Academy Award winning film editor, Thelma Schoonmaker, visited Canterbury Christ Church University last month to unveil a memorial plaque in honour of her late husband, Michael Powell, a filmmaker who was from the Canterbury area.
Thelma Schoonmaker has won three Oscars in her illustrious career. She has spent over thirty years working with Martin Scorsese, whom she calls ‘Marty’. She has edited over thirty films including Raging Bull, Goodfellas, Gangs of New York, The Aviator and The Departed.
During her visit to Christ Church, Thelma unveiled a plaque dedicated to Michael Powell, …

Crime in Canterbury is once again being questioned after the amount of burglaries has risen significantly in the last month. After break-ins, assaults and even a death was reported in December, it was thought that a new year resolution would be set by Canterbury City Council to cut down on the rates of crime on our streets.
But, one month on, it appears that anti-social behaviour and burglaries are on the increase again. Five students from Canterbury Christ Church University were at the forefront of this, after their house was broken …

Game: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Platform: PS3/360/PC
Publisher: Activision
Developer: Infinity Ward
Players: 1-4
Release: Out Now
Let’s be honest, you were always going to buy Modern Warfare 2, regardless of what other people say. The original blew pretty much everyone on the planet away with an intense single player, and of course, an incredibly addictive online mode that no one can stop playing. Does 2 have any hope whatsoever of living up to the mammoth expectations laid upon it?
The single player picks up 5 years after the original as a shocking turn of …

In the November/December issue of Unified, the newspaper included the article entitled ‘The mother of all money problems’, printed on page 9 in the ‘Finance’ section of the issue. Unified acknowledges that the subject and concerns raised in the article were that of one individual, and do not reflect the opinions of every student at CCCU.
We would also like to apologise for any offence caused within the article, and recognise that in the current financial climate, Canterbury Christ Church University has helped many students who have not yet received their …

The whole student loans debacle may have left you with only part of your loan, none of it, or it may just have left you very skint. Either way, there is help available. Every university including Christ Church has its own hardship fund, otherwise known as the Access to Learning Fund. “But I wouldn’t qualify because my parents earn too much” I hear you crying. The ALF is unlike the student loans application process. You don’t have to provide details of your parents’ earnings, just what they give you. So …