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FOR THE BOOKS
TO HIT THE FIRE?
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Under 20’s
most likely
to face
Ageism
Bakita Kasadha
Deputy Editor
indings show that
young people in their
20’s are more likely to
feel discriminated against in
comparison with those over
70 years of age.
The research was released
as a part of the British Social
Attitudes series. According
to analysis conducted by
researchers from City
University London’s Centre for
Comparative Social Surveys,
those in their 20’s in the UK
are the victims of ageism.
The research, which
utilised data from both the
European Social Survey and
the British Social Attitudes
series, suggests that conflict
between younger and older
generations could be the start
of a new trend and this may
be due, in some part, to the
way in which young people are
portrayed in the media.
A 2010 report from the Jack
Petchey Foundation painted a
rarely reported picture: 75%
of young people regularly
volunteer to help others,
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News
Guildford County Council
Censor Tuition Fees Debate
Tom Goulding
News Editor
M
embers of MADTV
were banned from
filming a meeting at
Guildford Borough Council
Chamber last month, where a
heated debate over the tuition
fees increase was held between
councillors and students.
The meeting, which took
place on December 9th,
coincided with the House of
Commons vote to triple tuition
fees, and the MET clamp down
on protestors in Parliament
Square, which resulted in an
estimated 43 students being
injured.
MADTV told the councillors
that they were compiling
footage for a film that when
finished, would tackle the
whole issue of the tuition fees
debate. However the Mayor of
Guildford, Councillor Marsha
Moseley, seemed concerned as
to whether this film would be
posted on YouTube for public
consumption, putting a vote to
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the council to decide whether
the students should be allowed
to film.
The council denied MADTV
the right to film during the
debate, prompting anger in the
Chamber.
Member of the Guildford
Labour Party Oliver Deed
said, “The Tories believe in
transparency but be it on your
own heads what you have just
done.”
Councillor Moseley
perceived the comment as
malicious and warned, “Please
do not threaten the council or I
will ask you to leave.”
Conservative Council
Leader Tony Rooth refused the
opportunity to be filmed in a
separate interview by MADTV
after the meeting had been
adjourned.
During the debate he told
student speakers to consult the
Conservative Party website on
tuition fees stating, “That site
will deal with the concerns you
have. I would reiterate – some
of you seem to be missing all
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the facts.”
Lib Dem Councillor Chris
Ward called Councillor Rooth’s
attitude “patronizing”.
He said, “The Tories voted
a while back to maintain
intrusive powers to spy on
residents with cameras using
the Regulation of Investigatory
Powers Act, yet they reacted
with such disgust and
resentment to the students
who wanted to film their
elected representatives.”
“They seem happy to send
their cameras out to spy on the
people, but are unhappy for the
people to bring their cameras
into the council chamber to
rightly keep us accountable..”
A similar incident occurred
earlier last year when
representatives for Anne
Milton, the Conservative MP
for Guildford, reportedly told
The Stag that a Q&A session
with Surrey students would
remain off the record. Milton
said she would however be
happy to arrange a follow up
interview at a later date. Ben Harper filming for Mad TV during Freshers Fayre
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Off Campus!
Tom Goulding
News Editor
I
n the news this month
there has been a pang of
regret in the air; a change
of heart, a reversal of opinion
and a desire to bury empty
promises that should not have
been made.
The first stop is China,
where a county in the north
of the country are determined
that officials should show
“filial piety” if they are aiming
for a promotion. It seems that
exposing dissident plots and
sticking to the one child policy
might be all well and good, but
if you can’t list your sister-in-
law’s favourite colour schemes
or be bothered to visit Grandpa
once a fortnight then your
chances of winning the Model
Citizen of the Year award will
be significantly reduced.
From an ethical perspective
,China could learn a lot by
reinforcing strong family ties,
however the sceptics argue
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that the Chinese government
are more worried about the
economic concerns of an
aging population than they
are about getting to know the
in-laws. Look back forty years
to when Mao instigated his
infamous Cultural Revolution
in China, and it’s clear to see
how times have changed.
Caring for the elderly was
then deplored, an individual
indulgence irrelevant to the
bigger picture. Yet with 1.6
working age adults to every
senior citizen projected for
2050, it’s no coincidence that
steps are now being taken
to shift responsibility to the
family, and away from an
overwhelmed Chinese state.
Whilst regarded in some
circles as a national treasure,
it looks less likely that Stephen
Fry will be winning any awards
for citizenship this year. His
former bumbling comment
that women don’t enjoy sex
has been overshadowed by
another controversy, this time
for accusations of belittling
Tsutomu Yamaguchi on BBC
panel show QI. Yamaguchi,
who died last year aged
93, became a national hero
after it was revealed he had
survived both atomic bomb
attacks on Hiroshima and
Nagasaki. The Japanese
Embassy misinterpreted Fry’s
astonishment that the trains in
Hiroshima were still operating
a normal service after a
nuclear explosion, compared
with the cancellations in the
UK during light snowfall as a
jibe at Yamaguchi.
The two nuclear attacks
on Japan that ended the
Second World War killing over
166,000 people in Hiroshima
alone is still a sensitive issue
for the Japanese. While the
jokes were not aimed at the
survivors of the event but at
the British rail service, Fry
still apologised for any offence
caused, tweeting to his fans.
“I’m coming to Japan the week
after next as it happens, and I’ll
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Stephen Fry is seen as a National treasure but not to the Japenese
certainly let my regret known
(if they let me in!).”
Finally, in another desperate
attempt to achieve sainthood ,
Madonna has single-handedly
wrecked the ancestral heritage
of Malawi. Her plan to erect
a $15m school for girls so
they could be “future women
leaders” has been scrapped for
another ambiguous promise:
to build a load of secondary
schools scattered across the
country. So what you might
ask, let Madonna make her
delusional announcements
ONS Paints Bleak
Picture Of Economy
Jack White
T
he Office of National
Statistics (ONS) has
announced a shrink of
0.5% in the British economy
over the last three months of
2010 and 2011.
The Chancellor of the
Exchequer, George Osbourne
(right) has blamed the drop on
December’s bad weather.
The ONS has however stated
that even given better weather,
there would have been no
growth. The announcement
comes at a difficult time for the
Government.
Its massive proposed
spending cuts are intended
to boost the economy, but
the possibility of a return
to full recession shows an
increasing lack of credibility in
Government plans.
Mervyn King, governor of
the Bank of England, has said
that the current high level of
inflation is necessary and that
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across the third world. As long
as she’s attempting to build
factories and hospitals and
skyscrapers in Malawi, she
can’t be releasing anymore
auto-tuned hell.
Unfortunately, the villagers
who abandoned their lands
in order for the school to be
constructed don’t see it like
that. They’re looking for an
explanation from Madonna,
and the PR sound bite “I want
to do more, and I want to do it
better” probably isn’t going to
cut it.
attempts to improve salaries
would be crushed by the Bank.
With the increase in VAT
topping everything off, the
outlook is particularly bleak
for those looking for and
starting first jobs.
At the same time as the
Government and the Bank
of England actively decrease
the public’s spending power;
Britain is suffering from
the effects of increasing
commodity prices and import
cost.
Upon hearing of the 0.5%
contraction in the economy,
the value of the Pound dropped
sharply, further contributing
to higher costs.
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Discrimination Against The Youth
Could Lead To A More Motivated Generation
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and their values commonly
associated with the X-Factor
generation, are greatly
removed from a life desiring
fortune and fame.
Olympic medalist, Natasha
Danvers said, “London has
got a bad rap for youth crime,”
adding, “but we should do a lot
more to highlight all the good
things young people here are
doing because some of them
are putting us adults to shame
with what they are achieving.”
Silvia Knobloch-
Westerwick, author of a
new psychological study
and associate professor
of communication at Ohio
State University, revealed
that society uses media to
“enhance our social identities”
suggesting that in a youth-
obsessed world, older people
are satisfied whenever they
are reminded of the failings of
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young people.
However, with the
exception of The Guardian’s
Ally Foogs, such opinions and
findings are scarcely reported
on by national newspapers.
Older consumers are
typically more loyal to their
newspaper than younger
consumers: those aged 55
to 64 showed the highest
tendency to buy a national
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generally know whom
the demographics of their
readership are and what they
desire to read. This supports
the argument that the media
tend to over-report bad news
about young people, and
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Ally Foggs (The Guardian)
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Data analysis conducted by
Rory Fitzgerald, Eric Harrison
and Frank Steinmaier showed
that over half of 18-29 year olds
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London has got
a bad rap for youth
crime
reported having been treated
with prejudice because of their
age in the last year, compared
with around a quarter of those
aged 30-39 and only a fifth of
those aged 60-69.
The data also suggested
age is resulting in unity among
younger generations. 66% of
those describing themselves
as ‘young’ felt they had more
in common with those in the
same age group compared to
just 53% of those describing
themselves as “older.”“Age
is becoming increasingly
important as a form of identity.
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We are used to thinking of
ageism in terms of the way
older people are treated, but it
can equally apply to other age
groups,” says co-author Eric
Harrison of City University
London. He added that the
perception of discrimination
among the young “might serve
as a catalyst for resentment in
the longer term.”
This could lead to a
motivated younger generation.
Harrison theorized, “As age
becomes a more important
part of young people’s identity,
we could see more examples of
younger generations banding
together to take political action
the recent student protests,
could be a sign of this.”
Analysis has found that
people feel more positively
towards the older generation
and feel that those in their 70s
contribute more than those in
their twenties to customs and
way of life in Britain.
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“There was only a small
difference in the perceived
contribution to the economy
of those in their 20s and 70s,
which is perhaps further
evidence of negativity towards
the young since most over 70s
are economically inactive.”
As a generation who will
face record breaking tuition
fees that their parents and
those before them escaped
and the end of Education
Maintenance Allowance,
perhaps the question should
be raised as to how much the
young generation will owe
their elders in years to come.
If resentment is already
brewing between generations
due to the discrimination felt
by young people, will this lead
to justifiable selfishness when
the youth of today become the
middle aged income earners
of tomorrow and it is their tax
that is relied upon to support
the elderly?
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Students Join Teachers and Health

Workers to Plan Britain’s Biggest Ever Protest
the unions will also invite
Andrew Markland student and community
Jack White groups.
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O
n 13th January students
met with teachers,
health workers and
interested locals at the Save
Our Services in Surrey (SOSiS)
meeting. SOSiS is connecting
up local campaigns combating
the Government’s cuts to
public services.
The largest groups were
representatives of the anti-cuts
campaign at Royal Holloway
university in Egham, who have
built a serious and committed
group on their campus, which
include teachers from the
Guildford and Redhill areas,
who are deeply concerned
by proposals to turn Britain’s
schools into academies.
Several schools that became
academies over the last few
years are now burdened with
enormous debts, due to the
model that they use.
In response to the coalition’s
Save Our Services are planning the biggest protest Britain has ever seen
axing of public services, the
Trade Union Congress (TUC)
is organising the March for the
Alternative, a demonstration
in London on Saturday 26th
March. The campaign assured
that everyone is welcome;
regardless of the specific cuts
they are fighting. The event
promises to be the largest
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display of public dismay over
the cuts so far, with the TUC
expecting as many as a million
people. All trade unions have
been specifically invited and
and Customs (HMRC) were
also present at the SOSiS
meeting, to put forward the
case that £120bn in tax is
avoided in Britain every year.
That figure is around 12%
of current Government debt.
HMRC simply does not have
enough employees to ensure
collection.
This negligence has had
a knock-on effect, with local
courts that used to handle
tax-avoidance cases closing
down. Crime in Surrey is
now on the increase, since
there is insufficient court time
available to process criminals.
Surrey mental health
workers are worried about
cuts too. In the NHS skilled,
trained support workers are
being made redundant to
be replaced with unskilled
workers who compete for jobs
on the basis of cost.

New Guildford
Entertainment Venue
‘G Live’ set for 2011 opening
Tom Goulding ‘The Edge’, ‘G Space’ and ‘GO2’. renowned Alice’s Adventures
News Editor With regard to GO2, the re- in Wonderland, discarded for

G
uildford Borough Coun-
cil has announced the
name for a new 1,000-
seat entertainment venue,
which is due to open this au-
tumn.
The venue, which will re-
place the old Civic Centre in
Guildford, has been dubbed
‘G Live’ after an initial naming
report in 2007 sought to find a
suitable name for the new at-
traction.
The Council consulted
members of the public, as well
as the Academy of Contempo-
rary Arts and the Guildford
School of Acting to determine
what the venue should be
called.
Rejected names included
port said, “The number might
simply refer to the second
venue on the site and has reso-
nances with G2 (The Guardian
newspaper supplement) and
G8 (The Group of Eight forum
created for governments from
eight countries to discuss is-
sues such as the environment).
It went on to add, “Howev-
er, GO2 has the disadvantage of
being similar to the O2.
Despite initial legal advice
being that this name (GO2) is
permissible, caution should be
exercised because of the simi-
larity to the O2 Arena.
Proposals that the site
should be named after fa-
mous Surrey residents were
also turned down, with ‘Lewis
Carroll’, author of the world
its concentration on the past,
rather than looking forward to
the future.
In response to this, one
resident argued that G Live
sounded like, “something out
of the Ali-G show.”
Councillor Hodges Hall
hoped that Guildford might be
able to attract a recognizable
act for the opening of G Live
at the end of the year, suggest-
ing that, “someone like Leona
Lewis would be good to have.”
Councillor Tony Rooth was
excited about the develop-
ments being made at the site,
calling the new name an, “ex-
citing milestone, which takes
us a step closer to the opening
of this great new facility for the
local community this autumn.” Concept art of ‘G Live’

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NUS and Credit Action Launch

Credit Crunching A Student Guide to Credit
NUS the different credit products “Credit Crunching – the
available in the marketplace student guide to credit

A
new resource to help
students and graduates
understand the
multitude of credit products
available in the marketplace
has launched. for further information. It also
Credit Crunching – a
student guide to credit has
been created by NUS and the
national money education
charity Credit Action.
As the amount of debt that
students owe on graduation
increases - research shows
that the average student now
finishes university with debts
in excess of £23,000, a figure
that is set to rise substantially
in the next few years – both
NUS and Credit Action believe
students and graduates alike
must be well-informed about
to make sound financial
decisions.
Credit Crunching explains
the different types of credit
available, the pros and cons of
each and provides signposts
contains a glossary to explain
commonly used terms that
often go without explanation.
Joanna Parsley, Associate
Director of Credit Action says,
“With the future of student
finance in the spotlight it is
essential for students and
graduates to both understand
credit and use it wisely.
Credit can be enabling, but
can also be an easy entry into
debt difficulties, so it is vital
students and graduates are
clued up on what different
products mean for them.
combines the knowledge and
expertise of two organisations
that are committed to student
welfare and represents
a fantastic debut joint
publication.”
Ben Whittaker, Vice
President Welfare of NUS
says, “Loans and other credit
are increasingly a fact of life
for students, and it’s critical
that students can navigate the
different options. Last year, we
saw students being targeted
by short-term lenders when
student loan payments were
delayed. Some took on more
debt than they intended, and
got into trouble – we want to
help avoid that happening.
“We’re really proud to work
with Credit Action on this
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Features
El Presidente offers to buy you a
coffee and tries a spicy new dish
E
xams are over... phew.
The world has returned
to normal and the li-
brary is no longer your home
– excellent!
That means you’re back to
the exciting world of Univer-
sity life: friends, fun, lectures
and learning.
That’s something I’d like
you to think about today actu-
ally – life at University. What is
Smart phones, smart social life
Rowan Ling
USSU Chair
L
unch in London town
with an old friend. Our
iPhones are symmetri-
cally placed on the table like
silver cutlery that had been
laid prior. Keso had checked
us in and I was tagged in the
post. The world knew where
we were and I suddenly felt
Malcolm Hunt
USSU President
it about Uni life that you love?
What is it that makes you
want to get up in the morning
(whether it be at 8am or 2pm)?
What is it you look forward to
when you look at the week
ahead? Also, what do you dis-
like about being at University?
Is it where you live or where
you learn? Is there something
you’ve always thought could
be made better?
like this was no longer a meal
for two.
The key to the connected
world these days seems to be
the smartphone. Phones calls
are dead: texting is slow, while
Facebook and Instant Messag-
ing apps are taking over. ‘Doc-
tor I’ve got a BBM problem’ is
now the latest symptom being
dissected at the Student Medi-
cal Centre – “I can see that
they’ve read the message, but
why did they take five minutes
before they replied!” – I feel
your pain.
Arriving back in Guildford
after the New Year celebra-
tions seem a distant memory,
the inevitable “it’s Friday again
and I want to go out” idea res-
urrects itself.
Heading down the road
to see a couple of guys that
were also back early, it soon
dawned that I wasn’t just buy-
Well, these thoughts are
exactly what the University is
looking for when it releases
this year’s National Student
Survey across campus in the
first week of semester 2. And
you know what? It’s so excited
by these thoughts it’ll even buy
you a Starbucks to say “thank
you”.
Of course you’d think to get
a free Starbucks it must be one
of those groan-worthy surveys
that take hours to fill in – but
it’s not! It’ll only take you five
minutes! And that’s good be-
cause if you’re an Aerospace
Engineering, society presi-
denting, marathon running, ac-
ademic repping, volunteering
busy bean with an unhealthy
obsession for stamp collecting
you’ll still have time to do it.
There’s only one slight
hitch. The NSS is only for final
ing my round but I was also
buying Jägerbombs for their
smartphones. One of them
was snapping away with their
Blackberry to up-load overex-
posed pictures to Facebook,
while the other was ‘What-
sApp-ing’ the latest love inter-
est. It was certainly clear that
physical presence wasn't a
requirement to be socially in-
volved in this evening.
Not wanting the night to
finish just yet, I headed up to
another bar. A quick flash of
the driving license and I was
inside alone, albeit my trusty
sidekick was in my back pock-
et.
Although, I’m nowhere as
finessed as Joey Tribbiani, I
attempted a classic, “How you
doing?” on a girl buying drinks
at the bar. A few moments lat-
er her iPhone was out: “let me
add you on Facebook and we
The Stag
year students. That means if
you’re an eager first-year look-
ing for a free muffin you’ll be
sorely disappointed. There
will be more free-bees com-
ing up later in the year for you
though.
In other news, I have a
quick tip for you...
Have you ever been to ‘Ja-
mie’s’ restaurant opposite
the Friary in Guildford? Well,
either way, watch out for the
‘Turbo Fusili’ dish they offer
on the pasta menu. That hap-
pens to be the exact dish I tried
last night. Conclusion – HOT-
TER THAN THE SUN. Literally!
I like hot food and even I had to
order a glass of milk. I suggest
you only try it if you’re from
Newcastle... and don’t own a
coat.
Have a great week!
can then see who we have as
mutual friends”, she suggest-
ed. We had three. The smart-
phone served its purpose, the
connection had been made
and I was no longer alone.
The evolution of the Stu-
dents’ Unions is all about
Communication. Surround-
ing this opinion piece are the
ever-loveable Sabbs; no doubt
updating you on the latest
from their portfolios. ‘Hous-
ing Awareness Week’ and ‘the
National Student Survey’ I can
imagine are the hot topics this
week.
Back in September, Proj-
ect ‘Skynet’ – the saviour to
the Union website – was an-
nounced within the print of
The Stag.
With the project now half
way through and reaching an
exciting development stage,
keep watching this space.
thestagsurrey.co.uk
NEWS 03
Events to
celebrate
culture and
community
on campus
Osama I. Salih
USSU VP Societies
H
i everyone, Happy New
Year and I hope all your
exams went well for
those of you who had some.
This coming term we have
many exciting opportunities
for you to get involved.
The IFestival is a two-week
programme full of events,
movie nights, performances
and many other forms of en-
tertainment. This festival is
our chance to celebrate the
many different cultures on our
campus.
The IFestival is on the 7th
– 18th of March. The event is
organised by the VP Societies,
Activities Coordinator, work-
ing with the societies here at
Surrey. For more informa-
tion please ask at the students
union or go to the website
www.ussu.co.uk/Ifestival.
There is also a team of stu-
dent volunteers that are help-
ing the organisation of this
event so don't miss out and if
you want to volunteer on this
event please email ussu.societ-
ies@surrey.ac.uk.
There is also an entertain-
ing program for trips and ac-
tivities coming out for more
information and a digital copy
at www.ussu.co.uk/giveitago.
10 FEATURES The Stag features@thestagsurrey.co.uk

Ever Feel Like Welfare Welcome

really excited about Housing

You Don’t Know

G H eorgie ancock
Week as I have a feeling this is
USSU VP Welfare
the most structured, cohesive

What the Sabbs Do? F

irst thing to say is wel-
come back! I really do
hope that you had a good
Christmas and New Year get-
ting in some rest before the
Trung exams. I guess this might be
USSU VP Sports
a boring article for those who
one yet.
The world of welfare has
been quiet for the past couple
of weeks. I have been work-
ing with the mentors at Hazel
Farm to improve communica-
tion and resolve any issues

H
ey all, welcome back.
Over Christmas I have
been writing up a pro-
ject summary report of what
I have been up to. The topics
I cover are listed below. You
can find the full report directly
via www.ussu.co.uk/vpsports.
If you’re free on Wednesdays
afternoons, come down to the
Sports Park to Support our
Teams at Home!
aren’t looking for a house to
move into next year.
For first years I strongly
suggest that you come to Hous-
ing Week starting from the 7th
February. It is a really great
chance to find out everything
you need to know about mov-
ing off campus into the private
rented sector.
There will be some really
informative talks which will no
doubt involve me embarrass-
ing myself, as public speaking
they are facing, as they are
often very different from the
issues faced by Stag Hill resi-
dents.
That leads me onto the
Arriva bus issues, which have
been a large part of my work-
load. It’s such a complex issue
to resolve as there are so many
outside influences and it takes
so long for everything to hap-
pen because of this.
I want to reassure you, if
you are having issues with the
directly to Arriva!
It seems strange to already
be half way through my year as
a Sabb – I’m a little scared by
how little time is left. Time has
gone so quickly as a student, so
I think it will feel like someone
has pressed fast forward being
a Sabb!
There’s so much that I want
to do in terms of campaigns,
but I want to use this time
wisely, so please let me know

Current Projects
isn’t my strongest point. There
will also be a new off-campus
student guide which will cover
Initiatives lots of different topics. I’m
buses please don’t hesitate if there is anything that you
to contact me. I can’t wave a feel passionate about that’s
magic wand but I can make welfare related.
sure your views are making it

1. Who to contact guide Confused about living off campus?

2. Kit for 2011+
Wondering how to access good quality housing?
3. Surrey Sports Park Q&A
4. Improving Relevance & Communication to Students
Thinking about how to organise your budget for bills and costs?
5. Re-Stabilising Club Own Funds All these questions and more will be answered at -
6. Club Grading System
7. Improving Student Sport Presences at SSP
8. Review on Sports BUCS & Other Competitions Budget
g Aw a r eness
9. Society Discount Cards for Club Members
s in W
10. Club Committee's Accountability to Members
11. Club Bible
u 2011 e
12. Surrey's Got Strength (May Activity)
Ho

ek
13. Varsity Wednesday Night (Sports Night Out)
14. Club Membership: Lists Access & Increasing Its Prestige
15. Club Awards + Review
16. Membership for Non-SSP Clubs
17. Risk Assessments Review / New System
18. Awareness of importance of Club Constitutions

Yearly Set Tasks

19. Inventories
20. Budget Requests
21. Sports Standing & Executive Meetings
22. Club Memberships
23. Club Photos
24. Colours Ball
25. Varsity against Kingston
26. Re-freshers' Fayre
27. Club Constitutions / Administration / Finances

Issues Overlooking / Represent Students On

28. Club storage at SSP
7th February - 11th February 2011
29. Performance Sports Benchmarking System Talks by the Students’ Union, Accommodation Services and Student Advice
30. SSP & Union Sports Strategy Monday 7th February and Tuesday 8th February at 11am and 2pm
31. New Students’ Union Super Website (Project Skynet)
Taking place on the Lecture Theatre Concourse.

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features@thestagsurrey.co.uk
Happy (Chinese) New Year!
Even in Britain, lion dance is a popular event during the Chinese New Year period.
Tanuja Rai
Staff Writer
D
ifferent countries have
different cultures. As
we just recently cel-
ebrated English New Year,
Chinese New Year is also ap-
proaching. This is the main and
biggest festival of the Chinese
year and the lunar calendar
is used to determine the date.
According to the Chinese lunar
calendar, in our 2011 Chinese
New Year starts from 3 Febru-
ary. Each year is named after
an animal, representing total
Being good to
mothers (and fathers)
Gareth Evans
Staff Writer
W
e’ve all been in this
situation before,
you’re at a public
place, be it a cinema, on a train
or in a restaurant and some
baby starts crying or some tod-
dler acts up. A lot of the time,
people seem to show the same
result, blame the mother.
Take me as an example: I
was once rude to a mother
whose baby was crying at the
cinema. What had happened
was Odeon had failed to tell
many people who ordered the
tickets that it was a viewing
that babies were allowed to
attend. In fact it was a view-
thestagsurrey.co.uk
© CuleX-
of 12 animals based on a cycle
of twelve years.
There are several leg-
ends saying how the animals’
names were chosen. One says
that, before leaving the earth,
Lord Buddha called all the ani-
mals to come to him but only
twelve came for his farewell,
so he named a year after each
one in order they arrived. In
China it is believed that people
born in a particular year have
the personality of the animal
that the year represents. The
year beginning in 2011 is the
year of the rabbit.
ing especially that babies were
allowed to attend. As a result
there were a constant series
of shouts between those who
brought babies and those who
didn’t. When I think back
about it today, this wasn’t re-
ally fair.
A lot of people have either
said it jokingly or as part of a
complaint, that women with
babies or young children
should just leave if they can’t
keep them under control, but
just think about that for one
moment and what that rule
would actually mean. Accord-
ing to psychological studies
babies do not have an inter-
nal monologue until they are
able to speak aloud. So when
a woman cannot control her
RABBIT
Years: 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011
Personality: peaceful, peace
makers, friendly, affectionate,
dislike being centre of attention
and enjoy good things of life.
TIGER
Years: 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010
Personality: adventurous, con-
fident, emotional, risk takers,
hate taking orders, warm and
generous to people, they love.
OX
Years: 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009
Personality: hardworking,
patient, born leaders, depend-
able, good organisers, lasting
relationship, loyal and expect
loyalty in return.
RAT
Years: 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008
Personality: cheerful, charm-
ing, ambitious, clever, devoted
to family, imaginative and not
confident in themselves.
BOAR
Years: 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007
Personality: peace loving, trust-
ing, honest, strong, rarely lose
temper, enjoy gossip, easily fall
in love and untidy at home.
DOG
Years: 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006
Personality: faithful, honest, car-
ing, trustworthy, believe in truth
and justice, able to gain respect
of others but worry too much.
baby, it is not a personal failing
for her to be blamed for, babies
cannot do anything but react
vocally to the feelings they
experience. While the same
is not true for toddlers (once
they are speaking coherently)
this does not mean they are
easier to keep under control.
My point is, children aren’t
easy to manage and there is
no simple answer for getting
them to behave in public.
Now I know we could just
say “Ok we accept that the
mother (and the father, I know
I’ve only said mother so far but
be nice to the dads too for the
same reasons) can’t control
the behaviour of their child but
we still want her to go anyway”
– but what sort of message
would this actually be? Again,
think about it.
Students, at one time or an-
other are blessed with a cer-
tain amount of free time and
when they grow up, this time
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ROOSTER
Years: 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005
Personality: well organised,
hardworking, strong-willed,
confident, love centre of at-
tention and flattery and hate
criticism.
MONKEY
Years: 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004
Personality: charming, very
clever, mischievous, highly suc-
cessful, well liked and love a
challenge.
SHEEP/ GOAT
Years: 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003
Personality: kind, good natured,
elegant, artistic, peace lovers
and worry too much. Family are
important to them.
HORSE
Years: 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002
Personality: very hardworking,
admirable, ambitious, indepen-
dent, intelligent and easily fall
in love.
SNAKE
Years: 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001
Personality: sensitive, charm-
ing, good thinkers, patient, wise,
good at handling money and
don’t like to rely on others.
DRAGON
Years: 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000
Personality: luckiest of all, free-
dom lover, strong, popular, fun-
loving, confident, determined,
loyal and always want to be on top.
slowly decays and if they have
children it promptly shrivels
up and dies. I was rude to that
if she wanted to spend time
with her partner and that was
how they chose to do it? Who
mother for taking her baby to
the cinema (which she was en-
am I to say that they can’t?
Yes it may be annoying to
titled to do). But what if that put up with five minutes of
was only time she had to go loudly bad behaviour, but at
out, or she didn’t have anyone the end of the day you don’t
to look after her baby and what have to live with it.
© Roshnii Rose
Parents: doing their best for their kids despite the rudness of others.
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"Y'know what really

grinds my gears?":

Banter *

© Steve Punter
the same language. But more
Bakita Kasadha so, trying to introduce ban-
Deputy Editor
Boris was sacked from his first job as a journalist after falsifying a quote, but this has not prevented a stellar career. ter across cultures can lead to

N
o that's a lie, people death or just misunderstand-

How To Get a Job in Media

Andy Vale based degree then everyone
Contributor else in your lecture theatre has
the same skills as you and thus
able across the three societies
are too numerous to list here.
There are obvious ones such
who don't get/appreci-
ate banter – that's what
irritates me.
Now my banter may be seen
as crude, a tad inappropriate
(on a few occasions I have mis-
takenly been accused of being
ings. Now I've found (and you
may disagree) that Ameri-
cans, well they don't really
get British humour. I mean
they love our accent (and be-
lieve that we only sound like
our dear Majesty or a pure

F
-Cups, great blow-jobs
and rich, connected par-
ents often do the trick.
If you have all three of those
assets then stop reading this
article right now, you probably
don’t need any help from me.
You’ll get by, just fine – life has
been kind to you.
Unfortunately if you are
reading this then you are on
the pile with the rest of us and
if you want to get anywhere in
any part of the media industry
then you’ll have to do things
the harder way. There are a
million things I could write
that would help you, but I only
have a limited amount of col-
umn space so I’ll tell you what
every employer is looking for.
One word: Experience.
Yup, actually making some
TV, doing some radio, writ-
ing some articles or maybe
all of the above! Your degree
is nice – you may learn some
good theory or how to use
some equipment and that will
help you. However if you are
doing a media/film/writing
you’ll need something to stand
out. If you go through three
years of Uni without doing
anything extra then the mes-
sage you send out when you go
for a real job in radio/print/
TV is that all you really want is
a job where you meet famous
people occasionally. They love
hiring people that share their
love for the medium: the best
way to prove that you have that
love is to get involved when
you have the opportunity. The
good news is that here at Sur-
rey it’s cock-bendingly easy to
get that experience and take
this opportunity.
It’s free and easy to get in-
volved with GU2 Radio, Sur-
rey’s award winning student
radio station and likewise with
MAD TV. To start your journey
with The Stag all you need to
do it write an article and email
it in. It’s never too late to get in-
volved with any of the Student
Media societies at Surrey, all
necessary training is provided
and no prior knowledge is nec-
essary. The various roles avail-
as radio DJs, TV presenters
and writers. Alongside this we
also need people to do slightly
more ‘behind-the-scenes’ jobs
such as editing, marketing,
graphic design and more. In
recent years, student media
has helped people get jobs,
placements and work experi-
ences with Radio 1, The Daily
Mail (sorry), This Morning and
plenty of other big names. To
get involved, just get involved
with any of the following:
• GU2 Radio: manager@
GU2.co.uk
• Mad TV : claire@MADTV-
Surrey.co.uk
• The Stag: editor@thestag-
surrey.co.uk
All societies will be doing
Refresher Drives – there will
be introductory events and do
not feel shy about getting in-
volved with any. Not only does
it look like gold on your CV, it’s
also a lot of fun. Come get in-
volved, we’re all friendly!
drunk at 2PM in Chancellors "apple and pears" Cockney),
because I am "cracking" myself but they don't really get us. I
up – and those around me may commented, whilst in America
I add, with my "banterous" last year, that Americans had
ways). But clearly, those who abused the English language
think I am not funny are mis- by (some of them) referring to
informed and/or have never it as "American" and then hav-
hung around the typical Union ing the audacity to take the 'u's
members of staff. out of many of our favourite,
Now, you sensitive spirits colourfully humorous words. I
who don't appreciate raw wit, was (somewhat) joking but my
maybe you should. And those crowd didn't respond well to
of you who just look blankly or this statement...
with scrutiny need to lighten But yeah, I guess some peo-
up – it’s rather tough provid- ple take it too far...
ing comic relief. I swear I'm not a moany
What makes it worse is that mare all the time, it just "really
banter can't be translated... grinds my gears"!
even when you're speaking
*Please note 'banter' does not include up-loading horrible pictures and tag-
ging them on Facebook. 'Banter' must be in verbal or written form, not action.
Neither does it include attacking ginger people. I honestly see this as a form of
racism (yes, I used the 'R' word and I'm allowed to say it). Also it doesn't include
telling others that your friend has crabs/herpes or any other STI or D, unless of
course it's true, then I guess it's not banter. I guess you're just being honest. The
truth shall set you free. Also, it's not when you say something you really mean that
is horrible but add "it's just banter" when the person you directed it to starts to
cry. That's kind of like writing 'I hate you' and then adding 'lol'.
Disclaimer: for those who were offended by anything men-
tioned; this article does not reflect the views of 'The Stag' com-
mittee members (except for mine) or that of the University of
Surrey Students' Union – it's just banter.

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Applause for an
All-Time Superstar
mally known as the Titans as but we didn’t deal with the
Mrs B they came into their new sta- man. This however common
Contributor
dium. He led the team in rush- is the reality and price of star-
ing touchdowns. On 8 June dom. Whilst fans and people in

B
orn 14 February 1973,
the American football
quarterback, who spent
the majority of his NFL career
with the Tennessee Titans.
His buzz for the sport life had
sprung up at an early time
in his life, attending Mount
Olive High School as a fresh-
man, where he played football,
baseball and basketball. His
college career sounded off to
a hit: he was initially offered a
full scholarship to the Univer-
sity of Florida to play defensive
back but wanting to play quar-
terback. He chose division
I-AA Alcorn State. His senior
season saw the likes of gain-
ing up to 6,000 yards rushing
and passing, along with 53
he flew to Baltimore, passed a
physical, and was announced
as the newest member of the
Ravens. His low time crept up
from here: he was a passenger
in a car that was pulled over
for suspicion of drunk driving.
They were both arrested; how-
ever charges were dropped
on 10 July 2007. In 2007 he
missed nine more games dur-
ing the rest of the season. After
thirteen seasons in the NFL, he
announced his retirement in
April 2008.
He was married from 21
June 1997. He had two sons
with his wife and two sons
with two other women. On 4
July 2009 he was found dead
of multiple gunshot wounds,
general are too caught up with
the reason someone came into
stardom, they forget that they
were just a normal human
being, just like us in the first
place. Although his death was
far from a result of his fans, it
is true in saying that we didn’t
know the man behind the No.9
kit. We cheered him on in all
the games he won for us and
were disappointed when he
didn’t catch a ball or when
he made us lose. Yes we sure
did deal with the player, but
we didn’t deal with the man, a
great man. Applause to an all
time superstar!
Remember to keep those
emails coming in! If there is
anything you would like me

touchdowns, surpassing more
than a dozen records. He was
named an All-American.
He went on to play for the
Tennessee Oilers, more for-
along with the body of a young
woman. He was the victim of a
murder/suicide. His name was
Stephen LaTreal McNair.
We dealt with the player
© Keith Allison
to write about, or if you would
like to discuss something feel
free to email me anytime!
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Murdered by his mistress: American football legend Steve McNair

by six British nurses, whom discover they cannot afford

travelled with him to India.
Thereafter he worked in two
or three hospitals in India
before he founded his own
hospital nine years ago in
Bangalore. In a country which
needs 2.5 million heart surger-
ies a year, many will die unless
there are facilities available for
them, hence why he success-
fully opened a hospital with
1,000 beds.
Only a person who has
been to India will understand,
that its population is big and
everything happens in large
numbers. Personally, com-
Dr Devi Shetty champions universal availability of life-saving healthcare. ing from the tiny island of Sri
Lanka, when I first visited
the funds. It is like putting a
price tag on human life. His
ambition is to disassociate
healthcare from the bank bal-
ance of a person and come up
with a workable solution.
He believes that unless you
build large hospitals, that can
do 40–50 heart surgeries a
day, costs cannot be cut. And
while the hospital is not run
as a charity, it runs as a profit-
able organisation, making the
doctors aware of the profit and
loss, minimising on wastage
and standardising procedures.
This is coupled with the highly-
skilled surgeons, who have an
outstanding success rate of

A Price Tag on Human Life India it was overwhelming.

who believes specialist health-
Lasika Jayamaha care should be available to rich
Contributor
and poor. Although there have
been many well known and
successfully reach the poorest
of those in India.
After having done numer-
ous surgeries in Guys Hospital,
On a typical day, Dr. Shetty
would perform two to three
heart surgeries, and then see
about 60 outpatients until late
evening. To many of them he
would be saying you have a
99–100%
Despite this, Dr. Shetty
commented that globally only
8% of the population can
afford healthcare, and if this is
so, can we call ourselves devel-
oped? This is certainly food

T
he BBC recently did an successful doctors, this is the London, Dr Shetty performed hole in the heart and the sur- for thought.
interview with Dr Devi first time I have come across the first, neonatal heart sur- gery would cost Rs.60,000
Shetty – a heart surgeon someone who has been able to gery in India, accompanied (equivalent to £824), and

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Prints
Student Buy and Trend of the Week:

Nisha & Christie mixing a printed top with a

Fashion Supremos neutral bottom a la Kourtney
Kardashian to tone down a

P
rints seem to be all the
range this season from
the all-time Spring/
Summer favourite floral prints,
to animal prints, to the more
bold geometric/graphic prints
– we are most certainly spoilt
for choice. Prints are a great
choice this season and look
fabulous on softer, more luxu-
rious materials such as chif-
fon which make a heavy print
more wearable. Printed tops,
skirts and dresses have shown
up in the collections of de-
signers such as Jason Wu and
a fast approaching hot trend
for Spring/Summer 2011 is
the tropical print consisting
of printed flowers, leaves and
butterflies in vivid colours,
perfect for the summer days
to come. The tropical print
has been seen in the 2011 col-
lections of Stella McCartney,
House of Holland and Akris.
Although prints can be hard
to wear sometimes, we have a
few tips that should help you
try this trend for yourself: try
print but still keep it the main
focus and vice versa. If you
choose a printed skirt, tuck in
a basic top of a simple block
colour devoid of print. Or if
you choose a printed dress,
keep accessories simple so
that your dress stands out.
However if you’re feeling
brave, trying mixing/clashing
prints together for an alterna-
tive look to the trend: a look al-
ready seen on Claudia Schiffer!
We love this Flower Ki-
mono Cape Top from Topshop
and although we admit it isn’t
a print that jumps out at you,
it is still a standout piece! The
gorgeous grey flowers on the
classic cream background give
the top a vintage look and the
kimono/cape cut of the top
creates volume and draping
giving you a soft romantic look.
Plus the cinched-in waist gives
the top a great fit! Balance
out the volume in the top with
skinny jeans and ballet flats for
a casual but stylish look. Find
this top at www.topshop.com
today.

Fashion Report:
back and it still hasn’t left. tends to highlight flaws rather
The A/W 2010 collections than compliment figures.

Leather
saw this fabric on every item
of clothing possible. Yves St
Laurent created leather corse-
try, adding a little bondage and
kink to the fashion. A few years
back we would have scoffed at
the idea of leather trousers as
an alternative to jeans. But
Not only is it the full length
form that has taken the catwalk
by storm, but leather shorts
have made a comeback from
the hooker-esque association
they had before. Black stud-
ded, high-waisted or camel
coloured shorts are now filling

W
hether embellished
Holly Rowe-Roberts
with studs, shear-
ling, fringe’s or sim-
ply plain, leather has been
a statement fabric for many
years. Back in 2006 leath-
er jackets were scattered
throughout the country on
celebrities and fashion idols
alike. High-street copies were
soon duplicated and leather
became a staple item for every
wardrobe. Whether adding
to the punkish style that was
making a comeback from the
80s, or updating the floaty
feminine bo-ho look that we
see each summer, leather was
this season, leather trousers
are seen everywhere.
Celebrities such as Halle
Berry and Elle Macpherson
have been seen in cropped
versions. One particular lust-
ed after item is the red/black
cropped pair, designed by Isa-
bel Marant and worn by high
profile figures like Victoria
Beckham and Kate Bosworth.
Leather has replaced jeans for
many women. Polly Vernon,
deputy editor of the Observer
Magazine, said: “I wear leather
trousers more than jeans these
days.” But this isn’t a look ev-
eryone can wear as this fabric
high-street stores everywhere.
Is this a trend that will
stay on for much longer? The
leather jacket, if worn well
can be timeless. Whilst there
will always be times when it is
overused and times when it is
adored, the simple addition of
a leather jacket to any outfit
adds an edge and a little in-
spiration to the look. Leather
shorts and trousers however,
could easily be forgotten in a
few seasons time. It is the dif-
ficulty and risky nature of this
item that means it will proba-
bly be abandoned within a few
seasons.

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Science & Tech
50 Random Science and Tech Facts
H. Finn & R. Lismore-Burns 10. A kind of jellyfish, the
W
e made up one of
these facts! The
first person to email
sciencetech@thestagsurrey.
co.uk with the incorrect fact
will win a chocolate bar.
11. It is possible to see a
1. Sharks are probably
colour-blind.
12. Strains of E coli have
13. Ancient Egyptians used
14. The first e-mail was sent
15. Sound travels 15 times
2. 51% of the world’s
population is female,
16. The word Yahoo is taken
49% is male.
3. There are more than
1000 chemicals in a cup
of coffee.
17. The typewriter was
4. On average, women say
7000 words a day, men
2000.
5. Women’s bodies fluctuate
by 10% on the menstrual
cycle.
6. Shrimp’s hearts are in
their heads.
7. No two women’s breasts
are the same size.
8. The most dangerous
animal in the world is
the common housefly.
Because of their habit
of visiting animal waste, 18. You are more attractive
they transmit more
diseases than any other
animal.
19. Women
9. Some fish can change
their sex from male to
female depending on
the gender ratio of the
population.
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20. The common favourite use for the springs. healthy food when they
Turritopsis Nutricula, colour is blue. set up a home with a
can transform itself 32. The electric chair was female partner.
back to childhood by 21. Fly larvae helps to heal invented by a dentist.
regenerating its cells. wounds quickly. 42. Just 30 minutes of
It can theoretically live 33. Eighteen million other continuous kissing can
forever! people share your diminish the body’s
birthday. allergic reaction to
pollen.
rainbow as a full circle 34. Babies start dreaming
from an aeroplane. even before they’re born. 43. During the past five years,
the existence of a peanut
35. The Christmas holidays allergy in children has
been found in cyan are the busiest time in doubled.
printer cartridges. plastic surgeons’ offices.
44. Most lipsticks contain
36. Every three days, you fish scales.
moulted cobra skins as body makes a new lining
condoms. for your stomach. 45. Most of us have
microscopic, wormlike
22. Human thigh bones are
mites named Demodex
stronger than concrete.
over the Internet in 1972. that live in our eyelashes
and have claws and a
23. Naked women make up
mouth.
80% of the pictures on
faster through steel than
the internet.
through the air. 46. Sleeping in on Saturdays
and Sundays can disturb
24. It is estimated that one
your body clock, leaving
of every eight married
from the book Gulliver’s you fatigued at the start
couples started by
Travels. It meant a person of the week.
meeting online.
who was ugly and not a
human in appearance. 47. October 5th is the most
25. Males produce 86 million
popular birthday.
sperm cells a day.
invented by Qwert Yuiop 48. The sloth moves so
26. Spammers get 1 response
who left his signature as
to every 12 million
the order of the top keys.
emails they send (yet it
still makes them a small
37. Skin is your body’s
profit).
largest organ.
27. Since 2008, video games
38. Scientists have
have outsold movie
discovered that certain
DVDs.
brain chemicals in our
tears are natural pain
28. Google handles about 1
relievers.
billion search queries per
day.
39. Blue light fends off
drowsiness in the middle
29. Energy is being wasted if
of the night.
a toaster is left plugged
slowly that green algae
in after use.
40. Red wine contains anti- can grow undisturbed on
inflammatory chemicals its fur.
to the opposite sex if you 30. Car airbags kill 1 person
that stave off diseases
wear red. for every 22 lives that
affecting the gums and 49. A cow gives nearly
they save.
bone around the teeth. 200,000 glasses of milk
are more
in her lifetime.
attractive to men when 31. An airplane mechanic
41. Women gain weight
ovulating (if you are a invented the Slinky while
when they move in with 50. You are more likely
lapdancer you will earn he was playing with
a boyfriend because their to be killed by a
more money during this engine parts and realized
diet deteriorates, but champagne cork than
time!) the possible secondary
men begin to eat more a poisonous spider.
societies@thestagsurrey.co.uk
The Mysterious Syndrome X
Nataliya Gerasimova
S
yndrome X, or Metabolic
Syndrome, a set of several
metabolic abnormalities
including insulin resistance,
obesity and hypertension,
is one of the fastest growing
disease entities in the world.
Not only is it the fastest
growing, it is also a very quiet
one: most of the conditions
that make up the syndrome
are asymptomatic.
As a result, Syndrome X, also
known as a ‘Deathy Quartet’, is
becoming a household name; a
‘silent killer’ of our ‘sit-down’
and ‘overeating’ generation.
It is the major predisposing
factor of cardiovascular
disease and type two diabetes
mellitus, the Big Two; and
obesity has long been regarded
as the key aetiological factor.
There is much controversy
regarding the appropriateness
of considering Syndrome
X as true (real) syndrome
with a distinct diagnosis or
simply as a fruit basket of
independent risk factors. It
now appears to underlie many
more conditions than it was
originally thought: alterations
in body lipid derivatives
status, female reproductive
New Drug To Slow Skin Cancer
Emma Cooper
A
new drug for skin
cancer can slow the
spread of the disease
in half the patients, thereby
extending their lives, a study
has found.
A trial of 680 patients at
the Royal Marsden Hospital,
London tested a drug that
attacks a genetic mutation
found in half of all skin cancer
cases. The drug was found
to be effective on patients
with advanced malignant
melanoma. The study has been
welcomed by Cancer Research
UK, but not yet published
for review by other cancer
specialists. There have been
reports wanting the new drug
to be available on the NHS as
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disorders, and even certain
cancers; all pinpointing a
defective molecular signalling
and suggesting there is more
to Syndrome X’s pathogenesis
than just a simple sum of
the concomitant metabolic
abnormalities.
Syndrome X has attracted
a considerable amount of
research around the world.
Many candidate genes (and
signal transduction pathways
to their gene expression) have
been proposed to be involved,
including: adiponectin
and leptin: both hormones
important for regulation
of body weight; C-reactive
protein, a marker for systemic
inflammation; and beta
adrenergic receptors which
control fat metabolism.
Basic research into
Syndrome X represents
a rather promising field:
identification of susceptibility
genes and their functional
variants would allow designing
preventative strategies
specifically targeted to hit the
‘genetic bullseye’. The concept
is appealing, but we must not
get ahead of the scientific
evidence base. Despite the
significant heritability of the
individual components being
recognized, the unifying
molecular mechanisms do
soon as possible.
Malignant melanoma is
now the second most common
cancer in young adults - aged
15-34 - in the UK. Rates of
melanoma are rising faster
than any other common cancer.
The cancer is treatable
if caught early, but survival
rates are low once the cancer
spreads. The new drug targets
a specific faulty gene - the
mutated BRAF protein. This
is present in around half of all
melanoma cases.
The drug, called RG7204
seeks out and blocks the
mutated gene. It caused
tumours to shrink in 70% of
cases. The study has not yet
been fully published for other
cancer experts to review and
researchers have not disclosed
how much longer patients
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Scientists are still trying to understand the conditions of Syndrome X
remain obscure, meaning that prevalence of the syndrome has no mistake about it though:
these strategies are not even increased almost exponentially it is a sneaky, and much
close to be introduced in clini- in the last decade, while the underestimated criminal.
cal practice. genetic make-up of human Ironically, despite this well-
To make matters worse, species has not seen many (if deserved fierce reputation, it
genes do not appear to sing any) changes, also advocates is also very preventable and, in
a capella when it comes to for the ‘double jeopardy’ most cases, treatable. In fact,
Syndrome X. Sadly for self- concept behind the syndrome’s it is probably the most side-
indulgent us, this is firmly aetiology. effect-less treatment of them
supported by the evidence that Whether Syndrome X all – through exercising your
nutrition plays an important represents a crossroad between genes and feeding them ‘more
role in the development of this genetics and our sedentary greens, less junk’. After all, any
still ill-defined ‘syndrome’. and calorie-rich lifestyles, is, time is a good time to start
The observation that the however, still uncertain. Make looking after your health.
taking the new drug lived.
However, they said it was
significantly longer than those
taking standard chemotherapy.
The drug has not yet been
licensed so is available only to
patients enrolled in a clinical
trial. Discussions on licensing
the drug will begin after the
results from the trial have been
presented at a conference later
this year.
Skin cancer is one of the
cancers which specifically
affect younger people more
than other types of cancer.
However this news may
not be beneficial to as many
people as we hope as the
government’s plans to cut
back the NHS and research
within the NHS means that
discoveries like this may be
fewer and far between.
18 SOCIETIES
Societies
The Nigerian Students’
Association Progresses Steadily
Dadamuga Mazino
T
he Nigerian Students’
Association (NSA) in
Surrey has achieved
from simple fundraising for
members to making sure
Nigerian food always readily
available, we’ve grown
together as a society.
One of these achievements
is our latest and largest event
which was held in The Living
Room. Nigerians and non-
Nigerians from all over the
university gathered together
for an urban Nigerian-style
party in to refresh and renew
themselves for the upcoming
work that accompanies
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university life.
However, the event that
the committee are most proud
of today will always be our
very first event; a massive
cookout of traditional Nigerian
meals - quite a feat to achieve
considering it was for about
fifty people, all homemade and
with limited spices not easily
found abroad. All thanks to our
very lovely ladies in the society
who made this possible.
Quoting one of our members
from Romania “I should get
together with Nigerians more
so I can have this more often!”
- a statement that made us, as
a society, very glad.
In summary, we’re ecstatic
to see the progress that this
societies@thestagsurrey.co.uk
society has made the NSA has
worked by this principle and
as a result has had attendees
from countries as close as
Ghana and as far as Italy.
An international society
purpose is to express a
particular culture in a foreign
land to guard against culture
shock for people familiar to
that culture, but is also to
create awareness for people
unfamiliar to it. If your society
aims at doing both, you’re
golden!
Be sure to look out for more
NSA events in the future!
We welcome all students to
our events. To all the wonder-
ful non-Nigerians who are yet
to see them, the NSA is here for
you. The Nigerian Society enjoying Freshers’ Fayre
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All Out Effort For
Exams By Means of Prayer
Jahir Rafiq
F
or the last couple of
weeks, most students
have been busy with
exams times and revision.
Some of them are in good
command of this area of study
but some need real effort to
avoid any frustration.
The Bruneian Society (Bru-
Surrey) had something special
in mind and they approached
it with collective effort. They
sought help from almighty Al-
lah.
The programme was
divided into three parts. The
first was meeting
& greeting. Members
turned up at the Prayer room.
It’s actually second time all
the members of BruSurrey
meet up for a society event in
less than one month. Almost
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everyone made it on time and
the attendance from both boys
and girls absolutely exceeded
expectation and the initial
signs showed how enthusiastic
the society members were.
The second part consisted
of prayer and talk. Everyone
prayed to Almighty. Muslims
put a great deal of emphasis
on education. Prophet
Muhammad (PBUH) said
“Whosoever follows a path to
seek knowledge therein, Allah
will make easy for him a path
of paradise” (Shih Muslim).
So through prayer, good
health and sound mind, exam
success was humbly sought to
Almighty.
We all have to leave this
mundane world and must
stand before Almighty to
account whatever we have
done in our lives – that’s the
biggest exam of ours. The
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religious officer Saiful pointed
out about this exam in his
short talk. He emphasized
not to forget about it as it
bears much more significance
than anything else we could
think of. The president then
thanked everyone for their
great support. He talked
about upcoming events. The
programme then moved
to its last phase – dinner
& photo session – with
delicious traditional food and
photography all around.
Members who attended
the event felt very positive
and appreciated about such
spiritual activity. Some of
them said it increased their
confidence while some
said it would help them to
concentrate on their studies
well. We hope and pray that
everyone comes out of exam
room with a big smile!
24 ENTERTAINMENT: FILM
Dance & Theatre
Resolution!
Lucy Al-Zoghbi
Dance Reporter
C
urrently in full swing at
The Place, London, is
Resolution! - a season of
dance that presents the work of
emerging choreographers. The
season runs annually during
the months of January and
February and this year includes
around 100 companies which
are divided under three
categories: First Footing,
Evolution and Aerowaves.
First Footing comprises of UK
based choreographers who
have undergone full-time
dance training, Evolution sees
companies who are returning
to Resolution! with exciting
developments in their work,
Spring Dance in Woking Tingling sensation
Rachel Gildea
Dance & Theatre Editor
W C
oking Dance Festival
is back and is
dancing in a new
way. Instead of working as a
biennial festival we are now
running 3 short seasons of
dance every year. That means
more dance for people, more
often!
For 2011 we kick off with
Spring Shorts, a short season
of dance celebrating Hip Hop
and Community Dance. The
Festival is working with four
fantastic hip hop dance artists
to bring top quality, energetic
dance on to your doorstep.
International B-boy Brahim
Bouchelaghem (France/
Algeria) is returning to Woking
and will be joined by renowned
choreographer Robert Hylton
(UK) performing on Thursday
3rd March in the event,
Double Bill: Two Solo’s. These
two established artists will
also mentor up and coming
artist Wilkie Branson from
Champloo Dance Company and
University of Surrey graduate
Jo Read, to help them create
The Stag
whilst Aerowaves signifies
new talent from European
companies. Pieces are
positioned back to back in a
triple bill setting with short
intervals between them.
I have been lucky enough
to attend a few of the evenings
which I have found to be a
really interesting experience.
Resolution! has been known
for showing the early work of
Wayne McGregor and Hofesh
Shechter - and this year’s
performances certainly give a
feeling that we are witnessing
the evolution of some genius
choreographic minds. The
season is therefore an artistic
outlet for the possibilities of
dance. Friends and family of
the companies attend in full
new and engaging dance
performances to brighten up
Woking.
Alongside these perfor-
mances sits a range of other
dance activity such as work-
shops, community perfor-
mances, hip hop battles, mas-
ter classes, discussions and
conferences. So whether you
want to watch, take part or
talk about dance there really is
something for you.’
support of their loved ones’
achievements which creates
a warm atmosphere for
sharing choreographic work.
Notable performances were
made by Sooraj Subramaniam
whose charming piece
entitled Nocturne provided
a contemporary slant on his
Bharatanatyam training with
some brief comedic moments,
another triumph came in the
form of Je Suis, a rhythmical
extravaganza by four female
dancers of The Maxwell Dance
Project.
If you get the chance
then go to Resolution! and
experience the surge of energy
and creative talent that it
has to offer; I guarantee that
there will be something for
Jo Read has been commis-
sioned by the festival to create
a new piece. Working with cur-
rent university dance students
at Surrey and Woking College
students, Jo’s piece The North
Wind and the Sun will be per-
formed on 2nd and 5th of
March in Woking.
For a full list of events
visit www.wokingdance-
festival.co.uk/events
Notable performance: Sooraj Subramaniam
everyone.
The Resolution! season
is running until February 18
at The Place, Duke’s Road,
London. Nearest Tube station:
hits the Cathedral
ome and join the
University Symphony
Orchestra and Choir on
Saturday 19th February as
they perform highlights from
one of the great 19th century
operas Carmen, Mahler’s
complete Symphony No 4 and
Finzi’s Et In Terra Pax, all in the
beautiful setting of Guildford
Cathedral.
The music to Carmen,
in all its brilliant and vivid
colours, wonderfully captures
the essence of this wild story
of passion, love and jealousy.
Carmen, the gypsy girl working
in a cigarette factory, is
adored by Don
Jose
film@thestagsurrey.co.uk
Euston.
For more information
visit: www.theplace.org.
uk/1062/resolution/
about.html
corporal in the Dragoons); but
it’s the bull fighter Escamillo
who she falls for. This cannot
end happily!
The superb Symphony Or-
chestra and Choir, made up of
University students and staff,
have developed a rich, strong
sound in the last few years,
under the charismatic tutelage
of conductor Russell Keable,
and last year’s performance
of Beethoven’s Symphony No
9 at the Cathedral was sim-
ply breathtaking. We expect
nothing less as they tackle this
year’s varied programme –
Mahler’s optimistic and glow-
ing 4th Symphony alongside
(a Finzi’s popular choral cantata
and highlights from Carmen.
Advance Tickets
from the University
Box Office at Sen-
ate House Reception
(01483 686876) Full
price tickets are £12,
students £5. Doors
7pm, concert starts at
7.30pm.
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Are You Awake?
Veteran television journalist: Harrison Ford
MORNING GLORY
Cert PG, 107 mins

Dir ROGER MICHELL
Not as sharp or as satirical
as Broadcast News, but it
gets by gradually as Sunday
afternoon light entertainment.
Harrison Ford is in gruff-
mode as a veteran television
Ugly Ducking
BLACK SWAN
Cert 15, 108 mins

Dir DARREN ARONOFSKY
If there is one thing that
I have learnt from Darren
Aronofsky’s psychological
thriller, it is that it is clear that
he had many other films at the
back of his mind.
On the one hand, the film
is an artful study of the price
of perfection and on the
other, it is a full-blown Dario
Argento film trying to break
out.. To some audiences, Black
Swan will be an adventurous
watch and to others, it is an
enjoyable, silly hokum.
Either way, Natalie
Portman of Nina, a ballet
dancer abusing her body
to get the part of the Swan
Queen in a production of Swan
Lake, is enrapturing. After the
veteran (Winona Ryder, who
else?) of the ballet company
retires, Nina is prime in the
running. She nails the part of
the White Swan, but there are
doubts over her portrayal of
the Black Swan.
Her competition is Lily
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journalist who is given the
job by driven producer
Rachel McAdams to present
the breakfast show. Funnily
enough it is called DayBreak
(yes, I know).
Morning Glory is gruesomely
fluttery at times, but one
might enjoy it more than
expected.
(Mila Kunis), who is an
impressive newcomer and
perfect for portraying the
Black Swan. As Nina is
dedicated to getting the part,
she undergoes a psychological
and hallucinated
transformation. She becomes
paranoid that Lily is out to
steal her part and gradually
loses her mind over the
upcoming performance.
The film is monstrous in
its tone and gravitas. If you
are up for it, it is a good game
of ‘spot the movie reference’.
There are shades of the strive
for perfection from The
Red Shoes, the hysteria of
Argento’s Opera, Cronenberg-
esque bodily transformations,
the list goes on. Barbara
Hershey as Nina’s pestering
mother is her Joan Crawford
Mommie Dearest moment.
I even found shades of
Howling III and that is going
some. Whatever pretensions
there may be in Black Swan,
Aronofsky does well to
smooth them over. If you are
a horror fan like me, you will
appreciate that a film can go
Glasses at the ready: 3D film
THE GREEN HORNET
Cert 12A, 119 mins

Dir MICHEL GONDRY
Seth Rogen is slimmed
down and his influence on
the comic movie adaptation
of The Green Hornet is more
than can be said for the
director’s take.
Rogan is the co-writer,
producer and the star so he
has substantial blame for this
lacklustre disappointment in
“quick, everybody likes that
shit”, 3D.
Rogen is the irresponsible
playboy Britt Reid, and is
the heir to his father’s media
company. After the untimely
death of his father, he pairs up
with one of his closest worker
friends, Kato.
They both decide to
become crime fighters
after saving a woman from
a mugging on one of their
nights out. Britt decides to
try and capture crime boss
Chudnofsky, (Christoph Waltz,
who knows he should be
doing something better), who
for years his father has tried
to expose.
Apparently The Green
Hornet has been in production
hell for many years. Dating
back to 1993, it was set to star
George Clooney, then directed
by Kevin Smith.
The main problem with
The Green Hornet is that
with all the background
trepidation, it really is a film
that has nothing going for
it. The story is tiresome, the
production is hollow and
everything feels slack. Cue
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Coming up for
2011
SUCKER PUNCH
Cert (tba)
Released 1 April 2011
Dir ZACK SNYDER
A psychological action
movie from esteemed director
Zack Snyder (Watchmen and
300) about a young girl who
creates an alternate reality
in her mind, as she tries to
escape the mental asylum she
is locked in.
I have yet to decide
whether the scantily-clad lead
females (including High School
Musical’s Vanessa Hudgens)
are sexist or empowering as
they fight their imaginary HANNA
Cert (tba)
battles in mortal kombat-
Released 8 April 2011
style miniskirts and leather. Dir ZACK SNYDER
Either way, I’m preparing
On the one hand, this could
for two hours of stunning
be a horrible cliché – trained
cinematography and what-
assassin going rouge and
the-fudge special effects that
being hunted by their previous
will keep me on the edge of my
employer. Does Knight and
seat.
Day ring a bell? It’s been done
LIMITLESS
right...but did I mention the
Cert (tba)
assassin is a 16 year old girl?
Released 18 March
Ah, now the plot thickens. It’s
Dir NEILl BURGER
been a while since Hollywood
I’m willing to confess that
churned out a good child-
my enthusiasm for this film
assassin – the last really
is probably influenced by the
memorable example (for me at
incredibly well chosen Kanye
least) being Gogo from Kill Bill.
West song in the trailer.
But Hanna, played by Saoirse
That said, this sci-fi thriller
Ronan, takes the lead role in
based on the novel The Dark
this surprising mix of action
Fields by Alan Glynn focuses
and drama. Think Hit Girl from
on the idea of a pill that can
Kick Ass, except slightly older
allow you to access 100% of
and raised in the woods, and
your brain, and therefore your
you’ll get why I’m excited to
full potential.
see this.
Cue zero to hero
transformation in lead actor
Bradley Cooper, but when
Robert De Niro gets involved
that’s when the plot starts
getting interesting. With
action, suspense, and a touch
of paranoia, this is definitely
one to look out for.
A bit cold: Hanna
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Unnecessary Spiting
Makes A 2010 Return
New York writer: day of the Woman.
I
t is strange to see Video
Nasties come back to our
screens in the form of
remakes. Especially since the
original 1978 nasty is still
riddled with cuts.
I
f there is anything to be
learnt from the remake is
that the most disturbing
aspects of the original was the
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I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE
Cert 18, 107 mins

Dir STEVEN R. MONROE
fact that people who did not
know what they were doing,
sleazily made it on a shoestring
budget.
The remake (while more
technically proficient) lacks
any sense of meaning. I should
know because this is what I am
studying for my dissertation.
Originally titled ‘Day of the
Woman’, I Spit on Your Grave
is a rape revenge horror film
about a New York writer who
retreats to the country to
write her first novel. While
at her holiday home, she is
tormented and ultimately
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raped by locals. After a period the remake as pointless. The
of trauma and rehabilitation, original was nasty, but there
she returns to seek revenge was nothing stimulating about
on her tormenters. This time any of the activities on display.
there is more elaborate gore as It was harmless in the sense
if the makers of Saw were not that no one was going to leave
far behind. that film a psychotic maniac.
Whatever moral judgement For now, you can consider this
can be made for or against remake as purely unnecessary.
the original or remake is
debateable. For me, I just see
NEDS
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Literature
Kindle The Fire
The Biggest
Book Giveaway!

O
n 5th March this
year something big and I have to admit, I was would not buy were it not for
is happening up and Hollie Rowe-Roberts
Literature Reporter pleasantly surprised. my course. It will also make
down the country - World

Hollie Rowe-Roberts
Literature Reporter
THE LOVELY BONES
Little, Brown. 338pg
Book Night. One million
books will be handed out to
20,000 volunteers to give out
to whoever they want; friends,
family or people at the bus
stop.
This will be the largest book
giveaway ever, happening
across the UK & Ireland. There
are 25 book titles to be given
away from authors such as
Phillip Pullman (Northern
Lights) and Alan Bennet (A Life
Like Other People’s), to Yann
Martel (The Life of Pi) and
B
eing a complete
technophobe myself,
I have so far avoided
the phenomenon that is the
e-book. I have never seen the
appeal of replacing a page
for a screen, and I couldn’t
imagine taking it to the
beach or reading it on a train,
however convenient it may be.
However, after receiving
an e- reader for Christmas I
decided to take the plunge
and step over to the dark side;
Now, I’m certainly not
a convert, and I will not be
burning my bookshelf any
time soon, but for me, as an
English student, it has so far
made life a little easier. Books
with an expired copyright are
free from certain websites,
which means I have managed
to obtain an entire module’s
reading list for free. What’s
more, although I enjoy having
my real books on display,
there are some that I know
I will never read again, and
packing a lot lighter when
going home for the holidays
– my bag of books usually
weighs the same as the rest of
my luggage put together!
Nevertheless, to me the
e – book still lacks the charm
of a real book. There’s
nothing quite like the smell of
opening a new paperback for
the first time. The e-reader
certainly has its perks, but I
am not ready to sacrifice my
book collection just yet!


ALICE SEBOLD
This book is the sort that
you can read wherever, but be
warned, it will stay with you
long after you have finished it.
‘The Lovely Bones’ follows
a 14 year old girl Susie Salmon,
after she is brutally raped and
murdered by the next door
neighbour. As she watches her
family and friends move on
from her own perfect heaven,
Alice Sebold creates a haunting
image of what it would be like
to watch everyone move on
and live their lives.
We see the murder
investigation and the ongoing
confusion over the events of
the night. Suspicions arise
throughout the town regarding
Mr. Harvey, a neighbour, his
past coming back to him as
guilt smothers his life. Susie
watches her family fall apart as
Sebold gives a vivid and honest
depiction of grief and loss.
Stemming from her own
experiences as a student
and her ordeal with rape at
a young age, Sebold’s novel
has shocked many. Her other
novel, ‘Lucky’, is her account
of that experience whilst ‘The
Lovely Bones’ imagines what
her life could have ended up
like.
The film adaptation was
extremely popular in 2009
but does not compare to the
disturbing and memorable tale
Sebold creates.
Faraway Lost
Seamus Heaney (New Selected
Poems).
The hope is that these
books will be handed to people
who don’t normally read and
that the volunteers will be
passionate enough about the
books to persuade others to
read it.
With any luck the suggested
books will be read and
recommended and passed
on. Hopefully I’ll be giving out
copies of “Love in the Time
of Cholera” by Gabriel Garcia
Marquez, so look out for me
and others around Guildford
giving out free books!
If you want to get
involved all the information
is on the website: www.world
booknight.org.
Let’s get the country read-
ing!
I'm standing on the runway
Waiting for the world to crash land.
Upon itself for how it's been damned.
The turrets of my fortress
Witness the thugs who fling their clubs at our freedom.
Saying we don't belong in a world where all must smile.
The gloom is the only light
I see no tunnel and no pearly gates,
But I see a beauty in the desolate blight.
This blighted ground of ideas and speech,
Where one can be whatever he seeks.
I've never felt so alive
In a culture that worships death as they say,
Cut your wrists and drown in the gutter,
Well I’ve had it with your sick banter.
I'm wandering the fields
Where the life lines are grown,
People die to let me live,
It's sad to be one who's alone.
Alone in a world where no problems arise,
Those who have needs
Are those who always die.
Africa, the black land
Lies dead from our greed
Sucking it dry for our filthy needs.
I bleed the blood that is mourned for when lost
But ne’er a tear is shed
For the faraway lost.
I'm shut away in my castle
Where only those allowed,
Can see through the haze,
And escape the bloody ground.
Together we mourn what pain has been caused,
Nobody here needs corporation laws.

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Music
The Alternative Valentine’s
Evening Arriving At Rubix
Lorna Salmon
Music Editor

I
f you don’t know who The
Blanks are by now, you
must have been stuck in a
terrifyingly vast, scary, social-
life ruining hole on campus
(otherwise known as the
library) for the past few weeks.
As any self respecting student,
you’ll know that 6pm on C4 on
weeknights brings the dinner
time comedic genius that is
Scrubs. Here at Surrey, we’re
lucky enough to get a visit from
some of the funniest members
of the cast- not JD or his right
hand man Turk, not even the
sarcastic, spontaneous and
ridiculously long winded rant
machine Dr. Cox... No, there’s
something more musical in
store for us all on Valentine’s
Day at Rubix.
Out of the Hospital: Ted’s Band writing new music be on Valentine’s Day. None remember.
The Blanks (otherwise
known as ‘Ted’s Band’) name a few). The Blanks will be hopefully not get stuck in a of this ridiculous Notebook/
started their UK Tour back providing us with ‘a cappella loop with ‘Baby Back’. Titanic/Love Actually/P.S. I Keep your eyes out for the
in November, taking other and sketch comedy’, and will Love You and a bottle of wine next issue of The Stag (Issue
Universities by storm no doubt be performing Scrubs Tickets are on sale in the malarkey; no no... Get yourself 27), as I’ll be interviewing
(including Southampton, favourites such as ‘Underdog’, bookshop for £10, so it goes down to Rubix with all your the band prior to their
Reading and Hertfordshire to ‘Charles In Charge’, and will without saying where I’d rather mates for a Union night to performance.

The Ri se A n d
in the singer’s life and ‘Rolling
in the Deep’ is no different, but
even though she may describe
the “scars of your love” it is
time trying to ‘crack’ America silenced her.
and in the process lose their Being the first winner of
own individuality, Joss Stone the Brit’s Critics Choice award
being a prime example. (since won by Florence & The

Rise o f Ade l e ‘21’, is a testament to the sheer

clear Adele has come out fight-
ing. One of the key successes
for Adele is her ability to pro-
Liam Conroy talent of Adele. Beginning with duce flawless vocals whilst still
Music Reporter
a heart-pounding drumbeat, conveying the emotion behind
Yet, it would seem in the
case of Adele, the produc-
tion magic of the US has only
helped her in mastering her
craft. Adele initially proved
Machine, Ellie Goulding and
Jessie J) in 2008 may have
seemed like a difficult feat
to follow but if ‘Rolling in the
Deep’ is a true representation

H
rising throughout the song, of the rest of ‘21’ then Adele
aving won over the
which comes to a powerful continues to prove her peers
hearts of the public
conclusion in a chorus that al- correct.
in 2008 with her first
lows the star to rightly display The British media have of-
album ‘19’ Adele has returned
her astonishing vocal range. ten labelled rising artists as the
from her time in the US to stun
Furthermore, the handclaps, ‘face of British music’, from the
fans with a new collection of
backing vocals and piano ac- Britpop days of Oasis to the re-
powerful vocals and strikingly
companiment subtly recre- cent ascension of Leona Lewis
sentimental lyrics. At just 22
ate the stylish sound of the as the nations balladeer. With
the London-born songwriter
60’s without trying too hard every word sung. The pound- to be so popular partly due to her latest release Adele proves
has a string of Grammy and
to sound “vintage” like some ing of the drum and soaring her normality and cockney hu- that if the country needs a fig-
Brit awards under her belt
contemporary artists, yes, you vocals flaunt Adele’s strength mour, not to mention her un- urehead for the music scene it
and her sophomore album ‘21’
Duffy. in her own talents and status forgettable cackle, and recent is time she rightfully took her
looks set to follow the trend.
Adele’s lyrics have always as an acclaimed solo artist. interviews have proven her place as the UK’s greatest cur-
‘Rolling in the Deep’, the
dealt with emotional periods It can sometimes be the case long term US vacation has not rent musical export.
first single to be taken from
that British artists will spend

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The Stag At ‘The Star’
Jack White
Music Reporter
T
wo Saturdays back, The
Stag ventured down
the road to The Star Inn
(just off the High St) for a rock
‘n’ roll extravaganza.
Local lads Drones kicked off
the night with a healthy dose
of good-times hardcore. The
Stag only caught the tail-end
of their set, but by that point,
they were well up to speed
and drawing punters from the
main pub. Although they’ve
got a bit of a way to go before
they join the ranks of the elite,
Drones play decent enough
hardcore, with a slightly poppy
element to it.
Disaster struck at the end of
the Drones set, when drummer
Mitchell broke the skin of the
kick drum, threatening to
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I'd say the intro they did
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played "The Man With a Har-
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Upon a Time in the West (You-
Tube it). I used to watch loads
of westerns as a kid, so I went
nuts at that bit, and then the
actual song kicked in, which
was also brilliant.
What was your favourite
moment?
This particular moment also
happened during Knights
of Cydonia; during the aca-
pella "No-one's gonna take me
alive" part (yeah, you know
the one...), my mates and I
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end the night as a one-band
show. A frantic forty-minute
search however turned up a
replacement drum.
The Death of Johnny Alpha
were up next. Hailing from
Stratford-upon-Avon, they
bore little resemblance to
the other residents of such a
quaint place. The band were
dressed in blood-spattered
white shirts and black ties,
which struck The Stag as a bit
retro – 90s retro.
Crap clothing not
withstanding, The Death of
Johnny Alpha make a good
racket. They have a good and
eclectic mix from the harder
end of metal – at times they
sounded a bit like Korn in
one of their better moments,
but it’s clear they have a less
populist agenda and they’re all
the better for it. While some of
stopped and marvelled at a
group of kids moshing. Mosh-
ing to acapella. I kid you not.
What was good about the
venue?
Well it wasn't really a venue.
They basically gave the local
park a makeover (including a
massive stage, lasers, smoke
machines and hot dog ven-
dors) and shoved 5000 people
in it. I'd say it's the only
non-festival performance I've
seen that actually managed to
capture the same spirit of a
festival, which is no mean feat.
What band would you like to
see next?
I've heard good things about
Guildford's music scene, so I'd
like to check out the local tal-
ent at some point in the near
future.
the more screamo-type vocals
failed to make an impression
and the band needs to get a bit
tighter, The Death of Johnny
Alpha could go far on the scene.
The highlight of the evening
came with Exeter’s ThirtyOne.
It’s genuinely rare when you
see a band playing in a small
venue like the Star that has
something approaching a
professional show, but these
guys do it with a dagger. Playing
a line that seamlessly goes
from lighter-waving grunge
rock to fist-waving heavy
metal, ThirtyOne work the
Star’s crowd without apparent
effort. Particularly, props have
to go to singer Tron, whose
stage presence is a master-
class in crowd-pleasing. If you
take nothing more from The
Stag’s experience, take these
guys – they are as tight as a
Demitri Levantis
Music Reporter
H
ave you ever noticed
when looking at
your friends’ profiles
on Facebook or MySpace,
that they usually list their
music tastes with the terms
“anything” or “everything”?
Speaking as a devout music
fan I’ve decided to tackle this
point once and for all.
Firstly, I’m not saying
that people who list
music like that have
no taste; I am merely
remarking on how
the size of the current
music industry and
the unregulated
nature of the internet
has an affect on
people’s musical
tastes. I take this
opportunity to say, that
with the extreme diversity
of music around the world,
it is relatively impossible to
listen to “every” type of music.
For those of you who may
know me personally, you may
know me as a Metalhead,
someone who follows Heavy
Metal music and feels a sense
of belonging to its culture;
however I wish to state that
while Heavy Metal may be the
kind of music I am passionate
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On Full Power: The Death Trucks at full output
duck’s derrière.
Fleet heavyweights The
Death Trucks closed the night
with a howling, screaming
blend of sludge and hardcore.
What they lack in subtlety
and forgiveness they make up
about, it is not all I listen to.
In my opinion, people who
feel a sense of belonging to a
particular kind of music have
a stronger understanding of
music and how it can affect
you on a personal level.
Believing that you know all
kinds of music is somewhat
inappropriate or shows that
you may not be as big a music
fan as you may make yourself
out to be.
I must stress that this does
(and then some) with sheer
bludgeoning power. The Death
Trucks finish proceedings with
not one, but two double-time
renditions of Motörhead’s
Ace of Spades. A high-quality
night, in a low-rent venue!
not stop people from using
that term to describe their love
of music; I am merely saying
that people who reflect the
stereotypes of a certain music
based culture and follow that
music devoutly, do not listen
to only one form of music. I
am not a fan of Pop or Hip Hop
but I have no problem with
others liking it. (Even most of
my fellow Metalhead friends
enjoy that sort of music
which I understand, but
they still feel the same
sense of belonging as
I do to the music we
follow most.)
Nobody listens to
“everything” and the
next time you see
someone who wears
the clothes of a certain
subculture, do not
simply believe that
they follow only one form
of music. Nobody is perfect,
regardless of how they identify
themselves; all I ask for, is that
next time someone you know
says they listen to “everything,”
think about the kinds of music
they would never touch or find
interesting. No matter how
big the musical distributors
of popular music are; nobody
will ever know of all kinds of
music available to the common
mind.
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Shubham Sharma
T
hey danced, drooled and
tripped everywhere for
it was the first time in
24 years that England had won
a series Down Under. The Aus-
tralians had been stumbled
with a 3-1 defeat in their own
backyard. It deserved celebra-
tions!
It was also for the first
time that any team had won
three Tests by an innings in
a single series away from
home. Alastair Cook was
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Sport Opposition Comp H/A Result
Badminton (M1) KENT 1 BUCS H L 3‐5
Badminton (M2)
Reading 2 BUCS A L 7‐1
Basketball (M1) PORTSMOUTH 1 BUCS H W 97‐81
Rugby Union (W1) Kings College 1 BUCS A W 7‐32
Championships 8th December  Result Squash (M1) IMPERIAL 2 BUCS H W 5‐0
Women's Shot Putt 8.08 Metres Silver
2010 Result Tennis (W1) KINGS BUCS H Walkover
Novice Ladies 4th 
Novice Ladies 39th Academic Week 13
Sport Opposition Comp H/A Result
Intermediate Ladies 2nd
Fencing (M1) SUSSEX 1 BUCS H Walkover
Intermediate Ladies 3rd
Inter‐advanced Ladies 2nd
Football (M5) Central Bedfordshire SESSA A L 1‐2
Inter‐advanced Ladies 19th 
Advanced Ladies 2nd Netball (2) Portsmouth 6 BUCS A W 34‐50
2010 Result
Novice Ladies 3rd Rugby Union (M2) ROYAL HOLLOWAY 2 CUP H Walkover
Intermediate Ladies 14th
Inter‐advanced Ladies 16th Squash (M1) SUSSEX 1 BUCS H W 5‐0
Advanced Ladies 2nd
Advanced Ladies 3rd Tennis (M2) Brunel 2 BUCS A W 4‐8
James Anderson as well as
he returned with his career
best haul of 24 wickets, also
the best ever for any Eng-
lish bowler since Frank “Ty-
phoon” Tyson collected 28
in 1954-55. Victorious skip-
per Andrew Strauss joined
Sir Len Hutton and Mike
Brearley to become only the
third England captain to win
Ashes series at home and
away.
fore India came back to win adding one more record to not affect ranking of India,
The first week of 2011
the 2nd Test, the 3rd Test his glorious book. Also, for South Africa and England
also saw world’s top two
showed the beauty of Test Jacques Kallis, who rescued but the Australian team
ranked teams, India and
cricket as it provided five his team home with centu- submerged to fifth position,
South Africa concluding a 3
days of riveting action. ries in both the Innings of first time in decades. As of
match test series all square.
It will be one memorable the final match and was ad- now, India leads the pack
In a series that was hard
series for Indian batting judged the Man of the match followed by SA and England.
fought with South Africa
great Sachin Tendulkar who and series.
dominating the 1st Test be-
scored his 50th Test Century, The two test series did
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Cricket
The one day series to deter-
mine two of the top contenders
for the World Cup next month
finally came to an exhilarating
end. South Africa won the last
game finishing the series with
three wins over India’s two.
The Indian top and middle or-
der lacked colour and this was
evident throughout the series
whereas the South Africans
drew confidence from the way
their batsmen batted. Howev-
er, India must be content with
their bowlers’ performance
and can bet their chances for
the most important tourna-
ment to be played next month
in the Indian subcontinent.
South African, Morne
Morkel bagged the Man of the
Series Award.
After a forgotten Ashes de-
feat, Australia seems to have
turned the tables on their ri-
vals, England, in the on-going
one day series. The home side
took a 3-0 lead in the seven-
match series, in which England
are seeking a sixth consecutive
ODI series win. Shane Watson
guided Australia to victory in
the first match with a blistering
161 while Shaun Marsh and Da-
vid Hussey brought their team
home with their fine perfor-
mances in the subsequent ODIs.
England, marred by inju-
ries has been playing without
Kevin Peterson and all-round-
er Tim Bresnan, whose tour
has been cut short by a calf
strain; but he is expected to be
fit for the World Cup.
Tennis
The Rod Laver Arena, Mel-
bourne, is currently home to
the world’s top tennis players
as the year’s first major Austra-
lian Open rolls on. Most of the
top seeds saw their way into
the second week with few of
them tumbling out. Davyden-
ko crashed in the first round,
whereas Andy Roddick and
Robin Soderling were ousted by
the weekend. In the women’s
round, Venus Williams, Justine
Henin and Kuznestsova were
some of the unlucky to bow out
early. The second week prom-
ises to bring some mouth wa-
tering action as men’s top seed
Rafael Nadal seems to be back
into his form after being hit by
the viral disease while Roger Fe-
derer looks bullish to lift his 5th
Australian Open trophy.
Golf
Martin Kaymer maintained
his dominant form to win his
third Abu Dhabi title in the last
four outings. In the process,
he displaced Tiger Woods as
number two in the world rank-
ings. He is second to Lee West-
wood who leads the pack.
The German, who led by
five shots going into the final