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SEX PRANK JAIL TERM ‘UNFAIR’ Nine months jail for law student splits opinion on campus JENNY LEE

Clowning around: Nottingham Trent students Dale Fallows, 25, and Emma Hubbard, 21, hope to have their wedding shown on Don’t Tell The Bride

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A NINE-month jail term for a student who put his penis on the head of a sleeping woman in a drunken prank has been condemned as too harsh by his university friends. But the prison sentence for John Dale has �iercely divided opinion on campus, with others saying the criminology student got off lightly. Meanwhile, his victim said she had been violated by the incident, which happened when she fell asleep in digs in Nottingham last year. Dale, a Nottingham Trent student, admitted sexual assault and was jailed for nine months at Nottingham crown court – shattering his chances of a career in law. Additional punishments include potentially losing his studies and hopes of a career as a solicitor. Supporters of the 21-yearold highlighted the fact that Paralympian Oscar Pistorius

hoped to be freed after serving just ten months in jail for killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. One unnamed student said: ‘I think it’s a harsh sentence and seems even worse with the Oscar Pistorius verdict coming out at the same time. He’s most likely gonna be released a month after Dale is released.’ And second-year student Jade added: ‘I think it’s absolutely ridiculous that he’s been sentenced to nine months, it’s far too severe. It’s a stupid thing to do but it’s just a silly prank and doesn’t deserve to be sent to prison.’ Dale, from Milton Keynes, was drunk when he stripped to his boxer shorts and put his penis on the head of the sleeping woman. His friend captured the incident on his mobile phone and footage was later shown to workmates

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Dale wants movie theme for TV wedding to ﬁancee Emma DANIEL ROBBINS STUDENT romances are nothing new but few couples hope to stage their wedding on TV. Third-year students Emma Hubbard and �iance Dale Fallows are determined to have their big day shown on BBC’s Don’t Tell The Bride. While Dale is keen on a movie-themed route, Emma is set on a traditional wedding. ‘We are in the early stages of planning our wedding at the moment with a lot to sort out,’ said 21-year-old Emma, who is studying broadcast journalism at Nottingham Trent. ‘Whilst it isn’t set in stone that we will tie the knot on Don’t Tell The Bride; we would do it if we got accepted to the show.’ The series sees the groom plan every aspect of the wedding day – from the cake to the

With this (circus) ring..: Dale and Emma had a Big Top-themed engagement

It’s love at ﬁrst (50) bites for prankster Matt IT’S probably �iled under ‘seemed like a good idea at the time’. For when Nottingham Trent �irst year Matt Stainton woke from a particularly good night out at Ocean, he thought initially he’d been beaten up. The American football player found himself

covered in what seemed to be bruises but which turned out to be, once the fog of booze had lifted, 50 love bites. After bragging about how easy it was to get a love bite, Matt’s teammate challenged him to get 50 love bites from girls in clubs or face an ‘insufferable’ forfeit.

‘I just literally went up to a group with a friend, explained the challenge and asked if they could help,’ said Matt. ‘I never forced anyone into doing it though, I just said if you could help it would be great, if not don’t worry and I’d be on my way ‘People have just laughed or called it brilliant.’

Engaged: The pair in Paris venue to the wedding dress – without letting the bride know anything about it until she steps into the gown and arrives at the venue. If their engagement party is anything to go by, then the wedding could take a lot of planning. Emma said: ‘We had

a huge circus-themed engagement party that our family threw for us and we loved every minute of it. There was a lot of alcohol, an adult bouncy castle and all of our university came back with us, too, which made it extra special.’ Dale, 25, an art and design media practice student, and Emma met at college and have been together for four years. He popped the question in their studio �lat in Gill Street Halls amid candles and a romantic soundtrack. He said: ‘I got down on one knee in our halls. Emma had joked about getting married earlier that day which made me really nervous but all those nerves went away as soon as Emma said yes.’ The couple are in their �inal year at Nottingham Trent and plan to marry after graduation.

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music November 25: THE ORDINARY BOYS, Bodega, tickets £10 November 26: KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD, Bodega, tickets £5 November 27: HUSKIES, Bodega, tickets £4 November 28: THE HEARTBREAKS, Bodega, tickets £8

November 28: GUNS N ROSES EXPERIENCE, Rock City, tickets £10 November 28 & 29: KASABIAN, Capital FM Arena, tickets £33-£105 November 29: DEAD!, Rock City, tickets £3 December 1: MASTODON, Rock City, tickets £22.50 December 2: ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN, Rock City, tickets £26.50 December 2: WAR OF THE WORLDS, Capital FM Arena, tickets £48-£125 December 3: ALFIE BOE, Capital FM Arena, tickets £28£105 December 3: PROFESSOR GREEN, Rock City, £18.50

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HOUSE, pop, r’n’b, electronic, drum ‘n’ bass … and classical. Clean Bandit’s chart-topping rise has covered them all. Having supported Disclosure at Rescue Rooms last March playing to a smaller crowd, a year later the Cambridge graduates are welcomed by deafening cheers upon their sold-out Rock City show. Live, they are six-membersstrong, with no lead singer. December 4: MADNESS, Capital FM Arena, tickets £39£100 December 4: 3 DAFT MONKEYS, Bodega, £10 December 5: BIG SIXES, Bodega, tickets £6 December 5: THE WHO,

Mixed bag: Clean Bandit started as a classical quartet but now blend pop, electronic and drum ‘n’ bass Instead, along with Jack (bass guitar and keyboards), Luke (drums), Grace (cello) and Milan (violin), they are joined by guest vocalists. Elisabeth Troy, who despite a major name-check failure (‘what’s up Norwich?’), shines in an energetic rendition of Heart On Fire and a livelier reggae-influenced Mozart’s House (which includes a section of Wolfgang Amadeus’s String

Capital FM Arena, tickets £67£80 December 5: ’68, Rock City, tickets £9 December 6: FELL OUT BOY, Rock City, tickets £7 December 6: CULTURE CLUB, Capital FM Arena, tickets £43-£99

Quartet No. 21, although that wasn’t common knowledge among the teenage crowd). Real Love is the first of two new songs and their second golddust collaboration with popstar-in-waiting Jess Glynne. A lung-emptying, euphoric two-song encore featured a modern take on Robin S’s house classic Show Me Love and Rather Be, the feelgood

December 8: PEOPLE ON VACATION, Bodega, £12-£32 December 9: JACK GARRATT, Bodega, tickets £5 December 9: DIVERSTIY, Capital FM Arena, tickets £28-£40 December 10: ANDRE RIEU, Capital FM Arena, tickets £44-£144

festival song of the summer. Support act Years And Years, who play the Bodega in February, and feature on countless onesto-watch lists, impressed with tropical synth-led pop-house throughout new single Desire, piano-led Eyes Shut and Real, which charismatic frontman Olly Alexander reveals is, ‘a song about when I got dumped’. Ben Jolley

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ALICE DICKSON STUDENTS have voiced their unease over the news the University of Nottingham is accepting entrants from creationist schools. The university is one of just four in the country to accept students taught the Accelerated Christian Education curriculum. Students at ACE schools are taught to work silently through textbooks that incorporate religious instruction into every subject, such as teaching evolution is a hoax and homosexuals choose to be gay. ACE schools also teach that wives must submit to their husbands and abortion is murder. A third-year pharmacol-

n THE Accelerated Christian Education Group was formed in America 40 years ago. Its Bible-based curriculum aims to create ‘Godly citizens’ and ‘future Christian leaders’ that can see life through ‘God’s point of view.’ The programme is individualised and nongraded and students memorise large passages of scripture. In Britain, there are over 50 independent schools which use the ACE curriculum

ogy student said: ‘Nottingham is one of the top universities in the country. I don’t under-

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stand why they’re accepting disillusioned people. ‘If they’re accepting ACE students, they should probably lower the entrance grades across the board.’ Another student said: ‘I don’t think I’d want to be in a university where some of my classmates are homophobes. I don’t think the university should be accepting that kind of person either.’ ACE students don’t leave with GCSEs or A-levels but an International Certi�icate of Christian Education – the ICCE is unrecognised by the quali�ications authority in England. Shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt has said ACE schools’ stance on homosexuality was dangerous.

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a mechanism which, based on changes in pressure, causes it to withdraw the moment it enters the abdominal cavity. It was developed at Nottingham Trent University, working with Olberon Medical Innovation. ‘This simple

invention could be an important tool which prevents accidents,’ said Prof Amin Al-Habaibeh at the university. Between 2003 and 2010, there were 48 serious laparoscopic surgery incidents, including 11 deaths.

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Plight of albinos earns Andrew plaudits BROADCAST journalism student Andrew Cowper has won a major award for his documentary recording the struggles of Kenyan children living with albinism. His film showed how these young people fear abduction or body mutilation because they are albinos. The 25-year-old Nottingham Trent student won the Midlands student award from the Royal Television Society. ‘Spending two weeks with those kids was so inspiring and really opened my eyes to how bad they are treated and I hope the awareness I have created on stigma against albinos will go a long way to better

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FOUL-mouthed students have been fined and reps sacked after being filmed singing sexist chants. Those identified on the video, filmed outside the Capital FM Arena, have been fined £150, the maximum allowed under the code of conduct. The reps, a team of second and third year students, have been removed from their positions. A spokesperson for University of Nottingham said: ‘The university does not tolerate behaviour of this kind from its students and is currently supporting the student union with an investigation into this matter. ‘We expect all student

before police were called in. The victim said of the footage: ‘It makes me think that it could still be out there in someone’s possession and that anyone could have it. ‘Knowing that it could exist petrifies me.’ Dale’s lawyers tried to overturn the sentence at the Court of Appeal but three judges rejected their argument it was too harsh. The appeal was rejected on the basis that the offence had caused the woman ‘obvious and significant distress’. Reeaction online was split. ‘Hell of a price to pay for a stupid prank. Think the justice system has gone well over the top here,’ wrote HueyTheNoose. ‘Unjustified and over the top yet a very stupid mistake on his behalf!’ said hra05.But ToryMan said: ‘What are people saying! This is far from being harsh and should have been appealed as being unduly lenient.’

In focus: Children living with albinism are the focus of Andrew Cowper’s powerful award-winning documentary. Inset, Andrew with his RTS award their lives,’ he said. ‘I am extremely proud to have won such a prestigious award in a hard fought category.’ His film Albinism: A Prisoner In My Own Skin, featured the work of the Kenyan Albino Child Support programme,

which works to rescue albino children in danger. He said Boots donated 150 bottles of sun lotion following a second appeal documentary he made for the children and KACSU charity. Carole Fleming, director of the Centre for Broadcasting

Sexist chant leaders fined and sacked ALICE DICKSON

union representatives to adhere to a strict code of conduct and, if this is breached, we ensure that appropriate action is taken.’ A disgusted female student filmed the University of Nottingham Week One reps leading the chanting which crudely describes sex and hints at necrophilia. She said she acted after hearing the song repeatedly over a week. ‘I’m happy I did it and effectively it’s put a stop to it,’ said the first year. Week One events are staged for the benefit of freshers in an effort to get them fully immersed in university life. Reps sign a contract in taking on the role, which includes the clause, ‘I will

not promote the singing of abusive, offensive, crude or intimidating chants and songs’. But one fresher said: ‘It was the first night of freshers’ week and the reps started these chants. I half shouted to a rep, ‘‘I’m not singing that’’ and he said ‘’yeah, it is a bit naughty’’. ‘I was upset that I was already experiencing misogyny on my first night. ‘And I heard the reps encourage the chant more times that week.’ The chant begins ‘I wanna be a Cavendish ranger, living a life of sex and danger.’ It goes on to describe having sex in various positions and talks about ‘digging her up’ to continue after a girl has died.

and Journalism, said: ‘Andrew has achieved so much with this powerful documentary.’ The documentary, made for his final year coursework for his broadcast journalism degree, now goes forward to the national finals next year.

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Quick and cheap but is it clean and safe? FIONA MARY SMITH FOOD hygiene may well be low down the list of priorities after a few beers but you might regret the morning after not worrying about it. Cleanliness and safety ratings for all of Nottingham’s restaurants and takeaways have now been published, and the results may surprise a few people. Favourite student haunts Chunky Chicken and Trent Kebabs get strong marks, while the popular Maryland Chicken has work to do. Food

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Standards Agency ratings range from zero to five. Those below three are told they have to make serious changes before the re-inspection or face closure. Chunky Chicken gets a five for its food hygiene rating meaning it has good hygiene, safety, structural compliance and management. The high ratings draw students such as Josie Farrugia, who is in her second year at Nottingham Trent, to it after nights out. ‘I like it when I’m drunk because it’s so quick when I

Five star: Chunky Chicken rules the roost on food hygiene just want to eat and get home,’ she said. Her views are shared by many making it one of the most popular haunts for Nottingham students. Trent

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ond year student at Nottingham Trent and frequent customer, said: ‘I like it because it’s cheap and has excessive portion sizes but it’s not fresh.’

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STUDENTS are being warned to be wary of rogue taxi drivers operating in the city. With the Christmas party season in full swing, the number of unregistered drivers on the roads out to make a quick buck is increasing. Three female Nottingham students were left shaken after getting into a taxi driven by a bogus driver. One of the girls involved said: ‘The journey from our house into the city centre is always £6 and the rest of the house who got a separate taxi were only

charged £6. I asked him up front but he was really uncooperative so I took his name and taxi number.’ The car in question did have the company’s logo but when the registration was checked, there was no record of the driver. Tips to avoid getting into potentially dangerous situations include being sure the car you’re getting into is the taxi that you have booked; trust your instincts – if it feels wrong, don’t get in; take down the driver’s name and number just in case you run into trouble later. Fiona Mary Smith

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NEWLY knighted professor Sir David Greenaway has spoken of how humbled he feels to be honoured. The vice-chancellor of the University of Nottingham said: ‘I have spent most of my working life at the university and a constant has been the inspirational qualities of the many colleagues and students I meet and work with. It is an enormous privilege to lead the university and my day at Buckingham Palace is just as much an honour for Nottingham as it is for me.’ He was knighted for his services to higher education and public service, including leading a team on the Life Cycle challenge which raised £600,000.

Press-ups pull in cancer cash FORGET ice buckets, a new viral charity challenge is taking off. Nottingham Trent students are asking friends to do as many press-ups or pullups as possible in a minute. Project leader Samraj Matharu said: ‘Someone challenged me to the monkey bars and that idea stayed in my mind.’ Proceeds go to the John van Geest Cancer Research Centre on Clifton Campus.

We think we Wills make it THREE Nottingham Trent students are in the running to become the new faces of clothing label Jack Wills. Henry Au, who convinced his friends Saxon Bosworth and John Brogden to go along with him, had their pictures taken in hats, scarves and umbrellas when scouts arrived at the brand’s Nottingham shop. Henry said: ‘I think we’ve got what it takes.’ Alice Dickson

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Pubs and clubs close Coming early to sidestep levy soon... ALICE DICKSON MORE than 110 pubs and clubs will close their doors early rather than pay a late-night levy of up to £4,400. However, 218 other establishments have decided to bite the bullet and pay the levy to stay open beyond midnight. Nottingham City Council says the money will pay for two new community protection officers with the rest going towards the cost of policing drunken revellers in the city centre. Councillors agreed to the plans despite a survey showing three out of four people were against it. Nigel Connor, of JD Wetherspoon, said: ‘We don’t wish to pay the late-night levy but we do not wish to lose the opportunity of later opening at the premises should the levy fall away.’ And Andy Hoe, owner of Ocean, said: ‘The vast major-

Return of Wonderland WINTER Wonderland is back and this year it is bigger and brighter than ever. The ice rink is larger, 30m by 25m, and 4,000 festive lights will be strung around Old Market Square in Nottingham. The traditional giant Christmas tree will take centre stage at the Wonderland festival. There will

also be two bars in the Square, as well as a larger gift and crafts market. For the children, there will be a classic carousel, helter skelter, Santa toy rides and a few more games. A nativity scene will be on show in the entrance to City Hall. Winter Wonderland runs until January 4. Isabella Francis

Students miss lectures as Clifton bus woes mount CLIFTON campus students are seeing up to eight packed buses pass them by before they can get on one. Many claim they are regularly late for lectures or missing them entirely owing to the unreliable No.4 and No.1 bus services. Both services are scheduled to run every seven minutes,

yet some students have waited up to 50 minutes to get on a bus in the morning. One third year said: ‘It’s impossible to get on a bus as they fill up at the first stop so nobody at any other bus stops can get on. One morning, eight buses went past me before I could catch one.’ Another student said:

‘We get told to leave earlier, but I’m leaving the house at 7.45am for a 9am lecture and still getting to university late.’ The issue of overcrowding is particularly acute in West Bridgford, students say. NTU says it has added two extra No.4 buses between 8am and 9am. Alice Dickson

ity of the money raised by the levy will be spent on resources utilised inside the BID Zone, on police and PCSOs. ‘So, in effect, I am paying for the policing of other venues in other areas of the city.’ The council sought to defend its decision. Pete Mitchell, its head of licensing, said the levy was not just about generating a fund to tackle late-night issues but ‘about being able to manage the night-time economy better’. He added: ‘A reduction in the number of premises that are open beyond midnight helps to do this, with less demand on council resources to deal with issues that can sometimes emerge from late night premises, such as cleaning, complaints about noise or other anti-social behaviour.’ The British Beer and Pub Association has previously described the levy as a tax on business.

250,000 burgers UBER-cool burger chain Five Guys is looking to open in Nottingham. The US company wants permission to replace the Pizza Hut in Old Market Square. A Hockley bar worker said: ‘I tried their food when I was in America and it’s just so good. ‘It’s a great location for them, too, and it’s always good news when an old empty store gets filled.’ Five Guys opened its first restaurant in Britain last year in Covent Garden and is aiming to have 20 here by the end of the year. It claims there are 250,000 ways of having one of its burgers. Alice Dickson

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I can’t kick my stationery habit LUCY ROBINSON MY NAME is Lucy and I am addicted to stationery. I’m now in my third year at university and I’m realising that I have a strange obsession with stationary. I, like many journalism students, enjoy a good notebook, a sturdy folder, some vibrant highlighters, and some smooth pens to get me through a year of academic chaos. But every now and then, I have this undeniableurgetofillmygiant bedside trunk with more pens and stacks of paper to last any student at least two lifetimes. Looking in this trunk on a semi-regular basis makes me realise how nobody really needs 150 black biros or three unopened sharpies even if they

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were on offer or come in handy for Bar Crawl T-shirts. I think it stems from somewhere down the line, I realised that a student can never have too many pens or highlighters (except for when you realise you have more highlighters than textbooks) and this stemmed back to the beginning

of it all – primary school. We all remember the glory days of bringing a new set of felt-tip pens into a new year in September, thrusting you into the height of popularity. Getting a new pencil case that could fit a rainbow of colouring pencils, a pen for every day of the week, a ruler, rubber and sharpener, was the most important thing to get during shopping trips. Personally, I don’t think there is a cure for this stationery addiction that I have – it’s unnecessary but something we’ve all gone through once. Especially when you return home from Wilkinsons or W H Smith with a familiar looking notepad, to realise the reason it is so familiar is because you already have four.

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talkingPOINTS BAD LADS: I am in my fourth year and I have seen and, unfortunately, been a part of, this lad culture that engulfs university life. I have witnessed the excessive drinking sports societies enforce on each other and the initiations which involve rituals such as drinking each other’s urine. I have seen my friends hold competitions to see how many women they can pull in one night, witnessing one of them grab girls as if they were items on a shelf Ross Darragh

ALWAYS THERE FOR ME: Despite ending ten years ago, Friends is something people can watch over and over again, reciting favourite lines and crying at the on-off romance of Ross and Rachel. How is it that a simple TV show can still bring such raw emotions out of you when everyone knows the ending anyway? This has to be the greatest skill a TV series has, to draw you into the characters’ lives and cause you to forget that you don’t know the group personally. You genuinely feel like they are your friends and you are theirs. It is simply known as one of the greatest shows of all time Daisy Vickers

AIM HIGH: A first – so unattainable that many students don’t even consider aiming for it. Instead, many have decided, a 2:1 will suffice. A 2.1 is a great achievement but that is no reason to stop yourself aiming higher. University comes with a hefty price tag. Why not make the most of your £9,000? One way of doing this is swapping the occasional back-to-back Friends marathon for an extra hour in the library. Boring... but necessary? Jessica Bott

POWER OFF, PLEASE: PowerPoint tends to trap lectures on a strict pathway. Lecturers will follow their dozens of slides, and rarely stray from them. They are stripped of their teaching freedom and resort to reading the information off the board, forgetting that their students can read perfectly. Should students just accept these lectures? Their investment of nine thousand pounds a year seems rather steep for just PowerPoint slides. Even going back to basics with a whiteboard and marker would give more learning satisfaction Claire Douthwaite

LUNCHBOX STIGMA: You, as students, have total control over your dinner. You can eat whatever you want! You feel like jam and cornflake sandwiches? Sure! Have 20 of them! The lunchbox is your oyster. There is one problem, however, the social stigma. It is well known that making sandwiches at home, wrapping them and taking them to campus in a Tupperware container is cheaper than buying an overpriced meal deal at the local supermarket. It is healthier and gives you greater control over what goes into your body while you’re out of the house. Yet, there is still a certain sense of uncoolness about munching on homemade sandwiches! Benjamin Philpott

MO THANKS: Most guys in Movember look like they’ve acquired a new furry friend on their upper lip when they grow a moustache. If this is you, in all honesty, you probably shouldn’t grow one. If you do, it’s important to keep it under control; just because you can’t shave it, doesn’t mean you can’t trim it. You can take part without looking like you’ve been on a week-long drinking binge Kelly Smith

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theINTERVIEW: Example

Cashing in? Never, I’m setting an Example

Thinking of the future: Fatherto-be Example

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THINK every artist has the duty to use their talents and following to raise money for charities.’ Singer-songwriter Example is on a roll, once again taking aim at some of his moneygrabbing peers. ‘I was quite outspoken in an interview last year about artists who keep meet and greet money for themselves and how I didn’t think it was the right thing to do,’ he says. ‘I am always happy to sign memorabilia for a fan or have a photo taken when I am out and about touring the country. ‘Not everyone has to give their

Rapper Example tells DANIEL ROBBINS why he doesn’t feel bad charging some people to meet him, how acting could be the next step in his career and what makes Plymouth so special... money away from paid meet and greets and it is not for me to tell them what to do. I just think the whole idea of charging someone to meet you is ridiculous.’ Currently on tour celebrating his �ifth album, the 32-year-old – real name Elliot Gleave – is using his meet and greets to bene�it the Teenage Cancer Trust, a charity where he has been an ambassador for many years. ‘I will always endeavour to meet fans outside the venue

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but if others want to pay for the ‘‘privilege’’ of meeting me then my perogative is to give that money to charity,’ he says. ‘It is half-an-hour out of my day and if I pass the money on, then it is going to a good cause, with this tour alone set to raise £40,000.’ He is in the middle of one of his biggest British tours - while his wife, Aussie model Erin McNaught, is on the other side of the world, pregnant with their �irst child. But the gigs are keeping

him focused. ‘Stoke was amazing to start the tour on the �irst night, Leeds followed up on that but Plymouth has probably been one of the best gigs for a long time,’ says the Londoner. ‘Some gigs take three or four songs to get going, or it might not even be until the last song of the set. In Plymouth, they were massively up for it from the start.’ With a baby on the way, a sixth album in the pipeline, a tour to �inish, you would expect Example to barely have time to breathe. Yet, he has already begun to think about what could lie beyond music. ‘Someone backed me into a

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corner last year and I mentioned I wouldn’t mind directing or even acting in a few movies,’ he reveals. ‘I studied �ilm at Royal Holloway when I was at university. ‘My �irst acting role came in a recent independent �ilm and could be something I go on to do. As for whether I do ten albums or whether it is just a couple more, I don’t know at the moment.’ So what of his immediate plans with the baby on the way? ‘I will head back Down Under for four months to spend time with the family before heading out on tour there in March,’ he says. ‘We can’t wait to start a family.’

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young and female crowd. Tom Fletcher, Danny Jones, Dougie Poynter, Harry Judd, James Bourne and Matt Willis showed huge energy on stage and soon had the audience on its feet with opening number Air Hostess. Star Girl, Sleeping With The Light On and Five Colours In Her Hair followed, with plenty of between-song silliness to keep the party going. The hosts joined in with a game of Tattoo Roulette, in which the loser was committed to having Air Guitar, the name of their new single, tattooed on his body. It was Dougie, currently dating pop star Ellie Goulding, who lost. Drawing the show to a close was Matt Wallis, who hinted at the possibility of a new tour, which the band later confirmed. Lauren Lee

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POP supergroup McBusted returned to the city for a secret gig at the Albert Hall. The band, made up of members of past chart-toppers McFly and Busted, had already played two sell-out shows at the Capital FM Arena earlier this year but this was an intimate acoustic special called Exposed for Capital FM’s Dino and Pete. Fans had an early start, with the 700 Breakfast Show listeners who’d been lucky enough to get hold of tickets filling the main hall of the orchestral concert venue at 8am. Presenters Dino and Pete were by the stage broadcasting live, with the help of news reporter Anna Tyler and producer Brains. McBusted entered the venue from the rear, running through the middle of the largely

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December 12-13: JOHN BISHOP, Capital FM Arena, tickets £33-£90 December 17: RUSSELL HOWARD, Capital FM Arena, £30-£78 December 18: CHRISTMAS PARTY NIGHT, COMEDY SHOW, Glee Club, tickets £12 December 19: CHRISTMAS PARTY NIGHT, COMEDY SHOW, Glee Club, tickets £12 December 20: THE BEST IN LIVE STAND-UP COMEDY, Glee Club, tickets £5-£10

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theatre November 24: THE HALLE, Nottingham Royal Concert Hall, tickets from £19.50 November 25-29: OPERA NORTH, Theatre Royal Nottingham, tickets from £15 December 5-6: SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS, Theatre Royal Nottingham, tickets from £17 December 7: THE GILDED MERKIN, Glee Club, tickets £15

December 12: JIMMY CARR, Nottingham Royal Concert Hall, tickets from £25

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MOST know him for cheesy pop hits Mysterious Girl and Insania but Peter Andre’s performance at the Royal Concert Hall showed that he had a bit more up his sleeve. The Aussie vocalist has revamped his sound lately, changing his tune from pop hits to big band sounds. Backed by his tenpiece band, including his brother Chris, who played guitar, Andre’s charisma and charm was somewhat reminiscent of swing singer Michael Buble. Opening with songs from his latest album Big Night, the new tracks stole the hearts of the predominantly female audience. Andre’s return to Nottingham attracted lengthy queues of

fans who had waited outside the venue throughout the day. Following unexpected covers of Justin Timberlake’s Senorita and John Legend’s Ordinary People, he launched into Mysterious Girl, the song which everyone had been waiting for, mixing it into Bob Marley’s Stir it Up and Inner Circle’s Sweat to create a reggae masterpiece. Andre revealed that the inspiration behind the pop classic came from bathing in a waterfall, while he happily stripped off onstage. The singer will also be releasing a Christmas album later this year and found time to showcase a sample of his new material to the audience. Lauren Lee

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HETTO has grown up, lost the ‘o’ and left London. The grime star, now going by the stage name Ghetts, may have settled in Surrey and into the pre-school run but is not showing any signs of slowing down. Last month, he was nominated for three Mobos including best male act. He made his breakthrough appearance at the awards at the age of 21, when Grime MC Kano invited him on stage to perform in 2005. Now invited back to perform material from his

debut album, Rebel With A Cause, he said: ‘The Mobos were a milestone in my career. To be given a chance to perform on prime time? That was good. I watched that �irst performance the day before going on and I was laughing because I could see I am very different. It is funny to see how far not giving up has got me.’ Ghetts has been on the scene and working hard for ten years. ‘I am always doing work,’ he said. ‘Every time I am in the studio it feels like I couldn’t live without it, I wouldn’t be

able to give up. I am just meant to be doing this no matter how long it takes me or how hard it is.’ His journey started in East London, Plaistow, with a �ist �ight that resulted in him being stabbed. ‘The stabbing shaped my life,’ he said. ‘I was mischievous but I was a good kid before that. I was 12 going on 13, �irst year of secondary school, I wasn’t aware of gun culture or knife culture. I was a scrapper like any young boy, but when I got stabbed, I changed. I never wanted to

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be a victim again, I wouldn’t open up to anyone and I was always on edge.’ That attitude saw Ghetts spend time in youth offenders’ institutions between the ages of 16 and 19 but being inside was

where he found his voice. Thanks to a music course he began to rap. The rapper, who turned 30 last month, has returned with a bang after taking some time out to look after his two-year-old daughter.

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Deep house duo Gorgon City talk student DJs, chart success and a new album with MORGAN HINTON

ORMED just two years ago and cutting their teeth on the University of Bristol student DJ circuit, North London duo Gorgon City have been the crossover success of 2014. Signed to independent London-based Black Butter Records – the same label which gave us Clean Bandit, Bipolar Sunshine and Kidnap Kid – Kye Gibbon and Matt Robson-Scott have enjoyed a meteoric rise, providing support for the likes of Chase and Status and labelmates Rudimental, as well as remixes for Basement Jaxx. But the boys have tasted success in their own right, with their smash hit Ready For Your Love, released back in January of this

with it �inally out there it feels like people are feeling it. The new record features loads of collaborations; who were you most excited about working with? Maverick Sabre was a big one for us. We’re both massive fans of his. Everyone on there from Yasmin to the American artists like Tish Hyman and Erik Hassle have been amazing. What experiences as a fan listening to music in�luenced the way you approach your live sets? Growing up in and around London, going to drum and bass and garage raves de�initely in�luenced our music and the beats we make. Being young DJs in the UK interested in

year, peaking at No.4 in the singles chart. Following the release of their debut album, Sirens, we caught up with Robson-Scott, to take a look back at this year – and to see what’s next. With so much energy surrounding you right now, how will Sirens maintain the group’s momentum? It feels like people are connecting with it quite well. It’s been a long time coming for us. We started writing this album about a year-and-a-half ago, it’s been a long process and

underground dance music has massively in�luenced how we DJ, how we play live and how we produce our music. How does your approach to producing change from your approach to mixing? Which do you enjoy the most? We really enjoy both as we’ve both been doing it for quite a while now. Although we love DJing in clubs there’s nothing better than getting in the studio, producing a cool tune then playing it out on the weekend to 2,000 people. I couldn’t really choose

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Breakthrough act: Gorgon City enjoyed chart success this year with their song Ready For Your Love either-or, they both kind of go hand in hand. How does your creative relationship with Kye affect the music? We both grew up listening to drum and bass, jungle and garage. That’s the thing we really have in common, a love for that UK underground sound. We’re both really into the energy you get from that type of music. When it comes the house tunes we play out now, I think we’ve both just got a common love for that kind of music. When writing Ready For Your Love did you have a feeling that it would gain the success it did or did it come as a surprise? Once it was �inished, it de�initely felt like something special. We were quite excited about getting it out there. Although we didn’t think it would get as big as it did and get as much love on radio or the charts, it really was a great surprise. You’re just wrapping up your UK tour but will you do anything differently to prepare for your US dates? We did a mini tour this summer. It’s cool; the audiences are really up for it and they’re really into the UK sounds at the moment. It’s such a good time for British music in the States right now, we can’t wait to get back out there.

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attention to the details from the cult sci-�i classic are staggering. There have been lots of Alien games but this is the �irst title that truly captures the essence of the ‘perfect organism’ that is the alien and the terror conveyed in the �irst �ilm. You can’t �ight it, all you can do is hide and if it spots you, then your only option is to run. It will kill you. There are genuine frights, at times unbearable tension and shocks all woven within a movie-quality plot. It’s a de�inite contender for game of the year. Be warned, if you buy it your social life and coursework will suffer. Phil Hamilton

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ILBO Baggins and his company of dwarves return to Middle Earth for the final instalment of The Hobbit trilogy next month. The dwarves might have reclaimed the treasure of Erebor but now they must face Smaug and the Dark Lord. Oscar-winning director Peter Jackson has revealed that the movie, based on the 1937 novel by J R R Tolkien, will culminate in a 45-minute battle scene. And if the spectacular CGI send off wasn’t enough to keep Tolkienists on the edge of their seats, Lord Of The Rings star Billy Boyd will also make a guest appearance for the closing song, The Last Goodbye. The world premiere for the film, starring Martin Freeman, Sir Ian McKellen and Orlando Bloom, will be held in Leicester Square on December 1. Laura Raphael Small role: Martin Freeman returns as Bilbo Baggins for the final instalment of the Hobbit trilogy, out later this month

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ONE of the most anticipated films of the year, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1, is finally out this month. Katniss Everdeen once again takes up the fight to save the oppressed peoples of Panem. Everdeen - fresh from shattering the Games at the end of the second film, Catching Fire - finds herself in the long-forgotten District 13 as the figurehead of the rebellion, her mockingjay emblem its symbol. Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) must

also find a way to rescue her captive love, Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson). Lawrence’s portrayal of everyone’s favourite bowwielding heroine from caring sister to national hero is one of the film’s main strengths. The late Philip Seymour Hoffman also stars in his last full-length film. With returning director Francis Lawrence, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 will surely live up to the hype. Aaron Lembo

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Marco Polo – out December 12 ONLINE streaming giant Netflix has blown a reported £55million on producing its next original series, Marco Polo. The hotly tipped tenepisode drama, which premieres next month, follows famed explorer Polo through his adventures in 13th century China. Co-produced by Game Of Thrones director Daniel Minahan and starring Italian newcomer Lorenzo Richelmy, the series promises sex, drugs and medieval gore.

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Coq au vin

Ingredients: One tbsp butter; two tbsp olive oil; four chicken pieces; four pieces of smoked bacon, cut into strips; two onions; two carrots, diced; four mushrooms halved; two cups red wine; tbsp tomato paste; cup of chicken stock made using two chicken stock cubes; two tbsp plain flour; salt and pepper Method: 1. In a Ziploc bag put flour, thyme, salt and pepper. Add the chicken pieces and leave for five to ten minutes 2. Brown the chicken pieces in olive oil for three minutes on each side 3. Take the chicken pieces out and put them into a plate. Cut four pieces of bacon into squares and fry 4. While the bacon is frying

Banana bread

French fancy: Red wine and bacon make a classic combo chop up onions and carrots 5. Add the chopped onions and carrots to the bacon 6. Once the onions, carrots and bacon are fried add in a cup of red wine 7. Once the wine has been added add in a tbsp of tomato paste 8. Add the remaining red wine and create your chicken stock (made by adding boiling water to two stock cubes)

10. Once you have added the chicken stock put the chicken pieces into the pot and leave for ten minutes 11. Put the dish in the oven for one hour on 350C 12. Fry the chopped mushrooms and add to the top of the cooked dish. 13. Mix two tsp flour and butter together and add to the coq au vin 14. Add some salt, pepper and serve Aramide Pearce

N absolute classic, banana bread is a tasty snack or dessert that’ll appease your sugar cravings while delivering a dose of fruity goodness.

Ingredients: 100g softened butter or margarine; 150g sugar, two eggs, 225g self-raising flower, two tablespoons milk, two large or three small ripe bananas Method: 1. Set your oven to 180°C/350°F/gas mark 4. Line your loaf tin with butter and greaseproof paper or

Who can resist a sweet treat? Reach for the mixing bowl and try these great recipes from CAMILLE BROUARD your cupcake tray with cupcake cases 2. Mix together the sugar and melted butter or margarine until the mixture resembles a paste. Mix in the eggs and milk and then fold in the flour in a figure-ofeight motion. If the mixture is too dry add more milk 3. Mash the bananas in a small bowl and mix them in. Add in any extras you fancy, like raisins or chocolate chips 4. Spoon the mixture into the prepared tin and level it

out on top. Cook for one hour or until the cake is golden with a springy texture 5. Leave the cake to cool for a few minutes before loosening with a palette knife and turning on to a wire rack or plate Tip: Other ripening fruits such as three or four plums, two peaches and 15 to 20 raspberries or blueberries, can also result in a delicious loaf cake. With these options you can up the sugar a bit, as these fruits aren’t as sweet

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mealBREAK recipes which are guaranteed to keep those sugar cravings at bay

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in a heatproof bowl over a saucepan of boiling water 3. Mix the chocolate into the cereal, then scoop the mixture into cupcake cases 4. Put in the fridge so the cakes can set Tip: if you’re not so into chocolate you can mix things up with marshmallow (melted in the microwave) or honey with a sprinkle of sugar Chocolate and buttercream butterfly cakes

Giving you wings: Nothing can beat chocolate cake with buttercream Chocolate-covered cereal cakes

OU may not have made these since you were ten, but cereal cakes still taste as good as ever and are so simple to make. Ingredients to make 12:

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HE richness of chocolate and sugary sweetness of buttercream is a match made in heaven. Don’t deny your taste buds these delicious cakes! Ingredients to make 24: 175g softened butter or margarine, 165g sugar, 125g self-raising flour, three eggs, two tablespoons boiling water, 50g cocoa powder. For buttercream: 175g icing sugar, 75g softened butter or margarine Method: 1. Set your oven to

200°C/400°F/Gas Mark 6. Line your trays with cupcake cases and put to one side 2. Sieve the cocoa powder into the bowl and add the boiling water, mixing into a paste 3. Add in the remaining ingredients and beat together with a wooden spoon 4. Divide the mixture evenly into the cupcake cases and bake in the oven for ten minutes or until risen and springy to the touch. Cool in the cases for a few minutes 5. Take a sharp knife and cut out a circle in the top of each cake, about 1cm away from the edge. Cut each circle in half and put to one side 6. To make the buttercream, beat the butter in a bowl until soft then slowly add in the icing sugar until mixed 7. Place the buttercream into the spaces on top of the cakes, and then place the cake semicircles on top so they resemble wings Tip: For a special occasion, buy decorations, such as chocolate buttons, to fill the spaces between the ‘wings’

Extreme cures for a hangover

IF your standard fry-up is not doing the trick, then you need a hangover cure that is so peculiar that it may just do the trick. Try these... at your own risk! Ice lollies: Yes, this may seem like the last thing you’d be craving with a hangover. But they’re tasty, cheap, refreshing and provide hydration Irn-Bru sausage: It’s exactly what it says it is: a sausage cooked in Irn-Bru. It could work wonders … or taste so revolting you forget you ever had a hangover Raw eggs: Eggs have a better nutritional value when left uncooked and it is suggested they give the body the vital nourishment it needs after a heavy night. It’s popular in the US but a kill or cure remedy Monique Bailey

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Help is at hand for the bullied

MOVING into university halls is a big change for many young people; it brings them into a bustling community with people from all backgrounds. However, not all students’ first taste of life away from home is a positive experience. Anyone subject to bullying at university may feel extremely isolated... but help is at hand. The University of Liverpool, for example, has bullying and harassment advisers who can suggest strategies for dealing with problems. Its counselling and student support services, as well as hall tutors, are also on hand. Diversity and equality officer for the University of Liverpool Darren Mooney says: ‘Students should seek to informally resolve any complaint or grievance with the alleged perpetrator. If an informal resolution cannot be found, a student can make a formal complaint.’ Chelsea Dytham

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What’s written in the stars for you this month

Aries: March 21-April 19 There will be many hurdles to overcome in the first two weeks of December, Aries. However, don’t give up as your luck will change come December 17. Your career and finances will begin to flourish as well as your relationships. Now is the time to travel and broaden your horizons but be aware those around you will need some convincing of your new direction Taurus: April 20May 20 Energy levels will be exceptionally high this month, Taurus; however there is no need to turn into a bull in a china shop. Be humble and down to earth and on December 17

you will enter a period of positivity and possibility. You will see marked changes in career in particular as new avenues arise

Gemini: May 21-June 20 Confrontation with relatives will be rife until December 17 but don’t let this get to you, Gemini. Be creative and find ways of spending time with those near and dear to you that will not end in conflict. It is not all doom and gloom. Your social circles will increase this month and your career will directly benefit as a result

Cancer: June 21-July 22 Have you be feeling a certain amount of haughtiness of late? Be

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warned this will only create controversy Cancer. You are bound to be feeling a lot more in tune with those around you come December 17th, when you will gain support from your superiors through your dynamism and resourcefulness

Leo: July 23-August 22 There will be tension among your siblings this month, Leo, and you are more than likely to be at the centre of it. As long as you don’t let your ego take over, a little competition can do no harm. It may even give you that extra push to undertake a big project that will carry on into the new year

Virgo: August 23September 22 You could be plagued by health problems at the beginning of this month, Virgo, so make sure not to over do it. However come December 17 you will be fighting fit and back on form. Your energy levels will be high and despite a slow start to December new avenues that will arise will take you pleasantly into the new year Libra: September 23October 22 You need to keep your wits about you this month, Libra. Your personal and professional relationships will be tested to the max. However, the added stress and strain could give way to greater wisdom of how to deal with others. As long as you are flexible redeeming opportunities will come your way and not all will be lost

Scorpio: October 23November 21 You need to make yourself crystal clear this month, Scorpio, otherwise you will be left feeling exasperated. Your expectations are not too high, it is simply how you go about executing them. The beginning of the month will be a test of character but don’t lose faith. Stick to your guns and,

come December 17, your luck will be on the up

Sagittarius: November 22-December 21 Play your cards right and you will prosper this month, Sagittarius. A period of positivity means that your confidence will be at an all-time high and you are centre stage. Those around you will be instrumental in your growth so be careful to not to let the limelight go to straight to your head. Your hard work is beginning to pay off but you still have a long way to go Capricorn: December 22-January 19 A dip in confidence at the beginning of the month could leave your energy levels somewhat lacking, Capricorn. Don’t let this leave you down in the dumps; take the time to meet up with friends who you have not been that attentive to of late. You should soon be feeling back to your old self in no time and there may just be a surprise around the corner

Aquarius: January 20February 18 Nothing is stopping you this month, Aquarius, your diary is full and so is your bank account, it appears. Although it may seem like the perfect time to indulge, if you take this even a little too far you could be reaping the repercussions come December 17. Avoid speculating and undertaking major projects. You can still charge ahead but keep your cards close to your chest Pisces: February 19-March 20 This month is all about focus for you, Pisces. If you feel as though you have been drifting for some time, now is the time to grab hold of the reins. However, it is not all hard work and no play, as your focus will pay off financially as well as socially. But be aware this could lead to issues arising with those close to you

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Why we can’t put out the Tinder flame

REBEKAH WILSON asks whether the universal craze for swiping left or right based on a possible six photos and 499 characters is really healthy for us WHEN we get lonely on a Tuesday night, watching Celebrity Juice and late re-runs of Family Guy accompanied by Ben and Jerry, we have a natural desire to be needed. Then our smartphone sneaks out of our jeans pocket egging us on. Go on to Tinder, you’ve only got 300 matches with five of them actually speaking to you, let’s get swiping. Without a moment’s thought there we are, using every thumb muscle we have, having a Tinder fit. Shockingly, two years after its release, our generation is starting to take Tinder seriously. Going into a restaurant we are guaranteed to find at least two Tinder dates awkwardly working out a ‘how we first met’ story. Are there just too many people so the only way to find someone and speak to them is via the most frivolous and fanciful dating app yet? What will become of our generation? A pack of wild, sex-driven vultures or could Tinder actually become the fastest and most efficient way to date? Either way, Tinder is here to stay…well, until a newer version with video chat and picture messaging. Then, God help us!

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Worried about your weight?: Try going out for an early morning jog

O far in the first term of university I’ve gained plenty of friends, not to mention memories to last a lifetime, but I have also gained plenty of pounds. It has got to the point where I can’t face going home for Christmas but, with term ending in a matter of weeks, what can I do? Louise, Swansea Louise, I’m about to tell you something more horrific than any hangover. A bottle of wine is the equivalent to three Mars bars, a Big Mac with medium fries or six jam doughnuts. Even if you don’t drink you can fall foul of the lack of routine that comes with university and the cheap stodge on offer at the supermarket. Gym memberships can be expensive so head out to your local park. And, as for Christmas, everyone back home will be too excited to see you to care about a couple of pounds.

’M the centre of every party back home but that couldn’t be further from the truth on campus. I didn’t embrace freshers and I’ve been going home almost every weekend. First term is almost over and I don’t even know where the SU is. Tom, Bristol

’VE moved half way up the country to Edinburgh but my mum is still checking in on me daily. So much so, stalking my Facebook has become her new part-time job. To make matters

worse, I was tagged in a picture having a cheeky cigarette recently. She is now threatening to come stay with me in halls to keep a closer eye on me. Alice, Edinburgh

I don’t need a label to be me

Contact your mother more often, even if it is just a quick email. She will feel involved in your life and might be less inclined to go looking on social media. It might also be an idea to change your privacy

In our monthly look at LGBT issues, masters student FILIP BIGOS discusses why he dislikes being known by a label

even I have some labels but what is the point of them? There is a big discussion going on at the moment as to what the non-straight part of the population should be called and which umbrella term we should be using. Some people don’t like the good old LGBT (that’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans for the uninitiated) because it is not inclusive of queer people, intersex people, polysexuals, asexuals… The list goes on. To accommodate this we add +s and *s and Qs the end of the acronym. But why

settings on Facebook, What you and your friends find funny might not go down a storm with parents. And remember, believe it or not, your mother is only looking out for you.

identify as a non-binary, gay man. This implies, apart from being cocky and sassy pretty much the whole time, that, while I am a man, I don’t need to prove that I have a pair. So I wear heels and a snapback. Sometimes a wig, nail polish - depending on how I feel. I don’t fit within the ‘accepted’ binary of male. I go by ‘they’. This means I don’t want people to refer to me using male pronouns such as ‘he/him/his’ because I do not agree with the binary gender division within society. When it comes to selfidentification, people choose to call themselves many different things. And, yes,

exactly do we feel the need to label everything? I am a non-binary gay man because I have to have a label. People expect me to have one. People who fit into the ‘standard’ expectations of society as far as sex, sexual and gender identities are concerned need labels to put on others to help them understand the concept of difference So I please them. To help the cause. But, ultimately, I want to live in a society where people are accepted and taken at face value and one where we won’t have to explain ourselves.

n Young people all too often suffer at the hands of bullies. This is particularly true for young lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people. NUS research found one fifth of LGBT students have experienced bullying or harassment on campus. For trans students, this figure was one in three. During Anti-Bullying Week this year many young people told us they felt isolated and alone when facing bullying. Stonewall’s NoBystanders campaign asks people to take a pledge and stand up for any time they witness any form of bullying. Learn more at nobystanders.org.uk

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There are no two ways about it, first year is hard. Some might cover it up better than others but you will all be feeling it. However, it is not all doom and gloom; there is life after freshers and societies are a great place to start. Try to cut down on going home, too, otherwise you’ll miss out and your friends back home will still be there when you go back at Christmas. Struggling with your studies, wrestling with a relationship or is your social life at a standstill? Contact our agony aunt on alice@unipaper.co.uk

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Labour for love... or cash Should you choose a subject just for the financial rewards?

AST your mind back to the carefree days of 2012 when graduates left university with a measly £26,100 of debt instead of the estimated £53,400 they rack up nowadays. In those days, fresh-faced university applicants pricked up their ears and listened when teachers and parents told them ‘study a subject you enjoy!’ Sadly, for many young people ‘enjoyment’ doesn’t always have a lot to do with their choice of degree. Since tuition fees have reached an all-time high, it makes sense to investigate the most rewarding subjects – so which degrees lead to the highest salaries? So, first a few important details: these numbers come from HESA, the Higher Education Statistics Agency, which we think should stand for Hardly Ever Simple Answer. HESA sends surveys to graduates six months and

three-and-a-half years after graduation, and this is the information collected in 2012 from 2009 graduates. Most subjects in the top ten probably won’t surprise you much; it’s well known that doctors, dentists and vets earn a comfortable salary. But the £25,000 a year paid to architects earn is surprising, especially as they have to train for a whopping seven years. Of course, the uni you choose can be a factor, too. The survey showed that graduates from Russell Group universities earn the highest salaries, with a mean of £27,500 compared with the next highest, the 1994 Group of unis, which has now disbanded but included Birkbeck and UEA, at £26,500. It can be hard enough to motivate yourself to work and, if you hate the subject your studying, it’s fair to say you’ll hate the job at the end of it, too. But, if you’re happy

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to pursue a subject you dislike for lots of dosh, fair play to you. If not, revive that carefree spirit and study what you love. Bethany Miall, from Go Think Bigger, a digital hub giving young people career advice and work experience opportunities

Just flick that switch and watch the savings pile up THE definition of a student: finding any way possible to save money. When someone else paid who cared about leaving that bathroom light on in the middle of the night? Or turning the heating up during winter so you can stay in your shorts and T-shirt? I know students who refuse to turn lights on or wash their clothes because they live in constant fear of those numbers on that bit of paper at the end of the month. Perhaps it would be better to consider some less drastic measures than stinking clothes, to keep the bills down? First and foremost: shop around! nGet those deals. Some

Bright idea: Turn lights off electricity companies offer cheaper prices if you use your electricity at off peak times nSpeaking of washing machines, on average you can save around £9 a year if you wash your clothes at 30° instead of 40° nThe morning cuppas – don’t fill the kettle to the top just boil the amount you need nRemember to shut the fridge and freezer doors! Don’t put hot food in

the fridge – it ruins it but also requires more energy to cool the food nUnplug your chargers after use. To charge a phone for eight hours costs only a penny but when we disconnect our phones and leave the plug in it still uses energy nLaptops use 85 per cent less energy than the typical PC nUnplug the TV and other devices by the wall instead of leaving them on standby You will be surprised by the difference each of these things can make leaving you extra money for that new pairs of shoes or a cheeky night out in the week. Rebecca Kiff

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REPL Group – Graduate Management Consultant

The Berkeley Group is looking for the brightest graduates with degrees in disciplines related directly to the skills and knowledge required in our operational departments. Berkeley Homes are currently recruiting for graduates in the following disciplines: Land and Planning, Technical, Commercial (Quantity Surveyors), Construction, Customer Service Location London (Greater)

REPL is a fast growing UK based technology group with offices in the USA, Canada, Australia and Singapore. We deliver sophisticated project management techniques to unlock commercial potential. Our team sits at the cutting edge of where the retail industry meets the next generation of mobile technology, where gamification overlaps with multichannel.

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We have ambitious plans to attract 3 million customers by 2020 and we are looking for talented graduates to join us whilst we grow and help shape our business. As we are relatively small compared to the big names, you will truly get the opportunity and exposure with our management team to do this. Our Graduate Scheme is designed to help you develop as a future leader of our business, fast tracking your career within Hastings Direct. Roles available in Accounting & Finance, Insurance, Marketing & PR.

Bring your talent and passion to a global organisation at the forefront of business, technology and innovation. Collaborate with diverse, talented colleagues and leaders who support your success. Help transform organisations and communities around the world. Sharpen your skills with industry-leading training and development, as you build an extraordinary career.

Location Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex Salary Competitive Closes 04 Jan 2015

Avanti Communications Group plc – Graduate Engineer Are you expecting a 2:1 or higher in a computer related subject? Are you interested in working in a fast paced environment with the latest technologies in a truly global footprint? Yes? That’s a great start, but beyond that? Avanti seeks your inspiration, your energy and your enthusiasm.

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J.P. Morgan – Technology Graduate Programme There’s not a single part of our business that isn’t empowered and enhanced by the creative thinking of J.P. Morgan technologists. In an industry this competitive, being the best means deploying high-speed software and infrastructure alongside leading engineering and application development. Location London, Bournemouth, Glasgow

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Salary Competitive + benefits

Salary £23,000 p a

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Opus Energy – Graduate Analyst Opus Energy, a dynamic and fast growing organisation, is recruiting to expand its analytical support. Analysts with Opus Energy carry out a wide range of analytical tasks designed to help keep the company on track. Location Oxford, Oxfordshire Salary £23,000 - £25,000 DOE + £1,000 welcome bonus + £1,000 at end of year 1 & 2 Closes 03 Dec 2014

Rothschild – Private Equity Long Term Internship – Merchant Banking This London based 4-6 month internship is an exciting opportunity to intern with Rothschild’s flagship private equity fund, Five Arrows Principal Investments – a €600 million fund focused on mid-market companies in Western Europe. Location London Salary Competitive Closes 31 Dec 2015

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Need a job? Considering a gap year? Graduating and struggling for inspiration? Then, read on...

Job in Tesco? Travelling? Lucy hits the catwalks of Paris instead

I put degree on hold to be a model

OR most 18-year-olds, the dream of roaming the runways of Paris Fashion Week, wearing exclusive Givenchy designs is exactly that – a dream. Lucy Zoe Evans decided to put her studies on hold and pursue that dream and has been rubbing shoulders with the rich and famous . Recently returned, fresh from Paris Fashion Week, Lucy took part in the Givenchy show, directed by critically acclaimed Riccardo Tisci. She shared the limelight with leading models such as Cara Delevigne and Kendall Jenner and appeared in front of celebrities including Kim Kardashian and Kanye West. She saud: ‘I’d have to say the highlight of my career so far is walking in my first ever runway show for Givenchy.’ Lucy, from Stoke-on-Trent follows in the footsteps of her older cousin, Sarah. ‘As a child, I remember talking to Sarah about her eight year modelling career and ever since it’s always been a dream of mine, so when I was spotted out shopping at The Clothes Show in 2009, I was more than happy to jump at the opportunity.’ Although she has only been a professional model for two

Think gap year and you think of backpacking adventures across the world or endless hours of tedious work experience; but for one teenager her gap year has become a world of couture and Kardashian. CHARLES WORRALL talks to model Lucy Zoe Evans months, Lucy kick-started her career with an ad campaign for Republic at the age of 13. She said: ‘During my school years, I was granted a licence allowing me to take time out of school but I kept castings and jobs to a minimum to enable me to concentrate on my compulsory education. My gap year has allowed me to model full time before heading back into education.’ But the path to a successful career in modelling is paved with disappointment and criticism. She said: ‘The reason for the excessive castings and meetings with clients are so they can judge if you’re the right model for them. Not being chosen for a job can at first seem offensive and disheartening but over time you come to realise that being told “no” is part of being a model.’ Sticking to a diet remains another major challenge but Lucy shrugs off criticism of the fashion industry over its use of stick-thin models. She said: ‘The utmost initial shock that came at the beginning of my career

was having to be as strict as possible when it comes down to my diet. I try my best to work out every day, even if it’s a quick ten minute run. ‘Just like being a ballerina or an athlete, you have to be a certain size and shape. ‘Part of my job is to be toned and healthy. ‘Since starting modelling full time, I’ve seen such a difference in my body, skin, energy and mood.’ She has deferred her degree in business and textiles at Brighton University until next autumn but it still seems borderline insanity to imagine balancing education alongside an international modelling schedule, especially when your average student struggles to attend a 9am lecture. ‘I’m intending on travelling, achieving almost all of my aspirations for my gap year and gain as much experience in the fashion industry as possible,’ said Lucy. ‘Working with Givenchy again and, just like every other girl my age, being a Victoria’s Secret model is something I dream of doing.’

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Places you should visit before leaving for your gap year SO, you may not have a gap year as an international model lined up... but you may be thinking about taking a year out and travelling. Before you head off, you will want to sit and plan how and where you want to go. Here is a quick guide to some great websites to help you plan your adventure.

Rough Guides: If you are unsure of where to head for your gap year, these are the best place to start. Full of great information on all the best destinations including accommodation, when to go, itineraries, travel essentials and cultural etiquette so you won’t get yourself in to trouble while away. You can also book hostels through the site

and it has a great community you can interact with and get first hand information from. www.roughguides.com Gap Year: This site that is packed full of information to help you get the most out of your travels. From booking your accommodation to researching places to visit and stay, Gap Year has all this and much

more. It also includes sections on jobs and volunteering to help you develop skills that will be transferable to your chosen career and even has a place you can plan your whole trip. The perfect one stop site. www.gapyear.com Real Gap: If you are worried about the cost of your gap year, Real Gap has a great section on

how to travel for less and still get the most out of your travels. It also has many of the features the previous sites has, including information on destinations, jobs, volunteering and has some last minute deals available too. www.realgap.co.uk So, when you’ve read all this, the only question left is what’s stopping you? Kizzy Bass

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Turn your room into your home

ou’ve been at university for a few weeks now and if it doesn’t quite feel like home then here are some inexpensive quick-fixes. Most importantly, you need a bedroom that reflects your style. Find some cheap bedding in high street shops – cheap and cheerful is key. Then, why not spruce it up with funky blankets and throws. For this, turn into a true hipster and try the charity shops. You may have to have a bit of rummage but, if you’re lucky, you’ll find some really decent, well-

made stuff for a price that doesn’t bury you into your interest-free overdraft. Every living room or bedroom needs cushions … many, many cushions. If you’re feeling crafty and need to procrastinate from writing that essay you could even have a go at making your own! If you’re not the next Great British Sewing Bee just pimp up plain cushions by sewing brightly coloured buttons and ribbons to them. Nothing makes a room more homely than pictures and posters that mean

Invaders you need to repel

Finishing touches: A few cushions and fairy lights can make all the difference something to you. That way, when the inevitable homesickness threatens, you are always surrounded by friendly faces. Get creative with noticeboards and cover them in a collage of your favourite photos. Just remember to hide the many drunken ones from Granny when she comes to visit! If you’re looking for a bit of

ambience then mood lighting is your new best friend. From creating the princess room you’ve always wished for to dimming the lights for late-night guests, fairy lights and lamps will give your room the edge. Go green and buy some cheap plants for your humble abode. Flowers are always good for adding a bit of colour

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and life to a room... just make sure you water them! Lastly, an easy way to guarantee that you feel at home is to be comfortable. You may have invested in all the cushions and plants in the world but that’s no good if you can’t relax in cosy pyjamas, slippers and a dressing gown. Jessica Bott

IT’S the news we all dread. One of your housemates is having an old friend to stay. Here are the guests you don’t want... The Alien Thief: Spends the entire weekend communicating in in-jokes with your flatmate. Steals them for the weekend and shows how little you know them The Bodily Incompetent: Drops a nuclear bomb every time they use the communal facilities and projectile-vomits in the kitchen The Better Housemate: Painfully delightful. You connect in a way you have never before with another human being, only highlighting the inferiority of your current housemate Jack Meggitt-Phillips

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yourSPACE The best time for house hunting is November, any later and you’re not left with much choice. Make sure that you question, question, question. Is the heating on a meter? Can you see mould growing anywhere? Is the roof about the cave in? Lucy Robinson

How to find the right place to live, the right people to live with and how to keep your place right

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No matter where I go, the oven never works. A ten-minute pizza takes closer to 30. Our landlord sent someone to fix ours. When we came home, there was a new temperature dial but no numbers on it. Cooking for the rest of the year involved a lot of guesswork Bryony Plumb

Happy ever after? It can’t all be romantic

Moving to Preston and living in England for the first time was a peculiar experience, to say the least. People would waltz around with multi-coloured hair and they call what I used to think was lunch, their dinner Mane Grigoryan

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The perils and pitfalls of your SO moving in

OVING into a house can be stressful at the best of times. There are bills to sort out, new housemates with bad hygiene to deal with and an ever-pervasive knowledge that your hot water is likely to cut off your partner well enough for at any moment. it not to end unceremoniously When these issues do rear over the cornflakes, then the their heads, is it better to have answer to whether you should your significant other around live together lies in your or will it just make things far, relationship type. far worse? If you’re that couple that This may depend on your loves to spend long afternoons type of relationship but there staring intensely into each are certain unavoidable truths. other’s eyes without speaking If you have been together for and her toothbrushes then go for it. just a month then maybe living Cosy: HisPICTURE: ALEJANDRA CESPEDES If you have friends that you in the same house is a little would like to spend time you first thought. There is also over-ambitious. with independently of each the chance of an awkward Getting to know someone far other and other interests then quicker than expected can kick break-up. You need to be sure that this is unlikely. It is difficult perhaps find houses in the the honeymoon period out the enough being around someone same area but with several window before you can even streets’ separation. you’ve got history with, let mutter ‘date night’. Alternatively, make the sane alone having to read the gas You don’t want to discover decision and move in after meter with them. to soon that your partner has Quarter 1 03/10/2014 12:48 Pageuniversity. 1 Alex Green If you are sure you know far27947-Kexgill more negative traits page than ad.qxp_Layout

The infamous flat party is an obvious first step to consecrate your new pad. Make sure you invite a strong, largish friend. Anyone with a vaguely intimidating presence so that kid who got too drunk can be asked to leave without too much hassle Blythe Lewis

Gruesome gum stuck on your clothes? Put the garment in the freezer for a few hours. Once the gum is frozen scrape it off with a blunt knife. Squirt on a little washing up liquid and salt. Rub against the thread of the fabric and the rest should come off Eva Coutts

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How to survive living together SO, you’ve decided to take the plunge and live with your partner during your university years? Here’s how you might make it work... Lead your own life: Since you’re probably both studying, a busy schedule is to be expected. Talk through your plans and that way miscommunication will be avoided. This will also allow you to plan that romantic weekly date night Pull your weight: Boys, don’t leave the dishes for the women. And girls, invest in a screwdriver so you can at least dabble in the handiwork Spread your wings: There’s nothing worse than a

couple who never spend time with their other friends. Friends you make at university are friends for life. So do not push them away! Accept it won’t be sexy and romantic all the time: You might think that living together is going to be similar to just being partners but this actually means you’ll see the best AND the worst of your significant other. Remember, no one is perfect, lower your expectations, take each day as it comes and breathe. You’re still young! If you’ve thought about all of this and still want to move in with the love of your life, then good luck. Fredrikke von Z Wongraven

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Picking perfect flatmates Avoid the messy but embrace the mother

HE group of mates you met during freshers’ week, won’t be around for long. If they are you’ve been lucky! But for most, those friendships tend to fade away and you start to hang out with a different crowd. Soon, the dreaded period of choosing housing for next year creeps up. Before you start getting too excited and pick your new BFFs, here are a few tips on how to choose the best housemates. 1. Seek the studious: It is honestly good to have this person around to keep you on track. This housemate brings positive peer pressure which has amazing benefits: assignments finished before the deadline and still time to

party. Also, a perfect buddy to have study sessions with. 2. Avoid the messy: You will spot this person very quickly. They are always untidy and unkempt. It’s funny from a distance but do you really want to be cleaning up after them or be straining the friendship by asking them to stop leaving the dishes for a month in the basin? 3. Embrace the father/ mother figure: Everyone wants the sense of freedom that comes with moving away from home. The father/mother figure is going to take care of you when you fall sick and worry when you come home late. It is nice to know someone is looking out for you. 4. Think thrifty: Be on the

Making a stranger a friend

Crowded house: This bunch looks friendly... but would you want to live with them? same page about money matters. Money is such a sticky matter but if handled properly everyone can have a great year together. Get to know your

friends’ money habits. Stingy ones are difficult ones. 5. Choose happy: Everyone has his or her ups and downs but there’s bound to be that

one cheerful, chirpy person who will keep the spirits up no matter what. It will help to maintain the house’s sanity. Benazir Parween

STUDENTS all over the country are being forced to double up after universities ran out of rooms. Here’s our tips to help you get by No secret hobbies: Forget goofy dancing or weird singing to the mirror Buy some PJs: Not everyone wants to see you naked Learn to clean: You can’t litter the floor with all kinds of mess Talk to them: Sharing space is easier if you’re less of a stranger and more of a friend!

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We couldn’t ignore it as it’s less than a month away... but not all our students are in the Christmas spirit

They’re killing the magic Too much, too soon at Christmas

theGRINCHES IT’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…but, wait, it’s just been Hallowe’en. Christmas is weeks and weeks away but it doesn’t look like that on the high street. Every store you dander by is jammed with everything from decorations, to loofas, to every shaped chocolate imaginable. But is this right? Is Christmas an overly commercialised holiday, bullying other holidays Rebekah Heath out of existence?

T’S Christmas! Or so some people seem to think judging by the amount of Christmas trees you see nicely lit up in living room windows and the festivethemed shop displays. Hallowe’en has only just passed by but the scary thingis the plague of sparkly lights and candy canes. I love Christmas decorations as much as the next guy, but you know… at Christmas. In Newcastle, for example, Fenwick on Northumberland Street their autumn display has gone up, which is �ine of course - it is autumn. But then you go up the escalators on to the second �loor and

A bad case of tinselitis?: Christmas decorations were up early Edinburgh PICTURE: ANGUS DUNCAN suddenly you’re confronted by Christmas lights and decorations and blinded by the festive colours of green and red. I �ind myself thinking: ‘Did I take the

time-travelling escalator and emerge two months later?’ Seriously, the clue is in the name: Christmas decorations. There should be a law against decorations before

mid-November. Christmas is good because you have to wait all year for it. If you just start whenever you feel like it, it defeats the magic of it. Edward Jones

THE idea of Christmas invades every spare surface like the looming ebola pandemic. The thought of Christmas is so far from my mind it’s unreal; the space up there is occupied by technology project ideas, dissertation research, photography projects, endless presentations to prepare for and Harvard Referencing; not whether my boyfriend would prefer Hugo Boss or Armani after shave Anna Landi

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Renegades get a taste of life as a Jaguar DOMINIC WOOTTON AND, it’s Tweet-down The Renegades. Nottingham Trent’s American footballers earned themselves an exclusive training session with one of the NFL’s premier franchises thanks to the social media giant. The Renegades spent the day with the Jacksonville Jaguars in Watford before their clash with the Dallas Cowboys at Wembley. Not-

tingham’s team was able to observe all the various drills the professionals were put through before having their own training session led by the NFL side’s coaches and former players, including offensive tackle Tony Boselli. The Renegades beat off competition from the Hull Sharks and the Cambridge Pythons to take the prize in the Twitter retweet contest which received a total of 1,356,835 tweets. The

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100 up in ‘sport for all’ success THE University of Nottingham now has more than 100 teams competing in BUCS sports leagues. The drive towards a ‘sports for all’ model has seen the university become the �irst in the country to break the century. The Tri-Campus Games, which pits the three main campuses in a range of sports, has also helped drive participation and interest in less ‘traditonal’ sports. Futsal, for example, is one of the successes. The sport, which is a technically challenging

version of �ive-a-side football, has seen a 150 per cent increase in participation. The club has �ive teams in total, including two women’s teams. In addition to its BUCS teams, Futsal also has an IMS league for those who failed to make one of the other sides. The hope is that this widening in participation will help propel the University of Nottingham into the top �ive of the BUCS league, where it currently sits in seventh position. Tom Rees

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In it together: Volleyball has been a big success

FOUR student athletes have been awarded the University of Nottingham’s �irst disability sport scholarships. Josh Mead, 18, who currently represents England’s physical disability cricket team, club thrower Muninder Singh Hayer, 19, who is in his �irst year studying towards a degree in computer science, England futsal player and physiotherapy student Tom Lamb, 19, and �irst-year nursing student and pararower Emma Collins, 19, receive the funding.

Grateful: Josh Mead First-year music student Josh said: ‘It’s pleasing to know the university is highly interested in following the development of disability sport as well as mainstream and able-body sport.’ He said the scholarship would help pay for travel and training weekends. The scholarship includes �inancial support, access to physiotherapy and specialist strength and conditioning facilities as well as nutritional advice.

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A £40m sports dream Carphone Warehouse tycoon backs plans for new complex at University Park

State of the art: What the sports hall will look like and, inset, David Ross

TOM REES PLANS for a £40million state-of-the-art sports complex have been unveiled. The complex will include a new main sports hall, a 200piece �itness suite, an indoor running track, squash courts and sports science facilities. The University of Nottingham project was made possible by a sizeable donation from former law student and Carphone Warehouse founder David Ross. He lends his name to the complex, on the University Park campus, which should be completed by June 2016. Dan Tilley, the university’s director of sport, said the project was part of a wider ambition to create an ‘out-

standing, inspirational and accessible sports infrastructure for students, staff and the wider community’. He added: ‘We want to encourage people of all abilities to get involved in sport and activity and allow them to rub shoulders with and train alongside some of the country’s leading athletes. ‘This fantastic new facility will enable us to attract more national and international events to Nottingham. ‘Across the university, we have invested £300million in our buildings over the last �ive years, and this latest project is part of the next phase of development to improve our offering across our campuses.’ A £3million fundraising

campaign will be launched to provide equipment and coaching at the new centre which will be three times the size of the current sports centre on the park. Plans for the complex also include a dance studio, a climbing wall, an archery and fencing hall and facilities for martial arts with the size of the sports hall allowing it to stage more than one event simultaneously. Prof Sir David Greenaway, vice-chancellor, said of the plans: ‘This transformational investment into our sports facilities will support us in our ongoing aim to provide access to sport for all, irrespective of ability, in high-quality, comprehensive surroundings.’

Defiant Pearce is confident Forest will soon fire again

Pressure: Pearce

UNDER-pressure Nottingham Forest boss Stuart Pearce has promised he can get his team �iring again. Pearce told URN, the University of Nottingham radio station: ‘If someone had said after 17 games we would be seventh, then we would be happy but we probably feel like we could have had victories in two or three of the other games.’

After a storming start to the season, Forest’s form fell away, picking up only one win in ten games before the November international break. Pearce felt the club ‘needed building again’ and let go 16 players over the summer and brought in eight. He said the universities ‘give the city a real heart and soul’. Tom Rees

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