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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NEWS PAGE 4
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VICE-CHANCELLOR DEFENDS CRU Information Commissioner’s Office state UEA broke the law with requests for climate data. Vice-Chancellor Edward Acton questions the verdict’s legitimacy: “nothing has yet been established”. the newspapers have been
David Churchill
due to a loophole in the law
A statement released by
The Guardian
that has the power to just
as they should have been Casper Palmano
In a determined putdown
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THREE STUDENTS IN UNPROVOKED EATON PARK ATTACK Three male students were
no possessions or valuables bandstand when one stepped
At
around
8pm
as he was topless and had
behind The Farmhouse pub
assault remains undetermined
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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statement issued by UEA it has as the data had been archived in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
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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
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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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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
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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
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Norwich Rotaract: have fun, make new friends, raise money
concrete.editorial@uea.ac.uk
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