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Draft bill to force housing out of SouthseaInspirational father cycles to daughter's graduationLuke BaynesHead of News

A devoted father cycled over 1,800km from Starachowice, Poland to attend his daughter's graduation ceremony in Ports-mouth.

Jerzy Jablonski, 55, left ten days prior to witnessing his daughter Monika receive her BA (Hons) in International Business Studies this summer.

He cycled for 12 hours a day starting at 7am and not quitting until 7pm. Cycling over 180km a day, he only stopped briefly to eat and sleep. Luckily for him, several people were taken aback by his story and were happy to give him food and shelter for the night.

Jerzy travelled with no spare clothes and only his documents, a small bottle of oil for lubricat-ing his bicycle chain, a puncture repair kit, some money and a mobile phone so he could get there as fast as he could.

He crossed over five inter-national borders and travelled through his home country of Po-land as well as Germany, Neth-erlands, Belgium, France then eventually the United Kingdom.

His journey did not happen without a few problems along the way. He was held up af-ter finding himself lost twice, although luckily both times strangers took him in and gave him food and shelter. When he reached the coast of France he could not find Calais so instead cycled all the way to Dunkirk so he could catch the ferry to Do-ver.

When he arrived in Dover he was unable to find his pre-booked hotel and so ended up sleeping in the ferry port wait-ing room.

The next day Jerzy was con-fronted with terrible rain. The biting rain and high winds were slowing him down and as he reached Maidstone he had to make the call to Monika saying he didn't think he would make it on time.

Despite the set back he even-tually arrived, not just on time but with hours to spare. Monika said: "He arrived with sore knees and a sore hip and exhausted, but he got here in time."

Jerzy had these inspirational

words to say about his journey: "I wanted to do this trip by bicy-cle because I was just so proud of my daughter and I wanted to do something that would make her proud of me. I also think you have to do something with your life – not just sit there waiting for something exciting to hap-pen."

Monika and her mother Ewa Jablonski had travelled from Poland by car. Three days after the ceremony they would once again drive the 20 hours back home, this time with Jerzy in the passenger seat and his bike

remaining in the boot.Monika said about her father:

"He was always a little extreme. When we were growing up he'd go off hiking for days in the mountains, camping in the open air.

“Cycling became his passion since about five years ago and whenever he has a day off work if the weather is good, he leaves the house at five in the morning for a whole day trip. I can't be-lieve he cycled all that way just for me – I am so proud of him."

Graduation Student battles odds to graduateGeorge McCann

It is no easy ride getting a first class degree at Univer-sity, especially when you have been told to stop attending your lectures. However, Har-riet Moonesinghe, 22, proved doctors wrong when she was advised to stop her studies due to her severe allergic re-action to more than a dozen common substances.

Whilst Harriet was in her second year studying Psychol-ogy she fell ill, she was later treated in hospital and told that she had an allergic reac-tion to something in the lec-ture theatre. It was then that she was strongly instructed that a return to the theatre would be very dangerous to her health.

Harriet, who has suffered from allergies since she was just a young girl, is allergic to: nuts, mustard seeds, lupin, soya, tomatoes, kiwi, banana, honey, and orange-coloured tropical fruits.

She is also allergic to sul-phites and nitrates (used in countless everyday food and drink products including some packaging), trimethroprim, septrim and cyclixine (widely used in medicines), latex and exercise-induced anaphylax-is. Being that Harriet is aller-gic to so many things, she has always taken precautions to avoid any harm to herself.

Working alongside the Uni-versity of Portsmouth, Harriet tried an array of solutions, in-cluding recordings of lectures and even Skype so she could be part of the lecture in real time. Unfortunately, none of these proved worthy, leaving Harriet isolated.

Moreover, she was deter-mined to succeed and, with the help of her thesis super-visor, Dr Clare Wilson, Har-riet achieved her first class degree. Wilson went on to congratulate her aspiring student: "Harriet was deter-mined not to passively wait for pre-recorded lectures to arrive on her doorstep but took steps to access as much information as she could on-line. She effectively became a ‘long distance' learning stu-dent on a course that is not designed for this.”

Proud parents: Ewa and Jerzy Jablonski with daughter Monika

Luke BaynesHead of News

On 10th September a coach car-rying passengers home from Bestival on the Isle of Wight crashed just outside Hindhead tunnel on the A3, killing three of the people on board as well as injuring up to 50 other s.

The names of those killed have been confirmed as Kerry Ogden, 23, of Maghull, Mersey-side, and Michael Molloy, 18, of Woolton, South Liverpool, and driver Colin Daubey, 63. The police have also confirmed that some of the other passengers have "life-changing injuries."

All 50 survivors from the crash were taken to hospital, many with serious injuries. One casualty was airlifted to South-ampton General Hospital, others

were taken to hospitals in Ports-mouth, Surrey and London.

The coach was less than an hour from Portsmouth. Driver Mr Daubey regularly visited his sister who lives in Portsmouth.

Neighbour Tom McLoughlin said: “I had known him for 20-odd years and spoke to him only the other day. He was a very good neighbour, an all round good guy.”

The exact cause of the crash remains unknown but Inspector Richard Mallett said it was not believed that road conditions or the weather were a factor.

Bestival organisers said: "This is devastating news. Our thoughts are with the relatives of those affected by this tragic incident. We are currently liais-ing with Surrey Police to estab-lish the facts."

Bestival coach crash kills three

Jasmine Rapson

A lecturer from the University of Portsmouth has had the honour of receiving The National Teach-ing Fellowship from the higher education academy.

Sara Holmes MBE is the head of the Dental Academy and re-ceived the award for her dedica-tion in teaching and support for higher education students.

The National Teaching Fel-lowship Scheme was first set up in 2010. It recognises excellence and teaching in higher education and is open to all institutions in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, with up to 55 awards being received each year. Winners of the Fellowship are given £10,000 towards pro-

fessional development.Sara was selected from 108

nominees to receive the award, and was chosen for her dedica-tion, determination and innova-tive approach to learning. She was a very respected member of the team and key to the pro-gress of the Dental Academy to the point it is at today. She will receive her award in October.

Sara thanked her team for all their help and support through-out her time at the academy, stating that she would not be where she is today without their help.

Initially Sara trained as a den-tal nurse and has a passion for education, alongside her pas-sion for dentistry. She said her award was a “huge honour”.

University dental lecturer honoured with prestigious national award

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Portsmouth City Council has claimed a victory against so called 'student ghettos' around the city, after city planners have disallowed a new house of mul-tiple occupancy (HMO) on Great Southsea Street, Southsea, even though planned guidelines re-stricting HMO's is yet to be final-ised.

New guidelines, drafted in March this year, mean that only 10 per cent of housing can be of multiple occupancy in any given area of the city. The coun-cil wishes to limit the amount of student occupied HMO's as they believe they are damaging com-munity spirit.

The proposals, due to be de-cided upon next month, will re-strict HMO's being built where 10% of properties in the im-mediate 50ft surrounding the property are already HMO's, ef-fectively stopping new student housing being where a high con-centration of HMO's exist.

The likely effect of this will see student housing moving even further away from the Uni-versity.

The council also plans to com-bat HMO's by forcing landlords to obtain a license for a house with five or more unrelated oc-cupants. This would mean that landlords would have to pay a small fee and their housing would require inspection before it could be rented out to the public.

Tony Anthill, from the Ports-mouth and District Landlords Association, said the council was taking the wrong approach: "We accept that a high concen-tration of shared housing can potentially impact on the lives

of residents but we believe that using the planning system in an attempt to control new HMO's is not cost-effective and flawed. It will also have negative conse-quences."

The president of the South-sea Association, Vince Faithfull, said: "There needs to be a bal-ance, it's a very difflcult issue. We want to make sure we sup-port and encourage the Univer-sity, but we don't want Southsea turning into one big student campus."

One councillor, Conserva-tive Steve Wemyss, said that

students are a big cause of loss of community spirit. He said: "The council's drive to clamp down on shared houses is 20 years too late. Most of South-sea has already been blighted by too many student houses in the same street. There are some roads where there are only two or three families left. And with the best will in the world stu-dents are a transitory group who often have no community spirit as a consequence."

Yet he went on to disagree with the landlord licensing plan as "such a measure would be too

intrusive. There are a lot of un-answered questions and there would be a lot of problems with it."

The council is adamant that the action is not only about forc-ing students into other areas of the city but is instead making the landlords responsible for up-keep of housing and anti-social behaviour. Councillor Vernon-Jackson said: "Some landlords are just not looking after their properties and letting them fall into disrepair. We want to make sure we drive up the standard of rented accommodation so bad landlords can't get away with it."

A representative of the Uni-versity of Portsmouth's Students' Union said: "We understand and note some of the negative perceptions of students within Portsmouth, and acknowledge that in some instances there are issues that do arise and need to be addressed.

"However, the community benefits greatly from students. Just a few examples of this are the various community volun-teering projects, such as the intergenerational projects and beach cleans."

The new plans are currently in draft stage but the final de-cision is going to be made at a public meeting on 5th October.

Draft bill to force housing out of SouthseaStudent Housing

New proposals could see student housing move further from the University Dan Chesterton

Council proposals set to reduce availability of student housing

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Alex Delaney

UPSU has announced a general meeting to decide the Union's involvement with this Novem-ber's student demonstration.

On Thursday 20th September at 4pm, the University of Ports-mouth Students' Union will host a meeting in Ravelin Park for all students to discuss and debate the key issues of the demonstra-tion and express their opinions on what the next steps should be regarding issues such as the fight for lower tuition fees and youth unemployment levels.

The key discussion will be whether or not UPSU will sup-

port the demonstration. At the previous NUS backed demon-stration in November 2010 there was a debate at student council over charging for transport to the London demo.

The debate on Thursday will decide to what extent our union will be involved in the demon-stration.

Back in June, NUS President Liam Burns announced plans to hold a demonstration in Lon-don against attacks to students' education, rises in tuition fees, record high unemployment lev-els and the scrapping of EMA, to take place at the end of this year.

The national demo, called

#demo2012: Educate, Employ, Empower, will take place on Wednesday 21st November with students from up and down the country meeting and then marching through London.

The demonstration has been called amidst record high tui-tion fees, record high youth un-employment levels and the Edu-cation Maintenance Allowance (EMA) being scrapped.

The rise in tuition fees, as op-posed to reducing the deficit, has actually increased it due to the government needing to raise its annual loan from the Bank of England to account for the loans needed by students to pay

for the higher fees. The NUS be-lieves that enough students are aggrieved by this to call a pro-test. Furthermore, there is also unrest over the fact that stu-dents paying the lower fees and this year's first years, paying the higher fees, are getting the exact same education and support.

The scrapping of EMA for low income families has priced stu-dents out of going to sixth form and, in turn, denied them the opportunity to go to University.

Grant Clarke, VP of Activities at UPSU, said: "We have to real-ise as a local and national stu-dent body that planning a demo four weeks before a vote is due

to take place is no longer good enough. We need to build the strength, the activists and the students who can say that this attack on a generation that is still learning and developing is wrong."

Joe Vinson, in a guest blog for the NUS, raised concerns over the lack of coverage that struggling students are getting. He said: "The Daily Mail didn't rush to write about the introduc-tion of uncapped fees on further education courses for the over 24s and The Times isn't talking about the fall in college applica-tions after the disappearance of EMA."

Union calls general meeting to decide on November demoNational Demo

halls accommodation For First years and aFFordable, local

housing For all


NEWS @GalleonNews

Dan ChestertonEditor

Planned accommodation for first years at the New Theatre Royal has been scrapped to allow "bet-ter use for the theatre" and "ex-tra space for the University."

The joint project between the University of Portsmouth and New Theatre Royal was due to provide much needed accommo-dation for 110 students by 2013.

A planned £4m revamp to restore the listed building's stage and back lot, which were destroyed by fire in 1972, and a University-backed Creative Learning Centre to nurture local talent, will still go ahead.

The new plans will house a fly tower, a performing arts centre and new back of house facilities.

Original designs featured an 11-storey halls of residence, but it was removed and the plans re-submitted. Councillors voted unanimously to approve the new plans at a meeting on 12th September.

Anne Stanford, Press and Public Relations Manager at the University, said: "The plan for student accommodation above New Theatre Royal has been

superseded by improved plans which allow better use for the theatre and extra space for the University."

Meanwhile, the future of the iconic 'Blade' tower, which is due to provide accommodation for 600 students, is still uncer-tain after the developer pulled out earlier this year.

Watkin Jones pulled out in February citing "financial rea-sons" and the University has yet to find a new developer for the

330ft building.Mrs Stanford said: "The Uni-

versity of Portsmouth remains committed strategically and fi-nancially to developing the Vic-toria Baths site to provide mod-ern student accommodation. The University has now begun what will be a lengthy procure-ment process, complicated by EU procurement legislation, to develop the Victoria Baths scheme as originally conceived."

Currently, the University pro-

vides halls accommodation for only around 3,000 students, despite average admissions of more than 5,000 students per year, meaning many first years miss out on halls accommoda-tion.

Students who list the Uni-versity as their second choice when applying to University are currently refused accommoda-tion in one of the eight halls of residence due to a lack of avail-able space.

Planned accommodation cancelledStudent Housing

Student’s hobby kicks

off prestigious career

Jasmine Rapson

A student's hobby has re-sulted in him being awarded a role working for a multina-tional company.

Bisrat Degefa's interest in up and coming technology stood out at a competition in which he demonstrated his prowess with radio frequen-cy identification. A senior manger from O'Rourke then awarded Bisrat a five month paid internship working for Laing O'Rourke.

He will be taking part in leading a pilot project im-plementing an innovative global remote tracking of off-site components using RFID technology at the Leadenhall building. This building is a prestigious 736ft skyscraper in London and one of the city's next big landmarks.

Laing O'Rourke is the larg-est privately owned construc-tion solutions provider in the UK. The group's international operations posted managed revenue of £4bn in 2011.

Bisrat is studying Construc-tion Engineering Manage-ment and was one of two students shortlisted for the construction engineering and design award in the annual undergraduate year award, by Target Jobs. A third Ports-mouth student was short-listed for the Business and Finance category.

The competition consists of 12 awards each sponsored by a different company and attracts thousands of entries each year from different insti-tutions. Bisrat's knowledge of RFID was noted to be up to date and in high demand.

RFID tracks goods from manufacturing through to in-stallation, helping drive down costs and improve forecasts of building project timelines.

Bisrat stated: "I started reading about it in my spare time. It sounded interesting, I understood it and so I start-ed researching it to find out more.

"I was pretty mesmerised at the ceremony to be honest. I seem to be Laing O'Rourke's youngest member of staff on this project and I'm doing things other interns don't usu-ally get the chance to do."

An artist’s impres-sion of the can-celled accommo-dation

New Theatre Royal housing scrapped

RAG students complete Mount Kilimanjaro climb

Jasmine Rapson

A tissue bank, once held by the Zoological society of London, has been acquired by the Uni-versity of Portsmouth. The bank contains frozen DNA of endan-gered and extinct species.

The tissue bank is dedicated to contacting the DNA of minute living cell samples.

It contains the DNA of mam-mals, amphibians and reptile species from around the world.

University of Portsmouth acquires live DNA bank of extinct species


University of EdinburghThe University's graduates won three gold medals this summer, placing them top of the H/E Olympic league table.

This includes two gold med-als taken by Sir Chris Hoy in the cycling and one gold medal taken by Katherine Grainger in the rowing.

Interestingly, if competing graduates were in a team of their own at the Olympics, they would have come 5th in the overall medals table, with a to-tal of 20 golds, 12 silvers and 10 bronzes, beating the likes of the Republic of Korea and Germany.

Source: thenationalstudent.com

University of CambridgeThe Telegraph has revealed what has been called "a dossier of student mayhem" concerning the top two universities in the country.

It turns out the country's most elite students have been engag-ing in behaviour only typical of the average student. There have been 44 instances of anti-social behaviour in the past 2 years from Cambridge students.

One instance includes the captain of the Cambridge rugby team doing his shopping in the buff and at least 14 students be-ing found drunk "to incapacity".

Fines on unruly students total over £14,000, alongisde many hours of community service.


University of OxfordThe prestigious Oxford publi-cation Cherwell was forced to remove an article from their website.

The title of the article was 'How to Date Posh Girls', and received many complaints about the misogynistic message suggesting that posh girls are overtly promiscuous. It claimed that the woman will have had so much sex that she has "duly worked her way through the Eton rugby team."

The University of Oxford's women's campaign officer, Sa-rah Pine, said: "Treating women like objects that lack any auton-omy in who they date or sleep with is outdated and boring."


University of BirminghamThe University of Birmingham Student Guild is re-branding its annual pub-crawl. The charity event meant to introduce first years to the Birmingham night life is currently Carnage.

The Union has been running this event for several years and one enterprising member, Paul Bahia, adopted the idea and turned it into a national brand after he graduated.

However, Carnage has been met with many opponents who suggest that it promotes exces-sive drinking and anti-social be-haviour. Ideas for the new event include the names: 'Karma – Bad Things Good Causes', ‘The Crawl' or ‘Bar2Bar'.

Source: studenttimes.org

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Students from the University of Portsmouth Students' Un-ion (UPSU) almost doubled their £40,000 target, raising £73,448.55 for charity last year.

Students from a whole range of societies and clubs includ-ing Law Society, Cheerleading and Mountain Biking, put down their pot noodles and pulled to-gether to raise money for chari-ties including the Friends of Mary Rose School and the Rain-bow Trust Children's Charity.

VP Activities Grant Clarke said: "This goes to show that students are willing to help raise not only funds but awareness

for charities and issues around Portsmouth, and it is important

that our students spread the word about the good deeds of

local charities to other students. Our students want to be a part of the community and fundrais-ing is a great way to do it."

The money was raised in nu-merous different ways: over the airwaves by Pure FM (UP-SU's student led radio station – £687.68), in the buff (the Athletic Union's naked calen-dar – £818.67), and climbing Mount Kilimanjaro (RAG – £10,850.45).

UPSU President Godfrey Atu-ahene Jr said: "It's fantastic that so many students have helped raise money for so many chari-ties, and especially those chari-ties that help the community. We want to have a positive impact

on every Portsmouth student, and we hope that every Ports-mouth student can have a posi-tive impact on the community."

UPSU also organised the local Sainsbury's Sport Relief Mile at the Mountbatten Leisure Cen-tre in Portsmouth in March, not only raising money but giv-ing an opportunity for students and local residents to come to-gether to volunteer and be part of a national event.

Fundraising at UPSU has in-creased significantly in the last few years. In 2011 UPSU raised £26,031 compared to £7,976 in 2010 and following 2012's amazing outcome UPSU have set a target of £100,000 for 2013.

Portsmouth students double charity targetCharity

Planned accommodation cancelled

UPSU Sabbatical Officers present the fundraising total


Fifteen students from the Uni-versity of Portsmouth have climbed to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania to raise money for charity.

The climbers spent the year raising money to pay for the trip and sponsorships for their cho-sen charities. Each student man-aged to raise at least £2,500, with one student almost reach-ing an amazing £5,000.

All of the group made it to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro at 7am on 2nd September, after climbing for four days and over-

night. Thankfully it took a less exhausting two days to climb back down the mountain.

Chair of the Raising and Giv-ing fundraising group, Hollie Foster, who joined the team, de-scribed the climb as: "a mental and physical challenge, battling sheer cliff edges and freezing temperatures as we made our way to the summit."

As a personal message to the climbers and those who helped, she said: "My personal congrat-ulations and thanks to all the team and everyone who helped and supported them throughout the whole year! We plan to re-cruit a team again next year!"

RAG students complete Mount Kilimanjaro climb

Jasmine Rapson

A tissue bank, once held by the Zoological society of London, has been acquired by the Uni-versity of Portsmouth. The bank contains frozen DNA of endan-gered and extinct species.

The tissue bank is dedicated to contacting the DNA of minute living cell samples.

It contains the DNA of mam-mals, amphibians and reptile species from around the world.

The samples are stored in liquid nitrogen vapour at a tempera-ture of around -186 degrees cel-sius.

The tissue bank, nicknamed 'The Ark', contains extinct spe-cies such as the Sorroco Dove and the Scimitar Horned Oryx.

Endangered species include the Sumatran Tiger and the Amur Leopard, of which only 30 individuals remain in the wild. The concept is similar to the Mil-lennium Seed Bank which con-

tains plant samples from all over the world.

The University's Dr Rhiannon Lloyd, from the school of biolog-ical sciences, said that acquiring The Ark would enable the con-tinuation of crucial research and conservation work.

She also said that eventually such cells would be used to revi-talise endangered populations, using assisted reproduction techniques such as cloning.

"The Ark contains a wealth of

information about species which might otherwise be lost forever. The preservation of DNA and other molecules from threat-ened and extinct species is a critical part of the conservation toolbox.

"It means we can study their genetics and better understand the evolutionary relations be-tween groups of animals. And by thawing just a few cells we can grow even more cells which can be used to further research

into conservation, animal and human health."

The collection of cells held by the University is part of the Fro-zen Ark Project, which intends to preserve the genetic resourc-es of species before they are lost.

Although the project has made huge breakthroughs in terms of preserving the cell and DNA, scientists are still a long way from using today's cloning techniques to bring back species of the past.

University of Portsmouth acquires live DNA bank of extinct speciesScience


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Over the summer a new council bill came to light which is set to reduce the number of new HMO's (houses of multiple oc-cupancy, most often occupied by students) which can be built.

At the same time the Univer-sity scrapped plans to build new halls accommodation for first years at New Theatre Royal and the much lauded 'Blade' accom-modation tower is still on hold with the University yet to find a new construction company after Watkin-Jones pulled out despite promises over the summer to do so 'soon'.

Students at the University of Portsmouth face some of the highest rental prices for stu-dents in the UK. The quality of the housing is often terrible, with landlords seeing students as nothing but a cash-cow. Com-plaints like those against Camp-bell Property highlighted by The Galleon last year are common across many of the island's es-tate agents.

Currently, all first years who have the University of Ports-mouth as their second UCAS choice do not receive halls ac-commodation in their first year. This leaves them with a fight to find other students to live with and to find private rented ac-commodation in a city they do not know within a few weeks – a daunting, and often expensive prospect for any fresher.

The proposed restrictions on

new housing will see private housing move further from the current location centred near Albert Road and Fratton Sta-tion, out to Fratton, Eastney and Milton.

Already students who have missed out on the social side of halls accommodation (where are the equivalent of the halls parties fresher events for non-halls students?) are forced to pay expensive taxi fares to get home after nights out or risk walking, often meaning they are left out of activities other stu-dents are taking part in.

Living with strangers in their first year, many struggle to make friends and feel 'out of the loop'

compared to their classmates in halls. Now, students who miss out on halls accommodation could be forced even further afield and are likely to miss out on even more of University life.

Despite promises every year by Union sabbatical officers to look at improving the University bus, still there is only one route and it misses out the many stu-dents living near or on Albert Road – one of the most popular student areas.

A University bus service that is already unsatisfactory for many students will offer nothing for students forced further away from the University by these council proposals.

Of course there are valid con-cerns from permanent citizens behind these policies, especially the anti-social behaviour of a minority of students, but this bill is vote-harvesting. The council are playing to the gallery and to those who are most likely to vote at the next council elections.

Throughout this newspaper's relatively short history as both Pugwash News and The Galleon, we have remained partisan and have never launched a cam-paign. However, we feel that the lack of halls accommodation for first years and affordable, local housing for all students, is wor-thy of our attention.

We will be working to high-

light the issues around housing and halls affecting the students of Portsmouth and lobbying the council to revoke these plans. We will be urging the Univer-sity to be transparent with the situation surrounding the 'Blade' tower, and to inform students when halls accommodation will be available for all first years.

We will be talking to those in-volved with the University bus within the Union and University and urging them to improve the current service, and lastly, we'll be talking to students about your concerns and issues surrounding housing in Portsmouth.

Student housing: it's time something is doneCampaign for halls accommodation for freshers and local affordable housing for all students

Molly O'SheaOpinion Editor

Described by the local paper as a bid to 'crackdown on nuisance neighbours', it could soon be that landlords in Portsmouth will need a licence in order to rent out properties housing three or more unrelated individuals.

The license, which is planned to be pioneered in heavily populated student areas of the city such as Fratton and South-sea, would be subject to an

off-putting fee and the property would be subject to regular in-spection.

My main issue with this con-cept is not the license itself. After all, I am sure many would agree that numerous landlords neglect their properties, and if forced to ensure they were maintained to a higher standard, benefits could be received all round. The problem however comes for me when reading of how students are apparently 'damaging com-munity spirit' and when terms

such as 'antisocial behaviour' are used so freely.

It seems that it is assumed that students merely get drunk, neglect their neighbours and their houses and cause dam-age, turmoil and all round bad feeling in Portsmouth. I don't understand why it seems to be forgotten that the city is home to a huge University, bringing with it an eclectic mix of people, cultures, academic interests and achievements.

Why is it that the copious

amounts of money students bring to the city also seems to have been overlooked? As the University of Portsmouth Stu-dents' Union has recently high-lighted, students are involved with many community schemes such as "inter-generational pro-jects and beach cleans", which I feel are being neglected to be recognised. The positive aspects students bring, in my eyes at least, far outweigh the nega-tives.

Furthermore, if these propos-als are implemented and is suc-cessful in its attempts to deal with group housing, where are the students meant to go? They

will still need to live somewhere after all in order to continue with their studies here. That is, of course, when they actually study, because of course they're often too busy getting drunk and damaging buildings to do much work.

To keep housing to a good standard can only be a good thing, both for Portsmouth and for residents.

I'm not saying all students are blameless or act perfectly all the time, however, this does not excuse the blame being putting upon all of them for everything but the weather, when all the positives get ignored.

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This is an obituary. An obituary of the Access to Higher Educa-tion course here at the Universi-ty of Portsmouth. Despite efforts to save it, the university com-pleted its cull and rid itself of its final bastion of broader access

I have previously spoken of the success of Access courses, with an increase year on year of both participants and the num-ber who go on to study on an undergraduate programme; this though, was not enough to save it

Academic success is not of interest in an increasingly busi-ness orientated education sys-tem. The Access to HE course is

not the first to have fallen be-neath Craven's blade in recent years, with the Arts and Design Access course and Metalwork, Glass, and Ceramics workshops all being cut in the controversial arts cuts.

The way that the University has gone about the cuts has been less than open, and not without opposition, including a statement in contention by the Turner Prize winning artist Grayson Perry who studied here.

The claims by the university that Access to HE was to be cut due to it being financially unsus-tainable was discovered to lack even basic veracity. The uni-versity had been guilty of trying to bluff its way with verisimili-

tudes.Failing that it tried to blame

changes in the government funding.

The University's key factor in cutting the Access course was that with the introduction of a minimum contract level (MCL) of £500,000 for Skills Funding Agency support, the university no longer met funding require-ments as the contract was worth less than £500,000.

This can be disproved with a little light browsing on the search engine of your choice. The FAQ's for the minimum con-tract level explicitly state that Higher Education Institutions are exempt from the application of an MCL.

The arts cuts were similarly shrouded in controversy. Several courses were altered because of the above mentioned workshop cuts and a new £14million re-generation of Eldon building made a mockery of any financial arguments put forward by the University as to why they had to make the cuts.

The University is moving it-self into position for a new era of higher education in which the financial success of a course is its determining factor. The new Eldon building will continue to be a creative faculty but one much more focused on digital media, no doubt because that is where the money is.

I don't oppose the Eldon re-

generation but I do oppose its costs when financial aridity is being used as the excuse for cuts to established courses.

As we welcome the first gen-eration of the higher fee paying students we need to bring them into the debate on higher educa-tion.

With the rise of free educa-tional and cultural websites such as openculture.com and the increase in fees, the ques-tion of value has never been more prescient in the debate on the worth of higher education. Knowledge is always valuable, but the systems which we use to gain it are fast losing value.

As for broader access: Quoth the Craven, "Nevermore."

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Samuel Port

A cool gentle breeze slips through the air on a hot sum-mer's day, refreshing one of that scorching heat pummelling down relentlessly. The cool Brit-ish air, a blessing on those rare occasions when only a t-shirt and a pair of shorts are required. Not enough people appreciate the breeze on days like these.

But a gust of wind is essential on a sweaty face, like a bottle of water, you need it, to hydrate your system. Brits are not used to the sun when it swings its head towards our little island and without a comforting gust we would need to hibernate. I believe it is so, in the sense that we would all migrate to our sheltered living quarters, sit back and watch the box.

Whenever the sun does come out we all gather together with a frozen piece of meat and roast it on the barbecue. Vegetarians praise the day Quorn came into their lives. Something about a barbecue is instinctual to sun-light. Any excuse? Perhaps. Per-haps the summer is merely an excuse to gather.

Well, we have been given an opportunity to cook and eat out-side, it has been thrust before us. The rain isn't infesting our vi-cinity with its harsh truculence.

Seize the day. However, without an icy gust to cut through the heat we would sooner be grip-ping for an ice bucket or another cold beer I suppose, one to rest against our steaming foreheads.

Recently I have found myself cursing the weather, it has been neither here nor there, typically undecided. At the beginning of one such day, I stepped out-side and was caught by a frosty wind. So I went inside and grabbed a jacket. Half an hour later the sun came out, I was hot and bothered. Later, fortunately the weather returned to its mis-erable state.

My benevolent attitude to the unfortunate weather ceased when night fell. My jacket came in handy, but it wasn't enough. The cold surrounded and en-gulfed my jolly spirit. The fringe of the wind dug into my bare skin. I was altogether lost for words, it had dampened my way of thinking.

Never forget that in countries not fortunate enough to have their beautiful weather tem-pered by a faint gust of air, they pay for their air conditioning. So, be thankful when it comes. However, there are two sides to every coin.

We should appreciate the British summerRose Lucas

Therapy, Concrete, Loco-Loco and Makara Project could be just some of the club promoters you may have heard of since sum-mer began; bombarding your Facebook with events for the new Freshers year.

However, it isn't for that same old club you exhausted through-out 2011, but for "Portsmouth's best boat party." This new craze has got students whipping out their newly filled debit cards ready to hit the ocean in an at-tempt to be part of this vastly growing trend. With a hefty student-unfriendly ticket price from ten pounds upwards it got me thinking as to why these companies are doing so well.

Who would really volunteer to be kettled aboard a floating chunder-vessel where a bounc-er's only option to get rid of trouble makers would be to walk them off the plank? Possibly the most obvious reason is that it is something different.

Let's not kid ourselves; once you have been to one club, you've technically been to them all and our students realise that. It seems that the static shells of our frequently visited Ports-mouth clubs are losing their edge as a more exclusive, fash-ionable alternative arrives at the

docks.They don't need a theme,

they don't need cheap deals or gimmicks, they just rely on be-ing "cool" and everyone wants to be part of it. Personally, I would definitely choose a spar-kling party boat over the sticky, packed-like-a-sardine nightclub that looks more like a ware-house than a luxury hangout.

The boat party holds the il-lusion of sophistication as it stands one rung above sum-mer's booze cruise hangover re-minding us of the crystal seas of Zante, Malia and Kos. Each boat trip has its own sly, smiling DJ in the corner playing to a small compact crowd guaranteeing at-mosphere.

An expensive bar and entry makes you think it is just that lit-tle bit special as well as the low capacity. With the boats only al-lowing between three and four hundred party-goers and events being every few months, the race for tickets is intense.

So, will you be jumping on one of these fashionable float-ers with me and experiencing Portsmouth's exciting new night out? Maybe you will until next year when we have party buses, submarines and even a genuine mile high club leaving the party boat where our veteran clubs now lie.

Club nights to hit the Solent


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Elizabeth Ryan, Vikki Kitteridge and Peter Lyons

Whether you're starting your first year or coming back after the long summer break, one of the things you're first going to have to get your head around is cooking for yourself. Yawn, right? Well, we've put together a fool-proof and easy starter pack that will not only mean you're well fed throughout Freshers', but will see your cupboards stacked and belly full for the whole year.

Step One: Kitchen Essen-tialsKeeping a healthy and low-cost diet can seem like a lot of un-necessary effort, but keeping your cupboards well stocked with these non-perishable and tasty items you can make even the dullest meal interesting:

Herbs:You can find dry herbs in Tesco and other leading supermarkets for as little as 31p and can last in the cupboard for years – espe-cially seeing as a little goes such a long way.

Grab some essentials like dried basil or oregano that can be added to lots of dishes for ex-tra flavour; or opt for dried or powdered alternatives such as garlic or chilli, which will often work out cheaper and will cer-tainly last longer.

You could even grab herbs from ranges such as ‘Classic BBQ' or try out your own Nan-do's Peri-Peri seasoning to add some extra zing to your meat dishes.

Stock:Buying cubed or granulated stock will save more money than buying the fresh ones (and a lot more effort than making your own from scratch). Keep a few cubes in your cupboard to add flavour to potatoes, rice and pasta by crumbling a cube into the boiling water to add a new depth of flavour; or use them as a base for soups, stews and cas-seroles.

Booze:

Yep, our good friend alcohol can even feature in your cooking. In-stead of pouring away any lefto-ver alcohol from house parties or pre-drinks, keep the bottles aside for your next meal. Wine is great to use in sauces to add some extra flavour and white wine is especially great in a ri-sotto. Cider can also be mixed with apples and baked in the oven alongside some pork to make a flavoursome dinner.

Step Two: Get CookingNow that you know what handy bits and bobs to fill your cup-boards with, here are a couple of simple recipes that will keep you full and your taste buds happy:

Soy Sauce Pork Stir-fry

(serves 4)Stir-fries are super quick, filling meals and great for using up any random vegetables you have. This recipe tastes just as great using beef, chicken or turkey too, so just watch out for which-ever meat is on offer. Serve with rice or noodles.

Ingredients:• 4 pork escallops, fat

trimmed and cut into bite-sized chunks

• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil• 1 tablespoon sugar• 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce• 1 tablespoon light soy sauce• 4 tablespoons vegetable

stock• 4 handfuls chopped veg-

etables (for example: onion,

pepper, carrot, baby sweet-corn, mangetout, green beans)

Method:1. Marinade the meat in the

sugar and the dark and light soy sauces and leave for at least 15 minutes.

2. Heat the oil in a wok. Add the meat and marinade and cook on a high heat for 8-10 minutes.

3. Remove the cooked meat, keeping the meat juices in the wok. Tip in the vegeta-bles and fry for 2-3 minutes.

4. Add the chicken stock and cook the vegetables for a further 3 minutes.

Simply Pasta• Penne pasta (for servings go

with the guide one handful per person)

• 1 pot tomato and basil sauce• Ham• Cheese• Frozen peas

Method:1. Boil the pasta according

to the instructions on the packet, this usually takes be-tween 5 and 10 minutes.

2. While the pasta is cook-ing, slice the ham into thin strips and grate the cheese. Adjust the portions of ham and cheese according to the number you're cooking for and personal preference.

3. After around 5 minutes, adds some frozen peas to

the boiling water so that they cook through.

4. Once cooked, drain the pas-ta into a colander and leave to one side for a moment. Pour the pasta sauce into the pan and heat through, but do not boil.

5. When the sauce is heated thoroughly, return the pasta to the pan and evenly coat, then stir the ham into the pasta before serving in a bowl.

6. Top with cheese and serve.

Cooking for yourself can seem daunting at first, but it's a great deal easier than it looks and will save you tonnes of money. Enjoy mastering these basics and keep reading The Galleon for fresh, exciting new recipes for you to try.

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Kelsey DigginsFeatures Editor

It's been hailed as the Golden Summer: from the streets lined with trestle tables to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee back in June, to the resounding success of the Olympic and Para-lympic Games, closing just days ago – this summer, all eyes have been on Great Britain.

And with Britain rising to the occasion so magnificently, why would you think about ventur-ing abroad for your travels? We've compiled a list of three towns and cities on your door-step to visit and soak up the pat-riotism.

1. LondonIt's no secret that the cosmopoli-tan capital has a wealth of at-tractions and events to keep you entertained – from shows on the West-End, to shopping on Ox-ford Street, to making your way around the museums (which are often free, therefore perfect for the student traveller!)

But keep your eye out for an alternative view of London: trail the back streets for boutiques and cutesy little restaurants; climb the Monument erected in memory of the Great Fire of Lon-don; take a picnic to Hyde Park; take a step back from the typical tourist destinations and enjoy a

totally new side of London!London is also easily accessi-

ble and you can often bag bar-gain train and coach deals on-line.

2. Isle of WightThe home of Bestival is known for its picturesque beaches such as Compton Bay, and pretty countryside landscapes. The small island is just a short hop on the ferry, and with a plethora of B&Bs, it's the perfect place for a weekend away.

While you're there take in the Ventor Botanic gardens (depend-ing on the Great British weather, of course) or take a trip to visit the wildlife at the Isle of Wight zoo. History-lovers will also en-joy visiting Carisbrooke Castle or the Brading Roman Villa.

Not to mention music lovers could tie in their visit with the annual Isle of Wight Festival in June, or Bestival in early Sep-tember.

3. BathFor those looking for a pretty, ru-ral retreat, Bath is the place for you. With the sweeping coun-tryside landscapes and the ur-bane city centre, Bath provides

a wonderful crossover of rural and city chic.

For the city dwellers among you, there is plenty on offer: from Komedia, the resident comedy club that showcases both new and established tal-ents, to the Roman Baths. You can also indulge in a selection of fabulous bars and restaurants after a hard day's shopping.

But if sightseeing is more your bag, you can take in the sights and sounds of Bath either by ex-ploring the countryside on your own, or by taking one of many boat tours.

Kelsey DigginsFashion Correspondent

After a long summer of relax-ing, spending time with friends and family and avoiding think-ing about any kind of uni work at all costs, September has come around again to bring us all down to earth with a bump.

Whether you're a seasoned third year about to embark on the dreaded dissertation, or a Fresher who's moving away from home for the first time, the first few weeks of term is bound to be a shock to the system, but by following these simple steps you'll breeze through Freshers' and be taking the term in your

stride with ease.

1. Pace yourselfNot the advice you want to be hearing with all the events sur-rounding Freshers', but pro-longed periods with little sleep, eating lots of junk food and of course drinking mammoth amounts will lead to the inevita-ble Freshers' flu.

So, plan your week's activi-ties: have at least two nights off a week to recharge and to bond with housemates or flat mates; make every other drink a tap water when you're out to give your liver a break (and it's a tad easier on your bank bal-ance, double win!) and take

your Mum's advice and try slip-ping some Vitamin C into your diet by eating fruit or drinking orange juice, and your chances of warding off the dreaded flu will be much greater.

2. Look after your penniesIt's all too easy to get swept along with the notion that there's lots of money in your bank when your loan comes in, but re-member, that money has to last you until January, so make that weekly takeaway a fortnightly one and avoid hitting Commer-cial Road the minute you receive your loan. This way you'll save yourself untold stress later on in the term.

3. Get your head around your courseWhether that's by making a dent in your reading list, getting to know lecturers or even just get-ting all your stationary sorted for when lessons begin. At the end of the day you're here to learn, so get stuck in early and avoid stress when the deadlines begin to loom.

4. Get involvedUniversity is a great place to pick up and develop hobbies and in-terests, so get yourself down to the Freshers' Fayre on 19th and 20th September at Ravelin Park and check out the clubs and

societies that you can join: from show choir to cultural and faith societies, from bell ringing to your trusty University paper, The Galleon. There are so many ways you can get involved.

Not only that but the Freshers' Fayre has tons of info on events and nights out, plus freebies!

5. Don't panicRight across the board, univer-sity is going to be a stressful experience. If you're a Fresher, you're often facing the challenge of moving away from home for the first time and adjusting to the transition from college and Sixth Form to university. If you're a second year, you have the add-ed pressure that your grades are starting to count towards your degree. And third years, I'm sure you don't need reminding what joys you have in store.

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Kelsey DigginsFeatures Editor

This weekend London's Somer-set House opened its doors to the fashionistas of the world to unveil the upcoming trends for Spring/Summer 2013. Buyers, bloggers, celebs and journalists were out in force from the 14th to to catch the first glimpse at what we'll be wearing next sea-son; so here is a rundown of the looks to look out for, plus a look at some of the prettiest pieces.

Jewel Brights:Seen in Moschino Cheap and Chic and House of Holland col-lections, bright emeralds, yel-lows and purples are set to be the colour scheme of S/S 13. Perfect for colour-blocking to make a statement on a night out or add accessories with a jew-elled hue in a nod to the trend.

Geometric Patterns:From Modern Love to Felder and Felder bold, geometric prints were big on the runway. Rang-ing from small to large prints, the on-trend pattern was often seen on sharp, androgynous tailoring and could be a great trend to look out for for job in-terviews post-graduation to help you stand out from the crowd.

If you're keeping your look more casual, invest in a bright,

geometric pair of cigarette trou-sers that can be teamed with flat pumps and a plain tee for a laid-back, but edgy feel.

Pastels:It wouldn't be summer without pretty pastel shades making their way back onto our fashion radar. Keep the look up to date by wearing 60s inspired shift dresses in pastel shades, as seen on the Holly Fulton runway; or if you're feeling particularly bold, try out pastel lip shades which were featured in the doll-inspired collection by Sophia Webster.

Trainers:After Olympic-mania this sum-mer it's no surprise that this

sporty look is transcending the sports field and making its way onto the catwalks. Next year, team your pretty floral dress with a pair of sporty hi-tops for a cool daytime look as seen on the Moschino catwalk; or attract some attention to your tottsies by investing in some patent, jewel coloured trainers to add some sporty spice to your outfit.

But you don't have to invest in entire new looks to be stylish for S/S 13, nod to the trend by picking up on some key accesso-ries that have been gracing the catwalk. Yet again we see fruity jewellery taking to the stage, with pineapple accessories in particular featuring heavily in the House of Holland show.

You could even get crea-

tive yourself and make some alternative pieces as seen in the Kyle Hopkins line- featur-ing necklaces with golden ring pulls, biro lids, jacks and even hair pins. Just collect some ring pulls from your Coke cans, spray paint them to be a colour of your choice then thread onto an old chain et voila- alternative jewel-lery trend mastered. (More in-formation about Kyle Hopkins' work can be found on his web-site: www.kylehopkins.com)

So there you have it, your

rundown of S/S 13 trends meaning that you'll be ready to strut down Southsea beach look-ing fabulous.

To see full catwalk shows, pic-tures, or for more information about designers- visit the LFW website at www.londonfashion-week.co.uk .

Look out in particular for Top-shop sponsered BFC NEWGEN Designers, including Simone Rocha, Huishan Zhang and many, many more promising and amazing designers.

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Kids in Glass Houses: ‘We don’t live exciting lives’What’s Not

The Galleon’s Amey Turner talks fame and parent’s evenings with Shay from Kids in Glass Houses

FloatersWhat’s fl oating our boat this fortnight....

Jake BuggDebut album out October

The boy’s certainly come a long way. From out of no-where, Bugg’s being heralded as potentially being the next Ben Howard. Only time will tell with his album coming out in October.

Dredd 3DIn cinemas now

Putting aside the Sly Stallone impressions, the Alex Gar-land written project (famous for The Beach, 28 Days Later, Sunshine) with Karl Urban (Star Trek) as judge, jury and executioner looks to be a rip roaring ride.

Sinkers

Rita Ora

The album, and the artist, is something that only need ap-ply to those who like pop. Songs like Party and Bull**** don’t quite conjure up an im-age of the next Imagine, this generation’s Blue Monday or even an attempt at giving us anything but a British import of Rihanna.

The Hunger GamesOut now on DVD/Blu-Ray

Do we really need a watered down, teenage friendly Holly-wood version of the epic Battle Royale on our shelves? If you have any sense in not falling for this pretentious and unflat-teringcopycat of a yarn, find Kinji Fu-kasaku’s classic in-stead.

Amey Turner

Kids in Glass Houses bassist An-drew "Shay" Sheehy, says that when the band isn't touring, he leads a normal life; rarely being stopped in the street by fans.

The Welsh rock band from Cardiff achieved mainstream success after the release of the singles "Give Me What I Want" and "Saturday" from their debut album Smart Casual in 2008.

"I live in a little village, so eve-ryone knows who I am and what I do. I get quite bored in the day some times. All my friends work 9-5 and I'm just at home, but you get used to it."

Shay, 25, first started playing guitar when he was thirteen and says he tried to introduce his six-year-old stepson to the instru-ment but admits he wasn't very interested.

"He likes computer games, which is something I was never really into. He wants to play drums but I won't have that in the house. We don't have a ga-rage, otherwise it would be fine."

When attending a parent's evenings for his stepson, Shay said that one teacher said that they had been to one of the band's gigs.

"I thought: This is a bit awk-ward."

At Butserfest 2012, Kids In Glass Houses played a song from their upcoming album, which is due to be released next spring.

"We're really positive about it. It doesn't sound the same as the previous albums; we don't like doing the same thing twice."

Adding: "It's got a really fresh sound."

Although Shay admits that it's exciting to be playing a new song, he doesn't mind playing the hits.

"I enjoy playing them. I'd be more worried if there wasn't a call for those songs, I take it as a positive."

Shay explained that the band is well equipped to handle the stress of touring and have been keen to play more shows.

"We have progressed as a band. We get along better now than we used to. We've been a band for six years so we know each other really well, we also know when to give each other space."

Do you feel famous?"Not at all really. We don't

live exciting lives when we're at home but I think we feel it when we're on stage."

Tuesday 18th SeptemberRichard Hawley - Portsmouth Pyramids

Wednesday 19th SeptemberSmoke Fairies - Wedgewood RoomsRomeo and Juliet - The Kings Theatre

Thursday 20th SeptemberRomeo and Juliet - The Kings Theatre

Sunday 23rd SeptemberAbandoman - Wedgewood RoomsUltravox - Portsmouth Guildhall

Tuesday 25th SeptemberFreddie Starr - The Kings Theatre

Thursday 27th SeptemberJamnesty 7 - The Fat Fox

Monday 1st - Saturday 6th OctoberGrease - The Kings Theatre

Tuesday 2nd OctoberBattle of the Bands - Bar38

Upcoming Gigs & ShowsDerren Brown: Svengali - Channel 49pm, 18th September

The mind-control expert’s award-winning live 2012 show, filmed at the Theatre Roy-al in Nottingham, in which he attempts to extract secret confessions from the au-dience.

The illusionist also plays mind games and shares the dra-matic history of Svengali - an au-tomaton allegedly created in the image of its owner’s dead son - which Brown claims was used in early Victorian magic shows.

The X Factor - ITV8:10pm, 22nd-23rd September

Boot camp starts, and for the first time in X

Factor history, it’s moved outside London, to Liverpool.

Gary Barlow, Nicole Scherzinger, Tulisa and Louis Walsh will be on the lookout for star potential as the acts try to raise their

game, but the pressure of the com-petition means some of the more

promising singers disappoint, and others forget their lyrics.

Dragons’ Den - BBC29pm, 23rd September

Eight more intrepid en-trepreneurs brave the Den

hoping to gain a major cash boost for their business idea.A horror story writer at-

tempts to scare the Dragons into investing, but doesn’t quite get the re-

action he expects, in fact it is a reaction never before seen in the Den and there is a blast from the past as two Mancunian sis-ters who first walked up those infamous stairs back in 2005.

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al in Nottingham, in which he attempts to extract secret

game, but the pressure of the com-petition means some of the more

promising singers disappoint, and others forget their lyrics.


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Flynn Massey & Corrie Pitfi eld

In its sixth year running, Albert Road (set in the heart of Ports-mouth) has once again show-cased an amazing number of talented local bands, poets and artists at the renowned Southsea Fest; a day that gives new, local, unsigned and unknown talent a chance to put their name on the map.

Once again, Portsmouth’s very own Albert Road for one day and night only becomes a place of undiscovered and new talent not just from a variety of bands, but also featuring an as-sortment of spoken word artists, poets and politics. Opening their doors at midday, pubs and ven-ues along the strip welcomed in local students, families and mu-sic lovers.

Beginning the day and curi-ously wandering into Bar Fifty Six, we immediately are im-mersed into a wall of sound, courtesy of You’re Smiling Now But We’ll All Turn Into Demons. Imagine heavy primordial psy-chedelic rock trapped inside the dwelling of a tiny room covered in blacked out windows and full of punters eager for some fresh music.

Moving away from Bar Fifty Six and towards the One Eyed Dog, we pray witness to the hardcore onslaught of Capsized. Ten barnstorming minutes later, and through various nautical references including ‘Abandon Ship’, and ‘Set Sail’, we set off from the Dog onto other lands and stumble across the Southsea Social Club, which greets us with open doors and the mercurial resonances of trumpets, trom-bones and more contrite tunes, courtesy of Beatamax, a band

really worth checking out. A marriage of drums, guitars, synths and live brass surely has never felt or sounded so more made for this Festi-val.

Things this year seems to be running much smoother, and on schedule which leaves people less confused as to what acts they

may or may not be see-ing. Little Johnny

Russell’s is greet-ed by sounds

of the Sixties supplied by High Wy-combe’s Ma-mas Lips, a band only

describable as for fans of

The Beatles, Little Feat and

early Joe Cocker. The punters certainly move to

their melodic and foot stomping tunes intertwined with soulful, lovelorn lyrics.

Traipsing towards the Wedge-wood Rooms, we see Ports-mouth’s very own Kassassin Street once again wow audienc-es with their distinct range and vocal abilities. With both a cer-tain likeness to Primal Scream and early Kasabian, it would have been a crime not to have heard these guys play.

Turning towards Little Johnny Russells, for fans of Arctic Mon-keys and The White Stripes,

Shotaway are definitely your band! With songs that simply sound raw, similarities are also bound to run with comparisons to Cage the Elephant and Kings of Leon.

Later, Dingus Khan storm the Southsea Social Club which can only be described as an assault on the senses, imagining the bas-tard offspring of The Fall‘s Mark E Smith colliding violently with infectiously catchy sounds and a pace similar only to Slipknot. Moving down the street, and playing to a nearly jam-packed

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Tom Williams & The BoatThe Kings Theatre

Flynn MasseyArts & Entertainment Editor

The band that brings a close to this afternoon’s processions and proceedings at The Kings Thea-

tre for the day, Tom Williams & The Boat brings true acoustic spirit to Southsea Fest.

With such a venue, the band’s songs are rendered, replicated, and thoroughly resonated with more of an orchestral feel, al-lowing a more unique experi-ence to be provided for every-one there.

As the theatre provides a dis-

tinct few layers of sound to eas-ily settle through the place and around the audience, the band delivers a delicate dose of folk that perpetually drifts between rock and acoustic, making a vast difference to the proceedings elsewhere at the festival. You can’t help but want to sit down and immerse yourself into this music like a warm bath.

The few songs Tom Williams and company play to the King’s Theatre are reminiscent of early Thom Yorke/Radiohead meets Matthew and the Atlas, or Mum-ford and Sons, but with more of a vocal range bordering falset-to. As each song comes with an actual tale behind it, Williams regales the stories to the crowd before playing with a little hint

of anecdotal banter. However, barring the slight

crowd interaction, it’s when the band plays you truly notice how close the music makes you feel to them. Minor technical diffi-culties aside, the audience are mostly enthralled throughout the show, and reciprocate with well-deserved rounds of ap-plause.

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Wedgewood Rooms, Clock Op-era bring as they did last year an amazing mix of art pop and rock to the venue. With hints of aural euphoria, infectious lyrics and creative choruses reminiscent of Foals, it truly validates and ce-ments their choice and place as Southsea Fest headliners.

Celebrating its sixth year in seriously good style, it’s clear to see that Southsea Fest has now truly evolved into an all-day event that remains relevant, revitalizing and a real find in terms of both showcasing local, new and exciting music.

Managing to bring in not only a fresh and vibrant atmosphere again to Albert Road and be-yond, Southsea Fest makes the whole of Southsea feel alive with its passion for music, for the arts, and for a sense of com-munity, bringing newcomers to-gether with veterans.

Watashi CalcutechsLittle Johnny Russells


With a quick stroll down to Little Johnny Russell’s, it’s not long before Watashi Calcutechs

seem to start, and apart from several issues with technical difficulties, including their gui-tarist tuning up two songs into their set, they still manage to allay their loud and nonsensical mix of garage rock meets the fe-rocity of Rage Against The Ma-chine and Gallows across to the crowd without any real issues.

Every song feels jagged, un-

easy to follow and unable to dance to, with sudden flashes of song structure jumping past you. Even after a few pints it still is a challenge to truly ap-preciate their music, which in a sense would make them per-fect for a festival as differing as Southsea Fest.

Still, next time a little more structure would go a long way.

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Band of HorsesMirage Rock

Flynn MasseyArts and Entertainment Editor

Better things come to those who wait, croons the lead singer Ben Bridwell on the album opener and lead single ‘Knock Knock'. With Mirage Rock, Band of Horses returns with an album that sadly remains in waiting.

Faced with following such al-bums as Cease To Begin and the multi-platinum selling Infinite Arms, the two LPs which cata-pulted the Seattle rockers on a worldwide tour, the band were faced with a cross roads. Try to evolve or carry on with the same old same old? With the upcoming release of their fourth album, Bridwell and company have regrettably succeeded in the latter, so if you are prepared for more hauntingly touching rock you won't be harshly disap-pointed.

However, there are a few points which should be praised. Firstly, being produced by Brit-ish industry veteran Glyn Johns, whose previous clients include The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, The Clash and also The Who proves without a doubt that the quality of the album throughout is of great value. Yet brilliant production can only swerve the brilliance of a band's skills so far,

and in this, Band of Horses does not deliver an album teeming with new and inventive ways to approach their styles, they only seem to stay in line with their previous formulas.

Some would argue this is not a bad thing, as one song very reminiscent to the prior stunning singles ‘The Funeral', ‘Factory', and ‘No One's Gonna Love You', the first song we hear (‘Knock Knock') fits right into their setlists, and no doubt will be a live highlight to see.

Further songs to point out on the upcoming LP include the rambling ‘Shut In Tourist', the Iron & Wine-like ‘Dumpster Wood', and the honky-tonk shift-ing sounds of ‘Electric Music'.

Yet there always remains that one huge elephant left in the room. The songs themselves, which many people could disa-gree fervently over, are pro-portionately synthetic, lacking originality and an ability to be distinctive.

Finally, Band of Horses unfor-tunately fail to deliver us a batch of fresh rock with their fourth addition, Mirage Rock.

After the relocation to the American Midwest to record Mirage Rock, Band of Horses definitely utilized Johns' excess experience in recording some surefire songs that stick after a few listens, yet as a complete al-bum overall, it fails to complete-ly impress and deliver any sense of replay.

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Don BrocoPriorities

Kathryn Black

Following stints at the bottom of the bill supporting Four Year Strong and Futures, not many people expected young British band Don Broco to achieve any-where near the amount of suc-cess that they have.

Bursting in to the charts with their debut full length album, they've scored themselves a top 25 chart position and amassed a huge following of die-hard fans.

Title-track ‘Priorities' is unar-guably the best song on the al-bum. Sticking two fingers up to anyone who's ever ditched their friends for a new relationship, the ridiculously catchy chorus ensures it'll get stuck in your head for days. ‘Hold On' con-tinues the trend, combining the young person's favourite song

topic – relationships – with pow-erful guitars and yet another dance along chorus.

The majority of the songs are the same but each track comes with its own catchy hook and, if there's one thing the boys from Bedford have proved its their knack for producing an addic-tive chorus.

Providing the calm before the ruckus, ‘You Got It Girl' gives an interesting twist to the obliga-tory rock ballad of every album, with twinkly guitars and 80s-sounding bass. ‘Let's Go Back To School' and ‘Actors' end Priorities on a high, showing no signs of slowing down.

Don't be mistaken: this isn't just another band with shouty vocals and too-loud guitars to make up for a lack of song-writing talent. Most bands never make it to the stage of packed out tour venues, festival appear-ances, and chart success but in the relatively early stages of the band these guys have made it.


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A friendly local festival with a differenceButserfestQueen Elizabeth Country Park

Amey Turner

Butserfest is not your aver-age music festival. Situated in Hampshire's largest country park and an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the festival has a strict no alcohol and no drugs policy.

The one-day event sees any-thing up to 2,000 paint-covered, band tee clad, morph suit wear-ing youngsters descend upon Queen Elizabeth Country Park every year.

Now in its sixth year, the fes-tival, aimed at 14-20 year-olds, was founded after young people in East Hampshire said there was not enough to do in the area.

This year, Butserfest wel-comed Welsh rock band Kids In Glass Houses to the main stage.

The band, who drove four hours from Cardiff to headline the festival, played a new song from their upcoming album dur-ing their set.

Kids In Glass Houses bassist, Shay, said: "We've only played it a handful of times and it's really fun to play live."

With nearly 180,000 Face-book likes and almost 40,000 followers on Twitter, the band's appearance is a testament to how much the festival has grown since it began.

Previous Butserfest headlin-ers include Funeral for a Friend, The King Blues and You Me at Six.

When the festival started back in 2007, only nine bands played at the event.

This year, Butserfest played host to 24 bands over its two stages as well as offering exclu-sive backstage acoustic sets.

With a mouth full of chips, Contraband front man Shaun said: "The crowd were really good. We had a bunch of line dancers at one point."

The five-piece rock band from Oxford was named ‘Best UK

Rock Band 2012 ' by national music competition Live and Unsigned and drove over two hours to play the main stage at Butserfest.

"There was a mosh pit too, we don't usually get those. I think we're a bit too old school for that."

The band was also awarded ‘Best Original Rock Song 2012' by Future Copyright.

The festival has two stages, a main stage and a second stage; this year hosted by Small Town Records and headlined by Feed the Rhino.

Prolong the Agony, a local

band from Waterlooville, played to a packed out tent on the sec-ond stage.

Speaking to them backstage, the band told me about their success on The Vans Warped Tour USA this year.

Guitarist Chris said: "We en-joy what we do and we hope other people enjoy what we do too."

Adding: "We don't like to put our music in a genre. It's our music, we just write what sounds good."

Petersfield's Olympic Torch-bearer, 17-year-old Adam Mas-sey, also made an appearance

at the festival, complete with Olympic torch.

The festival, situated between Petersfield and Portsmouth, of-fers its attendees a variety of wholesome activities.

This year saw the return of popular activities such as an in-flatable wrecking ball, a bungee run, laser shooting, Segway rid-ing and, of course, free hugs are always available.

Butserfest 2013 will take place on Saturday 15th Septem-ber.

Super-Early Bird tickets are just £15 each until Monday 15th October 2012.

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Creamfi elds24th-26th August

Corrie Pitfi eld

The stage was sinking, the sun was no longer shining and all across the festival sight, only sounds of mud wrestling and continuous can opening re-mained. Creamfields 2012 or as most would say, “The wash-out fest” was one weekend that surely won’t be forgotten.

Yes it was cancelled and the rain never stopped, but that changed nothing. The music still continued through Friday and Saturday; seeing the likes of Da-vid Guetta and Avicci take to the

stage, but it was Saturday head-liner “Example” that really got things going.

Full of lasers and club thump-

ing back beats, Example’s hour long set on the main stage was that of utter brilliance. Every-where you looked were rain-

coats and umbrellas but not one frown. He had the entire audi-ence under his thumb and the music was insanely good.

Wandering from tents to stag-es witnessing silent discos and UV Raves, it was impossible not to have the urge to dance. There was always something to do and somewhere to go, even if it was just diving in the mud and run-ning around naked, which to be fair, was quite a frequent event that weekend.

The party never stopped and that is exactly what was expect-ed. Although this is not a festival for families or those over the age of 30, Creamfields still had its perks. The people were friendly, the staff were helpful and the line-up was amazing. However, I doubt I will return to the rainy Cheshire moors next year as al-though Creamfields was good, I’ve been to far better festivals.

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Wandering from tents to stag-es witnessing silent discos and UV Raves, it was impossible not to have the urge to dance. There was always something to do and somewhere to go, even if it was just diving in the mud and run-ning around naked, which to be fair, was quite a frequent event that weekend.

The party never stopped and that is exactly what was expect-ed. Although this is not a festival for families or those over the age of 30, Creamfields still had its perks. The people were friendly, the staff were helpful and the line-up was amazing. However, I doubt I will return to the rainy Cheshire moors next year as al-though Creamfields was good, I’ve been to far better festivals.

Summer Album Round-Up

The VaccinesCome of Age


So, what did you expect from the Vaccines? Can we truly be-lieve that the Vaccines have come of age? Are we right to as-sume that this second album is not a sign of the same old post punk meets maudlin prep school rock eerily reminiscent of early Strokes, Franz Ferdinand and many other 2004 artists? Or is it truly a sophomore attempt which righteously establishes their place on countless festival circuits and firmly in the British

public’s hearts of late, pushing beyond the hype laden critically acclaimed first LP?

Their second album Come of Age tries to convince us that they’ve grown up and out of their old two minute long song skins, into new diverse yet ac-cessible ones. However, it seems lead singer/guitarist Justin Young still believes firmly in broadcasting simplicity.

Unfortunately adopting a laissez-faire approach to the songwriting, Young gives us all the gumption that they still are a band dedicated to showing off a selection of songs which seem easily available to students and fortysomethings at football games, not forgetting its audi-ence of bland fashion adverts.

Desperately wanting to af-firm their ability to sing infec-tiously catchy pop rock songs throughout Come of Age, they unfortunately fall at the start at delivering anything but another helping of the same old sounds we’ve had before.

Putting aside all the squab-bling over image (see Justin’s current double denim outfit for

further note) we still seem to hear the generality and simplic-ity of their first LP What Did You Expect From The Vaccines? in songs such as ‘No Hope’, ‘Teen-age Icon’, and ‘All In Vain’.

You can’t help but want to hear something outrageous on Come of Age, and halfway through playing it, it’s hard not to notice that each song seems to painfully comfortably within the boundaries of their genre.

Shoe-gazing put aside, by the fifth song on the album, you cry out for something more power-ful, more moving, more than just a footstomper at a wedding, more than this. As ‘Ghost Town’ starts, you begin to think you see some form of light at the end of that sonic tunnel. Yet still, it’s

not enough. Simple ahh’s and ooh’s with a basic bass beat is not exactly Mercury Prize music.

‘Aftershave Ocean’ is a title bizarrely befitting, reminding me of something as unbefitting as hearing a bad Pulp b-side. If your heart wishes for some orig-inality to find its way on one of the tracks on Come of Age, then you have come to the wrong place. Yet if you are prepared to still indulge in the simple sonic ways of this band then you have nothing to fear.

Don’t feel surprised to not come across something unfa-miliar, complex and original. It pains me to say as Young and company’s opening track relays, there truly is no hope for The Vaccines.

The KillersBattle Born

Vicki Parker

“Don’t break character, you’ve got a lot of heart”, chorus line from new track ‘Be Still’, leaves me thinking The Killers should really take their own advice. Their latest album sees the band take a further step away from their origins that gave us classics like ‘Somebody Told Me’.

This is the fourth album from the Las Vegas quartet, following their 2008 at-tempt with Day & Age but as easy as it is to fall in love with the raspy voice of Brandon Flowers, the album gives a very average start with ‘Flesh and Bone’. Greeting fans is a very commercial first track which fails to excite with an annoy-ing keyboard intro which sounds like a 90’s pop record.

Diehard fans of The Killers will strug-gle to fall in love straight away with this album’s new style, which sees the band move away from its rocky roots into pop-rock. You’d be forgiven for comparing them to Take That with this latest release.

A slow start to the lead single ‘Runa-ways’, which seems better suited as the intro to the album, doesn’t stop its poten-tial as a classic. Reminiscent of the bands original work, the track has those rocky hooks that show-off lead man Brandon Flowers’ unmistakable voice, but has tak-en on beats that better recall the likes of Annie Lenox. Its first radio play back in July left critics brimming with confidence in the next studio album, but I can’t help but think that the band has already seen its peak.

Tracks like ‘The Way it Was’ and ‘Here With Me’ felt more like Bryan Adams bal-lads from the 1980’s, but get past the intro of ‘Deadlines and Commitments’ which may leave you feeling lost, and

you may just get used to this new style.Heavier track ‘A Matter of Time’ shows

off that classic rougher side that made fans fall in love in the first place, with strong down beats and an enticing cho-rus that takes you back to debut album Hot Fuss.

There is no escaping the admission of some cheesy lyrics and tacky instrumen-tals on occasion, but these can be forgiv-en when you hear ‘From Here on Out’. Fun and light-hearted, the track leads the band down yet another musical direc-tion - but this time it works. An upbeat, almost retro turn with simple guitar and drum backing saves the album from get-ting repetitive, while contrasting neigh-bour track ‘Heart of a Girl’ with its soft, lyrical focus.

The title track has a pleasant mix be-tween the band’s original style that gave them fame, the character update that came with the third album, and the new style that seemingly throttled most of this album. ‘Battle Born’ has anthem potential and those of us who love the classic rock tunes will adore this track.

The song saves the album for old fans and, while I doubt it will win an award for being the track of the year, it’s a great attempt from a band that hasn’t been too vocal of late.

Two Door Cinema ClubBeacon

Kathryn Black

After their debut release Tourist History provided the soundtrack to festivals, dance floors and almost every advert on TV since 2010, it seemed impossible that Two Door Cinema Club could ever pro-duce a second album anywhere near as brilliant.

Thankfully, two years later the Irish trio have created another masterpiece. Showcasing their newest songs with in-spiring performances at Reading and Leeds this summer, they had the crowd eating out the palm of their hand with a taster of what was to come and the rest of the record does nothing but impress.

Recently released single ‘Sleep Alone’ is unbelievably catchy, melodic vocals blending perfectly with driving drums and synths that are impossible not to dance to.

If you’re in two minds about whether or not you like the band, one listen of this track will have you convinced: it’s impos-sible not to dance to.

Album opener ‘Next Year’ starts with a smattering of electric guitar that doesn’t sound like the Two Door of yesteryear, but as soon as the emotionally-charged verse kicks in it’s obvious they are back on top form, their blend of indie-pop hooking you in from the outset.

It’s hard not to long for another ‘What You Know’ or ‘Something Good Can Work’ but there are plenty of other tracks with the potential to be hit singles.

‘Handshake’ demonstrates the growth of the band’s music with undertones of New Order, while ‘Wake Up’ has a rockier edge (although it’s impossible for TDCC to sound anything but totally angelic when lead singer Sam Halliday’s note-

perfect voice leads you through the al-bum).

‘Sun’ sounds like a track from Met-ronomy’s The French Riviera and ‘Some-day’ presents another irresistible combi-nation of dancing guitars and intelligent lyricism. Summery pop tune ‘The World is Watching’ features upcoming singer Valentina Pappalardo’s mystical vocals, creating a combination that suits the ro-mantic lyrics of the song, ensuring the emotions of the song come across to the listener.

The beginning of title track ‘Beacon’ could easily have come from a demo you find on the keyboard everybody owned as a kid and it’s probably the weakest track on the album but, even then, it’s still a decent enough ending to one of the best albums of 2012.

Each track on Two Door’s sophomore release holds the same indescribable charm as their debut and their talent as musicians and songwriters is yet again proved undeniable. How The Vaccines’ Come of Age beat it to number one in the UK album charts is a total mystery but, don’t be fooled, Beacon is out of this world and will no doubt continue to unite indie, rock and pop fans for many years - and outstanding festival appear-ances - to come.


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Movie Review

The WatchIn cinemas now

Amy West

Evan Trautwig (Ben Stiller) is your typical suburban man. An all-round do-gooder, whose only acquaintances are the members of the many clubs he founded in his Ohio hometown of Glenview.

There's only one word to de-scribe Evan's life and that is: bor-ing. But when one of his favour-ite Costco employees is found brutally murdered whilst on duty one night (not the kind of stuff you would expect of a Still-er comedy, right?), he decides to band together with fellow men from the community and start a ‘neighbourhood watch'. But soon, the oddball group realises it's not just crime they're fight-ing; it's an alien race.

The premise is interesting, four screwed-up loners hunting out aliens to save their small town, and the cast list promised a good movie.

However, some of the jokes do seem safe and predictable, espe-cially when you compare them against past Stiller/Vaughn com-bos like Dodgeball. This is not necessarily a bad thing, though. The witty one-liners are more clever than what is usually ex-pected from the actor duo, there seems to be a little more brain behind it, just maybe not the balls to take it as far as it poten-tially could go.

There is no question that the film is held by "the young ones" Jonah Hill and one of UK's own, IT Crowd's Richard Ayoade, who come across much more "in it" against possibly tired-of-the-comedy-game Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughn. Both Hill and Ayoade possess individual comedic styles, which shine through and flesh out the lack-lustre script.

Another small negative about The Watch is that it tries to take the sentimental route every so often. In some instances, com-edy can be blended with emo-tional undertones (Click, The Blind Side) but this is one that, unfortunately, doesn't pull it off. The life lessons appear to be learnt much too quickly, and ar-

guments are resolved within just a few minutes, causing the audi-ence to feel little, if any, attach-ment to any of the characters.

It isn't all bad things to say about this film though. The cast led by Stiller bounce off each other well, and the action moves quickly, making for an entertain-ing 102 minutes. So, despite a seemingly half-hearted script and a sometimes mismatch of genres, The Watch IS funny and worth, at least, one viewing.

With a likeness to Simon Pegg's Paul (aliens, losers and asshole cops), if you go in ex-pecting the right thing, you cer-tainly won't leave disappointed. It is not a movie you'll reel about for days after, but it makes for an enjoyable couple of hours.

Gaming Review

Dark SoulsPC

Karl Bhuyan

This August, Steam released the PC port of every masochist's game of the year – Dark Souls. Given the controversy surround-ing the title's release, and be-cause it so hugely affects the experience of any would-be pur-chasers, the quality of the port must be addressed – and sadly, there is nothing positive to re-port. The game is indeed Dark Souls on a PC, and that is per-haps the kindest thing that may be said of it. The main addition-al selling point of this version is the free DLC thrown in with your copy of the "Prepare to Die" edition.

Low resolution textures ap-pear blurry and the game scene out of focus. There are still frame rate issues in all of the same lo-cations PS3 users experienced. And don't even think of play-ing the game with a mouse and keyboard. The default control config makes little sense; you'll want a 360 or PS3 controller.

From Software, however, were kind enough to include the Artorias of the Abyss DLC free with the PC version given all the problems that remain. With that said, one must respect their ef-forts and intentions; they ported the game at the behest of their fans. And neither those who are looking for added challenge or

the lore-obsessed will be disap-pointed.

The additional content sees players travelling to the past to finish the Artorias storyline by fighting the man himself – never was there better warrior with a Greatsword. This legend is only further reinforced by the discovery of the impossibility of defending against his powerful swings.

You'll soon discover the futil-ity of blocking attempts as he decimates your health in its en-tirety even through your guard. Strong dodging and counter-attack skills are a must for the fight, and although not the most difficult of the game, it certainly is one of the most enjoyable. There comes an incredible sense of accomplishment as you beat the knight after nibbling away at his health.

A boss long anticipated by players, one of the everlasting dragons makes an appearance. Kalameet unleashes his pun-ishing attack patterns that will make even the experienced re-gret asking to be thrown at him (if you're used to fighting with your target locked on to bosses, you're in for a number of infuri-ating and fiery deaths). He's also massive, which only serves to enhance the inescapable feeling that you're in some grand duel of incredible proportion. And with the delicious weapons and armour you acquire from your triumphs over these bosses, your struggle will feel more than jus-tified in the end.

The Boat DeckSouth Parade Pier


After the amazing summer of sport, what better way to cel-ebrate 'Britishness' than to sam-ple the best of British cuisine: good old fish and chips?

The Boat Deck is a new fish and chips restaurant on South Parade Pier which opened in August. Featuring a sustainable menu, a wide selection of meals, a menu made entirely with local ingredients and a stunning view of the seafront, this is not your average chippy.

Haddock and Cod are off the menu, replaced by fish caught

using sustainable methods. All fish is bought at local fish mar-kets and sauces such as garlic mayonnaise and tartar are pre-pared on site. Even the coffee is bought locally from South-ampton-based company Mozzo Coffee who supply only ethical coffee.

We visited the restaurant last week and sampled the fish and chips and the chicken & leek pie with chips. The double-cooked chips were perfect: served nice and hot, crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside. The fish was delicious and the fresh-ness of the ingredients was evi-dent. The servings were gener-ous with loads of chips and the fish was a decent size.

The restaurant was not with-out fault. The fish and pie could have done with being hotter,

and a fellow customer left frus-trated after not receiving their

order. However, a few teething problems are to be expected in a

restaurant that's trying to break new ground and is only a little over a month old.

While vegetarians might choose to avoid a fish restau-rant, there are plenty of veg-gie choices on the menu, with breaded halloumi and pea fritter providing delicious options. The restaurant also hopes to expand their vegetarian options further soon.

The restaurant is still finding its feet but is sure to grow into a staple of the Portsmouth food scene, and while the prices may be a little steep for the average student budget, they assured The Galleon that they will soon be launching new student deals.

If you care about how your food is prepared and are a fan of authentic British cuisine, The Boat Deck is well worth a look.

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restaurant that's trying to break new ground and is only a little over a month old.

While vegetarians might choose to avoid a fish restau-rant, there are plenty of veg-gie choices on the menu, with breaded halloumi and pea fritter providing delicious options. The restaurant also hopes to expand their vegetarian options further soon.

The restaurant is still finding its feet but is sure to grow into a staple of the Portsmouth food scene, and while the prices may be a little steep for the average student budget, they assured The Galleon that they will soon be launching new student deals.

If you care about how your food is prepared and are a fan of authentic British cuisine, The Boat Deck is well worth a look.

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Frustrated Pompey continue poor start to season

Hannah ButtSport Editor

Spain displayed to the world why they have won all possible titles, after thrashing Italy 4-0 in the final of the European cup this summer.

Despite the issues involving violence in the host nations, the talented Spanish side breezed through the competition with style and class, shattering the dreams of the other countries.

The team, which included a number of players from top Spanish sides Real Madrid and Barcelona, were highly congrat-ulated on their success and were said to have portrayed a positive role for the younger generation to follow.

Credit should be given to Italy however, as the final score line

does not reflect the true effort from the Italians throughout the competition.

The Italian side produced outstanding performances that could be described as 'incredi-bile', and should hold their heads high from their promising talent.

On the other hand, Holland were embarrassingly knocked out as they crashed out of the group stages. With the Dutch side losing all of their matches they painfully finished bottom of the table.

England's performance was on par with previous football-ing competitions – disappoint-ing. Unlike Holland, England made it through the group stages and faced Italy in the following round. Managing to scrape a draw against the side

known for their fluidity of pass-ing, England's hopes remained high. However, with extra time played and still no goals scored, the dreaded penalties came into play. Penalties have become a cemented fear in the English footballing history, with row z attempts to pathetic pea rolling shots, surely this time England

would conquer their fears? Un-fortunately for the players and the awaiting fans this was not the case, as the Italians calmly won 4-2 and proceeded to the next round.

Although, British spirit should not fully be lost as the squad portrayed a sense of together-ness and support for one an-

other. The defence and midfield appeared to be a stronger unit, which allowed the players to leave the tournament with a cer-tain amount of pride.

With the 2014 World Cup qualifies under way, let's hope England find their talented form and give the English fans some-thing to really cheer about.

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As Portsmouth lost 2-1 to Wal-sall, the boys in blue were shown that unfortunately foot-ball can be a game of two very different halves.

With Appy able to provide a full squad of players in-cluding a full bench for the first time this season, the spirits were high around Fratton park.

Coming up against high achievers Wal-sall, Pompey knew they had to provide a performance above average to see them move from the bottom half of the table.

The first half saw an evenly matched game between the two. The newley formed blue side struggled to find their feet as their play was intercepted and players were making forced er-rors. However, after an increase in possession, Portsmouth began

to look like the team the fans used to know.

Luke Rodgers, one of the nine new arrivals, played with particular finesse as he danced around the Walsall defence. Captain Brian Howard and pop-ular Ashley Harris contributed to the Portsmouth's attacks, that were all unfortunately just shy off the mark.

At the other end, Mikkel An-derson was kept just as

busy with miscommu-nications between

the Portsmouth back four allow-ing a number of mistakes to oc-cur.

Half time and both teams

were level peg-ging, and a posi-

tive pompey perfor-mance had the players

beliving they would claim at least one point.

The begging on the second half arrived and the hopefulness continued, as Appleton's boys had the opening attack.

However the success was short lived as in the 54th minute winger James Baxendale fired home for Walsall and the blue boys could only stand in shock.

A flustered Portsmouth side

had to then witnessed their one poitnt draw slip further away from them. Less than ten min-

utes after the previous goal, Walsall doubled their lead and doubled their chance of taking

home the full three points. Flor-ent Cuvelier's low driven shot into the bottom left hand corner was unstoppable and the Ports-mouth players were once again left stunned.

Portsmouth managed to re-deem the disapointing situation as the ball was fumbled into the Walsall box and a skillful half volley from Mustapha Dumbuya saw the ball settle into the baxk of the net.

Disapointingly for Portsmouth the 1-2 score remained until the final whistle. Walsall's confident, calm and collective performance proved too much for the Pompey side, and they were left feeling somewhat blue. The loss for the side will no doubt see them slip further down the table, and the frights of the relegation zone could soon be looming for Ap-py's squad.

Manager Michael Appleton was left frustrated and admitted his side didn't deserve the win.

Speaking after the game he said: "They scored two good goals in terms of shots from out-side the box. I just don't think we did enough to win the game.

"I'm not sure we really de-served to lose the game, but we certainly didn't do enough to win the game. That's probably the biggest disappointment."

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While some students spent the summer relaxing on holiday or partying at festivals, University of Portsmouth student Lauren Steadman was participating in two swimming finals at London 2012.

The Paralympian reached the final in both the S9 400m Free-style and S9 100m Freestyle events, and narrowly missed out on a final place in the S9 50m Freestyle.

Lauren finished sixth in the 400m after facing tough compe-tition, with fellow brits Steph-anie Millwood and Amy Marren also lining up in the final of the long distance swimming event.

Strong favourite Natalie du Toit of South Africa took the gold with an impressive perfor-mance, pulling away from the field after just 50m.

Swansea swimmer Stephanie Millwood claimed silver and Australia's Ellie Cole grabbed bronze after a close swim be-

tween the pair. Amy Marren fin-ished in fourth.

Steadman finished in 4:55.17, a small improvement on her personal best, and said: "Just to make the final was the main goal in this event. To get a small personal best and improve a place, I'm really impressed with myself".

The day after competing in the gruelling final of the 400m – the longest distance swimming event in the Paralympics – Lau-ren lined up in the heats of the 50m.

Her heat included the eventu-al gold and silver medalists Ping Lin and Brit Louise Watkin and Lauren finished fifth, just out-side the four automatic qualify-ing places.

The tough 400m the day be-fore and a fast race – the four qualifying athletes were in the fastest five athletes across both races – meant that Lauren unfor-tunately missed out on her sec-ond final of the games.

After a couple of days rest Lauren competed in her final

event of the Paralympics: the 100m Freestyle.

She qualified 8th fastest and faced a lineup including 400m gold medalist Natalie du Toit and 50m winner Ping Lin.

Lauren finished 8th in 1:06.07 with Australian Ellie Cole taking the gold.

Lauren was taking part in her second Olympic games after competing in Beijing at the age of 15.

Steadman was born without her right arm below the elbow and started swimming before she was a year old. She over-came a hand injury shortly be-fore the games to compete.

Speaking during the games, Head of Sport and Recreation Paul Tilley said: "We're very proud of Lauren. She's one of our Sports Scholars who is a real asset to the University and we're doing everything we can to sup-port her at the 2012 Games."

Portsmouth graduate Dan Bentley also saw Paralympic success as he won a bronze med-al in Boccia.

Paralympic swimming success for SteadmanUniversity of Portsmouth paralympian Lauren Steadman reaches two swimming finals at London 2012

home the full three points. Flor-ent Cuvelier's low driven shot into the bottom left hand corner was unstoppable and the Ports-mouth players were once again left stunned.

Portsmouth managed to re-deem the disapointing situation as the ball was fumbled into the Walsall box and a skillful half volley from Mustapha Dumbuya saw the ball settle into the baxk of the net.

Disapointingly for Portsmouth the 1-2 score remained until the final whistle. Walsall's confident, calm and collective performance proved too much for the Pompey side, and they were left feeling somewhat blue. The loss for the side will no doubt see them slip further down the table, and the frights of the relegation zone could soon be looming for Ap-py's squad.

Manager Michael Appleton was left frustrated and admitted his side didn't deserve the win.

Speaking after the game he said: "They scored two good goals in terms of shots from out-side the box. I just don't think we did enough to win the game.

"I'm not sure we really de-served to lose the game, but we certainly didn't do enough to win the game. That's probably the biggest disappointment."

ain absolutely destroy the medal table.Britain won 65 medals in total, 29

gold, which is the most medals Britain has won since 1908.

Among some of the winners were Chris Hoy, Victoria Pendleton, Jessica Ennis, Greg Rutherford and royal Zara Phillips.

However, the British nation and the entire world were captivated by the men's pentathlon which saw the two British brothers Alistair and Jonathan take both the gold and bronze med-als. With the ecstatic atmosphere in the Olympic stadium after the broth-ers' win, viewers were taken by shock as Jonathan collapsed with exhaustion. However, the first aid team was quick-ly on hand and Jonathan was able to recover and collect his well deserved bronze medal.

Overall, Britain's performance in the Olympics, especially finishing 3rd in the medal table, was a captivating sporting achievement. Fingers crossed that our athletes will be able to contin-ue the talented success in future events to come.

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SportHannah ButtSport Editor

The Olympic hype across the nation had been building ever since London won the bid for the 2012 Olympics. With the entire world focusing on our very own nation, we had to hold an awe

inspiring sporting event that Rio de Janeiro would have difficulty to compete against.

The games commenced with the opening ceremony which was designed by Danny Boyle, who is known for his flamboy-ant style. However, Danny's style appeared to have been toned

down for the sporting event of the year, as he cleverly por-

trayed Britain through the years in spectacular fashion. 1-0 Brit-ain, now to bring on the rest of the games.

With the aura of failure and disappointment cemented in British history, we were hoping for a range of success on our home turf. And success we got, as we were able to witness Brit-

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The University of Portsmouth's rugby team was met with dev-astation over the summer, as a tragic golf buggy accident saw the unfortunate death of one of their members, Jack Segust.

Jack, 21, was at home for the summer holiday when the un-fortunate tragedy struck. Jack, along with his younger brother and a friend, were at the Her-efordshire Golf Club, Worms-ley when the freak accident oc-curred. The golf buggy the three boys were using careered down an embankment and collided with a tree.

Jack received fatal head in-juries and was air lifted to Queen Elizabeth hospital in Bir-mingham, where he sadly later passed away.

His brother and friend were also treated for minor injuries but later discharged.

Jack, who also played for Led-bury RFC's 1st XV team, was de-scribed by his parents as "a very active young man and lived for his sport". He was an all round popular person who enjoyed his time at Portsmouth, and had just completed his second year in Civil Engineering, a passion he continued at home in building his own steam train.

His parents added: "When on leave from University Jack worked as a lifeguard at Her-eford Leisure Pool and this sum-mer had secured a place with Amey consultancy as a techni-cian, a job he thoroughly en-joyed.

"In his spare time Jack was a member of the Herefordshire Society of Model Engineers and was building his own steam train at home.

"The life and soul of the party, Jack will be sadly missed by all his friends, family and Barney the Beagle."

He was known for his bright and bubbly personality, and is a character that will be dearly missed at home as well as Uni-versity.

Friends have paid tribute to Jack on Facebook, with doz-ens of messages of condolence. One message from a friend read: "R.I.P Jack Segust always had a grin from ear to ear, you will be missed x thoughts to your family."

Student James Bodin recently climbed Kilimanjaro with RAG, and dedicated his climb to Jack.

James said: "I can honestly say that the last 3 weeks of my

life have been completely life changing and amazing. Reach-ing the Summit of Kilimanjaro, having a Safari, going to Zan-zibar and being at RAG Confer-

ence."However, the 3 weeks before

that were 3 of the hardest weeks of my life, and many of my friends lives. Losing someone so close to myself and so many people I know, which is why my whole climb is dedicated to Jack Segust. Who every time I re-member, I smile at the amazing memories. For you Jack, 'forever making us smile'."

The University of Portsmouth Rugby football club has or-ganised a memorial cup to cel-ebrate Jack's life on Wednesday 19th September. The match will take place at United Ser-vices RFC with gates opening at 5:30pm. All money raised will go to Help for Heroes and the Schools For Africa Project 2012.

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Portsmouth rugby player Jack Segust, 21, died in tragic golf buggy accident over summer

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