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bubble Term 2 2014 Weeks 7 - 8
In this issue: Officer Elections 2014 Go Green Week Pimp My Summer Ball Varsity Ice Hockey What’s On listings ...and more!
Rodent Blab Wotcha, kids; Hamster here. The fact that I’ve been roped in to guest-pen this fortnight’s Sabb Blab can only mean one thing: the Officer Elections are on their way once again. Hoooooo-hah! (I saw Al Pacino say that in a film once). In Week 8, you’ll get the chance to elect the people who’ll be running your Students’ Union during the next academic year. As you can imagine, I’m more excited than a child on a rollercoaster at this prospect – and so you should be, too. Because that’s democracy in action, innit? Run by students for students, and all that; you know the drill.
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So! Make sure you take the time to read the various manifestos when they go live at the start of the week, and cast your vote online for the people you most like the sound of. I’ll tot up the scores and we’ll reveal the results live onstage in The Copper Rooms on Friday 28th February. Get on it, yeah? …Yeah. Elections Hamster
news in brief GUM Clinic – Tuesday Week 7 There’s another chance to get yourself checked out for sexually-transmitted infections on 18th February when the mobile GUM Clinic returns to campus. They’ll be up in the Central Meeting Area of SUHQ from 11:30am: it’s free, confidential and there’s no need to make an appointment - just turn up and you’ll be seen as soon as possible.
WSC All-Nighter – Friday Week 7
Warwick Student Cinema’s Spring All-Nighter is dedicated to the films of one of Hollywood’s most distinctive contemporary directors: Christopher Nolan. Get your brain in gear and prepare to be dazzled, baffled and entertained in equal measure as WSC screen four of his finest back-to-back: Memento, The Prestige, Inception and The Dark Knight. “Now THERE’S a Batman…” Tickets are on sale now via the SU website at www.warwicksu.com/events/4273/11041 - they’re expected to sell out, so make sure you don’t leave it too late!
MTW presents Sweeney Todd – Wednesday to Saturday, Week 7 Following the sell-out success of RENT in 2013, Music Theatre Warwick are back with an electrifying and dynamic adaptation of Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Week 7. A well-loved “black operetta” by one of the greatest living musical theatre composers, this exhilarating thriller is bound to captivate you with its spectacular score and witty humour. Be sure to grab your tickets from the Arts Centre Box Office, and remember… don’t lose your head!
Medieval Society talk – Thursday Week 8
Warwick SU is run by students, for students. Accordingly, next year’s Sabbatical Officer team – the group of 7 main student representatives who’ll lead the Union during the 2014-15 academic year - will be elected by YOU during Week 8, together with our team of Part-Time Officers. It’s important that you vote for the candidates who you think will do the best job – all their manifestos will be available to view online, where you can post comments or ask questions for them to answer. You’ll also be able to grill them at the Candidate Question Time sessions on Monday and Tuesday, or chat to them while they’re out & about on campus during the week! Every student can vote, and it’s crucial that you have your say. At the end of the week, we’ll announce the winners at our special Elections Results Party live in The Copper Rooms!
ELECTIONS TIMELINE – WEEK 8 CANDIDATE QUESTION TIME (Session 1) 5pm, Monday 24th February SU Atrium
VOTING OPENS 9am, Wednesday 26th February www.warwicksu.com/elections
CANDIDATE QUESTION TIME (Session 2) 5pm, Tuesday 25th February SU Atrium
VOTING CLOSES 9pm, Friday 28th February www.warwicksu.com/elections
RESULTS ANNOUNCED Friday 28th February The Copper Rooms (From 10pm)
Warwick Medieval Society will be hosting a lecture entitled The Norman Conquest - Why Did It Matter?, held by historian Marc Morris on Thursday 27th February at 1pm in Room R1.15. Everyone’s welcome to attend!
Disco Dave… now on Twitter
That mulleted legend of Wednesday nights, Disco Dave, has finally signed up for this new-fangled Twitter malarkey. Follow him via @discodaveIII to send in your POP! song requests while he bashes the latest chart sensations! Want to see your society event featured in a future issue? Email chris.carter@warwicksu.com with all the details!
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What’s On - Week 7
SALSA MONDAYS The Terrace Bar 10pm
tuesday Another chance to catch hand-picked UK acoustic talent up-close and personal in an intimate setting right here on campus!
thursday BATTLE OF THE BANDS Heat 4 Room 2, 8pm GLOBAL The Terrace Bar 9pm CLEVERDUCKS PUB QUIZThe Dirty Duck 9:30pm
friday
GET FUNKED The Terrace Bar 10pm
sat/sun MiTUNES The Terrace Bar 9pm DROP Room 2 10pm
Polls open: 9am Wednesday 26th Polls close: 9pm Friday 28th Catch theforget finest upto& vote! coming Don’t UK acoustic talent, curated www.warwicksu.com/ by Radio 1’s new music guru elections Huw Stephens!
UN-PLUCKED The Dirty Duck 9:30pm
Thursday 6th February Curiositea 4pm
Thursday 20th February Curiositea 4pm wednesday
wednesday QUACKSTAR KARAOKE The Dirty Duck, 10pm POP! Room 1, 10pm (Circles from 7pm)
Salsa Mondays
2014
Salsa Mondays
tuesday GUM CLINIC CMR, SUHQ 11:30am UN-PLUCKED The Dirty Duck 9:30pm
Don’t forget:
monday
monday
SALSA MONDAYS The Terrace Bar 10pm
What’s On - Week 8
Don’t forget:
WEEKLY SPECIAL Smoked Mackerel Fillet with Beetroot, Pumpkin Seeds, Rocket and Tomato £3.45
QUACKSTAR KARAOKE The Dirty Duck, 10pm POP! Room 1, 10pm (Circles from 7pm)
WEEKLY SPECIAL
Hot Steak Melt with Cheddar and Caramelised Onion Chutney - £3.45
thursday
OR swap the steak for Pesto Roast Vegetables
BATTLE OF THE BANDS - HEAT 5 Room 2, 8pm MIXOLOGY The Terrace Bar, 9pm CLEVERDUCKS PUB QUIZ The Dirty Duck 10pm
friday GET FUNKED The Terrace Bar 10pm ELECTIONS RESULTS PARTY Room 1 From 10pm
sat/sun
SATURDAY SESSION The Terrace Bar, 9pm SKOOL DAYZ Rooms 1 & 2 10pm
results party! Fancy grabbing some new togs without breaking the bank? Bring along your unwanted clothes to swap! Wednesday 26th February Curiositea 6pm
Go Green Week is People
& Planet Society’s national week of action on climate change in schools, colleges and universities. Throughout Week 7, students will be running a week of activities designed to raise awareness and demand stronger action to tackle the global climate crisis! This year they’re calling on our universities and politicians to dump the fossil fuel industry on Fossil Free Friday – visit www.peopleandplanet.org/ gogreenweek for further details! This year’s Warwick Climate Forum will also take place in and around the L4 lecture theatre on Saturday 22nd February 2014. The day will consist of a series of talks, panel discussions and workshops around the topic: Climate Change: Market Solutions or Revolution? You can find more info on their website at www.warwickclimateforum.org/
Want to see something REALLY big at this year’s Summer Party…? Pimp My Summer Ball is a Twitter -based competition in which different Universities will be competing to have MTV DOUBLE their Summer Party’s entertainment budget! From 3rd March (Week 9) until the ffiifi rst week in April, all you need to do is send a tweet containing the hashtag #~#~#YesPimpmySummerBall, followed by ‘Warwick’. Every time a tweet appears on Twitter containing these words, it registers as a vote for us! And here’s the best part: retweets counts as a separate vote, and there’s no limit to how many times you can tweet. So, if you tag either @@warwicksu or @@warwicksuents, we can then retweet you, and that then counts as another vote! So, an ideal Tweet would be something along the lines of…... ~#~#YesPimpmySummerBall Warwick! @warwicksu RT to register another vote! There are also additional giveaways for the most prolific tweeters. Stay tuned for more details when the competition opens-, let’s do this thing!
Varsity 2014 Ah, Cov. They Will Insist On Coming Back For More, Won’t They…? Tickets Are Now On Sale For The Major Varsity Clashes This Term Against Our Arch-Rivals From Coventry University. Throughout The Last Month Of Term, Our Sporting Lads And Lasses Will Be Going Head-To-Head Against Their Cov Counterparts In A Bid To Retain Warwick’s Unbeaten Run As Varsity Champions, And Things Will Really Kick Into Gear With The Ice Hockey Match On Thursday 20Th February At Planet Ice In Coventry! Head To Www.varsity.radio.warwick.ac.uk To Grab Your Tickets For This, Week 9’S Grand Rugby Union Finale And Of Course, Our Climactic Celebration (Let’s Face It, It’s Always A Celebration) Festivities At Pop! Later In The Term.
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