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[2 Feb 2011 | Written by Rob Sale | No Comment | 367 views]

Alphaville – Jean-Luc Goddard (1965)
Jean-Luc Goddard is arguably France’s most famous director; he was involved in a movement called the French new wave, a rebellion against the conventions of standard filmmaking. Alphaville, or Tarzan Vs IBM (its working title), is no exception. I found it very hard to follow and I spent most of the films duration trying to make sense of the actions. This is not necessarily a criticism, just because I was not in control of the situation as a viewer, it’s not to say that I didn’t …

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[4 Jan 2011 | Written by Osmond Drake | No Comment | 208 views]
Introducing Jitsu

Some of you may have observed the solitary Jitsu poster that made its debut on the wall of the boy’s toilets* in the SU – the majority of you though will not have. For those of you who missed it, this article will reiterate the information supplied and expand upon it.
Jiu Jitsu, Ju Jitsu or simply Jitsu is a refined form of fighting skills originally used by Samurai warriors as an art of defence when they had lost their weapons or were faced with a bout of close quarters combat. …

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[29 Oct 2010 | Written by Greg Brooks | No Comment | 535 views]
Protest for peace

A call for an end to the war in Afghanistan is to be made on the 20th November in central London. A joint initiative between the ‘Stop The War Coalition’, CND, ‘the British Muslim Initiative’ and several other affiliated groups, a large number of people are expected to take part in the demonstration, which will call for the immediate withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan and for British troops to return home. The Stop the War Coalition, which was behind what is believed to be the largest demonstration in British history, …

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[29 Oct 2010 | Written by Greg Brooks | No Comment | 153 views]

PROTEST FOR PEACE
A call for an end to the war in Afghanistan is to be made on the 20th November in central London. A joint initiative between the Stop The War Coalition, CND, the British Muslim Initiative and several other affiliated groups, a large number of people are expected to take part in the demonstration, which will call for the immediate withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan and for British troops to return home. The Stop the War Coalition, which was behind what is believed to be the largest demonstration in …