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The Edit team / Contributors

What Are You Saying?

08 – 11 NEWS

Reporting from Inside Sudan

Terror Threats Leave Chill over Sochi

Turmoil in Thailand

12 – 15 FEATURES

New Year, New Me?

I Can’t Wait to be More Patient

Why the staff appreciate student support in the current dispute.

17 – 20 ARTS & CULTURE

Apps for Lapsed Resolutions

Wasps Studios Bursting with Hidden Talent

Restaurant Review: Zizzi

21 – 24 MUSIC

Interview: Subject To Change

The Orwells, Space Talk

Haim Time

25 – 29 FASHION

A Spring Time Must Have The Biker Jacket

Mallzee iPhone App CALEY CAMPUS STYLE

30 – 33 SPORTS

A New Challenge

Make the Best of the Games

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First of all, thank you for picking up the first of three printed issues of The Edit this semester. We are very excited to have all three issues printed this term, and want to give you the most entertaining and inspiring content we can in every issue. The Renewal Issue is all about starting again, feeling optimistic and having a fresh outlook on life.

The biggest change of this issue comes in the form of our new Arts and Culture editor, Amie Grimason. Check out her section to find out where Glasgow talent is hidden, and a review of the wonderfully tasty Zizzi’s restaurant. In our fashion pages, Caley Campus Style is fresher than ever with students sporting colour and pattern as they welcome the Spring time, and also features an interview with revolutionary online store Mallzee. Our Sports contributors talk about another rival for Scottish hero Andy Murray and how to make the most of the Commonwealth Games this summer. Our Features editor Hayley, tells us about her struggles when trying to be more patient and the section also includes an interview with a GCU lecturer about why staff are striking, and what they want students to do to support them. They support us when we are having a uni deadline breakdown, should we support them too? The Music section boasts an interview with Lucy from folk band Subject to Change, a chat with The Orwells and a review of the album from cool girls HAIM. The News section takes us all over the world with articles about Sudan and turmoil in Thailand.

Whether you are trying to recycle, exercise or simply laugh more, a little self-improvement always makes people feel better (even if it does only last a week) and we hope you enjoy this issue and feel motivated after reading it.

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News

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INSIDE SUDAN

When the people of South Sudan voted for independence and became Africa’s youngest country in 2011 many believed the years of brutal civil wars and genocide were in the past.

Not all of the regions that fought for independence in the civil war were granted it however. The Blue Nile, Darfur and South Kordofan regions remained in Sudan. This included the Nuba Mountains who were victims of a starvation campaign in 2002 by the Sudanese government.

When the Islamist Bashir government ordered the Nuba resistance group the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLA-N) to either disband or flee to South Sudan, against an international agreement, civil war broke out.

This led many of the Nuba people to take up arms against

the government with the SPLA-N or fled into South Sudan refugee camps like Yida.

It’s in Yida that the family of Ahmed Khatir resides; Ahmed is part of a small group of journalists who when many people picked up guns to fight oppression they picked up cameras and laptops.

The reporting team and the Nuba Reports website were created to “draw international attention to the increasingly urgent and underreported humanitarian situation, human rights violations and violence in the remote region closed off by the Sudanese government. It is still illegal for both national and international journalists to report on the rebellion in the Nuba Mountains.”

The project is the only source of news for the thousands who live in the region, many of whom have fled into cave systems in the north to

escape the bombings by the army.

They travel from village to village to inform the people of the news as well as getting them involved in the project; anyone with a camera can report and document an event.

On their website Nubareports.org they have created a record of the numerous bombing and killings carried out by the Sudanese army.

Without the project the oppression of the Nuba people would be completely unreported and the Nuba people would have no record of their struggle or this era of their history.

Armed with their cameras they have brought international attention to the conflict as concerns grow about a possible genocide at the hands of another starvation campaign. The project hopes their work will stop this from ever happening.

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Kieran Thomas

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Fears about security at major sporting events have always been a concern, the crime rate in South Africa when they hosted the world cup for example. The dangers that threatened last month’s winter Olympics in Sochi were far more worrying.

Sochi lies right next to the Northern Caucasus region of Russia, an area where separatists have for years fought for independence from Russia. With the eyes of the world watching, these groups threatened to disrupt the games. In January an Islamic Separatist group carried out a series of attacks which killed 34 people in Volgograd.

Sochi is over 600 miles closer to the unstable Caucasus region than Volgograd leading many to question why security concerns weren’t part of the decision to award Russia the games.

The terrorists were a very real threat and UK and US governments both agreed that an attack is ‘likely’. Russian president Vladimir Putin deployed the largest ever security force seen at an Olympics with over 100,000 police with military back-up.

These are militants who have carried out atrocities on a huge scale - killing over 300 hostages in a school in Beslan in 2004 and murdering over 40 people with suicide bombs on the Moscow metro.

A number of the separatists threatened suicide bombings and the US navy’s decision to station ships near-by in support, showed how seriously countries took the situation.

Anti-terrorism experts believed that some terrorists may have been involved in the building of

games infrastructure even with many Caucasus immigrants being forced to leave the city. Threats of chemical attacks were posted online by the Caucasus Emirate. An Islamist militant movement with Al-Qaida ties who claimed responsibility for the attacks in Volgograd.

Russian media reported that three women, known as “The Black Widows,” are planning to carry out suicide bombings. A picture of one of the Widows, presumed already in Sochi, has been distributed to security units and hotels in the city.

The threats were never going to be enough to have the Olympics moved; Putin has pumped over 50 billion into these games and international relations are already strained with Russia.

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Thailand is in political turmoil as the middle class of Bangkok rise up against the government they see as corrupt.

Attacks in anti-government protests include an explosion that injured 28 people. This followed another attack that had injured over 20 people.

The protesters have built barricades and occupied key road junctions in Bangkok, and

are calling for the government to be replaced with an unelected “People’s Council”.

Due to the chaos created by these protests and attacks on protesters the government has deployed 18,000 security personnel to maintain order.

The possibility of a military coup has been very real for months now and recently there has been more talk of one. Army chief General Prayuth Chan-ocha has been asked on several occasions

whether or not a coup is coming in the foreseeable future. He stated that he “could not rule out the possibility of one but also that the army has no interest in intervening.”

The Pheu Thai party who have a large majority in the government are extremely popular in rural areas of Thailand with many seeing them as standing for the poorer majority.

This leaded to many both in and outside of Thailand to criticize the protests for ignoring the democratic process and putting the rights of the middle class over those of the poor.

In an attempt to try and calm the current crisis, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra dissolved parliament and called for new elections to be held on February 2, though these were met with wide-scale protests and multiple attempts to question legitimacy by

opposition parties who boycotted the elections.

Protesters have stated that their main concern is to rid Thailand of the influence of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who is the older brother of Yingluck, by getting having the current PM step down.

The ex-Prime Minister was taken out of power in 2006 and has since spent most of his

time overseas. If he returns to Thailand, he risks a two-year prison sentence on a corruption conviction, which he says was politically motivated. It is believed by the protesters that he still holds a certain amount of control via his younger sister.

With more attacks and injuries on both sides every week and the call for the removal of any kind of government from protesters, the elections may prove to be fruitless.

TURMOIL IN THAILAND

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NEW YEAR, NEW ME?

Amy McDonald

There is no doubt that at the start of every year the concept of ‘new year, new me’ crosses every person’s mind. As you bring in the New Year you have such high expectations for the time ahead with promises to be optimistic and start living life to the full. It’s as if when the clock strikes twelve you are hoping to morph into an entirely new person who embraces life and doesn’t let anything get in the way of future dreams.

The first couple of weeks in January are spent trying to fulfil these expectations with numerous trips to the gym and various nights out in the hope to embrace your wild side. Then, suddenly February hits and you slowly and you start to realise that you are in fact the same person you were at the end of last year and those

many New Year resolutions have left your mind. You just don’t remember them in March, March they are non-existent. This is reality crashing down.

I like to think of myself as a very positive person but even I don’t buy into the whole idea of ‘new year, new me’. Why is it that we are almost programmed to believe that just because a New Year begins everything is going to change? I suppose we feel that new beginnings should commence at the start of the year as for many it’s a place to renew and start afresh.

However, in my opinion we need to get out of this frame of mind. So many of us make New Year resolutions that we never stick to, do you want to know why that is? There is too much expectation.

January begins and we are so stressed and uptight about making new plans and being this new fabulous, better person that in the end you hit that anti- climax and come tumbling down from your high horse with an outcome that leaves you feeling more of a failure than you did before the New Year began.

Luckily, I have a way to avoid this entirely. If I want to try something new or change my ways then I purposely make sure I do this in the middle of the year. You don’t need the start of a new year to adjust something in your life. If you want to change that much it doesn’t matter what time of the year it is.

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Whether it’s anxiously waiting for exam results, lingering for a late friend in a restaurant, hovering over my boiling pasta, or even expecting my tiny boobs to develop I have always been impatient, and I think it is my worst trait.

Impatience is usually described as being the irritation one feels with anything that causes delay: a restless desire for change and excitement.

Many of us suffer from impatience, I wish I was one of those who didn’t because I would be able to relax, and enjoy the moment, but I am trying to become one. However, ironically, I feel I have no time to.

As a Brit, comparing myself to other European cultures and different parts of the globe, I feel I live too fast, I eat too fast, I speak too fast, I rush, I walk as if it’s an Olympic competition with everyone on the pavement. I want everything there and then.

But why? When I take a step back and look at how I expect things to happen so quickly, it irritates me.

People say that life is short, but it’s the longest thing we experience, so what’s the rush?

My degree in journalism is full on, with being on work experience, in the midst of fourth year and applying for jobs I needed a different routine to calm my mind and impatience. I have started taking more baths, using lavender, and recently took up Bikram

yoga (just the normal yoga but at 42C).

Another good tip is to surround yourself with patient people. As I grow older (and hopefully a little wiser) I tend to gravitate to calm natured people to offset my zippy, fidgety moods.

So try this with me: next time you order fast food, try not to roll your eyes back into your skull if it takes 1.5 minutes to call your order.

Try not run for that subway so hard when the next one will arrive 1 minute later and please, please, try control the rage when an old person is walking in front of you and you’re in a hurry, we have all done it, but it’s mean.

I guess what I am trying to say is that our generation should maybe take a leaf out of our parent’s book and live a little more like the relaxed 1970s, except cut the flares- flares are never a good look.

Be patient and happy with what you have right now and welcome new things slowly, as often things that are rushed are not right.

To quote Abraham Lincoln: “Live a good life. In the end it is not the years in a life, but the life in the years.”

So what’s the use in stressing and being impatient, I tell myself this daily, but sometimes it just won’t sink in. I long for the day it does!

I CAN’T WAIT TO BE MORE PATIENT Hayley Parr

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Dr Douglas Chalmers is a senior lecture in Media and Journalism at Glasgow Caledonian, and is the local president of the University and College Union (UCU), one of the trade unions that works to safeguard the interests of university staff. He has given The Edit his views on the current industrial action that has been taking place in all UK universities since last October, some of which has affected students here.

“I’ve been a member of staff at GCU since 1995, when I started a PhD here, and for all of that time I’ve been a member of a trade union. Our trade union is similar to a students association (like the NUS) – and we try to represent the views of our members - we helped reverse a proposal two years ago that would have led to students being charged huge fees for re-sit exams.

“With the Students Association we organised a joint event in March to celebrate International Womens’ Day, and a few weeks ago, we commemorated the tragedy of the Holocaust by producing materials against racists and fascists, who are spreading hate.

At the moment we have unfortunately been forced to take industrial action by going on strike for fair pay. In the last five years our pay has gone down

in real terms by 13 percent - it’s lower than that of train drivers - yet the universities have offered us only a 1 percent increase. This is at a time when the universities in The UK have lots of funds. In Scotland alone they have an £85 million surplus. Our view is that their actions do not suggest they value staff. We believe we have the responsibility to campaign for fair living standards now and for the future.

“To be clear, this is not really a dispute with our own university. It’s certainly not one with our students - we value your support.

“However we are disappointed that our university - a minority amongst the UK universities -

has threatened to take a whole day’s pay from lecturers on the days that we are striking for two hours. Our two hours strikes, though inconvenient, are designed to minimise disruption to students. We only strike for a whole day when we see no other alternative. We can’t understand why our university is threatening to do this, unlike say Glasgow, Edinburgh, or Strathclyde. We would appreciate students raising this with university management - it really isn’t fair play.

We’re hoping that the universities will eventually see sense and pay staff a fair wage. Surely it’s not too much to ask!”Dr Douglas Chalmers,President, UCU@GCU(D.chalmers@gcu.ac.uk)

WHY THE STAFF APPRECIATE STUDENT SUPPORT IN THE CURRENT DISPUTE

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Arts &culture

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We have started a new year, and a lot of us use the passing of a calendar as motivation to change something that we don’t like about our lives.

Usually about this time of year, the motivation dips. Hopefully these apps will give you a bit of get up and go to achieve your goals.

Quit Smoking - Quit Now! (iOS, Free or £2.99 for Pro, Android, Free or £4.49 for Pro)

Here is one for all those that need or want to stop smoking, to start you fill in a few details and then just check every so often. On the main screen it shows what date you quit smoking, how long you have not smoked for, how many cigarettes you haven’t had (that you normally would have had). Importantly, it shows the extra cash you’ve got in your bank and how much time of your life you have saved.

It also has a nice little nifty feature with achievements you earn just by not smoking. Willpower not included.

Zombies Run! (iOS, £1.49

for 5k or £2.49 for Full, Android, £1.49 for 5k or £2.99 for Full)

You are stranded in a zombie wasteland and you are the runner who needs to go and get supplies often to help the survivors and establish a base.

All you need to do is setup a playlist of songs to play and you will hear intermittent radio messages keeping you updated. The 5k mode trains you to run a 5k in only 8 weeks. Personally I cannot think of a better motivator than being chased by the undead in the effort to save yourself and hundreds of others.

Lose It! (iOS, Free, Android, Free, Can go Premium for Yearly Subscription)

Lose It! sets a weight loss plan for you that suits your life, you choose the terms. The app is basically a calorie counter that helps you keep track of the things you eat and do. The beauty of this is there is a social aspect to it. You and your BFF can pledge to lose weight together or even a friend halfway around the globe.

With the premium upgrades it enhances the social aspect and also unlocks more challenges and features for your plan, not essential but can be helpful.

Change4Life Smart Recipes (iOS, Free, Android, Free)

This app is a ‘winner winner, chicken dinner’ and it’s brought to us by your very own local NHS.

Smart Recipes brings you a huge database of breakfasts, lunches and dinners as well complete with ingredient lists, alongside what to do and a handy tip or two to help out.

With each recipe it has the amount of time needed, the amount of calories per portion and also the number of people each meal can feed. A great part of this app is the shopping list, if you are viewing a recipe then tap the shopping cart symbol and it creates a list of all the ingredients for your chosen recipes.

These apps will definitely lend a helping hand but remember they won’t do all the work for you, just guide you along the way.

APPS FOR LAPSED RESOLUTIONS

Andrew Dribbell

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WASPS STUDIOS BURSTING WITH HIDDEN TALENT

Rhiann Fowlds

Glasgow is, without a doubt, bursting at the seams with talent. It’s one of the main reasons as to why I love living in the city so much.

Wasps Studios is one of many organisations that give some of these gifted people an outlet to develop their talent.

Wasps is a charity that provides affordable studios to support artists and art organisations. They currently house 650 artists and 22 art organisations in nineteen buildings across Scotland; four of which are in Glasgow.

I spoke to two of the artists that use the Glasgow facilities for their work and was again, surprised at just how talented the individuals of this beautiful city are.

Italian born Margherita Muller is not only an amazing artist, using the studios as a platform for her work, but in her spare time she also managed to write a children’s book and have it published – as you do.

It’s called ‘A Tales of two Ducks’ and it was originally published on Kindle in order to fund a therapy group for children with autism and learning difficulties.

Muller’s artwork is nothing short of captivating. Her use of bold colours instantly draws the viewer in and captures their attention immediately.

Louise McVey is another skilled individual inside Wasps Studios. Not only is she an extremely accomplished ceramic artist, Louise is also a singer and songwriter who

has both exhibited her work, and performed her music, all over the world.

Her ceramic artwork and her voice are both items of beauty and incredibly unique.

Louise is currently preparing for her widely anticipated solo show in Glasgow’s Botanic Gardens situated in the West End of the city. Her show will explore utopian ideals and include a sonic element.

This will take place between the 17th and 25th of May and isn’t an event to be missed.

For more information on either of these artists visit their websites:

http://margherita-muller.co.uk/http://www.louisemcvey.co.uk/

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Recently, I had the pleasure of indulging in a night out with friends at a restaurant that produced fine food and drink along with a celebratory atmosphere.

I am of course talking about Zizzi in Glasgow’s Royal Exchange Square.

Although it was my first experience at the venue I was not disappointed. The building was magnificent; boldly standing on a grand staircase and sprinkled with lights. Upon entering the establishment I could see it was incredibly spacious, decorated with Scottish artwork and also featured a long bar enabling one to enjoy an extensive range of wines and cocktails!

Another unique touch was the open plan kitchen complete with

authentic wood-stone ovens. You are able to watch the chef as he prepares your meal as if it was some sort of circus-like show, as they spin pizza bases into the air.

We were sat at our table by helpful and welcoming staff before we ate from a set menu which offered: an antipasti board for starters; a selection of cured Italian meats, calamari and tomato and pesto bread and a great sharing platter with enough to go round.

There was a choice of mains including a variety of pizzas, pastas and salads. I personally opted for ‘Insalata Super Zucca’ which contained: roasted butternut squash with goats’ cheese, mint, courgette, lentils, green beans and dough sticks; not your classic weekend indulgence but nevertheless incredibly tasty and fresh with an

added health boost.

The desserts on offer were a choice of lemon tart, chocolate melt, tiramisu and a selection of ice-creams including Kitty’s Gelato; a traditional Italian ice-cream. All went down a treat partnered with a refreshing limoncello to finish the meal. At only 16.95 each, it was great value for money.

The whole experience at Zizzi was not one to be forgotten, staff joined in on our fun and created an upbeat, laughable evening for us all to enjoy. Overall an enchanting night out and for any time of the year Zizzi offer a fantastic, varied Italian menu to suit every diner’s needs. Regardless of whether it’s after-uni drinks, a casual lunch or to celebrate your birthday – I really recommend giving it a go.

RESTAURANT REVIEW: ZIZZI

Eden Thomson

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INTERVIEW:Subject to ChangeDuring the day Lucy Hume is working on her dissertation, but at night she is playing gigs as part of one of Scottish folk music most talked about up and coming bands.

Stirling duo Subject to Change, made up of Lucy and Calum Gilligan, both 21, have had a roller coaster nine months since forming last May. They’ve been playing gigs and concerts all over the UK, appearing in BBC documentary Buskers and performing a set at Wickerman festival in June. Now the band is preparing for the release of their first EP called Easy Love. I caught up with Lucy as the band gets ready for the launch of the EP which is set to come out in early February.

“We’re both really happy with it and we’re enjoying recording and really looking forward to getting it out

there,” Lucy excitingly tells me as she drinks her latte.

The four track EP is made up of a collection of country love songs and work on the EP began in October, pleased with how Easy Love has turned out there were some difficulties when putting it together.

“We had chosen what we considered to be our best four songs and started recording them, but on the run up to Christmas we had a bit of a writing burst and wrote five or six new songs which we were really excited about, so when we went back into the studio, we decided to scrap a couple of our first picks for new songs.”

Lucy was inspired to get into music through her singer songwriter dad. She started playing the guitar, singing and writing from an early age and later played in several bands

when she was in high school. First meeting Calum in 2010 in first year at the University of Stirling they performed as solo artists playing bars and clubs across the city for the next three years.

“One day Calum asked me to cover Barton Hollow by The Civil Wars with him and it sounded really good! We found our sound with that song and managed to start writing in the same sort of style off the back of it which was really exciting.”

Lucy says their biggest influence is the Grammy award winning duo The Civil Wars claiming the decision to start the band came off the back of covering Barton Hollow.

Influences from people like Bob Dylan, Woody Guthry, and Jake Bugg comes out in a lot of their songs, which look set to take them even further in 2014.

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Kris Gunn

THE ORWELLSSpace TalkThe Orwells are a noisy four-piece rock band from Chicago who have made their way into many of 2014’s hotly tipped lists.

They’re a band that if you say you like now, you’ll seem super hip later when they become really popular. Which will enable you to justify effortless cool person nonchalant shrugging and really that’s the dream, right?

They are renowned for their brilliantly energetic and incredibly sweaty live shows, currently on tour with the Arctic Monkeys we managed to get an interview and here are the results:

If an alien from outer space landed on earth and asked you to describe your sound, what would you tell them?

Out of this world.

You’ve done some work with producer Jim Abbiss (Arctic Monkeys), how was that?

Yeah, he’s amazing to work with

and incredible at what he does. He helped make those songs a lot better than when we started. Hoping to work with him lots more in the future.

One of the major themes you explore in your music is youth and you have said in the past that it sounds better played by teenagers, why do you think that is and will you retire at 20?

It’s not the most intelligent music; it’s just about what we loved as teenager and how our friends were. Parties, beer, girls – I think our songs explore those themes pretty well. It might be a bit weird seeing us as old as The Rolling Stones busting out our tunes so I guess yeah, it suits teenagers.As for retiring, I’m 20 right now so I guess I quit!

You guys are one of the highly tipped “up and coming” bands for 2014, is that phrase sort of annoying to you or are you just enjoying the attention and

success?

Its whatever, don’t believe the hype.

Your cover of The Stooges, ‘I Wanna Be Your Dog’ is bang on, I think I even like it more than the Sonic Youth cover, would you list them as one of your inspirations?

Never heard the Sonic Youth version, but The Stooges version is just amazing. It just sounds like pure lust and sex. We try to do the same, but Iggy always kills it.

The Orwells are known for their exciting live shows, you’re about to embark on a UK tour, can you give me an idea of what the crowds are in for?

Underage girls feeling like a woman for the first time.

The Orwells take their exhilarating live shows to the UK and performed Glasgow’s Broadcast in February, that one was not to be missed.

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Lauren Crilly

The liveliest girls with guitars to ever take the stage with powerful, catchy and stylish music, not to mention the most luscious locks to come out of LA, HAIM are returning to the UK.

HAIM took Britain and the rest of the world by storm last year thanks to their debut offering, Days Are Gone, released in September and now they’re back in 2014 to make us fall in love with them even more.

The chic and fun twenty something’s will be embarking on an eight-day headline UK tour in March and The Edit will be there to ensure you guys get all the music gossip from the girls first hand.

Off the back of critical acclaim for their debut album sisters Este Arielle, Danielle Sari and Alana Mychal Haim alongside Dash Hutton on drums, hype for HAIM has increased with our ever popular Prime Minister David Cameron even getting in on the action.

Days Are Gone managed to reach number one in the UK charts thanks to its nod to the soft rock eras and reminiscent sounds of Fleetwood Mac, catchy songs infused with what can only be described as sheer girl power thanks to the domination the ladies have had recently in the alternative genre.

On top of a flawless album, genuine instrumental skills, supporting slots with Mumford & Sons and Kings of Leon the trio have come into their own both musically and in live performances; crowd communication, style and down right brilliant sing-along moments thanks to offerings from The Wire and Forever their shows are certainly memorable and unmissable.

HAIM play what will surely be a raucous, exciting, hair whipping fueled performance at the Barrowlands 12 March.

HAIM TIME

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A SPRING TIME MUST HAVEThe biker jacketThe biker jacket is the ultimate wardrobe must-have to make any outfit effortlessly cool. From the short bomber to the more modern boyfriend style leather paneled numbers, the biker jacket is making an even bigger comeback in AW’13.

Actors Marlon Brando and James Dean are just two handsome biker jacket wearers of the past making it a symbol of rebellion and the epitome of badass. The Ramones made the biker jacket a statement piece for a punk wardrobe in the 70’s and Blondie superstar, Debbie Harry made sure to show everyone women can be just as chic and cool in her sleeveless number. It was first sold in 1928 to Harley Davidson by designer Irving Schott and who else was better to make the jacket more popular for bikers than Davidson?

Having always been a statement piece for any outfit, making the feminine have a rockier feel and the rocker look how they feel, it is no wonder that designer and high street stores are filling their shelves with an array of different biker jackets.

Frida Giannini, Gucci creative director is the one to thank for the complete rebirth of the jacket after she donated archive outfits to the fast paced Formula 1 biopic, Rush depicting the rivalry between James Hunt and Niki Lauda in the 70’s.

With the darker nights slowly becoming lighter it is still the perfect wardrobe piece. An undisputed cool item of clothing, the variety of styles available means it is a guaranteed investment and will never go out of fashion. No matter who you are or how you wear the biker jacket it will lend a hand in making your outfit ooze street cred with a touch of classic rebellion. There are unlimited styles of biker jackets available on the high street at the moment with New Look, Topshop and River Island, to name a few, offering affordable and stylish jackets. There really is a biker jacket to suit everyone.

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Lorne Gillies

Mallzee, the iPhone app revolutionising the way the world shops is launching a new version this month, just in time to shop your Spring wardrobe. Searching over 200 online retailers, Mallzee learns your style and selects clothes based on what you are looking for and what your style preferences are. Described as a ‘personal shopper in your pocket’, the app searches major fashion stores such as Asos, Topshop and French Connection, meaning you don’t have to search these websites individually when looking for an outfit.

CEO Cally Russell said: “In the modern day, as people have less and less time to spare, we wanted to create a product where people could quickly find clothes that suited them…There shall be no more trawling through hundreds of pages of clothes online, thanks to Mallzee.”

I spoke to Laura the International Engagement Officer at Mallzee for an update on the app and how they are getting on…

What can you tell us about the app?

We have over 2 million products on the app, from all the high street favourites and we let you shop with your friends, getting their opinion

before you buy, but here’s the catch- if they don’t like it you can’t buy it! (Unless you can talk them round!)

How has the feedback been on Mallzee so far?

Really positive. Our users told us that they want to see brands like Topshop and NastyGal on the app so we made sure that we got them on board- this made our users (and Topshop-crazed staff) very happy!

You went to LFW this year, how was that?

There’s a great buzz in London over Fashion Week and it was so exciting to be part of that. We got to attend some amazing shows and events and met some really interesting (and extremely fashionable) people. We gave out lots of merchandise and were out snapping pictures of all the fashionable folk with our giant Mallzee Magnifying Glass- you couldn’t miss us!

Any more exciting plans for 2014?

2014 is set to be a big year for us. With the new release of the app, introducing some really cool new features like a notifications centre so you’ll never miss a beat, and the launch of some exciting new projects and collaborations later in the year we’ve got lots up our sleeves that will make 2014 a good one. Watch this space!

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The big four might have just become a big five.

Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray had won 34 out of the past 35 Grand Slam titles before January’s Australian Open and there seemed to be no end in sight to their dominance.

That was until Stanislas Wawrinka came along.

The Swiss player had shown signs of greatness before. His all-time classic five setter with Djokovic at last year’s Australian Open confirmed that Wawrinka could compete with the best.

The question is though; can he play like that consistently?

The answer is probably.

Wawrinka has gradually developed into one of the very best in the world. He was always known as a talented but inconsistent player who couldn’t quite make the breakthrough to the elite. When he played aggressively, few players could live with his groundstrokes, especially from the backhand side.

However, the Djokovic match and the hiring of former professional Magnus Norman as his coach has worked wonders for his confidence, especially in the bigger games.

Barring a first round loss at Wimbledon, 2013 was a huge year for Wawrinka. He made it to his first Grand Slam semi final at the US Open, thrashing the defending champion Andy Murray on the way, before losing to Djokovic again in five sets.

This run of form saw his ranking rise to eight and he was eligible for a place at the ATP World Tour finals, for the eight best players in the world, for the first time.

2014 has started off even better for him. He made it through the first four rounds of the Australian Open without too many problems, beating players he was now expected to dispatch comfortably.

Then he ran into Djokovic again. Djokovic had somewhat of a curse over Wawrinka, beating him a total of four times in 2013.

This time though, Wawrinka

managed to outlast the Serbian, winning a five set classic.

The win over the reigning champion meant Wawrinka was probably the favourite in his semi-final match against Tomas Berdych, a perennial top ten player.

And he didn’t disappoint, winning in a gruelling four set match.

His prize? An encounter with world number one Rafael Nadal in his first Grand Slam final.

Wawrinka started off the biggest match of his career playing the Tennis of his life.

He raced to a two set lead but became complacent when Nadal suffered an injury and dropped the third set.

Previously, Wawrinka might have thrown away the match but he quickly regained his focus and won the fourth set 6-3 to win his first Grand Slam.

While Wawrinka is on form like this, you have to think that tennis might just have found another contender.

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If you threw your hat into the ring and applied to be a volunteer at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, chances are you’ve heard about whether not you were suc-cessful in becoming a Clyde-sid-er. If you have – congratulations! The Games give a chance to those who didn’t necessarily have any volunteering experience before but had a passion for sports, the city or had a friendly personality.

For those of you who don’t have any experience in volunteering or sports events however, the task ahead of you may seem a bit daunting at the moment. But as I

have found out, helping out at big events such as the Commonwealth Games can be one of the most rewarding experiences you’ll ever have.I spoke to Steve Ellison, a self employed driver by day, who recently helped at the ITU World Triathlon Championships Grand Final in London.

His efforts at the competition helped British and World Cham-pion paratriathlete Jane Egan claim another title to add to her impressive collection. During the competition, Steve was respon-sible for looking after all of her equipment for the three disciplines

(swim, bike and run) which included a road bike and a hand bike, as well as physically helping her in the transition phases of the race.

Unlike the Commonwealth Games, Steve did not go through a formal process or interview to become a helper – it was purely down to a chat at a training ses-sion.

“I’m a keen amateur triathlete, and I was having a chat with Jane who is a member of my triathlon club and it turned out her normal helper was unavailable for the British Championship event. I

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offered to help out as I was compet-ing earlier in the day.

“There wasn’t any application process per se, Jane was just happy to have someone she knew helping rather than a stranger. This then led to her asking me to help out at the World Championships in London later that year, as part of a two-man team which she had never had the opportunity to use before.”

Although Steve did have some train-ing behind him, having completed a para-triathlon training course with Triathlon Scotland, helping out Jane was a fantastic opportunity to put this theory into practice.

Despite any prior training, there were still a lot of nerves when it came to the big day.

Steve said, “Jane is a multiple Brit-ish, European and World Champion in her category (Tri 1) and she had worked with her previous helper for several years - stepping into the breach was a big task and I had to learn all the processes they had put into place, and then help adapt these to a two person team to make transition as smooth and as quickly as possible.

“There were a number of online discussions and then two days of training putting the new techniques into practice to make the process as smooth as possible, but I was definitely still nervous! It’s a lot of pressure, especially in such a big event.”

The transition phase of triathlon is where races can be won or lost – if you take too long changing out of your wetsuit, or transferring onto your bike, you can lose vital seconds and your competitor can catch up with you.

In paratraithlons this is especially true, and it is also vital to ensure a smooth transition in order to avoid accidents.

Steve continued, “Paratriathletes race both men and women together, in different disability categories so transition can be very chaotic with wheelchairs, hand bikes, normal bikes, prosthetics, crutches and racing wheelchairs all added to normal triathlon race gear, and with the different speeds of the different athletes, trying to avoid collisions is paramount.”

But despite the huge pressures, Steve said that the experience was one of the most rewarding he has ever had, and would recommend volunteering in any sports based role to anyone.

He said, “being able to meet and work with the best elite athletes in the world was amazing. Paratriath-lon is a very close knit community and everyone knows everyone else. I made some very good friends just from the two events I worked at so far.”

He also gave some closing advice to any Clyde-siders helping out at this year’s Commonwealth Games, say-ing: “go into it without having any pre-conceptions about what it will be like. Stay calm, talk to everyone and enjoy.”

“It’s a once in a lifetime opportu-nity.”

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