nu:life magazine issue 26

The Offi cial voice of Northumbria Students’ Union

Issue No.26 2012 FREE to a good home

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Hey everyone!

I have some bad news.. This is My last nu:life I know it’s devastating, but never fear as Mike Potter is here, and I know he will do a fabulous job keeping you all up to date with NSU news and everything in-between.

As this is the last edition this year it is packed full of information to keep you occupied all through summer, including what’s going on in your Students’ Union (Page 9) , how to book that crucial summer holiday on pages 33-33, and the truth about the Olympics from page 12.

Meet your Sabbatical Team 2012 – 2013 - with this year’s record breaking elections just behind us we bring you the results plus the reactions from the incoming candidates on page 6. I know they will all have a great year, remember to say hello to them when you see them around campus!

It’s been a fantastic two years, 15 editions and over 500 pages as your Editor! Thank you to every single writer that has graced these pages these past two years and I look forward to reading the mag in the future.

But for now, enjoy the last edition and have a fantastic summer!

Love Holly xxx

Special thank you to; Kim Buff ery for Academic Advice & Vikki Myerscough for sorting my dreadful spelling!

Editor Holly Seabrook [email protected] Twitter: NSUCommsOffi cerDesign www.ellenlonghorndesign.co.uk

ContributorsElections Carmel LawlessNGT Review Jacob TurnerRAG Round Up Oliver DobbsLondon 2012 Laura HeapsHot Topic - Olympics Kate TaylorRevision/Discuss/Summer Munchies Julia BondThe Agony Aunt Team Amy Terri & Anna ScatchardCampus Style Amy Waugh & Suzie HarkerHappy Holiday Hunting Suzie HarkerFlicks Callum GibsonNorth Stars prepare for Nationals Abi CamwellNolberto Solano Jamie DurentStan Calvert Simon Rushworth nu:life 03

NSU NEWSSabb Banter 4-5SU:News - Elections 6-7Oh! What’s Occurring? 9RAG Round Up 10

FEATURESNot If But When 11London 2012 12-13Hot Topic - Olympics 14-15Society Spotlight 16-17

GET INVOLVEDGeorge On Tour 19Has Your Revision Melted Your Mind? 20-21

LIGHT RELIEFAcademic Advice 22The Agony Aunt Team 23Spotted 24-25NGT - And The 2012 Winner Is... 26-27Discuss - Reality TV 28-29

STUDENT CULTURECampus Style 30-31Happy Holiday Hunting 32-33Gig Goers 34-35WriSoc Serial - The Finale 36-37Summer Munchies 38Flicks 39North Stars Prepare For Nationals 41

TEAM NORTHUMBRIANolberto Solano 42-43Stan Calvert 44-45

editor’s words

It’s the last time this year’s Sabb team will answer your questions, so we’ve grilled them to fi nd out what their true priorities are for the term, and what Olympic sport they will be keeping an eye on!

SABBSABB BANTERBANTER

JJO RHODES O RHODES PresidentWhat is your role?

Representing Northumbria

Students – to the University, the

community and even nationally!

I lead our lovely Sabb team and

campaign on the things that matter to you!

What have you been working on this month?

Getting a bigger library! Also been working on getting

meetings with MPs so that they Sabb team can lobby them

on all things Higher Education!

What are your priorities for the last few months of term?

Lots of things: Finishing off all the campaigns, getting

ready for Welcome Week and sorting out access

agreements (the off er that students from lower income

backgrounds get from the University).

If you could only do one more thing in your role what

would it be?Make sure the new space that students can eat their own food in at Coach Lane is looking pretty sweeeeet!

What is your favourite Olympic sport and why?

It would be Netball – but that’s not an Olympic sport –

BOOOOO!

[email protected]: NSUPres

HOLLY SEABROOKHOLLY SEABROOKVice-President Communications & Involvement

What is your role?

I am here to keep all of you up to speed

with what is going on in the Students’ Union in

various ways including this amazing magazine!


This month has been hectic – I’ve been to London to lobby

MP’s, Nottingham for the NaSTA Awards with NU: TV and

represented you at NUS Conference in Sheffi eld, a right jet

setter, but it’s been amazing!


During May I will be conducting a complete review of

your Student Council to ensure that each and every

Northumbria Student has a voice in their Union.


would it be?

Make all our media outlets (including radio) the best in

the country!


I love the people that swing around on the poles, there

really cool, but I’m also really looking forward to the

Paralympics as I get to volunteer in the press offi ce, MEGA

– EXCITED.com

[email protected]: NSUCommsOffi cer

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NSU News Sabb Banter

Remember to check our fortnightly Sabbatical vlogs at: www.mynsu.co.uk/sabbaticalsAnd if you have a question for us or just fancy a natter, shoot us an email or pop up and say hello on the fi rst fl oor of the Students’ Union.

KATE BRADSHAWKATE BRADSHAWVice-President Academic Aff airs

What is your role?

I mentor all of the academic Reps i.e.

Course, School, PGT and PGR. I also run all

education related campaigns, lobby the

University on the issues you face on your course and lead

on all education related policy. As well as this, I take lead

offi cer responsibility for Coach Lane Campus!


This month I have been working on several projects but

mainly Coach Lane priorities, piloting my Northumbria

Skills Project and moving forward with our advice service.


I have many! I would like to ensure a better bus service for

Coach Lane students, a new recruitment process for Course

Reps and also some areas listed in the education policy

ticked off !


would it be?Bigger, more frequent bus services to and from Coach Lane!


Ahhhhh! I don’t really watch the Olympics (hangs head

in shame) however if I had to pick one then probably

gymnastics because I think it’s the one that makes you

most nervous!

[email protected]: NSUAcademics

ANDREW CHEUNGANDREW CHEUNGVice-President Activities & Development

What is your role?

I oversee all the student Societies,

Community Volunteers (Volunteer

Northumbria), Fundraising (RAG), Welcome

Team and student development.


I’ve been busy recruiting the new leadership committees,

starting the planning for Welcome Week Team, collecting

in London with the RAG Team, attending NUS Conference

and many other things!


Ensuring the VIP Cards are sorted out for volunteers, and

fi ghting to allow sponsored expeditions!


would it be?

Ensure that there will be a optional volunteering module,

so students can get recognised for their hard work

academically.


Athletics or swimming, because these are the events where

you see world records being broken!

[email protected]: NSUActivites1

HANNAH HORNEHANNAH HORNEVice-President Welfare & Equality

What is your role?

I lead on all things non-academic! This

includes such things as housing, crime &

safety, the local community, and health. On top

of this, it is my job to champion equality and diversity.


I have been busy organising Stress Less activities

throughout the exam period. My survey of Halls is also

underway so I’m excited to see the results from that!


I want to ensure that all of my Equality, Halls and

Community Reps get what they can out of their last month

in the role, as well as getting their feedback on the year so

that all positions can be developed for next year.


would it be?

Concentrate all of my eff orts into improving the standards

of student housing across Newcastle – including Halls!


Gymnastics! I think it’s mostly because of the dancing

element, but also the strength and speed they have is

amazing.

[email protected]: NSUWelfare1

For all you Students at Coach Lane, don’t worry

about coming to see us over here, we all like to come

and visit you at Coach Lane once a week.

Monday Afternoons: Holly Seabrook

Tuesday Mornings: Andrew Cheung

Tuesday Afternoons: Kate Bradshaw

Wednesday Afternoons: Hannah Horne

Thursday Afternoons: Jo Rhodes

Just pop in and see us on your way

into Coach Lane Students’ Union.

And if you have a question for us or just fancy a natter, shoot us an email or pop up and say hello on the fi rst fl oor of the Students’ Union.

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NSU News Elections

So who won? Having started the year by winning NUS HE Students’ Union of the Year (that’s pretty much the gold medal of SU achievements), the winning streak looks set to continue with three Sabbatical Offi cers re-elected (Jo, Hannah and Andrew). New to the role are Nicole and Mike, although as you’ll see from their bios, they’re pretty well-equipped to hit the ground running.

Northumbria: this is what we call a head start. Get ready for another amazing year at the Poly to be proud of.

Jo Rhodes (re-elected) President After almost a year in the job, Jo has been

Winning for Students by getting rid of £1

million of hidden fees and pushing for

e-submission and feedback. This year she

promises to bring us better bursaries, a

taxi rank on campus and better catering at

Coach Lane.

Manifesto highlight:

Campaign for a bigger library. I wasn’t

convinced at fi rst but when you struggle to fi nd a computer even

in the middle of a heat wave you realise how much we need more

space!

“I’m so pleased to have been re-elected and very excited to be able

to work with such a fantastic team next year! Having such a strong

mandate will allow me to really challenge the University next year and

keep fi ghting for students needs - Thank you so much”

SU:News Elections2012 Say hello to YOUR Sabbatical Offi cers for 2012-13!The Olympics are just around the corner but

Northumbria has already started breaking

records with the biggest elections turn out

EVER!

This year, a whopping 4,255 of you cast your

votes to decide who will run your Students’

Union in 2012/13 and represent your views to

the University, local community and beyond

- that’s more votes cast than in any other

Northumbria SU election.

The fantastic turnout was no doubt helped

by the extended voting period, which saw

candidates strapping on their Duracell

backpacks to power through ten long, intense

days of unbridled enthusiasm to battle it out

for your support. In particular, it was great

news for voters with an appetite for more than

just politics, with candidates dishing out Rocky

Rhodes, sherbet wands and Horne-shaped

shortbreads. Now, I’d hate to imply our noble

student population could be swayed but there

was a defi nite correlation between tasty treats

and winning candidates. Just saying...

Seriously, a huge WELL DONE to every

single one of the 37 candidates (another

record-breaking stat for you there). With stiff

competition in every category, Northumbria

was treated to some exceptional candidates

who kept us all guessing to the last nail-biting

second of results night.

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NSU News ElectionsNicole Pegg VP Academic Aff airsNicole is one of this year’s Lay

Students and has also been involved

in RAG, Welcome Week and NSU

campaigns. Unsurprisingly for

Academic Aff airs, Nicole’s manifesto

is focused heavily on library

resources - 24 hour opening for City

Campus East, more printers and

more course-based software are all

high on the agenda.

Manifesto highlight: More detailed feedback. This is so

essential if we have any hope of improving your grades. A

few ticks and circling a spelling mistake does NOT constitute

helpful feedback!

“I was ecstatic at being elected after a long week of hard

campaigning and a hard battle fought against the other

candidates, I can’t wait to get started in the summer.”

Andrew Cheung (re-elected)VP Activities & DevelopmentThis year RAG moved to a year-long

event and has raised more money

for charity than ever before. Society

membership is also up by 30% and

Andy’s put a real emphasise on

student employability. Next year we

can look forward to a Globalization

Fair, Graduate Skills Conference and

more training for volunteers.

Manifesto highlight: Activities at Coach Lane. This has

been a tough one for as long as I can remember. Hopefully

this will be the year that Coach Lane really does get the

attention it deserves.

“I’m thrilled to have the chance to make more positive changes

for our students.”

Mike PotterVP Communication & DemocracyEveryone fell under the spell of

‘Mike Potter and the Relentless

Campaign Team’ (I hope he washed

that costume...) voting him in to

work his magic on our SU. Mike has

been involved in everything from

RAG to campaigning and now plans

to update the MYNSU website, build

links with Team Northumbria and

introduce a Tweetwall. And don’t worry loyal readers - Mike

has been a NU:Life contributor for 2 years so your favourite

magazine is in safe hands.

Manifesto highlight: Student radio station. This has been

suggested before but has never quite materialised - stay

tuned to fi nd out if this is the year for NU:FM.

“I’m so happy words can’t describe how elections night felt. I

can’t thank everyone who voted for me enough and I just can’t

wait to start the job now”

Hannah Horne (re-elected)VP Welfare & EqualityHannah has recruited more

Student Reps than ever before

and has prioritised our safety with

emergency taxis and the ‘Not if,

but when’ anti-burglary campaign.

Next year she promises to introduce

a Nightline support service and

improve the standard of Halls –

without increasing the price.

Manifesto highlight: Rate Your

Landlord Scheme. Fantastic idea that will hopefully stop

letting agencies thinking they can get away with murder.

“I’m so thrilled to be in the role again for another year – I can

start planning long term now which is great! Thanks for all

who voted and supported me.”

Lay Student CouncillorsSophie Chilton, Mike Squair, Tilly Smith,

Thomas Bromwich, Lauren Teague

Equality RepsBryce Fury Black & Minority Ethnic Students’ Rep

Fritha Galley LBGT Students’ Rep

Aaron Bergin Mature Students’ Rep

Mark Thorn Part-Time Students’ Rep

Erin Kerr Women Students’ Rep

Jackson Douglas Coach Lane Students’ Rep

Parasuram Manu Thampi International Rep

Gourav Jain International Rep

By Carmel Lawless

RE-OPENEDCould YOU champion equality in one of the following roles?

* Caring Responsibilities Students’ Rep

* Disabled Students’ Rep

* European Students’ Rep

If you’re interested in making a diff erence, contact

[email protected] for more

information about the roles and how to apply.

Oh! What’s Occurring?

Garden Makeover Project wins National Environmental Award!

Northumbria Students’ Union’s Garden Makeover project

was crowned winner of the Community category in the

People and Environment Achievement Award at glittering

ceremony, in London on Wednesday 21 March.

The project’s commitment to improving community

relations whilst promoting urban environmental activities

scooped them the award amongst stiff competition

including national organisations such as Freegle and

the Findhorn Foundation. The 2011 project leader Trent

Cannon collected the prestigious award to a huge round of

applause!

“Northumbria Students’ Union takes environmental issues very

seriously and we are delighted that we won the Community

Award category. Such an achievement, on a national scale,

recognises the hard work that has been put in by our dedicated

student volunteers the Garden Makeover Project” (Holly

Seabrook, Vice President Communications and Involvement)

Annual Awards - 3rd of MayEach year we recognise our most committed and

outstanding volunteers and thank them for their amazing

work. This year is set to be bigger and better than ever

before with more student volunteers than ever and

amazing award categories (including media volunteer of

the year eak!) the competition is high! It’s a great night

for all volunteers and a great excuse to put on those glad

rags, wear those mega shoes and look back at the amazing

achievements of Northumbria students this year.

Welcome Team - Get Involved!Do you remember all those people wearing red or yellow t

shirts when you moved into halls? Didn’t they look like they

were having such a good time, getting amazing skills for

their CV and getting a free Welcome Week wristband? Well

now it’s your turn to get involved.

Be the fi rst person a new Northumbria Student meets and

give them all the advice you wish you had had.

Apply now at www.mynsu.co.uk/volunteer and be a part of

the Welcome Team 2012.

Stuck for Something Over Summer? Why not start an Eco NSU project...Eco NSU is the Union’s

student led environmental volunteering program.

An Eco NSU project can be anything from a one off event to

an ongoing volunteering opportunity, as long as it’s broadly

environmental, you’re in! Eco NSU off er tailored training,

support and funding to get your great, green idea off the

ground. For more information on starting your own Eco NSU

project, check out: http://tinyurl.com/EcoNSU

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NSU News Oh! What’s Occurring?

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NSU News RAG Round Up

This has been record breaking for Northumbria RAG

2011/2012. Northumbria RAG has become a full year

long with events running throughout the year as well

as RAG Week, which has traditionally fallen in February,

moved up the academic calendar to November.

RAG kicked the year off to a great start with Mega

Raids to Edinburgh in September and October raising

money on for Barnardo’s. The October raid saw hard

core Ragging & Bag Packing with over 40 amazing

volunteers. The dedicated RAG team collected all day on

the Saturday raising over £2,000, and then had time to

explore the beautiful sites of the Scottish Capital.

RAG aimed to break records and that it did. RAG Week

broke all previous records set for the amount collected

raising a staggering £28,118.61 in 7 days! There

was even more people then ever before involved and

getting stuck in for RAG Week, with over 200 RAG Team

Members. With the week moving to November we saw

the fi rst Saturday fall on ‘Remembrance Weekend’. The

amazing RAG Team managed to collected £7,308.78 on

behalf of the Poppy Appeal in a single day. This was the

most raised by any other organisation in the North East.

This year has seen many new, popular events.

The infamous hypnotist, Lo Reid returned to do a

special show for RAG in conjunction with Volunteer

Northumbria in February. This once again proved to be

immensely popular with over 500 people in attendance.

RAG also put on a steamy ‘Blind Date’ event in February,

which saw couples emerge from it, but unfortunately no

proposals as of yet.

The RAG total for this current academic year is an impressive

£40,192£40,192By Oliver Dobbs

RAG Round Up

The RAG Team managed to collected £7,308.78 on behalf of the Poppy Appeal in a single day.

RAG Week broke all previous records set for the amount collected raising a staggering £28,118.61 in 7 days!

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FEATURES Not If But When

215 student properties were burgled in Newcastle last year. Over half of these were in Jesmond or Heaton. And so far this year 91 student properties have been targeted by burglars in these areas alone.

One of the main reasons students regularly become victims

of burglary is because homes are left insecure. Over half of all

student burglaries last year were because windows and doors

were left open or unlocked, with items including laptops, MP3

players and mobile phones left on display and stolen.

We have been working with Northumbria Police and Safe

Newcastle on the Not If But When campaign, to make you

more aware of the part you can play to reduce this.

Jesmond and Heaton Neighbourhood Inspector Louise Cass-

Williams said:

“Northumbria Police is continuing with targeted operations

across the city to reduce levels of burglary and apprehend

those responsible.

“One of our main focuses is burglaries to student homes as

these are frequently targeted. Students are 3 times more likely

to be a victim of crime than a regular resident.

“The Not If But When campaign is an excellent way of getting

messages out to students, encouraging them to change their

ways and reduce the risk of becoming a victim of crime”.

So here are a few tips to keep your property safe:

• Keep your doors and windows locked when you go out -

this includes kitchen windows in Halls.

• Mark your property with the initials of your university and

your student ID number - this makes it harder for a burglar to

sell stolen goods and can help the police return items to you.

• If you have bought expensive items, don’t leave the empty

boxes outside your house, rip them up and fi le them under a

bin. Think about it - leaving the boxes outside lets the thieves

know exactly what goodies you have inside your property!

• Make sure your wheelie bin is in your yard, and that your

gate is shut and bolted. Burglars jump on to wheelie bins

left out in the back lane to get over your back wall and

into your yard where they can’t be seen by anyone when

they try and break into the back of your property.

• Get insured - it’s better to be safe than sorry! Be aware

that some insurance companies don’t pay out if the thief

gets in through an unlocked door or window.

• Keep lists of the make, model and serial numbers of

your electronic items to help police track them down if

they are stolen. See www.immobilise.com for further

details.

Log on to www.notifbutwhen.co.uk for more

information.

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Yes, in case you hadn’t

noticed all the novelty

British items fi lling the

shop shelves (Will and Kate

stock resurfacing maybe?),

this year, the Olympics are

being held in London!

FEATURES London 2012

THE FUN RUNS FROM SATURDAY 18TH UNTIL FRIDAY 24TH With summer fast approaching, I’m sure you

are all beginning to make some exciting plans

to keep yourselves occupied after you make

your bid for freedom out of your last exam

hall. Were you one of the lucky ones who

managed to grab some tickets for London

2012, or will you be escaping abroad in order

to avoid all the fuss?

The Olympic Games, which has over 200 nations that take part, and

features 26 diff erent sports that break down into 39 disciplines,

is regarded as the world’s most foremost sports competition and

occurs every four years. The Games that inspired our modern day

sports event originally began in Olympia, Greece, over 2,700 years

ago and were part of a religious festival. The Games, like today,

were staged every four years however they were staged in honour

of the Greek king of the Gods, Zeus and people from all over

Greece would come to watch and take part. Since the introduction

of the modern Olympic Games in 1896, they have grown to a scale

so that almost every nation is represented at the Games. It has

also evolved to include the Winter Games to include snow and ice

sports, as well as Paralympic Games for athletes with a physical

disability and also Youth Olympic Games for teenage athletes.

Although the Games will mainly take place in London, there are

events to be seen in other cities in the UK, including Glasgow,

Cardiff and here in Newcastle! The celebration of the games will be

seen throughout the whole of the UK as we welcome the Olympic

Flame on its journey across the country, carried by 8,000 selected

Torchbearers. These inspirational people have been nominated and

selected in recognition of their use of sport to benefi t others within

the community and will each carry the torch for part of its winding

journey, which will travel no more than 10 miles from any major

community.

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FEATURES London 2012

Chris Heaps, a student at Northumbria University,

will be one of these lucky torch bearers, in

recognition of funds he has raised for charity

through diff erent sporting events. Chris will carry

the torch through Ashington as it arrives on

Friday 15th June 2012. The torch will pass many

important sites on its journey through Newcastle,

including, St James Park, Grey’s Monument and

the Millennium Bridge.

The Olympic Flame is symbolic and marks the

opening of every Games. The torch is initially lit

during a traditional ceremony, from the sun’s rays

at the Temple of Hera in Olympia. The Host City

receives the Flame after its short relay around

Greece. It is then transferred from one Torch

bearer to another on its journey through the host

country. The fi nal Torch bearer lights the cauldron

during the opening ceremony of the Games at

the Olympic Stadium and marks the offi cial start

of the competition. This passing of the Flame

symbolises spreading a message of peace, unity

and friendship through the nations of the world.

The Flame will stay lit until the closing of the

Games when it will be extinguished.

The Olympics start on 27th July this year and will end

on 12th August. So enjoy the celebrations , and make

the most of the Olympics whether you are lucky enough

to have tickets, bear the torch of even a volunteer

Games Maker working for the Olympics!

Come on Team GB!

By Laura Heaps

Chris Heaps, a student at

Northumbria University, will be

one of these lucky torch bearers,

in recognition of funds he has

raised for charity through

diff erent sporting events.

To argue why the Olympics are a waste of time and

money, I could do worse than refer to the arguments put

forward by the Economist. Firstly that getting London

in shape may cost “£9 billion- more than twice what we

were originally told, and around £350 for every British

household.” Secondly “only a fi fth of jobs on the Olympic

site have gone to local people” despite promises to

regenerate East London. Lastly, other host cities have

been left with “huge debts and white elephants.”

When Britain won the Olympic bid, Labour was in power

and the economy prosperous. Now we’ve said goodbye to

both Labour and prosperity, perhaps it’s time to consider

whether hosting the Olypmics is still a great idea. When

Greece was struggling to get ready for the Olympics in

time it was brought up on every weekly news satire show

(admittedly there are approximately two of these, but still)

and not in a fl attering way. But then who cares about a little

bit of international ridicule if it boosts our economy, like it

did for Greece... oh wait.

Of course, I shouldn’t be fl ippant about another country’s

fi nancial collapse. But isn’t our government doing the same

by ignoring a case where the Olympics obviously did not

completely revitalise the economy and instead contributed

to its collapse?

HOT TOPIC: OlympicsAre the Olympics wasteful in a time of economic diffi culty?

The Olympics are drawing ever closer but in a time of such fi nancial diffi culty is it

appropriate (or even possible) to spend so much on what is basically an overgrown sports

day? Or is the chance to host a major international event the shot in the arm the Bristish

economy needs?

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FEATURES Hot Topic - Olympics

Now we’ve said goodbye to both Labour and prosperity, perhaps it’s time to consider whether hosting the Olypmics is still a great idea.

YES! Only a fi fth of jobs on the Olympic site have gone to local people...

One of the seemingly obvious things that often gets

overlooked is that governments have to spend money

to make money. If you spent the entire budget of the

Olympic games on, say, building world class schools

and hospitals, then for a while things would improve.

But schools and hospitals (indeed any public service)

takes money to run and when that money was used

up you’d be in the same place you started except with

even less money. I’m not saying public services aren’t

(really, really) important, but that they work better in an

economic climate where people raise money, pay taxes

and generally provide enough income to keep them,

and the rest of the country, running smoothly.

Think back to the last time you saw the Olympics, the

sheer number of diff erent athletes from all over the world,

all in the same place. From a humanitarian standpoint

it’s a symbol of global unity and the whole world coming

together to make something great. From an economic point

of view that’s a lot of pro-athletes who need somewhere to

sleep, eat and shop.

And that’s only the games themselves. The country is

building all kinds of all new facilities for the Olympics,

keeping countless people in work who might otherwise

have lost their jobs and providing billions of pound worth of

custom for British businesses.

There is also a historical precedent. During the Great

Depression, American President Franklin Delano

Roosevelt engineered huge social schemes to employ

the unemployed. Dams were built, fi elds irrigated, artists

employed to create public art. It might seem like one of

those options is less useful than the others but the point

was not dams, ditches or paintings but to get as many

people earning a wage as possible. Because when people

have money they spend money. And when people spend

enough money, a shop manages to stay in business. So the

shop owner has more money to spend on ,say, a haircut.

And the hairdresser can aff ord a new shirt. And the tailor

can aff ord... well you get the idea. The point isn’t about

creating something useful but to get people back into work

and spending money.

By Kate Taylor

FEATURES Hot Topic - Olympics

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From a humanitarian standpoint it’s a symbol of global unity and the whole world coming together to make something great.

NO!

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FEATURES Society Spotlight

With over 2676 Students involved in Northumbria Students’ Union Societies this Year the competition was high at this year’s annual Society awards. With a whopping 45% increase in society’s membership the event was sure to be a success.

SO here are the winners from the society awards 2012.

George Photo - NUTS

Set the bar higher in the George Photo Competition!

George conquered his fear of heights and jumped out of a

plane with Oli Hare - the society president.

Best Event - Musical Theatre

(Sweeny Todd)

“It’s awesome. Did you not see Sweeney Todd?! Cracking

show, lovely people, brilliant social times...it’s just the best

all round really

Best Promoters - Writers’ Society

Writers’ Society has continued to grow and publicise their

materials to the wider audience. Having both had stalls in

the welcome week and IAM NSU week as well say holding

stall in the front of the SU> They published an anthology

last year and were part of the Newcastle Winter book festival

Best Grant Application - Grey

This application did use up a small rain forest and was over

40 pages long. The application and presentation were

excellent and showed exactly how the grant would benefi t

their members

Best New Society – Nursing Society

This society has been awarded ‘Best New Society’, as over

the past 6 months committee members have worked

incredibly hard to provide nursing students, at Coach

Lane Campus, with a link between academia and student

activities, this has defi nitely enhanced the overall student

experience.

Best Special Interest Society - Writers’

Writers’ Society has done a great job this year of reaching

out to new members and bringing the incredibly vibrant

Newcastle artistic community into NSU by holding such

great events as their Anthology Book Launch and A Night

Fantastic

Best affi liated and Faith Society

- LINKS

LINKS has vastly increased both

its general membership base and

also the number of fully qualifi ed

members which has more than

tripled in the last few months. The

society has also provided fi rst aid

at a variety of events including the

Great North Run, Newcastle University

Union nights and Football matches.

Best Sports Society - N501 Darts

Darts has had brilliant year increasing membership, which

has allowed entry to compete in competitions with other

Uni’s from the region and national.

Best Cultural Society - Erasmus

This society deserves this award, as they are a very warm

welcoming society who are keen to involve anyone from

any background with their activities. they are a great

society who really give a great impression of the Erasmus

experience!

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Best Performance Society - Dance

Everybody who goes looks to have such a good time! They

always put on a good show and the classes are always

fantastic”

Best Course Based Society - Social Work

The society aims to help support social work students, by

providing a network of students and qualifi ed professionals

that can help to keep the negative views of others in

perspective and off er encouragement.

Unsung Hero - Jennifer Wagstaff (Musical Theatre)

This girl has been an amazing volunteer for the Musical

Theatre Society. Without her our production of Sweeney

Todd would not have been half of what it was.

Best Committee Member - Joe Grocott (CVGS)

I am proud to work with him. I am proud to call him my

friend. I am proud to nominate him for this award as by far

the best committee member of the year.

Best Treasurer - Matthew Tinn (CVGS)

This person, for me, has been a lot more than just a treasurer

this year, as he has taken that role and fi tted in wherever

he has been needed. He has done an amazing job this year

and, I believe, this man deserves the award.

Best Secretary - Sarah Price (Dance)

She just makes the dance society the amazing society that it

is. She does so much work and puts so much into organising

everything such as many things for the show.

Best President - Jon Eaton (Gaming and Roleplay)

This person has been president of the society for nearly four

years now and has seen it grow from humble beginnings

of friends to a society of over 40 members. He makes the

society what it is.

Best Rep - Gemma Horner (Sports Rep)

Gemma is a fantastic REP. Throughout the year Gemma has

supported all the sports societies through surgeries as well

as myself. She has a strong sense of society togetherness

and of fairness – she has been a pleasure to work with.

Most Improved Society - Dance

The dance society has improved the most since last year and

is still continuing to improve. We recently got 2nd and 3rd

at Sunderland competition which is a massive improvement

from last year!

Congratulations Everyone!

NO CAR SUPERSTAR CAMPAIGN LEADER NEEDED!SEEN THE NO CAR

SUPERSTAR CAMPAIGN?

WANT TO MAKE IT BIGGER

AND BETTER FOR THIS

YEAR AND NEXT?

The superstars are searching for a

volunteer Project Leader to manage

the No Car Superstar campaign, take it

forward and shape its future.

This position gives you the opportunity

to recruit a team of volunteers, liaise

with external organisations and call

the shots on an exciting city-wide

travel campaign that reaches a massive

52,000 students!

The Project Leader should have

super-skills in marketing, with the

role appealing to anyone interested

in management, events, design,

campaigning, environmental

issues, promotions, making a change,

the media, public relations, having fun

and gaining some great graduate skills!

Apply for the role on the

volunteer database:

www.mynsu.co.uk/volunteer

MANAGE

US!

George Playing Twister

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GET INVOLVED George On Tour

George LeBug is the Students’ Union Activities

mascot and this term societies have been taking

George out on tour!

Here are Georges’ highlights so far and remember

if your part of a society and your going anywhere,

come take George out of the offi ce.

GEORGE on tour

George selling cakes to raise money

George Skydiving

George at Lindisfarne

George on a Ferry

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GET INVOLVED Has Your Revision Melted Your Mind?

Has your revision melted your mind?I think my revision has melted my mind….Exams? Stressed? PANIC?!Well not quite yet… don’t forget there’s still time!

Exams are always horrible but if you set aside

the time and revise properly over a period of

time the exam shouldn’t be too horrifi c when the

exam days roll up in May.

Well if you’re really smart you’ll have made the

best use of Easter and got all your revision notes

together, sorted through your fi les and worked

out what areas you need to tackle for your

diff erent exams. If you had a nice relax, put your

feet up and watched the telly and ate a large

amount of Easter eggs I would say that’s where

you need to get started.

The temptation when faced with an amount of

revision is one of two things either to put it off

as it seems too massive to handle or to cry, for

probably the same reason or the looming feeling

you’re going to fail.

But if you take your revision steady from a logical

and thoughtful perspective you can get through it!

• Make a list of what your need to revise for each

exam and set yourself a deadline when to have gone

through it by.

• Make yourself a revision timetable - what you’re

going to revise each day and for each exam.

• Don’t prioritise one exam over others – passing

one exam will not help you pass your degree if you

fail all the others.

• Eat well and sleep well -3 meals a day, 8 hours

sleep a night. Otherwise you will become a burbling

revision zombie yelling random quotes and crying

into your notes at 3am in the library.

• Take yourself away from distractions – leave

your laptop, turn your phone off and attack your

piles of paper.

• Stay off the booze – I know. Students without

alcohol – blasphemy? Although a drink is good

every once or twice in a while – it can aff ect your

memory - therefore you’ll forget some of that

information you might have learnt – and revising

with a hangover is never fun.

• If you’re really struggling make yourself a

rewards chart when you complete a section/ learn

all your Marvell quotes/ master algebra you can

go to the park, have a ice-lolly, go to the beach or

perhaps several crème eggs?

• Have revision sessions with your friends to help

your spur and inspire each other to continue with

what you’re doing,

• Practise makes perfect – do past exam

questions, papers and check them against mark

schemes to see where you would fall – if possible

take them to your tutors to ask how you can

improve these too.

• If you get really really really seriously bored –

read out your notes in a funny voice or accent (oddly

helps you to remember) - or wear hat or utilize

that collection of fancy dress outfi ts left over from

Freshers and recite your notes to some people very

much interested in your opinion in your toga - just

as long as it doesn’t distract too much.

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REMEMBER:The night before an exam - The best

thing you can do is to get a good night’s

sleep . If you pull an all-nighter and rock up

to the exam in your pjs, watch on backwards

word vomiting up random bits of revision,

you’ll probably scare your fellow students

and not do too brilliantly in the exam.

On the day of the exam - Get up and

go through the most crucial notes for your

exam, have a good meal before you go in

and get to that exam room early.

In the exam - Plan, be neat and stick to

your timings! Don’t forget to take a watch

with you as you may not be able to see the

clock at the front of the room and if you have

spare time left over at the end check through

your exam to check you haven’t written

anything illegible or pure nonsense.

By Julia Bond

Hi Kim ,

I’m living in Halls. Recently my fl atmate set off the fi re

alarm after a night out. Now we’re all being charged for

the fi re service call-out. Surely this is unfair; I was in bed

asleep at the time.

Alistair

Dear Alistair,

The University charges a fi xed £65 for “activating the fi re

alarm without reasonable cause (including not attending to

food being cooked at all times)” (Student Regulations Section

3 Appendix 4: Standard Fines 8). However, you can appeal

if you can show it wasn’t your fault – book an appointment

with me in The Base to discuss this. In the meantime, let your

fl atmate know that interfering deliberately with fi re safety

equipment isn’t only a Northumbria disciplinary matter– it’s

also a criminal off ence and the University can involve the

police.

Kim

Hi Kim,

I was out on the weekend and my mate was involved in

a fi ght. It was nothing too serious - nobody was really

hurt - but the Police were involved and we were all taken

in for questioning. I was given a verbal caution for being

drunk and disorderly, but the offi cer told me not to

worry, as it was only a minor thing. The trouble is, I’m on a

professional programme at Coach Lane - should I tell my

lecturers? I don’t see the point in all this hassle when I’ve

got assessments to be getting on with and, as the offi cer

said himself, it’s not really a big deal.

Kate

Hi Kate,

In short - you absolutely must come clean with your Guidance

Tutor. A range of programmes that lead to professional

registration, including Teaching, Nursing and other Allied

Health Professionals, have strict Codes of Conduct which

state that you have to be honest about any involvement with

the police at all. Once you’ve informed the Guidance Tutor,

you will probably have to attend a Professional Suitability

Board where a decision will be made on whether you can

continue on the programme. The University’s diffi culty is that,

even with a very minor caution, it can be diffi cult for them to

arrange a placement for you if there’s anything at all on your

CRB. This doesn’t have to be the end of your University career

– you can sometimes get a place on a diff erent programme

and enrol on a qualifying Postgraduate programme once the

caution’s spent - and it will be viewed much more severely if

you don’t declare it now. If you do have to go to a Board, we

can help you present your case - arrange an appointment

with me at The Base to discuss or pop in to see me on

Wednesdays between 10.00-11.00am at the SU Coach Lane.

Kim

Academic Problems Large or Small, Our

Kim can fi x them all!

Kim Buff ery is your Education Caseworker

who ensures you are always well

represented with academic issues.

AcdemicAdvice

If you have an academic problem

you would like to discuss with me

just shoot an email to su.advice@

northumbria.ac.uk and I will be back

in touch with you within 48 hours.

Alternatively pop to the base

information desk on the ground fl oor

and the staff will arrange a good

meeting time for us.

Or Pop in and see me at Coach Lane

10-11am on Wednesdays!

LIGHT RELIEF Academic Advice

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LIGHT RELIEF Academic Advice

Dear the AA Team,

I recently witnessed my housemates’ boyfriend getting

with some other girl on a night out. I don’t really get on

with her that well because of him. He does treat her well

and she seems really happy. I just don’t know whether

to tell her because I don’t think she will believe me.

Love Clara

Dear Clara,

That really can’t have been nice for you to see but, TELL

HER. Imagine yourself in the same situation. Would you

want to know? Even if she doesn’t believe you to begin

with, when the truth does come out she will respect you

more for at least trying to tell her.

Love Amy and Anna x

Dear the AA Team,

I recently had a night out and had a little bit too much

to drink. I had a bit of a tumble aka epic fail down the

stairs. I awoke to fi nd I had broken my cheekbone and

lovely black eye to accompany this. Whilst on the mend

my dissertation is due in three weeks and I have fallen

behind. What should I do?

Love Tanisa x

Dear Tanisa,

We are terribly sorry to hear this. We think that it is best

to go and speak to your programme leader and see what

they can off er you. You could get extensions or retake the

year but we would just suggest seeing if you can work over

summer and then graduate in September, then you don’t

have to do all the work you have completed again. We

hope you get everything sorted and don’t panic!!

Love Amy and Anna x

The AA Team -

Amy & Anna To the rescue

LIGHT RELIEF The Agony Aunt Team

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If you have a problem that you

want us to answer, please email

The AA Team at su.problems@

northumbria.ac.uk and we will be

more than happy to help you!

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With so much going on at your

Students’ Union these last

few months there are so many

pictures, so here are some

highlights from the society

awards and the elections. Can

you spot yourself?

With thanks to Harry Marshal for

images throughout this months nu:life.

LIGHT RELIEF NGT - And The 2012 Winner Is...

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This year’s Northumbria’s Got Talent kicked

off in true star style as hosts Laura Cropper

and Adam Young introduced the evening

and opening act; three piece male rock band

The Hairiest Men in Newcastle. Entering to a

Monk chant dressed in cloaks and hoods, they

introduced their piece as “the greatest story

ever told.” It soon became clear to many that

this was a Star wars reference fi tting in nicely

with the X-Factor: judges as Gods similarity of

the competition. Much to the delight of the

audience they even produced a light saber.

With their Don Mclean American Pie parody,

“Soon I’m going to be a Jedi” the band showed

U.S. infl uenced rock was alive in the City and

particularly at University.

The second act was performance student Andre Gwilliam

with a spellbinding performance of Michael Buble’s Cry Me

a River. Like Buble, Andre was a real ladies man, suited and

booted, with moves to match a strong voice. This man’s

going to go far!

The music and dancing we’ve become used to is broken up

as Smenchy Smench takes to the stage to provide a little

magic pulling out everything from his case of tricks from a

feather bowa to ‘telekinetic’ (moving) balls. The act gathered

steam as he donned a blindfold and rotated another ball

around his hands. Oh yeah, and dressed in giant ‘Elton John’

style glasses. The audience and judges were enchanted as

he brought variety to the show.

Fourth on was male singer and guitarist Jez who began

by apologising to the judges in advance for his act not

being funny adding, “but if you like crying maybe it’s for

you.” Strumming a beautiful melody on his guitar he went

into a gorgeous re-working of MGMT’s Kids followed by Ed

Sheeran and Oasis covers. Following on the solo theme, the

next contestant was Kaisa a young lady with a powerful,

soulful voice and a superstar attitude and stage presence to

match. She treated everybody in the room to her rendition

of Etta James’ I don’t want to go blind, Afterwards receiving

a standing ovation from the judges!

Closing the fi rst half of the show was Northumbria’s Musical

Theatre society who created suspense and intrigue as they

entered the darkened stage. Performing an incredibly

strong and focused extract from Sweeney Todd with talents

shining through from the 17 membered cast.

As the interval comes around we have time to catch our

breath before opening performer Hayley Murray blows us

away with her vibrant rendition of Ollie’s Murs’ Dance with

Me Tonight. With a soulful, friendly voice injecting some fun

into the audience, a natural, charismatic performer who one

NGTAnd the 2012 winner is...

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judge stated, “turned the stage into her own”.

Next up, Kate Bradshaw and Sarah Urwin giving us a touch

of Disney in the form of Lobster Sebastian and seagull (fully

costumed!) from The little Mermaid performing Kiss de

Girl. As the song reaches an end the audience and judges

marvel as the pair evolve into diff erent species as they peel

off a layer of costume to reveal underneath they are dressed

as The Lion King characters Timon and Pumba. And then

what’s this? Another costume change, for The Jungle Book

classic I Wanna be Like You”.

Staying in the comedy mood, Fernando took to the space

and (eventually) got up on stage to… wait for it… make a

grated cheese sandwich! Quite the food expert he knew

chocolate is the way to a girl’s heart and was quick to off er

one lucky member of the audience a Lion bar in exchange

for letting him give her his number.

Returning to music for the penultimate act was Rag and

Banjo, a three piece guitar, bass and banjo band with

attitude and inspirational lyrics sang with heart, “run

chicken run, don’t you lose your step”. This was folk done

well. Despite some negative feedback from judges, the

band commented by saying “We’re just happy to be doing

something for Alzheimers”.

Final act Luke Westgate dazzled everybody with his hot to

trot street dance moves even fl irting with judge Frizzle! A

comedy element to his moves which displayed a sense of

humour and an ability to engage with an audience on an

intimate level.

After the acts had performed Judge Frizzle (fresh from his

recent fl irtation) took to the stage to entertain the audience

with a medley of comedy parodies of popular songs.

Included in his megamix was Maroon 5’s Moves Like Jagger

transformed into “Moves for Jenga”. Lady Gaga was also on

the hit list as Edge of Glory became “Hedge in Hockney” and

Bad Romance now “Bad Romans”.

After presenters Laura and Adam drew the raffl e and

revealed the winners, they crossed centre stage and

welcomed back the contestants with the most votes from

the audience to narrow them down and announce the

winner. Tensions were high for the remaining fi ve acts;

Andre, Hayley Murray, Kaisa, Luke Westgate, Kate bradshaw

and Katie Urwin. After long pauses of suspense as one

by one an act left the stage, Kaisa was named winner of

Northumbria’s Got Talent 2012.

With the discovery of new talent from the acts entering

and the revelation that over £800 had been raised for

Alzheimer’s Society, the fi nal ended on a high. Next year’s

competition countdown begins now!

By Jacob Turner.

After long pauses of suspense as one by one an act left the stage, Kaisa was named winner of Northumbria’s Got Talent 2012.

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LIGHT RELIEF Discuss - Reality TV

Reality television is now an integral part of our culture people gather together on nights to watch programs such as Take Me Out and Geordie Shore, the fi rst to cringe along with the contestants and in the case of the second to make sure they have not been caught on fi lm on a slightly tipsy night in the toon.

It can be seen to off er opportunity and has produced a number of success stories especially in the case of music with bands such as JLS and One Direction faring extremely well and individuals, including Rebecca Ferguson, Leona Lewis and Alexandra Burke doing just as well if not perhaps better. These examples all range from one show and have become household names some of which recognized globally and have enabled them to spread their talent and achieve their ‘dreams’. Other shows off er large monetary rewards ‘Total Wipe Out’ for one gives all contestants a trip to Argentina and the off er at the end of a £25,000 prize, which for many is payment enough for a few minutes of mild humiliation on television.

Aside from off ering opportunities to the contestants reality television primarily off ers the viewer entertainment in normally unexpected avenues by challenging their preconceptions and surprising them in unusual fashions. Reality television is unpredictable in its initial conception to represent

real life and presents the human subject rightly so as ‘free’ with the ability to do or say basically anything. To the viewer this can be seen as an oddly stimulating and exciting experience as it enables them to see the diverse range of people that make up our culture. Additionally it enables them to see how diff erent individuals react to situations and allow them to compare how they would react in similar circumstances.

Reality television is able unlike other types of television show has the ability to cover a wide and diverse range of subject matter from business to singing to endurance in a large social experiment to challenge our notions of society. This diversity not only provides entertainment but also education as we are able to learn from these experiences and the experiences of others. Furthermore, these shows provide inspiration, who did not want to be able to dance like ‘Diversity’ after their performance which combined dancing, gymnastics, tumbling and comedy all in one routine.

Reality television is most defi nitely here to stay, but what the future holds will be most defi nitely bigger and hopefully better to challenge social interaction and how we as a society work.

DISCUSS: Reality TVSuperfi cial space fi ller Saturday

night rubbish to mollycoddle

the brain after a hard week?

Or - Something much darker?

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However….It seems that Saturday nights in front of the television have become a channel hopping game from reality show to reality show with BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and 5 all wanting in on a piece of the action.

Have we lost the true meaning of television and have we lost our Saturday nights forever?

There always appears to be some sort of opportunity in which reality shows seek to embarrass and humiliate the quirkier individual in the scope of reality television and it appears we have become so accepting of this culture we start prejudging individuals. In the case of Susan Boyle this is evident; her life has obviously been changed by her appearance on reality television but for the better? She is commonly referred to as SUBO, not the most fl attering of nicknames and been hospitalized due to stress - does money and fame really bring you happiness?

But! These shows seek to represent true and real experience of the modern human experience – is this not undermined by the scripting or creation of dramatic moments in reality television ‘for the entertainment of the viewer’. This happens admittedly more in American based reality television such as Jersey Shore and Wife Swap than in UK broadcasting, however it can be seen to be crossing over slowly but surely, before most talent shows the contestants are picked to be presented to the judges some for purely comedy factor others for actual talent.

The recent release of ‘The Hunger Games’ draws alarming parallels between the toxicity of reality television and society. The basic premise of the fi lm is that twenty four teenage contestants from diff erent parts of the nation are picked and challenged to fi ght for survival until the death, the fi nal one remaining is declared champion. Before they enter the arena the contestants must impress their audiences by spectacle and dress, refl ecting to an extent the walk in of the Big Brother House and which housemate has the biggest wow factor or strikes the greatest impression on the audience to win their support. In the fi lm, it is proposed by Gale Hawthorne, “What if one year everyone just stopped watching? Then they wouldn’t have the Games.” Is this not true for reality television also? We need to remember that people voluntarily place themselves in these positions – however we still smile at their demise, we boo them and jeer. What does this truly say about us?

By Julia Bond

...number of success stories

especially in the case of music

with bands such as JLS and One

Direction faring extremely well

and individuals, including Rebecca

Ferguson, Leona Lewis and

Alexandra Burke...

STUDENT CULTURE Campus Style

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LAURA4th Year Fashion Marketing

Laura initially caught our eye with her

beret style red wool hat, a perfect inject

of colour for a dismal uni morning!

What impressed us the most though,

was her desire to fi nd inexpensive

clothing; the hat is the result of

bartering a stall holder at Portobello

market and the bag is a charity shop

bargain at £2.99!

Most expensive thing in her wardrobe:

Vivienne Westwood boots

Her plans for the summer: Enjoying a

well earned break and applying for jobs

CamPus

With the sunshine creeping

through we couldn’t wait to hit

the campus and check out what

styles you guys are rocking this

month! Spring/summer always

makes you bring out the best

bits from last year and freshen

them up with some new shoes

or a stylish accessory. To say

you guys were only at uni, you

really were some well dressed

students! Here’s what we found

this month...

Style

OLIVIA

2nd year English

Literature

A pretty fl oral print for the summer

season; Olivia’s Topshop dress

teamed with tights is timeless for

the spring/ summer transition. Her

denim shirt is another wardrobe

staple; it’s just the thing to throw

round any outfi t, helping to dress

it down for uni. Making it more

unique; is that it is a gem from a

vintage shop.

Most expensive thing in her

wardrobe: Kurt Geiger shoes (loan

well spent!)

Her plans for the summer: Holiday

to Zante with friends and a week

in Frace

CHLOE2nd year Maths

Chloe’s outfi t mixes comfort and style in interestingly shaped knitwear; a vintage fi nd from

York! The off –the shoulder look makes it perfect for the warmer weather, not to mention the

natural colour stripes toning in well with the brown Debenhams boots and accessorize bag. To

fi nish the look and adding extra charm is her silver necklace from a stall in York!

Most expensive thing in her wardrobe: Her silver charm bracelet

Her plans for the summer: Relaxing and working

It’s that time of year again. We’ve fi nally come to the end

of what’s felt like an everlasting winter, we’re starting to

see some springtime sun, and guess what? We want more,

more, more! If you’ve been pulling your hair out looking for a

gorgeous yet reasonably cheap summer getaway, read on...

Most things are diffi cult to buy on our student budgets, with

the exception of value beans, so when it comes to spending

hundreds of pounds on a holiday, we students need to know

how to do it right, and I think I may just have some answers... nu:life 31

STUDENT CULTURE Campus Style

RACHEL

2nd year Business

Management

Dressing down a gorgeous

New Look dress with a

classic Gap denim jacket

and a chunky knit scarf,

Rachel really shows us

how to dress down to

dress up. We also love her

TK Max bag, which she

customised herself, it goes

perfectly with her violet

neck wear!

Most expensive thing in

her wardrobe: Her Uggs

Her plans for the summer:

Starting her placement at

Nissan

HANNAH2nd year PsychologyIt was Hannah’s beautiful

Bank top which originally

caught our eye, but as we

spoke to her we noticed her gorgeous Jasper

Conran bag, making this

casual uni trend that little

bit designer! Her on trend denim shorts are Miss

Selfridge, we love how

she’s teamed them with

tights for that spring chill!Most expensive thing in her wardrobe: £70 Miss Selfridge dress

Her plans for the summer: Ibiza with friends

GINA1st year PhotographyWe loved Gina’s cute look, teaming autumn reds with summer beiges to make a perfect spring outfi t for a sunny yet chilly day. Her puff er jacket gives this innocent look some attitude, we love it! Gina bought all of her outfi t in Japan.

Most expensive thing in her wardrobe: £150 Japanese designer bagHer plans for the summer: Going to the beach!

It’s that time of year again. We’ve fi nally

come to the end of what’s felt like an

everlasting winter, we’re starting to see

some springtime sun, and guess what?

We want more, more, more! If you’ve

been pulling your hair out looking for a

gorgeous yet reasonably cheap summer

getaway, read on...

Most things are diffi cult to buy on our

student budgets, with the exception

of value beans, so when it comes to

spending hundreds of pounds on a

holiday, we students need to know how

to do it right, and I think I may just have

some answers...

Things to look for:

All inclusive packages Free food and drink? Yes

please! When you’ve paid for the holiday a few

months before, everything really does seem costless

by the time you’re sipping your free cocktail by the

pool! It also means you can still treat yourselves to

one or two meals out without worrying about the

cost of this every night.

Transfers and baggage included there are some

great cheap holiday websites, which make you think

you’re getting a bargain deal, but watch out! The

further along you go with your booking you realise

baggage can be a large extra cost and it may be up

to you to get from the airport to your hotel when

you arrive. It’s best to let someone else do all this

hard work for you in an unfamiliar country.

Reps They are the holiday equivalent of Superman -

your hero. If anything goes wrong on your trip they’ll

always make regular visits to the hotel to help you.

They’ll also have the great local knowledge that you

won’t, so advice on day trips and extra things to

make your holiday even better is always on hand.

Happy Holiday HuntingYour guide to... Holiday Shopping

STUDENT CULTURE Happy Holiday Hunting

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For some extra help, I’ve looked into

booking a holiday through three diff erent

websites to assess their pro’s and con’s, and

let you in on my winner...

www.thomascook.com A great company you know you

can trust. Everything is included and they’ll make sure

you’re safe out there. The only down side is the price. It’s

diffi cult to fi nd a 4* all inclusive package with them for

under £500. My score: 4/5

www.teletextholidays.co.uk The cheapest holidays

around! At just over £300 for a 4* all inclusive holiday,

they really are handing out bargains. But this is where

you need to be careful! Baggage and transfers are not

included in the price, and the small print states that the

star rating the website has given is often higher than

the actual hotel standard. My score: 3/5

www.onthebeach.co.uk MY WINNER! On the beach

lets you choose everything separately: fl ights, hotel,

package, baggage, transfers, so you can create your

perfect holiday package, and they have recently

introduced a rep system. A 4* all inclusive package

through this site is around £400, perfection! My score:

5/5

by Suzie Harker

STUDENT CULTURE Happy Holiday Hunting

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STUDENT CULTURE Gig Goers

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Shop & RockThis year’s music and fashion

fundraiser Shop and Rock has

raised an impressive £600 for the

British Red Cross charity.

The second event took place on Sunday 19

February 2012 in Reds and was host to a vintage

clothing fair, catwalk and raffl e in the day and a

selection of bands in the evening – with some

very exciting acts.

Hyde & Beast were secured as the headliners and

performed at the uni for the fi rst time. After the

recent success of their debut album Slow Down

which received top ratings in Q, NME, Clash and

Time Out magazines.

The duo from Sunderland entered the stage as

a six piece collective, with guest appearances

from Barry Hyde - lead singer of The Futureheads.

Their hour long set was a hit and many people

turned up to see them play in such an intimate

setting as Reds.

Local up-and-coming bands Symphonic

Pictures and The Green Hour (who feature two

Northumbria students) also performed to the

audience of over 100 people.

The professional-style vintage catwalk during the

day showcased second-hand clothing from the

British Red Cross charity shop, in the city centre.

The student organisers wanted to prove that old

clothes can still be current and fashionable, with

just a little bit of customising and accessorising.

Amy Spedding, assistant

manager of the charity shop

said:

“It’s a really good way to

raise money for the British

Red Cross and it’s a good

way to raise awareness

because people know we

do a lot of work abroad

but they don’t think of us

working here so much. It’s

also a great way to show

younger people that charity

work can be cool!”

Around 15 local vintage

stalls also proved that

second-hand clothing is

the way forward by selling

some beautiful retro clothes,

shoes, accessories and

records from times gone by.

Over 30 new student

volunteers from a variety

of courses and years were

involved. Models, hair and

make-up artists, band

support and tech support

are just a few of the roles

students were invited to

take part in.

The team has been working

hard since September

2011 to prepare for the

event, in order to make is

as successful as it was. The

project was also supported

by RAG this year and their

help has been great.

Shop and Rock recently won

the 2012 Innovation Award

from the British Red Cross

for creative and successful

fundraising.

For more information

search Shop and Rock on

Facebook or Twitter, or

contact shopandrock@

hotmail.co.uk.

The professional-style vintage

catwalk during the day

showcased second-hand

clothing from the British Red

Cross charity shop, in the city

centre.

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The Temper Trap have announced their stunning

second album, ‘The Temper Trap’, due for release

on Infectious Music on 21 May. The record will

be the band’s fi rst as a newly-expanded fi ve-

piece outfi t following the permanent addition of

Joseph Greer on keyboard and guitar. The self-

titled album will feature 12 new songs recorded

in Los Angeles with producer Tony Hoff er (Beck,

M83, Phoenix).

The track listing is as follows:

1. Need Your Love

2. London’s Burning

3. Trembling Hands

4. The Sea Is Calling

5. Miracle

6. This Isn’t Happiness

7. Where Do We Go From Here

8. Never Again

9. Dreams

10. Rabbit Hole

11. I’m Gonna Wait

12. Leaving Heartbreak Hotel

T E M P E R T R A P May 13th @ NSUGET YOUR TICKETS NOW!

A fi rst taste of the record in the form of album track

Rabbit Hole is available to stream from today via

www.thetempertrap.com. The fi rst single from the

album will be opening track Need Your Love, due

for release on 7 May.

‘The Temper Trap’ is the follow up to 2009’s debut

long-player ‘Conditions’. Featuring the singles

Science of Fear, Fader, Love Lost and Sweet

Disposition - the latter of which spent more than six

months in the UK singles chart - the album was one

of the breakthrough successes of the year and has

now been certifi ed Gold two-times over in the UK,

selling over 800,000 copies worldwide.

The band will debut tracks from the new record at

SXSW in Austin, Texas, and during a sold out tour

of the US in March. They today announce a full UK

tour for May to coincide with the album release.

Tickets for the UK shows are on sale 12pm Friday

9 March.

The Temper Trap are Dougy Mandagi, Jonathon

Aherne, Toby Dundas, Lorenzo Sillitto & Joseph

Greer

Get your Tickets at the Students’ Union Welcome desk now!

STUDENT CULTURE Gig Goers

WriSoc Serial

The pencil I’d jammed into my hair was slippery with

blood but unbroken: apparently it had raked a cut

across my scalp when Vesperian threw me to the

ground.

‘Foolish mortal,’ Vesperian crowed, leaning over me

close enough I could see the madness in his eyes.

‘My bride and I will tear open your throat as our

wedding feast!’

My fi sts clenched at the thought of Natalie being

forced to kill me. Was Vesperian planning on

controlling her somehow after her transformation?

Or would she be instantly transformed into a

bloodthirsty monster? With those thoughts still in

my head I reversed my grip on the pencil and drove

it as hard as I could in the approximate direction of

his heart.

Vesperian staggered. The blood spreading slowly

across his shirt was so dark it was almost black and

already clotting. I kicked him as hard as I could,

rolled onto my knees and drove the pencil upwards

as he dived towards me. This time it hit his heart.

Or at least, it hit something. I could tell because he

began to writhe, his skin drawing unnaturally tight

over his bones. I scrambled away, still on my knees,

as he began to glow from within. By the time the

fl ames started I was crouched behind a side table.

When they stopped, I got to my feet and looked

for Natalie. She’d been suspended in midair by

Vesperian’s magic but it was already wearing off : she

was falling by degrees, like a puppet whose strings

were giving out one by one. I went to catch her and

got there just as the spell collapsed entirely.

At least, I thought stoically, I had broken her fall.

Then again, whoever had been responsible for

changing her into a wedding dress could at least

have got rid of her Doc Martens. They were going to

leave on hell of a bruise. I prodded her in the side,

entirely from friendly concern for her well being.

Mostly. Probably. At least half.

‘Lexi?’ Natalie muttered, opening her eyes. ‘Why are

you in my-’ Her eyes opened wider as she clocked

our surroundings, the wedding dress, the blood I

could feel matting my hair. ‘New question: why aren’t

I in my bedroom?’

‘It’s a long story,’ I said, helping her to her feet. ‘I’m

not sure I believe it.’

So far:Lexi has started second year by stumbling into the wrong lecture room. Even worse, the

lecture she crashes is on the subject of highly secret magic and she fi nds herself cursed.

Attempting to rescue new friend and talented wizard, Natalie, Lexi fi nd herself at the

mercy of an immortal vampire with only a 2HB pencil between her and certain death.

[Part 8]

The Finale

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STUDENT CULTURE WriSoc Serial - The Finale

‘Cheer up,’ Natalie said. ‘At least you know the curse

is broken now.’

I nodded, swirling my coff ee in my hand. We were

in one of the campus’ quieter cafes, somewhere

people wouldn’t notice if the origami bird, Vivere, on

the table occasionally preened itself and fl apped it’s

folded paper wings independently. It’s magic hadn’t

worn off when Vesperian’s had and it had taken

to following me around, perched in my hair or on

my lapel. Most people thought it was some kind of

alternative corsage. Sometimes in lectures it would

unfold to reveal anecdotes, suggestions for further

reading or even to correct the lecturer. I was going

to have to fi nd a way to stop it coming into exams

with me.

‘I know,’ I said. ‘Three days yesterday and here I am.’

Natalie shrugged elegantly. ‘Look at it this way, you

only had to wait three days: it’s less suspense than

The Ring.’ She was wearing the lacy gown from her

near-wedding, now dyed sea green. If there was one

girl on campus to appreciate Vesperian’s taste in

Victoriana it was her, proof I suppose that they’d at

least had one thing in common.

‘I just worry,’ I pressed. ‘That demon kid... Aesop, he’s

still out there. His wings’ll grow back in eventually.’

‘So take a module in defensive magic.’ Natalie

shrugged again.

I stared for a full ten second before I got any words

out. ‘You can do that?’

‘Um, yeah.’ Natalie sipped her own coff ee delicately.

‘You think anyone seriously applies to do a full

degree in magic? How’s that going to look on your

CV? Technically speaking I’m a fashion student.’

I digested this. She had done a nice job on that

dress, even if it was getting two disbelieving glances

for every one admiring one.

‘Okay,’ I said. ‘Where do I enrol?’

Special Thanks to the Writers society for their

constant commitment to nu:life.

[Epilogue:]

38 nu:life

STUDENT CULTURE Summer Munchies

Summer MunchiesGot a sweet tooth and a Got a sweet tooth and a

hankering to ditch revision hankering to ditch revision

for a little while?for a little while?

Is it all hot and sunny and Is it all hot and sunny and

need a cool down treat for need a cool down treat for

your little bbq?your little bbq?

Or is there a special someone Or is there a special someone

you quite want to impress?you quite want to impress?

Stick to these munchies Stick to these munchies

advice and you’ll blow the advice and you’ll blow the

socks of your mates and sail socks of your mates and sail

through revision and into through revision and into

summer with a little twinkle summer with a little twinkle

or two in your eye.or two in your eye.

HOT HOT SUMMERIce lollies are the easiest thing to make ever

- FACT

All you need is an ice-lolly mould (the Poundshop

sells these). If you don’t have one of these plastic

cups also will work well or if you don’t have these

mugs with plastic food bags in them also work

well.

Choose your juice, milkshake, fi zzydrink - pour in

and freeze overnight!

But if you fancy something a bit more exotic and

to keep yourself cool before you hit the toon on

a night out you might fancy a more alcoholic

frozen treat.

Any alcoholic drink of your choice mixed with a

fruit juice or a fi zzy drink. The ratio of alcohol to

mixer should be 1:3 otherwise the lollies will

not freeze.

A few ideas to get you started…• Passion fruit juice and Vodka

• Rum and Cherry Coke

• Vodka, lemonade and lime cordial

Make your own Pizza

Well it’s tastier than any old shop made

thing, plus it’s a good excuse to get

your hands messy.

• 1kg strong white bread fl our

• 1 level tablespoon fi ne sea salt

• 2 x 7g sachets of dried yeast

• 1 tablespoon golden caster sugar

• 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

• 650ml lukewarm water

Mix together the fl our and the salt, while in a jug

mix the yeast, sugar and olive oil into the water

(leave for a little bit) then pour into a well in the

dry ingredients. Mix and knead until you have a

smooth dough. Leave the dough to rest for an

hour or so somewhere warm until it has doubled

in size. When it has done this you knead it once

more and then divide the dough up into 6 to 8

balls and roll to about half a cm before covering

with your choice of topping.

By Julia Bond

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STUDENT CULTURE Flicks

And so we’re here: the last issue of NU:Life under the current management. After two years under the iron-fi sted rule of editor Holly Seabrook I can honestly say, with an un-ironic tear in my eye, that it’s been an absolute pleasure and I hope you’ve enjoyed reading them as much as I’ve enjoyed writing them. Here, for your consideration, are some of the movies you should keep an eye out for over the coming months. And remember, just because the sun’s out and people want to socialise, doesn’t mean you have to: hit the movies, you know you want to.

FLICKS TO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR

Prometheus (June 8th/TBC)Not much is known about this

other than it’s a Ridley Scott fl ick

(Alien, Gladiator, Blade Runner)

once more taking a group of

unsuspecting astronauts into the

horror house of his mind where

things are defi nitely not as they

seem. This would be a forerunner

for the “stupidly awesome cool awards” this year, if only it

wasn’t for...

By Callum Gibson

Men in Black 3(May 25th/TBC)Another surprise in the

summer canon, and not

one that I wouldn’t have

written about (MiB2 was a

tad crap) had the trailer not

been so insanely good; and

I can sum up it’s brilliance in

only two words: Josh Brolin.

Seriously, go have a look.

The Dark Knight Rises(July 20th/TBC)Here we have it, the jewel in this

year’s cinematic crown; the fi nal

part in the Nolan/Bale bat-trilogy.

To say that expectations are high

for this is like saying that the sea’s a

little bit wet. After Heath Ledger’s

penultimate performance as The

Joker in 2008’s Dark Knight, after he blew us all away with

such unfathomable insanity, the villains have a lot to live up

to, but don’t worry, they’re in safe hands. The ever reliable

Tom Hardy (Bronson) has beefed up hugely to play Bane,

whilst Anne Hathaway is running around in hella-tight

leathers as Catwoman. Have you seen the trailer yet? Have

you? Michael Caine is crying, man. Why? I don’t know. But I

can’t wait to fi nd out.

American Pie: Reunion(April 6th/15)Who expected this? After

the original trilogy fi nished

and the powers that be

decided to churn out

sequel after sequel with

nothing but money in mind

(American Pie Roadtrip,

anyone?) the last thing anyone, myself included

wanted to see was another Pie fl ick, but look at

this. All of the cast have returned, the focus is once

again on the trials of growing up when you should

probably know better, and Stifl er’s mom looks as

though she’s going to get nailed by Jim’s dad. I can’t

wait. Oh, and you can bet the soundtrack’s going to

adhere to tradition and absolutely kick ass.

NORTH STARS prepare for NationalsThe Northumbria Cheerleaders are on the countdown to the British Cheerleading

Association University League Championships held on 5th and 6th April. Lauren

Titcombe, the team’s coach and member told us more…

So, why is this competition so important? “This is the biggest competition of the year for University

Cheerleaders affi liated with the British Cheerleading

association because you can win the title of National

Champions, and I’m sure all sports teams would agree

there’s nothing like a bit of healthy rivalry between

universities! Cheerleaders are still perceived as airheads with

no real talent so when it comes to competition we all like to

prove ourselves and bring it- without being too corny!”

When and where is the Competition held?

“The competition is held in the International Centre in

Telford so we have to travel quite far away. We don’t mind

though, it’s always an amusing journey with at least one

driver getting lost.”

What event are you entered in?“This year we are entering both Hip-hop and Pom dance

categories in the dance division of the competition, which

is great because it means we get to perform two completely

diff erent styles of dance and show how talented we are in

both.”

How are you expecting to do? “We came 2nd last year in the Hip-hop category which we

were so proud of but also means we’re aiming for the top

this year. We came so close to winning but were just beaten

by Warwick University so our real aim is to beat them this

time round!”

How are the Northstars preparing?“Our routines fi nished now so all our time will be spent

perfecting them so that the judges can fi nd as few faults

as possible. We will be building our fi tness too so that we

can give it our all without getting too tired. And we will also

be perfecting our skills such as jumps and spins as well as

doing lots of painful stretching so that our kicks and splits

are the most impressive on the day. We’re more than just a

warm-up act for rugby games, we’re serious athletes!”

What is your favourite thing about BCA

Nationals?I love performing to a big crowd and getting praise from the

judges is always great, but it’s also nice to spend a few days

with my best friends. I have to say though - and I’m sure the

other Northstars will agree- the best part is the tradition

of having a huge dinner at Frankie and Benny’s the night

before the competition!”

By Abi Camwell

STUDENT CULTURE North Stars Prepare For Nationals

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www.cheerleading.org.uk

Team Northumbria’s Jamie Durent is nearing the end of his Media Internship but the third year media and journalism student bows out in style as he delivers an exclusive interview with former Newcastle United

favourite Nolberto Solano.

Newcastle Benfi eld caused quite a stir in Northern

League circles when they announced their acquisition

of Newcaste United hero Nolberto Solano.

But the move came as less of a surprise to the former

Peruvian international.

“I’ve got a few friends up here and I have a good

relationship with the Benfi eld chairman (Jimmy

Rowe),” he said.

“They knew I was looking to do my coaching my

badges and I wanted to step up to coaching adults.

“It’s sometimes diffi cult as the players aren’t

professionals and the playing surfaces aren’t great,” he

added. “Barcelona would struggle on these pitches.

“But I’ve been able to get the guys playing the way I

like and it has been a nice experience.”

Solano has since been forced to put his Benfi eld move

on hold as he resolves a registration dispute with

League One side Hartlepool – the club he joined last

summer after an approach from former Newcastle

coach Mick Wadsworth.

And on the subject of the high-fl ying Magpies,

the diminutive winger shares the positive vibe

surrounding his old side this season as they continue

to surprise many with their continuing impressive

performances.

Alan Pardew’s side are fully in the mix for a European

place as the season draws to a close after punching

above their weight for the majority of the season.

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NOLBERTO SOLANO

TN Northumbria Nolberto Solano

“I’ve been 100% impressed with the way Newcastle have played this season as there seemed to be no exepectations as such”

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And Solano sees no reason why the Toon Army shouldn’t be

dusting off their passports come the end of the season.

“I’ve been 100% impressed with the way Newcastle have played

this season as there seemed to be no exepectations as such,” he

said.

“Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool have had their struggles and the

guys have been winning while not necessarily playing pretty

football.

“But they work hard as a unit and a team without many stars has

been getting results.

“Europe would be a bonus as the club and fans deserve it and they

look like they’ll get there.”

Solano however is less optimistic about the future of football in his

home nation.

Peru have only qualifi ed for the World Cup three times, with the

last time in 1982 in Spain.

“It is diffi cult because there are only really four or fi ve top level

players,” Solano said.

“We have two crucial games coming up against Colombia at home

in June then away to Uruguay.

“I would advise 13 and 14 year olds to move abroad like (Lionel) Messi if they have the quality rather than stagnate in an average league.”

“There’s obviously more of a chance as

Brazil qualifi ed automatically as hosts.

“But the standard of football is poor in

Peru and there’s not enough quality.

“I would advise 13 and 14 year olds to

move abroad like (Lionel) Messi if they

have the quality rather than stagnate in

an average league.”

Solano reserves a philosophical outlook

with regards to his future prospects.

While conceding that his playing days are

behind him, he is ready and willing to get

into the coaching game.

“I’ve just got to prepare myself and take

things step by step at the moment,” he

said.

“I’m happy to wait for an opportunity and

when it comes I’ll take it.

“Obviously it’s diffi cult having played

football all my life but I’m ready for the

challenge.”

By Jamie Durent.

TN Northumbria Stan Calvert

Newcastle University’s domination of student sport’s biggest inter-city competition continued with another huge Stan Calvert Cup victory against arch-rivals Northumbria University.

Newcastle made it an historic fi ve wins in succession

- claiming a record points haul in the process - to rack

up a 100.5-52.2 victory.

And Northumbria students must wonder where

their next win is coming from after failing to get their

hands on the coveted Cup since 2007.

“We are delighted with our victory in the Stan Calvert

Cup,” said Newcastle University’s Director Of Sport,

Colin Blackburn.

“This was down to teamwork from the Newcastle

event team who helped to organise an event that

catered to each and every athlete who competed.

“I can’t congratulate all our students enough for the

time, eff ort and commitment they put into achieving

an unprecedented fi fth victory in a row.”

Blackburn’s joy was echoed by Newcastle’s

Performance Sport manager, Fraser Kennedy, who

added: “Team Newcastle pulled out all the stops yet

again.

“We had several surprising results in our favour which

contributed to such a comprehensive victory.

STAN CALVERT

“Once again all our athletes stepped up to the plate

when needed.”

Northumbria chiefs are desperate to return as a

competitive team in 2013 and new Head Of Sport

Colin Stromsoy is understood to have made Stan

Calvert a priority moving forward.

Despite boasting the stunning £30m Sport Central

facility and alumni including Victoria Pendleton

and Martin Corry, the University cannot come close

to Newcastle on the biggest day of sport in the

student calendar.

And even victory in the fi nal event of the 2012

competition - a 10-3 win in the prestigious men’s

rugby union clash at Gateshead Stadium - could

not soften the blow on another dismal day for

Northumbria.

“Whilst there were some great performances

by some Northumbria teams and individuals

throughout the weekend - of which I am very

proud - we have to give great credit to Newcastle

University for what was a wonderful overall

performance,” said Stromsoy.

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“The Stan Calvert Cup is one of the UK’s biggest

varsity competitions and together with everyone at

Northumbria, we’re determined to respond positively

to the challenge next year.”

Not for the fi rst time in recent years Northumbria

already had a mountain to climb on Stan Calvert

Sunday with a number of fringe events already

contested before the big day.

Newcastle went into the fi nal round of fi xtures on

the back of big wins in the indoor cricket, rowing and

gymnastics.

But Northumbria had hit back with wins in the men’s

basketball and volleyball.

Both Universities traded victories across the city

throughout the day with a thrilling draw in the men’s

fi rsts’ tennis, a 4-3 victory for Northumbria in the

men’s fi rsts’ football and double fencing wins for

Newcastle the early highlights.

Later in the day Northumbria showed signs of closing

the gap with an overall win in the men’s and women’s

swimming at a packed Sport Central pool.

But by the time the rugby union kicked off Newcastle

were well clear and celebrating a fi fth successive win.

There was still time for a classic fi nale to the athletics

with Northumbria taking the fi nal two events - the

men’s and women’s 4X100m - to earn a draw.

And after a diffi cult season at BUCS and National

League level there was obvious joy on the faces of

Northumbria’s rugby union heroes as they restored a

degree of pride with a well-earned win - Michael Fedo

bagging the decisive try in a game of few chances.

By Simon Rushworth

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