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April Roach vestigation into complaints about chatting with football club captain Rugby and football clubs – and a video of – men allegedly Tom Alington, who informed her of the Rugby club dressed in maid that they were initiating their fresh- There have been concerns over costumes and ‘mankinis’. ers and encouraging them to tell a under scrutiny after the behaviour of sports clubs joke or a fact and then sing a song. demonstrated at the start of this ‘Sexist’ taunting After Ms Park corrected a fresher allegations of ‘weird’ academic year, a time when club Warwick first-year History stu- on a fact he told, one of the senior initiations are commonly held. dent Blessing Park has complained leaders of the group apparently di- A student has complained of to the Boar of being taunted by the rected the boys to sing a song which initiations and ‘misogynistic being subjected to misogynistic Football club on a ‘Uni Express’ bus Ms Park felt was aimed at her. taunts and remarks by Warwick on the night of Monday 27 October, The taunt was: “shut the fuck up, taunts’ Men’s Football Club, while the SU the night of their club initiations. do the fucking washing up.” » Photo: Youtube and University are launching an in- Ms Park told the Boar she was Continued on page 3 the single most important thing you will do Find out about opportunities with teachfirst.org.uk/graduates

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Tamsin Paternoster voted for action short of a strike versity and other students’ unions cation should be their top priority.’’ cott. We feel students have a right against proposed changes to the on how best to cater for everyone.’’ A Facebook group ‘Warwick to know about this.’’ University Superannuation Pension The SU maintained that it would Student Lectures’ has taken to crit- Eleanor Blackley, first-year Law Warwick Students’ Union (SU) re- Scheme. issue more information once it be- icising the SU for its lack of action and Sociology student, stated: ‘’If leased a statement on November 4 The SU statement read: “As a Un- came available. against the marking boycott, and the SU don’t support us yet, they stating that they would not com- ion we currently do not know how They said: ‘’We have simply not was similarly disappointed. must have a reason as to why not.’’ mit themselves to taking action much support this proposed action been hasty in finding a position and He commented: ‘‘We are call- Last year, the SU took a stance against staff involved in a mark- has amongst staff, or how signif- compromising on the interests of ing on Warwick SU to oppose the against academic staff in the mark- ing boycott at the present time. icant it will be at a departmental our entire community by doing so.’’ marking boycotts on students’ be- ing boycott. Since then, the SU has The SU confirmed that there level. The statement has led to opposi- half and do everything that it can removed its previous statement of was a possibility that staff would “We also do not know how long tion from members of the student to limit the negative impact of the support for students from the SU boycott marking assessments and this industrial action will go on for body. boycott on students’ education. website. exams following a vote in favour if initiated. Cicely Holmes, first-year English “We are very disappointed that of strikes from the University and “We have been in constant con- and Italian student said: ‘‘It worries Warwick SU has completely ne- Read more about the College Union (UCU). sultation with the NUS (National me that the SU don’t immediately glected to make students aware of pension dispute online 87 percent of UCU members Union of Students), UCU, the Uni- support us in this situation. Edu- or oppose this latest marking boy- theboar.org/news

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WE WANT YOU! SUHQ, Floor Two theboar is printed on 100% recycled paper University of Warwick Leave your paper for someone else when finished To write for your student paper University Road Coventry theboar is the University of Warwick’s CV4 7AL editorially independent student newspaper Email the section editors above if produced entirely by and for students. Except where otherwise noted, theboar and the you want to write for the paper works in theboar are licensed under: [email protected] http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk 3 News theboar.org/News | @BoarNews | NEWStheboar.org 3 Boars gone by Sports clubs under scrutiny In 2005, a smoking ban forced Warwick Students’ Union into huge financial cuts Student complains of ‘misogynistic’ taunting Continued from front page Samuel Lovett against the decision to enforce the Ms Park said: “I made it clear smoking ban. Despite a massive that I was not going to take that, campaign by senior Union officials and the rest of the journey consist- This issue sees the launch of claiming that a smoking ban would ed of constantly being reminded of ‘Boars gone by’. We will be delv- force huge budget cuts, the motion my place as a woman, being made comments are completely unac- » Photo: Flickr / Brian Josefowicz ing into Warwick University’s passed by a large majority. fun of for standing up for myself ceptable, and the Football Club past and taking a look at the sort The SU president herself, Kat and experiencing multiple sexist does not condone such behaviour. people. of stories which made the Stark, supposedly led a “con- jibes and jokes at my expense.” “We were made aware of this Peter Dunn, a spokesperson for headlines. At the start of troversial ‘pro-choice’” She recalled that some of the situation and have contacted the the University stated: “We were each month, we’ll be campaign against the freshers quickly joined in the chant complainant with the aim of meet- made aware of it through com- retracing our Boar proposal to ban started by more senior members of ing and identifying the culprits re- plaints from the public on campus steps and cover- smoking. the team. When she left the bus, she sponsible, but to date have received that night and students pointing us ing a story which The new- heard herself being called a “skank” no response. in the direction of the online video. occurred maybe ly-adopted smok- and a “slut”. “We are therefore currently un- “The University and the SU are five, ten, or 15 ing ban stipulated “I turned around and asked who- sure as to whether they were foot- investigating and will take the ap- years ago. Enjoy! that the Union ever said that to come and say that ballers or not, and thus extend this propriate action at the end of those In this month would cancel to my face, I was met with a group invitation a second time to help us investigations.” nine years ago or scale-back its of supposedly innocent faces.” identify the members she believes (2005), news re- least commercially Ms Park told the Boar that she to be culpable.” Initiation rules porter Lucy Know- successful events, believes that the incident goes be- According to Ms Park, Mr Aling- Warwick sport issued a set of les covered the suc- possibly including yond what happened on Monday ton did try to talk to her after she rules in 2013 in response to nation- cessful implementation Vapour, Crash, Pressure evening and that it opens up a larg- told him how unimpressed she was. wide pressure to ban initiations. of a smoking ban in all and live music events to off- er concern surrounding lad culture. She recalled that she was “ab- The policy states that club adop- Student Union (SU) buildings and set the projected financial losses She said that the problem was solutely furious” at that point and tions should be “fun, inclusive, events. arising from the ban. Cuts were that the footballers were caught up he was trying to apologise to her. non-threatening and safe.” The SU faced a number of cuts also be made to society funding, in the ‘banter’ and did not realise However, she alleges that he made Ruby Compton-Davies, SU after Warwick’s student communi- opening hours, computing and that what they were saying was af- no effort to stop the verbal assault. sports officer, added: “When clubs ty voted overwhelmingly in favour support facilities. fecting others around them. or societies propose holding induc- of the ban. She added: “All it took was one ‘Weird’ initiation video tions or initiations, all activities are The SU appears to have been » Photo: Flickr / Fried Dough of the boys in a position of author- The incident comes after aware- subject to a rigorous planning pro- ity to say ‘enough was enough’ and ness of another incident involving cess in line with the SU Adoptions that this is not what their club was sports club initiations. Warwick Policy to ensure student welfare. Jailbreak winners reach Israel about. University and the Students’ Un- “At no time are participants re- “All it took was for someone to ion (SU) have launched an inves- quired to consume alcohol or take Mallika Vaznaik them tickets. not call me standing up for myself a tigation into a student initiation part in any activity against their Simran Thakral of team ‘Fugi- ‘rant’ and giving the fresher’s extra ceremony that involved semi-na- will, and all activities are fully su- tives’, who travelled to Inverness, points for ‘pissing her off’. But they ked male freshers crawling on the pervised by sober members of the On the year of Warwick Jailbreak’s said, “In the train station we danced did not. They had every opportuni- ground in public while being yelled club’s exec committee. Participation 10th anniversary, more than 300 the Macarena and made a human ty to say no and call it to an end, but at by masked men. is also not mandatory in order to students took part in the 36-hour, pyramid. People were looking at us, instead, I got called a ‘bitch’.” It is alleged that the students join a club or society. no money, hitchhike challenge it was funny.” Tamara Moon, a first-year Poli- were from Warwick’s Rugby club. “In this instance, the actions re- over the weekend of November Planning ranged from nothing tics and International studies un- The freshers taking part in the initi- ported deviated from the pre-sub- 1-2. at all to months in advance. Eunice dergraduate who was also on the ation were dressed in maids’ outfits mitted and approved plans. Several The participants managed to Tang stated: “We did loads of plan- bus with Ms Park said: “I cannot and ‘mankinis’. complaints were received from stu- raise an overall of £30,000 for the ning before the event. We emailed remember what was said, but I do A video of the ceremony shows dents and members of the public, international charity, Worldwide 30 airlines and their CEO’s, news- know they were extremely rowdy the students performing star jumps and both the SU and the University Cancer Research (WCR). They also papers, ministers and businessmen and loud, and said something quite before being made to crawl on the will be holding a full and thorough fit a world record-breaking 314 peo- to ask for flight sponsorship.” offensive. They were jumping up piazza on campus, in public. investigation into these events.” ple into a single pair of pants. On the other hand, Alina Soto of and down and singing songs.” Masked men can be heard shout- Winners Leon Izbicki and Niklas team ‘Two Broke Girls and a Beard- ing at the freshers, ordering them to Wagemann of team ‘SmashBros’ ed Guy’, who travelled to Prague “We do not condone it” “stop looking up” and to keep their Read about Ms Park’s account and reached Tel Aviv, Israel, travelling and raised 1000 pounds, had a dif- Tom Alington, club captain of “face on the floor.” the Football Club’s statement on a total distance of 2,500 miles and ferent story. the football team and third-year The ritual is currently being in- Features page 10 claiming the title of Warwick’s fifth They said: “We didn’t do much Psychology student at Warwick vestigated by the SU and the Uni- furthest Jailbreak. planning. It was pretty much min- stated: “We acknowledge that these versity after it was reported by two ‘Smashbros’ managed this when utes before the start of the chal- a stranger bought them tickets lenge. We thought it would be bet- from Birmingham to Istanbul, Tur- ter not to over-think it since you key, after which they managed to never know what to expect.” Students encouraged by Coventry City get another free flight from Istan- “We sent an e-mail entitled ‘An- bul to Tel Aviv. other Stupid Attempt’ to the CEO Council to report their taxi experience Runners up for this year went as of Vueling that had helped us get to far as Malaga, Barcelona, Budapest, Barcelona, trying to appeal to his Samuel Lovett problems. fares are calculated. For example, Antalya, Berlin, Frankfurt, Copen- most charitable sense once again. A new Safer Student Travel if the taxi journey crosses a border hagen, and Dublin. “The next morning we woke up advice card is now being shared between Coventry and Warwick- Students travelled in groups of with plane tickets and an invita- Students within the Warwick and among students that explains a few shire, drivers can refuse or charge two to four and used various meth- tion to meet the CEO in person at Coventry area are being urged to simple facts about taxi travel and any price provided the amount is ods from eye-catching onesies to the Vueling headquarters on our tell the authorities of their experi- encourages passengers to report mutually agreed before the journey singing and dancing to persuade way back to London when passing ences when using taxis. their experience, both positive and starts. strangers to give them a lift or buy through Barcelona.” The news follows the Boar’s re- negative, to Coventry’s taxi licens- “That’s why we wanted to give cent survey which explored the ing team. some basic advice to encourage malpractices of taxi drivers on cam- Both the University of Warwick students to send in any comments, pus. and Coventry University have compliments and complaints to the The survey found numerous ex- pledged their support to the new council’s licensing team.” amples of alleged widespread mal- campaign. Rob Ankcorn, of the University practice, including the refusal of Pat Hetherton, chairman of the of Warwick Students’ Union, also short fare journeys, discrimination council’s licensing and regulato- welcomed the development. against disabled students and sex- ry committee, commented on the “It is great that we have been able ism. campaign: “A few weeks ago Uni- to work with the local authority and As a result of such a survey, Cov- versity of Warwick students high- together can highlight the strengths entry City Council launched a cam- lighted a report on their experienc- and challenges that students have paign to ensure that both students es of taxi travel. with taxi travel in the city and and taxi drivers have the informa- “It was clear that there was often across into Warwick.” » Photo: Warwick Jailbreak tion needed to avoid any future a misunderstanding about how taxi theboar.org/News | @BoarNews | NEWS 4 4 News theboar.org News in brief Anger over Warwick Accommodation Ann Yip Students are concerned after changes are made to the online application system for finalists

arwick students took part in a regular canal clean-up in Leaming- ton. Some of the terms Wuncovered from the canal included » Warwick Accommodation are no longer allowing students to apply as groups for final year on-campus accommodation. Photo: Ann Yip bicycles, shopping trolleys, motor- cycles, lengths of carpet, electronic Nick Buxey Rosie Leverton, a third-year Leamington again. University to accommodate these equipment and a safe. There was a French and English student, ar- “I would also like to know what requests for group accommoda- turnout of more than 80 volunteers gued that even if their reasons were happens to the other groups of stu- tion. at the clean-up, which focused on Warwick Accommodation have valid, they should have informed dents wishing to live together once “The gap rooms [as a result of the stretch of canal between Em- neglected to inform students that students before November, as she off-campus accommodation is full.” finding a set of rooms for groups] scote Road and Wedgnock Lane. finalists will no longer be able to claimed that it has put many in a Olivia Cerullo, a third-year are unpopular with first-year stu- The event was organised by the apply in groups for on-campus much more difficult position to French with Italian student cur- dents who would prefer not be Warwickshire Branch of the Inland accommodation, students have find alternative accommodation. rently on her year abroad in France, placed with a very close knit group Waterways Association (IWA) and complained. Jessica Price, a third-year French felt that the process which had of older students. supported by the Canal and River Those currently on their year and German studies student, said: led to the decision was ultimately “Of even more concern is that Trust (CRT). abroad have been particularly “We only found out about these flawed, as Warwick Accommoda- the vast majority of single gap stressed and frustrated about the new changes upon applying to tion is obliged to provide room for rooms that become available for difficulties that they say are likely Warwick Accommodation. Usually the right amount of returning stu- emergency student accommoda- hristmas trees will be to occur as a result of the change. there should have been an option dents. tion needs are also increasingly switched on outside The decision made by Warwick to live with friends, but on the ap- She added: “They know that the tending to be associated with those Leamington town hall in Accommodation will not only af- plication form it said we could only majority of finalists will choose student groups because of the high- the coming weeks for the fect current students on their year apply as individuals.” off-campus accommodation rath- er turnover in those unpopular left- Cannual Trees of Light fundrais- abroad, but also any students in- er than isolating themselves from over rooms. ing campaign. The Rotary Club of tending to live on campus in their “Advised to look off-campus” their friends. “We are surprised at the sug- Leamington Spa is inviting people final year, as well as students who When Fiona Kinloch, a third- “By only allowing group appli- gestion that this change will push to dedicate a light to loved ones by are planning to take a year abroad year French Studies student, con- cations for off-campus properties, groups of finalists off campus. making a donation to The Myton as part of their degree in future tacted Warwick Accommodation they are making space for first- “We fully expect that all those Hospices. The campaign will ena- years. about the change, they were told years, but at the expense of final- students will continue to be at- ble people to remember relatives or that it was to accommodate for the ists.” tracted by the considerable allure friends who will not be with them “We were not informed” increased numbers of incoming Jessica Miley, a fourth-year Ger- of on-campus accommodation and over Christmas, who may have Students complained that they first-year students. man and English student, told the that they will not elect to live else- passed away or who may be living were not informed about the They also said that there were Boar that she believes that living where simply because some of their elsewhere. Lists of names will be change before applications were issues with the group system itself, with friends makes the stressful fi- friends may be a few hundred me- updated on a weekly basis and will sent out. There has yet to be an such as the difficulty of filling gaps nal year of university much more tres away. be displayed at the town hall. official communication from the left in flats. manageable. She said that she could “The University is sorry that University as of the first week of Ms Kinloch was told that not understand why Warwick had some of the affected finalists did November regarding the matter. off-campus properties were recom- made the sudden change. not become aware of this change ossil Free campaigners A petition asking for the return of mended as an alternative. She how- before they began their accommo- at Kings College London group applications has been started ever commented: “Although I was “The gap rooms are unpopular” dation planning, but we do believe (KCL) staged a sit-in on No- by student Jessica Price in response told it would be possible to live in When contacted for a statement, that this will benefit many more vember 4. The action came to the decision. It has gained over a group in off-campus accommo- the University responded: “It is students in the long run, particu- Fafter the vice principal of research 200 signatures in 24 hours. dation, I would rather not live in simply no longer sustainable for the larly the most vulnerable.” and innovation Chris Mottershead refused to have the university di- vest from the fossil fuel industry Brits are genetically grumpier Private schoolers earn more when they met him to hand in a petition signed by 1,200 students Connor O’Shea gene. Arthi Nachiappan um” earned them up to 20 percent and staff. Glasgow University be- This research reverses the tradi- more than state school counter- came the first university in Europe tional markers for happiness in the parts. to divest from the fossil fuel indus- British people are genetically one developed world such as education, Graduates of private schools earn Differences in earnings may be try and has faced criticism from a of the grumpiest nations, accord- wealth, health and political stabili- almost seven percent more than rooted in values more commonly small group of academics. Warwick ing to a recent study. ty. their state-educated counterparts promoted in private schools as a also has a Fossil Free campaign. New research from the Univer- Instead, the findings, which will from the same university in the part of their education programme, sity of Warwick has revealed that be presented at the Economic and same job, suggests a study pub- such as self-confidence and ambi- the Brits, French and Americans Social Research Council’s Festival lished by a UK economic think- tion. ne in four workers in the are more likely to be grumpy as of Social Sciences, highlight that tank on Thursday. Other such characteristics, un- West Midlands earn less they have a short form of the gene genetics are the single most impor- The Institute for Fiscal Stud- observed by the study, may include than the recommended that regulates seratonin, the main tant factor when assessing happi- ies (IFS) research provides new “ability, social skills, determina- living wage, an annual chemical which controls our hap- ness. evidence on earning disparities tion” among others, said Warwick Oliving wage report by KPMG has piness. Professor Oswald highlighted between graduates of different so- University Economist and Institute revealed. It is estimated that the Professor Andrew Oswald, who that despite some countries having cio-economic backgrounds, focus- for Fiscal Studies research fellow, overall figure is nearly half a mil- lead the research, studied 131 na- a positive social, political and fi- ing particularly on whether or not Dr Claire Crawford. lion (494,000) workers in region. tionalities for the seratonin regula- nancial outlook, a short form of the they were privately educated. “Education is often regarded as a The West Midlands ranks the tory gene and found that only the gene could still result in a negative Pay gaps between graduates of route to social mobility. fourth in the proportion of workers French had a shorter form than the outlook. the same university suggest that “But our research shows that, below the living wage, on par with British. Alex Shaw, a second-year Eco- higher education is not the “level- even amongst those who succeed the East Midlands, North West and Meanwhile, Denmark and the nomics, Politics and International ler” for economic mobility that it in obtaining a degree, family back- Wales. Meanwhile, the southern Netherlands, which are often rated Studies student, embraced the re- was hoped to be. ground – and in particular the type regions along with the East rank as some of the happiest countries in search. He urged: “We (the British) The effect was significantly more of school they went to – continues the lowest, with London having the the world, were found to have pop- are not grumpy, we’re just realistic marked among male graduates, for to influence their success in the least amount of workers under the ulations with a longer form of the about life!” whom the “private school premi- work place.” recommended living wage. theboar.org/News | @BoarNews | NEWS 5 4 News theboar.org The i newspaper to hold charity stu- Warwick Students’ Union dent gig at Leamington’s Robbins Well holds Go Green Day who participated will proceed to which also took place around the ronment, commenting: “Changing Ann Yip the Battle of the Bands final in University campus. Rosie Hurley behaviour is not just about helping March. the environment but also about The winners of the event will be For further information about improving our health, society and A charity student gig will be held crowned iSessions champions and the event, get in touch with Sam- Go Green Day took place at War- economy.” at Leamington Spa pub Robbins’ will be awarded a day’s worth of re- uel Lovett at samueljo19@hot- wick’s Students’ Union (SU) on Representatives from Severn Well on Monday 17 November by cording in a professional studio mail.co.uk. November 5, aiming to educate Trent Water, Coventry City Coun- the i newspaper. alongside free festival tickets. students and staff about sustain- cil and Student Switch Off were The gig will be at 7pm, and will The gig will be aiming to raise ability issues including recycling also there providing information be fundraising for charities Vet- as much money as possible for and saving water and energy. about ways in which people can erans Aid and ABF The Soldiers’ the two charities, both of which Running throughout the day in help the environment both on and Charity. are actively involved in the im- the SU Atrium, the event saw rep- off campus. Student bands Feralsect, Feudal provement of life and care for resentatives from societies such Student Switch Off, a project Knights, Fey Militia, 66’ Chevelle those who have served in the as People and Planet, RAWKUS encouraging student action on cli- and solo artist, Navina Rajan, will military. (a project which aims to reduce mate change, also launched a new all be performing at the charity gig. Veteran Aid seeks to transform student waste in accommodation competition that week. The student bands are active in the quality of care and support re- while rooms are cleared at the end It urges students to save energy Warwick Bandsoc. The society will ceived by veterans across the UK, of term) and the Allotment society. and upload photos to the Student also be helping set up and run the while offering immediate help to They were there to showcase Switch Off Facebook page, with the night’s event. those suffering from addiction or what their societies have been do- incentive of prizes to win includ- The gig is part of the newspa- mental issues that may arise from ing to highlight environmental is- ing free ice cream, nightclub tickets per’s university iSessions event. military service. sues and to let people know of the and NUS cards. As a nationwide competition, the The Soldiers’ Charity similarly plans that the University has for the Furthermore, Go Green Day five bands will be competing on- offers lifetime support to serv- future in terms of sustainability. advertised the University’s first in- line against other university-based ing and retired soldiers and their Go Green Day was set up by Da- ter-hall water saving competition bands. families. vid Chapman, a member of the En- called ‘Cut the Flow’. It will see After the gig, students from For those struggling financial- ergy and Sustainability team, part blocks of residences competing to across the country will be given the ly, the charity provides assistance of Warwick’s Estates management reduce their water consumption to chance to vote for their favourite in the form of debt relief, mobility section. win a party. artist on the Independent website. assistance or education bursaries. He hopes that the event empha- The five bands with the highest The event follows last year’s sised the importance of a change of More information is available at amount of votes out of all those iQuiz, a news-based pub quiz, » Photo: Independent attitude when it comes to the envi- warwick.ac.uk/cuttheflow.

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Discover graduate careers with a difference atdb.com/careers Sponsored by: theboar.org 8 Editor: Hiran Adhia 6 [email protected] Twitter @BoarComment COMMENT fb.com/groups/BoarComment READERS’ RESPONSE Karishma Jobanputra “Skool Dayz revisited” he issue of child abuse and early sexualisation has been almost ubiquitous recently, Tand the scandals concerning Jimmy Saville in particular have created a Editors’ Letters strong public reaction. It is not an issue to be taken lightly. Yet, after reading an article in the previous issue of the Boar, ti- tled “Skool Dayz teaches us a bad lesson”, I can’t help but feel this is perhaps too serious a reading into “The Boar “A blood- the issue. Taking the theme lightly is absolutely not the same as tak- made my stained poppy” ing the issue of early sexualisation lightly. The two are, and should re- main, separate. It’s easy to see Skool career” Dayz as unacceptable because we Derin Odueyungbo Catherine Lyon need to show we are intolerant on Head of Distribution Arts Editor early sexualisation as much as pos- sible. However, it’s not necessary to ooking back to my first few the society you choose get involved BC correspondent Jonathon job…Some display genuine hero- condemn Skool Dayz in order to be weeks at Warwick, I found it in. If I was made to stand before the Beale was reporting on the ism – but a few others do terrible intolerant of child sexualisation; difficult to see myself taking a editorial board and prove myself as final withdrawal of British things in the stress of war.” Harry the two are not mutually exclusive. Lleading role in anything. A year on a journalist before being allowed to Bsoldiers from Afghanistan, after Leslie Smith, one of Britain’s most The crux of the argument sug- and the situation couldn’t be any join the Boar, you may not be read- an official handover completed a famous veterans, refused to wear gests that by dressing up in pro- more different. ing this letter right now. war that began over a decade ago. the poppy last year after he claimed vocative costumes that resemble a Injected with confidence and a Many students will tell you that The correspondent was wearing a that the patriotic symbol had been school uniform, there is a normal- sense of euphoria, I now work on getting involved with a society will red poppy. This year of course, the twisted into a justification for war isation of the connection between the Boar’s business team alongside not only boost your CV, but will poppy takes on an even greater sig- by politicians who insist that we children and sexed up costumes. some great individuals, who are actually give you real and tangible nificance, as the centenary of the must fight to defend Britain’s ‘pride’. However, I’m not sure I can agree amazing at what they do. Constant- experiences that you can refer to. beginning of the First World War I do not know anyone who has that this link exists and if it did, ly learning from them, I can feel Gone are the days where I go to an is remembered. Yet, the question is fought in war. Speaking to the that it is normalised. Dressing in a myself growing – not only as a per- interview and go on about what a asked again: “Should we wear the women who experienced the Sec- school uniform for Skool Dayz is re- son, but also as a professional. great prefect I was (it’s okay, we’ve red poppy?” ond World War, I know that I served solely for this themed night Holding an executive position all been there). Experience with a Many journalists have argued cannot imagine their fear. During at the Warwick SU, therefore it isn’t in a Warwick society embodies the society can take you from being a that the red poppy justifies further the Iraq War, I became desensi- normalised. Wearing such cos- strong ethos of campus life, which great candidate on paper to some- warfare rather than honouring the tised to the names of dead soldiers tumes is acceptable only because it champions ambition and drive. I one worth hiring. dead, often quoting the poem be- that appeared on a newsreel every is in this context, goers would not find myself surrounded by a great Some of my most satisfying uni- lieved to inspire the symbol, John evening. Some of their children dress up like this normally, because body of students who never cease versity moments have come from McCrae’s ‘In Flander’s Field’. “In were the same age as me, and will that would be condoning the sexu- to exhibit these values. Whether taking an active role here at the Flander’s fields the poppies blow/ be at university now. Somebody alisation of children. It is only ac- this ambition and drive is towards Boar. Whether this was live report- Between the crosses, row on row”, won’t have been able to say good- ceptable to dress this way because making a difference to society, or ing on one of the most anticipated before it urges future soldiers to bye as they left home. there is a realisation it is only due to reaching career aspirations, one student events of the year, or being “Take up our quarrel with the Neither side is right as long as it the theme of the night. thing is clear: societies at Warwick published on the front page, it has foe/ To you from failing hands we is killing another side, whether it be The event is incredibly popular give us a platform to make a posi- helped me realise just how much throw/ The torch; be yours to hold ‘legitimate’, accidental or uninten- and is often sold out, despite the tive impact. you can have fun whilst getting in- it high”. Others insist that the red tional. Therefore when I go to visit fire alarm going off now and then! For me, the Boar has been a volved with a society. poppy honours the dead and rec- the Poppy Project at the Tower of It isn’t popular without good rea- source of invaluable experience If you’re a bit like me a year ago ognises their sacrifice, as well as London next week I will wear my son. Students are able to indulge ever since the day I mustered and are looking for a new challenge, raising money for war veterans and white poppy (a lesser known cous- in the past by listing to brilliantly enough confidence to go to a news take a leap of faith and jump head their families. in of the red) with reverence and cheesy music from the nineties and meeting. A well-known saying first into a society; you just don’t The ceremony of remembrance pride. Yet this is my choice, and noughties. This is the appeal, rem- goes: ‘To get experience, you need know what it could do for you. is just as important as ever but peo- those that went and died in war did iniscing and singing along to truly a job, but to get a job you need ex- ple do not consider the real mean- so in order that we retain our right awful tunes. Saying Skool Dayz is a perience’. Thankfully this famous ing of the poppy they wear. Ian to choose. Do not abandon the red way of seeing early sexualisation as catch-22 doesn’t apply here. If you would like to get more in- Birrell says, “As any soldier will tell poppy altogether, but think about tongue-in cheek is the equivalent All one needs is a willingness to vovled, then please look at the in- you, they are not all heroes – just what it means, and remember. of saying every time girls go club- learn, paired with commitment to formation at the front of the paper. ordinary people doing a difficult bing in dresses or skirts, they are normalising the objectification of women. They aren’t. It’s can be difficult to use the Rants & Raves: Best and worst work experiences reason that Skool Dayz is ‘just a bit of fun’ to counter the argument I was tasked with getting a “I’m wearing my BBC work lan- nitely sure this is the career for me.” The joys of customer service: put forward in the last issue. That word-count for a 30-page doc- yard so I can’t even be excited, I just Hannah F. I was on the phone and tried doesn’t mean that it’s invalid. It is ument that a writer wanted to have to pretend to be cool and, like, explaining the showing times a theme, and nothing more. It isn’t “use in their article for a national your colleague. Hi, Jezza, cool.” When I worked as an assistant “of a film to a customer, who kept meant to be taken that seriously. newspaper. As the ever-willing in- Starstruck, London (yes, that’s the fancy word for saying, “I don’t understand what tern, it fell to me to sit and count shit-shoveller) at a local com- you’re saying”. Eventually, he said, the words on every page. Four My work experience in pub- “munity farm my first day’s work “You have an accent, I can’t talk to hours and 15,000 words later, I went lishing was very hands-on; they was cleaning out the poo-ey hay in you”, and dropped the phone. Also, home feeling slightly over-qualified stuck me into useful work im- the pig pens. Wasn’t too bad. You I had some lovely people telling me for the day’s work!” Sarah K. “mediately. I’d never used InDesign got used to the smell. But Daddy that I’m doing pretty well for my- before, but I figured it out after Pig didn’t like invaders on his turf, self in this country for a Lithuani- I looked up from my pasta salad about a day with practice. Once so he charged into me and over an, after inquiring about my native to spot Jeremy Paxman buying I’d mastered that, I was doing my the fence into a pile of failed eggs, language and me trying to get the a Meal Deal in a shop round own editing too. I was eventually half-digested food and poop. The spelling of their cottage in the mid- “the corner from the office. My face allowed to produce a book all by agricultural dream. It’s beyond me.” dle of nowhere... “It’s a double ‘P’, had the unique expression that said myself start to finish. Now I’m defi- Babe Magnet dear.” Foreign Affairs theboar.org 9 7 |

Clueless about Cartoon Corner careers like me? Hannah Bettison But what are you going to do with an English Literature de- gree?” is a question I hear on a “regular basis, yet the very reason I chose to study English Literature at university was because I did not, and do not know, what I want to do in the future. Traditional academic degree subjects tend to open doors in a much broader spectrum of poten- tial careers than vocational subjects. Although vocational degrees can be beneficial in reducing the time to reach desired jobs for those who have decided on a career, I cannot agree with those who suggest them to be the only worthwhile universi- ty subjects. I understand the recent hike in tuition fees will mean more careful consideration of subjects’ potential career prospects but I do not believe this should eliminate academic degrees as an option al- together, especially considering the benefits they offer those unsure of a career path. However, since coming to uni- versity I have felt the same, if not a heightened, pressure to decide on a single lifetime vocation. Recently I attended a talk where a well-mean- ing career advisor claimed there to be two types of people. Meerkats: proactive in attaining experience » “Rememberance” Cartoon by Ryan Lee Watts in the field they wish to work, and ostriches: bury their heads in the sand and hope university is end- less. Needless to say many, includ- The Great War: 100 years of memories? ing myself, felt excluded; we want to be proactive but we simply do not Samantha Hopps asks whether the centenary of WWI will be respectfully remembered know what we want to do. In some cases this notion of uni- esterday was the annual day other than those assigned to them versity as government-funded years on which we remember the by stereotypes; technology devel- to gain work experience is overshad- ending of the Great War. To- opment in areas such as aircraft and owing what, in my opinion, univer- Yday, people will be removing their shipping was rapidly accelerated. sity should be about: expanding crumpled poppies and throwing Remembrance Day is also an im- knowledge in your chosen field and them in the bin, putting behind portant time to think about the ser- obtaining the best mark possible. them the sadness inspired by the vice men and women who are still That said I am not suggesting memorial service they attended, if risking their lives today, all over the we entirely reject any extracurricu- indeed they attended one at all. globe, and it provides us with the lar activity, whether set on a career This year is the centenary of Brit- opportunity to consider more deep- or not. Nonetheless the pressure to ain’s declaring war on Germany, in ly the conflicts that this country is decide, especially when faced with what was to be the beginning of a entangled in, despite the fact that friends’ CVs that endlessly list ex- gruelling four-year conflict. Across they seem to affect us so little in day periences relevant to the aspiration the globe, 15 to 17 million people to day life. they’ve had since age 12, can be are estimated to have been killed Finally, the simple importance daunting. throughout this war alone, with a of a two minute silence on one day In such existential-crises I con- further estimate of 60 to 85 million each year cannot be overstated. Re- stantly return to these lyrics from deaths during the Second World gardless of how much you know Baz Luhrmman’s Everybody’s Free War. »Lest we forget: or have we already? Photo: omnoc / Flickr about the wars, how much you think to Wear Sunscreen: “Don’t feel guilty Last year, the university’s chaplain their impact does or doesn’t affect if you don’t know what you want to ran a memorial service on the piaz- azza steps with what appeared to be was alive at the beginning of the your life, it’s unbelievably valuable do with your life. The most interest- za. It was simple: there was no music mostly staff, not students, was down First World War is dead, it is para- to take two minutes out of our busy ing people I know didn’t know at 22 save for the last post, no members to our generation’s apathy towards mount that we do not forget simply lives and consider the world in a [post-graduation for many of us] of the forces offering their respects, what a remembrance service is and because it is easy to. Remembrance context wider than our own person- what they wanted to do with their no war memorial on which to lay its significance for us today. Day is not just about the First World al problems. lives, some of the most interesting wreaths. None of this is surprising, While the fact that this year is War, which now feels distant, and We are the future of this country, 40 year olds I know still don’t.” as the university wasn’t founded un- the centenary of the start of WWI is a remnant of a society long since and will determine whether or not There are many benefits to uni- til well after the Second World War. great in terms of a rise in the number changed, but about all conflict, of all the lessons learned from conflicts as versities encouraging the use of our I asked all of my closest friends if of events, articles and general hype kinds, all over the world. far-reaching as the two world wars years of study to gain experience they would like to come with me, revolving around war discourse, it The world wars should be remem- will be carried forward. It is our re- but graduating with a degree and, and they all said no; not because also signifies that the memory of the bered because of their extensive cul- sponsibility. A day of remembrance nothing else, through indecision or they had lectures or prior commit- war in the collective mindset of this tural impact: millions of young men is a day of respect, and if noth- choice, should in no way be consid- ments, because most of them were country will continue fading from were killed off in their prime – men ing else it teaches an increasingly ered a waste. just working in the learning grid or here on in, and I worry that one day who were mostly the same age as all self-centred society to branch out in library. we will no longer have a day of re- of us; women and the disabled had its thoughts and think of its history, It seemed that the fact I ended membrance at all. an opportunity to prove that they its roots, and mistakes to be avoided When did degrees stop up standing on my own on the pi- Now that almost everyone who were valuable to society in spheres at all costs. being about learning? Tweet: @BoarComment 7 theboar.org 8 Back

yourself first Priyesh Patel says YES Milo Barnett says NO s thousands of students An internship with a large high anking is a career that doesn’t and the business but other people consider their post-uni- street bank allowed me to learn appeal to me. I admit it, and and the world as a whole. I want to Hiran Adhia versity career paths, it is more about policy-making, polit- simply put it doesn’t have the believe that I am a cog doing his Aunsurprising that many turn to ical institutions, the intricacies of Bbest opportunities for a post-uni work for the greater good. This banking. Beyond an envious start- the financial world, and polish my career. On the surface it may have is why I’m attracted to Law for he start of second year al- ing salary, banking provides an research and investigation skills. it all: the money, glamour and pres- example because I wish to make ways marks the time when opportunity to understand the I believe that a career in banking tige, yet it represents everything a positive impact in the world. I many undergraduates dive financial world and its relation to equips you with a flexible skills- wrong with the British economy can think of nothing better that Tinto the murky waters of summer citizens and businesses as well as set to thrive within and outside of and its graduates. matches this and my skills than internships. You don’t need to go gain transferrable skills such as the banking profession. The lead- A career should provide you being part of the justice system. very far to see your peers stress- networking, negotiating, leader- ership, team-management and with three simple things: opportu- This would allow me the oppor- ing over cover letters, application ship and team-management, all of problem-solving skills acquired nities, values and above all happi- tunity to use my skills to help the questions and numerical tests which can come in handy in vari- in banking are extremely useful in ness. Banking fails in these regards weakest in society. With Banking whilst desperately keeping their ous other professions. professions such as teaching, busi- compared to other major post-uni you have no duty to society, even degree afloat. Many people struggle to dis- ness, management and politics, career paths. When I speak of op- after the 2008 crisis. Bankers con- A lot of my friends have for- tinguish between banking and among others. portunities, I don’t mean the op- tinue to focus on money and this gone their studies and their lives investment banking, the latter be- I have no experience or inten- portunity to spend your first bo- attracts a number of Warwick stu- to go to numerous company pres- ing a branch of the former. Invest- tions to pursue a career in invest- nus on a shiny sports car. I mean dents. Britain’s brightest need to entations and case studies in the ment banking serves a very differ- ment banking, I wouldn’t aspire the opportunity to experience new realise money isn’t everything and hope that they can get that one vi- ent role to retail and commercial to that sort of lifestyle, personally! things and so life isn’t simply sit- we need a more productive econ- tal business card. That one name for example, and has perhaps However, that doesn’t mean bank- ting at the office all day doing the omy where banking doesn’t dom- that is going to set them apart on tarnished this profession dispro- ing can’t offer me other amazing same thing day in day out. This inate the economy. their application. The truth is that portionately. If you are attracted career opportunities to influence doesn’t mean you have to be cross- Finally, probably the most im- names are not as important as to banking purely for the money, the financial sector. ing the Andes every week. I mean portant things in any job: hap- substance. And this is where work you will have to change your in- It is best to form your own the variety in life that turns the day piness or quality of life. I want to experience comes in. tentions. Greed and excessive risk opinion and understand the pro- job into a vocation. This variety is do a job where I don’t feel dread You may scoff at the notion of played a major part in the eco- fession fully in order to realise why many people decide to go into to get up and go to work. I want work experience, thinking back nomic downfall of 2008, and we what it can offer you. I believe that teaching and it is an increasingly a job I enjoy. The thing is, is that to the time that you spent in that certainly do not need people with a career in banking can accom- popular path for those fresh on the many bankers don’t enjoy their job office where you made the coffee similar intentions to plague this modate for more than the stereo- job market. Banking however is and do it simply for money. Many and was bored out of your mind profession again. However, bank- typical alpha-male, crazy-hours, often simply about the buy and sell bankers have highly stressful lives most of the time. However, the ing offers an ideal opportunity to casino-style character which is and the recreation of buy low, sell where they focus simply on work, definition of work experience, in talented individuals with a moral often portrayed by the media and high is why many people leave the and in this high octane macho my book, is anything that pre- compass and fresh perspective to in films. This profession needs our profession after a while and some, culture feel unable to talk about is- pares you for the world of em- play a crucial role in supporting generation, who are suffering for ironically, end up teaching. sues they have. So simply they bot- ployment where you can develop communities, stimulating entre- the financial failures of others, to I believe that values are impor- tle them up, which leads to many the skills that will be invaluable in preneurship and rebuilding the return banking to its primary role; tant in a career. I want to know problems in the future. Banking is your career. economy. helping people’s lives. that my career helps not just me not the career for life after uni. Therefore any work that you do with societies, especially if you are fortunate enough to be elected onto the exec, or with sports clubs or any extra-cirricular activity at Can you work and study at the same time? all, is going to fund those team- there. Last year, some of my best working or leadership skills that Nick Buxey (and fuzziest) nights out were with you are boasting about in your ap- my workmates, and there’s always plications. So make the most of it! an unofficial social sec encourag- Don’t be under the illusion that hroughout our time at uni- ing some serious drinking. every piece of work you do is go- versity, we’re constantly look- The other major boon to work- ing to be rewarded with lots of ing to our future – careers ing during your time at university cash, even when you get into a Tevents run multiple times through- is how much more employable it job. Experience and learning are out the year. Most students are so can make you. Combined with the very much a part of any career and focused on studies that they give right set of skills and extracurricu- these skills can be transferable to little thought to working whilst at lars, a part-time job shows that you any part of your life. At the same university, considering it a strain understand the basics of a work- time, you are going to do jobs that on their time. However, it can ac- place and won’t have any problems you don’t enjoy or that you have to tually be one of the best things you adjusting from four years of study- tolerate in order to get where you do in your university years, diver- ing, sleeping and drinking. want to be. In order to minimise sifying your circle of friends and And the extra cash is great (why this time wasted, get as much ex- increasing your employability. wouldn’t it be!?) Evie McDermott, perience as you can so you know Admittedly I’m saying this as a second year English literature where you are going. someone who works for the Stu- student, says “It helps you feel like The great thing about univer- dents Union (SU), so I’m proba- you aren’t totally reliant on extra »Don’t expect the best attire Photo: rhubardncustard / Flickr sity is that you have the time and bly more than a little biased. But money from your parents. With energy to devote to different are- it really is great, especially if you living costs increasing everywhere The other option is to work over year is the ideal time to do this, as as and sectors which will be next do a degree that doesn’t require a and a loan that usually barely cov- the holidays at home, although it doesn’t count for most students. to impossible once you get into a lot of contact hours. Sometimes ers rent, it’s a great way to make up I really don’t recommend this. By the time you hit second year, nine-to-five. All I would say is that the sheer amount of free time you the difference.” The short time frame you have and what you get in essays actual- whilst you have the opportunites have is overwhelming, and leads to As well as working for the SU, available to earn in and the sheer ly starts to matter, your degree has in front of you to get more involved intense procrastination – working there’s always off-campus work. amount you need to earn, often become much more important. in things that interest you, why not helps you focus, as you lose an ex- This can still be great fun, al- mean that you end up working But ultimately, I really recom- take a chance and participate? You tra 10-15 hours a week (this is ac- though there are a different set of ungodly hours. Although it’s fea- mend it! Working can really enrich have nothing to lose. tually a positive, believe it or not) problems to take into consider- sible, I’d much rather work during your university experiences, and Rather than chasing money, As well as this, you’ll get to meet ation. Work hours will generally term time and enjoy Christmas. you’ll learn skills that you definite- choose something more meaning- people who you’d never usually be a lot less flexible, and if you Also, you’re working in such short ly wouldn’t (I can now make pret- ful. Back yourself first. meet at university – students inter- aren’t able to transfer home, you bursts that it’s often not possible to ty good coffee!) You’ll also make act with each other, regardless of could find yourself spending more use it on a CV, as many employers some great friends who you never year and subject. For freshers, this time at uni than you would like! would regard it with suspicion. would have met if it weren’t for the Do you think is great, as it can be hard to break The great thing about SU work All this being said, if you don’t job. When you combine this with work experience the first-year bubble unless you’re is that you can balance activities get into work in your first year, it’s an increased employability and is that valuable? seriously into a society. Actually, and societies with a workload that probably best not to bother. It of- some valuable extra cash, how can Tell us on Facebook working can be a bit like being in doesn’t overwhelm, but still grants ten takes a while to find a balance you go wrong? a society, except you’re paid to be financial independence. between work, fun and study –first theboar.org 10 Editor: Rami Abusamra 9 [email protected] Twitter @BoarFeatures FEATURES fb.com/groups/BoarFeatures

» Photo: @Doug88888 Careers on the Frontline Lauren Garvey interviews Josh MacAlister, CEO of Frontline, about his work

interviewed Josh MacAlister, and I found some of the statistics social work. “It is true that through be paid for their time working for Without doubt, social work is Chief Executive of the social regarding this area shocking; it’s careers advice, social work is not us. This internship is really hands- widely regarded as one of Britain’s work charity Frontline, based deeply concerning that children in often considered,” Josh replies. on, and is therefore a fantastic ex- most rewarding career choices, yet inI London and Manchester, to care are over nine times more likely “However, when we explain on perience to gain great employabil- it is also known to be one of the find out more about why students to be excluded from school and campus what social work involves, ity skills which would look great on toughest. Josh emphasised that cer- should consider social work as an only seven percent will progress to the prospect of the job gets people a CV. It’s clear to say that students tain qualities, which are not purely exciting and rewarding career path. study at university.” excited. This is particularly because will definitely not just be making a academic, are required for a per- Interested in his motivations be- Josh explained that it is not only the career offers such a wide vari- bre w.” son to face the most challenging hind launching Frontline, I found the issues that vulnerable children ety of active tasks. Social workers I asked Josh what advice he aspects. “The assessment process out about how Josh’s career in face which are highly complex; are actually knocking on doors and would give to a student who wishes that Frontline offers focuses on teaching inspired him to make an problems facing social work lie socialising on a personal level, as to apply to this valuable experience, both personal and academic skills; active change within social care in within the actual recruitment pro- well as meeting with professionals to which he replied that no particu- personality is absolutely vital. Pri- the UK. cess itself. “The most pressing issue and even being cross-examined in lar experience in social work itself marily, a good social worker must “I taught in secondary schools concerning social work today is the court. Overall, it is truly an exciting is required. “As a field, social work be great at communicating and across Greater Manchester for four high vacancy rates, as employers prospect with social purpose.” encompasses many degree back- show analytical skills, for building years, which gave me a real per- are unable to find enough suitably In its training process, Frontline grounds, so no particular subject relationships and even standing in spective of the classroom experi- experienced and well qualified so- aims to develop skilled social work- speciality is needed. To strengthen court. ence. Many of the students I taught cial workers.” ers who can show keen leadership “However, the career is extreme- were involved with social care, Considering this demand, many skills in order to bring about effec- ly challenging on an emotional students find from personal expe- tive change. Therefore, a particular A good social worker must level. Therefore, a social worker rience that careers advice through- emphasis is placed on hands-on ex- be great at communicating must be able to show qualities such Josh’s career in teaching out education presents many typi- perience. “Over two hundred days and show analytical skills, for as resilience and empathy, in order cal career fields such as medicine, of ‘on the job’ training means that building relationships to form personal and trusting re- inspired him to make an active teaching and law to them, yet the trainees gain more practical skills lationships. The families that are change within social care in idea of social work is rarely dis- through exposure in comparison to dealt with are often on the very the UK cussed. I asked Josh what he would other routes,” Josh told me. edge of society. Our social work- say to students who may have over- “Furthermore, the model of their application, a student should ers must therefore be able to work looked a possibility of a career in training is unique as the partici- be able to demonstrate their ability against a real sense of hopelessness, pant will work in a group alongside to meet the competencies. in order to bring about positive and “It would be beneficial to think effective change.” about what they can be doing right Josh explained to me that a now to get involved with voluntary Frontline internship is of a work, both in the Student’s Union Want to get involved with highly active and engaging as well as in the local community. If Frontline? nature interested, you can visit the website Check out their website: to find out more about what we are thefrontline.org.uk looking for.” three other peers and be supervised by a Consultant Social Worker, who is both skilled and experienced to give support and advice. As part of a dedicated team, participants will be dealing with real cases. This work with both families and chil- dren in need will be observed by their Consultant Social Worker, who will then be able to give advice in order to aid progress.” As well as graduate positions, Frontline offers internships for pe- nultimate year students, which of- fer a role in the head office for three weeks during the summer. Inquir- ing what these internships entailed, Josh explained to me that a Front- line internship is of a highly active and engaging nature. “Students are given a lot of responsibility, par- ticularly as they are given their own projects to manage. For instance, last year two students interviewed members of the House of Lords for the Frontline website, and have also interviewed other politicians and notable figures in the field of social » Frontline promotional image. Photo: twitter.com/FrontlineSW work. As well as this, students will » Josh MacAlister. Photo: twitter.com/JoshMacAlister theboar.org/features | @BoarFeatures | Features 10 » Photo: Allan Ferguson / Flickr Sit down, speak up: an open letter Blessing Park talks about her experience with misogyny and lad culture on the Uni Express

ear men and boys, do you take it because it’s ‘just a bit of fun’. jokes at my expense. Some of the how what they are saying affects of the boys’. This response demon- hate women? There is nothing funny about freshers quickly followed the lead others around them. All it would strates clearly that more often than No? demoralising someone because of of their seniors and joined in too. have taken was one of the boys in a not, the ‘lads’ involved in the ban- DThen why are there so many cas- their gender. When I left the bus I heard myself position of authority to say enough ter do not want to be seen as sexist es of women and girls being made The sex that you were born as is being called a ‘skank’ and a ‘slut’, I was enough and that’s not what bullies, because in normal life, they the subject of cruel and demoralis- never a weakness. turned around and asked whoever their club was about. All it would aren’t. ing ‘banter’? It should not be tolerated by an- said that to come and say that to have taken was for someone to not Why is it tolerated for those who yone that people act like this. It is my face; I was met with a group of call me standing up for myself a answered no to my first question to an insult to our development as hu- supposedly innocent faces. ‘rant’ and giving the freshers extra “I am not a ‘bitch’ for re- sing songs like ‘shut the f**k up, do man beings. Was I wrong in standing up points for ‘pissing her off’. But they fusing to accept misogyny” the f***ing washing up’ and to call a On Monday October 27 I was for myself? Was it right that I was didn’t. They had every opportunity girl a ‘skank’ and a ‘slut’ for no rea- on the same Uni Express bus as a made fun of because of my gender? to say no and call it to an end, but son other than that she is female? group of boys from the Men’s Foot- How many of those boys would instead, I got called a ‘bitch’. However, that just isn’t good Why is it tolerated that boys get a ball Club. I had just had a friendly have said that they were just having I am not a ‘bitch’ for refusing to enough. I won’t accept it, and no- special ‘lad culture’, a ‘brotherhood exchange with their captain Tom, fun and they didn’t really mean it? accept misogyny. body else should either. of banter’ which allows them to who had told me they were initiat- How many of those boys had sis- The question isn’t just whether Boys, remember this: When you club together and adopt a mental- ing their freshers and encouraging ters, girlfriends, aunties, mothers – you hate women. It is: do you hate were first conceived, before you ity that sees women as objects and them to tell a joke or a fact and then that wouldn’t tolerate having such yourself? Do you want yourself to had fingers, toes or even a heart – prizes to ‘score’, or weaker and less- sing a song. It was all fun and every- things said to them? be seen by others as a sexist bully? you were neither male nor female. er beings to ridicule? one (even people not from the club) And that leads me back to my Would you act that way in front of Read what I just wrote imagining Why is it tolerated that they are were smiling and having a good your family or anyone that you re- the scenario it had been slightly protected by phrases such as ‘boys time. At one point, a fresher told a spect? different and you were born female. will be boys’ and ‘it’s just a joke’? fact that I (in the spirit of the joke) “Dear men and boys, do This is more than what happened How would you have felt, sat on I’m asking because, time and corrected. I was then delighted to you hate women?” to me on Monday night, because that bus? time again, not only am I seeing hear one of the leaders of the group when you insult a woman like that The only way that we can get rid these things happen and experi- bringing the boys in for a song di- you aren’t just insulting one gender, of this poison is by accepting our encing just how painful they are to rected at me – “shut the f**k up, do first question: do they hate women? you’re actually insulting the other own individual responsibility to the hear, but I’m also seeing more and the f***ing washing up”. I made it The answer is that probably billions of people in the world who world that we want to live in. If you more instances where girls either clear that I wasn’t going to take that, every one of those boys guilty of are tolerant, kind and don’t want to witness such behaviour, no matter don’t feel the need to stand up for and the rest of the journey consisted getting involved doesn’t hate wom- live in a world where anyone feels who it is – tell them that it is wrong, themselves, or feel as if they can’t. of constantly being reminded of my en and probably aren’t actually sex- like a target. This ‘lad culture’ is refuse to accept it and don’t get in- It’s a tragedy that it is so engrained ‘place’ as a woman, being made fun ist or misogynistic most of the time. absolute poison and it doesn’t just volved. Only by standing up to this into our culture that girls are made of for standing up to myself and ex- The problem is that they get caught target women: it’s homophobic unacceptable bullying, no matter fun of by ‘lads’ and are expected to periencing multiple sexist jibes and up in the ‘banter’ and don’t look at and racist too, and I’m sad to say it who it’s targeting, will it stop. doesn’t even stop there. I stood up for myself because I’m I also must emphasise to all those a woman and I’m proud of it – and people who worry that if they don’t nobody has the right to tell me oth- join in then they would be called erwise. ‘weak’: acting like a ‘lad’ does not equate to your masculinity. The Football Team gave the fol- I must also highlight that as hu- lowing response to this article: man beings, we are responsible for the world that we live in and we are “We acknowledge that these com- responsible for creating a non-vi- ments are completely unacceptable, olent and tolerant community. and the Football Club does not Therefore in response to the foot- condone such behaviour. We were ball team’s generous offer to “get to made aware of this situation and the bottom of what happened” ,“be- have contacted the complainant fore anything is posted in the Boar”, with the aim of meeting and iden- regarding “some unacceptable tifying the culprits responsible, but behaviour from one or two of the to date have received no response. boys on Monday night” – I politely We are therefore currently unsure decline, because you had an oppor- as to whether they were footballers tunity to discipline “the boys cul- or not, and thus extend this invita- pable” that night and you had the tion a second time to help us iden- opportunity to exert your authority tify the members she believes to be and stop what was happening. But culpable.” you did not. Instead you chose to involve yourself in the behaviour and sit idly by. I will never roll over Have you experienced for sexism and I refuse to have the lad culture? » Photo: Guts Gaming / Flickr incident downplayed to ‘one or two Tweet: @BoarFeatures Want to write for Features? Let us know! E-mail [email protected] to pitch your ideas Features 11 | theboar.org/features | @BoarFeatures » photos: RAWKUS Eight tonnes of goods saved from waste One RAWKUS solution

With an upcoming motion in the SU, Warwick students are rethinking waste. Rebecca Myers investigates s the last of us dragged our suitcases that this idea made that to go to the Coventry perspective check. Past statistics have sug- down out into the hall, I rummaged RAWKUS began their food bank and chari- gested at least half of Warwick students come through our kitchen cupboards try- work back earlier this ty Carriers of Hope, from affluent backgrounds, and, when con- Aing to work out what to do with the enor- year to turn student and over 100 litres of sidered against a population who can’t afford mous amount of leftovers a year of eight hun- “waste” into what it re- cooking oil to be re- beans at all, we should start thinking about gry tummies had produced. The cupboards ally was: useable, con- cycled into renewable what role we can play in the local community. were spilling over with decent food we wer- sumable, and, above all, fuels. However, both Professor Eliabeth Dowler en’t allowed to leave it in the house and none important food. In September, - Warwick’s leading foodbank academic - and of us had room to take; but were we really RAWKUS is a cam- with more volunteer RAWKUS are keen to stress that foodbanks just going to bag up all this good food and paign group started by support, RAWKUS are not the answer to UK poverty [see their throw it away? HOMED – the Medsin managed to collect comments in the boxes below and right]. Our No student at Warwick is – or can be – student-run group ad- even more: a total of donations can only be at best a hold on wider, blind to the vast amount of homelessness on dressing health inequali- 292 crates, including national problems of poverty. the streets of Leamington and Coventry, and ties arising from poverty. approximately 3.76 In the future, RAWKUS hope to expand the idea of just how many hungry bellies this Their fundamental con- tonnes of food and to collections from off-campus student resi- much “waste” could feed turned me cold- cept is rooted in both eco 120 crates of house- dences, as well as working with the Universi- Surely there had to be a way of getting this to and humanitarian prin- hold items. ty to tackle good food wasted by campus re- those who needed it? ciples: that our surplus food, clothes, and As well as showing me the communi- tailers and conferences. They hope that their kitchenware left behind in our residences ty benefits to this idea, the RAWKUS team motion going to vote in the SU this week [see should go to local food banks and commu- have, crucially, taught me to be conscious of the next page for details] will lead to a more “This is the greatest no-brainer I nity projects feeding those who need it most. the word “waste” – and it is an integral part sustainable solution, with greater input from have ever heard” Not only does it help out those worse off than of their work to try to rethink what we de- the University and wider student engage- ourselves, but it eases the burden placed on scribe as waste. There is nothing that screams ment. the environment by the enormous amounts “waste” less than a perfectly useable bag of With so much perfectly good food left Some googling, tactical packing of a ruck- we waste when we move out. pasta in a part of the UK where many people behind by us every year, this is exactly the sack and a wobbly cycle later, enough food In total, RAWKUS’ food drives have col- would consider it a lifeline. kind of project Warwick students should be for about three decent sized family dinners lected around eight tonnes of useable goods After all, this local aspect is one of the key supporting. Plus, the knowledge that you escaped our bin liners and landed on the – including pots and pans and clothes, as well aspects to RAWKUS’ vision. The Coventry have made a change and done some good is doorstep of a local charity, who would take it as food. food bank is one of the most in-demand in immediate, as the food can be given to the on to a food bank. RAWKUS ran two big collections and the country; one in three children living in food banks so directly. RAWKUS volunteers When I first heard about the RAWKUS drives in June and September, to profit from Coventry lives in poverty. Leamington also collect 30kg an hour each. team and their mission to make this the all those bags of pasta you left in your halls has a high homeless population. Above all, this is the biggest no-brainer I done thing for all Warwick students, my first kitchens. On the weekend of 28 June, at the As students, we often feel that we are have ever heard. Next time you go to throw thought was: this is the greatest no brainer I end of the academic year 2013/2014, a team among the have-nots, that we are poor and out perfectly good food, I hope you will think think I have ever heard. of 20 volunteers collected a massive 2.5 living on beans. While this is of course often so too. It was with a belief in the complete sense tonnes of food and 20 crates of kitchenware true, many of us at Warwick need to take a Students say: Comment from Professor Elizabeth Dowler: “RAWKUS is good for a very simple reason: Increasing numbers in the UK are having are dangerous animals to combat: question- the amount of waste we currently produce is unsustainable, and we need to start changing to use ‘food banks’ to get by, and we need to ing the legitimacy of such responses and the that” - Callum Cant keep asking both what is going on and why. way they obscure the real challenges is very Such need has generated fantastic response hard to do. Worse, people’s profound expe- “The University must begin to take respon- from individuals and community groups, riences of deep anxiety, shame and continual sibility for the astronomical quantities of who buy extra and offer free food to those hunger are too readily dismissed as outcomes waste created as a result. Food is sacred, not a mere commodity” - Chris Maughan in need through ‘food banks’. Furthermore, of personal incompetence over domestic food which is ‘surplus’ to the system – often economy – an age-old claim and seldom true. “RAWKUS’ simple but viable goals allow seen as ‘waste’ – is also diverted to feed those Those moved by fellow humans’ plight us all to make a much needed difference” - in need. should be lauded for their generosity and Safrina Kumar Ahmed Isn’t this a good thing? Well, yes and no. hard-work in responding. But they must “We might be ‘poor students’ but there are It’s good because people’s generosity and also blog, petition and give voice to hard people struggling on a level that is hard to care finds expression in supporting their questions of why this is happening, and what imagine.” - Alexandra Stripp neighbours without questioning their wor- national government is doing. Devolving all thiness or creed. It might be good to use responsibility to local councils isn’t enough; “RAWKUS just makes sense!” that which would otherwise go to landfill, support for local charities will simply perpet- -Joanna McGilvray although it would be much better to reduce uate an ineffective sticking plaster. “It was actually quite disturbing the vast it (partly happening) and question why so ‘Food poverty’ is scandalous in a rich amounts of food that would have been much surplus is generated in the first place. country such as ours: government and so- thrown away had we at RAWKUS not col- It is not good when such actions divert se- ciety need to stop allowing devolution of lected it” rious, government attention from structural responsibility to address it on to democrat- - Matthew Chester issues causing the problems and responsibil- ically unaccountable, variable and (as such “RAWKUS is a vital initiative that shows ity to respond under rights to food. Indeed, evidence as exists would suggest) inadequate how we can all get locally involved” corporate social responsibility gain, and in- charitable response to the structural chal- - Collins Kimaro stitutional pride in immediate achievement, lenge of enabling all to eat decently. | Features 12 Are foodbanks just “papering over the cracks”? The RAWKUS team talk us through the politics and complexities of donating to food banks

ood aid is a growing phenomenon in cent article for Lacuna.org.uk presented Research Programme) criticised our over- What can I do? the UK, with the Trussell Trust Food- an account of someone being given food simplified, naive approach. Giving food to bank network reporting an increase in bank vouchers by the same job centre em- people who cannot otherwise afford it is a You can vote for the RAWKUS mo- Femergency food donations of 163 percent in ployee that cut their benefits. This anecdote temporary solution that doesn’t work to ad- tion from Tuedsay to Thursday this 2013/14. highlights a very serious dilemma faced by dress the root causes of the problem. week, 11-13 November. Though the government insists that this charities in this sector: while responding to We have come to understand the impor- increase is only due to the availability and genuine instances of food poverty, do food Go to the event page efficiency of food aid services, a Defra-fund- banks inadvertently allow the state www.tinyurl.com/RAWKUSvote ed report earlier this year suggested that the to avoid their statutory duties “Someone was given food bank for more information and to vote increase is a result of govern- to address the systemic causes of vouchers by the same job centre ment aus- poverty - e.g. un- This week: employment and austerity tance of educating ourselves to rethink the Tuesday and Thursday - Voting stalls meas- language we use; any good that is usable or on the piazza/library 12 - 2, Kitchen recyclable is not waste! tours 4 - 6 We thank the Food GRP for helping us to adopt a more mature approach; we resolved Wednesday - Food Drive outside that any effort to donate goods must be met Costcutter’s from 1 till 6 on Wednes- with self-criticism and an overt agenda for a day sustainable solution to poverty. As RAWK- US’ Chris Maughan argues: ‘the aim of every Students are encouraged to bring charity is to negate their own existence, by along donations, or buy some food eliminating the underlying injustice they from Costcutter to donate to the emerged to contest’. cause “We get challenged a lot on being a stick- ing plaster..... But I always ask people ‘Do you ures? believe in first aid?’ Ambulances don’t work Friday - Celebrate with us at the Are Foodbanks on accidents being prevented, but that doesn’t Food Coop Social at 6pm (location just ‘papering over mean we should abolish ambulances. It just t e r i t y the cracks’? means we need other systems to look at root TBC) measures and bene- We originally had two objectives, “Tack- causes.” - Chris Mould, director of the Trus- fits cuts. ling Waste and Poverty”, however academ- sell Trust James Harrison’s re- ics at the university’s Food GRP (Graduate Arianna, Karishma, Safrina, Vishal - RAWKUS

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Holidays and Flexibility - more holidays compared to many other professions Travel - teach in international schools all over the world theboar.org 17 13 Editor: Mark Barac [email protected] Twitter @BoarMoney MONEY fb.com/groups/BoarMoney » Photo: commons.wikipedia.org Recruitment, what’s that? t’s been 12 weeks of engaging and new experiences, but my recuitment internship at Cran- Iberry Panda has come to an end. To go from recruitment novice to being given my own roles to work on just highlights the opportunity for growth that has been provided through the APSCo internship pro- The money of art gramme. I suppose you could I say I stum- bled into a recruitment internship; Recent intern at Christies, Enah Baylow, talks to Mark Barac about the business of art first year internships are quite scarce and I had made my mind up Boar Money: When did you de- artists such as Geoff Combes, Dam- drive to succeed. I still volunteer to alise I want to be either an art bro- early on that investment banking cide that you wanted to work in ien Hurst and Ai Wei Wei for exam- this day after doing numerous in- ker or connoisseur. wasn’t for me, so I broadened my arts sector? ple. For them the concept of money ternships: you can never volunteer BM: What was the biggest hur- horizons to see what piqued my EB: My passion for the arts was outweighs the artistic motive. too much. dle to overcome in pursuing your interest. Luckily for me, I landed in a rebellious passion: if it were up BM: And going on from that BM: What would you say is the artistic dreams? recruitment. to my parents I would probably question, would you say your per- best work experience you have EB: My parents initially found it When I first started at the end be doing economics or computer sonal motives for getting into art had? hard to accept my career path: how- of June, I wasn’t too sure what to science. Art is something that has were money orientated? EB: The best experience I have ever I have to thank them as once expect. Sure, the office was quirky always been a passion of mine: art EB: Obviously when thinking had has to be at Christies in Lon- they realised that art was my beck- and everyone seemed cool, but I is the perfect place to hone your ex- of a career your financial welfare is don: it is a billion dollar company oning they really supported me a still had some reservations that I’d isting skills and develop new ones very important. Money is an ena- and the opportunities within the lot. Their support for me grows spend the summer making cold call as well. And as I get older I realise, bler and strong finances enable you business are endless. The company every day and I am forever grateful after cold call, and being delegated and my parents have realised, that to pursue interests of your own. also has a very international focus for it. all the tedious tasks. there is a business to art too. But I’m not in art for the money: and they gave me the opportunity BM: And now that you know I’m glad to say though, that these BM: And where does business I love art as it is all about working to network and liaise with Chris- art is calling, what are your plans preconceptions couldn’t have been fit exactly in the art business? with people, for example most of ties branches round the world. for the future? more wrong and I’ve not just learnt EB: The careers related to art the photos I take are with friends During my time there I helped cu- EB: My first plan is to get a good the ins and outs of recruitments, are endless. One can work as an or acquaintances. Freedom of cre- rate an exhibition during the sales grade out of university. Doing well but I’ve also gained a whole host of art connoisseur, an art broker, a ativity for me always comes above season. The sales season there is at university is a must for me, as I transferable skills to take with me painter etc. My work experience at finances: that said if I create a good crazy: on the opening day of their hope to do a masters in Fine Art. moving forward. Christies showed me that art busi- piece of art I don’t mind getting a South Kensington branch the total After that I want to move to an arts Everyone has been so helpful nesses really do rely on a fusion of good fee for it! amount of sales came to £2,576,312. centre in New York or Berlin and in getting me up to speed and to a arts and business. BM: Has your volunteering or BM: How did you actually go pursue a career as an art broker point where I could start to make BM: Would you say today’s retail work helped you with your about acquiring your experience with a firm. In terms of which firm a positive impact on the business arts world is very much business applications? at Christies? I want to work for I am very open and I’m really grateful for all the focused or would you say it still EB: The volunteering work on EB: I filled out an online applica- minded, as long as I suit the culture advice I’ve received during my time retains its artistic origins and is my CV has helped me a lot more tion around February: I had plans of the firm and the culture of the here. A lot of this I feel is down to untainted by money? than my retail work: I have volun- for summer but I put them on hold firm appeals to me. the company culture; at Cranberry EB: I believe that in third world teered in places like the Birming- for Christies. My interview was BM: And finally, what one piece Panda we work together as a team countries and underdeveloped re- ham Museum, The Herbert Gallery around May: what really helped of advice would you give to other in a constructive way to help make gions in the world art retains its in Coventry and the Arts Gallery with my application was my previ- young connoisseurs of art starting sure we provide our clients and [creative] origins. The purpose of in Warwick. Warwick University is ous gallery experience. It was not out? candidates with the highest service art in the developing world tran- great as it is close to so many good just the fact I worked at the gallery EB: Get out of the house, expe- possible. scends the individual and does not galleries; experience is not too hard that helped me; what really helped rience life and art for real. It is im- It’s not just all work and no play, fulfil a specific external purpose. to obtain. Volunteering is good as me was the contacts I acquired perative to connoisseurship to see our summer salary survey party In the developing world art is just it shows you are in the arts for the whilst working at the gallery. art in real life as it cannot be fully gave us all the opportunity to relax something a human does through experience rather than the money. BM: How has your work expe- appreciated through a computer and enjoy a drink (or three) as we nature and is beyond utility. How- During my volunteering I devel- rience developed you as a person? screen. Volunteer in a lot of mu- presented our findings to clients ever, in the West and in China art oped a lot as a person, I developed EB: Work experience developed seums and galleries too. Immerse and candidates. This was a really is a lot more business focused: take the tenacity for success as well as a my aspirations a lot: it made me re- yourselves in art! interesting experience for me as it was my first real taste of network- ing at an event, and I thoroughly enjoyed getting to know why Cran- berry Panda has such a glowing Is volunteering really beneficial? reputation among the recruitment industry from the viewpoint of our olunteering is often met the ‘rite of passage’ for the modern and developing friendships with get involved with volunteering in- customers. with mixed reactions with- day student. those whom I may never have en- itiatives are endless, with Warwick Overall, this experience has been in the student community, In my experiences, the merits of countered otherwise. My personal RAG being the designated society an amazing introduction into the Vwith some seeing it as a beneficial volunteering go far beyond simply experiences of volunteering were on campus for volunteering related world of recruitment and I can only method to increase employability improving your ‘attractiveness’ to eye-opening and gave me a plat- activities. The Warwick Welcome hope that next year’s APSCo in- and some seeing it as a pointless ex- employers. Taking a gap year and form for personal development and Service also provides students with terns are lucky enough to come to ercise. The glamorous overseas vol- engaging with those in my local broadening my skillset. the opportunity to embark on ses- Cranberry Panda and experience unteering stint is often depicted as community resulted in me forming Volunteering goes beyond sim- sions in local inner city schools and exactly how recruitment should be. ply improving your job prospects. encourage the under-privileged to In fact, I have enjoyed my experi- Volunteering can be a way to put consider higher education. ence so much that I will be staying your theoretical skills into practice. In the increasingly corporate on one day a week during my stud- As a law student, there are numer- world, leading multinational or- ies for the next few months, as I’m ous opportunities to put my cur- ganisations are under significant not quite ready to leave just yet! rent legal knowledge to the test by pressure to promote corporate so- engaging in pro bono legal sessions cial responsibility initiatives in the with disadvantaged members of the workforce. How did you find your public. Volunteering is accessible The value of volunteering defi- internship? for all students, whether you aspire nitely extends beyond your idyllic Tweet us: to work in the city or the classroom. student years. @BoarMoney » Photo: commons.wikipedia.org At Warwick the opportunities to Junaid O’Balogun

14 Editor: Bethan McGraththeboar.org 16 [email protected] Twitter @BoarLifestyle LIFESTYLE fb.com/groups/BoarLifestyle Brains and beauty? Anushae Fecto explains why we shouldn’t trust the media’s inaccurate portrayal of career women hen I think of a suc- assumption made by many popu- cessful high-pow- lar media representations of career er career woman, women; breaking rules and ma- the first images that nipulating men is mandatory for Wcome to mind are of fashionable success in man’s world. In How to career women in London and New Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Kate Hudson York. Films have become saturated subjects Matthew McConaughey with female characters who have to days of (hilarious) mental tor- made it to the top of their careers ture and public embarassment so and still have time to go on regular she can publish a daring article and Get your head in the right space rendez-vous with their girlfriends, win credit with her boss. The film run about town doing errands in sends the message that sometimes Louboutins, and end the night at a ethics have to come second if you Stressed out? Kirsten Brooks tests out the modern way to meditate: online fabulous gala event, all whilst main- want to be successful, but in real taining perfectly manicured nails. life, shouldn’t hard work and ded- am, what you might call (and come and go, not ignoring them Too many ripples will disturb the These characters seems to have the ication be enough to make it? Do many have), a stresshead. I but at the same time not following glassy surface, making the thoughts perfect life, but is this fictonal ste- we really need to scheme and break agonise over essays before I’ve them either. My mind did run away become blurry and indistinguisha- reotype something we should really rules to be successful? even started making notes, with itself quite a lot, brought back ble; a storm may even develop, ren- aspire to? Myth #4: You will make it big! Ievery cough and sneeze may well each time with a gentle reminder dering mental clarity impossible. Popular media has altered our Success in every aspect of your life be the onset of flu and the moment from Puddicombe. Did I switch the All of this is explained in a perky assumptions about what it means is guaranteed in the end. something doesn’t go to plan, my grill off? Have I finished my sem- animation at the beginning of this to be a successful career woman. stomach churns so ferociously it inar reading for tomorrow? I have session and runs as an intriguing It’s time to take a look at the myths seems to be pushing its way out. an application to finish… theme throughout the next 10 min- often embraced by popular media Like many of you reading this ca- Day Four utes. I must sit quietly, not worry and separate them from reality. reers issue, my final year and all Today it’s ‘body awareness’. Well, about the odd ripple disturbing my Myth #1: A makeover can make that comes with it, is pelting me I’m aware that I have a body and cool inner piscina, and let all sorts you more successful at work. This with full force: life has become a I know what it looks like, but that of things bubble up to the surface is evident in the majority of work- whirling chaos of job research, ap- isn’t enough for Headspace. Puddi- so I can see them clearly. My mind ing girl representations. In The plication deadlines, balancing es- combe encourages me to mentally sends up my shopping list for the Devil Wears Prada, Anne Hatha- says with hunting for a dissertation ‘scan’ through my body, identifying week. I clearly need to practise. way achieves success at work only topic and fervent trips to the careers tension and discomfort. I imagine Day Ten after getting a major makeover and advisor. Even as I’m pulled in all di- a bright, buzzing, horizontal line Today’s declaration that I’m ‘still dropping two dress sizes. Ugly Bet- rections I find myself stuck, staring moving across my skin, checking at the beginning’ throws me off. ty’s glasses and braces are the con- at a blank white screen, terrified to up on every part of my body from Why have I spent the last ten days stant objects of ridicule amongst start a project while the voice in the roots to painted toes. My shoulders making sure I can drop everything her fashionista coworkers, and she’s back of my head hisses, ‘There’s not drop from their favourite roosting and sit still for ten minutes? A rarely taken seriously by them de- enough time!’ I need a little space place around my ears and and I sit cynic might scoff once Puddi- spite the hard work she puts into from all of this, some peace amidst a little straighter. Progress. combe recommends the monthly her job. This isn’t just true for those pandemonium. Day Five subscription available to continue working in the fashion industry but So I decided to try Headspace, Meditating, I’m now told, is like practising, and the other ‘packs’ in the majority of firms and busi- the multi-platform brainchild of falling asleep. You only manage it of meditative goodness that come nesses. The ’80s film Working Girl Andy Puddicombe, a former Bud- when you let go of effort and stop with it that claim to address several contains the quote for all working dhist monk who dropped his Sports trying, which feels oxymoronic to different aspects of my life. From girls to live by (apparently): “Dress » Photos: Flickr / AnnieAnnieP- Science degree to study meditation me. The object of the exercise is to what I’ve learnt over the past 10 shabbily, they notice the dress. in the Himalayas (not your average achieve a few minutes of peace, is it days, however, it may well be worth Dress impeccably, they notice the ancake ‘gap yah’). Puddicombe’s philoso- not? Nevertheless, it seems I’ve got seeing what else he has to say. woman - Coco Chanel!” Pretty much all of these fiction- phy involves the practice of doing to learn not to try so hard, at least I like his ethos; some of his While looking good may boost al woman couldn’t afford the fancy nothing. Literally nothing, reduc- when I take a break to meditate. points seem obvious but do need your confidence, in reality, trading apartments they live in and the ex- ing stress by taking time away from I’m halfway through and each to be pointed out. As Warwick stu- in a ratty old jumper for a stylish pensive clothes they buy with their everyday life. Eager for a time out session feels similar to the last; most dents, many of us thrive on having Chanel dress and getting a new salary in the real world. Think one from the havoc of university and of the exercises are the same, which four places to be at once, pushing haircut is definitely not the recipe day you’ll be able to brag about life in general, I signed up to Head- can feel pretty dull. Yet I find myself for perfection and juggling lots of for success at work. your walk-in wardrobe stuffed space’s free trial, a 10-day course of increasingly looking forward to my projects, but to prevent burnout Myth #2: A booming social life with Valentino gowns likes Car- 10-minute bursts of guided medita- ten minutes of quietude each day. I’ve found it helps enormously to is mandatory for success at work. rie’s? Not on a freelance journalist’s tion. Especially if the person below isn’t step back. Breathe. Let thoughts Women have to be able to manage salary you won’t! Having it all is an Day One playing terrible house music first bubble up but remember you don’t a ‘fabulous’ social life whilst bring- unrealistic goal; expecting one day With a few clicks, I’m in. The thing in the morning (the perils of need to deal with them yet. For 10 ing their A-game to work. While to be able to perfectly juggle work, account comes with a shiny new returning to halls)... minutes, you have nothing to do - networking and making contacts relationships, and your health is, profile, in case I feel like a side Day Nine and it feels fantastic. will help you succeed professional- let’s be honest, never going to hap- helping of social networking with My mind is a pool of water, with ly, television shows such as Sex and pen. my inner peace. Another click and thoughts swimming about within. the City make it look like every suc- So in the next few weeks (or Puddicombe’s voice floats from my cessful career woman is simultane- years) when you’re considering laptop speakers, telling me to sit ously a socialite painting the town your job options, don’t expect to still on my chair, feet planted firmly red every night. be able to ‘fall into’ a job at Vogue on the floor and hands in my lap. In reality, most nine-to-five jobs and look fabulous whilst running Deep breaths, in through the nose make it pretty difficult to have daily around London with a Starbucks. and out through the mouth. A door lunches with ‘the girls’, and nightly We must realize that works of fic- slams in the corridor and my eyes barhopping in the big city impossi- tion are just fiction! It’s important snap open, before I’m lulled back ble. to be realistic about our expecta- into the quest for quiet nothing- Myth #3: Breaking rules and tions and strive towards attainable ness. My mind wanders; doing playing dirty is a part of making it goals - knowing that hard work and nothing is hard. to the top. “I’m not gonna spend the credentials beats regular trips to Day Two rest of my life working my ass off the salon when it comes to success. Most of the sessions have a and getting nowhere just because I theme to guide the learning pro- followed rules that I had nothing to Tweet us your thoughts cess. Today’s topic is being ‘at ease’ do with setting up”. This quote from @BoarLifestyle with my thoughts: letting them » Photos: Twitter / @Get_Headspace Working Girl presents a common 15 theboar.org/Lifestyle | @BoarLifestyle | LIFESTYLEtheboar.org 17 What it’s really like to work in London Rebecca Stewart asks the editor-in-chief of a digital news agency: how glamorous really is working in London? ondon - you’ve probably I’m usually up about 6am and at As I manage a team in LA some- we’re doing well. to do in London at the end of a been told a thousand times my desk by 7.15am. I have to find times I have to work with them BL: What do you enjoy most challenging week? that it’s the only place to be if stories for the team to write, so that too, especially when there is a new about London Living? HF: Someone has to be on call at your aim is to get a good job first 30 minutes is doing that. Then starter as it’s my job to train them. HF: There are loads of great weekends in my job just in case a L(or even any job). But if you haven’t between 7.45am and 8.40am I have On those days I usually do split things about London, tonnes of big story breaks. We take it in turns lived there, it can be pretty easy to a team of four who are writing, ed- shifts, so I work with my UK team things to see and do and there is a to do that, so when I’m not working be disillusioned about the realities iting and uploading eight stories. from 10.30am until about 3pm, buzz in the city. I like how varied the weekends are my down time. I of working in the biggest and bus- It’s a fast-paced and pressurised then I have a break for a bit. Then it is. No matter how random the don’t have much time to relax in the iest city in the country. One writer environment so you have to think between 9.30pm and 4.30am I’m thing you’re into is, you’ll find it week, so on Saturday and Sunday I chats to Hannah Ferrett, a Corn- carefully about whether journalism working with the American group here. Plus there is a huge variety of always have a lie in. I like spending wall girl who moved to London to is for you. You need to be able to via Skype. people here which I love and I’ve time with my dog then too, and I pursue her career. write quickly and accurately, my Obviously there is variety in my made my best friends since being will usually spend Friday evening Boar Lifestyle: So, what is your team files 300–350 words in 15 job in terms of the stories I write here. I like how big it is too. with my husband. My favourite current job? minutes. and edit, but as journalism is so BL: Any negatives? Do you ever thing to do is go out for drinks with Hannah Ferrett: I’m the edi- The rest of the day continues in deadline-driven your day is struc- miss living at ‘home’? a group of friends. There are some tor-in-chief of Cover Media, which that way, finding, writing and edit- tured to reflect that. HF: I don’t miss living at home, I great sky bars in London for cock- is a digital news agency. We provide tails, plus I like the Southbank in websites around the world with summer and Camden for Saturday entertainment, fashion, celebrity nights. style, beauty and health and fitness BL: Would you choose to live news and features, plus movie re- and work anywhere else, doing views. I manage ten people in Lon- something entirely different to don and Los Angeles and we send what you do now? out around 50 stories a day, plus HF: I wouldn’t change jobs be- pictures and image galleries. We’ve cause I love journalism. I’m not got teams in other countries too against moving away from the city and it’s my job to ensure our 16 dai- if something good came up else- ly deadlines are met, plus deal with where and it’s probable that I will any problems which arise, pitch for live somewhere else at some point. I new business, train staff members think it’d be to another city though. and edit the copy. BL: What would be three pieces BL: How long have you lived and of advice you would give to some- worked in London? one thinking of moving to the City HF: I moved to London a cou- ing stories. We have more deadlines BL: Did you always want to work see London as my home now. This for work? ple of months after I graduated in at 11am, 1.45pm, 2pm, 3pm and in London? How did you find out is where I got married, bought a flat HF: Save money first – London 2003, so I’m coming up to my 11th 4.30pm. Most days are spent writ- about and secure your current job? and started my career. When I’m is expensive! Don’t rush finding a anniversary here. I’ve worked here ing and proofing at my desk, but HF: Yes I did always want to live older I might move away but at the place to live, you need to be happy that whole time, bar a two week pe- sometimes I’ll go out too. Mostly and work in London. I come from moment I’m very happy here. there and it’s going to cost a bomb riod when I was made redundant that’s to movie screenings or press Cornwall and wanted to see what There are downsides – rent is so you want to get it right (have a and had to find another job. conferences with stars which is living in a big city was like. Plus lo- extortionate, it’s busy and grimy good look around the area before BL: What does a typical work- good fun, plus there can be pre- cal newspapers weren’t for me and and it can be hard to relax as it’s you sign a lease). Finally, be realis- day look like for you in the City? mieres to attend at night. When you so to kickstart my career I really so fast-moving. But I’ve settled in tic about the kind of job you’ll get. HF: I think a lot of people think go to an event it’s all about getting had to be in London. a quiet area of town which is still You might want to write features working in London is very glamor- the best quotes from people and I’ve been at my current compa- quite central and that helps. People for Vogue or be part of a major law ous and all about coming into the then transcribing them and writing ny for about five years and I was moan about public transport and firm, but that won’t come straight office for about 10am, having long the story as quickly as possible. one of the people who set up the not knowing your neighbours here away. You’ll need to begin right at boozey lunches with clients and I finish around 4.30pm most company. Previously I worked at too, so it depends what you’re look- the bottom, probably doing a job then going out for cocktails. That days and a couple a times a week another news agency and I was ing for. I came from a village with you find a bit boring, and work pretty much doesn’t happen any- I’ll have work events to go to in asked to help launch Cover Media one bus a day into town, so I find your way up. Having a good atti- more, sorry to be the bearer of bad the evening, things like make-up so I thought I’d give it a go. Oppor- it hard to get stressed about wait- tude, being helpful and using your news! launches or fashion shows. They tunities like that don’t come around ing three minutes for a tube. And initiative will always get your no- My working day starts in the are good fun but because of the ear- that much so I thought I’d grab it. I know my neighbours to nod to, ticed. office at 7.15am. I’m got my morn- ly starts it can get pretty tiring as it’s It’s been a lot of hard work, long which is fine for me. ing routine down so I can spend as not unusual for a work day to last days (and nights) but we’ve grown BL: Do you get much time to un- » Photo: Flickr / Pablo Fernández much time in bed as possible, so from 7.15am until about 10.30pm. from a team of four to about 40 so wind? What’s your favourite thing Tea, Taylor Swift, and other #FashionInternProblems Chloe Wynne tells us writing for the Boar helped her land an internship at clothing brand Miss Patina fter producing a feature Primarily petrified at the possibili- pompously infused tea later, and I and scratched your head over for for the very section that ty of writer’s block, and then even had before me a complete portfolio a good portion of a day is simply you are reading now, Boar more terrified at the prospect of of writing. Now up on their website amazing. Lifestyle, I was offered a having to immediately recognise for everybody to see, I feel that the After the major stockpile of my Afashion-based internship for a slice and understand all of the collec- names, ranging from ‘Space Oddi- work was complete, the rest of the of my summer at London-based tion’s inspirations, patterns, trends ty Jumper’ to ‘Jacqueline Dress’ and internship was spent doing those and vintage-inspired label Miss and looks, I dove straight in. ‘Cavalry Charge Shirt’, are girly tasks that I had imagined: styl- Patina. The term ‘vintage’ justified by the charming ing outfits for Instagram, blogging Although a job description was seems to denote an designs and quirks of fashion news, writing DIY guides never formally attached to my air of knowledge, a the collection. on quirky accessories, and steam summer role, I dreamed up visions cool vibe and a cer- What’s more, ironing a few bits and pieces. of adopting the life of Lauren Con- tain streak of exclu- throughout the On the whole the experience rad and Whitney Port, when they sivity. As such, the brand’s history, a fair confirmed to me that fashion isn’t embarked on their sassy adven- task of labelling ‘vin- share of famous fac- the route I will pursue after War- ture as fashion interns on The Hills tage-inspired’ cloth- es have been spotted wick. I had a hoot, but it doesn’t all those years ago. Instead what ing seemed even more sporting their designs, suit. Yet, in affirming my writing presented itself to me was a real daunting as I strived to and this week was the ambitions, it still provided me with mind boggle; my first bit of labour make my descriptions ‘fit in’ turn of Taylor Swift who was a gleaming showcase of work, a few as helper was to think up over 150 with the trendy, accepted norms, as seen out and about in the ‘Space more connections, and a new gifted quaint - if not a tad pretentious - such. Oddity’ two-piece! To see someone coat. Get in. product names and descriptions Five days, countless on-the-go so globally recognised and idolised » Photos: Twitter / @MissPatina for the upcoming AW14 collection. cookies, and at least 20 cups of in the material that you scrutinised (cropped) theboar.org 30 Sponsored by: Deputy Editor: Cath Lyon 18 [email protected] Twitter @BoarArts ARTS fb.com/groups/BoarArts Arts Column How to start your own theatre company Is Fringe work Fat Git Theatre, who are all Warwick graduates, tell Boar Arts their top tips on getting started experience too good to be BA: What have been your greatest successes true? or your best moments?

FGT: Performing WINKY at Soho Theatre upstairs was a special moment. Achieving four and five star reviews for our fourth show on the trot at the Edinburgh festival was an- other highlight this year. Aside from that it’s really just about those shows where you come away and you’re sure, everyone’s sure, com- pany and audience, that you nailed it. You may only have two or three nights like that in a run, but that’s the heart of the theatre drug. That’s the factor that makes people a bit crazy f you are a young budding creative then and convinces them to take on unemploy- going up to the Edinburgh Fringe can ment, debt and seven-day weeks for the ma- seem like a really good idea. After all, jority of their twenties, rather than plug into you’re effectively going to a city that is a grad scheme at Faber. aboutI to completely devote itself to the arts » Fat Git’s production of WINKY which ran at the Soho Theatre. Photo: Fat Git Theatre for a whole month, which means that you BA: What are or have been the most diffi- should have the chance to see a variety of ave you ever wondered how peo- proaches to new writing, and while doing cult moments for you all? different shows and also meet lots of like- ple can possibly go about setting so we tend to focus on ugliness and the gro- minded people. Having said that, for many up their own theatre company? tesque as a theme. We started off as a devis- FGT: Funding funding funding. Applications students this is a costly adventure, and a lot How can graduates possibly even ing company with an aesthetic trend, then you didn’t get. Applications you thought you of people find themselves looking for a job beginH to make a success of themselves in we mutated into a company that was adapt- got but didn’t. Applications you did get, but on the festival circuit, but is working at the such a difficult industry? Well they can and ing more than it was devising. Then we got which took years off of your life when you Fringe a positive experience or just an ad- they are, Fat Git Theatre is one of them. Now pulled in some new directions by the offer were writing them. Every obscure letter back vanced form of slave labour? award-winning professionals who are re- of working with some of Britain’s best young from the Arts Council refusing to tell you Before we go any further it seems sensible nowned for their new writing, they give the playwrights. It’s important sometimes not to why you didn’t get the money. Every project to point out that employers are aware that a Boar their tips for success in this challenging pigeon hole yourself before anyone else has you see with money that you feel is less de- lot of students really want to go to the Edin- industry. had a chance to - we didn’t jump to defining serving than yours, which got rejected etc. burgh Fringe. It is all too easy to get sucked ourselves as this or that and we’ve remained etc. etc. It goes on and on and on. All we want into the enthusiasm of going to the festival Boar Arts: How was your company found- the stronger for it. to do as theatre makers is go to work - but and forget the fact that the job you have ap- ed? the problem with the industry is you’ve got plied for may not actually specify how long BA: How did what you learnt at uni support to raise thousands of pounds just to be able you are going to work for, or whether or not Fat Git Theatre: Fat Git Theatre was founded you in establishing a company and putting to do that. And then they wonder why we’re your expenses will be paid either. by Josh Roche and Rosie Spiegelhalter, along yourselves out there? all a bunch of lefties. One Warwick Student that I spoke to, who with the help of Meg Price back in 2011 when wished to remain anonymous, said that the we were all leaving the university. We made FGT: Two of the texts that we have pro- BA: What is your company up to at the mo- main reason for getting a job had to be, “Sim- up one director and two producers, and we’d duced into full pieces were originally found ment? ply because you love theatre and art. You’re just worked together on a show that had made by company members at uni (WINKY and unlikely to get paid, you’ll be exhausted and it into the National Student Drama Festival. THE NOSE). We are also hugely indebted to FGT: We’re producing (i feel fine) a new play you’ll be living off a tight budget in digs so We had a group of actors we liked working the Warwick Arts Centre, IATL (which was by Joe White which is on at the New Dio- you need to love what you’re doing it for.” So with, a clear sense of the theatre that turned previously CAPITAL) and all the expertise rama, London in the first week of December if you were planning on seeing lots of shows us on, and some well paid career options to of the people that surrounded us. I think the and then at the Vault Festival in the new year whilst earning a large amount of cash then disregard. So we made a Facebook page and a most important things we learnt were about (dates tbc). We opened it last week at the please consider yourself forewarned. logo and grabbed some people together, and the work itself - how to rehearse, how to Emerge Festival here on campus. We are also Having said that, the Edinburgh Fringe is called it a company, about two years later it judge if something works, how to keep real- in residency with IATL at Warwick for this definitely still one of the best places to see actually became one. istic when you feel that everything you cre- term and term two - we’re running a series of emerging companies produce innovative ate is gold dust, how to remain positive when workshops about collaborative drafting and work, and there is real joy in coming across BA: What does your company stand for? you’re sure it’s all rubbish. Theatre is a men- environmental science. It’s a mad, ambitious a truly wonderful show that you know you What is it’s motto or the type of theatre that tally bruising industry that requires bloody- project, whose fruits will be available to see would never normally have got the chance to it is most engaged with? mindedness and sensitivity to be expressed in the spring term. It’s great to be heading out see. A crummy room in some truly dire ac- in the same breath. You learn the basics of on a big creative adventure like that, and not commodation can be balanced out by great FGT: Fat Git Theatre discovers new ap- how to do that at university. quite knowing where land is. conversations with other aspiring artists, and the chance to experience the buzz of what BA: What are your future plans? is, arguably, the greatest arts festival in the world. ARTISTS WANTED FGT: Just to do what we’ve got coming up, So on balance perhaps it is best to look at then rest, then start again. it this way: if you love theatre then some of the more boring jobs can be made to seem BA: What advice would you give to anyone worthwhile, but it is still probably best to be who wants to break into the art industry, clear about just what it is that you are signing whether it be visual arts, theatre, dance, up for. etc. but is too scared to do so?

Sam Crawford FGT: You’ve got to be a fighter - not a back- stabber or a cruel person, but you need to be willing to go at it hard. So I’d say do it because you know you can do it well, because you be- » Photo: Don McCullough / Flickr lieve you can do it better than the others, be- cause you think it’s important that other peo- What does it take to be a top Are you a budding Picasso? Do you paint work right here on the Arts page. So if you ple see your work, because you’re driven by arts journalist? Mark Shenton or draw in your spare time? Do you want to are a professional or an amateur, just send in something bigger than vanity or showing off. and Andrew Dickson tell all: get your work out there? Or maybe you just a photo or copy of the piece to arts@theboar. The stakes should be that high. If they are, theboar.org/arts want to see it in print? Then Boar Arts wants org with a title or description and the inspi- and if that’s true, then why on earth would to hear from YOU! From the next issue on- ration for your piece and you could see it you be scared? ward we will be showing Warwick students’ right here in next week’s issue! theboar.org 14 Editor: Cayo Sobral 19 Editor:[email protected] Ellie May [email protected] @BoarSciTech SCI & TECH fb.com/groups/BoarSciTechTwitter @BoarSciTech How to make it in science journalismfb.com/groups/BoarSciTech Hayley Simon chronicles her rocky path towards a career in science communication sk a group of science students about degree in science, anything is possible. involved in student media, set up your own After a series of rejected applications, I their future career plans and you’re Once you have made the decision to pur- YouTube channel. Develop your skills as ear- somehow managed to secure a rare intern- likely to hear the phrase “I want to sue a career in this field, what should your ly as possible and make sure that you grab ship with the Royal Society of Chemistry, do something that involves my de- next steps be? Unfortunately, the answer is any opportunity that comes your way. working as a science writer for the magazines Agree, but I don’t want a career in research.” not simple. At first the task can seem daunt- Chemistry World and Education in Chemis- It’s a common dilemma for scientists. Hav- Unlike the banking industry, ing, but it does get easier. try. ing spent three or four years trying to under- there aren’t many advertised When I began my journey Most of my daily work centred on writing stand complicated theories, many don’t want internships and graduate into science writing, I science news stories for publication in print their knowledge to go to waste. schemes. Despite that, was sceptical that it and online. I learned how to structure a news But the desire for a job in science doesn’t it may be possible to could ever become story and gained experience interviewing always translate to life in academia. Gradu- secure a few weeks’ more than just a scientists for quotes. Over the course of eight ates who face this problem often find them- worth of work ex- pipe dream but weeks I was given an incredible insight into selves drawn to roles in teaching or industry, perience by ap- I knew that I the world of science journalism, from the but these sectors aren’t for everyone. And for plying directly wanted to write, birth of a story (how to source and pitch an this small percentage of students it can quick- to organisations so I set up my idea) right through to copy-editing the final, ly feel like that fabled “dream job” doesn’t ac- such as the BBC own science published issue. tually exist. Luckily, there is another option or various pub- news blog. This Beyond written journalism, I was also available, the field of science communication. lishing houses. gave me a plat- given the chance to get involved with the Science communication is a broad term Nevertheless, form to build Chemistry World podcasts, both the monthly that covers a wide range of roles. Typical jobs this lack of a for- my journalistic discussions and the weekly “chemistry in its can involve public outreach, journalism or mal career path skills and I soon element” recordings. publishing. Usually, when people think of a does come with started writing for When I sent off the application for Chem- science communicator, the image of a tele- some advantages. the Boar. Gradu- istry World, I never thought I would get it; it vision presenter or YouTube star is the first As there are no set ally, as my work got was too much of a perfect job. In the end, by thing to come to mind. However, there are criteria, applicants are more exposure, I real- some crazy twist of fate, I did get it. So if you plenty more jobs behind the scenes in edito- free to be flexible and it is ised that science writing think you might be interested in science writ- rial, production and event planning. There easy to demonstrate your ini- was the perfect job for me. ing, I strongly encourage you to dive straight are even opportunities in policy making, tiative and ability to work inde- I began freelancing for the in. Even if you think it’s a long shot, or that where science graduates can use their exper- pendently. »Photo: Flickr/pianetatschai website Biomedical Picture you aren’t good enough, give it a go. After all, tise to advise the government on important The key is to be proactive of the Day and sent off a what’s the worst that can happen? decisions. With a bit of imagination, and a and do things that you enjoy: start a blog, get flurry of work experience applications. My summer as an undergrad researcher Is a career in research for you? Two students share their experiences with Warwick research ummer holidays are obviously very The URSS scheme requires each student ven though I was in my first year at Joseph arrived and took me on a tour of precious to every student. For some to create a portfolio, which was great because Warwick, I applied to URSS to spend the laboratories so I could get my bearings. it is a time to relax and refresh their it allowed us to reflect on learning points six weeks of my summer holiday do- We discussed how I would proceed with my minds, whilst others prefer to keep ac- throughout the research project. We were ing a research project in Life Sciences. project and I was taught how to use some of Stive by working or exploring the opportuni- also expected to create a poster giving us the EDr Joseph Christie-Oleza, who had kind- the more complicated looking equipment; I ties they didn’t even know existed! chance to show others our hard work at a ly agreed to take me on, is undertaking re- even got to use liquid nitrogen! As a chemistry student, I was keen to devel- showcase which will take place this term. search into the interactions between marine My first few days were a bit of blur, as I op my experience in the laboratory and was This experience has enabled me to develop micro-organisms. The lack of data on these started work and got to know the other mem- particularly interested in anti-cancer drug re- skills as a chemist but also allowed me to net- interactions means there is much to discov- bers of the research team, the rest of the lab search. Speaking to my department, I became work with URSS students from a large variety er that may be significant in a wide range of staff and other URSS students; they were aware of the prospects that the Undergradu- of subject areas. fields. very welcoming, which made the workplace ate Research Support Scheme (URSS) could I highly recommend this opportunity to I knew my project was going to be on in- enjoyable. bring. I realised it was a great way to utilise any student; not only is it a great achieve- teractions between two different types of I soon settled into a routine, organising my my time and that it was a unique experience, ment, but it provides an insight into the bacteria: one which produces organic mat- day around the various experiments I need- hugely valued by employers! world of research whilst building friendships ter by photosynthesis and the other which ed to do and getting to work at my bench. I approached an academic who accepted that last. breaks it down into a form that can be recy- I would go for lunch whenever my experi- me into his research group for the summer. cled back to the first type of bacteria. I was ments allowed it and would usually meet up The application process for URSS was very Mechelle Bennett really excited to start work on my own little with some other URSS students to chat about simple, consisting of a few simple questions Photo: Flickr/edmontonliveallyear research project. what we were all doing that day. about my hopes and aims for the project. Not » Before I knew it my six weeks were almost long after, the URSS scheme approved my over. I have learnt a great deal from every as- funding and I was excited to start my project pect of my URSS experience. at the end of June. The analytical and practical skills will help My first day was a little daunting as I did me in my lab-based work this year. Addi- not know what to expect. However, within tionally it improved my interpersonal skills the first few days I felt extremely welcomed because I interacted with a team whome I into the group and was already learning so wouldn’t usually work with. It advanced my many exciting concepts. I quickly learned writing and presentation skills when produc- how to carry out air-sensitive reactions and ing an academic abstract and poster on my worked with equipment completely new to findings. I really enjoyed my URSS expe- me. rience and I would highly recommend it to I was truly inspired by my group and the anybody who thinks they might be interested enthusiasm they had for their projects was in undertaking a research masters, PhD or a really encouraging. I feel that this has helped career in research because it is a great way to not only build my confidence, but has pre- try it out and gauge if research is for you. pared me for my future in chemistry; par- ticularly as I’m doing a research project at Heather Barnes NTU in Singapore in term three. Editor: Emily Nabney theboar.org 2030 [email protected] Twitter @BoarBooks BOOKS fb.com/groups/BoarBooks Confessions of a publishing intern Stephanie Hartley interviews ex-Warwick History student Joanna Harwood recent Warwick graduate, Joanna The Boar was a brilliant starting point, but Harwood, speaks about her experi- I had to make sure that I had some solid ences making a career in the pub- books-based editorial work under my belt as lishing world. well. ACurrently an Editorial Acquisitions In BB: What course did you study? Did tern at Harlequin, Joanna has managed you find that it was in any way particularly to achieve a number of internships since helpful for this career path? graduating from Warwick last year. As pre- JH: I was a history student, which proved vious Lifestyle editor of the Boar, she shows useful in that it gave me a good eye for detail what success being a member of the editorial and the ability to absorb a lot of information team can bring students! quickly. Boar Books: First of all, how hard did BB: What advice would you give to final- you find it to secure an internship after ists who are looking to be in a position at a graduating? publishing firm within the next year? Joanna Harwood: About a month after I JH: Learn as much as you can about pub- left university I had three consecutive intern- lishing, especially the challenges the industry ships sorted at various publishing houses. is facing. Work out what field you want to However, I spent most of that month franti- work in and try and get some relevant expe- cally applying for pretty much any position I rience. Don’t give up! It can be very difficult saw, reading everything I could get my hands to secure a publishing job, especially in edito- on about the industry, and constantly updat- rial. ing my cover letter and CV. BB: What is it like interning for major BB: Did you find any particular experi- companies? Do you feel like you’re playing ence you gained whilst studying especially an important part? important? »Joanna graduated as mystical shaman from Warwick in 2014 Photo: Joanna Harwood JH: It depends on the company and the JH: Publishing is very much an industry type of internship you have. If your intern- where you learn on the job, so as a student, definitely shouldn’t neglect your studies! Use gave me six months of editorial and mana- ship only lasts a fortnight, you will spend a you won’t be able to get all the skills you need your time at university to the fullest advan- gerial experience – plenty of good material lot of that time standing by the photocopier. to secure a career without a couple of intern- tage: start looking for experience before the for any CV! If you’re struggling to get an in- But if your internship lasts a few months, ships under your belt. Once I had decided on finalist panic sets in! ternship, look for opportunities to produce a you’ll have many more opportunities to try publishing as a career, I made sure to get as BB: What would you advise to people relevant project, or apply for an exec positon. your hand at some more difficult tasks! much editorial experience as possible, which who are looking to crack the tough nut of BB: What impact do you think being the BB: Is it as hard to get a paid internship largely came from various exec positions. the publishing world but can’t seem to get Lifestyle Editor for the Boar has on your ca- in this industry as it is to get it in others? BB: Do you think it is more important to any publishing specific experience? reer prospects in the publishing world? JH: Paid internships are very hard to come focus on getting relevant experience whilst JH: Make your own experience! An in- JH: It’s been very helpful! My time as Life- by. Most large publishing houses will offer at university than putting all of your effort ternship is not the only way to get experi- style Editor helped me to develop all kinds travel and lunch expenses, but these are often into your academic work? ence; there are plenty of other opportunities of skills used in publishing, and it definitely subject to a price cap, and don’t always cover JH: Relevant experience is crucial, but to boost your CV. For example, in my final helped me make the right career choice. That travel outside of the London area. As most as most publishing companies ask for a 2:1 year I persuaded the history staff to let me re- said, editing for journalism and editing for publishing houses are based in London, this as a minimum education requirement, you write the guide to their term in Venice. This books are two very different career paths. can get very expensive very quickly! Does having an English degree make you unemployable? Yasmin Mahdy a variety of industries rather than to be lim- ties can be found with many different em- It is not true that English Literature is a ited to one specific career. ployers such as the NHS, educational insti- limited degree. Rather, it is a springboard The skills gained from the degree are trans- tutions, local and national government, and from which to propel yourself as a graduate aking a degree in English Literature ferable, and the ability to communicate effec- financial and legal firms. Possible roles can into a variety of different career paths, mak- is notorious for making you unem- tively through both critical writing and orally range from administration, research, finance ing it the opposite of the assumption that it ployable. As an English finalist, this is a major strength. Other examples of trans- and general management. Typical employers is narrow in options. Whilst the degree is knowledge seems to forecast im- ferable skills appealing to future employers for English Literature graduates are publish- highly employable, it is important to real- Tpending doom for myself post-graduation. developed include: researching, independent ing companies, advertising, marketing and ise that there is no one specific employment At the same time, it can become rather wear- working, time management, thinking crea- media organisations. sector for English Literature and no career- ing when the response to my degree is usually tively, critical reasoning and the use of IT. Graduates can also pursue further educa- specific skills that go along with it. A strong a grimace of sympathy and the assumption, Having an English degree is a demonstration tion, continuing their academic studies by CV with examples of work experience as well ‘so, you want to be a teacher then?’ Strangely of key skills from effective communication to doing a Masters and PhD or study different as the choice to study post-graduation to at- enough, I do believe that while there is ab- strong analytical abilities that can be applied vocational postgraduate courses. Law con- tain skills for a specific career, or to work on solutely nothing wrong with teaching as a to many roles. version courses as well as study for specific training schemes, show that it is very possible career, there are other forms of employment However, to go into a specific field, work careers such as accounting, marketing, and to secure a good career after graduation – we out there for myself. English Literature is not experience is vital in order to develop a bet- finance also provide a variety of options that just have to work for it. synonymous with teaching and the degree is ter-rounded CV. Many English students have open many doors for different career paths. not an exclusive one. the chance to apply their skills by writing for student newspapers or magazines, getting in- volved with societies, or gain hands-on expe- rience in the career field they wish to get into There is no one specific employment through work experience and internships. sector for English literature and no For example, whilst an English Literature career-specific skills that go along with graduate is desirable in writing-centric fields it such as journalism or publishing, it would be worthwhile to contact newspapers or pub- lishing companies that usually offer work experience for undergraduates ranging from Luckily, the three years spent securing a a week to a month. Often extremely competi- BA in English Literature is not wholly spent tive, writing experience can also be garnered on just developing skills in skim-reading and by looking to the web where there are a great late-night essay writing. As a non-vocational number of developing online magazines and degree, there is an upside to the degree not newspapers that need writers, or by creating being specific to a certain career; in the glass your own blog. half-full representation, it means that an There are a variety of career paths open for English Literature graduate is free to get into an English Literature graduate. Opportuni- » The only equipment an English student ever needs Photo: Flickr/Markus Spiske theboar.org/Books | @BoarBooks | BOOKS 21 16 theboar.org How I learnt to stop worrying and love the book Pint of purple April Roach discusses her fornight spent in Macmillan’s officies this Easter Dan Cope, applied for work experience in a last-min- ute wave of panic before the Easter holi- Deputy Editor days. I was surprised to receive a prompt is under the reply from Macmillan, a company that spotlight in this Ihas published works from Carol Ann Duffy, C. J. Sansom, Emma Donoghue (author of week’s column Room), and The Gruffalo series by Julia Don- aldson. It was a careers’ session at Warwick about Publishing and Journalism that first prompt- What book are you reading at the moment? ed me to consider Macmillan. A represent- I am currently reading Jamaica Kincaid’s ative from Macmillan gave an introductory Lucy for my Transnational Feminism course. presentation that explained the different po- It’s about a girl from the West Indies who sitions in the publishing industry, bringing goes to the United States to be an au pair for a my attention to the potential of roles other wealthy white family. It beautifully details the than editorial. displacement the protagonist feels and opens After emailing my CV and a short cover up a dialogue about how race and space in- letter, I was invited to two weeks of work ex- tersect with cultural attitudes. Lucy presents perience with Macmillan. My placement was some very ugly values with simple and brutal in the Adult Communications department honesty. for Pan Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Ltd. Part of the success of my ap- Who is your favourite literary character? plication was due to the fact that I applied for Don’t call me the king of the clichés, but I the first two weeks of the Easter holiday, from adore Hermione Granger and Luna Love- March 17 to March 28, when many other uni- good in the Harry Potter books. Luna’s social versities do not break up for Easter until early awkwardness and stinging honesty is com- April. In addition, I think that many students »That fan is perfectly placed for late summer bum cooling Photo: Flickr/Ben Mautner pelling and heart breaking in equal meas- underestimate their potential and how easy ures. Although she might be Luna’s opposite the process of writing a CV and cover letter nal, small tasks, as is expected from any work people to choose which themes they thought in ideals, Hermione’s utter dedication to her can be. experience placement. These tasks involved best and most appropriate. All of the designs friends and studies shaped my perspective on Pan Macmillan’s offices are in central Lon- sending numerous mail-outs, for example of were simply amazing; the task of choosing education and friendship. Everyone should don, however I was reimbursed for travel invitations to press and authors for events, only one must have been incredibly diffi- have friends like Luna and Hermione. within London and received an additional £5 and books to be reviewed by bloggers. My ef- cult. In addition, it was not simply a matter per day for lunch with receipts. forts were somewhat rewarded at the end of of choosing the most aesthetically appealing: What is the first book you remember read- From the first day, I was thoroughly im- the placement, when the last package I sent other factors, such as how thick the spines ing? pressed by the lovely offices. As an English was to myself, containing several free Pan were and how unifying or different the de- I’m an English literature student and I can’t literature student, I enjoyed working in an Macmillan books. signs for each theme should be, also had to remember. How embarrassing. I guess I environment that was filled with books. Other tasks included putting together lists be considered. Approaching a topic like this would say I remember my parents reading And the books were everywhere: in boxes of emails and addresses of invitees for book from a sales’ point of view has shed new light me Christmas stories when I was very young. for mail-outs, on shelves as extras and for events, and updating the events page on the on my shopping experience. There is something so sweet about the num- consultations, and in piles on people’s work Pan Macmillan website. I researched possible I thoroughly enjoyed the two weeks place- ber of parents and guardians who must read desks. venues in London for events and even ran an ment at Pan Macmillan, and recommend the stories about Santa to excitable children on errand outside of the office. I worked with company to anyone interested in publishing. Christmas Eve. Gorkana, Biblio and Net Galley, which I can I think I benefitted much more from under- The two weeks gave me a real taste now put on my CV as website systems that I taking two weeks instead of one week, as it What is your all-time favourite book? am familiar with. Overall, I felt that I had a gave me more time to get to know the staff. Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows for what life could be like in the purpose and was given enough responsibili- By the second week, I was being trusted with marked the end of my childhood. I am not publishing world ties to kept me busy. The two weeks gave me much more important jobs. backing down on this. I will never forget a real taste for what life could be like in the I did feel, however, that the experience coming downstairs to a packed room and publishing world. was not enough to sway me from consider- announcing I had finished it to generous My favourite task was the opportunity to ing journalism, a career which I feel provides wooping from my family. Waiting outside for The marketing and publicity department sit in on cover design and editorial meetings. more challenges and active work in the long that book at midnight in the rain was worth are involved in organising book signings and It was fascinating to hear how much thought term. But if you are interested in event plan- every second. launches, setting up press releases, and ad- and discussion went into the selecting of ning, marketing, sales, and working with vertising plans. I continually heard this be- covers for novels. In particular, I enjoyed writers, then publishing could be the career If you wrote an autobiography, what would ing described as the more ‘glamorous’ side of the discussions about selecting a new theme for you. be the title? publishing. On the placement, I found myself of covers for Pan Macmillan’s classic novels. I Can’t COPE With This Shit. Seriously, I’m putting together invitation lists that featured The designers at the meeting presented the Have you done any books going to write this one day. some reasonably well-known names. group with their ideas and designs, and it related work experience? Of course, I did have also to do many ba- was then up to the marketing and publicity Tweet: @BoarBooks Kindle vs. book? There is nothing sexier than the smell of a new book. I’m old-fashioned and I love taking the luxury of cracking the spine and P-p-p-pick up a Penguin Careers Guide turning the pages of a novel. How much is a pint of purple? Nick Earl duty to discuss creative enterprises in more approach a book like Penguin will imply is Erm. £1.50 on Pop! Wednesdays? I’ve no depth. Perhaps the book was commissioned available, but even to get the jobs they advo- idea really. Cider Black is where it is at. by specific corporations, and those implicit cate, some of which are actually prestigious he Penguin Careers Guide’s extensive were clearly sincere in their re- and interesting in their own career coverage, from A-Z of profes- marks on the blurb. I was hop- way, it will still require plenty sions, is crudely done, with specific ing a books company would of hard graft and other intan- jobs given lengthy discourse and in- have more autonomy than that. gibles that exist outside of the Tformation, whilst others such as Publishing From the outset, the book book . getting a paltry few pages. They also manage does seek to appear to shoehorn That said, it’s not all doom to homogenise entire industries, whilst go- people into specific regimented and gloom. It would probably ing into detailed variations of certain careers career paths, and considering help if many of us became less even though they are no more complex than the plethora of opportunity out worried that our university life the ones they simplified earlier. there, it is not the best message would lead to a limbo of face- Rather than being purely an overly gen- to its target audience. Especially less placements and graduate eral, touch-the-surface encyclopaedia of job to university students. schemes. That world is great choices (perhaps a useful tool for those first But really I am being harsh at times, but not for every- branching out to thinking of careers) it in- to Penguin, which is actually one, and there is much more stead seems jarringly geared around the cor- a very good company, mostly. outside of that lens or scope, porate world. Instead, the real lesson is that a and there is plenty of time to Naively I just hoped that a book company book won’t get you a career. By achieve it, regardless of what publishing a book about careers would feel a all means follow the box-ticking »Photo: penguin.co.uk the book says. theboar.org 26 Editor: Sam Evans [email protected] Twitter @BoarMusic MUSIC fb.com/groups/BoarMusic Boar Jukeb x myAdvantage: Boar Music

Goldman Sachs turned you down and KPMG never got back to you – so what? Sit down, have a listen to these vocationally-titled tunes, and maybe you’ll find some career-based inspiration.

Lady Gaga: ‘Paparazzi’ With a recent string of underwhelming chart positions and cancelled music videos, one could argue that Lady Gaga’s future in pop may not be so bright. However, one can- not look back in anger at her previous mu- sical achievements, in particular, 2009’s ‘Pa- parazzi’. In this ode to the camera, Gaga coos over a warm, dynamic production, express- ing a desire for fame and approval. The result is a solid gold pop record demonstrating an It’s tough at the top artist totally in her artistic element. Keifer Asare-Antwi Planning on having a career in the music industry? It might not be that easy, says Jay Chauhan Vampire Weekend: ‘Diplomat’s Son’ » Not even Tom Odell’s excellent fringe could save him from the horrors of the industry. Photo: Flickr/cr01 “Jun cha cha gegujun cha” begins this coming of age song: a cheerful track with a one are the days of promised suc- She’s not the only one. Another artist I’ve Yet, other artists like Tom Odell have not serious theme, the contrast of Ezra Koenig’s cess once an artist has been signed recently met was incredibly frank with her been so lucky and, after constant delays of soothing voice against bouncing synth and to a major label. In the past few view of the music industry. After featuring his debut following winning the Brits Critics’ keys depict a classic end-of-high-school, bit- years the music industry has been on a number one dance track, her label had Choice Award, sales for his album were low- Gunsurprisingly hit by the economic down- tersweet teenage feeling of nostalgia. This failed to get her playlisted on the two of the er than predicted and critical reception was track acts as a depiction of band member turn in terms of sales, which are currently largest radio stations, Radio 1 and Capital full of disappointment. Additionally, despite Rostam Batmanglij’s realisation of his homo- so low that major artists only need around FM, two weeks prior to her single’s release. electronic-duo Alunageorge coming second sexuality, with lyrics including “That night 19,000 copies of an album to get a UK The conversation we had not only discussed in the Sound Of 2013 poll, the pair failed to I smoked a joint/With my best friend/We Number one, as seen with Bombay Bicycle possible delays with the track’s release but achieve a top 10 album, a hit single or even a found ourselves in bed/When I woke up he Club’s recent release So Long, See You To- also the paranoia of being dropped. The sin- sell-out UK tour. The material was brilliant, was gone”; it’s a love story from college years, morrow earlier this year. gle itself in my opinion is utterly brilliant and but this lack of acknowledgment by the pub- full of wistfulness and longing for what might Making matters even worse, the inclusion by far one of the best of the year, but when lic may suggest there is a major difference to have been. of streaming totals in the charts from July a label’s budget to promote a new artist only what critics believe is commercial and what Jess Mason this year has made it more difficult for an get’s smaller and smaller each year it becomes actually ends up selling. artist to get label investment into an album more difficult for the public to become aware As a conclusion, it is therefore difficult Ellie Goulding: ‘The Writer’ project. Inevitably things are going well sales- of a new artist as opposed to “being that sing- to argue against the fact that it is becoming ‘The Writer’ is a lilting piano ballad ex- wise for the more established acts like Cold- er that featured on a track with someone.” more challenging for an artist to enter the ploring love’s power to create someone anew. play, Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift, who have music industry. Record labels only want to Goulding’s sweet ghostly voice and echoey all at one point had the fastest-selling albums splash out cash on what sells, which are their instrumentals produce a dreamy comforting of the year. The struggle for new artists only established acts that are capable of selling vibe, but their joyful tone hides some deli- worsens without an established fan-base and It is difficult to argue against the fact over a full 12-month period due to large fan ciously neurotic lyrics. Goulding objectifies lack of evident single sales due to streaming. that it is becoming more challenging for bases, promotion and endorsements. While herself to her lover, asking to be his canvas, This in turn makes the likelihood of releas- an artist to enter the music industry. this article only considers artists signed to his mannequin, casting dark implications ing an album or even being able to tour far a major label, these difficulties also apply to over their power dynamic. Goulding would lower. It no longer matters if a new artist has those on independent labels and arguably erase every part of herself and rewrite it to be three top 40 singles or even a number one, the reliance of these independent labels are in his life, but is too self-abased to ask, main- the pressure to continually achieve hit after Additionally, a central focus is placed upon on smaller award nominations like the Mer- taining their unhappy stagnancy. hit has not only been unfair but at detriment the yearly ‘new artist’ polls such as BBC’s cury Music Prize and MOBOs. Nonetheless, Hannah Froggatt to creative freedom of artists. Sound of and the BRITS Critics’ Choice by being nominated for such things still does Nowadays, record labels look to collabora- Award, which also can be seen to be losing not guarantee longevity as an artist and due St. Vincent: ‘Actor Out Of Work’ tions as a platform for launching a new artist. major influence. Labels at the beginning of to the counting of streaming it is becoming A little gem clocking in at 2:15 that, sur- While some like Sam Smith and Charli XCX the year prioritise these new artists in what more difficult for a upcoming artist to show prisingly, isn’t about the failing career of a have been aided by this, arguably this trend are the quiet weeks of the music industry, that they can sell enough to warrant an al- thespian, but more about St. Vincent admit- is rarely beneficial. By acting as a featured however after this point many are neglected. bum. As a consequence labels turn to collab- ting she’s a psychopath, complete with meta- artist, the general public misunderstand the It is no longer simple enough to win. Sam orations with well-known names, but as stat- phors about beating someone up… At least, performer’s personal sound. An example of Smith, who won both this year, only achieved ed this may only halt creative freedom of the we hope they’re metaphors. It’s angry yet this was evident when UK singer songwriter two number one singles and an internation- artist further. While I hate to sound so grey happy, simple yet refreshing, and there’s some Ella Eyre featured on two tracks with drum ally successful album because of the intuition about the music industry, it is becoming eas- awesome crashing drums and crunchy guitar and bass outfit Rudimental last year, which of this label to release a single and allow the ier to understand why it is dying. We cannot in there too. A fan favourite, St. Vincent’s despite generating a number one arguably public to pre-order his album during this rely on the same established artists forever. performance of this in Birmingham last week misrepresented her as an artist. Now, three voting and winning period. In addition, be- was truly insane - in every sense of the word. solo singles later, Ella is still waiting for her fore winning he had already achieved hit sin- Adam Davey frequently delayed album to finally be re- gles as a featured artist and had been touring Planning on having a career leased showcasing a soul sound. prominently for the last year. in the music industry? Tweet: @BoarMusic theboar.org/Music | @BoarMusic | MUSIC 23 26 theboar.org “Just doing what I do”: an interview with Ironik Deputy editor Sian Elvin chats with the London-based rapper about life in today’s music industry state. I put out a song called ‘Killed Me’ in 2011, which suggests what sort of mode I was in at that time. Last year I started getting back into the zone and then I put out an EP, ‘In- dependently Unstoppable’, with Lemar on it. Now I’m back working fully on a new album.

I don’t know if being stabbed has really changed my approach to music

BM: Your Facebook page promises some “surprising special guests” on the record; can you give us any clues? I: There are some artists I’ve been in talks with and others that I’m looking to work with; I really want to collaborate again as ‘Tiny Dancer’ did so well. I’d especially love to work with a few indie bands because I love indie music. Someone like The Kooks would be amazing as I’m a big fan of them. I’ve also been working with a few people in the studio – even when I was on the down-low I was still in the studio, I never left it. My latest single » Nope, you didn’t accidentally find an issue of the Boar from 2008 - Ironik’s back, baby. Photo: Ten Letter features L Marshall and I think he’s so tal- ented; he sounded great in his collaboration ronik is a name you may not have heard one of my close friends – he’s like my little around me at all times, especially the garage with Wretch 32. He’s actually out of the coun- in a while, yet you’ll probably remember brother. When I turned 18 I just decided one world and the urban world in particular. I’m try at the moment working on his album so he hit the big time with his tracks ‘Tiny day: “You know what? I just want to write my so privileged to know all these people. In I haven’t properly met him yet. That’s why he Dancer (Hold Me Closer)’ and ‘Stay With own stuff.” Tinie Tempah’s song ‘Wifey’ really terms of my uncle, he’s always put me at the doesn’t feature in the video – that’s technolo- IMe’ reaching the top ten a few years ago. Hav- inspired me to start writing songs for girls, forefront as a DJ and that helped out a lot. gy these days! I never met Elton John when I ing just released his new single, ‘Die For You’ little love songs, and so on. I wrote my first BM: It’s been a good few years since your worked with him, either! with an album in the pipeline, the artist has song, ‘So Nice’, and that kind of took off, and first album was released in 2008; what have BM: And finally, following the release of high hopes for a big comeback which could be as they say, the rest is history. I put out a song you been up to in the meantime? your album, what have you got planned over better than ever. He caught up with the Boar called ‘Stay With Me’ with an unofficial video I: I haven’t had an official single out in the next few months? last week to tell us what he’s got lined up. and well, the online world went crazy and the around three or four years, so I know I’m not I: I’m just going to really try and be con- Boar Music: Hi Ironik! Thanks for speak- next thing I knew, people were knocking on really the most current artist out there right sistent. I’m with a new independent record ing to the Boar today. So of course you’re my door asking for record deals. now. But I’m now coming back to the urban company at the moment called Creating only 26, and you already had a hit single ‘Stay scene and for me, that’s a blessing. In 2010 I Monsters, and they’re really great. When I With Me’ by the age of 20. How did you get released my single ‘Falling in Love’ and that was with a major record label they worked into music so early? did really well – it’s probably my biggest sin- really slowly; they only wanted to put out two Ironik: I started to DJ when I was 13 and When I write I’m just thinking about what gle to date online. Then later in 2010 I had singles a year or something. I found that frus- I was always connected to music because my I see, and what’s going on around me an incident where I was stabbed. As you can trating as an artist who just wants to contin- uncle is Steve Gordon, the owner of the Twice imagine, I wasn’t really inspired after that for uously work, but these guys let me do exactly as Nice brand (a big music promotion com- a good couple of years. I don’t know if that what I want. It’s perfect as I want to be con- pany). I was constantly in the music scene event has really changed my approach to mu- sistent – put out the EP, singles, album – just around men like that, so this quickly got me sic; you know, I got into music for the love doing what I do really to get back to the top! into music, particularly a lot of garage. When BM: How has your uncle inspired you in of it. Follow him on Twitter at @DJIronik. I turned about 15 and started producing, I your work? When that happened to me I just sat back met a lot of rappers from North London like I: He’s inspired me a lot really, but him, and thought: “This isn’t why I do it.” And that Have a look at the entire Chipmunk, Lethal B and Tinie Tempah. I my uncle and my mum all were an influence. it probably happened because of who I am interview online had produced quite a few hits for them by the My dad also worked for Twice as Nice and and what comes from being successful, and I Go to: time I was 16 or 17, and Chipmunk is now my mum for a big label so I just had music wanted to lay low for a bit. I wasn’t in a good theboar.org/music

Album Reviews

Run The Jewels Jessie Ware Stars Flying Lotus Run The Jewels 2      Tough Love      No One Is Lost  You're Dead! 

Run the Jewels might not The sophomore record ‘No One Is Lost’ is a chill- ‘You’re Dead!’ is the fore- be a familiar name, but is one that many artists ing reminder of the fact runner of a new wave of the group’s two mem- dread. However, some that even the best album hip-hop fusion blending bers, Killer Mike and use it as an opportuni- might have just been a bit shades of jazz, spaced-out El-P, are rap veterans in ty to grow greater as an of a fluke - “Turn On The electronica and experi- every sense of the word. artist, and the latter most Bright Lights”, anyone? mental prog to create a As a result, expectations definitely applies to Mer- But while “El Pintor” world of music all of its were high for the fol- cury-nominated Jessie was actually quite good, own. An otherworld- low-up to their self-titled debut. And thank- Ware’s new album. ‘Tough Love’ is a lustful this album is a dirge of synthesisers, clum- ly transformation of its hip-hop roots, it’s a fully, ‘Run the Jewels 2’ more than lives up melodic pop record showcasing. It’s rare to sy hooks and moaning middle-aged men. It milestone piece of work, grand enough to to the reputation of its predecessor: its mix find an artist that can balance mid-tempo has its moments: the opener and closer are match the themes of its wonderfully crafted of southern swagger and witty humour is ballads with up-beat tracks, and this effort both fairly solid. However, you’d probably be content, and bold enough to earn Flylo his a match made in heaven. It’s a project that proves that she cannot only do this, but can better served just giving “Set Yourself on Fire” place amongst the greats of the genre. An ab- stays true to what made the original great: also stand out from the crowd, while remain- another spin. solute must-listen. uncompromising hard-core hip hop. ing unfairly underrrated. Jeevan Sahota Magnus Martinsen Jay Chawuhan Sam Evans 20 theboar.org 24 Editor: Paulina Dregvaite [email protected] Twitter @BoarFilm FILM fb.com/groups/BoarFilm Six Warwick students show off their latest work REVIEWS Catherine Pearson attends the innovative Warwick Filmmakers’ Showcase Mudbloods he Warwick Filmmakers’ Showcase up at the ‘Koan’: “I still don’t get it”. In con- derfully abstract, with a very natural perfor- was advertised as displaying the trast, Grim was screened next, a horror film mance pitched against a much more height- work of six directors and their six written and directed by Harry Eaton. Street- ened and unnerving character. This, together short films, as well as free entry and light and shadows were used to great effect with the incessant ticking clock and the con- Tfree pizza. How could a film (and pizza) lover to create suspense and the use of eerie music venient 1970s style curtains of the accom- resist? and haunting voices were drawn out for just modation, gave the scene a really off-beat, The first film on the bill was Crossing Lines, long enough to lull you into a trance before Kubrick-esque feel. written and directed by France Alber and unleashing the terror. Yes, I did jump. The final film of the evening was In Phase, Roxana Şoica. Their brief was to create a film The fourth film of the night was The Psy- a story of two people who meet by chance, that was five minutes in length and contain- chology of Evil, a directorial debut for Patrick written and directed by Geoff Ruh. The film ing only five lines of dialogue. The result was Sambiasi. This film showcased artistic camera presents the idea that life is made up of a se- impressive, using the premise of a complicat- movement and used narration to introduce ries of coincidences and it has a generally feel- ed modern relationship to explore themes of the lead: a damaged soul and apparent psy- good plot until an unexpected turn leaves the sexuality and self-confidence, and I felt that chopath. I was impressed by the professional story with a powerful and poignant ending. must admit, when I heard that some- the actors succeeded in portraying the angst and artistic way in which violence and the I loved the on-camera narration and the use one had made a documentary about of the characters with limited speech. implication of murder was handled and the of funny internal monologue and there’s no quidditch, the Harry Potter fan within Next we were presented with Andrew Mc- throbbing soundtrack provided a disturbing arguing that the soundtrack is fantastic. me squealed in excitement. Mudbloods, Gee’s Last Night, a film about a selection of insight into the mind of a man drawn to kill. There was a lot of talent in the room and, however,I doesn’t pander to me or the thou- students facing the end of the world. What The Life Trilogy, written and directed by on my part, complete awe of these intelligent sands of Harry Potter fans around the globe. I particularly enjoyed about this film was Jake Benson, was a thought-provoking watch student films. Most of the directors I talked Don’t let the title fool you; this is a sports its humour despite its dark storyline, from exploring the theme of self-perception in to said that they hope their films will be a documentary through and through, about a very apt Shaun of the Dead reference to a three parts. I found the acting in the first talking point. That they most certainly are. the very real collegiate sport of quidditch. great one-liner from one of the leads looking chapter to be particularly strong and won- Directed by Farzad Sangari, Mudbloods pri- marily follows the UCLA quidditch team, led by captain and founder Tom Marks on their journey to the fifth Quidditch World Cup in New York City. Running parallel to this is an exploration of the world around the sport through the eyes of Alex Benepe, Commissioner of the International Quid- ditch Association and Katie Aiani, the world’s biggest Harry Potter fan. Daniel Subramaniam Serena

Editors pick: Student film festivals

Cinematique! Screentest Watersprite oing to see a movie which is unre- mittingly awful is never pleasant. While not running in 2014, Cinematique! Screentest film festival is an annual event Watersprite is the name of the Cambridge However, watching a film with a will be back for 2015 to continue to provide that features five days of talks, workshops, International Student Film Festival, founded brilliant start gradually smoulder a space for student filmmakers to showcase screenings from BFI and BAFTA short films in 2010 and attempting to rewrite the rules of Gand die is nothing less than excruciating. their latest (or first) films. Run by former and culminates in the National Student Film student film festivals. Even though the awards This was unfortunately what I experienced Warwick students, Cinematique! aims to help Awards. This award is only open to submis- and the festival itself is held in Cambridge, it whilst watching Suzanne Bier’s Serena, a create a network of student filmmakers to sions by students, making it the perfect place attempts to craft a network of international film with so much promise: an intriguing share skills and resources across the UK and for you to start your filmmaking debut. The filmmakers and boost emerging filmmakers. concept, stunning actors and design, but last long beyond the confines of the festival National Student Film Awards gives out a It has grown to include hundreds of sub- marred by a muddled execution and some itself. Cinematique! doesn’t offer awards but number of awards in various genres (includ- missions from 48 countries, and offers poor creative choice. simply the chance for everyone and anyone ing experimental) and for aspects like best awards in 11 different categories. After a slightly choppy start, the film (as long as they’re a student) to get involved script and best musical score, making it a Submissions are now open and the dead- gets into its stride once reckless yet deter- in filmmaking, whatever their talents. In 2013 fantastic place to get recognised. line is the 24th of November, so do get sub- mined rancher George Pemberton (Bradley the festival included talks and music along- Last year’s winner was the heart-warming mitting! The rules for the films can be found Cooper) brings his new wife Serena (Jennif- side the screenings at a bar in London, giving documentary A Boy and His Dog: check at www.watersprite.org.uk/for-filmmakers/ er Lawrence) back to his domain in North it the small-time feel to encourage engaging, it out online. Also, submissions are free, submission-guidelines, but the general idea Carolina. Together, they set out to rule the casual conversation about film without sacri- so you’ve got nothing to lose. So submit is that the film has to be in English (or with ranch as equals (something which raises ficing on quality and a professional look. Now your experimental time-lapse film or your English subtitles), no longer than 20 minutes more than a few eyebrows in the harsh, coming up to its third festival Cinematique! 20-minute political drama or your quin- and completed not earlier than August 2012. male-dominated ranching community). But is putting itself on the student festival circuit tet of four-minute comedy flics (see last Watersprite also entails a broad spectrum when Serena’s pregnancy turns to a miscar- as one to look out for and get involved with year’s Committee’s Choice award winner The of events, including screenings and talks by riage, the tragedy threatens to rip the newly- in whatever way you want. Run as a not-for- Goat). Submissions open in December and such renowned faces like Richard Curtis. weds apart altogether. profit it also has free entry but the date for the the Screentest festival is held in London in 2015 festival is yet to be announced. March. Head along and get involved regard- Emily Nabney less of whether you’re a filmmaker or want- Submitting a film to a » Photos: Middle: jsawkins/Flickr, Top- ing to review something (for us!). festival? We’d love to hear!  Read the full reviews and more at: right: mudbloodsmovie.com, Tweet: @BoarFilm theboar.org/film 21 theboar.org/Film | @BoarFilm | FILMtheboar.org 25 The Babadook: very, very unsettling Luke Whitticase sinks his teeth into one of the most frightening films of the year driven apart via devastating circumstances, Director: Jennifer Kent Kent presents the division between the two from the outset as the film’s focal point. The Cast: Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman build up of passive aggression and disconnect between the two is a constant that boils under Length: 93 min the film’s most intimate moments, and the introduction of the book into the story is so Country: Australia matter-of-fact that it adds to the presence of a beast in the room before it even arrives. The he Babadook is the kind of experi- slow burn quality of the plot is admirable as it ence that doesn’t come around of- allows you to come to terms with who these ten enough within genre cinema. people are, before the more sinister qualities Though pitched as an effective, su- come into full effect. The fear of something Tpernatural horror fare through its market- living closer to home is where the real danger ing material, Jennifer Kent’s debut feature is lies for this isolated family. one that goes far deeper into the minds of its Showing immense restraint in its scares, characters than anyone could expect; and the Kent builds atmosphere and ambiguity final product is one of the most unsettling, through dramatic tension. For the longest frightening and emotionally charged films of time it presents the idea of there being no the year. other elements at play, that the unfurling of Following the loss of her husband, Amelia Amelia’s grief and maternal skills are pulling (Essie Davis) is struggling to raise her trou- her psyche to pieces, and she is in effect will- » The relationship between mother and son is quite remarkable Photo: Sundance bled son, Samuel (Noah Wiseman), alone; ing such fantasies into existence. Of course, a problem exacerbated by Samuel’s growing there probably is something more going on ing his existence in at least a visual sense. to be reckoned with, while young newcomer fear of Mister Babadook, a creature from a beyond mere apparition, and the merging of Whenever he actually does appear, though, Noah Wiseman balances the complexities of children’s popup book, and the increasingly the real and the unreal are where the ambi- the creature is a marvel of stop-motion and little Samuel with significant power and ease. abnormal effects that spawn from this fixa- guities lie open to interpretation. It also takes practical effects, draped in the consuming While not every element of the film fits to- tion. But what Amelia begins to recognise is time in conceptualising dark fairytales, in- darkness of Radek Ladczuk’s cinematogra- gether perfectly, they are very much artistic that something malevolent is starting to sur- volving fears of the unknown that relate to phy. A gliding, creeping, nightmarish vision liberties and means to an end that only add round her and Samuel, and that Mister Ba- our everyday existence - the unseen pages of creativity, with discernible visual and met- to a film that is very open to further read- badook may be responsible for this growing read between the stories that captivate us as aphorical (sometimes literal) roots in classic ing; in particular an ending which may leave turmoil that grips their family and home life children. horror cinema that hark back to the earliest many to decide on whichever context it bares in unforgiving ways. As for Mister Babadook himself, his true of cinema’s great nightmare creations, such itself to. The Babadook is a great picture that One of the most remarkable things about identity and nature is something of a mys- as Nosferatu and Caligari’s Somnambulist. utilises old and new tropes to the best of their the film is the immense focus that Kent has tery. The abscence of his exposition aids the Outside of its notable aesthetic, though, the effects, and is a fresh reminder of just how placed upon the relationship between Ame- insidious aura that the creature brings. There performances from the two leads are just ex- powerful true horror can really feel. lia and Samuel. Two characters twisted and is very little of him ever on screen, withhold- traordinary. Essie Davis as Amelia is a force Horns: a jumble of horror and comedy Sam Russell looks into Daniel Radcliffe’s attempt to play a devilishly horny man Director: Alexandre Aja The main problem with the film is that it’s patently obvious that it doesn’t know what Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Juno Temple it wants to be. In the end we’re left with a sprawling mess of ideas, and the genre shift Length: 120 min is only worsened by the constant flashbacks, some of which wouldn’t be out of place in Country: UK The Goonies. What seems to be trying hard- est to escape is a psychologically challenging t this moment in time it’s hard to dark comedy, and on one level, the spate of fully appreciate Daniel Radcliffe’s truth-telling stemming from the horns is work: his diversity of roles, or even playing oddly on similar ideas to Liar Liar, (and perhaps most surprisingly) albeit in reverse and with neither the wit nor Ahis rap-game. However, he can’t save director the charm. The central idea behind the jokes Alexandra Aja’s horror/psychological dra- here seems to be a Freudian notion that all ma/dark comedy/gross out comedy/young- our innermost thoughts are sick and pervert- adult romance/murder mystery (can you see ed. However, the problem is that all of these the makings of an identity crisis here?) film are on the wrong side of puerility to match Horns from not only failing to grab the bull the bizarre, dark world created around them; by the proverbial... but from missing it en- meaning there’s just too many jokes where tirely. crude statements about drugs, dicks, or ho- Ig (Radcliffe) is in with love Merrin (Juno mosexuality act in lieu of a punchline. Temple), and that’s going perfectly well un- Obviously, one of the key reasons to watch til we’re subsequently shown the furore of a this film is to see the continuation of Rad- town united in its hatred, due to accusations cliffe’s attempts to distance himself from his Provincial devil or innocent man? Photo: Lionsgate that one night he got blackout drunk, raped, own “he who must not be named”. Admit- » and murdered her. Even the local newspa- tedly there’s a scene featuring some snakes there, and there are some moments where around on his head and it does invoke the per prints pictures of Ig’s face, pondering the that might still spawn the odd parseltongue he’s allowed to throw down some convinc- spirit of David Lynch’s televisual masterpiece question, “Is this the face of the devil?” Sud- joke, but his performance in the rest of the ingly raw emotion; it’s probably just a bit too to some extent, but in the end the identity of denly, wouldn’t you know it - Ig sprouts two film suggests that they should come from an much to ask from him to hold it all together the killer’s all a bit too obvious, and it’s re- horns from the top of his head. Talk about ever increasing minority. Sporting a patchy when so much is going on. Top marks for ef- vealed far too early given the film’s lengthy foreshadowing. The important aspect of this, beard, and trying his hand at an American fort, though. running time. however, is that horns compel the townsfolk accent, this challenging role definitely pro- Even though it should lie in the dark hu- Overlong, too meandering in direction, to reveal their inner-most thoughts and de- vokes an interesting comparison with his mour, the film’s actually at its best when it and an over-reliance on special effects - and sires. Armed with this newfound ability, Ig role in recent rom-com What If? in which he springs into a ‘whodunnit’. Small town; girl that’s just the horns themselves. It speaks vol- sets out to find the truth behind his beloved’s was closer to his comfort zone, channelling dies mysteriously; weird residents; super- umes about the content when the best thing death, clear his name, and cause hell for who- his off-screen ‘charming Brit’ persona. In this natural elements– sounds familiar, right? to come from the film is a Blackalicious cov- ever really killed her. role, though, he’s really putting himself out The protagonist is even carrying ‘twin peaks’ er spawned on the press tour. Editor: Laura Primiceri theboar.org 30 [email protected] Twitter @BoarTelevision TV fb.com/groups/BoarTV TV Tips: Work Experience It’s important to get practical experience in the industry you want to make a career in, but where do you start? BoarTV has done some of the hard work for you, with this list of top work experience opportunities in the media industry.

BBC Production Talent Pool The BBC Production Talent Pool offers a route into publishing based roles across their many TV and Radio channels. Offering a variety of paid hours and contracts, accept- ance into the Talent Pool doesn’t guarantee a placement, but is definitely a good start.

Global Academy Global Radio is home to a number of well- known UK radio broadcasters, including Heart and Capital FM. Their Global Acad- emy gives those aspiring to a career in radio (and not just presenters) the opportunity for one to three months of unpaid work experi- ence,

ITV Insight This ITV-run programme gives applicants The Interview Extravanganza the chance to gain work experience in the TV industry; though the initial placements are unpaid, they can lead to offers of paid intern- BBC Assistant Producer Philip Goldie speaks to Laura Primiceri ships exclusive to those in the ITV Insight pool, and even a full-time job. »Boar TV have spoken to three Warwick alumni who have gone into the media industry Photo: flickr/vancouverfilmschool Free Radio or this year’s careers wick TV and RAW gave me invaluable surge has mirrored my own progress. The This local radio offers four work placements issue, Boar TV has hands-on experience using industry equip- transmission date is still to be confirmed, per year, each lasting one week. As with any interviewed three ment. In particular, learning to edit on Fi- but I’m excited to see how it’s received. work experience opportunity competition is University of War- nal Cut Pro is something I couldn’t have fierce, but it’s short length gives it the poten- Fwick graduates at various managed without access to the Warwick TV: At the Careers event you also spoke tial to fit into university holidays. stages of their careers in TV suite. My knowledge of that software re- about an idea you’ve pitched to the BBC television, radio and jour- ally endeared me to my current employers. Writers Room; first off, what is the Writers Bauer Media Group nalism. First up is Philip There is also a bright, vibrant student com- Room? Bauer Media Group is a multi-platform UK- Goldie, 24 , who gradu- munity at Warwick. I made a number of based media Group, producing magazines, ated from Warwick friends who were more than willing to help PG: The Writer’s Room is a BBC scheme, radio, television and online content world- in 2011 and is cur- me make things. And while there isn’t a tech- open to the public, for unrepresented writ- wide. It provides both unpaid work experi- rently working as nical production course on offer, the tutors ers to send in their ideas and screenplays. ence and paid internship opportunities, in a Production Assistant at BBC comedy. in the Film and TV department are some of editing, production, marketing, sales and the best in their field and will help you build TV : Second, can you tell us about the script more. Boar TV: Could you tell us a bit about your a critical understanding of the industry and you submitted and your hopes for it? current position as a Production Assistant its programming 4Talent at BBC Comedy, what does your job in- PG: I’ve written a pilot with another War- Another of the big UK television broadcast- volve? Do you enjoy it? TV: Has the road so far been an easy one? wick alumni, Edward Smith. It’s called Peter ers offering the chance to build a career in What happened once you left university? Geist: Psychic Detective, it’s about a policeman the media industry. Placements focus on the Philip Goldie: My job is to support the produc- who talks to ghosts. We made a pretty bad office aspect of Channel 4’s broadcasting, tion coordinator and manager, organising the PG: It was a difficult path after leaving uni- short film of it while we were students, but as Channel 4 commissions its programmes filming and final delivery of the programme. versity. It took 25 months from my gradu- the feedback on the pilot has been positive. from independent companies, creating op- Since I work in a small team, my role is quite ation in 2011 to find this job and I was If it gets us an agent I would be very happy. portunities for networking and further place- multi-faceted; I often scout locations, help unemployed or underemployed for a sig- ments. on set, film second unit material and man- nificant portion of that time. I did a few TV: Do you have any parting advice for age the rushes. Splitting my time between post production jobs, worked in shops and students at Warwick aspiring to a career in Tiger Aspect Production the set and the office has given me a substan- interned for a while. I also ran a success- television? Tiger Aspect is an independent UK televi- tial overview of how programmes are put ful short film night and made a few shorts sion production company, with an interna- together. It’s been my ideal of a junior role. of my own. These side projects were crucial PG: It’s crucial to consider how important job tional audience. They offer work experience in providing evidence of my enthusiasm security is to you. Freelancing means a great in their London offices, shadowing runners, TV: When did you decide that television and experience to prospective employers. deal of fixed-term and short term contracts, and in business support capicities. and short film production was the area that and I’ve found the unemployed periods inbe- you wanted to go into? TV: I remember that in your speech at the tween difficult. careers event you mentioned a number of Your career might not be this relentless up- These work experience suggestions rep- PG: I decided early on I wanted to be involved different projects you’ve worked on since ward curve, rising exponentially according to resent only a few of the big names in the in narrative TV and film. As a teenager, I shot leaving university, on The Life of Rock and ambition and drive; be prepared to hit dead media industry; there are hundreds more funny, gory short films with my friends and Strictly Come Dancing for example; could ends, plateau, go round in circles a bit. While available. Make sure that you research your fell in love with the filmmaking process. That you expand on some of your favourites? working in such a high pressure industry can options thoroughly before applying, and led to me winning a competition run by the be stressful, it is often fun, interesting and ex- don’t be disheartened if some of your ap- creators of Skins, to direct a pilot for an online PG: Series two of The Life of Rock with Brian hilarating. plications are met with silence. Competi- series called Brink. Those formative experi- Pern is the programme I’m most proud to tion is fierce, and the only way forward is ences really shaped my future career path. have worked on. The first series went out on perseverence. BBC4 in January and while the reviews were TV: Was Warwick a good place to start a strong, the audience share was lower than career in television? What societies or ser- hoped. vices were the most useful to you? This new series is much bolder, much » Pictured: Philip Goldie, Questions about a more ambitious and very funny. There’s been Production Assistant at BBC Comedy career in television? PG: Warwick is a very good place to start a surge of confidence behind it, and having Tweet: @BoarTelevision a career in television. Societies like War- started my job on series one it feels like that theboar.org/TV | @BoarTV | TV | 27 4 News theboar.org Interview: Free Radio presenter Adam Wilbourn V Editor Laura Primiceri talked (and in particular RaW 1251am) is the the popstars performing which is a in terms of getting into the industry. Poten- to Adam Wilbourn, 26, a Warwick perfect place to start a radio career. real honour. The backstage in- tial media employers aren’t bothered about alumni who is now working as a The guys who run the radio sta- terviews give you a real sense grades, they want to hear about your experi- radio presenter on Free Radio. tion are always so welcom- of the buzz of the night and ence and for you to show evidence of on-air T ing to new members, shows always keep you on your miles. It’s all about getting your foot in the Boar TV: Tell us about your job as an & ideas and the facilities toes. We’ve also done door and making the most of that opportu- Evening Presenter on Free Radio. what are ideal. Without RaW some great stuff when nity! does the position involve, and do you enjoy 1251am I wouldn’t be where people come into Free it? I am today. They gave me Radio. For example, TV: What do you think it takes to be suc- the opportunity to have a when we knew John cessful as a Radio Presenter? Adam Wilbourn: I love my job, it’s different go at something I’d never Newman was coming every day and hardly ever feels like work. As done before without limits in I challenged him to AW: You need to know your strengths and the evening show presenter one of my main and really helped me devel- a game of table tennis play to them, be very determined and willing roles is interviewing popstars for the station op into a radio presenter. as I’d found out he plays to get involved in just about anything! which is a lot of fun. Alongside that I do all it all the time on tour and the usual stuff like topics, travel, competition TV: Has the road so far been an even has his own personal- TV: Do you have any parting advice for and talking nonsense in-between the songs. easy one? Did you go straight into ised bat. We did promo stuff on students at Warwick aspiring to a career in radio once you left University? air around it and even made a video television? TV: When did you decide that radio was featuring post-match interviews. I won by the area that you wanted to go into? AW: It certainly hasn’t been easy getting into the way. Also, when we discovered the sing- AW: I did some stuff for Warwick TV whilst radio. Despite winning student radio awards er Foxes was single we engineered the inter- I was at uni too, I think a lot of what I’ve dis- AW: I hadn’t even considered radio as a which allowed me to gain invaluable experi- view I did with her to take place on a suitably cussed with regard to radio is applicable to career prior to going to uni at Warwick. I ence at the likes of Capital and Radio 1, when awkward date which got some great attention TV and there’s certainly more of a crossover went there to study Theatre & Performance I left uni my first job was delivering Lidl leaf- and reaction. today between the various types of media. If Studies with an eye to becoming an actor. lets around my home town of Chesterfield! I The most memorable thing I’ve done during I can get filmed doing stuff as a lanky, specky However, when I went around the Societies then worked for a while as ‘price integrity’ at my time at Free Radio though has to be learn- ginger bloke, anyone can! Fair signing up for all the theatre groups I Tesco and spent a few months doing a variety ing to drive on air. We followed the whole got involved with RaW 1251am as I liked of roles at my local theatre. However, I even- journey on air, referenced it in interviews the sound of doing my own show playing tually gained some work experience a few and did videos for the company sponsoring Want to get involved in the music I enjoyed as well as chatting with days a week at Free Radio in Birmingham it...it wasn’t too bad getting your lessons paid Warwick’s award-winning similar minded people about sport on a Sat- helping out the programming team which for either! media societies? urday afternoon on air. I also ended up do- lead to me covering the overnight show at the ing a show with a few mates called ‘The Big weekends, then presenting it during the week Tweet: @WarwickBoar Chewsie’ which won a Student Radio and eventually becoming the evening @WarwickTV Award at the end of our first year, presenter a couple of years ago. Without RaW 1251am I wouldn’t @RaW1251AM so I figured we must be doing be where I am today. They gave something right! When that TV: What kind of projects me the opportunity to have a go at happened I started think- have you been involved something I’d never done before. ing about it as a career and in, at Free Radio and haven’t looked back since. elsewhere? Could you expand on some of your TV: What value do you place on TV: Was Warwick a favourites? internships and work experience good place to start a ca- in terms of getting into the reer in radio? What soci- AW: Free Radio Live is industry? eties were the most useful something I look forward to you? to every year. It’s our big AW: As I mentioned at the media music concert held at The LG careers talk, I think internships AW: In my opinion, Warwick Arena and I get to interview all and work experience are vital Interview: Former Boar TV Editor Joshua Murray eputy TV Editor, Ellie Campbell my writing skills and pick up some pretty TV: It’s a common thought that nowadays see what I enjoyed doing – and whether I was got the chance to talk to Joshua useful tips! Also, student journalism offers simply getting a good degree is not enough any good at it! Murray, the section’s previous you complete freedom – you can write about to get a job after leaving university, but so- editor, on life after graduation. pretty much anything that interests you! ciety involvement is also paramount. Is this TV: What are your hopes or plans for the D As for my time as TV editor, the experience something that you’ve found? future? Boar TV: Could you tell us a bit about what of managing a section, both in the paper and you’ve been up to since graduating from online, has proven really helpful. Journalism JM: I would say that is definitely true. Ob- JM: I finish the NCTJ course in January, so Warwick? is moving more and more towards becoming viously your degree is hugely important, I am not sure what will happen after that! a web-based industry, and managing an on- but the experience and skills that you get Hopefully I can get involved in sports jour- Joshua Murray: I am currently studying for line section of the Boar made me feel more through involvement with societies make a nalism somehow, whether at a newspaper or an NCTJ multimedia journalism diploma at prepared when I started the course I am cur- big difference when you are applying for jobs through broadcast. The Rugby World Cup is the News Associates in London. As well as rently studying. or grad schemes. Helping with societies not coming up next September, so it would be taking course modules like reporting and only shows that you are able to manage your amazing if I could be covering that in some media law, I am also learning the priceless TV: Why would you encourage current time well between studies and extracurric- way! skill of shorthand – very hard work! On top students to get involved with the Boar and ular activities, it also offers a depth to your of that, I am doing a weekly placement at other societies whilst at Warwick? experiences and allows you to specialise in Rugby World Magazine, which is great expe- areas that you might want to explore after rience for the type of journalism I want to JM: Societies like the Boar are what made graduation. go into. my university experience, personally. They are a great way to meet new peo- TV: How has your being former TV ple, and can often offer much-need- My time at Warwick absolutely helped editor at the Boar, and any other ed respite from the continual stress me to make my mind up about going experience you may have gained, of assignments/essays etc! If you into journalism. helped you? are looking at going into a specialist area after university (like journalism JM: My experiences at the Boar have and the media) then gaining experi- helped massively in what I have ence at places like the Boar can TV: How has your time at Warwick helped done since leaving Warwick. give you a great insight, and you to get where you are now? Writing regularly for the this experience will always paper and spending so give you things to talk JM: My time at- Warwick absolutely helped much time around so about in interviews/appli- me to make my mind up about going into » photos: wikepedia.com, sunion.war- many great student jour- cations. journalism. My experiences at the Boar, wick.ac.uk, Adam Wilbourn, Joshua nalists helped me to hone RaW and WTV allowed me the freedom to Murray, twitter.com 5 theboar.org Editor: Gabriella Watt [email protected] Twitter@Boar Games GAMES fb.com/groups/Games.TheBoar Careers Edition Boar Games Interviews: Grant Orban

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n today’s gaming world of big budgets, work involved, but I also had to co-ordinate this is the most exciting part of the project. glitzy graphics and massive press expos, Speaking of games, do you have a particular with the UI Art, Environment Art, Audio, En- It’s the time when every single day you get the the role of game designer has, to some, favourite? gineering, and Car Handling teams. Bringing build, something significant has changed and become as coveted as that of politician I’d have to say the first time playing Final all of those teams together and incorporating improved. Whilst a studio will do everything Ior world-famous movie star. But what does Fantasy VII was a massive moment for me. It their work and ideas into one feature was a it can to ensure that overtime is minimised, a game designer’s role actually entail? What was the first time I played something which huge task. anybody contemplating pursuing a career in are the challenges they face? And how does transcended what I thought a game could be. the games industry should definitely keep in one become a designer in this ever-expand- It was the perfect mix of gameplay, story, and Now that you’ve been at Playground for a mind that they will have to work overtime at ing and competitive industry? awesome art direction. while, how has actually being behind the some point. To find the answers to these questions for scenes changed your perception of game devel- our careers issue, our Deputy Editor Joe Bak- I’ve had the chance to play Forza Horizon 2 opment? er was lucky enough to speak to Grant Or- and it’s awesome! What was your favourite Apart from being able to design games, are ban, a game designer at Playground Games, thing about working on it? I think a big factor is working within time there any cool perks you’ve been able to enjoy? operating in Leamington Spa (you know the and business constraints. When you’re out- one, it’s got all those bloody students in it). As part of the Horizon 2 PR I got to spend Grant worked on the recently released and “Change how you play and think about a few days at Le Mans during the 24-Hour fantastically dynamic racing game Forza Ho- Race. Not only was it awesome to meet the rizon 2, and told Boar Games of his experi- games. When you’re playing something new French press and Forza community, but we ences working in the games industry and also had a private box with silver service dur- gave some handy tips on how you too could really try to analyse why parts of it are fun ing the race! It was amazing to go to such a become a professional game designer: prestigious event in style. and why parts of it are not. Think about what Thanks very much for talking to Boar Games! Finally, if someone were interested in getting Firstly, for those who don’t know, could you you would change or new features that you involved in game design, what would your ad- explain a bit about what your role as a game vice to him or her be? designer entails? would add to make the game better. Keep ask- I have two important tips! The game designer’s job is typically to design ing yourself questions about new features you One: Change how you play and think about and specify everything in a game. This en- games. When you’re playing something new compasses grand high-level concepts (‘How invent until you know exactly how they really try to analyse why parts of it are fun can we make this game as social as possible?’) and why parts of it are not. Think about what down to lower level details of exactly how would work” you would change or new features that you certain mechanics work (‘How does civilian would add to make the game better. Keep traffic behaviour work at a roundabout? How asking yourself questions about new features does the player’s actions affect this?’). A game you invent until you know exactly how they designer must additionally work within the Thanks! The reception has been crazily side the industry it’s easy to think, “Why would work – everything including menus constraints of a project. These can include positive and it’s great to see the excitement didn’t they include this feature or make this involved, what buttons you would use, and time constraints as well as technical ones. around the game. I’m going to cheat and pick like that?” Chances are, the developers did even extra systems you might need. As development progresses a designer’s role two things. First was the Bucket List chal- want to include more features or more func- Two: Make games! There are so many shifts more towards balancing, tweaking, and lenges. These are mini-challenges spread tionality but there’s only so long you can take tools and engines available for free which al- altering features based on changing require- throughout the world which the player can (and so much money you can spend) making low you to prototype ideas quickly and with ments or feedback – for example changing find and complete. This is a feature which I a game before you have to release it. One of little coding knowledge. I would highly rec- the difficulty of a race or how and when a worked on throughout the project and has the skills you learn once you enter the indus- ommend Unity or even Unreal Engine. Once feature is introduced to the player. been received really well. I never get sick of try is how to identify and maintain the ‘essen- you’ve got the hang of it, try to make a simple seeing people saying that they fist-pumped tial experience’ of a feature. but complete game. Something with a single What made you want to get into the world of after beating a particularly difficult chal- interesting mechanic or theme and a little bit game design? lenge. Second was the Barn Finds. These are You often hear about “crunch” in the indus- of polish. Don’t worry if you’re not an artist rare classic cars hidden around the map. I try. Is this something you’ve experienced yet? or programmer, if you can put something to- It might sound cliché but I’ve loved games got the job of choosing where and how they gether which plays well, that’s all that matters. since I played my first one (Star Wars on the would be hidden. It was a lot of fun picking The games industry is an extremely passion- Forza Horizon 2 is out now on NES). As I got older I started messing with out a location and trying to tell a story about ate sector and the majority of people work- Xbox One and 360 programmes such as GameMaker and RPG- how that car had been abandoned. ing in it love games. This means that when Maker to create experiences I thought might a deadline approaches it is common for the Had any experience working be fun (with varying success!). When I was at Equally, what would you say was the greatest team to pull together and do everything they in the games industry? Tweet university I decided that I couldn’t imagine challenge working on Forza? can to deliver the best game that they can. Of- us with your stories @Boar- myself doing anything else. If you’re going to ten, towards the end of a project, this means Games! spend 40+ hours a week doing something, it For me, the Bucket List challenges were my doing some overtime (this will vary based on may as well be something you love. Everest. Not only was there a lot of design the game and company). In my experience 24 Editor: Samantha Hoppstheboar.org [email protected] Twitter @BoarTravel TRAVEL fb.com/groups/BoarTravel

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Jetsetting Jobs Maaike Spiekerman talks to professionals about where their jobs have taken them, the Arab Spring, and 9/11

International hotel Sweden, Finland, Poland, Romania, Greece, Pilot International Israel, Turkey, Serbia, Bosnia Herzegovina, manager Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Kazakh- Marcel Neeling teacher stan, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, United States, Rob Spiekerman Russia, China & Hong Kong and Singapore. What is your job and what does it in- Jack Light volve? What is your job, what does it involve, Is there are country that stands out for I’m Captain on the Boeing 747 with Mar- What is your job, what does it involve, and why did you choose this career? you: a favourite country or otherwise mem- tinair Holland. Martinair is a freighter com- and why did you choose this career? My job title is General Manager of the In- orable experience? pany and a subsidiary of KLM. This means I am a teacher and Head of Humanities, in tercontinental Nanjing and Regional Gener- Several...In Austria it was the quality of for me a working period of 11 days and seven Doha, Qatar, my fourth international post- al Manager of Jiangsu for Crowne Plaza and life, the nature, skiing, and how easily you days off, flying mainly to Africa, Middle-East ing. Holiday Inn Brand Family. could travel to other countries. and Far-East. Together with the co-pilot I’m What are some of the countries you’ve I run and am responsible for a business In Belgium, the rich hospitality and food, responsible for the safe operation of the air- travelled to for your work, either to live or unit of 175 million RMB revenue. This means in the UK the great variety between sever- plane during the flight from a to b. on visits? creating business plans with annual opera- al parts of the country, the rich history, the After my secondary school I worked in All of Western Europe, Poland, Hungary, tional budgets and a three-year strategic plan. country life. In Turkey, warm hospitality, automation with a Dutch wholesale bank for Turkey, Qatar, China, Thailand, Sri Lanka, I chose this career because I love what I warm people and like the Dutch very much eight years. After experiencing the thrill of Bali, Inner Mongolia, Cambodia, and Viet- do. When I graduated I was 21 years old, and focused on trade. flying (I flew with a friend of mine in a small nam. pension is normally around 65 years, so you Greece, to help a friend , almost blind, to airplane) I decided to start my pilot training Is there a country that stands out for you, need to do something you really like to do. build a hotel. He is the oldest child and had and about six years later I got hired by Mar- a favourite country or otherwise very mem- The variety of things we do daily (peo- to take over the family business. tinair as first-officer on the Boeing 767 with orable experience? ple management, finance, marketing, social He wanted to impress his old father and destinations all over the world. Everywhere is unique, and wonderful in media, F&B, international meetings, local wanted to build a new Crowne Plaza hotel. I was brought up with vacations. More its own way. Top of the charts is Santorini, weddings, meeting heads of state and leisure I helped and guided him. When we opened times a year we went to ‘The Veluwe’, Ger- Greece, Angkor Wat, and Bali. I love history guests) is what I like. the hotel I was asked as special guest for the many or Austria by car to enjoy the outdoors. and meeting people, and each site offers in- Not one day needs to be the same. You can opening speech and opening of the hotel I continued this habit and traveling for my credible opportunities for both. also travel from country to country and add with the Minister of Tourism. work is great. I never looked for a ‘travel job’ What is your favourite part about your a cultural aspect, from brand to brand and Bosnia, with the history of the Olympics but this was the way it all worked out. job? learn more about consumer insight, etc. and the cruel war. There’s bullet holes in Working with young minds. It helps me In short, I have the best job in the world, every building, and a lot more women than Is there are country that stands out for not feel a million years old. It is so energizing but have to say I’ve also made it the best job men because so many were killed, and people you: a favourite country or otherwise mem- when a student latches onto a tricky concept, in the world as I love what I do! are still so tolerant and kind. orable experience? I feel like I have accomplished something. The first travel to the Stans, opening the I have in these almost 20 years of airline Also, I love to meet people, and this job is What are some of the countries you’ve first International hotels and building rela- traveling seen lots of countries. Not always perfect for it. travelled to for work? tionships, providing a future for young peo- only the hotels and airports. Lots of time we What advice do you have for students? Oh boy, that will be quite a list! We lived in ple in a new industry. have a layover of a couple of days to explore Never stop learning, challenge authority, the Netherlands, Belgium, United Kingdom, the country. don’t settle for second-best. If what you are Austria and China. I have travelled to the What is your favourite part of your job? Countries and places I have visited reg- doing isn’t fulfilling and doesn’t make you Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, My favorite part of the job is the variety of ularly are the United States, Canada, Kenya, happy, you need to do something else. Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, roles in a day. There is never a dull moment South Africa, many places in the Caribbe- and this coupled with the travel and cultur- an, Hong Kong, Sri-Lanka, Thailand and al experiences (and meeting other people) is Middle-east. My special interest is Canada. what makes this the best job in the world. A beautiful country with lots of room, won- derful nature and very kind inhabitants. What advice do you have for students? Especially destinations like Vancouver, Cal- If you want to do something, go and do it gary and Edmonton are my favorites. Unfor- with full commitment and with an attitude of tunately on the Boeing 747 this is not part “Yes I can and yes I will.” of our schedule so visiting these wonderful It shows your commitment, you get the places is limited to vacations. most out of it and can enjoy your achieve- Special memory is Calgary where I got ments. stuck during the 9/11 attack. Another special Make sure you choose something you real- memory is Sri Lanka being my first flight as ly like to do as you have to do this for a long a captain on the Boeing 767 together with my time. If you enjoy it and are passionate about wife as flight attendant on the 30th of De- it, it is easier to get the maximum out of it. cember 2001, celebrating the new year over there. theboar.org/Travel | @BoarTravel | TRAVEL 30 International Tour Operator Ministry of Foreign Happy days, expensive nights: paper sales Marjoke Wubben Affairs disc golf I work as Operations Manager with a tour Andre Hüttner operator which sells tailored holidays. I’m re- Berry Spaan Farah Chaudhry I am Director of Product and Process sponsible for the sales experts, the product I work for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Management for a supplier to the paper managers (they ensure that the necessary in Amman. We do the financial and visa ad- making industry. Honestly, I grew into that contracts are made with suppliers abroad for ministration for 16 Dutch embassies in the aving passed the halfway point job and really like it. Managing a product an exclusive product and that knowledge of Middle East and North Africa. I am currently of first term, the novelty of means also managing people and that is what the product goes to the sales experts), oper- senior financial advisor. Leamington’s nightlife seems to I really enjoy. ations support, and Human Resource Man- Have you always wanted to travel? be wearing off, not to mention My drive to foresee market developments, agement I don’t think so. It’s not something I took Hburning a hole in your pockets. requirements and work on strategies requires Did you know you wanted to travel? from home. My parents have always worked As a first year, you start to feel guilty that me to be in the market, which means you I came to this sector by coincidence. hard and we never went on holidays abroad. the only reason you ever venture out on the have to travel all around the world. You can- The sector is related to the hotel industry, a After my secondary school I had to complete bus to Leamington is for a night out, and as not manage a product and people from your branch that I love and that will al- ways my military duty. This went well, and after a resident of Leam you begin to feel ashamed desktop. be of interest to me. During my work in my military duty I chose an administrative that you know so little about the daytime op- Honestly, I did not know that I wanted to the hotel industry job with the Royal Marines. portunities that your hometown offers you. travel so much, but today I can say that I can- I found that I I’ve not always been fond of travelling for One of Leamington’s own little hidden not work without travelling. The right liked my work: long waiting times at airports, a gems exists in the form of Quarry Park Disc balance is important! short trip somewhere, and making a Golf, located on Old Milverton Lane and ac- Where have you travelled for your job? lot of hours to get the work done. There is cessible via the U1 and U12 bus routes. For I’ve travelled to most countries in Europe, travelling for my hardly any time left over to go and see some- those of you who are new to the idea of Disc to North America, and to many places in job. thing. Golf, it is a mash-up sport where you play Asia, having lived in China for three years. My way of travelling has definitely been I find living abroad great: new surround- golf with a Frisbee and a basket for a target One of my favorite travel experiences was influenced by my work. I’ve become interest- ings, new cultures, people, friends, and it’s rather than a ball and clubs, complete with a in Israel a couple of years ago. A meeting was ed in safaris and horse-riding trips. I hadn’t usually completely different from what you scorecard and map as you aim for the lowest cancelled, so I had the opportunity to explore been interested in safaris before and was una- imagined. You travel to places you maybe possible score. the country and people. I have to say it was ware of the many horse-riding opportunities wouldn’t usually go on holiday. At only £4 for a student-rate 18-hole round, great and strange. Seeing so many peaceful in faraway destinations Where have you travelled for work? or £6 for an entire day, this functions as a fan- places and knowing the political situation Any advice for students? We’ve lived in the USA, Ivory Coast, Rwan- tastic Sunday afternoon hobby, a large group did not and does not really fit together. Don’t only go for the trip, but also go for da, Austria, Egypt and Jordan. Ivory Coast social outing or perhaps somewhere to show Do you have any advice for students? the culture. Don’t let yourself be scared off, was very special, partially because of the your friends from home a good time when Use the opportunity to learn about differ- but inform yourself beforehand about the civil war that broke out while we were there. they’re visiting. ent cultures, always try the local food. When culture in a country and be open to it. You Rwanda wasn’t easy, we came nine years after There is no time like the present to make you travel, you see only airports, hotels, high- can learn so many incredible things from the genocide and the population was trau- the most of this opportunity as winter draws ways and your customers! Don’t expect to this! matised. Egypt: our arrival was right after the closer and the park is only open until sunset. have enough time for the fun part. Arab Spring. We found life there fine despite With refreshments, the discs provided, » photo: Jason Puddephatte the hectics, noise and political unrest. only positive reviews on Trip Advisor, and six hectares of beautiful Warwickshire country- side to be had, it’s surprising that most of us Think you’ve got a long commute? Think again! won’t have heard about this place until now! Disc Golf can appear to be very daunting - Samantha Hopps chats to Adrian Foden, who commutes from France to Northampton every week but the majority of people welcomed through here’s a 45-minute bus journey I don’t think the commute actually takes set to a nine-to-five office job. Your special- Quarry Park Disc Golf’s doors are beginners, onto campus, and then there’s a that long. There are some people who travel ist skills need to be in demand and able to and this is why they offer introductory brief- five-hour commute from central 90 minutes morning and evening to and from be sold worldwide. It’s not a stable job, but I ings for newcomers. France to Northampton. In an in- work, that’s 15 hours a week of travel time, don’t have any children. I couldn’t do it with It is advised that you telephone in advance Tcreasingly global job market, this option isn’t which is much more than I travel. I couldn’t family commitments. if you are visiting in a large group, or if you so rare any more. I spoke with Adrian Foden, do that every day. I travel for a condensed pe- If you commute every week, how many are a beginner going at an off-peak time. It’s a self-employed contractor for iPSL, a not- riod at the beginning and end of each week. flights a year is that? nothing too strenuous as far as sports go, but for-profit joint venture for Barclays, HSBC In the week I stay at a hotel very near to the It’s close to 100. I don’t fly over every week, wrap up warm and sensibly as you may find and Lloyds that takes care of all their cheque office, so the daily commute is minimal. occasionally I stay for longer than a week. But yourself in nettle bushes or retrieving a disc processing, about his weekly I’m self-employed and work yes, it’s a lot of miles. from a river! commute to England, being for a number of different busi- You travel a lot, you must see some inter- Visit the website for more information, self-employed, and depar- nesses. I have lots of different esting things in airports as such a regular? and be sure to try this new exciting adventure ture lounges. clients so I go wherever the work On Fridays, Stansted is a bit of a zoo with out! quarrypark.co.uk What area of France do takes me. Before IPSL, I worked all of the hen nights and stag nights heading you live in? in Hamburg, Gothenburg and off. There’s normally a cluster of people in I live in a region called South Africa. fancy dress which is always fun. There’s a lot Poitou-Charente, half-way I’m also not alone. I’ve been of people-watching to be done in airports, so down the West Coast of doing this commute for eight it’s good to be the sort of person who enjoys France. The door-to-door years, and there are a lot of reg- doing that. time of my commute from ulars on the flights with me who If you were offering advice to someone there to Northampton is five also commute between France else, would you say a commute of the same and a half hours. and England. Architects, Au- length as yours is a viable long term option? What’s your job and ditors, Retail and distribution.. Does it become second nature? what does it involve? many different people from many different You tune out that portion of the week I’m the Head of IT change for IPSL. I run disciplines circulating around Europe on a when you can’t do anything productive. It’s the team of project managers that run the weekly commute. not a pleasure, it’s just like being on a bus. photo: Evan Lovely / Flickr change programmes for all of the banks. Do you enjoy being self-employed? You know there’s nothing you can do be- About a dozen people work for me and they Would you recommend it as a career option tween those times when you’re travelling, it’s each manage a change initiative, so some- to other people? just part of your working week. I travel much If you have a suggestion for a great student thing like putting in a new platform for im- It certainly has its nuances. Your skills less than some of the people I work with – day out that costs less than a night out, and age capture for the bank’s cheques. need to be established, you need to be a spe- there are people who live in the North-West would like to see your name in the Boar, Why did you decide to do a commute of cialist in a particular area, be marketable, of England and it takes them about as long as email [email protected] with your idea. the length you do? have connections. It’s a very different skill- it takes me to get to work. theboar.org/Travel | @BoarTravel | TRAVEL 31 Does travelling make you more employable? Years abroad, gap years, holidays: can travelling give you that edge in job applications? hought a year abroad was all about cants is something that I am a great advocate - something that employers really appreciate. In my interviews for masters and work wild Erasmus parties and carefree of: being able to speak another language. Working or studying abroad also makes placements, I was immediately asked about sightseeing? Whilst you will meet The UK has an extremely low level of you a more independent and confident per- my year in France. Being an Anglophone new people, discover new places young people going on to study languages at son. Life in a foreign country presents you an abroad will automatically open doors – the Tand have fun, you’ll also be picking up some university, which is quite surprising consid- array of life lessons that even two years liv- vast majority of work I did was due to being invaluable skills along the way. ering how increasingly global most sectors ing away from home in the university bubble bilingual. In an increasingly competitive and inter- are becoming. cannot teach you. So if you are planning, are currently on or national job market, employers are recognis- “English is the international language,” I You will become an expert at improvising, have done a year abroad, take up as many op- ing the value of a study or work placement hear you say. That may be true, but language problem-solving and getting out of sticky portunities as possible. Once you’re back, put abroad more than ever before. learning goes beyond communication. situations. You’ll also have some priceless it on your CV, talk about it during interviews The first skill that will make you stand out It is a question of understanding and being anecdotes for the pub – and for interviews and make yourself stand out from the crowd. from the hundreds or thousands of appli- able to interact and work in another culture depending on the content! Selina Sykes, Warwick graduate Jenny Clark Scarlett Mansfield I just spent an amazing year living in Mel- writing and journalism. All Over the course of my in the Philippines, I agreed to go home to bourne and studying at Monash University. were great and gave me a travels, I believe that I meet a man’s family who owned a company I sorted out a flat and a job in an Italian res- more rounded education in have gained valuable skills and preached the importance of reliabili- taurant almost immediately, impressing them things I really enjoy. I also found from the people I have met, ty, dedication and hard work in the road to with a few rusty Italian phrases; all I learnt that all were taught by pas- and those skills will make me success. It was a valuable experience and I from then on was pizza and swear words. sionate, proactive leaders more employable. In terms couldn’t agree with them more. In employ- Throughout the year, I worked in three who encouraged us to be so of personal development, an incred- ment these are the three main objectives that hectic restaurants. I made a lot, spent A too. Amongst other stories, ibly valuable skill gained I strive for. LOT, and saved to go travelling in Indonesia. I created my own on an from travelling is an abil- Another way in which travelling made me I also shared a room the whole time with a anti-abortion rally, and filmed ity to think for yourself more employable is indirect. Travelling has variety of people, including an American girl and presented a TV story of and solve problems. Be- emphasised to me the value of education. I, who could make bongs out of apples. At one the Melbourne World Naked ing stranded in the mid- like many students, take for granted the ac- point we had eight people staying in our tiny Bike Ride. I’d say my year dle of nowhere with no cess to education we have in the United King- two-bedroom flat, which I guess taught me down under has hopeful- transport and no money pushes dom. After having seen people walking miles the skills of tolerance and washing up. ly given me a few skills to you to find an effective solution to school, and those too poor to make it, I At Warwick I study History of Art with get amongst the graduate job quickly! Travelling also provides you realised that we ought to take full advantage a bit of Italian, but at Monash I wanted to market, although TV pre- with instances that show of every opportunity we are given and thus study a wider range of practical things I was senting probably isn’t one of that you are willing to push myself to work harder and achieve the interested in and thought would help me get them. jump into the deep end high grades employers seek. the sort of job I want. I chose photography, and try new experiences. While sustainable societies, world religions, travel Solene Van Der Wielen Michael Perry In need of a breath of fresh air before div- calm, company, and cake. I In the summer of 2010, I no promotions, no major charitable accom- ing into my History degree, I used my gap discovered purpose where was feeling pretty petrified plishments, and no new business connec- year to travel to a land where every square I’d never expect it, both as I faced down an unplanned gap year. tions. But I’m totally fine with that. foot is an archaeological dig waiting to hap- in the social enterprise In hindsight, however, an im- While I can’t pinpoint much about my gap pen: Israel. After wading through websites (returning life to the promptu year out of education year that I’d readily squeeze onto my CV, I and newsletters, I found myself working in once decrepit old town and pro- was one of the best things to feel incredibly grateful having had the op- a hostel/hotel/interfaith dialogue peace pro- moting interaction between local Jews, happen to me. portunity to grow as a person, beyond the ject in the centre of Nazareth’s old town. In Christians, and Muslims) and in the After spending the first few months rais- pressure of the academic calendar. If what a renovated Ottoman mansion, I learned to mundane activities that running a hostel ing money by working six-day weeks in a we do is not strictly useful in a professional man the reception, bake cakes with odd in- requires. I became genuinely eager to help, local café, I had enough savings to fund a sense, as long as it’s personally stimulating gredients, foam milk for coffee, but most of be it through using my languages or helping long summer of adventuring, satisfying my (whether that’s making memories, building all how to interact with and assist complete staff set out breakfast. Visitors were inter- burgeoning wanderlust with stints in New confidence, or acquiring new hobbies and strangers. The enclosed courtyard of the ested in what we did with our time, giving York and around several Caribbean islands. proficiencies), it can be of equal benefit. hostel meant that, after a long day of visit- tours of the old town, helping the local com- Best of all, I was free to pack my rucksack In my case, I came to Warwick with a ing natural and religious wonders, travellers munity gain confidence and expand, and we and spend a month hopscotching around greater measure of independence, a much could retire to our little bubble and expect could share all that by just remaining open to Europe, building friendships with nomadic stronger sense of confidence and self-esteem, their questions and open-minded generally. strangers as we absorbed everything from several journals’ worth of anecdotes, and I came away with a different vision of work, Swiss mountaintops to the spires of Prague the knowledge that I made something from people, and possibilities, one that has served and bar crawls in deepest Berlin. nothing in a year of minimal prospects. me well since and no doubt will continue to After returning home to quiet, quaint do so in the upcoming years. southern England, my funds were mostly de- » photo: Ian / Flickr pleted. I finished my gap year having secured Editor: Ife Akinroyeje [email protected] Twitter @boarphotography PHOTOGRAPHY fb.com/TheBoarPhotography ‘The days of still imagery are numbered’ We get advice from the experts about the business of photography and all its glamour ll this talk about careers Adri Berger PEROU can be overwhelming Having worked for companies A man who has seemingly mas- and frankly quite nau- including Coca-Cola, Unicef tered the media world, Perou is seating. The right time and ESPN Sports, Adri Berger now a world-famous photographer, Ato start talking about your future has an impressive cliental and director, TV star (anyone remem- or what supposedly ‘one’ job you the creative skill to back it. Now ber E4’s ‘Dirty Sexy Things’?) and, want for the rest of your life never living in Laos, the photographer naturally, the occasional chicken quite arises. However, have no fear runs his own café and gallery with farmer. After working for ‘Dazed’ as the right time does not need to his partner to showcase his print magazine on their picture desk, he be right now. These interviews are and images. When Berger was found himself increasingly shoot- some valuable friendly advice from asked what inspired him to start ing rather than editing and moved fellow photographers, helping you photography he replied, ‘One of on to conquer fame. Focusing his to understand photography from a my older sisters had a small Agfa shoots predominantly on por- new perspective. So whether or not click, the one that takes roll film. traiture, fashion and advertising you want to undertake photogra- She used to take pictures around he has worked with some of the phy as a career it doesn’t really mat- the house and I was very curious biggest names from The Sunday ter, because this good advice comes about the small prints. I was taken Times and Glamour to BT and Vir- with no requirements; its just pure in by the simple but, at the same gin. When PEROU was asked what utter gold. time, powerful language these inspired him to start photography We interviewed two highly suc- small prints possessed. It taught he responded with see my Face- cesful photographers to offer an me how to look around me and book (@mrperou), so my advice is insightful view of their opinions. see my environment in a way that you should probably listen to what I had not known or understood the man says. » Children of Laos b e fore .’ » PEROU photo: PEROU photo: Adri Berger

Boar Photography: What type BP: Do you always have your not having a camera to catch it. I’m Gallery / Schweppes competition. come this will only become better of photography is your favourite camera on you and why? a collector of things I see. P: Memorable to me? Pictures of and they might replace compact and why? AB: I have to be honest but the BP: What is the most memora- my wife and children. I have tak- cameras all together. Adri Berger: I find it really dif- answer is no; Somehow I need my ble photograph you’ve taken? en a LOT of photos. I forget what P: Not particularly. But good ficult to concentrate on one par- space and actually don’t like snap- AB: I really like a set of four por- I’ve taken sometimes and it’s very photography isn’t about the techni- ticular approach and picking a par- ping everything I see. Yes I have traits I took in Laos around 1998. pleasing to go back and review pic- cal capture or the technique…not ticular type of photography as my even how things look. It’s about favourite. I do prefer the more re- what’s going on INSIDE the pic- alistic views often found in photo ture: content over form. journalism. Or projects that have BP: Do you have any strong a strong connection with human- opinions on post-capture edit- itarian issues and become part of ing, should photographs be left educating people about less fortu- in their original form rather nate circumstances. than being manipulated? AB: Both are valid. In news / documentary an image should “I am the camera” not be tampered with apart from colouring / converting to B&W PEROU: People. I am a people (black and white) etc. But the con- photographer. I like people who tent should not be touched. Out- talk and share stories and share side of this I think that both forms their different perspectives of the of photography can live side by world side. Images have been manip- BP: What one piece of kit or ulated from the very beginning lens that you could not go with- and why not? If it tells the sto- out and why? ry the image-maker is after then AB: My 85mm 1.2L series mk2 any technique could work. Henri Canon EF, incredibly sharp and Peach Robinson was a great pio- beautiful bokeh. 24-70 2.8 lens, neer during the late 19th century, a wonderful all round workhorse combining negatives to achieve of a lens, robust and reliable. one image. And some iconic work P: I don’t have a favourite lens he created too, images that still or piece of kit. Equipment is just live on and have a strong place in a means to an end. I am the cam- the history of photography. era. P: ALL my photographs have BP: Is there any advice that » PEROU // photo: PEROU been through photoshop. Not you would share with young that you would necessarily know photographers who want to be- or notice. Even pictures of my come professional? missed some great moments but I printed with the Lith printing tures from my past. To me the pho- kids: if my kid is dirty, it’s quicker AB: It’s more difficult nowadays they live inside my memory and technique. I am inspired by pho- tograph is just a residual trace of for me to clean his face in post than to find apprenticeships but that that is a good place too. I will sound tographers like Edward Curtis and where I’ve been and who I’ve met. to clean his face in the real world: would be my advice; Find a team old fashioned but I am not in tune August Sander to name a few and BP: Do you think it’s possible he’ll only get his face dirty again. you can shadow and help, learn with the image bombardment we this series gets close to achieving to achieve high level photography People say it’s wrong to clean from these professionals in the field are experiencing at present through something of that level. on mobile phones? people’s skin in post etc. but they’re as they have a lot to teach. If pro- so many social media outlets. AB: Under the right circum- not bothered about people having a grams like this exist get on board. The image overload has caused a stances, yes why not. At present hair stylist doing hair or a makeup I remember from my days in the side effect I call ‘Image Fatigue’ and “Good photogra- the phones are still not of the flex- artist doing a make-over OR a pro- UK that the Association of Pho- people find it harder to understand ible kind we need in the field but fessional photographer doing some tographers had a good program for the work that carries importance, phy is content over some amazing images have been nice lighting. With this reasoning, students. to support the great work out there form” taken with these devices. Recently should we only photograph people P: Think about getting into that is buried underneath all the a Bentley commercial was shot on without makeup, in shit light and making films. Still imagery and the stereotypical imagery. Then a portrait; Charlotte. This a smart phone and the result was don’t let them comb their hair? decisive moment’s days are num- P: Yes. So that I can take pic- image was quite successful over 10 quite amazing. It was used properly bered. This is day 342. tures…I hate seeing something and years ago in the National Portrait as a device to capture. In years to @Boarphotography | [email protected] | 33

ing with non-pro- casting to fessional models? name a few. And how do you go Then techni- about to create such cally I under- eye-catching imag- stood light- es? ing, but yes, AB: I used to I had to learn work a lot with more a lot more as professional mod- it is very dif- els especially for the ferent to the work I used to do light for mov- for Getty Images, ing images the more concep- but I already tual work. But it’s a had the un- good observation, I derstanding, prefer to work with a very good non-professionals, start. often the results are What I had more unexpected. to push most Depending on the was learning work, I often start about sto- with an idea I want rytelling, to to pursue; One ex- make sense of ample would be the a subject and Girl with Hairpins. create chap- This started when ters, like a be- I saw a Japanese ginning, mid- girl in a beigel shop dle and an with her hair full of end. Reading hairpins. Then I de- many books veloped this further and good ad- and worked with vice got me to » The beltainephoto: PEROU an art director from a level where I Getty Images to now feel com- then push this into a fortable taking on many different you either love or hate: it’s good to workable conceptual kind of projects I truly enjoy. I like have an opinion. And remember: idea. working for development organisa- photography is a language: it helps BP: [Adri Berger] tions and NGO’s. I am about to start if you’ve got something to say. Your submission to a 50 minute documentary about BP: Your portraiture is always The Other Hundred the Herit- was really interest- age of Luang ing, what caused Prabang to you to explore Jon- celebrate the lay Boriboon? 20 year anni- » Girl with hairpins photo: Adri Berger AB: Jonlay is a versary since friend and I have it became known him for a inscribed on BP: [Adri Berger] You say you showing prints of images all taken while. To me it felt the UNESCO have moved to Laos, is that to in Laos. that the brief for The Other Hun- World Herit- pursue more photography in that BP: What caused you to move dred was written for him. And so age list. I feel country? there? I asked him to work with me on a incredibly AB: Moving here was a decision AB: The spirit of adventure, the series of shots, trying to capture his fortunate hav- based on adventure and romance longing of living by the side of a riv- personality and work. I kept it sim- ing been able and this included photography as er, and more time to reflect on life ple and decided to settle for B&W to work more my main source of work. It was a and work. to avoid the distraction of the gold on filmmak- challenge my partner and I relished BP: A lot of your work is fo- lettering and keep the focus on ing and living from the moment we decided to go cused on Asia, in particular the him. I’m glad you saw this! in Laos has ahead and try, setting up a small South East. What draws you to not always café combining this with a gallery that region? “I saw a Japanese made this eas- AB: The ier as there is extreme jux- girl in a beigel shop not a thriving tapositions with her hair full of community of life often of creative » Children of Laos photo: Adri Berger portrayed hairpins...” filmmakers in idealistic to learn from ways. But BP: [Adri Berger] I have seen and to learn with. But this is get- quite striking, in the sense that the under- you have worked as a documen- ting better. I learned from generous the people you capture come alive lying truth tary filmmaker as well in Asia, people via the internet, people like through your images. What are is harsh and do you know the work of the Thai Den Lennie, Philip Bloom and Dan some key tips for getting the per- still full of filmmaker Apichatpong Weera- Chung who embraced this medium fect portrait? contradic- sethakul? Because I know that and gave free advice via their por- P: Jay z told me once on a shoot, tions. The there is a great minimalist pho- tals to individuals like me, kind of ‘it’s not about you, it’s about ME!’ rich and tographic element to his moving stuck in the ‘province’. I truly feel this is great advice for a photogra- poor di- pictures. How do you experience indebted to people like them. pher as many think it’s all about vide is huge filmmaking as a photographer? Is BP: [PEROU] There is a lot of them. The ego on many photogra- and grow- it easier, different, do you feel you personality in your works. How phers is quite repulsive. ing even think photographers would have more and a complete different way of deal- “Photography is a this I find ing with moving pictures?’ challeng- AB: Apichatpong is a great artist, language: it helps For more photography ing to learn full of patience and depth. 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T (0)24 7615 0333 E [email protected] W wbs.ac.uk/go/boar10 theboar.org/Sports | @BoarSports | SPORTS 35 30 theboar.org Editor’s advice: from physiotherapy to photography So it might be too late to make it as an elite athlete, but you can still enjoy a career in sport Personal Trainer PE Teacher Physiotherapist Sports Journalist Photographer Are you a gym bunny? Do you Everyone knows a handful of Sports physiotherapy is an ex- If you decide to try and make For sports lovers, to work as a have a penchant for shouting in people on campus that want to citing job with great potential for it as a sports journalist, you’ll be sports photographer seems very people’s faces? Keen to work in work as teachers after graduating. career progression. Physiothera- settling for a life of low pay, long much like the perfect job. People a job that allows you to show off If you don’t, go and stand in the pists working in the sport sector hours and limited job security. employed to attend the best sport- your finely-chiselled muscles, middle of the humanities building- help elite athletes perform to the You’ll start off all ambitious and ing events in the world, and to take whilst saying things like “look at even if these people don’t neces- best of their abilities by success- optimistic, but before you know it the odd picture or two of what my Franklin D. Roose-delts” and sarily want to work as teachers the fully identifying and preventing you’ll be skulking around an iden- they’re watching. Certainly not a “flex Luther” in front of a mirror? majority probably are going to. injury. tikit Championship level football bad life. Then working as a personal trainer Working as a PE teacher allows To become a sports physio, you stadium in the north of England Of course, there’s rather more to could be for you. you to follow in these footsteps, ideally need a first class degree in somewhere, desperately trying it than that, and competition in the Personal trainers are often em- whilst also giving you the opportu- physiotherapy, and this could al- to get a quote before the game on industry is fierce. It’s not essential ployed full time by fitness gyms, nity to work in sport, coaching and ways be obtained after graduating Saturday, as your Editor bullies to have a degree specifically relat- but they can also be self-employed, nurturing the stars of tomorrow. at a university such as Birming- you into turning a banal statement ed to the job, although taking an working variable hours to suit If you’re already at Warwick and ham, Bath or- wait for it- Coven- made by a manager into a fabricat- intensive photography course after their customer’s needs, and you’re not studying for a degree try. But if studying for another ed controversy. You’ll be miserable you graduate certainly wouldn’t do with QTS (Qualified Teacher Sta- and will probably die poor and tus – something all new teachers alone. need to achieve), then you can al- Hopefully that will have put a ways achieve this by studying for a few of you off and lessen the com- Postgraduate Certificate of Educa- petition for the rest of us some- tion (PGCE) after you’ve graduat- what. To those who have stuck ed. around, although the above is sort If you think that this is a ca- of true, sports journalism offers an reer that may interest you, then exciting and challenging career. there’s loads you can do whilst at It doesn’t matter if you’re not Warwick to help you in your aim. studying for a Literature degree, the Warwick Volunteers run a number key thing to do here is to rack up of school- based volunteering posi- your experience. So get in contact tions, which would give you class- with every magazine and newspa- room experience and some knowl- per possible and see if they’ll ac- these trainers can expect to earn edge of what it’s like to work with cept you for an editorial placement. upwards of thirty quid an hour. young children. degree and switching your Var- The BBC work experience window you any harm. In the meantime, You’ll ideally need a Diploma, Also, our sports clubs are be- sity allegiance doesn’t sound like opened again this week, and many industry professionals simply ad- such as the Level 2 certificate in coming increasingly prominent in it’s for you, then the Football As- national newspapers take on stu- vise that you work on your port- Instructing Exercise and Fitness, the local community and many run sociation (FA) also run a series of dents seeking work experience in folio. but other qualifications are also coaching courses for young people courses which might prove more January and February. It would appear variety is key suitable and can be taken at night that would give you some fantastic appropriate. And then there’s your portfolio here and Brad Smith, a director of colleges. experience. Last year, for example, A sports physio can expect to of course. Fortunately the Boar ex- photography at a sports magazine, Working as a fitness trainer or the women’s football club fostered earn upwards from £30,000, with ists, so send us in some work ASAP advises that “it’s not beneficial to personal trainer to supplement great links in the local community, those working at the elite football and get yourself on a website like stick to just one area” when com- your University studies is also a coaching schoolgirls, whilst only clubs likely to find themselves on Contently to show off your good piling your portfolio. This is espe- possibility, as the qualifications re- last week the men’s cricket team even more. Tracy Lewis, employed work. It’s probably a good idea to cially true for anybody considering quired can be sat relatively quickly were advertising on Twitter for by the FA, says that the benefits of start cutting out what you write, so freelancing. and the rate of pay is good. people to join their Coaching in the job include travelling with “fo- that you can keep a book of clip- Ross Kinnaird, who works for PT Ben Goss details online that Schools programme. cused and motivated elite athletes”, pings, but make sure you don’t fall Getty Images, meanwhile advises the perks of the job include the A PE teacher can expect a start- and advised any student looking into the easy trap of only writing those who might consider work- sheer variety of his working day, ing salary of around £22,000, and to work in the field to get whatev- about one or two topics. Writing ing in the photography field to not as well as the fact that: “It is very wages can increase to around the er experience possible, and to not about a variety of issues, for a va- get too caught up over the use of social, so you have the chance to £30,000 mark. think that they “need to get all of riety of sections, will help your CV technology. “You still need a good interact with a lot of interesting their experience in one particular to stand out, giving you an advan- knowledge of sport, and sports p e o p l e”. » Photos: Left, Imag8. Centre, field”. tage over other budding hacks. personalities, as sport has become wilpf. Right, FreeResourceNet so personality-based”, he says. Leading by example – Warwick’s own sporting stars Because Stephen Merchant isn’t Warwick’s only famous alumni. Luke Brown runs through a few others s a relatively new university, to attend Warwick to further their and all have carved out a name for Shankly team of the 1970s. ness, and has since gone on to be Warwick doesn’t have quite careers in the beautiful game. themselves as successful managers In more recent years, the Uni a highly successful ultramaratho- the same alumni pedigree as This is largely down to the fact within the domestic game. A WBS was also home to Katherine Simp- ner– that’s basically a word to de- Aother, much older institutions. But, that the Warwick Business School, press release from 2006, mean- son. Simpson graduated in 1996 af- scribe a superhuman nutter that believe it or not, Stephen Merchant that mega rich part of the Universi- while, identifies 2006 as some ter studying for a degree in chemis- takes on some of the hardest and and that woman who plays Nessa ty with offices in the Shard and all, sort of golden year for the course, try, and went on to compete in the longest foot races in the world, all in Gavin and Stacey aren’t the only run a very successful Certificate in with Les Ferdinand, Paul Ince, Bil- Clipper Round the World Yacht to raise money for charity. Richard famous, successful people to have Applied Management Course. De- ly Davies and current manager of Race. For the uninitiated, the race has competed in a great number attended Warwick. In fact, our scribed as a “programme designed WBA, Alan Irvine, all enrolled. gives amateur crew the chance to of events, ranging from the Lon- university has a relatively strong to provide managers and poten- But what of proper Warwick stu- compete in a yacht race that travels don Marathon to the Marathon sporting pedigree, and a number tial managers with the business dents, the sorts who would know around the world (the clue is in the des Sables, which is a 250km epic of stars have studied for their qual- and personal management skills their Rootes from their Cryfield name really). The organizers actu- that takes place across the Saha- ification here. they will need for the increasingly and their Kenilworth from their ally provide the boats and a skip- ra desert. Currently working as a Only last year, for example, it fraught business of football man- Canley? Sticking with the football per, which creates an even playing successful sales manager, Richard was announced that Manchester agement”, the course has proven theme, fans of Liverpool may well field. Describing the race as “the is again evidence that you can fit United assistant manager Ryan more popular with British manag- be impressed to learn that club leg- most amazing experience ever”, in a superhuman sporting career Giggs was studying at the Warwick ers than a cheeky Bosman signing end Steve Heighway studied here Katherine is perhaps proof that, around a good work life. So wheth- Business School for his UEFA Pro on the last day of the transfer win- in the sixties, achieving a 2:1 in eco- just because you’re not a sporting er you intend to follow in these License. Although you can’t strict- dow. nomics and politics. For the rest of star right at this moment in your elite sporting footsteps, or whether ly count Giggs as a student– don’t Stoke City manager Mark us who probably haven’t heard of life, doesn’t mean that you can’t be you feel you’d be better suited to be holding your breath to catch a Hughes, England U20 manager him, Heighway was a winger who in the future. one of the five careers listed above, glimpse of him on the U1 or queue- Aidy Boothroyd, and Notting- played over 300 times for Liver- Finally, Richard Cullen gradu- there’s definitely room for you to ing for a Bread Oven– Giggs is just ham Forest’s Stuart Pearce have pool, netting 50 goals, and was a ated a year later after reading for enjoy a career in sport. the next in a long line of footballers all studied at the Business School, huge part of the formidable Bill a degree in International Busi- theboar.org 32 Sponsored by Editor: Luke Brown [email protected] Twitter @BoarSport SPORT fb.com/groups/BoarSport » Photo: FreeSpace

Bedfordshire hold on to squeak past Warwick Sam Nugent reports on an unlucky cup exit for the Warwick men’s third team football side, who lost 2-1

here was disappointment for better of the play and firmly knock- As Bedfordshire looked to kill could well have won it. It was very the men’s third team football ing on the door. off the game and protect their two- open and either side could have Selected Results outfit today as their cup run A near miss at 24 minutes from a goal cushion, Warwick fought val- gone through,” he said. Twas cut short in a close-fought bat- far post cross to Nathan Davies was iantly in their attempt to get back The skipper also seemed to 5th November 2014 tle against the Bedfordshire fourth followed by the ball being put in to in to the game, but it was often the believe that the poor conditions team. the net a minute later, only to be case that their balls into the box played their part in the defeat, but Badminton The dreary rain provided a fit- ruled out by the offside flag. failed to reach their target. conceded this wasn’t the sole rea- ting backdrop for a day that just At the other end, Bosman was Finally the home side broke their son for their early cup exit. Men’s 1st A Birmingham 1st 4 4 didn’t go Warwick’s way, despite a quick off his line to either collect duck with what was not a pretty “We’re used to playing in weath- Women’s 1st H Oxford 1st 5 3 solid performance in a game which or clear all that came to him, the goal, but an important one. The ball er like this but the ball was skidding Women’s 2nd A Coventry 1st 3 5 they controlled for long periods. most impressive of which was an was played in from a corner before around a lot. It was the same dis- The early minutes were played edge of the box clearance after Bed- bouncing around the goalmouth advantage for both teams, though.” Football firmly in Bedfordshire’s half, as the fordshire’s centre forward was put several times, finally being put in That said, Stockbridge was keen home team made a strong state- through one-on-one after an exqui- by Warwick’s centre half. to concentrate on the positives that Men’s 3rds A Birmingham 2nd 3 4 ment of their intentions with a high site diagonal ball from midfield. the team will take from the unfor- Women’s 1st H Derby 1st 3 3 defensive line and early pressing. A questionable free-kick given tunate defeat. They failed to create many clear against the home side for a high foot “I think it was one of those “We battled hard until the end,” Golf chances, however, and both teams gave the visitor’s their first goal, as games where on another day Harry said. “We were compact and appeared to take a while to grow the ball was played on to the head we could well have won it. It we showed a good spirit to get back Mixed 1st A Birmingham 4th 0 6 into the game. of an attacker, before rattling the was very open.” into the game. We’re disappointed bar and leaving Bedfordshire’s Jack Harry Stockbridge to go out early in the cup but we can Hockey ‘Pigeon’ Bloodworth with an easy build on this in the league.” A questionable free kick given finish from the rebound. Their play finally rewarded Despite the defeat, the team Men’s 2nd A Aston 1st 2 1 against the home side for a Half-time followed shortly after, with the goal it deserved, Warwick must concentrate on these posi- Men’s 3rd A Oxford 3rd 0 4 high foot the visitor’s their with Warwick looking visibly dis- pushed hard for an equaliser, grow- tives. Competing in the Midlands Women’s 1st H Oxford 3rd 16 0 first goal appointed after a half in which they, ing in confidence but quickly run- 4C division, against the likes of the on balance, looked the better side. ning out of time. Coventry 2nd and 3rd teams, their Lacrosse The second half began scrappily Bosman was sent up for a corner division is a tough one. However on as both teams tried to get the cru- in the dying minutes but it was to the basis of this strong performance Men’s 1st H Oxford Brookes 1st 20 5 Bedfordshire were the first to test cial second goal, at times trying too no avail, as the final whistle was Warwick can be confident of a suc- Men’s 2nd A Loughborough 2nd 2 12 the opposition’s goalkeeper on the hard and misplacing passes while blown with the score settled at 2-1. cessful league campaign, despite Women’s 1st A Oxford 2nd 6 11 20-minute mark, as they broke past their opponents tackled aggressive- After the game, Warwick Cap- this defeat. Warwick’s defence and forced two ly. tain Harry Stockbridge told Boar Netball good saves from Daniel Bosman, Bedfordshire extended their lead Sport that he felt the game was a both low to his left-hand side. on the hour with a cross played in close contest which could have Would you like your Women’s 1st H Loughborough 3rd 43 44 The game burst into life after this from right to left that met the head gone either way. BUCS fixture covered Women’s 3rd A Worcester 2nd 18 47 as both teams began freely trading of the striker for a neat near post “I think it was one of those by the Boar? blows, with Warwick having the finish. games where on another day we Tell us on Facebook Rugby League

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Warwick Panthers proud despite narrow defeat Rugby Union

Men’s 1st H Loughborough 3rd 31 22 Shingi Mararike travelled to see the Panthers fall 5-3 to an impressive Oxford outfit Men’s 2nd H Nott Trent 2nd 5 36 new look Warwick/Coven- by number 52 Liam Martin with final period of play the Panthers Saturday’s defeat may not have Women’s 1st A Harper Adams 12 15 try Panthers side opened up 4:44 on the clock put the home seemed to tire. Oxford cut open the been the opening result the Pan- their BUIHA Checking Di- team on the scoreboard. home team’s defensive line for a 4-2 thers were hoping for but starting Squash Avision 1 South Campaign with a 5-3 For the rest of the first period the lead. centre and team captain Jacob Pat- loss to the Oxford Blues. Panthers chased the game, muster- The home side were not quite tison was in a positive mood after Men’s 2nd A Leicester 1st 1 4 Despite the defeat, the boys in ing 17 attempts on goal to their op- down and out yet however. A furi- the game. Men’s 3rd A Lincoln 1st 4 1 white and blue will take many pos- ponents 13. ous offensive explosion saw them Reflecting on a contest his side itives from a strong performance in Heading into the second period close the gap one final time, Josh- could very easily have won Pattison Table Tennis which they dominated their oppo- the Panthers side seemed to gel, ua Williams provided an assist for remarked, “By the end of the third nents for extended periods. A few moving the puck well and piling the Liam Martin with seven minutes period we should have had a lot Men’s 2nd H Birmingham 1st 16 1 lapses in concentration and defen- pressure on their opponents. But, remaining on the clock to set up a more goals than we actually did, we Women’s 1st A Cambridge 1st 5 0 sive errors proved costly in a hotly despite being on the defence for tense finish. had way more shots and we were contested game which hung in the much of the second period it was However, for all their attack- passing it better.” Tennis balance until the dying moments. the Blues who would score next. ing endeavour the Panthers could He was also optimistic about the The Panthers got off to a slug- They restored their two goal lead not find the back of the net, and new look side gelling, with the re- Men’s 1st H Nott Trent 1st 12 0 gish start, conceding two goals in four minutes into the second peri- were once again caught napping turn of key players to bolster a team Women’s 1st A Oxford 1st 6 6 the space of two minutes, an early od. The Panthers would once again defensively in the dying moments, packed with fresh talent. Women’s 2nd A B’ham 1st 4 8 deficit that would prove costly. respond with a goal of their own. Oxford put the end result beyond He said that “By the time we Shellshocked, the Panthers Sam Quilter snuck a low shot into doubt in the final minute of the get things sorted structure-wise, I Volleyball sought an immediate response and the net to make it 3-2. game scoring to rubber stamp a 5-3 reckon we can finish in the top half found one. A long-range slap shot At the beginning of the third and victory. of the table at least.” Women’s 1st H Loughborough 2nd 3 0