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BATTLE IS ON TO SAVE OUR SHOPS READING BETWEEN THE BLURRED LINES

Students join fight to ‘stop knocking down our city’ TARA HODGSON and LUCY HOLT

HE is one of the world’s biggest music stars with a colourful private life and a smash-hit song that has taken the world by storm... and given him the chance to twerk with Miley Cyrus. So why has Robin Thicke caught the attention of Sheffield Hallam University’s renowned linguist Dr Sara Mills? �ind out on page 3

CAMPAIGNERS battling to save independent shops from the bulldozers have been rallying support throughout Shef�ield.

Students, residents and musicians including Arctic Monkeys drummer Matt Helders are �ighting to stop the demolition of busineses in the square around Devonshire Green, an area close to the University of Shef�ield, and the Cultural Industries Quarter, which includes Shef�ield Hallam University and the Students’ Union.

Vintage clothes shops, record stores, and bookshops are at risk as developers press on with plans to replace them with a three-storey building.

Locally sourced clothing shop Syd & Mallory, vintage and costume jewellery shop Filibuster and Booth and the book and record store Rare

And Racy, which has been in Shef�ield for more than 40 years, are all at risk.

Shef�ield-born Helders took to Twitter with the words: ‘You can’t let ’em knock down these shops! Classic, independent businesses in Shef�ield’.

Green Party politician Jillian Creasy accused developers of ‘strangling the last remaining golden geese’.

An online petition has been established which needs 20,000 signatures in order to make an impact on city council. At more than 18,000 it is currently well on its way to reaching the target.

Ed Crisp, 24, of Shef�ield band Best Friends, who started the petition, said: ‘There are a lot of people who feel really strongly about it. It is a lot of passionate creative

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Eminent linguist launches research into ‘rape song’ EMILIE FRANCE YOU could be forgiven for thinking a distinguished linguist is far too busy wrestling with concepts such as iambic pentameters and sprung rhythm to bother with twerking.

But Shef�ield Hallam University’s Dr Sara Mills has been getting to grips with the phenomenon after launching research into Robin Thicke’s infamous song Blurred Lines and its raunchy video.

She is digging into the meaning of the lyrics of the song, which sparked a worldwide controversy last year... as well as getting Miley Cyrus twerking with Thicke during one music awards performance.

Dr Mills, a linguistics professor, wants to see if the lyrics really do glorify rape as many critics have claimed. She said:

What’s in a lyric?: Dr Sara Mills is aiming to find out ‘It was important that Blurred Lines seemed to have galvanised listeners in a way that other songs had not, to comment and to discuss the song and the video.

‘I think any song which seems to be interpreted as suggesting that women have any doubt about whether they want sex or not is highly problematic.

‘There are no blurred lines, no means no. But for me, the process of discussing the lyrics and the video have been construc-

tive in the sense that people have been discussing the issue of sexual consent.’

Already the research has found there is a sharp divide between listeners who have reacted positively or negatively to the lyrics.

Dr Mills said there was also considerable ambivalence about the song in many quarters, adding: ‘For example, some people felt guilty about enjoying the song in musical terms, while being critical of the lyrics or the video.’

This is not the �irst time universities have taken an interest in the supposed negative connotations of Blurred Lines.

Student unions across the country have voiced concern about the lyrics and many, including neighbours the University of Shef�ield, have banned it from their playlists.

Guitar heaven: Klaxons use one of the 3D printed instruments

3D printed guitars hit the right note on Klaxons tour WHEN indie rockers Klaxons announced last year they would tour with 3D printed instruments they meant it as a bit of a joke. But three University of Shef�ield graduates took them at their word... and now their printed guitars are being used on the band’s latest tour.

Mahdi Hosseini, Sophie Findlay and Justas Cernas had just set up Customuse and called in keen bass guitarist and 3D printing expert Prof

Neil Hopkinson to help them tackle the challenge. Mahdi said: ‘When we set up Customuse just a few months ago, we never imagined two of our guitars would be on the road with a band like Klaxons so soon.‘ After playing them for the �irst Klaxons bassist Jamie Reynolds said he was ‘absolutely blown away’, while guitarist Simon Taylor-Davies compared them to the boundarypushing guitars of the 1980s.

Dairy does a deal THE Shef�ield dairy farm Our Cow Molly has become of�icial milk supplier for the University of Shef�ield.

The family-run business is opening a new £500,000 dairy to support the larger supply of milk it will need to produce, going from 8,000 litres of milk a week to 42,000.

The farm, which was voted best dairy in the recent Countryside Alliance Awards tweeted: ‘We should all be VERY proud of the University of Shef�ield’ and fans of their products reacted similarly. User Ros Walker said ‘I look forward to my Camille Brouard Winner: Our Cow Molly lattes even more now!’

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Versatility is the key as Bandits raid Rock City Clean Bandit: Rock City

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.

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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

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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’.

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LIAM O’NEILL OLYMPIC champion Jessica Ennis-Hill will demand Sheffield United remove her name from the stand named after her if it awards convicted rapist Ched Evans a contract.

The reigning heptathlon gold medallist – and University of Sheffield graduate – is angry the club is allowing the striker to train with them after his recent release from prison.

She said: ‘Those in positions of influence should respect the role they play in young people’s lives and set a good example. If Evans was to be re-signed by the club it would completely contradict these beliefs.’

However, police are now investigating after the Shef-

Not in my name: EnnisHill visits Sheffield Hallam field-born star was abused and threatened with rape on Twitter after making her remarks.

Evans, who scored 48 goals in 86 starts for the club prior to his conviction, was freed last month after serving half of a five-year jail sentence.

In 2012, the 25-year-old was convicted at Caernarfon Crown Court of the rape of a 19-yearold woman in a hotel room in May of 2011. He continues

to maintain his innocence.

Three club patrons have now resigned while one of United’s sponsors has said it will end its association with the club if they re-sign the Welshman, and almost 157,000 people have signed a petition urging them not to take him back.

A website run by his family and friends continues to back his plea of innocence.

Soon after his release, the victim’s father accused him of showing ‘no remorse’, and told a newspaper that his daughter has had to move home and change her identity for her own protection.

Blades manager Nigel Clough has said it had ‘nowhere near been decided’ whether or not to re-sign Evans.

ON YOUR MARKS: Speed fanatic and TV presenter Guy Martin sits behind the wheel of his gravity racer, designed with the help of a team of Sheffield Hallam University experts. Martin and the team from the university’s Centre For Sports Engineering Research designed and built a gravity racer – a motorless vehicle which can be raced downhill – for his Channel 4 TV programme

contactLIST Email us at sheffieldeditor@unipaper.co.uk EDITOR: CAMILLE BROUARD News editor (UoS): Lucy Holt News editor (Hallam): Liam O’Neill Comment editor: Lindsey Coombs What’s On editor: Mollie Carberry

Photography editor: Wemmy Ogunyankin Accommodation editor: Emily Flint Sports editor (Hallam): Tom Hitchenor Sports editor (UoS): Raif Howley

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Fight is on ‘to save our shops’ from p1 people who understand getting rid of areas like this is detrimental to the city as a whole.’

Another Sheffield band Drenge joined the clamour, saying: ‘What with the proposal to demolish a large proportion of the city’s Cultural Industries Quarter, it’s as if Sheffield’s arts and design heritage is of no interest in the face of more Costas, Gregg’s and Subways’.

Primesite, which is behind the plan, vowed to keep its designs as close to the present look of the buildings as possible, stressing it will ‘retain the character and cultural significance of the street’.

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Trio emerge victorious – and plastic bottle ban stays in place BOTH the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam University have elected a new roster of officers.

Lauren Hoare was elected part-

against the motion, while the ban on bottled water being sold in the union was upheld, with 55 per cent voting to kick out the plastic.

Rosy Roche

Boycott lecturers to be docked quarter of pay CAMILLE BROUARD LECTURERS at the University of Sheffield have begun boycotting marking exams and coursework in protest at proposed pension cuts.

Members of the University and College Union have initiated the action amid claims that reforms could see academic staff losing up to £20,000-ayear in retirement income.

In an email sent to students, Susan Fitzmaurice, head lecturer of the school of English, explained: ‘The dispute concerns the university’s part in

A TEAM of University of Sheffield slam poets had the measure of rivals from the University of Leeds.

Sheffield got 55.7 points and Leeds were just behind on 54.3 points.

Miriam Schechter, social secretary for the University of Sheffield poetry society said: ‘Both teams performed to an incredibly high standard and it was great to collaborate with Leeds in this.

‘Hopefully, we can do some more slams with other universities in the future.’

Camille Brouard

EVER thought that diving in front of your mate’s camera was just a bit of a silly lark?

Not so to researchers from the University of Sheffield, who say it is a gesture of defiance.

Dr Francesco D’Orazio said: ‘It helps us to remember there’s more to reality that the staged polished version of ourselves.’

Emilie France

minority and ethnic students rep.

Students also voted on whether working committees should be allowed to charge membership fees, with 74 per cent voting

time student representative, Carl Houseley won the mature students contest by just nine votes and Dapo Adaramewa was elected as the new black,

Slam dunk for battling poets

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agreeing to changes in the ways in which the pensions of members of the universities superannuation scheme are calculated and determined.’

The University of Sheffield responded by threatening to dock the pay of any staff taking part by 25 per cent.

Writing on the University of Sheffield UCU’s website, general secretary Sally Hunt said: ‘Without significant industrial action there will be no further movement from the employers and all our pensions will be lower, with losses for some career academic and profes-

sional staff running into tens of thousands of pounds.’

In a ballot conducted by UCU, 85 per cent of voters had opted for an assessment ban, she added.

Staff from Sheffield Hallam University will be unaffected by the changes because only instituitions founded before 1992 will be included.

The University of Sheffield’s director of human resources Andrew Doddman said: ‘It is disappointing UCU is taking industrial action that will potentially cause major disruption to our students.’

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Lion-hearted: Eleanor Ingleby makes her leap

Taking the plunge STUDENTS in fancy dress took part in a charity abseil down Sheffield Hallam’s Owen Building.

Second year journalism student Eleanor Ingleby, wore a lion onesie during her 12-storey plunge to raise funds for the British Red Cross, which organised

the event as well as others across the city.

She said it was ‘exciting and challenging’ but explained that she got a fright when she caught her reflection in one of the building’s window panes, admitting: ‘The nerves properly hit me then.’

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Enactus students’ delight at reaching World Cup semi-finals

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Public ‘are fed up with poor’ RISING levels of intolerance towards unemployed, poor and disabled people has been uncovered by a Shef�ield Political Economy Research Institute study.

Class prejudices reminiscent of the Victorian era are on the rise, the researchers found.

In particular, there was growing prejudice towards those seen as the ‘undeserving’ poor, they discovered.

SPERI’s study, led by Prof Gill Valentine, involved 90 interviews with people from different backgrounds and cultures in Leeds.

Charlotte Pick

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Best of Brtitish: Enactus students fly the flag after reaching the semi-finals

CAMILLE BROUARD THEY missed out on the trophy but this group of Shef�ield students emerged with plenty to smile about after a trumphant run at their very own world cup.

Their student-run company, Enactus, which specialises in social enterprise projects, made it to the semi-�inals of the international competition in Beijing.

They impressed judges with their Tapping Potential project, which provides clean water and soap to Zambian villages through two businesses which give a percentage of their pro�its to medical clinics.

The 23-strong team won the national �inals in April with a project aimed at helping 150 disadvantaged people to transform their lives, before coming fourth in the World Cup event.

Managing director Caroline Turner, an accounting

and �inancial management undergraduate, said: ‘One of the reasons we worked so hard over the summer was to showcase our projects to their best in front of the top students, business leaders and academics from around the world. One of the best parts of World Cup is the culture fair where each country showcases specialities from their own countries.’

Students visited the Great Wall, Tiananmen Square and The Forbidden City.

Gary Wood, UoS enterprise learning of�icer, said: ‘We do not need a trophy to recognise how special this is but to be placed as one of the top Enactus companies in the world really is a muchdeserved achievement.’

Vice-Chancellor Prof Sir Keith Burnett said: ‘Their energy and commitment to using wealth creation as a tool of social good is a message which is truly international and we are deeply proud.’

VOLUNTEERS from The University of Shef�ield Students’ Union spent Remembrance Sunday hosting a day of sports and activities for children with cancer.

The annual event, Do It For You, is now in its third year, and supports the work of Shef�ield Children’s’ Hospital.

Lucy Holt

£80m target for high-fliers THE team behind pioneering aircraft research has set a skyhigh target of its own.

The University of Shef�ield’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre wants to double its turnover to more than £80 million in �ive years, executive dean Prof Keith Ridgway has announced.

David’s degree of success

ACTOR David Threlfall, best known for his role as Frank Gallagher in Shameless, has been awarded an honorary degree from Shef�ield Hallam University.

The 61-year-old, who studied art foundation in Shef�ield

before pursuing his acting career, collected his degree at a ceremony on November 20.

Prof Sally Wade, director of the Shef�ield Institute of Arts at Shef�ield Hallam, said: ‘David is a fantastic role model.’

Lucy Holt David Threlfall

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Radio station is poised to make waves A NEW radio station serving Shef�ield Hallam is inviting students to get involved.

SHURadio’s station manager Graham Pullen and colleagues have been working for the past 18 months to get the project off the ground.

He said: ‘Our end goal is a 24-hour live broadcast, seven days a week.

‘Any Hallam student can get involved – no matter what their course or background is.’

In September, students broadcast a Freshers Week 2014 Special, which gathered an impressive total of 677 listening hours over �ive days.

Graham added: ‘It’s been massively popular amongst

inBRIEF Mental health pledge signed SHEFFIELD Hallam University is stepping up its efforts to help those with mental health problems.

Deputy vice-chancellor of Shef�ield Hallam Prof Liz Barnes has signed Mind’s pledge to tackle mental health stigma.

The charity’s Time To Change campaign aims to ensure better mental health information and support are available.

£7.5million for lung research

Testing, testing: SHURadio presenters go through their paces ahead of the launch PICTURE: HEYLA RAE ARBABHA students and staff. It’s now become clear that the station is something

that Hallam needs.’

Broadcasting will start this month, continuing

Charges for late books are shelved CHARLOTTE PICK LIBRARY �ines are now a thing of the past at the University of Shef�ield.

The new system means books will be renewed automatically until someone else requests them.

The student is then given two days to return their book. Instead of being �ined for not returning the books on time, they will then be stopped from taking out additional ones.

This change comes after the National Union of Students said earlier this year it was ‘incredibly unfair’ that some universities prevent students from being able to graduate because they have unpaid library �ines, a step

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that the Of�ice of Fair Trading said could be a breach of consumer law.

The assistant director of library customer relations for the university, Alison Little said: ‘We know our students hate receiving �ines, and we’re not keen on giving them either.

‘This innovative move will help to make our award-win-

ning university library even more welcoming and userfriendly for all students.

‘We hope that our new system will also help to ef�iciently manage the lending of core text books which are in high demand.

‘The system is based on the trust that the students will bring books back when someone else requests them.’

President of the university’s students’ union Yael Shafritz praised the new system, which she said would ‘create a culture based on trust, as opposed to �inancial circumstance’.

The university’s library is consistently praised for its improvement, investment, and innovation.

in early 2015. You can tune in on www.shuradio. co.uk or alternatively on

your smartphone using the TuneIn Radio app.

Heyla Rae Arbabha

MEDICAL research at the University of Shef�ield is to get a £7.5million cash boost.

The grant, consisting of funds from both the Medical Research Council and British Heart Foundation, is to carry out further investigations into clinical lung imaging.

Rosy Roche

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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

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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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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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what’sON clubbing November 24: SHAG, The Leadmill, £4 November 24: ODDBALL, Corporation, £1/5 November 25: SPANKED, Plug, £4 November 25: TUESDAY CLUB: RENEGADE BRASS BAND, Foundry, £5 November 26: SKOOL DISCO, Corporation, £1/2/5 November 26: ROAR VS MISCHIEF, Foundry, £4 November 27: JUMP AROUND, Plug, £4 November 27: BAD HABIT, The Leadmill, £3 November 28: PROPAGANDA, Plug, £4 November 28: GAGA, The Leadmill, £5 November 28: DROP, Corporation, £1/5 November 28: EEYUP, Foundry, £4/5 November 29: HIJACKED PRESENTS SHALL OCIN, Dexter Kane, Hijacked Crew and Wilf Gray, Fez Club, £8 November 29: OTR RESIDENTS AND PRODUCERS SHOWCASE: ADAM ELLIS, Angry Man, Standerwick, Plug, £15

November 29: BANANA HILL 3RD BIRTHDAY W/ ANDRES, Seven Davis Jr, Al Dobson Jr plus more, Hope Works, £14 November 29: SONIC, The Leadmill, £4 November 29: SATELLITE, Corporation, entry £1/£5 November 29: POP TARTS, Foundry, tickets £4 December 1: SHAG, The Leadmill, £4 December 1: ODDBALL, Corporation, £1/5 December 2: TUESDAY CLUB: TIEKS AND DJ SIMBA, Foundry, £6 December 2: SPANKED, Plug, £4 December 3: SKOOL DISCO, Corporation, £1/2/5 December 3: ROAR VS MISCHIEF, Foundry, £4 December 4: JUMP AROUND, Plug, £4 December 4: BAD HABIT, The Leadmill, £3 December 5: PROPAGANDA, Plug, £4 December 5: GAGA, The Leadmill, £5 December 5: DROP, Corporation, £1/5 December 5: EEYUP, Foundry, £4/5 December 6: SONIC, The Leadmill, £4

December 6: SATELLITE, Corporation, £1/5 December 6: POP TARTS, Foundry, £4 December 8: SHAG, The Leadmill, £4 December 8: ODDBALL, Corporation, £1/5 December 9: SPANKED, Plug, £4 December 9: TUESDAY CLUB: ZED BIASED, Foundry, £6/7 December 10: SKOOL DISCO, Corporation, £1/2/5 December 10: ROAR VS MISCHIEF, Foundry, £4 December 11: JUMP AROUND, Plug, £4 December 11: BAD HABIT, The Leadmill, £3 December 12: AHORA PRESENTS DUKE DUMONT, Jax Jones and Kiwi, O2 Academy, £11-20 December 12: GROUNDED PRESENTS CAUSE & AFFECT, Woz and Denham Audio, Plug, £10 December 12: GT PRESENTS A CHRISTMAS PARTY W/ MIGUEL CAMPBELL AND GUESTS, Night Kitchen, £10 December 12: DROP, Corporation, £1/5 December 12: GAGA, The Leadmill, £5

December 12: EEYUP, Foundry, £4/5 December 13: HIJACKED VS JELLY CELLAR, Fez Club, £5 December 13: SONIC, The Leadmill, £4 December 13: SATELLITE, Corporation, £1/5 December 13: POP TARTS, Foundry, £4 December 15: SHAG, The Leadmill, £4 December 15: ODDBALL, Corporation, £1/5 December 16: SPANKED, Plug, £4 December 17: SKOOL DISCO, Corporation, £1/2/5 December 17: ROAR VS MISCHIEF, Foundry, £4 December 18: JUMP AROUND, Plug, £4 December 18: BAD HABIT, The Leadmill, £3 December 19: PROPAGANDA, Plug, £4 December 19: GAGA, The Leadmill, £5 December 19: DROP, Corporation, £1/5 December 19: EEYUP, Foundry, £4/5 December 20: SONIC, The Leadmill, £4 December 20: SATELLITE, Corporation, £1/5 December 20: POP TARTS, Foundry, £4

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November 24: SEMIDETACHED PRESENT: CHEATAHS, Moon Gangs, Nai Harvest, Bungalows and Bears, FREE November 25: ELECTRIC SIX, O2 Academy, £13.50 November 26: ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN, The Leadmill, £26.50 November 27: THE VASELINES, Plug, £12 November 27: SIMONE FELICE, The Harley, £14

November 28: IMELDA MAY, O2 Academy, £28 November 28: JESSE MALIN AND HOLLIS BROWN, O2 Academy, £11.25 November 28: PROPA LOCAL: DEAD ENGLISH GENTLEMEN, Perfectparachutepicture, The Ratells (DJ set), Plug, £5 November 29: BASEMENT JAXX AND SHAKKA, O2 Academy, £28

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music from p10 November 30: PETER GABRIEL, Motorpoint Arena, £38.50/£49.50 December 2: CATFISH AND THE BOTTLEMEN, Plug, FREE December 3: ANGEL AT MY TABLE, O2 Academy, £9 December 3: IT’S THE MANFREDS IN CONCERT, City Hall, tickets from £23.50 December 4: PAUL HEATON, JACQUI ABBOT, City Hall, £22.50 December 4: TEMPLES, The Leadmill, £12 December 5: JOHN GARCIA, STEAK and WAXY, Corporation, £14 December 6: INSPIRAL CARPETS, The Leadmill, £17.50

Rapid rise: Knaves only formed in February of this year but are already making a big impression they are frequently told: ‘People find us quite hard to pigeonhole, people don’t tend to say, “Oh, they’re just a carbon copy of this band.”’

Their success has been remarkably fast; Lloyd says: ‘We only formed in February. We only played December 6: EMBRACE, O2 Academy, £22 December 6: WINTERROCKS FESTIVAL, Corporation, £18 December 7: DEVILATOR, BURY MY BRIDE, OF NOBLE BLOOD, O2 Academy, £7 December 8: DEACON BLUE, City Hall, £29.50 December 9: ERIC MARTIN, SIMON CAVIANI, Corporation, £12.50 December 10: HUMAN LEAGUE, City Hall, from £32.50 December 11: CHRIS REA, City Hall, from £35 December 11: THE LAST CARNIVAL, O2 Academy, £9 December 11: JOE ELLIOT’S DOWN N’ OUTZ, Corporation, £20 December 12: HOT DIAMOND ACES, The Harley, £3 December 12: GOGOL BORDELLO, The Leadmill, £19.50

our first gig at West Street Live then, too. It was a gig we booked knowing we would need to write some more material, so that we’d have the motivation to write some more songs’.

Stalemate, taken off their Suncatcher EP, which was released on August 16 and

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was on the next show.’

Guitarist Dan Cunningham adds: ‘It’s really nice to know that other people think that you’re going in the right direction’.

They played The Allotment Stage at YNOT Festival this August, the ‘biggest and best gig’ they’ve

played so far. Cunningham says: ‘We were playing a 200-person tent and we weren’t sure how many people would turn up, so we’d been talking to people all weekend; giving them stickers and stuff. Then when it came to playing, it was a full tent and there were even people outside with umbrellas in the pouring rain, dancing along, that was pretty special.’

Having met Razorlight’s Johnny Burrell and Circa Waves, guitarist Nick Latridis-Jones adds: ‘Yeah, I had a jacket potato experience with Newton Faulkner… basically, I had a baked potato lunch with Newton Faulkner, he’s sound.’

Since YNOT, Cunningham’s friend at the University of Edinburgh ‘saw someone in the library listening to our EP on their iPod… we’re slowly dominating Scotland’. Today Scotland, tomorrow the world, perhaps?

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December 12: BLEATING APOCALYPSE XMAS PARTY, Corporation, £5 December 13: KASABIAN AND THE MACCABEES, Motorpoint, £32.45/£43.45 December 13: RIVAL SONS, BLUES PILLS, The Leadmill, £15 December 13: SLEAFORD MODS, FAERGROUND ACCIDENTS, MILEY CYBORG, O2 Academy, £9 December 14: THE ENEMY AND THE TWANG, O2 Academy, £22.50 December 14: BRIT FLOYD, City Hall, from £29.50 December 16: THE BOOTLEG BEATLES, City Hall, from £27.50 December 16: CHINA DRUM AND GILMORE TRAIL, Corporation, £10 December 18: BY THE RIVERS, O2 Academy, £7 December 18: BRUTALITY WILL AVAIL, POLAR, WAR CHANGE, Corporation, £10 December 19: PROPA LOCAL: STOP DROP ROBOT, Redfaces, Heart Shakes, Plug, £5 December 20: BIG CITY BLUES BAND, Nottingham House, FREE December 20: EVERLY PREGNANT BROTHERS, O2 Academy, £18 December 20: FISH, City Hall, £22.50

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was played on BBC Radio Introducing Sheffield.

Lloyd says: ‘I was in Paris at the time and [guitarist] Dan rang me like “we’ve just been played on Introducing Sheffield”. We’d uploaded the demo of Stalemate and straight away it

December 20: THE WIRED EP LAUNCH, Plug, £6

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THEY have only been together a few months but Knaves are already turning heads. The indie outfit have just played The Leadmill in Sheffield and are on many people’s next big thing list. They were plucked from obscurity out of 1,700 bands to play the YNOT festival where they had a brush with Newton Faulkner and a jacket potato.

The band name came from English literature student drummer Nick Lloyd, who explains: ‘It was one of my favourite Shakespearean words. One of the things people love asking about our name is like “Oh, is that spelt with a K?”’ The four-piece have an eclectic mix of influences, from Merseyside bands to a mutual love of Arctic Monkeys – although Lloyd says: ‘They’re a born-and-bred Sheffield band and we’re kind of a “jump-on-the-backof-Sheffield” band’.

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November 21: JOHN BISHOP, Motorpoint Arena, £33 November 21: LAST LAUGH COMEDY CLUB, City Hall, £16 November 22: LAST LAUGH COMEDY CLUB, City Hall, £16 November 25: FRANK SKINNER, City Hall, £27.50 November 27: ALAN DAVIES, City Hall, £20 November 28: LAST LAUGH COMEDY CLUB, City Hall, £17 November 29: LAST LAUGH COMEDY CLUB, City Hall, £17 December 7: JON RICHARDSON, City Hall, £19.50 December 19: RUSSELL HOWARD, Motorpoint Arena, £30.25

other November 24: STEEL CITY GHOST TOURS, Town Hall Steps, students £4 November 26: STEEL CITY GHOST TOURS, Town Hall Steps, students £4 November 27: STEEL CITY GHOST TOURS, Town Hall Steps, students £4 November 27: JEFF

Urban landscape: Jack Kettel’s Rebuilding A Blast Furnace features in the exhibition WAYNE’S THE WAR OF THE WORLDS, Motorpoint Arena, £53.35/£71.50 November 28: LIFE DRAWING, Millenium Gallery, £7.20 November 28: ANYTHING GOES, The Crucible, tickets from £45

November 29: DEVONSHIRE MARKET HARVEST STREET FOOD AND GIFT MARKET, Devonshire Green, FREE

December 4 to January 5: DICK WHITTINGTON, The Lyceum, student tickets from £17.50

November 30: GLOBAL STREET DANCE CHAMPIONSHIPS, O2 Academy, £17

December 5: DIVERSITY: LIMITLESS - THE REBOOT, Motorpoint Arena, £27.50/£38.50

FROM Printing Sheffield to Recording Britain Now, the Millennium Gallery has a proud record of delivering exciting exhibitions over the past year and its latest promises to be no exception.

Picturing Sheffield, which opens on November 29, brings together many paintings, photographs and works to show how the city has changed over the past 250 years.

The exhibition will examine Sheffield’s urban and industrial vistas which have shaped both the city and its inhabitants.

It is an exploration of December 5: LIFE DRAWING, Millenium Gallery, £7.20

December 6: ENSEMBLE 360, The Crucible, students £5 December 9: REMEMBER WHEN AT CHRISTMAS, City Hall, £11

not just what made Sheffield beautiful in the past but also what makes it beautiful today.

Picturing Sheffield will contain representations of the city from the 1700s to the present day, including Thomas Creswick’s Hillsborough, Sheffield (1800s), JMW Turner’s View of Sheffield from Derbyshire Lane (1797), Linda Benedict-Jones’ photograph Kelvin Flats (1978), right up to Mandy Payne’s Paradise Lost (2014).

Picturing Sheffield: The Life of a City will run until April 12 and entry is free.

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Secrets of Sheffield: The Nichols Building

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EAUTIFUL buildings line the streets of Sheffield.

Independent cinemas, the pristine peace gardens, and both universities feature several times on Trip Advisor’s top 100 places to see. This compact city has so much more to offer than what you can see on the high street, including quirky pubs by the river, a circus school, and plenty of vintage shops.

One of the best and biggest vintage shops in the city is the Nichols Building. Located in Shalesmoor, just a 15-minute

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walk from the city centre, this three-storey Victorian building was once home to tea brewing, coffee roasting and wholesale grocers Nichols & Co. It has been home to several antique and vintage traders. for many years.

This fantastic store has everything and anything you could imagine. Each floor is filled with racks of dresses, suits, furniture and art while the shelves are lined with toys, records and collectibles.

A lovely afternoon can be spent looking through the old

Something old: Vintage clothes on the first floor of the Nichols Building camera collection, seeing if you could start a new hobby with one of the instruments you find, or maybe a vintage board game for the house.

Not only does the entire shop transport you back a few decades, the sewing lounge, hidden in the back corner of the first floor, also allows you to recreate and re-live

times past. Sew In The City is the building’s arts and crafts centre, which has workshops, classes and parties for both adults and children, and sells fabric, patterns and more.

One of the best things about this vintage and antique heaven is its café.

Bradley’s tearoom on the first floor serves bacon

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sarnies, Paninis, coffee, hot chocolate and tea. This cosy little space, with its mismatched furniture, is a perfect place to have a mid-browse sit. Whatever may take your fancy, a few hours spent rifling through this undiscovered gem will certainly leave you feeling satisfied. Rebecca Solomon

MAKE the most of the Christmas season by attending as many carol services as you can.

For a traditional service, the Cathedral is perfect, with St Luke’s Service of Celebration and Remembrance on December 14. There’s also the Christmas Concert 2014 at the City Hall on December 13.

Meanwhile, the Stannington Brass Band and Loxley Silver Band are visiting various pubs.

Alternatively, head to Castleton or Hathersage and see Castleton Silver Band or Hathersage Band, hosted by Wayne Russell, on December 6 and 7.

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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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He said: ‘I am going to start work on a new album soon.

2014 has been my best year in music and I want to keep the consistency going and keep putting out music as regularly and learn more.’

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

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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.

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There’s nothing better than getting in the studio, producing a cool tune then playing it out on the weekend to 2,000 people

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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8 times as much fun Super Smash Bros Nintendo Wii U

IF there’s one thing Nintendo does well, it’s multiplayer fun.

In this battle beatem-up you can play as a host of Nintendo’s most famous gaming heroes and villains, including Mario, Link and Donkey Kong, as well as a few icons from outside the universe such as Sonic The Hedgehog and PacMan. Eight players can now do battle at the same time and, as with previous instalments, beginners can button bash their way to victory, while more committed gamers can learn to devastate their rivals with combos. This will be a great party game or one for nights in with housemates. PH

Evolved to kill: The creature from Alien: Isolation is that rare specimen, one which captures the true terror of the original Ridley Scott movie

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Alien: Isolation is one of those games; survival horror titles were getting a bit predictable but not this.

Set in the world of the Xenomorph monster between Ridley Scott’s 1979 �ilm and James Cameron’s 1986 all-action sequel Aliens, you play Amanda Ripley on a mission to �ind out what happened to your mother, Ellen, 15 years after the events of the Alien �ilm.

It’s a rare delight when a game can totally immerse you in its world. Alien: Isolation does that. The

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.

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Ideal for a night out Polaroid Cube £89 Rating 4/5

NIGHTS out, clubs, sport, there’s so much to do... and you want to capture these moments.

This fun action video camera is perfect for that. Other action cams are over-complicated but Polaroid’s take on it is fun, quirky, a little bit retro. And it’s so simple to use, one button takes HD photos and video. It also claims to be ‘weatherproof’ but I wouldn’t want to spill a pint on it.

It has decent battery life and 35GB of storage. At only 35mm high, it’s small enough to go in your pocket, perfect for those nights out, although you may not want to watch the footage the next day! PH

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Bilbo back for last battle The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies - out December 12

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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.

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Fighting girl: Jennifer Lawrence in the third Hunger Games film

Lorenzo Richelmy as Marco Polo

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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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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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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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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Relationship trouble? Sex worries? Feeling low? We’ve got wise words to set you right

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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.

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’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.

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’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

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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.

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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,

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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

Submit your questions and get the answer in next months issue alice@unipaper.co.uk

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?

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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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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!

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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.

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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.

Salary £27,000

Salary £22,000pa + London Weighting, travel allowance, bonus and benefits

Closes 17 Nov 2014

Closes 17 Nov 2014

Hastings Direct - Graduate Scheme

Accenture- Industrial Placement

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.

Location London or Midlands

Location Nationwide Salary £Competitive Closes 28 Aug 2015

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

Location London (Central)

Salary Competitive + benefits

Salary £23,000 p a

Closes 30 Nov 2014

Closes 31 Mar 2015

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

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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.’

In vogue: Lucy Zoe Evans says being a model requires the same dedication as being an athlete

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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?

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Turn your room into your home

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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-�ixes.

Most importantly, you need a bedroom that re�lects 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 �ind 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

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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

A significant issue M

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 at any moment.

When these issues do rear their heads, is it better to have your significant other around or will it just make things far, far worse?

This may depend on your type of relationship but there are certain unavoidable truths.

If you have been together for just a month then maybe living in the same house is a little over-ambitious.

Getting to know someone far quicker than expected can kick the honeymoon period out the window before you can even mutter ‘date night’.

You don’t want to discover to soon that your partner has far more negative traits than

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

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 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

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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Cosy: His and her toothbrushes

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you first thought. There is also the chance of an awkward break-up. You need to be sure that this is unlikely. It is difficult enough being around someone you’ve got history with, let alone having to read the gas meter with them.

If you are sure you know

your partner well enough for it not to end unceremoniously over the cornflakes, then the answer to whether you should live together lies in your relationship type.

If you’re that couple that loves to spend long afternoons staring intensely into each other’s eyes without speaking then go for it.

If you have friends that you would like to spend time with independently of each other and other interests then perhaps find houses in the same area but with several streets’ separation.

Alternatively, make the sane decision and move in after university.

Alex Green

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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

The perils and pitfalls of your SO moving in

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.

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

Picking perfect flatmates Avoid the messy but embrace the mother

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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.

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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

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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?

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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 fine of course - it is autumn. But then you go up the escalators on to the second floor 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 find 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.

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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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Four for Megan in easy victory

SHEFFIELD Hallam’s women’s rugby union side made the most of their return to action as they ran riot against Leeds Trinity 1’s, winning 45-0.

Hallam’s Megan Dugdale scored four tries, while Beth Wilbe helped herself to two, with the rest coming from Georgia Davey, Hannah Johnson and Janelle Romanchuk.

Dugdale bagged her first inside two minutes, evading a last-ditch tackle to give Hallam a 5-0 lead.

Hallam continued to pile on the pressure, building a 20-lead at the half-time interval.

After the break they were even more dominant, with Wilbe rubbing salt in the

Reed strike can’t save points

On the ball: Action from SULRFC’s clash with Leeds University, and, inset left, SHU’s match against Leeds Trinity PICTURES: BEV FRICKER/LIAM KENT

wound with a last-gasp try.

Meanwhile, Sheffield University’s women, who took on Leeds University, emerged victorious by

a score of 27-10. A large crowd gathered at Norton as the women took on their Yorkshire rivals in their third British University and Colleges match.

The teams were locked 10-10 in the second half

until a storming run by Katie Miller, followed by a perfectly timed pass, sent captain Lucy Okeden darting under the posts.

The conversion left the score 17-10.

Okeden then returned

Winning run just goes on SIMON WATTERS

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the favour for Miller, at which point it all clicked into place for Sheffield, with Emily Topping setting up Mary Anderson, who completed the scoring.

Francesca Solari and Lucy Okeden, Liam Kent

SHEFFIELD women’s basketball team continued to build momentum with a 72-29 thrashing of Sheffield Hallam seconds.

The resounding victory is the latest in an amazing set of results stretching back to October of last year which has seen them defeated only once in ten competitive fixtures.

Their capture of the BUCS 3A title last year was nothing short of imperious, with not a single loss in that campaign. This year has begun in a similar vein, as they currently lie atop the Northern 2B division, with three wins in three games so far this season.

The win over Sheffield Hal-

lam marked their first ever over their close rivals and is the culmination of a year’s hard work, signifying how far the team has progressed.

Having such success has meant that some of the girls, most notably Helen Naylor, have been included in the Great Britain women’s training squad. Helen is an example of a number of University of Sheffield students tipped as ‘rising stars’ in English sport.

A number of these make up the ESPS or ‘elite sports performance scheme’, which is aimed at providing those talented and elite athletes studying at the University of Sheffield with the opportunities and support they need to ensure they can be successful.

IT proved a disappointing trip across Yorkshire for the University of Sheffield men’s firsts football team as they lost to rivals and league leaders Leeds Beckett Carnegie 2-1.

Sheffield took the lead half-an-hour into the match against the league leaders after some good build-up play down the right wing led to a cross which James Reed smashed home to give the visitors a half-time lead.

After 60 minutes, Premiership referee Jon Moss awarded a free kick to the home side which was curled brilliantly into the bottom corner for the leveller.

In the closing stages, Leeds Beckett grabbed a winner after a throw in from the right was flicked on, causing chaos in the penalty area before it was poked in to the bottom corner at the back post.

Despite Sheffield’s search for an equaliser, the home side held out well to keep their 100 per cent record and stay on top of the table.

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PEDALLING professor Philip Jones and Hallam Cycling Club students have raised £13,000 by completing stage two of the Tour de France Grand Depart. The Sheffield Hallam University vice-chancellor said proceeds would go to Marie Curie Cancer Care and a scheme to help young adults in care apply to university.

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Snooker club honours heart death Steve, 24 CAMILLE BROUARD

A FORMER member of the University of Sheffield pool and snooker club was remembered at a charity tournament held in his honour.

Steve Hughes died on October 13, aged 24, from a rare heart condition.

The tournament and social was held at the Endcliffe student village to raise money for the British Heart Foundation and Myocarditis Foundation, two charities chosen by Steve’s parents to help those with similar illnesses.

Myocarditis is an inflammation of the heart muscle often triggered by viral infection, though diagnosing a cause can be difficult.

Steve was a founding member of the club, attending the University of Sheffield from 2009-2012 before embarking on a career as a primary school teacher.

Other club members were devastated by the news of his death but many expressed a wish to emphasise their positive memories of Steve and his club involvement.

Club president for 2011-12 Mark Devlin said: ‘Steve and I met on the first day of fresh-

Remembrance: Steve Hughes, who died in October of a rare heart condition, at the table ers’ week in 2009 and from that day on established a fantastic friendship based on a shared love of music, sport and university life.

‘Steve was undoubtedly the most genuine, enthusiastic and passionate person I have ever met.

‘I think the memorial pool tournament is a fantastic idea to remember Steve whilst

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Netball teams setting the pace HALLAM’s three netball teams are enjoying successful starts to the season as they set the pace in their BUCS leagues.

Last week, there were also wins for the first and second teams in the Northern Conference Cup, while the seconds also beat Leeds Beckett’s fourth team 36-50 and the thirds outclassed Northumbria University’s fifth team 23-46.

However, there was disappointment for the firsts at the EHS as they were edged out by Leeds Beckett’s second team in a closely contested match which finished 40-36 to the visitors.

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also raising money for a very worthwhile cause.’

The club’s current captain Dale Mollitt became more involved in the club after Steve graduated but noted: ‘Despite being away for two years, he was still invested in our progress and treated me as if we had known each other for years.’

Volleyball sides land a first clean sweep

HALLAM Volleyball have achieved a clean sweep of victories for the first time ever thanks to excellent performances by the women’s side and the two men’s teams.

The women’s team travelled to Hull University and returned with a 3-1 win, making it two wins from their first three games.

Back in Sheffield, at the English Institute of Sport, the men’s firsts were in action first against Durham University firsts. In the early stages, Hallam looked the stronger of the two sides and they went on to take the first set 25-10.

Jump to it: The men’s first The second set however team in action PICTURE: LIAM KENT was a much closer affair

and, at one point, Durham held a slender 11-10 lead.

Hallam responded well though and went on to take it 25-20.

Looking to record their third successive 3-0 win in a row, Hallam’s superiority shone through as they took the third set 25-15. The win took Hallam joint top of the Premier North division, although Northumbria, also on nine points, have played a game less.

The seconds, up against University of York, also took the opening set 25-10, before adding the second with the same scoreline and sealing the victory by bagging the third.

Liam Kent

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