Bangor's Winning Streak Runs Strong
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Bangor University Students’ Union November Issue 2016 English Language Issue No. 258 Newspaper FREE @SerenBangor seren.bangor.ac.uk MEET THE TEAM TRUMP ELECTED REMEMBERENCE DAY Bangor’s winning streak runs strong Receiving the Award on behalf of the team were (left-right) Lizzie Baster eld, Rebecca Colley-Jones, Deirdre McIntyre and Dr Einir Young angor University has been rations. e University has recently major digital distribution companies tainability and Resource Awards. e and sponsored by organisations and crowned University of the Year signed partnerships with Horizon Nu- within 4 days of an album’s release. #LoveHalls campaign, run by the Halls’ thoughts leaders from all over the UK for its work with the business clear Power and Siemens Healthcare e Partnership Award went to the ‘Residential Life team’ with expert who are passionate about excellence. Bsector and won two other awards at Diagnostics, adding around £250 mil- Knowledge Economy Skills Scholar- guidance from the Sustainability Lab Bangor University was the only uni- the Business Insider Awards ceremony lion to the region’s economy. ship II (KESS II). Set up in July 2016, team, has created major savings for the versity nominated and was shortlisted in Cardi on the 3rd November. e New Process Award went to a at the time of submission to the Busi- University and students, and has led for two awards alongside national and Also on the same night, the Universi- partnership between Bangor Univer- ness Insider awards, KESS II had 83 to signi cant donations to charities. international institutions such as Aldi ty received an award for sustainability sity and Sain (Records) Ltd. Under the live projects, 137 approved to start in Leading by example, the University and Jaguar LandRover. campaign by the Chartered Institution guidance of Dr Ste an omas from October 2016 and had worked with has made savings of over £100,000 in a Re ecting on these successes, Ban- of Wastes Management (CIWM) at an the University’s School of Creative 215 companies and other organisa- year, and generated individual savings gor University Vice-Chancellor, Pro- event in London. Studies and Media, Sain (Records) Ltd tions in Wales. Led by the University for students by encouraging them to fessor John G. Hughes, said: Nominated for a total of four awards have ventured into the e-commerce on behalf of the Welsh Higher Edu- budget and plan their food shopping. “I’m delighted that the University by Business Insider, Bangor University market. As a direct result of the part- cation Sector, the Scholarships focus e University and students have also has been recognised as University of was the big winner on the night, be- nership with the University, a new on development within the European been donating goods to charities for the Year for its partnership work with ing named University of the Year and dynamic website was developed and Convergence Programme. ey o er their use or re-sale. local, national and international busi- bringing home awards for New Pro- links were established with digital Research Masters and PhD students Judged by the most respected ex- nesses and also for its #LoveHalls sus- cess, for its collaboration with Sain distribution partners across all major the opportunity to be linked to a com- perts in the sector, these long-stand- tainability campaign. Both are excel- (Records) Ltd and the Partnership digital stores, such as iTunes, Amazon pany partner. ing awards are given for outstanding lent examples of our key priorities at Award, for its lead role in the KESS II and Spotify. As a result of a data struc- In another capital city on the same achievement in the sustainability, work – adding real and substantial val- programme. ture overhaul conducted by Dr om- night, the University was recognised resource and waste industries. ey ue to the economy of the region while e coveted University of the Year as on the company’s digital catalogue for its #LoveYourHalls sustainability showcase projects, innovations and re- also living up to our well-respected Award was awarded for the strength of music – totalling over 18,000 tracks campaign by the Chartered Institution source management endeavours from name as e Sustainable University.” of the University’s industry collabo- – content can now be exported to all of Wastes Management at their Sus- the past 12 months and are entered Novemb er Issue 2016 | Seren 3 CONTENTS 22 News 4-5 Politics 6-7 Science 8-9 Environment 10 Meet the team 11 Arts & Culture 12-13 EMILY RIMMER What’s On? 14-15 EDITOR Union 16-17 [email protected] Societies 18 I am currently sat in the Pontio 35 o ce and I have been here for a Books 19 solid 9 hours now so forgive me if I Music 20-21 ramble on here. November feels like the month TV 22-23 of being in limbo, as winter is most de nitely approaching but it’s not Film 24-25 quite time for the Christmas spirit yet. However, our sub editors found Games 26-27 plenty to talk about in this months issue including the biggest event of Lifestyle 28-29 the month (or year) so far: Donald Fashion 30-31 Trump elected as USA President. We have managed to include it in Food & Drink 32-33 sections you would expect such as politics but also in travel and Travel 34-35 science, showing how he a ects a lot more than we think. Breaktime 36 This month is a month of remembrance as well, as we Sport 37-40 fell silent to commemorate the fallen soldiers of World War I and 40 World War II, and all the soldiers lost in recent years in Iraq and Afghanistan. The University held a minute’s silence on the steps 32 outside PJ hall on Friday 11th November to show their support. As you can see at the top of this column my editors picture has changed. We have recently done our team photos for the year in the forbidden quad of Main Arts (to everyone’s excitement as students aren’t allowed in there). The photos will be used on our social medium platforms such as Facebook and Twitter and also our website. We have included a page this issue of all the sub editors in Seren so you can see just how beautiful their faces are. The page introduces you to them all along with some fun facts about themselves, which is a lot harder than you think to come up with. We can now also introduce you 25 13 to our two new editors; Yendle for environment and Sasha for fashion. They came onto the team a bit later than everyone else but have settled in quickly and picked up everything they need to know like pros. ----- The views presented hereinafter do not represent the views of Seren Bangor, Bangor Students’ Union or Bangor University. TEAM CONTRIBUTORS ----- Editor Emily Rimmer Arts & Culture Editor Alexander Polanski Francesca Sciarrillo Seren is printed by NWN Media. Deputy Editor Emma Jewkes TV Editor Jordan King Faith Else Good News Editor Beth Smith Film Editor Joe Caine Alice Heeroma Politics Editor Will Keeley Music Editor Finnian Shardlow Becca Kent Comment Editor J.P. Bebbington What’s On Editor Madeleine Towell Arron Williams Science Editor Azat Kalybay Lifestyle Editor Abbie Howard Books Editor Chloe Heath Fashion Editor Sash Deacon Games Editor Megan Richards Food & Drink Editor Charles Ben-Co e Environment Editor Yendle Barwise Travel Editor Matty Rowland Sport Editor Jack Hollinshead 4 Seren | Novemb er Issue 2016 NEWS IN Adele helping to break stigma around BRIEF post-natal depression Supermoon dele has been praised as time away from him a er he was born. takeover “incredibly brave” by the She said: “My knowledge of post- ON Monday 14th November the National Childbirth Trust partum - or post-natal, as we call it in moon reached it peak of its full phase A(NCT) a er speaking out about bat- England - is that you don’t want to be meaning that night everyone had tling post-natal depression. with your child; you’re worried you a chance of seeing the Supermoon e 28-year-old revealed she suf- might hurt your child; you’re worried A Supermoon occurs when the fered from post-natal depression you weren’t doing a good job. But I was moon reaches its closest point to a er giving birth to her son Angelo. obsessed with my child. I felt very in- Earth appearing 14% larger and 30% Sarah McMullen, NCT head of adequate; I felt like I’d made the worst brighter than when it is farthest from knowledge, said: decision of my life...It can come in the planet. e bad news for stargazers “Adele is incredibly brave for many di erent forms. Eventually I just was that it was overcast and cloudy speaking out about her battle with said, I’m going to give myself an a er- with the worst places to see it named as post-natal depression. Her honesty noon a week, just to do whatever the south Gwynedd, the North Anglesey will help break the stigma around f*** I want without my baby. A friend coast, Bangor and Caernarfon and post-natal depression and stop of mine said, ‘Really? Don’t you feel northern Powys due to extensive hill women in the same situation feeling bad?’ I said, ‘I do, but not as bad as I’d fog. However this did not stop Bangor so alone.” feel if I didn’t do it’.” University student Carys Ealey from Adele said that she loved her son e singer said she did not take anti- going up Roman hill to watch the more than anything but felt inad- depressants and was reluctant to talk event take place “Despite the clouds equate as a mother and had to spend to anyone about how she was feeling.