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It’s Term 3, which means that most of you will be hidden away revising for the exam-packed weeks ahead! But for those of you who have a few moments to spare to read this edition of The Bubble, don’t forget there’s still a lot to look forward to in your Union this term.

The Library is now open 24/7, and we have the Rootes Learning Grid opening too, so don’t worry if you’re struggling to find a spot to study on campus. Equally, keep an eye out for the ‘Feel Good’ campaign, as we are here to support you if you’re worried about exams or if you need any tips on the best survival strategies during Term 3.

We’re crunching the data from the recent Time’s Up survey and we’ll be getting the results to your academic reps as soon as it’s ready, so keep your eyes peeled for that.

Aside from all this, the team at Warwick SU wish you the best of luck in any exams or essays. Don’t forget that we’re still running an ents programme in the run-up to the SUMMER PARTY!

James EntwistleEDUCATION OFFICER

intro • news in brief • kick - the startup careers fair

thursday week 2Running from 12pm - 3pm in the SU Atrium on Thursday 2nd May, Kick is a student-run event which showcases the “alternative” options that you don’t see at the traditional University-led careers fairs.

Whether you are looking for an internship, graduate career or wanting to start your own business, Kick is the place to be!

You’ll talk to growing startups and the founders behind them, as well as respected incubators who are creating the next

big entrepreneurs. Even if you are not looking for a job, come along still and have a wander - you might be inspired, and will

definitely leave with a pocketful of business cards!

news in briefcinderella the opera week 1Following unprecedented demand, 5-star reviews and a sell-out January run, Opera Warwick’s hugely successful production of Cinderella returns for a limited run at the start of Term 3 - more orange, more obscene and more outrageous than ever before!

outstanding contribution award - nominations openDo you know a final-year student who manages to find the time to campaign for good causes, raise enormous amounts of money for charities, start a small business, or work with local charities? If so, you can nominate them for an Outstanding Student Contribution Award to recognise their efforts!

WATEPGR teaching awards - nominations now openThe WATEPGR 2013 scheme has launched to celebrate teaching excellence amongst Postgraduate Research students. The awards recognise and celebrate those who demonstrate outstanding teaching skills, and nominations can be made by both staff and students for any teaching activity (including facilitating

seminars, demonstrating and project supervision). For more info visit warwick.ac.uk/insite/news/intnews2/wate_pgr.

The judging panel are looking for students who have made an exceptional contribution to the University or its work with another organisation outside of their studies. Any member of the University community, staff or student, can nominate a student for the award, and the closing date for nominations is Monday 20th May 2013.

Award winners will receive an iPad or equivalent, and the awards will be presented at the degree ceremony at which the winner graduates! See warwick.ac.uk/insite/news/intnews2/osca_2013 for more info.

The show will be on at 7:30pm in the Arts Centre Theatre from Thursday 25th to Sat 27th April inclusive - tickets are available now online and via the Arts Centre box office!

the summer party • graduation ball • societies awards • sports ball

All this plus a free fairground, a Secret Stage featuring acoustic performers and student DJs, the rather snappily-named

Curiositipi, the Bar Tent, a late-night After-Party in The Copper Rooms - and, of course, a host of inflatables to get

thoroughly silly on in the afternoon sun!

Tickets cost £39 for the entire day and are on sale now - to check out all the acts, find out more about what to expect across the site and to snap up your ticket, head to www.warwicksu.com/summerparty!

SUNDAY 23RD JUNE | WEEK 9

For some of you, Term 3 marks the end of an era as you get ready to leave ‘the bubble’ and head out into the big wide world – and so what better way to

celebrate than by taking a trip back with us to celebrate the decadence of one of

modern history’s greatest epochs?

This year’s Graduation Ball takes place at a suitably swanky venue off-campus on Thursday 20th June (Week 9) and will transport you back to the glitz and glamour of the 1920s – the era of The

Great Gatsby, carefree debauchery and, of course, good times in high society! Don your finest tux, gown or flapper-girl outfit for an evening of classy dinner & dancing which will feature a delicious 5-course meal, live entertainment, Charleston dancers, spectacular décor and much,

much more!

Tickets include return transport and go on sale on Monday 22nd April at 12noon

via the SU website – they always sell out well in advance, so make sure you don’t

miss out!

(Please note that tickets for the Graduation Ball are only available to Current Finalists and their guests.)

THURSDAY 20TH JUNE | WEEK 9

WWW.WARWICKSU.COM/SUMMER

The biggest event on campus returns in Term 3 – the annual SU Summer Party. If you’ve ever been before, you’ll know that this is always one of the highlights

of the year as we mount a full-on mini-festival exclusively for Warwick

students and their guests. It’s the perfect opportunity to celebrate the end of exams with all your friends - if you’re yet to experience it, trust us when we say

that you’re in for a treat!

We are pleased to announce the line-up for the Main Stage as follows:

COWBOY NURSE JOY

special offers in term 3Xananas Restaurant is running a series of themed food weeks throughout Term 3 to bring you something a little different during exam season.

In the coming weeks, you can choose between the following culinary delights:

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BRITISH SANDWICH WEEKWeek 4

VEGETARIAN WEEKWeek 5

SEAFOOD & SOULFOOD WEEKWeek 8

WIMBLEDON WEEKWeek 10

Check back to The Bubble and the SU website (www.warwicksu.com/food) nearer the time for full details of all our special offers this term!

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Following last year’s dazzling success, the Society Awards are back! Join your society for an evening of entertainment, drama and celebration at 7:30pm in the Butterworth Hall on Tuesday 25th June.

For just £20 you will enjoy a two course meal and wine, performances from our best dance and musical societies and

an Oscars-esque awards ceremony that will finish off the year in style. An after party in The Terrace Bar awaits winners and runners up (and any other SocsFed member!) to continue the celebrations.

TUESDAY 25TH JUNE | WEEK 10

If you’re still in the mood to get your swag on, the annual Sports Ball will follow on Friday 21st June (Week 9) at the Birmingham Hilton Metropole, offering you a second chance to see

out the year in style!

Tickets include return transport and go on sale on Friday 3rd May at midday via the SU website - they always sell out well in advance, so make sure you don’t miss out!

FRIDAY 21ST JUNE | WEEK 9

officer elections 2013: the final results • have your say

officer elections 2013:the final results

Following official ratification of the provisional results, we are now delighted to confirm your Sabbatical Officer team for 2013-2014 as follows:

Congratulations are due to your new representatives on their confirmations – don’t forget, however, that the new Sabbs will take up their posts from 1st August, so the existing team (Nick, James, Cosmo, Anna, Ben, Silkie and Bam) are still here for you over the coming term!

ben sundellPRESIDENT

lucy gillPOSTGRADUATE OFFICER

erin daviesEDUCATION OFFICER

zoe bucklandSPORTS OFFICER

cosmo marchDEMOCRACY & DEV. OFFICER

ant scottSOCIETIES OFFICER

cat turhanWELFARE & CAMPAIGNS OFFICER

PHOTOS COURTESY OF JIMMY MURTHI

you say...

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Can I borrow a table for my society activity?

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Can I bring a guestwith me to the Summer

Party or Grad Ball?

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feedback@warwicksu.comgive us a few days and

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got feedback?

You can indeed – please note, however, that they ’ll need to be over 18 and have valid photo ID. Grad Ball tickets can also only be bought by existing finalists, though your guests are welcome

to attend!

feedback@warwicksu.comhave your say

Yes – BUT you need to do this via SU Reception and leave your student card as a

deposit. This is to ensure that our tables don’t go missing, as we can’t afford to replace them!

what’s on

monday 22nd april

MEAT fREE MondAy11AM - 3:30PMThE BREAD OvEN

quizsoc Pub quiz7:30PM DOORSThE MIGhTY DUCk

tuesday 23rd april

WARWick food co-oPFROM 12PMSU ATRIUM

iAPT AnxiETy, loW Mood & ExAM sTREss couRsEFROM 1PM MR 6, SUhq

un-PluckEd9:30PM - 12AMThE DIRTY DUCk

wednesday 24th april

finAl book sAlE RETuRns dAy11AM - 3PMThE MIGhTY DUCk

Don’t miss your last chance to collect your book sale proceeds.

PoP! MidWEEk MAyhEM10PM - 2AM (CIRCLING FROM 7PM)COPPER ROOMS 1

Disco Dave returns with another delicious platter of cheese to get the midweek mayhem started. Shirts in the air for Baywatch at midnight!

quAcksTAR kARAokEFROM 10PMThE DIRTY DUCk

thursday 25th april

cindEREllA: ThE oPERADOORS 7:30PMARTS CENTRE ThEATRE

Opera Warwick’s sell-out show from last term is back for a limited run by popular demand!

clEvERducks Pub quizFROM 10PMThE MIGhTY DUCk

friday 26th april

indooR MARkET11AM - 4PMSU ATRIUM

Tdi fRidAyFROM 7PMThE DIRTY DUCk

cindEREllA: ThE oPERADOORS 7:30PMARTS CENTRE ThEATRE

GET funkEd10PM - 1AMThE TERRACE BAR

flAshbAck10PM - 2AMCOPPER ROOMS 1

Jump in our DeLorean and take a trip back with us to the decade that time and taste forgot: the 1980s. Roads? Where we’re going, we don’t need “roads”...

saturday 27th april

2 MAins foR £10 12PM - 10PMThE DIRTY DUCk

WARWick lAcRossE WoRld REcoRd ATTEMPTALL DAY FROM 9AMTARkETT

cindEREllA: ThE oPERADOORS 7:30PMARTS CENTRE ThEATRE

MiTunEs9PM - 1AMThE TERRACE BAR

At MiTunes, you are the DJ.

cRAsh10PM - 2AM (SOCIAL FROM 8PM)COPPER ROOMS 2

Keep rollin’, rollin’, rollin’ as we throw down to the heaviest hits (and Fleetwood Mac) at the most ridiculous rock night around!

sunday 28th april

£5 sundAy RoAsT 12PM - 5PMThE DIRTY DUCk

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menuxANANAS | ALL WEEK

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monday 29th april

MEAT fREE MondAy11AM - 3:30PMThE BREAD OvEN

Enjoy a special meat free offer at The Bread Oven every Monday!

cAMPAiGns convEnTionFROM 5:30PMSUhq

tuesday 30th april

WARWick food co-oPFROM 12PMSU ATRIUM

Another chance to buy ethically-sourced food from local suppliers.

iAPT AnxiETy, loW Mood & ExAM sTREss couRsEFROM 1PM MR 6, SUhq

Part of the Feel Good campaign, this course promotes good mental health and wellbeing.

club cARdioFROM 6PMCOPPER ROOMS 1

Another chance to sweat to the beat at this innovative student-run event which combines clubbing with a high-energy workout - perfect to get yourself in shape for summer!

WARWick links AsThMA uk AWAREnEss TAlkFROM 7PMMR 4/5, SUhq

Asthma UK will be coming to Warwick LINKS’ weekly meeting to provide an awareness talk on asthma and their work within the sector. The session is open to all University members and St John Ambulance West Midlands!

idioTEquE9PM - 1AMThE TERRACE BAR

Offbeat Society bring you a selection of the very best contemporary underground and alternative music.

un-PluckEd9:30PM - 12AMThE DIRTY DUCk

Tip-top acoustic talent at our regular student showcase!

wednesday 1st may

PoP! MidWEEk MAyhEM10PM - 2AM (CIRCLING FROM 7PM)COPPER ROOMS 1

“Heeeeeeeeeeeeeyyyy, Macarena. Aaaaaaaight!”

quAcksTAR kARAokEFROM 10PMThE DIRTY DUCk

Voice of an angel or honk of a duck? There’s only one way to find out…

thursday 2nd may

kick - ThE sTARTuP cAREERs fAiR12PM - 3PMSU ATRIUM

A student-run event which showcases the “alternative” options that you don’t see at the traditional University-led careers fairs!

ERnsT & younG WARWick su sociAl EnTERPRisE PRojEcTFROM 6PMMR 4/5, SUh1

MixoloGy9PM - 1AMThE TERRACE BAR

The perfect blend of cocktails and beats for a Thursday night.

clEvERducks quizFROM 10PMThE MIGhTY DUCk

Test your mettle against your fellow students at the SU’s weekly pub quiz!

undERWATER hockEy TAsTER sEssionFROM 10PMSPORTS CENTRE POOL

friday 3rd may

indooR MARkET11AM - 4PMSU ATRIUM

Another chance to pick up a bargain at our weekly indoor market. This week choose from frozen yoghurt, vintage clothing and sports supplements. There’s even the chance to get your bike repaired!

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Tdi fRidAyFROM 7PMThE DIRTY DUCk

GET funkEd10PM - 1AMThE TERRACE BAR

Captain Funkwash continues his search for the perfect groove at our jumping Friday-night tune-fest!

RooTEs PARTyFROM 10PMCOPPER ROOMS 1

This year’s Hall Wars winners, the mighty Rootes, show us all how it’s done at their special victory celebration!

saturday 4th may

2 MAins foR £10 12PM - 10PMThE DIRTY DUCk

Make your money go further with this great offer at the only pub on campus.

Wsc Pub quizFROM 7:30PMThE MIGhTY DUCk

sATuRdAy sEssion9PM - 1AMThE TERRACE BAR

A stripped-back night of relaxed music at our fortnightly Postgrad- centred event.

skool dAyz10PM - 2AMThE COPPER ROOMSYou know how this one goes - dig out your old school tie and make sure you’ve got your ticket in advance to avoid missing out on Warwick’s most popular night!

sunday 5th may

£5 sundAy RoAsT 12PM - 5PMThE DIRTY DUCk

Enjoy a hearty Sunday lunch with a roast for only £5 at The Dirty Duck.

Your Club/Society event not listed?

Email your events for Term 3, Weeks 3-4 to:

bubble@warwicksu.com

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featured event:

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wk 5don’t miss: sat week 2

ROOM 1 : SKOOL DAYZ I love the 90s & early 00s - don your

shirt and tie for a night of naughty nostalgia

ROOM 2 : OLD SKOOLHip-hop classics that will have your

feet tapping all night

There are some things in life which can always be relied upon. The sun always rises in the morning and sets at night. Wile E Coyote never catches the Road Runner. And Skool Dayz always, always sells out each and every time…

Why is this? Is it the opportunity to get well and truly silly to a soundtrack of the dodgiest hits of the 90s and 00s while wearing an ill-fitting school uniform? Is it the fact that it’s guaranteed to be packed to the rafters with 2000 students, all having the time of their lives while singing along to the Spice Girls? Or is it, in fact, that infernal Disney medley…?

There’s only one way to answer these questions, and that’s to make sure you don’t get chumpatized by missing out on an advance ticket when Warwick’s most popular night returns in Week 2!

Buy your ticket online now for only £5 at www.warwicksu.com/events.

fri week 1

Allow us to ask you a few pertinent style questions. Mullet, Madonna bangles, MJ glove or George Michael jacket? When it comes to busting out the moves, which of these do you prefer: the Locomotion, the Safety Dance or simply to ‘Walk Like An Egyptian’? And can you “push it” – push it real good? At FLASHBACK, we invite you to get truly footloose and fancy-free as we fire up the flux capacitor and floor the gas to 88mph in order to relive the decade that time & taste forgot: the glorious 1980s. What a feeling!

With sartorially-challenged DJ Miami Nice on the decks all night and classic arcade games providing you with the ideal opportunity to brush up on your hand-eye coordination while blasting some pesky alien invaders, Flashback is rapidly establishing itself as one of the most enjoyable and unmissable student events in the local area! Skip that 8:30pm dinner reservation at Dorsia and be sure to come party with us like it’s – well, 1989…

news in briefcinderella the opera week 1Following unprecedented demand, 5-star reviews and a sell-out January run, Opera Warwick’s hugely successful production of Cinderella returns for a limited run at the start of Term 3 - more orange, more obscene and more outrageous than ever before! outstanding contribution award - nominations openDo you know a final-year student who manages to find the time to campaign for good causes, raise enormous amounts of money for charities, start a small business, or work with local charities? If so, you can nominate them for an Outstanding Student Contribution Award to recognise their efforts!WATEPGR teaching awards - nominations now openThe WATEPGR 2013 scheme has launched to celebrate teaching excellence amongst Postgraduate Research students. The awards recognise and celebrate those who demonstrate outstanding teaching skills, and nominations can be made by both staff and students for any teaching activity (including facilitating seminars, demonstrating and project supervision). For more info visit warwick.ac.uk/insite/news/intnews2/wate_pgr.

Help Us Help You Update

www.warwicksu.com/helpushelpyou

Survey2013

A massive thanks to everyone who took the time to fill in our annual membership survey, Help Us Help You, during the last few weeks of Term 2. We’ll be mulling over your comments in the coming months and look forward to putting your suggestions into practice over the next year or so!

We'll shortly be starting a dialogue with you about the entertainments programme here at the SU. While events such as Pop! and Skool Dayz are more popular than they’ve ever been, it’s become apparent that some of our Friday night events have not proved as popular - and we’re interested to know what we can do (and should) be doing to improve.

In the meantime, don’t forget that it benefits YOU directly to use the SU’s commercial outlets - The Copper Rooms, The Dirty Duck, The

Bread Oven, Xananas, The Terrace Bar and Curiositea – since all the money that’s spent in each of these outlets is directly reinvested back into

non-profit services for students: clubs & societies, Advice & Welfare, academic representation, staffing, facilities and much more. It’s your Union,

but you’ll only ever get as much out of it asyou’re prepared to put in!

For more on this issue, check out the Helping Us Help You article on the SU homepage - and stay tuned for more on your feedback coming soon!

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