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A couple of weeks back I caught up with Craig Umpleby, president of UWE Bar-School society.
What sort of things do you get up to at your bar-tending skills sessions?
We get up to loads of different things during our sessions, we alternate them every week so one week we will cover flairing (throwing bottles around) and the next we will cover mixology.
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UWE History Society is hosting a talk, by award winning author Mike Jay, about a little known episode from Bristol’s History, at St Matts Campus, Lady Chapel, 6.30pm on Thursday 12th November. Mike Jay, studied philosophy at Cambridge University and has written extensively on scientific and medical history. He specialises in the history of madness and psychiatry and in the social history of drug use. |
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UWE Socialist Students have been kicking the new term off with meetings on issues we believe are of crucial importance to students. So what does go on at these meetings, how can you get involved? |
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Many of us have come to university after living at home all our lives and have been exposed to drugs for perhaps the first time, be it a cheeky spliff in halls or dropping a few E’s on a night out. |
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So, what do we do? Well…“People & Planet is the largest, student network in Britain campaigning to end world poverty, defend human rights and protect the environment.” Or at least that’s what the website will tell you, but we are much more than that; let me explain who UWE People and Planet really are….
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This enjoyable and successful event was brought to UWE jointly by the UWE History Society and the Regional History Centre. |
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So, what’s all this fuss about OUT UWE [LGBTx] this year then, I hear you ask? |
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Paintball is like a drug because it's addictive and you'll want to do it all the time (I dream about it!) |
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While the names of some societies are self-explanatory (Aerospace, Anime, Racing), there are others which are mysteries even for third year students.
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Experimenting with illegal drugs is, for many, an important and natural part of university life.
