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The first edition of the Walsall College Students' Union Magazine. Made by students for students, it will be published every month. If you want to be involved in the next edition, please contact [email protected]
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Written by Students for Students
Awesome First Edition
Reviews InsideMastodon at the O2
Skate 3 for PS3
Clothes Show LIVE
TRUE LOVE STORY
Read it in this
issue
Students Go Penguin CRAZY for WWF
Socks & ChocsMore inside
The Imitation Game Movie
In This IssuePoetry Corner
Socks & Chocs
Student Photos
News Update
True Love Story
Reviews
Fashion
Horoscopes & Puzzles
SU Update
This is your magazine!Made for you by your fellow studentsand you could be part of the next
edition. Submit a story, a photo, a cartoon, apoem, a review of something you
love, a puzzle or star signs.This magazine is for you to show
what you can do and say.Just email your contribution to
[email protected] 27th February to make sure it
gets in the next issue.
If you can think of a better title than 'AWESOME!', please email [email protected] with your suggestions
Dont like the design of this paper?
Then help design the next one. Pop
into C035 or email
What are you waiting for? Be part of the student news team. Go to the SU Office (C035), email [email protected] or phone 01922 688822
Bullying hurts, don’t you see?You are nothing, but a big bully.Don’t you think of what could have been?What if they put a razor to their skin?
What if they wrote a note to say goodbye?And their family and friends were leftwondering…? Why?What if at night, they cry themselves to sleep?By morning, it is too hard to get up on their feet.
They are afraid to come to college because ofbullies like you.When they try to tell an adult, their plea isoverruled.Soon they can’t take it anymore.They think, “What do I have to live for?”
Finally all of their secrets start to spill.They grab a bottle and overdose on pills.All they ever wanted was a friend.And to hear the words, “I’m sorry, I won’t do itagain.”
You did it all for fun.You didn't know what could’ve been done.What if you pushed them a bit too far?All your actions have caused one big scar.
Haven’t you seen what you put them through?You think they’re weak, but they’re stronger thanyou.All they want to do is forget.They think, “How much worse can’t get.”
Don’t you know, you’re their biggest fear?They scream so loud, but no one can near.What if it was you who got hurt every day?Tell me how many words you would have left tosay.
by Ashleigh Sutcliffe(Intro to Hospitality)
Bullying
Submit your poem about bullying forthe next edition and you could win a
"Education is themost powerfulweapon which youcan use to changethe world."Nelson Mandella
Miscellany
If you are being abused or bullied inany way, or know anyone who you
think needs help, speak to your tutoror assessor, or email
There is another HarryPotter Studio Trip planned
on Wednesday March25th. Ask at SU for
info/consent forms, etc.
Alton Towers TripBOOK NOW
Wed 24th June2015
ONLY £19
Tne SU did a#PenguinDanceBattle for the
World Wildlife Fund inDecember. Check out the
video on Youtube(http://youtu.be/cwvnQqxNtfs)
"Expecto Patronum"
Photo GalleryTaylor Bird
Photographs by HE Photography student
Taylor-Louise Bird
She chose to re-create some of her favourite and most
popular iconic images based on MARILYN MONROE and
DITA VON TEESE.
“A feeling of powerlessness andinstability is increasingly commonamongst my generation — the firstgeneration in modern history tohave the dubious distinction ofstanding to be worse off than theirparents.We feel let down by politicianswho have failed to speak on ourbehalf in a world where the oddsare already being steadily stakedagainst us.We need a new deal for the nextgeneration. But to achieve this weneed to make sure that, not only isthe student voice loud enough forpoliticians to hear, but that thestudent vote is strong enough forpoliticians to listen.That’s why we need to make surethe voices of students are notignored”Toni Pearce - NUS President
www.gov.uk/register-to-vote
General Election7th May 2015
“Do you love me?” Tia was trying so hard to hold back her tears.
Joshua cupped her cheek and looked straight into her eyes. “Of course, I do. What kind of
question is that?”
She hugged him tight. “Then why are you leaving me?” He kissed the top of her head and said, “You
know I have to.”
She shook her head and sobbed into his shirt. Tears started to form in his eyes as well. “I know
it’s hard, sweetheart, and I’m sorry.”
She cupped his face with both hands and looked at him with tear-filled eyes. “Promise me you’ll
be okay…” He kissed her softly and said, “I promise.”
“Can’t you just stay here with me?” She felt her heart break all over again. “You know, I can’t,
but I have something for you.” No matter what he was going to give, all she wanted was for him to
stay with her. “What is it?” He smiled and wiped her tears. “It’ll arrive tomorrow morning. I
have to go now, and promise me you’ll take care of yourself. Okay? I love you.” He was about to
leave their house, when she grabbed his arm and kissed him with all the love that she could
give. “I love you, Joshua. Come home to me.”
Tia knew this day would come... The day Joshua would leave to carry on the tradition in their
family of being in the army. It was hard having a husband who was in the army. She knew that no
matter how many times he’ll come home, when he leaves again it’ll always hurt like the first
time.
The next day, her doorbell rang and she found herself looking at the most beautiful bouquet of
roses she’s ever seen in her life. She went to their room and put it on their dresser. She found a
card with her name scrawled at the front.
She knew who it was from and tears started to form in her eyes again. She opened the card and saw
his handwriting.
“Happy Anniversary, baby. I’m sorry I couldn’t be there, but here’s to the most beautiful girl I’ve
ever laid my eyes on. I promise to love you until the last rose dies.”
- Joshua
It hurt to love someone this much. She sobbed for the love and loss that she felt at that time.
Then… she noticed that out of the 12 roses in the bouquet, one was made of plastic.
A year later, Joshua was meant to arrive. Tia was so excited, she even
cooked his favourite food. Today, they were going the spend the whole
day together. Tomorrow will be for family and friends. She was about
to pop her homemade pie in the oven, when someone rang the doorbell.
She looked at her watch and she swore Joshua’s flight wasn’t until
later. She took her apron off and went to the door. When she opened it,
she saw two men with the same uniform as Joshua’s. That’s when she
knew something was wrong. Her heart beat fast, her palms became
sweaty and she could feel her whole body shaking. “No! No! No!” was all
she could say.
The military men made sure she was okay before they left. They even
gave her the last letter Joshua wrote before he died.
The Last Roseby Ryn Lois Funtilon (L2 Health & Social Care)
Dear Tia, my love,
You don’t know how happy I am to have you in my life.I want you to know that each and every day, wheneverI’m in thebattlefield I always thought of you.I know you don’t want to talk about death or thepossibility ofme passing on to another life, but when I die, the lastperson thatI’m going to think about is you.Don’t you worry, my love. Everything will be fine.Always remember, I love you until the last rose dies.
Love,Joshua
She swore her heart broke in tiny million pieces. Though her eyes blurred, because of the
tears, she kept on reading the letter over and over and over… She couldn’t believe it. Her
Joshua, the love of her life, was gone. Forever.
She came to his burial and held the plastic rose close to her heart. She whispered to the
wind, hoping it could carry what she said to her love.
‘I’m glad to know that you thought of me even when you took your last breath, my love. I love
you so much it hurts. I know you wouldn’t want me to ruin my life, I also know you’d want me
to move on and be happy. Just give me time and I’ll learn to live with the fact that you’re
gone. You’ll always be in my heart no matter what.’
Tears fell from Tia’s eyes as she laid the plastic rose on his coffin.
Tia was walking on the beach wearing a long white dress. She could feel the wind in her hair
and the sun on her skin. She was enjoying the view when she saw someone. She couldn’t believe
it. It was Joshua wearing all white. He was more handsome than she could remember. He walked
towards her and touched her cheek. She laid her hand on his and they looked into each other’s
eyes. A tear fell from hers and he wiped it away with his thumb. “Shhh. Save your tears.” “I
missed you.” Joshua only smiled. “I know.” “I love you so much, Joshua.” He pulled her towards
him, so their foreheads can touch.
“And I love you… until the last rose dies, my love.”
The dream faded, then Tia woke up to find herself in tears. Nothing changed, Joshua was still
gone, but his love will remain forever.
MASTODON O2 Academies, Birmingham
Review by Adam Roy Moore (Access to HE)
Here we are again for Mastodon’s now yearly excursion to our shores, this time theyhad Big Business and Krokodil in tow for the European leg of the ‘Once More ‘Roundthe Sun’ tour.
Mastodon, Atlanta’s finest export, has risen through the ranks to become thepreeminent metal band of our generation. As such, anticipation in the audience waspalpable. Although touring their latest album ‘Once More ‘Round the Sun’, they openedto the now packed Academy with ‘Oblivion’ from their ‘Crack the Skye’ album, and thecrowd lapped it up, with the sea of bodies in the standing area already crashingaround.
The set list drew from their entire back catalogue and played like a greatest hitsalmost, with classics such as ‘Blood and Thunder’, ‘Iron Tusk’ and ‘Crystal Skull’ sittingnicely next to the new, more accessible album.
Speaking of which, the new material went down a storm, with head banging a plenty.Despite the O2’s overzealous stewards, the mosh pit had plenty of crowd surfers andeven a circle pit (which guitarist Ben Kelliher cheekily encouraged). Title track ‘OnceMore ‘Round the Sun’ sounded truly epic and will become a staple of their live showsfor sure.
Mastodon are a band that let theirmusic do the talking on stage, butguitarist Brent Hinds still had astab at stage banter, with resultsthat can’t be repeated here! Theset was completed by drummerBrann Dailor’s heartfelt thanks tothe very vocal crowd, stating thebands pleasure at playing in the‘birthplace of heavy metal’ again.
Believe me, the pleasure was allours.
Skate 3 is a skating simulator that perfectly captures what it is like to skate. From experience, you’re notgonna play skate for the first time and be able to do a darkslide on a rail and kickflip off of it while rockingthe air guitar. Much like the pastime it is based on, becoming good will be a growing experience that willmost likely break a few bones by the time you can do something cool. Some say this is a weakness but Isay it’s a strength! If I want to do that stuff then no problem I’ll play Tony Hawk. This is where SKATE 3shines brightest. It perfectly simulates the road to being a skater.
As far as the gameplay goes it’s pretty straight forward. You create your avatar though a decentcharacter creator and from then it’s just you and your board. There is a “campaign” that involves youdoing stuff like races and competitions to promote your brand; this unlocks a few more features but to behonest I could live without a new hoodie design. The meat of the game is in you just going around townwith your board and skating to your heart’s desire. Ollie your way around three districts, these beingdowntown, university and industrial, each with a unique style and layout. My personal favourite beinguniversity with it's giant shark statue that I try to jump over.
You do a trick by flicking the right control stick; for an Ollie you simply flick the stick up and the moreawesome the trick is the harder the stick movement is to pull off. The game also offers a unique ALL OFMEAT mode where you do whatever it takes to hurt yourself in order to get the highest score. It’sawesome and surreal to see a virtual you break his legs after failing a wall ride.
However…this is a game by EA, so not surprisingly it has issues. Firstly the game is riddled withgraphical glitches. I’d be a wealthy man if I had a penny for every time the board went through mycharacter's legs or when I become one with a ramp that I collided with. But to my amazement the onlinecommunity actually like this so to each his own. If you don’t mind that sort of thing it shouldn't bother youthat much and I haven’t encountered anything game breaking yet.
And as far as the multiplayer goes it's pretty good…if you’re online. There is no local multiplayer, justonline…which sucks for anyone who isn't online because playing with friends is a blast. But if you areonline you can play with friends and check out skate parks people have made. And let me tell you..thereare a lot of really cool parks out there.
And finally, this is a game that you have to be in the mood for; it’s like a fighting game in the sense thatyou have got to be ready to remember relatively complex moves in order to play the game right.But none of these criticisms take away from how fun this game really is. If you see this game on a sale orfor a cheap price, pick it up! You won’t be disappointed.
As far as skating games go,you’ve got to choose. Eitherthe wacky and crazy TonyHawk games, or the realisticand down to earth skategames. As a skater myself, Imuch prefer the SKATEfranchise.
Nathan Mills (L2 Creative Media)Awesome 10/10
The film follows Alan Turing and his fellow code breakers as they try to crack the
unbreakable Enigma code. The Enigma code was a code set up by the Germans to
encrypt messages so that no one would be able to read them and the code breakers
of Bletchley park tried to break the seemingly unbreakable code.
While watching the film you do have to pay attention or else you will miss bits,
as Alan Turing, played by Benedict Cumberbatch, explains that you must pay
attention. The film is directed by Morten Tyldum and adapted from the book, 'Alan
Turing: The Enigma' by Graham Moore. Morten hasn't done many films that have been
as big as The Imitation Game, as he is relatively new to Hollywood filmmaking,
but he seems to be on the right track in making blockbusters. As the film
progresses you start to feel closer to Alan Turing, especially when young Alan is
shown to be an outsider in his school.
Personally I think this is Benedict Cumberbatch’s best work and shows just what a
talented actor he is. However, the film would be nothing without the fellow
actors who play the other code breakers of Bletchley Park who put on an amazing
performance.
Overall this film makes you laugh, cry and shows you true heroes of the second
world war.
I would definitely recommend this film to anyone and say it should be shown in
schools in the future to show the work of the Bletchley Park code breakers.
The Imitation Game
is a heart warming
film about the true
story of Alan Turing
and the amazing code
breakers of
Bletchley Park.
Amy Phillips
(Diploma in Creative Media Production)
Aries
The January 4 Full Moon pits familyconcerns against work demands. Be calmand clear, and don't get rattled.Wednesday, January 14, and Thursday,January 15, avoids strife or disagreementswith a boss or authority figure.
Taurus
Keep control of your time, money, andreal or imagined social obligations. Beready and willing to take on more atwork during the New Moon on January20. It shouldn't be a challenge, but itmight need more time than you have.
Gemini
A friend or family member may point it outor perhaps cause it in the first place. It'snothing you can't handle, and it will affectsomeone else more than you. Be busyand enjoy the January 20 New Moon.You'll have the magic touch at work, andthat will leave you plenty of time andenergy for a big break or even a getaway.
Cancer
Close relationships should grow closertoday, and new relationships becomeclose ones. You like the way you feel,Cancer, but want to express it outwardlythrough gifts or intimacy.
Leo
Relations with family or other members ofyour household should be especially warmnow. Leo, providing you with a rewardingday. You probably won't spend much ofyour day alone. Make the most of it.
Virgo
You could be greatly inspired and high on acreative streak that doesn't leave muchroom for socializing. It's your place - youdecide. The weekend of January 10 can befun and romantic, but unmet expectationsand disappointments may follow. Take goodcare of yourself
Libra
Romantic matters could thrive now, as youwill be in the mood to physically expressyour feelings. Old friends form strongerbonds, while you discover commoninterests with new friends.
Scorpio
The doors of communication are open foryou. You could decide to spend the daygetting to know your friends all over again. You can be comforting and supportivewithout getting run over. Life may alsolook more magical and fun. It's no illusion.Keep this feeling all year long.
Sagittarius
You may feel called to help someone whoreally doesn't need it as much as youthink. Respect your own finances andneeds, don't neglect yourself, andeverything will be fine.
Capricorn
Be patient and pay attention and you couldscore big with a better job offer, more work,or simply more income without the extrawork. Enjoy the weekend of January 24, butdon't tire yourself out.
Aquarius
The January 20 New Moon belongs toyou, and you should prepare to startsomething new and important. Don't becaught off guard if some new, importantopportunity comes your way out ofnowhere.
Pisces
Be thoughtful and treat people gently -you'll have great influence and personalmagic now. But don't dally over somethingimportant. The magic won't last long.
Horoscopes
Mar 21 - Apr 19 Apr 20 - May 20 May 21 - Jun 20
Jun 21 - Jul 22 Jul 23 - Aug 22
Aug 23 - Sep 22
Sep 23 - Oct 22 Oct 23 - Nov 21
Nov 22 - Dec 21
Dec 22 - Jan 19
Jan 20 - Feb 18
Feb 19 - Mar 20
Collated by Gintare Ruzgyte (L3 Business & Management)
SU Magazine Prize Crossword
Across
Down1 A social media company for computer and video game players2 A social networking service with a strong music emphasis4 Home of the Official Chart, the Live Lounge and the world's greatest DJs5 A social networking site that relies on micro-blogging for communication6 A portfolio of social networking websites based upon the themes of reunion8 An instant messaging app for smartphones15 A telecommunications application software18 A provider of on-demand Internet streaming media
The first correct set of answers
handed into the SU Office (C035)
will win a special prize
3 A video-sharing website6 An online social networking service7 An American social movie site fordiscovering new movies9 Connect Jellys to win10 A match-three puzzle video gamedeveloped by King11 A microblogging platform and socialnetworking website12 The world's online marketplace13 A website for discovering, sharing andpreserving family history14 A feathered phenomenon16 A virtual bulletin or cork board that allowsusers to find and collect images and videos.17 A social sound platform where anyone cancreate sounds and share them everywhere19 A social networking and identity service
Good Luck!
by Dee Stoute (Access to HE - Social Work)
Answers in the Next Issue (Feb '15)
Welcome to 2015. The Students' Union will be as busy as ever this year
in making your college experience better than you could hope for.
IF YOU ARE A CURRENT STUDENT, YOU ARE A MEMBER OF THE
STUDENTS' UNION.
This means you can join in any of the activities we put on and there is
someone on your side when you need it. If you have any problems in
the college, try the Students' Union and we can help, or at least point
you in the right direction.
You can also take advantage of the trips we put on. Last year, we went
Ice Skating, visited the world of Harry Potter and sent our elected
representatives all over the country. This year there is Alton Towers
pencilled in for the end of June but we have plenty of money left, so let
us know where you’d like to go.
As a Students' Union member, you can also get an NUS Extra Card. This
is the main student discount card accepted at shops (high street and
online), restaurants and many more places. Only £12 for 12 months
and only available to students.
Our big fundraiser will be on Friday
13th March, so if you have a crazy
idea, the wackier the better, tell us
about it.
If you want to do something with
your class, we have buckets,
collecting tins , props, wigs, costumes
@WalsallSU
Our intrepid student
volunteers will be out and
about in 2015 crusading
against bullying and
disrespect in college and
further afield.
If you would like to volunteer
for the SAS Team, please
contact the Students'
Union in C035 or via
the internet (see
below)
Hi,
I am your Students' Union president
and my job is to represent all Walsall
College students with the
Management and Governors of the
College.
All students should be treated equally
and with respect, so if you feel that
you are not, please contact me via the
Students' Union Office (C035), Social
Media (see below) or by phone
(01922 688822).
I also represent the college to the
National Union of Students (NUS) and
with local and national politicians, so
if you have anything you’d like me to
say, get in touch and Speak UP!
I look forward to hearing from you,
Gintare
Ruzgyte
Students' Union
President