University of Surrey Students' Union 4Th October 1994 Welcome (Again) Chaos on Campus! '^Oday Is the Proverbial First Day of the X Rest of Your Life

Issue 820 University of Surrey Students' Union 4th October 1994 Welcome (again) Chaos on Campus! 'ôday is the proverbial first day of the X rest of your life. And the next three or Today, the University of Surrey gets in- There are informative talks combined four years are going to be spent here, in vaded as over one thousand first year with the necessary registration during the Guildford, Surrey, England. So how do students move in. Students will be arriv- day. I hope the first years have a good you feel? ing with their posessions, clothes, stereos, time, and I look forward to seeing you all Well, however it may feel at first, you'll cuddly toys, and their parents. during the course of the year." soon get used to the idea of being at The day is being run by the Students' Throughout the week, there are various University. During Intro Week you'll be Union, with many existing students being entertainments, and the students are ad- bombarded with infonnation, and talked 'helpers', providing assistance wherever vised to make the most of them. A mixture to by so many people you'll start to won- it is needed. Masterminding the whole of music and comedy and general hilarity der if you'll remember any of it in three event is Heather Stych, Vice President for is plaimed. The Happy Hour on Wednes- weeks time. But don't worry, most people Education & Welfare. When asked about day is bound to be popular, so get there live to tell the tale. how she thought the day would run, early. Should you have any problems, use the Heather said "It is bound to be somewhat Jonathan, in one of his quieter moments Students' Union Help Desk for informa- chaotic, but I hope the day is reasonably said "there are lots of information services tion and guidance. The details are shown hiccup-free". available, so use them. Bare Facts, the at the bottom of this very page. As the day progresses, and more cars ar- Help desk and grabbing hold of an Intro You have opportunities facing you which rive on campus, the limited parking space Week helper will all provide you with you may never have again. Please get gets streched to its limiL Car park 5 sees what you want to know." involved, be it in Sport, a music club or some of the most crowded scenes, with Heather added "As far as the new students one of the other Clubs and Societies. You parents being asked to move their cars to are concerned, I hope they find Surrey a can check these out at Sports Fair on the Council car park after unloading. The welcoming place and have a super Intro Friday, and Freshers Fayre on Sunday. Union is also prviding a Minibus Shuttle Week; you're only a fresher once, so en- The challenge is "Come with an interest service from the Station to Campus and joy it!" wecan'tcaterfor".If you can, then you'll Hazel Fann. Seen driving one of the buses belong to a very small group of people. In is Jonathan Bennett, Communications which case, you could probably set up Officer. He said "This makes a change your own club. from sitting at a computer for hours on To quote an old Principle of Battersea end, but I'll be glad when it's all over". College of Technology (the fore-runner to Many parents will be worried about their the University), "Don't let your studies offspring, quite often more so than the interfere with your education". offspring themselves. The message to them is, 'Don't worry, they are being well Remember, Today is an exception. looked after'. Things like Accomodation The rest of your life lies ahead of bills. Grant cheques and bank accounts you. And it will be fun. Honest. can wait. Today should be spentjustmov- ing in. That by itself is hectic enough. The Union's "emergency back-up service" is provided by Manoj Patel, Presi- dent. Staying on-cil throughout the day, UNIVERSITY he is ready to rush to wherever he is needed at a moment's notice. Of Intro Week itelf he said "This week is run en- OF SURREY tirely for freshers by the Students' Union and we have lots of different events in the STUDENTS' evenings which should suit every taste. STUDENTS' UNION HELPDESK UNION TUESDAY TO FRIDAY 9AM TO 6PM •••••3SSDDD UNION FOYER EXTENSION 3271 2 4th October 1994 Student Loans: Application Arrangements for First-Time borrowers in 1994/95 Tbe first stâge of (he loân ^pUcations process is to obtain an eligibility certifícate and ihe University bas arranged a number of sessions in tbe Autumn term 1994 when it will be possible to complete the necessary fonns, as foUows:- DATE LECTURE TIME CATEGORY OF STUDENTS THEATRE Wednesday B Continuing Students 12 October with surnames A-K Friday H Continuing Students 14 October with surnames L-Z Wednesday B Any time First Year Students 19 October between with surnames A-K Friday H 2.00 p.m. First Year Students 21 October with surnames L-Z Wednesday B & Ail Students 26 October Friday H 4.45 p.m. Ail Students 28 October Students unable to attend the session appropriate to tbier súmame may attend any of the others; the above timetable is imply an attemt to reguliUe the numbers at each session at each session. Any urgent enquiry before üie first of these sessions may be directed to Miss Katô Hedley or Mrs Mary McArthur in the Registry. Lcêts giving détails about the sceme in general are available on the Information Riû:k outside the Welfare Office in the Students' Union. Arrangements after 4 November will be reviewed in the light of demand but, at tbe very least. Miss Hedley will be available in ^ the4 Registry each wednesday and Friday aftemoon during term time. ^^ IMPORTANT Ail students attending the above sessions must bring with them the following: 1 Briih or adoption certifícate (original, not photocopy). Instead of a birth certifícate, eligible students bom overseas should pro duce thier passport and a letter from a "responsible person" (see para. 1, page 4 of "Student Loans Scheme 1994/95" leaflet) verifying détails of birth. 2 Evidence of Bank or B uilding Society sort code and account number. WITHOUT THESE DOCUMENTS IT WILL NOT BE POSSIBLE TO CERTIFY ELIGIBILITY FORA LOAN. In addition; (a) New students should bring with them any communication from their Loacl Education Authority (LEA). (b) Continuing students should bave completed and retumed the (yellow) Univwsity re-registrôn form for the 1994/95 aca- démie year. Bare Facts Is published by University of Surrey Students' Union. Pick it up every Friday morning during term time from the Union foyer or your court reception. l\/lake sure you aren't ieft out! 3 4th October 1994 International Sensible Drinl

DRINKWISever forget there is a limitE. ndsleigh 4 octors recommend that sensible ENDSLEIGH ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THEIR Ddrinking limits are up to 21 units of STUDENTS PERSONAL alcohol for men and up to 14 units for POSSESSIONS INSURANCE POLICY REMAINING AT £27 women. AGAIN FOR THE 1995/1995 ACADEMIC YEAR One Unit is lialf a pint of ordinary strength beer, lager or cider, on small glass of wine or a single measure of spirits. Endsleigh Insurance, the largest student insurance in the world, are In the course of a year on average an adult pleased to provide the following cover:- in the UK gets through about 240 pints of beer or lager, about 20 bottles of wine, 8 litres of cider and about 5 litres of spirits ! *Nm FOR OLD REPLACEMENT OF MOST ÍTEMS The alcoholic strength of the average WÍTHNO AGE LIMIT British pint has fallen from around 5.5% 'FIRE, FLOOD, BURST PIPES, CRIMINAL DAMAGE AB V at the turn of the centry to less than AND MOST IMPORTANTLY THEFT. (UNUKE MOST 4% ABV today. But extra strong lagers OTHER POLICIES. PROOF OF FORCED ENTRY IS are nearly three times as strong as ordi- NOT REQUIRED) nary beers or lagers. '£1,000,000 LEGAL UABILITY Over 90% of women and approximately 78% of men, drink within sensible limits, 'REIMBURSEMENT OF FEES, COLLEGE EXPENSES, but men and women under 30 are more INCLUDING EXAM COSTS FOLLOWING INJURY likely to be drinking above these recom- 'COVER APPUES IN STUDENTS' ROOM, PARENTS' mended limits. HOME, TEMPORARY RESIDENCE, SECURE It takes your body about an hour to bum COLLEGE OR HOSPITAL STORAGE DURING up one unit of alcohol. So seven pints in VACATIONS AND EVEN IN TRANSIT TO AND FROM an evening could meant that you're still COLLEGE over the legal limit the next morning! Black coffee, cold showers or the "hair of the dog" are no solutions to hangovers. AND NEW FOR THIS YEAR - ENDSLEIGH LAUNCH The cure is time! COMPUTER POLICY This exclusive policy has been specifically introduced to cater for Endsleigh's Personal Possessions policyholders to cover their valuable computer equipment against loss or damage by virtually any accidental cause and theft. Premiums start at £13-50 for £500 cover and the policy will cover up to £2500 of computer equipment Endsleigh are convinced that they provide the most competitive yet complete insurance products for students. If you require any further information regarding the above, motor and travel insurance, please come along to the Endsleigh Centre in the Students Union. Opening times: Mon • Fri, 9.00a.m. - 5.00p.m. 4 4th October 1994 The Best First Term of Your Lifei The average sixth-former spends the summer after A levels in 2. Everyone believes in free love. a State of anxiety and half-suppressed excitement at the prospect Another myth: sex is not nearly so commonplace at university of university. Everyone, from parents to teachers and older as everyone assumes before they get there. Former students' friends, has been banging it into your head that these will be the tês of bedroom hopping and drunken orgies are a combination best years of your life. of boasting, wishful thinking and drink addled snatches of but be careful. It's not that your p^nts and friends are lying memory. when they teil you about the fantastic times they had at college, Perhaps — and only perhaps — the Student leputation for or even that they areexaggerating (well notmuch). It's just that debauchery was jusüy eamed back in the swinging 1960s and amid their dewy-eyed reminiscing, they find it all too easy to 197(^, but it certainly isn't true anymore. In the post-Aids forget the not-so-wonderful times. And the first six weeks of climate of the Nineties, people are a lot more cautious about term can be the worst of ali. jumping into bed with thefirst perso n to ask what A levels they So what happens when you finally reach the promised land? For did. many, the reactions ränge from mild disiqjpointmen; to serious So be wamed: if you're expecting not to get much sleep during emotional trauma. I spent most of my first year recovering from the first few weeks, you're probably right But only beckuse the the gap that opened up between my expectations and the reality guy next door plays Pink Boyd until 4am every night of university living in thefirst coupl e of weeks. My experience, as I later discovered, was not uncommon. 3. SchooPs out for autumn. Below are some common myths surrounding campus life and a If you've been told you won't have anything as mundane as few sage words on what is more likely to be the reality. work interfering with your pursuit of the good times, don't believe iL Theoretically, of course, it is perfectiy possible to 1. Making fnends is as easy as making pasta. ignore the ostensible reason for going to university for as long It's a common misconception that everyone at university will as you like. These days, however, such hedonistic attitudes are be dying to meet you. While there should not be an unfriendly becoming difficult to maintain. Faculties, under growing pres- aunosphere, the usuai barriers to socialising still apply, some to sure to justify their existence and expenditure, are devising a greater extent than normal. increasingly rigorous programmes of study. Nervousness, for example, will prevent a quarter of your corri- The days of dozing through the odd tutorial before sailing dor from venturing outside their room for the first week. Most through finals are long gone. Workloads are higher, penalties p«Dple are more than a little tense at the prospect of living with for unproductiveness and non-attendance are tougher, ahd the a bunch of people they have never met before. hard work starts almost immediately. Of course, you don't want Don' t forget, either, that there is a good chance you will end up tooverdo it either... living wiÄ people you would cross the road to avoid in everyday life. This may take a while to sink in, however; almost 4. Everyone gets drunk an awful lot everyone in their second year can point to someone and recali Er, this one is largely true, actually. So, once you have found with amixture of amazementand.embarrassment, that here was your friends, got your work under control, discovered where their best buddy in the first term. and where not to go in town, tumed your room into a home and Don't worry if it takes a while to find friends with whom you stopped missing your parents and friends from home, you'll feel comfortable. Here are two certainties: about half way have a great lime. Just don't expect it all to happen in the first through the first term you will notice that everyone other than six weeks. you has loads of friends, half of whom you don't particularly like. Second, everyone eise will be thinking exactly the same The Times, 26/9 thing, only they won't admit it until at least a year later. Bar Opening Times We are open: Chancellors Lounge Bar Breakfast from 8.30 — 10.30am Monday to Friday Bar Snacks 12 — 2pm and 5 — 7.30pm Monday to Sunday 12 — 2pm Bar llam — llpm Monday to Thursday 5.30—11 pm Friday 9pm—1.45am Saturday 5.30—llpm Sunday 7 — 10.30pm Servery UNIVERSITY Monday to Friday OFSURREY 8.30am —2pm For Moming Coffee and Lunch UNION •••••äSSDDD Lower Bar CLUB See Bare Facts and notice boards 5 4th October 1994 Remember... © If you need belp on moving in day, OXFAM grab a helper (in one of those T-Shirts) and ask. They should be able to help Working for a Fairer World you. No matter what academic course you are following, the benefits of venturing into some type of voluntary woric whilst stili a student are immense, both in terms of personal © There is a Help Desk in the Union experience and jazzing up your job applications! Add to this the fact that employment foyer Tuesday unti! Friday, 9am until opportunities i n üie charitable/voluntary sector have inweased considerably over the 6pm. They iîave lots of information past ten years, and you'll réalise that involvement at the "grass roots" level of including Campus Maps, Advice volunteering with an organisation such as Oxfam, can be of great personal benefit Leaflets and friendly and helpfui staff. In Order to promote these opportuni ties to the students of the University of Surrey, © Get some Passport-sized Photos done Oxfam would like to see the formation of an Oxfam Society within the university. Not if you don't have any. You'll need only would this provide you, the students, with an immediate point of contact as them for your Union Card. There are regards volunteering opportunities, but it would also be able to keep students up to two Photo Booths in the Union. date with Oxfam's work and give you the chance to campaign on issues, (from Fair Trade to Arms Sales and Worid Debt), within the university. ©Don' t Overdo the drink. You've got If you are interested in benefiting Oxfam, yourself and fellow students by forming an four years in which to sample all the Oxfam Society, please contact Ruth Whitbread at the Oxfam Area Campaigns Office Union's Beers, so don't try them ali in on (0273) 725982. In order for the Society to be ratified by the Students' Union, simply one night drop a note into the Internai Affairs Officer's pigeon hole in the Union foyer. AU you © The Post Box is outside the Post Of- need is the names and Union card numbers of 20 people and you're away! I fice, not inside. © Go to any events your department or the Union have organised. You might miss that vital piece of information. Get to Know Your Library^ © You only get one Intro Week! © You might feel lost now, but you'll soon find your way around. We ali did! © An Anchovy is a kind of Fish. Just PERICO ICALS CATALOGUE checking if you're stili reading. © Read Bare Facts every week. © The Cashpoint does run out of money eventually. CD-ROM © Eat well. Just because your Mum isn't BOCKS here anymore, doesn't mean you have to starve. There are cheap places to eat on Campus if you're desparate. Corne on a Library Tour / Talk © Go to Freshers Fayre and Trade Fair on Sunday. Join a club - you need some extra-curricular activities besides the Why? ^ TeUy, and the Banks will be giving away loads of Freebies. * Learn how to use the Catalogues © There are only 14 Weeks to Christmas. * Locate the books YOUneeû © There are lots of you, so you might * Find your way around the 6 Floors have to get used to queueing during Intro Week. Sorry! © Library tours are meant to be boring. Where? ©GCR is on 105.4 FM during Intro * Meet inside the ART GALLERY Week and until week 3. Then it reverts at the Library entrance to crackly old 1602AM. © A Tomato is a fruit Honest © Come to the GM on Friday at Ipm in the Union lounge. Meet the union of- When? ficiais, and decide whether Brian Clough gets ùmnortalised. * Mon lOth - Fri I4th October 11am, 2pm, 4pm each day [tours last 30 minsj © Have Fun!!! We Look Forward to Meeting You 6 4th October 1994 The Facelift An Exceptional Night Of Comedy up the ranks. He was support to Eddie Izzard on his last national To ease you in to what is fast becoming another regular feûre tour and Time Out named him as one of the five 'Best of of ents at Surrey, we bring to you a selection of the best up and along with Mark Thomas and Bill Hicks. TV and radio credits coming talent in stand up comedy today. Comedy is almost as include; The Funny Farm (Scottish TV), Stand Up popular as music in this country with people like Newman and (Granada), Lafter Hours (Central TV), The End of the Road Baddiel selling out venuesttie siz e of Wembley Arena and there Show (R4 pilot) and he regularly appears at the Comedy Store are more and more comedy venues springing up around the amongst other venues. country. Steve Bowditcfa is not your average stand-up. He describes On Thursday of Freshers' Week, we bring to you four excellent himself as an Actor, Comedian and Musician. He has appeared comics: Parrot, Dominic Holland, Steve Bowditch and, our on many TV shows including; The Tube, Covent Garden compere fen* the night, DoUy Dupree. Street Entertainers (04), The Golden Oldie Picture Show Parrot began writing and performing stand up in }986 in bis (BBCl) and The Happening (C4). native Scotland. He now plays up and down the country, espe- This year Steve went to Montreal's famous comedy festival as cially around London's thriving circuit and regularly does part of the renowned 'Greatest Show on Legs'. He then went on shows at the Comedy Store. He was support to Rik Mayall on to perform a successful 3 week run at the Edinburgh Festival his last tour and was nominated for the Perrier award in 1993 with fellow comics Malcolm Hardee and Charlie Chuck. He at the Edinburgh Festival. He performed three one hour shows is an ofí^ the wall comic with more than his fair share of at this year's festival under the umbreUa title *No More Mr Nice originality and really has to be seen to be believed. Guy'. Dolly Dupree, our compere, is exceptional also. She is a good Parrot has just fínished writing a new series for Hale & Pace stand up with a unique sense of humour, and the ability to make | after receiving a Writers Guild Award for his contribution to anyone listen and laugh. Her s^le is an appealing combination the Dave Allen series for Carlton Television. He is also about of wicked cynicism and an enthusiasm for life. Her material to write his own TV series for Channel X who are responsible covers everything from the typical to the topical. Puberty, sex, for a lot of variety programming on Channel 4. Other TV and pregnancy, marriage, her body - these are all subjects of her radio appearances include; Jonathan Ross, Loose Talk (Rl), sharp and witty observations. Dolly always ensures Üie audience Rab C Nesbitt, Edinburgh Nights and Bite The Wax. He is leave the building crying for more. She has speared at the touted as being the hottest Scottish comic since Billy Connolly. Comedy Store, Comedy Cafe and feûred as part of the 1993 Dominic Holland is no stranger to Surrey. He played here last Glastonbury festival for contemporary ait She has also sup- year during one of the vacations to a medium sized crowd and ported John Hegley on Tour. brought the house down. Dominic has been apart time comedian Admission for this evenii^'s entertainment is £1 on the door. for a number of years and has been very well respected as one The doors open at 8.00pm and the first act is on stage at of the best up and coming talents in an ever growing scene. He 9.00pm on the main stage. So get here early and fínd yourself has tumed full time in the past year and is fast making his way a good seat This is not to be missed If you love comedy. The past few years have heralded a strong resurgence in British soul, with artists showing a style that is distinctly home grown. The changes iuliet roberts in British soul have been developing fOl* some twelve DurinTîiv*«*^g ralr i this time, thertK^reâ wer «IIAêA stil e*tli som11 c /ê msol oo releaser^lât'^c'^cs an»d afte^^fr A years now and throughout this period artists have naturally recording three albums with Working Week, she decided to go come and gone. Singer/songwriter Juliet Roberts has come solo again. Juliet had also done TV woik as a presenter on C4's through the many waves of change. Her towering vocals and 'Solid Soul'. In 1989, she hooked up with LA Mix and sang enthusiastic approach to music are hard U) match. vocals on their two albums. Producer Danny D finally managed Juliet attributes her desire for music to her father who was to persuade her to record an album together and this is where formerly a member of a calypso band called The Nightingales. the solo career really took off. Recording classics like 'Free She took in a lot of music at home Love' and 'Another Place Another from the likes of Gladys Knight, Time' really put ber on the map in the clubs. While she was doing this in Sam Cooke and The Temptations. 1992, she wrote and sung on 'Life She then began singing wiüi reggae Goes Around' for Courtney Pine. band Black Jade. In 1980 she She has also sung backing vocals for signed to Bluebird Records and re- tl2 (the screams of 'Talœ me higher' leased two records - The Police hit on 'Even Better Than The Real 'Bed's Too Big Without You' and Thing' were down to her) amongst 'Fool For You'. others. A couple of years later she was approached to do lead vocals for In the summer of '93, Juliet signed the Funk Masters track 'It'sOver' for Cooltempo and in the last year which made the UK Top Ten in released the classic single 'Caught 1983. After this she left the country In The Middle'. She'll be in the and lived in the states for a year. charts with 'I Want You' when she Within two weeks of arriving back appears on this stage on Friday 7th in London, She was recruited as the October and the album 'Natural lead vocalist for latin/jazz band Thing' will be out in early October Working Week. This is where and is a mixture of dance and R & B. Juliet reâly honed her live work. Expect a lively performance from the The band were relentless in their UK's next big thing. £5 a ticket on tour schedule and this only served sale from Wednesday in the Stu- to enhance their performance. dents' Union. Bargain! 7 4th October 1994

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Saturday 8th October 9pm til 2am University of Surrey Main Hall Featuring a full live set from Opus III (It's a Fine Day, I Talk to the Wind) ON STAGE AT 10.45PM John Kelly (Cream, Liverpool with UOS Club residents Chris Martin and Keith Wigmore Tickets £5 in advance £6 on the door Available from Students' Union Main Stage Sales to Freshers Only before Friday 8 4th October 1994 THE GREAT PURSUIT Hermán Melville's epic Moby Dick needs no introduction. It is a t£úe of monomaniacal pursuit of leviatban proportions. Unkind critics might see tbis as an inauspicious metapbor fcn- writer Rod Wooden and director Gary Mulgrew's ambitious attempt to transfer to the stage üiis most intensely psycbological of novéis; the RSC production should be seen outside tbe tranunels of book adaptation, bowever, for it is an organic dramatic event in its own righl Higbly stylised in both script and staging, the production grips with an unnerving fascination. A spare stage, with little more tban some ropes and a sbeet magically transmogrifies around the solid cast to conjure up a sbip, a dingby, the awful vastness of die sea. Tbe players act togetber as one, moving from dialogue to narrative to cbanting in unisón; this detacbed assortmentof s^les gives the piece a surreal edge which (xily heightens the tensic» as Âbab (David Cald^) and his crtw lurch inextricably towards madness, driven by obses- sion. The foreboding danger of the great white wbale is omnipresent, a triumpb of mind overmatter, sbow- ing how tbeatre can work its best entirely in the realm of the imagination. Tbis is a bold and unsettling production, bighly visual and astmisbingly poeüc. Moby Dick continue in The Pil. For further détails, contact the Barbican Box Office on 071 6388891 Andrew WBcock. PROS AND CONS Photo - John Haynes Take a Dublin tenement owned by a staunch Republican who's as English as a cricket tea and more Eireann than the Irish. Add a sprinkling of whores and sailors, a brassy mâme and a wily caretaker, a transvestite navvy and bis beautiful black boyfriend, a decaying civil servant and a social worker. Th^ season with song and music, and throw in a love story and a political thriller for good measure. What you have is Brendan Behan's The Hostage, a foot-stomping, belly-aching whirlwind of a show from Michael Bogdanov and the RSC. Coinciding with both the 2Sth anniversary of British troops ratering Northern Ireland, and coming into force of the IRA ceasefìre, this is a timely revival indeed Tbe fate of the eponymous British soldier kidnapped by the IRA is mirrored by reports of the poor Belfast boy due to be banged by the British. The political message is clear endless waste of young lives is utterly futile; a message here for politicians of all bues at this pivotal jwint in Irish history. This is not a show you can put in a bag and tie a label to; its endless energy and infectious zest hold your interest to the end and leave you begging fa* more. A universally faultless cast give their all and some, at turns shocking, moving and amusing us in a s^mless flow of badinage, song and tense, taut drama. If you see nothing else this term, see this; it contains enough material to sustain an entire season of provincial rep. The Hostage by Brendan Behan continues aî the Ba rbican Theatre. Call the Box Office on 071638 8891 for full details. Andrew WUcock KEEP IT IN THE CLOSET William Nicbolson*s Shadowlands started life as a BBC TV production, was turned into a stage play and latterly became a big budget feature film. Awards galore have been heaped upon this tale of Namia-creator and Christian philosophist C.S. Lewis and his relationship with American divorcee Joy Davi(toan, so why was the lêst touring production (starring Anton Rodgers and Elizabeth Garvie) so dreadfully DUIl/? Tbe play, at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, had its moments (Ronald Frasa* as Lewis' older Mother, Wamie, was perfect) but was terribly pedestrian. TI^ production is currently on tour and will be in Woking in December. Make sure you miss iL Andrew Wilcock. Dearbhla Moüoy & Dermot Crowley in M The Hostage 9 4th October 1994 LISTINGS Hello and welcome to Cullare Shock, your invaluable guide to the world of The Arts. This is the bit of Bare Facts which provides news and reviews and details of what's on and where. Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford Until 15 Oct: Arsenic and Old Lace, a comic thriller starring Josephine Tewson, Patsy Byrne and Tom Baker. Box Office: 0483 60191. Student standbys £5, half an hour before the performance. The Farnham Maltings Tues 11 Oct, 8pm: Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme : Tara Arts tfansport Molière's classic satire on the absurdities and pretensions of social climbers to the shores of 18th century India. Student tickets £5. Box Office 0252 726234. Redgrave Theatre, Farnham 7 Oct - 5 Nov: Mrs Warren's Profession by Bernard Shaw, originally banned by the Lord Chamberlain for being "immoral and otherwise inappropriate for the stage". Student tickets £5 (first night only £1). Box Office 0252 715301. New Victoria Theatre, Woking Until 22 Oct Carmen Jones, the award-winning musical by Hammerstein with music by Bizet. Directed by Simon Callow. Box Office 0483 761144. Listings compiled by Andrew Wilcock, Arts Editor. To be sure.. JOKER IN THE PACK Being from the North of England, I am always asserting the well-known fact that all A scribed as a dastardly deed, add a the best comedians (and, admittedly, some of the worst) hail from that part of the world. touch of mystery, and set the whole thing Life "oop North" may well be grim to you affluent southerners, but if The Card is in tum-of-the-century Ireland, and you anything to go by, it can be damn good laugh too. have a Hero. Adapted from a story by Arnold Bennet, and with music and lyrics from Tony Hatch Synge's Playboy of the Western World is and Jackie Trent (of Neighbours "fame"), this musical is currently touring the country widely acknowledged as a masterpiece, before transferring to the West End. Starring Peter Duncan, Hayley Mills and Jessica and rightly so. At a time when the Irish Martin, it is the tale of of a young parvenu who rises from office clerk to town mayor nationalist theatre was trying to dispel the with meteoric speed. image of drunkenness, swearing and oc- Hampered slightiy by the rather cramped nature of the Yvonne Arnaud stage, this was casional immorality, Synge wrote a play nevertheless a damn fine production. The ingenious set (which creaked a littie, it must where the Irish are portrayed fairly ster- be said) formed the perfect backdrop to the all-singing, all-dancing cast, the excellent eotypically. And this production, at the adaptation by Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall, and the witty lyrics by Anthony Redgrave Thatre in Famham is no excep- Drew. Peter Duncan excelled as the eponymous Card (or opportunist) who rebels tion. against the ideology of a provincial town in the Potteries and sets out to make a name The "Hero" of the play is a stranger, who, for himself. This production also benefits from a bevy of lovely ladies: Hayley Mills, depending on who you believe, did or as the bored Countess of Cheli, is as lovely now as she was when I lusted over her did not murder his father. This leads to years ago in all those old Disney movies, Jessica Martin, who even as a not particularly admiration on most, but not all parts. likeable character manages to endear herself to the audience, and the divine Jenna Of course there is a woman's heart in- Russell as Nellie, as the erstwhile paramour, who this reviewer has had the pleasure volved, and therivalry fo r it. Fairly stand- of seeing in two productions this year (the other being Wildest Dreams at the Pit) and ard stuff, it would seem. But Synge did who nearly succeeded in accidentally concussing Duncan during a performance which not write a hum-drum, run-of-the-mill was obviously enjoyed by the cast just as much as by the audience. play. The characters are boisterous, loud This is another "must" to go and see in London, as I guarantee that it will lighten even and occasionally, drunk. the heaviest heart. If you don't go, Üien yer a proper cloth 'ed. The cast execute their roles very well, although for some of them it comes natu- Chris Jones rally. Roland Jaquarello, Artistic Direc- tor at the Redgrave specifically chose some Irish actors to play some of Üie parts for that added bit of authenticity. To find out how to get Indeed, some of the accents and dialogue was so convincingly Irish, that I, an hum- your Culture Shock, ble Englishman had trouble following be sure to read the them when arguments got very healed. But then again, I am slightly deirfas well. listing every week in I thoroughly enjoyed this play, and if this Bare Facts. Details of is the standard to expect from the Redgrave this Autumn season, I shall be special student deals eager to see the other productions. Well are shown done to the cast. Jono Bennett 10 4th October 1994 Clubs and Societies Whatever you do, STAGK do not read this VAUm T an you imagine a university with no RAG article Cdiscos, no live bands, no entertainments of any kind? Few can. STAGE CREW is a group of students who help hat would you say if someone told you that by the end of this term you could've set up and maintain the equipment Wtied yourself to two mates mid run around 15 pubs, drunk a pint in under 5 needed to make these events possible. If seconds, had a lecturer covered in shaving foam, been hypnotised or worse? you think you might enjoy mixing a live Hopefully you'd ask how. There is only one bunch of delinquents who'd get away band, lighting all kin^ of stage acts, with these sort of C£q)ers. Yes folks this is RAG. Why do we get away with it? Because building or repairing audio and lighting it's for charity. equipment or generally helping out, then RAG kicks off this year with a free (yes, FREE) Disco following Happy Hour on you should join STAGE CREW. Tuesday of Intro Week. Then everything builds up until Week 6, RAG Week. Put it eing in STAGE CREW gives you the in your Bat Nest Wank diary now. Bchance to set up or run the equipment If you want to make the most out of RAG Week, GET INVOLVED. All you need to for events ranging from small discos to do is come and hurl some abuse at us at the Societies Fayre on Sunday (you'll find us large events such as FreeFest, the annual in the Lower Bar - we'll be the loud and obnoxious ones burling abuse bade). four-day bands and entertainments festi- Don't forget, if you want to drink to excess and have more fun than you can possibly val. STAGE CREW also have equipment imagine, JOIN RAG because we really are a nice bunch of people and we aren't just for dance, drama, cabaret, theatre and looking fCH- freshers to share a room with on campus for the whole of our second year. conferences. Surrey University Stage Aren't you glad you didn't read this article now! Crew has been voted by "Live" magazine as one of the top three student crews in the country. Crew have recently provided Guildford personnel and equipment for local sound Campus and lighting companies, nightclubs, fash- ion shows, pop videos and graduation Radio balls, as well as a large number and variety of student events both on and off typical campus. Aday for a Surrey student o TAGE CREW are a very friendly and begins with the Ssocial society, almost always in the sizzling sound Union or taking part in something or of the £i£& other on campus, so if you would like to BreaJ(fast find out more about STAGE CREW, Show emitting from the Alarm-Clock Radio. Full of up-to-the-minute news, campus come along to the Societies Fair, any information and the hottest music, it has everything necessfuy to inspire you to throw event or any Crew meeting, (Mondays at off that duvet, munch those comfiakes and greet a day's lectures with enthusiasm and 6pm in the Union - normally in the Lower a smile on your face. Bar). Broadcasting all over the University of Surrey, Guildford Campus Radio is THE ohvi(m.ers to keep you company. Well, it in which 10 come to terms with your may not be quite that bad but it can tend sexuality. You will make some of your to get a little lonely and isolated from OVERSEAS best and dosest friends at Uni. Being time to time. Those doing masters POSTGRADUATES honest to yourself and to them can be a courses may get more day to day contact PG's from overseas may face special part of those friendships. We have all with other students but can still feel a bit needs and difficulties but also provide been in similar situations and while we estranged from the bustle of everyday rich and diverse experiences thatenhance cannot promise to make it any easier, we undergraduate life. eveiybody's time spent here at Surrey. can share experiences. The PGA is keen to represent as wide a That is why we have the Surrey Lesbian, But have no fear, coz the PGA is here! I spectrum of interests as possible, and we Gay and Bisexual Society. We meet The Postgraduale Association at Surrey welcome everyone's participation at ail weekly lo talk about our experiences, is here to bring together postgrads from levels be it bringing new ideas for inter- have discussions on relevant issues and ALL departments and courses with a se- national events to the PGA or hands-on listen to guest speakers. We try to keep in ries of events: cultural and social. organising of events. Don't be afraid to contact with other universilies and Col- come along to the meetings - we're not leges in the South East area and hopefully THE SERIOUS SIDE OF just bere for British students. arrange day trips out. THE PGA We meet on Tuesdays at 8pm in TB 11 The PGA exists to support the welfare, WATES HOUSE (Teaching Block) where all new mem- both academic and otherwise, of all post- All postgradu^ research students (not bers are welcome. Or in you like you can graduate students. Our représentatives sit M.Sc. or MA students) are automatically drop a note inU) the LGB pigeon hole in on ail the major committees of the Uni- members of Wales House, which is the the Students Union foyer and a meeting versity, from the Library committee right staff bar and dining area. This building can be arranged with one or two members Up to Senate itself. We have repré- opposite the Library has meeting facili- of the group. sentatives on ail three faculty boards - ties, a bar, TV room, Snooker and Pool Come along and join us. Your time at science, engineering and human studies - facilities and is available from lunch time university is to be enjoyed, üving life to and are consequently in a strong position 'tili 7pm as well as a restaurant from 12 the full. Come and have a chat to us on to aid postgraduales in matters that arise 'tili 2pm. Guesls can be signed in and our stall at the Societies Fayre, or give us from the degree be it MSc or PhD. The some of the PGA events are held here. a wave and we hope to see you through- PGA is committed to helping ail post- AND FINALLY... out the year. graduales with wtiatever problems come ..Jiemember to look oui for posters ad- their way - health, accommodation, vertising the PGA events. TOA is the safety, welfare, standard of academic su- word you will see on ail our publicity pervision - anything at ail. material which you may see around cam- PlaySoc We have a formai structure which con- pus. We look forward to meeting you at sisls of President, Vice President, treas- the Societies Fayre or thefirst PG A meet- Do you want to provide a service for the urer, secretary, social secretary, publicity ing/event. local community? Do you enjoy the challenge of working with children? If so then PlaySoc is for you. It is our aim to provide lialf-term and holiday play GAS us schemes for local schoolchildren, and as a member you will be involved in ail aspects from organisation to making Guides and Scouts of the University of Surrey boats from botlles ("Blue Peter" experience would be an advantage!) No you don't have to be a member of either movement to join us. We aim to provide As well as having a lot of fun, you will a wide range of activities for members and non- members alike. We are non-uni- also acquire valuable skills in communi- formed and part of the national body SSAGO. cation, management, organisation and We can help with the completion of Duke of Edinburgh and Queen's Scout/Guide leadership, as weil as an opportunity for awards, or put you in touch with local Cub/Brownie packs, Scout troupes etc. training infìrst ai d and play scheme man- The pasl year's activities have been somewhat varied. From our HIGHLIGHT of the agement, boih of which are certificated year • a two week cycling expédition in Ireland to climbing, hiking, beer making (and for three years. drinking!), county/disirict compétitions (we won the irophy last year), brewery visils In suminary, you help provide a much and of course, no term would be complete withoul the participation in the regular needed service and hi return you gain national rallies (a zany lime to be had by all!). good experience in interpersonal skills Future plans to partake in air activities, rock climbing aiid caving are under way. that will remain with you long enough to See us at the Societies Fayre or contact us via our pigeon hole in the Union. be a truthful statement on your CV! 14 4th October 1994 Enterprise: The Next Bene ration uildford....Thefinal fix)ntier. Thi s is The Story So Far each year has student representatives Gthe education of 1,000 new stu- who sit on a course board. This gives you, dents; their four year mission to gain a the student the chance to have your views good degree; to have fon; to gain other Student Tutoring heard and help steer the course of you u^sferable skills; to leave and be able to This scheme has been running for two own education. Last ye^ Enterprise, in get a job. years now and has gone from strength to conjunction with the Students Union And that's where we come in. strength. Over 100 students from all provided training to tbe course reps, help- As many more final years are beginning years and departmenls in ihe University ing to make them more effective and to find out, having a degree, (even a very and schools from all over Guildford par- giving them greater self confidence. good one) is no longer enough to guaran- ticipated. tee employment after graduation. Each The scheme provides the opportunity for Student Community Action summer, there is a large pool of fresh students to support teachers in the class- As Üie name suggests, this project in- graduates for employers to choose from. room. Whilst not actually teaching, they volves students doing voluntiuy work in They now want to see evidence that peo- aim to support ihe work being done; and the local community. This can be any- ple have personal and other skills - man- act as a role model to the kids, encourag- thing from environmental work to help- agement, leadership, communication, ing them to think about higher education. ing to teach disabled children. The computing and problem solving. impetus for this has come very much Pive years ago, the Government set up a Student Industrial Society from the students, aiK) has received what- project known as Enterprise in Higher This is a nationally based scheme, with ever support was necessary from the En- Education (EHE). The aim was to try and the aim of bringing students and industri- terprise team. ^ encourage greater cooperation between alists togeUier at an early stage. The stu- students. University staff and employers. dents involved g^n opportunities to visit Coming to a University near By promoting new and innovative meth- industrial sites as well as receiving skills training from the companies involved. you.... ods of teaching, the University hoped to Both sides benefit; the students being All of tiiese projects are set to grow rap- improve the way lecuirers taught, and trained and finding out more about how idly over the next year, but that isn't the also the way students leamt. industry works, and the companies who end of it. There are many new projects in Surrey University has also pioneered En- improve their links with the education the pipeline which will need your support terprise activities which are student led; sector and make Surrey students a more to stop them just being pipedreams. sU^gely enough, this is called Student attractive proposition to employers. For example: Enterprise. Records of Achievement Student Enterprise aims to encourage Skills days and presentations students to take a lead in the entirety of Duke of Edinburgh Award their educational process. Itallows you to Scheme Job Shop take part in your own academic leaming Again, this is a project which has a well as well as developing Personal Transfer- established national base. A group of stu- Student Enterprise Committee able Skills through extra curricular ac- dents has set up a society within the Stu- What's Missing From S r ey Suident tivities. dents' Union so that they can organise for Enterprise? The leam is essentially made up of the people to participate in the scheme and That's right UR. To make a difference students who wish to participate. There gain a nationally recognized vocational you have to be involved. What have you are, however, two of us employed to as- qualification got to lose, you could seriously enjoy sist with and administer the student ac- yourself! tivities. Rob Jackson (Student Initiatives Student Course Representation Officer) and myself (Dave Vincent, Pro- You'll be told at many stage how impor- For more information contact: 4 ject Manager) are here to provide what- tant your participation is in your educa- Dave Vincent, Student Enterprise Project ever support you require. Over the last tional process, and quite rightly. The Manager or three years, hundreds of students have University views maintaining the quality gol involved with and gained benefit of your ûcation as paramount It also Rob Jackson, Student Initiatives Officer from Student Enterprise. recognises that the customer (That's you, Rooms 2 & 3, Hut 10 (Behind the satellite that is!) must be involved in feedback building) about the courses being taken. As such Tel: 259920 (Ext.9920) Duke of Photosoc The University has a fully equipped darkroom with black and Edinburgh white and also colour equipment although nobody really knows how to use the latter! About half of the members are novices, some Hello! Welcome to Duke of Edinburgh, The Award Society have experience and a couple are experts. So, if you have never was set up in Autumn 1993 by students for students and is here been inside a darkroom before, you are still very welcome to join. for those of you seeking an exciting and rewarding time whilst There is nothing more rewarding than printing yourfirst bi g black here at Surrey. and white print all by yourself - it becomes addictive (or is it ihe fumes from the chemicals?). Anyway, we need some new blood Working with the Guildford Open Award Centre, our enthu- for photosoc, not only to be members, but to maybe run tilings as siastic team members will help you through the Gold Award, well. So if you are interested please don't hesitate to contact us including organising expeditions So, gel involved what are via our pigeon hole ("Photographic") in tbt Union Foyer leaving you witing for?! your name and address. Watch out for any notices on the notice- People who have already got their award are also welcomed board (next to the girls toilet, on your right when you walk into to guide others through the scheme. Hope to see you soon! the union). 4th October 1994 15 HELLENIC Overseas Societies SOCIETY Norwegian The Hellenic Society is one of the largest societies at the University of Surrey with approximately 100 members, both undergraduates and postgraduates. Our aim is to promote Greek culture and welcome everyone to join us. We organise various Greek Society nights either at the university or in Guildford and often hold sports events in the Campusport cenu^. Probably one of the most active societies We closely cooperate with the Cypriot society and together we participate in the at the university! university's annual International Week, presenting various aspects of Greek culture With a population of around 140 Norwe- and introducing Greek delicacies to other students. On Gala night our Greek folk gians it is obvious that there is a Norwe- dancers and singers provide a lot of "kefi" (Greek for fun). gian Society here at the University. This If you are interested in the Hellenic culture and would like to meet new friends, join society is a place where you can meet the Hellenic Society. You can contact us via our pigeon hole in the Students Union. fellow Norwegian students and their We welcome new people and ideas and are looking forward to meeting you. friends. Actually almost half of our members are Non-Norwegians. Our main activity is to make sure that you enjoy your time here at Surrey, so we arrange a lot of different activities all year around. We Turkish Society have regular UniHoc (Innebandy) training, go to London to watch football, Chrisunas Ball, Trips to pubs outside Merhaba, Guildford, Bar-B-Q's and not to forget e are a very active international society having informal meetings almost every we celebrate the 17Th of May as you have Wmonth. Our aim is to contribute to the friendship among the students from never done it before. different nations at the University and also to promote Turkey. Besides pai^cipating The Norwegian society is the perfect in the International Week and promotional events, we organise special activities for place for you to meet new friends and a our members to exchange ideas and have fun. Barbecues and short trips are our place for you to get to know us Norwe- favourites. We will be pleased to meet anyone interested in the Turkish Culture. You gians whofirst cam e to England in the 8th can contact us via our pigeon hole in the Students' Union foyer. century and have stayed here ever since. We wish you an enjoyable and successful year at Surrey. Religious Societies Cathsoc athsoc is more than a religious society, it is a very friendly community for METHSOC c Catholics and those interested in Catholic beliefs. We have a totally excellent time at all of our social events which have included a The University of Surrey Methodist Soci- pancake party (relevant time of year!), a real mean barbecue, bowling, ice skating, ety (aka Methsoc) combines weekly cinema trips etc. meetings of fellowship and discussion together with Sunday worship at Guildford We also have a mass on campus every Sunday, a prayer meeting once a week and a Methodist Church. We meet at Senate termly retreat. Come along to our buffet in Intro Week and see us at the Societies Steps at 10 am (ish) to walk to the church Fayre. If you don't find us at these events drop us a line in the Cathsoc pigeon hole together. We are often actively involved in the Union foyer. What have you got to lose? in the service, with readings, drama, and music and we have the privilege of choos- ing a hymn every week. After the service, as a change from beans on toast, we are Christian Union invited to the home of one of the church members for a delicious lunch. The University's Christian Union is a group of over 100 people who share a common We organise social events, including ten belief in Jesus Christ as Lord. We welcome everyone, no matter what background or pin bowling, theatre uips, restaurant denomination, and we aim to cater for everyone's needs, from those who are just meals and "rambles" and we have even interested to those with a deeper conunitinent. got up early to share breakfast together Our main meetings are on a Friday at 7.30pm in the Library Restaurant with various before church! Twice a year we go mad invited speakers. Smaller self-run fellowships/Bible study groups occur at other times - for the M.A.Y.C. weekend in May, and during the week. Prayer meetings, seminars, praise evenings, prayers walks, seeker the infamous Methsoc Christmas Panto- friendly meetings and open air outfeach are also part of CU life. Other events include mime. barbecues, bands, debates and the house party. We also support work in the local Our meetings are in the Quiet Centre (be- schools and prison and further afield with our projects overseas. tween Cathedral and Guildford Courts) at CU offers a warm welcome to International Students. As we work very closely with 6 p.m. on Thursdays, starting in Intro the ISCF (International Students Christian Friends) and nin a link up/friendship Week BE THERE! You can also contact scheme we aim to help you settle in to life at Surrey as comfortably as possible. us through the Methsoc pigeon hole in the For information on any of the activities of Christian Union, contact Liz via the CU Union foyer, or by telephoning the Rev. pigeon hole in the Union foyer - belter still come along to one of our meetings. Derek Davidson, die Methodist Chaplain on extension 2754. 16 4th October 1994

_ . Situateti on the side of the Studenti' Opening Times Union oppoiite Staj Hill Reception Sunday to Wednesday 8pm -12 Midnight Thursday to Saturday Bpm- 3am Eat in, Take away or on campus: Free Delivery From 8 pm until Midnight ali week beginning 5th October 199^ Phone Extension 3444 to place your order ^lease note: For Pizza delivery you must live on campus and have your valid Union card ready Specialità Pizzas - Ciieese and Tornato Sance + QRDERS 1.MARGHERITA PIZZA £4.40 Garlìc Naan Dira Toppings - just take the Narghenta Pizza as a base, then add as many toppings as you like from this tempting selection Bread £1.00 Mixad peppcri, P«pp«reii, Ham, ìmkm, Olivss, Mujliroomi, SpieyTIiii |roud btef, Pineipple, Coleslaw Cliiticei Tikh, Tonato slie», Clieese, StiltoR Masliroonis ^^¿^ ^e^ DRINKS 2. PEPPERONI £5.00 Coke, Diet Coke Pepperoni, Olives Fanta,DietFanta 3. COUNTRY £5.00 Lilt Mushrooms, Onion, Tomato Slices, Mixed peppers, Sweetcorn £0.40 4. STILTON MUSHROOIVI £5.50 DESSERT Mushrooms in a stilton sauce Loseley Ice Cream Stawberry or 5. HAWAIIAN £5.50 VanillaMs Ham, Pineapple, Mushroom £1.00 6. HOT 'n' SPICY £5.50 GUARANIEE Spicy Thai ground beef, Pepperoni, Fresh green chillies If your order is noi deliveredanyw fiere OH 7. CHICKEN TIKKA £5.50 campus within 30 minutes, Chicken tikka, Red peppers we will give you £I off. 4th October 1994 17 Do You Know Any Interviewing Practice Good Jokes?? Thinking about your career? Confident about interviews? Need some If so, a greetings card company will pay practice? £25 foreachoriginaljokethey use! They We are looking for 30 final year students (who have an active interest in do different ranges of cards which require Information Technology) to be "guinea pig" interview candid^es on Friday a sense of humour ranging from mushy to 28 October at The Grand Hotel, Brighton. down right smut! We are running a training course to develop our managers' interviewing They need jokes about age, sport, sex skills and would like volunteers to act as candidates in practice interviews. (innuendo NOT explicit) and drink etc. If In return few your participation you will gain the opportunity to improve you want to write a clean joke, it could your interview technique as well as receiving £30 and a good lunch. be one to go with a card that has a badge. Travelling expenses will be reimbursed. If you can't think of a joke, think of a If you would like to participate, please write for further details to punchline to go with phrases like "I was Josephine Hill, Graduate Recruitment Officer, Andersen Consulting, going to send you something great for 2 Arundel Street, London WC2R 3LT or call us FREE on the Recruit- your birthday but...". Dig out your old ing Helpline 0500100189. video tapes of Gag Tag - there's bound to be something! If you are zen enough, why not come up Police ID Parades with a character along the lines of Fred, Surrey Police are looking for volunteers to take part in Identification or something Far Side-esque. The com- Parades in Guildford. Anyone used in an individual ID parade will be paid pany are always looking for new charac- £10 per time. If you are interested, contact Jono Bennett, Communications ters. Officer for further details. on't forget that Valentine's Day, m (other's Day and Father's Day will be Extra Cash coming up soon, so relevant jokes will go down well. Anyway, if you don't have Blue Arrow Personnel are looking for people to work part time doing Clerical, any original jokes for the card company, Secretarial and Restaurant work. They are offering good rates of pay, paid weekly, you could always put them in this year's flexible hours and free training. Rag Mag! See Jono in the Comms office for more info and an address for the card Anyone interested should 'phone Nina or Tanya at Blue Arrow on (01483) 33707. company jokes. £500 Opportunity for "Future Motoring Writers" Two motoring writers' award competitions opened for entries in August They dose on 31st October, and results are announced on 29th November. Sponsored by IMCO Group pic, in association with the Guild of Motoring Writers (GoMW), there are two awards, each for different groups. For studenu, there is an OPEN competition, for any writer or potential writer of 25 years or less. Guild members have a separate competition. The IMCO and GoMW £500 award for 'Motoring Writer of the Future', tomorrow's Guild members, is for an aspiring motoring writer of 25 yeare or less, who writes the best article on "The Vehicles we will be driving and writing about in twenty-five years lime". In this open competition, the judges look for aeativity, originality and humour. The £1500 IMCO and GoMW Travel award is for the guild member who writes the best short proposal for articles on any motoring subject which requires some overseas travel. Entries will be numbered and judged anonymously. The judges will not know the identity of entrants, even after judging. Only then will the winner's name be made public. The winner will have six months in 1995 to complete the travel and the articles. The judges for both awards are; John Blauth, chairman of the Guild of Motoring Writers, Anthony Peagram, group PR director of the Automobile Association and Tony Sinclair, chairman of IMCO Group pic. Winners will be invited to receive their prizes at the Guild's Golden Jubilee dinner on 29th November at the Savoy in London. Previous winners of the IMCO & GoMW Travel award are Anne Hope and Stuart Bladon. In 1993, Michael Le C:aplain became the first IMCO & GoMW, Motoring Writer of the Future. Competition entry forms and niles are available from the IMCO & GoMW Awards Office, Media & Marketing Services, 230 Warwick Road, Kenilworth, Warks, CV8 IFD. Jobspot is a regular feature. Look here for a chance to earn yourself those few extra pennies 18 4th October 1994

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Now there is the opportunity to win a sports Dosh card that will be valid for the whole length of your undergraduate course. Just pick up the leaflet from the Campasport, or Vàrsity Centre.

YOU WILL HA VE TO BE OUICK THIS OFFER ONLY LASTS FROM OCTOBER 3RP - 7TH. 4th October 1994 19 CAMPUSPORT AND CAMPUSDANCE Hi! And a particularly wann welcome to The VARSITY CENTRE REPS-1.05 p.m. at the you all from the CAMPUSPORT STAFF PROGRAMME nins like this: Campusport Centre - there are over twenty of us based at two from Tuesday 4th October to Sunday 9th Do you fancy representing your first Centres - the Varsity Centre (opposite October free Squash and Tennis from years? The sports programme is very Téseos) which is our Social Centre with 9.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m. - you don't need light hearted (anything from darts and Squash, Tennis, ATP and major outdoor rackets, balls or even a partner, we can mixed voUeybalI to mixed netball, soccer games centre, and the Campusport Centre organise it ali. Phone Ext. 9242 to book. or squash - we are even doing Balhoom which is that ivy ciad building (YES, On Wednesday 5th October 6.00 - 7.00 Dancing on Fridays!) Both male and fe- THIS IS A SPORTS CENTRE!) at the p.m. Mark Amali is running aFREEaéro- males are needed to help organise the entranceof campus. We are a friendly lot bics class - just tum up. Also available on programme in your departments. It's a who work closely with your Student Wednesday 5th and Thursday 6th Octo- great way to get to know people. See your Sports Officer, Jackie, and we are ail only ber, 2.0()-3.00 p.m., a free coaching clinic departmental secretary if you are inter- too Willing to show you the Sports and for squash and tennis. Ali equipment is ested - and get to that meeüng! Dance scene at Surrey. provided. Come and have ago! There is so much on offer - do get in- ALL WEEK THERE WILL BE A volved - from joining or helping to run a HAPPY HOUR IN THE VARSITY MONDAY 17TH OCTOBER student club (try climbing, badminton, CENTRE B AR - come and experience the Most dance, sports and exercise classes parachuting, gliding, canoeing, lacrosse - excellent bar facilities at the Varsity Cen- are in full swing - study the leaflets and there are over 50 clubs) or simply join a tre and at the same time enjoy special timetables available from around campus, regular exercise or dance class. Perhaps or give US a visit at the Campusport Centre leam the fundamentáis of a sport such as priced drinks. for more détails. squash, dry ski-ing, tai chi or climbing - Monday, 17th October at 6.00 p.m. in or join the hundreds of students and staff SPORT & LEÏSURE FAYRE Lecture Theatre B is the first Sports who take part in the light hearted lunch ON FRIDAY 7TH OCTOBER, Standing meeting. At least one member time sports programme - INTERDE- from each sports club committee must PARTMENTAL SPORT. GO FOR IT! 2.00 - 5.00 p.m. at the attend. The meetings will be chaired by - it's a great way to meet new friends, to Campusport Centre and Caroline Betteridge and are a good oppor- let off steam and maybe to feel fitter aiìd Varsity Centre. tunity to get logether with ali the other healthier to survive the best of University Find out everything you need to know clubs. life! about the student clubs, courses and classes in sport, dance, martial arts, out- "Campusdance" is the dance participation door activities etc. (Ali afteraoon, mini- MONDAY 24TH OCTOBER programme which is an integral part of buses will be taking students from the The lunch üme INTERDEPARTMEN- the extensive Campusport Programme. Campusport Centre to the Varsity Cen- TAL SPORTS PROGRAMME starts - We offer a rich and varied programme of tfe.) get involved by contacting your sports high quality courses and Workshops, all of rep. Sign up on the departmental boards which are taught by experienced special- Buy your trainers, sports, climbing or and drag some friends in too! ists. dance gear from our well equipped shops You can join in at ali levels of ability in a or enrol on an induction course to use the WEDNESDAY 26TH variety of dance styles, including jazz, Health & Fimess Club throughout the OCTOBER- BUSA tap, ballet, contemporary and ballroom year. Thames Valley is our first home game in dancing. Save money on all your dance the British Universilies Compétition. courses with DOSH (Campusport's spe- SATURDAY 8TH & SUNDAY There will be a variety of sports clubs cial student membership scheme). A 10 9TH OCTOBER - SPORTS competing and we would greatly appreci- week dance course costs only £7.99 with TRIALS ate your support over at the Varsity Cen- DOSH instead of £12.00 - a massive sav- Most sports trials forfirst year s take place tre. Mosi matches will commence at ing of more than £4.00. over the weekend. Don't feel the stand- about 2.00 p.m. and then it's all up to the SO WHAT S ON OFFER? ard will be loo high - there's a place for bar for a few beers! ! INTRODUCTION WEEK everyone from the committed couniy or Well, this is just a start - most questions DOSH, HTNESS & COMBINED cards national player, to the social player. Chat can be answered at the SPORT & LEI- will be on sale all week in the following to the student club officiais and they will SURE FAYRE, or leave messages for areas: tell you aboul times and opportunities. club officiais in the Union Pigeon Holes. Monday 3rd, Tuesday 4th & Thursday 6th MONDAY lOTH OCTOBER - Have a great term and don't forget to pay in the LECTURE THEATRE CON- FREE ^TASTER' WEEK US a visit! COURSE (10.00 a.m. - 3.00 p.m.) Sample anything from lap dance, Street SALLY EDIE, Head of Sports Pro- Wednesday, 5th OctoT>er in the STU- jazz, circuit üaining to lai chi or squash - grammes DENTS UNION (10.00 a.m. - 3.00 p.m.) ali classes and courses are free this week Friday, 7th October in the CAM- & THE CAMPUSPORT STAIF PUSPORT CENTRE (ali day). to allow you lime to sort out your personal You are strongly advised to try and get timetable and to experiment! your card as early as possible to avoid the FRIDAY 14TH OCTOBER- rush at Freshers Fayre on Friday. FIRST MEETING FOR ALL DEPARTMENTAL SPORTS i'îibaÉiî?--

Support your Team Bare Facts ou may be used to following aFootie That's where you come in. Even if you Yteam, or Rugby if that's what you're aren't a player you can come along and into, or maybe even an American cheer the teams on. It really does make a needs YOU Football Team. They may have eveen difference. been in your home town. But never There are a lot worse ways to spend your before have you had a chance to support a team that really is your team. Wednesday aftemoons, so grab a few Inter-university sport is a thriving mates and head to the Varsity Centre,or activity, which is followed religiously by on the bus if it's away. those few who love sport. But we need There's noUiing quite as satisfying as more support As Surrey's sports teams seeing another University get thrash^ to do better and better in the B.U.S.A. bit by our lads and lasses. competitions, they need the encouragement to go further. B.U.S.A. Fixtures 19th October Reading University (away) 26th October Thames Valley (home) 2nd November Brunei University (home) 9th November Portsmouth University (away) 16th November West London Institute (home) f you think you could make a good job Iof reporting Suurey's sportin achievements, then you could join Ban Facts' Sports team. We need reporters Sports & Leisure Fair and photographers to go to B.U.S.A. fixtures and bring back the nitty gritty on how we triumphed/played well/let down the side/ got pulverised. Friday 7th And seeing as you' 11 have little more than on hour to write your report, you'll have If you're interesetd in playing sport of any description, whether it be in serious to be on the case! compétition or just for your own enjoyment, the Sports Fair is the place to go. AH the Union's sports club will be attending, and you can see what's on offer before making Have you got what it up your mind.You can talk to existing club members about what the clubs get up to, and get a feel for the sport The Campusport staff will also be on hand to answer ali takes? your queries about the facilities here. Bare Facts Sport: if you want to know about Sport & Leisure, just turn to the back page. Every week, on Fridays