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HELLO BUTLER

Hello everyone!

With exams upon us, the whole

routine of Durham and Butler life has

been drastically altered. After the

mass procrastination and motivation

struggles of the Easter holidays and

the first few weeks, it seems in the

past few weeks people have finally

settled into the daily slog of revision.

The normal markers of the week—

lectures, seminars, nights out, sports

matches and so on—have gone,

leaving every day looking fairly

monotonous. For us freshers, this is

very different from what we have

experienced at university so far. We

actually have to, well, properly work.

The college and JCR are there to

help, however. There is Butler's

StressLess scheme: classes such as

yoga are the perfect- and relaxing-

distraction from revision. The free

breakfast in the bar is the only thing

making us wake up early. Rooms in

the Howlands are open should the bar

get too noisy and the atmosphere of

the library too heavy and bleak. And

many will have spotted Jill walking

around with bags of Haribo; ‘brain

food’, apparently.

We’re hoping this edition of Mound

will give you something to read

during a revision break, or yet

something else to do if you want to

procrastinate. Jen Martin looks at the

power of red in fashion, something

even the biggest fashion sceptic

would find interesting, and we also

have reviews of the college football

teams. There is an exam season slant

to this issue, with an article from

Hiking Soc about their part in the

StressLess programme, revision and

procrastination tips, and a moan from

Sajan Bhakoo in our Light Bites

section.

Finally GOOD LUCK with exams and

revision. Just remember that the post-

exam partying will more than make

up for May’s revision blues, and look

out for our final issue of the term then!

Again, if you have any comments,

criticisms or contributions let us

know, and you can get involved by

joining the Facebook group (below).

Ruth and Jaz xox

Don’t panic!

Page 2 Credit to Laura Scott for

the photo on the front

CONTENTS

ISSUE 2 EASTER TERM 2013

04 Message from Stu

Reviews

07-8 JBCFC Season Review: A team

A ballad by captain Tim Reynolds

08 JBCFC Season Review: C team

An elaborative piece by captain Bryn Coombe

09 JBCFC Season Review: B team

Matt Pountney writes a poem for the victorious B’s

09-10 JBCFC Season Review: D team

Emotional words from captain Ed Bligh

10-11 JBCFC Season Review: E team

Captain Richard Meaney and Jasper Cox talk about the

season enjoyed by the 5th A team

Features

15 Hiking Society

Effy Edwards tells you why you should join Hiking soc

16-9 Inspired

Jen Martin looks to culture and history to explain her

priceless fashion advice

21-2 Exam season...

Revision and procrastination tips from Rupert Maspero

24-5 Money saving tips

If this year’s been an expensive one, check out Beth

Fraser’s advice

Light bites

26 What Really Grinds My Gears

27 Poll Results

28-29 Spotted @ ’Wonderland’ Spring Formal

30-32 Faceswap quiz submissions, suggestions and feedback: www.facebook.com/groups/moundmagazine/

Page 3

May

13 Start of exams

16 Film Night

23 Film Night

31 END OF EXAMS!

June

2 Butler Day

6 Theme Park Trip

7 Dilston v Milfield

8 Mr & Mrs Butler

Competition

9 JCR Meeting and

Quiz

10 Summer Ball

MESSAGE FROM STU

Hello to all – and thank you

to all the emails I received

last time about people’s

favourite Pokemon. It was a

nice change to be inundated

with subject titles of ‘Diglett

rules’ and ‘Lapras TID.’ One

livers out got particularly

irate that I did not have a

psychic pokemon in my top

3 which I felt was taking this

light subject a little too far.

Cest la vie.

Congrats to all those elected

at the last JCR meeting,

some really good contests

and very excited about what

everyone can bring to their

respective roles. One

meeting left of the year,

Winter Ball is one of many

more positions available!

Look out for that nearer the

time.

A reminder about our

exciting adventures after

exams, sign up posters are

in this edition so do get

involved with whatever

takes your fancy.

We are nearing a position to

fundraise for some MUGA

lights which will drastically

increase our usage of it for

both all our sports teams,

and our ability to develop

projects with the local

community by inviting local

schools in. For now you can

start by filling the Student

Experience Survey (SES) in

and earn either £2 for the

MUGA lights fundraising

bid, or a sport, society or

committee of your choice!

Simply put where you want

the money to go as the initial

response on the first text

box answer. We will also

earn £500 for the MUGA

lights if we come top of

Colleges so please

encourage everyone to fill

this in : www.dur.ac.uk/

student.survey/

I hope everything goes well

for people over the coming

weeks, if the JCR office can

be of assistance, give us a

shout. (Shopping, jokes

whatever you want.)

Stu x

07851713831

May

13 Start of exams

16 Film Night

23 Film Night

31 END OF EXAMS!

June

2 Butler Day

6 Flamingo Land Trip

7 Dilston v Milfield

8 The Butler Bachelor/

Bachelorette

9 JCR Meeting and

Quiz

10 Summer Ball

WHAT’S

OCCURRING?

THE HIGHLIGHTS

Page 4

OVERHEARD AT BUTLER : ‘I search Durham

twice a week for camembert with an oven-

proof pot and I can never find it.’

MESSAGE FROM STU

Hello to all – and thank you

to all the emails I received

last time about people’s

favourite Pokemon. It was a

nice change to be inundated

with subject titles of ‘Diglett

rules’ and ‘Lapras TID.’ One

livers out got particularly

irate that I did not have a

psychic pokemon in my top

3 which I felt was taking this

light subject a little too far.

Cest la vie.

Congrats to all those elected

at the last JCR meeting,

some really good contests

and very excited about what

everyone can bring to their

respective roles. One

meeting left of the year,

Winter Ball is one of many

more positions available!

Look out for that nearer the

time.

A reminder about our

exciting adventures after

exams, sign up posters are

in this edition so do get

involved with whatever

takes your fancy.

We are nearing a position to

fundraise for some MUGA

lights which will drastically

increase our usage of it for

both all our sports teams,

and our ability to develop

projects with the local

community by inviting local

schools in. For now you can

start by filling the Student

Experience Survey (SES) in

and earn either £2 for the

MUGA lights fundraising

bid, or a sport, society or

committee of your choice!

Simply put where you want

the money to go as the initial

response on the first text

box answer. We will also

earn £500 for the MUGA

lights if we come top of

Colleges so please

encourage everyone to fill

this in : www.dur.ac.uk/

student.survey/

I hope everything goes well

for people over the coming

weeks, if the JCR office can

be of assistance, give us a

shout. (Shopping, jokes

whatever you want.)

Stu x

07851713831

OVERHEARD AT BUTLER : ‘quote’

Page 7

A TEAM by Tim Reynolds An Ode to A Team

Danny Agar, from the North, scores goals up front,

Jamie Saarloos, from the far East, just nods and grunts,

Rob Martin, gives it his all, although gets kicked in the genitals,

Captain Reynolds, majestic-good looking, scores lots of goals,

That’s the spine of the A team

Nico Staffieri , wears a headband, looks quite girly,

James Weldon, always committed, has a beard like a Yeti,

Joe Barwick, not played that much, he has rubbish hair,

So does Dom Williams, although on the ball he is quite flair,

That’s the shlidos of the A team

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Football Legends social

Page 7

Nick Restrepo, plays football to keep fit, to shark in Loveshack,

Andrew Wheelhouse, runs really fast, although left foot he lacks,

Chris Le Cornu, X 2 penalty saves, although has a frail injury-prone knees,

Art Chewpreetcha, had to facebook second name to help me spell with ease,

That’s the reliable A team

Nick Leloup, gives 100%, scores in every single game,

Matt Fellows, good at corners, played half a season which was a shame,

Robert George, baby faced-good passer, with terrible banter,

Ben Cohen, always late, needs to alarm clock from Santa

That’s the rest of the A team

Good chance of getting to the trophy final,

Not good chance of staying in the Prem at all,

‘Reynolds Out’ banners everywhere,

All around Durham & even in Times Square,

An Ode to goals scored and good times we’ve had,

An Ode to missing goal-nets, Team Durham, and general times of bad

An Ode to A Team

An Ode to the players leaving this year, you will be sadly missed

An Ode to the socials we’ve been on, and times we’ve got p*ssed

An Ode to A Team

An Ode to football next year, where times will be better

An Ode to the identity of Nick’s girlfriend, please just give us the first letter?

An Ode to A Team

Page 8

C TEAM by Bryn Coombe Another above average season for the mighty C’s after our domination of Division 4 last

year. A very respectable finish of 5th was accomplished with some fine performances

along the way. Unfortunately, we just weren’t consistent enough to challenge for the top

two places but overall the squad should be very proud of themselves. It was a joy to send

the B’s up after beating Hild Bede C and it was nice to help out our friendly rivals after

their damaging goalless draw with us nearly derailed their promotion campaign for the

third season running. We’re very proud to have got the monkey off their backs and give

many leaving players some silverware at long last. Thank you to all who have contributed,

old hats and new, the C team future looks bright with new blood that has come in this

year.

OVERHEARD AT THE FORMAL : ‘I don't know who Adrian is’

B TEAM by Matt Pountney Ode to the Champions

There once was a team in Division 3

That had failed to be promoted in years

They came into the season fit and fresh

And confident it would not end in tears

Captain Rob Young got the campaign underway

With a resolute victory against Johns B

They may have fielded university players

But a stunning Rob George goal made them flee

The year progressed with no goals conceded

Thanks to the ever-present defensive five

Ali, Will, Mike, Matt, and Lal

Remained strong, taking no prisoners alive

The team was known for its no nonsense football

To escape a big tackle you were lucky

Kenny, Roynon and Westy became proof that

Something good comes from hockey and rugby

The C team proved strong opposition indeed

With the rivalry becoming quite large

But 0-0 was the result and mid-table their finish

And that was team bitch's best moment in charge

Goals flowed in like oil from a Saudi well

From Mo, Jamal and a hungover Billy

Collingwood, Cuths and Mildert were seen off

While Castle were made to look rather silly

It was Hild Bede that proved to be the main competition

Apart from their E’s who were shit

But the team remained calm and dispatched each 3-1

Proving the B’s could match style with pure grit

A final day header from Mason’s blond locks

Meant every outfield player had scored

The title was wrapped up as challengers faltered

With ‘Team of the Year’ added to the hoard

The victory was three years in the making for many

To the players it meant more than a degree

Division 2 awaits for the men to continue

The tale of the invincible Butler B

D TEAM by Ed Bligh

Season Retrospective

Following on from a great debut

season in the friendly league,

the Ds have kicked on in style

this year in Div 4. Despite being

led by an unlikely captain - a

man with the leadership skills of

the lesser known Miliband

brother, Bert (the ‘weird’ one) -

they weren’t far off a promotion

fight, and still have a great

chance of finishing 3rd.

Season highlights include

putting 6 goals past Ustinov,

James Priest’s painful

transformation from centre-back

to striker, Liam Wright

moonlighting for the A team and

Will Kendall’s flawless

goalkeeping record.

Big Dave had an particularly

memorable season. His reckless

challenges brought injury to

friend and foe alike, and he was

heard yelling “you’re next!” at

opposing strikers. He also

somehow scored a stunning free

kick and finally retired from

football altogether.

The year’s low point was

doubtless that 10-0 in the cup,

where Butler’s bumbling captain

agreed to wearing bibs despite

being the home team - because

he hadn’t looked up the rules -

and missed a penalty with the

last kick of the game. Frankly

I’m surprised the team ever

turned up again.

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OVERHEARD AT BUTLER : ‘quote'

Page 10

But turn up they did,

and brilliant season

followed. So far eleven

regulars have got on the

scoresheet, and so have

a few ‘special guests’.

They’ve had a couple of

routs, one great

comeback and some

close calls, winning five

games out of nine. A

narrow defeat to

Collingwood H and

sloppy draw with Grey

D were enough to derail

promotion hopes this year, but signs are promising for the future.

Cheers boys, it’s been a pleasure.

Edward Bligh

E (5th A) TEAM by Richard Meaney

The 5th A Team have had a season of mixed performances. Though mostly losses, this is

non-reflective of the energetic, liquid football that it has become synonymous with. With a

5-0-1 record, it would appear on paper that the E team did not have a particularly

successful season, however this is wrong. We were closely edged out of every game,

including the 10-4 loss which was mostly due to Tim Reynold's refereeing and Harry

Lomas' stellar performance in goal for the shorthanded opposition. For a team consisting

mostly of freshers, we have shown promise for next season, and have developed a

fraternity only comparable to that of Xavi and Iniesta's friendship on and off the field.

Whilst losing the majority of games, we have developed a style of total football which will

surely go down in the history of the Durham Collegiate Leagues as the most exciting. It is

a fact that the 5th A Team holds the college record this season for the most bicycle kicks

scored in the season.

Moreover, Taha's beard is better than any other Vice Captain.

It must therefore be remembered as a season reflecting good natured sportsmanship,

and a general love of football.

The D team

Page 10

OVERHEARD BY AN ADMIRING KENDALL FAN: 'he's like the queen'

Ten reasons why the 5th A team have had a better season than Bayern

Munich

by Richard Meaney and Jasper Cox

1) Bayern Munich have never scored in Durham or won a game in the Men's

friendly league.

2) Bayern Munich do not have Lewis Li. Or Lewis Li’s fluorescent beanie hat

he insisted on wearing during games.

3) Harry Lomas has made more face saves than Manuel Neuer.

4) Bayern Munich did not beat a Japanese side (Teikyo).

5) Bayern Munich never had to cope with Maiden Castle pitches in the

winter.

6) Bayern Munich players never went to warm up before the game without a

ball because their captain had left them to get crunked in Leeds.

7) Bayern Munich did not have more socials than wins this season, and

8) Bayern Munich players never got in Freeze photos wearing backwards

clothes.

9)Bayern Munich never had to give their keeper to the opposition for a game

because they only had ten players.

10) Bayern Munich never lost players on match day because D team captain

Ed Bligh wanted a larger bench.

The E team backwards clothes social

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HIK

ING

SO

CIET

Y

by Effy Ed

wa

rds

BREAKING NEWS: Spring has arrived. But we’re guessing the majority of

you haven’t realised yet. Have you felt that warm breeze across your face

or looked at the azure blue of the sky, the fresh green buds on the trees or

heard the birds chirruping? We know you haven’t. It’s exam season...

Perhaps you dare not venture from your stuffy room? You don’t want to

disturb the dust motes that float lazily in the air through the measly gap in

your curtain. Perhaps during your reluctant trudge down to the library you

have briefly noticed the sudden transition from violent, icy wind to warm

gentle caress? And then determinedly sit in stifled silence for hours,

despairing.

Whatever the case, let us put the spring back in your step! Stressless

walks are on! Starting from the bar, every Monday @ 6pm. Escape

from revision for 15 to 20 minutes and make the most of this weather!

Needless to say, it’s the perfect opportunity for a little bit of exercise and a

change of scenery, as well as making you feel refreshed and reinvigorated

for the rest of the evening. Walking is no doubt the perfect way to organise

all your thoughts, what better way to commit all that hard work to memory?

And that’s not all! According to a major study published in the Lancet in

2011, those 15 minutes of exercise a day could increase you life

expectancy by a whole three years! Just think of how much revision you

could do with that extra time! Therefore Stressless walks are a great

investment. Come meet us in the bar and stroll your way to increasingly

productive revision and better lifelong health. It’s a win, win situation.

Page 15 OVERHEARD AT MOUNTJOY CRESCENT: ‘Rupert Maspero

should never be allowed to write an article ever again’

Flicking through

this month’s edition

of Vogue I

stumbled across the

inspiration for my

first ever fashion

article for Mound

Magazine.

The inspiration was

an exhibit of this year’s Spring trends. Enter

Robert Clergerie wedge sandals, oversized

sunglasses, floaty chiffon shirts and cropped

cotton trousers. What caught my eye was not

just the amazing garments but also the fact

that all of these Spring fashion favourites

were a deep, visceral red, a contrasting crisp

cream, or a two-tone compilation of both of

the gorgeously decadent shades. I couldn’t

help but bitterly lament that the look would

be perfect for Spring were it not for Jack

Frost refusing to pack his, by now last

season, Steamline suitcase and be on his

way.

The cream attire, namely one absolutely

amazing Antonio Berardi blazer, may have

stopped my frantic page-turning. However it

was the garments oozing enigmatic red that

really got my pulse racing. I suspect this is

because red has always been my biggest

fashion weakness; one which has led me to

commit some pretty embarrassing fashion faux

pas.

Matching, pillar-box

red finger and toenails, more

trashy than classy, and a fiery Rihanna red hair

dye, which left me with a mess of orange,

white, and pink locks, terrible split ends, a

hefty hairdresser’s bill, and not a single scarlet

strand in sight, are to name but a few incidents.

However, it is fair to say that I was drawn in by

the page’s subtly ingenious title, ‘Claret and

Cream’.

I need not tell the

wine connoisseurs

amongst you that

claret is an

expensive

Bordeaux wine.

The original

French term

clairet was used to

describe a light

wine. However,

as the term was

Anglicised, it

became used to

describe a dark

wine thick in

body and deep

purplish-red in

colour. Vogue

editor

Alexandra

Shulman has

the

comparison

spot on. Not

only do claret

and the crimson

JEN MARTIN INSPIRED

^This dress is absolutely

amazing! It might stretch

the budget but in my opin-

ion is a worthwhile invest-

ment. The baroque embel-

lishment and scoop back

add sumptuous detail while

the neutral cream is time-

lessly classy.

ASOS, £150

Page 16

pieces match in colour, they also

match in prestige. In a similar way

that claret was a favourite tipple of

the upper classes in the 12th-15th

centuries, the garments subtly

radiate expense; they would be

sure to catch your eye without

screaming “look at me!” They are

glamour grown-up; chic and

elegant; simple but absolutely jaw

dropping. Put together on one of

the models was the type of outfit

one might expect to be seen on a

thirty-something year old

professional; the type who,

immaculately dressed, lunches

with a cheeky glass, or two, of

claret vino itself in only the most

exclusive establishments. Think

our capital’s Manicomio in the

Duke of York Square, a

favourite haunt of the Middleton

sisters, Monte Carlo’s Café De

Paris, or Paris’, now more sartorial than

Sartrian, Les Deux Magots in Saint-

Germain-des-Prés.

It’s easy to see why the word has also

become a descriptive of the vampire’s

favourite bloody beverage. Before you

stop reading, do not fret! I am not a

Twilight fan. I have, in fact, never read

any of the books, neither have I endured

anything more than the first film of the

desperately tragic series. I would be

lying though if I said that I didn’t have a

sneaky soft spot for Robert Pattison. It is

just that I prefer him when he is not

congealed in layers of white makeup, a

look probably most offensive to Holly

Hagan and her Geordie Shore pals. I also

prefer it when he does not mimic the

attitude of an angsty early teen. Yes, such

a role does exist! He plays a fantastic

Georges Duroy in

the film adaptation of

Maupassant’s 19th

century novel Bel

Ami. However, I

digress… What

fascinated me about

‘Claret and Cream’

was the idea that the

colour of a pair of

trousers, very nice

Massimo Dutti trousers

I might add, but

nevertheless simply

just a pair of trousers,

could be loaded with

so much hidden

meaning. It got me

thinking, what else could

red symbolise?

When one stops to think

about red certain

emotions spring to mind: passion,

rage, love, fear, anger, and lust are to

name but a few. But past the obvious I

wondered what else there could be to

this mysterious pigment that we may fail

to notice at first glance? What do we

unwittingly imply if we choose to put our

best fashion foot forward in a pair of

cherry Choos, wrap ourselves in a Little-

Red-Riding-Hood-esque coat, or carry

our Mac miracles in the new French

Connection red leather, over the

shoulder, bag? … Because fashion is

always a choice even if we choose not to

follow it.

Well, red is rooted in history. There has

been the Ancient Greek God Ares and his

Roman counterpart Mars, ferocious

warriors who wore red tunics during

battle. The Romans even named an area

JEN MARTIN

^At £845 these babies are going firmly on my wish-list… for now! These inexplicably gor-geous Gianvito Rossi Stilets are available

Net-A-Porter, £845

Page 17

beyond the walls of

their city, the

Campus Martius, or

Field of Mars, for

Mars’ valiant war

efforts. And history

repeated itself

thousands of years

later; Parisian fields

which now span

from under the Eiffel

Tower were

previously where

the French military

practiced drills,

adorned in red

uniforms. They too

became known as

the Field of War

after the great

Roman God’s fiery

reputation. And who

could forget the

loveably passionate,

if not a bit mentally

unstable, Italian revolutionary Garibaldi?

He and his redshirted underdog,

Risorgimentos fought against all odds for

Italian unification in the early 19th

century. The proponents of the French

Revolution also adopted red as a symbol

of their plight. (That reminds me; theatre

lovers among you please do yourself a

favour and visit the Queen’s Theatre

London to see Les Miserables; such heart

wrenching performances and absolutely

amazing vocals!) Let us finally remember

the 20th century Marxist revolutionary

Che Guavara, an icon of freedom and

independence it seems sadly ironic that

his image is now mass produced in order

to be confined to the bedroom walls of

teenyboppers who have no idea who he

is. These and many others have all

chosen red as a symbolic mark of their

ideas. What, might you ask is the

significance of that? What does this all

mean?

To me it is screamingly obvious. Red is

all about confidence.

You must have

confidence to wear red

but at the same time,

the daring colour can breed self-

assurance itself. Garibaldi salvaged sixty

of his first red shirts from men who were

about to be executed in the prison he was

incarcerated in in Uruguay. Before he

even had supporters he had the

confidence that there would be men to fill

his thrifted shirts; he so passionately

believed in what he was fighting for.

Garibaldi and the thousand redshirts

then defied all reasonable odds by

winning battles which they fought

against, at times, more than double

themselves in both number and power.

They were inspired no doubt by their

scarlet shirts.

This shows that making a bold statement

in the way that we dress nowadays does

not have to break the bank. Although I

would not turn down a couple of grand

to buy my dream red Valentino dress,

there are some amazing high street and

designer style steals pictured below for

you to be inspired by, because what

better way is there to make a bold

fashion statement than in red?

So, next time you could do with a boost

of confidence: a job interview, a meeting

with the ex, a night out with friends, or

even just because you can, team

something red with an understated

neutral and rock your own red

revolution.

Page 18

^This smock dress is so

cute. It would be perfect

for through the day

shopping or could be

teemed with a pair of

high heels for a nice

evening of cocktails

look.

Miss Selfridge, £69

^For something a bit dif-

ferent these One Teaspoon

harem pants are really

cool. They’re cream AND

red as well. Very gap

yaar.

ASOS, £85

^This whole outfit is very ‘Claret

and Cream’! The matching b +

ab jacket, reduced from £105 to

£73.50, and trousers £70 are

made from a luxurious velvet

mix. The cream shirt has the

signature collar embellishment

of this year and is a bargain at

£32.

ASOS, £175.50

Independant Fashion

Space, £20

Net-A-Porter, £360

^This Alexander

McQueen scalf is a

blend of both of

Spring’s favourite col-

ours. It’s made from

silk blend and would

look amazing paired

with jeans and a plain

cream blazer.

^One for the boys! This cool

red tie dye oversized tee is

one of a kind. It is from one of

my favourite shops in NC.

Made by up and coming de-

signer TIEDYEFORR.

beyond the walls of

their city, the

Campus Martius, or

Field of Mars, for

Mars’ valiant war

efforts. And history

repeated itself

thousands of years

later; Parisian fields

which now span

from under the Eiffel

Tower were

previously where

the French military

practiced drills,

adorned in red

uniforms. They too

became known as

the Field of War

after the great

Roman God’s fiery

reputation. And who

could forget the

loveably passionate,

if not a bit mentally

unstable, Italian revolutionary Garibaldi?

He and his redshirted underdog,

Risorgimentos fought against all odds for

Italian unification in the early 19th

century. The proponents of the French

Revolution also adopted red as a symbol

of their plight. (That reminds me; theatre

lovers among you please do yourself a

favour and visit the Queen’s Theatre

London to see Les Miserables; such heart

wrenching performances and absolutely

amazing vocals!) Let us finally remember

the 20th century Marxist revolutionary

Che Guavara, an icon of freedom and

independence it seems sadly ironic that

his image is now mass produced in order

to be confined to the bedroom walls of

teenyboppers who have no idea who he

is. These and many others have all

chosen red as a symbolic mark of their

ideas. What, might you ask is the

significance of that? What does this all

mean?

To me it is screamingly obvious. Red is

all about confidence.

You must have

confidence to wear red

but at the same time,

the daring colour can breed self-

assurance itself. Garibaldi salvaged sixty

of his first red shirts from men who were

about to be executed in the prison he was

incarcerated in in Uruguay. Before he

even had supporters he had the

confidence that there would be men to fill

his thrifted shirts; he so passionately

believed in what he was fighting for.

Garibaldi and the thousand redshirts

then defied all reasonable odds by

winning battles which they fought

against, at times, more than double

themselves in both number and power.

They were inspired no doubt by their

scarlet shirts.

This shows that making a bold statement

in the way that we dress nowadays does

not have to break the bank. Although I

would not turn down a couple of grand

to buy my dream red Valentino dress,

there are some amazing high street and

designer style steals pictured below for

you to be inspired by, because what

better way is there to make a bold

fashion statement than in red?

So, next time you could do with a boost

of confidence: a job interview, a meeting

with the ex, a night out with friends, or

even just because you can, team

something red with an understated

neutral and rock your own red

revolution.

Miss Selfridge, £49

^Boucle is so in this season so grab

this cream jacket now! At only £49

who could resist?

<If you’re looking

for something a

bit more edgy why

not try this cream

scoop back maxi

dress. It’s from

one of my favour-

ite designers,

Aqua by Aqua,

available online

or in store in

Leeds. With 50%

off its original £95

price tag I know I

will be investing

as soon as my

student loan

comes through.

Aqua, £47.50

Valentino, £1,895

<Valentino is

hands down my

favourite de-

signer! This

ribbed red wonder

is a testament as

to why. It is an

expensive dress

but who would

expect anything

less from a de-

signer who has

graced the pages

of Vogue more

times than we

could count on

both our hands?

Independant Fashion

Space, £20

^One for the boys! This cool

red tie dye oversized tee is

one of a kind. It is from one of

my favourite shops in NC.

Made by up and coming de-

signer TIEDYEFORR.

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WARNING

THE NEXT PAGE

CONTAINS AN

ARTICLE

WRITTEN BY

RUPERT

MASPERO

Rupert’s piece in the last issue received a lot of criticism.

However, as we are a magazine that does not want to censor

anyone’s views, we have published him again here. If you don’t

want to read him, just skip the next page.

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“Music is bad”, “music is good”, “only classical

music is good”; I am already bored of this

argument. I use music to cover irregular sounds

like a door closing. I would try and avoid music that

requires any concentration or is jarring, so epic

sounds tracks like Tron Legacy or Gladiator work

as they blend into the background. From personal

experience I find mind-numbing pop helps blank

things out quite well. As Klute proves, you hardly

need to be conscious to know every lyric to “Hit Me

Baby One More Time”.

When people tell you that colours are good for

revision that does not mean the entire rainbow!

Keep it simple and make sure each colour means

something. I like to keep it simple with 4 bic biros.

Posters are a killer. If you are spending more than

15 minutes making a revision poster you are

wasting your time because you’re not

concentrating on content. Keep them clean, simple

and bold; as much fun as it may be to draw curly

bubbles and explosion bubbles around all your

points they haven’t helped you learn it!

Writing notes can be

a fantastic way to revise, but notice the difference between

the words ‘write’ and ‘copy’. Do not copy your notes word

for word: they will go in one ear and out the other. Make

your brain think about the notes by rearranging them into

an order that works for you and language that suits better.

One of the best ways to force yourself to do this is by

summarising them.

Great, you revised 7 hours today, but for how much of that

7 hours did you actually revise? Did you instead sit at your

desk playing with that Newton’s cradle which you got for

Christmas? Set yourself a physical target, for example to

complete this section of text. Don’t time yourself or you will

just try to fill that time by refilling your water. Instead, work

harder in each session and spend less time revising.

Do what suits you! But don’t leave it too late.

Ruzzle - Ruzzel is an app for your

iPhone or iPad. It is a mash-up

between Boggle and Scrabble.

This word game is strangely

addictive and I highly recommend

you don’t start playing it!

Gym - How can you feel bad

about going to the gym? You can’t,

so exercise of any form is one of

my favourite ways to procrastinate.

Snapchat – This is yet another

app that will waste valuable hours

of revision. Just make a stupid face

and send it to someone for 1-10

seconds.

Sky Go - This is Sky’s online

demand service. It is packed with

movies and TV just ready for you

to waste your time watching.

REVISION: COMMON MISTAKES

PROCRASTINATION

by Rupert Maspero

Page 22

The most basic tip to do

with food is to cook from

scratch. Ready meals are

great when you're in a

rush, but you will always

be able to make the meal

for a lot less yourself. I

like to batch cook things

like bolognaise and

freeze portions so that if

you need something

quick it just needs to be

popped in the

microwave. Even if you

don't think you're a great

cook, lots of packet

mixes or cook in the bag

sachets can be great and

still cheaper than a ready

meal.

FOOD: Secondly, one of the biggest food

expenses is meat. Lots of meals can be

made much cheaper by replacing

meat with something like lentils or

chickpeas – e.g. lentil chilli is delicious

and a tin of lentils costs about a tenth of

the price of a pack of mince.

Finally, avoid takeaways

like the plague! Much as I

hate the price of ready

meals, they're still much

cheaper than a takeaway!

Try to keep takeaways as a

treat rather than something

to get every time you're

feeling a bit lazy. I always

have pizzas in my freezer

for when turning an oven on

is as much effort as I can

muster.

OTHER RANDOM

TIPS: Want photos to stick up in your

room? Most photo printing websites

do good offers when you sign up

where you can get a certain amount

free and only pay for the postage.

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MONEY SAVING TIPS by Beth Fraser

CLOTHES:

My top tip for people who spend a lot of money on clothes is that if you're going

to follow fashion, don't pour all of your money into it. Only spend a lot of money

on something if it's a classic item that you're going to wear for years. If

something's clearly just a fashion fad, don't feel bad about buying the Primark rip-

off since by the time it falls apart a month from now it'll be uncool anyway.

Charity shops: I find these

great for some things, and

terrible for others. For

example, I hate trying on

trousers at the best of times

so attempting to do it while

also desperately holding the

flimsy curtain closed so half

the shop doesn't see my

knickers is a nightmare. On

the other hand, charity shops

are brilliant for vintage style

handbags, and I've bought

two of my favourite jumpers

from them - the latest one for

the amazing price of just £2.

Get yourself to North Road

and have a browse!

Order expensive books in to

Butler Library rather than buying

them yourself – you can take books

out from the college library for a

whole term and when you're done

with them they're there for another

Buying things with cash rather than

paying on a card makes you keep

on top of what you're spending

better, as typing in a pin number

feels a lot less real than actually

handing over physical money!

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I mentioned

people

exaggerating

how much work

they have done

last time, but equally annoying is when

people try and claim that they have done

nothing and are destined to fail when, in

actual fact, they could recite the main

course textbook word for word. Just admit

you've been revising since February and

let me judge you in my own way.

Talking about after-exam plans with people

who (it eventually turns out) finish before

you. I'm so glad I've been able to give you

so many ideas of how to enjoy the freedom

from work! It's not like I'll be learning about

what French people did 700 years ago

while you're getting pissed on a rowing

boat or anything.

People who judge revision success based

on the amount of hours spent in the library

are also unbearable. 'What do you mean

you aren't going to the library? Do you want

to pass these exams'. Yeah, no I see your

point completely! Revising from

home is clearly useless and I have

no chance of succeeding in life at

all outside the Bill Bryson.

Although this applies all year round it's

especially annoying around exam time

when peace and quiet would actually be

appreciated at the library, but People who

think just because they've put their phones

on 'vibrate only' it makes it okay to spend

the whole time texting people. I don't know

whether these people are deaf or not, but a

vibrating phone on a wooden desk is pretty

damn loud.

I also can't understand when people decide

to revise in the bar in the evening and then

complain about the poor lighting and loud

noise... Still, at least they haven't

deliberately chosen to come down from

their quiet room to work in a social

environment. Oh no, wait, that's exactly

what just happened. I suppose after your

own room, the IT room, the JCR lounge, the

meeting room, the quiet room and the

seminar room there is a distinct lack of

quiet work space at college...

SAJAN BHAKOO

POLL RESULTS Once again, there was a quick response to our poll.

Look out for the next one on the Overheard at Butler

group.

Page 27

It was ironic that to the one event

which explicitly noted ‘don’t be late

to a very important date’ I was

exactly that: late. Having missed the

drinks reception, I had a look at

everyone’s eccentric attire after the

meal in the bar, under the foggy haze

of formal wine and a duck-induced

food coma (which, top kudos to the

caterers, was lovely). In true ‘Spotted

at:’ style, here’s the awards of the

evening:

Best Dressed: This award could have

gone to so many but Vincent Lim’s

‘Playboy Bunnie’ look combined with

the classic tweed jacket. An

interesting/alluring/tacky

(?) take on the White

Rabbit...

Worst Dressed: Oliver

Muir in a questionable

Santa hat. He was claiming

to be a Mad Hatter but this

boy really needs to brush

up on his Lewis Carroll!

Best entertainment: All

the acts in the bar after the meal were

fantastic, but the croquet outside was simply

fantastic and it’s almost scientifically proven

that there is nothing more difficult in life than

drunken croquet, modelled here by our

very own Sajan Bhakoo.

Highlight of the evening: This is a bit of a

personal one, but no

one could deny the

majesty of my victory in

the epic ‘Bin Lady’ vs

‘Fraino’ darts

extravaganza. The

tension was palpable as

I stepped up to the

board. Tom got cocky,

thinking I’d had one too

many to match his

(supposed) darts skill.

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‘WONDERLAND’ SPRING

FORMAL by Rhianne Binnersley

But he was proven wrong, and in either

what was a triumphant and unexpected

display of darts skill or just a very lucky

fluke, I checked out on the double

(pictured) to the sound of (my own)

applause and Tom headed shamefaced

to the bar to buy me my promised

Mojito. Victory never tasted so sweet.

(P.S. - Any darts teams wanting to take

me on - let me know).

Most Drunk: Undoubtedly Greg

Pearson, who got so drunk before the

starter that he

couldn’t eat his

soup and then

proceeded to

punch Sam

Baker’s cake,

followed by

proclamations of

how much he

loved Ryan Yeoh

and his “beautiful

guitar”...

Special

Congratulations

go to... Lexie of

course for organising a fantastic formal

that really started her Social Chair

career off with a bang.

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My song for this issue goes to Moritz

Guhling's Beschüter remix of José

González' 'Crosses'. The German-based

Deep House/Tech House DJ is one to

watch this summer, with other tracks

including a stellar remix of Bon Iver's

'Skinny Love'. Moritz' House beats, combined with the

calming effects of José or Bon Iver's Justin Vernon is a

perfect accompaniment to the countless sunny days we

have been promised over the next few months.

https://soundcloud.com/moritzguhling

THE SONG COLUMN by Richard Meaney

Work out which college personalities have been

swapped into these celebrities’ faces. Submit answers

(both celebrities and Butlerites) to Richard Meaney,

who has offered to buy the winner a drink.

Page 30

An infamous football

player gets mixed up

with a soon-to-be-

leaving member of

college

A cross between an

R’n’B singer and a

Dilston fresher

Page 31

A certain game show

host and a second year

is confused with a

second year member

of the bar staff

A rapper is merged with a

certain darts player

An actress is jumbled up

with a Milfield fresher

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