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Adam Plom ^ƚĂƟƐƟĐƐ ŚĂǀĞ ƌĞǀĞĂůĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ h< ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƟĞƐ ĐŽƵůĚ ƌĞũĞĐƚ ƌĞĐŽƌĚ ŶƵŵďĞƌƐ ŽĨ ĂƉƉůŝĐĂŶƚƐ ƚŚŝƐ ǇĞĂƌ ĚƵĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ 'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ͛Ɛ ĂĚŵŝƐƐŝŽŶƐ ĐĂƉ ĂŶĚ Ă ϭϮй ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ ŝŶ ĨƵůůͲƟŵĞ ĂƉƉůŝĐĂŶƚƐ͘ dŚĞ ϭϬ͕ϬϬϬ ĞǆƚƌĂ ƉůĂĐĞƐ ŽīĞƌĞĚ ůĂƐƚ ǇĞĂƌ͕ ƐƵďƐŝĚŝƐĞĚ ďǇ ƚŚĞ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ͕ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ǁŝƚŚĚƌĂǁŶ ƚŚŝƐ ǇĞĂƌ ĂƐ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƟĞƐ ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ ĐƵƚƐ͘ EƵŵďĞƌƐ ŽĨ ĂƉƉůŝĐĂŶƚƐ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ƚŚŽƵŐŚƚ ƚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ƐǁĞůůĞĚ ďǇ ŵĂŶǇ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚŚŽƵƐĂŶĚƐ ŽĨ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ǁŚŽ ǁĞƌĞ ƌĞũĞĐƚĞĚ ůĂƐƚ ǇĞĂƌ͘ dŚĞ ĐĂƉ ŝƐ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶĞĚ ĚĞƐƉŝƚĞ ƚŚĞ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ƚĂƌŐĞƚ ƚŽ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ ƚŚĞ ŶƵŵďĞƌ ŽĨ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ Ăƚ ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƟĞƐ͕ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ ŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐ ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƟĞƐ ĞǆĐĞĞĚŝŶŐ ůĂƐƚ ǇĞĂƌ͛Ɛ ĐĂƉ͘

'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ƚŚƌĞĂƚ ŽĨ ĮŶĞƐ ǁŝůů ƐĂŶĐƟŽŶ ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƟĞƐ ƚŽ ŬĞĞƉ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐƉĞĐŝĮĞĚ ĐĂƉ ĂŶĚ ĂƌĞ ďĞůŝĞǀĞĚ ƚŽ ďĞ ŽŶ Ă ƉĞƌͲĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůͲƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ ďĂƐŝƐ͘ h ^ ƐƚĂƚƐ ƐŚŽǁ ƚŚĂƚ ŝŶ ϮϬϬϵ Ă ƌĞĐŽƌĚ ŶƵŵďĞƌ ŽĨ ϰϳϳ͕Ϯϳϳ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ƚŽŽŬ ƉůĂĐĞƐ Ăƚ ƌŝƚĂŝŶ͛Ɛ ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƟĞƐ͕ Ă ϱ͘ϲй ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ϮϬϬϴ ůĞǀĞů͘ &ƵƌƚŚĞƌ ƐƟůů͕ ŝŶ ϮϬϬϵ ϭϯϵ͕ϮϲϬ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ŵŝƐƐĞĚ ŽƵƚ ŽŶ Ă ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ ƉůĂĐĞ͘ dŚŝƐ ĮŐƵƌĞ ŝƐ ĞǆƉĞĐƚĞĚ ƚŽ Śŝƚ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ƚŚĞ ϮϬϬ͕ϬϬϬ ŵĂƌŬ ĨŽƌ ϮϬϭϬͬϭϭ͘ ^ĞǀĞƌĂů sŝĐĞͲ ŚĂŶĐĞůůŽƌƐ ŚĂǀĞ ƐƉŽŬĞŶ ŽƵƚ ĂŐĂŝŶƐƚ ƚŚĞ ƐǇƐƚĞŵ ĐůĂŝŵŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƟĞƐ ĚŽ ŶŽƚ ƐĞĞ ŽǀĞƌĐƌŽǁĚŝŶŐ ĂƐ Ă ƉƌŽďůĞŵ ĂŶĚ ǁŽƵůĚ ďĞ ŚĂƉƉǇ ƚŽ ĞǆƉĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŝŶƚĂŬĞ ŽĨ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ͘ ,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ĨŽƌ ƚŚŝƐ ƚŽ ŚĂƉƉĞŶ ĞǆƚƌĂ ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ ǁŽƵůĚ ďĞ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ 'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ͘ tŚŝůĞ h ŚĂƐ ĂŶ

ĂďŽǀĞͲĂǀĞƌĂŐĞ ĐůĂƐƐ ƐŝǌĞ͕ ŝƚ ŚĂƐ ƐŚŽǁĞĚ ŶŽ ƐŝŐŶƐ ŽĨ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚ ŽǀĞƌĐƌŽǁĚŝŶŐ ĚĞƐƉŝƚĞ ƚŚĞ ŝŶŇƵǆ ŽĨ ŶĞǁ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ŝŶ ϮϬϬϵ͕ ĂŶĚ ŚĂƐ ŝŶ ĨĂĐƚ ĚĞĐƌĞĂƐĞĚ ƐůŝŐŚƚůǇ͘ ,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ŶŶŝĞ KŐĚĞŶ͕ h WƌĞƐƐ KĸĐĞƌ͕ ƐĂŝĚ ƚŚĂƚ h ŝƚƐĞůĨ ŚĂƐ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚ ϯϬй ŵŽƌĞ ĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ ƚŚĂŶ ůĂƐƚ ǇĞĂƌ ǁŚŝĐŚ ͞ĐŽƵůĚ ďĞ ĂƩƌŝďƵƚĞĚ ƚŽ Ă ŶƵŵďĞƌ ŽĨ ĨĂĐƚŽƌƐ͕ ŶŽƚ ůĞĂƐƚ ŽƵƌ ĐŽŶƟŶƵŝŶŐ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ŝŶ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ ƐĂƟƐĨĂĐƟŽŶ ƐƵƌǀĞǇƐ͘͟ h ^ ŚŝĞĨ ǆĞĐƵƟǀĞ͕ sŝƌŐŝŶŝĂ /ƐĂĂĐ ƌĞǀĞĂůĞĚ ŝŶ EŽǀĞŵďĞƌ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚŝƐ ǇĞĂƌ͛Ɛ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚ ŝŶ ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ ƉůĂĐĞƐ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ͚ƵŶƉƌĞĐĞĚĞŶƚĞĚ͕͛ ƌĞƉŽƌƟŶŐ Ă ϭϱй ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ ŝŶ ĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ ĨŽƌ ϮϬϭϬ͘ ,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ĂƐ ƚŚŝƐ ĮŐƵƌĞ ǁĂƐ ƌĞǀĞĂůĞĚ ŝŶ EŽǀĞŵďĞƌ ŝƚ ŝƐ ĞǆƉĞĐƚĞĚ ƚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ƌŝƐĞŶ ĚƌĂŵĂƟĐĂůůǇ͕ ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůǇ ũƵƐƚ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ h ^ ĚĞĂĚůŝŶĞ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ϭϱƚŚ :ĂŶƵĂƌǇ͘

EĂƚĂƐŚĂ ĂƌŶĞƐ͕ ƚŚĞ hh ^͛ ŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶ KĸĐĞƌ ƐĂŝĚ͗ ͞dŚĞ 'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ͛Ɛ ƚĂƌŐĞƚ ŽĨ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŽŶ ƚŽ ϱϬй ĐĂŶ ŽŶůǇ ǁŽƌŬ ǁŝƚŚ ĮŶĂŶĐŝĂů ďĂĐŬŝŶŐ͘ dŚĞ 'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ŵƵƐƚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ƚŚĞ ŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌǇ ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ ƚŽ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ͛Ɛ ƐŽ ƚŚŝƐ ƚĂƌŐĞƚ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ŵĞƚ͘ /Ĩ ĐƵƚƐ ĂƌĞ ŵĂĚĞ͕ ƚŚĞƌĞ ǁŝůů ďĞ ĐŽŶƐĞƋƵĞŶĐĞƐ͖ ƚŚĞƌĞ ǁŝůů ďĞ ƋƵĂůŝĮĞĚ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ǁŚŽ͕ ĚĞƐƉŝƚĞ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ďĞĞŶ ĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞĚ ďǇ ƚŚŝƐ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ƚŽ ĂƉƉůǇ ƚŽ ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ͕ ǁŝůů ŵŝƐƐ ŽƵƚ͘͟ dŚĞ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ ĂŶĚ ŽůůĞŐĞ hŶŝŽŶ ďĞůŝĞǀĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ 'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ͛Ɛ ĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶ ĐŽƵůĚ ďĞ ĐĂƚĂƐƚƌŽƉŚŝĐ͕ ƐƚĂƟŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚŽƵƐĂŶĚƐ ŽĨ ƚĂůĞŶƚĞĚ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ŵĂǇ ŵŝƐƐ ŽƵƚ ŽŶ Ă ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ ƉůĂĐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĞǀĞŶ ƐƚƌƵŐŐůĞ ƚŽ ĮŶĚ ĞŵƉůŽǇŵĞŶƚ͘ CONTINUES ON PAGE 4

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ƐĞƌǀĞƌ Ͳ ǁĞƌĞ ĚĞůĞƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ǁĂƌŶŝŶŐ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ hŶŝŽŶ ǁĞďƐŝƚĞ͛Ɛ ƐĞƌǀĞƌ ĐŚĂŶŐĞĚ͘ dŚĞ ƉƌŽďůĞŵ ǁĂƐ ĨŽƵŶĚ ďǇ ƚŚĞ ƐŽĐŝĞƚǇ͛Ɛ WƵďůŝĐŝƚǇ KĸĐĞƌ ǁŚĞŶ ƚƌǇŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƵƉĚĂƚĞ ƚŽƵƌŶĂŵĞŶƚ ƌĞĐŽƌĚƐ ĂŌĞƌ ƌĞƚƵƌŶŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ŚŽůŝĚĂǇƐ͘ ůůŝĞ EĂƐŚ͕ ƚŚĞ <ŽƌĩĂůů ^ŽĐŝĞƚǇ͛Ɛ WƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ͕ ƐĂŝĚ ŚŽǁ ƚŚĞ ůŽƐƐ ĐĂŵĞ ĂƐ ĚŝƐĂƉƉŽŝŶƚŵĞŶƚ ĂƐ ͞Ă ůŽƚ

ŽĨ ĞīŽƌƚ ǁĂƐ ƉƵƚ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ǁĞďƐŝƚĞ͟ ƌĂƚŚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ &ĂĐĞďŽŽŬ͕ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐůǇ ŵŽƌĞ ĐŽŵŵŽŶ ĂŵŽŶŐƐƚ ĐůƵďƐ ĂŶĚ ƐŽĐŝĞƟĞƐ͘ ^ŚĞ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ ďǇ ƐĂǇŝŶŐ ŚŽǁ ƚŚĞ ƐŽĐŝĞƚǇ ŝƐ ǀĞƌǇ ĂĐƟǀĞ͕ ĐŽŵƉĞƟŶŐ ŝŶ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ĮǀĞ ƚŽƵƌŶĂŵĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ůĞĂŐƵĞƐ Ă ǇĞĂƌ͕ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƉŽƐƚͲƚŽƵƌŶĂŵĞŶƚ ƌĞƉŽƌƚƐ ĂƌĞ ƉŽƐƚĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ǁĞďƐŝƚĞ͘ ͞΀dŚĞ hŶŝŽŶ΁ ĚŝĚŶ͛ƚ ƌĞĂůůǇ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƚĞ ǁŝƚŚ

ĂŶǇŽŶĞ ΀ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ǁĞďƐŝƚĞ΁ ďĞĨŽƌĞŚĂŶĚ͕͟ DƐ͘ EĂƐŚ ŶŽƚĞĚ͘ ^ŚĞ ƐĂŝĚ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ hŶŝŽŶ ŚŽƐƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ǁĞďƐŝƚĞ͕ ŝƚ ǁŝůů ĐŽƐƚ ŵŽƌĞ͕ ͞ďĞ ƚĞŶͲƟŵĞƐ ŵŽƌĞ ĚŝĸĐƵůƚ ƚŽ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶ͕ ĂŶĚ ŚĂƌĚ ƚŽ ƉĂƐƐ ŽŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǆƚ ƉƵďůŝĐŝƚǇ ŽĸĐĞƌ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ͘͟ tŚŝůĞ ƐŽŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĐŽƌĚƐ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ďĂĐŬĞĚ ƵƉ ŵŽƐƚ ĂƌĞ ůŽƐƚ͕ ĨŽƌĐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĐůƵď ƚŽ ƵƐĞ &ĂĐĞďŽŽŬ ĂƐ Ă ŵĞĂŶƐ ŽĨ

ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŶŐ ƚŽ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ͘ ŌĞƌ ĂůĞƌƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ hŶŝŽŶ ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ĨĂƵůƚǇ ǁĞďƐŝƚĞ͕ ŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ KĸĐĞƌ͕ EĂƚĂƐŚĂ ĂƌŶĞƐ͕ ĂĚŵŝƩĞĚ Ă ůĂĐŬ ŽĨ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ hŶŝŽŶ͛Ɛ ďĞŚĂůĨ ĂŶĚ ĂƉŽůŽŐŝƐĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ůŽƐƐ͗ ͞/ ĐĂŶ ŽŶůǇ ĂƉŽůŽŐŝƐĞ ĨŽƌ ǁŚĂƚ ŚĂƐ ŚĂƉƉĞŶĞĚ͘ / ŬŶŽǁ ŚŽǁ ŵƵĐŚ <ŽƌĩĂůů ƵƐĞĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐŝƚĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƚƌǇŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞ ƚŚĞ hŶŝŽŶ͛Ɛ ǁĞďƐŝƚĞ ǁĞ ƐĞĞŵ

ƚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ŽǀĞƌůŽŽŬĞĚ ƚŚĞŝƌƐ͘ tĞ ĂƌĞ ĚŽŝŶŐ Ăůů ǁĞ ĐĂŶ ƚŽ ĮŶĚ Ă ƐŽůƵƟŽŶ ƚŽ ƚŚŝƐ ƉƌŽďůĞŵ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŽ ďĞ ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ĐŽŵƉĞŶƐĂƚĞ ŝŶ ƐŽŵĞ ǁĂǇ ĨŽƌ ǁŚĂƚ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ůŽƐƚ͘͟

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Norfolk County Council’s Cabinet agreed to go ahead ǁŝƚŚ ƉůĂŶƐ ƚŽ ƐǁŝƚĐŚ Žī ƐƚƌĞĞƚůŝŐŚƚƐ ŝŶ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂů streets between 12 midnight and 5am on Monday 25th January, despite vocal ŽƉƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶƐ from the local community Bert Bremner, Labour Councillor for the University ǁĂƌĚ ĂŶĚ ĂŶ ĞǆĞĐƵƟǀĞ member for community safety and community cohesion ƐĂŝĚ ŚĞ ǁĂƐ ͞ĂƉƉĂůůĞĚ͟ ďǇ ƚŚĞ ĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ͞ƌƵƐŚĞĚ͟ ĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͘ Speaking to Concrete he said: “[Norfolk County Cabinet]

seem to think all people go to bed at 10 o’clock at night… they think everyone lives a ǀŝůůĂŐĞ ůŝĨĞƐƚǇůĞ͘ “I’m frightened there will be an actual increase in crime ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĐĞƉƟŽŶ ŽĨ crime increasing…the savings ǁŝůů ďĞ Ă ƉŝƩĂŶĐĞ͘͟ dŚĞ ƉůĂŶƐ ǁŝůů ƐǁŝƚĐŚ Žī around 7,800 streetlights in Norwich from the hours of ŵŝĚŶŝŐŚƚ ƚŽ ϱĂŵ͘ Since last going to print, the police have broken their silence over the proposal saying that while they do not object to the plans in principle they would not want ůŝŐŚƚƐ ƚƵƌŶĞĚ Žī ŝŶ ŚŝŐŚ ĐƌŝŵĞ ĂƌĞĂƐ͘

Nick Church Norwich has been named as a card fraud hotspot with around 40,000 people in the city thought to have fallen ǀŝĐƟŵ ƚŽ ĨƌĂƵĚ ĐƌŝŵŝŶĂůƐ͕ ŶĞǁ ƐƚĂƟƐƟĐƐ ƌĞǀĞĂů͘ According to the annual Card Fraud Index, compiled by ƚŚĞ ĂƌĚ WƌŽƚĞĐƟŽŶ ŽŵƉĂŶǇ (CPP), Norwich is the third worst city for card fraud in the ĐŽƵŶƚƌǇ͕ ďĞŚŝŶĚ ĂƌĚŝī ĂŶĚ >ŽŶĚŽŶ͘ EĂƟŽŶĂůůǇ͕ ƚŚĞ ƐƵƌǀĞǇ ƌĞƉŽƌƚƐ Ă ϲй ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ͘

recognised card crime was a ŐƌŽǁŝŶŐ ƉƌŽďůĞŵ͗ ͞dŚĞ ĐĂƐĞƐ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ĚŝĸĐƵůƚ ƚŽ ŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƚĞ ĂƐ͕ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ǀŝĐƟŵ ŵĂǇ ďĞ ŝŶ EŽƌĨŽůŬ͕ ƚŚĞ ŽīĞŶĚĞƌ could be based one the other side of the world and have a bank account in a separate ĐŽƵŶƚƌǇ͘ “We have had a number ŽĨ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵů ƉƌŽƐĞĐƵƟŽŶƐ ŝŶ which we have managed to ŽďƚĂŝŶ ĐŽŵƉĞŶƐĂƟŽŶ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ǀŝĐƟŵƐ͘ /Ŷ ĐĂƐĞƐ ǁŚĞƌĞ ǁĞ ĐĂŶ͛ƚ ƉƌŽƐĞĐƵƚĞ͕ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ŽŌĞŶ able to freeze bank accounts to prevent further fraudulent ƚƌĂŶƐĂĐƟŽŶƐ͘͟ A CCP spokesperson urged all Norwich cardholders to be vigilant and take steps to avoid fraud criminals: “When out and about never let your ĐĂƌĚ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ǇŽƵƌ ƐŝŐŚƚ͘ /ƚ͛Ɛ ĂůƐŽ really important to check your bank statements regularly and thoroughly so you can spot ĂŶǇ ƐƵƐƉŝĐŝŽƵƐ ƚƌĂŶƐĂĐƟŽŶƐ͘ ͞dŚĞƐĞ ĂƌĞ ƐŝŵƉůĞ ƐƚĞƉƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞ ǀĞƌǇ ĞīĞĐƟǀĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĮŐŚƚ ĂŐĂŝŶƐƚ ĨƌĂƵĚ͘͟ ĂƌĚŝī ǁĂƐ ĨŽƵŶĚ ƚŽ ŚĂǀĞ the worst card fraud problem with 37% of consumers ĂīĞĐƚĞĚ͘ >ŽŶĚŽŶ ǁĂƐ ƐĞĐŽŶĚ with 35% and Southampton ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ EŽƌǁŝĐŚ ǁŝƚŚ Ϯϴй͘

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PCSO WARNS OF CAMPUS BURGLARIES

Greg Mann

Joey Millar

Report by Dan Holley

Students were welcomed back to UEA with a strong security warning: the University’s Police Community Support KĸĐĞƌ͕ ,ĂŶŶĂŚ ůĞǆĂŶĚĞƌ͕ made the announcement ĂŌĞƌ Ă ƐƉĂƚĞ ŽĨ ďƵƌŐůĂƌŝĞƐ marred the return of students ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ ďƌĞĂŬ͘ ͞ ĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƟŽŶ ƐĞĐƵƌŝƚǇ ŶĞĞĚƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ƟŐŚƚĞŶĞĚ͟ Alexander told Concrete, emphasising the need to be wary of strangers, saying “People need to be challenged ŝĨ ƚŚĞǇ ĂƌĞ ŶŽƚ ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƐĞĚ͘͟ She also highlighted the necessity of keeping main ĚŽŽƌƐ ĐůŽƐĞĚ ĂŶĚ ŐƌŽƵŶĚͲŇŽŽƌ ǁŝŶĚŽǁƐ ƐĞĐƵƌĞ͘ KŶĞ ďƵƌŐůĂƌǇ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ reported this semester, but it is suspected that there have been a number of similar incidents that campus security ŚĂƐ ŶŽƚ ďĞĞŶ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĞĚ ŽĨ͘

dŚĞ ƌĞƉŽƌƚĞĚ ďƵƌŐůĂƌǇ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŽĐĐƵƌƌĞĚ ŝŶ dŚĞ sŝůůĂŐĞ͕ ǁĂƐ ͞Ă ĚŝƌĞĐƚ ƌĞƐƵůƚ͟ ŽĨ ůĞĂǀŝŶŐ Ă ĚŽŽƌ ƵŶůŽĐŬĞĚ͘ /ƚ ŝƐ ƚŚŽƵŐŚƚ that over 90% of incidents ĂƌĞ ĚƵĞ ƚŽ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ŵŝƐƚĂŬĞƐ͘ sŝĐƟŵƐ ƌĞƉŽƌƚĞĚ ĂŶ ŝWŽĚ ĂŶĚ digital camera amongst the ŝƚĞŵƐ ƚĂŬĞŶ͘

ϯϬй ŽĨ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶĞĚ ŚĂĚ ĨĂůůĞŶ ǀŝĐƟŵ ƚŽ ƐŽŵĞ ĨŽƌŵ ŽĨ ĐĂƌĚ ĨƌĂƵĚ͘ dŚĞ ĐŝƚǇ ŚĂƐ ĂůƐŽ seen an 11% increase in card ĨƌĂƵĚ ŝŶ ƚǁŽ ǇĞĂƌƐ͘ KŶĞ ŝŶ ƐĞǀĞŶ ǀŝĐƟŵƐ ƌĞƉŽƌƚĞĚ ůŽƐƐĞƐ ŽĨ ŽǀĞƌ άϭ͕ϬϬϬ͘ dŚĞ ĂǀĞƌĂŐĞ ůŽƐƐ ĨŽƌ EŽƌǁŝĐŚ ǀŝĐƟŵƐ ƚŽ ĨƌĂƵĚƵůĞŶƚ ƚƌĂŶƐĂĐƟŽŶƐ ǁĂƐ άϳϭϬ͘ Dave Kirkham, from Norfolk Police’s Economic and Computer Crime Unit,

ƚŚĞ ďƌĞĂŬͲŝŶ ŽĨ ŚĞƌ ŇĂƚ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŽĐĐƵƌƌĞĚ ůĂƐƚ ƚĞƌŵ͘ ͞tĞ ĐĂŵĞ back from the LCR to see our ŬŝƚĐŚĞŶ ǁŝŶĚŽǁ ǁŝĚĞ ŽƉĞŶ͘͟ Luckily, individual doors had all been locked, meaning that “the only thing that was taken was our alcohol but it ǁĂƐ ƐƟůů ƐŚŽĐŬŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƚŚŝŶŬ ƚŚĂƚ

Greg Mann hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ sŝůůĂŐĞ͕ ƐŝƚĞ ŽĨ ůĂƚĞƐƚ ďƵƌŐůĂƌǇ

Concrete was unable to ĐŽŶƚĂĐƚ ƚŚĞ ǀŝĐƟŵƐ͕ ďƵƚ ŝŵĞĞ DĂǇĞƐ͕ Ă ĮƌƐƚ ǇĞĂƌ ŝŽůŽŐǇ student, was happy to discuss

ƐŽŵĞŽŶĞ ŚĂĚ ďĞĞŶ ŝŶ ŽƵƌ ŇĂƚ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ŽƵƌ ŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ͘͟ ŝŵĞĞ͛Ɛ ŇĂƚ ĚŝĚ ŶŽƚ ĐŽŶƚĂĐƚ security and it is suspected

that the vast majority of oncampus burglaries also go ƵŶƌĞƉŽƌƚĞĚ͘ dŚĞ ŇĂƚŵĂƚĞƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďƵƌŐůĞĚ ŇĂƚ ƚŚŝƐ ƐĞŵĞƐƚĞƌ also failed to report to campus security for more than a week, severely reducing their ĐŚĂŶĐĞƐ ŽĨ ĮŶĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐƚŽůĞŶ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚǇ͘ dŚĞ ŝŶĐŝĚĞŶƚƐ ŽĐĐƵƌƌĞĚ despite the comprehensive ƐĞĐƵƌŝƚǇ ŽŶ ĐĂŵƉƵƐ͘ dŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ǇĞĂƌ members of campus security patrol the site by foot, bike and van, at every hour of the ĚĂǇ ĂŶĚ ŶŝŐŚƚ͘ dŚĞ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ ĂŶĚ ĂƚŽŶ Safer Neighbourhood Police dĞĂŵ ǁŝůů ďĞ ĂƩĞŶĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ,ŽƵƐŝŶŐ &Ăŝƌ ŝŶ &ĞďƌƵĂƌǇ to give advice to students ƌĞŐĂƌĚŝŶŐ ƐĞĐƵƌŝƚǇ͘ WůĞĂƐĞ ĐŽŶƚĂĐƚ W ^K ,ĂŶŶĂŚ Alexander at Earlham Police ^ƚĂƟŽŶ ŽŶ Ϭϴϰϱ ϰϱϲ ϰϱϲϳ͕ ŝĨ you require advice before the ĞǀĞŶƚ͘

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NEWS 3

TUESDAY 26th JANUARY 2010

“HOW CONFIDENT ARE YOU GRADUATING WITH FAIR DEAL FOR PART TIMERS ƉĂƌƚ ƟŵĞ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ůŝŵŝƚƐ Nayo Hunt A DEGREE FROM UEA?” ask Suze Wood and James Dixon ƚŚĞ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ŇĞǆŝďůĞ

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͞/ ƐƵƉƉůĞŵĞŶƚ ŵǇ ĚĞŐƌĞĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƉĂƌƚ ƟŵĞ ǁŽƌŬ Ăƚ Ă ƐŽůŝĐŝƚŽƌƐ͛ Įƌŵ ĂƐ /d ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ͘ /Ŷ /d͕ ŝƚ ŝƐ very important that you have ĞǆƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ͕ ƐŽ / Ăŵ ŐĞƫŶŐ ƚŚŝƐ ŶŽǁ ƚŽ ĂǀŽŝĚ ƉƌŽďůĞŵƐ ĂŌĞƌ ŐƌĂĚƵĂƟŽŶ͘ ͞dŚŝƐ ŚĂƐ ŐŝǀĞŶ ŵĞ ĐŽŶĮĚĞŶĐĞ͕ ĂƐ / ŚĂǀĞ ĂůƌĞĂĚǇ ďĞĞŶ ŽīĞƌĞĚ ŚŝŐŚĞƌ ũŽďƐ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶ ǁŚŝĐŚ / ŚĂĚ ƚŽ ĚĞĐůŝŶĞ ĚƵĞ ƚŽ ŵǇ ƐƚƵĚŝĞƐ͘ DǇ ĚĞŐƌĞĞ͘͘͘ŽīĞƌƐ ŵĞ ƚŚĞ ƐƉĞĐŝĂůŝƐĂƟŽŶ / ŶĞĞĚ ƚŽ ŐŽ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ ŝŶ ŵǇ ĮĞůĚ͘ / ŶĞĞĚ ƚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ƚŚĞ ĚĞŐƌĞĞ ĂŶĚ h ŽīĞƌƐ ŵĞ Ă ŚŝŐŚ ƋƵĂůŝƚǇ ŽĨ ƋƵĂůŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ͘͟

͞/ ƐƵƉƉŽƐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ recession I can see why people want to go on to ŐĞƚ ƉŽƐƚŐƌĂĚ ƋƵĂůŝĮĐĂƟŽŶƐ͘ tŝƚŚ Ă >ŝƚĞƌĂƚƵƌĞ ĚĞŐƌĞĞ ƚŚĞ spectrum of work is very vast ďƵƚ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ Ă ƉŽƐŝƟǀĞ ƚŚŝŶŐ because it means there are ŵĂŶǇ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶƐ͘ ͞/ ƌĞĂůůǇ ƚƌǇ ŶŽƚ ƚŽ ƚŚŝŶŬ about the rates of graduate ƵŶĞŵƉůŽǇŵĞŶƚ͕ ŽƚŚĞƌǁŝƐĞ ǇŽƵ ŐĞƚ ƚŽŽ ĨƌĞĂŬĞĚ ŽƵƚ͕ instead I’m just trying to get a good degree and see what ŚĂƉƉĞŶƐ ĂŌĞƌ ƚŚĂƚ͙ ŽƚŚĞƌǁŝƐĞ / ĐĂŶ ũƵƐƚ ŐŽ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĚŽůĞ͊͟

͞WŽůŝƟĐƐ ŝƐ ƋƵŝƚĞ Ă ǀĞƌƐĂƟůĞ ĚĞŐƌĞĞ͘ / ĨĞĞů / ŚĂǀĞ ůŽƚƐ ŽĨ ŽƉƟŽŶƐ͕ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŝƚ͛Ɛ Ăůů ĂďŽƵƚ the skills you are learning rather than the actual content ŽĨ ǇŽƵƌ ĚĞŐƌĞĞ͘ ͞,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ / Ăŵ ůĞƐƐ ĐŽŶĮĚĞŶƚ ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂƚĞ ƚŚĞ economy is going to be in when I graduate! I feel my degree has ĞƋƵŝƉƉĞĚ ŵĞ ǁĞůů ĨŽƌ ǁŽƌŬ͕ ďƵƚ ŐĞƫŶŐ ƐŽŵĞ ǁŽƌŬ ĞǆƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ would be more useful than ĚŽŝŶŐ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ƉŽƐƚŐƌĂĚ͘ / think the most important thing ŝƐ ŐĞƫŶŐ ƐŽŵĞ ĨƵůů ƟŵĞ ƵŶƉĂŝĚ ĞǆƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ĂŌĞƌ ŐƌĂĚƵĂƟŽŶ͘ ͞

͞DǇ ĚĞŐƌĞĞ ŝƐ ƋƵŝƚĞ Ă ǀŽĐĂƟŽŶĂů ĐŽƵƌƐĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ĚĞĮŶŝƚĞ advantages for going for that ƐŽƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚŝŶŐ͕ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ ũŽď ŵĂƌŬĞƚ͘ dŚĞ ĐŽƵƌƐĞ ŚĂƐ ŐŽƚ Ă ŐŽŽĚ ƌĞƉƵƚĂƟŽŶ ŝŶ the area and there are a lot of ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ ŝŶ WŚĂƌŵĂĐǇ͖ ŵǇ main concern is passing the degree itself! ͞^ƉĞĐŝĂůŝƐĞĚ ĚĞŐƌĞĞƐ ĚŽ ŵĂŬĞ ǇŽƵ ĨĞĞů ŵŽƌĞ ĐŽŶĮĚĞŶƚ ĂďŽƵƚ ĮŶĚŝŶŐ Ă ũŽď͕ ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ ŝƚ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ƋƵŝƚĞ ŶĂƌƌŽǁ͘ /ƚ ǁŽƵůĚ ďĞ ǀĞƌǇ ůŝŵŝƟŶŐ ŝĨ / ĐŚĂŶŐĞĚ my mind and wanted to do ĂŶǇƚŚŝŶŐ ĞůƐĞ͘͟

hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ ƚŚŝŶŬ ƚĂŶŬ DŝůůŝŽŶн has issued a report calling for a ƐŝŶŐůĞ ĨĞĞƐ ƐǇƐƚĞŵ ĨŽƌ ƉĂƌƚ ƟŵĞ ĂŶĚ ĨƵůů ƟŵĞ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ͘ dŚĞ ƌĞƉŽƌƚ͕ ĞŶƟƚůĞĚ ͚&Ăŝƌ &ƵŶĚŝŶŐ &Žƌ ůů͕͛ ǁĂƐ ůĂƵŶĐŚĞĚ in the House of Commons ŽŶ tĞĚŶĞƐĚĂǇ ϭϯƚŚ :ĂŶƵĂƌǇ͕ called for the abolishment of ƌĞŐƵůĂƟŽŶƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŵĂŬĞ ƉĂƌƚ ƟŵĞ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ƉĂǇ ĨĞĞƐ ƵƉĨƌŽŶƚ͕ ĂŶĚ prevent them from accessing ĂŶǇ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ ůŽĂŶƐ͘ tŚŝůƐƚ ƚŚĞ ϮϬϬϰ ,ŝŐŚĞƌ ĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ Đƚ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ ƌŝŐŚƚƐ ŽĨ ĨƵůů ƟŵĞ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ŝƚ ĞǆĐůƵĚĞƐ Ăůů ƉĂƌƚ ƟŵĞƌƐ͕ ǁŚŽ ŵĂŬĞ ƵƉ ϰϯй of those currently in higher ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ Ăůů ƉŽƐƚŐƌĂĚƵĂƚĞ students unless they are on a ƚĞĂĐŚĞƌ ƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ ĐŽƵƌƐĞ͘ WĂƌƚ ƟŵĞ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ĐĂŶ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇ ĂƩĂŝŶ ŵŝŶŝŵĂů ŐƌĂŶƚƐ͘ It is suggested that increasing interest on student loans will ĐŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂů ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ͘ WƌŽĨĞƐƐŽƌ >ĞƐ ďĚŽŶ͕ ŚĂŝƌ ŽĨ DŝůůŝŽŶн͕ Ă ůŽďďǇŝƐƚ ĨŽƌ ĨŽƌŵĞƌ ƉŽůǇƚĞĐŚŶŝĐ ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƟĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ h< ƐĂŝĚ ͞ƚŚĞ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƟĂů ƚƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ĨƵůů ƟŵĞ ĂŶĚ

ŽƉƟŽŶƐ ƚŽ ƐƚƵĚǇ͕ ƵŶĚĞƌŵŝŶĞƐ ǁŝĚĞŶŝŶŐ ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĐƌĞĂƚĞƐ ŝŶĞƋƵŝƚǇ ŝŶ ŝŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶĂů ŝŶĐŽŵĞ͘͟ Eh^ WƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ tĞƐ ^ƚƌĞĞƟŶŐ ĂůƐŽ ĞǆƉƌĞƐƐĞĚ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ŵŽǀĞ͕ ĐĂůůŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞƉŽƌƚ ͞ǀĂůƵĂďůĞ ĂŶĚ ƟŵĞůǇ͟ ĂŶĚ ƐƵŐŐĞƐƟŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ repayments should be achieved through a system of graduate ƚĂǆŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚ ŽŶ income and the number of ĐƌĞĚŝƚƐ ƚĂŬĞŶ͘ dŚĞ hŶŝŽŶ ŽĨ h ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ is also fully in support of ƚŚĞ ŵŽǀĞ͘ ĂǀŝĚ ^ŚĞƉƉĂƌĚ͕ ĐĂĚĞŵŝĐ KĸĐĞƌ ĨŽƌ h ƐĂŝĚ͗ ͞hƉĨƌŽŶƚ ĨĞĞƐ ǁĞƌĞ ĚƌŽƉƉĞĚ ƐŽŵĞ ƟŵĞ ĂŐŽ ĨŽƌ ĨƵůů ƟŵĞ students so it is anomalous ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞǇ ƌĞŵĂŝŶ ĨŽƌ ƉĂƌƚ ƟŵĞ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ͘ ͞WĂƌƚ ƟŵĞ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ĂůƐŽ ŐĞƚ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ ƚŽ Ă ƉƌŽƉŽƌƟŽŶ of the loans and grants ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ƚŽ ĨƵůů ƟŵĞ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ͘ /Ŷ Ă ƌĞĐĞƐƐŝŽŶ͕ ǁŚĞƌĞ ŵĂŶǇ people are looking to re-train ĂŶĚ ƐǁŝƚĐŚ ĐĂƌĞĞƌƐ͕ ŝƚ ŵĂŬĞƐ ŶŽ sense to maintain such barriers ƚŽ ŇĞǆŝďůĞ ƌŽƵƚĞƐ ĨŽƌ ůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ͘͟

UNION VOTES ON NEW SPORTS SABBATICAL POSITION David Churchill Sports club and society members will today vote in a referendum which will decide whether the Students‘ Union is to install a new fullƟŵĞ ĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ Θ ^ƚƵĚĞŶƚ ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ŽĸĐĞƌ͘ The role has been devised by Union Council with the aim of widening access to ŬĞǇ ŶĂƟŽŶĂů ƐƉŽƌƟŶŐ ĞǀĞŶƚƐ͕ and arranging further internal ĐŽŵƉĞƟƟŽŶƐ ƚŽ ŵĂǆŝŵŝƐĞ ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƵƐĞ ŽĨ ĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ ĂĐƌŽƐƐ ĐĂŵƉƵƐ͘ dŚĞ hŶŝŽŶ ǆĞĐƵƟǀĞ currently comprises of four ĨƵůůͲƟŵĞ ŽĸĐĞƌƐ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŝŶŐ ĮŶĂŶĐŝĂů͕ ĂĐĂĚĞŵŝĐ͕ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ ǁĞůĨĂƌĞ ŝƐƐƵĞƐ͕ ďƵƚ ŚĂƐ ŶŽ ĨƵůůͲƟŵĞ ŽĸĐĞƌ ŽǀĞƌƐĞĞŝŶŐ ƐƉŽƌƟŶŐ Žƌ ƐŽĐŝĞƚĂů ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚƐ͘ ĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ^ŽĐǁĞď͕ ĂƉƉƌŽǆŝŵĂƚĞůǇ ϲ͕ϬϬϬ students hold a membership ƚŽ Ă ƐƉŽƌƚƐ ĐůƵď Žƌ ƐŽĐŝĞƚǇ͘ ůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ hŶŝŽŶ ĂůƌĞĂĚǇ ĞŵƉůŽǇƐ Ă ĨƵůůͲƟŵĞ ^ƉŽƌƚƐ Co-ordinator and two partƟŵĞ ŽĸĐĞƌƐ ƚŽ ŽǀĞƌƐĞĞ ƐƉŽƌƚƐ

ĂŶĚ ƐŽĐŝĞƚǇ ĞǀĞŶƚƐ͕ ŝƚ ŝƐ ĨĞůƚ that the vast membership ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐ Ă ĨƵůůͲƟŵĞ ŽĸĐĞƌ ƚŽ act as a central focal point for ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ͛ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚƐ͘ WĂƌƚͲƟŵĞ ^ƉŽƌƚƐ KĸĐĞƌ͕ ŶŶĂ dŚŽŵůŝŶƐŽŶ ƐĂŝĚ ͞ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ Ă ůŽƚ ƚŚĂƚ ĐĂŶ͛ƚ ďĞ ĂƩĞŶĚĞĚ ƚŽ͕͟ adding that there was a need ĨŽƌ ƐŽŵĞŽŶĞ ǁŚŽ ĐĂŶ ĚŽ ͞ŵŽƌĞ than draw up manifestos and ĂŶƐǁĞƌ ĞŵĂŝůƐ͘͟ ^ƉĞĂŬŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŽŶĐƌĞƚĞ͕ DƐ͘ dŚŽŵůŝŶƐŽŶ ĞǆƉůĂŝŶĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ the proposed role was part of the Union’s grand vision ƚŽ ƌĞǀŽůƵƟŽŶŝƐĞ ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŽŶ and engagement with sport ŽŶ Ă ŶĂƟŽŶĂů ĂŶĚ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂů ůĞǀĞů͘ KŶĞ ŬĞǇ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚǇ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǁ ŽĸĐĞƌ ǁŽƵůĚ be to ensure that clubs have ĂĐĐĞƐƐ ƚŽ ĐŽŵƉĞƟƟŽŶƐ ŚĞůĚ ďǇ ƉƌĞƐƟŐŝŽƵƐ ďŽĚŝĞƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ƌŝƟƐŚ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƟĞƐ Θ ŽůůĞŐĞƐ ^ƉŽƌƚ ; h ^Ϳ͘ DƐ͘ dŚŽŵůŝŶƐŽŶ ĐŽŶĮƌŵĞĚ that although she receives ŝŶǀŝƚĂƟŽŶƐ ƚŽ h ^ ŵĞĞƟŶŐƐ ƚŽ ĚŝƐĐƵƐƐ ǁĂǇƐ ŝŶ ǁŚŝĐŚ h ĐĂŶ ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƚĞ͕ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŶŽ ƟŵĞ ƚŽ ĂƩĞŶĚ Žƌ ĂƌƌĂŶŐĞ ĨŽƌ h ͛Ɛ

ŝŶǀŽůǀĞŵĞŶƚ ŝŶ ĐŽŵƉĞƟƟŽŶƐ͘ /ƚ ŝƐ ďĞůŝĞǀĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ Ă ĨƵůůͲƟŵĞ ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟǀĞ ǁŽƵůĚ ĞŶƐƵƌĞ that students have widened access to such advantageous ƐƉŽƌƟŶŐ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ͘ dŚĞ new role would also involve ĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƟŶŐ ĂŶĚ ŽƌŐĂŶŝƐŝŶŐ ‘sports days’ every semester to ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂů ĐŽŵƉĞƟƟŽŶ͕ and arrange regular fundraising charity events such as ͚ĨƵŶͲƌƵŶƐ͛ ǁŚŝĐŚ ǁŝůů ŵĂǆŝŵŝƐĞ ƚŚĞ ƵƐĞ ŽĨ ĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ͘ ,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ĐŽŶĐĞƌŶƐ ŚĂǀĞ been raised by sports clubs ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƉƌĞƉĂƌĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĨĞƌĞŶĚƵŵ͕ ŽŶĐƌĞƚĞ ŚĂƐ ĨŽƵŶĚ͘ ZĂĐŚĂĞů dŽŵĞƐ͕ ƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚ ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ ĨŽƌ ^ƉŽƌƚ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ h ^ƉŽƌƚƐƉĂƌŬ͕ ƌĞƉŽƌƚĞĚ that she had been approached by a number of clubs who ǁĞƌĞ ͞ĐŽŶĐĞƌŶĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞǇ hadn’t been given enough ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ďǇ ƚŚĞ hŶŝŽŶ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ ĂŶ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĞĚ ĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶ͟ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĨŽƌƚŚĐŽŵŝŶŐ ƌĞĨĞƌĞŶĚƵŵ͘ She added that club ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ ŚĂĚ ĂůƐŽ ĞǆƉƌĞƐƐĞĚ ĚŝƐƐĂƟƐĨĂĐƟŽŶ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƟŵĞͲ span between the referendum

ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚ͘ DĂŶǇ ŚĂĚ ŽŶůǇ ďĞĐŽŵĞ ĂǁĂƌĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĨĞƌĞŶĚƵŵ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ is to take place on the 25th ĂŶĚ ϮϲƚŚ :ĂŶƵĂƌǇ͕ ǁŚĞŶ ƚŚĞ hŶŝŽŶ ƌĞůĞĂƐĞĚ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ŽŶ ϭϴƚŚ :ĂŶƵĂƌǇ͘ ŶƵŵďĞƌ ŽĨ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ ĨĞůƚ ͞ƌƵƐŚĞĚ͟ Ăƚ ŽŶůǇ being given a week to obtain ŵŽƌĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŬĞ ĂŶ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĞĚ ĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶ͘ Separate concerns have also been raised over whether ƚŚĞ ĨƵůůͲƟŵĞ ŽĸĐĞƌ ƌŽůĞ ǁŽƵůĚ ĐůĂƐŚ ǁŝƚŚ ĞǆŝƐƟŶŐ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ hŶŝŽŶ͘ The way in which the Union has proposed to fund ƚŚĞ ĨƵůůͲƟŵĞ ƐĂďďĂƟĐĂů ƌŽůĞ has also been met with some ĐŽŶƚƌŽǀĞƌƐǇ͘ tŝƚŚŝŶ ĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚƐ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĞƌĞ ƌĞůĞĂƐĞĚ ůĂƐƚ ǁĞĞŬ͕ the Union announced that the annual cost of the new ƌŽůĞ ǁŽƵůĚ ƚŽƚĂů άϮϱ͕ϬϬϬ͘ /ƚ was also revealed that the ĮŶĂŶĐŝĂů ďƵƌĚĞŶ ŝƐ ƚŽ ĨĂůů ŽŶ those joining sports clubs by ƌĂŝƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ^ƉŽƌƚƐ ƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ DĞŵďĞƌƐŚŝƉ ;^ DͿ ďǇ άϱ ƉĞƌ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ͘ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ άϮ͕ϬϬϬ is to be taken from revenue

ŐƌĂŶƚƐ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ƚŽ ƐŽĐŝĞƟĞƐ ŝŶ ŽƌĚĞƌ ƚŽ ĨƵŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƌŽůĞ͘ hŶĚĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚ ĮŶĂŶĐŝĂů arrangement sports clubs would produce 92% of monies ƚŽ ĨƵŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƌŽůĞ͕ ǁŝƚŚ ƐŽĐŝĞƟĞƐ ŽŶůǇ ƉŝĐŬŝŶŐ ƵƉ ϴй ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚĂď͘ Ŷ ĂĐƟǀĞ ŵĞŵďĞƌ ŽĨ the fencing club stated that ͞ĞǀĞƌǇƚŚŝŶŐ ŝƐ ĮŶĞ͟ ƵŶĚĞƌ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ ĂƌƌĂŶŐĞŵĞŶƚƐ͕ ĂŶĚ that they were unable to ƐĞĞ ͞ǁŚĂƚ ďĞŶĞĮƚ ǁŽƵůĚ ďĞ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚ ďĂĐŬ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĞǆƚƌĂ άϱ͘͟ ,Ğ ĂĚĚĞĚ͗ ͞tŽƵůĚ ƚŚĞ ĞǆƚƌĂ ĨƵŶĚƐ ŶŽƚ ďĞ ďĞƩĞƌ ƐƉĞŶƚ ŽŶ ŵŽƌĞ ĞƋƵŝƉŵĞŶƚ͍͟ DƐ͘ dŚŽŵůŝŶƐŽŶ ĚĞĨĞŶĚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚ ƉŽůŝĐǇ ďǇ ƐƚĂƟŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ h ͛Ɛ ͞^ D ŝƐ ƐƟůů ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŚĞĂƉĞƐƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚƌǇ͘ tŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ŝŶƚĞŶƟŽŶ ƚŽ ŬĞĞƉ up with the standard of ŽƚŚĞƌ ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƟĞƐ͕ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ƐƟůů ŽīĞƌŝŶŐ Ă ĐŽŵƉĞƟƟǀĞ ƌĂƚĞ͙ /Ĩ ƚŚĞ ĞǆƚƌĂ ĨƵŶĚƐ ǁĞƌĞ ƐƉĞŶƚ on equipment only a select ĨĞǁ ĐůƵďƐ ǁŽƵůĚ ďĞŶĞĮƚ͕ ďƵƚ clubs across the spectrum will ďĞŶĞĮƚ ĨƌŽŵ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ Ă ĨƵůůͲƟŵĞ ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟǀĞ͘͟ tŝƚŚ ƌĞŐĂƌĚƐ ƚŽ ƟŵĞͲƐƉĂŶ͕

hh ^͛ &ŝŶĂŶĐĞ KĸĐĞƌ DĂƌƟŶ :ŽƉƉ ĂĚĚĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƉŽƐĂůƐ had been discussed numerous ƟŵĞƐ Ăƚ ^ƉŽƌƚƐ ĂŶĚ ^ŽĐĞŝƟĞƐ Council so individual Sports ŽŵŵŝƩĞĞƐ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ aware of the proposals as far ďĂĐŬ ĂƐ EŽǀĞŵďĞƌ ϮϬϬϵ͘ Dƌ͘ :ŽƉƉ ĂůƐŽ ĂƐƐĞƌƚĞĚ there would be no clash with current Union jobs and the role is predominately concerned with lobbying ĂĐŝƟǀŝƚĞƐ͘ ͞΀ZĞŐĂƌĚŝŶŐ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ hŶŝŽŶ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƐ΁ tĞ ĂƉƉŽŝŶƚ ĞǆƉĞƌƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƚƌĂŝŶĞĚ ƐƚĂī ǁŝƚŚ ƐŬŝůůƐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĂƌĞ ŶŽƚ ĞǆƉĞĐƚĞĚ ŽĨ ŽĸĐĞƌƐ͘͘͘ƚŚĞƌĞ ǁŝůů ĚĞĮŶƚĞůǇ ŶŽƚ ďĞ Ă ĐŚĂŶŐĞ ŽĨ ƐƚĂĸŶŐ ƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ͘͟

4 NEWS CADAVERINE MAGAZINE h ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ĂƌĞ ďĞŝŶŐ ŽīĞƌĞĚ ƚŚĞ ĐŚĂŶĐĞ ƚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ǁƌŝƟŶŐ ƉƵďůŝƐŚĞĚ ďǇ ŶĞǁ ŽŶůŝŶĞ ŵĂŐĂǌŝŶĞ͕ The Cadaverine͘ ŝŵĞĚ ƐŽůĞůǇ Ăƚ ƵŶĚĞƌͲϮϱƐ͕ ŝƚƐ Ăŝŵ ŝƐ ƚŽ ƉƵďůŝƐŚ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ƉŽĞƚƌǇ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽƐĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĨƌĞƐŚ ĂŶĚ ĞŵĞƌŐŝŶŐ ǁƌŝƚĞƌƐ͘ All genres of literature ĂƌĞ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚ͕ ƐŽ ĂŶǇƚŚŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵ ŚŝŐŚ ŵŽĚĞƌŶŝƐŵ ƚŽ ĐǇďĞƌƉƵŶŬ ĂŶĚ ĮĐƟƟŽƵƐ ĐŽŽŬĞƌǇ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ƐƵďŵŝƩĞĚ͘ /Ĩ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵů͕ Ă ǁŽƌŬ ǁŝůů ďĞ ƉƵďůŝƐŚĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ Cadaverine ǁĞďƐŝƚĞ ĂŶĚ ŵĂǇ ĂůƐŽ ĂƉƉĞĂƌ ŝŶ ĂŶƚŚŽůŽŐŝĞƐ ĂŶĚͬŽƌ ŝŶ ĂĸůŝĂƚĞƐ ŽĨ The Cadaverine. Ŷ ƌƚƐ ŽƵŶĐŝůͲĨƵŶĚĞĚ ŽŶůŝŶĞ magazine, independent ƉƌĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ǁƌŝƚĞƌƐ͛ ŐƌŽƵƉ͕ The Cadaverine ŽīĞƌƐ ƚŽ ŐŝǀĞ Ă ĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞ ĂŶĚ ƵŶĐŽŵƉƌŽŵŝƐŝŶŐ ŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǁ ǀŽŝĐĞƐ ŽĨ ŶŐůŝƐŚ ůŝƚĞƌĂƚƵƌĞ͘ dŚŝƐ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ Ă ĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐ ĐŚĂŶĐĞ ĨŽƌ ĐƌĞĂƟǀĞ ǁƌŝƚĞƌƐ ƚŽ ĂƩƌĂĐƚ Ă ďƌŽĂĚ ĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŝƌ ǁŽƌŬ ĂŶĚ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚůǇ͕ ĮŶĚ ƉƵďůŝƐŚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ĂŐĞŶƚƐ͘ All submissions can be ĞŵĂŝůĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞĐĂĚĂǀĞƌŝŶĞΛ ŵĂĐ͘ĐŽŵ͕ ĂůŽŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ďƌŝĞĨ ďŝŽŐƌĂƉŚŝĐĂů ƐŬĞƚĐŚ ŽĨ ǇŽƵƌ ǁƌŝƟŶŐ ůŝĨĞ ĂŶĚ Ă ƌĞĐĞŶƚ ƉŚŽƚŽŐƌĂƉŚ͘ ůƚĞƌŶĂƟǀĞůǇ͕ ůŽŐ ŽŶƚŽ ƚŚĞŝƌ ǁĞďƐŝƚĞ ǁǁǁ͘ ƚŚĞĐĂĚĂǀĞƌŝŶĞ͘ĐŽŵ ƚŽ ƌĞĂĚ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞĚ ǁƌŝƚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ĮŶĚ ŽƵƚ ŵŽƌĞ͘ :ĞƐƐŝĐĂ <ĞĂƟŶŐ

UNIVERSITY ADMISSIONS CAP CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ DŝŶŝƐƚĞƌ͕ ĂǀŝĚ >ĂŵŵǇ ŚĂƐ ƌĞǀĞĂůĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƉƌŝŽƌŝƚǇ ǁŝůů ďĞ ŐŝǀĞŶ to “vulnerable subjects ĂŶĚ ŚĞĂůƚŚĐĂƌĞ ĐŽƵƌƐĞƐ͘͟ dŚŝƐ ŚĂƐ ůĞĚ ŵĂŶǇ ĞǆƉĞƌƚƐ ƚŽ ďĞůŝĞǀĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂů ƐƵďũĞĐƚƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ŶŐůŝƐŚ ĂŶĚ ,ŝƐƚŽƌǇ ǁŝůů ƐƵīĞƌ͘ ,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ h ͛Ɛ &ĂĐƵůƚǇ ŽĨ ƌƚƐ ĂŶĚ ,ƵŵĂŶŝƟĞƐ ŚĂǀĞ ƌĞǀĞĂůĞĚ ƚŽ ŽŶĐƌĞƚĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞǇ Ăŝŵ ƚŽ ĂĐĐĞƉƚ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ ůĞǀĞů ŽĨ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ĨŽƌ ϮϬϭϬ ĂƐ ŝŶ ϮϬϬϵ͘

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CLASS SIZES TO RISE AS FUNDING FALLS ŚƌŝƐ <ŝŶŐ

ŚĂƐ ƐƚĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ ĚĞĐƌĞĂƐĞ ǁŝůů ĂŵŽƵŶƚ ƚŽ Ă ƌĞĚƵĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ůĞƐƐ ƚŚĂŶ ϱй ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǆƚ ƚŚƌĞĞ ǇĞĂƌƐ͕ ůĞĂĚŝŶŐ ƌŝƟƐŚ ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƟĞƐ ŚĂǀĞ ƌĞŝƚĞƌĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚ ĐƵƚƐ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŵĂǇ ƌĞĂĐŚ άϮ͘ϱ ďŝůůŝŽŶ͕ ǁŝůů ͞ďƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŬŶĞĞƐ͘͟

ƌĞƉŽƌƚ ďǇ ƚŚĞ KƌŐĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶ ĨŽƌ ĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ ŽŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ůĂƐƚ ǇĞĂƌ ƐŚŽǁĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ĂǀĞƌĂŐĞ ƌĂƟŽ ŽĨ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ƚŽ ůĞĐƚƵƌĞƌƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ h< ŝƐ ϭϳ͘ϲ͕ compared to an average of just ϭϱ͘ϯ ŝŶ K ĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐ͘ /ƚ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ƐƵŐŐĞƐƚĞĚ

Projected university funding cuts of up to £900 million may ƌĞƐƵůƚ ŝŶ ͞ŵĂŶǇ ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƟĞƐ being forced to close, over ϭϰ͕ϬϬϬ ƐƚĂī ůŽƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ũŽďƐ ĂŶĚ ƐŽŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďŝŐŐĞƐƚ ĐůĂƐƐ ƐŝǌĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ͕͟ ĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ to Sally Hunt, general secretary ŽĨ ƚŚĞ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ ĂŶĚ ŽůůĞŐĞ hŶŝŽŶ͘ DƐ͘ ,ƵŶƚ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ ďǇ ƐĂǇŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ƉůĂŶŶĞĚ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ĐƵƚƐ ǁŝůů ďĞ Ă ͞ĚĞǀĂƐƚĂƟŶŐ ďůŽǁ͟ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŚŝŐŚĞƌ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ ƐǇƐƚĞŵ͕ ĂĚĚŝŶŐ ͞ƚŚĞ ĚƌĞĂŵƐ ŽĨ ŵĂŶǇ ŚĂƌĚǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ ƉĂƌĞŶƚƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ƚŽ ŐŽ ƚŽ ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ͙ ǁŝůů ďĞ ŽǀĞƌ͘͟ ůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ Secretary Lord Mandelson ůĂƐƐ ƐŝǌĞƐ ƉƌĞĚŝĐƚĞĚ ƚŽ ƌŝƐĞ ĂƐ ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƟĞƐ ĨĂĐĞ ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ ĐƵƚƐ

ƚŚĂƚ ĂƐ ŵĂŶǇ ĂƐ ϯϬ ƌŝƟƐŚ ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƟĞƐ ĐŽƵůĚ ĚŝƐĂƉƉĞĂƌ ĂƐ Ă ƌĞƐƵůƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐƵƚƐ͕ ǁŝƚŚ ŵĂŶǇ ŵŽƌĞ ĨĂĐŝŶŐ ĮŶĂŶĐŝĂů ŵĞůƚĚŽǁŶ͘ Ɛ Ă ƌĞƐƵůƚ͕ university class sizes could ďĞĐŽŵĞ ƚŚĞ ůĂƌŐĞƐƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ƚŚƌĞĞ ǇĞĂƌƐ͘ tŝƚŚ Ă ŚŝŐŚĞƌ ŶƵŵďĞƌ ŽĨ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ƚŚĂŶ ĞǀĞƌ ďĞĨŽƌĞ being accepted for university ĐŽƵƌƐĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ h< ŝŶ ϮϬϬϵ Ͳ Ă ƌŝƐĞ ŽĨ ϱ͘ϱй ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐ ǇĞĂƌ Ͳ ƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞ ŽŶ ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƟĞƐ ŚĂƐ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌůǇ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚ͕ ǁŝƚŚ ϳϱй ŽĨ ĂƉƉůŝĐĂŶƚƐ ďĞŝŶŐ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵů ĐŽŵƉĂƌĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ϳϴй ŝŶ ϮϬϬϴ͘ Ɛ ƐƵĐŚ ƚŚĞ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ŚĂƐ ƚĂŬĞŶ ƚŚĞ ĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶ ƚŽ ĞŶĨŽƌĐĞ ĮŶĞƐ ŽĨ άϰ͕ϬϬϬ ŽŶ ĂŶǇ ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƟĞƐ ͚ŽǀĞƌͲƌĞĐƌƵŝƟŶŐ͛ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ͕ Ă ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚ ďǇ Eh^

WƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ tĞƐ ^ƚƌĞĞƟŶŐ ĂƐ ͞ĂďƐƵƌĚ͘͟ dŚĞ ƌĂƟŽ ŽĨ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ƚŽ ůĞĐƚƵƌĞƌƐ Ăƚ h ŝƐ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇ ϭϴ͘ϴ͕ ŚŝŐŚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ƚŚĞ h< ĂǀĞƌĂŐĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ŽĨ ŵĂŶǇ ŽƚŚĞƌ ůĞĂĚŝŶŐ ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƟĞƐ͘ ĐĂĚĞŵŝĐ KĸĐĞƌ ĂǀŝĚ ^ŚĞƉƉĂƌĚ ĐŽŵŵĞŶƚĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ͞ƌĞĚƵĐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ͛Ɛ ƐƚĂīͲƚŽͲƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ ƌĂƟŽƐ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ Ă ƉƌŝŽƌŝƚǇ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ sŝĐĞ ŚĂŶĐĞůůŽƌ͕͟ ǁŚŽ ŚĂƐ ĚĞĚŝĐĂƚĞĚ Ă ͞ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚ ĂŵŽƵŶƚ ŽĨ ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ ƚŽǁĂƌĚƐ ŚŝƌŝŶŐ ŵŽƌĞ ĂĐĂĚĞŵŝĐ ƐƚĂī͘͟ ĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ĂŶ ŽĸĐŝĂů ƐƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚ͕ ͞ƚŚĞ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ ŚĂƐ ĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĚ ŝƚƐĞůĨ ƚŽ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƟŶŐ and even increasing our academic resources to ensure ƚŚĂƚ ǁĞ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ ĞǆƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ͘͟

DON PATERSON TO OPEN UEA FESTIVAL ,ĞůĞŶ dŚŽŵĂƐ h ͛Ɛ >ŝƚĞƌĂƌǇ &ĞƐƟǀĂů ƌĞƚƵƌŶƐ ƚŽ >ĞĐƚƵƌĞ dŚĞĂƚƌĞ ϭ ŽŶ dƵĞƐĚĂǇ ϮϲƚŚ :ĂŶƵĂƌǇ͘ &ŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĂƵƚƵŵŶ ƐĞŵĞƐƚĞƌ͛Ɛ ƚĂůŬƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ůŝŬĞƐ ŽĨ ĂƌŽů ŶŶ ƵīǇ͕ ůĞǆĂŶĚĞƌ DĐ Ăůů ^ŵŝƚŚ ĂŶĚ ͘^͘ ǇĂƩ͕ ƚŚĞ ƐƉƌŝŶŐ ǁŝůů ƐĞĞ ĞŝŐŚƚ ŵŽƌĞ ŶŽǀĞůŝƐƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƉŽĞƚƐ ƚĂŬĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂŐĞ ƚŽ ƐŚĂƌĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ůŝƚĞƌĂƌǇ ĞǆƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞƐ͘ dŚĞ ĨĞƐƟǀĂů͛Ɛ ŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĞƌ͕ WƌŽĨĞƐƐŽƌ >ĂǀŝŶŝĂ 'ƌĞĞŶůĂǁ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐĐŚŽŽů ŽĨ >ŝƚĞƌĂƚƵƌĞ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĂƟǀĞ tƌŝƟŶŐ͕ ƐĂŝĚ͗ ͞/ Ăŵ ĚĞůŝŐŚƚĞĚ ƚŽ ďĞ ŐŝǀĞŶ ƚŚĞ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚǇ ƚŽ ďƵŝůĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƌĞŵĂƌŬĂďůĞ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƉƵƚĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ h ĨĞƐƟǀĂů ƐĞƌŝĞƐ͘ tĞ ĂƩƌĂĐƚ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ

ǁƌŝƚĞƌƐ ĨƌŽŵ Ăůů ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƐ Ă ǁƌŝƚĞƌ ĐŽƵůĚ ŚŽƉĞ ĨŽƌ͘͟ dŚŝƐ ƐĞŵĞƐƚĞƌ͕ YƵĞĞŶ͛Ɛ 'ŽůĚ DĞĚĂů ĨŽƌ WŽĞƚƌǇ ŚŽůĚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƚǁŝĐĞͲǁŝŶŶĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ d͘ ^͘ ůŝŽƚ ƉƌŝǌĞ͕ ŽŶ WĂƚĞƌƐŽŶ ŝŶƐƟŐĂƚĞƐ ƚŚĞ ƐĞƌŝĞƐ ŽĨ ůĞĐƚƵƌĞƐ ŝŶ Ă ƌĞĂĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ 'ƌĞĞŶůĂǁ ŚŽƉĞƐ ǁŝůů ĚĞǀĞůŽƉ ƚŚĞ ƐĞƌŝĞƐ͛ ƉŽĞƚƌǇ ĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞ͘ tŽƌŬŝŶŐ ŝŶ ĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ dŚĞ WŽĞƚƌǇ dƌƵƐƚ͕ ƐĞǀĞƌĂů ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĨĞƐƟǀĂů͛Ɛ ǁƌŝƚĞƌƐ ŚĂǀĞ ĂŐƌĞĞĚ ƚŽ ƐƉĞŶĚ ƐŽŵĞ ƟŵĞ ǁŝƚŚ h ͛Ɛ ƌĞĂƟǀĞ tƌŝƟŶŐ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ͕ ǁŚŽ ǁŝůů ͞ďĞŶĞĮƚ ŚƵŐĞůǇ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŝŶƐŝŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ ĞǆƉĞƌƟƐĞ͘͟ dŚĞ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů ůŝŶĞƵƉ ŽĨ ĂƵƚŚŽƌƐ ĂŶĚ ƉŽĞƚƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ŽŶ WĂƚĞƌƐŽŶ ;ϮϲƚŚ :ĂŶƵĂƌǇͿ͕ >ĂŝůĂ

>ĂůĂŵŝ ;ϭϲƚŚ &ĞďƌƵĂƌǇͿ͕ :ŽƐŚƵĂ &ĞƌƌŝƐ ;ϮϯƌĚ &ĞďƌƵĂƌǇͿ͕ ZŽďŝŶ ZŽďĞƌƚƐŽŶ ;ϭϳƚŚ DĂƌĐŚͿ͕ :ŝŵ ƌĂĐĞ ;ϭϵƚŚ ƉƌŝůͿ͕ :ŽĂŶŶĞ ,ĂƌƌŝƐ ;ϮϴƚŚ ƉƌŝůͿ͕ ƐƚŚĞƌ &ƌĞƵĚ ;ϭϯƚŚ DĂǇͿ ĂŶĚ ^ŝŵŽŶ ƌŵŝƚĂŐĞ ;ϭϵƚŚ DĂǇͿ͘ dŚĞ ĨĞƐƟǀĂů ĐĞůĞďƌĂƚĞƐ

ƐŽŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ƚĂůĞŶƚĞĚ ǀŽŝĐĞƐ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶ͘ :ŽĂŶŶĞ ,ĂƌƌŝƐ ŝƐ ĂƵƚŚŽƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐƌŝƟĐĂůůǇ ĐĞůĞďƌĂƚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĮůŵͲ adapted Chocolat͕ ĂŶĚ ƐƚŚĞƌ &ƌĞƵĚ͕ ŐƌĞĂƚ ŐƌĂŶĚͲĚĂƵŐŚƚĞƌ ŽĨ ^ŝŐŵƵŶĚ͕ ĞǆƉůŽƌĞƐ ĂƐƚ Anglia in The Sea House and

ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ŶĂŵĞĚ ĂƐ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ϮϬ ďĞƐƚ ǇŽƵŶŐ ƌŝƟƐŚ ŶŽǀĞůŝƐƚƐ ďǇ 'ƌĂŶƚĂ͘ Simon Armitage is one of ƌŝƚĂŝŶ͛Ɛ ďĞƐƚͲŬŶŽǁŶ ĂŶĚ ůŽǀĞĚ ƉŽĞƚƐ ĂŶĚ ǁŝŶŶĞƌ ŽĨ ŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐ ĂǁĂƌĚƐ͘ WƵďůŝƐŚĞƌ ŽĨ ŶŝŶĞ ƉŽĞƚƌǇ ĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶƐ͕ ŚĞ ŚĂƐ ĂůƐŽ ǁƌŝƩĞŶ ŶŽǀĞůƐ͕ ƉůĂǇƐ͕ ĂŶĚ Ă ŚŝŐŚůǇͲĂĐĐůĂŝŵĞĚ ǀĞƌƐŝŽŶ ŽĨ Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. ,ŝƐ ĨŽƌƚŚĐŽŵŝŶŐ ĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶ͕ Seeing Stars͕ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ĞĂŐĞƌůǇ ĂǁĂŝƚĞĚ ďǇ ƚŚĞ ůŝƚĞƌĂƌǇ ǁŽƌůĚ͘ ůů ĞǀĞŶƚƐ ĂƌĞ ŚĞůĚ ŝŶ >dϭ ĂŶĚ ƐƚĂƌƚ Ăƚ ϳƉŵ͘ ^ĞĂƐŽŶ ƟĐŬĞƚƐ ĂƌĞ άϯϲ ĨŽƌ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂů ƟĐŬĞƚƐ ĂƌĞ άϲ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ h Žǆ KĸĐĞ ŽŶ ϬϭϲϬϯ ϱϬϴϬϱϬ Žƌ ŽŶůŝŶĞ Ăƚ ǁǁǁ͘ƵĞĂƟĐŬĞƚďŽŽŬŝŶŐƐ͘ ĐŽ͘ƵŬ͘

NEW LECTURERS BOOST HEALTH FACULTY David Churchill h ͛Ɛ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůůǇ ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƐĞĚ &ĂĐƵůƚǇ ŽĨ ,ĞĂůƚŚ ŚĂƐ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚ Ă ďŽŽƐƚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ĂƉƉŽŝŶƚŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ĨŽƵƌ ŬĞǇ ĞǆƉĞƌƚƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂůƚŚ ƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ ƐĞĐƚŽƌ͘ WƌŽĨĞƐƐŽƌ sĂů >ĂƫŵĞƌ͕ ǁŚŽ ũŽŝŶƐ ĨƌŽŵ ^ŽƵƚŚĂŵƉƚŽŶ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ͕ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ĂƉƉŽŝŶƚĞĚ ŚĞĂĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ^ĐŚŽŽů ŽĨ EƵƌƐŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ DŝĚǁŝĨĞƌǇ ;E DͿ͘ dŚĞ ^ĐŚŽŽů ĂůƌĞĂĚǇ ůŝĞƐ ϲƚŚ ŝŶ dŚĞ

'ƵĂƌĚŝĂŶ͛Ɛ ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ ůĞĂŐƵĞ ƚĂďůĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ EƵƌƐŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ Paramedical Studies courses in ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚƌǇ͘ >ĂƫŵĞƌ ƉŽƐƐĞƐƐĞƐ Ă ĐŽŵŵĂŶĚŝŶŐ ŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĮĞůĚ ŽĨ ƉƌŝŵĂƌǇ ĐĂƌĞ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ ƐĞĞŶ ĂƐ ŬĞǇ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ^ĐŚŽŽů ĐŽŶƐŽůŝĚĂƟŶŐ ĂŶĚ ŝŵƉƌŽǀŝŶŐ ŝƚƐ ŶĂƟŽŶĂů ƐƚĂƚƵƐ͘ &ƵƌƚŚĞƌ ŬĞǇ ĂƉƉŽŝŶƚŵĞŶƚƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ WƌŽĨĞƐƐŽƌ :ĂĐƋƵĞůŝŶĞ ŽůůŝĞƌ͕ ŚĞĂĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ^ĐŚŽŽů ŽĨ ůůŝĞĚ ,ĞĂůƚŚ WƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶƐ͕

Professor Alastair Watson as ŚĂŝƌ ŝŶ dƌĂŶƐůĂƟŽŶĂů DĞĚŝĐŝŶĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ƌ :ŽŚŶ ^ĂǆƚŽŶ ĂƐ WƌŽĨĞƐƐŽƌ ŽĨ ůŝŶŝĐĂů ǆĞƌĐŝƐĞ WŚǇƐŝŽůŽŐǇ͘ ůů ƚŚĞ ĂƉƉŽŝŶƚŵĞŶƚƐ ĂƌĞ ǀŝĞǁĞĚ ĂƐ ŬĞǇ ƚŽ ĞŶŚĂŶĐŝŶŐ h ͛Ɛ ƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ ĂŶĚ ƚĞĂĐŚŝŶŐ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŵĞƐ͘ Professor Ian Harvey ĞǆƉƌĞƐƐĞĚ ŚŝƐ ĚĞůŝŐŚƚ͗ ͞dŚĞ university plays a leading role in ďŝŽŵĞĚŝĐĂů ĂŶĚ ŚĞĂůƚŚ ƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ ĂŶĚ / Ăŵ ĚĞůŝŐŚƚĞĚ ƚŽ ǁĞůĐŽŵĞ ĨŽƵƌ ƐƵĐŚ ĞǆƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞĚ

ĐŽůůĞĂŐƵĞƐ ƚŽ ŽƵƌ ƚĞĂŵ͙ ĂĐŚ ǁŝůů ďƌŝŶŐ ĞŶŽƌŵŽƵƐ ǀĂůƵĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŽǁŶ ĮĞůĚƐ ĂƐ ǁĞ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ ĞŶŚĂŶĐĞ ŽƵƌ ĞǆƉĞƌƟƐĞ ŝŶ ŚĞĂůƚŚ ƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ ĂŶĚ ƚĞĂĐŚŝŶŐ͘ / ŬŶŽǁ ƚŚĞǇ ƐŚĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ĨĂĐƵůƚǇ͛Ɛ ǀŝƐŝŽŶ ŽĨ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ Ă ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚ ŝŵƉĂĐƚ ŝŶ ŚĞĂůƚŚ ƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ǁĞ ǀĞƌǇ ŵƵĐŚ ůŽŽŬ ĨŽƌǁĂƌĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƌĞƐƉĞĐƟǀĞ ĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶƐ͘͟ WORLD LEADING /Ŷ ϮϬϬϴ ƚŚĞ ,ŝŐŚĞƌ ĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ &ƵŶĚŝŶŐ ŽƵŶĐŝů ĨŽƌ ŶŐůĂŶĚ

;, & Ϳ ĐŽŶĚƵĐƚĞĚ Ă ZĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ ƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚ ǆĞƌĐŝƐĞ ;Z Ϳ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĐŽŶĮƌŵĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ϳϴй ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ ĐŽŶĚƵĐƚĞĚ ďǇ ƚŚĞ h ͛Ɛ &ĂĐƵůƚǇ ŽĨ ,ĞĂůƚŚ ĞŶũŽǇƐ ͞ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů ƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ͕͟ ǁŝƚŚ ϯϳй ďĞŝŶŐ ĚĞĞŵĞĚ ͞ǁŽƌůĚ ůĞĂĚŝŶŐ͟ ĂŶĚ ͞ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůůǇ ĞǆĐĞůůĞŶƚ͘͟ /ƚ ŝƐ ďĞůŝĞǀĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚŝƐ ǁŝůů ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ĨŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶ ĨƌŽŵ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǁ ĂƉƉŽŝŶƚĞĞƐ ĐĂŶ ĚƌĂǁ ŝŶƐƉŝƌĂƟŽŶ ƚŽ ĞŶŚĂŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ĞǆƚĞŶĚ h ͛Ɛ ƌĞƉƵƚĂƟŽŶ͘

6 NEWS UK-CHINA INITIATIVE WŽƐƚŐƌĂĚƵĂƚĞ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ĂƌĞ ŝŶǀŝƚĞĚ ƚŽ ĂƉƉůǇ ĨŽƌ Ă ŶĞǁ ƌŝƟƐŚ ŽƵŶĐŝů ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŵĞ ĂŝŵĞĚ Ăƚ ŚĞůƉŝŶŐ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ h< ĂŶĚ ŚŝŶĂ ĮŐŚƚ ĐůŝŵĂƚĞ ĐŚĂŶŐĞ͘ dŚĞ ŐƌŽƵŶĚďƌĞĂŬŝŶŐ ͚ ůŝŵĂƚĞ ĐŚĂŶŐĞ ƐŽůƵƟŽŶƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ĂĐƟŽŶ͛ ŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞ ŝƐ ůŽŽŬŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ϭϱ h< ĂŶĚ ŚŝŶĞƐĞ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ƚŽ ƚĂŬĞ ƉĂƌƚ ĨƌŽŵ Ɖƌŝů ƚŽ DĂǇ ϮϬϭϬ͘ dŚĞǇ ǁŝůů ďĞ ŐŝǀĞŶ ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂů ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂŶĐǇ ƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĂƐŬĞĚ ƚŽ ǁŽƌŬ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ ŝŶƚĞŶƐŝǀĞůǇ ƚŽ ĐŽŵĞ ƵƉ ǁŝƚŚ ŝŶŶŽǀĂƟǀĞ ƐŽůƵƟŽŶƐ ƚŽ ƐƉĞĐŝĮĐ ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐ ĨĂĐŝŶŐ ƌĞĂů ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĞƐ͘ ^ƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ǁŝůů ďĞ ƐĞůĞĐƚĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ h ͕ ƚŚĞ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ ŽĨ ĂŵďƌŝĚŐĞ͕ ƚŚĞ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ ŽĨ KǆĨŽƌĚ͕ ƚŚĞ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ ŽĨ DĂŶĐŚĞƐƚĞƌ͕ &ƵĚĂŶ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ͕ WĞŬŝŶŐ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ͕ dŽŶŐũŝ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ ĂŶĚ dƐŝŶŐŚƵĂ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ͘ h ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ůĞĂĚ ĂĐĂĚĞŵŝĐ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĐŚĞŵĞ͕ ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ &ŽƌƵŵ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ &ƵƚƵƌĞ͕ Ă ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ĐŚĂƌŝƚǇ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ DŝŶŝƐƚƌǇ ŽĨ ^ĐŝĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ dĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐǇ ŝŶ ŚŝŶĂ͘ dŚĞ ĚĞĂĚůŝŶĞ ĨŽƌ ĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ ŝƐ DŽŶĚĂǇ ϭƐƚ DĂƌĐŚ͘ ƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶ ĨŽƌŵƐ ĂƌĞ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ZĞŐŝƐƚƌǇ ƌĞĐĞƉƟŽŶ Žƌ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ŽďƚĂŝŶĞĚ ďǇ ĐŽŶƚĂĐƟŶŐ >ŝƐŚĂ >ŝ͕ ŚŝŶĂ WƌŽũĞĐƚƐ DĂŶĂŐĞƌ ŽŶ ϬϭϲϬϯ ϱϵϭϱϱϳ Žƌ ůŝƐŚĂ͘ůŝΛƵĞĂ͘ĂĐ͘ƵŬ͘

EASTER CRAFT FAIR dŚĞ hŶŝŽŶ ŽĨ h ^ƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ĂƐƚĞƌ ƌĂŌ &Ăŝƌ ƐƚĂƌƚƐ ŽŶ dŚƵƌƐĚĂǇ ϭϴƚŚ DĂƌĐŚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ > Z͕ hŶŝŽŶ ,ŽƵƐĞ͕ ǁŝƚŚ ŽǀĞƌ ϰϬ ƐƚĂŶĚƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ŵĂŶǇ ůŽĐĂůůǇ ƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚ ŝƚĞŵƐ͘ dŚĞƐĞ ǁŝůů ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ƉŝĐƚƵƌĞƐ͕ ũĞǁĞůůĞƌǇ͕ ĐƌĂŌƐ͕ ƚŽǇƐ͕ ƉŽƩĞƌǇ͕ ĐŚŽĐŽůĂƚĞƐ͕ ƐŚŽĞƐ͕ ďĂŐƐ͕ ŚĂƚƐ͕ ĨĂƐŚŝŽŶƐ͕ ƐŽŌ ĨƵƌŶŝƐŚŝŶŐƐ ĂŵĚ ǀŝŶƚĂŐĞ ĐůŽƚŚŝŶŐ͕ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ ĐĂŬĞƐ͕ ĂůĞƐ͕ /ŶĚŝĂŶ ĨŽŽĚ͕ ĨƌƵŝƚ ĂŶĚ ǀĞŐ͕ ĂŶĚ ŵƵĐŚ ŵƵĐŚ ŵŽƌĞ͘ ŽŽƌƐ ŽƉĞŶ ϭϭĂŵͲϯƉŵ͘ &Žƌ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ ĚĞƚĂŝůƐ ƉůĞĂƐĞ ĐŽŶƚĂĐƚ :ĞĂŶ tŝůůƐ͕ ĚǀĞƌƟƐŝŶŐ ĞƉƚ͕ hŶŝŽŶ ŽĨ h ^ƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ͕ h ͕ EŽƌǁŝĐŚ͕ EZϰ ϳd:͘ dĞůĞƉŚŽŶĞ͗ ϬϭϲϬϯ ϱϵϮϱϬϳ͘ DŽďŝůĞ͗ Ϭϳϳϳϲ ϭϰϭ ϬϭϮ ŵĂŝů͗ ũĞĂŶ͘ǁŝůůƐΛƵĞĂƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ͘ĐŽŵ͘

TUESDAY 26th JANUARY 2010

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zĞĂƌůǇ ĐƌŝŵĞ ƐƚĂƟƐƟĐƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ,ŽŵĞ KĸĐĞ ƌĞǀĞĂů ƌĞĐŽƌĚĞĚ ĐƌŝŵĞ ŝŶ EŽƌĨŽůŬ ĨĞůů ďǇ ϴ͘ϰй͘ dŚŝƐ ĞƋƵĂƚĞƐ ƚŽ ϱϳ ĐƌŝŵĞƐ ƉĞƌ ϭ͕ϬϬϬ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ͕ ƚŚĞ ůŽǁĞƐƚ ƌĂƚĞ ŝŶ ŶŐůĂŶĚ͘ ĞƚĞĐƟǀĞ ŚŝĞĨ ^ƵƉĞƌŝŶƚĞŶĚĞŶƚ͕ :ƵůŝĂŶ ůĂǌĞďǇ͕ ƐĂŝĚ͗ ͞EŽƌĨŽůŬ ŝƐ Ă ƐĂĨĞ ĐŽƵŶƚǇ ʹ ŝŶ ĨĂĐƚ ǁĞ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞ ƚŽ ďĞ ƚŚĞ ƐĂĨĞƐƚ ĐŽƵŶƚǇ ŝŶ ŶŐůĂŶĚ ǁŝƚŚ ϱϳ ĐƌŝŵĞƐ ƉĞƌ ϭ͕ϬϬϬ ƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ͘ tĞ ŚĂǀĞ ŵĂĚĞ ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚ ƌĞĚƵĐƟŽŶƐ ŝŶ ĐƌŝŵŝŶĂů ĚĂŵĂŐĞ͕ ĚƌƵŐ ŽīĞŶĐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ǀĞŚŝĐůĞ ĐƌŝŵĞ͘ dŚĞƌĞ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ Ă ƐŵĂůů ƌŝƐĞ ŝŶ ĨƌĂƵĚ ĐƌŝŵĞ͘ dŚŝƐ ǁĂƐ ĂŶƟĐŝƉĂƚĞĚ ŶŽƚ ŽŶůǇ ŝŶ EŽƌĨŽůŬ ďƵƚ ĂĐƌŽƐƐ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚƌǇ ĂƐ Ă ƌĞƐƵůƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ ĐůŝŵĂƚĞ͘͟

KǀĞƌĂůů ǀŝŽůĞŶƚ ĐƌŝŵĞ ĨĞůů ďǇ Ϯй ;Ă ĚĞĐƌĞĂƐĞ ŽĨ ϭϴϯ ĐƌŝŵĞƐͿ͕ ĚƌƵŐ ŽīĞŶĐĞƐ ĂƌĞ ĚŽǁŶ ďǇ ϭϯй ;Ă ĚĞĐƌĞĂƐĞ ŽĨ ϮϵϮ ĐƌŝŵĞƐͿ ĂŶĚ ǀĞŚŝĐůĞ ĐƌŝŵĞ ĨĞůů ďǇ ϭϰй͕ ;Ă ĚĞĐƌĞĂƐĞ ŽĨ ϳϬϭ ĐƌŝŵĞƐͿ͘ ,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ďƵƌŐůĂƌǇ ƌŽƐĞ ďǇ ϭϱй͕ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ϮϮϴ ĐƌŝŵĞƐ͕ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ ƌŽďďĞƌǇ ďǇ ϱй͕ ĂŶ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ ŽĨ ϭϰ ĐƌŝŵĞƐ͘ ͞tĞ ƐƚĂŶĚ Įƌŵ ďǇ ŽƵƌ ƉůĞĚŐĞ ƚŽ ƌĞĚƵĐĞ ĐƌŝŵĞ͕ ĂŶƟͲ ƐŽĐŝĂů ďĞŚĂǀŝŽƵƌ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĨĞĂƌ ŽĨ ĐƌŝŵĞ ĂŶĚ ǁŝůů ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞ ƚŽ ǀŝƐŝƚ Ăůů ǀŝĐƟŵƐ ŽĨ ĐƌŝŵĞ͘ ůů ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐ ŝŶ EŽƌĨŽůŬ ĐĂŶ ƐĞĞ ĐƌŝŵĞ ĮŐƵƌĞƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐ ĨŽƌ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞǇ ůŝǀĞ Ͳ ůŽĐĂů ĐƌŝŵĞ ŵĂƉƐ ƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚĞ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĮŐƵƌĞƐ ŝŶƚŽ ǀŝƐƵĂů ƉŝĐƚƵƌĞƐ ŽĨ ǁŚĂƚ ŝƐ ŚĂƉƉĞŶŝŶŐ ŝŶ EŽƌĨŽůŬ͛Ɛ ŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŚŽŽĚƐ͘͟

ĂƐƉĞƌ WĂůŵĂŶŽ

dŚŝƐ ǇĞĂƌ͛Ɛ EĂƟŽŶĂů ^ƚƵĚĞŶƚ ^ƵƌǀĞǇ ŝƐ ĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚŝŶŐ͕ ĐŽŵƉĂƌŝŶŐ ĮŶĂů ǇĞĂƌ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ͛ ĞǆƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞƐ ŽŶ ĂƐƉĞĐƚƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ƚĞĂĐŚŝŶŐ͕ ĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ĨĞĞĚďĂĐŬ͕ ĂĐĂĚĞŵŝĐ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ͕ ŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ͕ ůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ͕ ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂů ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ŽǀĞƌĂůů ƐĂƟƐĨĂĐƟŽŶ͘ WĂƐƚ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞƐ ŚĂǀĞ ƐĞĞŶ h ƉƌŽƵĚůǇ ƉůĂĐĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƚŽƉ ĮǀĞ ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƟĞƐ ŝŶ ŶŐůĂŶĚ ĨŽƌ ƐĂƟƐĨĂĐƟŽŶ Ͳ ďƵƚ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ^ĐŽƫƐŚ ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƟĞƐ h ǁĂƐ ŝŶ ƐĞǀĞŶƚŚ ƉůĂĐĞ ŝŶ ůĂƐƚ ǇĞĂƌ͛Ɛ ƐƵƌǀĞǇ͘ dŚĞ ƐƵƌǀĞǇ ŚĂƐ ĐŽŵĞ ƵŶĚĞƌ ĐƌŝƟĐŝƐŵ ĨƌŽŵ ƐŽŵĞ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ ƵŶŝŽŶƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƉĂƐƚ ĨŽƌ ďĞŝŶŐ Ă ǁĂƐƚĞ ŽĨ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ŵŽŶĞǇ ǁŝƚŚ ůŝƩůĞ ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟǀĞ ǀĂůƵĞ͘ DŽƐƚ ŶŽƚŽƌŝŽƵƐůǇ͕ ĂĐĐƵƐĂƟŽŶƐ ŽĨ ƉĂƌƟƐĂŶƐŚŝƉ ĂƌŽƐĞ ĂŌĞƌ Ă <ŝŶŐƐƚŽŶ ĂĐĂĚĞŵŝĐ ĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞĚ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ƚŽ ŽǀĞƌƌĂƚĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŝĨ ͞<ŝŶŐƐƚŽŶ ĐŽŵĞƐ ĚŽǁŶ ƚŚĞ ďŽƩŽŵ͕ ƚŚĞŶ ƚŚĞ ďŽƩŽŵ ůŝŶĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŶŽďŽĚǇ

ŝƐ ŐŽŝŶŐ ƚŽ ĞŵƉůŽǇ ǇŽƵ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ƚŚĞǇ ƚŚŝŶŬ ǇŽƵƌ ĚĞŐƌĞĞ ŝƐ ƐŚŝƚ͘͟ /ƚ ŝƐ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞĚ ďǇ ƚŚĞ EĂƟŽŶĂů hŶŝŽŶ ŽĨ ^ƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ĨĞůƚ ƚŽ ďĞ Ă ǀŝƚĂů ĐĂŵƉĂŝŐŶŝŶŐ ƚŽŽů ŽŶ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ ŝƐƐƵĞƐ͘ ůŝŐŝďůĞ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ĂƌĞ ŐŽŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞ ĂŶ ĞŵĂŝů ǁŝƚŚ ĚĞƚĂŝůĞĚ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ǁĞĞŬ ĐŽŵŵĞŶĐŝŶŐ ϭƐƚ &ĞďƌƵĂƌǇ͘ ^ŝŵŝůĂƌ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ E^^͕ The Times’ ,ŝŐŚĞƌ ĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ ƐƵƌǀĞǇ ƌĂŶŬĞĚ h ϭϯƚŚ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ϭϯϮ ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƟĞƐ ĂĐƌŽƐƐ ƌŝƚĂŝŶ͘ dŚĞ ƐƵƌǀĞǇ ƌĞĐŽƌĚĞĚ Ă ŵĂƌŐŝŶĂů ĚĞĐƌĞĂƐĞ ŝŶ ŽǀĞƌĂůů ƐĂƟƐĨĂĐƟŽŶ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐ ǇĞĂƌ ʹ ĨƌŽŵ ϴϮй ƚŽ ϴϭй͘ /ƚ ĂůƐŽ ĐŽŶĐůƵĚĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ŵŽƐƚ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ ĐŽŶĐĞƌŶƐ ǁĞƌĞ ĨŽĐƵƐĞĚ ŽŶ ĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ĨĞĞĚďĂĐŬ ƌĂƚŚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ƚĞĂĐŚŝŶŐ͘

ůůĂ ŚĂƉƉĞůů

CONSERVATIVES SEEK ELITE TEACHERS David Biggins >ĂƐƚ ǁĞĞŬ ĂǀŝĚ ĂŵĞƌŽŶ ůĂƵŶĐŚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟǀĞ ƉĂƌƚǇ͛Ɛ ĚƌĂŌ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ ŵĂŶŝĨĞƐƚŽ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŽƵŐŚĞŶ ƵƉ ƚĞĂĐŚĞƌ ƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ ŝŶ Ă ŵŽǀĞ ǁŚŝĐŚ ǁŽƵůĚ Ăŝŵ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶ ͞ďƌĂǌĞŶůǇ ĞůŝƟƐƚ͘͟ ƚ Ă ƐƉĞĞĐŚ ŐŝǀĞŶ Ăƚ tĂůǁŽƌƚŚ ĐĂĚĞŵǇ͕ ĂŵĞƌŽŶ ůĂŝĚ ŽƵƚ ŚŝƐ ǀŝƐŝŽŶ ŽĨ ŚŽǁ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂů ƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐ ĐŽƵůĚ ďĞ ƌĂŝƐĞĚ͘ /Ĩ ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĞĚ͕ ƚŚĞ ŵĂŶŝĨĞƐƚŽ ǁŽƵůĚ ŽďƐƚƌƵĐƚ W' ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚŽƐĞ ǁŚŽ ĨĂŝůĞĚ ƚŽ ŐĞƚ Ă ƐĞĐŽŶĚ ĐůĂƐƐ ĚĞŐƌĞĞ Žƌ ŚŝŐŚĞƌ͕ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ ƌĂŝƐĞ ƚŚĞ ŵŝŶŝŵƵŵ ' ^ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚ ĨƌŽŵ Ă ͚ ͛ ŐƌĂĚĞ ŝŶ ďŽƚŚ ŵĂƚŚƐ ĂŶĚ ŶŐůŝƐŚ ƚŽ Ă ͚ ͛͘ dŚĞ ŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟǀĞƐ ĂƌĞ ĂůƐŽ ƉƌŽƉŽƐŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƉĂǇ Žī ƚŚĞ ůŽĂŶƐ ŽĨ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ǁŚŽ ĂĐŚŝĞǀĞ ĮƌƐƚ ĐůĂƐƐ ĚĞŐƌĞĞƐ͕ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ ŐŝǀĞ ŚĞĂĚ ƚĞĂĐŚĞƌƐ ƚŚĞ ĂďŝůŝƚǇ ƚŽ ƌĞǁĂƌĚ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ƚĞĂĐŚĞƌƐ ǁŝƚŚ ďŽŶƵƐĞƐ͘ dŚĞ ŵĂŶŝĨĞƐƚŽ ĂůƐŽ ĚŝƐĐƵƐƐĞƐ ƚŚĞ ŽƉƟŽŶ ŽĨ ĨĂƐƚ

ƚƌĂĐŬŝŶŐ ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂů ƚĞĂĐŚĞƌƐ ǁŚŽ ǁĂŶƚ ƚŽ ƐƉĞĐŝĂůŝƐĞ ŝŶ ĞŝƚŚĞƌ ŵĂƚŚƐ Žƌ ƐĐŝĞŶĐĞ ƐƵďũĞĐƚƐ͘ dŚĞ ƉƌŽƉŽƐĂůƐ ŚĂǀĞ ĐŽŵĞ ƵŶĚĞƌ ĮƌĞ ĨƌŽŵ >ĂďŽƵƌ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ >ŝďĞƌĂů ĞŵŽĐƌĂƚƐ͘ ĂǀŝĚ >ĂǁƐ͕ >ŝďĞƌĂů ĞŵŽĐƌĂƚ DW ĨŽƌ zĞŽǀŝů͕ ĐƌŝƟĐŝƐĞĚ ƚŚĞ ĂŵďŝƟŽƵƐ ƉƌŽƉŽƐĂůƐ ďǇ ƐƵŐŐĞƐƟŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞǇ ĚŝĚ ŶŽƚ ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚ ĐƵƚƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟǀĞƐ ǁŽƵůĚ ŵĂŬĞ ŽŶ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ͗ ͞tŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟǀĞƐ ƚĂƌŐĞƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ ďƵĚŐĞƚ ĨŽƌ ĐƵƚƐ͕ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƉƌŽƉŽƐĂůƐ ǁŝůů ŵĞĂŶ

ĨĞǁĞƌ ƚĞĂĐŚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ĞǀĞŶ ůĂƌŐĞƌ ĐůĂƐƐ ƐŝǌĞƐ͘͟ NAIVE PLAN? ƌ EĂůŝŶŝ ŽŽĚŚŽŽ͕ ĚĞƉƵƚǇ ŚĞĂĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ^ĐŚŽŽů ŽĨ ĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ h ĂŶĚ ĐŽƵƌƐĞ ĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ^ĞĐŽŶĚĂƌǇ W' Ͳ ƚŚĞ ƋƵĂůŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ ĂůůŽǁŝŶŐ ƚĞĂĐŚĞƌƐ ƚŽ ƚĞĂĐŚ Ăƚ ŬĞǇ ƐƚĂŐĞƐ ϯ ĂŶĚ ϰ Ͳ ŚĂƐ ĐŽŵƉůĂŝŶĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟǀĞ ƉƌŽƉŽƐĂůƐ ĚŽ ŶŽƚ ĂĐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ƚŚĞ ͞ĐŽŵƉůĞǆŝƚǇ͟ ŽĨ ƚĞĂĐŚŝŶŐ͗ ͞/ƚ ŝƐ ŶĂŝǀĞ ĂŶĚ ŵŝƐůĞĂĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ĂƐƐƵŵĞ Ă ĚŝƌĞĐƚ ĐŽƌƌĞůĂƟŽŶ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ Ă ŚŝŐŚĞƌ ĐůĂƐƐ ŽĨ

'ƌĞŐ DĂŶŶ h ͛Ɛ ^ĐŚŽŽů ŽĨ ĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ >ŝĨĞůŽŶŐ >ĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ

ĚĞŐƌĞĞ ĂŶĚ ŵŽƌĞ ĞīĞĐƟǀĞ ƚĞĂĐŚŝŶŐ͘͟ W' ƚƵƚŽƌ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌŵĞƌ ĐŽƵƌƐĞ ĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ^ĞĐŽŶĚĂƌǇ W' Ăƚ h ͕ dĞƌƌǇ ,ĂǇĚĞŶ͕ ĂƌƟĐƵůĂƚĞĚ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ƌĞƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶƐ ĐůĂŝŵŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ͞ǁĞ ǁŽƵůĚ ŵŝƐƐ ŽƵƚ ŽŶ ƐŽŵĞ ĞǆĐĞůůĞŶƚ ƚĞĂĐŚĞƌƐ ŝĨ ǁĞ ũƵƐƚ ĂƉƉůŝĞĚ Ă ďůĂŶŬĞƚ ďĂŶ Žƌ ĮŶĂŶĐŝĂů ďůŽĐŬ ŽŶ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ǁŚŽ͕ ĨŽƌ ŽŶĞ ƌĞĂƐŽŶ Žƌ ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ͕ ŵĂǇ ŶŽƚ ŚĂǀĞ ŐŽƚ Ă ƐĞĐŽŶĚ ĐůĂƐƐ ĚĞŐƌĞĞ Žƌ ďĞƩĞƌ͘͟ ŽŶĐĞƌŶƐ ŽǀĞƌ Ă ǀĂƌŝĞƚǇ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĚƌĂŌ ŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟǀĞ ƉƌŽƉŽƐĂůƐ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ĞĐŚŽĞĚ ďǇ ŵĂŶǇ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ Ăƚ h ͘ WŚŽĞďĞ tƌĂǇ͕ ǁŚŽ ƐƚƵĚŝĞĚ ĨŽƌ ŚĞƌ W' Ăƚ h ůĂƐƚ ǇĞĂƌ͕ ǁĂƐ ĚŝƐŵĂǇĞĚ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ŝĚĞĂ ŽĨ ĨĂƐƚ ƚƌĂĐŬŝŶŐ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ͗ ͞/ƚ ǁĂƐ ŚĂƌĚ ĞŶŽƵŐŚ ƚŽ ůĞĂƌŶ ĞǀĞƌǇƚŚŝŶŐ / ŶĞĞĚĞĚ ƚŽ ŬŶŽǁ ŝŶ ŽŶĞ ǇĞĂƌ͊͟ ^ĂŵƵĞů 'ƌĂƐƐďǇ͕ Ă ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ W' ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ ĞǆƉƌĞƐƐĞĚ ĚŝƐĂƉƉŽŝŶƚŵĞŶƚ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƉŽƐĂůƐ͕ ƐƚĂƟŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ͞ĞŵƉůŽǇŝŶŐ ƐůŝŐŚƚůǇ ďĞƩĞƌ ŐƌĂĚƵĂƚĞƐ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ŐŽŝŶŐ ƚŽ ĐŚĂŶŐĞ ŶĞŐĂƟǀĞ ƉĞƌĐĞƉƟŽŶƐ ŽĨ ŚŽǁ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ĂƌĞ ĞĚƵĐĂƚĞĚ͘͟

JOURNALISM AWARD dŚĞ ϮϬϭϬ ƵƌŽƉĞĂŶ zŽƵŶŐ :ŽƵƌŶĂůŝƐƚ ǁĂƌĚ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ůĂƵŶĐŚĞĚ ŝŶ ĂŶ ĞīŽƌƚ ƚŽ ĮŶĚ ƵƌŽƉĞ͛Ɛ ďĞƐƚ ƵƉͲĂŶĚͲĐŽŵŝŶŐ ũŽƵƌŶĂůŝƐƟĐ ƚĂůĞŶƚ͘ /Ĩ ǇŽƵ ĂƌĞ Ă ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ ũŽƵƌŶĂůŝƐƚ ĂŐĞĚ ϭϳͲ ϯϱ ǇŽƵ ƐƚĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĐŚĂŶĐĞ ŽĨ ďĞŝŶŐ ƐĞůĞĐƚĞĚ ĂƐ Ă ŶĂƟŽŶĂů ǁŝŶŶĞƌ ĨƌŽŵ ǇŽƵƌ ĐŽƵŶƚƌǇ ĂŶĚ ƚĂŬŝŶŐ ŚŽŵĞ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚƌĞĞ ƉƌŝǌĞƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ Ă ĐƵůƚƵƌĂů ƚƌŝƉ ƚŽ Ă ƵƌŽƉĞĂŶ ĐĂƉŝƚĂů ŽĨ ǇŽƵƌ ĐŚŽŝĐĞ͘ dŚĞ z: ϮϬϭϬ ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐ ǇŽƵŶŐ ũŽƵƌŶĂůŝƐƚƐ ƚŽ ĞŶŐĂŐĞ ǁŝƚŚ h ŶůĂƌŐĞŵĞŶƚ ďǇ ĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐŝŶŐ ĂƉƉůŝĐĂŶƚƐ ƚŽ ƵƐĞ ũŽƵƌŶĂůŝƐƟĐ ƐŬŝůůƐ ƚŽ ŚŽŶĞ ŝŶ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŝŵƉĂĐƚ͕ ĂŶĚ ŵƵůƟͲ ĨĂĐĞƚĞĚ ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂů ƚŚĞƌĞŽĨ͘ dŚĞ ĐŽŵƉĞƟƟŽŶ ŝƐ ŽƉĞŶ ƚŽ ũŽƵƌŶĂůŝƐƚƐ ĂŶĚ ũŽƵƌŶĂůŝƐŵ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƉƌŝŶƚ ŵĞĚŝĂ͕ ŽŶůŝŶĞ ŵĞĚŝĂ Žƌ ƌĂĚŝŽ ĂŶĚ ǁŝůů ƌƵŶ ĨƌŽŵ ϮϬ KĐƚŽďĞƌ ϮϬϬϵ ƵŶƟů Ϯϴ &ĞďƌƵĂƌǇ ϮϬϭϬ͘ ^ƵďŵŝƐƐŝŽŶƐ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ĨŽĐƵƐ ŽŶ h ŶůĂƌŐĞŵĞŶƚ ĨƌŽŵ Ă ĐƌĞĂƟǀĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŽƵŐŚƚͲ ƉƌŽǀŽŬŝŶŐ ĂŶŐůĞ͘ WĂƌƟĐŝƉĂŶƚƐ ŵƵƐƚ ďĞ ĐŝƟǌĞŶƐ ŽĨ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ h ŵĞŵďĞƌ ƐƚĂƚĞƐ Žƌ /ĐĞůĂŶĚ͘

L’Emission de Télévision DŝĐŚĞů sŝŶĂǀĞƌ͛Ɛ L’Emission de Télévision ǁŝůů ďĞ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĞĚ ŝŶ &ƌĞŶĐŚ ďǇ ƚŚĞ ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ͛Ɛ &ƌĞŶĐŚ ƚŚĞĂƚƌĞ ĐŽŵƉĂŶǇ͕ ^ĂĐƌĠ dŚĠąƚƌĞ͘ ^ĂĐƌĠ dŚĠąƚƌĞ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ĂŶ ĂŶŶƵĂů ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚǇ ĨŽƌ ůŽĐĂů ĨƌĂŶĐŽƉŚŝůĞ ĂŶĚ ĨƌĂŶĐŽƉŚŽŶĞ ĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƐ ƚŽ ĞǆƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ůŝǀĞ &ƌĞŶĐŚ ƚŚĞĂƚƌĞ͕ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ǀĞƌǇ ĨĞǁ h< ĐŝƟĞƐ ŽīĞƌ͕ ĂŶĚ ŝƚƐ ĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƐ ƌĞŐƵůĂƌůǇ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ůŽĐĂů ͲůĞǀĞů ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ͘ dŚŝƐ ǇĞĂƌ͛Ɛ ĐĂƐƚ ĐŽŵƉƌŝƐĞƐ ĨŽƵƌ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƐĐŚŽŽů ŽĨ >ĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ ĂŶĚ ŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶ ^ƚƵĚŝĞƐ͘ dŚĞ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ǁŝůů ďĞ ƐƚĂŐĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ &ĞďƌƵĂƌǇ ϯͲϲ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ ƌĂŵĂ ^ƚƵĚŝŽ ǁŝƚŚ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞƐ ƐƚĂƌƟŶŐ Ăƚ ϳ͘ϯϬƉŵ͘ dŝĐŬĞƚƐ͕ ƉƌŝĐĞĚ Ăƚ άϱ Žƌ άϯ͘ϱϬ ĨŽƌ ĐŽŶĐĞƐƐŝŽŶƐ͕ ĂƌĞ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ďǇ ĞŵĂŝůŝŶŐ :ŽŶ ,ǇĚĞ Ăƚ ũ͘ŚǇĚĞΛƵĞĂ͘ĂĐ͘ƵŬ Žƌ ĐĂůůŝŶŐ ϬϭϲϬϯ ϱϵϮϮϳϮ͘

TUESDAY 26th JANUARY 2010

concrete.news@uea.ac.uk

NORFOLK SAFEST COUNTY IN BRITAIN

NATIONAL STUDENT SURVEY RETURNS

Nick Church

Julia Rasin

ĂƐƉĞƌ WĂůŵĂŶŽ

ůůĂ ŚĂƉƉĞůů

CONSERVATIVES SEEK ELITE TEACHERS Nick Church >ĂƐƚ ǁĞĞŬ ĂǀŝĚ ĂŵĞƌŽŶ ůĂƵŶĐŚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟǀĞ ƉĂƌƚǇ͛Ɛ ĚƌĂŌ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ ŵĂŶŝĨĞƐƚŽ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŽƵŐŚĞŶ ƵƉ ƚĞĂĐŚĞƌ ƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ ŝŶ Ă ŵŽǀĞ ǁŚŝĐŚ ǁŽƵůĚ Ăŝŵ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶ ͞ďƌĂǌĞŶůǇ ĞůŝƟƐƚ͘͟ ƚ Ă ƐƉĞĞĐŚ ŐŝǀĞŶ Ăƚ tĂůǁŽƌƚŚ ĐĂĚĞŵǇ͕ ĂŵĞƌŽŶ ůĂŝĚ ŽƵƚ ŚŝƐ ǀŝƐŝŽŶ ŽĨ ŚŽǁ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂů ƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐ ĐŽƵůĚ ďĞ ƌĂŝƐĞĚ͘ /Ĩ ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĞĚ͕ ƚŚĞ ŵĂŶŝĨĞƐƚŽ ǁŽƵůĚ ŽďƐƚƌƵĐƚ W' ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚŽƐĞ ǁŚŽ ĨĂŝůĞĚ ƚŽ ŐĞƚ Ă ƐĞĐŽŶĚ ĐůĂƐƐ ĚĞŐƌĞĞ Žƌ ŚŝŐŚĞƌ͕ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ ƌĂŝƐĞ ƚŚĞ ŵŝŶŝŵƵŵ ' ^ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚ ĨƌŽŵ Ă ͚ ͛ ŐƌĂĚĞ ŝŶ ďŽƚŚ ŵĂƚŚƐ ĂŶĚ ŶŐůŝƐŚ ƚŽ Ă ͚ ͛͘ dŚĞ ŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟǀĞƐ ĂƌĞ ĂůƐŽ ƉƌŽƉŽƐŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƉĂǇ Žī ƚŚĞ ůŽĂŶƐ ŽĨ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ǁŚŽ ĂĐŚŝĞǀĞ ĮƌƐƚ ĐůĂƐƐ ĚĞŐƌĞĞƐ͕ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ ŐŝǀĞ ŚĞĂĚ ƚĞĂĐŚĞƌƐ ƚŚĞ ĂďŝůŝƚǇ ƚŽ ƌĞǁĂƌĚ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ƚĞĂĐŚĞƌƐ ǁŝƚŚ ďŽŶƵƐĞƐ͘ dŚĞ ŵĂŶŝĨĞƐƚŽ ĂůƐŽ ĚŝƐĐƵƐƐĞƐ ƚŚĞ ŽƉƟŽŶ ŽĨ ĨĂƐƚ

'ƌĞŐ DĂŶŶ h ͛Ɛ ^ĐŚŽŽů ŽĨ ĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ >ŝĨĞůŽŶŐ >ĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ

8 TURF

TUESDAY 26th JANUARY 2010

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Budget transport: cycling reconsidered

Big freeze puts strain on British wildlife

Tom Hunt

John Ferguson

h ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ŶĞĞĚ ƌĞůŝĂďůĞ transport that doesn’t cost ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚ͘ tŝƚŚ ƉĞƚƌŽů ƉƌŝĐĞƐ rising and bus passes too ĞǆƉĞŶƐŝǀĞ ĨŽƌ ƐŽŵĞ͕ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƟŵĞ to reconsider the pros and ĐŽŶƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďŝĐǇĐůĞ͘ Drivers to campus will ďĞ ĂǁĂƌĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ is pressed for car parking ƐƉĂĐĞ͘ ,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ƐƟůů ŵĂũŽƌ ďĞŶĞĮƚƐ ƚŽ ŽǁŶŝŶŐ Ă ĐĂƌ ŝŶ ϮϬϭϬ ĞǀĞŶ Ăƚ Ă ƟŵĞ when the consequences of climate change are widely ĂĐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĚ͘ &Žƌ Ă ƐƚĂƌƚ͕ ĚĞƐƉŝƚĞ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚ ĐŽŶŐĞƐƟŽŶ on our roads, driving is one of ƚŚĞ ĨĂƐƚĞƐƚ ŵŽĚĞƐ ŽĨ ƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚ͘ dŚĞ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ĞƐƟŵĂƚĞƐ that in general, people walk 20% less than at the turn of the ŵŝůůĞŶŶŝƵŵ͘ hŶĚĞŶŝĂďůǇ͕ ŝƚ ŝƐ ĞĂƐǇ ƚŽ ŐĞƚ ŝŶƚŽ Ă ĐĂƌ ĂŶĚ ĚƌŝǀĞ͘ Cycling requires more ĞīŽƌƚ͕ ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůǇ ǁŝƚŚ ƐƚĂĐŬƐ of books from the library ƚŽ ĐĂƌƌǇ͘ ĂƌƐ ĂůƐŽ ŚĂǀĞ tremendous amounts of space for said books compared to ƚŚĞ ŚƵŵďůĞ ďŝĐǇĐůĞ͘ dŚŝƐ ĐĂŶ be remedied in part by the use of panniers, but even then storage is limited and must be ĐĂƌĞĨƵůůǇ ďĂůĂŶĐĞĚ͘ However, the bike has none ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂů ƐƟŐŵĂ

dŚĞ ƐĞĞŵŝŶŐůǇ ĐŽŶƟŶƵŽƵƐ ĐŽůĚ spell that has hampered Britain for the past few weeks has added a new dimension to the already complicated dynamics ŽĨ ƌŝƚĂŝŶ͛Ɛ ǁŝůĚůŝĨĞ͘ As well as experiencing some of the lowest recorded temperatures in decades this winter, Britain has been laden ǁŝƚŚ ƐŶŽǁ͕ ŝĐĞ ĂŶĚ ŚĞĂǀǇ ĨƌŽƐƚƐ͘ dŚĞƐĞ ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ ŚĂǀĞ ƉƵƚ ĂŶ unprecedented emphasis on ƚŚĞ ŶĂƚƵƌĂů ƐƵƌǀŝǀĂů ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĮƩĞƐƚ phenomena, with many species ƐƵīĞƌŝŶŐ Ă ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚ ĚƌŽƉ ŝŶ ƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ ŶƵŵďĞƌƐ͘ dŚĞ means by which wildlife have ƐƵīĞƌĞĚ ĂƌĞ ĂƐ ǀĂƌŝĞĚ ĂƐ ƚŚĞǇ are harmful, from the covering of ground food supplies by snow and deep frost, to the accelerated heat loss of thinly ŝŶƐƵůĂƚĞĚ ďŝƌĚƐ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŵŵĂůƐ͘ dŚĞƐĞ ƉĂƐƚ ĨĞǁ ǁĞĞŬƐ have seen some serious wild ůŽƐĞƌƐ͘ KƵƌ ĐŽŵŵŽŶ ƐŵĂůů birds, for example, have been forced to adopt rather unusual ďĞŚĂǀŝŽƵƌ ŝŶ ŽƌĚĞƌ ƚŽ ĮŶĚ ĨŽŽĚ͗ reports of birds risking their lives feeding at the side of busy ƌŽĂĚƐ ƐŚŽǁƐ ĐůĞĂƌ ĚĞƐƉĞƌĂƟŽŶ͕ however other reports have revealed rather more astute ĂĐƟŽŶƐ͕ ŇŽĐŬŝŶŐ ŝŶ ŵŝǆĞĚ ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ ŐƌŽƵƉƐ ŝŶ ĂƩĞŵƉƚƐ ƚŽ

ƚŚĂƚ ĂƩĂĐŚĞƐ ŝƚƐĞůĨ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƌ͘ ĂĐŚ ĐĂƌ ŚĂƐ ĂŶ ĂǀĞƌĂŐĞ K2 emission of three tonnes per year, in contrast to the carbon ŶĞƵƚƌĂů ďŝĐǇĐůĞ͘ /Ŷ ĨĂĐƚ͕ ŝĨ ƚŚĞ four million commuters who drive just four miles or less to work each day cycled instead, Ă ŵŝůůŝŽŶ ƚŽŶŶĞƐ ŽĨ K2 would ďĞ ƐĂǀĞĚ ĞǀĞƌǇ ǇĞĂƌ͘ But when it comes to families, bikes are not seen as Ă ƐƵŝƚĂďůĞ ĂůƚĞƌŶĂƟǀĞ͘ WĂƌĞŶƚƐ would struggle to put the kids on the back and cycle them to school, though in summer at least they could ĐǇĐůĞ ƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐ͘ tŝƚŚ ƉĞŽƉůĞ living further away from their schools and workplaces, it is no surprise that cycling currently makes up for just 2% ŽĨ ũŽƵƌŶĞǇƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ h<͘ However, with increasing

amounts of people choosing to stay put for their holidays each year and avoid the expenses and emissions of air travel, cycling is becoming ĂŶ ĂůƚĞƌŶĂƟǀĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƌ ĨŽƌ some, especially hard-pressed ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ͘ dŚĞ ŵŽŶĞǇ ƐĂǀĞĚ ŽŶ petrol can be put towards food and drink and a tent can be shared between several bikes, making it possible to pitch up for the night wherever there ŝƐ ƐƉĂĐĞ͘ ^ŚŽƌƚĐƵƚƐ ĐĂŶ ĂůƐŽ be taken through woodlands ĂŶĚ ĮĞůĚƐ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĐĂƌƐ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ƚƌĂǀĞƌƐĞ͘ dŚĞ ƉƌŽďůĞŵ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚŝƐ͕ ŽĨ ĐŽƵƌƐĞ͕ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƌŝƟƐŚ ǁĞĂƚŚĞƌ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ďĞƩĞƌ withstood in a car than on an exposed bike, though with 40,000 towns across Britain there is always somewhere to ƐŚĞůƚĞƌ͘

maximise foraging being just ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ǀĂƌŝŽƵƐ ƚĂĐƟĐƐ ďŝƌĚƐ ŚĂǀĞ ĂĚŽƉƚĞĚ͘ dŚĞ ďŝŐ ĨƌĞĞǌĞ ŚĂƐŶ͛ƚ reserved its unfavourable ĞīĞĐƚƐ ũƵƐƚ ĨŽƌ ďŝƌĚƐ͖ ĞǀĞŶ ŽƵƌ ŵŽƐƚ ŵĂũĞƐƟĐ ŵĂŵŵĂůƐ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ĚŝƐƚƌĞƐƐĞĚ͘ dŚĞ ǀĂƌŝŽƵƐ deer species that live in Britain are primarily grazers, so the carpet of snow and frost that has coated our countryside of late has presented a serious ŽďƐƚĂĐůĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĨĞĞĚŝŶŐ͘ /ƚ would be quick to assume that deer can simply brush this snow away, but unfortunately the energy spent doing this is more than what is gained by feeding on the damaged grass ƚŚĂƚ ůŝĞƐ ďĞŶĞĂƚŚ͘ dŚĞ ĚĞĞƌ͛Ɛ problems are made even worse ďǇ ǁĂƐƟŶŐ ƉƌĞĐŝŽƵƐ ĞŶĞƌŐǇ ƌĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ŇĞĞŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵ ĞĂŐĞƌ photographers trying to snap ƚŚĂƚ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ǁŝŶƚĞƌ ƐŚŽƚ͘ /ƚ ŚĂƐŶ͛ƚ ďĞĞŶ Ăůů ďĂĚ news for our wildlife, with the last few weeks rewarding those who take advantage of ƚŚĞ ƐŚŽƌƚĐŽŵŝŶŐƐ ŽĨ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ͘ Many large predators such as sparrowhawks and foxes have ďĞĞŶ ĚŽŝŶŐ ĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐĂůůǇ ǁĞůů of late, due to weariness of ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐƚƌƵŐŐůŝŶŐ ƉƌĞǇ ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ͘ Surprisingly, certain mice and

vole species have been faring ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůǇ ǁĞůů ƚŽŽ͘ dŚĞƐĞ small rodents tend to thrive around the grass that is under the snow and ice carpet and are consequently not badly ĂīĞĐƚĞĚ ďǇ ƚŚĞ ĐŽůĚ͘ dŚĞǇ ĂůƐŽ ďĞŶĞĮƚ ŝŶĚŝƌĞĐƚůǇ ĨƌŽŵ ůŝǀŝŶŐ under the snow carpet, as their ŶĂƚƵƌĂů ƉƌĞĚĂƚŽƌƐ͕ ĐŚŝĞŇǇ ďĂƌŶ owls and kestrels, aren’t able to ƐƉŽƚ ƚŚĞŵ ĨƌŽŵ ĂďŽǀĞ͘ WĞƌŚĂƉƐ ƚŚŽƐĞ ǁŚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞŶĞĮƩĞĚ ŵŽƐƚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ďŝŐ freeze, in strictly wild terms, ĂƌĞ ƵƐ͘ EŽƚ ŽŶůǇ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƐŶŽǁ presented us with some picturesque views, it has also resulted in certain species that wouldn’t normally venture into ŽƵƌ ŐĂƌĚĞŶƐ ĚŽŝŶŐ ĞǆĂĐƚůǇ ƚŚĂƚ͘ Reports of birds not usually associated with gardens, such as migratory species, desperate for food coming into our gardens have been commonplace and it appears that we are only too happy to oblige them, with retailers ƌĞƉŽƌƟŶŐ ƌĞĐŽƌĚ ďŝƌĚ ĨŽŽĚ ƐĂůĞƐ͘

Environmental manifestos: Labour vs Conservatives Alex May Following the Copenhagen climate change summit at the end of last year, the environment has undoubtedly become, as far as government policy-makers are concerned at least, the main focal point for all of the world’s most ŝŶŇƵĞŶƟĂů ůĞĂĚĞƌƐ͘ dŚĞ hŶŝƚĞĚ States, Japan, Australia and ƚŚĞ ƵƌŽƉĞĂŶ hŶŝŽŶ ĂƌĞ Ăůů ůŽŽŬŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ŶĞǁ ĂŶĚ ŝŶŶŽǀĂƟǀĞ ways to tackle climate change and improve the state of our environment, both on an ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů ůĞǀĞů ĂŶĚ ĐůŽƐĞƌ ƚŽ ŚŽŵĞ͘ Having addressed numerous environmental issues at the conference, one of the main ƐƟĐŬŝŶŐ ƉŽŝŶƚƐ ŝƐ ŚŽǁ ƚŽ ƌĞĚƵĐĞ

carbon emissions; developed ĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐ ŚĂǀĞ ƵŶƟů ƚŚĞ ĞŶĚ of January to announce by how much they wish to reduce ƚŚĞŝƌ ĞŵŝƐƐŝŽŶƐ ďǇ ϮϬϮϬ͘ dŚĞ h< ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐůǇ established a target to reduce carbon emissions by 20% by ϮϬϮϬ͕ ďƵƚ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ h ƉƌĞƉĂƌĞĚ ƚŽ ƐƵďƐƚĂŶƟĂůůǇ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ ƚŚŝƐ ĮŐƵƌĞ͕ ŝƚ ǁŽƵůĚ ĂƉƉĞĂƌ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ h< ŝƐ ƐĞƚ ƚŽ ďĞ ƉƵƐŚĞĚ ŵƵĐŚ ŚĂƌĚĞƌ ŝŶ ŝƚƐ ĂƩĞŵƉƚƐ ƚŽ ƚĂĐŬůĞ ĐůŝŵĂƚĞ ĐŚĂŶŐĞ͘ So what exactly is the ƌŝƟƐŚ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ĚŽŝŶŐ ƚŽ deal with environmental issues ŝŶ ƚŚĞ h<͍ tŚŝůĞ ďŽƚŚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵĂŝŶ ƉŽůŝƟĐĂů ƉĂƌƟĞƐ ŵĂǇ ďĞ working towards the same goal, ŝƚ ŝƐ ĐůĞĂƌ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟǀĞƐ

and New Labour have diverging views on the best way to accomplish this task: the main ĨŽĐƵƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟǀĞƐ ƚŚŝƐ ǇĞĂƌ ƐĞĞŵƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ŽŶ ĞīĞĐƟǀĞ waste disposal, whereas Labour is focusing more on ĞŶĞƌŐǇ ĞĸĐŝĞŶĐǇ͕ Ăƚ ŚŽŵĞ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌǇ͘ dŚĞ ŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟǀĞ WĂƌƚǇ has pledged to improve the environment by working towards zero waste; the plans ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ Ă ŇŽŽƌ ƵŶĚĞƌ ƌĞĮůů ƚĂǆ ƵŶƟů ϮϬϮϬ͕ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ŝŶƚĞŶƟŽŶ of giving businesses long-term certainty to invest in new, more sustainable forms of waste ĚŝƐƉŽƐĂů͘ /Ŷ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ ƚŽ ƚŚŝƐ͕ ƚŚĞ dŽƌŝĞƐ ǁŝƐŚ ƚŽ ŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐĞ Ă Responsibility Deal on waste;

a voluntary arrangement with producers in order to encourage them to reduce waste and improve measures ĨŽƌ ŝƚƐ ĚŝƐƉŽƐĂů͘ Ŷ ŝŶĐĞŶƟǀĞ scheme for families who recycle will also reward responsible

parents and bring awareness ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĨĂŵŝůǇ ŚŽŵĞ͘ Labour, with a focus on sustainable energy sources, ǁŝƐŚ ƚŽ ƚƌŝƉůĞ ƚŚĞ h<͛Ɛ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƌĞŶĞǁĂďůĞ ĞŶĞƌŐǇ͘ ŶĞǁ άϭϬϬ ďŝůůŝŽŶ

blueprint in this area should deliver a step change in lowĐĂƌďŽŶ ĞŶĞƌŐǇ ƐƵƉƉůǇ͘ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ŝŶ line with its target to make all new houses zero-carbon from ϮϬϭϲ͕ ǁŚĞƌĞĂƐ ŽůĚĞƌ ŚŽƵƐĞƐ ǁŝůů ƐĞĞ ϭϬϬ ŵŝůůŝŽŶ ůŽǁͲĞŶĞƌŐǇ light bulbs being given out as ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĞīŽƌƚ͗ >ĂďŽƵƌ ŚŽƉĞƐ to phase out high-energy light ďƵůďƐ ĂůƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ ďǇ ϮϬϭϭ͘ tŝƚŚ ĮǀĞ ŵŝůůŝŽŶ ŚŽƵƐĞŚŽůĚƐ also set to receive help from ƚŚĞ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ƚŽ ĂƩĂŝŶ ŵŽƌĞ ĞīĞĐƟǀĞ ŝŶƐƵůĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ Ă ƌĞĚƵĐƟŽŶ ŝŶ ĞŶĞƌŐǇ ƉƌŝĐĞƐ Ͳ ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůǇ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ǀƵůŶĞƌĂďůĞ - it won’t be long before ƚŚĞ ďĞŶĞĮƚƐ ĂƌĞ ĨĞůƚ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ government’s environmental ƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐ ƚŚŝƐ ǇĞĂƌ͘

10 COMMENT & OPINION

TUESDAY 26th JANUARY 2010

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Earthquake exploitation After the catastrophic earthquake in Haiti earlier this month, Tim Marsh looks at the response from around the world and questions whether the disaster will be used as a political tool. Ɛ ŵŽƐƚ ŽĨ ǇŽƵ ǁŝůů ďĞ ĂǁĂƌĞ͕ ĂŶ ĞĂƌƚŚƋƵĂŬĞ ƐƚƌƵĐŬ ,ĂŝƟ ŽŶ ϭϯ :ĂŶƵĂƌǇ͕ ůĞĂǀŝŶŐ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ϭ͘ϱ ŵŝůůŝŽŶ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŚŽŵĞůĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ƵƉ ƚŽ ϮϬϬ͕ϬϬϬ ĚĞĂĚ͘ ,ĂŝƟ ŝƐ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉŽŽƌĞƐƚ ĂŶĚ ůĞĂƐƚ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚ ĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ͕ ǁŝƚŚ ϴϬй ŽĨ ŝƚƐ ƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ ůŝǀŝŶŐ ďĞůŽǁ ƚŚĞ ƉŽǀĞƌƚǇ ůŝŶĞ͘ dŚŝƐ ŵĞĂŶƚ ƚŚĂƚ ,ĂŝƟ ǁĂƐ ŶŽƚ ƉƌĞƉĂƌĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚƋƵĂŬĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ ƌĞƐƵůƚĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĚŝƐĂƐƚĞƌ ďĞŝŶŐ ŵƵĐŚ ǁŽƌƐĞ ƚŚĂŶ ŝĨ ƚŚĞǇ ŚĂĚ ĂĚĞƋƵĂƚĞ ĚĞĨĞŶĐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞ ƉůĂŶƐ ŝŶ ƉůĂĐĞ͘ dŚĞ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ŵŽƐƚůǇ ƉŽƐŝƟǀĞ ĂŶĚ ĂŝĚ ŝƐ ƉŽƵƌŝŶŐ ŝŶƚŽ Ă ĐŽƵŶƚƌǇ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ ƵƐƵĂůůǇ ŝŐŶŽƌĞĚ ďǇ ƚŚĞ ŵĂŝŶƐƚƌĞĂŵ ŵĞĚŝĂ͘ ,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ƐƵŐŐĞƐƟŽŶƐ ƚŚĂƚ Ă ĐŽƵŶƚƌǇ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ŝŶĚĞďƚĞĚ ƐŝŶĐĞ ŝƚ ĚĞĐůĂƌĞĚ ŝƚƐ ŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶĐĞ ŝŶ ϭϴϬϰ ǁŝůů ďĞ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ ĞǆƉůŽŝƚĞĚ ǁŚŝůĞ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƌĞĐŽǀĞƌŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵ

ƚŚŝƐ ŶĂƚƵƌĂů ĚŝƐĂƐƚĞƌ͘ dŚĞ ĂƵƚŚŽƌ ĂŶĚ ĂĐƟǀŝƐƚ EĂŽŵŝ <ůĞŝŶ ŽƵƚůŝŶĞĚ ŝŶ ŚĞƌ ďŽŽŬ dŚĞ ^ŚŽĐŬ ŽĐƚƌŝŶĞ͗ dŚĞ ZŝƐĞ ŽĨ ŝƐĂƐƚĞƌ ĂƉŝƚĂůŝƐŵ ŚŽǁ ŶĂƚƵƌĂů ĚŝƐĂƐƚĞƌƐ ĂƌĞ ƵƐĞĚ ĂƐ ĂŶ

“The disaster should not be used as an opportunity for exploitation” ĂŵƉůĞ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚǇ ƚŽ ƉƵƐŚ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƵŶƉŽƉƵůĂƌ ƉƌŽͲĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞ ƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐ ǁŚŝůĞ ĐŝƟǌĞŶƐ ĂƌĞ ƌĞĐŽǀĞƌŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƐŚŽĐŬ ŽĨ Ă ĚŝƐĂƐƚĞƌ͘ <ůĞŝŶ ĂŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ ďĞůŝĞǀĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ Ă ƌŝƐŬ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚŝƐ ĐŽƵůĚ ŚĂƉƉĞŶ ŝŶ ,ĂŝƟ͕ Ă ĐŽƵŶƚƌǇ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŚĂƐ ĞŶĚƵƌĞĚ ŵŽƌĞ ƐƵīĞƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĂŶ ŚƵŵĂŶůǇ ŝŵĂŐŝŶĂďůĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ďĞ ƌĞƐŝƐƚĞĚ ĞǀĞƌǇ ƐƚĞƉ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ǁĂǇ͘

ĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟǀĞ ƚŚŝŶŬͲƚĂŶŬ ĐĂůůĞĚ ƚŚĞ ,ĞƌŝƚĂŐĞ &ŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶ ŚĂƐ ĂůƌĞĂĚǇ ďĞĞŶ ĞǆƉŽƐĞĚ ĂƐ ƚŽ ƚƌǇŝŶŐ ƚŽ ĞǆƉůŽŝƚ ƚŚĞ ,ĂŝƟĂŶ ƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶ͘ :ƵƐƚ ƚŚƌĞĞ ŚŽƵƌƐ ĂŌĞƌ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚƋƵĂŬĞ ǁĂƐ ƌĞƉŽƌƚĞĚ͕ ĂŶ ĂƌƟĐůĞ ĂƉƉĞĂƌĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ǁĞďƐŝƚĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚŝƐ ƋƵŽƚĂƟŽŶ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚ͖ ͞/Ŷ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ ƚŽ ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞ ŚƵŵĂŶŝƚĂƌŝĂŶ ĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ͕ ƚŚĞ h͘^͘ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂŐŝĐ ĞĂƌƚŚƋƵĂŬĞƐ ŝŶ ,ĂŝƟ ŽīĞƌƐ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ ƚŽ ƌĞͲƐŚĂƉĞ ,ĂŝƟ͛Ɛ ůŽŶŐ ĚǇƐĨƵŶĐƟŽŶĂů ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ĞĐŽŶŽŵǇ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ ƚŽ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞ ƚŚĞ ƉƵďůŝĐ ŝŵĂŐĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ hŶŝƚĞĚ ^ƚĂƚĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƌĞŐŝŽŶ͘͟ dŚŝƐ ƐƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚ ĐůĞĂƌůǇ ŝŵƉůŝĞƐ ĞǆƉůŽŝƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶ ŝŶ ,ĂŝƟ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ ĚŝƐŐƵƐƟŶŐ͘ dŚĞ ĂŵŽƵŶƚ ŽĨ ĐŽŵƉůĂŝŶƚƐ ƚŚĞǇ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ǁĞďƐŝƚĞ ŵĞĂŶƚ ƚŚĞǇ ƌĞƉůĂĐĞĚ ƚŚĞ ŽƌŝŐŝŶĂů ĂƌƟĐůĞ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŵƵĐŚ ƐŽŌĞƌ ǀĞƌƐŝŽŶ͘ dŚĞ hŶŝƚĞĚ ^ƚĂƚĞƐ ĂŶĚ

ŽƚŚĞƌ ŶĂƟŽŶƐ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ďĞ ĨŽĐƵƐŝŶŐ ŽŶ ŚƵŵĂŶŝƚĂƌŝĂŶ ĂŝĚ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĞƐƐĞŶƟĂů ŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƚŚĂƚ ǁŽƵůĚ ŚĞůƉ ,ĂŝƟ ƚŽ ƌĞďƵŝůĚ ŶŽƚ ũƵƐƚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŚŽŵĞƐ ďƵƚ ĂůƐŽ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐŽĐŝĞƚǇ͘ dŚĞ ĚŝƐĂƐƚĞƌ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ŶŽƚ ďĞ ƵƐĞĚ ĂƐ ĂŶ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚǇ ĨŽƌ ĞǆƉůŽŝƚĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƵŶƐĂǀŽƵƌǇ ŵŽƟǀĞƐ͘ dŚĞ ƉƌŝŽƌŝƚǇ ŽĨ Ă ŶĂƚƵƌĂů ĚŝƐĂƐƚĞƌ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ŶŽƚ ďĞ ƚŚĞ ĐŚĂŶĐĞ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ ƉƌŽĮƚ ĨƌŽŵ ƐƵĐŚ Ă ĚŝƌĞ ƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶ͘ dŽ ĚŽ ƐŽ ŝƐ ƵƩĞƌůǇ ŝŵŵŽƌĂů͘ dŽ ŚĞůƉ ,ĂŝƟ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƌŽĂĚ ƚŽ ƌĞĐŽǀĞƌǇ͕ ǁĞƐƚĞƌŶ ĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐ ŶĞĞĚ ƚŽ ĐĂŶĐĞů ĂŶǇ ƌĞŵĂŝŶŝŶŐ ĚĞďƚ͘ dŚĞ ,ĂŝƟĂŶ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ĞǆƉůŽŝƚĞĚ ĞŶŽƵŐŚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŚŝƐƚŽƌǇ͘ dŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ůĂƌŐĞ ŽƉƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ ƚŽ ƚŚŝƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ

ƚŚĞ &ĂĐĞďŽŽŬ ŐƌŽƵƉ ͞EŽ ƐŚŽĐŬ ĚŽĐƚƌŝŶĞ ĨŽƌ ,ĂŝƟ͘͟ dŚĞ ƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƉƵďůŝĐ͕ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ ǀĂƌŝŽƵƐ ĐĞůĞďƌŝƟĞƐ͕ ŚĂƐ ĨŽƌĐĞĚ ƐŽŵĞ ƉŽƐŝƟǀĞ ĐŽŶĐĞƐƐŝŽŶƐ͘ dŚĞ /D& ŚĂƐ ĐŚĂŶŐĞĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ΨϭϬϬ ŵŝůůŝŽŶ ůŽĂŶ ƚŽ Ă ŐƌĂŶƚ ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ ŵĂƐƐŝǀĞ ĐƌŝƟĐŝƐŵ͘ KƌŝŐŝŶĂůůǇ ƚŚĞǇ ŽŶůǇ ŽīĞƌĞĚ ƚŚĞ ůŽĂŶ ƚŽ ,ĂŝƟ ŽŶ ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶ ƚŚĞǇ ĨƌĞĞǌĞ ƉƵďůŝĐ ƐĞĐƚŽƌ ƉĂǇ ĂŶĚ ƌĂŝƐĞ ĨƵĞů ĐŽƐƚƐ ŝŶ ĞǆĐŚĂŶŐĞ͘ tŚŝůĞ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ Ă ǀŝĐƚŽƌǇ͕ ƚŚĞ ďĂƩůĞ ĨŽƌ ĨĂŝƌ ĂŶĚ ũƵƐƚ ƚƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚ ĨŽƌ ,ĂŝƟ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ŽǀĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƉƵďůŝĐ ƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞ ŶĞĞĚƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ƵƉŚĞůĚ͘ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ Ă ŵĂũŽƌ ŚƵŵĂŶŝƚĂƌŝĂŶ ĐƌŝƐŝƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ,ĂŝƟĂŶ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŶĞĞĚ ĮŶĂŶĐŝĂů ŚĞůƉ͕ ŶŽƚ Ă ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ ƉƵƐŚ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ Ɖŝƚ ŽĨ ƉŽǀĞƌƚǇ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞǇ ĂƌĞ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇ ƐƚƵĐŬ ŝŶ͘

Debate: Can we legitimately ban protestors? For

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,ĞŶƌǇ ƌŽŌ Islam4UK’s proposed march through tŽŽƩŽŶ ĂƐƐĞƩ ƚŽ ŚŽŶŽƵƌ ƚŚĞ DƵƐůŝŵ ĚĞĂĚ ŝŶ ĨŐŚĂŶŝƐƚĂŶ ŚĂƐ ƐĞŶƚ ƚŚĞ ŵĞĚŝĂ ŝŶƚŽ ŚǇƐƚĞƌŝĐƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ƌŝŐŚƚůǇ ƐŽ͘ dŚĞ ŐƌŽƵƉ ŚĂǀĞ ƚĂŝŶƚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ŶŽƟŽŶ ŽĨ Ă ƉĞĂĐĞĨƵů ƉƌŽƚĞƐƚ͖ ŚŝũĂĐŬŝŶŐ ŝƚ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ŝŶƚĞŶƚ ƚŽ ĨƵĞů Ă ǀŝĐŝŽƵƐ ƉƵďůŝĐŝƚǇ ƐƚƵŶƚ͘ dŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ͕ ƚŚĞ ,ŽŵĞ ^ĞĐƌĞƚĂƌǇ ůĂŶ :ŽŚŶƐŽŶ ŵĂĚĞ ƚŚĞ ƌŝŐŚƚ ĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶ ƚŽ ďĂŶ ƚŚĞ ŐƌŽƵƉ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚ march. /Ŷ ůŝŐŚƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĐĞŶƚ ĨƵƌŽƌĞ ŽǀĞƌ EŝĐŬ 'ƌŝĸŶ͛Ɛ ĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞ ŽŶ YƵĞƐƟŽŶ dŝŵĞ͕ ƚŚŝƐ ŵŝŐŚƚ ƐĞĞŵ Ă ƚĂĚ ŚǇƉŽĐƌŝƟĐĂů͘ tŝƚŚ ƌĞŐĂƌĚƐ ƚŽ ĐŽŶƐŝƐƚĞŶĐǇ͕ ŶũĞŵ ŚŽƵĚĂƌǇ͕ ƚŚĞ ůĞĂĚĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŐƌŽƵƉ͕ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ďĞ ŐŝǀĞŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ ŽǆǇŐĞŶ ĂƐ EŝĐŬ 'ƌŝĸŶ͘ zĞƚ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ ĂŶ ĂůƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ ŵŽƌĞ ƐŝŶŝƐƚĞƌ ŵĂƩĞƌ ŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƵŶĚĞƌĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ ŽĨ ƚĞƌƌŽƌŝƐŵ ĂŶĚ ŵĂůĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƉƵůƐĞƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ŐƌŽƵƉ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƚĂŬĞ ŽŶ ƉƌŽƚĞƐƚ͘ Ǉ ĚĞƐĐĞŶĚŝŶŐ ƵƉŽŶ Ă ƚŽǁŶ ĨĂŵĞĚ ĨŽƌ ŝƚƐ ƉĂƚƌŝŽƟƐŵ͕ ŵĞĚŝĂ ƐĂǀǀǇ ŚŽƵĚĂƌǇ͕ ǁŚŽ ŝƐ Ă ƚƌĂŝŶĞĚ ůĂǁǇĞƌ͕ ŚŝŐŚůŝŐŚƚƐ Ă ĚĞƐƉĞƌĂƚĞ ƚŚŝƌƐƚ ĨŽƌ ƉƵďůŝĐŝƚǇ ƌĂƚŚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ Ă ůĞŐŝƟŵĂƚĞ ĚĞƐŝƌĞ ƚŽ ƉƌŽƚĞƐƚ͘

zĞƐ͕ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŝƐƐƵĞ ŽĨ ĂůůŽǁŝŶŐ ĨƌĞĞĚŽŵ ŽĨ ƐƉĞĞĐŚ͕ ďƵƚ Ă ůŝŶĞ ŵƵƐƚ ďĞ ĚƌĂǁŶ ƐŽŵĞǁŚĞƌĞ͘ tĞ ŶĞĞĚ ƚŽ ůŝǀĞ ŝŶ Ă ƐŽĐŝĞƚǇ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ĂƐ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞ ĂƐ ŝƚ ŝƐ ĚĞŵŽĐƌĂƟĐ͘ dŚŝƐ ƉƌŽƚĞƐƚ ǁŽƵůĚ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ Ă ŐƵŝƐĞ ĨŽƌ ŝŶƐƵůƚƐ͕ ƚŚƌĞĂƚƐ ĂŶĚ ĂďƵƐĞ͖ ďĞŚĂǀŝŽƵƌ ĞŶŐŝŶĞĞƌĞĚ ƚŽ ĐĂƵƐĞ ŚĂƌĂƐƐŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ĚŝƐƚƌĞƐƐ͘ dŚĞ ĐŝƟǌĞŶƐ ŽĨ tŽŽƩŽŶ ĂƐƐĞƩ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ďĞ ĞŶƟƚůĞĚ ƚŽ ĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƚƌŽŽƉƐ ŝŶ ĨŐŚĂŶŝƐƚĂŶ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ĞǆƉĞƌŝĞŶĐŝŶŐ ĂďƵƐĞ͘ hůƟŵĂƚĞůǇ͕ :ŽŚŶƐŽŶ ŝƐ ŵŽǀŝŶŐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƌŝŐŚƚ ĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶ͘ ,ŝƐ ĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶ ǁĂƐ Ă ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞ ŵŽǀĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ ǀĞŝŶ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ h͘^͘ ,ƵŵĂŶ ZŝŐŚƚƐ ŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞ ŽĨ ǁŚŝƚĞ ƐƵƉƌĞŵĂĐǇ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ϭϵϲϬƐ͘ /ƐůĂŵŝĐ ƐƵƉƌĞŵĂĐŝƐŵ͕ ůŝŬĞ ǁŚŝƚĞ ƐƵƉƌĞŵĂĐŝƐŵ͕ ŝƐ ĂŶ ŝĚĞŽůŽŐǇ ƚŚĂƚ ŇŽƵƚƐ ůŝďĞƌƚǇ͕ ĞƋƵĂůŝƚǇ ĂŶĚ ŽƵƌ ĨƵŶĚĂŵĞŶƚĂů ŚƵŵĂŶ ƌŝŐŚƚƐ͘ /ƚ ŝƐ ĂŶ ŝĚĞŽůŽŐǇ ƚŚĂƚ͕ ƵŶůŝŬĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ EW͕ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ĐŽŶĐĞĂůĞĚ ƵŶĚĞƌŶĞĂƚŚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƉƌĞƚĞŶƐŝŽŶƐ͘ KƵƚƐŝĚĞ Ă ĐŽƵƌƚ ŝŶ >ƵƚŽŶ͕ ƚŚĞ ŐƌŽƵƉ ƉĂƌĂĚĞĚ ƉůĂĐĂƌĚƐ ƌĞĂĚŝŶŐ ͞/ƐůĂŵ ǁŝůů ĚŽŵŝŶĂƚĞ͊ &ƌĞĞĚŽŵ ĐĂŶ ŐŽ ƚŽ ŚĞůů͊͘͟ dŽ ůĞƚ ƚŚŝƐ ďĞŚĂǀŝŽƵƌ ŐŽ ƵŶĚŝƐĐŝƉůŝŶĞĚ ǁŽƵůĚ ďĞ ŝƌƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞ ĂŶĚ ĚŽǁŶƌŝŐŚƚ ƐƚƵƉŝĚ͘

It is now a criminal offence to be a member of Islam4UK, punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The group have been banned under an extension of the 2000 Terrorism Act. Islam4UK was already banned under its other incarnations of “al-Ghurabaa” and “The Sacred Sect”.

Against James Dixon ĐŽŶƚƌŽǀĞƌƐŝĂů ŽīƐŚŽŽƚ DƵƐůŝŵ ŐƌŽƵƉ ŶĂŵĞĚ /ƐůĂŵϰh< ŚĂĚ ƉůĂŶŶĞĚ Ă ĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ tŽŽƩŽŶ ĂƐƐĞƩ͕ ƚŚĞ ƚŽǁŶ ŬŶŽǁŶ ĨŽƌ ƵŶŽĸĐŝĂůůǇ ŚŽŶŽƵƌŝŶŐ ĨĂůůĞŶ ƐŽůĚŝĞƌƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƌŝƚĂŝŶ͛Ɛ ĨŽƌĞŝŐŶ ĞǆƉůŽŝƚƐ͘ dŚĞ ƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶ ŽĨ ŵŝůŝƚĂƌǇ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŽ ĂĐĐĞŶƚƵĂƚĞ ƚŚĞ ƵŶƐĂǀŽƵƌǇ ŶĂƚƵƌĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŐƌŽƵƉ͛Ɛ ƉůĂŶ͘ dŚĞ ŵĂƌĐŚ ǁŽƵůĚ ŚĂǀĞ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ ƚŚĞ ŝŶŇĂŵŵĂƚŽƌǇ ĂĐƚ ŽĨ ĐĂƌƌǇŝŶŐ ĐŽĸŶƐ ŝŶ ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ŝŶŶŽĐĞŶƚ DƵƐůŝŵƐ ǁŚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ĚŝĞĚ ŝŶ ĨŐŚĂŶŝƐƚĂŶ ĂŶĚ /ƌĂƋ͘ dŚĞ ĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ ǁŽƵůĚ ŚĂǀĞ ĚŝƐƌĞŐĂƌĚĞĚ ĂŶǇ ƐĞŶƐĞ ŽĨ ƚĂƐƚĞ Žƌ ŚƵŵŝůŝƚǇ͘ ,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ƚŚĞ ŵĂƌĐŚ ŶĞǀĞƌ ŚĂƉƉĞŶĞĚ ĂƐ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ ďĂŶŶĞĚ ďǇ ƚŚĞ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ůĂƚĞƌ ƚŚĞ ŐƌŽƵƉ ĂƐ Ă ǁŚŽůĞ ǁĂƐ ďĂŶŶĞĚ͘ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌŝůǇ Ă ƉŽƐŝƟǀĞ ĐŽƵƌƐĞ ŽĨ ĂĐƟŽŶ͘ ƌŝƚĂŝŶ ŝƐ Ă ĐŽƵŶƚƌǇ ƚŚĂƚ ŚŽůĚƐ ĨƌĞĞĚŽŵ ŽĨ ƐƉĞĞĐŚ ĂƐ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ŝƚƐ ĐŽƌĞ ǀĂůƵĞƐ͘ Ɛ Ă ĐŽƵŶƚƌǇ͕ ǁĞ ďĞůŝĞǀĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĞǀĞƌǇŽŶĞ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƌŝŐŚƚ ƚŽ ŚŽůĚ ĂŶĚ ĞǆƉƌĞƐƐ ĂŶ ŽƉŝŶŝŽŶ͘ dŚŝƐ ĚŽĞƐ ŶŽƚ ŵĞĂŶ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĞ ŵƵƐƚ ĂĐĐĞƉƚ ĞĂĐŚ ŽƚŚĞƌ͛Ɛ ŽƉŝŶŝŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ ďĞůŝĞĨƐ

͞tŝůů ĚŽĞƐŶ͛ƚ ůŽŽŬ ƵŶůŝŬĞ Ă ůĞŐŽ ŵĂŶ͘͘͘͟ Ͳ 'ƌĂĐĞ ^ŝŵƉƐŽŶ͕ >/d ϯ

ĂƐ ƚƌƵƚŚ͘ tĞ ĐĂŶ ĚŝƐĂŐƌĞĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĞĂĐŚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ďǇ ǀŽŝĐŝŶŐ ŽƵƌ ŽǁŶ ŽƉŝŶŝŽŶƐ͘ ůŽŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ŵŽƐƚ ŽĨ ƌŝƚĂŝŶ͕ / ǁŽƵůĚ ĮƌŵůǇ ĚŝƐĂŐƌĞĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ĂĐƟŽŶƐ ŽĨ /ƐůĂŵϰh<͘ Ɛ Ă ŵĂũŽƌŝƚǇ ƚŚŽƵŐŚ͕ ǁĞ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ďĞ ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ƐĞŶƐŝďůǇ ĂĐĐĞƉƚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ǁŝůů ďĞ Ă ŵŝŶŽƌŝƚǇ ŽĨ ĞǆƚƌĞŵŝƐƚƐ ǁŝůůŝŶŐ ƚŽ ĚŝƐĂŐƌĞĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŽƵƌ ǀĂůƵĞƐ ŽĨ ĚĞĐŽƌƵŵ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƐƉĞĐƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĚĞĂĚ͘ dŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ Ă ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶ ŝƌŽŶǇ ŝŶ ĮŐŚƟŶŐ Ă ǁĂƌ ĨŽƌ ĨƌĞĞĚŽŵ ŽĨ ƐƉĞĞĐŚ ǁŚŝůƐƚ ĚĞŶǇŝŶŐ ƚŚŝƐ ǀĞƌǇ ƌŝŐŚƚ ƚŽ ƐŽŵĞ ƉĂƌƚƐ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ƐŽĐŝĞƚǇ͘ dŚĞƌĞ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ďĞ ŶŽ ĂƐƐƵŵƉƟŽŶ ƚŚĂƚ ŽƵƌ ĂĚǀĂŶĐĞĚ ůŝďĞƌĂů ƐŽĐŝĞƚǇ ǁŝůů ďĞ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƵŶƐŝŐŚƚůǇ ƉƌŽƚƌƵƐŝŽŶƐ Žƌ ĐŽŶƚƌŽǀĞƌƐŝĂů clamours. ĂůůŽƵƐ ŵŝŶĚƐ ǁŝůů ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞ ƚŽ ĞǆŝƐƚ ŝŶ ƌŝƟƐŚ ƐŽĐŝĞƚǇ ŶŽ ŵĂƩĞƌ ǁŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ƉŽůŝƟĐĂů ĐůŝŵĂƚĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĚĂǇ ŝƐ͘ ĂŶŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĨƌĞĞĚŽŵ ŽĨ ĞǆƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞƐĞ ŐƌŽƵƉƐ ǁŝůů ŽŶůǇ ĨŽƌĐĞ ƚŚĞŵ ƵŶĚĞƌŐƌŽƵŶĚ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞǇ ŵĂǇ ĞŵĞƌŐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĞǀĞŶ ŵŽƌĞ ĞǆƚƌĞŵĞ ǀŝĞǁƐ͘ /ƐůĂŵϰh< ƐŚŽƵůĚ ďĞ ĂůůŽǁĞĚ Ă ƉůĂƞŽƌŵ͕ ďƵƚ ƚŚĞǇ ŵƵƐƚ ƌĞĂůŝƐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ŝŶĐŽŵŝŶŐ ƟĚĞ ŽĨ ĨƌĞĞĚŽŵ ŽĨ ƐƉĞĞĐŚ ǁŝůů ďĞ ƐƵƌĞ ƚŽ ƋƵŝĐŬůǇ ǁĂƐŚ ƚŚĞŵ ĂǁĂǇ͘

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TUESDAY 26th JANUARY 2010

COMMENT & OPINION 11

A touch of class Housing horror :ĂĐŬ ƌŝŶĚĞĚ ƌŝƚĂŝŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ϮϭƐƚ ĐĞŶƚƵƌǇ ŝƐ Ă ůŽŶŐ ǁĂǇ ĨƌŽŵ ĐŽŶĮƌŵŝŶŐ :ŽŚŶ WƌĞƐĐŽƩ͛Ɛ ƉƌĞͲϭϵϵϳ ĞůĞĐƟŽŶ ƐƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚ ͞ǁĞ ĂƌĞ Ăůů ŵŝĚĚůĞ ĐůĂƐƐ ŶŽǁ͘͟ ϭϯ͘Ϯ ŵŝůůŝŽŶ h< ĐŝƟǌĞŶƐ ůŝǀĞ ŝŶ ƉŽǀĞƌƚǇ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ŽŶĞ ŝŶ ĮǀĞ͕ ǁŚŝůƐƚ ϱϯй ŽĨ h< ĐŝƟǌĞŶƐ ƐƟůů ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌ ƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ ĐůĂƐƐ͘ ,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ƌĂƚŚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ĂƩĞŵƉƚ ƚŽ ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚ Žƌ ŚĞůƉ ƐƵĐŚ ƉĞŽƉůĞ͕ ƚŚĞ h<͛Ɛ ŵĂũŽƌ ƉŽůŝƟĐĂů ƉĂƌƟĞƐ ƐƟůů ƐĞĞŵ ŽďƐĞƐƐĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ĐŽƵƌƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ͚ŵŝĚĚůĞ ĐůĂƐƐ͛ ǀŽƚĞ͘ KǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƉĂƐƚ ϭϮ ǇĞĂƌƐ͕ ŽŶ EĞǁ >ĂďŽƵƌ͛Ɛ ǁĂƚĐŚ͕ ĨƌĞĞ ŵĂƌŬĞƚ ƉŚŝůŽƐŽƉŚǇ ŚĂƐ ƌĞŵĂŝŶĞĚ ƌĞůĂƟǀĞůǇ ƵŶĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞĚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŐĂƉ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƌŝĐŚ ĂŶĚ ƉŽŽƌ ŚĂƐ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ ƚŽ ǁŝĚĞŶ͘ Ǉ ϮϬϬϳ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ Ăƚ ŝƚƐ ǁŝĚĞƐƚ ĨŽƌ ϰϬ ǇĞĂƌƐ͘ dŚƌĞĞ ǇĞĂƌƐ ŽŶ͕ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂƌƚ ŽĨ Ă ŶĞǁ ĚĞĐĂĚĞ͕ ůŝƩůĞ ŚĂƐ ĐŚĂŶŐĞĚ͖ ƌŝƚĂŝŶ ƌĞŵĂŝŶƐ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ͛Ɛ ŵŽƐƚ ŝŶĞƋƵŝƚĂďůĞ ĂŶĚ ƵŶĨĂŝƌ ĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐ͘ zĞƚ >ĂďŽƵƌ ŝŐŶŽƌĞƐ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ ĐůĂƐƐ͕ ƌĞĨƵƐŝŶŐ ƚŽ ĐŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŚŽ ŶĞĞĚ ƚŚĞŵ͕ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ďĞƚƌĂǇĞĚ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŽ ǁŝŶ ƉŽǁĞƌ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ƉůĂĐĞ͘ KĨ ĐŽƵƌƐĞ͕ ƌĞĐĞŶƚůǇ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ƐƉĞĐƵůĂƟŽŶ ƚŚĂƚ >ĂďŽƵƌ ŵŝŐŚƚ ďĞ ƌĞƚƵƌŶŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŝƚƐ ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ ĐůĂƐƐ ƌŽŽƚƐ͕ ƐƚĞŵŵŝŶŐ ŵĂŝŶůǇ ĨƌŽŵ Ă ũŽŬĞ ďǇ 'ŽƌĚŽŶ ƌŽǁŶ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ĞǆƉĞŶƐĞ ŽĨ ĂǀŝĚ ĂŵĞƌŽŶ͛Ɛ ďĂĐŬŐƌŽƵŶĚ ĂƐ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚŽŶŝĂŶ ĞůŝƚĞ͘ dŚŝƐ͕ ŽĨ ĐŽƵƌƐĞ͕ ƉƌŽǀĞĚ ƚŽ ďĞ ůŝƩůĞ ŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ ĞŵƉƚǇ ƌŚĞƚŽƌŝĐ ĂŶĚ ŚŽƚ Ăŝƌ͘ /Ŷ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ

ǁĞĞŬ ƚŚĂƚ ĂǀŝĚ ĂŵĞƌŽŶ ƐĞƚ ŽƵƚ ͞ďƌĂǌĞŶůǇ ĞůŝƟƐƚ͟ ƉůĂŶƐ ƚŽ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞ ƚŚĞ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵŝĚĚůĞ ƚŽ ƵƉƉĞƌ ĐůĂƐƐĞƐ͕ ƚŚĞ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ WƌŝŵĞ DŝŶŝƐƚĞƌ ĚĞĐŝĚĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƵƉĐŽŵŝŶŐ ĞůĞĐƟŽŶ ďĂƩůĞ ;ƌĂƚŚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ĂƩĞŵƉƚ ƚŽ ŚĞůƉ ƚŚĞ ĚŝƐĂĚǀĂŶƚĂŐĞĚͿ ŚĞ ǁŝůů ĚĞǀŽƚĞ ŚŝƐ ĂƩĞŶƟŽŶ ƚŽ ǁŽŽŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ͚ŵŝĚĚůĞ ĐůĂƐƐ͛ ǀŽƚĞƌƐ͕ ƐƚĂƟŶŐ ŚĞ ǁŽƵůĚ ĐƌĞĂƚĞ ͞ŵŽƌĞ ŵŝĚĚůĞ ĐůĂƐƐ ũŽďƐ ƚŚĂŶ ĞǀĞƌ ďĞĨŽƌĞ͘͟

&Ăƌ ĨƌŽŵ Ă ƌĞƚƵƌŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĐůĂƐƐ ƉŽůŝƟĐƐ ŽĨ ŽůĚ͕ EĞǁ >ĂďŽƵƌ ŝƐ ƐŝŶŐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ ŽůĚ ƚƵŶĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƉůĂǇŝŶŐ ĮĞůĚƐ ŽĨ ƚŽŶ ƌĞŵĂŝŶ Ă ƐĂĨĞ ďƌĞĞĚŝŶŐ ŐƌŽƵŶĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĞůŝƚĞ͘ dŚĞ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ƐĞĞŵƐ ĐŽŶƚĞŶƚ ƚŽ ůĞƚ ƚŚŽƐĞ ůĞƐƐ ĨŽƌƚƵŶĂƚĞ ƚŚĂŶ ƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐ ŐŽ ǁĂŶƟŶŐ͕ ƌĞůǇŝŶŐ ŚĞĂǀŝůǇ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĂƐƐƵŵƉƟŽŶ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ ĐůĂƐƐ ďĂƐĞ ƵƉŽŶ ǁŚŝĐŚ >ĂďŽƵƌ ǁĂƐ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ŚĂǀĞ ŶŽǁŚĞƌĞ ĞůƐĞ ƚŽ ŐŽ͕ ƚŽ ĂǀŽŝĚ ƐĐĂƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƐŬŝƫƐŚ ǁĞĂůƚŚǇ ŵŝŶŽƌŝƚǇ ǁŚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ŶŽ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚ ŝŶ >ĂďŽƵƌ ĂŶǇǁĂǇ͘ &Žƌ ƚŽŽ ůŽŶŐ ŶŽǁ ƐŽĐŝĂůŝƐŵ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ Ă ĚŝƌƚǇ ǁŽƌĚ ŝŶ ƌŝƟƐŚ ƉŽůŝƟĐƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŬĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŝŐŶŽƌĞĚ ĂŶĚ ŶĞŐůĞĐƚĞĚ ŵĂũŽƌŝƚǇ / ŚŽƉĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĐŚĂŶŐĞƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ƐŽŽŶ͘

DĂƩŚĞǁ ůůŝƐŽŶ /ƚ͛Ɛ ƚŚĂƚ ƟŵĞ ŽĨ ǇĞĂƌ ĂŐĂŝŶ͕ ǁŚĞŶ ǁĞ ŵƵƐƚ ƚĂŬĞ ŝƚ ƵƉŽŶ ŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐ ƚŽ ĮŶĚ ƐƵŝƚĂďůĞ ŚŽƵƐĞŵĂƚĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƟŽŶ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǆƚ ĂĐĂĚĞŵŝĐ ǇĞĂƌ͘ ^Ž ŵĂŶǇ ĨĂĐƚŽƌƐ ŵƵƐƚ ďĞ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚ͖ ǁŚŽ ƚŽ ůŝǀĞ ǁŝƚŚ͕ ǁŚŽ ŐĞƚƐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƌŽŽŵ͕ ƌĞŶƚ͕ ůŽĐĂƟŽŶ͘ ^ƉĞĂŬŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵ ĞǆƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ͕ / ǁŽƵůĚ ƵƌŐĞ ĂŶǇ ĨƌĞƐŚĞƌƐ ǁŽƌƌŝĞĚ ĂďŽƵƚ ŵŝƐƐŝŶŐ ŽƵƚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ŚŽƵƐĞƐ ŶŽƚ ƚŽ ƉĂŶŝĐ ĂŶĚ ƚŽ ƚĂŬĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƟŵĞ͘ /Ŷ ŵǇ ĮƌƐƚ ǇĞĂƌ / ƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƉĂŶŝĐ ŵǇ ŚŽƵƐĞŵĂƚĞƐ ĂŶĚ / ĨĞůƚ ĂƐ ŽƵƌ ŵĂƚĞƐ ƐĞĞŵĞĚ ƚŽ ďĞ ŐĞƫŶŐ ƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐ ƐŽƌƚĞĚ͘ &Žƌ ƚŚŝƐ ƌĞĂƐŽŶ ǁĞ ƌƵƐŚĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ƐŝŐŶŝŶŐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚǇ ǁĞ ǀŝĞǁĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵƉĂŶǇ 'ŽůĚĞŶ dƌŝĂŶŐůĞ WƌŽƉĞƌƟĞƐ͘ dŚŝƐ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂƌƚ ŽĨ ĂŶ ĞǆĂƐƉĞƌĂƟŶŐ ǇĞĂƌ ŽĨ ƉƌĞǀĂƌŝĐĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĞǆĐƵƐĞƐ͘ dŚĞ ŽŵĞŶƐ ǁĞƌĞ ďĂĚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂƌƚ͘ hƉŽŶ ŵŽǀŝŶŐ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŚŽƵƐĞ͕ / ǁĂƐ ĚŝƐŵĂǇĞĚ ƚŽ ĮŶĚ ŵǇ ďĞĚ ǁĂƐ ďƌŽŬĞŶ ĂŶĚ ŵĂĚĞ Ă ƌĞƋƵĞƐƚ ĨŽƌ Ă ŶĞǁ ďĞĚ ƚŽ ďĞ ĚĞůŝǀĞƌĞĚ͘ ŌĞƌ ďĞŝŶŐ ƉĂůŵĞĚ Žī ĨƌŽŵ ŽŶĞ ĞŵƉůŽǇĞĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǆƚ͕ / ƐůĞƉƚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŇŽŽƌ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ƚǁŽ ǁĞĞŬƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚĞƌŵ͘ ǀĞŶƚƵĂůůǇ Ă ďĞĚ ǁĂƐ ƵŶĐĞƌĞŵŽŶŝŽƵƐůǇ ĚƵŵƉĞĚ

ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ďĂĐŬ ŐĂƌĚĞŶ ŝŶ ŝƚƐ ĐŽŶƐƟƚƵĞŶƚ ƉĂƌƚƐ͘ / ǁĂƐ ĂƐƐƵƌĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƐŽŵĞŽŶĞ ǁŽƵůĚ ďĞ ƌŽƵŶĚ ƚŽ ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƚ ƚŚĞ ďĞĚ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ƚŚĞ ǁĞĞŬ͘ dǁŽ ǁĞĞŬƐ ƉĂƐƐĞĚ ƐŽ / ƚŽŽŬ ŝƚ ƵƉŽŶ ŵǇƐĞůĨ ƚŽ ƉƵƚ ƚŚĞ ďĞĚ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ ŵǇƐĞůĨ͕ ĂĚŵŝƩĞĚůǇ Ă ƌŝƐŬǇ ĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶ͘ dŚĞ ďĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ / ďƵŝůƚ ůĂƐƚĞĚ ůŽŶŐĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ / Žƌ ĂŶǇŽŶĞ ĞůƐĞ ĞǆƉĞĐƚĞĚ͕ Ă ŐŽŽĚ ƚǁŽ Žƌ ƚŚƌĞĞ ǁĞĞŬƐ͘ /ŶĞǀŝƚĂďůǇ ƚŚŽƵŐŚ͕ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŽŽ ĐĂǀĞĚ ŝŶ ĂŶĚ / ǁĂƐ ďĂĐŬ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŇŽŽƌ͘ &ŝŶĂůůǇ Ă ĚĞĐĞŶƚ ďĞĚ ĂƌƌŝǀĞĚ ĂŶĚ Ăůů ƐĞĞŵĞĚ ƚŽ ďĞ ǁĞůů ƵŶƟů ŽƵƌ ŶĞǆƚ ƉƌŽďůĞŵ ĐĂŵĞ ĂďŽƵƚ͘

“An extra couple of weeks looking could save you a whole year of hassle!” tĞ ǁĂůŬĞĚ ŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ĨƌŽŶƚ ĚŽŽƌ ŝŶ ĞĂƌůǇ &ĞďƌƵĂƌǇ ƚŽ ďĞ ĐŽŶĨƌŽŶƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ͚ƚŽ ůĞƚ͛ ƐŝŐŶ͘ /ƚ͛Ɛ ŶŽƚ Ă ůĞŐĂů ŽďůŝŐĂƟŽŶ ƚŽ ĂƐŬ ƚĞŶĂŶƚƐ ŝĨ ƚŚĞǇ ǁĂŶƚ ƚŽ ƐƚĂǇ ŽŶ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǆƚ ǇĞĂƌ͕ ďƵƚ ŝƚ ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůǇ ŝƐ ďĂƐŝĐ ĐŽƵƌƚĞƐǇ͘ tĞ ĞŶĐŽƵŶƚĞƌĞĚ ŵŽƐƚ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ƉƌŽďůĞŵƐ ǁŝƚŚ 'ŽůĚĞŶ dƌŝĂŶŐůĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƌƵŶ ƵƉ ƚŽ ůĞĂǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚǇ͘ /ƚ ŝƐ ƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚ ƉŽůŝĐǇ ƚŽ ƌĞƋƵĞƐƚ ƚŚĂƚ

ƚŚĞ ŚŽƵƐĞ ŝƐ ĐůĞĂŶĞĚ ƚŽ Ă ƐƵŝƚĂďůĞ ƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǆƚ ƚĞŶĂŶƚƐ ŵŽǀĞ ŝŶ ĂŶĚ Ă ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂů ĐůĞĂŶĞƌ ŝƐ ŽŌĞŶ ŚŝƌĞĚ͘ dŚĞ ƉƌŝĐĞ ŐŝǀĞŶ ǁĂƐ ƚŽƚĂůůǇ ƵŶƌĞĂƐŽŶĂďůĞ Ăƚ άϯϬϬ ĨŽƌ ŽŶĞ ĚĂǇ͊ / ǁĂƐ ƚŽůĚ ďǇ ŽŶĞ ƌĂǌŽƌ ƐŚĂƌƉ ĞŵƉůŽǇĞĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŵŽŶĞǇ ǁŽƵůĚ ďĞ ƐƉĞŶƚ ŽŶ ͚ĐůĞĂŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƌƉĞƚƐ͛͘ dŚĞ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚǇ ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶĞĚ ŶŽ ĐĂƌƉĞƚƐ͘ /ƚ ǁĂƐ ĂŐƌĞĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ŵǇ ƉĂƌĞŶƚƐ ǁŽƵůĚ ƚĂŬĞ ƟŵĞ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŝƌ ďĂŶŬ ŚŽůŝĚĂǇ ƚŽ ĐůĞĂŶ ƚŚĞ ŚŽƵƐĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐ ƐƉĞĐŝĮĞĚ͘ ^ĞƉƚĞŵďĞƌ ĐĂŵĞ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ĂŶĚ ǁĞ ǁĞƌĞ ĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞĚ ƚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ŽƵƌ ĨƵůů ĚĞƉŽƐŝƚ ƌĞƚƵƌŶĞĚ͘ tĞ ǁĞƌĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ 'ŽůĚĞŶ dƌŝĂŶŐůĞ ŚĂĚ ĐůĂŝŵĞĚ ŽǀĞƌ άϭϬϬ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĚĞƉŽƐŝƚ ĨŽƌ ͞ĐůĞĂŶŝŶŐ ĐŽƐƚƐ͕͟ ĂŌĞƌ Ăůů ƚŚĞ ƚƌŽƵďůĞ ǁĞ ŚĂĚ ďĞĞŶ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ͊ ƚ ŽŶĞ ƉŽŝŶƚ ŝƚ ƐĞĞŵĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ĂŶ ĞŵƉůŽǇĞĞ ǁĂƐ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ Ă ďƌĞĂŬƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŵŽŶĞǇ ǁŽƵůĚ ďĞ ƌĞƚƵƌŶĞĚ͖ ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ǁĞ ǁĞƌĞ ůĂƚĞƌ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƐŚĞ ŚĂĚ ůĞŌ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵƉĂŶǇ͘ &ŝŶĂůůǇ͕ ƚŚĞ ĚĂǇ ĂƌƌŝǀĞĚ ŝŶ ŵŝĚ KĐƚŽďĞƌ ǁŚĞŶ ŽƵƚ ĨƵůů ĚĞƉŽƐŝƚ ǁĂƐ ƌĞƚƵƌŶĞĚ ĂŶĚ 'ŽůĚĞŶ dƌŝĂŶŐůĞ ǁĞƌĞ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ůŝǀĞƐ ĨŽƌĞǀĞƌ͘ ^Ž͕ ƚĂŬĞ ǇŽƵƌ ƟŵĞ͕ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ĂŶ ĞǆƚƌĂ ĐŽƵƉůĞ ŽĨ ǁĞĞŬƐ ůŽŽŬŝŶŐ ĐŽƵůĚ ƐĂǀĞ ǇŽƵ Ă ǁŚŽůĞ ǇĞĂƌ ŽĨ ŚĂƐƐůĞ͊

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TUESDAY 26th JANUARY 2010

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will probably be in a normal student house on a side road, but there are some huge terraced houses on Earlham Road itself that are let out to students. ĂǀŝŶĂ <ĞƐďǇ

ƩĞŶĚ ƚŚĞ ,ŽƵƐŝŶŐ &Ăŝƌ ŽŶ dƵĞƐĚĂǇ ϵƚŚ &ĞďƌƵĂƌǇ from 10am to 4pm in the LCR. This is your ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚǇ ƚŽ ĂƐŬ ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ ŐĞƚ ĚŝƌĞĐƚ responses. Then visit the Home Run List from dƵĞƐĚĂǇ ϵƚŚ &ĞďƌƵĂƌǇ Ăƚ ǁǁǁ͘ƵĞĂƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ͘ĐŽŵͬ ŚŽŵĞƌƵŶ ƚŽ ƐƚĂƌƚ ĮŶĚŝŶŐ ŚŽƵƐĞƐ͊ Choose your housemates. This needs to be done carefully as rash decisions result in at least one miserable university year. See page 13 for more info. ^ƚĂƌƚ ǀŝƐŝƟŶŐ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƟĞƐ͘ sŝƐŝƚ ĂƐ ŵĂŶǇ ĂƐ ǇŽƵƌ ƟŵĞƚĂďůĞ ĂůůŽǁƐ ƚŽ ŐĞƚ Ă ĨĞĞů ĨŽƌ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ ŚŽƵƐŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĂƐŬ ůŽƚƐ ĂŶĚ ůŽƚƐ ŽĨ ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐ͕ ŶŽ ŵĂƩĞƌ ŚŽǁ ƐƚƵƉŝĚ ǇŽƵ ĨĞĞů Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ƟŵĞ͘ ^ƉĞĂŬ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ tenants if you can. Make sure you pay a visit to the Union’s Advice Centre before you sign the contract. They’ll look over it free of charge and help you to understand all of the legal jargon. It’s also a good idea to do the ƐĂŵĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĂŶǇ ǁƌŝƩĞŶ ƌĞĐŽƌĚ ƚŚĂƚ ǇŽƵƌ ůĂŶĚůŽƌĚ provides you with. ^Žƌƚ ŽƵƚ ǇŽƵƌ ďŝůůƐ͊ dŚŝƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐ ƐĞƫŶŐ ƵƉ Ă ŚŽƵƐĞ ĂĐĐŽƵŶƚ Žƌ ĂƐƐŝŐŶŝŶŐ ŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂů ƵƟůŝƟĞƐ ƚŽ ƉĞŽƉůĞ͕ ƉĂǇŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ds ůŝĐĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ƵƉĚĂƟŶŐ ǇŽƵƌ ŝŶƐƵƌĂŶĐĞ Ͳ you parents’ insurance may not cover you in rented property. Get your paperwork in order. Make sure you’ve got all of your contracts stored away safely, a KZ'/ ĐĞƌƟĮĐĂƚĞ ;ǁŚŝĐŚ ǀĂůŝĚĂƚĞƐ Ă ŚŽƵƐĞ͛Ɛ ŐĂƐ ĂƉƉůŝĂŶĐĞƐͿ ĂŶĚ Ă ĐŽƵŶĐŝů ƚĂǆ ĞǆĞŵƉƟŽŶ ĐĞƌƟĮĐĂƚĞ͘ Make an inventory of items in your house which is ĞŝƚŚĞƌ ǁƌŝƩĞŶ Žƌ ƉŚŽƚŽŐƌĂƉŚŝĐ͕ Žƌ ďŽƚŚ͊ dŚĞŶ ŐĞƚ your landlord to counter-sign it so that all damages that are not created by you are accounted for. If there are any problems with anything in the property your landlord has a statutory responsibility to repair it.

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Who should I live with? In halls of residence, it’s easy to lock yourself away and bask in your own ŐůŽƌǇ͘ dŚĞ ŽŶůǇ ƟŵĞ ǇŽƵ ƌĞĂůůǇ ŶĞĞĚ ƚŽ ĐŽŵŵƵŶĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ ŝƐ ǁŚĞŶ ǇŽƵ͛ƌĞ ĐŽŽŬŝŶŐ͖ ƚŚĞ ŵĂũŽƌŝƚǇ ŽĨ ŚĂůůƐ ĞǀĞŶ ŚĂǀĞ ĞŶƐƵŝƚĞ ďĂƚŚƌŽŽŵƐ͘ Ƶƚ ŝŶ Ă ŚŽƵƐĞ͕ ĐŽŽŬŝŶŐ͕ ĐůĞĂŶŝŶŐ͕ ǁĂƐŚŝŶŐ ;ĐůŽƚŚĞƐ ĂŶĚ ǇŽƵƌƐĞůĨͿ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƐĞĚƵĐƟǀĞ ĐŽŵĨŽƌƚƐ of sofas will mean that you’ll actually have to live with these people and see their faces grinning over a cereal bowl every day. So choose carefully. Here are a few words of advice from students in and around campus. ͻ

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Where should I live? Unthank Road Unthank Road and its surrounding area is one of the most popular student housing hotspots in Norwich. The 25 bus route is directly onhand, and the Unthank shopping precinct is full of great local shops. The proximity to town is great, as well as the abundance of shops, two Co-ops, two butchers, greengrocers, estate agents, chemist and Ă ^ƵďǁĂǇ ƚŽ ŵĞŶƟŽŶ Ă ĨĞǁ͘ dŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ĂůƐŽ ƚŚƌĞĞ Žƌ ĨŽƵƌ Žƌ ŵĂǇďĞ ĞǀĞŶ ĮǀĞ ƉƵďƐ ŝŶ ǀĞƌǇ close proximity, but they tend to be quite expensive, even if they are really nice. The main issue with Unthank Road is the distance from campus. It is only a ten minute bus ride, but the buses have a nasty habit of not turning up, being stupidly late or being too full on a regular basis. Any of these circumstances leave you with a 30-40 minute walk to campus that isn’t helpful if you are in a rush. It’s a fun ƉůĂĐĞ ƚŽ ůŝǀĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ĐŽŶǀĞŶŝĞŶƚ ĨŽƌ ĞǀĞƌǇƚŚŝŶŐ ĂƉĂƌƚ ĨƌŽŵ ŐĞƫŶŐ ƚŽ campus quickly. Ě >ĞŌǁŝĐŚ

Earlham Road Like anywhere in and around the city, living on Earlham Road has both advantages and disadvantages. One of the great things about ůŝǀŝŶŐ ŽŶ ĂƌůŚĂŵ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĨĂĐƚ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĂůŬŝŶŐ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŽǁŶ ĂŶĚ ƵŶŝ ĂƌĞ ƉƌĞƩǇ easy, although this does depend on what end of Earlham you live on. If you want to risk it and rely on the buses, for the most part they’re ƉƌĞƩǇ ŐŽŽĚ ďƵƚ ǁŚĞŶ ƚŚĞǇ͛ƌĞ ďĂĚ ƚŚĞǇ͛ƌĞ ĂǁĨƵů͊ Earlham runs right from the city to beyond the University Village ƐŽ͕ ŽďǀŝŽƵƐůǇ͕ ƚŚĞ ĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ ǀĂƌǇ͘ tŚĞƌĞǀĞƌ ǇŽƵ ĂƌĞ͕ ƚŚĞ ďŝŐ ĚƌĂǁďĂĐŬ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ůĂĐŬ ŽĨ ďƵƐĞƐ Ăƚ ŶŝŐŚƚ͘ ŌĞƌ Ă ĐŚĞĞŬǇ > Z͕ ǇŽƵ͛ƌĞ ĞŝƚŚĞƌ ŐŽŝŶŐ ƚŽ have to walk back or get the 25 and walk through to Earlham. Neither ŽĨ ƚŚĞƐĞ ŽƉƟŽŶƐ ĂƌĞ ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůǇ ĚĞƐŝƌĂďůĞ͕ ƐŽ ƵŶůĞƐƐ ǇŽƵ ŚĂǀĞ Ă ŚĞŌǇ ďĞĞƌ ũĂĐŬĞƚ͕ ǇŽƵ͛ƌĞ ŐŽŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŶĞĞĚ ĂŶ ĂĐƚƵĂů ũĂĐŬĞƚ͊ WƌŝŵĂƌŝůǇ͕ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂů ĂƌĞĂ ŝƐ ŶĞĂƌĞƌ ƚŚĞ ĐŝƚǇ ĞŶĚ ŽĨ Earlham Road, where you have the Co-op for all of your shopping ŶĞĞĚƐ͕ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ Ă ĨĞǁ ŶŝĐĞ ƉƵďƐ͘ Ɛ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƟŽŶ͕ ǇŽƵ

tŚĂƚ ƚŽ ƐĂǇ ĂďŽƵƚ ŽǁƚŚŽƌƉĞ͍ tĞůů͕ ƚŽ ƉƵƚ ŝƚ ƋƵŝƚĞ ƐŝŵƉůǇ͕ ƚŚĞƌĞ are both major pros, yet considerable cons to living in this area. At about half an hour’s walk from the University, it is far from the ideal ƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶ ĨŽƌ Ă h ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ͘ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ƚŽ ƐĂǇ Ăůů ĂƌĞĂƐ͕ / ŚĂƐƚĞŶ ƚŽ add, but Humbleyard itself is not much to look at. However, having lived there for a considerable amount of months ŶŽǁ͕ ŽǁƚŚŽƌƉĞ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ƐĂŝĚ ƚŽ ďĞ Ă ƚŚŽƌŽƵŐŚůǇ ĂŐƌĞĞĂďůĞ ƉůĂĐĞ ƚŽ live in. For a start it has reliable bus services to the University and to the centre of Norwich, and in most parts there are bus stops only Ă ĨĞǁ ŵŝŶƵƚĞƐ ǁĂůŬ ĨƌŽŵ ǁŚĞƌĞ ǇŽƵ ǁŽƵůĚ ďĞ ůŝǀŝŶŐ͘ tŚĂƚ͛Ɛ ŵŽƌĞ͕ ƚŚĞ ŚŽƵƐĞƐ ŝŶ ŽǁƚŚŽƌƉĞ ƚĞŶĚ ƚŽ ďĞ ŵƵĐŚ ďŝŐŐĞƌ ĂŶĚ ďĞƩĞƌ ůĂŝĚ ŽƵƚ than some of the houses nearer the University. They not only have ďŝŐŐĞƌ ďĞĚƌŽŽŵƐ͕ ďƵƚ ĂůƐŽ ŵŽƌĞ ŽĨ Ă ŚŽŵĞůǇ ĨĞĞů͕ ŽŌĞŶ ǁŝƚŚ ůĞƐƐ of that studenty vibe. Although there are no large supermarkets or ƌĞƐƚĂƵƌĂŶƚƐ͕ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ Ă ǀĂƌŝĞƚǇ ŽĨ ůŝƩůĞ ĐŽƌŶĞƌ ƐŚŽƉƐ͕ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ ĂŶ ůĚŝ͕ a Co-op and a Roy’s within walking distance from the Humbleyard area. There are also a few takeaway places, which is always handy. ŽǁƚŚŽƌƉĞ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ĚŽĞƐ ŚĂǀĞ ŝƚƐ ĂĚǀĂŶƚĂŐĞƐ͕ ĚĞƐƉŝƚĞ ĞǀĞƌǇƚŚŝŶŐ else. <Ğƌŝ ŝĐŬĞŶƐ

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How do I choose a house?

The Avenues >ŽĐĂƟŽŶͲǁŝƐĞ͕ dŚĞ ǀĞŶƵĞƐ ĂƌĞ ƉƌŽďĂďůǇ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ͘ EŽƚ ƚŽŽ studenty but also not isolated, The Avenues are at the centre of the Golden Triangle, halfway between uni and town and on the Ϯϱͬϯϱ ďƵƐ ƌŽƵƚĞƐ͘ >ŽĐĂů ĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ Ă ďĂŶŬ͕ Ă ƉŚĂƌŵĂĐǇ͕ Ă ĮƐŚ ͚Ŷ͛ ĐŚŝƉ ƐŚŽƉ ĂŶĚ ĂŶ ŽīͲůŝĐĞŶĐĞ͘ The Avenues are quieter than surrounding Unthank and Earlham but this serves to make the area rather dangerous at night. DĞůŝƐƐĂ zŽƌŬ

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Advice from students who’ve been there ͞hƐĞ ƚŚĞ ,ŽŵĞ ZƵŶ ůŝƐƚ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ƚŚĞǇ͛ƌĞ ĂŵĂǌŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ /͛ǀĞ ŶĞǀĞƌ had any problems ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞŵ͘͟

͞ ůǁĂǇƐ ĂƐŬ ƚŚĞ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ ƚĞŶĂŶƚƐ ǁŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ŚŽƵƐĞͬ ƚŚĞŝƌ ůĂŶĚůŽƌĚ ŝƐ ƌĞĂůůǇ ůŝŬĞ͘ zŽƵ͛ůů ŐĞƚ ŵŽƌĞ ƚƌƵƚŚĨƵů ĂŶƐǁĞƌƐ͘͟

͞ ůĞĂŶŝŶŐ ƌŽƚĂƐ ĚŽŶ͛ƚ ǁŽƌŬ͘ dŚĞǇ ǁŽƌŬ ĨŽƌ͕ ůŝŬĞ͕ Ă ǁĞĞŬ Ăƚ ŵŽƐƚ͘ dŚĞǇ ũƵƐƚ ĐĂƵƐĞ ŵŽƌĞ ƉƌŽďůĞŵƐ͘͟

͞dĂŬĞ ƉŚŽƚŽƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŚŽƵƐĞ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ǇŽƵ ŵŽǀĞ ŝŶ ƐŽ ŝĨ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ŝƐ ĚĂŵĂŐĞĚ͕ ƚŚĞŶ ǇŽƵ ĐĂŶ ƉƌŽǀĞ ŝƚ ǁĂƐŶ͛ƚ ǇŽƵ͘͟

Here’s a few things to consider when choosing a house. ͻ

Dereham Road Situated just outside of the Golden Triangle, Dereham Road can ŽŌĞŶ ůĞĂǀĞ Ă ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ ĨĞĞůŝŶŐ ĐƵƚ Žī͕ ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůǇ ŝŶ ĐŽŵƉĂƌŝƐŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀŝŶŐ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ ƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ hŶƚŚĂŶŬ ĂŶĚ ĂƌůŚĂŵ͘ 'ĞƫŶŐ ƚŽ ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ ĐĂŶ ŽŌĞŶ ďĞ ƟƌĞƐŽŵĞ ĂŶĚ ƐƚƌĞŶƵŽƵƐ ĂƐ ĞƌĞŚĂŵ ZŽĂĚ ŝƐ served not-so-frequently by the number 21 and 22 buses which take approximately 45 minutes to get to campus. However, Dereham Road is, on average, cheaper than Unthank ĨŽƌ ĞƐƐĞŶƟĂůůǇ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ ƚǇƉĞ ŽĨ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚǇ͘ dŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ƚĂŬĞĂǁĂǇƐ coming out of every crevice and there are some seriously trendy watering holes right on your doorstep like the Norwich Arts Centre, ƚŚĞ &Ăƚ Ăƚ͕ dŚĞ ĞůůĞ sƵĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ dĞŶ ĞůůƐ͘

͞zŽƵƌ ŵĂƚĞƐ ǁŚŽ ĂƌĞ ŐŽŽĚ ĨŽƌ ŐŽŝŶŐ ŽƵƚ ǁŝƚŚ ĂƌĞ not good for sharing houses with. The biggest ŐƌĂƟŶŐ ƚŚŝŶŐ ŝƐ ǁĂƐŚŝŶŐ ƵƉ ĂŶĚ ĐůĞĂŶŝŶŐ͘ /Ĩ ǇŽƵ like living in a clean house, don’t live with people who make mess. Don’t be like, “Oh, we’ll get ŽǀĞƌ ŝƚ ͚ĐĂƵƐĞ ǁĞ͛ƌĞ ŵĂƚĞƐ͟ ʹ ǇŽƵ ǁŽŶ͛ƚ͕ ǇŽƵ͛ůů hate them. My best mate, I hate him so much. I love him but he’s an absolute bastard. He never does the washing up and I want to ram it down ŚŝƐ ƚŚƌŽĂƚ ĞǀĞƌǇ ƟŵĞ͘͟ “From my experience, don’t live with a couple. It ƐŽƵŶĚƐ ĐůŝĐŚĠ ďƵƚ ŝƚ͛Ɛ ĂďƐŽůƵƚĞůǇ ƚƌƵĞ͘͟ ͞ ŽŶ͛ƚ ůŝǀĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĂŶǇďŽĚǇ͘͟

TUESDAY 26th JANUARY 2010

dŚŝŶŬ ĂďŽƵƚ ǁŚĂƚ ŬŝŶĚ ŽĨ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ ǇŽƵ ĂƌĞ͘ /Ĩ ǇŽƵ͛ƌĞ ƚŚĞ ĐĞŶƚƌĞ ŽĨ ĂƩĞŶƟŽŶ͕ the life and soul of the party and an all-round social whore, you don’t want ƚŽ ďĞ ůŝǀŝŶŐ ŝŶ ŽǁƚŚŽƌƉĞ͘ ^ŝŵŝůĂƌůǇ͕ ŝĨ ǇŽƵ ĐĂŵĞ ƚŽ ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ ƚŽ ĚŽ ǁĞůů ŝŶ ǇŽƵƌ ĚĞŐƌĞĞ͕ ƚŚĞŶ hŶƚŚĂŶŬ ŵĂǇ ƉƌŽǀĞ Ă ůŝƩůĞ ƚŽŽ ĚŝƐƚƌĂĐƟŶŐ͘ zŽƵ͛ǀĞ ůŝǀĞĚ Ă year of student life, you should have worked out what camp you’re in. Decide how many people you want to live with. Two can be calmer and easier but it’s also very intrusive and, if you argue, there’s no other shoulder ƚŽ ĐƌǇ ŽŶ͘ ,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ůŝǀŝŶŐ ŝŶ Ă ŚŽƵƐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĮǀĞ Žƌ Ɛŝǆ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ĐĂŶ ŵĂŬĞ ƉĂǇŝŶŐ bills ridiculously complicated and inter-house teams can begin to form to break the harmony. Thinking about what you need out of your room is another important factor. If you have a long term boyfriend or girlfriend, a double bedroom may be a ŶĞĐĞƐƐŝƚǇ͘ dŚĞ ƐŝǌĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƌŽŽŵƐ ŵĂǇ ĂīĞĐƚ ŚŽǁ ŵƵĐŚ rent you pay as well. ͻ There is an increasing trend for parents to buy houses in the area for their children to live in, using it as a future property investment. This can be great ĂƐ ǇŽƵ͛ǀĞ ŐŽƚ Ă ŵŽƌĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂů ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉ ǁŝƚŚ ǇŽƵƌ ůĂŶĚůŽƌĚƐ͘ Ƶƚ͕ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ĂŶǇƚŚŝŶŐ ŐŽ ǁƌŽŶŐ͕ ŝƚ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ǀĞƌǇ awkward and friendships can be ruined. ͻ zŽƵ ŵĂǇ ŶŽƚ ŚĂǀĞ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƌĞŶƟŶŐ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ ĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƟŽŶ ŝƐŶ͛ƚ ĨŽƌ ǇŽƵ͘ dŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ŽƚŚĞƌ ŽƉƟŽŶƐ available such as becoming a resident tutor on campus which means your rent is cheaper and you don’t have ƚŽ ǁĂŝƚ ϯϬ ŵŝŶƵƚĞƐ ĨŽƌ Ă ďƵƐ ĞǀĞƌǇ ĚĂǇ͊

“Make sure you make a house group on Facebook so you can ask ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐ ǁŚĞŶ ǇŽƵƌ ůĞƫŶŐ ĂŐĞŶƚ ŝƐŶ͛ƚ ƚŚĞƌĞ͘͟

͞ ŽŶ͛ƚ ƉĂŶŝĐ͕ ƌĞĂůůǇ͘ ŽŶ͛ƚ ǁŽƌƌǇ ƚŽŽ ŵƵĐŚ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ƚŚĞƌĞ͛ůů ĂůǁĂǇƐ ďĞ Ă ŚŽƵƐĞ ĨŽƌ ǇŽƵ͘͟

͞zŽƵ ĐĂŶ ŐŽ Ă ŐŽŽĚ Ɛŝǆ ŵŽŶƚŚƐ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ĐůĞĂŶŝŶŐ Ă ďĂƚŚ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ǇŽƵ ƌĞĂůŝƐĞ ǇŽƵ ǁĂŶƚ ŽŶĞ͘͟

͞dŚĞ ,ŽŵĞ ZƵŶ ǁĞďƐŝƚĞ ǁĂƐ ƌĞĂůůǇ ǁĞůů ĐŽŵƉŝůĞĚ͕ ƚŚĞƌĞ ǁĂƐ Ă ůŽƚ ƚŽ ĐŚŽŽƐĞ ĨƌŽŵ͘͟

14 FEATURES Concrete Sex Survey 2010

TUESDAY 26th JANUARY 2010

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Last month, the former Director of Public WƌŽƐĞĐƵƟŽŶƐ͕ <ĞŶ DĂĐ ŽŶĂůĚ͕ ǁƌŽƚĞ Ă ĚĂŵŶŝŶŐ ĂƌƟĐůĞ ŝŶ The Times ǁŚŝĐŚ ŽƉĞŶůǇ ĂĐĐƵƐĞĚ dŽŶǇ ůĂŝƌ ŽĨ ƐƵďƚĞƌĨƵŐĞ ĂŶĚ ĚĞĐĞƉƟŽŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶ ƚŽ ƚĂŬĞ ƌŝƚĂŝŶ ƚŽ ǁĂƌ ǁŝƚŚ /ƌĂƋ ŝŶ ϮϬϬϯ͘ ͞^ŝŶĐĞ ƚŚŽƐĞ ƐŽƌƌǇ ĚĂǇƐ͕͟ ǁƌŝƚĞƐ DĂĐ ŽŶĂůĚ͕ ͞ǁĞ ŚĂǀĞ ĨƌĞƋƵĞŶƚůǇ ŚĞĂƌĚ Śŝŵ ƌĞƉĞĂƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƐĞůĨͲƌĞŐĂƌĚŝŶŐ ŵĂŶƚƌĂ ƚŚĂƚ ͚ŚĂŶĚ ŽŶ ŚĞĂƌƚ͕ / ŽŶůǇ ĚŝĚ ǁŚĂƚ / ƚŚŽƵŐŚƚ ǁĂƐ ƌŝŐŚƚ͛͘ Ƶƚ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ Ă ŶĂƌĐŝƐƐŝƐƚ͛Ɛ ĚĞĨĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ƐĞůĨͲďĞůŝĞĨ ŝƐ ŶŽ ĂŶƐǁĞƌ ƚŽ ŵŝƐũƵĚŐŵĞŶƚ͗ ŝƚ ŝƐ ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůǇ ŶŽ ĂŶƐǁĞƌ ƚŽ ĚĞĂƚŚ͘͟ dŚĞ ĂƌƟĐůĞ ĨŽůůŽǁĞĚ ĂŶ ŝŶƚĞƌǀŝĞǁ ǁŝƚŚ &ĞƌŶ ƌŝƩŽŶ͕ ŝŶ ǁŚŝĐŚ ůĂŝƌ ĂĚŵŝƩĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĞ ǁŽƵůĚ ƐƟůů ŚĂǀĞ ƉƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚ ƚŽ ƌĞŵŽǀĞ ^ĂĚĚĂŵ ,ƵƐƐĞŝŶ ĨƌŽŵ ƉŽǁĞƌ ĞǀĞŶ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ŚŝŶĚƐŝŐŚƚ ŽĨ ŬŶŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ǁĞƌĞ ŶŽ ͚ǁĞĂƉŽŶƐ ŽĨ ŵĂƐƐ ĚĞƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ͛ ŚŝĚĚĞŶ ŝŶ /ƌĂƋ͘ ͞/ ǁŽƵůĚ ƐƟůů ŚĂǀĞ ƚŚŽƵŐŚƚ ŝƚ ƌŝŐŚƚ ƚŽ ƌĞŵŽǀĞ Śŝŵ͕͟ ůĂŝƌ ƐĂŝĚ͘ ͞/ ŵĞĂŶ͕ ŽďǀŝŽƵƐůǇ ǇŽƵ ǁŽƵůĚ ŚĂǀĞ ŚĂĚ ƚŽ ƵƐĞ ĂŶĚ ĚĞƉůŽǇ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ĂƌŐƵŵĞŶƚƐ͕ ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ŶĂƚƵƌĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚŚƌĞĂƚ͘͟ ĞƐƉŝƚĞ ƚŚĞ ĨĂĐƚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ŝŶƚĞƌǀŝĞǁ ƉƌŽďĞĚ ůĞƐƐ ŝŶƚŽ ůĂŝƌ͛Ɛ ĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶƐ ƌĞŐĂƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ /ƌĂƋ ŝŶǀĂƐŝŽŶ͕ ĂŶĚ ŵŽƌĞ ŝŶƚŽ ŚŽǁ ŚŝƐ ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂů ŚƌŝƐƟĂŶ ĨĂŝƚŚ ŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞĚ ŚŝƐ ƟŵĞ ĂƐ WƌŝŵĞ DŝŶŝƐƚĞƌ͕ ŚŝƐ ĐŽŵŵĞŶƚƐ ǁĞƌĞ ƐĞŝǌĞĚ ƵƉŽŶ ďǇ ƚŚĞ ƌŝƟƐŚ ŵĞĚŝĂ͘ ,ĞĂĚůŝŶĞƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ͗ ͞&ĞƌŶ ƌŝƩŽŶ ĂƐŬƐ dŽŶǇ ůĂŝƌ ƚŚĞ ďŝŐ ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐ͟ ĨƌŽŵ the Daily Mail ĂŶĚ ͞/ ǁŽƵůĚ ŚĂǀĞ ŝŶǀĂĚĞĚ /ƌĂƋ ĂŶǇǁĂǇ͟ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ Guardian ǁŚŝƉƉĞĚ ƵƉ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚƌǇ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚŝŶŬŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ůĂŝƌ ŚĂĚ ĂĐĐŝĚĞŶƚĂůůǇ ŽīĞƌĞĚ Ă ƉĂƌƚͲĐŽŶĨĞƐƐŝŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŝůůĞŐŝƟŵĂĐǇ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŝŶǀĂƐŝŽŶ ŝƚƐĞůĨ ĂŶĚ͕ ŝŶĚĞĞĚ͕ ƉĞƌŚĂƉƐ ŚĞ ŚĂƐ͘ 'ŽŝŶŐ ƚŽ ǁĂƌ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŐƌŽƵŶĚƐ ŽĨ ƌĞŐŝŵĞ ĐŚĂŶŐĞ ŝƐ ŚŝŐŚůǇ ƉƌŽďůĞŵĂƟĐ ǁŚĞŶ ŝƚ ĐŽŵĞƐ ƚŽ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů ůĂǁ͘ ůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŝƚ ŚĂĚ ŽƉĞŶůǇ ďĞĞŶ ƚŚĞ hŶŝƚĞĚ ^ƚĂƚĞƐ͛ ƉŽůŝĐǇ ĨŽƌ /ƌĂƋ ƐŝŶĐĞ ůŝŶƚŽŶ͕ ŝƚ ǁŽƵůĚ ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůǇ ŶŽƚ ŚĂǀĞ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚ ƉĂƌůŝĂŵĞŶƚĂƌǇ ďĂĐŬŝŶŐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ hŶŝƚĞĚ <ŝŶŐĚŽŵ͕ ĂƐ ĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞĚ ďǇ :ĂĐŬ ^ƚƌĂǁ͛Ɛ ƌĞĐĞŶƚ ƚĞƐƟŵŽŶǇ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŚŝůĐŽƚ ŝŶƋƵŝƌǇ͘ ͞dŚĞƌĞ ǁŽƵůĚ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ŶŽ ůĞŐĂů ďĂƐŝƐ ĨŽƌ ŝƚ ĞǀĞƌ ďĞŝŶŐ ŽƵƌ ƉŽůŝĐǇ͕͟ ƐĂŝĚ ƚŚĞ ĨŽƌŵĞƌ &ŽƌĞŝŐŶ ^ĞĐƌĞƚĂƌǇ͘ ͞dŚĞƌĞ ǁŽƵůĚ ĂůŵŽƐƚ ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůǇ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ŶŽ ŵĂũŽƌŝƚǇ ŝŶ ĐĂďŝŶĞƚ Žƌ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŽŵŵŽŶƐ͘͟ ^ŚŽƵůĚ ƚŚĞ ŚŝůĐŽƚ ŝŶƋƵŝƌǇ ŝŶƚŽ /ƌĂƋ ĐŽŶĐůƵĚĞ ƚŚĂƚ ůĂŝƌ͛Ɛ ŵŽƟǀĞƐ ǁĞƌĞ ŝŶĚĞĞĚ ŽĨ ƌĞŐŝŵĞ ĐŚĂŶŐĞ͕ ŚŝƐ ƌĞƉƵƚĂƟŽŶ ǁŽƵůĚ ďĞĐŽŵĞ ŝƌƌĞǀŽĐĂďůǇ ƚĂƌŶŝƐŚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ǁŽƵůĚ ŽŶůǇ ĨƵĞů ƚŚĞ ĂůƌĞĂĚǇ ŚĞĂƚĞĚ ĐƌŝĞƐ ĨŽƌ ůĂŝƌ ƚŽ ďĞ ƉƵƚ ŽŶ ƚƌŝĂů ĨŽƌ ǁĂƌ ĐƌŝŵĞƐ͘ tĂƌ ĐƌŝŵĞƐ ĂƐŝĚĞ͕ ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ǁŚĂƚ ĞǆĂĐƚůǇ ĚŝĚ ůĂŝƌ ŵĞĂŶ ǁŚĞŶ ŚĞ ƐĂŝĚ͕ ͞/ ĚŝĚ ǁŚĂƚ /

ƚŚŽƵŐŚƚ ǁĂƐ ƌŝŐŚƚ͍͟ /Ŷ ƌŝƚĂŝŶ͕ Ă ĐŽƐǇ ŝŶƚĞƌǀŝĞǁ ǁŝƚŚ &ĞƌŶ ƌŝƩŽŶ ŵŝŐŚƚ ŵĂŬĞ ĨŽƌ ƐĞŶƐĂƟŽŶĂů ŚĞĂĚůŝŶĞƐ͕ ǇĞƚ ůĂŝƌ ƌĞǀĞĂůĞĚ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŝŶƚĞƌǀŝĞǁ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂƐ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƟĂƚĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ŚŝƐ ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ ǁŚŝůƐƚ ŚĞ ŚĂĚ ďĞĞŶ ŝŶ ƉŽǁĞƌ͕ Žƌ ĞǀĞŶ ĂŌĞƌǁĂƌĚƐ͘ KǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƉĂƐƚ ƚǁŽ ǇĞĂƌƐ͕ ůĂŝƌ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ůĞĐƚƵƌŝŶŐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƐƵďũĞĐƚ ŝŶ ŐƌĞĂƚ ĚĞƚĂŝů ĂƐ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĨĂŝƚŚ ĂŶĚ ŐůŽďĂůŝƐĂƟŽŶ ĐŽƵƌƐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĞ ƚĞĂĐŚĞƐ Ăƚ zĂůĞ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ͘ /Ŷ ƚŚĞ ůĞĐƚƵƌĞƐ͕ ůĂŝƌ ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐ ƚŚĞ ǀŝĞǁ ƚŚĂƚ ŝĨ ,ƵƐƐĞŝŶ ŚĂĚ ŶŽƚ ďĞĞŶ ƌĞŵŽǀĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ƉŽǁĞƌ ŝŶ ϮϬϬϯ ƚŚĞ DŝĚĚůĞ ĂƐƚ ǁŽƵůĚ ďĞ Ă ƐĂĨĞƌ ƉůĂĐĞ͕ ĐůĂŝŵŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ĨŽƌŵĞƌ /ƌĂƋŝ ůĞĂĚĞƌ ͞ǁŽƵůĚ ďĞ ŝŶ ĐŽŵƉĞƟƟŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ /ƌĂŶ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ůĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉ ŽĨ ƌĂĚŝĐĂů /ƐůĂŵ͕͟ ƌĂĚŝĐĂůůǇ ĂŐŐƌĂǀĂƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĂůƌĞĂĚǇ ƵŶĞĂƐǇ ƐƚĂƚƵƐ ƋƵŽ͘ WĞƌŚĂƉƐ ĚƌƵŶŬ ŽŶ ŚŝƐ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ŝŶ ĂĐŚŝĞǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ 'ŽŽĚ &ƌŝĚĂǇ ĂŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ ŝŶ EŽƌƚŚĞƌŶ /ƌĞůĂŶĚ͕ ůĂŝƌ ĂůƐŽ ƐĞƚƐ ŽƵƚ ŚŝƐ ďĞůŝĞĨ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ŬĞǇ ƚŽ ƌĞƐŽůǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĐŚĂŽƐ ĂŶĚ ŝŶƐƚĂďŝůŝƚǇ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ DŝĚĚůĞ ĂƐƚ ůŝĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ďůŽŽĚǇ WĂůĞƐƟŶŝĂŶ ĂŶĚ /ƐƌĂĞůŝ ĐŽŶŇŝĐƚ͘ ^ŚŽƵůĚ Ă ƉĞĂĐĞĨƵů ƐĞƩůĞŵĞŶƚ ĞǀĞƌ ďĞ ƌĞĂĐŚĞĚ͕ ůĂŝƌ ĨĞĞůƐ͕ ƚŚĞŶ ƚŚŝƐ ǁŽƵůĚ ĨŽƌĞǀĞƌ ƵŶĚĞƌŵŝŶĞ ƚŚĞ ƌĂĚŝĐĂů ŶĂƌƌĂƟǀĞ ŽĨ ĞǆƚƌĞŵŝƐƚ /ƐůĂŵ͘ ůĂŝƌ ŚĂƐ ƐƚƌĞƐƐĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ,ƵƐƐĞŝŶ͛Ɛ ƌĞŐŝŵĞ ĂŝŵĞĚ ƚŽ ĚĞůŝďĞƌĂƚĞůǇ ũĞŽƉĂƌĚŝǌĞ ƚŚĞ ŚŽƉĞ ŽĨ ƉĞĂĐĞ ĞǀĞƌ ďĞŝŶŐ ĂĐŚŝĞǀĞĚ ŝŶ WĂůĞƐƟŶĞ͘ /ƚ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ƚŽŽ ĚŝĸĐƵůƚ ƚŽ ƐĞĞ ŚŝƐ ƉŽŝŶƚ͘ ƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ 'ƵůĨ ǁĂƌ͕ /ƌĂƋ ŚĂĚ ůĂƵŶĐŚĞĚ Ă Ɛŝǆ ǁĞĞŬ ůŽŶŐ ŵŝƐƐŝůĞ ĂƩĂĐŬ ŽŶ /ƐƌĂĞů ;ǁŚŝĐŚ ǁĂƐ ŶŽƚ Ă ĐŽŵďĂƚĂŶƚͿ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŚŽƉĞ ŽĨ ƉƌŽǀŽŬŝŶŐ Ă ǁŝĚĞƌ ĐŽŶŇŝĐƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ DŝĚĚůĞ ĂƐƚ͘ ǀĞŶ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ^ĞƉƚĞŵďĞƌ ϭϭƚŚ͕ ůĂŝƌ ǁĂƐ ƚƌŽƵďůĞĚ ďǇ ^ĂĚĚĂŵ ,ƵƐƐĞŝŶ͛Ɛ ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂů ĂƌƐĞŶĂů ŽĨ ŶƵĐůĞĂƌ ĂŶĚ ĐŚĞŵŝĐĂů ǁĞĂƉŽŶƐ͘ ,Ğ ǁĂƐ ƌĞƉŽƌƚĞĚůǇ ƉĂƌĂŶŽŝĚ ĂďŽƵƚ ǁĞĂƉŽŶƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ͚ĚŝƌƚǇ ďŽŵďƐ͕͛ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĂƌĞ͕ ĞƐƐĞŶƟĂůůǇ͕ ĞĂƐŝůǇ ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟďůĞ͕ ĐŽŶǀĞŶƟŽŶĂů ĞǆƉůŽƐŝǀĞƐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ŵŝǆĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƌĂĚŝŽĂĐƟǀĞ ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂů͘ ůĂŝƌ͛Ɛ ĐŽŶĐĞƌŶ ƐƚĞŵŵĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ĨĂĐƚ ƚŚĂƚ ,ƵƐƐĞŝŶ ŚĂĚ ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐůǇ ƵƐĞĚ ǁĞĂƉŽŶƐ ŽĨ ŵĂƐƐ ĚĞƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ϭϵϴϬͲϴϴ /ƌĂƋŝ ĐŽŶŇŝĐƚ ǁŝƚŚ /ƌĂŶ͕ ǁŚĞƌĞ ŚĞ ĚĞƉůŽǇĞĚ ͚ŵƵƐƚĂƌĚ ŐĂƐ͛ ĂŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌ͕ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ŵƵƚĂŐĞŶŝĐ ĂŶĚ ĐĂƌĐŝŶŽŐĞŶŝĐ ĐŚĞŵŝĐĂů ĂŐĞŶƚƐ͘ /Ĩ ŝŶŚĂůĞĚ͕ ƐƵĐŚ ĐŚĞŵŝĐĂů ǁĞĂƉŽŶƐ ǁŝůů ĂƩĂĐŬ ƚŚĞ ƌĞƐƉŝƌĂƚŽƌǇ ƐǇƐƚĞŵ ĂŶĚ ĐĂƵƐĞ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂů ďůĞĞĚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ďůŝƐƚĞƌŝŶŐ͖ ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ĞǀĞŶ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ŝŶŚĂůĂƟŽŶ ƚŚĞǇ ĐĂŶ ƐƟůů ĐĂƵƐĞ ĮƌƐƚ ĂŶĚ ƐĞĐŽŶĚ ĚĞŐƌĞĞ ďƵƌŶƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƐŬŝŶ͕ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ ĚƌĂƐƟĐĂůůǇ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ ƚŚĞ ĐŚĂŶĐĞ ŽĨ ƐŽŵĞŽŶĞ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŝŶŐ ĐĂŶĐĞƌ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ůĂƚĞƌ ůŝĨĞ͘ ƚ ƚŚĞ ĞŶĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ǁĂƌ ,ƵƐƐĞŝŶ ŽƌĚĞƌĞĚ

ƚŚĞ ĚƌŽƉƉŝŶŐ ŽĨ ĐŚĞŵŝĐĂů ǁĞĂƉŽŶƐ͕ ƚŚŝƐ ƟŵĞ ŚǇĚƌŽŐĞŶ ĐǇĂŶŝĚĞ͕ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ <ƵƌĚŝƐŚ ƚŽǁŶ ŽĨ ,ĂůĂďũĂ͕ ŬŝůůŝŶŐ ϱ͕ϬϬϬ ĐŝǀŝůŝĂŶƐ͘ ůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ >ĂďŽƵƌ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ͛Ɛ ŶŽǁ ŝŶĨĂŵŽƵƐ ͚ĚŽĚŐǇ ĚŽƐƐŝĞƌ͛ ĂŶĚ ŝƚƐ ĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ ƐƉŝŶ ŵĂĞƐƚƌŽ ůŝƐƚĂŝƌ ĂŵƉďĞůů ;ǁŚŽ ĐƵƌŝŽƵƐůǇ ĚĞĨĞŶĚĞĚ ĞǀĞƌǇ ǁŽƌĚ ŽĨ ŝƚ ĞĂƌůŝĞƌ ƚŚŝƐ ŵŽŶƚŚ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ŚŝůĐŽƚ ŝŶƋƵŝƌǇͿ ǁŝůů ĨŽƌĞǀĞƌ ŚĂƵŶƚ ůĂŝƌ͕ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƌĂƌĞůǇ ĂƌŐƵĞĚ ;ĂŶĚ ŝĨ ŝƚ ŝƐ͕ ƵŶǁŝƐĞůǇ ĂƌŐƵĞĚͿ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶƚĞŶƚƐ ǁĞƌĞ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůǇ ĨĂďƌŝĐĂƚĞĚ͘ dŚĞ ƉƌŽŵŝŶĞŶƚ ǁĞĂƉŽŶƐ ŝŶƐƉĞĐƚŽƌ ƌ͘ ,ĂŶƐ ůŝǆ ŐĂǀĞ ĂŶ ĂĐĐŽƵŶƚ ŽŶ /ƌĂƋ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ h͘E͘ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ϮϳƚŚ :ĂŶƵĂƌǇ ϮϬϬϯ ;ũƵƐƚ ƚǁŽ ŵŽŶƚŚƐ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ŝŶǀĂƐŝŽŶͿ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŵĂŬĞƐ ĨŽƌ ŝŶƐŝŐŚƞƵů ƌĞĂĚŝŶŐ ŝĨ ǇŽƵ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌ ůĂŝƌ͛Ɛ ƐƚĂƚĞ ŽĨ ŵŝŶĚ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ƟŵĞ͘ dŚĞ ƌĞƉŽƌƚ ;ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ ƌĞĂĚŝůǇ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ h͘E͘ ǁĞďƐŝƚĞͿ ŶŽƚĞƐ͗ ƐŝŐŶƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚƐ ƌĞůĂƟŶŐ ƚŽ ƵƌĂŶŝƵŵ ĞŶƌŝĐŚŵĞŶƚ ǁĞƌĞ ďĞŝŶŐ ĚĞůŝďĞƌĂƚĞůǇ ĐŽŶĐĞĂůĞĚ͖ ĚŝƐĐƌĞƉĂŶĐŝĞƐ ŽĨ ϲ͕ϱϬϬ ĐŚĞŵŝĐĂů ďŽŵďƐ͖ ͞ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ͟ ƚŚĂƚ /ƌĂƋ ŚĂĚ ƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚ ŵŽƌĞ ĂŶƚŚƌĂǆ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂĚ ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐůǇ ďĞĞŶ ĚĞĐůĂƌĞĚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ͞Ăƚ ůĞĂƐƚ ƐŽŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ǁĂƐ ƌĞƚĂŝŶĞĚ ĂŌĞƌ ƚŚĞ ĚĞĐůĂƌĞĚ ĚĞƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ ĚĂƚĞ͖͟ ĂŶĚ ĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŝůůĞŐĂů ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ĐŚĞŵŝĐĂůƐ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ ͞ĚŝƐƚƵƌďŝŶŐ ŝŶĐŝĚĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ŚĂƌĂƐƐŵĞŶƚ͟ ƌĞůĂƟŶŐ ƚŽ ŝŶƐƉĞĐƚŽƌƐ ĂƩĞŵƉƟŶŐ ƚŽ ĐĂƌƌǇ ŽƵƚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĂƐƐŝŐŶĞĚ ĚƵƚǇ͘ ůĂŝƌ ŝƐ ƚŽ ĨĂĐĞ ƚŚĞ ŚŝůĐŽƚ ŶƋƵŝƌǇ ŚŝŵƐĞůĨ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ϮϵƚŚ :ĂŶƵĂƌǇ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ůŝŬĞůǇ ƚŽ ďĞ ƚŚĞ ƉŽůŝƟĐĂů ĞǀĞŶƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ǇĞĂƌ͕ ƐƵƌƉĂƐƐŝŶŐ ĞǀĞŶ ƚŚĞ ŐĞŶĞƌĂů ĞůĞĐƟŽŶ͘ /Ŷ ƚŚĞ ǁĂǀĞ ŽĨ ƐƵĐŚ ĞǆƚƌĂŽƌĚŝŶĂƌǇ ĐǇŶŝĐŝƐŵ ĨĂĐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĨŽƌŵĞƌ WƌŝŵĞ DŝŶŝƐƚĞƌ͕ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƵŶůŝŬĞůǇ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĞ ǁŝůů ďĞ ƉůĂĐŝŶŐ ŚŝƐ ŚĂŶĚ ŽŶ ŚŝƐ ŚĞĂƌƚ ŽŶĐĞ ŵŽƌĞ͘ ,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ĚĞďĂƚĂďůĞ ƚŚĞ ĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶ ŵĂǇ ďĞ͕ ůĂŝƌ ŚĂƐ ĂůƌĞĂĚǇ ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚ ǁŚǇ ŚĞ ďŽƚŚ ůŽŐŝĐĂůůǇ ĂŶĚ ŵŽƌĂůůǇ ƚŚŽƵŐŚƚ ƌŝƚĂŝŶ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ŐŽ ƚŽ ǁĂƌ ǁŝƚŚ /ƌĂƋ ʹ ŚĞ ŶŽǁ ŶĞĞĚƐ ƚŽ ƉƌŽǀĞ ŚŝŵƐĞůĨ ůĞŐĂůůǇ͘

TUESDAY 26th JANUARY 2010

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CONCRETE EDITORIAL EDITOR

EDITORIAL

concrete.editor@uea.ac.uk Hannah Livingston

DEPUTY EDITOR concrete.editorial@uea.ac.uk Alice Violett

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Julia Rasin, Chris King, Helen Thomas, Jessica Keating, Suze Wood, James Dixon, Nayo Hunt, Joey Millar, Gordon Malloy, Adam Plom

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TURF EDITOR

LIFESTYLE EDITOR

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John Ferguson, Tom Hunt, Alex May

Sam Gillespie, Adam Fenwick

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Jack Brinded, Matthew Allison, Tim Marsh, Henry Croft, James Dixon

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concrete.features@uea.ac.uk Melissa York

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IN FOCUS EDITOR concrete.editorial@uea.ac.uk Alice Violett

concrete.opinion@uea.ac.uk Davina Kesby

‘Sexiest Lectuer’, as voted for by all you lovely readers, will be announced in the next issue ƐŽ ŐĞƚ ǇŽƵƌ ǀŽƚĞƐ ŝŶ ǁŚŝůĞ ǇŽƵ ƐƟůů ĐĂŶ Ăƚ ǁǁǁ͘ surveymonkey.com/s/votefornumberone. tŚĂƚ͛Ɛ ŵŽƌĞ͕ ǇŽƵ͛ůů ĮŶĚ Ă ůŝŶŬ ƚŽ ŽƵƌ ĂŶŶƵĂů ƐĞǆ survey within these very pages (page 14), so you can all go and brag about your sexual conquests ĂŶŽŶǇŵŽƵƐůǇ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŶ ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůůǇ ǁŝŶ Ă ƐĞĐƌĞƚ sexy prize.

concrete.food09@gmail.com Edward Leftwich

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dŚŝƐ DŽŶĚĂǇ ǁĂƐ ŽĸĐŝĂůůǇ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ĚĞƉƌĞƐƐŝŶŐ ĚĂǇ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ǇĞĂƌ͘ dŚĞ ůĞƚŚĂů ĐŽŵďŝŶĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ŵŝƐĞƌĂďůĞ ǁĞĂƚŚĞƌ͕ ďƌŽŬĞŶ ƌĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ overall comedown from the Christmas spirit has ƉƌŽǀĞŶ͕ ǇĞĂƌͲĂŌĞƌͲǇĞĂƌ͕ ƚŽ ƚƵƌŶ ĞǀĞŶ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ jovial and chipper of us into a character ripped straight from the lyrics of a Leonard Cohen song. To tackle “Blue Monday” (who names ƚŚĞƐĞ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ͍Ϳ ǁĞ ŚĂǀĞ Ă ĨĞǁ ĐŚĞĞƌĨƵů ůŝƩůĞ announcements for you. Firstly, FocSoc have announced a name change and will from here on in be known as ‘In Focus’. Secondly, UEA’s

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TUESDAY 26th JANUARY 2010

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Hoping racism becomes an Say no to racism obsolete word Have you ever experienced racism? Do you know anyone who is suffering from racial abuse? If yes, you can seek help from these places:

Julia Sherman Racism. It’s a word no one likes to hear, and unfortunately it is heard ƚŽŽ ŽŌĞŶ͘ /Ŷ Ă ǁŽƌůĚ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ becoming ever smaller and ƐŵĂůůĞƌ ;ĮŐƵƌĂƟǀĞůǇ ƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐ of course) thanks to the Internet and all of the global ĞǆĐŚĂŶŐĞ ĂŶĚ ŝŶƚĞƌĂĐƟŽŶ͕ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƐƵƌƉƌŝƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ƌĂĐŝƐŵ ƐƟůů exists. However, as sad as it is, we all know and are well aware of this fact. Thankfully though, UEA ŚĂƐ ŽīĞƌĞĚ ŵĞ Ă ďƌĞĂƚŚ ŽĨ fresh air. At a school with students from over 100 countries, it would be very easy for racism to rear its ƵŐůǇ ŚĞĂĚ ŝŶ ƐƵĐŚ Ă ŵĞůƟŶŐͲ ƉŽƚ ŽĨ ŶĂƟŽŶĂůŝƟĞƐ͘ ,ĂƉƉŝůǇ͕ / ŚĂǀĞ ƐĞĞŶ ƚŚĞ ŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞ͘ EŽǁ maybe I just don’t get out ĞŶŽƵŐŚ͕ ďƵƚ ŝŶ ĂůŵŽƐƚ ĮǀĞ months that I have been at UEA I have seen an embracing ŽĨ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ĐƵůƚƵƌĞƐ ĂŶĚ

individuals, rather than an ĂůŝĞŶĂƟŽŶ͘ DǇ ĞǆƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ƚŚĂƚ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŚĂǀĞ ƐŚŽǁŶ interest and genuine curiosity about the fact that I am from ŵĞƌŝĐĂ͕ ĂƐŬŝŶŐ ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƐĞĞŬŝŶŐ ƚŽ ĐůĂƌŝĨǇ ƐƚĞƌĞŽƚǇƉĞƐ͘ Outside of my school, / ŚĂǀĞ ĂůƐŽ ƐĞĞŶ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ĐƵůƚƵƌĞƐ ĞŵďƌĂĐĞĚ͕ ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůǇ ŝŶ Ăůů ŽĨ ƚŚĞ /ŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů Student Society (ISS) events (and yes, English students ĂůƐŽ ĂƩĞŶĚ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĞǀĞŶƚƐͿ͘ From the delicious sushi and ĐƵƌƌǇ ŶŝŐŚƚƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ ŶŝŐŚƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƵƉĐŽŵŝŶŐ ƐƉƌŝŶŐ ƐĞŵĞƐƚĞƌ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů ƉĂƌƚǇ that will highlight cultural ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞƐ͖ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĞǀĞŶƚƐ focus on learning from each other’s cultures. While it would be easy to say that I haven’t seen any racism while at ISS events, I also haven’t ƐĞĞŶ ŝƚ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ĐĂŵƉƵƐ ŝŶ general. Rather, I see students

ͻ dƌǇ ƚŽ ƚĂůŬ ƚŽ ǇŽƵƌ ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂů ĂĐĂĚĞŵŝĐ ĂĚǀŝƐŽƌ͕ ǁŚŽ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ŽŶůǇ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞ ĨŽƌ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ͛ ĂĐĂĚĞŵŝĐ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞƐ͕ ďƵƚ ĂůƐŽ ĐĂŶ ŚĞůƉ ǁŝƚŚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƉƌŽďůĞŵƐ͘ ͻ dŚĞ hŶŝŽŶ ĚǀŝĐĞ ĞŶƚƌĞ ĂŶĚ dŚĞ ĞĂŶ ŽĨ ^ƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ͛ KĸĐĞ ĂƌĞ ĂůƐŽ ƉůĂĐĞƐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŽīĞƌ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ƚŽ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ͖ ƚĂůŬ ƚŽ ĂŶ ĂĚǀŝƐŽƌ ĂďŽƵƚ ǇŽƵƌ ƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶ͘ ͻ zŽƵ ĐĂŶ ĂůƐŽ ƌĞƉŽƌƚ ƌĂĐŝƐƚ ŝŶĐŝĚĞŶƚƐ͕ ŝŶ ďŽƚŚ ĐƌŝŵŝŶĂů Žƌ ŶŽŶͲĐƌŝŵŝŶĂů ƚĞƌŵƐ͕ ƚŽ dŚĞ EŽƌĨŽůŬ ŽŶƐƚĂďƵůĂƌǇ ŽŶ Ϭϴϰϱ ϰϱϲ ϰϱϲϳ͕ ǁŚŽ ǁŝůů ĐĂƌƌǇ ŽƵƚ ŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƟŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŶ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƟŽŶ͘ ͻ Ăůů ƚŚĞ ƉŽůŝĐĞ ŽŶ ϵϵϵ ŝĨ ŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌǇ͘ ŽĨ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ĐƵůƚƵƌĞƐ ĐŽŵŝŶŐ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ͕ ďĞŶĞĮƟŶŐ ĂŶĚ growing from their diverse ĨƌŝĞŶĚƐŚŝƉƐ͘ While it is true that racism ŝƐ ƵŶĨŽƌƚƵŶĂƚĞůǇ ƐƟůů Ă ƉƌŽďůĞŵ in the world, and being ƌĞĂůŝƐƟĐ͕ /͛ŵ ƐƵƌĞ ŝƚ ĚŽĞƐ ĞǆŝƐƚ ƐŽŵĞǁŚĞƌĞ ŝŶ ŽƵƌ ƐĂĨĞ ůŝƩůĞ ďƵďďůĞ Ăƚ h ͕ ƚŚĞ ƉŽŝŶƚ ŝƐ

that any racism at UEA is very ůŝŵŝƚĞĚ͘ ŶĚ ŚŽƉĞĨƵůůǇ͕ ŽŶĞ ĚĂǇ͕ ƐƵĐŚ ďƌŽĂĚ ĂĐĐĞƉƚĂŶĐĞ view will reach beyond our ĐĂŵƉƵƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ ŝŶ ŐĞŶĞƌĂů͘ DĂǇďĞ ĞǀĞŶ ŽŶĞ day the term ‘racism’ will ďĞĐŽŵĞ Ă ĨŽƌŐŽƩĞŶ ǁŽƌĚ͕ ŶŽ longer used to describe the ŝŶƚĞƌĂĐƟŽŶƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ͘

The University Trade Network

A history of Race: past and present Nishavitha Murthi Filipa Mendes Race. Short as the word may be, it doesn’t necessarily have Ă ƐƚƌĂŝŐŚƞŽƌǁĂƌĚ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ͘ ŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŵĂǇ ŚĂǀĞ ĞŶƟƌĞůǇ ƵŶƌĞůĂƚĞĚ ǀŝĞǁƐ ŽŶ race, what it means to them ĂƐ ŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůƐ Žƌ ĂƐ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ǁŝĚĞƌ ƐŽĐŝĞƚĂů ŐƌŽƵƉƐ͘ Ƶƚ ǁŚǇ ŝƐ ƌĂĐĞ ƐƟůů ƐƵĐŚ Ă ƉŽǁĞƌĨƵů ĐŽŶĐĞƉƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ϮϭƐƚ ĐĞŶƚƵƌǇ͍ EŽǁĂĚĂǇƐ͕ ǁŽƌĚƐ ůŝŬĞ ƌĂĐŝĂů ƐƵƉƌĞŵĂĐǇ ĚŽŶ͛ƚ ƚĞŶĚ ƚŽ feature in the media as much as they once did. Thankfully, society seems to have evolved into an ever inclusive ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ͛Ɛ ƐŬŝŶ ĐŽůŽƵƌ ĚŽĞƐŶ͛ƚ ĂīŽƌĚ them any obvious advantages. ,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ǁŽƌĚƐ ůŝŬĞ ƉƌĞũƵĚŝĐĞ Žƌ ĚŝƐĐƌŝŵŝŶĂƟŽŶ ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůǇ ƐƟůů ƉůĂǇ Ă ƌŽůĞ ŝŶ ŽƵƌ ŇĂǁĞĚ ůŝƩůĞ ǁŽƌůĚ͘ dŚĞǇ ŵĂǇ ŶŽƚ ďĞ ƐƉĂƚ Ăƚ Žƌ ƚŚƌŽǁŶ ŝŶƚŽ ĐĂƐƵĂů ĐŽŶǀĞƌƐĂƟŽŶƐ ďƵƚ ƚŚĞǇ ĚŽ ĐƌĞĞƉ ƵƉ ŽŶ ƵƐ͕ ŵŽƌĞ ŽŌĞŶ than you’d like to believe.

The modern world has a way of making anything ĂŶĚ ĞǀĞƌǇƚŚŝŶŐ ĂĐĐĞƉƚĂďůĞ͘ Ŷ ŽďǀŝŽƵƐ ĞǆĂŵƉůĞ ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ

“over 500 years ago, it all started off with slavery and unlawful prosecution mostly related to skin colour or religious belief” is the World Wide Web. This has created a boom ŝŶ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶͲƐŚĂƌŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ has indeed become an invaluable resource for most. &ƌĞĞĚŽŵ ŽĨ ƐƉĞĞĐŚ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůǇ ŽĨ ƉĂƌĂŵŽƵŶƚ

ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶĐĞ͕ ŚĂƐ ƌĞĂĐŚĞĚ Ă ǁŚŽůĞ ŶĞǁ ƉůĂǇŝŶŐ ĮĞůĚ thanks to this extraordinary resource. But not all can be ƉŽƐŝƟǀĞ͘ DĂŶǇ ƵƐĞ ŝƚ ƚŽ ĨƵĞů hatred, and hate websites ŚĂǀĞ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚ ĚƌĂƐƟĐĂůůǇ ŝŶ recent years. From this, one ĐĂŶ ĂƉƉƌĞĐŝĂƚĞ ŚŽǁ ͞ƌĂĐŝƐŵ͟ ŝƐ ĂŶǇƚŚŝŶŐ ďƵƚ Ă ƐƚĂƟĐ ĐŽŶĐĞƉƚ͘ KǀĞƌ ϱϬϬ ǇĞĂƌƐ ĂŐŽ͕ ŝƚ Ăůů ƐƚĂƌƚĞĚ Žī ǁŝƚŚ ƐůĂǀĞƌǇ ĂŶĚ ƵŶůĂǁĨƵů ƉƌŽƐĞĐƵƟŽŶ mostly related to skin colour or religious beliefs. Today, ƐŽĐŝĂů ĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƟƐŵ ƚĞŶĚƐ ƚŽ ďĞ more subtle, and yet equally

ŚĂƌŵĨƵů͕ ĞŶĐŽŵƉĂƐƐŝŶŐ Ă ŵƵĐŚ ďƌŽĂĚĞƌ ƐƉĞĐƚƌƵŵ ŽĨ ƉƌŽďůĞŵƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ďƵůůǇŝŶŐ Žƌ ǆĞŶŽƉŚŽďŝĂ͕ ƚŽ ŶĂŵĞ ďƵƚ Ă few. /Ŷ ƚŚĞ ĚĂǇƐ ŽĨ ŐůŽďĂůŝǌĂƟŽŶ where freedom of transit ŝƐ Ă ŐƌŽǁŝŶŐ ƉŚĞŶŽŵĞŶŽŶ͕ abolishing any kind of racism ƐĞĞŵƐ ůŝŬĞ ĂŶ ĞǆĐĞƉƟŽŶĂůůǇ good idea. And every single ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ǇŽƵ ĐĂŶ ŚĞůƉ ʹ Ăůů ǇŽƵ ŶĞĞĚ ƚŽ ĚŽ ŝƐ ĂĐĐĞƉƚ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ for who they are, regardless of where they come from, how rich they are or what ƚŚĞǇ ůŽŽŬ ůŝŬĞ͘ ĂƐǇ͙ ƌŝŐŚƚ͍͊

EĞǁ ƚŽ h ͍ Ž ƚŚĞ ƉŚƌĂƐĞƐ “I need books!”, “Where do I buy cooking utensils, ƉŝůůŽǁƐ͕ ĚƵǀĞƚƐ͍͕͟ Žƌ ͞ǁŚĂƚ ĂďŽƵƚ ĐŽŵƉƵƚĞƌƐ͍͟ ůĞĂĚŝŶŐ to “I am about to go crazy” ƐĞĞŵ ĨĂŵŝůŝĂƌ͍ &Žƌ ŵĂŶǇ ƚŚŝƐ semester, circumstances are ƐƵĐŚ ƚŚĂƚ ǇŽƵ ŚĂǀĞ ůĞŌ ǇŽƵƌ ŚŽŵĞ ƚŽ ƐĞƩůĞ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ƉĂƌƚ of the world and call it your home for the next few years. It ŝƐ Ă ŶĞǁ ďĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐ͖ ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ƚŚĞ ĨĂĐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƉůĂĐĞƐ ĂƌĞ new and for some even the language and culture might ďĞ ŽĨ ĐŽŶĐĞƌŶ͘ zŽƵ ŵŝŐŚƚ ŶŽƚ even have the vaguest idea ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŽ ďƵǇ Ă ĨƌǇŝŶŐ ƉĂŶ ƚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŶŝĐĞ ŚŽƚ ŽŵĞůĞƩĞ you want. Well, it might not be the end of the world just yet. The University Trade EĞƚǁŽƌŬ ;hdEͿ ŝƐ Ă ŶĞǁ ĨƌĞĞ social networking website, created by a UEA student for students which allows anyone to buy, sell, exchange or ĚŝƐƉůĂǇ ƐĞĐŽŶĚͲŚĂŶĚ ĞƐƐĞŶƟĂů

ŝƚĞŵƐ͘ ĞŝŶŐ ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐůǇ owned would mean that ƚŚĞƐĞ ĞƐƐĞŶƟĂů ĚĂǇͲƚŽͲĚĂǇ ďŝƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƉŝĞĐĞƐ ǁŝůů ĚĞĮŶŝƚĞůǇ ďĞ Ăƚ Ă ŵƵĐŚ ŵŽƌĞ ĂīŽƌĚĂďůĞ ƉƌŝĐĞ ĨŽƌ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ůŽŽŬŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ a bargain. Of course this also means that UEA leavers have ƚŚĞ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚǇ ƚŽ ŽīĞƌ ƚŚĞŝƌ unwanted items for some ĞǆƚƌĂ ĐĂƐŚ Žƌ͕ ďĞƩĞƌ ǇĞƚ ;ĂŶĚ more charitably) for free to ƚŚĞ ŶĞǁĐŽŵĞƌƐ͘ DŽƌĞŽǀĞƌ͕ ďǇ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŶŐ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ͕ ŝƚ ŝƐ Ă ĐŚĂŶĐĞ ƚŽ ŵĞĞƚ ŶĞǁ ƉĞŽƉůĞ and make new friends. This website was established by our very ŽǁŶ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ Hieu Van Tran (Kevin Tran) from Vietnam. Kevin, who is currently a third year Business student, has been working on ƚŚŝƐ ŝĚĞĂ ďĂƐĞĚ ŽŶ ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐ ĞǆƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞƐ ŽĨ ŶĞǁĐŽŵĞƌƐ and leavers, and has brought it to life with the aim of ŝŵƉƌŽǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ ĞǆƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ĨŽƌ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ͘

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TUESDAY 26th JANUARY 2010

TRAVEL 17

Greek Getaway Lively Ljubljana Josh Weatherill

After trekking through Greece during the summer, Sarah Morgan recounts the untouched beauty that she discovered. Last summer, I spent about three weeks hiking through Greece. Apart from the beauty of the country, what surprised me the most was how it was so untouched by tourism. We spent three days in Athens, which was a dusty haze of crumbling concrete and noise. The backstreet ĂŶĚ ůŽĐĂů ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂů ĂƌĞĂƐ ǁŚĞƌĞ we stayed were congested and the Ăŝƌ ǁĂƐ ƚŚŝĐŬ ǁŝƚŚ ŚĞĂǀǇ ƉŽůůƵƟŽŶ͘ But it was honest, and it was cheap. Amongst the chaos lie some of the most awe-inspiring sights; the Acropolis sits high above the dusty city against a backdrop of blue sky; it reminded me of a god on a giant throne looming over the city and ŝƚƐ ĚǁĞůůĞƌƐ͘ ĞůŽǁ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ WůĂŬĂ ŇĞĂ market, nowadays more tech than ͚ŇĞĂ͕͛ ǁŝƚŚ ŝƚƐ ĐŽůŽƵƌĨƵů ĂƌƌĂǇ ŽĨ ŽůĚ and new. The best way to reach the mountains from Athens is by train. In ĮǀĞ ŚŽƵƌƐ ǁĞ ǁĞƌĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ǀŝůůĂŐĞ ŽĨ Kastraki, just outside the mountain town Kalabaka. Situated amongst the Meteroa, meaning ‘suspended in ƚŚĞ Ăŝƌ͕͛ ƚŚĞ ƐŬǇͲƐĐƌĂƉŝŶŐ ďůĂĐŬ ƌŽĐŬƐ loomed over the landscape, made ƐŽŌĞƌ ĂŶĚ ŵŽƌĞ ďĞĂƵƟĨƵů ďǇ ƚŚĞ lush green forest that wove between them. Exploring this region you can discover the ancient monasteries, their surprisingly decadent gardens ĂŶĚ ƉƌĂĐƟƐŝŶŐ ŵŽŶŬƐ͘ KƵƌ ĐĂŵƉƐŝƚĞ ŝŶ <ĂƐƚƌĂŬŝ ǁĂƐ ŵĂŐŶŝĮĐĞŶƚ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ ďǇ ŶŽ ŵĞĂŶƐ ĂŶ ĞǆĂŐŐĞƌĂƟŽŶ͘ ͚ ĂŵƉŝŶŐ sƌĂĐŚŽƐ <ĂƐƚƌĂŬŝ͕͛ ďŽĂƐƚĞĚ a pool, acres of green grass, sparkling ŵĂƌďůĞ ƚŽŝůĞƚ ĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ ;ǇĞƐ͕ ƌĞĂůůǇ͊Ϳ and the most delicious house wine. The food in Greece is somewhat ƵŶĚĞƌĞƐƟŵĂƚĞĚ͘ /Ŷ ƚŚĞ ĞǀĞŶŝŶŐ͕ ƐŵŽŬǇ ĂƌŽŵĂƐ ǁŽƵůĚ ĚƌŝŌ ŚĞĂǀŝůǇ

over from the large stone-built grill, ŇĂŶŬĞĚ ďǇ ůĂƌŐĞ ƚƵŵďůĞƌƐ ŽĨ ĐŽůĚ wine. We became addicted to the oil and feta-laden cool salads, juicy green olives and succulent kebabs. The route we planned over the Pindus mountain range took us through a village at least every two days. We chose to hike over Greece as it seemed fairly unexplored: this ǁĂƐ Ă ĚĞĮŶŝƚĞ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚ͘ dŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ƐƚŽƉ Žī ǁĂƐ Ă ƟŶǇ ǀŝůůĂŐĞ ĐĂůůĞĚ

“The stars in Greece are like none seen in this country and are especially breathtaking on the islands” <ƌŝĂ sƌŝƐŝ ;͚<ƌǇĂ sƌǇƐƐŝ͛ ĂƐ ŝƚ ƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚĞƐ ŝŶ 'ƌĞĞŬͿ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĐŽŶƐŝƐƚĞĚ ŽĨ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ten hand-built houses, and one oddly placed cafe-style building, which was clearly only ever used by the odd local. Ambelia, another village on the track, was a struggle. Having been told that this was where we ĐŽƵůĚ ĮŶĚ ĨŽŽĚ͕ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ ĐůĞĂƌ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚŝƐ was not the case. Nobody spoke a ǁŽƌĚ ŽĨ ŶŐůŝƐŚ ;ĐŽŵŵŽŶ ŝŶ ŵŽƐƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ǀŝůůĂŐĞƐͿ͕ ƚŚĞǇ ŚĂĚ ŽďǀŝŽƵƐůǇ never encountered a hiker or tourist

ďĞĨŽƌĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶĂďůĞ ǁŚĞƚŚĞƌ ŵĂŶǇ ŚĂĚ ĞǀĞƌ ĞǀĞŶ ůĞŌ the village. Just outside Ambelia, we ĨŽƵŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ďĞĂƵƟĨƵů ĐĂŵƉŝŶŐ spot, the regular occurrence of such places made the trip all the more wonderful. It lay in a dried up river bed in a wide, sun-drenched valley, with a metre-wide clear stream ŇŽǁŝŶŐ ƐůŽǁůǇ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ŐƌĞǇ ƉĞďďůĞĚ bed. We stayed there for about three nights, just exploring the surrounding ŵŽƵŶƚĂŝŶƐ͘ ŌĞƌ Ă ĨĞǁ ĚĂǇƐ ĂŶĚ Ă ĨĞǁ ;ĂůŵŽƐƚ ƐŶŽǁǇ͊Ϳ ƉĞĂŬƐ͕ ǁĞ ŶĞǆƚ reached Klinos, an incredibly remote village where we camped on an old ĨŽŽƚďĂůů ƉŝƚĐŚ ƌĞƐƟŶŐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐŝĚĞ ŽĨ Ă ŵŽƵŶƚĂŝŶ͕ ƚŚĞ ŽŶůǇ ƉŝĞĐĞ ŽĨ ŇĂƚ ůĂŶĚ for miles. Returning to Athens port starving, yet wonderfully happy, a local we met told us about the island Aegina. It was cheap to get to, about £20 each ĨŽƌ Ă ƌĞƚƵƌŶ͘ dŚĞ ŝƐůĂŶĚ ǁĂƐ ďĞĂƵƟĨƵů͖ small, with a large harbour covering Ă ƋƵĂƌƚĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŝƐůĂŶĚ͛Ɛ ďĞĂĐŚ͕ ďŽĂƚƐ ŽǀĞƌŇŽǁŝŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ĐŽůŽƵƌĨƵů ĨƌƵŝƚƐ͘ dŝŶǇ ƌĞƐƚĂƵƌĂŶƚƐ ůŝƩĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƐĞĂ ĨƌŽŶƚ ǁŝƚŚ candle-lit tables on the sand allowing feet to be dipped in the warm ocean during dinner. The sunset is inescapable; large and glowing in the darkening sky, it lit up the sea front at night, later to be replaced by the silvery gleam of the moon. The stars in Greece are like none seen in this country and are especially breathtaking on the islands. At night the sky became a blanket of blackness punctuated by thousands ŽĨ ďƌŝŐŚƚ͕ ŐůĞĂŵŝŶŐ ƐƚĂƌƐ ĂŶĚ ďŽĂƐƟŶŐ the clearest Milky Way. It was the perfect place to rest our sore feet and shoulders as we wondered: is Greece the last undiscovered beauty?

Lively, spirited and chilled: three words that I would use to describe ƚŚĞ ƚŽŽ ŽŌĞŶ ŽǀĞƌůŽŽŬĞĚ ^ůŽǀĞŶŝĂŶ capital, Ljubljana. I mean, hands up: how many of you could actually locate ^ůŽǀĞŶŝĂ ŽŶ Ă ŵĂƉ͍ tĞůů͕ ĚŽŶ͛ƚ ǁŽƌƌǇ͕ ǇŽƵ͛ƌĞ ŶŽƚ ƚŚĞ ŽŶůǇ ŽŶĞ͘ KŶĞ ^ůŽǀĞŶĞ diplomat revealed that regular meetups with their Slovakian counterparts are necessary to exchange wrongly ĂĚĚƌĞƐƐĞĚ ŵĂŝů͊ This compact city, built around the snaking Ljubljanica River, is guarded by handsome Ljubljana Castle which proudly sits upon its forested prominence. With its ĐŽůŽƵƌĨƵů͕ ĐůĞĂŶ ƐƚƌĞĞƚƐ ĂŶĚ ĚŝƐƟŶĐƟǀĞ blend of Baroque and Art Nouveau architecture, Ljubljana is a joy to simply stroll around. Uncongested roads and meandering pathways which overlook ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐ͛ ůŽǀŝŶŐůǇ ŬĞƉƚ ŐĂƌĚĞŶƐ ŐŝǀĞ Ă more pleasant small town feel than a stressed-out city vibe. A visit to Tivoli Park is a must: a sprawling green space bringing nature right into the city centre. Chestnut-lined avenues front a deeply wooded hill that conceals hidden gems such as the strikingly pink ŚƵƌĐŚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŶŶƵŶĐŝĂƟŽŶ͘ &ĞĞůŝŶŐ hungry? Try the charming central market for fresh Slovene snacks and ƚƌĞĂƚƐ͕ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ƉŽƟĐĂ ʹ Ă ĐƌŝƐƉ ƉĂƐƚƌǇ

rolled with walnuts, cream and vanilla. Much like our beloved Norwich, Ljubljana boasts a buzzing student ƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ͖ Ă ĨĂĐƚ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ ƐĞůĨͲĞǀŝĚĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŝƚǇ͛Ɛ ůĂŝĚͲďĂĐŬ ĂŶĚ ůŝďĞƌĂů nature. By night, bar and cafe tables spill out into the narrow cobblestone ƐƚƌĞĞƚƐ ĐƌĞĂƟŶŐ ĂŶ ĞŶĞƌŐĞƟĐ ĚƌŝŶŬŝŶŐ scene, whilst street entertainers dot the atmospheric lanes and many bridges spanning the Ljubljanica. ŌĞƌ Ăůů ƚŚĂƚ ǁĂůŬŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĚƌŝŶŬŝŶŐ͕ ƚŚĞ ŵƵůƟͲĐŽůŽƵƌĞĚ ,ŽƐƚĞů ĞůŝĐĂ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ĂŶ ĂīŽƌĚĂďůĞ ƉůĂĐĞ ƚŽ ƌĞƐƚ͘ Ɛ Ă former prison the hotel boasts twenty ͚ĐĞůůƐ͕͛ ĞĂĐŚ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŽǁŶ ŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂů ĂƌƟƐƟĐ ĚĞƐŝŐŶ͘ dŚĞ ĂůůƵƌĞ ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ďĞĂƵƟĨƵů ĐŝƚǇ ƐĞĞŵƐ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ƐĞŶƟŵĞŶƚĂů͕ and canoodling couples are a ƵďŝƋƵŝƚŽƵƐ ƉƌĞƐĞŶĐĞ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŝƚǇ͛Ɛ ǀĂƌŝŽƵƐ ďĞŶĐŚĞƐ͘ KŶĞ ĐŽƵůĚ ƐĂǇ͕ ĂƐ the tourist slogan goes, that when in >ũƵďůũĂŶĂ͕ ǇŽƵ ĨĞĞů Ɛ>Ks ŶŝĂ͘

Student Ski Trip Sophia Thompson

22 hours on a coach: not the ideal way to travel, but for over 100 UEA students it was the start to one of the greatest ski trips a student will ever experience. Despite the lengthy journey, I felt gloomy as I arrived back home and realised Valmeniere in France was my ĮŶĂů ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ ƐŬŝ ƚƌŝƉ͘ Ɛ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǆƚ ƟŵĞ / put skis on will be out of student life, I ƌĞŇĞĐƚĞĚ ŽŶ ŵǇ ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐ ƐŬŝ ƚƌŝƉƐ͕ ŽŶĞ being in Canada. Valmeniere is a small ski village, ƌĞůĂƟǀĞůǇ ƵŶƐƉŽŝůƚ ďǇ ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ͖ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ͕ ƵŶƟů ǁĞ ĐĂŵĞ ĂůŽŶŐ͘ /ƚ ŚĂƐ Ă ĚŝƐƟŶĐƟǀĞ ĐŚĂƌŵ͖ ĞǀĞƌǇŽŶĞ ŝƐ French and speaks French, which is a bit of a struggle if you are languagechallenged like myself. I adored the donkey farm I saw as I skied onto the other side of the mountain, the oldĨĂƐŚŝŽŶĞĚ ƐŬŝ ůŝŌƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ &ƌĞŶĐŚ charm in the local cafes. Unlike other ski trips, where I felt like I was on a permanent student bender, Valmeniere symbolised French eloquence. Each ski resort has something ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ƚŽ ŽīĞƌ͘ sĂů dŚŽƌĞŶ ĂŶĚ ůƉƐ

Ě͛,ƵĞǌ͕ ƉƌŽďĂďůǇ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ƉŽƉƵůĂƌ ĨŽƌ students, have great night life, endless slopes and plenty of inexpensive places to stay. Mount Tremblant, typical of Canada, was freezing, ƌĞƐƵůƟŶŐ ŝŶ ƉĂŝŶĨƵů ĨƌŽƐƚ ďŝƚĞ͘ ,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ the Canadians do know how to ski and ƚŚĞ ǁŝĚĞ ƐůŽƉĞƐ ůĞŌ ƉůĞŶƚǇ ŽĨ ƌŽŽŵ ĨŽƌ ĂŶǇ ƐĞƌŝŽƵƐ ƐŶŽǁ ƉůŽƵŐŚĞƌ͊ When choosing a place to ski, keep in mind the size of the resort, who will be there, and what the slopes are like. You should also consider the weather; personally I would prefer to ski in France with a frostbite-free nose. Although I will miss UEASS, they have taught me all I need for the perfect ski ƚƌŝƉ͕ ŶŽƚ ĨŽƌŐĞƫŶŐ ƉƌğƐ ƐŬŝ͘

18 FOOD

TUESDAY 26th JANUARY 2010

concrete.food09@gmail.com

Currying Flavour Concrete Curry Goblin

/ƚ ŚĂƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ĂĚŵŝƩĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ďŝŐ ĐƵƌƌǇ ĨĂŶƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ƵŶĨŽƌƚƵŶĂƚĞůǇ͕ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ǁŚŽůĞ͕ EŽƌǁŝĐŚ ĚŽĞƐŶ͛ƚ ďŽĂƐƚ ƚŚĞ best curries in the world. So how ĚŽĞƐ Ă ĐƵƌƌǇ ůŽǀĞƌ ŐĞƚ ƌŽƵŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ͍ tĞůů͕ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƐŝĞƐƚ ǁĂǇ ŝƐ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ ǇŽƵƌ ŽǁŶ͘ ŶǇŽŶĞ ĐĂŶ ďƵǇ Ă ũĂƌ ĂŶĚ ƐƟƌ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĂƵĐĞ͕ ďƵƚ ƚŚŝƐ ŶĞǀĞƌ ƚĂƐƚĞƐ ĂƐ good as making your own. ƵƌƌǇ ƉŽǁĚĞƌ ŝƐ ĞĂƐǇ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ͕ and the wonderful thing is that it can ďĞ ĂĚĚĞĚ ƚŽ ĂŶǇƚŚŝŶŐ͕ ŵĂĚĞ ŝŶ ďƵůŬ ĂŶĚ ƐƚŽƌĞĚ͕ ǇŽƵ ĐĂŶ ĂĚĚ ŵŽƌĞ ƐƉŝĐĞ ƵŶƟů ǇŽƵ ĮŶĚ ǇŽƵƌ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ĐƵƌƌǇ ƉŽǁĚĞƌ͘ dŚĞ ŝŶŐƌĞĚŝĞŶƚƐ ŚĞƌĞ ŵĂŬĞ ĞǆƚƌĞŵĞůǇ ďĂƐŝĐ ĐƵƌƌǇ ƉŽǁĚĞƌ͕ ĂŶĚ below are all the other spices that ǇŽƵ ĐĂŶ ĂĚĚ ĨŽƌ Ă ŵŽƌĞ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ ŇĂǀŽƵƌ͘

Homemade curry powder Perfect curry from scratch Ingredients ƐƐĞŶƟĂů 5 tablespoons ground coriander seeds 2 tablespoons ground cumin seeds 1 tablespoon ground turmeric 1/2 teaspoon ground chilli peppers (Add more or less according to taste)

Ingredients KƉƟŽŶĂů 2 teaspoons ground ginger 2 teaspoons dry mustard 2 teaspoons ground fenugreek seeds 1/2 teaspoons ground black pepper 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom

Method 1. Mix them all together and keep in ĂŶ Ăŝƌ ƟŐŚƚ ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶĞƌ͊ dŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ƋƵŝƚĞ Ă ĨĞǁ ŝŶŐƌĞĚŝĞŶƚƐ ƚŽ ĂƐƐĞŵďůĞ ƚŚĞƌĞ͕ ďƵƚ ŽŶĐĞ ǇŽƵƌ ŚĂǀĞ ƚŚĞŵ͕ ƚŚĞǇ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ůĂƐƚ ǇŽƵ ĂŐĞƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŇĂǀŽƵƌ ǇŽƵ ŐĞƚ ŝƐ ƌĞĂůůǇ ǁŽƌƚŚ ŝƚ͘ dǁŽ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ƉůĂĐĞƐ ƚŽ ŐĞƚ ƐƉŝĐĞƐ

in Norwich are the Market in the ĐĞŶƚƌĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŝƚǇ͕ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ Ă stall devoted to spices and herbs and &ŽƌĚ zĂƌŚĂŵ͕ ƚŚĞ ŐƌĞĞŶŐƌŽĐĞƌƐ ŽŶ 'ůŽƵĐĞƐƚĞƌ ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕ ũƵƐƚ Žī hŶƚŚĂŶŬ ZŽĂĚ͘ ŽƚŚ ĚŽ ǁĞŝŐŚƚƐ ďǇ ƌĞƋƵĞƐƚ͘ EŽǁ ƚŽ ƚƵƌŶ ŝƚ ŝŶƚŽ Ă ĐƵƌƌǇ ƐĂƵĐĞ͊

Healthy Desserts? Don’t Bother. Melissa York Jamie Oliver hates snobs. Nigella Lawson ŚĂƚĞƐ ǁĂƐƚĞ͘ ,ƵŐŚ &ĞĂƌŶůĞǇͲtŚŝƫŶŐƐƚĂůů hates supermarkets and sad chickens. Gordon Ramsay hates people (even his wife). Most of us would keep these idiosyncrasies to ourselves ƵŶƟů ǁĞ ŐŽƚ ƚŽ ŬŶŽǁ ǇŽƵ ďĞƩĞƌ͘ ds ĐŚĞĨƐ͕ ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ĚĞůŝŐŚƚ ŝŶ ƉĂƌĂĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ĂďŽƵƚ͕ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞǇ ĂƌĞ ŝŶ ĂŶ ĞǀĞƌͲŐƌŽǁŝŶŐ͕ ĂůůͲĐŽŽŬŝŶŐ ƚŚƌŽŶŐ͕ ũŽƐƚůŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ŽƵƌ ĂƩĞŶƟŽŶ͘ Ƶƚ ƚŚĞƌĞ͛Ɛ ŽŶĞ ƚŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ds ĐŚĞĨƐ ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĂůůǇ ŚĂƚĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞǇ ĂƌĞ forced to keep to themselves: low-fat desserts. tĂƐ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĞǀĞƌ ƐƵĐŚ ĂŶ ƵŶĂƉƉĞĂůŝŶŐ͕ ŽǆǇŵŽƌŽŶŝĐ͕ ĐŽŶŐůŽŵĞƌĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ ƚŚĂŶ ͚ůŽǁͲĨĂƚ ĚĞƐƐĞƌƚ͍͛ dŽ Ă ĨŽŽĚŝĞ͕ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ŝƐ ŵŽƌĞ ďĂŋŝŶŐ͘ /Ŷ ŽƌĚĞƌ ƚŽ ůŽǀĞ ĚĞƐƐĞƌƚƐ͕ ǇŽƵ͛ǀĞ ŐŽƚ ƚŽ ůŽǀĞ ĨŽŽĚ͘ /Ĩ ǇŽƵ͛Ě ƌĂƚŚĞƌ ŚĂǀĞ ƐŽŵĞ yoghurt with your pie ŝŶƐƚĞĂĚ ŽĨ ĐƌĞĂŵ͕ ƚŚĞŶ you hate pie. You hold unfathomable prejudices about pie. You may as well openly declare pie ŐĞŶŽĐŝĚĞ͘ dŽ ƚĂŬĞ away the cream is ƚŽ ĂĐƟǀĞůǇ ĚĞƚƌĂĐƚ from the taste ƐĞŶƐĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĨŽŽĚ

to make yourself skinny. And that is against ĞǀĞƌǇƚŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĨŽŽĚŝĞ ĐŽĚĞ ƐƚĂŶĚƐ ĨŽƌ͘ ^ŝŵŝůĂƌůǇ͕ Įůŵ ĨĂŶƐ ǁŽƵůĚ ĂƌŐƵĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŝĨ ǇŽƵ ĐŚŽƐĞ ƚŽ ƐĞĞ Avatar in 2D because you thought you looked ƐŝůůǇ ŝŶ ϯ ŐůĂƐƐĞƐ͕ ƚŚĞŶ ǇŽƵ ƐŚŽƵůĚŶ͛ƚ ŚĂǀĞ been seeing Avatar͘ /Ĩ ǇŽƵ ĐŚŽŽƐĞ ƚŽ ůŝƐƚĞŶ ƚŽ tĂŐŶĞƌ ŽŶ ŝWŽĚ ŚĞĂĚƉŚŽŶĞƐ͕ ƚŚĞŶ ǇŽƵ ŵĂǇ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ƉŽƉ dŚĞ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂǇƐ ŽŶ͘ ŶǇŽŶĞ ǁŚŽ ĐĂƌĞƐ about food hates low-fat desserts. >ĂƐƚ ǁĞĞŬ͕ ƚŚĞ Daily Mail decided to ignore ǁĂƌ͕ ƌŝƐŝŶŐ ŝŶƚŽůĞƌĂŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ƉŽůŝƟĐĂů ĂƉĂƚŚǇ ŝŶ ĨĂǀŽƵƌ ŽĨ ŐĞƫŶŐ ĂŶŐƌǇ Ăƚ EŝŐĞůůĂ >ĂǁƐŽŶ ĨŽƌ ƵƐŝŶŐ ďƵƩĞƌ ŝŶƐƚĞĂĚ ŽĨ ŵĂƌŐĂƌŝŶĞ ŝŶ ŚĞƌ ĞŐŐ ĂŶĚ ďĂĐŽŶ ƉŝĞ͘ ;^ƵƌĞůǇ͕ ŽŶĐĞ ǇŽƵ͛ǀĞ ĐŚŽƐĞŶ ƚŽ ĞĂƚ Ă ĨƌǇͲƵƉ ŝŶ ƉĂƐƚƌǇ͕ ƚŚĞ ĐŚŽŝĐĞ ŽĨ ůĂƌĚ ŝƐ ƐŽŵĞǁŚĂƚ ŝƌƌĞůĞǀĂŶƚͿ͘ &ƌĂŶŬůǇ͕ ŝĨ ǇŽƵ ĐŚŽŽƐĞ ƚŽ ďĞ Ă ĐŚĞĨ͕ ƚŚĞŶ ǇŽƵ͛ƌĞ ƉĂƐƐŝŽŶĂƚĞ ĂďŽƵƚ ĨŽŽĚ and you will use the ingredients that best serve ƚŚĞ ƚĂƐƚĞ͘ zŽƵ͛ǀĞ ŐŽƚ ŚŽƉĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĚƌĞĂŵƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞ ƵŶƌĞůĂƚĞĚ ƚŽ ĨŽŽĚ ǁŚĞƌĞĂƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĚĞƐƐĞƌƚ͛Ɛ ŽŶůǇ ĨƵŶĐƟŽŶ ŝƐ ƚŽ ƚĂƐƚĞ ĂƐ ůƵǆƵƌŝŽƵƐ ĂƐ ƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ͘ /Ĩ ǇŽƵ ǁĂŶƚ ƚŽ ůŽƐĞ ǁĞŝŐŚƚ ƚŚŝƐ :ĂŶƵĂƌǇ͕ ĚŽŶ͛ƚ ƚĂŬĞ ŝƚ ŽƵƚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĨŽŽĚ͕ ƚĂŬĞ ŝƚ ŽƵƚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŐǇŵ͘

2 tablespoons oil ϭ ƌĞĚ ŽŶŝŽŶ͕ ĐŚŽƉƉĞĚ Ϯ ĐůŽǀĞƐ ŽĨ ŐĂƌůŝĐ͕ ĐƌƵƐŚĞĚ 1 pinch of fresh ginger ϭ ƟŶ ŽĨ ĐŚŽƉƉĞĚ Žƌ ĐƌƵƐŚĞĚ tomatoes

KƉƟŽŶĂů ĞǆƚƌĂ ĐŚŝůůŝĞƐ WŽƌŬ͕ ĐŚŝĐŬĞŶ͕ ůĂŵď͕ ďĞĂŶƐ͕ eggplant etc. Whatever you fancy. WŽƌŬ ĂďƐŽƌďƐ ŇĂǀŽƵƌ ƌĞĂůůǇ ǁĞůů͘

Method 1. Heat the oil in a saucepan or wok ƵŶƟů ŝƚ ŐĞƚƐ ƌĞĂůůǇ ŚŽƚ͘ Ϯ͘ ĚĚ ƚŚĞ ŽŶŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƐƟƌ ǁĞůů͘ Dŝǆ ŝƚ up occasionally. As soon as the onions ďĞŐŝŶ ƚŽ ƐŽŌĞŶ ĂŶĚ ĐŚĂŶŐĞ ĐŽůŽƵƌ they are cooked. ϯ͘ ĚĚ ƚŚĞ ŐĂƌůŝĐ͕ ŐŝŶŐĞƌ ĂŶĚ ĂŶǇ ĞǆƚƌĂ chillies. When the garlic turns light ďƌŽǁŶ͕ ŵŽǀĞ ĂůŽŶŐ͘ ϰ͘ WƵƚ ŝŶ ǇŽƵƌ ĐƵƌƌǇ ƉŽǁĚĞƌ ƚŽ ƚĂƐƚĞ͕

ƐƟƌ ǁĞůů͕ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŽŬ ĨŽƌ ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ŵŝŶƵƚĞ or two. ϱ͘ WŽƵƌ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƚŽŵĂƚŽĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƐƟƌ ŽĐĐĂƐŝŽŶĂůůǇ͘ dŚĞ ƚŽŵĂƚŽĞƐ͛ ǁĂƚĞƌ ŶĞĞĚƐ ƚŽ ĞǀĂƉŽƌĂƚĞ͕ ƐŽ ƚŚĞ ƐĂƵĐĞ ŝƐ thicker. ϲ͘ ^ĞƌǀĞ ǁŝƚŚ ůŽŶŐ ŐƌĂŝŶ ƌŝĐĞ͕ ƉůĂŝŶ ǇŽŐƵƌƚ͕ ŶĂĂŶ ďƌĞĂĚ͕ ƉŽƉƉĂĚƵŵƐ͕ ĐŚƵƚŶĞǇ͕ ďŚĂũŝƐ Žƌ ƐĂŵŽƐĂƐ͘ 7. Eat.

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Take Me Away! Duncan Vicat-Brown delivers a stern lecture on takeaways. It was always going to happen. You’re ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĨĂŵŝůǇ ŶĞƐƚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ Į ƌƐƚ Ɵ ŵĞ͕ ŵĂŶǇ ŽĨ ǇŽƵ ĐŽŽŬŝŶŐ ǇŽƵƌ ǀĞƌǇ Į ƌƐƚ meals. And, worst of all, you’re now in charge of ALL your food shopping. Are you going to buy healthy things? Or are you going to buy crap? You’re going to buy crap, aren’t you. Of course you are. Don’t be too hard on yourself – we Ăůů ĚŽ ŝƚ͘ Ō Ğƌ Ăůů͕ ŝƚ͛Ɛ ĨĂƌ ĞĂƐŝĞƌ ƚŽ ĐĂůů up Domino’s Pizza than it is to cook up Ă ĚĞůŝĐŝŽƵƐ ƐĞĂĨŽŽĚ ƌŝƐŽƩ Ž͘ >ĞŝĐĞƐƚĞƌ University student Hannah Cooper did Ă ƐƵƌǀĞǇ ĂďŽƵƚ ĨĂƐƚ ĨŽŽĚ ĐŽŶƐƵŵƉƟ ŽŶ amongst university students, as part ŽĨ ŚĞƌ ͚^ƚĂƟ ŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĨƌŝĐŬŝŶ͛ ŽďǀŝŽƵƐ͛ degree, and came to the conclusion that a university lifestyle leads, in the vast majority of cases, to an increased ĐŽŶƐƵŵƉƟ ŽŶ ŽĨ ĨĂƐƚ ĨŽŽĚ͘ dƌǇ ƚŽ ŚŽůĚ in your surprise. If you’re like 99% of university students then you won’t need to hear that fast food is bad for you ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƵŵƉƚĞĞŶƚŚ Ɵ ŵĞ͖ ĂŶǇŽŶĞ ƐƟ ůů ůĂďŽƵƌŝŶŐ ƵŶĚĞƌ ƚŚĞ ŝŵƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶ that Subways are healthy needs lobotomizing. But let’s have a sensible discussion for a moment. A decent meal for two, made up of chicken

thighs (two boxes of four for £4 at CoŽƉͿ͕ ƉĂƐƚĂ͕ Ă ůŝƩ ůĞ ƐĂƵĐĞ ĂŶĚ ƐŽŵĞ ǀĞŐ shouldn’t cost more than about £3.50 ʹ ŐŽŽĚ ůƵĐŬ Į ŶĚŝŶŐ ƚǁŽ ĚĞĐĞŶƚ ŬĞďĂďƐ for that sort of money. As for the cooking, it really isn’t much of an obstacle. If a meal for one takes more than about half an hour to cook, then you aren’t doing it right. If the idea of taking an hour out of every day to cook gives you the screaming heebie jeebies, try cooking ĨĂƌ ƚŽŽ ŵƵĐŚ͕ ƚŚĞŶ ƉƵƫ ŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞƐƚ ŝŶ a Tupperware box and bunging it in the freezer. In this way you can cook a couple of days worth of food in the ƐĂŵĞ ĂŵŽƵŶƚ ŽĨ Ɵ ŵĞ͘ Don’t try the ‘But I don’t know how to cook’ argument either. You may not have been taught at home, when mummy and daddy were there to do it for you, but now that you’re an independent person there really is no excuse. How old are you now? 18? ϭϵ͍ ϮϬ͍ DĂŶ ƵƉ͊ /͛ŵ ƐƵƌĞ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ǇŽƵƌ housemates will be more than happy to show you what’s what. So there you have it - prove Hannah Cooper wrong, save some money and get healthy to boot. Consider yourself Į ƌŵůǇ Ɵ ĐŬĞĚ Žī ͘

Sticky BBQy Porky Goodness Concrete BBQ Gnome

Ingredients 4 tsp honey 1/2 tsp mild chilli powder 1 tbsp olive oil 1/4 tsp white wine vinegar

Method 1. First make the BBQ sauce by mixing the ketchup, garlic, mustard, honey, vinegar, and chilli powder in a bowl. Season with a bit of salt and pepper, ƵŶƟ ů ǇŽƵ ĂƌĞ ŚĂƉƉǇ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ Ň ĂǀŽƵƌ͘ Marinade the pork in half the sauce ƚŽ ůĞƚ ŝƚ ĂďƐŽƌď ƚŚĞ Ň ĂǀŽƵƌƐ͘ ^Ğƚ ĂƐŝĚĞ the remaining sauce for dipping later. 2. Parboil the potato wedges for 5-6 minutes, drain well, drizzle with the oil, season with salt and pepper, then ďĂŬĞ ĨŽƌ ϭϱͲϮϬ ŵŝŶƵƚĞƐ͕ ƵŶƟ ů ĐŽŽŬĞĚ through and crispy. Turn the potatoes ŚĂůĨǁĂǇ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŽŬŝŶŐ Ɵ ŵĞ͘

Concrete’s Cocktail of the Fortnight : Naughty Pina Colada Daniella Hadley

Student life is characterized by a endemic lack of money and one of the best places to make cuts is your food budget. Pork is one of the cheapest meats, but ƚŚĂƚ ĚŽĞƐŶ͛ƚ ŵĞĂŶ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ůĂĐŬƐ Ň ĂǀŽƵƌ͗ ƉŽƌŬ ĂďƐŽƌďƐ Ň ĂǀŽƵƌƐ ƌĞĂůůǇ ǁĞůů͕ ƐŽ ƚŚĞ ůŽŶŐĞƌ ǇŽƵ ŵĂƌŝŶĂĚĞ ŝƚ ƚŚĞ ƚĂƐƟ Ğƌ ŝƚ ǁŝůů ďĞ͊

1 pork chop 1 small baking potato, cut into wedges ϭͬϮ ƐŵĂůů ŐĂƌůŝĐ ĐůŽǀĞ͕ Į ŶĞůǇ ĐŚŽƉƉĞĚ 1/2 tsp English mustard 2 tbsp ketchup

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3. Meanwhile, preheat the grill and place the pork chop on a baking tray. Cook for 8-9 minutes, turning halfway ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ĂŶĚ ďĂƐƟ ŶŐ ĂƐ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚ͘ ůƚĞƌŶĂƟ ǀĞůǇ͕ ŝĨ ǇŽƵƌ ŽǀĞŶ ĂŶĚ Őƌŝůů are one and the same, you can pan fry the pork on a medium to high heat for roughly ten minutes. Ensure that the pork is cooked all the way through and the meat is white in the middle 4. Serve the BBQ pork with the potato wedges, using the remaining barbecue sauce for dipping.

So you like pina coladas. ŶĚ ŐĞƫ ŶŐ ĐĂƵŐŚƚ ŝŶ the rain. Screw the rain bit, nobody in their right mind enjoys that. But a pina colada? It tastes like the milkshakes you had as a child, but if you drink four it’ll be the best night you ever had and your worst morning. But the cocktail was fast becoming an average, older drink, not holding its own against the double vodka red bulls and sex on the beaches. That is, ƵŶƟ ů ŽŶĐƌĞƚĞ͛Ɛ ůĂƐƚ ƐŽĐŝĂů͗ ĐŽĐŬƚĂŝůƐ ŐĂůŽƌĞ͕ ŽƵƌ ĞǆƉĞƌŝŵĞŶƚĂƟ ŽŶ ďƌŽƵŐŚƚ us here. We now have a pina colada for you with a very naughty, student friendly twist.

Ingredients 2 measures of white rum 4 measures of pineapple juice 1 measure of coconut cream 1 measure of cream 1 measure of sambuca 1 measure of vodka

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Providing Hope For Latvia Get racing for EACH Fran Bradley

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,ŽƉĞ ĨŽƌ >ĂƚǀŝĂ ĂŝŵƐ ƚŽ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ĨƌĞƐŚ ĂŶĚ ĐƌĞĂƟǀĞ ƐŽůƵƟŽŶƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƚŽƵŐŚ ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐ ĨĂĐĞĚ ďǇ ƚŚŽƵƐĂŶĚƐ ŽĨ >ĂƚǀŝĂŶ ĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐ͘ ƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇ Ϯϭ͘ϰй ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ ŝŶ >ĂƚǀŝĂ ůŝǀĞ ďĞůŽǁ ƚŚĞ ƉŽǀĞƌƚǇ ůŝŶĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ĮŐƵƌĞ ƌŝƐĞƐ ƚŽ ϰϰ͘ϭй ĨŽƌ ĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐ ŽĨ ŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ ƚŚƌĞĞ͘ ůĞĂƌůǇ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ Ă ǀĂƐƚ ĂŵŽƵŶƚ ŽĨ ĚŝĸĐƵůƚǇ ĨŽƌ ĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐ ƚŽ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐ͕ ǁŝƚŚ ůŝƩůĞ ũŽď ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ Ͳ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƐƚĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ ϭ͕ϬϬϬ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ĂƉƉůǇŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ĞĂĐŚ ũŽď͘ ,ŽƉĞ ĨŽƌ >ĂƚǀŝĂ ŝƐ Ă ůŽĐĂů ĐŚĂƌŝƚǇ ƌƵŶ ďǇ /ŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ^ƚƵĚŝĞƐ ŐƌĂĚƵĂƚĞƐ :ŽŚŶ >ĞĞ͕ ĂǀĞ DĂƌĐƵƐ͕ &ƌĂŶ ƌĂĚůĞǇ ĂŶĚ ĚĞůĂ ĞĂŬŚŽƵƐĞ͕ ĂůŽŶŐƐŝĚĞ ƐŽŵĞ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ s ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ͘ :ŽŚŶ ǁĂƐ ƌĞĐĞŶƚůǇ ĂǁĂƌĚĞĚ Ă ƉůĂĐĞ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ sŽĚĂĨŽŶĞ &ŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶ͛Ɛ ϮϬϬϵ tŽƌůĚ ŽĨ ŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞ WƌŽŐƌĂŵŵĞ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚǇ ƚŽ ǁŽƌŬ ĨŽƌ Ă ĐŚĂƌŝƚǇ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐŚŽŝĐĞ ĨŽƌ ƚǁŽ ŵŽŶƚŚƐ͘ :ŽŚŶ ĐŚŽƐĞ ƚŽ ƵƐĞ ƚŚŝƐ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚǇ ƚŽ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ ƉƌŽŵŽƚĞ ,ŽƉĞ ĨŽƌ >ĂƚǀŝĂ͘ :ŽŚŶ ƐƚĂƌƚƐ ŚŝƐ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ ŽĨ WƌŽũĞĐƚ DĂŶĂŐĞƌ ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞůǇ ĂŶĚ ĂŝŵƐ ƚŽ ͞ůĂƵŶĐŚ ŽƵƌ ĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞ ƐƉŽŶƐŽƌƐŚŝƉ ŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞ͕ ƚƌĂŝŶ ŽƵƌ ǀŽůƵŶƚĞĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ ƚŚĞ ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ

Want to prove that you are the next Lewis Hamilton or Jenson ƵƩŽŶ͍ /Ĩ ƐŽ͕ ƚŚĞ , 'ƌĂŶĚ Wƌŝǆ ϮϬϭϬ͕ ŚĞůĚ ŽŶ ^ƵŶĚĂǇ ϭϭƚŚ Ɖƌŝů ĨƌŽŵ ϵ͘ϬϬĂŵ͕ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ǁĂǇ ƚŽ ĚŽ ƐŽ͘ ^ƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƐƚĂī ĂƌĞ ŝŶǀŝƚĞĚ ƚŽ ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƚĞ ŝŶ Ă ŽŶĞ ŚŽƵƌ ĐŚĂƌŝƚǇ ŬĂƌƚ 'ƌĂŶĚ Wƌŝǆ Ăƚ ůůŽƵŐŚ WĂƌŬ ZĂĐĞǁĂǇ ŶĞĂƌ ĞĐĐůĞƐ͕ ^ƵīŽůŬ͘ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĨŽƵƌƚŚ ĐŽŶƐĞĐƵƟǀĞ ǇĞĂƌ ƚŚĂƚ h ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ KůůǇ >ĂƌŬŝŶ ĂŶĚ ŚŝƐ ĮĂŶĐĠĞ͕ ůĂŝƌĞ ĂůůĂŵ͕ ŚĂǀĞ ŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĞĚ ƚŚŝƐ ĞǀĞŶƚ͕ ĞĂĐŚ ǇĞĂƌ ŝŶ ĂŝĚ ŽĨ Ă ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ĐŚĂƌŝƚǇ͘ WƌĞǀŝŽƵƐ ǇĞĂƌƐ͛ ĐŚĂƌŝƟĞƐ ŚĂǀĞ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ĂƐƚ ŶŐůŝĂŶ ŝƌ ŵďƵůĂŶĐĞ͕ ĂŶĐĞƌ ZĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ h< ĂŶĚ ƌŝƟƐŚ ,ĞĂƌƚ &ŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶ͕ ǁŝƚŚ άϱ͕ϬϬϬ ƌĂŝƐĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŽƚĂů͘ dŚŝƐ ǇĞĂƌ͛Ɛ ĐŚĂƌŝƚǇ͕ ĂƐƚ ŶŐůŝĂ͛Ɛ ŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͛Ɛ ,ŽƐƉŝĐĞƐ ;ƌĞĚ͘ ĐŚĂƌŝƚǇ ϭϬϲϵϮϴϰͿ͕ ǁĂƐ ĐŚŽƐĞŶ ĂƐ Ă ƌĞƐƵůƚ ŽĨ ǀŝĞǁŝŶŐ Ă ĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚĂƌǇ ĂďŽƵƚ ŚŽƐƉŝĐĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƐƚƌƵĐŬ Ă ĐŚŽƌĚ ǁŝƚŚ KůůǇ͕ ǁŚŽ ƐƚĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ͕ ͞ƚŚŝƐ ĐĂƵƐĞ ŝƐ ĂŶ ŝŶĐƌĞĚŝďůǇ ŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌǇ ĂŶĚ ǁŽŶĚĞƌĨƵů ŽŶĞ͕ ĂƐ

ŽƵƌ ĐŚĂƌŝƚǇ͘͟ :ŽŚŶ ǁĂƐ ĞǆƚƌĞŵĞůǇ ƐƚƌƵĐŬ ďǇ ƚŚĞ ĚĞƉƚŚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶ ŝŶ >ĂƚǀŝĂ͕ ƐƚĂƟŶŐ ͞/ ŚĂǀĞ ƌĞĐĞŶƚůǇ ƚĂŬĞŶ Ă ƚƌŝƉ ƚŽ >ĂƚǀŝĂ ĂŶĚ ƐĞĞŶ ĮƌƐƚ ŚĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ ƚŚĞƌĞ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĂƌĞ ƋƵŝƚĞ ŚŽƌƌĞŶĚŽƵƐ͕ ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůǇ ƐŝŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĐĞƐƐŝŽŶ͘͟ tĞ ĂƌĞ ůŽŽŬŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ ƚŚĞ ŝŶƉƵƚ ĨƌŽŵ ůŽĐĂů ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ǁĞ ǁĂŶƚ ƚŽ ďĞ ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ >ĂƚǀŝĂŶ ĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ĂŵƉůĞ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ ƚŽ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶƐ͘ tĞ ĂƌĞ ĂůǁĂǇƐ ůŽŽŬŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ŶĞǁ ĂŶĚ ĞǆĐŝƟŶŐ ǁĂǇƐ ŽĨ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐ ŽƵƌ ĨƵŶĚƌĂŝƐŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ůŽŽŬ ƚŽ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ ƉƌŽŵŽƚĞ ,ŽƉĞ ĨŽƌ >ĂƚǀŝĂ ŽŶ ĐĂŵƉƵƐ͘͟ &Žƌ ŵŽƌĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ǀŝƐŝƚ ŽƵƌ ǁĞďƐŝƚĞ͗ ǁǁǁ͘ŚŽƉĞĨŽƌůĂƚǀŝĂ͘ŽƌŐ Žƌ ĐŽŶƚĂĐƚ :ŽŚŶ >ĞĞ ŽŶ Ϭϳϳϰϲϴϱϱϭϭϰ͕ ũŽŚŶůĞĞΛŚŽƉĞĨŽƌůĂƚǀŝĂ͘ ŽƌŐ ͘

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/ƉƐǁŝĐŚ ŝŶ ^ƵīŽůŬ͘ tĞ ŚĞůƉ ůŽĐĂů ůŝĨĞͲƚŚƌĞĂƚĞŶĞĚ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ĞŵŽƟŽŶĂů ĂŶĚ ƉŚǇƐŝĐĂů ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐ ƚŚĞǇ ĨĂĐĞ ďǇ ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ ĞǆƉĞƌƚ ĐĂƌĞ ĂŶĚ Ă ƌĂŶŐĞ ŽĨ ŽƚŚĞƌ ĞƐƐĞŶƟĂů ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ŝŶ Ă ŚŽŵĞͲĨƌŽŵͲŚŽŵĞ ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ͕ Žƌ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵĨŽƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŽǁŶ ŚŽŵĞ͘ Ɛ Ă ĐŚĂƌŝƚǇ͕ ǁĞ ƌĞůǇ ŽŶ ƉƵďůŝĐ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ŵĂũŽƌŝƚǇ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ŝŶĐŽŵĞ ŽĨ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ άϱ͘ϴŵŝůůŝŽŶ Ă ǇĞĂƌ͖ ŝĨ ƚŚĞ , 'ƌĂŶĚ Wƌŝǆ ƌĂŝƐĞƐ άϮ͕ϬϬϬ ǁĞ ǁŝůů ďĞ ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ŽǀĞƌ ϯϬ ƐĞƐƐŝŽŶƐ ŽĨ ŵƵƐŝĐ ƚŚĞƌĂƉǇ ƚŽ Ă ĐŚŝůĚ Žƌ ĨĂŵŝůǇ ŵĞŵďĞƌ͘ tĞ ĂƌĞ ĚĞůŝŐŚƚĞĚ ƚŽ ŚĞĂƌ KůůǇ ĂŶĚ ůĂŝƌĞ ŚĂǀĞ ĐŚŽƐĞŶ ƚŽ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ , ƚŚŝƐ ǇĞĂƌ ĂŶĚ ǁĞ ƌĞĂůůǇ ĂƉƉƌĞĐŝĂƚĞ ĂŶǇ ŚĞůƉ ǇŽƵ ĐĂŶ ŐŝǀĞ ƚŚĞŵ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚŝƐ ĞǀĞŶƚ͘͟ dŽ ďŽŽŬ ǇŽƵƌ ƚĞĂŵ ƚŽĚĂǇ͕ ƉůĞĂƐĞ ĞŵĂŝů KůůǇ >ĂƌŬŝŶ Ăƚ Ž͘ůĂƌŬŝŶΛƵĞĂ͘ĂĐ͘ƵŬ Žƌ ĐĂůů Śŝŵ ŽŶ Ϭϳϴϰϳϭϰϭϰϯϭ͘

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TUESDAY 26th JANUARY 2010

LIFESTYLE 21

Confessions of Students: careerist or idealistic? a UEA Sam Lewis investigates the prospects for graduates in the new decade. student Guilty of mindless munching, Adam Fenwick admits to his late-night cravings. / Ăŵ ŐƵĞƐƐŝŶŐ ǁĞ ŚĂǀĞ Ăůů ďĞĞŶ ƐƵďũĞĐƚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ďĞĂƵƚǇ ŽĨ ŵŝĚŶŝŐŚƚ ŵƵŶĐŚŝŶŐ͖ ƚŚĞ ĂŶƟ ĐƐ ƐŽ ŽŌ ĞŶ ĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƌĂǀĞŶŽƵƐ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĐŽŵĞ ŚĂŶĚ ŝŶ ŚĂŶĚ ǁŝƚŚ ĞǆĐĞƐƐŝǀĞ ĂůĐŽŚŽů ŝŶƚĂŬĞ͘ dŚĞ ƉŚƌĂƐĞ ͚ŵƵŶĐŚŝĞƐ͛ ƌĞĨĞƌƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĚĞůƵĚĞĚ ƐƚĂƚĞ ŽĨ ŚƵŶŐĞƌ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ƐŽ ŽŌ ĞŶ ƐĂƟ ƐĮ ĞĚ ďǇ ƌĂŝĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĨƌŝĚŐĞ Ăƚ ϯĂŵ͘ &Žƌ ŵĞ ƚŚŝƐ ŵĞĂŶƚ͕ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ ŵǇ ĨƌĞƐŚĞƌ ǇĞĂƌ͕ ƚŚĂƚ ŶĞǀĞƌͲĞŶĚŝŶŐ ǁĂůŬ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŶĞĂƌĞƐƚ ƐƵƉĞƌŵĂƌŬĞƚ͕ ĨŽĐƵƐŝŶŐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ďƌŝŐŚƚ ŐůŽǁ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ͚dĞƐĐŽ͛ ůŽŐŽ ƚŚĂƚ ŐƌĂĚƵĂůůǇ ŐŽƚ ďŝŐŐĞƌ ĂƐ / ƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐĞĚ ĚŽǁŶ ůƵĞďĞůů ZŽĂĚ͘ ϳϬ WŽƚ EŽŽĚůĞƐ ĂŶĚ ϭϬϬ ĞŐŐ ĂŶĚ ĐƌĞƐƐ ƐĂŶĚǁŝĐŚĞƐ ůĂƚĞƌ͕ / ƐŽŽŶ ƌĞĂůŝƐĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ / ŚĂĚ ƐƉĞŶƚ ŚĂůĨ ŽĨ ŵǇ ůŽĂŶ ŽŶ ƚŚĞƐĞ ŵŝĚŶŝŐŚƚ ĨĞĂƐƚƐ͘

ƋƵĂůůǇ͕ ƚŚĞ ĂƌĚƵŽƵƐ ǁĂůŬ ĨƌŽŵ DĞƌĐǇ ƚŽ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵĂŶǇ ƚĂŬĞĂǁĂǇƐ ŽŶ WƌŝŶĐĞ ŽĨ tĂůĞƐ ZŽĂĚ Ăƚ ĐůŽƐŝŶŐ Ɵ ŵĞ ŝƐ ƐƵďũĞĐƚ ƚŽ ŵĂŶǇ Ă ŵƵŶĐŚĞƌ͘ /ƚ͛Ɛ ŶŽƚ ĂůǁĂǇƐ Ă ƉƌĞƩ Ǉ ƐŝŐŚƚ͕ ǁŝƚŚ ĐŚĞĞƐǇ ĐŚŝƉƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĐůĂƐƐŝĐ ŬĞďĂď ŝŶ ŚŝŐŚ ĚĞŵĂŶĚ͘ / ƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌ ǁŝƚŶĞƐƐŝŶŐ ŽŶĞ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ ĚƌŽƉ ƚŚĞŝƌ ďŽǆ ŽĨ ĐŚŝƉƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƉĂǀĞŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ŚĂƐƟ ůǇ ǁŽůĨ ƚŚĞŵ ĚŽǁŶ ŽŶĐĞ ƐĂĨĞůǇ ƌĞĐŽǀĞƌĞĚ ĂŶĚ ďĂĐŬ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ďŽǆ ;ŶŽƚ ƚŚŝƐ ŚƵŵďůĞ ǁƌŝƚĞƌ͕ ŽĨ ĐŽƵƌƐĞ͊Ϳ͘ EŽĐƚƵƌŶĂů ŶŽƐŚŝŶŐ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ Ă ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ĞǆĐƵƐĞ ƚŽ ƉƵƚ Žī ƚŚĞ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚ ƌĞĂĚŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌůǇ ŵŽƌŶŝŶŐ ƐĞŵŝŶĂƌ͕ ĂŶĚ ǇŽƵ͛ƌĞ ƐƵƌĞ ƚŽ ƐƚƵŵďůĞ ĂĐƌŽƐƐ Ă ĐŽŶŐƌĞŐĂƟ ŽŶ ŽĨ ĨĞĂƐƚĞƌƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŬŝƚĐŚĞŶ͘ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ƵƐƵĂůůǇ Ă ŵŽƌĞ ƐŽƉŚŝƐƟ ĐĂƚĞĚ Ăī Ăŝƌ͕ ĂŶĚ ƌĂƚŚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ Į ŶŝƐŚŝŶŐ Žī ƚŚĞ ƌĞŵĂŝŶƐ ŽĨ ŵǇ ĐƵƉďŽĂƌĚ Ă ƐŝŵƉůĞ EĂĐŚŽƐ ƌĞĐŝƉĞ ŝƐ ĂůǁĂǇƐ Ă ǁŝŶŶĞƌ ʹ ŽŶĞ ďĂŐ ŽĨ dĞƐĐŽ sĂůƵĞ ƚŽƌƟ ůůĂ ĐŚŝƉƐ͕ Ă ŚĂŶĚĨƵů ŽĨ ŐƌĂƚĞĚ ĐŚĞĞƐĞ ĂŶĚ Ă ƉŽƚ ŽĨ ƐƉŝĐǇ ĚŝƉ ƚƵƌŶƐ ŝŶƚŽ Ă ĚĞůŝĐŝŽƵƐ ŵŝĚŶŝŐŚƚ ŵĞĂů͘ tŚĞƚŚĞƌ ǇŽƵ ƐĐŽī ĚŽǁŶ ƚŚĞ ǇŽŐŚƵƌƚƐ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ďĂĐŬ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĨƌŝĚŐĞ Žƌ Į ŶŝƐŚ Žī Ă ƉŝǌǌĂ ĂŌ Ğƌ Ă ŶŝŐŚƚ ŽƵƚ ŝŶ ƚŽǁŶ͕ ŵŝĚŶŝŐŚƚ ŵƵŶĐŚŝŶŐ ŝƐ Ă ĚŝƌƚǇ ŚĂďŝƚ͕ ďƵƚ ĨƌĂŶŬůǇ / ĚŽŶ͛ƚ ƉůĂŶ ŽŶ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ƵƉ ƚŚŽƐĞ ƚĂƐƚǇ ďĞĚƟ ŵĞ ƐŶĂĐŬƐ͘

ĂĐŬ ŝŶ ^ĞƉƚĞŵďĞƌ͕ ĂŶ ĂƌƟ ĐůĞ ǁĂƐ ƉƵďůŝƐŚĞĚ ĂďŽƵƚ Ă ũŽďůĞƐƐ ,ŝƐƚŽƌǇ ŐƌĂĚƵĂƚĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ ŽĨ <ĞŶƚ ǁŚŽ ƉŽƵŶĚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƌĞĞƚƐ ŽĨ >ŽŶĚŽŶ ĂĚǀĞƌƟ ƐŝŶŐ ŚŝŵƐĞůĨ͘ dŚŝƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚ ĚƌĞƐƐŝŶŐ ĂƐ Ă ĐŝƚǇ ǁŽƌŬĞƌ ŝŶ Ă ƉŝŶƐƚƌŝƉĞ ƐƵŝƚ͕ ďƵƚ ůĞƐƐ ĐŽŶǀĞŶƟ ŽŶĂůůǇ ǁĞĂƌŝŶŐ Ă ƐĂŶĚǁŝĐŚ ďŽĂƌĚ ƉůĞĂĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ďĞ ŝŶƚĞƌǀŝĞǁĞĚ͘ EŽǁ͕ ǁŚŝůƐƚ ƚŚŝƐ ǁĂƐŶ͛ƚ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ŽďǀŝŽƵƐ ǁĂǇ ŽĨ ŐŽŝŶŐ ĂďŽƵƚ ũŽď ŚƵŶƟ ŶŐ͕ ĂǀŝĚ ZŽǁĞ ǁĂƐ ƉƌĂŝƐĞĚ ĨŽƌ ŚŝƐ ŝŶŶŽǀĂƟ ŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŚŝƌĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ĚĂǇ͘ ^Ž ǁŚĂƚ ĚŽĞƐ ƚŚŝƐ ƚĞůů ƵƐ ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂƚĞ ŽĨ Ăī ĂŝƌƐ ǁĞ ĐĂŶ ĞǆƉĞĐƚ ǁŚĞŶ ǁĞ ŐƌĂĚƵĂƚĞ͍ tŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ĞǆƚĞŶƐŝǀĞ ŐƌŽǁƚŚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŶƵŵďĞƌ ŽĨ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ĂƩ ĞŶĚŝŶŐ ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĨĂĐƚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌŝůǇ Ă ĐŽŵƉĂƌĂďůĞ ƌŝƐĞ ŝŶ ŐƌĂĚƵĂƚĞͲůĞǀĞů ũŽďƐ͕ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ Ă ďůĞĂŬ ŽŶĞ͍ /Ĩ ƉŽƐƚŐƌĂĚƵĂƚĞ ƐƚƵĚǇ ŝƐŶ͛ƚ ĨŽƌ ǇŽƵ ĂŶĚ ǇŽƵ ĂƌĞ ĞĂŐĞƌ ƚŽ ĞŶƚĞƌ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ ǁŽƌůĚ͕ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƉƌŽďĂďůǇ ĂďŽƵƚ Ɵ ŵĞ ƚŽ ƐƚĂƌƚ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌŝŶŐ ǇŽƵƌ ŽƉƟ ŽŶƐ͘ ƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚŝƐ ĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ ĚŽǁŶƚƵƌŶ͕ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟ ĞƐ ŵĂǇ ďĞ ůŝŵŝƚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ŚĂǀĞ ĞǀĞŶ ďĞĞŶ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚ Ăƚ ĂŶ Ăůů Ɵ ŵĞ ůŽǁ͘ ,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ĂƐ ǁĞ ƐƚĂƌƚ ƚŽ ŵŽǀĞ ďĞǇŽŶĚ ƚŚĞƐĞ Ɵ ŵĞƐ ŽĨ ƵŶĐĞƌƚĂŝŶƚǇ͕ ƚŚĞ ǀĂůƵĞ ŽĨ Ă ĚĞŐƌĞĞ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ŶŽƚ ďĞ ƵŶĚĞƌŵŝŶĞĚ͘ ƉŽůů ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ tŽƌŬ ĂŶĚ WĞŶƐŝŽŶƐ ƌĞǀĞĂůĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ϳͬϭϬ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĞƐ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶ ƚŚĂƚ Ă ĚĞŐƌĞĞ ƐƚƌŽŶŐůǇ ĞŶŚĂŶĐĞƐ ƚŚĞ ĞŵƉůŽǇĂďŝůŝƚǇ ŽĨ Ă ĐĂŶĚŝĚĂƚĞ͘ ůƚŚŽƵŐŚ͕ ŝƚ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ŶŽƚ ďĞ ĂƐƐƵŵĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ Ă ĚĞŐƌĞĞ ŝƐ ŝŶ

ƐŽŵĞ ǁĂǇ Ă ŐŽůĚĞŶ ŬĞǇ ƚŚĂƚ ŽƉĞŶƐ ŵƵůƟ ƉůĞ ĚŽŽƌƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ƚŚĂƚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞ ŽŶ ǇŽƵƌ s ƚŽ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ǇŽƵƌ ĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟ ŽŶ͘ tŝƚŚ ϮϮϬ͕ϬϬϬ ŐƌĂĚƵĂƚĞƐ ũŽŝŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ũŽď

ŵĂƌŬĞƚ ŝŶ ϮϬϬϴͲϵ͕ ĐŽŵƉĞƟ Ɵ ŽŶ ŝƐ ŚĞĂůƚŚǇ ĂŶĚ ǇŽƵ ŶĞĞĚ ƚŽ ĚŽ ĂƐ ŵƵĐŚ ĂƐ ƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ ƚŽ ƐƚĂŶĚ ŽƵƚ͘ dŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ Ğī ĞĐƟ ǀĞ ǁĂǇ ƚŽ ĂĐŚŝĞǀĞ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ ǀŝĂ ǁŽƌŬ ĞǆƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ŝŶƚĞƌŶƐŚŝƉƐ͘ dŚĞƐĞ ĂƌĞ ƵƐƵĂůůǇ

ŚĂƌĚ ƚŽ ĐŽŵĞ ďǇ͕ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ŵĂǇ ďĞ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ƐĂǇŝŶŐ ͞ŝƚ ŝƐŶ͛ƚ ĂďŽƵƚ ǁŚĂƚ ǇŽƵ ŬŶŽǁ ďƵƚ ǁŚŽ ǇŽƵ ŬŶŽǁ͟ ŝƐ ĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞ͘ dŚŝƐ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ŶŽƚ ĚĞƚĞƌ ǇŽƵ͕ ƚŚŽƵŐŚ͕ ĂƐ ƚŚĞǇ ĂƌĞ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŶŽ ŚĂƌŵ ŝŶ ĂƉƉůǇŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ĂŶǇƚŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ŐŽŝŶŐ͘ tŚĞƚŚĞƌ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ ŽŶ Ă ůŽĐĂů Žƌ ŶĂƟ ŽŶĂů ƐĐĂůĞ͕ ŝƚ ĐĂŶ ŐŝǀĞ ǇŽƵ Ă ǀĂůƵĂďůĞ ŝŵƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌŬƉůĂĐĞ ĂŶĚ ŚĞůƉ ǇŽƵ ĚĞĐŝĚĞ ŽŶ Ă ĨƵƚƵƌĞ ĐĂƌĞĞƌ ƉĂƚŚ͘ dŚĞ h ĂƌĞĞƌƐ ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ ŝƐ Ă ŐŽŽĚ ƉůĂĐĞ ƚŽ ŐĞƚ ƚŚĞ ďĂůů ƌŽůůŝŶŐ͖ ƚŚĞǇ ĂƌĞ ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ŝŶĨŽƌŵ ǇŽƵ ŽĨ ĂŶǇ ǁŽƌŬ ƉůĂĐĞŵĞŶƚƐ ŐŽŝŶŐ ŝŶ ǇŽƵƌ ĐŚŽƐĞŶ Į ĞůĚ ĂŶĚ ĐĂŶ ŚĞůƉ ǁŝƚŚ ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ Ă s ŝĨ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚ͘ sŝƐŝƟ ŶŐ ǇŽƵƌ ĂĚǀŝƐŽƌ ĐŽƵůĚ ďĞ ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ŽƉƟ ŽŶ ŝĨ ǇŽƵ ĂƌĞ ĂŌ Ğƌ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ƐƵďũĞĐƚͲƐƉĞĐŝĮ Đ͕ Žƌ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ŵĂŶǇ ǁĂǇƐ ƚŽ ĂƉƉůǇ ŽŶůŝŶĞ ďǇ ƐĞĞŬŝŶŐ ŽƵƚ Ă ƉĂƌƟ ĐƵůĂƌ ĞŵƉůŽǇĞƌ͘ &Žƌ ƚŚŽƐĞ ǁŚŽ ƌĞŵĂŝŶ ĐůƵĞůĞƐƐ ĂďŽƵƚ ůŝĨĞ ĂŌ Ğƌ ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ͕ DŝůŬƌŽƵŶĚ͘ ĐŽŵ ŽƉĞƌĂƚĞƐ Ă ŚĂŶĚǇ ĞŵĂŝů ĂůĞƌƚ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŬĞĞƉƐ ǇŽƵ ƵƉ ƚŽ ĚĂƚĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ ŽƉĞŶŝŶŐƐ͘ KŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ǁĞďƐŝƚĞ ǇŽƵ ĐĂŶ ĂůƐŽ Į ŶĚ Ă ĨƵůů ůŝƐƚ ŽĨ ŐƌĂĚƵĂƚĞ ĞŵƉůŽǇĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ Ă ƐĞĐƟ ŽŶ Ɵ ƚůĞĚ ͚ǁŚĂƚ ĐĂŶ / ĚŽ ǁŝƚŚ ŵǇ ĚĞŐƌĞĞ͍͕͛ ǁŚĞƌĞ ŝƚ ĚĞƚĂŝůƐ ƉƌŽƐƉĞĐƚƐ ƐƉĞĐŝĮ Đ ƚŽ Ăůů ŬŝŶĚƐ ŽĨ ĂƌĞĂƐ͘ tŝƚŚ Ă ŵĞĚŝĂŶ ŐƌĂĚƵĂƚĞ ƐĂůĂƌǇ ŽĨ άϮϱ͕ϬϬϬ ŝŶ ϮϬϬϵ͕ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ ĞŶŽƵŐŚ ƚŽ ŵŽƟ ǀĂƚĞ ĂŶǇ ũŽďůĞƐƐ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ ŝŶƚŽ Į ŶĚŝŶŐ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ƐƵŝƚƐ ǇŽƵ͘ hŶůŝŬĞ ŽƵƌ ƉƌĞĚĞĐĞƐƐŽƌƐ͕ ŽŶĞ ƚŚŝŶŐ ǁĞ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶ ĂďŽƵƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚ

ǁŚŝůƐƚ Ă ũŽď ŵĂǇ ŶŽƚ ďĞ ŐƵĂƌĂŶƚĞĞĚ͕ ĚĞďƚ ŝƐ͘ ƌŽĂĚůǇ ƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐ͕ ŝŶ ƌĞĐĞŶƚ ǇĞĂƌƐ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ĂŶ ĂƐƐƵŵƉƟ ŽŶ ƚŚĂƚ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ĂƐƉŝƌĞ ƚŽ ͚ďŝŐ ĐŝƚǇ͛ ůŝǀŝŶŐ͕ ŚĞĂĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƉŝƚĂů ĨŽƌ ŝƚƐ ƉĂĐĞ ĂŶĚ ŐůĂŵŽƵƌ͘ dŚĞ ůƵƌĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŝƚǇ ůŝĨĞƐƚǇůĞ ŶŽǁ ƐĞĞŵƐ ƵŶƌĞĂĐŚĂďůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚĞďƚ ŽĨ ĂŶǇƚŚŝŶŐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ άϭϱͲϮϱ͕ϬϬϬ ůŽŽŵŝŶŐ ŽǀĞƌ ŽƵƌ ŚĞĂĚƐ͘ tĞ ŵĂǇ ůŽŽŬ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŵĞĚŝĂ ƚŽ ƉůĂĐĞ ƚŚĞ ďůĂŵĞ ŽŶ ĐƌĞĂƟ ŶŐ ƚŚŝƐ ŝĚĞĂůŝƐƟ Đ Į ǆĂƟ ŽŶ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƉĞƌŚĂƉƐ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ďĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐ ƚŽ ǁŝƚŶĞƐƐ ĂŶ ĞŶĚ ƚŽ ƚŚŝƐ ƚƌĞŶĚ͘ dŚŝƐ ŵĂǇ ƐƵŐŐĞƐƚ ǁĞ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ůŽŽŬ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ ĂĮ ĞůĚ͕ ĂŶĚ ĂƐ >ŽŶĚŽŶ ůŝǀŝŶŐ ĐŽƐƚƐ ƐŽĂƌ ĂŶĚ ŐƌĂĚƵĂƚĞ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟ ĞƐ ĚŝƉ͕ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƌĞŐŝŽŶƐ ĂƌĞ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƌŝƐĞ͘ /ƚ ŝƐ ƚŚŽƵŐŚƚ ŵĂŶǇ ũŽďƐ ŶŽǁ ůŝĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ EŽƌƚŚ ŽĨ ŶŐůĂŶĚ ĂŶĚ ŐƌĂĚƵĂƚĞƐ ĂƌĞ ŵƵĐŚ ŵŽƌĞ ůŝŬĞůǇ ƚŽ ƐĞĐƵƌĞ Ă ũŽď ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƉƵďůŝĐ ƐĞĐƚŽƌ͕ ĂƐ ŽƉƉŽƐĞĚ ƚŽ ŝŶ ŵĞĚŝĂ Žƌ Į ŶĂŶĐĞ͘ Ɛ ǁĞ ĞŶƚĞƌ ƚŚŝƐ ŶĞǁ ĚĞĐĂĚĞ ŝƚ ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůǇ ŝƐŶ͛ƚ Ăůů ĚŽŽŵ ĂŶĚ ŐůŽŽŵ͘ dŚĞ ĂĚǀĂŶƚĂŐĞƐ ŽĨ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ Ă ĚĞŐƌĞĞ ƐƟ ůů ǀĂƐƚůǇ ŽƵƚǁĞŝŐŚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƐƚƐ͕ ďƵƚ ǁŝƚŚ ƐƟ ī ĐŽŵƉĞƟ Ɵ ŽŶ͕ ŝƚ ŵŝŐŚƚ ďĞ ĂŶ ŝĚĞĂ ƚŽ ĐŽŶƟ ŶƵĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƟ ŶŐ ŽƵƌ ĐŽī ĞĞ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ƐŬŝůůƐ͘

“The Higher Education Statistics Agency found that three-quarters of female graduates had secured a job within the first six months of leaving university, compared to only two-thirds of their male counterparts.”

Wiki wild wild west Sam Gillespie reveals all there is to know about the wonders of Wikipedia. tŝŬŝƉĞĚŝĂ ǁĂƐ ĨŽƵŶĚĞĚ ďǇ ƚǁŽ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ ĞŶƚƌĞƉƌĞŶĞƵƌƐ ŶŝŶĞ ǇĞĂƌƐ ĂŐŽ ĂŶĚ ŚĂƐ ďĞĐŽŵĞ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ǁŝĚĞůǇ ǀŝƐŝƚĞĚ ǁĞďƐŝƚĞƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĞƚ͘ ĂĐŬ ŝŶ ϮϬϬϭ͕ ŵŽƐƚ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ƚŚŽƵŐŚƚ tŝŬŝƉĞĚŝĂ ǁĂƐ Ă ǁĂĐŬǇ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ƚŚĂƚ ǁŽƵůĚ Ăƚ ďĞƐƚ ĞŶĚ ƵƉ ďĞŝŶŐ Ă ƋƵŝƌŬǇ ŽŶůŝŶĞ ĞŶĐǇĐůŽƉĞĚŝĂ͘ /ƚ ŶŽǁ ŚĂƐ ŽǀĞƌ ϭϰ ŵŝůůŝŽŶ ĂƌƟ ĐůĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ͛Ɛ ůĂƌŐĞƐƚ ĂŶĚ ŵŽƐƚ ǀŝƐŝƚĞĚ ƌĞĨĞƌĞŶĐŝŶŐ ǁĞďƐŝƚĞ͘ /Ŷ ƚŚĞ h< ŝƚ ƚĂŬĞƐ ŶŝŶƚŚ ƉůĂĐĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ƐƵƌĨĞĚ ƐŝƚĞƐ͕ ďĞĂƟ ŶŐ ŽƚŚĞƌ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĞƚ ŐŝĂŶƚƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ dǁŝƩ Ğƌ ĂŶĚ ŵĂǌŽŶ͘ dŚĞ ƉƌĞŵŝƐĞ ǁĂƐ ƐŝŵƉůĞ͗ ĂŶ ĞŶĐǇĐůŽƉĞĚŝĂ ƚŚĂƚ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ĞĚŝƚĞĚ ďǇ ƉƌĂĐƟ ĐĂůůǇ ĂŶǇŽŶĞ͘ dŚĞ ƌĂŶŐĞ ŽĨ ƚŽƉŝĐƐ ĨŽƵŶĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ǁĞďƐŝƚĞ ŝƐ ƐƚĂŐŐĞƌŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ĂƌƟ ĐůĞƐ ŽŶ ĂŶǇƚŚŝŶŐ͕ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ

ĞĐŽŶŽŵǇ ŽĨ ŚŝŶĂ ƚŽ Ă ůŝƐƚ ŽĨ ŝŶǀĞŶƚŽƌƐ ŬŝůůĞĚ ďǇ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŽǁŶ ŝŶǀĞŶƟ ŽŶƐ͘ /ŶĐŝĚĞŶƚĂůůǇ͕ ƚŚĞ ƉŚƌĂƐĞ ͚tŝŬŝƉĞĚŝĂ ŝƚ͛ ŚĂƐ ďĞĐŽŵĞ ĂƐ ƐǇŶŽŶǇŵŽƵƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĞƚ ĂƐ ƵƉĚĂƟ ŶŐ ǇŽƵƌ &ĂĐĞďŽŽŬ ƐƚĂƚƵƐ Žƌ 'ŽŽŐůŝŶŐ͘ ,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ŝƚƐ ŽƉĞŶŶĞƐƐ ŚĂƐ ůĞĚ ƚŽ ŵƵĐŚ ĐƌŝƟ ĐŝƐŵ͘ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ ůĞĐƚƵƌĞƌƐ ĂƌĞ ŽŌ ĞŶ ƐŚŽǁŶ ƚŽ ĚĞƐƉŝƐĞ ŝƚ ;ŚŽǁ ŵĂŶǇ Ɵ ŵĞƐ ƐŝŶĐĞ ĐŽŵŝŶŐ ƚŽ h ŚĂǀĞ ǇŽƵ ŚĞĂƌĚ Žƌ ƌĞĂĚ ƚŚĞ ƉŚƌĂƐĞ ͞tŝŬŝƉĞĚŝĂ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ŶŽƚ ďĞ ƵƐĞĚ ĂƐ Ă ƐŽƵƌĐĞ͍͟Ϳ͘ /ƚ ŝƐ ǁŽƌƚŚ ŵĞŶƟ ŽŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ tŝŬŝƉĞĚŝĂ ĐŽͲĨŽƵŶĚĞƌƐ ƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐ ĂĐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ŶŽƚ ďĞ ƵƐĞĚ ĂƐ Ă ƉƌŝŵĂƌǇ ƐŽƵƌĐĞ ĨŽƌ ƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ͘ sĂŶĚĂůŝƐŵ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ Ă ŵĂũŽƌ ƉƌŽďůĞŵ͕ ǁŝƚŚ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ĞĚŝƟ ŶŐ ĂƌƟ ĐůĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ĨĂůƐĞ ĂŶĚ ŽŌ ĞŶ Žī ĞŶƐŝǀĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟ ŽŶ͘

tŚĂƚ ŝƐ ƚŽ ƐƚŽƉ ǇŽƵ ĨƌŽŵ ĂůƚĞƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƉĂŐĞ ŽŶ h ƚŽ ƐĂǇ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ŚĂƐ Ϯϴ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ďĂƐĞĚ ŝŶ sĞŶĞǌƵĞůĂ͍ ǀĂŶĚĂůŝƐŵ ƉŚĞŶŽŵĞŶŽŶ ƚŚĂƚ ƉůĂŐƵĞƐ ƚŚĞ ǁĞďƐŝƚĞ ŝƐ ͚ĚĞĂƚŚ ďǇ tŝŬŝƉĞĚŝĂ͛͘ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ǁŚĞƌĞ ĨĂŵŽƵƐ Į ŐƵƌĞƐ ĂƌĞ ƉƌŽĐůĂŝŵĞĚ ĚĞĂĚ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ǁĞďƐŝƚĞ ǁŚĞŶ ƚŚĞǇ ĂƌĞ ĂĐƚƵĂůůǇ ƐƟ ůů ĂůŝǀĞ͕ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ǀŝĐƟ ŵƐ ďĞŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ǁĞůůͲŬŶŽǁŶ ds ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞƌ sĞƌŶŽŶ <ĂǇ͘ &ŽƵŶĚĞƌƐ ŽĨ tŝŬŝƉĞĚŝĂ ƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ŽƉĞŶŶĞƐƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐŝƚĞ ĂŌ Ğƌ ĂŶ ŝŶĐŝĚĞŶƚ ŝŶǀŽůǀŝŶŐ ĂŶ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ ũŽƵƌŶĂůŝƐƚ :ŽŚŶ ^ĞŝŐĞŶƚŚĂůĞƌ͕ ǁŚŽ ǁĂƐ ƐƵďũĞĐƚ ƚŽ Ă ŚŽĂǆ ĂƌƟ ĐůĞ ĐůĂŝŵŝŶŐ ŚĞ ŚĂĚ ďĞĞŶ ƐƵƐƉĞĐƚĞĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĂƐƐĂƐƐŝŶĂƟ ŽŶ ŽĨ :ŽŚŶ &͘ <ĞŶŶĞĚǇ͘ dŚĞ ŝŶĐŝĚĞŶƚ ĐĂƵƐĞĚ ǁŝĚĞƐƉƌĞĂĚ ƋƵĞƐƟ ŽŶŝŶŐ ďǇ ƚŚĞ h^ ŵĞĚŝĂ ĂďŽƵƚ

ƚŚĞ ƌĞůŝĂďŝůŝƚǇ ŽĨ tŝŬŝƉĞĚŝĂ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĨŽƵŶĚĞƌƐ ƌĞĂĐƚĞĚ ďǇ ďĂƌƌŝŶŐ Ăůů ƵŶͲ ƌĞŐŝƐƚĞƌĞĚ ƵƐĞƌƐ ĨƌŽŵ ĐƌĞĂƟ ŶŐ ŶĞǁ ĂƌƟ ĐůĞƐ͘ ĞƐƉŝƚĞ ƚŚĞ ƋƵĞƐƟ ŽŶƐ ĂďŽƵƚ ŝƚƐ ƌĞůŝĂďŝůŝƚǇ ĂŶĚ ůĞŐŝƟ ŵĂĐǇ͕ tŝŬŝƉĞĚŝĂ ǁŝůů ƐƟ ůů ďĞ ƵƐĞĚ ďǇ ŵĂŶǇ ĂƐ Ă ƐŽƵƌĐĞ ŽĨ ǀĂůƵĂďůĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟ ŽŶ͘ /ƚ ǁŝůů ƉƌŽďĂďůǇ ďĞ ƚŚĞ ƐĂǀŝŽƵƌ ĨŽƌ ƚŚŽƐĞ ŽĨ ǇŽƵ ĚĞƐƉĞƌĂƚĞůǇ ǁƌŝƟ ŶŐ ĂŶ ĞƐƐĂǇ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌůǇ ŚŽƵƌƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƌŶŝŶŐ͘ :ƵƐƚ ďĞ ƐƵƌĞ ŶŽƚ ƚŽ ĂĚĚ ŝƚ ƚŽ ǇŽƵƌ ďŝďůŝŽŐƌĂƉŚǇ͊

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TUESDAY 26th JANUARY 2010

Canary Corner ĞŶ &ƌŝƚŚ ^ŽŵĞƟŵĞƐ ĂƐ Ă ĨŽŽƚďĂůů ĨĂŶ ǇŽƵ ǁŝƚŶĞƐƐ ĞǀĞŶƚƐ ƚŚĂƚ ǇŽƵ ǁŝůů ŶĞǀĞƌ ĨŽƌŐĞƚ͕ ĞǀĞŶ ŝĨ ŵŽƐƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŵ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞ ƉĞŶĂůƚǇ ƐŚŽŽƚŽƵƚƐ ĨƌŽŵ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů ƚŽƵƌŶĂŵĞŶƚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉĂƐƚ͘ KŶ ƵŐƵƐƚ ϴ ϮϬϬϵ͕ EŽƌǁŝĐŚ ďĞŐĂŶ ůŝĨĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƚŚŝƌĚ ƟĞƌ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ϳͲϭ ŚŽŵĞ ƐůĂƵŐŚƚĞƌŝŶŐ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ŚĂŶĚƐ ŽĨ WĂƵů >ĂŵďĞƌƚ͛Ɛ ŽůĐŚĞƐƚĞƌ ŽƵƞŝƚ͘ ŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ĨƌĞŶǌŝĞĚ ŽŶͲƉŝƚĐŚ ƌĞǀŽůƚ ďǇ ƚǁŽ ƐĞĂƐŽŶ ƟĐŬĞƚ ŚŽůĚĞƌƐ͕ ƚŚŝƐ ŵĂƚĐŚ ǁŝůů ĂůǁĂǇƐ ůŝŶŐĞƌ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ďĂĐŬ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵŝŶĚ ŽĨ ĂŶǇďŽĚǇ ǁŚŽ ǁĂƐ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚ͘ &ŝǀĞ ŵŽŶƚŚƐ ŽŶ ĂŶĚ >ĂŵďĞƌƚ ǁĂƐ ďĂĐŬ Ăƚ ŽůĐŚĞƐƚĞƌ͕ ƚŚŝƐ ƟŵĞ ŵĂŶĂŐŝŶŐ Ă EŽƌǁŝĐŚ ƐŝĚĞ ŚŽƉŝŶŐ ƚŽ ĞǆĂĐƚ ƌĞǀĞŶŐĞ ŽŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ůŽĐĂů ƌŝǀĂůƐ͘ dŚĞ ƌĞƐƵůƚ͗ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ĂŶƟĐŝƉĂƚĞĚ EŽƌĨŽůŬͲ ƐƐĞǆ ďĂƩůĞ ƐŝŶĐĞ ĞƌďǇ ĂǇ͘ dŚĞ ƚĞŶƐŝŽŶ Žī ƚŚĞ ƉŝƚĐŚ ƚŚƌĞĂƚĞŶĞĚ ƚŽ ŽǀĞƌƐŚĂĚŽǁ ƚŚĞ ŵĂƚĐŚ ŝƚƐĞůĨ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ĐŽŵƉĞŶƐĂƟŽŶ ĂŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ ǇĞƚ ƚŽ ďĞ ƌĞĂĐŚĞĚ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚŚĞ ƚǁŽ ĐůƵďƐ ŽǀĞƌ >ĂŵďĞƌƚ͛Ɛ ŵĂŶĂŐĞƌŝĂů ƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌ ůĂƐƚ ƵŐƵƐƚ͘ dŚĞ ďŝƩĞƌŶĞƐƐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚŚĞ ƚǁŽ ĐůƵďƐ ůĞĂĚ ŽůĐŚĞƐƚĞƌ ĐŚĂŝƌŵĂŶ ZŽďďŝĞ ŽǁůŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŵŝŶŝŵŝƐĞ ƚŚĞ ƟĐŬĞƚ ĂůůŽĐĂƟŽŶ ĨŽƌ ƚƌĂǀĞůůŝŶŐ ĂŶĂƌŝĞƐ͕ ĨŽƌĐŝŶŐ Ă ŶƵŵďĞƌ ŽĨ EŽƌǁŝĐŚ ĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐ ƚŽ ĂƩĞŶĚ ƵŶĚĞƌĐŽǀĞƌ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŚŽŵĞ ĞŶĚ͘ ŌĞƌ Ăůů ƚŚĞ ƉƌĞͲŵĂƚĐŚ ƚĞŶƐŝŽŶ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ EŽƌǁŝĐŚ ŝƚǇ ƚŚĂƚ ƌƵůĞĚ ƚƌŝƵŵƉŚĂŶƚ ŽŶ Ă ƉŝƚĐŚ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂĚ ĐůĞĂƌůǇ ƐƵĐĐƵŵďĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ǁĞĂƚŚĞƌ͘ /Ŷ ƚƌƵƚŚ͕ ƐŝŶĐĞ ŚƌŝƐ DĂƌƟŶ͛Ɛ ĞĂƌůǇ ŽƉĞŶĞƌ EŽƌǁŝĐŚ ŶĞǀĞƌ ůŽŽŬĞĚ ůŝŬĞĚ ůŽƐŝŶŐ͘ DĂƌƟŶ ŚŝŵƐĞůĨ ĚŽƵďůĞĚ ƚŚĞ ůĞĂĚ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƐĞĐŽŶĚͲŚĂůĨ ŐŽĂůƐ ĨƌŽŵ 'ĂƌǇ ŽŚĞƌƚǇ͕ Kůŝ :ŽŚŶƐŽŶ ĂŶĚ 'ƌĂŶƚ ,Žůƚ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ϱͲϬ ƐĐŽƌĞůŝŶĞ͘ dŚĞ ƉŝĐŬ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŐŽĂůƐ ǁĂƐ ƐĐŽƌĞĚ ďǇ ƌĞĐĞŶƚ ƐŝŐŶŝŶŐ Kůŝ :ŽŚŶƐŽŶ͕ ǁŚŽ ŚĂƐ ĞǆĐŝƚĞĚ ĐƌŽǁĚƐ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ ŚŝƐ ďƌŝĞĨ ĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ďĞŶĐŚ ƚŚŝƐ

ƐĞĂƐŽŶ͘ :ŽŚŶƐŽŶ͕ ǁŚŽ ƚǁŽ ǇĞĂƌƐ ĂŐŽ ǁĂƐ ƉůĂǇŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ EŽƐƚĞůů DŝŶĞƌƐ tĞůĨĂƌĞ & ͕ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ůĂƚĞƐƚ ŝŶ Ă ĚǁŝŶĚůŝŶŐ ůŝŶĞ ŽĨ ĨŽƌŵĞƌ ŶŽŶͲůĞĂŐƵĞ ƉůĂǇĞƌƐ ĐůŝŵďŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƌĂŶŬƐ͘ ŶĚ ŚĞ ǁŝůů ŶŽǁ ĚƌĞĂŵ ŽĨ ĞŵƵůĂƟŶŐ /ĂŶ tƌŝŐŚƚ͛Ɛ ŝŶĨĂŵŽƵƐ ũŽƵƌŶĞǇ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƚŽƉ͘

Five minutes with: Holly Suthren Concrete speaks to the UEA Women’s Rugby president. ŝĚ ǇŽƵ ƉůĂǇ ZƵŐďǇ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ĐŽŵŝŶŐ ƚŽ UEA? EŽ͊ / ŚĂĚ ŶĞǀĞƌ ƉůĂǇĞĚ ƌƵŐďǇ ďĞĨŽƌĞ͘ DǇ ĂĚ͛Ɛ ƌĞĂůůǇ ŝŶƚŽ ƌƵŐďǇ ĂŶĚ ŚĂƐ ƉůĂǇĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĐŽĂĐŚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ǇĞĂƌƐ ƐŽ /͛ǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ŝƚ ŐƌŽǁŝŶŐ ƵƉ͕ ĂŶĚ ŚĂĚ ƉĂƐƐĞĚ Ă ďĂůů ĂƌŽƵŶĚ Ă ĨĞǁ ƟŵĞƐ͕ ďƵƚ ŶĞǀĞƌ ĂĐƚƵĂůůǇ ƉůĂǇĞĚ͘ tŚĂƚ ĂƩƌĂĐƚĞĚ ǇŽƵ ƚŽ ƉůĂǇŝŶŐ ƌƵŐďǇ͍ ZƵŐďǇ ŝƐ Ă ŐƌĞĂƚ ƐƉŽƌƚ͖ ŝƚ ŝƐ ĨƵŶ͕ ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ŬĞĞƉƐ ǇŽƵ Įƚ͘ /ƚ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ŵĂŶǇ ŐŝƌůƐ ŚĂǀĞ ƉůĂǇĞĚ ďĞĨŽƌĞ͖ ǇŽƵ ĚĞĮŶŝƚĞůǇ ĚŽŶ͛ƚ ŐĞƚ ƌƵŐďǇ ůĞƐƐŽŶƐ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ W Ăƚ ƐĐŚŽŽů͕ ƐŽ ŝƚ ŝƐ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ŐŝƌůƐ ĚŽŶ͛ƚ ŐĞƚ ƉƵƚ Žī ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ĞǀĞŶ ƚƌǇŝŶŐ ŝƚ͘ /Ĩ / ŚĂĚ ŶĞǀĞƌ ŐŽŶĞ ĂůŽŶŐ ƚŽ ŵǇ ĮƌƐƚ ƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ ƐĞƐƐŝŽŶ / ǁŽƵůĚ ŶĞǀĞƌ ŚĂǀĞ ƌĞĂůŝƐĞĚ ũƵƐƚ ŚŽǁ ŵƵĐŚ ĨƵŶ ŝƚ ŝƐ͘

>ĂŵďĞƌƚ ŽŶ ŚŝƐ ƌĞƚƵƌŶ ƚŽ ŽůĐŚĞƐƚĞƌ

ůƐĞǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌ ǁŝŶĚŽǁ ƌĞŵĂŝŶƐ ǁŝĚĞ ŽƉĞŶ͘ >ĂƐƚ ĨŽƌƚŶŝŐŚƚ ƚŚŝƐ ĐŽůƵŵŶ ĐŽƌƌĞĐƚůǇ ƉƌĞĚŝĐƚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ĚĞƉĂƌƚƵƌĞ ŽĨ :ŽŶ KƚƐĞŵŽďŽƌ ǁŚŽ ŚĂƐ ƐŝŶĐĞ ŵŝŐƌĂƚĞĚ ƚŽ ^ŽƵƚŚĂŵƉƚŽŶ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ďĞĞŶ ƐŝĚĞůŝŶĞĚ Ăƚ ĂƌƌŽǁ ZŽĂĚ ďǇ ƚŚĞ ĂƌƌŝǀĂů ŽĨ ZƵƐƐĞůů DĂƌƟŶ͘ tŝƚŚ ůĞƐƐ ƚŚĂŶ Ă ǁĞĞŬ ƌĞŵĂŝŶŝŶŐ͕ ĮŶĂŶĐŝĂůůǇ ƐƚƌĂƉƉĞĚ EŽƌǁŝĐŚ ǁŝůů ƌĞŵĂŝŶ ŬĞĞŶ ƚŽ ŽŋŽĂĚ ƵŶĚĞƌͲ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵŝŶŐ ŚŝŐŚ ĞĂƌŶĞƌ :ĂŵŝĞ ƵƌĞƚŽŶ͘ ƚ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ ƟŵĞ ƚŚŽƵŐŚ͕ ƚŚĞǇ ǁŝůů ƐƚƌŝǀĞ ƚŽ ŚŽůĚ ŽŶ ƚŽ ŬĞǇ ĂƐƐĞƚƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ &ƌĂƐĞƌ &ŽƌƐƚĞƌ͕ ǁŚŽ ŝƐ ĂůůĞŐĞĚůǇ ďĞŝŶŐ ŵŽŶŝƚŽƌĞĚ ďǇ ƌƐĞŶĂů͕ dŽƩĞŶŚĂŵ ĂŶĚ ^ƚŽŬĞ͘ dŚĞŝƌ ĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐ ĨŽƌŵ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ϭͲϬ ǁŝŶ ĂŐĂŝŶƐƚ ƌĞŶƞŽƌĚ ĚĞƐƉŝƚĞ ƚŚĞ ĚŝƐŵŝƐƐĂů ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚĂůŝƐŵĂŶŝĐ ,Žůƚ͘ ŚƌŝƐ DĂƌƟŶ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ ŚŝƐ ƐĞĂƌŝŶŐ ĨŽƌŵ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ǁŝŶŶĞƌ͘

BUCS Results - Wednesday 20th January Badminton

&ĞŶĐŝŶŐ

UEA Women’s 1st - 6 EŽƫŶŐŚĂŵ dƌĞŶƚ tŽŵĞŶ͛Ɛ ϮŶĚ Ͳ Ϯ

h tŽŵĞŶ͛Ɛ ϭƐƚ Ͳ ϱϴ ĂŵďƌŝĚŐĞ tŽŵĞŶ͛Ɛ ϮŶĚ Ͳ ϭϯϱ

Basketball

ZƵŐďǇ

UEA Men’s 1st - 37 ŽǀĞŶƚƌǇ DĞŶ͛Ɛ ϭƐƚ Ͳ ϱϲ

UEA Men’s 1st - 44 ĞƌďǇ DĞŶ͛Ɛ ϭƐƚ Ͳ ϭϳ

concrete.sport@uea.ac.uk

tŚĂƚ͛Ɛ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ ůŝŬĞ͍ tĞ ŚĂǀĞ ŐƌĞĂƚ ĐŽĂĐŚĞƐ ǁŚŽ ĐĂŶ ƚĞĂĐŚ ƚŽƚĂů ďĞŐŝŶŶĞƌƐ ƌŝŐŚƚ ƵƉ ƚŽ ĞǆƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞĚ ƉůĂǇĞƌƐ͕ ƐŽ ĂŶǇŽŶĞ ĐĂŶ ũŽŝŶ Ăƚ ĂŶǇ ƟŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ǇĞĂƌ͘ dƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ ĐŽŶƐŝƐƚƐ ŽĨ ďŽƚŚ ƐŬŝůů ĂŶĚ ĮƚŶĞƐƐ ƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ͖ ƐŽ ǇŽƵ ĐĂŶ ůĞĂƌŶ ĂŶĚ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞ ǇŽƵƌ ƚĞĐŚŶŝƋƵĞ͕ ƚŽŶĞ ƵƉ ĂŶĚ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞ ǇŽƵƌ ĮƚŶĞƐƐ ǁŚŝůƐƚ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ĨƵŶ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ ƟŵĞ͘ tĞ ƚƌĂŝŶ ƚǁŝĐĞ

Ă ǁĞĞŬ͗ DŽŶĚĂǇƐ ĂŶĚ dŚƵƌƐĚĂǇƐ͘ ,Žǁ ŚĂǀĞ ƚŚĞ ƚĞĂŵ ďĞĞŶ ĚŽŝŶŐ ƚŚŝƐ ƐĞĂƐŽŶ͕ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĂƚ͛Ɛ ƚŚĞ Ăŝŵ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƌĞƐƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐĞĂƐŽŶ͍ tĞ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ĚŽŝŶŐ ƌĞĂůůǇ ǁĞůů ƚŚŝƐ ƐĞĂƐŽŶ͖ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ƐĞĐŽŶĚ ŝŶ ŽƵƌ ůĞĂŐƵĞ ĂŶĚ ŚĂǀĞ ǁŽŶ ĨŽƵƌ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ĮǀĞ ŵĂƚĐŚĞƐ ƐŽ ĨĂƌ͘ &Žƌ ƚŚŝƐ ƚĞƌŵ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ĐŽŶĐĞŶƚƌĂƟŶŐ ŽŶ ŽƵƌ ůĂƐƚ ƚǁŽ h ^ ŵĂƚĐŚĞƐ ĂŶĚ ǁĞ͛ƌĞ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƐĞĐŽŶĚ ƌŽƵŶĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐƵƉ͘ ůƐŽ͕ ǁĞ ŚĂǀĞ Ă ŵĂƚĐŚ ĂŐĂŝŶƐƚ ƚŚĞ KůĚ 'ŝƌůƐ ŝŶ DĂƌĐŚ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ ĂůǁĂǇƐ ŽŶĞ ƚŚĞ ŚŝŐŚůŝŐŚƚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ǇĞĂƌ͕ ďŽƚŚ ŽŶ ĂŶĚ Žī ƚŚĞ ƉŝƚĐŚ͊ ,Žǁ ǁŽƵůĚ ǇŽƵ ƉĞƌƐƵĂĚĞ ƐŽŵĞŽŶĞ ƚŽ ũŽŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐůƵď͍ tĞůů͕ ĨŽƌ Ă ƐƚĂƌƚ͕ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ h ůƵď ŽĨ ƚŚĞ zĞĂƌ ϮϬϬϵ͊ dŚĞ ƌƵŐďǇ ƚĞĂŵ ŝƐ ŽŶĞ ďŝŐ ĨĂŵŝůǇ͕ ŽŶ ĂŶĚ Žī ƚŚĞ ƉŝƚĐŚ͘ tĞ ĂƌĞ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇ ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ ƵƉ Ă ƐĞĐŽŶĚ ƚĞĂŵ ĂůŽŶŐƐŝĚĞ >ĂŬĞŶŚĂŵ ,ĞǁĞƩ ZƵŐďǇ ůƵď͕ ƐŽ ŚĂǀĞ ŵŽƌĞ ŵĂƚĐŚĞƐ ƉůĂŶŶĞĚ ĂŶĚ ŐƌĞĂƚ ƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ͘ Kī ƚŚĞ ƉŝƚĐŚ ǁĞ ŚĂǀĞ Ă ƉĂŝŶƚďĂůůŝŶŐ ƐĞƐƐŝŽŶ ƉůĂŶŶĞĚ͕ ĂŶ ĞŶĚ ŽĨ ƐĞĂƐŽŶ ďĂůů͕ ƚŚĞ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚǇ ƚŽ ŐŽ ŽŶ ƚŽƵƌ ƚŽ ^ƉĂŝŶ͕ ƉůƵƐ ŵƵĐŚ͕ ŵƵĐŚ ŵŽƌĞ͊ /Ĩ ƚŚŝƐ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚƐ ǇŽƵ ŐĞƚ

ŝŶ ƚŽƵĐŚ͊ ĞƐĐƌŝďĞ ƚŚĞ ĐůƵď ŝŶ ϯ ǁŽƌĚƐ͘ ŽŵƉůĞƚĞůǇ ůŝĨĞ ĐŚĂŶŐŝŶŐ͊ tŚĂƚ͛Ɛ ƚŚĞ ƐŽĐŝĂů ƐŝĚĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐůƵď like? ^ŽĐŝĂůƐ ĂƌĞ ĂŵĂǌŝŶŐ͊ dŚĞǇ ŵĂŝŶůǇ ĐŽŶƐŝƐƚ ŽĨ ƐŝŶŐŝŶŐ ƋƵŝƚĞ ůŽƵĚůǇ͕ ĚƌĞƐƐŝŶŐ ƵƉ ĂŶĚ ƉůĂǇŝŶŐ ŐĂŵĞƐ͘ tĞ ŬŝĐŬĞĚ Žī ƚŚĞ ǇĞĂƌ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ƚŚƌĞĞͲůĞŐŐĞĚ ƉƵď ĐƌĂǁů ǁŝƚŚ ŵĞŶ͛Ɛ ƌƵŐďǇ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ ĂůǁĂǇƐ ŐƌĞĂƚ ĨƵŶ͘ >ĂƐƚ ƚĞƌŵ ǁĞ ŚĂĚ Ă ƚƌŝƉ ƚŽ dǁŝĐŬĞŶŚĂŵ ƚŽ ǁĂƚĐŚ ŶŐůĂŶĚ ůĂĚŝĞƐ ƚĂŬĞ ŽŶ EĞǁ ĞĂůĂŶĚ͕ ĂŶĚ ĂƐ Ă ƚĞĂŵ ǁĞ ŚĂǀĞ Ă ƐŵĂůů ŽďƐĞƐƐŝŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ EĂŶĚŽ͛Ɛ͊

Ziggurat Korfball: NBS snatch victory and lead 'ĞŽƌŐŝŶĂ tĂĚĞ Ɛ ƚŚĞ EĞǁ zĞĂƌ ŝƐ ĮŶĂůůǇ ŚĞƌĞ͕ ĞĂĐŚ ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐ ƐĐŚŽŽů ĚŽŶŶĞĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐƉŽƌƟŶŐ ĮŶĞƐƚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ƌĞĐĞŶƚůǇ ĂĚĚĞĚ ĞǀĞŶƚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŝŐŐƵƌĂƚ ĐĂůĞŶĚĂƌ͘ /Ŷ ƚŚĞ ƐƉŝƌŝƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ EĞǁ zĞĂƌ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ĂŶ ĂƩĞŵƉƚ ƚŽ ĚĞƉĂƌƚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ŶŽƌŵ͕ ƚŚĞ ĞǀĞŶƚ ĐŚŽƐĞŶ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ĨŽƌƚŶŝŐŚƚ ŽĨ ƚĞƌŵ ǁĂƐ <ŽƌĩĂůů͘ ůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ŵĞŶƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ƐƉŽƌƚ ŐĞŶĞƌĂůůǇ ƌĞƐƵůƚƐ ŝŶ ŵĂŶǇ ƌĂŝƐĞĚ ĞǇĞďƌŽǁƐ ĂŶĚ ůŽŽŬƐ ŽĨ ĐŽŶĨƵƐŝŽŶ͕ ŝƚ ŝƐ ŝŶĚĞĞĚ Ă ƐƉŽƌƚ͘ 'ŝǀĞŶ ƚŚĞ ĨĂĐƚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ǀĂƐƚ ŵĂũŽƌŝƚǇ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ƉůĂǇŝŶŐ ŚĂĚ ŶĞǀĞƌ ĞǀĞŶ ŚĞĂƌĚ ŽĨ <ŽƌĩĂůů͕ ůĞƚ ĂůŽŶĞ ƉůĂǇĞĚ ŝƚ͕ ƚŚĞ ƋƵĂůŝƚǇ ŽĨ ƉůĂǇ ǁĂƐ ƌĞŵĂƌŬĂďůĞ͘ ĞƐƉŝƚĞ ŵĂŶǇ Ă ƌĞĚ ĨĂĐĞ ĂŶĚ ƉĂƐƐŝŶŐ ĐŽŵŵĞŶƚƐ ŽĨ ͞ŽŶĞ ƚŽŽ ŵĂŶǇ ŵŝŶĐĞ ƉŝĞƐ͕͟ ƚŚĞ ĞǀĞŶƚ ǁĂƐ Ă ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ͘ D ŐŽƚ Žī ƚŽ Ă ŇǇŝŶŐ ƐƚĂƌƚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ǇĞĂƌ͕ ĐŽŵŝŶŐ ƐĞĐŽŶĚ ŽǀĞƌĂůů ĂŶĚ ƐŽůŝĚŝĨǇŝŶŐ ƐĞĐŽŶĚ ƉůĂĐĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐƐ͕ ũƵƐƚ ϭϬ ƉŽŝŶƚƐ ƐŚǇ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉŽĚŝƵŵ ƐƉŽƚ͘ /ƚ ǁĂƐ ŶŽƚ ƚŽ ďĞ ƚŚĞ ĚĂǇ ĨŽƌ WŚĂƌŵĂĐǇ ǁŚŽ ǁĞƌĞ ŶŽƚ ƵƉ ƚŽ ĨŽƌŵ ĂŶĚ ĐĂŵĞ ŝŶ Ăƚ ĂŶ ƵŶĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƟĐ ϭϰƚŚ ƉůĂĐĞ͘ ZĞŐĂƌĚůĞƐƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƵŶĚĞƌ

'ƌĞŐ DĂŶŶ

>ĞĂĚ͗ E ^ͬ K ƐƚŽƌŵĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƚŽƉ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŝŐŐƵƌĂƚ ƚĂďůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŬŽƌĩĂůů ǀŝĐƚŽƌǇ ƉĂƌ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ͕ ƚŚĞǇ ĂƌĞ ƐƟůů ƐŝƫŶŐ ƉƌĞƩǇ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐƐ ŝŶ ĨŽƵƌƚŚ ƉůĂĐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ϭϬϲϴ ƉŽŝŶƚƐ ĂŌĞƌ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐƚĞůůĂƌ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ǁŽŵĂŶ͛Ɛ ƐǁŝŵŵŝŶŐ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ŚŽůŝĚĂǇƐ͘ ,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ E ^ ƚĞĂŵĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ĐŽŶŽŵŝĐƐ͕ ƐĂŝůĞĚ ƚŽ ǀŝĐƚŽƌǇ ĐŽŵŝŶŐ ŝŶ ĮƌƐƚ ƉůĂĐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ϭϴ ŐŽĂůƐ ŽǀĞƌĂůů͘

ǀĞƌǇ ƐŵĂƌƚůǇ ƉůĂǇĞĚ ũŽŬĞƌ ĐĂƌĚ ĂůƐŽ ĞŶƐƵƌĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƉŽŝŶƚƐ ǁĞƌĞ ĚŽƵďůĞĚ͕ ůĞĂǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŵĂƐƐŝǀĞ ϮϬϬ ƉŽŝŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŚĞ ůĞĂĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŽǀĞƌĂůů ƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐƐ͘ dŚĞ ŶĞǆƚ ĞǀĞŶƚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĐĂůĞŶĚĂƌ ǁŝůů ďĞ ƚŚĞ ĐůŝŵďŝŶŐ ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞ ƚĂŬŝŶŐ ƉůĂĐĞ ƚŚŝƐ ǁĞĞŬ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ^ƉŽƌƚƐƉĂƌŬ͘

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TUESDAY 26th JANUARY 2010

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FIGHT CANCELLATION HIGHLIGHTS BOXING’S WOES Manny Pacquaio and Floyd Mayweather Jnr. recently failed to come to terms for their proposed ‘superfight’. Rob Schatten examines the failure of boxing to bring together the world’s two greatest pugilists. ZŽď ^ĐŚĂƩĞŶ Boxing fans should have witnessed ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚ ĮŐŚƚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐĞŶƚƵƌǇ ƚŚŝƐ DĂƌĐŚ ʹ &ŝůŝƉŝŶŽ ƐĞŶƐĂƟŽŶ Manny Pacquiao against American legend Floyd Mayweather. Instead, even the greatest wills in boxing can’t seem to make this clash ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƟƚĂŶƐ ŚĂƉƉĞŶ͕ ĂŶĚ WĂĐƋƵŝĂŽ will be facing up to Ghanaian Junior ůŽƩĞǇ ŝŶƐƚĞĂĚ͕ ǁŚŝůĞ DĂǇǁĞĂƚŚĞƌ may meet Shane Mosley. EŽ ŽīĞŶƐĞ ƚŽ ůŽƩĞǇ Žƌ DŽƐůĞǇ͕ who are very good boxers in their own right – both are current welterweight ƟƚůĞ ŚŽůĚĞƌƐ ʹ ďƵƚ ƚŚĞƐĞ ďŽƵƚƐ ĚŽŶ͛ƚ have the same feel to them. Pacquiao is one of the outstanding ďŽǆĞƌƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵŽĚĞƌŶ ĂŐĞ͕ Ă ĮǀĞͲƟŵĞ ĐŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ Ăƚ ĮǀĞ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ǁĞŝŐŚƚƐ͘ Mayweather, who announced his ƌĞƟƌĞŵĞŶƚ ŝŶ ϮϬϬϳ ĂŌĞƌ ĞƐƐĞŶƟĂůůǇ ĞŶĚŝŶŐ ZŝĐŬǇ ,ĂƩŽŶ͛Ɛ ĐĂƌĞĞƌ͕ ŚĂƐ ǁŽŶ Ɛŝǆ ƟƚůĞƐ͕ ĂůƐŽ Ăƚ ĮǀĞ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ǁĞŝŐŚƚƐ͘ Ƶƚ ĂŌĞƌ DĂǇǁĞĂƚŚĞƌ ƌĞƚƵƌŶĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƌŝŶŐ ůĂƐƚ ^ĞƉƚĞŵďĞƌ͕ ĚĞĨĞĂƟŶŐ :ƵĂŶ Manuel Marquez in Las Vegas, talks ďĞŐĂŶ ƚŽ ĐŝƌĐƵůĂƚĞ ĂďŽƵƚ Ă ͚ƐƵƉĞƌͲĮŐŚƚ͛ between him and Pacquiao, who holds ƚŚĞ ǁĞůƚĞƌǁĞŝŐŚƚ ƟƚůĞ DĂǇǁĞĂƚŚĞƌ

ǀĂĐĂƚĞĚ ŽŶ ŚŝƐ ƌĞƟƌĞŵĞŶƚ͘ The two camps worked through the autumn to put a deal together; the venues expected to be in the ƌƵŶŶŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŚŽƐƚ ƚŚĞ ĮŐŚƚ ǁĞƌĞ Mayweather’s preferred venue in Las Vegas, the Staples Centre in Los Angeles or the Cowboys Stadium in Dallas. But then, suddenly, the deal fell apart, as Mayweather challenged Pacquiao to random drug tests in the ŵŽŶƚŚ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ĮŐŚƚ͘ The Filipino and his camp were furious. Pacquiao launched legal proceedings against Mayweather, ĐůĂŝŵŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ůĂƩĞƌ ŚĂĚ ŝŵƉůŝĞĚ ŚĞ ǁĂƐ ƚĂŬŝŶŐ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞͲĞŶŚĂŶĐŝŶŐ drugs. Pacquiao’s trainer, Freddie Roach, accused Mayweather – who is ƵŶďĞĂƚĞŶ ŝŶ ϰϬ ĐĂƌĞĞƌ ĮŐŚƚƐ ʹ ŽĨ ďĞŝŶŐ “scared”. “Mayweather is scared,” he said, “and he’s just afraid that he’s going to get his ass kicked.” ZŽĂĐŚ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ͗ ͞tĞ ŚĂǀĞ passed every test ever given to us. tĞ ŐŽ ďǇ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ƌƵůĞƐ͕ ƐŝŶĐĞ ǁŚĞŶ ĚŽĞƐ ƚŚĞ ĮŐŚƚĞƌ ŵĂŬĞ ƵƉ ƚŚĞ ƌƵůĞƐ͍ tŚĞŶ DĂŶŶǇ ŐŝǀĞƐ ďůŽŽĚ ŝƚ takes him three or four days to recover from it. I am not going to have my ĮŐŚƚĞƌ ŐŽŝŶŐ ŝŶƚŽ Ă ĮŐŚƚ ĨĞĞůŝŶŐ ǁĞĂŬ and not sure of himself.”

ŝƐĂŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ͗ WĂĐƋƵĂŝŽ ;ƌŝŐŚƚͿ ĂŶĚ DĂǇǁĞĂƚŚĞƌ ;ůĞŌͿ ǁĂƐ ƉƌĞĚŝĐƚĞĚ ƚŽ ďĞ ƚŚĞ ƌŝĐŚĞƐƚ ĮŐŚƚ ŝŶ ŚŝƐƚŽƌǇ Mayweather responded in the ŶĞǁ ǇĞĂƌ͕ ƌĞƚŽƌƟŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĞ ǁĂƐ “totally disgusted” that he was being ďůĂŵĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĮŐŚƚ ŶŽƚ ƚĂŬŝŶŐ ƉůĂĐĞ͕ and countered, “Manny needs to stop ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ŚŝƐ ĞǆĐƵƐĞƐ͕ ƐƚĞƉ ƵƉ ĂŶĚ ĮŐŚƚ͘͟ ĞǇŽŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ǀĞƌďĂů ďĂĐŬͲĂŶĚͲĨŽƌƚŚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĨĂĐƚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚŝƐ ĮŐŚƚ ŝƐ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇ ŶŽƚ ůŝŬĞůǇ ƚŽ ŚĂƉƉĞŶ͗ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ ƉƌŽŽĨ ƚŽ

some that the sport as a whole is in decline. BBC journalist Ben Dirs commented in his boxing blog that “this was boxing’s big chance to emerge from the slump. If the dunces can’t sort this mess out, many will think the sport is not worth forgiving.” That, indeed, will be the worry for

boxing fans everywhere. Meanwhile, the war of words ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƐ͖ WĂĐƋƵŝĂŽ ƚŽůĚ ũŽƵƌŶĂůŝƐƚƐ ŽŶ &ƌŝĚĂǇ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĞ ƐƟůů ŚŽƉĞƐ ƚŚĞ ĮŐŚƚ ǁŝůů ŚĂƉƉĞŶ͕ ďƵƚ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ ƚŽ ďůĂŵĞ Mayweather, saying, “I want to clear my name. I’m very disappointed for what he accused me of.” Progress, indeed.

CONFIDENT PIRATES SET TO SAIL INTO THE PLAYOFFS DĂƩ ĞĂƵŵŽŶƚ UEA’s American football team, the UEA Pirates, are one of the oldest organised teams in the BUCS leagues, ĂŶĚ ǁĞƌĞ ƉůĂǇͲŽī ĐŽŶƚĞŶĚĞƌƐ ůĂƐƚ ǇĞĂƌ ĂŌĞƌ ǁŝŶŶŝŶŐ Ɛŝǆ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĞŝŐŚƚ ŐĂŵĞƐ͘ ^Ž ĨĂƌ͕ ŝŶ ŚŝƐ ĮƌƐƚ ƐĞĂƐŽŶ ĂƐ ŚĞĂĚ coach, Rob Kerr has led the Pirates to three wins and three losses going into the Christmas break. KŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ůĂƐƚ ŽƵƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ WŝƌĂƚĞƐ came up against Brighton Tsunami, ǁŚŽ͕ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ůŽƐƚ ƚŽ h ŝŶ ŽǀĞƌƟŵĞ last season, were out for revenge. The WŝƌĂƚĞƐ ǁĞƌĞ ƐƟůů ďƵǌǌŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐ ϮϮͲϭϭ ŚŽŵĞ ǁŝŶ ĂŐĂŝŶƐƚ ďŝƩĞƌ ƌŝǀĂůƐ ƐƐĞǆ͕ ĂŶĚ ǁĞƌĞ ƚƌǇŝŶŐ ƚŽ defend their unbeaten home record ĨŽƌ ϮϬϬϵ͘ WůĂǇͲŽī ĐŽŶƚĞŶĚĞƌƐ͗ ŌĞƌ ƚŚƌĞĞ ǁŝŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚƌĞĞ ůŽƐƐĞƐ͕ ƚŚĞ WŝƌĂƚĞƐ ĂƌĞ ƉůĂĐĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƉůĂǇͲŽī ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƐ͘ ^ŝǆ ŐĂŵĞƐ ŽŶ ĐŽŶƐĞĐƵƟǀĞ weekends had taken its toll upon the struggled to take advantage of and they subsequently scored their not long before a spirited defence WŝƌĂƚĞƐ ůŝŶĞͲƵƉ͕ ǁŝƚŚ ĚĞĨĞŶĐĞ ĐĂƉƚĂŝŶ their dominance on the line, and extra point. ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ůĞŌ ƚŚĞ WŝƌĂƚĞƐ͛ ŽīĞŶĐĞ Rob Posey and kicker Josh Cronin squandered chances in the red zone. dŚĞ WŝƌĂƚĞƐ ǁĞŶƚ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŚĂůĨ ƟŵĞ ŝŶ Ă ƐĐŽƌŝŶŐ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ƚŚĞ heading the list of absentees. Brighton, fortunately, were only able ďƌĞĂŬ ϳͲϬ ĚŽǁŶ͕ ďƵƚ ƐƟůů ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŐĂŵĞ͘ ƌŝŐŚƚŽŶ ϯϬ ǇĂƌĚ ůŝŶĞ͕ ƐĞƫŶŐ ƋƵĂƌƚĞƌ /Ŷ Ă ĮƌƐƚ ŚĂůĨ ĚŽŵŝŶĂƚĞĚ ďǇ to capitalise upon this once, when an ŌĞƌ ƐŽŵĞ ĐŚŽŝĐĞ ǁŽƌĚƐ ĨƌŽŵ ĐŽĂĐŚ back Andy Custerson up to sneak the ĚĞĨĞŶĐĞ͕ Ă ĨĂůƚĞƌŝŶŐ WŝƌĂƚĞƐ ŽīĞŶƐĞ error in coverage led to a touchdown, <Ğƌƌ ĂŶĚ ĐĂƉƚĂŝŶ DĂƩ >ƵĐŬ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ ball over the line.

dŚĞ ϳͲϲ ƐĐŽƌĞ ůŝŶĞ ďƵŽǇĞĚ ƚŚĞ Pirates, who relentlessly pinned the dƐƵŶĂŵŝ ŽīĞŶƐĞ ďĂĐŬ͕ ĂŶĚ ĞǀĞŶƚƵĂůůǇ scored a safety. Unfortunately, Tsunami worked their way inside the WŝƌĂƚĞƐ͛ ϯϬ ǇĂƌĚ ǌŽŶĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŶ ƐĐŽƌĞ Ă ĮĞůĚ ŐŽĂů͘ In a cruel twist, with just three ƐĞĐŽŶĚƐ ůĞŌ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĐůŽĐŬ͕ ƚŚĞ WŝƌĂƚĞƐ ŐŽƚ Ă ĮĞůĚ ŐŽĂů ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚǇ͕ ŽŶůǇ ƚŽ ƐƵīĞƌ ŚĞĂƌƚďƌĞĂŬ ǁŚĞŶ ƐƚĂŶĚͲŝŶ ŬŝĐŬĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƉƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ DĂƩ ĞƌƌŝĚŐĞ ŵŝƐƐĞĚ ďǇ ŝŶĐŚĞƐ͘ dŚĞ ĮŶĂů ƐĐŽƌĞ ǁĂƐ ϭϬͲϴ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ dƐƵŶĂŵŝ͘ So what’s next for the Pirates? Currently, they occupy third spot in the Conference. However, having played the most games, they have ƚŽ ƌĞůǇ ŽŶ ŽƚŚĞƌ ĮǆƚƵƌĞƐ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ ƚŚĞ ƉůĂǇŽīƐ͘ Thankfully, their busy schedule in the autumn leaves only two ŐĂŵĞƐ ůĞŌ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƌĞŐƵůĂƌ ƐĞĂƐŽŶ͖ Ă rematch in Chelmsford against Essex ŽŶ :ĂŶƵĂƌǇ ϯϭ͕ ĂŶĚ ĂŶ ĂǁĂǇ ƚƌŝƉ ƚŽ ůĞĂĚĞƌƐ 'ƌĞĞŶǁŝĐŚ ŽŶ &ĞďƌƵĂƌǇ ϭϰ͘ dŚŝƐ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƚŚĞ ƚĞĂŵ ƟŵĞ ƚŽ ƌĞƚƵƌŶ ƚŽ full strength, and force their way into ƚŚĞ ƉůĂǇŽīƐ͘

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BOXING

Rob Schatten discusses the failure of boxing to engineer the Pacquaio v Mayweather ‘superfight’.

TUESDAY 26th JANUARY 2010

ZIGGURAT

AMERICAN FOOTBALL

Georgina Wade reports on NBS’s victory in Ziggurat Korfball which saw them go top in the standings.

Matt Beaumont runs through a mixed start to the season for the UEA Pirates.

CANARIES

Concrete watches Norwich avenge their 7-1 defeat to Colchester earlier this season.

LAST GASP FRISBEE PROGRESS TO NATIONAL FINALS Chris King h hůƟŵĂƚĞ &ƌŝƐďĞĞ͕ ŶŝĐŬŶĂŵĞĚ ǇĞͲ ǇĞ͕ ƐƚŽƌŵĞĚ ƚŽ ǀŝĐƚŽƌǇ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŵŝǆĞĚ ŝŶĚŽŽƌ ƌĞŐŝŽŶĂůƐ͕ ĚĞĨĞĂƟŶŐ tĂƌǁŝĐŬ ϳͲϲ ŝŶ ^ƵŶĚĂǇ͛Ɛ ĮŶĂů͘ WƌŝŽƌ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĮŶĂů͕ h ͛Ɛ ϭƐƚ dĞĂŵ ŚĂĚ ƌĞĐŽƌĚĞĚ ǀŝĐƚŽƌŝĞƐ ŽǀĞƌ ŝƌŵŝŶŐŚĂŵ͕ ĂŵďƌŝĚŐĞ͕ >ŝŶĐŽůŶ ϮŶĚ͛Ɛ ĂŶĚ tĂƌǁŝĐŬ͕ ϳͲϰ͕ ϲͲϰ͕ ϭϭͲϬ ĂŶĚ ϲͲϱ ƌĞƐƉĞĐƟǀĞůǇ͕ ƉƵƫŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƵƉĐŽŵŝŶŐ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ DŝǆĞĚ /ŶĚŽŽƌ EĂƟŽŶĂůƐ͘ ,ĂǀŝŶŐ ĨĂŝůĞĚ ƚŽ ǁŝŶ ũƵƐƚ KE ͕ ƐƵīĞƌŝŶŐ Ă ƐŽůŝƚĂƌǇ ϳͲϲ ĚĞĨĞĂƚ ƚŽ >ŽƵŐŚďŽƌŽƵŐŚ͕ h ǁĞƌĞ ĂŵŽŶŐƐƚ ƚŚĞ ƚŽƉ ƚŚƌĞĞ ƚĞĂŵƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƚŽƵƌŶĂŵĞŶƚ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ĮŶĂů ďĞŐĂŶ͕ ĂŶĚ ĂƐ ƐƵĐŚ ŚĂĚ ƋƵĂůŝĮĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ &ŝƌƐƚ ŝǀŝƐŝŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ /ŶĚŽŽƌ EĂƟŽŶĂůƐ͕ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ŽƚŚĞƌ ĮǀĞ ƚĞĂŵƐ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ ŚĞĂĚŝŶŐ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ^ĞĐŽŶĚ ŝǀŝƐŝŽŶ͘ KŶ h ͛Ɛ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ͕ ĐĂƉƚĂŝŶ KůůǇ tŚŝƚĞ ƐĂŝĚ ͞ƚŚĞ ƚĞĂŵ ŚĂƐ ŐĞůůĞĚ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ǁĞĞŬĞŶĚ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ĮŶĂů ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ƐŚŽǁƐ ŚŽǁ ĨĂƌ ǁĞ͛ǀĞ ĐŽŵĞ ŝŶ Ă ĐŽƵƉůĞ ŽĨ ĚĂǇƐ͕͟ ĂĚĚŝŶŐ ͞/͛ŵ ƌĞĂůůǇ ƉůĞĂƐĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ŚŽǁ ĞǀĞƌǇŽŶĞ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƚĞĂŵ ŚĂƐ ƉůĂǇĞĚ͘͟ ,ĂǀŝŶŐ ĮŶŝƐŚĞĚ ƐĞǀĞŶƚŚ ŽǀĞƌĂůů ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ƌĞĐĞŶƚ ŶĂƟŽŶĂůƐ h ǁŝůů ďĞ ŚŽƉŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ Ă ƐŝŵŝůĂƌůǇ ŝŵƉƌĞƐƐŝǀĞ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ŝŶ 'ůĂƐŐŽǁ ŶĞǆƚ ŵŽŶƚŚ͕ ŝŶ ŽƌĚĞƌ ƚŽ ƌŽƵŶĚͲŽī ǁŚĂƚ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ

Ă ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵů ƐĞĂƐŽŶ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĐůƵď͘ KŶ h ͛Ɛ ĐŚĂŶĐĞƐ͕ tŚŝƚĞ ƐĂŝĚ ͞ǁĞ͛ƌĞ ƉƌĞƩǇ ĐŽŶĮĚĞŶƚ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĞ ĐĂŶ ŚŽůĚ ŽƵƌ ŽǁŶ ĂŐĂŝŶƐƚ ƐŽŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ƚĞĂŵƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚƌǇ͕ ĂŶĚ ŚŽƉĞĨƵůůǇ ĮŶŝƐŚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƚŽƉ ĨŽƵƌ͘͟ 'ŝǀĞŶ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚĞĂŵƐ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ǁĞĞŬĞŶĚ͛Ɛ ŵĂƚĐŚĞƐ͕ ƐƵĐŚ Ă ĮŶŝƐŚ ŝƐ ďǇ ŶŽ ŵĞĂŶƐ ĂŶ ŝŵƉŽƐƐŝďŝůŝƚǇ͕ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ǁŝůů ďĞ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ ƚŽ ƐĞĞ ŝĨ h ĐĂŶ ŚŽůĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŽǁŶ ŽŶĐĞ ĂŐĂŝŶ Ăƚ ŶĂƟŽŶĂů ůĞǀĞů͘ dŚĞ ĮŶĂů ŝƚƐĞůĨ ǁĂƐ ĂŶ ĂůƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ ƚĞŶƐĞ ĂīĂŝƌ͕ ǁŝƚŚ h ůĞĂĚŝŶŐ ϰͲϭ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŐĂŵĞ ƐĞĞŵŝŶŐůǇ Ăůů ďƵƚ ŽǀĞƌ͘ ,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ tĂƌǁŝĐŬ ǁĞŶƚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŽīĞŶƐŝǀĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ǁŝƚŚ ũƵƐƚ ƚŚŝƌƚǇ ƐĞĐŽŶĚƐ ƌĞŵĂŝŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƐĐŽƌĞƐ ǁĞƌĞ ƟĞĚ Ăƚ ϲͲϲ͘ /ƚ ĂƉƉĞĂƌĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ŵŽŵĞŶƚƵŵ ǁĂƐ ǁŝƚŚ tĂƌǁŝĐŬ ďƵƚ h ŵĂŶĂŐĞĚ ƚŽ ĐůĂǁ ďĂĐŬ ƚŚĞ ŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞ ŐŽŝŶŐ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƐƵĚĚĞŶ ĚĞĂƚŚ ƉĞƌŝŽĚ͕ ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚ ďǇ tŚŝƚĞ ĂƐ ͞ƚĞƌƌŝĨǇŝŶŐ͕͟ ĂŶĚ ǁĞŶƚ ŽŶ ƚŽ ĐůĂŝŵ ǀŝĐƚŽƌǇ͘ /Ŷ ƚĞƌŵƐ ŽĨ ŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂů ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞƐ͕ ZǇĂŶ dĂƌĂƐĐĂƐ͕ ƚŚĞ ƚĞĂŵ͛Ɛ ůĞĂĚŝŶŐ ƐĐŽƌĞƌ͕ ǁĂƐ ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůǇ ŝŵƉƌĞƐƐŝǀĞ͖ ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ĂƐ tŚŝƚĞ ĞŵƉŚĂƐŝƐĞĚ͕ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƚĞĂŵ͛Ɛ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ĂƐ Ă ǁŚŽůĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƐƚŽŽĚ ŽƵƚ ĂďŽǀĞ Ăůů ĞůƐĞ͘ &Žƌ ƚŚŽƐĞ ǁŽŶĚĞƌŝŶŐ ĂďŽƵƚ

'ƌĞŐ DĂŶŶ

tŝŶŶŝŶŐ ĐĂƚĐŚ͗ h hůƟŵĂƚĞ &ƌŝƐďĞĞ ƐĐŽƌĞĚ Ă ƐƵĚĚĞŶͲĚĞĂƚŚ ƉŽŝŶƚ ƚŽ ƐŶĂƚĐŚ ǀŝĐƚŽƌǇ ůĂƚĞ ŽŶ ĂŐĂŝŶƐƚ tĂƌǁŝĐŬ͘ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂƐŽŶŝŶŐ ďĞŚŝŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƚĞĂŵ͛Ɛ ƵŶƵƐƵĂů ŵŽŶŝŬĞƌ͕ ǇĞͲ ǇĞ͕ ĞǀĞƌǇ ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ ƚĞĂŵ ŝƐ ŐŝǀĞŶ Ă ŶŝĐŬŶĂŵĞ͕ ǁŝƚŚ h ͛Ɛ ĂƉƉĂƌĞŶƚůǇ ŶĂŵĞĚ ĂŌĞƌ Ă DĂĚĂŐĂƐĐĂŶ >ŝŵĂ ŝŶ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƌĞ ƵŶƵƐƵĂů ĂŵŽŶŐƐƚ ƚŚĞ ǁĞĞŬĞŶĚ͛Ɛ

ƚĞĂŵƐ͘ dŚĞ h ϮŶĚ ƚĞĂŵ ǁĞƌĞ ĂůƐŽ ŝŶ ĂĐƟŽŶ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ǁĞĞŬĞŶĚ͕ ǁŝŶŶŝŶŐ ƚǁŝĐĞ͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ĂŶ ĞŵƉŚĂƟĐ ϭϬͲϯ ǀŝĐƚŽƌǇ ŽǀĞƌ >ŝŶĐŽůŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĮŶĂů ŐĂŵĞ͘

dŚĞ ƵƉĐŽŵŝŶŐ ƚŽƵƌŶĂŵĞŶƚ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ƉƌŽǀĞ ĂŶ ĞǆĐĞůůĞŶƚ ĐŚĂŶĐĞ ĨŽƌ h hůƟŵĂƚĞ &ƌŝƐďĞĞ ƚŽ ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚ ŝƚƐĞůĨ ĂƐ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚƌǇ͕ ŝŶ ǁŚĂƚ ŝƐ ĂůůĞŐĞĚůǇ ƚŚĞ ĨĂƐƚĞƐƚ ŐƌŽǁŝŶŐ ƐƉŽƌƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ͘

STUDENTS TO VOTE ON NEW SPORTS AND SOCIETIES OFFICER Danny Collins sŽƟŶŐ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƐ ƚŽĚĂǇ ŝŶ dŚĞ ,ŝǀĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚ ŶĞǁ ĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ ĂŶĚ ^ƚƵĚĞŶƚ ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ KĸĐĞƌ͘ dŚĞ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ǁŝůů ĐŽŵďŝŶĞ ƚŚĞ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ ƉĂƌƚͲƟŵĞ ƌŽůĞƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ^ŽĐŝĞƟĞƐ ĂŶĚ ^ƉŽƌƚƐ KĸĐĞƌƐ ŝŶƚŽ Ă ĨƵůůͲƟŵĞ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ͕ ǁŝůů ƚĂŬĞ Ă ƉůĂĐĞ ĂůŽŶŐƐŝĚĞ ƚŚĞ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ ĨƵůůͲƟŵĞ ĞǆĞĐƵƟǀĞ ƐĂďďĂƟĐĂů ŽĸĐĞƌƐ͘ dŚĞ ƉƌŽƉŽƐĂů ĐŽŵĞƐ ĂƐ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŽŶŐŽŝŶŐ ƌĞƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌŝŶŐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ h ^ƚƵĚĞŶƚ hŶŝŽŶ͘ sŽƟŶŐ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ďĞŐĂŶ ǇĞƐƚĞƌĚĂǇ͕

ǁŝůů ŐŝǀĞ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ƚŚĞ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚǇ ƚŽ ǀŽŝĐĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŽƉŝŶŝŽŶ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ ǁŚŝĐŚ ǁŝůů ďĞ ƉĂŝĚ ĨŽƌ ƉƌĞĚŽŵŝŶĂŶƚůǇ ďǇ Ă άϱ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ ŝŶ ^ƉŽƌƚƐ ƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ DĞŵďĞƌƐŚŝƉ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ǁŽƵůĚ ŵĂŬĞ ŶĞǆƚ ǇĞĂƌ͛Ɛ ĨĞĞ άϯϱ͘ dŚŝƐ ƉƌŝĐĞ ƌŝƐĞ ŝƐ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚĞĚ ƚŽ ƌĂŝƐĞ άϭϱ͕ϬϬϬ ĂŶĚ͕ ĂůŽŶŐƐŝĚĞ ƚŚĞ άϮϬϬϬ ĞǆƉĞĐƚĞĚ ƚŽ ďĞ ĚŝƌĞĐƚĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ƐŽĐŝĞƟĞƐ ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ͕ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ƌĂŝƐĞ άϭϳ͕ϬϬϬ ƚŽǁĂƌĚƐ ƚŚĞ ƉŽƐƚ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ ĞǆƉĞĐƚĞĚ ƚŽ ĐŽƐƚ άϮϱ͕ϬϬϬ͘ ĞƐƉŝƚĞ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŝĐĞ ƌŝƐĞ ʹ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ŝŶ ĨŽƵƌ ǇĞĂƌƐ ʹ ĐĂĚĞŵŝĐ KĸĐĞƌ͕ ĂǀŝĚ ^ŚĞƉƉĂƌĚ͕ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƐ ƚŚĞ ƌŽůĞ ŝƐ Ă ŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌǇ ĂŶĚ ǁŽƌƚŚǁŚŝůĞ ŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚ͕ ĂƐ ŚĞ ĞǆƉůĂŝŶƐ͗ ͞dŚĞ

ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ ǁŝůů ŐŝǀĞ ĐůƵďƐ ƐŽŵĞŽŶĞ ǁŚŽ ǁŝůů ďĞ ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ůŽďďǇ ŽŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ďĞŚĂůĨ͘ tĞ ǁŝůů ŚĂǀĞ ƐŽŵĞŽŶĞ ƚŽ ƚĂŬĞ ƵƉ ĐůƵďƐ͛ ĐŽŶĐĞƌŶƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ^ƉŽƌƚƐƉĂƌŬ͘ ͞/Ĩ ǁĞ ŚĂĚ ĂŶ ĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ KĸĐĞƌ ƚŚĞǇ ĐŽƵůĚ ƉƌŽŵŽƚĞ ^ŽĐŵĂƌƚ ĂŶĚ ^ƉŽƌƚƐŵĂƌƚ ĂŶĚ ŚĞůƉ ƚŽ ƉƌŽŵŽƚĞ ƚŚĞ ĂůƌĞĂĚǇͲŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐŚŝƉ ŶƵŵďĞƌƐ͘͟ /ƐƐƵĞƐ ůŝŬĞůǇ ƚŽ ďĞ ĂĚĚƌĞƐƐĞĚ ďǇ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚ ŶĞǁ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ƚŚĞ ŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ͚^ƉŽƌƚƐ ůƵĞ͛ ƐǇƐƚĞŵ ƵƐĞĚ ďǇ KǆďƌŝĚŐĞ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŶǇ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƟĞƐ͘ dŚĞ ƐǇƐƚĞŵ ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƐĞƐ ƚŚĞ ĂĐŚŝĞǀĞŵĞŶƚƐ ŽĨ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ ĂƚŚůĞƚĞƐ ǀŝĂ ƚŚĞ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ͞ ůƵĞƐ͟ ĂŶĚ

͞,ĂůĨͲ ůƵĞƐ͟ ƚŽ ĞůŝƚĞ ĂƚŚůĞƚĞƐ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ ƐǇƐƚĞŵ͘ ƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇ͕ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ ƐƉŽƌƚ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ ŝƐ ƌƵŶ ďǇ ƚŚƌĞĞ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƐ͕ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞƐĞ ďĞŝŶŐ Ă ĨƵůůͲƟŵĞ ĞŵƉůŽǇĞĞ͘ dŚĞ ŶĞǁ ŽĸĐĞƌ ǁŽƵůĚ ďƌŝŶŐ ƚŚŝƐ ŶƵŵďĞƌ ƚŽ ĨŽƵƌ͕ ĂŶĚ ŐŝǀĞ ƚŚĞ ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ Ă ĨƵůůͲƟŵĞ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ ƚŽ ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚ ƚŚĞ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƟĞƐ ƐƉŽƌƚƐ ĐůƵďƐ ĂƐ Ă ǁŚŽůĞ͘ dŚĞ ƉƌŽƉŽƐĂů͕ ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ŚĂƐ ŶŽƚ ďĞĞŶ ŵĞƚ ǁŝƚŚ ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĂů ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ĂƐ ƐŽŵĞ ĨĞĂƌ Ă ƌĞĚƵĐƟŽŶ ŝŶ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐŚŝƉ ĚƵĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚ ĐŽƐƚƐ h tŽŵĞŶ͛Ɛ &ŽŽƚďĂůů ƉƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ͕ >ŽŝƐ EĞƚŚĞƌƐĞůů͕ ƚŽůĚ ŽŶĐƌĞƚĞ͕ ͞/

ƚŚŝŶŬ ƚŚĞ ŽĸĐĞƌ ĐŽƵůĚ ďĞŶĞĮƚ ƚŚĞ ƐŽĐŝĞƟĞƐ ŝŶ Ă ŶƵŵďĞƌ ŽĨ ǁĂǇƐ ďƵƚ / Ăŵ ĐŽŶĐĞƌŶĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ Ă ƌĂŝƐĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ^ƉŽƌƚƐ ƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ DĞŵďĞƌƐŚŝƉ ĐŽƵůĚ ĚŝƐĐŽƵƌĂŐĞ ƐŽŵĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ĨƌŽŵ ũŽŝŶŝŶŐ Ă ƐƉŽƌƚƐ ƚĞĂŵ͘ dŚŝƐ ŝŶ ƚƵƌŶ ŵĂǇ ůĞĂĚ ƚŽ ƐŽŵĞ ĐůƵďƐ ůŽƐŝŶŐ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ŶŽƚ ďĞŝŶŐ ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ƌƵŶ ĂƐ ĞīĞĐƟǀĞůǇ͘͟ ,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ĂƐ ^ŚĞƉƉĂƌĚ ĞǆƉůĂŝŶƐ͗ ͞tĞ͛Ě ŝĚĞĂůůǇ ůŝŬĞ ƚŽ ĮŶĚ ŵŽƌĞ ŵŽŶĞǇ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ ĨƌŽŵ ĞůƐĞǁŚĞƌĞ͕ ďƵƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ ĮŶĂŶĐŝĂů ĐůŝŵĂƚĞ ƚŚŝƐ ũƵƐƚ ŝƐŶ͛ƚ ƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ͘͟ sŽƟŶŐ ŽƉĞŶĞĚ ǇĞƐƚĞƌĚĂǇ ĂŶĚ ǁŝůů ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞ ƚŽĚĂǇ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ϵĂŵͲϱƉŵ ŝŶ dŚĞ ,ŝǀĞ͘