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Tuesday 15th March 2011
Campaigners have
rallied to help save
Surrey’s only gay
bar in Guildford.
ANONYMOUS
D
IVAS Bar was served no-
tice last month by free-
holder Punch Taverns.
Although business is boom-
ing in the bar, Punch are deter-
mined to get rid of the building.
Local Lib Dem Councillor Chris
Ward is among many who have
put their voice to the cam-
paign, which exists online at
w w w. s ave o u r g ay b a r. o r g . u k
He said, “We have a matter of
days to convince Punch not to
do this. After the horri�ic inci-
dent in one of their London pubs
last year where one of their em-
ployed managers told an LGBT
group that he wouldn’t have
accepted their booking if he’d
known they were gay, Punch re-
ally do have questions to answer
on their commitment to equality.”
Cllr Ward, who is openly gay and
formerly President of the LGBT
Society at the University of Surrey
stressed that the bar is a crucial
facility for students who come to
Guildford for the �irst time and
decide to explore their sexuality.
He added, “Provincial gay bars
are a vital aspect of the coming-
to-terms process for many people
in the closet. They are safe spaces
where you can meet like minded
people, friends who will support
you, away from the glare of family
and friends. You are free to be your-
self in those places without fear
of judgement or consequence.”
You can support the campaign at
www.saveourgaybar.org.uk.
HANGING FROM A
NIGHT OUT
How is alcohol
affecting your
sleeping pattern?
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Celebrating culture on campus
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Issue Number: 29
“Building site
invades our privacy!”
Ifestival returns to Surrey Students’ Union for a fortnight TOM GOULDING
News Editor
S
Aaron Rush
tudents living on campus
have complained that the
ongoing construction work
adjacent to the George Edwards
Building is having a detrimental
impact on their studies.
Residents of Pickard House in
Battersea Court are disappointed
with the response from the Uni-
versity regarding the problem
of early morning noise pollution
raised by the building site, as well
as the behavior of the builders,
which they deem both disrespect-
ful and inappropriate.
One resident told The Stag,
“The building work is directly op-
posite our windows and wakes us
up almost every morning. I often
don’t get enough sleep and am
distracted by the noise when I try
to do work. It was worst during
the exam period as I really strug-
gled to revise.”
Another said, “I feel the build-
ing site invades our privacy, with
men working right outside the
windows. This had led to me hav-
ing the curtains shut at all times,
meaning my room is constantly
dark, and receives little daylight.”
The students also complained
that the student accommodation
service refused to grant them
(Above picture: Indian Society with Iranian members displayinging the celebration of diversity). compensation, arguing that they
Surrey students had the opportunity to celebrate their own cultures and discover more about the traditions of should have been informed of the
their fellow students. The Iexhibition involved food, music and dance and was a celebration of multiculturalism construction site before...
at the University of Surrey. Find out more about this week’s events and check out pictures from Iexhibition
on pages 16 and 17... you may be in them! Continued on page 4
Editor’s Letter Your Stag Team
Time is passing by so fast that here at The Stag office, we are barely done with Comms Officer | Chris Whitehead
ussu.communications@surrey.ac.uk.
the previous edition when we start collaborating the next one. Semester two
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Editor | Mariam Nasir
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university and it is a long time to end of year exams. Make the most of this time
Deputy Editor (Design) | Bakita Kasadha
since before you know it, it will be after Easter holidays and we will be stress-
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This edition of the newspaper brings you all the latest happenings in the university as well as Lokhandwalla, Jack White, Stacey Hunter &
the rest of the world. The major event of the moment is the IFestival - which is celebrating dif- Charlotte Clarke
ferent cultures and countries here at Surrey. The IExhibition which took place last week as well
as the IGala were the two main events of this festival. They were both well attended events since Deputy Editor (Marketing) | Eunice Njag
different societies took this opportunity to showcase the best of their cultures and engage the marketing@the stagsurrey.co.uk
students.
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Apart from this, The Stag is proud to present Red Carpet which is the first ever collaborative Kristel Tchamba
event with MADTV and GU2. This will be taking place on Monday, 21st March in the Living
Room. So switch on the glam and don’t forget to attend this event as it is promising to be a night News Team
to remember! Tickets are on sale in the bookshop for £2. I will see you all there! News Editor | Tom Goulding
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rectly about the quote mentioned in my previous note: “Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn” is
indeed from the 1939 classic Gone with the Wind. Congratulations Leonie! Features Team
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News
Live from Surrey Students’ Union…
Chris Whitehead what everyone does within Rubix in the evening. The feed
Communications Officer
the Students’ Union, as well as was active throughout the night

W
ednesday 23rd
February 2011 saw the
University of Surrey
Students’ Union more exposed
and under the spotlight than
ever as we went ‘live’ for 24
hours, revealing every major and
minor event in the typical life of
a member of staff, a Sabbatical
Officer, a part-time Officer and
anyone that just wanted to feel
loved!
From 8am Wednesday to
8am Thursday Twitter became
the forefront of Students’ Union
communication as the world
looked deeper into the day to day
happening of everyone within.
Computers, iPods, iPhones and
Blackberrys were in full use, as
‘tweets’ were posted each time
a task began or was completed.
The idea of the 24 hour event
was to increase awareness of
increasing accountability. A total
of 591 ‘tweets’ were posted using
the #ussu24 hash tag, along with
each full and part-time officer
having their own tag to identify
who was posting what. The
usual Tuesday evening Executive
meeting was moved to Wednesday
morning to allow communication
directly from the meeting, which
was themed around the annual
Students’ Union Awards, and was
recorded for the first time and
made available online. Webcams
inside and outside of Rubix,
Chancellors and the Union Offices
were also active and viewable
online for a true Big Brother style
day.
Just about everything was
‘tweeted’ during the day, from
sports results and meeting plans
to event promotions and updates
from RAG’s Headphone Disco in
while we slept (or just got in from
a night out) as staff were clearing
up from the last few revellers
going home.
It was also a chance to show
off some commercial stats too.
63 burgers and 261 pints were
sold in Chancellors throughout
the day with just over £14,500
being spent in total the four Union
owned commercial outlets.
The event gave an accurate
and positive reflection of the
hard work that goes on both in
full view and behind the scenes
in the Students’ Union. There
was a positive air around the local organisations and media talk of it being entered into the
Union on the day as everyone outlets. Other Students’ Unions NUS Awards in the Campaign of
enjoyed revealing their activities have expressed interest in running the Year category.
and chatting with students. similar events themselves, As your elected Communications
Some national attention was also showing how our Students’ Officer, I can certainly say that it
gained, with the NUS ‘tweeting’ Union sets a national example on was a brilliant day! Go to http://
about us along with the 1994 good practise using current and union.surrey.ac.uk/24/ to view all
Universities group and several growing technology. There is even the stats from the day.

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The rise means that a standard
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Builders bother Battersea
Continued from front page
they moved in. Residents liv-
ing in Battersea Court the year be-
fore had been partly reimbursed
for the inconvenience that the
builders caused during the sec-
ond semester.
Emily Smith, a former resident
of Pickard House, told The Stag
that last year students had signed
a massive petition in response to
the disruption. “We were never
told the building works would
be there and had we known, we
wouldn’t have agreed to live there,
or at least demanded money off
accommodation fees. We did get
compensation – but only if you
filled in an A4 form they left in the
reception.”
Another former Battersea
Court resident, who preferred
to remain anonymous, spoke of
“poor communication” between
the accommodation service and
the affected students. She said,
“Very few people were aware that
they were entitled to compensa-
tion, and by the time they realised
the deadline had been and gone
so they missed out”, before add-
ing, “It was badly handled, there
seemed like a lack of desire to
actually give us students the com-
Royal Surrey County Hospital launches
£10m appeal as ‘cost cutting’ leads to ward closure
Andrew Markland
R
oyal Surrey County
Hospital launches £10m
appeal as ‘cost cutting’
leads to ward closure. “We’re in
this together” says Royal Surrey
County Hospital Public Sector
cuts hit Royal Surrey County
Hospital.
The Royal Surrey County
Hospital is seeking to raise money
for new cancer treatments and
general hospital equipment.
It hopes to invest in new
radiotherapy treatments for
brain tumours which currently
are inoperable. The appeal comes
with the recent news that the
hospital will soon be forced to
close one of the wards and axe
thirty beds for elderly patients as
part of a ‘cost-cutting’ initiative by
the Royal Surrey County Hospital
NHS Foundation Trust.
A hospital medic stated, “we
are over 95% occupancy all year
round and I just cannot see how
we can manage with this loss of
beds. My concern is that we quite
often don’t have enough beds as
it is – I cannot imagine we have
got space for this.” Senior staff
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pensation we were entitled to.”
The Stag contacted James
Newby, Director of Traded Servic-
es and Business Support, to ask
why students were given compen-
sation last year but not this year.
He said he was “disappointed”
that residents had not addressed
the University directly with their
problems, as his colleagues had
gone great lengths to take such is-
sues into consideration.
“The building schedule was
designed to ensure that the noisi-
est stages took place outside im-
portant exam periods for students
and the builders have avoided
particularly noisy work early in
the mornings and at weekends.”
“The site is very close to stu-
dent bedrooms so privacy is-
sues were addressed by fitting
the windows of student rooms
with reflective film and ensuring Construction near George Edwards building
that all work on the building site
is undertaken behind extensive which was exceptionally disrup- reassure students that the new any further questions to request
screening.” tive. He said, “We do not normally facility is “nearing completion” a series of briefing presentations,
He went on to explain that offer rent rebates or other forms and when finished, will offer new which were previously cancelled
Battersea Court residents were of compensation to student resi- shops, social areas and a signifi- due to lack of interest.
only entitled to compensation last dents as this makes it more diffi- cant expansion of library space Have you been affected by the
year under a cooperative scheme cult to keep rent levels for all stu- to the pre-existing George Ed- issues raised in this article?
that offered small rebates during dents as low as possible.” wards Building. In the meantime Share your stories by writing to
the early stage of building work, Mr. Newby also wanted to he urged Battersea residents with news@thestagsurrey.co.uk
members have said that the plan
is to merge two wards together,
but this still results in the loss of
30 beds.
Sue Lewis, chief perating
officer, said that the decision
was part of a wider programme
of work between the hospital
and GPs to reduce the number of
emergency admissions coming in,
while also reducing the length of
time patients stay in hospital. She
said that all the medical wards
would now be located in the same
part of the hospital.
While the plans may be part
of a strategy to move treatment
out of the hospital and into homes
and communities, it seems likely
that it may also be a simple money
saving exercise. Peter Dunt,
Chairman of the Hospital Trust,
said that the NHS was facing
difficult and challenging times.
“We are hoping that local
people, patients and their families
get behind the Royal Surrey... to
help raise money towards our
exciting new projects and vital
pieces of medical equipment.”
A number of events are
planned as part of the appeal,
including , marathons and walks.
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06 NEWS
OFF CAMPUS!
Tom Goulding
News Editor
“I have defeated this
earthworm with my words –
imagine what I would have done
with my fire-breathing fists”
announced Charlie Sheen in a
series of baffling interviews on US
television this month. Although
this bizarre, raving lunacy is not
uncommon to the alien world
of the Hollywood celebrity, it
stands as a shining example of
what can happen to a man who
spends far too long at the top.
The Guardian’s hilarious, yet
genuinely disturbing comparison
between the “I-will-never-quit”
rhetoric spouted by both Sheen
and Gaddafi in recent weeks
illustrates all too clearly the self-
aggrandizing attitude of the elite.
After all, only a delusional maniac
would believe the cancellation of
Sheen’s onscreen womanizing in
the frankly tedious Two and a Half
Men, bears the same importance
as the downfall of an oppressive
Middle Eastern regime.
Of course in the topsy-turvy
dimension of diplomatic relations
and PR, where egos are constantly
massaged and invitations
extended, it’s not surprising
that many people now believe
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that their place in the world is
a result of divine providence.
As was predicted in the last Off
Campus!, no further action has
been taken to pay the enormous
debt we owe the people of Libya.
David Cameron’s foreign policy
of building strong trade relations,
coupled with a Western attitude
of “intervention fatigue” after the
disastrous campaigns in Iraq and
Afghanistan, does not bode well
for the thousands now trapped in
a country that will soon descend
into bloody civil war. At present,
the UK has suspended 44 arms
licenses to Libya, but has refrained
from issuing an embargo.
The double standards at
play are shocking. Among the
guests reported to attend Prince
William’s and Kate Middleton’s
wedding on April 29th, include
many of the despots that the
government is condemning. Charlie Sheen
At a ceremony where the King is apparently more popular than everywhere in his typecast role affair that manages to iron out
of Bahrain, who endorsed the ever. The King’s Speech stormed as the quintessential English inconvenient historical accuracy,
murder of protestors in Manama the Oscars earlier this month gentleman; he might still be boosting morale during a year
last month, can sit side by side to universal acclaim, with Colin playing Mr. Darcy, Lord Henry of public service cuts, youth
with Posh Spice and Elton John, Firth accepting the award for Best and George VI, but at least he unemployment and a royal
it is little wonder that people Actor, giving a humbled speech in isn’t still frolicking in bed with wedding. Throw in another
are becoming increasingly which he concluded his life had Rene Zellweger. The King’s war with Germany and, like a
disillusioned an institution that is peaked. Speech, which sees the Queen’s disobedient corgi, it’ll be nipping
meant to embody national pride. You can’t deny that Firth has Dad overcome his stutter in time at the heels of The Godfather
Not in the States however, come a long way since winning to address the nation on the for the title of greatest film ever
where the bumbling monarchy the hearts of middle-aged women eve of war, is a glossy, nostalgic made. Watch this space.
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Features
24 hour social
space on campus
P
icture this: it’s midnight one
Tuesday night. You’re with
your friends. Wednesday
morning is free of lectures. You
fancy a late night chatting and
watching TV. Where do you go?
Well, for many students the
campus kitchen is the social
space of choice. You’ve got a big
open room with tables and chairs.
Great!
There’s only one slight
problem. Kitchens tend to be
situated in the middle of student
accommodation. That’s great for
access but it’s not so good for
noise, particularly in the middle
of the night. I tested this theory
a couple of years ago by staging
a sing along in my kitchen late
one evening after my exams
had �inished. Unfortunately
my housemates’ exams had not
�inished. I received one text. It
rhymed with ‘duck toff’.
So if the kitchen isn’t a great
late night social option what is?
Well you could just go outside.
Unfortunately that’s not
Recognising what people do for us
STEF
JONES
USSU VP Education
L
ooking at my oversized year
planner on the wall I have
realised that my role as Vice-
President Education is slowly
coming to an end. Elections are
fast approaching and Facebook
groups are appearing daily to
announce that a student intends
on running for a sabbatical
position; I look forward to the
creative campaigns that will soon
take over the campus. To those
of you thinking about standing,
I would recommend it – it’s an
opportunity like no other.
Many of you may have heard
about the Student Awards that are
coming up, there are two awards
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MALCOLM
HUNT
USSU President
great either. If Surrey decided
to relocate to, say, Barbados, we
could probably get away with it.
Unfortunately we live in the UK.
In the winter time anyone outside
for more than �ive minutes is
likely to die of hypothermia. We
also have a Zombie society here
at Surrey, so there’s also a chance
you’ll get attacked by the living
dead and that’s only funny if
you’re Simon Pegg.
Thankfully there is a solution!
And you don’t even have to
alienate your friends or spend
the rest of your life saying
“braaaaiiinnnssss” in a really
annoying zombie voice.
The Students’ Union recently
refurbished the old HRB and
transformed it into the new and
in particular that fall within the
education role:
• Student Academic Rep of
the Year
This is an opportunity
for students to nominate
Academic Reps. If you think
your rep has gone above and
beyond what’s been expected
of them this year or has done a
brilliant job of communicating
to their students or just been
plain awesome, this is a great
way to say thanks for all your
hard work and you deserve to
be acknowledged.
• Academic Staff Member of
the Year
This is award allows students
to nominate members of staff
who have gone the extra mile.
Nominations have now opened
and are due to close at the end of
March – so if you know people
popular ‘Living Room’. Now, while
it looks a bit more shiny and a bit
more new that’s not all you got for
a summer of redecoration. The
swipe system for the Living Room
has also been updated to give all
students 24 hour swipe access
outside event times. That means
you can hang out in the Living
Room pretty much whenever you
want.
Remember, not only is the
Living Room open 24 hours,
Rubix is also open throughout the
day. Feel free to hang out in Rubix
for anything from socialising to
group meetings. We don’t want
the space to go to waste!
So next time you’re looking for
a decent social space on campus
check out Rubix and the Living
Room. They may prove to be the
perfect answer!
Have a great week!
If you have any questions or
comments about the Students’
Union or the University email me
at ussu.presidents@surrey.ac.uk.
Watch for these stickers on the 17th
who deserve these awards get in
touch with Kath Jones (katherine.
jones@surrey.ac.uk). Don’t forget
to include their name and why
you are nominating them.
Did anyone get bombarded
with NSS (National Student
Survey) stickers on the 3rd March?
This was the launch of our NSS
Sticker Campaign. One lucky
student who was caught wearing
a sticker in her Management
lecture won a six-month free pass
to the Sports Park. Many other
students around campus also
received prizes from our friendly
neighbourhood Steve the Stag.
The NSS sticker patrol will be
around campus on 17th March.
So make sure you grab yourself a
sticker and you could be in with
the change to win an iPod touch,
Primark vouchers or the other
six- month Sports Park voucher!
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Welfare gets to work
New procedures, guides and manifestos
GEORGIE
HANCOCK
USSU VP Welfare
S
o it is coming up to election
time. This past year
has gone so fast, I can’t
believe that it’s nearly over! I’m
currently �inishing up projects,
writing reports, thinking about
handover and helping the
potential Welfare candidates
with their manifestos. I think
this year’s competition will
be tough and I look forward
to seeing the candidates at
hustings to give them a good
grilling to see if they have what
it takes.
This week I spent quite
a lot of time re-writing the
disciplinary regulations for
the union as they needed to be
updated and also the actions to
be made fairer across the board.
Disciplinaries are always very
interesting and bring up good
questions about the social side
of being a student.
One interesting thing I have
done this week is that I got to
see the campus nursery over
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by the Sports Park. It really is
a hidden away place but has
really stunning facilities. This
got my thinking about how to
help student parents more, so
I am currently in the process
of writing a new guide that is
tailored to their speci�ic needs
and interests. Fingers crossed
it helps!
In the next few weeks, it
looks quite quiet at the moment,
although I think that this will
be wishful thinking that I will
get a break. Although they are
decided in May, nominations
have now opened for the
student awards. This is a really
exciting evening which awards
students, societies and sports
clubs for their achievements.
De�initely look to nominate
people who you think deserve
some recognition; it’s such an
honour to win an award like
this; it looks great on the CV too.
As always, my door is
always open to you. If you have
any questions problems or
comments please do come into
see me. My current motto is:
“If I can’t �ix it then I will know
someone who can!”
08 FEATURES
Actress Camilla Belle perfectly demonstates colour blocking
Spring/Summer 2011 trend:
Colour blocking
Nisha and Christie
Fashion Team
I
f there’s one thing that
Spring/Summer fashion
promises it’s plenty of colour,
which explains why one of the
biggest trends for S/S 2011 is
colour blocking. Colour blocking
has been seen in the collections
of high profile designers such as
Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs
and Dries Van Noten.
Colour blocking is a dynamic
trend for injecting some
personality into your outfit
and is all about confidence and
the ability to stand out from
the crowd. However, it can be
a difficult trend to pull off, so
if in doubt follow our simple
guidelines:
1. When putting together a
colour blocking outfit stick to
two or three colours at a time.
2. Try to choose colours that
are from the same palette to
create harmony in your outfit,
for example try turquoise with
blues.
3. As the several colours in your
outfit will be the central focus,
try to keep accessories such as
handbags neutral so that they
enhance your outfit instead of
overpowering it.
4. If the idea of several bright
colours together doesn’t
appeal to you try a brightly
coloured top tucked into a
neutral skirt/trousers or vice
versa.
5. Finally you can try adding
another colour into the mix
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with some brightly coloured
nail polish. Barry M does a
fantastic range of neon and ice
cream shades at the moment
for the purse-friendly price of
£2.99!
Celebrity colour blocking
With Spring fast approaching
it’s no wonder that celebrities are
jumping on the colour blocking
bandwagon, with interpretations
of the trend already being seen
on the red carpet. Our favourite
celebrity wearing this trend is
current fashion darling, actress
Camilla Belle.
Camilla wore this Gucci Spring
2011 colour blocking outfit whilst
attending the Gucci and RocNation
Pre-Grammy Brunch. Although
Camilla took the whole look from
the runway, matching green shoes
and gorgeous golden obi belt
included, she has the youth and
personality to embody the spirit
of the trend, plus the good sense
to not break apart this already
well-put-together ensemble. The
secret to the success of this trend
is that her entire outfit is made
from the same material, which
has a sort of matte sheen effect
when photographed so that all
the colours , although a random
mix, complement each other
rather than working against one
another. Camilla also kept her
accessories simple and chose
simple but stunning blown out
hair, this entire look is perfection
– we love it!
Oscars 2011
Anne Hathaway (in Valentino)
Nisha and Christie
Fashion Team
A
wards season is always
a fabulous time of year
as celebrities bring out
their fashion A-game and we get
treated to some truly sensational
ensembles. So far we have not
been disappointed and although
we love other the award shows,
the award show we look forward
to by far are the Oscars, as the
fashion is not to be missed. Here
are some of our favourites from
the night:
Oscar Trend of the
Night: Ladies in Red
The colour trend of the night
was the colour red, a surprising
choice as normally celebrities
(L—R) Blanchett (in Givenchy), Lawrence (in Calvin Klein), Bullock (in Vera Wang), Kunis (in Elie Saab)
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choose to avoid the colour in fear
of clashing with the red carpet.
However it truly is a dynamic
statement colour that oozes
confidence and on this occasion
there were some simply stunning
bold red gowns – our favourites
being Sandra Bullock, Jennifer
Lawrence and Anne Hathaway.
Sandra Bullock looked
fabulous in a form fitting,
strapless Vera Wang gown
that was custom made. The
sensational dress had a bustier
top half that flowed into a
mermaid tail gown, providing
all the drama needed for a night
like the Oscars but with a chic
elegance.
Jennifer Lawrence wore
a gorgeous Calvin Klein dress
that was also custom made and
kept her look fresh and simple
by embodying an almost all-
American chic, minimalist look
which is typical of Calvin Klein.
Although her look has been
continuously compared to that
of Scarlett Johansson at the 2006
Golden Globes, we think Jennifer
looks stunning!
Anne Hathaway: Everyone
always looks forward to seeing
Anne Hathaway on the red
carpet as she always brings
something new and not to
mention she always looks great
in ball gowns. For the Oscars
this year she also wore the trend
of the night, a red Valentino Fall
2002 couture strapless dress.
The dress was made from taffeta
and was complete with a train
and adorned with flowers and
although most people would fail
to pull this off, Anne carries the
look beautifully with a touch of
old Hollywood glamour... does
she ever get it wrong?
Pretty Spring Pastels
Conversely to the bold red
colours seen on the red carpet
there were some celebrities that
chose pretty pastel colours. Two
of our favourites were Mila Kunis
and Cate Blanchett.
Mila Kunis is fast becoming
one of our favourites on the red
carpet as recently the stunning
actress has been making some
amazing fashion choices. She
always picks ensembles that suit
her body shape and personality,
but is not afraid to take risks.
On this occasion Mila picked a
beautiful lavender gown from
go-to designer Elie Saab, whose
gowns create nothing short of
magic on the red carpet. We
love the colour and the intricate
detailing of the dress, which had
delicate tiered lace and chiffon...
breathtaking!
Cate Blanchett is another
actress who always makes
consistently great fashion
choices whenever she is seen on
the red carpet. For the Oscars she
chose a Givenchy Spring 2011
couture dress also in a beautiful
shade of lilac. Our favourite part
of the dress is the structured
top half that then continues into
a flowing long gown making
Cate look statuesque. The
sensational yellow detailing on
the top half of the gown provides
an unexpected but stunning
contrast to the pale purple gown.
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"Y'know what
really grinds Visit Nepal in 2011

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my gears?"

Disney
The beach in Mumbai, India’s most
populated city

Solo Travel
(Part 1)
MARK ALLEN
Contributor

I
recently spent two and a half
months travelling around
India and Nepal... solo. The
responses to this are varied,
BAKITA KASADHA ranging from ‘you’re very brave!’
Features Team to ‘what were you thinking?’.
Travelling alone is something

N
ow, read this �irst before
you decide to send hate
emails (I know some of
you are fans of moaning about
things that you don’t contribute
to and happily indulge in for free),
let me explain.
All these years I have thought
that Walt had just wanted me
to smile through my childhood
by providing happy endings to
conclude most of his stories;
now I realise that I was mislead.
I will probably never be happy
I chose to do for a number of
reasons. For some, the idea
sends shivers down their spines,
but for others, the liberating
feeling of running off on your
own is what makes them do it.
Fly out of Heathrow, once
you’re through security it’s
all on you. Two hours later, I
The sun-kissed Himalayas: Ghandrung village and the Annapurna massif in Nepal
take a sneaky peek out of the
window as we’re about to land.
Surrounding the airport are
TANUJA RAI Must-do things when in Nepal: thousands of slums, sprawling
Features Team
away from Mumbai. It hits me:

with anything I get, because it
didn’t involve talking to bears,
swimming with Sebastian or
dancing with a beast under the
watchful eyes of an animated
chipped teapot, a horny candle
and prudish clock. Or was it her
tea cup son that was chipped?
Although I may break out into
the occasional impromptu song
and dance, no way will everyone
in the room/street join in and
even if they do, we’re not going
to be in sync. Besides, if all of
the above were to miraculously
happen, there’d be no backing
track with an amazing orchestra
“I will never be happy
with anything I get
because it didn’t involve
talking to bears.”
(conducted by Elton John) to
give the words to our song lyrics
A
re you an admirer of the beauty of nature?
Are you planning to go out of country
for your summer holidays for a fun
adventurous journey? Think no more!
The Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation of
Nepal is holding a campaign ‘Visit Nepal Tourism
Year 2011’ in order to attract tourists from all
over the world, aiming for a million visitors. As
tourism is one of the main income sources in
Nepal, the Ministry sees potential to increase job
opportunities and the nation’s income. They are
organising interesting programmes and creating
new ideas in the hope of making this plan a
success.
Nepal is a South Asian country bordered by
China (north) and India (south, east and west).
Though a small country, it is known in the
world for its natural beauty and most famous
as the country of the world’s highest mountain,
Mt Everest and the birthplace of Lord Buddha
(creator of Buddhism). Nepal is rich for its
tranquil atmosphere, mesmerising culture,
pilgrimages, architectures, Himalayas, forestry,
hospitality and diversity.
“Y’know what
really oils my gears?” Union President to take a
• Trekking: due to geographical positioning,
Nepal has many places for trekking activities
where tourists can get close to and enjoy
nature.
• Visit Pokhara: one of the most popular tourist
destinations and Lumbini: birthplace of Lord
Buddha and popular Buddhist pilgrimage
tour.
• Safari tour: get a glimpse of wildlife, �lora and
fauna.
• Rafting: though a land locked country, Nepal
is rich in water resources with many fast
�lowing rivers appropriate for thrilling and
daring experience of rafting.
• Paragliding: freely �ly in the sky enjoying the
beautiful scenery.
• Mountain �lights: a tour from where you can
enjoy great view of wonderful mountains.
• Bungee jumping in the remarkable 500ft
drop into the Bhote Koshi River, gorge on the
Nepal/Tibet border which is the longest free-
fall in the world.
• Try delicious Nepalese food and get involved
in festivals.
there is no one to look after me.
A boneshaking taxi ride from
the airport throws you into the
culture, in a car that feels like
it should have died a long time
ago. Within minutes of being
off the plane he takes me down
a dusty side street, gets out the
car without saying a word, and
walks off. So I’m thinking ‘hmm...
that’s a bit odd’, and then my �irst
begging encounter shows up.
Girl: One coin; one chewing
gum; one biscuit...
Me: Nope!
He eventually decides to
join me, and we start on our
way. Speeding past some of the
poorest people in the world, it’s
an assault on the senses. Most
people live by the side of the
road and on the outskirts, and
the sheer volume of people is
terrifying. The driver pretends
he doesn’t know where Colaba is,
even though it’s one of the most
popular places in the city.
Mumbai was just a little

Disney
passion and feeling. bit too much for me to take in:
Aladdin taught me that I could
go thieving around but still hook
up with a princess, and get three
bean bath for Comic Relief �ilthy hostel, huge rich and poor
division. I’ve heard the same
with people who land in Delhi
wishes from a blue genie in the baked beans. Sponsor him (which, leaving at the end, I

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SURREY RAG
process. It taught me that money/ ecause going on all to do this crazy stunt here at: found to be much better than
circumstance doesn’t matter, fours and pretending http://my.rednoseday.com/ people had made out).

because it is only a good natured
soul that will lead to precious
riches... BS!
I swear I’m not a moany mare
it’s just that by now I thought I’d
be living in a castle, surrounded
by magical mice and have my
own fairy Godmother and it really
grinds my gears that I’m not!
to be Nala (Simba’s
missus), roaring like a lion,
imagining and planning my
life as a singing, dancing
cub was perhaps one of the
happiest moments of my 21
years (take from that what you
want). I was four – it was cute,
not pathetic!
S
urrey RAG continues to
raise money with a set of
events all in aid of Comic
Relief. Come down to the
front of the Students' Union
building on Friday 18th March
at 2pm to see the hilarity that
will be your Union President,
Malcolm Hunt... in a bath of
unionpresidentbeanbath and
come down on the day to
contribute to the mountain
of beans surrounding him!
While you’re there you can
also indulge in a cake from
our Red Nose Day themed
Bake Sale.
After a few days in Mumbai,
I decided to move on to the
lesser visited town of Kolhapur.
It was here that I experienced
the true Indian hospitality and
sel�lessness I’d heard about,
and where saying ‘yes’ to
strangers brought some amazing
experiences.

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Queen Tribute Band

Rhapsody, "Does it for Dan…"

Amanda Clegg of Prof. Roger Tarling, in the member the UK’s premier Queen
Contributor Sociology Department, was tribute band “Rhapsody”, has
teaching in Bogota at the time organised a concert at Rubix on

S
econd-year students of
psychology and sociology
may remember that their
tutor, Carolyn Eley, suddenly had
to give up her seminar work with
them in January of last year, when
they were Freshers. The reason
was that her son Daniel, having
spent three years working as a
volunteer with street children in
some of the most dangerous spots
in Central America, broke his
neck doing something as benign
as diving from a height of two feet
into a river in the Amazon.
Carolyn and her daughter
and she helped Carolyn handle
the media attention in Colombia
where Dan has become an
inspirational figure. A film is
being made about his work
with the street children and the
foundation Daniel is starting
which aims to help poor, desperate
youths in Cali, Colombia, train for
vocational jobs.
Dan is determined to get
himself able enough to carry on his
work with the street children. He
is working hard at rehabilitation
and the Help Dan appeal has
funded essential equipment to
Thursday 24th March, at 7.30. We
are grateful to the Guildford Music
Festival organisers for including
it in this year’s programme of
events.
Dave hopes there will be a
good turnout: “I’ve known Dan
since he was seven”, he said.
“When I heard about his accident
my blood ran cold and I wanted to
do something to help… Dan has
done so much for others…. Now
it’s our turn to do something for
him.
“We want this concert to be
a sell-out so that we can make

Bridget rushed to Bogota,
Colombia, to support Dan while
he fought for his life. Meanwhile,
Diana Clift (wife of Professor Clift
of Surrey University) and Dan’s
former charity, Casa Alianza,
started the “Help Dan” campaign
on Facebook. The result became a
global phenomenon as over 9,000
people from 40 countries raised
funds to air-ambulance Dan back
to the UK.
The links with our university
go on: Annie Tarling, daughter
enable this. From being totally
paralysed from the neck down
and unable to breathe on his own,
Dan now breathes freely and is
getting movement back in both
arms. He is currently in a care
home near Godalming and uses
voice-recognition software to
create his own web site at www.
danieleley.org and continue work
for his charity.
To this end fund-raising
continues and one of Carolyn’s
former students, Dave Clark, a
Back to Basics
as much money for Dan and his
charity as possible.”
The Music Department’s
popular band, “Bordeauxxx” will
provide support using their own,
original material.
Tickets for the concert
are on sale now from www.
guildfordinternationalmusic
festival.co.uk or on 01483 444334,
also from the Tourist Information
Office in Tunsgate, Guildford,
and from Record Corner in High
Street, Godalming.

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Save your hair
before it’s too late
Heat style your hair every day? Constantly colour your hair?
You may think bad hair looks grim up close, but under a microscope it might as well be an alien tendril
JYOTI RAMBHAI
Features Editor
E
veryone has one thing they
are very self-conscious
about, whether this is
making sure your make-up is
done before you leave the house
every day, fussing over what
out�it you’re wearing or ensuring
that your hair looks decent.
If you’re the hair person, have
you thought about the impact
heat styling has on your hair?
If you are continually
straightening/ curling, blow
drying and colouring, then
sooner or later you start to
notice the effects: your hair loses
its soft and silky feeling; it starts
to moult every time you brush
it and that is not pleasant. So
it is vital that you start to take
preventative measures before
it ends up in this condition,
especially as trying to repair it
at a later stage can be a long and
dif�icult process.
However, if these changes in
texture and appearance apply
to you, then it is a signal for a
desperate need for your hair to
be treated and rescued. There
are number of things you can do
to achieve this:
First of all, you need to
keep straightening/ curling
and blow drying your hair to
a minimum. If you do pick up
those straighteners then use
a heat protective product to
prevent further damages. The
ingredients in such products will
strengthen and infuse your hair
with essential vitamins when
activated by heat. TRESemmé’s
Heat Defence Spray is pretty
good and affordable.
If you are continually
straightening, your hair
loses its silky feeling and
starts to moult.
If you seriously can’t bear to
be without straight hair, then
try using the ‘Wrap Drying’
technique. This is where you use
a large paddle brush to smooth
sections of hair up and across
your head, from side to side, back
to front and front to back, whilst
blow drying it, at good distance
(minimum 25cm from your
hair). Pulling your hair in the
opposite directions straightens
out the kinks, without applying
direct heat.
Secondly, use a gentle
shampoo and conditioner that
is speci�ically formulated to
restore moisture and strengthen
hair. Complement this (if your
hair is in a really bad condition)
with an intensive nourishing
hair mask once a week such as,
Shu Uemura Moisture Velvet
Treatment or MoroccanOil
Restorative Hair Mask.
Thirdly, avoid towel drying
your hair too much; pat and
squeeze excess water out your
hair instead of rubbing hair
together, as this will prevent
breakage.
Finally, if you have a bit of
spare cash, you could always
ask your hairdresser if they
have any deep conditioning hair
treatments.
Even if your hair is not in
such a bad condition now, think
about how often you heat style
it or dye it and take preventative
measures now. Save your hair
before it’s too late – you don’t
want to end up bald (especially
women) or have greys before
you’re thirty, do you?
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The wonderful world
of student discounting
PETER BAILEY
Business and Finance
M
y treasured student
discount privileges
are about to expire
as I graduate from four years
of dodging full price. This got
me thinking about the slightly
bizarre concept of retailers
and service providers offering
students consistent discounts
from full price goods. From gym
memberships to computer it is
possible to make huge savings
from the simple wave of a student
card. Most of us have probably
made use of it and perhaps we
take it for granted, but what are
the economic considerations
behind this institution?
It all comes down to a
basic concept of bulk buying.
Economists will know the full
story, but fundamentally the
bounty of student bene�it is
provided due to two key concepts.
The �irst uses the ‘Groupon’ type
model of bulk buying providing
preferential prices. If enough
people want something, then
it becomes cheaper to each
individual. The student discount
model crudely adheres to this
concept based on the assumption
that students are essentially pack
animals and can be trended.
This is not necessarily true,
but is nevertheless one of the
cornerstones of the student
discount model. The second
founding principle is simply that
of retailers taking a deliberate
hit on their margins in order to
entice student loyalty towards
their brand.
So that’s the economics out
of the way; what is really on
(limited) offer to students? Well
there is a staggering selection of
products and services which are
available at a discount during
your student years and I would
thoroughly recommend making
the most of them. There are the
well-publicised offers including
discount at Amazon, Burtons,
Topman, Dorothy Perkins
providing a welcome reprieve for
student shoppers when on the
high street. Also student travel
permits make getting around a bit
less painful.
However the real wins come in
the form of more obscure student
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savings. As one shop attendant
once told me as she merrily
deducted 89 pence from some
clothing I was buying “It is always
worth begging”.
In my exploration of how far
I can push the student discount I
stumbled upon discount fast food,
cheap gym membership, cut-
price taxis, and even discounted
late-night Subway sandwiches.
In total, it is possible to save
thousands throughout your
university career by being a little
cheeky and liberally �lashing your
NUS card.
But it’s not just a free burger
you can score. There are a huge
range of less obvious bene�its
you can reap during your time
as a student. Most universities
offer free courses in a range of
skills which would otherwise set
you back a considerable amount.
From Microsoft Certi�ication
courses to interview technique
workshops, it really is worth
milking your time in Higher
Education, as you can bet it will
cost you a considerable amount
to catch up on the same courses
when you leave. Why not scout
around to see what is available?
But will the perks of being
a student endure in the current
�inancial belt-tightening? No
doubt there is signi�icant pressure
on the retail and higher education
sectors at present, which is
likely to make price slashing or
discounts quite unpopular. Will
this translate into revocation of
our discount pass? I am not sure,
all I can say is that you should
make the most of it while you can,
I know I will be!
For more information on
maximising your student discount
contact: pb00009@surrey.ac.uk
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14 SCIENCE & TECH
Science & Tech
Faster broadband? Yes, please! Libyan government
Slow internet service is a frustrating reality for many areas of the UK.
EMMA COOPER
Science & Tech Team
T
he government is push-
ing ahead with the second
wave of funding for super-
fast broadband across the UK.
It comes despite the fact that
no �irms or technologies have yet
been chosen for original pilot ar-
eas earmarked to test how to roll
out next-generation broadband to
remote areas. New bids are now
being invited for a further £50m.
The government has pledged
to make the UK the best place for
super-fast broadband in Europe
by 2015. The £50m will be made
available to local authorities
around the UK.
Local councils wanting to take
advantage of the latest tranche of
Feeling sleepy?
Alcohol can be the source of many sleepless nights for your partner.
EMMA COOPER
Science & Tech Team
N
ext time you hit Rubix on a
Wednesday night and are
looking forward to being
in the loving arms of your boy-
friend/girlfriend, you may want
to consider your consumption of
alcohol and how it disturbs your
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©Nigelmaine
funding will need to apply via the
Broadband Delivery UK.
The government estimated
that the funding would help a
further 800,000 homes to bene�it
from next-generation broadband.
Some have questioned the tim-
800,000 homes to
bene�it from next-
generation broadband.
ing of the new scheme, given that
pilots intended to be testbeds for
best practice in connecting the
so-called ‘�inal third’ have yet to
begin.
This is the third of UK homes
that are not economically attrac-
©asonor1
sleep pattern.
Apart from the obvious rea-
sons why alcohol isn’t great for
your love life (erectile dysfunc-
tion), alcohol also affects your
snoring; it relaxes the tissue at the
back of your throat, making you
snore much more loudly.
It makes you wonder how the
tive to �irms such as BT and Virgin
Media because offering next-gen-
eration services there would cost
too much money.
Despite announcing the four
areas in October - North York-
shire, Cumbria, Herefordshire
and the Highlands and Islands -
no �irm or technologies have yet
been chosen for the areas.
Each trial was allocated a fund
of between £5m and £10m. Lack
of progress led Labour MP Ian Lu-
cas to ask the government to “pull
its �inger out” last month.
A spokesman for the Depart-
ment for Culture, Media and Sport
©giaitri59
conceded that it has been a long
process. “Councils are having to
get everything ready. They have
to know what work needs to be
done.” He said that announce-
ments would be made soon.
In total the government has
earmarked £530m of public mon-
ey to be spent on bringing super-
fast broadband to rural areas.
This money is drawn from the
BBC licence fee and was originally
earmarked to help people with
the switch over to digital TV. This
crucial step will be welcomed by
those living in the ‘�inal third’;
the most remote areas of the UK,
which currently suffer from a lack
of decent broadband services.
However, many in those areas
will continue to be frustrated that
it’s going to take years to roll out
across the entire country.
wife of the champion snorer Mel-
vin Switzer managed to sleep at
all with the snoring volume of 92
Randy Gardner, a
17-year-old high school
student, stayed awake
for a record-breaking
264 hours
decibels, which is equivalent to
the loudness of a pneumatic drill!
Sleep is one of the most im-
portant functions we carry out as
human beings. Sleep allows our
cells to regenerate and it is vital
to carry out normal day to day ac-
tivities.
In 1965, Randy Gardner, a
17-year-old high school student,
stayed awake for a record-break-
ing 264 hours (about 11 days).
Four days in, he began hallucinat-
ing and thought he was a famous
black footballer!
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pulls the internet plug
The unrest in Libya suggests the country is heading for civil war.
RACHEL LISMORE-BURNS
Science & Tech Team
R
eports have surfaced re-
cently that Libyan authori-
ties have once again cut
access to the internet in a �inal
attempt to cease protests and halt
the approaching civil war.
Technicians from Google com-
mented that internet traf�ic from
Libya had dropped substantially
on Thursday 3rd March at 5 pm
(GMT). This followed a previous
internet disconnection which oc-
curred almost two weeks ago as a
backlash against the protests op-
posing Muammar Gadaf�i.
Internet services were slowly
recovered however, up until re-
cently when they were blocked
once again. Network bandwidth
has been restricted in order to
prevent any traf�ic; a strategy
similar to when ISP’s block sub-
scribers if they surpass their al-
located limit.
Renesys, an internet monitor-
ing company, noticed the reduc-
tion in traf�ic on Thursday and
suggested that the Libyan govern-
ment was the most likely culprit
as it has control of the country’s
predominant ISP, Libya Telecom
and Technology.
Rik Ferguson from security
company, Trend Micro, com-
“Every Libyan website...
that I tested was
unreachable”
mented on the matter: “Every
Libyan website (by this I mean
sites hosted in Libya, www.bit.
ly for example is still live) that I
tested was unreachable, with traf-
�ic simply failing to get a response
after the last hop on the internet
backbone outside the Libyan ad-
dress space... Libya simply pulled
the plug.”
It is believed that this has
been put in place in order to pre-
vent more information about the
unrest in Libya becoming wide-
spread.
Libyans using YouTube
to post videos of the
turmoil and instability
in their country.
Google have released graphs
showing how, since the �irst in-
ternet disconnection, traf�ic was
growing with a substantial num-
ber of Libyans using YouTube to
post videos of the turmoil and
instability in their country. How-
ever, in order to halt news of the
con�licts travelling, links to the
net were severed.
Protests are reportedly being
planned for the upcoming weeks
in Tripoli and disconnecting the
internet is the government’s at-
tempt at preventing these plans
from spreading.
It is unknown when Libya may
resume internet traf�ic again. Col-
onel Gadaf�i supporters were cel-
ebrating over supposed victories
in many of the rebel-captured cit-
ies; however reports of whether
these victories are genuine are
uncon�irmed.
What does look certain though
is that if the con�lict continues in
this manner, civil war for Libya
looks set.
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The dangers of energy drinks
Energy drinks are marketed to the 18-30 age group who have heavy workloads and busy lifestyles.
HELEN FINN
Science & Tech Editor
E
nergy drinks are a big busi-
ness. Many are marketed
to students to help them
cope with large workload when
it seems like there aren’t enough
hours in the day.
Companies have taken advan-
tage of the demands of the 21st
century lifestyle by supplying a
range of energy boosting drinks
and supplements that help keep
energy levels up. These drinks
are mainly targeted at 18-30 year
olds, a group with a busy way of
life and a large disposable in-
come.
Energy drinks are most com-
On your marks...
RACHEL LISMORE-BURNS
Science & Tech Team
A
full-length robot marathon
in Japan saw its �irst ever
winner on 27th February.
The knee-high, two-legged robots
competed in Osaka in a race made
up of 423 laps of an indoor circuit.
The average speed of these
robots was 0.77 km/h and the 26
miles took the winner 55 hours
to complete. It was a close �inish
with the winner grasping victory
by a mere second.
Spectators commented on the
beginning of the race saying that
the starting rush looked more like
drunks stumbling out of a pub
than miniature Usain Bolts.
One contestant took just a few
steps before falling on its face.
Thankfully, due to its self-righting
mechanism, it was able to get up
and carry on.
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monly found as carbonated bev-
erages that are high in caffeine
and sugar and contain a variety
of extra ingredients such as B vi-
Consuming too many
sugar �illed drinks can
increase your blood
pressure.
tamins; amino acids, such as tau-
rine; and herbal stimulants, such
as guarana.
It’s not just the caffeine we
have to worry about in these
drinks. Consuming too many sug-
ar �illed drinks can increase your
The marathon was organised
in the hope of testing the durabil-
ity and strength of the robots, not
the speed.
The operators have
some way to go before
they will cause human
athletes any worry.
It is hoped that it will become
an international event in the fu-
ture so that robot operators can
pit themselves against each other
in the ultimate showdown of ro-
bot stamina.
The operators are permitted
to change the batteries in their
robots as well as their motors but
if the robots fall over they have to
fend for themselves.
©Kristian D
blood pressure; literally every can
will raise it somewhat.
In the journal Hypertension, it
was revealed that a large amount
of sugar in the blood disrupts
blood vessel tone and salt levels
in the body. This does not happen
with non-sugar sweetened diet
drinks. People often tend to forget
about the high calorie levels found
in these drinks. Participants in the
study who drank more than one
serving per day of sugar-sweet-
ened beverages consumed more
calories than those who didn’t
consume sugary drinks - around
397 extra calories a day.
For every extra can of sugary
drink consumed per day, partici-
pants on average had a higher sys-
Japan has been at the forefront
of many new robot technology
and sporting interactions. It held
the �irst robot football World Cup
in Nagoya, 1997, and then sub-
sequently in Osaka in 2005. 40
countries took part in the tourna-
ment last year in Singapore.
Whilst this marathon has
marked the start of a new robot
sporting event, the operators
have some way to go before they
will cause human athletes any
worry.
The fastest human marathon
was completed by Haile Gebrse-
lassie in 2008 with a time of two
©Thisischris
hours, three minutes; a sizeable
53 hours faster than the current
reigning robot champion.
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tolic blood pressure by 1.6mmHg
and a higher diastolic blood pres-
sure by 0.8mmHg. High blood
pressure is a major risk factor for
cardiovascular disease.
Sugary drinks also increase
the risk of gout. Gout is a common
type of arthritis. The symptoms of
painful, swollen joints, mainly in
the lower limbs, are caused when
uric acid crystallises out of the
blood into the joints. Gout usually
affects the big toe, but it can de-
velop in any joint in the body.
In a study reported in the Brit-
ish Medical Journal, it was found
that men who consume two or
more sugary soft drinks a day
have an 85% higher risk of gout
compared with those who drink
less than one a month. It is be-
lieved to be due to the effects of
fructose, a type of sugar.
A study carried out by re-
searchers from the University
of Miami found that use of high-
caffeine drinks has been linked
to “seizures, mania, stroke and
sudden death”. The report found
many possible risks of energy
drinks in children and teenagers,
including confusion, rapid heart-
beat, seizures and effects on bone
mineralisation.
The American Heart Asso-
ciation recommends that people
should drink no more than three
355ml cans of soft drinks a week.
Some people may feel depen-
dent on the energy that these
drinks give us. Here is one stu-
dent’s diary of a typical Friday:
“Last night I got in at midnight
after an intense diving session,
The robots are knee-high and compete in a full-length marathon.
SCIENCE & TECH 15
lugging around a 30 kilo kit –
very exhausting. In the morning,
I woke up at 9 am, an hour later
than I should have, causing me to
miss my �irst lecture of the day.
I already felt tired. I had break-
fast and then headed for campus.
Half way through the three hour
High-caffeine drinks
[have] been linked to
“seizures, mania, stroke
and sudden death.”
lecture, we were given a break.
I bought Relentless and some
snacks. I went from tired and not
paying attention to awake and
very focused, so I powered up
through the rest of the lecture.
But this energy high didn’t last
very long.
At 1pm, I went to Young’s – the
food gave me energy and I had
a diet coke to boost my caffeine
level. But by 4pm, I had crashed
again. Sitting in the coursework
submission of�ice, I barely had the
energy to move the 5 meters to
the coursework hand in box.
It was time for the �inal lecture
of the day, and I needed to pay at-
tention, so I bought a can of Red
Bull. This got me through, and af-
ter the lecture I headed to Tesco
to buy dinner. After I had eaten,
the tiredness kicked in again. I
didn’t have the energy to go to Ru-
bix, so I crashed out in front of the
TV and didn’t move for the rest of
the night.”
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Ifestival presen
Ifestival continues this week
(15th-18thMarch)...
Tuesday 15th March

IOlympics
From 5.30pm
Guildford High Street
500 Days to the Start of the Olympics. Join Guildford
International Music Festival and other arts organisations
in Guildford’s historic High Street. Student groups from
the University will attend wearing their home colours
and enjoy Guildford’s own mini-Cultural Olympiad
celebration.

Wednesday 16th March

Trip to Stonehenge
1pm-6pm – Meet at AP Bus Stop
£4 - tickets available from the Union Shop
The World Heritage Site of Stonehenge is one of the most
recognisable sights in the world and on this trip you
have the opportunity to visit it yourself. The stone circle
is over 5000 years old and is part of one of the most
historically significant sites in the world – right here in
the UK. This trip promises to be popular so make sure
you get your ticket in advance!

El Pub Quiz
TBC –Wates House

We are putting a Spanish twist to the everyone’s favourite

trivia game. With 4 rounds, including Food, Culture, Music
and Pictionary, each team will have an opportunity to win
some wonderful prizes! As they come in everyone will
get a different number ranging from 1-4, and they will be
partnered up with other people with the same number giving
them a chance to mix. As if that weren’t enough they can
also buy tickets for a prize draw and win MORE prizes. So
if you like to win come on down to Wates house on the 16th
and see how much you know about Spanish culture!

St Patrick’s Citrus
10pm-2am - Rubix, Students’ Union
Tickets between £3 (super advance) and £7 (non-
student)

Thursday 17th March

International Farmers’ Market

10am-4pm – Rubix, Students’ Union
FREE ENTRY
The Farmers’ Market will have an international flavour
this month as part of the IFestival so make sure you come
along to sample and buy high quality foods from around
the world right here on campus

Anti-Capitalist Society

Photos by Aaron Rush

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nts... Discussion: Capitalism in Crisis – International

Solution for a Global Problem
7pm – TB22

Friday 18th March

IFlag Challenge
8pm-10pm – Roots Bar
FREE COMPETITION
Come with friends and join the treasure hunt across Surrey
University campus. The aim is to use the clues provided to
hunt for the flags across campus and tick the associated
name on the provided list. The Meeting point will be roots,
once your team has collected all the correct flag names
there will be prizes for the top 3 teams.

Saturday 19th March

Carnival in Rio de Janeiro

10pm-4am – Rubix, Students Union
£4 bookshop - £5 on the door
If you like sun, party and Latino beats, then you’ll definitely
like Rio de Janeiro. We will try our best to give you the
whole Rio de Janeiro Carnival experience, so even though
we are some days after carnival, dress up and come have
the night of the year with us! Many surprises on the night!
You won’t be disappointed, that’s for sure!

Trip to Cambridge
8.30am-7pm – Meet at AP Bus Stop
£12 - tickets available from the Union Shop
Home to the world-famous Cambridge University, with its
31 colleges dominating the city centre with atmospheric
cobbled courts, chapels, bridges and gardens. Explore the
beautiful quayside, shopping in the city centre or punting
down the river. Cambridge has it all and promises to be a
very British day out.

Sunday 20th March

Sunday Salsa
7pm – Chancellors
FREE
Free Salsa lesson all abilities welcome. Come and taste a
bit of traditional Latino dance and learn how to impress.

Holi Celebration
12 – 4 pm - Duke of Kent Terrace
FREE

Holi is the festival of colours, so there will be a lot of

powdered colour and sprays being used on the day. We have
celebrated this in University for the last three years. There
will be a couple of dhol players (Indian drums) and music, so
come and join us celebrate our culture. Hosted by the Indian
Student Association (ISA)

Iexhibition
18 SOCIETIES The Stag societies@thestagsurrey.co.uk

Societies
A new comedy society Bare jokes comedy tour
and ACS after party 2011
students attend, so if the society
Sam goes ahead then I would like to

A
rticle for The Stag about arrange trips.
A new comedy club has
a new comedy society
started at the Mandolay Hotel By Nathifa Jordan
The Cambridge

Footlights is one of the most
successful student comedy
clubs in the world; it has
produced some the finest
comedians ever. Peter Cook,
Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, John
Cleese and more recently David
Mitchell and Robert Webb from
Peep Show and Simon Bird (Will
from The Inbetweeners) have
all performed at the Cambridge
Footlights and they have all
gone on to enjoy great success.
I want to try and replicate this
comedy club for this university
as I do think there are genuinely
talented people at
university.
Currently there is no
opportunity for students to
express themselves through
the art of comedy. My idea is
T
in town; it’s got a good line up
uesday the 3rd March saw the annual Bare Jokes comedy show tour return to the stage in
for its first night, 24th February,
so why not check it out? I’m also Rubix. With special guest comedians ‘Jaime Howard’ and US Def Comedy Jam star ‘Will E
thinking of trying to put trips on Robo’ alongside show host ‘Funmbi’, the audience were entertained with an evening of fun,
to gigs further afield such as to laughter and interactive games. Joined by guests from Royal Holloway university, Surrey students
London, which is home to the rounded off their evening with an after show party hosted by the African-Caribbean society in The
Hammersmith Apollo and many Living Room. With DJ Kapital spinning the best in urban music, students enjoyed a night of good
other famous comedy clubs, and
vibes, good music and great company: the possible start of many joint university events in the
to Reading, which is home to
future.
the Hexagon and other smaller
clubs.
Courtesy of S. Ahmed Zoha &
I would like to try and
Malcolm Hunt
come up with a different name,
The Comedy Society is a bit
simplistic and dull, so if you are
interested in joining you can
also help name the society. The
this
society is still in the early stages
of formation - for it to become
real I need 20 people who are
genuinely interested to email
me their names, email address
and URN so that it can be put on

IGala
to create a comedy club which
the form.
will give students who want to
If you are interested, have
perform stand-up, sketches,
any ideas or criticisms you can
songs and other things that they
email me at sd00150@surrey.
have written the opportunity to
ac.uk . I would be very grateful
do so, and staff are also welcome
if you could spread the word
to perform if the society gets
about the possible formation of
underway.
this society to anybody who you
All societies on campus have
think would be interested. I’ve
activities and trips, this new
have contacted the union about
society would be no different.
it and they seem excited about
There are many comedy clubs
the idea of having a comedy club
in Guildford, and admittedly
where students can perform,
they are of various quality;
it’s currently not available on
I’ve been to a few of them and
campus so I’m hoping the idea
they are good but not many
really takes off.
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Greek carnival at rubix

M������� S�����
few friends on campus, we come from, are always willing
Labour society
met up with another group of to organise such parties. I was

S
ince my �irst day studying
at the University of
Surrey, I have always
been encouraged to take
part in social activities and
society events organised by
friends outside Chancellors
before going to Rubix. The
group included a gypsy lady, a
hippy girl, Cruella DeVil, a pig,
a gothic girl, a Venetian lady
and a girl who seemed to be
also impressed with the number
of students who actually
attend and take an initiative to
dress up, making each event
unique and unforgettable.
The bene�its of attending such P���� S���� doorstep, on the phones and
delivering lea�lets on behalf of

the Students Union. Being an
active member of university
societies was fundamental to
quickly adapt to student life.
It has enabled me to bond
and build relationships with
people from all over the world.
Last week, for the �irst time
in three years I attended the
Greek Carnival Party held at
Rubix. Prior to attending the
party, my Greek friends, stated
that it was very important to
comply with the dress code. A
few girls and boys met in town
in search of the perfect out�it.
Some of them bought their
out�its and accessories from
two party shops in Guildford.
The shops were visibly packed,
with many other students trying
to buy out�its too, increasing the
overall excitement. I however
decided to improvise my
costume with clothes that I had
at home.
After having dinner with a
expecting very soon. We were
all super excited and pleased
to see all the original out�its
we had pulled off. We then
headed off together to Rubix
to meet a cheerful crowd at the
entrance!At half past midnight
the party had already started,
and looked very promising.
Many students, not necessarily
Greek had taken this
opportunity to dress up and
illustrate how creative and fun
they really are. I saw Scooby
Doo, a strawberry, Jesus, twin
bunnies, policemen, and many
other out�its you can possibly
imagine. The University of
Surrey has without a doubt
countless artists!
The music was great at
meeting everyone’s tastes.
We also had the chance to
listen to a few Greek songs
that contributed to the
party atmosphere. To me it
was interesting to see how
students studying in the UK, no
matter where they originally
events are numerous, offering
an opportunity to dance, drink
moderately, bond with your
friends and meet new people.
An additional advantage for
students who live on campus
is that they can leave the party
at their convenience, and
walk home with no fear, as the
university campus is safe.
A few hours later, I walked
home, literally a two-minute
walk and had a restful night.
The Greek party was amazing
and preparing for it was quite
an experience. The students
union and the societies have
been organising great events
and activities and I am de�initely
looking forward to attending
more of these events throughout
the year. Being a third year
student I don’t want to miss
out and hope to take advantage
of all the fun moments that the
University of Surrey offers to all
students.
T
he University of
Surrey has never
really been considered
a stronghold for Labour
Students. Traditionally the
Tories and Liberal Democrats
have competed for the largest
membership and Labour
Students has trailed in a very
poor third. But change is upon
us.
The decision by Nick Clegg
to betray students and vote in
favour for a monumental hike
in tuition fees has galvanised
students on campus and seen
record numbers joining Labour
Students at Surrey. In turn
this has led to more students
at Surrey getting out on the
the Guildford Labour party in
preparation for the upcoming
local elections in May 2011.
5th May 2011, provides
Surrey students with the perfect
opportunity to send a clear
message to Nick Clegg; we don’t
agree with raising tuition fees,
we’re angry with your betrayal
of students and we want you to
rethink your disgraceful u-turn.
He hasn’t listened to the students
who peacefully protested on
the streets, he won’t listen to
the National Union of Students
(NUS) and the only way we can
make him listen by sending him
a message at the ballot box.
Make sure your voice is
heard in two months time.

Happy and healthy at Surrey Friday 18th March

Chav Night
R���� H������ (peace and blessings be upon at 7.30pm-8.30pm and Tae-

P
hysical exercise is a
vital part of a healthy
lifestyle. Surrey Islamic
Society, being the largest
society on campus attempts
to facilitate for its members
the important activities that
contribute towards a better
quality of life. In the religion of
him), as a mercy to mankind.
Most of us would agree that
encouraging a healthy well-
being is merciful.
Dalia Barakat who was
elected sports of�icer to Surrey’s
Islamic society in Summer 2010,
decided to organise aerobics
and Tae-Kwando classes for
females via the Islamic society.
Kwando every Wednesdays
from 1.00pm till 2.00pm. These
are great opportunities to meet
with friends, enjoy a good time
and maintain a healthy well-
being!
What makes ‘sister’s sports’
unique at Surrey Islamic
society is they do not have
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that pressurising competitive
element to them. It is a relaxed

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space every week which offers
an opportunity to maintain
good health. The fact that these
two sports activities are for
females only, adds to this relaxed
atmosphere, especially for those
who do not feel comfortable
Friday
riday 1st April

Islam, we Muslims believe that
God revealed the last message
of faith to Prophet Muhammad
Thank you Dalia! These take
part every week in the Quiet
centre: Aerobics every Tuesdays
Benji Boko
working out with men in the
same room!
The blessing of good health
is something that is very
emphasised in Islam. The �inal
messenger of God, Prophet
Muhammad (peace be upon
him) mounted the pulpit, then
wept and said, “Ask Allah (swt)
for forgiveness and health, for
after being granted certainty,
one is given nothing better than
health.

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Dance & Theatre

West End
experience
It’s Shoe-biz
Lasika Jayamaha again, a different level, and
Features Writer my experience was vivid and
detailed although precision was

D uring my reading week I

made the most of it by going
off to London's West End.
What fascinated me about
the three musicals I went to see
was the different styles of music
and the three different levels
from which I viewed them. I am
not going to comment on each of
the shows or even name them,
instead I am going to tell you
how I felt. Sitting at the Stalls
for the first show I saw things
on a whole different level. More
than the acting and the singing, I
was drawn to the technology, set
design, lighting and effects.
I could see the costumes
and make-up to the last detail
and the changing of props and
sets during the blackouts. For
me, coming from a developing
country where that kind of
technology and the magical
gimmicks currently used are
unavailable in our theatre, it was
a thrilling experience.
When I sat at the Grand
Circle for the next show, it was
lost somewhat.
Next, I ended up in the Upper
Circle, one of the best seats
available at the time of purchase.
I enjoyed the clarity of the view
and was able to sink into the
atmosphere of the musical.
Personally, after being on
stage, backstage and in the
audience back home, I usually
pick the best view and have my
favourite seats in each theatre.
Over here, one show will go
on for months to years and every
theatre is different. I used to go
to the theatre back home at least
twice a month and it was my
way of socialising. But over here,
it is rather costly as you need
to add in the travel expenses as
well.
I cant believe how lucky I was
to watch some of the most well
known artists in three world
renowned musicals within the
space of a week! But what the
heck...it was after a long time of
saving and who knows when I’ll
be able to afford it again!
Lucy Al-Zoghbi
Dance Reporter
IT’S SHOE-BIZ SHOES
PEACOCK THEATRE
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A fter a short run at Sadler’s
Wells in August 2010, the
song and dance revue Shoes
returns to the West End for an
extended season at Sadler’s
sister venue, the Peacock
Theatre. Doing exactly what
it says on the tin the show is
an all-singing, all-dancing
extravaganza.
Being that the show was
devised by writer Richard
Thomas (one of the genius’s
behind Jerry Springer the
Opera) and director Stephen
Mear (of Mary Poppins’ creative
team), Shoes is already off to a
promising start. Or is it? Well,
for the first ten minutes or so
there is too much. Too much
visually, too much aurally - quite
simply an overload of bright and
brash where new scenes start
before the previous has finished.
Thankfully, Shoes eventually
finds a more manageable pace.
With numerous stand-out
scenes particularly memorable
numbers that include a health
and safety demonstration to the
extreme giving us a ‘how to’ for
putting on high heels. Dancers
enter wearing matching yellow
helmets attempting to put on,
and walk in, a pairs of stilettos.
For the majority of the song, the
dancers lie on the floor on their
backs, whilst their arms and
legs are extended into the air.
This scene is choreographically
strong as we are introduced to
a new level or plane of vision,
which does much to highlight the
difficulty in the art of wearing
stilettos.
A scene featuring a break-
dancer kitted out in Adidas
tracksuit recurs throughout the
evening. Upon stepping into his
Adidas high tops, his movement
vocabulary transforms through
headspins, backflips and body
ripples. Later, a fellow Adidas
shoe fan sits amongst a pile of
shoe boxes in half lotus position,
as if at the peak of a mountain in
deep mediation.
Amazingly, some of the most
successful points of the show
are random walk on parts that
featured no song and dance per
se but an unfortunate individual
trying to get from one side of
the stage to the other in a pair
of ski boots, clown shoes or
flippers. These made for light
relief from the roadrunner-pace
of the musical numbers, whilst
illuminating the power of comic
timing and witty lyrics.
Shoes has everything
from nuns to sheep, a giant-
sized shoe (what else) for a
staircase and super-stylish
costumes. A sterling ensemble
of dancers move exquisitely, sing
harmoniously and act the part at
all costs. In short they ooze with
style - if only the same could be
said for the principal singers
and actors who garishly over-
sing and over-act their parts. A
shame really but that’s showbiz.
Shoes continues its run until
13 March 2011.

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Hip Hop: ‘a window
to the world’
RACHEL GILDEA
Dance Reporter
WOKING DANCE FESTIVAL
HG WELLS ENTS CENTRE

Celebrating Hip Hop and Dance
T his fascinating Double Bill
from Bouchelaghem and
Hylton presented two very
different and distinguished
solos. Nevertheless they were
both brave, intelligent and
innovative works.
Bouchelaghem’s material
is based on poems by Carolyn
Carlson. During the piece, her
poems tumble slowly to the �loor
on a scroll which slowly unravels
from the ceiling of the stage. ‘I am
the wind that/airs turbulence’
and ‘We are all living, we are
all dying’ are just a couple of
lines that
resonate.
The poems
set the tone,
and seem
to re�lect
upon man’s
connection
to nature
around him
but also the
limits of our
humanity in c omp a r i s on
to the natural world. As if in
direct contrast to that mood,
Bouchelegham’s explosive and
tender movements are virtuosic:
full of strength and life. One
iconic moment is the endless
headspin, with no stops, just
becoming faster and faster,
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literally turning the human
state upside down. Further
challenging the human body and
the space in which it lives, the
visual set incorporated light/
canvas projections which created
another �igure, in shadow form,
moving sometimes in unison and
sometimes to his own rhythm
next to Bouchelaghem. Perhaps
this effect makes reference to
the ambiguity of representing
the self; or the dilemma.
The piece has a dreamlike
structure, sometimes surreal
and with unrelated moments
set off next to each other.
The hallucinatory lighting
effects contributed to its other
worldliness but for me, the most
enchanting parts were simply
his dancing, watching his body
in the space with a single light
upon it - so transcendent in its
movement alone.
H y l t o n ’ s
piece is more
improvisational: an exploration
of his own choreographic process
and, boldly enough, the weight of
creative con�lict too.
Hylton engages the audience
from the very beginning,
a familiar scene for all
choreographers – hunching over
his laptop scrolling through
endless tracks, from rock to
pop, folk to classical, in his quest
to ‘�ind the music’ and thus,
‘�ind the dance’. Here Hylton
highlights music as being the
crucial starting point for his
dance in hip hop, the body then
responds accordingly. Admitting
to us ‘This choreography stuff
is hard work’, he hands over the
power and the challenge to the
audience. We could choose what
he did, how he moved, where he
moved…
… The outcome was eating
Sunday lunch to Tinie Tempah’s
‘Pass Out’.
The freedom for self-
expression in both solos
seemed to stimulate a powerful
undertone of self-questioning,
exploration and discovery both
in themselves and also in their
style, hip hop. For the audience
we saw how hip hop
can be a ‘window
to the world’, so
much more than
vocabulary, technique
and a boxed in style
which its powerful
c om mer c i a l
counterpart
sometimes have us
can
believe.
In the words of
Hytlon ‘Hip Hop is
about people, about life...about a
better life.’
For more information
about Woking Dance Festival
please visit: http://www.
wokingdancefestival.co.uk/
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What’s on…
March 2011
Dance
Film
Theatre
Music
Henri Oguike Dance
Company: Butter�ly
dreaming tour
One of the UK’s most inventive
choreographers presents a
stunning new triple bill. This is
contemporary dance at its most
thrilling and enjoyable.
(Tuesday 15 March, 7.30pm,The
Electric Theatre, Guildford,
£15 full/senior citizens, £10
concessions)
David Lovatt
Composition Award
This annual award in memory
of a keen and gifted composer
complements other University of
Surrey prizes in composition.
(Wednesday 16 March, 1.10pm
PATS Studio One, University of
Surrey, Free)
Surrey
Does
Joyce Dixey
Composition Award
Student composers and players
show us their remarkable talents
Thorpe
having worked all academic year
towards this superb showcase.
(Wednesday 16 March, 7.30pm,
Park
PATS Studio One, University of
Surrey, Free)
Make sure you
The Wizard of Oz
book your seat on
Dust off your red shoes, and
come along to Guildford’s Saturday
own interactive version of this
wonderful �ilm, repeated for an
2nd April
older audience.
Suitable for children aged 12+.
(Saturday 19 March, 7.30pm, Buy your tickets
The Electric Theatre, £6.50 full/
senior citizens, £5 children) in the
Union Shop
Standing in the
Shadows of Motown
For more information
Standing in the Shadows of
Motown is the �ilm that �inally www.ussu.co.uk/
told the story of one of the most
successful and important musical giveitago
groups in the history of popular
music: “The Funk Brothers”.
(Tuesday 22 March, 7pm, PATS
Dance Studio, Free, booking
required. 01483 686 876)
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Film
New Film:
West is West
Wania Iftihar & Uzma Tariq term. Sajid, who is now a 15
Film Reporters
year old teenager is taken on
‘holiday’ to his father’s home
WEST IS WEST country. The story continues as
Cert 15, 103 mins Sajid tries to handle the culture
 shock of Pakistan whilst his
Dir ANDY DeEMMONY father faces and tries to make up
for his many shortcomings from

T he long awaited sequel to the

critically acclaimed East is
East, by the new director Andy
DeEmmony, is finally here, Set in
1976 Salford, Manchester, West
is West portrays the on-going
struggle of George (Om Puri) to
enforce his traditional Pakistani
values and beliefs onto his
youngest son Sajid (Aqib Khan).
Sajid’s behaviour in school is
spiralling out of control. George
decides some cultural discipline
would benefit him in the long
the time when he abandoned
the first Mrs Khan and his
daughters.
Although the film is unable
to compete with its prequel
it is packed with humour,
emotions and captures moving
performances from all actors.
We highly recommend the film
to those who have watched East
is East as it might be difficult
to understand the storyline
without having seen the first
film.

Yuria Nara plays the voice ofa 5-year-old boy and his relationship with a goldfish princess

Gake no Ue no Ponyo previously human, despises the subtitles and features an all-star
Christina Webb human race. He begins to take cast, such as Matt Damon, Cate

Win 2 Free Odeon Tickets

Literture Editor
PONYO
Cert U, 108 mins

Dir HAYAO MIYAZAKI
P onyo (Gake no Ue no Ponyo)
is the 2008 animated film
written and directed by Hayao
Miyazaki, a co-founder of Studio
Ghibli, also writer and director
of Spirited Away - the first anime
film to win an Academy Award.
The film opens with Ponyo, a
little red-headed fish, travelling
on board a jellyfish. She is then
swept to shore, coming into
contact with a young boy named
Sosuke who lives by the sea.
Miyazaki, a feminist at heart,
has created a story that focuses
on the journey of his intelligent,
strong-willed and oh-so-cute
female protagonist and the
charming little boy whose
relationship with her is highly
endearing.
Ponyo’s father, a straggly-
haired, gangly and eccentrically
dressed creature who was
control over Ponyo’s venture
into the world on land as she
has inflicted an imbalance in
the structure of the world in
her misadventure, causing a
tsunami, as the moon begins
to move gradually closer to the
earth. Miyazaki here depicts
Fujitimo as a xenophobe
towards foreign cultures, as
the director believes this is a
strong reference to stereotypical
Japanese father figures of
today’s era, through driving a
daughter away by attempting to
make her understand his views.
The film also incorporates
conflicts and laughter between
entertaining elderly ladies at a
home in which Sosuke’s mother
works, the troubles Sosuke’s
father encounters as a seaman
and Ponyo’s magical powers.
And the film’s original theme
song that plays on the credits,
Gake no Ue no Ponyo, is catchy
and adorable.
I would say that, although
the dubbing is visually rather
neat, a lot more dialogue is
given compared to the English
Blanchett and Tina Fey, Ponyo
is more successful in subtitles.
The characteristics of the voices
are more suited, as Tina Fey
is slightly too cold as Sosuke’s To win, just name the films of which these famous
mother, and Liam Neeson’s voice quotes are from. Email your answer to editor@
as the ‘villain’ Fujitimo, does not thestagsurrey.co.uk. Dealine 29th March.
quite drive up the powerful and
controlling father figure that he
is.
Don’t let people lie to you, hostels are for the ugly.”
While many have proposed
that the animation is merely a Jam me, jack me, push me, pull me, Talk Hard.”
re-make of The Little Mermaid
tale, I suggest you to look deeper,
as this undermines so many of I milked a cat once.
the film’s core concepts. If you
missed its release at cinemas,
I would strongly recommend The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing
buying the DVD. If it is not for the world he didn’t exist’
the vivid imagery and vibrant
animation, particularly in
the painted landscapes and I gave you Jerr to see him eaten, not to see you fed.
the monstrous tsunami fish
enveloping the coastline, watch
this film for its comments on You should be kissed and often, and by someone who
society and its unique depth knows how
in storytelling that one would
struggle to find in any typical
new Disney animation. But, How ‘bout smearing my lipstick?
above all, watch Ponyo for its
heart-warming adventure.

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Literature
New romance novel released
in lead-up to Royal Wedding
CHRISTINA WEBB
Literture Editor
‘D ean beautifully captures
the mood and color of the
era–her descriptive passages are
marvelous and complement the
layered intrigue, romance and
deception.’ Publishers Weekly
Romantic novelist Rebecca
Dean’s latest book, The Golden
Prince, has been shortlisted for
both the Romantic Novel Of The
Year Award and the Historical
Novel Of The Year Award, to be
announced �irst week of March.
The writer’s style and subjects
has been likened to Philippa
Gregory, author of The Other
Boleyn Girl.
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World Book Night
HOLLIE-ROWE ROBERTS
Literture Editor
O n Saturday 5th of March,
two days after World
Book Day, one million books
were given away to readers
across the UK. A select 35
titles were chosen and handed
out in Trafalgar Square, London.
The books included Philip
Pullmans Northen Lights,
Yann Martel’s Life of Pi, Mark
Haddon’s The Curious Incident
of the Dog in the Night Time and
Gabriel Garcia Marquez’ Love in
the Time of Cholera. Supported
by the BBC, Publishers
Association and World Book
Day, World Book Night was
incredibly successful and
popular with 10,000 spectators
gathered in central London to
celebrate reading.
Headline authors included
Margret Atwood, Graham
Norton, Alan Bennett and Hanif
Kureshi. There were readings
of novels, celebrities from on-
screen and on-stage as well as
some of the top literary and
theatrical artists.
Did you go? Which books
were your favourite? Did World
Book Day successfully re-ignite
your passion for reading?
Volunteers needed!
As the countdown to the
'Royal Wedding of the Century’
begins, the book has many
We are running a study to test the effects of a herbal remedy on
parallels to Will and Kate.
However, it is a poignant
contrast to the happiness and
responses to stress/anxiety. The experiment involves taking the
public acceptance of William and herbal remedy, Rhodiola rosea, every day for two weeks, and
Kate’s betrothal.
The Golden Prince is the
completing a battery of psychological tests on four occasions over
thwarted love story of William’s the two week period.
great grand uncle Prince
Edward, (the future Edward VIII
and Lily Houghton: the woman
he really wanted to marry years Participants will be paid £100
before he met Wallis Simpson).
He comes face to face with the
iron will of his parents, the stern For further information or to take part please contact:
disciplinarians George V and
Queen Mary who will not allow
him to marry a commoner. Laura Gribble
01483 686870
Laura.Gribble@surrey.ac.uk
This study has received a favourable ethical opinion from a
Research Ethics Committee and has been approved by the MHRA
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New Poet
inresidence
at Surrey’s
English
Lit Dept
A my De’Ath is pleased
to let you all know that
she will be running a series
of poetry workshops every
Thursday. The workshops are
open to students, staff and
the public and everyone is
welcome, regardless of writing
experience.
The workshops are designed
to introduce participants
to a range of contemporary
modernist British and
American poetry. She will get
you engaging with this new
work through fun experiments
in your own writing. The
workshops are also a chance to
have your own work discussed
within a friendly, helpful
environment.
WHEN: Thursdays 2 - 4pm
WHERE: Room 24AA04
To request a copy of the
workshop programme and
a free poetry dossier full of
brilliant poems, please contact
Amy.
Amy De'Ath
Poet in Residence
Phone: +44 (0)1483 682980
Untitled
DEMITRI LEVANTIS
Poet
The West wind shall blow
Cutting ligatures of lease
Under voracious skies
Through clouded fate returns us
to shame
Again the pit’s empty
Of servant and slave
Though now we must suffer
Under pressure of name
Thou mighty city hath fallen
bequeathed
From the vengeful cinders up
growth mine trees
Planted upon the roots of my
heart
And my bladed eyes shall not
sleep
Until mine brain gives in to fast
Swallowed up on the stockade of
fortune
Slowly we rot on the backburner
of contradiction
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Treillis
JAMES CASTLE
Poet
Hwaet! Where is our Mother
Tongue?
Lost in the annuals of
Henryson and a bard long dead?
Rich tapestry of mistakes
and rough percussion,
Come back to aid this tale,
simple not re�ined.
Across the glens and barren
lands,
Treillis stared, his eyes bitter,
Like �lames and power in his
hands.
He looked to �ind some place
�itter,
To take his ragged crew,
Of brigands and mercenary
men,
And create a kingdom strong,
In face of danger they were
but few.
With �ire in their bellies,
They took the land by force.
They were not mindful of
fees,
That any king thought the
course.
Building new and stout a hall,
That glittered with gold and
torches,
They drank, ate and were
merry,
And so came to miss the
Giant’s call.
Giants; vile, smelly and
stupid.
Swinging their arms they
carry device,
To smash and gorge and be
fed,
To de�ile and wreck, to tear
and slice.
They all came down from the
hills,
While the Treillites slept and
snored,
In drunken stupor, a glutton’s
break.
Our hero dosed; a rest that
kills.
First they destroyed the
great oak door,
Rampaging in; drool dripping
from their jowls.
The crew awoke, shook in
their core,
But to no avail, thanes were
blood and ouns.
So Treillis jumped to his
sword,
With mighty blows he
chopped,
Like a feller of lumber; no
spare of guts.
So it was, that the Giants �led.
“Men, new thanes of my
domain,
Urgent action I beseech thee.
These Giants that I struck in
twain,
As though nothing more than
tree,
Their blood lust is not sated!
It is with these brutes,
That we must be concerned,
Or else our deaths be fated.”
When great Treillis spoke all
heard,
And no one could contest his
speech.
So, gathering man and new
lord,
They made ready for the dire
match,
Great helms lofted and
wounds healed,
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Shields crashed with spear
and blade,
And with a loud roar
guttural,
The march began and fate
was sealed.
Heading towards a great
wrack -
Fire and smoke bloomed
above the hills -
The gang moved without
great tac.
Treillis leading at their front
yelled,
“Now deciples! Their heads
your prize,
No quarter, leave them
thirsty,
There is to be no mercy!”
But the next sight was a
surprize.
Crapulents at feast,
surrounded with bones,
Of dead friends and a forest
burned.
The Treillites were not
unique ones,
And great disgust in
stomachs turned;
Everything the Giants
mangled,
Lay strewn. Not only men,
But beast and tree and
trinket –
Nothing was free of their
wrath malign.
With curdling scream our
band,
Sprang to meet these
monsters,
In a �ight vicious and hand to
hand.
Yet! In vain, cut down like
curs.
Only Treillis could survive,
Watching his fellows rent,
Limb from bloody limb!
Carving his way free, his
death deprived.
“Woe! Shame! Foul mishap,
Befalls those who sought a
life!
From contented, unhindered
sleep,
To this in but the span of
night.
These berserkers, these
murderers,
Have brought low my
companions.
They destroy all that exists,
They are a scourge on all
founders,
Of peaceful settlement and
union.
Our chances of a good land,
Lost to the blood jaws of
gluttons.
I am left to a man unaided,
My failure knows no pardon!”
Treillis wailed in tears,
A great man lain low in pain,
And he crawled as a broken
son.
So, what of these grim
Giants?
These de�ilers and usurpers
hard,
In their story there is some
interest.
For they live still, in our own
land.
They are Englanders, they
are Saxon,
They are Europe, they are
modern man.
They will de�ile traditions
and language anon.
They will steal from us our
great canon.
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Music
5 Men Who Are Just
As Good As Matt Cardle
Andy Vale
Nice Guy
I ’m no X-Factor buff, but
there’s a part of me that likes
Matt Cardle. Unlike a lot of
the strike-it-lucky teens, Brit
School graduates and part-time
supermodels Matt has actually
done a bit of work on the toilet
circuit. It’s easy to “really want
this” when you’ve just popped
straight out of school and haven’t
had to spend years playing
to a small handful of chatty
disinterested punters in pub,
with years of getting ignored by
the kind of people who probably
watch the very show that made
him famous.
He’s played a lot of gigs with
very little fanfare or glamour and
has at least paid his dues on the
lower rungs, something that can’t
always be said about X-Factor
contestants.
The thing is, I didn’t think he
was anything special. That’s not
to say he wasn’t good, he was
(let’s not talk about that Biffy
cover).
However what struck me was
that all around the country there
are male singer-songwriters
who are just as good at him,
if not better. That “absolutely
incredible, take a risk” version
of Baby One More Time has
been done by thousands of other
people at Open Mics for years.
My point is that if you liked
him, then there are loads more
around you may also like. So I’ve
tried to find some male singer-
songwriter types who I think you
may enjoy. They probably won’t
be auditioning for The X-Factor
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next year but that doesn’t matter
because there’s a world outside
of that.
Martin Harley
I first heard Martin when I
was a delivery boy at a Chinese
Takeaway back in Summer 2008.
I was on my way back from
delivering an order and listening
to the BBC South’s new/local
music show. I heard this wild and
sinful slide guitar, the old rootsy
kind that I love, then
I also noticed that it was a Tom
Waits cover. Chinese food could
wait, I parked round the corner
where the owners couldn’t see
me and listened to the whole
song. If you’ve never seen anyone
play lap-slide guitar before then
this is where to start. In general,
Martin travels all over the world
with his music and if you’re lucky
he might just be at an open mic
night and decide to get up and
play a couple of songs with the
house guitar and a shot glass. I’ve
seen it once and nobody wanted
to go on and play after him. He’s
that good.
Songs to check out: Love in
the Afternoon, Carnival Girl and
Chocolate Jesus
Jon Gomm
Already a well established
independent artist within guitar
playing circles, everything you
hear on his records is done with
one voice and one guitar. To fully
appreciate it you simply must
see it live (Fahrenheit 55 on
April 13th would do, so would
Youtube) and see how much this
man manages to do with the two
hands he has been given. There
are lots of excellent little quips in
his songwriting too, specifically
in the fan-favourite ‘Gloria’; a
song about falling in and out of
love with a chav when he was 18.
We’ve all been there.
Songs to check out: Gloria,
Waterfall and Topeka
The Tallest
Man on Earth
Okay, so this guy has sort
of made it already but in an
underground-y only-if-you-
already-listen-to-that-kind-of-
stuff way (which could be said
about some of the others on some
level). He’s also not that tall either.
Most people I know who have
heard him also like him, often
a good sign. His Scandinavian
accent fits perfectly around more
upbeat free flowing songs as well
as gorgeous dimly-lit, stretched-
out addicted-to-crack, lamentful
ballads.
Song to check out: King of
Spain, The Dreamer and I Won’t
Be Found
Alex Hall
I know very little about this
guy. I heard his song ‘Carley’
on some unsigned music show
about a year ago and fell in love
with it immediately. Dreamy
folk-pop about teenage love, that
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thing we all like. It’s not the only
type of music he writes, but it’s
a perfectly good starting point
and can easily be found on the
internet.
Songs to check out: Carley and
Estuary
Rory Ellis
A couple of years back I
was chatting to a friend in a
bar around Christmas. The
discussion turned to music and
he told me I had to check this
guy out, he went over to the bar
and got a napkin, wrote down
the name of the artist and his
latest album and told me to make
sure I had a listen. Easily one of
the best recommendations I’ve
ever had. He has a raw rootsy
air that feels vintage rather than
dated and the voice of a rumbling
bear: rich, deep and drawn out
sweetly. Occasionally he travels
from his native Australia to tour
Britain in an old camper-van
and I’ve been lucky enough to
catch him twice. There are more
words in this paragraph than
there were people at both those
gigs combined; a crying shame
because music like this is too
good to go unheard. I still have
the napkin.
Song to check out: The Rushes,
Jesus Lane and Darling Man
If none of these are to your
taste then just go and listen to
Andrew WK to clear your mind.
If you do like one/some of these
then go and listen to Andrew WK
to celebrate.
three
ENTERTAINMENT: Music 27
FIVE
A
DAY
Lorna Salmon
Music Editor
At the number one spot this
fortnight is another song cherry
picked from a movie soundtrack.
This one, as I’m currently studying
it, is from Apocalypse Now.
It really helps to contextualise
the musical era the film is set
in. It also showcases a moment
of relaxation whilst war wages
around the protagonist and his
team members. Quite nice, really.
At number two is Brother & Bones
with the storming lead single from
their upcoming debut. A powerful
thrusting belter that defiantly
announces their intentions to the
world.
one
‘(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction’
– The Rolling Stones (The
Rolling Stones Singles
Collection)
two
‘Don’t Forget To Pray’ –
Brother & Bones (DEBUT
ALBUM)
‘Battle Royale’ – Does It
Offend You, Yeah? (You Have
No Idea What You’re Getting
Yourself Into)
four‘Roulette Dares (The
Haunt Of)’ – The Mars Volta
(Deloused in the Comatorium)
five
‘Boiled Frogs’ – Alexisonfire
(Crisis)
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New music review
Tom Goulding
News Editor
THE KING OF LIMBS

RADIOHEAD
A s Thom Yorke’s incoherent
vocals sweep over the
minimalist piano-loop of the
opening track Bloom, your mind
immediately hurdles towards
that first hasty, inescapable
conclusion: “Oh, it’s going to be
one of those albums.”
Sometime ago, after Yorke
released his solo debut The
Eraser, one helpful reviewer
inclined to comment, “If Thom
Yorke recorded himself farting
repeatedly into a paper bag,
people would still defend it as
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a masterpiece.” Yes, fans will
always be divided between the
happy-go-lucky Britpop days
of The Bends, and the abstract
post-Kid A electronica that has
since come to define Radiohead’s
sound, and upon first listen their
eighth outing The King of Limbs
serves to add a suffocating layer
of cement to this transition.
Radiohead: the avant-garde
Oxford boys who still manage to
fill stadiums.
But like all recent Radiohead
albums, first appearances can
be misleading. The full gravity
of In Rainbows for instance,
becomes apparent only after
the listener has resolved to sit
down and lose themselves in the
music for forty minutes. It is the
same with The King of Limbs.
After an introductory session of
unstructured, conceptual noise,
the album slows in tempo, and
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the haunting melodies gradually
emerge.
The last four tracks, notably
Codex, are Radiohead at their
most tender: a soundtrack that
flirts with classical and acoustic
but still sits comfortably
alongside a minimalist
background. This entrancing
culmination of genres echoes
past explorations on tracks such
as Reckoner and Harry Patch
(In Memory Of), and shows
signs of a maturing group, who
are comfortable with their
newfound rate of progression.
At 37 minutes in length,
The King of Limbs is a short
but endearing album, with no
need for the genre-busting
shock value that catapulted its
predecessors into success. In
years to come, it will no doubt sit
alongside the group’s greatest
achievements, and may even
be remembered as the moment
Radiohead found their sound.
riff and dulcet toned backing storytelling that worked so well
Mike Sherlock vocals, probably courtesy of in the first album at least. I can’t
Music Reporter
Josh Homme and his willing into help but think that the fame at
darker and more bassy vocals. the top must have gone to Alex
BRICK BY BRICK It’s a bit Supergrass, but we all Turner’s head. He has made a
know Supergrass is a step down decision to completely change
from the superiority of a genre the sound of the Monkeys, and
 that the Sheffield lads once while it is still good music, it has
ARCTIC MONKEYS held. Maybe they are trying to lost the adolescent energy that it
change their target audience in a used to have.
Close your eyes and play desperate attempt to fill the void The band are playing a few
this, and you will probably not left by Oasis. It certainly sounds festivals this year, including T
be convinced that it is actually that way. in the Park, Benicassim and V;
Arctic Monkeys. And if you did There is a seriously annoying and I would love a chance to see
not appreciate their third album, breakdown in the them again. I only hope they
Humbug, wishing they had not middle of the don’t release a whole album
changed their sound; then you song that just of this, delving even further
really will not like this song. slows the into the sombre of Humbug.
I was the biggest Monkeys pace down I really do not want to have
fan ever, and Whatever You Say completely. to admit that the Arctic
I Am... will remain one of my They have Monkeys have gotten
favourite albums of all time. It lost the progressively worse.
was a more youthful time for lyrical
the Arctic Monkeys, but you can edginess
really tell they have grown up as and
their music has progressed, but
not necessarily in a good way.
Musically, Brick by Brick is
just... nice. It’s good. It starts off
cheerfully, with a nice offbeat
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Results Table
Surrey serves an
BADMINTON
BUCS M1
Semester 2
Hertfordshire(2) ...... 5 Surrey ...... 3
Academic Week 3, 4 & 5 Imperial(2) ...... 6 Surrey ...... 2
BUCS M2

ace performance
FOOTBALL
BUCS M1 Surrey ...... 4 Rohmptn(1)...... 3
Surrey ...... 3 Imperial(1) ...... 1 BUCS W1
BUCS M2 Surrey ...... Win Rohmptn(1) ...... Lose
Imp Meds(1) ...... 3 Surrey ...... 1 M1 Cup
Surrey ...... 1 Royal Holl(3) ...... 0 Sussex(1) ...... Win Surrey ...... Lose
BUCS M3 W1 Cup
Surrey ...... 3 Royal Holl(2) ...... 3 Brighton(1) ...... 5 Surrey ...... 3 Latoya Andrèe Kessie
Chichester(5) ...... 4 Surrey ...... 0 Sports Team

T
BASKETBALL
BUCS W1 BUCS M1 he Surrey volleyball team
Reading(1) ...... 4 Surrey ...... 1 Surrey ...... 94 Brunel(2) ...... 78 demonstrated a great level
Ryl Holl(1) ......Win Surrey ...... Lose Sussex(1) ...... 60 Surrey ...... 56 of play winning their 5th
Frndly M4 BUCS W1 match in a row during the BUCS
Reading......2 Surrey ...... 1 Surrey ...... 37 Middlesex(1) ...... 36 Quarter Finals back on 16th Feb-
SESSA Cup M5 ruary at Surrey Sports Park.
Surrey ......5 Winchester(3) ...... 4 FENCING Surrey gained an easy win
New Kent Coll......8 Surrey ...... 3 CUP M1 in the first set as they stormed
Surrey ...... 130 Portsmouth(1) ...... 86 ahead with points against a rather
RUGBY UNION timid rival team. The Home team
Surrey ...... 132 Brunel(1) ...... 92
BUCS M1 also showed good communication
Surrey ...... 135 Brunel(1) ...... 116
Brunel(1) ...... Win Surrey ...... Lose skills with one another and were
CUP M2
Ryl Holl(1) ...... 51 Surrey ...... 10
Brunel(1) ...... 135 Surrey ...... 110 very relaxed throughout the set.
BUCS M2 Sussex(1) ...... 130 Surrey ...... 106 Unfortunately, Chichester failed
LSE(2) ...... 15 Surrey ...... 12 Surrey ...... 135 Ryl Holl(1) ...... 84 to display confidence and were
W1 Cup M2 Cup defeated due to their slow and
Surrey ...... 40 Sussex(1) ...... 20 Portsmouth(1) ...... 134 Surrey ...... 106 unenthusiastic game play.
Frndly W1 During the second set, our
GOLF
Surrey ...... 20 Oxford Women ...... 0 well loved and slightly cocky (at
BUCS 1
HOCKEY Surrey ...... 4 Reading(1) ...... 2 the time) Volleyball team were
BUCS M1 Surrey ...... 6 Ryl Holl(1) ...... 0 shocked to discover that the
UCL(1) ...... 5 Surrey ...... 3 Chichester team had come back
St Marys(1) ...... 3 Surrey ...... 1 TRAMPOLINING much stronger. The opposition
BUCS M2 Essex University Competition: team had managed to funnel their
Brunel(3) ...... 3 Surrey ...... 1 Danielle Robinson: 1st place in frustration into a much faster
Elite Ladies. game and began to demonstrate
BUCS W1
Surrey ...... 10 Kingston(1) ...... 0
Hannah Birtwistle-Gordon: 5th some strategy.
place Inter-Advanced Ladies. The 2nd set definitely featured
Surrey ...... 3 Reading(2) ...... 0
LSE(1) ...... 5 Surrey ...... 3
Cat Baugh: 3rd place Intermediate the climax of the game, as both
BUCS W2 Ladies. teams tied on many occasions of
Surrey ...... Win Kng Mds(4) ...... Lose Sarah McDougall: 1st place Novice the set; however Surrey succeed-
Ladies. ed due to many baby mistakes
SQUASH (e.g. simply not going after the
M1 Trophy VOLLEYBALL The Surrey Volleyball Team
ball!) Chichester displayed.
Southmptn(1) ...... 5 Surrey ...... 0 BUCS M1 In the final set, team Surrey ing their serves. It was this along for Surrey University and we hope
M2 Cup Surrey ...... 3 Brunel(1) ...... 1 were pretty confident that they with many baby mistakes (once that the BUCS Semi-finals bring
Essex(1) ...... 4 Surrey ...... 1 M1 Cup had the win in the bag and they again) throughout the game that nothing but success to our Volley-
Surrey ...... 2 East London(1) ...... 1 weren’t wrong. The rival team had created a Surrey win. ball team who have demonstrated
BUCS Individuals Championships:
Wagih Sharaf (B category) and gotten back to their shy selves and Overall it can be concluded nothing less than great sports-
ARCHERY
Luke Battersby (E category) both managed to get a lot of outs dur- that this was perhaps an easy ride manship throughout the season.
BUCS Indoor Archery Champion-
won 1st place in their respective

Surrey vs Essex
ships:
competitions. Kathryn Evans won 2nd place in
TENNIS the Experienced Longbow Ladies
BUCS M1 category.
Surrey ...... 10 Royal Holl(3) ...... 2
Support your Men’s Volleyball team on
Surrey ...... W Ryl Free UCM(1) ...... L SNOWSPORTS Wednesday 23rd March in Surrey Sports Park
Surrey ...... 12 Reading(2) ...... 0 Kings Ski Club 2011 - Southern at 4:00pm
BUCS M2 League:
Surrey ...... 12 Royal Holl(2) ...... 0 Snowboarding came 2nd place in
Surrey ...... 12 Bucks(1) ...... 0 the Board Parallel Slalom League
BUCS W1
Kings(1) ...... 10 Surrey ...... 2 TAEKWONDO
Surrey ...... W Royal Holl(1)...... L British Student National Champs:
W1 Cup Artemis Nika: Gold Novice Fem Watch out for
Surrey ...... 8 Royal Holl(2) ...... 4 Kerim Abou-El-Ela: Gold Novice the next edition
NETBALL Male. of The Stag
BUCS 1 Flore Coicadan: Silver Intermedi-
ate Female.
Surrey ...... 49 Sussex(1) ...... 38
Surrey ...... 41 Hertfrdshr(2) ...... 35
Ali Bou Holaigah: Gold Intermedi-
Surrey ...... 35 Portsmouth(2) ...... 34 ate Male.
BUCS 2 Both Naren Murali and Savvas
Surrey ...... 45 Royal Holl(2) ...... 34 Lymbouris won Bronze in Black
Surrey ...... 59 Kingston(2) ...... 22 Belt Male.

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Rise of the
bluenose
underdogs
SAM SMITH
Sports Team

A
s of Sunday 27th February
2011, Birmingham City
Football Club carved their
name in Carling Cup history. Af-
Birmingham were hoping, espe-
cially when the leaders took the
lead, leaving James McFadden to
put away a controversial penalty
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ter having travelled a long and
competitive journey against 5
opponents, they �inally arrived at
Wembley to face an Arsenal team
who were odds-on winners to
every bookie in England. The �inal
itself may not have been the vic-
The end results brought
about celebrations that
had not been heard since
the year of 1963.
tory every Brummie was dream-
ing of, but the end results brought
about celebrations that had not
been heard since the year of 1963.
It all began back in August
2010, when the Blues played
League One out�it Rochdale at St.
Andrews to start their campaign.
It was certainly not as easy as
to get the Blues back into it for
half time. The second half proved
a much easier affair, the Premier
League team showing their worth
with two early goals from David
Murphy and debutant Matt Der-
byshire. Rochdale notched a sec-
ond goal, creating a tense end but
Birmingham made it through to
the third round to face Rochdale’s
League One competitor, MK Dons.
This �ixture proved to be a
much easier game, with Birming-
ham netting 3 in 5 minutes half
way through the �irst half. Sum-
mer signings Hleb and Zigic both
had a share of the spoils, with
lifetime Blues fan Gardner putting
away the third nail in the Dons’
cof�in. The League One team man-
aged a late consolation goal, but
nothing stopped Birmingham ad-
vancing to the next stage.
The third in what appeared
to be a trio of League One games;
Arsenal and Birmingham City line up for the national anthem at the 2011 Carling Cup final.
Birmingham took on Brentford
which almost saw them bow
out of the Carling Cup, had it not
been for super-sub Kevin Phil-
lips. Brentford took the lead in
the 68th minute through Sam
Wood, only to have Kevo put away
an equaliser in the 92nd minute.
Thanks to the efforts of veteran
keeper Maik Taylor, the Blues won
4-3 on penalties, leading them
into the quarter �inals, where they
would face their old rival and fel-
low Premier League competitor,
Aston Villa.
A sell out game at St. Andrews;
and the Midlands Derby once
again proved why it’s one of the
most famous in English football.
Seb Larsson put the Blues into
an early lead within 12 minutes,
while their celebrations were cut
short when Abonlahor netted
an equalizer with a decent turn
and shot past Ben Foster. The
game went on with chances be-
ing missed left, right and centre.
It was looking to end in a draw
when the giant Serbian Nikola
Zigic thought it was time to put
an end to it and put the Blues into
the semi-�inals, giving us bragging
rights for years to come.
Before they could travel to
Wembley, Birmingham City had to
overcome a two leg trial over Pre-
mier League strugglers West Ham.
The �irst �ixture proved to be an
mingham City’, they expect a walk-
over for the London club, who
themselves haven’t won any sil-
verware since 2005. Well, weren’t
they proved wrong? 88,851 die-
hard football fans made the jour-
ney on a wet Sunday to see the
teams battle it out for the trophy.
Without fail, Arsenal dominated
possession and chances; however
they didn’t expect a nod-in from
lone striker Zigic when a Larsson
corner kick found Johnson who
in turn found Serb to send Brum-
mie fans into delirious celebra-
tions. Naturally, Arsenal did not
give up and the Bluenoses were
Birmingham fought on

COMPETITION!
enthralling affair between the two
clubs; however the London team against an unrelenting
scored 2 to the Blues 1, with No- Arsenal assault.
ble and Cole doubling the effort
of Liam Ridgewell. 15 days later,
the Blues pulled out all the stops silenced when van Persie scored
to ensure they overcame this de�i- a wonderfully crafted volley when
cit to seal their place at Wemb- Arshavin took it past the defend-

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ley, and just didn’t they! It didn’t
start to plan, with England Inter-
national Carlton Cole scoring the
All you have to do is answer these 5 questions correctly... �irst of the game, but Birmingham
weren’t having any of it and used
the phrase ‘a game of two halves’
1. What player won All-Star Game MVP, NBA MVP, and NBA to full effect, scoring the full 3
Finals MVP awards in 2000? goals needed to advance to the �i-
nal. Bowyer and Johnson levelled
2. How many sports are included in the Olympic Games program? to aggregate score with a wonder-
3. How many Olympic medals have Michael Phelps won? ful strike and power header. This
left the crowd screaming for more
4. What was Cristiano Ronaldo’s first football club ever? and Gardner gave them just that.
In the fourth minute of extra time,
5. Who was the first boxer to knockout Mike Tyson as Pro? Birmingham were sent screaming
in to the �inals when Stephen Carr
Send your answers to: editor@thestagsurrey.co.uk gave him the opportunity to place
Deadline: Tuesday 22nd March 2011 - 2 pairs to give away! a shot past Robert Green and onto
er to square a ball to the Dutch
international. Hearts sunk but
heads didn’t drop and Birming-
ham fought on against an unre-
lenting Arsenal assault. Chances
were rare and McLeish made a
few changes, bringing on Martins,
Beasejour and Jerome. In the 89th
minute, Man of the Match Ben
Foster lumped the ball into the
Arsenal 18 yard box, where Zigic
�licked it forward for what seemed
to be a tame effort, however a
huge misunderstanding between
Szczesny and Koscielny (see You-
Tube) led to the ball dropping to
Martins for him to put away the
easiest goal he’s ever scored, and

GOOD LUCK!
victory; next stop, Wembley! to crown Birmingham City Carling
Now, when most people see Cup winners for 2011!
the �ixture ‘Arsenal versus Bir- Come on you Blues!

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32 SPORTS
Sports
Cricket world cup
mania is on
Shubham Sharma
Sports Team
W
hen one of the rich-
est games in the world
stages its World Cup,
people around the globe are
bound to set their eyes on it. The
XI edition of the Cricket World
Cup promises to be unpredictable
and most electrifying.
Ever since the West Indian
team won the first version, there
has been an incessant shift in the
dominance of the game.
Last decade saw Australia as a
superpower, tormenting each and
every country at all given places
on the Earth; and winning the last
three events, while the founders
of the game, England and African
powerhouse South Africa, are still
rooting for their first titles.
The way this World Cup has
Immediate ban for Toure as he tests positive
Sam Limbert
Sports Team
M
anchester City defender
Kolo Toure was suspend-
ed with immediate effect
following a drug test coming out
positive.
At the time of writing, the
Football Association haven’t con-
firmed the drug Toure was sup-
posed to have taken, but instead
described it as a “specified sub-
stance”. This could be a substance
that was part of another com-
mon remedy, with someone una-
ware they were taking something
deemed illegal; however that still
doesn’t mean Toure was going to
be allowed to continue playing for
the near future.
Manchester City were report-
edly looking into legal procedures
and, along with Kolo Toure, need-
ed to make a decision before 9th
March to have a B sample tested.
If Toure decided to give the B
sample and it came back negative,
The Stag
begun has guaranteed an open
contest for all the major teams.
While Australia has been success-
ful in taking up from where they
left in the last World Cup, Sha-
hid Afridi led- Pakistan has been
a dark horse for some, winning
the first three games and leading
Group A.
Claimed to be major contend-
ers of the cup, India has stood
through expectations and cur-
rently lead Group B; but their
bowling performance has failed
in inspiring confidence.
England, who in recent times
have showed their might by win-
ning the T20 World Cup and the
Ashes, found themselves on the
losing end of the shocker by Ire-
land.
On the way to pulling off this
stunner, Irish batsman Kevin
O’Brian smashed a 63 ball centu-
Kolo Toure in his Manchester City kit, facing a ban from professional football for up to 2 years.
then the likelihood would be that
the defender could continue play-
ing.
If he doesn’t have the B sam-
ry, shattering all previous records,
also making the chase of 328 the
highest in World Cup history.
Ireland has also affirmed the
growing uproar against ICC’s de-
cision to restrict participation
to only the test playing nations
in the next edition of the World
Cup to be held in 2015. But Eng-
land has been successful in sort-
ing out its bowling ills with a win
over South Africa. It also implies
that no major country should fail
to proceed while it’s going to be a
rugged road for the minnows to
©zahidal islam
make it to the knockout level, in-
cluding Ireland.
Whether Australia will make it
a four-in-a-row, or both foremost
contenders and hosts India or Sri
Lanka will retain the cup on their
land, or England and South Africa
will be able to crack the jinx, or
some other country will emerge
ple tested or doesn’t ask for it to
be tested, he could face a ban for
up to 2 years.
The Kolo Toure case is the lat-
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Pakistan are the dark horses of the competition.
victorious; April 2 will tell. But
the process is going to be one ec-
static journey.
So make sure you are glued to
© reinytom
est incident in a topsy-turvy sea-
son for Manchester City, that’s
included their captain wanting to
leave and training ground scuf-
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your TV sets and be a witness to
one of the most sensational sport
series till date.
fles. Many won’t be surprised to
see the club in the news again;
however there’s been a sense of
shock about the player involved.
Regarded by many to be a
model professional, Kolo Toure
joined Manchester City in 2009
following seven years at Arsenal.
He’d been part of the ‘Invin-
cibles’ team of 2004 that went a
season unbeaten and was Man-
chester City club captain last sea-
son.
Toure’s manager at Arsenal,
Arsene Wenger, said at his first
press conference after the news
broke that the defender took a
product that belonged to his wife
to help with his weight.
Wenger also expressed his
shock about the incident and said
that even innocent players could
become caught up in such an in-
cident.