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20 January 2010 |
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• Have your say.... complete the National Student Survey
The National Student Survey (NSS) is an annual survey of undergraduate
students across the UK and has the support of both the National Union of
Students and LSE Students’ Union.
Now entering its sixth year, the NSS is a census of students in the final
year of a course leading to undergraduate qualification. It is your
opportunity to give your opinions on what you liked about your time at LSE
as well as things that you felt could have been improved.
January sees the launch of the NSS 2010 and shortly you will be contacted
by the NSS asking for your views on your time here at LSE.
It is quick to complete and the results of the survey will be published on Unistats.com later in the year. All your answers are submitted anonymously
and your contact details are used only for the purpose of the survey.
Your views and the results are important to the School so please take the
time to complete the survey, which can be found at
www.thestudentsurvey.com
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• Speaker success
The LSESU Debating Society saw success over Christmas, with its A team
reaching the finals of the World Universities Debating Championship - the
world’s largest debating tournament.
Four hundred teams from more than 200 universities were present at the
tournament, with LSE sending three teams to represent the School. The LSE A
team performed extremely well, making it all the way to the finals, competing against the best
teams from Oxford, Harvard and Sydney. The final was eventually won by
Sydney, but two of LSE’s speakers, Art Ward and Rushabh Ranavat, were named
as the ninth and tenth best speakers in the world respectively.
Rushabh said: ‘It feels great to see the effort you put in culminate in a
fantastic result, but there was also a lot of team pride in finally
establishing with such force LSE's presence on the global debating stage.’
Art added: ‘After several years of debating at University, ranking ninth
at the World Championships is one of the things of which I am most proud.
The team performance is obviously the most important part of the
competition, but it's really nice to rank highly individually as well.’
This fantastic result has helped to cement LSE's growing reputation as a
debating powerhouse - last year the team also came third in the British
Debate university rankings, behind Oxford and Cambridge. They have also been
finalists in over 70 per cent of British debate tournaments in the past two
years. Many congratulations to everyone involved.
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• Statement on Mr Reza Pankhurst
There have been articles in the press over the last week concerning Mr
Reza Pankhurst which comment in particular on his political views, his
position at the School and his participation in Friday prayers.
Mr Pankhurst is a PhD student in the Department of Government, in the
third year of registration. He began as a Graduate Teaching Assistant this
year on the undergraduate course 'States, Nations and Empire' and teaches
two classes a week of second/third year students.
We are not aware that Mr Pankhurst is a member of a proscribed
organisation or has broken any laws or LSE regulations. He did not disguise
his past when he applied to the School (see
Guardian 18 January). The School has not received any complaints
from students who have been taught by Mr Pankhurst.
Senior officers of the School are in regular contact with the Islamic
Society, to which most of its Muslim students belong. Our understanding is
that a range of views are expressed at Friday prayers by speakers who are
restricted almost always to members of the School community. The LSE's Code
of Practice on Free Speech seeks to ensure freedom of thought, conscience,
religion and expression within the law. We have not had complaints that Mr
Pankhurst, or any other speaker, has said anything unlawful during sermons
at Friday prayers which would breach our code of practice.
We have procedures for handling complaints under our 'Disciplinary
Regulations for Students' and if we were to receive such complaints about
any speaker in the School then we would take them very seriously. |
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 Notices
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• Helping Haiti
Students and staff are keen to offer support to the victims of the Haiti
earthquake.
The LSESU African Caribbean Society have organised ‘Party for a Cause’ on
Friday 22 January with all the proceeds raised going to the victims of the
Haiti earthquake. The party will take place at Bar 242, 242 Blackfriars
Road, SE1 9UF, from 8pm onwards.
All are welcome, so please go along and help this worthy cause, or
alternatively make a contribution directly to the African Caribbean Society.
For more information contact Ines Uwiteto,
president of the African Caribbean Society, at i.j.uwiteto@lse.ac.uk
The School is also collecting for Haiti at LSE public events. This started
on Monday and will continue for two weeks. From just four events so far, we
have raised over £400. A totaliser - showing the amount raised to date - is
on the Events
homepage.
If you have been directly affected by the events in Haiti or if you know
of a fellow-student who has been directly affected, please contact
Gavin Eves in the Student Services Centre at
g.eves@lse.ac.uk This is also an
appropriate context in which to remind all students of the various support
services the School provides, including the Student Counsellors and the
Chaplaincy, which can provide support and comfort to students who are
feeling personal pain or grief at this catastrophe.
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• InterFaith Holocaust Memorial
Tuesday 26 January, 5.30pm, Shaw Library
To mark the 65th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwiz, religious
societies at LSE have been invited to read from their respective Scriptures,
which will then be followed by a performance from the School choir and an
address by the Reverend John Scott.
This is not an act of worship but of solidarity and therefore open to
all. No ticket is required, just turn up on the day. For more information,
email David Peebles at
d.peebles@lse.ac.uk
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• LSE is changing its free anti-virus software
Did you know LSE provides free anti-virus for all students to use on
their personal machines? If you do not yet have anti-virus software, or
if you have downloaded McAfee in the past, please keep reading.
LSE has chosen Sophos to replace McAfee as the product it offers free to
students. Sophos anti-virus is available for Windows, Mac and Linux and is
free, for personal use, to all students registered on a course at LSE.
LSE’s McAfee licence expires shortly. All users of McAfee provided by LSE
must download Sophos and replace their current anti-virus product.
If you have purchased your own anti-virus product, please continue to use
it, as long as you keep it up-to-date.
Follow this link to download Sophos now
For help and advice visit the
Laptop Surgery
Visit the IT Services website for
information security advice
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• IT Services User Survey 2010 - tell us what you think
Complete the IT Services annual user survey for a chance to win an Apple
iPod Touch.
You will be sent an email inviting you to participate, along with a link
to the online questionnaire which takes about ten minutes to complete, and
as a further incentive, everyone who submits a completed survey will be
entered into a prize draw to win a iPod Touch.
Look out for our email announcing the survey and don’t miss out on your
chance to shape the way your IT services are provided at LSE.
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• New resources from the Student Counselling Service
Managing perfectionism workshop
Monday 25 January, 12-1pm, Graham Wallas Room
This workshop will look at common difficulties with excess
perfectionism, and cover a wide range of practical approaches to help
you manage your studies. No need to book in advance, just turn up at the
door.
More
Stress management group
The Student Counselling Service is running this group, starting on Thursday
28 January at 2-4pm, for three weeks. It looks at the stresses involved in
studying at LSE and offers a range of new coping strategies. Please contact
the office at
student.counselling@lse.ac.uk or on 020 7852 3627 for further details.
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• Careers Service jobs of the week
Internships at International Organisations - apply now!
- UN Headquarters Internship Programme
Deadline: Friday 29 January
- International Finance Corporation Internship Programme
Deadline: Saturday 30 January
L'Oréal, HR Intern - a great opportunity for a paid internship at
one of the world’s most dynamic FMCG companies.
Liberal Democrats, Conference and Events Internship - gain
experience of marketing communications and events organising by working for
a major political party.
For full details of these posts and over 400 more visit 'My Careers
Service' at www.lse.ac.uk/careers
and click ‘search for opportunities’.
Come and visit the Careers Service on Floor 3, Tower 3.
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• Get in shape for the new year
LA Fitness will be back at LSE promoting the gym membership deal on
Monday 25 January on Houghton Street and outside the New Academic
Building.
LA Fitness will be offering an exclusive membership deal to staff and
students at a rate of only £35.95 a month. In addition to this, LA Fitness
will be holding free health checks in Tower Three for anyone who is
interested, bookings are to be made through Amy Mamawag at
a.mamawag@lse.ac.uk or ext 5223.
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 What's
on
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• Don't miss out....
Tickets for the LSE Space for Thought Literary Festival 2010 will be
released on Monday 25 January. Speakers include Mark Lawson, Susie Orbach, Giles Foden, Lionel Shriver, AS Byatt, Ben Okri, and Colin
Thubron.
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Other upcoming events include....
Time for a New Policy Paradigm: resources, technology and human well-being
On: Thursday 21 January at 6.30pm in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New
Academic Building
Speaker: Professor Sir David King
Baroness Hale: in conversation with Mr Justice Cranston
On: Tuesday 26 January at 6.30pm in the Hong Kong Theatre, Clement
House
Speaker: Baroness Hale
Risk, ethics and public sensitivities
On: Thursday 28 January at 1.05pm in the Hong Kong Theatre, Clement
House
Speaker: Professor George Gaskell
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• Alexandra Dariescu, piano
Thursday 21 January at 1.05-2pm in the Shaw Library, Old Building
Winner of Prix Maurice Ravel 2008 at the International Academy in France,
she has recently appeared at the Barbican and Wigmore Hall.
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• Obama
Nation? Rating the President's First Year in Office
Wednesday 20 January, 6.30pm, Old Theatre
Speakers: Professor Michael Cox, Professor Rob Singh, Dr Robin Niblett, and
Justin Webb
One year on from Barack Obama’s inauguration as President of the United
States, the LSE IDEAS Transatlantic Programme brings together a panel of
experts to discuss the progress his administration has made. Have relations
with Europe and the Muslim World been rebuilt after the discord of the Bush
years? Have the US and its allies now got a strategy to win in Afghanistan?
Will the US-China relationship come to define the age of Obama and can the
United States survive this economic crisis as the preeminent superpower?
This event will launch a major report detailing the Administration’s
successes and failures from its first year in office. Copies will be
available to purchase on the night, priced £5. IDEAS events are free and
open to all unless otherwise stated.
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• Global Governance lunchtime seminar series
The Copenhagen Accord: what next for international climate policy?
Tuesday 26 January, 1-2pm, room M10
Speaker: Dr Robert Falkner
Dr Robert Falkner is Senior Lecturer in International Relations at LSE.
He is an associate of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and
the Environment and an associate fellow of Chatham House’s Energy,
Environment and Development Programme. His most recent book, Business
Power and Conflict in International Environmental Politics (Palgrave
Macmillan), was published in paperback in 2009.
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• European Week
The LSESU European Society is organising a European Week from Monday 25 -
Friday 29 January.
Among the events organised, there will be conferences and debates on
security, foreign affairs and climate change issues as well as a movie night
and drinks. See below for the week's programme -
Is
anything happening with European Defence?
Monday 25 January, 4.30-5.30pm, S78, St Clement's Building
Speaker: Jamie Shea, NATO
EU
High Representative and President of the European Council: Analysis and
Performance Review
Tuesday 26 January, 6-7.30pm, S221, St Clement's Building
Speakers: Professor Simon Hix, Charles Grant, John Peet, Professor Wallace
From Hopenhagen to Flopenhagen? A follow-up of the Copenhagen climate
conference
Wednesday 27 January, 4-6pm, NAB 214, New Academic Building
Speaker: Dr Robert Falkner, LSE
Projection of the movie 'L'Auberge espagnole' followed by drinks
Thursday 28 January, 6.30pm, G1, 20 Kingsway
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• Spanish in motion
The Language Centre invites you to the first Spanish in Motion session of
this term.
On Tuesday 26 January, the centre will be screening Prototype for a
good emigration by the visual artist Josep-María Martín (Prototipo para
una buena emigración, 25”, 2005). The film will be in Spanish.
After the film, there will be a Q&A session with Josep-María Martín.
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 Questions
to the School
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This is your opportunity to put your questions to the School - perhaps
you want to know more about the new Student Services Centre, the Careers
Service, the Library or even the catering facilities. Or maybe you just
have suggestions on how to improve your time here?
Q: What is the School doing to improve printing facilities?
Question raised by a student at the 'Meet the Managers' session last
term
A: Students returning to the Library after the Christmas break may
have noticed that IT Services has been busy improving printing facilities,
one of the suggestions raised in last term's 'Meet the Management' session.
Amber Miro, Assistant Director for User Services, reports that the five
high-capacity printers in the basement have been replaced with new versions,
and that the remaining medium-capacity printers on the upper floors will be
upgraded to high-capacity in the coming weeks. All student printers across
the campus have also been cleaned and serviced. These steps should help
improve printer performance, although IT services staff will also be seeking
to target increased patrols of the library and student computer rooms at
areas of more frequent breakdowns to ensure these are picked up and fixed
quickly. Students encountering problems printing are encouraged to help
speed up response times by reporting them to the IT help desk. Faults can be
reported in person, by phone, by email or via the virtual helpdesk icon on
desktops.
If you would like to submit a question,
please email Nicole Gallivan at
n.gallivan@lse.ac.uk
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 Society
profile
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• LSESU Cycling Society
The LSESU Cycling Society is a new society that organises cycle training,
London cycling trips with different themes (museums, open markets, parks,
Thames, sightseeing, etc.), bike renting, and second hand bike purchasing.
Society president?
Grace Li
grace.qy.li@gmail.com
Big event/s coming up that you would like to highlight?
1. Weekend cycling trips
2. Long-term renting of cheap bikes and accessories
3. Downhill biking in Nevis Range in the summer
Why should people join the society?
To meet new friends, to visit famous and featured places together, and to
enjoy cycling.
Website?
Facebook - LSE-Cycling-Society |
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 Direct
view
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A senior member of the School highlights an important issue for
students.
• Jean Sykes, Chief Information Officer
As the Lent term gets underway, LSE library and IT Services will face a
heavy demand on resources. We are determined to meet the needs of our
students, and have been monitoring the use of the library and our resources
carefully.
So far this term we have more than met demand for study spaces. In fact,
our monitoring shows that we have always had a quarter of our study spaces
free - so we hope you have not had any trouble finding a space to work.
Similarly, even at peak times PC use has not exceeded 90 per cent. Students
can check PC availability on the plasma screens and at
http://itservices.lse.ac.uk/systems/checkpr, which can also be accessed
via mobile phone web browsers.
We have also taken steps to improve our printers. All printers have
either been serviced or replaced over the Christmas break and we have
increased the frequency of our daily printer checks. You can find more
information on printers in response to a student question earlier in this
Student News.
In preparation for exams the Library is now open 24 hours for all members
of LSE until the end of the exam period. As usual we will be operating a
study space booking service for LSE users and plan to launch an online
booking system to make this service easier to use.
We take encouragement from the fact that the recent Library Student
Survey found that over 92 per cent of users agreed that the Library provided
an overall good service. As a leading UK research library we are committed
to providing the finest service possible and welcome feedback through
www.lse.ac.uk/library/enquiriesandfeedback. I wish you all well in your
studies this term. |
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 60
Second Interview
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• with..... Daniel Beckley, LSE security
Daniel is a popular member of the
LSE security team. Health and
fitness are always on his mind,
he likes to talk things over
with his wife and children, and
informs us that he wears men's quality underwear
and hard-wearing suits!
What is the best part of your
job at LSE?
The best part of my job at LSE is
giving simple directions to
students on campus.
What three items would you take
to a desert island with you?
I would take a radio, a watch and
my ruck sack.
What was your best subject at
School?
My best subjects were art and
government.
What are you most afraid of?
I'm afraid of big guns and
mosquitoes. But what I'm most
afraid of is Prince Charles
becoming king!
What would we be most surprised
to learn about you?
I always gain much attention for
wearing USA size 17 shoes, which
cost around £150.
Where is your favourite place
on the LSE campus?
My favourite place is the Shaw
Library.
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