The UniVerse, 1st November 2010
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You’ve won £113 million. What do you do? Valentina Terrinoni
anywhere between £1 and £30 million — definitely affordable.
The biggest ever Euro Millions win in Britain has been claimed this week leaving the lucky person, who has remained anonymous, the 589th richest in the country; richer than stars like Johnny Depp ($75 million), Britney Spears ($64 million) but not quite as rich as David Beckham ($125 million).
Next, several houses around the globe: a luxury six bed, seven bath house in Marbella, Spain can be his for £3,990,000 or if he fancied something a bit more extravagant, this stunning castle could be his new home for $1,800,000. Even grander still, a whole Caribbean Island could be his for $48,500,000.
This left me begging the question, what would students at the University of Hertfordshire spend £113 million pounds on?
As for living off the interest, this would certainly be possible as a basic esaver account with Lloyds would provide an annual interest of £226,000, so good investments could make this so much more.
Samuel Laycock, a second year film and television student said, ‘I would buy Southend United and several houses around the globe, fund my own movie with Kevin Spacey, give some to my family and put the rest of it in the bank to live off the interest.’ I took the liberty of seeing just how much his spending spree would cost. Firstly, Southend United: as they depend upon assets, debts and much more, clubs have been sold for
He could do all that and still fund his own movie hiring Kevin Spacey for around $4,500,000, his highest ever salary for ‘The Negotiator. In contrast Lauren Kurn, a second year philosophy student said, ‘I would give a substantial amount to charity as I could never spend £113 million! And if possible I’d travel
One of the most recogniseable castles in the world; Château de Chambord at Chambord, Loir-et-Cher, France. into space!’ A trip to space is definitely possible, with Virgin Galactic offering tickets for $200,000. Also, you could hire Lady Gaga to perform a private show in the forum for you and your friends for around £100,000...Or if your biggest desire is simply a nice beer in
the Ele House then you could happily drink 94.2 million beers at £1.20 — it can’t get any better than that! As for many students, I’m sure in this current economic climate where a degree doesn’t necessarily secure a job, that financial security for life is more than enough.
Fun times for volunteers Valentina Terrinoni Student volunteer Dushani Photograph UHSU:Sana Meerza
On Wednesday 27th October, Student Volunteer and Development Coordinator Sana Meerza took seven University of Hertfordshire volunteers with her to St Paul’s school in Chipperfield. The school desperately needed its wildlife garden tidied from a mass of brambles and overgrown plants so that the children could use it once again. The volunteers happily spent five hours painting their fences, clearing the garden and planting new flowers to brighten up the place. ‘We wanted to keep it in the local community and this school really needed help as they only have one caretaker,’ Sana said.
Student volunteers Mukti and Teskeen Photograph UHSU:Sana Meerza
Both home and international students took part and the places were filled within a day. Although they are rewarded with
a volunteering certificate that will be great for their CV, Sana said all of the volunteers really enjoyed themselves and said they would have done it for the children anyway. Their presence caused quite a stir upon arrival too, ‘It’s only a small town so when our big bus pulled up we had everyone watching!’ As it is half-term the children will have to wait until Monday to see their new garden, but I’m sure they’ll be extremely excited when they do. Sana is taking her volunteers to Weatherfield School next, where they’ll be painting the playground with an intricate design of fun games. If you’d like to get involved with volunteering through the university, check out the website www.uhsu.co.uk/ volunteering