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NEWS: CCTV launched in Holylands

A pilot scheme of 12 CCTV cameras in Holylands was introduced yesterday at a press conference led by Belfast City Council. They will be installed over a 4 day period at a cost of £100,000,  and will operate through a wireless network which will be monitored 24/7 from Musgrave Police Station and the emergency centre at the City Hall on St. Patricks Day.

BY RUTH MAGENNIS AND SARAH WRIGHT

For coverage of St Patrick’s Day keep clicking on to www.thegown.org.uk

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March 12th, 2010 | Comments (9) Posted by Catherine

REVIEW: Alice in Wonderland

Tim Burton’s over anticipated re-making of the children’s classic tale finally reaches our screens in full 3D format.  The expected Burton twist takes a somewhat dreary look at the magical world of wonderland. This time we follow Alice years after the first forgotten visit, in her return to the nightmarish Underland.

BY LAURA SHEARER

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March 12th, 2010 | No Comments Posted by Catherine

FEATURE: QUB students create new money saving tool

Collate is an exciting new personal finance management tool developed by 6 students studying Business and IT at Queen’s.  Essentially it will allow those who own a credit or debit card to:

  • Manage their finances across many cards
  • Monitor their spending patterns in the form of graphs and tables
  • Secure real-time management of accounts
  • Budget calculating & user alerts

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March 12th, 2010 | No Comments Posted by Catherine

NEXT ISSUE: I’m going nowhere

Student Council Speaker, Alex Redpath, vows to carry on.

The Speaker of the Students’ Union council, Alex Redpath, has lost the faith of councillors, failing a confidence vote in dramatic circumstances at the close of the body’s most recent meeting.

READ FULL STORY IN MONDAY’S PAPER.

March 11th, 2010 | No Comments Posted by Catherine

NEXT ISSUE: And neither are we…

Catherine Wylie explains the latest spat in the notoriously tumultuous relationship between The Gown and the Union.

The suspension of The Gown team from the 3rd floor office was lifted yesterday evening at a Management Board meeting, after a full week of being denied access.

READ FULL STORY IN MONDAY’S PAPER.

March 11th, 2010 | No Comments Posted by Catherine

REVIEW: Legion

Basically, this is a film of machine wielding angels.  Well known for his work on the visual effects teams of films like ‘Harry Potter’, ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’, ‘Red Cliff’ and ‘Blade Runner’, Scott Stewart offers up his latest hack-saw go at writing, and directing.

BY LAURA SHEARER

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March 11th, 2010 | No Comments Posted by Catherine

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