Issue 154 ·Wednesday, October 8, 2003
UEA' S STUDENT NEWSPAPER
.FREE
Troubled car park system collapses after Starsailor concert THOM SMITH News Editor
THE UEA 's new car parking system caused chaos at the Starsailor gig on Wednesday, October I. People were forced to queue into the car park, and then queue for more than 40 minutes on the way out. Union Entertainment s Manager. Nick Rayns. w ho wi tnes,ed the event s. descri bed the confusion of dri vers as a "massive public re lati o ns di sas ter". He said that the show li ni , hed at about I 0 :50. and at 11 : 15. there wcrc still 4-500 vehicles trying to leave the car park. By 11:25. te mpers were begi nning to llare. By I I :30. peop le were trying to fo rce the entry and ex it barri ers in an attcmpt to escape. It was at abou t th is time. according tu
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Mr Rayn~ th at "the que ue stretched across the car park and back again , peo ple were continuou sly leaning o n their cars' ho rns. The sec urity staff were coming unde r increas ing threats of violence, and so the o rder was give n that the barriers be lifted ou t of the way. It then took people about five minutes to leave. Mr Rayns went on to poi nt o ut that not on ly does the car pal'k system affect the staff. the studen ts and the visi tors at the un iversi ty but the no ise of the protests affects the neig hbo uring ho uses. Added to thi s. o ne of the mac hines ja mmed as peopl e tried to get into the car park be fo re the gig. which resu lted in a tai lback run ni ng betwee n the car park and the Fiveways. Union Comm unications officer Ned G las icr >aid that the Union had feared that th i> would happen for some time. but the warnings had bccn ignored by the Uni'e"ity:
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"A few months ago vari o us Unio n offi cers and members of staff to ld the University that the new car parking system wo uld cause chaos o n gig nig hts when we have up to 1,500 people in the LC R all leav ing at once. The se rio us concerns we ex pressed haven't been acted on and I'm not surprised th at thcrc was such a big mess o n Wednesday night after the Starsai lor g ig. " "Wc\·e already had load> of complaints from loyal gig custome" and quite frankly I'm worried that if thi s happens aga in we'll >tart los ing customcrs fro m o ur gigs. T he U ni ver~i t y has to act now to sort it o ut. If they don't. we' ll lose c u,turner,. the reside nts on Bluebell Road will go berserk from all the extra noise and the Univcr;ity Security Stall will be 'o tied up dea ling wit h frmtrated drivers they won't ha\e time to en.,ure 'tudcnt w<!ll hcing on campu'
Mr Glasier went o n to say that the Uni o n wi shes to get the university to deal with the proble ms. and so, "We have requested an urgent meeting wi th the Vice C hance llo r because it seems that if no-one in thc relevant departments wi ll listen to o ur conce rns our only choice is to go right to the top." Daw n Dewar. UEA 's T ransport Co-ordinato r said. "Some of our sccurity guards were hara"cd and bullied by drivers leav ing the car park fo ll ow ing the gig on Wednesday. Such hchaviour is unacceptable. and we would have no he,itatiun in taking further ac tion if individua ls are idcntified .Ci nema and theatre-goers often have to yueue hl lca\ c car parks aftcr a show and we \\ould ask those attendi ng gig' at UEA to 'how the 'amc paticnce and rc,pcct
INTERVIEWS WITH STARSAILOR AND DAVE GORMAN, FEATURES ON FilM FASHION AND SOAP COMEBACKS, RMEWS OF BEW AND SEBASTIAN AND FINDING NEMO AND, ONCE AGAIN, 'MORE'
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Top • up fees protests The Union o f UEA Students is try ing to rai se awareness o f the issue o f top -up fees. The fee,.
The Hive's to be changed for start of next year
which <u·c propm.cd by the govwould
crnmcnt.
al low
universities such as the UEA to charge stude nt s £3000 a year to
want o ut of the ve nu e. A meeting was he ld
study. Thi' would of co urse increase gradua te debt.
MELISSA HU RST
on Wcuncsday, Octobe r I between des ign-
and
ers and reg ular Hi ve users to di sc uss ideas.
threaten many un iversities and students. To highlight thi s. members of the Un ion were o ut in force on the ope n day (Friday October 3) givi ng o ut lca ll cts and gett ing pe ople to sig n a petition against
still a chance to have a say. There arc com-
Se rving not only as a second LCR bar ant!
A lternatively
This wil l b..: presented to the UEA's loca l MP. Mr Charles Clarke. the Secretary of State for Educa ti on w ho is in favour of the fees. The Union would like all students to help in the ca mpa ign against the fees. The bi g noise demon stration on O ctober 17
ment
cards
on
the
Hive
tables
c-mail
the
Union
a venue for coffee drinkin g and sa nuwich
Commu ni cati o ns O fficer with any ideas at
eating during the day, the llive regularly
s u.co mm s @uea.ac.uk .
host s meetin gs of the
the implementation o f the fee s.
For those who mj sscd it, however. there is
A NE W look is being plan ned for the Hi ve, in time for the arrival of nex t year 's Freshers.
EA, many c luh'
Ncd Glasicr said to Concrete.
and soc ieties. Now that the decor is beg in -
"At the moment. we are considering sev-
ning to loo k a little dated. and the flooring
eral optio ns. These include expanding the
is beg inning to wear thin after overuse
Hive over the street. to make a bigger
from Thursday night revelry. th e decision ha s been made to refu rbi sh th e venue.
venue. putting a glass roof o n the Hive to
The Union is keen to ma ke sure that th e
make it li gh te r, and a much bi gge r ba r in
new loo k Hive is o ne which appeals to alL
the LCR. Ou r big ges t concern at the mo ment is that the new venue wil l be what
and so they have undertak e n a co nsulta -
studen ts want , and so we arc carrying out
tion week to find o ut exactly what students
thi s consultation".
Above: Th e Hi1•e as it is 11011 '.
will be a chance to make as muc h no ise as possib le in the squ;u·c. Senior mem bers of the US wi 11 all so be present. Other ways to make your voice he<trd ;u·c to sign the peti ti o n against fees in the I live. join the National campaign m;u·ch o n
DIARY DEF.
Oc tober '26 . You can a lso con tact th e Prime M in is ter. Tony Blair. <Uld Charles Clarkc. "Stop lo p up fees now· · cards arc avai liablc in the H ive to be sclll to Mr Blair. and you ca n write
to Mr Clarkc for free at fax y-
ES DIVA
Police diary withdrawn because of advert T H E UN IO N, th e Norfolk Police a nd th e Uni versity have all stopped the circulation of a diary whic h was to be give n out by local police offi cers to all students.
Constabulary does not. and did not wish to cause a ny offence ."
advertising that it would carry. Internal e-mai\s
The advert which featured a pi ct ure of an e lderly
that they we re approac hed by the " 'me publishing
bet wccn both the UEA ant! the Student's Union ;., how
perso n and suggested that visiting Diva would result
company in prod ucin g a diary that would feature
The diary. which gave crime preventi o n information
in thi s appearance was allegedly placed with ma lice
a nd use ful cont ac ts. also conta ined advert is in g from
afore tho ught in the d iary a ft er the ha ird ressers dec id-
sec urity informati o n. After careful consideration the UEA and Un ion dec ided that the d i<try wo uld not be
a number of shops and businesses in the Norw ic h ;u·ca. lt was only as the diary was being distributed
ed not to ad verti se. T he manage r of Diva, Mr
necess ary, g iven othe r pub li cati o ns a lready prod uced
stration. you wil l need a ticket -
Matthew Brandish said:
in- hou se and presentations by the po li ce, that lack o f
there' s a deposit of five pounds
last week in the Hive that o ne of the adverts was in
control o ver the advertisin g was unacceptable, and
ourm p.com a nd typi ng in your Norwi ch pos ta l code. To go on the na ti ona l demon -
which wi ll be returned to you if
fact libello us towards a local hairdresser, Diva .
" Red Ki te approached me about advert ising in a diary wh ich wou ld be di stributed to a ll students. I
you attend. Tickets arc availi-
The police o n being notified of the defamatory
said that I wou ld co nsider the idea, bu t decided
lt was a lso considered that the information mjght not
ablc in Uni on House.
advert sto pped its dis tr ibuti o n. The Union also react-
against adverti si ng. Near publi cation. Red Kite con-
he re levant to a provincial. a lmost rural campus such
A nyo ne
w ho
ed by immedi ate ly stoppi ng the d istrib ut io n of th e
tac ted me aga in . un der the im press io n that I ac tua ll y
as UEA.
information shou ld contact a member of the Un ion
diary in thei r buildings.
wished to advertise. This d id not con vince me 1 was dea lin g with a profess ional company. I as sume the
Mr Branui sh said: '' I have not. as yet ruled o ut lega l action. T his se nse-
Executive. but parti cularly the
Constabulary sa id : "Now that we arc aware of the advert we will stop
advert is there because I decided not to advertise.''
less attempt to discredit my business on the basis that
Co mmunications Officer. Ncd
Oddly. it seems th at the Norfolk constabulary was
I c hose not to advc1tisc in the publication in ques ti on
Glasicr
the distribution of th e diary. and we will he takin g up
no t the only body to be approached by Red Kite in
matte rs with the publisher;.,, Red Kite . The No rfo lk
attempting to have a diary published , funded by the
is not onl y abs urd and unprofessional but is likely to scio uly backfire ...
and
wa nt s
the
furth e r
that it mig ht affect the Union's o wn retail services.
Academic
Officer. S;u·ah Gurney
ina Goad. the JX Css o fficer
to
the Norfo lk
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Changes to the Hive Safety Diary removed from campus
Ci nema City allowed to expand Concrete Comment
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Feature on Castle Hail's lOth Anniversary
Gliding feature
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Norwich City report Soap box
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Fashion from The Dustbin
New Chancellor Inaugurated Darkness tickets on Ebay
Feature on student health
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Interview wilh Mrutin Bell
Travel in Dublin Englishman Abroad
View from the street Fixtures
Parking and Housing Updates
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Following up the Big Ears responces
The Norwich Enquirer
Football
Chance of UEA buildings being listed Hugh Grant attacks UEA
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CoiG'Ite Wednesday, October 8, 2003
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IN BRIEF
INAUGURATED
Ceremony at cathedral proclaims Sir Brandon Gough as UEA's fourth Chancellor
REBECCA LAWRENCE
Deputy Editor presticeremony for the of the new chan-
·on, declaring that he
that he
joins a University with an tstanding record of success, prospects and the active involvement of many support-
ers. We look forward to benefiting from his experti se and energy in the future. " He reflected upon the significance of the timing of the ceremony. "It is fitting that the installation should take place alongside a ceremony reflecting our history and our place in the local and regional community." Sir Brandon is the fourth chancellor since the Univer ity received it Royal Charter in
BYT Above: One of the tickels selling on ebay Below: The Darkness
higher education since 1993 when he wa appointed a chair of the Higher Education Funding Council for England and oversaw the bringing
together of the university and polytechnic sectors. He also served on the Council of City University and the Council Industry and Higher Education. Following his instal lation was a service commemorating University's 40th anniversary, and dedicated to the memory the founding Vice-Chancel Professor Frank Thistlethwaite, who died earlier this year, aged 87. A dedication was given by the Vice-Chancellor, and several readings were made by people connected to UEA, such as the first President of the Union UEA students, Richard Snelling.
Pictures: Top, The service at the cathedral; Left, The procession of the University fellows. Both pictures courtesy of the Eastern Daily Press. Copyright EDP Pies 2003.
DARKNESS LAST week, Concrete reported time of press for £250, was particthat there were queues beginularly inexpressive merely ning in the early hours of the confirming that they were not a morning for the last few tickets student and they had bought the to the Darkness concert on tickets when they were ftrst put on October 13. sale. Well , despite the fact that the tick- The second seller, whose tickets et old out almost immediately, are selling for £185 replied that those who are willing to pay out they wanted to see the band, and could still be able to get tickets - bought tickets when they came on there are pairs of tickets available sale, but could not attend. They -for £250. - said that they were surprised at the Shortly after the last tickets were price they had reached and sayi ng: sold form the box office, the inter- "I wa really hoping that I would ne! auction site eBay started to get what I had paid for them, In fact, I was really worried that they advertise pairs of tickets, and then the bids began to rise. As the first wouldn't sell." set of tickets cleared £100, a sec- Asked if they would prefer to see ond set was put on sale and the the gig or to take the money that price rose at a similar rate. At the had been bid, the seller said time of going to press, there are "Show me the money." three sets of tickets for sale. One is This was followed by explaining priced at £250, one at £185 and that he/she was a student of the one at £150. UEA, but has grad uated and i Concrete attempted to contact the now a full time nurse. sellers through eBay's e-mai l sys- Anyone who is interested in the tem. We received two replies, tickets can find them on eBay which told us a little about the sell- along with the other venues the ers, and why they were selling the band are playing. The prices range considerably but average at about tickets rather than seeing the band. The first seller, Craenet, selling, at £90-£100.
Residents of Southwold have complained about the noi e made by a Punch and Judy show. Punch and Judy man John Pulson insisted that he would not comment until he has spoken to Waveney District Council , which issues hi entertainment licence. He has been an entertainer for "a good many year " and says he kept going because he loves performing. "There's not a lot of money with it," he added Norwich 's Lloyd 's No I pub at Riverside lost out in a test case challenge by Luminar Leisure, Luminar Leisure was appealing against an earlier ruling at Norwich Crown Court that Lloyds No 1 could have a 'special hours' certificate, which allows Lloyds to open unti l midnight Monday to Saturday. Certificates are granted if the sale of liquor is "ancillary to the provision of food and music and dancing" Becau e of the impact the case will have on the licensed trade countrywide, the judge gave permission to app ly to the Court of Appeal . Lloyd will therefore keep the certificate until the Appellate court hears the case. New managers are being appointed at Norfolk's main hospital to oversee the I 0-year development plan of its facilities. But, health officials insisted that the proposed expansion of the Norfolk. and Norwich University Hospital did not include plans for more beds. The hospital currently has 989 beds and is on red alert status 70% of the lime concerning the number of beds available. T he foundations for Britain 's biggest offshore windfarm, 3km out to sea on Scroby Sands, have arrived in Yarmouth . The massive components took several days to be brought by ship from the Isle of Lewis in Scotland. The 200 metric ton components, 50m long and 4.2m in diameter, will be stored at the Tank Farm site until the end of October, then they will be shipped out to Scroby Sands and hammered into place using a huge ~ydraulic hammer. The final 38 turbines, will be 60m high with blades 39m long, and may becorfle a tourist attraction. A multi-million-pound deal to ell Norwich International airport could be signed and sealed by the end of the month, according to John Bai llie, executive director of prospective buyer Omniport and Michael Carrick, director of structured ·finance at Ernst and Young Accountant , representatives for Norwich city and orfolk county councils, who aid the firm hoped to have the deal wrapped up within weeks. The latest deal means the council will sell the airport for £11 m, and holding on to £3m pounds-worth of land . A fourteen year old girl has been taken out of school by her mother because of a ban on nose studs. Samantha Griffiths has not gone to Hammond's High School, Swaffham for a week because she and her mother believe the chools new ban is unfair. School staff said the ban wa introducaed for reason of health an safety. Samantha's mother,Mr Griffith now hopes for su pport from other parents over her action and plans to organise a petition in an effort to make the school drop the ruling. A 34 year old jar of chutney found in a Norfolk kitchen has been declared safe to eat after extensive scientific testing. Mrs Joy Tompkins of Downham market found the jars of curried app le and rhubarb chutney she made during a cookery course in 1969. The pickle was tested by re earchers from the Royal Society of Chemistry who described it a having "a very trong flavour" but was safe to eat. An inquest has heard that Air Corporal Chris Strickleton was accidentally shot by his best friend in a training exercise at West Tofts, near Thetford on June 4. Senior Aircraftsman Darren Crook told the Norwich inquest that his rifle had fired accidentally, and a single round hit Corp. Strickleton, killing him in tantly. He is survived by a wife and 18 month old son. Police are investigating the death of a man who e car plunged over cliffs at Hunstan ton. The blue rover was found at the bottom of the cliffs at about 23:30 BST on Thurday 2 October.The body of Ri chard Setchell , 23 of the Kings Lynn area was al o found. An inquest and autop y will be held. Officers are appealing for witnesses to come forward. Great Yarmouth police officer will be playing football in a special match against local a. ylum seekers Thi match is a rematch. In April 2002, the assylum seekers won 5-3. Kick off is 14:00 Thursday at the Wellcslcy road recreation ground.
Witness Appeal For Jutty's Murder Continues POLICE are still a pppealing to the public for any wit nesses to t he brutal murder of Justi n Forrest, known as .Jutty. Office r s have placed posters of t he victim around the UEA, in the Hive and other areas. T he detectives in vesti ga tin g the bludgeoning o r Mr Forrcs t on September 4 in Rockingham Road. nc<u· the Uni ve rsit y Village have repeated ca ll s for witnesses . An yo ne in th e area o r the We s t Earlham Es tate. Village. o r more spec ifi ca lly th e Rockingham Road Area be tw ee n 22:00 and 23:00 hrs on September 4 sho uld co nt ac t the Rocki ngham Road incide nt Room o n 0 1603 276 932. Below : Ju stin Fon·est
PARKING: IT'S NOT US, IT'S THE CARDS Those"Teething Problems" Continue THOM SMITH News Editor FOR all those people who have been having trouble with the car parks well, things are not getting any better, and help does not seem to be on hand . W hen the new syste m we nt on line. w ith the ba rri ers closin g at 02:00h rs on Saturday September 27. th ose who had troub le getting into the carpark had the ir ti c ke ts and ca rd s va lidated at the porter's lodge. Since October I thi s is no lo nge r poss ibl e . and the UEA's res ponse to the problems has been to bla me the users. i nte rna l c-mai Is se nt to all de partme nts say that the issue o r parking troubl e " has been looked at and we ar c 99'k sure that the problems arc w ith the card itself. " Anyo ne who finds that their card will not le t th em int o th e ca rpark. will now be treated as a vi sito r. and therefore must pay for a ticket at th e carpa rk. or mu st use the park and ri de serv ice at
Cos tesscy - at a reduced price, though thi s wo uld probab ly e ntail makin g a Uturn at th e entrance to th e carpark which may not alway s be feasible. Indeed o ne c- mail se nt on September 26. says that all users sho uld treat the sec urity staff w ith due respect. " li sten to any info rmati o n yo u are g ive n a nd do not try to reso lve difficulti es at barri e rs" . - What thi s las t part mea ns fo r those who are stuck at the batTiers un abl e to ge t in is so mew hat qu es ti o nable. Added to th e problems with the cards, the syste m also see ms to have ca used mass ive delay s to th ose who have been tryin g to ge t a new pcrmjt to use the carpark. Sta ll were supposed to be the first to get the permjts. but the Unjo n's stall we re not at first recognised. because they were o n a cli ffe re nt payroll. Smart Share and stude nt passes have also s uffered fro m delays. These prob le ms. coupled with the fiasco detai led o n the front page. loo k like they will cast a shadow over the year.
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LOCAL PEOPLE AFFECTED BY UEA's TRAVEL PLAN LOCAL people appear to be concen1ed a t t he UEA's parking changes, a nd blame t he new system for an increase in traffic problems in t he area a round the Unive1·sity. Mr Jamcs " Bert' ' Bremn er. a member of the Universit y Ward Labo ur Tea m has bee n in contac t w ith Co ncre te co ncernin g th e prob le ms that have been troublin g the loca ls. Specifically. he said: "There is a real proble m with UEA parkin g in the area, whi ch st<u·tecl o n Monday 29th Se pte mber. the day the parkin g rul es were e nforced. The Wi lbcrforce Road re sid e nt s arc up in arms, as are those in N o rth Park Avenue. Th e Avenues. Salter Avenue. Wyc liffe Road, c tc .. It looks like so me o r the Salte r Avc cars arc parked for the who le wee k th e re. and ce rtainl y members of staff have bee n ide ntified as parking there ... Mr Brc mncr also sa id th at '' local roads are j ammed w ith cars. Bluebell Road has beco me one big jam at ni ght and the morning. Wh y doesn' t th e Un ive rsity have another exit o nt o the Earlh am Road '! Even th e C ity Pl a nn ers wa nt it. it is the Un iversi ty th a t is th e problem"
ACCOMMODATION SITUATION UPDATE LAST week, concrete reported that many students who were guaranteed accommodation in the UEA were living in private houses and hotels. The situation, though better is still not over. The problems were hig hli ghted by the story o r Kathetine Kni g ht. an Eco nomi cs and Social Studies stude nt who ex plain ed that for the last two week s, she had been livi ng in the g ues t s uite in Nelson Court. She had fina ll y been assigned accommodation. bu t as soo n as she moved out. she said that more people moved in , fro m private accommoda ti ons. She had been put in the temporary hou sing beca use her app li catio n had been de layed after prob lems at
UCAS . S he desc ribed the gues t suit e as "reall y nice. but un settl ed . now that l'm in normal rooms. it is more difficult to fit in th an if I had been put th ere at the start. " She continued that she had received little help from the UEA in mov in g. but had received mea l vouc hers for the d iner. and had been told that she co uld expec t to be in th e Gues t Suite for a while. Acco rd in g to Al an Preece. the Director of Comm uni cati o ns. the UEA's accommodation service is doin g the best it can for th ose affecteel. He admitted that, unfortunate ly, not all stud e nts yet had standard ca mpu s accommodation , but thi s wou ld hopefull y soo n be the case.
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WILL U
BE LISTED?
"All 1960s buildings go through a controversial period but we are finding that they are becoming quite fashionable." - ENGLISH HERITAGE
IAPTOP THIEVES ESCAPE GAOL EMMA JOHNSTON
J UDE Simpson was not a mused , when, following her stand-up perform a nce at UEA last ovember. the comic poet returned to her dressing room to find her £ 100 mobile phone, purse and £1200 laptop stolen. The lapto p contained much o f her com ic materi a l and desp ite the thieves being caug ht on security camera, has never been recovered. As the first-time offend e rs appea red for se ntencing at Norwich Crown Court. Judge Pete r Jacobs described it as "a ,-cry mean and desp icab le offe nce.'' Safraz Gu la b.
19. from
Birmingham
admitted bu rg lary on Novembe r 25 last year.
whi le
Jo sc p h
H incks.
19.
of
Wavcney Terrace at the UEA. and Saqib Kh an. 19. fro m Lo ndo n. both admitted Mclmos h said they illustrated how " pos twar British
good th ey were ve ry good and this i, one of the
ha ndlin g the proceeds or the break- in. G ul ab was given 80 ho urs · community
TH O M SMITH
arch itecture ca n be inn ovative a nd e lega nt , but also
best."
News Edi t or
practica l in its ap proach to desig n and li ving...
A lan Prcccc. the Director o f Communicatio ns for
puni shm e nt. w hil e ll in cks and
Ela in Harwood. inspec to r o f hi storic buildin gs with
the UEA sa id that th e Uni vers ity was co ns iderin g
rece ived 12-mo nth co nd itional discharges.
IT LOOKS as thou gh the com:rcte slabs that form UEA could become listed buildings. The "zigg urat" accommodation blocks. the
o rfo lk
Kh a n
Eng li sh Heri tage. said
the proposa ls with care. He po int ed ou t that it
Each a lso had to pay £-110 compensation
"The teac hin g buildings arc designed in a spine so
wou ld he unfortunate if the UEA co uld not expa nd .
and £207 costs .
if o ne department needs to expand then it can knock
for exa mple w ith the planned extensions o f the
Simpson, who writes a nd performs for
a wa ll rhrough and take ' pace from next door if it
libmry. he said tha t the UEA had worked as ··good
c lu bs. pubs. theatres and li terary festiva ls.
arc proposed fo r Grade !1 * li stin g. the library. co m -
needs to_ I a lso li ke the way he tho ught about g iv-
c ustod ians" w ith E ng li sh Heritage for a co ns ider-
sa id: "''m not a bi g fan o r loc king peop le
pl eted in 197::. and th e " teac hin g wa ll ". comp le ted
in g students I"Jats and not the co nve nti o na l ha lls of
ab le time . l-I e also fe lt it wo ul d be ··rcgrcltab lc if the
up so th e se nte nces arc OK. but I do fee l it
in 1970. arc proposed for Grade ll li stin g by
res id e nce.'·
amou nt of bureaucracy a nd red tape incrca>cd"
has taken too lo ng to be so rted out.
English l! c ritagc.
he added: '·All 1960s bui ldin gs go thro ugh a con-
Public co nsultation o f the plans ends on October I 0.
The buildings. designed by Sir Den y' Lasdun. arc
trovcr,ial period but we arc finding th at they arc
and Su ffo lk Te rraces. bu ilt betwee n 1964 and 1968.
rcalllrcd in a wide select ion or arc hitectural guides.
becoming quite fashionable . There were a lot o f
Anno uncing the plans. ll crit agc Minis ter A nd rcw
awful buildings in the '60s but when they were
" I had been performin g and was say in g to people how ni ce it was to actua ll y have a
Top Left: Library. Top: The Teachi11g Wa ll. Bol/0111: The Ziggura/s
dressing room. You just fee l that yo u ru·e worki ng so hard and someo ne has to come a long and spoil things . lt was gutting."
Headmaster acquitted of fish assault A NO RW IC H headmaster has been cleared of a ll ega tions that h e assaulted a pupi l with a fis h. David Watkins. 51. of Old Ca tton . Norwich wa> accused by a pupi l o f ho ldin g the boy in a head loc k and s hoving a fres h cod in hi s mouth . In response. th<.: headma ster sa id that
the
ho). who can not he na med for lega l reaso ns. was lying.
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CELEBRITIES have been caught slamming UEA, crit idzing its concrete buildings, a nd a pparently depressing campus, des pite the fact that the buildings may be listed by the English l leritage. Hugh Grant applied to UEA at the tender age of 18 before he di,cove rcd hi > acting ability. and
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Listing Lament Having two showers to a room may not make much sense; it may be a miracle no one's slipped down the stairs and kille!i themselves; and yes, having the rooms face the sun can only be attributed to a subtle act of torture, but the ziggurats are a very good thing for UEA. Their unique appea.rance give the University a genuine and nationally recognised identity. Whether the listing goes ahead or not, the proposal alone should be welcomed for recognising the boldness of Denys Lasdun' s design. However, the same cannot be said for the library and the teaching wall. Today they are exceptional only because most similar structures have been knocked down, judged too ugly to remain. UEA should be free to adapt them as they please. Providing resources for today's students should always be more important than preserving yesterday's mistakes.
Enough's Enough? Surely, following the last week's problems, the University will finally admit the current parking system does not and will not work. While the overall goal - to cut the number of cars on campus - may be a noble quest, just making life unpleasant for drivers isn't the answer. In the short term, episodes such as the Starsailor fiasco will occur and the long term repercussions are even more serious. On campus events and services stand to lose money and UEA's image in the eyes of the local community may be permanently damaged. Already nearby residents are complaining about the rise in cars parking on streets and while the current fees and rules remain this will only continue. Concrete doesn't pretend to have the answers to the parking issue, but it seems fairly clear that it is time to try something else.
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CINEMA City, Norwich's local ArtHouse cinema whose diet of both foreign language and independent films have given it a loyal following, has been given planning permission this summer to redevelop its building on St Andrews Street. As the cinema celebrates its 25th anniversary, £3.25 million will be spent on adding two more screens to complement the existing one, adding a new cafe/bar area, educational facilities and giving the place a facelift, all without changing the facade of the 16th Century former church. To top this off, Cinema City will become the fust fully digital cinema facility outside London with exciting state of the art technology. By adding extra screens, Cinema City directors hope to continue to broaden the appeal of independent cinema in an age of Hollywood blockbusters and Multiplexes. Guy Martin, the Education Programme Manger at the cinema said: "ln order to survive in the future, we need these extra screens so that we can show all the films that we just can't fit in at the moment. We can show films for longer, so that more people can see them". However, some have argued that Cinema City is selling out. Rumours have circulated that in order to pay for art films, which are often commercially unsuccessful , Cinema City may have to screen blockbusters but Martin remains emphatic: "Cinema City will continue to show inde-
pendent films, as this is what distinguishes it and gives it individuality". He continued, saying "Mainstream Independent films like the Hours will finance the more challenging minority interest films, and extra screens mean we can promote local film makers' work too".
nothing will change there either; it will still serve as a refreshing alternative to popcorn and overpriced sweets. For all those regular visitors to Cinema City, when the picturehouse closes in December films will still be regularly shown in the Playhouse.
Happy Birthday UEA Congratulations to UEA on reaching its 40th birthday. For all its faults, the institution started by Frank Thistlethwaite continues to thrive. From those early days in temporary rooms and RAF bases, we are now· one of the top twenty universities in the country. For all past, present and future students, Concrete hopes the University's next 40 years are as successful as the first. S:>I~VNS.S3H~IMONVS·H~N01.J.SV:I:>IV3H8.0NI~~OddV~·V3J..S:>I~VNS.S3H~IMONVS·H~NOl.J.SV:I:>IV3H8.0NIOOOddV~·V3J. ·s:>IOVNS.S3H~IMONVS
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Don't have the energy to lift the fork from your pot noodle to your mouth? Then you're probably malnourished. Here, Concrete provides a simple guide to what you should be eating and why.
Bad diet: if this looks familiar, expect goitre, nausea and terrible hangovers to follow o, lt's your first time away from home, and the first time you've ever had to cook for yourself. Not only that, but you're living on a budget and sharing a tiny kitchen with fifteen strange rs. Suddenly there seems to be an endless list of things you have to pay for like beer, phone bills, beer, textbooks, beer, membe rship of the parachuting society and beer, and food seems to slip lower and lower down that list as you try to find ways of saving money. Unfortunately the nutrients your body needs to survive cannot be provided simply by alcohol - not eve n Guinness (well , not all of them anyway) , so in order to ward of fresher's flu and to keep your brain functioning at a reasonable level, in th e words of your mum "you will need to eat properly". But what is properly? Well, here at Concrete we care about the health of our readers so here is a brief, but hopefully helpful guide to some of the most important things to include in your diet, and where to find them:
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Vitam in A: Makes your bones strong and helps night vision (so you can find your way back from the LCR). lt is also fundamental to keeping your immune system in tip-top shape, wh ich you will definitely need if
you are going to survive th e first term . Serious deficiency will lead to dry, scaly skin and bleeding gums (mmm ... sexy). The best source is liver, but since you are un likely to be eating that by the kilo, stock up on dairy products, eggs and carrots instead.
Vitamin B: Vitamin B comes in many forms; 81 improves your memory, and it is possible that it may slow down the onset of Alzheimer's (if you are thinking that far ahead right now!) ; 8 2 and 86 give you energy and might prevent you getting ca rpel tunnel syndrome from slaving away at your computer (ahem!) . B1 2 is really important for your brain , and a deficiency can lead to tiredness, memory and concentration loss and nausea - all the symptoms of a hangover. In fact , alcohol stops you from absorbing vitamin B, so when you have been on an all night bender, replenish your supply with lots of marmite, red meat, dairy products, a 'fortified' breakfast cereal or even Guinness - in moderation .
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Good diet: if this is what you're eating then you 've got nothing to worry about. off colds and flu . As you probably know, this is found in high quantities in citrus fru its and green vegetables. However, it is very unstable when heated , so it's no good eating a lot of spinach and Brussels sprouts if you boil them for hours on end .
Vitam in D: your body can actually make this vitamin itself when the skin is exposed to UV light. However, as the chilly Norfolk winters draw on, and we wrap up more and go out less, we can become deficient, and this can lead to bone deformities (rickets) and muscle cramps. So top up your body's suppl y with oily fi sh (sardin es, cod liver oil , tun a) eggs and cheese.
Vitamin E: Good for the skin this one, and apparently it incre ases the sex-drive, so I expect to see a rush on sunflower oil and nuts in the UFO very soon after this article is published .. .(although do you actually need your sex-drives increased?)
Calcium: Found in fish , milk and green veg, this one keeps your bones and muscles healthy. it is particularly important for girls to get plenty of this mineral as osteoporosis is very common in older women . Apparently calcium can also help reduce PMT when combined with magnesium, which conveniently is found in chocolate (as well as nuts and cereal - though perhaps they aren't as appealing as the alternative).
Iron : Found in red meat by the gallon , so vegetarians can often be deficient in this mineral - particularly girls on their period s. Thi s can be dealt with by taking iron supplements, but don't take them with tea, as the tannins in tea actually bind to iron and stop you from absorbing it. Iron deficiency- Anae mia can make you feel exhausted and we ak, and it affects your concentration. If you are worried that you may be a sufferer, go and see your GP where they can easily test you and recommend treatment.
Iodine: Deficiency in this mineral gives you a big fat swollen neck (goitre). So, to avoid that, eat lots of fish and drink milk (Or if you can find it, eat seaweed which is by far the best source of iodine , but don't just pick it off the beach -you don't know where it's been) .
Potassium : This one keeps your muscles and nerves functioning normally, and stops you fro m getting dehydrated. Since its absorption is affected by alcohol, thi s is one of th e reaso ns you feel so rough when you are hung-over. Eat bananas the morning after the night before for a quick potassium boost.
Zinc: Another immune booster, thi s one also makes sperm healthy. This is possibly why oysters - a large source of zinc - are considered an aphrodisi ac. However, if you can 't afford oysters for that romantic candlelit dinner, try tinned crab or corned beef. lt will have the same effect on your sperm , if not your girlfriend . he above list is only a tiny selection of the enormous and complex list of nutrients your body needs. lt is also important to maintain the right balance of carbohydrate, fat and protein in your diet, and keep your fibre intake up to avoid uncomfortable constipation . The bad news is th at most vitamin and mineral supplements generally aren't conside red to work, they are ce rtainly no substitute for a balanced diet. The good news is that if you eat a varied and broad diet, wh ich contains plenty of fresh vegetables, dairy, nuts meat and fish , you should be fine . Vegetarians need to make sure that they are getting enough iron and protein but this is not difficult as long as you replace meat with food s like soya and nuts. Eating well is not expensive, and learning to cook ca n be fun , as well as a way of impressing your brand new boyfriend/gi rlfriend . Suffering from malnutrition isn't going to impress anyone so invest in a cookbook, some decent ingredients, and bon appetit.
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he man in white. The accidental MP. The definition of war correspondent. Yes, Martin Bell came back to his roots in East Anglia to launch his new book,. 'Thfough the Gates of Fire' at the literary festival, and, more importantly, to discuss the Iraq war, the Hutton inquiry and the legalisation of cannabis. The face of the last two decades of war correspondance grew up in the region, and started work at the BBC in Norwich. "I did everything here except go to the University as it was still being built. With the exception of Warwick, it is the ugliest university in the country. I cannot be persuaded about the merits of concrete as a material in which to work." Fortunately UEA's academic achievements far surpass our aesthetic appeal. Most people will know Bell as the independent MP who defeated Neil Hamilton in Tatton, during the 1997 election surrounded by the sleaze of cash for questions. He explained that he liked a challenge. "I had a chance to unseat a dodgy MP, I call him dodgy but I can now call him corrupt as law courts have found him to be so. A lot of people in Tatton were very angry with Hamilton." Bell feels ther.e has to be a particular cause to be an independent MP, but he does not believe that voters are affected by political apathy. "it's just party politics which is so unappealing. Student Unions are interested in politics, and the Iraq war has been most illuminating. I chaired a debate of high school students and not a single one approved of the war. If I'd have been a mainstream politician I would have asked where have we gone wrong? This whole Oavid Kelly thing has shown the nastiness of politics. Voters aren't apathetic. They are angry and want politicians to take notice of them." Bell was certainly against the war in Iraq, arguing that if the case for regime change had been put forward instead of the threat of weapons of mass destruction he would have listened. "There was no evidence that Saddam had weapons, and the longer the time elapses, the more we know they were lying to us. We've had 50 Bri\ish soldiers killed, and the number of Iraqis dead is at least 10,000 and for what?" Returning to Basra a few weeks after the war, Bell was shocked at what he saw.
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"We had a plan for war, but none for peace. lt was a complete shambles. All we did was trade a tyranny for anarchy. I don't think we trust this party, so we have to renew our politics." "We had a plan for war, but none for peace. lt was a complete shambles. All we did was trade a tyranny for anarchy. I don't think we trust this party, so we have to renew our politics." For Bell this conflict differed to previous ones as instead of being at the front line, he reported from the studio for channel five. "I sat on a ledge beside the lovely Kirsty. lt was a big change, I did the 1991 war but you slow down, and I felt if I'd done this one, I'd have been a burden to my crew:' He sees himself as the original embedded correspondent, as in the 1991 Gulf War he was entrenched with a cavalry. "I was kind of suspicious as you lose your independence, but so many of my mates have been killed that I can justify getting some military protection:' In fact Bell himself was famously injured as he delivered a bulletin from Sarajevo, and uttered the famous words, "I'm hit, I'm ok, I'm alive:' He said
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the injury has made a big difference to him. "I've become a happier man. I'm living on borrowed time. I should have been deep underground about 12 years ago." For someone as career orientated as Bell it is peculiar that he associates his survival with his infamous white suit, claiming that although it has no moral significance, it keeps him alive. "In Croatia in July 1991 it was incredibly dangerous, and I happened to have a white suit with me; we didn't have any body armour, and yet I survived. In ·sarajevo, if I hadn't been wearing my white suit, I would have suffered much worse injuries.•
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incredibly dangerous, and I happened to have a white suit with me; we didn't have any body armour, and yet I survived. In Sarajevo, if I hadn't been wearing the suit I would have suffered much worse injuries" Yet Bell does not feel that journalists should stop putting themselves at risk. "Someone's got to do it. Journalists volunteer, the people you're among have no choice. When I get wounded I can get out, so don't feel too sorry for the journalists." Bell is placed in an interesting position to consider the Hutton inquiry as a politician and a journalist, but he has sided with his first career choice. "This was Alistair Campbell. He didn't have to do this. Gilligan made some mistakes, but the thrust of his reporting was right. The Government did exaggerate the Iraq weapons threat so Gilligan did the state some service. The Government went ballistic, and the unfortunate Kelly got caught in the middle. lt was Campbell's crusade. lt wasn't the BBC that named Or Kelly, it wasn't the BBC who threw him to the wolves of the foreign affairs committee. lt was the
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Government." He has picked up on the significance of the loss of Brentwood East in the recent by-election, an9 feels the Hutton inquiry affair has shortened Tony Blair's political lifespi:m. "The loss of the constituency shows a lack of trust. They deserved to be defeated." upert Murdoch is also a man Bell has reservations about, especially concerning the coverage of the Iraq war in his media. . "I find it extraordinary that Murdoch has 175 newspapers around the world, and the editorials all supported the war. He said one of things that would come out· of it was a 23 dollar barrel of oil, as if a war was a business opportunity." "I do
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whole series of rumours that weren't true. I don't expect to get an easy ride from the Murdoch press- all these criticisms are in my book." One issue Bell feels the government should be concentrating on is the legalisation of cannabis. "In the House of Commons, I heard an MP putting the case for it, and it seemed to make sense for medical reasons. I've got no opinion on recreational cannabis, I'm so old, I'm not of a generation when it was popular. I've never inhaled, never touched the stuff, but I do hear that Queen Victoria used it." His generation didn't stop him from rapping though, "I don't think it was a masterpiece, it was just my way of putting out my views on the dumbing down of news. I don't think my career as a hip hop star really took off." Bell has certainly had a fascinating, dangerous career, and tells hopeful journalists to study the work of others and be very patient. "The other thing is don't plan on getting married. I don't know which of my ex wives you want to call in. know nobody who has a career like mine and has been a successful father and husband." Yet Bell does not regret his career. "lt's a wonderful way to earn a living if you've got a low boredom threshold. lt's well known that 'all it takes is a way with words and a certain rat-like
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he recent Big Ears Survey results revealed that careers were not high on the list of priorities for UEA students, with 62.1o/o having never visited the Careers Centre. Considering that, the last time I checked, getting a career was quite important, the numbers are perhaps a little worrying. Anne Benson, who began work as Director of the centre in January, believes there are several reasons for the lack of interest: "Students could be accessing information from other sources, such as the web. Also, for some students, careers are just not a priority; people come to university for lots of different reasons, not just to find a job at the end." She added that she was worried about the perception of the Careers Centre:"This is one of the things I'm very concerned about, and the Big Ears Survey was helpful in showing us the mis· conceptions students have about the Careers Centre. Students think we will force them into a job or that we are not impartial and work on behalf of certain employers. Sometimes they have had a bad experience with a school careers office, and they think that we will be the same. The only way we can show students we are not like this is to be out talking to them."
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Some people in the survey said our emaUs were very helpful, although the majority didn't. We thought we were being helpful." "E-mail is the way we communicate, but we are trying for a more coordinated response. I'm delighted to hear from students." Students can send any thoughts about the Careers Centre, or any questions they want to ask to Anne Benson at careers@uea.ac.uk · Rebecca Lawrence.
love books. Good job really, because as a student I use them an awful lot. Reading for pleasure, background reading for seminars and above all reading for essays. lt therefore came as something of a shock to discover that in the recent Big Ears Survey 2.2% of students claim they do not use books at all. As essay deadlines loom it's not uncommon to find me in a secluded corner of the library, a look of panic on my face and books everywhere. Usually on one side of me there will be a small pile with a couple of slim works; the 'have read' pile. On the other side
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John Locke or 2,500 on Russia in the inter-war years. This was no good, I wanted an essay and I wanted it now. Again Google came to my rescue. I was quickly provided with numerous sites offering me essays to buy or even to write my essay for me. This was it, no books, no effort and no chance of accidentally educating myself in the process. All I had to do was: find the essay I wanted; or give the nameless person who ran the site my essay title; part with the cash and Bob's your uncle. In the end I decided against it. Too expensive and no guarantee of not getting a duff essay anyway. The fact that it was cheating also put me off somewhat. lt is possible to write an essay without using books but I wouldn't recommend it. Just as much work and you're going to spend hours in front of a computer making yourself bog-eyed. Unless you're intent on finding someone else to write that essay for you, in the end it's just easier to use the books in the library. On the other hand, if you really want to try it you can get an Athens password from the enquiry desk... Do mlnic Chessum.
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Freshers?
he university's attack on the sacrosanct institution of freshers' week has possibly robbed some first year students of their opportunity to spend their student loan, lose their virginity and not go to lectures. lt has inevitably been received with a mixture of outrage and apathy. Fresher art student William Neame said he thought it was strange having lectures in freshers' week. •tt was more of a fresh· ers' weekend. I thought the school daze disco was good, but the ball was a disappointment, as I paid £20 for it, but there was only one room for music." He added that he would support a campaign for no lectures next year. "I did go to all my lectures in freshers' week but I wish I didn't have to." The more rebellious Law student Shann Pater said that he didn't attend any lectures in the first week. "lt's stupid to go as soon as you arrive. I had a seminar on the Monday, after only arriving at the weekend, and I already had to start working ." He added that the Union needed more publicity for
will be a huge mountain of literature; the 'yet to be read' pile. Gradually, the mountain is conquered and the essay is written. This somewhat crude method of essay research is tried, tested and almost fool proof. Surely all students write ~ssays or at le:~st have to do research? Was the claim simply stu:lent bravado or a sign that the days of the book are numbered? Armed with no more than an Athens password and a computer I set out to trawl the Internet and discover how to write a bookless essay. The UEA homepage seemed like a gocd place to start. Sure enough right there at the click of a button was an encyclopaedia, dictionary, and thesaurus. All the essentials. There was also something called Virtual Library. "Ha ha," I thought, .___ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___, "this is going to be easy." No such luck. Most of the Virtual library turned out to be in German and so that was the end of that. On to the UEA Library pages and the Bectronic Journals. This was where my Athens password came in. Within minutes I had access to an overwhelming amount of informatbn. lt seemed as if everything I would need was here. From eary English books to journals on Tourism Management, it was all thera. I'm pretty sure that if I'd taken the time I could have found everything I needed. Disregarding the fact that a tutor would probably take a dim view of a bibliography without a single book in it, I reckon I could have got away with .it. Electronic journals are all very well but there is still a lot of reading involved. Ok so strictly speaking, I would not have read a book but the amount of reading would probably have been about the same. If I was not going to use books then I was determined not to read at all. , Clicking on Google I typed in, "J want someone to write my essay!' lt would seem that many people had this idea before me. There were numerous pages where people had written in, obviously hoping that someone would take pity on them and quickly type 3,000 words of
No lectures for events such as the Darkness Gig. "I didn't even know it was on and until it was too late. The Union needs to put on social activities in the day as well, ones that don't necessarily include drinking." · At a mora political level the University and the Union of UEA Stu:lents held conflicting stances. University SpoKesperson Annie Ogden explained, "this is the second year that we have welcomed freshers at the weekenc rather than midweek, in response to requests from students and parents. All involved agree that this has been a great improvement. We will, of course, continue to develop and improve our procedures as appropriate." Although it is difficult to imagine the student that would actively want to be seated in a seminar discussing the utopian nature of the word, "interdisciplinary" instead of ~unning free on rnind bending nightS of cheap vodka red bulls; such individuals probably do exist. Union Communications Officer Ned Glasier claimed that "freshers deserve to have a waek to settle in before they begin lectures. Otherwise they miss out on the freshers events, or they miss out on teaching time, or • in most cases • both." Ned hinted at a compromise which two departments have already implemented. "At the very least we want the University to set aside the first week of the semester for induction activities - like schools like LAW and ENV do, so that students aren't subject to academic pressure in their first week." The most supported campaign since the anti-apartheid rallies took place last year in order to persuade the university to bring back freshers' week. The Daily Telegraph, The Times and Channel Four drew contrasts between the 1500 people who signed the petition against the attendance of the Norwich Stop the War coalition's march to London by only a few hundred people. Whilst the national press attempted to il ustrate the hedonistic nature of the modern student and how they fail to get impassioned by any course not
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62°/o of students have never used the The Centre has come up with several ideas to spread the word that the career service is worthwhile, and that a visit will not be a bad experience: 'We are thinking of having a regular stall in the Hive, we would love students to come to us and tell us what we should be doing. We are also considering putting orange foot prints up to the centre so people can find it. That's also a problem that people think it's too far 10 walk to, when it's actually just next to the library.• To maka it even easier for students to have a chat about jobs, every single careers advisor is linked to a school. An ne, for example, is joined to EAS and every Friday she can be found in room 2 .51 between 12 and 1 ready for an informal chat. "We go out and talk to students in their own space, and talk through ideas. We can translate skills learnt on a course into job skills.• She also emphasises the importance of coming to the Careers Centre as early as possible. "The earlier we have an exploratory conversation the better. Some students leave it until after graduation, which is our busiest time, and then they are in a state of panic. If students come in the first year, we can suggest work experience for the summer holidays which will compliment their studies, and suggest activities on campus which could help them find a job" And the Centre can even help with getting that vital work experi· ence through talking to ex- UEA students: "Career Links is a way for UEA graduates to speak to students about their jobs. They are ever so keen to talk to people. You name a career and we've got someone to talk to you. You can ask those questions you may not want to ask in an interview." The Big Ears Survey also showed that students dislike the amount of emalls the career's centre sends out, but Anne has come up with a solution: "We'\ie sorted that. We are sending one email a week, a career's bulletin, and adapting it for specific schools.
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The Aftermath Last month•s Big Ears Survey of student opinions included a few surprising statistics. Concrete picked four of them and decided to investigate further. related to personal pleasure, they failed to note the ease of signing a petition on bringing back freshers' week in Norwich as opposed to paying to go to London in order to align yourself with a fragmented political ideal supported at once by Islamic fundamentalists, political opportunists, pacifists and anarchists. If you do want to support the no lectures in freshers' week campaign, email Union Communications Officer Ned Glasier at Su.Comms@ uea.ac.uk To by Lewis
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AM and MED students showed a scarily low respondant turnout in the.Big Ears Survey, despite being two of the largest schools at UEA. Ex-NAM student, Ersike Turorudis discusses his experience at the University and presents some insight into the 'missing' students from campus. "The way our course was run was a major barrier. We were only ·allowed a certain number of days off, had to sign a register like chil dren and had very limiited independent study hours. lt often felt like
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because we were diploma students we didn't really count. We had to do a full working week on placement, including nights and weekends. Any time off had to be devoted to study or doing various agency shifts to make money. Admittedly, we did get a bursary (a whopping £500 per month), but we weren't eligible for student loans. Apparently, because wa worked on placement we weren't really students! We often had problems with our course, and when we contacted the UEA not much ever happened. I think this added to the general feeling that the University didn't really care about NAM students. We weren't made to feel welcome - for example, we very rarely got copies of Concrete at Hefiesdon and when we got communication about UEA activities, it was usually too late. Maybe there wasn't much· of a everyday, not to mention having to get up at 5.30 am. But we're not response to the survey, because the survey never reached NAM really made welcome on work placements as part of the workforce. and MED students! So where is there for us to fit in, if we're too busy with work to make I don't know at what stage we were frozen out of UEA communicaourselves known on campus and not accepted by the people we're tions, but after a while of not feeling part of the big student melting working with? With hindsight, I'm surprised any of us finished the pot, my year just thought 'sod it' and made our own fun. Some of the course at all, what with the physical, emotional and financial younger students were upset that they had missed out on the stuexhaustion! I guess it prepared us all for a career in the NHS... dent experience, as they'd always heard they were the best times, I am in touch with a few present NAM and MED students and I hear etc. but there were so many barriers to them joining in. that the new course is pretty good - they actually have time for a When we were at the UEA, it was normally when all the other stulife! But there would be no point lying and say!ng that my experi· dents were on holiday, so we sort of rattlad around. That said, it was ence (and the experienc~ of many of my peers) was wonderful, good not to have to wait for the pool tabla, if a little lonely. We did because then things won't improve for the new student intakes. I still get pissed at lunch and fall asleep in the baCk of the lecture theguess my main point is that we were forgotten, like some old aunt in atre. And of course, we left our portfolio and essays until the night a nursing home. If the UEA ever takes the time to contact NAM and before. We were like 'the others' at UEA, but were never part of the . MED students, they'll no doubt return the call. Be warned, though, common experience, which was really sad. they can out-drink any other student group ever!". But there were major differences between us and the average stuErzsi ke Turorudis. dents. During training, NAM and MED students see and do things no other students do. We work with death and terrible tragedy
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Castle Mall recently celebrated .its 1Oth anniversary. To commemorate this momentous occasion, Concrete challenged Lucy Mowatt to voyage inside the cavernous retail emporium for as long as she could stand and report back on her observations, experiences and most importantly, purchases. he shutters roll up and another day of shopping begins at the Castle Mall to the chorus of a multitude of fire alarms. A veritable concrete paradise nearing its 1Oth anniversary, it is, at the moment the most major shopping centre in the area containing many stores under one roof. And oh, the retail delights of those stores, just begging to be mined by slightly vacant-looking shoppers. From the cloying wafts of Millie's Cookies enticing your nostrils, even though you passed the stand at least 20 paces ago, to the vertiginous heeled, highlighted monstrosities fighting it out for the last flourescent must-have, the Mall will suck you in and change you forever. Or, at the very least, it'll leave you with throbbing feet, an empty pocket and an overriding sense of retail-induced nihilism. And maybe something pretty from H&M. The morning begins with a throng of grey suits who strive to get to their destinations, before many of the shops are open. They seem blinkered in their haste to be somewhere, with determination .on their faces. Occasionally it is possible to see the lesser-spotted female in a grey suit among this hoard. Tottering precariously as each foot touches the floor whilst sporting the latest fashionable
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Occasionally, it is possible to see the lesser-spotted female in a grey suit among this hoard. stilettos, they make a conscious attempt not to look like they're being crippled and keep up with the rat race to work. The busiest time of the weekday is, inevitably, lunchtime. The office doors burst open and the vultures descend, all desperate to feed and enjoy their freedom during minimal break times. Despite the generous selection of food outlets there will always be a stampede and a queue that makes the weekday seem almost like a Saturday for an hour or two. Bribery becomes evident as the day progresses. Mothers con their children into being behaved with sweets and biscuits as they all become more irritable by the second; the kids bored and mothers developing headaches. The elderly couples amble leisurely enjoying the relative peace and convenience of shopping mid-week. They almost flaunt this pleasure with their gentle pace. The average husband changes as the day progresses too. He becomes increasingly laden. with bags and more desperate to run away and hibernate until the insanity of the Christmas period passes or shopping is made illegal. The exhausted face of a school leaver occasionally breaks the crowd. Immaculately dressed, clutching their National Record of Achievement, on their mobile to their mum, it is easy to remember similar experiences. The feeling of relief upon leaving the interview, knowing they can relax before being asked yet again 'Why do you think you're suitable for this post?' Christina Aguilera look-alikes may be visible in many shopping centres, with their two-tone hair and fake sun tan strutting their stuff in their pointy boots and trying to attract attention. lt's impossible to believe that shopping dressed like that could
actually be pleasurable. Yet she gets noticed, which seems to be their life's ambition. No day in a shopping centre would be complete without seeing the local lunatic. They wander around muttering to themselves carrying a single plastic bag. lt's amusing to watch the hoards of people cut a swathe to give them a wide berth, and the knowing glances that they pass between their companions. A little more disconcerting was the vision of those beginning their Christmas.shopping. The shops have been stocking products for the festive season since the start of September, which is distressing in itself. However, when customers start buying this stuff it's possible to wonder when these people started planning and whether they will still have a mad rush on Christmas Eve like everyone else. If you remain patient, various phenomena will become apparent within the herd of people desperate to spend their hard-earned cash, not just the Christmas shoppers. The Disney Store is one such phenomenon. lt seems that very few children enter this world of enchantment and that most trade comes from adults either buying for others or perhaps trying to reclaim a small part of their youth by gazing in wonder at 'Winnie the Pooh'. Of all the shops in the Mall, it is where most people expect to find the most kids, and strangely enough you don't. One store has even become a kind of museum; the shop selling autographs on the first floor. Intriguingly it seems that most people idle in to gawp at their favourite celebrity's signature like goldfish and leave without buying anything. Working there must feel more like being a curator rather than a sales assistant. Those employed behind the till in the Castle Mall are also an interesting bunch. How tentatively they wait for the first sign of the most awkward customer of the day. The pained expressions that cloud their faces when they realise that they are
Castle Mall escalators: what goes up must come down.
No day in a shopping centre would be complete without seeing the local lunatic. They wander around muttering to themselves, carrying a single plastic bag. doomed. Anybody that has experienced shop work will understand the plummeting sensation in their stomach as they realise that this is going to be no easy task and begin to believe that they should be paid more. Closing time helps to reinforce this belief. Even though the number of customers dwindles there will always be someone somewhere leaving off buying their desired items until the very last minute, and thus becomes the most annoying customer of the day no matter how bad anyone else has been s one decade in the Castle Mall ends it is possible to see how the shopping centre can be fun without ever spending a penny. The rollers wind down once more, silence descends and one can't help but compare it with the chaos that is Christmas Eve. But to the Castle Mall it's just another day.
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What a load of rubbis All clothes supplied by the . 'The Dustbin'. Brown Pinstripe suit, £30. Pink and blue lumber shirt, £8. Pink Paisley shirt, £8. Leather jacket, £20. Jeans, £18. Dexies midnight runners T-shirt, £15. Yellow Skirt, £8. Pink dress, £9. Blue bag, £10. Blue Shoes,£10. Striped dress, £10.
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Trend thermometer by Richard Jones. Hell hath no heat....
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Swashbuckling: Johnny Depp, Heath Ledger and Orlando Bloom have all had a crack at being the all-toting, bodice ripping, rum smuggling uber-vagabond. So y'all don your floppy boots and big belts and make like Sir Waiter Aaleigh never bothered. Nick Cave's mullet from the 80s: Huge and scary as hell, but also cooler than Mr Frosty's scruttocks. Ponies: Elton John likes his with golden wings, The Artist Formerlly Known as Prince rides one around his ranch in Texas and after shows Mariah Carey insists on one to feed her cheeseburgers to the new man's
'Prada- Meinhof: Involves going to lectures in sunglasses and sporting a floppy side parting every day. Euro: Frankly the new cool. Wonky geometric hair is always a winner, as is wearing stuff you would usually wear around your legs (leg warmers, funky tights and socks) on your arms is very Euro toa...even though the concept sounds shit. Accompany with champagne drunk straight from the bottle and obscure high tar fags and stand around looking bored and expensive. Lumbe~acks/Truckers: Rustic blue collar Americana has always spanked batty... and its warm too.
T-shirts that pretend to be old when they are not: They're either old or they're not old ... and the person behind you has one exactly the same. Jeans that pretend to be old when they're not: naff as ..... Mountain Bikes: BMX bikes aren't as fast, comfortable or aerodynamic ... but they are shinier and because they are small make you look taller. Menacing people with your 'piece', gangsta style: ... especially if they are menacing you back with a cutglass, bayonet or halberd, pirate style.
The Hoxton fin/mullet: a la half of the ugly idiots from The Salon ... and they're cool aren't they? Sigh. Facial tattoos: With the obvious exception of facially tattooed tears for every year you are
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a) in prison, b) at sea, c) fighting in a war or d) one for every innocent man you've shot; and Maori facial tattoos, both of which are hard. The rest just look bobbins. Swearing: Cos swearing should only be used by sailors, not students trying to disguise their middle class background. Nu-Metal: Paul Cattermole left S Club to form a Nu-metal band. What a cretin.
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Every year, UEA students swap the familiar walkways of campus for strange universities, with strange people, in strange countries. Are they crazy'? No - says Tamara Tenbeth - who has just returned from an ERASMUS exchange at Trinity College, Dublin, sometimes change can be a good thing ... o term has started and I find myself back among the familiar ziggurats and sprawling concrete that is UEA for my final year. it is a truly bizarre feeling to return after 15 months away. Last year, I was offered the chance of a place at Trinity College, Dublin, to read English Lit as part of the Erasmus scheme and went off knowing next to nothing about the course I was to embark on and the country I was to live in. UEA tried their best to reassure me but I finished my first year having been given no information on the units available to me or on the accommodation situation in Dublin - save to being told there would be nothing provided by the uni. You think the housing problem is bad here? The only way of securing campus accommodation at Trinity is to be a full time (4 year) student and to fill in a lengthy (we're talking 50 questions plus)
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Whilst one student has just returned from an exchange, other's adventures are just beginning. Last year's film editor, Ryan Stephens, has embarked on an epic French exchange and here divulges his first moments in the city of Clermont
to your studies to distract you in Front Square on Front Square at Trinity College your way to that double lecture on 'Uiysses'. The standard of lectures is frighteningly high and the attitudes of staff as imposing as the buildings. it is a matter of course to finish the day feeling like your brain has been hit by a sledgehammer and that you were the stupidest person in every room you walked into. That said, it becomes apparent that this is all for your own good and that the department actually cares about how you are feeling . My adviser emailed me to set up meetings every three months just to check how everything was going, in distinct contrast to the zero number of times I have met my UEA adviser. For all the good parts of Trinity, it does have its Irish bikers on St Patrick's Day faults, and there were that I was in heaven. This rapidly changed howtimes when I was practically screaming to get ever, when I realised that you cannot take most back to Norwich. Like many students, I am a near nocturnal creature so to find that the comof these books out of the library. Volumes I had puter room was open from nine to five only was been used to reading in bed with a mug of hot chocolate throughout my first year in Norwich mildly annoying, to say the least. Well, I call it a were library- bound in Dublin. Lending books are few and far between - about 1 in 25 - and this means a fortune spent on photocopy cards and a massive headache. ll the cliches you will have heard about studying in Dublin are true. You will find the people to be the funniest and friendliest on earth and leave with a vast supply of life-long mates. You will be unable to drink computer room - the 100 or so workstations it Guinness in England ever again. Ever. You will housed would be better described as a joke. be inundated with people expounding the joys The library's opening times were little better. I began my year believing that the extensive of Yeats, Wilde, Swift, and Joyce. And you will find yourself yelling happily along to 'Wild Rover' buildings piled floor to ceiling with books would on St. Patrick's Day, wearing a stupid hat, with a make up for all of this and more. Trinity College, along with only the British Library and the group of people you have never seen before and never will again, having left your dignity and Bodleian, Oxford , is entitled to a copy of every work published in Ireland and the United reputation in a hedge somewhere in Phoenix Park. Needless to say, I can't wait to go back .. . Kingdom . As an English Lit student, I thought
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port after 1Opm on Saturday, the two remaining taxis had swept away some of my fellow passengers, leaving me to wa it for another. I passed some time smoking, but when the airport closed I knew I was probably stranded. Bugger! Stuck between the overpriced hotel opposite the airport and a lengthy trek to the town centre with luggage, I took the option easiest on my wallet. How far could it be? After half an hour, I seemingly had my answer and felt like a third of a triathlon victim. Fuelled by frustration and an intense disdain for physical exercise in even its most desperate form , I cleared my head of thoughts of being brutally murdered on my first day and stuck out my thumb. Within a few minutes someone stopped . And he didn't look mental. In fact, he was far from unhinged . He didn't have a clue where to find the street that I wanted so he stopped by his place to get a map, and when we finally got there, he even gave me his phonecard so I could call home and tell my parents I'd arrived safely. A lovely, lovely man. Who says the French are ignorant and rude? Straight to bed that night and I slept for 12 hours. Tiring stuff, this travelling lark. The next morning I headed out to explore the town fuelled only by sugar, caffeine and nicotine. Having reconfirmed my observation that the French are obsessed with phallic monuments (and even finding a phallic fountain!) I stumbled across a McDonalds, the only place that opens on Sundays in France, and realised I was hungry. After a Big Mac value meal and a healthy dose of nicotine (possibly two of the most underrated drugs on Earth} , I continued my jaunt across the city. A few minutes later, I haphazardly discovered the muchvaunted cathedral. The kindest word to describe it would possibly be 'distinctive', but I've never been a particularly kind person so I'll just stick to 'ugly'. Given my disdain for organised religion , such buildings don't hold much interest for me no matter how 'architecturally fascinating ' they are. Of much more use was the nearby tabac where I replenished my supply of cancer sticks and went on my merry way. he next landmark I found was the park - Le Jardin Lecoq (titter). lt'd been pointed out to me by the lovely, not-mental bloke the night before so I ventured inside. And it was a lovely place: beautifully-skept flower beds, a children's play area (with children in it, unfortunately} , and a huge pond filled with ducks and swans. I bought a drink at the cafe and for the rest of the day lounged in the warm late-afternoon sun , reading an odd Japanese novel I'd picked up at the airport. I think I'll like it here .
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IN THESE dark, uncertain days of Tony Blair's premiership, various names have been suggested as possible successors to the walking grin. For some time, brooding, Scottish actor David Morrissey was thought to be the natural choice, apparently having made a deal with the PM. More recently ex-game show panelist Charles Kennedy has emerged as an inoffensive option. However, all bets are off now that tanned celebrity Gary Glitter has thrown his hair-piece into the ring. Speaking yesterday at a pre s conference, held at whichever rock he has chosen to lurk under in recent years, the elderly star outlined the reasons behind his decision, "Over the last few months it has gradually occurred to
me that it is time to move on from the music industry. My most recent album, Look, lt Was Someone Else's Computer. hasn't performed as well as my parole officer had hoped and politics seemed like the logical next step. considering some of the complex social issues addressed in my songs." When asked to elaborate on what , exactly. these issues might be, the wizened singer replied, "Y'know, gangs and stuff."' So far, the details of his campaign are sketchy at best, although a spokesperson did promise he would "make things more good than they are now." As is so often the case when the famous bravely run for office, the candidate 's personal hi$tory has been intensely scrutinized. In this instance,
Glitter 's conviction for possessing hundreds of files of child pornography just five years ago is a point of contention. But the coiffured rocker played down his despicable criminal past, admitting. ''It was all a publicity stunt, I didn ' t mean it. Either that, or I don't remember anything about it. my team hasn ' t decided which one sounds better." While some remain unconvinced, many voters have already been won over by the opportunity to elect someone who has been on the television. As one person commented, "lf he's half as good at reforming the NHS as he is at shouting. stomping and looking constipated, then this country has nothing to worry about."
HUMAN EVOLUTION SUDDENLY A BIT FISHY A UEA Enquirer science special: did we start out as a bunch of aquatic monkeys? lan Brown 's lyrics in 'Dolphins and Monkeys' were not simply spliff-addled ramblings, he was in fact espousing a similar theory to that put forward in The Naked Ape by Desmond Morris. Morris argued that at one point in the evolution of the human we enjoyed a phase as an aquatic ape. This would explain our natural ability to swim and our love of seafood. lt also explains why the human has a hairless body whilst other apes. such as the gorilla. are covered in hair. This aquatic ape lost the need for hair on his body. as his submersion in water would protect him from the direct glare of the sun. Only his head protruding from the water would retain its hair. This is the reason we still have hair on our heads; it is a throwback to our days as "sea-monkeys". The theory also explains out stream-lined bodies and our vertical posture, the latter supposedly having developed as we waded into deeper and deeper water. This theory goes a long way to explaining why natives of Luxemburg are generally hairier that Europeans in coun-
tries surrounded by sea. It also gives us a certain insight into the dark and mysterious world of the Norfolk fisherman. Their desire to return to the sea and hunt for fish, crabs and lobster results from faulty D.N.A. which has , slowed their evolutionary development. This rare species should be captured and studied . before they die out and their ancestors migrate to the home counties and work for the inland revenue. It is time that we as a species faced up to our past and accepted that we were once, like dolphins, living an aquatic life. We mu't embrace our past and not be ashamed of it. This phase of our evolution has influenced us in many ways. It is the reason many of us keep goldfish. Keeping
goldfish can help relieve stress. This is the result of a primal urge to return to our natural surroundings. With this knowledge .of our own evolution we can now ''play God" and speed up the evolution of our cousin, the dolphin. By taking the dolphins out of the water and giving them skateboards for transportation and feeding them hamburgers, we can cut out millions of years of evolution and create a new master race of super-dolphins. With their intelligence and sleek hairless bodies they will
adapt quickly and soon will be co-habiting with humans. Their survival instinct and their ability to communicate means they have the capacity to fit into our market liberal economy and will help them secure the top jobs. This could be an exciting time in our development as a species. We need to work with the dolphins and not ' against them. 11 is an inescapable fact that all the scientific and evolutionary evidence supports this claim. Stroll on .
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How have recent events affected Tony Blair's popularity? Gemma Platt and Catherine Cherry head out onto campus to find out what you think. I don't think Blair should be booted out just because he went to war. He believed what he was doing was right and was voted in for his beliefs. We need to give him a chance and see if there is any change in the next six month ." Neil, MED
Last year Wed, Oct 2nd, 2002 LCR kille r, And rew McPhee, pleaded guilty to manslaughter after his victim , Richard Walls, died from fatal head injuries whilst being treated in hospital. Richard , 29, was enjoying Pam's Night at the LCR when he was dealt several heavy blows to the head. To allow paramedics to work, security cleared a ci rcle on the dance floor whilst confused clubbers ca rried on dancing . Grieving friends and family agreed th at Richard was "simply a top guy". McPhee was granted unconditional bail whi lst he awaited sentencing . In October 2002 , the Union was swamped with the signatures of disillusioned firstyears who believed their first week at UEA would involve heavy drinking, free love and life-long friendships . Student representatives launched UEA's biggest campaign since the apartheid demonstrations of th e 1980s, with coverage in the Daily Telegraph and The Times. Unfortunately, it is too easy to observe that in spite of all that kerfuffle, bugger all has changed. In September last yea r, Norwich launched its bid to become the capital of culture for 2002, and guess what... it was a load of sensationalist nonsense. The Event comments on one of the more outrageous features of the council's plans, the 'Norwich Fringe Festival' . Anyone remember it? No? Good .
5 Years Ago Wed, Oct 14th, 1998 Question and explore this hypothesis; something remarkable happens and university bosses bow to student pressure over a certain issue like, oh I don't know, graduation fees . Now consider the reality ; in 1998, parents were being forced to pay a £10 fee for the privilege
of seeing their children graduate. "it's great news, the fee was disgraceful", explained victorious students after a Union referendum of 1198 votes caused graduation boss Tony Flack, who in April declared "We are not going to act on student feeling", to review his policy. Do you remember that widespread feeling that enveloped most of the world during the run up toY2K? Well, in this issue, Concrete becomes an advocate of Nostradamus with a feature called ''The End Is Nigh", investigating where the people of UEA would choose to be at midnight, 31st December 1999. Blooming from George Orwell's nightmare of a totalitarian dystopia, 'The Truman Show' was the sixth paranoia film to be released since '1984' hit the silver screen, according to Event monitors. And then we had Big Brother, Survivor, and Vanessa Fells.
10 Years Ago Weds, Oct 13th , 1993 There was a "sharp rise in campus crime", according to issue 24 of Concrete. However, after explaining how "crime has accelerated sharply on campus since students returned", it appeared UEA security official Maurice Morson was still keen to stress that there wasn't a crime wave at UEA. The Union was overwhelmed with the amount of student endorsement received in the campaign to re-open the defunct Waterfront music venue. Union Communications Officer Jacqui Mackay said "We are thrilled that there was such a positive response", after critics of the plans argued that the initial £5000 outlay costs wou ld need supplementing . UEA was in the middle of a housing crisis "in reverse", according to the Union Welfare officer of the time. 177 beds were left empty at the start of the semester. The accommodation office was actively encouraging second years and even City College students to fill the rooms so that they could avoid making a loss. The irony brings me to tears. The Event covers Jason Scott Lee playing his father, the admirable Bruce, in 'Dragon' , the motion picture biography of the famous Shaolin star.
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So the new car park permit system has hit "Teething Problems". That was predictable. The transport planners failed to understand that people will choose to run their lives in the cheapest way. In this case the costs of getting to UEA are the sum of parking charges, bus fares , fuel costs and the hassle of walking through horizontal stinging rain, getting all your expensive books wet. If the parking charges per year go up to about four times what they were before, then people wi ll park off-campus as close to the University as they can . That IS s1mple cause-and-effect logic. The university is clearly expand1ng, which is at odds with trying to reduce the number of car journeys to UEA. Public transport outside the city is woefully poor and the Park and Ride sys-
tems do not offer a better option . The transport policy jumps on the environmental bandwagon too, which may only be a PR exercise if the universi ty's main aim is to maximise parking revenues. In July the Transport pages on the UEA Estates website had a 'bulletin board' to show comments they received about the car parking policy. I sent a submission describing the new arrangemen t as "an attempt at cracking a walnut with a sledgehammer, wrapped up in a bunch of tree-hugging hippy nonsense.'' I! wasn't posted on the page and the offer to show comments was withdrawn from the site. We await further parking misery as the system is implemented. Stuart Jenkins MGT3
cated a total of 12 hours court time (2 courts for 6 hours.) The law is that only four people are allowed on one court at a time, some would argue that two was dangerous enough! From 120 members there would be 30 groups of 4 people. This would enable them , on average, a grand total of 24 minutes playing time a week. Again on average this would equate to them actually playing for 6 minutes a week! Wh at is more incredible is that this does not take into account that for two of those hours the men and women's first team train. This would mean that the average player would get just 4 minutes playing time! Perhaps you can see why we feel hard done by. Oh I forgot to mention that there are five squash courts available, the Sportspark just won't allocate them to us. Writing to Concrete is not my first course of action . I have been to see the Sportspark and they will not give us anymore court time. There was a point where they gave us longer court time (another 2 hours). However, to be a cl ub most people would agree that we should be training together or perhaps in two or three groups but not in groups of 6 . lt is also hard to accept (token) longer training times when there are 3 empty courts next to you with the lights switched off. I
have enquired why the lights can 't just be switched on when
the other courts are free and we are training , the blatant lie (fact) that I was told by RT (sportspark co-ordinator, ironic?) was that the lighting on the courts is automatic, well how come if you ask to get them switched on five minutes before the court is actually booked the kind people at the Sportspark will and perhaps more importantly can. On the subject of more courts the response is that these courts have to be left for the public to book. I have a problem with this. Firstly the Sportspark is supposed to be a university faci lity. Secondly if you go down on a Thursday afternoon you will find that 4 courts are taken up by a local school, why do they get preferential treatme nt? Because I didn't get anywhere with the Sportspark, I went to the Student Union and trusty Les. While he seemed to want to do something , the bureaucracy that exists within the student sports section seemed to mean that nothing was going to happen . As ex-president perhaps I shouldn't care about what happens at the squash club, but maybe we can resolve this situation better than we did last year, wh ich involved waiting for half the club to get fed up and leave so we could play. Asif ( I care) President UEA Squash Club 2002-2003k. tarestad@uea.ac.uk
I don't really have an opinion as to whether he should go or not. I don't know if any of the others would do any better. I don't think he is doing a good job and things won't change unless the government itself is altered ."
Ali, ENV Yes I think he should go, he is quite right wing for a Labour M.P. Someone more left wing would suit the Labour party better.
Catherine, CHEM I think he should stay. He hasn't done any1hing particularly wrong unless you are against the war. I should be more liberal and say he should go though because I'm a DEV student'"
Simon, DEV lt is ambiguous. In some ways I think he should leave but in other ways I think he should stay. I am still unsure about his sincerity in terms of the Dr. Kelly case and I feel there is no viable opposition at the moment.''
Wendy, EAS Yes I think he should go, he has made a lot of wrong decisions while he has been in power. I don't think waiting for a few months will change any1hing , in fact I think things will just get wo rse . lt would be much better if we had someone new in power. Vicky, ENV I am not pro-Labour at all. I think the Dr. Kelly case left a bitter taste and a disillusioned public. I am still not really sure if he should go though, he was elected .
Will, DEV
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HOROSCOPES Capricorn - So what if life has dealt you some pretty harsh blows of late? You've got to jump back into the fray, lay your cards on the table, piss into the wind. Possibly not all at once, but hey - if you can't even multitask how are you going survive the crazy, cut· throat maelstrom that is UEA? Huh? Tell me that...
Aquarius - As Rod Stewart once sang, 'the first cut is the deepest' and you're certainly feeling mighty wounded at the moment. But it's time to slap on an Elastoplast, run out onto the street and kiss the first person you see. Even if it's the Bury Street gimp. Especially if it's the Bury Street gimp.
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Pisces - Wear lots of pink. Eat mangos. Listen to prog rock, whilst drinking milk in the bath . Only use words that being with 'c' and end in 't'. Employ skipping as a valid mode of transport. Smile on Wednesdays, gurn on Friday afternoons. Wonder :-vhy all your friends are ignoring you.
Aries - If you're feeling like nobody loves you, it's because they don't. 'Why?' - you cry plaintively. it's because you 're ugly. Go shopping, buy some new, flaw-disguising togs and some fragrant scent. If you can, pop a new face in your basket before you pay at the till.
Taurus
When the Norfolk Gliding Club offered Concrete a free lesson in gliding, Marc Dudley decided it was a chance too good to miss. However, he was not going to be reporting on his own death, so his good mate Lee McGahan was given a chance of a lifetime.
- Earth to bull, earth to bull. ... Why haven't you regts not every day you are offered a chance to go istered yet? Why are you still wearing a shell suit gliding. So, when I heard they wanted to give a and listening to 2unlimited? Why are you still laborstud ent at UEA an expe rience to remember, I ing under the misconception that you can survive offered it to my North ern friend, Lee McGahan. purely on Ginster's pasty products? Why aren't you Lee was thrilled with the opportunity, whilst I more fabulous, like a Gemini? was just happy that I would be on the ground to report the story (you know just in case he died , so I co uld break into the media world with my ground Gemini - You're fabulous. Every1hing/one you touch is there- breaking story!) lt wasn't that I didn't want to, quite by fabulous by association. You will remain fabulous the opposite, I just felt I would let someone with a fo r the considerable future, unless you wake up one bit of fl ight experience have a go(and I also didn't day and suddenly decide to become uber fabulous. feel like throwing up all over the controls of the plane in case we had to crash land or something!) In which case, that's what you'll be. And why? When we arrived at Tibenham Airfield on a sunny Cos, (all together now) - YOU 'RE FABULOUS. September morning , we were a bit confused and weren 't entirely sure if we were in the right place. Cancer Firstly, there wasn 't a cloud in the sky, and sec- Oh Mr.Crab ... lf you're not careful, someone's ondly there was not a person in sight and loads of gonna douse you with dressing and turn you into a cows making cow noices (you know that annoying sandwich. Maybe a salad, if they're feeling a bit moo sound that makes you want to get out of the upmarket. But anyway, all th is crazy culinary talk is car and strangle them with their cow bells, or is leading somewhere, and that is to say that you're that just me?) being made a serious mug of. Sort it out sunshine, However, soon our instructor for the day, Tim before someone sticks a hook in your arse. Davies, came flying out of nowhere in his Pergeout, and he welcomed us to the Gliding club. Leo Tim used to be a UEA student, and was hoping to - Stop looking in the mirror and fannying around promote to joys of gliding to th e current UEA with your hair and get down to some serious lifeStudents. "I was Preside nt of the UEA Gliding planning . Where are you going? Who with? How are Club, but after I left nobody was left to run it" Tim you going to get there? What are you going to do explained . He showed us around the place, (a bit with your hair when you arrive? Oh bugger, here we like a guided tour, but without the sights!) and go again .... expl ained to us what he had in store for our young pilot. Lee was then told to fill in his details (or was Virgo that his Will?) before we headed for the ai rstrip - You do realise that, of all the astrological signs, where the amazing gliding machines were ready Virgoans are most likely to be serial killers. Stay for take-off . away from sharp objects, hysterical blondes (see s we were standing around looking like Hollyoaks) and dark staircases. Especially dark staira couple of lost sheep, Tim showed us cases, because you could do yourself an injury if th e cockpit of one of the gliders and you're not careful. And while we're at, be careful not showed us what the vario us buttons to irritate any fellow Virgoans. did. Le e seemed to understand wh at he was going on about, but to me it was a different Libra language. I did get the what he meant though. You more or less have to have to right weather to fly or - You've got nothing to say for yourself at the you might come down as quick as you we nt up! moment. That's ok, it's your birthday - so shut up and revel in the gifts. Make sure you get the receipts Tim then showed Lee a parachute he had to use, as well, because we all know how notoriously hard to please Librans are.
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Scorpio -Your heart is blackened by the evil , debauched misdeeds of the past few days. Grap a cup of green tea, sit in a white room , put on some Gregorian monk music and maybe light a few vanilla candles. Then lure some pretty young th ing into your den of purity and let the corruption commence.
Sagittarius -Tell you r Gemini housemates how fabu lous they are. Then remind yourself how utterly fabulous you are by writing a list entitled: 'Reasons Why I'm Fabulous'. Stick it somewhere prominent - maybe above your mantlepiece, or on the mirror. Actually, you only need to gaze into the looking glass to see how fabulous you are. Work it. .. .
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and we both looked at eachother and chulked thinking he won't be needing that! But then Mr Gliding Instructor (who I thought was suppossed to give you confidence before going up into the sky!) told us about two gliders that collieded in mid-air the other week. Suddenly our two faces were back to the "I am s...... myself" look . Either way he reassured us that they rarely use th ei r parachutes, but it was better to have th em just in ca se something did happen . With that little story and the two massive oil tanks nearby, I was not sure who was s•••••• themselves the most. Lee or the cows by the oil tanks. Anyway, after looking around the airfield and seeing the various gliders take off, it didn't look that scary at all. was almost wishing I was going up, and not my northern friend (I said almost! ) Then out of nowhere up popped another man , who looked like he had just stepped out of th e Sahara desert. His name was Bob, and he was the pilot Lee would be flyi ng with in the "death" machine . Bob was a experienced glider, who had once travelled to Wales and back in one flight, which shocked me as I th ought you cou ld only fly up for a couple of minutes before you came crashing down . How wrong was I! Gliding is a lot more th an hovering over the ai rf ield for a few seconds. Tim th en joked about Bob's drinking habits, but Bob sai d that he had only had a couple th e night before (which brought back our "I am s ...... myself" faces!) After standing around for about an hour and see ing all th e gliders taking off and landing with no problems at all , it was time for Mr Lee McGahan to say his last wishes. We had al ready discussed wh o would get his beloved Renault Laguna if he was to perish (Can't remember who was going to get it, but I would have taken it anyway! ) and after getting strapped into the glider, he was tied to the back of a plane (Not him, the glider that is!) An d after various hand actions fro m the pilot of the plane and Bob in the glider, th ey were off down the runway and into the sky! lt looked great from where I was standing, but I woul d have loved to have seen Lee's face as th ey took off at 80mph strapp ed to the back of a plane that was probably older than me. Then it was silent for about 1 0 minutes, as I waited for Lee to come crash ing back down from the sky (hopefully still in the glider!) I talked to Tim for a bit, looked into the sky, then threw some stones at a cow and finally looked into the sky again . And soon enough , there was the "wh ite bird" co ming in fo r landing . I was glad to se e that the glider was still in on e shape (and I am sure the cows we re too! ) as they landed safely on the runway.
ee was very pleased and happy with the fl ight and said it was hard to describe the feeling you get from being in the air and looking down at all the matchstick people and cars. "The views were amazing and it was something I would love to do again" said the excited and happy Mr McGahan . After a drink in the bar, and a short talk about the world of gliding , (which again shocked me as I found out that some bloke in South Am erica had travelled ove r 3000km in one flig ht!) I relised there is a lot more to gliding than I first thought. "Gliding is not just for old men with white hats," said a smiling Tim Davies. "lt is a lot easier th an peopl e thin k, and its a shame people don't rel ise the fu n you can get from gliding . Tim contin ued : "We want more young people to get into a glider and find out for themsleves how great it is." And after th e days events I agreed . If people knew how exciting it was, there would be a lot more students joining th e club. lt is not only a sport , but an experience that according to Lee is fantastic . With the right publicity, Gliding could easily become more popular. Gliding may not be my thing , but it is ce rtainly something that people should try to find out what they are missing.
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Want to fmd out more? The Norfolk Gliding Club are doing a special offer for UEA students. A years membership is £25 (yes thats £25! it can be as much as £250 usually!) and after that all it will cost is the cost of the launch, which is £6 for a winch launch and £17 for a aerotow (thats the one when you are tied to the back of a plance!) If you are interested in joining you can contact Tim Davies bye-mail (tim @pellcomp.co.uk) or by phone (07768 866882) For more information on the delights of Gliding you can look at these useful websites. www.NorfolkGiidingCiub.co.uk (Home page for Nortolk Glid1ng Club) www.gliding.co.uk (Home Page for the British Glid1ng Assoc1at1on) www. whlteplanes.co.uk (Website with stunning pictures and videos of Gliding)
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Soapbox What s test ard v..orst in S:p::rt tcx:Ey _ Marc Dudley looks at the burning issues
Time to rule the world of eggchasing!
Huckerby impresses yet again , as City continue to fight with the big boys of Division One
So it has fi na ll y a rTivedr The Rug by (Uni o n) Wo rld Cup wi ll be getting IAN SMITTON
under way on Saturday, and for once England may even be in with a chance of winning the tournament. Yes, l know it sounds a bit odd to hear '·win" and "England" in the same sentance, but we do actually have a c ha nce of going all the way "down under''. The English sq uad, w ho are c urre ntl y ranked num ber one ir~ the world, have
all the qualities to
DARREN Huckerby's dazzling run past li ve defenders presented I wan Roberts with the simplest of chances to earn Norwich a l -1 draw away to Wigan.
succeed. a nd they
The o n - loan s tir ker has
mus t pl ay to the ir
p layed a bi g- p a rt in C ity's
abili ty and not do
a m azin g run of form lately. and
what many Eng land
h ad ano t her s t u n n ing perfo r-
sides have done
m a nce on Saturday.
before and under-
And las t week. N igel
perform . O ur fi rst
Worthington hint~c..l that they were
game may be
now looking to sign the Manche"er
against the unknown Rugby nat ion of Georgia, and to be hone t l wi ll be hoping for at least 70 poin ts in a game that wou ld be unthi nkable to even d raw. And South Africa, Uruguay and
City strrker on a perrnanant has~> when h is loan perioc..l finishes at the end of December. " 1-k is a dassy
amoa should also be matches that
. England should win, although we should not take the games to lightly. Clive Woodward has managed to assemble some of the greate t players who have ever p layed for England. and Captain Martin Jo hnson, FlyhaJf Jonny Wi lkinson, winger Ben Cohen and the. ever reliable Lawrence D'allglio give England the quality to bring the trophy back home. With a potential fina l again t the hos ts A ustra li a , it would be every Englishman ' s dream to win the world cup in the Aussie's backyard.
inc.Ji,ic..lual. \\ho we woulc..llme to ha1e at Norwich for a 1 cry long t11nc
The Canaries barely c..lescn ec..l a point in a game whid1 the home src..le. who arc undcfeatec..l in twch e. shoulc..l ha1e wrappcc..lup by hall time. Anc..ly Lic..lc..lcl l opened the scoring for the high flying Latic<, after ~5 minute~ with <1 clinical close range
ti nish following a corner.
The on ly problem being that
C ity were under constant pres-
we have to stay up un ti l stu-
sure in the first half anc..l as a result
pid ho urs of the morning or get up at the crack of dawn to wa tch our Engla nd heroes take o n the rest o f the worl d. W ith the tournament being
of <, [oppy pas"ng, J immy Hullarc..l almost put the home '>ic..le two up whe n he heac..lec..l wic..lc from just four yarc..ls.
his ahility. when rt looked ccrtarn llorsficlc..l would score.
spotin thl.! kaguc.
Wigan.
lt comes after two dramatic
On the 1njury front. Ac..lam Drury
home '""s for the Canarres. which
has returnec..l alter mis'>!ng a couple
after the in ten al: though former
has lsept the teams promotion hope'>
of games. "hi sit Peter Crouch anc..l
Canarres captarn. l\1att Jacbon.
going. Agtun)t Palace. f\1alh~
Ke1 in Harper are hoth a1 arlable for
should ha1e buried his chance early
Maclsay scored with 3 minutes to
selection again ancr rdurning from
on 111 the hall. 1!011 the lnrrncr
gn. whilst Paul
Canary '"ouiU hJ\C lo,cd to haH.:
'>mall knock'> they prckec..l up in trainmg.
'>Corcc..l agarn'>t Ius former club, but
Cny a 2· I wino' er R~alllng ''-llh hrs wonc..lcr shot rn the c..l}ing min-
to the amusemen t nf the Crry laith
ull.'~.
Norwich \\ere much hrrghtcr
fu l he hcadec..l 01 er lrorn two yarc..ls.
kYeigh lsept ga1c
Howc1er. if Worthrngton manage~ to ~ccp the team play1ng to
lt is 1cry important for City to
their potentia l anc..l if he can secure
''hen it \\OUIJ ha\c hccn ea ... icr to
hurlc..l on the gooc..l away perfor-
the ;,en rces ol Darren Huckcrhy for
score.
mances with Stolse anc..l Gillingham.
the re" of the season. C ity could
whrch along "ith the I OO':f home
ha1e a great chance ol reaching the
a ft er a n hour Iwan Roberts. who
City began to apply prc.,..ure and
rccorc..l saw Nige l Worthington pick
playoiTs again. The two ne.\1 games
hcgan the game inMcacJ of the
up the Manager ol the 1\.lonth awarc..l
will he 1 ita! il City arc to continue
for September.
to push for promot ion. anu who
Robcrt Green "rengthec..l hrs rep-
injurec..l
played in Australia, the time
knows. come l\1a~ the Canary fans
difference will remind many
Peter
The pri1e was \\ell c..lesen ec..l I or
o f the Footba ll Wo rld C up in
Crouch.
the City manager. w hose loan sign-
may he once ag ian tnnc lli ng to
Japan and South Korea. The
smacl-..cd
ings: lluckcrby. Crouch anc..l ll arper.
Cardiff.
" watching the game in the
hi' shot
ha1e gi1cn Norwich a fresh
pub with your mates" won' t be pos ible, as many pubs refuse to open
again'>t
approach anc..l precocious talent that
that early. Luck il y, ITV have the TV rights, so we will be able to watch
the har. It
coulc..l well sec the Canaric'> pu>hing
the games from bed, w hils t sti ll trying to gain co nscious ness fro m the
loo kec..l
the likes o f West I la m anc..l Sheffield
night before. There is no doub t the whole country will be behind
like it was
Lrnitec..l in the upper echelons of the
Woodward and Co, w hen they compete for the World Cup on the other
gomg to
Fir~t Di' l)ion.
side of the world . Many may not be big Rugby fans, but come Sunday,
he one ol
when England kick off the ir cam paig n agai nst Georgia, the whole
those
insp rratrona l in the past three
day~
games. running at defenders in si m-
It is time for everyone to take an interest in rugby and get behind the
again. but
ilar fashion to past
team, which might be are only chance of glocy for many years to come!
in the
such as Craig Bellamy and Darren
6~rd
cadre.
nation will be behind the rugby players and the sport of "egg-thowing."
minute
the break. \\hen he somcho\\ manii)!Ctl to l""h Genllllnrsficltl's shnt
around the post. Dl\ rng ll)\\ to his
Another important factor in
Robe m
nrwich 's recent '>Uperh form has been the torm of 1\larc 1-.dwnrthy.
the hall
ThL' right hack ha'> c..lcfcnc..lec..l
frnm
;,upcrbl), and attaclsed '"'h pace
Huckerhy.
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RECORD SIGN VIEWS FROM FOR PIRATES New Head Coach Chris Hailstone optimistic ahead of new season
THE pirates are celebrating a record sign up of players for the coming season after a particularly successful Sportsmart recruitment drive. Using the time-honoured technique of giving away free M&Ms and looking for big guys, over 60 people joined the club's books in one afternoon. And 49 of those sign up have followed up thier commitment by adding themselves to the roster, including a staggering 24 rookies.
ALEXTHORPE The overwhelming desire of UEA students to join the Pirates has given the committe a nice problem, that of how to kit up nearly 50 players from day one. But this has not put prospective players off, if anything the kit situation has increased the desire of the rookie to perform and get themselves into the starting lineups for October 19th. New head coach, Chris Hailstone, i pleased with his charges' effort, saying: " I have been really
impressed with the effort and commitment that everyone has brought to training. It's been fanta tic, and I think we' ve got bags of potential. If we keep seeing the willingness to learn and the effort bei ng shown, our jobs as coaches will be made very easy. Hailstone became the fifth head coach at the end of last season, after stepping up from his role as assistant coach and defensive co-ordinator. He has been with the Pirates for ten years now, as a player and a coach, and will be hoping to guide hi team to the BCAFL playoffs.
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UEA Squash club not happy with lack of facilities at Sportspark IT has come to my understanding that a former sports club president has hit out at the lack of time and space the UEA squash club has at the Sports park.
MARC DUDLEY Spor!s Editor
The former Squash President, who goes by the name Asif, feels it is time to speak out at the poor facilities offered to the sports clubs.
As he points out in the letter that he sent to Concrete (which can be read in full on the letters page on Page 16) the club has 120 members and on ly 12 hours allocated by the Sportspark for them to use the courts. Whether or not we can trust his matharnatics, he has worked out that each member has a total playing time of 6 minutes, and during this
time. 3 of the courts are left unused. Nobody from the Sportspark was willing to comment on the views of the ex-president, but a spokesperson did say that there has to be a fine balance between when the student clubs and the public can use the court . To me giving the Squash club 12 hours a week is okay, but to only have 2 of the 5 courts during this time is very unfair. Hopefully, the Squash Club can get the facilities they deserve.
OUOBER 8TH • 15TH UEA vs L.:icestcr
UEA l11d XI vs Nouinghllm Trent 3rd XI
Basketball
Lacrosse
Women's Midlands Division 1 (A) UEA vs Warwick Men's Midlands Division 2 (8)
Women'~ Midlands Division 2 (A)
UEA vs De Monlfort (Bedford)
~ Women 's Midlands Trophy~ (8)
~ Men's Midlands Division I (A)
UEA 2nd XI v•
Oxford vs UEA Women's Midlands Division 2 (B)
RY&!u:
StllffOrd\hire (Stoke) vs UEA
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Men's Midlands Troph) 3 (D)
Northampton 4lh XI vs UEA :!11d XI Golf Midlands Division 2 (A)
Women's Midlaml~ Division I (A) UEA '~ ouingham Trent Men's :\lidlands Division 2 (B) De Montfon (Bedford) v, Ut."A Women's Midlands Trophy 2 (A)
M~n·s Midland; Divbion 2 (A)
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Men's Midlands Oivision 2 ( 8) UEA v; Leicester Women's Midlands Dhision 2 ( 8 ) UEA vs Derby Men's Midlands Trophy 3 (8) IX Montfon (Lcicc>tcr) 2nd XI" UEA l11d XI
UEA v~ Lincoln
Badminton
UEA vs Oxford 2nd XI
Camhriugc 3rd XI " UEr\ l11d \1 Men'; !\.1idland' Trophy 2 CB)
Men's Midlands Ohision 2 {8J UEA "StaiTorJ,horc (Stoke)
Table Tenni~ Men'> \1idland' Division I (A) Camhndg< ,,, UEA \\omen'' !\.tidland~ Dhision I (A) Cambridge v• UEA
With Englsih fans not being allowed to travel to Turkey, and England being threatened by FIFA to be thrown out of Euro 2004, many feel we have been hard done by. Marc Dudley finds out what the students of UEA think. I feel we have not been treated in the right manner, as most of the violence happens away from the actually ground. The hooligans maybe wearing England shins, but they have nothing to do with the game. Why puni h the football team for something they have nothing to do with. However, saying that, l do agree with fans should not be allowed to travel, as something is bound to happen if they do! Matt ENV 1
This game is important for many reasons, both on and off the field and a few so called "fans" have ruined it for those that really care. England will now have to travel to Turkey and try battle it out in one of the most hostile grounds in the world. Yes, the hooligans hould not travel, but what about those that actually want to watch the game they love. English fans will always have a bad reputation and we will never be able to enjoy travelling abroad ever again . }ames HIS 1
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I am not really a big footy fan, and 1 don ' t know much about the tory. but hopefully the fans will stay away and let England get on with their job in qualifying for the European Championships. EmmaENV 1 Don ' t really have a say on the matter, but I do hope we can go to Turkey and how them turks how to play football. l hope Beckharn & co can do the job without the fans , and 1 know they will. Come on you England! Dan MGT 3
The whole " England being chucked out of the tournament" has made me very angry. Turkish, ltalien and Spanish fans have been throwing knifes, bottles and even scooters onto the picth, but have they been punished? I feel someone if RFA or UEFA doe not like the English, because it is unfair to treat England differently than other countries. Hopefully, we can still win without the support from the true fans . Richard LLT 3
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AFTE R the recent dissapointment a t SocMart, where the UEA Ten-Pin bowling Club failed to get table, students are needed ~o keep the club running. The problems started on Wednesday 14th September. whe n the club we re not given a table at this year's SocMart. According to the club's commitec. the Student Union had lost the details of their request for a table. This led to the team only managing to sign up 19 new members. Now. the club face not being cu by the union. as a minimum 30 rnernbcrs is needcu to run the club. The club has many matches and 'ociab. anu also arrange trips on the weekends to tournaments around the country. So if you fancy yourself as a ten' in bowler. or you just want to have fun nights out then e-mail David Hart on davidhart<i!luea.ac.uk.
UEA Captain Fish beleives his team can go all the way this year ROSS GR AINGER
WITH the new BUSA season just around th e corner for M e ns football, first team captain J ohn Fish is bri mmin g with optimism. ''This year· s squad is stronger
than last year·s ... its the strongest lve bee n pa rt o( he said confidently. Filling the void Jell b) last season's departing players. which includes former captain Paul Jarrett. are new boys Jake Berry, Duncan McCardy. Christoph Mayer and Michael Grant. Combined with this fresh young talent are experienced
older players like Mark Hickson. Da n Ward. Lee Pcndry, Stuart Jenkins, Trevor McDonald. Nick Dyer. and Lewis Bremfield. The competition for places will be licrce: something Fish knows will only serve to improve his squad. "everybody wants to start. so iill rea ll y drive the players to perform in both the matches and practice:· As in any
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club. high quality brings with it high expectations. 'Our aims arc the same as last year: to win our BUSA league. go all the way in the playofls and to win the Junior Cup. · said Fish. The team has already taken the first step towards winning the Cup. brushing aside Lodham Reserves 5-0 in the opening
round. 'lt was great to win so convincingly ... we showed a lot of class and could have scored three or four more. Duncan McCardy had a great debut at centre-back and our defence looks rock solid:·- said a modest Fish. whos mid field partnership _ with fellow third year Mark llickson was equally impressive. With the disappointment of last season still fresh in the mind of the older players. the squad will be tak· ing no team for granted this time around. In one miserable week last season UEA lost the league title and were knocked out of the Junior Cup in the semi-linal. That. combined with the second tean1S re legation from their BUSA league. has the players on both teams raring to go. -Last year was a big disappointment:·· admits Fish. ·up to the last two matches it had been a great campaign. With the new squad well be looking to go that extra mile this season_ llowevcr it isrii just the new faces that have the first team pia) ers excited. The team received a muchappreciated boost in its funding prior to the start of the season. The money will allow the squad to have sessions at the gym and al low man· ager Gary Butcher to lead an extra
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training session each week. Butcher is a full-time manager at the Norwich FC Youth Academy and has years of experience a; a player. He was at the heart of last seasons great league and cup run and believes. like Fish. that the team is capable of getting its hands on some silverware this season. E'en with all that is expected of the team, Fish is still a firm believer in the work-hard play- hard principle_ The football team are LCR regulars and enjoy month!) socials. courtesy of the teanis social sec retar} Tom Spilany. The teams opening BUS/\ match is against Oxford on Wednesday the 15th of October and for Fish and his boys it carii come soon enough.
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