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ISSUE 44 THE OFFICIAL VOICE OF NORTHUMBRIA STUDENTS OCTOBER 2015 IN THIS ISSUE... #TRENDING NEWCASTLE GIG GUIDE FEATURED THIS MONTH ABOUT TOON SOCIETY SPOTLIGHT JAC - DAN POLE FITNESS DANCE LIFESTYLE / FEATURES / ON CAMPUS / FASHION & BEAUTY / ENTERTAINMENT NSU LIFE_Issue 44 new grid.indd 1 07/10/2015 16:22 FEATURED 14 IN THIS ISSUE 25 15 A WORD FROM THE This year’s Freshers’ was the biggest and best I’ve seen in my time here at Northumbria, it was great to see so many new faces enjoying all of the activities and nights throughout the whole two weeks! Over 7,000 of EDITOR you came to see what societies and TOM BROMWICH projects they wanted to join, what did you sign up to? As you settle into university life, whether for the first time or the last, Last year was filled with loads of I hope the year ahead is everything great memories and as I look back, you want it to be. Summer is drawing my appetite for the year ahead grows to a close and autumn is sweeping in, stronger. With plans in place and with that it’s time for the first edition campaigns organised, as an officer of NSU/Life to explore all the great team we couldn’t be more excited to things you’ve been writing about get out and make some real changes since term began. with you. NSU LIFE_Issue 44 new grid.indd 2 07/10/2015 16:22 LIfestyle 04 #Trending what’s 06 Toon Army 07 Go eat at Grainger inside 08 Freshers Advice 10 Minestrone in Minutes FASHION & BEAUTY Decorating on a Budget 11 Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder 36 About Toon 12 38 Fresh Faced Freshers FEATURED 39 How Brow 14 Freshers Week 40 Keep your Glow Through the Cold 15 All the Fun of the Fair(s) 41 Freshers Fashion 16 Lo Reid 42 Mod Girl Revival 17 Matt Richardson 44 DIY Dressing Room 18 Spotted! ENTERTAINMENT Freshtival 20 45 Newcastle Gig Guide Survival Guide 22 46 10 Musicians to Watch this Year The Highs and the Glows 24 48 Culture Club ON CAMPUS 49 Inside Out 25 NSU/Societies Spotlight 50 4 Great Films to Watch with your Flatmates 30 Meet Your Sabbs 52 Paper Towns 32 The Key to the Dream Internship 53 Everybodys Gone to the Rapture 33 NSU/Rag 54 Are Bullet Back? 34 Coach Lane Campus 56 Student Personality Quiz & Trendword NSU LIFE_Issue 44 new grid.indd 3 07/10/2015 16:22 AKE C FIGHTSTAR ATMOSPHERE lifestyle Looking for a place to treat Are performing at NSU on yourself to coffee and a 25th October. Head to the With Rugby World Cup slice(or five) of cake? Try website before they all sell Games taking place in CakeStories and Café 1901 in out… Newcastle, immerse yourself Jesmond or Quilliams in the in the fantastic atmosphere city centre. and watch the action at ‘fanzone’ at Science Central. DANCE GROWN UP Battle is the UK’s top break If you’re just getting over dance event, and will be an how weird Gone Girl by all day event at the SU on 1st Gillian Flyn was, then look November out because her next novel, The Grown Up is out at the BOWLING end of Oct. Do something a little different of an evening and go ‘posh bowling’ at Lane 7. Trending HAVE A BUDGET! Living like a King or Queen for the first month of uni, and then a pauper for the rest of the semester is no fun. Remember to budget. EXPLORING Fancy finding out more about Newcastle? Why not go an Iles Tour and explore IMPORTANT the city! Fancy giving blood? NHS Blood and Donor are holding sessions in Domain on 15th October. NSU LIFE_Issue 44 new grid.indd 4 07/10/2015 16:22 JOKERS PRO WRESTLING VIP Gogglebox’s very own Steph Your thing? Get tickets and and Dom have brought out watch it live at NSU on 2nd Have you heard? We have their own book, their ‘Guide October. a new Chancellor and it’s to Life’… Knowing them, it only one of Britain’s greatest will be a pretty funny read… Paralympic athletes, Tanni Grey-Thompson DBE! Wow! Q UAYSIDE Whether you just go for a walk, have a drink by the water or visit the Sunday market, the Quayside is one WANDERLUST KRAZY PRICES of the best places to spend time at in Newcastle. Got that travel itch? Well Sign up to Living Social for clicking onto the ‘World of amazing deals on the best Wanderlust’ website won’t things to do in Newcastle. help you! Don’t blame me for Laugh a minute! – Newcastle those flights to SE Asia you City Hall have got some bought at 3am after trawling great comedians playing RELAX through it... Take a break from lectures and studying, and chill out with some live music at the NSU LIFE Coffee House Sessions at Habita every Thursday. X-CITING! The official voice of Northumbria students, our Get yourself to the O2 new look October issue is Academy to see some of the BIGGER & BETTER than ever! incredible artists they have performing over the next few months, including Jess Glynne, The Maccabees and Marina & the Diamonds. MY LIFE SEQUEL CAMPAIGN The long awaited sequel of Me Before You by Jojo Check out the inspiring ‘My Moyes is here. After You is Life Campaign’ on Instagram. out now! YOGA Unwind with yoga, with sessions at NSU or Yogalillies in the centre, which has NO DIET FOR US THE CHALLENGE special offers just for students! Have you been to Creams Think you can take on The yet? NO? Stop reading 32oz Challenge Burger? immediately and go...now! Head to The Punchbowl in Jesmond and find out for ZZZ OCTOBEER FEST UNDERATED! As fun as all those nights out Forget Oktober fest, the on the Toon are, remember North East have their very Fancy seeing live comedy why you’re here! Make sure own beer fest, Octobeer. acts for a few £s? Head to you look after yourself and Pints all round! The Stand in the city centre. are attending your lectures. NSU LIFE_Issue 44 new grid.indd 5 07/10/2015 16:22 lifestyle TOON ARMY So you’ve moved something about the home ground, to Newcastle, the team, or being recited a brief settled in history Newcastle United. But as FIXTURES and met your a Leeds United fan, I usually get a flatmates and rerun of the game when, on 22nd SUN 9TH AUG // SOUTHAMPTON coursemates. December 2001, Newcastle came The next step is from 3-1 down to beat us 4-3 in the SAT 29TH AUG // ARSENAL to embrace a bit last minute of the game. Nearly every of Newcastle life, right? Well up here, taxi driver seems to have been at SAT 19TH SEPT // WATFORD culture is football, and we’re here to Elland Road that day… 14 years on it give you a whistle-stop tour of the still hurts. SAT 26TH SEPT // CHELSEA Toon’s very own Newcastle United and what to expect this coming year… Gone are the glory days of Solano SAT 17TH OCT // NORWICH and Shearer, Bellamy and Dyer, as SAT 31ST OCT // STOKE Before I came to Newcastle I had Newcastle have endured season upon friends and family telling me about season of disappointment, leading to SAT 21ST NOV // LEICESTER ‘the Toon Army’; the city being last season’s crescendo; a relegation painted black and white with football struggle, fighting against Hull as SAT 5TH DEC // LIVERPOOL shirts, and about every pub and bar they’d done so back in 2008-09. being crammed with Geordies eager Fortunately the tables turned; they SAT 19TH DEC // ASTON VILLA to see ‘the Magpies’ grace the grass rallied to a 2-0 victory over West Ham of St. James’ Park. I didn’t think much to secure 15th place and their Premier SAT 26TH DEC // EVERTON of it but sure enough they were right; League status. game-day Newcastle is busy. WEDS 13TH JAN // MAN U The season will be well underway by SAT 16TH JAN // WEST HAM In fact, Newcastle is generally a busy the time you’ve arrived, and if omens place for Newcastle United. I know it’s are anything to go by this season SAT 6TH FEB // WEST BROM a bit of a truism but I’ve never known is set to be an interesting one for a city like it. Football up here really is Newcastle. If you fancy gracing St. SAT 27TH FEB // MAN CITY like a religion. Both men and women, James’ Park with your presence the young and old, working Monday to Students’ Union sells tickets for all SAT 5TH MAR // BOURNEMOUTH Friday for their season tickets. Year’s the home games, with prices ranging made or broken by a win or a loss from £15-40 depending on the game. SAT 19TH MAR // SUNDERLAND to their bitter Tyne and Wear rivals The full home fixture list is below and SAT 16TH APR // SWANSEA Sunderland. (Note: they’ve lost the tickets usually arrive at the Welcome last 5 games against them; the Toon Desk 2-3 weeks in advance. Hope to SAT 30TH APR // CRYSTAL PALACE has been a sombre place this year. see you there! And the last. And the one before.) SUN 15TH MAY // SPURS WORDS // JOE HOLT You can’t get in a taxi without hearing NSU LIFE_Issue 44 new grid.indd 6 07/10/2015 16:22 GAN SCRAN AT GO EAT AT GRAINGER MARKET If you haven’t got yourself down to Grainger Market yet you are seriously missing out.