the bubble issue 75|18.06.12 - 01.07.12 www.warwicksu.com
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intro • news in brief • the big bounce
The end of the academic year is just around the corner - although you might think that things calm down here at the SU in Term 3, there’s still loads going on. Two of our biggest events - the amazing Graduation and Sports Balls - are coming soon, along with the highlight of the year: the 2012 Summer Party! Don’t forget Warwick Student Arts Festival either, which will make sure that campus comes alive once again after exam season with an array of student performances, productions and showcases! The current Sabbatical Officer team is, of course, leaving in the coming weeks. Last February you elected us to improve your buildings, challenge the University on academic issues, provide a high-quality student experience through societies and sports clubs, and campaign for you locally and nationally. On this basis, I hope we’ve done you proud!
news in brief summer event tickets - now available for collection Physical tickets for this year’s Grad Ball, Summer Party and Sports Ball are now available to collect from SUHQ Reception – just bring along your student ID card and the staff will pull up a record of your purchase. Please make sure you look after yours once they’ve been collected, as we won’t be issuing replacements if you lose them!
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throughout weeks 9 & 10
The European Championships are now in full swing, with most games being screened live in the Students’ Union over the coming weeks. Make sure you pick up your wallplanner from SUHQ Reception to keep track of all the fixtures and scores, and we hope you’ll join us to cheer on your national team in the best communal atmosphere on campus! Don’t forget that we also have special 4-pint jugs of Carlsberg, Strongbow and Purple on offer throughout the tournament for just £8 a go!
live jazz in the union
friday week 9
What better way is there to relax at the end of the week than with a cool drink and some live music? A small jazz outfit comprising members of Warwick Big Band will be performing in The Terrace Bar in Weeks 8 & 9 between 2pm-5pm to provide a languorous soundtrack to your Friday afternoons!
For those who are graduating this year, congratulations - you did it!
big band finale concert
For those continuing, you know the drill - keep getting involved!
On Saturday 23rd June, the award-winning Warwick University Big Band will bring you a night of jazz, swing, latin and funk over at the Arts Centre. This will be an exciting musical experience with a keen focus on the older members of the band, for whom this event will mark their final performance - a spectacle not to be missed!
And remember, enjoy every moment at Warwick. It’s over in the blink of an eye! Leo Bøe SU PRESIDENT
saturday week 9
Tickets cost £8 (£5 NUS and concessions) and are available from either the Arts Centre box office or via www.thebigband.co.uk.
wsc outdoor screening
wednesday week 10
In association with KPMG, Warwick Student Cinema will be holding a special outdoor screening of How To Train Your Dragon on Wednesday 27th June (Week 10) at 10pm in Tocil Field. For more information, head to www.filmsoc.warwick.ac.uk
the BIG bouncE thu & fri week 10 The BIG Bounce is coming to campus, a non-stop 24 hours of trampolining fun right here in your SU. It doesn’t matter if you are a complete beginner or an Olympic hopeful - for a whole day (and night), qualified coaches will be on-hand in the Atrium with two Olympic-sized trampolines to ensure that you are enjoying yourself. Come along any time between midday Thursday 28th June and midday Friday 29th June to give this unique Olympic sport a try!
warwick student arts festival 2012
Week 10 Sun 24th - Wed 27thJune
2012 SUNDAY
Community
MONDAY Creation
it’s coming... TUESDAY
Collaboration
WEDNESDAY Celebration
Warwick Student Arts Festival is one of the largest celebrations of student-based artistic talent anywhere in the UK. WSAF is back from 24th -27th June with an exciting range of performances for you to enjoy – and, better still, all performances are free! Sunday 24th June is Community Day, where students and the local community unite through workshops, galleries, competitions and performances. This is also the day of the muchanticipated Summer Party, and there will be a student showcase within the event offering a variety of performances between 12.30pm-5pm. The festival continues until Wednesday 27th June with workshops and performances by students, all taking place in different venues across campus. Whether you’re into dance, theatre, music, poetry or sport, we have something for everyone, so make sure you get involved and help turn Warwick Student Arts Festival 2012 into the biggest and best yet!
2012
www.wsaf.co.uk For the full programme of events visit:
food and beverage offers, weeks 9-10 • cupcake decorating • summer of sport • freshers helpers - sign up online now!
food and beverage offers, weeks 9-10 The last two weeks of Term 3 see our restaurant Xananas offering up some tasty treats to celebrate two themed weeks: Soul Food Week in Week 9 and Wimbledon Week in Week 10.
SOUL FOOD WEEK
WEEK 9
Week 9 is Soul Food Week in Xananas, offering you the chance to celebrate the contributions of African-American cooks to the soul food movement by getting a lip-smacking taste of the American South.
WIMBLEDON WEEK
WEEK 10
In Week 10, Xananas will then be embarking on a veritable culinary summer holiday as Wimbledon Week rears its visored head.
Whatever’s on the menu, it’s sure to be finger-lickin’ good!
There’ll be Pimm’s by the jugful and – of course – strawberries and cream on our special dessert menu as we get to play Where’s Cliff? in the crowd.
For full details, check out the website:
For full details, check out the website:
www.xananas.co.uk
R E S TA U R A N T
www.xananas.co.uk
AND DON’T FORGET... Curiositea and The Bread Oven are also running their Summer Menu until the end of term, and the BBQ will be out on the Piazza from 12pm each day whenever the sun shines!
For full details of what’s on offer, visit www.warwicksu.com/food
cupcake decorating Wednesday of Week 10 brings you your last chance to create some tasty treats at Curiositea. Learn different icing recipes and how to make toppers, then choose your own flavours, colours and sprinkles to decorate your four cupcakes which are yours to take home. Just £10 each!
freshers helpers – sign up online now! We’ll shortly be recruiting Freshers Helpers for the start of the next academic year – if you’re interested in getting involved in the busiest and most exciting period in the SU’s operations, we’d love to hear from you!
WED 27TH JUNE | 4PM | CURIOSITEA
summer of sport
Now that the sun is out, Week 10 will present a range of post-exam competitions as we offer up a week of casual sporting activities. Gather up your hall-mates (or arch-nemeses from the adjoining block) and check out the Warwick Sport website for details of how you can take part!
www.warwicksport.com
For more information on what’s involved or to sign up, head to our website now:
www.warwicksu.com
involvement awards 2012 winners • have your say
have your say feedback@warwicksu.com
you say... Tuesday of Week 8 saw the 1st Warwick SU Involvement Awards event take place in The Terrace Bar. The Involvement Awards were organised to recognise the hard work and contributions from all of our Union volunteers, from SSLC reps to councillors and part time officers to the STARS committee and everyone inbetween. A selection of our volunteers gathered to find out who the winners were in each of our five categories. Congratulations to our winners, and to all those who were nominated. A huge thank you goes out to every single student that has contributed to any of the Union’s activities – there’s not much we could do without you! Choosing the winners this year was incredibly difficult, but after a two hour discussion our worthy winners are: CONTRIBUTION TO ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
○○ Praveen Krishnamurthy ○○ Melissa Chandler CONTRIBUTION TO UNION ACTIVITY
○○ Jonny Sherwood ○○ Aqsa Maikan
I want to sell my old textbooks - how do I go about this?
we say... If you want to do it through us, keep your eyes on the SU website over the summer for details of our Student Book Sale in Freshers Fortnight!
you say... When’s the deadline for picking up Summer Party tickets?
we say...
AWARD FOR CAMPAIGNING EXCELLENCE
○○ David Reed ○○ Yolly Chegwidden CONTRIBUTION TO CAMPUS COMMUNITY
○○ Robert Gorman LONG STANDING CONTRIBUTION TO THE UNION
○○ John McGlade
SUHQ Reception will be open on the day of the party itself, so you’re welcome to wait until then if you want to make sure you don’t lose yours!
got feedback? it’s your union so have your say
Thank you to everyone who attended the event - start thinking about your nominations for next year!
www.warwicksu.com/involvementawards
feedback@warwicksu.com give us a few days and find out what
we say...
what’s on
idioteque
what’s on week 9 soul food week for more info see www.xananas.co.uk
CONTINUES For full fixtures and screenings at your SU see www.warwicksu.com
monday 18th
burger & a pint for £6 5pm - 10pm the dirty duck
tuesday 19
th
rock soc social from 7pm the dirty duck
un-plucked 9:30pm - 12am the dirty duck
Live acoustic music drawn from the student talent-pool.
wednesday 20th
CURRY NIGHT 7pm - 10pm the dirty duck
Curry and a pint for £7.50 between 7pm -10pm!
pop! midweek mayhem 10pm - 2am (circling from 7pm) COPPER ROOMS 1
Cheesy tunes and midweek mayhem courtesy of Disco Dave.
thursday 21st
the graduation ball buses depart campus from 5pm b’ham hilton metropole
It’s here! Get your swag on and celebrate in style at the classiest event of the year: our very own Masquerade Ball.
un-plucked
sunday 24th
9pm - 1am the terrace bar
9:30pm - 12am the dirty duck
wsaf starts
A relaxed evening of leftfield indie/alternative music courtesy of Offbeat society.
all day across campus
the summer party
cupcake creations
quackstar karaoke
12noon - 11pm UNIVERSITY HOUSE FIELD
from 4pm curiositea
It’s the big one! Get ready for a day of fun in the sun incorporating live music, fairground rides, inflatable madness and much more!
CURRY NIGHT
from 10pm the dirty duck
Voice of an angel or honk of a duck? There’s only one way to find out…
wednesday 27th
friday 22nd 10Am - 4pm SU atrium
live jazz
what’s on week 10
2pm - 5pm the terrace bar
A night of dining, dancing and debauchery as we celebrate this year’s sporting achievements!
tdi FRIDAY: shipwrecked from 7pm the dirty duck
Life’s a beach as we invite you to get your grass skirts, Hawaiian shirts and hula gear on!
get funked 9pm - 1am the terrace bar
Captain Funkwash delivers a fresh blast of funk, soul and breakbeat classics to kick-start your weekend.
saturday 23
rd
trampoline club 24 hour charity bounce from 12noon the atrium
big band finale concert from 7:30pm warwick arts centre
A night of jazz, swing, latin and funk, brought to you by the award-winning Warwick University Big Band.
A special outdoor screening of How to Train Your Dragon, in association with KPMG.
pop! midweek mayhem 10pm - 2am (circling from 7pm) COPPER ROOMS 1
thursday 28th
cleverducks pub quiz
THE SPORTS BALL 2012 buses depart campus from 5pm b’ham hilton metropole
WSC outdoor screening from 10pm tocil field
INDOOR MARKET This week, choose between handmade jewellery, vintage fashion, CDs and DVDs.
7pm - 10pm the dirty duck
2012
MONDAY - WEDNESDAY
For more information see www.wsaf.co.uk
monday 25th
the cmd showcase from 1pm arts centre studio
Classical & Modern Dance present their spectacular annual revue!
burger & a pint for £6 5pm - 10pm the dirty duck
RAQS SHARQI (DANCE OF THE EAST) SHOWCASE 7:30pm - 9pm atrium
An unmissable Belly Dance showcase featuring talented performers from across the society (contains strobe lighting).
tuesday 26th
cmd + big band 5:30pm - 6pm piazza
A live collaborative performance between Big Band and Classical & Modern Dance.
societes awards
mixology
from 8pm butterworth hall
9pm - 1am the terrace bar
Celebrating your achievements in style!
from 10pm the dirty duck
Feathers will fly as our fortnightly pub quiz returns to The Duck!
friday 29th
INDOOR MARKET 10Am - 4pm SU atrium
tdi FRIDAY: olympics party from 7pm the dirty duck
Represent your home nation or favourite sport as we thank Duck it’s the last Friday of term!
get funked 9pm - 1am the terrace bar
Top BANAna: End of term foam party 10pm - 2am copper rooms 1
The bubbly stuff returns for one final blast of tomfoolery before summer rears its glorious head! Warwick SU wishes you all a fun-packed summer break! If you’re graduating this year, don’t be a stranger – and, if not, we’ll see you again in October!
don’t miss • trinity taxis
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tuesday week 10
THE SOCIETY AWARDS
don’t miss:
friday week 10
Back for some unfinished Monkey Business!
2012
This year we’re revamping the Societies Awards to properly recognise the great activities of Warwick societies. Dust off your dinner jacket and break out the dresses as we go upmarket and head to the Butterworth Hall as you have never seen it before… Guests will be treated to a luxurious light supper with a dessert to die for as we reveal the lucky award winners. We will be entertained by some fantastic talent from our own societies, with music, dance and even magic! As if this wasn’t enough, we’ll round off the celebration of this year’s achievements with a drink or two at the Terrace Bar After-Party. An unforgettable night of celebration, drama and entertainment
SPANK IS BACK! + more foam
Tues 26 th June ( Week 10)
Friday 29 th June (Week 10)
Butterworth Hall | Doors: 7.30pm | Tickets: £15 | Black Tie
10pm - 2am | £3 ENTRY | The Copper Rooms
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