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The University of Surrey Students’ Union Newspaper issue 1049 www.ussu.co.uk THURSDAY 6 FEBRUARY 2003 free DON’T FORGET!! GU2 are broad- casting on ignites for UniS 107.3fm until 18.02. Why not have a look at the schedule and see what entrepreneurs you fancy? | page 19 FUSE, OR FEDERAL University of Surrey BY ANDY BLAIR ALL ABOUT THE Entrepreneurs, launches this coming week MARKETING & STUDENT GOLDEN SCREEN and is the first joint amenity for students SERVICES MGR. USSU Another two pages run under federal banner. Led by The of film for you as University of Surrey Students’ Union and UniSdirect (at Surrey) and Roehampton University. Irrespective barearts takes a Students’ Union and Roehampton Direct (at of what your interest is in look at Catch Me If Roehampton), it heralds a new avenue for becoming an entrepreneur You Can and About students to access the best the federation has – if you have an interest, Schmidt (right) with to offer in supporting students who have an chances are that FUSE Jack Nicholson | entrepreneurial streak. will be able to provide pages 11 & 12 The idea behind the amenity is for FUSE to avenues through which to act as a conduit through which students can move your ideas towards access training, information and experienced reality. IN THIS WEEK’S PAPER advice on all aspects of setting themselves During the course up as entrepreneurs. of the academic year, The accommodation issue Whether a student is interested in the FUSE aims to provide Above: Colin Howard, the Dean of Students, finds himself locked in the specifics of becoming a sole trader, buying information about activities centre in order to raise money for RAG. See the article below. Ths situation as it stands for returning final a company off the shelf, writing business entrepreneurship through years and off-campus accommodation next plans or finding investment capital to get the student media, semester News | pages 2 an idea off the ground – FUSE brings individual information packs that will followed by three more special sessions run Letters to the editor together students and staff across the become available across the campuses and by Scott Farmer (DAVE) and Professor David Reaction to the first two week’s editions: federation during the course of the academic through its developing website. Kirby (UniSdirect). These take place on the someone wasn’t very happy with the spoof year to open doors into the world of ‘the Social events will also be organised Tuesday 4th March, Tuesday 11th March headline about Saddam | page 4 entrepreneur’. during the course of the year for student and Tuesday 25th March. Federal University of Surrey Entrepreneurs entrepreneurs to meet with people from In order to express your interest, you need to Careers for everyone is open to anyone from any background on the local business community and also to visit the website www.federalsurrey.ac.uk/ Dr Russ responds to an article concerning any academic course across the Federal attend seminars run by individuals that fuse (available from Wednesday 12th Feb) the lack of materials available for arts and have successfully become entrepreneurs and sign up to the mailing list for more music students Opinion | page 8 themselves. information. Alternatively, students can sign Along with the social events, seminars up to the FUSE sessions in conjunction with barearts in diversity shocker and information resources that will be the id | DAVE programme in sessions folder An interview with The D4. Also, standy-by made available, FUSE will also be offering at the Students’ Union reception or pick up tickets for the Lion King musical in London specially written one off training sessions an info leaflet. For an informal chat, or to and theatre previews barearts | page 17 through the ID Programme (see middle become directly involved with FUSE, pop pages). The first FUSE Taster Session will into the Students’ Union and see Andy Blair The art of ironed boxer-shorts run on Tuesday 18th February and will be for a chat. Xan Phillips says that having ironed boxer- shorts is much more than comfortable sit- ting arrangments Lifestyle | page 22 Women’s football still winning £596 raised by RAG auction Two match reports from the women’s foot- ball team as they find they don’t know what BY RICHARD WATTS other young girls later on in the evening and the word “lose” means Sport | page 24 said they planned to “have them dress in THE RAG HUMAN auction held in Chancel- French maids outfits and serve them drinks lor’s on Tuesday raised a whopping £596 for all night in the Union.” With the Chancel- charity, making it one of the most successful lor’s Challenge RAG special and the Victo- human auctions in recent history. Twenty rian RAG raid to some later this week, it is slaves were sold off in total as a packed bar looking increasingly likely that this year’s relished the prospect of having humans to RAG could set a new precedent for fund- do virtually anything for them in the name raising and re-establish RAG as a special of charity. part of the year for students and staff alike. The biggest bid of the night was by a cou- A big thank you to all of those who put ple of young gentlemen for the purchase of themselves up for auction, to those who bid- three young ladies, notching £70 in one foul ded and especially to the RAG committee of swoop. These same men also ‘bought’ two Cathy, Sam, Alli and Charlotte. 2 NEWS 6 February 2003 Accommodation talks as students mount up BY RICHARD WATTS can back that up - we might be able to speed up your chance of a room.” This can only THE ACCOMMODATION OFFICE are gearing up happen in certain circumstances, though. for what promises to be another difficult In order to help with the numerous year trying to find rooms both on and off difficulties students face trying to campus for students requiring them next find off-campus accommodation, the academic year. Even with the prospect accommodation office will be releasing a of over 200 extra rooms for postgraduate list of available housing on Monday, 3rd students in the temporarily named “Bank” March. A special free newspaper will be residences by UniSport, only 250 current made available from all Court Receptions placement students are guaranteed a place and the accommodation office containing on campus next year. information for students about how to find Speaking last week to President of the and secure a place to live, along with the Students’ Union, Paul Wright, and the current lists of houses and rooms, including Welfare Officer, Toni Borneo, the head of University Managed houses. After 3rd accommodation, Richard Paxton, clarified March, the most up to date houses and the current procedure for placing students rooms will be found on the campus web who are on placement. The 250 guaranteed site, which is only accessible from terminals places will go to those whose work address inside the University and from the bulletin UniS applications up 15.9% postcodes are the furthest away from board on the Union’s website. Lists will also Guildford. For any students who are not on be available to view on the accommodation THE UNIVERSITY OF Surrey have announced BY SARAH BUTTERWORTH this original list of 250, there will be a ballot office notice boards. that Undergraduate applications for EDITOR in which the first 100 people chosen will For students who have not rented private- admission in September 2003 are up by also be given rooms. Due to the expected sector housing before, the accommodation 15.9%. The national increase in University University of Surrey could be attributed demand, however, there is only a small office will be providing introductory applications this year is 4.9%. The most to the University’s currently graduate possibility that a student will find a room talks about off-campus houses. These are noticeable increases have been in subject employment record. Statistics show that in this manner. Any students who do not scheduled to take place on Wednesday 19th areas such as Law, Business Management, a mere 0.9% or Surrey graduates are receive a room following the ballot will then February 2003 at 1pm in Lecture Theatre Psychology with Sociology, Electronic unemployed six months after graduation, as be placed on to a waiting list. G and Thursday 27th February 2003 at Engineering, Music, Child Nursing and opposed to the national average of 5.3%. Toni Borneo has been invited by the 6.00pm in Lecture Theatre G. They also Chemistry. In common with other Universities around accommodation office to the ballot to advise students to spend time asking friends This seems to indicate a degree of success the country, Surrey is also experiencing ensure that everything is done fairly. Her who already live off-campus about securing for the government’s widening participation a significant increase in applications for advice, though, is to try to and find other places to live and recommend deciding on scheme, and is a continuation of the trend taught Postgraduate programmes. Whether arrangements because “there just aren’t a group of friends before approaching the for more and more school leavers to apply these increases will translate into more enough rooms.” Commenting on hardship landlord. to University. Living in an age where places being offered on both Undergraduate cases, Ms Borneo said: “If you are on the education now costs a significant amount of and Postgraduate courses at Surrey remains waiting list and you are desperate for a Toni Borneo: [email protected] money, the increasing popularity of the to be seen.