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Bangor University Students’ Union October 2014 English Language Issue No. 242 Newspaper FREE @SerenBangor seren.bangor.ac.uk STREET SAMBA HALLOWEEN SPECIAL STUDY ABROAD Sex in the Student’s Before givingUnion your V-Card; get your C-Card SU supports safe sex scheme by IDA VÄISÄNEN he best things in life are free priate advice and information. high standard of sexual health aware- and Bangor University’s Stu- At the Students’ Union two sabbati- ness for all students without having to dent Union is opening a treas- cal o cers - Lydia and Guto - as well spend extortionate amounts on con- Ture chest of inexpensive joys, o ering as three members of sta at reception traception in supermarkets.” students access to free condoms and - Rachelle, Dawn and Sharon - are From the Seren point of view the C- sexual health advice as a part of the trained to allocate the C-Card. e card scheme does o er great things; “All Wales C-Card (Condom Card) con dential service is an excellent free contraception with some advice Scheme”. opportunity for a student to ask ques- and information on the side. Univer- e C-Card Scheme provides a sex- tions and learn about sexual health. sity students might already be self-ed- ual health service for young people e service is available at Students’ ucated on this matter, compared to the under the age of 25, o ering free con- Union, Student Services and JMJ halls scheme’s usual clientele of high school doms, information and advice. on certain days. age. Still, some good advice never hurt A young person registered with the Lydia Richardson (VP Education anyone and putting something on the scheme carries a card, on which is a and Welfare) commented on the end of it is certainly something every- personal identi cation number, that scheme, saying: “I believe that this will one needs to remember while wander- allows the service provider to monitor be a really important campaign as it ing in the temptations of student life! access whilst maintaining user con - gives Bangor students the opportunity To obtain a C-Card, students can dentiality. to have local access throughout the register with the sta in Students’ Un- C-Card Schemes provide an op- University to sexual health advice.” ion (Monday to Friday 9am-4:30pm), portunity to support young people in “ e fact that all of the condoms Student Services (Monday to Friday safely managing their sexual health, given out to students are completely 9am-4.30pm) or Neuadd JMJ Halls which is a better option than general free and the only thing that students (Tuesday and Wednesday 1pm-5pm). condom distribution schemes where need to do is register a chosen name condoms are freely available to take and birth date, means that the ser- at will, in any quantity, without appro- vice is very cost e ective and ensure a October Issue 2014 | Seren 3 CONTENTS 47 AMY BLACKWELL EDITOR 36 [email protected] Hey ya’ll! I hope your year is go- ing well so far and that everyone’s settled into Bangor life. We’re back with our October issue and a brand 11 new Seren team! Everyone has done an amazing job at designing News 4-7 their pages and writing content. I’m so insanely proud of them all! Politics 8-9 This week has been busy but nice. Comment 10-11 I feel like my team had a good time putting the issue together and it Science 12-13 was nice for me to not have to do Environment 14-15 everything for a change. A full team is better than three people. I want Interview 16 to give huge thanks to Ida “the tarty Postgrad Society 17 princess nun” (aka deputy design) and Joe “the treasure(r)” Keep for Societies 18-19 sticking with me until 5:30 in the Union 20-21 morning. I want to thank all my new 32 (and old) sub-editors who have re- Halloween 22-23 ally done well this issue and for be- ing excited and passionate about Music 24-25 Seren. TV 26-27 So what’s good in this issue? On page 27 there is Seren’s top 5 TV Film 28 - 29 monsters, including my favourite. Games & Gadgets 30 - 31 Page 13 has 40 ways to reuse Seren, 27 can you think of any more? Get cre- Books 32-33 ative! Seren’s new “Challenge Seren” Health & Beauty 34-35 project is on page 17, please let us know if you want to get involved! Fashion 36-37 On page 39 you can read up on Po- Travel 38-39 land and all it’s beauty. And, page 44 gives you a glimpse of what’s Food & Drink 40-41 coming up in November! Breaktime 42 So, take a break from partying ( rst years), sleeping (second years) Whats On? 44 and stressing (third years) and in- dulge in our October issue! Thank Sport 45-48 you for reading! Happy Halloween! The views presented hereinafter do not represent the views of Seren Bangor, Bangor Students’ 14 Union or Bangor University. Seren is printed by NWN Media. #242 CONTRIBUTORS Jack Watkinson Jesse Young Anastasia Jeune Andy Wells Andrew Locke Shannen Stoner Rebecca Semple William Gurney Conor Glackin Nathan Bullen Lydia Richarson Robyn Myring Tom Brady Rhys Taylor John Packut Sam Green Mark Stanley Aiden Jones THE TEAM Josh Bebbinton Guto Gwilym Kelly Norman Editor Amy Blackwell Science Chris Glass Health & Beauty Daniel Blaney Gemma Simons Eva Christodoulou DeputyContent: Stephanie Environment Richard Dalison Fashion Emily Rimmer Daniel Gallant Laura Sutton Claire Bennet Deputy Design: Yeabsley Music Hedd Thomas Travel Eleanor Hirst News Ida Vaisanen TV Ryan Jones Food & Drink Kayla Jones Becca Kent Kirsty Elliot Keziah Taylor Emily Houlston- Film Liam Shipton Sport Olivia Bence Jennifer Irwin James Lloyd Yi-Ann Fang Politics Jones Games Joe Keep Design Scott Willey Nicola Pye Fritha West Megan Yates Comment Kate Benn Books Jack Upton Dan Turner Georgia Mitchell Max Zeronian Dalley Iona Pinches LJ Taylor Jodie Williams Tierna Coughlan 4 Seren | October Issue 2014 NEWS In Brief McDonald’s’ new opening hours Pontio delayed again opposed BANGOR councillors have publicly opposed McDonald’s’ licensing appli- cation, to extend the fast-food restau- rant’s opening hours. e business, which is located on Caernarfon Road, wishes to remain open until 2am, seven days a week, and submitted an application which would allow it to do so to Gwynedd Council. e application was ap- proved, but Bangor City Council are vehemently opposing the new hours. Cllr Derek Hainge commented that “people there want to have their sleep – they deserve to have their rest,” and also said that local residents were “up in arms” a er hearing about the pro- posal. Bangor Law School hosts Lord Chief Justice THE Rt. Honorable the Lord omas of Cwmigedd, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, visited Bangor University on October 9th to deliver the 2014 Public Law Lecture. e title of the lecture was “ e Importance of Public Inquiries,” a timely subject fol- lowing several high pro le public in- quiries, such as the Leveson Inquiry. ‘Chwalfa’ production cancelled admist further setbacks e Lord Chief Justice also o - cially opened Bangor Law School’s Project currently 2 years behind schedule Moot courtroom; a mock courtroom where Law students can host imita- by NATHAN BULLEN that work on the building project is port that we received. years behind schedule and looking tion trials and compete against other unlikely to be completed in time for “We are looking forward to return- likely to take at least another year. Law Schools. onstruction work on Bangor’s us to reschedule Chwalfa in February ing as soon as it will be possible. We is has been met with frustration e Law School also hosted the rst Pontio building has yet again as originally hoped.” also wish Pontio every success as they from students. meeting of the Law Commission of been hit with further setbacks, “We sincerely apologise to the hard- prepare to open their doors and we Danielle Nunnerley, 20, says “It England & Wales’ Welsh Advisory Cforcing plans for a February 2015 working cast, the crew and our audi- look forward to visiting the Centre seems as though every time it gets Committee on October 9th. ey show to be cancelled. ences, and we share their disappoint- with a wealth of productions in the close to the time it was supposed to were joined by the President of the e planned theatre and university ment. f utu re .” be opening it gets pushed further back Supreme Court, Lord Neuberger, for facilities complex has had to cancel “Our priority is on working to com- ose who bought tickets will be again. It is getting boring now.” the Annual Legal Wales conference eatr Genedlaethol Cymru’s produc- plete the building and deliver a high- reimbursed and sta hired by Pontio Adam Penney, 19, added “I’m really on the 10th of October. e confer- tion of Chwalfa, a er having already quality artistic opening programme. will continue to be paid despite the disappointed at this setback, I was told ence discussed the implications for rescheduled it from an earlier date. As building work develops, we will building being closed. it was going to be open when I started Wales following the Scottish Refer- Professor John G Hughes, Bangor make further announcements.” e Pontio building was initially University last September and there is endum, as well as recent develop- University’s Vice-Chancellor, said: eatr Genedlaethol Cymru’s artis- meant to be open by 2012 a er plans still no sign of it being ready.” ments in family law, with over 150 “Following detailed discussions with tic director Arwel Gru ydd added: were submitted in 2010.