Features Editor: Ellis Taylor | Copy Editor: Tessa MorganThe Stag | Wednesday 14 th November 2012FEATURES 17GamesAnswers in the next edition <strong>of</strong> The Stag. Send correct answers to letters@thestagsurrey.co.uk to get a mention in the paper.Last Week’s Sudoku5 3 6 2 8 9 4 7 18 1 9 4 5 7 2 6 3WordsearchF T R A R H B U R G L A R Y BT Y K A M N R A U O E S L J WW Q U D G E I U B L T M V N O7 2 4 3 1 6 8 9 52 7 5 9 3 8 1 4 66 9 8 1 7 4 5 3 23 4 1 6 2 5 9 8 79 8 7 5 6 1 3 2 41 6 2 8 4 3 7 5 94 5 3 7 9 2 6 1 8Don’t worry, we’ll give you a new suduko next week!WEHAVE AWINNER!Olivia Crittenden, Applied Psychology and Sociology student,was so desperate to win the £50 Boux Avenue voucher thatwe at The Stag felt there was no option other than to award itto her! Thank you for your honest entry Olivia, enjoy!“I deserve to win the Boux Avenue vouchers for a multitude <strong>of</strong> reasons and I shalllist them according to importance.1. I am currently single and if I get myself some real nice underwear maybe peoplewill be able to see past my awful personality and quite frankly relentless halitosis,and appreciate the person inside the shell suit.2. I currently own 3 bras, one <strong>of</strong> which is grey in colour and has a hole in it, oneused to be white but is now also grey and has a hole in it and the third is incrediblywhite however has a grip like that <strong>of</strong> a boa constrictor and should only be worn incase <strong>of</strong> emergency and severe need <strong>of</strong> a busty lift.3. I don’t have the money to shop in Boux Avenue currently because I’m a poor,desperate student but I’d love to walk in and wipe the smug look <strong>of</strong> the shop assistant’sface when I turn up with a £50 voucher and proclaim I won it from practicallybegging. It’s like inviting a tramp into the Radisson, class clash at its finest.I was considering writing some more lewd reasons as to why I should win thevoucher but as they say the best arguments come in three so I shall leave youwith one final thought. If I win the voucher, I will immediately head down to Boux,purchase some rather fetching underwear and head home. I will then put on saidunderwear and immediately put Jessie J’s ‘Domino’ on and dance on my bed. Andyou, The Stag, would be bringing me this pleasure.“I L O Y I Q E S D G J O P U NT H P W D S H O P P I N G T DT A B A L C O H O L P E F E EE L W R Q S B I R A D Y H A RR L C T U C S A Z O J L K M LC O A H P O Y O K M N G R S AU W E T U S Q C A I T B I U NU E E N L T O Z L X A P T R DQ E H A E U R I L I O O G R PC N A R S M T P L K N B S E AU T O T Y E V Q H A R G C Y ZA E P O R Y M T I H O C L A XARTHALLOWEENCOSTUMEMONEYRAGCYCLINGALCOHOLTEAM SURREYTWITTERSHOPPINGBURGLARYWONDERLANDF U F A I R Y T A L E S K C TX V H W X B N E P A L O P Y CE I O R O U G H P A T C H U OR N A U W N K R V C M M J E UH T W E I O D J Q E A I F V RC A S I N O B X N E R D H T SL G I E T J R D B Q R F F I EG E V H E N E L Z R O W B K WP U I D R E A C S V W Y G N OE B N R E S K M J I L M V A RN Z X P L N F R O T C K I S KS W E A P L A C E M E N T S PO K X Z Q L S L O O F D N U XC F Y D R R T J I Y E V E T SG J U R S C V T W Q P I S S BVINTAGEPLACEMENTNEPALMARROWBREAKFASTCOURSEWORKVETSCASINOWINTERFAIRYTALESPEN SOCROUGH PATCH
10 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY The Stag | Wednesday 14 th November 2012sciencetech@thestagsurrey.co.ukScience & Technology©Alf StormBritain’s Ashtree populationin dangerThe Ash tree is Britain’s third most common and covers 130,000 hectares <strong>of</strong> woodland.By Melissa Raske, Science & Tech Teamban on the import <strong>of</strong> Ash treesA and seeds was implemented onMonday 27 October in an attemptto prevent the spread <strong>of</strong> the diseasecaused by the fungus Chalarafraxinea. The disease, called Ashdieback, was first discoveredin February at a Nursery inBuckinghamshire and since, morethan 1000 sites have been surveyed.This has been called a crisis andis reminiscent <strong>of</strong> the Dutch elmdisease which devastated the elmpopulation in the UK in the 1970’s.Trees were first recordeddying from dieback in Poland in1992, however the asexual stagewas first described in 2006 andthe sexual cycle in 2010. It hasalready destroyed 90% <strong>of</strong> Ash treesin Denmark and has been foundwidespread in the UK in placesincluding Yorkshire, Scotland,Durham and Leicester. Recently,the fungus has been found inolder trees in East Anglia, whichhave had no contact with nurserytrees, suggesting that perhaps thedisease has spread to the UK vianatural means, for instance onbirds or carried by the wind. In anattempt to stop the spread, 100,000trees have already been destroyedand the public are being urged toreport any signs <strong>of</strong> the fungus tothe Forestry Commission or theFood & Environment ResearchAgency (Fera).The restriction on Ash treemovement has arrived just beforethe main growing season whichbegins in late November. Dr. JohnMorgan, Head <strong>of</strong> the ForestryCommission’s Plant health Servicespoke about the restrictions saying:“This is a sensible precautionto protect Britain from furtherintroductions and internal spread<strong>of</strong> the disease while we assess theoverall situation. I am encouragedthat although awareness <strong>of</strong> Chalaradieback has been high among thesegroups, we have received very fewreports <strong>of</strong> ill health in ash trees inthe wider natural environment.”Britain has about 320,000acres <strong>of</strong> Ash forest, about 5.5%<strong>of</strong> its woodland, with about12 million more distinct fromforests. Ash forests are importantfor biodiversity in the UK as thehigh canopy provides a goodenvironment for a varied floragrowth which in turn provides ahabitat for a number <strong>of</strong> insects,birds and animals. The diseasehas been listed as a quarantinepathogen and the ForestryCommission has released guidanceon how to identify signs <strong>of</strong>infection. The symptoms includeleaf loss, crown dieback and maylead to death.Surrey’s new veterinary schoolBy Siobhan Harris, Science & Tech TeamThere have long beenpossibilities <strong>of</strong> a veterinaryschool for Surrey, and now we canannounce that Surrey’s School <strong>of</strong>Veterinary Medicine will openits doors in 2014. This world-classschool will be constructed aroundthe theme that human and animalhealth are intrinsically linked.The school is set to embrace the‘One Health – One Medicine’philosophy and collaboratesefforts <strong>of</strong> multiple disciplines,working locally, nationallyand globally, to reach optimalhealth for people, animals andthe environment. This will alsoinclude the development <strong>of</strong> aunique, research-led veterinarymedicine degree programmewith an emphasis on research,veterinary pathology andlivestock medicine.Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Noel Fitzpatrick says:“The philosophy <strong>of</strong> One Health-One Medicine is undeniably thesingle most important movementin medical science today. Bymaking this a cornerstone <strong>of</strong> theeducational platform at the newveterinary school, the <strong>University</strong><strong>of</strong> Surrey will undoubtedlyinspire a new breed <strong>of</strong> veterinaryscientists. This next generation <strong>of</strong>vets will be eminently employableas clinicians, scientists orresearchers in a globally changinghealthcare market for animalsand for humans.”This exciting news is coupledBy Mike Colling, Science & Tech TeamIt has been forty years sinceman last set foot on the Moon,but now scientists in Europe areexpressing an interest in sendinghumans back to the lunar surface.The ESA – the European SpaceAgency – has already begunplanning an unmanned missionto land on the Moon’s South Polebefore 2018. It aims “to probethe moonscape’s unknowns andtest new technology to preparefor future human landings”. Theteam behind the project intendto send a landing craft intoorbit around the Moon aboarda Russian Soyuz rocket, beforewith the fact that this school willbe the first <strong>of</strong> its kind in SouthEast England, and the eighth tobe launched in the country. Itwill be developed at the heart <strong>of</strong>the university’s Manor Park siteand will attract students andstaff from different disciplineswith those studying towards adegree in veterinary medicinebeing exposed to cutting edgetechnology in engineering andphysics as well as receivingtraining in core business skills.Luckily, the university alreadyhas strong relationships with keypartners who will help deliverthe new school. These include theAnimal Health and VeterinaryLaboratories Agency (AHVLA),the BBSRC Pirbright Institute, theVeterinary Medicines Directorate(VMD), Fitzpatrick Referrals,Liphook Equine Hospital andWestpoint Farm Vets. Over thecoming year the <strong>University</strong> ishoping to extend its relationshipswith regional veterinarypractices.“As a research-intensive<strong>University</strong> we have the expertise,reputation, technical andbusiness skills which our studentscan benefit from, allowing us totrain the veterinary leaders <strong>of</strong>the future”, comments Pr<strong>of</strong>essorLisa Roberts, Dean <strong>of</strong> the Faculty<strong>of</strong> Health and Medical Sciences atthe university. The foundationsfor the new School have alreadybeen laid. Teaching and researchactivities have been expandeddemonstrating its ability tonavigate and land autonomouslyin the mountainous terrain <strong>of</strong> thelunar South Pole. This locationwas chosen following its extendedexposure to sunlight, allowing forsmaller lunar rovers to operateusing energy from the sun forseveral months, and as a moresuitable area for humans to liveand work in the future.It is hoped that the design<strong>of</strong> the lunar lander will lead totechnological developmentswhich could enable further spaceexploration; engineers currentlyworking on the navigation andpropulsion systems believe that,in future, similar craft could bein the Faculty <strong>of</strong> Health andMedical Sciences, including thelaunch <strong>of</strong> the BSc programme inVeterinary Biosciences in 2009and in October <strong>of</strong> this year a newMSc in Veterinary Microbiology.A new MSc in VeterinaryPathology is also currently underdevelopment.The timing <strong>of</strong> the developmentprogramme for the new schoolprovides an alternative to thetraditional veterinary educationand will respond to the demands<strong>of</strong> a changing pr<strong>of</strong>ession withfresh plans, ideas and enthusiasm,says Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Andy Durham <strong>of</strong> theLiphook Equine Hospital. Beinglocal to several specialist partnersis also a major advantage for thenew school. All in all, Surrey’s newSchool <strong>of</strong> Veterinary Medicine isset to provide a new, innovativeapproach to veterinary educationfitting for the 21st century.The <strong>University</strong> is alreadyin consultation with the RoyalCollege <strong>of</strong> Veterinary Surgeons(RCVS). Vice-Chancellor SirChristopher Snowden andcolleagues will be workingalongside Freda Andrews, Head<strong>of</strong> Education from RCVS overthe coming months. The nextyear will be fundamental in thedevelopment <strong>of</strong> the new school,with the university looking torecruit new academic staff andbeginning building works inpreparation for the first cohort <strong>of</strong>veterinary medicine students <strong>of</strong>2014.Back to the Moon by 2018?developed to land on all manner<strong>of</strong> objects within the solar system,including asteroids, moons andplanets.The project, currently largelyfunded by Germany, is expectedto cost around €500 million.A meeting will be held in lateNovember <strong>of</strong> this year to furtherdiscuss the mission proposal.National space ministers willdecide whether to provide the€100 million extra fundingdeemed necessary. However, withthe unstable economy in Europe,there can be no guarantee that wewill see a human – or even a robot– on the Moon anytime soon.
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