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Coventry undergraduate claims International Student of the Year AwardRyan Beasley

Rakan Qaimary, a BEng Communications Engineering student from East Jerusalem, Palestine, has been awarded the prestigious title of International Student of the Year dur-ing the NUS and UKCISA Integration Summit 2013.

The National Union of Students (NUS) and the UK Council for International Stu-dent Affairs (UKCISA) officially recognised Rakan’s work as an International student during the summit on the 7th March after his “excellent contribution to volunteering projects and departments across CUSU”. Coventry University Students’ Union’s Inter-

national Student Project Coordinator, Nata-sha Ferrari described Rakan, 20, as “a shin-ing example of a future global graduate”. She said: “He has already won a commu-nity award and is now working as a project assistant within the Students’ Union. He has finally been rewarded for his outstand-ing contribution to Coventry University, its Students’ Union and the local community”.

When asked about the award, Rakan couldn’t thank the University and the Students’ Union enough for the oppor-tunities given to him. He said: “Coventry University and Coventry University Student’s Union provided me with an unbelievable higher education experience where I was able to share my knowledge and culture in several aspects. During my time here in Coventry, I am still learning new skills and still thriving on the once in a life time student experience.”“I am delighted to be awarded with

something that is nationally recognised and I find myself asking ‘where is my next station of success’? Despite the support from both institutions,

Rakan highlighted his biggest motivation stating: “My parents told me in the air-port upon my first flight to UK, that they will always be proud of me. This has motivated me and made me keener to expand my experience and knowledge more and more and encouraged me to help other University students have a great life in UK.”

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Editorial

Our third edition of source is finally here. It has been a long time coming, but we have had our hands full; it has been a busy two terms to say the least. Our source team has been very busy writing all the latest from the past few months, so this edition should be jam packed full of great stories for you.

Varsity has been the big thing of focus recently; our media team at Coventry University has really outdone itself this year, Source TV had the brilliant idea to get a small camera attached to a referee at the Ice Hockey; the footage was amazing and a great success. Source Radio also did some brilliant commentating for some of our matches. Source News also released a Var-sity Programme courtesy of second year Journalism students carrying out work placements.

Someone who took part in the commentating and showed off some of his skills at Varsity is Tom Bloom-field. I would like to offer my congratulations to him as he is taking over the roll of Source Radio Head from Scott Cowley this month. We are all confident he will make an excellent head.

The elections also took place last month, with our own Sports and Societies editor, Ross Mcgroarty getting the position of Communications and Commercial Officer for 2013/14 and our Editor-in-Chief and current Com-munications and Engagement Saab Ryan Beasley getting the role of Democracy and Campaigns Officer for 2013/14. Big congratulations to both of them and to all other competitors.

I hope you enjoy this edition of Source News.

Joann KhatibEditor of Source

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She added “I’m delighted that we have been able to name the two lecture theatres downstairs to recognise their contribution.”Professor Atkins also thanked the Sir William

Lyons Trust and the 29th of May 1961 chari-table trust who have been very generous by giving money and support to students in the faculty.Officially opening the building, the

Princess Royal said “Thank you for showing me some of the work you do here. I know it’s just a little of it but its all exciting stuff. All that technology progresses at such speed and this building will need to maintain that level of speed.”

Princess Royal’s visits Coventry University’s Engineering and Computing FacultyNana-Ama Akpoblu

The Princess Royal opened the multi-mil-lion pound Engineering and Computing building at Coventry University on the 8th of February. Princess Anne, who arrived at around 10.40am with her accompany-ing entourage was received by the vice-chancellor of Coventry University, Professor Madeleine Atkins, the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress, the High Sheriff of West Midlands; Mr Stewart Towe and the clerk of West Midlands Lieutenancy; Mr Martin Tunstall.

It has been just over ten years since her Royal Highness opened the library building which sits just next door to the new engi-neering building. After a tour of the building, she was taken to the flight simulator centre which is named after Dr Majid Al Sadi; one of Coventry University’s highest achieving alumni. She was welcomed by Professor Mike Blundell, other members of staff and two aviation students, Joshua Holmes and Ana-Maria Cotofan.Joshua Holmes was made aware of the

visit weeks ago when he was invited to one of the lecturer’s office for top secret chat. When asked about his conversation with the Princess Royal, Joshua said “My heart was pounding at first, however she was very friendly to talk to and that put me at ease.”Ana-Maria Cotofan described her conver-

sation with Princess Anne as a very quick-one but she was happy. Adding “She asked about what I was doing at the control desk and I explained how important it is for aviation students to understand air traffic control.”The Princess Royal was then accompa-

nied to EC1-29 where a crowd of about 150 staff and students, including a few invited guests, were waiting for the unveiling of the plaque. In her address to the audience, Professor Madeline Atkins expressed her thanks to the Garfield Weston Foundation and the Wolfson Foundation for their gener-ous grants towards the cost of the building.

where there were stands, stalls and events in the Hub. There were some interesting ac-tivities and exhibits including an ethical market showing off clothing and home de-signs from local suppliers, pancake mak-ing, a ‘Doctor Bike’ stall which serviced bicy-cles free of charge and a garden organic game where they showed students how to make some window pots by using recycled coffee cups.As it was held in the university campus,

it provided them an opportunity to show some environmental skills and they held events promoting recycling and saving energy. Culturae Mundi, a project involving sev-

eral cultures, took part by setting up a stall; their stall was called ‘My Campus Ride’ and its aim was to create awareness about their newly launched app called ‘MCR’. MCR gives you the option to plan your journey to wherever you need to go in a much easier and cheaper way.

Go Green with Coventry UniversityIffat Malik

Coventry University celebrated ‘Go Green’ week from the 11th to the 17th February. The Green@CU event is part of the Univer-sity’s ongoing sustainability initiatives, and is being held to promote and encourage environmentally friendly practices through-out the campus and the city.

Selina Fletcher, environmental sustainabil-ity officer at Coventry University, said: “It’s part of a national campaign which is go green week and that’s run by people and planet”.“It was like promoting an issue which is

really serious but in a way that indulges fun and a lot more. People get to think what they can do in their day to day life, as sim-ple as switching off the lights, recycling a lit-tle but more thinking how they are travelling or for instance it could also be the amount of food waste they produce and can redu-

duce the amount of food they have been throwing away.” She added.The main motto of the event was not only

promoting environmental issues but also to create awareness around the campus with lots of fun in the hopes to involve as many people as possible. The week consisted of two main days, Tuesday and Wednesday

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Young Politicians meet Labour Leader at National Event

Shortly after we were invited to a private reception and given the chance to meet Mr Miliband away from the public and media audience. After being impressed by his speech and answers, we were even more impressed with his welcoming and grounded demeanor.Chair of Coventry Young Labour, Kirstie

said, “Zain and Matthew really helped to put Coventry University on the map today - Even Coventry born Shadow Environment Secretary Mary Creagh MP came and congratulated Matthew on his hard-hitting speech.” The day was a symbolic change in the

culture of the Labour Party, extending dia-logue between Labour’s politicians and the public, engaging in conversation and real-ly making sure the party know what matters to the British people.

Zain Luke Ali

As Press Officer for Coventry Young Labour and a Journalism and Media Student at Coventry University, on Saturday 23rd March I was invited along with two other Coventry University students to meet La-bour Party Leader, Ed Miliband at the Peo-ple’s Policy Forum, which took place at the ICC, Birmingham.

Along with Kirstie Logan-Townsend (2nd Year International Relations and Policitcs) and Matthew Russell (1st Year International Relations and Politics) who are also both Coventry Young Labour panel members, we were asked to greet Mr Miliband on his arrival and made national television news when we welcomed and escorted him through to the event.The People’s Policy Forum was an ‘oppor-

tunity for members of the public to meet face to face with Labour’s leading politi-cians, discuss ideas and views, and help steer the direction of [Labour’s] thinking as [they] develop a One Nation policy agen-da.In a day of seminars, workshops and a

Q&A with Ed Miliband, members of the public could have a say and shape La-bour’s offer to the British people in 2015.As well as Mr Miliband, We met up with

Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, Har-riet Harman MP, who acts as a mentor for Kirstie’s career in politics. Harman spoke to Kirstie about the difficulties that face young people and will continue to advise her as she progresses towards her career aspira-tions.Coventry MPs Geoffrey Robinson and Jim

Cunningham also welcomed us at the event. They invited the three of us down to Westminster for tea and an exciting oppor-tunity to attend the Prime Minister’s Ques-tions in the House of Commons.

In the Q&A with Ed Miliband, members of the public were given the opportunity to have their questions answered by the Labour Party Leader. Matthew put Coven-try University on the map when he spoke in front of an audience of nearly 2000 people at the Q&A, which was broadcast live on television. Speaking about the financial dif-ficulties faced by students from middle and lower income families, Matthew received a promising response from Mr Miliband who said, ‘It’s a massive problem for our country and massively holds back the potential we need and the talent we need’. Thanking Mathew for flagging up the is-

sue, Mr Miliband said, “We are still looking at what is going to be possible for our mani-festo”, recognising the problem. Mathew re-ceived rapturous applause when he joked with Mr Miliband that he wanted his job.

Zain Meets... Who will be next?“For me journalism is about throwing my-

self into the world, finding stories, investigat-ing the truth and expressing it in a way that makes people think and feel differently.”Zain Luke Ali is a 1st year Journalism and

Media Student at Coventry University. He has been extremely active with Source me-dia amongst other organisations. He has successfully secured placements with the BBC and The Coventry Telegraph whilst also taking the position as Press Officer for

Coventry Young Labour. Every month he intends to bring you news from above; what’s REALLY going on at the highest level in the University with Pro Vice Chancellor Ian Dunn. He also wants to bring up-close interviews with local celebrities – so keep your eyes peeled! This month, Zain discusses teaching and

learning at Coventry with Ian Dunn and how he got on when meeting Labour leader, Ed Miliband!

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I learnt that this is the really important part of who we are as a university and it is certainly true when we look at the courses Coventry teaches. Last year, 80% of Coven-try students went into graduate level jobs and 94% were in employment when they finished their study, putting us in the top 30 universities for employment.Ian describes a course as a whole sto-

ry with a narrative, and not individual stories thrown together. “Summer intern-ships and placements should be a part of that narrative, more and more students should be going on short placements and international placements; there are so many opportunities.” International experi-ences help students to be internationally engaged with the curriculum. “There is so much more student voice in

course and module design.” The surveys we do should be honest representations. They allows changes to be made much earlier in the process while we are still studying so everyone can benefit from improvements, not just new students. “The National Student Survey is also really important. In the long run it will benefit everyone. If something isn’t up to scratch, say that, and in future years it will be better and when you are looking for a job you will have graduated from a university which is going up in the league tables.”“Coventry has come a long way and we’ve

got to keep that going. A lot of things are in place but now we really have to embed them and move with them.” I will be meeting with the Pro Vice Chan-

cellor regularly to talk about the university’s plans and the issues they want to address to students. Much like the course design he told me about, this will be an ongoing story and I will be sharing with you some of the topics of discussion. It matters to us all, so watch this space.

A chat with the Pro Vice Chancellor; Ian DunnZain Luke Ali

We all came to Coventry University for the great opportunities and resources availa-ble to us here, but what is the most powerful resource at Coventry University? Is it stacks upon stack of textbooks at the Lanchester Library, the clusters of computer stations all over campus, or is it the tutors that impact their knowledge onto us and guide us in the right direction with our studies?

As much as each of these contributes to making Coventry a great university, I believe that the most powerful resource is some-thing different. It is the combination of the imaginations, creativity, intelligence, opin-ions, hopes and dreams of the students.Over an early morning coffee at Costa,

I had a chat with Ian Dunn, the Pro Vice Chancellor of Student Empowerment at Coventry University. We decided to run a column in every issue of Source, which will cover educational issues from the universi-ties point of view and have huge relevance to students. It will be a way of extending dialogue to students about what the uni-versity is doing and changes being made to the educational provision, something we don’t normally receive too well.Sipping on his triple espresso, Ian told me

about student empowerment at Coventry, where Coventry University was, where we stand and where we are heading.“Student Empowerment is all about work-

ing in partnership with students and to en-hance the quality of teaching and learning across the university” he said. It also gives students a voice and really enhances the whole experience while at university. By em-powering students you find the most power-ful resource here at Coventry University: Us.“We are one of the top 50 universities, and

my intentions are that we will be in the top

40 and even up to top 30. I think we can make it if we really push hard.” For three years now, Ian has been pushing a plan of teaching and learning, which is focused around courses of study, with teachers and students working together. “Everyone has an interest and passion for their subject, both students and teachers. We want our staff to be experts at teaching their subject and also sharing their experiences with stu-dents. They are trained to be proper aca-demic staff, researching as well as teach-ing and bringing current practice to the classroom.” A lot of work has been done to make sure

that Coventry focuses on whole courses rather than individual modules. “It’s about having coherent focused courses that lead to graduate level jobs, and that’s what Coventry is about.”

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“Along with the award, they have inspired me to do more in both England, Course & CUSU, in the same time. I always try hard to enjoy my stay and make the best of my student life experience.”“I feel encouraged now to stay in Coventry

for my post-graduate course before look-ing for work in the Country as a Commu-nications, Network or IT Engineer, which is related to my degree”.Rakan continued to help his peers by fin-

ishing the interview with advice for other International students. He said in a person-al message: “My first advice is to not be shy at all and try to make the best of your stay. After all it’s you who made the decision to go somewhere new! Secondly, always ask if you are not sure and seek for ways in which you can find more opportunities. This will enable you to meet new people and gain enjoyable and unforgettable experience”.“The Student’s Union is made for you and

will help you do whatever you want to do during your university life”.The event, hosted by the University of

Warwick, welcomed Students’ Unions from across the country and aimed to take a ‘holistic approach to the integration of in-ternational students and promoting inter-cultural exchange between all students’.Coventry University Students’ Union had

also entered two other categories; Interna-tionalised Students’ Union of the Year 2013

and Excellence in International Student Support 2013 where they were shortlisted down the last three from around 90 entries in both. A statement from CUSU’s website mentioned the growing success of the International Project: With over 5000 Interna tional students from over 150 countries at Coventry University (CU), Coventry Univer-sity Students’ Union (CUSU) is committed to understanding and meeting their needs.

Snow Sports successful year was topped off nicely after they claimed the ‘Best Team Award’ while the ‘Best Male Award’ went to Ed Bower, who was part of the Hockey Team that shocked Warwick with the surprise draw.Women’s Football made headlines again

as they outclassed Warwick to claim the award for “Best Sport”. Women’s Football also claimed an individual award as Lau-ren Onojaife took “Best Female” for an out-standing contribution to Varsity winning games for both Women’s Football and Women’s Cricket respectively.Unfortunately Coventry’s highest ranked

and only Premier Division Club were award-ed the “Wooden Spoon” after an agonising defeat in the series. They shouldn’t worry too much about it

though – this award is only a bit of ‘(H)arm-less’ fun!

One-armed Tom proves to be no ‘Rookie’ after receiving Varsity Award

Our Internationalisation achievements to date have included 4 English Language Club programmes, 3 International Student Mentoring progra-mmes; the CUSU International Student Experience film; support for International Societies and further International Socie-ties set up; our first International Day in Freshers’ Week 2012; the CUSU International Student Civic Reception 2012; a CUSU Inter-national social media and web presence; 2 World Nations sports tournaments; our Black History Month; our One World Week; and UKCISA membership. Building effective working partnerships across CUSU and CU has been key to the success and sustain ability of the project. The CUSU Internation-al Students’project is now a central point of referral for International students to our support services. We regularly seek best practice through continual research, evalu-ation and consultation. We undertook stu-dent research for the 2011/12 programmes which fed into our 2012/13 programmes. Feedback was extremely positive. Overall, students strongly agreed that the support programmes had helped their participa-tion, satisfaction and integration levels.The nominations have formed a great

building block for CUSU, and it is hoped that we can go on to win more awards next year. Given that this is the first year that such a project has been undertaken by CUSU it just goes to show that we are really going places.

Ryan Beasley

Coventry University Scholar Tom Rooke has been presented with the “Cham-pagne Moment” Award after narrowly los-ing his race despite using only one arm.

Tom, 22 from Brighton was so determined to help his team win against rivals Warwick he taped his arm to his body after under-going surgery to his left shoulder – racing at a huge disadvantage.He said: “I tore the joint capsule and dam-

aged the tendons and cartilage meaning I had to have it completely reconstructed.” Despite the long recovery with seven pins

holding it together, The MSc Strength and Conditioning student always supported his team.“I continued to coach the team and

in spire them as captain; just because I was injured it didn’t mean that I wasn’t passionate about the team performing. Luckily, I was able to swim, even with one

arm and although we didn’t get the result we wanted at Varsity, I’m proud to finally win an award.”Vice President Student Activities Ali Burr

commented on not only Tom’s success, but of all the awards given out for the 2013 Var-sity Series. He said: “The Champagne Moment Award

is given to an individual or team for a spe-cific play or moment within a match that is truly outstanding or a memorable moment that really signifies what Varsity is all about. The fact that Tom chose to swim using one arm and narrowly lost over the last few metres is incredible. It shows commitment, passion and true sportsmanship which rep-resents what higher education sport and Coventry University is all about.Even though Warwick did exceptionally

well this year, I am proud of all our teams and individuals, especially those who won the Varsity awards.”

“The Student’s Union is made for you and will help you do whatever you want to do during your university life”.

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Joann Khatib

Here at source news, we’ve been busy with all the brilliant articles that we’ve had in and we’ve also had our hands full with Varsity. Source Tv and Source Radio have been working just as hard.

Source TV have been busy finishing the editing of our very own students ‘Come Dine With Me’, a sneak peek has been made available on the source TV Face-book page and so far it seems to have been very popular with our students and something to keep an eye out for. Discus-sions have also been taking place, trying to organise a students ‘Cribs’ style pro-gramme, where students will let the cam-eras come see their houses. As well as this, they have suggested the idea of a Coven-try University ‘Take Me Out’, this ideas has

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Source Radio head Scott Cowley step-ping down. He has recently appointed a new head, Tom Bloomfield and has said he believes Tom will do “a fine job”. They too were hard at work during Varsity

out providing some excellent commenta-tors for some of the matches taking place. Things have been going well for Source Radio, there is an increase in the number of members and listeners, shows on every day and they are working with other parts of the university to provide quality shows for people to listen to. They are also doing workshops for their members this term to help them achieve a professional stand-ard show. Two of their presenters were also lucky enough to star in an upcoming movie and managed to get the produc-ers and directors to come in for an inter-view live on air and Source Radio covered a Sony announcement on air as well.

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quite a lot of potential, if the students are willing to get involved. With Varsity hav-ing just passed, they have also had their hands full filming many of the events. Source was aiming for maximum Varsity media coverage this year, which is what they achieved, with the exception of Var-sity Day, as the weather was not suitable to film. Source TV even achieved their idea of getting a camera on the referee during the Ice Hockey match, which was a fan-tastic idea, judging by the footage they managed to get. They are continually filming promotional videos for sports and societies and are always looking for more. Finally, a promotional video of the SU to

send out as DVD’s for all the new students coming to Coventry University after the summer. Source Radio have been hard at work too and have had some big announcements and changes with

Lilice Werner thinks that “it is a good straegy to vary charges at Coventry University”so that students from various social and economic backgrounds can get a place.”“Also, students don’t only choose a University because of its courses and reputation, but also because of its location and leisure facilities”, she added. Even though she believes a lot more could be improved in terms of the campus and the internal or-ganisation of the courses, she has enjoyed her time studying here and would recom-mend Coventry University to anyone she knows searching for a place at a UK uni-versity“I can recommend Coventry University

for students that are open minded, like to engage and are not intimidated by Coven-try’s rough exterior. It is definitely not the UK’s flagship town, but the University is nice”.“All in all it’s a very informal, pleasant

atmosphere with helpful lecturers and multicultural mates.”The increase in applications follows a

strong year for the institution, which saw its best ever student satisfaction ratings in 2012 and a significant boost in the Guardian and Times University League Tables.

Coventry University Applications Up 18% for 2013Galya Dimitrova

It seems like 2013 will be a successful entrepreneurial year for Coventry University as the latest figures show a dramatic rise in its applications compared to February 2012. Despite the fact that the introduction of the new fee system lead to an overall decline of the applications for University places throughout the country, Coven-try University has managed to buck the national trend. Its undergraduate applica-tions are 18% up on 2012, while the latest figures published by UCAS show university applications are down by 5.6% throughout the UK. As well as an increase in undergrad-uate applications, the University has seen a rise of over 50% in its applications for post-graduate studies.

So why is Coventry proving so popular? In response to last year’s changes to the university fee system, Coventry University announced that it would implement a vari-able fee scale with a view to encouraging applicants from a wide range of back-grounds, rather than charging £9,000 for all courses. The University also launched an

initiative, which sees students provided with their core textbooks and materials as part of the tuition fee, adding further value for money to Coventry’s courses. Vice-chancellor Professor Madeleine

Atkins believes the increased interest can also be attributed to the University’s on-going improvements in performance and reputation, as well as its different approach to setting course fees.“We are still at an early stage in the appli-

cations cycle for September 2013 starters, but these are positive signs that Coventry’s ‘Fair Fee Policy’ and much-improved

standings in the league tables are setting the University apart from the competition “At Coventry we felt that setting variable fees which were based on the actual cost of delivering the course was the only fair answer to the changes to the higher edu-cation fee system. Value for money and transparency

around costs are crucial to prospective students when choosing a university, and so far the evidence seems to suggest that students and their families are supportive of our different approach.” she added.Second year Journalism Erasmus student

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Library is to undergo a £130,000 makeover, with new carpets being laid and a fresh coat of paint. The library will be closed for three weeks while the renovation works are taking place, but a mobile library will be in it’s stead in the city centre and the online service will also remain active throughout the closure.The National Libraries Day was a unique

way for people to see another side to Lanchester Library. All those involved appeared to be very passionate about what they were doing and, on the whole, the event was a success.

National Libraries Day Daniel Burton

Coventry University’s Lanchester Library celebrated National Libraries Day on 9th February. In honour of this, the library waived fines up to ten pounds and hosted a number of events and tours throughout the day.

The events included a presentation cre-ated by Nicholas Peters and Daren Pickles, who both teach here at Coventry University. The presentation was a dynamic display of images and sounds designed to capture what happens inside and outside of the library. Amongst some of the images was an abstract picture of the outside of Lanches-ter Library complete with a recording from the University choir. Mr Peters also presented a piece of artwork entitled The Kitchen Sink and a poem of the same name. The work was showcased from 11 am till 5pm and took a little over two weeks to put together.On the third floor, visitors to the library were

encouraged to draw what they felt when they entered the library. This exhibition was hosted by artist Lynne Langton, who used the large space available on the third floor to combine various pieces of her work. The interactive drawing was a unique way for

people to express what they felt about the library and some of the images were striking and imaginative. Langton herself appeared to be very enthusiastic about her display; she spoke passionately about what she does, saying that she has been drawing all throughout her life. She was also enthusiastic about National Libraries Day itself, using some of the books in the library as an integral part of her display. Staff from Coventry’s Central Library were also in attendance. They had a collection of books on display alongside a stall from Coventry University’s Book Club. The Central

Ross McGroarty

Coventry University has been commend-ed by organisers Sport England for their influential role in a multimillion-pound Lottery funded campaign to encourage students to take part in sport.

Sports staff at the University are using the campaign, named Active Universities, as a platform to offer a wide range of sports including less common sports such as ulti-mate frisbee and korfball to pique students’ interest, as well as more traditional past times such as tennis and golf.Over 46,000 students from 49 universities

around the UK have taken part in the cam-paign to date, and in the first year of the initiative, Coventry University has emerged as one of the most successful institutions involved as it has now attracted over 840 students, staff and members of the pub-lic, which has seen Coventry exceed its participation targets by 143%. The aim of the boost nationwide participation in sport in the wake of the Olympic and Paralympic Games by offering a series of taster sessions in different sports which can be followed up by on-going participation in either a recre-ational or competitive manner. Katherine Clarke, Sports Activator here

at Coventry University, said: “The project is giving students and staff a real new oppor-tunity to get involved in sport in a relaxed, fun non-competitive environment. It is really helping to engage a different group of stu-dents who have not been engaged in

University Commended for Strong Alternative Sports Offering

university sport in the past, which has been really promising. “It has also been good to see how well-received our alternative sport offering has been, with participants show-ing great commitment and attending regularly.”To learn more about the University’s Sports

Active programme and for information on how to get involved, please contact [email protected] or visit www.coventry.ac.uk/sport

Ross McGroarty

Every year, Coventry University’s Fine Art and Fine Art Illustrations students come together to raise money to ensure that they have a fantastic End of Year Final Show. Full responsibility has been given to the students to manage and direct every aspect of the show, along with the ‘Half Year Show’, in which students venture outside of the University premises to display works of art in Coventry City Centre.

This year, the students have encoun-tered great difficulties finding a suitable space due to government cuts to Arts and Museums funding. In spite of this, the stu-dents have chosen to display their work at the Bishop Street Gallery, a space that is located to the north of the city centre. The students are running these fundraising events as these shows require money for simple things such as insurance, seating and refreshments to ensure a smoothly run and entertaining gallery show for the local public to enjoy. The students have been raising money

through a variety of events on the lead-up to their end of year show. Various events have already taken place, including a He-roes & Villains themed night at the Kasbah Nightclub which took place on Saturday February 9th, and a Valentines themed Cake and Gift sale on 14th February. One student, Katie Rivers, even shaved her head and raised money through sponsorship. There was also a Pub Quiz at the Phoenix on March 12th.NEWSPEAK, the Half Year Show, took place

at the Bishop Street Gallery between the 4th and 8th March, with a private viewing also taking place between the 6th and 9th March. The work at the Bishop Street ven-ue was auctioned off in the week after the exhibition to raise money for the Final Show, the auction itself took place on the 14th March between 6 and 9pm.The DOUBLETAKE final show’s date has

yet to be scheduled, but the final year stu-dents are working hard to ensure their work provides visitors with a great spectacle with a variety of different themes being explored. For more information on the art fundraisers or their shows, contact Robert Alderman or Tara Brown at [email protected] or [email protected].

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the Ferris Wheel. This year marks the 154th year from which George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr introduced the wheel to us at the 1893 Chicago World’s Columbian Exposi-tion. In terms of inventions, George Ferris came up with a ‘wheely’ good one and we will forever be thankful. Let me also use this space to tell you about

a charity event me and my friends are doing in May, it is a 12 mile obstacle course called ‘Tough Mudder’ which can only be described as a ridiculous excuse for what-ever special forces team that came up with it, to see thousand of poor souls running through fire and electric fields, reducing fully grown men to tears and destroying the bodies of countless people. I’m strangely looking forward to it, but at the same time I’m 75% sure I will soil myself as soon as the starting gun goes off, I say 75% because I’m 25% sure I would have already soiled myself well before the starting gun, either way its not like anyone could tell, I’m posi-tive that doing so is one of the obstacles anyway! Like I said we are doing it in aid of Prostate Cancer and Cancer Research so if you have a spare couple of quid, please donate to our just giving pages:

February the 14th, aka, Happy George Ferris Day!

So with February the 14th having passed us by quite a while ago now, I feel its safe to broach the subject. Most of you will have re-ceived roses of red and violets of blue, with some generic message attached, perhaps an ‘I love you’, but can I conceivably share with you a poem of my own for that day...it reads:

Charizard is Red,Blastoise is Blue,Pokemon stadium on my N64,I choose you!

Moving I know.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not a valentine’s cynic because I am a lonely man with no-body who loves me, I have a girlfriend, she has an actual name and face, some hair, and 2 eyes, my favourite amount of eyes, she loves me and I her, but that doesn’t mean that for this one day of the year we must profess our love for one another across Facebook. I believe that’s what Val-entine’s Day has turned into, a competition between couples to outdo one another in terms of presents. When I logged on Face-

book on Valentines Day, scrolling down my feed I saw ‘the world’s biggest valen-tines cards and 6 balloons’ big woop at-tach the balloons to the card and send it to space where nobody gives a Jigglypuff! Furthermore, countless photos had been uploaded of whats most likely petrol sta-tion bouquets of roses, we’re students, and roses are friggin expensive! Bracelets, neck-laces, enough chocolate to keep Michelle McManus happy (for about an hour), day trips and expensive meals, even a goldfish, a goldfish, ‘I love you, here is a fish’, if the sender bought the fish for the receiver on any normal day, that’s cool, well done, but it doesn’t quite say I love you in my opin-ion. A penguin or a monkey however, that is love. In a way I feel sorry for the boyfriends who do not give a crap about Valentines, but make the effort for the sake of the girl he loves, the gruelling expedition one must make from Clinton cards down the road to Thornton’s and perhaps a quick pit stop at a Pets at Home. It’s commendable, but pa-thetic also. So rather than spend my day throwing up over Valentine’s profanity, I cel-ebrated February the 14th the way it should be, as the anniversary of the invention of

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Summer is on its way and soon we’ll be able to wear something more cheerful and colourful.

So why not get a head start and begin looking at some of the new trends that rocked all the runaways for the Spring/Summer Season. Keeping in mind our limited student budget, we searched the shops and came up with a good shopping list that will inspire you and will keep you on top of your game. So you can keep calm and study on, of course.There is a multitude of choices you can

make this spring, from the Sixties inspiration with patterns, floral print to polka dots and all black & white outfits. In terms of colours, Emerald Green has

been named the colour of 2013 by Pantone.com. Dusk blue, African violet, nectarine, poppy red, lemon zest, all positive and lively colours are going to dominate everything we will wear this month. It is all about sheer panels, graphic

monochrome and strips, flower power, oriental prints are given a Western spin, plus a Safari influence – khaki prints. Some items we would recommend:

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such an impression on two of the major players in the fashion world. “They’re both very talented and have worked ever so hard to get where they are. We’re happy to have helped them along the way and we’d like to think that their success is testimony to the quality of the courses offered at Coven-try University and the opportunities that our students get during their time with us.” Both the girls have a very bright looking

future ahead of them, with a number of options to consider when they graduate from university. However, even with so much to offer, the

decision of what to do next is always a hard one. Jenna Baxter said “After graduation, I’m still unclear of my exact plans, but I know I want to get some more experience in the industry before eventually start something on my own.” For further information, please contact Mark Farnan, communications of-ficer, Coventry University, on 02477 658245 or email [email protected].

Coventry University students are high fliers in the fashion worldJoann Khatib Two of our students from Coventry

University’s School of Art & Design have made a big impact on the fashion world before even finishing their degree with suc-cess on the catwalk and a place at one of the industry’s leading magazines. Second year fashion student, Jenna Bax-

ter, was given the opportunity to show off her designs at the first Paris Fashion Week of 2013. While Lindsay D’Arcy, also in her sec-ond year, was offered a very sought after place in the Australian HQ of fashion bible, Vogue. Jenna is currently in Amsterdam on a

year’s placement as part of her degree course, working for Dutch Designer Iris van Herpen, whose fourth collection for Paris took on the theme of electricity featuring 3D printed ensembles. Jenna created a stunning silver dress, which was picked to go onto the catwalk as part of the collec-tion, and her sparkling geometric design wowed the Parisian audiences at the show in January. Jenna moved to Holland in August 2012,

the University’s International Experience and Mobility Service (IEMS), which helps students and graduates to gain valuable work experience abroad to boost their ca-reer prospects, set up her placement year. Jenna loves her experience so far and

is delighted with how it’s working out. She said “It’s fantastic to be working with an ac-claimed designer like Iris van Herpen and the opportunities that this has given me, like being part of Paris Fashion week, have been amazing. It was brilliant to be involved in what is a major date in the fashion cal-endar and to see my design on the catwalk was incredible. “I’m also really enjoying my time in Hol-

land. To be able to say that you’ve lived and worked in a different country is a real asset in the fashion industry so I’m enor-mously grateful to the University for the help and support they’ve given in setting me up here.”She went on to say “It’s been such an

influence towards my final year of university and when I graduate. I’ve learned so much out here about the industry that you can’t learn at university so it has all been worth while.” Lindsay D’Arcy is also on a placement

year, she worked for Lifestyle news network LS: N Global in London as well as fashion trend forecasting agency Trendstop. Both

companies were completely taken by her hardworking attitude and talent and they both offered her a guaranteed job for when she has graduated. Lindsay, however, wanted to aim higher,

she sent in her CV to Vogue Australia. They were wowed with the work she had already completed and she’s been working there since January. Like Jenna, Lindsay has been supported on her placement by the IEMS. Lindsay Darcy said “I loved my time in Lon-

don and to be working for Vogue Australia in Sydney is a dream come true. Fashion is a really competitive business but the ex-perience I’ve gained from being on place-ment has given me a major career boost. I’m really grateful to the University for the help they’ve given in fixing me up and for the continued support they offer. ”Head of fashion at Coventry University, Ann

Muirhead said: “We’re really proud of Jenna and Lindsay.

They’ve done amazingly well to have made

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seemed very pleased with the outfits produced by the students and the fashion show as a whole.Lawrencia Odiadi, first year student at

Coventry University, told source “I really enjoyed the last collection; it was full of colour and really looked good under the spotlight”.Third year student at Coventry University,

Damilola Olatuyi said “I am very impressed that the student union is taking its time to put on such an event…People who are not here are completely missing out on a great event hosted and aimed at students.”Another student from Coventry University,

Inioluwa Owoyemi, said “The fashion show was tastefully done. I really enjoyed the fact that there are a lot of people in the universi-ty who have a strong passion for fashion – I also liked that the fashion show was aimed at men and women.”Overall the night was a success and only

added to the success of One World Week as a whole.

Fashion StormHits CoventryFolasade Johnson

As part of Coventry University’s One World Week students, with the help of Social Expe-rience officer, Sara Lloyd-Knibbs, put togeth-er a fashion show at the student’s union club HUSH on Tuesday 29th January. Fash-ion from a variety of different cultures was featured on this spectacular catwalk event.

Designer label ‘Chineese Yu Ki’ introduced vibrantly colourful outfits echoing the beau-ty of China and Chinese culture. The audi-ence was wowed by the range of colours and patterns. The second collection consisted of the

casual menswear. Outfits included jeans, shirts and a red kilt featured too. A popular collection was the doubled joined men’s and women’s wear; one outfit in particular stood out; a dress that was fitted from the top half and left flowing and puffy from the bottom. The outfit really emphasised the unique styling of the dress. The audience

mine in the sale for £12, they come in beige, black, dark green and navy blue.

2. ADONIS2 Suede Cutout Boots for £70.00. The texture of these boots looks wonderful with denim. I’ve seen the cut out design on shoes a lot this season; I guess it’s nice to show a tiny bit of flesh during the winter

Women Must haves and this seasons outfitWith these grey and dreary winter days

never-ending, we all need some colour to brighten up our lives, why not start with our outfits? I’ve come up with a list of a woman’s top five must haves for this season.

go for faux fur. It really adds that classiness to an outfit if you get it right. Topshop has faux fur scarves which you can put on any coat and wrap around your necks. I got

or with Timberland boots on a snowy day. I bought mine for £29.99.

4. Kitten heels always look so beautifully chic with super skinny jeans. These can be found in any retail store nowadays in lots of different designs and bright colours. New Look have some available for £20.

3. Skinny leather trousers from Selfridges. Leather’s really made a come-back, these look great for absolutely any occasion. They can be worn with wedges on a night out,

5. Cross locket ring from Topshop; Jewellery should always be kept to a minimum, that’s why I think this ring looks beautiful worn on its own to make your fingers stand out.

Sara Mageit

1. Faux fur- if your student budget or morality won’t permit yourself to get some real fur,

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As the sun sets, a four legged harvester spaceship attacks the hospital and ab-ducts Dr Thomas along with his three patients; Harriet, Floyd and Samantha. They are forced into pods and here they discov-er the truth behind the horrific visions and why they were chosen. Speaking to director Simon Cox, he men-

tioned this is a project he has been work-ing on for ten years. He added: “My aim is to make one of the greatest British sci-fi movies of all time”.Simon directed ‘Written in Blood’ and has

edited numerous programmes for BBC, ITV Channel 4 and Channel 5. He’s also edited shows like The Wombles, Astro Farm and Treasure Island. Producer Richard Wood who runs ‘Rootsto-

shoots’ and also the ‘Coventry Warwickshire Filmmakers network’ was also in Broadgate during filming and he added, “The reason why I got involved with the movie is the opportunity to look at something commer-cial that has a lot of hype and buzz sur-rounding it”.Speaking to Susan Haycock, an extra

in the movie she said, “I heard about the movie because the director is my brother-in-law. I used to dance years ago but now I’m acting and even though it’s a really minor scene, I’m enjoying it”.

Kaleidoscope Man

Ashleigh Pepper

With Modestep’s Evolution Theory album released on Monday 11 February, they have been touring around the UK. On Feb-ruary 9th Paige McConnell and I boarded a train to Birmingham O2 arena where we met with manager Steve who took us backstage to meet the band.

We met with Josh Friend who is the bands main singer, Tony Friend, DJ and Nick Tsang who is the newest member of the group and plays guitar. The band told us that it is very rare to see the drummer Matthew Cur-tis before a gig, as he likes to find a quiet spot at the venue and catch 40 winks. The three band members we spoke to

were extremely witty and sarcastic with the answers they gave to us. When asked if they have any methods they use to get warmed up before a gig, they explained that they do synchronized lunges whilst staring into each other’s eyes. They also managed to convince Paige that Britney Spears wrote all of their song, much to their own amuse-ment!The band mentioned that their best show

of the tour Evolution Theory so far was at Bristol and that their favourite festival that they have performed at had to be Read-ing Festival 2012. As for 2013 Modestep are set to perform at Coachella and The Ultra Music Festival as part of their first ever North American tour in March and April.Much to our disappointment Josh shared

with us that they most probably won’t be releasing an album after Evolution theory, which features songs such as ‘Sunlight’ ‘Feel good’ and their latest song ‘Another day’ featuring Popeska. Josh explained that they have achieved everything that they had hoped for. Other than a few free tracks available for download one being ‘Stuck in-side my head’ this may be the last we see of these boys, although Nick did joke about bringing out a Chinese Pop album…After speaking with Josh, Tony and Nick we

had the chance to stay and listen to the two supporting acts Document One and Koven, followed by Modestep. Because of the up tempo genre of the music a mosh pit was formed, so Paige and I decided to stay on the outskirts of it and enjoy the over-priced drinks that the O2 were offering stay-ing away from any straying fists and elbows.

MODESTEP

Nana Akpoblu

Scenes for Kaleidoscope Man, a thrilling new science fiction movie directed by Simon Cox, were shot in early January in Broadgate, Coventry.

The movie, due for release in early 2014, is about Dr Thomas Dunn, whose life falls apart and his confidence shatters after the death of his young daughter. He discovers his wife Mandy is pregnant again and sees this as a chance to move away from the tragedy of the past and find faith again.As a doctor who cares for paranoid schiz-

ophrenics, narcissistic personalities and manic depressive patients, one day he has a horrific vision about fire, destruction and the end of the Earth. Mandy his wife has the same vision and so do his three patients Harriet, Floyd and Samantha. Thomas Dunn is astounded why these three patients have the same vision as him.Fear and paranoia grips people around

the world as everyone discusses the vision only some seem to have experienced. With a loud bang, accompanied by a deafen-ing noise and an almost blinding flash of light, a new star appears in the heavens. A telescope point skywards, a gigantic spaceship hovers and it begins its assault on Earth.

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Due to this, I feel that there was pretty much no one to sympathise with in the film. The only one I actually felt I could relate to was Sadie, their eldest kid, and that was only because of her ‘Lost’ addiction. The performances were all quite hollow and being a drama as well as a comedy, I ex-pected more heavier and serious scenes, though these were few and far between. It should also be noted that a film where Jason Segel has more witty lines than the main characters, even though he isn’t at the forefront of the film, shows that it has missed a trick right there.With no leg to stand on, and being over 2

hours, way too long for any film of this na-ture, you just have to sit back and bear it. I wouldn’t suggest you go out of your way to see this film. In comparison to Knocked Up, This is 40 just doesn’t compare. Very disappointing.

Rating: 3.5/10 (Disappointingly Dull)

Directed by Judd Apatow.

Running time 134 minutes

UK release date February 14th

Jennifer Horsman

“All of a sudden we’re a magnet of negativity. What did we do?”

Cast: Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann and Maude Apatow

In a kind-of-sequel to Knocked Up (2007), This Is 40 follows married couple Pete and Debbie as they both hit their 40s.

Pete and Debbie have a very tedious, back and forth relationship. Hitting their forties has put a strain on their relationship and the rut they have found themselves in doesn’t help matters. With issues to do with money, sex and family life, it would seem these characters are going through what any couple of 15 years inevitably will – with a bit of added entertainment just for us.I’ve always liked Paul Rudd, and Leslie

Mann was great to watch in Knocked Up, so I thought we were in for a real treat with

this film. However it’s safe to say the kids sup-plied more laughs than the grown-ups. With the chemistry they conceived in Knocked Up, Rudd and Mann try their hardest to get back to this point in This is 40, though I think the more time they spend on screen together, the weaker they look as a couple.The issues confronted in the film are clas-

sic to any middle-aged comedy, and it would seem that it would instantly allow it to become very open and relatable to an audience. But this time it doesn’t. The fickle relationship woes and massive range of attitudes shared between the two is enough to drive anyone mad, and no one wants to relate to that. One minute they’re happy, the next they’re arguing, there is no consistency and it means the film falls flat in the drama department. I understand that this is because they are having a tough time in their marriage, but if just one main character could have held themselves to one value, the film could have been built up around this. But due to them both being so back and forth there was no foundation to build from, making the whole message fall through.

This is

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Cloud Atlasexpect too much from her. Hugo Weaving was brilliant, especially as Tom Hanks’ ‘dev-il’, and Jim Broadbent is another to keep an eye on, providing some of the more light-hearted laughs of the film. Being such a long tale, Cloud Atlas sees

a lot of varying components rolled into one film. From fluctuating emotions to completely different worlds and drastically diverse situations, you are always being thrown something new. Each world is very individual, some more

subtly distinctive than others, but neverthe-less, beautiful to look at. Given its length and explorative nature, some will deem it a little pretentious too. While it is a bit arty and sometimes tries to be more than it is, I’ve seen a lot worse.One major issue I had with this film was

with the length. In some lights, it seems to try and justify this with the fact that the story is so heavy. Admittedly there is a lot going on and many different strands to follow, but it could have been at least half an hour shorter. You start asking yourself when the film is going to end after 2 hours in front of the screen, and when you think the film is drawing to a close, it doesn’t. This ruined it for me slightly, as I started getting to the point of hoping it was going to finish.This film isn’t for the light-hearted. If you’re

going to watch it, you need to commit your time and attention; a few times I felt lost along the way and I think that was due to my declining interest.

Rating: 6.5/10 (Okay/Average)

Directed by Tom Tykwer, Andy Wachowski and Lana Wachowski.


UK release date: February 22 2013

Jennifer Horsman

“Yesterday, I believe I would never have done what I did today. I feel like something important has happened to me. Is this possible?”

Cast: Tom Hanks, Halle Berry and Hugh Grant

Cloud Atlas is a long, twisting tale consist-ing of 6 stories, spanning from the mid-19th Century to a post-apocalyptic, distant future. Using the belief that one person can impact the life of another in the past, present and future, we are shown an array of different people, each having to deal with a situation related to someone else in a different lifetime.Based on the novel by David Mitchell,

Cloud Atlas was dubbed the ‘unfilmable story’, and given the synopsis, it should be quite clear to see why. Films like this can go one of two ways, either swimmingly well or sink under its own weight. With the bill of ac-tors including the likes of Tom Hanks, Hugo Weaving and Jim Broadbent, it seemed the film was going to fall under the former.Tom Hanks is obviously the best actor in

this line up, and unsurprisingly gives the most consistent performance. With so many different characters in the film each actor played about 4 or 5 people overall, it certainly helped establish who affected who in each era and was a clever way to keep the audience in the loop. Though with this, it’s also easy to see who isn’t that great of an actor, Halle Berry immediately springs to mind. She did okay, though I knew not to

Sent to CoventryI never intended on going out and watch-

ing a band, but I went to Kasbah nightclub in Coventry and stumbled into the side room to discover something so sweet, loud and of an extreme energy; The Virginmar-ys. The three-piece rock band from Mac-clesfield had just started their set for their first gig of 2013 as well as their first time in Coventry.

As soon as I heard the loud guitar of lead vocalist Ally Dickaty scream and saw the Keith Moon like energy of Danny Dolan on the drums and the jumping bass lines and sweet head banging from Matt Rose, I didn’t want to leave. They had something about them, I’ve seen a few bands in Kas-bah before, but these three guys were only playing at a small venue but they were acting like they were The Beatles playing at

Virginmarys Rock The Kasbah

Shay Stadium and playing their hearts out. The crowd were going crazy, playing air guitar to the crazy winding solo’s head banging to the drums. Who said rock and roll is dead?They played a mix of songs, from their EP,

The Virginmarys EP, as well as a few new tracks from their upcoming debut album “King of Conflict” which will be released in February. The track that stood out for me was one off of their new album, “My Little Girl”. It had everything rock and roll is miss-ing in 2013; a memorable riff, which hasn’t left my head, head hurting drums, scream-ing vocals and a kick ass guitar solo.The Virginmarys really are what’s missing

from Rock and Roll, I am more than hap-py I stumbled upon them. If you haven’t heard any of their music it is definitely worth checking out and picking up their album.


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Zain Luke Ali

The Only Way Is Essex, Made In Chelsea, Geordie Shore… step aside! Now it’s Cov-entry’s turn!

Coventry will soon play host to a brand new reality TV show centered on the lives of Coventry people with the help of BBC and Endemol – the production company behind Big Brother. The show will be called ‘Sent To Coventry’, and will have a much “grittier” storyline than other TV shows of its kind. The Coventry version will apparently focus on real-life issues like family problems and unemployment. This week S7VEN nightclub in Coventry

played host to the cast auditions, and I was invited along too with an access all areas pass for the day.Contestants were faced with a panel of

judges: TOWIE and Geordie Shore agent Chris Bryniarski, actress Holly Matthews and director of the show, Tom Sharman.Hundreds of hopefuls turned up to im-

press the panel of judges and prove that they have what it takes to be put on the show. They braved the cold weather for hours waiting for their chance to be part of the show. Everyone was trying to stand out from the crowd.

before being taken into the building by security. The former Babestation model said, “It was

the best way to get noticed but I wasn’t embarrassed. It was a lot of fun. I want to show everyone the real me though.” Coming out of her audition she said the

judges were “speechless” when she sat down wearing next to nothing.Shortly after ex-Big Brother housemate Re-

becca Shiner showed up to audition for the show. She was allowed to avoid the queue and was taken through to her audition on arrival. There were some very colorful and unique

attempts to grab the judges’ attention and they weren’t without their comedy. Contest-ants were singing, dancing and one young chap even entered his audition wearing nothing but a bright green mankini! Auditions for the pilot show ran until 6pm,

at which point the queue was closed off and no more people were allowed to audi-tion. I am very excited to see who is picked and check out the pilot episode when it is made.A huge thanks goes to the Sent To Coventry

crew and of course S7VEN nightclub for welcoming me for the day.

There was a enormous mix of people with some real characters there, some more interesting than others and some a lot stranger than others. One contestant they weren’t expecting

was bullmastiff-rottweiler cross Monarch ac-companied by owner Joanna, 43. She said ‘Monarch is very charming and friendly, he deserves to be on the show, I certainly hope he will be.’First in the queue was Ritu Dhami who also

goes by the name Missy Dee. The 42 year old runs an online radio station and said “I think I’ve got what it takes, I present on ra-dio so I have a big personality and I’m first in line, how cool is that, early bird catches the worm!”The day wasn’t without it’s drama and

there was no surprise when fights started to happen in the queue outside. Two scraps developed but they were over almost as quickly as they started with security quickly taking control and taking those responsible aside.One fameseeker got a big reaction when

she walked in wearing only a pair of shorts. 20 year old Jade Samantha, opened her coat outside, flashing her chest to the crowd and cameras shouting “Pick me!”,

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say they were most probably cast to draw in the audience. It would have been nice to see more from them though.One thing about this film that I didn’t

expect it to do was show how annoying and inconsiderate Hitchcock could be. However, saying that, it also insinuated that Alma was the real brains behind Hitch-cock’s operations, taking away credit from this director’s work. Obviously scenes like this are a bit biased and subjective, so I didn’t want to take on board everything without question, but it was certainly inter-esting to see Hitchcock’s life shed in this light. Gervasi also goes as far to show us that Hitchcock wasn’t a ‘normal guy’ in the general sense,

HitchcockUK release date February 8th

Jennifer Horsman

“That, my dear, is why they call me the Master of Suspense.”

Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren and Scarlett Johansson

Anthony Hopkins dons a fat suit and pros-thetics to become Alfred Hitchcock, one of the most notable directors of all time. In this round-about-biography, we are shown part of the famous director’s life throughout the filming of Psycho, arguably his greatest film, though his relationship with his wife is surprisingly pulled to the forefront.

Some have deemed the run up to this film to be rather misleading concerning the na-ture of it. Rather than just focus on his strug-gles with getting Psycho underway, Hitch-cock actually focuses on Alfred’s home life and relationship with his wife, writer and collaborator, Alma Reville, which was go-ing through a bit of turmoil at the time. The strains of Psycho are merely touched upon.Hopkins does a good job as Hitchcock,

though I think the prosthetics on his face didn’t quite capture the director’s features properly. Nevertheless, I really liked his per-formance. Scenes where Hopkins had to take centre-stage and give speeches for instance, fit in really well with how I would imagine Hitchcock to be – confident, passionate and vibrant – and his man-nerisms, accent and speech rhythm all seemed spot on too.Helen Mirren as Alma was almost as

good to watch. Opting to be a confident, vivacious opponent to Hitchcock and his somewhat out-there ideas, she was the only one to really rival him. We see this fire come out of her in one of her better scenes when she is one on one with Hitchcock and the way she was portrayed in the media – as a mousy, more reserved woman – doesn’t nearly meet this portrayal by Mirren, which was a bit of an eye-opener.Scarlett Johansson and Jessica Biel play,

quite frankly, a couple of sex symbols. While they do actually have roles that are involved with the filming of Psycho, as pre-vious discussed, this wasn’t explored as much as you’d hope so we don’t see much from them. They give quite average per formances, nothing special, so it’s fair to

especially when we’re briefly shown his ‘blonde girl’ obsessions, but it doesn’t delve too deep into this. Hitchcock is, disappointingly, not really

about the filming of Psycho, though it does look further into the director’s life around the time of filming. Hopkins does a good job as the man in question and Mirren pulls off a good Alma, though I’m afraid to say it could have been a lot better.

Rating: 6/10 (Okay)

Directed by Sacha Gervasi.


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did a good job in ensuring the audience kept their eyes fixed on the stage. The show, organized by the Coventry Uni-

versity Chinese Society, continued with three traditional games that not only en-gaged the public, but also sent the winners on an exciting trip, courtesy of Hino Travel Agency. The battle during the closing stages of the

Musical Chairs game was ferocious. So was the dumpling eating competition, where the dumplings had to be eaten as quickly as possible by the contenders. They were covered in chilli sauce but that didn’t stop the hungry contestants from wolfing down the snacks. After the show, everyone had the chance to taste this fulfilling savory nib-bles of the traditional Chinese New Year.The celebration ended with a comedy

show and an educational presentation, creatively put together by the youngest performer who was only 10-years old.All in all, Culturae Mundi and the groups

working alongside the organization helped make the event a real triumph. The partner-ship of the Chinese society with the British Council and the EU project “Youth in Ac-tion” made the celebration of Chinese cul-ture a real spectacle. The colourful red decorations may have

had to be taken down, but huge smiles still lay on the faces of those who went and took part.

Square One shouted “Gung hay fat choy”amid red lanterns and guitarsIva Kostadinova

“Gung hay fat choy” or “Happy New Year” was the scream of joy you could hear all around Square One as on February 10th, Coventry University hosted a celebratory event for Chinese New Year. Our multi-cul-tural students welcomed the Year of the Black Water Snake with lots of songs, danc-ing, stand-up comedy and lots of games. Representatives from the Chinese Council in the United Kingdom also attended the event to wish everyone a happy new year. Above all, there was that great feeling of festive spirit, an excitement we can only re-late to feeling on New Year’s Eve.

In spite of the bad weather, rich tradition-al decorations embraced the spacious Square One and were enjoyed by the hun-dreds of guests. People came along to ei-ther mark their national holiday with plenty of friends and classmates or see what the famous Chinese Spring festival is all about. Needless to say, none of them left the ven-ue disappointed.The celebration started with a bang,

which only proved that all of us are all the same when it comes to quality partying! One after the other, several bands took to the stage, creating a great atmosphere with the strong sound of their drums and guitars. If they couldn’t visualize the festivity enough, there were beautiful female sing-ers and dancers throughout the event, who

Sara Mageit

Culturae Mundi is a project at Coventry University that celebrates multicultural-ism and multi-linguists. The project’s aim is to organise events that emphasise the importance of cultural diversity amongst students.

The members often come together to discuss and shed light on their different nationalities, often presenting facts that many weren’t aware of before. It is a new exciting way to find out about all different nationalities and cultures and finding out what they stand for. It also really shows off the abundance of talent and diversity there is at Coventry University.

Cultrae Mundi:a project to celebrate all cultures

They have a website where they have uploaded various videos of different per-formances that have taken place at their events, including cat walks showcasing clothes with vibrant patterns sported by people representing their country.You don’t need to have a particular talent

or personality trait to be part of the project, you just simply have to be proud to cele-brate your cultural roots and sign up to be part of the volunteer group. If you are interested in joining, visit the Cul-

trae Mundi website: http://culturae-mundi.com.

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The Geography Society has recently held several successful Pub Quizzes in the Phoenix Pub. The two most recent events were the Christmas Themed Quiz and the ‘Give it a Go’ Geography Pub Quiz nights, which turned out to be huge successes with over 60 people attending both events. With around 10 teams competing and all challenging to seize the crown of quiz champions from the Geography lecturers makes for a great atmosphere. Both events were thoroughly enjoyed by all who took part.

If you care to test your mettle against some of the best and brightest then The Geogra-phy Society welcomes you to their next quiz. Held on a Tuesday evening at The Phoenix, it is a great place to make new friends, and take part in the best quiz on campus! The regular quiz nights include a vast cross sec-tion of topics, including a tough Geography round, as well as questions on History, Gen-eral Knowledge, Music and Entertainment, Sport and the ever popular picture round. So even if Geography is not your strong suit, you will still have a fair chance at winning the large cash prize that is offered. If you fancy a challenge, or just a fun night out

Geography Pub Quiz nights

with your mates, please come along to the next event. For more information regarding the society

and upcoming quizzes and other events,

take a look at the Coventry University Geog-raphy Society Facebook page www.face-book.com/groups/6308147038/ or check cusu.org

can teach you how to disarm your opponent. One of these situations focused specifically on how to combat many people rushing at you with knives, bottles and a large heavy stick. There was a focus on safety as well as get-

ting the techniques right. Each member has a turn at going up against everyone else in an exercise designed to test him or her to the limit and also provide a realistic scenario to put Jitsu into practise. After bowing and having a lengthy warm

up, the group then practises their flips and kicks that they would be using during the Randori Nationals. Coventry University has a good record at these nationals, consist-ently picking up silver and bronze medals with the occasional gold. Though such accolades are important to many, Nick Tan-ner told me that he would rather concen-trate on getting the members the highest belt he can as opposed to the best medal.If anyone is interested in getting involved,

have a look at the Jitsu Facebook page: Coventry Jitsu Club for photos and more information.

Coventry University Jitsu ClubCoventry University is full of sports and

societies of all kinds; one sports club that is popular with many is the university’s Jitsu club.

What stands out about the Jitsu club is the level of respect shown from the members of the club; on entry to the sports hall, each member faces into the middle and bows. They also do this again before stepping onto the mats laid down for safety. There is no pressure on you to be perfect; if you make a mistake, your partner will explain what you can do to improve for next time. Warwick Ashburner and Hannah James,

two members, said that Jitsu is a great way to make new friends; they also mentioned the great level of trust involved.Nick Tanner, the ‘Sensei’ or ‘master’, said,

“Jitsu is a method of self-defence in which you use your opponent against them-selves”.The main techniques to achieve this are

by throws, joint locks and strikes. The training sessions also teaches the members how to defend themselves in everyday situations. If someone attacks you with a knife, Jitsu can

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the region. The society’s executives are in contact with other Arabic societies from universities around the country for more ideas for events and more information on how to run their new society. The Arabic society executives are very

CUSU Welcomes New SocietyRoss McGroarty

A new society was born last month at Coventry University. The Arabic Society was officially passed by the SU on Friday February 8th to the delight of co-founder Anas Radi.

The innovation to create the society came from Anas, fellow Business Management student Ammar and MSc IT student Abdul-lah. They identified the gap in our Sports and Societies programme for an Arabic society, which they had seen to be success-ful at other universities. “Seeing that we do have a good number of Arabic people here at Coventry University, but no Arabic society, we thought it would be a good idea and we want to create an official Arabic con-nection with the Student Union” said Anas.The society’s aim is to promote events

for Arabic and non-Arabic students alike who have an interest in Middle Eastern culture. They also hope to encourage those studying the Arabic Advantage modules to further their interest in the region. An event they have in the pipeline will

involve people from different parts of the Middle East giving an informative talk to students on the intricacies of where they are from. They are also looking to provide an event later in the year which showcases the great variety of culinary delights from

confident that their society will be a great success; believing their membership will surpass one hundred students by the end of the academic year. For more information on the new society, contact the Committee at [email protected].

required thirty hours of community service. Third year students Will Allen and James

Lyndon responded to Sarah’s request for volunteers and were very enthusiastic about the event itself. They commented that the event was a great chance to get involved in sport without the pressures which joining a society involved.James truly appreciated the role of such

an event as he participated in the Sports Active programme last year and the relaxed environment allowed him to discover his passion for badminton, which resulted in him joining the CUSU society. This event also fell on the first day of a Free

Sports Week, which was part of the Give it a Go Program. Give it a Go was a new fortnight long initiative in which students were encouraged to take part in sports and society events to give them another taste of what CUSU has to offer its students after the panic of Fresher’s week. The Sport taster was a great start to this programme.

One World Sports DayRoss McGroarty

Students flocked down to Square One on Monday 28th January, for the first event of One World Week; the Sports taster sessions. Set up by Kat Clarke, in partnership with the Sports Active, Sports Activator, the event lasted from 1 till 4pm, showcasing sports such as badminton, table tennis and short tennis, which students could try completely free of charge.

Sarah Lloyd-Knibbs, an organiser of the One World week and Social Experience officer, hoped that the different sessions, featuring different interests such as sport, fashion and food would be popular with students and would result in greater all week participation by students. Sarah identified sport as “an exciting,

informal way to bring people together” and decided it would be the best event to start the week off with. She was proved right as

the sessions arranged by Kat were con-stantly inundated with eager students throughout the afternoon. The programme was also an opportunity

for volunteers on the Addvantage scheme to supervise the event as part of their

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Connects With the Land of the Rising SunCUEAFS

out of involving Mayor Boris Johnson in the anime and manga community. Mihnea Gheorghi, a member of the CUEAFS said: ““Hyper Japan is exactly the kind of event we’re looking to be a part of in the near future. It’s a great reminder of how much attention contemporary East Asian culture can get in the UK.” Whilst at the event, CUEAFS kept the fans at

home up to date via Twitter and Facebook, providing interviews of exhibitors and fans alike, transmitting their excitement back to Coventry. CUEAFS is going from strength to strength

this year, as the society has also recently opened an online DVD and book shop on their website and launched their ‘Coventry East Asian Film Society’ Facebook page. The beginning of March also saw a special

screening of “The Grandmaster” (the story of Yip Man who trained Bruce Lee), which featured a live martial arts demonstration. For more information about screenings,

events and everything CUEAFS, you can fol-low them on Twitter at twitter.com/CUEAFS, visit their stand in the Ellen Terry lounge area open every Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-day or their website cueafs.com.

Oana Dociu

Ever since the British Federation of Film Societies honoured the Coventry Univer-sity East Asian Film Society with the “Best Student Cinema in the UK” award last year, the bar has been raised higher for the team - that meant new ideas, new events and new contacts.

The trip to London’s “Hyper Japan” was part of this expansion effort and a great op-portunity for them to connect with the cul-ture they have set out to promote. As “the UK’s biggest J-culture” event, Hyper Japan is a celebration of Japanese culture and all its aspects: from cuisine to videogames, anime and cinema. The members of our East Asian Film So-

ciety were treated to all of these, enjoying culinary specialties such as Okonomiyaki and squid pancakes, martial arts demon-strations from personalities such as Ken-jutsu master Tetsuro Shimaguchi (whom you might know as one of the Crazy 88’s in Tarantino’s ‘Kill Bill’, a project for which he also choreographed the swordfight scenes) with his KAMUI act and a guest appearance from UK’s very own manga ex-pert Helen McCarthy – who made a point

Ross McGroarty

February signified the national LGBT History month and students at Coventry University marked the occasion with four weeks of events to encourage LGBT appreciation. The highlight of these was the final gig at Hush. The lineup for this event consisted of punk band Not Right and third year Psy-chology student Devon Mayson, who has gained great musical acclaim in her years at Coventry University. Devon jumped at the opportunity to play at the event. She used to be a part of the society and really enjoyed the comfortable environment at the so-cials. Her upcoming album, Music, Science and Liquid Eyeliner, describes some of her previous lesbian and bisexual experiences.

LGBT+ History Month

When asked about the LGBT month as a whole, Social Secretary Benjamin Bayliss appreciated how hard it’s been to organise this and the great work his society have put in to make the events a success. “Our socie-ty is very active, with meetings once a week and it’s that dedication that has meant events such as trips to Birmingham and so-cials such as paint balling have been well attended throughout the month”. Events such as the History month, President Scott Cowley added, are a great way to raise the profile of the society and encourage more to join and get involved. For more information on how to get

involved visit cusu.org or join the Coventry University LGBT society.

Photograph by Andreea Dascalu

Coventry University Students’ Union

Sports and Societies

Social Secretary Alice Davies Tsagkadakis’s social this term in the form of a three leg-ged bar crawl on Wednesday February 13th was also a great success with fun had by all who went. She plans to work closely with Tom in the near future to arrange a trip

HIPSOC; Are They Tough Enough?Ross McGroarty

HIPSOC society members are currently in training for one of the hardest endurance events on the planet: Tough Mudder. Presi-dent Lewis Gearing, Vice President Ross McGroarty, Treasurer Dan Cosnett and Academic Secretary Tom Denney will lead a team of nine through the twelve mile mili-tary style obstacle course on May 5th 2013 raising money for UK breast and prostate cancer charities.

The Tough Mudder challenge originates from the United States and has spread across the globe, now staging events in 8 regions throughout the UK and Ireland. Priding itself as ‘the most difficult challenge on Earth’, it will present a very difficult chal-lenge for the lads. They will have to brave obstacles such as freezing plunge pools, flame runs, high dives and a 10,000 volt electric field. “We have been training in the gym for a

while in preparation for this” said President Lewis Gearing, “but no amount of weight training, cardio or cold showers will prepare us completely for what the day will throw at us”. Tom Denney was initially sceptical of

taking part in the event, but has since had a change of heart, stating “however the day unfolds, we will cross the start and finish lines together and always remember completing that as a great achievement and a fond memory of our time at uni”.

to a theme park for members at the end of term as well.For more information on the society itself,

visit the HIPSOC Facebook page. Or to donate to the lads charities visit justgiving.com/covmudders2013.

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