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34 SOCIETIES The Stag | 6 th March 2012 societies@thestagsurrey.co.uk A successful month for PENsoc By Tom Goulding, Deputy Editor February has been a busy month for Surrey PEN. From our postcard campaign to themed cupcakes, we have been working hard to promote the importance of free speech across campus. Elsewhere, the English Department has successfully launched its Censorship & Freedom module, proving that efforts to engage with political expression aren’t just important for Surrey students, but Surrey lecturers too. We kick started the month at Refreshers Fayre, where a dedicated team of helpers were on hand to distribute flyers, literature and bribe new members with the promise of chocolate. Our competition to finish the sentence ‘The worst part of censorship is...’ was also a popular addition; the winning suggestion ‘that it gives way to ignorance’ was thought provoking, sincere and deserving of first prize. To top it all off, the day’s proceedings were of course supervised in ironic silence by our new mascot: Sylvia the Pink Free Speech Bear. This was quickly followed by the Do>More Volunteering Exhibition, where we encouraged people to write postcards to Liu Xiaobo, a Nobel Peace Prize winning literary critic and humans right activist who is currently being detained due to his work calling for fair political reform in China. The importance of writing postcards is to show appreciation and support for those without a voice, reminding them that they are not alone and have support throughout the world. Our attempt to demonstrate this at the exhibition was not only successful, but also crucial in showing Liu Xiaobo’s efforts have not been in vain. Finally, the iExhibition proved to be a great conclusion to the month’s events, with our team baking cakes, painting faces and providing more information on how to get involved. “The iExhibition was a great experience for the society”, said PENsoc President Shaun Millis, “We had a lot of support from students of all nationalities and it was great to see so many people having their faces painted in support of free speech throughout the world.” With even more activities planned for March, including an afternoon with English PEN guest speaker Rob Sharp, there hasn’t been a better time to join Surrey PEN. To find out more, please contact ussu.englishpen@surrey.ac.uk, or join as a member at Facebook.com/SurreyEnglishPEN Newly formed Postgraduate Society Calling all Postgrads! A newly formed postgraduate society has been formed to act as a central hub for the postgraduate community at Surrey. The society has been set up to provide a forum where postgraduate students can voice issues regarding all aspects of University life and to also provide a central point for Masters and PhD students from all disciplines to meet and socialise together. We will be holding regular meetings and as a committee it would be great to hear from fellow postgraduates about what you’d like to see the society doing in the future. Please join our facebook group or email the committee (details below) to join the discussion and find out when we’re meeting and what events we’re running. We very much look forward to meeting you in the weeks ahead. The Postgraduate Society Committee Email: ussu.pgs@surrey.ac.uk Facebook group “Surrey Postgraduate Society”: http:// www.facebook.com/groups/374956882534015/
Sport Editor: Jordan Vine | Copy Editor: Louisa White The Stag | 6 th March 2012 SPORT 35 BUCS Sports Results Badminton Portsmouth Men’s 1st 8 vs 0 Surrey Men’s 1st Surrey Men’s 2nd 1 vs 7 Reading Men’s 2nd Reading Women’s 1st 1 vs 7 Surrey Women’s 1st Basketball Surrey Men’s 1st 102 vs 58 West London Men’s 1st Football Chichester Men’s 2nd 0 vs 2 Surrey Men’s 1st Surrey Men’s 2nd 5 vs 0 Sussex Men’s 3rd Surrey Men’s 4th 5 vs 3 Royal Holloway Men’s 2nd Reading Women’s 1st 4 vs 2 Surrey Women’s 1st Rugby Union Surrey Men’s 1st 31 vs 18 Reading Men’s 2nd Golf Surrey Men’s 1st 2.5 vs 3.5 Kingston Men’s 1st Hockey Surrey Men’s 1st 0 vs 0 Kingston Men’s 1st Portsmouth Men’s 4th 3 vs 1 Surrey Men’s 2nd Surrey Women’s 1st 4 vs 1 Reading Women’s 2nd Portsmouth Women’s 3rd 1 vs 2 Surrey Women’s 2nd Netball Imperial Medics 1st 68 vs 30 Surrey 1st Surrey 2nd 53 vs 37 Roehampton 1st Squash Surrey Men’s 1st 3 vs 2 Essex Men’s 1st Brunel Men’s 3rd 2 vs 1 Surrey Men’s 2nd Fencing Surrey Men’s 1st 100 vs 133 Queen Mary Men’s 1st Portsmouth Men’s 1st 128 vs 96 Surrey Men’s 2nd Surrey Women’s 1st 135 vs 84 UCL Women’s 1st Tennis Kings College Men’s 1st 4 vs 8 Surrey Men’s 1st Reading Men’s 2nd 12 vs 0 Surrey Men’s 1st Surrey Men’s 3rd 0 vs 12 Westminster Men’s 1st Surrey Women’s 1st 0 vs 12 Portsmourth Women’s 1st Roller Derby Roller derby is a wheely good sport By Ellie Brodie, Sports Team Being a Surrey Roller Girl is quite an exhilarating experience. Roller derby is fast-paced and somewhat violent, which means it is great fun to watch and get involved with. It has supporters who, like the players, all come from a range of alternative backgrounds, making derby a great place to meet new and interesting people. As Surrey Roller Girls was only founded at the end of last year, and as most of us are beginners, there is a lot of hard training to do before we can enter bouts as a team and invite you all to watch. But already we can feel the support of neighbouring derby leagues, some lending us kit and coming to visit to help coach us. For those of you who have never heard of roller derby: it is a game played on roller skates with three roles: ‘jammers’, ‘pivots’ and ‘blockers’. The ‘blockers’ aim to block the ‘jammers’ who score points for overtaking the opposing teams ‘blockers’, while the ‘pivot’ controls the pack of ‘blockers’. However, early training has so far involved only involved learning the basics: falls, stops and how to skate as a team. It is great to be part of a sport that is so unique and quite feminist, as it is predominantly females who play. For more information or if you want to be a Surrey Roller Girl (or if you are not female, and are interested in becoming a referee), email: info@surreyrollergirls.com
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