Don Foster re-elected with large majority

Rabian Fichter
Tuesday, 11 May, 2010

Though campaigning for the election had been going on unofficially long before the election date was set, April 21st marked the beginning of the campaign on campus, as 8W1.1 hosted a debate between representatives of the major parties standing in Bath. The proceedings began with a short speech by each candidate Tory Fabian Richter’s was notable for not mentioning students once; he asserted that “Don has been fighting the Conservatives for years”, at which the incumbent finished his sentence: “and winning”.

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Opinion

If you want peace, Britain: don’t prepare for war!

Why economic woe and tiresome warfare may spell the end of over-ambitious foreign policy in Britain
Martin Price
Tuesday, 11 May, 2010

Last November when 7 ft Russian Boxer Nikolai Valuev was comprehensively beaten by David
Haye, it was all too clear that size is not everything, that giants can be conquered. In
fact this is what Britain had managed to show for half a millennium, ruling the world
first through naval prowess and then through victories in the two greatest wars ever
seen. And yet it was these two wars that seemed to spark the beginning of the end of
British imperial power. At its height, the British Empire encompassed a quarter of the

On the capitulation of the unique personality

Horace J. Montague
Tuesday, 11 May, 2010

Presenting yourself to others as something you are not, like assuming officialdom by donning a policeman's outfit, like a conman feigning legitimacy or a criminal pretending to be law abiding by pleading innocence, is clearly nothing else but deception and dishonesty.
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Features

The Travel Bug

Chris Wotton
Tuesday, 11 May, 2010

What’s the longest train journey in the UK?
At 13 hours 22 minutes, the 08.20 weekday service from Aberdeen to Penzance, on the tip of Cornwall, notches up the record for the UK’s longest single journey without changes – after spending the whole day onboard, you’ll pull in to Penzance just before 10pm. The fare’s one for the records, too - £196.00 for a single, dropping to £129.35 with a 16-25 railcard.

A reader writes

Instability Lentil
Tuesday, 11 May, 2010

Sir: I’m a big fan of your publication, despite the fact I am illiterate and dead. Here are some parts I’ve really enjoyed:
News: I like reading about things which are happening around Uni, and am particularly keen to find out about new Facebook groups people have created. Indeed, I don’t find it at all trivial, and wish you could devote the whole section to social networking, with a particular focus on status updates giving details about things including, but not limited to:
• Eating a sandwich
• Using the toilet
• Going to the shops to buy something, but finding it is out of stock
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Ents

Encore

Do You Want More?
Fionnuala Collins
Tuesday, 11 May, 2010

The climax in the student musical society’s calendar, an afore claimed “one night extravaganza”, took place in front of a packed Arts Lecture Theatre last Monday night. With a sold out crowd of friends and family, an eclectic line up of top musical triumphs, and a standard Bath delay of twenty minutes, auditorium anticipation accumulated. One has come to learn with Arts at Bath, not to set expectations too high, however Encore was of a new elite.

Iggy & The Stooges at Hammersmith Apollo: Don't Look Back - Raw Power

Matthew Hartfield saw a sixty three year old's penis, and he liked it.
Matthew Hartfield
Tuesday, 11 May, 2010

One expects many things on a good night out, however these generally do not include seeing a sixty-three year old’s penis. Yet this, perversely, only adds to the mystique of the evening: the sight of an ageing man performing a rock classic to perfection, and still managing to channel the energy of his mischievous younger self from thirty years ago.
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Science

Professor Science

Professor Science
Tuesday, 11 May, 2010

Professor; a friend of a friend at Durham Uni (8th best in the UK) recently tried to cool her room down by leaving the fridge door open; would this work?

No. A fridge doesn’t create coldness, it pumps heat from inside the box out. Leaving the door open means the fridge is taking heat from the room and putting it back in the room. This is known, in technical terms, as pissing in the wind.

Dear Prof Science

Alligators in New York Sewers

Edward Johnson
Tuesday, 11 May, 2010

Modern society is filled with rumours and fabrications that are spread via illustrious gossip. Just ask the Sexperts. We’ve all heard at least one juicy piece of gossip in our lifetimes, but sometimes you may hear something that just cannot be. Or can it? Such is the way with urban legends. There is a world of modern myths out there, and as it turns out some of them have some scientific basis.
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Sport

Skiiers and boarders tackle the French Alps

Jennie McConnell
Tuesday, 20 April, 2010

This Easter Bath Snowsports took a coach-load to the British Universities Snowsports Championships (BUSC), a week packed full of competitions and entertainment. This year BUSC took place on the beautiful slopes of Alpe d’Huez in France, where we were blessed with the perfect combination of snow and sun.

Bath Rugby reveal ambitious new owner

Ben Cassels
Tuesday, 20 April, 2010

Bath Rugby has unveiled a new, multi-millionaire owner who has immediately made clear his intention to elevate the club to the very top of European rugby.

Bruce Craig, born and bred in Bristol, is a self-confessed rugby fanatic, a former player and a long-term Bath Rugby supporter with a real passion for the long term future of the club – a key factor in previous owner Andrew Brownsword’s decision to hand over ownership after up to two years of discussion. The amount of money changing hands has not been disclosed.
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