May's issue of Western Eye is the last one of the academic year, and it's packed full of great content for reading in between all your revision!

The sun has arrived, finally! My house mate conceded to us that we have chosen a foul year weather-wise to live in Spain. By this point in previous year, they had been soaking up the sun at temperatures of around 24 degrees for well over a month. 

I have utilized the last month or so to do some travelling within this ‘different’ country (as the tourist board likes to put it). 

Yoni Wolf, aka WHY?, has been a cornerstone of the Anticon records label since its inception in 1997. On their website it’s described as a genre-defying collective and when talking to Yoni it’s easy to tread on his desire for it to remain so – when mentioning the ‘Anticon sound’ conversation is immediately stalled as he questions “What is it?!.”

So, it’s been a pretty crazy six months (with two awards and a number one album and all), how you holding up?

Yeah, I’m fine, not feeling overworked really! Though I have been doing a lot of travelling, I also get to do a lot of sitting around. There are some days that are really hectic, but you forget about them.

Has everything that’s going on sunk in yet?

Hello folks. By the time you read this article there will be 24hr light on Svalbard, so the insomnia will be back!

In this article I’m going to talk about how one goes about camping. For most of you sitting reading this rolling your eyes and going “but I know how to put up a tent!”, I ask that you read on as it’s a little more complicated than it looks when you’re in a place like this.

First year student Pete Johnson was named Hub Radio Manager for the new academic year beginning in 2010 following the results of a committee-style election.

Pete’s show ‘Gypsylover Presents with Alex Zeal and Gregg Meade’ has been one of the most successful of the year. His first year as a radio DJ at UWE was topped when he recently featured on Steve Lemacq’s own show on BBC Radio 6 Music last month.

Students living at the city centre accommodation Marketgate building have been complaining of ongoing issues to both the Unite group and UWE Accommodation Services.
Students at the building, which is administrated by the Unite Group on behalf of UWE Accommodation Services, have complained of repeatedly malfunctioning lifts, broken appliances and dirty conditions.

Your Student Newspaper has sorted out competition tickets to some of the best festivals on the continent, with more competitions next month too ! Entry info below.

14-18TH JUNE / SOUTH WALES, UK

From Monday afternoon students on Frenchay campus will be able to pick up a copy of the April edition of Western Eye.

You can read it online right here and now!!

Bloc burst out onto the scene in 2007 on the opposite side of the country, quickly securing a niche for itself in a burst of vibrant electronic music, from techno to hip hop. From the list of artists and promoters booked it’s clear that the core team of Bloc are deep into their respective genres, and this year’s bill like those before it featured both legends from decades gone past as well as the innovators of tomorrow.