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Chunky monkeys

Monkeys are contributing to a global obesity crisis, Japanese reports have claimed.

In Ohama Park, Japan, the Macaca Mulatta monkeys are not heeding such recommendations, with many of them becoming seriously overweight.

Diagnosis: Change

This Friday sees the launch of a new Heath Park campus survey to discover the consensus of student views towards the current provisions on campus.

The results of the survey will be used by the Students’ Union Executive to mandate the University and the Students’ Union on how to re-model the current Heath provisions.

Iconic festival attracts record attendance

New Orleans has hosted its iconic annual Jazz and Heritage Festival, attracting record attendances and worldwide acclaim.

The city’s 39th event showcased more than 350 bands and musicians, boasting huge crowds despite torrential rainfall.

Shipwrecked

Spain demands treasure salvaged by the United States in the North Atlantic be handed over

The Spanish government has claimed the rights to $500 million (£255 million) worth of treasure salvaged by the US from the North Atlantic.

In May last year Odyssey Marine Exploration retrieved some 17 tonnes of gold and silver coins from a shipwreck.

No money for the midwives

Welsh midwifery graduates struggle to find work while crippling under accumulating student debt

Final year midwifery students in Wales are struggling to find jobs, a recent survey has revealed.

The study, by the Royal College of Midwives (RCM), showed that less than 10% of those hoping to graduate this year had secured a midwifery post.

100% Fairtrade

One-hundred percent of t-shirts that Cardiff University Students’ Union purchases for campaigns will now be fairtrade, a Student Council vote has decided.

The motion was overwhelmingly passed on Tuesday April 29, after the original proposal of buying half of all T-shirts Fairtrade was amended.

Psychologists take top prize

Two researchers from Cardiff University’s School of Psychology have been awarded medals for their “outstanding contribution” to the field.

The British Psychological Society presented fellow Dr Chris Chambers with the Spearman Award as a public recognition of his extensive published material.

Grad centre gets makeover

The Graduate Centre Café Bar within Cardiff Students’ Union will be undergoing a refurbishment in Summer 2008.

The venture aims to improve both social and study facilities for postgraduate students.

Cardiff creates green ICT

Cardiff University is set to pioneer a method to reduce its carbon footprint.

The School of Computer Sciences is joining a European initiative to introduce green IT.

Spotlight on crime

Campaigners lobby for lighting in Cathays’ crime-scene area

A petition has been started which calls for the installation of street lighting in the Cambrian Point area, following a recent spate of crime there.

In April 2008, gair rhydd reported the alleyway behind Cambrian Point to have been the scene of several muggings.

Overpaying it

Graduates who have received student loans may be repaying more than they borrowed, the National Union of Students (NUS) has revealed.

In a statement released last week, the Student Loans Company (SLC) was criticised for letting borrowers “overpay” their debts.