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Hello, you're reading The View From The Afternoon e-zine. Good on you. We're full of good things you'll see, like explaining how the paperwork behind student and Oxford housing and living works, mapping out the windy streets of Oxford so you don't end up in a ditch (at least whilst sober), and providing light relief whilst you hide out from the recession in the city of higher learning.

Alexandra Rochester: Editor
Taylor Leonard: Art Director

Web Designers:
James Kelly, Tora Kelly

Designers:
Grace Cullen, Tora Kelly, Lizzie Toole.

Features Editor:
Eleanor Hatch-Robertson.

Events:
Jade Smith.

Contributors:
Ashlea Green, Charlie Burridge, Thomas Hughes, Chris Mann, Fionn Maclauchlan, Blanche Slagharen, Jess Steers, Susannah Weyman.

If you would like to be involved in this list track us down (stalking is frowned upon though). Because: jobs suck, careers are much better. Join us. Email us to see what you can do: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

The View From The Afternoon would like to thank the International Centre for Publishing Studies at Oxford Brookes for their continued support, and an extra heartfelt thank you to Leander Reeves.

The above photo is courtesy of Gavin Batty featuring Carlota Boyer and our very own David Mannion. Additional colouring and vector graphics by Cami Sanders. All information contained is correct at time of print.

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And now a word from a non student

The World of Work is a tough place; recession and increased competition for jobs have made the job market for graduates an increasingly brutal challenge. Some might argue that the time has come when having a degree is simply not enough. Prospective employers are demanding and expecting a greater degree of immediate professional competency and broader knowledge from their graduates. Work experience outside the classroom has always filled much of that expected non-academic training and students realise this. Although work experience is great, it often doesn't last that long and students sometimes have limited access to really useful tasks within the company.

This is where we come in. The View From The Afternoon was conceived from the simple notion that students could come together, organise themselves and create a published product for the student body in Oxford. Specifically for all students no matter what their university is, because at the end of the student day , it doesn't matter what your university is called, the student experience is often the same. But even more importantly, work on, develop and manage the e-zine for the duration of their study, not just a week or two.

The View From The Afternoon is a not for profit organisation set up to help current students gain valuable professional work experience. Its aim is to provide a published product of quality for students studying at Oxford Brookes and Oxford University. The View From The Afternoon is an e-zine that aims to be an honest and useful source of opinion, comment and advice from a student's perspective and understanding. It's also meant to be funny! All content is written by students for students. Occasionally we non-students lend a hand, but what you see here has been the creation of a great many committed and talented undergraduate students.

The range of experience gained from this project varies from managing themselves within job roles, eg Editor, Marketing Manager, Art Director etc to commissioning features, pictures and design. Tasks also include: working with freelancers, printers, advertisers, designing visual concepts across platforms, taking photos, writing features and marketing to both the students and local businesses. Experience includes technical challenges and a range of software ones together with the complex use of software specific to the publishing industry such as InDesign. As well as transferable skills such as professional and confident communication and of course not forgetting the sometimes much ignored but very necessary skill of diplomacy!

The View From The Afternoon was created under the ancient but never more pertinent adage that the best way to learn it, is to do it.

Leander Reeves
Senior Lecturer in Publishing, Oxford Brookes University.

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