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WHEN YOU 'RE at the checkout and you hear that beep, you could find yourself standing in Tesco on campus .... for UEA is one of a 'chosen few' targeted by the supermarket giant who have expressed an interest in sweeping in and setting up shop. But there's no chance of going wild in the ai les By just yet as discussions between the Union and repJoanne Robertson resentatives from Tesco seem to be some way from being in the bag. "We were approached last September", said solidated their position in Norwich over the last year with the opening of a 'Metro' store in the City Union Finance Officer, John Holmes. "Tesco arc obviously of interest to students, with centre, and the construction of a new supers tore two their Student Club Card [a loyalty discount scheme] miles from the university. and 'Value' product lines, but they were not invited A venture onto campus could take the form of a to Undergraduation last September because we Tesco 'Express' shop, small outlets which stock up were concerned about the effect it would have on to 2,000 popular lines at the same prices as those staff morale." found at out-of-town superstores. Typical items in this product range include baked The UK's biggest food retailer, Tesco have con-
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beans (I Op per tin), spaghetti (25p a packet), rice (84p a bag) and white bread (27p a loaf) - all of which retail at prices well below those offered by the Union, 1~hose suppliers cannot offer such large discounts. John stated that although there have been a number of internal meetings since Tesco met with Union management at UEA, nothing has been decided but he added, "We're intcrcstt:d to hear what they"ve got to offer.'' ow, following a decision taken at a Union trustees meeting last week, Tesco have bt:en given six weeks to come up with a proposal or the project could be shelved. But some Union commercial staff have raised vociferous objections at the possibility of having a
Tesco outlet on campus rn 1vhatcver forn1. And John exprc.:ssed concerns that with Tcsco leading the way, other High Street stores might find their way onto campus. "The Union opcratc.:s one of only a few drdicated campus supern1arkcts; maybe if we set a precedent, W H Smith could take over the Ur11on Paper Shop". he said. '路We'll JUSt have to wait and sec." Yet when questioned last week, some shoppers on The.: Strec.:t seemed to think that Tc.:sco would be a welcome addition to campus. ''I think it's a good idea". sard one student. Added another, "The Union Supenmrkct is expensive and I should rmagine prospective students would be impressed by a Tcsco on campus."
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All change for Union constitution RADI CAL changes arc to made to th e outdated constitution of th e Students Union. to meet guidelines set in the 1994 Education Act, writes Scott Thompsett. Immediate acti on is to be take n to add clauses relating to th e new school of Nursing and Midwi fery (NA M), th e poss ible need for new sabbatical offi cer posts, plus changes to fin ance and voting meth ods at UG Ms. ''The Union constitution has to be brought into li ne with what th.: Students Uni on is doi ng··. sa id Commu nica ti ons Ofli ccr Stuart Campbcl l. The importance of urgency on th.: matter is highlight.:d by th.: fact that if no decision is madc b) the studen ts. th e Un i1 crsity its..:lf can impose its 011 n const1tut1on . pro mpting Stuart . to ·tress the impo rt ance of .:vc ryo ne"s coopcration. Qucsllonnain:s will be circulated in the: coming wc.:ks in preparation for a UGM on Monday February 19 where th e proposals \\ ill be put to students.
DID YOU SEE? A LAR GE o ff-road motorc yc k was stolen from outside Union ll ous.: last Monda y betw..:..: n 12pm and 1.30pm. Anyone who sa \1 the black llonda XR 600 either b..:ing wheeled away or loaded into vehi cle should call 506!!77 .
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CAMPUS rents will remain unchanged but a new hardship fund will be established for students in genuine financial difficulty ... these are the major conditions of the settlement that ended the ten week old rent strike. Thc package was agreed ,....--- By---.., between the Uni\'crsity and the Katie Lane Union afkr lktailcd discuss ions and 11 as acc.:ptcd by a margin of just 57 votes at Dcccmber 4 's The£ 110,000 raised from th ese AGM . so urces will be used to finance a Under the terms of the agree- one-off "payment" of £40 for ment. a new hardship fund has each campus resident. In additi on, the Uni on will conbccn cstabl ished by the University. for which app licatiOns tri bute ten per cent of net bar prof11 i11 be mea ns-tested to ensure its - est imated in the reg ion of that it benefits those in genui ne £20-25,000 - to the hardship fund each year, commencing retrospecfinancial difficulty. For 1996-7 . the new fu nd will tivel y in 1996-7. But campus rent leve ls. which to tal £ I 00.000. but for th e remain der of th e current academ- las t year rose between five and 13.7 per cent, are to stay the same. ic year. it has bee n fi xed at Said Uni on Fi nance Officer, £60,000. Th is is made up of £-10,000 fro m th e existing hard- John Holmes, " It is through sucship fund combined with £30,000 cessful campaigning th at we' ve fro m the Uni on (eq ui valent to the managed to get a good res ul t. The late payment fees), with an addi - victory doesn' t just affec t those tio nal £40,000 coming from th e students here now, but those in the future as well." Universit y co ntingency reserves.
DYSABILITY OFFICER ELECTED THE UNION now has its own Dysability Officer follow ing the election of Joe Hemmington last December. Joe (SOC2) was a founder member of UEA ' s Special Needs Awareness Society, something which inspired his decision to stand for the newly-created post. "I now intend to work wi th the Union Welfare Unit in developing a disability pack as well as working together with the University to build awareness. " We have already instigated changes in Uni on House and are plannin g more signs around campus", he added. He said that UEA is not th e worst uni ve rsity in the count ry for disabled access, but it could be better. "Most of the access is via th e long routes. and we ca n't get in cert ain places, such as th e Chaplai ncy", he said.
Beer Festival for Mischief Registrv bosses have warned th at no more money is available after committing resources to th e th e Rent Strike settlement University bosses have reiterated that they arc unwilling to negotiate further and have added th at th e University ' s ability to dea l with exceptional circumstances will be "seve rely constrained." " Student hardship is a real
issue for an increasing number of students and the new hardship fund wi ll assist students wh o may not otherwise be able to benefit fr om th e first cla s academic opportunities the University provides", said Registry spokesperso n, Anne-Marie Triggs.
THE MISCHI EF has announced details of its forthcoming beer festi val. Starting from February 5 for one week, the event will have over 20 real ales on offer. including Cottage Old Freckled Ken and Bunces Pig Swil l. • For furth er information, call 62J810, or see their ad on page 6.
raacyseme free Two Do1st JOINING your cousins down under for some antipodean antics as iliey celebrate Australia Day on January 26? lf nqt, there's no need to jump on a plane for a long weekend in Adelaide, when you can lubricate your pommie palate with a can of Two Dogs instead. And Concrete's got three cases of it give away. Just scribble the answer to this absurdly easy poser on the back of a postcard and send it to our office, upstairs in Union House: "Which band member of
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Reeve backs 'Push 2000' SUPERMAN actor Christopher Reeve is pledging his support to a British spinal charity's efforts to raise £500,000 for spinal research. The International Spinal Research Trust has organised 'Push 2000', during which three paraplegics will push themselves from Land's End to John O'Groats, a distance of some 1,200 miles, starting on May 14. Support has grown rapidly since Reeve suffered total paralysis after a fall last year and agreed to be the patron of 'Push 2000.' •For further info on 'Push 2000' call 0171 734 6030.
A NEW recycling scheme soon to be launched across campus follows the success of a two-year pilot scheme operated by ENV students, writes Hannah Malcolm. The new initiative, backed by Registry bosses, cleaning staff and UEA's waste contractor, aims to highlight the escalating environmental problems caused by paper waste. The majority of paper waste in the UK is buried in landfill sites which are rapidly becoming full, causing the Government to impose an imminent landfill tax on the waste produced by every organisation in the UK. UEA's 'Reduce, Re-use and Recycle' which will operate campus-wide from the beginning of the Spring semester, will cover all schools of study, the Registry, the library and Computer Centre but will not include residences. Every office and communal area is to be designated a recycling tray, into which staff and students can place waste paper, which will then be transported to a recycling plant. By these means, it is hoped to reduce office waste going to landfill sites from UEA by about one third. The Vice-Chancellor, Dame Elizabeth Esteve-Coll, is strongly supporting
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A UEA student has been jailed after supplying cannabis to friends on campus. A Norwich court heard that Jan Bucknell, 21, left university after his arrest because the prospect of a jail sentence led him to feel be could not complete his degree. Traffic police arrested him in Norwich when a spot check was made on his car and a quantity of cannabis resin was found. Judge John Binns sentenced Jan to eight months in prison, stating that the consequence of dealing drugs would be a loss of liberty.
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'Reduce, Re-use and Recycle.' "The success of the scheme depends on the individual remembering to separate their waste at source; and the advantages gained will be immense", she said . "I do hope that you will support us, and in doing so will secure UEA's commitment to a cleaner and greener future."
A UEA student charged with possession and intent to supply cannabis was freed with only a one year conditional discharge just before Christmas. Dominic Kelly (MUS2) was let off by Norwich Recorder David Crome, who said a love of music had influenced his decision. He added that a jail sentence, which should have been awarded, would have put the student's academic career in jeopardy. Kelly was charged after a sum of money and an amount of herbal cannabis were found in his room and he admitted supplying the drug to fellow students. Kelly was said to be sorry at his naivity.
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By Joanne Robertson, News Editor SECURITY will be stepped up at forthcoming 'Section 77' Saturday club nights after a large scale police operation to target drug dealers was staged on December 9. Then , 20 police swooped outside the LCR after the Miss Moneypenny's event and arrested 27 people , includ ing a number of suspected dealers. 17 of those were cautioned for possession of illegal substances and released whilst ten were freed later on police bail. Only one of those arrested was a UEA student. Said University spokesperson Anne-Marie Triggs, " Both the University and the police initiated the operation and the police were encouraged to come onto campus because of evidence of drug dealing. "From now on there will be further close monitoring and the overall mes-
sage is that drug dealers will not be tolerated on campus. "There will be no hesitation in involving and assisting the police again ", she added . The recent arrests at UEA came after heightened awareness of th e poss ible effects of ecstasy, not least because of the death of Essex teenager Leah Betts last November. " lt was a successful operation , but a mere drop in the ocean ", said Sergeant Neil Ferguson from the Norfolk Constabulary. " lt seems a shame that with all warnings, lessons are not being learnt. " Said Esther Jillett, Union Welfare Officer, " I wouldn 't say that 'Section 77' is jeopardising the wellbeing of students, but it is clear that we must continue to promote drug awareness."
THE UNION has announced a new line up for Section 77 events in 1996. Starting from next Saturday (January 27), ' Club Retro' will be launched as a regular event and will fe ature "3 decades of dance "We are look ing at two big music" until 1.30 am. names per month- now we've got the licence, we want to continue Union bosses have decided to to use it. " continue with Section 77 , originally launched as an experiment He added , "We're obviously not keen for the po lice to be here, until Christmas, and arc eager to att ract more students following a but they have every right to if a series of successful dance club significant number of people are dea ling drugs on campus." nigh ts. But these have tended to draw DC Nigel Muir of the Norfolk Drugs Squad said, "O ur uni the majori ty of their business from the local community - hence formed lads have had trouble at the new club night, following a 'Section 77' before. "From now on we will be theme that has proved imme nsely pop ular at The Waterfront. closely mon itoring the event as " Section 77 has been reviewed, drugs have now ent ered the equanot because of the recent police tion." John plays down any notion o f operation but because we simply have to plan ahead fo r the coming Sec ti on 77 being " any more danyear", said Finance Officer, John gerous than Ritzy on a Saturday ni ght", citing the fac t that after ten Ho lmes. He exp lai ned that dance nights eve nts, th ere have been only two will stil l form a large pa rt of major incidents. Secti on 77, despite the bad pub• See voucher at bottom of page li city stemmi ng from las t month 's for £1.50 off this weekend' s Club arrests. Retro ent ry price.
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UNION'S FRENCH BOYCOTT TAKING EFFECT o Tonton (the nick name of Franco1s Mitterrand, meaning uncle) is dead . Not so that whiter-th anwhite, ginger-tuft- sporting , hero Tintin . He spreads his infl uen ce around Pa ris as pervasively as the city's rat-dogs spread their 'caca .' Walk past your averag e newsagent and you are likely to spot him on a postca rd , 1n one of his various ad ventures , dodg ing fal ling boulders or wrestling with ominous yeti-l ike creatures . If you 're really lucky , you mig ht even spot a bastardised version of him painting the Eiffel Tower and taking inspiration for his efforts from the sight that greets him as he looks down his trousers . Thi s would seem to com e from the subversive lot who have produced a whole range of Tintin 'ad ult' books . They are offered fo r sale at the stalls of the bouquinistes which line the left bank of the Seine, and typically feature
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on their covers depi ctions of our scantily-clad hero fleei ng the enraged husband of his latest conquest, or in a cl inch with a hapless French maiden , his Eiffel Tower-li ke proportions below the belt on prom inent display . They are indicative perhaps of that littl e used French ability to laugh at themselves , but there is further evidence of thi s ta lent if you look hard enough. Ambl ing through Saint Germain des Pre s the other day, enveloped in the ai r of dream iness that Paris naturally inspires , I happened to spot a clothes shop for the older man. Nothing unusual there . Unless you take a closer look at the mannequins in the shop window that is . Upon wh ich act it becomes appa rent that for added rea listic effect , these models not only sport the sports jackets and cords of the older man , but also are complete with pot bell ies , presumably to help our ave rag e middleaged shopper picture himself
in said attire . As he is reading his carefull y disguised copy of an adult Tintin cartoon on the Metro no doubt. This is an activity that thankfully he will be able to do once again , now that Paris-lysed has rediscovered its natural state after the strikes. Which means Metro carriages once agai n full of people who never say a word to each other, now and then catching the eye of the perso n si tting opposite and exchanging a knowing glance. Knowing of what, I'm not sure but knowing all the same . As is often the case with pu bli c transport generally , there is a cu riou sly funereal feeling in the ai r. But then someon e did say last week tha t with the death of Mitterand , a littl e bit of France had died too, so perhaps that's what it is. Vive la Fran ce! (m inus a little bit). it's 'A Bient6t' from me.
Graduate Students Association HAPPY NEW YEAR AND WELCOME BACK The A ssociation welcomes you back to university after a hopefully enjoyable christmas brea k. We wa nt to in form you that the opening tim es of the GSA Bar remain th e same as last year:
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UNION SHOPS are now winding down stocks of selected French goods after the UGM of November 20 voted to ban them .
With increased objecti ons to French nuc lea r testin g in th e South Pac ifi c. 575 students voted for a boyco tt on French goods and produ cts prod uced by Frenchowned co mpanies. Th e action will continue until the compani es involved condemn French action , or France signs the nu clear non-pro liferat ion treaty . Th e Uni on Paper Shop is curren tl y se lling th e ir last stoc ks o f French c igarettes. "O ther th an those and Twig lcts, we ' re not reall y affected". said a staff member, '' We still sell French newspapers ." The Uni on Supermarke t ha s had to replace a lot of goods such as mineral 11 ater and wine with equi va lents from other countries. Fi nance Officer John Holmes sa id other produ cts are comin g to his attention that may al so have to be banned. " It 's surpris in g but even Blu-Tac and Bosti k m ight have to be taken ofT the she lves" . he said. Signs have been put up in both out lets urg in g comp laint s and commen ts abo ut the boycott to be made to members of the ni on Executive - not to sta ff .
• Students I'Oice !heir concerns. See fellers to the Editor, page 9.
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TWO national newspapers have identified an EAS student as being at the forefront of the ongoing protest against the bu ilding of the Newbury by-pass.
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In the bag? Supermarket giant Tesco's interest in opening a store on campus could bring obvious benefits to UEA students. It 's dearl y a very attrac tive opt ion in terms of having one of the keenest -priced ou tle ts in the U K at the end of th e Stree t. L3ut not much seems to be in the bag from a discussion point of view, and the Union have now announced that an offer from Tesco will havc to be made in the next six weeks or thc ''hole project could b..: shelved. Granted, th e Union opera tes severa l outl ets on The Str..:e t, th e profits from whic h arc ploughed back into stud..:nt resources, but it can' t worry about things such as ·staff morale' when th e rea l pu rpose of th e organi sati on - service to students • is tak..:n into considerati on. So should the UK's largest food retailer decide to show some real interest, it's up to the Un ion to try and secure the best deal for its students . After all. times are hard.
A victory of sorts After nine weeks, more that a handful of quorate Union meetings and £450.000 of University cash in the Union's bank . the Rent Strike is finally over. Thc new £I 00,000 mcans-t<.:sted ll ardship Fund will be good news for the steadily increasing number of students experiencing r..:al poverty. l lowever. th<.: fact remains that around 25 per cent of this money will come from the Union's coffers. Th1s means that some Union projects to benefit students\\ ill surely b..: thn.:atened. While it nmy be a good thing that the nion ''ill nm' be directly helping poorer students, the fact is that the Union's contribution to this noble cause is gr..:ater than the Uni\ <.:rsity's. considering their rela ti ve resou rces. Moreover, as n.:nts - a major causc of student poverty- wil l not be coming down as the rent strikers had hoped, it could be argued that the Union is, in effect, nO\\ subsidising high UEA rents. As for th is year. e\ ..:ryon<.: in r<.:sitknccs- rich or poor- will be g..:tting a £40 cash bonus. funded to the tunc of 27 per cent by the Un ion. Care to guess how many better-off students will be donating their £40 windfall to the new Hardship Fund?
Four not out Concrete celebrates its fourth birthday with this . our fiftyfifth issue. with the added bonus of having won the top Guardian gong. That's more th an 12 million pages of newsprint produced by students for students and funded by lots of advert ising sine..: 1992. Yes. it's taken a hell ora lot of work lrom everyone involved . So here's to them, and to you, our readers. We couldn't have done this without your support.
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lt is a great pit y that cameras were not allowed into the AGM on December 4, as a picture of our Union Executive expressing their triumphant j oy at their monumental victory would have struck fear into the hearts of University administrations across the United Kingdom. Th e wh ole campaign was one of Machiavell ian sophi stry, the key points being: I . The bogus demands hiding our real motivati on - cash for Chri stmas.
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2. The use ofSWSS to divert people's attention from the real issue (cash for Christm as). 3. The prevention of the immense positive publicity the University would have gained taking nearly 900 students to court. 4. The exquisi te use of the democrati c process before the second vote when a Union employee [J anet Peck] reminded us of the dangers we faced at th e same time as we were being protected from intimidation on the doors. 5. The solidarity and steadfastn ess th e Union Executive displayed, setting aside personal agendas and quarin g up to th e University on behalf of both present and future occupiers of campus accommodation.
Ranking with such major victories as th e Nestle boycott and the LAMB campaign , this crushing defeat of the admini stration puts the students of UEA on a par wi th our confreres in France. Never again will we be treated with the contemptuous di dain which we have recentl y experienced. May I suggest that all immediate beneficiaries of this political coup sacrifice the instant gratification of extra beer and donate our forty pieces of sil ver to a fund to pay for the erection of a memorial to our Executive which will serve as a reminder to future generations of the major service that has been done for them.
Bob Scott (EAS 3)
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RENT STRIKE: SOME POINTS OF ORDER am writing with reference to Perhaps if such information the AGM held on Monday was offered at the last meeting, December 4. those present wouldn't have voted The essence of my complaint is for an illegal occupation. that a purely student matter, the The point I wish to make here Rent Strike and Occupation of the is that at future meetings where Registry, was adopted by the Socialist Workers will invariSocialist Worker tendencies in the ably be vociferous, before maki ng University, and turned into their any rash decisions, think of their political centrepiece. implications. We all want an ideal university, The problem with th is is that the methods inherent in the but there are ways and means of Socialist Worker ideology, espe- achieving this goal, and direct cially used by the militant hard- action is not the only method. core in order to gain support, is, Steven Jackson (LAW 2) by the use of emotive language, to make people fired up and to supid anyone else think that December 4's AGM was port their proposals without fully taking into account the implicadragged out (for a minitions of decisions they might mum of three hours) by people make. raising irrelevant and repetitive The AGM showed this to be comments?!! Although matters discussed true in the most dynamic way I have seen yet. This came with the were of the utmost importance, adamant assurances to the stu- we feel that a great number of dents that the University would speakers spoke more to hear their NOT take them to court over their own voices than to make relevant participation in the Rent Strike. comments! We feel that a lot of students This may have turned out to be true, but when the floor were would appreciate a two-night sysgiven more information by Union tem, where motions and speeches Welfare Co-Ordinator Janet Peck are discussed on one night and as to possible consequences of votes taken on another. action being taken, such as loss of This would relieve pressure on credit worthiness, a majority of 17 · students with work to do, giving by the 'No' side was changed to a them the choice to go and listen to the argumen"ts or follow their majority of60 for the 'Yes' side.
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he implications of the Union's decision to boycott French products in protest at nuclear tests in the Pacific are fraught with contradictions. French language, French Area Studies and European Media students find that the Union Paper Shop refuses to sell the major French daily newspaper Le Monde, an essential publication for the many hundreds of students studying these disciplines [Editor's note: after an oversight within the Union, French newspapers are now available again). Arbitrary boycotts are totally ineffective and only cause inconvenience to ourselves. The French arc totally uninterested in such pathetic gestures. Students cannot purchase a vital source of information, language practice and current affairs. Yet the top shelf of the shop is stacked with French cigarettes. The bars continue to sell
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•Kerry Scutts and Beate Knights examine the role of Amnesty International, now in its 36th year n 1961, a newspaper article entitled "The Forgotten Prisoners· was published in the Daily Telegraph by a British lawyer, Peter Beneson. lt called for people to campaign peacefully for the release of those prisoners who had been imprisoned for peacefully expressing their beliefs. Amnesty International was thus born. These prisoners are called prisoners of conscience and their plight is just one of the human rights abuses that Amnesty International fights against. 1t also campaigns against the death penalty and torture, viewing it as cruel, inhuman and degrading. lt works for fair and prompt trials and it works against 'disappearances' - the sudden detention of someone with their place and length of detention .unknown. Amnesty International works by raising awareness amongst the general public of human rights abuses; and it is the public that put pressure on the government to do something about these abuses - for example, by writing letters. One former prisoner of conscience from the Dominican Republic bears witness to the effectiveness of such cam-
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Flashback to UEA Amnesty's vigil i n The Square last November the military strategy used in the war against Columbia's guerrilla groups has given both sides the excuse to commit the most horrific human rights violations - rape, torture and murder. Women and children come first, being easy targets. This continues to happen because the people perpetrating such crimes can get away with it.
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When Amnesty heard of this case and turned its attention to it, thousands of letters were sent to the Columbian Ministry of Defence. Clearly embarrassed, the Columbian government was forced into taking action. The soldiers were charged and found guilty of violent sexual assault and rape. Last year, Amnesty handled
over 8,000 cases worldwide. Violations of human rights were highlighted in about 851 countries, which included supposed 'safe countries' such as New Zealand, India and the UK. lt all goes to show that the work of Amnesty International is as vital today as it was 36 years ago when Peter Beneson penned his a famous article.
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Internet Feature he ancient Greeks hung the person responsible for revealing the existence of the number pi to the general populace. History repeats itself, and although maths may seem like a funny thing to get het up about, governments around the world are doing precisely that. Nowadays, the US administration is getting its knickers in a twist over the series of mathematical operations that are involved in encoding information so that they can't read it. No-one is more aware of this than Phil Zimmerman, the author of a piece of software called Pretty Good Privacy (PGP), which has been classified as a munition by the powers that be, and is hence illegal to export from the USA. Mr. Zimmerman, who holds the unfortunate belief that people ought to be able to go about their lives free from prying by the State, wanted his software to be made freely available. So he placed it on the interne!, a network not known for its strict recognition of national frontiers, and within days it had been spread around the world. The trouble with PGP is that it is just too good: no known code-breaking program can crack it. Including •. presumably, those developed by organisations such as the CIA and FBI. And so the problems started. In search of a scapegoat, the US State Department started criminal proceedings against Zimmerman three years ago, charging him with illegally
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THE []nlY i:[]lUmn UJ~ TH BlJ~li-~n []BS[]lESi:Eni:E Pretty Good Police State exporting his strong cryptography software. To draw attention to this ludicrous situation, Adam Back, a researcher at Exeter University, aided by hackers from around the globe, managed to condense the illegal code to a mere three lines - small enough to be included as "signatures" at the bottom of email messages, be printed on address labels and anything else. As a consequence, thousands of Americans have been regularly contravening the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) by exporting the algorithm every time they send an international mail message.
The code has also been printed on T-shirts (below) in the US, Japan and the UK, with over 3,000 sold to date. If the prospect of having to walk bare-chested onto the aeroplane doesn't seem too daunting, one US citizen has gone a step further, by tattooing the Pert script onto his right forearm (see photo, right). Hype got in touch with the Richard White, owner of this "biomunition·, who stated that he hadn't tried to leave the country since he had the tattoo done, but confirmed that in order to adhere to ITAR regulations, customs officials would be obliged to sever his arm at the elbow before allowing him through.
This may all seem like a bit of lighthearted fun, but the US State Department isn't laughing. They have already revealed their intention to retain the ability to eavesdrop on all computer-mediated communications: firstly by their failed Clipper chip initiative (a proposal to fit encryption hardware to the computers of companies wanting to transfer their information securely, which would nevertheless contain a "back door" so that the spooks could listen in), now up for a second draft. Then by a recent law passed that required all on-line services to be "wire-tap ready". France has joined less enlightened nations such as Russia and Iraq in outlawing strong cryptography such as PGP. Countries around the world, including the UK, are waking up to the fact that their secret services won't be able to
listen in to encrypted conversations, and are trying to force Pandora's box closed again. And it is in their interest to act soon, before the majority of the population realise what issues are at stake. Those in power are asking to bug all forms of communication on the electronic networks - a privilege that you might think twice about granting them in the real world. Be aware. Be very aware. Our web pages will include an extended version of this article, full instructions as to how you can use PGP to send messages that cannot be read by others, as well as links to more information about encryption and the efforts being made by netizens to keep it legal. Reach us by clicking on Netscape or Mosaic on one of the university computers, then going: UEA Welcome~UEA
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Leffers - continued from page 9
CRUSH'S NIGHTMARE ON NEW YEAR'S EVE o much for New Year's Eve. ormally we used to have people round to get drunk, etc. Last year most couples we know were either working strange hours. divorcing, seriously ill or had found more exc iting places to go than our front room. This year was even
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worse. Totally disorganised having been to London, we had arranged nothing. Even worse, all the offlicences were mysteriously closed. I low minimalis! can you get'1 Goodness only knows what nex t year will be like. ll ere's ho ping the ho use doesn' t fa ll down.
A childlike naivety lingers on still That mum will help every time they're ill Somebody else will watch and care And keep an eye on how they fare .
Tony Crush (HIS 3)
Crushing off into deepest space, man ... M
athema t ical ly, my wife's car has been round the globe two and a half times. which is quite impressive. But. actually, a car which went into orbit around the earth. would be more impressive still. There would of course be the slight hitch of getting it into space, bu t it might be quite a grand gesture. it would of course have to be made ainight, or space-tight; someho\\ I
Students today are a spineless bunch Tarry a whrle and I'll share a hunch!
don't think plastic padding would quite do the trick. o doubt many a telescoped boffin wo uld anxIOusly wait at their window on a certain date waiting for the motor to re-enter the earth's atmosphere and a thousand pretty colo urs when the pe trol tank blew up. It wouldn't 'arf be inconvenient tho' - next time you had to go to Tescos!
Tony Crush (HIS 3)
Let loose .at university, scared and unsure .: ;r once: rn their life , slightly poor .. .overty .they scream in outraged shock Lrve wrthrn our means, do you us mock?"
'DR CHARMLEY IS NOT CHARMING' would like to offer my congratulations to the Thomas Library in the USA for disallowing ''Top UEA history lecturer and media persona lity Dr John Charmley .... " [Concrete, November 29) to speak there because of his politically incorrect views. Fina ll y, it seems someone has rea li sed the di ffercnce between a controversial historian and one who is, according to the internationally renowned anti-fascist magazine Searchlight, a "fascist". Charmley is quoted as saying he admires David lrving (Sunday Times, 1993; Searchlight, 1993); a man who has
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among other views denied the ex istence of the Holocaust. Amongst Charmley's own views (and there are many which can cause offence) is that World War Two was not quite wonh the struggle, as the result was the loss of the British Empire. The Empire, of course, put the 'Great' into Britain at the cost of oppressing the self -determination of peoples. Charmley is far more than a controversial historian, but a dangerous historian, who simply puts UEA 's School of History to shame. Nam e a11d address supplied
"We are society's dependants still Au thonty must our every need fill To supplement our income on our own Is a capitalist seam ." And on they moan. "Why should we stand on our own feet And earn money for the next time we eat Rent should be lower so that we can sink Into the Union Bar and have a drink." A spoilt tantrum is the Registry 0 t. Show· I ccuparon rn.g ack of .foresight and maternal mediation A kneejerk reactron to sweets withheld When they were . younger, they krcked and yelled . Name and address supplied
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Don't forget 14th February for the loved one Cood selection of Valentine cards at both outlets ...
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Andy pre-season in Lai!Zarote be jealous
NEW YEAR'S DAY saw a gathering of what can only
Andy, looking resplendent in a Fred Flintstone costume, recorded
be described as the most
a suitably stone-age time of 26mins 23secs. As if his attire wasn't handicap enough, he also
dedicated cyclists in the region for CC Breckland's traditional10 mile time trial. Roadworks on the A I I coupled with foggy conditions and slippery roads made for an interesting event, yet Andy Tyler rode away to a convincing victory - in the Fancy Dress competition!
be a bit of fun . Poor old bike though, it's never been that fast before. I'm surprised it didn't melt!" The novelty ride was the fastest
chose to ride on his rattly old touring bike. " I was feeling a bit keen after three months without a race, so
of the day, and Andy revealed it had been a personal best of sorts "lt's the fastest I've ever got rid of a hangover!" he laughed.
I' d only have gone too fast and
Andy was recently presented with the or.vich Am ateur
crashed or something daft like that. Besides it's only supposed to
Bicycle Club trophy for winning
their time trial series last ummer. In the coming season, he is confident he can build on his success last year, mainly as a result of the effective winter training he has been doing. "lt' s going really well, and I'm already well up on last winter. I've chopped the rocket bike about a bit more too, so I should be going a wee bit faster this year. I might even win something!"
UEA v Cambridge - David v Goliath but could not overcome some high
sion. lt was a day of telling,
quality fen cing. Alard scored
fact that neither had fenced ·abrc
when swords would do bat-
UEA 's only victory with a dramatic come-back from 4-0 down
at competition level before.
sabre. In foil,
the Cambridge took
strength of hold almost
to win 5-4. The sabre bouts saw a fairy-tale start. Hagyard and Pope were led to a 6-3 victory by Club Captain Marcos Simpson. The latter won all his bouts with ease while dis-
Weston-Super-Nightmare championships in WestonSuper-Mare, writes Martin
The team was led admirably
After a seven hour journey
by President and Coach Mike George, who swam his heart out in the men's 200m individual
from Nor.vich, the team faced three days of intense competition. The carnival atmosphere of
medley. He later finished 43rd in the I OOm backstroke event. Men's captain Martin Plant
the event - Mexican Waves went
and George inspired each other in
Plant.
Cambridge had produced a high
ed with nervous apprehen-
a sports hall. There would be 27 bouts, nine in each discipline of foil, epee and
round the poolside during breaks in the swimming -could not conceal the true determination of all the teams present and the ferocity of the competition.
another consolation victory hard
immediatel y. Steve Pope and Chris Wiskins both fought well,
tle ... within the confines of
DESPITE losing many swimmers due to illness, UEA's swim team still did themselves proud at the recent BUSA short course
playing excellent technique. and both Hagyard and Pope pl.!rformed extremely well given the
THE arrival of the Cambridge team was await-
the lOOm breaststroke, as they were drawn in adjacent lanes. With only half a second to separate the pair they finished first and second respectively in the heat, 44th and 45th overall out of
class team, wh1ch in many re ·pect was just too good. Countyw1se, UEA was more
epee bouts and started the team off w1th a stunning victory. The spirit, however, could not
successful. In the County Epee Championship. Hagyard came second, with Andy Hickford third. Congratulations also to Simpson,
be sustained, and things went downhill from there, despite the
who won the County Sabre Championships, so earning him-
determined ghosting techmque attempted by Robert Holt and
self the appointment of County team Captain.
Gelling to the point - one of the fencing team on the job
his first comptition, overcame his nerves to put in some excellent performances, and Ben Collins and Scott Tompsett also swam well and gained much valuable
Women's team captain Claire Baker-Smith put in some cred-
experience. This was a tremendous team effort from UEA, and the enthusiasm and energy they displayed
itable performances in the 25m level-deck pool against the best
allowed them to vie with the larger squads from universities with
student swimmers in the country. Edward Poulton, swimming in
professional coaches.
more than I 00 competitors.
Hagyard, ecmingly on an unstoppablc roll, moved into the
won by Malcolm. As with foil,
far better training facilities and
Here We Go
gain
While you were partying, Nor:wich City were losing • games, a manager, a capta1n ... AFTER a dismal festive sea-
an impending take-over of the club, City went up to Sunderland and earned their first league win since November, their first victory under
available to him to strengthen the squad.
returned from injury, pushed the ball over the bar, struck his head against
1·0 victory over
Megson was released from his assistant manager's contract at
the upright on falling and was unable to return to play. However, the referee
Sunderland at Roker Park,
Bradford to inherit a side whose
did not send him off, despite awarding
Megson. Ashley Ward gave the
writes Nlk Davy.
morale had dropped, and results over
a penalty which was then saved by
in
Christmas went downhill faster than
December following the shock departure of Martin O'Neill just hours before the Canaries played Leicester, the team O'Neill was bound for.
Santa on skis. For his fifth match in charge, Birmingham visited Carrow Road as the Canaries continued their attempt
Bryan Gunn. Robert Fleck fired in an equalising volley soon after to give the Canaries hope, yet although they were the better side for the majority of the second
Canaries the lead after taking advantage of some poor defending by
to reach the Coca-Cola Cup final at Wembley. In a game filled with
half, City failed to capitalise on their domination. The match will therefore
chances. the main point of debate was Jon Newsome's 20th minute goal-line handball. The City skipper, recently
be replayed tonight (January 24) at St
ond period to take the three points. However, it's back to the drawing board after Saturday's 1-0 home
Andrew's.
defeat by Luton. Will City ever show
son, City manager Gary Megson claimed his first win, an impressive
Megson
had
taken
over
Much controversy surrounded his departure - Nor.vich received some £400,000 in compensation after initially refusing his resignation • but many fans blamed the lack of money
After a week filled with rumours of
Sunderland, and in spite of having everything thrown at them for the rest of the first half, City held on and then provided a dazzling display in the sec-
any consistency?
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Concrete, Wednesday, January 24, 1996
Cup Winnen- Bruce Rhodes, Nick Armitage, Lucie Stephens, 0/iver Robinson and Richard Kelsey. Be/m, right- the crew in action
PHOTOS: NIK DAVY
Students caE?_ture Carrow CuE?_ for first time in race's 180 y_ears ON SATURDAY December 18, UEA's Boat Club won possibly the oldest rowing race in the country, one which pre-dates even the University Boat Race. Norwich's annual two and a half mile C.mo\\ Cup e\ ent, first held m 1815. had never bt!lore been \\on by a student cre\\ IIO\\ e\ er, this year history was finally made as a LEA senior men's IV managed to beat loc路 I m als to steal a title whtch bas '!arrow I) eluded the 1 for e\ era years Bruce Rhode~ (stroke). Ntck Armitage. Olt\Cr Rnhmson, Richard Kelsey (bow)
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Sports Reporter and Lucll: Stephens (cox) took great delight m overtaking the Norwich Rowmg Club crew which beat UEA in the !lead of the Rtvcr Fours in London in early November Like most head race , the CarrO\\ Cup set crews off in 20 second mtervals
Norwich, directly ahead of UEA, were the ones to chase. Throughout the 15 minute race, having Norwich to chase provided incentive to keep gomg in awful conditions, and afler 12 minutes, UEA had pulled level wllh Norw1ch. Suddenly being able to see them mJected extra gust mto tired legs, and the Umversity crew built up a three length lead by the timshmg line. With two other 'danger' crews, Rhodes \\as not sure that l.'I:A had won, but Kelscy, m his usual confident manner. was com inced that his
team had. In the end, cox Stephens was pleased that the regular cox, rugby fan James Bracey, had departed early for Twickenham, having worked hard all year coxing and coaching the crew. It could ha\e been a double for UEA, had not the women's semor IV been struck by flu, sending them frantically seekmg a sub. They were beaten by a fru tratmgly narrow four seconds. LEA al o entered novice women's four, who did very well consid-
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