WEDNESDAY WEDNESDAY JUNE 16TH 2010 THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NESPAPER SINCE 1947 ISSUE NO 721 | VARSITY.CO.UK Building MICHAEL DERRINGER work disturbs students Authortes clam to have “mnmsed” nose levels but students complan ther revson has been a ected by residents of Pembroke College NATAA AAN accommodation on Fitzwilliam Street and Trumpington Street. Students around Cambridge have Work being undertaken by the faced disruption during a stressful College to provide more accom- revision period due to a number of modation for students involved building works carried out during the conversion of a newly acquired Easter Term by colleges and property situated next to existing faculties. Pembroke student hostels. Due to Re-roofi ng of the Friars Building, tight deadlines to ensure the accom- Queens’ College, accommodation modation was made available for housing mostly third year students, the start of the next academic year, began on March 15th and continued work took place throughout Easter into Easter Term. term causing serious disruption to In an email to students, the col- students. lege stated that this ‘essential’ roof A spokesperson from Pembroke work, which could not be carried out College commented, “We did take during winter months, was expected the potential question of noise very to be ‘noisy’ but no more disrup- seriously and chose contractors with tive to surrounding buildings than a record of working sympathetically the re-roofi ng of Chapel two years in College environments. They have ago. The Chapel, however, does not been very reactive to our needs and Elle Gouldng at St John’s May Ball “fantastc” house any students. we have successfully rescheduled FULL REVIEW PAGE FIVE As a gesture of goodwill, the Col- the noisiest work away from the lege offered those students affected examination period. Andrews commented: “The builders libraries as well, making it very diffi - particularly diffi cult to deal with by the opportunity to reserve a desk “We have also written to our arrive at 7.30am six days a week and cult for some students to fi nd a quiet students facing examinations. in the College library on a day by students to keep them informed have been drilling and hammering area to work in. “The project team are wholly day basis. However, the number of throughout and have offered alter- most of the time. The construction of new building sympathetic to these concerns and ‘reservable’ desks was limited to native study arrangements to any “I was woken up most mornings for Humanities and Social Sciences special measures have been included four and even then these desks were who have raised concerns.” by the sound of drilling on the other on 7 West Road has also carried out within the project and within the only made available to the eight stu- However, Varsity has learned side of my bedroom wall. It felt during the revision and examina- construction contract to limit noise dents living on the top fl oor of the that despite repeated complaints like they were going to drill right tion periods, in close proximity to a to acceptable levels.” building. from residents and reassurance that through to my skull. number of faculties on the Sidgwick One second-year History student No special arrangements were ‘noisy work’ would be completed “I was driven out to the library Site, including the English and His- commented, “I could hear bang- made for students living on the lower in April, it continued well into the every day because of the noise, tory Faculties. ing from the building work when fl oors of the Friars Building or for exam period. when I normally prefer to work in The Estate Management Project I was trying to work in the Seeley those in the two student accommo- Hammering of slates onto the roof my room.” Manager told Varsity: “In general, Library. dation blocks, Dokett and Erasmus, began on June 1st, when some resi- However, building work this term construction operations produce “It could be very distracting and situated nearby. dents were still taking exams. has not only affected student resi- noise and can be disruptive to the quite frustrating when the noise A similar situation was faced Pembroke student Emily dential areas, but college and faculty work of the University and can be broke my concentration.” Commentp6 Tuesday’s Ballsp5 Fashionp8-9 Kate Mason Check out the on holdays St John’s, Caus and Chrst’s May Balls revewed nsde surreal sde of squandered May Week 2 Wednesday June 16th 2010 News Edtors Charlo e Runce & Natasha Pesaran YESTERDAY IN PICTURES wwwvarstycouk news@varstycouk Got a good pcture Emal t to edtor@varstycouk MICHAEL DERRINGER MICHAEL DERRINGER onpaper Commentp6 Varsty’s man about town, James Sharpe, on why all the poltcal world’s a stage News Intervewp7 John’s healne act Elle Gouldng TOM MEDLEY Joel Massey ntervews former Guantanamo Bay prsoner Moazzam Begg Featuresp10 Vctora Beale on why t’s great to be one of lfe’s cheaters - 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ISSN 1758-4442 NEWSPAPERS SUPPORT RECYCLING News Editors: Charlotte Runcie & Natasha Pesaran Wednesday June 16th 2010 3 [email protected] www.varsity.co.uk NEwsS Arts research “deserves more respect” News in Brief New Cambridge report claims that arts and humanities greatly benefit society MICHAEL DERRINGER fiona vickersTaff Union Election results Research within the spheres of the Lauren Davidson has been arts and humanities merits greater elected as President of the acknowledgment, suggests a recent Cambridge Union. The new report commissioned by the Univer- committee consists of five women sity of Cambridge. and one man. The other success- The research organisation RAND ful candidates are Alexandra Europe conducted a recent study Treacy as Social Events Officer, at the request of the University of Anna Harper as Treasurer, Cambridge and the Arts and Human- Calum McDonald as Senior ities Research Council. The aim of Officer, and Rebecca