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WIN: Tickets to see White Lies!

Monday, October 19th, 2009

White Lies

Alternative rock band ‘White Lies’ will be playing Mandela Hall on Tuesday 8th December, and we have one pair of tickets to give away to a lucky student, courtesy of CDC Leisure. (more…)

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New Gown edition available now

Monday, October 19th, 2009

GownIssue 3 of The Gown is now available for free across the Queen’s campus. Let us know what you think about the issue, or share your views on any of the articles by leaving a comment.

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NEWS: Drunken noise and vandalism escalates in the Holylands

Thursday, October 15th, 2009

Residents in the Holylands area awoke to the noise of “drunk students” last night, and discovered them in the process of vandalizing young trees outside their property.

Update: All  students from one particular street will face a  “mock disciplinary” to curtail problems in the area, in which they will be further educated on their responsibilities while living in a residential area.

BY CATHERINE WYLIE and BRENDAN HUGHES (more…)

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ARTS: Pete Doherty postponed

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

The eagerly anticipated Pete(r) Doherty concert scheduled for Tuesday 13th of October, in Mandela Hall, sadly ended before it began yesterday, due to a health scare for the current Babyshambles and former Libertines front man.

BY GAVIN BRADLEY

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NEWS: Mrs Clinton at QUB

Monday, October 12th, 2009

The US Secretary of State and former First Lady has visited Belfast as part of her tour of Europe. She began her visit by addressing MLAs at Stormont in which she urged them to complete the devolution of policing and justice. “As a true friend, my hope is that you will achieve what you set out to do … to complete the process of devolution.” Following her visit to Stormont Mrs Clinton made her fifth visit to Queen’s University where she met with influential business leaders from the USA and local companies in a discussion chaired by Invest NI.

BY PETER COULTER

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Bertie Ahern- The Autobiography

Monday, October 12th, 2009

Three times Irish Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern appeared at Belfast’s Eason’s bookshop to sign copies of his newly published autobiography. Often described as an enigma of Irish politics, this latest addition to Irish literature guarantees an intriguing read. Former finance minister Charlie McCreevy once stated “I know 25 per cent of Bertie Ahern”…and that’s 24 per cent more than anyone else”.

BY CONNOR DALY

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FEATURE: Belfast struts its stuff

Monday, October 12th, 2009

Models took to the stage at St George’s Market last month for the Magners Light Fall for Fashion 2009 wearing the latest designer wear and also raising money for the Ulster Cancer Foundation.

BY REBECCA MCKNIGHT


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NEWS: Dragonslayers celebrates successful freshers’ night

Friday, October 9th, 2009

QUB’s gaming and anime society, Dragonslayers, recently held an impressive freshers’ night in the Students’ Union. The evening gave new students a chance to see the society in full swing, and included a raffle which contained almost £1000 worth of prizes. Daryl Nichol (Left), pictured with Dragonslayers President Killian McKeever, walked away with the star prize of a 22-inch HD TV. (Picture: Ric Boyd)

To see more pictures of the night and for more information on Dragonslayers, head over to the Dragonslayers website: www.dragonslayers.org.uk

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NEWS: QUB internet problems caused by students’ lack of protection

Wednesday, October 7th, 2009

Students’ failure to use up-to-date antivirus software on their personal laptops has recently caused significant problems to internet access on QUB computers.

 

 

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NEWS: Law School confounds students in module mis-management

Wednesday, October 7th, 2009

Final year Law and Accounting students have been left confused and frustrated after the School of Law failed to cater for their degree requirements when preparing modules this semester.

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