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All articles printed are the express opinion of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Sixth Sense Publishing, heck, it may not even be the views of the author, aliens could have AN OLLOWAY planted those too. I H Becky Robinson has a influential and motivating The Sixth Sense Logo is a copyright, but interview with Ian Holloway, ‘I was told I couldn’t play we dont have lawyers, so we can’t really do football because of my height, but I went on to become anything about it, but please dont steal it ! Blackpool’s manager’ iMac, iPad, MacBook © Apple Inc Watch the exclusive interview at Sixthsensemagazine.wordpress.org The Sixth Sense Team Editors-In-Chief Jacob Long Johnny Blackburn Editors Chloe Hemsworth Steph Rawlinson Amber Martin Becky Robinson Anthony Ainsworth Rosalind Liggins With Thanks to all the article contributors! 4 Mac Tips Inside & Tricks elcome to the most outstanding our Sports Editor, Becky Robinson, has and diverse magazine we’ve got an exclusive interview with the one Wever made! and only Ian Holloway! So log on, to read As well as revamped graphics, we have a on! new team, full of creative talent. They’ve As ever, we’re eager for feedback. So if been hard at work writing articles, you would like to voice your opinions on designing illustration, taking photos the ‘Diversity’ issue, please email me, and securing advertisers, all for your Jacob Long or Steve Spencer via First enjoyment! Class We’ve got an exclusive, never before In my opinion this is the most fantastic done by ‘Sixth Sense’. A main article magazine we’ve made due to a fantastic written by 4 authors on Pg6 covering team who I would like to thank all for stereotypes to student activism. tolerating me, Jacob and all our Editors, As for moving with technology, we even when we are at our most stressed. now have a website up and running on (I assure you, heads have rolled…) WordPress, where student made content And dear Reader, I would like to thank will be published on a constant basis. So you for picking this issue up. Please read make sure you check it out regularly to on and enjoy. (I know I did!) 6 see if you, or your friends, have made it! Student As for some of the first pieces of online Johnny Blackburn Diversity content, I am proud to announce that Co-Editor-In-Chief ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS >STUDENTS DIVERSIFY! An indepth look at diversity in youth culture at college. p6 >MASTER MAC Don’t struggle with the 13 college IT, some tips to make Krankenhaus life easier. p4 Band interview >DIARY OF A HIPSTER Ever heard of hipsters? One confesses all, take the test to see if you qualify! p9 >ENTERTAINMENT A look at Saints Row The Third and the unexpected new album from Blink 182. p14 >KRANKENHAUS A quick guide to cheap food, and how to dress for court 18 and formal events. p18 Revolution Book Review Tips - Tricks - Techniques MASTER MAC How to enable right- click on Mac WIKI Visit the student wiki, updated by the tech support and other students, it’s a great resource for learning new techniques, tip and tricks! In a college web browser just type It can be hard to adjust to new smooth ones), because unlike in windows, ‘Wiki’ environments, new lessons, new peers and all the commands are available in the menu a new building, but, at the start of college, bar, (the bar with file, edit etc.), but don’t its hard to adjust to new computers if you accept pressing control every time, we’ll are not familiar with them. Macs are great show you how to make it function. to use once you have learnt the basics, but there are many productivity tools which It can be annoying though, but there are can speed up your workflow and ease the plenty of other time saving tools that easily adjustment into college. make up for the annoyance, like Quick Look, which lets you view a quick preview of the For instance, most people lament the lack document and Preview, which allows you to of right click. Macs never ship with right print multiple files on one page. Keep watch click enabled on the default mice, (the white on this page for more tips! 4 Sixth Sense Magazine November 2011 RIGHT CLICKING SCROLLING STEP ONE Firstly, you need to click in the top left hand corner, one the little apple logo! Then, in the drop down list The trackpads on the MacBooks register multiple finger click ‘SYSTEM PREFERENCES’ presences, and this includes scrolling. On MacBooks, you’ll notice, they don’t have one of the little white lines which scroll, like on many other computers. So, unlike with the mice, nothing needs to be activated. Just slap two fingers onto the trackpad, and drag in the dircetion you wish to scroll. STEP TWO QUICK LOOK In the window that has opened, click the mouse & keyboard icon, this should open a new window, at the top, click the ‘Mouse’ tab. STEP THREE Rather than opening an application to view every document in your area, when browsing though your files in Finder, just press the spacebar, to bring up a black box showing the contents of the file. It’s not a full featured editor, but you can read through text files, play movies, listen to music and look at images, which can save you ages finding the file you want, or just making a quick reference. In this window, click the drop-down list that points to the secondary button location, select ‘Secondary Button’, November 2011 Sixth Sense Magazine 5 6 Sixth Sense Magazine November 2011 THE STUDENts ARE REVOLtiNG There’s turmoil in the student population, but how does this affect who we are? “The students are revolting!” or efforts. People note the riots were abetted tea: in fact, many students don’t find it an so claimed one TopShop slogan by Facebook and Twitter, but neglect to interesting topic at all. But why? “I really shirt earlier this year, its near-to- remember the clean-up operations were don’t know. Politics really is like marmite, the-knuckle mark causing uproar. arranged in the exact same way: the latter you either love it and love participating or were the true activists, the ones who came you hate it and just aren’t that bothered,” Student activism is one touchy together to help rebuild communities. says Ellie Drake, a Politics student, Ellie also subject at the moment; it conjures up Internet sites allow people to sign petitions believes that alternative parties like the images of marches and kettling, media online: thousands of signatures typed out famously eccentric Monster Raving Loony coverage of smashed-up windows, across the world. The ease of communication Party (MRL) offer a powerful message when the reality is far more on the making politics more accessible than ever in the form of a protest vote. “It’s only a down-low. before. wasted vote if you don’t vote at all. A vote Meanwhile, sit-down protests across the to a party like MRL clearly shows not only Kettling UK in lecture theatres have shaken up the the government, but the opposition that Since the 1950’s, in the post war era, youth previously quieter landscape of student the electorate isn’t happy with the policies/ has moved away from the shadows of their activism to a scale that’s been compared to manifesto so it sends a clear message.” parents, grafting their own views, desires and the revolution of the Sixties. As the Guardian But in effect, what has this power brought habits in the place of the ones imposed by noted, ‘the iPod generation of students: youth today? The power to choose creative their parents. Controversial in the beginning, politically apathetic, absorbed by selfish diversity? The ability to step away from films such as ‘Rebel Without A Cause’ glorified consumerism…Not any more. A seismic the norm? Or the ‘suit and tie’ of the youth power and the cultural identity of change is taking place in British universities.’ government oppression, its created more youth culture really began to stir. Grace Petrie, a singer-songwriter with a lot to and more social cliques, more diversity and But what has the power and perceived say and the voice to say it, is the epitome of a in some cases, more hate. influence brought us? Well, clearly not a creative activist. Her song topics range from vote on student tuition fees. Yes, students the cuts to the welfare system to LGBT issues Calm Down Dear are angry, but not all students.