00:16Hello and welcome to Kent Student 101 live here on KMTV. I'm Jude Moulton and this is a program
00:23for students made by students. We've got so much in store for you, from making healthy,
00:29affordable meals to showing you your next late-night binge watch as well as answering
00:34any burning questions students may have. We've got it all here just for you. First
00:41this week is Macro Meals where we show you ways of creating better eating habits around student life.
00:46When cooking for a special day you may want to go the extra mile and try something out of your
00:52comfort zone. So Tajik Thami is here to show you exactly that. Let's see what she made.
01:01Hello and welcome back to Macro Meals. My name is Tajik Thami and today I'll be showing you how
01:07to make a quick and easy vegan Victoria sponge cake. It's perfect for birthdays and easy to meal prep
01:13ahead of celebrations and it's a great plant-based to treat and enjoy as part of a balanced lifestyle.
01:19So my hand is washed and my hair is tight so let me show you how they're made. I start
01:25by putting
01:25my oven to 180 degrees Celsius. For the cake batter I begin by mixing my own milk with the lemon
01:31juice
01:32and leaving it for around five minutes until it's fairly curdled. In a large mixing bowl I sift
01:37together flour, baking powder, bicarbonate or soda, a pinch of salt and sugar and mix it together. Next I
01:47added the oat milk and lemon mixture. Next I add vegan Greek yogurt, oat milk and lemon mixture and
01:53four teaspoons of vanilla extract. Then I add one quarter cup of flex seeds for an extra boost of
01:58texture and goodness. I mix everything together until I have a smooth creamy batter. I pour the
02:04batter into the prepared tin and bake for around 25 to 30 minutes until the cake have risen beautifully and
02:10feel soft to the touch. Once baked I allow the cake to cool completely before preparing another batch of
02:16butter. I repeat in the process to make another layer. Once all the sponges are ready it's time to decorate.
02:24I spread a generous layer of vegan cream, raspberry jam with fresh raspberries and strawberries between
02:31the cake layer. I repeat the same process with the remaining sponge layer and finish with a light dusting
02:37of rice and sugar for the final touch. So here I have the vegan Victoria sponge cake.
03:00Next is this week's Digital Gems where we spotlighted some series filmed and produced right here in Kent. This week
03:08I am joined by Daniel Ward, here to speak about a police procedural series he recently
03:13watched, looking at the day to day life of a missing persons unit in Dover. Let's hear his thoughts on
03:19this.
03:26So Daniel, what show are you spotlighting for us this week?
03:30Well, I'm spotlighting a show called Missing. It was a daytime television crime drama about finding missing persons.
03:37And it was originally aired in 2009 on BBC One and ran for about two series totaling about 15 episodes.
03:43It was commissioned as a companion series to another live series called Missing Live, which looks at real life cases.
03:53And can you give me a quick rundown of the show?
03:56Well, the show looks at a small underfunded missing persons unit in Dover, looking at the day to day life,
04:03solving cases,
04:03which is anything from reuniting a man with his lost twin, to finding a missing husband the day before his
04:12wedding.
04:13And do you have any fun bits of trivia about the show?
04:17Well, despite being set in Dover, most of the show is actually filmed in Maidstone.
04:21So to establish the location and for pivotal shots, they of course used overlays and such of Dover.
04:28But especially for the main headquarters, the police headquarters, they used the old Maidstone Borough Council offices on London Road.
04:35Now, also when it aired, it was the first British daytime regular series to be broadcast on the BBC since
04:41Doctors in 2000, about nine years.
04:44And can you tell us a bit more about the casting of the show?
04:48Well, it stars Pauline Quirk as the superintendent of Dover's missing persons unit, Mary Jane Croft, also known as MJ.
04:56Many viewers at home may know her as Sharon from the sitcom Birds of a Feather.
05:00It also features Mark Winglet as Danny Hayworth, a former crime journalist turned radio DJ for Dover Radio, who some
05:08may know as Jim Carver in The Bill.
05:11And what did you enjoy about the show and who would you recommend it to?
05:15Well, I greatly enjoyed it as it's a show that doesn't need to be big budget to be heartfelt.
05:21Of course, I would first recommend the show to anyone who enjoys police procedures, but it's also just a break
05:26from the more graphic, more often graphic modern series that often cover similar topics.
05:31Thank you so much for joining me today, Daniel.
05:40Next, there's more to student life than studying. It's also one of the best times for trying something a little
05:46different, even challenging yourself to learn a new language.
05:50So, Marcellus Almazar and Leila Sparrow went down to Vision Communication in Gillingham in this week's We Try Out.
05:58One, two, three, go!
06:01We try out, we try out, we try out British Sign Language.
06:09Welcome to We Try Out, where every week we try out a new activity. My name's Leila Sparrow.
06:14And my name's Marcellus Almazar and today we're here with a sign language teacher to teach us British Sign Language.
06:19But first, let's find out a little bit more about it.
06:21I started BSL in 2004. One of my friends was teaching it, so I thought I'd pop along to one
06:30of her classes and just have a go.
06:33People think that if you're deaf you can just lip read and it's nice and easy, and it isn't.
06:40People have got to be really aware of BSL and deaf awareness.
06:44I think it's a really good language to learn, and then everyone's included.
06:48People are always scared to make mistakes. That's the one thing that I tell my students.
06:54Don't be afraid to make mistakes.
06:57Here, Karen is teaching us the alphabet and about the importance of your signing space.
07:01We also learnt how to introduce ourselves. It was really cool to learn how to sign my name.
07:29Do you think we could be top of the class?
07:31Oh, yes. Well, a bit more practice. You have to come into my class, okay?
07:36Thank you so much.
07:38Oh, thank you.
07:38You know, I was really excited. I think it's really important for everyone to learn this.
07:43Definitely. And I would recommend for all my friends to try this out because this is such an important skill
07:48to have.
07:49And that was this week's We Try Out.
07:58And finally, so you've come to the end of your time at university and graduation is right around the corner.
08:04But how do you plan to celebrate?
08:06In this week's Student 101 support, Josh Collenbell is here to speak to me about some tips and tricks on
08:11preparing for graduation.
08:21So, Josh, where should students look for information about the graduation?
08:25So it's the final ceremony of the year, the celebration of all those years of hard work.
08:31It's important to find the correct information from your university as you don't want to get that wrong.
08:37You know, you don't want to miss out on that special day.
08:39So making sure to go to the correct institution that you're studying at and going onto their website where they'll
08:45have dedicated information of the ceremony dates, FAQs and any other relevant info.
08:50It's really important to not leave this till the last minute.
08:53It can cause lots of stress and certain registration dates might have closed by the week of the event, let's
08:59say.
09:00And how do students book tickets and other ways of buying gowns for their graduation?
09:06So typically students would have been sent an email asking them to register for the event.
09:10This, you know, so they can understand how many people are in attendance.
09:13But if you can't locate this email, you can also access this registration through each university's websites.
09:20Also, if you don't or don't want to or can't attend the initial date, you can defer to a later
09:25one.
09:25And if you don't want to attend at all, you can graduate in absentia, which basically means you don't have
09:30to attend the ceremony in order to graduate.
09:32But if you do wish to attend, then you also need a gown and cap.
09:36So if you want to do this, you'll have that price probably included when you buy the tickets.
09:41But other universities might also ask you to refer to a separate site where you can go and wear your
09:47options.
09:48Are there any other aspects about the day students should consider outside the ceremony itself?
09:53So it's obviously not just about the ceremony.
09:55It is also about celebrating.
09:57People want to go out and enjoy themselves, but it's going to be really busy.
10:01Everyone's going to be thinking the same thing.
10:03So you should go out and book a table in advance.
10:05If you're going out for a meal, let's say, communicate with your party, find out how many members are going
10:10to be in attendance.
10:11And then you can get that table and you won't have to miss out on that great time.
10:17People living away will also need to keep aware of accommodation as your university accommodation might have run out by
10:23then.
10:23So you might need to go and book a hotel and also do that in advance, as I imagine they
10:28will also get booked up quite quickly.
10:30And is there anything students should keep in mind on the day?
10:34I would say one thing to keep in mind is to take plenty of photos.
10:38These are people that you've met and you've had so many fun interactions with.
10:44You want to commemorate those times.
10:46You've done all these things.
10:48You've had good times, maybe even bad times.
10:51But it's all about remembering a great journey that you've had and you've all come from different walks of life.
10:57And you want to enjoy the time you have as you might not see each other for a little while.
11:02But, you know, you might meet up again and have a very nice reunion.
11:04So, who knows?
11:06Who knows?
11:06Thank you so much for that, Josh.
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11:41Goodbye.
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