Newspaper of the students of the University of Surrey Issue 36 – Tuesday 25th October 2011 New section coming – Opinion and Analysis: To start the Great Debate, Meet Surrey University’s we’re asking, “Is Gaddafi’s death and possible execution acceptable, or new Poet in Residence, should he have been taken to trial?” Sophie Robinson Your answers to: [email protected] NEWS The NUS backs student protests on the rise of student fees on November 9th ...page 3 FEATURES ‘Beware the politics of fear’ explores the rise of extemist political parties in Britain... page 8 SCIENCE AND TECH Taking a look at health issues in the UK such as smoking, obesity and mental health problems...page 33 SOCIETIES Find out more about Black History month and what GU2 Radio has on offer...page 14 DANCE & THEATRE Guildford’s popular nightclub ‘Flares’ refuses accept any form of international ID other than a passport Investigating ‘accidental’ plagiarism in Beyonce’s new video and the best place to see Dance and Theatre live in Guildford...page 17 Acceptable in the ‘80s LITERATURE Club refused entry to international students An afternoon with English PEN and a conversation with poet th By Jyoti Rambhai, News Editor One student, who asked not be named said: Sophie Robinson...page 27 12 October, the Lit Soc “They basically said, ‘if you’ve not got an English ID bar crawl: Flares refused pproximately 60 people had turned up for the you’re not allowed in’, even though Jersey is part of Literature Society bar crawl that night, which Great Britain.” to allow students onto A SPORT started in Weatherspoons, followed by Bar Med, It is believed by many students who were out their premises on the basis where all students had been allowed to enter. Wednesday night, that the Flares bouncers were Catch up with Surrey’s latest Although they were not the only group of unsure as to whether the IDs were real. What is results from football, rugby, that they had presented an students out on a bar crawl that night, it came as more is that the same thing happened to a student hockey and everything else... international ID. shock when multiple students, who had a Jersey ID with a Gibraltarian ID, despite the fact that they page 34 were refused entry into Flares. had been let into Flares many times before. STUDENT MEMBERSHIP JUST £195 PER YEAR! [email protected] | surreysportspark.co.uk | T:01483 689111 2 EDITORIAL The Stag | 25th October 2011 [email protected] Editor | Jack White [email protected] Editor-in-Chief | Bakita Kasadha [email protected] Deputy Editor (Design) | Hollie Rowe-Roberts [email protected] Design Team | Ellie Brodie, Paul A Richmond, Hannah Roberts-Owen, Joanna Zalis, Christina Morman Deputy Editor (Marketing) | Tom Goulding [email protected] Marketing Team | Shervin Hejazi, Imogen Jones and Eleanor Pearson News News Editor | Jyoti Rambhai [email protected] News Team | Bethany Goss, Sophie Howard, Geoffrey Pullen, Sophie Smith and David Williams Features Features Editor | Nicole Vassell [email protected] Features Team | Peter Bailey, Ellie Brodie, Dimitri Levantis, Amy McGivern, Becky Powell, Jase Vickers and Sophie Vickery Science and Technology Science and Technology Editor | Nathanael Roome [email protected] Science and Technology Team | Lawrence Finn, Dave Holcombe, Shourya Khanna, Kate McAtamney, Melissa Raske, Alex Smith and Ruth Smithers. Societies Societies Editor | Jaz Broughton [email protected] Societies Team | Vacant Arts Dance and Theatre Editor | Hannah Jelliman [email protected] Dance and Theatre Team | Emily Bourne, Sarah McDowell, Beth Hedges, Lucy Jarvis, Tiffany Stoneman and Lexi Sutton Film Editor | Tiffany Tucker [email protected] Film Team | Laura Howard, Caroline James, Kristie Marchant and Christina Maria Webb Music Editor | Sophia Field [email protected] Music Team | James Campbell, Liam Conroy, Dan Davidson, Amy McGivern, Tanya Noronha and Elliot Tyres Literature Editor | Alexandra Wilks [email protected] Letter from the Editor Literature Team | Stephanie Davies, Tom Goulding, Candice Ritchie, Emily Smart, Emma Thomas and Sophie Vickery Jack White – Editor Sports Sports Editor | Jordan Vine [email protected] [email protected] Sports Team | Douglas Elder, Arabella Gilby he major news this week Foreign Secretary William Hague said, “‘we don’t approve and Sam Limbert Thas been the death of of extra-judicial killings.” But is that the only view? Had Copy Editors | Megan Barnacle, Michaela Fulton, Emma Giles, Candice Colonel Gaddafi. I cannot Gaddifi surrendered to be taken to trial, or was he only Ritchie and Louisa White imagine there are many kept alive long enough for his killers to get documentary [email protected] of us who have not seen evidence of his capture and death? the remarkable and brutal The Stag would like to hear from you, your view of Webmaster | Andrew Smith images sent around the world from Libya. Among the the manner of Gaddafi’s death and whether or not you [email protected] rejoicing over the fall of a dictator however, these pictures think execution or assassination is tolerable in war. We Photo Editor | Raisa Joseph have themselves caused a storm of controversy. are starting a new section of the paper in the next issue: [email protected] Was it right for the Colonel’s bloodied, lifeless face Opinion and Analysis, featuring The Great Debate page, to be presented to the world like it was? Certainly some where issues like this will receive an airing, along with The Stag is a newspaper editorially dependent on and published by people think not. arguments for and against. the University of Surrey Students’ Union. Even further, there is the highly divisive matter of the The views expressed in the paper are those of the individual authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the educational team, the manner of Gaddifi’s killing. Was he executed as originally If you would like to contribute to whole Students’ Union or the University of Surrey. thought, or was he killed by a stray bullet as the Libyan government now makes out? Activists have not been slow the Great Debate, send your letters Trinity Mirror (South) 8 Tessa Road, Reading in condemning his possible execution or assassination as to [email protected]. RG1 8NS a breach of his human rights and indeed, the UK’s own The Stag reserves the right to edit all submissions and the right to decide which articles are published. The Stag | 25th October 2011 NEWS 3 Flares causes anger NUS responds to record unemployment figures in non-UK ID rebuke By Sophie Howard, News Team he Office for National Statistics ...Continued from front page Great Britain ID.” are a high proportion of foreign Thas published employment A spokesperson for the students to permit entry if they statistics, showing that the Another student made the Stonegate Pub Company who are in possession of a valid unemployment rates for those aged comment: “My ID lets me into the owns Flares in Guildford told international passport only. We 16-24 are at an all-time high. country, but it doesn’t let me into have investigated the matter with This news comes after the Flares.” the door staff on duty that night National Union for Students (NUS) President of Lit Soc, Imogen ‘‘My ID lets me into the and we have been advised that warned that the government has Jones said: “They turned away country but it doesnt nobody carrying a passport was left little alternative for young every remotely international refused entry into the premises. people, other than to depend on ID that night, saying it was club let me into Flares’’ “We would suggest that if government benefits as a means of policy. these group of students plan to income. “There was no warning of this The Stag: “Our company policy visit the premises in the future, Statistics published show that when we had phoned ahead for regarding acceptable forms of then the best form of them there are currently 991,000 young our pub crawl, and considering proof of age identification include securing entry would be to obtain people (aged 16-24) unemployed. how many International students a PASS accredited card, a UK a PASS accredited card. www. President of the NUS, Liam there are here, I find it shocking Drivers photo card licence or a UK pass-scheme.org.uk ”. Burns said: “The Government is they don’t accept International ID. passport. slamming the door in the face of But what’s even more shocking is “However, the manager has an entire generation. Those not in their ignorance of not accepting a discretion in areas where there education or training are now left with ever fewer alternatives to the dole queue and all the wasted potential that entails. “Ministers must immediately reinstate EMA, properly fund careers services, and reinvest in education and training if individuals and communities are to avoid the permanent scars of youth unemployment.” © Marin Nikolov Think-tank proposes higher Masters loans By David William, News Team mobility.” Stronger support was received report by centre-right think- by academics and Professor Andrew A tank CentreForum has Hamilton, Vice-Chancellor, Oxford Careers fayre: how helpful was it? recommended that up to £10,000 University said: “I am glad to see in government loans be made such a timely contribution to the By Jyoti Rambbhai, News Editor as English Literature, Dance and In response to this Ms Jobson available for full-time masters vital policy issue of UK graduate Theatre, Psychology etc. stated: “As a company’s presence students, to be paid back when funding”.