student eye spring term 2010

Student Eye

Spring 2010 Issue 21

Glee College talent show

Short storiesStudent fashion

Band reviewand so much more inside....

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Note from the EditorStudent Eye Content

Student Eye Team:Student Editor: Kay McGroryStudent Design: Alison Moore, Paul Theobald, Alan BaileyWriters team: Adam Scovell, Jenny Lamont, Kay McGrory, Bethany McCormack, Sehera Rahman, Adam Porter, Megan Gantley, Sophie Mather, Hannah Tomlinson, Jordine Lam, Sophie Strong, Christopher Beckett

Pg 3 Photo competition

Pg 4/5 Talent Show review

Pg 6/7 Short story continued from Autumn Term

Pg 8 Arts is the Cure

Pg 10/11 Fashion

Pg 12 Beauty and body image

Pg 13 Short story ‘Decisions’

Pg 14 Glee review

Pg 15 Geek files - magic

Pg 16/17 Liverpool - Student Paradise

Pg 18 Band review

Pg 19 Amazingly useless facts

Back page - Puzzles

Well, we’re nearly there; Exam time! Gulp! No doubt you’re all very busy with your revision and endless amounts of homework… but hopefully you’ve got a few extra minutes to browse through this; our latest issue of the Student Eye.

If you didn’t catch the last issue, it’s written completely by students, for students! (And you can all get involved!). It’s full of things we hope you’ll all find relevant to your wonderful, student life. So relax, dip into our mag, and best of luck for your exams! See you in the summer!

Want to write for the student magazine or help us to develop the layout? Simply get in touch with the college Student Editor Kay McGrory:

Email: [email protected] or Call the Enrichment Team: 0151 252 4071

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On a college lunch break? Bored? Want more from your college? Well, instead of throwing me in the next bin you pass in the street, read on! Heard of Enrichment? Well just in case you haven’t, briefly, Enrichment is run by a team of college staff that offer activities, projects and events, these opportunities are available on lunch breaks and outside college time and usually take place on-site (or with transport provided), so you have no excuse! Give it a go!

The Enrichment Team offer a variety of activities that range, from DJing to Bollywood dancing. As for this coming term, as well as the Health Awareness and Diversity Weeks here’s some of what’s coming up:• AfishingtripinSatMay1st• FootballtournamentWedMay19th• SponsoredDanceathonSatMay15thPlus...the Lunch Clubs and Student Rooms

Interested? Well pop into the Enrichment Offices located room 1/17 Arts; 2/22 Clarence and 3/27 Duke.

Whilst on the subject Enrichment, how about taking the chance to win £20 by entering the Student Eye photography competition? Simply take a photograph of an Enrichment activity going on in the summer term, hand it in to the team and the best one will be chosen. The winners photograph will be displayed on the front cover of the next copy of the student eye magazine. So don’t waste any time and get entering!!

By Sahera Rahman

Front cover and above images from the talent show, held to raise money for the Alzheimer’s Society.


3:00pm came and the pressure was building, all of the acts were preparing for their last rehearsals before the show started. All were very nervous, so just to increase their nerves I decided to hound them like a true journalist and ask them some questions.

How are you feeling?Becky Seaman: Nervous but excited.Sophie Banlin: Extremely nervous.

What do you think of the other competitors?Kay McGrory: Amazing, my nerves are so much worse now that I’ve met them.Amina Vernett: All acts are unique and they’re great competitors.

What made you audition?Amina Vernett: I love singing and want to get back into it.Sophie Banlin: I love performing.

Do you think you have what it takes to win?Jest West Band: Maybe, the competition is fierce. Joseph Reynolds: I’ll give it a shot.

What would winning mean to you?Chris Buhagiar: I’m just here to participate, have fun, and help raise money, winning isn’t important to me.Amina Vernett: It would mean a lot and also boost my confidence.

5:30pm, the contestants had little time left to prepare, the girls were rushing round, the sound guy was doing his tests, and as usual the bands were just chilling out and waiting for the show.

6:00pm the show finally kicked off and we were introduced to the talents that lurk beneath the average student and low and behold, it was worth the wait.

Kicking us off was the ‘Jest West Band’, wowing the audience with their version of Maroon 5 and Vampire Weekend – Cousins, which was a very refreshing sound and they made the songs their own.

Another band involved in the contest was ‘The Travelling Mulberries’; a collection of staff and students from the college, showed us that

Review

Lights, Camera, Community College? Yes that’s right LCC’s Got Talent has been and gone, but for those of you that didn’t make it, here’s a review of the show.


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you can teach an old dog new tricks and they delivered a good performance which won the audience over.

There were also a few singers in the competition each bringing their own unique style. Becky Seaman wowed us with her version of Etta James - At Last, which showed off her smooth voice and powerful vocals. Our one and only Student Eye Editor Kay McGrory, also proved worthy with her version of Alexandra Burke (or Jeff Buckley’s) – Hallelujah, which would have made the X Factor queen herself proud. Also impressing with her voice was Sophie Banlin who gave her performance of the hit classic Hopelessly Devoted to You from the musical Grease. Her powerful voice and good performance made her seem like a scouse version of Sandy herself! Showing off his tiger feet was Chris Buhagiar who gave a really enjoyable performance with his version of Tiger Feet by Mud. Last, but not least of the singers was Amina Vernett who showed off her good vocals with her version of Walk on By from Dionne Warwick.

The comedians were in short supply, but none the less, they were still hoping to make the audience laugh. Our first comedian David Rowlands was hilarious and gave a really good performance, aside from running off the stage, which was later forgotten by him resuming the rest of his act that brought the audience to tears. The other comedian involved was Joseph Reynolds, who gave his comedic edge, good sense of humour and impressions to the talent show.

What talent show wouldn’t be complete without dancers? The acts involved, although totally different styles, both showed the audience how to really dance. First up out of the dancers was Adam Sorrell (front cover image) who showed just how

flexible he is. His modern twist on dance was an emotional performance and was very unique. Finishing off the competition was the street dancing ‘Kollege Rejects’. This group consisted of two boys and two girls who all contributed to give an amazing performance. Their good choice of songs and vibrant dancing won the crowed over and we were all very impressed.

Our winner though, based on the judges’ decision, was the ‘Jess West Band’, who gave a great performance.

All in all, the talent show was a fantastic mix of acts and a really enjoyable night. Approimately £400 was raised in all for the college charity ‘Alzheimer’s Society’. This is all thanks to the hard work and efforts of the Enrichment Team, the acts, staff who supported on the night and our student volunteering team. Congratulations on a successful night!

By Adam Porter

Winners: The Jess West Band


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Claudia and Timothy a Night Forever More. Cont... Short Story - part 2

Two months went by and the English vampire army began to call their father the Vampire King. Letters and Messages were exchanged between the French vampire king and their father and eventually it was arranged that a great war would be fought between the two halves in the deep underground tunnels below London on New Year’s eve of that year. The English vampires were to be led by General Timothy Icestone a handsome and charismatic young man the same age as Elizabeth and the French were to be led by General Henry Bloodstone, a ruthless young barbarian with an unquenching appetite for blood. On the eve of the battle as their father and Robert stood dressing in their armour Elizabeth came running in and clasped her arms around their father and wept begging him to stay safe.

They left at midnight and descended deep into the pitch-black tunnels below the city. Elizabeth stood

at her window and watched them go a tear rolling down her pale cheek her long flame red hair

in sharp contrast to her pale face.

Deep in the tunnels the two sides met and stood opposite each other in the dim green light that shone from strange mosses on the wall. Claudia slipped into the alcove with the other women and children as the

war began. Timothy stood proud and strong in the candlelight his golden

curls falling on the shoulders of his shining armour. His eyes flashed in anger

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as he drew his sword and raised it high, his angelic face twisted in a terrible anger. Henry mimicked him at the opposite end of the tunnel his pale ugly face was lined with scars. His eyes were black. His fangs were bared in a wicked smile and his armour was blood red. Timothy gave the war cry first and Henry followed. The two groups charged at each other down the tunnels shrieking and howling, fangs bared, armour glinting and then with a terrible crash of armour and metal on bone the two sides came together. The fight was terrible bloody and violent both weapons and fangs were used. Claudia could see Timothy halfway up the tunnel fighting with Henry but going down hard. She turned and saw her father take out two at once by leaping from a ledge in the roof and spinning around, his fangs bared, waiting for the next opponent. She turned back again and watched in horror as Henry forced Timothy to his knees with his sword. It was in that moment Claudia had realised she was in love with Timothy and that he mustn’t die. She flew out of the alcove and into the midst of the battle but Robert had seen what was happening. He flew forward and threw her back into the alcove his face flecked with blood his fangs red and an open wound glistening just under his red hair. She stared up at her twin and looked into his huge dark eyes. “ I’ll protect him I swear but you have to stay here with the others. I know you love him and I promise he won’t be harmed “. She nodded silently. Robert flew towards Timothy, fangs bared and tackled Henry to the floor. Henry was too strong, he threw Robert aside like a ragdoll and leaped on top of him. Claudia watched in horror as he slammed her brother’s head into the tunnel floor knocking him out cold and then flew towards their father.Their father threw himself forwards with a menacing roar raising his sword and the two slammed together in a whirl of fangs and blood. Timothy was struck from behind and turned to face his attacker leaving their father to fend off Henry alone. Suddenly their father fell to the floor hard and Henry pulled out a giant wooden stake from the depths of his armour and his black eyes burning with sadistic pleasure plunged it through their father’s heart.

...to be continued in the next issue - By Jenny Lamont

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At some point in our lives we’ve all felt a little anxious, angry or upset; frankly I wouldn’t want to meet the person that hasn’t. Many of us take out what we feel on others or even ourselves but what if there was a way to express what you feel without hurting yourself or starting those silly little arguments that happen when someone says the wrong thing just when you’re feeling that little bit overstressed.

‘Art is the Cure’, encourages a way of expressing your emotion through a creative outlet. The program began in 2008 when one person was just going through a rough time and found his creative medium in

drawing, the best way to explain what it is all about is through his own words;

“Without realising it at the time, art became my cure when I was about 17. Like a lot of people I was going through a very low time and didn’t know how to escape. Also like a lot of people, I wasn’t able to put how I felt into words, I felt trapped within myself. Unable to verbalize my thoughts, I turned to draw them. I would sit there for hours copying things from comic books, learning how to draw more, then began creating my own characters who I used to tell stories through. They gave me a voice, a platform to get everything

(taken from the Art is the cure website www.

artisthecure.com)

You don’t have to use the same creative outlet as this, if you don’t know yours, discover it, everyone has one, whether it be writing, drawing or even music. This could be something you keep to yourself or express to others, by sharing your experiences through your creative medium you could help people going through the same situation by encouraging them yourself to find their creative outlet.

So if you are feeling a little stressed around exam times or just having one of those days, why not mess around with some paint, a pen and

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out of my system and a realistic escape from everything bringing me down. I taught myself how to colour the drawings in with water colour, then moved on to acrylic, spray paint, stencils. Pandora’s Box was open and every new form of art I experimented with became a new escape, a new cure’’


paper or even a guitar and try and get find away of expressing yourself through this, where’s the harm in trying?

If you would like to share or want to know more about Art Is the Cure visit www.artisthecure.com or try their MySpace www.myspace.com/artisthecure or if you have a piece of writing you’d like to share then you could submit to the student eye, just send it to [email protected] and we’ll let you know if it will be published in the magazine.

By Megan Gantley, Sophie Mather and Hannah Tomlinson

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out of my system and a realistic escape from everything bringing me down. I taught myself how to colour the drawings in with water colour, then moved on to acrylic, spray paint, stencils. Pandora’s Box was open and every new form of art I experimented with became a new escape, a new cure’’


High-waisted shorts - Miss selfridge- £35

Brogues are classy flats that go with day outfits and night, perfect for spring as the weather gets warmer the layers are striped off.

Brown Brogues- Miss Selfridge- £40

Black Brogues- Topshop - £55

His and Hers

Mix and Match

Team your blazer with some alternatives...

By Bethany McCormack

The blazer This item really took off towards the

end of 2009 and will continue to be a staple item through 2010. Perfect to keep the chill off on nights out and will be a saviour come spring. You can get a black

blazer from Dorothy Perkins for just £20 or a pink sparkly version

for £25.Nautical

...is a classic look that comes back every

spring. This can be achieved through a little striped dress (£25 in New Look / £50 in Topshop)

and cute accessories and colours such as

navy, white and red.


Suits Okay so it sounds a little odd wearing a full suit, so instead who not pick one or two parts that you really like. For example smart trousers and team with a tee or a shirt and blazer. You can pick up a cheap one from Primark or go for a flashier one at asos.com.

Want to write about fashion?If you have a passion for fashion and would like to write about student fashion in

the summer issue get in contact now

with the team via:

Loafers are perfect shoes

for the springtime, light, wearable and comfortable.

Costing at around £40 from Topman real leather, they’re classic and will last a lifetime.

[email protected]

Polo shirts are going to be big for spring/

summer so team with jeans and a cardie till it warms up. You can also dress them down with baggy shorts (or up with your suit). All shirts from

Topman costing around £20.

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Beauty and Body Image in the MediaToday the beauty industry in the media is bigger than ever and more influential on teenage girls than it’s ever been. It seems the standards being imposed on women and teens to be “beautiful” today is extremely immense, not to mention costly.

Is it possible that these days school girls are more interested in their appearance than their studies? A new study, carried out by journalist Niovi Moore, shows that 90% of girls aged 12-15 wear make-up to school and 50% of girls as young as 10 have been taught or taught themselves how to apply make-up. This kind of behavior carried out by young girls just shows the impact the media can have by advertising “beauty” to such an extent. Media can have a huge impact on how people can and basically should, in their view, look.

The beauty industry is often accused of having an increasing impact on the way people believe they need to look. As well as increased surgery, here are some of the serious issues this could have an effect on:

Body dysmorphic disorder:Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is a common mental health problem. People with BDD spend an excessive amount of time thinking about a minor or imagined defect in their physical appearance, and are distressed about it. The usual treatments are cognitive behaviour therapy, an SSRI antidepressant medicine, or both. Treatment often works well to greatly reduce the symptoms and distress.(Patient UK website)

Eating DisordersAnorexia and Bulimia are both serious eating disorders which are believed to have increased within young people over recent years. Anorexia is an eating disorder where people starve themselves and although thin will see themselves as overweight and continue starving.With Bulimia people are preoccupied with their body image and use regular episodes of over-eating and self-induced vomiting to ‘control’ their weight. Other signs can be regular fasting, excessive exercise or use of laxatives.If you or someone you know would like some support see: BEAT www.b-eat.co.uk / 0845 634 1414

Lynsey Lohan is thought to have used surgery to ‘enhance’ her looks

The pressures of Britney’s role

model status and the media is believed to have resulted in

her ‘breakdown’By Sophie Strong

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Beauty and Body Image in the MediaToday the beauty industry in the media is bigger than ever and more influential on teenage girls than it’s ever been. It seems the standards being imposed on women and teens to be “beautiful” today is extremely immense, not to mention costly.

Is it possible that these days school girls are more interested in their appearance than their studies? A new study, carried out by journalist Niovi Moore, shows that 90% of girls aged 12-15 wear make-up to school and 50% of girls as young as 10 have been taught or taught themselves how to apply make-up. This kind of behavior carried out by young girls just shows the impact the media can have by advertising “beauty” to such an extent. Media can have a huge impact on how people can and basically should, in their view, look.

The beauty industry is often accused of having an increasing impact on the way people believe they need to look. As well as increased surgery, here are some of the serious issues this could have an effect on:

Body dysmorphic disorder:Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is a common mental health problem. People with BDD spend an excessive amount of time thinking about a minor or imagined defect in their physical appearance, and are distressed about it. The usual treatments are cognitive behaviour therapy, an SSRI antidepressant medicine, or both. Treatment often works well to greatly reduce the symptoms and distress.(Patient UK website)

Eating DisordersAnorexia and Bulimia are both serious eating disorders which are believed to have increased within young people over recent years. Anorexia is an eating disorder where people starve themselves and although thin will see themselves as overweight and continue starving.With Bulimia people are preoccupied with their body image and use regular episodes of over-eating and self-induced vomiting to ‘control’ their weight. Other signs can be regular fasting, excessive exercise or use of laxatives.If you or someone you know would like some support see: BEAT www.b-eat.co.uk / 0845 634 1414

A man is sitting in a darkened room all by himself. Behind a desk. Same old routine. Same old boredom. Regular as a clockwork. He wonders if this is how he is going to spend the rest of his working life. Day in, day out.

It really wasn’t meant to be this way, he thinks. He had it all planned out. By the age of seven he had his whole life planned out before him in a little book with the word ‘PRIVATE’ stamped on the front of it. He had felt proud of himself as he sat back in his little chair in his little room and stared at his little book. This was it, he had thought to himself then, this was what was going to get him a successful life, and make him a millionaire by the age of sixty-three. It went horribly wrong though.

Like all good things. He was given choices and he picked the wrong ones; of course he did. Don’t we all? It really wasn’t his fault though, was it? Circumstances. Blame them. Always easier to blame it on something else. Of course.

Where exactly did it go wrong though? He wasn’t meant to be here, not in this dump. He was meant to be in Oxford by this time, according to his little book, giving lectures to intellectuals that would shape the future of our planet. So how did he end up here? And where did it all start to go horribly astray? When he was eighteen really. When he had a choice to either do that revision or spend time with his friends. He picked the second choice. How was he supposed to know that it was that revision which was going to get him into a good university? He didn’t. What he does know is the sinking feeling that he got as they told him in that stiff, formal voice that they were sorry; he hadn’t been accepted. It all sort of went downhill from there.

University was forgotten. He realised half a year later, when he had no money, what a fool he’d been. It still wasn’t his fault though. Of course not. It was his friends for asking him to go out.

It was good luck that he actually got accepted into a university – albeit a lesser known one. He managed a lowly degree, not the PhD he was planning and luckily got a job in a small town in Northern Scotland, away from home, away from family – no employer close to home wanted him. And day in, day out, the routine began.

The next nineteen years slipped by. He hasn’t even realised they’ve gone. It seems like yesterday he came here. He’s unmarried, lives in a small flat by himself . Not his fault though. How many times has he repeated that phrase?

He once again keeps telling himself that as he contemplates the bad choices that have led him to his current position. But it wasn’t his fault, was it?

Jordine Lam

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This year’s new hit in town is none other than Glee! Yes this is another High School Musical type show, but before you start to sigh and moan about actors who are about 30 trying to be high school kids and singing cheesy songs you should read this review.

The story follows Finn Hudson (Cory Monteith) who is a young aspiring football star and also the most popular kid in his school, that is until he joins Glee club. Finn has always had a passion for singing but until he is trapped into Glee club by his teacher, Mr Schuester (Mathew Morrison), he begins to realise how big that passion is. Although not a very good decision with his friends, Finn continues to sing in Glee even with the objections of his cheerleader girlfriend Quinn Fabray (Diana Agron) and his best friend Noah Puckerman (Mark Salling), but to the delights of Rachel Berry (Lea Michele)

By Adam Porter

and the rest of the Glee outcasts.

Although this seems a familiar story it differs from all the many childish versions in many ways. One of these ways is through the classic, dry humour of Jane Lynch (plays Sue Silvester) who is better known for her part in Role Models as Gale Sweeney and the rest of the cast’s classic antics. The music isn’t bad either with songs such as Somebody to Love by Queen and Don’t Stop Believing by Journey the viewer’s ears are sure to be intrigued. The dancing could use a little work but I won’t be too harsh as the cast aren’t professional dancers their actors.

With many interesting and upcoming stories to the rest of season one, which currently airs on E4 on Monday’s at 9:00, I shall leave the decision to watch up to you, however I recommend that you do!

The main cast pose with the classic ‘loser’ symbol to signify Glee Club.

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We all have a bit of a geek inside of us whether we like it or not. We should cherish and nurture it as it can bring us some of the best times in our snazzy little lives. I’m going to start this epic ‘Geek’ mini series with magic. Magic! I know what you’re thinking. No really I do. Taa daaa. Impressed? I didn’t think so. Well, old men in top hats, pulling rabbits out of places they shouldn’t come from and dusty wands come to mind. It’s an image I hate. Being a rather large geek, I take my magic quite seriously (yes I do magic) and therefore strive to demolish this terrible image.

When you think about it, I imagine you really do like magic no matter who you are. I can bet that you’ve at least watched some Derren Brown (The best magician in the UK, no question, even if he did balls up the roulette wheel show) or you’ve enjoyed Harry Potter. Who wouldn’t want to break out of their Muggle shackles and do some magic?

Unfortunately and embarrassingly Harry Potter was the reason I got into magic. I wanted to levitate things to impress Emma Watson (I was young, shut up) so I learned how too. For those still not liking magic or for those who I think I need to get out more, I challenge them to let me show you

and for them not to be impressed. I’ve already converted a large bulk of my group in the Arts Centre and some of them even carry decks of cards around. I feel proud. In my previous college I even set up a group for people to learn in but in the end that just turned into a poker club where people lost money…

So are you proud enough to let your inner geek come out? I’m seriously considering setting up some sort of group. I can’t be the only Wizard around. I’d be very down if I found that all of LCC was made of silly Muggles. So go learn. Get online as there’s lots of how to websites and Youtube is brilliant for it. If you’re a fellow Wirral-ite there’s the only magic shop for miles and miles in Birkenhead Market and hopefully there’ll be a group in a few months. Also another plus, if you’re a guy, who seriously needs chat up lines when you can read minds at request? Poor, unfortunate Muggles.

By Adam Scovell

The geek files part 1. Magic.......

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Liverpool - Student Paradise?

Did you know that there are 4 universities in Liverpool? You’ve got to wonder what the attraction is, why do so many of us students flock to Liverpool every year to study here, so, is it really great to study in Liverpool?

What is in Liverpool besides Concert Square and Primark? To find out, I grabbed my dad for a little day out…

10:00am and we’re on the 52A, I did make a point of reminding my dad that this is about STUDENT Liverpool, and let’s face it – we don’t surface until noon. Sticking with my student theme, I decided my motto of the day should be the cheaper the better, after all – we’re all skint too, right? I logged all of my spends which so far was on £3.40 for an Arriva Day Rider.

In town, we were casually strolling to the museum when a sign invites us in to St Georges Hall…and for Free! A whole new section of St Georges Hall has been totally renovated for us lucky public, not only can you see the old courts and sit in the very seat the judge would plonk himself

in, but you can venture down to the eerily authentic cells (with sounds and smells included!) This really is a hidden gem.Financial total so far – still £3.40

After this we passed Picton Library and decided to drop in, the library is middle neighbour to the Walker Art Gallery and the museum. I say its location, because I’m ashamed to say…I didn’t even know it was there. I also had no idea what I was missing out on! At a first glance, it’s your average run of the mill library…lots of books, what else? Then, we stumble upon what I can only describe as the land that time forgot. An untouched part of the library, a huge, layered, cylindrical room that looks like the type of library you’d expect to see in a Disney film. I was actually speechless walking into it. Looking for somewhere to study? Perfect! The Picton Library gets an almighty tick from me.Financial total so far – Still unchanged! Excellent!

12:00am – and sorry museum, but it’s lunch time! Knowing a Boots meal

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would only set me back £3.49, that’s what was on the menu (which then set my dad back £3.49…can’t knock a day out with the parents). So, Boots meal in hand we made our way to the new canal. The new front looks fantastic, (lucky Birkenhead!) The Liverpool – Leeds canal has now been extended right into the centre of Liverpool, so we walked as far as the path would let us, this was great on a sunny day and didn’t cost us a penny to do. Along the way, we noticed the new building being built on the front. It’s a weird looking building but I can’t wait for it to open in 2010, it will be a new museum to add to Liverpool’s collection. There’s also the Maritime Museum to pop into, and the old Harbour master’s house to go and have a nose round. If you haven’t been they’re worth having a poke around. I would have on the day (for the millionth time) but something caught my eye…the ferry!Financial total so far - £6.89

2:00pm – and we’re in the ticket office rushing the girl counting our change out in pennies so we can make a run for the ferry. We legged it as if our lives depended on it, with a little luck (and lots of shouting) we made

it! We sat down out of breath and sure enough “Ferry ‘cross the Mersey” started singing down our ears. We did the loop, though you can actually get off, there’s a guy on a voice who will fill you in on all the interesting facts about what you can see and the story behind it, but to be honest I was sitting there like a big kid because I hadn’t been on the ferry for years. We were on it for 50 minutes and it flew by! (Well...sailed) And for us lucky students, its only £6.40. This may seem a bit steep, but if you’ve got an hour to kill and someone to go with, it really is a laugh.Financial total so far - £13.29

So, it’s pushing 3:30pm and our little legs have done about all they can manage. While sitting on the 52A home, I had to think about the amount of stuff we’d done while we were there. We’d been trying to keep our time down in each place to get to the next and it still took up our day, if you were doing this purely for the sake of doing it then you’re looking at doing it all over a few days, (if you have that kind of time!) and the whole thing only cost us £13.29. There are loads of things to do for students in Liverpool! So I guess it really is a

By Kay McGrory


Amazingly

Useless Facts!A new decade, a new year and now you’re looking for your new favourite band. Where should you be looking? The home of Sharks; Royal Leamington Spa. The 5-piece punk band has been making a big impression on the press and the music scene over the past year, being tipped by the likes of NME for big success this year.

I’ve been listening to Sharks since late 2007, when they were confined to their small town. But with a ferocious attitude, the boys broke out in 2008 booking a string of London shows and criss-crossing across the country. With growing support and plays by Mike Davies and Zane Lowe, people started to take notice.

2009 was a big year for Sharks; recording the Shallow Waters EP with professional precision and with a punk-ethos. Two big tours followed

with ‘The Ghost of a

Thousand’ and

‘Gallows’, and 2010 promises only more. The 5-piece fuses a successful mix of The Clash’s punk attitude, with the artistic musings of Joy Division and Nick Cave.

Not content with a small town life, they reflected this in their songs, as the boys look for the big lights and a creative outlet. This is their strongest asset. Sharks are able to articulate teenage angst in an intelligent way that everyone can relate to. There have been a few select bands throughout the years that have been able to do this and Sharks have joined the ranks.

As a live act, the band brings a lot of energy to the stage and catches the audience’s attention effortlessly and is not a band you will easily forget. Strong and determined, they don’t take no for an answer and draw everyone into their performance.

Sharks are not a band to be overlooked, check them out at myspace.com/sharksuk.

By Christopher Beckett

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2010: The Year of ‘Sharks’


1 Did you know there are two kinds of pandas? There is the Long-tailed Himalayan carnivore that looks like a raccoon and there is the Giant panda bear that lives in Western China.

2. The blue whale’s whistle is the loudest noise ever made by an animal.

3. The smallest bird in the world is the mummingbird. It weighs 1oz.

4. Did you know fishes talk to each other? Some of them communicate by making noises in their throats by rasping their teeth, others use their swim bladders to make sounds.

5. The harmless whale shark holds the title of largest fish, with the record being a 59 footer captured in Thailand in 1919.

6. Bees can see ultraviolet light.

7. If Barbie were life-size, her measurements would be 39-23-33. She would stand seven feet, two inches tall and have a neck twice the length of a normal human’s neck.

8. A fly always jumps backwards for a quick getaway when you try to hit it.

9. Diet Coke was only invented in 1982.

10. The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds!

11. There is a large brass statue of Winnie-the-Pooh in Lima, Peru.

12. The Mexican version of the Tooth Fairy is known as the Tooth Mouse, which takes the tooth and leaves treasures in its place.

13. Instead of a birthday cake, many children in Russia are given a birthday pie.

14. India has the most post offices in the world.

15. More than three thousand people work on research in Antarctica each year.By Jordine Lam

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