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ShamimaNoor thefollowingmessage directed at men on equality,diversity andpartnership, Jessica Murray during adifferentevent.“Please note: butthissignsneersatthosevalues News Editors We will stilllet youinifyou’rewearing andpolicies. joggingbottoms[...]Wearwhatyou “Some maybeamusedatthis Localrestaurant ‘Get Baked: The want,but if youwanna getlaidweara laddishhumour, butmanymay be Joint’isfacingcriticism on social f****** suit”. disgusted, intimidatedorangry –and mediaoverwhathavebeenlabeled Shecommented ‘Reallydon’t like feel that theUniversityofLeeds is ‘misogynistic’ and‘inappropriate’ thetonetbh,telling guys to wear suitsso aloutish neighbour, or not aplace advertisingslogans. that they will,obviously,automatically where theirvaluesare respected.” Complaintsmadebymembers of getsex. Sigh.’ Speaking exclusivelytoThe LUU’sFeministSociety have centred This is notthe first time therestaurant Gryphon, GetBaked:The Joint around theuse of thephrase‘BOATS hasfaced criticismregarding itsuse of managerresponded:“We arean ANDHOES’,which was recently used language in itsadvertising. inappropriatecompany.We’re called as part of itsadvertising billboardoutside Back in June,whilstconstruction GetBaked;that’s inappropriate” itsWoodhouseLanerestaurant. wasnearing completion on thenearby We have female management and Onestudent took to FemSoc’s LeedsUniversity’sLaidlaw Library, the female members of staff, so we’re Facebook page to statethat herpartner phrase “#FREE PORN”was used on definitely notmisogynistic triedtochallenge theownerabout their theiradvertising board. However,wehavehad complaints ‘use of misogynistic language’, buttono It wasdescribed as ‘crass’byGerman from university staffsowe’ve toned avail. professorDrHelen Finch, whowenton down thesigns outside.” Anotherstudent commentedinthe to tell TheGryphon: “The University has same post that therestauranthad used aconsidered,respectfulset of policies 2 News

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“Ifyou don’thavealeft-wing Government’s legislation,anemployer no betterway of doingthisthan period when yougotouniversity, will be undernoobligationtopay repealingthislegislation whichwould youshould be shot”, not my words anyone belowthe ageoftwenty-five forceour lecturers, ourtutors, our

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thegryphon.co.uk News 3 WYPLaunch Prevent Comes Into Effect Consent Jessica Murray TheGovernment’scontroversial counter-terrorism to practice religion. legislation, known as Prevent, came in to effect Iamcurrently in constructive talks with the Univer- Poster across the University last week, raising the concerns sity about howwehandle this agenda and we’re also of many. looking into howwecan oppose the legislation on a Thenew legislation givesuniversity staff alegal national level.” obligation to ‘deal with all forms of terrorism and UCU, the largest trade union for academics, also non-violent extremism’, to ‘challenge extremist ideas’ strongly opposes the legislation. and to ‘stop people moving from extremist (albeit Dr Mark Taylor-Batty,alecturer in Theatre Studies legal) groups in to terrorist related activity.’ and Leeds University’sUCU representative,told The TheGovernment defines extremism as a‘vocal or Gryphon: “Webelievethat potentially obliging our active opposition to fundamental British values, in- members to take part in racist labelling of students is cluding democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty unacceptable, and doubles unacceptable to stu- and mutual respect and tolerance of different faiths dents.” and beliefs.’ ThePrevent Agenda will force our members to spy Thenew laws have drawncondemnation from a on our learners, is discriminatory towards Muslims, number of organisations, with NUS officials de- and legitimises Islamophobia and xenophobia, en- scribing the scheme as a“racialised, Islamophobic couraging racist views to be publicised and normal- witch-hunt” and “ultimately existing to police Muslim ised within society.” expression”. We also suspect our ownUniversity has no real Under the new legislation, Mohammed Umar appetite for the agenda, but will have an obligation to Farooq, aTerrorism, Crime and Global Security MA meet the statutory demands made upon them.” student at Staffordshire University wasinterrogated We have no plan at present to boycott Prevent, as by authorities after being spotted reading aTerrorism we have yettohaveaGeneral Meeting with mem- Studies textbook in the University library. bers to discuss the matter,and we have yettosee the Speaking to TheGryphon, Union Affairs Officer University of Leeds’sown response and plans for its Toke Dahler stated: “Prevent runs counter to the basic local protocols.” principles of dealing with mental health issues, ensur- ing academic freedom of expression and the freedom BeestonRapistPleadsGuilty Elli Pugh Jessica Murray Aman haspleaded guilty to raping an 18-year old womaninBeeston earlierthisyear. West YorkshirePolicehavelaunchedanew Zdenko Turtak,who wasextraditedfrom Slovakia sexual consentcampaignaround university, in July afterofficers from theWestYorkshirePolice followingofsexualassault cases earlierthisyear. Homicideand MajorEnquiryTeamissuedanarrest The poster,displayed around campus to warrant andtracked himdown, hasappearedatLeeds coincide withfresher’s week,usesthe slogan CrownCourt viavideo link from Wakefield Prison.He ‘Consent meansyes,anythingelsecould mean pleadedguiltytocausinggrievousbodilyharmwith prison.’ intent andrape, butpleaded not guilty to achargeof Speaking to The Gryphon, university police attemptedmurder. officer PC Matt Guysaid“We designedthe Turtak,21, pulled thevictimfromabus stop on poster,withconsultationfrom variousofficers and Beeston Road on 6thMarch this year,bludgeoned studentgroups to makesurethe messaging and herwithastoneand raped her. The investigation was imagerywas impactiveand appropriatefor the initially launchedbypoliceasarapeenquirybut was audience. laterupgradedtothe chargeofattemptedmurderdue We particularlytried to makesurethatthe to theseverityofthe woman’s injuries,which included poster didn’tblame thevictimand also didn’t afractured skull. The case involvedthe collection of assign agendertoeither thevictim/perpetrator.” saliva samplesfrom hundredsofmen in theBeeston area He went on to stress that this poster scheme andhas attractedsignificantmedia attention,withBBC wasonlypartofanextensive effort to tackle One’sCrimewatch programmeairingareconstruction sexual harassment andassault of theincident. “Thisone poster formsasmall part aplanned WhileTurtakwill face sentencingfor rape andintent responsetothese issues that West Yorkshire to causegrievousbodilyharm, it is currently unclearif Police is currentlyworking on;weare putting he will be putontrial forattempted murderasJudge together aone million poundfour-year bid around PeterCollier,QC, theRecorder of Leeds, adjournedthe effectiveproject work to tackle issues linked to case when ProsecutorSimon Waleyrequested fortime these crimes. forthe CrimeProsecution Servicetoconsider Turtak’s LeedsUniversityStudent Union, Exec and pleas. myself had ourlatestmeeting this week in It is nowexpectedthat adecisionwill be made continuingtorollout anddevelop the“We’veGot next week as to whetherTurtakwill face atrial on the Your Back” and“Iheart” campaigns so that they attemptedmurdercharge. Turtak hasbeentold that he canspecificallytargetissue we have highlighted” will next appear in courton8th Octoberifatrial is to The campaigncomes afteranEssex police be held.However,ifthe CPSdecidetoacceptTurtak’s poster campaignwas petitioned by students for pleashewill next appear before thecourt on October removaldue to thevictimblaming natureoftheir 19th where he will be sentenced. message. thegryphon.co.uk 4 News

1 St Andrew’s Campus Unionclubnight ‘P.U.L.L’renamed aftercomplaints

Aclubnight at St AndrewsUniversityhas been renamed aftersuccessfulpetitioning by thestudent feminist society. The ‘P.U.L.L’namewas deemedinappropriate and Watch potentiallydangerousdue to itssexualconnotations, although it officiallystood for‘Postgraduates andUndergraduates LovingLife’.The Students’Association apologised, renamingit‘TheBop’, andstressed that they areworking hard to implement newsexualmisconductpolicies. Photo: Facebook JonnyChard 2 East Anglia 3 Sussex 4 Coventry 1 Unexploded WW2 bomb Sombrerosbannedbyunion Studentnewspaper seized by haltsfresher’s week union Students at Coventry University were TheUniversityofEastAngliahas Thelatesteditions of Sussex amongthose evacuated when abuilder banned aMexican restaurant from University’s studentnewspaper,The discoveredthe remainsofaWW2 handingout sombrerostostudents. Badger, were seized by Sussex Union bomb during thedevelopment of new Pedro’sTex MexCantinahandedout followingclaimsthatitcontained studentaccommodation.The army’s thehatstostudentsatafresher’s fair in defamatory material withregardtoa specialist bomb disposal team spent 4 2 thecity, before they were confiscated studenttakinglegal action againstthe 28 hoursmakingthe onetonne device by unionofficials, whoclaimed that university.The newspaper’seditorwas safe,beforecarryingout acontrolled stallholderswere forbiddenfrom suspendedand allstaff were prevented explosion. Nearby universityhalls of handingout any“discriminatoryor from accessingthe website, afterthe residence were quicklyevacuated, 3 stereotypical imagery”. latest issuehad apparently putthe puttingastoptosomefresher’s week university at risk of litigation. celebrations. JessicaMurray Faye Lawrence Cydnee Greenwood

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Hajj stampede kills PM scandal hogs Syria dominates UN Refugee crisis rumbles hundreds headlines General Assembly on

Over 700 have been confirmed dead Lord Ashcroft has published claims TheUNGeneral Assembly this week According to the UN, Europe re- and hundreds left injured after amass that PM David Cameron put ‘his pri- has exposed different views amongst ceives8000 asylum seekers daily and if crush on the Muslim festivalofEid-al- vates in ahog’smouth’. world leaders about resolving the warin the weather stays suitable and borders Adha. With #PigGate, #pulledpork, and Syria. are kept open this could continue Thecrush, whichoccurred during #HamGate being just afew of the Obama lead calls for adiplomatic ap- throughout winter. an arranged ritual named ‘stoning chosen hashtags, and @CameronsPig proach, announcing that the US is “pre- Around 2700 refugees have died the devil’, is believed to be the worst amassing 20,000 followers, it would pared to work with anynation, including trying to flee their wartorn countries. Mecca disaster in 25 years. seem as though one of the more bi- Russia and Iran”. Hungary continues to receive the Graphic images have been posted on zarre moments in modern British poli- TheUKand France agreed with majority of the asylum seekers, despite social media, displaying bodies in tics won’tbeforgotten anytime soon. Obama on the need for the removalof Germanyreceiving the majority of white pilgrim robes that are confirmed Aides at No. 10 saythey will not Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad. Iran asylum seeker applicants. to be among the dead., while ministers ‘dignify’ the claims with aresponse. demonstrated willingness to cooperate Germany’sChancellor,Angela Mer- are demanding answers. Comparisons have also been made in “paving the way” for democracyin kel has urged other EU members to ac- Saudi Arabia’shealth minister has by writer and critic Charlie Brooker in Syria. cept more asylum seekers as Germany blamed undisciplined pilgrimages as his BlackMirror series, in whichafic- In contrast, President Putin named not is expected to have at least 800,000 by the cause of the mass death toll. tional prime minister is forced to have working with Assad an “enormous mis- the end of the year. sex with apig live on air.‘Shit. Turns take” after his first meeting with Obama In contrast, the UK is planning on Cydnee Greenwood out BlackMirror is adocumentary in overayear. only taking in 20,000 asylum seeker series’ he tweeted. Russia has subsequently begun air within the next 5years. strikes against IS militants in Syria. thegryphon.co.uk Stephanie Moyles JennyHughes Euan Hammond

6 Features Social MediaActivism: DoingVirtually AnyGood?

Last year’s Ice Bucket Challengefor ALSAssociation,‘#blacklivesmatter’ forsolidaritywiththose sufferinginAmerica,and ‘NoMake-Up Selfies’for Cancer Research UK.These are allexamplesof social media trending phenomenonwhich we have alleitherheardofortaken part in,aimingto rallyfor thegreatergood, either to raisemoney for, or awareness of,the causes involved.However, howmuchgooddoesso-called ‘socialmedia activism’do? When youpostastatus,hashtag,tweet, or double tapisthisreallycontributingtoaworthycause,oristhisjustawayofvirtuallysupporting causes that arechanginglives?The Gryphonexploresthe effectsofonlineactivism on societal issues.

Stephanie Uwalaka The petitions on thesitemainly personal socialmedia accounts;these fivepercent increase on theprevious focusonvarious issues that members websites tendtopublish petitions year in sponsorshipand donations, In lightofthe recent refugee of thepublicfacetoday,rangingfrom concerningissuesinanationaland duetomorepeopleaccessing their crisis in Europe,leaving thousandsin legalising cannabistothe protection internationalscale. site on theirphonesand viasocial search of asylum,the Britishpublic of bees againstpesticides, andmore The question is;towhatdegree mediasites.Thisshows that people responded withgreatpositivity recently theallowance of more does this online activism affect your arewilling to makeastand against through an online petition that canbe refugeesintothe UK in order to be behaviour in society on adaily basis? unjust issues andtakeactioninwhat signedonline. Thepetition‘Accept as active as otherEuropeancountries Does this merely increase awareness smallwaystheycan,likemaking more asylum seekersand increase in this crisis.Anyonecan setupa on issues or does it have anyreal adonationonline, andthatsocial supportfor refugee migrantsin petition on thesite; withthe idea of effect on asociallevel? mediaisaneffective platform to share theUK.’has around half amillion thepetitions beingtobring issues to An upside to theuse of social fundraisingpages as it canincrease signaturesonline, whichmeans that thegovernment’s attention,calling mediaasatooltoact upon awareness of charitable causes theissue will be broughttodebatein them to actonissuesthatmatterto societalissuesisthe amount of through siteslikeJustGiving. Parliament.The HomeOffice have thepeople. awarenessraisedonlineleading In addition,earlier this year the also responded to thepetitionwith Similarly, other sitessuchas to greaterfundraising forcharities hashtag ‘smearforsmear’campaign theirintentionstoincrease effortswith sumofus.org andchange.org also andcampaigns.For instance,Just forJo’sCervicalCancerTrust,called theVulnerable PersonsRelocation allow youtosignpetitions online, Giving an online donation servicefor forwomen to take aselfie with (VPR)Scheme in Syria. which canthen be published on your charities,lastyearreceivedatwenty- smudged lipstick to raiseawareness thegryphon.co.uk

Features 7 forwomen to getmoreregular smeartests.In refugees in Leedslearn English.“ STAR also runaBike this way, socialmedia canbeamediumtoput Project to give refugees repaired bicycles;itisapartofa difficult subjects in thepubliceye in order to national networkofstudentstohelprefugees andasylum encourageunderstanding about an issuethat seekers. Youcan findout more about STAR andhow mayotherwise be hard to talk about.Seeing to getinvolvedonthe Unionwebsite or emailthemat Advertise this campaignonsocialmedia maymake [email protected]. morewomen thinkofgetting tested,aswell Unfortunately, notevery single injusticethat happens as making thesubject easis er to talk about,and in theworld is broughttopublicattention by socialmedia with us couldinfact or otherwise, injusticehappens save livesby daily, out of publicview. So as promoting the well as allowing youtolike, importance of Thequestionis; to whatdegree hashtag or double tapatour Chat to Joshua Taylor,our testsinsucha does this online activism affect your screens, socialmedia may advertising co-ordinator on publicmanner. behaviourinsociety on adaily basis? simply remind us that we are 07540893410, or viaemail Socialmedia Does this merely increase awareness helpless.That beingsaid, our is so prevalent on issues or does it have anyreal choice tobehelpful to those [email protected] in oursociety effect on asociallevel? around us andsupport causes it needsto in anylittleway that we can Your moneykeeps student be utilisedso makes allthe difference.Social mediainprint.We’re amedia that it causes mediaempowersusasitis acollective largelyleavesituptousas charityheretomakesureour awareness of individualstodecidetohelp, 32,000 members love theirtime issues facingus andour socialmedia accounts at Leeds. as asociety:enablingpeopletocometogether actasaplatformfor potential activism online,should we forpositivechange.Assimply liking apageor choose to use it in such away. post online andnot actively doinganythingfor Activism on socialmedia gets alot of attention and acause,doesnot pa“ve theway foreffective raises awareness for issues andcharitable causes,but change on seriousissues. In this sense, do we physicalactionisneededfor change to materialisein become passivesupportersfor acause we do society.Socialmedia is moreand moreofapowerfultool not donate to or volunteerfor?Furthermore,do in many ways,but must be utilisedinamanner whichcan we become desensitised to theissuesweare encouragepositivechange, bycreatingasense of unity, awareofand do we become moreapartof solidarityand positive action. theproblem once we areaware of an issue? In termsofplaying an active part in recent issues we areaware of in Leeds, Student Action forRefugees Society(STAR)provides conversation classes twiceaweek, to help

thegryphon.co.uk 8 Features Hazed and Confused Following shocking allegations involving Prime Minister David Cameron and apig, TheGryphon explores society initiations and the long-lasting implications they can have.

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Initiation rituals are usually arite of passage and have been around for centu- “ “ “ ceremonies, or anysocials“ for whichthe university maycome under fire. ries occurring all overthe world. These ceremonies, starting in tribes, have formed Here at the University of Leeds no one has to participate in an initiation ritual the very basis of manytraditional practices and are conducted in manydifferent and can report anysociety for doing one. Leeds University Union’sEquality & ways. However,abranchofinitiations with less cultural-standing is the student Diversity Officer Gemma Turner said: initiation: societies initiating newcomers with booze-filled games and challenges. “The Union has azero tolerance approachtowards club or society initia- ‘Hazing’ in America, ‘bastardisation’ in Australia, and ‘trote’ in Brazil, these prac- tions. Being amember of aclub or society is agreat part of student life at Leeds tices are astoundingly popular amongst students today. Recently,itsurfaced that and it shouldn’tcome with anypressure or harassment. We urge club and society even our very ownPrime Minister appears to have partakena n in an initiation cer- committees to consider howinitiations can make students feel uncomfortable emonyfor acertain elitist Oxford University and alienate members. If students do have anyconcerns society,although Cameron has since denied about initiations, they can alwayschat these through with the all claims. Activities team, upstairs in the Union building, or our Student Theidea behind initiation rituals is per- BansBans mean that initiation ceremo- Advice team whoare on hand to offer support.” fectly understandable. By the end of the cer- nies maybeunregulated and per- If they are considered dangerous and humiliating, whydo emonyall the members of asociety or group, formed in secret and that it is only students participate in them in the first place? regardless of background, wealth, gender,and Mike Tinmouth, student officer in 2004 at the University so on, have ashared experience. Themen- when someone gets hurts that the of Southampton, conducted astudent survey and found just tality is that, by participating alongside one exact details of these ceremoniese aree under aquarter of students surveyed had taken part in some another in an initiation, societies and their sort of initiation ceremonydespite the existing ban on the members can be brought closer together.Soif exposed. practice. Interestingly,the research further showed that there it is simply aquestion of forming friendships wassupport amongst the students whohad taken them: initia- and bonds, where do the dangers lie? tion ceremonies were enjoyedand students felt asense of In recent years, this practice has become more violent and at times out of achievement having survivedthem. control. In acompetitive culture, eachsociety nowfeels that they have to not It is argued by supporters that initiation ceremonies are anecessary part of only initiate their newcomers but to also ‘out-do’ initiations of previous years. growing up and give freshers asense of humility.They affirm that the major- This results in anarchy, particularly amongst members of more competitive sports ity of initiations are conducted safely,with fatalities occurring very rarely.There societies. Often, the initiation rules don’ttake into account the different levels of are manyother threats that pose agreater risk to university students. In fact, by individuals’ tolerance, with punishments being“doled out to those whoreachtheir banning them it could potentially put students in more danger.Bans mean that ini- limits first. tiation ceremonies maybeunregulated and performed in secret and that it is only Unsurprisingly these extreme acts have seen three deaths in UK universities in when someone gets hurts that the exact details of these ceremonies are exposed. the past decade. Alex Doji died aged just eighteen in 2003 at an initiation cer- However,considering the potential danger of unregulated ceremonies, perhaps it emonyatStaffordshire University after choking to death on his ownvomit, while, is time to finally expose these practices. in 2006, eighteen-year-old fresher Gavin Britton died from alcohol poisoning after Please note that society initiations are and remain banned by the University of attending agolf initiation ceremonyatExeter University. Leeds. If anyone has anyconcerns regarding initiation ceremonies or believethey Suchincidents have led to initiation ceremonies being declared as both have been put in danger,they should contact Leeds University Union on luuhelp- banned and illegal. British lawstates that it is impossible in anycircumstances, [email protected] or call them on 0113 3801 400. including initiation rituals, for someone to give consent to allowbodily harm or assault. Universities have also taken action regarding initiation rituals since such deaths, with individual students being banned from societies or expelled from the university,aswell as societies themselves being shut down after running initiation thegryphon.co.uk

10 Society In The Spotlight: Panto Soc

This week, TheGryphon interviews George Vickers, amember of LUU’sPantomime Society,inorder to learn more about what distinguishes the society from all others.

ThePantomime Society is acheerful and welcoming theatre society that en- courages anyone, regardless of their cultural background or acting skills, to be- come part of their spectacular shows and close-knit family.Pantomime, more commonly known as ‘panto’, is aBritish form of amusical comedyproduction, designed for family entertainment, and so often revolves around fairy tales or children’sstories. Common features of pantomime include slapstickhumour, music and dancing. It is usually performed during the holidayseason, typi- cally during Christmas and New Year’s. This year PantoSoc have performances scheduled in October and December.

What is the Pantomime society?

Our society specialises in outrageous student pantos. Every year at Christ- mas, we put on ashow, and believeme: it’snothing like the pantomimes you’ll have seen as akid!

When and whydid youjoin the society?

Ijoined at the start of my first year of university,in2012. My mate, Adam from sixth form, had joined the year before and he knew Iwas into musi- cals so he recommended it to me. After Itook part in the audition, Iknew I would be missing out if Ididn’tget apart.

What is your role in the society?

I’m directing this year’sshow: ‘Sleeping Beauty (Untucked)’.

What distinguishes this society from all the other drama/musical socie- ties? Global Café Open For

Panto is asociety that knows howtohavefun. We have areally great, funnygroup of people, whichmakes every rehearsal hilarious. It’salso, by Businesss far,the most welcoming society I’ve found at university.Finally,there really is something for everyone: whether youlike to act, sing, dance, do abit of improvisation, or if you’re just after afantastic social life. Global Cafe is aweekly gathering organised by the Global Community in order to bring international students together in an informal, friendly environment. Can youdescribe one of your most memorable experiences in the society? Even though I’ve alreadybeen at the University for ayear,asaBritish student, I hadn’theard of it until last week. Ihavesomanymemories, it’shard to pickjust one. Thefirst time Istepped Idecided to go along when Isaw the event advertised on the LUU website. I out onstage dressed as awoman wasafairly memorable experience. My have afew international friends already, but thought that it would be agood op- character wascalled Neipel Klamp, and on top of wearing adress, Ihad to portunity to meet some more interesting people, with different backgrounds to put on this high-pitched German accent and prance around with my hand me. Ialso really liked the idea of meeting people in asober setting, where there on my hip. It wasdefinitely an experience. Afterwards, everyone kept tell- wasless chance of me completely embarrassing myself. ing me that Ilooked just like my mum. It wasastrange feeling when Iturned up and for once, as aBritish student at a British university,Iwas the odd one out. However,inspite of my initial appre- hensions, everyone wasreally welcoming and friendly.The students that attend If youcould describe this society in one word, what would youuse? are definitely worth getting to know-during the course of one afternoon Imet people from all overEurope, the FarEast and Africa without having to leave the I’m going to have to go with ‘debaucherous’. room. However,don’tbeput off by the idea that because you’re aBritish student, Who would yourecommend joining the Pantomime society to? other people won’tbeasinterested in what youhavetosay.While for me being British isn’texactly the epitome of exotic, at the Global Café you’ll find that People whodon’ttake themselves too seriously and want to take part in a Britain is just as exciting as anyother country.The students that Ispoke to were big showwithout too muchpressure. To be honest, anyone who’supfor a genuinely interested in what Ihad to say, making areal effort to get to knowme laugh should really give it ago. I’ve never regretted it. properly. Ithink that sometimes it can be extradifficult for international students to fit in Howcan students get involved with Panto Society this year? -and let’sface it, us cliquey Brits aren’talwaysthe most welcoming of people. However,ifyou go with an open mind, the Global Cafe is agreat place to meet We have auditions coming up for ‘Sleeping Beauty (Untucked)’ on the 6th some culturally diverse people and give international students ataste of British and 7th of October in the Riley Smith Hall. We’ll be performing at the Little culture. Leeds Fringe on the 16th of October,and our showdates are December 9th TheGlobal Cafe meets every Monday, excluding bank holidays, in the Com- to 12th. Come down and audition if youwant to get involved, everyone is mon Room in the Leeds University Union building. Entrance is free and free tea, welcome. coffee and biscuits are all provided. Iwould strongly recommended giving this unique and wonderful weekly event atry during your time at Leeds University.

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4 Gengharare always writingand looking 14 to do somethingnew.Wetalktothem We putaspotlight on Leeds’ favourite about Spotify,supportingalt-J andworld cinema, Hyde Park PictureHouse,and domination. show youwhat’s on in theartsworld this week. 9 We review both Good Life andMidland, 16-17 twoofthe biggestnightstohit Leedsthis Introducingour collaborationwith Freshers’week. TheScribe, showcasingthe bestcreative writingLeeds hastooffer. 10 We look at Kanye’sYeezy FashionShow 21 andwetherornot apoliticalstatement Post Freshers=Netflixneeded. If you’re washis intention;it’sKanye,soyes. unsureofwhat to watch,wehavethe low down foryou. 12-13 We interviewcomedianNishKumar 22-23 about how he comesupwithmaterialand HannahLewis presentsaguide on how review JakeGyllenhaal’snew filmEverest. to look afteryourmentalhealth, while Amelia Dunton defends thefanny pack. [Image: Emma Swann]

In TheMiddlewithGenghar

Gengahr are aband whoshowall the signs spectacle and an amazing thing to have the TIDAL’s,that’sfor sure, Ithink artists should be of being readytotake on the world. In asummer opportunity to do, but the reality is it’snot really getting paid more overall across the board and I packed full of festivals, releasing their debut what we have been doing”. Thegig also resulted think TIDAL’s solution is pretty pathetic…setting album and preparing for their first headline UK in abudding friendship with Leeds Uni graduates up apyramid scheme for artists is even more tour,they have amazingly found time to write Alt J, whoare “a perfect example of howto corrupt than the system they are trying to fight and record anew EP.“We are lucky enough to behave and howtotreat people when youare against, Ithink that’sacomplete joke”. However alreadyhaveaload of songs recorded and ready, that big”. Felix believes there is still work to be done. “I so we are going to put out another EP in around 2 think what we need to encourage people to or 3weeks” states Felix casually. do with especially smaller and newer acts and with people coming through the system is to Gengahr are aband who“are alwayswriting” With all of this going on in just one year, support them”. Spotify is important as away of so that they are “alwaysinaposition to share there has been of course ahuge swell of fans and discovering new music, and more importantly something new”. praise for Gengahr,being dubbed aband “on the “it encourages people to go and buy music they Amongst all of this they have still somehow verge of world domination” and with aguitarist like”. ForFelix at least, nothing beats aphysical found some spare time to release avideo for tipped to be “the next great British guitarist” copy, “I could stream it on Spotify but I’ve still the single ‘Fill My Gums With Blood’, adark according to DIY Magazine. But again, all of this gone out and bought it because in 10 years time I and gory horror,whichisn’ttoo dissimilar from praise and these “surreal” moments doesn’taffect still want to have it, that for me is important”. their previous videos for Felix at all. “John singles ‘She’saWitch’ is the next great and ‘Powder’. But to Felix “My main concern British guitarist” Gengahr are aband whojust want to keep these videos are simply a Felix humbly heaps on creating music they can enjoyand most reflection on the feel of the wasnot to embarrass praise onto fellow importantly,that their audience can also enjoy.. songs: “Horror,gore and band member John Arare and grounded gem of aband, with an EP traumatic experiences”. myself in front of Victor.Muchlike due in less than amonth, aheadline UK tour However,every video is Leeds boys Alt J, all including Leeds venue TheWardrobe, and plans made to have “a kind of 20,000 people” Gengahr want to do to record asecond album by the end of the year, smile” to it, incorporating is continue to make Gengahr shownosigns of slowing down. the “dark weirdness of music. “If we are David Lynch” but trying “to keep aBritish happywith it and we enjoywhat we are doing [Luke Humphrey] sensibility and sense of humour like abit of then that’sthe crux of it really,it’sgot to be fun Monty Python”. and it’sgot to be exciting and if it is for us we hope it is for everyone else”. Ultimately it’saway for the boys to not take themselves too seriously. Anyband needs some kind of income to keep Right nowthe London foursome are currently on doing that, and Gengahr definitely receiveda putting the finishing touches to the production bit of aboost last year,winning the Spotify Artist of their live performances and brushing up on and Manager Grant, earning them anice £10,000 their new material. Despite only playing gigs for from the streaming giant. However,Spotify hasn’t acouple of years, Gengahr have alreadyhad a exactly been cast in the best light recently,facing crackatthe big time, playing at London’sO2 heavy criticism overthe royalties their artists Arena supporting Alt-J in January.Despite such receive from pop icons suchasTaylor Swift who ahuge gig under their belt, Felix puts it down removedher albums from the streaming service. as an “anomaly” and one-off chance: “My main Compared to the competition, Felix Busche feels concern wasnot to embarrass myself in front of Spotify is muchbetter suited to support artists. 20,000 people” admits Felix, “it wasanamazing “I think that their royalties system is better than 5

Didn’t He Ramble by Glen Hansard

It wasthe academyaward winningsong‘Falling exquisiteIrish fiddlesolo rich in textureand exuberantin Slowly’ andall of itswistful,desperatebeautythat sound. ‘WinningStreak’ ventures into optimistic territory, first introduced manytoGlenHansard,but theIrish offering up hopes forafriend, andstand out ‘Her Mercy’ artist hasalways been aprolific songwriter.Whether also encourages andreassures theromancesofothers. as frontman of theFrames,withMarketa Irglova in the There’s some greatchoralharmonies andabrass section SwellSeasonorout on hisown,Hansard’s musichas builtinand insteadofcreaking withheartache, Hansard’s always been avehicle forhis heartache. Much hasbeen trademarkimpassionedvoice feelsencouraging rather madeofhis involvement withIrglova afterthe filming than morose.Hansard’s lyrics often merge into poetry of Once,and 2012’s solo album Rhythm andRepose andhenever strays toofar away from themesofhardship reads as an anguishingaccount of Hansard’s effortsto andheartbreak, butthere aresomenew swinging blues deal withthe fallout of that relationship.But Didn’t He influencestoenjoy too. By now, Hansard understands Ramble is slightlydifferent. Hansard lendshis story what’s drawsaudiencestohim –sincere,emotional songs telling talent to notonlyhimself,but also drawsonthe that both comfort thelistenerand revelintheir own livesofhis friends andfamily, andhis homecountry of senseofpainful nostalgia.Hansard is talented enough Irelandtoproduce just thesamesoulstirringballads that Didn’t He Ramble delivers much of thesame, butit we’vecometoexpect. In fact,Hansard’s national sounds genuineand fresh, andthere’sawarmthtothe prideismoreobvious in this albumthanmuchofhis record that only apersonasmagneticasHansard could past material and‘McCormack’sWall’ features an provide. [HeatherNash]

SlimeSeasonbyYoung Thug

Mixtapes areadifferentanimaltoLPs;there isn’t eclectic vocalstyle resultsinawarblingmessinplace reallystylistic or narrativecoherence.Eachtrack hasto of anypoignancy.‘Be Me SeeMe’ is musicalsludgeand be treatedasifitwere some sort of standalone demo, needs either tougherinstrumentation or harder vocals. ahalfdeveloped idea that wouldn’t fit anywhere on ‘Overdosin’isone step away from drunkenyodelling. an album. So SlimeSeason canbeexcused from a Maybethat’s theaim,but YoungThugisnot aconvincing, directionlessapproach, right?Hmm. or consistent, enough songwriter to reallyengagewiththe There is undoubtedlysomereallyinteresting stuff rolehe’stryingtoplay–heseems tooreluctant to find here.‘Wood Would’ showshow adeptYoung Thug an identity.It’sareallyweird situation; he’sathis best canbeasasongwriter–his voice fitsthe washed beat when rappingoverheavy beats, buthedoesn’t play to his brilliantlyand hisyearningisenthralling.The mixtape strengths. hints at brilliance with the dark ‘Freaky’: apunchy Hisvocal range is good forthe mostpartand his beat lets Thug usehis welloiledflow to delivergood ability to rapwelland sing decently is appealing, but linesonone ofthe standout tracks.Hecan do both, when he’susing fivedifferentvocal styles in four minutes butonlywhen they’reclearly separated anddefined. it’s difficult to seewherethe directioniswithin thetrack. Unfortunately,he’scertainlyguiltyoftryingtodotoo The philosophy’s only barely passable because Slime much in toosmall aspace. Season is amixtape,designedfor experimentation, butit’s SlimeSeason loses itsway within thetracks frustratingwhen hisfullstudio release Barter 6 hastracks themselvesfar tooeasily. When thebeats aren’t top­ that aremuchmorecoherent. Modern hiphop needs qualitythey’re absolutelywoeful, andoften Thug’s some sort of sharp, definingedge(thinkDeath Grips, Kendrick Lamaretal.)and SlimeSeason feelsabit like a dull blade. [CarlWhite]

GO:ODAMbyMac Miller

GO:ODAMmarks asignificant shift in thecareer Matches’ to thehypnoticvocalsofLittleDragon on ‘The of MacMiller. Despitehis first studio album BlueSlide Festival’, each featuringartistenhancesthe record rather Park reachingtop spot on theBillboard200,the first than appearingfor thesakeofit. independentlyproducedalbum to do so in thelast Therecordopener‘Doors’,produced by Tyler, the twenty­years,itwas poorly received by critics. His Creator, setsthe tonefor thealbum as the twenty two secondstudio album Watching Movies With theSound year oldreflectsonrecenttroubles before transitioning Off wascertainlyastepinthe rightdirection,ifnot the into ‘Brand Name’where he tacklesbeing happyinthe finishedarticle.Signing hisfirstofficialrecorddealwith face ofmaterialwealth. Every song on therecordseems Warner Bros hassparkedemcee Miller into life,ditching to flowunnoticed andundisturbedintothe next,none previously overusedformulasand taking hismusic more more so than ‘When In Rome’which explodes in the seriously. aftermathofthe epic nine­minute ‘Perfect Circle’. This Although thePittsburghrapperhas neverbeen latest instalmentofMiller’sworkhighlightsjusthow far questioned about hisbeatmakingpedigree, acharge hehas come,proving afar more complete,complexand often levelled at himwas thathis lyrics were too coherentpiece of work,one which will seehim live up to cheesy andhewas tooreliant on averagehooks.Thisis thehypewhich surrounded hisearlier worksonmixtapes undeniably notthe case on GO:ODAM.Hedisplaysa such as K.I.D.S andMacadelic. maturity in hislyrics, exploringrecenttroubles withdrug HislatestrecordmustsurelybeseenasMiller’s biggest addictionand depression,withaseriesofhighprofile coup in theworld of hip­hoptodate. Arecordnot full to collaborations.From theenergetic Ab­Soulon‘Two thebrimofsinglesellers,but atruly finishedproject. [NialBallinger] 6

MothersbySwimDeep thesunrise?//It’s ‘cause it’s only gonna getlighter)evoking When Swim Deep first emerged onto themusic scene thesense of abeing on theverge of anew beginning, and theirsummery albumdebut WhereThe Heaven AreWe an indication ofthe fresh material to follow.‘Namaste’- securedthemthe adorationofanunswervingly devoted selected as Hottest RecordonAnnie Mac’sRadio 1show collection of 13/14-year-old fangirls andfavourable upon it’s release as asingle-soundslikethe jubilant reviews from acollection of critics. Yetitalwaysseemed soundtrack to Swim Deep’s very ownvideo game.An more of an indication offuturepromise. Therewas explosionof90’sreminiscentheavy synths andshrieks, thesense that self-assertionhad notyet occurredwith ‘Namaste’certainlyisthe salutation to introduce ajolt this amiablebut non-confrontational first record.That from thehazy, sugar-coatedflicks of ‘Honey’, ‘The Sea’ Swim Deep had more potentialtocause abit of astir, and‘SheChangesThe Weather’. Mothers culminates in to make abolder statement.Second album Mothers theeight minute long acidic baseline of ‘FueihoBoogie’, marksSwimDeep’sdramatic two-year transformation which acts as amusical microcosmfor theentirealbum.A from theindie poppin-up’sdebut,withthe addition of mad rush of synths,ninetiesManchesterenergy, space and multi-instrumentalist JamesBalmonttoaccommodate the loud vocals, this is certainlyanalbum to listen to,enjoy, anthemic soundemergingfrom thegroup.Now Swim andfreak-out space dance to,but not necessarily to cherish Deep burstbackontothe scenewitherratic synthsolos, forever. punchy lyrics andfasterpaced acidic juggernauts. Released on the2nd of Octoberthrough Chess Club ‘One GreatSongAnd ICould Change The World’ records, onething’sfor sure–Those 13 and14-year-old opensthe album, thefirstlines (“Have Isaidwhy Ilove girlsof2013wontknowwhat’s hit‘em. [Jessica Heath]

HoneymoonbyLanaDel Rey

Five yearsonfrom herself-titled debut, Lana DelRey been andgone. Otherthanthe slight step into hiphop is alreadyontoher fourth album. Honeymoon seesLana andclassical music, Lana hasn’t reallychanged. Like a continuedownthe road of Hollywoodheartbreak, a deliciouspudding that hasbeengorgedontoo many times, seamless thematic transition from thecritically acclaimed themusic hasbecomesicklyand tame.The only moment Ultraviolence. in thealbum that reallyjumps outassomethingdifferent Unfortunatelythatisfar as thealbum goes. It’s a andexcitingisthe climax to ‘The BlackestDay’, an eclectic transition,but not aprogression.It’sthe Lana we all ending to anotherslowburningtrack whichreallydoes know andlove,but that’s just it,weknowitall already. show offLana’spotential. Predictableslurredhip hopdrumbeats reignoverevery Frustration takesoverthisalbum,because we allknow song andthe melodies,which,whilststill beautifully what Lana DelRey hasthe capability to make hits.You constructed, refuse to makeany effort to ventureintonew only have to look at previous hits ‘BlueJeans’, ‘Summertime territorythroughout all14songs. Sadness’ and‘VideoGames’toknowwhat shecan do. If youlove theformula shehas stuckto, youwill Perhapsfouralbumsinthe space of fiveyears hascaused certainlyhavenoobjections tothisalbum.The title track Lana to struggle withinspiration forHoneymoon.All in all ‘Honeymoon’and ‘HighByThe Beach’encapsulate it isn’tabad album. If youlove her,it’sjustmore to love. Lana’s style, dripping withCalifornia glamourand class. Butifyou were lookingfor more from an artist withaheap ‘Freak’ showsoff herability to switchtohip hopfrom of potential andtalent, Honeymoon doesn’tprovide. classical,similarto‘Born To Die’.But that albumhas [LukeHumphrey]

Pagans in VegasbyMetric

“Las Vegaslooks theway you’dimagineheavenmust sun-kissed synths andwails of “I gave it everythingand I look at night” ChuckPalahniukonce wrote.Aviewshared just wanted youtofeelthe same”. Respitefromthe cloying by tycoon SteveWynn, whostatesLas Vegasishow God vocals of EmilyHainesarrives on ‘Other Side’ andis woulddoitifhehad money”.Heavenlyand divine Vegas themostdirectpop number on thealbum so far. It’s no maybebut Pagans in Vegas certainlyisn’t,the latest effort coincidence that thealbum’shighlight,‘TheFacePt. II’, is a from Torontoquartet Metric. fullyinstrumentalcloser. Ornate in nature,the orchestration Just like thecity, Pagans in Vegas’lifeblood is a on display promises mass appeal forfansofHammockand constant electro-grindwhich pulsates through M83, giving – an unfittingly beautifulsendoff. sweaty beatsthatshould have been left buried deep Thelargest issuelieswiththe behemoth battle between in the80’s. Openingtrack ‘Lie LieLie’isDepeche Mode- thedigital andanalogueinstrumentation that Metric esque;fullofglam-stomp andunashamedly over thetop, seem to have foundthemselvesin. Thetwo arerarely withthe chorusbeing an almostidentical rip-offofSimon used harmoniously, resultinginanoverall uncomfortable andGarfunkel’s‘The Boxer’.‘Celebrate’ is reminiscentof listen that doesn’techowhat Metric have showntheyare aLittleMix collaborationconcoctedwhilstbothparties gloriously capableofintheir earlierwork. had overdosed on sugaryE-numbers,bouncingbetween [DominicEdge] [Image: Jenn Five/NME]

Hey Girl’, Do It Again’, ‘Swoon’ and ‘The Boxer’. Elsewhere, there were new musical elements to this years ‘Summer of Love’. New stages suchas, Only Diesel TheBrave,slotted perfectly into the appea- rance and vibe of the festival, hosting some of the best house and grime mu- Bestival sic of the weekend with sets from Eton Messy and Blonde, whoboth smashed it on Saturdaynight. With the end of the summer nigh, one final glimmer of freedom and liberati- Other memorable sets came from Horse Meat Disco, Four Tetand David on came backtoEngland’sIsle with Bestival’s12th year of fancydress raving, Rodigan b2b with Toddla Twho burned through an eclectic catalogue of four daycelebratory bonanza. Can youfeel the excitement? This year the electronic, funk, disco, and reggae beats. Theaptly named ‘Port’ stage at Bes- festivalentered into the ‘Summer of Love’-aspace of love where hate has no tivaliswithout question one of the best areas on site. With an old vessel laid place. Cya, haters. out in between the hillside, exotic dancers, fire breathers and intense light Nestled in the idyllic Robin Hill Country Park, festivalgoers descended onto displays are as immersive as they are awesome. One particular performance the island on boats, trains, and automobiles. For4days, normality became no of intrigue came with an aerial number from Empress Stah, AKA ‘Stargasm’. more. Armed with alaser firing butt plug, Stagasm beamed her butt onto thousands Thesheer beauty of the location and what’sonoffer means it’sasdiverse as of summer lovers whilst the musical mastery of Seth Troxler left the crowd it is versatile. It’seasy to stumble into almost anything. Live comedy, theatre, euphoric. Welcome to the summer of love,dear reader. art, yoga and spinning are all things youcould spend days immersed in -one particular art installation title ‘A Coin Operated Artist’ by Otter Produces was One criticism whichmust be raised is howquickly Sundayevening arrived, one of manystand out, well thought installations. whichismore of acriticism of the very notion of time itself than the festival. ‘Shit Faced Shakespeare’ also made acomebackthis year and returned to the But once again, Bestivalmanaged to throwarguably the best party in Europe Amphitheatre after asuccessful fringe run. Anew area to the festivalthis year for the twelfth time. If youhaven’tbeen to witness the magic yourself, Isug- was‘SlowMotion’ whichwas dreamy-filled with summer vibes, relaxing gest saving aslot in your calendar and hitting up 2016. spaces and avibrant atmosphere whichmade it incredibly difficult to get up and do something else. This is not acriticism by the way. [Jordan Larkin]

Now, to the music: Duran Duran, Chemical Brothers, Missy Elliot, Flying Lotus and TheJacksons were amongst the vast mix of artists providing the Summer of Love soundtracktoproceedings. Thehighly anticipated Saturday headline act brought together the largest crowd of the weekend. Eight years after last performing at Bestival, TheChemical Brothers returned to treat us to a90-minute audio-visual masterpiece containing psychedelic animations, mesmerising lasers and stimulating robotic sequences. Theelectronic duos performance incorporated along list of popular dance hits, suchas‘Hey Boy,

Drenge at theWardrobe 18/09/2015

After witnessing the opening date of their first UK tour at the infamous playful element however,emphasised when Rory leapt into the crowd for a Brudenell Social club twoyears ago, Iwas eager to catchthe Drenge boys in quicksurf post-set. Leeds once again. They close with ‘Let’sPretend’ from their self-titled first LP Drenge. Their With asecond LP, Undertow released in April of this year,they could be atmospheric extended intro to this song set the tone for what wastobea forgivenfor focusing their set on the appropriate promotion of this latest sinister finish. It certainly sparked something in the young crowd as they release. Thankfully they chose otherwise and treated the crowd to aperfect descended into the evening’sfinal mosh-pit -afitting end. balance, rousing us with 2013 favourites ‘Gun Crazy’ and ‘Backwaters’ Drenge impressed as alwayswith atypically charismatic and tight perfor- early on. Their signature heavily distorted chords and enigmatic vocals from mance, full of contrasting breakdowns and complex drum rhythms for which frontman Rory Loveless were strong from the offset. Their rawmix of grunge all three members must be commended. and blues-rockinfluences remain arefreshing change after the wave of indie four pieces that came throughout the noughties. They first appeared on Jools [TobyWoodall] Holland in 2013 and have continued to impress since, in the waythat Royal Blood burst onto the scene after endorsement from Arctic Monkeys with their Finsbury Park shows.

Thetwo brothers have certainly matured since that first gig at Brudenell and have since enlisted abass player, Rob Graham. Although the sheer noise that could be made by the original guitar and drums set-up wasimpressive, this latest LP is acut above musically and professionally with lower frequen- cies punching through to fill the void. That’snot to saythey have lost their 8

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Baa de yaaa dancing in September.The summer months maybeoverand with that the terrace parties and festivalseason gone, but, as Earth Wind and Fire pointed out, that doesn’tmean the party can‘t still go on. As the the days get shorter and the weather colder we all begin to return to the familiar club en- vironment. As we do so, in aprematurely nostalgic mood I’ve listed some of my favourite releases from those summer months.

DanShake –Shake Edits

Twosides of reinventeddisco firefrom Flux resident andLeeds’favouriteDan Shake. Both GlitterDisco and andBuy Yourself Friendsserve up athick throbbingbeatunderneathsuchmasterful sampling that itsnowonder Moodymann recruitedhim forMahoganiMusic.However,it’savinyl-onlyrelease andpressed to ameagre number of 250, if youown acopyyou areone of thelucky ones.

Merle–2000 &We’re StillHere(Stripped &Chewed)

Merle’s akaMerwynSaundersoriginalrelease came outbackin1999 andithas since become acultclassic, receivingwideattention afterthe EP’s ‘FannieLikes 2Dance’featured on JoyOrbison’s EssentialMix last summer. Allsongs demonstratearoughness uncommon on squeakyclean contemporary dance releases andyet this does notdetract from thequality at all; if anything, it adds aspecialcharacteristictothe release.Perhaps the mosttouchingpartabout there-releaseisSaunder’s motivationtodoit, commentingthat it wasabout ‘honouring my wife,’ this iswhy ‘FannieLikes 2Dance’isnow titled ‘Mimi Likes2Dance’after hispartner.

HiddenSpheres–Waiting EP

It shouldn’tbeany surprisereallythat thefirstrelease on alabel called ‘Hawaii’ produced four tracks with a perfectly summerfeeltothem, allofthembeingcapable of transporting thelistenerontoasun-kissedbeach or into aconvertiblespeedingtowards thesunset’s horizon.The blissfuldeepvocal samplespresent on alltracks provide therecord’swarm, tropical feel whilst therobustpercussionprovidesapunchykickthroughout meaning that therelease wouldbejustasathomeinaclubenvironmentaswellasbeingplayedwhilstyou’reonasun lounger slurping on anothercocktail.

ChaosInThe CBD–MidnightInPeckham

Arelease that wouldbeperfect even if itincludedonlyits titletrack,which demonstrates theduo behindChaos In The CBDintheir best form.Feeling like athoughtfulhomagetothe SouthLondon area in question it is a beautifullycomplete 7minutesofmusic whichcould go down as oneofthe best singles of theyear. The release’s othertunes demonstratethe same soft shuttering andflickering of thetitle track, allproviding that midnight feel withthe help of jazz andhip hopinfluencesbut none come closetothe release’s finestmoment.

Jack J–Thirstin(Future Times)

‘Things will be better in future times’ is theclear mottoofthe labelwhich has deliveredJackJ’s latest release anditisthiswishful thinking whichissharedbythe song’s narrator when he longsfor anotheroverand overagain saying‘Iwishthat wecould be alone.’Jack Jcombines this melancholictwingebrilliantly with aplayful bassline anddrumarrangement that plodsalong andleavesyou tappingyourfeetlongafter it hasfinished.

[Chris Caden] Review [Image: Good Life] Midland Good Life

Techno and house fans across the city welcomed Leeds DJ and pro- Theend of Freshers week and you‘vejust about familiarized your- ducer Midland backtothe place where only fiveyears ago he could self with the route to the union, if not around it. Your stamina has be seen behind the bar collecting glasses. been placed under the ultimate test –your liverdespises you, food youwould never normally consume is nowa3am norm and you As fans would expect, Midland took the crowd on ajourney through think you‘vesussed out whoisgoing to be worth your time. So why the genres, alwaysmanaging to seamlessly mix darker and moodi- not one more night out to combine all of the best things youpicked er sounds with an up beat vibe, muchlike his ownself produced up in freshers week? tracks. When Midland takes to the decks, boundaries do not exist and anything can happen. Good Life kidnapped our familiar union and did what only Good Life could do. Their infamous nights of feel-good vibes, trippydecora- Theset wasmet with ever growing energy from the partygoers: the tions and diverse DJs were displayed, at this event, the pinnacle of the style of the night showed manysimilarities to Midland’sboiler room Freshers calendar,Fools Paradise. set for Dekmantel earlier this year,but this time he could experiment, taking the crowd with him on his ownpersonal adventure. Thevast spaces of the Union provided good venues, begging to be rammed, but unlike the other sweat-fests of the Union venues, Stylus, As always, Wire provided afriendly and intimate atmosphere for real Mine and Pulse, the opportunity wasthere to comfortably skank in fans; the crowd often movedasone and exploded with appreciation the space of the Refectory,groove in the Hidden Café and even take and excitement at certain tracks. TheFunktion One sound system pro- to astage in the Riley Smith and do the Macarena to abit of grime. vided flawless sound in suchasmall venue, amplifying every beat. TheRefectory wasindeed the main event with no nook or cranny Thesix hour set flew by and Midland also displayedhis quirkyside, left unglittered or unfestooned, complete with inflatable elephant and finishing the night after demands of one more trackwith none other flames. It washere we were spoilt by an absolutely killer live set from than Grease is TheWord, leaving clubbers in ahappystate of eupho- Leeds’ ownGentleman’sDub Club. No words. Just non-stop boo- ria before the all too familiar lights highlighted the end. gying.

To be able to playsuchalong set and leave fans still wanting more An hour flew by,but then it wasdowntothe Hidden Café freak requires agreat amount of talent, and as most people would agree, showtocatchArtwork. Ihavespent more hours working in the Hid- Midland did not disappoint. den Café than Ihaveasleep throughout my time at uni, so the familia- rity of it all wasbemusing. Despite incomprehensible sounds from the Wire has arange of nights coming up including Dimensions Sound mouths of the spectators, the mouth DJ decks provided seriously good System and disco loverHunnee. Midland has nowset ahigh bar that vibes, with aparticular mention to one of the few females on the bill, others will have to excel should they want to leave suchanimpressi- Selby. on. Scrambling backupthe stairs to the Refectory again, Hot Chip DJs [Georgia Williams] absolutely stole the show. Aflawless set, concluded with Todd Terje’s Inspector Norse, whichwas brutally cut short as the house lights bla- red on. Theterrace wasinvariably claustrophobic both inside and out with little attention paid by punters to the line up available and the toilets were absolutely horrific –but youcan’thaveeverything.

Wicked, wonderful madness in aplace where this level of mad is never found (except when delirious with amatter of hours to go till deadline).

[FloraTiley] [Image: RandyBrooke/ Getty Images] YeezySeason2:The Politics of Colour

Despite his musical prowess, Kanye is still very muchasmall fish in abig Quirkydesigner,Ashish, challenged gender expectations by choosing two pond when it comes to breaking the fashion industry,with the reception to male models to showcase his womenswear SS16 collection at LFW.Gender his latest instalment proving just that. Kanye has faced mass criticism for fluidity is being explored and unisex ideals are being challenged, making veering too closely to his previous collection with Adidas, and has even personal style less restricted. Theexpectations of gendered clothing and who been taunted for recreating a‘glorified hobo’ look at an over-inflated price fits the target wearer demographic has been truly been flipped on its head point. this season.

His mantrafor the collection seemed to centre on the requirement for Despite Kanye’s insistence that apolitical statement wasnot his intention, practicality and comfort. West’smilitary inspired aesthetic is undeniably it seems unlikely that the decision wastaken lightly.It’sundeniable that consistent and sharply articulated. Themodels wore pulled down caps and in the diverse world that we live in seeing people grouped and segregated the emphasis wasclearly on the loose shapes and earthyshades. in this waywas shocking. Thereception to West’sset-up has been mixed. Whilst some have perceiveditpositively,using adehumanising arrange- Theclothes however,were only asmall aspect of the reaction to the show. ment based on colour in order to somewhat heighten the idea of people In afamously outdated industry,the range of models used to showcase his as equals, and to in turn reduce the emphasis on colour.However some designs cannot be ignored. This NYFW has been celebrated as the most di- have taken West’sdecision less favourably,whether due to the order of the verse yet, but even against this changing backdrop, Kanye’s catwalk choices spectrum or simply the concept of categorising people based on the colour come as arefreshing change. Theformat of the showused an evolving of their skin. colour palette beginning with white, bleached blonde models in an array of beige tones and developed gradually into agroup of entirely blackmodels Perhaps it wasmerely an aesthetic decision. Theshow’scolour spectrum in darker shades closing the show. Kanye has denied anyunderlying politi- certainly echoes Kanye’s desire to align the apparel with the individual, cal message but it certainly brings the idea of variation to the surface, and however it seems unlikely that the notoriously outspoken artist would not has the fashion world talking. West’sshowproposes questions surrounding utilise this opportunity as away to construct some form of social commenta- race and gender fluidity that have continued to resurface throughout fashion ry.Regardless, it’sabout time that diversity shone through and took up new month. ground in the fashion industry,and so whatever youmay think of the Yeezy collection, for that we commend Kanye. [Emma McCormack] Gotaspare $700?

It started with “Selfish”, Kim Kardashian’sanswer to aselfie bible, and next month Amber Rose is set to release hers, humbly entitled “HowToBeABad Bitch”, but the celebrity book race has anew ego in town. Gisele Bündchen is the highest paid supermodel in the world, and has been nowfor nine years in arow.Her career highlights include walking for the late Alexander McQueen, gracing numerous Vogue covers, working with some of the most talented photographers in the fashion industry,and nowshe’sreleased abook.

TheBrazilian supermodel’stwenty year career will be documented in aspecial, signed coffee table publication. There will be just 1000 copies in print, and it will displayover300 photos including the infamous Irving Penn shot, featuring anude Gisele as the cover. Oh, and the one other important detail –itcosts $700. It’saprice tag that has got the fashion world talking, and it’sbeating records. Is this the moment that the world of celebrity has finally lost it? Well say what youwant about Kim and her selfie obsession, but it looks like Gisele is taking self promotion to another level. It doesn’texactly look set to be acrowd pleaser,but it’ll certainly be exclusive.

Thebook is due to be released in November for those with the bank balance to handle it, plus if it seems alittle conservative then youcould alwayswait for the Art Edition, with only 100 in print and costing amodest $2000 ,it‘s a no brainer really. [Molly Shanahan] 11 ‘Clueless’inspiration HappyBirthday, that livesontoday

Clueless TheButton-Up Skirt Thebutton up skirt is so in right Cher Horowitz and her Clueless’ schoolmates have been dominating the now, Cher must have known! You world of fashion for 20 years now, and the film celebrates its anniversary this can find one almost anywhere. month. From the iconic yellowtartan suit, to that “totally important” Alaïa dress, Clueless wasastark contrast to the grunge style that dominated fashion at the time, and it’snoexaggeration to sayitsparked aphenomenon within the industry.Look at 90s catwalks and youcan’thelp but notice its influence, look at todays and there’sstill more than alittle Cher magic to be seen.

Iggy Azalea and Charli XCX’sanswer to Cher and Dionne in the video for It’s AllAbout Pink ‘Fancy’ introduced asecond wave of twopiece mania, with Clueless-style get ups filling shops once again. After the video wasreleased, the film even Cher liked layering shirts under pink re-surged in popularity,and Cher’sdigital wardrobe inspired companyMetail jumpers -and pink skirts. And that pink to finally create that digital wardrobe; http://cherwears.com, fulfilling the pen. Basically,the woman has kept childhood dreams of girls the world over. Look at the high street todayand pink alive for the past twenty years. Cher is still influencing us as muchasever, tartan prints, shirts, jumpers, and of course the staple marabou trim are still filling the rails. Alexander Wang has even cited it as his favourite film, and if it’sgood enough for him… We Love Tartan To celebrate the anniversary this there will be aspecial showing at the Hyde Park Picture House on the 10th of October.Sowhether you’re watching Perhaps the most iconic outfit of all it or wearing it, there’snodoubt that Clueless still has us totally buggin’, (and the one Iggy Azalea tried to copy); plus we have no doubt that ashopping spree in Cher’sname, is exactly the Cher’syellowplaid co-ordinate. This celebration she’dhavewanted. has certainly inspired manyother different forms of twopieces on the [Harley Wild] high street.

Images: Paramount Pictures TenTop Trends: Menswear: FashionWeekRoundup

Turtlenecksare back It’snot exactly easy to keep up with Fashion Week, whether it’sLondon or New York, there’salwayssomething new to see. So to help youalong we’ve Theturtleneckmay be an item more often associated with Bond villains than high created aquickround up. This is Spring/Summer in ten trends… fashion, but in fact this item has been featured highly on the runwaysfor AW15. Look no further than the likes of Roberto Cavalli, Neil Barratt and luxury knitwear brand Prin- Colour - It waswall to wall brights from Jonathan Saunders at gle of Scotland to see exactly howtopull it off. LFW.The Scottish print master provedthat orange, red, blue and purple are all set to be the new black. Styling aturtleneckmay seem daunting to those whoare yettotry out the trend, but keeping it simple is key.You can’tgowrong layering grey under ablacktrenchcoat. Capes and shawls - Burberry made astatement with dramatic capes in their Forthose aiming to be alittle more adventurous, try adding abrighter colour,burgundy, blanket-military crossover. dark green or even orange (if you’re feeling very brave) layered under aneutral jacket. Victorian elegance - is here to stay, with bows and waterfall frills seen at Theturtleneckcan also be asmart alternative to ashirt and tie, try afitted style, suchas Erdem Topman’sBlackMerino Roll NeckJumper (£38) under agrey slim fit suit. Fur - is everywhere, and no longer limited to the confines of winter.Fluffy sandals were seen warming feet at both Topshop and House of Holland. Flower Power - TommyHilfiger paid homage to Caribbean life; proving floral dresses will alwaysremain aS/S staple at NYFW. Star Gazing - Greek designer Mary Katrantzou brought cosmology to LFW with the catwalk filled with printsinspired by a galaxy far,far away. Lace at both Givenchy and Proenza Schouler,literally from head to toe thanks to PatMc- Image: topman.com reiss.com Grath’smake up magic. Off-the-shoulder - Feminine silhouettes have been dominating, both in London and New York, with classic pieces by the likes of Peter Pilotto and Natasha Zinko Print blocking - Call it clashing, call it complimenting, either way everyone from Emilia Wickstead to Duro Olowu were combining prints. Netting - If youcan see through it, it’sprobably aSpring/ Summer Image: tumblr. Image: pinterest.com winner.Simone Rocha, and Burberry Prorsum impressed here. [Jasmine Vincent] An Interviewwith reactionary comedian, Nish Kumar [Image: Yo uTube]

Whydowefind so muchleft wing comedyinexistence? Can comedians the title of Nish’supcoming tour -that the element of fun present in his shows steer awayfrom this world of political correctness and howcan this cause a allows the audience to enjoyhis material. reaction? Enter Nish Kumar,fresh from ahighly successful showatthis year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festivalashebegins work on his new showLong Word Long During the course of our interview,Ibecame particularly interested with the Word Blah Blah I’m So Clever.Wecaught up with Nish to discuss all things structure and creation of astand up show. Where does one start and howdoes comedy, his origins and reasoning behind the success of his recent material. acomedyshowcome together successfully? Iwas intrigued to discoverthat acomedyshowstarts off on amuchsmaller scale, with Nish testing material And on that tongue-in-cheek tour name: according to Kumar,hecame up in previews with smaller audiences, allowing him to change and develop his with it as aresponse to those whoask ‘what do youdoonstage?’ -and of cour- material based upon the reaction of the audience. se because it welcomes an element of fun. From his early days of hitting student spots suchasThe Library and TheOriginal Oak, Ifelt ahaunting sense of life When he’snot previewing materials for his ownstand up show, Nish has a coming full circle. Having gone to Durham University, wide range of other activities, including awriting spot on Kumar’spersonal attachment to Leeds made for plea- the Skyshow, TheKumars. He says it’sadifferent expe- sant news: Idiscovered that, while performing here “From his earlydays rience to writing for the stage, with atelevision episode next month (28th October in Wardrobe), Kumar will of hitting student spots expected to be completed within aweek, compared to meet up with his mates from the city,among whom the months that he has to develop material for his own he counts the original line-up of the Leeds TeaLights. such as The Library shows. Thetight timeframe prevents Nish from expe- Giventhe comedygroup is still active in the area – andThe OriginalOak, rimenting and adapting the showtoperfection –ashe and features afresh line up eachyear –there’saclear youcan feel ahaunting does with his shows –and instead there appears to be sense of the barrier between comedian and audience agreater risk with television, where he feels that it is member breaking down, Kumar having crossed over sense of lifecoming more ‘hitting and hoping’. It’sfair to saywith television from one to the other.Sohow do budding student full circle” that there is less freedom compared to comedyonthe comedians make the jump to the professional circuit? road, yetNish seems to be creating an effective balance between his live and broadcasted work. Just do it as muchaspossible, says Kumar,before reeling off the list that every aspiring performer has embedded into their brain, positivity brimming from It’sclear to see that Nish had an admirable work ethic. When Iasked what every word. Do everything youcan, go to Edinburgh as aplace to start, perse- wasnext for Nish Kumar,hegleefully said “I’m going to sleep for aweek”. vere. All these tips, as often maybeheard, sounded genuine and inspiring co- From touring New Zealand, to performing at Edinburgh Fringe, to working on ming from an active comedian within the industry,and clearly have some merit the radio and nowembarking on anational tour,Nish sounds as though it‘s givenKumar’srecent success at the fringe –where his showdrew in apallet certainly needed. Mixing elements of fun and ideological questioning within of four and fivestar reviews across the board. Wondering whether the rate of his material appears to be adaring mix for his upcoming comedyshow. But Nish’ssuccess had altered his perception at all, Iasked him if he had done whether his warming critics will receive his new showaswell as it wasrecei- anything in particular to please his critics –asuggestion that Kumar quickly vedinEdinburgh will be up to the next chapter of his comedycareer.Embar- shot down. Whilst Nish wasdelighted to see the warm reception of his recent king on anew tour across the country,you can catchNish performing here in work, he commented that suchsuccess just happens. As with manyart forms, Leeds at TheWardrobe on Wednesday28th October. comedycan be subjective to eachand every audience member whowishes to experience it. Nish reminded me about the form of comedyoriginating from [Mark McDougall] personal stories and experiences and with that there is areactive element for the critics to respond to on apersonal level. It’sclear –perhaps simply from Everest [Image: Universal Studios]

screen seem to fade into the background as an ensemble An epic that rather than individuals in their ownright. Simon Beaufoy (Slumdog Millionaire) seems to write with afocus on accomplishes events and not on the dimensions of character,which called for less emotional involvement from the audience. technical feats, With suchalarge cast and costumes that coverthe faces of the actors with goggles and oxygen masks for the if not emotional ones majority, Everest often leavesyou feeling at moments confused and unable to distinguish characters, which detaches the audiences from the impact created by the Based on the events of the 1996 Everest disaster,this range of star-studded set of performers involved. adventure thriller portraysthe dramatic story of two mountaineering groups and their goal to reachthe peak What the film fails to address is whythese people are of the tallest summit in the world. Rob Hall (Jason Clark) risking their livestoaccomplish this? Whilst the film offers is one of three Adventure consultant guides. Everest afew ambiguous answers, the evident peril throughout follows group members BeckWeathers (Josh Brolin), a calls for agreater emphasis on individual motivations. That skilled climber,Doug Hanson (John Hawks), an ambitious said, the cast performances themselves could scarcely be mailman, Yasuko Namba (Naoko Mori), an older faulted with particular praise due for Watson’sdepiction of businesswoman and Scott Fischer (Jake Gyllenhaal), the Helen Wilton whodeteriorates from calm and collected to guide of the second group Mountain Madness as they face restrained angst when events take aturn for the worse on the deadly temperament of nature at its full force and their the mountain. continued radio interactions with Helen Wilton (Emily Watson), the base camp supervisor. With all its highs and lows, Everest accomplishes numerous technical and visual feats, even if the narrative Captured partially on location in Nepal, Italy and leavessomething to be desired. Still, the film’simpact Iceland, the film boasts an array of visually charming really hits hard when it drawsparallels with the real-life cinematographywhilst consistently maintaining the same victims and survivors of the disaster and is anail-biter authentic conditions than those set in the studio. Thefilm’s from start to finish and for this reason alone, makes Everest use of perspective is not for the faint-hearted, most notably arecommended film to watch. when the group cross agaping crevice using ashaky makeshift bridge, and it is clear that director Baltasar [Dan Newby] Kormákur (Contraband, 2Guns) has mastered howto make those of us with afear of heights grip the edge of our seats for our lives.

Rob Hall is perhaps the closest to acentral character, leaving his pregnant wife Jan(KeiraKnightley) at home to embark on the expedition but the other personalities on- Legend [Image: Universal Studios]

When we first see TomHardy, and Tom aside in favour of style. While eachscene is Hardy, onscreen in Legend we’re awed by often playedwell, well-acted, and above all Perhaps the film’sbest work is in its design: the spectacle –it’sstylish, it’sslick, it works well-designed, there’sacurious disconnect the sets, props and costumes developed for well, it shocks you, and it damn well looks between eachpiece of action that makes the film do afantastic job of transporting good. It’stake alittle getting accustomed the film feel like avery long, unstructured youto1960s London, and are alarge part to, but eventually you’re used to the double series of vignettes –aneffect worsened by the of the film’sexcellent style –alongside act, and you’re no longer looking out for script’srapid jumps from comedytoviolence cinematographer DickPope (long-time Mike the tell-tale signs of aworkaround –evenif to drama. Leigh collaborator), whose composition is as one occasionally leaps out at you, suchas artistic and stunning as usual. when Reggie Kray Thelackoftonal disappears into a consistencydoesn’tserve Theverdict? Legend is pretty good. Just don’t trailer ‘for abeer’ so “While each scene the film well, and is go expecting wonders –it’sfar from perfect. that Ronnie Kray can manifest perfectly in the Muchlike the Kray twins. be onscreen alone. is often playedwell, characterisation of Ronnie When that spectacle Kray.From Hardy’sTerry [Paul Turner] wears off, when you well-acted, and above Tibbs-esque accent, to stop being wowed by the announcement of double TomHardy, all well-designed, Ronnie’smental illness Legend starts to wear (and the complete lackof alittle thin –but it’s there’s acurious exploration of that aspect still an entertaining of his character), and to romp through 1960s disconnect between the film’sportrayal of his London. homosexuality –which each piece of action” is clumsily dealt with, The‘Legend’ of the and shovedinour face in title refers, of course, practically every scene –the to the Kray twins, the notorious rulers of character of Ronnie Kray is all overthe place. London’sEast End in the 1960s. And Legend Writer/Director Brian Helgeland (who penned is afitting title –the film is more of aportrayal LA Confidential) likely made the decision to of myth, of the legend that surrounds the ensure the character fit into the ‘loose cannon’ brothers, rather than actual events. What little archetype, but it leaveshim feeling like a storyline there is only really comes together caricature rather than something based on a at the end, and for most of the film it’scast real person. 15 Spotlight On: Hyde Park Picture House

Nestled in amaze of takeaway-littered, student-dominated streets sits the Hyde Park Picture House, astunning Grade-II listed building that has been showing films for over100 years after its inception in 1914. Thecinema is one of the oldest in the country,and the only functioning gas-lit cinema in the UK.

Theinterior feels like alove letter to the lost glamour of cinema, with deep red seats and thickcurtains around the screen, with abar where youcan buy popcorn and real ale without breaking the bank. Similarly, the tickets are muchless pricey than the cinema chains in town.

Thepicture house shows films from across the spectrum: from those so edgy they make cereal cafes look mainstream, to the usual Hollywood heavyweights –whatever the owners feel like showing at anygiven time. They also put together themed events, suchastheir ‘Creatures of the Night’ screenings, where they showold classics late at night, and host directors and critics for Q&Asessions after some screenings.

Throughout next week, Macbeth will be showing, with Michael Fass- bender playing the titular Scotsman in amoodyupdate of arole that has been revered by so manyactors.

On October 10th, there will be a‘Creatures of the Night’ screening of the 90s classic Clueless to celebrate its 20th anniversary.Asif. Student tickets are £5.50 and can be bought through the Hyde Park Picture House website. Don’tmiss out on anight that looks set to be, like, totally awesome.

[Hannah Tomes]

The Art Aficionado‘s [Image: Jack Roberts] Weekly Planner

Art Chinese Watercolours Everyday Richard III Everyday Come and see the extraordinary Chinese waterco- Also at the West Yorkshire Playhouse is Richard lours of twoextraordinary people. Nobel laureate III. Shakespeare’sdark and bloodytale of twisted British Art Show8Launch 9th October for Physics, Professor Sir Novoselov, shows his politics is amust-see, especially for fans of Alan TheLeeds Art Gallery is the place to be if youwant beautiful Chinese bamboo paintings alongside Bennett whoisreturning after he starred in last to knowwhat’shappening in contemporary British Diplomat Wang Ying’sstunning interpretations of year’sUntold Stories. art! TheBAS8 only comes around once every 5 Britain. This exhibition is part of Chinese culture years and features 45 of the most significant artists month by the Confucius Institute and can be fou- in Britain during that time. Themain theme for this Film nd in our very ownParkinson Building. year’sshowwill be the diminishing importance of physical objects in our increasingly digital society. Photosoc GIAG 3rd October No/Gloss Film Festival 3rd &4th October Join Photosoc at 10.30am at the Parkinson Steps Theonly film festivalyou need to go to if you Beyond repetition Everyday for their first ‘photowalk’ of the year and explore want to discoverraw,indie talent straight from the To celebrate the return of the BAS8 to Leeds, the Leeds through your camera’slens! underground. BEWARE! Tickets are running low Bowery (in Headingley) is exhibiting the works of and youwill have to buy them online NOWto 6emerging artists -from across the country- who secure your seat at this unmissable event hosted by have developed their techniques and talents here Theatre Carraigeworks Theatre in Millennium Square. in Leeds. Timid Elk, Fiona Grady, AlexandraGlew, AlexandraOddie, Emma Bennett and Megan Open theatre GIAG 2nd October Macbeth Everyday Needham are the names youcan expect to see At 5pm in Clothworkers South, the Open Theatre It is finally here. Justin Kurzel’sreinterpretation there. will be hosting atwo hour workshop offering you of Shakespeare’sMacbeth will be lighting up the the chance to see what they’re all about and try Hyde Park Picture House eachday this week. Light Night 9October an audition for their first showofthe year. Remember student tickets are as cheap as £5.50 so Leeds Light Night is when we -the Arts- run this be sure to take your Student ID with you! town. Every different art form simultaneously cease TheGlass Menagerie Closing night 3rd October this great city as their stage between 6pm and Tennessee Williams’ classic –The Glass Menage- [Cameron Tallant] 11pm. Light Night takes place across 10 districts rie- plays out its final few days in Leeds at the of Leeds, but if youcan’tfitthem all into your West Yorkshire Playhouse this weekend. Be sure schedule we recommend the Millennium Zone as to grab yourself aticket and witness howdirector number 1priority. Ellen McDougall interprets this timeless work. facebook.com/thescribeleeds twitter.com/Scribemagazine thescribeleeds.tumblr.com

Surprise! LUU’s favourite creative arts magazine has bounded lavishly through the pages of The Gryphon, standing out not like asore thumb but instead like the thumb of an artist, adorned with glittery nail varnish and ready to create. Creating is our speciality here at The Scribe, alongside relentless friendliness and installation of fairy lights.We publish your poetic pontifications and artistic attractions in the pages of our little magazine throughout the year. Our very firstevent,aclassic Scribe open mic night, is happening soon (checkour Facebook page for updates) and we urge you all to attendandperform enthusiastically and in numbers higherthanthe punters at Woodstock. Today we’ve chosen to include some of The Scribe’s greatesthits,please do consume at your leisure, perhaps with a scone or while using abathbomb.

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Ithink that Ijust might be in need Writer’s Block Ithink that Ijust might be in need When your headruns cold Of alittle space really to step back But your thoughts run hot And crack thejoints in my knuckles And you’re asking yourself And the joints in my back ‘What special words’ve Igot?’ To mask my face in clear water You’re peddling the hours Splashed from awhitecup Asifthe dark were bright Edges curved perfect as acoastline And you’re draining theenergy To taste pure clear water Fromthe bulb of one light To taste clear freshair Tie and Suit Youcan seeyour breath To submerge my damp skin It doesn’t make asound My tired body in calmness Those by whom the world is ruled It’s crumbling and crooked And breathe it deeply Constrained always are they It’s pulling you down And invite it to become with me By tie and suit And you’re chasing that verse And then to calmly select my particular rope Their harmony limited only to the God to whom they pray With your paper and ink And take afirmgriponits coarse hair But never grace, mind createschaos But doubts just pile up Sothataparticular great big hot-air balloon can carry me back And unto our people theysharetheir gloom Till the weightofthemsinks Ican arrive calmly yet seriously Imean, all peoples And your hands they start But not unhappily All constrained rules of man shaking And embrace the people who are happy to see me With foundations of sand The paper, it rips And whom Iamhappy to see So society sways like aweak heart Your heart it startsthumping AndIwill look at themask that has woven around me Hanging on apendulum made of hairs Themeaning, it slips As Ihave become Attached to theseshakygrain stilts Youwant it to be pretty And Iwill pick the most colourful thread to unravel There’s ahigh tide of dissent amongst creeds Youwant it to be clean And Iwill throwitonamap Urged by western wind of acoward’s seed To read it and laugh And follow it pedantically as itfalls So that thosebywhomthe world isruled With your voice all a-gleam Iwill wade throughgardens See the soil over which they’ve laboured and toiled But the filth andthe dirt Iwill trespassonprivate property Revolt and rebel Of the roads and the hours Iwill swimrivers In aclash of fiery red Soil what’s adored - Iwill treadcarefully across broken glass and newly mopped floors The colour of the flame of alowly matchstick Words have lost all theirpowers And where Ifindmyself at the thread’s end Ahand of calamity shakes Youneed them now quick Iwill begin It drops into apit of doom And you need them now fast Filled to thebrim which coaland ash But what ever you have Robert Cohen ReminiscentofChristmasstockings Is locked away, iron-cast So to reignitethe flame of mankind But whenever you feel like Shed tie and suit Your thoughts inarut And emerge anew Don’t turn thelight off Anewborn and blind Anddonot give it up.

Taiwo Ogunyinka Florence Sutton-Manders CatherineFleming Inside the Birdcage by Naked Flame Theatre Naked Flame TheatreCompany

TheStage@Leeds,Stage One

Duetomyown experiences with anxietyIwas intrigued by the premise of ‘Inside Theclimax of the playwas amad hatter style teaparty with brightly coloured pills the Birdcage’. Oftenanxietyisanissue overlooked when discussing mental health, aplenty,punctuateddramatically by avisceral panic attack.This wasthe pointinthe despitebeing averywidely felt problem and possibly one of the issues faced the playwhen the atmospherewentfromwhimsically exploring anxietytoexposing most by students.Having never really seen something which Ihaveexperienced so the hard-hitting truth of the illness.Showing the dramatic lowofanother person prolifically be discussed in atheatrical format, Ifound the idea very refreshing and wasnecessary, and it wasdone wonderfully.Myissue up until this pointwas thatI thereforewas looking forwardverymuch to see this performance. Anyway,enough wondered whether or not Naked Flame had gone ‘far’enough in its exploration. This about me,back to the review! wasonly abrief momentofhorrible clarity, but maybe it wasall thatwas needed for When we enteredStage @Leeds,wewerehanded plastic bags containing information Inside the Birdcage to make its point. about acharacter; their memories,fears,likes and dislikes.Ifound this to be auseful Itwasafter this thatInside the Birdcage startedtoshowhope and positivity. Abeautiful tool as it really servedadual purpose: on the one hand it gave deeper insight spoken-word poem by Finn Dobson gave the playawhole new dimension. Abrief into specific characters (something which would otherwise be very difficult in an mediation session near to the end of the playwas also adefinitehighlight. This was immersiveperformanceofthis kind), on the other it made me feel like acharacter due to amixtureofreasons,but particularly the wonderfully relaxed state it leftmein myself,which perhaps made others feel morecomfortable about engaging with the -Idoubt I’ve ever ended aplayfeeling so wonderful.The‘birdcage’itself wasaindeed moreinteractiveportions of the play. Afterall,wherewould aplayabout anxiety large birdcage,full of notes of positivity, people’s happiest moments.Itwas the play be without considering the anxieties of others? This drew me in even beforethe ending with these twopositivecoping strategies thatmade this playsobeautiful.So performancestarted. It wasagood tactic,making me mull over the topic of the play often, pieces discussing mental health end on such anegativenote. But,bytaking the as Isipped my coffeeinthe foyer, waiting forittobegin. audiencethrough the coping strategies and ending so positively,this piecedealt with Theplaythen explored differentanxiety-inducing situations,the first of these being the negativestigma oftenattached to such things.Inside the Birdcage showedusthe exploring the bedrooms of twoseparatepeople as they dressed in the morning. shocking lows of anxietyand then provided us with alightatthe end of the tunnel, We were encouraged to go through the drawers of another individual,which was something which so manyother plays of its kind oftenleave us without. both fascinating and an intrusion of another person’s personal life. We had our hands washed and then were instructedtoput on rubber gloves. This wasinteresting; it AmySims broughtupthe subjectofcompulsivecleaning,but also meantputting ourselves in the vulnerable position of being washed by another person, something which felt very intimate and exposing,but which wasstrangely touching forthis reason. This wasfollowedbyatriptoapsychology lectureand an apothecary, which was awonderful waytobring lighttothe differentcognitivedimensions of anxiety. TV Lady Chatterley’s Lover

TheBBC’s adaptationofLadyChatterley’sLover, anovel by D.HLawrence,recentlyaired on BBC1.ItstarredHolliday Grainger (GreatExpectations)and JamesNorton (Happy Valley)asLadyand Lord Chatterley, acouplewho arehappily marrieduntil thewar leaves Lord Chatterleyparalysed from thewaist down,and thereforeimpotent. Lady Chatterley [Image:Undertale] then takesalover, herhusband’s gamekeeper Mellors, played by RichardMadden(Game of Thrones),crossingthe class boundaries of 1920’s Britain. Ihad eagerlylookedforward to watchingthis, afterreading thebookand finding thetext, and UNDERTALE: A thecontroversy itspublication caused,fascinating. When the full versionwas published in 1960 by Penguin,itwentontrial forobscenity,due to thedetaileddescriptionsofsexualacts Pacifist’s Review andthe language thebookemployed(namely the“c” andthe “f”word, neverbeforeprintedinBritain). Penguin wonina Typeface-themedskeletons. Spider LV –acronymswhich mostRPG geekswill victorythat seemedlikeatriumph of liberalartisticfreedom bake-sales.Melancholic ghosts.Showbiz recognise-experience andlevels. Having overold-fashioned values.Thusthe novelembodiesashift in robots.Overly-excitabledogs. Cinnamon- played thepacifistroute,Iended thegame attitude towardssex in the20thcentury. butterscotch pie.Anime.Welcome to the on theexact same LV Ibegan it,and had Andyet thisBBC production hasnosense of freedomor crazyand adorable worldofTobyFox’s notgainedasingleEXP.And youknow excitement.Albeit,when takenwithout thenovel, it is a game UNDERTALE: thefriendly RPG what?Ihad adarngoodtime. well-madetelevision programme. The depictionofthe class wherenobody hastodie. This is,ofcourse, testamenttothe divide seemsmorerealistic here than in programmes such as Thegame’sopening(literally) dropsthe qualityofthe writing andstorytelling.I Downton Abbey. The performancesare allgood, especially protagonist, ayoung human, into avast couldn’t bringmyselftofight thegame’s JamesNorton’s portrayalofLordChatterleyashestruggles cave populatedonlybymonsters,who multitudeofcrazy characters notbecause to come to termswithhis disability.Inone particularly Ihad no reasontofight them,but because movingscene he undergoesanexcruciating procedurefor the right from theoutset,Ididn’twantto. chance to produceanheir, andhis desperationistangible. Undertaleisn’t just Undertale isn’t just agameofmoralsand The aftershock of WW1onveteransand theirfamiliesis consequences; it’s ahugelyenjoyable work an interestingsubject.Alsothe costumes arebrilliant,in agameofmorals of comedy,horror,and tragedy. Eventhe particularLadyChatterley’sclothingisbeautiful,and when random encountermonstershavetheir contrasted with Mellors’ plainand dirty clothes, serves as a and consequences; ownpersonalities,from theeasily-mystified visualreminder of theirdifferentclasses. Froggittothe world’sbestjanitor Woshua, Butultimatelythe programmefails to depict thenovel. Many it’s aworkof andnot forgetting Jerry(who’skindofadrag storylines areignored or neatened, andthe main problem andwhom theother monsters wouldprefer with thisadaptationisits lack of sex. Understandably,the comedy,horror, to just ditch).Undertale’s ‘boss’ monsters, BBCdoesnot want to make apornographic film, butdeciding if befriended,persist long afterthey’re first to ignore themaintheme of thebookseems ridiculous.One tragedy encountered, andtheir side-storieswere, of themostsignificant moments in thenoveliswhenLady Ibelieve, themostenjoyablemoments of Chatterley andMellors have amutualorgasm. This experience were driven underground afterwar with thegame. Theirpersonalities areamong completely alters Lady Chatterley’sattitudetosex,and lifts humanity.Thoughmostmonsters fear or themostmemorableofany character I’ve herfrom depression.IntheBBC’s adaptation,the main love hatehumans, theplayerfindsaguiding encountered, andIdareany player to fight scenebetween Mellorsand Lady Chatterleycontainssome hand in onekindly monster, whoteaches them withouttheir heartbreaking just a semi-nudity, before fading into aclichéd shot of afire.The them nottofight, buttomakefriends. little. mostsignificant moment in Mellorsand Lady Chatterley’s Iwas luckyenoughtoplaythe demo Perhapsthe most heart-breaking moment, relationship is cutout forfearofoffending theviewer. of Undertale afew yearsago,soIwas however, wasloading up thegameagain Of course,two people orgasmingisn’t idealviewing for9pm somewhat familiar with what wastocome once I’dfinished my ending,onlytobe on aSunday, butthe BBCcould have billed theprogramme in thefullrelease.Then andnow,ithad beggednot to resetmysavedata. It had forlater andmadeatrueadaptationofthe novelinstead of presentedmewithasimplemoral choice: been alongand difficult journey, after asoftened, censored version. Becauseultimatelythatiswhat fight themonsters,ordon’t.The storyline all. Could Ireallyput theprotagonistand hashappened; 55 yearsafter thebookwas freedofcensorship, of Undertale hingesuponthismechanic, everyone else through everythingagain, thetelevisionversion hasbeencensored. Thefactthat in 2015 anditisundeniably alove-lettertoclassics just formyown enjoyment? It’s abizarre theBBC is unwilling to featureanorgasminaprogramme of old,withastyle heavilyreminiscent notionthatthismight stop me playingthe is disheartening. Lawrence portrays sexassomethingvisceral of Nintendo’s1994gameEarthbound, game again, giventhat it’s alljustfiction. andbeautiful that unites everyone andtransgresses class. This amongst others.Thatsaid, it’s alove-letter ButIstill haven’treset. ideaiswhat madethe novelradical when it waspublished, with aslightlyaccusatorytone. As you andwhy it is stillrelevant today. The BBCchose to take no progress through thegameonyourway [JohnCraige] risksand insteadproduce aconventionalSundaynight drama to freedom, it almostdares youtofight;to UNDERTALE is available for£6.99 on that losesalmostall senseofthe original novel. give in to your experience ofother games Windows andMac OS (distributedby andwalkthe path of no return. Fighting Steam). [Fionnuala Deasy] even rewards youwithEXP andincreased TV [Image: BBC] TheGreat BritishBakeOff:The Finalists

Each year,assummerdraws toaclose,our nation’s screensare graced withthe welcomereturnofthe GreatBritish Bake Off. Unless youhaveanaversiontobaking, soggybottoms, or Paul Hollywood’sdazzlingblueeyesand overthe tophandgestures, thereisnoreasontohavenot been watchingthisyear’sseries. In therare case that youhavebeenavoiding what has been dubbed thegreatest baking show ever butfancy catchingthe last episode, here is arundown of this year’s finalists. Ian-Ian hasshown himselftobe oneofthe mosttalentedbakersinthetentthisyear, abrilliantmultitasker whohas impressed both Mary andPaul(theshow’s judges)withhis daring technicaldesigns,and closetoperfectionbakes,suchashis controversialpomegranatecrème brûlée.Havingwon star bakerthree times already,Ian is well deservingofaplace in thefinal. Butashaky performance in thesemi-finalssaw Ianinthe bottom two, andhenarrowlyescapedleavingthe tent afterFlora wassenthomeinstead.Now many of Ian’sfansand sceptics alikeare questioningifhewillbeabletogoallthe wayand be crownedwinnerofthisyear’s bake off. Tamal-EvenifTamal doesn’twin thebakeoff this year,hehas already wonthe hearts of girlsand guys alloverBritain.Tamal is theeye-candy andpersonality of this year’s bake off, delivering funnyone-linersevery episodeasheapproachesevery task withacheerfuldisposition (evenifhehas no idea what he is doing).But don’tlet Tamal’sprettyfaceand sweetdemeanourfoolyou -although he hashad problems withtiming in thepast, during thelastfew weekshehas shownhimself to be aseriously talented baker, havingearnedone of theshow’smostsoughtafter accolades; ahandshake from Paul Hollywoodfor hisCharlotteRusse bake,which ultimately ledtohim beingcrownedstarbaker in week 7. Nadiya -Nadiya, aLeeds local, is anotherfirm favourite forthe bake offcrown this year,havingbeencrownedstarbaker forthe last twoweeks in arow.Although shehas always struggledwithtechnical challenges,each week shestill manages to bringuniqueflavourcombinations to thetable during thesignature andshow- stopper challenges,suchasher fizzy popcheesecakes whichimpressed Paul andMaryenough to give herstarbaker.Nadiyaalsoactsasasortofnarratoroftension levels during theshow, thanks to heroverlyexpressiveeyebrowsand facialexpressions which become more animated throughout theepisodeasshe gets more stressed.For this alone, Nadiyahas wonalargefanbase,one that is hoping herstressdoesnot getthe betterofher at thelasthurdle. So nowyou have readthisshortguide of this year’s finalists, make surenot to miss thefinalofthe GreatBritishBakeOff on Wednesdayat8pm on BBC1.

[Madeleine Hodson]

Post-FreshersNetflix Guide

Fresher’sweekisoverand thenoveltyofgoing Brooklyn-99 Genre: Comedy/Crime Huntonlycomplicatesmatters.The mysteryis out nightafter nightisbeginningtoloseits luster. played extremely well andthankstoSimmthe emo- Andthe idea of an eveninginmarathoningafew Broughttoyou by theminds behindParks &Recrea- tions andconfusion feel real. The show acts as ahis- episodes of somethingonNetflixissoundingpretty tion,Brooklyn-99was always goingto- be fantastic. toricalsocialcommentary, acrime procedural and inviting. To avoidscrollingendlessly throughthe Like Parks, it features afantastic ensemble cast,and sci-fidrama, anditall worksreally, reallywell. Extra homepage(or re-watchingGossipGirlfor thethird although Andy Sambergshines as Jake Peralta, the points areawarded forthe excellent70s inspired time)here’sahandy guidetosomeunder-appreciat- happy-go-lucky cop, supporting soundtrack andcostumes. ed box-sets to fillyourtimebeforeuni starts forreal. rolesfrom thelikes of TerryCrews andChelsea Per- Your binge-watchingmay commence. etti really ensurethere’s plenty of characterstolaugh Honourablementions: withand love. Fringe Genre: Sci-fi/Drama Builtaround thepremise of aNew York police pre- Daredevil –IfJossWhedon’sbombastic Marvel cinct,Brooklyn-99 pokesfun at crimeshowtropes, worlddoesn’t appeal to you, this gritty character JJ Abram (Lost, Star Trek)specialisesinbeautifully butatitselftoo.The comedic timing is consistently driven super-hero origin series might have something produced, complexlywritten dramas,and Fringe is sharp, andthe show is expertly written. Twenty min- to offer–ifyou haven’tseenitalready. no different. Namedafter the‘fringe-science’that utes per episodemakes incredibly easy viewing. theshowexplores, TheX-filesinfluencesare obvi- Community –Featuringarag-tag groupofcharacters ousbothinsubject andstyle.But Fringe manages to Life On Mars Genre: Crime/Mystery/Sci-fi youcan grow to love, Community is asharp-witted carryoff themonsters-of-the-weekepisodes withan sit-comunlikethe rest. absorbing, conspiracy-filled storyarc.The acting is Youprobably know Life On Mars as that show your stellar, especially from Anna Torv whoportraysthe parentswatched,but it reallyisworth aviewing The Killing –The plot is slow to progress,but The strong willed lead OliviaDunham; Joshua Jacksonas yourself.JohnSimmstars as SamTyler,adetective Killing manages to be cold,complexand genuinely PeterBishopthe reluctantpartner,and John Noble whofindshimself thrown back to theyear1973after frighteningattimes,unlikemanyother crimeshows as the madprofessor Walter.There’stimefor some acar crash. He’sunsurewhether it’s allafigment of out there. comedy,and even adashofromance too, so every hissubconsciousorrealtime-travel,and theaudi- need is fulfilled.Justget through thepilot andyou’ll ence is left similarly hanging. Meanwhile, life as cop [HeatherNash] be engrossed. in the70s isn’t what Samknows –it’sunadvanced, prejudiced,inefficientand thebrutishDCI Gene Travel Food AYearinItaly Review:Battleofthe Having just returnedtoLeeds afterayearabroad in ItalyasanErasmus student, IfeellikeaFresher. But, unlike when Iwas actually afirstyearstudent,I am moremature, confidentand canspeak aforeign Burger languagetoan(almost) fluentlevel,all thanks to my experience in themediterranean. So,toanyone consideringayearabroad, letmeconvince youasto whychoosingItaly as your destinationwould be one of thebestdecisions youcould ever make.

Firstly, Italyiswhere youwill findthe greatest food in theworld.AsanErasmus studentinPerugia, Iwas able to swap Lucky’stakeawayfor high qualitypiz- zasmadeusing atraditional Neapolitan recipe that not only tasted better, butweresurprisinglymuch more affordable than thoseinLeeds.Idiscovered Didyourfavourite come out on top? that 5euros canbuy youaglass of wine or acock- tail, withanunlimitedbuffetoftypical Italianfood. It’s aquestiondebated by many andupuntil andfor me thestandout of theevening. The The Italians call this an aperitivo, andthe aperitivo nowhas been previously unsolved; whomakes blendofoxcheek andred cabbagecoatedinbé- became my year abroadgo-to meal when Iwas run- thebestburgers in Leeds? With an extortionate arnaisesauce withaperfectly cooked steakpatty ninglow on cash butstill wanted to eatsomething amount of restaurantsdevoted to crafting the wasafighting effort from Leeds’ very own. After tasty. best combinationofapatty in abun (doesn’t it these twodelights, Iwasn’tasimpressed with soundsosimple?)dottedaround ourcity, afight therestofthe clash.Although BoozyQseemed Asidefromthe temptingfood,Italy is aperfect year to thefinish hadbecomethe only feasible op- themostpopular from thecrowdsstood around abroad choice as it is acountry that hassomething tion.Enter Danny, Unit 44 andOne20.After suc- thestall,after orderingitsoonbecameclear to suit everytraveller;beautiful mountains, gorgeous cessfullyhostingBattleofthe BurgerinNewcas- that wasdowntoalongwaittime, franticstaff beachesand cities famedfor theirart andhistory. tle, they broughttheir expertisetoCanal Millsat andpoororganisation.Thiswas reflected in the It is incredibly easy to travel around Italy, be it by theweekend tosettlethe score once andfor all. burger -when we eventually gotone.Nextup bus,train,aeroplane or Vespa, making it is possible wasThe YorkshirePit,aBBQ companyinspired to impressive places such as Florence,Veniceand Heading therefor theiropening night on by American stylecooking andwithaheavy Naples.Eachcityand region hasadistinctstyle Friday,Iwasn’tsurewhattoexpectaside from focusonwhere theirmeatissourced. Their beef andatmosphere,all with somethinginterestingand burgers, beer andjustgenerally agoodtime. pattywas cooked to perfection,and outshone exciting to offer, such as historical festivals, famous Although avenue like CanalMills might be more allofthe otherchallengers in that respect; with architecture andremarkable scenery. associatedwithDJsetsand AirMax on aSatur- amore adventuroustoppingchoice, they could daynight,itwas theideal battlefield.The smoky be onto awinner. The only twovendors Ididn’t Butabove all, choosing Italyasyouryearabroad smell, dimlightingand soundofsizzling was getachance to trywas Kerb Edge (who ranout destinationwould be agreatchoicemainlybe- reminiscentofasummerbarbeque. Afteradis- of burgersbefore 9pm… enough said)and the causeofthe people wholivethere.Whilstabroad, appointing no showfrom Get Bakedand Almost Black Swan.Although Iconsider myself to be IencounteredmanyItalianswho were friendly and Famous,the remainingsix vendorshad gone all adaring diner, abeefand bone marrowburger welcoming. Ican’t recall howmanytimes people out withsigns andbrightlightsinanattempt to doesn’tdoitfor me. invited me into theirhomes fordinnerortoalocal detertheir competitors. cafe foracoffee. BeinganEnglish studentinItaly The focusofthe eveningwas firmlywiththe youare able to findfriends quickly, as Italians seem Workingona£3per coupon andacoupon food,but themusic hastobecommended; to hold us Britsinhighregard, andwant to learn perburgersystemasaway of judgingthe win- beginning fairly laidback andprogressingasthe more about ourvaluesand traditions.Innearly ner, Idecided to ventureout of Yorkshireonmy eveningwenton, each song choice suited the everyUniversitycity, there aremanysocialactivities first choiceand go withthe winner of theNew- venueand theevent.OnMonday,BOTBre- availablefor foreignstudents, andthere’ssomuchto castle round, The FatHippo.Drawn in by the vealed viaFacebookthatthe winner of theweek- getinvolvedwith. promiseofMontereyJackcheese andeveryone’s endwas The FatHippo;although feelingslightly favouritechorizo, Iwas pleasantly surprised disappointedthataLeeds born andbredburger Back in Leeds, I’mcontentthat Ispent ayearstudy- when theproposedsliderwas more thesize of wascrownedchampion, it couldn’t be disputed inginone of themostinteresting andculturallyrich aregular burger.Consideringthe queue size and that Newcastlebroughtthe firetoawaistband countriesinthe world. Iwould recommendevery stu- theamountofburgers beingproducedatonce, expandingand incredibly successful event. I dent thinking about ayearabroadtoconsider Italy, it wasofahighstandardand Iwould have been don’tthinkthisisthe last we’llsee of Battle of if they want to experience ataste of la dolcevita. happytoreceive theofferinginarestaurant. theBurgerinLeeds.

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Essaouria: Morocco’s hiddengem Image: Nikki Bidgood/Getty Travel NorthAfrica’sMoroccohas been an increas- vibrantly, exudinganauthenticMoroccan vibe,it soft wavesasyou explorethe quaint localmini ingly sought after holidaydestination forEuropean does nothavethe same senseoffrenzied chaos fishmarket. tourists,inparticularthe French andSpanish,due that thelarge-scalecapital does.The locals are to itsuse of theFrenchlanguage andclose prox- friendly andwelcoming,and venturingthrough Finally, alarge asset thatEssaouira hastooffer imitywithSpain.For thetrue Moroccan experi- thesoukand itssurroundinglanes is abreezeand is itsgloriousbeaches,which seem to be greatfor ence most visitthe vibrantand exoticcapital Mar- utterly enjoyable. Endless beautifuldoors andtiny just about everything, from water-sportsand sun- rakech. Amarketcityboastingeverythingfrom side streetsare just waitingtobediscovered. bathingtocamel riding.Windsurferjunkiesflock traditionalstreetfoods, to snakecharmers,and to thecoastal destination, withthe area becoming everycolourfulmaterialand flavoursome spice In themedinayou canalsofind agreatwealth knownfor itshighquality watersport conditions youcould dreamof. Pair these withhot tempera- of traditionaland modernrestaurants-one to andfacilities. If this isn’t your thing, go for acamel turesand luxurioushotelsand it is easy to seethe recommend is definitelyLePatio,arestaurant and ride butmakesureyou haggle as theyare sureto call of Marrakech. barwhich serves many Moroccan dishessuchas bringdowntheir prices.Withthe temperaturein couscous,tagine andfresh fishfrom thenearby Moroccobeing at least25degrees mostofthe However, it’s common knowledgethatthe ports. The candle-lit,canopiedinteriorprovided year round it is asunbathersparadisesodon’t for- streetsofMarrakech arenot foraholiday-goers by luxurious drapes andcurtainsmakes foran getyourtowel.Ifyou’reathrill seeker or want to afterarelaxinggetaway.While thebustlingmar- unique diningexperience. trysomethingnew,why not go on adunebuggy kets areasuperbplace to haggleand explore, trip andspeed through thedesertoverbumpy they arenot idealfor an easygoingstroll. This is Anothermustwhen visiting Essaouira(especially sand dunes. where Essaouiracomes into itsown.Aquaintand if youare aGOT fan; some episodesfrom Season unconventionallybeautifulseaside town located 3werefilmed here) is itsSkala du Port,amarvel- Allinall, thebestway to describe Essaouira on Morocco’sWestcoast,itpossesses manyof lous seasidefortress-style barricadecomplete with really is ‘Morocco’shiddengem’–withsomuch thecharmingqualities that Marrakechhas to of- life-sizecannons.Makingitthe perfectspotto to offeryou’d be crazynot to consider it over fer–and more.Assoonasyou arriveand begin experience breath-takingviews of thewavcrashing Marrakech. to explore theenchantingmedina, beachesand overshallow rockywatersand fortress sea-ruins port onethingquickly becomesclear;the beauty in thedistance.The rustic blue-painted old fishing [Jessica Herbet] of thetownisthat it hasn’t been entirely engulfed boatsare an unmistakably delightfulfeature of this by tourism. Whilethe medina marketarea bustles smallport, with many to be seenbobbing on the Recipe:Courgette andLemon Cake

vanillaextract andgrate thezestfromthe threelemonsin, before squeezing Ingredients: theirjuice into aseparatebowl. Addthe grated courgettebit by bit andmix untilyou have aslightlywet greenish batter,but not so wetthatliquidpools 250g very soft unsalted butter around thesideofthe bowl (ifit’sstill likethatafter addingthe flour,add just 3lemons (4 if youwantalemondrizzle toppinginstead of creamcheese) enough plainflourtosoakupthe liquid). 200g caster sugar Addthe flour,bakingpowder and¼tsp of salt andmix.Add 1tbspofthe 3eggs lemonjuice from theseparatebowland stir,thendivide themixtureintothe 1mediumcourgette,grated twotinsand bake for25minutes, or untilaknife stuckinthe middle comes 1tsp vanillaextract out clean. The cakesshould be riseninthe centre andslightly golden-brown. 200g self-raisingflour Don’tworryifthe knifecomes out lookingwet;aslongasnobattersticksto 1tsp baking powder it,it’sfine.Awet-ish lookingknife meansthat thecakewill be nice andmoist! ¼ tspofsalt Letthe cakescoolfor about half an hour, then runaknife around theedgeof 85gicingsugar thetinstoseparatethe cake from thetin before turningontoacooling rack (I 200g soft cheese just used oneofthe metalracks from theoven) andlet them cool completely. ¼ tspofsalt Make thelemondrizzle by mixing atbspofthe lemonjuice with25g of icingsugar.Spoon this overthe bottom andtop layerofthe cake,then mixthe Have no fear,thiscakedoesn’t tasteslightly like courgettes;instead,like restofthe icingsugar withthe 200g of soft cheese andadd theremainder of carrotincarrot cake,the courgettekeeps thecakemoist andadds alovely thelemonjuice.Iliketoadd this soft cheese frostinginbetween thetwo cakes greentinge to thesponge. andmakealemondrizzle out of granulated sugar andthe juice from oneextra lemontogoontop,which givesthe cake arefreshingsugary-lemoncrust on Method: thetop that soaksintothe toplayer,makingthe lemonflavourmuchstronger. Or youcan usehalfthe creamcheesemix in betweenthe cakesand spread Preheat theovento180C/160C fan/gasmark4.Linethe bases of two therestontop of thecake. circular sandwich tins withbakingpaper to stop thecakefrom sticking. Creamthe sugar andbuttertogether(usingthe back of aspoon)inalarge bowl untiltheyformacreamy mixwithnolumps of butter,thenwhisk in the [Zoe Delahunty-Light] eggs onebyone andwhisk untilthe batter is moreorlesssmooth. Addthe 22

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Hannah Lewis’ Guide to Mental Health

Drinking sensibly will also make it easier for you where you’re guaranteed to encounter an abun- to maintain ahealthydiet and exercise. Now, I’m dance of like-minded people. not suggesting yourun amarathon every morning and eat nothing but vegetables, but do try to keep Finally,make sure you’re aware of the help and moving both to reduce stress and avoid showing support available –and make use of it! howmanypackets of instant noodles you’ve actu- ally been eating. That’sanother thing –beconscious • Make registering at the Leeds Student Medi- that 95% of your serotonin is generated in your gut, cal Practice one of your first errands that you so youactually are what youeat. If you’re constantly complete when youarrive in Leeds. This way eating for convenience, youwill start to feel like a youcan keep on top of your medication and stodgy Enumber.Try to keep it balanced with abit of prescriptions once you’ve movedawayfrom fruit and some veggies thrown in to the mix. your regular GP and youcan familiarise your new doctor with your situation. Thepractice is However,dobeaware that things cost money,and conveniently placed just next to the university. youprobably won’thavealot. Learning to budget your finances is essential to being able to function • TheStudent Counselling Service on campus is like areal human being. Although being accus- brilliant when youneed to talk through your tomed to living in relative poverty is almost like a issues. Your first year of university is one of the most ex- rite of passage for astudent, having no money can citing times of your life. However,itis also atime actually be extremely distressing. Trytoavoid this • LUU Mind Matters Society promotes mental of great change and new experiences, where there like the plague, and plan howmuchmoney youwill wellbeing on campus and challenges the way is arisk of exacerbating pre-existing mental health have to spend eachweek after your monthly outgo- in whichsociety thinks about mental illness. conditions, as well as exposing new ones which ings have been considered. youmay not have experienced before. Beloware • TheMental Health Team at university are ahandful of tips and tricks to keep your mental Not being able to access your home comforts available to provide information and support health in the best condition that is possible during means youprobably will get homesick–that’sjust concerning your mental health difficulties, and this year… afact and is natural. If youknowthat you’re the sort can help youinmaking adjustments in order of person to miss home, try to arrange avisit home for youtofulfil your academic potential. Firstly,keep an eyeonyour alcohol consump- before youcome to Leeds. There’snoshame in ring- tion! There is alarge possibility that during Freshers ing home once in awhile too, you’ll most likely find • Nightline is ahelpline available if youneed Week youwill continue to get blind drunk for a that most of your new friends will be doing the same. someone to listen to youwhilst youtalk number of consecutive nights and that’sfine, just through your problems. as long as you’re prepared to deal with the conse- Speaking of which, the expectation of meeting a quences. As alcohol is anatural depressant, there plethoraofnew,life-long friends at university can As Ileave youFreshers to embark on an adventure is arisk that hangovers mayexacerbate the feelings be somewhat daunting for the naturally anxious and of alifetime, Iwould like to wish youthe best of of loneliness and homesickness that one mayfeel introverted individual. There’salot of pressure on good luckfor the next few years. Youmay encoun- shortly after they leave home. Of course for your yourself here, and arisk that your self-esteem may ter some of the best times as your life, but youmay ownhealth and safety,dotry to avoid becoming be damaged if youdon’tmeet your BFF in the first also encounter some more difficult. Just bear in mind paralytic when youare out in anew city,but if instant that youwalk into your flat in halls. Regard- that everyone’sexperience is different, and youmay youdoplease ensure that youhavethe necessary less of what youmay think of yourself, university is learn more about yourself than anything else in the means to get through hangovers, whether that be a full to the brim of young people with varying inter- coming years. favourite film, acosy blanket and some ice-cream ests and personalities so you’re bound to find people in the freezer.Sorry for being aparty pooper,but you’re going to get along with. If youdon’tmanage Take care of yourselves, speaking from experience Ican tell youthat alcohol to find the ying to your yang on your course or in will become your frenemy. your halls, try getting involved with some societies Hannah xoxo 23

Postcard From Beyond

goal since the beginning. “Just get agood job that And yet, that wasthe preferred choice to anight out you’ll enjoyinLeeds”, waswhat Istarted to tell my- because Ionly have twodaysoff aweek nowand self. Then it turned to “just get ajob in Leeds that they are so sacred that Icannot think of anything you’ll enjoy”. By the time Easter came around Iwas worse than writing off aSundayfeeling rough. down to “just get ajob in Leeds”. Thebiggest culture shockwas the long working hours. Studying English Starting ajob in the summer also means living in and History at university had prepared me for four Leeds with no housemates. This can be ablessing hour weeks, not eleven hour days. Who in their right in disguise at times, but when you’re so used to liv- mind wants to finish aday at work and then have ing in ahouse with fiveother people the constant to come home and cook dinner too? (Shout out to silence can become alittle too much. Irealised the my parents whoregularly did this for the 18 years I epitome of my loneliness on the walk home from livedathome and moaned like abitch). In my first visiting afriend on the other side of Hyde Park. Two fortnight of working life Imaybe cooked three times; minutes after leaving their door the heavens open those times mostly included just throwing acouple and I’m caught outside with no umbrella, jacket or of things in the ovenfor 20 minutes and trying not to defence of anykind. Cue me turning this walk into fall asleep on the sofa and burning the house down. arun. Ifelt like Iwas in my ownromcom -the boy running through the rain in slowmotion (no effects, There are times overthe past few weeks that Ihave I’m just not in great shape). Here’swhere Irealised felt more like an adult, suchasputting aside Sunday howshit my life could be. Iwasn’trunning home to One month before Igraduated from university, afternoons to do the week’sironing whilst watching the perfect girl, all Iwas running to wasanempty Istarted my first proper real-world adult job. Sev- films like Still Alice and TheBlind Side. house and another night alone. Rockand fucking enteen years of education almost completed and I roll, right? wasalreadymoving on to the next stage of my life Then there are confusing moments where Ifeel like with hardly anytime left to think in between. But aconfused mixture of young professional and stu- [Callum Dolan] whocares, right? dent. If you’re sitting alone in your underwear with a glass of cheap wine watching Bridget Jones’sDiary Getting agraduate job has alwaysbeen the end it’sdifficult to feel like you’ve got your life together.

ILovemyFanny(Pack)

and overthe years these ergonomic fashion choices belongings safe when youcan’tevenlook after your- have taken the high fashion runways(and Beaver selves. works) by storm- just ask Karl Lagerfeld. No longer associated with perms, shoulder pads and parachute We’veall accepted the return of the 90s crop top, trousers the bum bag nowexists as its ownentity.The whichisarguably one of the least sensible/acces- bag enriches the livesofits loyalwearers yetiscon- sible fashion choices to grace the high street. Why stantly plagued by the criticisms of detractors who is everyone still hating on the bum bag wearers? just don’tget it. If you’re into utilitarianism- then the There’snothing funnyabout the fannypackand its fannypackisthe bag for you. Even Oscar winning not just something to buy last minute for afestival- it thespian Matthew McConaughey,had to defend his is alifestyle choice. Youcan literally let go of your right to wear afannypacktoreporter Julia Morales; inhibitions, wave your hands in the air like youjust he said “I’m not afraid of the fannypack, yougotta don’tcare, without fear of lassoing afellowclub kind of put it on the side to make it look alittle, not goer or sending your mini handbagspiraling off into as nerdy. But still, practicality wins out.”Headded, the distance. Bum bags have got your back. “I’ve got so muchgear in here that Idon’twant in my pockets.”Rightly said, Matthew.Nomatter whoyou So, so long pockets! TheBum Bag Renaissance are, the fannypackwill make your life just that little is nigh. With iPhones getting bigger and bigger the bit easier.Once youbuy apack, youdon’tgoback. bum bag is the only real choice to accommodate Wearing afannypackcomes with alot of bag- them. So when the world is ready, TheRock(you gage. People snigger,stare and try to claim it’s Thebum bag has become the butt of the joke. Re- knowthe picture I’m talking about), Matthew Mc- merely ashort-livedhipster trend. Bum bag wear- member when everyone made fun of amiddle part- Conaughey and myself will all be saying we told you ers (or waist bag) for the prudes, Isalute you. We ing? Look where we are now. Just because Ibrought so. are sensible, stylish and street savvy.Festivalgoers, my blackleather strappynumber from Blue Rinse clubbers, German tourists and dog walkers, let us and it still contains Amsterdam Metro tickets from [Amelia Dunton] unite against the cynics. Let us bask without fear of 2008 in the secret pocket does not detract from its reprisal in the eraofwhat will soon be known as utility and it looks damn chic. Nowadays with iP- TheBum Bag Renaissance. hones taking overthe world, everyone is heading out with asmall fortune loose in their pockets. Thefanny My fannypackisnojoke. Thebum bag renais- packisbasically pickpocket-proof, drunk-proof but sance has givennew life to this bygone 80s trend, not critic-proof. All they’ve ever done is keep your

Views 11 Views Followingrecentallegations surroundingour PrimeMinister, The Gryphon asks:Doesitmatterwhat ourelected politiciansdointheir personal lives? Image: Los Campesinos!

Yes HelenBrealey

Forsomeitwasashock,for many biography, andit’snosurprise. Of course factor.Not to mentionthe fact that we seen countlesspoliticians,suchas others amusement,when first learning it matterswhatpoliticians do,orhave live in asociety that isconstantly talking. Labour’sLordSewel,havetheir political of ourcurrentPrime Minister’s alleged done,intheir personal lives. Whilst YouneedonlysignintoTwitter to witness careers endedbyembarrassing and studentanticslastweek. By ‘antics’,Iam everyone hasthe right to privacy, in taking theworldwide ridiculethat Cameronhas generallymoredamaging personal of course referringtothe well-publicised up such aprominentrole,you willingly facedover‘Piggate’,provingthat what allegations. Individual actions, however storyregarding DavidCameronallegedly sacrifice some of this.AsPrime Minister, politicians choose to engageinwhilstout private, have thepotential to damage placing‘aprivatepartofhis anatomy’ into Cameron’sactions arenot just areflection of thepubliceye is verymuchofinterest notjustanindividual reputation but adeadpig’s mouthaspartofaninitiation of himself, butalsoofthe Conservative to oursociety.Cameron’sfirsttweet since also that of theentireBritishpolitical ceremony,duringhis time at Oxford Party, Britishpolitics, andthe country thescandal,about therathermoreserious establishment. Politicians should always University. as awhole. Wouldthe Britishelectorate issueofaid forrefugeecamps,was met, be held to accountbythe people they Ican’t begintounderstandthe logic of still trustthe politicians they areputting perhapsunsurprisingly, with variouspig represent -the Britishpublic. As such, such abizarre andquite franklydisgusting in poweriftheyall knew,for example, puns,memesand photo-shopped images. Ibelieve what politicians do in their act, butpersonally, themosttelling part that asignificantnumberofcandidates Whilst it’s easy to laugh-offthe personallives,orwhat they have done of whether it matterswhatpoliticians arethe alumni of elitesocieties such as numeroustabloid jibesand humourous in thepast, certainlydoesmatter. do in theirpersonallives is reflected in theBullingdonClub, forwhich initiation tweets at theexpense of ourbeleaguered Cameron’s attitudetowards this whole ceremonies include burning£50 notesin PM,overall thenegativeimpact these affair.AfriendofLordAshcroft’srecently frontofabeggars? events have aretoo bigtoignore. claimed that Cameron maderepeated At atimeofincreased‘floatingvoters’, Questionable life choicesmatter. Aside attemptstosabotagethe Call Me Dave personal imageisundoubtedly asignificant from DavidCameron, recent yearshave No DomJohnson

On thesurface,yes,aninsight into at theUniversity, such activities arenot apolitician’sability to govern.This, in an attempttoderailthe careersof thecharacter andthe wayapolitician actually illegal.Sowhy should we care? essentially, is thecruxofwhy thelives of politicians that challenge thestatusquo. goes about theirlifedoesseemakey In contrasttothe obnoxious actions MPsshould remain separatefromtheir Yes, it is critical to note that though factor in theirsuitability to hold large ofthe ruling OldEtonians,the right-wing policy andpolitical reputation. both existasporkrelated incidents, levels of publicresponsibility.However, tabloid attack on thetwo mostrecent Despiteconstant reiterationthathethere is clearlyanecessary difference it is important to make thedistinction Labour Partyleaders exposesafar more wantsapoliticsthat centresaround between thelevelsofcoverage that between theillegal andimmoral political worrying side to thefascinationwith policy rather than personality, Jeremy should be giventoMiliband’s bacon revelationsand allegationsoverthe years politicians’privatelives.The DailyMail’s Corbyn’sinitial stintasLabourleaderhas sandwich eastingskillsand howthe andthe increasingly dramatised tabloid labellingofEdMiliband’s deceased, seen Murdoch’smedia hyenas focusthe PrimeMinister hasrecentlybeen smears of opposition leaders. war-veteranfather as the“manwho storiesintentlyaround thedetails of the ‘hogging’the headlines. Nevertheless, Although ‘Piggate’isthe mostrecent hatedBritain”reveals thetoolofthe Islington MP’s personal actions,rather besidesillegal revelations,the obsession of these nowfairlyregular attacksoncontemporarymedia inscaremongering than hiswords or views. Themedia’s withthe personal livesofpoliticians must majorpoliticians,itmustbesaidthat thepublicwithfalsifiedexcavationsfrom subtle inferringatthe type of person the not become asmokescreentothe here theinfamousmembershipofthe Prime MPs’ lives. The waythatsuchunbelievable Labour leader is basedonthe fact that he andnow,aseventssuchas‘Piggate’, Minister,his Chancellor,and theMayor assaults on Miliband’s privatelife hashad threewives,and itsfrenzy overhis no matter howfunny, detract from the of London in some of Oxford’s most elitist succeededinmakinghim “unelectable”in polite refusaltosingalong to an outdated coverage of theausterity-drivenpolicy societies,suchasthe BullingdonCluband theeyesofmanyexacerbates theneedto song witha4th versewhich gleefully that Cameron is actually implementing, The Piers Gaveston Societydoesmake quellthe obsession with politician’s lives chantsabout thequelling of rebellious somethingoffar more damaging and arguingthat even politicians deserveaoutside of Westminster. Such allegations, Scots, arebothmerely recent examples beastlyconsequence. privatelifearathertallorder.However, howeverabsurdoruntrue, areirrelevant in asea of countlessmedia attacksonthe whilethese clubsmay well be outlaw“”ed andunhelpful in termsofconsidering personal livesand decisionsofindividuals thegryphon.co.uk 12 Views Western MediaisFuellingthe ExtremistFire

atrocities. on TV stations,newspapersand the Womeninparticularseemattracted BillieMills-Pullan Terrorism,liketheatre,needs an radio. We also know that terrorists to this perverse glamourpromised by English Literature active audience.Daesh have taken mediaattention.French journalist “Anna advantageofthe internet andhave Just consider this for Erelle”(nother realname) posedas As France joins theUSA in carrying turned themselvesintoagloballyfeared amoment. Asuspected “Melodie”onsocialmedia sites like out airstrikes againstthe groupwho calls organisation. In order to threatenUS terroristwas portayed as an Facebook in order to infiltrate online themselvesIslamic StateinSyria,ithas PresidentBarrack Obama, kidnapped anti-hero... Daeshrecruitment schemes. Shefound become clearthat thestruggletodefeat journalist JamesFoleywas filmedbeing that girlslooking to become brides to Daeshwillbealongone.However,the beheadedlastyear. Footageand images jihadistswereattracted to fame.“The difficultyfaced in overcoming terrorist from online execution videos frequently need mediacoverage to spreadtheir ones whogotoSyria know they will be organisations such as theseliesnot appear in largenewsoutletssuchas “message, create fear andrecruit in thenewspapersand on theInternet only in military efforts-the struggle The DailyMail, The Independentand followers.” andpeoplewill be talkingabout them,” also involvesWestern media.The The BBC. Theattention giventoterrorists Erelle says. sensationalist treatmentofviolence by Coverage of such horrors by the reached newheightswhen twoyears So howcan terroristcrimesbe theemeedia hasglamorisedterrorismto Westernmedia inadvertentlyplays to ago, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev,w”ho is reported withoutproviding free publicity? theterrorists’desiretobefamousand suspectedofplantingbombs at the2013 ForensicpsychiatristDr. Park Dietzsays, TeT rrorism, like theatre, openly bloodthirsty. MichaelJetter, Boston Marathon,was featured on the “Ifyou don’twant to propagatemore needsanactiveaudience. aprofessor at UniversidadEAFIT in frontcover of RollingStone. He pouted mass murders,don’t startthe storywith Daeshhavetaken Colombia,systematicallyanalysed above thetitle:“TheBomber:How a sirensblaring.Don’t have photographsof advantageofthe internet more than 60,000 reported terrorist Popular, PromisingStudent WasFailed thekiller. Don’tmakethis24/7coverage. andturnedthemselves attacksbetween 1970 and2012and by HisFamily, Fell into Radical Islam Do everythingyou cannot to make the into agloballyfeared foundthat attentiongrabbingheadlines andBecameaMonster”.Justconsider body countthe lead story, nottomake organisation. aboutterrorismled to an increased this foramoment. Asuspected terrorist thekillersomekindofanti-hero”.As “ likelihood of follow up attacks. “Terrorist wasportrayed as an anti-hero, in the terrorism’stargetaudience,the media organisationsreceive extensivemedia same romantic light that surroundsthe should look bored. thosewho aremostvulnerable to their attention,”Jettersays. “Whether it is exploitsofthe fictional anti-heroes recruiters,and provided these groups theTaliban,al-Qaida, BokoHaram or, of filmand literature,suchasWalter withaneasyway to publicise”their recently, Isis,terrorismiseverywhere Whiteand NuckyThompson. TheLiberal Democrats: Give Them a Second Chance

Kyle Harris only be leadingLabourintobattle seemsratherunlikely. If thehistory This leaves butone claimant –the Politics againstthe Tories,but also against of politicalparties canteach us LiberalDemocrats. Of course,I’m a Labouritself. Theyhad electedaman anythingit’sthat as oneshiftsone student,thusIshareyour disappointments. whohas votedagainst theirproposals way, theother shiftsthe other.This However, they cannot be overlooked Themonthsthatfollow aGeneral on moreoccasions than DavidCameron pattern hasbeenclear since the1980s entirely. Theyput liberalism on the Election tend to be rather mundane. hashad theopportunity to.Inamatter underthe respectiveleaderships of agenda,helped to secure gaymarriage, The rigorouscampaigningceases; of seconds theLabourParty hadshifted Thatcher andFoot,and now history andprovidedthe Conservativebrain with thehypefor theunderdog lacks significantly to theleft. looksdestinedtorepeat itself under aLiberal heart. momentum;and voters lose interest as Corbynand Cameron. However, theirdisastrouselection quicklyasthe LiberalDemocratslose The second,asplit within Labour, result provedthat they have ahellofa seats. However, this year hasprovento PuP blic disdainfor theLiberal is more plausible,but whetherthey lotofworktodo–theymustrecommit be quitedifferentwithadramatic shift Democratsand thegrowing stillhaveownershiprightsofthe to theirstudent base,toregroupand to occurringinBritish politics. Public movementof‘Corbynism’ has centre is questionable.The party have regain electoralrespect.Their newly disdain forthe LiberalDemocratsand opened agap in thepolitical made theirdecision andtheychose to electedleader TimFarronhas already thegrowing movement of ‘Corbynism’ spectrum that hasnot been surrenderthe politicalcentre. They’d madeacommitmentthat “liberalismwill hasopenedagap in thepolitical seen sinceThatcher... have no righttomovebackthere - notdie”and the20,000 new members spectrum that hasnot been seen since notfor nowanyway. Thethirty-five since Maydemonstratethat there is Thatcher held thepremiership.It’sthe “ MPswho putCorbynonthe ballot stilllifeinthe partyyet.The Liberal politicalcentre-and it’s anyone’s to Democratscan be astrongand electable claim. With Corbyn’sLabour nowclaiming TThheLiberal Democratscan forceinBritishPoliticsagain if they work In responsetothe resignationof thepoliticalleftand UKIP still firmly beastrongand electable forit. If they canregaintheir status as a Ed Miliband,the LabourParty set holding theright,there arethree forceinBritish Politics again crediblethird party,then, andonlythen, aboutelectinganew leader.Onthe possibilities forthe centralground: if they work forit. wouldthe LiberalDemocratsbethe most secondSaturdayofSeptember they theConservatives couldexpand, the deservingofthe politicalcentre. announcedthat theman leading Blairites cansplit offfrom aLab”ourthey them into battlewould be left-wing cannot possibly supportand form anew were arrogantenoughtoassumehe’d candidateJeremyCorbyn.His victory socialdemocratic party,orthe Liberal “merelyadd to thedebate. Instead wasmet by rapturousapplause, but Democratscould rise from theirrecent he became thedebateand withit therewere thoseinthe roomwho graves. Labour’s obliviousnesshas damaged understood that Corbynwould not The first,aConservativeexpansion, theirright to thepolitical cent”re. thegryphon.co.uk Views 13 CharlotteProudmanonthe LegalGlass Ceiling

Naomi de Souza issuuetoao ddress. hasbravely decidedtotackle, arguingthat behaviourthataffects many. History ‘quotasare theonlyway to ensureequal From talkingwithCharlotteitis At first,Ididquestionthe representation’. Shewentontosay Justice clearthatshe sees this as anecessity,an necessity of hertakinghim Sumption’s views‘arenot isolated in the inequality that hasbeenignoredfor too to task oversocialmedia; legalprofession, anyattempt to challenge long,withJustice Sumption’s archaic Earlierthismonth,Human Rights surely it wouldexacerbbatte theold boys’network resultsinbacklash, views provingjustthat.Atalented barristerCharlotteProudman took theproblem? andweare sufferingfrom ademocracy humanrightslawyerand anti FGM to socialmedia to reveal alurid deficitinour legalprofessionbecause campaigner amongstmanyother things, messageshe received overLinkedin, thoseinthe echelons of powerdonot it is apparent Ms Proudman is hereto theprofessionalnetworkingsite. The “The tabloids’ responsetothisdebacle representthe people’. implement realtangible change. message, from lawyerAlexander paradoxicallyshows whyProudman was Indeed,it’stimethatwomen are Her final words, ‘wewill not sit Carter Silk,read‘Iappreciate this is warrantedinher efforts. Carter Silk has celebrated in theworkplace fortheir work back andallow discriminationtobe horrendously politicallyincorrect,but evaded much of themedia scrum, whilst andonlytheir work,and when talkingto perpetuated overgenerations’will that is astunningpicture,you definitely Proudman hasearnedthe titleofbeing Charlotteitisclear sheisgalvanizedbythe resonatewithmany, anditoccurstome winthe prize forbestLinkedInpicture’. a‘feminazi’. Ispoke withCha”rlotteon neeeed ttoo encouragewomen in lawtopush that this is not thelasttimewewill hear At first,Ididquestionthe necessity Monday,and thetimingcouldn’thave from Ms Proudman.Idolookforward of hertakinghim to task oversocial been moreapt.Supreme Court Judge Indeed,it’stimethat to thenexttime. media; surelyitwould exacerbate JonathanSumptionhad just come out womenare celebrated in the theproblem?Yet it occurredtome saying female lawyers should be ‘patient’ workplacefor theirworkand that this is oftenthe very reasoning andwaitanotherfiftyyears forequalityas only theirwork... people encounterwhen facedwith their‘lifestylechoices’meant they weren’t this issue. By reducingsexismto cutout forthe long hours andthe ‘poor ‘banter’ we contribute to thecontinued working conditions’. Iknow, howdare fo“rprogressive socialchange.Proudman’s subordinationofprofessionalwomen, these feeble womenfolkwant afamily experience is not herfirst, andwill be andwith12% of QCsbeing women ANDacareer. familiar to womenofall professions, yet and24% beingJudges, it is obvious When speaking to Charlotteit’sclear shehas managed to utilise theLinkedIn whyProudman sawthisasanurgent this is no overreaction,but an issueshe episodetohighlightthe mi”sogynistic WhyUni Shouldn’t Be AllAbout Booze

just becausedrinkingcan be fundoesn’t More importantly, alcoholcan TheNHS estimatesthat ‘9%of Lawrence Cwerner mean everyone hastodoit, nor that it beb extremely dangerous. In2012, menand 4% of womeninthe UK’ Communications &Broadcast doesn’teverhaveserious consequences. show signsofalcoholdependence. Journalism Theway alcoholissoingrained into TTheNHS estimates University drinking cultureis university cultureisprettyshocking. that ‘9%ofmen and4% centeredonbinge drinking,and During my welcome talksabout the of womeninthe UK’ recent studiesindicatethat 25% studentunion andsocieties,Ilost show signs of alcohol of people in theUKare clinically Fresher’sweekhas finished-even countwiththe numberoftimes they dependence. classed as regular‘bingedrinkers’. if youdon’t drink, it is highly likely that mentionedgetting pissed, or goingona Surely,the University couldbedoing youhavehad alcohol almostforced “massive night”toFruity. Many people alot more to combatthis, like funding down your throat through promotions Italkedtoatthe Freshers’Fairspent “therewere 8,367alcohol related anti-drinking campaigns,while LUU andpeerpressureeversince you more time discussinggetting lashed deathsinthe UK.Compare that societiescould concentrate less on arrived.Don’t getmewrong,Idrink than about theiractualsociety.“Yeah to the123 ecstasyrelated deaths drinking andmoreonthe natureof my fair shareofbooze, andalcohol we go to Amsterdamonce ayearand between 2008-2012, andgiven society. Students,not to mention canturnaquiet eveninginintoawild getfucked, howcoolare we?” Goingto theUniversity’s‘no drugs’ policy, therestofthe country’spopulation, Amsterdamwould be greatfun,but why theway that LUUv”enuesand have adrinkingproblem,and Ifor wouldyou join asociety to do that? societies promote drinking is both onefeelthatthe University,aswell SSocietiesatthe Freshers’ Drinking shouldn’tbewhatmakes incredibly stupidand risky. Imagine as LUU, should be doingalot more Fair spentmoretime you‘cool’. Surely,we’ve passed thedays if illegal drugswere promoted in to addressthisproblem. discussinggetting lashed where we sneakintoashitclubwith thesameway?‘Get afreelineif than about theiractual fake ID,oruse atrick straight outofan youcomebeforemidnight’or‘3 society. episodeofTheInbetweeners to blag a pillsfor 2Tuesdays’.The places bottle of Beefeatergin.That was as good whichadvertise this wouldbe “ as ournightsout got: thebuzzfromof shutdownimmediately,sowhy is doingsomethingyou weren’t allowedto alcoholpromotion allowedinthis “WTF happenedlastnight?Pleasetell do;the thrill of breaking thelaw;the joy way? Just becausethe law allows me Ididn’tget withmyflatmate and of beingabletorebelagainst everyone alcoholpromotion doesn’tmeanthe spend£10 on acold pizza”.H”owever, whotold younot to drink. University or theUnion hasto.

thegryphon.co.uk 14 Science To Boldly Go:The FirstMannedMission to Mars

is amuchharsher environmentthan theplanet’ssurface.Asthe boulder The final step,ofcourse, will be to on boardthe ISS, with cosmic and safely orbits themoon, NASA will send amannedmission to Mars and, This week sees therelease of solarradiation beingmuchmore send astronauts to explorethe boulder, as it wasformedinasimilarway to Hollywood’slatestforay into theSci-fi prominent. On Earthweare protected collecting samplesfrom thesurface Earth, sendingastronautstoitcould genre, withRidley Scott’sThe Martian from this radiationbythe atmosphere, before returningbacktoEarth.This help answer questions about ourown againraising questionsonhow close butsurvival in deep space requires will help test thetechnologiesindeep planetsformation andhistory.The we aretosending astronauts to the technologicaladvancementstohelp space andensurethattheyare suitable fleet of roboticspacecraft currently redplanet. Is thetechnologyreally protectthe crew from thehighlevels foramission to Mars. habituatingMarshaveidentified that up to scratchorisitstill just apipe of radiation. Current missions to theISS are at onetimeitwould have been able dreamfor writers, filmmakersand Thenext‘giant leap formankind’ allEarth-dependant,meaning they to sustainlife. This manned mission space enthusiasts? Well, it appearsthat in reachingMarswill be in the rely on re-supply from ourhome couldtherefore potentiallyunearth the plansare already afoot, withNASA 2020s, withNASA’sAsteroidRedirect planet.However,the roboticmission evidence required to finallyanswer planningtosendtheir astronauts on Mission. This is settobearobotic will help developEarth-independent theage old question;doeslifeexist theimpressive225 millionkmjourney mission, withanunmannedshipsent space travel,testing thecapabilities beyond Earth? to thesurface of Mars within thenext to anear-Earthasteroidtocollect a of technology forlongermissions 20 years! This incredible statementof multi-tonne boulderfrom itssurface. into deep space.Thiswill ensure intentindicates thatputtingaman on Asteroids, like thosedepictedin that amission toMarswillbeself- Mars is well on itsway to becoming a previous blockbusters such as Deep sustaining. This missionwillalsobe reality. Impact andArmageddon, areleft theperfect test fortheir new Solar Thejourneysfirststeps begin at overmaterialfromthe creation of the Electric Propulsion(SEP) system.The theInternational SpaceStation (ISS), SolarSystemand vary in size from a requiredthrustfor aconventional amere400km above theEarth’s meagre 6m toacolossal 940km.Once space craftiscurrentlycreatedusing surface.Its location,situated in a removedfromthe asteroidssurface, chemical propulsion;however, low-Earthorbit,makes it theperfect theboulder will be broughtbackinto this is not themostefficientuse of placetotestthe technology and astableorbit aroundthe moon.Thisis propellant.Instead,the SEPsystem communicationsystems required for not as dangerous as it sounds as it will createselectricity usingasolar panel amission to Mars.Astronautscan be placed in adistant retrograde orbit array. Aresulting Electromagneticfield spendaslongas6monthsatthe –which isoppositetothe direction is produced,which expels charged space station, helpingthose at NASA of theEarth’s orbitaround thesun – particlesawayfrom thevehicle, understandhow space canaffectthe meaningitwill not fall into theEarth. creating thrust.Simplyput,it’ssimilar humanbodyand howbesttomaintain As an additional failsafe,ifiteverdid to therepulsion experiencedbetween health duringlongermissions. This fall towardsus, themassofthe chosen twomagnets,withone magnet will be keytothe missions’success, asteroid will be calculated to ensure representing theelectromagnetic field as the trip to Mars will take between that it wouldburnupinthe Earth’s producingvehicle andthe secondthe 150-300days. However, deep space atmospherelongbefore it reached expelled charged particles. thegryphon.co.uk Science 15

Do YouWant TryaSlice of Pi To Be Forever Young?

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Sport 17 SensationalSpieth Hamilton Racing To Sets Record Success MacWhite Ryan Kirkman Golf Formula One Defending World Champion Lewis Hamilton looks set to retain the title after acon- vincing victory at the Suzuka Grand Prix in Japan. Hamilton got abetter start than It wasfittingthatJordanSpieth team-mate and closest challenger Nico Rosberg, whostarted in pole position, and capped offhis successful year of PGA used the inside lane to edge his car ahead by the second corner,forcing Rosberg Tour play last Sunday withawin at the wide and causing him to fall into fourth. Though Rosberg recovered to finish sec- 2015TOURChampionship. ond, he nowtrails Hamilton by forty-eight points with just fiveraces left, adeficit Hiscalm andcalculatedfour-stroke that should be defended easily enough by the Briton. victoryatAtlanta’s East Lake Golf Club allowed Spieth to regain hisstatusas [Chris Carlson/ Ap Photo] Hamilton wasasked in the post-race interviews if he ever felt sorry for Rosberg golf’s number one-ranked player from giventhat he alwaysseems to get the better of the German when the twoengage Australia’sJason Day, andassurehimself in wheel-to-wheel racing. His diplomatic response belied the ease in whichhe theFedEx Cuptitle. four biggestevents(Majors), emerging dominates Rosberg. Thefact is that as aracer Hamilton is virtually untouchable and The FedExCup uses aplay-off-like victorious at theU.S.Openand the gifted with frightening pace and an incredibly steely determination to win. format to ultimately decide theTour MastersTournament. championofthe year.Onlyqualifying What wasespeciallynotable about With this win, Hamilton matched his childhood hero Ayrton Senna with 41 career golferscan partakeinthe Cup’sfour Spieth’s year wasthe fact that in the wins and if he wins the World Championship this year he will also matchSenna’s tournaments. other PGAMajorshefinished high up trophyhaul with three. Hamilton has become one of the highest-performing ath- With theFedEx Cupvictory,Spieth on theleaderboard. He finishedtied letes in the world, as well as one of the most highly-paid, and will undoubtedly go earnedhimself another lucrativePGA for4th at The Open Championshipand down as alegend of Formula 1. honour. TheCup’s $10million payday 2ndatthe PGAChampionship. catapulted himintothe record books, Replacingthe PGA’s‘old-guard’, four Ferrari made astep-up this year,and if they continue to catchuptoMercedes, next having made themostyearlyearnings of theTour’stop fiverankedplayers are year could prove more challenging for Hamilton. TheAdrian Newey-designed Red ever by aTourplayer. Spieth’s $22 under theage of 28,withSpieth only Bull chassis is as alwaysimpressive,and it simply requires an adequate engine to million earned in 2015 even surpassed 22-years-old.Withmanyofthose within be more competitive.However,with Hamilton’selite skill as adriver, it’snot hard thepreviousrecordof$20.9 million set hisage groupjustfinishinguniversity, to see him dominating the sport for years to come. by TigerWoodsin2007. Spieth’s sensational andrecord-setting Amajor helping hand in Spieth’s year cementshis status as themost seasonal success, caddie Michael exciting player to watchonthe Tour for Greller, also turned atidyprofit.Greller yearstocome. grossed$2.14 million,more than alarge shareofPGA players. Spieth qualified comfortably forhis position in theCup chase,winningfive timesinthe year.Mostnotably,the American wonthe first twoofthe PGA’s

Cracking Season of YorkshireCricket MatthewNorman EnglandstarJoe Root not playingasingle Thetitle has looked assuredfor winoverrelegated Sussex, where Cricket Championshipmatch anduptosix of his Yorkshireeversince they dramatically CaptainAndrewGalewas finallyable playersbeingawayonInternationalduty came from behind againstfellow to hold thetrophyaloft in frontofthe Yorkshirecomfortably clinched at onetimeoranother,Jason Gillespie challengers Durham in earlyAugust. Headingley faithful:anhonourhewas theirsecond consecutive Championship ledhis team superbly onceagain to seal With theteams allbut levelafter the unabletofulfil at theend of last season titlefor thefirsttimesince 1968 after thetrophywithtwo full matchesstill to first innings,Durhamatone pointled becauseofdisciplinaryreasons. an extremely dominant season.Despite play. 79-5 andYorkshirelookedlikelytoslide In spiteofanothersuccessful year to theirfirstlossofthe season.However, in four-day cricket,Yorkshire once Australian all-star GlennMaxwell (140) againstruggled in theshorterformats. andEngland spinner Adil Rashid (127) Theyfinished secondfrom bottom setthe Scarborough crowdalight with in theNorth Groupofthe NatWest adazzling248-run partnershipinless T20Blast andwereknocked out by than 46 overs to putYorkshireontop. eventual winnersGloucestershire Yorkshireeventuallyset Durham atarget in theRoyalLondon One-DayCup. of 447before thebowlers completed However, withthe exceptionalsigning theturnaround forYorkshiretoease to a of Englandall-rounder DavidWilley 183-run win. from Northamptonshirefor next season, This displaysentaclear message it is very hard forany Yorkshirefan not to therestofthe counties andafter to believethat adoubleisjustaround YorkshireblewMiddlesex away for thecorner. ameasly106 at Lord’s thetitle was confirmed. Despitegoing on to lose the match, theironlyCountyChampionship loss of theseason, there wasstill plentytocelebrate.Yorkshire rounded thegryphon.co.uk [Image: SWPix] offtheir season withacomfortable 18 Sport Excitement mounts forl’Arc de Triomphe

Michael Andrews HorseRacing

The €4 millionPrixdel’Arc de when storming hometotakethis Triomphe takesplace forthe final prize. However, as afour-year-old she time at Longchamp Racecourse. struggled, taking on thebrave Cirrus With anew racecourse being desAiglesand losing,before picking constructednextyear, the2016 up asmall injury at RoyalAscot when runningwill be held atpicturesque disappointing. By September,rumours Chantilly, just north of Paris. of retirementwere swirling,but her trainer, thefabulousCriquette Head, The richestraceinEurope, kept faithinher charge.ByOctober, runover2400m (orinEnglish sheshocked theLongchamp crowds by measurements1mile, 4furlongs), surging clear, annihilatingahigh-class hasarichhistory.From allaround field includingmanythathad beaten theworld,asfar east as Japan, her earlierinthe season. horsescometodobattlefor the mostprestigious of prizes. Butwe This season hasbeenmuchmore nowstand on thebrink of history, impressive from thenow five-year-old withthe CriquetteHead-trained filly,keptintrainingbyher owners andinternationally-lovedfillyTrêve QatarBloodstockmore out of the attempting to become thefirsthorse love of racingand thechance to break ever to winthree Arcs in arow.The historythanfor theprize-money. bookmakers make heranincredibly short10/11 forsuchanunbelievable Heroppositionincludesthe best feat. of Europe,withboththe French and EnglishDerby winnersNew Bayand As athree-year-old, Trêvewas Golden Hornlikelytolineupaswell unbeatable,dominatingher sex as last year’s secondFlintshireand throughout theyearbefore finally RoyalAscot winner Free Eagle. Can taking on hereldersand thecolts they spoilthe partynearlyeveryonein Image:.amwestentertainment.comAnne Wyman© racingwould just love to have? England’sWorld Cupfutureuncertain

Following England’scrushing defeat to Wales on Saturday26th September,the host nation’sWorld Cup fate is far less certain than it once seemed. Thecountry ap- pears to be furiously divided between those whobelieveEngland can still do it and those whoare alreadywishing them better lucknext time. TheGryphon it seems is no more partial to having adivided opinion than an average public house. Gryphon writer Matthew Norman and Sport editors Alex Bowmer and James Candler give their respective thoughts on the issue. Not our tournament In Robshawwetrust

England’schance of lifting the Webb Ellis Trophyfor the second time is overafter their loss to Wales last Saturday. Itmay be difficult to be optimistic giventhe heartbreaking defeat last Sat- Coming into the tournament with the hopes of anation on their shoulders, England urday, but England are definitely still in with adecent shout of progressing managed asolid 35-11 win overFiji in the opening fixture. However,Stuart Lancas- from Pool A. There is still time for England to clawtheir waybackinto ter’smen knew they still had it all to do with rugbypowerhouses Wales and Australia contention and for their rivals to slip up. both still to play. But since aheavily injury-stricken Wales pulled off one of their na- Despite Wales emerging victorious, they paid aheavy price, with Scott tion’smost dramatic wins overthe hosts in Welsh history,England are left hanging by a Williams and Hallam Amos sustaining tournament-ending injuries. Eng- thread –athread that will soon snap. land clearly have to beat Australia to have achance of progressing, but if England have to beat Australia on Saturday. Simple as that. Unfortunately for all you they manage it, they knowthat they will be in an ideal position to capital- England diehards, this isn’tgoing to happen. Australia are coming into Saturday’sclash ise on anydropped points from the twoteams above them. Wales will face off the backofsolid wins overFiji and Uruguayand also after winning TheRugby the Wallabies near the end of the group stage, and one (or both) of these Championship earlier this year.England have nowlost three times in 2015 and all teams will drop points. to nations ranked lower than the Wallabies in the World Rankings at the start of the Australia were not as convincing as us against Fiji, and were unable to tournament. claim abonus point, something that England managed against the Pacific With the likes of Michael Hooper,Adam Ashley-Cooper and Israel Folau, Australia Island outfit. With the vision and flair that the returning Jonathan Joseph ooze world-class quality all overthe pitch. Whilst England too mayhavesome world offers in attack, England (arguably) will pose afar greater threat than they class players of their own, all the pressure is on them. Most thought England would did against Wales and let us not forget that historically,Australia do not make it through the “group of death” but nowthey’re in disarray.Australia are com- fare well against the English, with Lancaster’sside having wonthe last two fortably one of the best teams in the world right nowand having nothing to lose will encounters, whichwere both held at Twickenham. allowthem to playexpansive,exciting rugby. Thesort that will comfortably overpower While some of Lancaster’ssubstitutions were criticised in the press, Eng- an underperforming England and see them crashing out of their ownWorld Cup at the land have strength-in-depth and are more than capable of defeating their first hurdle. arch-rivals. thegryphon.co.uk Sport 19 HopkissonHopes To Defend VarsityVictory

James Candler Hockey

Last year the Leeds University Women’sHockey 2s battled their waytovictory against aformidable Beckett side in afast-paced and furious encounter that sawthe Gryphons win by three points to two. This year captain Katie Hopkisson is hoping her 1s can followinthe footsteps of last year’svictors and therebysecure wins across the board. TheGryphon wasable to steal afew moments of the captain’stime and ask her some pressing questions concerning the lead-up to Varsity.

Howhaveyou and your team been preparing Howimportant is it to win Varsity in order to kick for the upcoming Varsity match? off the season?

Thesame as we would for every game. We Our Saturdayleague provides us with another op- want to win! We have had pre-season since portunity to playtogether and keep working towards the 1st September to get ourselves backto becoming abetter team. peak hockey fitness for the upcoming season. Our Saturdayleague has alreadybegun so we have been training hard and playing hard What are your goals for this season and howdoyou already. hope to improve upon the last?

Obviously anew year means the loss of old We missed out on promotion in our Saturdayleague players. Howdoyou think your team will by one point last year! This year we will get promot- adjust to these changes this season? ed! We want to stayinthe BUCS Premiership, but advance further in the Cup than we did last year. Due to losing afew players to the real world and others to years out in their degrees, our team has changed quite abit. Luckily we When interviewing Hopkisson, one gets the impres- have had some good freshers join our team to sion that she has instilled asense of calm profession- replace them. We have been trying out anew alism within her squad, as if the grand occasion that formation alreadythis year whichismore at- is Varsity will do nothing to distract her team from tacking. Hopefully this will suit our new team their goals. Hopefully this confident cool-headedness well! will help ensure the team’ssuccess.

Uni Gryphons Face Off Against Beckett

Alex Bowmer Varsity LeedsVarsity is once againupon time ever,the matchwillbeplayedin pitchesand supportyourfriends and us,withplayers from across25sports frontoffourfullstands, as opposedto rallybehindyourUni. hoping that they canprove theirworth theusual three. Last year,Uni rantheir on Wednesday. The competitionhas more illustrious sporting opponents KEYFIXTURES come on an awfullongway since its close, before eventually fallingtoa46- inceptionin2005, when theUniversity 30 defeat. Ticketsfor this year match of Leedsand LeedsBeckett competed will cost £10, anditisimportant that Badminton 1s (W),1pm,CRI, againsteach otherinjustten sports. thosewho want ticketsbut haven’tgot HeadingleyCampus Since then,the eventhas come on leaps them yetdosoassoonaspossible, as andbounds, andcontinues to update availability is nowlimited. Football1s(M),3pm,Top Pitch, itself,havingadded sports as diverse HeadingleyCampus Image: Sam Broadley as American football,Thaiboxingand This year,bothUni andBeckett handballinthe last twoyears.This will host theevent,withmuchofthe Golf 1s,10am, Horsforth Golf Club Image: SamBroadley year’s programmeseeskorfballscored action taking placeattheir Headingley forthe first time,while thehockey4s campus.All theother sporting fixtures Hockey 2s (W),10.30am,STP will be addedtothe fold. arefreeofcharge, andstudentsare Hockey, HeadingleyCampus strongly encouraged to go alongand Despitethe Gryphons’success in supporttheir fellow students,something RugbyLeague1s(M),3pm,HC anumberofsportsoverthe years, we PiersCottee-Jones, theLUU Activities Pitch,HeadingleyCampus have nevermanaged to getone over Officer,reiterated. on ourinter-cityrivals, withBeckett Lacrosse 1s (W),1pm,3GPitch, winning9ofthe 10 contests (the other ‘‘Varsityissomuchmorethana HeadingleyCampus endedinadraw).Lastyear’sedition bigrugby matchwhere we show off wasaclose-run affair,withBeckett ourwitty chantingtalent, it’s afullday Volleyball 1s (M), 3.30pm,Green prevailing 31-25inthe end. of matchesand events that brings the Hall, HeadingleyCampus University communitytogether. So I The showstoppingRugby Union urge youtoget down to theEdge, up finale takesplace at theend of a to Weetwood andtothe LeedsBeckett Image: Sam Broadley breathless day’saction, andfor thefirst thegryphon.co.uk Issue 102.10.15thegryphon.co.uk

We look back at Yorkshire’svictorious We assess Jordan Spieth’s record- TheGryphon previewsone of the As thenationholdsits breath,weanalyse CountyChampionshipseasonp.17 breaking year p.17 biggestdaysinworld horseracingp.18 England’sWorld Cupchancesp.18 Harbord Confident of Clinching Varsity TheGryphon’s FionaTomas caught up with Charlie Harbord,LURUFC’S Club Captain, to get the low- downonVarsity preparations...

MOST girls would go weak at the knees at the prospect of chatting to arugbyplayer–perhaps more so if we’re talking Club Captain of the University of Leeds RugbyUnion side. Cue Charlie Harbord. Thethird-year International Relations undergraduate is everything Ianticipated rugby‘Gryphon guru’ to resemble –his pleasingly apparent articulation, paralleled with an outgoing personality,would make him anyinterviewer’sdream and muscle mass does not come in short sup- ply.Iwas, however,taken abackbyhis explosive enthusiasm on one thing in particular –Varsity.

This annual October clash is afar cry from the average rugbystadium atmosphere where fans mingle, applaud in unison and equally rate playerperformances. Choruses of intimidating chants are sung, Beckett and Uni fans are separated, alcohol inside the stadium is banned and the referee really is the man in the middle of it all. Harbord seems unfazed however.

“It’sahuge spectacle -one of the biggest games that the boys will ever playin,”hetells me. And he really does mean big. Forthe past seven weeks, the Club Captain for one of Leeds’ biggest sports societies has been rising at half six in the morning on four days out of fivetomotivate the 25-man squad that has been selected to playinthe Varsity rugbyfinale at Headingley Carnegie stadium next Wednesday.

“I feel very proud and privileged to be in this position –it’samassive responsibility because you knowthat thirteen-and-a-half thousand people will witness the work that you’ve overseen and or- ganised. It’sincredibly exciting.”There is certainly an air of excitement about Harbord as he tells me whythe Gryphons are optimistic about bettering their five-point defeat that they succumbed to in the final moments of last year’sfinale. Thecaptain blames the three weeks of pre-season training as the reason behind everything being “all abit frantic” when it came to matchday.

This year,though, the boys have been determined to rewrite their wrong. “This is the long- est and hardest the team has ever been training. We’vecome backearly with real intent to attack this season,”hesays. As Isat listening to Harbord, Isuspected that the freedomtoenjoy Fresh- ers’ week for the players seemed somewhat limited. Asense of embarrassment crept overmeas Ithought of the amount of Domino’spizza Iwould soon inevitably consume outside the Union, and my respect for this unknown group of lads suddenly grew.The squad’s7am gym starts are fuelled by acarb-loading and protein-shaking daily regime. Alcohol isn’tofficially banned, but it’s hugely frownedupon and is therefore practically non-existent (so too, Iassume, is hitting Fruity on aFridaynight). But Harbord assures me that morale in the team is kept high and downing pints of water at their weekly Wednesdaynight social in Revolution is enjoyedjust as muchasthe gruel- ling hill sprints in RoundhayPark.

Thefact, however,that the Gryphons have failed to beat Beckett at Varsity for the past two years might be the driving force behind this seven-week intensive regime. Lingering on this thought, Iasked whether the boys would prefer afine game of afternoon rugbyonthe lawn at Weetwood rather than having to hear the ‘lip and chat’ (as Harbord tamely describes it) beneath the clamorous roars at the Carnegie stadium. Harbord, however,has his response ready. “I don’tthink there’sany more pressure than what we’ve felt in the past. We’ll definitely give it our best shot and this year Ithink we’ve got agood chance.”

“Weknowthat we’re extremely privileged to have the opportunity to showcase our sport –none of us take that for granted. We will try our best to make the game the best showpiece and spec- tacle for people to enjoy–whether they love rugbyorare just coming along for alaugh.”He believes that it is the sport itself whichmakes it the perfect medium to achieveafierce yetcon- trolled rivalry at at crunchmatchlike Varsity. “Rugbyisone of those games where youcan have afierce competition on the pitch. Alot of people just see it as boys running into one another and causing car- nage, but it’salot more technical than that.”

Iwouldn’thavesaid the word ‘carnage’ springs to mind when watching rugby–it’srather hunkysort of blokes in tight tops. But then Iwouldn’tassociate Varsity with rugbyand all its traditional civility.It’sanything but when you’re aspectator,but then if it wasn’t, it wouldn’tbeVarsity.