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WHO’S ON BOARD? Editor Wil Oxford editor@nervemedia.org.uk

Features Editor Kassia-Hope Wordley Molly Mileham-Chappell Astrid Wood features@nervemedia.org.uk

Fashion Editor Scarlett Dixon Sofie Boyland Rebecca Burgess fashion@nervemedia.org.uk

Sport Editor Will Kent Chris Marshall-Bell sport@nervemedia.org.uk

Entertainment Editor Laura Geall Charlie Souter-Phillips

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Check what we’ve got for you this month...

SUMMER BALL MEMORIES Undoubtedly the highlight of the BU calendar, Nerve gets nostalgic over this years summer ball, reliving our favourite moments in picture highlights and catchup interviews with the line up.

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Comment Editor Casey Farr Aliyah Allen comment@nervemedia.org.uk

Advertising Andy Elsey susales@bournemouth.ac.uk 01202 961461

Media Coordinator Joe Tattersall

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ANBERLIN

Nerve speaks to the American rock group Anberlin about their decision to separate, their final album and farewell tour - as well as the highlights of a twelve year run.

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STYLE FOCUS

Fashion blogger and student Claudia Saadeh shares fashion tips and advice as well as her own style inspiration.

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For opportunities to get involved, whether it be writing, design, illustration, photography or even a spot of photobombing, email editor@nervemedia.org.uk for details.

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FGM

With the problem and ways to tackle it gaining increasing momentum in British Politics, Nerve looks at Female Genital Mutiliation and just what is being done to eradicate it for good.

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SUMMER OF SPORT

After a hectic summer of sporting events, tournaments and matches, we look back at the highlights you may have missed from around the world.

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Design Editor Zennen Thomas design@nervemedia.org.uk

Online Editor Claire Creagh online@nervemedia.org.uk

Chief Sub-Editor Madeleine Supple

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Word From Your Editor

freshers in between parties. We also have tips

The summer might be coming to an end and

on the Fresher Way to Study whilst at uni, a

Contributors

the weather getting a little colder but that’s no

look back at some of our favourite Summer

reason to feel blue. Freshers is well and truly

Festivals and debate over the controversial

Writers Aliyah Allen Caitlin Alder Charlie Slawson Tom Beasley Mallory Mabe Laura McKenna Laura Rogers Rebecca Boland Lauren Chassebi Priscilla Quarcoo

underway so a big welcome to the new stock of

Free the Nipple Campaign.

students joining us here in Bournemouth - get ready for an amazing few years ahead!

We’ve been working hard all summer to

For you sporting fans, we look back at a Summer of Sport highlights as well as an exclusive AFC Bournemouth Season Preview,

bring you the best content for the first issue of

and of course not forgetting the stylish few who

the year. Don’t worry, you can still catch your

made it to our Instagram pin-board - hashtag

favourite regulars, inluding the Mixtape of our

#nervefashion for your chance to be featured.

favourite songs, a Heads Up of events to attend

Plus lots more to feast your eyes on - enjoy!

this month and the Top 5 films to watch during

Wil Oxford

Design Team Zennen Thomas Jack Mullen

The Full Line Up REGULARS

Illustrators

06 Mix Tape

Nathan Hackett Laurence Thomas Jack Carrington Wil Oxford

08 Heads Up 09 Winners/Losers 32 Through the Lens 63 Top 5

SPORT 48 AFC Bournemouth Preview 51 Tour De France 52 Summer of Sport 56 Ryder Cup 60 World Cup Review

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Important Stuff

ENTERTAINMENT 14 Summer Festivals 16 Anberlin

Here at SUBU, when we print Nerve Magazine, we print on 100% recycled paper using vegetable - based inks by Indigo Press Limited. You’ve got to start somewhere.

21 Summer Ball Memories

Nerve Magazine is produced

by SUBU (the Students Union @ Bournemouth University).

Information correct at time of publication (September 2014).

The views expressed are not necessarily those of Nerve Media, SUBU or the Editor.

FEATURES

26 Films of the Summer 43 Reviewed

13 The Fresher Way to Study 28 Cutting it Out 34 Lights, Camera, Action

FASHION 10 Fashion Debate 18 Style Focus 34 Fashion Files 39 Instagram Style 42 Freshers Fashion

COMMENT 36 Debate: Free the Nipple 55 Stop the selfie NERVE | 5

Essential TRACKS we’ve been listening to this MONTH

THE SCRIPT SUPERHEROES A whole two years after the release of their last album, The Script are coming back and better than ever with one of their latest tracks, ‘Superheroes’.

The motivational anthem incorporates a blend of instruments that would make it a fantastic live event. The song will be the intro track for their fourth album ‘No Sound Without Silence’ which is available now.

SAM SMITH YOU’RE NOT THE ONLY ONE You’ll probably feel as if you’ve just walked into a Western saloon when you listen to one of Sam Smith’s latest singles, from his debut LP ‘In The Lonely Hour’, which continues to blow up globally. Smith questions his partner’s trust in this steadypaced piano and violin fusion that showcases the soulful singer’s versatility.

BECKY HILL CAUTION TO THE WIND The voice behind Wilkinson’s ‘Afterglow’ and Oliver Heldens’ ‘Gecko (Overdrive)’ has released her debut single that leads her debut album. A timid glockenspiel opens the track before a whirlwind grungy/ house inspired beat envelopes the melody along with Becky’s distinguishing gliding vocals.

SIGMA CHANGING Following their smash hit ‘Nobody To Love’ back in April, Leeds duo Sigma have now teamed up with powerful vocalist Paloma Faith to bring us a fresh and exciting collaboration in the form of the single ‘Changing’. It’s already proved popular at the Glastonbury and Global Gathering festivals, so if you like drum’n’bass, give this a listen and re-live the best of the Summer fun as the Autumn gloom looms not too far ahead.

ED SHEERAN SING It’s a different route from some of his older, more soulful songs. However despite this the change is welcomed and the collaboration with Justin Timberlake provides a fresh contrast. If you feel like a dance in the warm September nights, then this is the song to turn on.

TED ZED BELIEVE

ALT J LEFT HAND FREE This was the second song to be released from Alt J’s new album, ‘This is Yours’. With a can’t-get-out-of-yourhead tune, and an altogether much different sound to the songs from their first album released two years ago, ‘Left Hand Free’ was revealed before the album came out. If this is anything to go by, it’s defnitely worth pre-ordering the album on Itunes.

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Fresh from his performance at BU Summer Ball, ‘Believe’ from Ted Zed’s latest EP, has a catchy intro which is maintained throughout. The lyrics are easy to pick up so it can be a great sing-along song. The best part of the song is its Indie tone, with resonating similarties to Jake Bugg, The Vaccines and Bob Dylan all fused together in one fantastic feel-good track.

LISBON RIO Lisbon have been playing their track ‘Bluelove’ at most of the festivals that they have performed at over the summer. With it’s The 1975-esque intro and excellent vocals, it is not just a song for the summer, but can even be used to help cure our post-summer blues now that Autumn is well and truly on its way.

Bournemouth Beach Party

Mon 29 Sep Beachwear essential for the inaugural beach rave!

Mon 6 Oct Get Your Own Back Get messy with Dave Benson Philips!

Grab a Grand

Mon 13 Oct Your chance to win £1000 in cold hard cash Mon 20 Oct Rave of Thrones With special guest DJ Hodor from Game of Thrones

Back to the 90s

Mon 27 Oct One night with the finest vintage 90s tunes

Get Happy At The Monday Club!

10pm - 3am ♦ £1.50 drinks ♦ Tickets just £2 adv. tickets: www.oldfirestation.co.uk /SUBU.TOFS

HEADS UP!

YOUR MONTH IN BOURNEMOUTH

KATY B @O2 Academy 21 October

CLUBBING

GIGS

EVENTS

Dice the Launch Party - TC

Chase and Status

Comedy Nation

O2 Academy 27 September

Old Fire Station 23 September

Peter Andre

Lee Mack

BIC 3 October

BIC 24, 25, 26 September

British Sea Power

Bournemouth Arts By the Sea Festival

Old Fire Station 25 September

Lollipop Old Fire Station 26 October

Saints and SinnersGaz Geordie Shore

Brownsea Island 12 October

Halo 29 September

The Vamps

Various Venues 25-25 October

BIC 12 & 18 October

Wrestling Spectacular

Katy B

Bournemouth Pavilion 9 April - 27 May

Dub Optic Old Fire Station 4 October

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O2 Academy 21 October

Skid Row

A night with Ray Quinn

Old Fire Station 22 October

Poole Lighthouse 17 October

Not going out, but visiting Bournemouth. Lee Mack @ BIC, 24, 25, 26 September

Bringing indie rock to Bournemouth. British Sea Power @ Brownsea Island, 12 October

Michael Schumacher Nine months on from his lifethreatening skiing accident, legendary Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher has finally left hospital for home where he will continue his rehabilitation. While he still has a long road to recovery ahead, this is a huge win for a man who was on the brink of death just months ago.

Cornwall In the (albeit brief) UK summer heatwave, Cornish sea temperatures actually peaked at higher than that of its Californian counterparts. Sorry California, you may have Hollywood, celebrities and great food, but we have the Cornish beaches. As if being the birthplace of the Cornish Pasty didn’t make Cornwall already amazing.

KIMONOS Undoubtedly our favourite summer staple, more of us than ever before were wearing the oriental style garment.

With New Look reportedly selling on average around 40,000 per week, it looks as if the Kimono is here to stay.

LAVERNE COX The Orange is the New Black actress has had an arguably successful summer, being the first transgender actress to grace the cover of TIME magazine and be nominated for an Emmy. She also went viral at the VMA’s after stealing the limelight from the Kardashians with her unmissable ode to Beyoncé - this woman can do no wrong.

WINNERS

ER M M SU S R E S LO OF THE

GREAT BRITAIN This issue went to press before it was revealed whether Scotland voted yes or no to independence.

But either way, the idea that hundreds of thousands of Scots believe there is enough wrong with a united Britain to want to barricade the rest of us off with a border makes us all losers, surely?

Jennifer Lawrence

Comedy In the space of two months Hollywood and the comdey world has been devastated by not one, but two deaths of its most beloved stars. First comedian and acting legend Robin Williams and secondly controversial comedy legend Joan Rivers. Maybe laughter isn’t the best medicine after all.

Jennifer Lawrence was just one of many celebrities who suffered from a leak of naked photos earlier this month (if you’ve actively searched for them online, shame on you). We obviously hate the privacy of one of our favourite stars being invaded, but with a body like Jen’s, in hindsight the only real impact this will have is an increase in the number of male followers.

THE GREAT FASHION DEBATE Every month, we tackle a fashion issue

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e’ve all been there. Desperately dashing into town to your nearest and cheapest shop to grab a last-minute outfit. You find what you’re looking for; you can also try it on, purchase it in a simple till transaction –remembering that trusty student discount – before heading back home with something you know will look great on. The sense of relief that you can do this within an hour is what makes high street shopping so popular.

And, with the likes of Rihanna, Kate Moss and Kelly Brook (just to name a few) taking over our favourite stores with successful collections, the British high street is hard to compete with. Catering for a diverse and vast range of people and their needs in regards to price, diversity, and practicality - factors which designer stores and online outlets have notoriously ignored. Shopping in your local town centre is a timeless social activity for absolutely anyone and there will always be something rewarding about taking home your new purchases.

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of just 4 years. Successful from the word go, Westfield Stratford attracted 47 million visitors in its first year

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It’s a timeless social activity – we haven’t rejected it

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Does the online shopping revolution really mean we’ve rejected our high street? Can there be room for both?

alone. That’s 47 million supporting the UK’s high-street classified brands and the interactive service that they offer.

These so called ‘mega malls’ have demonstrated how our whole shopping experience is constantly being tweaked to keep up with what the customer wants. Restaurants, cinemas and salons, all under one roof – we still love the instantaneous nature as proven popular by the web, but we also love being there to experience what’s on offer. This includes everything from the modern interiors, the music in the shops, the customer service, and even the fitting rooms, which are all distinguishing factors against the option of online shopping. These factors are made even better when you consider the money

you saved on online postage fees and the time you saved on hassling the postage company for your lost parcel (we’ve all been there).

With Mary Portas’s 2012 review assessing the state of the high street, the government has created an economic plan for 2014 to improve it, ranging from better parking, to forming a body called the Future High Streets Forum. All these contributing elements will only send the high street in the right direction as they have the leadership of experienced retail specialists, including the managing director of Boots.

One of our most popular high street stores, Primark, has defied the online norm, resisting the urge to sell their stock online. After doing an experiment on ASOS, Primark found that their sales (and loyalties) were on the high street with its Finance Director John Bason saying: "The best way to get profitable growth is on the high street." Therefore, using Primark as a prime example, the trend of Internet shopping doesn’t always affect the sales, success and popularity of our favourite high street stores. In fact, the urge for a day shopping is an offer we all cannot resist.

Words Rebecca Burgess

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he government may claim that the economic climate is on the mend, but if you take a walk down almost any British high street, it’s clear that retail stores are far from feeling the benefit. Retailresearch.org discovered that 49 companies experienced failure last year, leading to a vast number of closures, including La Senza and Jane Norman.

However, the limp economy cannot be solely to blame for the boarded up shop fronts; for it is also due to the seemingly unstoppable popularity of online shopping.

These days, everyone leads a hectic lifestyle and the internet offers endless convenience to remedy this.

Anything you can possibly wish for can be ordered at your fingertips, paid for at the click of a button and delivered right to your door. Clearly, a large number of Britons take advantage of this, as a recent Ofcom report revealed that the UK spends more online than any other nation, topping an average spend of £1,175 each year.

Ouch!

And the developments in technology just keep on coming, meaning that the internet is accessible to almost anyone, almost anywhere.

Consumers can find their favourite retailers on the App store for any smart device - giving them the power to carry out a last minute frantic search for a dress for a girls’ night out on the commute to work. Next

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Anything you can possibly wish for can be ordered at your fingertips

day delivery? Yes please.

It doesn’t stop there. The rise of fashion gurus across the blogosphere and YouTube has given fashion retailers yet another platform to promote their brands online.

Often, this exposure is completely free, when gurus talk honestly about well loved brands to their (in some cases) millions of subscribers.

But it can also be implemented, through carefully placed advertising or by sponsoring a video or a blog post. This increases the brand’s presence online, whilst reaching a key demographic of confident online users who can identify the direct link from this content. It has never been easier to look like your favourite style icon!

Circling back to the theme of money, or lack of it, many consumers have found more thrifty ways of getting their hands on something new (or not so new, as the case may be). The opportunity for consumers to sell unwanted fashion items is vastly growing, with the likes of ASOS Market Place, Depop and classic eBay enabling this. Allowing buyers to switch off the rack with a high price tag for a bargain has never been more popular.

If you need any further evidence that the high street is headed down hill, you only need to wait until Christmas rolls around once more.

People fear heading out onto the streets amongst the crazy last minute shoppers and even worse, sale shoppers come Boxing Day. ComScore revealed that 12 days over the 2012 Christmas period exceeded the $1 billion mark for e-commerce!

Generally, people want two things - to save money and for it to be convenient. The internet provides this and I believe it could see the death of the high street in the future.

Shopping with your friends could be a thing of the past. It’s a sad thought, but a realistic one.

Words Caitlin Alder Design Jack Mullen

What do you think? Will you continue to shop on the high street or is online the way to go?

Can they co-exist for much longer?

Tweet us: @NerveMagazine

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FRESHER WAY

TO STUDY

You’re out of the classroom and in the world of independent learning – but how exactly do you motivate yourself to study when learning is completely off your own back?

You’ve made it! After years of being told what, when and how to study, you’ve gotten the grades to start your first year at university here at Bournemouth and finally a little independence to do what you want – it’s all up to you now.More importantly, as well as having the choice to study what you want – you get the freedom to do it in the way you want, which for some can be daunting. Learning on your own isn’t easy for everyone, and you’re not alone if you feel like you need nudging in the right direction to learn the skills to cracking education without supervision. Everyone’s in the same boat, but it’s certainly not sinking.

On that note, here are some pointers on how to guarantee you survive university learning.

GET INVOLVED AND BE PRODUCTIVE

ATTEND ALL LECTURES – EVEN WHEN HUNGOVER

As well as the glorious Nerve Media team, there are tonnes of factions within the university you can get involved in. Resist the temptation to spend your free time in bed and use it to be pro-active in clubs, societies and sports teams. Productivity in turn produces productivity in the same way that fire produces more fire – once you learn to juggle different commitments, learning all your modules off your own back will become second nature. Plus, considering that university is all about meeting new people, by getting involved in extra-curricular stuff there really is no better way of making friends.

Sounds simple, right? Well when there’s little to force you to lectures and a 9am lecture just a few hours after your night out – you won’t be thinking it’s that simple. Despite your brain function feeling like it’s running at 0.1256% - your capacity for learning is only reduced by 30% when hungover. So you’ll still take in at least 70% of the information to help you on your assignment.

Plus, you really want to avoid being ‘that person’ who is always asking to borrow others notes to catch up.

TAKE A BREAK

USE YOUR COURSE-MATES TO LEARN Course mates are an underrated tool in successful studying – so make sure you use them. Set up a seminar or course study group and mix up work and pleasure with study/film nights and coffee and revision sessions to get the learning done in the most fun way possible. If you’re an auditory or kinaesthetic learner, chances are learning actively in a social environment will make studying independently much easier when you lack a rigid learning schedule to keep you focussed.

Whatever tickles your fancy, having time to let your hair down is important. Watch a film, go to the gym, go out for drinks with friends or even binge on a family size pack of crisps if that’s your thing – we’re not one to judge. There’s no point in motivating yourself to be productive if you don’t have the prospect of a reward when it’s done, that would just be cruel. So be nice to yourself, because if you don’t – who will?

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university is all about meeting new people...there really is no better way of making friends

Words: Mallory Mabe Design: Zennen Thomas

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A LOOK BACK AT...

SUMMER FESTIVALS

After a hectic summer of festivals, Nerve gives you the highlights from where we went and what you might have missed.

CALLING FESTIVAL

– By Laura Geall

I started my day at 6am in order to queue for the front spot. The pouring rain kept a lot of people away, so I managed to get on the barrier. I was soaked through by the time I got there, but it was all worth it to see Aerosmith so close. There were two stages, but I was at the main stage all day, barely being able to move in order to keep my spot at the front.

This meant that I got to see all of the big names like Richie Sambora, Thunder, Joe Bonomassa and, of course, the mighty Aerosmith.

Everyone is shocked when they hear that Richie Sambora has gone solo (‘he played the guitar for Bon Jovi!’), but it turns out he sings and writes too, and is awesome at it. He joined with Orianthi, who is most well known for playing guitar with Alice Cooper, to make a dynamic duo that were amazing to watch.

The best moment of the day, however, was when Richie came on to watch Aerosmith’s set later, and Steve Tyler took the microphone over to him and they sang together. Two rock legends uniting in perfect harmony. The change of venue didn’t faze anyone, Aerosmith rocked, and overall it was a great day.

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CHIDFEST

– By Laura Geall

This was the first year of Chidfest, which the organisers are hoping to make an annual festival. I was sceptical about it because firsttime festivals can sometimes be badly organised and don’t have a great line-up, but I was proved wrong. The Quireobys headlined, and rocked their set. I even saw Spike, the lead singer, mingling with the crowds before the show so I managed to sneak a quick picture. The one thing that the festival needs to improve on is having more entertainment away from the stage.

There was the standard food vans (where I had an amazing halloumi burger and a breakfast pizza), clothes stalls and face painting. However, as the day went from 11am-11pm, they really needed more to do, especially as the weather was forecast to rain, which luckily turned out to be wrong. Some people camped the night before, so it was great for them as they could stay with their tent, but those who had driven there had a lot less to do. Overall though, the sun was out, there were some good bands leading up to The Quireboys (though most were unheard of) and it was a chilled-out day.

As the day came to a close, Chidfest appeared a success that would leave many people feeling the effects in the morning.

SECRET GARDEN PARTY

FRIDAY AT LOVEBOX

- By Aliya Allen

The Friday of Lovebox had an amazing range of artists.

From new artists such as MNEK and Kiesza to favourites like Katy B and Annie Mac, it was hard to find an artist that you didn’t like. MNEK performed his chart-topping hits such as Ready For Your Love and he even did a few mash-ups of old time favourites, which the crowd loved.

Sigma performed at the BassLaced Tent, which was any bass lovers’ dream. They played their much-loved Nobody to Love, along with more bass infused tracks from their upcoming album.

Their set was packed with well-known songs too, that had their own Sigma spin on them.

ASAP Rocky was at the main stage and was a crowd favourite.

Mosh pits were in full swing during his set, which were insane, and got particularly intense during Wild for the Night.

Chase & Status put on a real show, with lasers, smoke, confetti and flames (not kidding, actual flames emerged from the stage). They played songs from all of their albums. They also brought out an array of guests; Jacob Banks, Kano, Delilah, Tempa T and Liam Bailey. Rage was on stage for the majority of the set, pumping up the crowd and providing vocals.

The only disappointing part was when it ended.

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- By Charlie Souter Phillips

SATURDAY AT LOVEBOX

Secret garden party had another great year with the sun shining down on all the festival-goers and the cool lake welcoming them into its glistening water. The lake is something that makes the festival stand out from others, as well as the free boat rides and a stage in the middle. However, the amount of art in place shows the extra thought that makes it such a different and creative festival.

The stages themselves were well thought out. They were surrounded by stacks of hay bails, allowing everyone to have enough room to dance, whilst having a great view of all the different acts without getting too hot. Some of the great acts that played included: Dub pistols, Fat Freddys Drop, Chase and Status and Clean Bandit. There was a taste of everything, and no way that you could get bored!

- By Rebecca Boland

Spirits were high as the sun shone over Victoria Park for the second day of Lovebox. Large crowds gathered to enjoy the likes of MIA, Crystal Fighters and Bondax. There were problems on the main stage, which headliner MIA suffered most with as she cut her set 25 minutes early due to poor sound quality.

Punters booed as she dropped her mic to the floor and left the stage. This was after she invited members of the audience up on stage in an ill-fated attempt to recover the unravelling chaos.

Despite these problems, the good music and high temperatures meant nothing could dampen the festival-goers excitement.

On the other stage, the Crystal Fighters kept the entertainment going, playing hit songs such as Champion Sound and You & I. Dressed in eccentric headdresses and keeping the crowd lively, it was a relief to see the sun setting and temperatures cooling for the evening.

Design: Zennen Thomas

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ANBERLIN After twelve sucessful years, American rock group Anberlin are parting ways with a final album and farewell tour. Nerve’s Laura Geall caught up with the boys to talk about the future, their fan base and the highlights of a decade-long run

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t’s been a good decade for Anberlin. Since the American rock group’s founding they have enjoyed six successful albums and have just unveiled their seventh – and final – album, Lowborn, as well as currently engaging in their final tour. The group formed in Florida back in 2002, utilising early social media sites such as Myspace to increase and attract a loyal following of fans – many of whom will undoubtedly be shaken by their decision to disband.

"Usually breakups happen quickly and suddenly, an implosion of sorts," guitarman Christian McAlhaney says. "What is unique about the end of Anberlin is that we discussed where people were at in their lives, what that meant for the band, and then made plans for the end on our own terms."

"I would hope our fans understand that even if they don’t agree with our decision, it’s not like we are abruptly quitting. Fans are getting their chance to come out one last time, so maybe that makes a difference to people?"

As well as bringing one chapter of their life to a close – the end of Anberlin provided a unique oppor-

tunity in that it gave each band member the freedom to explore musically in their final album. Each member of the group separated, working on individual sections with producers they each selected. However the idea of going it alone post-Anberlin is still unchartered territory.

"I plan to do anything I want to. After twelve years of solely devoting my time to Anberlin – yeah I’ll have a lot of extra time once it’s over, but in whatever I do my first choice will always be music." Explains the band’s bass player Deon Rexroat. "This is the end of an era of my life. A long and great era. It also means a new beginning. It’s overwhelming to think about filling all my time with something new, but it’s also exciting."

Looking back at their successful career, Deon agrees that New Surrender was the most difficult album to record. "We had been touring so hard in support of our previous album, we were pretty much spent. We had also just signed to Universal, which gave us this sense of pressure that we had never felt before. The songs just didn’t come easy and even in the studio it was sometimes hard to get the feel we wanted out of a song because our minds were just over loaded." With the help of their producer, Neal Avron, they created an album that they were happy with.

But what about the band’s favourite album from their twelve year run? "Our favourite would definitely have to be Cities." Says Deon. "We lived in Seattle for two months while making that record. It was one of the best experiences of my life and I think you can hear that in the album."

Their final album, Lowborn, has been in the pipeline for a long time, with the band collecting material for it since the end of 2012, the focus being on producing and crafting songs that reflect not only the band’s identity – but each individual member’s tastes and influences. The album is also focussed on expressing their feelings about splitting up

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and their decision for it.

"We were really honest with each, probably more so than in the past" explains drummer Nathan Young. "You have to come to a point where, with different opinions, there’s no right or wrong. There was a fearlessness which was really freeing and exciting for all of us. To just not have to think about anything else except the best thing for the song.”

After five years and three studio albums, in 2007 Anberlin signed to Universal Republic.

However for their final album they made the decision to revert back to their original record label, Tooth and Nail. "It seemed fitting since they were the label that released our first three albums.

Everything is about coming full circle in regards to this band ending, so bringing things back where we started made sense to us." Deon says.

After over a decade of working together there have ultimately been many highs and lows for the band. But what was their most memorable moment? "The time a wild turkey flew through our bus’s windshield. It was seven in the morning and we were all sleeping until we heard a very loud crash and our bus stopped abruptly. I got up and went into the front lounge just as our driver looks back and said, ‘a turkey flew through the windshield!’

In the end, he just woke up and wandered away and we had to get our bus replaced so the glass could get fixed."

Aside from the memories and the music, ahead of their final gig in Florida in November the band are keen to assert that the best part of the past twelve years has undoubtedly been support they have received from fans. "I want to make sure that our fans and friends know that we will always remember them," lead singer James Christian explains. "Those moments spent with them were some of the greatest of my entire life."

We discussed where people were at in their lives, what that meant for the band and then made plans for the end on our own terms

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Fashion student Claudia Saadeh runs the blog pink-manolos.blogspot.gr, writing about her daily endeavours and designer-meets-high street style Words Scarlett Dixon

Design Jack Mullen

Photography Pink Manolos

Styling Claudia Saadeh

Best fashion advice: "Don’t wait for someone else to wear it first."

Favourite high-street shops: Zara, Next, Cos, H&M

Style icons: Olivia Palermo, Carine Roitfeld, Rumi Neely

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The summer blockbuster season of 2014 is coming to an end and the dust is settling on an interesting flurry of car chases, explosions and big budget spectacles. The season has yielded its fair share of both successes and failures, with just as many stinkers as stormers making their way through multiplexes.

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Dawn of the Planet of the Apes vs. Transformers: Age of Existence

How to Train Your Dragon 2 vs. pudsey: The movie

WINNER The undisputed King of Motion Capture, Andy Serkis, has struck again with his remarkable work as lead chimp Caesar in sci-fi sequel Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. Computer-animated characters mesh seamlessly with the human cast to produce a mega-budget movie with intelligence and heart as its centrepiece. Whilst its plot follows an established formula the film is a thrilling ride that pushes the rebooted Apes franchise forwards. Serkis anchors the whole film with his soulful mo-cap performance, aided by the aggression of Toby Kebbell as second in command, Koba. By the time the third act spectacle finally kicks in, setting up the next instalment in the series, the film has made one thing very clear: it’s not monkeying around.

loser Michael Bay has produced another mess of colliding alloys, mangled metals and cringe-worthy product placement with his latest entry in the Transformers franchise. It’s not all bad, as the always entertaining Marky Mark Wahlberg has replaced charismavacuum Shia LaBeouf as the lead human, alongside a series of talkative automobiles. When Bay isn’t pointing his camera at noises in the hope of creating spectacle, he sticks tight to the rear end of the nearest attractive female character or the most obvious advertising billboard. Oh, and the Dinobots that were used to sell the movie? It takes more than two hours for them to arrive. Transformers 4 is an awful three-hour experience that numbs both the mind and the behind.

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WINNER Off the back of one of those surprising non-Pixar family film successes, How to Train Your Dragon 2 was something of an inevitability. Thankfully, the team at DreamWorks have produced another solid animation that will comfortably be the biggest box office hit of the summer family market. Director Dean DeBlois took a massive risk in choosing to add five years to his characters – an unusual choice in animated franchises – in order to give weight to the new, dragoncentric society Hiccup and his friends have created.

It isn’t entirely perfect, with some misfiring plot points and empty spectacle, but it’s an enthralling kids’ fantasy with some real moments of emotional punch and great vocal performances. A threequel is inevitable.

loser The world of narrative cinema is perhaps the one medium in which success has eluded the Simon Cowell machine. Concert documentary One Direction: This Is Us did good business for obvious reasons, but Paul Potts biopic One Chance really stuttered at the box office. He probably thought he’d struck gold with a vehicle for Britain’s Got Talent winner Pudsey the Dog. Unfortunately, it’s about as lazy as a film can get. The characters are either bland and stereotypical or more ridiculous and surreal than Noel Fielding on a bad acid trip. The script was probably written on the back of a fag packet in the space of about ten minutes and the voice work from David Walliams and Olivia Colman, amongst others, is terrible.

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The Superhero Smackdowns

The Big Actioners

X-Men: Days of Future Past vs. The Amazing Spider-Man 2

Edge of Tomorrow vs. 3 Days to Kill

WINNER Bryan Singer’s return to the X-Men franchise was a highly anticipated affair, particularly given the enormous scale of the Days of Future Past storyline.

It’s a master class of how to properly service an enormous ensemble of A-list names and iconic characters. Each member of the cast got their moment to shine, with Jennifer Lawrence really coming into her own as the young version of Mystique and Evan Peters rocking a fine comic performance as the lightningfast Quicksilver. Story is never sacrificed for spectacle as the film builds to a shocking, yet subdued, finale which is happy to take a sideways glance at superhero movie tropes. It was X-cellent.

loser The Amazing Spider-Man 2 suffers from a similar case of villain-bloat to the one that doomed Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 3 and makes what is supposed to be a third act shock blindingly obvious from the outset. Dane DeHaan is solid as the Green Goblin and his scenes with Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker give the film its best moments. This has the adverse effect, however, of positioning the nominal main antagonist, Electro, as something of a second-string baddie. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is an incoherent collage of half-ideas and bits of storylines that don’t coalesce into a decent film. The third film in the series might be better and the Sinister Six movie could be great, but this is a severe misstep from Sony.

WINNER This high-concept Tom Cruise sci-fi struggled to make much of a box office impact, despite the fact it’s a witty movie that delivers in terms of high-octane action and bursts of comedy. With tongue placed firmly in cheek, Edge of Tomorrow manages to avoid the pitfalls of the generic sci-fi action movie. Its plotting is sharp and Tom Cruise is clearly revelling in a role that doesn’t require him to dangle off tall buildings for days. The only issue is that Brendan Gleeson is slightly underused as a top military man given how strong he is in the part. It’s tragic that Edge of Tomorrow wasn’t seen by more people and it should attract a much wider audience on DVD.

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Kevin Costner splutters and wheezes his way through a leading action role in this bland actioner that quickly devolves into an uncomfortable mess of tonal shifts.

Hyperactive director McG rattles his camera around as Costner shoots, quips and succumbs to his terminal illness whenever the plot requires it.The only time the action stops is either for Costner to have an awkward attempt at bonding with his moody teen daughter, or for him to make light of torture. Seriously. The comedy is about as out of place as Mickey Mouse at a funeral.

Equally incongruous is Amber Heard, who randomly wanders into scenes, dressed as a dominatrix before sloping off out of the movie again. 3 Days to Kill was a throwback movie in just about every way. The villains are evil Eastern European archetypes and Costner fits pretty snugly into the role of the grizzled veteran drawn back into the fold for one final job”.

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CUTTING IT OUT Millions of women are affected by it – hundreds of thousands of these within the UK. Laura McKenna investigates the issue of Female Genital Mutilation and what is being done to combat it

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espite being criminalised almost 30 years ago, an estimated 137,000 women are living with Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in the UK today.

Laws introduced in 2003 made it illegal for UK nationals to take young girls abroad to be mutilated, yet prosecutions have been scarce – with the first one being made only this year. It then comes as no surprise that women and men from all over the globe have been campaigning to put an end to FGM, hoping to educate people about women’s’ rights in countries where it is prevalent.

Also known as cutting, Female Genital Mutilation is a cultural ritual common in areas of Africa, Asia and the Middle East. The procedure involves removing parts of the female genitalia using scissors, scalpels, razors or broken glass. In the most extreme cases, the remaining skin is sewn together to preserve chastity and faithfulness. The procedure is usually performed without anaesthetic.

Both mentally and emotionally scarring, the practice is used to exercise control over a woman’s mind and body. However, FGM can lead to a number of health complications

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which include extreme bleeding, infertility, urinary problems and trouble during childbirth. Either directly or indirectly, mutilation can be deadly.

opportunity that my son has, with the chance for my girls to make everything they can with their lives.

"My oldest daughter is ten. Not that much younger than some of the children that have forced marriages.

Not that much younger than girls that get cut and have their lives taken away from them. This is about the world we want our children to grow up in. Sometimes we sit there and we’re not quite sure what we’re trying to achieve. Here, it’s absolutely clear. For me the context is about equality. " The Home Secretary Theresa May, who also spoke at the event, announced The world’s first Girl Summit held in that the government will be allocating July was hosted by the Prime Minister, £1.4m to a new prevention programme, David Cameron, who called for aimed at helping potential victims global action to combat the practice of FGM in the UK. Co-founder of and make it illegal worldwide. He Daughters of Eve and FGM survivor, announced new measures to protect Leyla Hussein, has been campaigning those vulnerable to FGM in the UK, for public sector training to spot FGM which include prosecution against for several years. Also speaking at parents and professionals who fail to the Summit, she said: "My mission is safeguard girls against FGM, as well to make sure that no other girl goes as life-long anonymity for victims of through this." cutting – a restriction that previously applied only to victims of rape and sexual assault.

"I’m a dad with three children," the Prime Minister told the Summit. "I want my girls to grow up with every

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98% of women have undergone fGM in Somalia a further 63% have had their genitalia sewn closed.

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Lately in Sierra Leone – a country where 91% of women have been mutilated - activists have been keen to emphasise FGM as a violation of basic human rights, instead of highlighting only the health implications. In the Masungbala Chiefdom, the community signed a Memorandum of Understanding earlier this year that bans FGM for girls under 18. Those over 18 must now give consent before the procedure can take place. Within a month of the Memorandum being signed, around 600 girls were saved from mutilation in Sierra Leone.

Whilst countries like Kenya, Ghana and Cameroon have drastically reduced the number of women undergoing FGM since 1980, others have a long way to go if they are to end FGM by 2030. Guinea and Egypt are amongst the worst offenders for it, and favourable attitudes towards cutting in more concentrated countries has scarcely reduced.

Somalia is the world’s worst offending country, with a shocking 98% of women having undergone FGM, and a further 63% have had their genitalia sewn closed. In other countries, such as Mauritania, the average age when girls are cut is just 1 month old.

Colin Walker, a campaign manager for Plan UK, has recently been involved in the charity’s #FGMRose campaign, which features a short sharable video. In an article for the Guardian, he said: "FGM is an issue that provokes strong reactions; the appearance of an ‘us and them’ mentality is a risk."

"Our aim was for the UK public to think differently about FGM and therefore not be put off campaigning about it, fearing it is some sort of ‘niche issue’ that’s best avoided. It’s now our most viewed video on YouTube by some distance."

"So when I’m asked, as I have been, "why should ‘middle England’ care about FGM?" my answer is clear: because it can make a difference in ending it."

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Having enough money to look good can be hard at university, but would you consider buying your fashion second hand? Scarlett Dixon spoke to Charity Shop Consulant Louise Croft about hand-me-down fashion

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ith an inherent love of finding bargains and scouring the rails of charity shops, Louise Croft became increasingly frustrated by the opportunities they were missing by ‘being dark or too cluttered’. With this in mind, she set about trying to re-invent the way both students and virgin charity shoppers think about buying second hand, leading to the establishment of ‘Find Me’ earlier this year. In addition to becoming a charity shop consultant in Bournemouth.

What does being a Charity Shop Consultant mean?

"Well, I’m not entirely sure it’s a real thing but I just tried to envisage my dream job and came up with that!

Essentially, I am a freelance consultant, so any charity can hire me to help them achieve more through their shops. Most of the time this means helping them make more money, but it can also mean increasing connections with the community or getting volunteers involved. It’s quite a varied role as I do interior design, project management while we’re refurbishing, employee training, business planning, graphic design, event management, PR – whatever needs doing really!

Right now, I’m working with Lewis-Manning Hospice and the transformations in the shops we’ve worked on have been stunning."

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What initially stemmed your interest in fashion, in particular - sustainable fashion? Was there a specific trigger at all?

"I adore charity shops as they are the source of 90% of my clothes, however it really frustrated me that they were missing out on so many opportunities by being dark or cluttered or too old-fashioned. Initially, I started a charity shop fashion blog to encourage other people to try out their local stores, but many of my friends still found it quite difficult to track down the best bargains. Despite lots of charities modernising their stores, I still think many of their shops are quite boring and generic looking, so I wanted to highlight what’s so great about charity shops: their local connections and their individuality. So, I create charity shops that have personality and vibrancy, and really sum up their volunteers."

How did you go about getting into the industry?

"I have a business degree and so this was a great stepping-stone as it assured charities that I have commercial knowledge about helping them increase their income. However, it was also really important that I started building up a portfolio of practical experience. A large part of this was spending my whole life in charity shops all over the world and learning what works and what doesn’t (for example I took a lot of inspiration from Mary Portas’ shops in London).

However, I also spent my first six months after graduating on touring the country doing popup shops at universities. We took donated clothes from friends and then sold them for charity in SUs. This gave me a great insight into pricing, trends and customers. Then I started contacting local charities, looking for one to hire me to turnaround their shops – and Lewis-Manning jumped at the chance. In my first two months, we’ve already given their Winton and Poole shops a head to toe makeover, even right down to ripping out the carpets and light fittings!"

For the new students that want an outfit each week on a budget – what advice would you give to get the most out of charity shopping?

"I’d definitely suggest making it into a social occasion.

Charity shopping can take longer than shopping on the high street but is also so much more amusing.

You can find some hilariously bad things and some amazingly gorgeous things, so it’s a great icebreaker. I suggest inviting your housemates or course-mates for a spree and use it to make new friends! It hardly costs anything, helps you explore bits of town you might not normally go to, and you’ll end up with some awesome new outfits."

"In terms of finding bargains week after week, Ashley Road, Poole High Street and Winton are some of my favourite areas to go as they’ve got a lot of charity shops close together. Then when you’re looking, try to think outside the box – go for fabrics above all, ignore the size (try it on - you’ll be surprised) and don’t buy anything boring – you want to get noticed and start a conversation!"

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How can students make their cash go further with regards to shopping for fashion items?

"Check out the menswear as there can be some great shirts, bowties and jumpers in there. Also, find out who’s got sale rails or reduces their items often. But most of all – try and put it in perspective. When you’re ‘umming and ahhing’ over a £5 beaded Topshop dress, remember it would’ve been £60 new and that you’d spend £5 on a coffee without batting an eye! If in doubt, buy it as it’ll be gone when you change your mind and come running back. At worst you’ve bought something you’ll never wear and have just donated a fiver to charity... but I bet you wear it and everyone loves it!"

main problem charity shops face is the smell! It’s really important in the Lewis-Manning shops I’ve been refurbishing to debunk that with plenty of air freshener. I normally find once I’ve taking someone thrifting, they’re hooked for life. It’s definitely a ‘don’t knock it til you’ve tried it’ scenario."

Why do you think it’s important to re-invent charity shopping?

"Charities are all raising money for great causes, and many of their income streams died off in the recession.

As a result, they’re having to be more creative with fundraising and there’s only so much money we can donate through sponsored runs or sky dives! This gives people the opportunity to donate whilst still getting something in return, plus, all the advantages volunteering offers (personal contact for elderly people, career experience for young people, engagement opportunities for those unable to work, etc). Charity shops are an absolute pillar of the community and so it’s really important they keep up with the times and don’t die out! Most experts say the only way to ‘save the dying high street’ is to make shopping a real experience to get people away from their computers – and this is exactly what I want to achieve."

What has been the highlight of your journey so far?

"Definitely the official opening of the Winton Lewis-Manning refurbished shop. It was a huge moment for me as it was my first full refit. It’d turned out better than I could’ve dreamt thanks to all the volunteers, contractors, and Lewis-Manning staff. I was really worried no one would come to the launch evening but it was absolutely packed. About 200 people came from all over town and all across my life journey. The local bands went down a storm and we raised heaps for the wonderful causes Lewis-Manning provide. A very proud moment!"

Do you think charity shopping has a certain stigma attached which means that people are far less inclined to shop that way?

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LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION

Working in films is a dream many aspire to but which few succeed in achieving. From behind the scenes, Kassia Hope-Wordley spoke to film camera rig Dave Holliday about travelling across the world, celebrity parties and tips to succeed in the industry.

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t’s two o’clock on a sunny Friday afternoon. Dave Holliday is in Northern Ireland on route to picking up some lunch as we chat.

He’s just woken up, and after just four hours sleep is ready to do some sightseeing before heading back to location for another gruelling twelve-hour shift. This week, Dave is working nights on set for the new season of Game of Thrones.

"Ah, you just get used to it really.

My job is a lifestyle – one that I’ve led for longer than I care to say.

And it’s certainly not one for the faint-hearted."

So, what exactly is it that he does? Dave’s title is ‘key grip’.

Essentially, his role is to help achieve the desires of the director and cameraman. He works closely

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alongside them, providing creative and technical solutions to help achieve the shots that both literally and metaphorically make the films we see on the big screen. Every day involves organisation, creativity and perseverance.

"I sort of fell into the job; I saw someone else rigging a camera to the underside of a helicopter and just thought, well, that looks seriously cool." More than 20 years later, and Dave has never looked back.

In that time, he has worked on a genre spanning cache of blockbusters and TV series’. Dave recalls the most memorable of his early jobs on BBC’s 1995 series of ‘Down Among the Dead Men’.

"I just had so much fun and met incredible people. Ever since then, I’ve been bumping into the cast and they

all remember me."

Following that, he began receiving calls offering him work on set for some of the most famous films we all know and love. "The only thing better than the buzz of getting that call is watching the film you’ve helped make on the big screen.

You’re sat there in a cinema full of people enjoying the movie, and the job satisfaction I get from knowing I helped make that happen... well, it’s incredible."

In 2003, Dave’s phone rang and on the other end of the line was a production member asking him to work on set for the Harry Potter Prisoner of Azkaban film. Whilst for many the thought of being surrounded by world-renowned actors and actresses would be an exciting and daunting prospect,

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Dave is no stranger to spending his time in the company of celebrities.

"Before I went into TV, I worked in the music industry looking after artists. I spent a lot of time with ACDC and Pink Floyd so it’s no big deal really, they’re just normal people. Of course you get the good ones and the bad ones but generally they’re fine. In fact, Dustin Hoffman is one of the loveliest people I’ve met."

Not so long ago, Dave was reunited with Daniel Radcliffe on set for The Woman in Black. "He’s the sweetest lad, always chatting with everyone. Very polite too!" In fact, Dave was also working on Kick Ass 2 in London at the time, and tells me he couldn’t resist the offer of a boat party on the Thames courtesy of Jim Carey.

"Jim fancied a party so he rounded up a load of the crew to go and get drunk on his boat. What a laugh that was. Mind you, we regretted it a little bit when the reality of another 5am start sank in. I don’t think I slept that night."

During Dave’s career he has

travelled all around the world to dream destinations like the Bahamas, Abu Dhabi and almost every country in Europe. But it’s not all holidays and partying. "I’ve been to these places, and that’s fantastic, but the reality is that I spend 90% of my time there looking out the window of a mini bus or at the walls of a hotel room. Maybe we’ll get one day out of eleven off to explore and you try to take in as much of the scenery as you can in that time but then it’s off to the next set. Last year I went from 40 plus degrees in Dubai to minus something stupid in Iceland in the space of three days."

So with the travelling, twelve day shoots without a break, long hours and extreme conditions - what is it that has kept Dave, and many other grips alike, in this choice of career?

"Yes, it’s hard. It’s exhausting, in fact. There’s no red carpet, don’t fool yourself about that. But my job is basically big boys’ Meccano - I get to build cool stuff and I get paid for it!

I absolutely love it. Like a couple of

years ago, I had to climb to the top of a huge ship to rig a camera, then two days later I was in a helicopter. It was so much fun!"

So what is Dave’s advice to anyone who thinks they could handle this extreme and diverse job?

"You need to be dedicated. You need to really want it. You need to work in harsh conditions and you won’t know if you can handle it all until you’ve done a longer job that really tests you. So, get experience.

Nothing is more valuable than experience – and remember, we all start at the bottom."

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THE The Free the Nipple campaign is working to achieve equality when it comes to male and female nudity – but will de-censoring womens’ nipples do more harm than good in the quest for gender equality? Our two writers battled it out.

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tarting off, let me just say I’m a prude. I cringe at men walking around topless and sunburned in town centres in the summer and would be horrified at the thought of women doing the same. Unfortunately this is not a view shared by everyone, and the desire to bare all has lead to the formation of a new internet campaign – Free the Nipple.

The Free the Nipple campaign aims to confront the stigma associated with women being topless in public, and to make it socially acceptable for a woman to show her nipples in the same way a man can.

Organisers of free the nipple state "we stand against female oppression and censorship."

According to Lina Esco the director of the Free the Nipple film, the campaign aims to help change censorship laws and de-criminalize the female body.

In the USA it is a criminal act for a woman to be publicly topless in 37 states, which in some includes breastfeeding. Based on that information, it’s obvious why there is a certain amount of unrest among women. Yes, a woman should have the same right to be topless as a man, and certainly she should be able to breastfeed her child without the fear of being arrested. But I’m still yet to see

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Priscilla Quarcoo why exactly women have such an ardent yearning to cavort topless in public? Not all women want this; in fact – it’s really only a minority.

While freeing the nipple may represent a step forward for female equality, it may also exacerbate the problem of women being judged by their body image and encouraging unwanted sexual attention. One of the many reasons that lads magazines are covered up in shops is to desexualise women, so why reverse the process? With many women already facing sexist banter and misogyny daily, freeing the nipple and potentially being judged on my breast size and shape seems spectacularly unappealing. Surely this campaign can only increase the pressure to conform to a certain body image, thereby creating more problems than it solves.

All in all it seems that the dignity of western women is plummeting rapidly, and this is just another example.

Focusing on first world problems, such as being unable to show your breasts on Instagram, feels just a litte bit shallow to be considered a real problem.

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licking through the pages of Britain’s most circulated newspaper, I’m confronted with a pair of nipples before I’ve reached the crossword. Turn my attentions to the top shelf where the lads mags reside, and I’ve got myself a collection of nipples so vast I could fashion the underbellies of several cats. However, take the nipple off the page and attach it to a living, breathing, human woman, and I’ve got myself cause for arrest for indecent exposure under the Public Order Act of 1986, not to mention a swathe of appalled looks.

I’ve heard a lot of chat about how the Free the Nipple campaign is nothing more than a glorified excuse for a bunch of bored celebrities to get their perky pups out.

While that may be the case, let it not detract from the real issue at the heart of the campaign - that there is an unnecessary taboo surrounding boobs.

This may sound like a trivial problem, but actually the ramifications of censorship are far more significant.

The problem is there is a blinding contradiction in the way women’s bodies are portrayed in the media, and then censored in the public. The mixed messages propagated by media outlets - music videos, film, TV, magazines & newspapers – and then enforced on the streets are so outrageously inconsistent, that the situation has got to be addressed.

The nipple is not to blame for the sexualisation of the female form, it could not control the spread of patriarchal values that have led it into submission, and it

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should not be incarcerated in real life, whilst elsewhere in the glamour industry it is bought and sold like a cheap piece of meat, to be devoured by the hungry masses.

To continue to hide the nipple like a sordid temptress only serves to perpetuate the myth that boobs are only good for bashing one out over, whilst affirming the illusion that all breasts look like polished bulbous orbs. Boobs are in fact far more than a stimulator of male, or female, desire. They are food farms, airbags, drink holders (if you’re lucky), and contraband hiders. Sure, they can be viewed sexually, but that’s by no means their only function.

Instead of being restricted to a world where boobs are only present in a sexualised context, we should be working to normalise the nipple, so that we can expose the public to the truth of real, everyday breasts.

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ashion inspiration may strike in the strangest of places but did it ever occur to you that one of the best tools for browsing real life looks is in the palm of your hand? Introducing the Nerve Fashion Instagram pinboard. A quick fire source of all of YOUR outfits. Whether it’s a quick pre-night out snap or a day look for your lectures, tag your Instagram photos with the hashtag #nervefashion to have your look featured in the next issue.

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WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF STUDENT SHOPPING H&M

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The hunt for good-quality, inexpensive fashion has led students to H&M, where they’re providing some competition for our favourite bargain store with most items being below £20. Not only are they better quality and cheaper, H&M have some pretty stylish pieces, such as satin playsuits, faux leather skirts, and printed tops.

Occasionally, Unidays offer discounts for H&M, and the Bournemouth store have previously done student lockins where further reductions are applied.

Jumper £34.99

Motel Rocks For bold floral, paisley, and geometric prints, Motel Rocks has the playsuit and tea dress perfected. Their pieces are ideal to transform from the day to night and cater for all styles, whether that be boho, grunge, or girly fashion.

Motel dresses particularly, have loud and unique prints so the need for accessories isn’t so important- saving your money to spend elsewhere. The popular brand can be found on ASOS, but for greater discounts, buy from their online shop via Unidays for a huge 25% off.

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Vest - £9.99

The sociable life of a student can instantly make your wardrobe seem like you don’t have enough clothes. When it comes to shopping on a student budget, Primark shouldn’t be your only option for a last-minute outfit. With an NUS card and the Unidays app, the possibilities of student shopping are endless. Rebecca Burgess introduces you to Nerve’s fresher guide to fashion.

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New Look

For the final touch, go to Topshop for their make-up. Rumour has it, Topshop have the same manufacturer as MAC for their cosmetics so if MAC’s price tag is pushing it on a student budget, Topshop provides a cheaper alternative. Topshop’s beautiful, highly pigmented collection of lipsticks, nail polishes, and blushes (I could go on) will complete your whole look. Team a bright lip or nails with your outfit and you will instantly look more dressed up.

Plus, you get 10% student discount with an NUS card, which is of course, a bonus.

Affordable, good quality, and a great selection, New Look’s shoes and accessories rival that of any other- making it a firm student favourite.

Bournemouth’s New Look has got a rather large shoe collection so it is the perfect stop to complete your outfit. New Look also offer half sizes and wide-fit so if you find trying-on shoes a bit of a chore, New Look are so kind and have made it easier for you! Students get 10% off, but remember to check Unidays for any further discounts.

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Despite some game performances from Jason Segel and Cameron Diaz, this film proves to be less of a three-hour thrill session and more of a disappointing one night stand. In fact, it might be the least sexy film about sex ever made.

Talented comedy performers Segel and Diaz battle through their lack of chemistry as they portray a couple who record a marathon sex tape, only to discover it has been synchronised to a number of devices they have given as gifts. What follows is an unimaginative and dull farce in which the central cast fall over a lot and get themselves into awkward situations.

The entire central conceit is ludicrous and, by the time Jack Black appears as the owner of a porn website, it’s a completely lost cause. Sexless, joyless and mirthless, it’s a pretty awful film.

Banks

Rustie

Already been pinned as being an artist to watch, BANKS leaves a lasting effect on your ears to keep you wanting more. Jillian Banks (which is her actual name) is originally from LA and came third in BBC’s Sound of 2014.

Her album is full of sweet hits, and it is difficult to find a favourite as many of the songs on the album all bring a different vibe; it’s hard to pick a stand out track. Her chilled, yet haunting ambiance along with a good beat gives all of her songs individual character. Nearly all of the songs have a heavy bass to it, so together it undoubtedly makes for pleasant listening. The lyrics are simple and self- explanatory on certain tracks such as ‘Bedroom Wall’ and ‘Brain’. Personal favourites have to be ‘Drowning’ and ‘Stick’, which are the perfect tracks to chill out and relax to.

Rustie’s latest album, Green Language, following his critically-acclaimed debut album, Glass Swords has a vibrant tone throughout. ‘Raptor’ was the first song to be released from the album with a high-tempo tone which runs throughout. Though it is not the strongest song on the album, it is still an excellent, feel-good track.

Rustie is known for amalgamating all types of sounds in his music, from hip-hop, to techno, to bass, which are shown throughout the album. ‘Up Down’ is the first song on the album to include words, as it features D Double E with his vocals. Other artists that are featured in the album are Danny Brown, Gorgeous Children and Redhino, collaborating to make sure that each song has a different sound.

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Green Language 25/8/14 By Laura Geall

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Let’s be Cops

The Inbetweeners 2

Two of the cast members of TV sitcom New Girl move to the big screen in this misjudged comedy. Jake Johnson and Damon Wayans, Jr. star as young men who pretend to be policemen after their success with the ladies at a fancy dress party.

Unfortunately, in a world that already includes the hilarious ‘Jump Street’ franchise, there’s little room for another laddish cop spoof. Every swipe of the genre in the script has been done before by those films, with a lot more sleight of hand and comedic subtlety.

The film sidelines all of its female characters and focuses almost solely on masculine wish fulfilment. Its attitude to anyone other than its central youthful males is pretty disgusting. There’s really no disguising who the film’s target audience is.

After the neat ending of their first movie, it seemed unlikely that we’d ever see the boys on the big screen again. However, when an email from Jay suggests a trip to Australia, it doesn’t take long for the gang to get back together.

Thankfully, writers Iain Morris and Damon Beesley resist the urge to play it safe. The sequel is every bit as filthy and funny as the first film. Every character gets their chance to shine, whether it’s Neil’s encounter with a hungry dolphin or Will’s wryly observed rant at a bunch of pretentious trustafarians. The strength of the show has always been its ability to sneak in poignancy amongst humour. Here, a final act set deep in the Outback is a genuinely heart-wrenching, ballsy way to bring the film that showcases the lads’ surprising acting chops to an end.

In Cinemas 27/08/14

By Tom Beasley

In Cinemas 06/08/14

By Tom Beasley

MOTHXR

If I Stay

Brooklyn band MOTHXR supported Har Mar Superstar in a small bar in Brighton. While the venue isn’t that well-known, the lead singer of the band certainly is. Penn Badgely, better known as Dan from Gossip Girl, or the other Tucker in John Tucker Must Die, Badgley’s acting takes a back seat as he holds centre stage in MOTHXR. The band played both of their well-known songs, ‘Easy’ and ‘Victim’, along with songs from their upcoming album. Their sound is very laid-back, chilled and alternative. Easy starts off mellow and continues with layered instrumental sounds. Victim is a lot slower, and has unique sound effects that introduce the song. Despite the technical hitches, they pulled off an effortless performance and got the crowd warmed up for the main act. It was amazing to see such a well-known celebrity doing something different, in such a chilled atmosphere.

Set to the harmonious elegance of composer Ludwig van Beethoven, If I Stay is a film with as much passion as the music itself. Adapted from the novel by Gayle Forman is a coming-of-age drama about love and loss, with a supernatural twist.

After a life-changing car accident, 17-year-old Mia Hall (Chloë Grace Moretz) must decide whether to take on a different life to the one she was expecting. Suddenly, Mia is trapped in an out-of-body experience and she has fallen into a coma.

The romantic, young love elements of the film between Mia and boyfriend Adam Wilde (Jamie Blackley) are perfectly depicted. Her parents, free-wheeling, rock-bandloving hipsters, changed their carefree ways to start a family. The characters drive the story – each with their own passion to live for – as long as they have the power to find it.

Sticky Mike’s Frog Bar, Brighton 13/09/14 By Laura Geall

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In Cinemas 22/08/14

By Laura Rogers

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SEASON PREVIEW Words Charlie Slawson

Design Jack Mullen

After an impressive pre-season for the team, Nerve looks forward to the next season for the cherries and what we can expect from Howe and the team

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fter narrowly missing out on the play-off places last season, Bournemouth will be looking to go one step further this time round and secure a spot in the top six.

Bournemouth fans have reason to be optimistic for the new campaign after seeing their side end the previous season strongly, finishing only six points off a play-off spot. Eddie Howe, however, will be under no illusion as to how difficult it will be, especially after selling top scorer Lewis Grabban to Norwich for £3million.

The Cherries face a mixture of promotion favourites to newly promoted sides in their first six games, with League 1 runner-up’s Brentford visiting the Goldsands Stadium and then a trip to recently relegated side, Norwich City. Howe will be looking to hit the ground running and attempt to get some points on the board early on, unlike last season when they lost 5-1 and 6-1 during the first month of Championship fixtures. Fast forwarding a year on and we find ourselves finishing up pre-season, and an impressive pre-season it was for the Cherries. All three new summer recruits were involved with the highlight of preparations featuring a 3-1 win against Premier League side, Swansea City. This only bodes well and the manager will be hoping this carries on into the first game which is away at Huddersfield.

NEW FACES Dan Gosling – Bournemouth fought off stiff competition from a number of clubs to sign Gosling on a free transfer after he was released by Newcastle. Gosling didn’t enjoy the best of times in the North East with injuries meaning he only made 36 appearances for the club in a four year spell. Gosling will add Premier League experience to the side having also played for Everton in the top NERVE | 48

flight before his move to Newcastle. His natural position is seen as a box-to-box midfielder who has an eye for goal but is also capable of slotting back into defence when needed.

Junior Stanislas – Stanislas joined Bournemouth on a free transfer from Burnley after deciding against signing a new contract with the newly promoted Premier League side. Stanislas played under Eddie Howe at Turf Moor and has jumped at the chance to link up with him again. The former England U21 player made his start in football at West Ham and played 41 times in the Premiership for the London club before Howe snapped him up at Burnley. He can play on either wing and will add pace to the squad, yet his goal scoring record is not the best with only 19 goals in over 150 games, so he’ll be looking to improve on this for the new season.

Callum Wilson – After hitting 21 goals in League 1 for Coventry last season, Wilson found himself a very sought after man this summer with a host of Championship clubs looking to land his signature. He ended up signing for Bournemouth for an undisclosed fee and is seen as the man to replace Lewis Grabban up front for the Cherries. Wilson’s arrival has enhanced Howe’s options up top with Pitman, Kermorgant and Rantie also being available to him.

PLAYERS TO WATCH Fans will be eager to see Tokelo Rantie justify the £2.5 million that was spent on him after they won promotion to the Championship. The former Malmo striker found it difficult to adjust to the English game during his first term with the club – he could only find the net a mere 3 times – so they will be hoping he can finally find some of the form that attracted Bournemouth to buying him in the first place.

First team opportunities were hard to come by last season for the South African, with top scorer Grabban and Yann Kermorgant being the preferred pairing up front, but with the departure of Grabban to Norwich many have tipped Rantie to fill the vacant striking spot.

Another player to watch is Yann Kermorgant, especially after he impressed since joining from Charlton in January. The 32-year-old bagged 9 league goals since signing on deadline day and is likely to be in the starting XI for the new season so fans are expecting a solid goal return from the former Leicester City striker.

New signing Dan Gosling will be looking to impose himself on an a strong midfield that already contains Harry Arter and Eunan O’Kane. It was a bold decision for him to drop down to the Championship after spending the

majority of his career in the top flight so he will be eager to prove he made the right call. After scoring a wonder goal against Liverpool for Everton when he was just 19 many tipped him for great things but his career never took off so it will be interesting to see if he can re-find his old form.

REALISTIC AMBITIONS Given the strong finish to last season fans will be expecting the club to push on and try and sneak into the top 6 this time round – but given the strength of the league this season it could be harder than ever. Teams such as Cardiff, Norwich, Fulham, Reading, Derby and Forest have all spent big so Bournemouth may find it hard to compete with these sides. A stronger start than last year will be needed if they are to mount a promotion push, and if they are in and around the top six come Christmas then it will be interesting to see if they can stay in touch.

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Design Jack Mullen

Could Team Sky make it three victories on the trot?

Nerve’s Chris Marshall-Bell looks back at a more than memorable edition of the Tour de France

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he Tour de France started on British soil, the same landscape that has conquered the race the past two years, but ended with somewhat of a homecoming. Italian Vincenzo Nibali won a captivating Tour by almost eight minutes – an unforeseen winning margin – but there was as much celebration in Italy as there was France.

The Grand Depart was watched by four million and gifted the title of the ‘grandest ever’. Grand Depart upon its conclusion by Tour director Christian Prudhomme spelled the beginning of a miserable Tour for the already small contingent of Brits; a miserly four were selected just 50 metres from the finishing line in Harrogate in stage one, stage favourite Mark Cavendish – eyeing his first ever yellow jersey and victory in his mother’s hometown – crashed. His nearest rival, Marcel Kittel, picked up his first of four stage victories that bookended with his second successive sprint win on the Champs Elysees.

In between the sun-kissed, rural Yorkshire Dales and the final procession into Paris was a race that many have billed as the best for years. It had crashes, it had cobbles, it had its two favourites exiting early, it had a glimpse into the future, it had heart wrenching results tearing away from riders (Jack Bauer, stage 15, was caught ten metres from the line after a day in the breakaway) and it had a double dose of French joy on the podium.

For the first time since 1997 a Frenchman claimed a podium place. And not since 1984 had two claimed two of the top three berths. Jean-Christophe Peraud’s and Thibaut Pinot finished second and

third respectively, seven minutes, 52 seconds and 8:24 behind Nibali. Peraud’s and Pinot’s success was as unexpected as it was justified. Peraud broke down in tears after he secured second place on the stage 20 time-trial, won by who other than TT world champion Tony Martin. This is the highlight of 37-year-olds Peraud’s run. Ask Pinot if this is his career highlight and he will undoubtedly say yes. Ask him if this will be his best ever result and he will shoot you down. At 24, the FDJ.fr rider is already being groomed as France’s first Tour winner in generations. To do that, though, he may need the fortune that he, his rivals and Nibali were afforded this year.

Chris Froome’s stage five exit, just before the Hell of the North cobbles, and Alberto Contador’s abondonment in the mountains on stage 10 after two crashes was a slice of luck Nibali had not envisaged. By then, however, Nibali had already wrested control of the race. The Sicilian took the maillot jaune on stage two into Sheffield and only relinquished it on stage nine to Frenchman Tony Gallopin, who wasn’t viewed as a serious GC contender. His judgement was correct.

He claimed it again a day later, on Bastille Day, and only extended his grip onto it. He won four stages by the race’s climax and his winning margin will go down in Tour folklore.

The Astana rider rode like a champion wherever the 101st Tour took him. He obliterated the field on Sheffield’s Jenkin Road, he rode the cobbles like a ParisRoubaix champion finishing third, and sprinted away from his rivals on the

mountains without competition. He may not have had any serious rivals, indeed the interest in the closing week was who was going to claim the remaining podium places that no fewer than six riders were battling for, but no Froome and no Contador regardless he was the better rider. Having now won The Giro, the Vuelta and the Tour, he has joined the greats of cycling; only six men have ever won the three Grand Tours. His climbing prowess, his time-trial improvements, and his composure over the cobbles indicate that Nibali could well have won the Tour even with his two rivals in the race. Nibali deserves championing.

There are many more who need championing, too: Lars Boom for his epic cobble stage win, Kittel for his unmatched sprinting prowess, Peter Sagan for his dominant green jersey assault (even if he was devoid of a stage win), and 23-year-old Romain Bardet’s admirable challenge for a podium.

For Team Sky, it was a race that asked more questions than answers: Sir Bradley Wiggins’ exclusion from the team roster in the wake of Froome’s exit looked naïve; they had no stage wins; the Plan B Richie Porte failed to stay in touch of the top-20, never mind the podium; and only one other Brit, Geraint Thomas, was selected.

The inquest has begun and will prolong for months. Their stranglehold on the Tour appears to have waned, this year at least.

What went on previously and what will occur in the future is a topic for another day; for now, saviour a quite remarkable 2014 Tour de France.

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SUMMER T OF SPORT ROUND-UP

he British sporting summer of 2014 has featured more highs and lows than Thorpe Park; it really has been a roller-coaster of a summer. From the heights of the English domination at the Commonwealth games to the lows of their poor showing at the World Cup – we enjoyed the glory whilst still suffering the embarrassment.

Words Will Kent Design Jack Mullen

From McIlroy to Hamilton, this year’s summer has featured everything a British sporting fan could ask for. Here we take a look at the six biggest moments of the summer

Finally, it’s looking as if the Northern Irishman is finding his feet again and is back to his brilliant best.

After winning The Open at Hoylake in July, McIlroy went on to conquer again at the WGC Bridgestone two weeks later and then followed up with his fourth career major at the PGA Championship. Results from earlier in the year included multiple top tens proving that these victories aren’t just the odd fluke. The usual cliché of ‘form is temporary and class is permanent’ applies to no current sportsman better than McIlroy right now. After a poor 2013, he’s managed to pass his rough patch and re-found his golf of his earlier 20’s; the future looks bright for Rory.

RORY MCILROY WINNING THE OPEN It’s no Olympics but still, it’s always a nice sight seeing England top the medal charts – something which hasn’t happened for 28 years previous to these games.

The English won an impressive total of 174 medals, a considerable distance away from closest challengers Australia who notched up a tally of 137. Tom Daley won gold, which should go some way in healing the pain of his bronze medal in London two years ago, whilst even Usain Bolt put on a blitzing performance and won gold in the 4x100m relay. The impressive and somewhat slightly surprising success from the Great British athletes at these games is hopefully an early teaser for what’s to come in a couple of years in Rio.

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ENGLAND DOMINATE THE COMMONWEALTH GAMES IN GLASGOW

A truly remarkable tournament, one of which many are claiming is the best World Cup ever held. Besides the tragic off-field problems which will undoubtedly overshadow the tournament for years to come, the football on show was truly incredible. Reigning champions, Spain, bowed out in the group stages early on whilst the fairy tale story this time round was the footballing minnow of Costa Rica. England faltered yet again whilst Holland and Argentina put in impressive displays, but it was Germany who destroyed host nation Brazil in the semi’s before winning 1-0 against the Argies in extra-time. An unforgettable month of football.

GERMANY WIN THE WORLD CUP IN BRAZIL Mercedes have all but won the Constructors’ championship, but it’s still neck and neck between Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton as to who will be classed as the World Champion come the end of November. Team orders have been an issue for the two Mercedes drivers but the racing has been a joy to watch throughout the entire summer. Hamilton won four in a row before putting on a dominant display for British F1 fans by winning at Silverstone in July, however, Rosberg is knocking on his door all the time. It’ll be an intriguing Autumn of Formula 1 and the finale should definitely not be missed.

HAMILTON AND ROSBERG BATTLE FOR FORMULA 1’S TOP SPOT

CARL FROCH AND GEORGE GROVES’ REMATCH

After a controversial victory for Carl Froch during the first boxing battle, many fans felt a second fight was compulsory to silence the bickering which was flooding the sport – and a second fight was what they got. Froch won this rematch in much more convincing style than the first, knocking out George Groves in the eight round with the ‘best punch he’s ever thrown’.

Groves was down and out, and so was the discussion that he was a better boxer than Froch. Groves may have superior technical ability to the Nottingham-born Froch, but he lacks the determination, willpower and iron chin that Froch has himself that has managed to acquire him a successful career. Round three? We wish.

There is no better hangover cure to watching England repeatedly lose in the World Cup than having the ability to switch over the channel to watch some mind-soothing tennis, and this year’s tournament was well needed. Whilst Andy Murray couldn’t cause any significant trouble on centre court - losing in the quarter-finals - Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic still treated us all to a pulsating final. And it was Djokovic who won after five nail biting sets, securing his seventh Grand Slam title which helped to firmly cement his place as number one in the world. Can Murray regain the Wimbledon crown next year?

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COMMENT

It’s Time to Stop Our Obsession With Selfies Portraying a perfected image of yourself to the world isn’t just vein, it’s damaging

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ear on year technology becomes more ingrained in our daily life as our ever-evolving species adapts further to incorporate it into our habitual routines. We’ve all seen them, we’ve all ‘liked’ them, and we’re all guilty of the inane vanity they represent - one of the most noticeable additions is the selfie, so pervasive its definition can now be found in the pages of the Oxford dictionary.

I myself have been persuaded by the notion, guilty of taking selfies on those rare occasions I have the time to doll myself up. After hours spent bronzing, straightening, plucking and buffing I find myself tragically thinking, ‘I’ll be damned if I’m going to waste this preened exterior on the people I’m actually going to see, when I could freeze it in photo-form forever, and share it with the whole of cyberspace’.

And I know I’m not alone. The ratio of selfies to non-selfies when scrolling through your newsfeed is dangerously close to hitting the 50:50 mark. A recent poll revealed that for those aged 18-24, 30% of all photography is composed of selfies. Picture after picture of mirror shots, pouty half-smiles, and coy closeups, all accompanied by the obligatory hashtags in an attempt to disguise the sheer pointlessness of each image: #gymselfie #sorrynotsorry #newhair #nomakeup #nofilter. It’s a pathetic pandemic. And more worryingly, because it’s so widespread, it’s become acceptable.

Already questions are arising over the psychological implications of compulsive selfie taking, and it has been suggested that there could be links between the influx of selfies, and the development of body dysmorphic disorder. It’s hardly surprising that the constant stream of freshly beautified, carefully angled self-portraits prevailing across the social media

spectrum has exacerbated the abundant pressure to achieve an unattainably impeccable appearance.

But what about the amount of time being wasted on capturing shot after shot of your own face? A recent survey showed that the average Briton spends ten minutes preparing for the perfect selfie, then taking at least seven shots before selecting an image worthy of posting. As if spending that much time on prepping your appearance for a photo was ever going to be healthy, or an efficient use of your time.

The whole notion of taking a photo of yourself to share with your friends is odd. Surely these people know what you look like anyway, so how is disguising the shape of your nose behind a perfectly positioned curl going to fool anyone? Or perhaps your selfies are to show off where you are or what you’re wearing, after all a recent study showed that 24% of the population post selfies to make others jealous; hardly an attractive quality no matter how appetizing you look. You would be better off enjoying your time rather than pausing to pose at every opportunity.

I know we’re all looking for validation, and the selfie seems to have satisfied that need in every respect, but it also has to be agreed that the constant pursuit of self-endorsement can only be detrimental to our confidence in the long-term. None of the traits that inspire a selfie are attractive – vanity, jealousy and narcissim.

So next time you find yourself bored or in need of a boost, and you feel yourself reaching for your phone, ask yourself why? If you struggle to find a valid justification for yet another picture of your face, I suggest you put your phone away, and find something worth capturing to do instead.

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The Miracle of Medinah is a very distant memory; can Europe overcome the USA to make it three consecutive victories or will they take full control this time around?

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ell, well, well. Here we go again. If you’re like me, you’ve only just about recovered from the last Ryder Cup in 2012 and the thought of the next one has come around worryingly quick.

Despite the extremely fast evaporation of time, settle down because we’re back to watch Europe take on America in one of the year’s most prestigious sporting events.

The most recent Ryder Cup, which is now commonly known as the ‘Miracle of Medinah’, is not something any American – and to some degree any European – wants to experience again. Europe were trailing 10-4 at one stage on Saturday but after a staggering comeback, José María Olazábal’s men managed to secure NERVE | 56

a 14 1/2-13 1/2 victory. A victory made even more impressive when Rory McIlroy was minutes away from missing his tee time, having to jump in a police car to make his slot on time.

However, two years have passed and Gleneagles golf course is the host for this year’s edition. The playing arena is guaranteed to be a test for anybody and the erratic, unpredictable weather conditions in Scotland make this tournament even more of a challenge.

Europe have had their fair share of major winners since the last Ryder Cup putting them in strong stead coming into the tournament. Rory McIlroy won at The Open this year, along with Martin Kaymer at the US

Open in July, as well as Justin Rose winning the same competition last year. Henrik Stenson struck some brilliant form during 2013 and Sergio Garcia has been on fire in 2014, netting multiple top fives, including three consecutive second place finishes. The young French novice, Victor Dubuisson, is also playing some nice golf. There are a lot of positives for Paul McGinley when choosing his pairings, everyone seems to be hitting form at the right time. It’ll be a headache for McGinley no doubt, but it will be one of those headaches he might actually enjoy – how can you be annoyed at having too many talented players to pick from?

With regards to the American side, Tiger Woods is nowhere near the Tiger we know due to his persistent injuries whilst other American powerhouse Phil Mickelson has struggled to even make the side, hinting at a changing of the American guard; they look a tad vulnerable at the minute. Howev-

er, we all know what Mickelson capable of and having won twice in Scotland last year – he’s not an easy opponent despite his unconvincing 2014 form. Furthermore, they have some very special youngsters coming through in Jordan Speith and Rickie Fowler amongst others and with or without Tiger, the Ameri-

can side shouldn’t be taken lightly, especially with 2014 Masters winner Bubba Watson amongst their ranks.

They’ve also only won this competition once since the turn of the century so will be hungrier than ever to put an end to this drought. It’ll be an intriguing battle of golf without a shadow of a doubt.

5 PLAYERS TO LOOK OUT FOR

Bubba Watson

Jordan Speith

A very impressive golfer in his own right. Having never had a golf lesson, Watson has managed to create the most unorthodox swing in golf which has made him the longest hitter in the sport reaping huge dividends. Having won his second Masters earlier this year, the 35 year old is definitely one of the American’s stronger players despite having fairly erratic form. If he can find his A game, he’s capable of beating anyone. He’s also one of golf’s few left handers, which is always a useful asset when picking a Ryder Cup team.

Consistency is this man’s game. Not on the level of players like McIlroy or Adam Scott just yet, but that’s hardly a surprise considering he’s only just turned 21 – he’s definitely guaranteed to be one of golf’s superstars in 10 years time. Despite having not won a tournament so far in 2014 – having competed in 21 at the time of writing – this young American has had plenty of top 20 finishes, a few top 10’s and everybody remembers his second place at Augusta. He’s consistent, reliable and on his day he’s also a quality golfer; three valuable assets any team wants their players to have.

Rory McIlroy

Henrik Stenson

Rickie Fowler

A very impressive 2014 so far, starting his years’ trophy rout with a win at the BMW PGA Championship before adding The Open and then the WGC Bridgestone Invitational to his 2014 trophy cabinet the following week. The Northern Irishman is definitely hitting form at the right time and has easily cemented himself as Europe’s strongest player after a doubtful 2013. Any European success at Gleneagles will no doubt depend on McIlroy’s form.

Late 2013 saw Stenson set the golfing word on fire, finishing second at The Open and third in PGA Championship. However, despite a top four finish at the US Open this year, 2014 hasn’t been as nearly half impressive for the Swede. In fact, he even snapped a club at Hoylake in frustration. However, Stenson more than proved last year that he’s a very talented golfer - one of the best in the world in fact - and if on his game, he’ll be a real handful for any American opponent.

Fifth at the Masters and tied second in both the US Open and Open Championship; hitting form at Major championships is becoming something of a speciality for this youngster. Despite having only just one PGA tour win to his name, Fowler is still just 25 with a lot of time ahead of him to nurture his abundance of potential. He’s getting better and better by every tournament and is definitely one of the Americans to watch come the 26th of September.

Words Will Kent

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2014 FIFA WORLD CUP

Brazil 2014 review England faltered, Brazil stumbled but Germany sealed the deal. Nerve helps you re­live some of the major World Cup talking points of Brazil 2014.

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Forgetting Chiles and diverting back to the football, it really was the true World Cup deluxe package. One Suarez bite, three dismal England games, 171 goals and then we finally found our winner. Worthy champions? Without a shadow of a doubt. Germany smashed away the two powerhouses of South American football, effectively killed Portugal’s World Cup hopes before they were even born and dispatched Jurgen Klinsmann’s spirited USA side in typical yet effective German style. Their two biggest problems – surprisingly – came when facing the two African sides, Ghana and Algeria. Two draws, with the latter opponent even requiring extra time – very almost the perfect rout.

Nevertheless, the staggering 7-1 win over host nation Brazil covered any minuscule ding in their World Cup win. For weeks after Philipp Lahm lifted the trophy, the internet was plastered with the phrase ‘The German Project’ Whilst it’s very impressive the way they’ve slowly integrated these youngsters and are now reaping the success, people forget they’ve made two of the last four World Cup final’s, reaching semi-finals in the other two tournaments, whilst also making the last four at the previous two Euros. The ‘German project’ is not just a one generation thing, it’s a constant thing. Miroslav Klose was the only player included from the 2002 World Cup squad in this year’s victorious German side; that particular 2002 squad included a totally different generation of players but yet still reached the final.

Success is in the German blood, they’ve consistently been there or there about for years now. It’s not a temporary project – it’s the perfect formula to be constantly challenging.

On the other side of the channel, there’s one side which has never really been ‘there or there about’. Shock horror – England were awful again. But are we really surprised?

Watching the English play football is like watching a lonely fisherman, dangling his bit of bait and living in constant hope that maybe, JUST maybe, something might actually happen. Why couldn’t we follow a different English sporting template, such as George Groves? It would be nice to actually see us have a go, put a few digs in, expect more than a few back and then walk away as a loser but with the satisfaction of knowing we still had a proper good go. Our fear to even challenge, our total lack of composure and just our all-round poor play is not a rare sighting. There are faults in every level of our game, from the very bottom grassroots level with regards to the lack of qualified coaches, all the way to the very top with our

national press completely destabilising the team before they’ve even kicked a ball. We have - or have had - very talented players all capable of being a real threat at a major tournament. The majority play Champions League football, a lot have even won the competition, yet when it comes to putting on an England shirt, they crumble worse than digestive biscuit dipped in a cuppa. Our persistent failure is a bizarre 10,000 piece puzzle, one of which I got bored with and left alone years ago, only to look back once every couple of summers to remind myself of the little progress being made. It’s curious, it’s frustrating, it’s annoying. Nevertheless, I’m choosing to take the positives; it was my first tournament where I could legally buy a pint and the 11pm Saturday night kickoff was an absolute treat for getting the ‘lads’ in gear for yet another night of let downs.

Never mind though, we’ve got two years to sit back, watch the FA change nothing about the structure of our game and before we know it, we can forcefully excite ourselves again over Wayne Rooney and the rest of our boys draw 0-0 with Lichtenstein at Euro 2016. I don’t know about you, but I can’t wait...

Words Will Kent

Design Jack Mullen

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In the whirlwind of freshers it can be hard to find time to really get to know new found friends. So get together and watch one of these fresher-friendly films.

FILMS TO WATCH DURING FRESHERS

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group of people,

prepared to stick on something later

at least one will

afterwards. Or just keep drinking.

be a major Frozen

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obsessive, so there’s a good chance you know someone who

Anchorman It’s kind of a big deal. Will Ferrell’s central performance

owns the DVD. For

as the newsreader is nothing short

those who aren’t big

of fantastic. It comes with enough

fans of the movie,

quotable dialogue that a freshers

there’s a lot of fun in

screening is likely to be a lot of fun.

singing along to the

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FEATURES

For late-night laughs and afternoon

songs and giggling at the humour of Olaf

hangover cures, Anchorman is a great

Back to the Future

the snowman. Basically, you can never go

choice. 60% of the time it works... every

The 1985 time travel caper is one

wrong with Disney.

time.

of the most straight-up enjoyable movies ever made. Back to the Future is the perfect break from all of the partying.

It keeps the fun mood alive and it’s also a

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Sinister It’s always fun to get a couple of friends together, turn the lights

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The Inbetweeners Movie Top of the list wankers! The Inbetweeners lads hit the big screen a

film that pretty much nobody dislikes. If it

down and put on a really

few years ago with this tale

goes down really well, there’s even the two

scary movie. The classics

of a debauched lads’ holi-

sequels to break out afterwards. And I can

are the best – from Elm

day in Malia. There are turd

guarantee that none of your freshers week

Street to Psycho – but

gags, knob jokes and more

liaisons will be as awkward as having your

they aren’t for everyone.

bodily fluids than you can

mother fall in love with you.

If you prefer a modern

shake a stick at in this en-

flavour, Scott Derrick-

tertaining hour and a half.

Frozen

son’s 2012 chiller is a

It’s a great way to round off

Few films genuinely deserve to be

hugely effective movie.

called juggernauts. Disney’s Frozen

It has a really bleak ending, though, so be

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a night. It’s worth watching just for the dance sequence alone, which

is, without doubt, one of those movies.

ruined ‘We No Speak Americano’ for just

Since it hit our

about everyone.

screens last Christmas, it has been virtually impossible to avoid

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