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UEA'S literary community is in mourning after the deaths of two of its leading figures. Award-winning author and professor, Lorna Sage, and Malcolm Bradbury, founder of UEA's Creative Writing MA, have both died in recent weeks. Professor Sage of EAS, who won the Whitbread Biography of the Year award earlier this mont~ for her memoir Bad Blood, died last week aged 57 after suffering from emphysema. Dean of EAS, Jon Cook paid tribute to the literary critic, who joined the university in 1965 as one of the first members of teaching staff. "We are stunned and deeply saddened by the death of Lema. She was a brilliant, witty and deeply learned literary critic. Her literature inspired generations of students who Loma Sage worked with her," said Mr Cook. "Professor Sage was a critic whose opinion major writers valued. Our sense of loss is sharpened by the knowledge that she had so much more to offer to literary culture," he added. And the department was left shocked before Christmas too, when Sir Malcolm Bradbury died on November 27, aged 68. The novelist and influential professor contributed greatly to the American Studies course, but was best known for eo-founding the Creative Writing MA with Angus Wilson. He retired in 1995 to spend more time on his writing. Mr Cook described Sir Malcolm, who wrote essays, novels, and screenplays, as a witty and funny man. "He was generous, extremely creative, incredibly prolific and whenever I went round to see him, he was always at his desk writing," he explained . "He was still in full-flow at the Malcolm Bradbury time of his death and there was a lot more things that he still wanted to, which makes his death even sadder," he added. • Architect Sir Denys Lasdun, who designed the striking ziggurats of Norfolk and Suffolk Terraces died last week from double pneumonia, aged 86. Sir Lasdun, who is regarded as one of the most accomplished architects of the 20th century, designed the main campus and invented the University's logo and the UEA tag. University spokesperson , Annie Ogden praised his vision as being at the heart of the UEA ex8erience. "His principles shaped the UEA campus, nothing was more than five minutes walk away. Our sincerest sympathies are with his family at this sad time," she said.
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UNION entertainment venues are awash with drugs compared to other city nightspots, shocking new figures from Norfolk Police reveal. In an ongoing drugs amnesty, the LCR and the Waterfront collected more than 150 ecstasy tablets between them, while the Riverside's Time nightclub seized just twelve. And bouncers at the Union-run University Liaison Officer, PC clubs gathered more than ten Richard Bell is worried by the high times the amount of cannabis number of drug seizures in Union resin than doormen at the city House. "it's a system that works, but centre rival. from a police point of view, you Disturbing can 't be pleased because The police-sponsored scheme, although a large amount of drugs which has also netted a disturbing have been handed in there are still 2.5g of amphetamines and 2.25g lots around." of cocaine at the LCR and Problem Waterfront, sees clubbers "There's obviously a drug taking searched clubbers when they culture at the LCR, particularly on enter the venue. When a clubber is found to be club nights," said PC Bell. "I'm not pleased in that respect, possessing illegal substances, the drugs are seized and the revellers but I'm pleased the system does thrown out, without criminal work and it will continue," he charges being brought. added. But Union Communications But those found with large amounts and considered to be Officer, Wayne Barnes claims the Union deal with drugs well and dealing are reported to the police.
insists they are committed to fighting the problem . "The police use UEA as an example to other clubs as to how to deal with drugs. But we're not sure if all of the people taking drugs are students because we have lots of club nights. The Union is very anti-drugs and we will continue to enforce that policy."
But ENV post-grad, Carl Banham believes the Union will never get rid of the drugs problem at the university. "From the amount of drugs handed in, I suppose we can get an idea of how many drugs are in circulation, but there is no way the Union are ever going to eradicate drugs," he said.
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DARING tundraisers will attempt to break their own world record when they abseil down an 80ft UEA building in May. L ast year, the charity event won a place in the Guiness Book of Records for gettin g 1089 people down the Arts building in the biggest ever sponsored abseil. But this year - despite still waiti ng for £8,000 of sponsorship money - organiser David Federl hopes to take the event, which has been running for six years, to new heights. " I am quite annoyed that I am still waiting for the money, but it is basically local companies who are still collecting it and we did raise a lot of money," said Mr Federl, who is Great Ormond Street Hospital's Norfolk organiser. " But this year we 're hoping to get 2001 people over the wall. Last year we did I 089, so this year we're really pushing it, but I am
quite confident we' ll raise the money we want to," he added. Officials from the Guiness Book of Records will visit the event and Mr Federl is delighted.
Increase ··we've signed the contract over to them, so everything is now copyrighted to them. They will come and check everything is okay and hopefully we can increase our record." Last year, the £32,000 raised by the high-Oying abseilers was split between Great Ormond Street Hospi tal and the Big C Cancer
Appeal, but thi s year the cash will be split between the chi ldren's hospital and Operation Santa Claus. Mr Federl is appealing for students to take part in or help organise the event, wh ich will take place on M ay 19. And students are chuffed that UEA wi ll be the place where a world record could be set - for the second year running. "It's great that the university is recognised as being a good enough place for such an important event to take place", said John Sugden, (EAS 4) . The event, which will include a fun-fair and live bands, wi ll go on from 9am until 9pm. For more information or if you have any outstanding sponsor money. call 01508 571277 or 01603 619900.
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TWO students looking for love won the chance to get matched up with their perfect partner after winning a tv gameshow. Marcus Piatrides and Eve Kelly, both students in the School of Economic and Social Studies, appeared on ITV's popular Dial-a-Date show, where viewers are asked to vote for the person they fancy most. The lucky pair beat off sixteen Eve, who was originally ple.ased competitors to get the chance with the man she chose, claims her choose a date and be taken out by date at the Pavilion Beauty Spa was of the show, Hew land not so enjoyable. I Prodlucl~orts. "The guy was a City College student called Mark and he was Shocked really sweet, I know I could have had someone far worse for my date," she explained. "I had to go for a ~neral body scrub, but by the other half of the date instead of a professional and it was awful. I really didn't enjoy it, it was really grotty, and I was freezing", she added. However, male model, Marcus found his date at The Talk bar fun.
"We were taken to a place where strippers taught us how to dance like they do, but we were allowed to keep our clothes on," said the first-year student.
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Friends Unfortunately, neither of the winners found their dream partner, but claim their date~ have become friends. Managing producer, Pippa Baddeley believes Norwich is an ideal city for the show to take place. "We look at places where there will be lots of people in the age bracket that the show is aimed at, o university towns are going to be great locations," said Ms Baddeley. "We have been to lots of big cities in Britain, but we really enjoyed filming in Norwich" she added.
CALLING ALL JOURNALISTS A NATIONAL newspaper is offering science writers the chance to win a holiday of a lifetime. The Daily Telegraph seeks young journalists, between the ages of 16 and 28, to write a short article of about 700 words about a scientific discovery or topic. To enter, call the Young Science Writer hotline on 020 7704 5315.
CamRUS buses increased but fare hike URSets students BUS-USERS were given a· new year boost when evening transport services to the university were increased earlier this month. The number 25 bus route, which runs between Riverside and the UEA campus, has stepped up a gear thanks to First Eastern Counties running services every 20 minutes between 7pm and 11 pm, instead of every half and hour. The move is due to the bus average of 1Op per return with won't put the fares down company's old timetable not the introduction of the new because the buses are so being able to carry all of the timetables. expensive these days," said passengers wanting to use the "I think it's a really good thing, chemistry student, Mick services. but it's just a shame that they Richardson. "There will be a bus every 20 minutes until 11 pm because we were having to put more buses out in the evening just to carry the extra passengers. "There were so many people wanting to use the buses," explained First Eastern Counties spokesman, lan Rankime.
Improved • "We have also improved the service as the buses used to go down to every half an hour at 6pm, but now it is 7pm," he added. Students are over the moon with the new services. "lt makes sense as it is the most popular bus route. "It is used a lot by students who live in the Golden Triangle," said Dave Mayhead (HIS 3) But others are unhappy with the price of getting onto campus, which has gone up by an
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Celebrity snacks AN AMERICAN woman has devoted her life to collecting crisps that look like celebrities. Nadine Lumford, of Chicago has got more than 4,000 of them, including some that look like Elvis Presley, Princess Diana and Karl Marx, but her favourite crisp is one which apparently resembles Jesus.
Pigging out TASTELESS Ukranians have gone mad for a new sweet - a bar of pure pork fat covered in chocolate. The bars, called Fat in Chocolate are wrapped in red foil with a picture of a man with a moustache munching a piece of fat. Although they are not meant to be eaten, they are edible and are selling well.
Health food is dangerous! A JAPANESE man narrowly escaped death after getting a rice cake stuck in his throat. But, his quick-thinking daughter saved his life by thrusting a hoover nozzle down his throat tosuck it out. Large amounts of elderly people in Japan die after eating the healthy snacks.
Plane stupid A PLANE crazy man spent a week watching jets fly by while his wife sunned herself in Spain. Mad Geoff Richardson dropped his wife at the beach before spending ten hours a day beside the ru nway spotting and photographing planes. His love for aircraft is so great that he is delighted when his own flights are delayed.
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A CONCRETE investigation has uncovered that students cheat at essays and exams - and they are happy to admit to it. T he survey reveal ed that over 50 % had cheated , copied or si mply made up quotes or data for essays and exams. An as toni shing I 0% disclosed that they had cheated on an exam and 32% students admi tted that they had fabricated quotes and information for assessments. However, Barrie Osboume, Assistant Registrar was quick to defend UEA's academ ic standards. " I'm not convinced . believe it, I would be very surpri sed if it is possible to fabri cate information at this level and not be spotted." "Every year there are people who attempt to cheat in exams, we are aware of it, that is why we have a lot of . ._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. .
procedures against it. The bottom line is if we thought th is was a problem then we would make changes so that it is imposs ible for them to do that."
Appalled And Union Academic Offi cer, Emma Price was appal led that students at un iversity level would fall into th e cheating trap. ''I th ink it is shocking that so many student s at this level think it is okay to fabricate and cheat." "You can' t expect to get a degree by passing other people's work off as your ow n. the Uni versity need to tighten up the rul es on cheati ng and plagiarism," But most students seem unfazed by the results. explainin g that it is a co mmon occurrence.
Lifting Commented Jenny Barr (EAS 2). "There are different ways to get around different things. but I think lifting stuff from the internet is the easiest way out." '·Everyone does it at one stage or other. but it isn' t reall y cheating. Peopl e could ju st be using the informati on from the books or interne! as an example to back up an argument , so it should be perfec tl y
acceptable." argued Steven McMahon (BIO 3). However th ird-year EAS student Joel Jessup was shocked that his fellow students cheated. '·J have a problem with
pl agiarism. " I consider it to be cheating. but I also th ink th at too much of the coursework at thi s university is about regurgitating other people's work."
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Two separate incidents took place duri ng the Christmas holiday s, w ith UEA students robbed of thou sands of pounds of electrical equipment, writes Katie Hind. Richard Bell insists that there A second-year student, w ho computers and an expensive are ways students can prevent doesn't want to be named had watch. thieves from breaking into their record turntables , Playstations And now, the SYS postgrad is houses. and COs worth between £3 ,000 worried about being burgled "All doors and windows can again. and £4,000 taken from his home be secured , but it is also a good "The police have said th ey in Jasmine Close , w hich he idea to security mark all property shares with four others. mi ght co me back once our with your postcode and note insurance money has Burgled down all of the model and co me through, so we security numbers," said PC Bell. "I was the first to get back to my are all quite wo rried For more information contact because we don't house after Christmas and I found the Crime Reduction Unit on have burglar that the living room. the bedroom 01603 768769. alarm ," said Yan off of it and two of the rooms Yap. upstairs had been burgled ," said University the shocked management Liaison student. O fficer , "I haven't got an idea of how p they got in which is scary, personally I reckon I've lost £2000 of stuff," he added. Rogues also forced their way into Yan Yap Wesselink's house on Bluebell Road to steal th ree
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A SCROOGE student forced Christmas LCR-goers to pay over the odds for their tickets. Greedy Geoff Roberts, (BIO 3) is said to have bulk bought tickets for the final disco of the term, and sold them on to fellow students for up to three times what they are worth. The tickets spiralled in price as students clamoured to get into the sold-out end of term bash. "The man who sold them and his friend got them out of the hockey club locker, and he wanted £12 for each ticket," explained one student who bought one of the black market tickets.
Profiteering "We heard about the tickets through word of mouth." "I was very annoyed that I had to pay all of that money to go to the last LCR, but I didn't get a ticket for the final Retro, so I really wanted to go," added the student. But Roberts, a member of the hockey club, involved
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him. "I don't know anything about it, maybe the people saying this have something against me," he claimed. And men's Hockey Club president, James Woolner claims he was unaware of the illegal actions too. "I don't know anything about it, I was unaware of anything like that going on in the team locker," said James. "It's certainly not the policy of the hockey club to sell LCR tickets at higher prices," said James. But Norfolk Trading Standards have warned that if it is going on, students caught selling
tickets could end up in court. "It is an offence to do it. It's not something we are going to take up this time, but I want to make people aware that to do this is a criminal offence," cautioned spokesperson Alice Barnes.
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And Union Communications Officer, Wayne Barnes is furious that students have been making money from selling on tickets. "If it is happening then it is very bad. It's against the spirit of the university, they are taking advantage of their fellow members of the students union. We keep prices as low as possible," said Wayne. Students were infuriated too. "What happened to only being able to buy two at a time, surely that is the best thing to do? I ~";,-:,.,;,·,. . ""'" wouldn't have paid iiJ~h.61111!il~l!l!'" that price so they would have stopped me from going", said Dan Hester, (EAS 4).
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New centre OP.ens to helP. student entreP.reneurs ENTERPRISING students can now put their ideas into action - thanks to a new scheme. The Business Innovation Centre (BIC), aims to advise students on business plans in an attempt to make huge profits, writes Charlotte Ronalds. Located above SYS, BIC, which is funded by a government grant, is run by three experienced managers, who work closely with three schools across the university.
Limelight Explained Sue Lester, "I ,work with the management school and one of my colleagues works with SYS and another with the science schools." The trio, who have working on campus since September, aim to put UEA in the limelight in the same way they did to Oxford and Cambridge. "I've worked with Oxford and
Cambridge and I know what they've done to exploit their research and I want to see it here," said Mrs Lester. Students were enthusiastic about the project too. "lt's definitely a good idea, but like a lot of things on campus, I just didn't know about it," maintained Stave Woodward (8102). "lt's an excellent idea; I've got my own business now but it could have done with their help," said Nigel Rouse (LLT 4). In March BIC is running short course to help any students who have any interest in starting their pwo businesses.
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STUDENTS can get an insight into alternative medicine at a free open tlay on January 27. . Elements of Health Complementary Medicine Centre will be holding a morning of talks on yoga, acupuncture and aromatherapy. Free taster sessions of a range of different treatments are also available but must be prebooked. The event will take place at Elements of Health on Bethel Street between 1Dam and 1pm. For more information contact Naji Malak 01603 666546.
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celebrating after scooping a mult i-million pound cash Th e £3.7 million windfall will pa y for collaborative research between 'cicnti ' t' from Biological S<.:ien<.:es. Chemical Sc iences and Informati on Systems in to how bacterial ce lb pro<.:es' nutri.:nt'> and Th e mammoth grant. awarded hy th .: Welcome Tru ' t and the Bi otec hnology and Bi ological Sciences Re,.:arch Counci l. wi ll also go toward;. building a ne\\ laborator). updating exi\li ng faciliti.:s and introd ucing state of the an
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STRESSED students can ease themselves into the new year with relaxation exercises at the Norwich Buddhist Centre . New yoga and med itation classes, which began on January 7 have been introduced and are of mixed ability. Courses at the centre take place in the daytime and evening , for more information call James on 01603 627034 .
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<SYS PG) Bu1 oth er' worry !hat arl s , ubjcc ts arc be ing ignored. Said J ac~ie Holling' tEN V PGl. " I! 's got to he good for me hut I ~now that ans 'choob arc sufferi ng and I don't thin~ that it is \'Cr~ fair ... •BI O chiefs rccL'ivcd ano ther boost al"tcr th ey were a\\'ardcd additional U:'iO,OOO wonh of funding. The c:t'h came courte'} of the
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Film archive move is in the can By CHARLOTTE RONALDS Assistant News Editor
ONE of the University's most important research centres is to get a new £6.7m home. The unique East Angiian Film Archive, currently located in Arts building basement is to join up with Norfolk 's county records- making Norfolk's history more handy for all. Both collections have outgrown since 1976 and was moved to UEA share and feed off one another. It is their storage space, and need to be also very much an innovation as in 1979, has just grown and moved, while the county's records grown". nobody else has ever done this", he added. office finding a permanent home "The recommendation now is for the first time in six years after The film archive will still be that different kinds of . archive owned by the University, and Mrs material need even more rigid the Norwich's Central Library was storage conditions." consumed by fire. Alvey claims this will secure the its The new building, an extension future . Project to County Hall, will cost £6.7 And students seem happy about million to build, but has received a The project, which will kick off the move - despite not knowing the grant of £4.2 million from the this April, hopes to open its doors department existed. Heritage Lottery Fund. by 2003. " I didn't know UEA had an It has also won funding from "We see the new building as archive, but it's a good idea to Norfolk County Council, who have being the hub of a major network move it though" commented Emily stumped up £2.2 million, while that will spread into Norfolk, the Lumb (WAM 3). UEA have donated £300,000. region and beyond", explained For anyone interested in finding County Archivist Dr John AI ban. out more about the Film Archive, Jane Alvey, Deputy Director or Archives explained, "The film their room is 01.16 or can be "It made a lot of sense to bring archive, which has been going them together where they could contacted on 0603 592664.
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A UEA ecology professor has been given a cash prize for his outstanding work in science. Professor Bill Sutherland of BIO was awarded the Marsh Award for Ecology at the British Ecological Society's winter meeting earlier this month, where he collected his £1000 award. Professor Sutherland's recent studies have included examining the effects of global warming, habitat loss and the effect of genetically modified crops on biodiversity. is Professor Sutherland delighted that his career in ecology has been recognised. "This is a real honour. It's wonderful that our work at the University of East Anglia has been recognised in this manner", he said.
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The right medicine
Edit or James Goffin
Taken at face value
Only weeks after we reported alleg ati ons of dodgy drug dealings at t he Waterfront, official police figures have shown that the venue, t ogether with the LCR, has by far the highest drug use in Norwich. Is it simply a result of the fact that, as students, we are more likely to experiment with drugs than other clubgoers? Or is there something wrong with the Union's procedures and policies that make its venues a soft touch for drug pushers? Whatever the cause, there is a c lear problem, and t he Union needs t o do more than mouth warm words t o sort it out.
Deputy Editors Adam Chapman Nick Henegan
You have to question the sanity of someone who would be prepared to pay £12 for a t1cket to the LCR even for the last shindig of term. lt"s only a sweaty mess of cheesy pop and too much alcohol, after all. But what is sickening, is that someone would pray on these poor unfortunates and make money out of their fellow students. Not only is it illegal , but it"s morally wrong to inflict any more punishment on people who are obviously deranged.
Degrees of truth
News Editor Katie Hind Assistant News Editor Charlotte Ronalds Feat ures Editor Will Halsey
CHEATS AND PROUD OF IT
From the true value of an LCR ticket , to the true value of a degree: what 's it worth if 50% of us are cheating to get good marks, with lecturers either not noticing or not caring? The University doubts the resu lts of our survey, but anecdotal evidence suggests that the only thing students aren't lying about is how often they, well, lie. But then again - if students are making up quotes, where have all the Library books gone?
Assistant Feat ures Editor Jo Locke Sports Editor Alex Thorpe Assistant Sports Edit or Chris Webber Editorial Contributors Paul Bradley Darcy Hurford Sarah Shubinsky Shan Wilson , Photography Nick Henegan Nico Hillary Charlotte Ronalds
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Fares fair I think it should be brought to peoples attention the large sums of money Eastern Counties are removing from students' pockets on a daily basis. I was informed by a driver earlier in the week that last semester the average daily takings for the number 25, 26, and 27 routes, were over £2000 a day (not including semester passes or Citywider tickets)!!! I was also told that this constitutes a large proportion of the companies profits. For a company which has had to rise ticket prices three times in 12 months, "to adjust for increases in petrol and diesel duties" how can they justify this blatant profiteering? So, now that diesel prices are falling , will we see a reduction in ticket prices from Eastern Counties? If nothing is said by the people this effects (i.e. you the students) then I'm sure Eastern Counties will "forget" their reasons for the recent price hikes! Don't let them!!! Let your views be known to them . Simon Simpkins CHE PG
Do dead men Walk? I am writing in reference to the article "Dead and buried" in Concrete 117. Like the student featured, I have also experienced strange occurences in UEA residences. During the mid-90s, my mother studied at UEA as a mature student. As a result, she, my brother, sister, and I all moved into Suffolk Walk, the special residences for students with families. Immediately upon moving in , we all felt "on edge" as if we were not alone. Our fears intensified as unexplained events began to happen. Over the months we would listen as "something" walked up and down the stairs. Stereos and lights turned themse lves on countless times with no interference, the chest of drawers repeated ly tipped itself over, and for some unknown reason no one would venture into the top bedroom by themselves. The events culminated one night when, as I was alone in the house, washing dishes, a spoon hit me on the leg from behind, and the screw top lid of a squash bottle jumped off. Things carried on this way until we moved out in 1994. As a student myself at UEA now, I sometimes talk a walk down to the hosue but I never see anything
untoward . None of us were superstitious or have experienced anything like it since. We are all mystified by it all. I would be interested to know if anyone could beat this story! Name and address supplied
Out of this world opening times Given the current problems Village dwellers are experiencing , isn't it about time the Union actually started helping studetns and improved the opening hours of its commerical establishments? In particular, the Union Food Oulet needs to open longer, especially at weekends. Closing at 1pm on Saturday is a joke, both in terms of business and service. Many students aren't even up at that time. Sort it out! Toby Matthews Paul Goodchild Tim Ayres
Unsporting behaviour it is with much dismay that I'm responding to your article "Water Cheek - Sportspark bosses take free drinking water off the menu." I thought it was very appropriate to have Scrooge the duck as an illustration. it's been quite a while now that I've been following the on-off reports about the Sportspark, and I'll go a little further than Heather Rathgen (EAS 4) to say that not only is it "capitalism out of control' but pure GREED! Given the state of affairs, it's a crying shame that the Sportspark isn't crowned with a Dome! All it does is absorb money, and more money - from students in particular. If you look at it closely, just what does the facility got to do with UEA? I'm surprised their website bears the name of our university at all. Even the new Tyndall Centre for Climate Change (ie. the former Sports Centre) bears the name of the School of Environmental Sciences. There is nothing remotely 'UEA-ish" about the Sportspark. At the recent Asian Careers Exhibition in
Advertising Manager Clare Hamilton-Eddy
Cambridge, the "UEA" Sportspark served as an "ice-breaker" with many of the recruiters representing top companies, eg . Lotus Cars, Andersen Consulting etc. when they heard that I was from UEA. Sadly, I've had to politely correct them that it IS a public facility, and I've got to pay to show them round . In our follow-up correspondence, I shall now be reminded to tell them to bring their own water as well! Whatever will "supremo" Keith Nicholls think of next? Should we bring our own cutlery and serviettes? DISGUSTING ! Garich Lim Shington HIS 3
Clean up your act ! I am a resident in Waveney Terrace, and I would like to bring it to students' attention, that our cleaners, who to be honest keep the whole of Waveney running well, and prevent us getting overwhelmed by our own filth , do not have a staff room. This is a disgrace, as they have to sit on the stairs, creating a fire hazard, sit on one of the landings, or use one of our kitchens. Why when we need our cleaners so much, do they not have the proper facilities to relax and have a little tea break? Our kitchens are small enough as it is, and they don't want to sit there. Please can we remember our cleaners, and get somewhere for them , so they don't have to be undignified and sit in the corridor. I hope that someone may do something . Faye Thorn sit 810 1
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ecor The Olympics showed who can run the fastest or jump the fu rthest. But it didn't solve who has the longest female beard. Shan Wilson investigates ... think if my fl atm ates were going to find me a place in the Guinness Book of Records, it wou ld be for th e girl who consumes th e most mashed potato in an academic semester, but th ey should be glad th ey don't live wi th a certain Andy
2,112 different sick bags in his exoti c collection fro m 470 different airlines. it does not say wh eth er th ey are used or not, but if they were, he may we ll have inadvertently gained a record for collecting small chu nks of carrot. But to truly horrify men, and to remind Szerbin1. Back in 1996, he ' ' Nick Vermeulen from women ate 226 baked beans in just to keep us1ng the Netherlands has five minutes. lt can only be the hair-removing guessed what company Mr cream, Janice Deveree over 2,112 different Szerbini kept that evening of the U.S. A possick bags in his the resulting indigestion and sessed the record fo r collection from over flatu lence must have ch althe longest beard on a lenged for another record. 4 70 different airlines woman . At a staggerOn the subject of gross ing 36cm long. t11e outs, US resid ent Louise record from back in Hollis grew her toenails to a combined length of 1884 beats most mal e efforts. And indeed. men should remember that next time they spen d a 2.2 metres in 1991; well , I suppose it's somemonth growing designer stubble. thing to do. Almost as strange is Shridhar If the female beard over a foot long makes you Chillal of Poona, India, whose fingerna ils meawa nt to ru n a mile, try this fo r a method of sured 6.15m in 1998. I'm guessing that he only grew one hand because it wo uld be very diffitra nsport. Th e longest journey in a bath tub saw an amazing distance of 318.97 miles i 24 cult to perform, ahem, 'neceshours back in March 1995. An intrigui ng method sary fun cti ons' of tran sport for yo ur average Au stralian , it's fair o say. However, in the strang e stakes it IS with such long arguabl e that the longest sausage beats t11e talons: Fred die travelli ng tub, although it didn't span quite so Kruger, eat your many miles, only 28.77. MM Meat Shops in heart out. Other downright pecupartnership wi th JM Schneider /n e in Canada created this meat-test. liar entries in the But for true nipple-twisting fun, the breast- feedbible of world record s incl ude ing record , which took pl ace in Adelaide on Nick Verm eulen Aug ust 5th, 1999, saw a re markable 38o from the women take part. No lads we re invo lved ., the winn ing of thi s record ; indeed , there are •/so no Netherlands, Nick Vermeulen : sick who has over pictures of this in the Guinness Book of
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rea Records. For all body art fan s, yo u have a long way to go to beat the most tattooed woman , who is a Canadian strip artiste called Krystyne Kol orful. She has a stag gering 95% of her body tattooed, but it is not divulged where th e 5% pl ain skin is. You could take a guess , though. On a similar subject, you may have heard of Elaine Davidson, who has th e record fo r body pie rci ng . At the last count in the record books she had 462. However, on Richard an d Judy, she revealed that sh e is now one piercing away South Park: 399 swear words, 198 offens ive gestures fro m 1000! Davidson also revealed th at she has several, ahem , 'internal' hol ever brewed was concocted in 1972 by piercings, and 192 in her head ; it gives a whol e the Estonian Liquor Monopoly. The poison new meaning to the term 'pin head' does it not? was 196 proof. Yes , that is four short of 200. She also mentioned how when sh e removes For certai n, you wouldn 't have wa nted to be in a lecture after drinking a bottle of that; her facia l piercings, and takes a drink, the liquid spurts out the holes. A neat party trick, and cerespecially if it is th e Hungarian Language ta in to break th e ice at family gatherin gs. and Literatu re lesson , which las ted for a whole 24 hours. Thi s too k place in a At least body holes are a lot more interes ting th an collecting chewing gum packets, which Hungari an Grammar school from June 18th Steve Fletcher in London does. In 1980 he had to th e 19th , 1999. lt remains unco nfirmed 5, 100 packets. Th ey may we ll be great to chew whether the 34 students passed or pa ssed and even better to share , but it's unlikely Steve out. has the fri ends to do thi s. The one thin g th at can be advised is not to Moving into th e world of motion pictures, which try any of this at home . Well , not if you have animated movie, perchance, features the most any ambition of keeping your fla tmates, that is. profanities? You've got it, South Park: Bigger, Longer, Uncut. In 81 minutes th ere were 399 swear words and 128 offensive gestures. Beat CONCRETE ONLINE that. www.concret e-online.co.uk Also inte resting to the average un iversi ty stu dent is the record of the strongest beer. Bat's Super Brew, brewed by Barri e Pari sh , 1/3 www.guinnessworldrecords .com measures pos sess a quite stu nn ing 23% alcohol volume. However, the stro ngest a/ eo-
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With horoscopes making millions, a d people offering to read the future from hot drinks to arse cheeks, is it any ore than a seam? Will Halsey says not ... hat is this obsession with th e futu re? What happened to fate ? Or is it more a case of believing in fate but wanting a sneak preview? Whatever the reason , people are paying a lot of good money in order to gain insight on wh at the outlook is. But it's what people are paying this good money for that is questionable. Wi th the inte rne! offering readings on your fu ture using coffee (whose coffee?) , it seems th at whatever crazy idea is thought up next, someone will happily pay however much an hou r to take advantage. Including, accordi ng to recent reports, having your arse read . While detai ls of this service are sketchy, certain people are allegedly having th e creases in their buttocks examined as if one's palm was being read. Apparently, the client keeps his or her underwear on , so it is debatable how much arse is indeed availabl e to read . Wh ether these rumours are tru e is anyone's guess, but Concrete will endeavou r to get to the bottom of th e mystery. On a more mainstream note, the business of horoscopes is also benefiting massively (and has been for some time) from th is obsession with the future. Again the interne! is full of it, with da1ly or month ly predictions free ly available, but more interesting is the way national news papers' are fighting over th e key names in astrology. And those key names are fighting over the premium phone line cha rges. And those premi um phone line chargers are worth
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£1 m a year for the top tabloids. The key dispute involves Jonathan Cainer. 42, who left the Daily Mail after decl aring hirnself unhappy with the 50-50 deal over the premium phone lines. Under the deal, Cainer only made £500,000 annually, clearly not enough on top of the £80,000 salary. Instead, Cainer moved to th e Express, wh ich prompted the Mail to offer him a £1m salary, pl us a £1 m bonus. The dispute led to stories of football-style tran sfers between the newspapers, but Cainer in the end opted for the Express. Why? Because of the 100% profit on the phone lines. If only the Mail had had someone on th eir books to have Mys tic Meg : £600,000 a year
predicted these problems - the dispute may never have happened . The phone line bonanza throws up interesting ideas for get-ric h-quick schemes; indeed, with 5,000 call s wee kly to th e national newspapers, there is most certainly a demand . Targeting the student market, though , wo uld definitely be a mistake. it's hard to imagine th e ave rag e stud ent calling a £1 per minute phone line to be told they will most likely stay in bed most of the morning , before accidently m1ssing a lecture then going ou t dnnking . But for the astrologists, th e cas h continues to flow freely. Mystic
Meg, who shot to fam e when th e Lottery came about, has not, sadly, made a quiet exit behi nd her pu rpl e curtain , bu t intead rakes in £600 ,000 a year through deals all over the world, including on e with the National Lottery and a regu lar column in th e Sun. The fact that Ms Meg chucks out more boll ocks than a vet special ising in castration appears to be no obstacle to her appeal, and the money conti nues to roll in for th e 58 year old. Whether she has considered reti re ment is anyone's guess, although Meg is probably fully aware of wh at wi ll happen to her in the coming years. lt is fair to say, though , that it's a lot easi er to be confident in the futu re wh en you have over half a million in th e bank. If these services genuinely help people th en, of course. they are not doing anyon e any harm so no problem. But the feeling rankles that the phone lines and the daily forecasts may be prying on people who rely on these pred ictions structu ring thei r whole lives. And it is hard to imagine most of those at the top caring as long as the papers keep selling and the phone keeps ring ing . But if som e people really need this predictive structu re 1n their life. we can only hope that th e idea of arse prediction is not a myth, and instead of lining the pockets of celebrity forecas ters and astrolog1sts. they bend over and take their futures from behind instead. And then the sweet sound of success for stargazers like Jonath an Cainer may fi nall y hit a bum note.
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ua e? A linguistic expert has taken time to find out the word on the street in Britain's campuses. Will Halsey looks at the wide ranging and offensive glossary... t will come as no surprise to most people have an impressive simplicity to it. that students are known for having a particuSome men, though, actively pursue those parlarly inventive, or sick, taste in slang. Indeed, ticular members of the fairer sex described by student life is almost unique in the way it terms such as trout. Indeed, these 'munter throws together being in constant close hunters' would be pleased to return home with a mud fish, a proximity with mates and having far too much hound or a scrut. time on your hands. Time that could, for example, be spent drunk. God help those who actually plan But students, you see, don't get drunk. No, these conquests. instead they get trollied, gazumped, kettled, willied, wombled, dribbly, mullered, klangered or perhaps simply steaming. student The origin of student slang is not particularly slang comes clear, but it is not a recent thing. Linguistic into its own expert Tony Mcenery, who has examined the when planning is required. Sadly, those not clued up on the dialogue would struggle, as phenomenon, suggests a long tradition of slang. Indeed, universities provided a good indeed most would if two people talked off "popsource of material to the Dictionary of the ping out for some Britneys.• (Britney Spears, Vulgar Tongue, which was first published back beers). And if this was answered with "Yeah, I in 1811. lt is probably fair to say, though, that could do with a Nelson• (Nelson Mandela, - - - - -... Stella), quite a few peathe actual words have changed a great deal in that pie would be somewhat time. lt is hard to imagine perplexed. Indeed, the the fine fellows of Oxford reassuringly expensive Stella Artois appears to and Cambridge back in the early 1800s - they were the be something of a stuonly universities at that time dent favourite, with Yuri - discussing the previous Gellar, Paul Weller and evenings entertainment. David Melior all replacing Nelson on the rhyming Gentleman 1: "What did you slang. find yourself doing yesterIn terms of how much day, good sir?" one might drink, scoops, Gentleman 2: "Why, I enterswifties and cheekies all tained a fine young lady I refer to pints, while food after the pub may involve came upon at the local free house.• Babs (kebabs), snags (sausages), or just scran, Gentleman 1: "I assure you, \ sir, I observed the filly you tucker and munchies for random food. But back in entertained, and must say the pub, students don't she was a double munter." Bough: Do the off. Or coke, wearing s tockings Gentleman 2: "And what, just invent the slang, but perchance, is a 'double munter'?" also the drink itself, and when this is very alcoGentleman 1: "Why, good sir, she i~ a munter holic, chundering (vomiting) is inevitable. Take, that munts x2." for example, the pint o'nasty, which involves 1/4 pint lager, Pernod, 1/4 Guinness, Cointreau, Baileys, diced Mars bars and red w ine. Or perWhether a male bias in student slang was present 200 years ago is difhaps a turbo shandy ficult to say, but there cerwould go down a tainly appears to be one treat, mixing as it now. While many terms does Smirnoff Ice abound for the less than with lager. The disattractive female, there astrous snakebite were no such recorded involves half a pint terms for the men. While of white lightning cider with a half pint a group of men may nurse their hangovers of special brew. But with talk of munters, for sheer creativity, mingers, biffers, duffers, bints, heifers and the the prize goes to the Kamikaze Tequila. This extraordinarily offensive 'swamp donkey', there involves all the regular ingredients of the tequila is nothing for the male eyesore. slammer, but instead you snort the salt, neck the shot and stick the lemon in your eye. On questioning female friends about this lack of These are the kind of drinks that accompany a balance, a thoughtful silence was adopted significant night out, or perhaps a bender, before 'it was decided 'wanker' covered all undewhich may leave you stoshied, banjo'd, gatted sirable men satisfactorily and succinctly. And or 'in a whole world of trouble'. And if the night while this is not strictly student slang, it does
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goes on, you may find yourself coming in with the milk bottles, or on the walk of shame (walking home the morning after the night before). But drink is certainly not the only pursuit in student life, even it is the most important. Universities are not short of terms for the sexual act, including 'zig a zig ah', which shows that the Spice Girls have had an impact on modern youth culture. But nevertheless, it is unlikely most students would want to park and ride with Posh, let alone poke, boff, park your bus, see some action or get some poot with Geri. Sexually frustrated Spice fans accept my apologies. Whether life is good or bad for the average student, though, you can be sure of some words to accompany it. lt may be rank, rude or raw if the thumbs are down, or top, radio rental (mental, in a good way) or lush if favourable. Minging doesn't just apply to people, but also hangovers and anything else particularly nasty. Whatever the word, it is likely to turn up in banter, which is chat or 'witty repartee'. Why students would need a slang term for 'witty repartee' is anyone's guess. The final major segment of student life involves, of course, money. Or rather, a distinct lack of it. You may find a need to cadge some cash, or perhaps skank some dosh if you're brassie (skint). But for those who are geezers (good blokes) blatant teefage (tea leaf: thief) would not be safe (cool, good). Ultimately, though, one of the key reasons to go to university is to pick up a degree. And for many UEA students, come the end of the three years, picking up a Desmond would be top. And if you haven't got a Scooby Doo what a Desmond is, think 2:2.
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VIllage Gallous Chip Do t he Frank Moses Ring sting Spank your very crotch Furry muff Jlmmy Gatted
Fat Starving (as In Hank Marvln, starvln') Poor (as in village cricket) Really good To leave To leave (do the Frank Bough, do the off) To sleep (as In Moses Kiptonouie, athlete) Bad food + cheap toilet paper ring sting Thank you very much Fair enough To urinate (Jimmy Riddle, plddle) Drunk
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Regardless of whether the real millennium begins now or a year ago, 2000 was a pretty eventful year. But how much can you remember? Music
TV
Advertising
Politics
10. Name al four 2000 Wimbledon men's semifinalists.
1. What was the biggest selling single released in 2000?
1. Name the actor who plays Tony Soprano, who nailed the best actor award in 2000.
1. What was the slogan of Budweiser's WHASSSSSUP campaign?
1. Tony Blair was booed and jeered at a speech in June. Where?
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2. What did Eminem's crazed fan Stan do vrhen the rapper didn't return tiis letters?
2. What do the people who play Susan Kennedy, Madge Bishop and Lou Carpenter have in common, apart from being in Neighbours?
2. Which British company encouraged women to run around naked shouting "I'm normal!"
2. On 5 May, Ken Uvingstone was elected Mayor of London. But how much did Labour candidate Frank Dobson poll?
1. What is the name of the Union of UEA student's publication, aunched in September 2000?
3. Blink 182 had a number 2 hit with All The Small Things. What is the name of the album it came from?
4. Which jazz musician celebrated 2000 with an 80th birthday tour? 5. Which band eventually played the UEA LCR in the autumn having originally cancelled a gi~ on June 9th?
3. Name the Royle Family actor who takes Mild
3. What poster was banned towards the end of 2000, and who was the model lying naked on it?
beer to awards ceremonies. 4. Name all 11 housemates who took part in the C4 series Big Brother. 5. Who finally won a million on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? And how much did she spend on the premium rate phone line before she got there?
3. How did Charles Kennedy rock the joint on Sunday with Frost?
4. What slogan accompanies the Miller beer advert featuring the Fun Lovin' Criminals? 5. What company has created an intensely irritating association between Status Quo and cheap goods?
6. What campaign featured a black David Seaman,
4. The Scottish First Minister Donald Dewar died
3. Name the sabbatical officers still present in the job by the end of academic year 1999¡00.
after a bad fall, shocking Scottish politics. But who has succeeded Dewar?
4. And who are the four sabbatical officers for 2000-01?
5. What card was William Hague accused of using towards the end of 2000?
and a white Prince Naseem Hamed?
6. Name the artist and album these songs are
6. Whose death did the millionaire winner
from ... A) Everybody's Stalking B) Walking Away C) Gone D) Shiver
overshadow in the world of TV?
7. Who sang "Give no head/no backstage passes'? 8. What was the name of the single Big Brother winner Craig released?
7. What key sporting rights did the BBC lose in 2000 to ITV? 8. Which morning TV presenter's breasts tumbled out on television, and what was the award ceremony?
9. Which bands headlined at Glastonbury? 10. Which two blues players released the album, Riding With The King?
Film 1. Who were Charlies' Angels? 2. Which film won the Palme d'Or at Cannes?
10. Which Kingsley Amis book made its way on to the small screen in 2000?
Arts/Pop Culture 1. How many visitors did the Tale Modern boast in its first year? 2. Stave Martin published a novella last year. lt's name?
4. Which film featured the bizarre goings on of floor 71 /2 of the Mertin Flemmer building?
8. Which beer featured a blue movie that was "not ready yer?
10. Which airline had a dispute with British Airways regarding their adverts, only to see a court throw out BA's complaints?
News 1. Which General flew home in March when Jack Straw decided not to extradite him to Spain? 2. Which gangster was jailed for the M25 road rage murder in April?
3. Name the disgraced former Conservative party vice chairman, and the play he wrote and starred in.
2000 to which conflict? 4. The year saw the fall of which popular figure in the Balkans?
4. Why did Madonna elect to give birth in LA? 5. Whose high point of the day involved jerking off in the shower, who was the actor, who played his wife, and what was the film? 6. The film American Psycho was based on the book by who? 7. Which brothers made 0 Brother, Where Art Thou?
5. Who was the former Tube presenter found dead from an accidental heroin overdose in Notting Hill? 6. JK Rowling wrote the biggest book of 2000 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. But what do the J and K stand for in her name? 7. True or False: a statue of David Beckham was considered for Trafalgar Square in 2000?
8. Who voiced Rocky in the Chicken Run? 9. Hilary Swank starred in which critically acclaimed movie about gender confusion? 10. Which EastEnderfavourite turned up in Guy Ritchie's Snatch?
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7. Who was found drunk and incapable on the
6. Who brought their Hop The Wag tour to UEA in November 2000?
pavement in London's Leicester Square? 8. Why did queues stretch back miles on roads all over Britain in September? 9. Why did Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott find himself under pressure in October? 10. December 2000 saw Tony Blair live on ITV in Ask The Prime Minister. But. who presented it?
Sport 1. England's early exit from Euro 2000 was well documented, but who were the other 7 teams that fell at the first hurdle?
7. Which popular UEA figure got in trouble with Customs and Excise? 8. Who failed to win the Communications Officer elections three times in 2000? 9. Name three bands who cancelled/rearranged UEA LCR gigs? 10. Which minister opened the Tyndall Centre, and what was remarkable about his arrival?
2001 1. What is tipped to happen on May 3, 2001?
2. On 4 March, 2000, England played Wales at Twickenham in the Six Nations Championship. What was the score?
3. What film trilogy will begin in 2001?
3. What did Hansie Cronje do on 14 June, 2000, to
4. What band are scheduled to break records with
shock the world of cricket?
a $250 million tour in 2001?
4. The highlight of the Olympics for British fans was Redgrave and Pinsent in the coxless fours . But who were the other two?
5. Which high profile trial is due to begin early in 2001?
2. Where will the 2001 FA Cup final be played?
3 . President Bill Clinton devoted much of his time in
3. Which American city was Nick Hornby's rover High Fidelity relocated to?
5. Which UEA Professor won the Whitbread Prize for Biography?
6. What did Jonathan Aitken do in January 2000? 7. What company promised to be "Unwrapping the package holiday piece by piece•, despite coming rock bottom in a recent survey of customer satisfaction?
9. Complete the slogan, "Where there's blame .. . 9. Why is Oxford no longer murder -capital of Britain?
2. Which top designer was seen wearing a UEA scarf in 2000?
8. Where was the 50th Miss World competition held, and who hosted it?
5. Which newspaper 'named and shamed' 50 paedophiles, and who was the editor of the paper? 6. What happeed at the Dome in November that really did amount to 'one amazing day'? 7. Who said, "Families is where our nation finds hope, where wings take dream." 8. What were the two key counties in Florida that the Democrats wanted recounted in order to resolve the US election dispute?
9. Who won the Booker prize?
9. Where did sixth former Laura Spence have to make do with after being rejected by Oxford?
10. Who won the Turner prize?
10. How many people paid to get into the Dome?
5. Back in January, Mike Tyson flew into Britain to win a fight in Manchester within two rounds. Who did he beat? 6. Which football team's chairman sacked himself as manager after a poor start to the 2000-1 season? 7. Who hit the winning runs in England's historic third test victory in Pakistan? 8. Which teams other than McLaren and Ferrari won races in Formula One 2000? 9. Which British athlete won four gold medals last year?
6. What is the name of the most expensive film in history, due out in June? 7. What Test series will the English cricket team be playing this summer? 8. Who is due to replace Jerry Hall in the West End production of The Graduate? 9. What TV phenomenon will be returning for a second series in 2001? 10. Where will ITV soap Home and Away be re\oca~mg \O during \h\s )I eaT'?
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rom ove ere are a few figures for you. Did you know that it would take you between seven and nine years to spend one minute looking at each of the exhibits in the Hermitage in St Petersburg? No, thought not. Or that four different St lsaac's Cathedrals have existed at different points in the city's history? Or that there is an emblem hanging over a gateway in the Peter and Paul Fortress that weighs one ton? Or that the area covered by mosaics in the so-called Church of the Spilled Blood is 70,000 square metres? More importantly, do you care? Having spent a few days in Russia, I got the impression that the Soviet style of reeling off statistics to all and sundry a la 1984 hadn't quite died out. it's quite unnecessary as well. Saint Petersburg by itself is impressive enough without any numerical amplification, other than to say that it has an official population of around five million (and an even larger unofficial one), to give you an idea of its size. In terms of appearance, the city centre is a lot like Paris or, more appropriately, seeing as it's also built across several islands, Venice. Long, wide streets lined with tall elegant buildings, museums and churches are everywhere, with the River Neva running through the middle of it. All very pleasing to the eye. it's also completely dominated by its history. Wherever you go, someone famous will have died, and quite possibly have been murdered. And despite the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, the post boxes still have a hammer and sickle on them. There are loads of
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ghoulish fascination to be had here. The Church on the Spilled Blood was built on the site of Alexander ll's assassination in 1881, and its interior is covered with mosaic depictions of saints and biblical characters - plus a small, fenced off area over the spot where the assassination actually took place. A nice little reminder - or something along those lines. That's the cultural side. The other fascinating thing about St Petersburg for an outsider is the contrasts on show here. Now, I never thought I'd find myself empathising with Lenin, but when you walk around in the city
of those streets that are just great to stroll aimlessly along, but sitting at the street corner by the crossing will be an old man or woman begging with a cardboard box full of kittens, or a dog dressed up in children's clothes. Presumably things were always like this. In a way, all the architecture here, and all the beauty just illustrate the sheer bloody-mindedness of the Russian nobility, who insisted on building it all in an attempt to make St Petersburg a great European city despite the otherwise woeful state of their economy. Incidentally, before you start roaming about here, it's well worth learning at least the letters of the Russian alphabet. You you begin to see that in some ways, old ' ' Vladimir llyich had a point. The could probably difference between rich and poor here manage without it, but just being is quite striking. St lsaac's Cathedral is able to read an astounding work of architecture, but then you go back outside and the road's signs out loud makes navigating full of potholes and the buses driving your way through along it look like battered tin cans on the streets and in wheels they're so old. The Nevsky the metro much simpler. Most major tourist Prospect, SI Petersburg's answer to Knightsbridge, is full of classy Western shops and hotels (and not attractions and the more expensive shops that cater to tourists will have staff that speak English, just McDonald's, but KFC but you may find that people don't speak too!), it's one anything but Russian. I got by quite well on the alphabet and a few words and phrases, many ~~:foil~ of which I'd gleaned from reading A Clockwork Orange. Not. of course, that I'm officially recommending that as
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things worth seeing ' ' here, one of them being the aforementioned Hermitage. This is housed in the Winter Palace, a green and white construction that has, er, seen a few things in its time, the Russian Revolution being one of them. Ra-Ra-Rasputin (lover of the Russian Queen) met his end not far from here. lt contains works of art by Russian masters like Repin and Lebedan and an extensive selection of paintings by artists such as Picasso, Monet, Gaugin and Renoir, to name a few. Best of all, it's free to get in with student ID, so take your ISIC with you. The Peter and Paul Fortress, built in 1703 by Peter the Great to defend his brand new city from the Swedish, is also interesting, if only for the fact that so many well-known names became involuntary residents there. The first prisoner was Peter's own son, Alexey, and he was later followed by Dostoyevsky and Lenin's elder brother. The cathedral next door is the burial site of nearly the entire Romanov dynasty, including Nicholas 11 and his family, who were reburied there quite recently, so if you're into dead royalty (like the Bolsheviks were), there's a certain
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an ideal Russian course textbook of course calling a St Petersburg waitress a "horrorshow devotchka" wouldn't get you a response, let alone service. Another phenomenon to expect Is street sellers. Russia doesn't seem to have decided whether it is just 'Russian' or 'European' as well, but St Petersburg is full to the brim with people who can recognise a Westerner at ten paces. Possibly it's the clothes that give us away, possibly it's the look of bemusement that constant exposure to Cyrillic letters brings on, but stand outside any sightseeing attraction and you will no doubt encounter the winning sales technique of a Russian vendor. Russian army hats, postcards, key rings; they sell the lot, and in particular, 'matroushkas' - those Russian dolls that fit one inside the other. As well as the traditional sort, there are ones that depict all the Communist leaders (Putin on the outside, Lenin furthest inside), or, for a more recherche gift, South Park and Simpson varieties. Indeed, continuous exposure to matroushkas will break you down and you will buy one. at some point. More inviting are vodka and cigarettes, which can be bought quite cheaply from shady' Russian spivs - I bought a litre of Smirnov for five dollars. Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately) I can't really offer any information on the Russian mafia in St Petersburg, except that there did seem to be a higher than average number of new cars with blacked-out windows driving the streets. Which reminds me - St Petersburg doesn't appear to have any zebra crossings, and Russian drivers are erratic to say the least, so forget the Green Cross code and use your urge for survival instead, as these streets are mean indeed. And strangely, in a country far from bereft statistically, the figures on road accidents in St Petersburg were not forthcoming .
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I The Christmas and New Year excess means that for many, January is a month of recovery. Jo Locke looks at ways to improve the situation ... I Christmas has left you feeling like a postWhen dehydrated your body sees the shortage hangover tub of lard then January is the peras a threat to survival and starts to retain water fect opport unity to do something about it. in the tissues which causes swelling in Assuming yo u have already broken any resyour feet , hands and legs. Water is also vital in olutions, cursing your comp lete deficiency of fl ushing out all the tox ins, which have built up in wil l power, it is certain ly the right month to yo ur body, giving you clearer skin and better clean your body of everything you have digestion of food. Best of all it's freely available chucked into it in the last month. But turning everywhere; except th e Sportspark, of course. round the tanker that is a body full of chocolate Experts believe you should be drinking about 8 and alcohol is easier said than done. Washing it glasses a day - no not pints, thankfully - and out, though, with good old fashioned water is a you'll feel the benefits almost immediately. The good start. other bonus is that you 'll make loads of new lt may not be as friends in the queue for the Recent research has toilets on your all too fresophisticated as a cocktail from quent visits. shown t hat nicotine Chandler's but it is Believe it or not, exercise is is just as addictive undoubtedly the best one of the best ways of givdrink around. Water is as heroin, which is ing you more energy. Don't vital for th e hydrati on of why it's hard to quit let the grogginess trap you your body, which can into a day of semi-conaffect your concentrasciousness and fatigue! tion levels and performance in physical and There are many ways to get your heart rate mental activity. Lets face it, most students need pumping and not all all the help you can get after the Christmas of it involves an early morning gym session or break, and water doesn't melt your credit card great expense. Experts suggest that you shou ld either. The particularly good news is th at drinkexercise (yes this will involve getti ng your heart ing water can actually effect the amount rate up wi th more rapid than normal breathing , of body fat you have - wait for the science bit and yes it might feel terri ble to start with) for th e stuff th at co mes fro m taps is beneficia l to around 40 mi nutes a day to keep in condition. Swimmi ng is one of the best all rou nd fitness th e kidneys, which filter th e waste in your blood . Wh en you're dehydrated, the liver has to help to sports, which you can indu lge in for a mere £1 when yo u join the Sportspark. If you don't feel cleanse you r blood, but its prim ary function is to change stored fat into usable energy. Therefore, like a fish in water a brisk walk around the lake if it's doing two jobs at once, you burn is also a great way to unwind if you feel less stored fat. Water retention can also be stressed or need to get away from it all. Other options include taking up one of the many aided by drinking adequate water quantities.
sports clubs at the university who you can either contact by e-mail or check out their notice boards in the Sportspark. (Also keep your eye ou t for the spring 'Sportsmart' for the perfect opportun ity to sign up to those clubs you intended to join but didn't get round to it). Joining the gym is also easy and the introduction session with the qualified gym instructors will take no time at all. Just pop into the sports park and ask for details. On the other hand , if a lycra boob-tube is more your style than gym lycra, the good old LCR is the best way to exercise, and you don't have to dance like an 80s work out video to use up loads of energy. Failing all of these options you can always get down to some hot lovin' for those of you who have been separated from your other halves over the holiday. But to burn off as many calories as a brisk jog you have to be asserti ve. Sleep is vital to feeling we ll and lack of it has profound effects on your body and mind. You'll either be fully rested having been at home and have just about recovered from the ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ sleep depravation of the first semester, or you 'll have spent the entire holiday drinking , clubbing and pubbing and feel like you need a holiday. Sleep is food for the brain: Get enough 107 Dereham Rd , Norwich, NR2 4HT 01603 760766 of it, and get it when you need it. Even mild sleepiness can hurt your performance - from taking exams to playing sports or video games. Lack of sleep can make you look tired and feel depressed , irntable, and angry. The average person needs between 8 and 9 hours a night and surviving on any less is well. .. surviving. Changing your posture is a positive way to project confidence and vitality. You 'll be surprised how differently people will react to you when you hold yourself up properly. On the other hand, allowing yourself to slouch over can cause back and neck pain, which can lead to irritableness and lack of concentration will also really hurt. If it all sounds like too much hard work a good trick is when your queuing for the changing rooms before you try on clothes, lift your chest, pull your shoulders back an d your stomach in . Yo u'l l feel much better when you see yourself in the mirror and the clothes will look better. If giving up smoking is your new year's resolution then good luck. Recent research has declared that nicotine is just as addictive as heroin , which is why it's so hard to quit. If quitting is going to be a process of 'cutting down' don't convince yourself that sellotaping ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ the air holes on the Silk Cut is ok - yes, it is cheating. Feel better in the knowledge that if you smoke 10 a day, you're looking at a saving of the best part of £800 a year - that's exactly 500 pints in the Union bar! But if you 're serious about quitting for good , there are many alter-~.Y natives from nicotine patches, chewing gum to those things you suck on (no, not like that) But the best advice is that smoking is a lifestyle
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1e A decade ago, Ray Townsend had a £300,000 house bought and paid for. Ten years on, he is driving a taxi in Norwich. Will Halsey found out about life behind the wheel ... bank. But all my money and the house had he question, "Why I am here?" may not occur to the average university been put up against the property development, and thanks to Margaret Thatcher I was one of student that often , especially with five months' holiday a year and far from many who were repossessed. I blame myself formidable schedules term time, but because I fell for it, but Thatcher created the atmosphere - people were seeing their houses with several famous success stories spurning university - Richard Branson and John Major go up by £500,000 a week, it was paper among them - and ever more employers using money, and I chased it. I wanted more and more money, I think everyone did in the 80s. their own selection techniques rather than degrees, it does call the investment of universiYou can still see the legacy among young people, I think society has changed after so many ty into question . But while the famous successes make great years of Tory rule. Thatcher didn't believe in society, she stories in tabloid newspapers, those on All my money and the house believed in self. Everything was the other side of the had been put up against t he supposedly going coin are more often property development , and than not forgotten . sky high, me Take Ray Townsend, a thanks to Margaret Thatcher included, but it was night. You don't discuss Oscar Wilde in the can 't work up ladders any more. We all come all false . 54 year old Norwich I was repossessed. back of a taxi. from different routes, and none of us started cab driver, who has out as taxi drivers. Why taxi driving? seen both sides of the Have you ever overheard any interesting When you're 54, fence. While he never conve rsati ons between passengers? What does an average day's work involve? overweight and with only university-of-life skills, made millions, Townsend had a £300,000 I haven't overheard anything threatening I normally come in about 3pm, and I'll work you're got nothing. lt has to be on you 're CV house bought and paid for just outside national security, but I have heard a few lurid these days. They employ 54 year old brain suruntil I've hit a certain figure or a certain number Norwich , and potentially lucrative investments conversations. Girl and boy on their way home, of hours- usually 1am or £100. Although I take geons because they want somebody who has in property deals. Then , the property market boy telling girl what he's going to do when they £100, I have to rent the taxi , so that's £30 a been doing it for thirty years. But they don't crashed and everything became nothing. get there in no uncertain terms. I had that with day, and then there's diesel which will be From relaxing in Norwich and watching the employ 54 year old anything else. There are no a couple of blokes as well after I picked up at another £15. I only see about £50 of it. I work idealistic taxi drivers; most do it because they money pile up, Townsend suddenly found him and his family in council accommodation . have to, and most started out as something off the trains until about ten or eleven, then the Loft. else. You don't find people leaving school askpeople are leaving the pubs and restaurants. I What happened? Do you like drivin g? ing how they become a taxi driver. People just mooch about, picking up. My normal eating When I came up to Norwich I had a bit of Not really. it's not difficult, is it? it's mind numbbecome taxi drivers after leaving the army, or habits reflect why so many taxi drivers are money. I bought a house and had a bit in the being slung out of the police, or when they ing. Basically, if you can drive, you can be a grossly unfit. I'm four stone overweight and I taxi driver, as long as you learn the roads. I've ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ eatmeatsandw~hesduringtheday~wo~ never fallen a lot more hours than ordiasleep at the nary people do, because When you 're 54, wheel or anyyou just can 't get the money overweight and with only thing like that, unless you put the hours in. but I know a I work six days a week, ten university-of-life skills, couple of hours a day. you 've got nothing. lt has guys who What kind of people do have done to be on your CV. that and you pick up? crashed . They At night, it's all the students tried to deny it afterwards but everyone knows and young people going to the pubs and you don't drive into the back of a parked lorry clubs. If you 're going to get any trouble it's at for no apparent reason . I've never reached my night. Years ago I used to just do nights, startlimit - I'm usually bored out of my mind before I ing at seven then working until three or four in get physically shattered . the morning. But I got into one or two scraps, so now I do a bit in the afternoon and then Have you had any famous faces in the back the evening, but stopping before the clubs turn out. That way I avoid most idiots, though of your cab? You're not going to get Madonna in a town like not all of them. Norwich , but I did pick up Lord Hattersley from What problems have you had with passenthe station to take him to the UEA. gers? I've had several people run off without paying, What do you do to relax? I don't have many interests. I like reading and but luckily nothing major, just three or four quid jobs. I've had run-ins where I've had to doing crosswords. I've often considered a pull 'em about a bit. No one's ever done anyhobby but at 54 I think I've left it a bit late. I thing to me, but I've done things to them. The normally watch a bit of TV when I get in at night, espeother day a customer said cially if my something I took exception ' ' I have overheard a few wife has to, I replied , and he said, lurid conversations. Boy "Just t-king drive, knobvideoed something. On a head ." I flew out the car, but telling girl What he'S night off, I by the time I got round he going tO dO When they usually just was 25 yards down the stay at home road. 1 don't bash people get home .. . about because you 're and watch TV. bound to get reported , but I like a few it's not the police you have to worry about but cans but I don't go down the pub. the licensing authorities. You can get bans of What motivates you? a few weeks to a few months for swearing or violence. I'm quite happy if I wake up every morning. I'm not trying to be morbid about it, but I'm not on Do you like chatting with your passenthe Watergate break-in , I'm a taxi driver. I'm happy having a cheese sandwich as opposed gers? I never start a conversation in the taxi. I used to smoked salmon. I just want to keep the balls to when I started, but it's difficult because in the air - I haven't crashed the cab, no one's they're in the back. I'll respond to what they run off without paying, the kids are all well. I ring my wife every night about 7pm for a chat say, but it's pointless to start a conversation I think most people just want to keep themand she tells me who's rung , who's skint, who selves to themselves. it's usually something wants a tenner put in the post. I'm just happy if of little impact, like how United got on last everyone else is OK.
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Hague as leader. How can th ey expect to win with a leader most people, includi ng politician s, can 't look at without laughing. Anon Th ere's a chance because Labour have f-d up big styl e, but I hate both parties and I th ink they are both shit. William Hague looks like a little school boy, like a littl e devil ch ild. Polly Harrison (LL T 3) I thin k Will iam Hague is not a people's PM , he doesn't appeal to enou gh people. Regardless of policies , he hasn't even got a personality . Chris Batty (EDU 1)
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Ta urus There are times when you're headstrong attitudes get the better of you. and th is fortn rght will prove no except ton. While t11is could mean ali enat ing some of t he more bori ng people around you. it wrl l also offer up new excitrng prospec t s on the relationship front with the emphasis resting on the idea that yo u should chuck out the old and go down on the new .
Gemini Life ts set for an upturn this fortn ight with the rejec t ion of petty sex ua l urges and an emphasrs on more mature pursuits. You are t ired of the whole shag ·em and move on approach ' . and. as new posstbtlities open themselves up this fortnight. you finally have the chance of obtarning that most rare of t hings ... a grow n-up relationshi p with, god fo rbid, feelings!
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lt won 't really make a difference as we will get f-d over anywaytuition fees , the Dome. I think there shou ld be a tough stance on immigration . Get rid of Tony Blair and William Hagu e. I th ink Enoch Powell shou ld be in charge! Ra Mohammed (LAW 2) No, they're not united as a party, they just seem to be reacti ng to th ings that happen in th e media . Neal Roberts (CHE 4)
Let us take a moment and mull over why your lrfe seems ~ so crap . Lack of sex ? Money problems? A bad att itude? Al l t11 ree? Sadly, though, things don't appear to be on the up, rn any sense of the word . Be prepared for some damage limrtation this fortnight to try and stop the flood of problems from overwhlem rng your once perfect lrfe .
Leo The quest ion t11at has been dogging philosophers since the beg rnni ng of t ime : the mea ning of life. Wh at is it all about? Well . lucky bastard t11at you are, you are. to a certain ex t ent, going to find out what your purpose on thts planet really rs. Matters frnancral and emotional wrll come to the fore an d what wi ll you do with th is most profund of insight s int o your life? Piss it up agarnst the wall and com pletely ignore what events are t ryi ng to te ll you. You rea lly are that clever.
Virgo Wh ile you have made a caree r out of having high standards . events t his fortn ight will really test how long you can go wit h suc h unreasonable arms. A t ou ch of humility wil l go a long way in the comi ng weeks as you come face to face with the realisat ion that you aren't reall y al l that. Wh o knows? If you beg rn tak ing peopl e at face value you migh t ac tua lly achieve something worth keep ing. Stranger things have happened .
Libra At last! You have the opportu nity t o stop acting like the immat ure spoi lt brat you seem to have become over t he holidays. As an unex pect ed clash will prove , petulanc e really isn't you r best attriubute so start eat ing some humble pie and grow up. Just because you dtdn't get ve ry good Christm as presents doesn't mean you have t o be a compl et e arse. lt ju st means your parents don't real ly like you very much .
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Pass the prozac • • • UEA was once a revolutionary university. Now? Well, it's no surprise it's so depressing. Adam Chapman suggests we all start acting a little bit naughty... resemblance to a bad 1960s Travelodge. Quelle joy. lt seems a bit of shame too that UEA appears to have become a hot-bed of banality and dross. This university used to be reactionary, reflective of the times we live in, so isn't it bloody well time we got on with it and started reacting? Of course, on reflection I could make some astute and well researched observations about the effects the architecture, weather, ugliness of most of the
ello. Welcome back. Take a look around you . Yup ... it's still here. Oh , and an exam or two, as well? Ain't life grand? And you're depressed too? A little blue? You poor lamb. Already looking back at the familial Christmas carnage through rose-tinted spectacles? Surprised? Well, you bloody well shouldn 't be, you schmuck. lt isn't really very surprising you're verging on suicide, consid-
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The Hive hardly makes one want to leap through meadows, gladly copulating with whoever is at hand. people here etc. has on student depression . But let's face it, that's just depressing in itself and I don't really want to encourage anyone to jumping off the Registry. Or maybe I do ... a little bit of excitement might be what we all need. Some drama. And not in a poor student production with wobbly scenery way either. What UEA really needs, in order
to get us out of this tortuous frame of mind is a gruesome death or armed siege of the UFO. That would liven up our boring little lives. The most excitement most of us get is switching between Short/and Street and Neighbours. So, the point of all this, really, is to encourage all you people to forget your morals (they are, after all, for religious people), and partake in a wave of crime, drugs, mass suicide and orgies in order to do something about the dullness of this place. Forget the good citizen thing. That's what old people do and look at them ... all trussed up in their electric blankets, looking out at the world beyond and complaining. There's enough grey around here already without you lot joining in. This is what you all really need to do... Take your boredom into your own hands. lt is, after all, your boredom. No one else's. Get out there and act according to your instincts.
That or the Union could pay for free Prozac prescriptions to be handed out to all and sundry in the Hive, but I don't really think they have the urge to finance it. Oh and join a few cults while you 're at it. Nothing says "I belong and am no longer depressed" like joining a "society" who have a tendency to deflower virgins on the Norfolk Broads and smear themselves in chihuahua blood . So .... that's it. That, disturbingly enough, is my point. Rise up and commit crime. And, like I said, welcome back. Hope you have a nice one.
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Suffering from a reputation of being an old man's game, bowls is undergoing a revival thanks to the work of the World Bowls Tour and a Norfolk venue. A/ex Thorpe went to Hopton on the east coast to see what the fuss is about ...
owls. it's a bit boring innit? A sport for old grannies? That's certainly what I thought a few years ago when I first heard that Norfolk was to host the sport's Indoor World Championship. But, never being one to turn down a free day out at the seaside with a meal, I put my preconceptions to one side to attend a first round session of the
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championship and was won over instantly. I was most struck by the skill required to win at this game when I had a go myself. Where anybody with the slightest bit of coordination can score 100 at tenpin , even staying on the green is hard enough in lawn bowls. The top pros can get their woods to with in a foot of the target, known as the jack, with almost every visit to the mat. So, this year, when the opportunity arose for me to go free as part of the press corps l.jumped at the chance. The Indoor Bowls World Championship is held at the Potters Leisure Resort at Hopton near Great Yarmouth, and it really is something special. The top 48 singles players in the world compete over two event-packed weeks in early January on a specially constructed rink. And it's not even like you have to be deathly silent for the whole match. Although you have to be quiet when the players are ready to bowl, support between shots is positively encouraged. Bowls has also not been without controversy recently . The previous World Championship saw the first ever streaker - female, under 30 and completely naked - at a bowls event. At the second biggest event of the year Australian lan Shuback moved the mat - a big break of the rules - and his opponent David Gourlay, well in the lead, made such a fuss that Shuback offered to 'settle it like men outside '. Gourlay capitulated and lost in the final leg. Rows like this are thankfully few and far between in a sport where the camaraderie between players is one of the sports attractions. Potters is fantastic for the sport of bowls. Because of the fact they can make money from holidays in the summer, they can charge seroiusly cheap prices for the early rounds of the championship. On the evening I went tickets cost £2 for 3% hours of entertainment. The whole day cost £5 and lasted 14 hours. he setup at Potters itself is also brilliant. Essentially a quality holiday park by the sea, Potters was built with bowlers at mind. There are 8 rinks for the public, as well as the purpose built championship arena with permanent spectator seating. As well as the bowls, Potters has a heated indoor swimming pool , gym , facilities for badminton and table tennis indoors. Outside, there is an astroturf pitch and tennis courts. For the spectator, there is a restaurant and bar open to the public. If you ask the box office
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when you buy your ticket, you can get a fully inclusive ticket with all three sessions and food for a reasonable price. The organisers of the sport have been trying their best to modernise the1r 1mage to attract new I spectators, and it seems to be working. The players now wear different colours and some even use coloured woods to aid identification from the stands. These cosmetic changes haven't been totally popular with purists, and it is only the younger players - ie. those aged under 30 - that have taken up the coloured woods , but that is changing. But these are nothing compared to the televisation of the championships. Almost as a result of the desertion of the 'major' sports to Sky from the BBC, bowls and other 'minority' sports have been given a chance for blanket TV coverage. When, otherwise, would general sports fans have been able to see British basketball and ice hockey? For the third round onwards, the afternoon session will be shown live in its entirety on BBC2 with highlights of the evening match being shown the following day. The BBC have mounted remote cameras in the ceiling to give a better view of the head. Bowls falls into the same category as darts. A much derided sport, for very different reasons, thriving in the brave new dawn that is wall-to-wall television . There really should be no stopping these 'minority' sports from increasing to a generation of people that can 't see football and rugby on TV, and can't afford to go and watch them in the flesh. Every town has a bowls rink, and almost every pub has a darts
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What do they mean? Ditch - at each end of the rink. If a wood goes inthe ditch it is dead for the end unless it has touched the jack. Ends - each bowler delivers four bowls towards the jack. The bowler closest to the jack scores points for all the woods he gets closer than his opponent. Head -the collection of bowls at the end of the rink Jack -the target bowl. Usually white and about half the size of the woods. Delivered by the winner of the last end. Mat- where the players bowl from. Positioned by the winner of the last end. Measure - when the end is too close to call an umpire comes on and measures which wood is closest to the jack. Rink - the playing area. Made of artificial turf with a ditch at each end. Sets - the match is the best of three sets. Each set is the first to seven points. Woods - the 'bowls' so to speak . Used to be wooden and dark brown . Are now artificial and can be any colour.
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Randy footballers punished Seven randy Israeli U21 football players who were exposed for making love to the same woman, one after the other, before a match against Bosnia have been handed two-year international bans and 5000 shekel fines. The players admitted to 'improper conduct' in a plea bargain but the deal still resulted in seven delicately phrased admissions: 'On the eve of the match against Bosnia, while the team was based at the Kfar Hamaccabiah Hotel,' the identical statements read, "I spent time out of my room. This contradicted the ethical code."
An unholy mess Football has always been seen as a man's game but not any more. These days women are getting top jobs in all areas of the sport but what is it like for the average girl on the terraces. Katie Hind investigates ... one are the days of a terrace full of working class males shouting abuse at their favourite football team on a Saturday afternoon. Now there is a new group of supporters who are making their way through the turnstiles at stadiums all over the country. Women 's football is one of the fastest growing sports in the world . Females are obsessed not only with watching it but also playing it and even challenging the engrained chauvinism of the sport to be in charge of it. Having been brought up in a football crazy household , I cheered on my team for the first time when I was just nine-years-old. I was hooked and it was to be the beginning of a love affair between me and my Queens Park Rangers season ticket.
competes in the BUSA leagues against other universities. 11 goes without saying too that it won 't be long before the stereotypical Premiership referee is not the balding, fiftysomething , overweight male. Times are changing and football is no longer jus! for The highlight of my men and that means female week would be a trip referees are to Loftus Road with my inevitably going to take to the field too. And that is dad for 90 minutes of exactly what Wendy Tomms has done. She was . the first female referee to work her way through cheering screaming the ranks and officiate in the Football League. and ocaissionly crying. Although in Britain at the moment, there are thought to be at least 500 female refs - an The highlight of my week would be my trip to impressive total - it's never going to be as easy as Loftus Road on a Saturday afternoon with my dad it is for a man . for 90 minutes of cheering, screaming and After qualifying as a referee at the age of just occasionally crying, followed by an hour wait 14, I couldn't wait to get out and exercise my lungs outside the ground to meet my favourite players among 22 nine-year-olds. But in reality , it was very when they came out, and then a bag of chips different. The lads couldn 't believe their eyes when afterwards. they saw me, a young girl, walking towards them I'm sure at the time I was one of a few, but ten dressed in black. And neither could their dads. years on, the sport is adored by thousands women Needless to say, my profession was short-lived and the introduction of high profile women in and lasted little more than a season before I gave football could be responsible for this. up my whistle and black outfit. But, Sporty Spice makes no secret of her unfortunately, it wasn 't because I didn't alliance to Liverpool, while enjoy it. Chauvinistic males, who Eastenders star Tamzin Outwaite seemed to be stuck in a time warp, has made supporting a football made it impossible for me .to carry team a far more trendy and gir1y on and succeed in the same way thing to do. that Wendy Tomms did. Constant And Karren Brady shocked the abuse from parents of young boys entire football community when who should know better left me she was appointed Managing with no other choice. Director of Birmingham City, but has But hopefully, thanks to the since earned huge amounts of introduction of female football respect and has proved herself to be presenters, such as ITV's Gabby one of the best in the business. Yorath, young girls will feel able to Norwich has its very own token follow the sport without being woman in the game too. TV chef Delia discriminated against - unlike Smith, who is majority shareholder of the myself. city's football club, is also a director and she shows her loyalty to the Canaries by not missing a match. Although I never played the game - I preferred to watch the men instead most football league clubs now have their own womens team, who are given funding and support. There is even an FA Cup and an England ladies football team. And UEA has refused to be left out in the revolution. The university has its own womens team which
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Points drought continues over Christmas By ALEX THORPE
THEY SAY history repeats itself. For the loyal supporters of Norwich City this could mean a very long next five months. For as long as many City fans can remember the Canaries' season usually. falls apart after Christmas, and if this happens this year Norwich are in serious trouble.
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Su re. there was o nly o ne defeat over the usually fraught C hrist m as period, but that was in a historically boosting ·caretaker spell ' that was really nothing to write home about. The departure of Bryan Hamilton dominated after the break and lwan early in December led to scenes of Roberts had the best other chance, glee with City fans. but his forcing Vincc Bartram into a good replacement with ige l Worthington save. wasn't the most popular. Following the boosting victof). The match that spelled the end of City returned to their o ld ways at the road for Bryan Hamil ton was a Grimsby, losing 2-0. raig Flcming 2-0 defea t at Ports mou th . Goals prodded into his own net . in 2.1 eithe r side of the break from Mi chae l mi nu tes, ca tchi ng 'keeper Andy Panopou los and Nige l Quas hic Marsha l! unawares as the ball roll ed ensured that orwich'<., headlong apologetica ll y into the far corner. p lummet con tinued with a fifth BOOS successive defeat. Worthington took over on a With Norwich pushing everyone caretaker basis just in time for the up in an attempt to grab an equa liser. home tic with Gillingham. and Grimsby added insult to injury b) grabbing a second through Dm id signalled his intentions for City 1\ith a brutal. unprcny 1-0 win. The ielsen. decisive goal came from Chris Returning home for the last Llcwellyn. guiding a header home Saturday before Christmas. Cit) following a Darren Kenlon right failed to score for the 15th time this wing cross. Norwich's tough season in a goalless draw against tackling midfield also inc luded Barnsley. Dar~l Sutch, Dare! Russell and Lee The half-time and full-time Marshal!. whistles were met with boos. whlle The Canaries physically Worthington was told "You don't
with Zema Abbey The minimal nu mber of chances created demo nstrated Ci ty's lack of crea ti vity in midfie ld under Worthing ton. with the caretaker once again se lecting four combative midfieldcrs. On Boxing Day. City visited QPR and scored a valuable victory to give <.,Ome much needed festive cheer. (wan Robens silenced his growing li<.,t of critics b) grabbing two goals in the 3-2 win. Rangers went ahead after 11 minutes "ith the lirst shot of the game. as Clark Carl is le headed home Richard Langlcy's free kick. The only other shot in the first 40 minutes was a Phi! Mu lryne free kick tipped over by Ludek Miklosko. But it was three goah in the last five minutes that brought the game to life. The Canaries equalised as Roherts got on the end of a Zema Abbey cross following a rapid brcakawa) 1n1olving Russcll, Sutch and Lee .VIarshaJI. But less than a minute later Rangers \\ere bad. ahead. Malky Mackay appeared tn have cleared the danger. but ex lpS\1 ich striker Chris Kiwomya squared the ball from the byhnc and Stuarl
Wardley was able to prod the ball home from six yards. Goals at the end of the lirst half so met imes ki ll sides off, but City fought bac k impressive ly scori ng in j ust 43 seconds at the start of the second half. Daryl Sutch played a perfect though ball to Lee Mm·shall, and the big midfielder fired under Miklosko to pull Cit) level. But. aside from a couple of chances for Roberts and new bo) Ahhey. it looked like the game wa.., going to become another Norwich Cil) draw until !wan bagged his eleventh for the season nine min utes from time .
Chased Dare! Russell chased a hopeful ball through the middle. and a mistake by Rangers midfielder LangJey allowed Russell to square to Roberts. who needed no second invitation to fire home into the bottom corner for 1-2. Cny's unbeaten Chnstmas run continued the following Satun.la_\ al the City Ground. Nottingham 11herc the Canaries -.uffercd another 0-0 draw with Nottingham 1-nrest. The only real note fron1 this <low match was that it marked the fir'! ' 'orwich start for Lema Abbey,
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deputising for the injured Notman, and that !wan Roberts left the game after only 15 minutes to be replaced by Adrian Coote.
Doubters Norwich turned their attentions to New Year's Day and the visit of Graeme Souness' Blackburn Rovers. Worthington, well aware that a decision on his future was due after this game, selected three forwards Forbe , Coote and Abbey - in an attempt to win over his doubters. Some may say that the ploy worked, some not, as while Adrian Forbes caused Stig Bjornebye some difficulties, City only created three chances all game against a Blackburn side that only had ten men for the whole second half after the dismissal of Welsh international Mark Hughes. Forbes had given City the lead in the 32nd minute, surging past Bjornebye before rounding defender Martin Taylor and slotting past 'keeper John Filan into the far corner. After surviving an Abbey hot just over the bar, Rovers took control and truly deserved their equaliser when Marcus Bent surged through two tackles and beat Andy Marshall with an angled drive. Blackburn could even have nicked it at the death when Marshall produced a fantastic low stop from a powerful Bent header. After the game, Worthington questioned whether the board "had the guts" to make a quick decision one
way or another. His ploy paid off when he was appointed manager permanently the next day. Worthington 'celebrated' his permanent appointment with the FA Cup third round tie against Sheffield Wednesday. As so often in recent years, City fell at the first hurdle. A goal behind to Matthew Hamshaw's 41st minute header, the Canaries showed spirit with lwan Roberts' equaliser in 73 minutes, but fell to a piledriver from Gerald Sibon eight minutes from time. Safe in his job Worthington reverted to City playing with a crowded midfield, and Roberts as a lone out-and-out striker.
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UEA BOAT Club stormed the national amateur indoor rowing championships this year, bringing home an incredible bronze medal and recording three new personal records. The hero of the occasion was Tom Baumann who, in his first ever competitive race, displayed incredible power and rhythm to finish third in the Junior 18's section. He led the 2-kilometre sprint bettered by Olympic Gold crowd cheering me on who I had for over half the distance, ahead medallist James Cracknell in a never even seen before. lt was of the Great Britain champion later event. incredible." and the top Oxford rower. Ch 路 Tom, who has only been Over the first quarter of the eermg rowing eight weeks, finished the race he was keeping an Baumann said, "The race with a personal best time of incredible SOOm split time of 1 commentary team were going 6 minutes 25 seconds, the fastest minute 26 seconds - one only mad and there were people in the in the boat club this year.
Also racing in the same event for UEABC was Paul Bradley, who recorded a new personal best time and finished in a respectable 26th place.
Battle Club captain Andy Vinsen commented, "Both lads performed exceptionally well, and I am especially pleased for Tom." In the men's BUSA under-23 event, Vinsen and Zed Wilkinson
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Officials rob UEA of ROints in hard-hitting encounter By ALEX THORPE Sports Editor
WH AT WAS supposed to be a battle between two of the best defences in the BCAFL turned into an ill-spirited encounter as UEA were beaten by the accurate passing of Surrey OB Ash ley Heath. H eading int o the last game before Chri stmas unbeaten, the Pirates are now going to be hard pressed to m ake the playoffs with a rematch and two encounters with nati onal champi ons H erts Hurricanes sti ll to come. U EA received the ball from the came within scoring range, but they choice position was quarterback in k ickoff bu t couldn't get the i r the squad, the UEA were in trouble were undone by turnovers. Firstl y, Burchett was again intercepted by and lan Burchell was picked off by offense started, bei ng forced to punt. Surrey took over on their own Luke Thomas to return the ba ll to Surrey CB Thomas when aiming for the endzone, then Jolly was 40, and Heath set to work. the red hot Stinger oftense. T he Stingers marched down th e Heath threw for his second touch forced in to a fu mble by DE Gary Duarte, who recovered the ball for fi eld as Pirates l inebacker Leon down of the game, thi s time a 35Wi ll iams was forced out of the yard effort to Windsor Hayes, anu the Sti ngers. game with an ankle injury. Before the score stood at 15-0. the UEA defence could sort itself With Burchell deputising under out. Surrey were in the reo zone centre, the Pirates reli ed more on Both teams su ffered injuries and. although the UEA prevented the rushing of M art in Joll y, and it th is uncompromising battle for an the touchliown. they got on the seemed to be working as they important div isional result. scorchoard first through a 29-yard enginee red a fi ne drive to resu lt in UEA defens ive star A ndy Smythe field goal. an 8-yard touch down run from Ricketts was taken to hospi tal by Joll y. ambulance with a knee injury, and a A lso noteworth y of thi s Surrey li ne backer suffered a touchdown was that Kevin Blacoe broken ann. Once again the UEA went threenailed the extra point - the first and-out forcing lan Burchell to punt again. and once again Heath occurrence of a successfu l Pirates manufactureu a fine drive into the PAT in many years . Th is even UEA red zone that included a vital encouraged UEA to attempt a field 15-yard completion at th ird down. goal later in the game. Thi s time aro und though, Surrey With that markin g the end of the managed to get the ba ll in the scoring in the game, the second half became the defensive battl e the endzone as Heath lofted a pass into the corner to WR James Hancock game had promised to be, although for a 13-yard touchdown to make it not necessarily cleanly. 9-0 at the end of the first. Things went from bad to worse for th e Pi rates in the second quarter Every time the Pirates showed N ico lai when quarter bac k any signs of getting a dri ve goin g, a Johansen, playing what would have late hit seemed to be delivered to a been his last game for the club member of the UEA backfield anyway, was ejected for th rowing a none of which were picked up by punch. the offic ials. With onl y one player whose first Twice in the second half UEA
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The UEA defense had to face the might of a passing offense (above) Officials came in for some criticism through questionable calls (left)
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