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Students slam camgus ogening hours by KATIE HIND, News Editor
be kept open for longer, but there are problems to overcome first. "lt is something we have discussed, but the problem is finding the staff to work those hours, but ifs definitely something we are happy to do as we know there is a need for it. lt should go ahead if we can find the staff," said Wayne.
STUDENTS are demanding that campus facilities should keep their doors open longer, an exclusive Concrete survey has revealed. A majority said the UFO isn't open late enough during the week - and a staggering 86% were disgusted with the meagre times at weekends. And students believe the University 38% say it should open all night to Catering Services have also got their match the basement computing centre. Peter Crowley (MTH 3) claims the times the wrong way around. 89% said they don't use the Bowl after 5pm on library should be open for longer at weeknights, but 77% have called out to weekends, particularly at exam time. chiefs to extend the times at Annoying weekends. "Just before the exams, I came onto Pathetic campus on a Sunday to use the library The library also came under fire for and nothing was open. lt's annoying its pathetic opening times - a massive when you can't use the library when 72% want it open later than 9pm, and you need to."
Pledge . Now campus bosses have responded to the students' demands by promising to rethink the current opening times. Union Communicatiol'ls Officer, Wayne Bames, is hopeful the UFO can
And Director of Residences and Services, Jenny Grant, has pledged to assess the opening times for the Diner and Bowl. "We listen to what students want so we can provide the right service, we arranged the current hours after
discussions with the union," said Ms . Grant.
Demand "Opening the Diner at the weekends for the first time for a number of years has been successful. If there is sufficient demand we can consider opening for longer," she added. And Director of Library and Learning Resources, Jean Steward, also hopes to keep the learning facility open later maybe even 24 hours seven days a week. "lt is something that we want to do, but we need the money to do it and that is the problem, we can't get the funding," said Ms Steward.
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STEWARD RETIRES PO PULAR Union stewa rd Bernie Ald is has retired. Bernie was a regular fixture in Union House reception until taking sick leave last year. He says he will miss the day to day contact with students the most. "Meeting the students was one of the best bits of the job," said Bernie, "and I want people to know I'll miss them."
INTERNET IMPROVES VI SITORS to the UEA web can look forward to a new and modern interne! site following its recent modernisation . Cobalt Information Design have been commissioned to design a new faster and more logical · route for users. Di rector of Communications, Alan Preecec laims it is a co mplicated project. "The we bsi te is extremely co mpl ex , given the rang e of information it contains and the many different types of user. The working group considered these challenges and have produced a clear brief fo r the changes," said Mr Preece.
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UEA set to be .P.art of local health trust By KATIE HIND News Editor
A NORWICH hospital has been given a new name in honour of the university - and UEA bigwigs are delighted. The new name. the orfolk and Non\ ich Un ive r, it y Hos pit al Tru st. was confirmed last week hy Health ecrctary. Alan Milbum . Th e ac tio n now mea n' the uni ve rsity will feature huge!) in the na me of the city"s ne\\ 953-hed hospital, which is currentl y being built on the edge of campus at Colney Lane. Dean of the Schoo ls of Health , Pro fessor Shirl cy Pcarce is ecstatic and beli eves the new name shows the close lin ks betw een the unive rsit y and the loca l health ~c r v H.:e .
Marvellous "Thi s is marvell ou-. news. It
renec ts the close pannership we have bui lt up with the orfolk and orwich Hospital." sa id Professor Pcarcc. who led the UEA team in thei r succcs>ful bid to set up the medical school.
Education 1t also shows we arc close to the all our loca l hea lth prov iders, both in the securing the new medical schoo l and in many other areas of profess ional health educati on and rc,carch." she added . And Chief Excc uti' e of th e
Trust, Malcolm Stamp agrees and producti ve fo r th e uni ve rsit y in close to the university Gnd it wi ll be claims th e news wi ll put orwich great. for the future medica l getting their med icine courses up students:· she said . and running and the students will on th e map in the medi cal world. "O ur relati on, hips with th e And students believe that the be more close ly associated with the name will prove be neficial too. Univer; it y of East Anglia arc hospital .'' commen ted Chri s Dun lop (EAS I). exce ll ent and th e intru, ion of " lt '' grcGt. it's go in g to be Uni, er, it y in to the title of . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - , th e hea lth trust 1s recognition of our current and de ve loping commitment to leaching."' sa id Mr Stamp. "The chan ge in the name, along with the new hos pital and the new med ica l school arc creati ng an opportuniti es and whic h environment encourages profess ionals to come here. " he added . Union Acade mi c Office r
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WANNABE sabbatical officers should get thei r skates on as the elections are being held earlier than normal this year. Nominations opened last week, so students who are considering running for next year's union sabbatical posts as either Academic, Communications, Finance or Welfare Officers should put in their applications immediately. Students can either do the full time job after their degree or by taking a year out from study. Nominations wi ll close on Februa ry 7, campaigning begins on February 16 and election day has been set for February 22 . Union Academic Officer, Emma Price says the sabbs play a key role in the running of the
Union. "Elected representatives play an essential role in the Union . it's co re to student unions th at th ey're run by students for students. "That is why UEA students elect four sabbaticals who they pay to run their Union under their direction ," said Emma .
"Hopefully we 'll get some good applicants this year," she added.
Postponed The current offi cers have also postponed th e elections for NUS delegation - believing that in previous years canny candidates have used the ballot to give an early boost to their sabbs campaigns. But students deny kn owing anything about the elections. Felicity Kraty (MGT1 ) explained, "Nobody I know has spoken about it; it's not an issue of the day but perhaps it should be." And ENV student John Law agreed. "I don't even kn ow wh en or what th e el ections even are," he said . •Anyone inte rested in ru nning fo r their position s can pick up a n information pack from Union House reception .
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US court awards student custody of abandoned son By CHARLOTTE RONALDS Assistant News Editor
A UEA student who was torn away from his studies last year could soon be back to his books after winning custody of his son - who was abandoned at an American airport. A clo ed heari ng at a US court in Bosto n gave SYS student Graeme Cli fton conditional permanent custody of hi s baby son, Benjam in Robert Angeli -Ci ifto n who was left for dead at Logan Airport by his girlfriend . and allowing inj ury to a child American Kell y Angell gave con tinue his BSc degree in birth to Benjamin on May 26 as under 14. Computer Studies. She escaped with a 17-month she prepared to board a plane to His mother Janice was delighted London to visit her boyfriend. suspended sentence and was with the outcome of the hearing But after delivering the baby to continue with ordered and had spoken brieny to her son in loos at the airport, she after the verd ict. counselling. wrapped him in toilet paper and " He sounded very happy," she Jud ges awarded Graeme dumped him in one of the toilet temporary custody of the tot, but said. bowls, believing hi m to be sti ll insisted he stayed in the US born. leaving the studefll with no choice but to leave UEA.I " I'm looking forward to seei ng Now the courts have ruled that my grandson now. To be honest Later, a cleaner found baby the student, who was in his second I've hardly had time to take it all in .H Ben suffering from pneumonia year when he left for America, no and hypothermia and he was longer has to remain in the tale Miss Angel! , who is only rushed to hospital and can return to Britain . allowed to be with her son twice a Miss Angell denied assault Graeme, who grew up in week , is seeking to get joint and battery but was later found Lincolnshire, is sti ll hopeful that custody of Benjamin. The battle guilty of of child abandonment he can at last ret~m to UEA and wi ll return to court in June.
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LEADING literary figu Lorna Sage, who died earl this month, narrowly m out on winning one of most prestigious awards. The late EAS professor and novelist won the Whitbread Biography of the Year award before her death from emphysema, but failed claim the overall prize of Book of the Year. Professor Sage's memoir, Bad Blood told her life story, including her childhood in South Wales and experience pregnancy. Sage was Professor represented at the awards by her daughter Sharon Sage.
LIBRARY'S DOOMSDAY
THE LIBRARY have splashed out on an ancient book - which as been described as the biggest publication of its time. The famous Domesday book, which is over 900 years old , forms a complete inventory of Britain. The copy, which cost £4000 and is laid out in authentic medieval style has pleased university staff. "it's good that the university now has a copy of it in their possession", said HIS lecturer, Dr Stephen Church.
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UEA to P!!Y host to cannabis conference THE UNIVERSITY will play host to a political conference next month - for a party which is fighting to legalise cannabis. The Legalise Cannabis Alliance (LCA) will hold its second annual conference at UEA on March 17, organised by Alun Buffry, the LCA candiate for the Norwich South parliamentary seat, writes Sarah Shubinsky. The LCA is a political party for those who want to combat the cannabis law to stand for election. Speakers at the meeting will include the former-head of the Scotland Yard Drugs Squad, Eddie Ellison , and Oxford graduate turned drug smuggler, Howard Marks. Mr Buffry, whose constituency includes the university hopes students will find the conference useful.
Issue "It's not just a drug issue, UEA is a good venue and my hope is that law students, for example, may find it interesting from an academic point of view," he said. "Prohibition affects everyone, whether you smoke cannabis or not," added Mr Buffry. And Union Welfare Officer Polly Morgan expressed her surprise at the university allowing
such an event to take place, but claims it is positive. "Whilst I can't condone the legalisation of bannabis, any movement that involves students in political or sociological debate has got to be a good thing," she said. And Doug Hodgkinson (SOC
3) agrees - claiming it is what the university should be doing. "The university should be getting involved as it is a very important issue," he said . Tickets for the event can bt! purchased by sending a cheque for £10 to LCA, PO Box 198, Norwich , NR2 2DH.
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NEWS IN BRIEF Fowl play A DUCK in the Democratic Republic of Congo was jailed for six months for stealing cakes. But the duck died while in custody in the country, which is one of the most troubled nations in the world. A judge banned fellow inmates from cooking and eating the dead duck.
Union officer brands tuition hike 'terrible'
Taking the biscuit HUNGRY VAN driver, John Cornwall was find £30- for eating a biscuit while driving. Cornwall was driving along the M6 when he was flagged down by police, who took him away in their car. " I was still eating the biscuit when they put me in their vehicle, it was madness, everyone eats while they are driving," said Mr Cornwall.
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A UNION officer has hit out at University bosses over their plans to increase fees for foreign students, fearing UEA will attract richer students instead of the most talented.
TWO CHEEKY nurses were sent home from work after squeezing the spots on one of their patient's faces. The giggling pair were caught by their ward sister, who suspended them for four days. The victim was a man in his 20s who was recovering from an operation.
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Union Com munit y and International orti cer, Toby M atthews claim s th at the 4 .So/c i ncrease per year w ill mean the universit y will fail to attract th e most able student s, but instead the more wea lthy ones. " If they are going to increa;,e terrible especially as they ' ve set it as ·'l t wi ll probably affect the pri ces. then I want to sec 4.5o/r . which is a big increase and is all studen ts a> nobody has an where the money is going twice the rate of in fla tion:· infi ni te amoun t of money and because I think we fund the rest lots of people who would have of th e uni versity.'' added Wevinc, co me here won' t anymore. I thi nk wh o is from Kenya. But Toby is surpri sed the bosses the richer students. in stead of the have made the move - especially as smarter ones will co me here. they try hard to en tice foreigners to whi ch is very bad as far as the But Pro- Vice-Ch ance l lor. univer>it y arc concerned... >aid Norwic h by tryi ng to marke t M oya Wil son defended th e themselves not as an Ea>l Anglian Toby. Uni versity \ move. universit y, but instead, as one on the " The increase is in line w ith North Sea. infl ati on and what other S t ud e nt ~> arc fumi ng too and they And non-sabba ti ca l offi ce r. uni,·ersitics of the same qualit y want to know what the extra money Tohy (HIS 2). is di sg u;, ted by the charge. The fees have also been dramati c ri ;,c. which at fi rst was they have to pay will he spent on. increased because we want to goin g to he for new student s. but ''I'm so annoyed about it because ha\ c spare money to g i\·c lo wa;, later ex tended to cun·cnt ones. it's alread y expen sive enough for U> internati onal students who are to study here and it is a lot of money especiall y as the uni ve rsit y want experiencing fin an cial to increase it by too," said Wev inc to pull in internati onal students. dirti cultics." said M s Wil son . Bichanga (SOC I ). " I think th e ri 'c in fees is
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Princess Anne to ORen SRortsP.ark By CHARLOTTE RONALDS
THE SPORTSPARK will at last be officially opened by a member of the Royal family- more than four months after its doors opened to the public. Vi ce-Chancell or. Vincent Watt s has confirmed that the Sportspark w ill fin all y be opened by HR!-1 , The Pri nccss Royal on February 6. Pri ncess Ann e will attend th e new centre when she will be given a tour and unveil a plaque to celebrate her visit. And university chiefs are delighted that the sporty Princess is to vi sit.
Popular "Th e Sportspark has alread y proved enormously popular and it is an honour that its contribution to the spo rting life of th e region should be recogni sed in this way", said Mr Watts The Pri ncess is renowned for her inte rest in sport, most noticeably horse rid in g, competing in the 1976 Mon treal Olympic Games. And famous TV presenter Si r David Attenborough appeared at the Sainsbury Centre earlier this week to open a highly respected exhibition. On Monday, Sir Attenbo rough,
a keen admirer of cont empora ry ceramics , opened the centre's Spring exh ibition, 'Modern Pots : Cerami cs fro m the Lisa Sainsbury Coll ection '. lt honours more than 50 years of Lady and Sir Robe rt Sain sbury 's col lections and features numerous fro m wo rk including th e artis ts,
Innovative exhibitions from their close frie nds, Lucie Rie an d Hans Coper. Th e co ll ection a lso includes the wo rk of innovative potters incl udi ng the late Bernard Leach and sculptors such as Claudi Casan ovas. Th e exhibition opened to the public on Tuesday and On Campus: HRH Princess Royal and Sir ru ns until June 24. David Attenbrough
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Uni demand £150,000 in Breakers negotiations By KATIE HIND News Editor
rapher Richard has just been the univeristy's orc1fe~;sor1 biographical studies be giving a reading. of EAS, Jon Cook •n•mn.nu"Cl at the visits.
UNIVERSITY BOSSES are demanding £150,000 from the Union before they can begin refurbishment on the empty Breakers 2 site. The long wait for the building to re-open should now end after the two sides struck an agreement, which will see the Union hand over the massive fee to the University for three year's rent on the premises. The money would be used by the University to revamp the old Lloyds Bank site, which is destined to become a hangout for veggie and organic food lovers. The Union House site, which used to be home to the troubled fast-food restaurant Breakers 2, and has been empty since the summer, will cost the Union £50,000 per year after the money paid in advance runs out. But as part of the takeover deal, the University are also renegotiating the terms for the use of the rest Union House, landing the Union with an even bigger bill. Union Officers fear campus bosses want to make them pay up for the cost of work currently shouldered by the Estates
department, putting at risk major projects to improve services to students. Union Communications Officer, Wayne Bames claims that if the plan goes ahead, projects such renovation work on The Street, The Square and new facilities in the University Village won't happen.
Expenses "In the year 2001/2002, the University have to spend £180,000 on refurbishments in Union House, but the University is short of money and we think that the Estates department want the money for their own projects. "This will put all of the other expenses onto the Union,"
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explained Wayne. "Lf we had to pay for the work, the new projects we want to go ahead won't happen as there we wouldn't have enough money," he added. Director of Estates, Richard Goodall defended the plans and claims there is still a lot to sort out before any plans should be made. "The Union have a responsibility for some buildings on the campus, Union House and the commercial places on The Street," said Mr Goodall. "We need to look at the provisions effectively and it's in this context we have been in discussion with the Union about the Students Union incorporating some of the costs," he added.
LIBRARY SURVEY have STUDENTS the opportunity to air their views on the library in their annual user survey, which starts next month . Questionnaires will be handed out during the week beginning February 19. Senior Library Assistant, Michael Robins wants to get as many students as possible involved in the study. "We want as many replies as possible as the more we get, the better we can gauge exactly where the library needs to improve its service," said Mr Robins .
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Caught But a month later, Mr Haystead struck again, but he was caught on camera and claimed he was looking for wine and money to steal. The case has been adjourned until February 19 for presentencing reports and Mr Haystead has been released on
unconditional bail. Security co-ordinator Ron Elliott claims that the University checks candidates out to make sure they find the best person for the job. "When we recruit security staff we do as many checks as possible, but on this occasion, the man lied about his past and slipped through the net, which is regrettable," said Mr Elliott. "Mr Haystead is no longer here and we will continue to check our applicants as much as we can; he added. But students are concerned
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UEA lecturer Or Yehuda Barach has slammed excessive use of computers - claiming it leads to autism. The MGT lecturer states in his recently published that extreme iT-users could pick up characteristics of the serious mental condition. "People are going to the extreme with the use of IT, but it can lead to lack of communication and emotional contact with others," said Or Barach. "The phenomena of autism is developed as human contact is avoided," he added. Or Baruch claims the situation is not yet severe, but is calling for more social and cultu ral activities in society.
Students still suffering from lack of security
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VICIOUS vandals left Waveney residents in fear of thei r safety last Friday as a number of windows were broken . The attack on J anuary 19 le ft residents of B lock any windows to keep out the cold. Technophobe? Or Barach
ESSAY AS PIE A LITERATE law student wrote her way to success after gettin g to the final of a national essay competition. Alysia Sutcliffe, who is currently in her th ird year, got through to the final of a the contest which as run by The Times, "I was really pleased and I got a really good wr ite up in th e newspaper. All of the other competitors were graduates, so I am really proud ," said Alysia.
Suffering studen t Wesley Goh was woken by a bang at I I :45pm to find that his window and one in a kitchen had been !>battered. He explained, "lt was extremely cold and I felt sca red , but I had no choice but to stay up till 4am until
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the windows were replaced." And Wesley is fur ious with securi ty staff- who took more than 20 minutes to arrive at the incident ''They took so long to come and I thi nk it is awful," said Wes ley, who
had no sleep at all on the night of the viole nce . "The obviously isn't enough >ccurity stall for the univcrsit). so sure ly prevention i' better than pro secu tion , so perhaps the
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whid1 is described as a Swedish prison. "When I was li vi ng there last year. I was not aware of any securit) around there at all." said Andreas Constandinos tLAW 2) And second year Law stu dent Sebastian Labovitch agreed. "Wa1·~ney is the same as living in a pri>on without the ti ght security th~t jail' have:· he said.
"The incident happened at a time when there were lots of othe r things happening ror the team to deal wit h, but il' ' tall are not o therwi se occ upied they will a lways attend the sce ne within minutes." said Mr Elliott. Bu t studen ts arc st ill ang ry at the lack of security in the residence ,
•ST UDENTS should be on their guard after a number of hag' were stolen l'rom Union Hou se on Saturday January 20. Anyone with any information about the crimes. which happen ed in the evening should contact Ear lham police o n 01603 768769.
University shoul d consider hiring more security staff. These vandab will never get caught otherwiM:." he added. But, security co-ordinator. Ron Elliott defended hi' staff- c laiming that there mu st have been a reason for the delay in the securi ty team arr iving at Wavene) Te1Tace.
Historv student wins national award By CHARLOTTE RONALDS
A CASTLE-LOVING student has stormed to success after her dissertation won a coveted national award. Lucy Marten-Holden ( I-llS PG) swoped the prestigiouo, prize of £250 by beating oiT ca ndidates from Oxford and Cambridge.
And the prize also means her history dissertation will appear in History Today magazine, which will be published in April. The mature student, who got a first for her degree, investigated the siting of early Norman castles in Suffolk to win over judges from the Royal Historical Society and History Today.
Thrilled Lucy, who is now studying for an MA and hopes to go on to do a PhD, was thrilled with her award. "it's been wonderful, it's good for the School of History and it's good for everybody and with any luck it will help with the funding applications for next year," said Lucy. And her lecturer, Or Stephan Church praised the clever postgrad.
said Emma. "What this prize means is that And students are also is the brig htest she enthustastic about the prize too. undergraduate in the whole of "it's impressive to see that the university system. it's a huge UEA is catching up with and are award to win," said Or Church , now better than premier league who teaches medieval history. universities," said Adam Barton Emma Price, Union Finance (MGT1). Officer agreed, claiming that has ~------------------------------------, Lucy proved that UEA is a top univeristy. " L u c y should be proud that she did such a good piece of work. Once again one of our schools shows that we turn out top quality graduat e s," Studied: Framlingham Castle
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Student to run marathon for -diabetes charitY.. A fit UEA student will trade in his books for running shoes when he takes part in the London marathon later this year. SOC student James Masters will Diabetes UK charity. But the third year student, who has never ran in a competitive race before is appealing for diabetics at the university to come forward and help him raise the cash.
Fundraising "I want to call out to students at UEA who have diabetes to meet up with me and get involved with my fundraising," said James, who is studying Economics.
take to the streets of the capital in an attempt to raise funds for the events to rai se as much money as I can for the charity and I particularly want some diabetic students to help as it would mean a lot to me," he added. lames, whose Dad died of the condition, hopes to put on a number of entertainment events both at the university and in the
city.
Excited Although he believes that if he can get enough people to help the fundraising will be fun , he is
excited about the day of the marathon more than anything.
Nervous " I am not nervous about it at all, but I suppose it is a long way. I am looking forward to it and it will be a great day, so hopefully I will be able to rai se the finances and get over the line in a good time." Anyone interested in helping with the fundraising or sponsoring James should email J.Masters@ uea.ac.uk:
NAM chief reassures students after recent lecturer strikes By NICK HENEGAN
UEA'S student nurses can breathe a sigh of relief after NAM chiefs made it clear that a national dispute will not jeopardise their graduation. The promise comes after industrial action by the National Association for Teachers in Further and Higher Education {Natfhe) blocked the graduation of 140 students at Teesside University. In a move that angered danger of that happening here. I students, the militant lecturers think we are extremely exercised marked final assessments - but with other matters such as our refused to pass on the results to future validation , our preuniversity management, leaving registration and the care and the nurses unable to graduate. welfare of our students," said Kale Guyon. Dispute "Most of our staff tend not to And the problem is set to get involved with national issues, threaten up to 3,000 students as they really are concerned with the union continues to dispute a local matters ana I think that they 3% pay offer. would find it quite difficult to But it seems that UEA make decisions that would students have no need to worry jeopardise students and local after reassurances by the Dean employers," she added. of NAM. Union Academic Officer, "I don't think that there is a Emma Price, welcomed Mrs
Guyon's comments. "I'm glad that UEA's staff haven't chosen to penalise students over their disputes," she said. But she did express sympathy towards disputing l(lcturers. Said Emma, "it's a shame that lecturers feel that desperate that they have to do something that severe."
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The time has come for change to the opening hours of university facilities. lt seems that campus-dwelling studentsthat incredible breed of creature which gets all its work done by 9pm and manages to survive entire weekends without food or drink- are getting rather fed up with the University's absurdly inadequate opening times. With 86% of students expressing dissatisfaction at living in a weekend ghost town, it seems it's time for uni bosses to sit up and make a change. After all, neither the university nor its students benefit from campus residents having to trawl off campus for essentials. Open up!
According to University Pro-ViceChancellor Moya Wilson, international students' fees "have been increased because we want to have spare money to give to international students who are experiencing financial difficulties." Well that seems extraordinarily kind, but wouldn't it be more helpful just to let them keep the money in the first place? Hiking up fees at twice the rate of inflation hardly seems fair, and will ultimately only discourage talented and able international students from coming to UEA in the first · place.
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warm beer. I know I should not complain because I don't even have the ability to drink legally yet in the US. I'm an American student presently sitting in The More than anything I feel prvileged to be able to Hive, drinking cofee in an attempt to numb my · share some of my thoughts in your esteemed paper. tastebuds to your food. From this point forward, I will conclude ever letter or Don't get me wrong, England is a great place email that I compose at UEA with: overall; the people are friendly and drinking has Cheers, more than adequately filled the lack of TVs and Maria Sweeney phones. I'm also enamoured with the prevalent use EAS I Georgetown University of words such as "bloody", "blokes" and "bastard". However, simply throwing together a random few items between two slices of bread with a wad of butter does not constitute a sandwich. I search daily for some place in or between your multitude of concrete walls for a meal that quells my American appetite for meat that doesn't appear to have been run over by a large train, contains a spice other than pepper, and lacks that ever revered condiment here called mayonnaise. I suppose immersing myself in this university enjoy reading means adjusting myself to the watery coffee and Concrete regularly abundance of the phenomenon called "flapjacks," so and I think most I have resolved myself to be willing to try beans on readers feel the my toast at an hour before noon as well as same as me. I am a consuming gallons of tea. student member of I have even been begun to look right when I cross Bicycle Users The Street and use the word "brillianf' to describe Group (BUG) that most events and people. was UEA is a great place despite its rainy weather and initiated at UEA last
September. We would like to attract more student to join the group which aims at improving facility for bike at UEA and encouraging cycles here. The webpage of BUG is at: http://www.uea.ac.uk/-r070/BUG.htm In the first week of February, the Bicycle Users Group will launch a survey on the web about bicycle usage at the University. Vanisa Surapipith ENV PG
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n1 m a crac ers British people are obsessed with animals, be it the family pet or the Queen's corgis. Ed Williamson examines our inexplicable infatuation ... ats. Th ey're a bit crap, aren't they? Roll Harris shows us kittens with fractured legs, Let's face it, you get a cat in and budgies with broken beaks and alligators with what does he do? Sods off through chest infections, all the tim e mewli ng over th e th e cat flap every morning and poor little mites like th ey're products of his own spends the day prowling aroun d hairy loins. With the ratings sky-high at the time your neighbourhood rooting th rough bi ns, as if of writing , perhaps it is time for the BBC to the 'delicious meaty chunks' you spend half explore other avenues in order to take fu ll your pay cheque on aren 't good enough for advantage of t11 e genre's huge potential. Wh ere , him. Th en he co mes back wh en you're about to I am surely not alone in demanding , are the go to bed and expects feeding again . You may programmes dedicated specifical ly to animal as well get a goldfi sh instead - at least you cruelty? Li ve cock fighting and bear-baiting actually see the bugger from tim e to time. would draw a huge audience, wh ile everyone Posit this theory at any loves to see a monkey social gathering, howevstrugg le vainl y to draw We look on as Rolf er, and you will almost breath alter a karate chop Harris shows us certainly be taken outto the wi ndpipe. kittens with fractured Th e fixation with our furry side and treated to a firm kicking. People just legs and budgies with friends ex tends to rid icucan't get enough of anilous levels for some peobroken beaks mals. Wh ~th e r we're pl e. Take, for example, the Ameri can trend for pet blubbing unashamedly coffins. A vi sit to th e wondertully eponymous over fil ms like Babe, or looking on in concern as Richard Gere orders another job-lot of hamwww.animalcoffins.com revea ls some top qualisters, we're obsessed with them. ty caskets, each fashioned from solid wood But why? Although any old lady whose only pl anking with a hand waxed natural stain finish . friend is her Chihuahua will argu e vehemen tly For no extra cost, you can opt to have a 'dog to the contrary, they can 't talk. Despi te the sterbone' or 'cat wh iskers' motif embossed on the ling efforts of those crazy ol' Russians and th eir lid, and have th e whole morbid packag e delivbears, they can't dance. They can't even drive ered direct to your door. Th e down side, howevyo u home when yo u've had a skinful (although I er, is th at your coffin may take up to twentyseem to remember Lassie doing that once). eight days to be delivered, by which tim e Fido With th ese irrefutable disadvantages in mind, may be little more th an a fly-ridden, decomposhow to explain the unqualified success that is ing mess. This could be com bated by planning Animal Hospitaf? We look on in our droves as ahead, but let's face it, ordering a coffin fo r
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(a notion . incidentally, with which the street every day. If I have trouble conc urring - my insects are therefore dog , I am sure, used to love me unequal to mammals, it above al l else in the world, but essentially boils down to only on the condi tion that I fed it. whether you care about all Otherwise it would sulk for hours living creatures, or just the and ignore me), and this does cuddly ones. perhaps go some way to Anima l testing, it seems, is explaining the high esteem in an issue which one has to which some people hold their be either vehemently for or pets. Total subservience seems against. yet the one standto be part of a domestic pet's point rarely voiced is that of nature - after all, they can't su rapathy. If a man comes into our back garden and sets vive wi thout us - and th is :___ ___. about our dog with a hackendeari ng quality is nowhere better ill ustrated than the picture Cat looks for photography prize saw we are understandably of the dog listening to His peeved, bu t many of us are Master's Vo ice on a gramophone. Indeed, sti ll pertectly happy to use products which have resea rch shows that many pets are captivated been tested on animals, simply because we by the sound of their owner speaking (although don't see it happening . Why, alter all, should I I hear tell that Chris Evans's springer spaniel is care if a rabbit dies in a laboratory hundreds of miles away, as long my shaving foam doesn't getting pretty fed up these days) . give me a rash ? An "I'm all right , Jack" mentaliDedication to the animal kingdom , however. is not always a positive thing . The press ty is one which many of us adopt, and yet is full of the animal rights debate these admitting this will more or less lead to a public days, wh ich can sometimes lead to, lynching. lt boils down to the argument which anyone corne red by some tree-hugging type in dare I say it, more important a pub will have adopted at one time or another: is it prefera ble that products should be tested on animals or on human beings? The onl y other option is to release medicines and cosmetics onto the market which are untested, and therefore potentially harmful. 1t is fair to say that animals enrich our lives in many ways. Where, after all, would Her Majesty The Qu een be without her Corgis? Would Coco Pops sell so well wi thout Coco Monkey? Would East 17 have stormed the charts in th e early nineties without their pi t bu ll terrier? Our besti al co usins, however, are surely th ere only for our entertainment - th e phenomenal success of Crufts is testament to th is - and it wo uld be Whi le practices wise for some people to remember this before such as vivisecthey descend into the realms of fantasy. Your tion have their good dog is not tal ki ng to you when he growls. Your and bad points, it is goldfish isn't the reincarnation of Elvis. There surely unrealistic to are more important things in this world than argue that humans animals. In the words of that renowned sage, and animals are Ice Cube: 'Forget abou t a dog , fool , he'll shit in equal. If this is the the den. Nowadays a gun is man's best friend .' case, should we give budgies the Quite.
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Back in November, the Hague staged a world summit to discuss the changes in the Earth's climate. Closer to home, UEA students and faculty are taking an active role in the crisis. Seth Landau investigates ...
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nyone watching the news recently place to visit with regard climate change and will know that the debate over how its impacts," says Mike Hulme, head of the to deal with global warming is ragTyndall Centre for Climate Change Research. Almost every top authority in the ing. Now, the United Nations based world - including the British government, the International Panel on Climate United Nations, and the European Union Change (IPCC) have released a report stating has consulted the university's experts to that climate change will probably be even more obtain information. But this does not mean severe than previously estimated. that the role of UEA's staff lies in advocacy. Last week's report estimates that there will' be a Hulme says that the academic role which rise in average global temperature between UEA plays is "very much one of a tacilitator, 1.4• and 5.8•c in the next century (as opposed · as policy advisors.• Therefore, there is a disto previous estimates of 1.0-3.SOC rise). And tinction between research and evaluating the already, in the twentieth century, there has been a warming of approximately o.s•c. This may not impacts of policies and actually advocating for certain policies. seem like much but, to put it in perspec"This distinction is tive, the change of important to maintain, but not always easy in o.s·c has been the practice" says Hulme. largest change in the Encouragingly, this last thousand years. practice of the univerEven more worryingly, ice ages have sity is world-renowned been caused by and has helped changes in temperaorganisations such as ture of less than s•c . Certainly greenhouse gas the International Panel on Climate Change concentrations (a major contributor to the develop the knowledge on how possibly to solve and understand the problems of cliwarming trend) are now at higher levels than at Environment Minister Michse/ Mescher at the Tyndsll Centre opening in mate change. The next step is implementing any point in the last 420,000 years, and proba..._-----~----....:......~ November, and, inset, Executive Director Mike Hulme. those solutions on a global scale in time to bly in the last 20 million years. Increasing ous clauses in the implementation that the proslow climate change. ment to the environment." weather events such as recent floods in Further, activists see the role of every individual Mozambique, the melting of the polar ice cap, And this is where many students from UEA testers see as loopholes. One of the on campus to do their bit in correcting the cli· severe monsoons in India, and the floods that have taken up the baton. From challenging indicontroversial clauses was not making the treaty viduals throughout the community to examine legally binding, allowing countries to cut emismate change problem. "We are the leaders of swept Britain in autumn convince many people tomorrow, and should start taking action today; that something is going wrong. In the opinion of their behaviour to confronting the world's govsions voluntarily over a longer period of time. says Ryan. This action doesn't have to be politiActivis.!s, as well as the EU, suggested these ernments in the Hague, many student activists almGst all scientists something is certainly haploopholes which would lead to no real cuts in cal, says Brockett, "just by cycling, walking or are making climate change and environmental pening to our climate. The question remains, emissions. For instance, it has been claimed getting the bus and turning down your central policy their main focus. Casey Ryan, the though, of what to do about it? heating a bit you are stopping a little bit of C02 that the proposals by the US, which contributes Environmental Officer of the Union of UEA In late November of last year, major heads of approximately 24% of the world's emissions getting into our atmosphere." Thinking globally, state from almost every country in the world Students, explains, "Climate change represents despite containing only 4% of the population, and acting locally, UEA students and its faculty attended a conference in the Hague, Holland, our generation's great challenge. lt calls into would actually allow them to increase emisare working to solve problems of the environquestion the relations between the global north to discuss how to implement the Kyoto and south, in sions from current levels, ment. Protocol. This international treaty would reduce addition to the which are already much highTalks will be resumed in Bonn, Germany this greenhouse gas emissions (the major compoer than in 1990. way we treat our May, where governments will again try to hash nent of human-caused climate change) by 5.2% environment." out the details of the Kyoto Protocol. And the from 1990 levels by 201 0. Five per cent doesn't hatever happens future may be bright, says·Hulme, who believes Indeed, one of seem like much but to the dismay of activists at internationally, that "it's only a matter of time before we do the most pressthe conference, the talks failed. International reach a compromise." Britain and UEA ing issues about tensions over how to account for greenho.use need to congas led to the collapse of the talks, which were climate change attended by students from all over the world. is the impact it tinue to Over twenty student activists from UEA went to will have on the make The Hague, representing the Society for poor. "The poor progress in in .developing countries will be the most affectEnvironmental Action (SEA). The intention was thinking about these issues. ed," says Robert Watson, chief science advisor to have their voices heard with thou~nds of Britain has committed to cutothers outside of the conference. And although to the World Bank and member of the IPCC, ting emissions by 8% in ten outlining another reason why there has been years, but is looking to reduce the negotiations failed in The Hague, the talks such pressure to get governments to do someby over 20% in all • a signifiand the climate change will continue. Students, cant target. Mike Hulme puts it academics, politicians and citizens throughout thing to combat these dangers. this way: "The challenge still the world are demanding and taking action to An estimated 400 students from the UK joined the thousands that converged on The Hague to remains for every single one of mitigate the effects of climate change, and UEA voice their insistence that the Kyoto Protocol be us to reduce our emissions. lt are at the forefront of this campaign. ratified, and that real progress be made. "No ifs, is not just a problem for gov"Academically, UEA is recognised as the first ernments to solve." And it is for no buts, we want more carbon cuts!" was the common chant around the event. Also, pr.otas· this reason students are advotors built a mile-long dike outside the cating the adoption of an environmental policy at UEA, convention centre to signify the dangers of sea which many universities level rise caused by global warming. Beth around the country already Brockett, president of SEA, and organiser of have. UEA's delegation said that "the Hague A draft proposal for such a Conference served to show the world that there scheme at UEA is being develis huge internationat support from 'normal' peooped by Tim O'Riordan of ple all over the world for some actual change in School of Environmental global policy." Many believe that threshing out Science and will be pushed by the Kyoto Protocol is a necessary step towards SEA in the coming months. building the international momentum to make Casey Ryan, who will be advoprogress past 5.2% reductions. Indeed, some cating the adoption of the scientists estimate that between 50 and 80% policy, reasoned "the school of reductions will be necessary to curb global ENV is such an important instiwarming significantly. Brockett sums up the tution here [at UEA), and the activists' demands well in stating "we need to University should push itself look at far higher targets and the abolishment of towards adopting the best the loopholes in the treaty." practices when it comes to the Unfortunately, pressure from nations representenvironment. Currently, there is ed by the EU - as well as many developing an energy policy, but no envicountries - did not convince some. The USA, ronmental policy, which is a Japan, Canada, and a few others differed in sad reflection of our commitUnion Environment Officer, Casey Rysn opinion from the rest of the world, desiring vari·
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Over 700m text messages are sent in Britain every month, and here at UEA, a lot of them are just downrigh~ dirty. Steve Col/ins surveyed UEA's frantic button pushing... arch 10, 1876. A small, well-furnished room in Boston, Massachusetts. Mr. Alexander Graham Bell tentatively presses the earpiece of his newly invented "electrical speech machine" to his ear, leans his quivering, densely moustachioed lips towards the mouthpiece, and breathes the immortal wor~s: "Mr. Watson, come · here. I want you." Upon Watson's arrival, Bell suddenly grows bashful. With the mask his telephonic prototype had afforded him rudely torn away, he concocts a stammering excuse aboui having spilt battery acid on his trousers, and needing his friend's assistance in wiping it off. Hmmm. Whether or not Watson then assists him in his sordid parlour games is uncertain, but nevertheless the events of this fateful day will eventually transpire to have been the first instance of telephonic flirtation in the history of mankind. For with Bell's husky demands, the phenomenon that is phone sex had arrived • and it was wearing a big moustache. And slightly soiled trousers. Thereafter, history has witnessed man forever following his loins into fertile new pastures of
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technological endeavour. Photography was first p(>pularised in porn, with cheapo 'WI'at the Butler Saw' machines enlivening the netherparts of our forgotten cultural heritage; video became a serious threat to film when it sired a thriving skinflick market, and the intemet originally sp·ead its innovatory seed around the world wifl pornographic websites and perv-filled chatrooms. But despite such libidinous progressions in the e·ter-advancing
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world of technological canal with my watering trickery, the can of love" offers telephone • seems to another texter. Love IS have very much in the air. maintained a proud place in the rampant world of rum communication. And if you don't believe me, just look at UEA's very own temple to inter-lecture listlessness, the Hive. Yes, dear reader, The Hive. lt may lcok like fairly innocent commingling of procrastinat:>ry young coffee-suppers, but beneath the surface is a different story altogether. For in ever/ pocket of almost every Hive bunny there is a bulge. And inside that bulge there is a mobile phone. And inside that mobile phone there is... well, filth, really. "Come on over baby...l am moist and waiting for you• purrs one texter. "I want to sow your canal with my watering can of love" offers anotter (er, what?). A third adopts a more direct approac1, ditching the metaphors for "Airite T sexy bitch wanna shag?". In fact, as the great UEA text massaging survey has shown, it seems that love is very much in the air at this pre-valentines time of the year, with text messages circling nervously above li<e great horny jumbos waiting to land. Or something. Sigh I But just how much is text massaging becoming the new language of courtship? Are we all, as a recent website survey suggests, going to be receiving Valentines' texts rather than cards ths year? Is romance really that dead?
Well, it's certainly frisky. Of the 100 phone-owning UEA students approached who agreed to show us their immoral inboxes, a staggering 62% exposed messages of an iniquitous or romantic nature. One texter moaned "my flatmates make me sick. They had sex in the bath. I want a boyfriend," and you can kind of understand her frustration when there's all this loving flying about the airwaves: from chatups and dumpings to textual humpings, UEA seems to conduct the majority of its procreative activity with its fingers. Many of these were chain picture/animation messages, with the classic "scroll down...harder...yes yes!" being the most tediously popular. On a more personal note, four unfortunates had been dumped by text, with tact apparently being discarded in favour of cold-hearted brutality. "You're really sweet but you're not the one for me" was the nicest, whilst others opted for the nononsense kick in the teeth: "No I don't really like U if U think I would go out with U again it is impossible. Bye", "I don't want to go out with you anymore but I still want to be friends with U cos UR a model", and, most delicately, "tuck off you wierdo." Oh, and if then~'s a Tim reading, you might be interested in this: "Me and Tim have split up! He's being really nasty about it all & hes asking me 4 UR number 2 ask U
Abbreviations creep into UEA-exams xt massaging is growing at an astonishing ate of 1,800% a year recently, with an estimated 700m messages being sent every month in the UK. The first text, or short message service (SMS), was sent back in 1992, but with over 30m mobile phones now in ownership in the UK, the service has just exploded. Text messages are most popular with mobile phone owners under the age of 24, with seven in ten teenagers at least having access to a mobile. Under 24s also send around 10 messages a day, while about 20% of teenagers only use their mobile for text messages, citing the cheap cost as the reason. Christmas 2000 also saw the book WAN2TLK: The Little Book of Text Messages top the bestseller lists ahead of big names such as Jamie Oliver, a result the fully clothed Naked Chef would describe as far from 'pukka'. The big selling book offers bizarre messages such as : ) - you are a big liar, and««<«(:·) - I am a hat salesman. Where the appeal in these particular .messages lies remains anyone's guess. Here at UEA, Concrete's text message survey reveals that the mobile revolution has not passed
Norfolk by, with 78% of students approached ownIng a cellphone. Concerning the question of what purpose text massaging holds, the majorlty of stu· dents (71 %) use them to make arrangements. Around a quarter (23%) have text conversations, 14% send jokes while 12% send sentimental slush
Around a quarter have text conversations, 14% send jokes while 12% send sentimental slush (or sordid sex) (or sordid sex texts). More than half questioned would happily flirt using text message (58%), and of those that already have tempted the opposite sex thre>l.gh SMS, approximately 50% have been successful. Clearty a case of students pushing all the right buttons. However, when it comes ·to asking ~ out via text message, people are slightly more cagey, with only 48% willing to a~t such meltlod.~ of
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begirming a relationship, and only if they know and fancy the person first. Over half • 52"~ - would ignore such methods of making a move. Everyone would prefer a card to a text message, though, so perhaps things haven't moved on quite as much as people think. Nevertheless, a ,quarter of students will still be sending Valentine's text messages, so it isn't entirely frowned upon. Ken Lodge, Senior Lecturer in Linguistics and Phonetics at UEA, has stated recently he fears for students' essays if the condensed language found in text massaging continues to rise. Indeed, there appears to be some justification for his comments, with three quarters of UEA students using the abbreviated language championed in books such as WAN2TLK. Even more worryingly, 43% of people who do use abbreviations admit they spill over into other forms of communication. While this mostly affects emailing, 3% reveal using the cut down language in UEA exams. Despite this alarming trend In condensed language, it appears text messaglng will continue to rise, with Valentine's Day only adding to the volume of massaging. And if you happen to be a hat salesman, this.can only be a good thing.
y'know, talking and stuff). So if you're thinking of surprising someone with a valentines' text, don't expect a serious response. Every single one of the people interviewed said that they would much rather receive and send cards, and whilst 58 students admitted to flirting by text, only 25 (43%) of those efforts had borne the fruit of rumpo. When asked whether they would date someone if asked out by text UEA students also seemed in two minds: 48 said yes, if they fancied and knew them, and 52 thought it would be too crap to dignify with acceptance. Few students [ntended to send valentines texts either, with only 26 planning to do so and 75 thinking it too lazy or not bothering with Valentine's at all. Again, all participants agreed thjit it would be better to send a card, if they could be bothered. But besides the generally 'romantic' (ahem) theme of those messages revealed to the survey, some of the most interesting insights into the life of UEA are disclosed outside the discourse of courtship. Many texts were written in lectures, often whilst "fucf', and the weird and wonderful pastimes of the UEA not to get 1 stoode were on lurid display. Pom seems popular involved in, with the single student: "Let's get porn on Thursday and Tim will to watch Star Whores!" enthused one lady, whilst only be disappointed elsewhere a gentleman enquired, "hope the porn when he hears was 2 your satisfaction, in fact I m sure it was. I about your would ask U2 txt me the details but I hate cold average night in showers and I might need 11" Norwich anyway. Drink and drugs were also a popular topic of discussion. Many students confessed their overost, inebriation, with one drunken fool moaning that the though, was "fcking kebabby [is] clsed" at 11.45 in the evening, happily and then cheerfully proclaiming "beer good 1st one outweighed by love of day•, at 9.18 the next morning. Others sought found and, er, less legal pleasures, texting such messages as "Vie consummated. Two I've got the stuff meet U 2nite"; "Big up scooter couplings began via getting off on some wicked charlie yeah! Where you text, with one at?"; "am caned"; "am v stoned where RU?", and blossoming into a suchlike. But drugs are bad, kids -just pity the poor fool who wrote "Uh oh im very stoned ...had dream mature, fulfilling relationship, and the last nite that U drank loads of ham & pineapple other lasting for juice sandwiches then had sex with your hsemate when you awoke he was a dragon.• Yes, this is precisely as long as a furtive ten-message your brain on text. And it gets weirder. "I am the eggmanl" 'Would you like cheese with that?" "I bout of textual have gay teddybearsl" were all sent at random by intercourse allowed. addled minds, although the effects of all the "Will U be my boyfriend?" was, in this substance abuse could sometimes result in a kind of twisted eloquence: "I saw ducks trapped in ice instance, eagerly replied today. Tonight I shall be drinking port." to with "OK. When do you But text massaging is also sometimes used by UEA want to consummate the students for les.s-than-fun purposes. One girl union?" "Now" was the recieved a text saying "you are a plastic, scheming, · answer, and soon the shallow, malicious, vindictive little bitch. All happy couple were 1 obligations are over.• Another suffered text indulging in such ruderies harrasment from an unknown person, who claimed as "A U caressing your to be an alien. Interestingly this alien also claimed smooth shaft thinking about to have an anal passage, which it fingered whilst my hard nipples?".and "Now I have a vibrator if my curves are too feminine for texting her at one o'clock in the morning, every morning for a month. "At first I just ignored it. I was you. Bring condoms." Well, really. a bit freaked out, and I ended up phoning BT who I Other instances of textual flirting included an was with at the time. I asked them to file the exchange between one young lady and a dashing particular number [of the prank caller] but they said . McDonalds employee: "If I bought an hour of by law they weren't allowed to, but if I told them the McLovin would get an hour free?"; "That would depend on how U like your number they would pass it on to the police and I burger and how big your The earnest "I love could prosecute via them. appetite is."; "Can I go large on you" with flashing In the end I didn't have to, that?" etc. Nicer efforts seemed as it turned out to be my the less successful, with "you're heart was swiftly my angel. I didn't realise how friend's boyfriend." dismissed by one beautiful U R until today" scoring Unsurprisingly, she recipient as "bollocks" dumped him soon after nil points and the earnest "I love his pervy alien ways were you• (accompanie<t by tasteful flashing heart) being swiftly . revealed. So if you find yourself receiving unwanted text dismissed by one recipient as "bollocks". messages this Valentines' Day - whether from In fact, "What RU doing 2moro afternoon? Drink, bottom-fingering aliens, homosexual teddies, cinema, dinner? Aren't i industrious!" was the only .amorous Maccy D's lackeys or just plain old non-saucy winner I could find at all. But rather that than the rather desperate suitor whose seductive · munters, just consider the gallery of perversion and deviance outlined above, and put it in perspective. rhetoric stated "even though I m~y be small don't For in the strange, dingy little theatre of UEA text underestimate the power of my willyl" in big, massaging, where the Hamlets cry "2 B or nt 2", demanding capital letters. Terrifying, really. Ultimately, however, it seems that the most love becomes luv, and sex becomes an abbreviated successful text chat-up attempts involve the bus queue fumble, nothing is quite what it seems. recipient already knowing and expressing interest in Alternatively you could just respond with the the sender through more traditional means (like, dev.estatingly effective put-down of one disgruntled
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hila many students will have used the r recent intimate encounter, and details of her email a-plenty before arriving at sexual history . Following a ten minute exchange the fine establishment of UEA,. with Ms Swire, Chait forwarded the message to those who haven't soon discover six of his male friends. They in tu m forwarded it the joys of it. The ease of staying on to more friends, with one offering the additional comment "I feel honour bouno to circulate this." in touch with friends spread across Britain and the And without doubt the mail was circulated. The world is the main reason the 24 hour computer centre on campus boasts numerous finger tapping message had crossed continents within hours, students at all hours of the day and with night. The message had crossed Japanese Indeed, this propensity to email and continents within hours, regularly has created something of American with Japanese inboxes an a-culture, and forwarded mail sits lnboxes boasting at the forefront of this. Anyone who boasting details of details of delves into their inbox while also Swire's sexual tastes possessing a reasonable selection of Swire's friends will be familiar with the sexual forwarded message, a phenomenon that has tas1es. After 24 hours, it is estimated over a grown in recent years as communication using milion people had read it, and a web site hunting paper dies a slow and painful death. Indeed, the Swre had been set up. office culture in London - not a million miles away The furore was such that a leading law firm in the City offered a statement reading, "Employees from university life - has recently become need to be alive to the possibility that employers obsessed with the forward option. can take disciplinary action regarding information lt came to a head when City worker Bradley Chait, a recently qualified lawyer with the London firm forwarded by email." Norton Rose: was sent a joke involving a sperm Indeed, ten employees of the firm Royal and SunAIIiance we re sacked over a sexually modified bank by an acquaintance, Claire Swire. He sent back a reply saying simply picure of Bart Simpson that was forwarded by "cute", email around their Liverpool office. An investigation by the company . , .. . . discovered other ~ images including one of Kermit the Frog and another with a donkey. Cable and Wireless also dismissed six employees after offensive mail was forwarded around the
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students can continue to forward mail to each in ever larger quantities. And this mail will, in the main, contain smut. Take, for example, the infamous episode of Neighbours which reveals why Cart is known as The Brisbane Donkey, and contains an interesting scene involving the immortal quote, "Philip removed his bra revealing a ri;>e pair of breasts. 'I had them done just for
you Susan' rasped Phllip." Unfortunately, nothing else within the message is printable, but some forwards manage to avoid lubricious material. Jokes are popular, with the England football team coming under attack from all sides (What do England and a three pin plug have in· common? They're both useless in Europe). Another innocent forward involves your Star Wars name, which involves taking the first three letters of your last name and adding the first two letters of your first name. Then add the first two letters of your mother's maiden name and add the first three letters of the town in which you were bom. Simple, eh? But ·as the many fired employees will testify, smut is what really clogs up the inboxes of your average university student. The Ali G nursery rhymes certainly did the rounds, though they sadly cannot be re·produced here. Chat up lines are also ripe to be forwarded, including "I'd like to shag your brains out, but it appears somebody beat me to it." Facts dominate some circulated mail, with most semen swallowed (1.7 pints if you're interested), and longest pubes (28 inches) decorating one message. Limericks are also popular, with one beginning "There was a young lady from Leith/Who would circumcise men with her teeth". Sexist forwards also find their way into many male inboxes, but the balance is somewhat restored by the classic '40 ways men fail in bed' message, which include not shaving, biting her nipple, getting the hand trapped, going too hard, and barking instructions. But the worst thing about the message is that both men and women will recognise far too much of the advice through personal experience. And if you try and deny it, then you're only cheating yourself. Quotes from sport commentary are also popular, which should be a harmless and filth free zone. Sadly, this is not the case. One quote from a rugby match commentator is "You don't like to see hookers going down on players like that." it's almost too good to be true. Unfortunately, if employees are being sacked for the sordid sending of messages, the culture of email forwarding may not continue to blossom. But more likely, while people continue to embrace the electronic age, students and workers alike will continue to forward at will. And if you're wondering, Claire Swire thought something Bradley Chait had given her was "yum". Go work it out.
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Degrees of depression A new report says one in ten students are depressed, and warns that they are not getting the help they need. Will Halsey in~estigates ... able. However, Anna Olek, of the Mental Health Foundation, clairfls that plugging this gap is the least the government should do. "The culture of mental health services for that age group has to change big time" she says. "Long waiting lists and rigid appointment systems are off-putting. The flexibility of a drop-in centre would make all the difference." Indeed, the key proposals outlined in the report demand greater opportunity for young people to receive help for mental conditions, and alternatives to longstanding routes such as the family GP. The main suggestion requires community run centres that involve young people at every level, available across the country. 'We are not talking about children" Olek continues: "These young people are old ' ' These young people "My doctor told me that a million people manage in enough to vote, to London with stress, and I are old enough to have children and should try and do the vote, to have children, start families, and same," explains another those young people and they aren't being aren't being asked young S!Jfferer. "I lost confidence to pursue a line that asked what they need what they think they had taken great courage to need." This involvement in take up." While the general services to mentally ill young the services being offered is one of the main people are poor at best - waiting times to see things that came through in the Foundation's survey, which involved questionnaires and interpsychiatrists are between three months and a year, during which time young people can views with 45 young people with mental probchange beyond recognition - for slightly younger lems. "I need somewhere to relax and be around peosufferers there Is a staggering gap in care. In some areas in Britain, there is simply no care ple," one sufferer reveals. "A group, one day a for 16-18 year olds. The children's service ends week, or a psychiatrist open 24 hours; an · opportunity to help others take their mind away at 16 while the adult care begins at 18. So durfrom their crisis." ing what can be an extremely traumatic time "If you want to help someone In a crisis," anothgrowing up, there simply isn't anything availhey couldn't understand why I did it. They wanted to get on with the next patient. They told me I was wasting their time for doing that sort of thing, and there were plenty of other patients that needed help!' The above quote comes from a young person of university age who was rushed to A&E following an attempted suicide. Despite the obvi· _ ous mental problems, the doctors were at best hurried in this case, and at worst downright dismissive. And, according to recent research by the Mental Health Foundation, they are not alone. A hefty 63% of 16 to 25 year old sufferers declared difficulty getting the help they needed, with GPs singled out as lacking in understanding.
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Big man on campus
New York
The Big Apple? The very same. So good they named it twice? Yup.
Paul Batchelor, campus Big Issue seller, talks to Nicola Mallett about magazines, marriage and making ends meet ...
Why? Because, you understand, New York City is situated within New York State, hence New York, New York. So they didn't name it twice, it just happens to be a geographical coincidence? Shut up.
Paul Batchelor, 40 years old, fisherman, lifesaver, have been about twenty. I worked as a petty thief, drug dealer, Big Issue seller and now fisherman in Cromer for ten years, crab homeless. He has two ex wives and three fishing . I owned a boat with my brother. I was my own boss and was quite well children, Louise aged 21, Christopher aged 16, respected then. I never thought I'd end up and James aged 14. He now lives with friends and his Staffordshire Bull Terrier. homeless. I wander down to the Big Issue Office to were a lot of young kids who were frightened. I pick up my magazines at about 9am. I like felt sorry for them. walking; there's nothing better than fresh air. I do a lot of walking nowadays. I used to have a At about 9:30 I head c;mto campus with my car but I couldn't afford to keep it. The only magazines. I normally pick up a cup of tea or coffee on the way. I aim to get there at about problem with all this exercise is that my back aches like hell by the end of ten o'clock but sometimes it's nearer 11 . That's the day. You see I had an probably about the best time to start working Six months ago I had she's twenty-one ' ' now, with her own anyway as the students are normally out of accident back in 1988, a boat no reason to get up bed by then. kid, my grandkid. fell on me and I broke my leg The second time I in the morning; I just and hurt my back, it's never I meet a lot of people doing this job. was 22. That only been the same since. That was Sometimes when I'm selling in the city I run all day sat around lasted a year or into people I haven't seen for years. it's a hard the start of my problems really. depressed two. I didn't get on I haven't worked properly job; you have to be quite a strong person to do with the in-laws. since. After the accident, I it. You can't take it personally if people say they They didn't like me. I have two sons from that started taking painkillers for my back and when don't want a copy, you can't let things like that marriage, although I don't see them much they stopped working I started smoking get you down . When I first started selling, it nowadays. cannabis and got into heroin. was hard not to take it personally, but you My dog, a Staffordshire bull terrier, is my only Basically, my life down-spiralled from then on . I learn not to, it's all part of the job. companion. I usually take her for a half-hour still have trouble with my back now and Selling walk first thing. lt wakes us both up and is a I have to take a chair with me to sit on the Big I had an accident good start to the day. when I sell my magazines. Issue has About six months ago, before I started selling I have to buy my magazines each back in 1988, a boat given me the Big Issue, I had no reason to get up in the morning because I can't afford to get fell on me and I hurt hope. morning; I just sat around all day moping and them all in one go at the beginning of About a my back. lt's never depressed. My life hasn't always been like this, the week. I make about 60p on every year ago, when I was young, I used to have something to issue I been the same since I was get up for, that was a long time sell. I sleeping long before I rough . got into Never on the streets like some people do but drugs and in carparks and stairwells. At least now I have ruined my a roof over my head, although it's not my own. life. My People are always surprised when I say that I schooldays still believe in God . I always have really. I'm were like getting older now as well so I might meet him any other. I soon. When I was younger, I used to go to didn't get Sunday school and all that sort of thing and any 0 or A when I was 13, I was confirmed. I've got no levels. I reason not to believe. Yeah I've had a hard life, guess I was but all the things I've been through, I have still average at got through them. school. I I usually stay on campus until early afternoon wasn 't a bad that's when business dries up. 3 hours is kid, but I used normally enough anyway. To earn as much in to shoplift stuff. the city would probably take 4 or 5 hours, so I Everyone did get it quite easy really. When I'm done, I get a that in Rugby, bite to eat, usually a sandwich or something where I came and a coffee. Then I go home. I normally give from. That was Twiggy a walk when I get back. She misses me the first time I during the day. got into trouble I don't go out in the evenings anymore. I don't really, I was drink. I haven't had a drink for 10 years, I used about 14 or 15. I to have a bit of a drinking problem , I did can 't recall what I heroine then as well , so it's probably good that stole now. I just I gave up, otherwise I'd probably be dead by remember that on now. Saturday I went At one point, I got into special brew and I shoplifting like needed two or three just to function. I used to people went get the shakes in the morning and everything. I shopping. met a girl at the time and tried to give it up When I left school, I cautioned the first because of her, I haven't drunk a drop since. I wanted to work with and got nine months the second. still smoke dope sometimes. I like to say it's animals. A I wouldn't say prison was a bad experience, I because of the pain in my back, but I guess I slaughterhouse was about the closest I could got into art work and stuff when I was inside, just enjoy it. get. lt was an awful job; I don't know how I but at the time I had a girlfriend so that was Back in my drug dealing days I sometimes stayed there for so long. I couldn't do that job really the only hardship, not being able to see didn't go to bed until seven in the morning. it's now. her. I didn't get any trouble inside because I nearer to 10:30pm nowadays. I'm getting older When my Dad died, I moved to Norwich. I must was older and I'm quite a big guy, but there now and you need a good rest to do this job." ormally I get up at around 7am; it all depends on where I'm sleeping. I stay mostly with friends: people I met during my drug dealing days and fellow Big Issue sellers. I don't have any real family anymore and I have given up on marriage as I've already failed twice. Some people say third time lucky, but not me. The first time I got married was when I was 17. I have one child from that marriage, my daughter Louise,
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_.._z:.,,<nJ-.. up to Greenwich Village and Soho. You'll find quirky independent shops around here, as well as ' a Tower Records that takes up a whole block. A whole block? That's right. Is that some kind of
But what if I have some money in my pocket (or, more worryingly, a credit card)? Well, Fifth Avenue may hold some delights, but certainly Midtown Manhattan is the place· to be. 34th Street has the key shops, and further north on Lexington Avenue at 60th is Diesel , Levis and Urban Outfitters. For retro kids, check out Canal Co. near Spring St Subway station. Twilight is approaching. Should I have a nap? No, you fool. Now is the time to ascend the Empire State Building, and watch the city light up as night draws in. For spectacular views, it can't really be beaten. To eat? A diner is the cheap route, with a fine burger and fries for around $6-8. Restaurant-wise, there is food from all over the world. it's just a case of choosing a district and taking your pick. And beyond? Well, if you are not 21 you won't find buying a drink easy, with certain places demanding ID if you look under 30. But remember movies come out Stateside long before the UK. And if you are an adult in the eyes of the US, there is always something on in New York - get the Village Voice or Time Out for guidance. Right, you've convinced me. How do I get there? If you've got the buzz, lcelandair are offering £154 flights before February 14. Otherwise, you are looking at around £200 in spring, and similar if you book now for the summer. £300 plus, though, if booking in the high season . And where do I sleep? ebookers (ebookers.com) offer a twin room in a nice hotel for £122 per room per night. But the YMCA (www.ymca.com) offer private doubles from as low as $50 a night, which is a great deal.
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Destination anywhere? If you're planning to take a holiday with your uni chums this summer, you should start looking now. Jo Locke looks at the possible pitfalls and the dream destinations ... f winter blues are getting you down perhaps the prospect of some summer sun will put a spring back in your step. Whether you want a resort where the party never stops or lazy days on the beach, booking a group holiday can be a daunting experience. There are so many offers around , you don't know where to go, how much it will cost or where to get insurance? lt all becomes a bit of a headache when there are so many people involved .
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Top Destinat ions Top Deals Ayia Napa, Cyprus The island of love is home to the goddess Aphrodite, so you 're sure to get some lovin'! This is clubbers paradise hailed as the new Ibiza, with over 15 clubs playing UK Garage, the celebrated Car Wash for those of you who can't do without Retro and foam parties gallore. Playa de las Americas, Tenerife This is the place to go if you want a really good tan. Tenerife is closer to Africa than Spain , which is why temperatures sore into the mid B"os. Some of the locals have heard of a cloud but only a few have ever seen one. And for those of you who worry about shopping, Tenerife has special tax staus: live on Duty Free! San Antonio, Ibiza 'The capital city of Good Times', Ibiza is the original clubbin' in the sun destination. If you want a chilled out day to recover from the exhaustion of extreme fun , there are plenty of sandy beaches, restaurants and quiet bars to take it easy in. Magalluf, Majorca Better known as Shagalluf, Magalluf is the ideal hot spot to let your hair down . Majorca, though smaller than some of the other summer destinations, still has a number of good clubs with over 300 restau rants and bars.
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Location "Going on holiday is meant to be fun , so before any financial agreements are made, decide on the location of the holiday. If you are in a smaller group, say eight people, then deciding between each other can be time consuming , but worth it, as everyone should feel happy."
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Control "In organising a holiday for friends , be careful of how much control you have over the important decisions, always keep a steady hand on the overall options available, but be careful not to agree for things that people won 't want to pay for."
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Top Tips Holidays are notoriously difficult to organise at the best of times, but with a large group it's even tougher. Holiday organiser Matt Cooke, who has the experience of organising a trip to Ayia Napa for over seventy friends , offers advice on the organisational awkwardness. Numbers "Before agreeing to organise any kind of holiday, whether it be to Bali or Blackpool , find out how many people will want to go! If it gets into
Money "A good idea is to set up a new Bank account, especially for the payments of the holiday. To minimise risk , you may want to get some of the other people going on the holiday to sign with the account too, so that you are not completely liable to pay off any debts from people who pull out, and people do pull out." Payments "When organising any event, it is often the case that people become hard to track down when payments are due' This could mean trouble, so standing orders, and monthly instalments will make payment dates less of a hassle, and make sure everyone knows how much it's costing."
Passports " When coming close to the departure date, you may want to remind friends about passports and currency, etc. Although , to many these prompts are patronising , it is scary at how often people turn up at airports without their passports and flight tickets." Hassle "The larger the number of people in the party, the more likely people are to approach you with complaints and worries about the holiday. However all major ABTA Travel companies insist on Travel representatives being available, so direct any complaints to them , as it is their job. Remembe r when on holiday don't be forced into being an extension of the holiday representative! Have fun with your friends and enjoy the fruits of your organisation:· Insurance "Before tro uble strikes, and on most holidays abroad it propably will, then become aware of what you and your friends are insured for on the insurance you have." Know what to expect "But remember that your Travel Agent will be there to lend a helping hand, or they should be! In the UK, package tour companies still arrange a large proportion of all holidays abroad . But while package holidays offer good value, make sure you have a fair idea of the resort that awaits you. Ask the travel agents what they think of it, as often they will give you an honest opinion of what to expect."
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With new romantic developments taking hold you are going to have to dec ide whether you are going to go with the flow or maintain the barriers that prevent you from getting hurt. Spontaneity really is the key word of the fortnight though, because if you get too tied up in your own insecurities life isn 't going to go anywhere.
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Taurus A new-found boldness has made life far more interesting • over the past fortnight, and the next two weeks see the ~ ~ seeds of this headstrong attitude taking root with advances on both the career and relationship front. You may get tempted to push this too far , though, especially regard ing potential love interests so I've got two words for you. Arrogant and Wanker.
Gemini A more settled out look on life will take it's toll on you this fortnight as your brain starts to leak out of your ear. You will begin to crave something a little more interesting. A hard shagging against the wall of the LCR perhaps? Whatever you choose to do, it will prove worthwhile . No sitting in ' on a ' Saturday evening watching Casualty for a start.
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After the mess of the past month, your life will take a much needed upturn. For once you won't feel tile need to let everyone know how crap your life is. For one , it isn't a very interesting attribute, telling people how sad you are, so luck ily you now have the chance to rebuild past friendships you managed to damage with your endless whining.
Leo Not being the most astute observer of people you are continually nonplussed as to what those around are trying to achieve. Not only does this mean that you continue to walk around with a rather stupid expression on your face, it also means that people are rarely taking you seriously. There is a way out of this though ... try to savy up and keep your eyes open. You won't fal l over at any rate .
Student speak lt would appear as if the resignation of Peter Mandelson is going to be a drawn-out process. With that in mind we asked you whether you thought that the affair had damaged the government's reputation. Yes, because he has made the government guilty of sleaze- just like the previous Tory government and he has too much influence because he's s~ch close friends with the Prime Minister. Rosalind Simpson (HIS 2) No more than when he was last forced to ie:sign. G Rowe (SOC 3)
Who is Peter Mandelson? James Hardy (ENV 1) Yes , Peter Mandelson has tarnished the Labour government's reputation . He has made the public doubt how genuine the government is . However, overall Labour appear to be invol ved in far less sleaze thatn the last government. Anon (SOC 3)
I think it speaks volumes about what the government is really up to and what they claim to be doing- Tony Blair has a lot to answer for. Ruth Meelan (MGT 2)
it's about time someone did something; He has escaped once, let's not make it a second time. G D'Arcy (EAS 3)
Yes and he should be investigated throughly and his cohorts. Expose day-today corruption of a dirty system . Martin Ridley (EDU PG)
I'm sure he'll still have a say, he's still the best "politician" in the country and, above all , Tony Blair's closest aide. Chris Stephens (SYS 3)
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Who cares? They are still a hell of a lot better than the last lot. If this lets the leader of the BNP, William Hague, get in then we all have problems. Anon He should be investigated in the same way as he would have been is he weren 't famous . Steve Dunn (SOC 2)
This fortnight will see you getting in touch with your evil side with temptation sitting on your shoulder at all times. Surely you should ignore it and stay on the side of purity ~ at all costs? H<!! You will get far better results if you go with your darkest urges. Not on ly wil l it make life a bit less pedestrian than of late , but it will provide a wake up call to those who thought the sun shone out of your backside.
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Libra Fascist dictator is not the way to go this fortnight, because people have become sick and ti red of your antics over the past month or so. This fortnight's events dictate that you start to appreciate the people around you, especia lly those who you usually walk all over. You may feel tempted to carry on as usual, but this guarantees that your popularity wi ll suffer.
Scorpio I thought Tony Blair was a pile of shite in the first place so it really hasn't darkened my view. Nicola Mallett (LLT 4)
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Having taken your life into your own hands, it is now the -c:~ time to do something with it . There are plenty of options available to you, but the way they are presented depends ·'' f --· " on how positive you stay. Planetary activities this fortnigllt emphasise a caust ic warning: act like a doormat and you'll be destined to get a dozen kinds of crap wiped all over you.
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Some people seem intent on treating you like shit this fortnight so . while you try to cope with this in your usual J~ parano1d way, 1t w111 prove necessary to take a less reactive attitude. T~y to understand why people are such morons and, as well as having the key to the secret world of dating, you will also be able to be less judgemental of other people.
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Capricorn The weirdness of the next fortnight wil l leave you reeling as you attempt to deal with unex plored feelings towards the a ~ most unlikely of sources. The unusual nature of these events might appear too drastic to follow up at the moment but a huge shake-up is what you need to escape • the daily monotony. Go with it.
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With the reputation you have achieved for being a bit free and easy with yourself it will become simple to get what you want out of it. While this may make you sound like a · ·l'i. bit of a hooker, it is a very good approach for trying to attain what, once, seemed completely out of your reach.
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You will be taught one of life's most painful lessons this ~ fortnigl1t: humility. lt may seem like a good idea to flash .J,.~ your confidence around all over the place - a little bit of ~, arrogance IS, after all. mildly appealing. However , others may think otherwise, and what they have to say, and do , will leave you stunned.
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You have worms! You are all disgusting pigs. And the University and Union aren't helping matters. Adam Chapman explains door. You can 't help but of the toilets on campus. You may would be completely unsurnotice that aforesaid think that writing about soap is prised if half of the university person seems to have had worms or some other the last resort of a very uninignored the bas1c rule of hygiene spired mind but I'll paint a picture type of hygiene-related disand washed his/her hands. You for you, and then see how you ease. While the university is shake your head in disgust and respond . not quite on a par with a row of go to wash your hands. Except You are in the loo (urinal or toilet, favelas in the slums of Rio it is you can't because the starting to resemble, at the Washing was pointless University/Union have not very least, a petrol station in central France. The hygiene of anyway as the person deemed you worthy of soap. You try to wash your hands the average student has often before you touched the under the water and make the been something of a national joke, cultivated by a media door handle with his best of a bad situation but as you leave you realise that it more intent on reinforcing piss-stalned fingers. was all pointless anyway as stereotypes than reporting reality. However, the way the - - - - - - - - - - - - - - the person before you touched the door handle with his/her piss it doesn't matter) , doing whatever University and the Union are it is you need to do. There is stained fingers. You go off and going we'll start having all sorts someone else in the room with have something to eat. of "not washing your hands after This isn't the only area where we you, doing whatever it is he or having a pee" diseases due to she is doing. They finish what are being let down. Women all the lack of any soap of either the they are doing and head for the liquid or the solid variety in most over campus are being given a
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What courses are there? The University of Surrey offers postgraduate courses, Diploma or MSc in Hotel Management, that are widely recognised and respected within the industry. They are run by their School of Management Studies for the Service Sector. There are several hospitality courses which incorporate hotel management, but Surrey offers the one that is exclusive to this area. What does the course involve? The course aims to emphasise hotel industries in the context of tourism economics and reflect the wide scope of hotel management. Some examples of key modules are "hospitality operating systems", "strategic hotel operations" and "accommodation principles and practice." The course does not actually involve vocational training but is designed to meet the educational and professional needs of graduates who wish to hold highly responsible positions within a hotel. To gain the award of Postgraduate Diploma, students are required to complete a minimum of 12 modules, composed of written coursework and formal examinations. How do I get on a course? A minimum 2.2 class of degree is preferred. There is no upper age limit and about 10% of full-time students are aged 30 or over. There is a maximum of 150 places on the course and the number of applicants are normally double this figure. The University explains that "good interpersonal skills are essential for such a customer focussed work environment." How long does it take? The course begins in September and lasts 12 months full-time. The part-time versions beg1n in September, April or July and can be completed over a number of years if preferred. How much does it cost? EU students pay £2,675 for full-time tuition and £1, 338 part-time. What prospects are there after the course? Demand for graduates after the course appears to be very high with reports of at least 60% of graduates being in related jobs within six months of completion. There are also good opportunities to work overseas following this _qualification as many of the employers operate internationally. Where can I get more information? University of Surrey can be contacted by email on manstud @surrey.ac.uk or by phone on 01483 87340. You may also want to contact the industry's professional association for background information: Hotel and Catering International Management Association, 191 Trinity Ad, London, SW17 7HN. Katherine Rowbotham
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lt's the biggest TV sporting event in the world , yet Britons only get highlights on Channel 5. Given it's worldwide popularity, why do so few people in the UK take American football seriously? A/ex Thorpe plots the rise and fall of gridiron ... ast Sunday the United States of America came to a standstill. What was this momentous occasion that caused the 'world's greatest nation' to stop? Was it a declaration of war? No. Was it the general election? No. Was it the final of what we consider a 'minority sport'? Yes. For the last Sunday in January is 'Super Sunday', when the top two American Football sides meet in the Super Bowl - the single most watched sporting event in the world. Last year's Super Bowl XXXIV was the fifth most watched program in television history. But how many people in England knew the event was happening? Not many. Being a child of Channel 4's whim of buying up unfashionable sports for peanuts and giving them primetime airing, I grew up with the notion that weekends meant football. English on Saturday ·-1>rovided by Kettering Town, American on Sunday provided by TV. This was a case for many Britons, who latched
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onto the idea of chess-like strategy and pure mindless violence mixed in one sport almost immediately. Millions of people tuned in for the Super Bowls live on Channel 4, despite a 11 .30pm kickoff time and 4am finish. Over 200 teams with 12,000 players sprang into life across Great Britain despite the astronomical cost of playing kit . ._ As a youngster, 6pm on an autumn ___......,._ Sunday afternoon used to be a highlight of my week when , as a family, we all used to have a picnic on our lounge floor. Tea, cakes and toasted crumpets would be rolled out for the highlights
Gary lmlach, Channel4's coverage was easily the match of Sky's now, despite the lack of live action. Almost as if they were learning the game at the same rate as the newly wise fans, they became regular evening friends. Most people quickly picked up the basics: get the ball from one end of the pitch to the other in blocks of 10 yards. You get four goes at each 10-yard block, and you can throw or run. Oh, and try to kill the guy with the ball (or not). The grasp of more minor ideas, some quite complex, took a bit longer but the trusty presenters were always there with their phrasebook to help Baltimore's Shannon Sharpe you out. Eventually the terms 'sack', 'screen pass' and 'nose tackle' came parts of a great number of people's vocabularies. NFL game shirts were widely available in most good sports shops for reasonable prices, and you couldn't walk down a street without seeing a fellow gridiron convert decked out in replica shirt, trousers and even branded traininQ shoes for each team. Once again the Americans were backing up their reputations as the worlds best salespeople. Selling violent sports to the country that invented rugby might have seemed like coals to Newcastle. But not to the Americans. The NFL seemed to have lied off a coup. Of course it helped that the 1980s was also a heyday for great football. Exciting teams like the San Francisco 49ers , Denver Broncos and Washington Redskins gave the sport credibility. The San Francisco 'dynasty' could have made a sport boring and unwatchable, but it was their style that attracted more and more viewers to TV. Names like Joe Montana, Jerry Rice, Steve Young, Lawrence Taylor and my own personal hero John Elway became household names as a result of their awesome individual exploits on the gridiron. My worship of Denver's Elway was partially based on his amazing ability to stage last minute come-from-behind victories, and partially because a full kid's uniform I got as a present bore his famous number 7. To this day I have followed the Broncos through thick and thin. I now tune into the interne! at 9pm on a Sunday night to listen to American radio (I don't have Sky). hen Channel 4 made the mistake of dropping their early-evening highlights program in favour of a live game in the late evening. This may sound like a shrewd move, but it alienated the younger audience without video recorders. People started drifting away or falli ng asleep and the NFL slipped from its cult status, despite sti ll being popular. lt almost became a case of 'out of sight, out of mind' for the British public, many of whom just
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switched to the next fashionable US sport to come along - basketball. The diehards still did their best, but for me the late-night switch resulted in three seasons between 1994 and 1996 going completely missing from my memory. The NFL marketing department that had seemed so efficient and professional in the mid 1980s then seemed to be losing the plot. Obviously not knowing that even an 'early' kickoff wouldn't finish until 9.30 in this country, they didn't offer highlights packages for evening viewing instead offering an early morning option . The NFL also thought that the football hungry British - starved of their annual American Bowl fixture between two top teams since 1993 - would be happy watching the second-rate NFL Europe League at American Bowl prices. Despite two British teams in London and Scotland, the gates were so poor that the one-time champion London Monarchs folded . Now though it's gone from bad to worse. People barely know what the sport is about, and fewer people are playing it. My two local British teams in Northants. the Rockingham Rebels and Northampton Stormbringers, have both since folded due to lack of playing staff. The British leagues have dwindled to dangerously low numbers. Why is this? Mainly through bad research by the NFL. Under the delusion that Channel 5 was a national TV provider they gave the terrestrial rights to the amateurish outfit that it is, and only a handful of people can afford Sky for the live coverage. But, despite these evils, the Super Bowl is still the Super Bowl and I was one of those blearyeyed come Monday morning . You never know, things might pick up again. Next time it'd be nice to know that a Denver Broncos Super Bowl victory would be live on terrestrial.
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At 6'7" Tom Baumann has the natural build for rowing and yet he didn't take up the sport until he arrived at university. But his talent shone through when he won a bronze medal in his first ever race. Chris Webber caught up with him to find out more. ollowing the exploits of the Great Britain rowing team at Sydney 2000, the country is looking forward to a lengthy period of success on the water. Young rowers seem to be emerging at a faster rate than ever and not just from the normal sources. Rowing seems more widespread than ever before, and with the new rowing machines at the Sportspark, the belief that UEA can share in or help to provide that success is developing. Not to be overshadowed by the likes of Oxford and Cambridge, UEA has its own promising talent. The UEA boat club is full of excellent rowers and the newest successful addition is Tom Baumann. "I'd never rowed before I came here. I was going round the Sportsmart when some representatives from the boat club picked me out. I think it was mainly because of my height, apparently good for rowing." At 6'7" he certainly has the frame and build for the sport. He has always been interested in sports and keeping fit, so he had a good grounding for the gruelling training regime that he was to face. "I'd played other sports at school, but this is different. You don't realise just how much work goes into it or how difficult the training is until you start. Then you really appreciate the effort that people like Steve Redgrave put in."
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Along with team-mates Paul Bradley, Zed Wilkinson and club captain Andy Vinsen, Baumann starred in the amateur indoor rowing championships, scooping a bronze medal in his first competitive row. The event itself is a daunting one to have as your debut. "I was competitor number 1300, so it's quite big. [Olympic gold medallist] James Cracknell was there which was quite exciting. I was nervous going into it, but during the actual row the nerves go and it just hurts! "They have big monitors showing the top twenty rowers, and commentators who constantly shout out names. The crowd really got behind me especially at the finish . I try to concentrate on my own time rather than other people's." Baumann led for over half the race "but that was probably due to power and fitness rather than technique", he said. Indoor rowing , however, serves basically as training for rowing on the water, which according to Baumann is a lot different. "Indoor rowing is mainly about power and fitness with technique quite important also. On water though, there's also stuff like balance and hand positioning to think about." This, however, will all come with training, which Baumann says is not easy. "We do quite a lot of training and it's hard work. The indoor training is painful. "I certainly understand why Steve Redgrave collapsed off the rowing machine during his Olympic training." Redgrave is the man that Baumann looks up to. " I think he's a hero for everyone. Winning those five gold medals and competing at the highest level for that long is an immense feat. lt's inspired people, particularly rowers and those involved in rowing." He also puts down the improvement in rowing at Redgrave and the British Olympiads' feet. "Traditionally it's been public schools and Oxford and Cambridge that have been known for their rowing . Perhaps that will start to change now." Redgrave's success didn't come overnight, however, and even Tom is surprised how quickly
The Sahara Mllllennium Cup in India collapsed into farce when Indonesia turned up with seven non-lndonesian players. They were sent home when lt uas uncovered that the squad included four Australians, two Thais and a Cameroonian. The event had already been degraded after Iraq never turned up and Cameroon refused to play without better pay. The tally of foreigners even surpases the number of non-lrish who played for the Emerald Isle under Jack Charlton.
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The opener of cricket's Carlton Series in Sydney was interrupted by a man in womens underwear. A 4Q-year old called Mr Hore ran bare-footed onto the square of the SCG dressed only in a black bra and shorts. He sat down on the pitch before being dragged away kicking and screaming by security guards. Previously, Hore has invaded the Australian Open tennis and Olympic marathon with his lingerie.
lt's fine for Ndlovu Birmingham City's Peter Ndlovu has gone on strike from his national team Zimbabwe. His disgruntlement is due to the Zimbabwe FA's refusal to pay a parking fine. Hurrying to Heath row for a flight to Congo in September, Ndlovu just left his car and reumed to the mother of all fines. Being on international duty he asked the FA to pay, and they understandibly refused. Without Ndlovu, Zimbabwe lost 2-1 to Lesotho, and his absence caused rioting. Even the son of the FA's vice-chairman was seen throwing missiles at his dad.
SportsMart 11 If you missed out in September, the second SportsMart of the university year takes place on February 5. lt is held at the Sportspark, and all the sports teams will be there. All you need to take is yourself, campus card and your cash.
Bright future: Tom Baumann
this early taste has come for him. "Yeah, it came as a big shock. There is another one of the guys whose first event it was, but the others have had experience before, so I was very shocked." And Baumann is keeping his feet on the ground, especially regarding his future. "lt's the first sport I've taken this seriously. Obviously I'd love to row for my country, but at the moment we'll have to see how well I do when I move up in age-groups."
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So what's next for this promising new talent. "Well we've got the men's eight's coming up, but I expect the difficulty to increase soon as I've got to step up ages soon." s regards short-term goals, the bronzemedallist has set himself some that will certainly push him. "I want to improve my indoor time, but mainly I'd like to be successful on the water. I'm also looking to break into the men's first - I'm in the seconds at the moment. Obviously I need to improve my technique, but that'll come." The inspired third place row contained the 500m-split time over the first quarter of 1 minute and 26 seconds and a personal best time of 6 minutes 25 seconds. Tom was delighted at times he feels he can still improve, and no one would argue with him. If he can row like that after just one semester, the chances are he'll have greatly improved by next time. "I'm hopefully going back to the same event next year with a vision of doing even better." A bronze medal after just eight weeks would suggest that after one year and eight weeks, the youngster with endless potential could have the experience, technique and power aiGng with the determination and will to bring home gold.
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THE OLD cliche 'football is a game of two halves' perfectly described this competitive game of football which saw UEA race to the top of the
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matter is a priority and is currently under investigation. ''The hot water is fixed, we fitted new pumps and pressure system over the last few weeks" explained Director of Estates, Richard Goodall. "What I would say is that we need to look at th e accommodation at the pavilion and we intend to do that as part of the university's Estates Strategy Review that we will be undertaking during th e course of
Having not played together for over a mon th, it was hardly surprising that it took UEA a while to get going, as they entertained a Saxon Engineering side, still harbouring tit le aspirations themselves. With both teams filling the midfield, therefore leaving only one up front, chances were few and far between. Early on UEA's defence, in particular Mark Smith, had nullified any threat from Sax on路 s big striker Brett Ward, but on 25 minutes Mark Johnson played the ball into the UEA area, the defence hesitated for the first time, and Ward was left unmarked, to finish clinically. Saxon grew in confidence and began passing the ball better and could have scored a killer second before half time. A UEA attack broke down and the ball wa~ played into Brett Ward, who cleverly put through Car! McCail but a poor first touch let Marcus Platrides come off his line to save smartly. At half time, Ben Larkin, UEA' s captain, decided to bring on Richard Clarke and John lmmins. With Immins supporting Hill up front and Clarke doing good work down the right, UEA
suddenly looked a more balanced outfit. A combination of poor finishing and bad luck meant that Larkin had to wait until the 65th minute for his substitutions to pay off. Clarke forced a tkrow in deep inside the Saxon half and the ball was eventually played in, lmmins latched onto the ball to punish Saxon's defensive naivety and equalise.
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Six minutes later they took the lead. Once again the danger came down the right, the ball was played in and Rob Daid, Saxon's substitute 'keeper, did well to parry Marc Champ's stinging drive but could do nothing about Hill's predatory finish. By this time, the UEA's defence had thwarted any threat from their now disheartened opponents, and were twice unlucky not to win more comfortably. Summed up Larkin, "When you can win without playing that well, that is the sign of a good team." Disgraceful: Colney Lane changing rooms
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THE CANARIES' chances of staying in the first division simply didn't look like scoring. In a welcome break from league. next season were increased after a terrific victories over action, City entertained a Celtic Queens Park Rangers and Watford.
The wins take City to nine points clear of the bottom three, and up to side for the testimonial of Tim Sheppard, the long serving club the top half for the first time this season. physio. Celtic are currently In what was described by miss - this time by their own enjoying the winter break of Norwich boss Nigel Worthington as players. A brave attempt by Stuart Scottish Premier League and have a six-pointer, the home side gave Wardley was again aved by the recently enjoyed a training camp in their relegation fight a boost after outst:lmding Norwich 'keeper. Florida. going 1-0 up in the first half. But with Chris Llewellyn solid Celtic are managed by former The win also gave City their first Norwich player and manager, on the right wing, and Darel Russell ' s fearless auacking runs, double of the season, after their 3-2 Martin 0 ' eill, and brought some win at Loftus Road on Boxing Day. the home side refused to be beaten 5,000 travelling fans to East Anglia. In the I OOth league clash by troubled Rangers. With former favourite Chris Sutton between the two clubs, the visitors Just after the 30 minute mark, a featuring in a full strength Celtic looked set to take the lead, with the shot by Coote, following a fantastic side, City fans would at least be Rangers strikeforce testing City run by Russell really should have able to enjoy top class football for goalkeeper Andy Marshal! early on. put the home side ahead. one game this season. But just minutes later, former Entertaining Tipped Cambridge striker Zema Abbey In the freezing conditions, smashed a volley past Rangers ' The first half however was not Ludek Miklosko. Darren Kenton narrowly escaped greatly entertaining and a defensive The second half saw City putting the opposition ahead after howler that all Spurs fan will his on-target header was tipped over struggle to keep their lead after a remember, Ramon Vega allowed to the bar by Marshal!. number of goal attempts from the Adrian Coote to score for the only The Rangers relegation battle Rangers strikeforce. But the goal of the first half. continued with another near goal Londoner's heads dropped and they The second was a more lively
affair, and City went 2-0 up with Paul McVeigh scoring. However, the defence could not contain the Celtic attack and the high quality Swede, Henrik Larsson, scored a quality goal to bring the Scots back into the game. Further goals from Mark Burchill, and the Slovenian Lubo Moravcik (2), condemned City to a 4-2 defeat. Despite appearances from city old boys, Bryan Gunn, Craig Bellamy and Robert Reek, it was not to be enough and in the end, the canaries were comprehensively beaten. Going into their last league game, Darren Kenton had finally been secured to a new contract, who has admitted a desire to play for Jamaica, and released veteran Steve Walsh, who did not make more than 4 appearance for the club. In an uneventful first half, Watford almost scored within the first ten minutes when the Icelandic international Heidar Helguson had a superb shot that was well blocked
by Andy Marshal!. City's best chance came from man-of-thematch Zema Abbey, who from a Coote nick-on hit an acrobatic volley on the turn that was well aved by Alec Chamberlain. In the 50th minute, Helguson scored for Watford. After good build up work by Micah Hyde and Neil Cox, Cox placed a deep cros into the far post that was easily converted by Helguson.
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UEA's Ten-Pin Bowlers made a blistering start to their league season during last semester, and have continued that form through into this one. Bowling in the Monday Night Doubles League at Solar Bowl in Costessey, UEA's two squads had an excellent opening month. Only two defeats from eight matches, saw The 7-10's squad sitting in second place in the league, and their rivals Prepaid Limit just behind in fourth .
Unbeaten A couple of heavy defeats for Prepaid Limit coincided with the continuation of The 7-1 O's
unbeaten run though, leaving a big gap between the two sides going into the league's Christmas break. The 7-1 O's unbeaten run eventually came to an end somewhere in no uncertain terms just before Christmas with a 20-4 defeat at the hands of a strong Wensum Rollers squad, after an
impressive 16-8 victory over favourites Executioners. Prepaid Limit on the other hand , left for the Christmas holidays on the back of a good 18-6 victory over previous champions The Murderers. Returning from the break, Prepaid Limit slumped to a 20-4 defeat at the hands of Pods,
despite a 177 from Neil Ferris, while a 180 from Andrew Cassely and a best 207 from team captain James Alien gave The 71O's a great 16-8 win over league Lane Connexions. In the last two weeks, a personal best 202 from Cheryl Wright for Prepaid Limit saw them beat BAH 14-10 while some consistent bowling from Mike Meisels and Chris Brothers saw The 7-1 O's miss out by just seven pins overall against Pods. In the Bennett's Electricals
Trios, Too Different have acquitted themselves well at the new level with some useful results against high-flying opposition.
Useful The results may not have been all that was hoped for, but the performances of Stuart Gibson, Mark Philpott, Brian Jepson, Dave North, Dom Sanderson and Sam Brooker, have shown that they will certainly be a team to be watched next season.
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il@fiuEA Women 11 -4 Norwich City rj UEA's women 's firsts crashed at home to Norwich City firsts in a slick encounter at the Sportspark on Saturday. Going into the game fi ve spaces behin d Norw ich in th e M artin & Acoc k League, th e predi ct io n was that the UEA would get turned over by the league leaders. But they weren ' t di sgraced despite w hat th e 4- 1 scoreline suggests . It looked like it was going to be complete slaughter though when Norwich took an early lead- slicing through the UEA defence without challenge and rounding 'keeper Kate Barton to score inside fifteen seconds.
The UEA response was nothing short of spectacular t~ough. They forced an almost immediate short corner. and after that was well saved Charlotte West followed up to smash home an equaliser within two minutes of going
Superbly stroking the ball across the field, UEA created so much space and they made chance after chance. Working the flanks, there seemed no way that Norwich City would match their second week 4-1 score
against UEA. Having he ld their own in the first half, UEA came out for the second complacen tly and began making silly mistakes. F ifteen minu tes into the second half the home side over-committed and were left with a three-on-two scenario at the back. The orwich p layers passed the ba ll around Barton to score.
Extended Straight away, the gap was extended to two as a defensive mixup was bundled home to raise the stakes to 3- I.
the first half, but in the second half we got lazy." She added, "We had a few more we should have put away in the first half, but the chances weren't there later."
Things-could have got worse if it hadn't been for the excellent Barton. She was forced into good saves from both short corners and open play. The UEA could have got back into the game with a quick goal, and they created the chance when Nat Beal burst through the middle but Norwich gave away a short corner. The scoring was rounded off with five minutes left when another great Barton save wasn't properly cleared and the follow up was hammered home. UEA captain Kate Nicholls "I was pleased with how we played in
Defeat • The UEA men's seconds crashed 2-1 at home to Holt Harlequins. In driving rain and high winds, the home side took the lead in the 18th minute. Holt pulled level with a minute left in the first half and, after numerous chances in a scrappy game, Harlequins scored a winner through an own goal with four minutes left.
inadequate. "They are not too small. They have been accommodating the same number of teams, even more in the past, without too much problem for years ." However, he has joined calls for a review into the fac ilities at Colney Lane. " I'm not sure I'd call them a disgrace but I agree that there has to be something done about the hot water situation. We've been talking to Estates about the place for years now but it seems not to be one of their short term priorities, it's in their hands now but as with all these things it's a matter of fu nding" he said According to UEA's Estates and Buildings Divisio n though, the Turn to page 22
UEA's changing facilities have been branded a disgrace and an embarrassment in a blistering attack. Union Sports Officer, Mark Atkinson, approached Concrete to complain thar the buildings situated next to the playing fields at Colney Lane are in a shocking state of disrepair and that teams are often forced to do withou t runni ng water, writes Nick Henegan. the Sportspark" he continued. Raged Mark, "The pl ace is a And sporty students support di sgrace. Sometimes there are not • Mark's complaints. e nough fac il iti es to go ro und, " Th e -fac ili ties are abysmal. forcing two teams to share one Surely this isn't the image of UEA dressing room which raises obvious we want to present to vi itors" said securi ty problems. Then there has rugby cl ub preside nt, Philippe been the problem of no running Ah-Sun. water. it's ridicu lous, how are teams supposed to shower after a match? Condemn "To bri ng other un iversity teams But Keith Nicholl s, UEA's to these fac il ities is embarrassi ng, I Di rec to r of Sport refused to wonder whether they'll be included condemn the site and refuted claims in Princess Anne's tour of the sports th at the chang in g roo ms are facilities when she comes to ope n
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