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We've got Gemma coming in to the show this Sunday to give us some extra info about Africa week. It's a really great initiative set up by student volunteers (see info below) and there are a wide variety of events going on in and around Campus/Lenton/Nottingham. Get involved! From film screenings and pub quizzes, workshops and charity stalls, to music and football events, there's something for all interests and it's set to be an exciting week of culture!

Our music theme this week will be AFRICA! so tune in to get you in the mood...

See http://www.su.nottingham.ac.uk/news/article/6001/2562/ for details of events.

"Africa Week is running from Monday 7th - Sunday 13th March, the second week of Fairtrade Fortnight. The week was set up several years ago by some students volunteering for Working in Tandem. Working in Tandem continues to organise this week every year to celebrate the diverse cultures of Africa as well as raising awareness of development issues, and hopefully to raise some money in the process. Many African societies and charities, inside and outside the university are working together to bring you a week of African culture."Africa Week! 7th - 13th March 2011

Tate Modern has been forced to close the giant Turbine Hall's sunflower seeds commission to public access because the surge of interest has created 'dangerous levels of dust.' Visitors can now look but not touch the exbition, the opposite to what was intended by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei.

The exhibition opened on Tuesday 12th October; 14,000 visitors flocked to see the work and began to canoodle and build 'seedcastles' as if it were an indoor beach. Many stole pieces as souvenirs (next stop - ebay?)

Yesterday site-officials cordoned off the area while curators held talks with the artist over the damage being caused to the seeds, which were all individually crafted, painted and fired. Another worry is that the seeds wouldn’t last the 6 months.

A Tate spokeswoman issued this explanation: "Although porcelain is very robust, the enthusiastic interaction of visitors has resulted in a greater than expected level of dust in the Turbine Hall. Tate has been advised that this dust could be damaging to health following repeated inhalation over a long period of time."

It was then decided to close public access to the artwork permanently.