Issue 002

THE UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD STUDENT MAGAZINE

AUTUMNEDITION

When I wa

KEVIN LAWSONEditor

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On The RiseOut Of The Dark

Students Win BBC PrizeRoundup

First StartHow To...

Show Stopper

Going The DistanceArt, Music & BeerA Design For Life

Getting To Know YouParalympic Success

Lifestyle

Fashion

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Behind The ScenesWe’re GameRelationships

Curing Hangovers

Daytona LightsReviews

Give It A Go

Deputy Editor - Matt Jaggar (deputyeditor@t-hud.co.uk)News Editor - Steven Cursley (newseditor@t-hud.co.uk)

Lifestyle Editor - Emma Foster (lifestyleeditor@t-hud.co.uk)Societies Editor - Lizi Legge (societieseditor@t-hud.co.uk)Fasion Editor - Jessica Louise (fashioneditor@t-hud.co.uk)Music Editor - Jenessa Williams (musiceditor@t-hud.co.uk)

Arts Editor - Ivelina Dulkova (artseditor@t-hud.co.uk)Sports Editor - Ben Turner (sportseditor@t-hud.co.uk)

Art & Design - Steven BradshawLayout - Matthew Wetherill

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Applications to Huddersfield Uni rise by 10%Despite raising the tuition fees by £4,000, UCAS admissions have confirmed that applica-tions to Huddersfield University have increased by more than 10% since last year. The increase in applicants to Huddersfield comes in stark contrast to the rest of England where there were 50,000 fewer enrolments overall.

The University had been concerned that their decision to set fees at £7,950, one of the lowest in the country, instead of the £9000 maximum, may be perceived as a lack of ambition and ham-per the institutions investment capability. These fears have appeared unfounded, with students in-creasingly worried about taking on high levels of

debt. A University spokesperson said: “Our fee of £7,950 partially compensates for the amount of funding we are losing from the Government. So we’ll still be able to provide you with a top notch education, first class facilities and prepare you for the world of work, without saddling you with un-necessary debt. In short, we are setting fair fees and you get a priceless education.”

Whilst it is true that newer students are being charged more for the same level of education, the changes are an unavoidable result of the govern-ments actions in cutting direct university fund-ing. However, Huddersfield is proven to be one of the UK’s more financially sustainable Universi-ties, able to provide the best of facilities and lec-turers. These standards have been reflected in the University’s nine place rise in the Complete Uni-versity Guide listings since 2011.

This increase in University applications has been strengthened further by the success of students re-ceiving grades within the limit of AAB (Two grade A’s and a B) or better. A set target for Universities

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across the country was to take on more students hitting top grades. The number of students that have qualified for the University of Huddersfield hitting grades of AAB has increased by 12%.

Upon hearing this great news, the University has unveiled a plan that means any student hitting a first in their undergraduate degree will be able to take a post graduate without having to pay postgraduate course fees. There will also be an expansion of bursaries for living costs for some of the best of these students. These fig-ures illustrate a bright future for the University that was already increasing in success and popu-larity.

Tim Thornton, Pro Vice-chancellor for Teaching and Learning said:“The University’s decision to set a fair fee, in the face of severe government cuts, has been proved right by the strong response from applicants. I’m delighted that people nationally and internationally are recognising the great val-

ue offered by Huddersfield, and these enrolment figures come not long after confirmation that the University, ranked in the most recent league table

by the Sunday Times as top-ten for teaching excellence, remains in the top ten in the country for the employability of its graduates.”

Whilst this bodes well for our col-lective futures, it doesn’t hide the fact that new students will be sad-

dled with much larger debts that will take them longer to pay back. So if you are reading this, please take every opportunity to study as hard as possible and make every seminar/lecture count.

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As autumn draws closer and the daylight hours reduce, many people dread the long British winter. The rain, snow and poor daylight often result in people suffering adverse health effects sometimes referred to as Seasonal Affective Dis-order.

Often referred to as ‘the winter blues,’ S.A.D. occurs when the body doesn’t produce enough se-rotonin, leading to changes in mood. The disor-der is estimated to affect over two million people in the UK alone.

University of Huddersfield student Megan Whale, 23, has taken steps to combat this effect and come up with a radical new design called “Hello Day.” A communal structure with three rooms, designed specifically to allow natural light to flood each room at different times of the day. The rooms are all carefully positioned so that the sunlight can be distributed properly and to the maximum capacity. In addition, the structure

would be filled with special therapy lights that fill a room with artificial light and used as treatment for sufferers of the disorder.

Her forward thinking idea has won an award at a prestigious ceremony held to seek out the hottest new graduate design talent. Megan said: “Hello Day is a place to recharge mind, body and soul. By tracking the sun’s path, Hello Day aims to recharge users by offering them a place to top up their light levels on a daily basis. Users are di-vided into three key groups: night, morning and day. Each has their own set of needs and groups are allocated rooms designed to be flooded with daylight at their time of use.”

Megan’s design was part of the category whose aim was to discover “an intrinsically innovative and environmental solution that makes life better for the user” and she drew from her own experi-ences of travelling to and from university in the dark during the winter months.

This idea impressed the judges at the annual London organisation, New Designers and result-ed in an “overwhelmed” Megan winning a work placement with leading UK multidisciplinary de-sign firm, Priestmangoode.

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saying he “liked them” and their go-getting at-titude. The pair progressed through to the final 18 , received advice from a Michelin-starred chef and hosted a public tasting session at the town’s Queensgate market during which they had to win over a potential investor. This final act of persuasion saw the duo emerge victorious as they were told by Reed: “You really strike me as guys who mean it. You are really re-ceptive and responsive to all the feedback.” They then received the £50,000 investment to support their business and pledge to “turn over millions” as a leading healthy fast food franchise.Richard Reed’s opinion of the University of Hud-dersfield Business students was always positive with him saying: “These guys have done more at the age of 21 than I had (at that age).”The process was a “great experience” according to Adam: “We worked on things that we had never done before and met a lot of inspirational people.”Adam also thanked the University’s Vice Chan-cellor’s Professor Bob Cryan for his personal men-toring of the pair: “He has been absolutely fan-tastic and been able to help and advise us in just about any situation.”Clearly the whole experience has been a fantastic one for the enterprising pair, who will soon open an outlet in Huddersfield town centre called Twist Pasta Bar thanks to Reed’s £50,000 investment.

STUDENTS WIN BBC PRIZETwo enterprising University of Huddersfield students have been awarded £50,000 for their en-trepreneurial talent after impressing an influen-tial businessman during BBC television show, Be Your Own Boss.Students Adam Thompson and Jeff Postlethwaite received the sum after taking part in the series which saw them battle against other budding en-trepreneurs to secure investment from Richard Reed, a co-founder of Innocent Smoothies.The pair were selected from among the original 1000 applicants and were put through to the next stage of the competition. During the second epi-sode, Adam, 23, and Jeff, 20, had to turn £100 into a profit through their own initiative. The duo, who have just begun their third year of study here at Huddersfield, decided to invest the money by selling personalised T-shirts. The next stage saw the duo travel to London where they faced the daunting task of pitching their business concept to Reed, who is originally from the Huddersfield area.Their idea for a chain of restaurants selling healthy fast food obviously impressed, as the duo were se-lected to attend an interview process at Salts Mill in Bradford where they were battling 40 other business for the investment.Reed’s assessment at this stage was again positive,

Liam Walton explains origins of this years Freshers’ Festival We all grab from the world with handfuls, es-pecially when it’s free stuff, never thinking where all these goodies came from, and who brought them to us. This is true of our very own Fresh-ers’ Festival, which was been bigger, more varied and interesting than ever before. But who are the people responsible for making sure every student feels welcome to our Uni? Who turned my first weeks into memories that I’ll never forget?

Step forward Liam Walton (LW), who has been the Marketing and Promotions Coordinator at the Students’ Union for over two years and is part of the SU team that bring you the Freshers’ Fes-tival.

T’Hud: How did this years Freshers’ Festival take shape?

LW: When we looked initially at the start at this process, at last years Freshers’ and other years that we’ve done in the past and thought, we usually do Fresher’s over a week. To give students absolutely everything that’s available to them throughout this time is tough, so we needed to be a lot clev-erer about what we planned. We decided, the best way to do that was through creating something that lasted longer, was bigger, and included more

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opportunities for the students, so we developed what we now know as the Freshers’ Festival.

T’Hud: The early signs are that Freshers’ Festival has been “huge success.” But what are the reasons for this turn around of events?

LW: There are a lot of reasons why we’ve come so far in the last two years. The main difference is that we engaged and communicated with a lot more students than we have done before. I think that’s due to the fact that we’re a lot better at planning. We’ve never started Freshers planning as early as we did this year which was in March.

T’Hud: Describe organizing Freshers this year with a couple of words

B E H I N D T H E S C E N E SLW: Exciting, tiring, but overall, very rewarding. Seeing the students have such a great time, which you could clearly see last week and in the weeks prior to that, was really special.

T’Hud: Any advice for our brand new Freshers’?

LW: I hope that they’ve had a real fun time over the past couple of weeks. There’s loads more to come, but they’ve got to remember that the main reason that they’re at University is to develop themselves as people. When they leave here in one, two, three, or four years time, they will kick themselves if they didn’t get involved as much as they possibly can. I’d include getting involved in the SU within that, but also try as hard as they can on their courses and make sure they have some fun.

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HAVE YOUR SAY

Charlotte Whitfield, 1st Year“It’s really good, everyones been here to help me get settled in.”

Chloe Blanchfield, 1st Year“Everyone has been really help-ful and answered all my ques-tions. I’m looking forward to all the parties and the drinking.”

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WE’REGAME

5 top tips for gaming on a budget

As a student it can become difficult to pay for the things you had so readily available before-hand, and temptation can easily take over. It’s all too easy to be enticed by the plastic wrapping of a shiny new game, luring you like a siren from across the shop. You walk closer, hoping the price sticker will bring you good news, but as you draw nearer you see it; £39.99. Your stu-dent loan only covers accommodation, food and supplies for your course, it’s not really intended for that plastic treasure trove of gaming fun and delight.

So what happens when you, the avid gamer, simply can’t afford those new releases anymore? Well, there are many ways around this, even if some of them might involve a little waiting:

Renting - Blockbuster and LoveFilm are the two big names on the market that offer games to rent. If you’re a hardcore

gamer who strives for completion, Blockbuster offer you a game for five nights, for only £5. If you’re a film fanatic and are gaga for gaming, then why not try LoveFilm’s bundle for £11.99

a month? LoveFilm boast no late return fees, so this is the perfect deal for students who want a decent film to relax with, and an even better game to vent some stress at after pulling an all-nighter with that dreaded essay.

Pre-Owned - Used games are magical things. Within a week you can pick up a brand new game for at least £5 cheaper

after someone has already played it. Sure you miss out on the hype, but you’ve saved the money the person before didn’t. CEX are the most popular pre-owned shop around, with some excellent gaming deals (providing you check the person before you didn’t eat their din-ner off the game disc). The pre-owned wall often holds a host of games that you might not have even considered buying, but their price will lure

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you in. Of course all pre-owned purchases need to made within reason, but put it this way; you can purchase several used games for the same price as a single brand new one. How about that for money saving?

Game Swap - Chances are you’re going to know quite a few people who own an Xbox or PS3 at university, so why not

set up a game swap with a few friends? This way you get all the gaming you want, for literally nothing. It’s like a free student rental service. And if that fails, there is always the opportunity to join the F.R.A.G society, and meet up once a week for a 2-hour gaming ses-sion on whatever you fancy. The society has a

large catalogue of consoles and games to satisfy any kind of gamer so make sure to sign up as soon as you can to get in on all the action.

Just Wait - This might sound tough, but simply waiting for that new game can be a very effective way of saving some cash.

Chances are you have some coursework to be getting on with anyway, so why not focus on getting the best grade you can, then celebrate with a bargain game from your wish list? Guar-anteed this will be a massive relief and a fantastic gift to yourself. Alternatively, put a few games on your birthday or Christmas wish list and watch all the gaming glory flood in over the holidays from family and friends when you have a couple of weeks off to really enjoy them.

Monthly Budget - No, this isn’t a budget per console, this is a budget to cover all your gaming needs, including that little

devil; mobile gaming. Mobile gaming can get pretty addictive, and fast, so don’t just go down-loading that new version of Angry Birds just to soothe your long bus journey home. Save your cash for something bigger and better that will provide more than just a quick fix of amuse-ment after a long day of lectures. 69p might not be a lot of money, but for serial app buyers it soon adds up. Setting yourself a monthly budget can also be effective for console purchases. This requires a bit of willpower, especially since the giant splurge of games are coming now after the summer drought, but set yourself a reasonable monthly gaming budget of about £20 or what-ever you can stretch to. Maybe even club in with a few friends to get that brand new game once

a month and share the gaming love.

If you use all these tips, then you will soon be on your way to becoming a super scrimping

student by having a little bit of patience and a sharing nature.

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I was talking to a student recently who said they “literally didn’t have time to have a relationship.” What with increase in workload for the 2nd year of study at university, working full-time and com-mitments to the clubs and societies with which they are affiliated, they had no time to have fun with friends? Where was the time to go on a date? And if a serious relationship did occur, “Why would I waste my Sunday morning staring into their eyes when I can be catching up on some reading for the following lecture?”

I could argue in this case that this particular per-son wasn’t helping themselves by working full-time. The University only recommends students to work 15 hours or less so that it doesn’t affect their studies. However, the urge to earn a little extra cash to cover ourselves when the loans and grants are spreading a little thin can sometimes prove too great, especially when it is all too easy to go drinking with our new mates or engage in some retail therapy to recover from a bad grade.

This last one is definitely true for me, and it’s one of the reasons why I work part-time during term. But is working and the extra activities I plan to take on this year going to leave me much time for love? Last year I was so consumed with loving the work thrown at me by the university that I spent most of my time in the library studying. Granted, this gave me a relatively good grade, but I missed out on the typical student lifestyle; the partying, the clubs and societies, the dating and love.

Don’t get me wrong finding sex was easy. It’s some-thing I didn’t usually struggle to find, university is after all full of hormonal teenagers. Sex kept me sharp to my studies and served as a reward after some long nights sat in front of a computer writ-ing up assignments, without the mess that comes with getting emotionally involved with someone.

However did I miss out by not being in a rela-tionship last year? Having someone to argue with until the early hours over some topic covered on ‘Newsnight’ would develop my debating skills, but is it worth my time? I’m not so sure.

Maslow of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs (MHN) does seem to have some answers on this issue. MHN looks at what makes people productive by listing stages of needs that if fulfilled, increase one’s motivation and productivity. The modal is clear on Love vs. Sex, rating ‘Love/ Belonging’ as stage 3 of the 5 stage pyramid and sex as it is just a lowly ‘Physiological’ need, sits at the bottom of the pyramid at stage 1. Upsetting Much!

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So do I reconsider? Is pulling myself from the li-brary and spending a few of my free hours going on a date worth it? Despite being time consum-ing and sometimes emotionally draining It would bring me closer to the top of Maslow’s pyramid of ‘Self-Actualisation’, giving me something fun to do (without inducing a mega hangover). But as I suspect of myself and many other stu-dents time will be tight and with the increase in tuition fees hitting students enrolling this year priorities will be still sit;

• University work, • Work work, • Chilling with friends,• Wasting money on shopping, (optional)• Then perhaps if we fancy it, something more

than sex.

Just don’t expect me or anyone else to spend Sunday morning staring into your eyes. I already know they’re blue and I have reading to do!

MAKING IT WORKBy Hannah DoigeIf you’re in a long distance relationship…Obviously, months without each other will be tough, but there are loads of ways to keep the passion alive. Going back to good old-fashioned letter writing is a little more personal than a phone call or text. You could get yourself a Skype account, where you can both video call and ring someone for free on your laptop, you don’t even have to get out of bed! Or (and this is once you have got your student loan, obviously) buy yourself a train ticket. There’s nothing quite like seeing them in person and relieving all that tension!

If you’re in a ‘same flat’ relationship…Unless you keep those PDA’s to a minimum, you’re most likely to get on the nerves of all your single flatmates. And, in all fairness, you will probably get on each other’s nerves from time to time. The only way to combat this is to make sure you balance your time between your flat friends and your significant other. Go out and have a blowout, doing all the things that you did when you were single with your single friends (within reason). Stay in and have lads nights playing COD or girlie sleepovers with stupid amounts of chocolate. Then spend some time quality time with each other, going to the

cinema or bowling or even out to a restaurant, going halves on the bill of course. Just make sure you keep those creaking bed springs to a mini-mum. The walls aren’t that thick!

And the serious bit..Everyone, whether they are in a relationship, single, dating or simply repopulating Hudders-field, need to remember they are at university for a degree. As hard as it may be, your studies need to come before your relationship! Whether you are aiming for a first or even a third, keep the balance between university and your personal life or you won’t achieve your aim. Use the fact you get to see your other half as motivation to get your work done, or even use it as a reward for completing it. If you’re having problems in your relationship, spend time apart from each other and spend time on your degree. But most importantly, ENJOY YOUR TIME AT UNI!

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FIRSTSTART

How to get work writing for the fashion industry

The fashion industry is one of the most com-petitive job markets in the world, but getting a placement can often seem as impossible as win-ning the lottery. Don’t let the statistics put you down. If you work hard enough, there’s plenty of time in your three year university course to get a step into the world of fashion and make those dreams of working for Vogue a reality.

Some of you may know me as Fashion Editor at T’Hud, one of the University’s Social Media Reps or as a journalism student that spends many days lingering in the library. Outside University, my life consists of emails, more emails and even more emails that I receive from my Fashion PR job down in London. Spending my spare time writing blog posts for my fashion and beauty website and travelling to press trips, many an evening has ended in me falling asleep mid-article. I’ve appeared in a national magazine and gained over 55,000 unique page views on my website…and wait for it, I’ve achieved this in just over a year.

2012 was the year I got organised. I wanted to create more opportunities for myself and I started to search online for internships. This is when I stumbled across a posting for a PR fashion intern. When I finally got accepted, my mentor David taught me the PR basics and I was then told about an exciting opportunity called ‘DeAvenue’. DeAvenue is a social enterprise that was set up by three university graduates who all work on a voluntary basis and have created a brand new company. They said they needed someone who was willing to work for free as a PR executive whilst their company was starting out, I have been the PR executive for just under a year now, acting as the primary contact for all their press relations. I’ve secured the company tickets to London Fashion Week, helped arrange sponsorship and I’m currently organising their

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launch event for this coming November. During the last year, I’ve made several hundred-industry contacts and gained the self-confidence and ex-perience to help me on my way once I graduate.

Everything that has happened is due to being pro-active about my career. University courses are there to educate and support you, but to stand out in a highly competitive industry, your extra work is something that will set you apart from your classmates. Here are some tips to get you started in the fashion world:

Start writing - Great communication skills are important for any job and start-ing a blog will help develop a style, show

you know your target audience and that you’re organised. There are several websites that are stu-

dent friendly and can also earn you extra money whilst studying at Uni – check out Wordpress and Blogger.

Get LinkedIn - Setting up a LinkedIn ac-count means you can collate on your new contacts, look for job opportunities and

keep an online CV that future employers can browse through. Through LinkedIn, your con-tacts can give you references and keep in touch, especially when you graduate.

Start a portfolio - Once you have a col-lection of print worthy articles, it’s time to start arranging them in a portfolio.

Certificates, design work or anything that could interest a future employer should be in here. If I didn’t have a portfolio I wouldn’t have got my work placements and I wouldn’t have even got my social media job at the university.

Talk to a career advisor - The University career advisors are always there to help. Once your blog starts reaching a point

where you get noticed or your portfolio is look-ing bulky, it would be a great time to discuss what your career options are and how you can implement all your past experience into a new work placement. The University Jobcentre is situated at the library and you can book ap-pointments around your timetable.

Get work experience - When you have completed all four steps, it’s time to send off letters, apply online, visit offices and

attempt to get work experience. The careers team at the University can help you or there are lots of work experience sites online where you can advertise. Finally, check out these sites that offer internships around the UK.

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The trend of nail art seemed to be long lost in the 90s, until Rihanna and Lady Gaga revived the nail art trend. Bringing a surge of influence from the mainstream music industry to the world of fashion and beauty. Neither are seen without dramatic styles, 3D charms & jewels, art deco designs and leopard print.

This year the Olympic games, brought wacky nails back in fashion, where numerous female Olympians got their nails delicately painted with their nation’s flags.

I love having my nails done; however being a student I have to ration my bank balance. How-ever, I have found you can achieve great nail art on a cheap and cheerful budget.

Here’s my handy ‘how to’ guide:

Express yourself using Nail Art

From a young age girls love to play with make-up. For me I have always loved to paint my nails. I find it relaxing, therapeutic and it does a fabulous job at cheering me up.

Over the years nail art has changed dramati-cally, and more recently it has become a ‘must have’ fashion accessory, as highly regarded as having the perfect handbag or a pair of beautiful six inch stilettos. Whether you wear old or new clothing, nail art revamps your outfit providing that edgy look and a bold statement.

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What you will need:• Barry M Neon Nail Paint 302

Fuchsia – £2.99 from Boots • Pack of 4 mini nail varnishes

in metallic colours – 99p from Body Care

Tip: if you want a crazier design simply use other methods to ma-nipulate the polish such tooth picks, sponges and scotch tape. Their so many different ways you can express yourself, can you think of a new idea? If so email us your pictures with your feed back!

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WHAT YOU’LL NEED

Remove any old nail varnish then shape your nails with an emery board. Always file in the same direction from the sides to the centre of the nail.

For super smooth nail polish use three strokes to paint the nail downwards, repeat this twice for a second coat. Then with a steady hand place the

polka dots on the nail.

Now you have completed your nail art!

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By Jessica Louise

Equipped with a Vivienne Westwood handbag, smokey sultry eyes and a leather biker jacket, Sarah Dixon walked into University not knowing she would become the most voted for student in our Best Dressed Fresher’s event, but with 73 votes she blew everyone else out of the competition and walked away with a fabulous £20 bar tab.

With glossy brunette hair and petite frame, the 23 year old Chemical Engineering student, from Beverly near Hull, looked effortlessly glam-orous as she posed for the winning photograph. Leather and black eyeliner are must-haves for this year’s Autumn/Winter trends and teaming them up with a beautiful floral playsuit evoked a sense of flirty fun and comfort for those long hours during lectures.

I caught up with Sarah to ask about her style inspirations and how she created the winning look.

T’Hud: Where did you get your outfit?SD: My playsuit and pumps are from Primark, the leather jacket is from Topshop, the bag is Vivienne Westwood and the watch is Hugo Boss. I love my bag- I’ve had it about 4 years and I wear my jacket with everything! T’Hud: Where are your favourite places to shop?SD: I love to shop in all the usual high street stores such as Topshop and Miss Selfridge, but my favourite Huddersfield store is probably Pink Cadillac. In my hometown I usually shop at vin-tage stores, boutiques and Ark. I also love H&M for all the basics and accessories.

T’Hud: Where do you find your style inspiration?SD: I find inspiration from everywhere: Street style blogs, magazines and celebrities. My best friend is a visual merchandiser so he gives me tips too.

T’Hud: If you had to give students one piece of fashion advice, what would it be?SD: Accessorise, Accessorise, Accessorise!

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Fresh off the back of their set at our freshers fes-tival, Deputy Music Ed Ben Holmes caught up with Daytona Lights to talk recording, gigging, and student antics…

T’Hud: You guys have just begun your UK tour after playing at Bestival this summer, how are you finding touring life?

Louis Souyave: We’re pretty early days yet, but so far it’s been really good fun.Dan Lawrence: Bestival was a great cap to the summer, the crowd were really responsive. And everyone smelt really nice because it was on the Thursday! (The group laughs)

Louis: What’s nice about festivals is everyone’s in a good mood anyway, so it doesn’t really take much to lift them up to the next level.

T’Hud: You’re headlining tonight’s HudFest, what advice have you got for our freshers’?

Louis: “Get as drunk as you can, get on the stage and get naked!”Laurence Saywood: “If it feels wrong, it probably is!” (The group laughs)Matt Gill: Just be yourself, that’s true advice!

T’Hud: Do you have any favourite drinking games? Dan: Have you played vodka roulette before? You get loads of shot glasses, fill one or two with vod-ka and the rest with water, everyone chooses one and it usually ends that one person gets absolutely wasted! (The group laughs)Matt: Dirty Pint is easy and it’s a cracker. You

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have an empty pint glass and everyone has their own drink, you pour some in, toss a coin, if you guess it right it moves to the next person. So by the end of it, you have a mix of god knows what and the person that gets it wrong has to down whatever’s in the pint.

T’Hud: What’s the funniest story you’ve ever heard about people going out and getting drunk? Laurence: I’ve seen plenty of things in this band but I’m not gonna disclose them! Louis: In Liverpool I did see someone throw up

into their kebab and carry on eating it.

T’Hud: Have you got any advice for guys and girls on fresher’s week looking to meet someone?

Matt: Don’t meet them on a night out, go to su-permarkets, because apparently, you’re more like-ly to meet someone you love in a supermarket.Louis: Yeah if you’re forty plus!Matt: Don’t knock my methods, I was in the su-permarket every weekend! If you and a girl keep bumping into each other looking at similar prod-ucts, you’ve got things in common!

T H E L I V E V E R D I C TBy Alex NelsonSo, it’s that time of year again. Freshers’ has

reared its ugly head once more (ugly in the best possible way… like a week’s worth of groaning hangovers) and it’s time for  the town’s favourite – and not so favourite – watering holes to reach into the deep recesses of their sordid minds and conjure up the most borderline tasteless themed nights they can. 

Thankfully for most, the university sanctioned HudFest has one theme in mind. ‘Fun.’ For everyone. You don’t need to be wearing your skimpiest police woman’s outfit for this one. Huzzah! 

Huddersfield Uni’s annual shebang attempts to pack so much in, it’s almost impossible to ex-perience it all. There are DJs, games, fairground attractions, bands, and that’s only scratching the surface. One such band to grace the Student Union’s perfectly adequate venue setup (more shows should happen here, get on it students!) are Daytona Lights. 

Yes, Daytona Lights. “That band from Hol-lyoaks” as the Hudfest posters adorning the walls of the Student’s Union cheerfully remind us. Now, I’ve never seen an episode of Hollyoaks in my life, so in my eyes Daytona Lights are just another band. But throughout the performance,

the fact they’re the band “from Hollyoaks” keeps tickling the back of my mind. It brings up a load of questions I thought I’d never normally ask of a band in any capacity. “Are these songs about love and life (the usual) the thoughts and feelings of the band themselves, or some anony-mous writer in a back room studying the 16-24 demographic a bit too closely?” Is this part of the show and we’re part of some bigger storyline? Or is this just a straight up gig? They’re like the ‘In-ception’ of bands. A band within a band within a soap opera. 

A squeaky clean Indie boyband for the most part (although, someone drops an F bomb at some point, so maybe we’re watching Hollyoaks: After Hours), the guys are perfectly turned out in their high fashion skinny jeans and impec-cable hair. The music is just as flawless, as the band rip through inoffensive hit after hit. It’s all well executed by an obviously a talented bunch, but when they break free for a feedback throw-down towards the end of their set, you can’t help but feel that they are a band restricted by their unusual past. Still, the crowd of young Freshers lap up every note springing forth from the PA, and Daytona Lights provide a more than enter-taining – if a little conventional – set. A small part in an altogether bigger Freshers’ experience. Now, show me to the rodeo bull…

Floor Plan @ Zetland Bar

Spawned out of three student DJ’s craving a quality music night in Huddersfield, Floor Plan has become an event to look forward to each month, and even more so this Septem-

ber as they welcomed in Jackmaster as their headliner.A last minute venue change to Zetland was for the better, improving and enhancing the atmosphere

no end. The beats didn’t stop until 5am as DJ’s; both local and world renowned, took it in turns to drop the biggest tunes in House, Hip-Hop, R&B and Techno.

Glaswegian Jackmaster brought with him an eclectic mix of tunes, seamlessly hopping from genre to genre as the beads of sweat rolled off his forehead and onto the decks. The three Floor Plan regulars, Liam Divers, Alex Greaves and Martin Moffat all pulled off equally blistering sets, taking it in turns to man the wheels of steel as the large crowd danced away in front of them.

This was the largest Floor Plan to date, both in terms of crowd size and general atmosphere. The student friendly drinks offers at Zetland meant there wasn’t a dry glass in the house, and also meant I wasn’t left crying the next morning because of how much I’d spent.

Despite the odd technical glitch and never quite knowing what to expect next, Floor Plan works. It was a night to remember (if you can) and definitely the best party during this year’s Fresher’s week.  It seems just like the crowds hands, the only way for Floorplan is up.

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WILL NIXONJournalism Student

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HUDDERSFIELD11/10, Students’ Union, Music Tech Presents18/10, Bar 1:22, Submotion Orches-traLEEDS14/10, Leeds Stylus, Lianne La Havas. 29/10, Brudenell Social Club, Lucy RoseSHEFFIELD22/10, Sheffield Plug, Django Django30/10, Sheffield Academy, The CribsMANCHESTER18/10, Manchester Academy, Grizzly Bear02/11, Manchester Academy, Twin Atlantic

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Everything Everything ‘Cough Cough’ Everything Everything return with this gloriously itchy single that should be a live highlight when we catch them in Leeds later this month.Lucy Rose, ‘Shiver’Eskar, JSN and Kenchy, ‘Never Say Never’Mike Huckaby, ‘Baseline 88-89’Honeyslide, ‘Drippin’Best Friends, ‘Dude Love’Hot Chip, ‘How Do You Do (Todd Terje Remix)’The Killers, ‘Runaways’

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Ya Da Know’ @ Zetland Bar - By Jake GreenwoodHuddersfield is not known for its insane parties that

go on until 8am, but since The Zetland Bar opened there has been a definite shift in the fabric of the towns nightlife, one that people are keen to see stay. Ya Dun Know is a rela-tively young night, a mere infant in comparison to some of the established club events in Huddersfield. On the evi-dence of the crowd they pulled in on the 15th September, you would be excused for thinking that this was a regular night, one that had been running since your mum and dad went out.

With Mista Men bringing the UK garage and bass sound, White Boys, Tony Phorse and Loft Mind provided the party atmosphere, and the vibe was going off! Straight from the word go, there was an energy that any DJ would be proud of, helped along by one half of White Boys on hosting duties. What made the biggest impression was the refreshing change of seeing a local club-night focus on playing the music they love rather than pandering to the masses.

Ya Dun Know is the first of its kind to push the more bass focused 4x4 side, and they couldn’t have done it much better than showcasing what Mista Men had to offer.

Track after track Woozee and Mella D brought a near perfect selection of garage, house and bass music, includ-ing a couple of their own productions. Mixed back-to-back between the duo, they brought a few timeless classics like Let’s Groove by George Morel, but kept things rolling with some fresh stuff from the bass music scene. Along with Floorplan, it’s a night that is set to see Huddersfield finally competing with the bright lights of our city neighbours.

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The first thing that strikes you about “The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner” is the passion with which the director Marcus Romer talks about his new play. A dentistry gradu-ate from Leeds University, and winner of three M.E.N awards for his adaptation of “Lord of the Flies,” Romer is one of those rare men that can grab you and hypnotise you with words.

“The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner” is based on a 50 year old short story written by Alan Sillitoe. It’s about a boy who ends up in the wrong place at the wrong time. Caught up in the riots that happened last year, the protagonist, Co-lin Smith is sent to a Youth Offenders Institution after being given a very harsh sentence for a very minor offence.“When he’s in there,” says Romer “they discover he’s a very talented runner. So they train him and enter him into a race. The narrative takes place in real time. So he’s constantly run-ning for 75 minutes and remembering the story of how he got to this point and more important-ly what he’s going to do about it now; does he choose to win, or not.”

In this Olympic year, we’ve been surrounded by positive role models and all felt a fever of excite-ment and national pride coursing through our veins. This tale of a young man’s struggle makes you think about the world we live in, the choices we make and how easy it is to demonise young people that society has cast off. Of how their voic-es are constantly being muffled and increasingly ignored by those with power to change things for the better.

To watch “The Loneliness of a Long Distance Runner,” head down to the Lawrence Batley The-atre, 21-24 November.

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UNMISSABLE EVENTS AT THE LAWRENCE BATLEY THEATRE

20/10, Movies - Moonrise Kingdom 24-27/10, Performance -A Government Inspec-tor 31/10, Movies - Halloween Fright Fest – Shaun of the Dead/Night of the Living Dead21-24/11, Performance - The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

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When people hear ’art show’ they probably think fancy galleries, snobby people and free wine. Which apart from the vino sounds rather uptight and boring. This is definitely not the case with the new monthly art event Art, Music & Beer, launched on the 11th of October by Hudders-field’s own creative duo Rag and Bone Collective. The event, taking place in Zetland Bar, 11 Octo-ber from 7.30 pm until late, is a fusion of music and street art. You can groove to the best funk, soul and hip hop tunes, while doodling on the paper covered tables, reminiscing your childhood drawing on chalkboards, or designing your own piece for a massive jigsaw, and all of this is com-pletely free. “Anyone can come, if you can draw, if you can’t draw, come down anyway,” said Lucas Jubb, a Graphic Design student, freelance design-er and one of the guys from the collective. Indeed, if you are not into DIY you can watch how the pros do it. There will be a plain white board on which street artist and typographer, Tim Smith, illustrator Jonathan Lindley and Adam Gill, a graphic designer, will create graffiti from scratch. Later you’ll have a chance to buy the artwork that was created live on stage.

The big reason why Rag and Bone Collecitve is launching this event is to alter the criminal repu-tation that graffiti and street art seems to have. Jubb is optimistic, “It’s getting a bit better now. You gotta love art. It is a lot more accessible these days, all you gotta do is go on the internet and you can see so much art from all around the world. It’s hard not to be interested in it, cause everything is art in a way.”

Although, everyone is very welcome, it’s an un-missable event for all art students, as it’s an amaz-ing opportunity to meet potential clients and other artists who might inspire and influence you. “It’s a good place to come down and be confident with drawing. The more you draw the better you get and the more you’re not embarrassed about drawing in front of other people the more confi-dent you’ll become,” says Jubb.

So when you’re planning out your October make a mark on the 11th, skip Camel or Tokyo for one night and take advantage of the opportunity to be creative and see something different at Art, Music & Beer. As Lucas Jubb said you gotta love art (and music and beer).PS. Don’t forget your student ID as there will be 10% off of selected drinks.

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Most of us can tell a Cath Kidston from a Tesco own brand dish towel, but very few of us are aware of the hard work and method that is involved in creating each. So while we can tell a Dyson from a Henry Hoover, few of us think about the thought and work that goes into de-signing those objects we use everyday. Even the humble dish scourer is a product of design.

Hopefully all that seems set to change. 2012 has been the year of great celebrations, and right at the centre a British designer, Thomas Heath-erwick stole the show with his rendition of the Olympic beacon. Thousands flocked to see the exhibition of his work at the V&A (but most of all to play on those AMAZING chairs). And if you are lucky, you can spot one of his buses glid-ing around the Southbank.

Forget London, now it’s Huddersfield’s turn to host some extraordinary design work. Founded in 2002, the Index Awards were created to encourage designs that improved life. Lise Vejse Klint, program director talks about the idea of “respondability” – if a designer is able to

respond, then they have a responsibility to do so. In the last ten years this idea has taken off internationally, and designers are embracing their cultural and environmental responsibilities. We are seeing more inventive designs, more cross disciplinary work and life improved for millions.Huddersfield’s very own Professor David Swann has won the Body category of these exciting awards for his 21st century nursing bag. He first became interested in healthcare design after do-ing some concept work for the film Babylon AD.

He completed a PhD at the RCA before moving to Huddersfield where he began working with the NHS East Yorkshire. Shadowing nurses in their day to day work, he could understand the challenges they faced on a daily basis. Extraordi-narily, though services have progressed dramati-cally since 1860, the humble nursing bag had not.

If you saw David’s nursing bag and other designs dotted around in the cases outside the Creative Arts building, I hope you were as wowed as I was. At the end of the day, anyone can have ideas, but what is really needed is method and determination to bring these ideas into the real world. And that’s what these pieces do so well. They are beautiful, functional and a way of changing life for the better.

SARAH REICHENBERG

Arts Editor

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BEN TURNER

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Rugby Union captin Nick RhodesEach month the Sports section will focus on the University’s teams, as well as certain individuals within them. This month, we get to know Nick Rhodes; captain of the Rugby Union team.

T’Hud: What attracted you to Rugby Union?

NR: I began playing rugby at the beginning of High School, when I was encouraged to go train-ing by my classmates, and on that first Saturday morning, I immediately fell in love with the game.

T’Hud: Why did you choose to come to the Univer-sity of Huddersfield?NR: I chose to study at the University of Hud-

dersfield due to its great reputation for my course. However, by working with the SU and local club, we want to start attracting people to the Universi-ty because of its sporting opportunities. The club committee has been working really hard over the summer and by the end of October, the club will be one of the first University teams in the coun-try to have a ‘Club Accreditation’ award from the RFU. We are also now looking to employ a new ‘Director of Rugby’, rather than just a coach to help push the club forwards.

T’Hud: What’s the social side of being part of a so-ciety like?

NR: Due to the large amount of sponsorship we have gained for the club over the summer, we get discounts in the majority of the bars in town, which always makes for a fun Wednesday night out after a game, something which we are very well known for!T’Hud: How did the team do last season and what

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By Steven CursleyAs the nation gathered to cheer on Team GB’s athletes in the Paralympic Games, three Sports Journalism students from the University of Hud-dersfield were in London as part of the Interna-tional Paralympic Committee’s media team. For them, the games were a unique experience that will have enabled them to hone their craft as they enter their third year of study at Hudders-field. Matt Wordingham, Lewis Wood-Thompson and Nate Williams were reporting on Wheelchair Rugby, Swimming and Football respectively at the Olympic Stadium after impressing organis-ers, IPC with their ability during numerous practical reporting exercises and a demanding interview process.

The three lads impressed and were deemed the best out of a group of potential reporters by the IPC, who they were then working for for the duration of the Paralympic Games.

Sports Journalism lecturer Chris Irvine said: “Success in journalism is about hard work, carv-ing out opportunities and taking those opportu-nities when they come along. I’m delighted that Nate, Matt and Lewis have risen to the task and

are doing themselves and the University proud at the Paralympics.”

Craig Spence, who as IPC’s head of communi-cations was overseeing the budding journalists, confirms his delight at the trio’s work and at their high standard of work during the 11 day Paralympic Games. Their work during this time can be viewed at www.paralympic.org

do you hope to achieve this year?

NR: The team had a great season last year, after being newly promoted, finishing just 1 league point off being promoted again, which is what we are aiming for this season. Our community work plans have also already begun, with over 12 mem-bers already undertaken training courses, and we are set to start running lunchtime and after school sessions at the beginning of October.T’Hud: And last but not least, how do you join the

RU team?

NR: We think it’s important to give everyone the opportunity to come and play rugby, and so we encourage anyone and everyone to come down and give it a go. To become a member, sign up through the SU website and come down to a training session on a Monday, 7pm at Lockwood Park!

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It’s the start of a new season and The Univer-sity of Huddersfield’s American Football team, The Hawks, head into 2012/13 on the back of a strong finish to what was an otherwise disap-pointing campaign last time out.

Despite only retaining 14 players from last sea-son, the team has worked hard during the off-sea-son to recruit new talent. Working tirelessly over the Freshers’ period; obtaining names, numbers and email addresses which resulted in an excep-tional turnout for this seasons rookie try-outs.

Returning Left Tackle, Matt Wetherill, Com-munications and Democracy Officer at the SU, believes that this off-season was a big success: “We’ve made a great start, it’s now up to the coaches and returning players to keep their feet on the ground and make sure that this season is as good as it can be. It’s something easily achievable, and I’m very confident, as long as we go into the season with the correct mind-set.”

The Hawks, play in what could be described as the hardest conference in all of BUAFL (British Universities American Football League), this years committee chairman, Rob Howe is confident that the rookies can step up to the mark: “There was

a lot of talent on show for sure. There is a lot of reason to be optimistic this season. We finished the season well last year, so we need to make sure that with this record number of recruits, we help them get up to speed, as well as improving our own skills.”

The Hawks are also boosted by the return of both Callum Wright (Safety) and Tom Foulds (Running Back), who return from their respec-tive placements and can give countless years of football experience between them.

With 5 season Quarterback, Andy ‘Frodo’ Blunt moving to the coaching staff after finish-ing his Masters, the rookies have big shoes to fill. However, there was a plethora of good, strong arms on show, and the most popular position in the sport should be hotly contested between now and the first game of the season.

A date for your diaries is March 20th, the an-nual Varsity fixture against Bradford, this year hosted right here in Huddersfield, so make sure you keep your eyes peeled for details of tickets and come down to support the Hawks as they bid to help Huddersfield retain their trophy!

The BUAFL season starts on Sunday Novem-ber 4th, with a trip to the Sheffield Sabres, fol-lowed by a trip to Manchester the week after to face the Tyrants. The first Hawks home game is on November 18th, when they face the Bangor MudDogs at Moore End Technology College.

T H E H AW K SBEN MANNING

Hawks Reporter

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Every Thursday, the members of FRAG (Foot-ball, Racing, Assault Gaming) society hold our ‘Give it a Go’ session and in the last week of Sep-tember we kicked off the new academic year with a bang.

After our time at Freshers marquee we knew inter-est was high, but what came next amazed all our members. We set up as normal, ready to start at our regular time of 5:15pm and when the doors opened a flood of people, about 40 of them, all interested in gaming descended onto the meeting room.

As people came through the door, we greeted them with shocked but open arms and smiles, and everyone started talking to one another about the latest new releases that they’d have a chance to try. Once the room filled, President Andrew Rice and his elected committee members welcomed every-

one and spoke about what the society was about, what we do, and what the society has planned.

At around 7pm things really picked up, when a tournament on the brand new Tekken Tag game ensued. The great bunch of budding fighters wanting to be crowned victorious started at 24, but by the end only 3 remained. The tournament was won by Fayyaz Dawda with Tom P. coming in 2nd and Ash Rhodes coming in 3rd.

As the night began to draw to a close, I caught up with a few society members who were reflect-ing on the hours of entertainment they had been involved in. Matthew Whitehouse said: “It was a fun and great way to spend the evening, meeting new people and playing a wide range of games.” Overall, everyone that came to give it a go en-joyed themselves and were delighted by the wide range of games that we had on offer. The night was a resounding success!

FRAG society meet in the Big meeting room (be-hind the izone), on a Thursday 5:15 till 9:15 pm so come and game to your heart’s desire.

GIVE IT A GOMICHAEL BROWN

FRAG Reporter

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