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gair rhydd | free word hydref 8 - hydref 15 2018 october 8 - october 15 2018 rhifyn 1120 | issue 1120
Cardiff University’s student paper | Established 1972
Freshers’ Week The Price is right a success for Students’ Union Adam Price elected new Plaid Cymru leader by Rhys Thomas
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A successful Freshers’ for some: Cardiff Students’ Union earned around £10,000 more this year compared to last, with club nights and alcohol sales making up the bulk of its profits.
Over 17,000 club tickets sold Additional £10,000 earned in revenue Over 500 student volunteers took part across Freshers’ events
by Matt Tomlin
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ardiff University Students’ Union is celebrating a massive increase in Fresher’s week sales on 2017’s figures, with over 17000 club night tickets having been sold throughout the week. The full figure saw 17,406 club night ticket sales, which is up over
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5,000 sales on 2017’s 11,860 Freshers’ tickets. Decreases in ticket prices and the hosting of a greater variety of entertainment events for students during opening week are what the SU claim to be the cause of this. An extra £10,000 was earned by the SU in revenue, which for the most part has subsidised increased costs for security and crowd-management this year. YOLO Wednesdays and Juice Saturdays have launched with increased success compared to last year. Their premiers had an increase of 1,000 students through the doors. In addition, the most recent YOLO Wednesday club night reached the 2,400 person capacity by 10.15pm,
Cysondeb yw’r uchelgais i Giggs
by Llion Carbis
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ae pêl-droed rhyngwladol wedi dychwelyd, a Taf-od sydd yn darogan tynged Cymru yn y gemau sydd ar gyrraedd yn erbyn Sbaen a Gweriniaeth Iwerddon.
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with SU officials recommending students aim to reach the SU steps on future Wednesday evenings by 9.30pm in order for them to stand a chance of getting in. With the higher demand in mind, the SU has also begun to sell 1,000 tickets online for £5 each to guarantee entry to YOLO Wednesdays before 11pm. This is also a strategy for earning more revenue to fund the necessary crowd management which these evening events require. This is also being introduced with the intention of being fair on athletes who compete in sporting events or matches away from home 5 and are sometimes unable to get into the SU on time.
Microplastics in half of river insects
by Nia Jones
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esearch led by the Cardiff School of Biosciences has found microplastics in 50% of insects sampled across South Wales rivers. Experts now fear the potential problem of plastics in river ecosystems has been overlooked.
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ales’ Nationalist party underwent a leadership election this summer. Incumbent Leanne Wood faced off against challengers Rhun ap Iorweth and Adam Price, with the latter coming out on top in the second round ballot. A former Member of Parliament and post-graduate student at Harvard University, Price is an impressive character. Campaign ideas such as a potential name change for the party and a seven step plan toward Welsh independence carved out his role as the change candidate. Will his election change the fortunes of the party? Price himself has not been afraid to criticise from within, exemplified by his campaign line that Plaid was on a road that will end
in defeat. Unfortunately for him and others in the party, it is a long and winding road with no end in sight. There is no doubt that Plaid’s future is better off without Wood. Arguably a breath of fresh air when she was elected as a former social worker and Plaid’s first female leader, the party’s fate since 2012 has not significantly improved. In the Welsh Assembly, they find themselves as the third party behind the Conservatives. In UK General Elections there is mixed news, with an additional Member of Parliament but the lowest percentage share of the vote 18 since 1997.
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