Archive For April, 2008

In order to keep Cartmellians updated best with all the information going on throughout the week, your darling Webmaster Michael has decided to post a weekly update here on the website with advise, information and links to everything happening throughout the week
Important News

For those interested in becoming a Kitchen Rep you can find […]

Yesterday, the JCR Exec held a co-opt election to vote in a new Female Equal Opps Officer since a vacancy arose after our darling Pippa Turner decided to leave. Michelle Baggaley, a first year student studying English Language was voted in, and she will be your new Female Equal Opps Officer for the next 8 […]

After a hectic day of sports, lights and even police I was tired and not really in the right frame of mind to even consider listening, let alone watching a rock gig. But after a couple of drinks at the bar the night seemed to smooth over as I was pleasantly surprised by the musical […]

The second half of this term was competition time in inter-college sport, seeing three com-petition days in Pop Lacrosse, Volleyball and Basketball, all rounded off with Final‟s Day. There was a great turn out among the colleges for all the days with at least seven out of the nine col-leges getting together a team each […]

Yes, Cartmel! The election results are in! This means no more posters, no more block runs and an end to campaigning in the Square for another year at least, but also hails the election of a new sabbatical team. Just to fill you in, the Sabbatical Team are the team of six ex-students who take […]

On the 27th February I was bombarded with requests on Facebook for groups such as “I survived the earthquake” and “how amazing was last night’s earthquake?” I’m sorry, but what earthquake?! Over here, the most that could be felt was a mild tremor… if that. I’ve felt more unstable after a few drinks to be […]

It seemed just like any other typical Monday evening on the 4th of February, as we all went about our daily lives, unaware of what was to come… when suddenly, we were all plunged into darkness throughout the whole campus. What did this mean?! An eclipse?! A dark omen of some sort? Or, as some […]

For the student with limited desk space, this 2.0 speaker system provides a perfect alternative to the more cumbersome 2.1 speaker systems which are more common amongst those who enjoy great quality sound.
Using Creative‟s unique „BasXPort‟ technology, each speaker has a built-in ability to provide the rich bass tones which are normally provided for by […]

Following my negative comments on Juno, I move on to a brighter note regarding the new cult film Cloverfield. This underplayed, non-Hollywood style monster epic renewed my faith in cinema after watching Juno and is probably the best monster film I have ever seen (King Kong doesn’t even come close). With a subtle yet exciting […]

For all of you who didn’t go, earlier this term the JCR ran a trip to LazerQuest. After hours of helping to sell tickets I hopped on the Bus with everyone else for a merry ride to Morecombe. It became evident that we had entered Morecombe when the local inhabitants decided to throw and egg […]