“The more positive energy you put out, the more positive energy you get back.” Kanye West
A LETTER FROM YOUR NEW EDITOR After living in Cardiff since the beginning of August, the familiar aromas and sights of Cathays have gradually began to reclaim their rightful home. The views of seagulls (and rats) raiding mould-ridden dustbins, watching (and joining in with) students jumping over mounds of rubbish and the glorious smell of damp from student houses are back. This can only mean one thing… so is Quench! One would think after reading the above description of Cathays that it isn’t the best place on Earth. Well… it isn’t, but it is somewhere which undoubtedly enhances your student experience at Cardiff. If you hadn’t already gathered, I do have a strong tendency to ramble, which, of course, is great after being appointed Editor-In-Chief of a magazine. Without further ado, welcome to the 159th issue of Quench Magazine! If you have just started at the University, welcome! If you are returning to University, then welcome back. No matter what your age, sex, race or political stance, there will undoubtedly be something within Quench that will grab your attention. If you are returning, you may have noticed a difference in our design this academic year. Most notably is the rebranding of our logo, which I’d like to thank Meita Singgih for. I hope you agree that the magazine is looking aesthetically brilliant, and I’d like to thank our new Head of Design, Jasper Wilkins for making it such a success. This year, alongside the design, we have introduced four new sections to Quench. These being International Features, Creative, and our new dating feature, Qpid’s Corner, as well as our new mini-magazine Q3. More details on these can sections can be found on the Quench website. It’s not all good news though. Sadly, Student Media funds have plummeted again, meaning that Quench will now only have five issues. Having being heavily involved in student media for the three years of my university life, I could not recommend a better way to meet new people and get stuck in to both print and broadcast journalism. The journalism, media and broadcast industries are extremely competitive to get into and with more cuts on student media, the university is limiting our creative outlet rather than enhancing our future prospects. Despite this, the team have worked so hard with the first issue and I could not be happier with the teams. With this is mind, I hope you enjoy reading issue 159 of Quench, and good luck finding Dylan! GEORGE
Editor-in-Chief: George Caulton Deputy Editor: Alice Dent Section Heads Features: Rachel Jefferies & Emma Riches International: Amica Phillips-Morris Culture: Hannah Hopkins & Beth Girdler-Maslen Creative: Sanja Dragojlov Music: Mark Sweeney, Sophie King & Erin Brown Food & Drink: Ellie Philpotts & Georgia O’Brien Travel: Gemma Gibson & Harriet Thornley Fashion: Jamila Gandhi & Megan David Video Games: Elis Doyle & Caspar Jayasekera Film & TV: Sadia Pineda Hameed, Naomi Davidson & Oliver Leigh Columnist: Molly Wyatt Design Team Head of Design : Jasper Wilkins Deputy Head of Design: Lisa Doran Lead Designer: Stephany Damyanova Page Designers: Alyssa Alamillo, Eleanor Parkyn, Elis Doyle, Emily Giblett, Emily Jones, George Caulton, Lucy Aprahamian, Sadia Pineda Hameed, Sophie King Contributing Artists: Lisa Doran, Tom Morris, Sarah Foster, Sarah Thompson, Meita Singgih Special thanks: to Alice Dent, Jasper Wilkins and Stephany Damyanova for keeping me insane. Thanks to Emily Giblett for helping me de-stress on proof reading night. Thanks Elaine. Thanks to Mr. Moore my GCSE Media teacher for his guidance and support. And finally, all thanks be to Harambe.