the bubble issue 71|23.04.12 - 06.05.12 www.warwicksu.com
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intro • news in brief • opera warwick: alice in wonderland
Here we go again! Another term, another election… Hope everyone had a fantastic Easter break, and that you weren’t all too busy revising and essay-writing. As Term 3 dawns, watch out for tickets going on sale to the fantastic summer events, join us in celebrating The Dirty Duck’s third birthday and devote your procrastination time to Warwick SU (oh, and revise too!). There are plenty of specials coming up in your favourite outlets, from brain boosters to summer menus and the exciting launch of Bread Oven baguette deliveries outside the Library from Week 4. As you’ve no doubt heard by now, we’re having to run another election for the position of Welfare & Campaigns Sabbatical Officer in Week 2. In every election we run we need to achieve a quorum figure (a minimum number of votes for the election to be valid) – if we don’t make it to the magic number, we could well be doing this all over again (again…) So, please make sure that you vote in Term 3 – your Union needs you! www.warwicksu.com/elections Chris Luck DEMOCRACY OFFICER
news in brief varsity 2012 We won again, of course - standard. Congratulations to all our sporting lads and lasses for dishing out yet another roundly-deserved thrashing! We trust Cov will be back for more next year… they just never seem to learn, do they?
warwick jailbreak
week 2
Warwick Jailbreak returns in Term 3, this year running a ‘Race 2 Amsterdam’ in which participants have to get as far away from campus as they can using only their wits and blagging skills! Break Out for this term’s charity hitch-hike will take place on 5th May, which is the Bank Holiday Weekend of Week 2. Sign-up has now closed, but you can still get involved by supporting the various participants online - search for ‘Warwick Jailbreak’ on Facebook or visit www.warwickjailbreak.com!
summer leagues The Ernst & Young Summer Leagues are a great way to keep fit over the summer term and maintain some semblance of sanity whilst revising! This term we are offering Cricket, Rounders, Floorball and Touch Rugby, and we welcome all participants – why not get a group of hall-mates, society friends or course-mates together and play in these recreational leagues? The new offerings this year are:
○○ TOUCH RUGBY
The Touch Rugby Tournament will be fast and exciting, with 15-minute halves. Games will take place on Sunday afternoons at the Tarkett Pitch - teams can be mixed, and all are welcome to participate. The matches are also supported by the RFU.
○○ FLOORBALL
Floorball is a sport with its roots in Ice Hockey. Played in the main hall on Thursday afternoons, matches will be comprised of two halves, each 7 minutes, with 2-minute intervals between halves. You only need a minimum of 4 players, and it’s great for a quick midweek revision break! Please visit www.warwicksport.warwick.ac.uk/leagues to sign your teams up – the deadline for submissions is Friday 27th April for all leagues!
opera warwick: alice in wonderland wk 2 Opera Warwick are proud to present a devised opera based on the story of Alice in Wonderland, featuring music from Mozart to Sondheim and Verdi to Jefferson Airplane. The event takes place in Leamington and London over the weekend of Week 2, with performance details as follows:
○○ 3 ○○ 5
rd
and 4th May: St. Mary’s Church | Leamington | 7:30pm
th
May: St. Paul’s Church | Covent Garden, London | 7:30pm
For more information about the production and to buy tickets, please visit www.alicetheopera.co.uk
welfare and campaigns officer re-election 2012
WELFARE & CAMPAIGNS OFFICER RE-ELECTION
WHAT IS IT ALL ABOUT? As previously reported, following an incredibly difficult decision, our Welfare & Campaigns Officer Elect decided not to take up his position in favour of a dream job offer. While we do of course wish him all the best, in the interests of fairness for both the student body and the eventual post-holder, we are now holding a new election for the position. Remember that famous scene in The Godfather Part III where Michael Corleone, wearing a fairly risible red cardigan, laments: “Just when I thought I was out - they pull me back in”…? (We won’t hold it against you if you don’t, as that would involve actually sitting through The Godfather Part III – it’s on Youtube though if you want to watch the clip). That, my friends, was what Democracy Officer Chris Luck looked like a few weeks ago when he realised he’d have to try and get out the vote again (minus the red cardigan). We quite enjoyed it, if we’re being honest.
HOW TO GET INVOLVED So! In the name of student accountability (remember, the Sabb team are elected by you and work for you) – not to mention poor Chris’s sanity - we’re inviting you to do your democratic duty once more and cast your vote in the rescheduled Welfare & Campaigns Officer election, which will take place in Week 2 of this term. Don’t forget that nominations are still open until Wednesday of Week 1 if you’d like to throw your hat into the ring and run as a candidate!
WEEK 1 TIMELINE DATE
TIMELINE
WED 25TH APR
NOMINATIONS CLOSE
THU 26TH APR
CANDIDATE LIST POSTED
12PM | WWW.WARWICKSU.COM 11AM | WWW.WARWICKSU.COM
WEEK 2 TIMELINE DATE
TIMELINE
MON 30TH APR
CAMPAIGNING BEGINS
MON 30TH APR
POLLING OPENS
TUE 1ST MAY FRI 4TH MAR FRI 4TH MAR
9AM | EVERYWHERE! 9AM | WWW.WARWICKSU.COM
CANDIDATE QU. TIME 5PM | TBC
POLLING CLOSES 9PM | WWW.WARWICKSU.COM
RESULTS ANNOUNCED 10PM | TOP B | THE COPPER ROOMS
MAKE SURE YOU VOTE!
WWW.WARWICKSU.COM/ELECTIONS
food & drink offers • the bread oven summer menu • curiositea specials!
food & drink offers In addition to The Bread Oven’s Summer Menu and Curiositea’s Brain-Food Specials, we’re also running a series of themed food weeks throughout Term 3 to bring you something a little different during exam season. In the coming weeks, Xananas will be offering the following culinary delights…
BRITISH SANDWICH WK Week 3
SOUL FOOD WEEK Week 9
VEGETARIAN WEEK Week 5
WIMBLEDON WEEK Week 10
SEAFOOD WEEK Week 7
Check back to The Bubble and the SU website (www.warwicksu.com/food) nearer the time for full details of all our special offers this term!
Summer
Menu
SALADS Tuna Mezze - £ 2.75
tuna, mixed peppers, olives, onions, sweetcorn, tomato on a bed of lettuce
Ploughmans - £ 3.00
mature cheddar, tomatoes, gherkins and sweet pickle on a bed of lettuce
Eastern Feast - £ 3.00
falafel and houmous with mint yoghurt on your choice of mixed salad
Med Veg - £ 2.75
curiositea specials! It may be Term 3, but your favourite tea shop hasn’t forgotten you. Check out the special offers available: Curiositea is kicking the term off with some brainfood specials designed especially to help boost those brain cells for when you most need them! Throughout Weeks 1-5, try one of their special smoothies for a daily dose of fruity goodness, or grab a superfruit booster bar for slow-release energy in its tastiest form!
spicy tomato pasta with roasted Mediterranean vegetables on your choice of mixed salad
Sweet Chick - £ 3.00
chicken and sweetcorn pasta in a light lemon mayonnaise dressing on your choice of mixed salad
STUFFED PITTAS
They’re also dishing out fresh fruit and bags of mixed nuts for a healthy revision snack, or if all you need is to JUST.STAY.AWAKE long enough to read that textbook, pop in any time after 5pm for a free extra espresso shot in your coffee.
Greek Glory - £ 3.00
feta, olives, tomato and cucumber
Mexican - £ 3.00
chicken, salsa, sour cream, pepper strips and jalapenos
Thai Prawn - £ 3.00
And Treat Yourself Tuesdays give you the perfect opportunity to indulge in a delicious slice of cake - go on, you know you want to...
prawns in a red Thai chilli sauce, with fresh coriander, cucumber and lettuce
Chicken Schawarma - £ 3.00
chicken, houmous, black olives and pepper strips
Or try ANY of your favourite baguette fillings in a salad box or pitta!
AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT TERM 3
As always, don’t forget that all the money you spend in SU-owned food & drink outlets is directly reinvested back into services for you! Keep up to date with all the offers online at
WWW.CURIOSITEA.CO.UK
the dirty duck’s 3rd birthday • weekly schedule • have your say
Celebrates its
3rd Birthday
Quackin’ heck! It’s been nearly three years since your favourite on-campus pub, The Dirty Duck, first spread its wings and poured its first pint. To celebrate, we’ll be hosting a range of 3rd Birthday celebrations throughout the first week of term, incorporating the following: Special food and drink offers all week Birthday themed Un-Plucked on Tuesday, 9:30pm A birthday party on Friday night with party games, drinks deals and - of course - a birthday cake!
Weekly Schedule The Dirty Duck is also hatching a range of new events and specials that will run throughout Term 3:
MONDAY TUESDAY
Un-Plucked
from 9:30pm - late
Acoustic covers live at the Dirty Duck
WEDNESDAY
Curry + Pint: £7.50 from 7pm - 10pm
from 10pm - late
FRIDAY
Z² = X² mc² ???
Themed Party Nights from 7pm
SATURDAY from noon - 10pm
SUNDAY
from noon - 9pm
feedback@warwicksu.com
you say... Quite hacked off that the University have increased international fees for next year…
we say... So are we, frankly! As a Students’ Union, we are strongly against fee rises - please let us know of your experiences and we will continue to put the case against this to the University.
you say...
from 5pm - 10pm
ALTERNATE THURDAYS
have your say
Quackstar Quackstar Karaoke Karaoke Cleverducks Pub Quiz
TDI TDI FRIDAYS Friday Two for £10 on selected meals
Two for £10 on Roast Dinners
www.thedirtyduck.co.uk
Rebecca Black back on The Dirty Duck’s jukebox, please!
we say... Sorry, folks. Much like the United Nations, we simply don’t condone torture. (Is Rebecca Black still even a thing?)
got feedback? it’s your union so have your say
feedback@warwicksu.com give us a few days and find out what
we say...
what’s on • don’t miss
idioteque
bucs premier league cricket
9pm - 1am the terrace bar
what’s on week 1
A relaxed evening of leftfield indie/alternative music courtesy of Offbeat society.
friday 27
th
what’s on week 2
INDOOR MARKET 10Am - 4pm SU atrium
tuesday 23rd
st. george’s Day all day union outlets
Celebrate St. George’s Day at your Union. To find out what specials are on offer at the Union outlets check out the website.
tuesday 24th
history Soc elections from 7:30pm copper rooms 2
rock soc social from 7pm the dirty duck
un-plucked: 3rd B’day special 9:30pm - 12am the dirty duck
Celebrate The Dirty Duck’s 3rd birthday with live acoustic music from the student talent-pool.
wednesday 25th
bucs premier league cricket All day cryfield
Head down and support your team on a sunny day.
pop! midweek mayhem 10pm - 2am (circling from 7pm) COPPER ROOMS 1
Cheesy tunes and midweek mayhem courtesy of Disco Dave.
thursday 26th
welfare & campaigns officer re-election: candidate list released 11am warwicksu.com/elections
Find out who will be running to be your Welfare and Campaigns Officer next year. Keep your eyes on the website in Week 2 to see how to vote.
Browse the stalls at our weekly indoor market. This week choose between vintage or high street fashion, jewellery, CDs, DVDs and Vinyl.
tdi FRIDAY: 3rd B’day special from 7pm the dirty duck
Thank duck it’s Friday! Head to The Dirty Duck for the 1st of our new Friday ‘party’ nights and celebrate its 3rd birthday!
welfare & campaigns re-election week for more info see Warwicksu.com/elections
monday 30th
All day cryfield
pop! midweek mayhem 10pm - 2am (circling from 7pm) COPPER ROOMS 1
Time for a little more midweek mayhem on a Wednesday night courtesy of Disco Dave.
thursday 3rd
welfare & campaigns officer re-election: voting still open all day warwicksu.com/elections
opera warwick: alice in wonderland from 7:30pm leamington spa
quizsoc pub from 7pm the MIGHTY DUCK
get funked
welfare & campaigns officer re-election voting open
9pm - 1am the terrace bar
9am warwicksu.com/elections
from 10pm the dirty duck
Captain Funkwash delivers a fresh blast of funk, soul and breakbeat classics to kick-start your weekend.
Vote online from 9am via the SU website. This is your chance to have your say in who will be your Welfare and Campaigns Officer next year. Your Union needs you.
Test your brain cells at The Dirty Duck’s new fortnightly pub quiz.
Top Banana 10pm - 2am copper rooms 2
Spank’s back for more commercial bangers and cheap drinks on a Friday night!
saturday 28th
mixology 9pm - 1am the terrace bar
The perfect blend of cocktails and beats, with house music from student DJs.
crash 10pm - 2am (Social from 8pm) copper rooms 2
More rock, metal, punk & ska thumpers with The Crash Massive!
sunday 29th
intra-mural leagues entry deadline www.warwicksport. warwick.ac.uk/leagues
Open to all abilities, so get your hall mates, socs and clubs together and stay fit over the summer. Compete in cricket, rounders, rugby or floorball.
tuesday 1st
welfare & campaigns officer re-election: candidate qu. time 5pm tbc
Don’t miss your chance to grill the candidates running to be your Welfare and Campaigns Sabbatical Officer next year.
rock soc social from 7pm the dirty duck
un-plucked 9:30pm - 12am the dirty duck
Come along to enjoy some tip-top acoustic talent at our regular student showcase.
wednesday 2
nd
welfare & campaigns officer re-election: voting still open all day warwicksu.com/elections
cleverducks pub quiz
friday 4th
welfare & campaigns officer re-election: voting closes 9pm warwicksu.com/elections
Don’t miss your chance to vote on who will be your Welfare and Campaigns Officer next year.
INDOOR MARKET 10Am - 4pm SU atrium
Come down to the SU Atrium for another chance to grab a bargain at this week’s indoor market. This time, choose between vintage or high street fashion stalls.
tdi FRIDAY: tartan from 7pm the dirty duck
Thank duck it’s Friday! This week the party is Tartan themed!
opera warwick: alice in wonderland from 7:30pm leamington spa
featured event • don’t miss
get funked 9pm - 1am the terrace bar
Another chance to enjoy a mix of funk, soul and breakbeat classics.
Top B: ELECTion result
featured event:
F= dmv = ma dt
Having been roundly forced to “move in with our Aunty and Uncle in Bel-Air” over Easter, we thought it was high-time we cracked out the 90s/noughties slammers F = kx spring constant and engaged in another round of shameless nostalgia as that perennial favourite, T1/2 = ln 2 SKOOL DAYZ, returns.
(Force = mass x acceleration]
evaporation
10pm - 2am copper rooms 2
Amongst the usual monkey business, find out who’s won the race to become your Welfare & Campaigns Officer for next year.
saturday 5th
duke of Edinburgh SOC day walk 11am meet on piazza
vintage fashion fair from midday curiositea
Grab yourself a retro bargain at the first of this term’s Vintage Fashion Fairs.
mixology
saturday week 2
s = vt
I
V = IR
?
don’t
Ft=mv-mu
E=mc
2
P= mv
momentum
distance
s = ut + 1 at2 2
don’t miss:
s = vt
F= dmv forget - = ma dt
pV = nRT
saturday wk 2
Crowbar yourself back into that old school uniform and get ready for another night of singalong favourites as we line up the Will Smith, Steps, S Club, Britney, Busted, Pokemon theme and other, er, “amazing” musical treats. Consider yourself too cool for school? Room 2 sees DJ P mixing up a hip-hop/breakbeat storm! It’s always a hoot, and it ALWAYS sells out in advance – get your tickets early!
don’t miss:
sunday wk 2
9pm - 1am the terrace bar
Cocktails and house music with your favourite student DJs.
skool dayz 10pm - 2am the copper rooms
SALE!
Time for another blast of naughty nostalgia as we trek through the best tunes of the 90s & 00s. Remember, act your shoe-size, not your age!
Only £5 deposit per table See STAFF for details
sunday 6th
THE DIRTY DUCK | 3PM - 6PM
jumble sale from 3pm the dirty duck
don’t miss:
Bargains galore at our special student jumble sale!
WELFARE & CAMPAIGNS OFFICER RE-ELECTION
bucs premier league cricket All day cryfield
Your Club/Society event not listed? Email your events for Term 3, Weeks 3-4 to: bubble@warwicksu.com
all of week 2
Saturday 21 st January
MAKE SURE YOU VOTE!
WARWICKSU.COM/ELECTIONS
SUMMER EVENT TICKETS In response to your feedback, tickets for the year’s two biggest events – the Graduation Ball and Summer Party will now go on general sale at 12pm on Monday 23rd April (Week 1). Full details of the line-up for both of these extravaganzas will also be revealed on that date at www.warwicksu.com/summer, but here’s just a little taste of what’s in store…
Warwick SU’s spectacular annual blowout brings you a day of fun, relaxation and great music in the sunshine! Our very own mini-festival which takes place in the green fields behind University House, there’ll be a free fairground, inflatable arena, live attractions, great food and drink and a host of student performers, in addition to a diverse main-stage lineup which takes in BIG names and up & coming talent. Don’t forget that once the main site closes at 11pm, the afterparty goes on ’til the early hours over in The Copper Rooms, this year featuring a thumping roster of top DJs!
SUNDAY 24 TH JUNE ( WEEK 9) ) University House Field, Campus
TICKETS
£ 38
OPEN TO ALL WARWICK STUDENTS
Warwick SU proudly presents a spectacular evening of sensual decadence & romantic revelry at our very own Masquerade Ball. We invite you to conceal your identity, lose your inhibitions and let your imagination run wild as Venetian Courtesans host a medley of jugglers, stilt-walkers and crystal ball-readers in live cabaret that’s sure to excite and engage. First-class musicians will lead you in stately dance before cementing lifelong relationships in the Venetian wedding chapel. Look out for all this and much more at what promises to be the most sumptuous evening of the year!
THURS 21ST JUNE (WEEK 9)
Birmingham Hilton Metropole TICKETS £68
OPEN TO FINALISTS AND THEIR GUESTS
A strictly limited number of combination tickets for both events go on sale to Finalists only at the discounted price of £90 at 12pm on Monday 23rd April. Make sure you check out everything that’s happening by logging on to
www.warwicksu.com/summer