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2 The Founder The Independent Student Newspaper of Royal Holloway, University of London Email: editor@thefounder.co.uk thefounder.co.uk For the latest news, reviews, and everything Holloway, get online Check out our new website The Founder online has had a facelift, why not check it out? Just navigate to: thefounder.co.uk Please recycle this newspaper when you are finished Recycling bins are located at: Arts Building, The Hub, Gowar and Wedderburn Halls, T-Dubbs tf editorial team Editor-in-Chief Jack Lenox Editors (2010-2011) Tom Shore & Ed Harper Chief Sub-Editor Camille Nedelec-Lucas News Editor Ed Harper Comment & Debate Editor David Armitage Features Editor Thomas Seal Editor of Extra Camron Miller Editor Tom Matthews Film Editor Daniel Collard Music Editor Jack Ingram Arts Editor Alexandra Kinman Sport Editor Lucy McCarthy Pictures Editor Tom Shore Designed by Tom Shore & Jack Lenox The Founder is the independent student newspaper of Royal Holloway, University of London. We distribute at least 4,000 free copies every fortnight during term time around campus and to popular student venues in and around Egham. The views expressed in this publication are those of the author and not necessarily those of the Editor-in-Chief or of The Founder Publications Ltd, especially of comment and opinion pieces. Every effort has been made to contact the holders of copyright for any material used in this issue, and to ensure the accuracy of this fortnight’s stories. For advertising and sponsorship enquiries, please contact the Business Director: advertising@thefounder.co.uk Web www.thefounder.co.uk Email editor@thefounder.co.uk The Founder is published by The Founder Publications Ltd and printed by Mortons Print Ltd Want to write for thefounder? No problem! Just get in touch! All copyright is the exclusive property of The Founder Publications Ltd No part of this publication is to be reproduced, stored on a retrieval system or submitted in any form or by any means, without prior permission of the publisher © The Founder Publications Ltd. 2010, 53 Glebe Road, Egham Surrey, TW20 8BU Royal Holloway Entrepreneurs will be presenting its final event of this term on Thursday 25 March featuring our founding patron Professor Alec Reed CBE Founder of Reed Recruitment (and many more!) Main Lecture Theatre, 6pm News - In Brief tf Next deadline The Founder | Thursday 11 March 2010 Library hours extended: pressure finally pays off » continued from front page become permanent if students use the extra hours however with end of term essay and dissertation deadlines fast approaching these extra hours should help. With Bedford library consistently full by midday each weekday, longer hours should take some of the pressure of study space that is all but stretched to its limits. With talk of plans to open up certain rooms around campus during exam period, genuine and beneficial efforts are being made to combat the problem of too many students and not enough desks. The next deadline is Wednesday 17 March, send your submissions to: Editor - editor@thefounder.co.uk News - newsdesk@thefounder.co.uk Comment & Debate - comment@thefounder.co.uk Extra - extra@thefounder.co.uk Arts - arts@thefounder.co.uk Film - film@thefounder.co.uk Music - music@thefounder.co.uk Features - features@thefounder.co.uk Sports - sports@thefounder.co.uk Pictures - pictures@thefounder.co.uk Thanks! You can also keep up-to-date with everything that’s happening at Royal Holloway on our new (and improved) website: www.thefounder.co.uk Many Royal Holloway students have expressed a strong desire for 24-hour opening hours however concerns over student health and the cost of keeping a library staffed through the night have so far kept 24-hour opening from being considered. However with many other universities both above and below Royal Holloway in the league tables already keeping their libraries open through the night, increasing pressure on existing resources and growing student support hopefully it will not be too long before the contentious issue of libraries is opened up for renewed debate.
The Founder | Thursday 11 March 2010 News Exclusive interview with the new SU President » continued from front page concentrating on her degree. At the same time however Rachel is preparing herself for next year. Soaking up advice from James Pigeon, David Cummins and any previous sabbatical officer willing to give advice it was clear that Rachel is giving next year considerable thought. Following a fairly empty General Meeting on the 23rd Rachel talked about how she was “kept up for quite a while” that night trying to think of ways to increase turnout to this important event. Though not wishing to “take away a person’s right to be apathetic” Rachel is keen to publicise the event especially to next years freshers. During both interviews Rachel was brimming with ideas for next year including; holding a fortnightly two hour surgery to improve accessibility, a variety of practical plans to open up more space for students and societies, and holding a “design your own union night competition”. With over 8,000 students to please Rachel identified the need to gain a deeper understanding of what students want as another important aim, achievable through the expansion of “Operation Entertainment”. Recognising space, both for study and extra-curricular activates, as one of the most important issues affecting students, Rachel remained dedicated to helping improve the use of space, publicise the genuine improvements being made and improve awareness and ease of using resources in London. tf Newsdesk Pragmatism is an equally important part of Rachel’s approach. Acknowledging that some changes that students want are simply impossible to achieve in just a year or given their financial implications. However Rachel remains committed to lobbying for the big changes along with making the small changes that will improve the student experience at Royal Holloway. It is important to remember that Rachel’s campaign for the SU presidency has been three years in the making. When asked during an earlier interview for The Founder during polling week what had inspired her to run for the demanding and often thankless role of president, Rachel described how “the seeds were very much sown even before I got here, I knew I wanted to make a big impression” and that by November of her first year she had decided to get involved and eventually run. Involved continually in the union since arriving at Royal Holloway as first year rep for the drama society, president of the drama society, chair of roscars committee, societies federation officer and a volunteer around campus and during freshers week; it is strikingly clear just how much Rachel knows about Royal Holloway and how the lives of its students can be improved. Next year will show just how successful the many and varied ideas of next year’s sabbatical team will be yet from what has been seen so far Royal Holloway Students’ Union looks like it will continue to go from strength to strength. Want to join our reporting team? Just want to write a one-off article? Just want to give us an anonymous tip? Contact our newsdesk at: newsdesk@thefounder.co.uk Rise in university applications is both a good and bad thing Photograph: Yaopey/flickr Rise in university applications increases competition Amy Norman Recently published statistics have shown that university applications have reached record levels for the fourth year in a row, and this year could see over 200,000 prospective students missing out on a place at a UK university. According to the latest figures from UCAS, applications are up almost a fifth on last year. At the moment more than 570,000 students have applied for a place at university starting this autumn, an increase of over 100,000 on the same time last year. UK applicants are up 22.1%, while overseas applicants are up 28.7%, having risen from 55,245 to 71,105. Last year, despite 633,000 applications, only around 480,000 people got a place at university. This year, if applications continue to come in at the same rate until the June deadline, over 200,000 school leavers will not gain entry to university, as the Higher Education Funding Council for England (Hefce) has confirmed there will be 6,000 fewer places for full-time undergraduates in the next academic year. Mary Curnock Cook, chief executive of UCAS, has said “this cycle will be very challenging and competitive for applicants”. Coupled with the government placing a cap on places like last year and the fact that universities who broke this cap and over-recruited now face having to pay fines for each extra student, mean places will be scarcer than ever, and inevitably many students will be disappointed. It is thought that many of the increased number of applications are as a result of the recession, espe- Please recycle this newspaper when you are finished Recycling bins are located at: Arts Building, The Hub, Gowar and Wedderburn Halls, T-Dubbs 3 Want to write for the newsdesk? Got a tip-off? newsdesk@thefounder.co.uk cially as applications from the over- 25s rose by 63.4%, while those from the 21 to 24 year old category rose 44.8%. There has also been a 45.5% increase in people reapplying for places. Professor Steve Smith, president of Universities UK, the group that represents ¬vice-chancellors, has said “it’s inevitable that we are going to see even more pressure on places this year and the strong possibility of many well-qualified students missing out.” However, the higher education minister, David Lammy, simply said: “Getting a place at university has always been, and should be, a competitive process. Not everyone gets the grades, and some decide university is not for them. It’s early days and students haven’t even sat their A-levels yet.”
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