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2 EDiTORiAL The Stag | 22nd May 2012 editor@thestagsurrey.co.uk Editor | Jack White editor@thestagsurrey.co.uk Editor-in-Chief | Bakita Kasadha ussu.communications@ussu.co.uk Deputy Editor (Design) | Hollie Rowe-Roberts design@thestagsurrey.co.uk Design Team | Ellie Brodie, Paul A Richmond, Hannah Roberts-Owen, Christina Morman, Louisa White and Alexandra Wilks Deputy Editor (Marketing) | Tom Goulding marketing@thestagsurrey.co.uk Marketing Team | Shervin Hejazi, Imogen Jones, Eleanor Pearson and Genevieve Webb News News Editor | Jyoti Rambhai news@thestagsurrey.co.uk News Team | Kathryn Braid, Sophie Howard, John Kavanagh, Jyoti Rambhai, Melissa Raske and David Williams Features Features Editor | Nicole Vassell features@thestagsurrey.co.uk Features Team | Peter Bailey, Ellie Brodie, Chris Thomas, Hannah Wann, Becky Powell, Stephen Cartwright, Louisa White, Ellis Taylor and Sophie Vickery Science and Technology Science and Technology Editor | Nathanael Roome sciencetech@thestagsurrey.co.uk Science and Technology Team | Lawrence Finn, Dave Holcombe, Shourya Khanna, Kate McAtamney, Melissa Raske, Alex Smith and Ruth Smithers. Societies Societies Editor | Chris Dighton societies@thestagsurrey.co.uk Arts Dance and Theatre Editor | Hannah Jelliman dancetheatre@thestagsurrey.co.uk Dance and Theatre Team | Emily Bourne, Sarah McDowell, Beth Hedges, Lucy Jarvis, Tiffany Stoneman and Lexi Sutton Film Editor | Tiffany Tucker film@thestagsurrey.co.uk Film Team | Laura Howard, Caroline James, Kristie Marchant, Christina Maria Webb and Louisa White Music Editor | Sophia Field music@thestagsurrey.co.uk Music Team | James Campbell, Liam Conroy, Dan Davidson, Amy McGivern, Tanya Noronha and Elliot Tyres Literature Editor | Alexandra Wilks literature@thestagsurrey.co.uk Literature Team | Rachel Burgess, Stephanie Davies, Tessa Heenan, Candice Ritchie, Emily Smart, Emma Thomas, Sophie Vickery and Rebecca Worley Sport Sport Editor | Jordan Vine sport@thestagsurrey.co.uk Sport Team | Douglas Elder, Arabella Gilby, George Gigney and Sam Limbert Copy Editors | Megan Barnacle, Michaela Fulton, Emma Giles, Candice Ritchie and Louisa White copyteam@thestagsurrey.co.uk Webmaster | Andrew Smith webmaster@thestagsurrey.co.uk Photo Editor | Tessa Morgan photos@thestagsurrey.co.uk The Stag is a newspaper editorially dependent on and published by the University of Surrey Students’ Union. The views expressed in the paper are those of the individual authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the educational team, the whole Students’ Union or the University of Surrey. Trinity Mirror (South) 8 Tessa Road, Reading RG1 8NS The Stag reserves the right to edit all submissions and the right to decide which articles are published. Goodbye from the Editors Bakita Kasadha – Editor-in-Chief ussu.communications@surrey.ac.uk This year as Communications Officer has been amazing. I’ve learnt so much, and I’m very excited about becoming a full-time Officer next year. I have been presented with many opportunities to represent the student body and get more involved in the Union. I’d like to thank the other twelve members of the Union Executive and all the Union Staff, especially Alan Roy, Clem Mulcahey Banks, Lisa Lynch, Kath Jones, Bob Anderson, Helena Vardy and Aaron Salins, for the support they have given me as a Comms Officer to facilitate the projects I have been passionate about, such as the Nominate Now Campaign, Paint Campus Red and iFashion Show. Jack White – Editor editor@thestagsurrey.co.uk The Stag has gone from strength to strength this year: from our bold and (dare I say) professional new design, through our tabooshattering first issue, to the crises of Union security and our ever-worsening financial situation. It is notable though, that where one aspect of life enters a trough, another gains a new peak and Britain’s widening political and economic quagmire has provided fertile ground for The Stag’s ascent to the forefront of student information. Looking back on my tenure on the Design Team last academic year, I feel confident in saying that this year, every section of the paper has been better than last year. We have all found a new drive to excel and I am immensely grateful to have been at the head of such a stellar team. They have made it much easier than I had imagined to Tom Goulding – Deputy Editor for Marketing marketing@thestagsurrey.co.uk put together a product worthy of a university of Surrey’s standing. Thank you then to everyone who has contributed to The Stag this year, whether as a regular or not. Hollie Rowe-Roberts has been particularly awesome as Deputy Editor for Design – a job that is not given the recognition it deserves. Thank you also to the long-suffering Union and University which have both been subject to rather more attention than history might regard normal. Without them both, The Stag would be a shadow of its current self. Thank you finally to all the readers. I have done my best to provide you with a good balance of articles, whether you are interested in arts, society, politics, sports or culture. I hope you enjoyed! You may see my name in The Stag next year, but this is my last issue as Editor. I leave the paper in the extremely capable hands of Alexandra Wilks, who has done an outstanding job this year as Literature Editor. I know she will be a powerhouse of an Editor and exalt The Stag to a new level. As I approach the end of my final year at The Stag, I’d like to thank Jack, Hollie, the marketing team and everyone else who has made the last three years an incredible experience. I’ve watched our students’ newspaper come a long way since I submitted my first article in 2009, and with Alexandra at the helm, I’m sure her dedicated team will only find new ways to dazzle it’s growing readership. Cheers Surrey, it’s been emotional! When I first took on this role I literally had no idea what I was doing. I was terrified! But I really can’t tell you enough how much I’ve loved The Stag this year. It has come on so much and the whole team are so proud – I’ll be sad to leave it! I want to say thank you to everyone that’s been involved this year, especially Jack, Tom, Bakita and my design team. Hannah, Ellie, Tina and Paul – it’s been great fun working with you each week and I hope you have a In regards to my role as Editor-in-Chief, it has been a pleasure to watch The Stag develop into a stylish and popular campus newspaper, made possible by the dedication of the editorial team and the writers. It will be very strange no longer having a position on The Stag, after three years, but you can be sure that I’ll keep submitting articles next year as a Sabbatical Officer! I’d like to thank all of The Stag team, especially Jack White (Editor), Hollie Rowe-Roberts (Deputy Editor – Design), Nicole Vassell (Features Editor) and Hannah Roberts-Owen (Design), for putting up with my (at times) late submissions and late night text messages! Finally, I would like to express my congratulations to Kat Heneghan, the newly elected Communications Officer for 2012/13. I’ve seen the passion and interest that she’s had over the campaign period and I wish her every success. I hope you enjoy it, Kat. Hollie Rowe-Roberts – Deputy Editor for Marketing design@thestagsurrey.co.uk great time at Surrey next year. Im happy to say that Hannah will be taking over my role as Deputy Editor (Design) and the others are still going to keep it up which makes me a proud little mummy! Good luck to the 2012/13 Stag Team with Alexandra Wilks (Editor) and Becky Richmond (Deputy Editor, Marketing) joining Hannah to run The Stag – you all deserve it and I’m excited to see where you take us in the next year!
News Editor: Jyoti Rambhai | Copy Editor: Emma Giles Societies and individuals felt recognition for their hard work this past year Continued from Page 1... the Student Community Award. Do>More won numerous awards in their own right. Kirsty and Do>More have worked tirelessly to organise some really brilliant events this year and are entirely worthy of this high accolade. Another worthy winner was Stage Crew who won Society of the Year and Student Run Service of the Year. Stage Crew’s work often goes unrecognized, yet they are incredibly diligent and hardworking. Without Stage Crew all the events we enjoy at Surrey (from Rubix nights to Theatre Productions) would not be possible. Bakita ‘Masala’ Kasadha, the one woman whirlwind, was UK ranked tenth for higher education By Chris Sibthorpe, News Team The UK has been rated as the 10th best at providing higher education in a ranking of 48 countries. The report, published by Universitas 21, listed the other countries making up the top 10 for delivering higher education as the US, Sweden, Canada, Finland, Denmark, Switzerland, Norway, Australia and The Netherlands. The results were analysed by researchers at the University of Melbourne. Researchers looked at the most recent data from 48 countries and territories across 20 different measures, grouping data under four headings: resources (investment by governments and the private sector), output (research and its impact and the production of an educated workforce which meets labour market needs), not only joint winner of the Volunteering Gold Award but also winner of Outstanding Contribution to Representation and Wellbeing. Everyone knows how amazing Bakita is and these awards testify to her hard work and dedication to Surrey students. Finally, The Stag’s very own brilliant editor, Jack White, won the Student Media Award. As his successor, I am incredibly proud (and slightly intimidated) to be following in his footsteps. Whatever you might think of Jack, or indeed The Stag, you cannot deny he has worked so incredibly hard to give the students at Surrey update news. Student Awards 2012 was a brilliant evening, enjoyed by all. I look forward to next year! Union staff and the Sabattical team worked hard to honour the students that have made a difference to the Surrey community connectivity (international networks and collaboration) and environment (government policy and regulation, diversity and participation opportunities). Researchers also took population size into account. The UK was ranked 10 th overall despite coming second only to the United States on the strength of the universities themselves, whilst coming 27 th for the resourcing of universities. Some claim that Britain was let down because of a lack of investment, coming 41st out of 48 for government spending on higher education. The researchers analysis put the United States top overall, followed by Sweden, Canada, Finland and Denmark. The UK performed well on international connectivity, being ranked sixth as it has the fourth largest percentage of international students, whilst being ranked 13th on environment. The UK Colours Ball 2012 13 individual and club awards were given out at the annual Team Surrey Colours Ball on Saturday night, recognising various levels of achievement for students and coaches at the University of Surrey. Over 400 attendees celebrated the achievements at G Live in Guildford, in what was the highest attended Colours Ball ever! The evening was hosted by outgoing Vice President of Sport and Recreation Trung and awards were presented by various members of University, Students’ Union and Surrey Sports Park staff and volunteers. Surrey Sports Park would like to congratulate all nominees and award winners for contributing to a successful year of sport for Team Surrey! also came within the top nations whose research has the greatest impact, along with Switzerland, the Netherlands, the United States and Denmark. Universities UK, the body that represents all UK universities, said it was difficult to compare such a wide variety of international educational systems. A statement on the Universitas 21 website describes how the ranking system has been developed “As a benchmark for governments, education institutions and individuals.” It goes on to suggest the report aims to “Highlight the importance of creating a strong environment for higher education institutions to contribute to economic and cultural development, provide a high-quality experience for students and help institutions compete for overseas applicants”. The Stag | 22 nd May 2012 By Melissa Raske, News Team teenager has been charged A with grievous bodily harm with intent for the stabbing that occurred on University of Surrey campus last December. Nineteen year old Aliaksandr Mazalkou, from Ailsworth near Peterborough, faces the charges after the incident which happened near Millennium House and resulted in a twenty year old man being taken to Royal Surrey County Hospital in the early hours of 3rd December. The man was later discharged having suffered minor injuries. Mazalkou, who was eighteen NEWS 3 Surrey Police issues Olympic cycle warning With tickets soon to be on sale for the Cycling Road Race at Box Hill in Surrey, Surrey Police have warned residents to only buy through official sites. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (LOCOG) announced on 8th By Rachel Thomason, News Team May that the tickets for the road race will be going on sale on 29 May. Surrey Police have advised people to only go through official channels to purchase tickets. They particularly recommend the official Olympic website: www.tickets.london2012. com. Chief Superintendent Gavin Stephens has explained that this will provide opportunities for people to take advantage of the demand by selling fake tickets or setting up insecure websites. The road race has already proved so popular with spectators and cycling fans that the spectator capacity at the Zig-Zag Road incline and Donkey Green area of Box Hill has been increased from 3,500 to 15,000. The incline is regarded as one of the best places to watch the race because of the slow-moving cyclists. It is also one of the only places that it can be watched. The circuit race is 9.6 miles, beginning at The Mall and then going through west London and around Box Hill before returning to The Mall. The race will welcome some of the world’s top riders to compete. The National Trust and LOCOG are working closely together alongside Natural England in order to provide the best protection for the local wildlife. Surrey Police also used this opportunity to remind people that unwanted tickets can be returned through the London 2012 ticket exchange for a full refund. Furthermore, they remind residents to report any suspicious behaviour and circumstances which come to their attention and to ring the 101 non-emergency number. Teenager charged over campus stabbing at the time of the stabbing, is out on bail and is due to appear at Guildford Magistrates Court on 24 th May.
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