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A LATE night fast food joint is on the cards following news that campus eaterle Piccolo's is to be scrapped. Two years after spending 拢20,000 creating the 'Italian trattoria', University chiefs look set to transform it into a fast food bar路 just like the Breakers restaurant Piccolo's replaced. Breakers, a McDonalds-style place," they The news comes after years of Concrete "We want to get a bit more student said, adding that the revamp will take place surveys calling for bosses to listen to feedback before we go firm on any over the Summer vacation. student demands for late-night catering, and proposals." "It's pretty much general knowledge follows University surveys carried out last amongst the staff and it's definitely Advanced year. happening." UEA Director of Residences and The insider also claimed that Piccolo's But according to an insider at the Services, Jenny Grant, refused to reveal has been a financial failure and takes details, but admitted that late-night restaurant, refurbishment plans are well considerably less money than Breakers used opening on club and gig nights is likely. advanced and the m'enu will focus on fast ''I'd say that's a strong possibility," she food and take-aways. to. Ms Grant denied that cash had been said. "We're looking at that very carefully The interior will also be stripped and a wasted on creating Piccolo's but admitted because clearly there was quite a strong late night food hatch introduced. "It's going to be turned into a better feeling in the survey about that. continued on page 2
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Fury as sabbs change P-lans at last minute By JAMES GRAHAM, Chief News Reporter UNION sabbs have been slammed by a furious Grad Ball organiser for plunging the ball into "chaos" after a last minute venue change. The ball, due to take place on Friday, July 10, will now be held at Norwich Sports Village after plans for a meal at Caistor Hall and a huge party at the LCR were dropped.
Bosses to re vie w charge - but unpopular venue stays
Step forward on grad fee HARD DONE by students are claiming success in the battle to get controversial graduation ceremony charges scrapped following a meeting with Registry bosses, writes Graham Diggines. Academ ic Registrar Tony R ich and Assistant R egistrar Tony F lack told students last week that
UEA still plans to ho ld graduation in the Sports Centre h ut is p re pared to look aga in a t the CIO a head c h arge. Mr Rich told the meeti ng that he wou ld recon'>H.lcr the blan ket graduati on ce remony and pa11y charge to see if the two cou ld he paid for separately He abo agreed to let a student rcprcscntatn·e take part in the annual graduation rev iew. Nevertbelcs,. Mr Ric h told the open meeting. '"1 think that we arc too far down the road to alter arrangcmcnh for this year One irate student. who'' ishes to remain anon) mous, told the Unm!rsity chiefs. " I want to graduate from a place that I can he prnud of an d I' 111 embarrassed to tell 111) fri<:nds 1 graduate from a sports hall. "On top of that I find it insulting cons1dering the work I
ha ,·e put in." However ,'.1r Flad.. who rece nt! ) compared a student vote o n the fee to "asl..mg the Turkeys to vote for C hristmas". defended the choice of \Cnue. saymg. "The Sports Hall all ows eve ryone to have a good vie\\ and also there is enough parki ng. un like the Cathedral "
Pretend But he added, "We make an attempt to mal..e ll look like something o ther than a basketball court but we don't pretend it tn he anythmg else." The contnn ersy over graduation erupted last November when UEA decided to slap an u nprecedented ( I 0 fee on visitor's seats fo r the
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that 1t has heen a flop corPpared to student favourite. Breakers. ··wL' certain!) needed to change Breal..ers hut it was more successful than Piccolo's," she said. ··c.ttcnng " not 111 a great finanCial Situ.tti<>n <It the moment. but we·\l~ gnt a husmess plan which "Ill put Il had, on ih feet ..
taking so long to hlow the tlnal \\hiqll.' on Piccolo's. "It's taken them two years to admll the) were wrong and start listen ing to student opimon." she said "'I' m sure it. s bemg done from .1 fmancial P'llnt of \·iew and not bccau~e it's gotng to meet the Lustnmer· s dL mands."
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Students said Il was about time the1e was a f."t lllnd. lat~ night stop. Said Andrcw Bowc (SYS I). "It's what the L'ni\~rsil~ needs. Il's a great idea. I think they should sell chifl'· hurgeiS. piuas and all the stutl )OU get at a fast food JOint m>nnally ·· James \\ es, m (()EV I). added. "Students need 'omcthing different to what the) ar~ g<·ttmg TherL' should be affPrdahll.' good fnod with
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ceremony. The move. wh ich wi ll ne t U EA a t least £.l0.000 per year i nf una ted stude nts across camp us who expressed diSgust 111 protest letters and postcards sent to Registr} bosses. One studen t. Tom Ta) (!)EV 1 ). 'aid after the meeting. "I thmk it was productive hut we need to keep the pr~ssure on The University have made a mi,take and failed to gauge the mood of students mer this f<:e." L nion \cademic Otllc~r. lkcka Curr unt added. "I hope that the UmverSity will decide to refund mone) to students this )Car and that from next )~ar Sig nii icant changes wil l he taken. I hope in future they will not be so naive ...
The switch - forced by Welfare Officer, Gary Massey and Communications Officer, Andy Watson who did not agree with the plans - has come under scathing criticism from Grad Ball organiser, Andy Burnette.
residential area," said Andy, "It has to finish at 1am. And he added, "Plus we won 't be able to afford two chart-topping bands. "There can't be a funfair
Abandon "lt's chaos, everything was completely organised and we had to abandon everything at the last minute," he said. "The sabbs are wrong here. "The best show would have been in the LCR. In the Sports Village it will be very much a case of making do." Plans for the LCR kneesup included a formal sitdown meal at Caistor Hall followed by a black tie party in the LCR where sell-out chart bands Space and Catatonia were to play. "There was going to be a Ball organiser, Andy Burnette funfair outside, a 4am license had been applied for, and there will be a buffet rather than a sit down meal." and it was going to run all night," said Andy. However, the location and Capacity huge cost of the Sports Village has meant that there He also revealed that the are now big restrictions on Sports Village hall would be the re-arranged Grad Ball. filled to less than half its capacity. "There will be no partying "There will probably only through the night because the Sports Village is in a be about 1,700 people in a
3,500 capacity venue." However, Gary Massey, Welfare Officer has defended the decision to switch venues. "The bottom line was that people still ended up in the LCR and that was we were something adamant was not going to happen." And he added, "Ents do all the donkey work, ents get it together, but under the direction of the sabbs. "lt would be indefensible for us to be fighting the Registry to get graduation moved away from the sports hall if we then did the Grad Ball in the LCR. "
Glorified Students, who last year campaigned against the ball being held In the LCR, had mixed reactions. "The party shouldn't be on campus, it would be like a glorified LCR," said one student. But Lana Pratt (BIO 4), said, "I don't think the Union have made a good decision. The Grad ball ends too early. " Zoe Bishop (HIS 3), said, "Looking at the entertainment it would be better in the LCR. "If they leave changes to the last minute, it's no surprise it falls apart. "
Morocco success An e nterpnsing \JEA student " off to Morocco m Junc to aid seven hhnd people walking in the huge A tl a> Mounta m,. Jane Bishop (\\'A\1 ~).has raised the £2.000 'ponsnrship needed and \\ill he jetting off to A fro La \\ ith Guide Dogs For The Blind for one w eel.. on June 1:1. She raised the la't 000 with the help Of other students by pUtlliH! Oil a gig on ~1a) 6. Student hands Glass Fish. Hcrshc and Sack~d Ginger cnlcrt~unt:d o\ L'f 150 gig-goers in the Hi\e, all of whom dona ted t2 towards tlw sponsorship "Tm \er~ happy I \C beLn ahk to raiSe all the monc) ... said Jane ''The Grad Bar ga,·e m.: £500. m~ \lllage ,tt home r<nsed another£~()(), I got a t:l 00 tra\ cl aw ,Ird from L I \ .md the rc't was r.Ii ed tl•n>ugl Indi\ idual donation . ~"" I c.m· v.... il to .;o''"
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Concrete. Wednesday, May 13. 1998
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By GRAHAM DIGGINES, News Editor
UEA'S Turkish Society was left fuming last week after members were forced to call off a Turkish diplomat visit over fears of trouble. Members of the Society claim that Security Co-ordinator Ron Elliott and Dean of Students, Ki~f Matheson, decided to pull the plug on the visit due to concern that Greek students could disrupt the speech of Hakki Muftuzade, London Representative of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. They also say they were given just three days notice to cancel the event despite having planned it for three months with University approval.
Axed The move follows an almost identical cancellation by UEA chiefs last February when a visit from controversial MP Anne Widdecombe was axed at the last minute over security fears . The talk on the parti tioning of Cyprus has now been postponed unti l June, but event organiser, Sedya Bucak, slammed the move. saying it is a deliberate attempt to deny the speaker an audience.
postpone the talk to after the fifth of Ju ne, but everyone wou ld have gone home and we would have no audie nce," she said. "There is a freedom of speech at UEA but you are not allowed an audience, this is just a twisting of words." However Dr Matheson denied that this had influenced the decision . saying, "We just had to make sure that we had time to set up the arrangements.
Compromised "The response to the publicity for thb event has been so great under the current that arrangements the speaker could have been unable to deliver his address, and safety and public
order. could be >eriously comprom ised." The President of the Hellenic Society confirmed there may have been trouble at the meeting .
Tense "I cannot predict what could have happened but there would have been a very tense atmosphere and it would have been very easy for trouble to start." she aid . But speaker, Mr Muftuzade said, " I think that the University should al low this sort of thing to happen on the date and at the time that it was originally arranged for. "This IS very important as thb is a free country."
IT HAS been confirmed that The Rocky Horror Picture Show will go ahead this year after weeks of uncertainty about its future. The infamous bash will now take place in the LCR on Friday, May 29, after a crisis appeal for help. A team of students have volunteered to organise the popular party and proceeds will go to the NSPCC and Hopes and Homes for Kids. Clubs and Societies Officer, Adam Burrell , said he was pleased with the response. " We have more than enough people to organise Rocky now, but we need people to play the roles of Rocky, Janet and the narrator. This will be the best Rocky we've ever had at UEA." Budding actors should contact Adam upstairs at Union House, or visit the t icket stall in the Hive this week.
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STUDENTS helped to break a world record on Saturday by abseiling from the top of the arts building, writes Nikki Mallet. Over 240 people, including Vice Chancellor, Vincent Watts, abseiled the 75ft drop down the side of the bui lding in order to raise money for charity.
230 people were needed to break the world record, and it was American student. Lon Krager who went over the edge as number 231. ·• J didn ' t think I'd come to England to break world record~." ;he said. ''I.' I~ hav t~ go bome and" ldJ. everyone." GmH. Orreaod H rtal and Pal"ksi<k School, orwJCh-. are set to benefit from the abseil. with
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£5,000 for new facilities. Said Norfolk representative for Great Ormond Street Hospital, David Federl, "The money rai;ed will go to the cardiac wing for heans. as the heart machine need all the ume. " d he added , "lt'. theolhild year run and we ho il will become an annual event.'' Barry Payne , Headteacher at
Parkside School, said, "We want to improve the playground facilities in the school. People have come from all over the country to take part.'' Event sponsors, Robinsons and Tesco, also saw their staff take up the daring challenge. Bul neorwic.h. restde-nt. NatasbaGi y.few;edthed 11 "I' 111 • ing C1f the .eau e. b I' m very nervotr.> because I' Ul petrified of heights." she said.
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II Counselling inundated with students No Sarnies Thanks Tra mps fro m Li ncoln 's Inn Fields in London are complaining about un wanted attention f rom too-good-byha lf Samaritans. Social workers and charity vol unteers are plying t hem with way more sandwiches than t hey need. " lt attracted the rats and was very unhygienic," one tramp compl ai ned.
Choc Prices to Soar Stock up now. Fungal and Black pod diseases are set to force up the pri ce of chocolate everywhere. The diseases are threatening to wipe out major producers like the Ivory Coast and Brazil. International choco mega-corp's are in unprecedented talks to rescue the situation .
The News at Sex The award for funniest newsreader's slip of the week goes to ITN 's Katie Derham . Tongue-tied Katie made the horrendous howler at the end of the lunchtime bulletin when she said, " We' ll be back at five to sex".
Mousing Off Shocked Ray Williams of Southsea, Hants. was preparing beans and ch ips for himself and his family when he found himself staring at the deceased rodent. Disgusted Ray had taken two mouthfuls of beans before he realised what was under his nose. The cans have been withdrawn from sale.
Caustic Kegs Burglars who nicked three beer kegs from a pub in Sussex were warned not to drink the contents ...caustic c leaning f luid.
By CATHERINE MILLEST
EXAM STRESS reached its peak recently as the Un iversity 's Coun sellin g Servi ce wa inundated by pani cked students. The in n ux of ca lb fur help meant that many ;,tudent!> ''en: told they may have to '' ait un til Se pte m be r fur their counselling to hcg in . " We had a \'Cry worryi ng 'ituation around Ea,ter and we had a wai ting li;- t of over -10 ." 'aid Director of Uni,er,ity Coun;,dling. Dr Jud y Moo rc.
Peak . he added that a full \Cale eme rgency had now heen a\ erted. " It alwa)' seem' to he the c;"e that we reac h the peak toward!> the end of the middle term . " I do n·! kno" \\hcth e r that·, people anticipating e\alll 'tre" and whe n they acwal l) come hac~ and get down to the \\or~ the y reali;-e it's not as had a' it ;-eems.'· Additiona l coun!>ellor> and reall oca tion o f cases ha., ea;-ed the 1-1 people \illlation and now remain on the ''ailing l i ~t '' ho wi 11 be \Cen before the end of tcrrn. , e\erthele". Dr Mome admitted that cut'> in funding have made it hard to cope "ith increa,ed
out: studying fo r exams demand . "We can just about ~ecp our head abo\ c water as t hing~ are:· she ~aid . "With a further cut we would be ~ l rugg l i n g ... She added. ··when the -, ituation gl.! l . ., \(Cf) had \\ ~ cncouragt: pcopk to look in other place,_
·They might >land a better chance of being ' ecn more quick ly. ··we make it clear that there i, othe r help such a' Nigh tl inc.· the Samaritan > and \'ariou;- coun>e lling agencies in the City ... Union Welfare Offi ce r. Gary Mas>cy. sa id that demand for
coun,clling wa' not nece"aril) due to ' tuden t;- having more problem> than before. "There u;-cd to be a >ti gma abou t it but counselling i, becoming more acceptab le ... he ,aid . "People arc 'eeing it '" more of an option when they need help."
By NICK TRIGGLE and GEMMA PITCHER
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T he half a m illion pound project- plan ned for September next yearcou ld have access to the Inte rne t a nd UEA ne twork. There are currently around 300 in rooms. networked rooms. and Mr Wall s And he added, "The lnfo nn atio n said last week that he would like to Services Dictorate. in conj unc ti on with accommodation services. are sec more access to co mputers. "The fac ili ty is there in theory to doi ng a study of optio n for UEA." c<;>.mputeri se much o f the intern al mai l and network the whole campu s.'' he said. " We wan t to make teachi ng and But not eve rybody has learni ng more IT intensive." welcomed the move. with Uni on And he added. ··we have to take Academic Officer. Becka Cummt. the pl unge some time." urgi ng UEA to co ns ider its UEA · s As,i >tant Director of options. Operat io ns, Alan Coombe. " I think th at g ivi ng stude nts confinned that the University i> more access to computers and the seriously considering tht: move. Internet is a good idea ," she sa id , " But not eve rybody has a which may also see telephones p~t
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Lucky firs t year. Lucinda Hi gh le). won a state of the art computer after lilling out a UEI\ In formation Tech nology ;-urvey. EUR sllldcnt. Linda. "a' draw n from I.R21 cntrie;- and
Vincent Watt\ . She said. " I am deligh ted. I'm going to u'e the computer for doi ng ~~'aY'· ll'... ing the Internet and se nding e-mails."
means that every computer owner computer and not everybody know' how to use them. " I am surprised they ha vc got the money to do it considering other cut s around the Univers ity." Student > had m ixed reacti ons to the news . Ben Frank (EU R 2). sa id. " It would only benefit those 'llldents with co mputers. " If UEA has got £500.000 to spend maybe they could buy more computer~ for the Library.'' But Nicholas Holt (W AM 2). said. "I think it is a good idea. it will he lp w ith essays and availabi lity to informa tion ."
The compu ter wa> donated by Viglcn - \ Upplier> or the majority or UEA · s co mpu ter' to encourage student\ In !ill nut the eight page sun cy into level s or co mputer skilb at L:EA.
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Women's Officer elected
The elections for Union Women's Officer was won by Claire Kober by a huge majority, writes Catherme M illest. 235 students voted and Clairc scored almost eight times the votes of her nearest rival, and said, ·'it was quite a shock. " Claire will take over from the exts!lng Women 's Officer in eptember and says, "Women are still under-represented, and there arc campaigns that need to be run. " Security on campus will be targeted, with emphasis on better lighting and self-defence classes. Claire also hopes to resurrect the Women 's Action Committee, with visiting female speakers, writers and comedians, but says it will not be a "radical feminist movement. " Any female interested in becoming a member of the Committee should contact Claire at C.Kobcr@uea.ac.uk
By NICK TRIGGLE
UEA'S premier accommodation is set to be patched up during the Summer vacation in a bid to keep it open next year. And in a startling revelation, University top dog have admitted that student living in Nelson Court and Constable Terrace will have to endure sub-standard facilities. The news comes after residence chiefs diseovcrcd faulty shower pods, wall linings and heating systems in 360 rooms in the Village, Nelson Court and Constable Terrace last year.
Legal A £4 million overhaul was planned but has now been put on hold whilst UEA enters legal wranglings with Nelson and Constable designers Rick Mather Architects and Fulcrum Associates, and pod manufacturers, Farquhar. "The University is in discussions with the designers of those buildings," said UEA Director of Estates and Buildings, Richard Goodall. "We are hoping to reach a mutually acceptable outcome." Bur he added, "Those negotiations arc fairly tentative. " It is quite possible that tbe University will be involved in legal action over Nelson Court
and onstable Terrace." Shower pods and floors in the Village will be repaired out of term -t ime, but students in Nelson and Constable - who next year will pay a whopping £54.60 per week could be living in accommodation that is not up to scratch. ··we will keep the disruption down to an absolute minimum ," said Mr Goodall. "We will do what we can to get a better supply, but it won't be as good as it ~hould be."
Africa trip unclaimed
Repairs UEA is looking to fix up the showers and plumbing connections in time for the new academic year, but Mr Goodall revealed that Nelson and Constable will have to close for full repairs in the millennium. "The substantial work will not be started for about another two years," he said. "We will probably do a rolling program of work.
" Half the will be closed for six months, and once that is sorted the other half will then be worked on."
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cannot see why the University is shying away. You pay money for a room and you want everything to work," he said.
An amazing four week safari to Africa is currently lying unclaimed after no-one came forward with the winning ticket at last week's LCR. The winning ticket, number 782, was drawn during a huge give-away by footwear giants Schuh, who sponsored the LCR. The lucky ticket holder should contact Franccs Williamson or Fay Miller on 0171 553 4000.
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A UEA boss has cast doubt over the future of Earlham Hall this week after he admitted the historic building is no longer suitable to house the School of Law. Director of Estates and Buildings, Richard Goodhall, made the admission following the publication of a council document looking at future uses of the Council-owned building. "Earlham llall i simply not big he added. Mr Goodall. However, he did not rule out enough to hou e the School of Law. Council bosses are meanwhile lt will rake significant investment UEA applying to renew their looking at other options for the present lease, which runs out in future of Earlham Hall and ordered for it to meet the needs of the Law school in the long term," said Mr 2003. a draft planning document with this in mind. Goodall. Inappropriate
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Parachute Jumping Aid charity HMD International is offering students the chance to take part in " the ultimate plunge for the new Millenium" - a sponsored parachute jump. And . no experience is required as you can be trained up before you do it. All you have to do is raise -a minimum sponsorship and you can jump for free • . Jumpers can choose from one of two·thrilling options a dive from 10,000ft attached to a professional instructor, or a static line jump. from
Financial Times rates UEA 42nd By JAMES BROWN A shocking new survey, published by the Financial Times, has relegated UEA to 42nd place in a listing of Britain 's top 100 universities. Thi ~ secs UE/\ drop a ma~s i vc 16 places from the 26th place that it enjoyed in a uillcrent surwy drawn up by The Times last year. the eflic iency of th e uni1crsitics:· league tab les depend very much The !Jtcst table. wmpi lcd b) he ,aid. on the criteria that arc used. I can rcponcrs at the Financial Tnne.1. .. We alw compilcu top ten 'ho\\' y.ou other tables that put u' tested uni1crsities in 16 diilercnt ran kings for each of the cntena on higher and sometimes lower. categories. including A-lc1 cl en try .. The criteria are so the table and I thin~ that these are grades. research rattngs. a' important Js the actual league quc,tionahle that sttu.lcnh shnuld postgraduate employment rates table Itself... he looki ng at what they \\'ant out and computer fu nding. of a uni,cr,lly and "hat the~ Ratio Spending 11.tnt ou t ,,r a particu lar degree The table 'lllms that LIEA ha' pmgrammc rather than league The sur\ e) also sho\1 cd that tables:· hi~her A-le1 el entr) requi rement' UEA~ Librar) e'penuiture ""' ami enjo: s a bette r , talf Ill ea,i l) eclip,ed h: the top ranl-.ing Arbitary student ratio than man) of the univers it ies. Average Lihrar) unil'ersitics "hi eh achiewd a Financial Timl' .\ journa list . e'pcnuiturc acro" the countr) higher 01 crall pthitions in the l'anninuer Bahra. who \\lll'~cd was £.'1276.000 - L'EA ~pcnus less league. than a1 crage at [2509 .000. on the suney. admiued that The Un i,·ersity of Camhriugc Hm1 e1·er. Academic Registrar ran~ing the uni iW'>it ics in the surw) " ·a, a .. fairly arbitrary sn>opcd the top slot howe1·er. Tony Ri ch refu;,cd to accept that busin.:ss ... \\llh a ~wnning 2X . I pt:rccnl of the new listing rctlectcd l lEA·, .. We compi led the table so that stuuents gaini ng first das~ true '>tanuing and challenged the degrees compareu to L'EA's 7.1 ll '-efu l n e~)\ of ra nki ng uni\'c.:"r,itie . . . it was interesting to read. hut it is percent . Satu lr Rich ... 1 think that 'tdl1mportant for getting a feel for
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Peace finally seems to be settling over City College after a two month long industrial dispute between management and lecturers , writes James Graham. City College and the lecturers union , NATFHE , are now negotiating an agreement after a framework was thrashed out over the bank holiday weekend. The dispute began when the College Hutchin, was positive about developments, he proposed to axe five senior academ ic staff sounded a word of warning to the College. and cut 65 senior lecturers' pay by 20 percent " If the College don 't behave themselves after the College's funding was slashed by and if they threaten more people's jobs the n £500,000. the strikes could quite easily happen again . The proposals led to a massive strike by " The good th 'ng is we are now talking to furious lecturers which brought the College to each other." a standstill on Friday May 1. However, he accepted that the industrial action has had an adverse effect on students. Optimistic " Students did suffer on Friday because of But City College Principal , Caroline Neville, the strike, but that is the responsibility of the is now optimistic that the dispute will be over College ." soon. Dispute " There's quite a bit of detail to sort out but And student opinion over the dispute is we 're getting through it now. The College will work with the staff to implement the currently mixed . " I don 't know if striking is the right way to . agreement as quickly as possible." go about solving this ; it's definitely not very Under the new framework there will be no good for students," said Oliver Gawn. compulsory redundancies , but 30 senior staff And Matthew Storie added , " it's good that have been asked to take voluntary the lecturers are standing up for themselves. redundancy whilst others have been asked to but we just want them to get it all sorted as take a pay cut of up to £5,000. Although NATFHE spokesman , Peter soon as possible."
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Students faced with RrOSRect of moving to Bath University By NICOLE RUSSELL
BELEAGUERED Physics students may be shipped off to Bath University this Summer under a new proposal revealed by Registry·chiefs last week. The late~t plan~ mean that students arc faced with the hard deci~ion of whether to remain in the doomed School of Physic~ or move to another university. Said Pn:sident of the UEA to stay put. or to go to another Phy~ics Society. Stephen Tucker, univer<,ity where the cour~e 'There IS a good chance that pretty would match \~hat they have done well all of the faculty and their bdore." re~earch projects will go to Bath, but Profe"or Colcman abo repeated I think that a lot of UEA students concerns that students' final -.-ould like to stay here ." projects , which are held in high He added that although chiefs had regard by future employers. may recommended the mo\'e to Bath. abo be under seriou~ threat. students wishing to attend other "A year-long experimental universities wou ld have to .,ort it out project is something that will be for themse lves. difficult to organise:· he said. ''lt needs someone here: it needs facili ties and the equipment." Umon Academic Ofticer. Bccka Dean of PhySics. Professor Currant, al~o slammed"' hat she sees Coleman, also expressed concerns a' the ni\ero,ity's lack of for students who decide to sec commitment to Physics students. through their studies at UEA. " If they arc encouraging '>tudents Sa1d Profe<.snr Coleman. "The to mo\'e to another ni\·ersity then it University is under an obligation to shows they have no commitment to provide <otuucnts who stay at EA with an adequate course. "But 11 is unclear whether it would be 111 their academic interests
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Do you fancy telling the nation about what you get up to between the sheets? If you do then the Smithson Film Company wants to hear from you. Smithson are currently making a Channel 4 documentary about the history of the sexual revolution and they want students' points of view. They particularly want to speak to you if you feel that your parents' attitudes towards sex have influenced your own sexual behaviour. Call Will at The Smithson Film Company on 0171 242
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Appeal upheld Da\'ld Earley, the man jaded for a year for downloading child porn p1cture., from the mtcmet. has had hi> sentence cut to four months . Mr Earky, who pleaded guilty to I 0 sample charges of poso,cs~1ng indecent pictures of children with a view to them bemg di<,tributed, had h..:en jail<:d for a year by orw ich magistrates . But on May I . Mr Earley successfully appealed again<,! hi-. o,entcnce at orwich Cro-.- n Court .
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Is student demonstration a thing of the P-ast or is it still alive and kicking1 n 1')90;. Britain il is ea;.) to forget that mu" ;,tutknl demonstration "as once capable of ;.haping politic;,. However this month ;.ccs the 30th anniver;.ary of the Paris uprising;. which almml toppled the French go,-crnment and <,tand a' a potent example of sllltknl power. The unrest began in the late n(h "hen mass <,ludenl tkmonslrution wa' at ih pea~. Wha t ;.taned ofT '" a demomtrmion in Pari' abou t the quali ty of un i\crsi ty ed ucat ion 'oon snowballed into a move ment whi ch d wll cnged the fin ancia l priori ties of the French govem mc nl. The >lart of May 1968 saw a series of small scale marches but by the end of the month th e Pari;, streets re;,e mbled a war zone. with burning barTicades and running ba lll e;. be twee n '> lud ent protester;,. and a police fo rce despera tely tryin g to stop France's pre mier cit y dc;.cen di ng into anarchy. The students did not stand alone in their protest aga inst the co untry\ gove rnment. th ey \\ere supported by the coun try\
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Sensi ng disa,ter. President de Gaullc called for a referendum and the st udenh triu mphed. leav ing the govt!rnmcn l with no choice but to stand down. As a rc,u ll the minimum wage wa<, boosted hy a
ammun ition in the capit al J a ~ a n a in an allcmpl 10 quel l stude nt-led demonstrations. Jus t like France in I ')68. th.: un req is a result of econom ic in,tability. in thi' case spar~ed by huge increases in fuel and electrici ty prices. The lndnn.:sian gm ernment"s
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"I think that it 1s easy to feel disempowered in society. Students don't feel that they can change anything but I think that this is wrong" · NlJS spokespcr,on Li1 Li e\\ n thi s is beca use <,t udent s and Environm e nt Officer, Kathryn Amos 'ays ultim ately grad uates need cl)
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33.3 per cent increase and th e wa r-tim e hero Pres ident de Gaull e had to re> ign to save face. AI the sa me tirn c across the Atl anti c. students in America were equ all y radi ca l and po lit ica ll y acti ve. p.:accfull y protesting aga inst the Vietnam War and demon>t rating on rac ial i ss u e~.
However mass student protest is not necessaril y a thin g of the past. As you read thi ' ani clc. Indones ia is ex periencin g scenes very simi lar to those whi ch gripped Paris in 1968. Onl y last wee k poli ce used tear gas. rubber bull ets and even live
removal of fuel subs id ies has meant an astronomi cal 7 1 per cent hi ke in petrol costs whi ch ha s had the kn oc k-on e ffec t of raisi ng food pri ces nationw ide due to the in creased cos t of food tra nsponati on. Rena Yu wono. a spo ~ cspe r~o n fro m the Indonesia n Emba;,-,y in London said . .. The govern me nt has to inc rease those pri ces because th ey cann ot subsidi se them any more. .. The student s have bc.: n demanding some re form s bu t the fact is that the government ha> been doing reforms and is doi ng more
confin e protests to un i,ersit y ampuses. di scontent i;, spreadin g to the general public. Report s on th e numhcrs o f cas ualti es incurred ;o fa r in the un rest vary widely. Ind ones ian newspape rs report th at six demonstrators have been kill.:d and
wi ll demonstrations bring about change. .. Nowadays. nearly all the student s arc figh ting agai nst the pre,iden l. .. 1 th ink that th e Indonesian regime wil l en d in about a year. .. Th e In dones ian protest'> arc not an iso lated ex am ple of unrest in A'>ia. it wa'> onl y nine year;, ago that harrm~ing footage of the Tia nammcn Sq uare massacre was beamed into British homes. The West loo~ed on in disbelief as Chi ne'c t a n k~ \ \ Crc
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The protest wa;. aimed at drawi ng auen tion 10 th e .. uneth ica l.. imc\lmelll policic' of the main high ' trec t ban b. Amne,ty is ano lhl'r organisation through \\'hich <,tutk nh have fo und a politica l voice. The UEA branch ha' 1-lO member,. 40 of whom UEA Amnesty President Sirnon Brown claim' are acti,·c. Sirnon told Conc-r<'lt' that the international movement " celebrating the 50th anni,er,ar) of the L'ni,crsa l Declaration (,f Human Righh. He c-..phuns . .. lt is the corncr, tonc of what Amnesty does. and there fore we
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compete more in soc iety. Gone arc the days in wh ich a Uni vers ity educati on was an in sta nt guarantee of a wel l pa id job. ow student s need to work harder and concentrate more on their st udi es to succeed in what 1' increasi ngly a mo re co mpetiti ve soc iety. However the NUS spokesperson was sati sfi ed with rece nt US demos over tuiti on fees ... Student parti cipati on has bt!e n rea ll y good. we had 14 de monstrati ons across the UK on I Nove mbe r. and about 40.00Q peop le took pan in them:· Howeve r. Unio n Env ironment Officer. Kathryn Amo' believes that <.tudelll <; feel an un necessa ry sense of powerlessness ... 1 thin k th at it i' ~a') to feel disem powered in society. Students do not fee l that they can change anything but I think that this is wrong: · rs hopefu l I hut She demo nstrat ions are on the ri se aga in. .. People arc beg inning to care more. I th ink there's been more interest in iss ues then there was last year. it take' somet hing big to happen. like Fre nch Nuclea r Testi ng. 10 ge t people·, allention:· 1-low<.!vcr. there have be.:n no quorate l 'G;vr, so far thi' )Car. rellecting a genera l lack of imcr.:sl in '>ludem poli tics. All the same. rece nt years have seen Union outlets boycolling Pep'i and :-.lestlc. a;. wel l a' dcrnom. tra tions h) the 'tudcnl organisat ion. Soci<:t) for (SEA) Enviro nmenta l Actio n ta rgeting Midland and Lloyd ban~s. In October las t year. SEA also erected a papier machc figure in UEAs Sq uare which they clai med was representati ve of the four main high street ba nks uri nati ng. a<, they saw it, on customer"s co nscie nce,.
leaders and everybody in the whole world to reiterate their commit me nt lO that declaration:· l-I t! fee ls that that th ere arc lots of \\'ays of taking ac tion. .. By far the most im po rtant thing we do is leller writ ing. we meet once a week for about two hours. and we sit and write lc llers for urge nt ac ti on on iss ues that Amnes ty feels we need 10 take up immed iate ly. These iss ues mi ght be death sen tences. e.\ traditio ns. disappearance;. peop le th at have gone into custod) wit hout trial. prisoners of conscience. and so on. who arc rn i mrnedi ate danger... Simon is pos it ive lha l their acti ons are wo rt h\\ hi le . .. B c t w~e n a qu a11cr and a th ird of all cases th at Am ne,ty have take n up ha ve re•: ulted in a posit ive outcome. .. That means that severa l thousands of people "ho have b.:cn rclca,ed from prison or whose murderer'> ha\ c b<:t!n hrought lo j ustice. .. From Am nesty's point of vie\\". I thin~ that <,ludcnh do a vast amount of importan t wor~. panly because the) ha\c rnorc time on thei r hands ... Students are still acti\c rn Britain today. bu t it 'ccm' that their focus has changed from radical politic' to rnore humane i-,;,uc; and issues that dircctl) affect thcrnseh·e,. T hey arc invo lved in a number of cause' ralht:r than bein g uni fied as th e French 'tuden ts were 30 years ago in th ei r baul e for a be ll cr un iversi ty education.
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Jack Hanauer finds out whether a cure to the ~disease that is· killing 160,000 people in Britain every y~ar is really on the cards... ancer is a disease that sends a shiver down the spine of most people. Unlike many potentially fatal illnesses that seem to die out or lose their potency as humans develop resistance and c.ures for them (smallpox, influenza etc), cancer is an ailment that has always evaded a cure. However in this day of high levels of pollution, when every breath of air that we breathe contains numerous carcinogens, the search for effective treatments and preventatives has gained increased importance, and this has not escaped the attention of the scientific establishment. The last 20 years have seen numerous important breakthroughs. Last week an American company hit the headlines with their claims of a 'pill combo' that has been successful in curing cancer in mice. -
Initial trials on mice have been highly successful and have prompted Judah Richard Klausner, director of the US National Cancer Institute, to give the project top priority. A version of the treatment could be ready for trials. on humans later this year and the success of the Meanwhile, at the John lnnes Biotechnology Research Institute, tests on mice they are focusing on finding ways to prevent cancer in the first have led to bold place. claims from some The research has concentrated on enhancing the anti-cancer properties in plants, as well as the production of ·renewable areas. Or James Watson - who won the Nobel Prize for his contribution to the DNA ~=~--~~----d'!!"""-~-d'!!""" '!!"""_...,.~h~-~-~-"!!'1---- discoveries of 1953 and paved the way for modem cancer
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quoted as saying, "Judah is --..;...-----------------------------~ going to cure cancer in two years.• He now industrial raw materials and the extraction of other by-products, such as new vaccines. lt has centred around plants that one would denies making such a claim, and still sees Folkman's not normally associate with dynamic biotechnological research. Cabbages, broccoli and brussel sprouts experiments as, "The most have formed the mainstay of the .._../_ . exciting cancer research of my project. lt has been discovered that lifetime." high levels of chemicals that are believed to protect against cancer Watson's original claim was certainly have been found in the vegetables, greeted with surprise by the sCientific world. especially in the brussel sprouts and broccoli, and Or Folkman himself was startled by researchers at the institute are currently in the process of the statement, never having developing new plants with higher levels of these made such confident claims himself, and Or compounds. Lesley Walker, Head of Science Ray Mathias, Head of Science, Communications and Education at the centre, is optimistic about the progress Information in of the investigations. "There is good evidence that the UK's Cancer chemicals are active against cancerous cells and we Research are confident that by increasing the levels of these in Campaign the diet, the chances of developing cancer will be reduced." Although promising, the discoveries are directed more towards preventatives of cancer than a course of treatment for the disease itself, and Mr Mathias was not getting carried away. "lt's 11ot going to be a miracle cure - it's simply something that will contribute to the battle against cancer." The Institute's findings have come at an exciting time for cancer research. Work undertaken by Or Judah Folkman of the Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston has produced some promising results. The research centres around trying to eradicate the cancerous tumours by blocking their blood supply and thus starving them of oxygen. The process involves two chemicals, endostatin and unconvinced. The organisation conducts investigations into angiostatin, which, causes and potential treatments of the disease and sponsors Folkman's team have scientists who need funding for their research. "Nobody over here suggested, used understands why James Watson made the statement about two individually can make a tumour years. 1t does seem to be wildly optimistic." dormant; when they are used Despite the positive response of mice to the treatment, it is not together, they can destroy it. known whether the chemicals will enjoy similar success with
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humans and even if the compounds do work against the tumour there is still the potential problem of side-effects. One possible down side to the treatment has already been pinpointed. The treatment works by blocking the flow of blood to the tumours, but it could also result in damage being done to other essential vessels in the process. r Walker put the work of the Boston group in context. "Or Folkman is the sort of Godfather of this field of research , and he has done really good work with enormous potential." But she added that it is just one promising project among many that are currently being worked on. "The single biggest difference between now and 20 years ago is that we now know about cancer in a way that we never did before." As a result there are many investigations worldwide that are showing potential.
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For example, Or David Lane, the eodiscoverer of P53, a gene that controls the suppression of tumours in the human body, has made encouraging progress in his search for a "cure". His Dundee group, sponsored by the Cancer Research Campaign, has discovered that the P53 gene is damaged in half of all cancer cases. They are currently in the process of developing a ~go treatment that will overcome this problem and reactivate the suppresser gene. This research has opened up a whole new avenue of potential cancer treatment.
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"The single biggest difference between now and years is that we now know about cancer in a way that we never did before" Dr Walker, Cancer Research Cam n
Onyx Pharmaceuticals is one company that has taken Or Lane's research one step further . Scientists at the Onyx laboratories have engineered an "adeno-virus" which singles out , cells with damaged P53 genes and kills them, leaving healthy cells intact. Initial clinical trials have been taking place over the last year or so, and if the results are successful, the project could lead to some kind of cancer-specific virus. Another variation on the P53 theme is gene therapy: scientists are considering the idea of trying to replace the damaged P53 genes in the cancerous cells. However the practicalities of getting the replacement P53 gene into the polluted cells could be problematic. All of these promising research projects are having to compete for funding . Or Walker thinks this quest for money could be the reason for all the fuss about Or Folkman's findings . "On average it takes about ÂŁ200 million to bring a drug fully to the market, so medical research companies that have started off with a few interesting compounds, but have not got any products already on the market generating income, need injections of cash to keep going." As a result the media is used by new or ailing compan ies to get into the public eye and attract the attention of potential investors. "it is important to consider these issues when deciding how much of the reports are hype and how much reality," Or Walker added. The timing of the announcement is also revealing . The findings of Or Folkman's research were known in November, only to be
be aware of the politics of cancer research ." Other Critics have su ggested that the current publicity about Or Folkman's discoveries is due to Or Klausner's quest for government funding , and another theory is that it is a result of the commercial interests of EntreMed, who stand to profit if Or Folkman's treatment comes off. Meanwhile still more investigations are coming up with possibilities; such as work being done by Or Dai Chaplin at the Gray laboratory in Northwood, with the help of Professor Bob Pettet. These Arizonan scientists specialise in sourcing cancer therapies from natural products. Their agent, Combretastatin A4, was originally "' derived from the bark of the African bush willow and works along similar lines to the chemicals devised by Folkman's group. it is about to undergo clinical trials. And, EstreMed , the American company based in Maryland, that produces endostatin and angiostatin, the chemicals that are an intrinsic . part of Or Folkman's treatment, is also looking into the cancer fighting properties of Thalidomide. This controversial drug that was given to pregnant women in the sixties to treat morning sickness and caused horrendous birth defects is believed to have tumour-killing potential. With so many examples of successful research the broad outlook for a cancer cure can only be positive and the next few years could see considerable progress in the fight against cancer as the trials of the new chemicals are completed and the results released . Due to the breakthroughs of the last few decades, many different areas of research have opened up and Or Walker is hopeful of significant developments. "I am cautiously optimistic. There is good reason to believe that at least one of the projects will come through." But it looks like the key word on this one is patience.
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Its great to hear that students will soon be able to buy food late at night on campus. UEA has been crying out for this service for years now and as long as the food is good and cheap it can't really go wrong ... especially amongst those of us who SIJffer from post-LCR munchies. The Piccolo's saga really did drag on for a bit too long though. Students were not consulted before the 'Italian trattoria' was opened and as a result they stayed away and the venture has been somewhat half-baked. lt's also quite distressing to think that Registry bosses assume all students are either tucked up in bed or well-fed by Spm. lt's taken them a long time, but it seems that at last the Registry is listening to student's views on what they want to eat.
ven before Neil Fox has taken office, he has betrayed voters on the only single policy that any student gives a damn about - pound a pint policy in the bar. If he could not fulfil the pledge, then we should have been told, but oh no, that would have been too simple. Our newly elected and beloved Finance Officer strings us all along, and then lets us all down. He clearly likes being the next in the line of UEA's great tradition of useless and ultimately disappointing Finance Officers. Honesty is also clearly lacking in the UEA Union. After seeing this Union at work, it seems like all they are interested in is consolidating power and making life cushy for them and their mates. How quickly the voters are forgotten! So, that's the pound-a-pint gone for another year, but no doubt the same carrot will be wheeled out for next year's election.
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Let's hope that the new restaurant fulfils its role as a fast food joint and other outlets begin to cater for the more healthconscious amongst us. There's been a lot of crying and shouting about all the balls going on at UEA this Summer, but the fiasco over the Grad Ball really takes the biscuit. For sabbatical officers to jump in at the last minute and send plans spiralling can be seen as a lack of communication in the Union or sheer stupidity. Yes, students do not necessarily want the Grad Ball in the LCR - but a formal sit down meal at Caistor Hall followed by two chart-topping bands in a live gig didn't seem like too bad a compromise. Instead, plans have now had to be scrapped, a new venue found, and a buffet be arranged, with possibly only one band playing. Maybe if the sabbaticals had thought about communicating their intentions sooner rather than waiting for plans to drop into their powerful laps for their 'say so', none of this mess would have occurred.
Then, UEA students who bought their tickets could have had the best of everything worked out in advance, rather than a mish-mash of celebrations. Good Luck! The Concrete team would like to wish everyone all the best with their forthcoming exams.
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SP-ort receives millions in fund·ng By MARK EDWAR DS, Assistant Sports Editor
IN APRIL the Sports Lottery Fund celebrated its third anniversary with the news that it has awarded £698 million to over 2,600 schemes. The Fund originated in April 1995. dedicating £1.8 million to 61 schemes and has gradually developed into the most significant investor for sports in Britain. The Lottery Sports Fund has been UEA were initially only to vital to the progression of facilities receive a :!5 metre pool with the for sports around England including sports park. but after plans for the the new Sports Park cun·ently being 50 metre pool at Riverside fell built at UEA. through. the plan.<. for UEA were English Sports Council Chief doubled. Executive. Derck Casey is delighted Mr Albull explained. "The Rtverside project would have been that the Lollery and the Sports Council are working together. very costly. and mone) was the main "The thtrd anniver>ary of the reason that the project fell through, Lottery Sports Fund is a tremendou~ but the Sports Council came up with celebration for English sport.'' he the idea to switch plans between the said. niversity and Riverside." The Sports Council ha' abo The complex i> due to open in awarded a considerable amount of Autumn 2000 and wi 11 be one of the money to Norfolk, >upporting 46 star attractions for students of the project<> in the area. future. It will bring new courses to UEA received one of the largest UEA such as Sports Science. and grants la\t month for the some of the best training facilities at development of the East Anglian a British university. Sports Park. And UEA Director of Sport, Keith Nicholls added, "These facilities position orwich well in The proJeCt's total CO>I ts O\'er any future bid to become the £17 million. and it wa> tecently ational regional centre for the confirmed that the Lonery Sports lnMitutc of Sport." Fund would be donating £14 million Past towards the amount. And wtth UEA to be the site of And Mr Casey said, "Sometimes the multt mtllion pound project it's possible to lose sight of the hopes are high that it will bring importance of the change that the massive benefits for both U EA Lollery has effected over the pa>t students and the surrounding three years. communlly. "But l am delighted that every As the ports Counctl identified area of the country ha> now last year. ·• orwich '' an area of benefited from new or enhanced social and sporting deptivation ." sporting facilitie> since the Lottery And Leisure and Community part> Fund began operating in Services Officer at Norwich City Apnl 1995." Council. David Albull. is full of Money has also gone into hope for the prospects of the Sports developing other areas of sport. Park. The Sports Council has used '·With this project, orwich lottery cash to create coaching will be able to look any city in programmes to encourage the the eye and say that we have as good young. in the hope that if not beuer sports facilities than they will you."
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progress to regional competition, and hopefully onto a bigger stage after that. An initiative aimed to acquire this ambition of developing Britain's youth policy i> the School Community Sport Initiative which gives up to 80 percent financial
support for educational establishments on the condition that they allow access for the local community out of school hours. Since the initiative began in 1996,£53 million has been. spent on 135 scheme>. Another enterprise set up in 1996 is the Priority
Area Initiative which aids places where there is a lack of sports facilities. The Sports Fund has given £235 million to some of the most dejected parts of England. Mr Cascy praised the effort> of both scheme> when he said. "In particular. the Priority Area School Initiative and the Community Sport initiative have succe sfully concentrated funds in areas of particular need. "The English Sports Council's po ition i perfectly clear; we have done aJI we can to direct money to where the local community can get the most benefit." And Mr Casey believes that the money should be used to benefit the right areas, "after all, the money comes from the community." He added. "It is only right that it is invested back into where it came from."
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Projects which apply for funding have to match the main cri teria - that it will aid the whole community. and has no restrictions to anyone wishing to use it. The Sports Council gets over 150 applications every month, ranging in a variety of award<> being given out. One of the smallest donations given out was to Rickmansworth Sub-Aqua Club. totalling £4,349. in comparison to the development of Wembley national Stadium. which has aJready recetvcd £32 million and
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till ongoing. By the time the project is completed the Sports Counci l may have granted up to £120 million expansion and towards the progression of Wembley stadium. Sports Council English Chairman, Sir Rodney Walker '>aid. "The Engl ish Sports Council i; still on target to achieve its aim of creating a world etas> state-ofthe-art stadium for the three >ports of football. athletics and rugby league." The enhancement of the national stadium gives England a superior chance of attracting some of the more major international sporting events.
Football These include significant bid~ to host the World Cup for footbaJI in 2006 and the Ath letics World Championships in 200 I. lf the>e bids arc successful then they would improve both the financial and social situation of the country. lt would also give a mu h needed boost to national pride. restoring England to one of the foremost countries for sport. Meanwhile orwich is looking to reap the benefits of the Sports Lottery Fund. Mr Albutt summed up the importance of the developments by saying. "The health and educational benefits arc wonderful for orwich. "We arc hoping that the City will become the reg10nal capital for sport."
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Norwich City is once again a foot ball club in c risis. After a disappointing season , manager Mike Walker has left Carrow Road by " mutual consent.'' A lr ho ug h it j, 110\\ hc 111g qucs ti <l ncd \\h c lh <'l lhi' de panurc lllllll lal as rhc dii Cc lors \\!HIId hmc us h,•IJ c· \ e.
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By CAROUNE JEATER, Sports Editor WITH BUSA triumph and Impressive Individual sporting performances, the Service to Sport awards were a chance to honour the achievements made this year.
By MARK EDWARDS EMILY RYALL produced a dynamic display In the ladles cricket team whirlwind BUSA win over St Berks.
The ceremony which took place yesterday at the Sainsbury's Centre was hotly contested with the men's first IV from the Boat Club joining the women's volleyball side as team of the year. award, "I am very flattered," he The men's IV sealed their award after picking up a silver medal at said "it is a great honour and down the Nottingham Regatta which to a lot of hard work from followed their impressive wins at everyone who has worked with me." Peterborough and Trent. The crew are still currently in The Progress Award was won by training and are looking forward to the Ladies Basketball team in their race at Henley later this year. acknowledgement of their winning And the women's volleyball the Shield after defeating UWICK team have also had an exceptional in Loughborough in March. season making it to the BUSA Club President, Nikki Vanterpool said, " Jt has been an Championships in March. After some tough matches in the excellent year, especially opening rounds the side managed compared to last season and I think to clinch fourth place in the finals. we have deserved it for all the Seven other students were effort we have put in." awarded for their contribution to And Abbey Andrews clinched their respective clubs the Sports Personality of the Year These included: Nick Armitage, award after coming eighth in the Boat Club; Dave Brockman, Marathon Canoeing in the World Squash; Julia Gill, Netball; Scott Cup in Copenhagen last semester. Tompsett, Athletics; Martin Jones, Trampoline and Korfball; Emily Abbey is now in the British Ryall, Cricket and Rugby ; and Squad and hoping to compete in Andrea Homakova, Volleyball. the World Championships in South Athletics President, Scott Africa which are taking place this Tompsett, was delighted with his summer.
UEA managed to m;lintain their undefeated record in fine style, on Sunday, May 3. After a gruelling trip down to London, UEA pulled off a faultless performance and were particularly impressive in bowling and fielding. St. Berks went ip to bat first and did not realise what had hit them before it was too late.
Victory Within 40 minutes the home had been demolished, for a score of 31 all out, thanks to some superb bowling by E~ly Ryall and Claire Dobson. Only a miracle could bring St.Berks back into the game. But St. Berks had still not recuperated from the shell shock of their abysmal batting display and the fast and thundering bowling of UEA. After another 20 minutes the match was over, and UEA made short work of the low score set by St. Berks. team
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Athletes suffer BUSA setback THE UEA athletics team suffered a major setback after they faced stern competition at the BUSA Track Athletic meet in Bath, writes Mark Edwards. The side experienced serious problems due to the amount of injuries and the lack of athletes available for the field events at the meet, ten days ago. But UEA managed to get three points out of the event thanks to some outstanding performances from Emily Collins who finished sixth in the 2000 metre steeplechase. Alex Tale also added to the points tally when he finished eighth in the 10,000 metres. Unfortunately the team could not live up to the high standards of universities such as Loughborough and Brunei, who filled the top two places after the weekends' events.
Performances But there were still a number of excelfent personal achievements, in particular Sam McCarthy who set a personal best of two minutes, 6.69 seconds in the 800 metres. There was great hope for UEA's four by 400 metres including current Sports Officer, Simon Fulbrook, but they were unfortunately knocked out in their heat due to some stiff competition. Wayne Lincoln also narrowly missed out in his heat for the 1500 metres, as did UEA's American import Taylor Dufford, who competed strongly in the 5000 metres. Club President, Scott Tompsett said, "We were disappointed with the final results, but due to the lack of competitors and the injuries that we have suffered, we knew that we would never be able to keep up with the levels of Loughborough ."
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UEA BOAT club produced their row of the year at the BUSA regatta in Nottingham to continue their outstanding season. The impressive s how ing by the teams meant that UEA came a way with two ~ i l ve r meda ls fro m the m ee t, with o uts tanding performances coming from the men 's championship four and the women 's junior e ig ht , on Sarurday, May 2. The ex peri enced men's four of They were ab le to quicken the pace where necessary to ensure Captain , Joerg Niewohn er. Oliver their position in tJ1 e finals, and Ryder, Christia n Korb. Ri c hard Ke lsey and cox Cynth ia Chj rowed proved th at their successes o f w ith sty le and speed to ease earlier thi s seaso n were not a one th rough the ir heats. off.
Medal UEA 's crew , stroked by German international C hri sti an Korb, clinched the sil ver medal with a stunning perfo nnance. The women's eight continued to impress and were unlucky to
lose out in tJ1e fin al. After a promi sing di splay in the heats th e s ide produced a magni fice nt row in th e final s. T heir ach ievement was made even greater cons ide1i ng that three of the side had onl y just fini shed competing earlier that day in the women's champi onshjp. four. Th e medal sea led what has been a exceptiona l season for th e women 's team of Linda Rothera , Helen Ferrier, Jul ia Ellison , Liz Scott , Emily Kinder, Laura Keen , Sam Crosson - Jell if, Anna Jordan
and cox Caroline Cosbolt. The mens nov ice eight and women ' s four a lso put in excell ent di splays. With the men' s eight rowing putting in a impressive display takjng 15 seconds off th eir times between heats.
Women And the womens coxed fours also faired well continuing their promj sing season. With the boat cl ub ex periencing o ne of their best. sea~o n s to date
they have also bee n j ointl y awarded the team of the season in the UEA sport s awards of 1997 1998. The team is now preparing for the main race of the season at Henley and are hoping that thi s uccess will o nl y improve their chances. Boat C lub President, Andy Beard said after the regatta, "The medaJ s are a j ust reward for tJ1e dedi cation o f a ll these atJ1Iete . "The crews can now look towards Henley c01lfideml y. "
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Free run Runners from UEA took to tJ1e of Lo ndon o n Sunday, April 26 to compete in The London Maratho n. Notabl e perfo rmances came fro m Jess Drasko u who finished in three ho urs 17 minutes, Tim Marwood in three hours 19 minutes. while Jeff Grou e, Kate Grouse and Andrea Lancaste r finished within five ho urs. The team were all running for Norfo lk Cha rit y Brake, w hi c h helps people with special needs. Jess Draskou said, " it wa a great experi ence, we have raised a good sum , but we are still hopeful for mo re contri butions for th e charit y."
The final was a more c losely fou ght affair. UEA worked hard throughout the race but de pite the crew's eff9rts they were pipped to the lin e by a strong Edinburgh University side.
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UEA'S MEN 'S first cricket team began their BUSA campaign in style with an impressive victory over the University of Coventry. UEA dominated the matc h a nd ca me away with 203 for 7 from 50 overs, o n Sunday, May 3.
The men's first team in action
The side played well throughout and were boosted by so me fi ne indi vi du al performances. The homeside went into bat first. with first year James Cook making 65 runs for UEA, and play ing some fin e strokes. Captain Manal Madina also made a notable 28 and Matt Pears was a credib le 36 not out. UEA cont inu ed this va li ant perform a nce wearing down Coventry 's attack .
And after firushjng on 203 runs UEA ca me into bow l, producing a devastati ng di splay whi ch compl etel y o verwhe lmed the o pposition.
Wickets George Harvey took top honours witJ1 six wickets for 23, having a panicularl y impressive match with some strai ght, qu ick and acc urate bowling. But the tuming point in tJ1e match
came when Jrunes Cook took the cruc ia l wicket of th e Coventry captain when he was on 56. Thi s gave the home s id e th e mo mentum to remove any chance that Coventry may have had. And UEA pu shed o n. fin all y takin g victory after Coventry were 150 all o ut. Captain, Manal Madjna, sa id after the match , " We ha ve a very strong si de thi s year, an d are confident for the B USA competiti on."
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