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[5 Feb 2010 | Written by Kal Sajad | No Comment | 357 views]
Elton George Lewis crowned as Christ Church Pop Factor winner 2009!

On Friday the 11th of December, as hundreds packed into the Students’ Union, including one very special guest, Elton George Lewis was crowned the winner of Canterbury Christ Church Pop Factor 2009 and will be opening the main stage at this year’s Summer Ball. Pop Factor proved to be a huge success at CCSU, as the popularity of the SU rocketed to a stage where it was ‘one in one out’ into the building, as the full capacity meant that many unfortunate fans were often turned away.
The first two …

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[5 Feb 2010 | Written by Steph White | No Comment | 211 views]
Steph White’s Sport Round Up

So then..to pick up where we left off in the last edition in November. Of course fixtures are still bumbling along as usual, however, due to the snow we had severe disruptions to many games before Christmas. Our teams are still flourishing with 10 of our 22 BUCS sides in prime position at the top of the league, so a huge well done and captains keep up your amazing work.
December came and went and a lot of the teams, particularly Hockey, bid farewell to their American team mates. …

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[5 Feb 2010 | Written by Nicolas Verdier | No Comment | 121 views]

On the 10th March, Canterbury Christ Church will meet the University of Kent in a number of sporting events, in the prestigious Varsity battle. Unified went to meet Don Fletcher, the Men’s rugby 1st team captain, to see how preperations for the event are going.
Nicolas Verdier: Don, how do you feel with just two months until Varsity commences?
Don Fletcher: I feel confident. We’ve had a good season so far, even if we did get knocked out of the Cup in the first round. But we are top of the …

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[5 Feb 2010 | Written by James Alder | No Comment | 446 views]

Any person taking a walk down Spring Lane will now be greeted by our fantastic and striking new sports centre. The University has taken a huge step forward by constructing the new facility which will benefit students no end. Before the centre was built, the small and rather dated hall in Anselm, along with the fairly dingy St Georges Fitness centre, were the University’s only real sporting facilies within range of the campus, but the new sparkling and modernistic centre really is something to behold.
The welcoming new centre contains one …

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[5 Feb 2010 | Written by Lauren Pickard | No Comment | 184 views]

To be a Jet you have to be able to juggle and manage your coursework, social life and cheerleading together and never become the bore on Tour.
The squad is made up of 50 girls who, following the tough team selection process in September, have accomplished ,through dedication and hard work, the high standards required to coordinate our routines.
Congratulations to those who have made it through, we are a great team who are willing to step up and give our special support to Christ Church at a number of sports events, …