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Pag{' 7: Join our ca mpai gn fo r bctl er sa l'tcy on the R i v c r~ id c PL US dn n't mi s s C harles C larkc' ~ co lumn . Pagt• 8: UEAs parking problems Page .10: We rc\'Cal the ste reo!ypica l views or di rfc rcnt students. Pa gt' 11: P(llly Toy nhce speak s cxc lusive ly to Con crete

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More students beaten 路at UEA YET MORE attacks have occurred along University Drive in the past month, following a spate of incidents that started at the beginning of last semester.

Village residents bid for better facilities by having their own common room REBECCA LAWRENCE News Editor

THE YaLAGE population have taken desperate mesures to provide themselves with a common room, along the lines of those in Nelson Court and Constable Terrace. They have set up their own outdoor common room in the village quare, complete with arm chairs and tables, which

were a gift from sympathetic members of Constable Terrace. Common room organiser Edward Longmate said it was unfair that in other residences there were substantially sized rooms in which occupants can gather together. 'The University Vtllage does not have a common room, and with it being so far from campus it is fair to say that out of all the residences, the Village is one of the most obvious in need of one!" Unfortunately their original attempt was broken up and removed. "Everyone was very much disappointed."

EAS tudent David Riley is also de perate for action. 'We are planning a large village sit in, in which we hope to draw attention to the problem !' They are calling for a review of their struggle against the authority which oppresses them, after their furniture was removed. Grounds foreman Jimmy Chamberlain aid he received a phone call aslcing for the furniture to be removed. " It was a potential fire hazard. I was contacted by staff to remove the three piece suite. Personally I think the students should have a common

room, as the Village is a bit of an isolated site." But Director of Residences and Services Jenny Grant said there were no plans to build the Village a common room . 'The Village was built without a common room. Providing a common room for the resident of the Village has been discussed in the

past but issues such as finding an appropriate location, raising sufficient funds and ensuring adequate security of such a facility have hampered progress.' Two years ago Concrete revealed that the University had plans to set up a newsagent style shop in the Village, but they never happened.

Two students were attacked at around 2am on January 24, when two youths jumped the students from behind. They were left suffering from swollen and bleeding noses, writes Adam Lowther. Security Manager Mike McCormack described bow it was another random assault with oo clear motive. "This was a simple attack, tbe students were not mugged. Tbey were followed along University Drive as they went back to tbe Yillage from the LCR." PC Belcber of Earlbam Police Station said there was no indication as to whether the attackers were students or locals. ''We are hoping to find more witne es to the assault. Tbere was somebody el e with tbe attackers but be wandered off during the incident."

Rugby call THE UEA Rugby Club is holding their annual ball on February 27 2003, at the Hilton Hotel, Norwich. 路 The event promi es a 3 course meal,and live-band and DJ. Tickets, which are selling exceptionally fast, are available from tbe Hive.

SEXY PROF HUNT UEA IS currently run- chance to nominate your sexning its annual iest lecturer. Following our Sex Survey, which teaching awards, to revealed the di turbing news that of . showcase the highest you would sleep with your lecturer in order to get a better degree, we are standards of teaching. offering you the chance to nominate But at Concrete we like to do things a little differently,

who you think is the most attractive teacher at UEA. Tell u all about your exiest lee-

teach and exactly what it is about them that makes you turn up to lectures just to gaze upon their loveliness. We will then print the results in the next issue, complete with pictures. Send your nominations (lots of detai I, please) to su.concrete@uea.ac.uk . or pop into the office. All nominations are confidential.

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Possible ~exy contenders: load Raymond, EAS, Sean Matthews, EAS, Doctor Susan Couch, ENV.

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CONCRETE 'S GUIDE TO WHAT YOU SHOULDN 'T I< NOW.....

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coincidence OH dear, the Union have earned themselves another black mark for democracy this week. There was only one candidate for this year 's Comms Officer post while in the past there have been at least two. Doesn' t it seem highly coincidental, that current Comms Officer, Ned Glasier was standing again . But rather than encourage a bit of competition - and therefore increase the levels of democracy, Ned warned potential candidates that he wanted to hold the position again. One student told Concrete that he put her off: "I went to him for advice and all he told me was that he thinks I should be aware that he wanted to be elected again." Why aren 't we swprised?

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W HI CH e lectio n loser didn "t take the bad news as grace full y as her fe llow fa ilu res ? She was spoiled ou tside the LC R, red faced wi th rage aft er hearing the bad news. But who can blame the bad tempe red lass - she report edl y had been braggin g to friend s that she had her place on the Uni on exec in the bag.

Clarke denies resignation threat at UEA HERE at Concrete we love a good rumour so imagine our delight when right wing political magazine, The New Statesman reported that Charles Clarke threatened to resign during his meeting with UEA students. Apparently the MP admitted he wo uld quit politics if there was not a second UN resolution in Iraq . But they obviously need to sort their sources out because it is no more than one hu ge lie . So isn' t it lucky for Mr Clarke that we were on ca ll last week to answer ll oods of ca lls from eager

national newspaper j ournali sts who desperately wamed us to confi rm the rumour. Unfortu nate ly we were unabl e to comply. But while we may be having a chuckle al the expense of such silly journali sm. C larke 's spokeswoman was angry that people take things so widely o ut of context. She insisted it was "a load of rub bish"'. Bu t being the bruiser he is rumoured to be, she didn"t expect it to upse t him . " 11 was a sill y d iary piece. Charles Clarke is used to people printin g stu ff which isn"t true. He would never say that. T he tone isn' t his .'· '' I don' t know where · it came

THEY may have attracted half desperate for a new case • but of Norwich's population of 12- even she thought be was being year-olds to their LCR gig on unrealistic by expecting to get Friday - but when it comes to one so cheap. " He needed a new case, but I suitcases, Bowling for Soup clearly don' t have a clue. . don' t know where he thought Hours before their gig, he was going buy one for £20 Union staf[ were ordered by from. I mean, it's not as if be is tbe lead singer, Jaret Von hard up. But be didn't want to Erich, to go and buy bim new spend too much on one as he prefers to spend his money on luggage after he broke his the day before. other tbiDxs;' she said. The foursome, who bave had Indeed. And If the smell of 'herbs' hits with Girl All the Bad Guys Want and Emily, were due to which wafted from their backcontinue their tour the follow- stage area after the gig Is ing morning. anythiog to go by, we "could An insider for the band conbave a good guess where his money does go. that J aret firmed

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UEA popular place to study NEW figures have rcvl·a lcd that the number of entry a pplica tions for UEA is well abo ve the nati ona l average. The news comes at a time when the growth of the number of people appl ying to UniYersities throu ghout the country has rapidly declined , writes Genevieve Kerr. Last year the number of those seeking to do degrees was up hy 4 % . On Januar) IS this year figures showed that there has only been a 1.8% rise in Uni1•crsity applicants. But despite this sharp decline throughout the country applicants to UEA remained high with an increase to date of 11.1 % . A spokeswoman for UEA believes that this rise renects the UniYersity 's ever expanding growth and development. " We are inYesting more than £30m in developing the campus." She a lso felt that it represented the University's strong academic record. " The UniYersity has achieved excellent results in assessments of

NO MORE IKON RUMO URS are rife that one of Norwich 's nightclub venues wiU soon have to shut to make way for luxu ry fl ats. lkon nightclub in Tombland and its sister club 5th Avenue next door are under threat, bringing to a close over five decades o f dancin g in the wriles Rebecca venue, Lawrence. Ni ghtcl ub bosses insisted there were no definite current plans to shut the clubs - but hinted fl ats could replace them in 1he future.

Bosses from operator Luminar Lei sure. which runs the nightspots, travelled to Norwich last week for talk s with anxious staff. They were told planning permission for the new flat s was being sought and that their jobs were safe onl y for the next six months. Director of Luminar Lei sure Steve Denni s said there are no plans for a cl osure of 5th Avenue or Ikon for the immediate future. "However. we have considered the potemi al vi ability of thi s site for residential use at some time in the future ." "The management is happy to advise staff and the li vel y customer

base that we will be offering quality entertainment for the foreseeable future ." If the nightclubs do close it would bring tu an end more than 50 years of partying in the historic building. The club became Ikon in 1997 after clubbers bid a fond farewell to the Ritzy nightclub. Tombland. for so long the focus of ni ghtclub activity in Norwich, has seen clubbers dwindle in recent years . A spokes man for Norwi ch Council Boyd Tay lor said the council had yet to receive an applica1ion for the si te.

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Charles Clarke Secretary of State for Education

Tragi' student's sister (ails for better safety REBECCA LAWRENCE News Editor

CONCRE TE has joined the campaign to improve safety along the Riverside - following the death of UEA student Paul Brennan, who drowned in the river Wensum.

His sister Rachel Brennan. 24. is hoping to preven t more deaths occurring along the riverbanks, after her brother died on Thursday February

6. She has wriuen to the Mayor of Norwich. the Counci I. anti various bars at the River;itle complex asking for ;upporl. ··we ·vc hat! lots of backing. The bars have prc' iously supported other campaigns. although we are in the early stages."

"The Council carried out a risk ""cssment two years ago. but they need to do another one. Once we bombard them with the support we've got. we hope to get them to change their mint!." Rachcl and Paul's girlfriend Becky arc collecting donations for the city's SOS hoat. which runs up and down the river most nights. ''I've spoken to the captain Leslie Mongford. and I was horrified that in the past 18 months. 26 people have been pullet! out of the river. It is just a matter of when it is going to happen again." With the help of Lcslic. the girb arc campaigning for CCTV earneras. better lighting and more barriers. ··1 can't say how much we are hoping to raise. we arc just going to keep going and going. This can't happen again. If there hat! been barriers on the night Paul was there. maybe he would be with me now." 'This is someone's life. not a statistic. No other family ;hould have to suffer like this." Rachcl has also got ;upport from the Norwich North MP lan Gibson. who fceb that a proper survey of the river needs to be conducted. "This will prevent further di;asters. We have to make sure people are safe. and take precautions. We have not realised the full potential of the danger of the riverside. I want people to have a damn good time out. but also to get home safely." Press Officer for Lloyds Weatherspoons Eddy Gershon said it is likely the pub would support the campaign when they find out what is going on. "Weatherspoons would certainly consider it and raise awareness." A spokesperson for Norw ic h Ci ty

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Above: Rachel Bremwn Council Boyd Taylor said he could not comment further on thi> incident until all the fa<.:ts arc clear. "But we do offer our sincerest sympathies to Paul's relatives and friends. The areas along the riverside owned by the counci I were subjected to an independent risk assessment. All the recommendations were implanted in full. including the crrection or barriers. safety chains and ladders." Any one who wishes to support Rachel's campaign should email Concrete at su.concrete@uea.ac:tk. and we will forward your details to Rac hc l.

KNIFE POINT ATTACK A UEA student was mugged, whilst held at knife point in the early hours of last Friday morning. James Brown, who studies History. was atU1ckcd on Friday February 2 I. by three males as he walked alone along Grant Street between 1.30 and 1.45am. writes Rebeccu Lawrence. James. 25. was threatened with a small knife before having his wallet stolen. The offenders then led the victim to Nelson Street. via Speke Street. Livingstone Street and West End Street. and demanded to know the pin-number for the victim's bank card. which he provided. One of the suspects then u ed the victim's card to wi thdraw £200 from a cash point on Dereham Road.

before allowing the victim to leave. One of the males is described as white, aged early twenties. approximately 5'6" in height. of average bui Id. He was wearing a navy sports top; faded. dark jeans and a black woolly hat. He spoke with a northern accent. His accomplice was also white, aged early twenties. approximately 5'9" to 5' I0" in height. He was wearing a navy top and also spoke with a northern accent. The third male was white. aged early twenties. approximately 5'9'' to 5'10" in height. He was wearing a white sportswear top with a logo featuring blue lcnering. jeans and a woolly hat. All three males were wearing scarves. which covered the lower halves of their faces. James suffered injuries to his hip and knee. when he fell over in a

struggle to get away. He said he was shocked by the incident. "[t's hard to feel anything much. I've lived in the city for 25 years. and this is the first time this has happened to me:· " I very much doubt the men will be caught. as it's hard for anything to be done." Spokeswoman for Norfolk Police. Nina Goad confirmed that James' ordea l lasted over fifteen mi nutes anti she is appealing for witnesses to come forward to help with the police enquiries. "Hopefully. somebody may have seen the men walki ng together in the area. and will contact the police." Any witnesses with any infonnation should contact Detective Inspector Steve Hopkinson at Norwich CID. on 0 1953 424242. or call Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.

WHEN I visited UEA some weeks ago I was naturally struck by the concern about Iraq. I want to make three points about this. First, concern and worry is entirely legitimate. Everyone is understandably uneasy about Iraq's possession of biological and chemical weapons- with Saddam's known preparedness to use them and his links wit h terrorist organisations. In these circumstances the prospect of military action is inevitably worrying. But we must remember that the dangers of inaction are at least as serious as the dangers of action. Second, the central principle of our Government's position is to carry through the United Nations mandate. Over I::?. years the United Nations (not the US or the UK alone) has required, with the force of international law, the Iraqi regime to get rid of its weapons of mass desLruction. A range of principally non-mil itary measures, including sanctions, has been used, generally unsuccessfully and at significant human cos t to the people of Iraq. The main question is whether or not the UN's writ should run. Third, the British government has consistently sought to persuade all UN members, and particulariJ Security Council members such as the United States, to work within the UN framework. That remains the Government's position. which I believe should be applauded for its realism. Beyond this, the media arguments and postures swirl. I hope that, as UEA students consider the arguments. you will bear in mind the internationalist approach which the British government has followed and give it your support.

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Campus PC plea They' re not common Stuck on the other side of Earlham Road, Village residents have always been ex pected to lead an existence partially removed from the rest of the student body. That th ey are expected to do so without a common room is some kind of cruel joke. At the moment th ey ha ve three options : to cram large numbers of people into a tiny bedroom or kitchen, sit outside (less than fun when the snow starts to fall ) or make the long trek over to campus, running the risk of being crushed by speeding lorries as they meander drunkenly home. And they don ' t even have anywhere they can buy a pint of milk from without walking miles. Are there really that many security, cost and location issues that a basic room can ' t be bolted onto the side of one of the existing residences to give Village students somewhere to congregate? Meeting people is one of the major reasons to go to university; shouldn ' t facilitating it be a priority r ather than ~ om ething to do if resou rces are left at the end? The cost excuse rings particularly hollo w a<; the Lloyds TSB site, a majo r potential money ea rner for UEA, remains conspicuously vaca nt. With its poor safety record and worse lightin g. a common room in the Village should be considered essential. It is a credit to the residents that they have chosen to hi hli lit their disadvantage in such good humour.

Remembe1· Frankie So farewell , then, Prof Frank Thistlethwai te. But haven ' t the tributes been somewhat lacking, considerin g what the Professor meant to this niversit y"! T he flag may be fl ying at half-mast, but for a ma n wit hout whom, as Prof. Eastwood says, th ere would be no UEA in its present form, much more could be done. The passings of such university figures such as Lorna Sage and Malcolm Bradbury, relatively recent and ephemeral figures compared to Professor T histleth wa ite, were treated to greater displays of mourning. Just because Professor Thistlethwaite chose to maintain a lower public prolile in his later years should not mean th at the impo•·ta nce of his work sbouJd be forgotten. Lets hope UEA does more to mark his achievements in tl1t! future.

Bid for more barriers To have one person die because of insufficient fencing at the Riverside Complex is a tragedy. For tl11·ee people to drown in less than .three years shows negligence on the part of those who run the complex. The recent death of UEA student Pau l Brennan could have been avoid ed. Something must be done before something simila r happens again. The fa ct, highlighted by Paul's sister Rach el, that 26 people have been rescued from the ri ver in the past 18 months surely makes a convincing argument for that something to be done sooner rat her than later. Allowing a series of pubs and ni ghtclubs to be built next to a large expanse of quick-flowing water was an act of stupidity in and of itself. That error shou ld not be compounded by failing to implement the changes Rachel Brennan and her supporters suggest. Fun, especially when augmented by alcohol, can easily get out of band. Measures need to be taken to prevent fun from becoming dangerous. So wlzy not join our campaign to make sure than nobody el~e dies in the same awful wav that Paul Brewwn did.

The hunt has begun Lets face it, lectures and seminars are boring. That is, unless you are lucky enough to have an attractive teacher. Okay, so there aren ' t many at UEA, so that is why we have started a search for th e best-looking lecturers. So don' t stare out the window in yo ur next lesson, stare at yoUJ" seminar leader instead and look for that potential. When you've found it, drop us a lin e.

New lights to be put up at Colney Lane despite beatings on the road to Village THE UNIVERSITY has made a planning application to improve lighting between C hancellors Drive and C o lney Lane, despite the des perate need for better li g hting along U niversity Drive, after various attacks last semes ter. The plan, whic h is currentl y in consultation. will upgrade the lights on the cyc le path and footpath in the area. Mainwnan cc Ma nager Pete Too ley said the Uni versi ty is also looking in to a number o f li ghting improvement s, despite say ing the allach were not o f prime concern .

RE B ECCA LAWRENCE News Editor ··Thi s will be ha ppe nin g from the spring onwards. We also have a group loo king at camp us li ghtin g. We ge t feedback from people sayi ng certain places arc too dark . The recent anacks along Univers it y Drive have been taken into considerat ion. but they arc not primaril y the reason for improv ing li ght ing:'

.. We wi ll be chan ging street lamps from ye ll ow li ght s 10 whit e ones. a the sodium ye ll ow ones o lten change co lours of ca rs th rough a CCTY ca mera lens. White li ght > give a beuer colour rendition:· He added th at a ll lamp 'la ndard" arc due 10 be changed on ca mpu s a; part o f routine mai nte nance.

A spokesperson for Norwi ch C it y Council John Andrews sa id th e plan ning permi ssion had not yet bee n granted as it is necessary 10 consult environment gro ups. co nce rnin g new li ghtin g. T hi s is due to the a ffe cts it cou ld have on wildlife. ··1n term; of traffi c. there i; support for more li ghting . as it wi ll encourage cyc ling over ca r u;c. We arc aiming for the appl ica ti on 10 go to commince on March 20 2003:· LLT stud ent Rhi anno n Davie s 'aid she thought it was appalling that there were no plan 10 improve li ghtin g al ong Univcr;i ty Drive. ··Arter the rece nt anacks. l fee l rea ll y un sa fe walk ing along there when it' s dark. So mething rea ll y needs to be done :·

C RIME figure s for last year have revealed the extent of oll"ences taking place o n campus. 264 crimes were repo rted to the police in 2002, of which there were 21 burglaries from residences, 23 car thefts, 82 unclass ified thefts, 40 thefts of bikes a nd 20 burglaries in other campus buildings, writes Rebecca Lawrence. Ca mpus Poli ce Officer P C Richard Bell, above, claims it is hard to say if the figures reflect th e tru e crimes leve ls a t the University. "'Ma ny crimes arc not reported to th e police. As there is a daytime population of 12,000 people on campus, 264 report ed crimes is ve ry low." PC Bell would like to point out that th e re h ave rccen tl )' been many belon gin gs bein g st olen from th e LC R. "'People should not leave their personal belongings unattended, especially mobile phones. I wou ld urge people to report a ny crimes to the police." Securit y 1anager like McCormack said there were two aspects to th e c rim e fi gures. ·'If people report a crime to us, we do encourage them to go to the police, bu t sometimes they don ' t.'" ·'So metim es people ca ll th e police, and don ' t tell us, so we end up with diiTerent fi gures." He sa id it was difficult to say fo r sure how many crimes were committed on ca mpus last year, as sec urit y figures s tart in Sc ptcmbu a nd the Police's in Janu ary ··J advise sta iT a nd s tud ents to make s ure both the police and security arc informed of crimes. so t hat we can get acc ura te results of what crimes arc happening."

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This week, the NUS is set to hold its bi-annual conference for black students and delegates are going to have the tough task of finding a defintion to include all non-white students. Alpa Patel explains that the answer is far from being black and white.

n November 24, the tw ice-yearly NUS Black Students Conference controversially decided upon the use of the term "black students" as an umbrella term to students of African , Caribbean and Asian descent as well as those who self-define th emselves as black. The term , according to a UEA report on the Conference is intended as an "inclusive term not a divisive one" against discrimination . The report also states how the term is for the sake of politics and it is hoped that its simplicity will not cause offence. But many feel the te rm is problematic and it is hoped that this week's co nference will solve the controversy as the Union Liberation Officer, Sarah Thompson explains. "I feel the term is more exclusive then inclusive because it is a political term that refers to students who are non-white. The term is loaded and ultimately suggests that it is referring to one under-represented group of students rather then including all under-represented groups of students. "If individuals in other racial groups are happy to self-define themselves as black then fair enough . But if they don't feel comfortable with the term , they shouldn 't have to use it . That is something that the Conference needs to address and rectify." The racial make-up of the panel that decided upon the term remains unconfirmed . But it has been suggested that Conference as a whole is disproportionate in favour of Afro-Caribbean students. ''There is a strong body of students who feel that the Conference is there to represent black students as in Afro-Caribbean students. This means that if there is a ~trong majority on the floor, decisions will be made that will leave individuals feeling under-represented ." l John Ward a second year EAS student who attended the Conference agrees. ''The majority of people there were black - as in AfroCaribbean or of African descent ."

"If individuals in other racial groups are happy to selfdefine themselves as black then fair enough. But if they don't feel comfortable with the term, they shouldn't have to use it."

The lack of students from other ethnic origins meant that discussions at the Conference mainly tocussed on the dominant group of students who attended , those of Afro-Caribbean origin. This, Ward suggests, is partially due to the terming of the Conference . "Black Students Conference actually means everyone who is non-white . But because the title suggests a bias towards Afro-Caribbean students this meant that predomin:'lntly Afro-Caribbean students attended . Th e consequences of this were that talks mainly focused around Afro-Caribbean racism and problems. "I think that the Conference is a good idea because it reunites everyone against racism . But I think it red uces the difference between different ethnic groups." ''This is because someone who is Asian or someone who is Chinese or someone who is Afro-Caribbean encounter racism in different ways. Those different ways need, and are going to want, to be discussed . But because of the nature of the Black Students Conference in that mainly those of Afro-Caribbean ori~i n attend , it is unlikely those issues will be discussed 1n depth . This is because there is no real conviction to

hear about them as they do not directly affect the dominant group." But John clear ly does not mean this as a reflection of disinterest on behalf of the Afro-Caribbean students that attended . He simply highlights the problem incurred at a Conference that seems to attract only one group of people.

"There were comments made to me such as 'you're not black enough to be here'. Its ridiculous." ''The term is a political term that refers to everyone who is non-white. This is why the NUS has taken it on board. I actually don't think it would cause as many problems as it does if people were just more educated about it and knew that it doesn't refer to just AfroCaribbean Students. ''The NUS just doesn't attempt to educate students about it more. This means unfortunately one group is attracted to the Conference and so discussions lack the diversity the Conference intends". On a personal level, John is aware of the difficulties in which the terming of the title of the Conference incurs. "I do not self-define as Afro-Caribbean , I self-define as mixed race, so I felt out of place. There were comments made to me such as 'you're not black enough to be here' . Its ridiculous because you would think that university students would be more educated when talking about skin colour." ''This is the thing . You can still have racism within the Conference. There are Afro-Caribbean's who do not like As ian students and vice versa. I think that there is whole assumption that because we are all non-white we all automatically like each other."

he Conference lacks informative promotion , as Ehi ldahosa, the Union We lfare Officer and attendee of the Conference

addresses. ''There needs to be a lot more done in terms of education about this Conference . This Conference is about ridding racism on campuses. But this aim cannot be achieved until the attendees and potential attendees realise that this Conference is not only tor those of Atro-Caribbean descent. lt is for all those who classify themselves as non-white . I think the NUS needs to do a bigger and better job in getting this across". But Ehi also places blame within the Student Union tor the limited group of people that she could take to the Conference. "All of the students that I attended the Conference with, apart from John Ward , were of Afro-Caribbean decent. I think this may be because other students from other races do not feel that Black Studf'nts Conference refers to them . it's a negligence vn behalf of the NUS and it's a negligence on behalf of our Union." "Many students just don 't know the system, especially international students, so they don't come forward . it is up to the executive and the students union to tell them what is available to them , which just doesn't happen at the moment". "I was told to take it to Union Council. But no one on Union Council self-defines themselves as black. I was limited on whom to take. I recognise that this is a fault on my part as well. I didn't promote it enough around campus, but then I wasn 't informed enough about it either." The Black Students Conference will be held on Thursday February 27.

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You see them everywhere. Maybe you're one yourself. We present a selective guide to the UEA school stereotype. All names and identities have been changed ...

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EV seems to be a school of student lefties who worship Marx as our Lord and Saviour. They're usually a year or two older than most students, having spent some time living a nomadic, bohemian lifestyle. They enter into deep political or economic debates (see above) with anyone who offers an offhand cQmment or witticism on the subject of any place they may have visited. They also spend a great deal of their time trying to break down the

barbed wire fortifications that fourth year LLT students erect in The Bowl. But the LLTers just compare themselves to Switzerland . Where they used to live. More importantly, however, they can often be identified by their clothes, and particularly their headgear, usually beaded hats (male and female) , bandanas (principally male, though they're all very liberal, so the girls are allowed to wear them, too). In fact, if you spot someone wearing 'hippy chic', the chances are they'll be a DEV student. Or a tramp.

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OC teaches politics, philosophy and economics. Two of these can be discarded as particularly tedious to write about- people who study economics or politics are usually frightfUl bores, as anyone who has studied the subjects or overheard conversations between the students in the Hive/Bowl/bar would know. The philosophy students, however, are a far more interesting subspecies. They can be seen in the Hive quite often , indulging their personal theories while shouting , waving th eir arms about frantically and not particularly caring who thei r errant saliva may hit. In the IT centre they are so enthused by the topic of an essay, they bang the keyboard as if violence to inanimate objects were somehow a requisite for gaining credit. Then they head off to buy bitter coffee and discuss how the ir lives are an Existentialist paradox . And all this with a cheery smile thanks to the drugs they've taken as a 'ph ilosophical experiment.' A fine future awaits them as ranting derelicts.

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... .if you can get it. Guardian journalist and social commentator Polly Toynbee took a series of low wage jobs and lived in a run-down London council estate as research for her latest book, which explores poverty in Britain. Ruth Charnock spoke to her about the experience.

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our book made me want to eat a muffin", I told Polly Toynbee as we settled down in an anonymous room in EAS. The book, Hard Work - Life In Low-Paid Britain , has as one of its opening chapters the impossible task of having to feed one's self on a budget of £4 a week. Reading about Pally's struggle to find any vaguely palatable foodstuffs in a cut-price supermarket made me reach for the cake, even though I wasn't remotely hungry. This glutinous impulse was probably founded firmly in the fact that I co uld afford it - so why not? Yet, as Polly describes so harrowingly, many others in Britain have scant opportunity to indulge in such luxuries. By existing on a minimal budget and working as a hospital porter, a dinner lady, a nursery nurse, a cold-caller in a ca ll centre , a cleaner, a cake packer and a care assistant, Toynbee provides a startling insight into what it truly means to be poor in Britain today. But as one who describes herself as "in the top 5% of earners", it must have been difficult to adjust to her new life : "You are used to buying more or less anything you want", admitted Polly. "To suddenly find every penny you spend has to be limited to only buying potatoes, rice and lentils is very difficult. it's quite interesting to do it once or twice but after that it gets bleak." The book shatters the common conception "that the poor are feckless and that they 're bad managers, getting themselves into a lot of debt. In reality, I

"When you're starting a new job... you're very frightened of doing something wrong. The confidence of middle class tends to lessen in such circumstances." started with no debts and it is impossible to stay in that state if it's your way of life - not just an experiment." For me, the temptation to return home to creature comforts, especially as Toynbee's real home was nearby, would have been unbearable. How did she cope? "Well , of co urse, it was a matter of pride. I co uldn't really go back to my publisher and The Guardian and say 'sorry, I couldn't face being poor, even for a short time.' But the life I was leading

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was not totally typical. Most poor people survive through networks - they have family and friends to help each other out. I did go home, but I charged myself for things like Sunday lunch. The important thing was not to experience what it's like (to be poor) because that is meaningless. I can't ever know what it feels like to be poor. lt was more of an accounting procedure." Although this sounds as if the exercise was conducted in a clini· cal , detached manner, it is clear from Pally's warm descriptions that she formed quite close relationships with some of the people she enco untered. Bearing th at in mind, it must have bee n ve ry dif· ficult to keep her true purpose concealed. "it's never very nice having to deceive people" she replied. "I told everyone on the estate, because there was no reason to keep it hidden . But it was just too risky to tell the people I worked with. Anyway, it was only partly deception - I was genuinely working in the same conditions.

"War concentrates the mind wonderfully, but people tend not to demonstrate about poverty." There was a great deal of social solidarity in all the jobs . If you didn 't praise each other, no one else would ." There was still something that jarred, as I listened to Pally's well-modulated tones. Didn 't she stick out a tad amongst the people she worked with? The accent , the demeanour, hardly shout 'person living on the poverty- li ne'. Surely, she must have had to make a concertedly conscious effort to change her general persona . "Actually," Polly replied, "people in these jobs come from all different types of background. And when you're starting a new job, for example working in a kitchen , you're very frightened of doing something wrong . The confidence of middle class tends to lessen in such ci rcumstances." Not su rprising, consider ing the range of bottom-rung jobs that Polly took on . The time spent in an old people's home as a care assistant had a huge impact: "lt was incredibly emotionally drain· ing . The patients were often very distressed and you really had to put all of yourself into the job · you can 't do it in a detached away. All the people that I worked with gave a huge amount of themse lves. lt made me ang ry that they should do that and get so little recognition or pay in retu rn .'' Although the book goes into great detail about what needs to be done about the widening poverty gap, I was interested to find out what she thought the most pressing issues were: "What I want people to be left with is an idea of quite how unjust society is as a whole. We have to get out of the 1980's Thatcherite mindset and think about what sort of country we want to be. Do we want to be like Sweden and Holland where things are much more equal? Or like America where the people at the back are left behind , whilst

"We have to get out of the 1980's Thatcherite mindset and think about what sort of country we want." the people at the top are largely untaxed and free to earn how much they want. it's not about communism or total egalitarianism ." She continued in a more specific vein: "We need to raise the minimum wage more and more over the years. We need to pay public servants more, which will pull up the rates of other workers . There are lots of ways in which people are just not paying enough for the services they use. One of the reasons we are so unequal is that if I go into a restaurant and eat a meal and the person wash· ing up can't live off their wage . then I am not paying enough for that meal. Our standard of living depends on paying others so little ." Hard Work cer tainly focused my mind on issues that I'd only considered hypothetically through my Business Studies A-Level. Embarrassing , I know, but confusion about poverty seems to be endemic. With war impending , I wondered whether attention on poverty issues would be detracted further : "War co ncentrates the

mind wonderfully but people tend not to demonstrate about poverty. There 's a definite mentality of 'well , it's a lot of scroun gers, isn't it?' or 'they're all thick or on welfare when they shouldn 't be .' But when it comes down to it, we still need people to do these jobs ."

uch pragmatism threads through the book ; which doesn't so much bemoan the existence of so-called 'low level' jobs in the UK , as condemn the working condi· lions that many have to suffer. "If you 're treated with respect ; given good pay and equipment, if you're part of a firm that regards an organisation as an arch in which there are a lot of bricks rather than a pyramid , then the jobs that I did are perfectly decent." Maybe so, but I'm sure Poll y experienced a certain amount of relief when she returned to her regular day job. But she continues to draw attention to poverty issu es in her Guardian column : "We can't just dism1 ss the poo r. The moment you get TV programs out there to film the poor, they'll film drug addicts, criminals and prosti· lutes . Reality just doesn't make good television ."

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he child was pointing at me with tears of laughter streaming down his face. At first I didn't understand exactly what he was sayin g, but then his father translated ... my ears made me look like an elephant By then, I had become well accustomed to the frankness of the Chinese. I was on a boat, on my way back to Shanghai after a wee kend holiday on Putoushan. The sandy beaches and relaxed pace of th is island in the Chinese sea had made for a refresh ing break from the chaotic streets of China's largest and fastest growing city. lt had been 5 months since I first started working at Xian Dai Architectural Design. I had arranged my work placement through a company called 'Teaching and Projects Abroad' (TPA). After grad uating with an arch itectu re degree I had been torn between trave lling and getti ng some work experience under my belt. Working overseas meant I could do both . I also hoped that I would have more of a chance to get to know Shanghai if I was working with Chin ese company. When I arrived in China, in all honesty I was pathetically ill-prepared . I knew that Shanghai was developing so quickly that any guide book was pretty much out of date before it was published, however, retrospectively the books would sti ll have been worth a cursory glance. When I tried to pay the taxi driver in US dollars after he drove me the 40 kilometres from the airport to the TPA office, his harried response marked the beginning of a steep learning curve. I spent the first two days in Shanghai walking around trying to map out the city in my head. On Monday, I started work. As it was still wi nte r and my flat didn't have any heating, I had slept fully dressed and under 3 duvets the night before. I therefore needed slightly longer than usual to scrub up for my first day. Some of the differences between Shanghai and a western city are subtle; KFC is more popular than MacDonald's and Pepsi outsells Coca-Cola. Other differences are striking ; the number of bicycles and the division of wealth. However, despite the numerous differences between Shanghai and Western cities, it doesn't take long to become accustomed to living in Shanghai.

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Generally the pace is more relaxed than in the West; government companies are startlingly inefficient -for example, lots of office workers will rest their heads on their desks and sleep for an hour or two after lunch. I'm not sure exactly what the position is at the moment, but friends tried to explain to me that in theory, a worker could never be fired from a government company. A visitor to Shanghai can eat western food if they so wish and stay in luxurious hotels -the tallest hotel in the world is to be found in the Jin Mao tower. With enough money it is possible to live an almost separate existence to the rest of the city, only having problems when trying to communicate with taxi drivers. If, on the other hand , you can't afford the inflated price tags that attach themselves to anything 'western' , satellite TV and the Hard Rock cafe will be out of reach, and instead , you will have to get used to the most patronising television imaginable and a regular Chinese diet My perspective on money having been skewed to the extent that I would haggle over pennies meant that I fell into the latter category.

In China, whenever I went to a restaurant with friends and they told me they had ordered a 'delicacy', I knew I was in for something special. Often, I would have the chance to choose my meal from a cage or tank filled with live animals. I wo uld always choose a plump creature; however, in the few minutes it took to prepare the dish the vast majority of meat was stripped off whichever animal was being cooked and the bones and cartilage were served as 'the best bits'. If I liked something I ate, I tried to avoid finding out what it was; pig's intestines were a tasty snack until I knew what they were. I was once taken to Baotou in Inner Mongolia where we were designing a museum. One evening, the town officials took us to a camp outside the city for a traditional Mongolian feast I ate sheep's testicles, camels' feet (the back feet... as apparently they're the best) , silk worm larvae and I drank horse's milk. However, none of it seemed any stranger than the things I'd eaten in Shanghai so I said it was good. The others looked at me as if I was crazy. They all thought it was disgusting and couldn't wait to get back to the civility of whole-fried ducklings. I didn't ever fully understand the Chinese palate.

ack on the boat heading home to Shanghai, I had gone out on deck to take in the view as we neared the mainland . I could just make out the Chinese coast. I could see the planes coming in to land at the multimillion dollar airport that had welcomed me to China five months previously. As the night drew in I headed back downstairs to the bunk beds to look for a deck of cards. Chinese people seem to pick up card games bafflingly quickly... even if the rules haven't been explained to them. Producing a deck of cards triggers a crowd to form around you almost instantly and is by far the easiest way to make friends on a journey. I spent an hour or so playing 'cheat' with the boy who had earlier found my ears so funny and two others before the lights went out Then I hopped into my bunk to get some sleep, ready for another day in Shanghai .

Lausanne is one of the biggest cities in Switzerland, admittedly not a big country to begin with. You can fly there for as little as ÂŁ12.50 using the friendly le-cost airline 'easyjet'. Around 45 minutes from Geneva it combines traditional Swiss cu lture with modern city living . That sounds straight from the tourism brochure ... Lausanne is an accessible city set in and around many testing hills. Its main selling point is that it is on the shores of Lake Geneva and offers a more tranquil and 'greener' alternative to Geneva itself. The city contains the headquarters of the IOC, the International Olympic Committee and there are many attractions on an Olympic theme such as the Olympic museum. Museums, boring. What about nightlife? To be honest, the Swiss are not renowned for their LCRs or free parties. The University of Lausanne's (UNIL) union bar has the comfortable seating of garden furniture as its plush fixtures. On the plus side, they do sell beer in their student diners. There are limited bars in the city itself. One, Captain Cooke's, is an English themed bar, well known as the hang-out for serial killers and men who go around clutching sacks and mumbling to themselves. Another bonus though is that a pint of beer in Switzerland is a t<.nkard of one and a half English pints! For the same amount of English pounds! No LCR?! Won't I be bored there? UEA does an exchange with UNIL and swapping Norwich for a French speaking but culturally diverse city is a pleasant thought. You will feel at home as UNIL is made of concrete too. lt also has a lake but this is actually Lake Geneva and the Alps in the background. Just imagine sitting by the lake in the fresh Swiss air reading Foucault with a dreamy expression and humming tunes from the Sound of Music ... ' Fresh' it's bloody cold then? Imagine Aberystwyth on a damp day and you're nearly there. That's winter though. Summer becomes far sunnier but you'll probably still need your parka and ski boots. Evian isn't too far away so you could take a trip to bottle your own water at source . Lausanne is often the base for many skiers as it is close to some of the best glaciers in Europe. So basically it's UEA but co lder and got yodelling Swiss people there? They don't all yodel and they don't all make cuckoo clocks and eat fondue all the time either. Lausanne is a city packed with enlightening culture and is with in easy reach of Paris, Geneva and Nice. Go on, experience a bit of European chic.

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Justin's doing it in shiny vinyl, Kelly's always done it like a material girl. The eighties are back. For the girls its punky, trashy and clashy. Boys, dig out your PE kits and team with v.isors, sweat bands and nylon. Mix stripes, spots, ties, plastic jewellery and belts. Junk is the new punk.

Clockwise from top: Claire wears black zip up jacket, £20, pleated blue mini-skirt, £16, white string vest, £8, black and pink polka vest, £16, yellow and grey striped tee, £16, all Topshop. Harry wears red tracksuit top, £75, Replay, Sleeveless denim jacket, £120, Levi, black pants, £69, Wild and Lethal Trash, all Philip Browne. Jeremy wears biker jacket, £450, pale denim ripped jeans, £95, both Elements, black and white stripe tie, £7, visor, £7, both Miss Selfridge. Harry wears green and white sports vest, £14, 3/4 length grey tracksuit bottoms, £18, Topshop, black zipped trousers, £25, Topman. Emma wears denim hotpants, £18, yellow racer back vest, £6, grey striped tank top, £20, all Topshop. Claire wears black and white stripe tie, £7, pink sunglasses, £18, yellow plastic belt, £6, pink canvas belt, £8, blue belt, £10, black belt, £10, all Topshop. Photographer: Ed Webb-lngall, Stylists: Ellie Shears and Hannah Walker, Models: Claire, Emma, Harry and Jeremy

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s. •• • ike most people, I was nervous when I took my driving test. Unfortunately, I was so nervous that I forget to go to the toilet before the test began. After just a couple of minutes driving I realized I really needed a wee. Not wanting to embarrass myself, I decided to clench and try to hold on until the end of the test. As each minute passed my need to urinate grew. Soon , simply holding was feel ing more difficult than reversing around a corner. Yet despite my discomfort I seemed to be doing ok - until, about half way through the test, I was slightly late spotting a yellow light and had to break suddenly. With my concentration momentarily elsewhere, my bladder saw its chance and took it. The mixed sensation Df relief and absolute horror as the wet patch around my crotch grew remains a unique experience I hope never to repeat. Amazingly, the examiner failed to notice the patch, the smell, and the ever-so-slight increase in temperature and the test continued. Not only did it continue, I actually passed. Wetting myself proving to be an effective way to releasing driving-test nerves - although, having now also had the experience of explaining to my instructor why his car was cove red in piss, it isn't a technique I'd recommend. Mobile but Moist, EAS2

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This is so incredibly embarrassing I've just about managed to convince myself it didn't happen to me. But it did, so here we go: I'd been going out with my girlfriend for just under two years. In that time we'd enjoyed a fairly varied sex-life . However, I hadn't managed to convince her to try anal sex. Anyway, on the evening of my 21st birthday we were mucking around in my room prior to my party and it was all getting rather steamy. As a present, my girlfriend suggested she might be will ing to give anal sex a try. Without wanting to get too graphic, it was all going quite well when suddenly, my mum knocked on the door and walked in before I could say anything to stop her. Apparently the guests were arriving . Now, being caught having anal sex by your mum would be bad enough; it was certainly terrible at the time because, without th inking , I pulled away from my girlfriend as quickly as I could. At which point she promptly shat herself. Whether it was just the shock, or whether it was an unavoidable reaction to pressure change, I don't know. But regardless, in full view of my mother, facieses came out of my girlfriend's arse and landed on the bed . My mum fled the room immediately. The party that followed was a blur. The incident has never been mentioned in my house since. Forgive me if I don't give my name. Permanently Altered, SOC3

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_ _ _.......,..., You may have been feeling a little strange of late. That's because you are. But we all have our crosses to bear in life, and your burden this week is feeling particularly cumbersome. To lessen the load , may I suggest that you use reading week to the full and spend it gazing down a bottle neck.

When I went home for Christmas, I went out drinking with some of my friends at a pub that was a good hour's walk from my house. After much catching-up and many, many drinks, last orders was announced and we prepared to leave. On standing, it became clear that I was much drunker than I had thought. Despite this, I slurred goodbye to my friends in the car park and set off stumbling home. I hadn't gone far before I came to a pair of decisions. Firstly, and quite reasonably, I realized I wasn 't going to make it home. Secondly, for reasons I can only attribute to the gallons of beer sloshing within me, I decided the best place to sleep was at the near-by house of a friend who hadn't been at the pub, who I didn't know that well, and who wasn't even back from university. Arriving at his door I didn't bother to knock, let myself in, and proceeded to attempt to remember where his bedroom was. it was while searching the rooms that I encountered my friend's parents, whom I didn't know at all. They quite forcefully demanded to know who I was and what I was doing in their house. Various options were open to me. The most obvious was to tell the truth and ask if it was ok to sleep in their home. Instead, and this made perfect sense at the tirne, I tried to convince them that I was their son. "What do you mean you don't recognize me?" I asked, as the father escorted me outside. In the end I spent the night in a bush in their front garden. AA Bound, EAS1

Oh watery Piscean, you zodiac poet. When will you take your head out of the clouds and your arse off the sofa? Your command th is week is to get in touch with your earthy, material side. Go forth and spend. Your retailers need you . it's time to stop stamping your pretty little feet, Aries. Pent-up aggression isn't sexy - your face goes all red and your eyes bug out. Make some camomile tea and kick back with the Gr~ gorian monks. Aaaah , doesn't • • • that feel better? Seriously, though - think of your blood • pressure and remember to breathe. Phew, you're like a bitch on heat this week. Watch out any unsuspecti ng innocents. Or lamp-posts for that matter, for nothing will escape your wanton desires over the next few days, as you cast around for a suitable victim. Run! Run from the horny bull!

Yes, you 're fabulous . Yes, you're gorgeous. But isn't it time you stopped swanning around like SJP without the wardrobe and turned your atte ntion towards a book instead? You know, the things with words? You r degree? Oh , never mind - go back to H&M and stop wasting my time.

This isn't completely my embarrassment, but last year I went to the bank to get some money out, but the machine wouldn't let me. I went inside the bank, where I was told I was as overdrawn as I cou ld be, all in front of a long queue of people. This would be embarrassing, except that I knew I hadn't spent that much money. asked to speak to the manager. When we looked at my account details we discovered several payments had been made with cheques I hadn't written. I left the bank with the understanding that they would find out what had happened from their end, while I checked my cheque book. At home my cheque book was nowhere to be found . I couldn't remember the last time I'd used it. Against my better judgment I told my mum what had happened. She went ballistic. Why hadn't I taken better care of it? Did I not value money? Did I really think I'd get all the money back? Later, when she'd calmed down a little, she asked where the cheques were cashed . Then I had a thought -the cheques were used at expensive clothes and food stores, not the kind of places thieves tend to shop. But exactly the kind of places my mum frequented. My mum has the same first initial as me. "Get your cheque book," I said. "Why?" She asked . "Just get it," I said. The cheque book, when it appeared, was mine. Mum had been using it for about a month. got the money back and she had to apologize. Ha Ha Ha. Issues, DEV1

Tensions may be running high among your housemates. This is because you're crap to live with at the moment. Take your head out of your sh ell and try smiling for a change. Why not buy some flowers or bake a cake? You are supposed to be a home-loving little crab, after all. Don't just sit there and let the guilt eat away at your insides, do something about it. Damaged property can be paid for; you can apologise for insulting someone; cheating can be put right. A mistake that involves all of these, however, may be more tricky. The moon is in Uranus. We all knew you we re anal, k!l\ll.lli~...-~1 but isn't th at taking things a mite too far? Come on,

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Do you have an embarrassing moment that you want to share with the UEA population? If so, come to the Concrete office and drop them in or email us at su.concrete@ uea.ac.uk. The most embarrassing entry will win a free ticket to the Thursday LCR!

Point your archer's arrow in anyone's direction this week, 'cause you're adorable and sexy and boy, don't you know it. Narcissism sits very well on you, but just be careful you don't walk into any lamp posts this week, as you gaze at your shop-window reflection . Ouch - there you go... You're so stuck in a rut , you might as well pull in a few cushions and make you rself comfortable. This week, you r mantra must be 'I will shake up my life'. Start with the small th ings - sit in a different place in the bar, or try wal king a different route to campus. All sorts of crazy things could happen...

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Talk about it with them , or go to the student advice centre. Tom Gasston CHE 2 Keep your head down until someone asks. lt could look pushy if you say, 'Does anyone want to live with me?' Duncan Gates EAS PG

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Go to the accommodation office and see what's about. Stuart Wright MTH 2 Have a little word with your flatmates . Kat Woodward CHE 2

Bring up the subject that you don't know where you are going to live next year in front of them. Kate Kreke EAS PG

And the alternative advice... Move into a tent in a field. The rent will be cheaper and you 'll get plenty of media coverage and maybe some money. You could hold campsite parties and toast marshmallows. Ryan EAS2. Shun your flatmates for the rest of the semester. Then you 'll really have no friends but at least you' ll have your pride. In the meantime, maybe you should contact The Big Issue, as that seems like the only prospect you have left. John LAW3.

10Years Ago "£43.50" was the headline of issue 18 of Concrete (out March 3, 1993), the "disgusting" amount of money UEA planned to charge for their new, as yet unopened, on-suite residence halls. At the time Union officials felt the price would create a divide between rich and poor students. Has it happened? You tell us. Also on the front page was news that, for the first time, four women had been voted into the full-time Union positions. Oddly, considering we're supposed to be the most apathetic bunch yet, fewer students voted in 1993 ( 1,100) than did this year (1 ,339). Perhaps we do care after all. In Happenings (The Event's precurser) the big interview was with 'son of God' and ex -goalkeeper David \eke, asking the vital question, "is he off his bike?" At the time lcke confidently predicted his new book "will have the effect of a nuclear explosion." Did Jesus ever promise to ki ll millions of people? Happenings' reviews made remarkably accurate predictions . Reservoir Dogs got four stars and the comment "the gangster film may possibly never be the same again", while some band called Radiohead were tipped for big things thanks to their new album Pablo Honey.

5 Years Ago In 1998 (issue 84, March 4) it was students' faces, not their pockets, that were being "battered". Accompanied by a lurid pair of colour pictures of the victims, the front page story was on the attack by local teenagers on two UEA students. Geoff Lapthorn , then in SOC1, told how he had to pretend to be unconcious before the gang stopped. Inside the paper, the big news was of Vice-Chancellor Vincent Watts' plan to merge UEA's numerous schools into four 'super-faculties'. Don't remember this happening? That's because it didn't, possibly due to the opposition voiced by the Deans of the various schools involved. Concrete printed an open letter from the students, asking the VC to clarify the details of his proposal.

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Grinning out from the cover of The Event was 1a-second ce lebrity Maureen (from Driving School). In those wonderful , innocent days before Big Brother, The Event was curious just what it was that appealed to people about the sudden craze for docu-soaps.

Last Year Under the headline of "Another Loss tor UEA Staff", on February 27 , 2002, Concrete reported on the death of ENV professor lan Langford. Police attributed the death to natural causes, though a number of sources referred to Or Langford's recent drink problem . Continuing a bad week for UEA staff, Concrete also included a story on the 'mixed' reception of Andrew Motion's latest efforts as Poet Laureate. By far the biggest feature in The Event was a two-page interview with Buffy's Anthony Stewart Head . Back in Britian to film Man-Child, Head spoke about his coffee-ad past, vampi re-slaying present and possible spin-off show future . The Royal Tenenbaums was a big hit in the film section ; Beverly Knight had similar success in music.

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Bigger boycott UEA Green Party supports the campaign to keep the Union's boycott of Nestle products. Nestle encourages artificial infant feeding even though reversing the decline in breastfeeding could save the lives of 1.5 million infants every year according to United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). UNICEF states that in areas with unsafe water, a bottle-fed baby is 25 times more likely to die from diarrhoea than a breastfed one. However, the Green Party would like to see the Union go much further in raising awareness of the ethical concerns surrounding so many of the products which are on sale. For example, shouldn't Coca Cola also be a target given its opposition to measures to combat climate change? What about Altria, makers of products such as Kraft cream cheese, who have been lobbying for the deregulation of the tobacco industry for decades? lt also seems especially ironic that the Labour Party on campus supports the campaign to keep the boycott. While the backing of individual Labour members on this issue is welcome, I cannot understand how anyone who believes in addressing the ethical implications of the products we buy can support the current Government. This overnment's insistence on a policy of supporting greater deregulation of global trade makes it impossible for Fair Trade initiatives, for example, to be anything other than a campaign for consumer awareness. Any Government which was serious about addressing poverty and slave labour in the developing world would legislate to make import levies on Fair Trade good lower than on ncm-fair trade goods and would ban the importing of products produced under conditions which violate human rights. The Nestle boycott is a good start but the consumer awareness campaign needs to have a much wider focus and anyone wanting to see an ethical trade policy for this country needs to stop supporting this Government.

Lorraine Dallmeier ENV PG Adrlan Ramsay SOC PG UEA Green Party

Cry for choice I would like to express my views on the continuing Nestle debate. Don't get me wrong. In no way do I support Nestle, if what is said about them is true. In no way do I wish to see people stopped from expressing their opinions. All I'm tired of is the oral fascism that sees people banned from walking into the Union Food Outlet and purchasing the items that they desire. Campaign against Nestle by all means. Spread the word about their supposedly malicious marketing practices. But for crying out loud, let people make up their own minds.

Sorry if I'm missing something obvious here, but four people (plus RON) stood for the post of Welfare Officer, one person won by more than 60 votes, and the job was given to the person who came third. Is this how elections are usually run? Why is it that the Union feels the need to reduce the vote to two candidates, despite one having already won by a perfectly respectable majority? Surely, except in the cases of a tie or disqualification, haveing to give second and third choices shouldn't be neccessary. People who vote liberal democrat aren't made to pick again. According to the original vote, more students (including myself) thought Alpa Patel was the best candidate to become Welfare Officer. lt isn't fair to her or us that the Union's hopelessly idealistic concept of democracy handed the job to the person in third place. What really renders the vote worthless is the decision to make second and third choices optional, something to do if the voter wants. By not stressing the importance of nominating reserves, by the fourth vote 350 students were denied a voice in the only count that ultimately mattered. With Rebecca Smith winning by just 12 votes (compared to Alpa's original 65), those 350 could have easily swung the result in either direction. What sense is there in refusing to accept a count where someone wins by 65 with 107 spoilt papers, only to accept a count where someone wins by 12 with 350 spoiled?

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No more coke? Any reasoning against Nestle is, whether for the better or for the worse, rendered redundant by the fact that we live in a democracy. If a person wants to purchase a Kit Kat, then that is his or her own choice. No one has the right to deny him or her of that freedom . No one has the right to assume that the possession of a moral high-ground guarantees any sort of superiority. If you wish to boycott Nestle, do so on your own terms. Do not presume to have the right to enforce this desire upon the people who think differently. Such action is likely only to encourage resentment towards a cause that is otherwise worthwhile. Unfortunately, I suspect that the vote will go to a vocal minority, to the people who assume that their own morality is so rich and golden that it should be placed on a pedestal that much higher than our own. Freedom of expression works both ways. This is clearly an idea that the more self-righteous students have trouble accepting. I'd like to be proven wrong.

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Applications are invited for the pos1t10n of Advertising Manager, Concrete, for the penod September 2003 to June 2004. The pos1 t10n 1s open to any student study.ng at UEA during 2003/4, and mvolves selling the adverts that fmance Concrete to loca l and national customers, developing new relationships and nurturing exiSting cl1ents m a profess•onal manner. The successful applicant w1 11 have sales experience and a fnendly telephone and personal manner. Closing date: Friday Apnl 4, 2003

Distribution Manager

Part time

Appli cations are mv1ted for the position of Distribution Manager, Concrete, for the period September 2003 to June 2003 . The pos1tion is open to any student studymg at UEA dunng 2002/3, and mvolves overseemg the ettect1ve d1stn but10n of Concrete to 3,000 study bedrooms and over 50 campus pick-up pomts. Applicants must be aged 21 years or over and should be 1n possess1on of a fu ll UK dnvmg l1 cence on takmg up the post. Closmg date: Fnday Apnl 4, 2003

Pa e.c 18

soapbox What's best and worst in Sport today... Marc Dudley looks at the burning issu es

Concrete

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Have the press lost the plot?

Relegation battle on the cards as season hots up for UEA good \\ o rk

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TH E eve n ts o f last w eek in the M a nc heste r U n it ed d ressin g roo m w ith Sir A lex accident a ll y kicki ng a boot into the face: o f D avid Bec kham has be e n ring ing in e verybod y ' s c ars the las t fe w d a ys . I t has no t been m ade eas ie r b y the pre ;,s e ithe r. w ith e ve ry E ng li sh ne wspa per p lashing it over the fro nt page.

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m ea n> to some people . W h e n h is :,econd c hi Id wa;, born and Posh and Becks dec id ~d to ca ll h im ' Ro m co'. the w ho le o f the country sta rted deba ting if the na me was appropria te a nd if o thers wo uld fo llo w the ir footsteps . tvlan y in the U K and the res t o f the wo rl d adore Beck ham , a nd w ha t he ge ts up to does inte rest so m e peo ple . Bu t 10 m ake it fro n t page n ~ w;,, a nd go o n and o n abo u t it j us t fceb wro ng whe n the re is so much el se going o n in the w o rld . I a m sure if yo u aw o ne o f the comedy s how s o n TV last week. the Beck ham/ Bool inc ide nt was j o ked a bo ut. wh ic h shows yo u rea ll y how unsc rio us th ~ w ho le th ing w as. Bec kh a m a nd Ferg u so n ha ve put the w ho le thing behind the m . so wh y ca n ' t the pre ss do the sa me a nd start re po rti ng o n real news .

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MARC DUDLEY Sports Editor

The ;,eco ml hall cont inued in II HH.: h

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a nd the c h ance of th i:, hap pen ing is ve ry s m a ll indeed. Fergu:,on m ust have fe lt the G o d s were aga in st him . as the b oot s tru c k Beck ha m . a nd if th a t boot had hi t an yo ne el se. the n the sto ry wo uld ha ve bare ly m ade the b ac k page. Fo r exa mp le. if the boot had hit Phi! Nev ille the n everyone wo u ld ha ve ju st la ug hed a nd no t tho ug ht too m uc h abo ut it. B ut s ince it was Da,·id Bec k ha m. nu mbe r o ne ro le- model in the wo rld . the press sta rt e d to ;, pecu la te a ho ut the sta rs fu tu re . Fir;, tl y. it was an acc ide nt a nd it is some th ing tha t w il l o n ly happe n o nce in a life time . Second ly, Ferg ie may no t ha ve apo log ised p ub lic ly. but tha t d oes n ' t me a n he di d n ' t reg re t w ha t he d id. I a m s ure w he n it ha ppened ; Fe rg uson h ad a ta lk wi th Beckha m a nd said sorry. W ith the o n -going situ a ti o n in Iraq , the p ress m ust have fe lt tha t David Bcc kha m ·s future w as more impo rta nt th a n the future o f the wo rl d . H as Ferg uson lost it ~ Wi ll Bec kham ever fo rg ive hi m '' Is it It a ly nex t fo r Bec ks'' T he M a nc he ste r Un ite d p la yers m u st h a ve fo und the w ho le situ a tio n hi la rio us, a nd th at the p ress co u ld ac tu a ll y ma ke suc h a b ig th in g o f a o met h ing s ma ll a s th a t s how s how they reall y don ' t ha ve a ny thi ng be tte r to write abo ut. T he s to ry d id m a ke a nice d iffe re nce to th e u;,ual sho u ld w e o r sho u ld n ' t we a tt ac k Iraq . bu t to go o n fo r as lo ng as they did ;, how;, how m uc h Dav id Beck ha m

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o ne o f the fun n ie st sto ri e s o f the year, but to m ak e so muc h o f it was j ust rid ic u lo u s. L ike man v foo tba ll pl a yers ha ve sa id . m a n age rs always gel angry afte r the team ha;, u nde r- pe rfo nn ed a nd th in gs like thi s h a p pe n . A ma nage r has a

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ULTI EFISH

BRINGBACK

Success for frisbee team in preparation for Home Tournament WILL ROUTH

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A\'E-A YE, UEA's lll timatl' F ri s bee tt'am co ntinu ed thei r line st.'ason last weekend after linishi ng 29th in the t·ountry in the studen t indoor nationa ls. co llel'ling the coveted Fish t.-op hy. J\ d eple ted in ju ric ~ a nd

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AYE-AY E U LT I M ATE T OU R NA M ENT O n the weekend o f 8th a nd 9 th o f M arc h. s ix teen team fro m a ll o'e r the co untr y w ill be compc tit ng a t the UEA Spo rt spa.rk in the li rs t ever U ltima te Fri sbee to urna me nt in Norfolk. Specta to rs wi ll be very w lecome a we wa nt to ra i e th e pro li lc o f the g ame in N o rw ic h .

Concrete Wednesda1·. Februory 26. 2003

Ruled out UEA fell just short of a final place in the Regional University Indoor Tournament after losing a bowl out in their group decider. Due to a bizarre tournament rule, the group winner was decided on a bowl out between the two sides, and not the standard rules of run rate or wickets lost. UEA were dra1411 in a group with De Montfort (Leicester) and Warwick, and the 6 man team were confident of 14i nning their group. In their first game UE A came out firing, bowling De Montfort out for just 78. Jan1es Ing, John Fish and Mark Scholield got a wicket each, with the other three batsmen being run out by good UEA fielding. ln reply, Fish was forced to retire on 25, but with Captain Richard Moores unbeaten on 17 and Phil Walklate finishing on 10 runs, UEA won by all 6 14ickets. UE A were put into bat in their second match by Warwick and ended on 103 for 4 off the 12 overs innings. Richard Moores led the way ending on 42 not out 14ith another impressive batting display from Phil Walklate who finished with 28 not out. Warwick knew they had to "in this game after losing their first game against De Montfort, and War14ic.k got off to a good start in their innings, but soon Andre Leslie got UEA back in to the game taking two wickets.Two of the Warwick batsmen were ran out in quick succession giving UEA the upper hand, a nd Warwick needing U of the last over. Warwick maanged to reach their target on the last ball, to win by two wickets. The group was therefore decided on a bowl out, making the entire days play irrelevant. Warwick 'von 2-1, with only Fish managing to hit the wickets, meaning UEA mis.~ out on a final place. It may have ended in a cruel way, but UEA Cricket club can take many positives from the tournament, and hopefully they can take their form into future competitions, where hopefully the roles will be back to normal.

Let down but still swimming WITH the disapointment of the Union forgetting to enter the UEA swimming team into the BUSA Nat ional Championships still haunting them, two of the univerlsties swimmers still managed to compete in the in Sheffield . The team of 25 made tbe trip, even though tbey weren't competing, to give Alex Perrin and Rebecca Neil the support they needed. The standard was high, with 2 British Records being set. Despite this, Perrin and Neil perfurmed weU with Neil finishing 17th and 22nd in tbe 50m freestyle and butterfly respectively. CaptaiB Al«'x PerriD narrowly aiiasiag eot on a place in tbe liul by o.6 secoads in the lOOm lmetitstroke and lloislaing a credible 14th ill the 200m breaststroke.

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MARC DUDLEY Sports Editor

AFTE R last week 's Cup exit to Southampton, the Cana ries bounced back . in style beating their promoti on ri vals Sheffield United on their own turf. P au l McY~i g h n~tt~d th~:

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ne r to ~:arn t he Canari~ s · first away wi n s irKl: S~:pt c mlxr 2~ . Cil) held rhe ir ncne and their co rnpu, urc in a heated match. "hi eh 'aw rhc ho rnc ;, ide reduced to 9 rnen. and a dcli g hr ed Ci ty Manager ige l Wo rthing rn n prai,ed hi ' pia) er' I or their ball lin g 1-0 win. " I rn ld the player' alrcrwarth th a r wa' probabl y rhc be,t rr:, ult nl rhe ;,ca-

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CANARIES ROUNDUP

1. Portsm'lh 2. Leicester

3. Reading 4. N. Forest 5. Shelf Urd 6 Wolves

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A LL-TIME HEAD TO HEAD

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Norw1ch w ins Ipswich Wins

Draws

48 55 25

PIRATES MISS OUT ON PlAYOFF PlACE American Football: Surrey 36 UEA 26

A LEX THO RPE

THE UEA Pirates fell to two defeats in fo ur days despite playing some of the best football of their short season to slip out of the playoffs. After a narrow 6 - 12 defeat in ove rtime a t F a lco n s.

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rhe aid of" , li ghr ddk(lion . The Ca narie> were forced ha<: ~ inro rh cir ow n hil l!". ma~in g fo r a t~n:-.~ tim \ h for \ i ~i tin g !-t upportcr:-. "'nine-man Unircd did rhcir he' ' rn ma ~ c a li g ln or i1. And deep imo injur) rime rhc y neilrl y grahhe·d a lasr-ga;,p e4uali;,er when 1\loonc) lo bbed rhc ha ll n\'cr rhc our-nf-pm.irion Green and Waync Alli,on wa> in<:he' away from heading rhe hall home. hurjusr faikd ru connccl. N"r" ich hel d on fnr rlm:e 'en irnportanr po inb . and <:an 1101\ l<ll>~ for" ard rn rhc bi g tkrby game o n Sunday. ·· \Vc mu ')t cn no:ntratc on beating Gi ll ingha rn fir>~.'" sa id a happ \' gna l"·mc r Paul Mc Vcigh ;t lkr rh e march . ··we ~mm rhc ran ' arc up fnr rhi' nnc. and

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nn bad form. bur c urrcnll) lp,wich arc lindin g ir hard In keep up "irh lhc pace' .

AGAINST IPSWICH

NATIONWIDE DIVISION ONE P W D 33 20 10 33 20 8

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rhe !\or" i..:h Cir~ or o ld .'" Unired·, \\'ayuc Qurnn ilnd Pcr..:r 'dlnnr did rhe Blade·,· cau;,c no good a> rh ey horh earned early harh' in lhe 'eennd half rnr 'econd bno~ abk o llc rKC\ . a nd Ciry ~ecper Rn he·rr Green "a' c' en ' 'ruc k "irh an ohjeer from rhe en m d. a' Unircd

S u rrey be ing their final ga me of t he season as a p layo fT p lace was n ow o ut o f reac h . EA got off to the worst possible sta rt s agai nst S urrey with lan Burchetr's punt being b locked and Surrey scoring o n their lirsl offfc nsive p lay. S hort ly a fterwards UEA did get o n the board as Burc he lt ran a fumble recovery back 36 yards to score. but a missed PAT left the score at 8-6 to the Stingers. Be fore the break S urrey scored three more times,

whil st UEA ma naged a to uchdown after QB Jaco b Banik fo und Jo hn Gouldson for a 58-yard score . The sceund ha lf was a hallk between un s top pab le fo rce s in the o ppos in g o iTcnsc> and immovab le objects in rhe opposi ng dcfensc , . but UEA soon added rnorc poi nt s to the score a' Banik hit Gouldson for a seco nd score - thi s time nf 40 yard,. A third P'" sing rm rc hduw n from Ba ni k. th is time to B urchett , brou ght the diiTcrence bcrween the sides to just two po ints. but Su n ey's next drive went the di sta nce a nd they scored the game-clinc hing to uc hdow n wirh j ust 95 seconds remaining . T he S urrey ga me saw a few points wort hy o f note. Jacob Banik broke Andy Enni s' eight-year old sing le-game passing reco rd wirh 279 yards from 15 completions. whi le la n Burc hell - surely a fu ture BCAFL Hall of Famer - now ho lds the a ll time Pirates career touchdown record with 3 1 over hi s six-year career.

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Date mix • up ru1ns Derby day MARC DUDLE Y Sports Editor

A LACK of communication between the UEA Sportspark and the Student Union has left some sports clubs fu ming, after their Essex Derby matches clash with th e BUSA knockout ties. Footba ll , Basketball a nd Hockey teams representing UEA will not be a ble to fi eld their strongest sides on derby day, as the BUSA competition is seen as a bigger priority. T he Derby day was origina lly scheduled for Wedn esda~· Ma rch 5. but d ue to the Spor tspark and the Uni on fa iling to disco,·er the hall had a lrca d ~· been booked b~· a local schoo l. the date of the Derby day had to be cha nged. "We decided to nul\ e it to this W<·dnesday. as it suited both Essex and us." said Union Finance Officer 1\lichellc Pratt. ··we know th at some UEA teams have BUSA knocko ut matc hes on the same da~·. bu t all the ga mes will st ill go a head, she added." The teams affected a re the both the mens a nd womens foo tba ll teams, the women's hockey tea m and the Basketba ll men. The dash means these clubs will have to fi eld their reserve teams against Essex. if they wan t to progress in the BUSA knoc kout competitions. UEA's chances of winning have now been red uced and neither the nion or Sportspa r k a re will ing to ta ke the blame for the mistake. T he Essex Derby Da)' is this Wednesday. February 26,

Shock as footballers' season is destroyed after they miss out on final and BUSA championship in the same week Norfolk Junior Cup Semi-Final: UEA 1 Dersingham 2 ALEXTHORPE

IT was supposed to be the biggest week in UEA FC's history, but it ended as one of their biggest disappointments as a pair of defeats at home to Wo rcester a nd Dersingham cost them a place in the BUSA Championship and the Norfolk Junior Cup final respectively. Going into the Worcester game just needing to win to guarantee a promotion playofT. UEA loM to tiHl weal-.. goals despit.: ha I ing the majority or the possession against an already relegated side.

T he ga me was ki ll ed o ff as a co ntes t when Lcwis Broom fl c ld was sent off fo r an inn oc uous c ha ll e nge on the vis itors' goa lkeeper. Worcester cou ld have done UEA a favour the followi ng Satu rday by beati ng Oxford and sending the title to Norwich, but e h o~c not to lie Id a side. On tha t Satu rday in question, UEA played their third Junior Cup semi-final in four years wi th a fu ll -strengt h side. From the very first whistle UEA had the upper hand. putting the ir visitor> from West Norfolk under intense pressure. it was no surprise. therefore. when the Blues took the lead with just 20 minutes on the clock. Stuart Jcn~inson ..:hargcd down a forward ball from a Dersingham defender and raced half the length of the field. He laid ofT to Broomfield. "hose shot was saved only as far as John Fish

who ro lled inlo the .-------:-:-.--::-,....-;--:--------,---::,.-,,..--=- : - - - - - - - - , empty net. Broomfi eld had a chance to double the lead j ust two mi nutes later when he beat fi ve players only to see his shot roll agonisingl y wide of the far post. Just as UEA began to get a foothold in the game. Dcrsi ngham grabbed a shock equaliser. JC Trindcr committed a foul on the edge or the box and Paul English curled a quid free kick into the top left corner before the wall could get set. 1-'ish had two well ner. hut the referee adjudged that he "d gone struck shots frorn th ro ugh the back of the defender to get there distance saved well by Kcvin Minm in the dying minutes of the half. one finding the and awarded a free kick. Then. j ust live minu tes later. came the suckinside of the upright before bounci ng back in to Minns· arms. er punch. With De rsingham looking to hang on for the UEA came out for the second hal f pumped replay they managed to break clear. A ba ll over up. and began to create cha nce after chance. the top from English was not dealt with by With in the first I 5 minutes Jack Cullis. Fi sh. ei ther Henk van Oaten or Gavin Reed and Paul Broomfie ld and Paul Jarrett all had golden Edwards nodded a simple looping header opport uni ties turned away by Min ns. Eng lish home. saw another quick free kick come back off the UEA hulled and puiTed at the death, put woodwork for Dcrsingham. but it was their couldn"t break through and had to deal with the only real chance for half an hour. UEA thought they had re-taken the lead disappo intment again of falling out at the semifi nal stage. The team now face Wo l verhampton with just I 5 minutes remaini ng when Gaskell in a BUSA Shie ld knockout tic on Wednesday. bundled the ball in at the far post from a cor-

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