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sex attacker who groped a dozen young women in a Guildford Simon Connolly, for the defence, told the court Harding did not Relationship A underpass has been spared a prison sentence. Andrew Jonathan realise the seriousness of his offences. “At the time he was mimicking Dynamics Harding committed 12 offences in the A3 tunnel at Egerton Road something he had seen on YouTube and was not thinking about the between May and October last year. He was sentenced for four consequences,”24 PAGE he said. EDITION p16 charges of sexual assault and asked for another eight similar offences Judge John Crocker sentenced Harding to a three-year combined to be taken into consideration. supervision and community order. The judge explained he was He first struck on May 14 last year. A 23-year-old University of following advice from sex Surrey student was walking through the tunnel when she felt a hand offender specialists. He over her left breast. “She described being in shock,” Ruby Selva, said if he had sent Harding prosecuting, said. “She shouted ‘pervert’ and the defendant turned to prison, it would only towards her, patted his backside and sniggered.” have been a short sentence He struck again on July 31, putting his hand under the bra of a and would have had little second student. Another victim was on her way to work at the Royal effect. Harding, of Devoil Surrey County Hospital. “She was on her mobile phone,” Miss Close, Guildford, who has Selva said. “She heard footsteps behind her. She kept on walking no previous convictions, expecting someone to walk past her. Her breast was quickly grabbed, was ordered to sign on the she screamed and saw him face to face [before he] ran off.” sex offenders’ register for Harding had previously pleaded guilty at South West Surrey five years and attend a sex Newsin Magistrates’ Court. One of his victims was a juvenile. The others offenders’ programme. brief were aged in their twenties. p2 The attacks prompted a police manhunt and he was eventually caught on CCTV after he groped his final victim on Halloween night. barefacts changes fashion industry p20 By Ben Miller Pressure on the NUS from barefacts has brought about a radical change in policy from one of the UK’s major high street companies. barefacts has been holding the NUS to account after it was revealed the organisation has relationships with companies that uses forced child labour in Uzbekistan. These companies include Matalan, as well as Topman and Burton part of the Arcadia Group. A NUS spokesperson contacted barefacts on February 8 and sent the paper a statement New Sports from Matalan, “Following an investigation into and careful consideration of all the Editor = issues surrounding Matalan’s suppliers sourcing cotton from Uzbekistan, Matalan today Bumper Sports! [January 31] announces that it has instructed all its suppliers not to source any cotton from Uzbekistan. This decision takes effect immediately.” p28 Cotton production in Uzbekistan represents one of the most exploitative enterprises in the world where tens of thousands of children are forced to pick the cotton harvest each year. Classrooms are emptied so that the crop, known as “white gold”, can be harvested. Cotton big business is big b usiness in Uzbekistan – it is the third largest exporter in the world. The NUS were slow to react to questions about its relationship with companies that are accused of using cotton produced by forced child labour in Uzbekistan. However, things have quickly changed. Only a couple of weeks ago, two of Britain’s major high street companies, Tesco and Marks and Spencer announced that they were no longer going to allow cotton from Uzbekistan in their c lothes. Cont p3 [email protected] Issue 1119 Tuesday 19th February www.bfacts.co.uk [email protected] 2 NEWS 19th February 2008 Drunk is not the NEWS IN BRIEF By Ben Miller key Student ‘sectioned’ for planning pro-democracy activities in Russia Chris Foster, an 18 year old student at the Artem Basirov, 20, a university student, was part of a group of pro-democracy activists that was University of Bournemouth, had no recollection planning a protest against President Putin’s increasingly authoritarian rule ahead of last December’s of swallowing a 5cm key in a bizarre drunken elections. However, on the night before the planned demonstration, Basirov was snatched by stunt – until his friends and the NHS helped him Russian secret service officers and taken to a state psychiatric hospital and forced to undergo a piece together the events of the night before. month of “treatment”, during which he was fed mind-numbing drugs. Mr Basirov’s incarceration Apparently, Chris’s friends told him he had drunk inside the Soviet-era psycho-neurological clinic is the latest case in which opponents of Kremlin too much and they were taking him home from a rule have been hauled off to state-run mental institutions. party in student halls. However, in his desperation to stay, he swallowed his key and said he couldn’t get into his house. A fellow Bournemouth University student attempted the Too much nookie can stop you getting a degree Heimlich manoeuvre to recover the key but without success. A survey by Cambridge student newspaper “Varsity” found students who have the most He was also given salt water to drink in a bid to bring it up but that didn’t work sex get the worst results. At Homerton, the worst-performing college in the university’s either. league table, students have had, on average, seven sexual partners. Christ’s College, second Chris said: ‘I had to sleep on the sofa in the communal lounge and the next in last year’s Tompkins table of Cambridge exam results by college, reported the highest morning I couldn’t remember a thing. I thought it was a bit of a wind-up when number of virgins, with more than a quarter of respondents never having had sex. my friend said I had swallowed the key. But my throat started to feel very sore and my stomach didn’t feel right, so my friend took me to hospital on the bus. Surrey advances corporate social responsibility I was given an X-ray and I was stunned when I first saw the key in my stomach The University of Surrey has agreed to adhere to the Principles for Responsible but then couldn’t stop laughing – even the doctors were sniggering. .The key is Management Education (PRME), which were unveiled by a group of scholars and leading now safely back on the computer design student’s keyring as he said he couldn’t academic organisations at the UN Global Compact Leaders Summit in July of 2007. The afford the £20 his landlord was going to charge him for a new one. PRME provides a framework for academic institutions to advance the broader cause of barefacts advice ...... Don’t try this at home! corporate social responsibility and incorporate universal values into curricula and research.

UniSPORT assists girls to groove the night away editorial team More than 150 girls from across Guildford recently staged a dance performance, entitled ‘Guildford 1119 Grooves’ at the Electric Theatre in the Guildford town centre. The girls had all been involved in weekly dance clubs at their schools, with instruction provided by specialists from Campusdance, based at EDITOR |CLAIRE WORGAN | [email protected] UniSPORT, which is the biggest University dance and movement programme outside of London. DEPUTY EDITOR (DESIGN) | POSITION VACANT| [email protected] DEPUTY EDITOR (MARKETING) | POSITION VACANT | [email protected] We own the night NEWS EDITOR| BEN MILLER | [email protected] NUS’ Women’s Campaign is hosting the national “Reclaim the Night” demonstration FOOD EDITOR | VERITY KIRKPATRICK | [email protected] SCIENCE EDITOR | EMMA ROGULSKA | [email protected] on Saturday 1 March 2008 to make a stand to end violence against women, as one in four FEATURES EDITOR | AMUL GURUNG | [email protected] women experience domestic violence, less than six per cent of all reported rapes end in PG TIPS EDITOR | ALEX ILLSLEY | [email protected] conviction, and women deserve to live without the fear or reality of abuse, rape and violence. ARTS EDITOR | JAKE SOUTH | [email protected] SOCIETIES EDITOR | SIMON MOORE | [email protected] SPORTS EDITOR |DAVID HALLS| [email protected] Prison study to investigate link between diet and behaviour PUZZLELORD | COLIN EVERETT | [email protected] Surrey Uni is involved in trials in three UK prisons to investigate the link between nutrition and COPY EDITOR |YASMIN DANIEL| [email protected] behaviour. COPY EDITOR |JESS BLOOMFIELD| [email protected] WEBMASTER | JOSH BATES | [email protected] MARKETING MANAGER | NATALIYA NADTOKA | [email protected] The night shift cause digestive shift

Gastrointestinal problems are common among night workers, in MARKETING CO-ORDINATOR | AARON SALINS | [email protected] particular loss of appetite, peptic ulcers and indigestion, according EDITOR-IN-CHIEF | ALEX COLLINS | [email protected] to Debra Skene of the University of Surrey. barefacts is an editorially independent newspaper and is published by the University of Surrey Students’ Union Communications Office.

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WWW.USSU.CO.UK/BAREFACTS © USSU COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE 2008 [email protected] 19th February 2008 NEWS 3 barefacts influences major fashion label Continued from front page Dave Lewis, National Treasurer at chain last week, reckons things are about starting to call for a rethink on market there’s scope for sustainable NUS, and Company Chair at NUS to change radically. our extraordinary levels of clothes fashion - with one big caveat: it has to Services, said: “We are pleased to see Ahead of the 2008 London Fashion consumption. The head of the London look great. “The whole ethical clothing that Matalan took these allegations Week, and in her first television College of Fashion, Dr Frances Corner, market has got a long way to go,” she seriously and took on board the grave interview since leaving Philip Green’s sets out her stall: “We have to think more says, “We don’t want hair shirts, very few concerns of NUS and others. We will empire, she told Newsnight: “Things carefully before we buy, we have to buy people are doing anything interesting continue to push other companies to go in cycles. I feel we are about to come fewer clothes anyway, and pay more for and design is critical. We need to be follow suit.” to an end of a cycle and go somewhere them - and not subsidise people who’re tempted into buying beautiful, ethical, It is clear barefacts’ pressure on the NUS different. I think people have become a living sometimes on 15p a week so we sustainable clothes; not being made and Newsnight’s report has brought bit bored with the idea of ‘isn’t it great, can change our image all the time.” to feel guilty… At the end of the day about a sea change in the policies of it is so cheap’, I am hoping people will Some of the big high street retailers are the consumer dictates. The best way to Britain’s major high street clothing start to want to be a bit more individual making efforts to tackle this, but people encourage her to buy is to make it as companies. again.” need to buy fewer clothes. It doesn’t beautiful as you can.” The desire for cheap fashion may be Campaigners for a greener and more mean the start of austere times - it’s Something else that would help is turning a corner. Jane Shepherdson, the sustainable fashion industry have been about holding onto your clothes for government legislation - for example woman who turned around Top Shop, urging people to buy less as we are longer. Clothes will have to cost a bit targets and indirect taxation - to make believes we have become a nation that’s buying a third more clothes than a more if they are going to reflect their non-ethical clothes less competitive. gone nuts about throwaway clothes. “It decade ago. Every year we buy around toll on the environment - and ensure In the words of Britain’s first professor feels like something that has gone too 2m tonnes, and about 1.5m tonnes end the people who make them are paid of sustainability, Tim Jackson, of the far. It feels like people are addicted to up in landfill. The clothing industry is properly. University of Surrey: “All the studies shopping and consuming and having a close rival to the chemical industry in But the argument that low-income find that even people with strong pro- new things all the time. I think it has its levels of pollution. We recycle only a shoppers will be excluded from environmental values find it very difficult become really boring. Things are so fraction of our wardrobes. And clothes sustainable fashion gets short shrift to maintain those values. They struggle accessible, you can look like a celebrity are now so cheap because we pay so from Dr Corner: “We are spending a to lead the lives they want to lead. That immediately and for a fiver.” little to the people who make them in third more on clothes than we were a is where legislation can help.” But Shepherdson, who became chief developing countries far from our gaze. decade ago, so the money is there.” executive of the Whistles womenswear Key voices within the industry are Jane Shepherdson thinks that in a quality Surrey student is one of Britain’s top female engineers By Ben Miller

Julia Wilson (23), a civil engineering The Ford Motor Company WISE prize student at Surrey was runner-up in this was initiated to recognize and reward years Ford WISE prize. Julia beat off stiff exceptional women in the penultimate competition to make it to the final three year of studying for their engineering candidates. Julia was informed about her degree. It is backed by the Institution of success at the Young Women Engineer of Engineering and Technology the Year award ceremony in London. and the Institution of Mechanical Graham Hoare, Ford Motor Company’s Engineers. engineering director heading up Dunton This year as an added incentive, all three technical centre, who attended the finalists have been invited to a tour of the ceremony said: “The enthusiasm and Ford’s Dunton technical centre in Essex, passion shown from all finalists has been the UK’s largest automotive research quite inspirational and it reinforces Ford’s and development facility, staffed by an commitment to encouraging young women engineering team of more t h a n to consider engineering as a career.” 3,000. Julia said: “I was thrilled to be a finalist for the FordWISE prize 2007. It was a great achievement and I enjoyed meeting leading people in the engineering industry at the awards ceremony. I have gained valuable experience working on site for Kier during my summer holidays and industrial year and I would encourage anyone else studying engineering to find work placements. Kier have sponsored me throughout my degree and I look forward to working for them on my graduation.” [email protected] 4 NEWS & LETTERS 19th February 2008 Surrey student Funding fear over receives award for university sports

outstanding coursework By Ben Miller centre By Ben Miller Environmental psychologists work The University of Surrey needs to find £15m to start building the proposed Katie Westacott was presented with in collaboration with cognitive, Surrey Centre for Sport in April, which is due to bring a world-class sports facility the Jonathan Sime Award for the best occupational and social psychologists, as to the area. dissertation in People Environment well as other disciplines and professions It is hoped the project, costing a total of £35m, could become home to a major studies by Dr Birgitta Gatersleben from such as architects, educationalists, centre for Paralympic athletes. Surrey’s Department of Psychology. environmental scientists, engineers, The university is also part of a joint bid to offer facilities in Guildford for athletes The annual award includes a certificate landscape architects and planners. training for the 2012 Olympics, and a decision on that is expected later this from the Department of Psychology month. and a cash prize of £150. Barry Hitchcock, director of sport at the university, remains hopeful they will The Award was set up in memory of raise the funds, but has appealed for support for the project. “We have a funding Jonathan Sime who was both a student gap,” Mr Hitchcock said. “Whatever we do in the next few months will have huge and lecturer at Surrey. He died suddenly implications on this project and how it moves forward.” in January 2001, aged just 50. Jonathan The complex at the university’s Manor Park campus would include a 50m swimming combined the roles of scholar and pool, eight squash courts, 10 tennis courts and three multi-purpose halls with consultant in the field of environmental badminton courts. The university is now planning a number of fundraising events psychology and was highly regarded, and sponsored runs to help the project. both nationally and internationally, as a researcher and teacher within the environment-behaviour field. The Department of Psychology was asked to host the Award on behalf of the funder, a long-time friend of Jonathan since his teenage years. Surrey offers the only MSc in Environmental Psychology in the UK, and is acknowledged as an international centre of environmental psychology research. barefacts post.... Cells’ internal clocks Surrey’s VC responds to barefacts article Dear barefacts

revealed I thought I would mention that Surrey is in fact a founder member of the 1994 By Ben Miller which can Group of universities, of which Steve Smith from Exeter is the current Chair. be affected Also you may find it useful to know that by default USSU is a member of the A person’s preference for being a “lark” by a series 1994 Group’s student unions (I think that Leicester currently Chair the student or a “night-owl” is largely determined of clock union team) by genes, a study suggests. Scientists genes. have found each cell of the body has an The work Professor Christopher M. Snowden, FRS, internal “clock”, which can be affected could be FREng, FIET, FIEEE, FCGI by various genes. used as a basis for the diagnosis of Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive, Research shows skin cells can be used certain sleep disorders, said Dr Simon University of Surrey, to measure the speed of a person’s Archer, Senior Lecturer in Molecular Guildford, body clock. The work could lead to Neuroscience at the Surrey Sleep Surrey better diagnosis of sleep disorders and Research Centre at the University of GU2 7XH conditions such as Seasonal Affective Surrey. United Kingdom Disorder. He said previous research at the It has long been known that the body has University of Surrey had shown that a biological clock that regulates sleeping, genetic differences in clock genes could If you have any letters for digestion and brain performance to fit explain why some people are night lovers barefacts in with the different demands of day and others are early risers. and night-time living. Traditional studies of such genes have Send them to The brain has overall control of this been carried out in controlled conditions [email protected] time-keeping mechanism, but individual in specialised sleep labs, and these are cells appear to have their own “clocks”, time-consuming and costly to perform. [email protected] 19th February 2008 NEWS & COLUMNS 5 Andy Vales Random Challenges

Question: How many days in a row can you have a birthday?

This week I tried to find out If It would be far too obvious to organise parties, decorations and celebrations in honour of my birth on consecutive days until someone spots it, even if I had a rotating guest-list I think people may talk. Besides, I’m far too lazy/busy/unloved to try. What do we do when we don’t quite feel like partaking in real social activities? Construct a piss poor equivalent on Facebook! My plan was to use the ‘edit profile’ feature to change my birthday each day and see how many days I could carry this on for until someone notices (not including family members or people I had told). I had half hoped that someone would send me money, gifts or Smiths vouchers, but in such an event I feel my conscious would have kicked in and returned their offerings, perhaps.

Part of me was debating the best outcome for me here. On one hand I wanted to carry this on for days so I felt like I had pulled some grand wheeze and turned myself into some sort of online based Scarlet Pimpernel, a loveable rogue and someone who mixes in all the right circles. However on the other hand if it goes on for a while it could be because no one cared. When I set my new birthday on Stand Up and Be Heard! The Uni is holding a confidence boosting seminar, Stand Up and Be Wednesday night, I still wasn’t quite sure. Heard!, to improve your presentation and speaking skills in Room I woke up the next morning and the ball had already started rolling, even a few 01AC02, SCEPTrE, AC Building on Monday 3 March, 5 p.m. – 7 people I had seen the night before were congratulating my completion of another p.m. This session will be interactive and you can practice your skills year. My cousin had already tried to spoil the fun so I silenced her but decided to in front of on audience at the end. To book a free place visit www. brief those who are close to the family in case one of them panic buys me some surrey.ac.uk/res or contact Andrea Card on 01483 683672, E-mail DVD’s. With that base covered I let the hours roll by and my second consecutive [email protected] birthday was in full flow. A few surprises came out of the woodwork to give me their blessings and not one hint that anyone seemed to mind me having two birthdays in a row.

Come Friday and I’d decided to add a third, part of me felt slightly guilty that I was hoodwinking all this good will out of people. However I consoled myself with the fact that it was all in aid of a good Barefacts article. This debate was put to rest when a level one Tonmeister remarked ‘is it just me or has it been your birthay for 3 days’ and put me out my misery.

Free concert It was interesting to note that some who sent me wishes had actually been out Every Wednesday the University of Surrey for my real birthday (in mid-Autumn) a number of times. Does this suggest that offers free lunchtime recitals always given by in the digital age of online socialising we have disbanded ourselves with any need undergraduate and postgraduate students for genuine meaningful interaction? For example, how often do we see someone specialising in performance featuring an going out with a camera keeping one eye on a Facebook update the next morning extremely varied repertoire and how often do we settle for a few messages online instead of meeting up in real life or at least making a phone call? To be honest, it probably says none of that. Just shows that there are some nice people in the world who are willing to give up 20 seconds to wish you well. Surrey says Kung Hei Fat Choi Surrey celebrated Chinese New Year on February So how many days in a row can you have a birthday for? 6. Proceedings started in Rubix nightclub, where there were performances from Chinese lion dancers, Answer: About three. jugglers and acrobats. The event is reputedly Next Week: Can an average student get some form of written, verbal or electronic becoming the largest celebration of its kind between correspondence with a world leader? London and the South coast. You’ll have to read next issue to find out! [email protected] 6 iFESTIVAL & RE-FRESHERS FAYRE 19th February 2008 iFestival 2008 is nearly here…

Between the 25th February and 7th March 2008 the University of Surrey Students’ Union will be hosting the iFestival both on campus and in the local community. This cultural event will feature a wide variety of events from a football tournament to Henna painting. In the past the Students’ Union has hosted the International Week which has always been popular, but this year the event has been redesigned and rebranded to include as many people and cultures as possible. Here at Surrey there are students from over 130 different nationalities so this is your chance to not only celebrate your own culture but to also learn more about the culture of others. We are all international to some degree and the iFestival is your chance to celebrate this fantastic aspect of life at the University of Surrey. This year the festival has expanded to include events organised by students working on the Students’ Union’s Evolution project. They have been working hard to organise a wide range of events including dance performances in the Friary Centre, an afternoon of Indian culture at Guildford College and a showing of the film Babel in the HRB. Most of the Evolution events are free to attend, but you will need to sign up to them as spaces are limited. You can also put together a team to compete in one of the iOlympics events, which The evening will also be hosted by GU2 live on the stage and promises to be great fun. include Football, Basketball, Volleyball and Badminton. The final event of the iFestival will be the iGala on the 7th March. Tickets are only £3 The iExhibition on the 3rd March will be your chance to meet representatives from for this evening showcase of performances from different cultures and traditions and some of the international societies we have here and try some of their traditional food are available from the Bookshop. and drink. Further information regarding all events, including entry forms for the workshops and the iOlympics events are all available online at www.ussu.co.uk/ifestival

Re-Freshers Fayre Success The Refreshers’ Fayre held on the 25th January in Rubix was a great success and a good time was had by all. One student in particular had a great day An evening with – Laurence Humphrey. After attending the Fayre Laurence completed the online survey and his name was chosen at random as the winner of an 8gb iPod nano. On receving his prize Laurence said ‘I had a good day at the Sir Trevor Brooking Fayre and would like to thank the Students’ Union very much for giving me the opportunity to win this fabulous prize’. The Allan Wells Sports Lecture

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www.surrey.ac.uk [email protected] 19th February 2008 THE FOOD OF LOVE 7 Share your recipes with the rest of us! Email the barefacts food editor Verity at [email protected] Balsamic Steak Stir-fry Tuna Pasta Twists To serve one: Serves 2-3 Ingredients: Ingredients: Sauce: 200g tinned tuna, drained 150ml red wine 6 anchovy fillets 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar Handful black olives – chopped Stir fry: 1 tsp olive oil 85g/3oz steak, cut in to strips ½ a red pepper diced 200g of your favourite stir-fry 2 spring onions chopped finely vegetables 50g sweet corn 2 tsp soy sauce 200g Wholemeal Fusilli 1 tbsp clear honey 200ml Creamy tomato sauce 1 tsp balsamic vinegar 30g Grated cheddar cheese 1 tsp sesame seeds 10g Grated Parmesan cheese Rice or noodles to serve Method Method Boil the pasta in a large saucepan until al dente. If using frozen sweet corn, add To make the sauce, gently simmer the wine and balsamic vinegar in a saucepan to the pan for the last few minutes. Heat the oil in a small sauce pan and fry until the volume had reduced by half. While the sauce is simmering, dry fry the pepper and spring onions until softened. Drain the pasta and return to the the sesame seeds until golden in a large frying pan. Then heat the oil and fry sauce pan. Add the vegetables, olives, tuna, anchovies and tomato sauce and stir the steak for 3mins. Add the vegetables and stir-fry for 2mins. Add the soy it all together. Transfer to an oven proof dish. Top with the grated cheese and sauce, honey and teaspoon of balsamic vinegar and stir-fry for 2mins. Serve heat under a medium grill until the cheese has melted and turned golden. Serve the stir-fry with rice or noodles and drizzle over the balsamic wine sauce. with salad and garlic bread. Spice Up Lunchtime With Spicy Couscous Serv es 2 Funky Fillings Ingr edients 1 small auber gine peeled and 40g Chicken cut into 2cm³ cubes Mango slices ½ tsp salt Sliced bell 1 tbsp oli v e oil pepper 1 medium onion sliced f inel y Iceberg lettuce 3 c lov es g ar lic crushed 1 r ed c hilli deseeded and c hopped f inel y Method 2cm³ fr esh ging er grated 1 slice Bacon Cov er the auber gine cubes with salt and let them 20g cheddar cheese ½ tsp cumin s w eat on kitc hen r oll f or 15mins. Heat the oil in a Pinc h turmeric Sliced avocado frying pan, add the onion, ging er , c hilli and g ar lic 120g Couscous and fry until the onion turns translucent. Add Handful fr esh coriander the turmeric and cumin. Cook the couscous in c hopped S30g Mo zzar ella sliced 4 Falafel boiling w ater accor ding to the pac k et instructions. 1 Sliced Tomato 4cm diced cucumber Pat the auber gine dry and add to the frying pan. 30g Goats cheese 2 tsp Gr een Pesto 15g houmous F ry f or 5mins coating the cubes in the spices. 4 cherry tomatoes Handful r oc k et lea v es 15g tzatziki Combine the spicy auber gine with the couscous 1 handfuls baby and serv e with fr esh coriander . spinach leaves Vegetable Patch

Salad fruit and vegetables: Rocket, tomatoes, olives, apple, cos lettuce, cucumber, pepper, mixed beans, capers, grated carrot, chicory, red onion, chickpeas, avocado, spring onion, pear, green beans, mango, spinach, watercress, celery, grapes, new potatoes, basil. [email protected] 8 SCIENCE 19th February 2008 Hoax Buster: Time is like a piece of elastic By Sam Brett of light, we know the distance because we can see it and measure it, so that leaves us with the conclusion that time is travelling slower for the person moving. But then if This is the trick that all Physicists use to cheat at everything… ever… I really mean we take the frame of reference of the person on the bus, everything is normal. The it. Which is simply why we appear to all have planet-sized brains, but really we just light goes up and down in the correct speed, but looking out of our very fast bus sees put you on pause and read a book so we appear to be fountains of knowledge from the people on at the side of our super-super-sonic bus lane moving really slowly and everything from Aardvarks to Zombies. their clocks running at a slower speed. Anyway enough of that, what I’m going to attempt to explain is how time slows down So say the guy who stayed on the bus (Alex) meets the guy who got off the bus and speeds up. I don’t mean how your lectures seem to drag and last for several eons (Boris) and both have a chat about what they saw, Alex would say it took say 0.7 and then your hour spent in Chancellors flies by… but that two people staring at microseconds for the longer triangular journey, but Boris would have a time of 0.2 the same events can deduce very different things. Its a real mind bender, but it’s great microseconds. Both of these people have seen the same even and have very different fun…. honest. views on what actually took place. So who is right? The answer is both of them. Imagine sitting on a bus, going somewhere nice like a landfill or toxic waste dump, This is one of the really confusing things about Relativistic Physics. Two people can you have a tennis ball in your pocket for some observe the same events and come to very different conclusions. reason and you get a bit bored because your iPod This is known as time dilation, is out of battery and you have no signal on your it basically involves stretching phone. So you start throwing the ball up in the air. time. There are some really If the bus is moving at a constant speed, the ball great videos explaining this on falls straight back down if you throw it straight YouTube search for things like up. You do this for a while, so much so that the ‘time dilation’, ‘simultaneity’ guy sitting behind you gets fed up and gets off or the ‘Twins Paradox’ which the bus. If he stands by the side of the road and people may have heard of. watches you throw the ball when the bus is moving Time is a weird concept, it is again it doesn’t just go up and down, it also moves very hard to define as there in the direction of the bus too. So its path has is no ‘universal time’. It’s a been a triangle without a base, which is further than the ball just going up and down. human concept that is hard This means its somehow travelling a greater distance in the same period of time… so to define in words. Without its faster. This okay, because the bus is adding to the speed using phrases like ‘rate of ’ in the direction its traveling which imply the use of time Now imagine being able to watch a beam of light doing anyway. I’ts something we are the same thing, but this time the bus is moving at some all aware of, I actually think its significant fraction of the speed of light. We know that a really interesting thing to sit light travels at a constant speed, this is very fundamental and think about… but then to everything. So we can’t change the speed of our photon again I’m weird.

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Thursday 22nd Feb - Lecture Theatre E Dr Russ replies...PhD Russ Clark from Surrey’s career service answers some question which may just sound familiar...

I am thinking about doing a PhD. How do I know I would be suited to it? What about finance?

I have lost count of the number of PhD students I have seen over the years who have If you are a UK resident, you would be eligible for funding from one of the government wanted to give up. In many cases, they simply hadn’t realised how different a PhD funded agencies known as research councils. Your fees would be paid as well. However, would be from a first degree. Apart from one or two special doctorates, most PhDs all you need do at this stage is apply for a place. Your potential supervisor will tell involve no lectures, no revision and just one single 2-3 hour exam at the end. You you what financial options might be available. If you are an EU student, you would may find yourself working alone for long periods. You may meet what appear to be be eligible to have your fees paid but would not be eligible for government funding. insurmountable problems or you may simply fail to obtain the results or information International students are only eligible for support from one of the government funded which you need. You are therefore more likely to succeed if you are determined, research bodies if they can prove that the UK is their home country. However, most patient, have good time management skills and the ability to solve problems. It also universities have their own scholarship schemes, which, although highly competitive, goes without saying that you should have an enquiring mind and a love for the subject do provide an alternative. you are studying. Do you think you fit the bill? If you have serious doubts about these requirements a PhD might not be right for you. Am I too late to apply?

Assuming I’m still interested, how should I go about it? Although there are generally no closing dates for applications for PhD programmes, many applicants will already have made contact with their preferred universities. It is Two good places to start looking are on www.prospects.ac.uk and www.findaphd. therefore a good idea to start this process as soon as possible. com These sites will give you some idea of the kind of research going on in different What degree class would I need? parts of the country. The next step would be to send your CV with a covering letter explaining what you would like to do and why. You may be sent an application form In most cases, a 2.1 is the level of degree which is most likely to secure funding though in reply, but the good news is that you can make as many applications as you like. If some highly competitive areas may require a First. A free booklet in the Careers you would like to stay at Surrey, all you need to do is mention your interest to the Service, Prospects Postgraduate Funding Guide, contains some useful information member of staff with whom you would like to work and they will tell you what might about all of the main funding bodies. be available. [email protected] 19th February 2008 PUZZLELORD .. MUHAHAHAHAHA 13

Clues Down: 1) Hampshire town, West of Basingstoke, on the river Anton. (7) 2) Buying and selling; trade. (8) 3) Seventh planet from the sun. (6) Puzzlelord had enough 4) Disability; measure of a golfer’s ability. (8) of the lovey dovey stuff 5) Ramble; walk. (6) ...... and is back with 6) Hormone produced in mammals by the Islets of Langerhans. (7) some deffinate brain 8) The nature of the promised review of the twisters..... though he FA, following the sacking of Steve Mclaren. is looking more and (4, 3, 6) more like Timothy 14) Section at the end of a book or a play, Spall dealing with the characters’ future.(8) 15) Assume control of a business. (8) 16) In Arthurian legend, knight of the round Clues Across: table, whose father was Sir Lancelot. (8) 7) Situated in a building or undercover. (6) 17) Bertie ------: character created by P.G. 8) Cooking in an oven; reprimand. (8) Wodehouse, whose valet was Reginald Jeeves. 9) Specialist, infantry military unit. (8) (7) 10) Idiot; stupid person. (6) 19) Season of the year in which the 2008 11) U.S. State, part of the Great Plains, the Chinese Grand Prix will take place. (6) Cornhusker state. (8) 21) Town within Greater Manchester, origin 12) French port, said to be lying in the heart of Mary I. (6) of the eponymous currant-filled cake. (6) 13) Luck; good fortune. (11) 18) African nation, bordered by Zambia, Tanzania and Mozambique, from which the river Shire flows. (6) 20) “Left over right and under. Right over left and under.” (4, 4) 1 22) Fidel ------: president of Cuba. (Assuming he hasn’t died before this edition goes to print.) (6) 23) Autopsy; examination of a dead body. (8) 24) Somerset town, home to one of Europe’s deepest natural harbours. (8) 25) The cube root of 1331. (6)

2 [email protected] 14 HOROSCOPES 19th February 2008 Almost Accurate Astrology Our resident astrologer Ophelia Balls dishes out some horoscopes

Aquarius (January 21 - February 20) You’re not entirely sure what’s going on, but you can tell that people have your best interests at heart. Things should build to a point at which you can tell that you’ve regained any lost ground. Ah, and that Queens of the Stone Age gig in Hammersmith! Why didn’t you go? It was such an awesome event!

Pisces (Feb 21 - March 20) You aren’t totally comfortable with the way things are going right now, thanks in large part to the weird emotional energy that is suffusing your surroundings. The good news is it won’t last very long. Maybe you should refresh your mind by sipping some nice hot chocolate from Rushes! Its only 85p for a small cup! Aries (March 21 - April 20) You are not fooling anyone pretending to study while you are busy opening up Facebook and myspace. You should seriously think about prioritising things immediately. The lab report is Libra (September 21 - October 20) Hmm, I see lotta things in my crystal ball for you. You are probably due in sometime in the week, and leaving it for the destined for great things, and this week will bring many last minute is not the best idea. You’ve been warned! achievements for you, though it may not be one that you recognize immediately. At least one of your goals has been Taurus (April 21 - May 20) met, though, so it could be time for you to set a few new It is that time when all your friends have got a job after ones. graduation, or placements for next year and you are stuck there with nothing. Don’t panic, if you try hard enough, it should be alright. Get your CVs checked by careers service, they are there to help! And good luck with the interviews as Scorpio (October 21 - November 20) well. You should probably check out our fortnightly Dr. Russ’ Ah, that group project is always a pain. You’ve got to use page. It is really reAAlly helpful! that focused energy to ensure success on your big project -- while nothing is guaranteed, you do at least know that your Gemini (May 21 - June 20) determination is helping you move things forward. By the Betrayal is a difficult thing to cope with. But we should move way, it will look great on you CV if you manage to get really along, and forget the past. Just remember, it takes two to make good marks on it. Trust me, I’m talking from experience! an accident! Around mid-week, something big is happening Lucky Day: Wednesday to you but you cannot do anything about it, just take a deep breath and work past it. Sagittarius (November 21 - December 20) Cancer (June 21 - July 20) Ah, down that red bull now! Your fiery energy is perfect for Your vision of the future is quite strong now and while it may making things happen, so take action as soon as you can. You not come exactly as you want it to, you should still find that may need to round up a few new allies or supporters, but that you can affect things pretty directly. Don’t be shy about taking should be easy for someone like you! Tasks that need the most action especially the ones that need to be taken! amount of action should be at the top of your ‘to do’ list. Leo (July 21 - Aug 20) Maybe you are not taking things very seriously when you Capricorn ( December 21 - January 20) should be. Your friends are not satisfied on how you are I wonder how many people read the horoscopes section every treating them. It was your turn to take the garbage out last week. Hmm. Well, sorry it had to be Capricorns, but if you are Thursday, and you did not do it. Why? Well mate, what goes reading these and want a real prediction for your week, please around comes around. email [email protected]. Sorry for the inconvenience that may have caused you. But it does actually look quite Virgo (August 21 - September 20) good for you next week! So how was the walk of shame? You told all your friends that you would stop drinking a month ago, and what happened to that? Uh, yeaa right! You proved something last night, didn’t ya? Well, hope the walk of shame wasn’t that shameful. Go have a shower and proper breakfast. Good luck for the rest of the day! [email protected] 19th February 2008 PG TIPS 15

Hello – I hope that you all had a good Shrove Tuesday and that your pancakes turned out better than mine! The sensible postgrads amongst you will have let the others do the hard work and attended the PGA pancake eating competition – details of which are below. The event raised money for charity so well done to all who attended! I am sorry for last issues technical hitch regarding the have your say section. The e mail is [email protected] and I would love to hear from you Postgrads about anything - life, love (any Valentine stories?), the universe and any tips to improve my On Tuesday 5th February, some of the pancakes? – so get writing! Al finest athletes in the world of pancake eating gathered at Wates House for a gladiatorial tournament. The atmosphere was electric as pancakes were cooked and the chocolate sauce warmed. Then it began, batter mix flew everywhere as the competitors munched their way through the rounds until only two remained standing. Dipanjan Mitra and Anders J Bull eyed each other up as they sat down for the final head to head. They chomped their way to the finish line both true champions of the sport, but in the end there could be only Upcoming one. Dipanjan ate his way through an impressive 33 pancakes over the events: course of the competition but it just wasn’t enough to beat the former Quiz and Curry. champion. Anders J. Bull emerged This month’s Postgraduate Quiz and victorious consuming 39 pancakes and Curry at Wates House will be held on smashing his own personal best. In an the 20th February starting at 8.00 and emotional speech Bull acknowledged it will be the usual £1 to take part in his worthy opponent and hoped to see the quiz and £1.50 for the curry. The him back next year. In total over 660 winning team will receive a £20 cash pancakes were consumed throughout prize with the usual bottle of white the competition and £64 was raised and bottle of red wine for the runners for charity. Truly a fantastic evening up. There will of course be the usual for the sport. classic prize for third place. [email protected] 16 COMMERCIAL BREAK 19th February 2008 Relationship Dynamics : Saint Valentines Exposed

By Amy Campbell Australia- Historically a tradition that dates back to the Australian gold rush period, where the men ordered extravagant gifts presented in lavish boxes. When it comes to Valentine’s Day everyone’s getting asked the dreaded Still evident today men over rule women in their romantic gestures in Australia question ‘Who’s your valentine?’ If you didn’t get whisked off your feet this buying gifts, cards, flowers and chocolates to their loved ones. year by your prince charming, no need to worry, life’s too short to be looking for ‘Mr Perfect’ for one dressed up phenomena that aims to make us spend even more money! Japan- A dedicated day is given to females and males, on the 14th February Of course, we would all agree it is nice to be wined and dined on Valentines Day females present their gifts to males and in return on ‘White Day’ men pamper whether it be a date to the local cinema or a posh swanky restaurant in town, the women who gave them their gifts on the 14th January. Chocolate is the most the logic remains- it’s the thought that counts. But for Valentines Day many of popular gift for females to give their partners and this return of white chocolate us have probably found ourselves paying extreme prices for meals, gifts and is often favoured for males to give to females on ‘White Day’. outings that us students simply cannot afford. Likewise, we are caught out by the diverse extra bit that we have to pay, as we are absorbed into the power evolved around us to keep your heartthrob happy on the special day of 14th China- Different from our traditional date, the Chinese Valentine’s day falls on February. In addition my advice for next year would be to consider cooking a the 7 day of the 7th lunar month and celebrated as ‘ The festival of the Double meal on Valentine’s Day and dine the night after, there you will save your self Sevens’ Couples and singles visit the ‘The Temple of Matchmaker’ and pray more money yet you are making double the effort, you can’t go wrong there! for love and happiness. There is a general exchange of gifts, but there are It is extremely common for us Brits today to be drawn into the youthful specific colourful rituals for the day. romance of Valentine’s Day in Britain today. I decided to take a look and see how Saint Valentine’s Day was celebrated around the globe to see if we are all So, can you improve your chances for next year’s Valentine’s Day? Perhaps passive into capturing one another’s hearts on Valentines Day. Take a look at you might celebrate it in a more cultural way different from our traditional day. how these countries celebrate valentines day: Failing that just attend the love flirt at the union! [email protected] 19th February 2008 COMMERCIAL BREAK 1 7

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Wu-Tang Clan 8 Diagrams Loud Wu-Tang have always been known to feature some big This fifth studio album sees The Clan return to the Hip Hop/ named artists (Redman, Gangster Rap scene with a, albeit slightly unfamiliar, shimmering Busta Rhymes, Snoop Dogg, force seeped in braggadocio, typical of both the group and the Isaac Hayes, et al.) and this genre they inhabit. ceases to be the case on their newest release. The guests 8 Diagrams, whilst heavily influenced by RZA’s recent ventures here, however, are a little in cinema soundtracks (most notably Kill Bill and Ghost Dog) more out of kilter with their is still in the lineage of the original (and most associative) ’36 most known associates. Chambers’ style. The warped samples and gritty beats remain, ‘While My Heart Gently but with a seemingly new sheen. Perhaps Method Man’s verse at Weeps’, a rework of the the beginning of the first track, ‘Campfire’: “I’m try’na bring the Beatles classic ‘While My sexyback like Timbaland and Timberlake”, is more a statement of Guitar Gently Weeps’ being the groups ethos and a foreshadowing of the intent of the album the most prominent example of this; featuring RHCP guitarist as a whole as it unravels, than simply an opportunity to spit a John Frusciante and Dhani (son of George) Harrison to carry the contemporary buzz-line. guitar lines. Other company includes nu-soul goddess Erykah Badu (‘WMHGW’) and funk legend George Clinton (‘Wolves’) The most obscure facet of the album is not the new flavour of amongst others. production, but the seemingly sparse involvement of Ghostface Killah. Ghost, who only appears on 4 of the 14 tracks, even fails Although ‘Wolves’, with its incessant pulse and whirring hooks, is to verse on the 7-minute ODB tribute ‘Life Changes’. probably the most akin to earlier floor fillers like ‘Gravel Pit’ and ‘Protect Ya Kneck’, it is one of the least interesting tracks on the Evidently carried by Method Man who masterfully charges all album. Check the cinematic, low key ‘Windmill’ and the more up- the tracks with confidence and flare, the album utilises The Wu- tempo and richly percussive ‘Unpredictable’. Tang’s most charming and characteristic forte: the vivid and lucidly ordered tapestry of MCs. While 8 Diagrams presents The album is ultimately a ghost story, ODB being the ghost at the some novel and interesting textures and approaches that an early heart of the tale and its tellers. Whilst 8 Diagrams is very listenable Clan faithful may be somewhat wary of (such as an apparent new and, from time to time, presents something fresh and genuinely fascination with singing which appears to replace the usual rowdy inspiring, it is not a masterpiece. I cannot help but think that chanting), it is perfect in the positioning of rappers with each this new production aesthetic is less an updated and innovative other – pace, rhyme, timbre and flow being adeptly complimented formula as proposed by some critics, but more an appropriation of or juxtaposed, yielding blissful results. the styles and artists their earlier albums influenced. Jamie Caramel Buchanan [email protected] 20 ARTS 19th February 2008

The Mars Volta to find something The Bedlam In Goliath recognisable, ‘Goliath’ Universal Motown nods slightly to early 90’s metal in places, The list of men who I want to hug is a short one. After listening while the first five to this album, the man who handed it to me has just been added seconds of ‘Conjugal to that list. It must be noted that according to iTunes this album Burns’ could remind falls into the category of Punk/Alternative. This isn’t a punk one of The Kaiser album at all; sack the guy who suggested it. Plus I abhor music Chiefs, perhaps. being labelled ‘alternative,’ however on initial listen there really However there are aren’t many other words that come to mind when trying to put The those parts that could Mars Volta into one particular label without taking up another sound like the musical language. equivalent of a ‘you Opening with the immediate yelp of ‘have you seen the living?’ one just had to be there’ realises that this band don’t quite do things by the book. Such is a story to some. In fact style that has enthralled and alienated so many in equal measures the closest thing to since the more hairy half of At The Drive In decided to form this a typical single that band seven years ago. The concept behind this album came to the you may find on the band from their bad luck with an Ouija board during recording and album is the bonus track, a colourfully thumping cover of Pink the stories of the characters they ‘met’ are featured on the album. Floyd’s early B-side ‘Candy and a Currant Bun.’ If you already Standout titles on the track list are ‘Askepios’ ‘Ouroborous’ and enjoy The Mars Volta then I imagine you have and love this album ‘Wax Simulacra.’ There is not an ‘ooh baby baby’ in sight. Thank already. If you’re not into them then I doubt this will turn you. goodness. But then again the great thing about this band is that fans are Listening to The Mars Volta is akin sitting atop a Frisbee mid-flight just a pleasant coincidence, the members an enigma at best and as it dazzles and disorientates in equal measures. The real skill the music a glorious cacophonic reminder of all that’s good about behind this album is that they have kept this quality completely having ears. intact yet made an album that is often thoroughly listenable to those who are less inclined towards the obscure corners of the audio arts. This could be partly due to the fact that their influences Lucas Vale come from all corners of the world and are combined with such urgency that it almost seems as if they are trying to cover them up. But with some careful listening any Jazz connoisseur is sure

Kid Harpoon ‘The Second EP’ XL Recordings

As I sat there loosing my virginity to the music that is Kid Harpoon, like many I have encountered, I couldn’t help but demand more. The Second EP is a collection of 6-tracks, elegantly disgruntled that range from the harsh opening instalment ‘Riverside’ to the head wagging ‘In The Dark’. As a ‘newbie’ to KH I did not know what to expect. His Highness ‘The South’ had promised great things and I was eagerly anticipating my first encounter with Tim Hull, the one individual whom makes up Kid Harpoon. ‘Riverside’ begins proceedings off ravishingly well, much like a passionate session of 4-play and the combination of acoustic and electric go together like HP sauce and a bacon roll, simple yet exceptional. On top of this, Hull’s vocal imagery takes you on an imaginative journey that encapsulates in an aura of graceful madness at the end. His song writing capability also shines in ‘Her Body Sways’. The lyrics fit perfectly and by now KH has you in full swing approaching a glorious climax. For me, ‘In The Dark’ is the stand out track on the EP. The sound seems familiar, yet it is difficult to draw comparisons. Maybe it’s a sound we have been anticipating? A sound that was perhaps destined to be created? All I know is that each and every 190 second of this track is truly remarkable. The remainder of the EP equally deserves recognition; however I will allow you to draw your own conclusions. ‘The Second EP’ is released on February 18th, treat. Bean Pook

Art Brut Pump Up The Volume It’s a Bit Complicated The pop song kings and queen returned not too long ago with a second album; “It’s a Bit Complicated” and from it has emerged this new single. Incredible lyrics, and guitar melodies that you cannot stop from setting up shop inside your head, this single is quality. Art Brut know how to put out an awesome pop song and this hard evidence, purchase the album today. Is it so wrong to break from your kiss to turn up a pop song? [email protected] 19th February 2008 ARTS 21 Susie Clarke in a cosy bar, no doubt I’ll be proved right Guildford Tup on this one in due time. 06/02/08 One of the few upshots of the reality show instant popstar culture is that it sheds Any event that gets people out on a a lot of light on to the manufactured pop Wednesday night is to be applauded. When industry. What was once whispered talk there is also an England game on then it in record company towers is now bantered is undoubtedly a noteworthy event. One about on national television; the music that has people crammed into the venue making business is suddenly a lot more and gaining their uninterrupted attention transparent. This has alienated many from on such an evening suggests Guildford the style of popstars that we had a decade has another act that one would be well ago and sent them on a path searching for advised to catch while they can. more genuine artists. While this leads to Susie has already attracted a lot of people giving more credit to some artists attention for her deep and socially acute than is necessary just because they know a songwriting delivered with her soft yet chord or two, Susie is not one of these cases. soulful voice. More recently she has been Tonight’s gig was being filmed by MTV for backed by a thoroughly talented band, a documentary on up and coming artists who are tight as a wincing hedgehog. They suggesting that the industry is beginning provide a firm footing to Susie’s vocals to react to such a turn in attitudes and is without ever seeming overbearing, as any looking to a new generation of artists such good band should. as Susie, who will no doubt strike a chord To the casual listener it would be easiest with anyone looking for a genuine musical to describe this as ‘grown up pop,’ the kind artist. that is easy on the ears, fairly catchy yet stands up well to repeated listens with varying degree’s of analysis. I know your kind shows off some of that aforementioned More info can be found here www.myspace. social bite that is one of Susie’s many com/susieclarke strengths and has a little Reggae bounce to it. This earns sagely nods from the men in leather jackets at the back, while at the other end of the social spectrum ‘Like A River’ has the effortlessly cool young things nearer the front swaying along. Songs like this Skywalker Vale will sound just as good drifting across a festival breeze as they do

Los Campesinos! “Shout Out Louds” and “The Spinto Band” to name couple. Yet Death to Los Campesinos! this is a brilliant track, successful in many ways and a sure head Wichita Recordings turner. To indie/ pop lovers this will be enjoyed thoroughly, however Released – 18/02/08 for the opposite audience this will simply be just another indie/pop track. From the title it may suggest the farewell of a band and thus a final resignation single, or even a group of kamikazes, but in fact these “Death to Los Campesinos” is taken from the debut album “Hold On would be highly unwise suggestions. The name actually represents Now Youngster…” set for release on the 25th Feb. Los Campesinos a dislike of bands that produce tune after tune of “copycat” music are currently touring the UK, visit www.loscampesinos.com for as a result of obliviously writing under the influence of their more information. inspirations. As much as it is arguably impossible to produce a piece of music or anything for that matter that hasn’t been inspired by something or someone, Los Campesinos attempt to fight this temptation. It is this hidden meaning that lies behind the regular lyric “fighting a robot” that features throughout the song. What prevails from Los Campesinos’s efforts is frantic music that moves at an incredible pace, fuelled with litres of energy. “Death to LC!” opens with a deceiving calm and steady guitar riff, before crashing into a new dimension of excitement and power. From here on the tempo stays up and continues to drive the song throughout. A refreshing feature of the single is the use of call and response between the male and female voices that provides a fulfilling balance. This alongside the infectious melodic lines and memorable lyrics stands out as a prominent characteristic of the song, and the band as a whole. However despite efforts to produce an original sound, “Death to LC!” is based around a large use of repetition, a verse-chorus-verse structure and guitar lines and dominant drum patterns. But it works. In essence this track does fall into the indie/pop genre and as a result does sound incredibly similar to many other indie groups, [email protected]

22 NO WAVE 19th February 2008 Happy Birthday No Wave No Wave: USSU’s very own alternative music society is about to celebrate its 30th birthday. No Wave will be taking over the unions current Saturday night project U Disco and making it awesome. We will be touching back on our roots with live bands and traditional No Wave DJ’s.

This once in a life time event is set to take place this weekend in Rubix (upstairs at the union) on Saturday 23rd of feb. Currently invited bands include Instil and Guildford’s own swing-ska band Action Hank. Everybody is welcome student or not, “old waver” or new, so don’t miss out.

30 years of surreys most popular music society means a lot of history, so I did some digging and this is what I found out. No wave was stated in 1978 one of the co-founders was Andy McInnes and was originally alternative Music theatre and arts society. The name No Wave comes from was a short-lived but influential music and art scene birthed in New York City during the late 70s and early 80s. The term “No Wave” is satiric wordplay on the then-popular New Wave genre. The name also expresses the music’s experimental nature: No Wave music belonged to no fixed style or genre. No Wave is characterised by such bands as the New York Dolls. The names of three No Wave executive committee positions of Chair, Treasurer and Sectary can be traced back to the turn of the century. The following list of names was taken No wave picnic Spring 2007 from union records. Date Chair Treasurer Secretary The new No Wave executive for Sept 2008 – summer 2009 will be voted at the No Wave AGM after Easter (date TBA). Sept 2007 - summer 2008 Stuart Myers Anthony Marchant Adam Cole The no wave constitution has 6 clauses: 1) To Facilitate and encourage the provision of an Sept 2006 - summer 2007 Timothy Driscole Kirsty Dodd Greg Redings alternative music based environment within USSU. 2) To promote active involvement within the society Sept 2005 - summer 2006 Richard Hartley Christopher Calton Alison Brown and open access to the society including… 2b) The right for all members to have their opinions heard & considered at Sept 2004 - summer 2005 Neil Bolton Richard Hartley Morgan Gooch committee. 3) To organise regular committee meetings Sept 2003 - summer 2004 Richard Benson Shobhan Pilkington Genenieve Clapton 4) To develop the society. 5) To increase awareness of No Wave and its interests. Sept 2002 - summer 2003 Daniel Driscole Shobhan Pilkington Gary Bewic 6) At least once, at one event to handcuff together all committee members. Sept 2001 - summer 2002 Duncan Hamilton Sarah hill Alexandra Holt The final clause has never been enforced to current knowledge. March 2001 - summer 2001 Duncan Hamilton Trision O Dwyer Alexandra Holt The argument being that number 6 does not state that this should happen every year but at least once at some point in time, thus Sept 2001 - March 2001 Owen Hazelby Honey Godfrey Elaine Round every committee so far has decided number 6 can be fulfilled by a future committee.

The old No Wave T-shirts were pink with the words VERY METAL in White writing. In autumn 2004 it was voted by majority of No Wave that Pink was in fact the most metal colour in existence. The pink shirt has since served us well as it allows for fast location of members at gigs and consorts and a wide birth in mosh pits (many are wary of moshing with No Wave at Fetish 2007 those in the pink shirts proof that pink truly is the most MEATL colour)

The new T-shirts are set to be black with a pink No The No Wave mascot and icon is the No Wave Bunny which was conceived Wave Bunny which is set to appear on the next batch and invented by ex-No Wave chair Neil Boulton (Known to many as Tree) of No Wave T-shirts due out soon. The bunny can Neil was also No Waves first ever dance commander a position now held also be found on official No Wave plectrums available by Emma Game. The Dance commander duty it is setting up the HRB and from No wave committee meetings. train new DJ’s deal with sound equipment issues.In an interview with Neil No Wave committee meetings are held Every Tuesday he said he drew first drew the Bunny because he likes rabbits. Since then at 7.30 in Wates house for a 8pm meeting so come it has been accepted and loved by No Wavers and adopted as No Waves along and have your say, have a drink and meet a good official symbol crowd of friends who are into a broad range of good music. [email protected] 19th February 2008 COMMERCIAL BREAK 23 [email protected] 24 SOCIETIES 19th February 2008 Mountain Walking - Spiders and Sunsets On February 9th the Mountain Walkers set off for a cloud free weekend in the Isle of Wight. Leaving early in the morning, the13 walkers soon arrived in Portsmouth and boarded the Wightlink ferry service, the stretching views of the Solent giving us a nice wake up call to the day ahead. The Isle of Wight may seem an odd destination for our club (it has no mountains) but it does offer over 92km of coastline and numerous hills that provide enough height to see most of the island in all directions.

A brief stop in Sandown gave us time to setup the tents at the chosen campsite, although anyone with a fear of gnomes may have been nervous here as the owner’s garden was overflowing with the things. With everything set up we headed for the tip of the West coast for a walk taking in the coast, rivers, fields and hills. The gentle pace was welcome for the newcomers on the trip, allowing them to have a nice first taste of hill walking. The weather did not disappoint either; with not a single cloud in the sky there was plenty of room for the budding photographers in the society to practice their skills. The walk offered strange sights as well. Walking across the fields in the waning light revealed fields covered in spider webs, with their thin trails dancing and glistening in the sunlight. The silk was separated by only several centimetres but provided an interesting, if bizarre, view.

The walks on both days ended with beautiful sunsets, which made the trip for me. The first day ended with us walking back along the coast with full view of the sun as it slowly disappeared behind the sea, the sky turning gold and red as it disappeared. As the darkness approached the rabbits came out to play, jumping and cart wheeling into each other against the outline of cliff edge. On our second night we caught the sunset ferry out to catch a breathtaking view. With the sun already set behind the island a multitude of reds, orange and gold pastille colours had been painted across the sky, outlining the islands profile and the few rowing boats still in the bay (see photo).

If this sounds like the sort of thing that might interest you, then please get in touch to find out more information. We’re on Facebook and www.uphilldownale.com , or feel free to contact us at [email protected]

- Simon, MWS Treasurer Photography Profile : Ben Nevis I’m a Senior Systems Developer with the FEPS faculty team of IT Services, located in the Centre for Vision, Speech and Signal processing. I’m an enthusiastic supporter of Free Software and have contributed to a number of imaging and video related projects. My other interests include travel, photography, videography, fantasy TV series and model railways. I recently got an A-level in Photography by taking evening courses at Chichester College. I have sold a number of photo-story articles to specialist magazines in railway and fantasy TV genres. My photographic interests include landscapes, portraiture, wildlife and transport subjects. Photo It’s a male lion charging straight at me. It was taken at Fairy Glen, South Africa in December 2007. Camera: Canon Digital Rebel XTi (400D) Lens: Canon 100-400 IS L-series [email protected] 19th February 2008 19th February 2008 COMMERCIAL BREAK 25

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So, to introduce myself, I’m Dave Halls, and I’m your new Sports Editor. I’m currently studying Business Management. I’m a massive fan of Reading Football Club, and follow Leeds Rhinos in the Rugby League stakes. I suppose London Irish would be my local Union side (if you don’t know who they are: as the name suggests, they’re a bunch of South Africans playing in Reading). I also play with the University’s very own Ultimate Frisbee team: the Surrey Scorpions.

I’m hoping to continue Matt’s ‘Football Talk’ section, so please keep your emails coming in to set the topics for discussion! I’m also planning to bring in a results page; to keep readers updated with all of the University’s sports teams successes (or lack of) since the previous issue, so send in your team’s results and your results will get a mention in the next barefacts.

As well as this, I’ll be aiming to include a round up of the general world of sport around the world. The rest is up to you! Practically all articles sent in will feature (due to space restraints), so if you’d like an article relating to either sport at the Uni, or from the outside world write it up and send it in! I’d love for every team at Surrey to contribute- it’s your Sport section after all! Do bear in mind though, that barefacts goes to the printers about seven days before its released. Whilst I’ll aim to include as many articles as possible, unfortunately there is not always enough space. If you do write in, please try to include a picture to accompany your article.

So, if you have any ideas, feedback, or would like to write, please email me at [email protected] Are you small? Are you angry? Bethan Corlett Are you a Cox? All members of the boat club are equal, just some are more equal Due to boats being pointy at both ends the Cox will sit in the thinnest bit than others… these special people are the coxes. Just to clear of the boat, and also because we’re the ones who have to pull you down the up any misunderstandings, when ask you to be a cox or to let river in races; smaller, lighter people are better for the job, so ideally men or your cox out or to cox us… we are not being crude, we simply women who are about 5”5 or less, but get in touch if you’re up for some fun. mean that our club is in need of some people who we call Coxes. For me, joining the Boat Club was the best decision I have made at Contrary to popular belief there are 5 men in a boat (or 9 if it’s a university, with the most fun results so I hope you will join us. bigger one), this consists of 4 rowers (or 8 ) doing what they do best Email Callum, our president, at [email protected] or get in touch - rowing. They are the ones who do the training, the sweating and through our forum linked on www.ussu.co.uk/boat and just remember… the heavy lifting; the Cox is the person in charge. They act as an there ain’t no party like a Boat Club party. onboard coach and motivator during training sessions and races. We still have Phil our main coach on the bank but Coxes are essential. Another job for a Cox is steering the boat, on and off shore, i.e. getting the boat out of the boathouse and into the water & vice versa. On the water you just need to learn how to steer round swans, other boats and which side of the river to “drive” on. The Cox is the only person in the boat wearing a life jacket (no idea why, but we don’t make the rules!) and you get given a Cox Box to play with, this is a Britney styled microphone that is plugged into the boat and broadcasts your voice to the rowers, so you can tell them what to do. Ever wished you were in complete control of 8 beautiful men or women? Now is your chance. Total obedience. You don’t really have to be an angry person or even a natural born leader, you just have to have initiative. Sometimes quieter people on land make better coxes on the water. There are some technical terms you’ll need to learn but they’re easily picked up, and we would really like people who are up for a laugh and can commit to being a part of this great crew of people, and also a bit of time at the weekends.

Photo by Callum Walker [email protected] 28 19th February 2008 [email protected] 19th February 2008 SPORT 29 Football Roundup of Henry. Considering the youth system Arsene Wenger has at his David Halls, Sports Editor disposal, there’s no reason this can’t go on to be as successful as his first generation of champions. Football Talk has been rebranded! It’ll still follow the same I’m sure many would agree that Liverpool’s title assault is over. 19 format as before- discussing the last fortnight’s footballing points behind the top with just 13 games to play is not a gap Rafa news… with your input of course! Please continue to Benitez is going to be able to close. A Champions League spot for contact me on [email protected] to give your thoughts 2008/9 is probably the best the Reds can aim for. But even that’s not on the latest footballing matters- from the Premier League guaranteed. Liverpool, Aston Villa and Man City are all within three to the Non-League; from the FIFA World Cup to the points of Everton in 4th. And Portsmouth are only 3 points behind FIFI World Cup (the tournament for non-FIFA affiliated them. Harry Redknapp has recently declared that Portsmouth will be countries… although I’m sure you already knew that!). playing Champions League football next year; tongue-in-cheek remark or not, with none of the ‘Big Four’ left to play, and home ties against There’ve been plenty of goings-on since in the world of football since the last issue, and as such Sunderland, Birmingham and Villa coming up soon, Pompey certainly have one of the ‘easiest’ we have lots to discuss! run-ins to the end of the season, so there’s no reason why they can’t be playing in the UEFA Cup at the very least next year. Capello’s First Game…

I’m sure new England boss was glad to see his first game pass as a victory. It wasn’t the best Cup Fever… performance ever, but it was an improvement on those we saw in Steve McClaren’s final games The coming weekend (i.e. after we go to the printers, but before barefacts is released) will see in charge. England looked vulnerable at the back; with perhaps Rio Ferdinand the only starter the FA Cup fifth round. With only 6 top flight sides left in the Cup, the ‘Magic of the Cup’ is who looks as though he’ll keep his place. Ashley Cole couldn’t be further from the left back definitely still alive! And that six will be lessened for the quarter final, with Arsenal travelling that excelled at Arsenal, and why Wes Brown was played ahead of Micah Richards is a mystery! to Man Utd. If two of the Big Four are drawn together again next round, we could see an Meanwhile Wayne Rooney looked strong, as did Joe Cole. The performance of David Bentley, unpredictable Final fixture (that is, one that doesn’t feature two from Arsenal, Chelsea, Man as well, must have given many hope for the English youth system! It’s great to see, that at Utd or Liverpool). Middlesborough travel to Sheffield United, in a game which is asking to long last, an England manager has the guts (for lack of a better word) to drop the stars. For be a slip-up for the Teeside club. With Southampton and Portsmouth both given winnable too long the big names have been guaranteed a starting berth simply by joining up with the away fixtures, we could also see a revival of the South Coast derby for the quarters. Either way, squad. Finally, it seems, the England side will be picked on form and merit; not just for being thanks to the draw, we are guaranteed at least 3 non-Premiership sides in the next round! high-profile. Hopefully Capello’s philosophy will continue when England play the French next month! Relegation At the wrong end of the table, it’s still anyone’s game. Sorry Derby are almost certainly doomed. Home Nations… The best they can probably aim for is not to take Sunderland’s title of lowest ever points total. Wales looked very strong against Norway, dominating the Norwegians from the off. Carl After their club-record 7th straight defeat, Reading were sucked into the relegation zone last Fletcher’s first international goal and a brace from Jason Koumas saw off the opposition 3-0, weekend, and with fixtures against Aston Villa, Man City and Liverpool to come in the next who barely troubled the Welsh ‘keeper the whole game. Northern Ireland must have counted month, it’s hard to see where the next points will be coming from. Fulham’s minor revival was themselves unlucky not to have at least drawn with Bulgaria, with some decent chances; but gave ended last week, with defeat at fellow-strugglers Middlesbrough- and with West Ham and Man the ball away far too easily at times, and subsequently lost 1-0. Utd set to visit Craven Cottage in the coming weeks, it looks pretty bleak for the Cottagers. Some Superb saves from Shay Given kept out Brazil for over an hour in Ireland’s 1-0 defeat Then again, every team from about 13th downwards is in with a chance of relegation to the last week. It took a delightful finish from Robinho to put the Brazilian’s ahead, and despite all Championship; with just 6 points between 13th and 18th, a slight change in form could alter Ireland’s efforts, they couldn’t get back in the game. There’s definitely a lot of potential for new the table drastically. I get the feeling this one may be going down the last game of the year. boss Giovanni Trapattoni to work with. And there should be some interesting games to finish the year on: Chelsea v Bolton, Derby v Reading, Wigan v Man Utd and Sunderland v Arsenal- all games featuring sides who will be in African Cup of Nations… desperate need of points at either end of the table come May 11th. Congratulations to Egypt on winning the African Nations for a record sixth time- retaining the title having won the last tournament in 2006. The Pharaohs’ 1-0 win over favourites Cameroon Football League… capped a superb tournament by all teams. The quality of football proved that Africa is now Our local teams, Woking and Aldershot are experiencing mixed fortunes in the Blue Square well and truly on the footballing map- as seen by the new FIFA rankings published after the Premier Division; with the shots sitting pretty, 6 points clear of Torquay at the top of the table, tournament. Africa has 3 teams in the top 25 in the world; and 9 in the top 50; with champions the town of Aldershot might be about to see League football for the first time since Aldershot Egypt currently sitting at 29th in the world. Ghana remain the highest ranked African side in Town went bust in the 90s. Woking are comfortably mid-table- too far from the play-offs to 14th. The sheer pace of Cameroonian Samuel Eto’o has the potential to rip apart most sides; realistically challenge, but also too far from relegation to be worried. but Egypt held strong and kept the Indomitable Lions at bay. Cameroon were without centre After being promoted from League One last season, Bristol City are this year’s surprise package back André Bikey who was sent off in the last minute in their win over Ghana- for pushing over in the Championship- sitting 2nd, just one point behind Watford (who look set to bounce back the First Aider attempting to help his Cameroonian team mate… I can think of better reasons to the Premiership at the first attempt; and are also looking a much stronger side than that for missing the biggest game of your life! The focus will continue to be on African football, which came rock bottom last season), City’s relatively weak goal difference might prove to be a as South Africa prepare to host the World Cup for the first time in the continent’s history in stumbling block considering the closeness of the promotion race this year. Burnley are on the 2010. verge of breaking into the playoffs, after putting 4 past QPR at Loftus Road last weekend to win 4-2. Title Race Opens Up For the first time this season, if you took away Leeds’ 15 point deduction, they wouldn’t be top So then, back to domestic football; and with only a third of the season to go, it’s starting to hot of the League One. Their recent terrible form has seen them slip to 7th. Swansea, meanwhile are up on all fronts! Man Utd must be kicking themselves for failing to perform against their Man 8 points clear at the top, with a game in hand over 2nd place Doncaster. City at Old Trafford at the weekend. Fair play to City though; they fully capitalised on United’s League Two, also, is very close, with MK Dons, Darlington and Hereford all within shouting weaknesses to take a deserved 3 points. However, for United, donning their commemorative distance of each other at the top. kits in remembrance of the 50th anniversary of the Munich air crash couldn’t have picked a worse day to lose to their biggest rivals. Of course, Arsenal managed to seize the initiative Send your responses to these topics and any topics you want brought up in future against Blackburn to find themselves 5 points clear of United, with an equal goal difference. columns, as well as any sports related articles (and your team’s results/upcoming I must say, I’m not overly surprised Arsenal are dominating this year- after Thierry Henry left fixtures) to: last year, plenty of young talent emerged that had seemingly been overshadowed the presence [email protected]. [email protected] 30 SPORT 19th February 2008 Couchsurfing is certainly not a cheap hotel and anyone treating as such Mountaineers cycle will just annoy their hosts and not enjoy the experience. However, the great thing about couchsurfing is that and couchsurf across every night is a completely different experience although you have to be flexible with your expectations. We Europe thoroughly enjoyed every night of our trip even if I can’t say the same about Jonathan Chenoweth and Jez Wingate a couple days of windy, wet cycling. On a few nights we stayed in student Just after Christmas two members of the digs. One night we stayed with a gay couple with an amazing apartment. On another night we Mountaineering Club, Jonathan Chenoweth stayed with an older woman who fussed over us just like a grandmother. A couple of our hosts and Jez Wingate, set out on a non- seem to rattle around in oversized houses while others had tiny flats. Mountaineering physical challenge – to Most of our hosts prepared some good home cooked food although a couple took us out to a cycle 1000 miles across five countries in favourite restaurant for dinner. Several took us on tours of city we were visiting. A few took us northern Europe in the middle of winter. to their favourite pub, such as a wonderfully cramped shisha café in Trier where so much Arabic The other challenge was to keep the cost as was spoken it was like being in the Middle East rather than Germany. One person took us to low as possible by Couchsurfing. see what he accurately described as the most beautiful castle in Germany and on one night we Couchsurfing is an international web-based stayed with a farmer who got us to try his exquisite homemade pâté and freshly smoked salmon network for connecting travellers with the as we sat by the roaring wood fire of a cluttered farmhouse kitchen. Old hams and strings of locals in the places they visit. Using the garlic hung from the ceiling. network is easy. You simply register with the website and create a personal profile, including as Every night was a different experience and we did not have any negative experiences on this trip. much information about yourself as you want as well as a few photos. Then before you travel However, our planned host for Luxembourg emailed two days before our visit to say that he you log into the couchsurfing website and search the profiles of people living there, finding had had problems with a recent couchsurfing guest and thus he no longer wanted to host us. others with similar profiles. Some cities, like London or New York have more than a 1000 (We managed to find a new host for our visit to the city without any trouble.) In order to help couchsurfers, and in most places of any size it is really not hard to find a few couchsurfers avoid problems Couchsurfing.org, like eBay, allows its users to leave feedback. Like Facebook, with compatible profiles to email with your plans and get them to agree to host you for a Couchsurfing.org also allows friend links, and there is a verification system for new members night or two. No money is allowed to change hands between guest and host so you get free to also improve safety. accommodation and possibly even meals, although you are expected to return the favour to What about the cost of our trip? We hitched a ride to Calais with some of friends going on other travellers visiting your hometown. a pre-New Year booze trip. Coming back from Calais we linked up with a fellow group of The cycling trip was a 16 day circular route starting and finishing in Calais in France: Calais Mountaineering Club members returning from a winter trip to the Alps – they happened to – Brugge –Antwerp – Rotterdam – Amsterdam – Utrecht – Eindhoven – Düsseldorf – Bonn have space in their mini bus. We spent nothing on accommodation and little on food since – Koblenz – Trier – Luxembourg – Sedan – Reims - St Quentin – Douai - Calais. We planned most of our hosts shared meals with us. With lunch and snacks during the day and drinks at to cycle about 65 miles per day on average, although a couple of days ended up being nearly night in local pubs being the major expenses of the trip, the total cost of visiting five countries twice this. in Europe was not all that different to staying at home – each of us spent about ten pounds a Organising couchsurfing hosts was not difficult. In some places the very first couchsurfer day. contacted readily agreed to host us, while in other places it was tricky. In Brugge, for example, Since we did the trip in the middle of winter and so never got hot even when cycling up the we were unable to find any couchsurfer to host us, perhaps not surprising given how overrun steepest of hills, we can say we managed to cycle a 1000 miles without even raising a sweat. with tourists the place is, thus any local couchsurfers probably get far too many requests. With our fitness improved, we’re ready to climb the highest mountains. However, changing the route in favour of Gent got us a host immediately.

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The Six Nations kicked off last weekend; and by the second game we had already seen a minor upset as Wales overturned World Cup runners-up England. The English looked in control at half time- going in at 19-6. It seemed as though it would be a case of “by how many” rather than “whether” England would win. No-one could have foreseen Wales’ resuscitation. But, like all good Englishmen, the team provided a classic collapse, and successfully managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. Excuse the overused clichés. Too often, when the underdog wins, the media portray it as a case of the favourite’s “failure to win” rather than the underdog’s performance than caused the result. And yes, whilst England did help cause their own downfall, full credit has to be given to the Welsh; they fully capitalised on the opportunities they had in the second half and to score 20 unanswered points in almost as many minutes, to win the match 26-19 deserves applause. Of course, it wasn’t just England and Wales playing on the first day. Hours earlier Rugby Update Ireland saw off Italy 16-11, in a close game at Croke Park. Despite their victory, the Irish looked a shadow of their former selves- it’s hard to believe how much this team has changed over the last two years. The Italians looked strong from the off, and despite being favourites for the game, the Irish knew they wouldn’t be in for an easy ride. Leading for most of the game, Ireland were never really in a comfortable position- one Italian try and their lead was gone. But they held on, and despite a relatively poor match, took a deserved victory. The closeness of this game showed that this tournament is going to be tight- few games are going to be ‘easy rides’ for any team. France were the most convincing side in the first round of fixtures- seeing off Scotland 27-6. The result never looked in doubt; with Scotland’s revamped side- who went into the game (perhaps a little too optimistically) expectant of a result- seemingly always one-step behind the French forwards. Maybe the Scots were just off the pace; but they Unfortunately, we are going to print before the next round of games, and by our looked a distinctly distant side to that which had performed reasonably well at last year’s next issue the tournament will be drawing to a close, but with Wales and France with 100% World Cup- more reminiscent of the side that came rock bottom at the previous Six Nations records this Six Nations (OK, so we are only two games in), and although England & Ireland tournament. have looked weak; this could still be anyone’s year. And who knows, maybe even Wales can go It was interesting to see how England, Scotland and Italy picked themselves up from all the way and take the Grand Slam. their defeats. Scotland, in particular will need to hope their new era comes good quickly, I’m sure many would agree though; that it’s going to be hard to look past the French or they could find themselves in serious danger of picking up a second successive wooden to retain the Championship again. spoon at the Six Nations. But with a 30-15 defeat to Wales in their second match, the Scots Now, as you may have noticed, the Six Nations wasn’t the only major rugby event don’t look as though they will have much luck- with Italy perhaps being their only hope of a starting last weekend. It was also the start of Super League XIII. OK, so maybe the two aren’t victory in this year’s tournament. Wales were never behind, and Scotland never really looked on the same scale; but rugby league’s following is growing. The season began with the reigning like threatening. Despite a controversial try from Shane Williams (which replays seem to have champions Leeds Rhinos welcoming Hull Kingston Rovers to Headingley. It began as a bit shown that William’s foot hit the touchline before scoring- so the try shouldn’t have stood), of a bore; the score 6-4 at half time, in Hull KR’s favour. Indeed, Leeds left it until the last a further try from Williams and another from James Hook, as well as a couple of penalties, 20 minutes to show the class that won them last year’s Grand Final- their domination leading the result was never really in doubt. However, Wales will probably be disappointed that they to a comfortable 20-12 win for the Rhinos. allowed the Scots to score five penalties against them. Wales, will now have their sights set on The rest of the league played their first matches a week later. Leeds continued on a Grand Slam, or at the very least the Triple Crown. Having overcome England initially (who from their opening day win over Hull KR to beat Huddersfield Giants 30-10. Four goals are quite conceivably the strongest team in the tournament), and Ireland/Italy unlikely to from Kevin Sinfield suggest he’ll be continuing the form that helped the Rhinos take the title pose much of a threat, France are the only real obstacle in Wales’ way. last season. Following on from their victories the week before, one of Ireland and France would Hull KR bounced back superbly from their defeat the week before, by beating St have their chance of a Grand Slam ended in their second match. Thanks to a hattrick from Helens (arguably the most successful League side in recent years) 24-22. Their neighbours, Vincent Clerc in the first half, France went into half time 19-6 up. Ireland must be bitterly Hull, were not so fortunate, going down 32-20 to Warrington Wolves. Neither were the disappointed that all three of his tries came from Irish mistakes. Thanks to a penalty try Bradford Bulls; who lost 26-24 away at Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. being awarded in Ireland’s favour after 3 French put-downs and a David Wallace try just So in a week of relative upsets, perhaps it was fitting that the Catalans Dragons (who minutes later, Ireland managed to pull the game back into contention (although France had lost their inspirational midfielder Stacey Jones over the summer) overcame Castleford Tigers scored their fourth try of the game just after the interval). Unfortunately, O’Gara’s missed 21-14. conversion left the Irish more than a score behind. France were on the defensive for practically You can’t really pinpoint any favourite to win the league this year; such is the strength the rest of the game; and despite intense pressure from the Irish, only one more point was of so many teams. St Helens and Leeds are the usual names thrown in, but Warrington have scored (a Ronan O’Gara long penalty) and the French took the game 26-19. declared their intent to win, and after their opening day victory over Hull, don’t be surprised England needed to pick themselves up quickly if they were to avoid embarrassment if they make it to Old Trafford in September! However, despite there being no relegation this in this tournament. Italy, having looked, strong against Ireland, could take a lot of positives season, Castleford, Harlequins and the Catalans Dragons by far, have to be the weakest teams into their next match. England started well; playing with a point to prove after their previous in the league. surprise defeat. Going into the break 20-6, it seemed that (just like the week before) it would be a matter of by how many points England would win. Early tries from Paul Sackey and Toby Flood gave England a dream start; and Jonny Wilkinson’s conversions saw him pass the If you’d like to submit an article to barefacts’ Sport section, 1000 points mark for his country. At 1009 points scored for England, Wilkinson holds a record that none have ever come close to- the second highest English points scorer ever was please email it to Paul Grayson on 400. But after the break England, much like the previous weekend were a [email protected] different sides; and were very nearly the architects of their own downfall. The second half Please try to include a picture where possible. saw posessional stats of about 70% for the Italians, and England’s half was epitomised when Danny Cipriani’s weak kick was charged down by Simon Picone who went on to score Italy’s Space permitting, we will include as many articles as we can in first try. England had to desperately hold on to the Italian onslaught for the best part of the next edition. The deadline for the next issue of barefacts is the second 40 minutes. Italy could have snatched the game in the last minute, but a poor Sunday 24th February. line-out play cost them dear. The game could be summed up nicely by quoting the BBC commentators: “England; what are you doing?”. [email protected] 32 SPORT 19th February 2008 Glorious Giants Quick Fix Prevent Patriots Fixtures The University of Surrey’s upcoming Perfection sports fixtures: Jeremy Van Waveren & Folley Ogundele, Surrey Stingers If you weren’t in town with the Surrey Stingers last Sunday then you missed a great night with a great 13 February 2008 atmosphere, watching an even greater game. The New England Patriots, boasting a so far perfect 18 wins with 16 February 2008 0 losses season, came into the Super Bowl as overwhelming favourites. They had the NFL’s Most Valuable BUSA Netball Cup (Last Surrey Open Hockey Player in their Quarterback Tom Brady and a record setting juggernaut of an Offence. It would have been ridiculous to think that New England weren’t going to hoist the Vince Lombardi Trophy for the fourth time in 32) Men’s Division 2 seven years. But this is the Super Bowl and on any given Sunday anything can happen. Surrey 1st v Kent 2nd Surrey 1st v Kenley 1st So, on Sunday February 3rd in Glendale Arizona, everybody was expecting a Patriots’ victory in Super Bowl XLII that would cap their amazing achievement of being the first team to go the whole season unbeaten since (TBA) (13:30) 1972… But the New York Giants had other ideas. The Giants, who came into this game with much less fanfare, opened the game by moving the ball 63 yards Surrey Open Hockey down the field which resulted in Scottish–born kicker Lawrence Tynes kicking a 32 yard field goal, giving New BUSA SE Rugby Union Men’s Division 4 York a 3-0 lead in the first quarter. With the drive, New York had managed to use up 10 of the 15 minutes in the quarter, keeping the explosive Patriots Offence on the sideline. Conference Men’s 2A Bank of England 2nd v When the Patriots Offence took the field they responded in typical New England style, advancing the ball 55 St Mary’s 2nd v Surrey Surrey 2nd (10:30) yards down the field reaching the Giants 1 yard line. On the first play of the second quarter, Patriots Running Back Laurence Maroney ran the ball into the end zone for a touchdown (6 points) and the following extra 1st (TBA) Surrey Ladies League point was converted giving New England a lead of 7 – 3. BUSA SE Rugby Union No more points were scored for the rest of the quarter as both Defences stepped up and began to shut Division 6 down any attack both Offences could muster. New York came closest to scoring, but Giants Quarterback Conference Men’s 4D Epson Ladies 5th v Eli Manning’s pass was intercepted by the Patriots Defence- ending the threat. New England, with their high powered Offence, were not faring much better against a stout Giants’ Defence. Patriots Quarterback, Tom Surrey 2nd v Kingston Surrey Women’s 1st Brady, was feeling pressure all night, the physical kind. The four horsemen of the Giant’s Defensive Line didn’t 2nd (TBA) (10:00) allow Brady time to get in rhythm with his passing as New York sacked the league MVP 5 times and was in his face every time he attempted to throw the ball. At half–time the score remained 7-3. The third quarter carried on in the same vain, with both Defences BUSA Squash Cup (Last continuing to dominate proceedings. On the Giants’ first drive of the fourth quarter, Manning completed a 17 February 2008 45-yard pass to rookie tight end Kevin Boss. Following three runs by Bradshaw and a 17-yard reception by 16) Surrey Ladies League Smith on third down, Manning finished the 7-play, 80-yard drive with a 5-yard touchdown pass to David Tyree, giving New York a 10-7 lead with 11:10 left in the game. Surrey 1st v Cardiff 2nd Division 6 After consecutive negative plays from the Giants, New England got the ball at its own 20-yard line with 7:54 to (TBA) Surrey Women’s 1st v play. Brady then completed successive passes to Wes Welker and Randy Moss, to give the Patriots a first down at their own 44-yard line. This Brady was the one fans and NFL followers were used to seeing. He continued Kent 2nd (12:30) leading his potent Offence down the field via another 13-yard pass to Welker, a four-yard completion to Kevin BUSA Tennis Cup (Last Faulk, and then a 10-yard pass, again to Welker, for a first down at the Giants’ 29. Finally New England had 1st-and-goal from the Giants’ 6-yard line. Following two incomplete passes, New York cornerback Corey 16) Webster slipped whilst in coverage, leaving dangerous Wide Receiver Randy Moss wide open in the end zone where Brady found him for a touchdown to give New England a 14-10 lead with only 2:42 left in the game. Surrey 1st v Pundits around the world gave New York no hope at this point. Facing an 80-yard journey, with less than three Southampton 1st (TBA) minutes on the clock, against possibly the greatest team in NFL history. Surely it couldn’t be done. However, New York’s Offence began to stir as Quarterback Eli Manning connected with Tight End Kevin Boss for a 45-yard reception. This led to the seemingly unstoppable Manning, firing an amazing pass and catch to Wide Receiver David Tyree. Manning spun out of the grasp of lineman Jarvis Green, righted himself, and threw the 32-yard completion to Tyree, who made a leaping catch while covered by All-Pro Rodney Harrison. Apologies if any fixtures have been missed. If you would like your Tyree maintained possession by pinning the ball against his helmet with one team’s BUSA/non-BUSA fixtures/results to be published in hand as he fell to the ground. On the last play of the drive with less than a minute to play, Manning lofted barefacts, please send them in to [email protected] a pass to the end zone where Patriots’ Cornerback Ellis Hobbs was beaten by Giants’ Wide Receiver Plaxico Burress, who caught the ball for a touchdown to complete the 12-play, 83-yard drive and give Giants a 17-14 lead with only 35 seconds left in the game. It proved to be the winning score as New England (and everyone outside of New York) were left shocked, as The Giants became Super Bowl Champions, a victory that will go down as one of the biggest upsets of all time.

Final Score New York 17 - New England 14.

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