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Bangor University Students’ Union May 2013 English Language Issue No. 232 Newspaper FREE @SerenBangor Seren.Bangor.ac.uk IRON MAN SPECIAL WHAT TO DO NEXT... INTERVIEW: LJ TAYLOR Student Summer Sessions Students’ Union organise summer activity sessions Various activities available including sports, days out and geo-caching by LJ TAYLOR tivities Development Co-ordinator at to take part in activities that may not team, making sure that everyone’s looking forward to launching this the Students’ Union. be readily accessible to them” said Mr equipment was up to scratch and that project and making the most of the new Bangor Students’ Union e project is the brainchild of the Barnard. there were no language barriers in resources that we now have available.” scheme hopes to keep Ban- Union’s activities team: AU President Strong links have been formed with the way. Quali ed coaches taught the Other planned activities include gor students active during the Emyr Bath, VP Societies and Com- the International O ce in preparation group the basics of kayaking before Geo-Caching and trips to Pu n Asummer months. munity Ash Kierans and Clubs and for the scheme which hopes to attract they toured the sheltered parts of the Island as well as a range of more Summer Sessions, which will launch Activities Development Co-ordinator International students who may be lake. traditional sports. at the end of term, will consist of a Steve Barnard. e team have worked staying in Bangor over summer and “Facilitating this activity had a fan- number of di erent activities which solidly throughout the year on in- may have less options during the qui- tastic reception, students from many will be available to any remaining stu- creasing participation and access to all eter part of the year. diverse backgrounds all came and dent once a week. the activities that the Union currently A kayaking session has already taken took part in the session we put on. Its IF YOU’RE GOING TO BE “ e activities team are really keen has to o er. place, at Llyn Padarn, with a number fantastic that for the rst time ever AROUND IN THE SUMMER AND WANT TO GET IN to provide for those that remain over “What is really exciting is that this of International students getting in- we’re planning a programme of activ- program of events will give great op- volved. e day was hosted by the ity to provide for students that live in VOLVED SEND ASH AN EMAIL: Summer such as International stu- [email protected] dents, postgraduate students and any portunities for students of di erent Athletic Union’s Canoe Polo Club. Bangor over the summer” said Ash other person who wants to get or re- departments and backgrounds to Routine safety brie ngs were fol- Kierans, “We’ve already had interest main active” said Steve Barnard, Ac- meet new people and get the chance lowed by Graeme Haigh, who led the from a number of students and are May, 2013 | Seren 3 CONTENTS LJ TAYLOR EDITOR [email protected] This has been a fantastic year for Seren and the team and it has gone much too quickly. I can hardly be- lieve that as I write this I am about 6 to send my nal issue of Seren to 4-7 48 print. I’ve had an amazing time, Pages we’ve achieved some really great News 4-7 things together and I hope you guys have enjoyed reading this Comment 8-9 year’s issues. For this nal edition Editor Interview 10-11 we have taken things one step fur- 38 ther, or maybe just gone insane, Environment 12-13 and printed 64 pages! My rst issue Co ee 15 as Editor was only 48 and back then that was huge. In fact this 64 page Science 16 beast is more than double the num- Business Awards 18-19 ber of pages we used to print in my rst issue. Union 20-21 Last week Seren were awarded Society of the Year at the Soci- Societies 22-23 ety Awards, which is a fantastic Society Awards 24-25 achievement and I’m very proud of my team. It felt like the crowning Summer Ball 26-27 achievement in this successful year. Year in Review 28-29 This issue we have focused a lit- tle on Seren and information on What’s Next? 30-31 how we put it together such as the TV 32-33 God awful interview with me, our gadgets and our fascinating Year in Film 34-35 Review infographic. Iron Man 35-37 There’s more great content too so make sure you check it all out. We Games 38-39 announce the winners of Seren’s Gadgets 40-41 rst ever Business Awards and give some advice to third years on what Music 42-43 you can do next. Fashion 44-45 52 18 We also realised that we want to buy a ying car for Seren to ease Health & Beauty 46-47 distribution! Oh and there’s two whole pages Books 48 on Marvel Phase 2 that anyone who Arts 49 knows me will know I love! I’ve said this a lot now but I’ve Creative 50-51 had a really great three years here Travel 52-53 at Seren and if I’m around next year I hope to get Seren TV up and Food 54-55 running. So if you’re interested in Breaktime 56-58 broadcast journalism get in touch. Thank you to all our readers, thank AU 60-61 you to my amazing team and good luck to everyone leaving, every- Sport 62-64 one with exams and to next Editor: Becki and her team with next year’s The views presented hereinafter do not represent Seren! the views of Seren Bangor, Bangor Students’ Union or Bangor University. #64 Emma Asberg Luke Smith Ida Vaisanen Callum Hulme Kevin Gri n Kris Humphries Tom Edwards Sophie Thiele Alison Cross Anne Muth Gemma Simmons Jonathan Spencer TEAM Editor LJ Taylor Games LJ Taylor Richard Dallison Raychul Standen Deputy: Content Becki Watson Gadgets LJ Taylor Al Hulley Ana Victoria Rachel Ward Mark Stanley Deputy: Design Laura Jones Music Tom Bickerdike Jez Harvey Elena Neophytou News Charlotte Parker Fashion Aaron Wiles Gemma Ellis Scott Willey Nicola Hoban Health & Beauty Laura Jones Becky Sage Tom Vincent Environment Will Johnson Books Becci Jameson Yousef Cisco Alex Baxendale Science Adam Morris Arts Rosie MacLeod Matt Cox Jodie Williams Comment Sinnead Towey Creative Tom Haynes Philip Mills Ben Walker Food Joe Russell Travel Jordaine Hulse Joe Keep Eddy Reynolds Becki Watson Ali Keshtmand Becky Smith TV Sport Matt Jackson Ailish Bumpus Film Becci Jameson Kev Gri n THE CONTRIBUTORS 4 Seren | May , 2013 UNI NEWS In Brief Bangor at enterprise nals A TEAM of Bangor University students will be representing Wales in the UK nals of the Young Enter- prise Start Up Programme in Canary Wharf, London on Wednesday 15 May. Callum Jones, a Business School Undergraduate student at Bangor University said that he hopes that the event will encourage more students to set up and run their own business, and enable students to graduate with a successful business that they could jump straight into. In March, the team also won the Bangor University Santander Entre- preneurial Awards and will also be representing Bangor University in the national Santander competition. Bangor Lecture theatre renamed University music festival in memory of Professor THE School of Music’s INTER/ actions Festival of Interactive Elec- tronic Music has been selected for the PRS New Music Biennial and Professor Edward-Jones was a ‘pioneer’ in agricultural eld awarded £20,000 to commission a by NICOLA HOBAN inter-disciplinary research, making riculture at Bangor. He set up the Cen- than he could possibly accept to give new work by American composer substantial contributions to ecology tre for Hill and Upland Management talks to academic, industry and com- Arlene Sierra. ceremony to name a oday and economics as well as the applied and managed to obtain funding for munity groups. In addition, the School of Music lecture theatre a er the late disciplines of agriculture, conserva- capital, research and knowledge trans- e plaque also depicts how Pro- has also been awarded £26,000 from Prof. Gareth Edwards-Jones tion and sheries science’. fer projects at Henfaes, the School’s fessor Edward-Jones ‘saw the impor- Awas held this week (Monday). the Benefactions Group, towards pi- Born in 1962, Professor Edward- lowland farm site. tance of engaging with everyone from ano restoration. e gathering, held in the now Ed- Jones was raised on a farm in the Vale Professor Edward-Jones was an ac- farmers to policy makers’. A profound Xenia Pestova (Bangor University’s ward-Jones Lecture eatre, preluded of Clwyd, Denbighshire. Gaining a tive teacher who inspired both his thinker, he was considered to be ‘an School of Music) said: “We are very the unveiling of a plaque outside of rst class honours degree in Biology undergraduate and PhD students who inspiring teacher and mentor’, who excited as this means we will be able the lecture theatre and was attended from the University of Manchester worked with him on his research pro- when speaking to his PhD students, to invite professional concerto solo- by sta and students, past and present, in 1984, he then went on to receive a jects. He was also highly regarded as told them that it was essential ‘to take ists to perform in PJ hall on the re- as well as members of Prof.