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EDITORIAL

First of all, I want to share my enthusiasm about Spring Thirdly, Diana prepared for you an interesting article with break. I guess everybody already has plans and ideas her point of view on “50 Shades of Grey” and its popularity. about how to spend those free days. You have an oppor- A lot of people were waiting for the movie based on this tunity to travel, to party, to sleep, to meet your friends and book to come out. After reading the article, do you agree? to affix yourselves to your hobbies. For example, according to new Insider’s recipe you can prepare and surprise your We also listed a brief guideline for exchange students friends, parents or beloved ones with Vietnamese Spring who are going to visit Saint-Petersburg. There you can Rolls. They make this traditional kind of food for Lunar find some basic phrases in Russian language and list New Year, which celebrates on 19 of February this year.

of interesting places which are loved by tourist and city-dwellers, too.

Secondly, I would like to congratulate Insider with its Birthday! Already for 16 years your favourite Student Ma- Anastasia interviewed one of Kyamk’s active students gazine entertains and inspires all of you, our dear readers. about Kreative project. Have you heard about Music Editors have changed many times during these years, Lunch? That is only one part of it! You want to know but the quality we deliver is still high and we promise more? Go on, turn the page! you creative development in the future and a lot of happy feelings! Now we are going to be available on Instagram Enjoy your vacation and prepare for the exams, we wish and Twitter, read more on Facebook!

you best of luck!

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY INSIDER 16 years ago, Insider Student Magazine was born on the 9th February 1999. with various logos, font types Insider has travelled a long journey ever since until now volume 17 is being and sections. It’s been a great published. Insider Student Magazine is now available globally and is a channel joint of efforts and passions of for all Kyamk students to express their views and tell their own stories.

Insider team to make it a precious piece of memory of our time

It has been a successful story as a weekly English magazine produced by stu- at Kyamk. 16 years of age, it’s dents for students. So, do you know the interesting stories behind it? In 1999, time for Insider to grow much the magazine was initiated with the idea of a student from Kyamk, who wanted stronger in the future. Our team to get some information in English when all weekly info were in Finnish. He would really appreciate hearing then contacted the Head of the Business Department, Mr Markku Puustelli and from our beloved readers for any the Head of IB Programme, Ms Ulla Puustelli. A group of passionate like-minded feedbacks and reviews to make students were gathered and the first issue was published with the name “Bu- a better Insider Student Magasiness Department News”. The student was elected as the Editor in Chief and zine! You may currently find us after many years now he is still our Editor in Chief, Hugh Clack.

in paper copies, on Facebook, on our website insider.kyamk.fi,

Since its first inception, Insider has been transforming essentially. However, the in PDF format via issuu.com/inidea of providing students with information of events and happenings around siderstudentmagazine, and conour school and Finland is still consistent. In every single issue, there is always tacting us via email insider@ a reserved place for “Inside info” helping the readers to keep updated with cur- kyamk.fi..It’s time to cheers and rent events. The most drastic change of the magazine can be seen in the layout say again, happy birthday our from a very basic black and white text to a more stylish full-colour magazine beloved Insider! with high quality images. Insider has transformed through many different skins Text&Photos: Hoang Anh Nguyen

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ST.PETERSBURG

Dear friends, spring break is coming!

Spasibo – Thank you

My article will concentrate on exchange students who are going Ja ne govorju po-russki – I don’t speak Russian to visit beautiful and fabulous Saint-Petersburg on spring break. I would like to give a few advice for your trip planning and recom- Everybody has the opportunity of finding something interesting and mendations which could be interesting and beneficial for visitors.

entertaining in St. Petersburg. I recommend The State Hermitage

St. Petersburg is the second largest city in Russia and also its cultu- Museum and The Russian Museum for judges of culture and art. ral capital. This city is filled with spirit of Russian historical events Lovers of interactive exhibitions can visit Museum “Grand Maket which had the great influence on architecture, streets, local popu- Rossiya” and Museum of illusions. My main advice for you is Kunstlation and atmosphere. According to official demographic statistic, kamera “Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography the population of St. Petersburg is around 5 million.

Russian Academy of Science”. The startling scientific collections of freaks and other research studies of Peter the Great will impress

Basically, you should provide with warm scarves and sweaters. The everyone! difference between weather in Kouvola and in St. Petersburg is not Don’t forget that you have a unique chance to try almost every kind so huge, however, city is located on the Neva River and the wind of world-cuisines in St. Petersburg! 22nd of February is the last day blows coldly.

of the Carnival (Maslenica) week. You will see Russian funfairs in parks and squares where you can try different traditional Russian

Please lay aside the prejudices of a lifetime about Russia. Actually games and delicious pancakes. we do not have tanks and brown bears on streets and usually people are kind and always try to help tourists with one‘s advice.

Camera will be your best friend in St. Petersburg. Streets’ atmosphe-

The main phrases which could be useful for you:

re of 18th century inspires tourists and citizens.

Zdravstvujte – Hello! Ne podskazhite kak projti :metro/ulica/restoran/muzej – Would Take the International Student Identity Card with you for special you tell me how to get to the subway/street/restaurant/museum?

offers and discounts in some hostels, museums, bars, cafes, restau-

Skol‘ko stoit? – How much is it?

rants and other services. Have an incredible journey!

Do svidanija – Goodbye

Text: Anastasiia Shekhovtcova

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„I enjoy erotica and heard so much about this bookthat I had to give it a shot, but I‘m five chapters in and just can‘t take it anymore.“ (amazon.com, 2012)

„I thought this book was going to be

„Then come the sex scenes. The

fantastic, but I was sorely mistaken. I

first one is tolerable but as she

have NEVER experienced a more obno-

goes on, they become so unbe-

xious main character such as Anastasia

lievable that it becomes more

Steele. I would say she is one dimen-

laughable than erotic.“ (amazon.

sional, but even THAT is pushing it.“

com, 2012)

(amazon.com, 2012)

„... the story is weak, the pace is slow and awkward, the characters come through as more schizophrenic than complicated, the „romance“ is a juvenile and dysfunctional crush, and the „erotic“ scenes alternate between Penthouse Forum and something that sounds like it was written by a painfully shy and sheltered 13 year old.“ (amazon.com, 2012)

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FROM EXPECTO PATRONUM TO THE RED ROOM OF PAIN However....

read thousands of books, from detective stories to

„Fifty Shades“ - erotic romance novel by British au- classical ones. However, I couldn‘t read all books thor E.L. James - sold 1 million physical copies in 11 of „Harry Potter“. Yes, I can‘t stand it as well as weeks. Previous record was Dan Brown‘s „The Da movies. But when it came to „Fifty Shades“, I read Vinci Code“ and J. K. Rowling‘s „Harry Potter“. „Fifty first two books in couple of days because they were Shades of Grey“ has become the first e-book to sell absolutely ridiculous. Each time Anastasia talked 1 million copies for the Kindle. It has been transla- to her „inner goddess“, I was laughing out loud. ted into 51 different languages, including Hebrew, Thai, Icelandic and Mongolian. This success made „Fifty Shades“ is a modern story of a Cinderella for E.L. James the most popular author in amazon.co.uk. grown up girls: a prince (billionaire Christian Grey) falls in love with a Cinderella (literature student AnasSo why did people change magic of Harry Potter to tasia Steele). All girls love this kind of love stories, don‘t BDSM of Anastasia and Mr Grey?

they? However, if a classical Cinderella story is 100% unreal, „Fifty Shades“ could happen, at least theoreti-

Before answering, let‘s clarify the origin of this trilogy. cally. Not only a handsome and rich man falls in love Firstly, it was inspired by Twilight series and originally with an ordinary girl, but also makes her sexual life ... named „Master of the Universe“. Being a fan fiction, emm... unbelievably awesome? The trilogy was called it was published episodically on websites under the „Mommy Porn“ simply because +40 year old wopen name „Snowqueen‘s Icedragon“. Later, the author men who still wait their prince/Mr Grey were buying removed the story from fan-fiction websites and pu- these books and reading them hundreds of times. blished it on her own website FiftyShades.com. Then books were released as e-books and was printed on There is no point in hiding this: every single girl demand. However, as it sometimes happens, the wor- wants to be Anastasia Steele. No, really, don‘t lisld of mouth promoted this trilogy, and the license to it ten to feminists who blame this story for having was picked up by Vintage Books for re-release in a new BDSM relations. Believe me. I know the truth. and revised edition. And then the world went crazy... We all want to have at least a bit of magic in our lives. Although there are thousands of articles and blog And so we have grown up from Harry Potter‘s magic posts about the phenomenon of „Fifty Shades“, it and found Christian Grey‘s fairytale. is still a miracle for intellectual people. Personal- Text:Diana Tykhonenko ly, I can say that I am a literature geek and I have Drawing: Diana Kamaletdinova

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PROFILE:MATTEA NÄVERI

So, let‘s start with your background story. Where do you to perfect. I also like interior design a lot and had the lucky come from, what do you study?

opportunity to get hired to do an office interior,which I‘m

My name is Mattea Näveri, I‘m a third year international doing at the moment. Eventually I want to teach. I love design student. I‘m Croatian and have been in Finland for design and want to still keep doing it, but more of a parallel about four years now.

business along with teaching.

Why did you choose to study design, what is your career plan? We already know from previous issue, that you are worI study design because art has always been something that king on a big project, part of which is music performances popped out in my life. As a kid I planned on going to art in both Kotka and Kouvola campuses. Can you tell us school, then my plans switched to dancing, then eventually more about it? to be an English teacher. That lasted for a long time. When Kreative is the name of the „project“. It‘s a new learning I moved here it happened that I found Kyamk and this pro- environment created by students for students. gram and it was clear that this is what I‘m doing; art came Why did you choose music as performance part? back and found me. Now I do what I love and I love what The music event is to promote Kreative and raise awareness I do. It‘s been pretty amazing.Now you‘re wondering what of what we do. We chose music because we both have a the heck is international design, and that is a million dollar love for music and have been performing together as a duo. question! We are all over the place. We‘ve been taught in- It was a natural choice. dustrial design, product design, fashion design and graphic What is the main purpose of [name of project]? And what design. I mainly do graphic design, but I also enjoy some can we do to help? product/furniture design as well and have been working on The main purpose is offering something consequential and a jewellery line for a while now and a lamp that I‘m trying real to students. They get to do design in groups with many

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different perspectives, languages and backgrounds. They or are you responsible for them, too? get to experience real life, be active and bring energy to the We’d like for students to want to participate because they campus. You can join :) We are looking for memembers and get to meet people, get credits and participate in real proactives, people who want to participate in the projects and jects with real companies. This in the end creates amazing help us stay active and find more projects from companies. networking opportunities, awesome stuff for your portfolio What inspired you to organise the project? Are you alone and staying active on top of your studies makes being at in this?

Kyamk so much more interesting. All the projects offered

I participated in Cambridge Venture Camp last year, and by Kreative, the workshops and events, are all done by us. amongst other things, we visited Aalto Design factory. I As I said, for students,from students. I am also a member knew then and there that it is something I want to do. It of PatteriES, which Kreative is a part of. I’ve been in Insider was about getting it going and choosing the right person for two years now and like having a bunch of stuff going to do it with after that. Miska Karvinen is my partner in this on all the time. and I couldn’t have done it without him.

How do we, students, find out these are going on in uni?

Do you connect this project to your future career?

We just started, so there hasn’t been that much advertising

I do, in many ways. I’m an active person, enjoy people and going on, but there will be more and more all the time. energy. I like being a bit stressed and frazzled, it makes my Keep your eyes out for posters in the hallways, Insider and life interesting. I also get to experience teaching, coope- students emails. ration and real life design work. Everything about this is Then, we will keep an eye on Kreative! Wish you all the

something I thrive on. It‘s a challenge and a pleasure.

Why do you think people participate? Besides feeling best with your endeavour! good after doing a good deed, of course.Do you participate in any other projects?Are they organised but school Text: Anastasia Kuprina, Photo:Mattea Näveri

FIND KREATIVE ON FACEBOOK!

Are you interested in doing projects with Kreative? Curious about WHAT it is? Want to participate in design projects with students from different fields working on real projects with real companies? CONTACT US! KREATIVE KREW: miska.karvinen@student.kyamk.fi or mattea.naveri@student.kyamk.fi

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SPRING ROLLS

TOOLS kettle,knife, pan

INGREDIENTS 400g grounded pork 1 egg 1 carrot 1 onion 100g mushroom Spring roll wrapper (rice paper) 50g shrimp 50g thin noodles

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1. Chop the carrot, onion, mushroom and shrimps 4. Put the wrapper in water to soften it. Spread the wrapinto small pieces.

per out and put the mixture in step 3 on the wrapper.

2. Put the thin noodles in hot water for 10 min and 5. Carefully wrap it in a roll shape. cut them into small pieces.

6. Deep fry the spring rolls for a brown and crunchy look.

3. Carefully mix all the meat, carrot, onion, mushroom, 7. Serve it with sweet chili sauce and enjoy! egg, shrimps and thin noodles in a large bowl.

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MOVIE REVIEW

50 SHADES OF GREY/ Director: Sam Taylor-Johnson / Genre: Drama|Romance / Starring: Jamie Dornan,Dakota Johnson/ Rating:

FIFTY SHADES OF GREY|(16)|10€ Fri-Wed 19:45, Thu 20:00|2h05min LATE LAMMAS-ELOKUVA|(7)|9€

50 Shades of Grey is a story, based on E. L. James‘ bestselling novel, about a literature student Anastasia Steele and a billionaire Christian Grey. She is an ordinary girl with lots of inferiority complexes who has never had a boyfriend. He is a young and handsome business magnate from a rich family, who can sedute any girl or woman. However, he ”never makes love”, he has BDSM relations with his submissives. This is why life of Anastasia changes after meeting Mr Grey. Although, people (especially 16 year old girls and 50+ women) were waiting for this movie and counting down days till its premiere, it has got mostly negative comments. Comparing to the book, the story was actually compressed and the movie gives the impression that all happened in couple of hours.

What is the main part of all movies? Actors? Music? No, it is the plot. And here comes the biggest problem of this movie. There is no plot at all. And there are no good erotic scenes either. So, imagine, you came to the cinema and you expected either a good story with breathtaking plot or, at least, great erotic scenes to remember and use later. However, the only thing that Christian used with Anastasia in Red Room of Pain was a feather. Although I am not an expert in BDSM, I am pretty sure, there are far more tools to use in sadomasochistic relations. So, to watch or not to watch? Yes if you are a lone girl and want a bit of sex and relations in your life (at least on the screen). No, if you expect to see a plot or good erotic scenes (in the first

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case watch something more smart, in the second – go and see another love story).

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