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here was not a seat to be found inBar Yours last Thursday, as studentspacked inside to await the results of

the University of Salford Students’ Unionelections and to see who will be leadingtheir Union next year.

This year there were over 30 candidatesfor positions at the Union, including thenewly elected Student Council.

The night ended with the Presidentialelections and the atmosphere was tense asonly two candidates awaited their results.Caroline Dangerfield and Joe Kirwin haveboth worked as vice presidents for theUnion; Caroline as a current officer and Joeas a former, so the competition was tough.

The final vote came through and CarolineDangerfield was named President for theUnion 2011/2012 with 1,277 votes; beatingthe record set last year by current PresidentRicky Chotai for first preference votes.

Caroline appeared close to tears as theresults were announced, she said “I am justrelieved and glad its over, thank you toeveryone who helped and supported methrough my campaign. It has been great fun,next year there are hard times ahead but wewill work really hard to make sure thisUnion will be the best it can be.”

The election for Vice President, whichhappened earlier in the night, took ashocking twist at 2.40pm on Thursday, as

current sabbatical officer Maros Kravec wasdisqualified.

The Returning Officer from NUS, EmmaGreen, ruled he had breached the electionregulations and in doing so gained anelectoral advantage over other candidates;and consequently disqualified him from thecontest. Her decision was upheld after anappeal was lodged with the HonoraryReturning Officer prior to the countbeginning.

Maros said; “My disqualification on the lastday of the election process was certainly asurprise to me. Due to a misunderstanding ofDeputy Returning Officers, I apparently madea mistake which the Returning Officeraccepted as enough of a serious reason for adisqualification.”

“However, I am very pleased with the resultsof the elections and I would like tocongratulate to all successful candidates.”

As a result, all first preference votes forMaros Kravec were passed to any valid secondor subsequent preference votes cast for othercandidates. This will not affect his current roleas Vice President.

This left only eight candidates in therunning for Vice President; with only threepositions available this year, it was a tightrace. The rounds became more exciting asno clear winner emerged. Finally during thefourth round Sophie Atkinson andChristina Kennedy reached the quota ofvotes required to be elected.

Tom Doyle and Jonathan Isaacs awaitedthe final transfer of votes, resulting in TomDoyle being announced as the third VicePresident for 2011/2012.

Students rushed over to congratulate thenewly elected officers. Sophie Atkinsonpraised all the candidates who ran and said“I am amazed, it’s just been a week ofworking really hard, I’m just so happy but Iknow next year will be difficult. I haveworked with Tom before as a Trustee; Ithink it will be amazing.”

Jonathan Isaacs said “You couldn’t havethree better candidates, I am gutted ofcourse but I do believe these three will begreat for Salford”.

Caroline Dangerfield was embraced byher new team as her Presidency was

announced, she explained “Though nextyear will be tough, we have an experiencedand dedicated team who are going to makesure students are at the heart of everythingand are kept in the picture.”

The elections also saw the new appointmentof Student Council, there were 19 studentsvying for the 15 positions available. The finallist of Council members can be found online atwww.salfordstudents.com

Ricky Chotai explained during his speechthat during his year as a vice president,everybody had said that a Student Councilwouldn’t work and an election would never becontested. Ricky believed that this election,with 19 candidates proves that it can.

The Student Council will scrutinise thework of the Union and the sabbaticalofficers in the coming year.

The students were also asked to approve theUnion's 2011-14 Strategic plan. With 968students voting yes to 158 voting no, the planwas overwhelmingly endorsed.

Sophie Atkinson, Jim Dale, ChristinaKennedy and Jack Speight were all elected asdelegates to represent the Union at theNational Union of Students’ annualconference to be held in Gateshead in April.

As the night came to a close, Ricky Chotai,current president of the Union said “The newteam are fantastic; they have a real strongmandate to lead and take forward the Union intough times. I want to give credit to everyonewho stood though, as they all workedincredibly hard”

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The University and Salford Students’Union are entering their second week ofFairtrade fortnight.

In January this year, the University wasawarded Fairtrade status and during thecoming week are continuing topromote ethically sourced food andgoods through a number of specialevents.

Fairtrade covers everything from fruitto clothing. It is about gaining betterprices, decent working conditions, localsustainability, and fair terms of trade forfarmers and workers in the developingworld.

On Tuesday 8 March they will becelebrating Pancake Day, serving updelicious pancakes with Fairtradetoppings from 1 to 2pm in theChaplaincy.

Later in the day there will be aFairtrade in Salford Celebration event,which will have Harriet Lamb speakingabout the Fairtrade Foundation. This is3pm to 6pm in the Chaplaincy as well.

The Students’ Union will also beholding a Fairtrade tea party with a quizand a chance to win a hamper full ofFairtrade goodies. This will be at 12pmThursday 9 March in Boardroom 1 inUniversity House.

For more informationhttp://www.estates.salford.ac.uk/page/FairtradeFortnight2011

FairtradeWeekJonathan Green Photographs by Alex Eyre

Dangerfield breaks voting record

• Over 2,300 votes were cast in the elections

• Caroline Dangerfield received a recordnumber of first preference votes

• A current Vice President was disqualifiedfrom the elections

THE NEW SABBATICAL TEAM FOR 2011/2012 – Sophie Atkinson, Caroline Dangerfield, Tom Doyle and Christina Kennedy

CarolineDangerfieldand Joe Kirwinas the presidencyresults wereannounced

The Vice Presidential candidates wait nervously for the results

The newly appointed Student Council

New studentaccommodationplans underway

A project is underway to design an on-campus accommodation complex with2000 new student bedrooms at theUniversity of Salford.Student Life and the Students' Union areworking together on the consultationproject to secure the opinions of ourcurrent students regarding proposalsfor the new accommodation. The firstbedrooms are expected to becompleted by early 2014.

All students were invited to completea detailed survey about theiraccommodation preferences, and threefocus groups took place this week todiscuss the results in more detail. Thegroups included undergraduate,postgraduate, international and part-time students.

Maria Lawton is a mature, part-timePhysiotherapy student who lives withher parents in Preston: “I live at homebecause I don’t want to be inaccommodation with fresher’s who arepartying every night of the week. I cameto the focus group to help provide futurestudents in my position with a suitableplace to stay on campus.”Continued on page 2.

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“Manchester would be a muchbetter place for me to live andwork as there is more going on,but I don’t feel the Universitycurrently offers an affordablealternative for me. Maybe thehealth students could have theirown building as we all workdifferent shift patterns and wouldrespect each other’s variedtimetables.”

During each focus group,students were divided intogroups to discuss some of thekey issues that should beconsidered when designing

the new accommodation.Affordability, house and flatshare sizes, communal livingareas and on site facilities wereall raised by the students, whoworked together to create a listof advantages and dis-advantages for each livingoption.

Helen Chapman is the StudentLife Planning and PromotionManager at the University ofSalford: “It is really important tounderstand what our studentswant, need and can afford interms of their accommodation to

ensure what is built is suitableand affordable to all students. Thesurvey and focus groups haveallowed us to develop and deliverthe most positive livingenvironment when the newaccommodation project iscompleted.”

The detailed findings of thesurvey and focus groups will bepresented at the Project Board,where the final decision of whatwill be built will be made. StudentDirect will keep you informed ofthe latest developments as andwhen they happen.

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To Tip or Not to Tip

New student accommodationplans underway cont. I have to make a

confession; I am writing thiseditorial before theelections have beenannounced so I have no idea whathappened, so insteadof talking about theSU elections – I’ll talk the paper instead.There are only six more editions of Student Direct left togo (time really does fly) and this means that sadly my postis near to an end. However it does mean that one of youlucky students get to take it over for a year!

All the information is on page 3 of this paper and I urgeany budding journalists to apply. There isn’t really a jobquite like it!

On a similar topic, the SU annual awards are coming upand this is your chance to nominate other students for anaward. From societies, to sports and even this very paper– if you want some more information head over towww.salfordstudents.com

Apart from that I hope you have all been enjoying thesunshine and that you all placed your vote (tut tut if youdidn’t).

If you want to contribute in the final remaining weeks ofthe paper then don’t hesitate to get in touch – contact meor any of the editors (who you can find at the bottomunder contacts).

My email is [email protected] and mynumber is 0161 351 5432, or if you bump into on campusfeel free to say hello (though I may look at you blanklywhile I try and work out how I know you, that’s part of thefun though).

Keep reading, Emily x

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Men’s football

My invite’s in the post, right?Product Placement has landed

Cynic’s Eye

UnionNominations are open for the Students’ UnionAnnual Awards – this is your chance to nominatethose students you think should be recognised fortheir extra curricular achievements.

Anyone involved in student activity groups,student media or student representation could bethe recipient of an award and categories rangefrom New Student to Society of the Year.

Any student can nominate another student foran award and any student can be nominated for anaward. Make sure you give a brief explanation ofyour reasons for nominating.

Go to www.salfordstudents.com to find yournomination pack and the list of categories.

The winners will be announced at the Students’Union Annual Awards event on Wednesday 6April.

Keep the date in your diary – this will be thebiggest Union night of the year and a great way tocelebrate student achievement with friends beforethe start of exams.

For more information contact Tracey Robert on0161 351 5400 or [email protected].

Nominationsopen for the SUAnnual Awards

STUDENTS’ UNIONANNUAL AWARDS 2011

WEDNESDAY 9 MARCHWe want to know what you think aboutStudent Direct, Salford’s own studentnewspaper and the Students’ Union website.

Is the paper catering for your needs? Arethere any big changes you would like to seehappen? What would like more of?

The Media Collective is for you, thestudents at Salford, to tell us what you want!

The collective will be taking place inBoardroom two in University house at 12pmon Wednesday 9 March.

You don’t have to be involved with thepaper or the Union to attend, we wantstudents from all over campus from media tonursing; everybody is welcome!

Help us make our media as good as it canbe.

All copies of Student Direct can be foundon www.salfordstudents.com/studentdirect

For more information contact Emily Barkeron [email protected] or 0161 351 5432.

Media CollectiveREMINDER!

STA Travel . . .the world’s largest student travel agent,will be coming into the University ofSalford on Tuesday 8th March to offerprizes to students with an interactiveroulette game. Look out for them oncampus during the day, and you willhave the opportunity to play for anumber of travel prizes. Students canalso discuss their next exciting adventurewith a STA representative and find outwhat offers they might be entitled to.

The University visit is part of STA’s prizegiveaway where a massive prize will beon offer every month for 12 months. The prize could vary from round theworld flights to adventure tours andvolunteering projects. This month, onelucky person will win 2 flights to Kenyaand a 9 day African adventure for two.

Entry details can be found at theirFacebook page -www.facebook.com/statravel.uk

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Salford Student Direct / March 7th 2011 News :03

In international news, there has been majorunrest in Libya where forces are striking outagainst the current leader, Colonel MuammarGaddafi.

Gaddafi has become a topic of satire among many,after his somewhat baffling speeches on the newslast week. He has promised to fight to the ‘lastman and woman’ and warned that thousand ofLibyans would die if Western forces intervened.The UN has suspended Libya from the HumanRights Council citing the violation of humanrights as their reason. Forces loyal to Gaddafi havemoved into rebel territory in the east and arecurrently battling for an oil installation in thetown of Brega with arms dumps being bombed innearby Ajdabiya. Thousands of people have fledthe country with an estimated 80,000 Libyansfleeing to Tunisia, with more expected. The UNSecretary General has said that he believes about1,000 people have so far died in the violenceengulfing the country.

Home Secretary Theresa May has called pay cutsfor police officers ‘unavoidable.’ She has beenaccused of clearly undervaluing the work ofofficers and the fact that morale wouldsuffer as a result of pay cuts. Thegovernment is planning to cut itsfunding for the police by 20% by 2015.Mrs May's speech comes ahead of thepublication of a review of police wagesand conditions next week. The reviewwill consider cuts to overtimepayments, and housing and travelallowances, and will also suggestchanges to shift patterns, andprocedures for retirement andredundancy.

Derrick Bird, the gunman whocommitted suicide after killing 12people, was apparently ‘paranoid’ and‘suicidal’ in the days leading up theshooting. Bird’s best friend, NeilJacques told an inquest that Bird waspetrified that he would be sent to jailfor tax evasion and was convinced thathis brother David, who he killed, wasplotting against him with his solicitor

Kevin Commons. The hearing in Workington isexpected to last up to six weeks.

According to government figures, crime inManchester rose by more than 13% in just onemonth. Greater Manchester is home to the mostburgled street in Britain, Greenacres Road inOldham, which had 27 burglaries in January,nearly one every day. The figures were releasedon national crime maps, launched by the HomeOffice last month, which allow residents to seecrime levels on their street.

A new website has been launched to celebrate thewedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton.The official Royal Wedding website will beregularly updated with pictures of the couple,videos and links to information as well as beingthe first place for people to find information onMiss Middleton’s wedding dress. The website mayeven feature a live web stream broadcast of thewedding itself. It comes two months before thebig day itself, for which some 1,900 guests havebeen invited, including David and VictoriaBeckham, Elton John and 200 members ofgovernment.

Your walk toUniversity; onthe big screen

NEWS ROUND UP

EDITORc. £16,000 pro rataFixed term contractAugust 2011 to June 2012

SALFORDSTUDENT DIRECT

The Students’ Union is looking for a currentSalford student to be the editor of the Salfordedition of Student Direct next year. StudentDirect is both the weekly voice of theStudents’ Union and an opportunity forstudents to create, write and edit their ownweekly newspaper.

If you’re a final year or postgraduate studentlooking for a year’s work experience injournalism, or a first or second year studentlooking for a placement position, we’d like tohear from you. Applicants should either havea track record of contributing to StudentDirect, or should be studying a journalism-related course and be able to supplyevidence of relevant work experience. Youwill need to be self motivated and flexible inyour approach to undertaking the role. Inaddition you will possess excellent timemanagement skills and will be highlyorganised in managing your work.

The post will start on Monday 22 August2011 and run through to the 1 June 2012.

If you feel you are up to the challenge,application forms and further details areavailable at: www.salfordstudents.com/jobsor from Helen Burke, University of SalfordStudents’ Union, University House,The Crescent, Salford M5 4WT,or telephone 0161 351 5400,email [email protected]

Please note that CVs will not be acceptedas applications for this role.

Closing Date for Applications: Monday 4 April 2011.

By NICOLE McCARTHY

International students at Salford havebeen given the chance to win anApple iPad. The competition is hostedby the University’s InternationalRelations Team and to enter, you mustcreate a short film. Your video mustdocument either your daily journeyfrom your accommodation to theUniversity, or your top five favouriteplaces in Salford or Manchester.

The challenge is open to allinternational students at theUniversity, and requires no specialisttraining or experience! If you wish to borrow equipment from theUniversity, the team may be able tohelp you, but even the use of asimple camera phone is welcomed.It’s your creativity that matters themost - let your imagination run wild!

Do you know an interesting factabout your most loved Mancunianlandmark? Have a funny tale about

your route home? There has neverbeen a better time to share yourstories.

Each entry must be two minutes orless and should be uploaded to theUniversity’s frequently visitedInternational Youtube channel bymidnight on Thursday 31 March.

A voting period will then follow, so ifyou enter, be sure to spread the wordabout your video. Finally, a judgingpanel consisting of InternationalRecruitment staff will pick one luckywinner from the three most popularfilms.

Wesley Hackett, who along withRachael Ryan is responsible formarketing and communication forprospective international students,feels that taking part in thecompetition will have numerousmerits.

“Apart from winning an iPad, wehope that our international studentswill benefit by trying something newand creative by making a film, as wellas getting out and about in Salford andManchester to explore aspects of thecities that they may not haveexperienced.”

He went on to say: “The collectivenature of the competition also allowssharing of views and thoughts on lifein Salford, and the experiences ofliving life as an international student.As a final bonus, the competitionprovides an easily accessible platformfor students to demonstrate to friendsand family back home what their livesoverseas are like.”

Contact [email protected] [email protected] for more information.

Amanda Mace

Salford Reds bidfarewell to stadium

Students and staff at the University ofSalford are being offered the chanceto watch Super League Rugby for freeas the Salford City Reds bid a fondfarewell to their home stadium.

The Reds are celebrating their finalseason at The Willows, which hasbeen their home for 110 years. Nextseason, a new £26m purpose-builtstadium will provide a match dayexperience that meets theexpectations of a 21st century familyaudience. The club hopes to generatean increase in revenue that willprovide funds to invest in the teamand fulfil their aim of returningSalford to the very top of SuperLeague within five years.

To mark the occasion, theUniversity has been invited to goalong to a game at The Willows to helpthe Reds say goodbye to the stadiumthat has been home for more than acentury.

The University has been a partner

of the Reds for a long period of time,with the team’s training baselocated at our Castle Irwell campus.The first team squad makeextensive use of the pitches as wellas other facilities including the TomHusband Leisure Centre. The clubwant to give something back to thestaff and students as a thank you forthe fantastic support the club hasreceived.

Each student and staff member isentitled to go to one free game thisseason. All you need to do is applyonline for a Stadium Access Card.The games kick off at 8pm and youcan expect to see an evening ofexciting, high impact collision sportplayed in front of a family audiencewho create an electric atmospherethat you all can add to. Pre-matchentertainment is provided byManchester’s Rock Radio, and TheWillows Fans Bar is open inside thestadium before and after the gamefor everyone to wet their whistle.

For more information, and to applyfor your free Stadium Access Card, goto www.reds.co.uk/salforduniversity.

Mark Cockroft

Hospitality Management students fromthe University of Salford are organisingan art exhibition this month at IslingtonMill in Salford.

‘Showcase’ is being run by Sean Lyall,Franco D’elia and Sean Bingham, and isaiming to provide a platform for studentsto display their work to peers, family andthe art community from around the city.The event is being held on Tuesday 29March at Islington Mill, which is a fiveminute walk from Adelphi campus, andis scheduled to run from 7pm untilmidnight.

There are still spaces left for studentswho wish to feature their work in theevent. The areas of interest includephotography, fashion, film-making,embroidery, painting and sketches.Contact Franco at [email protected] forfurther information.

One of the students involved in‘Showcase’ is Chelsea Harris, currentlystudying Stylist and FashionPhotography in her third year: “I gotinvolved in ‘Showcase’ to promotemyself and my work. I saw theopportunity advertised around theAdelphi campus. It is an excitingprospect to be able to show my work inan environment open to the public.”

A complimentary glass of champagnewill be provided on arrival and canapéswill be served throughout the evening.

Sean Bingham is one of the studentsorganising the event: “We want to dosomething that will benefit otherstudents and not just ourselves. We’vehad a great response from the Student’sUnion who have sponsored the event,and we have promised to donate back tothem.”

Tickets for the event are just £5. To purchase, please contact Sean [email protected] or byphone on 07723072133.

Studentsshowcaseartworkin Salford

Nicole McCarthy

An award-winning make-up artist isrecreating wounds for Salford nurses totreat.

Davy Jones has won an Emmy, aBAFTA and a Royal Television Societyaward for his make-up and prostheticson films including Blade 2, Pirates of theCaribbean, The Life and Death of PeterSellers and Doctor Who.

The life-like wounds such as incisions,lacerations and abrasions enablestudents to build upon their knowledgeand gain skills and confidence in treatingpatients.

This practical experience combineswith the University’s state-of-the-artclinical stimulation ward where studentswork with computerised mannequinsthat have a pulse, respiratorymovements, arteries and recordedvoices.

Melanie Stephens of the School ofNursing and Midwifery worked withDavy on the project. She said: “Thesimulated wounds are extremely life-likeand prepare the nursing students for thereal-life scenarios they will face byhelping them to develop the essentialskills and competencies necessary totreat wounds effectively.”

Davy Jones said: “It was great to put allthe special effects knowledge I’velearned over the years into practice in ateaching environment. From thestudent’s reactions to the experience, weseem to have struck the right chord. Thiscourse is unique and I know the studentswill talk about it for a long time.”

Make-upartist helpsstudentnurses

Mark Cockroft

Comment

In preparation for the

upcoming royal

marriage of His Royal

Highness, Prince

William of Wales, KG to

Miss Catherine

Middleton, last week

saw approximately

1,900 invites sent out

for guests to attend to

the happy couple on

April 29 at Westminster

Abbey. Of which, a

lucky 650 will be

further invited to

attend the reception at

the palace, and 300 of

them will be invited to

dine privately with the

newlyweds in the

evening. Huzzah!

But who really cares? Aside fromthe monarchists, of course. Oh,and the tourists. But who caresabout them? In fact, who caresabout any of them? I’m an island.A one man island. Numéro Uno.That’s who I care about…

In truth, I think we should all

care, even if just a little bit. Whatwe’re about to experience thisyear is something to go down inhistory books our children andgrandchildren will read and writeabout, and if not them, mostcertainly their children andgrandchildren. This isn’t a normalmarriage between two peers ofthe realm.

This is the marriage of a futureKing of England who is moreaccessible than any of hisancestors, to a woman who is justas accessible and everyday as ifyou were to walk throughSelfridge’s. If the idea of beingable to say ‘I watched theirmarriage take place’ to the futuregenerations of your family as youhand out our generations’ versionof Werther’s Originals isn’tenough for you, let’s look at someother reasons why I think youshould, or indeed truly do care.

Evidently, there’s the extra dayoff over the weekend. Whodoesn’t like an extra day off to goplan DIY projects, or skip readingmaterial for university, or goshopping, partying, drinking in acold and dark room… Sit backdown if you just said that youdon’t, because evidently you’re aliar.

Memorabilia. I’m not just talkingabout the stuff spouting outcongratulations, or with greyedphotos of the happy couplebeneath a poorly overlayed UnionJack. Because people ‘don’t care’so very much, there’s a plethora ofsatirical memorabilia to tuck into!Take, for instance, the platesreleased by KK Outlet, which listsamong everyday items on ‘Kate’sWedding List’, a tiara, and thepeerage of Oxfordshire.

I suppose, I’m beating aroundmy point at the moment. I’m

trying to say that, those that don’tcare have unconsciously caredenough to consciously decide tonot care. And beneath this‘apathy’ you’ll actually find analmost Fawkes-esque backlog ofsentiments. It’s not that you don’tcare about Wills and Kate, you’llwish them a happy marriage asyou would any couple, whetheryou know them personally or not.You’re just unhappy with thecoverage and the system ingeneral, and that’s what you’retrying to give the cold shoulder to.Why is their marriage given suchsignificance over your cousinRachel’s, when she’s beenplanning her wedding on thatdate for almost a year now? Whatuse is the monarchy in ourdemocratic society other than forspending oh so very lavishly

(imagine the cost of those 1,900invitations)?

Whether you like it or not, thesociety in which we live with aroyal family has combined withHollywood culture. We don’tafford royals the same awe as ourforefathers did; we do, however,afford them ‘celebrity’ status, andit’s because of this that they aregiven such significance when theycommemorate these everydayrituals and ceremonies. Let Willsand Kate have their day. Don’tspoil it for them because you hatethe system and the media spin.They can’t help what societyburdens them with. Save yourgrudge for after their big day.Besides, what’s the use inspending your free day offmoaning? Save it for the followingworking week.

Callum Wright

A Cynic’s Eye View

This week, New Zealandwas struck by a deadlyearthquake that killed over100 people and left manyothers missing. Now, justbefore I launch into myusual tirade, I’d just like tosay that the families ofthose affected in NewZealand have my utmostsympathy, and I’m notintending to cause any offence by thecynicism that is about to ensue.My issue is, surprisingly (or not) with the way that the disaster wascovered in the British media.

Perhaps it’s because New Zealand is an English-speaking ex-colony, and a Commonwealth cousin, and a fully functioning liberaldemocracy, but the devastation wreaked by the earthquake seemedto receive a markedly different coverage in the media than theearthquake in Haiti did, or, perhaps, the floods in Pakistan.

This seemed particularly disproportionate in light of the fact thatconsiderably more people died, were injured or made homeless by thelatter than by the former. When dealing with Pakistan and Haiti, themedia seemed to regard those countries as shattered nations on thebrink of falling apart; when dealing with New Zealand, thecomparatively small death toll was repeatedly emphasised, along withan image of a community pulling together to help rebuild – as thoughthat same community spirit had not been present in Pakistan and Haiti.Sometimes I despair at the stereotypes which the media nurtures.

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Yeah, my invite’sin the post, right?

Product placement hasfinally hit our screens soprepare to see your

favourite televisionpersonalities drinkingbottles of Coca-Cola infull view of the audience.

‘This Morning’ has been the firsttelevision show to implement product

placement, by making a £100,000three month deal with Nescafé whenOfcom removed the ban ofadvertising products within televisionshows.

So what are we to expect from thefuture? Well products which areusually advertised in commercial

breaks will secrete through thetelevision shows we watch, thusbombarding us with more andmore useless commodities whichwe, the poor, unsuspectingaudience will aspire to consume,simply because the glamour gangon the box are doing so. The wholeidea may seem ludicrous at first andmay not be as heavy as suggested,we will just have to wait and see.

The idea of companies payingconsiderable amounts of money inorder to get their products noticed byus, the public seems awfullyAmerican, considering companieshave paid millions of dollars everyyear in order to raise awareness oftheir products within Americantelevision shows and films. It alsoimplies that we are a passive audience

and so we will buy anything so long asit’s useless and consumed by a figurewe all know and love. So we shouldprepare (not that it will be thatshocking) to see say, Roy Cropperusing Hovis bread in his Café, with awide selection of Oasis, Fanta, Spriteetc, which are all owned by Coca-Cola(small world isn’t it)

Luckily however, productplacement will not be seen inchildren’s TV shows, which ofcourse are targeted towards aparticular audience who get overexcited over the latest toy on anadvert, let alone on ‘TheTeletubbies’ (am I behind thetimes?) Imagine, Tubby toast with abrand attached to it, or perhapsNoo-Noo with ‘Dyson’ writtenacross its side.

News programmes will also beexempt from such advertising whichagain is a relief due to the nature andresponsibility that the News hastowards its audience.

The positive implication of this formof advertising is that programmes willget more funding for television shows,which is always good news (so long asthey aren’t utterly pretentious)Perhaps this is a fantastic idea, so longas the products are not thrown in ourfaces at every available moment. Theissue is that we will succumb to thisidea of the Americanisation whichcould generate impossible aspirationsfor those who cannot afford suchproducts due to their own personalsituations, but hey, we are not apassive audience are we?

Product PlacementHas Landed

Anthony John Rodden

American Idol stars drink from Coca-cola cupsonscreen and itlooks like we’regoing to follow.

Prince William and Kate Middleton -to watch or not to watch, that is the question?

Laura JohnsonComment Editor


Salford Student Direct / March 7th 2011 ARTS :05

Certificate: 15

Release date: 4th March 2011

Director: Jaume Collet-Serra

Starring: Liam Neeson, Diane Kruger

Dr. Martain Harris (Neeson)awakes from a coma after a caraccident and discovers that noone knows who he is, not evenhis own wife (Kruger). Lost inBerlin, he struggles through theimpossible task of reclaiminghis identity.

Neeson picks up pretty muchwhere ‘Taken’ (2008) left off, histypecast role as the manlyprotector makes it a veryobvious action film and it is easyto let the many chase sceneswash over you. But there aresome quite clever layers thatmake up for this; the conclusionof the story is unexpected andtwists directly away from thetender exploration of marriagethat is comfortably expected.The opening scenes in gloomyBerlin are incredibly tense andthe panic both husband and wifefeel as they are separated isconveyed excellently.

If you’re looking for an easywatch with a lot of explosionsand car chases, but with anintelligent twist, then Unknownis a good choice.

Hot or Not

Tuesday the 22 February sawthe long awaited return of ‘ReelBig Fish’ at 53 Degrees inPreston. And oh what a show!

Three supporting acts started thenight off with a bang; New Riotperformed a few tracks althoughthe atmosphere was a little hard tobreak as they began their set quiteearly in the night and at this pointthe audience was scarce. As thecrowds began to gather, The Skinsappeared, a London based Reggaeband with an interesting

contemporary twist. The leadsinger was on lead guitar, with afemale vocalist centred with aneclectic mix of wind and brassinstruments; she really stole thestage with talent.

Next came the crème de le crèmeof support acts; SuburbanLegends....all the way from OrangeCounty, they were incredible; a sixpiece band with lead and bassguitar, drums, lead singer and anamazing brass duo on trumpet andtrombone. If Scissor Sisters andOrson came together to play Ska,Suburban Legends would be theoutcome. The stage presence of thevocalist was out of this world, hereally got the crowd warmed up

and screaming for more. The brassduo had some rib ticklingchoreography going on behind thelead singer, a truly amazing act withan extraordinary edge.

As Suburban Legends left thestage, the theme tune toSuperman came through thespeakers and the room shook aspeople began stamping their feet,jumping and rocking round thefloor; the lights went down andsure enough Reel Big Fish cameonto the stage opening with ‘SellOut’ – it was electric.

It took a while for the soundengineer to perfect the show, thevocals were drowned by the band

to begin with but it was soonforgotten as the group got into theswing of things. For what appears tobe a group of middle age men, theycertainly still have their mojo.

Their fashion sense left a lot to bedesired but again, that brass/electricrhythm worked brilliantly and thecrowd was soon drifting back tothe good old 90’s and thatunderground Ska Punk sound.

Aaron Barrett, lead singer andonly remaining founding memberkept the crowd entertained with theodd play on words and half a dozentakes of Suburban Rhythm in stylesfrom country to metal. It was alaugh and soon saw the beginnings

of a huge ‘crowd surfing’ wavewhich stole the show for a shorttime while security wereattempting to drag them into thestage gutter before being sweptonto the stage.

They performed many hitsincluding She’s Got a Girlfriend,Trendy and Brown Eyed Girl. Beertook them into the finale withcrowds screaming for more and sothey returned from the rafters withyep you guessed it... Take On Me!

A real feel good gig and thepleasant surprise of entertainmentfrom the supporting acts gave itoverall great value for money at £14a head.

Tom Miller

HOTLYKKE LI – WOUNDEDRHYMES – Basically the

best album to be released bya female artist this year sofar. There’s so much soul onthe record, with a bit ofgarage rock and folky stuff,whilst getting the “pop” thingdown to a tee. Buy/downloadthis.

JESSIE J – WHO YOUARE – Basically the

second best album to bereleased by a female artistthis year so far. She’s writtenfor everyone, and this albumwas sort of always going tobe huge, but it is good. And“Do It Like A Dude” isgrowing on me. There, I saidit.

DOES IT OFFEND YOU,YEAH? – THE MONKEYS

ARE COMING – It’s justridiculous! The dance-punksters of DIOYY are backwith one hell of a tune. It’sgot everything you need,crunching bass, epic synthlines and dirty drum beats.The album is gonna be huge.

KITSUNE – KITSUNEPARISIEN – So damn

French, so damn cool. Thelabel’s new release mixes theold with the new artists, andthis could only be done bythose people with the stripeyjumpers and the berets,really.

THOSE DANCING DAYS– DAYDREAMS AND

NIGHTMARES – It’s not bad,and there aren’t enough girlbands out there. In a totallymale dominated recordindustry, it’s sort of a shamethere aren’t more bands likethese ladies around. Justdrop the 80’s synths.

NOAH AND THE WHALE– L.I.FE.G.O.E.S.O.N. – After

their last album, it’s such ashame they’ve gone downthis route. In the same waythat it’s a brilliant pop song,you can’t help but feel if theywent down the conceptalbum route more we’d havea fantastic album orientedpop band on our hands.

DROPKICK MURPHYS –GOING OUT IN STYLE –

If only they were. They’regood at what they do; justwhat they do isn’t very good.Still, they’re lefties and aresupporting the Wisconsinunions. So that’s something.

BEADY EYE –DIFFERENT GEAR,

STILL SPEEDING – About aspleasing as finding out yourdog is going to die.

Danielle WynneNOT

the RE-ViEW

film RE-ViEW

Unknown Awaiting the optimistic sound of debut solo album‘Colour of The Trap’, a sold out Manchester DeafInstitute buzzed as Miles Kane bounced on stage armedwith an 11 piece set which would raise the roof withinthe hour.

With an April release approaching, it was time forKane to prove to die hard indie fans that he is not justbest mate and sidekick to Alex Turner, but a musicianwith something promising to prove.

Following five piece, Scouse band: Sound of Guns,who were already successful in unleashing a can ofcontagious lad energy into the 200 capacity venue,Miles Kane and his new band opened with a crowdpleasing ‘Come Closer’ highlighting the GeorgeHarrison-esque tone of Kane’s vocals accompanied witha similarly impressive anthemic chorus.

This was soon preceded by 60’s reminiscent slowertunes: ‘Telepathy’ and ‘My Fantasy’, the latter of whichcontains backing vocals from Oasis legend, NoelGallagher on the unreleased album.

‘Quicksand’ was the next track to show any potentialsuccess for Kane’s solo career as fans soon cheeredalong to the cheery, pop-fitting melody despite havingonly briefly been introduced to it that evening.

Now half way through the set, Kane uttered gratefulapplause to the audience in between sips of his beer:

“Nice one Manchester for singing along with these songsyou don’t know yet, means a lot to me that you’re here.Thank you.”

Having embraced the basic contents of Miles Kane’sforthcoming album, it was now the added pleasure ofBeatles hit ‘Hey Bulldog’ which had the crowd roaring asthe ascending piano riff set the entire room on firebefore a massive finale of his debut single ‘Inhaler’.

Set List- Come Closer, Telepathy, My Fantasy, KingCrawler, Take the Night, Quicksand, Rearrange,Counting Down, Hey Bulldog, Invisible, Inhaler.

‘Colour of The Trap’ is due to be released on 25 Aprilon Columbia Records.

For more information go to www.mileskane.com

James Bell

Miles Kane: LIVE

liveRE-ViEW

Sara Joyce

The Great North Museum:

Hancock in Newcastle is

currently hosting the

coming of Age exhibition;

part of a nationwide

campaign aimed at

challenging negative

perceptions of ageing by

fusing the art & science of

ageing together.Many people in society are openly guilty ofacting fearful of age and ageing. It is certainly ataboo subject. Years of dedicated research intotechnology, creating a spectacular revolution

of ‘must have’ gadgets, yet we cannotcomprehend the end of life and prospect ofageing. Unbeknown to man, the average age oflife expectancy has in fact significantlyincreased over the last 200 years,predominantly since the 1980’s. Previousdemographic forecasts showed an imminentceiling to life expectancy; however theseearlier predictions are increasingly beingshattered by current findings. Lucy Jenkins,curator of the exhibition, looks at challenges,opportunities and responsibilities it brings to anew older generation.

The ‘Changing Age’ campaign hopes toencourage ‘greater recognition of the positivecontribution older people make to society’. Ofcourse, traditionally, people pass on in order tomake way for new life and we know that lifeexpectancy hasn’t always been so high, butwhen you consider the already increasingpressure on our economy, particularly theNHS; one of the greatest necessities for anageing population, how will society cope withthis great increase in older people?

Well, this exhibition explores the rationale ofthe ageing process in a superb visual way.Often art is the greatest medium for education,so how better to educate people and promote

ageing than in this striking way. It’s clear in themessage it conveys yet the artwork isincredibly thought provoking.

The exhibition is a collaboration betweenscientists at Newcastle University’s institute ofageing and health and artists, Andrew Carnie,Annie Cattrell and Jennie Pedley.

Each visual piece has a small story attachedto it; usually of hope and triumph. The modelssignify the importance of having a network offriends and support to maintain a happy lifeand this is also the general consensus for theirlongevity. It is easy to walk away having left apart of yourself but bearing a piece of themagic within the exhibition, leaving youinspired to take care of yourself and others inthe hope that you prolong life, happily in goodhealth.

Art does have a wonderful way of revealing asubject to create many differentinterpretations and perspectives. Thisexhibition is most definitely a good example ofa variety of mediums used to portray a subjectin a way that continues to ‘filter through ourconsciousness long after the initial viewing’.

The Coming of Age exhibition is runningthroughout February and March 2011,entrance is free and programmes are £8.

It is a must for anyone with a keen interest inart and photography as well as creating adynamic approach to our inevitable ageingpopulation and perceptions of the oldergeneration.

FeaturesComing of Age bringsa new meaning toGrowing Old GracefullySara Joyce

Let’s pretend you’re in Starbuckswith a new friend (I know this maynot be the most interestingimaginary play ever, but bear withme). Your mum calls you. “Whereare you?” she asks, in your ownlanguage. If your mum always getsoverly excited about your potentialfuture spouses, you might not wantto tell her that you’re having a latteand a scone with a friend ofopposite sex (unless you’re gay,then it goes the other way around.Requiring that your mom is notonly easily excited, but also knowsyou’re gay).

If you’re French or Spanish, youcan only lie. Amigo and amiga, amiand amie – they’re different things.In English you can get away with allthis by only referring to “a friend”instead of him or her. In Finnishyou don’t need to bother to eventhink about it: you refer to everyoneand everything as “it” anyway. “Himom, I’m having coffee withsomeone, it’s a friend from theuniversity.” Might not soundrespectful, but yes, it’s convenient.

Language shapes the ways wethink, whether we want it to or not.One of the hardest things inlearning a new language ismanaging to reshape your thinking.

Are you buying something in ashop, at a shop, from a shop? Arecrying over, about, of, on?

Before exams; English speakersstudy and rehearse; my Germanspeaking friends spend time“learning”, whereas I was “reading”.I “see” dreams, when Englishspeakers “have” dreams. My friendfrom Hong Kong was having a hardtime using different time tenses: forhim there was only the presenttense, and if something happenedyesterday, he said “It happensyesterday”. I think that’s so simplethat it’s genius. My depressednation doesn’t have a future tense,so for me it’s completely normal tosay “I do it tomorrow”.

We foreigners might sound funnywith our made-up structures andespecially with our directlytranslated idiomatic expressions.And sometimes not only funny;occasionally others don’t have aclue what we mean. But that’s thebeauty of it. The logic is there, butwithout knowing the language it’squite impossible to see it. You mightnot learn the language, but you geta glimpse of how it works.

And it’s learning, after all: learningnew ways of thinking. They mightseem insignificant, but they help uscommunicate, understand and getalong. And laugh WITH each otherrather than AT each other.

I speak the Queen’s

English, order

saveloy sausages at

the chip shop and

used to consider

anything North of

London as “The

North”. Yes, I am a

Southerner.

And yet, I have found havefound my true home right herein Manchester. Every time Ireturn to Manchester, I long forthe looming Beetham Tower- itis my symbol to tell me I amfinally home and I could not livewithout it.

I had never been much of acity girl. Sure, I visited Londonregularly and would notconsider myself a tourist when Iwent there, but in all honesty, Ihad always been a small town orvillage girl. I loved thequaintness of village life;everyone knowing who you are,discussing the new neighboursin the village store andorganising the village fete everyJuly.

So, when I chose to come touni up North I guess I didn’treally know what I was lettingmyself in for. My first visit to theuniversity I went round theTrafford Centre and thought itwas so glamorous. But I thoughtthat was the extent ofManchester. How little did Iknow!

Thankfully in my studenthouse in first year I had a coupleof people from Manchester, andother areas of the North, thatknew the city and they soonenlightened me. Even now Iwould never claim to knowevery part of Manchester, and Idoubt I ever will.

But I have found my home

here, in the shops of MarketStreet, the bars of the NorthernQuarter, the clubs of OxfordRoad and Princess Street andthe vision of The Hilton. When Ireturn to the South and visitLondon I long for the smilefrom a stranger, the charityworkers pestering you as youflit between H&M andSelfridges, even the cold, wetweather of Manchester.

There is a Southernstereotype that we are rich,unfriendly, snobs. I met withthis stereotype when I firstcame here, everyone expectingme to be aloof as soon as theyheard me speak. But I honestlythink I am more North (exceptin voice) than some of the

Yorkshire men and MancuniansI have met. I love the strangersthat offer to help if you dropyour shopping everywhere, thelittle old lady that smiles at youas you walk past, and the shopkeepers that call everyone love.

The stereotype comes fromLondon, where life is veryrushed, there is no time forcommon courtesy let alone abrief smile on the Tube thatcould be misread. MostSoutherners are not like that,but it’s hard for the stereotypeto be dispersed because I amone lone kind-heartedSoutherner in a sea ofNortherners.

My only give away of my

Southern roots is my voice. Iwas fortunate enough tobefriend another Southerner inmy first year and she has keptme from completely changingmy dialect but the odd wordslips in- I say dance instead ofdaRnce, bath instead of baRthbut other than that, I still say “Iam going to the shops” and stillrefuse to try chips and gravy(gravy is for roast dinners andthat is that!).

But overall, give me BeethamTower over 20 St Mary Axe anyday, The Trafford Centre overBluewater and The Ritz overLiquid and Envy. Home is wherethe heart is and mine is righthere in Manchester, and alwayswill be.

Gemma Blackman

Anne Salomaki

ErasmusTimesSeeing dreams,doingyesterday


March 7th 2011 / Salford Student Direct06: FEATURES


Salford Student Direct / March 7th 2011 UNION :31

Students’ Union

is now at

the Venuein Manchester.Don’t worry - nothing else has changed: it is stillevery Wednesday from 10pm and will playeverything including chart, 80’s, 90's, dubstep,disco, 60’s , with a bit of indie thrown in forgood measure.

One thing is for sure, this isn’t like any othernight at the club!

Tickets are just £2 in advance from GeneralOffice and Bar Yours in University House, andthe Students' Union shops in Horlock Court, theAllerton and Adelphi Buildings

Most drinks only £1.

Keep checking the websitewww.salfordstudents.com and Student Directto find out special themed nights at the SalfordSocial.

Come to Bar Yours beforehand from 7pm for predrinks and head down to the Venue after for Salford’sonly student night out!

DATES TO REMEMBER:Tuesday 8 March: Comedy NightBar Yours, 7pm

Wednesday 9 March: Media Collective. Tell us what you think of Student Direct andthe website.

Boardroom 2 in University House, 12pm

Wednesday 9 March: The Salford Social The Venue, 10pm onwards£2 for tickets when bought in advance

Thursday 10 March: Fairtrade tea party with aquiz and a chance to win a fairtrade hamperBoardroom 1in University House, 12pm

Thursday 10 March: QuizBar Yours, 7pm

Well the Students’ Union Elections areover, but life still goes on. I must pointout at the time of writing this I stilldon’t know who has won yet!

There is still four months to go untilthe new team come in place, andthere is a lot to be done in those fourmonths. In this time the University willdecide at what level it wants to set ittuition fees at from September 2012and the Students’ Union has animportant role to work with andinfluence the University to make surethat the outcomes is as good forstudents as it possibly could be.

Meanwhile the fight against theGovernment’s Cuts still goes on and

once again there are important eventsgoing on that you can get involvedwith. The biggest and most importantis another march in London on 26March. This one will be bigger thanany other before and will see Students’Unions joining other Unions andcollectives from up and down thecountry. It is quite a vital time to takeaction to show the Government thatthere is a mass of people is thiscountry who really need to be listenedto.

Just like for the national demo inNovember we will be organising thetrip down to London and back to takepart in this action, but time is of the

essence and in order to guaranteebooking a coach we need to know assoon as possible how many peoplewant to come down and march withus.

Please, if you are interestedin coming on the march thenfill in the form by going tothe following web addresshttp://salfordstudents.com/tucdemo

As always you can checkout more information atwww.salfordstudents.com/anticuts

Also this week is the second weekof Fairtrade fortnight. TheUniversity and Students’ Union hasrecently received Fairtrade statusand we continue to improve ourFairtrade provision. If you wouldlike to help us celebrate theUniversity’s new Fairtrade statusthen join us at our Fairtrade teaparty in Boardroom 1 at UniveristyHouse on Thursday from 12 o’clock.There will be lots of Fairtrdegoodies for you as well as aFairtrade Quiz with the winnertaking home a lovely Fairtradehamper. I hope to see you there.

Well I hope the week goes wellfor you and that it is as sunny aslast week and I’m sure I’ll see youout and about.

Ricky Chotai:President. [email protected]

Jim Dale: Vice President Science and [email protected].

Christabel Brown: Vice President Arts and [email protected]

Maros Kravec: Vice President Business, Law and [email protected]

Caroline Dangerfield: Vice President Health and Social [email protected]

Contact Your Sabbs:

SABBS COLUMN:Jim Dale: VICE PRESIDENTFOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

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Features

I’m a first yearundergraduate BSc (Hons)adult nursing student. Ihave just celebrated myseventh Weddinganniversary and have twobeautiful boys. Mypersonal experiencesinspired me to go intonursing. I grew up caring formy father who was diabeticand then sadly he wasdiagnosed with kidneyfailure before he passedaway in 1995. I was 12. Mymum is deaf and hasosteoporosis and otherarthritic problems. It was avery difficult time and I wasin and out of foster care a lotdue to my mum’s ill health. Life wasn’t easy and I left school with noqualifications because I missed so muchschooling being in care. However difficult life was;it’s made me who I am today.

I had and still have many interests. Art and Musicare my greatest passions in life. I’ve been paintingsince I can remember and had work exhibited invarious museums and galleries, while being part ofan art society on the Fylde Coast. I taught myself toplay the piano in school and last year startedlearning the guitar. When I’m not playinginstruments or painting, I’m singing! I absolutely lovegoing down to my local open mic night and listeningto everyone before getting up and bellowing outAlanis Morrisette or Liza Minnelli! I’vealways felt comfortable on the stage. Istill get nervous but it’s an amazingfeeling when I captureeveryone’s attention withmy voice...

I don’t know whether life threw me into so muchor I naturally love being involved with so much but Ioften get told to calm my life down and not take somuch on. I couldn’t imagine my life with any less tobe honest.

I went back to college and got my GCSE’s alongwith an NCFE in Legal and Criminal Psychology andCertificate in Higher Education in Criminology. Sincethen I qualified as a Reflexologist and performtreatments in my spare time.

Before coming to university I ran my ownbusiness; a bookshop and tearooms. It was jointlyrun with my husband Darren, we used to do manythings to raise awareness and money for children’scharities, particularly Ronald McDonald Children’sCharity, helping parents of sick children be closer totheir loved ones. This derived from the sad loss ofour daughter in 2004. Prior to this I was a supportworker and volunteered as a mentor and advocatefor the Youth Offending Team and Children’s RightsService.

Choosing to come to university at any point in lifeis difficult, but as a mature student with two youngchildren it can be quite scary. I obviously have ahouse to run, many many bills to pay as well aschildcare to pay for, a car to run and school uniforms,not forgetting new shoes every other month!

The support that is available is incredible. Theuniversity really stick their neck out to help withmatters from finances to counselling and brushingup on academic skills.

Yes you are an adult learner and in many ways it’sup to me to seek help and support, but having saidthat, if you make lecturers and staff aware of yourdifficulties you will not be left to carry the burdenalone. The university becomes a second home, so Ifind myself using the time to interact with manyactivities and people across many departments.

There have been many barriers over the years, andas well as everything I've already mentioned, I wasdiagnosed with Epilepsy in 2006.Nobody knows why, but it hasbeen suggested that it could bea side effect of stress andeverything I’d beenthrough. It wasvery difficultt o

accept but now it's just another part of me that drivesme forward even further.

The occupational health in Peel building are reallyunderstanding and reassured me that it wouldn’thinder my practice placements and they are a greatform of support if I ever worry about beingdiscriminated against (which thankfully hasn’thappened yet) or have any difficulties with myillness. As well as them, University House offer anarray of services to help students in different waysand have a fantastic support network for maturestudents like myself. The Access to Learning Fund isa God send; helping me to get through those difficulttimes and pay for unexpected school trips anduniforms.

I’m part way through the Salford Student LifeAward and thanks to them I’ve completed severalstudy skills workshops and I’m volunteering withresearch as part of Salford University’s College ofHealth and Social Care.

I’ve thrown myself into life here at Salford, becauseI know how short and precious life is. I also wantothers to be more aware of all the exciting things youcan get involved in and the incredible sense ofsatisfaction and achievement when you can makethings happen.... it’s also a way of showing my ownchildren opportunities that I didn’t necessarily havewhen I was young, and as they grow, I’m still learningmyself so I push the boundaries of life to guide andhelp them explore too.

And it’s never just about my own children orfamily, I often feel like it’s a calling in life to help othersopen their eyes to life and everything in it. We simplydon’t take enough time to sit back and reflect, anddespite my colourful and complex lifestyle I do stepback from time to time and look at life and otherspassing by. I’m fascinated by nature and our planet,and enjoy thinking about life 100 years ago and I amoften amazed at how life has evolved so enormouslyin such a short space of time. If I wasn’t doingnursing, I’d do history, politics and philosophy! Whoknows, maybe I will one day!

But I certainly know that if itwasn’t for the overwhelming

support here at Salford, I simply wouldn’t

be able to pursue my aspirations ofbecoming a nurse.

If I had anyadvice, I would say;“don’t waste time,respect life and lifewill respect you,look beyond whatyou see and don’tbe afraid to learnor try anythingnew!”

My University:through the eyesof a mature studentSara Joyce

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Book Review

Revelation orDevastation?

This widelyanticipated firstin the Sanctustrilogy is beingcalled the biggestthriller of theyear, and by Goddoes it deliver! Simon Toyne’s debut novel isset in the historical Turkish cityof Ruin, and centres around anominous and secretive citadel

at its heart on the cusp of anapocalyptic debacle. From theword go, Toyne grabs us by ourmetaphorical hands andshouts ‘Run!’ as the walls ofreligious certainty crash downaround us.

Dare I say, more inventive andcompelling than ‘The Da VinciCode,’ by the time you reachthe end, you’ll be thinking thatDan Brown must of walked upto the boundaries and set upcamp, waving at Simon Toyneas he whizzed past on hisportable trail bike.

I challenge you to try and putthis book down.

Sanctus – Simon Toyne.

Out 31/03/11

Kirsty Durbin

Lifestylewww.salfordstudents.com

Salford Student Direct / March 4th 2011 LIFESTYLE :33

Since its establishment in 1994 Sankeys has continued to make people partywith an atmosphere that other clubs could only dream off. Located onRadium Street, Sankeys is slightly off the beaten track in a maze ofwarehouses just out of the centre of Manchester which sets the sceneperfectly.

There is an extremely welcoming and friendly vibe in the club, with a lowceiling and a large visual screen behind the DJ, which really adds to theintensity of the night. Laurent Garnier, one of the many big talents to play atSankeys, emailed personally to gush about how his recent Sankeys gig sat inthe top five of his career - a sentiment echoed by The Chemical Brothers afterBugged Out!'s 15th birthday at Sankeys. Club manger Duncan Vincent stated"The venue would be nothing if the crowd was s*** and in Manchester we'vegot the best you could have. In a lot of cities, you go to a club and nooneknows each other and you can really feel that. But it's like a villagecommunity at Sankeys - most people kind of know each but anyone'swelcome."

Rather than a faceless corporate entity, Vincent's Sankeys is a club in thetruest sense of the word, a rite of passage for anyone who has clubbed in thiscity. However it's taken more than wildly hedonistic crowds and bottomlesspassion to get Sankeys recognised as a true worldbeater. Its attention todetail is intrinsic to everything it now represents, with the crystal-clearPhazon system, Disco Panel LED lights, outdoor cinema, Amnesia-styleMegatron nitrogen cannons (the only of their kind in the UK) and queue-eradicating barcode entry system, all making for unique, innovative touchesthat make it more than just your standard Saturday night out.

This makes it understandable why Sankeys has been so richly acclaimedin DJ magazines throughout the world. In MixMag Magazine it was placedthe in the top 20 clubs two years running with some believing it is the bestclub on the planet.

In regards to price, it’s not one the cheapest clubs out there, however it’swell worth it! You really pay for what you get with the big name nights haveattracting huge global talents such as Benny Benassi, Fake Blood, WolfgangGartner and many more. On these nights admission would be around £12and a double vodka and mixer would cost £6.50 or a bottle of beer at £3.50.On regular student nights admission would cost £5 and drinks would be £5for a double and mixer or £3 for a beer. On a big night Sankeys the party goeson to 5am but on a student night it’s wrapped up at 3/4 am.

Tipping can be a social etiquetteminefield. How do we know whenand when not to tip? When is itincluded in the bill? And what doesa service charge actually mean?

Technically in Britain it’scompletely down to you whetheryou tip or not, whether it be servers,bar staff, pizza delivery or your localhairdresser. If you feel like you’vereceived awesome service andwant to show some appreciation,then go for it. Some places include aservice charge on the bill butobviously if you feel thisundeserved then you can request itto be removed.

For those of you who have neverworked in a bar or restaurant orhave never watched ‘The BartenderHates You’ on You Tube (seriously! –take a look) here is a short butcomprehensive guide to what not todo and why you should tip.

Money Makesthe World GoAroundIn most places the tips godirectly to the staff and not intoa pay-packet, which means cashin pockets. People are far morelikely to spend money if it’sburning a hole in their walletand so the money goes backinto the economy faster. Thismeans we all keep each other ina job. Hurray!

Bar and Bar AlikeIt’s likely that the staff in barsand restaurants know eachother from one bar to the next,this is especially true in thecities. People working in theservice industry have

everlasting respect andsympathy for one another andyou’ll find that if you piss offstaff in a restaurant onDeansgate, a bar in theNorthern Quarter may find theyare ‘full’ when you show up attheir door.

Heebie JeebieFreebieOccasionally you might get afreebie, whether this be half apint of Becks or a slice of garlicbread with cheese. You canguarantee that unless you’rebeing compensated forsomething this is a genuinefriendly gesture from someonehaving a pleasant day and tryingto spread the joy. Remembernot to over tip in this instance asit sort of defies the point andmeans you’ll be effectivelypaying for it anyway…

You’re Barred!Remember that a bartenderdoesn’t necessarily have to serveyou. If you are rude or too drunkthen a bartender or server canrefuse you service whether theyare a senior member of staff ornot. So no finger clicking, don’tswear at the staff and wait you’return, after all you don’t see peoplein Topshop screaming at staff anddemanding T-shirts so whyshould you see it in bars?

So whether you chuck a few coinson a plate in exchange for somequestionable yellow sweets,stealthily shake a fiver into you’rebartender’s hand or simply pay forwhat you’ve had and save you’repennies. Remember that therereally aren’t any clear rules ontipping in Britain…sometimes youcould leave a server lookingdisgruntled with a five pound noteand other times you could make abartender grin after a hearty thank-you…Just.No.Clicking!

Spring is just around the cornerand, as we gear ourselves up fora season of warm weather,Easter eggs, and exam revision,we should take a moment toimmerse ourselves in theforthcoming season’s biggesttrends.

One exciting garment of thisyear’s must-have wardrobe isdungarees. Yes, dungarees areback! The comfy, denim, all-in-ones that were popular in the90s are making a comeback. Topstylists suggest that in order tomake dungarees work thisseason, they should be teamedwith killer heels and hugeearrings but, undoubtedly, theywould be perfect to throw onbefore a nine o’clock lecture!

Another must-have this springis cat-eye sunglasses which arefinally making their comebacksince the 50s and 60s. Theseattractive, eye-protecting, moviestar glasses are going to be hugethis season. Cat-eye sunglassesare a retro wardrobe essentialand come in all colours, shapesand sizes. This season, cat-eyesunnies with sparkling gems,glitter and rhinestones along theouter edges will be available forus to buy from our favouritestores.

Conor Magee and Mark Magill

To Tip or Not To Tip?Kirsty Durbin

Natalie Bowyer

Student Direct’s Club guide

THIS WEEK: Sankeys

Sankeys next up and coming events include:

Metalheadz – Goldie, Goldie, Camo and Crooked, The Prototypes(Friday 4th March)

Sankeys Carnival – SIS and Onur Ozer(Cocoon) (Saturday 5th March)

Kaluki – Dyed Soundorom, Shonky, Pete Zorba (Saturday 12th March)

Kissy Sell Out joins forces with rising starA1 Bassline to hit Sankeys with theirexplosive electro mash-up styles! (Friday 25th March)

And many more which can all be viewedon their website.

SpringFashion

MUST-HAVES 2011We watched their popularity

soar in 2010 and this year will beno different – clogs are back.Clogs are the latest runway trendand are an essential item foryour spring 2011 wardrobe. Theylook great with a pair of jeansand a blouse top, or with a pairof leggings and a tunic top foreveryday occasions. Also, ifteamed with a stunningminiskirt or dress, clogs wouldlook fabulous for a night out!

Spring 2011 will also see theincreasing popularity of theadorable watch necklace locket.This accessory trend isextremely dazzling andpractical. If you’re getting boredof the wearing-a-watch-on-your-wrist look, wear it around yourneck instead! Watch necklacelockets comprise of the face of awatch attached to a lengthysnake chain. This accessory isvery flattering and can be wornwith almost anything!

Spring collections are availableto purchase in stores now and, asLondon Fashion Week comes toa close, we must say goodbye towintery blues and say hello tospring 2011!

Breaktime

“Let’s go out for dinner.”Unless out means to the drive-thru up the road it’s veryunlikely.

“I just bought another pair ofChristian Louboutins.” Veryexpensive designer shoes.Can be replaced with anydesigner label.

“I only shop at Waitrose.”Students couldn’t afford thecost of milk in Waitrose, nevermind anything else!

“Turn the heating up.”Heating costs money, extralayers do not. Simple.

“Let’s just splash out.” Theonly thing we are likely tosplash out on is alcohol for acocktail party and even thenwe’ll buy the cheapestoptions.

“I haven’t missed a single classall year.” Being a student is asmuch about the late nightsand lie-in’s as it is about theclasses. Nobody is perfect,especially not students!

“I love the library.” This mayhave been uttered but trustme, it was sarcasm!

“I can’t wait to get a real job.”Even if the real job is in thecareer you’ve wanted sinceyou were ten, you’d still ratherstill be a student. Don’t deny it.

“I love 9am classes.” Nobodydoes. Not even the lecturers.

“I’ve never seen Come DineWith Me.” If you’ve said this –what have you been doing forthe past three years?! Turnthe telly on – it will be onsomewhere. Watch it now!

Apologies in advance for howmany hours you will wastewatching other people’sweek’s progress!

TEN

Gemma Blackman


March 7th 2011 / Salford Student Direct34: BREAKTIME

Top Ten ThingsYou’re NeverLikely To Hear A Student Say

So this is my take on what the toddlers would get upto if we put them in charge.

Everyone must talk like a Lady Gaga song. Toddlers are stillbeginning to come to grips with the language and the only adultwho seems to understand what they are saying is Lady Gaga. So thetoddlers would make everyone talk like Bad Romance. Ra-ra-ah-ah-ah-roma-roma-ma. Much easier for the rulers to understand.

Everyone must dress in bright clothing to make the world a happierplace. Toddlers are very happy creatures and the reason for this isall the happy people on their favourite television programmes.Nobody is stealing babies or getting away with murder in ‘In TheNight Garden’- everybody is happy to live with everyone else andthat is a harmony this world needs and the toddlers can offer.

The final rule is a simple one. Nap time. Toddlers rarely lose people’sinformation that makes them susceptible to fraud, accidentallyinsult supporters with their microphones still on or borrow moremoney than exists in the world and all this is because in the middleof the day they get to take a load off and just chill out for a few hours.A lot less mistakes would be made if we all had nap time. Fact.

RULE ONE

RULE TWO

RULE THREE

With overthrowing in Egypt, deathpatrols in Libya and a worldwiderecession I wondered if anyone coulddo a better job of ruling the world thanus adults. And then it hit me, we needsomeone so innocent they don’t knowwhat a war is, let alone how to start one,someone who is seeing the world for thevery first time and can see everythingthat was wrong with it. We need to letthe toddlers rule!!Gemma Blackman

Last week we gave you the top ten things you will hear or say as a student with

“I overslept” topping the lot. This week, we’ve come up

with ten statements you will not hear the

average student say.

NINE

EIGHT

SEVEN

SIX

FOUR

THREE

TWO

ONE

FIVE

£600? Er… Primark it is then.

Who said naptime and lecture-time couldn’t be combined?

Hours of quality dining entertainment.


Salford Student Direct / March 7th 2011 Sport :35

Salford Women’s Football teamcame out on top in a ten goalthriller against rivals from acrosstown, Manchester Metropolitan.It was a hard fought match,throughout it seemed themomentum and the score couldand did change dramatically.

The opening was tense, neitherteam really settled, butManchester Met had the earlyadvantage. Salford could barelyget out of their own half, howeverthey began to wake up andstarted creating chances and veryquickly went 1-0 up thanks to agoal from striker Kayla Meh.

In reaction to going behindMMU started to up the pressureon the Salford defence, with thehome side preferring to wait for acounter attack utilising the longball. As such the action was endto end, with both sides havinggood chances on goal. Salford

had several one on ones with theMMU goalkeeper but couldn’tfind the back of the net.

The momentum of the matchhowever changed when Salfordlet in a soft goal from MMU, whichwas quickly followed by anothergoal from the away side. MMUhad showed that in this half theywere the side that wanted to winmore and Salford had let the leadslip after a promising start.

Salford were disheartened athalf time with the score standingat 1-2, but were determined to getback into the game, challenge forthe ball and give everything theyhad to retake the lead. It seemedlike this revitalised Salford teamwere going to equalise withanother great one on one chancewith the MMU goalkeeper, butagain Salford were denied thegoal.

Disaster struck as MMU scoredfor a third time and despiteSalford showing real quality theywere caught on the counterattack and conceded a goal. The

home side seemed to be downand out. However in a show oftrue grit and resilience Salfordscored, through midfielderNicola Connor and broughtthemselves right back into thegame, 2-3.

The comeback did not stophere, Salford could sense that themomentum of the game wasbehind them again andmidfielder Amy Broadhurstscored two goals in a quicksuccession to put Salford back inthe lead, in what can only bedescribed as a sensationalcomeback, 4-3.

The drama was not over yethowever, MMU seemed to haveflopped and Salford put a fifthgoal in the back of the net, againscored by Nicola Connor from afree kick. After this goal thoughManchester Met were the sidewho were inspired to comebackinto the game, the pressure onthe Salford defence was solid, butSalford stayed strong and nothingcame of the many MMU attacks.

Until in the closing minutes ofthe play, the visitors put away afourth goal, the match still lookedlike it could go either way. Thepressure was on Salford right tillthe last minute, when they finallybroke into an attack themselvesand in a dramatic twist MMUgave away a penalty, NicolaConnor happily scored tocomplete her hat-trick.

The full time whistle blew andthe final score stood at 6-4, bothteams had moments of great playbut overall were the better teamand the scoreline reflected this. Itwas a truly fantastic game offootball.

Salford captain, Lauren Digby,had this to say of the match, “Igive credit to all the girls in theSalford team to today, they werepure class. In the first half MMUwanted it more, but we showedgreat resilience in the secondhalf and got the result wewanted. This makes up for thembeating us when we playedthem away.”

Sport

Salford’s Men’s 1st teamcaptain Tom Roberts stillbelieves his team has everychance of winning theleague.

Robert’s men have twogames remaining and arecurrently five points adriftof leaders Warrington.

The odds are againstSalford but their skipper hasa positive attitude headinginto the final two fixtures.

He said: “I think we willwin the league, we need towin our last two games andneed Warrington to slip up, Ibelieve we can win it”.

The team have won threeconsecutive matches withtheir latest coming at CastleIrwell after a 2-0 victoryover Cheshire 3rds.

These results haveprovided the team withrenewed optimism.

Roberts added: “We’vebeen in great form, we’revery confident and I’m veryhappy with the recentperformances.”

Salford are relying onWarrington to lose in theirpenultimate and final gameof the season if they are tohave any chance of closingthe gap.

Warrington are currentlyin poor form picking up onewin in their last four, losingtheir latest game 5-0 againstSalford.

Salford on the other handneed to play Chester 3rds inboth their remaining leaguefixtures and need to winthem both to with stand anychance of winning theleague.

CRICKET WORLD CUP:

Catch upSalford Women’s Football 1st 6vs MMU Women’s Football 1st 4

Tom Kural

England were one runaway from creatinghistory last Sunday in adramatic tie with Indiathat many have labelledthe best World Cupmatch of all time. Havingbeen set a mammoth339 to win by theopposition after SachinTendulkar hadcompleted his 47th ODIton, Andy Flower’s menwere facing an uphillstruggle just to reach arespectable score.Captain and Man of theMatch Andrew Strausshad other ideas, blitzinghis way to a 158 from 145balls.

Strauss’s century wasthe highest ever score byan Englishman in theWorld Cup and he saidafterwards, ‘it was aremarkable game ofcricket and a greatadvert for the 50 overformat’. Victory seemedassured as Englandcruised arrogantly to 281-2 in the 43rd over, but acollapse of 4-25 saw thecontest swing bang inIndia’s favour. It was notover yet though, somehefty hitting from the

lower order leftGraeme Swannneeding just 2 off thefinal ball for an Englandvictory. He could onlymanage a singlethough, leaving theteams deadlocked andthe match tied.

It was a moral victoryfor England after beingset such a huge targetand the manner of theirchase shows they arevery real contenders inthis tournament.Earlier on Tim Bresnanhad bowledexceptionally to claim5-49 with superbreverse swing, althoughareas of concern stillhover around thefielding and JimmyAnderson, whorecorded his worst everODI figures in ten costlyovers. Stuart Broad satout due to illness andshould be in line toreturn for the gamewith Ireland. The resultleaves England with astrong chance ofqualifying for thequarter finals, but theywill be left wonderingwhat could have been.

Salford inten goal thriller

James White

Arsenal are entering their mostdecisive period in years. Havinggone five seasons withoutwinning one single trophy, theynow find themselves hunting forhonours on four fronts. They arein the final of the Carling Cup; 2-1up going into the second leg ofthe last sixteen in the ChampionsLeague; second in thePremiership; and should bethrough to the sixth round of theFA Cup.

Long gone are the days ofHenry, Pires, Ljungberg,Bergkamp and co at Arsenal.

Since their last success- the 2005FA Cup - Arsene Wenger has builta team who have developed andgrown, but have consistentlyfallen short at pivotal moments inthe season. Wenger has defendedand kept faith in his squadthroughout, resisting thetemptation to take a deep dipinto the considerable amount offunds available to him.

It can only be to his credit thathe has stuck true to this approachin the current climate of football.The Arsenal model is Wenger’smodel: A brand of technical, free-flowing football, with anemphasis on creativity aboveanything else. Wenger’sstubbornness to change hasdrawn many critics, but the

culmination of years of patientteam-building, appears to befinally showing genuine results.

Getting through to the quarter-finals of the Champions Leaguewill undoubtedly be a hugechallenge to Arsenal, not leastbecause it looks as if both CescFabregas and Theo Walcott willnot be available for the second-leg at the Nou Camp. Barcelona athome are nothing short offormidable, and for Arsenal tocome through this tie victoriouswill be a huge achievement.Should Arsenal be triumphant,this will surely shoot theirconfidence through the roofheading into the last eight of theChampions League. The fact thatArsenal were able to beat

Barcelona in the first-leg is initself some feat, and showed tothe football world the quality andcapability of Arsenal.

The Premiership is within sightfor Arsenal, and they generallylook like the main challengers toManchester United. A look at theremaining fixtures for both sidesappears to show that Arsenalhave the easier run-in. ManUnited’s experience may in theend prove to be the crucial factorin where the title will end up, butArsenal have throughout theseason demonstrated a maturityand attitude that they have failedto show in previous seasons.

Whilst winning all four trophiesis extremely unlikely to happen,triumph in one or two would bethe end of the long wait forArsenal, and what is more, it maysignal the start of this Arsenalgeneration finally maturing into asquad with an all-important beliefand winning mentality.

These next few months are welland truly critical for Arsenal. AsWenger has repeated numeroustimes this season they need to riseto the challenge, and this willprove that they are capable ofdoing the most crucial of things inany sport; winning trophies.

Arsenal – Judgement TimeTitle is still intheir grasp

THE FOOTBALL:

James White

Richard Ballout


March 7th 2011/ Salford Student Direct36: SPORT

Salford secured their thirdconsecutive win after comfortablybeating Chester 3rds despite playingthe majority of the second half withten men.

The win keeps Salford’s chance ofpromotion still mathematicallypossible but they heavily rely on otherresults to go their way.

Salford are now within five points ofWarrington who sit in first place withsix points to play leaving them with asmall chance of winning the title.

Two goals from Joe Neild wereenough to seal the victory but hisimpressive first half display was leftscarred after he later saw red fordecent.

Salford got off two the better start asthey dominated possession in the earlystages with their main threat comingfrom the trickery of Neild on the right.

The first goal came in the forthminute from a softly awarded penaltyafter a foul on Morgan Lewis.

There seemed to be minimal contactbut the referee Mike O’Neill did nothesitate and pointed to the spot.

Joe Nield stepped up and powerfullyside footed into the top corner whichleft the keeper motionless.

Salford’s midfield trio of TonyWigham, Colin Thorton and JoshFrancois looked in control of the play.

The home side’s hard work paid offwhen they hit Cheshire break. Asuperb move opened Cheshire updown the right. Tom Roberts beat hisman on the dead ball line and calmlypicked out the unmarked Nield whonetted it first time with a composedfinish.

Salford should have made it threemoments later after a loose pass fromthe keeper saw Morgan Lewis bearingdown on goal but he was unable tocapitalise as his shot was easily savedby the goalkeeper.

Cheshire showed some strongcharacter and started to dictate theplay but despite some good possessionthey never threatened to score andwhere restricted to launching longballs into the box which were easilydealt with.

The home side where reduced to tenmen just after half time after Nield’spersistent decent earned him twoyellow cards in the space of a minute.

Salford’s ten men never looked introuble though as Cheshire’s toothlessattack caused little problems for thecentre back pairing of Tom Robertsand John Makin.

As the game went on the ten menlooked the team most likely to scoreafter some great counter attackingplay.

This time Lewis rolled his defenderand let fly but his stinging shot wasstraight at the keeper.

Electric pace from wide outlet RiessFrancis meant Salford were alwaysdangerous on the break.

Reiss himself created several goalscoring opportunities but they were alldealt with by the busy Curley inCheshire’s goal.

Cheshire never looked likely to takeadvantage of the extra man, with theironly attempt in the second half sailingover the bar.

Salford’s captain was pleased withperformance, he said: “It was a game oftwo halves but we played extremelywell despite having ten men.”

Salford look to pile more pressure onthe top two as they host second placedChester Men’s 3rds at Castle Irwell nextWednesday.

Salford Men’s 1st: Chris Hampton,Rob Williams, Tom Roberts (c), JohnMakin, Rob Frost, Tony Wigham, JoshFrancois, Joe Nield, Colin Thorton,Reiss Francis and Morgan Lewis

Cheshire Men’s 3rds: Jimmy Curley,Anthony Osbourne, Sam Treagus, SamEmsell, Dave Jakes, Steve Marvin, ZackStienberg, Mike Jones, Adam Soley (c),Daf Denkins, Jamies Dennis.

Salford first team securethird consecutive win

Salford Men’s 1st 2v

MMU Cheshire 3rds 0James White

The Third team bounced back from theirderby defeat last week with an emphatic 6-0victory over Bangor Seconds on Wednesday.Braces from striking duo Paul Flanagan andMatt McDermott inflicted most of the damagewith Andrew Zouchs and Richard Brierleycompleting the rout. The thirds were boostedby the return of Skipper Zouchs, who sat outlast week’s encounter through illness. Bothteams went in to the game level on points,knowing whoever won would be in acommanding position for the league title.

A lively start at a sun drenched Castle Irwellsaw the hosts take the lead as early as the 4thminute when Flanagan showed a superb turnof pace to cut inside, beat his man, and riflehome a low finish. Matters showed no sign ofimproving for the Welsh outfit five minuteslater when good build up play on the rightflank forced a good save from Danny Ferris’seffort. The third’s doubled their lead soon after,Matt McDermott capitalising on poordefending to bag his first of the afternoon viathe post. Zouchs’ men were rarely, if everthreatened, and keeper’ Matt Hollins was oftenleft basking in the March sunshine. The matchpetered out somewhat until half time, with thethirds sitting comfortably on their 2-0advantage.

Bangor would have hoped to regroup duringthe interval and make more of what could be acrucial second half. Any chance of a fight backslipped further away however just 3 minutesafter the restart when McDermott’s curlingeffort was parried in the net by the oppositionkeeper’. Half time substitute Kingsley Juniornearly made it 4-0 just moments later afterbeing set free, but he could only fire wide ofthe post. Skipper Zouchs did make it four inthe 65th minute with a simple tap in after AntHolland’s header was well saved from closerange.

Bangor appeared to have one eye on thecoach home, switching off defensivelymoments later, allowing Flanagan to add hissecond with a cool finish from an acute angle.A deft chip from Rich Brierley completed the6-0 score line in the dying embers of a onesided affair. After the game, Captain Zouchspraised his players for responding to lastweek’s loss and stated cryptically, ’last week’ssetback was the reason for this week’striumph’. Quite.

MatchReport

Salford Men’s 3rd 6v

Bangor 2nd 0Tom Kural

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Salford Women’s Footballin Ten Goal Thriller

Arsenal:Judgement Time

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