The University of Surrey Students’ Union Newspaper issue 1035 www.ussu.co.uk THURSDAY 12 SEPTEMBER 2002 free The Union welcomes all students back to university with an offer they can’t refuse UNIS 35TH ANNIVERSARY A day of celebration to commemorate past and future success | page 3 Stella: £2 a pint S NEW USSU’ THE UNION HAS now started selling By Richard Watts prices. Ian Gribben, the Bars & Catering DIRECTION Stella Artois Premium Lager for (hold on manager of the union said “it’s a fantastic Non-commercial serv- to your hats) £2 a pint. All of the pumps result that has allowed us to provide the ices and student train- have been connected, some extensive the third year in a row that the Union has students with what they hopefully want. ing focus | page 6 taste-testing has been performed and the held its drinks prices, making it one of the Though people expected a premium lager reassuringly inexpensive lager is set to most competitive bar and entertainment at a premium price, we were adamant that lubricate all of your big night’s out from venues in Guildford and the surrounding the price would be £2, and £2 it is.” this point onwards. area. Stella is available in the recently The move to Stella from Kronenbourg redecorated Helyn Rose Bar and all of 1664 arose as the result of a consortium BAREARTS FESTIVAL the Union bars as well as in Chancellor’s, of Students’ Unions across the country, BUMPER BONANZA where it has already shown itself to be a supplied by NUS Services Limited Reviews of the Guilfest, V2002 and success since the summer refurbishment (NUSSL), responding to demand from Reading weekend festivals | page 14 during a week in August. their respective student communities. Alongside Stella, the Union will be NUSSL negotiated with Interbrew for a selling Grolsch at £1.95 a pint and new brewery deal, which then allowed Carling at £1.80, meaning that this is Union’s to supply Stella at competitive Below: Chancellor’s Bar and Resturant - just one IN THIS WEEK’S PAPER of the Union bars at which Stella is just £2 Deposit scheme to be shelved The accommodation office are to stop charging £50 deposits at the start of the academic year. News | page 3 Life beyond university Preparing for graduation and beyond with careers advice, placement student reports and an alumni profile. page 7 Brand new arts section ‘Insomnia’ reviewed inside; classic book and author of the week; the Lewis Elton Art Gallery. barearts | page 8 Fiddling about in lectures NUS asks students “don’t do drunk” Interactive section with a crossword, who wants to be a millionaire? and the THE NATIONAL UNION of Students recently by the NUS and the Portman Zoe Williams, writing in The ever faithful lyrics quiz. page 17 has begun a new campaign to highlight Group, more than a million 18 to 24- Guardian dedicated an entire column to the dangers of alcohol abuse using the year-olds consume alcohol purely to get ridiculing the campaign, commenting Life after the womb slogan “if you do do drink, don’t do drunk every week. that “conceivably there will be three or drunk”. The crusade has been launched The campaign, which will be four students in the country who will Just when you thought you’d managed amid rising fears of Britain’s alcohol highlighted by posters and billboards take it seriously, but they will be of a to get away from it, back it comes for culture, particularly amongst young across UK universities and colleges, has feeble-minded stamp who never get another year of silly thoughts. page 21 women, and is being pushed in the run- already met tough resistance from many lashed up properly in the first place.” A up to Freshers’ Week’s on UK campuses students who seek to ease the pressures of letter following Ms Williams’ comments, Football & hockey tour reports when about 80,000 new students will looming degree exams with free-flowing from Arindam Rej at Leeds University, More debauchery from the usual begin their courses. quantities of lager, alcopops, spirits and said “...Williams is wrong to condemn suspects in places where anonymity is a Jean Coussins, director of the Portman experimental cocktails, as well as many the government and media for ‘getting definite requirement. Sport | page 24 Group, the industry-funded alcohol- journalists in the national press. into a twist about girls on alcopop research organisation that is backing the binges’. Of course they should be campaign, said “most of us enjoy a drink concerned. Think of all those poor girls without harming ourselves or others but INSIDE missing out on proper tequila binges.” some people don’t know when to stop. However, NUS National President Our campaign aims to show them the barefacts believes: perhaps the NUS Mandy Telford said: “There is a new downsides of drinking to excess and to should be worrying about student funding dynamic to student life these days. Many encourage moderate drinkers to challenge students can’t go out partying all night the behaviour of their friends and loved Comment: Paul Wright suggests “stu- like they used to - they’re more often ones who might go over the top”. dents are the best people to decide what is than not found working behind the bar According to new research conducted best for them” these days.” 2 NEWS 12 September 2002 New accommodation on campus THE UNIVERSITY HAS begun building By Richard Watts and their up-keep a new four-storey housing project that is is maintained intended to house almost 300 students include a warden’s fl at. It is thought at throughout their from the beginning of the 2003-2004 this point that the accommodation will be employment. Within academic year. Work on the site opposite used primarily for postgraduate students, this partnership, the the new Daphne Jackson Building (the though this recommendation has not yet university allows Advanced Technology Institute) began in been fi nalised between university and the HA to build a July of this year and is due for completion accommodation offi cials. There are also complex upon its land some time in August 2003. rumours that this development could be and then pays rent The design of the accommodation, converted to offi ces if such a move was for the residences. provisionally known as “Bank required in the future. The university Residences”, is similar to that of These residences are another project, then sub-lets to all Millennium House (the “train”) and the following Millennium House, Bellerby students requiring planned residences of Manor Park, and Court and Wycliffe Residences, that a c c o m m o d a t i o n , The Bank Residences building site and the new Daphne Jackson Building will contain 258 en-suite rooms, divided has been developed in partnership with whilst the HA performs up into forty-three fl ats of six rooms each a Housing Association (HA), which all residential and maintenance work for point the accommodation is handed over with a kitchen/dining room; it will also ensures that the quality of the residences a period of thirty years, at which to the university. Chancellor’s summer success during usual ‘quiet period’ CHANCELLOR’S BAR AND restaurant has had its By Richard Watts Games, as well as ensuring that all of the support and most successful summer to date, catering for numerous logistical staff were well fed and able to look after Commonwealth Games events and a host of summer Chancellor’s provided a series of events for athletes the athletes. Although the games were held some 200 conferences during a time of the year normally considered competing in the shooting competition at the local miles away in Manchester, it was apparent to all that the “quiet” due to the holiday period. The performance of Bisley shooting range, including buffets for both the atmosphere within Chancellor’s made the athletes feel a the bar re-iterates Chancellor’s position as the leading opening and closing ceremonies of the Commonwealth part of the spectacle they were taking part in. eaterie on campus and lays to rest the memory of the This year is looking even better for Chancellor’s, fi nancial diffi culties it was facing some two years ago. with drinks prices held for the third year in a row (see Ian Gribben, the Bars & Catering manager, commented adjacent article) and entertainments such as jazz and “the work that everyone has put in over the summer big-band nights, quiz evenings and general debauchery has been fantastic - without the full support and effort ensuring that it doesn’t rest on its laurels and continues to from all the students, casual staff, stage crew, security, provide a service to the whole of the UniS community. customers, management and staff, we would never have If you would like to work in Chancellor’s or any of reached the position we are in now.” Such hard work is the other Union bars, then please get in touch with Ian evident in the new paint job that the bar received in the Gribben on extension number 9343 or pop into the bar last week of August, completing a Union overhaul that and ask for an application form. incorporated a new look for the downstairs bar and a The staff of Chancellor’s brand new activities centre. Working at the Royal Surrey County Hospital “Knowledge gaps” in widening Why don‛t you turn your spare time participation agenda into spare cash? • Competitive rates + Holiday Pay TWO GOVERNMENT RESEARCH By Richard Watts • contracts tendered at the end of August Hours to suit your needs have revealed that very little is known education institutes staffi ng requirements • Access to the Social Club and subsidised food at the about how a target of 50% participation is entailed by the 50% target” and “in hospital‛s restaurant in higher education is to be achieved, which disciplines...are the biggest • No previous experience required and that there are “signifi cant gaps” increases expected”.