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UWE’s Student Voice - Issue No. 5 - February 2013
It’s the end of the world as we know it: Feature: The power of Grimm >> 12
The Mayan predictions did not come true, but do these ideas reflect on modern day issues? >> 11
Comment: Mid term coalition review >> 9
News: Smart drugs for students? >> 3
Sport: UWE Squash Success >> 23
News:
Council aims to tackle homelessness epidemic
Sean Vickers reports on the estimated increase in homelessness due to benefit cut backs. >> 5
Comment:
Should the US enforce stricter gun restrictions? Phillip Mansell and Huw Armstrong consider the debate from all sides.
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Life & Style:
Tim Caynes
Valentines Special:
A problematic parking proposal?
Cooking a Valentines meal on
student budget Valentines for the sinlge pringle
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> A UWE parking proposal set for completion by September 2014 could cause unforeseen problems.
Arts & Entertainment: Oscar Nominations
Aminah Jagne news@westerneye.net
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WE are working towards implementing a new parking proposal that is currently due to be completed by September 2014. Initially intended to be in full swing from the start of this academic year (September 2012), the parking structure could result in little to no parking for students and staff on campus. Phase two of the proposal (currently behind schedule) would see all parking allowances for students and staff living within 3km of Frenchay campus completely withdrawn, whilst parking for all first year undergraduate students living in the ‘Bristol locality’ (what this constitutes is yet to be clarified) would also be revoked. In order to neutralise these constraints, a £1 flat
Including
fare would be introduced for any bus journeys that start or end within the 3km radius, and an inter-campus car-pooling system would be devised. Phase three, which at present is set to be fulfilled by September 2013, would see parking withdrawn for all 2nd year undergraduates, once again living within the Bristol locality, whilst phase four (due to be implemented in 2014) would impede parking for 3rd year undergraduates. The structure of the proposal itself raises a number of questions; ‘What will be done with the space currently being used for parking?’; ‘Will bus services be improved to account for the increased number of commuters’ and
What is the perfect body? Physical image has become a key area of life, particularly for women, but is the pressure to ‘look good’ becoming too much? >> 8
WESTWORLD
Sophie Seddon dishes the dirt on the 2013 Oscar nominations
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Sport:
Growth of Sport in the UK post-Olympics
Will the Olympics have a lasting effect on sports participation?
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Arts, Culture, Music & Film Supplement