http://www.student-direct.co.uk Student Direct - Manchester's Student Newspaper Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:32:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Manchester City Council have introduced new plans to limit the number of student houses in Fallowfield and Withington. New planning proposals, which will be in place from April, aim to stop certain areas being overrun with students. Fallowfield and Withington, traditionally student populated areas, will be top of the list. The ... http://www.student-direct.co.uk/2010/03/council-unhappy-with-student-ghettoes/ The Manchester Israel-Palestine Forum (MIPF) held its first meeting last Tuesday.  With high aspirations, the forum aims to provide a meeting point for student activists to discuss their grievances, on both sides of the campus’ very own Israel-Palestine conflict. MIPF aims to try to avoid clashes like those seen on the ... http://www.student-direct.co.uk/2010/03/explosive-first-meeting-for-israel-palestine-forum/ - Exuberant win for politically unaffiliated candidates - Record majority vote in General Secretary race Last Thursday witnessed the victories of a raft of independent candidates in the University of Manchester Students’ Union (UMSU) elections, despite voter turn out being at an all time low. After four weeks of campaigning the results were ... http://www.student-direct.co.uk/2010/03/independents%e2%80%99-day/ An employee of Manchester United Football Club (MUFC) and University of Manchester student was fired after wearing a green and gold scarf last Wednesday night. The scarf is a protest against the current owners of Manchester United, the Glazer family. Many fans wear the colours of Newton Heath, the club’s ... http://www.student-direct.co.uk/2010/03/manchester-united-employee-sacked-after-wearing-anti-glazer-scarf/ Fourteen Oxford students have been suspended following the leaking of a series of emails, which graded female students. The “list of fitties” is claimed to have been drawn up by members of the notorious Penguin Club at Hertford College.  The drinking society’s emails contain derogatory comments, including “only if we’re desperate”, ... http://www.student-direct.co.uk/2010/03/oxford-%e2%80%98list-of-fitties%e2%80%99-emails-end-in-suspension/ A pro-British National Party (BNP) effigy was removed by University of Manchester students last week on Oldham Street. The effigy was part of a small BNP rally that took place at the Ace of Diamonds pub, in Manchester, on Wednesday. Jess Bradley, first year Environmental Sciences student and organiser of the counter-protest ... http://www.student-direct.co.uk/2010/03/students-take-down-pro-bnp-effigy/ Congratulations to Robyn McKeown, who was declared the editor-elect of Student Direct last Thursday. McKeown, who will take over as editor of this paper in June, wowed voters with her creative and charismatic campaign in a race that was one of the closest to call in the entire election. Since ... http://www.student-direct.co.uk/2010/03/equal-opportunities/ The usual mutterings about student engagement can be expected to gather in the various nooks and crannies of the Steve Biko building following the lowest voter turn out UMSU has ever seen in its annual elections. While comparing voting figures year on year is complicated by the Single Transferable Vote ... http://www.student-direct.co.uk/2010/03/a-new-low/ Expired policy shows democracy in action Having read the comments quoted from General Secretary Gabriel Hassan in last week’s paper (‘Union democracy past its expiration date?’, News, March 8) – I can’t help but think Mr Hassan has no idea what the word democracy means. Mr Hassan has apparently claimed that the ... http://www.student-direct.co.uk/2010/03/letters-15-03-10/ [caption id="attachment_12466" align="alignleft" width="340" caption="STRIKE A POSE...The men celebrate another Manchester victory"][/caption] SPECTATORS AT Manchester Aquatics Centre witnessed yet another double victory for the University of Manchester water polo club, with both men’s and women’s teams excelling. It has been an ultimately successful season for Manchester as the men, as defending champions, reached ... http://www.student-direct.co.uk/2010/03/bucs-finalists-continue-winning-form-in-water-polo/ THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER headed into the volleyball matches with depleted ranks. For the women, injuries had deprived the side of four would-be starters but their replacements were more than adequate.  On the men’s side, thoughts were turning to the BUCS Championships to be played two days later so players with ... http://www.student-direct.co.uk/2010/03/rising-highest/ ONE OF THE GREATEST THINGS about the annual Christie Cup competition between the universities of Manchester, Leeds and Liverpool is the variety of entertainment on show. As a multi-sport event, those that traditionally dominate the agenda, like football and rugby, sit alongside more niche competitions such as mountaineering and canoe polo. One ... http://www.student-direct.co.uk/2010/03/winning-in-style/ [caption id="attachment_12454" align="alignleft" width="295" caption="IMPRESSIVE...Many of Manchester's swimmers nearly achieved new PBs"][/caption] KICKING OFF the Christie Cup this year were the Swimming Club hosting Leeds and Liverpool at the Aquatics Centre. As a practice run for BUCS Teams Championships in Sheffield, Manchester were keen to test out both 1st and 2nd teams ... http://www.student-direct.co.uk/2010/03/all-goes-swimmingly-for-manchester/ THE MANCHESTER football teams enjoyed a successful Christie Cup as both women’s sides secured their respective leagues, as did the men’s second team, on an uncharacteristically sunny day in Manchester. Both men’s sides started brightly against a Leeds squad who had clearly had one too many beers on the short coach journey, ... http://www.student-direct.co.uk/2010/03/manchester-dominate-in-football/ THE FINAL GAME of an exciting day’s Christie Cup action saw Manchester face Liverpool at the Armitage. Unfortunately for the hosts, they had suffered a 15-7 defeat against Leeds in the opener to their triangular series, which meant they required a Liverpool victory in the middle fixture to stand a ... http://www.student-direct.co.uk/2010/03/mixed-day-for-men%e2%80%99s-rugby/ MANCHESTER ANNIHILATED their opponents in a supreme performance in what proved to be a short-lived squash event last Wednesday. The club, as a whole, accumulated 27 victories from the 28 matches played, dropping just five sets in the process. The hosts went into the tournament as clear favourites with their reputation as ... http://www.student-direct.co.uk/2010/03/manchester-squash-rivals/ RACING KICKED off in West Kirby for the Manchester, Leeds and Liverpool sailing teams in a nice force 2-3 wind. [caption id="attachment_12436" align="alignleft" width="295" caption="ANOTHER VICTORY...Manchester's sailors contributed to Christie Cup title"][/caption] Manchester dominated the start line in their first race against Liverpool and after a good first beat were first, second and ... http://www.student-direct.co.uk/2010/03/manchester-sail-away-with-title/ THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER men's hockey first XI were able to complete a whitewash over their Christie Cup opponents with a comfortable 5-0 victory over the University of Liverpool. This victory together with wins for both the women’s 1st and 2nd teams meant it was an extremely successful day for the ... http://www.student-direct.co.uk/2010/03/successful-day-for-hockey/ [caption id="attachment_12428" align="alignleft" width="295" caption="NEW EVENT...Climbers participated for the first time"][/caption] This year was the first year that the long-established Christie Cup has extended its reach to climbing, and, as the host university, the Manchester Climbing Centre was the ideal venue for the inaugural event. Each university was represented by three ... http://www.student-direct.co.uk/2010/03/climbers-successful-in-christie-cup/ University of Manchester men’s first V 51 – 55 University of Leeds men’s first V University of Liverpool men’s first V 40 – 44 University of Leeds men’s first V University of Manchester men’s first V 56 – 44 University of Liverpool men’s first V IT WAS A MIXED DAY for Manchester men’s firsts ... http://www.student-direct.co.uk/2010/03/manchester-caught-in-a-space-jam/