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Students urged to be ‘extra vigilant’ after recent attacks

Worst weather for 100 years predicted By Natalie Robinson

e a t h e r experts are warning us to wrap up warm this winter after predictions of the worst winter in more than 100 years have left many c o n c e r n e d f o r s a f e t y. Fo r e c a s t e r s all over the UK have predicted that heavy snow fall is just w e e k s a w a y. B l i z z a r d s and heavy snow have been predicted with temperatures to drop ‘ b e l o w a v e r a g e’. W i t h the rising cost in gas and electricity bills, students and the e l d e r l y f a c e a ‘e a t o f heat’ dilemma. Tu r n t o p a g e 5 f o r full report.

Above: The iconic Clifton Suspension Bridge covered in snow from last years downpour

by Jasmine Kent

fter two incidents within the last month, Bristol city police are urging s t u d e n t s t o b e ‘e x t r a v i g i lant’ on their way home. Especially when walking in the dark. A 2 0 y e a r- o l d m a l e a n d 1 9 y e a r- o l d fe m a l e s t u d e n t w e r e a t t a c ke d a n d s e x u a l l a s s u l t ed last month whilst on their way to a friends or home. The 20 year old male was walking through Queens square on his way to a friends house late at night when he was sexually assulted. It is beleived several people were inv o l v e d . Po l i c e a r e a s k i n g a n y one who was around Queens square Thursday November the 7th between the hours of 2 a m a n d 4 a m t o c o m e fo r w a r d w i t h a n y i n fo r m a t i o n . The police squad, Operation Bluestone, are now investigating both incidences a n d a s k i n g fo r w i t n e s s e s . Tu r n t o p a g e 2 f o r t h e f u l l report.

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Students urged to be ‘extra vigilant’ After recent attacks by Jasmine Kent

Above:Queens square where a 20 year old male was attacked

Garrett Elsey inquest by Dean Prosser

n inquest f inds new evidence that Candian student died of hypothermia before being crushed. A d r u n ke n s t u d e n t w a s c r u s h e d to death in a bin truck less than 24 hours after arriving in the UK, an inquest has heard. Canadian g r a d u a t e G a r r e t t J o s e p h Fr a n k l i n Elsey had drunk more than seven p i n t s o f b e e r a n d h a d fo u r s h o t s of Jagermeister to celebrate his first night in Bristol. But after b e i n g a s ke d t o l e a v e a n i g h t c l u b and separated from a friend, the 2 2 - y e a r- o l d fo u n d h i m s e l f l o s t with no mobile phone. A f t e r l a n d i n g a t H e a t h r o w, M r . Elsey caught a train by himself to Bristol where he would meet his friend and medical student Gareth L e w i s -J o n e s . M r L e w i s -J o n e s s a i d h e h a d g o t to know Mr Elsey from a rugby tour he was on in Canada and he s t a y e d a t t h e E l s e y s ’ h o m e i n S h e rwood Park, Alberta. O v e r t h e y e a r s t h e p a i r ke p t i n t o u c h v i a e m a i l a n d Fa c e b o o k , b e fo r e M r E l s e y s a i d h e w o u l d b e coming to study in the same city as his Liverpudlian friend. After dropping his belongings off at his new flat in the city

centre. Mr Elsey a rrived at his friend’s address in Redlands where the pair had a can of beer each b e fo r e g o i n g o u t o n t h e t o w n . M r L e w i s J o n e s s a i d : “ We f i r s t went to a restaurant called Pizza Planet where we had a pizza each and then went on to the Hill Pub where he had some beers and one Jager Bomb while watching the fo o t b a l l . ” The pair then went to the N i g h t c l u b ‘ M B a r g o’s ’ i t w a s t h e r e by one of the bouncers as he was t o o i n t ox i c a t e d . W h i l e r o a m i n g a r o u n d n e a r t h e c l u b h e fo u n d a b i n . U n b e k n o w n t o E l s e y, a w e e k l y collection would be taking place in a fe w h o u r s ’ t i m e . T h e g i a n t c o n tainer he was in was then hoisted above head height and tipped into the back of the truck. Three binmen who had been on duty that morning told a coroner t h e p r o c e s s w a s “a u t o m a t i c” a n d none of them had heard Mr Elsey c r y fo r h e l p a b o v e t h e l o u d n o i s e o f t h e t r u c k ’s h y d r a u l i c m a c h i n e r y. I t w a s n o t u n t i l t h e v e h i c l e

olice are urging students to b e “e x t r a v i g i l a n t ” s i n c e t h e 2 sexual assaults of Bristol students in the last month. A 20-year old male was sexually a s s a u l t e d i n Q u e e n’s s q u a r e w h e n w a l k i n g t o a f r i e n d ’s h o u s e i n t h e e a r l y h o u r s o f N o v e m b e r 7 t h . Po lice believe several people were involved and the case is being inv e s t i g a t e d b y o f f i c e r s w i t h O p e ration Bluestone – A unit dedicated to dealing with rape and sexual a s s a u l t . T h e p o l i c e s t a t e “ We a r e a p p e a l i n g fo r a n y o n e w h o w a s i n the Queens Square area of the city between 2am and 4am on Thursday morning who may have seen t h i s i n c i d e n t t o c o m e fo r w a r d a n d speak to us” T h i s c o m e s j u s t a f t e r a 1 9 - y e a rold student was walking home after a n i g h t o u t w h e n s h e w a s a t t a c ke d o n B e l g r a v e R o a d , C l i f t o n . Po l i c e w e r e c a l l e d a t 1 a m o n T h u r s d a y, O c t o b e r 1 0 t h . T w o 2 4 - y e a r- o l d men were arrested a week later. She told police she had been att a c ke d a f t e r b e i n g d r a g g e d i n t o a d r i v e w a y a n d s a i d h e r a t t a c ke r h a d then escaped up the road towards Cotham Hill. Both the University of Bristol a n d t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f t h e We s t o f England have warned students to be alert. Here are some tips to stay s a fe . . . C a r r y y o u r p h o n e . A l w a y s ke e p it on you so you can call someone was emptied at a landfill site that the horrific discovery of a dead body was made. R e c e n t l y M r E l s e y ’s i n q u e s t heard that his official cause of death was given as “traumatic asp h y x i a” . P a t h o l o g i s t D r A m a n d a Jeffrey said a post-mortem exami n a t i o n fo u n d h i g h l e v e l s o f a l c o h o l i n t h e d e c e a s e d ’s b l o o d s t r e a m and that he also showed early signs

if you get in to trouble. Always losing or breaking your smart phone o n a n i g h t o u t ? Te n p o u n d s w i l l b u y y o u s o m e t h i n g I l i ke t o c a l l a ‘d r i n k i n g p h o n e .’ C h e a p , c h e e r f u l and no tears if you break it. S a f e t y i n n u m b e r s . Yo u ’r e l e s s l i ke l y t o b e a t t a c ke d , t h e r e’s s o m e o n e t o g o a n d g e t h e l p , a n d y o u’r e m u c h l e s s v u l n e r a b l e . We’ v e a l l h a d t h a t fe e l i n g w h e n y o u’r e h a v i n g t h e t i m e o f y o u r l i fe i n a c l u b and your friends want to go home. Suck it up, appreciate the fun y o u’ v e h a d a n d G O W I T H T H E M . Is that extra hour of dancing really w o r t h c o m p r o m i s i n g y o u r s a fe t y ? Plan how you’re getting home. ke e p ‘n i g h t o u t ’ m o n e y s e p a r a t e l y f r o m ‘g e t t i n g h o m e’ m o n e y a n d g e t a licensed taxi. Stay in well-lit, populated are a s . B r i s t o l ’s r a i l w a y p a t h s , a l l e y ways and parks are worth avoiding at night. Wa l k c o n f i d e n t l y. A s s a i l a n t s o f t e n l o o k fo r w e a k p e o p l e t o t a rg e t . Wa l k w i t h y o u r s h o u l d e r s u p a n d y o u r e y e s f a c e d fo r w a r d . D o n’t hunch yourself together or show t h a t y o u a r e s c a r e d i n a n y w a y. Hide your valuables on your b o d y. B r a s , b ox e r s a n d s o c k s , w h y not! If you are confronted, speak s l o w l y a n d c a l m l y. I f t h e y g r a b you, wriggle, run, delay them, and s c r e a m fo r h e l p . Tr y t o l o o k a t t h e fe a t u r e s o f t h e p e r s o n w h o g r a b s you – it may help identify them. of hypothermia. “ I t ’s p o s s i b l e t h a t t h e c o m b i nation of alcohol and his body warmth led to an increased risk of h y p o t h e r m i a” . “ Pe o p l e s u f fe r i n g w i t h h y p o thermia can often become very c o n f u s e d a n d m a ke s t r a n g e d e c i sions... they may seek refuge in confined spaces.” Quotes courtesy of the Daily Mail.

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Students’ Union president ‘excited’ by UWE campus expansion plans by James Lewis

he University of the West of England’s (UWE) Students’ Union President Charlie Roper said he was excited by plans to build a ‘campus for the 21st century’ at Frenchay. The ‘UWE Campus Masterplan’ which outlines proposed new developments to the university’s flagship campus on Coldharbour Lane, Frenchay, has unanimously been given the go ahead by South Gloucestershire Council. Mr Roper said: “I am delighted, it will build a sense of community on campus”. Plans show multiple illustrations of how the new campus will look following completion in 2015 as well as a full outlining of the expansion plans. The application plan provided by the university details

by Tom Richell

o v e m b e r, i t ’s k n o w n t h e world over nowadays as the time of year to grow your facial hair on your upper lip in o r d e r t o r a i s e m o n e y f o r m e n’s health care during the month of N o v e m b e r. So far the Movember movement h a s r a i s e d £ 2 7 7 m fo r v a r i o u s m e n’s health programmes with prostate and testicular cancer and mental health issues taking the majority of the funds. These programmes are directed by The Movember Fo u n d a t i o n a n d , w h i l e t h e i n i t i a tives that they do are working to help those who face health challenges, they have not been entirely criticism free. In early November charity fundraising website “JustGiving” were a s ke d b y T h e M o v e m b e r Fo u n d a tion to remove all those “Movemb e r ” e v e n t s w h o w e r e n o t l i n ke d to Movember.com. A statement rel e a s e d b y T h e M o v e m b e r Fo u n d a tion made it clear to the smaller charities across the country that if they wanted to raise money and awareness using the globally recognised clause of ‘Movember’ then they had to donate all the money they raised to Movember.com. Part o f t h e s t a t e m e n t r e a d “ Te c h n i c a l l y

a redevelopment of all university facilities, including car parking, academic space refurbishment, refectory relocation, transport and a new Students’ Union building, as well as the building of the new UWE Stadium in partnership withBristol Rovers. Work has already begun on a new Students’ Union building for social and leisure activities that is scheduled for completion in 2014. UWE say that the plans intend to ‘

make the most’ of the land that they acquired from HewlettPackard back in 2008 and that the new developments will ‘transform the way the university works, providing a modern environment which will support students in their learning journey’. UWE’s expansion plan states that the university intend on eventually bringing all of the university’s activities and teaching onto the redeveloped campus leading

to St Matthias and Glenside campuses becoming redundant on the completion of the project. However the university currently plan to retain the Bower Ashton Campus following a multi-million pound redevelopment of their newsroom facilities for journalism students. Once the entire redevelopment plan has been completed there will be an additional 1,200 student bedrooms across the site in order to meet its aim of allowing all first year students accommodation on site. UWE are currently unable to house the 25,000 full time students on site, with a current waiting list of 700 students. The expansion of the student accommodation has been scheduled for 3 phases of 400 additional bed spaces per phase, with the first phase of development already underway. v i s t w w w. u w e . a c . u k

Movember is here ... But please dont sue me! speaking if you grow a moustache and give the funds you raise to a d i f fe r e n t c h a r i t y y o u a r e n’t r e a l l y participating in Movember and all the wonderful things it has to offe r ” . This has caused somewhat of backlash among smaller charities a c r o s s t h e c o u n t r y, i n c l u d i n g r i g h t here in Bristol. Sue Brand Germ Cell Clinical Nurse Specialist and Chair of local c h a r i t y f u n d “ I t ’s I n T h e B a g ” ( p a r t of Above & Beyond) based at the BHOC who support men with test i c u l a r c a n c e r i n t h e S o u t h We s t , s a i d “ We’ v e c a l l e d o u r c a m p a i g n fo r N o v e m b e r ‘ I t ’s I n T h e Ta s h’ b e cause if we had called ours Movember all our money raised from the moustache growing would have to go to Movember.com and not towards the valuable local initiatives which we work towards ourselves. We a r e s e r i o u s l y g o i n g t o r e t h i n k next year whether we really want to be involved or not”.

“By saying that if smaller charities donate their funds to local causes instead of Movember.com means t h a t t h o s e c h a r i t i e s a r e n’t i n t h e spirit of Movember is not very charity spirited and goes against the original reasons of why Mov e m b e r w a s fo u n d e d – t o r a i s e a s m u c h a w a r e n e s s fo r m e n’s h e a l t h as possible by involving as many m e n a s p o s s i b l e” . It is unknown at the moment exactly why Movember.com have o p t e d t o t a ke t h i s m o v e w i t h m a n y on social media speculating that t h e o r g a n i s a t i o n t a ke a l o t m o r e i n wages that would be deemed ethical - in the last two years the salar i e s fo r M o v e m b e r E u r o p e c a m e t o a t o t a l o f £ 1 ,5 8 8 , 2 9 8 . Sarah Coghlan, UK Country Dir e c t o r fo r M o v e m b e r, s a i d “ O n l y people who have registered at Movember.com are officially raising f u n d s fo r M o v e m b e r ” . Fo r m o r e i n fo r m a t i o n v i s i t i t s ingthebag.org.uk

“ I t s i n t h e t a s h” a r e o f f e r i n g a £300 prize for people willing to joing the cause

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Cold snap leads to fresh warnings by Natalie Robinson

eather experts are warning us to wrap up this winter after predictions of the worst winter in more than 100 years have left many concerned f o r s a f e t y. Fo r e c a s t e r s h a v e p r e d i c t e d t h a t heavy snow fall is just weeks away from causing chaos and have urged d r i v e r s t o t a ke c a r e w h e n o u t a n d about. Heavy wintery showers are also expected to linger across t h e S o u t h We s t a n d m u c h o f t h e U K u n t i l a t l e a s t Fe b r u a r y a l o n g with blizzards and temperatures described by many experts as ‘ b e l o w a v e r a g e .’ Fo r e c a s t e r s have said that November in particular is set to be a record-breaking month and have r a i s e d c o n c e r n s fo r t h e e l d e r l y w h o c o u l d f a c e a n ‘e a t o r h e a t ’ dilemma. The National Grid have added t h a t t h e b l a c ko u t r i s k fo r t h e coming winter is higher than

fo r t h e p a s t s i x y e a r s a n d h a v e encouraged energy providers to increase emergency supplies. We a t h e r fo r e c a s t e r, James M a d d e n , s a i d : “A h o r r o r w i n t e r s c e n a r i o i s l i ke l y t o b r i n g a n o t h e r b i g f r e e z e w i t h c o p i o u s s n o w fo r many parts. “There is also a high risk that we will experience a similar scenario to December 2010 or much worse a t t i m e s , e s p e c i a l l y i n J a n u a r y. ” H e a d d e d : “ T h i s i s l i ke l y t o p r o d u c e major disruption to public transport and school closures on a prolific scale.” “The cold theme from the l a t t e r p a r t o f O c t o b e r i s l i ke l y t o c o n t i n u e i n t o N o v e m b e r a n d fo r the vast majority of the month.” A Met Office s p o ke s m a n said, “Heavy rain and dangerous c o n d i t i o n s a r e l i ke l y t o c o n t i n u e fo r w e e k s t o c o m e” . Wa r n i n g s fo r s e v e r e w i n t e r storms come after two people are thought to have been killed by the dangerous conditions this month.

Predictions of the worst winter in over 100 years

Student cyclists beware by David Raker

he Bristol City police have been in talks with regards to fining cyclists who do not use l i g h t s o n t h e i r b i ke s a t n i g h t . The debate started on Twitter w h e n Po l i c e C h i e f N i c k G a r g a n said that he was considering givi n g Po l i c e C o m m u n i t y S u p p o r t O f f i c e r s ( P C S O ’s ) t h e p o w e r t o g i v e o u t t h e s e f i n e s . H e t h e n a s ke d i f i t was a good idea. D a v i d B A t k i n s t w e e t e d M r G a rgan: “YES to giving PCSOs power t o t i c ke t c y c l i s t s r i d i n g w i t h o u t lights at night.” Mr Gargan replied “Thank you. I got the power to do so in new legislation last week and there has been overwhelming support.” Support has been split, many cyclsists believe it is a good idea. H o w e v e r, B r i s t o l Cy c l i n g C a m paign believes that there are more pressing transport issues in the c i t y r e p l y i n g “e f fo r t s h o u l d b e o n reducing collisions and injury to cyclists with more prosecutions fo r b a d d r i v i n g ” . B r i s t o l ’s t r a n s p o r t l e a d e r, M a r k B r a d s h a w, s a i d t h a t e v e n t h o u g h he supports the Bristol police he believes that the fine should be re-

v o ke d i f c y c l i s t s t h e n b u y a n d f i t lights. C h i e f I n s p e c t o r S t e v e Ke n d a l l i s working along side Mr Gargan to review and implement the scheme. H e t o l d t h e B r i s t o l Po s t : “ T h e s e powers, which are not active yet, are part of a Bill, The Antisocial B e h a v i o u r C r i m e a n d Po l i c i n g B i l l , being considered by Government” “It will allow chief constables to designate more discretionary powers to PCSOs” “ I t m a ke s s e n s e a s P C S O s a r e out and about in the community and can play a big part in making n e i g h b o u r h o o d s s a fe r . I t i s i n o u r interest to equip our staff as best we can to try to stop casualties on our roads and pavements.” T h e B r i s t o l p o l i c e fo r c e s u p port giving PCSOs more power to m a ke t h e s t r e e t s o f B r i s t o l s a fe r . They beleive that increasing the amount of cyclists with lights on t h e i r b i ke s a t n i g h t w i l l h e l p r e duce collisons. With winter coming and the d a y s g e t t i n g d a r ke r T h e U n i v e r s i ty Paper advises student cyclists t o g e t l i g h t s o n t h e i r b i ke s , fo r t heir own saftey and to avoid being fined. Quotes and details taken from the Bristol Post.

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Set sail for this epic true story by Scott Emery Captain Phillips Director: Paul Greengrass P h i l l i p s : To m H a n k s Pirate Captain: Barkhad Abdi Our Rating:

Croatia’s Calling

Verdict A nail biting master film fo r a n y o c c a s i o n ; H a n k s is sensational and A b d i ’s H o l l y w o o d d e b u t is purley astounding. A must watch.

i r s t l y, I f y o u h a v e a n e r v o u s t e m p e r ament or are prone to being sea-sick then do not see this film. I’m n o t e v e n j o k i n g ; s o m e c i n e m a s h a v e s t a r t e d g i v i n g w a r n i n g s o u t fo r p e o p l e t o n o t w a t c h i f t h e y a r e s u s c e p t i b l e t o fe e l i n g queasy when on a boat. Some have reported double figures of people running to the t o i l e t d u r i n g t h e f i l m . I t ’s a s h a m e r e a l l y b e c a u s e t h e y a r e m i s s i n g a c r a c ke r . C a p t a i n Phillips has superb acting, coupled with an e x c e l l e n t s c r i p t a n d I d o n’t t h i n k I l e f t t h e edge of my seat from about 10 minutes in till the credits ran. W h i l e To m H a n k s h a s t h e l e a d , I’m g o i n g t o c o m e t o h i m a f t e r I m e n t i o n t h e r e a l s u rprise package of the film, Barkhard Abdi. This young, first time actor from Somalia really does hold his own alongside Hanks,

h i s p e r fo r m a n c e i s r e a l i s t i c a n d i n s o m e scenes he really does steal the show from t h e e x p e r i e n c e d a c t o r . Yo u a l s o r e a l l y fe e l fo r h i s s i d e o f t h e s t o r y, w h i c h i s p e r fe c t l y crafted by Paul Greengrass, as it plays out a l o n g s i d e t h e c a p t a i n’s s i m p l e A m e r i c a n s t y l e o f l i fe . T h o u g h I s a y h e’s t h e s u r p r i s e p a c k a g e , a n d t h a t h e s t e a l s a fe w s c e n e s , d o n o t t h i n k fo r a s e c o n d t h a t t h e s t a r o f t h i s m o v i e i s n o t To m H a n k s . Fr o m s t a r t t o g l o rious finish Hanks is on fire with his best p e r fo r m a n c e i n y e a r s . I w o u l d b e s h o c ke d n o t t o f i n d a p l a c e fo r h i m i n t h i s y e a r ’s best actor Oscar nominations and it will t a ke a h e l l o f a l o t t o r i p t h e a w a r d f r o m h i m a f t e r h i s p e r fo r m a n c e i n t h e l a s t t h i r d of this movie. Fo r m o r e m o r e i n fo r m a t i o n v i s i t w w w. myvue.co.uk

Where are we now? by Samantha Milton

h e B i e r ke l l e r t h e a t r e , l o c a t e d i n t h e centre of Bristol, recently played host to the theatrical masterpiece that is ‘Where are we now?’ Consisting of two completely independent performances, the e v e n i n g w a s b o r n f r o m t h e m i n d s o f U W E ’s third year drama students. ‘ C o v e r m e’ , w r i t t e n a n d d i r e c t e d b y M i m i Thomas, tells the story of two adult sisters, Ellen and Maria trapped within the walls of t h e i r o w n h o m e d u e t o E l l e n’s a g o r a p h o b i a . The use of props, as well as the relationship of care and compassion between the sist e r s , t r u l y m i r r o r e d t h e r e a l e f fe c t o f w h a t this crippling disorder can do to someone. Wo n d e r f u l l y h e a r t fe l t t w i n n e d w i t h t h e k n i fe - e d g e o f r e a l i t y, t h i s p l a y p r o v e d a t r u e emotive treat. ‘Blameless’, written by Maria Odufuye

and directed by Hannah Jayne Smith and Z o e C r a w fo r d , d e l v e s i n t o a s e n s i t i v e s u b j e c t i n a t h o r o u g h a n d i n s i g h t f u l w a y. Paedophilia is an issue mostly shunned by s o c i e t y, a n d t h i s p l a y a d d r e s s e s t h e r e a l i ty behind the disease. Through the use of c r e a t i v e t h e a t r e a n d m o n o l o g u e s , w e fo l l o w e m o t i o n s o f d i s t r e s s a n d t h e b r e a k- d o w n o f f a m i l y l i fe . D e e p l y m i n d f u l a n d t h o u g h t f u l ly mastered ‘Blameless’, leaves you thinking o f t h e w o r l d a l i t t l e d i f fe r e n t l y. This truly was an evening of entertainment and was thoroughly enjoyed by all. It shows the pure talent of UWE drama students and their courage to approach issues that people are often too afraid to; theatre at its finest. G o t o h t t p : / / w w w. b i e r ke l l e r t h e a t r e . c o m / to see what else is on.

by Claire Martin

s the nights are drawing in; next summer may seem light-years away but festival tickets for next year are already on sale, many at their cheapest first tier prices. You’ve done Glastonbury, ticked off Reading but what’s next? Look no further than the crystal clear Adriatic Sea for your next festival location. Croatia has become Europe’s next biggest party destination, combining the sun of Ibiza with the vibes of Bestival. Festivals such as Outlook, Hideout, Dimensions and Unknown have captured the party souls of the English. For everyone who says, “The festival would have been the best weekend of my life if it hadn’t been for the weather” here is the answer! The majority of the festivals take place along the Adriatic Coast around Pula. The easiest way to get to the festivals is a flight to Zagreb, Venice or Ljubljana and an airport transfer. Flight prices vary massively depending on who you fly with and when you book them; they can be anything between £80 and £200. Festival tickets themselves are pretty cheap considering you get five days of music; Outlook was £135 last year and the others were around the same price or less. Global Gathering tickets last year were £121 for the two night festival. Therefore adding everything up, it generally works out cheaper than even a holiday in spain. Not mentioning the vibes and the experience of jumping round to your favourite DJs on the beach is priceless. One more thing to consider is traveling Croatia’s beautful country before ending up a festival. Many students and youngsters take the popular coach travel routes around Croatia, ending their trip at a festival! Therefore, you can travel, have a holiday with your friends and go to a festival all in one go this summer.

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by Shanice Dover

Top five winter warmers

hether you like it or not, November means the official start to the winter season. The days of bringing a fan to bed have gone and, as if on cue we welcome November, dark nights and winter indulging. For those not quite ready to pull out their thick coats just yet, here are some essentials to ease you into the winter weather. Gloves Our pick: Touch screen friendly textured gloves will be a must this winter so you can update your twitter on how cold it is… ‘can’t afford the heating #studentlife’. Ye p @ U n i p a p e rB r i s t o l c a n ’ t w a i t to read the obvious.

Touch Screen Gloves – £8 -River Island Boots Perfect for rain, snow or any other kind of weather we can expect in the next few months. Our pick: Chelsea boots have been

on trend for the whole year so it makes sense to trade in your thick heeled pair for a rain-friendly option. This stylish alternative to the classic wellie will almost make you glad to see rain outside for an excuse to put them on.

from the standard metallic style we’re accustomed to. Insulated Ceramic Cup Ebay £4.99

Black High Shine Chelsea Boot Wellie River Island £20

Flasks and early morning lectures go hand in hand. Our Pick: With a variety of styles and designs, these reusable cups can make a fashion statement as much as any other item featured on this list. With the same purpose as a thermos flask, the range of ceramic cups makes a nice change

Hats Didn’t your parents tell you we lose heat from our heads? Well we don’t want that nagging to go to waste. Our Pick: Hats simply aren’t for everyone so a stylish but equally warm alternative, is this turban style headband. The thickness around the back of the head provides the same warmth a hat would whilst the bow shaped front adds a cute quirk. This is a definate must buy this winter.

Tu r b a n H e a d b a n d - A s o s £ 8 Onesie For some, a creepy throwback to infanthood but to others this list of winter warmers would be incomplete without the mention of onesies’. Our Pick: Pricey, but so fun, the furry belly is a definite plus. Many more cheap alternatives on the high street.

Monsters Onesie - Topshop £28

UWE’s own Boomtown by Scott Parsons

Up to 40% off selected items

o b b y S t a r, a y o u n g e n t r e p r e n e u r from UWE Bristol is the founder of “Boomtown Clothing”. Started over a year ago, Boomtown aims to provide carefully designed street wear to t h e s t u d e n t m a r ke t , w i t h o u t t h e h e f t y price tag. To b b y s t a t e d “ t h e r e i s a n i n c r e a s e i n d e m a n d fo r s t r e e t w e a r c l o t h i n g i n t h e UK with more high street brands vent u r i n g i n t o t h i s n i c h e m a r ke t . H o w e v er the price tags on most labels raise a s e r i o u s c o n c e r n fo r a l o t o f c o n s u m e r s ’ especially young people in full time edu c a t i o n” To b b y b e g a n b y d e s i g n i n g o n l y a fe w p i e c e s fo r h i m s e l f t o w e a r d u e t o h i s p a s s i o n fo r d e s i g n a n d f a s h i o n . I t w a s n’t l o n g b e fo r e h e r e a l i z e d t h a t h i s t - s h i r t s and hoodies were proving to be popular amongst his peers. He decided to start his label with a line of limited edition t - s h i r t s w h i c h q u i c k l y s o l d o u t b e fo r e he could even launch the clothing line. H e n o w o f fe r s a r a n g e o f t s h i r t s , h o o d

Left: Boomtown snake Te e c a n be found online

ies, sweatshirts and tank tops. The mission of Boomtown clothing i s t o ke e p s t r e e t w e a r a c c e s s i b l e t o e v eryone maintaining creativity and innovation in urban fashion. Most of the designs are limited editions making them very unique in style. The clothes can be purchase online t h r o u g h t h e w e b s i t e ( w w w. b o o m t o w n clothing.com). They are also slowly m a k i n g i t s w a y t o i n d e p e n d e n t r e t a i l e r ’s on Gloucester road. Visit Boomtownclothing.com

www.boomtownclothing.com

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Discover Bristol’s hidden gems by Charlotte Bulmer

ristol and fashion go hand in hand, with Cabot Circus holding all the big high street brands the streets of Bristol are home to a lot of one off boutiques and vintage shops. Fo r t h o s e t h a t a r e s t i l l g e t ting your bearings around Bristol, h e r e’s a q u i c k g u i d e t o s o m e g r e a t little boutiques you should visit.

Gloucester Road is a vibrant m u l t i c u l t u r a l s t r e e t o f fe r i n g v e r y unique experiences in terms of s h o p p i n g a n d fo o d . I f y o u ’r e b i g on charity shops then you’ll have hours of fun as Gloucester road holds eleven. After making your way through the charity shops w h y n o t t r y o n e o f B r i s t o l ’s m a n y v i n t a g e s h o p s . O n e i n p a r t i c u l a r, ‘ R e p h s y c o’ h a s a g r e a t r e p u t a t i o n a m o n g s t s t u d e n t s . W h e t h e r y o u ’r e l o o k i n g fo r a g o o d q u a l i t y w i n t e r c o a t , c l a s s i c l e v i ’s d e n i m s , s e q u i n t o p s fo r t h e l a d i e s o r a n 8 0 ’s i n s p i r e d j a c ke t , R e P h s y c o h a s i t a l l . (Also check out his fabulous new s t o r e n e a r S t . N i c h o l a s M a r ke t i n t o w n ‘ U r b a n Fox ’ ) .

Autumn/Winter fashion trends by Megan Felsing

ver yone looks at the new s e a s o n t r e n d s . We b u y t h e magazines, browse the blogs, filled with hope there will be a look we can recreate on a tight b u d g e t a n d a r e , l e t ’s f a c e i t , l e f t feeling a little daunted by outf its only a model with “legs up to here” could pull off. B u t , fe a r n o t m y f a s h i o n l o v i n g friends, Autumn/ Winter ’13 has given us possibly some of the most W E A R A B L E t r e n d s fo r a w h i l e . I’m t a l k i n g a k a l e i d o s c o p e o f c o l o u r, androgynous silhouettes and a whole lot of British heritage in the fo r m o f p r i n t , k n i t a n d b u i l d a b l e texture. T h i s s e a s o n i s t e l l i n g u s I t ’s c o o l t o t a ke i n s p i r a t i o n f r o m t h e f a r m i n g c o m m u n i t y. A n d i t ’s begging us to experiment with wacky patterns, texture mixing and colour. Last but not least, do all of this with killer Cara eyebrows, a bright lip and glossy minimalistic hair.

D e s i g n e r s l i ke M u l b e r r y a n d Daks embraced true Brit style, giving us hound tooth, thick k n i t w e a r, a n e u t r a l c o l o u r p a l e t t e and a whole lot of tweed. Let me tell you, you will look straight off the LFW catwalk stepping out this season in some burgundy bottoms, an oversized cocoon coat, a textured knit top and some bulky brogues If you could throw a little splash of print in there as well y o u’r e o n b o a r d fo r s t y l e s u c c e s s . The good thing about this s e a s o n’s t r e n d s i s t h e r e i s n’t anything too specific. Nothing has been condemned as a fashion sin, and nothing as ‘the only thing you s h o u l d b e s e e n w e a r i n g i n p u b l i c’. Bright whites, deep purples and blues, clashing prints and embellished jewel tones are all on t h e c a r d s fo r t h e e n d o f 2 0 1 3 . We’r e going to be seeing many styles this season with minimalism, ‘m a x i m a l i s m’ , m i x i n g t e x t u r e s , d r e a m y m a t e r i a l s a n d t o d i e fo r p r i n t s … s o I’d s a y w e’r e i n fo r a n e x c i t i n g fe w m o n t h s .

At the bottom end of Gloucester Road you come to an area called ‘ S t o ke s C r o f t ’ w h i c h h a s b e e n n a m e d B r i s t o l ’s c u l t u r a l q u a r t e r . T h e a r e a i s a c e n t r e fo r a r t , m u s i c a n d i n d e p e n d e n t s h o p s . I f y o u’r e l o o k i n g fo r ‘u n i q u e v i n t a g e a n d c u s t o m i s e d c l o t h i n g ’ , v i s i t ‘ D u t t y.’ This boutique brings you to-the minute fashion and street wear made by local designers so you w o n’t f i n d t h e s e d e s i g n e r s a n y where else. They even have a full vintage shop beneath the Dutty boutique. A n o t h e r m o r e u p m a r ke t s h o p ping hotspot is park street but d o n’t b e p u t o f f b y t h e b i g n a m e big price brands, there are plenty of reasonably priced vintage shops; Uncle Sams, Cooshti and B s 8 t o n a m e a fe w. B u t i f y o u ’r e l o o k i n g fo r s o m e high end street wear head to Fifty F i f t y. I t ’s e s t a b l i s h e d i t s e l f a s o n e o f t h e U K ’s m o s t r e s p e c t e d s k a t e w e a r s t o r e s fo r o v e r 1 4 y e a r s . T h e shop includes brands such as DC, S u p r a , Va n s , N i ke a n d V i c A p p a r e l . J u s t o f f P a r k s t r e e t , o n Pe rry Road is a street wear boutique c a l l e d ‘ D o n u t s .’ Fo u n d e d i n 2 0 0 7

i t ’s a h u g e p a r t o f t h e B r i s t o l scene and a significant part of the U K s c e n e a s a w h o l e . D o n u t ’s h a s helped to break a long list of small b r a n d s i n t o t h e U K m a r ke t . They have a wide selection of t r e n d y T- s h i r t b r a n d s f r o m A f r i c a n Apparel, Grind London to their very own Donuts range. Their l o v e fo r a g o o d v i n t a g e s n a p b a c k has had a great impact on Bristol, a Classic being a Norse Projects Garbardine 7 Panel from £45.00. They also stock a quirky range of b o o k s a n d a r t m a g a z i n e s , l i ke Z u g magazine from just £3.00. So head on down and get a taste.

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Pizza Express are now offering 40% off for students by Steve Hood

izza Express are proud to introduce their new student deal, they are offering a staggering 40% off to any student with a valid NUS card. With the 40% student discount, two of you can enjoy a pizza each, starter of Pizza Express dough balls a n d a b o t t l e o f w i n e fo r £ 2 5 . 1 4 . I n stead of paying £41.90, saving you a m a s s i v e £ 1 6 .7 6 ! !

T h e P i z z a’s a r e e l e g a n t a n d f u l l of taste with their thin crust and carefully selected toppings. A bit of a change from the deep pan, fully loaded cheese monster students are used to. I f y o u a r e l o o k i n g fo r a m o r e u p m a r ke t p i z z a p l a c e t h a n t h e u s u a l

chains, Pizza Express definitely fits that bill. With a wide selection of classic pizzas, calzones, pasta a n d s a l a d t o c a t e r t o e v e r y o n e’s

tastes. A very modern restaurant based at the heart of Bristol, this welcoming establishment will always h a v e t o c o m i n g b a c k fo r m o r e . E a c h restaurant is uniquely designed i n a v e r y s t y l i s h w a y, w h i c h n e v e r fe e l s f u l l n o m a t t e r h o w m a n y people are in there. The lighting i s d i m m e d t o m a ke t h e o c c a s i o n fe e l t h a t m u c h m o r e p r i v a t e t o your own table and the service was f a n t a s t i c . H o w e v e r, i f a s i t d o w n

m e a l i s n’t fo r y o u t h e n y o u c a n a l s o o r d e r y o u r fo o d t o t a ke a w a y. Just click and collect on your way h o m e . Fo r t h o s e o f y o u w h o l o v e a n a p p , P i z z a E x p r e s s a l s o o f fe r s their app where you can order a t a ke a w a y, b r o w s e t h e m e n u o r i f i n store you can even pay your bill. P i z z a E x p r e s s a l s o o f fe r s g l u ten-free options as many of the pizzas on the menu can be ordered with a gluten-free base. They have also introduced a gluten-free blend of flour to all of their kitche n s , j u s t fo r y o u r p e a c e o f m i n d . Yo u c a n f i n d a f u l l c o p y o f t h e m e n u fo r b o t h e a t - i n a n d t a ke a w a y on their website: w w w. p i z z a e x p r e s s . c o m Alternatively add us on Twitter @ unipaperbristol or vists our webs i t e w w w.U n i P a p e r . c o . u k

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The Bristol Pound by Elena Martinez

o r t h o s e o f y o u w h o d i d n’ t know Bristol has its own l o c a l c u r r e n c y. Ye s , t h e B r i s t o l Po u n d i s t h e U K ’s f i r s t c i t y w i d e local currency and the first to have electronic accounts managed by a regulated f inancial institution; it can even be used to p a y s o m e l o c a l t a x e s ! B a c ke d u p by the Bristol City Council and a local financial institution, The Bristol Credit Union, the Bristol pound is accepted by over 600 businesses in Bristol. T h e B r i s t o l Po u n d w o r k s t h e same as the pound sterling, £B1

company First Bus announced that t h e y w i l l a c c e p t B r i s t o l Po u n d s along with other student favorites s u c h a s R e d P i z z a a n d L a ko t a . To j o i n t h e B r i s t o l p o u n d y o u need to sign in on their website and open an account, which is completely free. If you want to c h a n g e B r i s t o l Po u n d s t o s t e r l i n g , the only way of doing it is to get in contact with the Bristol Credit U n i o n . H o w e v e r, t h e y d o c h a r g e a 3 % fe e . Yo u c a n f i n d m o r e i n fo r m a t i o n a b o u t t h e B r i s t o l Po u n d o n t h e w e b s i t e , w w w. b r i s t o l p o u n d . o r g

having an equal value to £1 sterling. As of September of 2012, this currency was the largest alternative in the UK to the official sterling. It is primarily used among the local businesses to encourage

l o c a l e c o n o m y, h o w e v e r n o t a l l businesses are obligated to accept t h i s c u r r e n c y, s o d o n’t g o s t o r m i n g o u t o f To p s h o p w h e n t h e y w o n’t t a ke y o u r B r i s t o l p o u n d s ! I n S e p t e m b e r o f t h i s y e a r, t h e b u s

How far does your loan go? Looking for extra funds before the second loan? by Dean Prosser

niversity is often a time where money becomes a huge issue. Budgeting, loans and freebies will become words that are frequently used in student v o c a b u l a r y. H o w e v e r, f e a r n o t , there are ways to create some extra cash without selling your jewels. Promoter: Most clubs will have specific nights out which need p r o m o t e r s , t i c ke t s s e l l e r s , o r e v e n someone to pin up posters around accommodation. Having done this myself, it can be quite tedious, esp e c i a l l y i f i t ’s c o l d . G e t t i n g a fe w d o o r s s l a m m e d i n y o u r f a c e i s n’t fun either but come on, think a b o u t i t , i t ’s e a s y m o n e y. A l s o i n

return, the club will often give you f r e e e n t r y fo r t h a t n i g h t . eBay: Again, this is another method that I use to earn some m o n e y. N o w d o n’t g o s e l l i n g y o u r d a d ’s L a c o s t e j u m p e r o r e v e n worse tr y and sell your baby sister. B u t s e r i o u s l y, w e a l l h a v e c l o t h e s from 2009 in our wardrobe or that d r e s s t h a t w e’ v e n o t e v e n w o r n b u t m i g h t o n e d a y. Yo u c a n m a ke s o m e serious cash on EBay and even b e t t e r m a ke s o m e r o o m fo r m o r e c l o t h e s . To o l a z y o r d o n t h a v e t h e t i m e fo r E B a y ? L o o k a t t h e v a r i o u s websites that buy clothes by the KG . Yo u c a n g e t n e a r t o £ 1 p e r k i l o . H o w e v e r, i f y o u fe e l y o u r b e l o v e d , out of date clothes are worth more try MusicMagpie.com. They allow y o u t o s p e c i f y t h e m a ke a n d t y p e

o f c l o t h i n g a n d o f fe r b e t t e r r a t e s . Wo r k f o r y o u r u n i v e r s i t y : U n i versities often need students to h o s t o p e n d a y s , t a ke t o u r s , a n d work on phones or admin. Get in touch and see if they have any availabilities, they are also more l i ke l y t o w o r k a r o u n d y o u r l e c t u r e s a n d w o r k s o t h a t ’s a b o n u s too! Get a part time job: No-one is say ing that you need to work every s p a r e h o u r s o t r y a n d g e t a w e e kend job or part time job. Think s h o p s , c a fé s o r e v e n b a r w o r k ! A C o m p a n y c a l l e d B a c k 2 Fr o n t a r e a temporary bar and waiting staff employer that allow you to work where and when you want. Get o n t h e i r l i s t a n d l o o k o u t fo r j o b s w h e n y o u n e e d t h e m o n e y.

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Great budget places to eat in Bristol by Leanne Atherton

ver yone knows when you are a student the most important thing is eating; well second to drinking of course, but it c a n s o m e t i m e s b e e x t r e m e l y e xpensive to dine out. If you are fed up of eating beans on toast every day and want to treat yourself o n c e i n a w h i l e t a ke a l o o k a t o u r list of slightly cheaper places to feed your face! Café Kino Fo r t h o s e v e g e t a r i a n s o u t there or if you are after a slightly healthier option then this litt l e g e m b a s e d o n S t o ke s C r o f t i s t h e p l a c e t o g o . A l l o f t h e i r fo o d is organic and sourced locall y, r a n g i n g f r o m s a l a d p l a t t e r s of Cannellini beans with roasted red peppers and leeks to an apple carrot and ginger freshly pressed juice! Main courses from £5, starters from £3.80!

The Burger Joint If you are a lover of a traditional juicy burger then you should definitely visit this one! Based on Whiteladies road in Clifton they have every type of meat, sauce and side you could think of. The burgers are reasonably priced anyw a y b u t t h e y d o o f fe r a l u n c h t i m e d e a l , M o n d a y t o Fr i d a y, 3 p m - 5 p m a n y b u r g e r, 1 t o p p i n g , 1 s i d e fo r £5.95, bargain! Only thing is with so many options it can sometimes be t r i c k y t o m a ke up your mind!

Thai Kitchen I f y o u a r e a f a n o f T h a i fo o d t h e n you should certainly give this one a go. This is contemporary Thai cuisine served in a traditional pub i n t h e c e n t r e o f B r i s t o l . T h e y o f fe r

a ‘ T h a i Q u i c k y L u n c h’ a t £ 6 ; a v a i l a b l e M o n d a y t o Fr i d a y, 1 2 p m - 3 p m or an extensive range of mains in a ‘ T h a i C o m b o B ox ’ fo r £ 1 2 . G r e a t p r i c e s fo r s o m e a b o l u t l e y a m a z i n g t a s t i n g fo o d ! T h e Fo x d e n Based opposite the road from t h e F i l t o n M a c d o n a l d s , T h e Foxden is a traditional country pub with a distinctive, quaint atmosphere. Set lunch menu starts at £ 6 .5 0 , w i t h a n o p t i o n o f a n a d d i t i o n a l s t a r t e r o r d e s s e r t fo r o n l y £2 – served Monday to Saturday until 5pm. They often have deals on; particularly throughout the fe s t i v e p e r i o d , a t t h e t h e y a r e o f fe r i n g 2 0 % t o s t u d e n t s !

The Living Room If you fancy heading down to t h e r e n o w n e d h a r b o u r s i d e fo r a bite to eat then check out this contemporar y piano bar. They o f fe r a r a n g e o f m e a l s , 2 c o u r s e s fo r £ 1 2 a v a i l a b l e u n t i l 7 p m , M o n d a y t o Fr i d a y. To c e l e b r a t e the launch of their autumn/wint e r m e n u t h e y a r e o f fe r i n g 3 0 % off to all customers until November 28th… get down there!

Go on, treat yourself, its Christm a s . T h e s e a r e g r e a t p l a c e s fo r a house Christmas meal!

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The winter warmer receipe by Rebecca Stitt

inter has finally arrived and it brings a fresh set of s t u d e n t p r o b l e m s w i t h i t . Yo u ’ v e probably discovered by now that B r i s t o l b u s e s a r e n’ t a s r e l i a b l e a s your mums ford focus, meaning you’ve spent a fair amount of time waiting in the cold for that red b u s t o a p p e a r. W h e n y o u’r e w a l k i n g h o m e a f ter a night out you start to notice that the girls who started out a lovely shade of orange at the beginning of the night have turned a more attractive blue colour. And i f y o u’ v e m o v e d o u t o f h a l l s a n d into your own big, heat-escaping s t u d e n t h o u s e y o u’ l l h a v e t o m a ke t h e l i fe - c h a n g i n g d e c i s i o n o f ke e p ing the heating on or being able to e a t / d r i n k / l i v e . L u c k i l y fo r y o u , t h e c u r e fo r a l l t h e s e p r o b l e m s s t a r t s with your stomach. Eating something filling and warm is the ultim a t e c o m fo r t , s o r u s t l e y o u r s e l f u p a c o t t a g e p i e a n d fe e l t h e h e a t .

Instructions Cottage pie is the ultimate wint e r w a r m e r . Fe e l f r e e t o c h a n g e i t up by using sweet potato mash in s t e a d o f r e g u l a r, a n d l a m b m i n c e i n s t e a d o f b e e f . M a ke fo r a l l o f your housemates or freeze separate portions in bowls. What you will need 1 pack of minced beef. 1 onion, chopped. 1 can of tinned carrots. 1 cup of frozen peas. 3-4 large potatoes. Splash of milk. Knob of butter. handful of grated cheese (optional). ox o c u b e . 500ml of beef gravy (use bisto or an alternative).

2) Meanwhile, fry the onion in a small tablespoon of oil, in a large frying pan, until soft. Add the mince and cook until the meat is browned all over. 3 ) A d d t h e ox o c u b e , c a r r o t s a n d p e a s t o t h e m i n c e a n d o n i o n s , a n d s t i r w e l l t o c o m b i n e . M a ke t h e g r a v y a c c o r d i n g t o t h e p a c ke t i n s t r u c t i o n s a n d a d d t o t h e p a n . S t i r w e l l u n t i l t h e g r a v y t h i c ke n s , t h i s s h o u l d t a ke a r o u n d 5 m i n u t e s . 4 ) M a s h t h e p o t a t o e s w i t h a p o t a t o m a s h e r, m a ke s u r e a s m a n y o f t h e l u m p s h a v e g o n e a s p o s s i b l e . A d d t h e m i l k a n d b u t t e r, a s w e l l a s s a l t and pepper to taste. 5 ) Po u r t h e m e a t m i x t u r e i n t o a l a r g e o v e n p r o o f d i s h (o r 4 o r 5 s m a l l er ones if you plan to freeze the remaining portions). Spoon the mash potatoes over the meat, in an even layer until all the meat is covered. Sprinkle over the cheese if using. Place the dish in the oven and cook fo r a r o u n d 2 0 m i n u t e s o r u n t i l t h e t o p l o o k s g o l d e n b r o w n i n c o l o u r . 6) Serve the cottage pie on its own or with some green vegetables on the side.

New Caribbean take-away takes Bristol by storm

Red Pizza creates a unique oppurtunity

by Jack Rebours

ristol has continuousl y l a c ke d C a r i b b e a n t a ke a w a y s u n t i l n o w. We l c o m e ‘ T h e Po u n d e d Ya m C r e w ’. T h e n e w s e r vice, started by two UWE students is located in Horf ield and offers a wide range of dishes for ver y reasonable prices. Ta s s B a n g u r a a n d D a v i d B r i m son both noticed a huge gap in t h e m a r ke t fo r C a r r i b e a n fo o d a n d thought that they would try their hands at filling it. They both have a g r e a t p a s s i o n fo r C a r r i b e a n fo o d a n d fe e l B r i s t o l m u s t e x p e r i e n c e it! Planning began in August, and five weeks ago they opened their d o o r s . S p e a k i n g t o Ta s s , h e s a i d t h e y ’r e h a v i n g “ m u c h b e t t e r s u c cess than we initially anticipated.” By setting up their restaurant in c l o s e p r ox i m i t y t o Fr e n c h a y C a m pus, their main clientele has

1 ) P r e - h e a t t h e o v e n t o 2 0 0 d e g r e e s . Pe e l a n d c h o p t h e p o t a t o e s i n t o s m a l l c h u n k s . D r o p i n t o b o i l i n g s a l t e d w a t e r a n d c o o k fo r 2 0 m i n s o r u n t i l t h e y a r e s o f t e n o u g h fo r a k n i fe t o e a s i l y p a s s t h r o u g h t h e m . Drain and put them back into the saucepan with the lid on.

by Jack Rebours

‘Each attendee will be given four slices of pizza and a beer’

Jollof rice and Chicken, a popular dish for £3.50

been students, but getting their fo o d a l l o v e r B r i s t o l i s o n e o f t h e i r m a i n g o a l s . “ We w a n t t o b e a b l e t o d e l i v e r B r i s t o l w i d e , t h a t ’s t h e main bulk of what we are aiming to achieve.” If you love Caribbea n fo o d a n d w a n t t o t r y t h e m e n u , s e a r c h ‘ T h e Po u n d e d Ya m C r e w ’ o n Fa c e b o o k a n d T w i t t e r .

Christmas Fair A charity fair in aid of Cancer Research UK

ed Pizza Bristol has created a unique idea in an attempt to become the ultimate student pizza choice. Along with the distribution c o m p a n y Pe d a l Po w e r, t h e y h a v e a r r a n g e d fo r U n i v e r s i t y h a l l r e s i dents to have the chance to set up p a r t i e s fo r t h e i r fe l l o w s t u d e n t s . These parties can be set up by one of the students living in the hall, once they have applied to be a rep t h r o u g h t h e Fa c e b o o k . I t ’s a g r e a t o p p o r t u n i t y a s fo r e v e r y p e r s o n w h o a t t e n d s t h e p a r t y, t h e o r g a n -

i s e r w i l l r e c e i v e a v o u c h e r fo r p i z za, and each attendee will be given fo u r s l i c e s o f p i z z a a n d a b e e r . I s p o ke t o o n e o f t h e c o o r d i n a t o r s Sam Harris to see how their early t r i a l p e r i o d s w e r e g o i n g . “ I t ’s b e e n going quite well but we are just trying to get the numbers right.” “ We d o n’t w a n t t o s h o w u p s o m e where where theres one hundred g u e s t s a n d w e’ v e b r o u g h t 2 0 p i z z a s , b e c a u s e t h a t ’s j u s t n o t g o i n g to look good.” Each party will also have a competition to see who can eat a pizza the fastest, and the winner of these heats will then go on to the final to see who can b e c o m e t h e “ P i z z a D o n” o f t h e i r U n i v e r s i t y. T h e w i n n e r o f t h e m i nor competitions will win a free personal pizza a month, and if y o u h a v e w h a t i t t a ke s t o b e c o m e t h e “ P i z z a D o n” , t h e n y o u h a v e the chance to win a free personal pizza a month and a pizza party a m o n t h fo r y o u r h a l l s . I f y o u w o u l d l i ke t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o a r r a n g e a party or become a representative fo r y o u r h a l l s t h e n v i s i t t h e R e d P i z z a Fa c e b o o k t o p u t y o u r n a m e fo r w a r d a n d s i g n u p t o d a y.

Wednesday 27 November from 15:30 - 18:30

UWE Frenchay Village Accommodation. Open to all students, staff and the local community

Craft stalls

Games

Street food

Mulled wine

Santa’s grotto

Carols

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The Anchor: One of Gloucester Roads’ students hot spots by Steve Hood

t the heart of studentville The Anchor offers ever ything a student could ever want. A comfortable location to get a cheap drink and some good food, a perfect spot outside of the city centre to catch a big sports game as well as offering a jackpot of £100 on their Sunday evening pub quiz. This cosy pub is busy most nights of the week, particularly on Mondays and Thursdays as it o f fe r s t h e s t u d e n t f r i e n d l y £ 1 .5 0 per pint. Coupled with fantastic d e a l s o n fo o d t h i s i s d e f i n i t e l y t h e p l a c e t o b e fo r a n y B r i s t o l b a s e d students. Drinks deals on a Monday and Thursday include pints of Carling o r M a g n e r s fo r £ 1 .5 0 , v o d k a R e d

Bull at an astonishing £1.65 and a w i d e r a n g e o f s h o t s fo r £ 1 . C o u pled with a great atmosphere, you c a n’t g o w r o n g . J u s t m a ke s u r e y o u bring a valid student card!! Split over two levels there is at least plenty of space and lots of outside seating too, located at the front and the rear of the pub. The venue also boasts an abundance of s p o r t s s c r e e n s fo r y o u t o ke e p u p to date on everything going on in the world of sport. Ever y Sunday evening the pub hosts a quiz, starting at 8:30pm w h e r e £ 1 0 0 i s u p fo r g r a b s e v e r y w e e k fo r t h e w i n n e r, a l o n g w i t h smaller prizes if the kitty is big enough. With rounds such as general knowledge, music and the w e e k i n n e w s , m a ke s u r e t o a s s e m ble the best team possible. In addition they hold a half way chal

-lenge where previous winners have earned a gallon of beer.

Fo r m o r e i n fo r m a t i o n v i s i t w w w. f a c e b o o k . c o m /A n c h o r . b r i s t o l

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Stoptober: The beginning of an end by Aimee Deegan

toptober saw many students a n d t e a c h e r s a l i ke t a ke o n the challenge of giving their lungs a bit more fresh air and cutting the smoking habit. If you managed the 28 days, be proud! According to the national S m o ke - f r e e s e r v i c e , y o u a r e n o w 5 t i m e s m o r e l i ke l y t o s t a y ‘ S m o ke f r e e’ fo r g o o d ! I n o r d e r fo r y o u t o ke e p g o i n g , n o w i s a g r e a t t i m e t o v i s i t U W E ’s S m o ke f r e e d r o p i n c l i n i c s o r ( i f y o u a r e a U O B s t u d e n t ) s m o ke -

Hidden cost campaign sweeps across UWE by Aimee Deegan

ith the cost of courses higher than they have ever been, it can sometimes be difficult to see exactly where a l l t h a t m o n e y g o e s ; w h a t ’s e v e n more frustrating is having to dish

freebristol. trained pracare available in sessions ly last 10 minduring which receive helpand tricks to c r a v i n g s , a c a rm o n ox i d e r e a d helpful startincluding e r s t o e xf o r

com. NHS titioners fo r d r o p typicalu t e s , you will ful tips k i c k b o n ing and er packs vouchchange n i c -

otine replacement therapies. The clinics are free, convenient and open to students and staff ever y week during term-time. No appointments are necessary – just d r o p - i n a t t h e fo l l o w i n g t i m e s a n d locations: Fr e n c h a y C a m p u s – M a i n I n fo r m a t i o n Po i n t ( 1 D 1 1 ) * We d n e s d a y : 1 4 : 0 0 – 1 7 : 0 0 * Thursday: 11:00 – 15:00 Glenside Campus – Students’ Centre, Students’ Union * We d n e s d a y : 1 2 : 0 0 – 1 4 : 0 0 Bower Ashton Campus – SU Bar * We d n e s d a y : 1 3 : 0 0 – 1 5 : 0 0

I f y o u w o u l d l i ke m o r e i n fo r m a t i o n , i t i s a v a i l a b l e a t w w w. u w e . a c . u k / s m o ke f r e e o r r e a d a b o u t o n e s t u d e n t ’s e x p e r i e n c e o f t h e c l i n i c s here. If you are a UOB student please c o n t a c t S m o ke f r e e B r i s t o l o n 0 1 1 7 922 2255.

out pennies for extras that you d i d n’ t e v e n k n o w a b o u t . How much have you spent this year on course materials? Have y o u h a d t o d i g d e e p fo r t e x t b o o k s that you barely even use or buy lab coats, art materials or other essentials you need in order to study? The President of UWE S t u d e n t s ’ U n i o n , C h a rlie R o p e r, has recently introduced a campaign to identify stud e n t ’s hidden costs.

He hopes that the campaign will lead to full transparency of additional course costs prior to application on courses at the University and may lead towards absorption of essent i a l c o s t s w i t h i n t h e t u i t i o n fe e . Charlie says: “Costs range from u n i fo r m s , f i e l d t r i p s , p r i n t i n g a n d materials. Whether it is any of these or others, students are still

facing significant hidden costs attached to studying their degree. It is simply not fair or acceptable that academic success is dictated by how much disposable cash you have.” He can be tweeted at @TheSUPresident, display your costs using #UWERealCost. By putting pressure on students it runs the risk of them perhaps sacrificing study time to work more hours in order to purchase these essentials, or worst case scenario may lead to them dropping out. Hopefully Charlie will uncover exactly what extras we are payi n g fo r a n d w o r k t o i n c o r p o r a t e t h e m i n t o t h e fe e s w e a l r e a d y p a y ! V i s i t w w w. u w e s u . o r g

‘students are still facing significant hidden costs attached to studying their degree’

‘Feel good’ before the Christmas indulgence by Leanne Atherton

‘whilst you’re there why not get a free health MOT to ensure your health is in tip-top shape before 2014’

e all love the thought of getting f it for that c h a n c e o f a ‘s u m m e r b o d ’ b u t then dread Christmas time when all we want to do it eat our body w e i g h t i n Yo r k s h i r e p u d d i n g s , c a ke s a n d a l l t h e a d v e n t c a l e n d a r in one sitting. Thanks to UWEs Health and welfare program, we can indulge all we want without

t h e g u i l t ; b r i n g o n Fe e l g o o d f e s tival! Fr o m t h e 2 n d t i l l 6 t h o f D e c e m b e r, U W E a r e p u t t i n g o n t h e ‘ fe e l g o o d fe s t i v a l e v e n t ’ o f fe r i n g f r e e sports, exercise classes, cooking demonstrations and many more across all UWE campuses. Along with activities to get involved w i t h , t h e r e w i l l b e fe s t i v e a c t i v i ties from the community hub and a Fa r m e r s m a r ke t t o d o s o m e l a s t m i n u t e (o r b e g i n y o u r ) C h r i s t m a s shopping. This is just a snippet of what is to come. There are so many more events that have been organised fo r s t u d e n t s o f U W E t o h a v e a g o a t , i t ’s a c h a n c e t o t r y s o m e t h i n g y o u’ v e n e v e r d o n e b e fo r e (o r d o s o m e t h i n g y o u a l r e a d y l o v e ) fo r free. Expect more sports such as Fr e e : N e t b a l l , fo o t b a l l g a m e s , c i r-

cuit training, spinning and zumb a ; w h i l s t y o u ’r e t h e r e w h y n o t g e t a free health MOT to ensure your h e a l t h i s i n t i p - t o p s h a p e b e fo r e 2 0 1 4 , a n d i f i t i s n t i t ’ l l m a ke y o u r n e w y e a r ’s r e s o l u t i o n s a l o t e a s i e r ! T h e Fe e l g o o d fe s t i v a l i s n’t just about having one week of fitness, it is there to kick start a new healthy l i fe s t y l e fo r y o u r s e l f . U W E h a v e a l w a y s b e e n ke e n fo r s t u d e n t s t o cycle to university and do a numb e r o f t h i n g s t o m a ke t h i s s e e m more attractive than the dreaded buses. Things such as accompanied cycled rides and convenient o n c a m p u s b i ke m a i n t e n a n c e h a v e been set up to encourage more s t u d e n t s t o c y c l e . D u r i n g ‘ fe e l g o o d fe s t i v a l ’ w e e k , t h e ‘ Tr a v e l Roadshow’ will be outside main r e c e p t i o n o n U W E Fr e n c h a y c a m p u s o n Tu e s d a y 3 r d D e c e m b e r, 1 0 -

2 .3 0 , t o g i v e t r a v e l a d v i c e , m a p s a n d f r e e b i ke r e n t a l o f fe r s a s w e l l as cycle training, free giveaways a n d t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o m a ke y o u r own fruit smoothie through pedal power! C o m e a l o n g fo r a w e e k o f f u n - f i l l e d fe s t i v e a c t i v i t i e s a t U W E . Ke e p a l o o k o u t fo r n e w e v e n t s a d d e d . M o r e i n fo r m a t i o n c a n b e fo u n d a t w w w. u w e . a c . u k / fe e l g o o d .

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This month we have been hunting through photos by Francis Kwong of all you party animals in Syndicate. This month many of you have been partying like a celeb and getting papped...and possibly printed. All of the photos here can be found at UniPaper.co.uk and at franciskwong.co.uk

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Two UWE students row the Atlantic by Sam Webb

wo UWE students, Hannah Lawton and Lauren Morton, set off on the 17th of November to La Gomera in the Canary I s l a n d s t o t a ke o n t h e Ta l l i s ke r Whisky Atlantic Challenge. Beginning on the 2nd of Dec e m b e r, t h e t w o s t u d e n t s w i l l r o w 3000 nautical miles across the Ocean in Sedulous, a carbon fibre boat. Just seven metres long this boat will be crammed with

o v e r 2 , 0 0 0 p a c ke t s o f fo o d , a s o lar water kit and a state of the art c o m m u n i c a t i o n s k i t fo r t h e i r 6 5 day trip. With waves the size of

houses this extremely dangerous challenge is considered to be the w o r l d ’s t o u g h e s t r o w i n g r a c e w i t h 20 teams taking part, the pair will spend near 2 months without even seeing land,

‘I imagine the hardest thing will be losing sight of land and then having nothing around you but water’ Hannah said “I have no idea how we will cope with being out a t s e a fo r 6 5 d a y s b u t I i m a g i n e t h e hardest thing will be losing sight of land and then having nothing a r o u n d y o u b u t w a t e r . I’ v e b e e n trying to imagine how it might fe e l b u t I j u s t c a n’t ” The UWE team are called “Inspirational friends” and they have b e e n r a i s i n g m o n e y fo r t w o c h a r i -

t i e s , J o’s c e r v i c a l c a n c e r t r u s t a n d M y t o n H o s p i c e d u e t o a fe l l o w U W E s t u d e n t r o w e r, E l e a n o r R o s e Ellis, who sadly died of cervical cancer over a year ago. To fo l l o w t h e p r o g r e s s o f t h e t e a m fo l l o w @ i n s f r i e n d s o n T w i t t e r,

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UWE match reviews Wo m e n’s R u g b y by Abigail Meredith

Wo m e n’s R u g b y by Abigail Meredith

M e n’s R u g b y by Conor Duffy

A m e r i c a n Fo o t b a l l by Chris Green

BRISTOL v UWE 12 – 14 T h e f i r s t w i n fo r t h e t e a m w a s against our biggest rivals, showing that we mean business when i t c o m e s t o v a r s i t y t h i s y e a r, c o n t i n u i n g o u r fo u r y e a r w i n n i n g streak! The first try was from Captain Abigail Meredith playing back in her number 8 position. A second try came from Vice Captain Rosie Ke l l s w h o s t e p p e d i n a s 1 0 .

B AT H v U W E 4 0 - 0 5 Due to injury the team only had 12 players available. The bad luck continued as our scrum half, Kirsten Chesterman became ill m i n u t e s b e fo r e k i c k o f f , l e a v i n g u s w i t h o n l y 1 1 . H o w e v e r, t h e g i r l s were determined not to give up a n d fo u g h t r i g h t t o t h e e n d . W i t h a try coming from Becky Hughes playing 10.

UWE v Cardiff 78-5 Fo u r g a m e s i n t o t h e s e a s o n s a w UWE meet Cardiff at home. UWE played with structure, fluency and a clinical excellence that saw a number of players cross the w h i t e w a s h . W i t h o u t s t a n d i n g p e rfo r m a n c e s f r o m T i m S a l m o n a n d I s a a c S h e a r w o o d , U W E r a c ke d u p a fo r m i d a b l e s c o r e , a l l o w i n g t h e m to continually assert their dominance over the league.

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come fashion? by Gary Phillips

s having a well-toned and trained body seems to have become a more and more desirable trait among young adults, and most notably students, it is worth looking at how different trends in training and f i t n e s s b e c o m e t h e ‘ f a s h i o n .’ Fo r g u y s t h e q u i n t e s s e n t i a l training point has always been the clichéd bench press, working o u t t h e c h e s t m u s c l e s p r i m a r i l y, w h i l s t a l s o h a v i n g a n a f fe c t o n the triceps and shoulders. Howe v e r, t h i s h a s r e c e n t l y b e e n m e t with more scornful gazes than envious ones, as the ‘bulky’ man swaggering about is sometimes l o o ke d u p o n w i t h l a u g h t e r . T h i s , coupled with the rise of cross-fit training and other fitness based programmes, has led to guys becoming more well-rounded in their training, and looking at their diet in more detail. With women, simply losing fat has always been the first, second and third criteria, from novices t o g y m e n t h u s i a s t s . H o w e v e r, recently more and more wome n h a v e fo u n d t h a t p r e v i o u s l y male-dominated sections of the gym, such as the ‘free-weights’ s e c t i o n , a r e n o t a c t u a l l y o n l y fo r men! Core body exercises such as deadlifting and squatting are frequently being incorporated i n t o fe m a l e t r a i n i n g r e g i m e s . This kind of training works out muscle groups in a much more demanding way and helps women avoid the trap of simply trying to not eat, which generally is more detrimental in the long term! It seems that in the cases of both men and women, the healthier muscular look is bei n g t r a i n e d fo r a n d d e s i r e d , a n d shows the evolution of training as a fashion trend.

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Travel the world and get paid by Ben Killey

hat are you going to do with your summer? Now is the time to start planning, as they say the early bird gets the worm. One option is to travel the world, see new amazing things, a o n c e i n a l i f e t i m e o p p o r t u n i t y. The other most common student option is to get a job back at home and blow the money of t h e u s u a l fe s t i v a l s a n d f u n . W h y work at home when you can travel t h e w o r l d a n d g e t p a i d ? Yo u h a v e the option to experience the best s u m m e r o f y o u r l i fe a n d n o t s p e n d a penny as well as have a great r e fe r e n c e o n y o u r C .V ! C C U S A o f fe r s u m m e r c a m p j o b s w o r k i n g i n America, Canada, Russia and Croa t i a , t h i s i s m y s t o r y. Last year I decided I wanted to t r a v e l t h e w o r l d ; h o w e v e r l i ke m o s t s t u d e n t s I h a d n o m o n e y. T h e r e fo r e I a p p l i e d t h r o u g h C C U S A t o work at a camp in America. If you apply early you get to choose your c a m p a n d g o t o a f a i r, h o w e v e r t h e standard student does not do this and I applied a bit late. I was sel e c t e d fo r a r e m o t e W i l d e r n e s s i n t h e M i n n e s o t a B o u n d a r y Wa t e r s , a b i t s h o c ke d a n d a n x i o u s I m a d e m y way to the camp. Tr a v e l t o c a m p w a s m a d e s o e a s y by CCUSA, all airport flights were

connected in reasonable times and the camp had a minibus waiting to pick me up from the airport to t a ke m e t o a h o t e l . T h i s i s w h e r e I m e t m y c o - w o r ke r s fo r t h e n e x t 9 weeks. As we were a wilderness camp I was selected to do trips, 5 day canoe trips through the wilderness. T h e c a m p o f fe r e d v a r i o u s t r i p s

from Rock climbing to sailing on a 3 0 f t y a c h t , h o w e v e r I p r e fe r e d the Canoeing. These trips consisted of you, a couple of kids and a fe l l o w c o u n c i l l o r ( t h a t ’s w h a t w e a r e c a l l e d ) . Yo u h a d t o g e t f r o m A to B in a certain amount of days, crossing the most amazing sights I have ever seen. All you had to worry about was getting to a new campsite, setting it up and eating. The rest of the day was yours to do what you wanted. This turned out to be the time

o f m y l i fe ! I m e t s o m e a m a z i n g people from all over the world, South Africa and New Zealand to n a m e a fe w, a n d s h a r e d s o m e l i fe long experiences such as seeing the Northern lights, rowing across 1 0 m i l e l a ke s , c a t c h i n g a n d e a t i n g fish and jumping off a 30ft Cliff (into water of course). After camp I then ventured off into America, I stayed at friends’ houses as they showed me the best o f t h e i r c o u n t r y. N o t o n l y w a s i t free but we had a great time doing what we students love to do! I now have great friends all over the

Challenge yourself for the summer of 2014 by Tom Richell

he Malawi Challenge will be taking place next summer and will consist of cycling, trekking and river cruising. The trip is being run by an organisation called Concern Universal. Emelye Durrant, a 3rd year International Relations student at UWE, is helping to co-ordinate the w h o l e t r i p , s t a t i n g “ I t ’s a g r e a t o p p o r t u n i t y fo r U W E s t u d e n t s t o b e involved”. The adventure will begin with a 2 0 0 k m c y c l e a c r o s s s u b -S a h a r a n Africa. After that the group will s u m m i t M a l a w i ’s t a l l e s t m o u n t a i n , M t M u l a n j e . T h i s i s fo l l o w e d b y a v i s i t t o L a ke M a l a w i a n d a r i v e r cruise through the Liwonde National Park. “ Ye a h i t ’s a f a i r l y t o u g h g i g . There is a lot of hard work in-

v o l v e d a n d w e w a n t t o m a ke t h a t c l e a r r i g h t f r o m t h e w o r d g o” The challenge will be taking p l a c e f r o m 4 t h - 1 2 t h J u l y. J a m e s R o g e r s i s l e a d i n g t h e e xpedition “The idea of the Malawi Challenge is to allow people to see e x a c t l y w h a t t h e y c a n d o t o m a ke a d i f fe r e n c e” . However The Malawi Challenge i s n o t j u s t a n ‘a d v e n t u r e h o l i d a y ’. Yo u w i l l b e v i s i t i n g t h e s i t e s o f Concern Universal projects getting the chance to see the real people of Malawi and how they are being helped by the money you raise. Concern Universal is a development charity and was started in the 1970s. The aim of the trip is t o r a i s e m o n e y fo r t h e p e o p l e o f Malawi and you will be able to see w h a t y o u r m o n e y d o e s fo r t h e m . fo r m o r e i n fo r m a t i o n g o t o w w w. c o n c e r n - u n i v e r s a l . o r g /

world that I plan to visit, a great r e fe r e n c e o n m y C .V a n d o n e s u m m e r I w i l l n e v e r fo r g e t . CCUSA will be holding a presentation at UWE sometime near the end of November.

Councillor Brent Louis showing off his rare 28” L a k e Tr o u t .

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Basecamp’s entrepreneur of the month by Sam Webb

e t h i n L e w i s i s B a s e c a m p ’s entrepreneur of the month! H i s c o m p a n y S e x E d M e d s LT D, o f f icially formed 3 years ago, develops educational learning aids around relationship and sex education for secondar y schools throughout the UK. W i t h t h e h e l p o f “ B a s e c a m p” they aim to develop products that are graphically engaging, whilst providing the highest level of info r m a t i o n fo r b o t h t h e s t u d e n t s and teachers using the products. This is achieved through collaboration with medical consultants, educators, and engaging with the product design world. Recently SexEdMeds have been i n r e s e a r c h fo r t h e i r l a t e s t p r o d u c t

w h i c h i s l o o k i n g t o r e a l l y m a ke a b i g i m p a c t o n t h e m a r ke t . E n t r e preneur and owner Gethin Lewi s s t a t e d “ Ve r y r a r e l y d o e s s u c h a product, receive such firm evidence behind it”. The company is currently undergoing a rapid restructuring from and R and D phase to a comm e r c i a l p h a s e r e a d y fo r t h e p r o d u c t t o h i t t h e m a r ke t . S e x E d M e d s o f fe r p o s i t i o n s i n s i d e t h e b u s i n e s s to young and motivated students w h o w a n t t o m a ke a d i f fe r e n c e a s well as gain invaluable experience from a start-up business. Visit their website sebm.co.uk/

Project Alchemy by Aaron Myers

arc May is a UWE postgraduate student and founder of a charity called Proje c t A l c h e m y. H e ’s r u n u l t r a - m a r athons to raise money for various charities in the past, but now has created a charity to further a cause he feels strongly about. The charity seeks to help impoverished Southeast Asian children by giving them learning res o u r c e s a n d c o a c h i n g s o t h e y m a ke it to secondary school and beyond. M a n y c h i l d r e n d o n’t e v e n m a ke i t to secondary school in Southeast A s i a a n d t h a t i s s o m e t h i n g h e fe e l s w e t a ke fo r g r a n t e d i n t h i s c o u n t r y. T h e n a m e o f t h e c h a r i t y c o m e s about from their method of accrui n g f u n d s . T h e y t a ke i n t h e fo r e i g n m o n e y t h a t p e o p l e h a v e n’t b e e n able to exchange when they come back from holiday or business abroad. They then exchange it and u s e i t fo r c h a r i t a b l e p u r p o s e s s u c h

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Ko h K h o K h a o i n s o u t h e r n T h a i l a n d . H o w e v e r, d o n a t i o n s a r e ke y, but also anyone who can give up a fe w h o u r s o f t h e i r t i m e , e s p e c i a l l y t h o s e w h o d o m a r ke t i n g o r g r a p h i c design. Fo r m o r e i n fo r m a t i o n p l e a s e v i s i t w w w. p r o j e c t a l c h e m y. o r g . u k o r v i s i t t h e i r F B p a g e w w w. f a c e b o o k . c o m / p r o j e c t a l c h e m y.

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New musical talent fresh out of Bristol by Millie Cook

aking a break from touri n g w i t h To m O d e l l , l a s t night Bristol singer/songwriter George Ezra held a free gig at T h e G a l l i m a u f r e y. Casually walking up to the stage, he picks up his g u i t a r, d o e s n’t s a y a word to the p a c ke d p u b , and starts t o p l a y. H i s h u s k y, g r a v elly voice immediately grabs the crowds’ attention and the venue goes quiet. Despite having a unique sound, his influences come across quite strong. I n s p i r a t i o n fo r m Wo o d y G u t h r i e , B o b D y l a n a n d To m Wa i t s i s a p parent as the night goes on and

as he starts to play more of his well know songs, the audience respond by singing along, dancing and applauding. George thanks the crowd almost after every song and it is clear how much he enjoys being on the stage. His more upbeat s o n g s l i ke ‘ B u d a p e s t ’ a n d ‘ D o n’t B l a m e I t O n M e’ g e t t h e c r o w d t a p p i n g t h e i r fe e t , s i n g i n g a n d swaying along but the slower t u n e s a r e a l s o a p p r e c i a t e d . H e’s also scored points with ‘The Ezranites’, as he calls them, by supplying them with freebies such as b a g s , CDs and sweets. The future l o o k s p r o m i s i n g fo r George Ezra and I’m s u r e h i s f a n base will continue t o g r o w ! Fo r m o r e information v i s i t w w w. georgeezra. com

Interview with Deep Valley by James Howells

he two-piece-fuzz revival i s i n f u l l e f f e c t r i g h t n o w, and at the forefrontof the movem e n t i s L A p o w e r d u o - D e a p Va l l y. Who are riding thewave of success from their debut album ‘Sistrionix’ and melting faces (their words n o t m i n e ) o n t h e i r U K t o u r. I had the opportunity to sitdown a n d h a v e a t a l k w i t h D e a p Va l l y b e fo r e t h e y p l a y e d B r i s t o l Tr i n i t y C e n t e r ( 2 / 1 1 / 1 3 ) a n d w e t a l ke d about riffs and walks of shame Who are you? To g e t h e r - “ J u l i e a n d L i n d s e y ” What do you do Julie and Lindsey? J - “ We t r a v e l t h e Wo r l d ” . L - “ P l a y i n g R o c k n’ R o l l i n D e a p Va l l y ! ” What can people expect from a D e a p Va l l y s h o w ? L - “ We l l . . . . t h a t t h e i r e a r s w i l l b e buzzing after the show and their inhibitions and their bowls will l o o s e n” J - ”a t t h e s a m e t i m e” ( l a u g h s ) There are a lot of two piece bands at the moment, playing this sort of m u s i c . A s t y l e fo r e f r o n t e d

by White Stripes and then Black ke y s a n d n o w a l o t o f b a n d s l i ke Drenge or DZ Deathrays, and of c o u r s e D e a p Va l l y, h o w d o y o u g e t so much sound from just two people? L - “ We p a c k a p u n c h ! ” J - “ Yo u k n o w I d o n’t t h i n k m o r e i s more when it comes to rock and roll, i think dynamic and impact and volume has a lot to do with the hills and the valleys. So with two people you have the opportunity to work with a lot more sparsness and simplicity and blow everyones face off when you kick it in?” L- Play it loud, you know? S o w o u l d y o u s a y, l e s s i s m o r e ? J - “ I w o u l d n’t s a y i t ’s l e s s , I w o u l d s a y i t ’s m o r e e f f i c i e n t . ” So how is the tour going? L - “ I t ’s a m a z i n g , w e l o v e B r i s t o l , S K AT E R S ( w h o a r e s u p p o r t i n g ) a r e g r e a t a n d a l o t o f f u n” . Have you explored Bristol much? J - “ We’ v e p l a y e d T h e k l a t w i c e a c tually we love it!” L- “ I s t h a t t h e b o a t ? ” Ye a h . . L - ” I l i ke t h e b o a t ! I t ’s c o o l b e c a u s e t h a t downstairs room is

The Barbershop actually underwater” J - “ T h a t ’s Aw e s o m e ! ” L- “Dude...” I k n o w, r i g h t ? A n y l a s t w o r d s fo r the University Paper? J- umm... L - “ Wa i t , w h a t a b o u t m y f a v o r i t e q u o t e - We l l b e h a v e d w o m e n , s e l d o m m a ke h i s t o r y ! ” J-”Who said that?” L - “ I d o n’t k n o w ” Sistitronix is out now on Island R e c o r d s . V i s i t w w w. d e a p v a l l y. c o m

ver heard of the Boiler room? Those of you who are lovers of House music will certainly have. but forget the Boiler Room, its now all about T h e B a r b e r s h o p , B r i s t o l ’s v e r y own Boiler room straight out of S h a m b a r b e r i n S t o ke s C r o f t . Starting over six months ago and with 3 sessions played alr e a d y, t h e B a r b e r s h o p h a s h o s t ed great DJs such as Soulclap, O u t b ox x , L e o n V y n e h a l l a n d J u s t J a c k ’s D a n W i l d a n d To m R i o . S t e v e P a r ke r ( t h e o w n e r a n d m i n d b e h i n d T h e B a r b e r s h o p) h a s a l w a y s h a d a l o v e fo r H o u s e m u s i c a n d Te c h n o s a y i n g “ I w a n t e d to bring the Boiler Room to Bristol but adding some Bristol flavour to it with a bit more fun and less seriousness”. H o w e v e r, S t e v e’s l o v e fo r m u s i c d o e s n t s t o p t h e r e , S h a m b a rber has been involved with both Love Saves the Day and Shambala fe s t i v a l s , h o s t i n g h i s o w n p a r t i e s w i t h i n t h e fe s t i v a l s ! More Barbershops are set to be held, with the next one on New Ye a r s E v e a s t h e p r e - p a r t y t o t h e Empire Theatre. The Barbershop i s n o w o f fe r i n g 6 p l a c e s t o s t u dents., all you have to do is add S h a m b a r b e r o n Fa c e b o o k a n d l i ke a n d s h a r e 2 d a y s b e fo r e t h e e v e n t .

OFFICIAL HOUSE HUNTING GUIDE 2014/2015 SEE INSIDE FOR ALL YOUR HOUSE HUNTING NEEDS

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Deciding where to live next year? Take a look at our low-down of Bristol’s student hot-spots with their pros and cons by Angie Cake

epending on how widely you have travelled Bristol during your day trips and night excursions (ahem), you may be already pretty familiar with the different areas to live. Here is your guide to the student hot spots in Bristol with some pretty straight-for ward benef its and drawbacks to each spot. Clifton Full of big beautiful houses, lots of bars, restaurants and the g o o d o l ’ Tr i a n g l e ! E x p e c t t o f i n d the preppy students in these neighbourhoods along with the party animals! Being so close to t h e h e a r t o f n i g h t l i fe C l i f t o n o f ten plays host to the odd house p a r t y e a c h w e e ke n d w i t h a n e a s y w a l k t o t o w n . H o w e v e r, i f y o u go to UWE and your the type of student who struggles to get up and go to university when you

Gloucester Road Ah the famous Gloucester road, a couple of miles of pubs, bars, clubs and more pubs. Oh a n d a l l t h e g r e a t c h a r i t y/ v i n t a g e shops! Most of the University buses go down this road and even walking to university isnt u n h e a r d o f . Yo u a l w a y s s e e o m e thing or someone a bit weird down Gloucester road but thats the fun of it. This road also has the most independsent shops in europe! H o w e v e r, t h e r e a r e a fe w drawbacks. The house are quite old some you may get very cold i n t h e w i n t e r . I t ’s a l s o a l w a y s pretty loud, especially on the m a i n h i g h s t r e e t , a n d v e r y fe w of the houses have double-glaz-

ing. expect to hear the boozy pub talk of drunkards well into the early hours of the morning.

l i v e d o n c a m p u s y o u’ l l s t r u g gle even more when living here. C l i f t o n i s a l s o P r e t t y p r i c e y, however you can find some absolutley stunning properties fit fo r a k i n g . Ke e p y o u r e y e s o p e n as price varies and bargain properties are always around.

Where to look for your house by Angie Cake

irst of all do not underestimate the power of the Students Lettings Ser vice at your

any real decent pubs of places to hang out with only having a row of shops and a spar at its heart. S t o ke s C r o f t Down the end of Gloucester r o a d s i t S t o ke s C r o f t . S i m i l a r t o G l o u c e s t e r R o a d w i t h i t c a fe s and independent shops it also has some of the best nights on in Bristol! Especially if what you fancy is House, Drum & Bass or R e g g a e n i g h t s . S t o ke s C r o f t ( l i ke G l o u c e s t e r ) r o a d h a s g r e a t c h a r-

acter with wacky graffiti and bei n g t h e h o m e o f o n e o f B a n k s y ’s famous peices of art! P r i c e s fo r h o u s e s v a r y b u t again you can find some nice c h e a p f l a t s . H o w e v e r, b e w a r n e d , there are sometimes a fair fe w d o d g y c h a r a c t e r s w a l k i n g around, entertaining but sometimes often plain weird.

Filton Being very close to UWE Filton is teaming with students. Along with this a cycle/walking path goes directly to the university making i t e a s y a c c e s s fo r s t u d e n t s . T h e houses here can be very cheap and you can find some absolute gems! H o w e v e r, i f y o u t a ke t h e 9 a m b u s , beware the traffic is terrible. Another fault is that Filton lacks

Centre With close walks to anywhere, y o u w i l l r a r e l y h a v e t o p a y fo r taxis on nights out. There is brilliant access to all bus services and transport links so getting to university isnt too difficult. The centre is always buzzing and you will have easy access to all it has o f fe r j u s t b y s t e p p i n g o u t o f t h e door. The harbourside, park street and cabot circus are all very close.

U n i v e r s i t y . Fo r U W E , t h e s t u d e n t letting service is located on campus, right next to Red Bar. Its staff a r e n o t o n l y a m i n e o f i n fo r m a t i o n but also have some great contacts with agencies all over Bristol. T h e y a r e t h e r e t o h e l p s o m a ke t h e most of them! Just pop in or give them a call on 0117 32 86600. Fo r t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f B r i s t o l , g o t o h t t p : / / w w w. b r i s . a c . u k / a c commodation/privately-rented/ to

s e a r c h fo r p r i v a t l e y r e n t e d a c c o modation. Just use you username and password to login. Just pop in or give them a call on 0117 32 86600. H e r e a r e a fe w d i f fe r e n t e s t a t e agents that are scattered all over Bristol as great starting points. CJ Hole - 0117 923 2888 P u r p l e Fr o g - 0 1 1 7 3 7 0 3 3 3 0 Rooms to rent - 01179 413 079 City Property Lets - 0117 908 0062

Properties may be more expensive but what you will save on taxis. Redland & Cotham This tends to be a very comm o n a r e a fo r s t u d e n t s w i t h j u s t a short walking distance to Gloucester Road or Whiteladies. A nice area with huge houses! Yo u g e t t h e b e n e f i t o f b e i n g a walking distance from town but you will also find it a bit easier to get to university in the morning. Yo u g e t a l o t o f f a m i l i e s h e r e s o m a ke s u r e y o u g e t o n w e l l w i t h t h e n e i g h b o u r s a n d y o u’r e m i n d ful of those with small children.

Other areas such as Kingswood a n d B e d m i n s t e r a r e a v a i l a b l e fo r s t u d e n t s . W h i l e t h e s e m a y o f fe r cheaper accomodation and some n i c e f l a t s t h e y a r e n o t s t u d e n t a reas. This may suit the more mature students who drive into university a n d d o n t fe e l t h e n e e d t o l i v e t h e t y p i c a l s t u d e n t l i fe o f p a r t y i n g a n d going out. D o n’t fo r g e t i f y o u w o u l d p r e fe r s o m e t h i n g m o r e i n d e p e n d e n t Unite and other student apartment buildings have some great studio or shared apartments all over Bristol. Check out their website to see w h a t ’s a v a i l a b l e ! Olpin Property - 0117 926 0978 However there are so many more agencies. A good tip is to walk the length of Whiteladies or Gloucester Road with some of t h e p e o p l e y o u’ l l b e l i v i n g w i t h n e x t y e a r . Po p i n t o t h e a g e n c i e s a n d s e e w h a t y o u l i ke t h e l o o k o f . Here you can speak with various agents and find the best house fo r y o u fo r t h e b e s t p r i c e .

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What can I do if I am having problems with my Landlord or Letting Agent? by Rooms To Rent

e a r e R o o m s To R e n t L t d a specialist Bristol based Letting Agency that rents by the room. The University Paper has k i n d l y a s ke d u s t o s h a r e o u r e xpertise on what you can do if you experience any issues with your Landlord or Letting agent. There are issues that can come u p d u r i n g y o u r t e n a n c y a s p r o p e rties do experience problems; these can be minor issues which if they are not resolved can lead to more severe problems. C o m m u n i c a t i o n i s a ke y f a c t o r . On your discovery of a problem in the first instance we would recommend that you always communicate the problem to your Landlord or Letting Agent. They will then be aware of the problem and will endeavour to solve the problem. If you are dealing with a Let-

t i n g A g e n t t h e y w i l l t h e n i n fo r m and advise the Landlord but can only act on the Landlords instructions. This can cause frustration a s s o m e t i m e s t h e r e i s a t i m e d e l a y. A t R o o m s To R e n t L t d w e h a v e c r e a t e d a b e s p o ke h a n d b o o k fo r e a c h property which gives you specific i n fo r m a t i o n a n d g u i d a n c e t o fo l low in the event of an issue arisi n g . We a r e m o r e t h a n h a p p y fo r you to contact us either by phone or email so you can give us the opportunity of resolving the problem a s s o o n a s p o s s i b l e . We a l s o h a v e a 24/7 emergency line so you have someone on hand all of the time. Best practice dictates that repairs and problems are solved in the shortest possible period and there are timescales set down by t h e c o u n c i l t h a t w e a d h e r e t o fo r r e p a i r s a n d t h e l i ke . A s a l a s t r e s o r t i f y o u fe e l y o u are not getting a satisfactory re-

sponse from your Landlord or Lett i n g A g e n t y o u c a n c o n t a c t Te n ancy Relations at the Council, the Ombudsman or any other body

that your Letting Agent is regulated through such as ARLA or NALS. V i s i t u s a t w w w. r o o m s t o r e n t b r i s tol.co.uk or call us on 01179413079.

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Ten top tips when viewing your new student property by Dean Prosser

fter speaking to many letting and estate agents here is my 10 top tips of advice for when you look for your new home. 1. Think about what you need a n d w h a t y o u w a n t i n a p r o p e r t y. M a ke a l i s t t o g o i n w i t h . 2. Understand the terms ‘Joint & Several Liability’ and ‘Fixed Te r m’. In most cases landlords and agents will ask everyone in the house to sign one tenancy agreement. This usually means that should one person not pay their

rent, technically everyone else c o u l d b e a s ke d t o p a y i t fo r t h e m . A fixed term is the date and length of your tenancy – you are all legally b o u n d t o p a y t h e r e n t fo r t h e f i x e d term of the tenancy agreement. Be aware most letting agents will ask you to begin paying rent in July e v e n t h o u g h y o u a r e n’t b a c k u n t i l September. 3 . Ta l k t o t h e e x i s t i n g t e n a n t s about the house. When looking around houses why not talk to the existing tenants as they’ve got t h e k n o w l e d g e o n w h a t i t ’s l i ke t o live there. Ask what the landlord / a g e n t i s l i ke , a n d i f t h e r e a r e a n y on-going problems that you should be aware of? 4 . D o n’t r u s h y o u r d e c i s i o n o r be manipulated into making a decision on the property you are goi n g t o t a ke . 5. Read your tenancy agreement and ask which deposit protection scheme your landlord / agent will be using to protect your bond. E v e r y o n e d o e s i t , w h e t h e r i t ’s a computer programme or the bottom of a new video game, the legal

mumbo jumbo gets ignored and we s c r o l l t o t h e e n d a n d w e ‘a g r e e’. I t ’s the same with renting a new place, who reads the tenancy agreement a n y w a y ? T h e s m a r t p e o p l e , t h a t ’s who! If your contract is an assured short hold tenancy your deposit must be protected in one of three government registered schemes. Yo u l a n d l o r d / a g e n t m u s t p r o v i d e y o u w i l l t h i s i n fo r m a t i o n p r i o r t o signing the tenancy agreement. 6. Check everything works. T h i s g o e s fo r T Vs , f r i d g e s a n d a l s o the plugs that you put all your electrical gadgets into. My top tip is to bring something along to plug in to test it. Who cares if the guy s h o w i n g y o u r o u n d t h i n k s y o u ’r e c r a z y, i t ’s f a r b e t t e r t o k n o w t h e plugs work! 7. Check the shower/toilet/radiators. The toilet: Give it a flush to check it works. Plumbing problems are the absolute worst. Check the shower: Just ask if you can flick it on. Check it gets h o t a n d r e m a i n s h o t fo r m o r e t h a n five seconds. If there is gas in the p r o p e r t y : M a ke s u r e y o u are provided with a Landl o r d G a s S a fe t y C e r t i f icate – this is a legal requirement and must b e r e n e w e d a n n u a l l y. 8. Check the windows. When viewing each room, especially the bedrooms, walk right up to the w i n d o w a n d s e e i f y o u c a n fe e l a draft! Check the seal on the windows to see if they are double glazed and secure. This not only m e a n s t h e y ’r e g o o d w i n d o w s , t h e y w i l l a l s o ke e p y o u r h e a t i n g c o s t s d o w n , m e a n i n g m o r e m o n e y fo r a l cohol and Apple products (because w e a l l k n o w t h a t ’s w h a t s t u d e n t l o a n s a r e fo r ) . 9. Check the bedrooms have locks. Now think about all your precious gadgets: laptop, camera, smartphone, straighteners – they would cost a lot of money to replace. Whoever you move in with, n o m a t t e r h o w l o n g (o r h o w l i t t l e ) you have known them: having a l o c k i s e s s e n t i a l . I f i t d o e s n’t h a v e one, ask if you can have one put

o n . Yo u n e e d o n e t o p r o t e c t y o u r stuff to have it covered by your ins u r a n c e . S o , m a ke s u r e y o u c h e c k t h i s o n e , i t ’s p r e t t y i m p o r t a n t . A l l bedroom locks must have thumb ke y l o c k s fo r f i r e a n d s a fe t y r i s k s – y o u d o n’t w a n t t o b e l o c ke d i n y o u r o w n r o o m i f t h e r e’s a f i r e a n d s t r u g g l e t o f i n d a ke y t o g e t o u t .

The beauty of a digital photo is the date is digitally stamped on to it so you can prove that date they w e r e t a ke n w a s ‘m o v i n g d a y ’. T h i s will protect you when it comes to getting your deposit back from your landlord.

1 0 . Ta ke a p h o t o o f e v e r y t i n y t h i n g . B e fo r e y o u u n p a c k A N YT H I N G a t a l l , t a ke a p h o t o o f e v e r y little detail, crack, chip or mark.

The step-by-step guide by Angie Cake 1. Think of the people you get along with easily at the moment. Some people continue to live with their flatmates from halls, b u t i f y o u ’r e n o t l u c k y e n o u g h to have got on with these lovel y p e o p l e t h e n y o u’ l l n e e d t o e x pand your search. 2. Contact estate agents and local agencies, get on their maili n g l i s t s a n d m a ke t h e m a w a r e o f w h a t y o u ’r e l o o k i n g fo r, i t ’s t h e best way to have the most rele v a n t i n fo r m a t i o n a t y o u r f i n g e r t i p s . T h i n g s l i ke a m o u n t o f rooms, area, and budget are imp o r t a n t w h e n l o o k i n g fo r t h a t dream home! 3. Whether one person is put in charge of the operation or eve r y o n e i s e q u a l l y i n v o l v e d , m a ke s u r e e v e r y o n e i s ke p t u p t o d a t e

on the process and made aware of viewing dates and potential properties. 4 . O n c e y o u h a v e fo u n d y o u r ideal property you will need to m o v e f a s t ! I t ’s u n b e l i e v a b l e h o w competitive it can get (we have actually raced groups of competitors from the viewing to the agents office on several occas i o n s ! ) . M a ke s u r e y o u r g u a r a n tor is on hand with all the info r m a t i o n a n d h a v e y o u r d e p o s i t s e t a s i d e r e a d y t o b e t r a n s fe r r e d to the landlord/agent. 5. Once deposits and agency fe e s h a v e b e e n p a i d b y e v e r y one and all the documentation and leases have been provided then the property is yours! Come move in date, usually end o f J u n e , e a r l y J u l y, y o u w i l l b e p r o v i d e d w i t h t h e ke y s a n d c a n begin enjoying your new digs!

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Don’t panic! by Darcie Chambers

o r m a n y i t w i l l o n l y f e e l l i ke yesterday since the start of t h e a c a d e m i c y e a r, b u t b e n e a t h all the excitement it is clear that a major issue on ever y students mind is accomodation. I f y o u’ v e b e e n t o l d t h a t y o u w i l l m i s s o u t i f y o u d o n’t s e a l a d e a l e a r l y fo r n e x t y e a r – t h e r u m o u r s

How to avoid housemate hell by Oliver Stainforth

or some, choosing who to live with for the next year of university can be an easy decision. If you have hit the jackpot in h a l l s w i t h s o m e b e s t f r i e n d s fo r l i fe t h e n i t i s l i ke l y t h a t y o u w i l l s t i c k with the same people throughout

simply a r e n’t true. Ye s accommodation is, l i ke most t h i n g s i n l i fe , a c a s e o f f i r s t come first serve, but committing y o u r s e l f e a r l y i s n’t a l w a y s s m a r t house hunting, so it is important that you are aware of the all the f a c t s b e fo r e y o u s e t a n y t h i n g i n store. I t ’s i m p o r t a n t t o b e a w a r e t h a t

n o t o n l y a r e y o u l i ke l y t o l i m i t y o u r choice of options if you choose to find your accommodation too premature, you also put yourself a t r i s k o f p a y i n g m o r e – i t ’s o n l y once all the properties have been launched that you will be able to v i e w t h e m a r ke t a s a w h o l e a n d s e e w h e r e t h e b e s t d e a l s c a n b e fo u n d . A n d l e t ’s n o t fo r g e t – c o n t r a c t s are legally binding. Putting pen to paper will see you solely commit y o u r s e l f fo r t h e d u r a t i o n o f y o u r tenancy and trying to terminate an agreement may equate to several

your university experience. Not ever ybody is so lucky however. Some will be itching to get away from the people they’ve pretended t o l i ke a l l y e a r l o n g . I t ’s s a d – b u t i t ’s t r u e , n o t e v e r y b o d y i s d e s t i n e d t o g e t o n w i t h e v e r y b o d y. Fo r those wanting new housemates a n d p a s t u r e s n e w, h e r e a r e a fe w things to consider when finding t h e p e r fe c t r o o m i e s . 1. Do you want a testosteronedriven house of boys, a pretty palace of girls or would you rather l i v e i n a m i x e d h o u s e t o m a ke

things more interesting? If you c a n’t d e a l w i t h m e s s , d o n’t l i v e w i t h b o y s . I f y o u c a n’t d e a l w i t h d r a m a , d o n’t l i v e w i t h g i r l s . I f y o u can handle mess and drama, live with both. 2. Should you live with people you’ve met at your halls or with people from your course? Or is living with complete strangers a risk worth taking? Coursemates will conveniently have the same workload and stress at the same time as you and help is always there i f y o u n e e d i t . H o w e v e r, s o m e t i m e s

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thousand pounds. S o r e m e m b e r, t h e r e r e a l l y i s n o n e e d t o g e t h a s t y. M a k i n g r a s h decisions over accommodation may come at a price, so use this time between now and next term d e c i d e w h a t ’s b e s t fo r y o u . you just want to escape from your s t u d i e s w h i c h i s d i f f i c u l t i f y o u’r e surrounded by people from the course. 3 . A r e the people y o u’r e planning to live with reliable? Imagine coming home to find your laptop with an entire years work has been stolen, all because one o f y o u r h o u s e m a t e s fo r g o t t o l o c k t h e d o o r . I t m a y s o u n d s i l l y, b u t trusting the people you live with w i l l h e l p y o u fe e l m u c h m o r e a t ease.

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Nine ways to pick rooms by Samuel Peck

hoosing a room can be a terrifying venture, especially if there is one less than favourable room. Here are a couple of fun methods of “fairly” choosing a room - some are less conventional than others but they are all real methods that have been tried out by my friends.

‘Put that person in the less appealing room and indulge in the knowledge that you will not be faced with the shabby shack’

to cry gets the last choice and t h e r o o m a l l o c a t i o n fo l l o w s t h e subsequent order of weepers. 2 . D i c t a t e : P u t y o u r fo o t d o w n a n d c h o o s e fo r t h e w e a ke r p e r s o n s of your future abode. 3. Live on your own: Sleep in t h e s i n k - i t ’s a l l y o u r s p a l ! 4. Pick names out of a hat: If e v e r y o n e i s n’t p r e s e n t m a ke s u r e to film the whole escapade or you may be faced with a disgruntled roommate and accusations of spurious activities. 5. Bribe your Land Lord into giving you the room you want.

1. The classic Chilli Sauce Te s t : E a c h o n e o f y o u r f u t u r e flat mates each has a teaspoon of chilli sauce. The first person

6. Gang up on the House Clingon: Ever y house has that one guy or girl - not sexist - who everyone w i l l p o ke f u n a t . P u t t h a t p e r s o n

by Daniel Robbins

o f f b e fo r e y o u a t t e m p t t o b l e e d a radiator. N o w i t i s t i m e fo r t h e d r e a d e d p a r t o f t h i s t a s k- a c t u a l l y g e t ting round to the radiator bleedi n g t a s k . Yo u w i l l n e e d a r a d i a t o r ke y a t t h e r e a d y (o r a s c r e w d r i v e r if you can find one that fits) and then you need to find, at the top o f t h e r a d i a t o r, a v a l v e . T h e ke y/ s c r e w d r i v e r s h o u l d f i t in the top of it and then you can slowly start to turn your tool anticlockwise where, if gas is escaping, there should be a hissing sound. Yo u w i l l k n o w w h e n y o u a r e f i n ished as liquid will come out of the valve meaning it will have to b e c l o s e d q u i c k l y. Pressure might be an issue, but all you will have to do is check on your boiler and give it a little boost if needs be. T h a t ’s i t ! Yo u ’r e d o n e ! A l t h o u g h it could be worth your while checking all the radiators over again to see if they are warm and your effo r t s h a v e b e e n w o r t h i t !

Household tasks part one: how to bleed a radiator T

o continue our goal of making you more energy efficient and DIY handy here is our second household guide of the paper; how to bleed a radiator! Yo u m i g h t n e v e r h a v e t o d o t h i s , I c e r t a i n l y h a v e n’t y e t , b u t t h i s guide will ensure that if the time ever arises, you will be the right p e r s o n fo r t h e j o b . First things first, you have to turn on your radiators and get them hot. Right, now we have that out of the way it is time to trek round your house/flat and check e a c h r a d i a t o r i n d i v i d u a l l y t o m a ke sure all parts are getting hot. T O P T I P- C o o l p a r t s t o w a r d s t h e top of a radiator could indicate trapped air or gas which is a clear sign that it is time to bleed the radiator. T O P T I P- I t i s i m p o r t a n t t o e n s u r e that central heating is switched

the in less appealing room and indulge in the knowledge that you will not be faced with the shabby s h a c k . H o w e v e r, t h i s m e t h o d only really works if there is one especially rubbish room.

7 . Fo r t h e H e a l t h N u t s : Ke e p i n g it simple; merely see who can run a m i l e t h e q u i c ke s t - d r e a d f u l idea personally but I do know ambassadors of this technique. 8. Be Sneaky: pretend to abide the rules of the already agreed allocation of the rooms but just move in your desired room two d a y s b e fo r e t h e p r o p e r t e n a n t i s suppose to start their residence. M a ke s u r e y o u h a v e l o t s o f s t u f f as this will crush the returning residence attempts to evict you. 9 . G o o d o l ’ R o c k , P a p e r, Scissors. Nothing beats this game w h e n d e c i d i n g r o o m s ! J u s t m a ke sure you specify what the game is b e s t o u t o f . D o n t b e fo o l e d i n t o c a r y i n g o n o n c e y o u’ v e a l r e a d y won. Good luck.