people being unable to control

changes and loss of muscle control. This results in a

their anger.

potential cause of aggression and violent outbursts which could indicate O.J. and others like him may not be

The prion is a type of protein that exists in human

entirely responsible for their actions. However, until an

nervous tissue performing the essential task of being

autopsy can be performed we may never know the truth.

able to travel easily between cells and across the bloodbrain barrier. Somehow it is able to change from a three

by Chloe Maclean & James Russell

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An EpiPen Price Hike? Nuts To That.

When corporate greed starts to move through the health

However, it’s important that people don’t depend on

care system and access to essential medicine is threat-

these sites for last minute alternatives to life saving med-

ened, serious questions have to be raised - especially

icine that should be readily available.

in regards to the legislation surrounding the pricing of these medicines. In the US the price of Epipens has sky2016

rocketed. With the health of 3.6 million American Epipen users threatened, action needs to be taken. Epipens are auto-injectors that supply a dose of Adrenaline directly into the blood stream. Epipens are used when a person

$600

is suffering from anaphylaxis, a potentially life-threatening allergic reaction that can occur very quickly and can

2009

be brought on by commonly occurring allergens. The price has risen from $100 for two injections in 2009 to

$35

$100

$600 in 2016, with the majority of people needing two pens for a full dose. The ultimate goal for bio-hacking collectives like ‘Four Thieves Vinegar’ is to force companies into lowering

“It’s important that people don’t depend on these sites for last minute alternatives to life saving medicine that should be readily available.”

their price - and in doing so, end the overwhelming amount of corporate greed that has a direct impact on real lives. In a recent hearing the CEO of Mylan, Heather Bresch, was criticised for creating a life or death situation for people that use Epipens, especially since this product has to be replaced every year. Mylan claimed to have made $50 profit on each individual Epipen but when authorities discovered that their 5

The pharmaceutical giant Mylan has been called into

executives had made 300 million dollars over 5 years,

question, especially after the bio-hacking collective,

this alleged profit became far less reliable.

Four Thieves Vinegar (FTV), discovered and published a

In France, Epipens are sold by a different company and

step-by-step instructional video on how to create your

they only cost about $85 a pair. Insurance deductibles

own functioning “Epipencil” for $35. FTV strive to make

in the US have become so high that raising the price of

medicine free for anyone that needs it. It’s safe to say

essential medication has left allergy sufferers and their

that these bio-hacking communities are creating much

care givers in a state of panic.

needed accessibility to drugs and saving the lives of those who cannot afford to purchase a $600 kit.

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Think Different Have you ever bought an experience? That’s a rhetorical question. Of course you have. We all have. Recently, I bought an experience that gave me more than I thought I was getting, and I would encourage anyone to experience it once before it’s no longer available. I was a customer in line for the new iPhone on launch day. Now, as those words hit the page, I recoil as much as I’m sure you do. There is something slightly shameful and embarrassing about sheepishly answering the call to line up and hand over your - what I’d like to say was earned - SAAS money. This story is not about the iPhone, although it’s great. They’re always great. I can give you an in-depth review about the phone and its specs. Countless other articles and online journals also rave about the ingenuity of this Apple product. This is a story about the hype driven, money-churning machine called the Apple Store on iPhone launch day. Princes Street, Edinburgh, on a sunny, mid-September, Friday afternoon is — as you can image — an overflowing hive of activity. After traversing my way to the store, my expectations were set as soon as I saw the line stretching out the front entrance. I stood waiting on a red carpet (let the mind games begin). It’s all psychological; showing your reservation code as you

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I stood there chatting and people watching as thousands of pounds changed hands. witness others without an appointment being turned away. The red velvet rope (akin to what you see outside a club) separates those waiting to collect the hottest product of the year from those simply browsing. I looked to my left and to my right: on one side, a slick suited businessman; on the other, a small, smiley Asian lady. Believe it or not, the three of us began chatting about the new iPhone. I stood there chatting and people-watching as thousands of pounds changed hands. How they do it, I don't know, but you could definitely feel the hype. Wearing my T-shirt and Adidas sweats with my bag from University over my back, I stood waiting alongside two other people that by look and character seemed so different. Yet the three of us were all there for the same reason, talking about the same thing. In the store, a full range of ages, races, and genders were represented. People from totally different walks of life all united by one common interest. I don’t proclaim that I’d do it again. Indeed, I see the comical nature of the hype around Apple and their products. But although their time at the top won’t last forever, in 20 year’s time when the world has moved on, I will look back on that iPhone launch day and smile at what once was. Hugh Stevenson

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TOP 5 IPHONE HOAXES Apple’s iPhone 7 is packed full of new features: a 12 MP wide-angle camera, 3D touch, and a slicker design as well as possessing iOS 10 - Apple’s most advanced operating system yet. It features “raise to wake”, which allows the user to see their notifications as soon as their phone is lifted off a surface, and so much more. However some noted ‘features’ and ‘updates’ fooled even the biggest of iPhone fans as hoaxes began to circulate the Internet once more. Having read through them, here are some of the most absurd and creative pranks people had to offer:

5. Blast from the past:

resulted in a few bruised egos.

This seemingly innocent yet very devious prank promised users an ‘Easter Egg’ style treat if they changed the

3. Waterproof OS:

date on their Apple device to January 1st 1970 and re-

While the iPhone 7 is indeed water-resistant, it is still not

booted it. Instead of restarting the phone to a theme of

waterproof, and the operating system alone will certainly

bright, old age, Mac-style graphics, the device would be

not provide this functionality. With the iPhone’s open

unable to start up at all, with many users reporting that

and exposed ports, the current design doesn’t offer a

the problem couldn’t even be fixed through iTunes. It

hardware solution to potential run-ins with water, so it’s

seems a bug or glitch in the OS software prevented the

probably still best to keep your phone away from any

device from registering the entered date, and therefore

swimming pools, showers or spilt drinks.

becoming unable to begin the boot up cycle as it was interrupted and looped over and over without a way out.

2. Microwave charging: This was another reminder about software changes

4. Smell and taste OS:

versus hardware changes, alongside a science lesson, as

This one made for some pretty hilarious videos! The

a large number of unfortunate social media users quickly

prank convinced users that the new chemicals used

found out when they put metal in a microwave; as they

on the surface of Apple devices would change as you

ignored all caution and proceeded to microwave their

launched different apps and would allow you to smell

iPhones! This prank did include a realistic looking image

and taste the apps as they ran. For example, beer and

- supposedly from Apple’s own website explaining how

popcorn apps now promised the user a non-caloric but

the new operating system update would “detect micro-

indulgent experience through the device screen. This of

wave frequencies and sync them to the phone’s radio

course turned out to be completely false, and resulted in

signals”... Not so convincing when you read it a second

a few bruised egos.

time and have a melted iPhone in your hand!

This of course turned out to be completely false, and

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1. The hidden earphone jack: As this countdown comes to a close, we have to finish

simply need revealed. But the iPhone 7 does not have

off with the prank that topped all others and truly ex-

the jack in place, meaning other components are tucked

celled in both creativity and mischief. Following rumours

away where the plug would have been and therefore by

that the iPhone 7 would not have an earphone jack, the

drilling the hole you are indeed connecting up to the

official announcement confirmed everyone’s fears, and

insides of the phone, but you’re certainly not connecting

pranksters quickly came up with a genius way to ruin

to a panel for playing music: you are drilling through the

everyone’s new phones. This trick came with a video

re-arranged motherboard of your phone! As with any ar-

and real-time demonstration where we see the narrator

ticle that discusses pranks, it must be stressed that you

drill a 3.5mm hole in the bottom left of the iPhone 7 -

do not attempt to recreate any of these at home. Don’t

where the earphone jack usually is on older models - and

let curiosity kill the iPhone!

proceed to plug in standard earphones and play music, suggesting that the components are all still there and

Mila Georgieva

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TIDAL Wave Music keeps us going, when bustling around at home

fan of Drake’s work or how long Frank Ocean made you

or plugging in earphones to drown out street noise, we

wait for his album, it might not be long until you see the

love music. Never without it, from your formative days

same from your favourite artists.

of nursery rhymes and Christmas songs we can’t think of a time we didn’t have music in our lives. Indeed, having

Perhaps this is not all bad, it does allow us to put greater

spent over £800 on music from iTunes (not proud) in

value on the music we enjoy, to really appreciate an al-

my lifetime, from my little blue iPod Nano to my current

bum or single in isolation. When I was younger I remem-

iPhone, my Spotify student subscription (check out that

ber the joy of getting an iTunes gift card, spending hours

UNiDAYS code) now fulfils all my music needs. Yet the

listening to the sample loops so that I was absolutely

competition that benefits the consumer in other mar-

sure about the ten or fifteen songs I wanted to get with

kets, may sting us in this one.

my money. It put a true value on those songs. I’d listen to them for months and months, stare at the album art and

On the 11th of February 2016, Kanye West dropped “The

learn all the lyrics.

Life of Pablo. Upon its release as a TIDAL exclusive, Kanye proclaimed:

We see this in the new trend of buying retro record players and vinyl records of albums both old and new.

“My album will never never never be on Apple. And it will never be for sale... You can only get it on Tidal.” Subscribing to TIDAL for the month to hear the album, I did ponder - as ‘Ultralight Beam’ played – what if this happens again? And again?

A realization quickly affirmed with Views From The 6, Lemonade, Blonde, Anti, The Blueprint and even the entire catalogue of Prince and Taylor Swift becoming platform exclusives (though not all to TIDAL). Some for a week, some for a month, and some forever. It’s just a slice of the enormous industry cake, but it’s a precedent that can be witnessed and followed. Even if you’re not a

The variety that exists in ways to enjoy music reflects the nature of music itself in the sense that it is both diverse substance and personal in value.

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