LSE Taekwondo team put up a brave fight, but go home empty handed Last Sunday morning saw Kooyeon, Clarissa, Kevin, Robin and me shivering at quarter to seven in Baker Street station, on our way to the 2010 National Championships at the Stoke Mandeville Stadium in Ayelsbury. There is a direct train from Marylebone to Aylesbury, [...]
Sport
1st team ‘til they die
The LSE 1st XI is in the midst of a fortnight that will define their season. Going into week 9 top of both leagues and in the ULU cup final, even the usually ice cool Montague Ismail was showing signs of pressure. Fortunately, team captain Tom ‘Admin’ Jacques was busy making preparations for the challenge [...]
Smooth stroking snooker superstars
The sharp-shooting, break-building, smooth-stroking snooker superstars of the LSE emerged triumphant after utterly destroying their competitors at the British Universities Snooker Plate like a psychotic Old Testament God. There also happened to be another concurrent tournament over the weekend referred to as ‘the main championship’ or something like that, which isn’t nearly as prestigious as [...]
Jonas & Xisco: Uncovered!
Jonas and Xisco give their final report on the debauched antics of the AU before returning home (one to be burried, the other crucified!) Shockwaves of despair reverberated around campus this week as news of the tragic death of Beaver Sports very own Xisco Getege-D’or hit Houghton Street. The Peruvian pervert whose lyrical myricals have [...]
The AU Ball: A cost-benefit analysis
Following on from last week’s look at alcohol’s place in sport, and in the wake of the AU Ball, I found myself questioning why it is that we drink to the point vomiting, blackouts, shameful pulls and even hospital. The AU Ball it right up there with the Carol as the highlight of the AU social [...]
Jonas & Xisco tell it like it is
Fresh from a landslide defeat in the Peruvian Telecommunications Minister race to minge extraordinaire Hatemonger Rope, worldwide lad of the year Jonas has returned to add much needed spice to LSE’s premier news column. Sean Farrar: “There is an FC rule that FC players cannot run against each other… and yet at the last minute Saville [...]
AU – Alcoholics Unlimited?
Andy Powell’s recent post match antics put the relationship between sport and alcohol back in the spotlight As most people who have been in the AU, seen the AU or even heard of the AU can tell you, there is a clear relationship between sport and alcohol. From the days of sneaking underage into clubs after [...]
Dance show Fl*sh of brilliance
The AU Dance Club put on a great show, and raise money for charity This year’s annual Dance Show took place on 1st March at the Peacock Theatre. In my humble opinion, I think Fl*shdance was a massive success. We managed to coordinate some amazing dancers for 14 acts in less than two months. From the [...]
Karate team excels again and again
The LSE was represented in force at the Southern Regions Shotokan Karate Championships held in Crawley on 13 February 2010. And once more the team emerged victorious and did the University proud with an impressive haul of medals. Shotokan is the most traditional of karate forms practised internationally. Competitions focus on kata (set forms) and kumite [...]
LSE’s Annual Dance Show
The first day of March, will see the much anticpiated, annual dance show, Flashdance. Hosted by the LSE AU Dance Club (formally the LSESU Dance Society), LSE’s annual Dance Show is bigger and better than ever this year. With a variety of different dances including ballet, capoeira, hip hop, burlesque and jazz, this show promises [...]
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