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2 NEWS 14th May 2008

News In Brief editorial team

1121
EDITOR |CLAIRE WORGAN | EDITOR@BFACTS.CO.UK
Major boost for Physics in the South East
DEPUTY EDITOR (DESIGN) | POSITION VACANT| ussu.barefacts@surrey.ac.uk
DEPUTY EDITOR (MARKETING) | POSITION VACANT | ussu.barefacts@surrey.ac.uk
A consortium of six universities led by the University of Surrey has won a £12.5m NEWS EDITOR| BEN MILLER | bf.newsdesk@gmail.com
grant from the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), to FOOD EDITOR | VERITY KIRKPATRICK | bf.food@gmail.com
promote the sustained excellence of physics in the South East. The South East Physics SCIENCE EDITOR | EMMA ROGULSKA | bf.science@gmail.com
Network (SEPNET) will have a collaborative Graduate School providing advanced FEATURES EDITOR | AMUL GURUNG | bf.features@gmail.com
| ALEX ILLSLEY | ai00011@surrey.ac.uk
research training for PhD students across the region, and will offer innovative MSc PG TIPS EDITOR

ARTS EDITOR | JAKE SOUTH | bf.arts@gmail.com

programmes. SOCIETIES EDITOR | SIMON MOORE | bf.societies@gmail.com
SPORTS EDITOR |DAVID HALLS| bf.sport@gmail.com
PUZZLELORD | COLIN EVERETT | ma41ce@surrey.ac.uk
Drink-driver crashed into wall COPY EDITOR |YASMIN DANIEL| ussu.barefacts@surrey.ac.uk
COPY EDITOR |JESS BLOOMFIELD| ussu.barefacts@surrey.ac.uk
An ex-University of Surrey student, who crashed into a wall at the campus after a WEBMASTER | JOSH BATES | ussu.barefacts@surrey.ac.uk
nine-hour drinking binge, has been banned from MARKETING MANAGER |POSITION VACANT | ussu.barefacts@surrey.ac.uk

driving for 20 months. Martin Pulman, who was

MARKETING CO-ORDINATOR | AARON SALINS | a.salins@surrey.ac.uk
studying chemical engineering, left in February EDITOR-IN-CHIEF | ALEX COLLINS | ussu.president@surrey.ac.uk
earlier this year.
barefacts is an editorially independent newspaper and is published by the University of Surrey
Students’ Union Communications Office.

Average weekly student rent ‘up 17% in four years’
It is generally more expensive to rent student accommodation in the south of the
country. Surrey, Middlesex, Cambridge, Exeter, Oxford and Brighton are all 20% or
more costly than the UK norm.
Skills training is gaining round
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Land of the
The University of Surrey is praised in a report for a ‘well-planned, resourced and
supported placement system which adds significantly to the student experience’.

rising Surrey
Shakespeare comes to Surrey Lake

Guildford’s award-winning professional open-air theatre company, Guildford

Shakespeare Company, is returning for their third season, performing at the By Ben Miller
University of Surrey. The university lake will form a stunning backdrop of water, The University of Surrey
willows and waddling ducks as the Forest of Arden for Shakespeare’s classic tale is ranked 30th overall in the
of following your heart’s desire: As You Like It. Running from July 17 to 26, this 2009 Good University Guide.
gloriously sunny comedy is the perfect accompaniment to a summer evening, where This is up from 35th last year.
“All the world’s a stage…”. The University of Surrey was
rated: first in the country for the
study of food science, third for
An egg a day does help you to work, rest and play
nursing and sociology, fourth
In a study to be published in the European Journal of Nutrition, Dr Bruce Griffin for drama, dance and cinematics,
of the Centre for Nutrition and Food Safety at the University of Surrey found eggs fifth for other subjects allied to
‘have no clinically significant impact on heart disease or cholesterol levels. Dr Bruce medicine, sixth for biological
Griffin said that eggs are incredibly nutritious and should not be excluded from any sciences, seventh for computer
diet. science, eighth for mathematics,
ninth for electrical and electronic
engineering and tenth for Russian
and East European Languages.
The University of Surrey is ranked 23rd overall in the 2009
Guardian University Guide. This is up from 25th last year. In the
Guardian guide Surrey was rated: second in the country for the
study of tourism, transport and travel, fifth in sociology, sixth in
biosciences and seventh in media and communication studies.
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14th May 2008 NEWS 3

Miss Editor speaks for the last time

... or does she?
Well, the last barefacts is finally here, at least for this academic year! It’s been a time of
change. barefacts, of course, saw a makeover back in October under the then Editor Gareth
Giles. Then the lovely deputy (maybe I’m biased) took over as Editor in January! It’s been an
eventful year all round here at Surrey, and I know I speak for the team when I say we’ve had a
great time reporting it all to you. I myself have had one of the best, if not the best, times of my
Uni life at Surrey being Editor this year. I myself have finished my Degree here! Well, one of
them anyway, am i mad staying to do an MA??. So I am using this powerful tool that is the print
media (sorry to go all Rupert Murdoch on you) to say that I have had a wonderful time here
at Surrey. I would like to say a MASSIVE thank you to all the barefacts team past and present!
Gareth, Ben, Emma, Colin, Simon, Verity, Alex, Amul, David, Matt, Tony and Megladon Jake.
I have had a fabulous time working with you all, and without you I don’t think I’d still have all
my hair. I’d more likely be wrapped in a straight-jacket (many people would argue that I should
be anyway). However, I’d also like to wish everyone the best of luck in whatever they do. Surrey
has proven to be an experience of a lifetime and I hope that everyone who graduates this year
feels the same. I urge everyone who is not sadly leaving in a month to consider joining barefacts
in September. It is an amazing opportunity, as well as looking great on your C.V. So if you want
to be a journalist, or maybe just an agony aunt, then please, please, please join the wonderful
insituition which is barefacts!
From myself and all the team at barefacts, farewell loyal readers and have fun celebrating the
end of another successful academic year!

Claire x
University date change controversy
By Gareth Giles
different shows addressing the issues students have raised. An interview by Jack
The University’s controversial Colby, Warren Scotford Smith and Missy Edwards with Harry Holkham, also of
plans to change the academic the Facebook group, is to be presented to the Vice-Chancellor to ask if he would
year were being scrutinised like to publicise the changes and answer questions on the station.
heavily this week. With debate Some University staff were also unhappy with the communication of the new
raging on the internet, GU2 plans. One source, who did not wish to be named, told barefacts that hardly any
and around campus about the of the staff he had talked to had known about the changes before the Facebook
communication process, many group was set up.
students were complaining about The Union released a statement on Thursday evening to explain its position on the
the lack of consultation by both issue and the consultation process it had performed. The statement also contained
the Union and University. a comment by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor stating the university’s “regret” about
The plans themselves were the announcement being made to new applicants before students and staff, and
printed in the new prospectus promising more details about the plans in a University statement next week.
for applicants this year, and are
now available on the University
website. As of 2009, current Congratulations!
students will begin on October
12th, with new students starting at the beginning of the month. Christmas exams
We reached our target of 80% for the
will be after the holiday. National Student Survey, Confirming
However, current students complain that not only were they not informed that
this change was in place, they were poorly informed that a consultation was in Scouting for Girls at the Grad Ball!
process. The Facebook group “Save Our Academic Year!” has attracted over 1,500 Feedback is a vital part of student life
students, and made headlines in the Guildford Times and on the Surrey Advertiser
website, while a petition created by the group to ask the University to communicate and the completion of the NSS shows
better had attracted 477 signatures when barefacts went to press.
While many students in the group seem to be resigned to the changes, others are
that everyone wants to make the
hopeful that the University’s decision can be reversed. “The semester changes aren’t Surrey experience even better then it
technically set in stone yet,” said Jack Colby, writing on the wall of the Facebook
group, “I think that we should protest”.
is now!
GU2 has also been discussing the change this week, with several segments in
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4 NEWS 14th May 2008

By Ben Miller
Surrey’s super satellite sale
EADS Astrium, Europe’s leading space company, has entered into an agreement
to acquire the innovative University of Surrey spin-out company Surrey Satellite
Technology Ltd (SSTL), which specialises in the design and manufacture of
small and micro satellites. This landmark deal provides the financial and industrial
resources required for SSTL’s expansion and future development.
The University of Surrey has sold almost all of its 85% stake in its campus-
based satellite firm. It is believed EADS Astrium has paid between £40 million and
£50 million for SSTL in what is thought to be the largest cash sale of a university
company in UK history.
The University of Surrey will have a new strategic academic alliance with Astrium
that keeps it tied to SSTL; it will maintain a “token” 1% stake in the company.
Final negotiations for the deal which will bring the rapidly growing University of
Surrey spin-out under the control of the multi-billion pound global space company
are ongoing.
barefacts has been following SSTL’s work and achievements throughout the year
and this deal seals off a fantastic year for the company and the university. SSTL
started as a spin-out from the University of Surrey in 1985 to become the world’s
leading manufacturer of small satellites, producing low-cost platforms for Earth
observation missions. It also built Giove-A, the first test satellite for Europe’s
forthcoming Galileo satellite-navigation service.
“SSTL operates in a highly competitive global market,” said Sir Martin. “If we are
to continue changing the economics of space and provide the innovative solutions
our customers demand we must expand and maintain our R&D investment. This
acquisition strengthens SSTL enormously whilst preserving our unique approach
to space.” The agreement sees long-term research collaboration between the University
Astrium is one of the world’s leaders for its expertise in space transportation, of Surrey and EADS Astrium and will further advance the University’s cutting
spacecraft and satellite services. It had a turnover of €3.55 billion and 12,000 edge space research capacity. The collaboration will also allow Astrium to benefit
employees in France, Germany, the UK, Spain and the Netherlands. from staff training and development opportunities afforded by the links with the
Professor Sir Martin Sweeting, Executive Chairman of SSTL, has been an active University. The sale will support the already-strong presence that Guildford and
ambassador for the UK space industry for many years and considers the acquisition the south-east have in the aeronautical and space industries, creating a centre of
essential: “SSTL operates in a highly competitive global market. If we are to continue expertise for space technology. This will allow for the region to benefit from the
changing the economics of space and provide the innovative solutions our customers Government’s commitment to invest in the UK space industry.
demand we must expand and maintain our R&D investment. This acquisition SSTL has been involved in several widely publicised space missions in the last
strengthens SSTL enormously whilst preserving our unique approach to space.” few years. It has sent into orbit disaster monitoring satellites to help co-ordinate
Professor Christopher Snowden, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Surrey response to natural tragedies.
commented: “This is a great move for both the University and SSTL. On completion, Giove A, the first satellite to go into space as part of the European sat-nav project,
this will represent one of the largest cash spin-outs from any UK university. It will was also built by scientists at Stag Hill. And there are also plans to set up a lunar
also allow the Company to realise its full potential as a rapidly growing and leading telecommunications network to help aid future missions and colonisation on the
supplier of small and micro satellites, whilst the University retains the benefit of moon.
close interaction with SSTL and its new partner EADS Astrium. By retaining a “SSTL is one of the great success stories of the UK space industry and will be
small stake in SSTL the University shows its commitment to both the future of the a substantial complement to what we can offer customers around the world,” said
Company and space research itself.” Colin Paynter, CEO of Astrium in the UK.
Professor Sir Martin Sweeting, said: “Within the UK, we can have a co-ordinated
approach to space, covering both large satellites and small satellites. This makes us
a key international player.” He said projects such as Moonlite, a proposed UK-led
mission to the Moon, would benefit from the alliance. “Together we will be able to
make Moonlite more of a reality,” he said.
Professor Christopher Snowden, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Surrey, said
the link between SSTL and EADS Astrium is an exciting opportunity. He said: “It
brings together the strongest offerings in the European space industry with some
of the strongest technologies from research, with the government interest to make
it happen.”

SSTL will remain an independent UK company with its individual brand and
unique approach to space following the agreement, whilst benefiting from access barefacts needs a new News Editor , so
to the resources of a large corporation including design, manufacturing and test If you fancy a bit of news reporting then
facilities. Astrium will benefit from enhanced links with the University of Surrey look out for the barefacts AGM dates in
to support staff training and development, also leading to greater cooperation and September
increased research on space technology and systems.

14th May 2008
Surrey dropouts doing better
than expected
By Ben Miller
In the last edition of barefacts
(March 3), in the article “Surrey
dropout rate hits 19%”, the
statistics were based on the Public
Accounts Committee report from
Higher Education Statistics Agency
(HESA). The measure they used is
the ‘percentage projected to obtain
a degree’ - for Surrey this is 81% -
giving an inferred drop-out of 19%.
Further examination of the
figures show this gives a very harsh
definition of drop-out as it includes
Other Awards (2.6%) and Transfers
(5.8%), whereas most people use the
remaining category ‘Neither award nor
transfer’ - which is 10.5% for Surrey.
The figure includes people who have
transferred to other universities and
people such as nurses who are doing
Join a debate to
win an Apple
Much as Wikipedia is a great source of
information, its insistence on sitting on
the fence and remaining neutral is deeply
unsatisfying for the huge numbers of
people who want to express and read
opinions.
People want to know what proponents
of gun control think or what Muslims
say in response to criticism of calls
for Sharia law, what the advantages of
fluoride in the water supply are and the
disadvantages of buying bottled water.
People want to know the arguments
against ID Cards and the arguments for
releasing details of MPs expenses, which
is where Debatewise comes in.
David Crane, founder and CEO of
Debatewise says: “We don’t really surf
the internet anymore. We use it for a
specific purpose: to answer a question,
make sense of our options, to find out
what other people think. When we do
so we are mistrustful of neutrality. In
these instances we want two passionate,
eloquent, informed and opposite points
of view listed side-by-side. We can then
compare both and make up our mind,
safe in the knowledge we have the best
information to hand”.
The idea that people spend most of
their time online on a quest to make
sense is supported by research from Pew
Internet and marketing guru Seth Godin.
Forrester Research estimate there will
be about eight million posts each day
NEWS
diplomas rather than degrees.
The actual non-completion figure
is 10.5% against an expectation
from HESA that the figure should
be 13.1% - so Surrey is doing better
than expected.
to forums and blogs in 2008, so there
are a lot of comments to wade through.
Which is, as Crane says, the problem
“All these opinions are scattered around
the internet and it can be difficult and
time-consuming to find out what other
people think. Our aim is to make it
much easier for people to compare
opinions and make wise decisions.”
To overcome contribution shyness
Debatewise have launched a competition
whereby the creators of new debates
can win various Apple goodies such as
a MacBook Air, iPhone, iPod or iPod
Touch. There is even a Zen-like prize
for the person who contributes most to
other debates.
Debates can be on any subject under
the sun, be they serious or light-hearted
and about domestic or global issues.
Entering is simple and information on
what’s required and what can be won
can be found at www.debatewise.com/
competition.
Competition judges include Samir
Deger-Sen, the 2008 World Debating
Champion and John Leader-Maynard,
Chair of the English National
Universities Debate Council, who
said: “By harnessing the power of the
internet, Debatewise acts as a forum
for bringing people together around the
issues that matter.”
ussu.barefacts@surrey.ac.uk
Opposing Identity
card motion gets
casting vote
By Gareth Giles
A motion which, if passed, would make
it local policy to oppose plans to force
students to register and pay for the ID
card scheme in order to be able to apply
for their student loan, scraped through the
Community & Health scrutiny committee
last week on a casting vote.
The motion was introduced by Onslow
Borough Councillor, Chris Ward - who
was made an Honourary Member of the
Surrey Students’ Union recently due to
his service to local students. However, Cllr
Ward declared himself “surprised and
disappointed” at the opposition from local
Conservative councillors to the motion,
which seemed to fly in the face of the
national Party’s policy to scrap the identity
card scheme – a policy advertised in local
Conservative campaign literature.
Cllr Ward further told barefacts of his
hope that the Conservative faction of the
council would vote in favour of the motion
in executive and full council. He said “We
can achieve great things when we put party
differences aside and support a motion
that will protect our residents from an
intrusive and dangerous scheme. There
barefacts needs a whole new team!
So if you fancy , either reporting breaking
news, demonstrating your knowlegde
of random facts or creating tantalising
recipes.
Then look out for the AGM dates at the
beginning of next semester !
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is no logical reason for the Conservatives
to contradict their national policy locally,
so I am hopeful that when the executive
discusses this again they will support my
motion for the benefit of Surrey students
who rely financially on student loans, and
other residents who rely very much on
local council services”.
The identity card scheme has become a
hotly debated topic around the country
recently, with the government announcing
the continuance of the move towards
cards for every individual, even after the
embarrassing cases of data loss by different
government departments. The issue is
especially of importance for students,
with the government attempting to make
it compulsory to have an ID card to apply
for a student loan. Cllr Ward, who is also
a software developer in Guildford, has
experience on the subject of identity cards,
and opposes the cards on both invasion of
privacy and practical grounds.
The final vote in the committee was six
Liberal Democrat councillors voting for the
motion, with six Conservatives opposing.
Three other Conservatives abstained.
The motion will proceed through to
be considered by the council executive,
which is made up entirely of Conservative
councillors. If passed by the executive,
the motion will return to the full council
chamber for a final debate and vote.
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6 PG & UG TIPS 14th May 2008

UG TIPS
Could you edit this page? Better
than me?
Bet you could…

We need a new PG Tips Editor!

The academic year is coming to an end, ready to start again in September, and so it is all
change here at barefacts. As part of this we are looking for a new PG Tips editor.

Could you be PG editor?

Calling all Final Year Undergrads…
I know it is not customary for this page to address the undergrads, but if you are coming to the
end of your Bachelors degree, then I am talking to you - yes you!
I was once in your position. Yes, once upon a time I was a little undergrad and now I’m a little
postgrad, so what can I tell you? Well, I hope to give you some information regarding why you
should do a Masters.
Why?
The obvious answer is to improve your prospects in an increasingly competitive job market.
A Masters degree would allow you to foster the skills that you have obtained during your
undergraduate studies and perhaps develop new ones that would look impressive on your C.V
There are taught courses but do not forget the research courses on offer which would prepare
those students, in subjects such as the sciences, that may be required to do research in the course
of their career.
Then there is the fact that being a student is fun – so why stop? Some people go straight on to do
a Masters after graduation, some of us take some time before coming to it. It may seem strange
to be a student when you are older but that still does not stop you having fun whilst developing
your experience and broadening your horizons.
Carine Boutinard, a French MA translation student, says:
“My opinion? Tough to go back to a campus at thirtyish... Never
been living so close from a library. Great floormates! Unforgettable
experience!”
Vandana Pankhania , MA Translation student , says
You will have to be a Postgrad in September (it helps, as this page is normally for
postgrads).
It also helps if you are good with deadlines.
What does being PG Tips editor involve?
You will be responsible for the content of this page, gathering it (probably writing some
of it) and submitting it to the barefacts editor. This part is the challenge (but not that
insurmountable) and you will meet and work with a variety of people through attending
weekly meetings - and the odd social. 
As PG Tips editor you will be a member of the Postgraduate Association (PGA)
Committee – again you will meet and work with more people, again through attending
weekly meetings and the odd social. Every UniS Postgrad is automatically a member of
the PGA and the committee ensures that they are represented.
You will also engage with the experience of being a Postgrad – see what matters to the
Postgrads of UniS and ensure that their voice is heard.
So if you are friendly, sociable, love communicating, are good with time management and
are a Postgrad who cares, then this is a job for you!
You will get great experience - not forgetting that it is experience you can put on your
C.V.
So what are you waiting for? If you are interested e mail
on ai00011@surrey.ac.uk
Al

“This year has been an enjoyable nightmare! There is no way of

being prepared for the sheer amount of work that is piled on us,
as well as the fact that we have to make new friends and the
environment is a new one for most MA students (I got lucky in
that respect, as I did my Bachelor degree here too).

But even with all the work and the moaning about work,it has
been a fantastic year in many respects: my friend circle has
expanded, which has led to a number of unforgettable (or should
that be un-rememberable??) nights! I am more aware of the
options that are open to me in future and also what my personal
capabilities are, at least regarding translation as a profession.

After having spent four years at UniS already, this final MA year
has been the cherry on the cake - I don’t regret it one bit!”

Don’t forget that UniS has a large Postgrad population who can’t all be wrong! So for more
information regarding postgraduate study here at UniS then log on to:

http://www.surrey.ac.uk/postgraduate/index.php

Alex Illsley

14th May 2008 OPINIONS & FEATURES
Should I know that the semester dates
By Lea Carrott
are changing?
About two weeks ago I stumbled across the “updated” semester dates for the
year 2009/2010. I was actually looking for a disabled access map in the undergraduate
section of the university’s website but a slip of the finger led me astray. I was quite
surprised to find that as a returning student in that academic year, I would be starting
on the 12th of October as opposed to the first week of September which is what we
have now become accustomed to.
Whilst I appreciate that this brings us into line with the academic dates of
most other universities nationwide, (not including London City UK or Worcester that
use the same semester structure that Surrey currently operates) I can’t personally see the
benefit of moving to this semester system. It also concerns me that I haven’t found one
person yet that has actually been informed of this change. I only found out by accident
and there is nothing published in the current students section of the Surrey website,
despite the fact that it has been published in the 2009/2010 prospectus that my sister
received at a higher education fair! I’m also an avid reader of barefacts, the President’s
blog on www.ussu.co.uk and like everyone else, Grapevine. Yet I can only recall one
mention of this change on the president’s blog and this didn’t confirm that the change
was being made, just that a meeting with the 2009 changes committee had occurred.
At the last student assembly there was vote that took place based upon this issue.
My friend Harry attended and remembers that of the 36 people that were present two
abstained from voting, 2 postgraduates voted in favour of the change and 32 people
voted against the motion. The overall poll result is that 89% of voters were against
the change. He also emailed the pro-vice chancellor and was informed that student
opinion would be listened to and taken into account. Alex Collins, the Student Union
President, emailed all current students a survey based upon the changing of semester
dates in the November of last year. Despite contacting Alex,
HOW GREEN IS THE UNIVERSITY OF SURREY?
Megan Estorninho, Environment Officer
We ranked 27th in the Green League Tables for Environmental Performance in 2007,
(http://peopleandplanet.org/gogreen/greenleague2007) alongside the Universities of
Coventry, Oxford, Kingston, Warwick, Brunel and The Institute of Swansea. Surrey has also
recently been awarded Fairtrade status giving us further confidence in scoring even higher in
the Green League for 2008.
We performed less well in the Sound Impact Awards, a unique accreditation scheme
designed to encourage and reward good ethical and environmental practice specifically
designed for Students’ Unions and managed by the National Union of Students Services Ltd
(NUSSL) (http://www.eauc.org.uk/soundimpactawards) and launched by the Environmental
Association for Universities and Colleges (EAUC). In 2006 the USSU was awarded a ‘working
towards’ achievement in the Sound Impact Awards. We’re aiming to do better in 2008!
Working towards these accreditations provides us with an independent measure of
our current performance and enables us to see how we can move forward in improving the
University’s environmental strategy. Both the Green League Tables and the Sound Impact
Awards assess several criteria based on environmental best practice such as promoting ‘green’
travel, energy saving practices and waste minimisation to name just a few.
In the area of waste minimisation Surrey is doing rather well but there is room for
improvement. Members of the University of Surrey Green Group were invited to take a tour
of the Chambers Recycling Centre in Guildford where Chambers Waste Management Plc
(http://www.chambers-group.co.uk/) collect, sort, recycle and dispose of University of
Surrey waste.
Chambers mechanically sorts the waste through the Materials Recycling Facility based
on size. Small particles are sieved out and largematerials suitable for recycling are manually
sorted by staff from a conveyor. The building sector accounts for over half of the waste
produced compared to household and municipal waste. At Chambers soil is recycled for
landscaping, metals are sent to scrap processors, paper and card is baled and sent to a paper
mill, wood is chipped and sent to a power station for fuel, hardcore is crushed and sold as
recycled
ussu.barefacts@surrey.ac.uk
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I currently have not been able to obtain the results of the survey (The Union
released a statement today containing these results. They should be available on the
USSU website soon. - Ed). Having spoken to friends and course mates who returned
their views to him, I have not currently found anyone in favour of this change.
There are many benefits of the current semester system. For example, by starting
the first semester earlier, those of us on “short, fat modules” (six modules in the first
semester, six modules in the second) can actually relax slightly over the Christmas
holidays as we have taken the exams and finished the modules. This is currently the
only thing that stops myself and a lot of my friends from burning out! Changing this
will mean there will barely be time to breathe (a week) between finishing the first set of
exams and the second semester commencing. Also as Surrey students we are free a lot
earlier in the summer, due to the early finish of the spring semester. In my experience
this was beneficial to finding a summer job as I was available to work earlier. Getting a
summer job can be a crucial factor in whether you have to work alongside studying in
the semester time. Finding time to work and juggling studies during the semester may
lead to lower course marks overall, although obviously some people find this balance
much easier to maintain.
I accept that the university probably has valid reasons for why they want to
change the semester dates. However the fact that student opinion hasn’t been considered
is very disappointing. Also the university has not presented any reasons for changes as
yet to the student body as a whole or officially informed us in any way, which is not just
unfair but completely unacceptable
For more information on the new dates please visit
http://www.surrey.ac.uk/undergraduate/information/semesterdates/index.php
aggregate. In the final quarter of 2007 Chambers recycled 22,145 tonnes of waste
and sent 12,905 tonnes to landfill.
The University of Surrey recycled a whopping 350 tonnes of waste in 2007 which
accounted for over 30% of all waste produced. A very good result indeed
We are aiming for an integrated approach to increase awareness across the University
with collaborative efforts between student residences, Estates and Facilities, University Waste
Management Team, student led organisations such as People and Planet (http://surreypandp.
wetpaint.com) and the newly formed University of Surrey Green Group (http://www.ussu.
co.uk/green). Together we can achieve significant reductions in energy consumption and
continue reducing the amount of waste going to landfill.
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8 COMMERCIAL BREAK & COLUMNS
Andy Vale’s
Boredom Battling Challenge
Question: Can an average student make contact with a
world leader in one Easter holiday? + Lent review
I was set this challenge before Easter. However, due to an unforeseen legal
theft of my modem by my own father (also, the owner of said modem) I
was not able to give this task the beef I felt it deserved. But over the Easter I
persevered diligently with the task until my fingers were bleeding stumps.*
I fruitlessly sent messages to GordonB_x0x@Number10.com and The_
Queen@Buckyourownpalace.org. I also pondered whether having Jamie
Oliver as my friend on Faceboob counted. After a deep heated large-scale
debate I decided that although he’s more powerful than a lot of people, he
isn’t quite a world leader. He doesn’t have his own country.
So I set about thinking about who may just have a country. I put myself in
their shoes. If I was the leader of a country, would I really want to give up
time and energy to respond to some w****r who needs to write a column to
overcome his deep rooted fear of failure, anonymity and rejection? Only if my
country wasn’t huge I imagine. So I looked up some lesser known countries.
Ones where you can grow things more valuable than their currency.
I have tried contacting Sealand, which is a country off the south coast
consisting of an old gun tower. It’s in international waters and some bloke
claimed it as his own. Result! I’m awaiting reply from them. I first heard
about this exotic land on ‘How To Start Your Own Country’ a few years
back. In this show, Danny Wallace makes a country! An idea I wish I’d had!
He is King of the country ‘Lovely’ which consists of his flat, but is his own
country! I tracked him down, explained my cause and received this reply:
14th May 2008
“Hello!, I can confirm that in my position as HRH King Danny I of the
Kingdom of Lovely, I am officially responding to you - a lowly and quite
heights of communicating with a world leader... in this case while probably
grubby student - in order to prove that you - a lowly and quite probably
grubby student - can indeed scale the magnificent he eats toast in bed while
The Wright Stuff’s on.
Well done!
D”
Here is a shining example of online one-to-one communication with a world
leader. Purely for that I feel better than all of you put together, you scum.
As for lent, I decided part way through that because the new Channies menu
has only one proper meal as a healthy option (salad or a spud is not a meal)
then I would remove that component of the challenge. In my eyes they had
changed the rules and had thus disqualified themselves. The rest was pretty
easy. No drama.
Answer: YES…ish
*At this point I resist a monstrous urge to make a short story about how I
found a small tribe of stumps in amongst the bracken in a twisted bush at
the back of Stag Hill and set up some form of system whereby my fingers
bled them... stop.
Next challenge is a secret, it’s something I’m working on over Summer and
secrecy is paramount to it working.
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14th May 2008 A FINAL FAREWELL.... 9

A Year in the life of a Union

President
Elections have also been a real success this year, I believe this is down to the
improved marketing and communications of the union. We have really focused
on getting the message out there, we saw a increase in nominations and a
500% increase in the number of votes, superb. In our sabbatical elections, we
held less voting days, but saw an increase in votes cast. We also saw a huge
increase in candidates, from 7 the year before to 26 this year, amazing!
I have been to some interesting places in my year as well, I have visited a
number of universities in the UK, attended several conferences around the
UK, but I also took a trip to the USA in Easter to attend the ACUI (Associate
College Unions International) Conference. What an experience, I have written
a full write-up in my BLOG, but it was superb, in the USA, everything seems
to be bigger and more expensive, it’s hard to compare, but a great place to
base some dreams on.
Being the President you get to meet some interesting people, in my year I have
met our MP & Councillors, Celebrities, Royalty. Each of them interesting,
and each in a different way!
This year has seen the union develop in a number of areas. We have run more
events than ever before. Our societies have an exciting future in the new Guild
of Societies beginning in September. We have strengthened our relationship
with the University in key areas, ensuring the union and students have a voice
in the decision making in the university. We have worked with the university
to look at the future of the Students’ Union, how it can safeguard it’s future,
ensure it isn’t moved to the fringes of decisions. We have started the project
to look at a new Students’ Union building. We have been involved in more
university committees, representing students’ views than ever before. We
obviously haven’t got everything right, nor are we offering everything that
people ask for – but we are listening, and will try our best to offer everything
you want from your Students’ Union.
I have been asked to put together an article about my year as President, sounds
It will take me a while to get used to just being Alex again when I finish – I
pretty straightforward doesn’t it I thought, but actually it’s been pretty hard.
will miss this job, it’s been an amazing year. Let’s be honest, there won’t be
The year has absolutely flown by, and now coming to the end of my fifth year
many other times in my life when I can walk across campus and say hello to
here at Surrey, I have the shocking realisation that I am actually leaving. I
almost everyone! How would I sum it up in a word? – Phenomenal (If I had
know understand the feeling my friends had last year at graduation when they
two it would be Phenomenal and Exhausting!)
said goodbye, I was different because I knew I was coming back, but now
But, in life, you have to be able to move on. I’m off to start a new job in
the end is in sight! Luckily I have written a BLOG over my year which has
London in August and have spent the last two months ensuring everything
helped me to put this together, I am going to try and give you an insight into
will be ready for our new team with Elizabeth at the helm come 1st July –
the ups and downs of this job.
Good luck and enjoy it!
The handover period was weird, the anxious feeling that soon I would be
Alex
taking the reigns, alongside confusion over meetings, abbreviations and
names (Senate, ULTC, Council, ASQUAC), the general feeling of being
way out of my depth. But, July 1st came and I was in charge, suddenly I felt
different, I felt powerful and excited, ready for this challenge (but still not
really knowing quite what the challenge would be!). Every time I thought
about the power I remembered Spiderman “With great power comes great
responsibility” – Spot on!
The summer months are funny at University, because although it is open and
all the staff are about, you don’t really see that many students – the PGs don’t
seem to be as visible as the UG students. July and August were full of national
training events, meeting other presidents from around the country. I realised
pretty quick that it’s a nonstop environment, I took a holiday in July and came
back to over 200 emails, after being away for less than a week, and checking
my mail all week as well – suddenly realised I needed a better filing system!
Freshers’ week was totally mad, a huge effort physically and mentally (even
without the alcohol!) moving in day went really well, moving thousands of
items – it showed me what a great team we have in the union. Freshers fayre
was amazing, the biggest ever, more students, more displays and stalls and
more fun!
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10 FOOD GLORIOUS FOOD 14th May 2008

Food Editor Farewell

I have enormously enjoyed being the food
editor for barefacts during my final year at
Surrey. The position did not officially exist
last year and this year I hope I have established
food as a regular edition to the paper. I have had
a free reign regarding the layout and content of
the page over the year and have had fun road
testing and tweaking new recipes.
My aims as food page editor were to print easy,
healthy, cheap, tasty AND fun recipes. The
challenge of ticking all these boxes has been
difficult at times, however I hope I have shared
my passion for food and encouraged you, the
readers, to squeeze a few more tasty vegetable
on to your plates.
BBQ Time!
Cut back on the sausages and burgers and
add some flavoursome variety to make your
end of term BBQ memorable!
Have falafel and bring back those festival memories.
BBQ vegetables such as bell peppers, mushrooms, courgette,
aubergine.
Make up kebabs by threading chicken, lamb or sausage with
mushroom, spring onion and pepper on to skewers and
brush’ with olive oil.
My career plans are to enter the nutrition
sector of food industry and the experience
as food editor has boosted my CV. Through
barefacts I’ve gained confidence sharing ideas
within the editorial team, I’ve had experience
using publishing software and have exercised
my creative side with designing layouts and
writing content for my page. Over the year I’ve
felt my page improve and have received heaps
of positive feedback from friends and staff. I
therefore whole heartily encourage you to get
involved and attend next year’s AGM.
Verity
Try these three
tasty classics for
marinating chicken:
Garlic, Lemon and Parsley,
Honey and Soy sauce and
ginger or smeared it all in BBQ
sauce.
Try this flavoursome
Mediterranean topping
for chicken:
3 tbsp natural yoghurt, 1
tbsp sun dried tomato puree,
handful fresh basil and 2 cloves
garlic.

Fish is delicious from the

BBQ! Try salmon fillets
smothered with the juice and
zest of one l lemon, olive
oil, handful fresh basil, salt
and pepper or try tuna steak
wrapped up in foil with
pineapple chunks and sliced
red chilli.

Pasta Salad
Method
Ingredients to serve 2-4
Cook the pasta in a large saucepan according
200g cooked pasta
to the packet instructions. Dry fry the pine
3 handfuls salad spiniach
nuts in a frying pan until golden. add 1tsp oil
shredded
and fry the spring onions. Mix the remainibg
hanful pine nuts
olive oil, chilli powder and oregano to make a
3 spring onions sliced
dressing. Drain the pasta and combine all the
4 sundriend tomatoes sliced
ingredients in a large bowl, refridgerate for
2tbsp olive oil
1 hour and serve as an addittion to the BBQ
1tsp chilli powder
food.
1tsp oregano
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14th May 2008 FOOD GLORIOUS FOOD 11

Maximise Your Energy Levels Fruit Corner

Fruits that make a zinging fruit salad:
Exam time is unfortunately upon us, but by thinking about what you eat you Red and green grapes, cantaloupe
can increase your performance and help leave yourself ready to party after they melon, peaches, blueberries, kiwi,
finish. mango, strawberries, raspberries,
apple, water melon & pineapple
The first consideration is to check that you are eating regularly and not
overlooking mealtimes. Set yourself up for success by having breakfast, buy
things you like that are easy to prepare to make meals easier and have regular
snacks. This will help supply your brain with a steady supply of glucose to
fuel clear thinking. Secondly, drink plenty of water. The most common cause
of headaches is dehydration; therefore drinking regularly can keep you feeling
fresh and positive.

Once these basics are sorted look at what is in the food your eating. Are
you getting enough to the B vitamins and iron? B vitamins are involved in
the metabolic reactions of energy production. Eating enough maximises your
ability to gain energy from food. Foods rich in the B vitamins include milk,
meat and wholegrain foods. Iron is important as its main function is transport
of oxygen to cells where it’s needed to metabolise glucose. Depletion of iron
stores may lead to unnecessary tiredness and impaired academic performance.

Restaurant Review
Rich sources of iron include fortified breakfast cereals, red meat and beans.

If the cold weather returns try Old Orleans

this Lazy Spiced Beef Stew
Ingredients to serve 4
450g diced braising steak
½ Swede peeled and diced
2 carrots peeled and diced
2 onions finely sliced
6 tsp peanut butter
1 tsp fresh grated ginger
1 tsp dried coriander
1 tsp dried turmeric
1 green chilli finely sliced
400g tinned chopped
tomatoes
150ml vegetable stock
boiled rice to serve
Method:
Combine the onion, ginger, coriander, turmeric, chilli and the peanut butter and
mix together in a bowl. Put the beef, swede and carrot to a large sauce pan. Add
the vegetable stock, tinned tomatoes, onion and spice mixture. Turn on the heat
and simmer, covered for 2 hours, stirring occasionally. Watch a movie and relax.
Serve with rice and feel warm inside.
Cocktails are a key selling point for this
strategically placed restaurant - next to the
Odeon cinema - and the food’s not bad either.
There is a bar and separate restaurant section,
plus seating outside. Prices are relatively steep;
expect to pay £25 a head including drinks, as
main courses range from at £7-14. However
there is a wide choice including fajitas, pasta,
burgers, grills, and fish. Portions were decent
but not excessive and the cheesy garlic bread
starter looked particularly appetising from my
end of the table. There is a choice of chips
or jacket potato to accompany your meal and
the Mediterranean vegetables served with fish
were a pleasant change from standard peas.
The staff were attentive and friendly. On the
cocktail front they have old favourites like
Long Island ice tea and sex on the beach and
some more inventive additions such as the very
bright and sugary Dennis the Menace which I
indulged in, all served with ice and fresh fruit.
barefacts rates Old Orleans 3/5. It’s great for
group celebrations where they decorate the table
with steamers and balloons and is excellent for
chilled out cocktails in the evening sun.
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12 DR RUSS 14th May 2008

Dr Russ replies... What do i do now?

Russ Clark answers some of your questions as you near the end of your time at Surrey
Where can I look for vacancies after I’ve graduated? working for an employer may be able to advise you about unadvertised vacancies.
Members of your family may either help you directly or know someone who can.
Throughout the summer we will be producing a weekly vacancies bulletin A good way to approach people is to ask for their advice. Most people love giving
which we will be very happy to e-mail to you. The Prospects website www. you their opinions and their experience of the job market can prove invaluable.
prospects.ac.uk is another excellent source of graduate vacancies. The site also
carries details of specialist publications and websites which may have vacancy Will there by any recruitment fairs taking place over the
information for specific occupations. Just click on “Explore types of jobs”. summer?

Is it worth registering with recruitment agencies? Most major cities will have them with the number of employers attending varying
between 30 and 150. For a complete guide to all of the Fairs run by university careers
You would be wise to at least consider using agencies as part of your job search. services, pick up Prospects Finalist in the Careers Service towards the end of May
Some advertisements are placed by agencies anyway so if you are interested in the or check for details on the Prospects website www.prospects.ac.uk. You’d be wise
job on offer you will have no choice but to reply through them. You can also use to treat your conversations with employers at fairs as if they were first interviews.
agencies in a more deliberate way by contacting those who you think might be helpful. They are there to talent-spot so the impression you make is critical. Take copies of
There is a website which lists them all according to the region of the country in your CV and keep a check list in your head of the things you would regard as your
which they operate and the types of vacancy which they handle at www.rec.uk.com major selling points such as value of degree, exam successes, relevant work experience
and so on. Prepare to drop these into the conversation at suitable opportunities.
What about writing speculatively? Is it too late to consider postgraduate study?

Some graduates consider that writing to employers in the hope that they have It is still not too late to secure a place on a postgraduate course, be it Certificate, Diploma,
vacancies is a waste of time. The evidence, though, is entirely the opposite. Some Masters or Doctorate. The key thing is to identify a suitable opportunity and then get in
employers don’t even bother to advertise their vacancies since they know they will touch with the course provider as soon as possible. The Prospects website www.prospects.
always be able to pick up good applicants from those who write on the off-chance. ac.uk will help you to identify courses. Some will be full, but not all, and it is possible to
All you need to do is to structure your CV in such a way that you appear to be secure funding even at this late stage. One word of caution, however, try to give at least
tailor-made for the kind of position you have in mind. Add a persuasive covering some thought to where it might lead you. Course providers or Careers Services should
letter, spelling out your reasons for writing and the particular strengths which you be able to provide you with information about the destinations of previous students.
would bring to the job, and an employer is hard-pressed to put off seeing you. You may find that the course doesn’t lead in quite the direction you have in mind.
Even if they don’t have immediate openings, they might put your letter on file.
What about taking time out?
And networking?
Every year about 30 or so Surrey graduates decide to do something different. Travel and/or
Surrey graduates seem to be good at this. It involves letting as many people as possible voluntary or temporary employment are the most popular alternatives. If you would like
know that you are job-hunting. Some contacts are particularly worth cultivating. Your to check out some of the possibilities, the Careers Service has a number of books which
Professional Year Tutor or Personal Tutor for example, may receive calls from employers might help - Summer Jobs Abroad and InternationalVoluntaryWork are especially useful.
who want to fill permanent positions. Friends who are returning to or already
Is there anything else you can do to help?

We will be running a Before You Go Week between Monday 19 and Friday 23 May. The
week will include opportunities to meet employers, have your CV checked and so on.
Watch out for details on the Careers Service website http://portal.surrey.ac.uk/careers

Can I still use the Careers Service after I’ve graduated?

Definitely. Everything available to you as a student will continue to be available after

you’ve graduated. For example, if you haven’t decided what to do yet, a chat with a
Careers Adviser could help you to sort out your strengths, interests etc. and relate these to
suitable careers. We can also advise you about application forms and interview technique,
CV preparation, choosing between options and so on. We will be open throughout
the summer so you can get in touch anytime. You can ring 01483 689001/02 or e-
mail careers@surrey.ac.uk if you’d prefer. There is no charge and you can continue
using the Careers Service for as long as you need to. Finally, we will have a Job Hunters
Pack for you in the Careers Service before you leave. Just drop in if you would like one.

If you are considering Postgraduate study please read

our PG Tips section for a personal experience from a
Postgrad
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14th May 2008 WE LOVE RANDOM FACTS 13

Go with the Flow

By Sam Brett

All the electricity was out in Aberdeen. None of the street lights or traffic signals By moving a magnet near a wire you can induce a current, this is one of the reasons
had power. A dark limousine was cruising down the newly paved blacktop, with its putting magnets near your computer is a really bad idea. The current produced is
headlights off. A young boy dressed totally in black (with no reflectors) stepped out known as an alternating current, this means the same bit of charge is going back and
to cross the street. The moon wasn’t out and the boy had no flashlight, yet the driver forth. To demonstrate this you can get a rope and a friend, put the rope around your
stopped to let the boy cross the street. How did the driver see the boy? friends waist and move it back and forth really quickly, and voila, you’re friend has a
rope-burn, but thats ok because you have shown how energy is transfered.
So this energy has been created in the form of an alternating current. This can the
be put into the power grid via something called a transformer, which in this case isn’t
a robot disguised as a truck. These convert the high current and low voltage into low
current and high voltage using more electromagnetic magic. Having a high voltage is
safer than a high current, but I’ll explain that later. This is then distributed around the
country via pylons which make a mess of pretty parts of the countryside. When the
electricity has been transfered to its destination it goes through another transformer
to get the current back. This then ends up in your house.
I wonder how many people really appreciate what goes into the making of electricity. To explain why voltage is safer I need you to think about a Van de Graaf generator,
I’m sure most people have heard of volts and amps, but to give you a real world this is one of the cool things that makes your hair stand on end, this is an example
idea of what these are I’ll draw a couple of analogies. Voltages are also known as of high voltage. Touching one of these things charges you up with about 5000 volts,
potential differences, this can be compared with gravitational potential energy, like but this is safe because there is next to no current. This is also why its fun to rub your
lifting something up, the higher it is the more potential energy it has. Current is a feet against carpets and shock your friends ears. Current, however, is truly deadly,
bit more tricky, it is defined as the rate of flow of a change, the best way to think this is the thing that kills you, as I said before it is the rate of flow of charge, if you
of this is having a hose pipe of water, the more water coming out of the pipe causes electrocute yourself you are literally cooking yourself, also it can really damage your
a higher pressure, like the more electrons flowing in a wire, the higher the current. brain since that relies on electric pulse to make you work.
However don’t go putting electricity down hose pipes… that could land me in a lot Although current is dangerous it is an intrinsic part of the electrical power we use. So
of trouble. this is why your mum told you not to put your fingers in the plug socket and also why you
So these volts and amps appear by magic and power our TVs and laptops, the end. shouldn’t ever muck about with power supplies unless you really, truly know what
Sadly not. This is where I pick up from my last article about nuclear power, most you’re doing! Luckily we have fuses which are designed to break the circuits if
electricity come from the same process. Firstly, something is burned, like coal or something goes wrong and to make things a bit safer. Oh and the answer to the riddle
oil, this heats up some water. Secondly, the water starts to boil creating steam, this is: it was daylight.
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14 SCIENCE 14th May 2008

The Atoms’ Secrets

By Sam Brett
Burning coal produces 4eV of energy. (eV is an
Atoms are really amazing when you think about it, each electron volt, this is a small amount of energy that
of these little fellows contains the 3 components which has significance on a very small scale, like individual
make up everything we can touch, from stars to dust. In particles), whereas a nuclear reaction from Uranium
the last article I spoke about the creation of atoms, this produces around 200,000,000eV. This is why nuclear
time it’s the amazing power that they hold. weapons are far more dangerous than their chemical
I’m sure you can all remember doing GCSE Chemistry counterparts. This is also why nuclear power plant can
and setting things on fire with a bunsen burner, these are produce a lot of electricity.
examples of Chemical Reactions. These come in two main The only problem that nuclear energy has is what it
forms, exothermic, which give out heat, and endothermic, leaves behind, the waste produced from nuclear power
which sucks heat in. When we burn something like oil is still dangerous and can have more devastating effects.
or gas, what we are actually doing is breaking the bonds The radiation produced is hard to dispose of and can
that the electrons in the atom have with other atoms, then cause cancer and other health problems. When we break
rearranging them into new groups, in the examples of coal, up a nucleus, the bits left behind can take thousands of
oil and gas, strings of carbon and hydrogen break into year to reach a safe level, making the land unusable.
carbon dioxide and water and most importantly energy, Cue Nuclear Fusion: This is the same process that the
this energy can then be used to heat water, run a car or sun undergoes to produce its energy. Instead of breaking
light a stove. up big atoms, it smashes small ones together. This main advantage of this is the most
Nuclear reactions work a bit differently. The best way to think about the nucleus is of the matter in the universe is the lightest of all elements, hydrogen! If we add extra
like having a load of magnets coated in Velcro, if we try to put two of the same ends neutrons to hydrogen we make an isotope called Deuterium (1 proton, 1 neutron) or
next to each other they try and repel each other, until the Velcro latches them together. Tritium (1 proton, 2 neutrons), these are heavier form of hydrogen. When you smash
Now imagine putting a little bit of energy in to break the bond of the Velcro and these together we get a neutron, a helium atom and a lot of energy. This is important
suddenly they shoot apart due to repulsion. A nucleus is purely positive and neutral because the by-products are all safe. Sadly this technology is some years, probably
charges, so the positives are trying to push apart in the same way. About 70 years ago decades, in the future, but when the technology catches up with the theory, we can
scientists worked out this energy could be released. This is done by making a heavy create vast amounts of energy and produce only safe by-products.
atom unstable by shooting particles at them, this gives them the nudge needed to split So in the current climate, where the energy needs of our world cannot meet out
the nucleus in to several pieces. pollution targets, consider a thought for nuclear power, which looks to be the only
viable, carbon-neutral alternative.

14th May 2008 SCIENCE
Gobble up good grades
There is so much in the media about healthy eating these days that it’s easy just to switch off.
But, with your exams coming up, it’s worth trying to eat a balanced diet. Research has shown
that eating certain foods and maintaining a balanced diet can help improve your concentration.
So whilst it won’t make you a genius, it might just give you the edge you need to perform
better in exams.
Nutrition Scientist Claire MacEvilly explains why it’s important to maintain a balanced diet
throughout the exam period:
“Although weighing only 2% of total body weight, the brain uses approximately 20% of the
body’s energy at rest. This is why regular, nutritious meals are important during exam time.”
The brain is powered by energy which comes from broken down food. The primary source
of energy for the brain is glucose which comes from carbohydrate rich foods like breads and
pasta. The brain’s energy stores are very small, so to keep it functioning at its best, it needs
constant glucose replacement.
Food influences mood, but mood also influences food choice. There is no magic food to
relieve stress, but we would recommend that you avoid skipping meals at all costs.
There is no such thing as good or bad foods for exams, or any other time of the year. There
are however bad habits! Focusing on one particular food is a bad thing, so you shouldn’t really
be eating vast amounts of one particular food.
Brain Food?
It’s a cliché, but breakfast really IS the most important meal of the day. Your body has been
starved of food all night while you sleep and you need to re-fuel to prepare for the day
ahead.
Food for thought
Fish is often credited in folk-lore
as being brain food. In recent years
scientific research into the omega 3
polyunsaturated fatty acids present
in oily fish suggests that this may
not be so far from the truth.
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) is an
Omega 3 fatty acid and is a major
constituent of the human brain and retina and has so been linked with brain function and
sparked an interest in the possibility of oily fish as ‘Brain Food’.
Traditionally DHA is found in oily fish such as mackerel, however small amounts can be
made in the body from the essential fatty acid alpha- linolenic acid though this is a relatively
inefficient process much of the DHA being lost in the conversion process. So for the moment
oily fish consumption is the best way to incorporate DHA into the diet.
Brain development is very rapid during the last trimester of pregnancy during this period the
tissue reserves of DHA in the pregnant woman are under increased pressure. Eating more
DHA rich foods at this time may be of some benefit. Recent guidelines issued by the Food
Standards Agency recommend pregnant women and women of childbearing age to limit oily
fish consumption to twice a week because some oily fish contain chemicals such as dioxins
and PCBs. The upper limit for men, boys, and women not intending to become pregnant is
4 portions a week.
Scientists are now investigating the possibility that children’s diets can influence their behaviour.
Fish oils have attracted particular interest because of indications that their consumption
may help to control attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Interestingly in adults research
suggests that fish oils may play a preventative role in reducing risk of developing dementia
and more recent studies have even found a link between DHA levels and reduced incidence
of depression.
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It is clear that the fatty acids present in oily fish have a potentially beneficial effect on
brain function affecting behaviour and concentration in both adults and children. However
continued research is required to determine to what extent this influence is due to oily fish
in the diet.
A balanced diet should contain some oily fish (currently recommended as one portion a
week), but very few people eat enough in their daily diet to get the levels of DHA they need.
It is especially difficult to get children to eat something that isn’t part of their normal diet.
Functional foods can play a role in increasing consumption:
Omega 3 fatty acid enriched eggs are a novel food product designed to increase DHA in the
diet. These so called ‘intelligent eggs’ are laid by hens fed a small amount of tuna oil enriched
with DHA and meet ¾ of the recommended daily intake with one egg containing 0.15g
DHA. Eggs are a very versatile food making up a staple part of the British diet and therefore
are an ideal way of increasing DHA intake. The food industry is looking at other similar ways
to increase fish oil consumption in the diet through fortification of staple foods- keep an eye
out for additions in bread.
Iron
Iron may also play a vital role in concentration levels and for this reason can be referred to as
a ‘brain food’.
Iron is required for the formation of haemoglobin in red blood cells which transport oxygen
around the body. A lack of iron leads to low iron stores in the body and eventually to iron
deficiency anaemia. Loss of blood due to injury or large menstrual losses increase iron
requirements. Women and teenage girls in particular, need to ensure their diet supplies enough
iron.
Anaemia affects our capacity to work, depresses the immune system and impairs learning
ability. It is therefore very important to ensure adequate levels of iron in the diet.
Iron is found in plant and animal sources. Iron from animal sources (haem iron) is better
absorbed than iron from plant sources (non-haem iron). Absorption of non-haem iron is
affected by various factors in food. Phytate (in cereals and pulses), fibre, tannins (in tea and
coffee) and calcium can bind non-haem iron, which reduces absorption. Vitamin C, present
in fruit and vegetables, aids the absorption of this kind of iron. Bread and many breakfast
cereals are fortified with iron in the UK, and make a valuable contribution to iron intake. In
order to maximise iron absorption drink a glass of orange juice with your breakfast cereal in
the morning.
Blood Sugar Levels
Controlling our blood sugar can also help with concentration. Have you ever suffered from the
mid afternoon drop in energy levels? Many people often become tired mid afternoon due to a
drop in blood sugar. This can result in a craving for something sweet- does the 3pm chocolate
snack sound familiar? It is best to avoid this temptation as this will only cause a sharp peak in
blood sugar follow by an equally sharp decline leaving us feeling irritable, lethargic and generally
still hungry! It’s best to choose
a slow releasing carbohydrate
snack often referred to as foods
with a low Glycaemic Index or
GI. These include fresh or dried
fruit, a handful of nuts or even
a low fat muffin.
Compiled by: Sarah Oyston
IFR Research Scientist and
Registered Nutritionist
Issued by: Communications
Office
Institute of Food Research
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Code Breaker
Clues Across:
1) Ancient Egyptian city, site of the
Temples of Luxor and Karnak. (6)
4) Ladies with topless glasses?
(Cryptic)) (6)
9) King of the jungle. (Though, it
doesn’t actually live in the jungle.)
(4)
10) Disrespectful; cynical. (10)
11) Single-celled organism. (6)
12) Edible green vegetable, often
eaten in sandwiches. (8)
13) and 24 across. The --------- ------
----: 1994 film based on a novella by
Stephen King. (9, 10)
15) Confectionary made from flour,
Clues Down:
1 2 1) Former British motorcycle
manufacturer; victory. (7)
2) Inhabitant of Sesame Street;
computer that generates winning
Premium Bond numbers. (5)
3) Text honouring a dead person,
written on the gravestone. (7)
5) What everyone is happy to give,
but unhappy to receive? (6)
6) Rugby Union position played
Could you be the next Lord of the Puzzles , Puzzlelord is going into
retirement , all the money and fame has gone to his head . ( In fact
he turned quite nasty in the end ) . However, he needs a replacement
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eggs, butter and sugar. (4)
16) Assaults; shots on target. (4)
17) One who believed in the existence
of the republic of Sans Seriffe or that
spaghetti grows on trees? (5, 4)
21) Texas city; Spanish for ‘yellow’.
(8)
22) Sharp, predominately free of
crushed emerald. (Cryptic) (6)
24) See 13 across.
25) And others. (Latin) (2, 2)
26) County which contains the towns
of Hastings and Rye and the city of
Chichester. (6)
27) Insect manufactured by
Volkswagen? (6)
by Gareth Edwards, Rory Lawson
and Richard Wigglesworth. (5, 4)
7) Earnest; truthful. (7)
8) A fear of spiders. (13)
14) Fluid-filled mattresses. (5, 4)
16) Baskets; Inhibits, hinders. (7)
18) Impact; interfere with. (7)
19) Atrocity; resentful anger. (7)
20) Pass by. (Especially time) (6)
23) Incompetent; clumsy. (5)
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18 ARTS OF THE BARE VARIETY 14th May 2008

Andy Vale suggests some personal favourite tracks for your listening pleasure.......
Rocket From The Crypt - ‘Scream Dracula Scream’ and ‘RFTC’ Two Fingers Of Firewater - ‘Two Fingers Of Firewater’ Nicky Wire - ‘I Killed The Zeitgeist’
I felt a bit bad about the human race when I found out that this band One of the best bands on the local scene, regularly gets listened to First solo effort from the main songwriter of the Manics, can’t sing
had split up, go and buy everything they have done. all the way through by all of us here. well but it works somehow.
Listen to: Run Kid Run, Born In ‘69 Listen to: Endless Highway Listen to: Nicky Wire’s Last

The Wildhearts - ‘The Best Of The Wildhearts’ and ‘The Wildhearts
Must Be Destroyed’
One of the best bands to come from these shores in the last 15
years, here are two solid reasons for that.
Listen to: Geordie in Wonderland, Vanilla Radio
Elegy - ‘Forbidden Fruit’
No idea, I bought it because I liked the cover.
Holst - ‘The Planets’
Now that Pluto is no longer a planet, this suite is complete.
Listen to: Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
Manic Street Preachers - ‘Lifeblood’
The fact that they are headlining the second stage at Reading, while
The Killers are headlining the main, is utterly f***tarded
Listen to: Cardiff Afterlife
Econoline - ‘Music Is Stupid’
I liked the album title, not a bad buy.
Listen to: I’m Plagued
Pavarotti & Friends
Funny hearing Sting trying to match Luciano on La Donna E’ Mobile,
but some interesting treats
Listen to: Ava Maria
Aerosmith - ‘Just Push Play’
Bish bash bosh, it’s Aerosmith so it rocks. I got it for 80p. Yes!
Listen to: Jaded
Faith No More - ‘Angel Dust’
Once selected as the most influential rock album ever.
Listen to: Midlife Crisis
Nine Inch Nails - ‘The Downward Spiral’
Twisted, intoxicating and at times downright dirty.
Listen to: Closer
Kingdom Come - ‘Kingdom Come’
Achieved hatred in the 80’s for being known as a Led Zeppelin rip
off. Some songs suggest this was unfair, others suggest it was pretty
spot on.
Listen to: Get It On (for a Led Zep wannabe), Shout It Out (not so
Zep)
Tarrus Riley - ‘Parables’
One of the finest voices in Reggae today, give time and ears to this.
Listen to: Africa Awaits
The Fall - ‘Dragnet’
Second album from John Peel’s favourite band, it’s quite wonderful
in places but they are still finding their feet.
Listen to: Psykick Dance Hall
Gary Numan - ‘Replicas’
A Freak Like me prefers this to the Sugary sounds... babe?
Listen to: I Nearly Married A Human or Are Friends Electric? (to see
what the description was about)
Fleetwood Mac - ‘The Very Best Of Fleetwood Mac’
You forget just how many awesome songs they had.
Listen to: Go Your Own Way
Blind Lemon Jefferson - ‘The Best of Blind Lemon Jefferson’
Not quite the VERY best of him, but the best nonetheless. A unique
voice from a fascinating time in music.
Listen to: See That My Grave’s Kept Clean
Cliff Richard - ‘The Singles’
All 160-something for £8 on iTunes! As uncool as this is to say he has
some rocking stuff if you give him a chance.
Listen to: Born to Rock n Roll
John Coltrane - ‘The Impulse Story’
Focusses on a small but important part of this Jazz legends career.
Listen to: Greensleeves
Philip Glass - ‘The Essential Philip Glass’
I got this after watching Koyaanisqatsi and I am coming to the
conclusion that this man is brilliant.
Listen to: A Gentleman’s Honour
Martin Grech - ‘Open Heart Zoo’
If you missed this when it came out, buy this. Now.
Listen to: The whole sodding album.
Tom Waits - ‘Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers and Bastards’
Triple album from one of the best songwriters ever, I keep finding
new things to love about this man.
Listen to: Lie To Me, Army Ants and Long Way Home
By reading this you agree to not download anything listed here illegally. That
includes a certain file sharing service ryhming with fleecy puss bus. You need
to take a long hard look at yourself if you’ll happily pay for your Big-Mac, vastly
taxed cigarettes or Topshop garments but will then steal from an artist you like.
You’d winge to high heaven if a chav mugged you, so don’t do it on the sly to
musicians. It costs less than half a pint to download a song on many online
outlets, don’t be a cheapskate. If you agree/disagree with any of the above
reviews then send a message saying so to andy@gu2.co.uk I’d love to hear
from you!
Andy

EuroFestival.co.uk
For those of you who have yet to cross the English Channel, and even for those lucky
buggers who have, you may be astounded to hear that there is actually a plethora
of musical wonders within our grasp. From the 200,000 visiting Rock Wertcher
each year in Belgium, to the 190,000 EXIT fans huddled within the gates of the
Petrovaradin Fortress in Novi Sad, Serbia, the array of talent on show is captivating
to say the least. Still clueless? Well, it is the alluring European Music Festival scene
you are about to discover.
European Music Festivals host world renowned acts, from the likes of Sigur Ros
confirmed at Rock Wertcher, to The Offspring gracing the stage at this years Les
Eurockeenes. By no means is this encouraging a boycott on UK festivals, in fact far
from it. However with an extra day of music, cheap European beer, treat, and the fact
you will be visiting another country, it is hard to dismiss the attraction that the likes of
Pukkelpop in Belgium have to offer.
Up until now, you and I have been at a somewhat disadvantage. Unfortunately there
has been little if not no effort to supply us, the collaboration of festival lovers, with
up-to-date news and information about these European spectacles, foolish I know.
Some may blame that damn English Channel, some may blame those crazy French,
some, and of whom I am part of, blame the lack of enthusiasm by us, the British
public. Yet after nearly all hope is gone, there is light gradually emerging at the end of
the channel tunnel. This comes in the sign of a website dedicated to supplying us with
much needed information about major European Music Festivals. There is a forum to
rant on about why Razorlight have about as much talent as my stranded nipple hair
and opportunities for you to discuss your experiences across the waters. Eurofestival.
co.uk is there to act as your guide and your portal for euroFestival information. You’ll
find up-to-date information on an ever expanding list of European music festivals
including line-up updates, rumours, information on travel and accommodation, ticket
information and an opportunity to submit questions to the team behind the website.
The highlight of the site is the extensive information provided for your trip. Delicately
catering for independent travellers that simply want to know the nearest airport, as
well as those of you still unable to pin-point Belgium on a map; euroFestival will
aid you in planning the perfect trip abroad. There are now no excuses. It cannot
be any easier for those wanting to visit Madrid of Barcelona for Spain’s very own
Summercase festival. For the true enthusiasts out there, of whom I proudly take my
hat of too, a calendar is provided detailing when and where the major festivals are
taking place. Is Nova Rock, Austria, not quite enough? Maybe you want to stop off at
Hurricane in Scheeßel, Germany, as you make your way back through Europe? Well
the calendar will assist you in making the very most of your trip.
I strongly urge those even vaguely interested in music, festivals or European culture
to check this out. For those attracted to the thought of crossing the English Channel
this summer for all your musical desires, remember euroFestival.
Ben Pook
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the worst thing i have heard all year!”
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Michelle Williams
We Break The Dawn
Music World/Columbia

The third member of the record-breaking R&B trio Destiny’s Child, Michelle
Williams, returns to the mainstream charts this summer. Whilst Michelle’s
previous two gospel-heavy albums, “Heart To Yours” (2002) and “Do You
Know” (2004), were received with little fanfare, the ‘other girl’ from DC-3
returns with a synth-heavy summer club hit built over a simple, understated
beat. “We Break The Dawn” heralds a very welcome new style, new
direction and new look for the Destiny’s Child underdog with Williams’ first
contemporary R&B/pop/dance record, the aptly-titled “Unexpected”, set for
an August release. Definitely one to look – or rather listen – out for.

4.5/5, Josh Bates

Mariah Carey
Bye Bye
Island Records

The last time Mariah Carey and Johnta Austin collaborated, it resulted in
two of the biggest hits of Carey’s career with “We Belong Together” and
“Don’t Forget About Us” - her sixteenth and seventeenth US #1 singles
respectively. “Bye Bye”, the second single from “E=MC²” (an album Mariah
herself has dubbed “The Emancipation of Mimi Part 2”) retreads similar
territory to her previous successes. In “Bye Bye”, a song about the loss of
a loved one, Carey gains a sure-shot at gaining her nineteenth #1 hit - hot
on the heels of the worldwide success of “Touch My Body”. Another multi-
format hit for Carey, complete no less with an urban “So So Def Remix”
featuring Jay-Z.

4/5, Josh Bates

Strangers on a Train at Fahrenheit 55 Class. It’s refreshing to see a young band injecting some real life into this
Headline: Motown Soul sound and doing so with an infectious verve that commands attention despite
Support: The Bourbon Roses, Byron Johnston its stripped back nature. It was how you’d imagine the Stones sounded in
12/03/08 their attic when they were teenagers just playing for the sheer love of the
blues. I strongly urge you to come and see them headline at Fahrenheit 55
on the 7th of May!
On a chilled evening in late winter, one can always find some joy in Fahrenheit
55 - in short it’s a bit like walking into a holiday. This Wednesday (as with
In an interview with the headliners earlier in the night it transpired that
every) it is the highly acclaimed ‘Strangers on a Train’ night, which aims to
this was actually their first performance as a duo. However judging by their
bring incredible signed and unsigned artists to this intimate venue for an night
tightness and camaraderie you would not have guessed it. Playing only
of fine music. The caliber on show is frequently of a higher order than the
the one Drifters song, tonight’s set consists largely of Motown classics for
venue capacity would suggest, and tonight is by no means an exception. In
everyone to enjoy by luminaries such as Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye and
fact it could even be said that tonight is exceptional, headline act Motown Soul
Otis Redding. Many of these songs are played with full band originally so full
comprise of Peter Lamarr and Abraham Hampton who are current members
credit must go to Abe for bringing the full sound of these timeless classics
of legendary Motown act The Drifters (singer and keyboardist respectively).
alive using just a keyboard; he even had time to play an impromptu wee run
through of Super Mario tunes in between songs. Meanwhile Peter shows just
But before we get to that it would be utterly criminal not to mention the
why the currant line-up of The Drifters is still going strong. A voice like that
support acts. First up was Byron Johnston, the host of the night and one of
will pull crowds no matter what decade you put it in, as it did tonight.
the finest acoustic players in the area. When he takes up a pew and delivers
his flamenco inspired instrumental set even those who see him every week
To find out more about the night, go to http://www.fahrenheit55.co.uk/live.
are transfixed by sounds that he inventively conjures from his two guitars.
html or http://www.myspace.com/strangersonatrain
This evening we are also treated to a rare airing of the title track from his
‘Oceano’ album, available on iTunes and thoroughly recommended.
Andy Vale
Following this were The Bourbon Roses who play some stimulating
blues reminiscent of the Mississippi Delta sound of the forties with a bit of
contemporary rasp thrown in. A simple set up of two guitarists and a singer,
who played the tambourine with his foot so he could still play the harmonica.
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An Interview with Phil Etheridge
University of Surrey, Student’s Union
16/02/08

‘Chilly yet Bright’, a fine way to describe Saturday 16th February and
pointed out ever so well by my compatriot Andy Vale. However one thing
that didn’t reflect the mood of the day was Phil Etheridge’s outrageous
hang over from the night before, “With a voice like this your in for a right
gig!” rock and roll I here you sigh. As we briefly discussed the frontman’s
antics in the mind-blowing town that is Guildford, and what a glorious
town it is, we quickly moved onto more pressing things at hand. Phil
was accompanied by his entourage of grape pickers and butlers, whilst
being wheeled in on a solid gold chariot, however for sake of the bands
image we must sadly assume I have made that all up.

The five lads from Birmingham have drummed up a somewhat cult, brit-
One aspect of the new album that ‘caught the eye’ was the bizarre cover.
pop following over the years. Whether that warrants the reintroduction
A fox in a parker coat? “I remember choosing that album cover before
of Ben ‘Chav’ Sherman shirts I am not sure, slightly harsh however
going on stage. It was such a mad time, I don’t know what come over
nevertheless true. Yet what was pleasing to the eye was to see the
me”. Etheridge was adamant in defending his judgement, no matter how
comeback of the Dr Martins, a true British Icon I was happy to embrace
surreal the cover looks “If in 20 years time, people are discovering that
yet again. “That brit-pop era influenced a lot of people to pick up a guitar,
album and going ‘It’s a great record’, then that album cover becomes
and we were one of them. We are just one of those bands inspired
a great cover”. A perception Andy was unsure about, “What a w****r”
by the people like the Verve”. Associations with Shaun Ryder and Co
the frontman replied to Vale’s hesitant facial expressions, a sense of
have followed the band since their first tour, “Happy Monday’s were a
humour somewhat running through the interview.
big influence. Every few years something comes along and influences
people”. Other influences Etheridge was keen to point out were the likes
Vale: Where did the name The Twang come from then?
of Badly Drawn Boy and Oasis. He recognises the fact that listening to
Etheridge: The same place as the fox.
his brother’s record collection played a roll in how he writes but at the
same time outlines “I don’t try to be clever or smart, or something I’m
Etheridge’s witty humour adds to his down-to-earth attitude to life, he
not. I just write what I write, sometimes its rubbish and sometimes it’s
seems grateful about where he is yet at the same time he is determined
all right!”. The independent nature of Etheridge’s writing style shines
to continue playing live to fans. “That’s what we are, we are a live band
through in his lyrics, perhaps giving the sense of a working man’s
and we pride ourselves on being a good live band”. There is no denying
band, however this is a perception Etheridge doesn’t necessarily agree
the fascinating atmosphere created at their gigs. Watching Etheridge
with “You can be perceived wrong can’t you, when people go you’re an
and Saunders front the stage and work the crowd into a frenzy is
‘every man’ band n’all. We are a band and we write songs, we put in a
incredible, refreshing at the least considering the idleness adopted by
lot of work and we took it seriously”.
many pop bands. It is this attitude to playing live that has had them
playing at University’s all over the country.
After a few more gracious sips of my shockingly-overpriced mocha, oh
how flavoursome it was, we began talking about The Twang’s co-singer
After all the grapes had finally been plucked and when The Twang’s
Martin Saunders. His covering vocals create an elegant backdrop to the
butler was near breaking point with my continuous demands for fresh
sketchy voice of Etheridge, one thing the frontman was determined to
coffee not instant, when will these people ever learn, the interview was
point out “I thought he sounded like Morrissey, he’s such an important
finally over. Saunders was waiting outside, dressed in a two-piece
part of the band”. Etheridge’s adoration for Saunders was clear and
tracksuit with a face like a badger’s arse, not surprising since Friday
it seemed like a reaction to the reviews slating his ‘Bez’ like antics
was their ‘day off’ for boozing and what not. Watkins accompanied him
on stage, something he wanted to put to rest “He writes some great
as they hunted down the nearest television to watch the Gooner/Utd
hooks. To my ears they (the choruses) sound a lot better”. The natural
match. Later that evening The Twang went on to play an outlandish and
collaboration between the two voices is showcased in ‘Cloudy Room’,
inspirational set, full of atmosphere renowned for their performances.
a track ex-Chelsea favourite Vialli will no doubt be proud of. The bass
They gave us a flavour of some new material which I am sure you
guitarist Jon Watkin and Etheridge are the backbone of the band, writing
will pleased to hear sounded treatingly well and were supported by
the majority of the music and lyrics. However before Saunders joined,
Leicester’s very own ‘The Displacements’ and ‘Jersey Budd’.
The Twang were still finding their rhythm “At the end of every set I use
to put down the bass (Etheridge) and Jon would put down his guitar
The Twang will be touring festivals this summer; I pity the fool who
and I would do this stupid little rappy-type thing”. Without Saunders,
miss’s the opportunity to see them live.
the band would still be looking for that final piece, that last element to
create the music we now recognise as The Twang.
Ben Pook

If you are interested in becoming an Arts editor,

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musical know all. Then look out for the AGM dates in
September and get writing those reviews!
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14th May 2008 SOCIETIES 25
Editorial Simon Moore
With the year now drawing to a close and the final issue of barefacts upon us, it’s time for the last societies section of the year. With
me graduating in the coming months (hopefully) it will be up to the incoming editor to carry on bringing in articles in for societies
and encouraging others to put something in for the issues.

Hopefully readers will have enjoyed the articles in the last few months, with the section having provided a quick look into what
some of our University societies get up to, with plenty of photos to brighten up the pages. The section has begun to receive some
regular submissions from photography, dance societies, walking and departmental societies; whoever takes over will hopefully carry on
expanding the range.
Enjoy the last few weeks, Simon

Mountain Walking Society

The final issue of barefacts has hit and so we decided to look back on this years
events and highlights for Mountain Walking.

At the recent
SUGAR awards
held by the union we
won the ‘Best Special
Interest Society’ of
2007-2008, a great
achievement by any
means. This award was
given largely based on
the numerous trips and
activities the society
has put on in the past
Weekly meetings are used as a way to introduce new skills into the group, or develop
year, with weekends
those of newer members. Recent topics have looked at navigation, photography, and
away almost every
mountain safety, to name a few. These are usually followed by the weekly socials with
month. The society
themed food nights, pub quizzes, restaurants, movie evenings, games nights, and the
has run 7 away trips
infamous Safari Supper.
in Snowdonia, South
Wales, Dartmoor, The
Lake District, Scotland,
Isle of Wight and even
overseas to Italy.

As you might expect

with walking we’ve
tested out all the
whether types in the last year from sunny blue skies, pelting rain, 60mph+ winds,
and softly falling snow. The photo’s you may have seen in some of the articles over
the past year and in this article also help to highlight the beauty of our walks. No
matter the weather, there is always something to appreciate as each walk will give you
something to smile about and, with any luck, say ‘wow’.

Don’t let the conditions scare you off; we are a society open to all abilities and
groups within the university. We have students, staff and alumni with many keeping
in touch with the group for years to come, and helping out with accommodation
too! When possible there are local walks and rambles around the South East that
inevitably end up in a team room or pub (real ale!) going on most weekends. Trips
If you have enjoyed anything you have seen in either this article or previous
to the local Hogsback Brewery, and Denbie’s Vineyard are also popular amongst the
Mountain Walking instalments in the paper over the last year, then please get in
club and happened at several points this year.
touch. Whether you just want to come socialise, go on a weekend walk or even a
trip away, then we would be happy to hear from you. Get in touch with us at ussu.
As mentioned, we can’t forget the clubs weekend trips that happen at least once
mountainwalking@surrey.ac.uk .
every 6 weeks. These trips are planned to take in some of the more breathtaking
views the UK has to offer and are great value for money, often coming in at £30-£60
With the current committee’s time coming to a close we wish the incoming guys
for 2-3 days away with food, transport and lodging covered. The trips are a cheap
all the success we have had: President (Ross), Vice-President (Hannah), Treasurer
way to see some amazing views and make lasting connections and friendships with
(Claire), and Equipment Officer & BBB (Brendan).
others at the university.
Simon, Helen and Hannah
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Photography - Profile: Radu Sporea

I am an Electronic Engineering PhD student at the Advanced Technology Institute. My childhood passion for
computers has slowly migrated to integrated circuit design and now to device modelling and fabrication. In my
spare time I like to travel, see places and sample other cultures. While at Surrey I have started playing the guitar,
learning the basics of automotive mechanics and discovering the many yet challenging joys of teaching.

I have little experience with analogue photography, but, my first digital camera bought in 2002 really got me
interested. Used mostly for vacation shots, the 2-megapixel Canon IXUS V was an engineering marvel and a
great conversation icebreaker. Then the Canon A80 and an S1 IS came and they have been trusty companions on
my journeys. I now own a Canon Rebel 350D and another IXUS400. I have tried my hand at most styles and
my tastes in terms of subjects change quite frequently.

This shot was taken one afternoon in April coming from Compton, on the hill south of Guildford. It is a 3-
exposure HDR processed with Photomatrix. The rays were just begging to be captured. The colours were there
in the original image but I have accentuated them using Corel PhotoPaint X3.

Time permitting, I am happy to chat on photography matters with anyone no matter what their experience, so
do not hesitate to write and say hello.

Photography Featured Works

The following are the works of 9 photographers from the Photography Society of the University of Surrey:
Adam Sayer, Andrew Pye, Bevis King, Cemre Zor, Edward Combes, Murat Badem, Philippe Stenier, Radu Sporea
and Vassilis Korkas. The photos cover a range of subjects captured during trips that the Photography Society has
arranged such as the “Guildford and the University of Surrey”, “Motorsports”, “London at Night”, “Virginia
Water” trips. If you are interested in finding out more about these photos or the society in general then please
contact the president at cz00010@surrey.ac.uk , note that the above photographers hold copyright on their
photos in the following selection.
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More Photography...
I hope you have enjoyed the selection of photos
provided for this final issue and over the course of
the year from the photography society.
As seen there are a range of subjects that strike the
clubs interests and so if you would like to find out
more about the photos or get involved then they
can be contacted via email at cz00010@surrey.
ac.uk
Chinese Lion Dance Workshop
At around 2pm on this faithful Wednesday afternoon, those who were enjoying a
calm lunch or a swift pint outside Chancellors suddenly felt the need to dash inside
and cower to the safety of the windows. Members of the Chinese Association of
Woking had donned a Chinese Unicorn costume and made the necessary actions
needed to bless Union House, and this required
lots of cymbals and gongs to accompany the
dance. This carried on further up the hill, past the
Activities Centre and through the back entrance
of Rubix to end at the dance floor area, where the
workshop was held.
The Chinese Lion Dance has been established
for well over a thousand years, where they’ve been
used for entertainment for the Imperial Court, or
as a means to rid the land of evil spirits and bring
in good luck and fortune. Of course, the apex of
its demand and popularity fall within the Chinese
New Year Festival, where a sea of colour fills the
main towns and cities with their performances.
CAW had showed off their talents in the festival
held in Woking the previous month, and had
gathered the time to spend an hour or two at the
university.
Since learning how to dance, the etiquette and
various actions performed whilst having a large
lion head against your shoulders takes many
years, this workshop was more on experience
and expanding your culture. Many observers
had come to peek from the upper levels, as six
of us introduced ourselves and were more than
encouraged to try out most of the instruments on
show. While it may sound chaotic to the listener,
SOCIETIES 14th May 2008
No Wave The End Of The Year Show
uDisco sees No Wave descend
into the HRB one more time
No Wave…at Chav Night?
this term and we’re planning
Well, it worked a treat. We had
to end the year with a bang.
No Wavers queuing up with DJ
Expect a loud, euphoric and
sets featuring alternative music
above all alternative climax to
of every variety imaginable, and
the term, with our DJs playing
they all went down a storm.
from 10pm ‘til 3am.
But we aren’t done for the term
April 22nd saw the handover
yet! The two biggest events in
of the society to the new
the Union calendar are still to
committee. We’d all like to
come, and No Wave is going
thank the outgoing committee
to be featuring at both. Fetish
for their hard work and pledge
Night, May 16th, and the End
to continue it into the next
Of The Year Show uDisco, May
academic year. Rest assured,
22nd will both see No Wave
plans are already afoot for big
return to the HRB with an
nights next term with top DJs
alternative music mission.
and live bands galore.
I’m not going to lie to you,
No Wave, the Alternative
Fetish Night is going to take
Music Society of the University of Surrey, meets in
depravity to a whole new level, and No Wave will be
Wates House (up the hill opposite the front of the
there, stretching the realms of decency to their limits
library) every Tuesday evening at 7:30pm. Our last
from 10pm ‘til 3am with sets from some of our finest
meeting this term will be on 20th May and, as ever, all
DJs, all hand picked for their musical genius and
are welcome.
downright moral degeneracy. Alasdair ‘Pyro’ Burchill
there is a strict method of playing cymbals and gongs to denote each stage of the
lion or unicorn’s performance, and this involves using your chest as a muffler when
playing cymbals (which can be quite tricky when you’re a bony kid like me!). Other
percussion instruments made from traditional materials reached such immense weight,
that the assistance of another person or the use of a frame is common; all to achieve
the aspect of ‘the louder, the better’.
Next to the drum lies the costume
that most of us are more familiar
with – an intensely luminous yellow
lion (Liu Bei, to be more precise), and
we were all given a chance to try the
actual head on and try some simple
manoeuvres. While it is bulky, its clever
construction means that weight isn’t
an issue, allowing for the smooth and
feline-like actions that are expected
from a performance. This can include
the very cute action of sitting down
and touching parts of the costume
with your feet, giving the impression
of the lion preening itself.
Overall, it was an interesting hour
of culture, and gave myself and five
others the opportunity to experience
how difficult, precise and ordered
you have to be in order to carry on
a thousand year tradition, whilst at
the same time being treated to some
professional performances. I suggest
you look out for the lions, unicorns
and dragons that will probably
dominate the opening ceremony of
this year’s Olympic Games in Beijing.
One of the group trying on the very fluffy Liu Bei lion head.
Chris Pittock
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Football Roundup
With the season drawing to a close, many ups and downs have already been decided. In Europe, we
are guaranteed at least one continental cup will be coming back to Britain, and in the Premiership,
it’s going to go right down to the wire… Unfortunately though, we went to the printers before that
final day of the Premiership, and before the Playoffs began!
Title Race
Arsenal must be kicking themselves for throwing away what seemed like an indominitable
lead at the top of the table, whilst Liverpool will probably be happy enough just to
be in the top four! The real battle is between Chelsea and Man United; with Avram
Grant’s side clawing back into the chase for the title, beating United 2-1 last weekend
in a game that had United won, that would’ve been the Championship race over.
Now it seems as though United’s goal difference is going to be their saving grace…
Short of Chelsea bettering United’s score by 19 goals on Sunday, Alex Ferguson’s side
simply need to win to secure the title!
Relegation Fight
Two from Birmingham, Reading, Fulham and Bolton will have been relegated by the
time you read this, and will have to prepare themselves for Championship football
next season. Fulham should be so proud of themselves for the turnaround in form
they’ve experienced recently! Reading’s recent form has been abysmal, and they haven’t
scored since the end of March; having dropped from relative security at the start of
March, the Royals are ‘that team’ that plummets towards the end of the season. Bolton,
like Fulham have improved recently, and in the process have forced Birmingham back
into the mire. Despite facing Chelsea on final day, Bolton should be OK- their victory
over Sunderland has all but ensured their safety. Again, Fulham needn’t worry- they
face a Portsmouth side who are more than likely to field a reserve side in order to
prepare for their upcoming Cup final. With these fixtures, even though Reading and
Birmingham face Derby and Blackburn respectively, a victory for either will still require
the Cottagers to slip up. I hope I’m wrong with this prediction, but sorry Reading and
Birmingham fans- there’s no coming back from this…
FA Cup
What a great cup this has been! Every big-four side out before the Semi-Finals; we
WILL have a winner who began the tournament written off without a chance! The
famous Cup needed something like this, as it had become stale recently (remember
the half-arsed performance from Man United and Chelsea in the first final at New
Wembley? I thought not). Portsmouth are surely favourites, but this might not suit
Harry Redknapp’s side who have gotten to the semi-finals playing as the underdogs.
Pompey have played pretty poorly in the last two rounds, yet despite this have managed
to overcome Man United and West Brom to make it to their first FA Cup final in
decades. Cardiff will fancy their chances as well though, having made it this far for the
first time since they won the cup in 1927!
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Continental Competitions
Surely this year, British teams have proven their dominance of European football!
Not only did we have three English teams reach the semi finals of the Champions
League; but we now have an all-English final in Chelsea v Man United, so it is
guaranteed that the Champions League trophy will be coming back to England from
Moscow. The question is though; is it going to Manchester or London? It would be a
fantastic achievement for United to do the double… but there’s also the potential that
Chelsea could too! As well as this, Rangers reached the UEFA Cup final after holding
Fiorentina to a 0-0 aggregate draw then winning on penalties. The Scottish club must
be very proud, and must be confident they can over come Zenit Petersburg to take the
trophy back to Glasgow.
Football League Finale
The big clubs weren’t the only ones in action this weekend- the Football League
ups and downs were decided. Stoke and WBA will be playing Premiership football
next season- what a fantastic season it’s been for the Baggies! Leicester are the newest
member of the ever-increasing pool of ex-Premiership teams to drop into the third
tier of English football. However, Nottingham Forest will be replacing the Foxes;
who are now back (along with Swansea) after a long absence from the Championship.
Congratulations also to Leeds United who, despite being docked 15 points, still
reached the League One playoffs!
Local Sides
Congratulations to Aldershot town, our new local Football League side- who gained
promotion to League Two by storming the Conference with 101 points! This is a
fantastic achievement for the club to be back in the Football League, considering they
reformed just 16 years ago after going bust! Woking finished comfortably in 17th;
nothing really to shout home about, but far from relegation worries. Guildford City
came 2nd in the Combined Counties Premier Division- a mere 25 points behind league
leaders Merstham(!)
“Theatre, Art, War, Love”
To finish this year’s last Football Roundup, let’s return to basics… why we love football.
A number of people have pointed out recently an advert for Sky’s football coverage
from 1997. The general consensus is that this advert sums up what it’s like to support
your team. Nothing can take away those feelings, be they good or bad… “Life; it can
be difficult, we all know that. We all need someone to rely on, someone that’s going
to be there, someone that’s going to make you feel like you belong. Someone constant.
It’s ecstasy, anguish, joy and despair. It’s part of our history, part of our country and
If you fancy being a sports editor
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An evening with Sir Trevor Brooking
By David Halls & James Salmon
Towards the end of last term, the University of Surrey was paid a visit by Sir Trevor
Brooking. Unfortunately, due to traffic problems causing Sir Trevor’s lateness, barefacts
was unable to interview the ex-West Ham and England legend. However, his lecture
went into great depth about the state of English sport (and covered every question we
would have asked him anyway)! As Director of Football Development at the FA, he has
often spoken about his dismay at the state of English football, and the alarming lack
of talented youngsters coming through the ranks in professional clubs.
Sir Trevor opened by looking at some of the major changes in youths since his time.
Of course, with the age of the computer, the biggest difference is the activities modern
youngsters take part in. “As a child,” he explained, “Every day after school, my mates
and I would come home, grab a football and go up to the park for hours and hours.
Even just this casual football, on a regular basis gave me the basic footballing skills I
needed to build on later in my career”. He pointed out that the lack of football done
by today’s youth at such a young age means that by the time they come to play for teams
and competitively, youngsters just don’t have the necessary basic skills to be confident
on the pitch. Sir Trevor pointed out that “few are born naturally able; it takes lots of
practice from an early age. The amount of football I played as a youngster meant that
when I came to play competitively, all the basics came naturally- it wasn’t a case of
when the ball comes towards me thinking ‘how am I going to control this’, it was more
‘what am I going to do once I’ve controlled this’”. It is this small difference, he believes
that will lead to youngsters being able to pick up more from an earlier age. This is one
of the main arguments put forward in his case for a National Game Strategy (launched
on the 18th March), which helps to structure football for youngsters, getting more
children involved.
It is not just a lack of practice though, which is hindering the emergence of
‘wonderkids’ in the beautiful game. Disrespect for officials is a problem needing to
be addressed urgently. And it’s not just the players themselves in youth football which
are generally the issue- parents on sidelines cause the most hassle for officials in youth
football! Parents shouting abuse (or even conflicting advice to their children) from the
sideline, Sir Trevor believes, intimidates the young players and drives them from the
game. “At [Manchester] United, parents who wish to watch their children train in the
academy must sign an agreement to keep totally silent. Only the coach may speak; and
even then, only positive comments are made. This keeps the sport enjoyable for the
player- this philosophy needs to be spread to grassroots football”. However, parents are
generally those called upon to run youth football, which in turn causes more problems.
There are five levels of coaching qualification in England; the highest of which enables
the person to coach professional teams. Unfortunately, even lower level coaches are
scarce, and there are very few of these specialists in youth football; more often than
not, a team is run by a volunteering parent, or at school by a teacher not qualified to
a high enough level in the sport (instead with general sporting qualifications). “The
fact that these parents aren’t trained properly to coach means young players may not be
being coached to a standard the FA would like. Indeed, a recent survey has shown that
50% of primary school leavers are physically illiterate. This doesn’t mean that these
children are unable, they just haven’t been given the opportunities.” Part of Sir Trevor’s
plan for English football is that there will be at least one specialist sports college in
every county in the next few years- focussing especially on the 5-11 year olds, where
the bulk of talent is discovered or lost through opportunities to shine.
Moving on to talk about Fabio Capello’s management of the national team, Sir
Trevor seemed optimistic. “[The FA] were distraught after the Croatia match; we were
simply outclassed.” However, he believes the initial signs of Capello’s leadership are
promising, and he should be able to get the maximum out of “a golden age for English
football”. Despite not having an obvious first choice ‘keeper, Brooking feels we have a
strong defensive unit in the England side, although “there is still a left side shortage,
and a
lack of attacking full backs… and strikers”. Even with these shortages though, Sir
Trevor is still optimistic Capello has what it takes to win our first major tournament
since 1966. He did point out though that the huge influx of foreign players into
the English league is having a detrimental effect on the national side. “The Premier
League
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is very successful, but there are very few English players in the league. On the opening
day of the 07/08 season, 220 players were on their various pitches, 81 were English”.
Sir Trevor also stated that the quota system put in place by UEFA (that a set number
of players in a squad in continental competitions must be ‘homegrown’- i.e. have played
for an English club for 3 years between the age of 16-21). However, “the wealth of
clubs now means that our top clubs are managing to get the best out of young players.
Unfortunately, they are getting the best out of the best young players Europe has to
offer. Clubs are meeting quotas, but because they are buying European players at such
a young age, thus meeting the criteria”. Under UEFA’s critieria, Cesc Fabregas and co
at Arsenal count as homegrown English players… “And because of the freedom of
movement within the EU, there is little the FA can do, besides asking English clubs to
voluntarily stop buying foreign youngsters. But this, they argue would make our teams
less competitive with the likes of Barcelona and AC Milan”.
When asked if foreigners in general were ruining the English game, Sir Trevor gave
the answer that it isn’t all foreigners ‘ruining’ the game. “There are some outstanding
foreigners who are benefiting the game no-end. But there are also some very average
players, being brought over on high wages. These overpaid mistakes block chances for
talented English players. Players are no longer ‘blooded’ into the team; they are thrown
in and expected to make an instant impact. This lack of English first-teamers means
that once a talent such as Wayne Rooney comes along and does make an impact, their
fee is hugely inflated, simply because of the scarcity of young Englishman of first team
standard”.
A further challenge Sir Trevor pointed out was that of ensuring talented young players
even have the chance to get into academies. The first step in getting players noticed is
their club becoming FA Chartered. “Unfortunately, one of the requirements of this is
to have a turnover of £20,000 a year; and whilst this is fine for clubs in affluent areas,
which run teams at every age group, it is near-impossible for smaller clubs in deprived
areas. This often means those players in the deprived areas are overlooked”. Sir Trevor
made the point that when he was playing, 80% of players were from the working class;
yet nowadays that is not the case; “two-thirds of the 2004 Athens Olympics Team GB
were privately educated. This doesn’t necessarily mean that talent is disappearing from
the working classes, just the opportunities are becoming fewer”.
To end, Sir Trevor rounded off his initial points to give his underlying message. He
stated that young footballers need to be nurtured and encouraged into the game from
an early age, picking up the basic skills they need to improve before they are thrown
into competitive football. Overall Sir Trevor believes that in order to get a strong
England national side in the future, we need to act now, and to do that, we need to “Let
youngsters enjoy their football, so they are happy to stay within the game!”
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Surrey Scorpions Succeed At South-East

University Regionals
By David Halls, Sports Editor
‘Surrey Scorpions’ continued to be a nationally recognised name in the world
of Ultimate on the first weekend in March, as the University’s Ultimate Frisbee Surrey Seconds were similarly strong during play on Sunday. Armed with a
team qualified for the National Second Division after impressing at the South- new zone play, the Seconds immediately put it into practice; putting 7 points
East Outdoor Regionals. past a LSE-UCL joint team. Despite scoring more than twice the total points
they scored the previous day, the Seconds were still on the losing end, going
Having been the 2nd placed team at Indoor Regionals in November; Surrey’s down 9-7. However, the confidence gained from this game would see the
First team were similarly strong in the Outdoors game to finish the weekend in Seconds go from strength to strength during the rest of the day. Facing a
6th place- securing a spot in the Nationals Second Division in York in May. Roehampton team down to 6 players, Surrey 2 sportingly agreed to play with
one less player as well. However, Surrey’s constant use of substitutions soon
The weekend started relatively casually for Surrey 1- ‘bagelling’ (the Frisbee tired the Roehampton players and Surrey won the game 4-3.
equivalent of a clean sheet) Brunel, Kent and LSE’s Second teams; whilst
reaching the points-cap of 11 in all three games. The Firsts’ first real challenge Surrey 2’s penultimate game of the weekend was against Brunel 2; arguably
came in their fourth game on the Saturday when Holloway’s First team surprised one of the best Second teams at the event. Surrey dominated from the off,
Surrey to go 4-0 up early on. However, Surrey dug their heels in and stopped working their zonal marking perfectly. Indeed, the majority of the first few
the scoring, to pull themselves back into the game- taking it to sudden death at points entailed keeping the Brunel players pegged in their own endzone.
the klaxon… Winning the match 6-5. Undoubtedly the match of the day came Surrey worked their ‘cup’ defence extremely well, forcing the Bunel handlers
late Saturday afternoon, when Surrey 1 were to face Portsmouth’s Sublime. In into making mistakes, which Surrey’s offence then capitalised on. At the
a closely fought game, with long, tiring points Surrey and Sublime both played end of this gruelling match, Surrey Seconds came out on top with a 5-2 win.
at the tops of their games. Some great defending from Surrey, combined with Finally then, Surrey 2 qualified for the Spoon playoff (to decide the best of
Sublime’s strong offence meant this would always be a close game. With the the lowest ranked sides). In keeping with their constant improvement during
teams never more than a point apart; Sublime eventually broke the deadlock in the day, Surrey’s zone was the best it had been all weekend; and the Seconds
an extremely long point in sudden death, to take the game 4-3. soon reached the points cap against Holloway 2; which was perhaps a fitting
reward for a team which had had 11 put past them so many times ranked 17th,
Surrey Seconds, on the other hand, were less fortunate on Saturday than the and Spoon winners. during the tournament. The final score was 11-1 to Surrey
Firsts- being on the receiving end of 11-0 defeats to the First teams of Sussex’s 2, who finished the weekend
Mohawks, Kent Touch This and KCL’s ‘Thrown’. However; after this shaky
start in one of the toughest groups, the Seconds notched up their first points of So on Sunday evening, the two Surrey teams returned to Guildford cold,
the tournament in a well fought 6-3 defeat to Imperial College’s DiscDoctors tired and aching; but after a wholly successful weekend, that didn’t matter.
2. The Seconds’ opening day defeats meant that they would be spending the Surrey Firsts had qualified for the Nationals Second Division in May, and the
next day fighting it out for 17th place out of the 21 teams present. Seconds had improved massively, which is all the more promising for next
year’s team!
Surrey 1 started Sunday’s play in 5th, and with every chance of gatecrashing
the qualifying places for Nationals. With yet another comfortable victory over
Thrown’s Second team in the 5th-12th place playoff, Surrey 1 looked like doing The Scorpions travelled to York on the 3rd/4th of May, and successfully beat
just that. Then came a wake-up call for a Surrey side that had had a relatively their seed- beginning the weekend ranked 11th out of 16 in Nationals Second
easy start to the day on Sunday. Chichester were Surrey’s next opponents, and Division, Surrey finished in 6th. This leaves them as the 22nd best University
looked very strong from the off. Surrey couldn’t quite hold it together during team in the UK, and caps off one of the club’s most successful years in its
the game, which, as well as some lucky hucks to their deeps from Chichester’s history
handlers knocked them down to 8th after an 8-2 defeat. This now meant Surrey
1 would have to win all of their remaining games just to qualify for Nationals
Second Division.

A relatively unexciting 9-2 win over UCL set Surrey 1 in their stead; meaning
the 6th-7th place playoff would pit Surrey against Chichester once again.
Chichester may well have been guilty of complacency due to their earlier
win, as they decided to not warm up for the game whereas the Surrey Firsts
were throwing around and getting prepared 30 minutes prior to the start of the
game. Just this little difference seemed to be all Surrey needed to capitalise.
After ‘turning over’ Chichester’s attack whilst on defence, Surrey managed to
score a point whilst playing into the wind. So now Surrey would be on offence
when playing with the wind. So long as each team scored when they were on
offence, and there were no breaks in this continuity, Surrey would always be
one point clear of Chichester and would take 6th place. After 45 hard-fought
minutes, the game eventually went to sudden death extra time; with Surrey on
offence. The Firsts scored that point and won the game; earning 6th place, and
booking their spot in Nationals.

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Team Surrey 07- 08 Review
So, here we have it; another year gone, another successful
year for sport at the University of Surrey. Here we have the
season round-ups from a number of sports teams. A big thank-
you to all who reported back on their season! Congratulations
to all for a successful season.
Team: Archery team
Season Review: 4 BUSA Medals, Champions of the South East of the
United Kingdom and promotion to the National League top division. This was
quietly achieved by the Recurve Archery Team this season. This was all made
possible by first year revelation Matthew Sharpe (BUSA individual Bronze),
returnee Barry Cottrell and regulars Matt Brown, MAC Edwards and talented
but epically lazy Jamie Goodliffe. The success achieved by these gentleman this
year is incomparable to achievements in the clubs long history.
After committee shrinkage we all wish to thank Matt Brown & Laura Turnham
for their amazing work, seemingly at times they were keeping us afloat single
handed while still having time to study. 4 of the 5 senior team were also final
years showing what can be done if you manage time well. We hope to build
upon this success next year and will try to gain more indoor training time
with UniSport as our 4 BUSA medals were won with an allocation of a only
3 ½ hours training time per week in the sports hall which is unheard of and
probably even less than the team that came last. The novice team (Members
who joined this year) had a good season and are quickly achieving scores close
to the experiences archers.
Lets look at the highlights. Probably the best moment was the feeling of
surprise when we had our names called out at BUSA. The worst was also at
BUSA when we were supplied a van with no locking doors. Not a problem but
we were carrying over ten thousand pounds of archery equipment in it leaving
it in varous public areas around York. However bad things got, we were always
cheered up by Tom Wiblins, Tom can generate humour from thinnest of air.
Team: Surrey Ballroom and Latin Dance team
Best Moment of the Year: Dancing at the Empress ballroom in
the Winter Gardens, Blackpool
Season review: We have competed in two competitions this year
where everyone on the team did fantastically well. The competitions were
part of the university dance circuit where every couple gets to compete as
an individual couple as well as representing their team. Although no one
got placed as an individual couple everyone did very well in that they got
through at least one heat of the dances. Considering we were competing
against the likes of Oxford and Cambridge this is very good! The teams also
did particularly well. Both teams got quite far in the team match at the Inter
Varsity competition in Blackpool. Our team A however came 10th overall
while representing Surrey. A huge congratulation to everyone for that! A
special congratulations should go to one couple who competed in the ex
student category for us, Sarah Tian and Eric Hao came 2nd and the Southern
Universities competition and came 3rd overall at the Inter Varsity Comp. A
very successful year for the dancing team, which we hope to continue next
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And now a quick word from the traditional archery section of the club, those
that shoot medieval style longbows, traditional bows from Mongolia and
Hungary, or just want to simply engage in some medieval cosplay.
Field archery is the new love of the traditional archers - its basically simulated
hunting, or rather golf with bows: running around woods and shooting at targets
of penguins and 8 foot elephants (which were completely missed by everyone!).
Unfortunately, Surrey isn’t as yet in any form of competition against other
universities in a field archery league- something the club is looking to rectify.
It isn’t only in the field archery that the surrey longbow/bare bow team has
been making a name for themselves. Most notably on the 25th of November
at the Brunel Open shoot each member of the team took home a medal: Laura
Turnham the club’s new President taking 3rd in women’s longbow, Anthony
Marchant taking 3rd in men’s longbow and Alex Reid 2nd, as well as Matt
Cordwell taking 3rd in bare bow (no sights). We performed well at the BUSA
indoors in York but unfortunately didn’t win any medals this time. We are at
the moment training hard for a new season of field, as well as getting ready for
the BUSA outdoor competition.
Finally as Alex Reid is too modest to say it is worth adding that he broke the
clubs longbow record recently by scoring a tremendous 3 times more than the
previous record which puts him in danger of winning BUSA medals next year if
he can keep up his training over the summer break. To all those not mentioned
your contribution was felt and lets hope to see some different names in next
year’s review. Have a great summer!
Alexander Reid & Barry Cottrell
Team: Boat Club
League(s): Novice and Senior Men’s and Women’s Crews.
Year achievements: We finished well in Reading Small boats regatta, Bristol
Head of the river race, Henley regatta and various other Head races and regattas
throughout the year.
Best Moment of the Year: The Social Race that we hosted at Walton
boat club with Queen Mary’s and St. Barts Colleges.
Worst moment of the Year: Dann Boot’s ankle failing majorly during
the boy’s Bristol race and him having to be lifted and carried out of the boat.
Funniest moment of the Year: Mark’s incident with some duct tape and the
Austin Pearce courtyard Statue or any of Stacy and Louise’s dancing at the
union. Alternatively Phil’s (our coach) impressive bike stunt (over the handlebars
and into the river) he did this year whilst coaching some of the boys at Guildford
Boat Club.
Men’s Rower of the Year: Stephen Batchelor
Women’s rower of the year: Stacy Gwilliam
Winner of the Phil Costen Cup (A club cup awarded by our coach for recognition
of achievements): Louise Counsell
Season review: A very good year for the boat club with our large increase in
numbers allowing us to get some beautiful boats from the Union.
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Team: Surrey Angels Cheerleading Squad
Cup(s) finish: Won 2nd place in Senior Pom dance at cheer
competition in February.
Best Moment of the Year: Winning 2nd place in the
dance competition
Funniest moment of the Year: Watching the
Superbowl with the Surrey Stingers and attempting to spell out
‘New York Giants’ and failing miserably!
Player(s) of the Year: Anneka Ridley (for being involved in every
single fundraising activity for the squad and organising all the
socials)
Season review: This year has been a great one for the
Angels with a 2nd place dance win as well as being asked to run
cheerleading hen parties and birthday parties! The squad has grown
again this year with lots of new freshers joining the squad. It is
difficult to analyse the year when our National competition is not
until July, but we hope to do extremely well in it and are working
hard to try and maintain our National Champion status.
Team: Commando Krav Maga
League(s): None; they might be a tad dangerous!
Best Moment of the Year: Getting set up! And also having
a training session with the founder of CKM
Worst moment of the Year: Getting scared that, after all the effort we
put in to start the club, we might have ended up being shut down! (We
clearly didn’t, so phew!)
Funniest moment of the Year: We were doing groundwork
(how to get someone off you when they’re choking you on the floor)
and had one teeny wee guy choking a really big guy. The bigger guy did
his move and the teeny guy fell about 2 inches onto his stomach... and
completely winded him!
Player(s) of the Year: Everyone
Season review: It’s been hard work but we have a fantastic team
spirit and training sessions never cease to be a laugh. We’ve all come a
long way and made a lot of new friends too. We haven’t won anything
(there was nothing to be won) but we’ve learned lots, had fun lots and
we’d so win a competition if there was one!
Team: Surrey Scorpions Ultimate Frisbee team
Cups:
University Indoor Regionals: Surrey 1st-2nd (Nationals qualifier),
Surrey 2nd-7th (highest increase on initial seeding), Surrey 3rd-22nd
University Women’s Indoor Regionals: 9th
University Indoor Nationals: Surrey 1st-14th (14th in the country)
University Mixed Indoor Regionals: 12th
Slingfest Open: Surrey 1st-3rd, Surrey 2nd-8th, Surrey 3rd-12th
Roehampton Open: Surrey 1st-4th, Surrey 2nd-9th (Plate winners)
Aye Aye Open: 6th
University Outdoor Regionals: Surrey 1st-6th (Nationals Div 2
qualifier), Surrey 2nd-17th (Spoon winners)
University Women’s Outdoor Nationals: 14th
University Outdoor Nationals Second Division: Surrey 1st-6th (22nd
in the cou
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Team: Surrey Stags Cricket team
League(s): Indoor Guildford Cricket league
Final Position: 2nd
Cup(s) finish: BUSA indoor cricket tournament (last 8 in Britain)
Best Moment of the Year: Winning the BUSA regional indoor competition at
Eastleigh, Southampton with a weakened side punching way above our weight.
Worst moment of the Year: Just failing to qualify for the BUSA indoor finals losing
narrowly to Bournemouth University therefore missing the opportunity to play at
Lords and the home of Cricket.
Funniest moment of the Year: “we’ve got nothing to lose and
everything to gain!” (Wise Crangle, 2007); “When you put a group of men together
who all have the same goal there is nothing that can stop them!”(Coombs (Dallaglio,
2007)); Crazy turning up hammered to the first indoor match of the season.
Player(s) of the Year: Chris Coombs
Season review: Although our main outdoor season is yet to get started
commencing after Easter a lot of highs have already occurred in the indoor section.
Entering the local Guildford indoor league for the first time, and finishing a superb
2nd position in the top league must be mentioned, with Chris Coombs topping
the batting and bowling averages. Furthermore, taking a depleted side down to
Eastleigh, Southampton for the Regional BUSA Indoor Round and qualifying for
the Southern Round- narrowly missing out to Bournemouth University for the
chance to play at Lord’s. Rich Linney’s and Al Short’s batting during the BUSA
matches must be given special praise. Well done to everyone who has participated in
winter training and fixtures and I look forward to attempting to secure promotion
for the 1st and 2nd XI teams this summer.
Team: Fencing
League(s): BUSA Mens Division 1 South-East
Final Position: 6th
Best Moment of the Year: Winning on the last day of the season to
avoid relegation
Worst moment of the Year: Going into Christmas without a win in
the league
Funniest moment of the Year: Too many to mention! Travelling to
away matches on the tube with non stop banter between Mike, Dave and Martin
Player(s) of the Year: Kosuke Jisho and Dave Morgan
Season review: The season was always going to be about maintaining
Division 1 status. Our experienced captain from the past two years had graduated
leaving returning team member Martin Pezet to take up the captaincy. The season
started poorly with a disappointing run of results, however a few changes and a
lot of training later the tide began to turn. Performance of the year goes to our
international star Ko who kept the team alive in many matches and also to Welsh
fencer Dave whose all-round performances and vice-captaincy led to some great
results. Finally two home wins secured our status in Division 1 for another season
and excellent prospects for 2008/09.
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Team: Mens Football 1st Team Team: Men’s Football 2nd Team

League(s): BUSA (2A) & GWAFL (Premier Division) League(s): BUSA-5A- 3rd & GWAFL- 3rd
Final Position: BUSA 4th & GWAFL – 1st
Final Position: Cup(s) finish: County Cup- 3rd Round & Intermediate
Cup(s) finish: County Cup- Quarter Final & League Cup- 1st Round Cup- Winners
Best Moment of the Year: Great results against Royal Holloway (1-0) and Brighton (3-3 on a
3G pitch) in the BUSA league and superb performances against Holmbury St Mary’s (6-0) and Best Moment of the Year: Winning 2-0 away at St. Mary’s
Burpham (2-0) as well as a last minute 1-0 win away at Milford in the GWAFL league. in BUSA

Worst moment of the Year: A host of absences meant an inexperienced first team lost Worst moment of the Year: having the BUSA title in our
3-0 away to Chichester in BUSA. Whilst a 3-2 defeat away vs Bourne in GWAFL, coincidently hands and losing it in the last 3 games.
after the beach party night at the union, blew the title race wide open
Funniest moment of the Year: Getting offered out by an
Funniest moment of the Year: Whilst travelling away to Addlestone the co- Alan Carr look-a-like at St. Mary’s after beating them. Hilarious!
captains realised that they had forgotten footballs, bibs and cones when the boys were already Season review: For BUSA, it all started so successfully with 4 wins and
in Addlestone. Fortunately, however, this resulted in an amusing turn of events. Deciding to 4 draws out of the first 8 games leaving us with only 4 points needed
purchase some new balls from a local shop, there was the usual banter that the general public from the remaining 2 games to win the league. We then proceeded to
experience on Surrey away days, however, our anonymous driver decided to spice things up that lose both games, albeit against stronger opposition than expected (given
day. Whilst on the search for new balls we were forced to make a u-turn. However, instead of the nature of BUSA in the latter stages, which sees better players play for
making a simple u-turn like any normal driver, ours decided to go down a side alley. Now let’s say lower teams if they have no games scheduled). Looking back we will rue
the minibus is 6’1” wide, well this alley was 6’2” ft wide and next door to a Chinese restaurant. the draws away at Reading and home to Brighton, where we outplayed
All the staff from the Chinese were watching in astonishment. Remember that scene in Austin
Team: Women’s Football
Powers when he’s trying to turn that vehicle? Well, multiply that by 10 and that was us. Anyway,
after these exploits we thought we’d better get to the ground and forget about the balls!!
League(s): South Eastern Conference Women’s 2A
Final Position: 5th
Season review: The BUSA season looked promising from the outset as a new coaching
set up had the boys fully prepared from the word go. However, after conceding last minute goals
Best Moment of the Year: Winning our first two games
in each of the first three games, the boys found themselves with 2 points from a possible 9.
beating Kingston and Royal Holloway with a completely new team!
Fortunately, the season did take a turn for the better and after good results against Roehampton
Worst moment of the Year: Losing the next four games in a row
away and in particular Royal Holloway at home, the boys finished in a respectable 4th place with
especially the Reading one which we should have won!!
a total of 15 points. This will be remembered as the BUSA season of what could have been as
the team showed so much potential, playing wonderful football at times, but was made to pay for
Funniest moment of the Year: Shidz chasing after the
a slow start to the campaign.
Roehampton team who tried to nick our corner flag.
Unlike the BUSA season, the season in the GWAFL Saturday league started very strongly with
Player(s) of the Year: Rosie “Velcro” Hill
the first team going unbeaten in their first 12 matches, giving them a healthy lead at the top of
Most improved: Rebecca “Irish Bert” Donoghue
the table. However, a couple of bad results, notably a 3-2 defeat away at Bourne and a 0-0 draw
Season review: It was a mixed bag really. At crucial times our squad
at home against relegation battlers Bedfont blew the title race wide open. Fortunately, the team
wasn’t big enough to cope. But then we have seen amazing progress
managed to pull off a 2-0 win away at fellow title contenders Burpham to help ensure Surrey
with players, which is really encouraging for next season. So would
retained their title.
encourage anyone one who is interested no matter what skill ability
Team: Men’s Hockey 1st Team to come along next year and join us whether on the pitch or at our
socials!
League: BUSA 3A & Surrey Open Hockey League Division 2
Team: Men’s Hockey 2nd Team
Final Position: BUSA- 2nd & SOHL- 8th
Best Moment of Year: Richard ‘Jonny’ Briggs scoring a goal against Richmond in the last
League: BUSA 5A & Surrey Open Hockey League Division 4
minute to draw the game and to stop relegation. Also, it was the best goal of the season!
Final Position: BUSA- 6th & SOHL- 12th
Worst Moment of the Year: Just falling short of winning our BUSA league
Best Moment of Year: Beating local rivals Guildford
by a couple of points, after losing to Brighton.
Worst Moment of the Year: Losing 4 key players to injury
Funniest Moment of the Year: Laurie Humphrey running head first into
in the BUSA game against Bedfordshire.
a hockey goal post on a warm up lap, because he got ‘distracted’ by the women’s football
game on the other pitch.
Funniest Moment of the Year: The look on the faces of
Players of the Year: voted Players’ Player- Simon Toms, voted Most Improved- Luke
Reading after being destroyed in a post-game boat race.
Cooper, voted Captain’s Player- Russel Odendaal
Players of the Year: voted Players’ Player- Crouch, voted Most
Improved- Todd, voted Captain’s Player- Josh
Season Review: The season started well with good results in both of the leagues,
however with the restructuring of the surrey open league, some teams started to prove too
Season Review: This season has been a very tough one for the
strong for us, that said we finished the season with some good results against good teams.
Surrey Men’s Hockey 2nd team. Coming off the back of promotion
In the BUSA league we fought hard to win all but two games which were against the same
last year the team found it hard to get into winning form. Unfortunately
team, they were just better than us on the day. The squad as a whole has come on leaps and
as soon as the wins starting coming so did the injuries, putting captain
bounds, and with a highly qualified coach joining the setup next year, we hope to win our
Todd in a tough spot as far as selecting teams went. At no point though
BUSA league and be contenders for promotion in Division 2.
did the team lose spirit and all players were sad to see the season end.
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Team: Surrey Ladies Hockey 1st Team

League: BUSA 4A and Surrey Ladies Hockey League Division 6

Final Position: BUSA- 5th & Surrey- 8th

Best Moment of Year: Match against Reading when we were losing 2-0 with 10 minutes
to go and we won 3-2. It was a turning point in the season, which led to a winning streak of four
matches.

Worst Moment of the Year: Losing heavily to London Wanderers and then getting
stuck in traffic for three hours in London, when the journey should only have taken 45 minutes.
Funniest Moment of the Year: Turning up 25 minutes late to an away game with hung-over players,
having no umpire for the match or goalkeeper for the first five minutes.
Players of the Year: voted Players Player- Kat Rattle, voted Most Improved- Jaegar Maher, voted
Captain’s Player- Mia Nolan

Season Review: The season began with only 5 permanent players and a difficult first
few matches. However as the season progressed so did the team with new players ranging from all
abilities. As the team started to bond, results started to improve, ending the BUSA season with a
6-0 hammering of Royal Holloway. It’s a shame the season had to end so soon.

The Equestrian Club End qualifying for Regionals. Unfortunately we were not so successful at the Regionals and
so narrowly missed out on a place at the Nationals.

of Season Report As a club we have also enjoyed many socials this year including; ice skating, bowling,
numerous pub crawls, race nights, pizza nights, pub eventing, and trips to Olympia
London and the British Open at the NEC.
Joanne Bass, Equestrian Club Captain
I would like to thank all of the committee members for all their help this year. Jennifer
This year has been quite a successful year for the club as a whole. We have had a number
Raymond – Vice Captain, Laura Scorse – BUSA Rep, Amanda Palmer – Treasurer,
of beginners trying out the sport for the first time some of whom lasted a bit longer
Sarah Huntley – Social Sec, and Vicky Ledger – Secretary. I would also like to thank
than others, but all saying they enjoyed the experience. A few people have returned to
the other club members for their support throughout the year, and wish next years
the sport after a number of years and after getting back into the saddle wondered why
committee all the best.
they had ever stopped. Finally there were number of people who have ridden regularly
for many years. They have all enjoyed their time in the club riding different horses, and
learning new things.

The club has always met once a week on a Wednesday afternoon to go riding at
Old Park Stables and this year was no exception. Lessons have involved instruction
in the disciplines of dressage and show jumping at all levels. This year the club has
also enjoyed a couple of mounted games afternoons, and an afternoon out hacking
when the schools were too flooded to ride in. The club is looking forward to a fun
competition at the end of the semester which will include fancy dress, dressage to
music, and pairs show jumping. Prizes will also be awarded to a number of people in
the club for their commitment and dedication to student riding. During the latter part
of the last semester Carl moved yards to Willow Farm Stud, Chobham where he has
bigger and better facilities. It is a lovely yard and the club looks forward to taking full
advantage of all the fantastic facilities next year.

For the first time ever in the history of the club we set a date for an Equestrian Club
holiday in Wales. Four members of the club including myself, Jennifer Raymond,
Whitney King, and Mia Benjamin spent 2 days over the Easter holidays riding in the
Welsh countryside with Trans Wales Trails. The evenings were spent down the pub with
the RAF who were there on an adventure week. We all had a great time, and luckily the
weather was kind and the sun shone. I am sure there will be another Equestrian Club
holiday next year.

This year the club fielded two teams to the BUSA fixtures. The A Team consisting of
Jennifer Raymond, Laura Scorse, Sarah Huntley, and Sarah Dallyn competed in the
Championship League. They managed to win their home competition with Hazel King
having to stand in at last minute due to injury from Sarah Huntley. Unfortunately
they weren’t so successful in the other competitions. The B Team consisting of myself,
Emma Wilkinson, Mia Benjamin, and Whitney King competed in the Trophy League
and had a very successful season. We won two of our competitions, came second in one
and third in the other, ending the League matches on the most points and therefore
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Football Seconds
Team: Rich ‘The Sieve’ Knell, Chris ‘Mucky’ Mcdermott, Pet ‘The After an extended team talk and some wise words from Jack White; the self-proclaimed
Animal’ Pengelly, Luke ‘The Hitman’ Warren, Joe ‘The Virgin’ Armfield, ‘grandfather of Surrey football’ and Jack Costello; the self proclaimed ‘hardman of
Kim ‘The Scuzz’ Jones, Paul ‘The Pouter’ Mann, Yousuf ‘The Beast’ Al Surrey football’, the second half was underway. The cagey affair continued from the
Ani, Jamie ‘The Hairband’ Bucanan, Jim ‘The Fish’ Salmon, Mark ‘The first half with both sides limited to half
Fish’ Shrimpton, chances. Surrey thought they had a break through when Shrimpo, one half of the
Subs: Jon ‘The Power’ Creswick, Chris ‘The Actor’ Reed, Sam ‘Bobby Shrimp-Salmon fishy attack, had a goal chalked off for offside after a good knock
Hill’ Lucas Gordon, Ben ‘The Tightknit’ Pudney down from Paul Mann. Salmon also became a victim of war after he
was forced off with a calf injury and replaced by Sam Gordon, who had taken the
night off from the King of the Hill show. Salmon was so gutted to be leaving through
Battle Of Westfield injury that his screams of despair were so loud Buca’s mum claimed she could hear it
in Newcastle whilst she was dying her hair ginger. The off the field banter continued
with The Polishers giving it to the old grannies in the Oatlands firm but swiftly
By Chris Thomas
ended with the social sec’s ‘Barry White’ being asked to leave the ground for being
too intoxicated, no surprise there!
From the Battle of Britain to the Battle of Waterloo, from Falklands to Normandy our
country has seen some fine encounters in its long, proud history but none have had the
Some tactical inspiration saw Chris Reed ‘The Actor’ being brought on to replace
entertainment, passion, strategy and desire of the recent Battle of Westfield. The date
Shrimpo up top. This introduction pleased the Collins WAGs in the crowd no end
was 23rd April 2008, ironic as this date is normally associated with two of England’s
due to the dashing good looks of the international
finest heroes, not only St. Georges Day
playboy. The ferocity of the battle continued
but also the anniversary of the birth and
with Mucky and Tightknit picking up bookings
death of William Shakespeare. Surrey
for snipering down their right-winger because of
were hoping they would see the creation
his clown feet. The Sieve pulled off an instinctive
of their own hero on this day. On one
‘Warren style jab’ save from point blank range to
side; Surrey, the favourites of this battle
keep Surrey level and Gordon did well to create an
due to their fitness and rare mix of
opening before seeing his shot come back off the bar.
youth, experience and commitment. On
The last chance on goal fell to Mucky who found
the other; Oatlands, the underdog with
himself in space after carrying the ball over the half
nothing to lose and everything to prove.
way line. He ate up the space before unleashing a
The prize was not only the illustrious
thunderous drive that forced the keeper into a good
League Cup trophy, but also the pride
save. The full time whistle went and the scores were
of Surrey. Captains Scuzz and Sieve had
level so the game went into extra time.
not only their reputations on the line,
but also their lives.
Surrey’s soldiers were now dropping like flies with
the northern ‘hardman’ Kim going down more often
Surrey were mentally and physically
than Jack White in a Thai brothel! Surrey dominated extra time but couldn’t find an
prepared for the game. The pre-match press conferences and photos, including
attacking edge and the game ended one all – onto penalties!
some outrageous pouting from Paul Mann, were over, the crowd, including Surrey’s
notorious firm; the Polishers, were in good voice and the management team, led by
It has been said in battle that a shootout really separates the men from the boys and
general Foley, had the team tactically prepared.
this was applicable on this occasion. Surrey’s knights in shining armour were Sam,
The battle started tentatively with both sides unwilling to take any unnecessary risks,
Kim, Pudney, Mucky and Luke.
unlike the team’s top scorer, Jim Salmon, whose attitude to risk is summarised by
his favourite saying “condoms are for dumb-dumbs”. Unfortunately, quicker than
First up were Oatlands though and clown boots hit a low hard shot but Sieve pulled
Armfield lasts in the sack, Surrey lost a header in the middle of the park and the
off a miraculous save to keep it out. The next 8 penalties were scored, even though
Oatlands striker was closing in on goal. Surrey’s stalwart defender Pet tried to tame
Pudney’s squeezed through the keepers grasp tighter than Armfield’s...actually, never
the speedy attacker but could only bring him down in the area. Penalty to Oatlands.
mind! The scenario gave Mucky the chance to give Surrey victory, and he did with
Surrey were praying their inspirational leader, the man they had looked up to all
great confidence. What followed was a bundle of epic proportions involving 20 men
season, their potential saviour and the self proclaimed ‘playboy of Surrey football’:
and an average weight of 12 stone. In the Persian Gulf War, 51% of deaths were due
the Sieve, could pull off a save. He couldn’t. The penalty was dispatched and it was
to friendly fire and unfortunately this bundle resulted in a bloody mouth for Stone,
1-0 Oatlands!
ironically the physio for the day and a broken rib for manager Foley, although there
are rumours that he broke his rib for other purposes having seen a clip of the adult
As with any battle, there are casualties, unfortunately for Surrey, Al-Ani’s game was cut
version of YouTube the night before!
short due to a shin injury and he was replaced (after some technical issues regarding
the team sheet) by Ben Pudney....or was it Burnand? However, on the plus side,
Surrey fully deserved this win through hard work and determination alone and
Surrey quickly retaliated from going 1-0 down with one of the goals of the season.
emphasised the Surrey slogan of ‘win the individual battles and you will win the
Super Sub Tight knit Pudney cushioned the ball really
war!’
softly, like his hair becomes after being chemically straightened, skinned one man and
sent a curling shot into the top corner from all of 30 yards! 1-1 going into the break
Man of the match: Everyone worked their socks off but I thought the back four were
with not much separating the sides.
especially solid so the man of the match goes to Mucky for a good performance and
having the bottle to score the last penalty.
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end of 2009 so many of us already here will benefit. The centre is for all students now have an opportunity to ensure the project is a success and
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When it comes to sport, this amazing project will really put this University single student sponsored one of the runners for as little as the cost of a
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£35 million is a lot of money and just because the project has begun, it
doesn’t mean that there still isn’t fundraising work left to do, which is

Surrey Archers Win 5 BUSA Medals

By Barry Cottrell
points in the process. Matthew Sharpe, Barry Cottrell, Matt Brown &
After winning the regional league (SEAL) with an average score that put Mac Edwards made up the team and collected their bronze BUSA medals.
Stag Hill Archers in with the country’s best, some form of success at BUSA
was expected. After finishing 9th last year, just outside of the BUSA points Matthew became the first male Surrey Recurve archer ever to win a BUSA medal,
positions we were hopeful of improvements on last year’s performance. With and we became the first Surrey Recurve team to medal at BUSA. To put this
this in mind we headed up to the University of York to find out for certain. achievement into perspective, Matthew drew on score with a GB international archer,
while as a team we defeated established clubs with facilities we can only dream of.
With a record turnout of at least 500, the competition would be tough- running over
3 sessions during the day. The favourites were, as always, Edinburgh University with It’s impossible to thank everyone by name, but the organisers did a wonderful job
Warwick also showing good form. It was never going to be easy; as some top archers and the Surrey team showed again that something special is happening in our little
don’t have time for Regional competitions, and only have time for the big tournaments! club. A special thank-you should also go to Matthew Brown for his role as team
coordinator for this event. Roll on BUSA Outdoors!
The competition lasted for five hours and was energy sapping. Especially as knowing
you are in with a shot of achieving something increases the pressure. We knew
roughly how we were doing and what was needed from us. No-one wanted to be
the person ‘letting the team down’. Strength, skill and concentration had to be
maintained until the last arrow was shot. We were all exhausted but would not give up.

Only once has a score of 580 out of 600 not won the Gentlemens’ Open title. Surrey
Archer Matthew Sharpe had finished with a monumental personal best of 583. He
had surely finished at the sharp end and had to wait what seemed an age for the final
results to be announced. The first words announced were: “With a tie score, but
losing out on 10’s; of Surrey University: Matthew Sharpe...”. He had finished 3rd.

We only had to wait a little longer until the hotly-contested team results were read
out. We caught the words “Surrey...”. And, for the first time ever, as a team of 4, we
had finished in 3rd place, winning a good share of BUSA
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Olympic ‘Opefuls
By David Halls, Sports Editor cycling and rowing) are the two that have top class coaching set-ups, selected
on merit, with top training facilities to match. These are sports we, as a nation,
With this, the last barefacts of the year, I felt it would be fitting to look succeed in because of, not despite the infrastructure provided for them.
forward to many sporting events taking part this summer. Whilst it is true that
not a single side from the Home Nations will be taking part in the European Looking at the trends of the dominant nations at the Olympics over the last
Football Championships in Austria/Switzerland in June, Britain’s best chance three Games, it is possible to estimate who will come out on top this summer.
of sporting success will come in the form of the XXIX Olympiad (the 29th After taking 44 golds at Atlanta 1996, followed by 39 in Sydney, and ‘just’ 35
Olympic Games to you and I) in Beijing, China in August. in Athens, the USA still remain the best overall Olympians on the planet, but
their dominance may be coming to an end. China, having taken 16 golds in
There has been plenty of funding and progress into the development of ’96, took 28 in Sydney, and 32 in Athens. This great improvement, along with
British Sport since Athens 2004; indeed, since the announcement that London the “home-town advantage” the Chinese will gain from hosting the Olympics,
will host the 30th Games in 2012, there has been seemingly more funding and don’t be surprised if they top the medals table this summe
interest in involvement in sports. The times ahead really do look promising for
sporting youngsters in Britain, and it is entirely feasible that this small group
of islands will be able to hold their own against the sporting superpowers of
Australia, USA, Russia and China when the Olympics come to Britain. Just
looking at the promise of young diver Tom Daley (set to become the second
youngest British Olympian ever this summer), who aged just 13, should keep
the medals rolling in for many years to come!

But for now the focus is on the present; and that still holds plenty of promise
for Team GB this summer.

Following Team GB’s success at last month’s Cycling World Championships

in Manchester, Britain can safely be classed as one of (if not the) best in the
world in the sport. The only doubt that can be risen about Britain’s status as the
outright best is the similar recent success of Australia at the Commonwealth
Games. There are 10 Track golds up for grabs at the Olympics and, assuming
no injuries, Team GB should be favourites in at least six of them; if not all
events! Chris Hoy is the current World Champion in the Men’s Sprint and
Keirin events, with Great Britain the reigning champions of the Team Pursuit
and Madison events. Bradley Wiggins is took the World Championship gold
in Individual Pursuit, whilst Victoria Pendleton and Rebecca Romero are the
champions of the Women’s Sprint and Individual Pursuit events, respectively.
Whilst Britain aren’t as strong on the Road or BMX events as they are on the
Track, it is still proof that funding into sports, managed in an effective way Image courtesy of the International Olympic Committee
works. It is no surprise that the two sports Britain genuinely excels in (track

Shotokan Karate Club Year Review

by Brendan Frehill

This year saw us reduced to just one training session per week but not at
the cost of some enthusiastic new members. With new black belt members
including Alex and Nick we were never short of instructors to guide our new
hopefuls. With complete novices to the Japanese martial art to those already
having several gradings under their belt (pun intended) gradings were several
throughout the year. These included Katy (yellow belt), Nicola (green belt),
Eleanor (orange belt), Tony (yellow belt) and Brendan (green belt). The karate
club would like to congratulate its newest members on their achievements and
introduction to the world’s oldest martial arts. For those leaving us this year
(one very determined member comes to mind!!) best of luck in the future and
we look forward to welcoming some new faces in September.
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40 THIS IS THE END ........ 14th May 2008

To lighten your day up, enjoy the lighter side of sport!

Here are some facts you might not know .....

• If you were to shade in the solid letters of every league • The smallest nation ever to reign is the Netherlands
football team in England (e.g. a, b, d, e, g); then Hull Antilles, who beat Mexico on 24 March 1963- before
City would be the only team with no shading! losing the title to Costa Rica 4 days later.

• Arsenal are the only team in the top five tiers of
English football not named after a geographical
location (as the Woolwich Arsenal is no-longer in
existence).
• More than 1,800 medals are awarded at the
Olympics.
• The United Kingdom has never provided a winner of
the Tour de France.
• Ireland have not won the Six Nations in 24 years-
equalling France’s record 24 tournaments without a
championship.

• After winning last year’s World Cup, Germany’s

• According to the Unofficial Football World Women’s Football National Team became the first
Championships (assuming whoever beats the current women’s side to win the tournament
unofficial World Champion takes the title; ongoing
since the first international match between England
and Scotland in 1872); Greece are the current World
Champion

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