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Carpet of ﬂowers and candles pays silent tribute to victims of bin lorry crash

CITY OF TEARS NICOLE HENDRY

A SEA of �lowers and candles in the road show a city in mourning, devastated by the bin lorry crash that took six lives. Among the victims was University of Glasgow student Erin McQuade, who was killed alongside her grandparents, Jack and Lorraine Sweeney. While thousands gathered at Royal Exchange Square to hold a candlelit vigil, family and friends of English literature student Erin came together at her funeral to remember the light-hearted, family-loving 18-year-old. Archbishop Philip Tartaglia told mourners: ‘Just as her life was opening up and she was spreading her wings, cruel fate took her away.’

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We remember: Tributes to the victims cover George Square. Right, Erin McQuade PICTURE: LAURA CONAGHAN

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AYNSLEIGH HOLLYWOOD IT’S the stuff of nightmares – private pictures of your naked body leaked on the internet for the world to see. And after it happened to Hollywood actress Jennifer Lawrence, she hit back in anger, saying it was equivalent to a sex crime. Little wonder, then, that when the University of Strathclyde appeared to mock her experience during a drive to promote password security, students were outraged. It put up posters around campus reading: ‘Bet Jennifer Lawrence wishes she’d used a StR0nG_Pas5w0Rd%.’ Emma Chester, a law student at the University of the West of Scotland, said the signs were ‘in very bad taste’, adding: ‘It is tantamount to victim blaming.’ The debate spread on to Twitter, where fellow student

Billy McCauley posted a snap of the poster with the caption: ‘@unistrathclyde pretty shocking victim blaming here. Will you take it down?’ Beating a hasty retreat, the university responded, saying: ‘The posters are being removed now. They should not have been produced and we are looking into how this happened.’ A spokesman later added: ‘The posters are in bad taste and have now been removed from campus. The sentiment expressed is not consistent with the values of this university.’ But others failed to see what the fuss was about. Dean Terrance, who studies computer sciences at Strathclyde, said: ‘I think the poster was pretty harmless – in fact, it was trying to do a good thing. It just went about it the wrong way. ‘People should be more savvy about privacy online.’

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Tribute to fallen WWI German A GLASGOW student killed in World War I has become the �irst German from the con�lict to be honoured by a British university. Franz Freidrich Schlör., who matriculated aged 25 in 1913 and died �ighting in Poland on December 19, 1914, was remembered at a Christmas Day truce service. German of�icer Lt Christian Knorn planted a cross in the UoG Memorial Garden to commemorate his death 100 years earlier. Also honoured was Col John Esslemont Adams, a graduate of the university, who secured the truce. More than 700 members of the university community were killed in the war. Nicole Hendry

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FATHER CHRISTMAS was �ined after sitting on the Duke of Wellington’s statue – but don’t worry, police con�irmed it wasn’t the real Saint Nick. A 51-year-old imposter, thought to be a protestor, climbed down from the Royal Exchange Square landmark and was led away to chants of ‘free Santa’ from the crowds. Natalie Barton

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Graduation day charges ‘hold us to ransom’ NATALIE BARTON AFTER years of hard work and dedication, graduands are being forced to pay for their degree ceremony. But with reports suggesting the levy has raised Scottish universities more than £10.5million over the past five years, students have questioned its validity. Julie Mclaughlin, a multimedia journalism student at Glasgow Caledonian, said: ‘Those who are eligible to graduate have put in a lot of hard work and effort to get to that point, so why should they have to pay? ‘If the Scottish government believes education is a right, not a privilege, and students

should not have to pay for higher education, that should include the graduation.’ The National Union of Students also criticised the charges, which they said ‘held students to ransom’. But universities claim the fee pays for certificates, administration costs and allows the students to join the General Council – which is compulsory for graduates. Charges vary between institutions, with Glasgow charging £60, GCU £45 and the University of Strathclyde £35 in person and £20 in absentia. But the levy is not universal – the University of Edinburgh cut graduation fees two years ago, saying income from other

universities and the desire to build good alumni relations was behind the move. David McDade, a medical student at Glasgow, said: ‘The money has to come from somewhere to cover the expenses of graduation. ‘However, there should be financial support available for students that are genuinely unable to pay.’ Glasgow University said the fee covered ceremony costs, adding: ‘Any surplus is used by the university as part of our general funds to support students and academics.’ A spokeswoman for GCU added: ‘The university does not bar anyone from graduating or withhold eligibility for award.’

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Nephew who lost 3 relatives refuses to blame lorry driver NICOLE HENDRY IT WAS a tragedy that ripped through his family, killing his aunt, uncle and their daughter. But Marc Gardiner has forgiven the driver of the bin lorry that crashed, saying he is not to blame for the deaths of University of Glasgow student Erin McQuade and her grandparents. Over several tweets, he wrote: ‘I hope that the driver of the lorry makes a speedy recovery and understands that it wasn’t his fault. ‘RIP Uncle Jackie, Aunt Lorraine and Erin, love you loads and can’t believe your gone, you’ll be truly missed.’ Erin, 18, and her grandparents – Jack Sweeney, 68, and wife Lorraine, 69 – were killed on December 22 when the vehicle careered down Queen Street and George Square, before crashing into the Millennium Hotel. Three other people died – among them, Glasgow graduate Stephenie Tait, 29 – and ten were injured. The driver, 57, who has not been named, has since been

released from hospital. Erin’s fellow English �irst year, Eve Thompson, was in the city centre on the day of the disaster. ‘I could hear the screaming from the Buchanan Galleries,’ she said. ‘The screaming was louder than the sirens at points. I feel sick when I think of the lives that were lost. ‘A truly horri�ic thing to happen at Christmas and all my prayers are with their families.’ Another Glasgow student, Arizona Mosby, added: ‘I can’t believe two generations of the same family lost their lives.’ UoG principal and vice-chancellor Prof Anton Muscatelli said: ‘The university is deeply saddened to hear that one of our current students and one of our graduates were killed in this dreadful incident. ‘Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of Stephenie Tait, who graduated in 2006, and Erin McQuade. ‘This is an awful time for those concerned and for the wider university fam-

In our hearts: Visitors ﬁle past ﬂowers and candles laid in memory of the victims, including Erin McQuade and her grandmother, Lorraine Sweeney PICTURE: SUPPORT THE GLASGOW GEORGE SQUARE CRASH/FACEBOOK ily.’ More than 1,000 people held a two-minute vigil in Royal Exchange Square on December 28, while a candlelit music festival has been planned for July. Police Scotland said they would �ile a report from its investigation into the accident this month, although there was no suggestion of any criminal charges.

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Memorial: Mourners pay tribute in Dumbarton PICTURE: BBC

TEARS rolled down the faces of Erin McQuade’s family at a service for the Glasgow student, as well as grandparents Jack and Lorraine Sweeney, who also died in the bin lorry crash. More than 1,000 mourners attended the ceremony in Dumbarton.

Sisters seconds from death THE bin lorry crash killed six – but there could easily have been two more deaths had it not been for the quick thinking of one Glasgow Caledonian University student. Nicole MacLachlan, 19, and sister Ashley, who also

attends GCU, were walking in Queen Street when they heard screams behind them. As Nicole turned to see where the noise was coming from, she saw the vehicle hurtling towards them. Acting on instinct, she shoved her 17-year-old

sister out of its path – saving her life – before diving out of the way herself. Law student Ashley said she saw three women lying on the street – one with blood pouring down her face and another with a seriously injured leg.

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Oh, snap... lost album is returned to family LAURA RAPHAEL IT WAS packed with a family’s cherished moments together. So when University of the West of Scotland student Barry Carruthers discovered a memory card full of holiday snaps, he knew he had return it to its rightful owners. The drama student (pictured) posted the photos on Using Scotland From The Roadside’s Facebook page, along with a plea for help. Members of

the group, which has 45,000 followers, took the search to their hearts, sharing the post more than 25,000 times. And, after word spread around the world, the ecstatic family, from Catalonia, were reunited with their photos. Expressing his gratitude, Barry posted on the Facebook page: ‘Thanks to every single one of you, we have managed to contact the family in the photos. I have been speaking with their son who

Playing detective: Drama student – and amateur sleuth – Barry Carruthers used the power of the internet to reunite this family with their photos asked me to pass on his family’s gratitude to you all. ‘The son and daughter are both at University in Barcelona (and very clever people, may I add!). They lost their camera in a town near the airport so it seems as though the

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FORCING their way to the top was the UoS physics department, rated the nation’s best. As much as 96 per cent of its work was ranked as internationally excellent or higher. Principal Prof Sir Jim McDonald said: ‘It is a stunning outcome and it shows that our strategic investment in key areas is paying dividends.’ Across all areas, the university came third in Scotland and 30th in the UK, according to Guardian rankings.

‘I was keen to help, as I’d hate for something like that to happen to me. ‘They obviously created some great memories and were no doubt excited to go home and show their family – and they’ve lost them.

It’s unthinkable. I’m overwhelmed by the response. ‘I posted it on that page as they had a large following and thought they may be there, but never thought much else of it. Before I knew it, it was shared globally – amazing.’

Mountains of hard work put us out in front HUMAN geographers at Glasgow University are on top of the world after their research was rated as the nation’s best. More than 80 per cent of work on social policy submitted to the Research Excellence Framework was judged to be internationally excellent or world-leading. There was also good news for the engineering department, which was placed �ifth. The proportion of projects classed as world-leading doubled since the last assessment in 2008, to 31 per cent. Meanwhile, those deemed to be internationally excellent

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rose from 56 per cent to 81 per cent. Principal Prof Anton Muscatelli said: ‘It is particularly pleasing that, in line with the aspirations of the university set out in the university’s 2020 Global Vision, 31 per cent of our output was judged to be of world-leading quality. ‘This success lies at the very heart of our contribution to the UK’s economy and, in particular, Scotland’s economy.’ Glasgow was placed 13th out of the nation’s universities, nine places behind top Scottish institute Edinburgh, a Guardian analysis showed.

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VIOLENCE in the home and challenging poverty was some of the essential work at GCU praised in the REF. Almost two-thirds of GCU’s social work and social policy was rated internationally excellent or above, with 80 per cent of impact at world-class levels. The university was ranked 83rd in the UK, with allied health professions doing particularly well – 89 per cent of research was rated internationally excellent or better.

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Refugee’s tale made into game A HOLOCAUST survivor has had her struggle made into a computer game by Caledonian University graduates. Marion Camrass was sent to a prison camp in Siberia as a child before escaping to Uzbekistan and coming to study in Scotland. GCU graduates Marc Celland, Emily Crosbie, Jodi Jennings and Robert McDougall turned her story into a free educational game. Emily said: ‘The game helps the user understand the choices she faced in order to survive.’

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Student vets set up clinic to look after dogs sleeping wuff CANINE health checks and essentials such as collars and coats are now available for homeless dog owners thanks to a clinic run by student vets. The group of fourth years at Glasgow University founded the Trusty Paws sessions

after seeing a similar scheme in England. They provide vaccinations, flea and worming treatment, micro-chips and general clinical examinations as well as food, which owners living on the streets with their

KATIE OLIVIA McEVINNEY IT WAS a moment of simple joy for student Eilidh Lavelle as she sang carols with homeless people at Christmas. The Glasgow undergrad was helping out at sandwich shop Social Bite with community-led project Music Industry Made Accessible on Christmas Eve. She said: ‘The atmosphere was something incredible. ‘Everyone joined in with the singing, then gave words of wisdom and told their own personal stories. ‘I would happily do it again

CAMPAIGNERS say landlords should rent their homes at a loss to make them more affordable for students. Glasgow University SRC made the call in its reply to a government consultation. It says mortgage costs ‘cannot be the sole criterion to determine rent levels, even if it means the landlord may be operating at a loss’.

IN OUR last issue, we ran an article on Glasgow University selling its stake in fossil fuel, where a quote suggested Glasgow University Climate Action Society may protest against fracking. In fact, it has no plans to do so.

because it feels amazing to know that you brightened up someone’s day by doing something so simple to you.’ Eilidh was among the student volunteers who offered to help the homeless community after hearing about Social Bite and the work achieved there. Social Bite, which has four shops in Glasgow and Edinburgh, fed hundreds of homeless people at its St Vincent Street branch on Christmas Eve. The chain, which donates its profits to the homeless, will carry on its work during this year after 36,000 meals were donated by supporters.

It invites customers to add the cost of another item of food or drink to their bill, which it then passes on to a homeless person in need of a meal. It has also given jobs to 14 people from homeless backgrounds since launching in 2012. Students have also been involved in other projects to help the city’s homeless. Glasgow University Service to the Homeless, helped by the Students’ Representative Council, Amnesty International and the Glasgow University Environmental Sustainability Team, gathered food donations for its soup kitchen.

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THE parents of a Glasgow University student killed during an exchange trip to America have set up a charity in her memory. Carolyn and Fraser Moran want Lisa’s Gift to help disadvantaged children. Their law and business student daughter, Lisa, 20, was run over by a bus while out jogging in North Carolina in 2008.

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Prof Quintin Cutts, who was also made an MBE for services to computing science, said: ‘I’m proud.’ Glasgow Caledonian University honorary professors Caroline Rush and Jane Shepherdson were made CBEs for services to the British fashion industry and the retail industry respectively. Nicole Hendry

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Caught by curse of social media BEN SAUNDERS-COURT SOCIAL media is as much a defining characteristic of our generation as the ‘war on terror’, Banksy and X Factor. In 20 years when you’re watching Liam Payne and Alex Turner on I Luv 2017, reminiscing over the birth of Facebook you will understand its scope. Your grandchildren will look up at you with their cherubic faces and ask: ‘Nana, did you really store all your personal information in the cloud and willingly put your photographs, birth date, phone number and address on a public forum?’ and you’ll reply, ‘Yes my little love’. ‘But why Nana?’ they’ll ask, and you’ll think about it and sigh, ‘because they told us it

would be fun’. That’s the truth, isn’t it? We post our most personal secrets online for everyone to see because we believe it is fun. We are told that it is the future. But this idea has worked a little too well. It has become ingrained in us. A couple of years ago people would talk about how beneficial it was to leave your phone off for a few days and have a little technological holiday. Nobody says that any more. We panic if they we haven’t checked Facebook for a couple of hours. Factor in Twitter, Instagram and WhatsApp and you realise that something fundamental about our relat ionship with social media has changed. We have lost our sense of perspective. We have

closed off the emergency exits and wholeheartedly bought into the information age. We can’t even pin the badge of blame on the anonymous ‘they’. If ‘they’ jumped off a cliff would you follow? Maybe if it would get you a couple of extra levels on Angry Birds? The truth is that ‘they’ are, in fact, us. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram is all just software. We have lapped it up. You use these sites because your friends do. You got rid of Myspace because your friends did. We are changing our own constitutions, altering our physiology. That’s why you panic when you can’t feel your phone in your pocket or Instagram won’t refresh. We have blinded ourselves into believing that this is for the best.

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talkingPOINTS WRONG IMAGE: How much of your food intake is dictated by how it makes your body look? How many desserts do you dismiss because they’ll only taste like guilt? How much of your time and energy is taken up thinking about what you look like and how you can change it? This attitude has become the infectious disease in our society that the NHS has yet to immunise against. It is the black plague of the 21st century Kathryn Thomson

JOIN THE FRAT PACK: Many of us have heard of frats and sororities through films such as American Pie. They have mad names such as kappa phi delta, throw toga parties, cause havoc across the campus and drink beer like it’s water. The bit the movies leave out is the good that fraternities do for their universities. Members have to do at least ten hours’ charity work, they need to get above-average grades and the fraternity is expected to compete in a sporting league. Fraternities are much more than just parties – they are a way to make great contacts and, once you are in, you are in for life Elliot DaCosta

WHY BORING IS BAD: The great Marilyn Monroe once remarked that ‘it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than boring’. This is a lesson every student should learn. By now your flatmates probably reckon that they have a pretty good idea of who you are. Frankly, this is not acceptable. They should not feel safe or comfortable in your presence; they should feel nervous excitement whenever they see you Jack Meggitt-Phillips

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MEDIA MYTHS: Being a media student is tough. It really is. There’s this stigma with being a media student because people think it’s a joke subject where we are ‘glorified camera operators’. It’s as if we all congregated together to do a media degree for lack of something better and that we probably wouldn’t be intelligent enough to be lawyers, doctors, teachers or physicists anyway Anna Landi

DASHED DREAMS: Every year the job market is flooded with graduates, fresh-faced and full of ideas about changing the world. ‘I want to be an environmental lawyer’ they cry; ‘I’m going to work with under-privileged kids,’ they shout. Check back three months later. Living back at home, their driving desire is just to find a job… any job. Sporting an ill-fitting Marks and Spencer suit they join the line of other graduate interviewees, beginning the process of becoming dead behind the eyes. They join the world of the depressed office worker, living for the increasingly s*** weekend in which cool uni friends have been replaced by bloated fortysomething colleagues promising a long and fruitful career in paperwork management Joe Evans

LACK OF RESOLVE: We’ve all done it. We’ve all had the thought: ‘This year I’m going to be different’. We will try to convince ourselves that we’ll change in the new year. Resolutions about being focused at university, making more effort with friends or changing our lifestyle are made, and broken, at the year’s end. Let’s be honest – we all stick to our resolutions for about as long as it takes for the new year fireworks to finish Kelly Smith

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theINTERVIEW: Neil Amin-Smith Uni survivors: Clean Bandit members Neil Amin-Smith, far right, with Luke and Jack Patterson and Grace Chatto

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EIL AMIN-SMITH has to apologise for being late. It is the day after the night before, when Clean Bandit proved one of the highlights at the BBC Music Awards, winning another legion of fans with an orchestral version of Rather Be and breakthrough hit Mozart’s House. All is forgiven, though, as he laughs it off, explaining he was at an afterparty in Mayfair: ‘Sorry about that – I’m actually usually really good at getting up.’ We feel his pain. After all, he’s talking to students; we’ve all tried this little white lie when we’ve stumbled into a lecture an hour late smelling of the SU. Amin-Smith, 25, is still on a high after being nominated for song of the year, despite being pipped by Pharrell Williams’ ubiquitous

THEY are the breakthrough act of 2014, a year crowned with No.1 hit Rather Be. Clean Bandit’s fusion of classical and electronica has won them adoring fans worldwide and a nod at the BBC Music Awards. Violin player Neil Amin-Smith tells CAVELLE SIMPSON and JOSHUA EVANS about the slog to the top and surviving university ditty Happy. ‘It was amazing to be nominated,’ he says. ‘The list of songs and the list of artists to have been nominated are so huge.’ Since entering the spotlight with Mozart’s House, his band – Jack Patterson, 28, on beats, synths, and midi-saxophone; his little brother, Luke, 22, on drums; and Grace Chatto, 29, on cello – have been unstoppable. The story of the Cambridge undergrads who went from classical quartet to dance floor darlings is becoming familiar as they sweep up the accolades, including for their No.1 hit Rather

Be, featuring Jess Glynne. But how did the partnership come about? Amin-Smith says: ‘We actually had the whole song finished for a long time. It was just looking for the right vocals. Our label played us a track that Jess was on and we thought we’d give it a go with her because she was on our level.’ It proved a wise choice, hurling the four-piece to the top of the charts. But fame took time. ‘It was kind of a long slog,’ he adds. ‘The thing that really made a difference with us was when we started making music videos and posting them online.’ His group

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are known for drawing on genres from classical to deep house. ‘Jack listens to a lot of jazz,’ Amin-Smith goes on. ‘We all listen to different kinds of music, like garage. In terms of how we present ourselves live, people like Rudimental are influencing us a lot.’ They are also the ultimate university survivors, having formed at Jesus College, where Jack would record then-girlfriend Chatto’s recitals and remix them. Any advice on how to get through university? ‘Don’t see it as something you have to “get through”,’ Amin-Smith smiles. ‘It’s over far too quickly.’

Did they have their wild moments, like the rest of us? He pauses for a second, before chuckling: ‘Grace and Jack once got caught… um, together… in a cupboard at our college library.’ Most of us have our favourite uni party venues. Amin-Smith prefers a more intimate set-up: ‘I like small clubs. I’m not really into massive super-clubs.’ For Clean Bandit, life after uni has been pretty sweet – and they’re not slowing down. ‘We’ve come to the end of a really relentless touring period,’ Amin-Smith says. ‘In March, we’ve got our biggest-ever UK tour. We’re really looking forward to that.’

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BORN in London but raised in Crieff, singer–songwriter Angus Munro calls Scotland home. TUP caught up with him after his latest Glasgow show at Broadcast. How did the gig go? That was my first time playing Broadcast and it was good – it had a great sound. Is there an album on the way soon? I’m still writing some of the record. It’s taking a long time to finish but hopefully I should be in the recording studio in April. After I’ve got the album, I want to wait for the right time to release it. You mentioned that it’s taking a long time to write. Why’s that? I’ve got too many songs to

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Sunday Science, The Garage, £4 Disco Badger, Bamboo, free on guestlist

mon, feb 9 Burn, The Buff Club, free Space Invaders, The Garage, £6 Heat, Viper, free before 10.30, £5 after

sun, jan 25 Sunday Science, The Garage, £4 Disco Badger, Bamboo, free on guestlist

mon, feb 2 Burn, The Buff Club, free Space Invaders, The Garage, £6 Heat, Viper, free before 10.30, £5 after

tue, feb 10 Juicy Tuesday, Kushion, £4 Skint Tuesdays, Strathclyde students’ union, free before 10pm, £3 after Killer Kitsch, The Buff Club, £3 #tag, The Garage, £6

sun, jan 18 Sunday Science, The Garage, £4 Disco Badger, Bamboo, free on guestlist

mon, jan 26 Burn, The Buff Club, free Space Invaders, The Garage, £6 Heat, Viper, free before 10.30, £5 after

tue, feb 3 Juicy Tuesday, Kushion, £4 Skint Tuesdays, Strathclyde students’ union, free before 10pm, £3 after Killer Kitsch, The Buff Club, £3 #tag, The Garage, £6

wed, feb 11 Disco Riot, The Garage, £6 I Heart Wednesdays, Viper, free before 11pm, £5 after WNB: Wednesdays, Bamboo, free on guestlist

mon, jan 19 Burn, The Buff Club, free Space Invaders, The Garage, £6 Heat, Viper, free before 10.30, £5 after

tue, jan 27 Juicy Tuesday, Kushion, £4 Skint Tuesdays, Strathclyde students’ union, free before 10pm, £3 after Killer Kitsch, The Buff Club, £3 #tag, The Garage, £6

wed, feb 4 Disco Riot, The Garage, £6 I Heart Wednesdays, Viper, free before 11pm, £5 after WNB: Wednesdays, Bamboo, free on guestlist

thurs, feb 12 Bad Boy Pub Quiz, Home, free Made You Look Thursdays, Bamboo, £3-£5 Hip Hop Thursdays, The Buff Club, £3 Neverland, The Garage, £4 Ride, Kushion, free before 11pm, £5 after; Thirsty, Viper, £3-£5

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Double the musical delight NOT one, but two, rising stars of the music world enchanted an audience at The Arches last month. Northampton’s indie singer Billy Lockett kicked off the night by putting his heart and soul into songs from his most recent EP, Old Man. His lyrics were poignant and his music had more substance than many other up-and-coming artists. But while Lockett engaged the audience, it was 20-year-old Nina Nesbitt who captivated them. The Edinburgh singer’s pop-rock voice complemented her

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soulful lyrics and three fans were delighted when she invited them onstage to sing Way In The World with her. She treated us to tunes from her debut album, Peroxide, including the bouncy and upbeat Stay Out and Mr C, a song about heartbreak co-written with Lily Allen. With her killer combination of masterful songs and outstanding vocals, Nesbitt could be one of the most underrated female singers around at the moment. Stephen Fleming Soulful: Rising star Nina Nesbitt

 FLYING PENGUINS... no, not an incredible scientiﬁc discovery, but a folk six-piece taking Glasgow by storm. Founding members Matt Jamieson and Andrew Gilmour found each other on Gumtree and quickly recruited Steve Brackenridge, Kieran Stewart, Callum Tregaskis and Madeleine Watson.

Now, the six have released their debut album Jump Over Your Shadow – a record that combines the intimacy of a singer–songwriter with the wit and charisma of a folk group. Hatched in Glasgow and Northern Ireland, the Penguins are an exciting band on which to keep your eyes ﬁrmly ﬁxed. Nicole Hendry

comedy January 12: BOBATH SCOTLAND BENEFIT, The Stand, £10 January 13, 20, 27, February 3, 10: RED RAW, The Stand, £2 January 13: TUNED UP TUESDAYS, Bar Groove, free January 15, 22, 29, February 5, 12: THE THURSDAY SHOW, The Stand, £10 January 16, 23, 30, February 6, 13: THE SATURDAY SHOW, The Stand, £10 January 16: JONGLEURS COMEDY CLUB, Jongleurs, £15-£16

theatre Until January 18: TREASURE ISLAND, Pavilion Theatre, £17.50-£22.50 January 16 to January 19: THE SECOND COMING, Tramway, £20 January 19: WEE THEATERS, Sloans, £4 January 20 to January 24: FLASHDANCE THE MUSICAL, Eastwood Part Theatre, £13-£15 January 20 to January 31: FILTER’S MACBETH, Citizens Theatre, £12.50

January 17, 24, 31, February 7, 14: THE SATURDAY SHOW, The Stand, £15 January 18, February 1, 8: MICHAEL REDMOND’S SUNDAY SERVICE, The Stand, £6 January 21: MAZ’S MAGGIE’S BENEFIT, The Stand, £8 January 23, 24, 30, 31: ONE NIGHT STAND, Room At the Top, £10 January 25: BURNS NIGHT SPECIAL, The Stand, £5 January 27: THE TUESDAY NEWS REVIEW, Yespbar, £5 January 28: ROBIN INCE: BLOOMING BUZZING CONFUSION, The Stand, £14

January 29: THE TUESDAY NEWS REVIEW, The Glad Café, £5

January 22 to January 24: THE GARDEN, Citizens Theatre, £12

GLASGOW, The Pavilion, £15-£18

January 26 to January 28: CIRQUE BERSERK, King’s Theatre, £19-£42

February 4: TILL THE STARS TURN COLD, Glasgow Sculpture, free

January 27: BUTTERFLY, The Arches, £10-14

February 3 to February 7: TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, Theatre Royal, £7.50

January 28 to January 31: HAYWIRE, Eastwood Park Theatre, £11-£13

January 31: COMEDY@THE STATE, The State Bar, £9 February 4: COMEDIAN RAP BATTLES, The Stand, £4 February 8: MACIO, Pavilion Theatre, £16 February 8: AN EVENING WITH NOEL FIELDING, King’s Theatre, £26 February 9: SEAN HUGHES THE STAND, £15 February 10: CHRIS HENRY’S COMEDY CRECHE, DRAM, free February 11: BBC COMEDY PRESENTS, The Stand, £4

February 1: STRICTLY COME DANCING, SSE Hydro, TBC

February 9 to February 14: RETURN TO THE FORBIDDEN PLANET, King’s Theatre, £10

February 2: GLASGOW CAFÉ SCIENTIFIQUE, The Tron Theatre, free

February 12 to March 12: THE SLAB BOYS, Citizens Theatre, £8.50

February 2 to February 12: REAL HOOSEWIVES FAE

February 12: THE TYPIST, The Arches, £10-£12

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Band with a reputation for stirring it up

Augustines’ Eric Sanderson chats to KATE SNOWDON about noodling, new sounds and reaching out to fans AUGUSTINES multiinstrumentalist Eric Sanderson is talking to me about songwriting. Or, more accurately, ‘noodling’. ‘I wouldn’t call it writing,’ he laughs. ‘On tour I always have instruments to hand, so I spend a lot of time noodling on them. We’re talking about getting together this month to start writing-writing.’ The Brooklyn-based band – completed by guitarist Billy McCarthy and drummer Rob Allen – wrapped up last year with said tour, to support their second album. Which

music January 13: NEW YEAR’S REVOLUTION, King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, £6.50 January 13: THE LATECOMERS, Avant Garde, free January 14: DIE ANTWOORD, O2 ABC, £19.50 January 14: QUEEN & ADAM LAMBERT, The SSE Hydro, £67.28–£77.28 January 15: BAD LUCK, King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, £16.50 January 16: THE CREW OF THE PUFFER PRESENT PARA HANDY A HIGHLAND VOYAGE, St Andrew’s in the Square, £14 January 17: FEDERATION OF THE DISCO PIMP, The Arches, £14 January 18: AARON CARTER, Queen Margaret Union, £20-£55 January 18: THE SEA ROAD SESSIONS AND MAIREARAD & ANNA, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, £14 January 20: WITHIN THE RUINS, Ivory Blacks, £10 January 20: OPEN MIC, Box, free January 21: JESSIE J, O2 Academy, £32.50 January 21: CRIOLO, O2 ABC, £16 January 22: HOUSE OF SONG, Holiday Inn Theatre, prices TBC

songs are the strongest? ‘My favourites are Walkabout and Nothing To Lose But Your Head,’ Sanderson reveals. ‘That’s a really interesting one. It’s a straight-up rock song but we added a lot of orchestration to it and worked with a lot of different musicians. We took this meat-andpotatoes song structure and produced it with a lot of subtlety.’ Could that new sound have something to do with the group hiring US producer Peter Katis? ‘His mixing and style of sounds – the way

January 23: DANNY KYLE’S OPEN STAGE, Glasgow’s Royal Concert Hall, free January 23: PUNCH BROTHERS AND SIOBHAN MILLER, Glasgow’s Royal Concert Hall, £23 January 24: SHANNON SAUNDERS, The Garage, £7 January 25: NEW VOICES: ROSE AINSLIE, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, £12 January 25: BLOOD AND ROSES: THE SONGS OF EWAN MACCOLL, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, £24 January 26: KEVIN BOWYER, Glasgow University Memorial Chapel, free January 26: VAN MORRISON, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, £55 January 27: THE LIGHTS, King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, £11.50 January 27: TUNED UP TUESDAYS, Bar Groove, free January 28: SAYWECANFLY, O2 ABC, £10 January 29: HIP HOP THURSDAYS, Broadcast, £3 January 31: HOTTER THAN HELL, O2 ABC, £15 February 1: HAZY RECOLLECTIONS, O2 ABC, £12 February 1: ROCK IT, Pivo Pivo, £5 February 2, 3: ABC MUSIC AND ME, St Francis Theatre, free February 4: SICK OF IT ALL, Classic Grand, £15 February 4: BETRAYING THE MARTYRS, The Cathouse, £10

Powerful performances: (l-r) Eric Sanderson, Rob Allen and Billy McCarthy are known for jumping into the crowd to play he makes his drums sound in particular – the record’s very Peter Katis,’ Sanderson admits. ‘We love his sound though – the big distorted kick drum that’s right in your face.’ Augustines are known for their spontaneity, often jumping into the crowd to perform during shows.

February 4: SIMON NIEMINSKI, Glasgow University Memorial Chapel, free February 5: GORGON CITY, O2 ABC, £12 February 5: WE WERE PROMISED JETPACKS, King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, £13.50 February 5: TANGO LIBRE, La Bodega Tapas Bar, free February 6: TOUGH LOVE + NICE ‘N’ SLEAZY, £6 February 6: THE TWILIGHT SAD, King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, £13.50 February 7: CROWN THE EMPIRE, The Garage, £12 February 7: MILKY CHANCE, O2 ABC, £10 February 8: MACY GRAY, O2 ABC, £26:50 February 8: SAINT RAYMOND, O2 ABC, £10 February 8: THE BIG JAM, The Box, free February 9: HISS GOLDEN MESSENGER, Stereo, £10 February 9: STU LARSEN AND NATSUKI KURAI, King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, £8:50 February 10: THE USED, The Garage, £17:50 February 10: ONE NIGHT ONLY, Stereo, £10 February 10: 10CC, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, £29:50 February 10: SCOTT BRADLEE & POSTMODERN JUKEBOX, The Old Fruitmarket, £17:50 February 11: BEAR’S DEN, Oran Mor, £12

How do audiences react? ‘Traditionally, there’s a barrier between the audience and the band, and people are called fans and groupies,’ he says. We’ve always been trying to debunk that.’ In the same vein, the band are big on Twitter, using #ProjectHorn to

find a tour trumpeter. Does social media help them connect with fans? ‘I’d say yes, because so many people do it,’ Sanderson says. ‘My stepfather passed away last year and I got hundreds of emails, Facebook messages and letters, which felt

really good – so on that level, I see that it is real, it’s actual people.’ Back to noodling. What plans for the new album? ‘It will be what it is,’ he shrugs. ‘We’re not going to reinvent the wheel just because we can. Really, we’re just trying to make it good.’

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OST people were �irst introduced to Rae Morris as the ethereal voice on Bombay Bicycle Club’s single Luna last year. But her loyal fans have been appreciating her music since she set out on the road to stardom three years ago. The 22-year-old’s debut album, Unguarded, will be released later this month before she heads out on tour. TUP caught up with her to �ind out more. Is there a different process when producing an album, as opposed to working on EPs and singles? Mentally, I knew I had to create a whole body of work. So, I was quite nervous at �irst, but the producer just said: ‘Look, don’t be scared – because what’s the

worst thing you can do?’ Would you say your hometown of Blackpool has been a positive place for you as an emerging artist? Absolutely. I think the good thing about Blackpool is that because it’s so small, it makes you stand out a little more. I realised at the time that if I was in London coming on to the scene and playing open mic nights, it’s musically so vast and such a big city that it’s easy to get lost. Does the media compare you to your contemporaries and do you �ind that a problem? I’ve never really had a problem with being compared to the people I’m in a peer group with. I’m a massive Kate Bush fan,

so often people say about my music, ‘that sounds a bit like Kate Bush’. And obviously that’s not true. I am inspired by her – but I don’t sound like her. What would be your advice to young artists struggling to get their music heard? Take the opportunities. I don’t mean be desperate or sell yourself or anything like that – I just mean never say no to anything just because it doesn’t sound great. I took a lot of gigs where I was like, ‘Oh, gosh, I’m not sure – I don’t think it’s going to be a good one’. And then you get there and it happens to be the best gig you ever played. Mollie Carberry

theBEAT Star in the making: Rae Morris has her ﬁrst album out this month

tourDATES Catch Rae on tour: February 1, Kazimier, Liverpool; February 3, King Tut’s, Glasgow; February 4, The Wardrobe, Leeds; February 5, The Institute, Birmingham; February 6, Gorilla, Manchester; February 14, The Thekla, Bristol; February 15, Rescue Rooms, Nottingham

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T’S a mantra we would all do well to follow: Always do what will make you happy. For rising star Billy Lockett, the words of his late father, John Luce, have underpinned his determination to forge a career in music. And, so far, it is paying off. Lockett, 22, is climbing to the top despite having yet to sign a record deal. He has supported the likes of Lana Del Rey, Birdy and KT Turnstall, most recently touring with Scottish songstress – and Ed Sheeran protégé – Nina Nesbitt. In March, he embarks on his own four-date headline tour, while his latest single, Old Man, is a beautiful tribute to his father, who died earlier this year from prostate cancer at the age of 62. ‘I sort of hated him sometimes,’ says Lockett. ‘We had a lot of fights but a lot of laughs. Overall, it was great to have someone that cared

How rising star Billy was urged to follow his dream so much about me and about what I do.’ His father, a well-known artist in his home town of Northampton, was constantly pushing Lockett to follow his dream and his words have stuck: ‘Make sure that whatever you’re doing you’re enjoying. Make sure you’re constantly doing something that makes you happy.’ It’s hard to pinpoint Lockett’s musical style, as each song varies from soothing melodies to more upbeat rhythms, all intertwined with charming piano and guitar. Raw emotion can be heard in his soulful, expressive voice as he reminisces on his life. So it’s odd to hear his love of music grew from a childhood

obsession with Eminem. He says: ‘I love his lyrics and everything about him really. I wouldn’t really say he inspires me, because he’s nothing like me, but he was one of the first people that really got me into music.’ Lockett knows he has yet to crack the music business. ‘It’s great knowing that everyone’s there to see you when they’ve bought tickets for your gig,’ he says. ‘But I also love trying to win people over as a supporting artist.’ And despite admitting that ‘things could be easier’, he declares: ‘I don’t want to do anything that’s going to make me depressed in the long run.’ Clearly, he’s been listening to his dad. Eloise Vanstone

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Boys find a fresh voice... with a little help from their friends THANK heavens! The Bastille boys are back and they’re mixing with some of the best in the business. The indie four-piece have returned with their second album and have invited the likes of Haim, GRADES and Rag ’N’ Bone Man to join them. Although Dan Smith’s haunting vocals still

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dominate, the band explore new genres and styles, finding fresh inspiration while playing around with their old sound. It’s the perfect mixtape for the walk to lectures or revision – a chilled offering you’ll find yourself singing along to

without even realising your lips are moving. If you’re going to spend your student loan on one CD this month, make sure it’s this one. Trust me – you won’t regret not having spent that tenner on vodka trebles for this. Henrietta Painter

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It’s war but not as we know it

XAMS are over and you’re looking to treat yourself to a �irst-person shooter, packed with cinematic explosions and futuristic weapons. Look no further than the latest offering from the Call Of Duty series. Advanced Warfare is set in the battle�ields of the future, providing combat in an age of robotic exoskeletons and private military contractors. The setting has had more

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than just a super�icial lick of paint, with both weaponry and mechanics getting an overhaul. Double jumping, lasers from space, arm-mounted grenade launchers – they’re all here. The campaign mode has all the �lair you’ve come to expect of a high-budget �irstperson shooter. And with its

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Hollywood explosions and Kevin Spacey taking on the role of lead protagonist, the game’s storyline is grand in scale. Advanced Warfare is the most signi�icantly changed Call Of Duty since Black Ops 2 – it represents a genuine departure from the morose battle�ields of the past, bringing something a little

fresher and more exciting to the table. Like other titles in the series, you’ll be �ighting in locations around the world, such as Argentina and Antarctica – but the real draw is the multiplayer mode, and that you’ll �ind as thrilling as ever. Developer Sledgehammer Games has tweaked the winning formula – but don’t worry, you can still

build up your player and unlock new kit. The only issue comes to the fore over long periods of game play, with online play stuttering on occasion for little discernible reason. Even so, Advanced Warfare is heaps of fun and comes highly recommended for anyone with some downtime and the desire to score a few headshots with friends. Michael O’Connell-Davidson

out soon Dying Light HORDES of flesh-eating zombies are everywhere and it’s down to you to stop them. During the day, you traverse the virtual world, helping survivors and picking up supplies. By night, as the infected grow stronger, you change from hunter to prey. New enemies, such as the Predators, will only appear at sundown – meaning you must find safety. The game’s RPG element allows you to build your own style of playing. But will you go for silent killing or all guns blazing? James Williams Rugby 15 WITH the World Cup just months away, a rugby-based video game was inevitable. However, such games are notoriously difficult to produce because of rugby’s intricate rules. HB Studios’ attempt allows you to play in the world’s top leagues or for your country – but the game looks similar to any other, except for a new rucking feature that adds a real-life element. With average graphics and game play, you’d be better off stepping back in time and getting EA’s Rugby 08. Matt Bullin Saints Row IV: Re-Elected

Pass it on: Play friends as though you’re in the same room

Share a journey back to the ’90s FOR twentysomething gamers, childhood evokes memories of basking in the warm glow of a TV at a friend’s house, rejoicing in the multiplayer nirvana of GoldenEye 007 and Mario Kart 64. It was an era when split-screen reigned supreme. But the popularity of the ‘couch multiplayer’ dwindled with the advent of online gaming. Now, with Sony’s latest system software update on the PlayStation 4, the couch is back. Introducing Share Play – the ability to play games online with a friend as though you were back on that patterned ’90s

couch once more. Share Play lets you effectively ‘pass’ your friend your controller, allowing them to take control of your game as you see it on your screen. Alternatively, you can pass them a second controller and play local multiplayer online. Buzzwords such as ‘game-changing’ and ‘revolutionary’ are industry prerequisites for marketing campaigns nowadays – but this really is the next level for gaming. With all the releases January has to offer, Share Play is the console exclusive worth having. All hail the couch! Graham Wardle

PICTURE this: you’re president of the US and aliens invade, intent on enslaving humanity. What do you do? Well, in Saints Row IV: Re-Elected, you go out and kick some ass. The game is a revamp of the excellent Saints Row IV for the new generation of consoles. If you ﬁnd Grand Theft Auto too stuffy, you’ll enjoy the unique humour of this series. In GTA, you can break the law; in Saints Row IV, you can break the laws of physics. If you’ve got an appetite for the ridiculous, it’s a no-brainer. Michael O’Connell-Davidson

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How they saved our Saul Return of Breaking Bad rogue

Flying high: Channing Tatum with heir to the Earth Mila Kunis in Jupiter Ascending

out soon Wild (Jan 16) AFTER a series of tragic events, Cheryl Strayed embarks on a gruelling quest — hiking 1,100 miles along the Pacific Crest Trail. Based on a true story, Wild sees Strayed (Reese Witherspoon) come to terms with the death of her mother, using heroin and getting divorced. The film is adapted from Strayed’s autobiography by screenwriter/novelist Nick Hornby and director Jean-Marc Callée, who mixes scenes from the lead character’s turbulent past with challenges from her journey. Emily Lewis Kingsman: The Secret Service (Jan 29) SMALL-TIME crook Gary ‘Eggsy’ Unwin (Taron Egerton) is taken under the wing of gentleman spy Harry Hart (Colin Firth). Unwin’s tough first assignment is to deal with global threat and mad techterrorist Valentine (Samuel L Jackson). Armed with innovative weaponry, such as Oxford Blades and the Gunbrella, can the pair save the day? Kate Johnson

ENT lawyer Saul Goodman reached cult status in hit show Breaking Bad. Now, the lovable rogue is back in the muchanticipated spin-off from creators Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould. Better Call Saul sees Bob Odenkirk reprise the role of Saul, real name Jimmy McGill, as he struggles to make his name as a lawyer six years before the events of Breaking Bad. However, rumour has it the prequel will also deal with events during and after. Although RJ Mitte, who played Walt Jr in Breaking Bad, has said the new series

Spin-off: Bob Odenkirk is back as bent lawyer Saul Goodman has ‘nothing to do’ with the Emmy award-winning show, its success should guarantee Better Call Saul a global audience. Despite funnyman Saul taking the lead, the show is set to be just as gritty as its big brother, with Odenkirk insisting it will be ‘85 per cent

drama, 15 per cent comedy’. With Jonathan Banks also returning as ice-cool hitman Mike Ehrmantraut, Breaking Bad fans will be able to sate those withdrawal symptoms. The show is to premiere in the US on February 8 and will hit UK Net�lix shortly after. Josh Mcloughlin

New look: Spy Colin Firth. Below, Reese Witherspoon Inherent Vice (Jan 30) PRIVATE detective Larry ‘Doc’ Sportello (Joaquin Phoenix) investigates the disappearance of his ex-girlfriend’s (Katherine Waterson) new lover, Mickey Wolfmann (Eric Roberts). This drama-comedy, also starring Owen Wilson and Reese Witherspoon, is adapted from the Thomas Pychon novel of the same name by writer and director Paul Thomas Anderson. Rebecca Cattell Mordecai (Jan 23) ENGLISH gent, debonair art dealer and part-time rogue Charlie Mortdecai (Johnny Depp) wants to get his hands on Nazi gold. Standing in his way is an international terrorist, the MI5, angry Russians and

almost everyone else. The ﬁlm’s trailer offers cheap laughs, poor English accents and the same post-Jack Sparrow Depp that lost its charm a long time ago. Gwyneth Paltrow plays beautiful wife Johanna Mortdecai and Ewan McGregor, investigates as Inspector Martland. Morgan Hinton

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Four student fashion bloggers give ELLA ROSE POYZER advice on how to dress with style for lectures and reveal how blogging has changed their university experiences

HAT is your go-to outfit to wear for lectures? Lauren Kelly: Skinny jeans for comfort and I always have a blazer on to smarten everything up. If anything is scruffy, it’s my hair – never my outfit. You can’t tie that up in a bun with it still looking presentable. Julia Ward: I like to dress smart-casual. A pair of highwaisted jeans with a cami-top

and a kimono or cardigan is just the right amount of smart and comfy. Eleanor Danks: I tend to stick to jeans, a top and my trusty leather jacket. Aisling McGarrigle: Always some sort of jersey skirt and a casual top or jumper, some tights and usually brogues. For a typical university night out, what kind of outfit is always your first choice?

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Eleanor Danks Eleanor: My disco pants or velvet leggings, a bralet or crop top and heeled boots. I prefer boots to heels – heels hurt so bad! When on a budget, what shops are your favourites? Lauren: H&M for basics,

Aisling McGarrigle New Look for jewellery and pumps. Both give easy ways to make a simple or recycled outfit look new – and without breaking the bank. Julia: One of my favourites has to be Primark. I can guarantee I will find

something I love in there every time I go – and, of course, it’s great on the purse strings. I also love Matalan. You’d be pleasantly surprised at the number of great quality pieces and accessories you can find in there. Do you feel as though blogging has enhanced your university experience? Julia: Life at university isn’t all about getting your degree. Granted, that is important – but it’s also important to have something extra that makes you stand out from the rest. For me, that something extra is blogging. It’s the perfect escape from university work and something I look forward to doing after a long week. Aisling: I studied zoology, which is a far cry from make-up and beauty, so I feel like my blog has opened doors for me that wouldn’t have been an option normally. I recently got a job in The Body Shop and I feel my blog had so much to do

with it, as it was clear I was passionate about the brand and products. What advice can you give for any student thinking of starting a blog? Julia: I’d say to just go for it. My blog is for me, not to impress anyone. It’s a way of expressing my passion. If people read it and love it, then that’s an added bonus. Eleanor: Have a good think about what your blog content will focus on – start planning and scheduling your posts, research the best photo editing software and look at other blogs for inspiration. Don’t forget to network – it’s a great way to build connections and friendships with other bloggers to increase your readership. Aisling: Plan your time and posts effectively. When I started, I was just posting whenever I felt like it – but I wasn’t happy with my posts. Now I have more structure, I feel my blog is much better and is well put together.

Follow Julia at www.blondeambition13.tumblr.com; Lauren at www.laurenmariesreveries.blogspot.co.uk; Eleanor at www.dreamlovelivefashion.blogspot.co.uk; and Aisling at www.rosysmiles.blogspot.co.uk

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January 2015

News and views from the world of fashion... all with a student budget in mind

Reem: Towie’s Joey Essex takes time out for a snap, right. Above and left, faux fur and flowing skirts steal the show at CSL

Dozy Joey heads fashion followers at annual style fest

Glitz with a ditz

HEY gave us neon and New York; they had the greats and not-so-greats of the fashion world; they even had Joey Essex. Now in its 26th year, Clothes Show Live arrived at Birmingham’s NEC with all the hoopla and celebrity endorsements you might expect of an event that launched the modelling careers of Erin O’Connor, Holly Willoughby and Nina Porter. It attracted about 100,000 visitors between December

A star-struck SHANICE ABBOTT sneaks a peek behind the scenes as Clothes Show Live rolls into town for its 26th year

5 and 9, with the 500,000 sq ft-plus of the NEC transformed by 400 stalls, each plying every kind of clothing from cheap and chic to vintage. There were complaints this year about the lack of bigname stars – but Amy Childs, Joey Essex, Millie Mackintosh, Lauren Goodger, Peter Andre, Henry Holland and more were in attendance. Cheeky Towie star Joey Essex,

who was there to meet fans and sign his 2015 calendar, said: ‘I’m looking forward to meeting the models.’ Flashing his famed Rolex, the fashion fan said that, while he loves his bling, he remained unable to tell the time. As though to prove his point, ever-ditzy Joey finished the conversation by asking what day it was. When informed it was Friday, he laughed: ‘Oh, my

watch says Tuesday – I don’t know where I am in the world.’ Fellow reality star Amy Childs could be spotted selling her stunning women’s clothing collection, while Peter Andre was there to sign bottles of his latest perfume, Scarlet. House Of Holland founder Henry Holland presented a heavily choreographed catwalk show, with themes including neon, winter and New York. And headliners Neon Jungle kept the crowd entertained as celebrities mingled with fans.

Chelsea boy: Spencer Matthews of Made In Chelsea fame shares a hug with our reporter, middle. Left and right, bold prints dominated the catwalk at this year’s CSL

PICTURES: SHANICE ABBOTT

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mealBREAK Our fantastic selected recipes are tried-and-tested favourites among students who want to eat well on a budget but don’t want to spend hours in the kitchen. So, get cooking and enjoy

Top chocs: These iced treats are great to share with friends

Chicken arrabiata

Ingredients: Chicken breast, sliced; three rashers of bacon; tin of chopped tomatoes; half a pepper; whole chilli; two tbsp tomato purée; chilli powder; garlic powder; mixed herbs; salt and pepper; low-calorie spray Method: 1. Spray a pan with low-calorie spray and wait for it to heat. Add the sliced chicken and cook on a high heat until golden 2. When the chicken is almost cooked, add the bacon 3. Meanwhile, chop the peppers and chilli, adding to the cooked chicken and bacon 4. Stir in the tinned tomatoes and tomato purée 5. Add the chilli powder, garlic powder, mixed herbs, and salt and pepper 6. Simmer on a low heat for ten minutes 7. During this time,

breadcrumbs, garlic, lemon zest and herbs and season well. Pour in the butter and mix with a fork or your �ingers, until combined 3. Cover the �illets with the crumbs, pressing down on each 4. Cook for about 20 minutes or until the crust is golden Aramide Pearce Vanilla cupcakes with chocolate icing

cook the pasta 8. Once cooked, combine the pasta and sauce 9. Add grated cheese to the top to enhance the �lavour Tip: If you’re feeling brave, try adding two chillis to the sauce Shannon Barrett

Herb-crusted ﬁsh

Ingredients: Two �ish �illets; two garlic cloves, crushed; 10g butter, softened; one tbsp fresh basil, chopped (dried is �ine, too); lemon zest, grated (juice is �ine, too); breadcrumbs (made

by grating two slices of toast); salt and pepper Method: 1. Heat oven to 200C. Place the �ish on a large greased baking tray and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper 2. Combine the

Ingredients: For the cupcakes: 100g unsalted butter; 100g sugar; 100g �lour; two medium eggs; one tsp vanilla extract For the chocolate icing: 100g unsalted butter; 260g icing sugar; 40g cocoa powder; four squares of baking chocolate; three tbsp double cream Method for the cupcakes: 1. Preheat the oven to 180C and line a baking tray with cupcake cases of your choice 2. Cream together the sugar and butter in a mixing bowl until light and �luffy 3. Crack both eggs into the bowl and add two tbsp of �lour, plus the vanilla extract

4. Fold in the remaining �lour until combined. Do not over-work the mixture as you will extract all the air and the cupcakes will not rise 5. Divide the mixture evenly between the cake cases 6. Bake for 15 minutes – they should be golden on top and spring back into place when you press down on them. Wait until the cupcakes are cool before you attempt to ice them Method for the chocolate icing: 1. Beat the butter until light and �luffy; it should turn a very pale colour, which is key to getting the perfect icing 2. Add the icing sugar, 100g at a time 3. Add the �inal 60g of icing sugar along with the 40g of cocoa powder 4. Melt the four squares of baking chocolate and add to the mixture 5. Next, add the double cream until the icing is light and �luffy 6. Place the icing mixture into a piping bag and ice the cupcakes 7. Sprinkle with decorations of your choice and share with friends Shannon Barrett

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mealBREAK

We’ve all got to eat. So whether you fancy preparing something at home or popping out for dinner, we have the recipe for a great meal

Go global with your grub Y

Finish off with fudge

LET’S face it – running to the shops and satisfying your sweet tooth is easier than cooking yourself. However, nothing beats homemade treats. Check out this easy, inexpensive chocolate fudge recipe that will sate those cravings. Ingredients: 450g caster sugar; 50g unsalted butter, diced into small cubes; 170g can of evaporated milk; 150ml milk; 150g plain chocolate Method: 1. Grease a square tin, roughly 18cm by 18cm, with margarine 2. Gently heat the butter, sugar, evaporated milk and milk, until the sugar has dissolved 3. Bring it to the boil

Fine ﬁnish: Satisfy your sweet tooth and stir for 30 minutes 4. Remove from the heat 5. Break the chocolate into pieces and melt in the microwave

PICTURE: CLARE HORRIGAN

6. Stir the chocolate and fudge mixture together, and pour into a tin 8. Leave to set overnight Clare Horrigan

OU’RE on a budget, you can’t afford to travel. But that shouldn’t stop you from getting a taste of the exotic straight from your very own kitchen. Why not invite your friends over and treat them to the �inest cuisines from Guadalajara to London via Barcelona? Mexico: Tacos Pockets of happiness you can �ill with anything. Popular �illings include fried meats, cheese and sour cream – but why not try something more unconventional? Raid the cupboards and give whatever you �ind a try. For drinks, you are spoilt for choice — margaritas, mojitos, Sol or even tequila! Sombreros are optional. Italy: Pasta There are endless choices. Tomato Neapolitan sauce, creamy carbonara or,

Get a taste of the world without leaving home of course, spag bol. To save cash, make loads and keep some in the fridge. There’s a bonus, too: it may be the only legitimate time to consume gallons of wine while staying in theme. Spain: Tapas The ultimate sharing food – little plates of nibbles, be they hot or cold, that you can throw out in large quantities safely knowing there’s something to tickle everyone’s fancy. Excellent for get-togethers and nights in with the television. Drink whatever you fancy – but sangria is always a start. Thailand: Green curry Subtler than its Indian cousin, this still goes in the comforting, cheap

and easy-to-make category. All you need is some chicken, green beans and a jar of paste. Pour in some coconut milk and lime juice and you’re almost in Bangkok. Feeling adventurous? Then make your own paste; it’s only ground up garlic, chilli, spices and soy sauce, after all. Eat with rice and sink with Singha beer England: Casserole Leave the meat and veg to cook in wine and stock at a low heat in the oven. It will �ill you up for ages and leave you with a warm glow like proper comfort food should do. Drink tea and listen to the gasps of joy that echo all around. Lauren Bailey

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an you match the quote to the well-known person?

A: ‘I have this weird thing that, if I sleep with someone, they’re going to take my creativity from me through my vagina.’

B: ‘First, my mother was Spanish. Then, she became a Jehovah’s Witness.’

C: ‘I definitely want Brooklyn to be christened, but I don’t know into what religion yet.’

D: ‘I just want one day off when I can go swimming and eat ice cream and look at rainbows.’

E: ‘I created punk for this day and age. Do you see Britney walking around wearing ties and singing punk? Hell no. That’s what I do. I’m like a Sid Vicious for a new generation.’

Take a break and put your grey cells to work with our selection of puzzles

Who said what? 1 Paris Hilton, 2 Mariah Carey, 3 Gwyneth Paltrow, 4 Geri Halliwell, 5 Chris Brown, 6 David Beckham, 7 Avril Lavigne, 8 Ashton Kutcher, 9 R Kelly, 10 Lady Gaga

F: ‘I think every decade has an iconic blonde, like Marilyn Monroe or Princess Diana and, right now, I’m that icon.’

G: ‘Can I get your number? I promise I won’t beat you!’

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2 8 5

2 8 3 8 9

J: ‘All of a sudden, you’re like the Bin Laden of America.’

6 3 4

4 1

3 2 5 9

1 9

5 4

H: ‘I’d rather smoke crack than eat cheese from a can.’ I: ‘The number of lines in your forehead tells how many lives you’ve lived.’

6 1 9

1 8 6 4

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8 9

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Can you unscramble these singers’ names?

1. MURY OLLS 2. WHEN BOARD 3. WARGER DAY 4. WACK JHITE 5. EJJE SIS 6. ZAKIES

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7. LEEK 8. LOIN PAIN OUT ANSWERS

1 Olly Murs, 2 Ben Howard, 3 Gerard Way, 4 Jack White, 5 Jessie J, 6 Kiesza, 7 Kele, 8 Paolo Nutini

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A10 B4 C6 D2 E7 F1 G5 H3 I8 J9

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Horoscope 

What’s written in the stars for you this month

ARIES: MARCH 21APRIL 19 January is not a time to sit still, Aries. The new year will bring exaltation and energy but don’t get too carried away. Pay particular attention to �inances and relationships TAURUS: APRIL 20MAY 20 Luck will be on your side this month,Taurus. The world is your oyster this year and it will feel as though you have just hit the jackpot. Just remember to trust your intuition GEMINI: MAY 21JUNE 20 The new year is an exciting time for you, Gemini. It will

be as though a veil has been lifted and for the �irst time you are seeing everything from an entirely new perspective CANCER: JUNE 21JULY 22 Have you been thinking of changing something up for a long time, Cancer? Now is the time to do it. Currently, you have everything you need so what are you waiting for LEO: JULY 23AUGUST 22 Time to focus on yourself, Leo. The new year will enable you to discover talents you didn’t even know you possessed. And, you know what they

say, practice really does make perfect

VIRGO: AUGUST 23SEPTEMBER 22 The new year brings positivity for you, Virgo; however, an unthinking step could land you in trouble, so stay in control and you will make great changes

LIBRA: SEPTEMBER 23OCTOBER 22 Don’t jump the gun, Libra. Stay a few steps ahead and consider all possibilities. Complicated situations will arise but stay in control and they can be solved with ease SCORPIO: OCTOBER 23NOVEMBER 21 You are going to have to

take responsibility for the actions of others this month, Scorpio. Even if you are not in the driving seat, be ready to accept the consequences SAGITTARIUS: NOVEMBER 22-DECEMBER 21 Those around you may be shrouded in negativity, Sagittarius, but don’t let this throw you off. Don’t be afraid to �ight back as it is best to trust your intuition right now CAPRICORN: DECEMBER 22JANUARY 19 There is no time like the present, Capricorn. A goal you have been working towards for a

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long time is beginning to manifest and you will have luck on your side like you never have before

AQUARIUS: JANUARY 20-FEBRUARY 18 You are about to enter a very content phase, Aquarius. You have been working very hard of late and everything is about to fall into place, so why challenge fate for more? PISCES: FEBRUARY 19MARCH 20 You are responsible for every aspect of your life, Pisces, so if you are unhappy with certain aspects now is the time to make change. Don’t doubt your inner strength

Rock it... but ditch the booze In his latest column on LGBT issues, masters student FILIP BIGOS argues you don’t need to drink or take drugs just to conform to a hard-partying stereotype

E Go online to: www.unipaper.co.uk for more quizzes.

VERYBODY likes a good party. The music, the rush, the heat… When the beat drops, alcohol starts pouring and we get going. Especially the gays. Everyone knows gay clubs are the best – we know how to rock it. Fun, alcohol and drugs is pretty much what the gay community is all about. Or, at least, seems to be. Wherever we go, whatever we do, people always drink. And with age (and depending on how rich their sugar daddy is) they move on to drugs. To switch off. To loosen up. There is an awful lot of pressure on us to drink,

let’sTALK

and very often to do chems and slam. Yet owners of gay venues don’t tend to think about alternatives for people who don’t want to get wasted every day. I apologise for targeting gay men but they are the group most guilty of this. It damages our reputation and shames our community. It is possible to party without alcohol. I am a 22-year-old gay man – I don’t drink, yet I still date and have a great time. Most importantly I will remember it from start to �inish. This requires a real pair, because although I am gay, I am still a man and I am myself.

Little and often: Short bursts will help you focus

Festive fun is �inished, now get revising

CHRISTMAS is over and the exam period is back with a vengeance. Before you start panicking, take a deep breath and check out these �ive revision tips. 1. Write it all down: It may be a pain but it is guaranteed to help you remember all those facts and get them imprinted into your brain 2. Start with the tricky bits: It’s only natural to go for the stuff that we �ind the easiest but consider how stressfree the last few days of revision would be if you were working on the stuff you already understood the most 3. Try short, sharp bursts: Two to three hours of revision each day should do the trick. Accumulated over January (and hopefully some of December, too), that’s a lot of study time 4. Colour-code your notes: Research shows that a splash of colour can make all the difference 5. Reward yourself: Whether it is your favourite chocolate or a night out with friends once you’ve �inished a topic, you deserve a treat. Ellie Connell and Kelly Smith

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let’sTALK

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

Alice ask

getting on with life – and so are your family and friends – but they will always be there for you. That much will never change.

Y STUDENT loan didn’t come in on time so I took out a payday loan. I thought I wouldn’t have to admit it to anyone – but I’m still waiting on student finance and now I owe double the amount I borrowed in the first place. Josh, Bristol

Y BOYFRIEND dumped me on New Year’s Eve... over champagne, no less. If that wasn’t bad enough, I tried so hard to make him happy. I often put him before studying. Now, exams are just weeks away and I feel like I’m drowning. I’m starting to wonder whether I should continue with my course. Rebecca, Liverpool Exams are exactly what you need right now, Rebecca – hear me out. Throw yourself into revising, not re-reading every text you ever sent each other. Break-ups take time to heal. Nothing can beat a night in with the girls right now – but you also need a distraction. Before you know it, you’ll be back on your feet. Besides, let’s be honest – a guy who breaks up with you on New Year’s Eve isn’t worth your time. Your course, however, is.

Lovers’ tiff: But revision can provide the perfect distraction

OME isn’t home anymore. When I went back for Christmas, my parents showed me to the guest room – which was, in fact, my bedroom until four months ago. But the biggest

shock is my friends. I don’t feel like I’m part of their lives any more. I spent so much of the first term feeling homesick – and now it’s as though I don’t even have a home. Tom, Birmingham

Club drugs... why the song and dance? T

HE drugs market is changing fast. Traditional substances, such as heroin, are in decline, while newer, synthetic chemicals are flooding the market. Last year, 81 new psychoactive drugs were detected on the European market – the highest number on record. Many of these substances are virtually unheard of. What’s more, many are entirely legal and can be bought via the internet. Probably the best-known legal high is mephedrone, or ‘meow meow’. Many others are known by their brand names, or simply as ‘research chemicals’. But are they safe? It’s a difficult question to answer.

We’ve all been there, Tom. As much as everyone loves living in halls, it isn’t home. But, as you said – go home and you feel like a teenager again, having to tiptoe around. Do you know what, though? You are

DR OWEN BOWDEN-JONES founded the Club Drug Clinic, a London NHS service aimed to inform young people about the effects and dangers of new substances Because they have been manufactured to mimic the effects of drugs such as cocaine and cannabis, these new substances can be stimulants, sedatives or hallucinogens. There is no doubt that some of them are extremely powerful and, when substituted for drugs such as MDMA (ecstasy), the effects can surprise the user and even lead to overdose. In the long term, some legal highs cause similar problems to more traditional drugs – dependence, psychosis and depression have all been seen in users. So, despite being cheap and legal, there

is no doubt that at least some are really harmful. If you do decide to take a chance on a research chemical, take care of yourself by starting small and telling your friends what you are using. If you run into trouble, they can tell the ambulance crew. Don’t mix – this includes alcohol. The more types of drug you take at the same time, the bigger the risk. Stay hydrated by taking regular, small sips of water. Don’t drink more than one pint in an hour, otherwise you might over-hydrate. For more information, visit www.clubdrugclinic.com.

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Don’t sit on this any longer, Josh. Head straight to your university and talk to someone in student services or the students’ union. There will be a support fund for people experiencing financial difficulty. The amount awarded will depend on your assessed needs and you will not have to pay it back. In future, steer clear of payday loans – the interest rates alone will leave you in much worse position than you were in before. 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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Our occasional offering of things that are... just interesting but not entirely sensible

I smell an idea: Who hasn’t overslept and found themselves at lectures without having had time for a shower? What you need is the Axilla Scrubber. At the touch of a button, it will wash those whiffy pits discreetly for you...

Some are bonkers but some of them are absolute gold Colin Furze has built everything from a 70mph mobility scooter to magnetic boots. The inventor tells CHARLOTTE ARROWSMITH about his search for Britain’s next eccentric bofﬁn...

Who left the loo seat up. Again!: Is your student house the scene of regular arguments about bathroom etiquette? The Handy Toilet Seat Lifter is here to put an end to the bickering by automatically putting the seat down after use...

Dozy parka: Fed up with missing your stop for the umpteenth time and having to trudge through the rain to get to your lecture? The Commuter Coat can be pre-programmed to shake you awake at your stop

OU’RE young and gifted... you should probably be trying to come up with an invention that will change the world for the better. But maybe during that particularly dull lecture you have come up with ideas that are, well, a little less grandiose in their scope. What about a toilet seat that lifts and closes by itself? No more arguments in the student house about who left the loo seat up. Or a commuter coat that shakes you awake from your slumbers on the bus so you never miss your stop again? Too late, because other students thought of them �irst and submitted them to the Odd Invention Challenge. Madcap inventor Colin Furze is a judge. He has more

What next: Colin Furze at work in his lab (garage) than 750,000 YouTube fans and a number of world records for his inventions, which range from a 70mph shopping trolley to Wolverine-style claws. ‘We’ve had a lot of entries, and some of them really are quite bonkers,’ said Colin. ‘The great thing about these competitions is when you ask thousands of people to come up with something, you end up with some absolute gold.’ He has been impressed by the left-�ield thinking. ‘I like making the things that other people might think are not worth making, and that

seems to have driven me in the direction of making weird and crazy inventions which has obviously led to this competition,’ he said. As for his own inventions, Colin says the mobility scooter edges it. ‘It was good – it was proper smart and everyone loves it,’ he said. The Odd Invention Challenge was designed by �lavoured spirit brand ODDKA. The shortlisted �inalists will be put to the public vote to win a top prize of £4,999. See www.oddinvention.com for the entries.

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moneyMATTERS

We’re all on a budget... here are our ideas on how to make it stretch as far as possible

£10,000 masters stroke? caseHISTORY

Worth it: Faye Saville worked more than 70 hours a week, juggling a job with her studies

My 13-hour days for an MA IF GETTING a masters wasn’t hard enough, imagine having a fulltime job on top. But that’s exactly what recent graduate Faye Saville did to avoid exorbitant debts. Juggling a PR role with 30 hours of weekly study towards her MA in strategic communication at the University of

Central Lancashire, Faye found herself working up to 13 hours a day. ‘It’s a mental test,’ the 28-year-old said. ‘You have to push yourself to the limit – but you do amaze yourself with how mentally strong you are.’ Her friends, family and employer backed her over the three years it

took to complete the course – and she said she would do it that way again, rather than take on the proposed loan. ‘Of course, there are always times when you think, “Can I really do this?”’ she added. ‘It was hard. I didn’t go out much and socialise – but I got there in the end.’

superSCRIMPING IT’S a new year, so the partying is over and, predictably, you’re broke. After chucking away all of your money over Christmas, here are some apps that will help you keep hold of your cash in 2015...

 Organise your

outgoings: If 2015 is the year you have decided to get organised with your outgoings, then the Goodbudget app is for you. Splitting your spending

between different categories, this free app allows you to easily keep tabs on your expenditure. It can also be synced with other mobile devices – perfect for splitting household bills

 An eye for a bargain:

Your bank balance may have taken a hit over Christmas but that doesn’t mean living like a hermit in January. Offering discounts at retailers such as H&M, Pizza Express and Tesco, VoucherCodes

uses GPS to ﬁnd the best deals closest to you

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not make some money out of your unwanted Christmas presents? While eBay is the obvious choice, there’s a cheaper auction site out there – eBid. The app allows you to ﬂog your stuff and for a fraction of the price. With more than 3.5million bids last year, there’s a good chance someone will bite

OR many masters students, their degree has been a battle of survival. They have had to �ind ingenious ways to fund their extra year or two of studies. Some borrow money from their families, while others take on a part- or, even, fulltime job while keeping on top of their course. Now they have an alternative after the government announced a funding scheme that will allow those aged under 30 and studying towards a masters degree to get a loan of up to £10,000. The plan, which is planned to come into force in the 2016/17 academic year, will replicate the undergraduate model, where students only start paying back their loans once their earnings reach above a certain level. James Coe, vice-president of University of Liverpool’s students’ union, said: ‘I am

Loans ‘will help more than 40,000 students’ pleased the students’ movement won this. We must continue to �ight for these loans to be extended for students over 30 and an education system that does not force such high levels of personal debt on to our student members. ‘Postgraduate loans are an important step in widening access to this type of study.’ The government predicts the loans will help more than 40,000 students and enable about 10,000 more individuals to undertake postgraduate study each year. Sam Smith, a third year at the University of Liverpool, praised the proposal, despite masters degrees being funded on his

course. ‘To become a chartered engineer, a masters degree is needed,’ he added. ‘In the long run, the loan will be bene�icial to others, as it allows people to get further in their job.’ However, students could leave university with debts of more than £60,000, while undergraduate and postgraduate loans will be paid off at the same time. Luke Stevenson, a Liverpool John Moores University English graduate, said: ‘It’s a trap – a pathetic token measure by the Tories to attract gullible students. ‘Forget loans – we want no tuition fees. Education is for everyone, not just the elites.’ Charlotte Seddon

Moody’s – 12 Month Graduate Placement In joining Moody’s 2015 Graduate Programme, you will have the opportunity to work with analysts on the rating process, including drafting credit documents, formulating ratios, preparing spreadsheets, comparative statistics, as well as exposure to special projects, at times on a global scale. Location London, Frankfurt, Madrid and Paris

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REPL Group – Graduate Management Consultant

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

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

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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.

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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

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

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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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January 2015

beyondUNI

Strike a balance between study and job

MANAGING deadlines can be hard enough without having to work as well. For some students, though, money can be tight and a parttime job is required. Unfortunately, there can be a down side to having a job while studying – trying to balance everything. Here are some useful tips on how to keep on top. 1. Planning: When it comes to writing an essay or preparing a presentation, knowing where you are going to start saves lots of time. Try writing ideas in your phone, so you can add to it on the move 2. Plan your diary: When deadlines are approaching, it is great to know when you have free time. For example, if you work nights and have a couple of spare hours before a shift, you could spend that time researching your masterpiece 3. Release that stress: Juggling everything can take its toll, both physically and mentally, so take time to relax. Find what works best for you and incorporate it into your time 4. Remember: A parttime job is only for now. Make university work your priority. After all, that’s what you’re there for Jasmine Martin

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

Rising star: YouTuber Alice Taylor discusses her life

More vlog, less slog

Want to earn money sitting on your sofa? Just talk and upload

MAGINE sitting in front of a camera and filming yourself taking on stupid challenges or capturing everything you do throughout the day, from what you eat at lunch to what you watch on TV. Now controversy last month after imagine getting paid for it. admitting her book (which It sounds too good to was the fastest-selling debut be true, but that is exactly novel ever) was ghostwritten. what vlogging is all about. Looking to recreate her With audiences of between 2 and 6million, the best vlogs get thousands of views each day. Perhaps the most famous vlogger is fashion and beauty adviser Zoella, Go for it: You could earn cash from vlogs who caused

success is 18-year-old Alice Taylor, an up-andcoming YouTuber who creates comedic videos about her day-to-day life. Speaking to TUP, the former student, who now works in TV and film, said: ‘If you are lucky enough, then vlogging can compete with conventional careers. ‘Digital content is becoming more prominent, so there’ll be jobs popping up all over for it.’ With its rise in popularity, vlogging has become a job

for many of these big-name content creators. Top brands are approaching YouTube stars to reach younger audiences and are offering large sums of money for an advertising opportunity within their videos. With a sizeable income (let’s just say enough to cover the rent… and then some), these internet sensations can afford a luxury lifestyle without a nine-to-five job. However, Alice added: ‘YouTube can be seen as both a hobby and a job – but

Spot the spelling errors and count the cash

PROOFREADING is a necessity of university life. We have all had to do it for stressed-out flatmates or ourselves. But proofreading is also big business. There are a number of online proofreading agencies – and most will pay students to work for them. Such agencies look for neat handwriting for hard

five to try

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copies, methodical readthroughs and, of course, excellent English. It is

also advantageous to be a graduate or undergraduate in any discipline, as a

technical knowledge of a specific subject can help. The benefit of proofreading professionally is that the work is freelance, so you can work from home and choose your hours. With different payment methods and variable salaries, it is best to find a legitimate, well-established website to work for. Charlotte Pick

if my channel ever got to a level that it supported me, I still probably wouldn’t quit my current job.’ So, does the rise of vlogging mean we should we all quit our degrees, rush out to buy cameras and start filming our beans-on-toast dinners? Fraser Green, an Australian YouTuber with more than 4,000 subscribers, said: ‘YouTube is a new creative platform that the majority of society still doesn’t understand, mainly due to ignorance.’ The point is, do your research, build a following and, maybe, one day, you can make your money by sitting at home, eating food in front of the computer. Ryan Lynch Eagle-eyed: The only tools you need are an eye for detail and a pen

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yourSPACE

Cosy up to beat the chill

NOW is falling, frost glistens on the window pane and your �ingers have turned blue. In a student �lat, surviving a Scottish winter can be a challenge worthy of Bear Grylls. Once you realise you actually have to pay the bills, heating becomes more of a suggestion than a necessity. We’ve got some tips to keep frostbite at bay. 1. Sleep with the window open at your peril: You’ll wake up the next morning wondering when David Attenborough will appear to

�ilm Frozen Planet. 2. Light some candles. Sounds bizarre but it can trick you into thinking the room is a bit warmer. Plus it’s romantic 3. Whack on those layers: Nothing beats lying in bed, watching a �ilm with a hot chocolate and a onesie 4. Free the radiators: If the cold gets too much and you switch on the radiator, move furniture so the heat’s not being blocked. A roasting hot sofa helps no-one 5. Get a hot water bottle: Who needs a partner to keep

Keep the wretched rodents outside Tealights – romantic and cosy, while cushions keep you warm PICTURES: EVA COUTTS your bed warm in the winter? Boil the kettle, �ill up the bottle and, as if by magic, you have instant warmth. Plus, there are no strings attached 6. Huddle up like penguins: Invite all your friends round and make sure they bring duvets and blankets. Bundle together and order a takeaway Brogan Howie

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IF there’s one thing your time in Edinburgh will teach you, it’s how to deal with a mouse. Ancient buildings and messy students attract those furry fiends. Luckily, there are simple steps to rid you of the rodents.  Minty marvel: Sprinkle peppermint oil around your flat – mice can’t stand the smell  Humane traps: There are all sorts of reusable traps on the market that can help get rid of mice without hurting them  Go old school: Poison and classic mouse traps are very effective  Keep it clean: The main reason mice come into our homes is to look for food so keeping your flat clean is the key

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January 2015

yourSPACE

Finding the right place to live, choosing the right people to live with and keeping your place right

Graduating? Do it all again Y

OU’RE graduating in a few months. Your parents and lecturers go on about you finding a job. But, first things first, where are you going to live? Moving back home is the obvious choice after university – but after three years of freedom, it will be difficult to take orders from your parents again. You might begin to wonder what all that maturing and independence at university was for. Of course, moving back isn’t the end of the world; it’ll only be a year or two and you’ll be able to save up, find the right place and get the best job. The classic five-year plan. But that’s not the only option. University has taught you the basics about renting and the costs, so why not do it for real? If, for you, it’s about employment, then let the job lead you – apply everywhere and be prepared to begin an

In it together: Living with other people makes life fun – and cheaper

It should have been done in December but there is never enough time to clean the fridge. Now, the dire consequences face the house. Mouldy carrots left from Christmas dinner and grease on the oven tray that may never be the same again Rebecca Solomon

ALPHA housemates are the organisers who everyone listens to and everyone aspires to be. They’re the kings and queens of halls. So how do you go about usurping them? With sabotage, naturally Hannah Froggatt

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Wise steps that will help you buy WE LEAVE university with tens of thousands of pounds of debt so, to most of us, buying a first home seems like an impossible dream. With house prices spiralling and banks refusing mortgages and restricting the amount you can borrow, it is easy to feel condemned to years of living at home or in shared rented living. But there are ways in which graduates can make themselves more attractive to lenders. First, show lenders that you are ‘stable’. Let them know you have held down a steady job and that you have regular income. Try to limit your student finance. The thought of

having £7,000 put into your bank account every year sounds great – but added to the £9,000 tuition fee, you could end up saddled with £48,000 of debt. Make an effort to clear your student overdraft and credit card debts. If lenders see that you have too much credit available that you do not use, this could affect your credit rating. Finally, and most crucially, start saving for a deposit. Even without student debt, lenders will still expect you to pay a percentage of the house costs. That may mean working through uni, saving your student loan or moving back in with your parents for a few more years. Nakita Capp

Up sticks instead of heading for home adventure into the unknown. You’ve moved to a new city before; you can do it all again. Another fresh start can be scary but your new workmates will be able to recommend places to live and perhaps introduce you to your new city. When you get round to looking at your new rented home, remember the basics. Do you need a parking space? Can you make it a home? Can you afford the rent? Have you got the best deal with your bills? Remember, too, you’ll have to pay council tax. It may also be time to find some new housemates. You’ve had your first taste of community living in halls and in your shared student home,

so why not carry on? We need company. Humans are not the kind to sit alone doing our own individual things. As students, it is the reason we get so little work done when we need to. Companionships and friendships are what we strive for, so why neglect our natural instincts when we move away from the safe haven of the university campus? Besides, rent is cheaper when the cost is spread out – as are utility bills, food shopping and the TV licence. They say university opens doors; this may be literally true when you leave and start looking for your first home. Lucy Robinson and Megan Haddaway

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yourSPACE

Finding the right place to live, choosing the right people to live with and keeping your place right

Choice is hall yours ... but pick who you live with carefully

HAT time of year is upon us again – househunting season. No matter how long you’ve been at university, choosing next year’s accommodation is a big decision and one that tends to weigh people down for a few weeks every year. Many students look back on their first year in halls – the glory days when heating and electricity bills were still a problem only for grown-ups – fondly, while others love the independence and maturity that comes with their freezing cold eight-bedroom house, complete with mould spreading across the walls. University-owned accommodation is, in the main, fantastic. Most flats come with

en-suite bathrooms and cosy bedrooms. The tightly packed layout of halls means that there’s always a buzzing atmosphere at home and you never feel lonely – something you may suffer when treading the numerous narrow corridors of student housing. However, the relatively peaceful atmosphere of a suburban neighbourhood triumphs every time over the constant loud noises from surrounding flats in halls. University accommodation is usually far more hygienic and attractive, while private

HALLS v houses: Liverpool students offer their views to SOPHIE CORCORAN Emma Jones, 19, has stayed in halls for her second year. She said: ‘It is a lovely place and is nice and secure with friendly staff. The flat is really nice and I am sharing with lovely people.’ Emma Keeley, 19, lives in a rented student house. She said: ‘I love the house we live in but halls were better. Ours was homely and we socialised with neighbours a lot more. It felt safer and it also meant we didn’t have to spend a fortune on taxis.’

Best of both: Halls are cosy, a house can be peaceful accommodation can fit the grimy, dingy student housing stereotype. Whichever option you choose, remember that

a great group of friends can compensate for those stained curtains and cracked windows. Don’t rush, and

choose your housemates wisely – finding a place to live will seem easy after that. Harriet Stevens

David McLaughlin, who also lives in a student house, said: ‘As much as I loved halls last year, I turn 21 in April and next year will be my last studying at university. Halls were a really good way to meet people and have fun – but the workload wasn’t as high as it is now.’

January 2015

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researchROUND-UP

Our flick through the most fascinating findings from universities around the country

They can tell us a moo-ving story...

Space race: The cold atomic hydrogen gas (blue) is ripped out of the main galaxy PICTURE: NASA/ CAROLE MUNDELL

In a galaxy far, far away, cannibalism is at work IN a galaxy far, far away, something rather sinister and disturbing is being recorded. A mere 50million light years from Earth, a cannibal is at work. A system dubbed Arp 94, in the constellation of Leo, is locked in a gravitational struggle with its

Owzat for the end of dodgy decisions IT’S a bugbear of weekend cricketers up and down the country: dodgy LBW decisions given by the home umpire. Now a new study shows clear evidence neutral umpires do make fewer decisions in favour of home sides. Economists reviewed leg before wicket decisions in 1,000 Test matches that took place between 1986 and 2012. It wasn’t until 2002 that both umpires were neutral. One of the lead authors, Dr Abhinav Sacheti from Nottingham University business school, said: ‘Our results suggest that when two home umpires officiated in Test matches, away teams were likely to suffer on average 16 per cent more LBW decisions than home teams.’ That bias disappeared when neutral umpires were appointed. Bias had been particularly strong in Tests played in Australia, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

neighbours where it rips material out of the interacting galaxies and hurls it far into intergalactic space. This fascinating cosmic laboratory is giving astronomers, including Liverpool John Moores Astrophysics Research Institute, tantalizing clues as to how galaxies have evolved

since the beginning of our universe. A major unanswered question in astronomy is how gas-rich spiral galaxiessuch as our own Milky Way evolve into the ‘red’ ‘dead’ elliptical galaxies, somehow switching off their ability to form stars in the process. Galactic ‘cannibalism’, where one

galaxy consumes another- as in Arp 94 – may provide an answer. Scientists, working with Nasa and the European Space Agency, have combined multiple images taken of the galactic event from telescopes such as Hubble and Spitzer to create the image above. Bryony Holloway

Kama Sutra sex life of the moth I

High wire: The male hangs like a trapeze artist

T’S enough to make a butterfly blush. And if Channel 4 ever get wind of the antics of the gold swift moth, they’d probably make a steamy late-night series about it. Biologists have described the sex life of the rather dull-looking moth as a ‘veritable Kama Sutra’. Prof John Turner, Emeritus professor in the University of Leeds’ school of biology, said: ‘With most insects, you expect to find a fairly set mating process. ‘The love life of the gold swift moth is a veritable Kama Sutra of mating patterns and positions.’ Unlike most insects, which stick rigidly to a single position, the gold swift moth had two approaches: n The male hangs facing the female and reaches over to connect his abdomen to hers. Once they connect, he lets go, falling like a trapeze artist so that he is hang-

ing upside down from his mate. He stays in this position until the following sunrise. n The male hangs with his back to the female and bends his abdomen backwards. They twist round to connect their bodies and then untwist as he falls into the mating position. The twilight courtship rituals of the gold swift moth can be seen in June and July in forest glades and bracken patches all over Britain. Prof Turner observed ‘fighting dances’ between males and occasional ‘homoerotic’ courtships, where males embark on mating procedures with their own sex. He conducted the study during holidays in the north of Scotland. He said: ‘I was doing the washing up and I looked out of the kitchen window to see all this happening in the vegetation in front of me.’ Jenny Monaghan

IF I could talk to the animals and they could squeak and squawk and moo to me… Researchers spent ten months eavesdropping on ‘conversations’ between calves and their mothers. They identified two distinct maternal calls. When cows were close to their calves, they communicated with them using low frequency calls. When they were separated – out of visual contact– their calls were louder and at a much higher frequency. Dr Mónica Padilla de la Torre, of the University of Nottingham’s school of life sciences, said: ‘Each calf and cow have a characteristic and exclusive call of their own.’

Placebo works for runners

PERFORMANCEenhancing drugs can help athletes run faster – even when they haven’t taken them. Endurance athletes who injected a fictional drug called OxyRBX improved their 10km race time even though in reality they had only taken saline, a study on the placebo effect by the University of Glasgow showed. The runners improved their race time by an average of 1.2 per cent – a small but significant margin after taking the placebo.

Ants always turn left, right UNLIKE Derek Zoolander, ants don’t have any difficulty turning left. Most rock ants instinctively go left when entering unknown spaces, research from the University of Bristol, shows. PhD student Edmund Hunt and colleagues studied how ants explore nest cavities. He said: ‘The ants may use their left eye to detect predators and their right to navigate. Also, their world is maze-like and turning one way is a good strategy to search.’

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wellFIT

Advice for a healthy lifestyle and staying in shape

Get buff...but on a budget Shape up when funds are thin

Cut-price weights: Why bother reading a book when you can use it to keep ﬁt?

F THERE’S a time of year when you’re most likely to join a gym, it’s January. After eating, drinking and making merry for most of December, you might be ready to ful�il that new year resolution to get �it. There are some great deals for joining gyms – but, if your budget won’t stretch to a membership, then here’s our guide to keeping �it for free… High-intensity interval training: A great way to burn fat, especially if you’re short on time. HIIT focuses on short bursts of intense exercise, with a less intense rest period. Head to the park with a mate and sprint

– make it into a race. If you don’t feel like leaving the house, try running up and down the stairs. Circuits: You don’t need a lot of space to set up a minicircuit in your living room. Use a chair to do arm dips, lean on a wall to support yourself in a handstand

position and clear a space for burpees and planking. Weights: If you want to use weights but can’t afford any, make the most of what you already have. If you have a particularly large book from your course, use it as a weight to hold to your chest when squatting. Use tins of

baked beans for bicep curls and hold your full laundry basket while lunging. Run: It may seem obvious, but go for a run. If you’re feeling the pressure of coursework deadlines, getting outdoors can relieve stress and help restore your focus. Samantha Coles

How to stay focused 1. Be realistic: If running for the bus leaves you gasping for breath, it’s probably not a good idea to sign up for a marathon. Set yourself reasonable goals 2. Fuel: Unfortunately, going for a ﬁve-minute jog doesn’t give you an excuse to have two pizzas for dinner. You can’t out-train a bad diet 3. Mix it up: Never do the same workout. Increase your speed, weights or reps each time you train to challenge yourself 4. Rest: It can be tempting to go hell-for-leather in the ﬁrst two weeks. Don’t push yourself too hard to begin with, as this can result in injury 5. Stay positive: Bad training sessions happen. Don’t let them get you

down – acknowledge that you know you can do better next time 6. Moral support: It’s natural to feel selfconscious about exercising alone. Why not get a running club together with your housemates? Having a training buddy can help you push harder 7. All the gear: It’s important to have good training shoes. Any new kit can boost your conﬁdence 8. Remember why you started: When you’re tired and it’s freezing, staying indoors in your onesie is often more appealing than training. Remember why you started – visualise your goals and think how much better you’ll feel afterwards SC

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Golden girl Kerry puts judo club on a high DANIEL SPEIRS KERRY THOMPSON is the University of Strathclyde’s newest golden girl. She brought home two gold medals from the London Area Universities and Colleges Senior Open as Strathclyde picked up seven medals in total. Ian Shands and Claire Rimicans weighed in with two bronze medals apiece, while Mikhail Selivanov also clinched a bronze. More than

60 universities competed at the event held at the Docklands Campus of the University of East London. Club captain Claire was delighted with the performance and has already shifted her focus to look at gaining medals in future events. ‘It was a fantastic showing in London,’ she said, ‘Everyone acquitted themselves very well against tough opposition. ‘It definitely helps that we now have a coach helping the

Paying off: Members of the University of Strathclyde judo club show off their medals team – training is that much more intense and we are able to compete more effectively in the big competitions. ‘Coming in fifth out of 67 universities is evidence of that

improvement.’ She said the club had a development competition this month and would be looking to blood some members who were new to competitive judo, followed

PICTURE: CLAIRE RIMICANS

by BUCS in February. ‘I’m confident that we can put in another strong performance and post our highest ever finish,’ she added. Strathclyde also competed in the Scottish

Student Sport Development competition in November, collecting three medals. Ian Paul and Lachlan Dalglish earned a bronze medal each while Matthew Gaffney won a silver.

the sport. ‘It’s a highly technical and mental sport, based primarily around the principles of Zen,’ he said. ‘Competitors seek to score points by striking their opponent in certain areas of the body. It’s not an overly physical sport but some standard of fitness certainly helps.

‘We don’t compete too often – right now it’s about getting people along to the sessions and generating interest in the sport. Once we get people to that first session, more often than not they will continue to attend,’ he said. Contact TUSKendoClub@gmail.com Daniel Spiers

What we need is people with a kendo attitude... IF judo isn’t for you, why not try a Japanese martial art with a difference… Kendo is based on ancient swordsmanship and uses bamboo canes as swords. Strathclyde already has a well-established Kendo club, with captain Dave Yates stressing both the skill and mental side of

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Mind does matter: Members of the Kendo club prepare for action PICTURE: DAVE YATES

Chance to start again

DO you need a fresh sporting challenge for the new year but think it’s too late to join a club? Think again - Re-Freshers week is coming. All three Glasgow universities will be holding events to let you know what clubs and societies are on offer. Glasgow Caledonian University will hold its event in the Refectory Extension on January 27. Glasgow University’s Re-Fresher’s week runs from January 14 to 22 and Strathclyde stages its event on January 26. Check out the respective Sports Union websites for details.

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sportNEWS

Broken leg threatens Jennifer’s games quest

Flood of PBs for swimmer SWIMMING star Camilla Hattersley notched up four personal bests and six medals in a strong showing at the National Short Course Championships. The 19-year-old University of Glasgow engineering first-year tweeted that her freestyle and individual medley haul was ‘not bad I suppose’.

Boarder to battle the pain in Spain

Clean sweep secures title

HENRY EDWARDS GLASGOW’S young sports stars will be leading the British challenge at the largest winter sports tournament outside the Olympics next month. Snowboarder Jennifer Osborne has her eye on a team GB spot at the World University Winter Games in Granada in February. The 23-year-old Glasgow native fits training for headto-head snowboard cross racing around studying forensic chemistry at the University of Strathclyde. She had an unplanned break from training in Austria after breaking her leg in November but hopes to compete again this month. ‘I’m training in Austria again,’ she said. ‘I will need to see how my leg is before heading to Granada. With the way training’s been going I don’t think it’ll be a problem.’ In the less perilous but just as adrenaline-filled sport of curling, four Glasgow students will be part of

Hopes: Jennifer Osborne, above and curlers Grant Hardie, Stuart Taylor and Rachael Halliday PICTURE: JENNIFER-OSBORNE.COM

the 13-strong squad at the games. Stuart Taylor, Grant Hardie and Rachael Halliday of Strathclyde and Alasdair Scrhieber of the University of Glasgow are a promising bunch. The three Strathclyde engineers have 40 years’ experience between them and Hardie was SSS Universities

Open champion in 2013 and came second in the European Masters last year. Law student Scrhieber was Scottish junior championship runner-up last year in a team that also featured Taylor, while Halliday came fifth at the 2014 Scottish juniors and was under-17s girls’ curling slam winner in 2011.

UNIVERSITY of Glasgow men’s volleyball team have won their league with two games still to play. They won eight out of eight games only being pushed to a fifth set in one match. The women sit second after winning five games in six, dropping just their last of the term against the University of Edinburgh.

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Rising stars across nine sports awarded grants PROMISING sports players have been given funding to help them aim high. The 32 students will receive scholarships of up to £5,500 a year from the Scottish government via the Winning Students scheme. Three Commonwealth Games competitors – hockey player Ross McIntyre and badminton

stars Patrick MacHugh and Caitlin Pringle, all at the University of Strathclyde – won grants. Also among those awarded were World University Winter Games curling competitors Rachael Halliday, Grant Hardie and Stuart Taylor from Strathclyde, along with six other curlers. Hockey players also did well across the

board, with nine picking up grants, including six from the University of Glasgow and one each from Glasgow Caledonian University, Strathclyde and the Universiy of West Scotland. The other sports to benefit were canoe slalom, shooting, rowing, swimming, athletics and gymnastics.

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