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Issue 8; 2009-2010 www.wessexscene.co.uk Thursday 29th April 2010 Gareth Brading Gareth

preparation to draft a motion and attend council. I I council. attend and motion a draft to preparation upside down. down. upside Dave AGM. SUSU the on comments their give to

interests led to the current situation developing. developing. situation current the to led interests

that, ‘I’m annoyed that I took the time out of exam exam of out time the took I that annoyed ‘I’m that, sabbatical team next year need to turn the Union Union the turn to need year next team sabbatical students for created been has group facebook A

of interest in developing the building for other other for building the developing in interest of

motions about course and warden cuts, explains explains cuts, warden and course about motions vote in our poll asking whether you feel the the feel you whether asking poll our in vote attendee.

this solution seems unlikely to occur, as a lack lack a as occur, to unlikely seems solution this

this is not satisfactory. Peter Apps, who proposed proposed who Apps, Peter satisfactory. not is this Visit: www.wessexblog.com to comment and and comment to www.wessexblog.com Visit: every for ‘blippers’ enough for pay to cost would it

and retain an important social amenity. However, However, amenity. social important an retain and

only guaranteed opportunity to propose a motion, motion, a propose to opportunity guaranteed only student disillusionment. disillusionment. student money the and ballot paper a count to take would

as a pub, in order to improve public relations relations public improve to order in pub, a as

waited a whole academic year to be given their their given be to year academic whole a waited sabbatical team will have to find a way to deal with with deal to way a find to have will team sabbatical it time the particularly problems, many are there

beneficial for the University to lease the building building the lease to University the for beneficial

by the rules’. However for those students who had had who students those for However rules’. the by left in there tenure, it is likely that next years years next that likely is it tenure, there in left said have but meetings, future for used currently

The campaign suggested that it would be more more be would it that suggested campaign The

stood before motion one’, and this is ‘us playing playing ‘us is this and one’, motion before stood aware of the issues, but with only a few weeks weeks few a only with but issues, the of aware voting of methods the re-consider to promised

customers and increasing running costs. running increasing and customers

that ‘we are just going on the constitution as it it as constitution the on going just are ‘we that and hardworking. The Union Sabbatical team are are team Sabbatical Union The hardworking. and have SUSU Again, made. been have easily could

business alongside The Gate because of dwindling dwindling of because Gate The alongside business

procedures, Union President Steve O’Reilly said said O’Reilly Steve President Union procedures, 2008-2009 Sabbatical team were more effective effective more were team Sabbatical 2008-2009 miscalculation a aisles, the from predominantly

as a pub until late last year, when it closed for for closed it when year, last late until pub a as

to vote for their own cause. Commenting on the the on Commenting cause. own their for vote to current Sabbatical team, and suggested that the the that suggested and team, Sabbatical current counting tellers the and arrangements seating

ampton in the Second World War and remained remained and War World Second the in ampton

on Union Council were denied an opportunity opportunity an denied were Council Union on

Council implied disaffection with the work of the the of work the with disaffection implied Council block the to due However count. to section’ a had

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those who had proposed a motion but do not sit sit not do but motion a proposed had who those letter of correspondence from Emma Bacon to the the to Bacon Emma from correspondence of letter

The building, originally The Crown & Sceptre Sceptre & Crown The originally building, The

couple of years later years of couple

right to be involved in the discussions, although although discussions, the in involved be to right tioned based on the flaws of the AGM. The second second The AGM. the of flaws the on based tioned

has managed to attract over 400 members. 400 over attract to managed has

properly in our own Union a a Union own our in properly

consequently allowed all those in attendance the the attendance in those all allowed consequently opan aot ay f h ise aforemen- issues the of many about complains

development”. A Facebook group offering support support offering group Facebook A development”.

not be able to use our voice voice our use to able be not to be addressed. A motion was passed which which passed was motion A addressed. be to those at the EGM, the first, written by Aaron Bali, Bali, Aaron by written first, the EGM, the at those

saved and co-exist in harmony with the University University the with harmony in co-exist and saved

way in which future AGMs are organised need need organised are AGMs future which in way University, I didn’t realise we’d we’d realise didn’t I University, Two letters of criticism were read aloud to to aloud read were criticism of letters Two

site” but that “The Crown & Sceptre could easily be be easily could Sceptre & Crown “The that but site”

indicating that the relevant constitution and the the and constitution relevant the that indicating a couple of years later’. later’. years of couple a not to be silenced by the the by silenced be to not

by objecting to the redevelopment of The Gate Gate The of redevelopment the to objecting by

many who were rendered unable to vote left, left, vote to unable rendered were who many be able to use our voice properly in our own Union Union own our in properly voice our use to able be

fighting for the student voice voice student the for fighting

agrees that it is “not practical to hinder the project project the hinder to practical “not is it that agrees

announced that quorum had not been reached, reached, been not had quorum that announced

Wessex ‘ silenced by the University, I didn’t realise we’d not not we’d realise didn’t I University, the by silenced

University two years ago, ago, years two University

against the demolishment. The campaign website website campaign The demolishment. the against

council members were allowed to vote. After it was was it After vote. to allowed were members council years ago, fighting for the student voice not to be be to not voice student the for fighting ago, years

When I protested against the the against protested I When

James Smith, started an online petition protesting protesting petition online an started Smith, James

a Union Council meeting, wherein only elected elected only wherein meeting, Council Union a year. When I protested against the University two two University the against protested I When year.

The campaign, organised by local resident resident local by organised campaign, The

reaching quorum, the EGM was converted into into converted was EGM the quorum, reaching own voice in the only open voting meeting of the the of meeting voting open only the in voice own

discounts this notion, explaining that ‘each person person ‘each that explaining notion, this discounts

the road from the Crown & Sceptre. Sceptre. & Crown the from road the

for Monday 17th May. However, after again not not again after However, May. 17th Monday for now), resulting in normal members losing their their losing members normal in resulting now),

hands were counted correctly. One of the tellers tellers the of One correctly. counted were hands

pub The Gate, approximately 150 metres down down metres 150 approximately Gate, The pub

an Emergency General Meeting (EGM) arranged arranged (EGM) Meeting General Emergency an that had passed then but were being challenged challenged being were but then passed had that

present, there is no guarantee that those raised raised those that guarantee no is there present,

plans also call for the development of the former former the of development the for call also plans

Those that were not heard were carried over to to over carried were heard not were that Those challenged within the council meetings (motions (motions meetings council the within challenged

of voting a public matter, and with 250 voters voters 250 with and matter, public a voting of adjacent to Highfield Campus’s Building 45. The The 45. Building Campus’s Highfield to adjacent

hear the eleven motions that had been proposed. proposed. been had that motions eleven the hear within union council that had not been properly properly been not had that council union within

or oppose a motion. This made the private process process private the made This motion. a oppose or

as part of University plans to expand the land-use land-use the expand to plans University of part as

end of year reports, there was little time left to to left time little was there reports, year of end dealing with motions arising from disagreements disagreements from arising motions with dealing

wristband, and told to raise their hands to support support to hands their raise to told and wristband,

vacant for several months, is due to be redeveloped redeveloped be to due is months, several for vacant

By the time the sabbatical officers had read their their read had officers sabbatical the time the By part of the council. Most of the time was spent spent was time the of Most council. the of part

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votes were counted. Attendees were given a red red a given were Attendees counted. were votes

demolish the building in June this year. It has been been has It year. this June in building the demolish

Council is inherently unfair to members who aren’t aren’t who members to unfair inherently is Council

There was further bemusement at how the the how at bemusement further was There

political rambling political opposition of proposed plans by the University to to University the by plans proposed of opposition

been (and have already been discussed) in Union Union in discussed) been already have (and been

the AGM than at Union Council.’ Union at than AGM the

Sceptre on Burgess Road is being mounted in in mounted being is Road Burgess on Sceptre racy was undermined today by by today undermined was racy

were not heard due to matters which should have have should which matters to due heard not were

would have been better for them to be raised at at raised be to them for better been have would

A campaign to save former pub The Crown & & Crown The pub former save to campaign A

pointless discussion. Democ- discussion. pointless

‘The fact that motions raised by union members members union by raised motions that fact ‘The

population deserves to vote on and therefore it it therefore and on vote to deserves population

‘

News but quickly descended into into descended quickly but

McKay presents a summary on the facebook wall: wall: facebook the on summary a presents McKay

Todd Geary Todd feel they are both matters that the wider student student wider the that matters both are they feel

The AGM started off promising, promising, off started AGM The

of debate currently employed is necessary. is employed currently debate of

accepted that a revision of the antiquated methods methods antiquated the of revision a that accepted

sympathised with these frustrations and have have and frustrations these with sympathised

by political rambling’. Union representatives have have representatives Union rambling’. political by

discussion. Democracy was undermined today today undermined was Democracy discussion.

promising, but quickly descended into pointless pointless into descended quickly but promising,

agreed, explaining that ‘the AGM started off off started AGM ‘the that explaining agreed,

motion angry and frustrated. One such student student such One frustrated. and angry motion

who had spent three hours waiting to support a a support to waiting hours three spent had who

due to time limitations, which left many students students many left which limitations, time to due

eleven motions proposed, only six were heard heard were six only proposed, motions eleven

what has been described as a ‘rowdy circus’. With With circus’. ‘rowdy a as described been has what

AGM during the meeting as it developed into into developed it as meeting the during AGM

Several other criticisms were levied about the the about levied were criticisms other Several

direct email to all students. students. all to email direct

but explained they were not allowed to send a a send to allowed not were they explained but

and used Twitter and Facebook to communicate, communicate, to Facebook and Twitter used and

responded, saying that they did distribute flyers flyers distribute did they that saying responded,

effective or targeted enough’. The Union has has Union The enough’. targeted or effective

arose, explaining that the ‘advertising wasn’t wasn’t ‘advertising the that explaining arose,

highlights just one of the many issues which which issues many the of one just highlights

and ex-Union Council member Terry Robinson Robinson Terry member Council ex-Union and

before the proposed motions were heard. Student Student heard. were motions proposed the before

officers delivered reports of their year in office, in year their of reports delivered officers

showing mild signs of impatience the sabbatical sabbatical the impatience of signs mild showing

not immediately reached. With the room already already room the With reached. immediately not

quorum required, as stated in the constitution, was was constitution, the in stated as required, quorum

were delayed by 45 minutes as the 250-person 250-person the as minutes 45 by delayed were

Originally set to start at midday, proceedings proceedings midday, at start to set Originally

team need to turn the Union upside down. upside Union the turn to need team

wrong and ask whether next years sabbatical sabbatical years next whether ask and wrong

the AGM, the Wessex Scene look at what went went what at look Scene Wessex the AGM, the

‘descended into a complete farce’. In the wake of of wake the In farce’. complete a into ‘descended

were left angry and disillusioned after the event event the after disillusioned and angry left were

proposals for months. However many students students many However months. for proposals

will help change the University, many planning the the planning many University, the change help will

for students to put forward motions that they think think they that motions forward put to students for

General Meeting (AGM) took place. An opportunity opportunity An place. took (AGM) Meeting General

University Students’ Union (SUSU) Annual Annual (SUSU) Union Students’ University

On Thursday 13th May 2010 the Southampton Southampton the 2010 May 13th Thursday On

Carla Bradman Carla Should our New Sabbaticals Turn SUSU Upside Down? Upside SUSU Turn Sabbaticals New our Should Editorial page 2 Scene Wessex

Higher Interest Rates for Student Loans: The Russell Group of Universities, of which Diary Southampton University is one of, has revealed Carla Bradman that fi gures suggest they will face a £1.1bn defi cit in fi nance by 2012-13. The stability of these top universities has been deemed “severely at risk”.

Southampton Solent Student Dies: An inquest began in to the death of a 20 year-old As another academic year draws to a close, Southampton Solent student who was found dead on his bedroom fl oor last January. Police are Back in Septemberthe, the Wessex Wessex Scene Scene editorial Februaryprepares was an to exciting say month, goodbye with the input for to the the debate, summer. and used the topic to promote not ruling the death suspicious, but the tragedy team headed back to Southampton full of ideas, release of our own Sex Issue. Scandalous and discussion on their own Sociological Images site. remains a mystery after post-mortem results of ambition and energy. We re-designed the paper,Enjoy full ofa statistics, brief it became summary the focus of numerous our year. the body were inconclusive. stormed through training week in an excitable lectures and seminars, much to our delight. We In May the Excellence in Volunteering Awards manner, and produced our fi rst Wessex Scene also attended an Investigative Journalism master- returned and student volunteers were rewarded University Chaplain Saved: issue as a team. class as a team in London, where we heard from for their contributions to University life. While I Five months ago, students past and present were the wonderful Nick Davies and David Leigh. was happy to win an award, many of the hardest angered after Yellow Stevens, the University In October we hosted a very workers left unrecognised, so I would of Southampton Chaplain, was informed there successful Wessex Scene welcome like to take this opportunity to say a would no longer be a position available for him. and information event. In the very big well done to all the student The Diocese of Winchester has now confi rmed academic year 2008-2009 there volunteers at the University who the future of the Anglican Chaplaincy at South- were fi fteen attendees - this year make a different to the lives of fellow ampton University, with Reverend Yellow Stevens we fi lled the Union cinema with ten students and those in the wider informing students and staff that he will be times that amount. It was to set the community. May also saw the Wessex remaining in post until July 2011. pace of the year, which has seen an Scene elections, and I wish the new unprecedented amount of interest in team lots of luck for the coming year. The Melodramas to Record Song About You: the paper. The band The Melodramas have signed up to A fond farewell! do their bit for charity and will write and record November saw the creation of some a song about whomever bids the highest for the new roles on the paper. Leading on On that note it is time for me to bid privilege. The money raised will be donated to the from the success of our introductory farewell to the University and the Apnalaya charity, as part of the Slum It event that meeting we recruited and trained Wessex Scene. After being involved took place. fi fteen sub- editors who have worked with the paper from my fi rst year, consistently all year, and I would like starting as a writer and progressing Improved Quality of Life with a Green Campus: to take this moment to thank them for to features editor before becoming A study shows that there may be a link between their hardwork and commitment to the editor this time last year, I have been student perceptions of quality of life at university Wessex Scene. privileged to work alongside some and the amount of green space on campus. great people. You can see the names Researchers from Texas State University found In December I launched Wessex of the editorial team below so I will that undergraduates were ‘high users’ of green Blog from a simple blogger account not re-write them here, but I have a spaces (around 90%) which correlated with a in my bedroom, and I am so proud of great deal of respect and thanks to perceived high quality of life. The study admits how far it has come! My own desire give them for making this year as academic performance may be the most important for current Southampton news has enjoyable and challenging as it has factor determining enjoyment during university, become a news site that has received Nick Davies has been a source of inspiration for the Wessex Scene been. but outside space available to students also 30,000 hits in under three months. this year, speaking at the Guardian Student Media Conference and suggested a relationship to course satisfaction. A few members of the editorial team hosting an Investigative Journalism masterclass with David Leigh Special Thanks... also headed up to London for the Guardian Student Media Conference. We were I would however like to especially express my Newsweek Podcast fortunate to hear from some of the best journalists March saw Portsmouth return to Southampton for gratitude to Lydia Teague for all her help and this country has to offer and learnt a great deal Varsity day, and the results of the SUSU elections support over the past year. Despite working with www.wessexblog.com about writing and reporting, which has proven were announced. It was also proposed that Sports her a year previously, it was in our combined /audio incredibly helpful in our endeavour to become Studies courses be cut. The Wessex Scene had determination this year that we became close better editors and reporters this year. been following the process from the start, and friends and for that I am very grateful. While I were quick to question the Vice-Chancellor about wished to refrain from name dropping, I would like January brings back memories of a white winter his future plans for further course cuts. to thank Wendy Oloya (features) and Lucy Austen as the University closed down for the fi rst time in (writer) for their continued support and friendship many years due to the snow. The Wessex Blog April saw our biggest online blog debate to date, this year. As my housemates they have helped me showed the fi rst signs of its true potential as we with thousands of you reading about the Union’s through last-minute deadlines, been by my side managed to inform you of the University’s closure Women’s Day posters. The dabate was picked up through the good and the bad and I would not be before the University itself. in Nevada (USA), by two lecturers who added their the same person without them.

Get Involved WessexScene We are always interested in hearing from students who want to write, take photos, Editor Carla Bradman [email protected] sub-edit, research, draw comics and illustra- Assistant Editor Lydia Teague tions and help adapt the website. News Dominic Falquero and Jazmin Sherman Politics Peter Apps Features Gareth Brading and Wendy Oloya Email: [email protected] to get involved or for Science Emma Stuart Travel Polly Bennett Life and Style Sarah Colah, Caroline Evans, Jenni Palmer and Hannah Pratt more information. Sport Daniel Webb and Charlotte Woods Alternatively, visit the Wessex Scene offi ce Editor-in-Chief Jamie Ings when you are on campus, in Media Resources by the Squash Courts. www.wessexblog.com www.facebook.com/wessexscene www.surge.co.uk/wessexscene www.twitter.com/wessexscene Editorial page 2 Scene Scene page 3 Editorial Wessex ExcellenceWessex in Volunteering Awards 2010

Higher Interest Rates for Student Loans: The Russell Group of Universities, of which Diary Southampton University is one of, has revealed Carla Bradman that fi gures suggest they will face a £1.1bn defi cit in fi nance by 2012-13. The stability of these top universities has been deemed “severely at risk”.

Southampton Solent Student Dies: An inquest began in to the death of a 20 year-old As another academic year draws to a close, Southampton Solent student who was found dead on his bedroom fl oor last January. Police are Back in Septemberthe, the Wessex Wessex Scene Scene editorial Februaryprepares was an to exciting say month, goodbye with the input for to the the debate, summer. and used the topic to promote not ruling the death suspicious, but the tragedy team headed back to Southampton full of ideas, release of our own Sex Issue. Scandalous and discussion on their own Sociological Images site. remains a mystery after post-mortem results of ambition and energy. We re-designed the paper,Enjoy full ofa statistics, brief it became summary the focus of numerous our year. the body were inconclusive. stormed through training week in an excitable lectures and seminars, much to our delight. We In May the Excellence in Volunteering Awards manner, and produced our fi rst Wessex Scene also attended an Investigative Journalism master- returned and student volunteers were rewarded University Chaplain Saved: issue as a team. class as a team in London, where we heard from for their contributions to University life. While I L-R: Peter Apps; Dominic Falquero; Carla Bradman; Wendy Oloya Five months ago, students past and present were the wonderful Nick Davies and David Leigh. was happy to win an award, many of the hardest angered after Yellow Stevens, the University In October we hosted a very workers left unrecognised, so I would of Southampton Chaplain, was informed there successful Wessex Scene welcome like to take this opportunity to say a would no longer be a position available for him. and information event. In the very big well done to all the student The Diocese of Winchester has now confi rmed academic year 2008-2009 there volunteers at the University who the future of the Anglican Chaplaincy at South- were fi fteen attendees - this year make a different to the lives of fellow ampton University, with Reverend Yellow Stevens we fi lled the Union cinema with ten students and those in the wider informing students and staff that he will be times that amount. It was to set the community. May also saw the Wessex remaining in post until July 2011. pace of the year, which has seen an Scene elections, and I wish the new unprecedented amount of interest in team lots of luck for the coming year. The Melodramas to Record Song About You: the paper. The band The Melodramas have signed up to A fond farewell! do their bit for charity and will write and record November saw the creation of some a song about whomever bids the highest for the new roles on the paper. Leading on On that note it is time for me to bid privilege. The money raised will be donated to the from the success of our introductory farewell to the University and the Apnalaya charity, as part of the Slum It event that meeting we recruited and trained Wessex Scene. After being involved L-R: Caroline Evans; Lydia Teague; Will Harvey; Charlotte Woods took place. fi fteen sub- editors who have worked with the paper from my fi rst year, consistently all year, and I would like starting as a writer and progressing The award winning Wessex Scene Team at the Annual Excellence in Volunteering Awards. The event honoured student volunteers, and was held at Southampton Guildhall on May 6th. Improved Quality of Life with a Green Campus: to take this moment to thank them for to features editor before becoming Bottom Right: L-R: Caroline Evans; Sarah Colah; Jenni Palmer; Lydia Teague; Carla Bradman; Lucy Austen; Wendy Oloya; Charlotte Woods; Peter Apps; Jazmin Sherman; Daniel Webb. A study shows that there may be a link between their hardwork and commitment to the editor this time last year, I have been student perceptions of quality of life at university Wessex Scene. privileged to work alongside some Carla Bradman (SUAIC) every day for two hours for the past and the amount of green space on campus. great people. You can see the names academic year. SUAIC have commented on his Researchers from Texas State University found In December I launched Wessex of the editorial team below so I will Student volunteers were honoured at the Excel- win, explaining that: ‘Andy has been an absolute that undergraduates were ‘high users’ of green Blog from a simple blogger account not re-write them here, but I have a lence in Volunteering Awards (EVAs) at South- rock this year, he has worked in the Student Union spaces (around 90%) which correlated with a in my bedroom, and I am so proud of great deal of respect and thanks to ampton Guildhall last Tuesday evening. Advice and Information Centre he has dedication, perceived high quality of life. The study admits how far it has come! My own desire give them for making this year as The third annual award ceremony recognises enthusiasm and commitment to his role within the academic performance may be the most important for current Southampton news has enjoyable and challenging as it has the outstanding achievement of many students, advice centre has been exemplarity and unpar- factor determining enjoyment during university, become a news site that has received Nick Davies has been a source of inspiration for the Wessex Scene been. who contribute hundreds of hours a term to alleled. He is always punctual, industrious and but outside space available to students also 30,000 hits in under three months. this year, speaking at the Guardian Student Media Conference and projects across the University. always willing to help with whatever task should suggested a relationship to course satisfaction. A few members of the editorial team hosting an Investigative Journalism masterclass with David Leigh Special Thanks... Nominations opened in February, with come his way. SUAIC will be extremely sad to lose also headed up to London for the Community Volunteering, RAG, Media, Education him when he graduates’. Guardian Student Media Conference. We were I would however like to especially express my and Societies the main award categories. The joker masquerading as a compere was not Newsweek Podcast fortunate to hear from some of the best journalists March saw Portsmouth return to Southampton for gratitude to Lydia Teague for all her help and Fish on Toast won the award for best society. to everybody’s taste, inexplicably dressed like a this country has to offer and learnt a great deal Varsity day, and the results of the SUSU elections support over the past year. Despite working with They have built up their membership this year, lumberjack while everybody else was in sunday www.wessexblog.com about writing and reporting, which has proven were announced. It was also proposed that Sports her a year previously, it was in our combined and the group of entrepreneurs managed to best. The jokes were not funny and he swore, /audio incredibly helpful in our endeavour to become Studies courses be cut. The Wessex Scene had determination this year that we became close secure over £7000 in sponsorship this year alone. which according to Union President Steve O’Reilly better editors and reporters this year. been following the process from the start, and friends and for that I am very grateful. While I Andrew Osborne, a third-year Sports Studies was not appropriate at an event for volunteers. All were quick to question the Vice-Chancellor about wished to refrain from name dropping, I would like student won Best New Volunteer in the Community in all it was a great night of fun for the different January brings back memories of a white winter his future plans for further course cuts. to thank Wendy Oloya (features) and Lucy Austen Volunteering category. He has volunteered at the teams and societies to socialise together in a Andrew Osborne recieves the award for Best New Volunteer for his work with SUAIC as the University closed down for the fi rst time in (writer) for their continued support and friendship Student Union Advice and Information Centre celebratory environment. many years due to the snow. The Wessex Blog April saw our biggest online blog debate to date, this year. As my housemates they have helped me showed the fi rst signs of its true potential as we with thousands of you reading about the Union’s through last-minute deadlines, been by my side managed to inform you of the University’s closure Women’s Day posters. The dabate was picked up through the good and the bad and I would not be The Good, The Bad and The Ugly before the University itself. in Nevada (USA), by two lecturers who added their the same person without them. The Good The Bad The Ugly This month marks the 10 year This was a question that left NHS staff shocked. The National Elections in the Philippines began on May 10th but Get Involved WessexScene anniversary of the Tate Modern Art The survey, ‘Making Leadership Cool’ was have not started well. At least six people have been killed in assas- We are always interested in hearing from Gallery in London. Built as a power station, the building became designed to help the West Midlands NHS sinations and gun battles between rival political factions, and before students who want to write, take photos, Editor Carla Bradman [email protected] disused in 1981 and remained derelict until 1994 when it was Health Authority formulate new leadership polling day around 90 people had died in election-related violence, sub-edit, research, draw comics and illustra- Assistant Editor Lydia Teague announced as a new gallery space by the Tate. The space offi cially strategies. Staff were asked to rate the 57 of these were killed in tions and help adapt the website. News Dominic Falquero and Jazmin Sherman Politics Peter Apps Features Gareth Brading and Wendy Oloya was opened in May of the millennium. ‘coolness’ of other leaders including, Gordon an incident in Mindanao in Email: [email protected] to get involved or for Science Emma Stuart Travel Polly Bennett Life and Style Sarah Colah, Caroline Evans, Jenni Palmer and Hannah Pratt To commemorate this, a precession was held on the 12th of May. Brown, Winston Churchill and Fabio Capello. November where members more information. Sport Daniel Webb and Charlotte Woods One hundred and fi fty school children walked from Borough Market They were also asked how “cool” they would of the Ampatuan family Alternatively, visit the Wessex Scene offi ce Editor-in-Chief Jamie Ings to the Tate Modern. They carried gingerbread men designed by rate Adolf Hitler, on a scale of one to fi ve and massacred journalists and when you are on campus, in Media Resources Konditor and Cook which symbolised local, national and interna- then rate Hitler in comparison with their rival members of the Mangu- by the Squash Courts. www.wessexblog.com www.facebook.com/wessexscene www.surge.co.uk/wessexscene www.twitter.com/wessexscene tional visitors to the gallery within the past 10 years. own chief executive. dadatu faction. News page 4 Scene Transition University Motion Wessex

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Passed with 70% Majority OnMakes May 11th I metITV with RebeccaNews Hall to talk to her about the Bone Marrow Appeal she has launched at University of Southampton and that has been covered by ITV News this week. Why is this Bone Marrow Appeal so important to you? Well, my cousin, Alice Pyne was diagnosed two With a 70% majority vote, the motion to support the goal of the years ago with Hodgkin’s Lymphona Disease, which is a type of cancer. Since being diagnosed Transition Initiative for Southampton to become a Transition University she has had three courses of chemotherapy, 1 full radiation course which is really intensive chemo- was passed at Monday’s EGM. David McKay gives more details on therapy. Now at the age of 14, Alice will need a David McKay oversight in an age where every individual and and extensive micro-generation capacity, an bone marrow transplant. organisationTransition needs to consider Initiative. how to reduce their internal trading system and an online alternative Is this only happening in Southampton? The Transition University Southampton Initiative contribution to these problems and create plans library. No, there have already been bone barrow gained momentum following both its first open for dealing with their consequences. By 2015 it is Another issue identified at both the conference recruitment events across the country for Alice space conference and a keynote speech by likely we will have passed crucial tipping points for and by Mark Levene was the problem surrounding however I thought it would be great to get South- Mark Levene at the LASS conference. Based on the global climate, Peak Oil will have started to the business-centred model that universities have ampton students together to help out for a great these meetings students and staff have begun affect our lives and the economy will be suffering been heading towards since the 80’s, and that in cause. to put together an alternative vision to challenge as a result, putting millions of people into poverty order to address the crises of the biosphere and How was the event last week? the Universities own recently released Strategic and destitution around the world” inequality a learning-centred and morally-based The bone marrow donation event was incredibly Vision. The Transition University Initiative is a grouping model of higher education for the collective benefit successful. One hundred people joined the The Initiative, supported by Crisis Forum, SU of staff and students who want to see a different of humanity needs to be adopted. By refusing to register, and in fact we had so many people attend Green Action and SU AllotSoc with help from vision for the University emerge, one which discuss or criticise the economic model that the we had to turn people away because we ran out SUSU’s Environment & Ethics (E&E) department, understands and includes responses to Climate university operates within that has caused the of kits, we hope the event today will be just as is a group of students and staff at the University Change, Peak Oil and Global Inequality rather issues we are facing, it was noted that it would successful! seeking to get the University to address and adapt than just concerns for maximum profitability and be impossible to be able to fully and holistically Explain to us a little more about the process of to the triple challenges of Climate Change, Peak International reputation. address these problems. a Bone Marrow Transplant Oil and Global Inequality. It is aligned with the Many innovative ideas and suggestions came The Transition University Southampton The process of giving bone marrow is a lot national Transition Town movement along with out of the alternative conference to make the Initiative is hoping to build on the success of these less scary than most believe. About 80 percent Transition Universities Edinburgh and Winchester, campus more sustainable and resilient, with conferences and extend their campaign as the of cases bone marrow isn't taken directly from which is also suggesting a Hampshire-wide suggestions including supporting a fruit and University begins to implement their own Strategic the bone, you just give blood and the stem cells University and County Council Transition Network. vegetable co-op to replace unifruit and partner Vision. Students and Staff are encouraged to join are then taken and transplanted, however, the The group has released the following statement: with a local farm to supply them and the univer- in this process by sharing their views and ideas, other 20 percent bone marrow is taken in a “The University has released its Strategic sity’s canteens with produce, creating inter-school and begin an honest debate within the University minor procedure that is completed over 3 days in Vision, detailing its vision of a more profitable, modules on sustainability and the environment on the direction we are heading instead of simply the hospital. This is very uncommon nowadays, globalised research hub integrated within the with timetable slots specifically for these and accepting the plan that has been thrust upon us. however it is not too painful and usually only a few market by 2015. But what it does not envision is practical workshops, using green space on They promise that further opportunities to do this paracetamol are needed after the procedure. how the University will react and cope with the campus more effectively with parts dedicated to will be coming soon, and in the meantime, ideas How did the Anthony Nolan Trust and students unfolding crises of Climate Change, Peak Oil and productive gardens, a rolling programme of retro- can be sent to [email protected]. from Marrow get involved? Global Inequality. We feel that this is an incredible fitting old buildings with energy saving measures The people running the clinic are from Marrow, which is a student charity run by Southampton Medics, who hold clinics regularly to recruit people to the Anthony Nolan Register from where donors Rise in graduate employment Revealed are matched to people who need transplants. How were you able to get such great publicity Kanyinsola Sanusi is taking on 820 graduates this year, an increase ideas with a Careers Adviser who can help them about this event? of 37% on last year’s figure of 600. There are also to decide which is the best option for them. In Through RAG (Raise and Give) I was able to A poll for the Associate Graduate Recruiters (AGR) more jobs available in other sectors, such as IT, addition, students should also be aware that there target quite a large group of people. I’ve worked has found that more than a third of companies are retail and law. are an increasing number of internship opportu- hard to gewt the local media involved, and have planning on recruiting more graduates this year. Andrew Bennett, lead career advisor at South- nities for new graduates.’ had interviews with the BBC, ITV, and The Daily This is a significant turn around from the 10% ampton’s career service, ‘sometimes graduates Echo. In addition to this, I have also had a BBC decrease in graduate jobs available last year. The assume the situation is worse than it actually is - Things to Remember Solent interview on the radio this morning and ‘lost generation’ unable to find jobs, may have there are good jobs out there. E-Jobs (The Career • Research career options thoroughly have another local radio station called Play, doing found some hope. Destinations Vacancy Database) is currently - Look beyond the big high profile graduate bulletins every hour on the hour about the event. In the poll, 91 graduate employers were asked advertising over 300 graduate vacancies - to recruiters - consider speculative applications This is all in an effort to get as many people aware about their recruitment plans, with 37.4% saying access these vacancies students should follow to smaller employers of the Anthony Nolan Trust and how taking 10 there would be an increase in their employment the E-Jobs button on the Career Destinations’ • Research employers thoroughly and minutes out of your day could save someone’s life. numbers in comparison to last year. 41.8% would Home Page’. show why you really want to work for them keep the figure the same as last year, with only If you do find yourself unable to get a job in your • Don’t try to make too many applications, If you were unable to attend the clinic, you can 20.9% cutting their numbers. field, the careers service suggests you could do fewer well researched well targeted applica- request a kit to be sent to your home from www. However, the reality is that competition for jobs a master’s degree, take a gap year (these are tions are more likely to be successful anthonynolan.org.uk There is a donor out there will be stiff. This year’s graduates will be competing becoming more popular for graduates), or get • Prepare for interviews - try and get some for everyone, and there’s 6000 people waiting for jobs with 2009 and even 2008 graduates who whatever job you can. Bennett reiterates that interview practice before the real thing. for a donor so if everyone would sign the register were unable to find work. The poll showed that ‘each of these could be a good option depending • Attend the Southampton Graduate people we could save lives. 71.5% of employers said they had an increase in upon the individual’s career goals. It is important Recruitment Fair on 15th June - you can also the number of applicants. that choices are made for positive reasons as attend fairs at Universities across the UK Students looking for jobs in finance will have graduates will always be asked to explain what over the next few weeks. a benefit of a 15% increase in recruitment, while they have gained from whichever choice they • Remember Career Destinations is those looking for charity work or in the public have made. available to help you now, and after you sector will see a 7% decrease on last year. KPMG, He advises students to ‘talk through their graduate, for as long as you need our help. News page 4 Scene Scene page 5 News Transition University Motion Wessex WessexHow the Robin H d Campaign Found its Success

JazminBone Sherman Marrow Drive Zoe Steele stakes in the World Bank. Becky asked for Alan to encourage a shift in the UK budget from the Passed with 70% Majority OnMakes May 11th I metITV with RebeccaNews Hall to talk to her Southampton Stop AIDS members came World Bank to the Global Fund. about the Bone Marrow Appeal she has launched together with 50 others from across the UK Unfortunately Alan said that at the moment at University of Southampton and that has been to descend on London to push for increased this was the wrong time, eventhough the World covered by ITV News this week. fi nancing to combat the HIV pandemic. They Bank has health programs, it has another Why is this Bone Marrow Appeal so important are campaigning as this year is the deadline the purpose which is critical in this time of the global to you? developed world set itself to deliver universal recession. He hopes in the future that the IMF Well, my cousin, Alice Pyne was diagnosed two access to HIV treatment, prevention, care and and the World Bank have dramatically smaller With a 70% majority vote, the motion to support the goal of the years ago with Hodgkin’s Lymphona Disease, support – although we are less than a third of UK contributions and that the Global Fund which is a type of cancer. Since being diagnosed the way there. recieves all the diverted budget. A minor loss to Transition Initiative for Southampton to become a Transition University she has had three courses of chemotherapy, 1 full Southampton Stop AIDS’ day of victories. was passed at Monday’s EGM. David McKay gives more details on radiation course which is really intensive chemo- “To fully fund the AIDS To close the meeting Alan posed in a green therapy. Now at the age of 14, Alice will need a response in 2010 we need Robin Hood Mask in the House of Commons David McKay oversight in an age where every individual and and extensive micro-generation capacity, an bone marrow transplant. $25billion.” drinking garden. organisationTransition needs to consider Initiative. how to reduce their internal trading system and an online alternative Is this only happening in Southampton? Matthew Quinn, President of the Southampton The Transition University Southampton Initiative contribution to these problems and create plans library. No, there have already been bone barrow The day started with a student organised Stop AIDS Society said, “I got involved with the gained momentum following both its first open for dealing with their consequences. By 2015 it is Another issue identified at both the conference recruitment events across the country for Alice hustings featuring Baroness Northover the Stop AIDS campaign, to give back and make space conference and a keynote speech by likely we will have passed crucial tipping points for and by Mark Levene was the problem surrounding however I thought it would be great to get South- Liberal Democrat spokesperson on international a real world difference. That is exactly what Mark Levene at the LASS conference. Based on the global climate, Peak Oil will have started to the business-centred model that universities have ampton students together to help out for a great development, Daniel Kawcynski a Conservative has been done today, actually lobbying an MP these meetings students and staff have begun affect our lives and the economy will be suffering been heading towards since the 80’s, and that in cause. member of the International Development in person and winning over their support is to put together an alternative vision to challenge as a result, putting millions of people into poverty order to address the crises of the biosphere and How was the event last week? Committee, Mike Foster a Labour MP and the priceless and is what makes Stop AIDS stand the Universities own recently released Strategic and destitution around the world” inequality a learning-centred and morally-based The bone marrow donation event was incredibly Parliamentary Under-Secretary for International Stop AIDS Society President, Matthew Quinn with MP Alan Whitehead out from the other charitable/political societies at Vision. The Transition University Initiative is a grouping model of higher education for the collective benefit successful. One hundred people joined the Development, Chaired by Max Lawson from university.” The Initiative, supported by Crisis Forum, SU of staff and students who want to see a different of humanity needs to be adopted. By refusing to register, and in fact we had so many people attend OXFAM, with the additional panel member the imbalance the fi nancial crisis has caused and nicate with the Primeminister and the other party The second have of the day was a green Green Action and SU AllotSoc with help from vision for the University emerge, one which discuss or criticise the economic model that the we had to turn people away because we ran out David Hillman from Stamp Out Poverty. Guest deliver on our promises. Alan agreed with the idea leaders on the subject of not forgetting the missed masked photo competition to raise public SUSU’s Environment & Ethics (E&E) department, understands and includes responses to Climate university operates within that has caused the of kits, we hope the event today will be just as speaker Professor Leonor Magtolis Briones the and promised not only to support it in parliament deadline, A promise which Southampton Stop awareness of the campaign. Each university is a group of students and staff at the University Change, Peak Oil and Global Inequality rather issues we are facing, it was noted that it would successful! ex treasurer of the Philippines also attended. but to also write to party leaders encouraging them AIDS will follow closely and hold in the highest was scored on the voulme, quality and content seeking to get the University to address and adapt than just concerns for maximum profitability and be impossible to be able to fully and holistically Explain to us a little more about the process of All three party representitives tackled a tough to commit to it. He provided further dicussion into regard. of the green masked photos they could get with to the triple challenges of Climate Change, Peak International reputation. address these problems. a Bone Marrow Transplant grilling from the students and all agreed that the the reality of the Robin Hood Tax, not agreeing Alan Whitehead said “The reason we missed double points for videos. Southampton came Oil and Global Inequality. It is aligned with the Many innovative ideas and suggestions came The Transition University Southampton The process of giving bone marrow is a lot Robin Hood Tax was a good idea. with the idea that a levy on sterling could be imple- the 2010 goal was not the fault of the UK, but the fi rst with almost double the points of the second national Transition Town movement along with out of the alternative conference to make the Initiative is hoping to build on the success of these less scary than most believe. About 80 percent Things heated up when Daniel Kawcynski mented today successfully, but that it would have fault of other countries which made aid promises place university. The videos and photos can be Transition Universities Edinburgh and Winchester, campus more sustainable and resilient, with conferences and extend their campaign as the of cases bone marrow isn't taken directly from said that it was going to be his “personal mission to start at an EU level eventhough countries such and did not keep to them. I’m not going to name seen on the “Southampton Supports the Robin which is also suggesting a Hampshire-wide suggestions including supporting a fruit and University begins to implement their own Strategic the bone, you just give blood and the stem cells to reduce international aid to India and China” as Switzerland have already placed successful and shame them *cough* France *cough* Italy. Hood TAX” facebook group. University and County Council Transition Network. vegetable co-op to replace unifruit and partner Vision. Students and Staff are encouraged to join are then taken and transplanted, however, the considering that they are boths huge economic currency levvies to raise tax revenue. Which These are global leaders with huge economies Lotti Rutter, coordinator of the Student Stop The group has released the following statement: with a local farm to supply them and the univer- in this process by sharing their views and ideas, other 20 percent bone marrow is taken in a powers and that they are still spening billions and opens a new portal of campaigning on the EU which have simply not followed through with AIDS Campaign said, “The Robin Hood Tax “The University has released its Strategic sity’s canteens with produce, creating inter-school and begin an honest debate within the University minor procedure that is completed over 3 days in billions developing their miliataries. Mike Foster level for Southampton Stop AIDS. promises” could turn the fi nancial crisis into an incredible Vision, detailing its vision of a more profitable, modules on sustainability and the environment on the direction we are heading instead of simply the hospital. This is very uncommon nowadays, quickly called him out on this mentioning that it One issue on the minds of many is, will the Following these comments Alan promised opportunity for the world. 6000 people still die globalised research hub integrated within the with timetable slots specifically for these and accepting the plan that has been thrust upon us. however it is not too painful and usually only a few was entirely impossible to reach the millenium Robin Hood Tax work without the US? Alan Matthew and Becky that he would communicate every day from a disease we know how to market by 2015. But what it does not envision is practical workshops, using green space on They promise that further opportunities to do this paracetamol are needed after the procedure. development goals if this approach was taken, showed encouraging insight into this insisting not to with the Primeminister, encouraging him to treat; our most effective AIDS efforts are going how the University will react and cope with the campus more effectively with parts dedicated to will be coming soon, and in the meantime, ideas How did the Anthony Nolan Trust and students and that this is what you will get if the Conserva- to be demotivated by the lack of US support, the publicly denounce countries which are making un-funded. By doing more than just insuring unfolding crises of Climate Change, Peak Oil and productive gardens, a rolling programme of retro- can be sent to [email protected]. from Marrow get involved? tives come into power. Kyoto agreement still went ahead successfully and have made false aid promises. themselves and securing their own future, the Global Inequality. We feel that this is an incredible fitting old buildings with energy saving measures The people running the clinic are from Marrow, Matthew Quinn and Becky Hurl met Alan without them and if the tax goes ahead without The fi nal point of the meeting was made by banks could help secure the lives of the millions which is a student charity run by Southampton Whitehead (Southampton MP) in Parliament to their full support, it would only be a matter of time Becky Hurl dicussing the effectiveness of the in need of HIV treatment and basic healthcare.” Medics, who hold clinics regularly to recruit people lobby for continued effort into the HIV response. as the benefi ts out weigh the negatives. World Bank vs the Global Fund, something that Since there London trip, the Robinhood to the Anthony Nolan Register from where donors The main objective was to win over support for Matthew pushed hard for a solid and realistic the Student Stop AIDS Campaign and other Campaign has found even more success after a Rise in graduate employment Revealed are matched to people who need transplants. the Robin Hood Tax. A progressive tax that could plan to keep the topic of universal access to HIV/ global health charities take very seriously. The motion supporting the campaign was passed by How were you able to get such great publicity deliver £250billion annually to tackle domestic AIDS medication in the agendas of the G8 and World Bank’s health programs are shown to be SU Union Council. The motion calls for SUSU’s Kanyinsola Sanusi is taking on 820 graduates this year, an increase ideas with a Careers Adviser who can help them about this event? and international issues. G20 along with fi xing the problems which caused over 60% less effective than the Global Fund’s, public support of the campaign in Southampton of 37% on last year’s figure of 600. There are also to decide which is the best option for them. In Through RAG (Raise and Give) I was able to By imposing a small tax of just 0.05% on the G8 to miss the 2010 deadline, which they had however the Global Fund is severely underfunded aiming to raise funds that could reduce and even A poll for the Associate Graduate Recruiters (AGR) more jobs available in other sectors, such as IT, addition, students should also be aware that there target quite a large group of people. I’ve worked fi nancial transactions it could help to redress set themselves. Alan further promised to commu- at the moment and the UK has one of the highest abolish top up fees. has found that more than a third of companies are retail and law. are an increasing number of internship opportu- hard to gewt the local media involved, and have planning on recruiting more graduates this year. Andrew Bennett, lead career advisor at South- nities for new graduates.’ had interviews with the BBC, ITV, and The Daily This is a significant turn around from the 10% ampton’s career service, ‘sometimes graduates Echo. In addition to this, I have also had a BBC Waiting on the World to Change: University of Southampton’s ‘Envirochamps’ Honoured decrease in graduate jobs available last year. The assume the situation is worse than it actually is - Things to Remember Solent interview on the radio this morning and scheme through leafl ets, and simply showing an ‘lost generation’ unable to find jobs, may have there are good jobs out there. E-Jobs (The Career • Research career options thoroughly have another local radio station called Play, doing Hannah Tranter and Sterenn Philippe initiative to improve the urban milieu. On the 28th found some hope. Destinations Vacancy Database) is currently - Look beyond the big high profile graduate bulletins every hour on the hour about the event. of April, 9 students were recognized by Mayor In the poll, 91 graduate employers were asked advertising over 300 graduate vacancies - to recruiters - consider speculative applications This is all in an effort to get as many people aware Foster cans, chick-o-land leftovers, and broken Elizabeth Mizon for their dedication to this volun- about their recruitment plans, with 37.4% saying access these vacancies students should follow to smaller employers of the Anthony Nolan Trust and how taking 10 glass that line the pavements of Portswood teering project and as the council’s Andrew Trayer there would be an increase in their employment the E-Jobs button on the Career Destinations’ • Research employers thoroughly and minutes out of your day could save someone’s life. are all too familiar to us students. Whether we stated “Enviro-Champs’ help has been invaluable numbers in comparison to last year. 41.8% would Home Page’. show why you really want to work for them live there, party there or do our shopping there, in identifying key concerns we could have keep the figure the same as last year, with only If you do find yourself unable to get a job in your • Don’t try to make too many applications, If you were unable to attend the clinic, you can we all have to admit that we recognize, if not otherwise neglected.” In her speech, Mayor Mizon 20.9% cutting their numbers. field, the careers service suggests you could do fewer well researched well targeted applica- request a kit to be sent to your home from www. contribute, to the excessive litter. The environ- mentioned the need for environmental awareness However, the reality is that competition for jobs a master’s degree, take a gap year (these are tions are more likely to be successful anthonynolan.org.uk There is a donor out there mental reputation of student neighbourhoods is and participation in communal efforts. For just an will be stiff. This year’s graduates will be competing becoming more popular for graduates), or get • Prepare for interviews - try and get some for everyone, and there’s 6000 people waiting also of a signifi cant concern to the Southampton hour a week, we slip into our fl uorescent jackets, for jobs with 2009 and even 2008 graduates who whatever job you can. Bennett reiterates that interview practice before the real thing. for a donor so if everyone would sign the register City Council. The council, in collaboration with the grab our litter-pickers and leafl ets and wander our were unable to find work. The poll showed that ‘each of these could be a good option depending • Attend the Southampton Graduate people we could save lives. Environment Centre, heads the Enviro-Champs streets because every little contribution makes 71.5% of employers said they had an increase in upon the individual’s career goals. It is important Recruitment Fair on 15th June - you can also programme aiming to promote recycling in an a big difference. So, next time you are heading the number of applicants. that choices are made for positive reasons as attend fairs at Universities across the UK effort to safeguard the environment and to get down to Jesters on a Monday night, remember to Students looking for jobs in finance will have graduates will always be asked to explain what over the next few weeks. students involved in their community. Small drop your beer can in the bin (the blue one that is). a benefit of a 15% increase in recruitment, while they have gained from whichever choice they • Remember Career Destinations is groups of student from both of Southampton’s For more information please contact Laura James those looking for charity work or in the public have made. available to help you now, and after you universities make weekly trips around designated at the Environment Centre enviro.champs@ sector will see a 7% decrease on last year. KPMG, He advises students to ‘talk through their graduate, for as long as you need our help. areas, litter-picking, promoting the city’s recycling environmentcentre.com. Politics page 6 Scene What Happened to the Minor Parties? The Lib Dem’s Non-RevolutionWessex The Green Party registered the only signifi cant After the fi rst leaders debate, it almost felt like But it does seem they suffered from an age old success for a minor party, with leader Caroline we didn’t need a general election. The whole problem. They spread they’re appeal to widely. Lucas gaining the party’s fi rst seat in Brighton country, at least half of whom probably didn’t Students liked the idea of ending tuition fees. Pavilion. However, given the wide spread know his name a week before, loved one man. Tax payers didn’t. Low income families liked concerns about climate change and the lack of Nick Clegg. With Vince Cable, he suddenly the tax reforms. Rich people didn’t. Left wingers solutions from major parties, less than 300,000 became the real alternative for those disillu- liked the look of scrapping trident, but were votes nationwide, a drop on last election, does sioned with Labour and the Tories. turned off by Clegg’s talk of cutting the public not represent success. The Respect coalition, an But on election night, something strange sector, and praise of Thatcher. Right wingers anti-war party, also fared relatively poorly, Gallo- happened. It started with the exit polls which took the opposite view. In the end, everyone Initial reports that Farage had died and risen again way’s seat in Bethnal Green and Bow falling had Clegg’s party doing worse than they did in found something they liked and something they as a zombie were dismissed as ‘unlikely’ to Labour. This may be due in part to both the 2005, and then as the results came in, it became didn’t. And that’s not enough to win over millions While this may have been the opportunity for war dropping off the election agenda for many obvious. This was never a three horse race, it of voters. many minority parties to make a break through, people, and Galloway’s disastrous performance wasn’t even close to one. So what went wrong In addition to that, many Lib Dem seats are with so much disillusionment following the on celebrity big brother. for the Liberal Democrats? Conservative marginals. The swing to blue expenses scandal and the recession, none really One good thing to come out of the night was The answer isn’t as simple as some are meant they were losing these seats, even managed to establish themselves. UKIP earned the shambolic performance of the BNP. Griffi n claiming. They didn’t just lose out to an unfair though their share of the vote actually increased. nearly a million votes nationwide, comfortably failed to come close in Barking, losing out by voting system. With such a large swing away Finally the effect of the media cannot be the most popular party after the big three and more than 18,000 votes, the party lost all its from Labour, a 1% increase in their votes doesn’t written off. Some papers turned into election the nationalist parties from Scotland, Wales and councillors and failed to gain signifi cantly on represent success. pamphlets for the Tories or Labour, but Clegg Northern Ireland. However they did not gain its votes nationwide, despite the obvious fi llip It’s not that they lacked substance had little support. And if there is one a single seat, Nigel Farage’s much publicised of success in the European elections and disil- either. While the others offered empty thing we can learn from this election, campaign in Buckingham almost ending in lusionment with the major parties. Hopefully the talk of ‘change’ or ‘fairness’, the Lib Dem its that a lot of people doesn’t listen disaster when a banner-carrying light aircraft he irony will not be lost on them that their type are manifesto clearly identifi ed areas they to their heads, they listen to Rupert was in crashed into a fi eld. clearly not welcome in our country. would cut, and those they would protect. Murdoch and the ten o’clock news. The Results From Voting Reform: The Southampton Election ‘1 Pros and Cons

In the marginal seat of Romsey and South- A referendum on electoral reform is looming. ampton North Liberal Democrat Sandra Gidley Peter Apps Rounds Up Many voters are backing a switch to a more fell to Conservative Caroline Nokes by four proportional system. Proportional. Sounds fair thousand votes after a signifi cant swing to the doesn’t it? Maybe, but the debate isn’t that simple. Tories. After the result, Gidley commented, Here the Wessex Scene guide you through some “Unfortunately, the Conservative campaign simple pros and cons of reform. Note, while has been negative and personal, and it only Where We Stand Now several specifi c systems are proposed, this is demonstrates that the Tory party, at heart, has just a general guide. For an explanation of each not changed at all. However, I wish the people of Unless you have been living deep inside a towards raising the tax threshold to £10,000 to system, see the BBC website. Romsey & Southampton North all the very best, cave, or possibly the Hartley library, for the protect lower income workers, and managed Pros- The dominance of the big two parties will and wish them well with their new MP.” last week, you won’t have failed to notice that to persuade the Conservatives to drop their fi nally be broken. And in these days of ‘third way’ In Southampton Itchen, John Denham of David Cameron and Nick Clegg have formed a unpopular inheritance tax break for multi- politics which has seen them merge ideologically, Labour held on by less than 200 votes after a coalition government. millionaires. Other Lib Dem policies to disappear people are crying out for legitimate alternatives. massive swing to Conservative Royston Smith. This was necessary after the general election include scrapping trident and University tuition Expect an upturn in votes for minor parties under This may be due in part to Denham’s expenses, on May 6th failed to return a majority for any fees, while the Conservatives have kept their a new system. which included £2479 on two chairs and a rug single party. This state of affairs, dubbed a policies of allowing independent schools in the Everyone’s vote will be worth more. Now, if from John Lewis. The Liberal Democrats were hung Parliament, creates diffi culties because state sector and tax breaks for married couples. you live in a seat like East Ham, where Labour third with nine thousand votes, but were a long the largest party may not be able to pass legis- The Lib Dems were probably prepared to routinely win by more than 20,000 votes, casting way from winning the seat. lation unless they can rely on their opponents make these sacrifi ces in return for a promised your ballot in any other direction is about as In Southampton Test, Labour MP Alan to support it. referendum on voting reform. Other notable much good as closing your eyes and wishing Whitehead hung on more convincingly, but a So in the aftermath of the election, while the policies include a cap on non-EU immigration, on a star. Under a more proportional system it swing to the Conservatives of 6.9% was still country waited, somewhat confused, for its abandoning the proposed third runways at the would mean something and do away with that old above the national average. The minority parties new Prime Minister, party offi cials met behind major London airports and dropping Labour’s ‘wasted vote’ argument. failed to make an impact in Southampton despite closed doors to thrash out a deal. And in the plan for ID cards. It would represent the country’s choice. The some strong campaigning and student support. end, even the resignation of Gordon Brown One of the most controversial decisions of common claim that PR would benefi t parties like In Eastleigh, Liberal Democrat Chris Huhne was not enough to tempt the Lib Dems into a the new government is to lift the number of MPs the BNP doesn’t really hold water. It only benefi ts was elected and now becomes the Energy and ‘rainbow coalition’ with Labour and some of the required for a ‘vote of no confi dence’ to 55%. these parties if people vote for them. And if Climate Change minister in the new coalition nationalist parties. Clegg sided with Cameron, A ‘vote of no confi dence’ is where Parliament people vote for them, unpleasant as they may government. Many green campaigners at the creating a coalition with a majority of 37. Under votes to remove the government and a new be, they deserve to be benefi ted. university will relish the oppurtunity to grill the the agreement, Clegg becomes deputy Prime election is called. It is a well established Cons- Proportional systems mean hung local MP when he begins his new role. Minister, Vince Cable Business Secretary and principle that this requires a simple majority Parliaments. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, Finally, in the local council elections, the four other Lib Dem MPs join Parliament. of MPs (50% + 1). Parliament, as our elected but it does mean, as we’ve seen, the fi nal choice Conservatives retained a majority winning 28 of The terms of the deal have seen concessions representatives, occupy the highest position in about who runs the country comes down to a the 48 seats. In student areas, Liberal Democrat from both parties. Perhaps most signifi cantly, an the political system, and should be able to vote behind closed doors deal between, sometimes councillors fared notably better, with Adrian emergency budget, due within 50 days, will see out the government by a majority. Changing this unelected, party offi cials. Vinson winning the Portswood seat, Maureen an estimated £6 billion worth of spending cuts, represents unprecedented constitutional reform A second, big problem, is the issue of local Turner winning in Swaythling and Paul Clarke aimed at reducing the defi cit immediately. The that goes right to the heart of our system. It is no representation. How will a proportional system coming within two hundred votes in Basset. Lib Dems were notoriously quiet coincidence that the combined keep a link between an MP and the area that Whitehead, Denham and Nokes, our MPs about the extent of cuts they percentage of non-conservative voted them in? This is important both for repre- had planned during the election MPs is 53%. If this law passes, sentation and the individual accountability of campaign, but it is unlikely they along with the new rule of fi xed MPs. Do Conservatives get linked to majority would have gone for so much so term Parliaments, we will be Labour areas? Where do UKIP represent when soon. stuck with the Conservatives no single area elected them? And if one MP gets However the Lib Dems until 2015, regardless of the spotted claiming expenses for duck pavilions, have secured a deal to work success of the coalition. how do make sure we vote them out?

Politics page 6 Scene Scene page 7 Politics News in Brief What Happened to the Minor Parties? The Lib Dem’s Non-RevolutionWessex Wessex University Cuts: Where We Stand Now The Green Party registered the only signifi cant After the fi rst leaders debate, it almost felt like But it does seem they suffered from an age old Oil Spillage success for a minor party, with leader Caroline we didn’t need a general election. The whole problem. They spread they’re appeal to widely. British Petroleum (BP) Peter Apps Lucas gaining the party’s fi rst seat in Brighton country, at least half of whom probably didn’t Students liked the idea of ending tuition fees. are being forced to Pavilion. However, given the wide spread know his name a week before, loved one man. Tax payers didn’t. Low income families liked answer for their actions Since the Wessex Scene presented the ‘cuts concerns about climate change and the lack of Nick Clegg. With Vince Cable, he suddenly the tax reforms. Rich people didn’t. Left wingers before Congress in the special’ in March, several developments have solutions from major parties, less than 300,000 became the real alternative for those disillu- liked the look of scrapping trident, but were United States after a confirmed fears that the cuts proposed at that time votes nationwide, a drop on last election, does sioned with Labour and the Tories. turned off by Clegg’s talk of cutting the public disastrous oil spillage would be the first of many to hit the University. not represent success. The Respect coalition, an But on election night, something strange sector, and praise of Thatcher. Right wingers in the Gulf of Mexico. On March 25th, University Council confirmed anti-war party, also fared relatively poorly, Gallo- happened. It started with the exit polls which took the opposite view. In the end, everyone Eleven people were the phasing out of Sports degrees over the next Initial reports that Farage had died and risen again way’s seat in Bethnal Green and Bow falling had Clegg’s party doing worse than they did in found something they liked and something they killed when the rig exploded in April, causing, three years. While the minutes from that meeting as a zombie were dismissed as ‘unlikely’ to Labour. This may be due in part to both the 2005, and then as the results came in, it became didn’t. And that’s not enough to win over millions some estimates say, nearly 60,000 barrels of oil have not yet been released, the agenda, which While this may have been the opportunity for war dropping off the election agenda for many obvious. This was never a three horse race, it of voters. a day to spill into the ocean. This has already has been released, is enough to raise some many minority parties to make a break through, people, and Galloway’s disastrous performance wasn’t even close to one. So what went wrong In addition to that, many Lib Dem seats are become an environmental disaster and threatens significant issues. It unveiled a ‘new strategy’ with so much disillusionment following the on celebrity big brother. for the Liberal Democrats? Conservative marginals. The swing to blue to get much worse over coming weeks. BP could which committed the University to “increasing our expenses scandal and the recession, none really One good thing to come out of the night was The answer isn’t as simple as some are meant they were losing these seats, even be hit with massive compensation if they fail to income from research grants and contracts at a managed to establish themselves. UKIP earned the shambolic performance of the BNP. Griffi n claiming. They didn’t just lose out to an unfair though their share of the vote actually increased. persuade Congress of their innocence in the rate which exceeds that of our of Russell Group University was being run. They also commented that it expects to profit from renting out the rooms nearly a million votes nationwide, comfortably failed to come close in Barking, losing out by voting system. With such a large swing away Finally the effect of the media cannot be matter. comparators”. This stance was backed up by that the likelihood of staff leaving the Sports currently occupied by wardens. At the last meeting the most popular party after the big three and more than 18,000 votes, the party lost all its from Labour, a 1% increase in their votes doesn’t written off. Some papers turned into election BP have come under fire from environmental University treasurer Malcolm Ace in the annual department before the three years had passed between management and wardens, the possi- the nationalist parties from Scotland, Wales and councillors and failed to gain signifi cantly on represent success. pamphlets for the Tories or Labour, but Clegg activists this year for their actions in the Alberta financial review, who stated that the University was high, and that the University’s chances of bility of ‘outsourcing’ the support services in halls Northern Ireland. However they did not gain its votes nationwide, despite the obvious fi llip It’s not that they lacked substance had little support. And if there is one Tar Sands in Canada. Excavating for oil in these would focus its resources on “well funded degrees” making ‘high quality replacements’ as promised at a later date was also raised, causing one union a single seat, Nigel Farage’s much publicised of success in the European elections and disil- either. While the others offered empty thing we can learn from this election, forests has been linked by campaigners with in order to “maximise earning from grants and was extremely limited. Those currently on Sports official to question whether this may be a hidden campaign in Buckingham almost ending in lusionment with the major parties. Hopefully the talk of ‘change’ or ‘fairness’, the Lib Dem its that a lot of people doesn’t listen the poisoning of lakes, massive levels of carbon contracts.” degrees should therefore be concerned for the motivation for the unpopular plans. disaster when a banner-carrying light aircraft he irony will not be lost on them that their type are manifesto clearly identifi ed areas they to their heads, they listen to Rupert emissions and the destruction of an eco-system. So in ending Sports studies degrees in order to preservation of quality on their degrees. There is no doubt that we are currently in a time was in crashed into a fi eld. clearly not welcome in our country. would cut, and those they would protect. Murdoch and the ten o’clock news. Many are calling for an international boycott of focus on areas of research excellence, it appears Also announced over the Easter holidays were of financial uncertainty for higher education. While BP. Google ‘Alberta Tar Sands’ for more details. the University was focussing on areas of profit- the loss of 200 administrative staff, most through Labour planned to cut millions from University Far-Right Terror Threat ability. The agenda confirmed that further disci- voluntary severance in a cost cutting plan. Fears budgets last December, the new government will The Results From Voting Reform: The plines would be ‘disinvested’ from if they did not fit have emerged that some administrative duties will soon announce an emergency budget aimed at A British teenager and into the strategy. This should be enough to worry pass to lecturers when these staff leave, reducing reducing the national deficit by over £6 billion. This Southampton Election ‘1 Pros and Cons his father were found students in less lucrative degrees such as human- the amount of time they are able to spend on their is likely to involve further cuts to higher education. guilty this month of ities. Unconfirmed reports suggest undergraduate primary duties of teaching and research. However following a motion passed by Union In the marginal seat of Romsey and South- A referendum on electoral reform is looming. producing the deadly Social Work degrees may be the next to be cut. In a further development, the University has Council on Monday 17th May, it is now SUSU ampton North Liberal Democrat Sandra Gidley Peter Apps Rounds Up Many voters are backing a switch to a more chemical Ricin and An anonymous source from UCU (University recently confirmed the removal of halls wardens policy that the University should take a different fell to Conservative Caroline Nokes by four proportional system. Proportional. Sounds fair plotting terrorist and College Union) raised concerns to the Wessex from halls of residence. Although it again claims stance with regard to the way it prioritises degree thousand votes after a signifi cant swing to the doesn’t it? Maybe, but the debate isn’t that simple. attacks. The men were Scene about the corporate way in which the this is not a financial decision, it has confirmed courses and protect jobs at all costs. Tories. After the result, Gidley commented, Here the Wessex Scene guide you through some arrested last year, and “Unfortunately, the Conservative campaign simple pros and cons of reform. Note, while although the intended target is unknown, they has been negative and personal, and it only Where We Stand Now several specifi c systems are proposed, this is control a website which has encouraged the demonstrates that the Tory party, at heart, has just a general guide. For an explanation of each murder of British Jews and Muslims. The ricin Labour Leadership Candidates Rally not changed at all. However, I wish the people of Unless you have been living deep inside a towards raising the tax threshold to £10,000 to system, see the BBC website. was ‘ready for use’. Detective Superintendent Romsey & Southampton North all the very best, cave, or possibly the Hartley library, for the protect lower income workers, and managed Pros- The dominance of the big two parties will Neil Malkin said there was no question the group and wish them well with their new MP.” last week, you won’t have failed to notice that to persuade the Conservatives to drop their fi nally be broken. And in these days of ‘third way’ intended to use the chemicals. In Southampton Itchen, John Denham of David Cameron and Nick Clegg have formed a unpopular inheritance tax break for multi- politics which has seen them merge ideologically, The relative silence of the press on this Support as the Contest Gathers Pace Labour held on by less than 200 votes after a coalition government. millionaires. Other Lib Dem policies to disappear people are crying out for legitimate alternatives. issue must be condemned. Selective reporting massive swing to Conservative Royston Smith. This was necessary after the general election include scrapping trident and University tuition Expect an upturn in votes for minor parties under endangers a distorted view of the threat of terror. Carla Bradman This may be due in part to Denham’s expenses, on May 6th failed to return a majority for any fees, while the Conservatives have kept their a new system. In 2006 a BNP candidate was arrested at his home Southampton Itchen MP and former Commu- which included £2479 on two chairs and a rug single party. This state of affairs, dubbed a policies of allowing independent schools in the Everyone’s vote will be worth more. Now, if in Lancashire in what is believed to be the largest Alan Whitehead, re-elected Labour MP for South- nities Secretary John Denham has announced Labour from John Lewis. The Liberal Democrats were hung Parliament, creates diffi culties because state sector and tax breaks for married couples. you live in a seat like East Ham, where Labour single haul of explosives in the UK. He escaped ampton Test, has announced he will support Ed that he will not be standing for the Labour third with nine thousand votes, but were a long the largest party may not be able to pass legis- The Lib Dems were probably prepared to routinely win by more than 20,000 votes, casting conviction in 2007 when the jury could not reach Miliband for leadership of the Labour Party. Dr leadership, but is expected to have strong views Leadership: way from winning the seat. lation unless they can rely on their opponents make these sacrifi ces in return for a promised your ballot in any other direction is about as a verdict. All this went virtually unreported in Whitehead has said that Mr Miliband ‘was the about the future direction of the party. He won a In Southampton Test, Labour MP Alan to support it. referendum on voting reform. Other notable much good as closing your eyes and wishing mainstream news. best person to bring voters back to the party in fifth term in office, holding onto the seat he has Whitehead hung on more convincingly, but a So in the aftermath of the election, while the policies include a cap on non-EU immigration, on a star. Under a more proportional system it Unrest in Greece Increases the south’. held since 1992 by just 192 votes. He has said swing to the Conservatives of 6.9% was still country waited, somewhat confused, for its abandoning the proposed third runways at the would mean something and do away with that old Miliband declared his candidacy at the weekend, that he will not reveal who he wants to succeed The only candidates currently running above the national average. The minority parties new Prime Minister, party offi cials met behind major London airports and dropping Labour’s ‘wasted vote’ argument. Greece has seen a and prior to the General Election earlier this Gordon Brown as leader, as he wants to be able for leadership are David Miliband, and failed to make an impact in Southampton despite closed doors to thrash out a deal. And in the plan for ID cards. It would represent the country’s choice. The month of civil unrest month held the position of Energy Secretary. He to speak freely about what Labour needs to do to his youngerFact brother File Ed Miliband. some strong campaigning and student support. end, even the resignation of Gordon Brown One of the most controversial decisions of common claim that PR would benefi t parties like after a bail out package is the brother of David Miliband, former Foreign rebuild support in the south. In Eastleigh, Liberal Democrat Chris Huhne was not enough to tempt the Lib Dems into a the new government is to lift the number of MPs the BNP doesn’t really hold water. It only benefi ts from the EU and Secretary, who has also announced that he will Both Alan Whitehead and John Denham David Miliband and Ed Miliband both was elected and now becomes the Energy and ‘rainbow coalition’ with Labour and some of the required for a ‘vote of no confi dence’ to 55%. these parties if people vote for them. And if the IMF has forced be standing for the position Labour leader. Other attended University of Southampton, and were attended the same Oxford College Climate Change minister in the new coalition nationalist parties. Clegg sided with Cameron, A ‘vote of no confi dence’ is where Parliament people vote for them, unpleasant as they may the government into candidates expected to stand against the brothers both the President of the Student Union. and studied the same degree (Politics, government. Many green campaigners at the creating a coalition with a majority of 37. Under votes to remove the government and a new be, they deserve to be benefi ted. making massive are former Schools Secretary Ed Balls, and Philosophy and Economics) university will relish the oppurtunity to grill the the agreement, Clegg becomes deputy Prime election is called. It is a well established Cons- Proportional systems mean hung budget cuts. The backbencher Joe Cruddas. local MP when he begins his new role. Minister, Vince Cable Business Secretary and principle that this requires a simple majority Parliaments. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, violence over the last month comes as a result of Dr Whitehead is among 14 MPs who have John McDonnell and Ed Balls are other Finally, in the local council elections, the four other Lib Dem MPs join Parliament. of MPs (50% + 1). Parliament, as our elected but it does mean, as we’ve seen, the fi nal choice people deeply unhappy that they are effectively already pledged support for Ed Miliband’s potential candidates, who are currently Conservatives retained a majority winning 28 of The terms of the deal have seen concessions representatives, occupy the highest position in about who runs the country comes down to a the ones to pay for the failure of their politicians. campaign. He was recently held on to his seat with assessing their support. the 48 seats. In student areas, Liberal Democrat from both parties. Perhaps most signifi cantly, an the political system, and should be able to vote behind closed doors deal between, sometimes A general strike called by unions has lead to a majority of 2,413 votes. When interviewed, he councillors fared notably better, with Adrian emergency budget, due within 50 days, will see out the government by a majority. Changing this unelected, party offi cials. hundreds of thousands of demonstrators taking explained that: ‘Ed has a more radical view of how Vinson winning the Portswood seat, Maureen an estimated £6 billion worth of spending cuts, represents unprecedented constitutional reform A second, big problem, is the issue of local their anger to the streets. “People are angry,” one the labour movement takes its message forward. Currently standing in as Acting Party Turner winning in Swaythling and Paul Clarke aimed at reducing the defi cit immediately. The that goes right to the heart of our system. It is no representation. How will a proportional system told the Guardian, “Angry with our own politicians, It is a long-standing challenge for Labour to make Leader is Harriet Harman, former coming within two hundred votes in Basset. Lib Dems were notoriously quiet coincidence that the combined keep a link between an MP and the area that angry with the IMF, angry with the EU, angry that its message resonate in the south of England and Deputy Prime Minister. Whitehead, Denham and Nokes, our MPs about the extent of cuts they percentage of non-conservative voted them in? This is important both for repre- we have lost income, angry that we have never Ed represents the way I think the Labour Party had planned during the election MPs is 53%. If this law passes, sentation and the individual accountability of been told the truth.” should go in future’. When questioned about the campaign, but it is unlikely they along with the new rule of fi xed MPs. Do Conservatives get linked to majority Although many will be appalled by the violence, specifics, he suggested that Labour would need to The winner of the leadership contest will would have gone for so much so term Parliaments, we will be Labour areas? Where do UKIP represent when both from the police and some demonstrators, it address voters’ concerns about housing, transport, be announced on 25th September 2010, soon. stuck with the Conservatives no single area elected them? And if one MP gets must be acknowledged that this is a foreseeable environment, immigration and the labour force in with Hustings scheduled to take place in However the Lib Dems until 2015, regardless of the spotted claiming expenses for duck pavilions, outcome of these measures being imposed on an order to win back support. June and July. have secured a deal to work success of the coalition. how do make sure we vote them out? already angry population.

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Scene page 9 Features Southampton Students stage ‘Slum It’ Sleepover Wessex Just under £2000 raised for Apnalaya Charity Myself and Genevieve a would like to offer their sincere thanks and gratitude to the following people:

Slumdog Secret Millionaire Seema Sharma Emma Palmer who threw herself into helping and organizing the event and all of the Slum It Team. Wendy Oloya Our housemates whose help allowed us to makethe event happen. On May Day Bank Holiday a group of students to her house and made her a cup of tea. This Everyone who helped to set up, showed up, and all the performers with sleeping bags, hoodies and socks in tow; hospitality affected Seema so much that she felt who kept spirits up on the night! gathered on concourse to take part in Slum It. compelled to help in one way or another. So, The event raised money for the Apnalaya Charity when contacted by Genevieve, paraphernalia A special mention to Gandhi for their unwavering support! which was formed with the aim to give the men was not the only thing Seema offered. Impressed and women living in the slums of India a sense of by Genevieve and Zoe’s entrepreneur skills, she empowerment. Students showed their support by decided that she would come down and surprise braving the cold and smiled at the thought of using them on the night- that was before the girls asked cardboard boxes as mattresses. Although the rain her to join them. ‘I was so impressed by the girls did hamper initial proceedings, this did not deter ideas that I wanted to come down as a surprise. the Slum It Team as they ensured that spirits were So when they asked me, my mind had already high and the event got underway. been made up.’ The story behind the event begins with a late During the night, a raffl e was held with prizes Slum Facts night discussion between third year students Zoe such as DKNY and GUESS bags donated by Lewis and Genevieve Craig. After watching the Seema and her brother. Local businesses were Channel 4 programme Slumdog Secret Millionaire also in support with £50 Joe Dafl os restaurant • Approximately one billion as part of her Geography Studies, Genevieve was vouchers, £20 Waitrose vouchers, £15 Good people worldwide live in inspired by the depiction of the Mumbai Slums slum dwellings. and so posed the idea of raising money for the people, by holding O • Over 60% of the population a sleep out U T H M PT N S of Mumbai live in slums. at university. S O A LUMM Zoe recounts, E • Only 6% of the city’s land is ‘I instantly got R taken up by slums, making very excited the population density and said S enormously high. w e s h o u l d • The district of Dharavi has do it!’ an estimated 15,000 single- S u b s e - room factories. q u e n t m e e t i n g s • The total turnover is with the estimated to be between union and RAG 500 million US dollars and meant that this over 650 million US dollars scheme was slowly but surely per year. becoming a reality. More importantly, the response • Dharavi provides a cheap, from the students was but illegal, alternative where encouraging with over 100 rents were as low as 4 US students signing up. Zoe dollars per month. continues ‘We’ve been planning this for 2 months • There are around 18,000 and we’ve had so much ‘I’ve come because it gives people living per single acre interest from students and me the opportunity to help of land. businesses alike’. people in an accessible way.’ Seema Sharma star of The following day, Zoe said Slumdog Secret Millionaire, who of the night ‘we are so happy with inspired Genevieve’s idea, also how it turned out - we had so much showed her support by slumming it with support from so many people’ whilst students. After appearing on the show Seema Genevieve said, ‘I am so happy with how set up her own charity helping underprivileged kids it all worked out in the end, what with the rocky from East London and India. Sitting in the Stags, L o o k s beauty salon start caused by light showers and gusts of wind I asked her what she thought of Genevieve and vouchers, whilst Somerfi eld donated a bottle of removing the cardboard! The atmosphere created Zoe’s commendable efforts to which she replied, wine and chocolates. Newly opened restaurant was awesome and that is down to people throwing ‘Someone once told me that you spend the fi rst 25 Gandhi provided 170 snack packs including onion themselves into the event and the performers, and years of your life learning, the next 25 earning and bahjis, samosas and mango chutney dip all free for that I am so grateful’. The success of the event the next 25 should be about returning. Genevieve of charge. There was also great entertainment has meant that the girls, with encouragement from A Note from Your and Zoe show that you can start returning at a from societies including 2 live music acts whilst Seema, are hoping to go nationwide, actively really young age!’ Comedy Soc provided 5 live comedy acts. From going into and go into universities and schools, Features Editors She went on to tell me that her visit to Mumbai 10pm onwards, a team from the CU served tea encouraging students to come up with innovative was ‘distressing humbling and inspirational’ all at and coffee keeping slummers warm and hydrated. ways to give back. Wendy and Gareth would like to thank everyone the same time. Her most memorable experience Slummers Carla Costa and Nandi Mundeta who has contributed to Features over the past year, from article writers to sub-editors and the was meeting a woman who made 80p a day came ready with sleeping bags, multiple socks, rest of the Editorial Team. You’ve all helped working on a garbage heap whilst her husband deodorant and wine in hand. Carla said ‘ I think For more information on the Apnalaya Charity enormously to make Features and the Wessex would cycle 2 hrs each way to get water everyday. it’s a really good cause’ whilst Nandi commented visit www.apnalaya.org Scene a much better newspaper, and we Despite the evident struggle to obtain the basic ‘ I think it’s a really fun way to raise awareness.’ certainly couldn’t do it without you. We wish the human need of water, the woman invited Seema Third year English student Seth mason said, Photos taken by Jon Speed and Luke Ellis new Features Editors Mike Fisher and Jenny Palmer the very best of success for next year! Features page 10 Scene ‘There is no Point Voting - they Never Live up toWessex their Promises’: A Review of this Year’s Sabbatical Officers Wendy Oloya themselves this year and selflessly kept these campaign encouraged students to vote by having concerns at the heart of what we do!’ Allan Steynor safety buses taking students to polling booths for As the current academic year comes to a close, free, and a debate in the Cube was organized with and as it is the last issue of the Wessex Scene, Jamie Ings Athletic Union President prospective parliamentary candidates. She is now we have decided to take a retrospective look back currently starting a campaign to get students to at the year, reviewing the Sabbatical Officers VP Media & Communicatiopns sign a petition against the Russell group proposal and whether the promises they made in their to make students pay higher interest on their manifestos became realised. For those of you student loans. not so familiar with the role of the sabbaticals Athletic Union President Allan ‘Bermuda’ However it has not been all plain sailing for and what it entails here is a quick definition: ‘A VP Media and Communications is respon- Steynor’s manifesto begins with his desire to Becky. The issue of lack of contact hours between sabbatical officer is elected by their student union sible for effective communication between the raise the profile of sport in Southampton. He personal tutors and students remains a huge for a one year term and is expected to represent Students’ Union and its membership through a states that he wants to ‘align the efforts of the AU, problem still. Becky set out to relieve this problem and speak on behalf of the student body.’ variety of media and the promotion of student SportRec and the new vice Chancellor’ in order to by ‘providing more structured time with students Southampton University Students (well, the issues. Active VP Media and Comms Jamie Ings attract the attention of investors. Although through so [tutors] can better provide the support needed’. 7156 who voted) elect five Sabbatical officers knew that in order to encourage more student forums with the Sports Facilities Working Group, However many students agree that they lack any per year. They are as follows: Union President, involvement in all media departments, his work it became clear that the AU would struggle to real personal relationship with their tutors, which, VP Media & Communications, Athletic Union began with the Freshers. He says, ‘the most get much investment, Allan managed to secure considering the demands of any degree course President, VP Welfare & Societies and VP effective way to achieve this would be through £10,000 pounds from SUSU in the annual AU is unsatisfactory. She does admit that ‘whilst I Education and Representation. extensive promotion of the departments over the Grant. He also wanted to increase awareness haven’t managed to make personal tutors more summer.’ He did so by pushing forward this point by ‘providing a weekly mail out, radio show and accessible, I’ve been trying to check how each Steve O’Reily through the Fresher’s Mag and DVD. However pod cast’. Although the weekly mail out proved school is fulfilling its baseline policy (a policy this was only the groundwork and needed to be successful in the first half of the year, time which details what students should receive as a Student President reinforced if the paper was to remain popular with constraints meant that some weeks the mail out baseline of support).’ students. did not reach students. Also, the radio show and Unfortunately this did not follow through so podcast were not established. Sophie Patterson smoothly. Jamie’s manifesto states that he wants The Athletic Union President is responsible for As Union President Steve O’Reilly is expected to ‘increase promotion of the paper...to make this ‘promoting the strategic development of Sporting VP Welfare & Societies to be responsible for the co-ordination of the [Wessex Scene] the news paper of choice, giving Activities, Sport Southampton and the Athletic activities of the Union’s officers, delegating duties writers maximum exposure.’ However even though Union as a whole’. In light of this, an aspect that when appropriate. In his maifesto, one of his he had the ‘promotion’s team dishing out papers Allan has failed to achieve is raising the profile VP Welfare and Societies is expected to closing points states ‘I want to give the union a with freshers’ packs’ and created pads with the of Intramural sports by allowing AU memebers represent ‘the student perspective on welfare more visible face where people know exactly Wessex Scene logo on, this was overshadowed to hone any other sporting skills they may have issues promote the strategic development of what is going on and when it happens!’. However by the major problems regarding funding for distri- such as coaching and officiating. He says, ‘this societies and volunteering within the Students’ if you ask most students, especially those who bution. Various issues of the Wessex Scene did was always a pipe dream, unfortunately one i will Union. One of the most significant schemes that have nothing to do with the union, the Sabbaticals not always reach students simply because they never see come to fruition.’ This may be because was carried out by VP Welfare and Societies remain invisible faces. This is one of the most were not made accessible. A third year Geology there seems to be a division between the AU Sophie Patterson, was the requirement of ‘all significant failings of the union as a whole. The student commented, ‘there hasn’t been an issue and intramural sports. The cliqueness of the AU societies with over 100 members to run a fund- sabbaticals are not known to most of the student of the Wessex Scene down at the NOC since seems to exlude those who do not play elite sport raising or volunteering event for RAG or SCA at body; the student body that they are supposed to issue 5.’ Like any other university newspaper, the which is something that needs to be addressed least once a year’. Although Sophie did not want be representing. I appreciate it is near impossible Wessex Scene aims to provide news for students if the two separate divisions are to interact more to be authoritative, she did make attempts to to make every one of the 25,000 students aware of about students. However It becomes increas- closely. Allan will now be making suggestions in encourage societies to volunteer and fundraise, who the Sabbaticals are, but some attempt must ingly hard for the Wessex Scene to become the the next sabbatical review to change the mandate and in doing so reach out to the wider community. be made to make a connection between students ‘students newspaper of choice’ if it is not being so that the AU president works closer with JCR Following on from this, RAG Week, which was and the Sabbaticals, especially as they are in a distributed widely enough. and society teams. the first one for a few years was succesfull. position of trust. On the other hand coverage of SUSU radio Sophie says, ‘We’ve worked hard to make sure One of the issues most important to Steve station Surge, has been increased considerably Becky Maclean every student knows that they’re automatically was keeping halls bars opened. His manifesto on campus. Shows are now played in the Café, the a member of RAG and to encourage clubs and persuades that he, ‘will fight to keep them open as level 3 bar and occasionally in the Stags. Though VP Education & Representation societies to work with RAG. ‘ well as giving the JCR’s and Bar staff the training listener rates have increased by roughly 10%, With regards to student’s welfare, Sophie and support that they need in order to make them the station still struggles to gain a loyal following. states in her manifesto that she wants students successful.’ At the Annual General Meeting held In his manifesto, Jamie stated that he wanted Becky Maclean’s work as VP Education and to have ‘24 hour access to free condoms’. The on Thursday 13 May, Steve claimed that he was to increase the figure of Surge listeners through Representation has been admirable. Her respon- problem with this is that although there is a supply happy to report back that he kept to this claim. ‘promotion, marketing surge in such a way that it is siblity to ‘represent the student perspective of condoms available from the Sabbatical Office, Ironically that evening, Highfield Halls Bar was listened to by all students out of choice!’ Yet many on academic issues’ was made evident in her many students are not aware of this availability closed. people who listen to surge, listen because they campaign to utilize more space so that students at all. In fact, many students do not know where Steve did succeed however, in making sure that are asked by their friends who have shows, not would have more places to study. The scheme the Sabbatical office is. Safe sex is such an library hours were extended. He worked closely necessarily because it is ‘out of choice’. which had Hartley library digitise books was made imoportant issue in student culture and it is the VP together with VP Education and Representation Jamie promised in his manifesto that Surge’s with the intention to create more workspace and Welfare and Societie’s responsibility to ensure that Becky Maclean so that students were able to study FM License would be extended ‘two or three make students aware of this workspace. Becky students are aware of the accesibilty of condoms; in Hartley library for longer during exam period. times in the year’ though this only happened says ‘I’ve utilised space as much as possible. I’ve encouraging the idea of practising safe sex. Steve says ‘they [library] were so responsive to once due to lack of sponsorship’. Jamie admits put revision space around SUSU and the library Of the points made in her manifesto Sophie everything that Becky and I had to say. It was a that this dissapointed him as it was ‘something also installed 80 extra desk spaces’. feels that she did not manage to achieve one of really big moment for me cementing the tag-team that I was really passionate about’. However this In her manifesto that she wants to ‘organise her personal aims. This being to ‘survey the space like relationship that Becky and I were to have achievement was still to be applauded. He has greater opposition, get SUSU’s backing and go to available for SU societies on campus, with the this year.’ As well as this Box office hours were also made other achievements with SUSU T.V. official demonstrations’. This was came to fruition long term aim of establishing a permanent and also extended, which has proven useful to many His manifesto states that he wanted to encourage when she joined the NUS to protest in London sustainable Arts facility for students.’ If achieved students. members of SUSU T.V to promote themselves to get MPs to be truthful about top up fees. She then subject based and religious societies would With regards to Postgraduate and Interna- to ‘professional production companies and T.V also organized, alongside with Steve the Solent be able to have more space on campus. She has tional issues being discussed in the union, Steve stations such as the BBC.’ The BBC may have the Town Takeover, which was intended to bring questioned university staff about this, who have attributes the increase of awareness of these been quite an ambitious target, but SUSU T.V has attention to the debate on fees. told her that ‘there are obviously hundreds of issues to Martin Underwood and Dani Cedar. now worked with production company inqub8r This display of action was transferred during The specifications’. Unfortunately, as costs rise, speci- whom, according to Steve, ‘have really outdone whose main target audience are students. Rock the Vote Campaign, which she created. This fications become less important. Features page 10 Scene Scene page 10 Features ‘There is no Point Voting - they Never Live up to their Women’s Day Poster Wessex WessexCauses Controversy Promises’: A Review of this Year’s Sabbatical Officers In March, SUSU provoked an angry response from some students after promoting a ‘women’s Wendy Oloya themselves this year and selflessly kept these campaign encouraged students to vote by having day’ event with a poster featuring several bikini concerns at the heart of what we do!’ Allan Steynor safety buses taking students to polling booths for clad models. Women’s day, celebrated for over As the current academic year comes to a close, free, and a debate in the Cube was organized with a century is a feminist event, supposed to be and as it is the last issue of the Wessex Scene, Jamie Ings Athletic Union President prospective parliamentary candidates. She is now about promoting the equal treatment of women we have decided to take a retrospective look back currently starting a campaign to get students to and women’s rights in society. By advertising the at the year, reviewing the Sabbatical Officers VP Media & Communicatiopns sign a petition against the Russell group proposal day with a poster that featured what some would and whether the promises they made in their to make students pay higher interest on their see as objectifying and degrading images, many manifestos became realised. For those of you student loans. campaigners feel their cause has been under- not so familiar with the role of the sabbaticals Athletic Union President Allan ‘Bermuda’ However it has not been all plain sailing for mined. and what it entails here is a quick definition: ‘A VP Media and Communications is respon- Steynor’s manifesto begins with his desire to Becky. The issue of lack of contact hours between Azeerat Johnson, a student, wrote to the Union sabbatical officer is elected by their student union sible for effective communication between the raise the profile of sport in Southampton. He personal tutors and students remains a huge saying: for a one year term and is expected to represent Students’ Union and its membership through a states that he wants to ‘align the efforts of the AU, problem still. Becky set out to relieve this problem ‘After seeing this poster, some friends and and speak on behalf of the student body.’ variety of media and the promotion of student SportRec and the new vice Chancellor’ in order to by ‘providing more structured time with students I were surprised by the depiction of woman in Southampton University Students (well, the issues. Active VP Media and Comms Jamie Ings attract the attention of investors. Although through so [tutors] can better provide the support needed’. an event that was meant to represent women’s 7156 who voted) elect five Sabbatical officers knew that in order to encourage more student forums with the Sports Facilities Working Group, However many students agree that they lack any day. As students interested in having a well- per year. They are as follows: Union President, involvement in all media departments, his work it became clear that the AU would struggle to real personal relationship with their tutors, which, rounded university experiences that allows us Candidates standing for VP Media and Communications are asked to �it as much of a banana in their mouth as possible. VP Media & Communications, Athletic Union began with the Freshers. He says, ‘the most get much investment, Allan managed to secure considering the demands of any degree course to understand and explore the infi nite depths of President, VP Welfare & Societies and VP effective way to achieve this would be through £10,000 pounds from SUSU in the annual AU is unsatisfactory. She does admit that ‘whilst I our combined cultural and social histories and Education and Representation. extensive promotion of the departments over the Grant. He also wanted to increase awareness haven’t managed to make personal tutors more identities, we were initially excited by the idea summer.’ He did so by pushing forward this point by ‘providing a weekly mail out, radio show and accessible, I’ve been trying to check how each of students having a women’s day programme. Steve O’Reily through the Fresher’s Mag and DVD. However pod cast’. Although the weekly mail out proved school is fulfilling its baseline policy (a policy However, after seeing the poster we felt that this was only the groundwork and needed to be successful in the first half of the year, time which details what students should receive as a our university had not only let us down, but the Student President reinforced if the paper was to remain popular with constraints meant that some weeks the mail out baseline of support).’ movement that women’s day should represent’. students. did not reach students. Also, the radio show and The poster caused further controversy after Unfortunately this did not follow through so podcast were not established. Sophie Patterson the issues surrounding it were picked up by two smoothly. Jamie’s manifesto states that he wants The Athletic Union President is responsible for American professors, on their website ‘Socio- As Union President Steve O’Reilly is expected to ‘increase promotion of the paper...to make this ‘promoting the strategic development of Sporting VP Welfare & Societies logical Images’. While it provoked great debate, to be responsible for the co-ordination of the [Wessex Scene] the news paper of choice, giving Activities, Sport Southampton and the Athletic the attitude of the sabbaticals surrounding it activities of the Union’s officers, delegating duties writers maximum exposure.’ However even though Union as a whole’. In light of this, an aspect that suggested they did not see much of a problem. when appropriate. In his maifesto, one of his he had the ‘promotion’s team dishing out papers Allan has failed to achieve is raising the profile VP Welfare and Societies is expected to After a post was made on WessexBlog, Steve closing points states ‘I want to give the union a with freshers’ packs’ and created pads with the of Intramural sports by allowing AU memebers represent ‘the student perspective on welfare O’Reilly, Union President, wrote: ‘Over sexualised? more visible face where people know exactly Wessex Scene logo on, this was overshadowed to hone any other sporting skills they may have issues promote the strategic development of Are you kidding me? This is completely frought what is going on and when it happens!’. However by the major problems regarding funding for distri- such as coaching and officiating. He says, ‘this societies and volunteering within the Students’ with over-analysis and when you over-analyse if you ask most students, especially those who bution. Various issues of the Wessex Scene did was always a pipe dream, unfortunately one i will Union. One of the most significant schemes that you can draw whatever conclusion you like, which have nothing to do with the union, the Sabbaticals not always reach students simply because they never see come to fruition.’ This may be because was carried out by VP Welfare and Societies you have done. This is hardly even a debate’. remain invisible faces. This is one of the most were not made accessible. A third year Geology there seems to be a division between the AU Sophie Patterson, was the requirement of ‘all Several weeks later Sophie Paterson, VP significant failings of the union as a whole. The student commented, ‘there hasn’t been an issue and intramural sports. The cliqueness of the AU societies with over 100 members to run a fund- Welfare and Societies, sent an offi cial reply: ‘In Candidates standing for VP Welfare and Societies are asked to put a condom on a banana without using their hands. sabbaticals are not known to most of the student of the Wessex Scene down at the NOC since seems to exlude those who do not play elite sport raising or volunteering event for RAG or SCA at regard to the specifi c content of the poster the Have SUSU Gone Bananas? Sexual Innuendo in the Election Videos body; the student body that they are supposed to issue 5.’ Like any other university newspaper, the which is something that needs to be addressed least once a year’. Although Sophie did not want idea was to run a ‘tongue in cheek’ campaign to be representing. I appreciate it is near impossible Wessex Scene aims to provide news for students if the two separate divisions are to interact more to be authoritative, she did make attempts to publicise the day, to use gimmicks such as the Over 7000 students voted in the Student Union which was sometimes very stressful. However, the Teddy Wilkes, now VP Athletic Union elect, to make every one of the 25,000 students aware of about students. However It becomes increas- closely. Allan will now be making suggestions in encourage societies to volunteer and fundraise, doughnut stall, male eye-candy on the poster elections in February. A team of fi ve new sabbatical stunts with bananas were a bit inappropriate and agrees with Charlotte. ‘I thought I was turning up who the Sabbaticals are, but some attempt must ingly hard for the Wessex Scene to become the the next sabbatical review to change the mandate and in doing so reach out to the wider community. and sing-star to encourage female students, who offi cers were elected, but one of the tasks set for I think in hindsight, everyone feels that they were to engage in a political-style debate. Instead I felt be made to make a connection between students ‘students newspaper of choice’ if it is not being so that the AU president works closer with JCR Following on from this, RAG Week, which was would be put off by using the serious messages them during campaign week caused upset and not necessarily in good taste. I will try my best to uncomfortable and embarrassed. I do not want and the Sabbaticals, especially as they are in a distributed widely enough. and society teams. the first one for a few years was succesfull. of women’s issues in our promotion, to attend the further disillusionment with the Union. make sure this does not happen again’. anything like that to happen again next year’. position of trust. On the other hand coverage of SUSU radio Sophie says, ‘We’ve worked hard to make sure day’. Each set of candidates were invited to a One of the issues most important to Steve station Surge, has been increased considerably Becky Maclean every student knows that they’re automatically video interview, where they would talk amongst was keeping halls bars opened. His manifesto on campus. Shows are now played in the Café, the a member of RAG and to encourage clubs and their fellow candidates about their manifestos. persuades that he, ‘will fight to keep them open as level 3 bar and occasionally in the Stags. Though VP Education & Representation societies to work with RAG. ‘ However at the end of each interview, candidates well as giving the JCR’s and Bar staff the training listener rates have increased by roughly 10%, With regards to student’s welfare, Sophie were asked to perform a task, to prove their ‘sense and support that they need in order to make them the station still struggles to gain a loyal following. states in her manifesto that she wants students of humour’. Candidates standing for President, VP successful.’ At the Annual General Meeting held In his manifesto, Jamie stated that he wanted Becky Maclean’s work as VP Education and to have ‘24 hour access to free condoms’. The Education and VP Atheletic Union were all male, on Thursday 13 May, Steve claimed that he was to increase the figure of Surge listeners through Representation has been admirable. Her respon- problem with this is that although there is a supply and were asked to bob for apples, tell a joke and happy to report back that he kept to this claim. ‘promotion, marketing surge in such a way that it is siblity to ‘represent the student perspective of condoms available from the Sabbatical Office, sing a song respectively. Ironically that evening, Highfield Halls Bar was listened to by all students out of choice!’ Yet many on academic issues’ was made evident in her many students are not aware of this availability However candidates standing for VP Media and closed. people who listen to surge, listen because they campaign to utilize more space so that students at all. In fact, many students do not know where Communications and VP Welfare and Societies, Steve did succeed however, in making sure that are asked by their friends who have shows, not would have more places to study. The scheme the Sabbatical office is. Safe sex is such an the only positions with women standing, were library hours were extended. He worked closely necessarily because it is ‘out of choice’. which had Hartley library digitise books was made imoportant issue in student culture and it is the VP asked to perform tasks with a banana. VP Media together with VP Education and Representation Jamie promised in his manifesto that Surge’s with the intention to create more workspace and Welfare and Societie’s responsibility to ensure that and Communications candidates were given a Becky Maclean so that students were able to study FM License would be extended ‘two or three make students aware of this workspace. Becky students are aware of the accesibilty of condoms; banana and asked to see how much of it they in Hartley library for longer during exam period. times in the year’ though this only happened says ‘I’ve utilised space as much as possible. I’ve encouraging the idea of practising safe sex. could fi t in their mouths at once. VP Welfare and Steve says ‘they [library] were so responsive to once due to lack of sponsorship’. Jamie admits put revision space around SUSU and the library Of the points made in her manifesto Sophie Societies candidates were given a condom and everything that Becky and I had to say. It was a that this dissapointed him as it was ‘something also installed 80 extra desk spaces’. feels that she did not manage to achieve one of told to put it on the banana, without using their really big moment for me cementing the tag-team that I was really passionate about’. However this In her manifesto that she wants to ‘organise her personal aims. This being to ‘survey the space hands. like relationship that Becky and I were to have achievement was still to be applauded. He has greater opposition, get SUSU’s backing and go to available for SU societies on campus, with the That anybody is subjected to performing acts of this year.’ As well as this Box office hours were also made other achievements with SUSU T.V. official demonstrations’. This was came to fruition long term aim of establishing a permanent and sexual innuendo during student elections to prove also extended, which has proven useful to many His manifesto states that he wanted to encourage when she joined the NUS to protest in London sustainable Arts facility for students.’ If achieved they have a sense of humour is appalling, but the students. members of SUSU T.V to promote themselves to get MPs to be truthful about top up fees. She then subject based and religious societies would fact that only candidate groups with women in With regards to Postgraduate and Interna- to ‘professional production companies and T.V also organized, alongside with Steve the Solent be able to have more space on campus. She has were made to do so is sickening. tional issues being discussed in the union, Steve stations such as the BBC.’ The BBC may have the Town Takeover, which was intended to bring questioned university staff about this, who have Charlotte Woods, who is now VP Media and attributes the increase of awareness of these been quite an ambitious target, but SUSU T.V has attention to the debate on fees. told her that ‘there are obviously hundreds of Communications elect, said of the experience: ‘I issues to Martin Underwood and Dani Cedar. now worked with production company inqub8r This display of action was transferred during The specifications’. Unfortunately, as costs rise, speci- very much liked that we were able to bring some fun whom, according to Steve, ‘have really outdone whose main target audience are students. Rock the Vote Campaign, which she created. This fications become less important. into the susu.tv interviews during campaign week,

VP Media and Communications candidate Dave Taylor looking nauseous. Features page 12 Scene Chatroulette Dot Com Wessex Website attracts 1.5 million users each day 17 year old Russian Student creates new internet craze

Wendy Oloya Chatroulette. Now, if three complaints are made against one individual in the space of fi ve minutes, Two weeks ago, the Wessex Blog commented that individual becomes barred from the site. The on the latest Internet craze Chatroulette Chatrou- problem with this however is that the individual lette pairs you up with a random stranger from is only barred for 40 minutes. So if a complaint anywhere around the world via webcam text and is made against someone every ten minutes as audio. At any point during the conversation you opposed to fi ve, that person will not be blocked can terminate it and start another with a different and will have the freedom to continue abusing the person. To take you back to that day, sheer site. procrastination meant that myself and two other Nonetheless, the site has asserted itself in Wessex Scene editors stumbled upon the website mainstream culture, with exposure from various unexpectedly. Fascinated by the outcome, we media outlets such as CNN, and the New York decided to delve deeper into the history behind Times. This has also been reinforced by the the website. infl uence of television and celebrity. For example, The site’s creator 17-year-old student Andrey the site was parodied in the South Park episode Ternovskiy from Moscow apparently set up the ‘You have 0 Friends’. Also, celebrities (the term online chat craze because he was bored with the being loosely used here) such as Kelly Osbourne, predictability of Skype. He has previously said ‘I Perez Hilton and Nicole Ritchie have all been always knew who was waiting for me and who reported to use the site. Also, it cannot be denied I would be speaking to.’ Ternovskiy wanted a that, juxtaposed against the danger posed, there site that was more arbitrary in terms of whom he is a fun, exciting element to the website. One could speak to. So after spending two days and person we spoke to, a blonde, baby faced young two nights writing software, the very fi rst version man from Denmark, was highly amused by the of Chat Roulette was created. Although initially sock puppet show we performed (none of us the created for friends, the site gained immediate courage to have our faces on the webcam so attention from web surfers all over the world. It has created a decoy!) been reported, that in November 2009, the month The conversation lasted for three minutes yet of its launch, there were 50 visitors a day. A mere induced laughter from all four of us, an indication month later this had increased to 50,000. Today that many, for innocent reasons, use the site. there are around 1.5 million users who visit the Ternovskiy now manages the site using the free site each day. According to Ternovskiy, ‘33 percent programme Google Analytics, from the comfort of visitors come from the United States 5 percent of his childhood bedroom. The magnitude of the from Germany.’ Consequently, he now rarely goes site has meant that he has had to employ four to school, preferring to hone his programming programmers to assist him, one of whom lives skills and prepare for business negotiations. in Belarus and another who hails from Virginia. Access to the website is straightforward, only While his achievements have been widely recog- requiring the user to ‘allow’ or ‘deny’ Chatroulette nized, the question of money arises. How could access to their camera and microphone, before a 17-year-old high school student possibly afford they gain admission to the site. This minimalist employers as well as server resources? The approach differs greatly from the tight controls of answer is his parents. They gave him $10,000 as Facebook, which require various login details to an investment, of which he has already paid back, be able to use the site. The easy accessibility of undoubtedly because of the advertising links to an Chatroulette opens the fl oodgates to those who online dating site from Chatroulette. As a result, abuse the Internet. Whilst on the site, we were he is now ‘making very good money’. Interest shocked to see, most of the men either exposing from more prolifi c companies include High-Tech themselves or indulging in sexual practices. This, Hub Silicon Valley and Google, whilst Skype have alongside images of young groups of children invited him to go to America. we saw on the site, made us all very uneasy These prospects maybe exciting and have at the thought that these children could, and perhaps encouraged Ternovskiy who now wants most probably would be subjected to images of his own company and offi ce, preferably in the U.S. men making friends with themselves. In light of Though he is open to the idea of a shares this, Ternovskiy has also made an effort to take scheme, Ternovskiy claims that the site will always precautions against the more dangerous users of be his always be his. Features page 12 Scene Wessex Graduate study at Maastricht University: Chatroulette Dot Com Dreaming spires Website attracts 1.5 million users each day without spiraling debt The Times recently described studying at Maastricht University as ‘life amid the dreaming spires of Maastricht’ and rightly made the link to the famous UK universities that share 17 year old Russian Student creates this characteristic. At Maastricht University students can expect to follow Masters programmes which are excellent in terms of research and education and rated accordingly new internet craze in various international publications. Indeed the University could be called a Ratings high fl ier rising as it did 60 places in just one year in the Times Higher Education Supplement of the top two hundred universities. The university leaped from 172nd position in 2006 to 116th Wendy Oloya Chatroulette. Now, if three complaints are made in 2009. This year our School of Business and Economics was rated by the Financial Times Simon John Burns, PhD student against one individual in the space of fi ve minutes, as the 29th best Business School in Europe for the management programmes offered. Two weeks ago, the Wessex Blog commented that individual becomes barred from the site. The “Prior to my arrival in the Netherlands, I had on the latest Internet craze Chatroulette Chatrou- problem with this however is that the individual The university is international in location and in terms of students and staff. 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To take you back to that day, sheer site. a University whose academic reputation knowledge and ability to work together constructively in teams. Academic and Career procrastination meant that myself and two other Nonetheless, the site has asserted itself in was gaining in stature, year on year. prospects are excellent for our students. Wessex Scene editors stumbled upon the website mainstream culture, with exposure from various The cities association with the infamous EU unexpectedly. Fascinated by the outcome, we media outlets such as CNN, and the New York treaty played no small part in my decision There are still places available at the university for a range of Master courses. This is decided to delve deeper into the history behind Times. This has also been reinforced by the to enroll on the European Studies Masters expected to be a stark contrast to the UK where the economic crisis is leading to dramatic the website. infl uence of television and celebrity. 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Christine Koay Flyer. It is Singapore’s very own London Eye ears to the prevalent melodies of singing and beaches, Singapore truly has a little something and the world’s largest Giant Observation Wheel. classical instruments blasting from shops. Above for everyone. This city-state is so much more than Placed exclusively in the modern world as an Riding was a memorable experience for me. all, breathe in the redolence of spices and incense just a stopover destination between flights. Stay island, country and city rolled into one, Singapore I remember them telling us that the flyer does wafting from discreet shops in alleyways. a few days and get to know this dynamo of the is a tropical metropolis with plenty of charm. not stop; it is continually spinning albeit very Located within Little India is the famous Mustafa Orient. Who says an Asian city cannot run well? When slowly. One must be quick in getting into the Shopping Centre. The moment I come to this I first set foot in Singapore, I was stunned. Ina capsule. You do not want to end up in a different colossal, air-conditioned building, I understand continent where the majority of countries are capsule from your companions. The view on the why. They have their very own money changing striving to survive, Singapore bucks the trend and Singapore Flyer is breathtaking. You can see the facilities, fast food restaurant and travel agency emerges to an oasis in the desert. Sparkling high Singapore cityscape surrounding the wheel with and is one of the most popular shopping destina- rises, savvy metropolitan citizens and high-tech some famous buildings and landmarks, some tions for tourists and locals alike. It sells everything mass transit. The wealth and sophistication of this of which includes the Esplanade, the Singapore from electronics to clothing, and even medicinal tiny island-state is just incredible. River and the Floating Stadium. With a clear sky, and grocery items. To top it off, Mustafa is open The city is gorgeous and clean, consisting of a you can even see the neighbouring countries like 24/7. It’s no wonder, for I sense there is much variety of religions and cultures that blend magnifi- Malaysia and Indonesia in the horizon. It was demand as I endeavour manoeuvring through the cently. Singapore is safe mainly because of the amazing! constant crowds that haunt the massive shopping harsh punishments imposed on law breakers. Echoing the meaning behind its name that complex. Fines will be given to those who spit or throw litter means ‘Peace & Tranquillity’, Sentosa Island Like Malaysia, hunger never seems to sleep; along the sidewalk and selling drugs is punishable certainly offers just that. Being one of the major food & shopping is a national pass-time and by death! What’s more, in order to avoid people tourist attractions in Singapore, this island offers indifference is not an option, with countless spitting chewing gum anywhere, importing and a wonderland of fun filled entertainment together cuisine options available for even the most blasé selling chewing gum in the city is against the law. with supreme rest & relaxation. Sentosa Island is stomachs. And if there is anything more stylish I am not sure what exactly they are doing that not a theme park and is nothing like Disneyland, than the bars & restaurants, it’s the shopping sets them apart, but it is definitely working. The but is filled with a variety of attractions. One even centres and arcades. Singapore’s posh shops are people here are rich by any standards, public told me you have not seen Singapore if you have extraordinary with all the top brands you’d find transport is a charm, standards for nearly every- not been to Sentosa. anywhere else. The designs, lighting, and even thing from hotels to restaurants are high, the Although I have not been to India I imagine it to street art found in these large shopping centres people are respectful, and there are no hawkers be very much like the small part of Singapore that are so innovative - these shops are definitely not pestering you at every turn or taxi drivers is Little India. As you stroll through this districts for the bargain hunters. constantly honking their horns at you. and its many branching streets, spread your eyes With its wide array of outdoor activities, enter- One of the most recent tourist and local attrac- on dangling displays of the fragrant, hand woven taining nightlife, incredibly efficient public trans- tions in Singapore has got to be the Singapore garlands in brilliant shades of colours. Tune your portation system, superb hotels and dazzling Avoid Stressful Travel Chaos and Stay in the UK! Emily Moore Alternatively, if the wind proves too chill Godrevy Godrevy’s dramatic lighthouse, perched on a lounge in the sun like fat cats lazily claiming sunlit Café provides a cosy retreat. Its home made rocky islet and separated from the mainland by window-seats. If lucky, you may also see some Volcanoes spewing forth their sulphuric stores of scones, served with lashings of clotted cream are 800 feet of noisy swirling water. The cliffs here are Bottlenose dolphins. ash, the trauma for those who, like me, get chills only two pounds and yet, amazingly, they have not roughly hewn by the waves, resembling the wild at the very idea of injections, and the low value compromised on quality. The Café also serves a coasts of Brittany, Portugal and Corsica. Looking Godrevy’s dramatic lighthouse, of the pound: although travelling abroad can be range of main courses: the Calamari, served with at the striking vista it is not surprising that Virginia perched on a rocky islet 800 amazing it can also be replete with hazards, not salad, garlic mayo and a hunk of fresh bread is Woolf was inspired to write To the Lighthouse feet from the mainland to mention expensive. There is however an oftne- fantastic, but they are best known for their hearty by this patch of coastline. Walking around the glected alternative...There is an island that hasn’t all day breakfast. headland you arrive at a steep sided cove, home Wild, Celtic beaches like Gwithian Sands had a volcano in over 60 million years; where A path leads north from the Café towards to a large population of grey seals. At low tide they are inspiring places, but for those interested adders, the only poisonous snakes, are only a in a more tropical, exotic experience there is threat if you happen to be a small pregnant dog, a way round the ten hour journey to Jamaica. and where you’ll be saved the queue to get your Just 40 miles off England’s mainland the Scilly well earned student loan transferred at rip-off Isles provide a cheaper, closer option with direct rates. flights from Southampton, or for those with What travelling in the UK is missing in glamour a taste for the unusual, helicopter rides from it makes up in ease and cost, and unless you Penzance. Although the archipelago lacks the lack Caribbean’s reputation for rum, it offers miles of imagination it doesn’t have to lack adventure. unspoilt sun-bleached sands lapped by tempting Gwithian Sands in Cornwall is the perfect turquoise shallows perfect for snorkelling and example. Set in the long sweep of St. Ives Bay, diving. With all this available it’s worth consid- its white sands stretch across three miles. The ering a destination closer to home for your next bay’s wide fetch ensures there is rideable surf holiday. all year round, attracting kite surfers, body- boarders, wind-surfers and land sailing enthu- siasts (which I assure you is a sport not just an oxymoron). A surfing school overlooks the bay, so you don’t have to be a bronzed Hawaiian Adonis to enjoy the waves~ you’ll see plenty of pasty beginners happily chasing their runaway boards. For those less inclined to test the water the grassy heathland is a perfect place for a barbecue and a beer in true Ozzie style. From the elevated position it is blissfully calming to watch the surfers riding the day’s last waves as the sun sinks into the gleaming Atlantic while the sweet sticky smell of sausages sizzles in the air. Travel page 14 Scene Scene page 15 Travel Know Your Summer Enemy: Mozis, Malaria & More Singapore: Asia’s Exotic Central RetreatWessex Wessex Polly Bennett during the day as tsetse fl ies rest here when it is Christine Koay Flyer. It is Singapore’s very own London Eye ears to the prevalent melodies of singing and beaches, Singapore truly has a little something hot. and the world’s largest Giant Observation Wheel. classical instruments blasting from shops. Above for everyone. This city-state is so much more than Cholera Placed exclusively in the modern world as an Riding was a memorable experience for me. all, breathe in the redolence of spices and incense just a stopover destination between flights. Stay What: an acute diarrhoeal infection caused by Malaria island, country and city rolled into one, Singapore I remember them telling us that the flyer does wafting from discreet shops in alleyways. a few days and get to know this dynamo of the ingestion of the bacterium Vibrio cholera through What: a condition caused by the parasite is a tropical metropolis with plenty of charm. not stop; it is continually spinning albeit very Located within Little India is the famous Mustafa Orient. direct faecal-oral digestion or contaminated food Plasmodium that is transmitted exclusively by Who says an Asian city cannot run well? When slowly. One must be quick in getting into the Shopping Centre. The moment I come to this and water. bites of Anopheles mosquitos. I first set foot in Singapore, I was stunned. Ina capsule. You do not want to end up in a different colossal, air-conditioned building, I understand Where: most cases are reported in the Tropics, but Where: Most prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa, continent where the majority of countries are capsule from your companions. The view on the why. They have their very own money changing this condition can be present anywhere worldwide Asia, Latin America, and to a lesser extent the striving to survive, Singapore bucks the trend and Singapore Flyer is breathtaking. You can see the facilities, fast food restaurant and travel agency with poor hygiene and sanitation. Middle-East and some areas of Europe. In 2008, emerges to an oasis in the desert. Sparkling high Singapore cityscape surrounding the wheel with and is one of the most popular shopping destina- Symptoms: sudden onset of acute watery malaria was present in 108 countries. rises, savvy metropolitan citizens and high-tech some famous buildings and landmarks, some tions for tourists and locals alike. It sells everything diarrhoea which if not treated within 24 hours, Symptoms: fever, headache, chills, vomiting. mass transit. The wealth and sophistication of this of which includes the Esplanade, the Singapore from electronics to clothing, and even medicinal can lead to death through severe dehydration and Severe illness and death can be caused if not tiny island-state is just incredible. River and the Floating Stadium. With a clear sky, and grocery items. To top it off, Mustafa is open kidney failure. treated within 24 hours. The city is gorgeous and clean, consisting of a you can even see the neighbouring countries like 24/7. It’s no wonder, for I sense there is much Treatment: Self-treatment can be via rehydration Prevention: protect yourself with mosquito variety of religions and cultures that blend magnifi- Malaysia and Indonesia in the horizon. It was demand as I endeavour manoeuvring through the salts and sugars, such as Dioralyte, but if you repellent, cover up from dusk to dawn and sleep cently. Singapore is safe mainly because of the amazing! constant crowds that haunt the massive shopping suspect you may have cholera then hospitalisation under a mosquito net to prevent being bitten. harsh punishments imposed on law breakers. Echoing the meaning behind its name that complex. is the recommended for treatment via intravenous There is no vaccine but anti-malarial drugs, such Fines will be given to those who spit or throw litter means ‘Peace & Tranquillity’, Sentosa Island Like Malaysia, hunger never seems to sleep; fl uids. as Malarone, can help prevent infection and are along the sidewalk and selling drugs is punishable certainly offers just that. Being one of the major food & shopping is a national pass-time and Prevention: The old adage ‘wash it, peel it, cook reportedly 90-100% effective. Bare in mind that by death! What’s more, in order to avoid people tourist attractions in Singapore, this island offers indifference is not an option, with countless it’ is the best measure to prevent ingestion via some malarial parasites have developed resis- spitting chewing gum anywhere, importing and a wonderland of fun filled entertainment together cuisine options available for even the most blasé food. However, ensuring you have clean water is disease is Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever (DHF) Prevention: Avoid swimming/wading in freshwater tance to anti-malarials so be sure to check with selling chewing gum in the city is against the law. with supreme rest & relaxation. Sentosa Island is stomachs. And if there is anything more stylish also crucial so think about using neutralising and that can cause serious illness and death. where this parasite is known to occur. Boil/fi lter medical professionals before you choose any. I am not sure what exactly they are doing that not a theme park and is nothing like Disneyland, than the bars & restaurants, it’s the shopping chlorines tablets to purify drinking and washing Where: Dengue is prevalent in tropical and drinking and washing water. sets them apart, but it is definitely working. The but is filled with a variety of attractions. One even centres and arcades. Singapore’s posh shops are water. sub-tropical climates, and mostly in urban and people here are rich by any standards, public told me you have not seen Singapore if you have extraordinary with all the top brands you’d find semi-urban areas. The mosquito carriers reside in Human African Trypanosomiasis (sleeping transport is a charm, standards for nearly every- not been to Sentosa. anywhere else. The designs, lighting, and even Rabies man-made water containers such as vases, jars sickness) WEBSITES AND ADVICE thing from hotels to restaurants are high, the Although I have not been to India I imagine it to street art found in these large shopping centres What: a viral disease transmitted from animals to and domestic water storage. What: a disease caused by parasites of the genus people are respectful, and there are no hawkers be very much like the small part of Singapore that are so innovative - these shops are definitely not humans via closed contact, such as saliva, bites Symptoms: fl u-like symptoms, rashes, fever, Trypanosoma transmitted by the tsetse fl y. The This guide is intended to provide some basic pestering you at every turn or taxi drivers is Little India. As you stroll through this districts for the bargain hunters. and scratches. The major carriers include dogs, severe headaches, eye pain, and muscle and joint disease can take two forms, Tbg or Tbr. information about some of the diseases and constantly honking their horns at you. and its many branching streets, spread your eyes With its wide array of outdoor activities, enter- cats and bats. pain. Tbg – the chronic form, where the person can conditions you may encounter on your summer One of the most recent tourist and local attrac- on dangling displays of the fragrant, hand woven taining nightlife, incredibly efficient public trans- Where: most prevalent in rural areas of Asia and Treatment: as Dengue is a virus there is no be infected for years without showing any major travels. tions in Singapore has got to be the Singapore garlands in brilliant shades of colours. Tune your portation system, superb hotels and dazzling Africa but it does occurs globally. specifi c treatment. Treatment given is to relieve symptoms. When symptoms do emerge the Do not use this information for self-medication Symptoms: fl u-like, including fever, headache, symptoms, such as rest and fl uids to ensure disease is usually already in an advanced state and make sure to seek medical aid if you think and fatigue, which may then progress to the adequate hydration, and Acetaminophen and and affecting the central nervous system. you may be suffering from any problems. Visit Avoid Stressful Travel Chaos and Stay in the UK! respiratory, gastrointestinal and central nervous codeine for headaches and pain. Tbr – the acute form, where symptoms emerge your GP or local health service for the best systems. At critical stages hyperactivity or Prevention: no vaccine. Prevent yourself from days or weeks after infection. The disease pre-departure information and advice. Emily Moore Alternatively, if the wind proves too chill Godrevy Godrevy’s dramatic lighthouse, perched on a lounge in the sun like fat cats lazily claiming sunlit paralysis can occur. Final stages of the disease being bitten with insect repellent containing DEET, develops rapidly to invade the central nervous Several websites offer up to date information Café provides a cosy retreat. Its home made rocky islet and separated from the mainland by window-seats. If lucky, you may also see some include paralysis, coma and death in all cases due sleep under mosquito nets and cover up when you system. about affected areas and the best preventative Volcanoes spewing forth their sulphuric stores of scones, served with lashings of clotted cream are 800 feet of noisy swirling water. The cliffs here are Bottlenose dolphins. to breathing failure. Death can occur during the can. Where: sub-Saharan Africa. The tsetse fl y is found mesure you can take to protect yourself: ash, the trauma for those who, like me, get chills only two pounds and yet, amazingly, they have not roughly hewn by the waves, resembling the wild fi rst week of illness if the patient is without hospital in vegetation near rivers and lakes, and also at the very idea of injections, and the low value compromised on quality. The Café also serves a coasts of Brittany, Portugal and Corsica. Looking Godrevy’s dramatic lighthouse, intensive care. Schistosomiasis forests and wooded savannahs. - www.nativeplanet.org/health/disease.htm of the pound: although travelling abroad can be range of main courses: the Calamari, served with at the striking vista it is not surprising that Virginia perched on a rocky islet 800 Treatment: if the virus has become established What: caused by the parasitic worms blood fl ukes. Symptoms: early symptoms are non-specifi c and - www.who.int/topics/tropical_diseases/en amazing it can also be replete with hazards, not salad, garlic mayo and a hunk of fresh bread is Woolf was inspired to write To the Lighthouse feet from the mainland death is usually inevitable. The few patients who Larval forms of the parasite are released by fresh- include fever, rashes, skin lesions, and oedema. - www.plosntds.org to mention expensive. There is however an oftne- fantastic, but they are best known for their hearty by this patch of coastline. Walking around the have been successfully treated are left severely water snails and penetrate human skin during any As it progresses the patient can suffer personality - www.traveldoctor.co.uk glected alternative...There is an island that hasn’t all day breakfast. headland you arrive at a steep sided cove, home Wild, Celtic beaches like Gwithian Sands disabled. contact with infested water. Larvae develop to change, weight loss, irritability, slurred speech, had a volcano in over 60 million years; where A path leads north from the Café towards to a large population of grey seals. At low tide they are inspiring places, but for those interested Prevention: If you have been bitten then clean adulthood in their human host which can damage seizures, sleeping for long periods in the day, and Other diseases to protect yourself against abroad adders, the only poisonous snakes, are only a in a more tropical, exotic experience there is the wound with soap and antiseptic/alcohol/iodine organs and promote an immune reaction. insomnia at night. Once symptoms emerge the include: threat if you happen to be a small pregnant dog, a way round the ten hour journey to Jamaica. and seek medical aid instantly. Pre-exposure Where: found in freshwater of tropical regions, sufferer must be treated to avoid serious damage and where you’ll be saved the queue to get your Just 40 miles off England’s mainland the Scilly immunisations can prevent the onset of rabies including Southern China, the Middle East and or death. • Yellow Fever well earned student loan transferred at rip-off Isles provide a cheaper, closer option with direct in virtually 100% of exposures. Your UK surgery some parts of the Caribbean. Treatment: Hospitalisation is necessary, with • Hepatitis A, B, C rates. flights from Southampton, or for those with can administer these immunisations, but medical Symptoms: rashes and itchy skin. After 1-2 check-ups for up to two years after treatment. • Typhus What travelling in the UK is missing in glamour a taste for the unusual, helicopter rides from aid must still be sought if you think you may have months fever, chills and muscle ache can set in. If Prevention: no vaccine or drug. Avoid becoming • Japanese encephalitis it makes up in ease and cost, and unless you Penzance. Although the archipelago lacks the been infected. the condition is not treated the parasite can travel bitten by wearing thick long sleeves and trousers • HIV/AIDS lack Caribbean’s reputation for rum, it offers miles of to organs such as the liver and cause damage. as tsetse fl ies can bite through material. Insect • Leishmaniasis imagination it doesn’t have to lack adventure. unspoilt sun-bleached sands lapped by tempting Dengue Fever Treatment: This disease is curable with a few days repellents are generally reported as NOT • Traveller’s diarrhoea Gwithian Sands in Cornwall is the perfect turquoise shallows perfect for snorkelling and What: a mosquito-borne virus that favours feeding treatment if diagnosis is early, usually with the preventing biting by tsetse fl ies. Tsetse fl ies are • Tetanus example. Set in the long sweep of St. Ives Bay, diving. With all this available it’s worth consid- during the day, and particularly at sunrise and drug Praziquantel. If diagnosis is late then organ attracted to dust, so avoid riding in the back of • Diptheria its white sands stretch across three miles. The ering a destination closer to home for your next sunset. A rarer and more severe version of this damage can cause permanent problems. jeeps or on motorcycles. Avoid bushy vegetation • Polio bay’s wide fetch ensures there is rideable surf holiday. all year round, attracting kite surfers, body- boarders, wind-surfers and land sailing enthu- Shopping List: Useful Products to Stick in Your First Aid Kit siasts (which I assure you is a sport not just an oxymoron). A surfing school overlooks the bay, Dioralyte for Plasters so you don’t have to be a bronzed Hawaiian Rehydration for Cuts Adonis to enjoy the waves~ you’ll see plenty of pasty beginners happily chasing their runaway boards. 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Despite the continuing size zero debate, fashion has turned to the sweeter side of life. Marc Jacobs’ newest Splash perfume collection consists of delectable patisserie inspired fragrances, including Biscotti, Pomegranate and Apple. Christian Louboutin has collaborated with Laduree Macaroons; these delicious mouthfuls come in beautifully printed gift boxes, decorated with Louboutin’s original sketches. Even Karl Lagerfeld, who once told Wonderland magazine “fashion is the healthiest motivation for losing weight”, is now leading the fl ash trend with tongue-in-chic Chanel logo ice cream and Macci D’s. The cherry on top of the couture cake, however, has to be the “Pret-a-Portea” package at The Berkeley hotel, Knightsbridge. For £35 one can indulge in tea, fi nger sandwiches and elegantly crafted biscuits and cakes. The twist? The sweet treats are based on recognisable classic pieces from world class designers. Take the Mulberry ‘Bayswater’ white chocolate and coconut truffl e ‘it’ bag with silver clasp, or maybe the Burberry Prorsum rich cinnamon classic trench coat biscuit with caramel belt and buttons. The cakes and biscuits are frequently updated to refl ect the fashion seasons and seem to become more intricate with each wealth of designs. You could host your own “Pret- a-Portea”, without the fi ddly baked goods, using novelty teabags f e a t u r i n g fashion icons like Karl Lagerfeld and Naomi Cambell; a v a i l a b l e from German company, Donkey Products. Who knew fashion could* be so sweet? *

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Life & Style page 16 Scene Scene page 17 Life & Style Wessex AroundWessex the World in 30 Pizzas Jenni Palmer terrace directly overlook the harbour and is light which are not only delicious but manageable as up delightfully at night. the piled-high pizzas can be quite fi lling. I am sorry Fancy sampling the cuisine of the fi ve continents Service was friendly though a little disorganised to say though that the fruity dessert pizza which I in one restaurant? Fire and Stone, a pizzeria with the waitress forgetting where she had left have enjoyed previously in their Covent Garden which began in London and has recently opened our order slip, however it was opening week and, restaurant is now off the menu; sweet sorrow its fourth restaurant in the UK in Gunwharf Quays, despite a new team, the staff were friendly, making indeed! On the plus side, the cocktail list includes Portsmouth, claims to do just this. At face value sure we were enjoying our food and providing some rather exciting Martinis including Chocolate, it sounds pretty bizarre, to illustrate I’ll give you refi lls. Espresso and Lychee! an example of one of their Asia-inspired pizzas, The food itself remains the main attraction. Of So if you are stuck in not-so-sunny England the Bombay: Roast tandoori marinated chicken the thirty or so pizzas available I settled upon the this summer and fancy a taste vacation, I would breast, spiced tandoori yoghurt base, broccoli, Lombok topped with Tiger prawns, peppers on a thoroughly recommend Fire and Stone. And if you sliced red onion, mozzarella, spiced mango Hoi Sin base while the rest of our group chose do not dream of exotic foods then not only do they chutney and cucumber & mint yoghurt. It sounds, two Bombays, a Koh Samui with vegetables and have the classics (Magherita, Quattro Formaggi, Prêt-À-PorteaCouture Cuisine well, implausible but two of our party went for it yellow Thai curry, a Peking duck-topped base etc.) but there is a London pizza topped with and loved it and I will verify from the mouthful I had and a Texas barbeque steak pizza. The range is crispy bacon, Cumberland sausage, sliced black Hannah Pratt that the weird here is most certainly wonderful! substantial so it can take a while deciding but all pudding and free range egg. Those Walker’s -
So what makes Fire and Stone such a success? of the pizzas are stone-baked to perfection with crisps have nothing on this! Despite the continuing size zero debate, fashion has turned to Well, apart from the unusual twist on a restaurant very generous top-quality toppings: the duck was For more information visit www.fi reandstone. the sweeter side of life. staple dish, they have cleverly combined better than any takeaway dish. Despite having com and fi ll out an online Pizza Passport form Marc Jacobs’ newest Splash perfume collection consists of upmarket décor with Pizza Express-esque prices had several cocktails and beers, the food was which will entitle you to 2-for-1 on all pizzas. delectable patisserie inspired fragrances, including Biscotti, (the pizzas are all roughly £9). I would warn you tasty enough to quieten us all, and that surely is a While at Gunwharf check out Bar 38 for their Pomegranate and Apple. though that if you are going as a couple it is not great compliment! Happy Hour Cocktails (5-8pm Everyday): 2-for-1 Christian Louboutin has collaborated with Laduree Macaroons; the best fi rst date option as the tables for two are For any pizza-haters, there is a range of pastas on an extensive list, including a fresh mint mojito these delicious mouthfuls come in beautifully printed gift boxes, connected by a long bench on one side: awkward and salads. There are several vegetarian options made before your eyes and a huge variety of decorated with Louboutin’s original sketches. silences would be taken to another dimension! including pizzas and pastas. Starters include blush-worthies including the Long Slow Screw. Even Karl Lagerfeld, who once told Wonderland magazine The location at Gunwharf is unbeatable however, calamari, bruschetta and antipasti. Desserts range A huge queue is guaranteed but at £2 a cocktail, “fashion is the healthiest motivation for losing weight”, is now with the restaurant’s glass front and outside from panacotta to mini cheesecakes and mousses who’s complaining? leading the fl ash trend with tongue-in-chic Chanel logo ice cream and Macci D’s. Let’s Go Down to the Woods Today Try Local Food Abroad The cherry on top of the couture cake, however, has to be the “Pret-a-Portea” package at The Berkeley hotel, Knightsbridge. Sarah Colah Preparation Nicola Stewart For £35 one can indulge in tea, fi nger sandwiches and elegantly It all about the preparation, so get together with A Summer Cooler crafted biscuits and cakes. The twist? The sweet treats are based We get all nostalgic when we think of picnics. Fun, a few helpful hands and chop, dice, slice and After all your basic arrangements are taken into Mango Ice Cream on recognisable classic pieces from world class designers. Take laughter, delicious home-cooked food spread out slap! (slap? Not the helper I hope) Pack rugs, account, considerations about how to embrace the the Mulberry ‘Bayswater’ white chocolate and coconut truffl e over a blanket or a picnic table in the sun, grinning cushions, collapsible chairs etc to make your local culture may not be at the top of your priority Ingredients ‘it’ bag with silver clasp, or maybe the Burberry Prorsum rich children holding hands and skipping through the picnic experience as comfortable as possible. list. However, the many advantages of eating 2 large ripe mangoes cinnamon classic trench coat biscuit with caramel belt and meadows. Okay I might have gone a tad too far, Food locally whilst abroad, ranging from cultural to nutri- Juice of 1 lime or lemon buttons. The cakes and biscuits are frequently updated to but still, fun times. Summer is fast approaching Try to pack non-drippy food, so any type tional, should be thought about whilst on holiday. 2 oz (50g) icing sugar refl ect the fashion seasons and seem to become and so is picnic season, so here are some tips of fi nger food is good. Pickled things, tarts, When planning my week in Riga, a beautiful 1/2 pint (280ml) whipping cream more intricate with each wealth of designs. to re-capture the magic and have a picturesque quiches, pasties, terrines, salads, pasta, noodles, and historic Latvian city, the advantages of You could host your own “Pret- picnic. couscous, beans, pulses etc are great for the eating locally defi nitely did not occur to me. Preparation a-Portea”, without the savoury part of your picnic experience. For the Having thought ahead about trips to the Latvian 1.Peel the mangoes and cut the fl esh from fi ddly baked First choose your location sweet, let your inner-child have her/his way and Museum of National Art or the ballet, food simply the stones. goods, using If you are staying in and around Southampton pack the jammy dodgers, cup cakes and party did not register as particularly important, as I just 2.Purée the fl esh with the lime or lemon juice novelty teabags this summer, why not take a trip to Winchester rings! They will go down a treat with your friends. assumed I would simply try some local food and either by processing it lightly in a blender or f e a t u r i n g and have a picnic outside the cathedral? It is a For the more sophisticated of your mates who think little else of it. food processor, or by passing it through a fashion icons beautiful, historical setting so you can munch and have got to that age when you need a nice cup of However, food and local dishes are very much sieve. like Karl soak up the culture! tea or coffee in the afternoon, pack a fl ask full of a part of experiencing a country’s local culture. 3.Stir in the icing sugar. Lagerfeld and If sun, sea and sand is more your scene, then the hot stuff. Fortunately, the family I was staying with spoilt 4.Whip the cream until it holds soft peaks. Naomi Cambell; there are some beautiful beaches only a train or Games my friends and I every day with regional food, Fold the puree into the cream. a v a i l a b l e car journey away. Lepe and Calshot in the New •Frisbee- great fun anywhere and everywhere. ensuring I tried everything from bread soup (a 5.Pour mixture into an ice-cream tub and from German Forest are both very nice, unspoilt beaches. •water balloons-what was I saying about letting tasty dessert) to small curd snacks between freeze for 2 hours. company, Donkey Bournemouth and Pool are also worth a visit and that inner-child? meals. Despite being surprised to see a TGI 6.Take container from the freezer and whisk Products. a picnic. •Rounders-watch out, guys can take it all too Friday’s in the city, I stuck to regional food and the frozen edges into the middle. Who knew fashion Or just do a typical Brit as Rhod Gilbert says seriously and get* competitive. fresh fi sh from the markets, which proved a fun 7.Return mixture to freezer and leave for 2-3 could* be so sweet? and fi nd any patch of grass as soon as the sun •Truth or dare-fi nd out things you (probably experience that opened my eyes to new dishes. hours and repeat step 7 once more before comes out and have your picnic! didn’t want to) know about your mates! Besides enhancing my cultural experience, and letting it freeze entirely. Hygiene tips undoubtedly making an improvement on my 8.Enjoy with grated dark chocolate on top. •Keep food covered to protect it from unwanted student diet, eating locally offers a wealth of other * pests* or other students. advantages… Freeze in a sorbetière following the manufac- •Wet wipes are the way forward for picnics, The word ‘bio-terrorism’ may seem an irrelevant turer’s instructions. Or still-freeze (page 4), to keep those hands clean. buzzword, but it is actually related to the contami- vigorously whisking the partially frozen ice at •Keep the cool box in the shade, keep the nation that food can undergo before it reaches least once during the freezing process. lid closed and avoid opening it as much as your plate. The basic idea being that, the sooner possible. Use a separate cool box for drinks the food reaches your plate, the less likely it is to * so not to keep opening the other one. be contaminated in the time between when it was * •Always put barbecued food onto a clean gathered and when it is ready to eat. Furthermore, plate to avoid cross-contamination. Never locally-grown food is more likely to be fresh, which use a plate that the food was on in its raw not only helps to minimise vitamin and mineral state. loss in fruits and vegetables, but could also result -Keep raw and cooked food separate. in the food being tastier overall. On a fi nancial -Take your litter with you when you have level, eating locally helps the local economy. So fi nished your picnic, the aim is to not let the for a tasty and consciencious meal, I urge you to mother nature know you were ever there... consider these reasons and eat locally abroad!

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Professor Jacobs has also received other highly Since its creation, the NAS has been the govern- significant recognition for her contributions over mental source of advice on scientific and techno- the course of a scientific career spanning over logical issues that frequently become entangled half a century, including an OBE and the William in policy decisions. Membership of the Academy Allan Memorial Award from the American Society is by election only, and the current membership of Human Genetics. She has also been a Fellow comprises roughly 2,100 American scientists, of the Royal Society since 1993. Professor Jacobs along with 380 foreign associates (of whom some commented, “I have been working in the field of 200 are Nobel Laureates). Recognition of this kind genetics for more than 50 years and I’m thrilled is, therefore, considered to be one of the greatest my work has been recognised by the National honours that can be bestowed upon a scientist, Academy of Sciences,” ahead of her induction and is an amazing achievement for Professor ceremony in Washing DC on April 24th. Jacobs, and the University of Southampton. It is hard to better the words spoken by the Head Professor Jacobs is a member of the School of of the School of Medicine, Ian Cameron: “Being Medicine, and is based at the Wessex Regional recognised by the National Academy of Sciences Genetics Laboratory, at Salisbury District Hospital; is a great achievement for Professor Jacobs her work forms part of the Human Genetics and the University. She has made a tremendous division of the School of Medicine. Her research contribution to basic medical sciences, improving covers the study of structural abnormalities of the understanding of genetic diseases, and her the chromosomes, including those visible by light work has had a direct impact on patient care. She microscopy and those associated with microdupli- is an outstanding role model and I am delighted cations and deletions (small abnormalities in which XXX, XXY or XYY, instead of the XX or XY pairs Syndrome occurs when a male patient exhibits she is being recognised in this way.” only a small part of the DNA sequence is affected). usually present in female and male populations the XXY karyotype over the XY karyotype, i.e. Writing as someone who is of a similar age to A continuing theme in Professor Jacobs’ work is respectively. has an extra X chromosome. The syndrome that of Professor Jacobs at the time of her fantastic that of abnormalities in the sex chromosomes, in This is a topic of Professor Jacobs’ research causes, among other symptoms, infertility and discovery, I can only concur that the standard of particular trisomy, a condition that results from the that dates back to her early career, and the tall stature, and is the most common of the sex excellence displayed by her research does indeed presence of three sex chromosomes, instead of pioneering discovery of an extra X chromosome chromosome disorders. The discovery of an extra make her a fantastic and inspirational role model the usual pair. In this instance a patient may be in a patient with Klinefleter Syndrome. Klinefleter X chromosome, as detailed in Professor Jacobs’ for young scientists. The Scientific Scandals and Health S. Hayes Scares that have Rocked Britain thought that some of the factors which lead to ChronicIt appears that the Diseases health of pregnant Predeterminedwomen can cardiovascular disease, in thediabetes Womb and obesity can S. Hayes the newspapers portrayed the arguments to be directly affect the development of their babies, occur before birth.Three years ago, The University equally weighted on both sides. not only in the womb, but also in later life. It is of Southampton opened its Institute of Develop- Sensationalist science stories are everywhere As a result of the media storm that ensued, mental Science (IDS), with the aim of studying the we turn. It doesn’t seem as though a day goes many parents actually put the health of their effects of development on later health. by without a report on one particular food, health children at risk by withdrawing their vaccination In a paper published this month, a team from item or beauty product causing cancer, or another against measles, mumps and rubella. the IDS have shown that the muscle mass of preventing it. The media itself is not totally to blame. Scien- pregnant women is related to the ability of the Scare-mongering over the potential health tists who cannot find acceptance of their views placenta (the barrier between the foetus and the hazards of mobile phone masts or genetically amongst their peers will sometimes release infor- mother) to transport amino acids, the essential modified crops is everywhere. There is a huge mation to the media in an effort to get their voice building blocks of proteins, to the growing foetus. volume of information from the media telling heard, even if it is not generally recognised as The study suggests that if pregnant mothers have us that one thing is detrimental to our health or sound science. It is understandable that an editor, a lower muscle mass, their body will retain more another is beneficial. How much of what we read when presented with these theories, would write nutrients, at the expense of the developing baby. should we believe? stories about them, especially if they are likely to The researchers also found that the placentas of There is a well known example on which bad be controversial and sell more papers. women who undertake strenuous exercise when science was the platform for a media frenzy. A Scientists, for the most part, publish their work pregnant transport fewer amino acids to their paper, released by Wakefield et al in 1998, linked in peer-reviewed journals and it is the duty of the child. The group suggest that if expectant mothers the MMR vaccine with the onset of autism. This media to transmit the findings of this work to a have a low nutrient reserve, they sacrifice the study was performed using a sample of only 12 wider audience. Problems arise when reporting development of their growing baby to ensure that children and the paper has since been retracted. bias or miscommunications mean that the wrong they themselves have enough nutrients to survive The report was later found to have been partly message is given to the general public and the the stresses of pregnancy. funded by a group of parents hoping to take the issue becomes a social or political one (such as Previous studies have shown that the retaining vaccine’s manufacturers to court. Nevertheless, in the case of the MMR vaccine or GM crops) of nutrients by mothers may predispose their the media reacted with an onslaught of negative rather than one based simply on scientific merit. offspring to chronic diseases in later life. The IDS reporting over the safety of the vaccine. Reporters need to be more responsible and base is currently lobbying the government to ensure There was only one group claiming that the their writing on scientific ground and mainstream that young women are more educated about the vaccine was dangerous, with the vast majority scientists need to be more vocal in denouncing risks their health poses to their children, in the in the wider scientific community protesting that bad science to ensure that in future, what we read hope that this may help to stem the increasing it was actually safe. In their pursuit of a story, in the papers will be more representative of fact. prevalence of chronic diseases in the future. Science page 20 Scene Scene Page 21 Sport The National Academy of SciencesWessex WessexWill and Bermuda Hand Over the Baton

Charlotte Woods and Wendy Oloya Honours Southampton Cytogeneticist Bermuda: It’s a shame. So many people in the With the new AU President and AU AU are on the course here at the University. I think Jospehine Corsi Officer ready to take the reigns, we that the quality of the sports played here will suffer 1959 Nature paper, represents a considerable catch up with current AU President, as a result. I have spoken to the Vice Chancellor, Professor Patricia Jacobs has been recognised milestone in the field of genetics research, as it Allan ‘Bermuda’ Steynor and current he does understand the implications of cutting the for her strong track record in the field of human showed the first evidence that the Y chromosome AU Officer Will Harvey to see how course. genetics by election to the National Academy of was male determined in mammals. Indeed, this they are feeling about handing over Sciences of the United States of America. particular discovery forms the foundation of and moving on WS: There was a huge amount of controversy The NAS is a highly prestigious society, signed modern genetics research. surrounding Varsity this year, what was your into being by President Abraham Lincoln, in 1863. Professor Jacobs has also received other highly Wessex Sport: Do you feel you have achieved response to this? Teddy has talked about intro- Since its creation, the NAS has been the govern- significant recognition for her contributions over what you set out to when campaigning for your ducing a similar competition against Solent, how mental source of advice on scientific and techno- the course of a scientific career spanning over positions a year ago? do you feel about this? logical issues that frequently become entangled half a century, including an OBE and the William in policy decisions. Membership of the Academy Allan Memorial Award from the American Society Bermuda: I do feel that I have achieved most Bermuda: I do think that that the Varsity brand is by election only, and the current membership of Human Genetics. She has also been a Fellow things. Some things have happened much later should stay as it is, but equally, I hate Solent with comprises roughly 2,100 American scientists, of the Royal Society since 1993. Professor Jacobs than I would have liked though. There have been a passion, they’re our closest rivals and I would along with 380 foreign associates (of whom some commented, “I have been working in the field of little things that I haven’t achieved, but big things love to see Teddy bring in some sort of compe- 200 are Nobel Laureates). Recognition of this kind genetics for more than 50 years and I’m thrilled like changing the financial structure of the AU, I tition with them. The running of Varsity this year? If is, therefore, considered to be one of the greatest my work has been recognised by the National have been able to implement. I could control the weather, I would. Pompey want honours that can be bestowed upon a scientist, Academy of Sciences,” ahead of her induction Will: I have definitely achieved what I wanted to. me to resign, but I didn’t so that’s how it goes. and is an amazing achievement for Professor ceremony in Washing DC on April 24th. I have learned that this role is more of a support Will: Yeah, I agreed that it was pretty poor Jacobs, and the University of Southampton. It is hard to better the words spoken by the Head role than a development role, it’s more about planning on Bermuda’s part and that he deliber- Professor Jacobs is a member of the School of of the School of Medicine, Ian Cameron: “Being giving my perspective on the ideas put forward. ately flooded the football fields! The rivalry with Medicine, and is based at the Wessex Regional recognised by the National Academy of Sciences Solent is good, but it can get out of hand, so any Genetics Laboratory, at Salisbury District Hospital; is a great achievement for Professor Jacobs WS: Do you feel that you have had any impact on competition would have to be carefully done. If it’s her work forms part of the Human Genetics and the University. She has made a tremendous tackling the drinking culture of sports team? done in the right way, it could be really good for division of the School of Medicine. Her research contribution to basic medical sciences, improving the University and for the community. covers the study of structural abnormalities of the understanding of genetic diseases, and her Bermuda: We have continued to support what’s the chromosomes, including those visible by light work has had a direct impact on patient care. She been in place for a few years now, I stand by my WS: What plans do the two of you have for next microscopy and those associated with microdupli- is an outstanding role model and I am delighted claim that we don’t actually have as bad a drinking year? cations and deletions (small abnormalities in which XXX, XXY or XYY, instead of the XX or XY pairs Syndrome occurs when a male patient exhibits she is being recognised in this way.” culture as some people make out. I think the only a small part of the DNA sequence is affected). usually present in female and male populations the XXY karyotype over the XY karyotype, i.e. Writing as someone who is of a similar age to days of drinking determining who plays sport in Will: I’m going to America on a Football Schol- A continuing theme in Professor Jacobs’ work is respectively. has an extra X chromosome. The syndrome that of Professor Jacobs at the time of her fantastic University is long gone. arship to a University over there. I’m looking at that of abnormalities in the sex chromosomes, in This is a topic of Professor Jacobs’ research causes, among other symptoms, infertility and discovery, I can only concur that the standard of Kansas City at the moment, hopefully for a couple particular trisomy, a condition that results from the that dates back to her early career, and the tall stature, and is the most common of the sex excellence displayed by her research does indeed WS: What do you think, or hope your legacy will of years. presence of three sex chromosomes, instead of pioneering discovery of an extra X chromosome chromosome disorders. The discovery of an extra make her a fantastic and inspirational role model be within the AU and the Union? Bermuda: Well, I’m looking at a couple of oppor- the usual pair. In this instance a patient may be in a patient with Klinefleter Syndrome. Klinefleter X chromosome, as detailed in Professor Jacobs’ for young scientists. tunities here in the UK, but first and foremost I’ll be Bermuda: I would like to think that people will going home to Bermuda, to...uh...well... remember that I did a good job and that people Will: He’s going to Bermuda to work in the sea, The Scientific Scandals and Health remember that Will and I made a good team and to be one fo those people who hire out jet skis to S. Hayes made some really good developments within the tourists. (Will starts doing impressions of Bermuda Scares that have Rocked Britain thought that some of the factors which lead to AU. selling jet skis) He will also be sailing about selling ChronicIt appears that the Diseases health of pregnant Predeterminedwomen can cardiovascular disease, in thediabetes Womb and obesity can Will: We would like to pass a motion, to rename fruit from his boat. S. Hayes the newspapers portrayed the arguments to be directly affect the development of their babies, occur before birth.Three years ago, The University the sports hall ‘Harvey Hall’. I’m hoping that’s Bermuda: Yes, what he said. equally weighted on both sides. not only in the womb, but also in later life. It is of Southampton opened its Institute of Develop- going to be my legacy. Sensationalist science stories are everywhere As a result of the media storm that ensued, mental Science (IDS), with the aim of studying the Wessex Sport would like to thank Will and we turn. It doesn’t seem as though a day goes many parents actually put the health of their effects of development on later health. WS: How do you feel about the issues surrounding Bermuda for contributing to the sport section by without a report on one particular food, health children at risk by withdrawing their vaccination In a paper published this month, a team from course cuts, particularly of the Sports Studies this year and wish them the best of luck in item or beauty product causing cancer, or another against measles, mumps and rubella. the IDS have shown that the muscle mass of programmes? their future careers as fruit sellers. Taking over preventing it. The media itself is not totally to blame. Scien- pregnant women is related to the ability of the their roles in July will be AU President elect Scare-mongering over the potential health tists who cannot find acceptance of their views placenta (the barrier between the foetus and the Will: Outraged! Everybody knows how I feel about Teddy Wilkes and AU Officer elect Dean Jones, hazards of mobile phone masts or genetically amongst their peers will sometimes release infor- mother) to transport amino acids, the essential this. This will be detrimental to sport in the AU who will be interviewed in a future edition of modified crops is everywhere. There is a huge mation to the media in an effort to get their voice building blocks of proteins, to the growing foetus. and sporting culture across the University more WessexSport. volume of information from the media telling heard, even if it is not generally recognised as The study suggests that if pregnant mothers have broadly. us that one thing is detrimental to our health or sound science. It is understandable that an editor, a lower muscle mass, their body will retain more another is beneficial. How much of what we read when presented with these theories, would write nutrients, at the expense of the developing baby. should we believe? stories about them, especially if they are likely to The researchers also found that the placentas of There is a well known example on which bad be controversial and sell more papers. women who undertake strenuous exercise when science was the platform for a media frenzy. A Scientists, for the most part, publish their work pregnant transport fewer amino acids to their Perhaps unsurprisingly, the moment we have speak the other’s language. paper, released by Wakefield et al in 1998, linked in peer-reviewed journals and it is the duty of the child. The group suggest that if expectant mothers chosen as Britain’s finest sporting moment is the In the final minute of the game, Captain Bobby the MMR vaccine with the onset of autism. This media to transmit the findings of this work to a have a low nutrient reserve, they sacrifice the 1966 World Cup final against West Germany, Moore made a long pass to Geoff Hurst, which he study was performed using a sample of only 12 wider audience. Problems arise when reporting development of their growing baby to ensure that the final score ending England 4-2 Germany. At received forward whilst a number of spectators children and the paper has since been retracted. bias or miscommunications mean that the wrong they themselves have enough nutrients to survive Top Ten Momentsfull time, it was a nail-biting 2-2, which in forced British the were in the process Sporting of invading the pitch, before History The report was later found to have been partly message is given to the general public and the the stresses of pregnancy. game into extra time. With 11 minutes of extra time he made a desperate shot at goal and scored. funded by a group of parents hoping to take the issue becomes a social or political one (such as Previous studies have shown that the retaining having elapsed, Alan Ball crossed the ball to Geoff Hurst later admitted that the shot was just an vaccine’s manufacturers to court. Nevertheless, in the case of the MMR vaccine or GM crops) of nutrients by mothers may predispose their What:*1* England Win the World Cup Hurst, who shot at goal from close range, where attempt at sending the ball as far into the stands the media reacted with an onslaught of negative rather than one based simply on scientific merit. offspring to chronic diseases in later life. The IDS the ball bounced down against the underside of as possible in order to kill time and that he had not reporting over the safety of the vaccine. Reporters need to be more responsible and base is currently lobbying the government to ensure When: 30th July 1966 the crossbar and touched on or just inside the line expected to score. It was at this moment that BBC There was only one group claiming that the their writing on scientific ground and mainstream that young women are more educated about the before rebounding out. The goal was allowed; but commentator Kenneth Wolstenholme shouted vaccine was dangerous, with the vast majority scientists need to be more vocal in denouncing risks their health poses to their children, in the Where: Wembley Stadium there was apparently some confusion between the famous phrase which propelled the event into in the wider scientific community protesting that bad science to ensure that in future, what we read hope that this may help to stem the increasing Swiss referee Gottfried Dienst and his Soviet history: “Some people are on the pitch! They think it was actually safe. In their pursuit of a story, in the papers will be more representative of fact. prevalence of chronic diseases in the future. linesman Tofik Bakhramov, neither of whom could it’s all over! It is now!” Sport Page 22 Scene John Inverdale Meets Wessex Sport Wessex A Night at the Ball: The AU Awards Tristan Carlyle is so much greater. You could kind of get away WS: How did you get into broadcasting after Southampton’s Special guest at this year’s AU ball was sports with it thirty years ago, by doing a bit of training, studying a History degree? broadcaster John Inverdale, who graduated from a lot of drinking, and being okay. Nowadays the Competitors Achieve the University of Southampton with a degree in balance has changed. A shame with universities JI: I studied postgraduate journalism, worked for a History. During that time, he was captain of the is that some of them don’t see the merit of sport, local paper, then got a job at a radio station, then a Top Jiu Jitsu Prizes tennis team and also editor for the ‘Wessex News’, and are keen to marginalise it. I think that’s a real national radio station. I progressed my way up the a former incarnation of the Wessex Scene. He has shame, because I do think playing sport, not just greasy pole. I went about getting into the Wessex gone on to host a variety of radio and television elite sport, but intramural sport, whatever you want News because I thought it would be a good thing programmes, including part of the BBC’s coverage it to be, is an absolutely key part of university life. It to do for experience, working for a university of Wimbledon and the Six Nations tournament. is where you make some of the best friends you’re newspaper. When I went for interviews with On the night, Inverdale gave a speech that was ever going to make. I think the problem with sport newspapers after I graduated, lots of them were well received by all the students in attendance. is it’s not seen as that cool or sexy and doesn’t get impressed that I had experience, but not neces- The highlight of the speech was John expressing you money from central agencies, which I think is sarily by what I had written! I’ve still kept most of mock surprise at the fact that cheerleading was a real shame. my work and I can’t believe some of the rubbish I now considered a sport at the University, though wrote. I wrote a couple of really bad pieces about after meeting some members of the squad, he de- WS: Did you ever go and watch Southampton FC women’s hockey and one about the football team, livered an apology on stage stating he had since whilst you were a student? I still subliminally cringe when I think about them been convinced otherwise! WessexSport caught now. up with John after the awards had been handed JI: When I came to university the fi rst game I ever James Taylor out. went to was when I went with friends to see South- WS: What is the biggest impact that University Wessex Scene: John, you were a top class ampton beat Fulham 4-1 at The Dell, what a game Sport has had on your life.? May 2010 saw the University’s Jiu Jitsu athlete when you were a student here, which that was! I took some friends who weren’t football Club enter its fi rst International Competition. sports teams were you a member of? fans, they’d never been to a game of football in JI: Sport was an integral part of my time at South- Following recent successes in the BJJA and their lives before, and they asked me if it was like ampton. Last Thursday I was playing golf with two SMRTJ nationals, the club had progressed JI: I was part of rugby, tennis, cricket, I had a great this every week! Of course it wasn’t at all. I used people who I played rugby with here, thirty years to a point where it was at a competitive edge. AU Fellowship: time, I really loved it. They always say that your to love going to the dell; walk down, have a drink ago. That’s what sport at university gives you. It On Sunday 8th May, Jiu Jitsu club attended Bob Douglas, schooldays are your happiest years, but in a way, at the cowherds and go to the match. What better gives you a lifetime of memories to look back on the 4th ever Jikishin international competition. Boat Club I would say my years at Southampton were the way is there to spend a Wednesday night? and friends for life. Entering the contest were clubs from across happiest of my life. Those were the years when the country, from as close as Portsmouth to as I was fi nding out so much about myself. I had far as Scotland, in addition to teams from South glandular fever in my last year which really bugged Africa, Germany, Denmark, Malta, Ireland and me, but it was almost a perfect three years. Spain. The day began with a training course by top Senseis from around world, including WS: How do you feel the nature of university 75-year-old professor Terry Parker the only sports has changed? 10th Dan in the BJJA who showed how the walking stick of an elderly gentle man is a 1st JI: I look at university sport now and I think the weapon to be feared. Year BUCS championship has raised the level so much At midday, the competition began, with Sportsperson of compared to the days when I was playing. I just Southampton entering categories Kata (un- the Year: think that the quality now is so much greater than it armed), Kata (armed), Random Attacks, Ryan John was. It was a long time ago, but I don’t remember Ground Fighting and Continuous Fighting. Graham too many elite sportspeople being involved in The team from the university that competed university sport then. I watched the men’s rugby included James Taylor, Jamie Heayes, SMRTJ university fi nal two weeks ago between Lough- national bronze medallist Daniel Miller, Instruc- borough and UWIC (University of Wales Institute, tor and former Southampton student Nicolby Cardiff), and I thought, did we at university ever Krol, and Instructor Bleddyn Lawrence. After play a game that bore any relation to this? I’m not an exhausting day with multiple fi ghts, Daniel sure we did. Miller walked away with the bronze medal in middle weight ground fi ghting. Nicolby Krol WS: With Southampton Solent not in existence, and James Taylor faced each other in the last who were your biggest rivals? round of purple to brown continuous fi ghting making an all Southampton fi nal where Nicol- JI: Our rivals were Bristol, Bath and Exeter. Ports- by took gold and James took silver. Instructor mouth wasn’t even a poly (technical college) at Bleddyn Lawrence was knocked out of com- the time so you didn’t take them seriously. The petitions unfortunately early with a dislocated whole landscape is so different now, there were arm, rendering him unable to enter two other far fewer universities at the time; you had to travel categories. Jamie Heayes put up a valiant much further to win a university championship. fi ghting effort but fell just short of the medal in To explain to students now what it was like then light weight ground fi ghting, a title previously makes it sound like it was the dark ages, and in a held in the SMRTJ nationals. way it was, but we had a great time. In addition to the successes of the Univer- sity club which now includes three interna- WS: Are there any similarities between now and tional champions, the Southampton Town Club when you were playing? walked away with an extra 6 medals, bringing Southampton’s Jiu Jitsu medal count to nine. JI: Things that haven’t changed are the camara- After such a great result from the small compe- derie, the friendship, the good times. Some of my tition team that ventured into the contest, the best friends are still people who I was at university club plans to return next year in greater num- with, who I played sport with. Nothing changes in bers to take home even more medals for the that respect, but the level of competition is so much University in addition to entering a team into greater, and the commitment required to be good the British Jiu Jitsu association nationals. Sport Page 22 Scene Scene Page 23 Sport John Inverdale Meets Wessex Sport Wessex AWessex Night at the Ball: The AU Awards Tristan Carlyle is so much greater. You could kind of get away WS: How did you get into broadcasting after Southampton’s Special guest at this year’s AU ball was sports with it thirty years ago, by doing a bit of training, studying a History degree? broadcaster John Inverdale, who graduated from a lot of drinking, and being okay. Nowadays the Competitors Achieve the University of Southampton with a degree in balance has changed. A shame with universities JI: I studied postgraduate journalism, worked for a Sports- History. During that time, he was captain of the is that some of them don’t see the merit of sport, local paper, then got a job at a radio station, then a Top Jiu Jitsu Prizes Hosted person of the Year: tennis team and also editor for the ‘Wessex News’, and are keen to marginalise it. I think that’s a real national radio station. I progressed my way up the by Emma Harris, a former incarnation of the Wessex Scene. He has shame, because I do think playing sport, not just greasy pole. I went about getting into the Wessex JOHN INVERDALE, Ladies gone on to host a variety of radio and television elite sport, but intramural sport, whatever you want News because I thought it would be a good thing ALLAN ‘BERMUDA’ Lacrosse programmes, including part of the BBC’s coverage it to be, is an absolutely key part of university life. It to do for experience, working for a university STEYNOR Sports person- of Wimbledon and the Six Nations tournament. is where you make some of the best friends you’re newspaper. When I went for interviews with and ality of the On the night, Inverdale gave a speech that was ever going to make. I think the problem with sport newspapers after I graduated, lots of them were WILL Year: Olly well received by all the students in attendance. is it’s not seen as that cool or sexy and doesn’t get impressed that I had experience, but not neces- HARVEY Pickard The highlight of the speech was John expressing you money from central agencies, which I think is sarily by what I had written! I’ve still kept most of mock surprise at the fact that cheerleading was a real shame. my work and I can’t believe some of the rubbish I now considered a sport at the University, though wrote. I wrote a couple of really bad pieces about after meeting some members of the squad, he de- WS: Did you ever go and watch Southampton FC women’s hockey and one about the football team, livered an apology on stage stating he had since whilst you were a student? I still subliminally cringe when I think about them been convinced otherwise! WessexSport caught now. up with John after the awards had been handed JI: When I came to university the fi rst game I ever James Taylor out. went to was when I went with friends to see South- WS: What is the biggest impact that University Wessex Scene: John, you were a top class ampton beat Fulham 4-1 at The Dell, what a game Sport has had on your life.? May 2010 saw the University’s Jiu Jitsu athlete when you were a student here, which that was! I took some friends who weren’t football Club enter its fi rst International Competition. sports teams were you a member of? fans, they’d never been to a game of football in JI: Sport was an integral part of my time at South- Following recent successes in the BJJA and Most their lives before, and they asked me if it was like ampton. Last Thursday I was playing golf with two SMRTJ nationals, the club had progressed Improved Team: AU Fellowship: Ladies Cricket JI: I was part of rugby, tennis, cricket, I had a great this every week! Of course it wasn’t at all. I used people who I played rugby with here, thirty years to a point where it was at a competitive edge. Kayleigh Morris and John time, I really loved it. They always say that your to love going to the dell; walk down, have a drink ago. That’s what sport at university gives you. It On Sunday 8th May, Jiu Jitsu club attended Bob Douglas, AU President Elect Teddy Wilkes Inverdale schooldays are your happiest years, but in a way, at the cowherds and go to the match. What better gives you a lifetime of memories to look back on the 4th ever Jikishin international competition. Boat Club I would say my years at Southampton were the way is there to spend a Wednesday night? and friends for life. Entering the contest were clubs from across happiest of my life. Those were the years when the country, from as close as Portsmouth to as I was fi nding out so much about myself. I had far as Scotland, in addition to teams from South glandular fever in my last year which really bugged Africa, Germany, Denmark, Malta, Ireland and me, but it was almost a perfect three years. Spain. The day began with a training course by top Senseis from around world, including WS: How do you feel the nature of university 75-year-old professor Terry Parker the only sports has changed? 10th Dan in the BJJA who showed how the Team walking stick of an elderly gentle man is a 1st of the Year: JI: I look at university sport now and I think the weapon to be feared. Year Ladies BUCS championship has raised the level so much At midday, the competition began, with Sportsperson of Basketball compared to the days when I was playing. I just Southampton entering categories Kata (un- the Year: think that the quality now is so much greater than it armed), Kata (armed), Random Attacks, Ryan John was. It was a long time ago, but I don’t remember Ground Fighting and Continuous Fighting. Graham too many elite sportspeople being involved in The team from the university that competed university sport then. I watched the men’s rugby included James Taylor, Jamie Heayes, SMRTJ university fi nal two weeks ago between Lough- national bronze medallist Daniel Miller, Instruc- borough and UWIC (University of Wales Institute, tor and former Southampton student Nicolby Cardiff), and I thought, did we at university ever Krol, and Instructor Bleddyn Lawrence. After Will Harvey and Chiara Pelizzari Ali Shepherd and Alex Parker win- play a game that bore any relation to this? I’m not an exhausting day with multiple fi ghts, Daniel ning Club of the Year for Kitesurfing sure we did. Miller walked away with the bronze medal in middle weight ground fi ghting. Nicolby Krol Joanna Love WS: With Southampton Solent not in existence, and James Taylor faced each other in the last who were your biggest rivals? round of purple to brown continuous fi ghting Sport & making an all Southampton fi nal where Nicol- recreation Club JI: Our rivals were Bristol, Bath and Exeter. Ports- by took gold and James took silver. Instructor of the Year: mouth wasn’t even a poly (technical college) at Bleddyn Lawrence was knocked out of com- Kitesurfing the time so you didn’t take them seriously. The petitions unfortunately early with a dislocated whole landscape is so different now, there were arm, rendering him unable to enter two other far fewer universities at the time; you had to travel categories. Jamie Heayes put up a valiant much further to win a university championship. fi ghting effort but fell just short of the medal in To explain to students now what it was like then light weight ground fi ghting, a title previously makes it sound like it was the dark ages, and in a held in the SMRTJ nationals. way it was, but we had a great time. In addition to the successes of the Univer- sity club which now includes three interna- Vice WS: Are there any similarities between now and tional champions, the Southampton Town Club Chancellor’s Medal: when you were playing? walked away with an extra 6 medals, bringing Olly Southampton’s Jiu Jitsu medal count to nine. Pickard JI: Things that haven’t changed are the camara- After such a great result from the small compe- derie, the friendship, the good times. Some of my tition team that ventured into the contest, the Kudakwashe James Mushava, Outstanding best friends are still people who I was at university club plans to return next year in greater num- Sebastian J K Lewis, Liam Tillett, Achievement: with, who I played sport with. Nothing changes in bers to take home even more medals for the Will Humphries Gavin The Ladies Hockey girls that respect, but the level of competition is so much University in addition to entering a team into Morrison with John Inverdale John Inverdale, Will Harvey and greater, and the commitment required to be good the British Jiu Jitsu association nationals. Bermuda present Josh Rumbol with an award for sailing Sport Issue 9 www.wessexscene.co.uk Thursday 20th May 2010 A Word From Your AU Members Applaud, as AU President Motion to Prohibit Alcohol Fuelled AGMs is Repealed

Charlotte Woods Wessex Well, my fi nal column is here and I would like Controversy arose over a number of motions and to thank all of those who have been bothered over the general handling of the SUSU AGM this to read it every issue. I’d also like to apologise year. One matter of particular importance to the if I have bored you, but you are still reading it cohorts of AU members in attendance, was the now, so it can’t have been that bad! For this motion to repeal a previous motion that prohibited column I would like to present the Alternative sports clubs from holding their AGMs in places AU Awards for 2010, the ones that didn’t get serving alcohol. After lengthy discussions of other a mention at the AU Ball. motions, such as the motion to instate various new Sabbatical Offi cers, crowds at the AGM The One More Year Award: began heckling, reminding the Chairperson that Benoit Rissone time was running out to make decisions on the This member of the AU loves extreme remaining motions forwarded by the student body, sports so much, that he continues to fail his including that relating to AU AGMs. After hearing degree and will be here for yet another year. from both AU Pres, Allan ‘Bermuda’ Steynor and It is defi nitely time to move on, let go and VP Welfare and Societies, Sophie Paterson, hopefully graduate. speak for, and against the repeal of the contro- versial motion, a heated debate arose inside The AU Calendar Club of the Year: Cube. The fi nal vote came only a minute before Boat Club (Men’s) the AGM was due to end, with those in favour of As voted by the ladies of the AU Offi ce, the repealing the motion (to ban sports teams holding Boat Club has been declared the club they their AGMs in places serving alcohol) victorious. would most like to see with their shirts off. I Complaints over the general procedures of the have to admit, I was a bit jealous when I saw AGM came in thick and fast to Union President their photo in the calendar. Steve O’Reilly, but more notably, many complained AU Pres, Allan ‘Bermuda’ Steynor’s Response: SUSU Pres, Steve O’Reilly’s Response: about the general behaviour of some individuals “The fact that certain members of the AU were “On balance, Bermuda’s constituents if you like, Sore loser of the Year: fi ghting for the repeal of the motion regarding AU behaving inappropriately at what should have are the AU clubs and members, so it’s his job Scott Brown AGMs. Although complaints regarded only a small been one of the most important events of the year to represent what they want. There has been a After not being named the 2010 Sports number of individuals, the language and intimida- is a shame, but I can’t hand-hold every single steer within the AU that they wanted the motion Personality of the Year, Scott decided to tion employed by these individuals hampered the AU member of every single club. That’s why we repealed. The fact that it was brought to the bully the winner, Olly Pickard, at the AU Ball. cause of the AU as a whole and jeopardised their shouldn’t try to do so when it comes to their AGMs, AGM today and was indeed repealed, is just an -picking him up and throwing him in the air chances of repealing the motion. WessexSport we should let the clubs themselves decide where example of how democracy works. This is the way and pretending to catch him. He watched Olly met with Bermuda and O’Reilly to discuss these to hold their AGMs. If Sophie (Paterson) as VP the AGMs have always been run, but this year crash on the fl oor (and spill his champagne) complaints about members of the AU. A strong Welfare and Societies wants to implement these proved to be a bit of a hopscotch, simply because with a glint in his eye and a content look on message was put across by both, with Bermuda’s rules within other societies, that is completely up there were 11 motions, as opposed to none last his face. Scott has been since questioned by key issue being that of giving teams the right to to her and up to the societies themselves, but as year. When everyone has the ability to submit an the Police on the incident and still claims it choose where they held their AGM, not simply AU President, I know that my clubs don’t want amendment there and then, it breaks down the was an ‘accident.’ that he disagreed with the fundamental issues un- these restrictions, so I will fi ght to make sure that fl uidity of the meeting and it is very hard for the derscoring Paterson’s original motion, even using they get what they want, in a democratic manner. Chair to keep control. The structure of the AGM is ‘Chin Up’ of the Year: some of Paterson’s comments in his argument. You can have a pint of beer and then vote in the quite old, i.e. two minutes for, two minutes against, Portsmouth University Athletic Union On the topic of the behaviour of AU Members at general election, so to suggest that you can’t do speakers for, speakers against, questions to the Not only did they get dominated by the SUSU AGM, the message was again, clear. that at your club’s AGM seems to me to be like fl oor, summation... It’s a bit outdated and made our clubs in the 2010 Varsity competition, These people behaved inappropriately, but the AU going back to school, being told what you can and people frustrated; it certainly needs looking at. proclaiming the University of Southampton as a whole ought not be judged on the behaviour can’t do and being treated like children. If I ever When there are that many passionate people in a as the top in the South but they even got of a few. This argument could be extended to the hear of a club where a member has said they will room and there’s a frustrating way of channelling out shot down when they tried to start a original debate; should all AU clubs be prohibited not go to the AGM if it is held somewhere that they that passion, that’s what leads to problems. I smear campaign to get me to resign due to from drinking alcohol at AGMs, purely because a aren’t comfortable going to, but the club have gone believe the best way to deal with the issue in the Varsity weather. Chin up to Portsmouth small number of clubs abuse this right? According ahead with it anyway, that’s when there will be hand, is to implement an equal opportunities ‘BUCS Most Improved’ University, you still to voters, no, but clearly this debate is far from serious repercussions. Until we hear of something policy, which would include a clause which allows can’t touch us! over. Whilst the motion was repealed at the AGM, like that, which we never have, it’s something that all clubs to hold their AGMs wherever they want. If this decision still needs to be ratifi ed at Consitu- we need to leave up to the clubs themselves. I we then receive complaints that a club or society I would like to thank everyone for a great tion Committee, which means that currently, the want to work with Sophie and her successor Emily has gone against the equal opportunities policy, year, good luck to all and remember... We are original motion preventing AGMs happening in a to go forward and talk about equal opportunities that’s when we’ll act. That’s the best thing to do Wessex! location serving alcohol, still stands. policies, which will benefi t all students.” in my opinion.”

Inside Sport: The winners of the AU Awards: p. 23, Top Ten Moments in British Sporting History, No. 1: p. 21 AU Pres and AU Offi cer say goodbye: Bermuda and Will Harvey’s fi nal interview in offi ce: p. 21, An Interview with John Inverdale at the AU Ball, p. 22.