EditorialLet us tickle your funny bone with

our Comedy Night- check out the details on page 6. And later

DJ Huw Stephens will take to the stage.

Don’t forget our Comic Con featuring Gary Erskine and our

Big All Day Games Event (BADGE) as

well.

Claire FlynnGUU Libraries Con-

venor

Contents3 - Hello!

4 - Highlights - Today in GUU5 - B.A.D.G.E

6- What’s So Funny?- GUU Comedy Night

7 - Live from the Last Night- Photographs

9- Huw Stephens 10 - Get Involved and Joke

of the DayEditor-in-Chief (GUU Libraries Convenor)

Claire Flynn

Editorial Team (GUU Libraries Committee)

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Joseph Meaden

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Hello, we here at the GUUi hope you had a fabulous time last night. How good were the Jetpack boys? You are genu-inely the object of jealousy for thousands of second, third and fourth year students, let alone all those sad sad graduates, who all wish they could be a carefree fresher once more. So make sure you don’t waste a minute of this week and do EVERYTHING you possibly can! This may well be one of the best weeks of your life. While we recommend you try out both student unions and lots of different activities dur-ing your FW13 experience, we have to tell you that we have the most amazing line up at GUU this year, which quite frankly blows everyone else’s efforts out of the water. From amazing DJs like Radio 1’s Huw Stephens to fantastic bands like The Emerald Ar-mada, the Freshers’ Week De-bate to Al Fresco Open Mic, our Big All Day Games Event (B.A.D.G.E) to our first ever

Comic Con and so much more, we have something for absolutely everyone to get involved in. Even you. And if you want to have a knees-up or just a few beers, we have the legendary Beer Bar open all week, right at the heart of the Union. Keep up to date with what’s going on this week in our posters and leaflets papering campus, on Facebook at facebook.com/GUUnion, on Twitter @GU-Union, and on our brand new mobile-app by typing myapp.is/guufreshers into your web browser. There’s no excuse for missing out!

So what are you waiting for? Grab your friends, old and new, that weird flatmate no one likes and the mature stu-dent from the floor above, and get down here ASAP. The booths in the Beer Bar are fill-ing up. We’ll see you soon.

Lots of loveThe GUUi

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HighlightsToday in Glasgow University Union...

Comic Con - 1pm, Bridie LibraryCome relish in your geekiness with local comic book

stores and local creators including Gary Erskine.

B.A.D.G.E.- 1pm, Debates ChamberFeeling energetic? Fancy a scavenger hunt, trolley rac-ing in Kelvingrove Park and much, much more? This is

the event for you!

GUU Comedy Night featuring Carl Donnelly- 8pm, Debates Chamber

Hungover blues got ya down from last night? Come and let our top-notch comedians cheer you up/have

you crying with laughter.

Huw Stephens DJ Set- 12am, Debates Cham-ber

One of the coolest Radio One DJs who has a superb knowledge of music; he is bound to have you dancing

till close.

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BADGE is what it says on the tin, it’s a Big All Day Games Event. Let the Games Committee take over your day and fill it with ex-citement. You’ll rack up points throughout the day as you take part in a variety of events; some alcohol fuelled, others not. Cos-tumes are encouraged, however, do not wear something hot, or po-tentially sweaty. In the most recent BADGE, my team and I thought it would be a great plan to wear full boiler suits borrowed from some vet friends. I do not recommend running around in a full jump-suit for a full day.

There’s sure to be events out and about in the West End, like the Scav-enger Hunt or Trolley Race. In the Scunt, as it’s widely known, you’ll find yourself running around gathering items and photos. Chal-lenges range from the apparently easy (taking photos in particular parts of the university which may be difficult to access) to the near impossible (bringing a live animal back to the GUU). At the most re-cent BADGE, during the Month of Games, creatures such as a dog, crab, rabbit and baby chick named

Badger, found their way to the union with the help of several teams. Points are given with re-spect to how difficult challenges are and how inventively/ambi-tiously challenges have been completed. The Trolley Race is what it is; trundle down to Kelvingrove, where one team member will hop into a trolley, whilst the others shuttle them as quickly as possible around the course.

Other events occur within our very own union, like the enter-taining cat walk and the reef race. Further details and events will be revealed throughout the day however you KNOW the Games Committee will have thought of some brilliant ways for you to spend your Tuesday afternoon. So get yourself two other pals and some team spirit and pop over to the GUU. It promises to be one of the best events (day or night) of the whole week and you’ll be gagging to do it again in February.

-Harriet Johnston

B.A.D.G.E.

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Don’t miss out on the comedy at GUU tonight! We have some hilari-ous people to entertain y’all:

Carl DonnellyHis name has been mistaken as “Carl Bubbly”; he’s self-confessed at be-ing awkward when it comes to sex; but Donnelly’s comedy career has spanned almost a decade. Now at the age of 31, he was recently nomi-nated for the Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Award.

Ray PeacockThis Northern bloke has a rather up-front yet energetic way of perform-ing. He made his debut at the 2002 Edinburgh Fringe Festival with char-acter acts and later out-of-character performances. In 2007, he formed a successful partnership with Gamble, and was named the act creating the biggest “Buzz” at Edinburgh Fringe. Ed GambleThe other, younger half of comedy duo Peacock and Gamble, Ed began performing stand-up at university. In 2007 he was a fi nalist in the Chor-tle Student Comedy Awards. Shortly after this, Peacock rang him up and “begged” him to take part in his podcasts! Since then he’s performed at the Edinburgh Fringe, presented for BBC Radio 4 and performed on Russell Howard’s Good News.

Naz OsmanogluHe was the winner of the Amused Moose Laugh-off Competition, Chor-tle Best Newcomer Nominee 2010, Runner-up in So You Think You’re Funny and has been featured in BBC3’s Live at The Electric.

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What’s So Funny?

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LIVE FROM LAST NIGHT

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LIVE FROM LAST NIGHT

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Huw StephensWith the amount of amazing events and activities being flaunt-ed from every direction during Freshers’ Week, it can be hard to decide where you should go. But if you like new music, if you like dancing, if you like nights so good you won’t want to leave even when the lights come on, then don’t worry, tonight GUU is a safe bet.

The Debates Chamber will once again be taken over by another world class DJ set to top off to-days brimming schedule of events. Maintaining the momentum of an al-ready buzzing week, Ra-dio One’s Huw Stephens will be hitting the decks in the GUU from 10pm.

Having started his career in ra-dio at just 17, Huw now hosts two shows on international radio sta-tion, BBC Radio 1. You can hear him on a Wednesday night from midnight or from 1-4pm every weekend.

In addition to his radio shows, Huw has been touring the coun-try’s clubs and festivals. His Prop-aganda tours have been a huge hit and he is due to start another very soon, playing at ABC in Glasgow on Friday the 25th of October.

Known for seeking out and cham-pioning upcoming artists, the Welsh DJ has attracted praise such

as the title, the ‘King of New Music’. Huw has brought many under the radar musicians into the public eye through his weekly BBC Introducing Ra-dio 1 podcast and the SWN festival in Cardiff

which he runs every year, making him one of the leading pioneers in finding fresh talent.

Huw’s set will undoubtedly be crammed full of floor filling tracks and the best new music around, making it a performance not to be missed. Complete your day of games and laughs with a night of simply really great music.

-Kate Whitaker

Freshers’ Week Is Crazy

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Freshers’ Week Is CrazyThousands of new people, thousands of fl yers for thousands of events. It feels like your life is going to be this hectic forever. The truth is, uni-

versity is what you make of it. As any of you who ventured into the beautiful Bute Hall for the freshers’ address will have repeatedly heard, you really should get involved in all aspects of University life. There are so many incredible opportunities on your doorstep, it’s really important

to make the most of it.

With the GUSA and Freshers’ fairs starting today now is the time to act. Sign up for some of Glasgow’s many clubs and societies, many of which

are affi liated with the GUU. It doesn’t matter if your fl at mates aren’t going, it doesn’t matter if you’ve never done anything like it before

– just go!

The GUUi is one of those opportunities just waiting for you to grasp. With monthly articles covering everything from politics to culture we are always on the look out for contributors. Don’t worry if you missed our open meeting yesterday. If you are a budding writer, photographer or graphic designer, contact us at libraries@guu.com or come to one of

our meetings, every Monday in the Bridie Library at 5pm.

As the wonderful Breffni O’Connor, former GUU board member, said yesterday in the Fresher’s Address, “Your life should never be static,

you should always be learning and growing”.

-Kate Whitaker

Joke Of The DayIn order to ward off any post-alcohol blues we’ll

provide you with a hilarious (ly awful) joke.Why was the biscuit crying?

His mum was a wafer too long.