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12 January 2011 |
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• LSE students join world leaders to propose international
financial reforms
A group of 32 LSE Masters and PhD students ended the first week of the
new year at a prestigious symposium in Paris, organised by the French
government. The students were among 500 attendees at the third ‘Nouveau
Monde, Nouveau Capitalisme’ colloquium, where speakers included the prime
minsters of France and Greece, finance ministers from the UK, France, Chile,
Italy and Poland, and economists Jeffrey Sachs and Joseph Stiglitz. Taha
Afshar, a PhD student in the Department of Management, introduced the second
roundtable, ‘How to reform the international monetary system’.
Professor Iain Begg of LSE’s European Institute, who accompanied the
group, said: ‘The contributions of the LSE and Columbia students to the
roundtable on reforming the international monetary system were thoughtful
and well-received. Yet what the debate also exposed was the sheer difficulty
of achieving change. For example, the problems in moving from a dollar
dominated monetary system to one that would be both more symmetric and
better balanced.’
Before the symposium, the LSE delegation met colleagues from Sciences Po
Paris, Columbia University and the American University in Cairo to debate
the themes of the conference, organised through LSE’s partnership with
Sciences Po. This partnership, developed over the last ten years, includes
postgraduate double degrees in five fields, support for research and PhD
student exchange and a programme of regular events.
Victoria Volossov, a student on the LSE-Sciences Po Double Masters Degree
in European Studies and part of the LSE delegation said: ‘It was a great
chance for students from LSE, Sciences Po, Columbia University and the American
University Cairo to share ideas and work together in an exciting
environment.’
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• High
Holborn silver lining
LSE’s High Holborn residence won silver at the prestigious 2010 Visit
London Awards, coming second in the category of 'Best Budget Accommodation'.
With a shortlist of six other accommodation providers competing on the
night, Holborn’s silver award is an exceptional achievement and testament to
the hard work of the team over the past 12 months. High Holborn offers
quality accommodation through the student vacation period and is next open
to the public for summer 2011.
Commenting on the award, Sarah Jons, LSE's residences service manager,
said: ‘The Visit London awards acknowledge the very best of London tourism,
from outstanding individuals to hotels and visitor attractions. High Holborn
continues to offer great value, affordable bed and breakfast in the heart of
London and it’s fantastic to be recognised in this way.
'Considering High Holborn only trades to the public in the summer vacation
it is a particular achievement to be recognised by the judges. Additional
revenue from vacation trading contributes to keeping student rents as low as
possible and this award will help publicise LSE vacation accommodation
further.’
For more information on LSE’s residences during vacation time, visit
www.lsevacations.co.uk/lse.
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• Honours at New Year for two at LSE
Two LSE staff members have had their outstanding achievement and service
recognised in the New Year Honours list 2011.
Jane Pugh (pictured), governance officer in LSE’s Planning and Corporate
Policy Division, has received an MBE for services to higher education
and Professor Helen Wallace, emeritus professor in the European
Institute, has been made a Dame for services to social science.
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• LSE students question Aung San Suu Kyi live in London
LSE students got the opportunity to put their questions to
Aung San Suu Kyi, the recently released Burmese opposition leader, when
she spoke live via videolink from Burma on Tuesday 14 December.
In the lecture, which was jointly organised by LSE and Al Jazeera, Aung
San Suu Kyi stressed the need to create a '…people's network of
democracy that stretches across the world'.
Al Jazeera's documentary about the event, entitled At the Crossroads:
a dialogue with Aung San Suu Kyi, is now available to view on the
Al Jazeera website.
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• Welcome back from the LSESU - Beat the January Blues
The holidays are over, it's back to studying, it's cold and dark outside,
and exams are getting closer. But that doesn't mean it can't be a Happy New
Year.
Check out our 'January Blues Events' below, which are taking place until
Monday 17 January:
Thursday 13 January
- Mental health awareness stall on Houghton Street
- Meditation session, 5.30-6.30pm in the Underground - Led by the
Sikh-Punjab Society, this session is open to anyone and it's an
opportunity to let those January Blues fall away
Friday 14 January
- Coffee with your officers, 1-2.30pm in the Sabb Office - Meet your
officers, have a chat, make suggestions, ask questions, anything you
want. Tea, coffee and delicious items provided.
Monday 17 January
- Open Mic Night, 7.30pm in the Underground - Be creative or come
along and listen. Music, poems, readings, dance, performance art... To
sign up, email Stephanie at s.oula@lse.ac.uk
(for poetry) or Joss at j.foster1@lse.ac.uk
(for music or anything else).
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• Free money? Serious criminals make mules out of students
The Student Services Centre warn students about a money mule scam
that is targeting University students.
Living on a student grant can be tough, so the chance of earning some
extra cash is always welcome.
If someone called you a ‘mule’, you’d probably be a little insulted. Well
unfortunately, that’s exactly how criminals see university students - using
them as ‘money mules’ to shift large amounts of cash. It’s simple
exploitation. Criminals will advertise for students and offer money to act
as ‘financial managers’ or ‘shipping managers’ in return for using their
bank accounts to transfer money overseas.
In reality, the student acts as a ‘money launderer’ for
criminals. Money laundering is a serious crime and the reality is that the
‘mule’, which could be you, ends up losing thousands of pounds. You may also
find yourself in court charged with money laundering and worse still,
acquire a criminal record.
If in doubt, follow the golden rule: 'If it looks too good to be true…it
probably is.' For more information, visit
Money Mule Scam. |
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 Notices
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• Tell LSE Careers what you think
LSE Careers would greatly appreciate your comments, suggestions, and
anything else you want to tell them about the online vacancy board and
employer presentations.
This is your chance to directly influence the service that they provide,
so please take two minutes to complete the short online surveys found
below:
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• Student training at LSE
Student courses scheduled for next week include:
- Managing your time
- Confident presentations workshop
For a full schedule and further details, including booking information,
please see www.lse.ac.uk/training.
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• Relove sale and organic food co-op
Relove is a scheme that collects unwanted items from LSE students, staff,
and departments, which are then sold at very affordable prices.
On Thursday 13 January there will be a post Christmas Relove and food
co-op.
So if you have any unwanted presents,
drop them off at the Students' Union Reception, East Building, or come
along and make some interesting purchases and, whilst you're at it, stock up
on organic, cheaper-than-supermarket dried fruit, nuts, and general
ingredients.
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• LSE
Perspectives
The LSE Perspectives January 2011 gallery is now online. You can view
this month's selection of photos
here.
LSE Perspectives is an online gallery featuring photos taken by LSE
students and staff, each image reflecting a unique perspective on a
particular scene.
If you have taken any artistic images on your travels, from your home
town, or even here in London, why not submit them for LSE Perspectives so
that they can be shared with the rest of the School?
Every month, the Arts team selects 12 images and publishes them online.
For more information and to submit your images, visit
LSE Perspectives submissions. Previous galleries can be found
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 What's
on
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• LSE Works
This new series of public lectures, sponsored by Sage Publications, will
showcase some of the latest research by LSE's research centres.
LSE academics will present key research findings, demonstrating where
appropriate the implications of their studies for public policy.
The first lecture in the series,
How did London get away with it? The Recession and the North-South
Divide, will take place on Thursday 20 January. For more
information, visit
LSE
Works.
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• LSE
Space for Thought Literary Festival 2011: crossing borders
Wednesday 16 - Saturday 19 February 2011
We are delighted to announce the programme for our third Literary
Festival. This year’s programme is designed to cross disciplinary,
international and metaphorical borders, exploring once again the rich
interaction between the arts and social sciences.
Speakers will include Andrew Motion, Professor Timothy Garton Ash, Lionel
Shriver, Professor John Gray, and Elif Shafak.
For more information, visit
Literary Festival 2011.
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• Other upcoming events include....
2011 Global Civil Society Yearbook Launch
On: Thursday 13 January at 6.30pm in the Hong Kong Theatre,
Clement House
Speakers: Pierre Calame, director of the Fondaion Charles Léopold
Mayer for the Progress of Humankind, Judy El-Bushra, programme
manager of Africa Great Lakes Region and researcher at International
Alert, and Dr Hakan Seckinelgin, lecturer in international social
policy in the Department of Social Policy at LSE.
The Naked City
On: Monday 17 January at 6.30pm in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New
Academic Building
Speaker: Professor Sharon Zukin, professor of sociology at Brooklyn
College and City University Graduate Center.
The Net Delusion: does free information mean free people?
On: Wednesday 19 January at 6.30pm in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New
Academic Building
Speaker: Evgeny Morozov, contributing editor to Foreign Policy and
runs the magazine's influential and widely-quoted Net Effect blog.
Lunchtime Concert
On: Thursday 20 January at 1.05pm in the Shaw Library, 6th floor, Old
Building
Performers: Anna-Liisa Bezrodny (violin), and Alexander Karpeyev
(piano).
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• The Graduate 3.0 - Sensation White Party
Friday 21 January, 9pm-3am,
Three Tuns and the Quad
After the successful Graduate 2.0 party, we are now planning another
opportunity for Masters and PhD students to mix with academic staff.
This time it will be lecture-friendly (on a Friday), in a bigger venue,
and charitable (Micro Finance Brigade Ghana).
The ticket pre-sale will take place in the Garrick on Tuesday 18 January
until Thursday 20 January from noon-2pm.
Tickets are £5 at pre-sale, or £6 at the door. Tickets are limited so
buy early to avoid disappointment.
For more information, visit the
Facebook
event page.
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• LSE
Chill
LSE Arts first open mic night for students and staff will be held on
Friday 28 January, from 5.30pm in the 4th Floor Café bar.
The line up for the evening is as follows:
- 5.45-6.15pm Funktionalists
The Funktionalists are comprised of staff and students from the LSE
Anthropology Department. They play a mixture of Cumbia, Son, and Rock.
- 6.30-7pm David Lewis
Described by Sing Out as 'a writer and singer worth getting to know',
and his work as 'smart song-craft' (CD Now), David Lewis has recorded
and released three CDs of acoustic folk-rock since the early 1990s. His
most recent release is Ghost Rhymes (2007). He is joined by David
Satterthwaite (mandolin, guitar) and Emma Wilson (violin).
- 7.15-7.45pm Chris O'Brien
Performing a selection of covers and self compos, Chris is a third year LLB student.
If you enjoy listening to music and want somewhere to go after work to
relax or catch up with friends, then come to the LSE Chill session.
We’re still looking for acts to perform for further sessions. If you are
interested in performing, email
arts@lse.ac.uk with your name and details of your act.
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• Global
Governance lunchtime seminar programme
LSE Global Governance lunchtime seminars are a chance for staff and
students to present their research and explore themes arising from work
undertaken at the centre and invite the audience to discuss the work
further.
The seminars will be held every Tuesday during Lent Term, from 1-2pm in
room M101. For a full list of this term's seminars, visit the
Global Governance events
page.
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• Podcasts of public lectures and events
European Democracies and Human Rights: from present failures to future
protection
Speaker: Thomas Hammarberg
Recorded: Thursday 9 December, approx 88 minutes
Click here to listen
Some Mistakes about Preferences
Speaker: Professor Daniel Hausman
Recorded: Monday 13 December, approx 87 minutes
Click here to listen
Conflicts, Civil Society, and Democratic Development in Burma
Speakers: Professor Timothy Garton Ash, Professor Mary Kaldor, Aung
San Suu Kyi, Amartya Sen and others
Recorded: Wednesday 15 December, approx 119 minutes
Click here to listen |
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 Society
profile
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• LSESU Vegetarian Society
The Vegetarian Society was formed in October 2008. Its objectives are to
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Campaign for vegetarian and vegan related issues on campus
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Provide a platform for vegetarians and vegans to meet each other through
social events, cookery events
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Provide a support system for any individuals at LSE wanting to turn
vegetarian or vegan
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Raise awareness about health/dietary issues faced by vegetarians and
vegans
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Raise awareness about events in London relevant to vegetarians and
vegans
Claim to fame?
Famous vegans: André 3000, Casey Afflek, Gillian Anderson, Alicia
Silverstone, Benjamin Zephaniah, President Bill Clinton, Ellen DeGeneres,
Dennis Kucinich, Joaquin Phoenix, Mike Tyson, Moby, and Natalie Portman.
Society president?
Benjamin Williamson
su.soc.vegetarian@lse.ac.uk
Big event coming up that you would like to highlight?
The Vegetarian Society stall, Houghton Street, between 12-4pm on Thursday
13 January. Please come and introduce yourselves to the 2010-11 society
committee who will be minding the stall. Tell us what you want to see the
society doing this term, next term, and for the rest of your LSE life.
Also Jonathan Safran Foer will be discussing his book 'Eating Animals' on
Wednesday 19 January at 6.45-8.15pm in the Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House.
Why should people join the society?
This is a great opportunity to get to know other vegetarians/ vegans,
find out hidden veggie gems in London, and help promote the wonderful world
of vegetables and their plant-based friends. |
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 60
Second Interview
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• with.....
Chris O’Brien
I moved to London after taking a
gap year in 2008 (in which I
travelled the world for six
months) and am currently
finishing the 3rd year of my LLB.
Later this year, I plan to start
a two year part-time masters
course in environmental law and
to pursue music the other half
of my time, like a proper
hippie.
Whilst at LSE, I’ve had my own
Pulse radio show ‘The Hour of
Power’ broadcasting on Fridays
from 6-7pm for the last two
years (with a little help from
my friends) and am currently
head of events for the LSESU
British Society. I’m also
forming a band which should be
ready to screech out a few tunes
at the LSESU Open Mic Night on
Monday 17 January and I'm
performing solo at the first LSE
Chill,
which should contain less
screeching and will probably be
better for the environment.
You will be performing on
Friday 28 January at the first
session of LSE Chill. Tell us a
little about your repertoire.
My repertoire will contain about
half covers and half
self-compositions on the
acoustic guitar and should be
pretty chilled out. Of the
covers I’m likely to play
classics such as ‘Sunny
Afternoon’ by the Kinks and some
more modern hits like ‘Creep’ by
Radiohead plus anything else I
can plagiarise off the net. Of
my own, probably ‘Just want to
go home with you’ and ‘Truth’
plus another.
Did you study music at school?
I didn’t study music at school as
there was a severe music drought
followed by the infamous string
famine of 66, but I did have
piano lessons and then taught
myself the guitar.
Who was your hero when you were
growing up?
Quite unsurprisingly as a
musician, my heroes were the
Beatles, together and separately,
as their influence got me
through hard times and shaped
the person I am now. So blame
them.
What is your ambition/goal in
life?
To experience everything the world
has to offer, to achieve
everything I want to, and to
stay alive long enough to really
get on everyone’s nerves. Also,
to get free food.
Where is your favourite place
on the LSE campus?
Hare Krishna queue or nearby - as
I said a life ambition is to get
free food. Aside from this, I
like the piano in the
underground bar and the music
practice room as, if you shout
loud enough, people really can
hear you in the Shaw Library.
Have you ever had a nickname?
Dare you tell us what it was/is?
When I was a lot younger people
called me OB1 as in Ben Kenobi
off Star Wars, but when everyone
realised how unfunny this name
was, it was dropped. I was also
briefly called Lennon but this
nickname was far too flattering
to remain also. Now people
usually refer to me in swear
words (the ones who like me at
least).
What would you do if you were
LSE director for a day?
Realise education is a right, not
a privilege and not succumb to
the tripling of fees in 2012.
Also it would be quite nice to
change all class times to start
at 10am earliest, as 9am starts
usually mean no one bothers
turning up and the ones that do
clearly don’t need to turn up.
Finally change the name LSE to
‘London School of Evertonians
and Political Scousers’. As you
can see I will never be made
director of LSE.
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