freshers nouse Inside interview with Comedian Zoe Lyons the best nightlife, venues, and resturants sports, societies, and the students’ union Contents 4-5 Exclusive interview with comedian Zoe Lyons 6-7 YUSU and the Prez 8-9 Guide to York’s Nightlife 10 Sport 11 Societies and more 12 eating out 13 Live events in york 14 Money saving tips 15 Help and support Nouse Turn to the back page to find out how to get involved IMAGES: YUSU, GREG TIANI, MARK VESSEY This magazine has been created by Izzy Moore, Oscar Bentley, Joseph Silke, Andrew Young, Michael Maitland-Jones, Emily Taylor, Chay Quinn, Beth Coloquhoun, Kendra Rabbits, and Rosemary Evans With thanks to James Durcan, Zoe Lyons, Helen O’Brien, and Megan Donaldson Hughes The opinions expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect those of the editors, writers, publishers, or advertisers. Contact [email protected] with letters and complaints. Front images: Jack Pease Photography, adege, Arian Kriesch NOUSE ACCEPTS NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR OUR QUESTIONABLE ADVICE what the f is a nouse ouse (N-ooze), is an award win- cetera. You’ll make mistakes, you’ll drink been to Baracelona and Prague with my ning, sometimes stressful, stu- too much, you might run out of money. subject society, and Fibbers more times Ndent newspaper. Usually we’re a It’s a mess really, but I guess that’s grow- than I can count. Yes, you do have a de- bit more broadsheet and serious, but in ing up. Embrace the choas, it’s going to gree. Get used to hearing the phrase “first honour of Freshers’ Week we’ve decided get weird, and amazing, and awful. As year doesn’t count.” Use your time well, to be a bit more radical. We’re being a bit soon as one aspect of your life gets sorted, you’ll only feel more guilty as the years more fun, before we inevitably crawl back another part seems to turn into a com- progress as you bunk off your degree to into our more reserved mannerisms and plete shit show. Crying is okay. Especially go kayaking. look. Watch out for your new flatmates late at night in the library. We’ve all been Lastly, it’s important to say Freshers’ doing the exact same one-eighty. We there. Week is different to the rest of university, don’t usually censor either, by the way, I love York. The architecture here on don’t be disappointed if you don’t enjoy the full “fuck” just couldn’t fit in the fuck- campus can be a bit questionable, but the it as much as everyone has told you to. ing box. city is lovely. We have a brilliant sense of Your flatmates might not seem like your Speaking of being properly fucked, community, whether that’s the collegiate best friends straight away (or ever), but welcome to university! A time often re- system, sports teams, societies, or syn- remember they are random people you’ve ferred to as the best years of your life. chronised wailing to Mr Brightside. been thrown in with. It takes time, and No pressure eh? I wouldn’t exactly agree My advice for making the most of it there’s plenty of other people here too. with that phrase, bad things happen at all? Get involved, there’s so many things; I’m technically in third year now, I university too, there’s academic stress, student media, musicals, pantomime still don’t know what the hell I’m doing. hangovers, fights with housemates, fights and drama, concerts, free food, football half the time. with friends, awful hookups et cetera, et and every other sport under the sun. I’ve Good Luck. Nouse Words by Izzy Moore IMAGE: PIXEL2013 Greylag goose-spotting: (vicious beasts) a campus survival guide Hes east black swan (bad luck) IMAGE: WIKIMEDIA COMMONS IMAGE: LAPPING IMAGE: PIXABAY The normal one Canada moorhen (cute) IMAGE: CAPRI23AUTO 3 Zoe Lyons” I will be fucking huge by the time I’m 80! ritish stand-up comedian Zoe Lyons, fresh out of Edinburgh BFringe, will begin touring the UK with her new show Entry Level Human. The University of York alumnus and reg- ular on Mock the Week and Live at The Apollo describes her new show as a piece to explore her fears for humanity. She sat down with Deputy Muse Editor Andy Young to talk about her time at York, her new tour, and women in comedy. Zoe was at York from 1989 to 1992. “I studied Psychology, but I’ll be honest, I wasn’t the most academic,” she said, “I turned up for tutorials but largely be- cause it was warmer in those rooms than it was in my appalling student rented ac- commodation. I spent most of my time joining ridiculous sports and social clubs and generally avoiding work.” Remembering how she felt as a fresher she said, “It’s the first time you leave home for most people, so it is ex- citing and terrifying in equal measure. I threw myself into it whole heartedly. I made friends on my first day with peo- ple I am still really close to today.” When I asked what she learned from her time at university, “Don’t wash your whites on 60 degrees with one rouge red sock in the wash. Pink has never been my colour, but 4 I had to endure it after that mishap.” ALL IMAGES: MARK VESSEY/ IMPRESSIVE PR How and why did she get her big ity in all its glorious forms, but it does are best.” Despite this, she acknowledged break in comedy? “Still waiting for it, wander all over the place. It touches on the good streaming services have done mate!” she quipped. “Back in the day Brexit, Buddhist monks and drunk flies for exposing great stand-up: “the Netflix when there was less endless choice of en- so I think there is something for every- effect hopefully boosts those live show tertainment an appearance on a big show one.” Zoe has been a prominent figure in sales.” could really change someone’s career. My comedy since 2004 and loves it as much Does Zoe have any advice for young career has been a slow and steady climb as ever. “I am my own boss. I don’t have to comics hoping to make a name for them- in tiny increments. I will be fucking huge deal with any office politics. I get paid to selves? “See loads and not just big pro by the time I’m 80!” be (a slightly exaggerated version of) me.” acts, go to smaller gigs and open mic As a student Zoe had an active inter- There has been a lot of debate about nights and watch as much as you can. est in comedy. “I went to see all the comics sexism in the comedy world; whether You get a feel for how things work, what who came to the Uni. And there used to there aren’t enough women comics, or makes a good performance. Don’t try and be a gig in town too. I remember seeing the way women are treated drives them imitate anyone. Be your own person.” Jo Brand there and loving it. I also spent away. “There are tons of them and lots of most of my time at York involved with the brilliant ones at that,” Zoe stressed, “The Interview by Andrew Young. Words by student drama group and I was frequent- problem lies with our visibility on TV, Joseph Silke ly cast as the comedic maid.” though that too is getting better, but it has Before she decided to become a co- taken ages. It’s so ridiculous that it took median, and inspired by her time doing eleven series of Mock the Week before drama, Zoe wanted to become an actor in- they featured two women on the same stead. “Acting is a brutal profession where show.” you are dependent on others giving you Streaming services like Netflix, roles,” she confessed, “whereas comedy is Amazon Prime and NOW TV have rev- a brutal professional where you can make olutionised consumption of entertain- your own work. Neither of them are easy ment, and stand-up comedy has been paths to follow but if you can do stand-up no exception. Netflix produces many you can give yourself more options.” comedy specials which make stand-up “It’s very pretty with a good supply of accessible to a wide audience from their roast dinners and cake shops” of the city, sitting rooms. she recalled: “I enjoyed being there, but I “Comedy is always best live,” used to jump on a train to Leeds to go see Zoe argued, “Not in an arena, that’s the bands that never came to York.” The a bloody awful way to see lack of a major music venue is something comedy sat in what which York students today continue to la- feels like an NCP ment. Zoe’s tour will be coming to Leeds carpark with crappy on 13 December. seating. Theatre Said of her new tour: “It is very loose- or club en- ly themed on the idea of human stupid- vironments 5 WHO-Su is YUsu? IMAGES: YUSU he York University Students’ Un- of sports events at York. The York Sport The PTOs are current students who ion (YUSU) is the body on campus President is the most senior point of con-execute their duties alongside their stud- Tthat represents students, provides tact for sports clubs and represents them ies.