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Anwen Baker Gary Holland other ways. “The Lib Dems’ society mem- STUDENT SOCIETIES have hit bership is up this year thanks to our out at YUSU, branding the Fresh- hard work, but I wouldn’t be sur- er’s and Refresher’s fairs as poorly prised if society membership gener- managaged, while figures reveal ally has fallen because of barcodes. a marked decrease in their total YUSU should be helping societies membership. grow, not hindering their develop- This year’s Freshers’ Fair saw ment with this terrible system.” the introduction of a bar code In fact YUSU data shows a de- scheme, designed to simplify crease in total society membership membership payments by allow- of nearly 3000 since last year, from ing students to scan the bar codes 18,942 in June 2013 to 16,019 cur- of different societies and then pay rently. This is despite an increase membership fees online. in student numbers from 14,918 to Chris West, the 2012-2013 15,253. These figures include both YUSU Activities Officer, imple- paid and unpaid membership. mented the system and was hope- Kingsbury also criticised the ful for a “10 to 20 per cent increase YUSU Refreshers’ Fair, which was in society memberships” as a result held in Week 2 of this term. He told of the scheme and said that he felt Nouse: “The event itself was an ut- “confident in the new system”. ter waste of time. The publicity was Many societies were unhap- almost nonexistent, and hardly any- py with the scheme, with Charlie one turned up. Kingsbury, Chair of the University “Even when YUSU did get of York Liberal Democrats describ- around to publicising it with a sign Nine candidates for YUSU President 2014/15 ing it as a “total nightmare”. outside, a room full of politics isn’t He said: “We had to spend a exactly everyone’s cup of tea. Seg- Meet the eleven candidates running for the other Full-Time lot of time signing people up who regating political societies from the hadn’t paid on the day, either be- Officer positions >> Page 3 cause they’d forgotten or the pay Continued on page 2 points were too busy, which is time we could’ve spent developing in LEADER >> Page 14

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>> Continued from front ganised, at least by YUSU.” swer. It is not.” the recent criticisms of the Union: rest will never work.” Many societies have had com- McGivern and Kallum Taylor, “YUSU have more societies per York In William Hornett, Chair of munication problems with YUSU YUSU President, both also cited the head than pretty much any other the Socialist Society, echoed these outside of Freshers’ and Refreshers’ breakdown of a University server SU in the UK - and this is a great Brief views, saying “The Refreshers’ Fair Fairs, with the History Society fac- as one of the reasons for the recent thing which we should celebrate was awfully organised. There was ing issues when confirming finance lack of communication. This has more. However, it does bring with it effectively zero publicity for any for their trip to Sofia. prevented the YUSU weekly infor- incredibly large demands on funds, YuCycle event Chair Elli Hatherell comment- mation email from being sent. staff and officer time, and space. launched The political ed on Twitter, “The past week has McGivern defended the bar “The Refreshers’ Fair and week made me completely lose faith in code system, saying: “From my could have worked better and clearly A new YuCycle event was launched “societies fair @yorkunisu- serious transparency point of view, Chris’ idea makes a we need to address this by involving for the University and City last was an and effectiveness issues need to be lot of sense. Moving to online pay- as many stakeholders as possible - if week. The event, backed by Profes- addressed!” ments for societies is something lots a review of it doesn’t involve those sor Koen Lamberts, the University embarrassment” Hornett also told Nouse, “in of SUs have already done. The issues who were actively in it then it’s a re- of York’s Vice Chancellor, will take general getting a hold of YUSU fig- I found to come out of the Freshers’ view simply not worth doing. It’s al- place on 22 June. Riders will be able Kallum Taylor YUSU President ures is difficult”. Fair feedback that I recorded was ways going to be a harder ‘sell’ than to choose from a 25km, 50km or Anna McGivern, YUSU Activi- that there was too little information the autumn freshers fair though, to 100km route, all of which will start Refreshers’ Fair events and no in- ties Officer, recently acknowledged too late. I completely agree and put students, and the commercial part- at the York Sport Centre and con- formation about which societies these complaints in a blog post on this down to planning being across ners we get to come along with all tinue through the Yorkshire coun- were around on which days. the YUSU website saying “I know the summer.” their freebies. tryside. Free training sessions will “As well as the total lack of last term I got pretty slow on the She also defended the contro- “One thing that stands out as a be offered to all participants as well publicity, the separation of politi- emails”. versial decision to leave all pre-ex- sore point in my mind was the part- as on-ride support. The aim of the cal, sports and other societies into “This job is demanding, and I isting societies out of the Refresh- time officer and political societies event is to raise money to support different days was extremely det- love that and as I’ve already said a ers’ Fair: “The Refreshers Fair on fair, which was an embarrassment. the Achieving Excellence Bursary rimental to political societies es- few times now I’m sorry about last Friday of Week 2 went really well for You can’t just have people sat at Appeal. pecially. I’m pretty sure in the four term or if I drop the ball on any- new societies. tables in the Your Space common hours I was at the stall, I only saw thing.” “Telling everyone the plan to room and just expect it to work. two people walk into the room in However, she also added: “A give refreshers fair over to new soci- “We’ve recently made some Chinese New Year interest. little reminder to the very small eties should have been done sooner. structural and staff changes to “The conjunction of these number of you who think that be- However when I did email societies YUSU and we hope that this should celebrated at Central two problems meant the Refresh- cause you’ve not heard from me or the consensus I got back was that see provide the much needed im- Hall ers’ Fair was probably one of the because you don’t like what you’ve this was a good move.” provement in the service level given worst events I’ve ever seen or- heard that being rude is the an- Taylor also commented on to our societies.” On Monday the York Chinese Stu- dents and Scholars Association with help from YUSU, the International Arts: Illusions of the body In this Students’ Association, and York St M7 John University, held an event to celebrate Chinese New Year at Cen- edition tral Hall. This Chinese New Year Gala featured traditional Chinese musical instruments, a calligraphy show and ‘crosstalk’, a form of Chi- News 1-11 nese comedy. This new year marks the end of the Year of the Snake and Comment 12-17 the start of the Year of the Horse. Politics 18-21 Letting agency Business 22-23 approved by York Science 24-25 St. John Sport 26-32 York St. John University have ap- proved the feasibility study for a YUSU owned letting agency. The study was developed after the referendum. An Muse overwhelming majority of students voted in favour of the Union letting agency which will rival other York Ballet Boyz letting agencies such as Sinclair and M9 Adam Bennett. To be able to do this it needed the agreement of both York University Unions. The aim of the The Shoot agency is to provide better quality ac- M12 commodation and reduce costs. Reporting by Rosie Shields

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Anwen Baker Academic Activities Welfare Sport NEWS EDITOR

THE CANDIDATE LIST for this year’s YUSU elections for both Full- Time and Part-Time roles has been released. The candidates for President, as pictured on the front cover, are, from left to right: Tom Armston- Clarke, Andy Lake, Dylan Cham- bers, Daniel Nolan, Jack Coy, Fred Isaac, Daniel Whitmore, Sam Maguire and Josie Field. Pictured right are the 11 other George Offer Bev Rodgers Jemima Busby Dave Washington candidates for Full-Time positions. Last year saw only three can- didates standing for the role of President, with incumbent Kallum Taylor winning with a landslide ma- jority of votes. In the last edition, Nouse re- vealed that only 33.8 per cent of students voted in the 2013 YUSU election, a drop of 3 per cent from the previous year. Voting figures were dispro- portionately low among interna- tional students, postgraduates and students of the Hull York Medical Josh Henning Harriet Gibson Beth Campbell Cass Brown School. Kallum Taylor, YUSU Presi- dent, was positive about the outlook for this year’s elections, saying “In the last three years turnout has in- Look out for our creased by nearly 10,000.” The Full Time Officers debate elections mini site will be held on Monday of Week Seven, at 8.30pm in the Roger Kirk with all the YUSU Centre. The event will be hosted by Greg Dyke, Chancellor of the Uni- election news, analysis verity of York and Chairman of the FA. and gossip! Voting opens Monday Week 8. The full candidate list can be found Robyn Haycock Chris Wall Grace Winpenny on our website. Majority of prominent societies governed by men

Thomas Witherow SENIOR CORRESPONDENT students, but with 58 per cent of the Sam Bourne, Chair of Phys- Lizzie Lynch, former women’s though” student population made up of fe- soc said that women were applying officer of University of York Labour “We should be doing more to WOMEN ARE significantly under male students, this still signifies an for positions, but just not winning Club and co-founder of Gender Ac- enable our members (regardless of represented in senior committee under-representation. them: “There’s always the standard cess Politics (GAP), said all male gender) to become leaders as soon positions in a number of campus But the figures do show that cliques voting for each other, and committees can put new women as possible.” societies traditionally dominated by women are more likely to win posi- friendship circles tend to dominate off from joining: “If the two women “Only having one female candi- men, figures released by YUSU have tions in traditionally “feminine” so- elections.” who were already prominent com- date out of the nine who are running revealed. cieties. Dance and performance so- He added: “We have a fair few mittee members [of UYLC] hadn’t for YUSU President this year speaks The YUSU figures, calculated ciety committees, including CHMS, girls who run for positions, in our been at fresher’s fair, I might not volumes for how this kind of thing from the names of society signato- Pantsoc, Fusion and Dance Society, recent bi-elections there were prob- have joined the society. can become a representational ries, show that men hold committee are made up of 65 per cent women. ably 50/50 guys and girls running “It’s about women trusting problem. positions in a number of areas that Charity and campaign socie- for the positions, so they are apply- themselves in their abilities and “I think it’s well worth YUSU they would traditionally dominate. ties, including Oxfam, York Pen and ing.” contributions to join in the political looking into what Nouse have raised Seventy-two per cent of the International Development Society, Alex Wilson, Chair of Univer- side to University life to start setting here with measured urgency.” “executive” committee members of are made up of 68 per cent women. sity of York Feminists said: “The a precedent for the working world. Out of York’s 13 media societies York’s political societies, including There is also a difference be- numbers from the survey don’t sur- “Sadly I don’t think this is hap- 50.6 per cent of senior committees York Tories, York Student Think tween in academic societies repre- prise me at all, and reflect the gen- pening on campus to the extent it are made up of women, similar to Tank and the Debating Society, are senting traditional male and female der division in these areas that exist should.” the campus average but still below men. The University of York Con- subjects. Sixty-six per cent of arts in national professions.” In response to the findings, Kal- the overall campus population. servative and Unionist Association and humanities subject committees “Traditionally male-dominated lum Taylor, YUSU President, said: The findings also showed that have had seven male chairmen in a are made up of women, while the spheres can often feel hostile to “To varying extents we’re always go- music societies were under repre- row. equivalent figure for ‘hard’ sciences women. Politics, sciences and being ing to bound by the ‘norms’ which sented with women making up just Seventy-one per cent of the sen- is just one in three. ambitious career-wise are consid- are generated in our recent history; 45 per cent of the 12 committees ior committees of the University’s One in three members of the ered ‘male’ pursuits, whereas volun- though business, media, culture, surveyed. careers societies, including Bright Physics department are female but tary work and the arts are viewed as and politics” The data is not one hundred Futures and the Entrepreneurs So- Physsoc has an entirely male ex- ‘female’, ‘softer’ or less useful. “These figures are no doubt per cent reliable since it is reliant on ciety, are made up of men. ecutive committee, with only three She added: “It’s deeply rooted similar across other institutions.” individual societies updating their Half of the 170 senior commit- women out of a committee of fif- in the assumptions we make about “The challenges to status quo committee on the YUSU website af- tees surveyed are made up of female teen. what men and women are good at.” have to start with young people ter elections. www.nouse.co.uk Tuesday 11 February 2014 4 NOUSE: THE UNIVERSITY OF YORK STUDENT NEWSPAPER www.ey.com/uk/careers News Sexposed: the bedroom habits

of York students revealed GRAPHICS BY KATE MITCHELL Thomas Witherow SENIOR CORRESPONDENT The survey also asked about sex education at school, with an HALIFAX STUDENTS spend more overwhelming number saying it time masturbating compared to didn’t prepare them adequately for other colleges, a survey conducted sexual relationships. A massive 86.2 by Nouse and Sexposé has revealed. per cent surveyed said it was inad- Two out of three students from equate. the University’s biggest college mas- Fifteen respondents said that turbate three or more times per they didn’t receive sex education be- week, while the equivalent figure for cause they were at Catholic schools, Alcuin and Langwith is 51 per cent. eleven bemoaned putting con- The data emerged in a survey doms on bananas, conducted by LGBTQ Social, Fet- while two even com- Soc and WomCom for last Friday’s mented that their panel-based event Sexposé: The sex education Second Coming. Eight hundred and lessons could forty four people completed the sur- be compared to vey, making it the largest of its kind those in Mean conducted at the University. Girls. Loussin-Torah Pilikian, Chair Teachers not of Halifax Student Association, said recognising queer of the survey’s results: “Bigger is relationships was a certainly better - our members take common complaint. on a work hard, play hard kind of One person surveyed wrote: “They thing... Everyone needs some time never talked about homosexuality, off!” except to say it made you very un- Josh Allen, former chair of Al- happy and it was impossible for gay cuin said: “It’s no surprise Alcuin people to form meaningful relation- hold off from self pleasure what with ships.” the rising cost of university laundry. Another wrote: “It never cov- Socks are a scarce commodity and ered the emotional side of things they don’t wash themselves.” that could happen, such as casual sex, drunk, not in your bed” and that “teachers were embarrassed by the subject they were teaching.” Hugo Dale-Harris, who carried out the survey, said: “Sexposé was originally set up to tackle the shock- ing lack of awareness. It all started when one of the founder’s was talk- ing with one of their housemates There was also significant data and they didn’t realise you could get for male versus female sexual be- STIs through oral sex. haviour. Some of the results didn’t “It turns out guys like to mas- come as much of a surprise, with turbate. I thought that would be a 82.1 per cent of men masturbating fun question.” three times or more per week, com- pared to just 34 per cent of women. It’s no surprise One in three men masturbate every day while only five of the 286 “Alcuin hold off men who completed the survey said they didn’t masturbate at all. from self pleas- Women were much more likely ure what with to be let down by their first sexual experience. Eighty-four per cent the rising cost of expected it to be positive, but only sixty-seven per cent agreed that it university laundry. was. Men, on the other hand, had Socks are a scarce negative expectations before los- ing their virginity, but considered it commodity ” more positively afterwards. The survey also revealed that men were more likely to have used Josh Allen porn to learn about sex, with 61 per cent agreeing or strongly agreeing with the statement, compared to 43 per cent of women. More worryingly, over one had sex once should go. dent, commented on the findings, take the results of the survey with Women are more likely to tell in three surveyed didn’t know or “The problem comes when peo- telling Nouse: “I think that Sexposé quite a serious pinch of salt, as the friends intimate details of sexual en- weren’t sure where they could go to ple aren’t wanting to look.” is a great event, bringing together results are likely to demonstrate counters with new partners (14 per get a sexual health check. Kallum Taylor, YUSU Presi- different groups from across cam- bias. cent), while men are twice as likely Dale-Harris added: “You hope dent, said: “We’re planning on pus to talk in an open (and often hi- “Granted, I focused mostly on to not give any details away (32 they’ve had STI checks somewhere running a large scale sexual health larious) way about sex, and I’m glad finding ways better to integrate fam- per cent). Langwith and Vanbrugh else. The vast majority of people awareness campaign this term, and that it was so well attended - the ilies and international students into are the biggest gossipers, but still have had some sex, but there’s a ta- hopefully that’ll improve the cur- great sucess of the event is a huge a broader college community, but behind the figure for women: just boo about getting an STI check that rent situation.” credit to the societies and networks while I was President of Halifax I one in six don’t reveal details of the means you’ve been doing something George Offer, YUSU Welfare involved! didn’t notice a particularly substan- night before. you shouldn’t. Really anyone who’s Officer and former Halifax Presi- “I think we should probably tial propensity for wanking!” www.nouse.co.uk NOUSE: THE UNIVERSITY OF YORK STUDENT NEWSPAPER Tuesday 11 February 2014 www.ey.com/uk/careers 5 News York lap dancing club to remain open UPSTAIRS Anwen Baker NEWS EDITOR send out the message that it’s per- network opinions are divided on fectly acceptable for women to be the issues at play surrounding the UPSTAIRS, York’s only lap dancing dehumanised and objectified.” lap dancing club remaining open. venue, is to remain open despite The YFN also cited the venue’s We are unaffiliated to York Femi- objections from the York Feminist proximity to premises of ‘sensitive nist Network’s campaign. Network (YFN). use’, such as churches, several nurs- “Although lap dancing clubs Upstairs, which is situated eries and organisations working are in many ways problematic, we above Mansion on Micklegate, with vulnerable people such as the understand a need for feminist and appealed to have their 12 month nearby York Women’s Counselling women’s movements to respect the licence renewed in November. Service. agency, opinion, safety and welfare The York Feminist Network, They also claimed that the club of the women involved in the clubs. a York city feminist group not made women feel threatened or “This is one of many areas connected to the University, began uncomfortable. which cannot be defined in polar- a petition calling on City of York Andrew Whitney, the owner of ized terms and the opinion of the Council to reject the application for Upstairs, denied this, saying that YUSU Women’s Network as a renewal of licence from the club. the club was promoted in a discreet whole acknowledges this.” The petition stated: “Lap way and that closure would result The YFN have confirmed their dancing clubs have no place in our in up to 40 dancers losing their commitment to re-launching the community. They promote sexist jobs. campaign next year, saying: “We stereotypes, create ‘no go’ areas for Feminist societies across the are confident that with time and women and local residents, and country responded to the petition, more education on gender equality, impact negatively on the character with the Edinburgh University and the harmful effects of sexual and reputation of York as a wel- Feminist Society denouncing the entertainment venues, the out- coming, family-friendly city.” petition as “whorephobic”. dated views of the councillors will In a quote on the YFN’s blog, Upstairs’s 12 month licence change.” Tony, a Skeldergate local, said of was renewed 2 weeks ago by the They also described their Micklegate: “It is sadly unsurpris- council’s licensing committee. disappointment with the council’s ing on any given evening to hear According to licensing manager decision and regretted that they them [young men] wolf whistling, Lesley Cooke none of the grounds had not joined councils such as leering and even see them mastur- for refusal were established. Leeds and Oxford, which had “pri- bating in the streets.” YUSU Women’s Committee oritised women’s safety and said no One respondent to the petition were divided on the issue, telling to the objectification of women – as said: “I think lap dancing clubs Nouse:“Within the YUSU Women’s advised by the Equality Act 2010”. The York Feminist Network have campaigned to have Upstairs closed NekNomination trend spreads Langwith campaign through York student body for common room PETROC TAYLOR Vee Wells Anwen Baker George Wood NEWS EDITOR are desperate for new space. “This year sees the arrival of CONCERNS HAVE been raised LANGWITH COLLEGE have Constantine who have been ru- over NekNominations after dozens launched a campaign calling for a moured to have three common of York students have participated dedicated common room for its stu- rooms while Langwith has been left in the new trend. dents. untouched. YUSU and the Univer- The online drinking game, Currently Langwith is the sity should look after their own be- where participants film themselves only college without its own com- fore helping someone else.” downing a drink before nominat- mon room. Without a convenient “We are currently collaborat- ing others to do the same on social space to hold meetings and socials ing with all the staff and students in media, has spread quickly since it the college are often forced to use our college and intend to keep going was started in Australia in January, Goodricke space and the Law and forward with our campaign until we especially among student popula- Management building. get what we want.” tions. Olivia Batty, Langwith Press A first year Langwith student Elements of competition have and Publicity Officer, emphasised commented on the lack of common been introduced, with many people the unused space available on Hes room, saying: “The thing I think trying to outdo their friends, either East, with “large bikesheds and bin Langwith really needs is more close by drinking stronger alcoholic bev- YUSU Academic Officer Dan Whitmore bleached his hair for RAG week areas going unused”. study areas. It would be really nice erages, or by doing so in increas- concern among some groups, who Hughes responded to his nomina- She added: “It is unfortunate to have a few quiet study rooms on ingly extreme circumstances. feel it is encouraging peer pressure tion by posting a video of himself to see so much money going into Hes East”. One girl was recorded on the and drinking to excess. In Ireland, drinking tea and reading the first expanding the University with Con- Kallum Taylor, YUSU Presi- ‘Spotted: University of York Library’ two young men died after partici- chapter of The Hobbit. stantine whilst there are missing fa- dent, expressed his support for Facebook page as downing a pint pating in NekNominations. The Some are even trying to use the cilities in an existing college.” Langwith’s cause, saying “We’ve al- in her underwear, and Lewis Ratto, craze claimed its first British victim fad to encourage positive behav- According to Batty, Academic ways been, and still are, completely Alcuin JCR Chair, posted a video on Saturday. iour. At Durham University, many Registrar Kate Dodd and Deputy in agreement with the will of the online of himself drinking a pint Ben Rothwell, a fourth year students are propagating a “donate Vice Chancellor Jane Grenville have Langwith CSA. The Glass House after pretending to sexually accost Physics student, is unimpressed by nominate” scheme, where tagged said that they have no objection “in bar was actually intended to be a a friend dressed as the Alcuin owl. the trend, saying: “I only saw friends friends have twenty-four hours to principle” to a common room. common room until late in the day, When asked about his nomi- getting involved in NekNominations donate to a charity of their choice. However, Batty adds, “Nothing and the plan has always been to nation, a second year PPE student after I saw national news articles on Closer to home, ‘Respect Nomi- has been done or planned in con- hand it ‘back’ once Heslington East explained: “I drank beer, gravy and it – which you could maybe argue is nates’ are beginning to appear. crete to sort it out. We believe the could support a proper, purpose urine all mixed up into one delicious the media driving the trend.” Lloyd Wallis, YUSU Union Chair, process to be stuck in university bu- built bar and event space. cocktail. I did it as I think it’s a good However, many students are gave out free cakes in the Phys- reaucracy.” “The college needs its own laugh. Some people disagree with also finding ways to subvert the ics department for his, whilst Dan Symone Thomson, Langwith common room/nucleus and we’ll the idea as they think it’s dangerous. game. Whitmore, YUSU Academic Officer, Chair, told Nouse: “The great suc- be doing what we can to ensure that Personally I don’t see the problem One first year English student bleached his hair to raise money for cess we’ve had with our events, in this and many other urgent require- as it’s up to them what they drink!” “necked” a cup full of Angel Delight, CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young) as particular free food Thursdays, ments for Heslington East [are However, the trend is causing while third year student George part of RAG Week. means that now more than ever we met].” www.nouse.co.uk Tuesday 11 February 2014 6 NOUSE: THE UNIVERSITY OF YORK STUDENT NEWSPAPER www.ey.com/uk/careers News UCU to launch legal challenge over pay docking Grace Marsh NEWS REPORTER a row of pay rises of 1 per cent or less industrial action might constitute a from staff who participate in the in- mance in the form of a part-day for university staff.” breach of their contract of employ- dustrial action.” strike, but we have decided – with- THE UNIVERSITIES and College The strikes at the university of ment. Any member of staff who “The University of York does out prejudice to our legal rights – Union is set to establish a court bat- York have resulted in disruptions takes two-hour strike action will be not accept the partial performance to make an ex gratia and voluntary tle with universities across the na- to teaching time and the closure of committing a breach of their con- of the contract of any member of payment to staff who do participate tion over what they claim to be an some departmental facilities. One tract of employment. staff, including partial performance in part-day strike. unlawful docking of staff pay. first year mathematics student had It is the policy of the University, due to a part-day strike. “ “This voluntary payment will The UCU are looking to take two lectures and a tutorial session as detailed in the Managing Indus- “We are entitled to withhold give the effect of withholding only legal action after almost half of the cancelled on the 6th of February be- trial Action policy, to withhold pay a full day’s pay for partial perfor- two hours’ pay.” higher education institutions that cause of the strike. MARTIN GRAHAM responded to a survey run by The He told Nouse “It’s definitely a Universities and Colleges Employ- disruption but I don’t blame them. ers Association declared that they The loss of three contact hours is would not be paying a full day’s redeemable, although, I understand wage to staff participating in the how some students could feel that it two-hour strike on the 23 January. is unfair to lose teaching time that Universities are yet to deny they’re paying for when they have whether they will be taking the pretty much no say in the matter.” same action against staff striking on UCU, which represents nearly the 28 January and the 6 and 10 of 120,000 workers including lectur- February. ers, academics, researchers and aca- Sally Hunt, General Secretary demic related staff in colleges and of the UCU, outlined their chal- universities across Britain plans to lenge. “Any university that tries to go ahead with the court case despite dock a full day’s pay for a two-hour regulations that cast doubt over re- walkout will face a legal challenge sulting success. from us and an lecturer escalation Case law suggests that if staff of strike action, as well as risking only undertake partial performance considerable damage to their repu- and fail to work contracted hours tation for fair play.” universities have the legal right to University staff nationwide withdraw pay, although it is not have been striking as part of the lat- clear whether withdrawing a full est row over pay. A statement on days wage is permissible. the website of the York branch of In a statement on their website, the UCU affirms “we are striking to the University clarified their posi- ensure a fair deal for everyone and a tion on pay. reconsideration of the offer of 1 per “UCU members were notified cent which would be the fifth year in on their ballot papers that taking Staff on strike in York city centre last term. Further strike action is planned for this term, totalling 6 hours Tuesday 11 February 2014 www.nouse.co.uk www.ey.com/uk/careers NOUSE: THE UNIVERSITY OF YORK STUDENT NEWSPAPER 7 News Men less likely to go to university York launches Thomas Witherow mental health SENIOR CORRESPONDENT go to university. ing to university and this underper- results, new teaching and nursing York has seen a consistent fall in formance needs urgent focus across courses are attracting women to ter- campaign MEN WILL soon become the most the male undergraduate applica- the education sector. tiary education, while men are more under-represented group in the tions, from 45 per cent in 2007/8 to “At York, the proportion of male likely to take up apprenticeships country in applications to UK uni- just 41 per cent now – equivalent to applicants has decreased slightly and jobs. Vee Wells versities, the head of UCAS has pre- 9,509 students out of a total 23,353. over the past few years,” said David The overall number of appli- DEPUTY NEWS EDITOR dicted. “There remains a stubborn Garner, a spokesman for the Uni- cants at York has risen, however the Figures show that the gap be- gap between male and female ap- versity of York. number of applicants to Arts sub- A NEW University-backed cam- tween applications from women plicants which, on current trends, “We believe this is more to do jects has fallen. The University has paign to encourage open discussion and men is rising sharply. could eclipse the gap between rich with changes in demand for par- been unable to release figures mid- about mental health has launched 87,000 more women than men and poor within a decade,” said Dr ticular programmes than an effect cycle due to UCAS regulations. this month. applied before the 15th, increasing Mary Curnock Cook, chief executive of any national decline in male ap- The figure for girls, though, is According to a YUSU blog the the gap by 7,000 compared with of UCAS. plicants.” the highest ever with 333,700 ap- “#GoodDay #BadDay” initiative January 2013. Women are now a “Young men are becoming a In the current cycle, it is be- plications compared with 331,800 aims “to encourage positive conver- third more likely than men to opt to disadvantaged group in terms of go- lieved that York will buck the na- in 2011. The number of boys apply- sations about mental health and ul- tional trend, with an increase in the ing is 246,300, down from 251,730 timately remove the stigma attached numbers of men applying. in 2011. to the subject of mental health.” Mr Garner added: “There is Kallum Taylor, YUSU Presi- Students are being encouraged considerable debate about undera- to tweet and Vine stories of their chievement by boys in schools and the advantage good days and bad days, with the this is something we think should conferred by appropriate hashtag, contributing NYU PHOTO BUREAU NYU PHOTO “ be addressed.” to the campaign and raising aware- One leading academic has sug- independent ness. gested the remedy might be to offer The YUSU website also features university places to men on lower A- schools is now less blogs and videos posted by mental level grades. than the advan- illness sufferers, sharing their sto- “The solution put forward by ries and opening up conversation. some universities to combat dis- tage obtained by So far students Jemima, Tasha and advantage was to offer pupils from Tay have all told their stories online state schools positions on lower being a female to help others, speaking and writing grades than independent schools,” Professor Alan Smithers about their experiences with depres- said Professor Alan Smithers, direc- dent, commented “if we want to sion and anxiety. tor of the Centre for Education and avoid moving from one inequality to When asked how she coped Employment at Buckingham Uni- the complete opposite, smart policy with the negative reactions some versity. “Perhaps universities should needs to understand and address people have had, Tasha wrote: “I re- now admit men on lower grades.” the decline in male applications. alise it’s just lack of awareness. It’s He added: “One thing is becom- “The reasons behind this kind not even their fault - it’s a problem ing clear - the advantage conferred of thing, as is the case with appli- with society.” by independent schools is now less cants from middle-to-low income Jemima Busby, who along with than the advantage obtained by be- backgrounds, start way before they Tay Whitehead started the cam- ing a female.” start thinking about which Univer- paign, said: “We won funding for Women are now a third more likely than men to go to university He continued to say that better sity they apply for.” the campaign from YUSU last year but decided to delay launching it in October because of our workloads and our own mental health needs. It has been a challenge at times, but THE survey shows a third of staff keen to leave so worth it! So far the reactions have Jamie Summers been very positive and it’s really en- NEWS REPORTER the most secure, with only 25 per conducted in 2011. The highest lev- lowest levels of engagement were couraging to know that being hon- cent of respondents suggesting that els of staff engagement were found Politics, York Management School, est about our experiences (however A NEW survey recently undertaken they would consider leaving their in the Philosophy department, with and History at 63 per cent, 62 per scary it may be!) is having a positive by Times Higher Education (THE) job. 92 per cent of those surveyed re- cent and 53 per cent respectively. effect on people reading and watch- has revealed that almost one third An early-career researcher sponded positively. History of Art According to the University re- ing the videos.” of university staff across the country working in a Scottish university is and Archaeology also displayed port the engagement index is based Mental health among stu- are unhappy and want to leave their quoted in the THE report as saying high levels of staff engagement, with on the work itself, the senior man- dents has long been known to be role. that their institution had “sidelined, 92 per cent and 88 per cent respec- agement group and equal opportu- an issue. In a 2013 survey, the NUS THE undertook the detailed belittled and ignored me and left me tively. nities amongst other factors. The found that 20 per cent of students survey to assess the situation of em- isolated,” and that, as a result, they Those departments with the next survey will take place in May. “consider themselves to have men- ployment in higher education insti- could not wait to leave. tal health problems”, while a 2004 tutions. The ‘THE Best University Additionally, an academic study quoted by the Royal College Workplace Survey’ was carried out working in the social sciences at a of Psychologists found 55 per cent of on more than 4,500 higher educa- post-Polytechnic era university in students to have at least mild “men- tion staff in total, and almost one- the Midlands commented that “in tal disorder”. third (31 per cent) of academics spite of the satisfaction brought One first year student told stated that they were considering about by teaching and great rela- Nouse: “Having just been diagnosed quitting their job. tions with students and my im- with Seasonal Affective Disorder, I Furthermore 27 per cent of mediate colleagues, several of my wasn’t sure what to do or who to talk professional support staff at uni- colleagues have left or are trying to to. Seeing YUSU making an effort versities also said that they were leave, and I intend to do the same.” to promote and normalise mental contemplating leaving. 32 per cent Among academics, those work- health illness is clearly a good step.” of university employees overall feel ing in the creative arts, arts and hu- However, there is still more to that their job is at risk. manities and education were more be done. A third year Physics stu- TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION However, this sentiment varies likely than others to disagree with dent said: “I know of at least four depending upon the field of work in the statement that ‘my job feels students who have fallen back or which staff are employed. Academ- secure’; more than 40 per cent of dropped out due to depression. The ics working in education are the respondents in these disciplines university should do more to as- most likely to want to leave, with stated that they had concerns about suage academic stress as I feel that 39 per cent voicing their discontent. their job security. can lead to mental health problems.” 37 per cent of those working in the However, those working in Besides the Good Day cam- creative arts and 34 per cent work- physics, biology and maths were the paign, YUSU are also running a ing in social sciences would also least worried, with only 32 per cent Mental Health First Aid course in consider switching roles. of academics in these areas feeling Halifax College Common Room on By contrast, academics working insecure in their job. Saturday, weeks 6 and 7. More infor- in technology and engineering feel The last York staff survey was The THE survey shows that 31 per cent of academics are dissatisfied mation can be found on the Halifax

Tuesday 11 February 2014 www.nouse.co.uk www.ey.com/uk/careers NOUSE: THE UNIVERSITY OF YORK STUDENT NEWSPAPER 9 News

RONNIE MACDONALD YUSU propose NUS voting amendment Rosie Shields EDITOR time the motion will have more mo- mentum, emulating the success of YUSU ARE submitting a ‘one mem- some of the most popular previous ber one vote’ motion to the National motions. Union of Students’ national confer- Sheffield University are likely ence this April. to back the motion again, this time Currently a small number of alongside York University Students’ delegates are elected to represent Union. their universities at the confer- For a motion to get into the fi- ence. nal document it must be approved If the new motion is passed it by the Steering Committee who are will mean that every student will then obliged to notify the students’ have a chance for vote for the NUS unions of any changes. Approved president, and not just elected del- motions are then debated at Con- egates. ference. Any passed motions will be policy of NUS-USI for the next five years. Kallum Taylor, YUSU Presi- dent, said: “We’re hoping to submit a ‘one member one vote’ motion to NUS national conference this April. “It’s not a new idea but with each passing year the case grows stronger for it. Despite it doing great things, to most students the e’ve all been homeland of South the natural defences In the last edition Nouse re- NUS is little more than a discount suffering at America, the recent of the penguin’s body, vealed that the percentage of stu- card and the occasional demonstra- Wthe hands of weeks of constant rain even more so than in a dents voting in YUSU elections tion. the brutal North York- and high winds have human. They have been fell by three per cent last year. It is “YUSU will be proposing this shire weather, but none taken their toll. prescribed the drugs to hoped that an increased say in the motion, with the backing of several more so than a belea- Lyndsey Crawford, try to ward off any more NUS will also spur an increase in other Students’ Unions, to create Unhappy gured group of pen- display curator at the serious illnesses. our own student union. an NUS were every student in the guins in Scarborough. centre, said: “After the The penguins have Although the motion will not country can vote for their national A dozen Humboldt first week, our birds not needed medication have the chance to be passed until President. penguins at the Scar- were just a bit subdued, since April 2011 when after this year’s YUSU elections it “Many charities and campaign- feet borough Sea Life Cen- but after over a month three men broke in to has the potential to make a differ- ing groups have this system, and it tre have been put on a now they are thorough- their enclosure and ence to future campaign turnouts. could be a huge game changer for course of antidepres- ly fed-up and miserable, chased them around The motion is not a new one, the NUS which will establish its sants. much like the rest of us.” for 15 minutes, leaving having been put forward by Univer- long term credibility and relevance Although the pen- According to cen- them distressed and off sity College London and Sheffield to its members.” guins are used to harsh tre staff, being miser- their food for several University several years ago. The deadline for motion sub- conditions in their able can severely lower weeks after. However it is hoped that this mission is in a month’s time. Further changes to electoral Taylor campaigning to boundaries affect Halifax students abolish printer credits Beth Jakubowski local voters so that each councillor portant that Halifax is included with Beth Jakubowski DEPUTY EDITOR in York represents a similar number the rest of the University in the local DEPUTY EDITOR their students too?” THE LOCAL Government Bound- of electors.” e.lectoral bounda- This week Taylor met with Koen ary Commission for England have The commission has now ries. It’s important KALLUM TAYLOR, YUSU Presi- Lamberts, the University’s Vice rethought their plans to change the re-opened for a public con- for the University dent, is campaigning to abolish Chancellor, to discuss getting rid of electoral boundaries in York. sultation which is due to to have a unit- printing costs for students at the printing costs. Taylor commented: After discovering an error in run until March ed student University. Currently, it costs 5p to “The Vice Chancellor seemed open the information given to them them, 31st. If passed voice.” print one side of A4 in black and minded about it - but this isn’t a the Commission decided to alter the through West- white but Taylor hopes to eradicate new thing - and the University have planned changes to constituency minster the new printing costs permanently. sat on this without a response for boundaries made in November. c o n s t i t u e n c y To print an A4 side in colour it too long now.” A spokesperson stated that costs 15p and it is double the price to He went on to add, “Outside an error in the data received by print anythng in A3. of the value for money argument, the Commission meant that vot- Speaking to Nouse, Taylor said: the printing of essays, reports etc. ers in Halifax College would have “If you’re paying £9,000 a year you shouldn’t be treated as a relied upon remained in the Fulford and Hes- shouldn’t have to print off an essay income stream and it would also lington Ward which is not the same you have to submit. encourage departments to move to ward as the rest of the University is “It would be a great thing for online submission.” in. our university to say they offer and Some departments have cre- Originally, the University of it would benefit pretty much every ated a solution to the expense of York was to be included in a three- single student here.” printer credits. member Hull Road ward. These A second year PPE student told A second year Philosophy stu- changes were made to make “strong- Nouse: “I find it really difficult to dent said: “There wouldn’t be a er community interests” with Hull read stuff on a computer screen so problem with printer credits if all Road, which was considered to be I have to print out all my reading, the departments provided you with the city’s main student area. which is usually at least nine journal the essential reading like the Phi- The spokesperson said: “The articles a week. losophy department does. new recommendations mean b o u n d a r i e s “The costs can really add up. “I think this is a good way to around 800 voters in the Halifax will be in place Because it’s for academic purposes deal with the problem of printer College area would be part of the for the next elec- I think the University should defi- credits. Although, to not have to pay Hull Road ward with the rest of the toral cycle in 2015. nitely have to subsidise costs for for printer credits at all would be University campus. The amendment A second year PPE THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOUNDARY students. I know other universities preferable. For the amount we pay would deliver electoral equality for student said, “I think it’s really im- COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND do it, so why shouldn’t York help out to be here you’d expect a little more.” 10 NOUSE: THE UNIVERSITY OF YORK STUDENT NEWSPAPER www.nouse.co.uk Tuesday 11 February 2014 News YUSU On The Move report New accessibility shows student priorities audit commissioned Rosie Shields Vee Wells EDITOR DEPUTY NEWS EDITOR completed yet some areas are more common complaints were about on campus; to a more widely-pro- a cause for concern than others. campus gyms. Students wanted moted Refreshers Week, monitor- THE UNIVERSITY has commis- Many of the old accommoda- DISAPPOINTMENT with library more classes in the Heslington West ing lecturer quality, and graduation sioned an access audit to evaluate tion blocks are largely inaccessible services, transport issues and a gym, longer opening hours on Sat- ceremonies to be held at York Min- campus accessibility. to disabled students including old communist utopia have all emerged urdays, and the ability to only pay ster. The audit, which will be used as Derwent and Langwith as well as as student priorities in the most re- for classes rather than purchasing Not all the feedback YUSU re- a guide for the Disability and Acces- some of the older Vanburgh blocks cent feedback session from YUSU membership. ceived was so serious. Several stu- sibility Committee to improve cam- and James N block. On The Move. Transport was also flagged up dents told the team that they should pus, aims to source any potential Even some of the newer blocks The initiative, which sends the as a key issue. Numerous people improve the weather, or took the problems within the University and are likely to be under scrutiny, with YUSU Sabbatical Officers around complained about buses and sug- chance to promote their societies to prioritise campus improvements numerous flights of stairs and nar- campus to talk to students face to gested new routes or changes to the the officers. One student told YUSU due to take place within the next row corridors. A number of Alcuin’s face, aims to gather information on timetable, and there was also an that they should just “do some- few years. blocks seem to fit this description the issues which matter to students. interest demonstrated in a Univer- thing”, while another requested a It states, “As part of its ongo- including J1 and the E blocks. The most frequently mentioned sity version of London’s ‘Boris Bike’ communist utopia. ing commitment to improving the It is not just accommodation problems were with the library. scheme. According to Dan Whitmore, campus environment for colleagues, blocks that are being covered by the Many students had suggestions on Other important ideas to im- YUSU Academic Officer, “there will students and visitors, the University audit. Lecture halls and seminar ways to improve the libraries, from prove student life ranged widely, most probably be things worth pur- needs your input to understand bet- rooms are also likely to be accessed creating a dedicated smoking area from more ATMs, better student suing,” YUSU’s position on a com- ter the challenges some colleagues with many without induction loops. outside to opening the doors direct- parking, more contact hours for munist utopia has not been made face accessing buildings and areas Lighting and signage are also ly into the Harry Fairhurst building Arts subjects, and water fountains clear. AGATHA TORRANCE of the campus.” areas of concern as how students to cut down on commuting times. Thomas Ron, Disabled Stu- get onto campus is considered. This Other suggestions were to in- dents’ Officer, said: “The University could be a particular issue for sec- crease the number of seats in the is sending out an audit for students ond and third years who have a long library, give students more print to highlight problem areas. This is a way to travel and do not live on bus credits, provide heaters outside for hugely positive move as it will allow routes. the cold weather, get rid of the room the university to go on more than Kallum Taylor, YUSU Presi- booking system, and assign priority just anecdotal evidence but hard dent: “I would encourage as many to third year students, or to those facts. students as possible to contribute to working on open exams. “It will show the university the access audit. It’s a positive move A ball pit outside the library many of the issues I have consistent- by University to look at how campus was also requested, resurrecting ly raised and hopefully will see them works for its users, and I hope that the motion submitted by Michael take some serious action. I look for- they act on its findings.” Walker suggesting the same thing ward to the publication of the audit. A link to the audit can be found in October 2013. YUSU did not vote I am greatly looking forward to the on the online edition of this article. on that matter. results” All students are encouraged to carry After the library, the next most The Library is a priority for many students, particularly the number of seats Although the audit has not been out the survey. Listings MUSIC 13th-14th February- The Hunger Games: Catching 14th February. One Billion Rising in York. Van- 14th February- Celtic Ladies and Dublin’s Irish Fire – York Student Cinema, P/X/001. brugh Dining Hall 2.30pm. 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ARTS 7.45pm. £5 12th February- Rent 20th Anniversary Concert – Grand Opera House York. LECTURES 7.30pm. £27.40-£38.90 12th February- The Physics of Music – P/L/001. 8pm. Free DANCE 13th February- The Others Are Coming – W/222. 23rd February- Dance On Yorkshire 4pm. Free, ticket required 2014 – York Barbican. 7pm. £11.50 13th February - Resetting the Political Economy – Bowland Auditorium Berrick Saul Building. GENERAL INTEREST 6.30pm. Free 10th February - 14th February. Uni- 19th February- Lavish Drama, Thoughtful Docu- versity of York Christian Union Events mentaries and Idiots Smeared in Poo – P/X/001. Week. All week 6pm. Free 12th February. What would you change 24th February- Understanding Eating Disorders – at the Uni of York? York Student Think GCR Goodricke College. 6pm. Free Tank. 6.30pm. V/120 13th February. Derwent does Take Me 13th-14th February. The Hunger Games: Catch- FILM Out. D Bar. 8pm ing Fire – York Student Cinema, P/X/001. 11th - 13th February - Dallas Buyers Club. York 14th February. Valentine’s Day. Nouse 7.30pm. £3 City Screen. 8.30pm. £8 loves you, even if no one else does. NOUSE: THE UNIVERSITY OF YORK STUDENT NEWSPAPER Tuesday 11 February 2014 www.nouse.co.uk www.ey.com/uk/careers 11 News Yorkies abroad

Anwen Baker and Rosie Shields catch up with some York students on their travels

“The French don’t do “I’ve been asked cheesy pop and about Sherlock and tequila shots quite as Doctor Who well as the English” hundreds of times”

Jack Staples-Butler

History, 2nd year

Studying History at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA

How have I found the culture shock? I’ve been an Americanophile since I was a child and grew up on The Simpsons and American cop shows, then in adolescence on a healthy diet of Martin Scorsese films and Bill Hicks routines so I was reasonably prepared for the new culture. What surprised me the moment I arrived in Illinois was how adored everything British is; I’ve been asked about Sherlock and Doctor Who hundreds of times as all the college kids here love it.

Have I got any funny stories or anecdotes? On Alex Slingsby my first night in my subleased house in Urbana, I got trapped in my bedroom. I wasn’t locked in French and Linguistics, 3rd year as the door had no lock, it was just jammed shut. My roommate and I spent two hours trying to English Teaching Assistant/Teacher, working in two high schools in Orléans, France get me out to no avail. He called the landlord (it was 1AM), who said to call the locksmiths. He How did I find the move? Bumpy. The plane broke down on the way to France and called the locksmiths, who said they could do the journey took six hours longer than it should have done. nothing and told him to call the police. Which he did. So at 2AM, I’m still trapped in my bedroom in my Rolling Stones pyjamas feeling very tired and dehydrated as two The biggest culture shock I’ve faced: I now have to dress like a fifty-year-old to Urbana P.D. officers try to help my roommate get the door open. Eventually, they tell avoid being judged by other people and absolutely everywhere is shut on a Sunday! him to kick it down, which he does. They take a report from us both and I get my first encounter with real-life American police officers – if only my five-year-old self could A funny story from my time here: I usually teach a lesson on my own, so I have to have seen me! Plus I can tell the story as “I was with the Stones in Illinois when the think of my own ways of disciplining the pupils. If my troisième class (year 10) mis- police kicked in the door on us.” behave, I make them sit with their hands on their heads until they stop talking and listen. It works every time. I also whisper parts of my lesson sometimes to quieten One thing I miss about York: After my friends, I miss the city itself the most prob- them down and it confuses them so much! ably, there’s a reason it got voted the UK’s Nicest City.

Ralph Klöss-Schuster

PPE, 2nd year

Originally from Germany, currently studying in York “There is a heated The move was somewhat complicated. I did not want to live on campus as I thought it would be more interesting to live in an off-campus flat share with Eng- lish people. So the first two weeks in York I lived in a Hostel in the city centre, looking for appropriate accommodation. Two weeks and a lot of house viewings debate going on later I found an advert on Facebook and was lucky to get a beautiful room in a nice flat share with two Yorkshire guys. As for the culture shock, I can’t say I had any issues with it. But I’ve been to Eng- if you should say land before. Have I got any funny stories or anecdotes? I live with two Yorkshire guys but spent a month in a language school in the south in Brighton so there is a heated debate going on if you should say glaaaaass or glasssss. It’s a very common thing, glaaaass or glassss.” but usually this debate is for English people. As a foreigner I first didn’t realise what the problem was and am now very careful about what to say when and how, haha.

York is one of the most picturesque cities I have ever seen, so I guess I will miss it’s charm of past times, nice small cafes and tiny restaurants. Another thing that comes to mind is the prawn-crackers at Willows. Who wouldn’t miss them, right? 12 NOUSE: THE UNIVERSITY OF YORK STUDENT NEWSPAPER www.nouse.co.uk Tuesday 11 February 2014 www.ey.com/uk/careers

[email protected] Comment www.nouse.co.uk/comment Zain Mahmood Deputy Comment Who runs the world? Editor

The domination of men in committee positions needs to be addressed

LUCY WEGERIF ecent figures have shown that still do. But is it that simple? clique-voting may, to some degree, men have been enjoying their There are a variety of reasons perpetuate largely or totally same- Rduel with women in the bal- why a society may be male-domi- gender committees as this intimi- ance of power where ‘key’ positions nated. For example, take the issue dates outsiders, those of a different in campus societies are concerned. of gender marketing in general. An gender, but also, crucially, excluded Looking at the statistics for our argument proposed is that such a from a group of close-knit friends. university, just over four in ten stu- mechanism encourages stereotypi- On the other hand, we could dents are male, yet they enjoy half cal views and it is worth examin- simply blame the data, as it may not of the seats on offer taking 170 com- ing our societies in a similar light. tell the entirety of the tale. With in- mittees into account. Some of the While the advertising of positions complete information due to a few more definitive results arise when and societies may be almost neutral, societies not having stats to hand looking at the more traditional so- it is the figures in power, arguably, or unofficial changes in respective cieties such those pertaining to poli- that attract ambition from would-be roles, there may be a small discrep- tics, debate or careerist pursuits, leaders and careerists. ancy in the conclusions I have at- with more than 70 per cent of the For some societies, a male role tempted to extract thus far. How- cake going to males. model may be able to sufficiently ever this is not significant enough Peering down what is perceived motivate other men who would per- to be termed an inconsistency and by some as the opposite end of the ceive the position as more achiev- so the issue remains; with a larger spectrum, the arts and humanities able, than that which is currently number of females at the Univer- committees represent a gulf in fa- held by a women (and vice versa), sity, the divide in key positions is too vour of women. Sadly, these num- which in effect could represent a wide. bers seem to conform to stereotypes form of, admittedly unintended, The matter is far too complex we are unfortunately all too familiar gendered marketing. to be tackled in a single article, but with. It seems the distribution of Alternatively, simply by voting from the evidence we have, there key positions may still be influenced for your mates in order to help them is a concern that needs addressing. by the strictly patriarchal society we out could be another explanation. Raising awareness of the issue is the once had, or as some would argue, In societies, the phenomena that is first step in the right direction.

Jay Massaad The dark side of the FIFA World Cup

The beautiful game’s ugly secrets

hen Qatar won the right done little to help the federation’s in Qatar, they have it worse. There manner that stinks of modern day which binds immigrants to their to host the FIFA World image. Brazil’s preparation for the is an ongoing fear surrounding the slavery. employers, so that a builder cannot WCup in 2022, it quickly hosting of the World Cup this sum- construction industry for the 2022 Sepp Blatter’s claims after work for another company or be al- led to a stream of controversy that mer has already been rife with prob- World Cup that hasn’t been laid to meeting the country’s emir that Qa- lowed to leave the country whilst in remains ongoing. With sweltering lems and six stadiums missed FIFA’s rest by months of Blatter’s reassur- tar was now “on the right track” to such a contract. temperatures during the tourna- deadline for completion. One sta- ances – fears which were initially deal with worker’s rights did little As if that wasn’t enough, some ment’s traditional summer slot, and dium, Curitiba, has been described given their global voice through The workers claim that they have been comments made by FIFA’s own Sec- as ‘critically’ behind schedule by Guardian’s investigation all the way Workers claim to lied to, left unpaid, or not given ID retary General Jérôme Valcke, it ap- Valcke. back in September. cards – which effectively gives them pears many major leagues will po- Workers’ deaths and con- The article depicts how Nepa- “have been exploited illegal immigrant status, leaving tentially have to be rescheduled for struction catastrophes – such as a lese workers died almost daily them even more powerless. the first ever winter World Cup – an crane collapse – have plagued the during the stifling summer in Qa- in a manner that At the end of last month it was organisational nightmare. Itaquerão and other stadiums, and tar, with many claiming to have confirmed that at least 185 workers It’s not the first time Sepp Blat- employees regard the building site had their basic human rights im- stinks of modern day from Nepal alone died during 2013 ter’s FIFA has had problems of this at Manaus as ‘rated zero for safety’. peached, telling horror stories of slavery building the infrastructure for the sort, and past allegations of corrup- It is these workers’ safety that abuse, denial of drinking water and ” sporting event – a figure which is tion from the media have certainly continues to make headlines, and being tricked and exploited in a expected to rise as new cases con-

ALEXANDRA ALEXANDRA WESTLEY to reduce the growing unease sur- tinue to come to light. rounding the event. Amid a clamour for FIFA’s The pressure on FIFA was kept sponsors to reconsider their sup- alive by an Amnesty International port for an organisation with links report that was published just one to such a cruel industry, the chief week later in November, focussing executive of the World Cup organ- on how a tolerant legal environ- ising committee Hassan al-Thawadi ment allowed for the abuse and vowed that the competition would exploitation of migrant workers by not be built “on the blood of inno- alcohol is a their employers. The “simply inex- cents”. cusable” revelations led Amnesty Jérôme Valcke has now given big burden to general secretary Salil Shetty to the committee a deadline of 12th state that “FIFA has a duty to send February to workers in Qatar, be- the country’s a strong public message that it will fore a hearing in the European Par- not tolerate human rights abuses on liament in Brussels the next day. medical construction projects related to the But is it too little, too late? World Cup.” It’s clear that once again, FI- resources So what is keeping workers FA’s image has been tarnished by a from just leaving the whole thing seemingly lacklustre effort to ensure behind? The answers lie in the ka- the positive running of events. For fala sponsorship system of labour, FIFA, it’s time to change the game. Tuesday 11 February 2014 www.nouse.co.uk NOUSE: THE UNIVERSITY OF YORK STUDENT NEWSPAPER 13 www.ey.com/uk/careers Comment KATE MITCHELL Views from the Ouse

n paper, breeding season sounds like a brilliant con- Ocept: you get all of spring to fly around and make love to the first bird you see, like a series of Big Brother set entirely in Willow. But then it all falls apart. For one, eating 60 per cent of your body weight eve- ry day kind of nullifies any effort at the gym. And two, how many times have you seen a kingfisher? Right, now imagine the only time you could orgasm is if you saw one. I’ve been told there’s plenty of fish in the sea, but grimly rutting a cod in some rockpool in Scarbor- ough doesn’t have much appeal to me. Besides, that’s how you get crabs. So I’m on my own this Valen- tine’s Day. Mind you, it can’t be too much fun for anyone concerned. If you are in a relationship, it boils down to sitting in an overpriced restaurant, trying to maintain an argument-free détente like Kruschchev and Kenne- dy at the Cuban Missile Crisis, only with a bit less kissing. Meanwhile, multi-million pound corporations are looming over your shoulders, throwing over chocolate and stuffed animals to keep it all going like Vee Wells squealing shippers on Tumblr hand- Deputy News ing out giftsets. Editor Maybe this is the day that one Liberating lap dancing guy you handed your number to in a drunken haze decides to try it on again. So you’re left ducking his Closing down Upstairs would be hindering people’s right to work texts, silently cursing the stupid way he talks and the stupid way he’s eminism is a messy, nebulous lap dancing clubs are perfectly le- reason prostitution is known as the ate a good working environment. “planning your life together”. thing, a movement in which gal, as long as they have a licence oldest profession. While lap danc- In illegal venues, it’s unlikely these And of course, if you’ve just Farguments and counter-ar- to operate. On a purely pragmatic, ers do not sell sex, they are still sex women would be looked after the been dumped, it’s National Screw guments are made for every possi- capitalist note, there is a supply and workers in the sense that they sell same way. You Day (actually, no, it’s the exact ble position. “Is it feminist?” is no demand system going on here: lap the idea of sex and female atten- In a 2007 Nouse feature, three opposite of that). Still, why not get longer a question which has any dancing fills a niche in the market, tion to men. Trying to close down student lap dancers were inter- in on the fun and send some cards? answers, as every viewpoint will be and there is demand for it. Hence avenues where women can do this viewed about their part time jobs, You just have to be creative! Maybe attacked. the business thrives. and none of them had any concerns one with a picture of a cartoon rab- With this in mind, it’s unsur- Lap dancing also allows women If YFS really have a over their safety within the clubs. bit staggering blankly as the xeno- prising that ‘feminist’ societies are so to be in control of their income in One of them, Lara, said: “You have morph from Alien tears its way quick to disagree over pretty much a way many other jobs don’t allow, “problem with Upstairs, to be able to handle people who through his chest, with the caption any issue regarding women. What working when it suits them. Ulti- they should go and have been drinking, and as long as DEAD INSIDE written out in glit- is more concerning are the second- mately it could be seen as a way of you’re confident and firm with them ter. wave ideologies that still permeate earning money without having to then you can avoid any problems. There’s also the matter of what the community, which promote a rely on other people. And as the old find out about it ” “It’s certainly not the sort of job to do on a student budget. What if feminism concerned exclusively adage goes, if you’ve got it, flaunt it. where ‘the customer is always right’.” you decide not to buy anything, and with middle-class white women. On top of this, some may argue legally and safely isn’t just unfemi- YFN’s petition was aiming for then your lover buys you a 10kg These feminists, keen to “save” sex that, as working in the industry is a nist: it’s dangerous. 1,000 signatures: it only achieved diamond dipped in chocolate and workers, have been dubbed “neo- choice, decrying women for working Most of the stories the media 183. The concerns over a single pri- strapped to a live angel? Maybe go Victorianists” by author Ellen Wil- as dancers denies their agency and peddles about sex work, as some- vately-owned, regulated lap dancing for something more surprising – see lis, as they attempt to change legis- attempts to invalidate the women’s thing seedy and socially reprehen- club are essentially trivial. It does if you can come up with a Petrarch- lation with no knowledge of how the decisions. sible, are due to the conflation of not affect York as a “welcoming, an sonnet to remind your lover how industry works. Shutting down the club would prostitution with sex trafficking – family-friendly city” as the group their soul is like a star. The York Feminist Network’s have cut off these women financially both of which are illegal. The differ- claims: it merely highlights York’s Well, that’s Valentine’s Day. I’ll – and it wouldn’t have just made the ence is, one is a horribly damaging status as a city where people live mark it in my diary, next to the tear- Sex-positivity is women unemployed. The bounc- crime that treats people as objects and work. stains. Next on ruining holidays: you ers, security team and bar staff also or slaves, while the other is a profes- If YFN really have a problem know when Santa Claus showed up “a key part of would have all lost their jobs, con- sion. with Upstairs, they should go and that one Christmas just as your dad tributing to the already woefully Much of this ignorance comes find out about it. They should talk had mysteriously vanished from the feminisn ” high unemployment figures across from the industry’s lack of regula- to the girls and the staff there. In room? That’s because they’re having the country. tion. Performing any job illegally short, they should do something opposition to ‘Upstairs’, the Mickle- Besides the economic argu- and without adequate provisions is that would actually help the people Follow the debate: gate lap dancing venue, is a prime ments in favour of lap dancing a recipe for disaster, whether it in- concerned. example of this. Sex-positivity is a clubs, there is also a strong argu- volves taking off your clothes or not. Feminism means working to Comment online at key part of truly progressive femi- ment in favour of keeping safe Closing down lap dancing clubs support women, in whatever they nouse.co.uk/comment nism, and attempting to shut down spaces for women working in more merely forces this kind of work un- do – and if that happens to be lap a legitimate business is not helping physical professions. derground. In a dedicated club, dancing, we owe it to women to or on Twitter anyone. Sex work has been a part of civilisa- there are security provisions in make sure lap dancing establish- The fact of the matter is that tion since ancient times – there’s a place to keep the girls safe and cre- ments are as safe as possible. @nouseopinion 14 NOUSE: THE UNIVERSITY OF YORK STUDENT NEWSPAPER www.nouse.co.uk Tuesday 11 February 2014 www.ey.com/uk/careers Comment

Sofia Geraghty NOUSE It’s all gone Ron ... Est. 1964 Deputy Comment Editor

Lets talk about sex Spare a thought for Harry’s downtrodden sidekick this Valetines Day The second Sexposé survey and panel show, nominated last year for nyone feeling unhappy about tion process, which was once again lead to you being stuck with them YUSU event of the year, took place last week. Our seemingly adolescent the prospect of a lonely Val- used to attempt to kill Harry. Hav- for the rest of your life. With nearly fascination with sex was titillated again by this ‘no holds barred’ Aentine’s Day should spare ing a best friend who has people every eligible wizard and witch at- discussion of the sexual habits of York students. Brought to the a quick thought for Ron Weasley. constantly trying to murder them tending the same school playing the exhibition centre by FetSoc, WomCom and LGBT, Sexposé always The last few years have been far would be horrendous. field isn’t really an option. proves a popular event. Often at university, the transition from awkward from easy for the most famous side You can imagine the pain of With Hermione being aware of teenage fumbles to meaningful sexual encounters is completed, and kick of modern literature. If finding walking into Salvation and having this fact, and being experienced in talking time to understand our relationship with sex in these out that the person who brought the magical dating game after kiss- formative years is incredibly important. Sex is still something him into this world wished she had ing Krum when she was fifteen, it which too few people feel comfortable talking about in pub- killed him wasn’t bad enough, the After ten years has to be asked why she would go lic. The sexposé event has allowed us all this chance, and long 21st century’s great tragic hero has of marriage... he has there with Ron if she liked Harry. may it continue to prosper. Openness cannot be a bad thing. just received some more devastating “ Well, like JK Rowling at a time, news. just found out that and many critics, she probably just After ten years of marriage, and thought that Ron would be killed two children, he has just found out the love of his life off and she would be able to end up that the love of his life would actu- with Harry in their joint loneliness. ally be happier with his famous best would he happier This may seem cruel but she friend. Yes, Hermione would be bet- does have to be admired for her Societies deserve better ter off with Harry, if only he would with his famous best playing of the long game in getting stop sleeping with Ron’s little sister to Harry through his best friend. When it comes to looking back on our time at University, it will that is. Bloody hell indeed. friend. ” While many girls attempt to make not be the bleary eyed 9 am seminars or the week long coffee fueled Many fans have been angry a large number of the opposite sex their crush jealous by slurring “kiss exam hazes that receive the rose tinted treatment. University, for with J.K Rowling for the revelation. attempt to chat you up, only to find me” to any male in the vicinity, Her- many, is defined by the people we meet and the experiences we Ron really did not have it easy dur- out that they are only talking to you mione put’s in seven years of tough gain. Societies are a huge and vibrant part of University life, cater- ing his six years at Hogwarts. in an attempt to savagely kill your graft. It can’t have been easy for the ing to everyone, from the bondage enthusiasts of Fet Soc to the as- Yes, Harry may have had his best friend. No one’s self-esteem girl, and we can now understand piring knights of the Medieval Society. We are tremendously lucky parents murdered by the most evil needs that. her panic when Ron asks her to here at York to have such a wide array of societies to choose from wizard of the age, and people may And that’s why so many of us come with him after falling out with and such a huge number of enthusiastic and talented people run- have tried to kill him throughout his rejoiced when after about seven- Harry. “I can’t go, we said we would ning them. It is these people who need support from our Union school life, but at least he got invited teen years of coming second to just help him kill Horcruxes.” A likely to enable them to continue running their societies to such a high to the Slug club. Not receiving entry about everyone and everything, story Hermione. standard, support which is clearly lacking. With poor publicity, a to Hogwarts version of the Bulling- Ron landed the girl he had probably So no matter how abysmal life lack of communication and an absolute shambles of a Refreshers’ don club was sadly far from the only fancied since she told him he had a may get, things could always be Fair it is hardly surprising that membership levels have dropped. time Ron found himself surpassed dirty nose.After what appeared to worse. But if you really do find your- Go to the Drama Barn on a Friday night, see for yourself the tal- by his best friend. be years of sexual tension the duo fi- self excruciatingly lonely, you can ented actors and directors that we are capable of producing. Right from the beginning poor nally kissed after severing a fraction always join Hogwarts’ unluckiest Within this newspaper, or even within the pages of our ‘friendly Ron had to suffer embarrassments of Voldemorts soul with a Basilisk man, who was last seen stumbling rivals’, you can see huge amounts of dedication and hard work. such as turning up to school with fang. While naturally killing frac- around The Three Broomsticks in Societies nurture and develop individual skill and his infamous hand me down robes tions of people would put anyone a maroon jumper muttering the those who run them work incredibly hard. Unfor- and a fat rat, which was actually in the mood, it is still important to words “I’ll give him a f*cking scar” tunately YUSU aren’t exactly making it easy for us. only with him to kill Harry, and be- realise that kissing someone in the to anyone who cared. Which for ing rejected by the Triwizard selec- wizarding world will most likely Ron Weasley wasn’t anyone at all.

KATE MITCHELL

Exercise your right to vote Voting in the YUSU elections is not often the top of everyone’s pri- ority list, but this year, we should all make a concerted effort to vote for at least one position. People constantly complain that their voice is being ignored yet the only way this will change is if people put themselves out there, not just running for positions but voting for them too. Everyone is impacted by the election outcome, even if its indirectly. Therefore it is important we each make use of our suf- frage and exercise our right to democracy. These ordinary students have made a courageous leap in deciding to run for positions; it is the least we can do to show some interest in their choice. If we choose the right people then this university, and the experiences of the stu- dent body in their time at York, can only go from strength to strength.

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Contribute: [email protected] Tuesday 11 February 2014 www.nouse.co.uk NOUSE: THE UNIVERSITY OF YORK STUDENT NEWSPAPER 15 www.ey.com/uk/careers Comment Plastic surgery rears its perfectly Kate Mitchell Legalise sculpted head once more cannabis Cosmetic surgery leaves its patients with a fake body and false happiness James Hostford osmetic surgery is a contro- ful procedures being an expecta- bodies photo shoots portray them tic surgery many women face. versial trend that’s returned tion is nothing short of ridiculous. to have, continue to shift copies However this does not mean ast week’s news of the tragic Cto the fore following a report It would be hard to argue that peer week after week. It is becoming so the concept of cosmetic surgery is death of Gemma Moss, due from the British Association of Aes- pressure on any level is acceptable, repetitive, all that really needs to be inherently evil. As cushy as it would Lto cardiac arrest in her sleep thetic Plastic Surgeons revealing and this takes it to new extremes. changed with each issue is the date. be if self-love were as easily taught after smoking cannabis, has re- a 17 per cent rise in private treat- Ramming such degrading judge- in schools as the likes of History and vived arguments about the dangers ments in the past year. Procedures In a supposedly ment down women’s throats is irre- Biology, that is not the world we live of cannabis use. The death was are now available for almost every sponsible journalism. It convinces in. Human nature does not work reported by tabloids as cast-iron form of “imperfection”, from vagi- “meritorcratic world, people that certain appearances are that way, and for some people sim- proof that, “cannabis can kill”. Yet, nal reconstruction to reshaping of worthy of mockery and that if they ply looking in a mirror is enough to a glance at the most popular com- the eyelids. I’m not sure I want to modelling is the do not alter the way they look, they ruin their day. If a bigger bra size or ments beneath the online reports know the full menu. The increas- will face similar mockery. a less prominent nose is what puts a of the case reveal that the public ing social acceptance of cosmetic only profession in Another reminder that shards wider smile on someone’s face and a aren’t so convinced of the dangers surgery is incredibly disconcerting, of the glass ceiling still remain spring in their step, can it be classed of cannabis. but not because I am opposed to it which appearance (ready to cut you on your way sky- as wrong? Cosmetic surgery can be It’s disturbing how some find in itself. What’s scary is the shifting ward), one that has prominently empowering, and the choice to get it more acceptable than smoking benchmark of ‘normal’ appearance should play a role in featured in recent news, is the rev- it is the freedom of the individual a cigarette. Indeed the debate has pushed by the beauty industry. elation that beautiful women are just as much as any other form of become trivial and limp when ad- This convinces extremely at- your employment likely to advance further in their body modification. vocates of legislation hold up can- tractive young people that without ” careers than their less aesthetically If it could be proven that the nabis as a remedy to sooth all ills. cosmetic surgery, they resemble a Specifically regarding the im- inclined counterparts. only person people were going un- Some of the most compelling creature newly-risen from the deep pact on the female gender, a quick In a supposedly meritocracy der the knife for was themselves, arguments for decriminalisation of sea. With the ubiquity America’s browse of the covers dominating the based world, modeling is the only I would be screaming my support cannabis are therefore economic. celebrity hub has in global media, women’s magazines in any newsa- profession in which appearance from the rooftops. Unfortunately The British cannabis industry is it will only be a matter of time be- gents would highlight the shame should play a role in your employ- the body shaming culture we live in worth an approximate £6.7 billion, fore this trend trickles towards economy on which the beauty in- ment status. continues to manipulate cosmetic a sum which nearly exceeds the the edges of civilization. Before we dustry thrives. Somehow, pictures Facing such strong conse- surgery as a tool of oppression. On revenue of McDonald’s. In legalis- know it, Amazonian tribeswomen of celebrity women in bikinis, show- quences for not looking the way you this basis, I reiterate my alarm at its ing cannabis much of the income with be flaunting their liposuction. ing off figures that unsurprisingly are expected to is another indicator ever-increasing prevalence and ac- which currently goes into the pock- The idea of dangerous and pain- do not resemble the photoshopped of the extreme pressure to get plas- ceptance. ets of faceless gangsters and traf- KATE MITCHELL fickers will be in taxes. The recent legalisation of cannabis in Colora- do is estimated to puncture a $600 million hole in the Mexican cartels’ income. The current prohibition of cannabis in Britain rouses stories of 1920s America where organised- crime became entrenched and the government lost a crucial source of revenue. The benefits of regulation and taxation of a popular recreational drug are not excluded to the eco- nomic. The prohibition criminal- ises fairly minor offenses which burden the penal system and take resources from more destructive crimes. The implication of the gov- ernment restriction of cannabis glamourises its use; there was a marked increase in consumption of cannabis in 2009 when it was upgraded from Class C to Class B drug. The unrestricted manufac- ture and distribution of cannabis also creates a health risk because criminals indoctrinate the product with glass, lead and pesticides. The decriminalisation of can- nabis will not solve the damage that drugs have on our society. Topical Tweets Dealers will still exist as well the health problems it causes. The res- ignation of cannabis to lurking in from the Twittersphere the shadows in this country is far more damaging however. The de- @MikeyCrisp 31 Jan bate in Britain is far behind much @RachaelPotter10 31 Jan of Western Europe where the buy- Rachael Potter Mikey Crisp ing of cannabis is being decrimi- Can’t wait to tell the Daily Mail reader in my flat who nalised and the shadows are being All these big claims and ideas, but should we really listen illuminated. I’ve just been listening to. #banter #campbellyork I am not advocating that the to anyone who plays the bagpipes? #CampbellYork @yorkunion government surrender to the crim- inals. Far from it. I think it is time to divide and conquer. The current 31 Jan @HanaSimons 31 Jan @AlbyEarley Hanna Simons J A Earley policy of prohibition of cannabis has prevented the ability to regu- People voting in x factor and not bothering to Words of wisdom: Next time you complain late or even to accurately monitor vote in an election make you want to scream- need for about being stuck in traffic remember you are the such a vast industry. compulsory vote #campbellyork traffic. #campbellyork www.nouse.co.uk Tuesday 11 February 2014 16 NOUSE: THE UNIVERSITY OF YORK STUDENT NEWSPAPER www.ey.com/uk/careers Comment

What is the worst... Niall To nek or not to nek Whithead chat-up line you’ve heard? Memes can be fun, as long as they’re not dangerous hat’s the fatality rate on a strapped to a flight of stairs. En- guy gave a homeless man a sand- “Does this meme these days? Nyan tries went from the disgusting – wich and Coke, and another par- WCat – did we ever bring chugging vodka after biting a dead ticipant bought a random person’s him back from space, or was he left chicken’s head off or lapping beer shopping for them at ASDA. cloth smell of up there to asphyxiate, bug-eyed out of the toilet – to needlessly cruel That’s a laudable idea: certainly and gasping, ike Sandra Bullock a better idea than trying to stop the Chloroform to trying to win an Oscar? There’s no meme, which usually works about How many adventurers had ca- “need to get as well as kindly asking the sea to you?” 10/10 reers brutally cut short by arrows to move back a few feet. the knee? Has a dog mauled anyone If buying a stranger’s toilet roll yet (so gore, very bloodshed, wow)? screwed over doesn’t appeal to you, then let’s Anna, second year I ask because the #NekNomi- early because at least aim for moderation. The Politics and IR student nate hashtag’s just racked up its meme of downing a drink is rela- first two casualties, both in Ireland. you were reckless tively harmless in itself: mild alco- 22-year old Ross Cummins died in holism is one of the more vaunted hospital after drinking too many with alcohol, like joys of the student experience. But spirits, while 19-year old Jonny By- knowing your limits is important. rne decided to jump into a river, your mother on a Besides, it doesn’t take actual presumably earning some Facebook danger to make a video entertain- likes and a sad shake of the head Friday night ” ing: why not try adding coffee to from Darwin. your concoction instead of bleach, “My magical For those of you who don’t – a man who downed live goldfish or wear a fancy-dress costume while know, NekNominations are pretty – to the downright dangerous, such making your video rather than be- much what they sound like – if as the guy who set his trousers on ing on fire at the time? It’s all good! watch says you’re nominated by a friend, you have to fire and dodged firecrackers while Death comes for us all eventu- down a drink before nominating downing shots, or the woman who ally, like your mother on a Friday not wearing any some people yourself. had to be pulled out of another river night, but there’s no need to get It’s reportedly been popular in Carlow while drunk and dressed screwed over early because you clothes? You are? in a Batman suit. were reckless with alcohol, like your Things have The original concept of simply mother on a Friday night. Must be an hour “escalated faster finishing a drink has given way to If you get nominated, down a new game of one-upsmanship, what you can handle, as long as it’s fast.” 5/10 and to back out is social death (as not putting your health or anyone than a fighter opposed to the possibility of actual else’s at risk. death.) Then be considerate with your Rob, third year jet strapped to a Jonny Byrne’s brother, Patrick, own nomination: don’t throw it on Electric Engineering student ” claimed it had morphed into “a bul- someone who you know won’t want flight of stairs lying competition”, where refusing to do it. with sports societies for a while, but gets you labeled as “a chicken and a Failing that, if you want to recently received a massive upsurge coward.” skip the whole thing, just wait a in popularity through an Australian Now there are campaigns to few weeks until the #NekNominate (To a friend Facebook group. scrap the meme entirely, or for the craze quietly exits the mainstream While the original craze was nominated to commit a random act like a hipster salmon, and wait for with a missing simply to down a pint of beer in an of kindness instead of downing a the next meme to turn up. unorthodox fashion, things have drink. Maybe the cake’s a lie again or tooth)“Can I escalated faster than a fighter jet For instance, a South African something. have a gummy blowjob?” 7/10 #minstergram Nouse takes a look at what you’ve been Instagramming recently in York Anne, second year Politics student You know you go to #yorkuni when......

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M12. The Shoot hails this issue’s footwear M17. Sam Smith is fledgeling vocal- M19. Meryl Streep is on the Oscars hunt fashion theme with inspiration from Jimmy ist destined for stardom. We talk to him once again, but does Choo, Nike and Valentino about the future August Osage County deserve a statuette? Arts. Fashion. Food & Drink.

M7. Gracie Hagen’s nude photographs have M10. Why the Instagram hashtag “#from- M20. Breakfast doesn’t have to be boring: how gone viral. We speak to her about photogra- whereistand” is the ideal platform for those the most important meal of the day can be phy’s power over perceptions of beauty who love shoes made the most tasty too

M9. We meet the Balletboyz Edward M11. Cold feet this February? Our pick of M21. The best restaurants to take your Pearce and Matthew Rees the the month’s hottest footwear significant other this Valentine’s Day Music. Film. Image Credits.

M16. Reviews of Bombay Bicycle Club and M18. The Oscars nominations are in and Cover: Tony Cole Katy B’s new albums we ask, who cares? M2 Top Left: Petroc Taylor M3: York Labour

CARTOON: KATE MITCHELL Roses are red, violets are blue (And this is part of the chauvinist debate.) Valentine’s Let’s go out for dinner, I adore you - Prey No, of course I don’t mind that you’re late. Here munchkin, let me help with your coat You look beautiful- wow, you got rid of that pimple! You use so many products, I’m sure I couldn’t cope, (Of course MEN’s face care is much more simple).

I’ll choose the vino - I’ll pick something sublime; With a Diploma in Tasting, I know my stuff. Oh darling, please let me pour your wine Poppy You certainly don’t know how much is enough.

What shall we talk about, my sweetheart? Bullard Spin Class? How the toddler’s total torment? I know you try hard to play your part, But really, I’m far more busy and important.

I hope you’ve enjoyed your dinner sweet-pea And it lived up to your societal conformation. It really was my pleasure, you see, To perpetrate such stringent gender expectation. www.ey.com/uk/careers M3 11.02.2014

“I’ve never been shopping in a supermarket.” Editor’s note

Muse Editor Alfie Packham gets all nostalgic about video games

f, like me, you were privileged enough to be spawned in the nineties, video games probably contributed Ito your childhood development in meaningful and enduring ways. In the midst of the still-brilliant Play- station, and the worse-yet-somehow-better Gameboy, growing up during the rise of gaming was, I think you’ll agree, pretty awesome. Alastair Campbell Everybody had their favourite game – even girls and the kids who played “sports”. The undisputed champion of the playground was of course Pokémon in its various Journalist, political aide and author colours. Based on a failsafe blend of pathological hording (“Gotta catch ‘em all”) and an irrational fear of long The highlight of my career? Apart from playing football It is important for young people to have someone to re- grass, Pokémon insanity gripped a generation. with Saga Maradona, it’s got to be the election wins, but I late and aspire to. People being inspired by great people The game’s moral make-up may have been fairly du- didn’t enjoy them. I was stressed out, I wasn’t in the mo- is a fantastic thing. What I worry about in Britain is that bious, but the virtual animal abuse was far outweighed ment. I think in terms of the best moment that I can re- to become a celebrity, you’ve just got to go on Celebrity Big by its didactic value. Pokémon personally taught me a member it was probably the Good Friday Agreement. I’m Brother and behave like a complete twat and you’re sud- very important life lesson: if at first you don’t succeed, not saying it was my triumph but in terms of being part of denly famous and people are going ‘oh I love him’, ‘I love throw a masterball. something, that was amazing. her’. I just think that that is not role modelling as it should Yet for its sadism, nothing compared to The Sims be. Role models are great writers, great musicians, great 2; the simulation game that doubled up as a pitch for a I had a very embarrassing moment this morning. I did artists and great teachers. Yes they’re great athletes, but SAW film. that terrible thing when you say something about someone not this kind of celebrity bollocks. Twelve year-olds undertook the systematic ex- in a text and you send it to that person. It was really bad. ecution of their helpless Sim avatars, who would wail I do admire great sports people. I did a book called the through the screen as the Sim family’s novice chef was I do regret one thing. I don’t know how I could’ve done it, Happy Depressive and it’s true: I cannot watch an Olym- locked in a very flammable kitchen with a faulty oven. but I wish I could’ve done the job that I did and be at home pic ceremony without crying, even if they’re not crying. But where it lacked in ethics, The Sims 2 at least nur- more. Maybe I could’ve, I’m not sure. Because what I see when I see someone on an Olympic tured inventiveness. podium, particularly when they’re really young, is a per- Elsewhere, along came online gaming. Remember I also wish I’d read more at university. At the moment son that has devoted their whole life to that. They’ve made the fantasy game Runescape? In the mid-2000s, this I’m writing a nonfiction book and I’m reading a lot of sacrifice and they’ve made a real commitment. They’re the MMOWOT (massive multiplayer online waste of time) books about different things and I’m just thinking God, sort of people I admire. flickered across the monitors of IT classrooms every- I wish I’d read this before, I wish I knew about this. I just where. think at university you have so much time to read books Something people don’t know about me? I’ve never I think that the cryptic merging of “run, escape” in and I didn’t do that. been shopping in a supermarket. I’m not proud of it. the title must have been significant - whether it was an instruction to retreat from reality or a caution against Someone I’d really love to interview would have to be I do actually have a fear of ketchup. I hate ketchup, I paying the membership fee is unclear, though. In any William Shakespeare. He’s my kind of all time. I went to won’t let it anywhere near me. It’s not the biggest fear, I case, I was a level 99 woodcutter with an amazing cape see King Lear the other night and I couldn’t believe it. If don’t like snakes and the fear of failure is quite a big thing. and no regrets. he had only written one play and that’s all he’d done, you’d One of a few recurring dreams, loads of students must Over in this world, the weirdness of “Neknomina- think wow, that guy really is quite something. Any emotion have this, is going into the exam room and getting the tions” has spread from remote regions of the internet anybody has, put it into Google slash William Shakespeare wrong exam or going into the exam and not having a pen and started infecting people in real life like the zombie and loads of things will come out that are really on the and there’s a sign saying you get disqualified if you speak. virus in Left4Dead. button. What I find fascinating about him as well is that so Frankly, I’d rather play Spyro than watch Keith little is known about him, other than what he wrote. My hopes for 2014? That Scotland stays in the UK, Burn- from school down a pint of Disaronno and mouthwash ley gets into the Premier League and it’s the last full year in his Y-fronts. It seems that the escapist draw of gaming The two politicians I find the most impressive? Of the of David Cameron’s term as Prime Minister. is only getting stronger. current global leadership, both of them are women, Mer- If you too prefer gaming to real life then you’d be kel and Hilary. With thanks to York Union for arranging this interview. well-suited to writing for Nouse’s new Gaming section online. Read it here at www.nouse.co.uk/muse/gaming Interview by Rosie Shields or Email [email protected] to get involved. M4 www.ey.com/uk/careers 11.02.2014 Student LIFE. GOING Tom Witherow: Overheard at… The Cal Soc Ball UP... Oscar buzz. This year sees ne society at York is contributing to Once the music starts you must line up one, “I had SUCH a heavy day’s shooting seriously contested nomina- a tragic breakdown of freedoms. Men according to your sex and prepare yourself yesterday”. You will note tions for Best Oand women are led to perform steps for the dances, all named after great men of that this man showed Picture, though they are taught week in, week out. They are history. The Dashing White Sergeant and potential, but blew it 12 Years a Slave drilled in compliance. the Reel of the 51st Highland Division are (with both barrels no is the favourite. It has its own language, a tongue de- favourites – you forget there isn’t a Scot in doubt). And it’s very signed to cut out all independent thought, a the room, of course. Or you might dis- likely Leonardo unique and constantly updated vocabulary Of utmost importance is the language, cuss politics - a little DiCaprio will be to act as weapons against the latest advanc- which you must learn. You must use a mix- more down to earth snubbed... again. es of anti-snobbish thoughtcrime. ture of words and clicks (of champagne I’m sure you’ll It sounds like an Orwellian dystopia. glasses) to shut out the unaccustomed. The agree, “All poli- But it is not. This totalitarian environment Saturday before last was a showcase: “I love ticians should transplanted itself to a secret location in working there”, one recent York graduate hunt, I can’t central York just the week before last. This said of his job in Kensington, “It’s just round tell you the Valentine’s Day. Fear not to all is the Caledonian Society Ball. the corner from the club.” amount of you singletons, it’s a guaranteed For those of you who don’t “Oh, I didn’t know b a c k - s t a b - pull-in-Willow day. know this is a meeting of the there was a golf club in bing in hunt country’s Scottish dancing so- “Fitting in is central London,” you politics”. Eve- cieties, which (bar York, thank might ask. But you will ryone chortles, God) are filled with a plethora elementary” be met by gasps ringing the pack men- of Britain’s finest and best around the table rising tality is safe. such cutout (wannabe) upper class tossers. to a previously unheard Remember: very ruff And lo, one must behave as “one should” the pitch. No murder has been committed, you fitting in is el- so muse moment you step through the door. have just been “found out”. ementary. And wow People flock from miles around. It’s hard From there it will come thick and fast it would be for some. If you aren’t London based (and – “Well of course I live in Chelsea, I don’t quite double- I mean really, who ARE you if you aren’t), want to get stabbed!“ quickly followed up plusungood then where do you turn for parties? There’s, by, “It’s rather nice coming up to York – I to think oth- Happy Birth- what, Sandhurst? And Scotland, which I haven’t left zone 1 for months.” Many are left erwise. day Facebook. suppose counts, in a sort of illegitimate reeling. Only the strong survive. It’s been a decade child way… And then the reels balls. All the “Well when I first got to Africah I walked since Mark Zuckerberg’s Harvard “right sorts” there. around with $4000 in my fanny pack for days. Today the company has over Champagne is obligatory, and you must a month.” It’s key that you talk about gap a billion users. Why not celebrate erect the pinky finger – it’s a sign of virility years. It is well known that students at uni- this momentous birthday by delv- you understand. versity don’t hear nearly enough about it. ing into the depths of your social At dinner, bread rolls are to be thrown, You can attempt to ingratiate yourself networking past; those first profile cutlery stolen, the poor lambasted. Stand- of the “common man” by talking about eve- pictures were always winners. ards must be maintained. We can’t let the ryday problems. Hangovers – anyone can Bullingdon Club have all the fun. relate to hangovers. “I’m so hungover”, says

History of Student Life in 1000 Objects

Sochi Winter Olympics. It wouldn’t be the Olympics Games without Some praise the onesie like it’s the best thing since some controversy, but Russia’s sliced bread, some hate it with a vehement disgust. problems with regarding LGBT rights might be pushing it too far. The Marmite of loungewear fashion.

But as the onesie crept outside of the house and into Neknominations. How did the outdoors, this modern-day jumpsuit has become this become so popular? the clothing manifestation of ‘CBA’ - a visual expres- We don’t want to see any sion of the “I’m hungover and really don’t give a shit” student attitude. more guys freezing their nips off as they down a bot- Maybe the rise in popularity of this garment can be tle of tabasco, or worse. correlated with the financial crisis, and subsequently become a central tenet of the #YOLO generation. Flappy Bird. It’s a terrible, shoddy Maybe, on a deeper psychological level, the onesie excuse for a game, yet we can’t represents some Freudian need to regress to a sim- put it down. Luckily it’s been pler state of mind, a protest to adulthood in the form taken down ... of oversized baby clothes. Or maybe, just maybe, the legacy of the onesie derives from how goddamn cosy it is. More versatile than the slanket and just as warm as a duvet, some- times you can’t help but wonder why doesn’t every- one wear this gift to mankind all the time? ...Oh crap, need the loo.

GOING DOWN CARTOON BY KATE MITCHELL www.ey.com/uk/careers M5 Polar 11.02.2014 RESEARCH.

Antarctic Adventures

The discovery of a giant sub-glacial trench in Antarctica has made headlines across the globe. Researcher Dr David Rippin talks to Georgie Andrews about the highs and lows of working in the coldest place on Earth

PHOTO CREDIT: DAVID RIPPIN (BOTTOM LEFT, BOTTOM RIGHT), NEIL ROSS (TOP) www.ey.com/uk/careers M6 11.02.2014

PHOTO CREDIT: NEIL ROSS

r David Rippin, a senior lecturer from York’s Environ- it also gives us a hint as to what we might expect in the future.” sleeping bag with lots of liners to keep you warm at night, but ment Department, has recently been part of a monu- David explains that Antarctica must once have looked outside you need to ensure you are properly wrapped up! If Dmental discovery in Antarctica. Alongside researchers more like modern-day Arctic Canada; it would have consist- there’s any wind, then it can be biting! It’s not unheard of for from various UK Universities and the British Antarctic Sur- ed of large individual glaciers cutting through the landscape, there to be storms of a week’s duration.” vey, David has helped to unearth a huge trench, many times rather than a landscape submerged by a huge ice-sheet. This is Antarctica covers more than fourteen million square kilo- larger than the Grand Canyon, hidden deep under the West important information as it allows researchers to predict what metres and has no permanent residents, resulting in a very Antarctic ice sheet. will happen in the future as the climate changes. isolated environment. “When I was there earlier, we didn’t The sheer size of it seems unfathomable, but David illus- “If the ice sheet changes in the ways that we fear, in re- have internet access so to speak. We could email, but these trates it brilliantly: “Imagine setting out from York by car, and sponse to continued climate warming, then perhaps one day it went out (and came in) via a satellite link twice a day. Now driving to London. For your entire journey, out your window will look like modern day Arctic Canada,” David explains. The though, I believe that internet access in the bases is easier. In you can see a valley that’s twice as deep as the highest moun- Antarctic Ice sheet accounts for around ninety per cent of the the field we have a radio-schedule so we speak to the bases tain in England, and it persists all the way to London! Not world’s fresh water, meaning that such a change would result once a day (mainly to get a met report and to check in) and we only that, but it’s 25 km across too. That’s pretty big!” in dramatically higher sea levels, hugely altering the world as have a satellite phone for emergencies.” The weather and re- One of the most interesting aspects of this unexpected dis- moteness make life in Anarctica hard and dangerous, but also, covery is how it reminds us that there is still so much to learn seemingly quite boring. “You need to be able to keep yourself about the world we live in. David explains that they “weren’t “You need to be willing to be away occupied, so as well as carrying out preliminary data-analysis, explicitly looking for this feature”: the revelation was an excit- lots of books are a good idea!” ing surprise. The scientists were trying to discover what the from loved ones for an extended Despite the difficulties and the feeling of isolation, David terrain under the ice sheet was like, with no idea, however, doesn’t complain. “You need to be aware that you’re pretty quite how extraordinary it may be. period of time, sometimes with- privileged - that you’re in a unique place that not many people The scientists initially used a technique known as radio- get to experience, and so you want to be able to do the best job echo sounding in order to determine the terrain at either end out contact” you can - to make your time there worthwhile, and so do good of the trough but it wasn’t until they used satellite data that and worthwhile science. You need to have a real interest and they could really appreciate the magnitude of what lay be- we know it today. enthusiasm for what you’re doing.” neath. “We were expecting to see valleys and peaks, but we Although David worked only on the planning side of this Hearing the highlights of David’s time in Antarctica, I can didn’t expect to find something so big!” research, such as the project design and data-analysis, he has certainly see the perks of the job. David’s reminiscing would As it turns out, the canyon, formed tens of millions of been quite the Antarctic explorer in the past. Having spent make anyone want to hop on the first plane heading south. He years ago, is so big that it can be seen from space. “We looked months in the east of Antarctica back in 2001 and 2002 doing tells me how amazing it was “seeing the continent for the first at satellite imagery, and we actually see an expression of this similar research, he knows how tough it can be. “You need to time, to finally get to somewhere I had wanted to visit for a canyon in the ice surface - i.e. it’s so big, that the location of the be willing to be away from loved ones and home for an ex- very long time. I remember the first time I took a walk around canyon is visible (as a change in ice surface properties) even tended period of time, sometimes without much contact for a Rothera (the main British base, where you first fly into). It’s though it lies beneath ice that’s up to 3000m thick. This is while. You also need to be willing to keep working, even when perched on the edge of the Antarctic Peninsula, surrounded pretty astonishing!” the weather is poor, but also to accept that you may spend days by ocean, mountains and glaciers, with huge icebergs floating The discovery provides useful information that will al- on end tent-bound. The team in the field on this latest project in the water, and hundreds of penguins, seals and sea-birds all low scientists to figure out what Antarctica used to be like and was tent-bound for a few days on more than one occasion.” around. That was pretty spectacular!” how it may change in the future. The research shows that the To most people, camping out in Antarctic conditions may Nowadays, David is focused on Arctic research, work- trench was not formed under the current ice sheet. seem unthinkable, but according to David, it’s not always so ing on glaciers in Svalbard and Arctic Sweden. Wherever As David says, “It helps us to understand that at some bad. “The bases are quite comfortable,” he comments. “In the he is working, however, he is obviously passionate about his point in the past, the West Antarctic Ice Sheet was different to field there is no luxury. However, I was quite fortunate when research, describing one of his favourite things as “the great now, and was also much smaller. It therefore grew from this I was there, as although it was cold (air temperatures of about sense of satisfaction you get when you know that you’ve suc- situation to the ice sheet we see today. As our climate warms, -22°C), it was bright and still. You have a very comfortable cessfully collected all the data you need”. M www.ey.com/uk/careers M7 11.02.2014 ARTS. Illusions of the body

PHOTOS COURTESY OF GRACIE HAGEN

Amy Blumsom talks to Gracie Hagen about the use of photography in influencing modern perceptions of beauty

racie Hagen runs a small photography promoted by the media. “I mean, art is the business, but in the last few months place where ideas can be translated in many G her photography has gone viral. More different ways so people can express them- specifically, it is her project Illusions of the Body selves and for others to consume the ideas. which has captured the world’s fascination. The Art is just as important as the people blog- series features two nude photographs being tak- ging or talking about the beauty portrayed en of the same model; one in a flattering pose in the media. Everyone understands things and the other in an unflattering pose. differently so the more ways in which the Gracie was first inspired to take up the pro- idea of beauty in the media is out there, the ject in order to challenge “the body image issues better.” we as a culture have and the misconception that Illusions of the Body has generated an the photos we see in the media are accurate por- incredible amount of international atten- trayals of people”. tion. “I was surprised with the amount of She is trying to send a message, and that interest people have showed in it, the viral- message is for everyone, both “people who have ness of it on the internet. body image issues and people who judge how “I’ve also been surprised with the com- other people look based on what their standard ments on some of the larger websites (Huff- of beauty is, which is usually built upon what ington Post and the Mail Online to name a they see in the media. few) where people were incredibly negative. “The more everyone realises that the image- Not even about my photography but more ry being shown to them is a selling mechanism, about the models in the photographs, saying and that’s it’s trickery, the more they can look how ugly everyone was and making com- at it with that lens and progress through the ments about body hair and even the amount day without feeling terrible about themselves or of tattoos people had. other people.” “I guess I live in a bubble where the Does she feel as though this goal has been people I took photos of don’t look unattrac- achieved? “I feel like in some aspects [it has]. tive and body hair and tattoos are things I’m The goal and how I achieve it has become more used to.” clear as the project has progressed. Within the The viral success of Gracie’s photo- diptych the idea is achieved when the person graphs has been met with different recep- looks like two tions, some totally differ- w e b s i t e s ent people. choosing to That’s the “Maybe I’ve helped people realise blur out the illusion of more explic- photography, not to hold themselves to fake it aspects within the of the nude same lighting standards of maganzines” p i c t u r e s . and same an- “It’s inter- gle, same eve- esting to see rything someone can look completely different who and where the blurred photos are. Who from one photo to the next.” meaning the different websites and who Unsurprisingly, a photo-shoot with the they cater to, and also where meaning the main aim of making its subject look ugly did not countries that have to blur (America) and appeal to some and there was an initial struggle the places they don’t (Europe). to find models. “Some women were uncomfort- “Cultures are different and the people able participating because they felt uncomfort- websites cater to are as well. One website able with the idea of an unflattering photo of had the full nudes of everyone but blurred them being out there. Men were hard to find the one male photo, which I found to be in- because [of] the places I was looking. Since the credibly frustrating. The double standards series has got some press, I’ve recruited at least of male nudity in almost all mediums is four more men and received a lot more interest frustrating.” in general in terms of participation.” Not one to sit still, Gracie is running With the wide-reaching influence these other projects alongside continuing Illu- photos have achieved, many have seen the series sions of the Body. as an attempt to redefine what it means to be “I have a series I am doing on people attractive. “I feel like it’s been taken that way by with physical abnormalities. That could people, even though that wasn’t my intent. But mean a genetic defect or an accident that art is interpretive so I’ll take it.” changed a physical aspect of their life. I am Instead, Gracie thinks, “Maybe I’ve helped attempting to tackle physical differences people realise not to hold themselves to the fake that most people don’t have and document standards of magazines and with that process how that particular distinction affects the made themselves feel more attractive.” person in a safe, positive and humanising Gracie believes that art is just as important way. I want to do more video work, as my as rhetoric in challenging the images of beauty original goal was to be a film maker.” M M8 www.ey.com/uk/careers 11.02.2014 Get Your Fix Is It Art? Deborah Lam Ghost Town York Theatre Royal, £10-£12, 12-19 Feb Hand-iwork York Theatre Royal’s latest offering promises mystery, PHOTOS COURTESY OF DAVID CATÁ memory and madness. Post-show discussions available.

Spanish artist David Catá stitches portraits of loved ones into his palm.

YES NO Fay De Winter & Alice Evans Deborah Lam Grace Marsh Norman Rea Gallery, 11-21 Feb This exhibit comhines photo art with ceramics, focusing or those of you who are a bit squeamish, look away, es, David Catá’s final products may look pretty, but take a deep breath, and then look again. An artist I can’t help focusing on how he is harming his own on the overlooked and forgotten moments of everyday life. Fmust suffer for his art, and David Catá just happens Ybody in the process. This may be a performative to take that a little more literally than others. scar and only mild skin damage, but it is still self-harm. Unlike much controversial performance art, Catá’s For me, Catá’s actions are purely attention seeking. work has both clear aesthetic value in the visual sense How can such an experience be worth the pain? I don’t and manages (quite literally) to interweave the lives of feel that Catá will feel a stronger personal and emotional people significant to him into his own. bond with his loved ones whether he uses his body as a Although less self-destructive, to transpose Catá’s canvas by sewing portraits onto his hand or using a piece work onto a harmless canvas would be to defeat the pur- of material; his memories of these people are still cap- pose entirely – as art is a very personal means of self- tured in a physical manner regardless. expression, what makes this undeniably powerful is the Essentially, there are less painful ways of imprinting fact that he chose this medium willingly. No other canvas the memories of your loved ones in your life. Self-muti- would be able to translate the same transient quality that lation is not art. is so integral to Catá’s message.

Jimeoin: Yes, Yes, Whatever...?! Book Review York Barbican, £17.50. 15 Feb The critically acclaimed stand-up comedian presents his And The Mountains Echoed own unique brand of observational comedy. Joanie Hutchinson-Ross reviews Khaled Hosseini’s latest novel

nd the Mountains Echoed, the third novel of Afghani author Khaled Hosseini, tells the sometimes-devas- Atating story of the brother-sister relationship ripped apart by circumstances and the many lives that are affected in the following years. Spanning almost six decades, Hos- seini’s signature flow between English and Farsi transports us across continents from Afghanistan to Califonia, Paris and Athens with effortless grace. Needless to say, as a fan of both The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns, I had high expectations for Hossei- ni’s latest novel, but unfortunately, the novel’s ending left me with a distinct feeling of discontentment, as though no real resolution had been offered. It has been previously suggested Fusion La Mer that the endings of Hosseini’s first two novels were somewhat Central Hall, Week 7 contrived and even rushed. Hosseini makes an obvious at- tempt to avoid this, but the result seems to be what is almost Exotic, exciting and energetic - This year’s performance is a series of semi-linked short stories without much explana- sure to impress. tion of their significance. While much of the overall structure of the novel seems a little confused, Hosseini’s writing itself maintains its strength of narrative voice, and provides us with some beautifully poignant quotes, such as one which comes through the quiet voice of Nabi – “I suspect the truth is that we are waiting, all of us, against insurmountable odds, for something extraordi- nary to happen.” Hosseini’s writing is, as ever, tremendously thought provoking, and certainly stays with you even after you’ve finished the novel. The novel is undeniably moving and Hosseini certainly has a talent of weaving together seemingly unrelated stories, but for me, what could have been a heart-wrenching tale of family and loss is lost under a myriad of unnecessary side sto- ries and subplots. www.ey.com/uk/careers M9 11.02.2014 Meet the Balletboyz PHOTOS COURTESY OF BALLETBOYZ

Amy Blumsom talks to Edward Pearce and Matthew Rees about life with the all-male ballet company

alletboy Edward Pearce always wanted to be a dancer. different back then. Now its a lot more relaxed and I’m used to start at half past ten in the morning, which is quite usual for a “Ballet was actually a suggestion from my mum because how every thing works.” dance company, then we go on till 6 pm. That’s six days a week. BI always said I wanted to be a dancer but didn’t really So, how does being an all male company set Balletboyz On show days it’s a bit longer so we usually start around 1 and know how to realise that. My mum said every dancer needs apart? “There definitely is a different atmosphere to our dance go on to about 10 at night, then we’ll have class the a good ballet training, which I found out later not to be com- show because it’s all male.” says Ed, “It’s very different from next morning at half past ten so it’s quite a hectic pletely true. But it definitely helped me, so it was my mum who things like Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake because there’s no ac- schedule when we’re on tour.” sent me to ballet classes.” tual story to our dance, so it’s all much more contemporary. I With such Co-dancer Matthew Rees on the other hand got into ballet think we can achieve a lot more daring lifts and strength work a busy schedule, by chance. “It was compulsory. I went to secondary school in than maybe a mixed company can.” I ask whether nu- Kent and we had to do dance in Year Seven. I fell into it.” Matt also thinks being an all male group creates some- trition is something Before he joined Balletboyz, Matt was in the first stages of thing different “There’s so much strength and there’s less the boys find them- becoming a Royal Marine. bitchiness..which is a plus.” selves paying particu- There wasn’t any Billy Elliot style stigma for Matt and Ed That may change soon, as there are rumours of a collabo- lar attention to. For dancing when they were growing up. Ed says, “No one dances ration for the Balletboyz with female dancers. Ed says: “We’ve Ed, it doesn’t matter in my family but yeah, they were happy for me to be a dancer. done a few research weeks with the girls, I think there are some that much. “Some of My brother’s the clever one so at least they had one.” the boys do obviously For Matt’s family the decision to be a ballet dancer “was “We’ve got the typical male watch what they eat. unexpected. I think they got used to the idea of me going to I find the more you eat Plymouth (to train as a marine), but then I said, ‘Actually, I’m banter” the better. I like a good not going, I’m going to be a dancer’. Much to the delight of my McDonalds - I had an mother to be honest.” plans to do something in the future - but it’s all very much in egg McMuffin this morn- Becoming a member of the award winning Balletboyz was the planning stage. I think it will bring a different quality to ing. I see them always ad- more cut-throat for Ed than for Matt. Ed’s was an open audi- Balletboyz.” vertised in the paper on the tion. “Yeah it’s quite cut-throat, very competitive. You have to Matt noticed how the atmosphere did change when girls train so I feel like I always have be quite confident and have a lot of self-belief when you audi- were thrown into the mix. “It was nice to have a go in the stu- to get it!” tion”, says Ed. “I was invited in my third year of dance school. dio, but we’ve got the typical male banter with each other and Matt chimes in, “Un- There were about 250 guys and they selected four of us. It was when the girls came we kind of behaved ourselves a little bit! like Ed who eats McDon- a two day process, having to do class everyday and also per- We’d still like to dance with females again, but it would be… alds constantly, I tend to try forming some repertoire.” interesting, I think.” and watch what I eat. However, The selection process was different for Matt. “I heard With everyone coming from such different dancing back- sometimes when things are a about an audition that was coming up for a company with grounds, I ask Ed if it was difficult to merge into one homog- bit hectic the only things avail- them. So me and a few of my mates thought ‘that’s good’ and enous company. “It should be difficult but actually it wasn’t. able are fast food - so when you got in from there.” It was actually really easy and I think it works really well that haven’t got a choice you tend to Matt goes on, “I think because it was the first ever audi- we’re all from such different dancing backgrounds because it go for the fast food option.” M tion it wasn’t as big as when Ed did it. There have been about means we can try different things which shouldn’t really work You can see Balletboyz at the four or five auditions and that was quite a small one. I think on paper but it does.” Grand Opera House, York on because I hadn’t had as much training as the others it was very A day in the life of a Balletboy can be pretty hectic. “We March 12th. M10 www.ey.com/uk/careers 11.02.2014 FASHION.

Campus style: The Instagram sensation what are you wearing? Instagram’s #fromwhereIstand is a blessing for shoe lov- ers, Izzy Ashton explains Krista Levtcheva, 1st year, studying Sociology with Social Psychology

t university, I tend to find that my main thought when it comes to dressing is which Aof my clothes are the most comfortable; this definitely applies to my footwear. I adore these Nike shoes for that very reason, not only are they a godsend to walk in but the deep purple hues and textile pattern mean that they re- main unique at the same time. I love the colour black and wear a lot of it, so these shoes go with the majority of my wardrobe. This criteria is essential for anyone living on a student budget. Not only are they a great way to get from A to B in the daytime, Nike Air Max trainers are so on- trend that they make fabulous (and practical) foot- wear for a night out. I have quite an urban style, and prefer to wear leggings or trousers with a nice shirt, over say a dress and heels. These Nikes get me through a night of clubbing without having to suffer from blisters the next day. Platform shoes are also hot right now so if you want to go for a dressier look I would recommend invest- ing in a pair. I just bought some leopard-print creep- ers and have to say they look pretty damn good! When it comes to shopping I invariably head straight to Urban Outfitters or Topshop, although I always hope they’ll have a sale on as I don’t un- derstand the rationale behind paying £50 for one jumper! River Island, with its slightly cheaper price tags, is great when sourcing an outfit for a night out but the best finds can be sometimes found in York’s charity shops – the bargains you can pick up are unbeatable! Finding a statement shirt in a char- ity shop for a fifth of the price of Urban Outfitters’ PHOTOS (FROM TOP LEFT CLOCKWISE): @IZZYASH @CAMYTOX @AFTERDRK @THEFASHIONGUITAR @ANOUKYVE @LIONWINTHEWILD vintage section is always a wonderful moment and definitely worth the time you spend searching.

eet. Shoes. It’s bizarre how we feel we can judge a per- some information about you (the more reserved selfie, per- son’s personality on them. Somehow pictures of peo- haps). Fple’s feet clad in must-have footwear have become the The appeal comes from the fact that you can’t know who most loved and double-clicked thing on Instagram. But how someone is by just looking at the bottom section of their body. did this happen? Those brand new Nike trainers could belong to a runner, off #fromwhereistand - that’s how. Fashionistas all over the for their morning jog. Or, thanks to Phoebe Philo at Celine, world use this now ostensibly ironic hashtag to demonstrate they could belong to a person simply on their way to work. to their followers just how fashionable they are looking at a Whether it’s used ironically or not, #fromwhereistand given moment. provides a platform for people to express their style with ano- The question on my mind as I look at these photos is nymity. what if they still have on some gross pyjama top? The reality On one level it is exciting to see those likes going up (as is of course that we can’t see their face. It’s stylishness kept sad as that may seem to some of you). On another, these pho- below the belt, much to my own delight. tos taken from the waist down represent acceptance to many I take my photographic cues from the more fashionable people. It allows them to be recognised as fashionable by the people out there. You know, the ones who get thousands of thousands of other Instagram users after they carefully ar- likes and comments on a photo of them in a pair of jeans and range their coats and bags to get that perfect shot. trainers. Yeah, those ones. If they’re taking pictures of their The question for many will be, “How could anyone be perfectly straight legs and often fairly garish shoes, some- sad enough to spend their time taking foot-selfies?” The an- times with a drink in hand just to complete the image, then swer to this some people will never completely understand. that’s what I’ll do. If they get loads of likes then I will too, But every girl (and a great many men) will understand right? And don’t ask “If they jumped off a cliff would you?” one part of this photo phenomenon - the shoes. In the end, because I probably would. this is what it comes down to: judging someone by the shoes I find Instagram foot fashion a blessing. Think about they wear. those mornings when you may not have had time to either Boy or girl, young or old, shoes invariably embody your wash your hair or put on any make-up. Those facts can just personality and the way that you feel. Your shoes can por- remain a secret; your followers and friends will only see the tray who you are, whether you’re someone who works a hard chic image (from the waist down) that you want to portray. ten-hour shift, a sports fanatic, maybe a flirtatious madam, a No one has to know. fashion guru, or a man who just adores velvet tasseled loaf- On reflection, 2013 has been considered the year of ers. the selfie, from the stuck-out tongue to the famous person For these people, a quick picture of your face can’t con- Think you’ve got the style that outranks the rest on at the shoulder. But this hashtag is creating a new category vey very much about you, especially if you’re not looking your campus? Send your look to [email protected] of selfie. This one has the same basic ethos, but withholds best. So why not get out there and lead with your sole? M11 www.ey.com/uk/careers 11.02.2014 Buy now or regret later Robbie Hodges fills us in on the must have feet accessories this Hot February. Grab them while they’re hot Trainers at couture. You no longer need to totter around in some tow- Nike Airmax Liquid Gold/Silver – In yet another development of ering platforms or squeeze the Nike Airmax revival, the geniuses at the helm of the sports- your feet into a pair of wear brand have gone all Back to the Future and released the pointed stilettos, it seems iconic shoe in holographic silver and gold editions. it’s all about the sophis- You may have thought the re-birth of the Airmax was merely a cheap and easy way for Nike to cash in on ticated trainers. Comfort last year’s 90’s hysteria, but these Susie Lau-fa- for the win. voured space-age sneakers prove Nike are willing to use the 80’s trend to the same effect. Buy them Morning glory. Want to feel the now if you are a bling-busting glamazon or a spirit child of the 80’s. energy of ‘oneness’? Then embrace the morning fitness rave. It’s a fresh type of exercise class with great mu- sic, cool DJs and positive affirma- tion, signalling a new fitness wave. Kinky Boots – With the colossal feat of fashion month fast approaching there is limited time to rock your fa- Fingers crossed this pump- vourite trends before they are swept away and replaced it-up class will come to the by a new set of style rules. If you are yet to submit to your Sports Centre soon. darkest desires and squeeze into a pair of patent, chunky- soled, kinky ankle-booties with buckle and chain fasten- ing, fear not, there is still time. Katie Eary’s collabo- Look no further than Jeffrey Campbell for naughty ration with River footwear; we love his Benson Cutout Boot which is sure Island. This means a to demand respect from fashion slaves. Buy now if you are aching for the sexy and mysterious attitude of the Vogue 18-piece capsule collection, Paris team or if you’re just feeling spicy. and the dream team have made a short film to showcase it all which will be unveiled at the ‘Fash/on Film’ event on Slip-on – Where once stilettos, kitten heels and pointed courts 14th February. were synonymous with the editors of the fashion industry, there is now a comfy revolution amongst the upper echelons. Last sea- son’s fashion weeks were like never before. Dust off those old checkerboard slip-on Vans abandoned in the pits of your ward- Rachel Thompson tells us what’s robe and stride with pride in skater-kid comfort. Although we would ideally head to Kenzo for their tiger- hot and what’s not in the world of print Vans collaboration, Marks and Spencer’s (significantly more fashion-forward since their re-branding) have created an campus fashion equally fierce leopard-print version. Buy now if you find trainers too chunky but want some comfy, practical kicks. Valentine’s outfit discussions. If you’ve been together this long, neither the blue tight dress or the silver skirt are likely to affect your relationship in Adidas Stan Smiths – The epitome of modern elegance and Parisian class, Phoebe Philo has once again kick- any way. started a trainer revolution adding Adidas’ Stan Smiths to her trendy repertoire. First launched in 1965 as a ten- Heels in Salvation. They will never nis shoe, under the celebrity endorsement of the shoe’s look the same again, are a eponymous court-star, it quickly became an all-time classic. distinct health hazard on the Now, with Adidas’ relaunch of the trainer, already a stairs and no one wants to hit with Marc Jacobs and Jason Wu alongside a myriad look down at guys. Guilty of street-style big shots, you can be sure to see hoards as charged. of fashionistas following suit. Buy now to be one step ahead of the New Balance hype. New Year: New You. You took up running in January, fabulous effort. Now you’re suffering with a weather-beaten face, muddy Nikes and a continual feel- ing of damp. The York weather? Not so fabulous.

FASHION EDITOR’S CHOICE Russell & Bromely Downton Loafers - Loafers may have been around for a long time but you just can’t beat them. Sturdy and sophiscated, they are a fashion Not staple in every sense. The reason for their longevity is the diverse styles; they have even released an all crystal bow version. These well known beauties should be worn with pride. My advice is to stick with tradition and get them in patent black. Don’t fret about the price, you’ll easily earn it back in compliments. Fashion directors - Rachel Thompson, Izzy Ashton Models - Harriet Taylor, Sara Zangrì and Edward van der Straaten Photographers - James Hostford and Petroc Taylor Studio courtesy of Photosoc Inspired by Jimmy Choo, Nike and Valentino, we showcase the best on the highstreet with a designer edge. The high-life experience for a fraction of the cost.

This page: Harriet wears Nike Air Max 1 Essential trainers in black, £95; Kurt Geiger Red platforms, £150; Vagabond Dioon Closed toe sandals, £75. Sara wears Zara Mid Heel Sandal with Ankle Strap, £40; Deena & Ozzy Lottie suede lace-up heels, £55; Vagabond Dioon closed toe sandals, £75. Rachel wears Russell and Bromley Black loafers, £265.

Opposite page: Harriet wears Nike Balance 620 running trainers, £60; Dr Martens Serena 8 Eyelet boots in black, £90. Sara wears Nike Air Max 1 Essential trainers in grey, £95; Dr Martens 1460 8 Eyelet patent boots, £110. Ed holds Russell and Bromley silver loafers, £99. All clothes sylist’s and models’ own. M14 Street www.ey.com/uk/careers 11.02.2014 IMAGERY. ALL PHOTOS COURTESY OF TONY COLE

The art of being human

Street photographer Tony Cole talks to George Wood about capturing moments of the everyday

t’s clichéd to say street photography aims to ‘capture the historic character provide a “superb backdrop”. Despite their granted and pass by in the street become the focal point for moment’, but it’s difficult to describe York-born Tony Cole’s content, his photos never feel intrusive, even in shots that Tony much of Tony’s work. The young and the old, the homeless and Iwork in any other way. There is nothing particularly tech- considers morally questionable. “I guess all I can say is what’s the rich, construction workers and businessmen, York locals nical about Tony’s work - though his ever-increasing Flickr the alternative? Ignore what I see?” and Snapchatting students - all these disparities within society portfolio, Yorktone, might suggest otherwise. Ultimately, his photos bring across a sense of intrigue. are brought to display through brilliantly realised juxtaposi- Rather, it’s better to describe his photography as a mixture They do not pretend to understand everything being captured, tion. of spontaneity balanced out with a painstakingly crafted com- but instead offer genuine contemplation or wonder, using quo- Sometimes the results are comical, at other times, mel- position. As Tony describes, “It’s really as simple as just go- tations from literature and poetry to help frame certain im- ancholic. In the end, it is the human element that makes, in ing out, keeping my eyes open, capturing the image and then ages. Above all, they try to be honest. Tony’s view, a good image. As he points out, “We are by far perhaps developing a concept or message based on the asso- the most interesting, diverse, tragic, comic, beautiful things in ciations I draw from the image, associations with literature or existence.” poetry for example. ” Accentuating the juxtaposition of his photographs is To- His inspiration in photography is curiosity, an urge to “I never stage photographs, what ny’s choice to often work with monochrome colours. “I take all “understand how we all manage to get along together or why my photos in colour and convert them to black and white if I sometimes we don’t”. No photo is staged, and Tony’s shots of think that the colour is a distraction from the subject, which, real-life people are taken in such a way that perfectly encapsu- would be the point?” I think, it often is. lates snippets of everyday lives. “In general I think monochrome photography suits the “I never stage photographs - what would be the point? If English urban setting - lots of shadows. It could be that I also there’s any value in the images I produce it’s in the fact that “In the photo ‘Money’, a homeless man holds a few pen- associate black and white with serious subjects; not too long they are simple representations of ordinary life. The fact that nies in his fingers and stares at them. When I took the shot he ago all newspaper images were black and white, documentary there are sometimes interesting things going on in them just was utterly absorbed in turning the coins over and over and photography was black and white, TV was black and white.” reinforces the point that all lives are worth examination, not mumbling to himself. What exactly he was thinking about is There are times when the composition fails, or the mo- just the celebs’ – we’re all, always, doing something interesting, of course much more complex than any image can hope to ment of the shot was missed. “I’m never entirely happy with just by existing.” convey, but as a symbol of how some members of our society the shots, they could always be better. ‘Ever tried? Ever failed? Tony’s current work has been focused on York, the city he are adrift through poverty (and the many consequences and No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better,’ as Samuel Beckett grew up in and then returned to two years ago. For Tony, the causes of poverty), it genuinely moved me. Still does.” notes.” However, it’s fair to say Tony’s work captures the es- familiarity of the city gives him a chance to focus on the sub- The contrast of people in certain photographs is particu- sence and rough-and-readiness of street photography, and his jects of his photographs, though he admits York’s beauty and larly striking. Commonplace images that we would take for photographs are all the more dynamic for it. M M15 www.ey.com/uk/careers 11.02.2014

ALL IMAGES COURTESY OF TONY COLE

“This one (left) was taken at York City’s Bootham Crescent ground. (I’m a lifelong City supporter.) It was taken at half-time during a match, the three guys in the shot just seemed to arrange themselves perfectly under the frame of the stand – the lines painted on the floor and the structure of the stand draw the viewer into the picture and focus you on the figures, all of whom are perfectly, but u"erly coincidentally, posed.”

“I’m interested in how candid photography, where the subject is often unaware of the photographer, can tread a line between art and exploitation”

“This shot (above) was taken outside the British Museum as I work in London quite a bit too. Workmen were preparing adver- tising hoardings for the Ice Age Art and Pompeii exhibitions but had left a gap in the ‘m’ of Pompeii which rendered the word ‘Porn’ in metre high le"ers.”

“This (left) was taken on my daily bus journey to work. The pas- senger in shot only travelled on a Wednesday and got on the bus before I did, and remained on the bus when I got off. For the six months or so that I shared the weekly journey with her I never once saw her wake up. It intrigued me, still intrigues me.” www.ey.com/uk/careers M16 11.02.2014 MUSIC. Live review: Vertigo Christoph Macdowall heads to Mansion to sample the Music reviews lastest college night from Vanbrugh.

ertigo, the long awaited event gone in with particularly high ex- Vtipped to be the biggest in pectations I’d be impressed. DM Vanbrugh history, was just that Sounds put on a good house set – a sociable night with all kinds but unfortunately they weren’t of affordable drinks and good met with much of a response by rooms of music that make for a the crowds, who were mainly great club night. The night start- situated in the other two rooms ed (officially) at Gibson’s, which, of music. with its two for £5 cocktails is as The resident DJ’s set was sur- good a place to start as any. One prisingly eclectic, with seamless exciting way in which this night mixes between, for example The distinguished itself from the rest Jackson 5 and Macklemore. But and targeted Vanbrugh members the real standout was the upstairs was in the “Vanbrugh cocktail” set by Vanbrugh’s own Paul Scar- served here, a drink which rep- lett, which played only the best of resented its namesake by having modern mainstream. Within ten a blue/purple colour. I can’t say I minutes of my arrival, Daft Punk remember what exactly was in it, and Kanye West had already been but it was one of the better drinks played and the set continued on Album review: Little Red - Katy B I’ve had from Gibson’s – and they that form: the only downside was certainly began to take effect by that I didn’t hear anything from Victoria Chater-Lea lends her ear to the sophmore effort from YUSU ‘Live and Loud’ star the time we got to Mansion. Kanye’s new Yeezus while I was The choice of Mansion as a there, but you can’t have it all. aty B, formerly known as Baby sounds towards smoother, neo-soul form a resonating argument over a club added to the one-off atmos- Vanbrugh JCRC vice ents rep KKaty, has put herself back on sounding synthesisers, however LR DJ, both battling for his affections. phere of the night – most freshers Chris Morris said “the whole idea the radar with the impending re- will inevitably be heard blasting This track sounds suspiciously have had little experience of this for the night was to give Vanbrugh lease of ‘Little Red’, the long-await- out of Tokyo. similar to ‘What Love is Made of’, club due to how infrequently it students an event bigger than ed follow up from her successful The pre-released ‘5AM’ has originally pinned for release in LR, hosts student-friendly nights in anything the uni had seen before, ‘On a Mission’. This BRIT school already achieved a modestly suc- but was dropped at a later date. comparison to other major clubs and the response we got to that graduate has come an extraordi- cessful 14th place in the UK singles ‘Emotions’ is a lovesick ballad, in York. was incredible. We sold 500 tick- narily long way since her debut chart. This after-party anthem in- distinctively different to captivat- The turnout at Mansion was ets - so many that at 250 we had single ‘Katy On a Mission’ in 2010 tegrates her clubbing history; she ing house beats found earlier. This strong enough, though mainly to book more space in the club. It which reached fifth place on the can’t stop dancing, lusts after boys track starts softly and gradually dominated by first years – there makes me extremely proud of the UK singles chart. and loses her friends. “I need some- builds to an expressive yet confron- were, however, many famil- team around me, and proud to be ‘Little Red’ is a euphoric tan- body to calm me down, a little lov- tational drum and bass peak. Katy iar STYC faces from Freshers’ Vanbrugh.” If one of the aims of gle of deep house, pop and dance, ing like Valium” ultimately shows B pours out her soul with efferves- week. Though the use of Man- the event was to make a night big stimulating your inner party ani- her alcohol-drug related desire cent passion, crying out to “Fill me sion’s main rooms made it some- enough to bring together people mal. Deriving its title from Kath- stemming from a night out on the with emotion”, a drastic change thing of a maze, the fact that all from different parts of the Van- leen’s childhood nickname attrib- town. Though the lyrics are basic, from Valium. the bars were open meant that brugh community, then it was uted to her ginger locks, ‘Little Red’ they are extremely catchy and that Generally speaking, Katy B has drinks were easy to come by, and an unqualified success, for me at incorporates a tremendous club- certainly sells. done a superb job with the much the £1.50 Jagerbombs were per- least. dance influence. Sticking to her Opening the album is ‘Next awaited ‘Little Red’, though it may suasive even to a guy who pretty By the end of the night I’d underground Hackney roots, Katy Thing’, a generic bass-pumping an- dip into monotony at times. With much destroyed his bank account found myself spending time with B employed Geeneus, her origi- them, soon bound to be overplayed similar sounding club anthems, this the previous Monday night under people from different blocks and nal Rinse FM producer, to create in a club near you. Katy B confi- deep-house-dance mix is tipped to the influence of absinthe. in different years across Van- a record not just for an audience dently shows us that “We are the rank highly in future charts. Admittedly, I hadn’t gone into brugh, from close friends of mine of party-goers, but one that stems creators and the troublemakers” Keep an eye on Katy B; she’ll the night expecting the music to to people I’d never met before. from her personal clubbing history. with pulsating beats. Jessie Ware continue to make club-fuelled be much better than any other Many thanks to Chris Morris for Katy B has evolved this album to makes a guest appearance in ‘Aali- statements for years to come. student night, but even if I had organising the event. move away from harsher dubstep yah’, during which both artists per- Album review: So Long, See You Tomorrow - Bombay Bicycle Club Alex Killeen reviews the much anticipated fourth album ombay Bicycle Club are were left unfulfilled. Luckily for the radio like there’s no tomor- leaving you slightly in the lurch back and are sticking to them, this album is not a com- row. Both of them are infectious, - a perfect example being ‘It’s Al- Bwhat they know. ‘So Long, plete train wreck as the record the beat almost forces you to bop right Now’. See You Tomorrow’ is a return to is a very skillful example of the in time. But electronically they This album is definitely the dance-rock anthems they’re intertwinement of restraint and are precise and it’s surprisingly worth an exploration. Bombay known for, this time introducing explosive energy. Each track apt, adding a fresh dimension to Bicycle Club have not departed an electronic element. moves through the motions, ex- their sound. far from what their fans would Making controversial com- cept maybe for ‘Eyes Off You’, I do have a few niggles want and if you’ve never listened ments earlier in the year on the which bursts into life with an- though. The combination of re- to them, now is a good a time as saturation of “bad Indie bands” themic choruses that make you straint and energy may make for any to start. that arose post-Arctic Monkeys want to dance. some choruses bursting with life, ‘You burn through my mind debut, the band had a lot of hype It seems right to discuss but at the same time the pacing again and again’ the chorus of to live up to, doomed to the label their singles off the album so far, is stunted in places. As soon as ‘Luna’ goes, and if it’s anything to of ‘pretentious idiots’, for want ‘Carry Me’ and ‘Luna’, the latter you get into a chorus some songs go by, this album will be burning of another word, if expectations of which is circulating around will just cut off into the verses, for a good few weeks. www.ey.com/uk/careers M17 11.02.2014 Man of the moment Katie Woodard has fledgling solo vocalist Sam Smith on her mind

“To get the nod from the industry truly means the world”

he year has just started and it has already first number one working with Naughty Boy singer who “really triggered off my love for yoncé in the future. For now, though, Smith Tbeen a busy one for Sam Smith. Becom- on ‘La La La’, tipping Daft Punk’s ‘Get Lucky’ music”. His passion for music can be seen would like to be sat in the dressing room at ing the winner of the BBC Sound Poll 2014 off the top spot. After finding out on his 21st through his soulful and rich vocals as he sings Jimmy Fallons in New York next year “ready and the Brit’s Critics’ Choice Award which he birthday he states what a “magical moment” it every word with genuine emotion. This is seen to sing ‘Lay Me Down’.” You can easily see this will be presented with on the 19th February was and how it felt “insane” to be at number in his emotive lyrics for which his inspiration becoming reality. at the O2 Arena; can we look forward to the one. comes “from my everyday life; music is my It has now come to the point in Smith’s same success as previous winners? With the Smith’s response to winning the Brit’s number one love, but it’s also important for career where he must break through as a release of his new single ‘Money On My Mind’ Critics’ Choice Award and the BBC Sound Poll me to live. So I try and do things, then write solo artist. This specifically means a head- on the 16th February, his debut album In the for 2014 was that it was “just unbelievable. It’s about them.” line booking at the Shepherd’s Bush Empire, Lonely Hour on the 26th May through Capital all about the music for me and to get the nod A lover of soul music, Sam speaks about which has already sold out, as well as a new records and sell out tour dates; this year looks from the industry truly means the world.” how his musical inspirations range “from album. to be big. The BBC Sound poll which is compiled by Whitney to Stevie”, this soulful vibe can be Coming off two collaborations, Smith says Smith has already had an incredible 2013, 170 DJs, critics and bloggers who were asked felt in his EP ‘Nirvana’. He admits his “lat- “This album is all me”. It will certainly be in- after coming to our attention in 2012 as the to name their three favourite new acts, illus- est obsession is Ariana Grande.” Listening to teresting to see how Smith will fare when left vocalist on electro duo Disclosure’s single, trates just how much a ‘nod’ Sam Smith has “’Right There’ he admits that he is “late to the to his own devices as a solo act. ‘Latch’. Smith says how “The guys have taught from the industry. Winning the Brit’s Critics’ party, but I think she is out of this world.” With the backing of these awards and his me so much” and that he is thankful that Choice Award Sam Smith joins the prestig- When asked who he would most like debut EP creating a buzz for fans of the up “they’ve also given me a year of practising my ious list of former winners including Jessie J, to open for Smith, he is answer is instant: and coming debut album, he looks to follow trade at some incredible gigs.” This has in- Ellie Goulding and Adele. “Beyoncé. Because she is everything”. Who in the successful footsteps of past award win- cluded Radio 1’s Future Festival, Bestival and After starting singing at the age of eight, knows, with the way 2014 has started for Sam ners. I’m definitely going to be keeping an eye Reading and Leeds festival. He also got his Smith states how he was trained by a jazz we may see him up there on stage with Be- on his music this year, so should you!” M

REVERB. “...What the fuck did I do? Why did you stop me? I ain’t got no fucking weapons. Justin Bieber, Paranoid stoner Why do you have to search me? What the fuck is this about?” M18 www.ey.com/uk/careers 11.02.2014 FILM. Should we care about the Oscars?

“Yes, yes, a thousand “Frankly, my dear, I don’t Rosemary Collins times yes!” give a damn” Michael Brennan

he YouTube video ‘A Trailer for relevant to twenty-first century cin- t came true!” Anne Hatha- top prize are still those primarily Every Oscar-Winning Movie ema. way mewled as she won Best moulded into existence in order to TEver’ summarises why many The decision, in 2010, to open “ISupporting Actress last year compete for awards and appeal to film fans have such mixed feelings the Best Picture shortlist from five at the Oscars. this narrow demographic. (Hello, about the biggest night in the film slots to ten has been crucial, allow- And with three magnificently Harvey Weinstein.) calendar. ing for a more diverse range of nom- poorly chosen words the whole au- Why do we value the views of The parody has characters de- inees. dience cringed, the dreams of dy- this committee of mainly old white claring lines like “Also, I’ve got to use Since then, the Best Picture ing French prostitutes were trivial- men above all others? The expertise tough love to help this Latin Ameri- nominees’ list has featured films ised and the rehearsed illusions of argument seems to falter when any can teenager believe in himself!” which push the limits of special ef- the Oscars reached a new height of member can vote for Best Cinema- over saccharine background music, fects technology, such as Avatar, pomposity and self-congratulation. tography, meaning clueless actors fulfilling the common perception of Inception and Life of Pi, Pixar mas- The fixation upon the Academy choose the prettiest film, snubbing the sort of film that gets nominated terpieces Up and Toy Story 3, indie Awards always seems a perplexing the god-given gifts of Roger Deakins for Oscars – a vaguely politically outsiders such as Winter’s Bone and one as, despite its prestige, every again and again. liberal, conservatively made drama Beasts of the Southern Wild, and ter- year the cinephilia community cry Even when the Oscars shine the that people watch because they rific new films from acclaimed di- out at the unjust snubbing of popu- spotlight is on under-appreciated think it will make them a better per- rectors like David Fincher, Michael lar iconic pieces of cinema in favour talent such as the many talented son, not because it’s entertaining or Haneke, Darren Aronofsky and the of a movie which is unlikely to be re- VFX artists who worked on the in- challenging. Coen brothers. membered just a few years down the novative Life of Pi, they are quickly Any film fan can rattle off a This year’s Best Picture shortlist line (anyone still fervently rewatch- ushered off-stage to the sound of the list of brilliant directors, includ- has an average Rotten Tomatoes rat- ing The Artist?). Jaws theme before anyone points ing Howard Hawks, Orson Welles, ing of 91.7 per cent, the highest in But when the Academy does go out that most of the people who Alfred Hitchcock, Stanley Kubrick the past decade, and includes criti- for the populist choice and declare a worked on that film are now unem- and David Lynch, who have never cally acclaimed films which take a widely-loved box-office smash such ployed due to the unsustainability of won the Best Director award, whilst bold look at themes such as the hor- as Return of the King to be the best the current Hollywood system. categories such as comedy, sci-fi rors of slavery (12 Years a Slave), our of the year, it feels as unnecessary a Ultimately, the awards only and world cinema are chronically growing dependency on technology declaration as the York Award. function as an accolation of the most snubbed come awards time. (Her) and the complexities of par- To be fair, the broader nomi- tightly engineered ‘For your Consid- A 2012 survey revealed just ent-child relationships (Nebraska). nations are vaguely interesting to eration’ campaign, a reminder of 14 per cent of Academy voters are Of course, there are still things skimread, with the expansion of the the overhyped current flavour of the under 50, painting the picture of a to hate about the Oscars, not least Best Film category from five to ten month with a sour aftertaste and an group who are too stuck in their way the excruciatingly self-congratulato- nominations being a skilful move to excuse to have a ceremony which to embrace what’s new and bold in ry awards ceremony. But their very appear to widen the range of films celebrates studio politics, dresses film. flaws are what continue to make technically in competition. and Jennifer Lawrence GIFs far However, in the past few years, them a hub for an ongoing and fierce Despite this, the favourites more than the cinema it is supposed the Academy nominations have debate about the films we see and in with a chance of snatching the to be upholding. been slowly and painfully reinvent- what they say about us, and as such, ing themselves as something still there’s plenty of life in them yet.

Chevvy Chase, 1988 Chris Rock, 2005

Chase’s opening line set Don’t insult Jude Law. the tone for the rest of the This was the lesson ceremony: ‘good even- learnt by Chris Rock ing Hollywood phonies’. when he laid into Law’s Five most cringeworthy Using his stage time to acting. Making similar attack just about eve- jibes at the nominees ryone, it’s little wonder throughout, Rock took Chase wasn’t invited to the cheekiness a little Oscars hosts host again. too far.

James Franco & Anne Hathaway, David Letterman, 1994 2012

Seth Macfarlane, 2011 Meant to appeal to a Letterman’s stint still younger audience, Hatha- brings a cringe as he McFarlane way tried too hard, while repeatedly fell back on brought con- Franco looked as though he his ‘Uma-Oprah’ joke, re- troversy to the would rather be anywhere ferring to Uma Thurman hosting table. His else. The two most awkward and Oprah Winfrey’s ‘We’ve Seen Your hosts in Oscars history. unique sounding names. Boobs’ song was It wasn’t funny the first easily the low time David. point. M19 www.ey.com/uk/careers 11.02.2014 Streeping Mum

August: Osage County

Kate Barlow

t the centre of August: Osage County is Violet Weston and that’s before the funeral has even begun. A family which is mance in years), Ewan McGregor’s exhausted husband Bill or (played by Meryl Streep in an Oscar nominated role), a essentially rotten at its core is thus what defines August: Osage Margo Martindale’s Mattie Fae the next. Adrug-addicted matriarchal mother of three, whose oral County. While each actor brings a unique spin to their role, the cancer is a metaphor for the vitriol which comes out of her Even tender moments between characters, such as the same cannot be said of director John Wells. He fails to suc- mouth at any opportunity. blossoming relationship between Ivy (Julianne Nicholson) cessfully translate Tracy Letts’ play (on which the film is based) The highlight of the film is a dinner party scene mid-way and the socially awkward underdog ‘Little’ Charles (Benedict to screen. The dialogue is left almost unchanged, resulting in through which contains snide remarks, ruined casseroles, awk- Cumberbatch), are destroyed under Violet’s abuse which she some overlong and overdramatic speeches which seem unreal- ward phone calls and finally descends into a full on fight be- attempts to pass off as ‘truth-telling’. istic before the camera. tween Violet and her eldest daughter Barbara (Julia Roberts). The performances are the key selling point of the film. Similarly, while Wells has moved parts of the action out- Taking up nearly a quarter of the running time, this cringy, Boasting a star-studded cast carrying more award nomina- doors, making a change from the claustrophobia of the (mad) awkward, painful to watch but also gloriously funny scene be- tions than you can count, each and every character gets a house, one can’t help feeling he could have made a little more comes a marker for the total ruin soon to follow. chance to show off their acting credentials. use of the stunning environment of Oklahoma. The film follows a family who have come together to at- It is thus difficult to pick particular stand-out perfor- Nonetheless, the film remains a fascinating and at times tend the funeral of Violet’s husband, an alcoholic poet who mances, as you find yourself stunned into silence (and frus- hard to watch family drama, deserving of its Academy Award committed suicide. It quickly becomes clear to the viewer as tration) by Streep’s poisonous Violet one minute, only to be nominations this year. If nothing else, you’ll come out appreci- to why, as the family bicker, curse and antagonise one another, greeted with Julia Roberts’ defiant Barb (in her best perfor- ating your own family a little more.

Lone Survivor I, Frankenstein Mark Starling Will Murray

one Survivor is Peter Berg’s first direct- scene in which the SEALs have to jump down f you’re a die-hard fan of Mary Shelley’s membering for a long time. ing credit since the abysmal Battleship. a steep cliff is particularly memorable, pos- Frankenstein, this is not the film for you. It must be said that some of the fight LFortunately, Lone Survivor doesn’t sibly because the stunt performers chose to ITo start with, Victor Frankenstein dies scenes, with CGI shots of the gargoyle tow- share the same rough waters of its predeces- do the fall for real, resulting in several broken within the first 10 seconds and his monster ers and Jai Courtney slaying demons like a sor. bones and even a punctured lung. is less of a ‘monster’ than an average-looking boss, were impressive to watch. But that’s all Berg has managed to create a surprising- However, Lone Survivor does have sev- blonde guy with a few scars. I’ll say. ly worthy war film that, despite falling short eral flaws, not least of which is characterisa- In this attempt at a horror thriller, set The frankly ridiculous script was too of greatness, still manages to pay respect to tion. The first half hour of the movie is spent 200 years after the death of his creator, Adam far-fetched and it seems as if the producers those who lost their lives in the real life story trying to establish the characters but by the Frankenstein (Aaron Eckhart) is caught up already had their mind on a follow-up video on which the film is based. time the mission begins we know little other in a raging war between the saintly gargoyles game. The film tells the story of Operation than some of them have partners back home and the vengeful demons. Director Stuart Beattie sets too fast a Red Wings, a failed US Navy SEALs mis- and one is getting married. Demon Prince Naberius (Bill Nighy) is pace for a film that needed a little build-up to sion which took place in 2005, and the four The moral choice whether to kill or re- keen to resurrect his devilish allies by help- introduce the audience to the Frankenstein man reconnaissance team sent in ahead of lease the civilians also fails to resonate as ing them possess human corpses and believes story. Instead you are left with only brief the main force. After the team is discovered much as it should have done. The perfor- Frankenstein’s monster holds the key to help- snippets of Eckhart’s narration to explain his by a group of civilians who warn the Taliban mances too are hardly remarkable. The two ing him achieve this. sudden transformation from ghastly monster of the upcoming attack, the squad is forced that stand out, Mark Whalberg and Eric Eckhart does his best to portray this to vigilante-in-a-hoody. to abandon its original mission and escape Bana, only do so because of the stars’ prior weird anti-hero, who turns out to have more The role of Yvonne Strahovski as Terra is whilst being hunted down by more than 200 fame and reputation. of a soul than first realised. But aside from even more curious: whether she is supposed enemy insurgents. Despite these failings, Lone Survivor is the messed-up face, this performance failed to be the love interest of the film is left up in Although the film struggles through the a respectable and thought-provoking film to hit the heights of Harvey Dent. the air, with only a fleeting look at the end be- slower paced first 45 minutes, once the action about the horrors of war which succeeds in And Eckhart isn’t the only one: Nighy tween her and Adam as any hint at a future. hits it is relentless and rarely dies down for its aim of respecting those who were injured creates a reasonably scary villain, but you The idea of this sci-fi flop - a look at how the remainder of its two hour running time. and lost their lives on the operation in 2005. can’t help but feel he was just collecting the Frankenstein’s monster would cope in the The action sequences are superb, una- The film is ultimately a heartfelt tribute cheque in this one. real world without his maker - did have some pologetic in their portrayal of violence, giving to those in the armed forces and, although it Miranda Otto produced a decent perfor- potential. But the plotline of gargoyles and the middle section of the film a vivid sense of may not be for everyone, it is a must-see for mance as gargoyle queen Leonore, but this devils makes this a boring fantasy adventure tension and momentum. One particular fans of war movies. was nothing any of the main cast will be re- that lacks any real drama. M20 www.ey.com/uk/careers 11.02.2014 FOOD AND DRINK. Breaking the breakfast mould Amber Harcourt explains why the first meal of the day doesn’t have to be boring PHOTO CREDIT: GRACE MARSH

reakfast. The most important meal of the day. We’ve A full cooked English breakfast is often appealing, with heard it over and over again; on the news, from our par- another popular choice being cold leftover pizza after a night Breakfast pizza muffins Bents, from health experts, but we don’t seem to be taking out. Neither are what you could call nutritional. For us Brit- any notice. ish, a plate of cottage pie or fish and chips would be a strange Ingredients February is International Hot Breakfast Month, a scheme choice to start the day and perhaps that’s where the problem 1 wholegrain English muffin, halved dedicated to raising awareness of the perils of skipping break- lies; that we are under the impression that breakfast can only 1 small tomato, seeded and diced fast and encouraging us to fit breakfast into our daily schedule. consist of the same boring store cupboard things. 2 teaspoons olive oil We’ve all heard the facts and figures over and over again. Globally, however, the tradition of eating ‘breakfast-exclu- 2 rashers of back bacon (or ham), More and more studies are linking the skipping of breakfast by sive foods’ is less common; some cultures eat the same dishes a handful of grated cheddar cheese children and young adults to the increased risk of developing whilst others just adapt the recipes slightly. Korean breakfasts dried herbs such as basil or oregano health problems such as metabolic syndrome in adulthood. for example, traditionally consist of rice or soup dishes, where- salt and pepper But the trend isn’t just limited to schoolchildren. as in Burma, the traditional breakfast is Htamin jaw - fried a few mushrooms Despite the increased risk of high blood pressure, heart rice with boiled peas, also a popular meal eaten throughout the disease and the inability to concentrate (something students day. Perhaps we just need to be a bit more creative. 1. Preheat the oven to 230°C. in particular need), many adults fail to eat the first meal of the Breakfast doesn’t have to be the stale cornflakes left in the 2. Line a small baking tray with foil or cover with olive oil day, with the online One Poll Survey discovering that a quar- cupboard. With a little imagination, it can become an interest- 3. Place the English muffins halves on the baking tray, ter of women do not eat breakfast at least once a week. The ing start to the day. French toast is a great option as it uses up with the insides facing up. main reason given? Getting ready for the day ahead is more any stale leftover bread or eggs about to read their use by date. 4. Top each muffin half with the tomato and then drizzle important. Scrambled eggs also; you can add curry powder and cumin with olive oil. Eating breakfast should be considered a fundamental seeds to make it Indian style, or even chilli powder and kidney 5. Scatter the bacon and mushrooms on top of the toma- part of getting ready for day ahead for everyone. Students are beans to make Mexican scrambled eggs – great wrapped in a toes and finally, cover it all with the cheese of your choice. amongst the worst culprits for skipping breakfast; we’ve all tortilla for a breakfast burrito. Pancakes aren’t the unhealthi- 6. Bake in the oven for approximately 10 to 12 minutes, had those mornings where we’ve overslept or couldn’t find our est option either, as long as you don’t smother then in nutella, or until the cheese is fully melted and beginning to brown. keys or books, therefore having to fly out the house in a hurry golden syrup or sugar. Honey and chopped banana are great 7. To finish, sprinkle with the herbs and salt and pepper with the cereals sitting uneaten in the cupboard. Such occur- alternatives. to season. Enjoy rences must remain one-off emergency occasions. In Britain, So this month, make the effort to eat the first meal of the 8. Tip: You can cover the muffins with whatever meat or we have a very limited view of what foods are suitable to eat at day. And in honour of the Hot Breakfast theme, why not leave vegetables you have left in the fridge. breakfast, with cold food such as cereal, and also toast or por- the cereals in the cupboard and try something a little warmer ridge shaping the list. and more adventurous?

Lonely this Valentine’s?

Grace Marsh the cream is almost boiled. Do not let it boil fully. Delicious, moreish and simple to make, these chocolate 2. Remove from the heat and pour over the chocolate. Mix truffles are a great gift, or a much-needed pick-me-up for together until smooth and glossy. any singletons suffering from Valentine’s blues. This reci- 3. If adding flavourings, let the mixture cool a little and pe uses milk chocolate, but you can swap this for white or then add them to the mixture. dark. For alcohol truffles, try adding 2 tablespoons of your 4. Line a deep baking tray with greaseproof paper or cling- favourite liquor such as rum or Baileys. Orange or lemon film and pour in the mixture. zest adds a citrus punch. 5. Chill in the fridge for 2 hours until almost set. If left to set too long it will become impossible to shape. Ingredients 6. Dust your hands with cocoa powder or icing sugar to pre- PHOTO CREDIT: FOODIE BAKER 300g milk chocolate, broken into pieces vent them from sticking. Roll the chilled chocolate mixture 250ml double cream into small balls using your hands. If the mixture becomes a 30g unsalted butter bit sticky, put it in the fridge for 5 minutes. 7. Then immediately roll the truffles in cocoa powder, icing 1. Place the chocolate in a large glass bowl. Heat the cream sugar or a coating of your choice such as chopped nuts or and butter gently in a saucepan until the butter melts and chocolate sprinkles. Place the truffles onto a baking tray or plate and chill in the fridge until set. M21 www.ey.com/uk/careers 11.02.2014 Love is in the air We select our top three independent restaurants in York to make this Valentine’s Day one to remember

CARTOONS BY KATE MITCHELL

Rustique French Castlegate www.rustiquerestaurants.co.uk

Rustique is the perfect name for this restaurant and bistro. Think cosy, candle-lit dinner and rich French food. Portion sizes are very healthy, and the three-course set menu offers a lot of variety at a decent price (£15.95). Confit du canard (slow roasted duck), and moules marinières à la crème are two great options. Given how packed the restaurant can be on an ordinary weekday, it goes without saying you’ll need to book a table in ad- vance. The tables are quite cramped and whether that adds to the romance factor or not is up to you to decide. Some like it up close and personal! But if French is the lan- guage of love, then the delicacies prove it’s the flavour of love too. With great food at great prices, Rustique is perfect for both first dates and long-time couples this Delrio’s Valentine’s Day. Italian Blossom Street www.delriosrestaurant.com Just up from student hotspot Nag’s Head and (the late) Rumours lies Delrio’s: the self-proclaimed “little Italian restaurant down the stairs by Micklegate”. To enter, you first must venture down a flight of stairs into the cellar of the building (very scary, may require hand-holding) to re- veal the cosy, mood-lit, authentically decorated restaurant that lies at the bottom. Delrio’s is romantic. Reserve one of several tucked-away alcoves for you and your beau and enjoy some privacy as you tuck into your candlelit meal à la ‘Lady and the Tramp’ spaghetti and meatball scene. The restaurant is family run and uses ingredients both from local and Italian sources, and with many dishes for under a tenner, the extensive menu caters for all budgets. If you think this sounds too perfect to be true, let the 4.5 star rating on trip advisor persuade you otherwise. Give Delrio’s a visit on Valentine’s Day and you’re guaranteed to be exclaiming ‘Mamma Mia’ long into the night...

Ambiente Where next? Spanish Goodramgate A few after dinner drinks would be a perfect way to finish off the night. Kennedy’s on Lit- www.ambiente-tapas.co.uk tle Stonegate is a great place to grab a drink, With a name that means ‘ambience’ in English, you would hope that Am- offering a selection of cocktails for £3.50 after biente on Goodramgate is able to live up to its name. The busy hustle and 5pm during the week. All Bar One on New bustle of a traditional tapas bar isn’t typically associated with romance, but Street is offering a bottle of fizz (Pignoletto) then again, sharing is romantic and tapas is meant to be shared. Just don’t for £15. forget to request a table away from the bar area, a quiet corner upstairs will provide a lovely romantic setting. You also can’t go wrong with Lucia just off Grape Lane for an amazing atmosphere and Serving up authentic Spanish cuisine with a contemporary twist, Ambi- an extensive selection of cocktails under five ente offers a wide range of dishes. A particular favourite is ‘Introduction to pounds. If you’re still hungry, they also offer Tapas’, seven dishes of delicious tapas to share for two at just £25. Or you could go for the aptly named ‘Shared Platter’, which comes in a vegetar- traditional Italian desserts. If beer is your ian, meat or seafood option at £9.95 per person. This tapas restaurant is drink of choice, then The Guy Fawkes Inn on a small restaurant with a great cosy atmosphere and lovely staff. If you’re Lower Petergate is a traditional, historic pub looking for something a little different this Valentine’s Day and want to with a wide range of real ales. avoid the chain restaurants, then this could be the option for you. www.ey.com/uk/careers M22 Fetish 11.02.2014 SOCIETY. “Sorry, no orgies!” Charlotte Wainwright talks to three members of the FetSoc Committee about reducing the stigma surrounding kink

exposé, the “no holds barred dirty talking panel show” recognised as a society that’s at the forerunner of making a dif- organised by FetSoc, happened last Friday night. Hosted ference in the student body”. Sby members of FetSoc, WomCom and YUSU LGBT, the What cannot be denied is that FetSoc has the membership show’s aim was to get “sexy people talking about sexy things”, needed, in order to make this happen. The society currently in order to create a more public and open attitude, in regards has around 50 paid members, with over 200 on the mailing to all things sex. list. Of the three ratified FetSoc’s in the country, including Bir- The second of its kind, the show was developed last year mingham and Edinburgh, York also holds the title of the larg- by FetSoc Secretary Leena Rivaz, after a revealing conversa- est Fetish Society. “We’ve started to make a name for ourselves tion with some of her peers. “It all came from a ridiculous con- in the student community, not just in York, but in the whole versation with some housemates. They were all being so naive, country”. and I just thought, we have to talk about sex!” Behind closed doors, FetSoc is also an incredibly active “It turned into something that a lot of people were re- society, hosting numerous events for its members across the ally passionate about getting involved in. It was an enormous term. “It breaks down into kinky things, drinking things, and success. Bob Hughes, then YUSU Welfare Officer, even came non-drinking things. We have normal society nights, where we along and said that it was one of the best events he’d seen. It go into town for a few drinks, which are just like any other was then shortlisted for YUSU event of the year, so after that, society nights - there are no whips or canes involved. Then we decided to host another”. we have a lot of discussion groups, which is where people of a The aim of Sexposé is to reduce the amount of stigma that kinky mindset just get together and have a chat. is often attached to controversial or risqué sex, by encourag- “But we also have things like show and tell events, where ing more people to talk about their sexual experiences. This is people bring in their toys and equipment and can really get a stigma which, Chair Simon Stead explains, has surrounded geeky about them to other members. Other than that we have FetSoc since its beginning, and is something which the society things like rope workshops, where people are able to work on as a whole is aiming to eradicate. the art of Shibari” (an artistic form of rope bondage). “Compared to other universities, York is a very progres- The risk assessments are extensive, but the irony of this, sive university. The student body is very active in the face of Philippa explains, is that “a FetSoc rope workshop is pretty any homophobia or sexism. Now it’s really about removing the much the safest thing you can go to. Each person has access stigma surrounding kink”. to EMT shears, which are the shears that ambulances use to cut clothes and seatbelts. People are always under the supervi- sion of someone who has been doing it for a number of years, and numerous members of the committee have been trained “It’s sexy, but it’s not chaotic” by someone who is a renowned expert it in”. “You’ve probably got a lot more of a chance of getting hurt at a sports social than at FetSoc!” Leena claims. “Everyone who knows about kink will come to FetSoc and In addition to this, the society also hosts a number of say, this is a great idea, I’m really happy you’re around. But it’s “tamer” events, including Alice in Wonderland style tea par- the people who aren’t in FetSoc and who don’t want to be, and ties, where, according to Simon, members sit together and “lit- who wouldn’t want to be, who still feel uncomfortable with erally just drink tea.” the idea. FetSoc though is just a really sex positive, progres- “The only thing that makes it different to other tea par- sive society. It’s an open forum for anyone to talk about largely ties”, Leena explains, is that “some of them are open, and some anything sex related”. are only for paid members. For the ones that are paid members For Marketing Manager Philippa Garth, the main way to only, it’s usually a bit more discreet – we don’t advertise where remove this stigma is by building a greater sense of transpar- we are. It’s so that people can come and be comfortable and say ency around FetSoc. “What we want to do at the moment is to or wear whatever they like”. promote a culture of curiosity regarding FetSoc, rather than “FetSoc is, ultimately, a place where our paid members the binary we have at the moment. People seem to have this can feel comfortably protected”, Simon informs me, “and was view that either you’re kinky and you’re in FetSoc, or you’re made in that way, in some sense for good reason. Though we’re not and you have nothing to do with it, which needs to change”. going to be more open in reducing the stigma around it, we’re In order to achieve this change, Simon believes that the society must now be “active”, in altering public opinion. “Sex- posé has been a great help. But now we want to do more things specifically for people who aren’t in the society, where they can “There’s actually an awful lot of come along and ask questions about what we do”. “We need to make FetSoc more accessible”, Leena explains, “by opening the couples in FetSoc” doors for everyone to come and see”. Despite the stigma surrounding FetSoc, this is a change which Philippa strongly believes can be achieved. “There’s a still going to maintain the same level of privacy we have for our very sex positive culture in the university. We already have individual members”. WomCom, the University of York feminists and YUSU LGBT, Despite this discretion, the society has often struggled to all groups which promote sexual awareness and the accept- find places to accommodate its events. “Part of the reason we ance of those of your peers. FetSoc recognises that each person want to get rid of the stigma”, Leena tells me, “is so that we is different, and that each person has their own preferences. can do more events like this. We planned to have a tea party As long as we promote safe practices for those, people should last term, but the room we planned to use told us that it wasn’t accept that there is absolutely nothing wrong with what people bookable to societies. But I’m also the Chair of MathSoc, and want to do”. I know for a fact you can book that room for a society, because “The only thing that FetSoc lacks at the minute is the rep- I do it myself. So it’s things like that, when you email a person resentation in the public eye of the University. This is what in an office and say, can we do a tea party, and they just think makes it more of a stigmatised society for our members, oh no, FetSoc are going to come in and trash the place and do because they don’t feel like it has a positive presence in the all sorts of crazy things, when all we want to do is have tea and awareness of those who aren’t actively involved. But I would cake”. say that with a better understanding grows much better ac- The events are, as Philippa tells me, very organised. “It’s ceptance. sexy, but it’s not chaotic”. Even for members, the events come “FetSoc should be something that stands alongside with a certain amount of rules. “The number one question I WomCom, LGBT and the York Feminists, as one of the most get asked by people who aren’t in FetSoc”, Philippa states, “is progressive societies in the University. It’s time it should be what’s your fetish – singular. 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PHOTO CREDIT: FETSOC (ABOVE), THE.COMEDIAN (BELOW) litely explain that we don’t ask people what’s your fetish, because the stigma attached. “Often people in the society will say we’re it’s an extremely personal thing to ask on first meeting someone!” not actually kinky, we just do discussions. Which is not true – we “If you’re at a society meeting, someone might clarify wheth- are a kinky society. But it’s true that it’s not as kinky as people er they’re ‘Dom’ or ‘Sub’ in the BDSM culture, which is a general think”. way of telling people which role they prefer to play in kink, but “It’s just like any other society”, Philippa claims, “just with a the general party line of FetSoc is that we don’t ask, we tell”. slightly more fun repertoire of things to talk about!” “We really don’t”, Simon states, “need to know the ins and “It really is an exciting society to be in”, Leena tells me. “Talk- outs (no pun intended), of what everyone gets up to”. ing and learning about sex is interesting. But FetSoc is not a place After all, the main part of the kink comes into play outside to come to try to fuck everything that moves. It’s actually not, as of the society, in the privacy of people’s bedrooms. Shockingly many people believe, all about organising orgies for everyone”. though, Simon claims, “there’s definitely no more sex than in any It is because of this belief that the committee are strongly other university society”. dedicated to providing privacy and anonymity for their mem- “If you pick any society and you go on a social and get drunk, bers, across their events. “It’s important to afford our members I bet a similar number of people would end up sleeping together”, as much privacy as they need to feel comfortable, and that’s dif- Leena claims. ferent for everyone. It’s a society that’s very accommodating of Although, Philippa informs me, “kinky people can meet oth- people’s needs.” For Leena, this is something that has had per- er kinky people. An open and accepting culture leads to better sex sonal importance. “I came out to my mum as kinky a while ago. for those already that way inclined, but quantity? Who can tell!” But though I don’t mind that she knows, there are lots of people All three members are quick to point out, however, that Fet- who I wouldn’t want to know. You have to decide your own level Soc is not simply about lots of people coming together to have of openness”. group sex, as many people presume. “There’s actually an awful I wonder then, if being kinky is something that you are re- lot of couples in FetSoc”, Leena tells me. “Simon’s been with his quired to “come out” as. For Philippa, it most certainly is. “It’s a girlfriend for seven months, and I’ve been with my boyfriend for very grey area regarding what’s kinky and what isn’t, but gener- two and a half years.” ally, if you’re part of the subculture, or if you go to FetSoc or some For Simon, this common attitude has stemmed from a lack of the events that are on, people do feel like it is a binary that of communication about what FetSoc actually do. “Since joining needs to be discussed”. FetSoc, a lot of people I’ve spoken to are very candid about what “It’s not as vital”, Leena explains, “as it might be for people I, or other people in FetSoc might do. I can speak to people who of the LGBTQ group. I don’t want to downplay anyone who has say that they’d never do anything kinky, but you get talking to felt upset about having to come out as kinky, but people who are them and then they’ll say, oh, I spanked my partner yesterday – gay may want to come out because they feel it is an integral part but that’s not kinky, right? So it’s like, so why do you have such a of who they are, and they want people to accept them for it. But big deal with FetSoc?” even though I may come out to some people, I don’t feel like it’s “There’s no qualifying trait or hierarchy in FetSoc. You don’t something that everyone in my life needs to know”. have these edge players who are really awesome and everyone “For example”, Phillippa states, “my grandma doesn’t need else is rubbish, it’s just whatever you like, that’s great”. Despite to know. However, my housemates might find it useful to know this, however, Simon informs me that members often downplay – otherwise seeing chaps cleaning the kitchen in French maid’s the level of kinkiness within the society, in order to help reduce outfits might come as a bit of a surprise after a night out!” M M24 www.ey.com/uk/careers 11.02.2014

CARTOON: KATE MITCHELL

MyThomas Fennelly shit week so far

think, for a change, that it’s time to start with a positive Saying this, at least they’ll get a job out of their nine- in this column. The most fortunate thing to happen to grand a year educational investment - I study Sociology. One I me this week was being twatted by a pine cone as I unwelcome distraction is listening to some of the pretentious walked under a pine tree on a blustery morning in Derwent. conversations that many stuck-up students come out with. Aside from that, this week has been another week to put be- Just as I’m about to settle into some work to the sound hind me. of Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours in its entirety, some deluded Every day this week, I’ve been mugged off by a Number fresher will pipe up with an outlandish view of how shit and 4 bus driver, meaning my morning routine into campus now dangerous Tang Hall is. involves the inevitable run downhill through Hes East as I Most views on Tang Hall are based on the basic obser- attempt to catch the Unibus in time. vation that it’s a shithole because ‘the houses are closer to- There are some positives to take from this, however; it’s gether than in the rest of the city’. highlighted how unfit I’ve let myself get as I sit in my morn- The ‘hoodies’ that come from Tang Hall are also not ing lecture looking strangely sweaty (despite the cold), winc- ing at the burning pains in my calf muscles from a minute run that I had made twenty-five minutes earlier. My fitness evidently needs to improve. Or I could simply ignore it and just get up earlier so that “The Latin I actually make the bus on time. In any case, I will concede to the residents of Hes East that watching fat people running graffiti in Tang Hall is a for the bus must be a hugely entertaining spectator sport – not that there’s anything else to do in Hes East, mind. sign that you have word ‘Ebor’ sprayed on a paving stone. The fact that the graf- As essay deadlines come at me thick and fast this term, nothing to worry about” fiti is being written in Latin is a sign that you have nothing I have made the library my second home, living off Library to worry about. Café sausage rolls and butter croissants (although this prob- Dedicating this much to the library, however, has meant ably explains why I now struggle to run downhill). The li- that all the notions of social interaction have been forgot- brary is a strange Mecca for the socially odd and pretentious much of a threat either. Two kids often come to cycle and ten and replaced with the boring theories of the transna- twats (although this is probably why I get drawn to it daily). smoke outside the library, but when you actually talk to tional capitalist class that currently fill my mind. My abil- All these distractions have led to new levels of procras- them, they’ve very polite, moving out of the way for people ity to speak to girls, even those who I consider to be in the tination that go beyond doing difficult Sudokus, shouting at whilst making a conscious effort to use the bins. ‘fit friend zone’ with (an acronym of which is scarily close to Flappy Bird and laughing at people who accidently play their In fact, if I went up to a smoking twelve-year-old in this FFS), has disappeared completely. shoddy music taste out loud on their laptops. city and asked for a lighter, I have no doubt that he’d politely I can’t even latch on to chivalry. This morning, I stood One new pastime of mine, for instance, is taking the piss oblige and probably strike up a conversation about my day next to an attractive blonde as we both looked to cross Hull out of a mate doing a Geography degree, with insults like (although asking me about my day is often a bad idea). Road in the hope that a misogynistic motorist would stop to “don’t worry, we’ll get you some more crayons for Christmas” I’ve had more trouble with students than I have with let her across, meaning that I’ve become a strange chivalry and “blimey, they’re moving you on to words now” being my locals. The niceness of Tang Hall is put into perspective by repellent. particular favourites. this: the only bit of street art that I’ve come across is the But as soon as drivers saw me within her five-metre ra-

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Politics www.nouse.co.uk/politics Student Student outrage at debt privatisation TCPON Hack Kate Marshall POLITICAL REPORTER n late 2013, the Government NICK GEO sold the last 17 per cent of the I‘old student loan book’, the stu- dent debts of 1990-1998. These debts were worth £890m at the time, a value which would have in- creased over the years with inter- est. However, they were sold for just £160m, a figure which is, at most, 18per cent of the books’ actual value. This long-term loss, over £730m, Protesters have ended a 12- was ignored in favour of a short- THOS003 day occupation at Birming- term reduction of the budget deficit, because George Osbourne vowed to ham University a!er its eradicate it by 2015. lawyers sought an injunc- Thus far, students who took out loans after 1999 have been safe tion. "e protesters le! to from this measure, including those “prevent the... expenditure who have been paying the maximum £9,000 tuition per year. However, that gaining an injunction this is about to change. Next year, represents, instead asking potentially sooner, the government will be selling off the remainder of STUDENT POLITICS that the money be spent on the debt. Awareness of the issue is paying staff a living wage.” startlingly low. The Coalition’s policies have lead to students suffering from rising costs and decreasing financial support Last year’s sales were made to EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY HUMANIST SOCIETY a bespoke company called Erudio terest rates, or worse, the removal the Government would no longer bour branch. There is still time to

Student Loans, which was set up of the cap entirely. With it already be accountable for problems and act. by Wilmington Trust SP Services, standing at 6.3per cent above infla- injustices, and the power of stu- Students have been the target of which in turn is part of the huge US tion for 2013-14, and tuition costs dents to prevent harsh measures is rising costs and decreasing financial banking group M&T. The sales were higher than ever, the effect would be made negligible. Erudio Student support throughout the coalition’s guaranteed not to affect the amount crippling. To enact such a measure Loans will stand amongst the likes term. When we were in college, we owed, the interest, or repayment would amount to a retrospective, of ATOS. lost EMA; when we were applying schedule, yet this provision is not in further spike in fees, and not one However, the Student Assembly to university, we faced a policy re- place for the new sale. This means that students can opt out of. Against Austerity has called a Na- versal and tripling fees. When we all students would be left vulnerable Furthermore, other terms could tional Week of Action, in the week leave university, our job prospects Edinburgh University stu- to the designs of a private agency. be changed, such as the rate of re- beginning 3rd Direct Gov website, and jobseekers’ support are both A hushed-up report made by the payment and the income thresholds. currently standing at around 17,000 insecure. Each reform has been met dents last week voted down Rothschild Bank suggested a retro- Most importantly, with our financial signatures, whilst a campus petition with waves of protest and anger, and a motion to ban involun- spective increase of the cap on in- fates in the hands of a limited firm, is being run by the university’s La- victories have yet to come. tary gender segregration at SU events. Speakers who opposed the motion did so The lady is not for Cameron claiming that the motives of Lisa Rumbold UK PARLIAMENT the Humanist Society, who POLITICAL REPORTER tives are stepping down in 2015. Unfortunately for Cameron, the tabled the motion, were t’s no secret that Labour com- Conservatives were already behind, “racist and Islamophobic”. mands more female support showing promises of party moderni- Ithan the Conservatives. While sation to be all but a dream. BFIRSH the Tories won’t let us forget The issues affecting women and Thatcher, people seem to forget that thus affecting their choice at the Thatcher herself was not overly con- polls are inherently linked to more cerned with issues of gender equal- pressing issues of social mobility, ity. She praised family values and economic growth and unemploy- would much rather have seen wom- ment. Cameron’s tax cut for 11 mil- en at home with children than a lion women and the end to pensions society of childcare and crèches. Fe- being discriminated against women male support for the Conservatives have only addressed the tip of the is historically low. The line from iceberg. Labour is that Cameron is pushing There remains a lack of oppor- History students at Warwick his “old boy’s network” way of doing UK POLITICS tunities for working class women ALAINBOURGOISE things. He’s failed, they say, in help- that pushes them into welfare de- University last week deliv- ing women find childcare and ad- The Conservatives are losing women from the party and support group pendency. ered lectures to younger un- dressing the ever-increasing gender 2011. Initially it was thought that are not the solution, the issue needs This is the reason why women pay gap. these attacks were merely a long- to be addressed by both parties. vote Labour. As women are being dergraduates a!er lecturers According to the Guardian, standing tool of the Labour party. Anne McIntosh, 17 year long MP for more widely repressnted, policy will walked out over a pay row. Miliband is 26 points ahead with If they can’t hit them over issues of Thirsk and Malton has been dese- start to address female concerns of "e SU defended university women. With little else to brag policy why not attack them over the lected to stand for Conservatives in educational and economic opportu- about Ed sought to remind Camer- lack of female representation in the the next election due to local execu- nities, pay inequality and childcare staff, and said it was “disap- on of his success amongst womenat Conservative party? This was cer- tivevoting misconduct. The number provision. pointed” by the students’ PMQs. If Miliband’s attack at Cam- tainly not the day for Theresa May of female Conservative MPs in the It is through this that the Con- eron over his unfortunate comment to be absent from the front bench. North is soon to become a mere 2. servative party may win back the attempt to minimise the to a businesswoman of ‘Where’s However, Conservative party Another MP, Jessica Lee, has also women they have lost in recent impact of the strike. your husband?’ sounds familiar it’s failings with women have become an announced she won’t be running in years. because this show in the Commons ever more pressing issue. The lack of 2015 due to family issues. According In any case, Cameron shouldn’t on Wednesday was mere replay of female Conservative MPs is shock- to the BBC, 8per cent of female MPs worry too much ... I’m sure Saman- the ‘Calm Down Dear’ incident in ing and whilst all women shortlists of both Labour and the Conserva- tha will vote Tory. Tuesday 11 February 2014 www.nouse.co.uk NOUSE: THE UNIVERSITY OF YORK STUDENT NEWSPAPER 19 www.ey.com/uk/careers Politics The plight of the Rohingya in S.E. Asia

A K ROCKEFELER Marie Poupinel well-establish routes for human POLITICAL ANALYSIS smugglers. Thailand, with Bang- ladesh, have been the two main n South-East Asia, an area noto- source countries for the persecuted riously known for its Golden Tri- Rohingya peoples fleeing the ethnic Iangle of opium-producing coun- cleansing plaguing the brittle deW- tries, trafficking through the porous mocratic state of Myanmar. frontiers of Myanmar, Thailand and The religious-based violence Bangladesh isn’t solely confined to between the Muslims and the Bud- batteries of drugs, but extends to dhist community has been ongoing flesh. since the independence of Myanmar The market of human traffick- in 1948, marking an era of humani- ing is a deep-rooted, complex and tarian and human rights crisis. In resilient commerce, the nexus of its a climate of historic animosity, the illicit activities tying up the triad in ethnic minority was coined by the a history of abuse, spilling over to UN Human Rights Council as one the ring of peripheral neighbours such as India, Malaysia and Nepal. Forced labor and sex exploita- tion in the global pattern of traffick- The Rohingya ing of an estimated 22 million peo- “have been sub- ples (UN Drugs and Crime Report 2012) constitutes South-East Asia’s most daunting human rights chal- jected to a bat- lenge. The bane of such prevalent hu- tery of restrictive man rights violations was recently put into relief when Thai police regulation” uprooted hundreds of imprisoned Rohingya Muslims from the squalor of the most persecuted and largest ASIA of an official refugee camp border- stateless groups in the world. ing Malaysia. Following up on an The Rohingya have been sub- Within a system which denies the existence of basic human rights fear tends to be the order of the day alarming report last month by Reu- jected to a battery of restrictive manitarian aid with impunity. in a campaign that a Human Rights bouring countries. All this puts me ters putting forward alleged records regulations and denial of rights: In June 2012, new waves of vio- Watch report has described as “eth- in mind of an Aung Aan Suu Kyi of Rohingyas being held hostage in stripped of their citizenship by the lence reached their paroxysm when nic cleansing”. Thus a victim of quote: camps, the police were prompted to Burmese government in 1982, clus- the massacre of 10 Muslims follow- systemic and endemic crimes, the “Within a system which denies launch a raid. tered in forced labor. ing the killing and reported rape of persecuted minority is compelled to the existence of basic human rights, Several investigations conduct- Living under constant threat a Buddhist woman, escalated into escape subjugation by braving new fear tends to be the order of the ed by various human rights activists of arbitrary arrest, detention, and a fully-fledged slaughter engulfing perils, seeking refuge abroad. day. Fear of imprisonment, fear of and foreign media in the past dec- extortion by a bellicose, military- the whole country and displacing The noose keeps tightening as torture, fear of death, fear of losing ade have unveiled the woeful reality backed government which unre- over 140,000 Rohingya. they are trapped between severe friends, family, property or means of sustained minority discrimina- lentingly carries out violent attacks, For months now, the Rohingya repression in their homeland and of livelihood, fear of poverty, fear of tion leading to segregation amidst and hampers the delivery of hu- Muslim people have been targeted comparable oppression in neigh- isolation.” Mexico: All against the Knights Templar

PEDRO Branden Lynn POLITICAL ANALYSIS hundreds of troops in the area on 14 January in order to restore order. ince the turn of the century, The security operation was joined the power of the Mexican drug by a call for all vigilantes to lay down Scartels has increased tremen- their arms, with renewed promises dously. that the federal government would The problem was largely ig- work to topple the Knights Templar. nored until 2006 when President However, with the state be- Felipe Calderón began using mili- ing seen as a failure after so many tary force to go after the cartels. years under cartel oppression, many However, despite high profile vigilantes were reluctant to lay arrests of various cartel figureheads, down their arms, fearing this would the cartels still remain powerful. leave them defenceless against the The increased military pressure Knights Templar, and instead con- on cartels and the violent power tinued their offensive against the struggles between cartels has led to cartel. 70,000 deaths in the past 6 years, This led to clashes between vig- and while the government has ilantes and the government troops been able to restore order in some trying to disarm them. Tension be- regions, there are still many areas tween the vigilantes and the govern- where criminals operate freely, and ment continued, until an agreement the local populations live in con- was reached on 28 January to inte- stant fear of violence. grate the “self-defence” groups into The western state of Michoa- the official security forces. can has been under the control Under the agreement, the vigi- of cartels for some time, and the lantes will operate under the control Knights Templar rose to power in of federal authorities as a Rural De- LATIN AMERICA 2011. With local police doing noth- fence Corps, giving them a tempo- ing to stop the cartel, and many of- rary legal status. ficials on their payroll, locals were The Mexican Government and vigilante Ggroups seek to rid michoacan of Knights Templar cartel The government and its citizens forced to pay extortion money to the their own hands. ousting the cartel from the town of this as they marched towards the will certainly hope the newly inte- Knights Templar. Vigilante “self-defence” groups Nueva Italia. Knights Templar stronghold of Apa- grated vigilante groups will be able Feeling increasingly fed up with launched an offensive against the This followed earlier success tzingan in an effort to eliminate the to work with security forces to build waiting for the government to help cartel in early January 2014, and in the towns of Paracuaro and An- cartel entirely. Following the initial on recent successes, and ultimately them, some locals took matters into on 13 January they succeeded in tunez, and they looked to build on offensive, the government deployed restore order to Michoacan. NOUSE: THE UNIVERSITY OF YORK STUDENT NEWSPAPER www.nouse.co.uk Tuesday 11 February 2014 20 www.ey.com/uk/careers Politics US marijuana: views and implications

Charley Pearson TORBEN HANSEN POLITICAL ANALYSIS @Number10gov David Cameron resident Obama has recently UK Prime Minister opposed his administration’s Pviews on the legalisation of the recreational drug, which is cur- PM’s #indyref message rently in the same classification as ecstasy and heroin. to rest of UK: “You don’t In an interview with The New have a vote, but Yorker magazine, President Obama stated that based on scientific evi- #YouHaveAVoice” dence he believes that marijuana #Scotland is not any worse for a person than 6 Feb alcohol. Although this opinion con- tradicts the official Obama admin- istration policy, the President stood by his views that marijuana should be treated as a public health prob- @GuidoFawkes lem. Guido Fawkes, Twenty U.S states and the Author of District of Columbia currently Order-Order blog have laws legalising marijuana in some form, with only Colorado In a free society you can’t and Washington state laws allow- ban strikes unless you ing recreational use of the drug. USA Despite gradual legalisation across force people to work at the United States, marijuana is Marijuana is to some extent legal in 20 U.S. states and President Obama has now voiced support for legalisation gunpoint. still classified as a ‘Schedule One’ narcotic under the Controlled Sub- gram? for recreational marijuana of $605 and HIV/AIDS. stances Act of 1970, a classification A study conducted by Colorado million, and taxation of that market All this being said, the health that includes heroin and ecstasy. State University in April 2013 an- will amount to over $130 million in implications of the drug cannot go 6 Feb Eric Blumenaur, the Repre- ticipated that 665,000 Coloradans state revenue this year alone. unmentioned – anxiety, paranoia, sentative for Oregon, is a long-time will use recreational marijuana in However, with Colorado look- affected co-ordination and percep- advocate for loosening restrictions 2014 now that it is of legal status, ing to set prices $400 per ounce tion and decreased concentration on marijuana, has begun circulat- with the average user predicted to in legal retailers, many users will spans are just some of the risks as- ing a letter to the President among smoke 3.53 ounces in 2014. The surely still be tempted by the aver- sociated with marijuana use. @Brandjack other Congress members, asking availability of cheaper marijuana age black market price of $156, with With the President stating his Brandjack News, that marijuana be removed from would generate tax revenue, with medical marijuana being priced at main concern is in fact the crimi- Media Strategist the controlled substances catego- the drug having an excise tax of $200. nalisation of marijuana use, the ries, or at least moved to a less re- 15 per cent on both wholesale and Marijuana was first legalised coming months are increasingly I bet Ralph Miliband had strictive schedule. retail sales from grower, plus the for medicinal purposes in Califor- important as experiments in Colo- As discussions over the legali- states pre-existing 2.9 per cent sales nia in 1996 following the passing of rado and Washington will see the no teaching qualification sation increase, what are the real tax on retail sales. Proposition 215. Government work on making sure - unusual in those days - implications of legalising a drug In total, marijuana in Colorado The drug is not a cure, but can drug traffickers and violence as a glorified by celebrities such as Ri- would have 32.9 per cent taxation, relieve some of the symptoms of direct result of drug trading are not banned from schools? hanna day in and day out on Insta- meaning an estimated total market illnesses such as cancer, glaucoma “creeping out”. 3 Feb Corruption endemic throughout Europe IMAGES MONEY @arobertwebb Katy Scandalls individual governments having to Robert Webb, POLITICAL ANALYSIS find their own ways of dealing with Comedy Writer/ the problems outlined in the report. Performer he idea of back street bribes It recommended more trans- and widespread corruption parency, stronger internal sanc- "at’s great, Galloway and Twill seem like an idea out of tions and higher levels of aware- Starkey debating what a gangster film to most of us, a rep- ness around the issue as possible resentation of a bygone time when starting points.Systems like those in rape is on BBC Question Al Capone ruled the streets of Chi- place in Denmark and Sweden were Time. Well done cago but as a recent report from the praised for increasing public trust in European Commission shows this the system and promoting general everyone. couldn’t be further from the truth. transparency. The report looked at the levels This was clearly shown in the 6 Feb of corruption in EU member states EUROPE statistics with only 20 per cent of and what was being done to reduce Danes believing that corruption was these levels. It found staggering lev- Public have little confidence in the integrity of their governments a big problem and only 1 per cent els of perceived corruption in most having encountered it in their own states with 51 per cent of respond- said to be costing the European Un- levels of corruption being higher in lives. @OwenJones84 ents believing that corruption is get- ion around €120 billion each year countries that have been the worst EU commissioner Cecilia ting worse in the EU. which roughly equates to the entire affected. In Italy, Spain and Greece Malmstrom acknowledged that any Owen Jones, In the UK, 64 per cent of people value of the Romanian economy. reported levels of internal corrup- drop in the levels will take time and Independent surveyed believed that corruption The areas most likely to be af- tion were all over 90 per cent with effort but that if countries wanted Columnist was widespread, with 33 per cent fected by corruption were a coun- Greece performing the worst with to help themselves get out of the believing that this was the case with tries healthcare, local authorities an overwhelming 99 per cent of re- economic crisis then they needed to It’s pretty insulting to public officials. In terms of bribery and political party funding with 73 spondents believing that corruption take note of the report and its find- intelligent right-wingers only 5 out of 1115 people expected to per cent of people believing that was widespread in the country. ings. who get sidelined by pay a bribe (giving the UK the best bribery was the best way to get ac- The next step will be finding a With only 23 per cent of those results in Europe on this question), cess to some of their countries’ ser- solution which the EU has noted surveyed thinking that enough is sensationalist produc- although 4 per cent of those spoken vices. will not be an easy task. The report being done by their governments to ers in favour of Hopkins, to believe to have witnessed some The effects of the economic cri- noted that inevitably the solutions fight corruption it is clear that the form of corruption. sis can clearly be seen in the find- to this corruption crisis will be dif- European Union has a long way yet Currie, Mackenzie etc. Such levels of corruption are ings of the reports with reported ferent in each member state with to go till it combats corruption. 31 Jan Tuesday 11 February 2014 www.nouse.co.uk NOUSE: THE UNIVERSITY OF YORK STUDENT NEWSPAPER www.ey.com/uk/careers 21 Politics Is Scarlett Johansson a real hero?

Yvonni Efstathiou Daniel Cooper POLITICS EDITOR DEPUTY POLITICS EDITOR

The politics editors debate Scarlett Johansson’s resignation from Oxfam following criticism over her decision to star in an advert for Sodastream, the fizzy drink company which operates in an Israeli settlement in the West Bank

carlett, in order to claim that you are ‘saving the world’ and that you ‘love carlett Johansson is completely right to stand up against the illiberal and helping people’, you at least need to know what is happening around the immoral anti-Israel stance taken by Oxfam. The Anti-Defamation League, Sworld. Her decision to resign from Oxfam due to its anti-Israeli stance is ut- Sone of the most prominent organisations dedicated to combatting racism terly flawed. Oxfam does not support the boycott, divestment nor the sanctions and anti-Semitism, has praised Scarlett’s “principled opposition” to the “anti- on Isreal. Oxfam’s objection was with regards to her double role as ambassador Israel BDS (boycott, divestment and sanctions) movement”. of Oxfam and Sodastream model, and to that end to the violation of the charity’s support for human rights. The Sodastream factory in the West Bank is part of Palestinian economy, help- ing to stimulate growth in the territory and sowing seeds for the possibility of The argument about the crippled Palestinian economy and how the high wages a prosperous future Palestinian state. benefit Palestinians is just laughable. Why are they facing 30-40 per cent un- employment in the West Bank? Why is poverty endemic among Palestinians? The unemployment rate in West Bank is between 30 and 40 per cent. Boycott- ing a business which is driving the Palestinian economy forward is only going It is because of the illegal settlements which impoverish Palestinian people, se- to increase this figure. 1,300 Palestinians work in this factory – how does verely reducing their ability to access jobs, natural resources, markets, and basic anybody gain from these people losing their jobs? services such as adequate water and sanitation facilities, schools and health clinics. Its because they are not entitled to permits that allow them to build up Furthermore, Palestinian workers in the Sodastream factory are paid wages their own factories. In fact it is impossible for Palestinians to run anything close equivalent to those in Israel – four times the average wage rate in the West to the settlements. Thus any claims of equal opportunities is not true. Its like Bank. saying that getting someone’s house and turning it into a hotel, providing him with employment, is ok. Well, its not! According to international law the land It is highly ironic that Oxfam, supposedly a benevolent charitable organisa- does not belong to the soda factory, nor to Israel. So if they really want to help tion, is telling Sodastream they should throw a huge number of people into the Palestinians improve their living conditions they should let them use their unemployment and poverty. land. There have been widespread calls to boycott goods made in democratic Israel, Finally, the fact that Palestinians and Israelis co-exist in the factory proves but where is the movement calling for a boycott of goods made in China – a nothing and of course does not bring the Israeli-Palestinian conflict any closer nation with a human rights record far worse than Israel’s? to its end. These Palestinians, as has already been noted, suffer from poverty and would do anything for a living, even work at the illegal settlements. Of Scarlett is a hero for boldly standing up against a movement which not only course the conflict will not be solved if Palestinians work with israelis in a fac- has sinister undertones, but is also detrimental to the peace process and a tory. It is incredibly naive to expect something so trivial to have a meaningful prosperous Palestinian society. effect. Scarlett is not a hero, she just chose the biggest cheque.

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[email protected] Business www.nouse.co.uk/business Business In Brief Is Gates’ time up at ‘The House that Bill Built’? DFARBER Ashley Hibben BUSINESS REPORTER

icrosoft finally concluded Build it like its extensive search for MSteve Ballmer’s replace- Beckham ment as CEO this week with the internal promotion of India- born Footballer David Beckham Satya Nadella. He beat out external has announced plans to cre- candidates that were rumoured to ate his own football team in include Alan Mulally of Ford and Miami, Florida. Beckham Stephen Elop of Nokia. As Chief of paid $25million for the Major the company’s Cloud and Enterprise League Soccer franchise. Division, Nadella is touted as the ideal person to lead Microsoft’s re- surgence against the likes of Apple and Google in consumer electronics and business services. His background is the main Unhappy Birthday reason behind his promotion, hav- ing overseen the bolstering of Mi- Facebook celebrated its 10th crosoft’s successful commercial birthday this month. Howev- services including Bing, Skype, and er, there has been widespread Xbox Live. He is also committed to speculation that its days could the “One Microsoft” reorganisation be numbered as users aban- that the company underwent in July don the sight, now seen as 2013. Devices and Services are the Microsoft where it needs to go when piece highlighted Microsoft’s an- ing is that for this to happen, Gates ‘uncool’. A Princeton study centre of Microsoft’s future strategy. its founder Gates is still so involved nouncement of a contact lens de- needs to be shown the door. This is predicted it would lose 80 per Software, the products upon which with the company? signed to test blood sugar from tears unlikely at a company forged and cent of users within 3 years. Microsoft’s ubiquitous brand was With hindsight, Microsoft un- that went almost unnoticed in 2011. dominated by his incredible efforts built, has been left on the outside der Bill Gates was ahead of its time Google announced a near iden- over the past 39 years. looking in. in the early 2000s. Having achieved tical product last month which However, the appointment of However, the announcement Gates’ stated aim of putting a PC in generated far greater acclaim and Satya Nadella suggests that Micro- that Bill Gates, will step down as every home, the company unveiled attention from the world’s press. soft will continue to focus on what it BP blasts Chairman to take up a more in- some of the first smartphones and Apple has sought to tackle consum- does best: delivering practical soft- volved role as Technology Advisor tablets, only to see Apple arrive late er and investor fears on the future ware solutions that appeal to busi- independence has left many questioning whether to the party and steal the limelight of its trend- setting products, stem- nesses and consumers that want to Microsoft can match its rivals in with the phenomenal success of the ming from the rather dour manner get things done. The CEO of BP has attacked creating desirable services and de- iPhone and iPad in the late 2000s. of CEO Tim Cook, by hiring former This is the Gates and Ballmer plans for Scottish Independ- vices. Some fear that Gates, whilst Apple and Google turned tech- Burberry CEO Angela Ahrendts as strategy that has made them phe- ence. He said there were ‘big a past visionary in technology and nology into a sexy and desirable life- Head of Retail. nomenally wealthy and, at times, uncertainties’ that could affect thought to be better with consumer style accessory that Microsoft has The question is whether Bill extremely unpopular. Nadella’s ap- BP, the largest investor in the products than Nadella, will hinder been unable to match, with the pos- Gates can help his company evolve pointment, despite his extraordi- North Sea. Fears have also the new CEO’s ability “to believe in sible exception of the Xbox. The cre- into a consumer brand on the scale nary talents, is unlikely to shake the been raised that RBS would the impossible and remove the im- ativity and inventiveness has always of Apple or Google with a line of foundations of ‘The House that Bill move its HQ to London. probable”. In short, can Nadella take been present; a recent Bloomberg brilliant new products. The feel- Built.’

Lloyds to hit the Counting the cost of EU corruption market Samuel Russell ropeans believe that this disease is ment, ‘90 per cent of MPs are uni- individual or business to work or Lloyds Bank, one third owned BUSINESS REPORTER infecting their country whilst ‘over versity graduates, compared with 20 operate wherever it pleases within by the government, put aside two thirds believe that political par- per cent across the adult population’ its area, its inability to eradicate this a further £1.8bn to compen- orruption is estimated to cost ties aren’t transparent enough in and ‘more than one-third of MPs pest is problematic. sate mis-sold PPI. Meanwhile, the EU economy €120 bil- their funding’. Around Europe the elected in 2010 attended fee paying Europe was long supposed to the government has an- Clion per year, just a little less major political parties are losing schools’…‘compared with less than be rid of this evil, though jokes and nounced plans to sell more of thanthe annual budget of the Eu- their support. Citizens grow tired 10 per cent of the adult population.’ stories were often told about how its share in the bank. ropean Union – perhaps the most of the cronyism that infects every In Britain and indeed in the rest of having the right ‘connections’ is the shocking finding from the EU anti- Europe the privileged rule, man- most important thing. The headline corruption report, released on the age companies and have attended figure, that corruption costs Europe 3rd of February by the European 4 out of 10 the same establishments. Ordinary €120bn per year, is only the realisa- Commission. The report, the first in “ people are so convinced of corrup- tion of this attitude. The worry is a new series of biennial studies on firms find cor- tion not due to direct bribe taking, that it caused so much shock. De- Retail results this matter, raised eyebrows across but because of indirect corruption, spite almost 64 per cent of British the continent for both the sheer ruption to be an using connections and friends to ad- people believing corruption to be a Budweiser has decided not level of corruption and the public’s vance which are made at these elitist problem it has never featured as a to renew its sponsorship perception of it. impediment establishments - oneself above the prominent electoral issue. A similar deal with the FA. The deal Corruption has numerous ef- “ rest. trend has been repeated across Eu- to sponsor the FA Cup fects, it increases inequality by This might help to explain why rope, on average ‘only 23 per cent is currently worth £9 granting the rich better services more than 4 out of 10 firms find cor- of people felt their government was million a year. Bud- whilst depriving the poor, it reduces country of this continent. Despite ruption to be an impediment to do- effective at fighting corruption’. This weiser continues to economic efficiency by levying a de the fact that only 8 per cent of re- ing business. Though direct corrup- report has already created much dis- sponsor the World facto tax on any major project– the spondents claimed to have person- tion may only affect small areas of cussion about a hitherto accepted Cups in 2014, 2018 proceeds only benefiting individu- ally experienced a case of corruption the EU, indirect affects the majority. subject, a unique ‘custom’ to some als and not the state, it subverts laws (bribery or similar), the majority are This adversely affects any non-in- countries, but it remains to be seen and fairness among others. still convinced. cumbent businesses. As an associa- whether any actions will arise from Seventy-four per cent of Eu- According to the British Parlia- tion that prides itself allowing any the words. Tuesday 11 February 2014 www.nouse.co.uk NOUSE: THE UNIVERSITY OF YORK STUDENT NEWSPAPER 23 www.ey.com/uk/careers Business Is York losing its retail identity? James Harrison looks at the decline of independant stores on York’s highstreet

ALAN ROSTRON

ork is famous for its dazzling store before work began to prepare The closure of the Barbican The world of retail is a harsh on kindles. The owner of the Danish mix of cobbled shopping it for its new owners. The owner, Bookshop is just one of many blows one, and the closure of stores and Kitchen blamed high street coffee Ystreets, independent bou- Anthony Gibbens, decided to close chains is not uncommon, par- shop chains pushing local business- tiques, vintage stores and popular the well-established cafe after be- ticularly in recent years. Jessops, es out for why the café was no longer high street names, attracting peo- ing approached to sell the lease on The closure Woolworths, HMV and Republic economically viable. The changing ple from across the country and the the property to Byron Hamburgers “ are some of the many retail chains of customer’s shopping habits and world. However, this unique mix is Limited, dubbed a favourite chain of the Bar- that have either closed completely the growth of high street bands at at risk with some of York’s oldest in- of the chancellor, George Osborn. or have seen a drastic reduction in the expense of small, independent dependent stores closing for good in Another recent casualty has been bican Book- store numbers. shops are arguably the two key fac- the last few months. the Barbican Bookshop on Foss- shop is just one For independent stores like tors behind the loss of many towns The closing of such stores is gate, which has closed after 53 years the many found in York, this world and cities’ unique retail identities. unlikely to be followed by the open- of operation, 46 of which have been of many blows is an even harsher one; this can be The cases highlighted prove ing of new ones, leaving them either at its final location. “ seen in many other towns and cities that York is not immune to this loss vacant or taken over by high street The shop, which had for most in the country, where independent of identity, though its popularity as brands, leaving York on a slippery of its life been a family owned store, to Fossgate which, despite the ban- shops are an increasingly rare sight. a tourist destination has protected slope towards becoming just anoth- was bought by the Christian book- ner proclaiming it to be the ulti- The reasons for the massive re- much of it. er generic city centre. shop company Wesley Owen in mate street of local independent duction in independent stores are Some sound of advice for those One of the most high profile 2006, but even this has failed to businesses, cuts a sorry sight today, many; the store closure notice on who view the loss of York’s unique closures of late has been the Danish save it. Even York’s cobbled streets with at least four of its stores now the door of the Barbican Bookshop retail identity as a tragedy is to en- Kitchen on High Ousegate, which are not safe anymore, with a section closed. This includes the Army and highlights the rapidly changing joy the experience of shopping at its recently closed after serving York of cobbled path close to the sham- Navy Stores, which opened in 1919, world of bookselling, particularly independent shops, and eating at its for 36 years, leaving only parts of bles being recently replaced with that has been vacant for almost two the rise of online shopping and peo- bars, cafés and restaurants, as they a traditional street lamp within its modern paving. years after its owner’s retirement. ple switching to reading online or may not be there for much longer. Technology Wars We look at three battlegrounds for the big tech companies in the near future

Smart Watches Head Wear Tablets

The fabled relesase of Apple’s smart- Google has shown prototypes of the Not necessarily new technology, but watch has been predicted for a long Google Glass, a piece of technology that an area of intense competition. Ap- time. A recent release by Samsung failed users wear like traditional glasses but ple released a type of pad in 1993 but to achieve great success, as have releases provides information to the user via a discontinued it in 1998. Microsoft also by independant companies. small display. It has been seen in public launched an early tablet back in 2002. In the future, smart watches are seen as on a number of people who are trialling However, the tablet failed to find success the natural extension of the smart phone the product before it goes on sale. until the iPad was released in 2010. Since into wearable technology. Apple has re- People were invited to apply to trial the then sales of all tablets have soared. cently patented designs of what looks product with a price tag of $1,500 for Imitators are common in the market to be a watch, but nothing has been re- the privilege. Samsung has announced now, especially at the lower end of the leased so far. that it will release its own glasses this market. Samsung and Apple continue to year, as have Apple. dominate the market but Microsoft and others are pushing hard. 24 NOUSE: THE UNIVERSITY OF YORK STUDENT NEWSPA- www.nouse.co.uk Tuesday 21 February 2014 www.ey.com/uk/careers

[email protected] Science www.nouse.co.uk/science Lab Notes Scientists go nuts over trial Sarah Pryor YUM9ME SCIENCE REPORTER years, were given doses of peanut protein to take eve- eanuts are one of the ryday, with the quantity 1. In spite of a fall in US most common foods increasing every two weeks republicans who believe in the Pto cause an allergic (under medical supervision reaction in both children in a specialist facility). principles of evolution, the chil- and adults. Participants were hy- dren of Texas can now use biology This means that the persensitive to peanuts body’s immune system is and had previously shown textbooks free from the shackles over- reacting to a molecule an immediate response of anti-evolution propaganda. within the food, and typical when exposed. The starting symptoms can include itch- amount was well below the ing, a rash, swelling, vom- threshold for an allergic re- iting and diarrhoea. In se- action, but by the end of the 2. Bird flu has once again vere cases, anaphylaxis can 6 months the group were occur, which has symptoms taking the equivalent of 5 struck China with the new strain including swollen lips and peanuts a day. H10N8, responsible for two breathing dificulty, and can This concluding dose be fatal. was reportedly tolerated deaths, ten years after the The results of a recent- by 84% of the participants. initial outbreak of H5N1. In an ly published clinical trial All tests for sensitivity were a"empt to limit the spread, however, could give hope to conducted by double-blind sufferers of this allergy. The placebo-controlled food order for desensitisation constantly watch what they able to completely let their China is aiming to shut down its treatment being tested in challenge. to continue. However, it is eat, fearing that traces of guard down. poultry markets. this instance was oral im- This is not a definitive a brilliant step in the right peanut will accidentally slip There are however still munotherapy, which has solution to the problem. It direction. Quality of life into their diet. Over half of a lot of people for whom been trialled in the past in is estimated that doses of was shown to increase upon peanut allergy sufferers also treatment such as this the case of other allergies peanut protein would have the participants’ decreased have an adverse reaction to would make life a lot easier. with promising results. to be continually taken for sensitivity to peanuts. other nuts, so many still, For the time being though, Participants between the years after this sort of ini- The reality is that suf- even with immunotherapy more research needs to be ages of seven and sixteen tial stage of treatment in ferers of the allergy have to such as this, wouldn’t be done. Cell research passes acid test ARENAMONTANOUS 3. Evidence has emered that the Black Death may have been the cause of death of a quarter of the population in 541AD in Emperor Justinian’s reign. Was this what causeed the fall of the Roman Empire?

4. Graphene’s promise of revolutionising electronics has come yet another step closer to fruition with researchers at IBM successfully using the mate- rial for wireless communica- tions. While this was limited to sending a simple text message, the circuits’ performance was 10,000 times be"er than those previously using graphene. Ellie Davis as easy as dipping the cell to as stimulus-triggered died within seven days. weeks could be knocked off SCIENCE REPORTER in acid. acquisition of pluripotency However, with the help of processes which used a pa- This isn’t totally novel: (STAP), was carried out on a hormone, they could be tient’s own stem cells with 5. At more than 800,000 e all start off as carrot cells have been seen cells from a range of tissue encouraged to produce fur- this new technique. At the years old, the earliest human a ball of cells. As to revert to pluripotent types including blood, fat ther STAP stem cells which end of 2013 over 7000 peo- Wwe grow, our cells stem cells in nature when and muscle. The STAP cells could grow normally and ple in the UK alone were on footprints outside of Africa change and become more placed under acid stress. produced were shown to be have the characteristics of the waiting list for organ have been found on the Norfolk specialised. With each divi- However, it has not been pluripotent: they had the pluripotent cells. transplants. For these peo- sion, chemical alterations shown to occur naturally in potential to differentiate The potential stem ple, that extra time could coast. Some of the prints were in the nucleus send them any animal cell. into any tissue type in an cells have is huge. With the make all the difference. big enough to fill a UK size 8 shoe further down their set path. Haruko Obokata’s embryo. right stimulus the cells can Though we’re still a It was previously thought team in Japan has shown The cells were suc- be encouraged to special- long way from treatment and could be proof of a pecies the only way to reverse this that just 30 minutes expo- cessfully incorporated into ise into any cell type in the in humans as the cells will known as Homo antecessor. was to manipulate the cell sure to pH of 5.4-5.8 re- mouse embryos. Under body. Perhaps most impor- need to be proven safe, the nucleus, or replace it alto- sulted in cells which looked lab conditions, the STAP tantly, this could provide process, hailed as ‘revolu- gether. However, new re- remarkably like stem cells. cells did not aggregate and a source for tissue trans- tionary’, is certainly a step Matthew Wells search has shown it may be This process, referred grow normally and most plants. It is estimated that in the right direction. Tuesday 11 February 2014 www.nouse.co.uk NOUSE: THE UNIVERSITY OF YORK STUDENT NEWSPAPER www.ey.com/uk/careers 25 Science Six GM products heading to a supermarket near you Hippies despise it, politicians are wary of supporting it and even scientists are uncertain about the consequences of genetic engineering. The ability to produce fluo- rescent pigs and bizarre animal crossbreeds (look up the ‘Lemurat’ or ‘Dolion’ if you want a laugh) was once a matter of science fiction yet now, ethics aside, we have the ability to engineer just about anything. Here are a few of the more practical products we might see stocking our shelves in the near future… Emily Collins

Immune-boosting eggs Although not technically intended for human consumption, chicken eggs engi- neered to contain large amounts of life-saving protein might play a key part in cancer treatment in years to come. Through creating 500 modified birds, research- ers at The Roslin Institute hoped to produce proteins both cheaply and in bulk in order to reduce the cost of future medical treatments.

Antifreeze fish Don’t worry, no one is suggesting you spray tuna on your windscreen. Modified salmon and trout, unlike their natural counterparts which die below temperatures of -0.70c, can withstand the arctic temperatures of Northern fish farms. This is all thanks to the antifreeze protein which can be taken from the blood plasma of the winter flounder and injected into rainbow trout and salmon.

Enviropigs It turns out that cows aren’t the only environmentally-damaging livestock. Phos- phorus, found in high concentrations in pig manure, is one of the main causes of excess algal growth in rivers and ponds. By engineering pigs so that they produce the enzyme phytase in their salivary glands, scientists have enabled the breakdown of phytic acid (a form of phosphorus) in the pigs’ stomachs into phosphate, reducing the release of phosphorus into the environment.

Antioxidant tomatoes Not only do they look pretty but these purple tomatoes, already under large-scale production, also have fantastic nutritional benefits. Using the gene from the snap- dragon plant, scientists have engineered the tomato so that it produces anthocyanin, a powerful cancer-fighting antioxidant found in cranberries and blueberries. With 1200 litres of tomato juice already on its way to Canada, there’s every chance that within a few years red tomato ketchup could be a thing of the past.

Oily veg In an attempt to reduce demand for wild fish populations, researchers at Rothemst- ed have been genetically modifying plants to produce omega-3 fatty acids which are usually found in oily fish such as tuna, mackerel and sardines and can protect against heart disease. If further field trials are successful, hopefully we’ll be able to get our daily dose of omega-3 without breaking the student budget.

Banana vaccines No, this isn’t another health fad or supermarket scam; scientists have been engineer- ing bananas, potatoes, lettuce, carrots and even tobacco to produce the HBV vaccine which, if developed, could lead to more successful and widespread prevention of the disease.

Campus Bird Fact No.2 Ever wondered how ducks can bear standing on ice?

!e lower leg of the duck contains only a small amount of so" tissue and therefore only needs a small quantity of warm blood. !is means that the duck can exhibit counter-current flow; heat flows from the arterial blood as it enters the foot, then to the veinous blood as it leaves the foot. !is makes sure that there is a smaller difference between the temperature of the foot and the ice, reduc- ing the amount of heat lost to the environment. 26 NOUSE: THE UNIVERSITY OF YORK STUDENT NEWSPAPER www.ey.com/uk/careers www.nouse.co.uk Tuesday 11 February 2014

>> Pages 28-31 Match reports from this weekend’s college sport action @nousesport Sport [email protected] www.nouse.co.uk/sport P!"# L$%& Hurricanes, Halifax and howlers

Tom Fennelly SPORTS EDITOR The Nouse Sport Team reflect on the Varsity qualifiers and campus sporting action from the last week n many ways, York’s upcom- ing College Varsity tournament Iis very much comparable and Good Week on a level to the Winter Olympic games in Sochi, Russia. Aside from the fact that Varsity will be held in a setting where homosexuality isn’t The weather institutionally frowned upon. The not-so-Great British Okay, maybe there are some in- Every college weather struck again stances where Varsity is clearly not except this weekend. Never on the same level as Sochi. I can’t Derwent mind the fact that large see York Sport spending £30 bil- Every single swathes of the South lion on the opening ceremony; we’ll college will have West are no longer a be lucky if the opening PowerPoint a team repre- thing, it wreaked havoc even has sound (although I hear senting them with the College Varsity through the grape vine that it might at the College qualifying fixtures. even be animated). Varsity event Disgustingly strong There won’t be a massive fire- against Durham. winds transformed works display, or a lights show, and The only college that campus into health and safety might take issue was left without any one giant, with Cass Brown carrying through representation for miserable, a flaming torch to light a cauldron, the main event after concrete but there will be quite a few people a busy Saturday was wind tunnel. We gathered in the same place. Derwent. Yes, you feel aggrieved; it’s Even the cold setting of York heard it here first, like there’s a vendetta will be comparable to Sochi, as even Langwith will be against us or something. groups of spectators huddle like there. Even the postgrads. Even the Oh, and it’s still raining. rabbit petting zoo of Alcuin will be It is quite likely there. A big well done to everyone! “that ice hockey Except Derwent. You’ve let us down. will take place on Jonny Sim the JLD Halifax’s veteran goalkeeper JLD lovers ” excellently saved the final pen- It’s been a miserable week for sport- penguins as they try to stay warm alty in his side’s semi-final speople across campus who have an whilst watching sports they proba- against Derwent to put affinity for the JLD, as it was con- bly don’t understand because it just them through to the College firmed that the legendary astroturf so happens that there is a competi- Varsity finals. On Saturday will be demolished later this year tive tournament going on nearby. afternoon, the winds and relocated to behind the Sports And, like most of the sports at the became so strong that Centre. It means that this year’s Winter Olympics, it’s likely to be the BUSA sailing event College Cup in Summer Term will a downhill route into likely disap- was cancelled, and that be the final one on the JLD. On the pointment for our campus’ sport- was a sport that relied plus side, we finally solved the age- speople. solely on wind. Regard- old enigma of what ‘JLD’ means. The sports may be different, less, the football match We’ve heard on the grape vine that but, with the current trajectory took place in conditions it stands for John L. Dyke (father of of the ever-worsening inclement that were hardly ideal for current York Chancellor Greg), who weather, it is quite likely that ice goalkeepers. The match helped to fund its original construc- hockey will take place on the JLD. ended as a 2-2 draw and tion. What a nice chap. A recent advert from Canada went to penalties. When raised a very good point against Sim was called upon the banning of gay ‘propaganda’ in to have safe hands, he Russia, making the point that the duly obliged and saved Games have always been ‘a little the day for the Fax after bit gay’. Shoving two people of the falling to his right to save Derwent College same gender onto a small sheet of Sam Weighall’s penalty. With Derwent fighting it out with metal and pushing them downhill James at the top of the College Sport is certainly very intimate, and com- points table, it comes as a real surprise petitions for figure skating bring that their pres- out the age-old stereotypes about ence at College men who dance. Women’s lacrosse Varsity will be In the biathlon, it’s even im- It’s been a cracking week for minimal, to say plied in the title. Thankfully, the the women’s lacrosse firsts, who the least. With much more liberal Varsity rises went into their away game at Derwent teams above and beyond homophobia and Hull knowing that a win would dropping like flies champions diversity by bringing be enough to secure them a in the qualifiers, people together in sport, just like title. They didn’t disappoint it’ll be quiet on what the Winter Olympics try to with a brilliant 31-4 victory, that particular do, and in fairness, actually achieve. somehow making a trip to Hull part of campus Surely it is this coming togeth- enjoyable in the process. They er of like-minded athletes to com- finished the season with a 100 pete against each other without dis- per cent record and a goal dif- crimination that makes these two ference of +125. Well done girls, sporting events truly and equally from the Nouse Sports Team. renowned, spectacular and inspir- ing. Bad Week NOUSE: THE UNIVERSITY OF YORK STUDENT NEWSPAPER 27 Tuesday 11 February 2014 www.nouse.co.uk www.ey.com/uk/careers Sport The American Dream

With the popularity of American football on the rise, Club President Fred Isaac talks to Lewis Hill about the York Centurions and the excitement of playing the sport in England ALL IMAGES: LILY GRANT ow I have to admit that like a of our season, but at the moment lot of other Brits, I am a little we’re concentrating on winning the Nbit ignorant about American rest of the season because if we win sport. Indeed, I’m ‘that guy’ who went these next three games then there is to New York for a week and came a chance that we could get into the back with a Yankees cap and baseball play-offs which extends our season mitt after watching one game of Ma- even longer. jor League Baseball. “We always get old boys back to My only previous experience support, we don’t play Lancaster dur- of American football was playing ing the regular season which we used Madden NFL 09 on the PlayStation to do, so it actually ups the ante for 2. Whilst it has to be said that my Roses a bit more.” 99-rated quarter back who was six I ask Fred what the main perks foot six and built like a house was the of joining the American football club guy who pulled the strings for the Mi- are. In my own mind I was envisaging ami Dolphins, he failed to resemble the kit being one of the main perks of me in any way. the job. You have to admit, the hel- So I was delighted to extend my mets are pretty cool, but Fred believes American football knowledge further that the social side of the club really and find out more about the sport, allows it to stand out. He jokes, “Well which is actually played here on cam- in comparison to the football club we pus by the York Centurions. I spoke actually go out on Wednesday nights!” to their captain and president, Fred But in all seriousness he adds, Isaac, about what makes this sport “We have a really good social atmos- different to a contact sport that is phere as well as being a highly com- similarly cherished in England - rug- petitive team. I’d say one of the big by. differences is because everyone is new “It doesn’t have a flowing nature to the sport everyone grows at a simi- that rugby does, it’s more like the lar sort of rate. highlight reels of rugby, every play “That’s the difference with other you’re playing, you’re playing it at sports at this university - people will 100 per cent. I’ve had hard hits play- have played those before whilst if you ing in both sports, but there are more come to American football no one has likely to be more massive hits playing really played it before so everyone American football because there are grows together as one cohesive unit. fewer tackles per game. If you get the “The other advantage is that be- chance, you fly into your opponent at cause we only have one team there’s 100 per cent.” no firsts, second, thirds - we all get on What is apparent is that Fred the coach together, we all go to our clearly knows the game and is pas- games together, and we’re all part of sionate about it but he’s also ambi- one team. tious and keen to improve on last sea- “Then again, there’s competition son. “Last season we played well in the games that we should amount of freshers that came into the club considering they within the team, there’s direct competition between offence have played well in, but in the close games, we lost a lot. only have one team. “We tend to get about sixty new freshers and defence which is also another nice aspect. “But this year we reorganised in the summer, we got some coming into the club, of which about thirty or forty stay on and “You play week in, week out against your mates, you train funding in to allow us to participate at the level we wanted to, are regular members of the club. We had about four rookies, against each other but then you come together on a Sunday to we got new sponsors in, we tried to get it all sorted early. freshers and new people coming into sport, starting the first try and work together, you congratulate each other as you go “We got new equipment in this year and we’ve started to game.” off the field. It’s a nice feeling to have, forty of your mates on build a really good foundation for years to come and increase What’s astonishing though is that the majority of new the side line as you come off the field after making a good play.” our coaching staff. This year has been a solid year, we’re look- players who come into the W h a t ing to go in and win our next three games and finish with a team have never played the makes this winning record and build on it for next year.” sport before. Fred tells me club unique I ask him about the new players that have joined this year that, “We had one guy who is certainly and how they’ve taken to the team, and I’m surprised at the joined that had played [the the “one club” sport] before, “In comparison to the foot- spirit that is but I would say e n g r a i n e d that around 95 ball club we actually go out on with having per cent of peo- one team. Yet ple who come Wednesday nights!” competition and join our within the sport have never club clearly played before. adds another “The first d i m e n s i o n years on defence have really shown themselves that makes the experience of playing for the Centurions such and have become really good players, crucial a unique one. parts of the team which we couldn’t do without. The best part of this package? It’s still open. I asked Fred “We’ve got our set-up, we ran a programme what he would say to those people who might want to take in conjunction with the National Lottery where up American football but might be apprehensive about join- our first six weeks of training are sort of about ing the club. He says, “Come along now, we have training on bringing people up to speed, getting them game Thursday nights at eight [in the evening] and on Sundays at ready.” It’s clear that the American football club eleven [in the morning] if we don’t have a game. We’ve had are willing to get new players in and help to people who have joined after Christmas and who are already them develop right from the word go, some- looking to certainly feature in our starting line-up for the first thing that can only be admired. game [after Christmas].” Talking about the first half of the season, What’s obvious to me is that the York Centurions are one Fred says, “We’ve won two and lost three, the of the most tight-knit competitive sides on campus. It’s a great two we won we should have won; we won con- all round package that combines cohesiveness, competition vincingly which was really good.” and has a great social side. This type of club is rare but the Casting one eye to probably the biggest fix- Centurions seem to be a great choice for those looking to dive ture of the year, an away Roses match against into a new sport. If you’re thinking of taking up a new sport, Lancaster, Fred says, “Roses is always a big part why not American football? www.nouse.co.uk Tuesday 11 February 2014 28 NOUSE: THE UNIVERSITY OF YORK STUDENT NEWSPAPER www.ey.com/uk/careers Sport

PETROC TAYLOR James and Wentworth too Halifax good for Langwith take Varsity with again were on the back foot Wentworth 3 throughout the set as Wentworth Langwith 0 players such as Maxine Pelletior and plaudits Felipo Cortesi piled on the pressure Lewis Hill with some good spikes and volleys. Beth Jakubowski DEPUTY SPORTS EDITOR When Langwith did get the Claire Thomas chance to serve they rarely man- IT WAS an afternoon to forget for aged to hold on to the serve often HALIFAX AND James were the vic- the Langwith volleyball side as failing to set one another up for an tors in the College Varsity warm ups, they succumbed to a 3-0 loss at the opportunity to spike the ball, thus with Halifax recording a 22-12 win hands of the Postgrads. allowing Wentworth to recover and over Derwent and James managing After a significant delay in the in turn attack Langwith back. In the a 57-26 victory over Goodricke. start time of the match the game end, the second set finished 25-5 to The first semi-final between eventually got underway and it was Wentworth. James and Goodricke was resound- clear from the first few points that The third set like the previous ing victory for the Swans. James this was to be Wentworth’s day. two was all Wentworth once again. started off the match brightly, and The first set was Wentworth’s from Anna Dimitropolous served very their relentlessly tight marking en- the start. The team was dominant well for the Postgrads in the open- sured that Goodricke were unable to throughout with all members serv- ing stages of the set, helping them find a foothold on the game. James ing well and linking up with one to win several points. Whilst Seb were cruising at 7-0 with some im- another to form attacking plays that Booth, Kenisha Hanson and Mar- pressively accurate shooting from Langwith couldn’t deal with. celo Kern all contributed to Wen- Hall and Pullan. Wentworth looked the more tworth’s overall victory whether After the first quarter James established team stringing together it be through their own service or were 15-2 up as they dictated the plays at ease whilst Langwith put through play at the net. pace of the game magnificently with up a good fight, looking to claim the Langwith however did put up accurate and precise passing. De- odd point from forcing Wentworth a fight and put on some courageous Wentworth powered through to the Varsity finals with a strong display spite Goodricke playing more flu- into committing errors. Richard defending in a bid to keep Went- idly after the break, Hall and Pullan Rhodes was particularly effective worth at bay. The four Langwith The only male member of the enough to prevent the inevitable. managed to put James in a domi- for Wentworth, spiking the ball over girls of Ruby Callister, Millie Reed, Langwith team, Tom Benney, en- Despite Langwith’s best efforts they nant position at 17-4. At half time the net and right into the heart of Cat Santini and Symone Thompson tertained the spectators with some were well and truly outplayed by the the score stood at 27-11 and going the Langwith team. The set finished pulled out the stops and managed great diving attempts to prevent pre-match favourites. Wentworth into the final quarter it was 44-20 25-7 to Wentworth. The second set to help their side win a couple of Wentworth from scoring points, won the final set 25-6, consequently to James. With the game dwindling was played in a similar vein, Lang- points in the final set. but ultimately his efforts weren’t winning the match 3-0. to a close, James worked tirelessly to achieve a 57-26 victory. The second semi-final between Halifax and Derwent was a closer affair. The game started slowly with both sides having a very strong de- Alcuin narrowly beat Derwent fence. The deadlock wasn’t broken PETROC TAYLOR until after the first five minutes Alcuin 3 evenly matched with powerful shots when Halifax drew first blood. After and well executed volleys being ex- the first quarter the tense match was Derwent 0 ecuted by both teams. just being edged by Halifax 4-2. Frustratingly for the hopeful Changes at the break worked Nick Morritt Derwent side Alcuin were able to in Halifax’s favour and they were DEPUTY SPORTS EDITOR once again wear them down result- able to pull away with ease despite ing in the scores once again creep- the high standard of play. At half DERWENT WERE left disappoint- ing in their favour. Alcuin sensing time they had pulled ahead to a 13-5 ed today after being defeated by a the set was within their grasp con- lead but Derwent fought hard in the numerically superior Alcuin volley- tinued to pile on the pressure. third quarter to try and reduce the ball side 3 sets to 0. Mirroring the previous set deficit. Halifax were able to resur- Taking to the court for the first Derwent did manage to once again rect their goal scoring prowess and set Derwent looked somewhat un- make another push towards the end they eventually won the match 22- derstrength initially fielding only of the set managing to claw back 12. four players against Alcuin’s full several more points than they had The final between Halifax and complement of six with two subs. done previously. James was an unbelievably tense Despite this Derwent kicked off Alcuin’s lead proved to be once match which brought the weekend proceedings with a clean shot prov- again unassailable however and the of fixtures to a thrilling conclusion. ing numbers don’t count for every- set ended Alcuin 25 – 17 Derwent. Both teams employed similar tactics thing. Two sides remained evenly Now trailing by two sets Der- in moving the ball rapidly through matched for a majority of the set went returned for the third set hop- midfield, Halifax were aided by the with Derwent even recruiting a new ing to get themselves back into the scintillating pace of Wing Attack Lo player mid set. This couldn’t stop running. Jones and some wonderful shooting Alcuin eventually gaining the edge Following their previous form from Becky Gabbitas. however. from the previous set they once Halifax controlled the first Alcuin’s pressure continued to again managed to convert the first quarter, but James came back and mount with their score gradually point giving them hope they could produced some wonderful shooting increasing as Derwent started to carry the match into further sets. to see them winning 18-17 at half- stagnate. Derwent giving it their all man- time whilst edging the third quarter With Alcuin now drawing dan- aged to match Alcuin almost point 31-23, which seemed like too big of a gerously close to match point the for point throughout the entire set. margin for Halifax to overcome. Derwent team where able to claw Sadly for the resurgent Der- But Halifax defied the odds and back a few points but ultimately the went team the lack of subs seemed played with pace and flair to take lead was too great for them to assail to take its toll as fatigue set in and advantage of a tired James team. and the set finished a convincing Alcuin managed to edge ahead and With three minutes left on the clock, Alcuin 25 – 15 Derwent. score their final required point. Halifax had clawed the game back The beginning of the second set The final set ended at a respect- to 35-35. mirrored that of the first with Der- able Derwent 22 – 25 Alcuin leav- In a thrilling final few minutes went taking an early lead over the ing the Derwent side disappointed Halifax managed one last goal to match leaders. but still encouraged to have put on shatter James’ dreams of a top seed- Alcuin left Derwent disappointed as they put in a dominant performance As the set continued the two such a show despite their depleted ed spot at Varsity. teams once again appeared to be numbers. Tuesday 11 February 2014 www.nouse.co.uk www.ey.com/uk/careers NOUSE: THE UNIVERSITY OF YORK STUDENT NEWSPAPER 29 Sport Shootout wins for James and Goodricke

FIONA HILL PETROC TAYLOR

It took penalty shootouts in each of the hockey semi-finals which sent Halifax and Langwith crashing out of Varsity, meaning James and Langwith will face Durham’s colleges in week eight

James 2 Their attacks, however, were not non in the middle of the park finally Goodricke 0 cumbed to peer pressure and threw enough as it was not long before came to fruition as Emerson scored in some aerial balls, but with a less Halifax 2 Nick Mitchell scored the first of his a somewhat scrappy goal after the Langwith 0 than satisfying success rate. two goals. ball hit both posts and rolled over The second half increased in the JAMES WIN 3-2 ON PENALTIES A smooth passage of play be- the line. GOODRICKE WIN 3-2 ON PENALTIES tempo, with Langwith coninuting to Tom Armston-Clarke tween the mercurial James Hope As James attempted to hold Tom Armston-Clarke dominate Goodricke. The majority SPORTS REPORTER through the midfield to Guy Holden onto their lead, Halifax kept fight- SPORTS REPORTER of the last thirty-five minutes were fed the ball to Mitchell, who slot- ing and it was not before long that played in Goodricke’s last 25 metres. IN FRONT of a mass of James sup- ted it past Furber to break the goal Warmington smashed in an equal- DESPITE LANGWITH dominat- Chances once again came from porters, it was always going to be a deadlock. izer from a short corner. ing a one-sided but goalless Hes Guy, Ben Al-Shaikh and Mike Dun- tough match for their counterparts The James onslaught contin- The umpires reduced East derby, it was Goodricke that nett-Stone but some scrappy all or Halifax in the opening hockey semi- ued, with Butterworth and Tyler James down to ten men came out as victors after a closely- nothing defense kept the ball from final on the JLD. having chances but Furber and her for the final ten minutes fought penalty shootout. crossing the line. Langwith’s wild Despite an early mistake from defence, in particular Laura Atkin- but neither side could find There were early chances for card at the back, Andrew Lister was the James defence, a fluffed shot son, proving once again why they a winner and it went down Barnaby Steel who came close calm and collected as usual cleaning from Jamie Emerson ensured that are valued UYHC members. to penalties to decide the to breaking the deadlock, up any stray Goodricke attacks that Halifax did not score first. Follow- Halifax dug their heels into the score. but Harry Jeffs was hav- came his way. ing this, James started strongly; ground and continued to fight, with Goals from Emerson ing a stormer between the In the final ten minutes with some key UYHC members Cameron Sanders almost equaliz- and Sanders were unfortu- posts to keep Goodricke in Goodricke appeared to have a sec- dominating the middle of the pitch. ing. nately not enough to keep the match. In addition to ond lease of life, but could not quite Notably Chris Butterworth con- Mitchell, within moments of James from victory in the Steel, Matt Guy was caus- get the ball to their striker Tara An- nected with Briony Peters beautiful- coming back onto the pitch, scored shootout. Chris Butter- ing non-stop problems for nison to convert the opportunities. ly, reading each others’ movements his second goal of the match just be- worth, Katherine Bram- the Goodricke back four The final whistle blew with with perfection. Elizabeth Furber, fore the half time whistle was blown well and Declan Hall all and surprised all by not scor- both teams level at 0-0, but with goalkeeper for Halifax was forced to after being set up by Tim Sylcock scored their penalties ing at least one as Langwith one final short corner to play. All of make some great early saves as shots and Emily Arter. and, combined with continued to dominate. Langwith set themselves up around came in thick and fast. The second half was a differ- the three misses As the cold weather came the Goodricke D but Laura Mitchell However, it was not all one way ent story as Halifax started to fight from Halifax, in from the East, the match disappointingly could not convert. and Halifax put pressure on their back. left triumph appeared to lose its spark in Harry Jeffs pulled off some fan- opponents; with some fantastic in- After Alex Francis came close in James’ a somewhat lethargic way. In- tastic saves to deny three penalty terlinking play from Emmerson and to pulling a goal back, the relent- hands. spiring moments came from attempts, with Goodricke’s winning Hermione Warmington. less work rate from Sam Mackin- Alex McDonald as he suc- penalty slotted home by Max Fox. Varsity qualifier results in full

Men’s football Women’s football Netball Basketball Semi: Derwent 2-2 Halifax Semi: Vanbrugh 3-2 Derwent Semi:Halifax 22-12 Derwent Semi: Langwith 36-33 James (Halifax win 3-1 on pens) Semi: Langwith 7-4 James Semi:James 57-26 Goodricke Semi: Wentworth 50-43 Semi: James 5-1 Vanbrugh Final: Langwith 3-2 Van- Final: Halifax 37-36 James Vanbrugh Final: James 4-2 Halifax brugh Final: Wentworth 31-24 Hockey Langwith Badminton Volleyball Semi:James 2-2 Halifax Semi: Wentworth 8-1 Der- Semi: Wentworth 3-0 Lang- (James win 3-2 on pens) Rugby went with Semi: Goodricke 0-0 Lang- Semi: Halifax P-P Vanbrugh Semi: Goodricke 6-3 James Semi: Alcuin 3-0 Derwent with (Goodricke win 3-2 on Semi: Derwent P-P James Final: Wentworth 6-3 Final: Alcuin P-P Wentworth pens) Final: TBC Goodricke Final: James 5-0 Goodricke NOUSE: THE UNIVERSITY OF YORK STUDENT NEWSPAPER www.nouse.co.uk Tuesday 11 February 2014 30 www.ey.com/uk/careers Vanbrugh victorious in the tent PETROC TAYLOR Vanbrugh 3 the chances were coming thick Derwent 2 and fast for both sides. A deflected short forced a good reflex save from Tom Fennelly Derwent keeper Anna Cook, whilst SPORTS EDITOR at the other end, Rohanna Nilson forced an athletic save from Van- brugh keeper Meg Phillips. IN A TIGHT game between two Then, before the half-time evenly matched sides, Vanbrugh whistle, two goals in two minutes came out as victors against a deter- suddenly brought the Sports Tent mined Derwent after a solid second to life. half performance. A break away from Sarah Rent- Both teams started the match oul allowed her to put Derwent mo- brightly with Vanbrugh’s Charlie mentarily back in the lead, however Brown and Derwent’s Aimee Hardy Vanbrugh came at Derwent straight testing their opponent’s goalkeep- after the restart and a determined ers, but both shot-stoppers were Roy was able to slot away a well- proving hard to beat. taken equaliser. Rhiannon Roy thought that In the second half, both teams she had broken the deadlock after set themselves up more defensively five minutes, however referee Ellie and chances were harder to come Whittaker disallowed the goal as by. Katherine Wilson forced a save Roy was seen to have entered the D. from Philips for Derwent. Vanbrugh’s chance at going Vanbrugh responded and they ahead gave Derwent a wake-up call grew in tenacity as the half went on, and they stepped up their attack. with Derwent often on the back foot A moment of magic from An- in their own half. gie Dem: after intercepting the Eventually, Vanbrugh found ball from Vanbrugh in their half, their goal after Derwent failed to she broke down the left and fired a clear their lines, allowing Brown wicked left-footed shot into the side to fire a shot from the left side into netting at the far post. goal via the far post. Derwent now had the wind in Derwent continued to struggle their sails and they grew in confi- to create goal-scoring opportunities Player of the match Rhiannon Roy helped Vanbrugh to beat Derwent and secure their place at the Varsity finals dence as the half went on, creating as Vanbrugh saw the rest out, with Vanbrugh: more chances. Roy dictating much of their defen- game. was going to be until right to the Derwent: Phillips, Brown, Cook (C), Wilson, However, Derwent’s defence sive play. It was a performance that defi- very end. The team played really Connnolly, Magu- Nilson, Dem, Live- was often leaving the likes of Brown Roy, Vanbrugh’s experienced nately warranted her being crowned well and we’re through to Varsity!” ire, Davies (C), sey, Hardy, Rentoul, and Maria Davies with too much centre-back, was solid at the back, the player of the match. Derwent captain Anna Cook added: Roy, Troetgruben, Carroll, Patsia room in front of goal and, eventu- but also showed her versatility as A delighted Maria Davies, Van- “Derwent played really well; I’m Churchill ally, Davies took advantage of the a player after she looked hugely brugh captain, told Nouse: “It was really proud of all the girls and we space when she forced an equaliser threatening with the ball at her feet really, really tense and Derwent put a great effort out. It was a really via a finessed shot. in front of goal, scoring the equal- played really, really well. close match but well done to Van- As the first half drew to a close, ising goal to keep her side in the I didn’t know what the outcome brugh”. Player of the match: Rhiannon Roy Langwith cruise past James intoVarsity finals

PETROC TAYLOR James 4 sion for long periods, which reaped Roussel. The match was then ended rewards as Roussel grabbed her sec- as any kind of contest when Callister Langwith 7 ond and Langwith’s third goal of the fittingly rounded off a brilliant all- game. round team performance by scor- Jamie Summers The nature of the match meant ing a seventh goal of the game for SPORTS EDITOR that it was end-to-end, and after a the Heslington East team. James superb save in the Langwith area, ended the match with a flourish as Lorna Livingston picked up pos- they scored their fourth goal, but LANGWITH WOMEN’S football- session and incisively counter-at- it proved to be only a consolation ers eased their way into Varsity after tacked, but could only fire her shot as Langwith eventually ran out as a comprehensive 7-4 victory over straight at the keeper. As the game comfortable winners. Derwent. On the backdrop of an approached half time, James seized Speaking after the match; electric atmosphere in the tent, the an opportunity to score their second Langwith captain Ruby Callister Hes East side put in a stellar per- after the ball was squared perfectly told Nouse: “James are a really good formance and started off brightly as into the area. team, so we weren’t sure how it captain, Ruby Callister tested Ellie However, their excitement was would go. I’m really happy with how Whittaker in the James goal. short-lived, as Langwith responded the girls played.” Neither side was particularly with an instantaneous goal to hold a Meanwhile, James’ Ellie Whit- dominating in the opening stages, 4-3 lead at the break. taker simply commented: “Lang- but Langwith took the lead two James were looking strong in with train every week, and it showed minutes in after a fine effort from attack but less accomplished in de- in how they played. They were very Adeline Roussel. Nevertheless, fence. This pattern continued in well organised.” James immediately hit back after the second half as Laura Robertson a skilful team move down the left found the net within seconds of the James: Langwith: wing led to an equaliser. restart to restore Langwith’s two- Whittaker (C), Callister (C), Rob- Langwith soon got into their goal cushion. Perkins, Allsopp, ertson, Livingston, stride and deservedly restored their At this stage, despite the best Pick, Cole. Roussel, Matheson. lead shortly afterwards, as Callister efforts of Anna Perkins and Lauren excellently capitalised on a goal- Larkin for the Heslington West side, Subs: Jermy, Larkin Subs: Wim Roberts, keeping error to blast the ball home Langwith were comfortably dic- Thompson from distance. tating the pattern of play, and five Langwith were working the goals became six when a brilliantly- Langwith routed James to secure a place in College Varsity in week eight channels well and retaining posses- crafted team goal was completed by Player of the match: Ruby Callister Tuesday 11 February 2014 www.nouse.co.uk NOUSE: THE UNIVERSITY OF YORK STUDENT NEWSPAPER www.ey.com/uk/careers 31 Sport James safely Halifax edge tense thriller through to PETROC TAYLOR 2 Substitute Joe Easter burst through Derwent the centre of midfield fired off a dangerous shot that was spilled by College Varsity Halifax 2 Sim, allowing Fotheringham to tuck James 5 HALIFAX WIN 3-1 ON PENALTIES the ball home from a few yards out. Derwent were in full flow and Vanbrugh 1 Tom Fennelly it only took another ten minutes be- SPORTS EDITOR fore they found the goal that would Jamie Summers put them in the lead. A quick free SPORTS EDITOR A PENALTY shootout was needed kick was played inside to Easter, to split Derwent and Halifax in their and the University talisman was on JAMES’ MEN”s football firsts Varsity qualifier. Conditions on the hand to direct an unstoppable low booked their place at College Varsity 3G made a lot of chance-creating shot into the bottom near post of with a 5-1 victory over a hard-work- play impossible. Sim’s goal. ing Vanbrugh side. However, Halifax had the wind Nevertheless, the spirit of Fax James started the match bright- behind them, meaning that their failed to falter when they brought ly and had to be patient to break play was becoming increasingly about an instant equaliser against Vanbrugh down. James eventually threatening and Derwent often the run of play just a minute later. took the lead just before half time found themselves camped in their McCoy broke through the centre on with a sublime hit from Matt Single- own half. It took seventeen minutes the break and, after a clever one- ton, which found its way past Aaron for a genuine chance to come about; two, he was through on goal and Hooper in the Vanbrugh goal. a snaking run from Fax’s Connor able to round the goalkeeper slot In the second half Vanbrugh Meckin down the right led to a dan- ting away his equaliser. went on the attack in an attempt to gerous cross being played across Derwent threw everything at get back into the game, but it was goal. Halifax as they looked for the win- James that doubled their lead early A Halifax goal finally came just ner. Gwinnett, Fotheringham and on, as brilliant work from captain before the half-hour mark. Connor Josh Bew tested Sim in the final Ralph Gill allowed Singleton to McCoy made use of the wind as he twenty minutes, but the veteran score his second of the game. cut inside and fired a left-footed shot-stopper was comfortably able Vanbrugh were playing well de- curling shot, which fizzed off the to block whatever came at him. spite being behind, and soon found corner of the goal-frame. The 2-2 score at the final whis- a way back into the game as Max However, as the ball came back tle led to a penalty shoot-out. Gen- Brewer latched onto a perfectly- down into the penalty area, it was noy’s opening penalty for Halifax weighted John Sanderson free kick handled by Derwent right-back was easily fallen on by Aylett, whilst from 25 yards to head past Andy Mark Askham and the referee right- Gwinnett slotted his spot-kick Balzan. However, they were unable ly called a penalty. McCoy stepped home for Derwent. However, Der- to find a way to get back onto level up to send the goalkeeper the wrong went missed their next three with terms, and it was this that would ul- way and give his side a deserved Sam Earle hitting the post, Foth- timately cost them the game. lead. Halifax happily saw the rest eringham sending his wide and After a lengthy period of posses- of the half out, with Derwent’s only Weighall’s being decisively saved Halifax managed to beat Derwent 3-1 on penalties after a thrilling game sion, Freddie Ferrao restored James’ shot on target coming from a Ryan by Sim, whilst Halifax coolly scored two-goal advantage from a tight an- Gwinnett free-kick. their next three penalties to put let them back in with a goal and Derwent: Halifax: gle on the edge of the area. Almost Derwent had the wind in their them through to the final. we gave them something to hold on Aylett, Askham, Sim, Hobson, Heap, immediately, Dan Harsenape then favour in the second half, and it was A delighted Halifax captain, to. But I can’t fault the effort of the Shelbourne, Bull, Howerth, made it 4-1, as he capitalised on Nouse certainly telling as they took control Connor McCoy, told : “We lads; we gave it everything today but Belshaw (C) (Easter Bowden, Gennoy, Vanbrugh’s only real poor piece of of possession. Straight from the re- stuck with it well and we had Jon- it just wasn’t enough.” (Bew)), Tapper, Nay- McCoy (C), Meckin, defending all game, slipping the ball start, striker Eddie Fotheringham ny Sim in goal so there’s no better James won the final against lor (Fisher), Kirb, Heath (Knott), cutely past Hooper at close range. burst down the left side and sent off goalkeeper for penalty shoot-out, is Halifax 4-2 meaning they will be Earle (Whittall), Miller Will Baker rounded off the scor- a shot that was denied by the base of there?” the top ranked team for the com- Delay (Weighall), ing for James just moments before the far post. Dave Belshaw, the Derwent petition against Durham despite Gwinnett, Fother- the full-time whistle with a clinical After lengthy spells of excel- captain, said: “We were in control playing two games in one day. Goal ingham and well-taken goal, to hand James lent ball play, it wasn’t long before of the game at 2-1; we started the scorers were Josh Spurling, James Player of the match: Jonny Sim a 5-1 victory. James were good value Derwent finally got their equaliser. second half really well but we just Briars and Matt Singleton. for their victory, but were made to work industrially for the victory by a spirited Vanbrugh side. After the match, James cap- tain Ralph Gill told Nouse: “Van- Physio service off to popular start brugh made us work very hard for the victory today, but we performed PETROC TAYLOR well and scored some very good Jamie Summers £5, making it a lot more accessible.” goals. We’re pleased to have made it SPORTS EDITOR The physiotherapist will be through to College Varsity.” based at James College, and since M e a n - CASS BROWN, York Sport Presi- beginning at the start of week five, while, Van- dent, has revealed that she is de- the service has been hugely popular. brugh’s Max lighted after regular, subsidised “There are two sessions a week Brewer com- physiotherapy sessions began to be on Monday morning and Thursday.” mented: “We offered on campus. Brown said. “The first week has didn’t play The service, which was one of gone fantastically well and appoint- badly at all to- Brown’s key campaign policies in ments are all booked up until the day; in fact we 2013, is available to students who end of week eight, so there’s obvi- played very well. are injured and compete for the ously a demand there.” For 70 minutes University in BUCS league fixtures. Brown also has confidence in we played very Speaking to Nouse, Brown com- locally-based Hightorn Physiother- well and at 2-1 mented: “When I campaigned last apy to offer a good standard of treat- we had to take February, getting a physiotherapist ment to students. some risks. We was my main policy and the one I “I’ve established a good rela- went 4-4-2 and was most passionate about having tionship with the physios there over had to take had an injury myself throughout my the last 12 months. I didn’t want to some risks whole sporting career.” compromise on quality.” Brown has which back- YuFund provided a grant just also pledged to press for the Univer- fired, but I’m short of £5,000 to provide the ser- sity to ensure that it remains on of- very proud vice until the end of this academic fer in the long-term. of what the year. Brown continued: “This “I’m going to keep pushing the team did means that a service normally cost- University to continue to fund a today.” ing £35-£40 is costing students just physio in the future.” Brown said. Cass Brown, York Sport President, at the popular new physio centre Centurions Hockey We talk to York’s American Match reports from Football team about their Sunday’s college Varsity Roses hopes qualifiers >> Page 27 >> Page 29

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PETROC TAYLOR Colleges gear up for Varsity finals Jamie Summers emerge victorious over James when Tom Fennelly the rugby fixtures are eventually played. THIS YEAR’S inaugural College After some close and hard- Varsity tournament against Dur- fought matches, Halifax and James ham kicked off with action-packed will be flying the flag for York in qualifying rounds this weekend. men’s football, whilst Vanbrugh and Teams who finished in the top Langwith will be competing in the four of their College autumn leagues women’s side of the game. from eight different sports were eli- Alcuin’s only representation in gible to take part in the qualifiers. the competition will be in volley- Awful weather conditions ball, whilst Goodricke secured a slot across campus wreaked havoc with to compete against Durham after fixtures, meaning that all matches thrashing James in their badminton on 22 Acres due to waterlogged tie. pitches after heavy rain on Friday Goodricke will also be present night. in hockey alongside James, whilst The two rugby semi-final fix- Halifax and James will be fighting tures scheduled for the weekend had to be postponed, whilst all three Inside >> Page 31 of the football fixtures were moved York’s new physio centre to the 3G pitch at the York Sport Village on Heslington East. opened by Cass Brown, Nevertheless, almost all other York Sport President games could take place in prepa- ration for the main tournament, which takes place on Sunday 2nd York’s corner in netball. March. Speaking about the weekend’s The qualifiers were played in a action, Tom Merriman, College friendly and competitive spirit and, Sport Officer, told Nouse: “I thought PETROC TAYLOR PETROC TAYLOR AGATHA TORRANCE from the matches which took place, that the standard was fantastic seven of York’s eight colleges have across the weekend and the col- booked their place at College Varsity lege spirit was more present than in at least one fixture. ever, with the hockey final in par- Matches were split up into ticular getting a good few spectators semi-finals and finals, with the win- on Sunday evening, when James ners of each semi-final automati- proved too much for Goodricke.” cally qualifying for College Varsity. Meanwhile, fellow College Each semi-final winner was Sport Officer Dave Washington then pitted against each other to commented: “It’s been a brilliant determine the top and second-rated weekend of sport, with some su- teams for the tournament. perb matches, fantastic support and Perhaps surprisingly, given memorable moments. their traditional sporting pedigree, “I’m delighted with the posi- Derwent will not be represented tive reaction the event has received at the tournament as things stand, and this weekend has demonstrated after experiencing an unusually un- how much potential our college successful weekend in a number of sport system has, and how great it sports. can be. The University’s oldest college “I can’t wait for the actual event is neck-and-neck with James at against Durham on 2nd March, and the top of the overall college sport the opportunity to test ourselves standings, coming fresh off retain- against the model for college sport. ing the title at the annual college “Whatever happens I’m sure it rowing event last month. will be a fabulous event, and I’d urge Reports from this weekend’s College Varsity However, this may change everyone to come down and support should the college’s rugby team the York teams.” qualifiers >> Pages 29-31

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