Concrete - Issue 239 - 09/02/2010

THE SEX SURVEY RESULTS ISSUE

ISSUE 239

UEA’S SEXIEST LECTURERS

CRU SPECIAL FEATURE

Read this year’s most weird and wonderful student responses.

Concrete’s official winners, including lecturer feedback!

A full run-down of the latest Climatic Research Unit revelations.

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FEATURES PAGE 14

NEWS PAGE 4

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2 NEWS

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ROYAL VISITOR AT UEA UNIVERSITIES INFLEXIBLE Adizah Tejani

contents NEWS

1-8

OPINIONS

10 - 11

FEATURES

12 - 14

EDITORIAL

15

TURF

16

TRAVEL

17

INTERNATIONAL

18

FOOD

19

FOCSOC

20

LIFESTYLE

21

SPORT

22 - 24

Gordon Malloy Charles Clarke, Norwich-South

GOVERNMENT PLANS TO IMPACT STUDENT HOUSING Dan Youmans

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NEWS 3

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“Would you pay more for a degree that leads to a higher projected salary?” asks Gordon Malloy

COUNCIL PASS CONSTITUTION Davina Kesby

Amendments

to

the

SECOND CONSECUTIVE REFERENDUM FAILS TO REACH QUORUM Tim Marsh The Union referendum on

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is

the

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CONCRETE SPECIAL REPORT: CRU Controversy

SPECULATION MOUNTS OVER ‘CLIMATEGATE’ SCANDAL David Biggins

theory that this was an outside with The Independent

in The Guardian

The Guardian

statement issued by UEA it has as the data had been archived in

the more catastrophic current

he was interviewed twice by what he has described as an

Concrete contacted Dennis Dennis’s recent comments on

The

interview anyone who may

Guardian very much with the impression

FOI ALLEGATIONS

SCIENTIFIC FRAUD?

SPECULATION OVER ALLEGED HACK

The

increased suspicians that the Christopher Buthart

ALLEGATIONS OF SCIENTIFIC FRAUD PLAGUE CRU

CLIMATE DATA CONT. FROM FRONT PAGE

Nick Church

He emphasised that UEA has approached the ICO numerous statements in the papers that have

been

in

discussions

an independent review with a

breaches

in

December In a recent interview with The

been moved in the period

review uncovered any acts

Nature sent by Professor Jones which numerous

Freedom

of

6 NEWS OBSERVER ETHICAL AWARDS

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STUDENT LOANS COMPANY’S GRANT BLUNDER Chris King

The Observer

“UNACCEPTABLE”

The

Observer

CONT. FROM FRONT PAGE

PARK ATTACK

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NUS URGE MPs TO VOTE FOR STUDENTS Nick Church

8 NEWS NORWICH STUDENT MANIFESTO candidate for Norwich South, candidate to sign up to the Norwich Student Manifesto.

The Manifesto was formed

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INCREASED ACCESS FOR POORER STUDENTS Danny Keillor Teenagers from poorer backgrounds are 50% more likely to go to university than they were in the mid 1990s according to a recent study by Council for England.

The study, ‘Trends

candidates who will be asked to asked to explain how they will follow the manifesto if elected.

These comments will then be distributed among Norwich students.

low-carbon,

homes have also seen their chances improve by 15% in 15 years. Although the percentage increase in students from poorer backgrounds is larger than that of the students from the richest homes, the

make-up, and highlighted the increased accessibility

students from poorer homes.

More than half of teenagers from the richest households now go to university whereas just fewer than 20% of the most disadvantaged students

that progress has been greater since the mid-2000s than in the previous 10 years:

and by 50 per cent over the students.

will pursue if elected as MP for Norwich South.

“Most important is to ensure that we have a fairly

Smith, Speaking

Vice-Chancellors, completely agrees with John Selby: ‘The report highlights the recent

has not been limited to those from poorer backgrounds.

Teenagers from the richest

The agreement between university leaders extends to worries that the proposed cuts of £449 million in Higher earlier this month will halt any further progress or even reverse the gains made in increased access.

progress, the work is not

increased by around 30 per

Student Manifesto. All of its points are key to Green Party

Steve

in

sustainable

proud and delighted to be the

Professor

which is good news. Although

people living in the most disadvantaged areas who a

concrete.news@uea.ac.uk

from the most disadvantaged backgrounds. Nevertheless, between the most advantaged and the least advantaged, and between women and men, remain very large. There is an

government, it has been claimed that the evidence of its report show that students from all backgrounds have not been deterred to enter fees. This could lend weight to the argument in favour of an increase in the fees which will be discussed in the review of

that

this

to

Concrete,

report

suggests

a success. What it does say is that sustained investment in an area of the public sector delivers results.

This Government has put primary

and

secondary

young people.

“However, the damaging by graduates not applicants.

Many struggling graduates now feel that they have been sold a lie - that a degree will guarantee a successful career and a well-paid job on certainly been raised and the Government should receive praise for that but much more thought needs to be given to debt does to graduates”.

SPENDING TO INCREASE DEPSITE CUTS David Churchill

losing jobs, he said: “There is a high risk of losing jobs

has announced a series of

with support roles becoming fewer. Although conveying

system. The Green Party wants back a grants system. We would pay for this by increasing income tax for the highest earners.”

SAMURAI STUDENT

budgets for the academic year.

from

all

£215m slashing of teaching

There are fears within the

£4,727 million recurrent funding for teaching - a decrease of £215 million (1.6%).

standards

available on the NHS. They

10-week period. Volunteers

throughout.

Travel expenses will be paid up to £100. Anyone interested in taking part should contact Dr Andrew Wilson on 01603 289876 or a.m.wilson@uea.ac.uk.

NEW DEAN OF HUMANITIES

for his BA and MA in English and American Studies. He is currently professor of Art History at York where he has been working since 1994.

may

Acton,

with the likes of Cambridge

cheaply.”

The two separate incidents occurred on Saturday 30th January and 31st January. The Britain to reduce investment

student involved.

based products, which have been used individually for thousands of years.

Volunteers must be aged 18 to 80. Each will be given a a respiratory MOT including an ECG (heart wave test) and an assessment by a respiratory specialist using

in August.

decrease.

Edward

prescribed

should be improving academic and teaching standards by ring-fencing and increasing academic spending.

£1,603 million for research - a £32 million increase (2%).

students will miss out on places.

Professor

currently

become the new dean for the

Chancellor also spoke of his

a samurai sword within the Bar, and secondly threatening to assault a member of the

are

losses, he maintained that

licensed

teaching

research into a new herbal remedy.

2010-11

amid soaring demand for banned

STUDY FOR HERBAL REMEDY

our policy is to increase investment and numbers in academic departments… and not explicitly cut from

any academic school or department. The way in which the university intends to deal with the cuts is by reviewing spending of nonacademic support roles.” the review of non-academic spending could carry a risk of

editor for the journal Art History and helped set up the interdisciplinary Centre for Modern Studies while at the

for teaching standards. He Vice-Chancellor

if cuts became more severe as teaching may begin to be

of

the

am delighted that David has agreed to join us. He will be leading a faculty going from strength to strength.”

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LGBT History Month

February is LGBT History Month and there are many events going on in and around UEA. Dan Youmans looks at the progress that has been made in LGBT campaigns so far and where we should be heading in the future.

“The gains that have been made need to be secured”

Debate: Are television election debates a good idea?

For Gareth Coventry

Fact box BBC, ITV and Sky are all in line to broadcast election debates.

David Dimbleby, Alistair Stewart and Adam Boulton are due to “moderate” the debates for their respective channels.

The SNP have threatened to prevent the debates being screened in Scotland if the SNP leader is not included.

Against George Hamilton-Jones

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COMMENT & OPINION 11

Welcome to 1984? American Dream Jack Brinded

Ailsa Bristow

Tesco is terrific!

George Gilbert

“Democracy, in its ideal form, requires the active participation of the populace”

Tescopoly

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12 FEATURES

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THE 2010 CONCRETE SEX SURVEY RESULTS The sensation that is the Concrete Sex Survey has returned! We’ve had yet another overwhelming response and the results are in for you to peruse just in time for Valentines’ Day!

What role play have you done during sex?

Twilight

Vital Statistics

Experience

Sexual Health

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Have you ever Best Experiences had sex to music or a film?

Pow. Don’t Stop Me Now Chariots of Fire

Freak Me Friday Night with Jonthan Ross

Air Hostess

Sexual Practices Sexual Attitudes

Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others.

Countdown The Ride of the Valkeryies.

Lost Imperial March

Star Wars

Goldeneye

Why did you choose to wait as long as you did before having sex with a new partner?

Sexual Habits

FEATURES 13 Worst Experiences

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Concrete’s Sexiest Lecturer Results The polls have closed, the votes have been counted and verified, and now we can finally reveal the University of East Anglia’s Sexiest Lecturers as voted for by you, the students.

There is a neverending debate

month’s announcement of

Sexiest Male Lecturer

the

such highbrow debate has taken second place amongst our academic

Sexiest Female Lecturer

colour change has been a topic of Norwich South MP Charles Clarke and as we academics don’t seem to have proving that his fan base extends

“the secrets of

27 members that his coverage in

success...I’d say the

helped accumulate for his Facebook

same thing I say about essay-writing: presentation counts”

been the source of much amusement that this issue of Concrete will cause

The one that got away...

even told a Concrete writer that he much coveted item of interest for

Mark Currie remains an object of

then head of the school of Literature

and lecturers have been caught asking about the lack of their own presence

front of a Labour Soc organised panel

PARTICIPANTS WANTED FOR CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY RESEARCH

Mark Currie’s sexiness – interior in his sharp suit trousers and crisp through one of his lectures cannot

WIN A 16GB IPOD NANO! Mark Currie has not been voted

Kirsten Peter

EDITORIAL 15

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CONCRETE EDITORIAL EDITOR

EDITORIAL

concrete.editor@uea.ac.uk Hannah Livingston

While this issue, featuring the results of not only the Concrete Sex

DEPUTY EDITOR

TRAVEL EDITOR

CHIEF COPY EDITOR

Writers

concrete.editorial@uea.ac.uk Alice Violett

concrete.editorial@uea.ac.uk Denise Bartlett

Proofreaders Lianne Tapscott, Sarah Cox and Rachel Handforth

NEWS EDITOR concrete.news@uea.ac.uk Nicolas Church

Deputy News Editor

Avani Shah, Bethan Collins, Becky Harrington

FOOD EDITOR concrete.food09@gmail.com Edward Leftwich

Writers Kelsie Button, Leejiah Dorward, Bex Wiles, Concrete Vegetarian Barn Owl

David Churchill

Reporters

Writers

Jessica Keating, Adizah Tejani, Gordon Malloy, Dan Youmans, Davina Kesby, Tim Marsh, Danny Keillor, Chris King, David Biggins

Gesa Burchards, Kate Barnett, Tamsin Lillie, Matthew Butt

concrete.turf@uea.ac.uk Rebecca Wiles

Writers

concrete.opinion@uea.ac.uk Davina Kesby

Writers Dan Youmans, Gareth Coventry, George Hamilton-Jones, Jack Brinded, Ailsa Bristow, George Gilbert

FEATURES EDITOR concrete.features@uea.ac.uk Melissa York

Writers Kirsten Peter

INTERNATIONAL EDITORS concrete.international@uea.ac.uk Qingning Wang & Filipa Mendes

Writers Cris Hau, Julia Sherman, Yang Cao, Hui Zhou

Star Wars and unfortunate signature moves involving teddy bears - that to escapism and disillusionment with the stagnant economic woes of most students.

All joking aside, I know a lot of you look forward to the results of the Sex survey so kick back and enjoy!

Love Hannah CORRECTIONS is to be credited to David Biggins as it was credited to Nick Church in error. Further, the photo of

LIFESTYLE EDITOR

to Laura Smith.

concrete.lifestyle@uea.ac.uk Samantha Lewis

Writers Kristina Stephens, Olivia Webb

John Ferguson, Will Stone, Tony Neil

OPINIONS EDITOR

analysis by our Features Editor. There appears to

IN FOCUS EDITOR concrete.editorial@uea.ac.uk Alice Violett

TURF EDITOR

of editors and contributors to Concrete as sexually-deprived

concrete.travel@uea.ac.uk Rachel Conquer

We express sincere apologies for the stated errors.

SPORT EDITOR concrete.sport@uea.ac.uk Danny Collins

Writers Ian Hobbs, Rob Schatten, Mark Roach, Ben Frith, Chris King, Beccy Bownas, Georgina Wade

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Picture by Dan Blumgart

The cost of Britain’s waste John Ferguson

their detrimental impacts on the

point where it is no longer needed waste

management

regimes,

Feel-good sandwiches

REDD Alert According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC),

in the form of illegal logging

credits to carbon traders, million worth of forest carbon

of

anthropogenic However,

global stopping who in certain instances went

reckoned that if forests were in to a carbon trading scheme, as well as sports coaching and in

Copenhagen

of

relevant

proposed

does not mean that it will not

stakeholders,

now and again makes a

Will Stone

Diary of UEA’s ‘Go Green’ Week Monday 8th:

Thursday

and foresters alike hope this will trickle down to local

states and private enterprise carte blanche

11th:

Wednesday 10th: Mass bike

one of the progenitors of Friday 12th:

ownership to the local inhabitants and give them

special deals on vegetarian

“facilitate new and improved

Tuesday 9th: I matched to someone who has a similar carbon footprint to

Love Trash or Tony Neil

TRAVEL 17

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Family Ties: My India Magical Moscow Bethan Collins

With family ties in India, Avani Shah gives an insight into her experiences of a country which she considers both foreign and also a second home.

city of culture and great historical places in Moscow is Red Square, right in the heart of the city. In the centre of the square is the granite tomb in a glass case.

For the less morbid visitors, Red Square also includes St Basil’s Church, which is absolutely stunning to look at with extravagant and brightly coloured domes, and has a Square is the Kremlin, which has played a dominant role in Russia’s history, serving as a medieval citadel and a modern centre of power. It is also home to the famous Faberge eggs.

However, Moscow has plenty to

recommended. For those interested there is a chain of restaurants obvious in the landscape by the cow statues outside them, but for the less adventurous there is also plenty of western cuisine available. enough as there is a metro, which is a

own home, where dinner is prepared

interested in its history: alongside Red

people and chances are they’ll no wonder that I’ve lost my place amongst this landscape that is about as diverse as you can get. Born in Britain, my passport will tell you that technically I’m not even Indian. My Facebook page, on the other hand, don’t eat meat and I’m intrigued by the concepts of Hinduism.

Click on the photos link and you’ll see memories of extravagant and colourful family weddings, embarrassing Bollywood dances and, perhaps most importantly, my four holidays to India. I say holiday, but am I actually going to a foreign country, or am I going home?

The travel guides are completely right when they say the Taj Mahal

the place for parasailing and partying, but having experienced all of these, toilets and mosquito bites, the things I remember the most are moments that could easily have happened at home. Catching up with my cousins commercial Starbucks equivalent, for example, should probably have been overruled by a chai stand on

feels odd considering that a quick Google will tell you that 42% of the

surrounded by spa treatments and massage therapies that are boat ride on the backwaters or dinner

perhaps worse is how quickly you become accustomed to being served, as the ‘at least I’m giving one more the hustle and bustle of city life, it’s easy to get caught up and forget your beliefs and indeed that your life isn’t

“...it’s easy to get caught up and forget your beliefs and indeed that your life isn’t normally this glamorous.”

the beach, there’s something for everyone and the funniest part is that this beach resort is deemed far less commercial than some of the others.

India’s becoming too modern for that. world where a simple shopping trip involves being taken into a private

England. Seven star hotels with private beaches suddenly become

whilst assistants bring out clothes which will later be altered to my size. My English accent means I’m treated like a celebrity even in my

some of the country’s most spiritual sites (for example Kanya Kumari, where one can see the union of

Moscow is perfect if you’re interested in experiencing a city with a very diverse culture, and if you will never forget.

Need a VISA? Becky Harrington

crazy and start calling me ungrateful. and she’s right. Nothing was more

those students who are planning on a year abroad have the somewhat

the locals shivering away in woolly

their much needed visa. The journey

and chikki, this luscious hillside district has it all from mountains, to caves, to waterfalls. It was a

be a somewhat stressful period, especially with classes, coursework

secluded and safe from the noise of the city, with our nearest neighbours just visible on the top of the next hill along. Fireworks are certainly more spectacular when the world around is pitch black and there’s nothing else to be seen or heard. streets for your Bhai’s wedding?’ my

normally this glamorous.

Even a holiday to Kerala, also known as India’s Spiritual South, came with trimmings that I wouldn’t

which is one of many in close vicinity to the city centre. There is even an underground shopping centre which includes shops selling well known brands as well as delicious ice creams.

me that wasn’t an experience!’ And that’s just it. I’ve been to countless Indian weddings but none of them could rival this one in colour, adventure or the fact that it was one of the people I love most in the world

world to explore; I go because my family are there. Everything else is just a perk.

However, the key to keeping the stress levels down is to prepare, I remember the day of my interview; it was quite taxing, experience, I felt somewhat overwhelmed and panicked at how like everybody was miles ahead of me. However, the important thing to remember is that most people during the visa process will be having similar feelings.

some of my documents! As I learnt the hard way, the key to this whole process is to be organized by making checklists and providing ample around four hours in the impressive American Embassy, followed by a informed that I had been awarded the visa. All those months of stress

complicated to start with, but when dealt with, such as the preliminary paperwork (which is not as terrible as it looks!) then it is just a case of

going to America and I could hardly wait.

The visa process can be lengthy and somewhat stressful but it was an incredible year abroad.

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A new start with love Chinese New Year celebration

Valentine’s Day Julia Sherman

Cris Hau

Feel the Love Hui Zhou

Ticket are now on sale in the box

Spring Festival in Norwich Yang Cao

FOOD 19

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A Little Slice of Australian Vegetarian Heaven Kelsie Bufton

Meat Free Black Bean Mondays: A New Burgers with Club Night?

Cornmeal

Roasted Butternut Squash

Thumbprint Chocolate Cookies

Ingredients

Ingredients Ingredients Method

Method

Concrete Vegetarian Barn Owl

Leejiah Dorward

Method

Concrete Vegetarian Barn Owl

Bex Wiles

20 IN FOCUS

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Norwich Rotaract: have fun, make new friends, raise money

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Book a re-style for READ

Gesa Burchards

in Tanzania. Each book costs

February.

cut at a designer salon but Thinking about joining a society or club? Why not try Rotaract, a network of clubs founded

by Rotary for students and young professionals aged 18 to 30. We are part of a global

and blow dries are £10.

Book

Project

and

Max

50p and a pen anyone can send a book to a student in Tanzania.

Tuesday-Friday.

their hair cut at a reduced rate at a top class salon, with proceeds going to charity.

raising £900 towards a water both for charity and for fun. So socially and has taken part in a your leadership skills and take responsibility on a local,

readbookproject.org.uk. your say? and redistributed to schools

Road, Eaton, Norwich. You and held a grand charter night where we raised £300 for local charity Nelson’s Journey. fundraising for other worthy causes including a Children In Need pirates fancy dress pub crawl, which raised £570 in one

Club President Roshan at enquiries@norwichrotaract. org.uk or by joining our Facebook group “Norwich

Debate the issues with the Alternative Politics Forum

bowls (not just for the older The

Support Medic to Medic and help train doctors in Africa Tamsin Lillie

new

and

new subsequent

and

Africa

to address basic

The

group

has

faced

as Mr Short said, “We are and

thereabouts

to broaden horizons and encourage debate. We don’t

the night talking through all

anyone”.

The APF, then, is perhaps

the grounds that the APF as

of doctors in countries with

brainchild of one Eliot Short, its current president, and is

alone

healthcare

on

the seeds of an idea planted

that there is a global shortage workers

discussions

recognised by the Union, and

Terrace

100,000 people, Malawi has

year

health.

The UEA branch of Medic to Medic started this year and

following.

reasons for this shortage is that not enough people are being trained as doctors. Ethiopia

course agree that any natural

could be explored: a wider scope was desirable. That isn’t to say the APF and PolSoc

but tenacious and growing students in Malawi, Winnie and Innocent. they are a discussion-based

the UK produces 6,000 for a is where Medic to Medic can help.

The charity was set up

Half Marathon, where we

to raise awareness about the charity…including speed

serious group.

Anyone interested in the issues both old and current.

They also plan to hold regular

it’s not just for Medics, anyone

for trainee students who are phone recycling project. You sponsorship, students are able to concentrate on their studies and don’t need to traded for funds.

please join the Facebook group “UEA Medic-to-Medic”, where we’ll keep you updated about

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Confessions of a UEA student An anonymous reader tells us why Valentines isn’t all about romance and roses.

LIFESTYLE 21

Defending the student lifestyle Kristina Stephens dismisses claims that all students are Pot Noodle loving, seminar skiving layabouts.

The

so-called

‘student

lifestyle’

Norwich Evening

Skins craze News

Is it time to ditch the diary?

It worked for Anne Frank, but are the days of private diary writing being taken over by the blogosphere?

Olivia Webb puts forward the case to hold onto the pen and paper.

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Canary Corner Ian Hobbs

UEA’s newest sports club: Handball Concrete Sport speaks to Helle Aanonsen as she explains the background behind her drive to set up a club at UEA for Scandanavia’s most popular sport, handball. lot of experience,” she explained.

‘tweedle dum and tweedle do’ during his disastrous reign in charge.

There may already be clubs for nearly every sport you can imagine – from

recent weeks, achieving 44 points out of a possible 48, which is an

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and Spillane had shown promise this season.

English football.

Since smashing Colchester United on their own ground last month Norwich have gone from strength to strength, thanks to a number of gutsy performances, all within the space of seven days.

chance to get back to playing while also giving her a chance to introduce the experience of playing myself will

UEA’s already extensive sports society is about to get another member, as a Norwegian student is planning to establish a handball club.

Helle Aanonsen, a second-year PSI student from Bergen, Norway, is to broaden the appeal of handball in the UK, where the sport has never

who are new to handball,” she added.

In fact, Helle isn’t alone in trying to raise awareness of handball in

the last two years, taking hopefuls to training camps in Aarhus, Denmark

was present in the home game against bigger in Scandinavia than here in the UK where teams are few and far between,” Helle points out.

Norwich went on to be victorious - a to football in Norway, Denmark and

with the current members of the GB men’s and women’s squads mostly plying their trade in Denmark, Sweden or Norway.

Though the team have recently

London Olympics.

A new team at UEA won’t be

minute sealing all three points. to Norwich is in Great Yarmouth”. evident when City fought back from a goal behind to defeat Walsall 2-1. This Cody McDonald, who rewarded his manager with the winning goal. sheet to take his tally for the season been a key player for City this season and fans were delighted when before

Norwich had the chance to achieve a record eleventh straight home win going into the game against Hartlepool. Hartlepool took a surprise lead when Neil Austen thumped the ball in from outside the box. However, the Canaries responded within 60 seconds thanks to a Cody McDonald header. Five minutes later debutant on loan from Stockport as cover for

was announced he’d signed a new three and a half year deal with club. aided by a season-long loan spell at Luton Town along with fellow city youngster Michael Spillane.

Former boss Glenn Roeder famously described the pair as

decisive goal to seal a 2-1 victory and the record 11th home win.

Norwich’s run of good form came to an end on Saturday, however, despite another goal from Chris

UEA Men’s 1st - 128

about ten years before I moved to the UK to go to university, so I have quite a

Hockey UEA Men’s 1st - 1

Facebook group I’ve created, whilst 50 people have signed up with names and email addresses,” she said. the club, we welcome all members!”

FOOTBALL MOVE TO WITHIN ONE EDITOR’S COLUMN GAME OF CARROW ROAD DATE The next month will see the UEA minutes when a clever run down the

Mark Roach Bradenham Wanderers - 1 UEA Men’s Football - 3

defeat away to Millwall.

BUCS Results - Wedneday 3rd February Fencing

interested in the sport, Helle hopes to use the club to brush up some old

to the announcement of a new club. in January with the announcement of an IOC grant to the team to help it get to the 2012 European Championships – where a good performance is

and women will be travelling to Colchester to defend their Derby Day crown against the University of Essex. what seemed an impossible angle.

The next 15 minutes were played mostly in the home team’s half as

one game away from a dream trip previously unbeaten Wanderers side.

Bradenham

stalemate, with the best chance of the half falling to Bradenham when goalkeeper Tom Adams was called

the visitors to long range shots and half chances. into the UEA box, with headers, blocks and tackles being constantly

ago, UEA will be keen to prevail in That same week UEA’s elite sportsmen and women will head

championships will see up to 6000 elite student athletes descend upon

goalmouth scramble was turned in by crucial for those UEA clubs hoping

Football

Netball

Cambridge Men’s 1st - 4

Warwick Women’s 2nd - 34

UEA Men’s 2nd - 3

UEA Women’s 2nd - 33

UEA Women’s 1st - 12

Rugby UEA Men’s 2nd - 6

right.

UEA started the second half well and were rewarded on 58 minutes. A

close range on 83 minutes.

a corner from which Nick Heap’s near post cross was dropped into the net by the Bradenham goalkeeper under pressure from the challenge of

outstanding Heap used his pace to get away from the Bradenham defence.

His shot across goal rebounded out to

waved away the protests and the goal stood to put UEA 1-0 ahead.

minutes of defending UEA were

ball over the advancing goalkeeper and into the empty net, sending the UEA players into raptures and of the Norfolk Junior Cup.

which is to be broadcast on Sky Sports.

Away from the university sports scene it has been a busy fortnight. An England captain has been lost and a

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MURRAY STILL APPRENTICE TO THE MASTER FEDERER Ben Frith asks whether Murray is destined to be the next nearly man of British tennis, or if he can become the first male British grand slam winner since Fred Perry in 1936. undoubtedly the best tennis player the world has ever seen, Roger Federer. Andy Murray will be 23 by the 14th seed Radek Stepanek in straight sets at Wimbledon.

Five years older and wiser, Murray

gracefully losing to

play in a major tournament, an age at which many tennis players expect to reach their peak.

However, with Roger Federer showing no signs of announcing a Andy Murray’s chances of winning a

space of 18 months would suggest otherwise and head-to-head

However, he is yet to conquer the Swiss master in a best of Of their eleven encounters Murray has prevailed in six. Federer

of Andy Murray’s game

that he is not aggressive enough in big matches. UEA Tennis President

against the best in the world. Federer doesn’t give many free points, and if you play too passively he will hit This view is shared by former Grand Slam champion Boris Becker, who believes that when faced with the prospect of playing the world number one, Murray “reverted to his usual defensive game, and allowed Roger to play such great tennis.” been the pinnacle of Murray’s career so far; and his disappointment was evident as he fought back tears to congratulate his Swiss opponent. It was disappointment that stemmed from a feeling that he had let down his loyal supporters who have followed him every step of the way ever since he walked onto Centre Court as an

18-year-old and ranked a meagre 314th in the world.

Murray’s endeavours in Australia have seen him climb back up to 3rd in the ATP rankings and he will be

with Murray due to begin his French Open warm up next week in Marseilles.

Wimbledon once more. On home soil, Win or lose you can always gripped by ‘Murray-mania’ year on

his career.

Next up is the clay court season,

CAPTAINCY PROVES A BRIDGE TOO FAR FOR TERRY Chris King

authority to take this decision.

Following talks with manager Fabio Capello last Friday, John Terry has been stripped of the England captaincy.

fully respect Fabio Capello’s decision”, everything for England”. In terms of his future at club level, Chelsea manager

intense tabloid probing into an alleged Perroncel, the ex-girlfriend of former Chelsea team-mate Wayne Bridge.

deemed inappropriate for a player in the role of team captain.

Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has been chosen to replace Terry, with Steven Gerrard taking Ferdinand’s previous role as vicecaptain. much thought I have made the decision that it will be best for me to take the captaincy away from John Terry”, a decision he described as “what is best for all of the England squad”. Capello said Terry had displayed “extremely taking the opportunity to thank the

Cup. Whilst Rio Ferdinand has amassed a wealth of experience as captain of Manchester United, he has no such

“all the club, the players, management the rest of the squad to adjust to a

team in January 2008, Capello has disciplinarian, demanding that his players set a good on-pitch example,

England squad remains to be seen, but the decision taken by Capello is

Wayne Bridge’s future in the have reacted to the news, including Mark Lawrenson who called it “the only decision Capello could have

Capello unlikely to risk jeopardising squad unity by including two players unable to work together due to

Gordon Taylor, who emphasised the when making this decision, whilst calling for the players to move on and focus on the World Cup. mostly in favour of Terry’s removal as captain, with a poll of over 25,000 76% support for Capello’s decision; however any dip in team form over the next few games would surely bring about a change of opinion amongst the fans.

The extent to which the recent

Phil McNulty, Chief Football Writer for the BBC, summed the issue up perfectly, saying “Capello clearly reached the conclusion that his side could not be led into the World Cup by a captain who threatened to fracture the unity of squad and purpose Of more pressing concern to England fans, however, will be whether or not this incident has destabilised the squad and undermined its

on March 3rd.

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ENGLAND

Chris King gives his verdict on the ongoing John Terry furore that has seen him replaced as captain.

TUESDAY 9th FEBRUARY 2010

TENNIS

Ben Frith discusses the prospects for Andy Murray following his Australian Open final defeat.

HANDBALL

Concrete introduces UEA’s proposed new sports club: Handball.

FOOTBALL

Mark Roach reports on UEA Football’s progress towards a match at Carrow Road.

LACROSSE STORM TO NORTHAMPTON VICTORY

UNION OFFICER REFERENDUM FAILS TO REACH QUORUM Georgina Wade

Netball