00:15Hello and welcome to Kent Student 101 live here on KMTV. I'm June Moulton and this is a program
00:22for students made by students. We've got so much in store for you from making healthy affordable
00:28meals to showing you your next late night binge watch as well as answering any burning questions
00:34students may have. We've got it here just for you. First this week is macro meals. We show you ways
00:40of
00:40creating better eating habits around a student life. When cooking on a budget one of the most
00:45important things is variety even if it means going out of your comfort zone. So Taji Thami is here to
00:52show you exactly that. Let's see what she made. Hello and welcome back to Macro Meals. My name is
01:00Taji Thami and today I'll be showing you how to make a three bean salad which is a great way
01:05to
01:05increase your fibre intakes. It is a great and healthy dish to meal prep as it keeps flowing in
01:10the fridge so my hand is washed and my hair is tight so let me show you how they'll meet.
01:14Lunch is always
01:15a hard decision and by meal prepping the salad you can have a lunch ready for you whenever you need
01:19it.
01:19It is such a simple meal to create all you need to do is chop up your ingredients. I started
01:24by
01:24draining and rinsing the beans. I used cannellini butter and black beans. Then I chopped up the bell
01:30peppers, tomatoes, red onions and parsley. Then I grated cheddar cheese and diced a ball of mozzarella to
01:47add to add to the bowl. Finally I added some jalapenos for a bit of spice and mix the salad
01:56all together.
02:06For the dressing I mixed all the ingredients together including olive oil, red wine vinegar,
02:18lemon juice, honey, garlic, salt and pepper. Then shake it all together to make sure the vinegar isn't separated
02:26from the oil like mine. The salad lasts a long time in the fridge but without the dressing add that
02:33just before eating.
02:34And there you have an easy lunch you can meal prep. So let's taste test it.
02:50It's actually very delicious. So thank you for watching Macro Meals. See you next week.
02:58Next is this week's Digital Gems where we spotlighted some series filmed and produced right here in Kent.
03:05This week I am joined by Josh Colombell. He's here to speak about a crime thriller series he recently watched,
03:12looking at a deaf woman on the front lines against crime. Let's hear his thoughts on it.
03:24So Josh thank you for joining me. What show are you spotlighting for us this week?
03:29So this week I watched the show Code of Silence and I tell you it was an absolutely great watch.
03:34I am eagerly awaiting season 2. It had a really gripping story, a really interesting premise as well and some
03:41great characters.
03:43It was also set in Canterbury which is where I live. So it was quite neat being able to spot
03:48some of the filming locations that I recognised.
03:50And can you give me a quick rundown of Code of Silence please?
03:54So it is a detective drama set in Canterbury where a woman, Alison, working in the canteen of the police
04:01station
04:01is called in to help for her aptitude in lip reading. So she watches some CCTV footage
04:08and reads the words or reads the lips of gang members who are planning a heist.
04:14And they manage to get extra information through that and she becomes almost integral to the investigation.
04:21She then goes a little bit rogue and starts working at the pub they frequent and gets a little bit
04:26too close to some of the members.
04:28It's really high tension and she ends up starting to fall for one of the gang members. So it's honestly
04:32just a great watch.
04:34And Josh, that's brilliant. But what did you enjoy about the show and who actually would you recommend it to?
04:38I would say if you love that nail-biting tension with those really standout characters, this is a drama for
04:46you.
04:46I would also say it is for people who really want to enjoy something that just has you on the
04:52edge of your seat.
04:54The main character just gives that in droves. She's almost naive getting herself so close to being found out
05:01and yet she manages to somehow get her way out and she just plays that role absolutely amazingly.
05:08And do you have any fun bits of trivia for me?
05:10I do. I have a little bit of wholesome trivia for you.
05:13When the episode first aired last year, during the first ad break they played it with no audio and just
05:20subtitles
05:20to pay homage to the character Alison and her actor Rose Ayling Ellis.
05:25Thank you so much for joining me today, Josh.
05:26Thank you for having me.
05:33Next up is this week's KMTV crew.
05:36So we spotlighted many ways students decorate their living spaces and why.
05:41So this week we visit Oliver Lee, an architecture student at the University for Creative Arts,
05:47to see how he's carved out his own slice of home.
05:50Let's take a look.
05:52Welcome us to your home.
05:54KM, KMTV, Chris.
06:01Hi KMTV, my name is Oliver Lee.
06:04I am from University for the Creative Arts, currently in BA in Architecture, third year.
06:11And this is my crib.
06:20The majority of the time I'm working since I'm in architecture, so I spend the time on this desk with
06:26my monitor,
06:27like just doing designing work, doing research, doing sketching.
06:31Sometimes I have my show on, because sometimes I feel confined in like just old layout.
06:36So I move my desk a little bit, because I'm just craving like a different layout every single time I
06:40work.
06:41Advice for people who want to, who are moving to new accommodations and looking to find ways to decorate your
06:47room.
06:47I say bring at least a lot of things that remind you of home, which is what I did, because
06:55I had to move like across the country.
06:57And I started off with that.
06:59And as I go throughout my life here, I accumulate things that comes in my daily life, either charity shop,
07:06either different items.
07:09Like here you see my architecture models.
07:12These are the stuff that I made.
07:15So I sketch the vinyls I collect from the local charity shops and some clothing tags.
07:22I love to save clothing tags.
07:23I don't throw them away.
07:25And I just, sometimes I combine that to them.
07:28So I use this space to put all my makeup, skin care, hair care, body care.
07:34So it goes on here since I have my own bathroom.
07:37So I just get out of it and it's like direct access.
07:41I say when you stay on campus, you get that chance of interacting with the campus more because you're like
07:49direct access to it and everything.
07:52But it's a lot more affordable to find your own accommodation and find people that you want to live in
07:59and stay out of campus.
08:01Thanks for coming to my crib.
08:02My name is Oliver and this has been this week's KMTV script.
08:08Bye.
08:10Welcome us to your home.
08:13KM, KMTV, Chris.
08:20And finally, so you've got part way through your course and are looking to enhance your degree with some hands
08:25on experience.
08:27Many students don't realize there are ways of doing this within your degree.
08:31So in this week's Student 101 Support, James Connolly is here to speak with me about some of the options
08:36available for a placement year.
08:45So James, thank you for joining me.
08:47What is a placement year and how can students get involved?
08:50Well, placement years or year ins are work experiences that are implemented into a student's university degree.
08:56All of the universities across Kent do offer them for a myriad of different degrees, though not for every single
09:01degree.
09:02And a lot of these work placements do offer full time work and pay, although not all of them.
09:07And if it's important for a student to want to get involved in integrated work whilst they're studying,
09:12it's a good idea to check your university websites to check the structure of the course as this can affect
09:17your ability to get the opportunity to do so.
09:20And can you give me some examples here in Kent about some year in placements?
09:26Yes. So there's the University of Kent.
09:27They provide a range of placements from the likes of languages, computing, business management, journalism, as well as some opportunities
09:34abroad.
09:35The University of the Creative Arts offer places particularly in the arts industries.
09:38So you're thinking film, television, graphic design, animation, all that sort of stuff.
09:44And at the universities of Medway, you've got universities such as Greenwich University.
09:48They offer lots of STEM based subject placements.
09:51So like biotechnology, as well as placements in local hospitals in the surrounding area.
09:56Back in Canterbury though, Canterbury, Canterbury Christchurch University, sorry.
10:01They've got lots of examples in exercise sciences, law, as well as other biology placements.
10:06And how long do they typically last for?
10:10Yeah. So in the namesake, you might think it's 12 months, but they can range from nine months or even
10:14shorter.
10:15Although these can be condensed into more high content quality for the material the student can take part in.
10:21They usually start as post stage two addition to your degree, making a regular three year course four years.
10:27This is commonly referred to as a sandwich year as students are due to complete their final stage of uni
10:32after finishing their employment.
10:33Although some students may opt to apply after stage three of uni study, which could be easier to transition from
10:39full time study into full time employment.
10:42And how are they graded as a part of your course?
10:45So these are graded similar to the modules that we do take at universities and they do count towards your
10:50final degree.
10:51A graduate would have on their degree, you know, a bachelor's of blank with a year in blank.
10:56And I'd like to remark that a lot of students may think that, you know, a placement, they need to
11:01have a similar type of degree to do the similar type of placement.
11:04Although this isn't always the case, you know, you can have an extra interest that you want to try out
11:09for a year.
11:09And it's a great way to expand your portfolio and your CV, which is great for employers.
11:13And how can someone best prepare to take a placement year?
11:17Yeah, so you can find out more information on your university's website page under employability and careers.
11:23You can find out information on deadlines for applicants and student funding.
11:26Thank you very much for joining me today.
11:36You've been watching Kent Student 101 live here on KMTV.
11:39Thank you so much for watching.
11:41Goodbye.
11:58Bye.
11:58Bye.
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