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CITY OFFLINE ISSUE 4 | NOVEMBER 2009 HIDDEN SURVING FASHIONFASHION GEMS HALLS WHAT TO WEAR: TIPS FOR MEN &WOMEN PAGE 6 PAGES 10 - 13 PAGE 15 - 17 SHAG WEEK GETS SLAGGED OFF ALSO INSIDE By Jonross Swaby CITY University London Students’ Union’s “SHAG Week” campaign came under fi re on a national What City Students newspaper website recently. would ask Gordon Th e Daily Mail website, Mail Brown and David Online, claimed that “Teenagers are Cameron. Page 3 being bribed with free alcohol to take sexual health tests” in an article Debate! published days aft er City’s SHAG week came to close. SHAG Week is a Student’s Union campaign, supported by the National Union of Students, to promote safer Vs sex and raise awareness about sexually transmitted diseases and infections. Th e scheme included information Our journalists put stalls, a movie night, sexual health their arguments to quiz, and demonstrations instructing paper. Pg 14 students on how to put a condom on properly. Review However the most controversial event of SHAG Week was by the Air & Sean Kingston Chlamydia screening, which took into drunken mayhem”, “poured beer get the date of an event right can be wasn’t so embarrassing – they could get our verdict, plus place on Tuesday 6 October and into sample vials” and “gave out false questioned on the accuracy of the rest disguise their concerns by claiming the latest fi lms, books, Wednesday 7 October. On the names and addresses to get more of the article and their accusations”. that they were there for the free venues & exhibitions Wednesday night, which coincided than one free drink”. “Th e whole event was very drink.” Pages 18 - 21 with the SHAG Week themed Half CULSU Vice President of controlled, the Students’ Union and I Th e Mail Online article also Time party – a regular weekly party at Education and Membership Engage- had agreed to a limit of one free drink included a quote Conservative MP TEN2 – students who took part in the ment Khaleda Boshir claims that to students who took part. Th e range Ann Widdecombe, a well-known Chlamydia screening were rewarded none of the above happened during of free drinks on off er did not only virgin, who called the organisers with a free drink at the bar. A similar City’s SHAG Week events. She include alcohol either – students were “naïve to think that when alcohol is scheme also ran at universities in said: “Th e Daily Mail criticism was given the option of coff ees, juices and involved, students wouldn’t work out Manchester and Birmingham, as very much misinformed; they even other non-alcoholic drinks as well.” a way to abuse the system”. well as the Sports Café in Central printed that the Chlamydia testing She added: “Th e drinks incentive SHAG Week also faced criticism London. took place on Th ursday when it was was so that students could come from members of a particular Th e Mail Online claimed that at actually on Tuesday and Wednesday! forward should they have had any CULSU society, who said in their such events, students “descended Surely a newspaper that can’t even concerns over STIs in a way that Continued on page3 CAN YOU TELL A STORY? The CULSU Media Team are looking for talented: Writers, Journalists, Designers & Photographers. [email protected] 2 | NEWS NEWS | 3 ...Continued from front email newsletter that “the best advice given [at SHAG Week] is to Heena Tailor asks use a condom and then to top it off with the morning-aft er pill.” Th ese THIS students suggested that SHAG Week students: If Gordon should have concentrated more on promoting abstinence as a form of MONTH staying safe. Brown and David Cameron ...many City decide to hold their live IN PICTURES students have debates what will you little knowledge Left : A student signs up for the condom about how to demonstration during SHAG week. practice safe askask them?them? Right: Th e Sabbs take on the students in the Green Week Cook-Off . Below: sex, and this is students browse through clothes to swap at Green Week quite alarming Khaleda told us in response: “Th e campaign wasn’t encouraging people to engage in sexual activity, but for those who are, to do so in a safe and protected manner. Many students at City are sexually active, even if they Gordon Brown: David Cameron: “How are you going “How can you give want to keep it private, therefore they “Would you consider “Do you think a to follow on your students hope that need to know the dangers that they stepping down as younger cabinet promises concerning their university debts are exposed to by having unprotected sex. Th e condom demonstration and Prime Minister if will work to your the economy?” are worth it?” safe sex quiz showed that many City you’re eyesight got advantage or Julius Goldthorpe, Science Catherine Doherty, BA students have little knowledge about worse?” disadvantage?” Journalism Journalism how to practice safe sex, and this is Olivia Paterson, MA quite alarming.” Some students supported the David Cameron: Broadcast Journalism “How will you clean “What football team Student Unions’ SHAG Week “What are your up the MP expenses do you support?” scheme. Naeem Monsour, a fi nal honest policies on Gordon Brown: scandal?” Pav Tut, year Maths, Finance and Economics undergraduate, said: “Th e SHAG tuition fees?” “If you lose the next James Dockerty, BSc Accounting & party was really good – the night Antonia Harrison, MA election, how will BA Law Economics was informative and I think that Broadcast Journalism Labour get back into the methods used were eff ective in power?” “What are you engaging students without preaching at them.” Gordon Brown: Benji Guy, MA Broadcast planning to do about According to the Offi ce for “When are you going Journalism integrating with National Statistics, “multiple sex to call an election?” Europe?” partners are most common for those aged below 25”. HINDU SOCIETY TEA PARTY By Heena Tailor Although the event was blighted Dev Farmah, Events and Sports A cup of tea was all that the Hindu by rainfall, Yash Binani, Co-president co-ordinator, said the event was a Society needed aft er the downpour of of the Hindu Society, thought it went success and hopes to organise many rain earlier this month. well. more. He said: “ We are working with Th e society hosted a social at He said: “Despite the unpredictable other universities and also want to Chaiwallas on Goswell Road, which downpour of rain, the ruined hair organise a Bollywood night.” brought together over 90 members styles and all of us having to huddle Samir Padya, a fi rst year student from City University. under the small, but reliable gazebo, studying Economics who attended Above: Dance-off at the Ice Breaker event at Ministry of Sound Members were invited to mingle we did feel like one big friendly said: “Th e event was well organised Right: A student fi nds out more about energy saving over some aft ernoon tea and Indian family. and encouraged lots of people to sign snacks on the Wednesday 7 October. “Th e aim of this event was to up. “Th e tea and food was also really Each member was greeted with allow students to mingle, socialize good.” a fresh samosa and steaming chai and break out of their shells, but not Th e Hindu Society plan to hold - fl avours ranging from Honey to necessarily fry them.” several more events in the near Cinnamon - upon arrival. future. 4 | NEWS FEATURE | 5 make them think about it, but I don’t feel like it will make a permanent difference to their way of life. The GREEN university should definitely try to use less electricity and water during the year.” Matthias Scherer, BA Journalism and Social Science - final year CITY WEEK “I’ve seen the flyers which are By Pia Walter posted around the university. I think it could be a good idea and could ON THE City’s annual environmental major problem is that it’s only going make a difference. It’s effective to awareness week, dubbed Green City on for a limited time and people will target students with these kinds of Week, was held earlier this month. forget it about. I think we should campaigns because they are young Between the 19 and 23 October, have a green month, green year, or and will potentially teach their the University boasted a range green millennia. children these principles.” of activities and events aimed at “The posters I see around school Telha Hussain, BSc Computer promoting a more sustainable advertising Green City Week do Science - first year lifestyle amongst both students and remind me of our responsibilities, “I’m not sure how effective posters staff. but I think City has a lot of double are as advertising. First of all, it’s POLE... The Environment Team asked standards. They are printing all kind of ironic that they are using students to make a small change these flyers and posters and then paper to advertise green week, and will not seem as daunting. Then the The only downside to pole dancing to their lives, a commitment to don’t recycle them. What they really secondly few people generally take fun will really kick in. is that you are likely to get a couple doing something that would have a need, and what would really make heed of posters – including me who of bruises and burns due to the positive impact on the environment, a difference, are things like bike knew nothing about it for example.