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10 November 2010 |
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• LSE student to trek 600 miles to the South Pole
In December 2011 Garrick Hileman (pictured), a postgraduate student in the
Department of Economic History at LSE, will be part of a team of five
trekking from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole. The trek aims to
inspire blind and partially sighted people and raise awareness and funds for
two sight-related charities.
Garrick will be joined by team mates Richard Smith, Andrew Jensen, Andrew
Cooney and Alan Lock. Alan, who suffers from macular degeneration and has
limited sight, is also aiming to set the record for the first visually
impaired person to complete this journey.
The team will be taking on one of the toughest endurance challenges in
the world - to trek, unsupported, from the coast of Antarctica all the way
to the South Pole. They will cover a distance of nearly 600 miles, expending
over 7,000 calories per day and taking on one of the harshest environments
on the planet. Only about 100 people have completed the trek on foot before.
Their expedition will also coincide with the 100th anniversary of the
original race to the South Pole between explorers Robert Scott and Roald
Amundsen.
Garrick said: ‘The challenge of this trek holds undeniable appeal. It's a
two month epic of dragging a 45 kilo sled across the continent in fierce
arctic weather, which relatively few people have completed. But the main
appeal for me personally is to take a personal achievement and to turn it
into something bigger than simply “look what I accomplished”. My team mate
Alan's story is very inspiring. To play a part in his accomplishing
something that no other partially sighted person has done before gives this
real meaning.’
The team will be supporting two charities, Sightsavers International and
Guide Dogs for the Blind in the United States. Donations will be split
between these organisations and the team hopes that its endeavours will not
only raise much needed funds, but will also increase awareness and generate
invaluable publicity for these worthwhile causes.
For more information, visit the Polar
Vision website or email Garrick at
g.hileman@lse.ac.uk.
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• sQuid
is catching on
All new and continuing students have now have been issued with a
sQuid card.
The sQuid card can be used to pay for food and drink at most of LSE’s
catering outlets, including the Fourth Floor Restaurant and the Garrick.
Topping it up is easy, just visit
www.squidcard.com/lse and register an account. Money can then be added
directly from your bank account.
The idea behind introducing the cards is to provide students with a
quicker and easier way to pay for food, drink and other items across campus.
If fiddling around with coins or waiting to put your PIN number in at a
checkout has always seemed annoying, sQuid might be an ideal solution for
you.
Lesley Causley, manager of the Fourth Floor Restaurant, said: 'using
credit and debit cards often means longer queues during busy periods. We
welcome sQuid for faster payments - just tap and go.'
Sarah, pictured above with her sQuid card after using it to buy lunch in
the Fourth Floor Restaurant, said that she thought the cards were a good
idea.
All new students should have been issued with a sQuid card at
registration. Continuing students, if they have not already done so, can
exchange their current LSE card for a sQuid card by visiting the Student
Services Centre.
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• Experience sustainable development with Global Brigades
Interested in gaining hands-on experience in international development
work? Want to make a difference to impoverished villages in Africa and
Central America? Then join the LSESU Global Brigades on a trip to Ghana or
Honduras during next year's Easter and Summer breaks.
Global Brigades is the world’s largest student-led global health and
sustainable development organisation. In 2009, more than 4,000 volunteers
helped to implement projects that have empowered over 110 different
communities.
Next year's trips include:
- Ghana water brigade: 26 March - 4 April 2011
Help to design and build full-scale clean water systems, to prevent
water-borne illnesses
Programme cost: £550
- Ghana microfinance brigade: 11 June - 20 June 2011
Work with rural community banks to consult local villagers on loans and
businesses
Programme cost: £550
- Honduras public health brigade: 16 September - 26 September 2011
Help to reduce life-threatening diseases by improving home
infrastructure and providing public health education
Programme cost: £650
For more information on our brigades, come to one of our information
sessions in room D302 on Thursday 11 or Friday 12 November, at 6.30-8pm. For
any other questions, visit the Global
Brigades website, or email Vanessa, the LSESU GB president, at
vanessa.lam@globalbrigades.org.
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• Pick up your copy of The Analyst
Want to be educated in the world of financial markets? Want analysis,
research, technical ideas, and careers advice? Then pick up the latest
issue of The Analyst.
The Analyst, LSE’s first student-run financial publication, offers
unique perspectives in the form of:
- Articles written by our research teams, covering topics from
investment views to fundamental theory, the magazine provides insight
for all levels and backgrounds.
- Visual interpretations of important issues produced by our team of
graphic designers and illustrators.
- A careers section that offers advice and tips from industry
professionals on securing jobs and internship placements. We bring these
to you through exclusive interviews with professionals, agencies,
student surveys and much, much more.
Be sure to pick up your edition on Houghton Street soon. For more
information, visit www.lseanalyst.com.
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• Introducing LSE Chill
Are you a budding musician? Are you in a group looking for somewhere to
perform? Do you want the opportunity to perform at LSE?
LSE Arts is pleased to provide an opportunity for students and staff to
do just that. LSE Chill is a new open mic session which will start in the
Lent term 2011, on the last Friday of every month from 5.30pm in the 4th
Floor Café bar.
We’re looking for acts to perform for each session. If you are interested in performing, please email
arts@lse.ac.uk with your name and details of your act.
Not a performer? That doesn’t matter. If you enjoy listening to music and
want somewhere to go after work to relax or catch up with friends, then
think about coming to the LSE Chill sessions.
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 Notices
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• Act of Remembrance - Thursday 11 November
Remembrance Day is our chance to remember all those who have lost their
lives in any conflict, anywhere in the world. It falls at 11am every 11
November to commemorate the cessation of the First World War, and those who
died in that war and all wars since.
The School and the Students' Union will be holding a Remembrance Day
vigil starting at 10.50am in the Shaw Library, sixth floor of the Old
Building, on Thursday 11 November.
LSE Director Howard Davies, Chaplain Reverend Dr James Walters, and SU
general secretary Charlotte Gerada will all say a few words, after which
there will be a two minute silence at 11am, the same time that others will
fall silent across the country.
Please come along to remember all those who have died and continue to die
in war.
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• Law Fair
Wednesday 10 and Thursday 11 November at 5.30-8pm in the Senior Dining
Room, Old Building
Book your place now on 'My
Careers Service'.
Both law and non-law students are invited to come and learn about the law
profession and its diverse career opportunities.
Meet partners, representatives and alumni from solicitors' firms,
barristers' chambers, professional bodies, and law schools, including Allen
and Overy, Keating Chambers, The Bar Council and Inns of Court, Clifford
Chance, and many more.
Different employers will attend each night so book for both nights to
take full advantage of this opportunity. For a full list of organisations
attending, see the
Law Fair brochure.
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• My Careers Service - Jobs of the Week
- Business, social and political science consultant, Guinness Book
of World Records - gain media, writing and publishing experience
with this research position.
- Development internship, International Bridges to Justice -
interested in human rights, law and development? Apply to this
Switzerland-based intern position for entry-level experience.
- Global business summer internship programmes, HSBC -
recruiting undergraduates from all academic backgrounds, HSBC’s
programme offers a wide range of business, finance, IT and human
resource experience.
For full details of these posts and over 900 more, visit 'My Careers
Service' at www.lse.ac.uk/careers
and click ‘Search for Opportunities’.
Come and visit the Careers Service in our new location on floor three,
Tower Three.
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• Student training at LSE
Student courses scheduled for next week include:
- Finding journal articles
- Managing your time
- PowerPoint 2010: polished presentations in 50 minutes
- Word 2010: format an academic paper
- Outlook 2010: outlook for business
- Excel 2010: formulas and common functions
- Excel 2010: pivot tables
- Excel 2010: logical and lookup functions
- Introduction to database structure and design
For a full schedule and further details, including booking information,
please see www.lse.ac.uk/training.
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• Tai Chi @ LSE
Exercise gently, relax energetically, and improve your health. Tai Chi
classes take place every Monday at 1-2pm and 2-3pm in the Parish Hall,
and every Wednesday at 8-9am at the badminton courts.
For more information, email Inés at
i.alonso-garcia@lse.ac.uk.
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• Love food? Love 1eat
Do you like eating out? Then join the 1eat food club, and enjoy up to 50
per cent off your food bill at over 200 restaurants.
1eat was started by a former LSE student, and now includes restaurants
such as Tiger Tiger, Sway, Smollensky, Caffe Amici, and many more around LSE
and London. Membership costs just £37 a year.
For more information, visit http://1eat.co.uk. |
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 What's
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• New events announced....
How Serious a Threat Does Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Represent to
Yemen and the West?
On: Tuesday 16 November at 6.30pm in the Hong Kong Theatre,
Clement House
Speaker: Professor Fawaz Gerges (pictured), professor of middle
Eastern politics and international relations at LSE.
Balkans 2020: the ministerial debate
On: Thursday 18 November at 6.30pm in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New
Academic Building
Speakers: Vuk Jeremić, minister of foreign affairs of the Republic of
Serbia, and Nickolay Mladenov, minister of foreign affairs of the
Republic of Bulgaria.
Ken Clarke - an interview with Mr Justice Cranston
On: Thursday 9 December at 6.30-8pm. Venue tbc to ticketholders
Speaker: Kenneth Clarke QC MP, lord chancellor and secretary of state
for justice.
One ticket per person can be requested from 10am on Wednesday 1 December.
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• Other events include....
Superpower? The Amazing Race Between China’s Hare and India’s Tortoise
On: Monday 15 November at 6.30pm in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New
Academic Building
Speaker: Raghav Bahl, founder, controlling shareholder and
managing director of Network 18.
Trying to Quantify Uncertainty
On: Wednesday 17 November at 6.30pm in the Hong Kong Theatre, Clement
House
Speaker: Professor David Spiegelhalter, Winton Professor of the
Public Understanding of Risk at the University of Cambridge.
EU as a Global Player: reality or illusion?
On: Tuesday 23 November at 6.45-8pm. Venue tbc to ticketholders.
Speaker: Dr Danilo Türk, president of the Republic of Slovenia.
One ticket per person can be requested from 10am on Monday 15 November.
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• International Week 2010
A week of international celebrations. Events include:
Friday 12 November
- Italian pizza party, the Quad, 6pm
Monday 15 November - Europe Day
- Hungarian lunch, 4th Floor Restaurant, 12.30-2.30pm
- International open mic, Underground, 6pm
Tuesday 16 November - Asia Day
- Asian careers week
- Chinese lunch,
4th Floor Restaurant, 12.30-2.30pm
Wednesday 17 November
- International Assembly, U8, Tower One, 2pm
- Asian careers week
- Lebanese lunch, 4th Floor Restaurant,
12.30-2.30pm
- Polish party, the Quad, 8pm till late
Thursday 18 November - Global Day
- Asian careers week
- Baltic film night, H108, 6.30pm
- USA lunch, 4th Floor Restaurant,
12.30-2.30pm
Friday 19 November - Asia Day
- Asian careers week
- Indian lunch, 4th Floor Restaurant,
12.30-2.30pm
For more information, visit www.lsesu.com.
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• Sharia Law and Women's Rights
Tuesday 16 November, 6.30pm, room 602, Clement House
The LSESU Atheist and Humanist Society presents this lecture with Maryam
Namazie (pictured), the human rights activist, commentator, and broadcaster.
Maryam is the spokesperson for the One Law For All campaign and for the
ex-Muslims Council of Britain.
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• Impunity in Cambodia - Centre for the Study of Human Rights
panel discussion
Thursday 18 November, 6.30-8pm, Old Theatre, Old Building
Speakers: Brad Adams (pictured), Human Rights Watch, Margo
Picken, former director of the United Nations Office of the High
Commissioner for Human Rights in Cambodia, Simon Taylor, Global
Witness, and Dr Chaloka Beyani, LSE.
From the trials of former Khmer Rouge leaders to state-sanctioned
pillaging of the country's natural resources, the experts will examine
different aspects of impunity in Cambodia, including the response of the
international community.
This event is part of a series organised to coincide with the exhibition
Cambodia: reflections of the Khmer Rouge currently on display in the
Atrium Gallery, LSE. More information about the exhibition and event series,
can be found
here.
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• Spanish in Motion -
La columna de los 8000
Tuesday 23 November, 6.30-8.30pm, room 402, Clement House
The Language Centre invites you to the first Spanish in Motion session of
this academic year,
organised jointly with the Cañada Blanch Centre for Contemporary Spanish
Studies.
On Tuesday 23 November, the centre
will be screening the documentary The Eight Thousand People Column
(La columna de los 8000, 2005). The film will be in Spanish with
English subtitles.
The documentary rescues a forgotten bloody episode that took place in the
south-western Spanish province of Badajoz during the first months of the
Spanish Civil War.
After the film, there will be a panel discussion on the issues raised by
the film. The speakers will included Professor Paul Preston, director of the
Cañada Blanch Centre, and Francisco Freire, one of the film's four
directors.
This event is free and open to all with no ticket required. Entry is on a
first come, first served basis. For more information on this screening,
visit the
Spanish in Motion website or email
languages.spanishinmotion@lse.ac.uk.
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• Corporate Governance and Complexity
Theory - seminar and book launch
Monday 13 December, venue to be confirmed
Registration: 3.15pm
Seminar: 3.30-5pm
Reception: 5-6pm
This event will launch the new book
Corporate Governance and Complexity Theory (Edward Elgar, 2010). The
book is based on an ESRC-funded project which involved five universities and
a multidisciplinary team of senior researchers, including Professor Eve
Mitleton-Kelly, director of LSE's Complexity Group.
The seminar will present some surprising findings and important new
insights into why governance systems are failing and what may be done to
improve this situation.
The seminar will be followed by a reception. The book will also be
available on the day at a 50 per cent discount.
The event is free, but places are limited and must be booked in advance.
To book your place, email Rahoul Masrani at
complexitygroup@lse.ac.uk.
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• Podcasts of public lectures and events
Green Growth: the transition to a sustainable economy
Speaker: Chris Huhne MP
Recorded: Tuesday 2 November
Click here to listen
Where Good Ideas Come From
Speaker: Steven Johnson
Recorded: Tuesday 2 November
Click here to listen
The State of the World Economy
Speaker: Olivier Blanchard
Recorded: Thursday 4 November
Click here to listen |
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 Society
profile
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• LSESU Women in Business Society
The LSESU Women in Business Society holds a wide range of events over the
year focusing on improving the skills and networks of our members. These
include panel discussions, presentations, trading games, image consulting,
chocolate tastings and more.
Society president?
Bethany Andrew
b.j.andrew@lse.ac.uk
Big event coming up that you would like to highlight?
How I made it in advertising, marketing and PR
Tuesday 23 November, 7pm, NAB 2.04
An event for those who might be interested in a career in advertising,
marketing or PR. During the panel discussion, the speakers will discuss
their roles, their career progression and how to succeed in the marketing
industry. Afterwards, an informal networking session will be held with the
speakers and other representatives of their companies. Companies to attend
include Leo Burnett and Burson Marsteller. Refreshments and drinks will be
provided.
Why should people join the society?
You should become a member to take part in our invaluable networking,
skills, and presentation events. We will also provide you with excellent
opportunities to meet and speak with professionals in many different
industries, and learn more about how to be successful as a woman in
business.
Website?
lsewomeninbusiness.com |
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 60
Second Interview
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• with..... Michael Lok
I’m a third year lawyer from Hong
Kong. Last year I was elected as
international students’ officer of
the LSE Students’ Union. I'm
responsible for organising fun and
exciting cross-culture events on
campus, as well as representing
international students on various
School and SU committees.
What is International Week?
It is a reincarnation of the
Global Week - and it differs in the
fact that this year, the Students’
Union plays more of a supporting
role behind the scene, allowing
students from different national
societies to take the stage. During
the week, therefore, we organise the
Houghton Expo but other events will
also take place and are put together
predominantly by various societies
on campus. Events start on Monday 15
November.
Why did you get involved with
the event?
Over 70 per cent of the student
population at LSE come from overseas
and we do have more nationalities
represented here than the UN! One
thing that I noticed in the past two
years, however, was that students
didn’t really have an opportunity to
learn about other cultures and
nationalities. So hopefully this
week of events will allow all
students to gain a feel of where
we’ve all come from. Students can
also join societies during the Expo
on Houghton Street.
What can people expect from
this year’s International Week?
The major act will be the
Houghton Expo. Expo 2010 only just
finished in Shanghai a couple of
weeks ago but the LSE one is yet to
begin. Each day will have a special
theme - Europe on Monday, Oriental
on Tuesday, Global on Thursday, and
Asia on Friday - and all national
societies will participate in this
mini-carnival. Wednesday afternoon
is particularly important as we’ll
have the first ever International
Assembly, at which point you can
hear from speakers from various
areas advising on international
students. For a full list of events,
visit
www.lsesu.com.
Can people still get involved?
If so, how?
To get involved, email
su.international@lse.ac.uk.
What would you do if you were
LSE director for a day?
I think I would
hang around the Quad and speak to
students to see how they feel.
That’s the best way of, literally,
listening to the student voice. |
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