According to GMTV’s Mr Motivator, "Exercise makes you feel good". Adele Collins looks why we need a healthy body for a healthy mind. "One in ten people will suffer from mental illness at some point in their life," declares MIND, the mental health organisation. Mental
People these days are obsessed with money. Not exactly a startling revelation and a bit rich coming from you, I hear you cry. But the interesting thing about the current nature of this obsession is that it does not encompass care of money. The public will happily waste, or see
Have you ever been disappointed when some music journalist tells you that such and such’s music is "cinematic", or, even worse, "the soundtrack to an unmade film"? Expecting something really special, the thrilling immediacy of pop music imbued within the drama and power of a
Washing facilities for residents of Wilson House will be temporarily out of action, starting from 3rd February. The installation of new machines is expected to take approximately a month. Meanwhile, residents have been advised to make alternative arrangements. The current contract was ended when the company from which the machines
Another aspect of Waterstone’s Bookstore tender has come under suspicion with the revelation that the company plan to use JANET for their retail plans. In their tender, Waterstone’s made a big selling point of their proposed use of the internet, emphasising in particular the ability to order and
On the 22nd of this month, IC football seconds produced a stunning second half performance to win a game that Goldsmith’s led by four goals to one at the interval. A strike either side of half time by Dekker, the Dutch Destroyer, and four second half goals ensured that
Around about 10.20, the BBC sports jingle starts up, soon followed by the theme to Sportsnight. I could have stayed home for that, but then I would have missed the Orb. When it comes to playing cheeky samples, the Orb have the art-form down to a T. When it
It was muddy, it was cold and it was shite, but the ladies firsts were out there on a grass pitch at Royal Holloway to fight for a place in the final of the UL plate. Half time approached with no goals scored but that’s not surprising as half
Following our successful weekend away in the English Riviera, we shall be presenting a selection of slides to our regular discussion workshop next week. Anyone is welcome to come along and participate in reliving a memorable weekend and experience first hand some Dave G’s classic forays in and around
"Infotainment" is one of those vogue words that, along with "information superhighway" and "cyberspace" have always made me cringe. Whereas the latter are not within the scope of this column, "infotainment" is already hitting our television screens and newspapers, with an array
Unfortunately, Something for the Weekend’s store of great gear to give away is temporarily exhausted this week, so you shall have to make do with some of the amusing answers that came in for our Classroom Clangers competition in SftW 1075. First up we have Simon Buckle of the
The normal routine of the Chemistry Department was disrupted last week by an incident in the RCS1 building. At 11am last Thursday the Tilden Laboratory, on the second floor of the block, was ripped apart by an explosion. The source of the explosion was traced to a fume cupboard in
