Events

 

http://www.bucs.org.uk/news.asp?itemid=8219&itemTitle=BUCS+Cross+Country+Championships+awarded+to+Cardiff+University&section=8&sectionTitle=News+from+BUCS

The use of Cardiff as a venue will also see the BUCS Cross Country hosted in 3 countries in 3 years, which gives the athletes variety and an opportunity to travel the length and bredth of the country to compete. Previous Championships have been hosted by University of Birmingham in partnership with Newman College 2011 and the University of Stirling in 2010. 

With around 1000 entries per year to the BUCS Cross Country Championships, it is one of BUCS largest and most popular events, and kicks off the BUCS athletics season.

FREE FOOD + FREE ENTRY!!!

Genetics, biochemistry, microbiology, physiology, bioinformatics, neurobiology, bioscience, fish science (?)…

Whatever your gig is, the last month has been the same: you build a cocoon of shit food, paper and text books, spend hours sat on your arse making notes, starrin…g at page after page of text and diagrams willing names of drugs, disorders and enzymes to stay in your brain. Then comes hours of exams; sat in a hall, praying for the unrelenting cramp in your hand to subside enough to write one last essay. Then all you can do is wait for the results…

BUT UNTIL THEN you can find a buddy, dress up like an animal and drink till your eyes pop out (or a non-alcoholic alternative)! It’s time for a break after all that hard work, a chance to relax, so we’re gonna have a bit of a dress-up-knees-up.

The theme is Noah’s ark; you find a friend, pick an animal, dress up like said animal then go out representing your Biblical pair, singing rounds of ‘The animals went out two by two/the students had all blacked out by 2/eihgejjjegvwiuuhyeiunj£$t4uog!!’ (depending upon how much relaxation it is you’ve drunk).

Date, time and route are TBA.

Keep it real.

The BSS xxx

Mark George QC works with an organisation called Amicus, that challenges the death penalty and provides training in that particular field for young lawyers.
Check facebook event page for more and to RSVP:

https://www.facebook.com/events/315725778463344/
If you are interested in criminal cases, particularly ones that pertain to the death sentence, COME ALONG! AND INVITE YOUR FRIENDS!

This will no doubt be an interesting talk, and one not to be missed! With a question and answer session at the end, and a chance to have a chat with Maark over refreshments in the Harry Peach Library from 7:30 - 8:30pm, what’s not to love?!
See you there!

FREE FOOD + FREE ENTRY!!!

Proteus involves a group of theatre enthusiasts meet every two weeks, and split into groups with each group consisting of writer(s), director(s) and a motley crew of actors. The groups then write, direct and rehearse a 5-10 minute piece that they perform to an ever-growing audience (in excess of 100 people some weeks) two weeks later. The whole process is then repeated ad infinitum (or at least until the end of term).

RAG are pleased to announce the annual RAG fashion show, in aid of SIFE’s Link Ethiopia project, a charity dedicated to supporting the education of Ethiopians and increasing cultural awareness between the young in Ethiopia and the United Kingdom: (http://www.linkethiopia.org/).

Doors open at 7pm in the O2 Academy with the fashion show commencing at 7.30pm. Volunteers for hair and make-up are still required so post on the wall if you are interested.

After the show, you will be able to browse the rails for yourselves for some bargains. All the clothes are from popular high street brands such as Dorothy Perkins, Top Shop, Oasis and French and Italian designers with up to 70% off their recommended retail price with sizes go up to a size 20. Card payment will be accepted on the night.

RSVP: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1640426264#!/events/155709727876350/

Tickets are on sale everyday in the SU beside Rymans.

niversity of Leicester Turkish Society proudly present Alton Tower Amusement Park event. On February 19 Turkish Society will be at Alton Towers Amusement Park. Get ready to unlimited entertainment at Alton Tower Amusement Park. Join the amiable atmosphere and an exciting adventure.
Organization
Date:19.02.2012
Place: Alton Towers Amusement Park
Departure time: 9.30 Am
Departure Place: In front of the train station
Return: 5-7 Pm
Price: £30(includes tickets to Alton Towers and transport)

Please contact with responsible until 10.02.2012

Contact:

Hasan Fersad Taslibeyaz hft3@le.ac.uk 0741 1691796
Oznur Soyak os51@le.ac.uk 07845578582

The event fee should be paid until 10.02.2012

Hey everyone,

Hope you’ve all had a lovely Christmas break, and aren’t feeling too stressed from revision.

We will be taking part in the University of Sheffield’s Dance Competition. You should all have received an email with details, etc. but just in case, here they are again:

The competition begins at 10.30am so we will be arriving by coach for 9.30am; this means an early start time of about 7.30ish (to be confirmed later). The competition finishes at roughly 5.30pm, then we will be coming back to Leicester (also on the coach). Thus the return time should be about 7.30pm (again – times are estimated at this point). Fourteen Universities are taking part with lots of different dance styles for us to watch and enjoy! Attached is some more information for you to look at.

We have entered a Ballet and Modern dance;

Modern routine
Due to the lack of time we have from now until then we will be doing the same ‘When the sun goes down’ dance. For the people who competed in ‘The Dance Showdown’ please can you let me know if you want to do it, if not I will be looking for replacements. So if you were not in the dance the first time around, please let me know that you’re interested and I can see if a space becomes available!

Ballet routine
We are doing a ballet routine which will be to a beautiful piece of music from the Ghost soundtrack – trust me, it’s stunning! It will be in soft shoes and we are looking for about 8-13 dancers. As this is going to be brand new there will be a fair number of rehearsals; there may be one or two within exam times (as far towards the end as possible – and not if I can avoid it), but these will not take up much time so PLEASE do not let this put you off!!

Cost
The cost of the competition is going to be £10 per dancer; this includes entry into the competition and a complementary t-shirt. We can also take spectators which will be £2.50 each! If you have not already paid a costume hire fee this will be £3 (which lasts for the year) and allows you to wear our hired or owned costumes. The final cost will be transport, which is currently unknown; but we are planning on getting a coach and sharing the cost between all of us! The society will try and subsidise the cost of this as much as possible!

Please email me (on dlt7@le.ac.uk) to let me know if :
A – You are in the modern dance and you want to compete in Sheffield.
B – You are in the modern dance and you do not want to compete in Sheffield.
C - You were not in the modern dance but would be interested in taking a place in the routine if one became available.
D – You want to be in the ballet routine.
E – You don’t want to compete but want to spectate (or you have friends who want to come).
** Please reply ASAP **

*We are also planning on running a social soon after the competition, but we’ll post more details nearer the time*

 

Hey guys, this year RAG is really excited to bring an Extravaganza to you, on the 5th of March at the 02 Academy.

The night is going to be a fun filled night with a lot of entertainment - dance performances & a guest surprise. lots of drinks to end the night.

There’s going to be some press coverage of the event by Leicester Mercury, Lust & University Press. So put on your best outfits because you might end up on TV or in a newspaper or magazine!!

Naturally, as a RAG event, it is in aid of a number of charities we support. So come along and show support for people in need and have fun while doing it.

Can’t wait to see you there…

It will be a great opportunity for you (and friends) to get the know the Turkish culture better; while giving you the chance to meet a lot of people and enjoy great Turkish food… This is the fourth time we are organising an event like this and this one will be better than ever!
You will also get the chance to enter a prize draw, where you could win two flight tickets to Istanbul …
The Turkish Society is looking forward to seeing you all there…

LUTheatre brings you Oscar Wilde’s classic comedy that teaches the importance of being romantic, the importance of being faithful and the importance of being earnest.

All is not as it seems, as these perfect manners and ideal romances are revealed to be a little on the Wilde side. As the number of mistaken identities increase, it will leave hats left askew and tea cups shaken with laughter. In a brilliant exposé of social follies it is made clear that there are a few too few Ernests earnestly courting.

Performances:
8th, 9th and 10th March at 7.30pm

Tickets:
£9 (£6 Concessions, £4 members)

Tickets can be purchased from the Library Bookshop or on the door. You can also email Sarah Johnson at slj26@le.ac.uk to reserve.

Jack is a third year Chemistry student who has everything going for him.
His sister, Ripley, a first year geologist, is ready to quit. Tension is rife amongst the family, as their ‘disowned’ brother, Danny, is returning home for Easter. However, this tension is destroyed in the worst way imaginable.

Only a day before Danny’s scheduled return, the whole family reunites for the first time in eight years when Danny tries to kill himself, their reunion occurring around his unconscious body in a hospital in London.

Questions are asked; why he did it and what became of the boy in the hospital bed? Tragedy looks inward for answers: how you see the world, how you look at yourself.

Performances:
14th, 15th and 16th March, 7.30pm

Tickets:
£7 (£5 Concessions, £4 members)

Tickets can be bought from the Library Bookshop or on the door. You can also email Sarah Johnson at slj26@le.ac.uk to reserve.

 

Calling all hip hop dancers to The UK’s biggest University Hip Hop Competition

Funky Fresh Collective (FFC), an all hip hop dance crew based at Nottingham Trent University will be hosting our annual Major hip hop “only” competition ‘Go Hard or Go Home’ which will host some of the hottest hip hop talent in the University scene as well as representative crews outside University. Go hard or Go Home (GHGH) is the largest UK university Hip Hop dance competition and last year saw some of the best hip hop university crews from London, Nottingham, Leeds, Manchester, and even Welsh crews from Cardiff and Aberystwyth.

Our mission is to set a universal dance stage for all “degree” hip hoppers to share and spread their unique university styles with others, and a chance to go move to move with other crews which specialize in the same area of street dance. AND most importantly bragging rights for a year.

 

After the major success of last year which saw a competition most of the dancers and spectators won’t forget we decided to take it a step further and host this year’s competition at the impressive Albert hall in Nottingham, which has a bigger stage to accommodate a larger amount of dancers and an even larger amount of spectators.

 

http://www.alberthallnottingham.co.uk/GreatHall.htm

 

Date of event - 18th March 2012

Starting time - 09:00am

Venue – Albert hall, North Circus Street, Nottingham NG1 5AA

 

 

Team Categories (Each University can submit one Beginner’s team and one Advance team)

 

· Beginners team hip hop

· Advanced team hip hop

 

 

Individual Solo category

· Breakdance 1 on 1 battles

· Krump 1 on 1 battles

· Popping 1 on 1 battles

· Any style goes 1 on 1 battles

 

Registration and fees

 

· £10 per dancer (includes admission into the Team Competition and any or all solos battles, a free GHGH T-shirt and entry into the after paartayy

· £5per spectator (includes entry into the after paarttayy also)

 

Competition packs will be sent out September/October

 

We are also organising special food and drink discounts with our sponsors and great prices on drinks for our special after party. This may see a mini GHGH take place for those who want a bit of revenge and those who just want to bring out some of their best moves whilst under the influence.

 

 

Here is a link for the trailer for the competition last year http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2E5J0ENnyzc .

 

The new trailers will be out soon.

 

Funky fresh Collective links

 

· http://www.youtube.com/user/FUNKYfreshCollective

· http://twitter.com/#!/Funky_Fresh11

· http://www.facebook.com/funkyfreshcollective

· Funkyfreshcollective@hotmail.co.uk

 

emmanuel.apraku@hotmail.co.uk Emmanuel Apraku-President of FFC

jazzyct@hotmail.co.uk Jermayne Taylor-Vice President of FFC

aflayb@hotmail.co.uk Aflay Beyene-Treasurer of FFC

Hey Guys!

The University of Leicester UNICEF Society will host a short 1K (half a mile) run, on Wednesday 21st March at 15:30pm at Victoria Park Leicester

All Leicester Students are welcome to participate in this “very short” run. (Walking is allowed!)

Proceeds from this 1K will go to UNICEF UK (the World’s Leading Charity advocating for children and their rights) to help provide life-saving resources for children all over the world.

To take part you will need to raise a minimum of £20. (This includes a UNICEF T-shirt). Sponsorship forms will be given to help you fundraise.

Sponsorship and Registration forms will be available everyday from 12-12:15pm at the ARC Students Union Building from Monday 6th of February or e-mail su-unicef@le.ac.uk (or reply this email) to have them emailed to you or message any of the Admins on Facebook for the form. ALL FORMS MUST BE RETURNED BEFORE MONDAY MARCH 12TH! After this T-shirts cannot be given.

RSVP on the events page:
https://www.facebook.com/events/103359736454396/

Participants should join this group to interact with other runners, ask questions and stay updated.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/220955034665053/members/

Thanks UNICEF

 

‘Romeo and Juliet’, a popular tragedy, follows the fate of two young star-crossed lovers.

This tale of romance, fate and rivalry will take on an interesting dynamic with the relationship between the two universities.

A plague on both your houses!

This performance is affiliated with the RSC Open Stages project.

Performances:
21st, 22nd and 23rd March, 7.00pm

Tickets:
£8 (£5 concessions, £4 members)

Tickets can be purchased from the Library Bookshop or on the door. Alternatively, email Sarah Johnson at slj26@le.ac.uk to reserve.

Sabrecon returns triumphantly in 2012 to the University of Leicester! Held in the Percy Gee Building, Sabrecon will take place on Saturday
24th March 2012 – be sure to put that date in your diary. Tickets cost £5 (with an additional £5 charge to enter the wargaming tournament) and can either be bought by cheque, or through our online payments
system. We have traders, demonstration games and a bewildering array of other entertainments – the more the merrier, so come on over and enjoy the day!

 

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