News Comment Review Lifestyle Sport Page 4 Page 16 Page 28 Page 40 Page 50 THE HILLS ROAD STUDENT NEWSPAPER Winter 2014-15 Freshers 2014 Ellie Tattam The festival dots were a and Lucy Hobbs popular option with some even A Fourth Wave of accessorising with neon nail This year’s fresh new stu- paint. dents made their mark on the Feminism? college with one of the craziest, On arrival, students were most fun-filled freshers events given funky wristbands, which Hills Road has ever seen! gave the event a festival-feel. The atmosphere was Taking centre stage down- alive and buzzing from stepping stairs for most of the night was through the doors of the Junc- DJ Doctor P alongside Long tion; Doctor P was blasting out Road band ‘Loshing Wine’ who the tunes, setting everyone in the party spirit whilst also caus- took the stage on the first floor of ing some questionable dance the venue. moves to arise. ‘Loshing Wine’ performed Not to mention the fabu- their most popular tunes, includ- lous fashion taking centre stage ing the well known ‘Killin it’. and the UV lighting illuminat- We would also like to ing the fluorescent face paint. say a big thank you to the Stu- UV was this year’s theme, so everyone was dressing to im- dent Council, who organised the press in their neon attire, face event. Sebastian Sanchez-Schilling reviews the HeForShe Cam- paint and all. pictures on page 2... paign in our focus on equality - Page 12 ISIS Online - A Popularity Contest Ruby Osman looks at the boring. “Why did I just get loads ISIS) has taken to Twitter, You- trooms are no longer the breed- impact of social media on of profile pictures of eggs follow- Tube and even Kik, all in an at- ing ground for terrorism they terrorism ing me?” he appeals to his follow- tempt to seduce potential jihadis once could be - social media has ers. In fact, the prolific mouth- and strike fear into the heart of given rise to a whole new genera- piece for British fighters in Syria the Western world. Rayat Al Tawheed’s Twit- tion of online stars, accessible 24 and Iraq shocks not just for the It seems to be working. ter account is awash with imag- hours a day. violence, but for its mundanity. An estimated 3000 Westerners es of mutilated bodies - victims Social media, and its pen- have already left home for the One Syrian fighter insists of the Iraqi conflict. But hidden chant for sharing the minutiae of conflict in Syria and Iraq, with he still lives a ‘normal life’ as he among the violent pictures his our lives has found a soul mate in more going by the day. Inner-city intermingles photos of Nutella tweets are actually quite, well, extremist groups. ISIL (formerly mosques and clunky online cha- continued on page 8... Spotted Ferguson Winter Gingerbread Death of At Hills Aftermath Photoshoot Recipe Phil Hughes page 3 page 5 page 30 page 34 back page 2 The Phoenix | Winter 2014-15 Editors’ Note Feature The Phoenix | Winter 2014-15 3 A Note from The Editors Spotted at Hills (Rogue Legacy). A focus on vlog- the same Welcome to the Winter crime in itself. The longer reads, After its success in previous editions, the students’ favourite feature has returned! From subtle observation, to obses- 2014-15 issue of The Phoenix, which include an article on cli- ging includes a fantastic article topic was sive admiration, to the downright weird - this edition’s sightings are not to be missed. Enjoy the Christmas romance! the Hills Road paper written mate change and youth activism, that considers whether the rise published and edited by students. are fascinating pieces, perfect to of YouTube has been the demise This term we’ve covered mull over with a cuppa in hand. of television. in The Our Sports section in- a bigger variety of topics than Regarding Lifestyle, we Telegraph To the boy who I saw walk into the ever before. review September’s London cludes previews of the Cricket “To the girl in the sports hood- in Octo- In our News & Politics Fashion Week and share the World Cup 2015, the 2016 Eu- “ girl’s toilet - don’t worry lad, you section we’ve reported on the hair and beauty trends of the ros and this season’s Champi- ber. ie with the initials ‘Z.M.’ I love made a swift exit. latest headlines from across the new season. Our focus on food ons League. The Championship A huge thank you to all those who world, from the crisis in Iraq and and healthy living is not to be is not to be ignored; we cover submitted articles and helped to how much sport you play, it’s the concerning rape statistics in missed; one writer shares her what could be one of the most ” make this a stand-out issue. India, to the ‘new wave’ of fem- experiences as a ‘clean eater’, competitive seasons in Football so attractive. Fancy a game of inism and the aftermath of the whilst another gives advice on League history. Our award-win- Abbey Maclure Scottish Referendum right here making easy, affordable student ning Sports editor Darren D’Sou- table tennis? I saw a boy with beautiful brown in the UK. meals. za also covers the tragic death (Editor-in-Chief) “ hair walk through the quad today. I Our writers debate a Fawkes, the review and of Australian cricketer Phillip ” heard some people shout the name number of topics in our comment technology section of The Phoe- Hughes. Darren D’Souza - Sports Editor To the girl who used to go section, from the privatisation nix, features some fantastic re- I’d like to highlight Ruby Emily Thomas - News Editor “ out with Wilber, I love you ‘Sponge’ at him. I want sexy Sponge’s Lucy Williams - Lifestyle Editor To the blonde haired, dash- of the NHS and the lowering of views, from films (Chef, Lucy) Osman’s article on lowering the with all my heart. number. Ram Lakshman “ the voting age, to whether de- and stage shows (One Man Lord voting age in our Comment and - Fawkes Editor ing young man formerly in priving criminals of books is a of the Rings) to video games Debate section; her letter on Subha Kumar - Comment Editor my history class until we ”” both dropped the subject in the summer- I miss you. Hills Road Freshers 2014 To the girl with the gingery blonde hair “ and black and white coat. I will always To the Polish” girl with the long “blonde hair and checked scarf, remember your deep blue eyes and smile I see you on the Ely train. You that makes me melt inside. I love you have beautiful eyes. Maybe we deeply but you don’t know it. Forever could get to know each other and always. over a coffee? ” ” “ To the tall, spectacled lower sixth with To the attractive blonde To the tall rugged guy in a yellow cap who is always looking at “guy in the atrium with “ the red Bear Grylls jack- the blue and brown coat, et, fancy a snuggle by the BBC Sport in the library, slide into my every time I see you I camp fire? feel I could get lost in DM’s you cutie. your deep, sea-blue eyes. ” Fancy working on some ” maths together? “ Every day I see you in the smoking area ” A face with a coarse beard, and a head even hairier. You laughter never fails to bring joy to all To the boy with the tiger “bag who shares my love The moment I saw you, I began to fall. of nursing, We could wear our hair- Your passionate ways send shivers down my spine bands together and weave ponchos. Oh how I wish you would be mine. I really fancy you. Like My love grows ever stronger around Christmas day seriously. ” For your love in return, all my riches I would pay. ” 4 The Phoenix | Winter 2014-15 Feature The Phoenix | Winter 2014-15 5 The Aftermath of Ferguson News and Politics Ruby Osman and rubber bullets on protesters and media. Hundreds of arrests, mil- Echoing Brown’s alleged lions of dollars of damage, a final actions, “hands up don’t Man Walks after Paralysis seemingly irreparable police-ci- shoot” became the cry of the vilian relationship - the fallout Soman nadim Iqbal demonstrators as they marched in Ferguson is inescapable. through Ferguson each night. When you hear the words On the afternoon of Au- However, the marches didn’t al- “Spinal surgery” the first feelings gust 9th, Michael Brown was ways remain peaceful. As con- are inevitably ones of fear. Until shot dead after an alleged con- tradicting reports emerged and a few weeks ago a patient suf- frontation with a police officer in the police force remained silent, fering from spinal injury would Ferguson, Missouri as he made some protesters turned violent, have given up on the idea of life his way home. Just 18 years old, attacking police and businesses. as they had once known it. unarmed and black in a town Fortunately, we are living where 95% of police officers are After a week of protests, in the world of continuous re- white, Brown, who had been due 28 year old officer Darren Wilson search and development; finally to start university just two days was revealed as Brown’s killer. scientists have come up with one later, quickly became a rallying Wilson, who has since resigned, possible solution for this prob- point for national protests.