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Dewar Dies Big Cat Spotted


The Grisly of Guildford

The elusive Surrey Puma was reported to be in


Guildford last week. A large cat like animal was spot-
Tributes have been flooding in for
ted near the Spectrum leisure centre around 1:30pm
Donald Dewar, the First Minister of
on Friday.
Scotland, who has died from a brain
haemorrhage, believed to be the result
A couple out walking saw the unidentified creature
of a fall outside his Edinburgh residence.
from 100meters away, laying on the complex’s run-
Mr. Dewar, who died last Wednesday
ning track. “It was twice the length of a domestic cat
(11/10) aged 63, was First Minister of
and had its tail curled up above the ground” said Mr
first Scottish Parliament for nearly 300
Quelsh of Stoughton. “It definitely wasn’t a dog. It did
years, a post he held for just under eight-
not seem aggressive.” “It lay on the green for a few
een months. He had only recently
minutes and then walked into the trees.”
returned from a recuperation period of
nearly three months following an opera-
No one has corroborated the story but there have
tion to have a leaking aorta heart valve
been several similar occurrences in the past.
replaced by a mechanical device. He
Descriptions of the beast’s colouring vary from
leaves behind a son and a daughter.
sandy and dark brown to striped however.
Mr. Dewar’s funeral took place yesterday
The first sighting was in 1964. Then after many
at Glasgow Cathedral, and included a
ried to Mr. Dewar. esteem, Mr. Dewar was held abroad, as years of other reports an unknown animal was pho-
reading from Prime Minister Tony Blair
tributes also came in from the Irish Prime tographed in Cranleigh. In 1995 over 50 people said
and a personal tribute from Shadow
Mr. Blair described Mr. Dewar as a man Minister Bertie Ahern. they had seen something strange in a country park.
Chancellor Gordon Brown. Prince
of integrity and of service, saying that Two years ago a couple of suspected pumas were
Charles represented the Queen, who is
history will remember him as ‘a thor- Under Scottish law the Parliament now seen near Thursley. JB
currently in Italy, at the service. There
was also a personal tribute by Ruth oughly good man’. Leader of the has until the 8th November to elect a
Opposition, William Hague spoke of how new First Minister, with the current front- Maybe?
Wishart; a journalist and broadcaster,
and a Scottish ballad sung by Cathy Mr. Dewar sacrificed his health, giving all runners including Wendy Alexander,
Peattie; an member of the Scottish his working life to politics and to serving Susan Deacon and Henry McLeish.
Parliament. The service was led by Dr. the Scottish people. Liberal Democrat
Reverend Douglas Alexander and leader, Charles Kennedy described the by Luke Hickey
attended by the Lord Chancellor Lord death as a great loss of a real gentleman
Irvine, and his wife, Alison, formerly mar- player. There were also signs of the high

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Editorial articles that have been left out, don't worry they in
next week's.
I always leave this to last thing to do and I am start-
Editorial Team ing to wonder if it is a good idea because by the time PS look out for the big cat around Guildford!
I get round to writing my editorial I really run out of
words and lack of inspiration. I think that after spend-
Editor
Editor ing the last day and night writing, laying up and other Kevin Marston
Kevin Marston
bf stuff I just feel, well, exhausted, but hey, hopefully
next week.
Deputy
Deputy Editor
Luke Hickey This week I've introduced a competition where some-
one can win a pair of tickets to the Fetish FNO. All
Production
Production Editor
Editor you have to do look at page 10 and answer the ques-
Andrew Thomas tion. From now on there will be chance for you to win
a pair tickets every week in barefacts, so look out.
News
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who this week have been stars and to those whose
Features
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Music
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Editor
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Sports
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Dave Chapman while the train was travelling at 115mph, the
Do You Feel Safer?
approved speed for that portion of the track.
Marketing
Marketing Team
Team People in England and Wales are reporting a 10%
Vacant The crash, described by survivors as a big bang, left
drop in crime between 1997 and 1999, according to
figures out this week. The figures are from the British four of the nine carriages derailled, with a further
Contributors
Contributors Crime Survey, in which 19,000 households are inter- three flung over on to the adjecent set of tracks. No
Ali Danby viewed and people are asked if they have been vic- other train was involved in the incident, and the driv-
Ellen van Keulen tims of any crime over the period. These figures are er was found to not have any trace of alcohol in his
Dave Abbott often seen as more accurate that official police fig- blood stream. The police have ruled out terrorism for
Andrew Thomas ures, since they can include crime not reported to the the moment after the scene was checked by Scotland
James Buller police. Yard’s Anti-terroism branch. There are currently no
Luke Hickey further clues as to what caused the crash.
Chops The biggest drop in crime is for burglary, down 21%,
Libby Hurt however, it is not all good news as robbery is up 14% Queen Meets Pope
Gisela Böhnisch and assults where the victim does not know their
Jane Mayor attacker are up 29%. There is also bad news for the The Queen has met with the head of the Roman
Luke Mackenzie Government as more people believe that crime is on Catholic Church, Pope John Paul II, in the Vatican
Chops the increase: one third of people asked believed that City, Italy. During the meeting, held in the Pope’s
MWC crime has risen ‘a lot’, with a further third believeing it library, they exchanged views on the peace process
& Dr Russ to have risen ‘a little’. in Northern Ireland, debt in the Third World and
progress towards Christian Unity. It is the Queen’s
Analysists believe that these figures are partly due to second visit to the Vatican during the current pontiff’s
crime becomming ‘less fashionable’. Home reign. The visit is part of a week long tour of Italy by
Bare Facts Secretary, Jack Straw, welcomed the figures but said the Queen and Prince Philip.
Union House, University Of Surrey “Crime is still too high in this country” and promised
Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XH not to be complacent. Not all were convinced by the Back to Sydney again
figure though, with Shadow Home Secretary, Ann
Tel: 01483 879275 Widdecombe saying that the figures actually show an Less than a month after the closing ceremony of what
Fax: 01483 534749 increase in crime for the first time in six years.
email: barefacts@surrey.ac.uk is widely believed to have been the best Olympics for
many years, the flame returns to Sydney for the
Israel Peace Deal Paralympics. A total of 4000 athletes from 121 coun-
Deadline for Publication tries will be competing in the 9th games for disabled
Monday 12pm An eleventh-hour peace deal has been brokered by people. New events in this year’s 11 day games
the Israelli and Palestinian leaders to end nearly include sailing and wheelchair rugby.
three weeks of bloodshed in the West Bank and Gaza
Submissions Strip. The agreement, made with the help of Like the Olympics, Britain are hopeful of a successful
preferably on disk / email in Word 6.0 Format, American President, Bill Clinton, includes an Israeli Paralympics, among the hopefuls are: 17 year old
Text in Arial, size 9 font committment to pull back soliders in the West Bank Essex sprinter Lloyd Upsdell, world record holder in
Bare Facts is an editorially independent newspaper, published by the University of Surrey Students' Union Communications Office.
and Gaza and to end the closure of Palestinian con- 100 meters and 200 meters; Simon Jackson, who is
trolled areas. It was also agreed that the Gaza Airport unbeaten in over 150 judo contests and has won gold
The views expressed within the paper are those of individual authors, and do not necessarily
represent the views of the Editor, the Editorial Board, the University of Surrey Students' Union
would be re-opened and that the U.S. would set up a in every games since Seoul in 1988; and Neil
or the University of Surrey. comittee to investigate responsibility for the clashes Robinson who is looking to go one better than four
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But will you be flying BA?
Bare Facts reserves the right to edit submissions. President Cinton made clear that this was only the
Printed by first step on a long road, “We should have no illusions Five pilots have been suspended from their jobs for
about difficulties ahead.” Palestinian leader, Yasser
East End Offset (TU), Bow, London, E3 3LT Arafat, said he expected “an accurate and honest
British Airways and a further nine staff have been
withdrawn from flying duties following allegations that
© USSU Communications Office 2000 implementation” of the agreement. Ehud Barak, they were drunk whilst in the air. The allegations,
Israelli leader, was more causious though, warning made in a recent ‘Dispatches’ program for Channel 4,
that if the violence failed to end, “Israel would know centre around an ‘endemic’ drink culture among the
what to do”, but did agree that the main aim was to flight crews. The program alleged that one pilot drank
halt the violence. the equivalent of ten pints of beer before flying.

Four Dead in Train Crash British Airways are currently investigating the allega-
tions and are also bringing in compulsory drink and
Four people were killed and a number more injured in drug tests for staff. BA are the first major European
a train deraillment, in Hertfordshire, on Tuesday. The airline to bring in such measures. Details of which
12:10 GNER service from London to Leeds derailled staff will be required to take the test and what form
about fifteen minutes into its journey, 200 passengers the test will take have not been made clear yet.
were on board, at least thirty of whom were taken to
hospital, with varying severities of injury. The crash By Luke Hickey
took place south of the Hertfordshire town of Hatfield,
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£200K for Guildford Homeless 400 men and women completed the 80- back or the driver were hurt in the melee.
question, emotional health survey online at The horse, a three-year-old sprinter called Other British nominees are:
Homeless charities in Guildford have NetDoctor.co.uk. The figures were as fol- Mi Amigo received only minor cuts. He was
received a government grant of £200,000 to lows: eventually sent back to his Newmarket Drama:
further their services. home and reported to be stiff but recovering Longitude: C4
33% are “downright miserable” and eating up. Warriors: BBC
Guildford Borough Council has been given 33% feel work is exhausting, unappreciated Performing Arts:
the money to use with organisations such as and underpaid Enigma Of Paxman Masterworks: Six Pieces of Great Britain -
English Churches Housing Group. They run 25% are unhappy at work. Ralph Vaughn Williams: The Tallis Fantasia:
a hostel for around 45 homeless people 25% fear a “hopeless future”. A stolen World War II Enigma encoding BBC
called Vaughan House in Chertsey Street. 25% reckon life is unfair. machine was recovered this week. TV pre- Gloriana, A Film: BBC
25% are unsatisfied with their sex lives. senter Jeremy Paxman received the Popular Arts:
“On assessment, people want to change 10% would rather be/be better off dead. German device in the post on Tuesday. Da Ali G Show - Part 2: C4
and we give them the support they need, 10% say they have been dealt a miserable Smack the Pony II - Prog 1: C4
guiding them down a different road. These lot and are powerless change it. The Enigma was taken from the Bletchly News:
people live chaotic lifestyles and the key is 8% report being emotionally, verbally or Park museum in April. A man calling himself Correspondent: Inside Chechnya: BBC
to resettle them” said Vaugham House physically abused by partners. ‘The Master’ then threatened to destroy the The Mozambique Floods: ITN
director Bryan Templeman. The project was exhibit unless he was paid £25,000. The Documentary:
declared the best in the country two years Horsing Around machine is one of only three known exam- Playing the China Card - Nixon and Mao: C4
ago. ples of four rota Enigmas, valued at Arts Documentary:
The driver of a horse box had to struggle £100,000. Tell Me The Truth About Love: BBC
The funds from the Government’s Rough desperately for control when his racehorse Howard Goodall’s Big Bangs - Notation: C4
Sleepers Initiative will benefit Vaugham broke though the dividing wall and hauled Although a mysterious benefactor offered to Children & Young People:
House and help overcome many other prob- itself into the cab. pay the ransom, curators did not meet the The Magician’s House: BBC
lems. These include having to buy expen- thief’s deadline. It is believed further negoti-
sive properties for people while they are The terrifying yet hilarious incident took ations then took place but their contents are BSc: Mouth Organs
helped to find permanent homes of their place on the busy M25 near Leatherhead. unknown.
own. Despite calming by an attendant, the thor- A student has been awarded a degree in
oughbred suddenly went berserk and Bletchly was the base for Britain’s wartime mouth organ playing by Anglia Polytechnic
Homelessness is a real problem in crashed through the front of its transporter. efforts to decipher coded Nazi messages, University. Steve Lockwood “wanted to see
Guildford. Hostels provide space for over The driver somehow managed to pull on to usually created with Enigmas. Using the how far the instrument could go”. So he spe-
200 with around 15 still out in the cold. the hard shoulder. He abandoned the vehi- world’s first computer, military staff success- cialised in the harmonica for his music
About 10 people have died on the town’s cle as the horse went on to smash its way fully decoded German secret signals. In par- degree.
streets in the past year. through the windscreen. Glass flew every- ticular they intercepted orders to U-boats,
where as the frantic animal found itself which were attacking Allied convoys in the Lockwood, 33 has been awarded a 2.1 after
You’re Sad wedged in the empty frame, its forelegs and Atlantic. The intelligence gained arguably writing a dissertation about what his inspira-
head hammering on the bonnet. decided the course of the war. tion, Steve Wonder did with a mouth organ.
One third of Britons are “downright miser-
able” according to a recent report. A study Surrey Fire and Rescue Service rushed Emmy G Init “I love the harmonica because of its range.
has shown that a large percentage of British three engines, a special appliance and a It can sound campfire classically sad or very
people feel exhausted unsatisfied, unappre- rapid intervention vehicle to the scene. Ali G and a host of other British TV pro- lively,” said Lockwood. “You can play classi-
ciated, underpaid and undersexed. The motorway was closed in both directions grams have been nominated for cal, blues, folk and jazz. You can take it any-
as emergency services spent 2 hours trying International Emmy awards. Twelve of the where. It can be played by a four-year-old.”
The results were by unveiled psychothera- to extricate the panic stricken colt. It settled twenty-one nominees are UK productions. He reminds cynics that he has played since
pist and agony aunt Christine Webber. “It down while broken glass was cleared away aged 18. “You can’t practice for five hours a
seems people’s lives do not live up to their but then lashed out again. In his exertions Da Ali G Show staring Sacha Baron Cohen day and it not be serious.”
extremely high expectations and it is partic- he actually managed to get free of the man- is competing against Smack The Pony,
ularly worrying to see so many people gled cab. With a vet now in attendance he another Channel 4 series for the Popular A masters in harmonica performance now
dwelling on morbid thoughts, with a large was soon sedated and taken to a veterinary Arts category. Ali G a spoof hip-hop fan beckons. “It’s been a fantastic experience,”
proportion just plain exhausted by life” she hospital. character has won several awards as a he said. “I’d now like to look at the role the
said. stand-alone program since spinning off from instrument can play in all sorts of fields.”
Neither the ‘travelling lass’ attendant in the a slot on the 11 o’clock Show. by James Buller

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4 Elections 19/10/00
Student Council last Tuesday saw the
hustings for 4 candidates standing for
Union positions. These were Kate
Atkins, Emma Van-Huysse, James
Wrench and David Abbott. Their man-
ifestos are presented here. Don’t for-
get that if you don’t want to vote for a
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Student Council
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When it comes to voting, log on to the
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David Abbott Emma Van-Huysse


Union Chairperson Ethical and Environment Officer
Hello, I'm David, a fourth year Elec Eng stu- attend and put their views across. I would Hi – I’m Emma Van-Huysse, a 2nd year The recent Environmental Seminar identified
dent. take up my seat on Central Committee and music student, and I’m standing for position key areas such as recycling, transport and
use it to the best of my ability to ensure that
of Ethical and Environmental Officer. I have a energy usage where improvements to the
In my three years at university so far, I have Student Council resolutions are implement- keen interest in environmental and ethical Universities environmental impact could be
been a regular attendee of Arts and Ents ed, and to report back to all students on their
issues, and feel these are vital factors to con- made. I would like to help generate greater
Committee, Societies Standing, and of progress. sider on a University, National and awareness of these, and to promote action to
course Student Council. I would now like the International scale. I am a committee mem- decrease the Universities footprint, while
opportunity to put something back into the I believe that student democracy is important ber of Greensoc and was very involved in supporting and being sensitive towards
Union: I would like you to choose me for - that is why I am standing for this post. organising last years Greenweek - the posi- worldwide projects and campaigns.
Union Chairperson. Please use your vote. tion would be a positive development of this
role, and if elected my main aim would be to I believe the Ethical and Environmental
I have plenty of experience in arranging and act as a link between students, the Union Officer position has great potential, and
chairing meetings, starting several years ago and the University on the Ethical and would do my best to put this into practice.
when I was elected to Chair OFU. Since Environmental issues which you feel most
then, I have also had plenty of opportunities strongly about.
to practise my public speaking skills.
On the Ethical side, I would like to help
I believe that Student Council has a vital role develop societies representing minority
to play in the life of every student, and I groups such as the newly formed IMF
would like to be a part of it. society, Women’s, and Lesbian/Gay
societies. Through the Ethical and
If elected, I would ensure that the priority for Environmental committee I would like to
issues under discussion fell to the ones that offer such societies the support they
affect you, my fellow students, and not just need to get their views heard, which
bureaucracy. I would ensure that meetings may not be possible at other Union
and individual issues were widely publicised committee meetings.
in advance, so everyone interested can

Kate Atkins James Wrench


Campaigns Officer Union Chairperson
Hi! I’m Kate Atkins and am standing for the open to any suggestions – however bizarre As someone who has worked in the Union for
position of Campaigns Officer. I graduated in they may be – if it’s important to you, it’s the last two years on a full and part-time
June of this year in sociology and have important to me. basis I feel that I am tailor-made for the posi-
stayed on at Surrey to do a MSc in Social tion of Union Chair. Not only do I have a
Research Methods. I am very caring, enthu- strong network of ex-colleagues, current
siastic and hardworking person, characteris- employees who are both full/part-time but I
tics that are ideal for this role, and am not also have strong links with the sabbatical
adverse to sticking up the odd poster, some- team as friends and dedicated team mem-
thing I aim to do a lot of! Having spent the bers. I have spoken to the previous chairper-
past four years at Surrey I am well qualified son (Fiona Wareham – President) and am
to recognise issues and concerns that are fully aware of exactly what the job entails.
important to the students of this university, Not only will I be the Chairperson of Student
and areas where more awareness is needed. Council but will assume the Chair at Union
If elected I would devote a great deal of time Executive meetings thus enabling the
and effort in not only making the position a President, who currently presides over these
success but also actively encouraging sup- meetings, to vote which I feel is important as
port and involvement amongst the students. it is to you, the students, who elected the
In thinking about this role, issues that have President to represent your views. I have no
immediately sprung to mind range from the other motive for running in this election other
global, breast cancer, safe sex, to the local, than to dedicate myself to the improvement
tuition fees, keeping Wednesday afternoons of the Union and the services it offers. MAKE
free for sport, to the more light hearted, SURE U VOTE – FOR JAMES WRENCH.
National Smile Week! Whatever the issue,
the level of commitment in publicising, co-
ordinating and implementing the campaign
will be the same from me. I am a friendly and
approachable person and will make myself
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Light Years Reviewed
Little Sister
OFU
6 Films 19/10/00

SHOVE THAT LITERATURENEEDLE RIGHT IN !


In which OFU get all literary on
your collective. This week, we
bring you the Michael Hoffman
production of Shakespeare's `A
Midsummer Night's Dream`, star-
Romeo must die (15) ring Michelle Pfeiffer, Anna Friel,
Duration: 114 minutes Christian Bale, and Calista
Director: Andrzej Bartkowiak Flockhart; the hit comedy `10
Things I Hate About You`; and, on
‘Romeo Must Die’ unlike the Wednesday, the multi-Oscar win-
titles suggests is only based ning `Shakespeare In Love` at
loosely on Shakespeare’s UniversityArts Cinema.
‘Romeo and Juliet’. Set in
Oakland it tells the tale of two `A Midsummer Night's Dream`
warring fractions. Chinese and should be familiar to those of you
African-American crime syndi- were awake during Year 9
cates replacing the Capulets English... A set of lovers are hope-
and Montagues, and the two lessly ensnared and confused by
star crossed lovers played by the machinations of mischievious A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Jet Li and Aaliyah Houghton. After hearing the news of his Brother’s Puck, henchman to the King of the
murder Jet breaks out of a Hong Kong jail to come to America to avenge Fairies, Oberon (Rupert Everett, grabs a plotline from way back altogether more interesting and
his death. What follows is a plot full of double crossing, and fight rather wonderfully), who has prob- `whenever` and relocates it, entertaining.
scenes, and caught up in the middle of this a believable romance/friend- lems of his own when it comes to inevitably and without mercy, to an
ship blossoms between Jet and Aaliyah. romance. Namely, his Queen, American high school. Personally, Finally, University Arts Cinema this
Titania (Pfeiffer). I'd like to see more of this sort of Wednesday presents last year's
What was however disappointing was its attempt to recreate some of adaptation set in Australian smash hit romance, `Shakespeare
the Matix’ stunning wire work, computer generated effects and photog- Meanwhile, a troupe of plebeian women-only prisons. in Love`, starring Joseph Fiennes
raphy. Unlike the Matrix that incorporated the special effects in the story philistines are staggering around and Gwyneth
line, some of the effects in ‘Romeo Must Die’ were simply uncalled for the forest attempting to rehearse Anyway, fetishes aside, `10 Things Paltrow.
and so made elements of the film unbelievable. Nevertheless, the com- their own play-within-a-play, which I Hate About You` is a refit of
puter generated images showing the effects of blows being struck on they hope to present the next day. Shakespeare's `The Taming Of In this entertaining and elegant
the body were absolutely amazing, and went some way to compensate Their pompous star, Nick Bottom, The Shrew`, in which teenage love film, Shakespeare (Fiennes) finds
for the over enthusiastic use of effects elsewhere. a cringeworthy ham of the first between Cameron and Bianca is himself stricken by writer's block:
order, gets lost... and ends up in thwarted by Bianca's paternalistic nothing in his own life, not even
All in all the ‘Romeo Must Die’ was an enjoyable film. If you are up for the clutches of the voluptuous bastard of a father, played here by the pressure bearing down on him
a martial arts film, with some (and heavily drugged) Queen of Larry Miller... needless to say, the from his financier, can inspire him
Matrix elements, a story line the Fairies, Titania - having been guile and cunning of the would-be to set pen to paper. His carnal
that isn’t too predictable and first, uh, made to look something couple sees the obstacles placed desires are, for the time being,
are not to concerned about the of an ass. in their path surmounted, while slaked by the voracious Rosaline,
actors defying the laws of undesirable elder sister Kat (Julia but his desire for meaningful com-
physics then go and see it, In essence a romantic comedy, Stiles) gets pimped out to a mys- panionship remains unsatisfied.
you’ll definitely enjoy it! with key performances from terious loner so as to distract her
Dominic West and Calista from her other, less desirable In due course, he becomes
6/10 Ellen van Keulen Flockhart, this film is worth seeing social activities: listening to Stone lovestruck by the beautiful Viola
alone for the sheer carnage Temple Pilots, making pipebombs, De Lesseps (Paltrow), and he
wreaked in the finale as the ham and squeezing puppies. finds his passion returned in kind.
actors fluff their lines, lose their However, in a cruel blow for the
places, and toss dogs with lunatic The dialogue and characterisation two of them and their blossoming
abandon. is a distinct step up from the gen- romnance, De Lesseps has been
eral standard of this type of film: commanded by Queen Elizabeth
On Monday, we have the slightly there's a bite to this script that (Judi Dench) to marry the Lord
more sedate `10 Things I Hate goes beyond insult gags and high- Wessex (Colin Firth) and accom-
About You`, one of those films that school patois. The best lines are pany him to his plantation in
hilarious, with an underlying Virginia.
viciousness that's deeply satisfy-
ing and well-preserved from the The screenplay is as clever and as
original Shakespeare. And while it witty as one would expect from
would be an outright falsehood co-writer Tom Stoppard, and the
to claim that the film's as thrillingly idea of demonstrating how art fol-
acidic and nasty as it could - lows life is both compelling and
think `Heathers` for an idea of well-realised. The picture is stun-
what might have been - `10 ningly photographed, with a radi-
Things...` is a vibrant and engag- ant and powerful cast. Attendance
ing film that manages to cut is highly recommended for all.
through the standard glossiness of
`the teen flick`, into something Rene Magritte
Shakespeare in Love
7 French Film 19/10/00

Martell French Film Tour


Last week, the Odeon Guildford played host confirms that these scenes were also filmed
to a week-long festival of French cinema in in Tunisia. In particular, the Eiffel Tower pro-
parallel with its normal programme. truding from the desert is quite a sight to
Supplemented by special events, such as behold.
wine tastings at the Electric Theatre and
workshops courtesy of the University’s It is quite a clever movie, and there are
Languages Department and Oscar Film moments when Peut-être threatens to break
Unit, the films themselves - a different one into sheer brilliance - some of the characters
each day - spanned a broad range of gen- fall in love with their own ancestors, leading
res, and even for non-Francophones, it was to all sorts of possibilities - but ultimately
remarkably easy to find at least a couple of nothing comes of this, and it is best to con-
films of interest. sider the film for what it is: the nearest thing
to a blockbuster to have come out of France
The week kicked off with the premiere of the for some time, and the quirkiest Gallic sci-fi
fantastic Peut-être (Maybe), a sci-fi comedy, since Luc Besson’s The Fifth Element.
which immediately and effectively shatters One of the many French Films:Pourquoi Pas Moi
any preconceptions of French films being At the other end of the scale, Pourquoi Pas
incomprehensible and arty. The plot con- Moi (translated as What About Me?) is Mission: Impossible film) and Charles guage.
cerns a young Frenchman, Arthur, whose unlikely to ever be much of a mainstream Berling, the film is based on the semi-auto-
girlfriend surprises him at a Millennium Party hit, being a comedy about the slightly tricky biographical novel by the somewhat Given that the Odeon is the major regional
by telling him that she wants them to have a subject of homosexuality. Nico, Ariane, Eva screwed-up Jacques Chardonne. It is divid- cinema (Shakespeare In Love got its out-
baby. In a scene that knocks the hair-gel and Camille are all gay and, between them, ed into three chapters, the first of which side-London premiere there a couple of
episode in There’s Something About Mary run a struggling sci-fi publishing house. shows the first meeting between the beauti- years ago, and more recently Dinosaur, too)
right off the top spot for Most Gratuitous Use They are all open about their sexuality - ful Pauline and Protestant Minister Jean, and given also the population of Guildford
Of Bodily Fluids In A Film, Arthur makes it except that Camille is the only one of them whose marriage and ministry are both in and its surrounding towns, it is tragic that
clear that he is not ready to be a dad. He is brave enough to tell her mother. They ruins. The second chapter details their early more people did not take the marvellous
promptly whisked forwards seventy years, to decide that the best way to deal with the years together in a Swiss mountain cabin, opportunity that the Tour presented.
a time when the whole of Paris is buried problem is to invite all their parents to a din- which naturally results in some genuinely Perhaps they were afraid that the films
under a desert, where he meets his future ner, and tell them all at once. Needless to stunning photography of the gorgeous would be inaccessible or obscure. Perhaps
children and grandchildren, who attempt to say, the parents do not all take the news scenery. The final section covers their return they were just not willing to give anything
persuade him to conceive them. well, although it turns out that some of them to France to run Jean’s family’s factory, new a try, preferring the usual American for-
have some secrets of their own. through war, industrial action, and depres- mula movies to anything remotely unpre-
The whole idea of the film is just too weird to sion. dictable or interesting. When they get
have come from Hollywood, but the execu- Whilst it occasionally falls into obvious gay released on TV, they will probably be on
tion appears surprisingly mainstream and propaganda, it is also a sometimes hilarious It certainly is not a comedy, but it is poignant Channel Four at about three o’clock in the
big-budget. The recreation of Paris buried film, and at the end of the day, it does exact- and heart-warming, and both leading actors morning, even though the films were not
under twenty feet of sand is highly reminis- ly what it sets out to do: to show that homo- are as close to perfect as is humanly possi- merely different, they were fascinating and
cent of the desert towns in Star Wars and, sexuals are not abnormal people; they are ble. If there is one annoying flaw, it is the extremely enjoyable.
indeed, a quick check of the closing credits just individuals, being themselves, and way the plot jumps forwards several years
doing what we all want to without any indication or warning; but since What motivation does the Odeon have to try
do - find love with a per- the film is three hours long already, this was, anything outside the mainstream again?
fect partner. presumably, unavoidable, and the overall Ultimately, by not supporting ventures such
emotional power is still preserved. as this, the normal cinema-goer is reducing
Love is also the subject of the choice available to themselves, by
the Tour’s closing film, Sadly but not surprisingly, none of the films ensuring that only dull, repetitive Hollywood
Les Desinées generated a great deal of public interest. trash gets a cinema release in this country.
Sentimentales The opening charity premiere, for example, Worse than that, though, they are missing
(Sentimental Destinies), had plenty of spare seats available, despite some excellent films.
a grand and beautiful epic the promise of free drinks and food after-
charting thirty years in the wards courtesy of the Tour’s sponsor. After by Dave Abbott
life of a porcelain manu- that, only the mid-evening showings were
facturer at the beginning ever more than about half-full, and even
of the Twentieth Century. then, many of the audience were native
Starring Emmanuelle French speakers who had jumped on the
Béart (who was in the first chance to see some films in their own lan-
8 Record Reviews 19/10/00
lovely. 7/10 A.W.

Single of the Week


Singles PLAYGROUND - Make It Happen (Source)
A rather spartan bouncy percussion track
with carrying vocals and the odd bit of
screaming sax, although it does get more
COLDPLAY – Trouble (EMI)
Starting with a simple, desolate
crowded towards the end. It actually works piano coda, the heartbreakingly
ERASURE – Freedom Remixes. (Mute) quite well in a hypnotic way, however the lovely ‘Trouble’ then builds as
I have to admit now that I do like Erasure, extended mix is a bit over the top at over Chris Martin sings of mistakes
which could be seen as a bit of a musical nine minutes, 7/10. I.P. and regrets, the melody swelling
faux pas, but ‘Freedom’ is a return to their around him as the guitars and
usual standard of pop perfection. I will no BENT – Programmed To Love (Sport rhythm sections chime in.
longer bow my head in shame, Erasure fans Recordings) ‘Trouble’ is gorgeous, a fitting
of the world unite! 8/10 D.N. As purist as a Sao Paulo sewer, these guys follow up to the single Yellow.
have just sampled the dirtiest, ugliest sam- 9/10 O.C.
BLUR - Music is my Radar (EMI) ples and transformed them into a richly deep
Blur have been going for over 10 years now musical experience. From the glorious
and they continually manage to keep up with paean to heterosexual love of ‘I Love My CHRISTIAN VOGEL – Whipaspank
the times. They have achieved it again with Man’ to the hopelessly endearing ‘Always In (Novamute) on how to make a band they would say just
this classy single, which is not like any other My Heart’ this is a record to treasure. 7/10 Christian Vogel (who was born in Chile and add Thom Yorkes whine, Travis’s melodies
Blur songs to date. A very good single, which O.C. raised in the not-so-glam West Midlands) and add a large spoonful of melancholy.
grows on you and should secure Blur yet took inspiration for this single from a recent What will result is the same old boring rub-
another hit. 8/10 N.M. TALIB KWELI CHITEK - Train of Thought trip to South America. This makes it all the bish that has been around for years. 3/10
(Rawkus / Beatwax records) more interesting. If you like weird beats and S.R.
COMMON – The Light. (Universal) The Rawkus are coming on Strong again bleepy noises then this is the record for you.
One of the better Hip Hop tunes featuring a with this new record. Talib Kweli and D.J The ‘Super Collider’ collaborator has been The Vegastones – Easy listening does my
sample from Bobby Caldwells ‘Open Your High Tek (a.k.a reflection) became better creating abstract music for years and this head in (V2)
Eyes’ which will be released as a double A- known after collaborating with Mos Def in electronic tune can only be described as The title of Vegastones 2nd EP must be their
side with ‘The 6th Sense’. Definitely a track Black Star. They are “as creative as they are experimental. 6/10 A.W. idea of irony because the four tracks con-
which is nowhere near common. 8/10 D.N. concious, as moving as they are meditive”. tained (Company, Neon Jesus, Nico and
“Music desighned to move minds and BASEMENT 69 - Torn, Worn & Full Of Prozac) are not exactly easy listening but
ALABAMA 3 - Too Sick Too Pray (One behinds” And indeed this is what it does. A Holes EP (Superlava Records) there clean vocals, crisp guitars and easy
Little Indian) class act by these guys. 7/10 C.H. Why start an EP with your worst track? beats don’t take them far from easy listening
In these days when everybody sounds like ‘Mother Tongue’ is unashamedly dull, it feels rock. How true that title seems. 3/10 S.R.
some other band, Alabama 3 have the GOLDFRAPP – Utopia (Mute) like the guitar is on a five second loop., and
advantage of sounding distinct. There elec- This record is so laid back you wonder if when he starts squealing “Your My Mother KOSHEEN – Catch (Moksha)
tronic country gospel blend is quite unique. Alison Goldfrapp was lying down when she Nature” it just make s one feel like giving up This is what all bands are doing at the
The lyrics are urban blues tales. The most recorded her vocals. Goldfrapp are an inter- with the CD. But it improves as they make moment: trying to fuse funkadelica, garage,
upbeat track on here is the title track whilst esting mix of film composer Will Gregory and the discovery of variation, but the whole electronica, pop acid jazz… you name it,
the lyrics are hardly happiness and joy there Tricky/Orbital collaborator Alison Goldfrapp. thing is too scuzzy, in a bad way. 5/10 I.P. anything goes. Sadly, not all of it is
is hope. 7/10 I.P. Utopia is an accomplished single ideally suit- good….and this is dire. 3/10 J.H.
ed for late night listening. 6/10 A.R. FAT BOY SLIM - Sunset [Bird Of Prey]
THE GENTLE WAVES – Falling From (Skint) UTAH SAINTS - Power to the beats (echo)
Grace EP (Jeepster) RAVI PRASAD - Alai (Mikeli) We all remember the classic big beat hits, A loud combination of techno/electro and
Half of the Gentle Waves duo is Isobel The Indian born jazz and classical composer however this is his ‘new mature sound’. harsh guitar riffs reminiscent of Rage against
Campbell who is part of the Belle and has released ‘Alai’ which seems like techno However whilst its a nice ambient track the Machine. Rather cheesy vibes and lyrics
Sebastian song-writing team. This is appar- or trance but could just as easily be classed sweeping along in a summery haze, it is not I’d say and I dont quite understand how
ent by the melodic opening title track of the as moody. ‘Alai’ is certainly an acquired taste really very memorable. 5/10 I.P. Michael Stype from REM could have said”
EP. Although tuneful, the track has dark and is technically brilliant. It won’t appeal to We should all bring about the revival of the
overtones – always a good thing, particular- many but as casual background music it’s Turin Brakes – ‘Fight or Flight’ EP Utah Saints. Would not recommend it. 2/10
ly when achieved using harpsichord, cello great. 6/10 N.M. (Source) C.H.
and violins. The second song ‘Going Home’ If Turin Brakes (consisting of only Olly Knight
is soothing and vocals thoughout the EP are and Gale Paridjanian) were to write a book

as Fred Durst shows us his world. As an


overall album it doesn’t have anything like
Album of the Week
PLACEBO – Black market
the diversity and musicality of “Significant
other” and personally I don’t feel it runs as
well, but it’s still a great album, especially
considering Fred Durst is currently directing
Albums
music (Hut)
Since changing drummer three Hollywood films. ‘Bizkit fans will love it,
Metal fans will love it. ‘Bizkit’s fan base is Way’, and ‘Parklife’, which is no bad thing.
between “Placebo” and “Without As well as the not so classic ‘She’s So High’,
you I’m nothing” Placebo have going to grow off the back of this album. It
won’t last as long as “Significant other”, but ‘To The End’, and ‘Universal’. So for the Blur
grown up and matured as a fanatics it’s a must and for the not so fanat-
band and this album perfectly it still has a richly deserved place in my col-
lection. 8/10 O.H. ic, well it’s up to you. 7/10 K.M.
shows that they haven’t stopped
growing yet. The sounds and THE SOUND OF MISS MONEYPENNY’S –
instrumentation are still obvious- ADD N TO (X) – Add Insult to Injury
(Mute) The Mix
ly Placebo. There’s more of an An eclectic mix of the summer’s anthems
edge to the music than “Without Half way through Add N to (X)’s third album
an electronic voice sings, “I’ve got two from Ibiza whilst injecting a slight twist in the
you…” but they haven’t pushed form of Jim ‘Shaft’ Ryan on the decks to
it too far, it has become far warmer. Brian Molko’s voice has matured and mellowed and machines, I just plug them in……. plug me
in, plug me in”. It is with this idea in mind infuse the tracks together to ignite the cinder
is not as harsh as people would expect from him. Don’t get me wrong, it was perfect for box in every clubbers heart and soul. Spiller,
the Rock angst of their debut album but it would ruin this album. The songs have a much that you need to approach this album.
Taking their name from a computer com- Robbie Rivera, Laurent Garnier, Sonique
more intelligent structure and the lyrics have become more and more reflective. A beau- and Romina Johnson feature on this selec-
tifully crafted album that just flows through me. 9/10 O.H. mand that creates an unknown electronic
third force, ‘Add insult to injury’ is 63 minutes tion in a mix you will never hear on another
of unadulterated electronic explosiveness CD. An album full of funk fuelled Latin, taint-
UTAH SAINTS - Two (Echo) Masterly. 9/10 I.P. that is quite like nothing else around at the ed with a tinge of hard house and deep
A fresh crisp album, the whole thing feels moment. Fans of last years album ‘Avant house but not forgetting that sprinkle of
clean and new rather then the constant LIMP BIZKIT – Chocolate St*arfish and hard’ will not be disappointed especially with trance. So if you want to remember those
rehash of material that many artists tend to the Hot-dog Flavoured Water tracks such as ‘Poke ‘ er ‘ hole’ which effort- long summer nights in Ibiza then 7/10 if not
employ. The best thing about this album is (Interscope) lessly collides volatile sounds with electron- then give it a go its not that bad 6/10 K.M.
the amount of variation that keeps you Limp Bizkit have returned with their third ic pop melodies. This is Add N to (X)’s most
guessing as to what will come next, with it album. This album returns to the raw rock ambitious album to date, it is not for the faint EVERLAST - Eat at Whitney’s (Tommy
going from a luscious soundscape to a sound of “3 Dollar bill, y’all” with a hearted. 7/10 S.R. Boy)
breakneck dance track. The work boasts vengeance! The first real track on the album Everlast also known as Whitney Ford and
similarties to artists such as The Orb, contains the classic line ‘Ain’t it a shame that BLUR – The Best Of (Food) Erik Schrody is singer, songwriter and rap-
Orbital, Future Sound of London, Death In you can’t say f***?’ which Fred Durst then Blur finally released that album, the best of per on ‘Eat at Whitney’s’. His last single
Vegas but adds some drum n bass and goes on to disprove no less than 46 times and of course it has all their major hits of the ‘What it’s like’ was Grammy nominated and
vocals at times. This amount of variation during the course of that one song (‘And if I last decade. a chart hit. This album draws from blues,
would usually lead to an uncohesive album say f*** just two more times/ that’ll be 46 So, what can I say, well, we have all the Blur rock, folk and classical as well as it does
but they’ve somehow manage to make it f***s in this f***ed up rhyme’). This attitude anthems such as ‘Song 2’, ‘There’ No Other from his hip-hop roots. Everlast have even
into one remarkable consistent blend. doesn’t really let up for the rest of the album used Carlos Santana on the track ‘Babylon
19/10/00 Music 9
Albums continued... NUTTY PROFESSOR II - The Klumps

Feeling’ which is a fairly heavy rock track


Soundtrack (Mercury/Def Jam)
This UK version of the soundtrack contains Recommended
with great guitar licks. ‘We’re all gonna die’ four bonus tracks from the likes of MJ Cole
has a nice melody and features the high- and Gabrielle. There are nineteen tracks in
pitched backing vocals of Cee-Lo. This is a total, taking in hip-hop, rap, R‘n’B and soul. PJ HARVEY – Stories From The City, Stories From The
good album with very melodic songs and Janet Jackson’s ‘Doesn’t Really Matter’ Sea. (Island)
deep, meaningful lyrics that are sung from receives top billing along with Sisqo’s infa- Our little Dorset songstress is getting old, no longer full of
the heart. 6/10 N.M. mous ‘Thong Song’. Additional highlights screaming insecurities and shouty lyrics about sluts and
include collaboration between Redman and whores of the ‘4-Track Demos’ era. No, Polly Jean is grow-
WE LOVE YOU – Sampler (We Love You) Eminem on ‘Off The Wall’ and ‘Get With Me’ ing old gracefully with an album that could almost be
This sampler from the Wall Of Sound off- by Shorty 101. Pop is the key word here as described as mellow and folky (for her anyway). Of course
shoot label showcases some interesting ninety percent of the songs are from easy- there are still moments of full on screaming rage as in ‘The
stuff. The Bees – ‘Sky Holds The Sun’ is a listening chart stalwarts, fantastic! Keep the Whores Hustle And The Hustlers Whore’, but for the majori-
slow, funky jam. Soothing and generally ace. remote handy when listening, rap tunes are ty of the album there is quite a surprising gentleness. This is
I Am Kloot have been making waves recent- freely interlaced with soulful ballads and epitomised by ‘The Mess We’re In’ which features Thom Yorke (Radiohead) as guest
ly and ‘86TV’s’ proves why. Great acoustic cheesy pop songs. I know this is the appeal vocalist. A great album, and a big surprise for some of her more aged fans. 8/10 D.N.
guitar, with catchy tune and intriguing lyrics, of soundtracks but is a R. Kelly song really
this is a band to watch. ‘Happiness’ by an obvious choice to follow Eminem! A real BRAVE CAPTAIN – Go with Yourself COUSTEAU – Cousteau (Palm Pictures)
Shawn Lee is MOR, bland background mixed bag this album contains something (Wichita) This album is full of orchestrated, mellow
music. Apparently a friend of the late Jeff for fans of all the above musical genres. The Brave Captain aka Martin Carr has created tracks, lamenting the usual tortured artist
Buckley, from this offering he seems to have great selection of bonus tracks elevates this a forty-minute album containing rare stuff – life, love, the universe etc. Lines like
none of his friend’s genius. The final track by soundtrack above its US counterpart. 6/10 glimpses of song writing excellence. It “Keep me anchored, keep me sane, keep
10cents – ‘Bubble Bath’ is really all about A.R. appears this record was created to both me confused” are just trying to be too clever
baths – and it’s top! Full marks for originali- appease Boo Radleys fans and restrict com- and end up being slightly irritating. On a few
ty. Shame they couldn’t pass some to VANESSA AMOROSI - The Power mercial success, both goals have been of the songs lead singer Liam McKahey
Shawn Lee. 6/10 A.W. (Mercury) achieved. Allowed free-reign around the seems to be trying to sound like the Divine
Vanessa Amorosi hails from Australia and instrument-laden sound of this album, Carrs Comedy’s fantastic Neil Hannon, but, well,
KYLIE MINOGUE – Light Years recently had the accolade of singing her voice sounds more than capable. The artist he fails miserably. Smooth saxophones, far
(Parlophone) chart hit ‘Absolutely Everybody’ at the responsible for the sleeve work appears to too suave vocals, bad lyrics and trying to
Klyie’s back with another pop album featur- Olympic Games. ‘The Power’ is typical chart have forgotten to include the album name, add interest to tracks using Hammond
ing the classic ‘Spinning Around’, however, pop, with upbeat melodies and lyrics. band name and track listing. Consequently organs and violins just doesn’t work. I would
that is only decent tune on the album whilst ‘Absolutely Everybody’ stayed in the this music will doubtless only reach the ex- recommend that people just go and buy one
others like ‘On a Night Like This’ and ‘Kids’ Australian chart for six months and has Boo Radleys fans for which it was intended. of the albums of the band Cousteau seem to
resemble half decent tunes which have the reached number seven in our charts. The Pick of the album ‘Ein Hoff Le’ is a wonder- be trying to emulate instead. 3/10 A.W.
knack to stay on your mind even after bash- third track ‘Shine’ is to be her next single ful love song with solid guitar work layered
This Week’s Reviews by
ing your head against a brick wall. The other and is a slower number but has just as much alongside a muted brass section. There’s
tracks have somehow managed to get appeal. ‘How Y’ Livin’ has a Jennifer Lopez not enough imagination or variety here to
Andrew Thomas, Alex Reed, Nigel
through the rigorous production process and sound and in true R’n’B style has a rap warrant a recommendation to anyone other
Martin, Kevin Marston, Simon
actually stay in, which to me is a miracle. So section in it. Vanessa has co-written most of than fans of Carrs previous work. ‘Reuben’
Robinson, Owen Hazelby, Ian
for ‘Spinning Around’ it gets a six otherwise the songs on ‘The power’ and has the voice is particularly bad, reminiscent of some of
Purvey, Denise Nicholson, James
it would have been a three. 6/10 K.M. and talent to succeed. 6/10 N.M. the nineties worst indie stodge. 5/10 A.R.
Hemmingway, Oliver Chamero,
Christian Hunter

Guildford Book Festival


22 October – 5 November
It’s book festival time again with a number of be there!
British, American and Australian authors giv- If you wouldn’t really call yourself a book
ing a taste of their work in Guildford during a lover though, but much prefer to have a pint
fortnight. If you think that this event is for or two in Whetherspoons instead, watch out
reading enthusiasts only, think again. You on Tuesday 31 October, because Australian
don’t have to turn a single page to have fun writer Kathy Lette will be reading right there.
at one of the talks, workshops, teas or dis-
cussions. Whether you’re into arts, non-fic- More detailed information on the festival
tion, cookery, crime novels, short stories or can be found in the brochure available
poetry, there are more than 50 different on campus, e.g. in the SU and the
events to chose from – and most of them are library. by Gisela Böhnisch
reasonably priced, too. A few talks even take
place right here at the university, e.g. An
Intelligent Person’s Guide to Modern Art by
the painter Stephen Farthing (Sunday 22
Oct, 11.30am, Austin Pearce Building, FREE
but ticketed). So don’t be shy (or lazy) and

Fantazia Preview
Fantasia, the original party peo- pher, Bob Carlos Clarke. The booklet is
ple, are back with the question: described as provocative with ‘stylish, sexy
‘What do you get if you if you and brimming with attitude...showing plenty
have 4 sexy girls and over two of girl on girl attitude’.
hours of Aural Pleasure?’ The
answer is their new
album ‘The Lost Generation - Aural
Pleasure’, which is released on the
6th November. As part of their
resume, they boast the launch of the
careers of Tall Paul, Brendon Block
and Boy George and over two million
album sales.

The new double album contains


tracks from Louise, Chicane and
Shanks & Bigfoot, to name but a few,
all mixed by DJ Mike Cosford. True
to form, Fantasia also have a 16
page booklet with photographs from
highly respected erotica photogra-
10 Little Sister Review 19/10/00

One Room, Four Women & Four Men


Four men and four women walked up the stairs and into bat- occurred and then there were three. The audience who were
tle. The title of Little Sister champion was up for grabs and gathered at the front of the stage shouting and cheering for The crowd get involve with the voting
there were simply no limits to what they were willing to do to their friends were now in a frenzy. The sound meter was reg-
win the £1200 that came with the coveted title. istering their noise and eliminating the one chosen by the
crowd. Controversy then descended on the Little Sister
Turning the dream of Little Sister required immense prepa- house when a contestant fell in the Twister game which
ration by USSU Stage Crew who set up the cameras and should have lead to elimination. However the crowd elected
the sound system. The use of the toilet room as the booth to keep her in and then decided to remove someone else
was exceptionally inspired. All worked well and the contest- (sorry Diran).
ants were taken to their new 'home' for the evening where
they were greeted by the sight of shed-loads of alcohol. As the crowds gathered around the Union watching the
Quick consumption occurred but within the hour the number screens, the final two contestants (Rob and Sophie) were
of contestants was down to six. The secret weapon was left to act out 'special' positions.
then produced - Caroline from Big Brother. Being game for
a laugh, she stayed the whole night and read out the chal- Voting was cast and then the moment of truth occurred as in The final two contestants in Little Sister
lenges. She also encountered the one and only Leroy dramatic style Caroline lifted Rob's arm in front of the Union.
Wilson. Little Sister produced one winner, but a new group of friends
Caroline - "You know the trouble was that on Big Brother and memories that will no doubt be shared for many years
they all gave me such a hard time" to come. After all, only they know what actually happened
and was said in that room!
DJ Leroy Wilson - " I tell
Caroline from Big Brother hosts Little
you what love, I'd give you Written
Little Sister Winner Rob smiles Sister
a hard time as well" by
for camera
The show progressed with Luke Mackenzie
the crowd cheering for the Photos by
person they wanted elimi- Kevin Marston &
nated, with the contestants Luke Mackenzie
totally oblivious to what
Group hug
was happening in the world
that is the Union.

At the turn of midnight four


people, two women and
two men, were left to fight it
out.
Chocolate mousse and
passion were the order of
the day as the clock struck
twelve. Another elimination

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come to your breakfast table to be Sophie, Sophie, Sophie…you seemed However, did it really take eleven secu-
Hello everyone, me again. Those of you who read this
laughed at! Well, we certainly had a gig- so sweet when we met you earlier. Still, rity bods by the stage to make sure they column on a regular basis (that’ll be no-one then) would
gle writing this. you showed us didn’t you. You’re not were safe…maybe they’re getting slow
have noticed its absence over the past couple of
too shy about that gorgeous body of in their old age so it takes twice as many weeks, and those of you who have never read it before
Saturday was the first rugby match that yours. Full frontage was well received to do the job!
probably wouldn’t have noticed, this being a natural
we actually won and so the boys decid- as was your behind. Ever thought of consequence of your having not read it before, I feel.
ed to celebrate with the tampax game. cashing in with Janice and Doran? Well GMAS had a bit of a disaster what with
Apparently they are mesmerised by the done to Rob who had trouble getting the one of the DJs being thrown out before So what was it that caused e not to submit my sirreal
expansion of the cotton wool in their mascara off two days after the show. even having a chance to play.
concoction of words? Funny you should ask: let me tell
pints of beer. And we wonder why Did you enjoy rubbing in the glitter gel? Nevermind, it probably saved him the you a little story. A couple of days ago, a friend of mine
females are so superior to males! Word has it that it went to longer parts of embarrassment of being booed off the
seemed a little perplexed over my disposition, so much
your body than your nose! Did you find decks! so that she approached me and asked, “are you alright,
Little Sister proved to be rather amusing someone to lick it off or was it merely a
Rich? you look like you’re day-dreaming a bit ... per-
on Wednesday night. Phil, out first but it toilet stroke that cleared it up? You We’ve just heard that there’s a new soci- haps away with the fairies”. Well, I was amazed: that
didn’t stop you cracking on to your fel- looked fantastic in that bra, it was simply ety out called the Fistsoc….any ques-
was precisely where I had been - away with the fairies;
low contestants. You were seen frolick- a moment of union history. tions, just ask Giblets. it was a little trip that the head fairy had organised some
ing behind the curtain but a little bird
while ago and was kind enough to invite me on it. The
tells us you have a girlfriend! Then Sounds like Mr Sheep is getting rather Our lovely Sabs have been at it again. time as a whole wasn’t anything special - it was more
there was the hotpants queen, Janice desperate….ever thought of giving up Luke you really should know better than
of a relaxing break for them all - but it still served the
who manged to show us what really lies and trying to satisfy yourself. We’ve to drink pints from between a girls purpose and everyone soon felt better after a 10 day
underneath a skirt….maybe she’s a heard that Bruges has a fantastic selec- breasts and your perfect pulling tech-
sojourn and were ready to continue with their fairy
secret stripper at night, what with tion of pornos if you ever get a chance nique of wiping your sick on her hands duties on arrival back home. (Fairy duties being stuff
Caroline calling her a wild child! Emma to visit. really didn’t work this time, did it!
like making flowers grow, leaving money under pillows
– fancy not knowing who Caroline was? for knocked-out teeth, making dust of one sort or
Well you told her didn’t you. We know This year looks to full of shallow brocol- There seems to be a bit of a mid term
another ... you know, the stuff you’d expect fairies to
you deserved to win it’s just a shame no li and ET lookalikes. What is happening lull at the moment so come guys and do). So, yeah ... that’s where I was. Anyway, onto this
one else realised it! Doran, what a gor- with all the girls – they seem to not know girls start having some fun again and
week’s subject matter: monkeys.
geous body – use it to your advantage what direction they want to take things get the action in. Don’t forget our e-mail
you sexy 18 yr old! You were so close in! address HYPERLINK mailto:gor-
Yes, silly as it may seem, and following a discussion
yet so far, but you made the most of the geous_babe69@hotmail.com gor- with various people, the idea of talking about monkeys
limelight. Apparently you and Janice Hurrah for £1.50 a bottle at long geous_babe69@hotmail.com
seemed quite reasonable to me, and so here it is: mon-
have joined forces on the stripping front. last….we’ve only been waiting 6 weeks. keys.
Tell us more! Chicane were fantastic – if you weren’t Big Sister is watching you!
Well, it’s more to do with the whole “man-evolved-from-
the-monkey/ape” thing and is something I remember
reading about a while ago. You see, there was this
Who’s Been Caught This Week on
on camera
camera experiment, where they got these two poles (‘they’
being psychologists, I presume) and put them together
in front of all these monkeys; they then gave all the
monkeys two poles and looked to see if they (the mon-
keys) could put these two poles together in much the
same way as they (the psychologists) had done.
(Amaziing, I almost got ‘psychologists’ and ‘monkeys’
mixed up then). The point of this was to show that
humans have ‘intellect’, and that is what makes
humans human.

So anyway, out of about a hundred monkeys, only man-


aged to put these pole things together, and in the minds
of the psychologists, and indeed most humans, this
was enough proof that we as a race have the ability to
think for ourselves and don’t, for instance, have to
fanatically follow a football team because everyone
else is.

That’s all very well if you believe it, but I’m afraid I don’t;
I wouldn’t write about it if I did, I suppose. The way I see
it is this: those monkeys knew what they were up to.
There was none of this ‘no-pole-fitting together buis-
ness’ going on, it was more the case of ‘let’s-not-fit-
these-poles-thogether-and-let-the-humans-think-
they’re-wicked’ type thing going on ... proving, to me
and my friends at least, that monkeys know ‘where it’s
at’, as well as proving that they’re well aware of the All
Saints back catalogue at the same time.
If you have any photos you wish to send into barefacts then
But anyway, let me ask you this: if some monkey (be it
please send them to barefacts@surrey.ac.uk or pop them into the a psychologist or an engineer) put two poles in front of
you and then just sat there, what would you do? Would
office in the Students’ Union you straight away think, “ahhh, I see, they want me to
put those two poles together in a manner resembling
that in front of me ... best get on and do it then” or would
you think “what buggery hell is this - two poles and
Personals some knobber sitting in front of me ... what do they
want, a lap-dance or something?” I’d rather be off down
Big Dog - We have P. We recorded 45 Uni Court, you’re developing a rep- need calcium. And don’t forget the pub or watching that rather fabulous acoustic duo
this message earlier: “Help me! I’m in utation!! Do you need anything to fly to Bone,bone, ALWAYS believe in your ‘Rich and Rich’ at Beavers Bar on Thursday, from
a dark, moist place and my bum is no Rossyland? bone cos you’ve got the power for the 8:30pm onwards. I think you see my point ... the mon-
longer dirty ... loosing air fast ... oh ... Postman! keys reacted in a way that we would expect a uman to
no ... the horror!! The Horror!!” We will So what’s on display next week then react, bu because thay’re minkeys, they don’t get the
contact you with further instructions for Kelv? BEARDED BROTHER WEEK 6: When credit for it ... if you ask me (and I’m well aware you
the ransom. The neighbours next Marjorie the chicken produces a baby haven’t, but I’m going to tell you my opinion anyway)
door. Ben Mac, V is for Victory, I told you I chick with a large dark beard rumours that’s fucked up, and needs some serious re-evalua-
would get a stunner. Chips start to spread amongst the house- tion.
Who’s the admirer to your links Jo P? mates as to the identity of the father.
Please can you include this personal in Beard Length: 2 inches. by Rich W.
Tom, did you enjoy your drink on Barefacts, please please please!
Saturday? Was the cotton wool tasty? Chips is up his own arse
Hey Saz, them bones them bones
14 Lifestyle 19/10/00

Dr Russ
Dear Russ didn’t think you could do the job, but you’ve still got to con- Russ Clark
vince them that you’d really like to do it. I have met a num- Careers Service
Got any good advice about performing well at inter- ber of employers over the years who have told me how good PS: Don’t forget that you can keep up with the latest
views? Surrey graduates have been from a technical point of view vacancy position by browsing the Careers Service web
but have added that they haven’t all been that brilliant at sell- pages at
Dear Paul ing themselves. So make it your aim to show a bit of enthu- ttp://www.mis.surrey.ac.uk/misweb/careers/home.htm
siasm!
The interview is your opportunity to convince an employer
that you’re the right person for the job. That means
achieving two things:- you must prove you have the right
qualities and you must convince them that you’d love to do
the job you’ve applied for.

My first tip is this - make sure that you plan for the interview
well in advance. Examine the job description closely. This
will list the attributes which the job requires. Think about all
you have done which you could use as evidence to show
that you meet those requirements. Employers are particu-
larly keen to find out whether you have appropriate skills
such as leading, researching and organising and often ask
you to provide examples of when and how you have demon-
strated these in the past. You should also spend some time
researching the employer in greater depth. It’s a good time
to browse through their annual report for instance.

Your planning should include taking another look at the copy


you kept of the application form. Think about the kind of
questions you would ask if you were the interviewer and
plan how you would answer these. Think particularly of all
the questions you’d hate to be asked and work out reason-
able answers. It can do your confidence a power of good if
one of them comes up and you’re ready for it! By the way,
we have a leaflet titled “The First Interview” in the Careers
Service which has some examples of commonly asked and
more difficult questions on the back cover.

My second tip is to encourage you to be as positive as you


can throughout the entire procedure. You can rest assured
that the employer wouldn’t even be interviewing you if they

Attention
It has been brought to our attention by the local police that there have been a number
of recent burglaries in the Woodbridge Hill/Manor Road area of Guildford.
We felt that due to the large number of students living in that area that this informa-
tion should be passed on to you.

We don’t want to unduly worry you but we would like to take this opportunity to
remind you about the importance of ensuring your property is secure.
Here’s some security hints:
Lock doors and windows at night and when you go out.
Ensure that your personal possessions are insured.
Ask neighbours to keep an eye on your property when you are away during
vacations.
Keep your bike somewhere safe.
Ask the local police for advice an Ultra-violet pen to mark your property.

For further advice and information contact the Student’s Union, the Accommodation
office or the Student Advice and Information Service.

FRESHERS WEEK HELPERS!!


If you have not picked up your pay yet the
DEADLINE IS FRIDAY 4pm,
Come to the Student Union offices today or tomorrow to pick it
up as the money will not be available after this date.
THANKYOU!!!
19/10/00 Notices & Sports 15
just getting getting kitted up in what looked
like something Madonna might wear for a
Notices Sport Centre & Retail Manager
Elite Sports Coordinator
promotional video in the 80’s. The protective UniSport
breast plate did at least make me feel like UniSlife Tel 01483 879298
Dolly Parton with it’s very generous moulded j.perrin@surrey.ac.uk
cups. It was worth putting the kit on just to Presentations for the Petrified - Monday
kid myself that I am really a 34DD instead
of...well never mind that.
23rd October (1pm - 2pm) AGM’s
Fencing
Fencing
This session will be focusing on areas
Once we started learning basic fencing such as dealing with nerves, confidence Thursday 19th October
It was probably the sight of Antonio
moves I completely forgot about any breath- building and a look at presentation delivery Afro-Caribbean Society AGM
Bandaras in tight black trousers and a mask Main Union/Hari’s 6.30pm
that first caught my attention. All that swash lessness, aches and pains. It was absolute- styles.
buckling activity and fancy sword play in The ly exhilarating to have a foil in my hand and
to begin to get a feel for the sport. It was not Understanding Body Language - Friday 20th October
Mask of Zorro definitely convinced me that I,
at all what I expected - it was 100 times bet- Wednesday 25th October (2pm - 4pm) Yoga & Meditation Society AGM
too could be Catherine Zeta Jones - well, Time & Venue TBC
maybe not quite the same , but I believed ter. Fencing is not really easy, it requires
that if she could parry and lunge I certainly concentration, accuracy and hard work, but An interactive session looking at cultural
don’t let that put anybody off because any- issues and barriers and analysing different Monday 23rd October
could.
one can do this if they want to. traits of individuals in everyday situations. TAE KWON DO AGM
In Studio Room (Campusport) @ 5:15pm
And so it was on a wet Thursday evening at
Guildford University Fencing club a star was For me, one lesson was enough to have me For more details or to sign up for either
hooked, partly because of the sport but also course, please contact Rodney Bates on Monday 23rd October
born. Alright, not exactly a star but an ama-
because of the great laugh I had with the ext. 3177 or by e-mailing life@surrey.ac.uk Scout & Guide Club
teur fencer. Being a non-sporty person join- Main Union
ing a fencing club was all a bit of a shock to group. Naturally some where better than
others, like Claire who I casually asked if this Time To be decided
me. But the club promoters at Fresher’s Elite Sports Programme
week had been very convincing; “ you’ll love were her first time too. “ No, actually I’ve
been fencing ten years. I love it “, she told Wednesday 25th October
it. Why not come along and give it a try, “ I Here is the correct list of the years' current
me. Riding Club EGM
was encouraged. athletes on the Elite Sports Programme (*
4.30pm In Chancellors
indicates an award of a sports bursary).
So there I was on lesson one looking at this After the session we adjourned to
row of smiley faces attached to some fit look- Chancellors for the usual after-practice Ross Brewer - Gymnastics Wednesday 25th October
ing bodies - they were the ones who knew drinks and lots of McKoys crisps to replenish Julian Niven-Reed - Gymnastics Canoe Club EGM
what they were doing. I was with the group our energy banks. Training takes place at Ramin Mathieson - Rugby Haris Bar 1pm
wearing worried expressions and with bod- the sports centre on Thursday 7.30 until Olu Baptist - Athletics
ies needing...some work. 9.30pm and on Sundays it’s coaching with Nick Holt - Athletics Thursday 26th October
an Olympic standard fencer at the same Barbara Creagh - Swimming/Water Polo Greensoc AGM
After a good warm up which got me very times. If you fancy yourself as the fourth Rafaella Marturano - Water Polo 6.30pm Roots
warm: “ I really should exercise more “ I was Musketeer or perhaps the Scarlet Pimpernel Victoria Vaughan - Air Rifle
heard to gasp on more than one occasion - this is the place to come to. Anneke Panman - Eventing Friday 27th October
we got down to the real nitty gritty. The Andrew Commander - Laser Sailing* Civil Society EGM
novices in the group took about ten minutes By Libby Hurt Kirsten Lawton - Trampolining* 5.00pm in Chancellors
Clare Hannon - Kayaking*
Peter Holden - Target Rifle* Monday 30th October
Andrew Grist - Trampolining* Emotive
Dan Howe - Sailing* Student Dance Company
Oliver Fields - Sailing* AGM
Howard Gale - Sailing* 6pm TB6
Peter Kench - Cycling*
Prashant Mistry - Swimming* Tuesday 31st October
Martin Page - Squash* The Mountain Biking Club AGM
6pm in TB23.
Places are still available on the Elite
Sports Programme - contact me Monday 6th November 2000
Karate Club AGM
John.M.Perrin UniSport Studio at 21:40

Cindy’s Minibus
Every Monday Night
Leaving Chancellors between
10pm –11.30pm
Pick up from Cindie’s between
1.15am –2.30am

Hazel Farm
Every Wednesday and Friday
Night
Pick Up at Hazel Farm Bus stop
(University) 1.45am –2.45am
SURREY PRIDE
WE DON ' T JUST SURF YOU KNOW !
The first full weekend away for the Surf Club not needed and Sven even took it one step
has been and gone but the next trip to further by finishing of the session in his Paul lands the broom after some fat air
Cornwall is only a month away, so mark the board shorts.
25-26th November in your diaries and book
time off work if you need to. Saturday night saw our arrival in Newquay
and we soon headed of into town in two
As you can see from the photo, the surf club separate groups. A slight minority wanted to
isn't just about catching waves. Its about get something to eat, while the rest didn't
having a good a laugh and with this in mind, bother and just started drinking. A few
we are going to try to combine a Saturday hardy (?mad?) individuals stayed out club-
surf, with a Saturday night out, in a couple of bing to the early hours while everyone else
weeks time. The plan, surf provided, is to headed back to Matts for a rest and chat.
head to Brighton on the 4th November, surf
during the day, and party during the night or The early morning surf check was initially
head back to my Mums to watch some surf- worrying. Towan was almost completely flat,
ing videos for the less energetic. Groupies but the first sight of Fistral showed that the
are welcome if we have room. Also on a famous beach was living up to its reputation.
social front is, the SAS in Bournemouth The swell was showing as a nice set of line
(24th October) and at the Houses of stretching out to sea. Closer inspection
Commons (1st November). Also watch this showed the waves were breaking cleanly
space for details of a bargain tropical (maybe even glassy), had a decent size to
Surfari. them and there were only seven guys out!
After a long breakfast (it is all you can eat so
A full minibus (or it would have been if we you have to make the most of it), we made
were given the right minibus) this time, our way to Fistral and got surfing. The
made the traditional Devon and Cornwall waves had got a little more messy but were
trip, for some of the best surf in the country. still great and with hardly any wind, it was
Putting aside a few minor problems such as probably 99% ground swell. It was also
the surf shop closing for lunch the minute we sizeable (outback was well overhead on the
arrived and leashes disapearing, we got of sets) and there were still not many people
to a good start at Croyde Bay in Devon. out. In short, virtual paradice. After half the
Waiting for the shop to open had one advan- day in the water, we were all far too tired to
tage, we got to see a video of Action Men surf any longer even if the desire was still
surfing mini surf boards with style I aspire to. there. The journey back revealed an unex-
Barbie was pretty good as well. We man- pected talents of one of our members. Not
aged to add a nine foot board to the collec- only can Paul surf, he can handle a mop
tion. The surf was not perfect but there were pretty well too.
waves to ride so we all made the best of it
and our new boards were Christened in Want to get involved? Get in touch,
local waters. More importantly, the water surf@surrey.ac.uk, 07941035843 or
had still kept most of it heat. Gloves were 01483856084.

C HALLENGED M A P R EADING BOARD X


Saturday Walk with MWC there were no obvious footpaths! Mike 10-12 NOVEMBER 2000,
pulled out a compass and got us out of the BATTERSEA PARK, LONDON
At 10am last Saturday 9 members of the wood, where we came upon a large green
MWC gathered by the Union to start a ten- open space. Simon unpacked his flexifoil Board-X is now celebrating its fifth birthday.
mile walk around Guildford and the sur- kite and spent half an hour playing while the The longest running UK Snowboard
rounding countryside. We left the Union in a rest of us had a rest. Festival will take place in Battersea Park,
slight drizzle of rain which quickly dried up Eventually we found our way back, more by central London, with over 20 000 visitors
to leave us with an overcast day. We walked luck than navigation skills! expected to enjoy a weekend of sick snow-
past the Castle grounds and up towards the It was very exciting to see new faces, and I boarding, music, skating, shopping and
North Downs. Unfortunately, before we hope Eleni and Abrim enjoyed their first general all round joie de vivre.
even got that far, we took a wrong turn, walk with us. If anyone is considering joining
meaning that we had to climb another hill to us, you will be safe, as Mike has vowed The largest real snow jump in Britain will
get back on track. One problem was that the never to allow Maddie or Ben to map-read host this year's London Big Air. Over 50
book describing the paths to follow was over without supervision again! Seriously, we International riders and top British talent will
10 years old; the other was that Maddie and have weekly meetings on Tuesday session and compete on an 80m Big Air
Ben, the two main map-readers, never lunchtimes (1pm) in the Teaching Block throughout the weekend. Last year wit-
agreed about which way to go! foyer, where we discuss and plan walks, nessed awesome tricks as a world first
The first half of the walk went well, other trips and social events. rodeo 900 by US pro Travis Parker, Steve
than the above slight mishap, and we To whet your appetite, here are a few more Bailey's 1080 and Stefan Gimpl's Cab 900.
arrived at Newlands Corner hungry for photos from September’s Dartmoor trip! Teams from Burton, Santa Cruz, Vans,
lunch. The hot-dogs and burgers were par- Westbeach, Airwalk, K2 and Salomon have
ticularly welcome! already been confirmed, and will include
David Pitshi, Dani Canstandache, Danny Add to this; midi ramp skating, DJ's, scratch
After lunch we set off again, and Wheeler, Gary Greenshields and Gian tent, breakdancing and a video hall and you
Maddie’s map-reading was again Simmen. A new inclusion will be Nu Skool have a heady cocktail for a wicked week-
challenged when after 5 minutes skiing demos which will showcase this end's entertainment. As well as top retail-
it emerged that we had walked crazy new breed of skier, from Jamie ers, there will be information stands run by
around in a circle and come back Strachan and friends. the equipment manufacturers to explain all
to Newlands’ Corner car park! technical queries.
Ben thought he know where we Another favourite at Board-X is the real
had made a wrong turn, so we snow public trial slope where the public can Tickets to the event are £5 for Friday; £8
retraced our steps and carried experience that 'board on snow' feeling. prebooked on the Board-X ticket and infor-
on. An hour or so later he admit- The vert ramp will feature skate and BMX mation hotline 020 7729 8424 or £10 on the
ted that he wasn’t quite so sure competitions/demos, with Ali Cairns, Jocke gate. Opening Times are Friday 12pm-8pm,
about the route, as we were in Olson, Sean Goff, Zach Shaw, Jerry Galley Saturday and Sunday 10am-8pm.
the middle of some woods and and Simon Tabron.

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