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Same Old Dimstitute? Features: What a Cheerleading squad’s load of rubbish! national successes 18thwessex May 2005 Priceless SCENE News RAG makes a mint at their fashion show Features Reaction to the General Election Societies LGBT are coming out for the summer Film Star Wars III: Same old Dimstitute? Revenge Southampton Institute finally becomes a fully-fledged university of the Sith but ranks bottom in the league tables James Hayward and The news has delighted mem- this new status will raise the cur- sidered “real” degrees.’ previewed! Laura Fewell bers of staff and students alike. rency of the new university, nor The Institute currently offers a Institute Principal, Professor will it affect the reputation of range of subjects at undergradu- Sixteen years after becoming a Roger Brown has commented the University of Southampton, ate and postgraduate level that ‘Higher Education Corporation’, that “We are elated at this news. which, they say, will always be include Construction, Maritime Southampton Institute has Being able to call ourselves a Southampton’s number one uni- Studies, Tourism and Leisure, gained university status thanks university will add very impor- versity. and Marketing. It believes that to a decision by the Department tant recognition for our staff.” Eleanor Tomlinson who stud- its students could be graduating for Higher Education and Skills. Indeed, it seems that most ies languages said that ‘the with a university degree before They have recently declared people within the Institute Institute has always been the the end of the year. that Southampton Solent are already referring to it as college for local students where- However, the nascent University, the current name for a university, and its website’s as the university has a nation- University of Southampton the newly-elevated institution, homepage is now headed with wide intake. I can’t see that Solent has already taken a meets the criteria for becoming the title, ‘Southampton Institute, changing.’ Helen O’Sullivan, heavy beating. a university. In those 16 years, A University College’. another University student, The Institute (as was) came student numbers have risen Some of our own students added, ‘the Institute offers too bottom of a league table of from 5,000 to 16,000. however, do not believe that many courses that can’t be con- (Cont. on Page 3...) www.bamuk.com Student Media Buyers www.wessexscene.co.uk 0845 1300 667 News Page 2 News in Environmental Outrage at the Union position, albeit one elected by Brief Laura Fewell the Union Council. Simon Nash proposed the Southampton University motion that the position of Students’ Union has come under Environmental Officer revert to fire for its environmental policy. its former status, arguing that At the Annual General Meeting “not being elected by cross- Laura Fewell (AGM) on the 4th May, students campus ballot means students voted against the motion that not knowing that there is an Hells bells - it’s the the Environmental Officer be an Environmental Officer at all and Halls ball! executive officer and be elected potential candidates not taking by cross-campus ballot. up the role because they do not The annual Halls ball is being During the course of the know it exists”. held at the Winchester Guildhall debate, it also transpired that the The response to this was that on Saturday 11th June and boasts Union has not done enough in having the position elected at band Freefaller as its headline act. They are being supported recent years to raise awareness Council rather than in the SU by others and a number of DJs about environmental issues. annual elections would attract a will take to the tables to keep Prior to this academic ses- candidate with the right inten- you dancing through the night. sion, the Environmental Officer tions. SUSU has been criticised for not raising environmental awareness Tickets cost £18 and are avail- was defined as an “executive” The Union has since come able on the Union Concourse officer of the Union and sat on under fire for its inadequate pro- advertising the existence of the students to get involved with between 12pm and 2pm, the the Union Executive. A decision motion of non-executive posi- many positions students can run environmental issues such as hall JCRs between 4pm and was made over the summer by tions to the student populace. for. waste reduction and recycling. 6pm and in the hall bars. the Constitution Committee to Mr. Nash argued that the He believes that returning Any student may attend the alter the description of the role. profiles of non-executive offic- the Environmental Officer to Union Council and stand for a Record numbers of The Environmental Officer ers are lower than those of the the Union Executive will raise vacant position. The next meet- graduates joining th the police force became an “administrative offic- executive and sabbatical offic- the profile of the environmen- ing is on Monday 20 June at er”, and no longer sits on the ers and he has criticised the tal agenda at Southampton 5pm in the Uncarpeted Hartley A survey of final-year stu- Executive. It remains an elected Union Council for inadequately University and encourage more Room. dents has revealed that more and more students will be seek- New President for New College ing jobs in the police force when Surge loves to hate songs? they graduate than ever before. Katie Pereira in discussions over the con- Alex Duffy along to www.surgeradio.co.uk/ This trend is apparently being Matt Watson, a Sports troversial moving of students May Bank holidays have vote to have your say on which driven by pessimism about Studies student has been elected from New College to Highfield typically been a boring swamp songs you can’t stand, then on graduate job prospects after New College Students’ Union Campus. of revision. This year, Surge - Bank Holiday Monday Surge will leaving university. Teaching is President for the next academic On a positive note, the stu- Southampton University Radio play out the top 100 songs you also becoming an increasingly- popular career path because of year. dents may soon have a new - have decided to try some- most love to hate in the ‘Love the security it offers. The new President will have lounge area on New College thing different in an attempt Hate 100’! a large workload, including campus, providing students with to capture the imagination of You could also bag yourself Taking the plunge! the campaign to reopen the a new place to relax and social- students. some top prizes - just leave your New College Shop, closed at ise with friends. We’ve all seen and heard contact details, Get online and Several students at Oxford Christmas despite a petition by Matt is looking forward to those countdowns of the all- vote now - surgeradio.co.uk/ University were injured when students. representing students at New time best 100 songs, but what vote, or look out for the SURGE May Day celebrations went Watson will also be involved College. about the really BAD stuff? Get guys on the concourse! wrong. Students and local resi- dents alike celebrate the nation- al holiday by jumping the 25ft off of Magdalen Bridge into the University trashes eco-friendly schemes River Cherwell, but this year Simon Nash the bins “looked tatty”. of using single-use disposable which promises carbon-saving the water was only 3ft deep The University felt that the plastic pint-glasses. projects, so the University will due to dry weather. More than In the wake of the crisis regard- bins did not fit in with the new Whilst glass in nightclubs is be obliged to stop the use of 100 people jumped in, and at ing Southampton University décor, and, rather than replac- dangerous, thick re-usable plas- unnecessary lighting. least ten were taken to hospital Students’ Union’s attitude to ing them with new robust bins, tic cups are used in most campus The Wessex Scene has also with spinal injuries and broken the environment, Southampton ended the scheme entirely. bars across the country success- been informed that the recycling bones. University itself has come under As a result, potentially recy- fully, with less of an ecological bins will be re-implemented. scrutiny about its environmental clable paper is now being sent impact Despite the arguments sur- Free collection of policy and the environmental to landfill sites. However, the University has rounding the inclusion of bus- bulky, unwanted items effects of its practices. In addition, forty-eight lights also taken some positive steps. pass charges within hall fees, Until recently, the Hartley around the ceiling windows are New buildings constructed on this practise actively encourages If when you need to vacate your student accomodation Library made the recycling of left on all day. campus store rainwater to flush students not to use cars, and you have large/bulky items paper easy for students by hav- The ceiling windows have toilets, for example. the Uni-link bus service, which that you need to dispose of ing paper recycling bins in its been specifically designed to let Energy-saving light bulbs was only created in 2000, was (particularly from houses of photocopy room for the waste in maximum light so that artifi- are also used throughout the awarded the “Green Gown multiple occupancy) the North paper produced by the photo- cial lighting is not needed during University and red cardboard Transport Award 2005” for best Neighbourhood Partnership are copy machines. daylight hours. recycling bins have been intro- university transport service in offering a FREE collection serv- Following a refurbishment The University also regularly duced at the Montefiore Halls, the country.
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