Concrete - Issue 193

4UESDAY TH /CTOBER 5%!gS )NDEPENDENT .EWSPAPER )SSUE

#ONCRETE 'UIDE TO .ORWICH .ORFOLK ,OUIS DE "ERNIERESg -ANDOLIN

4HE %VENT -EETS *URASSIC

) 4 #(!/3 2%35,43 ). ,!4% ,/!.3 &AULTS IN THE NEW )4 SYSTEMS MEANT CHAOS FOR HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS

WITH REGISTRATION CAMPUS CARDS AND EMAIL ACCOUNTS ALL BEING AF FECTED !LTHOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS WITH CAMPUS CARDS THAT WILL NOT WORK AND INACCESSIBLE EMAIL ACCOUNTS THE MAIN PROBLEM HAS BEEN WITH E VISION THE NEW ONLINE REGISTRATION SYSTEM BEING PIONEERED THIS YEAR )T HAS CAUSED A WIDE RANGE OF TROUBLES SUCH AS THOSE FACED BY ,EXIAN 'OUGH A SECOND YEAR 03) STUDENT 3HE FOUND HERSELF ENDUR ING TWO WEEKS OF LONG QUEUES AT THE )4 HELPDESK NUMEROUS VISITS TO HER SCHOOL OFlCE AND MULTIPLE PHONE CALLS BEFORE BEING TOLD WHY HER REGISTRATION WOULDN T WORK -ANY RETURNING STUDENTS HAVE

FOUND THEMSELVES IN SIMILAR SITU ATIONS WHICH HAS UNDERSTANDABLY LED TO CONFUSION AND FRUSTRATION

ESPECIALLY AS THIS MEANT THAT STUDENT LOANS WERE NOT COMING THROUGH !S -ISS 'OUGH SAYS h) THINK THE WORST THING WAS THAT NO ONE TOOK RESPONSIBILITY DESPITE PUTTING ME AND MANY OTHERS UNDER A LOT OF STRESS v 4HIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS OF GREAT CONCERN TO (EATHER 7ELLS

(EAD OF 5SER 3ERVICES WHO HAS RECEIVED HUNDREDS OF EMAILS FROM WORRIED AND UPSET STUDENTS (OWEVER SHE IS QUICK TO REAS SURE THOSE AFFECTED THAT ALL THE VARI OUS DEPARTMENTS ARE NOW WORKING TOGETHER TO SOLVE ANY OUTSTANDING PROBLEMS h4HE LIBRARY AND )4 STAFF ARE DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO RECTIFY THE CURRENT SITUATION 4HIS IS A NEW SYSTEM WITH INEVITABLE

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5%! STUDENTS HAVE BEEN ACCUSED OF ANTI SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR BY .ORWICH RESIDENTS AS THE POLICE PRESENCE ON CAM PUS BECOMES MORE VISIBLE 0AGE SIX

#/.34!",% 2%3)$%.43 $%-!.$ $)3#/5.4 2ICHARD 2EYNOLDS $EPUTY .EWS %DITOR &RESHERS IN #ONSTABLE 4ERRACE HAVE HAD A RUDE AWAKENING OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS DUE TO UNEXPECTED BUILDING WORK 3OME STUDENTS ALL OF WHOM ARE PAYING FULL PRICE ARE DEMANDING A DISCOUNT ! QUICK STRAW POLL SUGGESTED THE PROBLEM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTHERN HALF OF #ONSTABLE 4ERRACE HOUSES WHICH IS ADJACENT TO THE BUILDING WORK

-ATT #OX A lRST YEAR BUSINESS STUDENT SAID h) M BEINGx ;WOKEN UP= AROUND EVERY MORN ING BY THE NOISE OF DRILLING v -ATT SENT HIS REQUEST FOR A RE FUND ON 3EPTEMBER TH AND AS OF #ONCRETE GOING TO PRESS HE HAS SIM PLY BEEN TOLD hALL COMPLAINTS ARE TAKEN VERY SERIOUSLYxv AND THEY ARE hWAITING FORx CONlRMATION THAT WORK SHOULD NOT START PRIOR TO THE AGREED TIME EACH MORNINGv 4HE NEW TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR STUDENTS IN 5%! RESIDENCES STATES THAT NO DISCOUNT WILL BE GIVEN FOR hANY NUISANCEx ARISING

OUT OF ANY BUILDING ;WORK=v 4HE 35 ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE

7ELFARE /FlCER 3TEPHEN !LTMAN SAID THEY HAD RAISED IT WITH *ENNY "ALLARD $IRECTOR OF THE 2ESIDENCES AND 3ERVICES $IVISION AND WOULD CONTINUE TO PURSUE THE ISSUE (E ALSO SAID THAT THEY WERE hDISAP POINTEDv WITH THE 5NIVERSITY S RESPONSE TO THE SITUATION AT #ONSTA BLE 4ERRACE 4HE ACCOMMODATION BOOK ING FORMS FOR THIS YEAR ALLOWED STUDENTS TO APPLY SPECIlCALLY FOR ACCOMMODATION THAT IS AFFECTED BY BUILDING WORK AT A REDUCED RATE

4HIS HAS LEAD MANY IN #ONSTA BLE 4ERRACE TO BELIEVE THAT THEIR DEMANDS FOR A REFUND ARE ENTIRELY JUSTIlABLE ARGUING THAT THE UNIVER SITY HAS ALREADY IMPLICITLY ACCEPTED THIS DESPITE THE CLAUSE IN THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS *ENNY "ALLARD CONlRMED THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE OFFERING A DISCOUNT BECAUSE hNOISY BUILD ING WORK NEAR #ONSTABLE 4ERRACE WILL BE LIMITED AND OF A RELATIVELY SHORT DURATIONv )N ADDITION SHE ALSO ARGUED THAT h4HERE IS A GREATER DISTANCE BETWEEN THE BUILDING WORKS AND THE ACCOMMODATIONv

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WHEN COMPARED TO THE WORK GOING ON AROUND 6ICTORY AND 0ASTON HOUSE 3TUDENTS SAY THEY ARE CONFUSED AS TO WHY OTHERS IN 0ASTON (OUSE WERE OFFERED A DISCOUNT WHEN BOOKING ACCOMMODATION AND DO NOT APPEAR TO BE SUFFERING ANY AD DITIONAL DISRUPTION h(AVING PAID FULL PRICE ) D NOT EXPECTED TO BE DISRUPTED BY BUILD ING WORK )F ) D BEEN PREPARED TO LIVE WITH BUILDING WORK ) WOULD HAVE APPLIED FOR THE DISCOUNTED HOUSINGv COMMENTED ,UCY 4HURSTON AN %CONOMICS FRESHER

#/.#2%4% 4UESDAY TH /CTOBER

7ET WET WET 7ATER MAIN BURSTS CAUSE DISRUPTION ACROSS CAMPUS

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4()3 &/24.)'(4 ACORNS FELL ON THE AVENUES AND ) CONTEMPLATED PAINTING THE PINK WALLS WHITE ) TYPED OVER FOUR HUNDRED EMAIL ADDRESSES INTO -ICROSOFT /UTLOOK AND NEEDED A CIGARETTE AFTER &RAN CIS BURST IN WITH THE LINE h9OU WANT A NEWS STORY ) LL GIVE YOU A NEWS STORY v WHILE HANDING OVER FORGED ,#2 TICKETS 4HE #ONCRETE RUBBER DUCKS SANK WATER PIPES BURST ) FELL ASLEEP IN -ACINTOSH S #ANTEEN

THE l RST ISSUE OF #ONCRETE CAME OUT AND ) CRIED WITH RELIEF ) SAT ON THE STEPS AND SMOKED 0ROTESTS IN (UNGARY CARRIED ON THROUGH THE WEEKS 4HE CASH MACHINE QUEUES GOT TOO LONG TO WAIT IN SO ) WENT WITHOUT ) WORKED LATE TOO OFTEN AND NEVER GOT ENOUGH DONE #ON CRETE GOT DRUNK PRETENDED TO BE FRESHERS IN WEEK STOLE INm ATABLE PARROTS AT THE BEACH PARTY AND DID THE AWKWARD DANCE AT 2ETRO 3TU DENTS WERE NOISY AND SANG SONGS OUTSIDE THE WINDOW THAT ) CAN T PRINT 4HE HOCKEY TEAM CHANTED #ONCRETE HAD ITS l RST MEETINGS AND WE MET THE PEOPLE WHO WILL BE SAT IN THESE CHAIRS AND THIS DAMP

SMELLY OFl CE FOR YEARS TO COME ) REMEMBER BEING THEM STARTING AT 5%! AND NOT KNOWING THAT ALL THESE THINGS WOULD HAPPEN TO ME ) WATCHED ,OVE IN 4HE !RTIC CIRCLE OVER AND OVER AGAIN BUT MISSED 8 &ACTOR ) WAS TOLD NOT TO QUOTE PEOPLE AND NOW MY FRIENDS START THEIR SENTENCES WITH h) PROBABLY SHOULDN T BE TELLING YOU THIS v WHEN

#ONTIUNED FROM ONE GLITCHES AND ALTHOUGH PROBLEMS ON THIS SCALE WERE NOT ANTICIPAT ED WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO HELP STUDENTS AFFECTED v ! GUIDANCE SHEET HAS BEEN PRODUCED FOLLOWING A MEETING BETWEEN LIBRARY ) 4 AND FACULTY STAFF TO INFORM STUDENTS STILL FAC ING DIFl CULTIES WHICH IS NOW WIDELY AVAILABLE AROUND CAMPUS #OPIES HAVE BEEN PLACED IN THE LIBRARY 3TUDENT 5NION AND THE $EAN OF 3TUDENTS OFl CE THE LATTER OF WHICH IS OPEN DURING THE WEEK FOR ANY STUDENTS FACING l NANCIAL DIFl CULTIES FROM NOT RECEIVING THEIR LOANS TO GET ADVICE AND SUPPORT 3TUDENTS ARE BEING ASSURED THAT

THEY NEVER USED TO 4HE RAIN WOKE ME ON 4HURSDAY IT TURNED COLD AND ) COULDN T CATCH A RABBIT BUT ) TRIED /N &RIDAY ) FOUND MYSELF WALKING THE BUS ROUTE WHICH WAS LIKE STEPPING INTO A FAMILIAR l LM 9ES TERDAY ) REALISED WHY ) LOVE RIDING BUSES TO CAMPUS SO MUCH WHEN CONVERSATIONS ABOUT @THE IMPOR TANCE OF NARRATIVE WERE MIXED WITH #HINESE AND &RENCH AND .ORWICH GIRLS SWEARING AND SOME MANS MUSIC MUFm ED THROUGH HIS HEAD PHONES *OHN (OOPER GAVE A TALK ON BEING A FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT AND WITH IT THIS GEM OF A QUOTE h9OU SHOULD NOT MEASURE YOUR LIFE IN THE NUMBER OF BREATHS YOU TAKE YOU SHOULD MEASURE YOU LIFE IN THE AMOUNT OF MOMENTS WHICH TAKE YOU BREATH AWAY v 4HIS WEEKEND DRUNK STUDENTS BURST INTO THE OFl CE AND GOT CONFUSED

THE #ONCRETE TEAM WORKED HARD

ATE ROASTS ATE COOKED BREAKFASTS

ATE PIZZA ATE POT NOODLES *ANE SWORE A LOT 2ICHARD BECAME DEPU TY -ARKUS MADE US GIGGLE (ANNAH SHOOK HER FUNKY STUFF AT ,AVA ,OU IS SLEPT ON THE SOFA 7ILL AND +ATIE BICKERED IN THE CORNER ABOUT DOGS AND ) WROTE THE'UIDE TO .ORWICH AND .ORFOLK SMILED AND FELT LUCKY ) HOPE YOU ENJOY OUR SECOND IS SUE PLEASE GET INVOLVED IF YOU FEEL EVEN THE SLIGHTEST WAY INCLINED !LSO COME ALONG TO THE #ONCRETE SOCIAL 4UESDAY THE TH IN THE (IVE FROM / CLOCK ) WILL BE DRESSED AS A DINNER LADY CLEANER

TEACHER OR #ONCRETE CHEERLEADER ) HAVEN T QUITE DECIDED YET SO ) SUPPOSE IT WILL BE A SURPRISE

NO ONE WHO HAS REPORTED THEIR REGISTRATION COMPLICATIONS WILL BE l NED FOR BEING LATE (OWEVER IF YOU ARE STILL UNABLE TO REGISTER AND SO CANNOT GET YOUR LOAN CONTACT YOUR FACULTY OFl CE WHO WILL TELL THE 3TUDENT ,OANS #OMPANY THAT YOU HAVE RETURNED TO UNIVERSITY /VERALL THE NEW ) 4 SYS TEMS HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL

WITH A LARGE NUMBER OF STU DENTS FACING NO DIFl CULTIES AT ALL (OWEVER THE PROBLEMS THE FAULTS HAVE CAUSED HAVE MEANT l NANCIAL AND EMOTIONAL WOES FOR MANY PEO PLE AND ALTHOUGH WE ARE ASSURED THAT THESE ARE JUST TEETHING ISSUES FOR THE NEW SYSTEM THIS WILL COME AS LITTLE COMFORT TO THOSE SERIOUSLY AFFECTED OVER THE LAST TWO WEEKS

! BURST WATER MAIN CREATED HAV OC AROUND THE 5NIVERSITY ON 7EDNESDAY 3EPTEMBER TH

WITH THE WATER SUPPLY FOR THE EN TIRE NORTHERN PART OF THE CAM PUS BEING CUT OFF FOR SIX HOURS 4HIS INCLUDED THE -EDICAL #EN TRE AND .URSERY AS WELL AS ALL OF THE NEW RESIDENCES .ELSON #OURT

7OLFSON #LOSE /RWELL #LOSE

4HE 2EGISTRY AND #ONGREGATION (ALL 4HE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY THE v CAST IRON WATER MAIN COM ING UNDER PRESSURE AND CRACKING 'ROUND MOVEMENT HAS BEEN STATED AS A POSSIBLE REASON FOR THIS PRES SURE 4HE WATER SUPPLY WENT OFF AT AROUND PM NO DOUBT AS MANY STUDENTS WERE TRYING TO MAKE LUNCH OR WASH UP AND FULL SERVICE WAS NOT RESTORED UNTIL PM THAT EVENING !N EMAIL WAS SENT TO ALL STU DENTS AROUND MINUTES AFTER THE PROBLEM WAS IDENTIl ED INFORM ING THEM OF THE RESIDENCES AF FECTED ALTHOUGH NOT ALL STUDENTS APPEAR TO HAVE RECEIVED THIS EMAIL 2ICHARD !LLAN A l RST YEAR $RAMA STUDENT AND #OLMAN (OUSE 2ESI DENT SAID h%MAIL 4HE ONLY THING ) RECEIVED WAS A COMMUNAL SHOWER AT THE 3PORTSPARK AFTER ) DECIDED THAT WASHING MYSELF WITH LAST NIGHT S DAMP m ANNEL JUST WOULDN T BE SUIT ABLE AFTER A HARD GAME OF SQUASHv 3TUDENTS HOPING TO PRETTY THEM SELVES UP FOR THE 7ORLD -USIC 0ARTY WERE IN TROUBLE TOO *O #HILTON AN OTHER #OLMAN 2ESIDENT SAID h)T WAS A REAL PAIN ) COULDN T COOK WASH UP OR WASH MY HAIR WHICH HAD CHOSEN THAT PARTICULAR DAY TO GO SUPER CURLYv -ORE SERIOUSLY THE SHORTAGE OF WATER TO THE MEDICAL CENTRE FORCED DOCTORS TO USE ALCOHOLIC WIPES FOR STERILISING AND MEANT NEITHER STAFF OR

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!NNA S %DITORIAL

$AVID 'ROCOTT

PATIENTS COULD USE THE TOILET FACILITIES 4HE 5NIVERSITY %STATES AND "UILDINGS DIVISION HAS CONl RMED THAT MAINTENANCE AND !NGLICAN 7ATER WORKED TOGETHER TO REPAIR THE PIPE AND THAT THEY CONSIDER THE PROBLEM TO BE PERMANENTLY l XED

5NION (OUSE m OODED )N AN UNRELATED EVENT EARLY ON 7EDNESDAY TH /CTOBER 5NION (OUSE WAS PARTIALLY m OODED RUIN ING CARPETS AND LEAVING A PUTRID SMELL IN THE OFl CES ABOVE THE (IVE ! JOINT IN THE PIPES LET GO ALLOW ING MAINS WATER TO m OW INTO THE ROOF CAVITY AND EVENTUALLY DOWN THE STAIRS ABOVE THE (IVE INTO THE AREA BELOW 3EVERAL AREAS WERE AFFECTED IN CLUDING THE 5NION OFl CES THE CORRI DOR LEADING TO #ONCRETE AND #ONCRETE ITSELF 7ATER ALSO DRIPPED THROUGH THE CEILING INTO THE ,#2 SOAKING

THE STAGE AREA THE SAME DAY AS THE "ABYSHAMBLES AND (OLLOWAYS GIG !REAS WERE CORDONED OFF AND MAINTENANCE STAFF WERE WORKING TIRE LESSLY TO TRY TO LIMIT THE IMPACT AND DRY OUT THE ,#2 IN TIME FOR THE GIG 4HE PROBLEM IS BEING BLAMED ON A FAULTY VALVE WHICH IS NOW l XED )RONICALLY A 5%! COMPANY CALLED 3YRINIX HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR @"USINESS )NITIATIVE OF THE 9EAR

BY THE 4IMES (IGHER %DUCATIONAL 3UPPLEMENT FOR ITS LEADING ROLE IN WATER MAIN LEAK DETECTION 3YRINIX IS A COMMERCIAL SPIN OUT OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVEL OPED BY 5%! S 3CHOOL OF #OMPUT ING 3CIENCES AND HELPS MAJOR WATER COMPANIES INTERVENE SUCCESS FULLY TO PREVENT FAILURE OF PIPES AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF WATER 4HE VENTURE HAS PROVIDED THE UNIVERSITY WITH SHARED OWNERSHIP OF AN ENTERPRISE FROM WHICH IT COULD DRAW A SIGNIl CANT INCOME STREAM

.ORWICH STRIPPED OF GOLD 'EMMA 4OMKYS $ISAPPOINTED RESIDENTS OF THE @'OLDEN 4RIANGLE MORNED THE LOSS OF THEIR GOLD POST BOXES LAST WEEK 7HEN TWENTY POST BOXES WERE PAINTED GOLD ON 4HURSDAY 3EPTEM BER TH THE 2OYAL -AIL SAID THEY WOULD HAVE TO RE PAINT THEM WHICH WOULD COST HUNDREDS OF POUNDS BUT MANY HOPED IT WOULD NOT HAPPEN (OWEVER LAST 7EDNESDAY THE 2OYAL -AIL KEPT THEIR WORD AND THE POST BOXES WERE RE TURNED TO THEIR ORIGINAL RED

3TUDENTS AT 5%! DISLIKE THE CHANGE !LEX 2ODDIE A YEAR OLD COMPUTING STUDENT SAID h)T S THE END OF AN ERA v 7HILE MANY STUDENTS BELIEVE THAT THE MONEY SPENT ON RE PAINT ING COULD HAVE GONE TO BETTER USE 0HIL "ANKS A THIRD YEAR "IO STU DENT SAID h4HEY DON T RE PAINT THE POST BOXES WITH ORDINARY GRAFl TI ON THEY VE GOT THEIR PRIORITIES WRONGv 4HE DEBATE CONTIUNES OVER WHETHER THE ICONIC SYMBOLS OF "RIT AIN COLOURED EMPIRE RED SHOULD BE LEFT UNTOUCHED BY THE NEW GENERA TION OF ARTISTICALLY INCLINED YOUTH

OR GIVEN THE GIVEN THE GOLDEN TOUCH

#/.#2%4% 4UESDAY TH /CTOBER

4HERE IS NO POINT FAKING IT AT 5%!

5%! S SOCIETIES AND SPORTS CLUBS REACHED A NEW HIGH IN TOTAL MEM BERSHIP THIS YEAR 7ITH TOTAL MEMBERSHIPS ABOVE

THAT MEANS EACH STUDENT IS ON AVERAGE A MEMBER OF ALMOST THREE DIFFERENT SOCIETIES .ICK +ENT THE 5NION 3OCIETIES /FlCER SAID hIT SHOWS STUDENTS HAVE A HEALTHY INVOLVEMENT IN UNIVERSITY LIFE OUT SIDE OF THEIR STUDIESv #ONCRETE GAINED THE MOST MEMBERS WITH OVER RECRUITS

,IBRARY GETS IT RIGHT WITH NEW CHECKOUT SYSTEM 4HE 5%! LIBRARY HAS INTRODUCED NEW MACHINES TO ALLOW YOU TO QUICKLY CHECKOUT YOUR LIBRARY BOOKS WITHOUT HAVING TO STAND IN LINE 4HEY USE AN EERIE BLUE LIGHT TO IDENTIFY THE BOOK )T MAY LOOK LIKE SOMETHING FROM h-OST (AUNTEDv BUT THEY SEEM TO HAVE BEEN WELL RECEIVED 4HE LIBRARY INTENDS TO INTRO DUCE MACHINES THAT WILL AUTOMATE RETURNS AND lNE PAYING IN THE NEAR FUTURE

3TUDENTS ATTEMPT TO GET INTO THE ,#2 WITH CAREFULLY MANUFACTURED FORGERIES

!BIGAIL +EEN $URING &RESHER S 7EEK THREE PEO PLE WERE CAUGHT TRYING TO ENTER 4HE 7ILD 7EST ,#2 USING FAKE TICKETS 4HESE TICKETS WERE SIMPLE COL OUR PHOTOCOPIES OF AN AUTHENTIC TICKET PURCHASED NOT LONG AFTER THE EVENT WAS ANNOUNCED 4HE THREE PEOPLE WHOSE NAMES ARE UNKNOWN ALL TRIED TO ENTER SEPARATELY WITHIN THE SPACE OF A TEN MINUTE INTERVAL 7HEN ASKED WHERE THEY GOT THE FAKES FROM ALL INSISTED THEY WERE PURCHASED FROM ANOTHER STUDENT (OWEVER 'AVIN (UDSON THE $UTY %NTERTAINMENTS -ANAGER

EXPECTS THE THREE WERE FRIENDS WHO HAD JUST TRIED TO GET IN FOR A LAUGH h7HEN ASKED WHY THEY DID IT PEO PLE WILL ALWAYS SAY hOH YOU HAVE TO TRY IT DON T YOU v 4HE ANSWER IS

THOUGH NO YOU DON T v (E SAYS UNFORTUNATELY THIS IS NOT A ONE OFF OCCASION AND PEOPLE TRY TO GET IN WITH FAKE ,#2 TICKETS ALL THE TIME

(OWEVER WHAT HE DOES WANT TO STRESS IS THAT THEY RARELY SUCCEED ,#2 TICKETS MAY LOOK LIKE JUST A PIECE OF PAPER BUT THEY ACTUALLY HAVE SIX HIDDEN SECURITY MEASURES TO ENABLE DOOR STAFF TO IDENTIFY FRAUDSTERS 7HILE TICKET FORGING MAY SEEM LIKE NOTHING MORE THAN A JOLLY JAPE TO SOME IT CAN ACTUALLY HOLD SERI OUS IMPLICATIONS 4URNING UP WITH ONE PHOTO COPIED TICKET FOR YOURSELF IS ONE THING SELLING MASS COPIES OF THESE FAKES FOR A PROlT TO STUDENTS IS AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT MATTER

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7HEN ASKED WHY THEY DID IT PEOPLE WILL AL WAYS SAY hOH YOU HAVE TO TRY IT DON T YOU v 4HE ANSWER IS NO

)N THE S A GROUP OF LAW STU DENTS FORGED A VAST AMOUNT OF TICK ETS FOR THE ,AW "ALL EACH PRICED

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BETWEEN a AND a 4HEY WERE CAUGHT RED HANDED SELLING THEM AROUND CAMPUS 5NFORTUNATELY FOR THESE STUDENTS THE UNIVERSITY REPORTED THEM TO THE POLICE AND THEY WERE LATER PROSECUTED LOSING THEIR CHANCE OF A LAW CAREER IN THE PROCESS 'AVIN (UDSON WARNED THAT

THERE WILL ALWAYS BE PEOPLE WHO WILL ATTEMPT TO SELL FORGED TICKETS AND THIS IS WHY hWE WOULD DISCOUR AGE ANYBODY FROM BUYING TICKETS FROM ANYBODY ELSE v 4HERE WILL BE NO SYMPATHY FOR ANYBODY TURNING UP WITH A FAKE TICKET EVEN IF THEY TRULY THOUGHT IT WAS GENUINE

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#/.#2%4% 4UESDAY TH /CTOBER

0ETE $OHERTY ROCK N ROLL OR OUT OF CON TROL !NDREW ,LOYD

RD 9EAR ,)4 h) DON T THINK HE MAKES ENOUGH MUSIC TO BE ROCK N ROLLv h(E S DElNATELY A STAR ) M NOT SURE THAT HE S A ROCKSTAR ANYMOREv -ICHAELA #URRIE

ND 9EAR #-0 h(IS BEHAVIOUR AT THE "ABY SHAMBLES GIG WAS OUT OF ORDER

HE SHOULD BE BANNED (E WOULD HAVE RUINED MY NIGHT IF HE WAS THREATENING TOWARDS ME v *AMES !SHDOWN

RD 9EAR -ATHS h!S FAR AS ) M CONCERNED WHAT 0ETE DOES IN HIS LIFE IS HIS OWN BUSINESS ) THINK HE S ROCK @N ROLL ALL THE WAYv 'EMMA (OLMES

ND 9EAR %.6 h) ENJOYED THE "ABYSHAMBLES GIG THEY VE GOT SOME GOOD SONGS !S LONG AS FANS ARE STILL ENJOYING THEMSELVES AT HIS GIGS ) THINK HE LL CONTINUE TO BE ROCK @N ROLL v

3TUDENTS ACCUSED OF VANDALISM 3AM %MANUEL ,OCAL RESIDENTS AND OFlCIALS HAVE SLAMMED 5%! STUDENTS THIS WEEK AFTER VANDALS CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE 5NIVERSITY AND SURROUNDING AREA 4HE ARRIVAL OF THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS ON 3EPTEMBER RD AND TH HAS LED TO COMPLAINTS FROM MANY LOCAL RESIDENTS $RUNKEN REVELLERS FROM THE UNIVERSITY ARE BEING BLAMED FOR SEVERAL INCIDENTS ! NOTABLE EXAM PLE BEING THE DESTRUCTION OF A BUS STOP ON THE !VENUES 2ESIDENT PARKING SIGNS HAVE ALSO BEEN PUSHED OVER AND THROWN INTO THE ROAD ON .ORTH 0ARK !VENUE !S WELL AS VANDALISM ANTISO CIAL BEHAVIOUR IS CAUSING DISTRESS TO MANY RESIDENTS 0AT "OWDEN

OF .ORTH 0ARK !VENUE SAID h0EOPLE COME BACK FROM THE NIGHTS AT THE 5%! ALL HET UP AND EXCITED WHICH ) CAN UNDERSTAND

BUT IT S NOT SO GOOD AT THREE IN THE MORNING 4HEY LEAVE ALL THEIR EMPTY BOTTLES ON MY WALL v

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4HE 5NIVERSITY HAS BEEN FORCED TO EMPLOY A HIGHER SECURITY PRESENCE

2ESIDENTS OF 4HE !VENUES HAVE EXPRESSED THEIR OUTRAGE OVER STU DENTS hSCREAMING SHOUTING SING ING AND LAYING DRUNK ON THE PATHv LATE AT NIGHT AFTER RETURNING FROM THE TOWN AND UNIVERSITY EVENTS 4HE 3TUDENT S 5NION IS KEEN TO EMPHASIZE THE NEED TO MAINTAIN THE 5NIVERSITY S GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH LOCAL RESIDENTS &EARS ARE ALSO MOUNTING ABOUT THE INCREASING NUMBER OF DISRUPTIVE INCIDENTS OCCURRING ON CAMPUS 4HE 5NIVERSITY HAS BEEN FORCED TO EMPLOY A HIGHER SECURITY PRES ENCE AND THE POLICE HAVE BEEN EMPLOYING HIGHER VISABILITY TACTICS IN ADDITION TO MAINTAINING THEIR TRADITIONAL PRESENCE IN ORDER TO COMBAT THIS BEHAVIOUR )N ONE INCIDENT TWO RETURNING STUDENTS WERE CAUGHT BY DOOR STAFF AFTER ATTEMPTING TO STEAL DRINKS FROM THE ,#2 BAR #OMMUNICA TIONS OFlCER &RANCIS (AMLYN SAID h7E HAVE VERY EXPERIENCED DOOR STAFF WHO DEALT WITH THE SITUATION FAIRLY h4HEY OBVIOUSLY FELT LIKE RIP PING OFF THE 3TUDENT 5NION AND THAT IS THE TYPE OF THING THAT HAS NEGATIVE REPERCUSSIONS FOR OTHER STUDENTS AS THERE IS LESS MONEY FOR THINGS LIKE ,#2S v "UT -R (AMLYN DISMISSED THE CONCERNS ABOUT A GROWING ANTI SO CIAL BEHAVIOUR PROBLEM SUGGESTING THAT IT IS NO WORSE THIS YEAR THAN ANY OTHER AND THAT THESE INCIDENTS ARE ISOLATED (E ADDED h4HESE ARE JUST STUDENTS WHO GET A BIT DRUNK AND FORGET EXACTLY WHAT THEY RE UP TO v

/4# CLASH WITH ANARCHISTS AT 3OC -ART

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9OUR 3AY

*ANE $OUGLAS .EWS %DITOR 4HERE WAS A CLASH OF IDE OLOGIES AT 3OC -ART LAST WEEK WHEN A MEMBER OF THE /FlCER 4RAINING #ORPS RIPPED UP A PROVOCATIVE ANARCHY POSTER 2EGIMENT 3ERGEANT -AJOR !NDY "UXTON APPROACHED THE ANARCHIST STAND AFTER HE FOUND ONE OF THEIR POSTERS HEADED h&UCK THE !RMYv ON AN /4# DISPLAY BOARD ! DISCUSSION ABOUT FREE DOM OF CHOICE AND OPINION THEN ENSUED BEFORE THE /4# DELEGATE RIPPED UP ABOUT COPIES OF THE POSTER 4HE POSTER WHICH DETAILED OBJECTIONS HELD BY ANARCHISTS TOWARD THE WAY THE ARMY

FUNCTIONS WAS CREATED BY AN INDIVIDUAL ANARCHIST NOT THE SOCIETY !LEX )OSSIlDUS OF THE ANARCHIST SOCIETY SAID h)T WAS A SPUR OF THE MOMENT THING

BUT IT WAS BASED ON LONG HELD OPINIONSv 23- "UXTON LATER RETURNED IN PLAIN CLOTHES FOR A FURTHER DISCUSSION ARGUING THAT h&RESHERS SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THEIR OWN DECISIONv !NARCHIST PRESIDENT 3AM "ELCHER EXPLAINED THAT ALTHOUGH THE POSTER SHOULD PERHAPS NOT HAVE BEEN PLACED ON THE /4# BOARD h)T IS DIS PROPORTIONATE TO THE KILLING OF LOTS OF PEOPLEv

v 5NIVERSITY AGAINST CONTROVERSIAL STUDENT CONTRACTS 3EE COMMENTS PAGE FOR THE FULL DEBATE

(OLLY 7ATTE 5NIVERSITIES ACROSS THE 5+ ARE FORCING STUDENTS TO SIGN @'OOD "E HAVIOUR CONTRACTS BECAUSE OF NEW TUITION FEES PROMPTING LEGAL FEARS (OWEVER #ONCRETE CAN REVEAL THAT 5%! WILL NOT DO THIS IN THE FORESEE ABLE FUTURE 3TUDENTS AT /XFORD HAVE ALREADY BEEN MADE TO SIGN A CONTRACT AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR STATING THAT ANY BREACH OF REGULATIONS OR CODES OF PRACTICE RELATING TO CONDUCT

STUDIES OR RESIDENCES hMAY LEAD TO EXPULSIONv 3IMILARLY #HESTER S CONTRACTS PLACE A DEMAND ON THEIR STUDENTS TO hSTUDY DILIGENTLYv AND TO hATTEND PROMPTLY AND PARTICIPATE APPRO PRIATELY AT LECTURES COURSES CLASSES

SEMINARS TUTORIALS WORK PLACE MENTS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES WHICH FORM PART OF THE PROGRAMME AS REQUIREDv 4HE .53 ARE STRONGLY OPPOSED TO THIS IDEA AND CLAIM THAT THE PLANS ARE ONE SIDED AND WILL CREATE A CLIMATE THAT FORCES STUDENTS INTO BEING EDUCATIONAL CONSUMERS ! GREAT WAY FOR CONSCIENTIOUS STUDENTS TO LEARN IS THROUGH INTER ACTION IN SEMINAR WORK HOWEVER

THE .53 ARE WORRIED THAT WHEN PLACED IN A ROOM FULL OF STUDENTS WHO ARE ONLY THERE ON PAIN OF EXPULSION THEY WILL LOOSE ENTHU SIASM 4HEREFORE AS MUCH AS THE GOOD BEHAVIOUR CONTRACTS MAY PRODUCE POSITIVE EFFECTS THEY WILL HAVE NEGATIVE REPERCUSSIONS TOO 5%! S REACTION TO THE CONTRACTS VERY MUCH PARALLELS THE VIEWS OF THE .53 AND THERE IS A GENERAL FEEL

ING OF SHOCK %DWARD !CTON PRO VICE CHAN CELLOR DEEMS THE MOTION TO BE hEX TREMELY ODDv AND IS VERY SURPRISED THAT /XFORD IS AMONG THE lRST UNIVERSITIES TO ENDORSE THIS SYSTEM (E EXPLAINS THAT INTRODUCING THIS MEASURE AT 5%! WOULD TOTALLY DIMINISH THE SENSE OF COMMUNITY THAT THE CAMPUS HAS AND HE DOES NOT INTEND TO BRING IN ANY SIMILAR CONTRACTS IN THE NEAR FUTURE $R !NNIE 'RANT $EAN OF 3TUDENTS CONTINUES THIS THOUGHT

BY SUGGESTING THAT THESE CONTRACTS WOULD CREATE A SENSE OF INEQUALITY AND A FEELING OF OPPOSITION THAT THE UNIVERSITY DOES NOT WANT TO CREATE 4HERE ARE ALREADY PLANS FOR ACTION THAT THE INSTITUTION CAN TAKE AGAINST MISBEHAVIOUR SHE EXPLAINS

AND IT WOULD REQUIRE A GREAT DEAL OF MISBEHAVIOUR FOR A STUDENT TO ACTU ALLY BE EXPELLED

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5%! 0RO 6# %DWARD !CTON CONDEMNS CONTROVERSIAL NEW FASHION OF 5NIVERSITIES MAKING THEIR STUDENTS SIGN CONTRACTS AS hEXTREMELY ODDv

)F ANYTHING SHE SAYS THERE WOULD BE A TWO SIDED DOCUMENT STATING WHAT THE STUDENTS SHOULD EXPECT OF THE 5NIVERSITY AND IN RETURN WHAT THE 5NIVERSITY SHOULD EXPECT OF THEM TO AVOID ANY MIS CONCEPTION

,EGAL AGREEMENTS ARE CURRENTLY BEING PUT IN PLACE AT BOTH "RISTOL AND .OTTINGHAM 4RENT 5NIVERSITY

BUT AT THIS TIME 5%! WILL NOT BE ONE OF THEM

4UESDAY TH /CTOBER #/.#2%4%

0ETE $OHERTY LEAVES HIS MARK ON 5%!

0OET ,AUREATE TO VISIT 5%!

3NOT VERY NICE SNOTTING ON HIS FANS AND TRYING TO SMASH A WINDOW MAKES FOR A MEMORABLE VISIT FROM 0ETE

0ETE $OHERTY DISPLAYED LITTLE RE GARD FOR 5%! OR HIS FANS LAST WEEK WHEN HE SNOTTED ON HIS AUDIENCE

BROKE A MIKE AND LATER TRIED TO SMASH A WINDOW WITH A CHAIR

0ETE $OHERTY ALREADY HAS A BRO KEN RELATIONSHIP WITH 5%!

HAVING NOT SHOWN UP FOR TWO PREVIOUS GIGS HOWEVER ON THIS OCCASION HE CERTAINLY MADE HIS PRESENCE KNOWN 4HE SINGER WHO IS RENOWNED FOR HIS ROCK AND ROLL BEHAVIOUR

RESPONDED TO INCITEMENTS FROM THE CROWD BY lRST THREATENING A

5NDERGRAD ANTHOLOGY CALLS FOR SUBMISSIONS !NNA 3TEWARD %DITOR 4HIS YEARS 5NDERGRADUATE #REA TIVE 7RITING !NTHOLOGY IS CALLING FOR SUBMISSIONS OF PROSE AND POETRY 4HE PROJECT IS RUN ENTIRELY BY 5%! STUDENTS AND ENTRIES ARE OPEN FROM ALL 5NDERGRADUATES

WHATEVER THERE SPECIALISATION 4HE PROJECT ORGANISERS WILL ALSO BE RUNNING AN ONLINE ANONY

MOUS WORK SHOPPING SERVICE 4HE BOOK NAMED 7ORKSHOP

IS BEING PRODUCED IN CO ORDINA TION WITH #ONCRETE NEWSPAPER AND %GG "OX PUBLISHING COM PANY 4HE LAUNCH OF THE ANTHOLOGY WILL BE THE lNALE OF A WEEK LONG #REATIVE 7RITING FESTIVAL AND WILL ALSO BE TIMED WITH THE RELEASE OF A COLLECTION OF POETRY CELEBRATING THE TEN YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE #REATIVE 7RITING 0OETRY -!

4HE E MAIL ADDRESS IS WWW WORKSHOPUEA HOTMAIL COM

!NNA 3TEWARD

*ANE $OUGLAS .EWS %DITOR

MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE WITH HIS GUITAR AND THEN PROJECTING HIS SNOT AT THE PERSON SHOUTING ABUSIVE COMMENTS (OWEVER IT WAS NOT JUST THE ABUSIVE FAN THAT SUFFERED FROM 0ETE S WRATH /THER INNOCENT MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE WERE ALSO COVERED IN HIS SNOT 0ETE ALSO TRIED TO SMASH HIS MIKE AGAINST AN AMP AND THREW IT INTO THE LIGHTS ABOVE THE STAGE AS WELL AS INTO THE AUDIENCE (OWEVER HE REALLY TOP THE NIGHT OFF BY TRYING TO SMASH A

WINDOW UPSTAIRS IN 5NION (OUSE WITH A CHAIR 0EOPLE WERE REPORTEDLY SHOUT ING INSULTING COMMENTS FROM OUTSIDE 0ETE RESPONDED BY HURLING A CHAIR AT THE REINFORCED WINDOW THAT THEY WERE STANDING UNDER NEATH .ICK 2AYNS %NTERTAINMENTS AND "ARS MANAGER SAID h(E MADE TWO ATTEMPTS AT BREAKING THE WIN DOW WITHOUT SUCCESS h) M NOT SURE HOW MUCH HOW THOUGHT HE WOULD EARN LAST NIGHT

BUT IT S PROBABLY a OR a LESS NOW v

4HE 0OET ,AUREATE !NDREW -OTION WILL VISIT .ORWICH ON .OVEMBER RD AS THE HEADLINE ACT AT 5%! S ,ITERARY FESTIVAL !NDREW -OTION IS NO STRANGER TO 5%! AND .ORWICH AS HE RECENTLY HELD THE POST OF 0ROFESSOR OF #REA TIVE 7RITING (OWEVER HE DEPARTED IN CON TROVERSY WHEN HE MADE DETREMEN TAL COMMENTS ABOUT THE #REATIVE 7RITING COURSE HE ONCE TAUGHT -OTION WILL BE SIGNING COP IES OF HIS BOOKS AT THE !SSEMBLY (OUSE IN .ORWICH /THER SPEAKERS AT THE ,ITER ARY &ESTIVAL INCLUDE -!RTIN !MIS

'EORGE !LAGIAH -ARGART $RABBLE

7ILLIAM "OYD AND 2ABBI ,IONEL "LUE

5%! MEDIA SOCIETIES IN .-% .-% S 3TUDENT (ANDBOOK LISTED #ONCRETE ,IVEWIRE AND .EXUS AS SOME OF THE 5NIVERSITY S MAIN AT TRACTIONS LAST WEEK 4HIS COMES AS ALL OF THE MEDIA SOCIETIES ENJOY INCREASING SUCCESS WITHIN THE 5NIVERSITY AND RECEIVE GREATER RECOGNITION OUTSIDE OF 5%!

#/.#2%4% 4UESDAY TH /CTOBER

3TUDENTS ARE BEING WARNED TO TAKE CARE WHEN WALKING HOME ALONG %ARLHAM 2OAD AT NIGHT AS A SERIES OF EGGINGS HAVE TAKEN PLACE RECENTLY /NE WOMAN WAS SERIOUSLY BRUISED WHEN AN EGG HIT HER AS SHE WAS WALKING HOME ALONE %DDIE 3HIELDS THE UNION &INANCE /Fl CER WAS ALSO EGGED LAST &RIDAY IN A SOMEWHAT SENSITIVE AREA %DDIE S HARD SHELL MEANT THAT HE DID NOT LET THE INCIDENT GET TO HIM AND HE LATER GAVE US THE FOL LOWING ADVICE h9OU THINK THAT EGGS DON T HURT WHEN THEY BREAK BUT WHEN THEY ARE TRAVELLING AT MPH IT WRECKS 4ELL THE POLICEv 7HILE #ONCRETE FEELS HE MAY HAVE BEEN EXAGGERATING THE SPEED OF THE EGG WE WOULD ENCOURAGE ANYONE WITH ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THIS TO FOLLOW %DDIE S ADVICE #HRIS (YDE %DITOR OF 4HE %VENT WOULD LIKE TO REMIND PEOPLE THAT THIS IS hNO YOLKv

.53 ENDORSES BROADBAND CHANNEL ! NEW BROADBAND CHANNEL ENDORSED BY THE .53 HAS BEEN LAUNCHED )T FOLLOWS A SIMILAR FORMAT TO 9OU4UBE 3TUDENTS CAN UPLOAD THEIR VIDEO CLIPS AND MEMBERS CAN RATE THEM ON A l VE STAR SYSTEM 4EST YOUR 46 PRODUCING SKILLS AT WWW 8PLORE TV

3HORT #HANGED ON DEPOSITS 3TUDENTS ARE BEING RIPPED OFF BY LANDLORDS %LEANOR 'ILL ! LARGE NUMBER OF 5%! STUDENTS ARE EXPERIENCING DIFl CULTY RECEIV ING THEIR FULL DEPOSITS 3TUDENTS LIVING IN RENTED AC COMMODATION HAVE BEEN CHARGED FOR SERVICES THEIR CONTRACTS HAVE NOT DETAILED OR THEIR LANDLORDS HAVE NOT TOLD THEM ABOUT /NE CASE NOTES HOW A LAND LORD CHARGED HIS TENANTS FOR EIGHTY HOURS OF CLEANING AND THE SIMPLE TASK OF DEFROSTING A FREEZER LEFT SOME STUDENTS EXPECTED TO PAY AN EXTORTIONATE l FTY POUNDS )T APPEARS THIS OUTBREAK IS DUE TO POORLY DRAFTED OR DISHONEST CONTRACT TERMS AND CLAUSES FROM LANDLORDS AND AGENCIES *O 3PIRO WHO WORKS FOR THE UN ION IN RELATION TO STUDENT S WELFARE SAYS THERE ARE WAYS TO AVOID THIS h7HEN YOU l RST MOVE INTO A PROPERTY CHECK YOU HAVE A DETAILED INVENTORY THAT REm ECTS THE CONTENTS AND CONDITION OF THE PLACE )F THE PROPERTY IS DIRTY OR ANY IF ITS CON TENTS ARE DAMAGED PUT IT IN WRITING IF POSSIBLE 4RY TO TAKE PHOTOS OF YOUR ACCOMMODATION AND GET THEM SIGNED AND DATED )F CHARGES ARE MADE FOR SERVICES ALWAYS CHECK

THE INVOICES !LSO WHEN YOU MOVE OUT MAKE SURE YOU HAVE CLEANED BEHIND BEDS AND COOKERS AS THIS IS OFTEN WHERE STUDENTS GET CAUGHT OUT v -ANY STUDENTS HAVE REPORTED THAT THEY ARE TREATED POORLY BY THEIR AGENCIES $AVID 7ELLS A SECOND YEAR ,IT ERATURE STUDENT SAID h) MOVED OUT OF HALLS THIS YEAR INTO THE 'OLDEN 4RIANGLE 7HEN WE MOVED IN THE HOUSE WAS DIRTY AND OUR LANDLORD HAS TAKEN WEEKS TO l X THE SHOWER AND COOKER )F WERE WORKING PRO FESSIONALS THEY WOULDN T BE

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4HE SIMPLE TASK OF DEFROST ING A FREEZER LEFT SOME STUDENTS EXPECTED TO PAY AN EXTORTIONATE l FTY POUNDS

#ONCRETE S !CCOMMODATION 4IPS #HECK THAT YOUR LANDLORD HAS A (-/ LICENCE #HECK YOUR APPLIANCES NOTE DEFECTS AT THE START OF THE CONTRACT +EEP AN INVENTORY OF THE CON TENTS WITH PIC S ON MOVEING IN 5SE LANDLORDS ON THE 5NION (OUSING ,IST n IF IN DOUBT TALK TO THE ADVICE CENTRE 2EAD THE CONTRACT CHECK FOR ANY OBVIOUS ERRORS TRICKS IT S BO RING BUT MAY HELP IN THE LONG RUN

"LACK HISTORY MONTH AT 5%!

2ICHARD 2EYNOLDS $EPUTY .EWS %DITOR

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TREATING US LIKE THIS v )F YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS ABOUT YOUR CONTRACT RIGHTS AND CONDI TIONS OR QUERIES PLEASE ARRANGE TO SEE *O 3PIRO OR GO TO THE !DVICE #ENTRE UPSTAIRS IN 5NION (OUSE WHERE THEY WILL CHECK THROUGH YOUR CONTRACT FOR YOU +ENT -ANAGEMENT OF 5NTHANK 2OAD .ORWICH WHO DEAL WITH STUDENT PROPERTY ARE BANNED FROM THE 5NION BECAUSE THEIR PRACTICES CONCERNING CONTRACTS AND PROPERTY HAVE BEEN DEEMED DISHONEST BY THE 5NION #ONCRETE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM ANYONE WHO WANTS TO NAME AND SHAME BAD LANDLORDS AND AGENCIES IN RELATION TO ACCOMMO DATION CONDITIONS AND CONTRACTS

SO PLEASE WRITE IN OR EMAIL US AT CONCRETE EDITORIAL UEA AC UK

4HIS -ONTH IS "LACK (ISTORY -ONTH 4HERE WILL BE A SERIES OF EVENTS ON CAMPUS AND AROUND THE COUNTRY TO SUPPORT IT "LACK HISTORY MONTH WAS BROUGHT TO THE 5+ BY !KYAABA !DDAI 3EBBO A MEMBER OF THE

'REATER ,ONDON #OUNCIL IN 3INCE THEN IT HAS SPREAD ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND THE .53 IS ESPECIALLY KEEN TO SUPPORT IT 4HE .53 S "LACK 3TUDENTS #AMPAIGN IS ASKING STUDENTS TO SUPPORT THE MONTH S EFFORT TO CELEBRATE BLACK PEOPLE S ACHIEVE MENTS THROUGHOUT HISTORY 4HE THEME FOR THIS MONTH IS

h2EMEMBERING OUR 0AST #REATING OUR &UTUREv

!NNA 3TEWARD

%GGINGS ON %ARLHAM

4HE THEME AIMS TO INVIGOR ATE YOUNG BLACK PEOPLE INTO DOING THEIR BIT TO CHANGE THE WORLD THROUGH REALISING WHAT WAS ACHIEVED BY THEIR ANCESTORS 5%! IS PUTTING ON A SELECTION OF TALKS IN !243 EVERY 4UES DAY AT PM THIS MONTH 4HE TALKS WILL RANGE FROM hBLACK SOLDIERS IN THE "RITISH ARMYv TO h"LACK 0EOPLE IN "RITAIN AND IN "RITISH !RT C v

-0( TO MAKE SHANTY TOWN ON CAMPUS

*ANE $OUGLAS .EWS %DITOR

EMAIL CONCRETE NEWS UEA AC UK

-AKE 0OVERTY (ISTORY 3OCIETY WILL GIVE STUDENTS A POIGNANT REMINDER OF 4HIRD 7ORLD POVERTY NEXT 4UESDAY TH WHEN THEY BUILD A SHANTY TOWN ON CAMPUS -0( ARE HOPING TO CONSTRUCT THE SHANTY TOWN IN THE ,#2 USING CARDBOARD BOXES AND BIN BAGS TO BRING STUDENTS FACE TO FACE WITH THE REALITIES OF POVERTY -0( 0RESIDENT 3IMON $UNK

COMMENTED h7E WANT TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE APPALLING LIVING CONDITIONS FACED DAILY BY THOSE IN THE 4HIRD 7ORLDv -0( l GHT TO BRIDGE THE HUGE GAP BETWEEN THE WORLD S RICH AND

POOR 4HIS IS A TRULY MASSIVE TASK THAT INVOLVES LOBBYING DECISION MAKERS ON ISSUES SUCH AS !)$S

MALNUTRITION CONm ICT AND IL LITERACY -0( CITES FACTORS SUCH AS AN UNJUST GLOBAL TRADING SYSTEM SUF FOCATING DEBT THAT STIm ES RECOVERY AS WELL AS INSUFl CIENT AND INEFFEC TIVE AID AS REASONS FOR CONTINUED POVERTY IN THE 4HIRD 7ORLD .EXT 4UESDAY S DEMONSTRATION AT 5%!

WHICH SHOULD BEGIN IN THE MORNING COINCIDES WITH THE FOURTH 'LOBAL 7HITE "AND $AY

4UESDAY TH /CTOBER #/.#2%4%

5%! SHORTLISTED FOR 4(%3 AWARDS 5%! HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR TWO 4IMES (IGHER %DUCATION 3UPPLE MENT AWARDS :)#%2 THE :UCKERMAN )NSTI TUTE FOR #ONNECTIVE %NVIRONMENTAL 2ESEARCH HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR h/UTSTANDING #ONTRIBUTION TO 3USTAINABLE $EVELOPMENTv AND A SPIN OUT COMPANY OF 5%! S CALLED 3IRINEX FOR h"USINESS )NITIATIVE OF THE 9EARv !CCORDING TO 5%! S PRO VICE CHANCELLOR 0ROF 4REVOR $AVIES SAID

h4HE BUILDING WAS DESIGNED TO A HIGH STANDARD OF ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE AT A COST WHICH WAS COMPARABLE TO A @CONVENTIONAL BUILDINGv 3IRINEX PRODUCED A NEW COM PUTER SYSTEM TO HELP LARGE COMPA NIES TO DETECT WATER LEAKS IN THEIR NETWORKS 3EE PAGE 888 FOR MORE DETAILS

5NI COSTS HIT HOME OF 5NIVERSITY STUDENTS ARE NOW STUDYING FROM HOME A .AT WEST "ANK SURVEY HAS REVEALED 4HIS IS AN INCREASE OF FROM LAST YEAR 4HE MAJORITY OF STUDENTS CITED RISING TUITION FEES AS THEIR REASON

0INK FOR PEACE OF MIND .URSES WILL USE PROSTHETICS TO SHOW STUDENTS HOW TO CHECK FOR BREAST AND TESTICULAR CANCER IN (IVE 2ICHARD 2EYNOLDS $EPUTY .EWS %DITOR .EXT WEEK -AC-ILLAN NURSES ARE RUNNING A STALL IN THE (IVE TO HELP RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT BREAST AND TESTICULAR CANCER AS WELL AS PROVIDE MEDICAL ADVICE TO STUDENTS 4HE CAMPAIGN IS ALL PART OF .ATIONAL "REAST #ANCER !WARENESS -ONTH 4HERE WILL BE FREE PACKS WITH A BUNDLE OF INFORMATION ABOUT BREAST CANCER ISSUES AS WELL AS PRAC TICAL ADVICE ABOUT WHAT TO LOOK OUT

FOR AVAILABLE IN THE (IVE 4HEY HOPE TO GIVE OUT A THOU SAND RIBBONS TO WILLING STUDENTS AND HAVE EXAMPLE PROSTHETICS THAT SHOW WHAT TO LOOK FOR !LTHOUGH IT IS AN AWARENESS EVENT YOU MAY SIGN UP TO -ACMIL LAN OR MAKE CASH DONATIONS TO HELP FUND THE lGHT AGAINST CANCER -EDICAL SCIENCE HAS BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL IN lNDING NEW AND BETTER WAYS TO DISCOVER AND DEAL WITH BREAST CANCER AND ACCORDING TO "REAST #ANCER 5+ HAS BROUGHT DOWN MORTALITY RATES BY IN TEN YEARS

(OWEVER BREAST CANCER IS STILL ONE OF THE MOST FREQUENTLY OC CURRING CANCERS IN WOMEN "REAST

CANCER KILLS OVER PEOPLE EACH YEAR IN THE 5+ AND IS STRONGLY INHERITABLE )F THERE IS A HISTORY OF IT IN YOUR FAMILY THEY WILL BE ESPECIALLY KEEN TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT EARLY DETECTION AND PREVENTION &REE STUFF AND REALLY AWFUL CHAT UP LINES ASIDE THERE ARE GOOD REA SONS TO GO IF YOU RE A GUY AS A SMALL NUMBER OF MEN GET BREAST CANCER EACH YEAR 4HERE WILL ALSO BE INFOR MATION AVAILABLE ABOUT TESTICULAR CANCER WHICH IS ON THE INCREASE IN THE 5+ AND HOW TO CHECK YOURSELF FOR ITS MANIFESTATIONS

5NIVERSITY EMPLOYS GREEN TRAVEL ADVISOR ,OUIS (OLDING 0ARSONS $EPUTY %DITOR (AVE YOU EVER STRUGGLED WITH YOUR SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT JOURNEY TO AND FROM THE UNIVERSITY &EAR NOT ANYMORE AS +ERRY $AVIS HAS JUST BEEN APPOINTED AS THE 5%! S 0ERSONAL 4RAVEL !DVISOR 0!4 +ERRY WILL BE AVAILABLE TO

ANSWER QUESTIONS SUCH WHICH BUS TO USE WHAT TIME DO THEY RUN FROM BIKE ROUTES IN AND OUT OF .ORWICH AND THE 5%!

AS WELL AS BIKE PARKING 0ART OF +ERRY S ROLE IS TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS AND STAFF TO USE MORE SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT METHODS THAN CARS SUCH AS THE USE OF BICYCLES AND BUSES !LL ADVICE IS FREE OF CHARGE AND UP TO DATE

+ERRY S BACKGROUND AS A KEEN TRIATHLETE MEANS SHE IS IDEALLY SUITED TO HELPING CYCLISTS WITH ANY WORRIES WHICH IN TANDEM WITH A VERY FRIENDLY PERSONALITY AND HIGHLY EFlCIENT SELF WILL MAKE HER AN ABSOLUTE GODSEND TO ANYONE WITH ANY QUESTIONS 4HESE QUESTIONS SHOULD BE AD DRESSED TO KERRY DAVIES UEA AC UK OR

#/.#2%4% 4UESDAY TH /CTOBER

(ERE S ONE ) MADE EARLIER

4AKE ONE IDEA TWENTY MEMBERS A COMMITTEE WITH RIGOROUS MEETINGS AND LOTS OF HARD WORK THEN THROW TOGETHER AND BRING TO THE BOIL WITH A SIZZLING SOCIAL "EN $ACK SHARES HIS EXPERI ENCE OF SETTING UP A SOCIETY AT 5%!

7EEK #OMMENCING TH !UGUST ST -EETING 7E DECIDE TO SET UP AN %CONOMICS SOCIETY 'RACE PRESIDENT TO BE HAS ASKED ME TO JOIN HER PUB AND TALK ABOUT THE IDEA OF A SOCIETY AND ITS FUNCTION ND -EETING 4HE NEXT MEETING TOOK PLACE IN YET ANOTHER PUB STARTING BY DISCUSSING THE SOCIETY S NAME 7E AGREED THAT %CO 3OC SOUNDED SOMETHING MORE TO DO WITH %COLOGY THAN %CONOM ICS SO IT HAD TO CHANGE 3O WE DECIDED TO REMOVE @O xAND THAT S THE HISTORY OF OUR NAME 7E BELIEVED THAT IN ORDER TO BE A SUCCESSFUL SOCIETY WE NEEDED TO HAVE A GOOD LOGO )T WAS 'RACE WHO WROTE 5%! VERTICALLY DOWN A PAGE AND SAID THAT WE SOMEHOW NEEDED TO INCORPORATE %C 3OC INTO THAT ) SCRIBBLED IN THE @C 3OC NEXT TO THE @% AND VOILA OUR LOGO IS BORN 7E THEN BRAINSTORMED IDEAS FOR OUR SOCIETY 4HIS SMALL PIECE OF PAPER BECAME THE FOUNDATIONS %C 3OC

7EEK #OMMENCING RD 3EPTEM BER ST -EETING 7ITH THE HELP OF LECTURERS WE STARTED EMAILING HIGH UP INDI VIDUALS RECEIVING SEVERAL POSITIVE RESPONSES )T S IMPORTANT TO HAVE SOME EVENTS CONCRETE BEFORE YOU LAUNCH AS WITHOUT THEM COMES THE POSSIBILITY OF LETTING YOUR MEMBERS DOWN NOT GOOD ND -EETING !T THIS MEETING OUR THIRD MEMBER n 7ILLIAM ,ANE n JOINED US THE #O 6ICE 0RESIDENT AND 3ECRETARY TO BE ) BROUGHT FORWARD THE IDEA OF A NEWSLETTER WHICH WAS AP PROVED OF BY 7ILL AND 'RACE 7E WERE A LITTLE CONCERNED THAT SOME PEOPLE WOULD GET VOTED IN AS 0RESIDENT 4REASURER AND 3ECRETARY

SO 7ILL PUT THE PLACES FORWARD TO 'INA .EFF OUR KNIGHT IN SHINING ARMOUR WHO THEN SENT AN EMAIL TO %CONOMICS STUDENTS TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY OBJECTIONS RAISED TH 3EPTEMBER ST -EETING 4HE PACE WAS FAST INCREASING AND

TO US TO USE OUR CHARISMA TO SHOW PEOPLE WHAT OUR SOCIETY WAS REALLY ALL ABOUT !LTHOUGH IT S A FUN DAY IT S EASY TO GET CARRIED AWAY HENCE WHY IT S IMPORTANT TO STAY CALM 2EST OF WEEK 7E DECIDED TO PROVIDE NIBBLES

DRINKS AND FRIENDLY CHAT ABOUT OUR NEW SOCIETY FOR OUR lRST SOCIAL IN ORDER TO MAKE IT A SUCCESS NOW WE HAD FORMS TO lLL IN WHICH ALLOWED US TO APPLY AND BECOME AN OFlCIAL SOCIETY 4HERE WERE NO OBJECTIONS TO US lLLING POSITIONS WE REQUESTED SO WE REMAINED IN OFlCE

ND -EETING 7E THEN APPOINTED THREE MORE COMMITTEE MEMBERS TO HELP RE LIEVE SOME OF THE PRESSURE n 9VETTE

*ON AND #LAIRE 7E THEN INTRO DUCED THEM TO WHAT OUR 3OCIETY WAS ALL ABOUT 4HIS WAS A GREAT HELP AS THE PRESSURE WAS BUILDING WITH 3OC-ART LOOMINGx RD 3EPTEMBER ST -EETING

)T WAS MY JOB TO DESIGN THE LEAmETS

POSTERS AND THE PRESENTATIONS TO BE SHOWN AT 3OC-ART BEING ONLY NEXT WEEK AND IN THE (IVE ON THE SCREENS 7E ALSO DECIDED THAT THE NEWSLETTER SHOULD BE THERE

SO ) HAD TO CREATE A NEWSLETTER IN A WEEK )F THIS WASN T ENOUGH WE THEN HAD TO GET OURSELVES READY FOR STARTING OUR COURSES IT S EASY TO FORGET OTHER PRESSING ISSUES WHEN YOU RE CAUGHT UP IN THE WORLD OF CREATING A SOCIETY 3OC-ART 7EDNESDAY TH 3EP TEMBER 4HE BIG DAY IS HERE )T WAS SURELY ONE OF THE MOST HECTIC AND TIRING DAYS ) VE EVER HAD AT 5NI )T WAS UP

-ONDAY ND /CTOBER 4HE DAY OF OUR lRST SOCIAL )T WAS NOW TIME TO HAVE THE FUN THAT WE INTENDED TO HAVE RIGHT BACK WHEN IT WAS ME AND 'RACE SITTING IN A BAR DECIDING ON WHAT TO DO WITH OUR SOCIETY 4HERE WAS A GREAT TURN OUT AND THE MUSIC QUIZ PROVED TO BE A GREAT HIT ,OOKING BACK ) COULDN T AGREE MORE WITH %DDIE 3HIELD S ADVICE TO BE A SUCCESSFUL SOCIETY YOU HAVE TO BE ORGANISED "Y BEING ORGAN ISED WE BECAME THE SUCCESSFUL SOCIETY WE WERE HOPING FOR

4UESDAY TH /CTOBER #/.#2%4%

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.ORWICH IS FAMOUS FOR ITS NEW PIMPED UP MARKET 4HE OLD ONE HAD A GREAT KNACK FOR MAKING YOU FEEL SEA SICK )T IS RUMOURED THAT YOU CAN DO SOME DODGY DEALS IN THE MARKET 4HE CHIPS AND MUSHY PEAS ARE LEGENDARY AND ALL THE OTHER STALLS ARE GREAT FOR BARGAINS .ORWICH ALSO HAS A NUMBER OF OTHER MARKETS THAT POP UP DURING THE YEAR 4HE &RENCH MARKET IS THE MOST RECENT IT IS GREAT BUT THE PRICES

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4HERE S NOTHING QUITE AS CIVILISED AS AN EVENING AT THE THEATRE 7HETHER YOU RE WATCHING A DRAMATIC 3HAKE SPEARIAN PERFORMANCE OR JUST HAVING A GIGGLE AT THE YEAR S PANTOMIME n IT S ALWAYS ENJOYABLE 4HE 4HEATRE 2OYAL PUT ON A VAST ARRAY OF DIFFERENT PLAYS

MUSICALS AND BALLETS AND ALSO GIVES GREAT DISCOUNTS AND DEALS FOR STUDENTS $ON T FORGET 5%! S VERY OWN $RAMA 3OCIETY PUT ON WONDERFUL PERFORM ANCES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TOO

5PPER 3T 'ILES

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.O EXCUSES ARE ACCEPTABLE WHEN IT COMES TO THE 'RAPEVINE 'ALLERY ON 5NTHANK ROAD 9OU HAVE TO GO AND WE WON T TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER 5PSTAIRS YOU CAN SIT READ AND FEEL LIKE YOU RE SOMEWHERE ELSE WHILE BEING SERVED FRUIT TEA ON A TRAY AND ADMIRING ALL THE ARTWORK )F YOU HAVE A FEW HOURS TO WHILE AWAY THEN YOU AND FRIENDS CAN SPEND AN AFTERNOON PAINTING PLATES

CUPS ASHTRAYSx WHATEVER YOU NEED FOR YOUR NEW HOUSE ! PAINTED CUP ALSO MAKES THE PERFECT PRESENT

4HERE ARE A NUMBER OF GREAT CAFES THAT #ONCRETE WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND &IRSTLY THE 5NTHANK +ITCHEN 45+ AND THE #OPPER +ETTLE SERVE UP A HANGOVER BREAKFAST TO GET SOBER FOR !LSO #ALEYS IS A LOVELY OLD STYLE TEA ROOM THAT DOES CREAM TEA AND OTHER THINGS THAT YOUR .AN WOULD LIKE &OR CAKE 0ULSE AND #AFÏ ARE ALWAYS GOOD AND THE "RITTON !RMS IN %LM HILL HAS AN OPEN lRE LOVELY

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4HE 0LANTATION 'ARDENS )F YOU DIDN T KNOW THESE GARDENS WERE HERE THEN IT WOULD BE VERY EASY TO MISS THEM AS YOU WALK UP %ARLHAM 2OAD ON YOUR WAY TO TOWN -ANY STUDENTS HAVE BROKEN INTO THESE GARDENS ON THE WAY BACK FROM A NIGHT OUT IN THE CITY ) SAY BROKEN INTO IT S NOT VERY HARD AS YOU SIMPLY CLIMB OVER A FENCE (OWEVER

WHY WASTE SUCH A BEAUTIFUL PLACE BY GOING IN THE DARK 7HY NOT PAY A LITTLE EXTRA AND GO IN THE DAY TIME

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3O YOU VE ONLY GOT TEN POUNDS TO SPEND YOU WANT A NEW OUTlT SOME BITS FOR THE HOUSE AND TO COOK AN EXOT IC MEAL )MPOSSIBLE RIGHT 7RONG 'O TO !NGLIA 3QUARE AND YOU LL COME WITH ALL OF THE ABOVE AND CHANGE !NGLIA 3QUARE IS A CHARITY SHOP POUND LAND POUND STRETCHER QUALITY DISCOUNTED HEAVEN 4HERE IS NOTHING BETTER THAN SPENDING A DAY PERUSING ALL THE SHOPS

3UCH A CLICHE AND SOMETHING YOU MIGHT HEAR NON STUDENTS SHOUT AT YOU BUT IN FACT IT IS THE BEST WAY TO MAKE SOME MONEY SAVE SOME MONEY MAKE SOME NEW FRIENDS AND FEEL MORE LIKE YOU ACTUALLY LIVE IN THE CITY RATHER THAN IN A CAMPUS BUBBLE )F YOU DECIDE TO WORK IN A CAFE THEN TIPS AND FREE FOOD ARE A BONUS WHILE IF YOU LIKE TO PARTY

NIGHT CLUBS AND PUBS IN TOWN ARE ALWAYS RECRUITING

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/H GODDAMIT THIS IS ROMANTIC AND GODDAMIT NO ONE HAS TAKEN ME ON A DATE HERE YET ) EVEN GOT MATCHING WHITE ICE SKATES AND EAR MUFFSxBUT NO -AYBE THIS YEAR )F YOU WOULD LIKE TO TAKE #ONCRETE ON A DATE TO THE ICE RINK THIS #HRISTMAS *UST LET US KNOW

BY SERENADING US OUTSIDE THE WINDOW

ALSO WHY NOT ALSO SEND A LOVE NOTE OR TWO 4HIS IS A GREAT PLACE TO GO WITH FRIENDS FAMILY AND LOVERS

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BY THE &ORUM $URING THE YEAR KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR SPECIAL lLM SHOWINGS AND BOLLYWOOD NIGHTS AT THE /DEON &OR ART lLM LOVERS THE 0LAYHOUSE AND SOON TO BE RE OPENED #INEMA #ITY ARE YOUR BEST BET

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4AKE YOURSELF HERE ON A WEEKEND AND RELAX ON THE WAY IN MAKE A WISH AND LIGHT A CANDLE IN THE GLOBE OF LIGHT )F YOU HEAD TO THE BACK OF THE CATHEDRAL YOU WILL SEE A BULLET LEFT OVER FROM THE REFORMATION 4HE CLOISTERS AND MAZE ARE ALSO WORTH A WALK ROUND /NCE YOU VE WORKED UP AN APPETITE TREAT YOURSELF IN THE CAFE AND IF YOU MAN AGED TO lND WHERE THE BULLET IS LODGED THEN FEEL SMUG

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.ORWICH HAS MANY MANY MANY PUBS )T IS AN URBAN MYTH THAT IT HAS ONE FOR EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR BUT IT IS PRETTY CLOSE 4HE 7ALNUT 4REE 3HADES WINS THE AWARD FOR BEST NAME 7ORKSHOP AND THE 0LAYHOUSE ARE GREAT ARTSY STUDENT HANG OUTS THE PUBS IN THE 'OLDEN TRIANGLE ARE ALL GOOD FOR A QUIZ HOW EVER THE "LACK (ORSE QUIZ IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO WIN SO GOOD LOOK IF YOU HAVE A GO

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LEFT TO YOUR OWN DEVICES AND FREE TO GO AROUND AT YOUR OWN PACE )F YOU RE REALLY SNEAKY GO ROUND THE BEST ASSAULT COURSES TWICE /H CHEEKY

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'REAT 9ARMOUTH 9OU MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE VISITED 'REAT 9ARMOUTH IN YOUR YOUNGER DAYS

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CHECK OUT (EMINGWAY S FORMER LIVING QUARTERS 4HE ROOM WAS TINY AND SPAR TANLY FURNISHED ! FAN CREAKED SLOWLY OVERHEAD AND THE WINDOW SHUTTERS WERE mUNG OPEN LETTING IN THE WARM TROPICAL BREEZE AND THE NOISE FROM THE STREET BELOW )N THE CORNER ON A SMALL DESK WAS AN ANTIQUE BLACK TYPEWRITER AND A TINY STOOL 4HIS WAS WHERE 0APA (EMINGWAY SAT EVERY DAY HACKING OUT PROSE WITH A BOTTLE OF RUM WITHIN EASY REACH 4HERE WAS EVEN A LITTLE INDEN TATION ON THE DESK WHERE THE BOTTLE WOULD ONCE HAVE STOOD

$INNER WAS NOT TO BE SERVED UNTIL AT LEAST NINE SO ) DECIDED TO TAKE A STROLL AROUND THE OLD TOWN (ISPANIC

/LD (AVANA IS A MAZE OF CRUMBLING ARCHES COBBLED STREETS AND RUSTING WROUGHT IRON BALCONIES BUILDINGS WERE CRUMBLING EATEN AWAY

BY THE SALT IN THE AIR BUT THE EVENING SUN BATHED EVERYTHING IN LIQUID GOLD )N A COUPLE OF HOURS THE SUN WOULD SINK INTO THE OCEAN AND THE -ALECON WOULD BE CRAWLING WITH HUSTLERS AND PIMPS BUT FOR NOW EVERYTHING WAS LAZY AND GOLDEN

4HE (OTEL !MBOS -UNDO IS IN THE HEART OF OLD (AVANA (EMING WAY WROTE HIS 3PANISH CIVIL WAR EPIC

&OR 7HOM 4HE "ELL 4OLLS HERE IN A ROOM ON THE THIRD mOOR 7HEN THE SUN WENT DOWN HE WOULD HEAD OUT ONTO THE STREETS OF /LD (AVANA AND GET BLIND DRUNK ON RUM

) DUMPED MY LUGGAGE IN MY OWN ROOM THEN HEADED UPSTAIRS TO

COUNTRIES RUN ON A DIFFERENT TIMESCALE FROM THE !NGLO 3AXON WORLD )N #UBA

CERTAINLY THE OLD @MA×ANA MA×ANA STEREOTYPE RINGS TRUE #UBANS RISE LATE WORK NONCHALANTLY THROUGH UNTIL LUNCH SLEEP THROUGH THE HOT PART OF THE DAY THEN WAKE AND PARTY UNTIL THE EARLY HOURS

/LD (AVANA IS A MAZE OF CRUMBLING ARCHES COBBLED STREETS AND RUSTING WROUGHT IRON BALCONIES 2E MINDERS OF THE REVOLUTION ARE EVERY WHERE n BRIGHT MURALS SHOWING REBEL BATTLES IN THE 3IERRA -AESTRA WITH SLO GANS LIKE @SOCIALISM OR DEATH .EAR THE #APITOL "UILDING IS THE -USEUM OF THE 2EVOLUTION WHICH HOUSES RELICS FROM THOSE HEADY DAYS BACK IN THE S

4HE REBELS VEHICLES ARE A TESTAMENT TO #UBAN MECHANICAL INGENUITY THERE IS AN OLD 0ONTIAC WITH A DOUBLE mOOR FOR SMUGGLING ARMS AND DOCUMENTS A TRACTOR CONVERTED INTO A TANK FOR USE BY THE REVOLUTIONARY TROOPS AND A BULLET RIDDEN DELIVERY VAN WHICH WAS USED FOR AN ATTACK ON THE DICTATOR "ATISTA S PRESIDENTIAL PALACE IN 0RIDE OF PLACE IN THE MUSEUM IS GIVEN TO A SMALL BOAT NAMED STRANGELY ENOUGH

'RANMA )T WAS NAMED BY ITS lRST OWNER AN !MERICAN BUSINESSMAN IN HONOUR OF HIS GRANDMOTHER )N .O VEMBER OF #ASTRO #HE AND A HASTILY ASSEMBLED GROUP OF REBELS LEFT FROM -EXICO WHERE #ASTRO HAD BEEN LIVING IN EXILE ABOARD THIS LEAKY SEC OND HAND YACHT !FTER THE REVOLUTION

'RANMA BECAME THE UNLIKELY NAME OF ONE OF #UBA S PROVINCES

"ACK AT THE HOTEL ) ATE A HEARTY DISH OF RICE AND BEANS AND BAR BEQUE PORK WASHING THE WHOLE LOT DOWN WITH AN ICE COLD #RISTAL n #UBA S NATIONAL BEER !FTERWARDS ) DECIDED TO GO ON THE @(EMINGWAY 4RAIL 4HIS IN VOLVES BUYING A DRINK IN EACH OF THE WRITER S FAVOURITE WATERING HOLES (EM INGWAY WENT TO A LOT OF BARS /FTEN HE GOT THROWN OUT OF THEM AFTER GETTING INTO A lGHT WITH SOME POOR BYSTANDER HE USUALLY APOLOGISED AFTERWARDS ) ENDED UP AT THE "ODEGUITA DEL -EDIO n A SMALL BAR IN A BACKSTREET AND ONE OF (EMINGWAY S FAVOURITE SPOTS (E LEFT A SIGNED NOTE THERE WHICH IS NOW FRAMED ON THE WALL 4HE SIGN COMMEM ORATES TWO DRINKS WHICH THE WRITER HAD CLAIM TO HAVING INVENTED )T SAYS h-Y $AIQUIRI IN %L &LORADITA -Y -OJITO IN ,A "ODEGUITA v .OT HIS MOST PRO FOUND STATEMENT BUT TYPICALLY PITHY (EMINGWAY WASN T THE ONLY SCRIBBLER TO HAVE FREQUENTED ,A "ODEGUITA n THE WALLS ARE COVERED IN GRAFlTI SCRATCHED

INTO THE PLASTER OVER THE YEARS BY A VAR IED AND BOHEMIAN CLIENTELE

"UT THE ONLY PEOPLE WHO DRINK IN ,A "ODEGUITA NOW ARE 'ERMAN AND #ANADIAN TOURISTS WHO COME IN THEIR DROVES ON ORGANISED TOURS OF THE CITY BEFORE HEADING OFF TO THE BEACH FOR TWO WEEKS OF ROASTING IN THE SUN !T THE MOMENT THEY WERE BUSY TRYING TO SOAK UP AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE OF THE CHEAP #UBAN RUM SITTING AROUND WITH THEIR ARMS AROUND PRETTY YOUNG #UBAN GIRLS CHOMPING ON lVE DOLLAR #OHIBA CIGARS

#UBA SEEMS TO BE ABOUT TO COME FULL CIRCLE )N THE BAD OLD DAYS OF THE "ATISTA REGIME THE ISLAND WAS A PLAYGROUND FOR RICH !MERICANS !T THE HEIGHT OF 53 0ROHIBITION @(AVE ONE IN (AVANA BECAME THE SLOGAN OF THE WEALTHY 4HE -ALECON WAS LIKE A MINI ATURE ,AS 6EGAS LINED WITH OSTENTATIOUS CASINOS mASHING NEON LIGHTS "IG SHOT GANGSTERS LIKE !L #APONE AND -EYER ,ANSKY INVESTED MILLIONS OF NEWLY LAUNDERED DOLLARS IN STRIP CLUBS AND GAMBLING JOINTS AND THE GREEDY "ATISTA lLLED HIS COFFERS BY SKIMMING THE TOP OFF THE PROlTS !CCORDING TO 'RAHAM 'REENE (AVANA WAS A CITY WHERE EVERY VICE WAS PERMISSIBLE AND EVERY TRADE POSSIBLE

4HE SKY IS PITCH BLACK NOW

AND THE CITY IS STARTING TO WAKE UP FROM ITS SIESTA (ABANEROS DANCE TO SALSA MUSIC ON THEIR BALCONIES THE SMELL OF CIGARS AND GASOLINE lLL THE AIR AS OLD #ADILLACS RATTLE THROUGH THE STREETS

PACKED WITH #UBAN TEENAGERS n SLICK YOUTHS PUMPED UP AND READY TO DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY IN THE SAME CLUBS AS THEIR PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS BEFORE THEM !S ) STAGGER HOMEWARDS THROUGH THIS CRUMBLING TIME WARP CITY ) WONDER HOW MUCH #UBA HAS REALLY CHANGED IN YEARS

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9OU SHOULD CONSIDER YOUR PROBLEM AN ASSET AND WALK WITH PRIDE 9OU MAY lND THAT YOUR EQUIPMENT IS A PROB LEM WHEN WALKING AROUND THE POOL IN YOUR SPEEDOS BUT THINK ABOUT ALL THOSE OTHER SWIMMERS WHO ARE DES PERATE TO HAVE SOME hBUMPv TO PROVE THAT THEY ACTUALLY DO HAVE SOMETHING BETWEEN THE LEGS #ONCERNING THE EXTRA FRICTION UNDER WATER THERE IS VERY LITTLE YOU CAN DO *UST THINK ABOUT THE EXTRA FRICTION YOU WILL BE GIVING YOUR LUCKY LADY AND TRUST ME SHE WILL TELL YOU SIZE MAT TERS 7HEN IT COMES TO THE CHAlNG USE SOME SORT OF LUBRICANT SURELY YOU AND YOUR LUCKY LADY ALREADY HAVE )NDEED IF YOU HAVEN T POOR HER !LTHOUGH YOU MIGHT BE CONCERNED OF THE EFFECT OF YOUR RATHER BIG GENERAL STANDING TO ATTENTION WHEN ON THE STARTING BLOCKS THIS SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE AS YOU SHOULD BE THINKING ABOUT YOUR RACE THE BLOOD SHOULD BE PUMP ING TO YOUR MUSCLES NOT YOUR MAN HOOD ,OVE !UNTY $AISY X

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"E 3EEN 'REEN 3TUDENT 3WITCH /FF HAVE TEAMED UP WITH A COMPANY CALLED 0EDALITE TO OFFER lVE PAIRS OF BICYCLE PEDALS THAT WILL ALWAYS LIGHT UP THE STREETS !S YOU CYCLE A MICRO GENERA TOR INSIDE THE PEDAL ENERGISES SUPER BRIGHT ,%$S WHICH mASH EVERY FRACTION OF A SECOND 4HE ,%$S ARE VISIBLE HALF A MILE AWAY IN THE DARK AND CONTINUE TO mASH FOR UP TO lVE MINUTES WHEN YOU STOP SO YOU DON T FEEL VULNERABLE AT TRAFlC LIGHTS AND CROSS ROADS &ROM AN ENVIRONMENTAL PER SPECTIVE THE PEDALS ARE BRILLIANT AS THEY DON T USE BATTERIES )F YOU WANT TO BE ENTERED INTO THE DRAW TO WIN A PAIR OF THESE INNOVATIVE AND GREEN PEDALS E MAIL PEDALITE STUDENTSWITCHOFF CO UK WITH YOUR NAME IN THE SUBJECT LINE OF THE MESSAGE )F YOU RE NOT ONE OF THE WINNERS WE VE NEGOTIATED A REDUCTION IN THE PRICE OF THE PEDALS MEANING THAT YOU CAN GET THEM FOR a FROM WWW PEDALITE COM BY ENTERING THE E VOUCHER CODE $# ! # & $ & & 3AFE CYCLING .EIL *ENNINGS

#ALIFORNIA 4O #UT )T "LAIR BACKS !RNIE S BID TO CUT GAS EMISSIONS

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ALIFORNIAN GOV ERNOR !RNOLD 3CHWARZENEGGER

HAS SIGNED A BILL IN AN ATTEMPT TO REDUCE THE STATE S GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS 7ITH A HIGHER POPULATION THAN ANY OTHER STATE IN !MERICA #ALIFORNIA IS THE WORLD S TH LARGEST EMITTER OF GREEN HOUSE GASES )T IS HOWEVER THE lRST STATE TO ENFORCE SUCH RESTRICTIONS AND BY THE END OF IT IS HOPED THAT EMISSIONS WILL HAVE BEEN CUT BY UP TO 4HERE HAS BEEN SPECULATION THAT !RNIE S lGHT AGAINST GLOBAL WARMING WILL PUT PRESSURE ONTO 7ASHINTGON TO FOLLOW SUIT 0RESIDENT "USH REFUSED TO

JOIN OTHER COUNTRIES IN SIGNING THE +YOTO 0ROTOCOL IN WHICH AIMS TO REDUCE CARBON EMISSIONS WORLD WIDE

ARGUING THAT IT WOULD DAMAGE !MERICAN ECONOMY 'OVERNOR 3CHWARZENEGGER S IN VOLVEMENT IN 4HE 'LOBAL 7ARMING 3OLUTIONS !CT HAS BEEN OPPOSED BY FEL LOW 2EPUBLICANS ON SIMILAR GROUNDS 3CHWARZENEGGER HOWEVER HAS NO DOUBT THAT 7ASHINGTON WILL EVENTUALLY FOLLOW #ALIFORNIA S LEAD IN SIGNING THIS hHISTORIC AGREEMENTv $ESPITE DIFFERING OPINIONS WITHIN THE 2EPUBLICAN 0ARTY THE LEGISLATION WAS PASSED IN THE #ALIFORNIAN 3TATE !S SEMBLY LAST 4HURSDAY BY VOTES TO 4ONY "LAIR WHO SPOKE AT THE SIGNING CEREMONY VIA VIDEO LINK HAS SUPPORT

ED THE DECISION REMARKING THAT hTHIS WILL ECHO RIGHT AROUND THE REST OF THE WORLDv 4HE 0RIME -INISTER ALSO JOINED 3CHWARZENEGGER EARLIER IN THE YEAR SIGN ING A DEAL ESTABLISHING JOINT RESEARCH INTO CLEANER TECHNOLOGIES 5NFORTUNATELY THIS COULD BE A CASE OF TOO LITTLE TOO LATE )F #ALIFORNIA IS THE lRST STATE TO TAKE SUCH ACTION HOW LONG WILL IT BE FOR THE REST OF !MERICA AND IN DEED THE REST OF THE WORLD TO REALIZE THAT SOMETHING DRASTIC NEEDS TO BE DONE %VEN IF EMISSIONS ARE CUT DRAMATICALLY NOW SCIENTISTS SAY THE EFFECTS WILL CON TINUE DUE TO THE SLOW REACTION OF LARGE BODIES OF ICE AND WATER TO TEMPERATURE CHANGES .ATASHA "ARNES

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EQUIPMENT 4HIS BEHAVIOUR HAS BEEN RECORDED IN PREVIOUS OCCASIONS IN THE BIRD WATCH ING COMMUNITY (OWEVER AC CORDING TO #AROLE "ARNES

AND OTHER RESIDENTS SOME BIRDWATCHERS EVEN WENT TO THE LENGTHS OF TRESPASSING ON THEIR PROPERTY TO CATCH A GLIMPSE OF THE BIRD h4HEY WERE JUST RUNNING ALONG OUR PATHS CHASING THE BIRD FROM WHEREVER IT WENT CEASELESSLY 4HEY NEVER STOPPED FOR TWO DAYS v "Y 4UESDAY MORNING

THE STARLING WAS FOUND DEAD IN THE GARDEN OF -RS "ARNES

A MEMBER OF THE 230" !N 230" SPOKESMAN HAS NOT ATTRIBUTED THE DEATH OF THE STARLING TO THE TWITCHER

LIKE THE MAJORITY OF VILLAGERS HAVE BUT HAS BLAMED ILLNESS FOR THE FATE OF THE BIRD 3OME REPORTS HAVE SUGGESTED THE BIRD WAS ALREADY EXHAUSTED DUE TO RECENT BAD WEATHER AND THAT IT HAD TICKS 4HE COMBINATION OF THE 230" S BELIEF IN THE STARLING S ILLNESS AND THERE BEING NO HARD EVI DENCE CONlRMING THE BIRD WATCHERS BEING AT FAULT HAS LED THE 230" TO MAKE A STATE MENT THAT h7E ARE NOT AWARE OF ANY WIDESPREAD PROBLEMS WITH TWITCHERS 7E WOULD REGARD THIS AS AN ISOLATED LO CAL INCIDENT v #ONSEQUENTLY THE INCIDENT WILL UNDERGO NO FURTHER INVESTIGATED BY THE SOCIETY

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4UESDAY TH /CTOBER #ONCRETE

%CO WEB 4URF S WEBSITE OF THE FORTNIGHT IS

)N RESPONSE TO INCREASED CON SUMER DEMAND THERE S NOW A WEALTH OF ETHICALLY SOURCED AND PRODUCED ITEMS AVAILABLE BUT THEY SOMETIMES TAKE A BIT OF LOOK ING FOR WWW GREENEYEDFROG CO UK HAS GOT A NUMBER OF SUCH PROD UCTS UNDER ONE VIRTUAL ROOF ! LOCAL ISH FAMILY RUN WEB SITE THAT @HAS GROWN FROM A DESIRE TO lND AFFORDABLE ORGANIC FAIR TRADE AND ECO FRIENDLY PRODUCTS

GREENEYEDFROG IS EVERYTHING THE DISCERNING TURF READER COULD WANT IN A WEBSITE

'O 'REEN 4ODAY (OW TO INCREASE YOUR ENVIRONMENTAL MOJO WITH "EN -EAKER

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OST OF YOU ARE PROBABLY EXPERIENCING THE WONDERS OF THE INFA MOUS POST & R E S H E R S WEEK SYN DROME 4HIS IS USUALLY CHARACTERISED BY THE INABILITY TO MOVE OFF YOUR COUCH TO HUNT FOR PERISHED FOOD LYING LIKE A WET RAG AT THE BOTTOM OF YOUR FRIDGE REHYDRATING YOURSELF AFTER THE ALCOHOL INDUCED PILGRIMAGES TO THE ,#2 WITH THOSE UNBEATABLE EXTRA VALUE TEA BAGS FROM -ORRISONS AND lNALLY BED DING YOURSELF IN FOR A THREE HOUR SESSION WITH -ISTER *EREMY +YLE -AGIC 7HAT MORE COULD YOU ASK FOR 7ELL HOW ABOUT DOING EXACTLY THE SAME THING BUT NAKEDx ONLY JOKING LADIES GENTS

ONLY JOKING 3ERIOUSLY INSTEAD OF PUSHING FOR THAT TH 3NAKEY " AT THE END OF THE EVENING WHICH WILL UNDOUBTEDLY LEAD TO A BLIP IN YOUR EXISTENCE AND A 2ODNEY "URGER

HOW ABOUT USING SOME OF THAT a SOME &AIRTRADE TEA LOCALLY PRODUCED BACON SOR RY VEGETARIANS AND PUTTING THE REST IN A CHARITY BOX !ND INSTEAD OF DROOLING WITH BOREDOM OVER *EREMY +YLE WHY NOT MAKE THE MOST OF THIS SURPRISING )NDIAN SUM MER COURTESY OF GLOBAL WARMING AND HEAD DOWN TO THE PARK OR THE "ROAD FOR A WALK A BIT OF &RISBEE OR A PICNIC 9OU MIGHT NOW BE ASKING WHY WHY OH WHY ARE YOU BLABBERING ON ABOUT LO CAL PRODUCE &AIRTRADE TEA AND FRESH AIR YOU WOOLLY HAT HIPPY 7ELL MY YOUNG FELLOW HOBBITS PICTURE THIS ) SPEAK FROM EXPERI ENCEx ) VE SEEN THE DARK SIDE OF THE FORCE 9UP 4HERE WAS A DAY WHEN MY DAILY FOOD INTAKE CONSISTED OF BAKED BEANS COLD PIZ ZA AND ,UCOZADE FOR THOSE ADDED VITAMINS TO KEEP THINGS HEALTHY -Y WEEKLY EXERCISE INCLUDED WALKING TO THE 5&/ AND BACK

CHASING RABBITS AND SALUTING THE ONE EYED GENERAL ,ONDON HERE ) COME 3LOWLY BUT SURELY ) LOST MY MOJO INCREASED MY DENSITY OF FACIAL ACNE AND WHEEZED LIKE A

CLAPPED OUT GAS GUZZLING &ORD %SCORT 4HEN IT HIT ME LIKE A mYING BRICK 3MALL THINGS WITH A LITTLE BIT OF ENCOURAGEMENT

CAN GROW TO SIGNIlCANT PROPORTIONS AND HAVE SUBSTANTIAL BENElTS AND LONG LAST ING SATISFACTION 3IMPLY BY SWITCHING TO HEALTHIER FOOD MORE ETHICALLY AND LOCALLY SOURCED DOING A BIT OF EXERCISE AND NOT RELYING SO MUCH ON A SCREEN FOR ENTERTAIN MENT DID ME A WORLD OF GOOD .OT ONLY DID ) REJUVENATE MY SOMEWHAT EXTINGUISHED HEALTH BUT ) ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO REDUCING CARBON EMISSIONS AND FOOD MILES IMPROV ING THE LOCAL ECONOMY AND LIVES OF PEOPLE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES .OT BAD FOR A FEW SWIFT SIMPLE CHANGES IN MY EVERYDAY ACTIONS !ND ONCE YOU POP

YOU JUST CAN T STOP 9OU REALISE THAT MANY OF OUR EVERY DAY ACTIONS HAVE ADVERSE IM PACTS ON OUR ENVIRONMENT 3O BEFORE YOU LEAVE THE ROOM THINK ABOUT TURNING OFF ALL UNNECESSARY ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES THINK ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF WATER YOU USE BEFORE YOU BOIL YOUR KETTLE THINK ABOUT ALL THE PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT AS FORTUNATE AS YOU 7E ARE PLAYING 2USSIAN ROULETTE WITH THE FUTURE OF OUR PLANET 9OU MAY DENY THE FACT BUT EVERY DAY MORE AND MORE AR GUMENTS PROVE )T S UP TO ALL OF US TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO REDUCE OUR IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT %VERY LITTLE HELPS

YOU JUST NEED TO BELIEVE 2EMEMBER IT S ALL ABOUT THE KIDS /N A 5NIVERSITY SCALE THE 'O 'REEN #AMPAIGN THE 3TUDENT 3WITCH /FF 3CHEME THE #AMPAIGN !GAINST #LIMATE #HANGE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE MANY ENVIRONMEN TAL PROJECTS CURRENTLY 3OCIETIES SUCH AS 43)& 4HE 3USTAINABILITY )NITIATIVE &UND

3%%$ 3OCIETY &OR %VERYTHING TO DO WITH %NVIRONMENT AND $EVELOPMENT 0ERMA CULTURE %.6 3OC -AKE 0OVERTY (ISTORY

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AND MANY OTHERS ARE ALL HERE TO IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT AND YOUR WELLBEING )F YOU MISSED OUT ON 3OC-ART DURING &RESH ERS 7EEK YOU STILL HAVE THE CHANCE TO JOIN AND PARTAKE IN SOME GREEN LOVING *UST VISIT

THE 3TUDENTS 5NION WEBSITE WWW UEASTU DENT COM )F YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS COMMENTS OR IDEAS PLEASE FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ME AT B MEAKER UEA AC UK OR VISIT WWW UNI SPHERE ORG UK +EEP IT SUSTAINABLE MY BANANA FRIENDSx 3O WHAT SIMPLE EVERYDAY STEPS CAN YOU TAKE TO IMPROVE YOUR WELLBE ING AND THE ENVIRONMENT

$ON T LEAVE YOUR ELECTRICAL APPLI ANCES ON STAND BY TURN THEM OFF

3WITCH TO ENERGY SAVING LIGHT BULBS

$ON T TURN UP THE HEAT PUT A JUMPER ON

2EDUCE YOUR CONSUMPTION REUSE WHAT YOU CAN AND RECYCLE WHAT YOU CAN T

4URN OFF YOUR TAP WHEN YOUR REBRUSHING YOUR TEETH OR DON T BRUSH THEM

0UT YOUR SHOPPING IN REUSABLE BAGS

%AT LOCAL AND OR &AIRTRADE PRO DUCE

7ALK CYCLE SKATE RUN IF YOU RE LATE TO 5NIVERSITY

#OOK TOGETHER DRINK TOGETHER

LAUGH TOGETHER LIVE TOGETHER

5SE RECYCLED TOILET PAPER

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3AVE WATER SHARE A BATH

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0UT YOUR CHEWING GUM IN THE BIN

5SE A MUG NOT A PLASTIC CUP

'O TO A CHARITY SHOP AND PAY A LITTLE MORE FOR WHAT YOU BUY

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3ELLING EVERYTHING FROM TOILET RIES TO TOYS THE SITE IS EASY TO NAVI GATE WITH A SIMPLE MENU SHOW ING THE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF PRODUCTS AVAILABLE 4HE PRODUCTS ARE WELL DISPLAYED WITH A GOOD DE SCRIPTION AND CLEAR PHOTOGRAPHS AND PRICING

&OR THOSE OF YOU STILL WITH THAT MAGICAL @BACK TO SCHOOL FEELING

THERE S A STATIONARY SECTION SELLING THE FANTASTIC @) USED TO BE RANGE

WHERE YOU CAN CHOOSE FROM PENCIL CASES PENS PENCILS AND RULERS ALL RECYCLED FROM ITEMS SUCH AS TYRES AND PLASTIC CUPS AND AVAILABLE IN A RANGE OF COLOURS 4HERE ARE ALSO COLOURING PEN CILS MADE FROM &OREST 3TEWARD SHIP #OUNCIL CERTIlED WOOD THE lRST OF THEIR KIND IN THIS COUNTRY #OMPLETING THEIR STATIONERY RANGE IS A WATER POWERED CALCULATOR -Y STAR ITEM HAS TO BE THE WIND UP MOBILE PHONE CHARGER 9OU CAN USE IT ANYWHERE IT COMES WITH ADAPTORS FOR DIFFERENT PHONES RE DUCES THE AMOUNT OF ELECTRICITY YOU USE AND YOUR ARMS WILL GET A JOLLY GOOD WORKOUT EVERYTIME YOU HAVE TO CHARGE YOUR PHONE !LL FOR JUST a 4HE ONLY DOWNSIDE TO THE SITE IS THE STANDARDISED POSTAGE AND PACKAGING PRICE WHICH IS QUITE STEEP AT a $ESPITE THE SMALL SIZE OF THE COMPANY GREENEYEDFROG OFFERS SE CURE ORDERING WITH ALL MAJOR CREDIT AND DEBIT CARDS AND UNLIKE SOME SITES THERE S NO NEED TO REGISTER BEFORE BUYING ANYTHING 3O IF YOU FANCY STOCKING UP ON ETHICAL PRODUCTS TAKE THE LEAP AND VISIT GREENEYEDFROG SORRY THAT WAS IRRESISTIBLE

2OSIE "RADLEY "UNN

#ONCRETE 4UESDAY TH /CTOBER

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3HOULD THE ARMY BE ALLOWED ON CAMPUS 2OSIE "RADLEY "UNN 3TARTING UNI AS A LEFT WING

HERBAL TEA DRINKING PACIlST

THE LAST SOCIETY ) INTENDED TO JOIN WAS THE ARMY RUN 5NIVERSITY /FlCER S 4RAINING #ORPS 5/4# (OWEVER

DESPITE THE WIDE RANGE OF SOCIETIES AVAILABLE IT WAS THE 5/4# THAT REALLY CAPTURED MY INTEREST ) DID AT lRST WRESTLE WITH MY CONSCIENCE

AS JOINING SAT UNCOMFORT ABLY WITH MY BELIEFS (OW EVER ) SAW AN OPPORTUNITY TO BRUSH ASIDE MY PREJUDICES AND SEE INSIDE THE "RITISH !RMY 0LEASINGLY WHILST A FEW OF MY PRECONCEP TIONS WERE CONlRMED YES

THERE WAS A SERGEANT MAJOR WITH A MOUSTACHE MANY WERE DISPROVED &AR FROM

!NARCHIST SOCIETY

!S A SOCIETY CONCERNED PRIMARILY WITH LIBERATION

WE HAVE ONLY CONTEMPT FOR A STATE INSTITUTION WHICH EX ISTS TO PRESERVE AND EXPAND CORPORATE COLONIALISM !RMY RECRUITMENT NECESSAR ILY PROMOTES VIOLENCE AND HIERARCHY HOWEVER THESE ARE MASKED TO LOOK LIKE FUN AND SKILLS ACQUISITION )F ONE WISHES TO GAIN USEFUL ORIENTEERING lTNESS AND OUTDOOR SKILLS THERE ARE 5%! SOCIETIES AND LOCAL VOL UNTARY ORGANISATIONS WHICH

BEING SUBJECTED TO @"AD ,AD S !RMY TREATMENT WE RECEIVED A WELL STRUCTURED

COHERENT LEADERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAMME WHICH WAS BOTH MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY CHALLENGING AND DELIVERED

BY OPEN MINDED INDIVIDU ALS 7ITH THESE EXPERIENCES IN MIND ) WAS INTRIGUED TO HEAR ABOUT A DEBATE THAT OC CURRED AT THIS YEARS 3OC-ART

BETWEEN MEMBERS OF THE .ORWICH !NARCHIST 3TUDENTS .!3 AND A SOLDIER OF YEARS EXPERIENCE 4O PRESENT THE VIEW OF THE 5/4# ) IN TERVIEWED !NDY "UXTON THE SOCIETY S 4RAINING /FlCER

AND THE SOLDIER WHO DEBATED WITH THE .!3 "ELOW ARE ALLEGATIONS MADE

BY THE .!3 AT 3OC-ART AND !NDY S REACTION TO THEM

3ENT TO DIE IN FOOLISH IMPERIAL CAPITALIST WARS 4HE CONmICTS THAT THE 5+ ARE INVOLVED IN ARE NOT IMPERIAL WARS NOR IN MY OPINION

ARE THEY CAPITALIST &URTHER MORE WARS ARE DECLARED BY OUR DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED GOVERNMENT

WHAT THE 5/4# CAN OFFER TO STUDENTS h)T HAS RECENTLY BEEN WELL PUBLICISED THAT EMPLOYERS ARE CONCERNED WITH THE LACK OF LEADERSHIP SKILLS THAT GRADUATES HAVE TO OFFER 4HE 5/4# PROVIDES THE OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS TO GAIN FORMAL QUALIlCATIONS IN MANAGEMENT AND LEADER SHIP 4HESE QUALIlCATIONS ARE NATIONALLY RECOGNISED AND WELL REGARDED BY EM PLOYERS v

&OR QUESTIONS REGARDING THE 5/4# CHECKOUT THE WEBSITE WWW CAM AC UK SO CIETIES CUOTC

)T S IMPOSSIBLE TO GET OUT ONCE YOU RE IN EXCEPT IN A COFlN &ALSE 4HERE IS A REQUIREMENT TO

SIGN UP FOR FOUR YEARS BUT THIS IS BECAUSE THE QUAL ITY AND COST OF TRAINING IS EXTREMELY HIGH !FTER FOUR YEARS YOU ARE FREE TO RESIGN ) INVITED !NDY TO SHARE HIS VIEWS ON ANARCHISM (E FELT THAT THE ANARCHIST ETHOS WOULD BE UNSUSTAIN ABLE UNLESS OF SOCIETY SUPPORTED IT EXPLAINING THAT hCOMPLICATIONS WOULD ARISE AS AN ANARCHIC SOCIETY WOULD CAUSE A BREAKDOWN IN SOCIETY IT WOULD BE LAWLESS 4HERE WOULD BE NO HEALTHCARE AND POTENTIALLY IT COULD lNISH COMPETITION WITHIN SOCIETY PREVENTING INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS FROM REACHING THEIR FULL POTEN TIAL WHICH WOULD HAVE A DETRIMENTAL EFFECT IN AREAS SUCH AS DEVELOPMENT AND MEDICAL RESEARCH v ) ASKED !NDY TO TELL US

ARE AVAILABLE TO JOIN -AYBE YOU WILL PAY A FEW QUID TO JOIN THESE BUT YOU WON T PAY WITH YOUR FREEDOM YOUR CONSCIENCE OR YOUR LIFE 3OCMART IS FOR STUDENT RUN SOCIETIES NOT FOR ANY ARMY

AND IT INSULTS 5%! STUDENTS TO DEVOTE OUR SPACE TO SUCH AN INSTITUTION )T IS HARDLY SURPRISING THAT AN ARMY WANTS TO RECRUIT HERE DES PERATE AS THEY ARE FOR RECRUITS SINCE THE DISASTROUS @7AR ON 4ERROR BEGAN PUTTING OFF ANYONE FROM WISHING TO SIGN THEIR LIFE AWAY 7E ARE FORTUNATE IN THE 5+ IN THAT YOUNG PEOPLE ARE NOT SUBJECTED TO COMPULSORY

.ATIONAL 3ERVICE THIS MEANS THAT THE ARMY HAS TO TRY MORE INSIDIOUS ROUTES TO FATTEN UP ITS STOCK OF CANNON FODDER ,IKE OFFERING FREE TRAINING AND PROMISES OF SEEING THE WORLD !T THE 5%! THE STUDENT UNION HAS A CONSTITUTION THAT SHOULD NOT ALLOW IT TO PROMOTE DISCRIMINA TION 4HE "RITISH ARMY IS BY NO MEANS A TRADITIONALLY ETHICAL OR EQUAL OPPORTUNI TIES EMPLOYER )T HAD UNTIL THE LAST FEW YEARS A POLICY OF REFUSING ANYONE OPENLY HOMOSEXUAL AND RETAINS LIMITS ON THE EMPLOYMENT ROLES OF FEMALES ! SOLDIER S

POSITION LEGALLY IS NOT STRONG IN COMPARISON TO OTHER PROFESSIONS AS CAN BE SEEN IN THE !RMED &ORCES "ILL AT WWW PUBLICATIONS PARLIA MENT UK PA CM CM BILLS PDF !RMIES ARE A MODEL OF THE HIERARCHY IN SOCIETY 7ITH DEGRADING INITIATIONS ARBI TRARY AUTHORITY AND A CULTURE OF OPPRESSION IS IT SURPRIS ING THAT ABOMINATIONS LIKE !BU 'HRAIB AND 'UANTAN AMO OCCUR )T MIGHT SHOCK US BUT IT CANNOT SURPRISE US THAT A SERIES OF SUSPICIOUS DEATHS AT $EEP #UT BARRACKS OCCUR AND APPEAR TO BE HUSHED UP

4HE "RITISH ARMY IS AN ORGANISATION WHICH HAS SO LITTLE RESPECT FOR ITS EM PLOYEES THAT IT SENDS THEM WITH FAULTY AND INADEQUATE EQUIPMENT OFF TO RISK THEIR LIVES IN )RAQ AND RESISTS PRO VISION OF CASUALTY INFORMA TION TO SUPPORTIVE CHARITIES BECAUSE IT DOESN T WANT THE NUMBER OF INJURED SOLDIERS MADE PUBLIC $UE TO ALL OF THE ABOVE AND MUCH MORE WE OPPOSE THE REPRESENTATION OF RECRUIT MENT PROMOTERS OF THE "RIT ISH ARMY OR ANY OTHER ARMY

ON OUR CAMPUS

!RMED WING OF THE OP PRESSIVE STATE USED TO BREAK STRIKES AND CRUSH DISSENT 4HE !RMY IS NEVER USED TO BREAK STRIKES 4HE ONLY TIME THEY BECOME INVOLVED IS WHEN THE GOVERNMENT ASKS THEM TO COVER FOR STRIKING %MERGENCY 3ERVICES IN ORDER TO RESPOND TO EMERGENCIES AND SAVE LIVES

7HERE HAVE ALL THE RADICALS GONE !NDY *ONES

-AY 4O MANY IT MAY SEEM JUST LIKE A MONTH THIR TY EIGHT YEARS AGO HOWEVER IT WAS THE MONTH OF THE GREAT EST STUDENT MOVEMENT OF ALL TIME 3TUDENTS OF 0ARIS 5NI VERSITY WENT ON STRIKE WHAT STARTED AS A STRIKE OF &RENCH STUDENTS SNOWBALLED INTO A MOVEMENT THAT INSPIRED MILLIONS lNALLY TRIGGERING A GENERAL ELECTION

4HE RECENT ! 5 4 STRIKE DEMONSTRATES A CHANGE IN ATTITUDE AMONGST

STUDENTS 4HE PAST WOULD HAVE SEEN A DISCUSSION AMONGST STUDENTS ABOUT THE NATURE OF ACADEMIC PAY OR AT LEAST A GOOD OLD FASHIONED PUB DEBATE (OWEVER THE STRIKE WAS MET BY MANY MY SELF INCLUDED WITH A SENSE OF APATHY &OR MOST IT WAS SIMPLY A DAY OFF

7E COULD ATTRIBUTE THIS PERIOD OF RELATIVE CALM TO THE CONSUMERIST APPROACH OUR GOVERNMENT HAS NUR TURED IN HIGHER EDUCATION 3TUDENTS STARTING THIS YEAR WILL FACE TOP FEES OF a

FOR AN AVERAGE THREE YEAR COURSE 4HIS IS INCREASINGLY

VIEWED AS AN INVESTMENT WITH A NEED TO SEE SOME RETURN ON A HUGE OUTLAY )N PURE ECONOMIC TERMS TO TAKE A STAND ON ANY KIND OF ISSUE WHILST AT UNIVERSITY IS JUST TOO RISKY

(OWEVER ) DON T BELIEVE STUDENT RADICALISM IS DEAD !S WITH EVERYTHING IN OUR MEDIA SAVVY AGE IT HAS SIMPLY BECOME MORE SOPHISTICATED 3TUDENTS HAVE BEGUN TO REALISE THAT AS FUN AS IT IS TO STAND ON A PICKET LINE AND WAVE A PLACARD IT IS ESSENTIALLY INEFFECTIVE

4HE GROUPS THAT SUCCEED IN GET

TING THEIR ISSUE ADDRESSED ARE THOSE THAT CAN KEEP THEIR PARTICULAR CONCERN IN THE PUBLIC EYE FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF TIME 4AKE A RECENT EXAMPLE THE / ! 0 PROTES TORS WHO PROMISED TO GO TO PRISON RATHER THAN PAY COUNCIL TAX &OR A BRIEF PE RIOD THIS CAUGHT THE PUBLIC IMAGINATION AND RESULTED IN OUTCRY (OWEVER HAS COUNCIL TAX BEEN REFORMED 4HE &AIRTRADE BRAND HOWEVER HAS GONE FROM A SPECIALIST PROD UCT ONLY AVAILABLE IN A FEW SHOPS TO PART OF THE NATIONAL CONSCIOUSNESS )T IS AVAILABLE IN MAJOR CHAINS ACROSS THE

NATION AND IS GOING A LONG WAY TO IMPROVING PEOPLES LIVES

3TUDENTS ARE LEARNING FROM THESE KINDS OF TRENDS #ABI NET MEMBERS ARE INVITED TO CAMPUS TO HEAR OUR VIEWS AND -AKE 0OVERTY (ISTORY CONSTANTLY REMINDING US POVERTY WON T BE STOPPED BY GOOD INTENTIONS 'ONE ARE THE HIGH PROlLE MASS DEMOS AND DESTRUCTIVE DIRECT ACTION IN ITS PLACE IS SOMETHING MUCH MORE SUBTLE AND PERSUASIVE -AYBE WE COULD STILL CHANGE THE WORLD

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0 /H DEAR ,ABOUR HAS DONE IT AGAINx .OT CONTENT WITH HAVING ONE OF THEIR HEAVY WEIGHTS UNDERMINING THEIR MOST SUCCESSFUL LEADER WITH A hSHOOT THE PARTY IN FOOTv SCENARIO BECAUSE h) WANT TO BE LEADER NOWv IT SEEMS THE FORMER 5%! LABOUR PARTY HAVE DECIDED TO COPY THEIR OWN LEADERSHIP /PITALK UNDERSTANDS THAT THE 5%!

LABOUR PARTY IS NO MORE AFTER SOME SORT OF INTERNAL SQUABBLING /N THE SAME TOKEN THE 5%! CONSERVATIVE SOCIETY HAS HAD A BUMPER 3OC-ART AND IS NOW THE BIGGEST POLITICAL PARTY AT THE 5%! IN TERMS OF MEMBERS

SURELY THE h#AMERON EFFECTv IS NOT EXTENDING DOWN TO WHAT IS GENERAL ACCEPTED AS A UNIVERSITY WITH LEFTISH TENDENCIES 4HEN AGAIN

IF ,ABOUR FEED OFF THEIR LEADERSHIP AT GRASS ROOTS LEVEL BY SELF DESTRUCTING

THE CONSERVATIVES CAN FEED OFF THEIR LEADER S FEEL GOOD FACTOR WHILE GUARANTEEING THAT hVOTING BLUE WILL GET YOU GREENv AS OPPOSED TO THE OPPOSITIONS h VOTE NEW ,ABOUR GET GOOD OPEN TO DEBATE OLD 'ORDONv

9OU IDIOT 7HEN ) WAS A KID ) ALWAYS USED TO DREAM THAT IF ) DID SOMETHING WRONG ) WOULD GET AWAY WITH IT 5NFORTU NATELY ) NEVER DID !T THE TIME ) THOUGH IT WAS HARSH AND ) DISLIKED IT AND IF THERE HAD BEEN A (UMAN SORRY

MAKE THAT #RIMINAL 2IGHTS !CT BACK THEN ) WOULD OF BRANDISHED IT AT EVERY OP PORTUNITY SO AS TO GET AWAY FROM BEING GROUNDED -Y PARENT S TOUGH LINE ) WOULD ARGUE HAS LED ME TO TURN OUT WELL WELL EXCEPT FOR A FEW DRUNKEN EXPEDITIONS WITH A TRAFlC CONE IN TOWx YET ) M ASTOUNDED TO READ THAT ONE OF THIS COUNTRY S TOP JUDGES IS CALLING FOR LENIENCY COMMUNITY SERVICE IS FAR EASIER THAN BEING LOCKED UP ALL DAY FOR PRISONERS BASED ON THE FACT THERE IS A LACK OF SPACE IN PRISONS 4HIS IS YOUR TYPICAL ST CENTURY "RITISH INSTITUTION ANSWER TO A PROBLEM DON T CONFRONT IT RUNAWAY FROM IT 4HE LOGICAL SHORT TERM SOLUTION

WOULD BE TO BUY A COUPLE OF PRISON SHIPS AND IN THE MEANTIME BUILD A FEW MORE PRISONS !FTER ALL IF SOME ONE COMMITS A CRIME WORTHY OF PRISON SEND THEM DOWN

TOUGH LUCK IF IT S UNCOMFORT ABLE THE RE NOT SUPPOSE TO BE HOLIDAY CAMPS

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BY CHANCE OR EVOLUTION )F THE CELL HAD EVOLVED IT WOULD HAVE HAD TO BE ALL AT ONCE ! PARTIALLY EVOLVED CELL

CANNOT WAIT MILLIONS OF YEARS TO BECOME COMPLETE BECAUSE IT WOULD BE HIGHLY UNSTABLE AND QUICKLY DISINTEGRATE IN THE OPEN ENVIRONMENT ESPE CIALLY WITHOUT THE PROTECTION OF A COMPLETE AND FULLY FUNC TIONING CELL MEMBRANE 4HE GREAT "RITISH SCIENTIST 3IR &REDERICK (OYLE HAS SAID THAT THE PROBABILITY OF THE SEQUENCE OF MOLECULES IN THE SIMPLEST CELL COMING INTO EXISTENCE BY CHANCE IS EQUIV ALENT TO A TORNADO GOING

THROUGH A JUNK YARD OF AIR PLANE PARTS AND ASSEMBLING A *UMBO *ET .ATURAL LAWS ARE ADEQUATE TO EXPLAIN HOW THE ORDER IN LIFE THE UNIVERSE AND EVEN A MICROWAVE OVEN OPERATES

BUT MERE UNDIRECTED NATURAL LAWS CANNOT FULLY EXPLAIN THE ORIGIN OF SUCH ORDER !LL THIS SIMPLY MEANS THAT REAL SCIENCE SUPPORTS FAITH IN 'OD )T IS ONLY FAIR THAT EVIDENCE SUPPORTING INTELLI GENT DESIGN BE PRESENTED TO

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h)F YOU WEREN T SO FAT AND LAZY YOU D HAVE GOT A BIKE AND A LEOTARD AND WOULD BE PONCING AROUND ON IT LIKE ME RATHER THAN EATING THAT CAKE AT THE BUS STOP YOU BAS TARD (A HA HA HA HA v 4HAT S WHAT THEY RE SAYING AND THEY RE LAUGHING AT YOU !ND THE ONLY REASON NO ONE HAS STOPPED THEM IS THAT THEY RE TOO BLOODY FAST 'ITS 7AV ING THEIR ROCK HARD RUMPS IN THE FACE OF THE WORLD SHOW ING THAT THEIR SIMPLY A BETTER

) AM SURE AFTER BEING MALIGNED IN LAST WEEKS EDITION OF #ON CRETE ) AM SURE ) WILL BE ALLOWED THE OPPORTUNITY TO REPLY &RANCIS (AMLYN THE 5NION #OMMUNICATIONS /FlCER STAT ED THAT THE REASON HE RAN FOR THE EXECUTIVE WAS h) LOOKED AT WHAT THE PREVIOUS #OMMUNI CATIONS /FlCER HAD DONE AND THOUGHT ) COULD DO AN AWFUL LOT

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AND THOROUGHLY ANNOYING TO THE REST OF US )N THE LIGHT OF THIS IT MAKES COMPLETE SENSE THAT THE UNI VERSITY WOULD WANT TO STOP THESE BASTARDS FROM WHIZ ZING THROUGH CAMPUS WITH GLEAMING BUCKETS OF SELF ES TEEM POURING FROM THEIR EVE RY ORIlCE 3O THEY VE BANNED ANY BIKES BEING LOCKED TO THE RAILS AROUND THE CENTRE OF CAMPUS AND THEY RE BUILD

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4HE /PINION 3HOULD SPORT EMBRACE TECHNOLOGY 4HOMAS +NIGHT ARGUES THAT IT WOULD MAKE COMPETITION FAIRER WHILST 0ETE ,AWRENCE CLAIMS IT COULD DESTROY THE MAGIC OF SPORT (ERE WE ARE IN THE ST CENTURY AN AGE OF VAST TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS YET MANY IN THE WORLD OF SPORT REFUSE TO ACCEPT ITS BENElTS ! SMART FOOTBALL IS AVAIL ABLE THAT MAKES A BLEEPING NOISE IF IT GOES OVER THE GOAL LINE 4HIS WOULD HAVE HELPED IN WHEN 2OY #ARROLL FUMBLED AND DROPPED THE BALL OVER THE GOAL LINE AFTER A SHOT BY 0EDRO -ENDES 4HE REFEREE FAILED TO REALISE AND 4OTTENHAM WERE DENIED A GOAL AND WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A CERTAIN VICTORY 4O AVOID SIMILAR SITUATION LET US USE WHAT IS AVAILABLE 4ENNIS IS MOVING TOWARDS BETTER USE OF (AWK %YE AFTER USING IT FOR THE lRST TIME AT THE -IAMI /PEN !BOUT A THIRD OF APPEALS MADE WERE JUSTIlED THIS CONlRMS THE UTILITY OF (AWK %YE AND GIVES

PLAYERS AN ASSURANCE #RICKET WAS THE lRST AREA TO USE (AWK %YE BUT IT IS ONLY USED BY 46 COMPANIES 5MPIRES HAVE A FRACTION OF A SECOND TO DECIDE ON SOME LBW APPEALS THEY NEED TO EI THER HAVE UNBELIEVABLY QUICK EYES OR A LOT OF LUCK (AWK %YE TAKES THIS PRESSURE OFF THE UMPIRE AND WOULD BE NO DIFFERENT FROM THE VIDEO REPLAYS ALREADY IN USE 4HE 3UPER 3ERIES EXPERIMENT OF

REFERRING ANY DECISION TO THE THIRD UMPIRE PROVED SUCCESS FUL AND WAS ENDORSED HESI TANTLY BY THE )## 4HE OUT COME OF A GAME IS FAIRER BY APPLYING TECHNOLOGY 5SING TECHNOLOGY IS NOT ABOUT TRYING TO MUTATE SPORT BUT IS AIMED AT MAKING IT FAIRER %VERY PLAYER WANTS AN IMPARTIAL JUDGE WHICH IS SOMETHING TECHNOLOGY CA DELIVER

4HE MAGIC AND THE MAYHEM VIDEO TECHNOLOGY WOULD NEGATE ERRORS SUCH AS HIGH LIGHTING #ARROLL S FUMBLE LEFT BUT WOULD IT DETRACT FROM THE ENTERTAINMENT PROVIDED BY PLAYERS SUCH AS

IN THE WORLD OF MULTI MIL LION POUND SPONSORSHIP DEALS MILLIONAIRE FOOTBALL ERS AND A "RITISH SPORTS INDUSTRY VALUED IN THE BIL LIONS IT CAN BE EASILY FOR GOTTEN WHY PROFESSIONAL SPORT EXISTS FOR THE FANS ) WILL NOT EVEN ATTEMPT TO ARGUE THAT TECHNOLOGY WOULD NOT MAKE SPORT FAIRER HUMAN ERROR MEANS THAT A SMALL PER CENTAGE OF DECISIONS WILL AL WAYS BE WRONG 9ET MISTAKES SHOULD BE EMBRACED BY THE ARMCHAIR SPORTS FAN 4HINK HOW REPETITIVE SPORT COULD BECOME IF IT LOST THE OUT BURSTS OF *OHN -C%NROE OR THE CONTROVERSY AT 4HE /VAL THIS YEAR NOT FORGETTING THAT GOAL IN THE 7ORLD #UP &INAL 4HESE HUMAN ERRORS MAKE FOLLOWING SPORT THE ROLLERCOASTER THAT IT IS UN PREDICTABLE EMOTIONAL AND

ALWAYS HIGHLY CHARGED 4HEN THINK OF A WORLD WHERE TECHNOLOGY MADE PERFECT SPORTING DECISIONS &OOTBALL MATCHES WOULD BE STOPPED EVERY FEW MINUTES FOR DECISIONS TO BE MADE ABOUT FREE KICKS AND THROW INS AND A GAME OF CRICKET WOULD LAST HALF THE TIME IF BATSMEN DID NOT HAVE THE hBENElT OF DOUBTv TO PROTECT THEM (AWK %YE S USE IN TEN NIS HAS CONlRMED THAT EVEN ON THE CLOSEST LINE CALLS THE UMPIRES ARE RIGHT THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE TIME 4ECHNOLOGY WOULD ROB SPORT OF THE TALKING POINTS THAT MAKE IT SO POPULAR AND IN DOING SO WOULD CONlRM THE TRANSFER OF THE INDUSTRY FROM THE AVERAGE SPORTS FAN TO THE HUNDRED THOUSAND POUND A WEEK SPORTSMAN

.ORWICH #ITY PART WAYS WITH .IGEL 7ORTHINGTON /LIVER #LIFFORD 4O START WITH A GOOD OLD FASHIONED SPORTING CLICHE

A WEEK CERTAINLY IS A LONG TIME IN FOOTBALL AND SO IT HAS PROVEN FOR OUSTED .OR WICH #ITY MANAGER .IGEL 7ORTHINGTON !FTER THE lRST lVE GAMES OF THE SEASON THE #ANARIES WERE SITTING PRETTY IN SECOND PLACE IN THE #HAMPIONSHIP (OWEVER A STRING OF QUITE AP PALLING RESULTS HAS SEEN THE TEAM SLIDE BACK TO TH POSI

TION 4HE FANS WERE OBVIOUSLY SLIGHTLY PEEVED AT THIS AND MADE THEIR OPINIONS ABOUT THE FUTURE OF 7ORTHING TON S TENURE QUITE CLEAR AFTER THEIR TEAM S DRUBBING BY "URNLEY 2ED CARDS WERE WAVED DEMANDING h7ORTHY /UTv AND THE CACOPHONY OF BOOS THAT ACCOMPANIED THE lNAL WHISTLE REALLY DID SOUND LIKE THEY WOULD BE THE BACK ING TRACK TO 7ORTHINGTON S DISMISSAL )T DOES NOT GET MORE PAINFUL THAN THAT !FTER THE GAME THE FUN DAMENTALLY LIKEABLE 7OR THINGTON CLAIMED THAT EVEN

AFTER SIX YEARS AT THE CLUB

HE WAS STILL THE MAN FOR THE JOB (OWEVER HIS CAPABILITY AT GETTING .ORWICH BACK IN THE TOP mIGHT HAD BEEN PUT UNDER INCREASING SCRUTINY BY THE #ITY FAITHFUL 3UPPORT ER S ASPIRATIONS FOR THE CLUB HAVE BEEN HUGE SINCE THEIR BRIEF VISIT TO THE 0REMIERSHIP TWO SEASONS AGO 4HEY FOUND THEY QUITE LIKED SEEING THEM SELVES ON -ATCH OF THE $AY AND WERE DISTURBED BY HOW THE CLUB S PROGRESS APPEARED TO HAVE STAGNATED UNDER THE 7ORTHINGTON REGIME 3O THE .ORWICH #ITY

7HO WILL TAKE ON .IGEL 7ORTHINGTON S MANTLE

BOARD HAD TO REACT SACKING 7ORTHINGTON AND INSTALLING THE lRST TEAM COACH -AR TIN (UNTER AS HIS TEMPORARY REPLACEMENT 3PECULATION IS RIFE ABOUT WHO WILL BE BRAVE OR FOOLISH ENOUGH TO TAKE UP THE POSITION FULL TIME -EDIA FAVOURITES INCLUDE FORMER %NGLAND CAPTAIN "RYAN 2OBSON RECENTLY DE PARTED #HARLTON BOSS !LAN #URBISHLEY AND EX #ANARY -ARK "OWEN "OWEN WAS IN THE LEGENDARY .ORWICH TEAM WHO GOT TO THE THIRD ROUND OF THE 5%&! #UP BEATING "AYERN -UNICH ALONG THE

WAY #ANARY FACT OF THE DAY .ORWICH ARE THE ONLY %NGLISH TEAM TO BEAT "AYERN -UNICH IN THE /LYMPIC 3TADIUM AND ALL YOU FRESHER S THOUGHT YOUR LOCAL FOOTBALL TEAM WERE RUBBISH (OPEFULLY NOW THE EVER GREYING .IGEL 7ORTHINGTON WILL BE ABLE TO PUT HIS FEET UP AND ENJOY A WELL EARNED REST AND WITH LUCK A NEW SUPREMO CAN INJECT A FRESH LEASE OF LIFE INTO A .ORWICH SEASON THAT CAN ILL AFFORD MANY MORE FAL TERS

4ABLE 4ENNIS HOPEFUL OF ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL SEASON !NDREW 0ATTINSON 4HE SEASON WAS A VERY SUCCESSFUL YEAR FOR THE TABLE TENNIS CLUB SEEING BOTH THE ! TEAM WINNERS OF THE ST DIVISION AND THE $ TEAM RUNNERS UP IN TH DI VISION BRINGING SILVERWARE TO 5%!

4WO OF LAST YEARS ! TEAM PLAYERS WHO WILL HELP COACH THE CLUB THIS YEAR ARE MOV ING ON TO PLAY IN THE PREMIER

!NDREW 0ATTINSON %.6 ON THE LEFT AND 2OB (ILL -4( PREPARE FOR THE COMING SEASON

DIVISION FOLLOWING THEIR GREAT SEASON 4HE " AND # TEAMS WILL BE PLAYING IN THE THIRD AND FOURTH DIVISIONS AGAIN THIS SEASON 4HIS YEAR THE TABLE TENNIS CLUB WILL BE HAVING PRACTICES EVERY 3UNDAY NIGHT IN THE 3PORTSPARK MARTIAL ARTS ROOM WITH REGU LAR LOCAL GAMES BEING PLAYED MOST 4HURSDAYS 4HE GAMES WILL BE PLAYED AROUND THE .ORWICH AREA WITH ALL TRANS PORT EXPENSES PAID FOR 4HERE WILL BE FOUR TEAMS IN THE LO

CAL LEAGUES THIS SEASON CA TERING FOR ALL SKILL LEVELS AND ABILITIES FROM NOVICES TO NATIONAL CHAMPS 7E ALSO HAVE A LARGE NUMBER OF IN TERNATIONAL MEMBERS GIVING OUR CLUB A UNIQUE BREADTH ACROSS CULTURES AND STYLES OF PLAY 9OU DO NOT EVEN NEED TO WORRY ABOUT BRINGING YOUR OWN BATS AND BALLS AS THESE ARE ALL SUPPLIED BY THE CLUB )F YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT ! 0ATTINSON UEA AC UK

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4UESDAY TH /CTOBER #/.#2%4%

#RANE mY HIGH AGAINST 5%!

"HAVIK 4HAKRAR 7ITH THE NEW HOCKEY SEA SON UNDERWAY THERE ARE HIGH HOPES FOR THE UNIVER SITY S MEN S TEAMS WITH A PROMISING ARRAY OF YOUNG TALENT HAVING BEEN ADDED TO THE RANKS /N 3ATURDAY THE SECOND ELEVEN TOOK ON A #RANE SIDE YET TO RECORD A VICTORY THIS SEASON 5%! MADE A SLUG GISH START TO THE GAME WITH LITTLE mOWING HOCKEY BEING PLAYED 7E SOON PAID THE PRICE AS A #RANE STRIKER WENT ON A LAZY RUN FROM HALFWAY

GOING ON TO STRIKE THE BALL lRMLY INTO THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER OF THE GOAL 4HE QUAL ITY OF OUR HOCKEY IMPROVED DURING THE LATTER STAGES OF THE lRST HALF ALTHOUGH THE #RANE GOALKEEPER WAS RARELY TROUBLED #RANE STARTED BRIGHTLY IN THE SECOND HALF AND SOON SCORED THEIR SECOND GOAL OF

3AM -AC$ONALD RIGHT RECREATES HIS BOOKING WITH THE HELP OF -ICHAEL 3PICE THE MATCH FOLLOWING A LEAK IN OUR DEFENCE 4HE INJURIES OBTAINED BY @FRESHER FRESHER 3AM AND !NDY *ARVIS MEANT THAT #HARLIE -AY WAS FORCED TO DROP INTO RIGHT BACK AND

*AMES #LAPSON MOVED FROM THE CENTRE TO THE LEFT OF DE FENCE LEAVING #OLIN )NGRAM IN THE MIDDLE 4HE GAPS IN OUR DEFENCE WERE CLEARLY NO TICEABLE AND #RANE EXPLOITED

THESE TO ADD ANOTHER TWO GOALS IN QUICK SUCCESSION

MAKING THE SCORE FOUR NIL AND EFFECTIVELY PUTTING THE GAME OUT OF OUR REACH 0OOR UMPIRING DECISIONS FROM THE #RANE OFlCIAL DID

NOT HELP OUR CAUSE ALTHOUGH WHEN LOSING HEAVILY IT FEELS AS IF NOTHING IS GOING YOUR WAY $ESPITE AN INSPIRATIONAL DISPLAY FROM STRIKER AND TEAM CAPTAIN 3AM -AC$ON ALD WHO RALLIED BACK TO HELP OUR DEFENCE #RANE ADDED A lFTH GOAL TO COMPLETE THE ROUT 3PECIAL CREDIT MUST BE GIVEN TO THE 5%! GOAL KEEPER WHO AT TIMES PULLED OFF SOME OUTSTANDING SAVES

AND #OLIN )NGRAM WHO PUT IN A DETERMINED AND DOGGED PERFORMANCE THROUGHOUT THE MATCH AND CLEARED THE BALL OFF THE LINE IN THE SECOND HALF TO DENY WHAT LOOKED A CERTAIN GOAL 2EGARDLESS OF AN UNSAT ISFACTORY RESULT THERE WERE CERTAINLY POSITIVES FOR THE TEAM TO TAKE AWAY )T WAS ENCOURAGING TO SEE A WHOLE HEARTED PERFORMANCE FROM EACH AND EVERY PLAYER ON THE PITCH EVEN WHEN lVE GOALS TO NIL DOWN (AVING ONLY PLAYED TOGETHER TWICE IT WILL UNDOUBTEDLY TAKE MORE TIME FOR THE TEAM TO GEL AS A UNIT

&OCUS /N 7OMEN S FOOTBALL )AN -C+ENZIE $ESPITE WINNING TWO OF OUR lRST THREE GAMES THIS SEASON AND CURRENTLY LYING THIRD IN THE .ORFOLK ,EAGUE

WE ARE STILL SHORT OF 3UNDAY LEAGUE PLAYERS

#ONTRARY TO POPULAR BE LIEF OUR GAMES DO NOT ALWAYS KICK OFF IN THE MORNING AND OUR AWAY lXTURES DO NOT AL WAYS REQUIRE GETTING UP AT A RIDICULOUS TIME )F YOU FANCY SEEING A BIT OF @REAL PROVINCIAL .ORFOLK

YOU LIKE A FEW BEERS AND HAVE @AN INTEREST IN PLAYING FOOTY WE CATER FOR ALL LEVELS

OF SKILL THEN CONTACT 3UZI #LOSE ,)4 OR )AN -C+EN ZIE ON )F YOU JUST WANT TO COME AND SUPPORT US PLEASE DO 5%! HAS AN APPALLING RECORD OF SUPPORT COMPARED WITH OUR .ORFOLK LEAGUE OPPO SITION )N FACT THIS SEASON WE HAVE TOTALLED SUPPORT ERS OVER GAMES 7E NEED

PEOPLE TO SHOUT ENCOURAGE

DRIVE WRITE MATCH REPORTS AND LET THE LOCALS KNOW THAT BEING PART OF 5%! REALLY DOES MATTER TO ITS STUDENTS )T S NOT A BAD WAY TO CLEAR YOUR HEAD BEFORE -ONDAY MORNING EI THER /UR NEXT lXTURE IS AWAY TO 3TALHAM ON THE TH OF /CTOBER AND THE FOLLOWING

WEEK WE ARE AT HOME TO TOP THE OF THE TABLE AND UNBEATEN 4AVERHAM 7E PLAY OUR HOME GAMES DOWN AT #OLNEY ,ANE SO PLEASE DO COME ALONG AND WATCH &OR FULL DETAILS OF lXTURES GO TO WWW FULL TIME THEFA COM .ORFOLK 7OMENS AND 'IRLS &OOTBALL ,EAGUE

3PORT %DITOR S COLUMN &OCUS /N )F YOU CAN BRIEmY TEAR YOUR EYES AWAY FROM THIS COLUMN AND GLANCE SLIGHTLY DOWN WARDS AND TO THE LEFT YOU WILL NOTE THE LATEST ADDITION TO THE SPORTS PAGES THE @&O CUS /N SECTION 4HE INTENT BEHIND IT IS TO GIVE SOME COL UMN INCHES TO THOSE SPORTS THAT ARE PERHAPS SOMEWHAT LESSER KNOWN AROUND CAMPUS AND DO NOT ALWAYS RECEIVE THE ATTENTION THEY DESERVE +ICKING US OFF ARE THE WOM EN S FOOTBALLERS WHO APART FROM 3UNDAY MATCHES HAVE ALSO BEEN ONE OF THE UNIVER SITY S MORE SUCCESSFUL TEAMS IN "53! COMPETITION OVER RECENT YEARS 3O READ ON AND LEARN MORE

3COTTISH REVIVAL ) AM SURE REVELRIES NORTH OF THE BORDER ON 3ATURDAY NIGHT WERE SOMETHING TO BEHOLD AS 3COTLAND S FOOTBALL REVIVAL ACHIEVED ITS BIGGEST SUCCESS TO DATE ! VICTORY AGAINST THE 7ORLD #UP lNALISTS WAS OUT STANDING AND OUTLANDISH IN EQUAL MEASURE AND WAS CER TAINLY THE BEST RESULT FOR THE HOME NATIONS OVER THE WEEK END %NGLAND AND .ORTHERN )RELAND PLAYED OUT TEDIOUS SCORELESS DRAWS AND THE LESS SAID ABOUT 7ALES CAPITULA TION THE BETTER 3O CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 3COTTISH FRIENDS AND LONG MAY IT CONTINUE

3UNDAY AFTERNOONS

3PORTING DOMINATORS INSPIRE AWE AND APPRECIATION &REDDIE 0OWELL 4UCK )N TODAY S SPORTING WORLD

THERE ARE A NUMBER OF CER TAINTIES ANNUAL OCCUR RENCES THAT YOU WOULD STAKE YOUR LIFE HOUSE AND GRANDMOTHER ON 4HESE IN CLUDE 4IGER 7OODS WINNING ONE OR MORE OF THE -AJORS

2OGER &EDERER TRIUMPHING AT 7IMBLEDON 6ALENTINO 2OSSI WINNING THE -OTO'0 CHAMPIONSHIP AND THE COST OF SPORTING INSURANCE AT 5%! BEING RAISED BUT THAT IS ANOTHER ISSUE 4HEIR OPPONENTS CAN STRUGGLE AND STRIVE AS MUCH

AS THEY WANT BUT THEIR FATE ALWAYS LIES IN THE HANDS OF THESE SUPER STARS 7HEN PER FORMING AT THE TOP OF THEIR GAME THESE INDIVIDUALS AP PEAR UNBEATABLE 4RAWL BACK A FEW YEARS

AND YOU HAD 0ETE 3AM PRAS ,ANCE !RMSTRONG AND -ICHAEL *ORDAN ALL DOMINAT ING IN THEIR RESPECTIVE SPORTS

AS DID 0ASCAL #YGAN IN HIS @REIGN OF TERROR FOR !RSENAL )T SEEMS TO BE THE DUTY OF AN ARMCHAIR CRITIC TO CRITICISE THE PREDICTABILITY OF CERTAIN SPORTS EVENTS NOW OR IN THE PAST 7HO CAN FORGET THE -ICHAEL 3CHUMACHER &ERRARI YEARS AND IN PARTICULAR THE DIRE & SEASON IN WHICH

4IGER 7OODS HAS WON MAJORS IN HIS CAREER

THE GREAT MAN WON THIRTEEN OUT OF EIGHTEEN RACES /R THE SEVEN YEAR REIGN OF ,ANCE

!RMSTRONG IN THE 4OUR $E &RANCE OR 4OUR DE ,ANCE AS IT BECAME NICK NAMED (OWEVER WHATEVER YOUR TAKE ON THE MATTER IT IS EX TREMELY DIFlCULT TO NOT MAR VEL AT THE SHEER BRILLIANCE OF THESE SUPER ATHLETES ) DEFY ANYONE TO WATCH A &E DERER GAME AND TO NOT BE IMPRESSED 4HE MAN S COM BINATION OF BRUTAL POWER AND GRACEFUL mUENCY LEAVES HIS OPPONENTS HELPLESSLY mOUN DERING 7OODS AT THE TOP OF HIS GAME IS UNPARALLELED BY ANY GOLF PLAYER (IS INTENSE CONCENTRATION

WILLPOWER AND ABILITY TO DOMINATE THE lELD MAKES IMPRESSIVE VIEW ING

!GAIN AND AGAIN PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT THE DOMI NANCE OF THESE ATHLETES IN THEIR GIVEN SPORT 4HEY BE MOAN THE LACK OF COMPETI TION BUT IN DOING SO MISS THE EXACT THING THAT MAKES SPORT SO MEMORABLE 3PORT IS BUILT UPON THE SHOULDERS OF LEGENDARY lGURES 7OODS

3CHUMACHER AND &EDERER WILL IN THE FUTURE BE REVERED IN THE SAME WAY WE WORSHIP THE MEMORIES OF 0ELE !LI

-ARADONA AND %DDIE THE %AGLE 7ERE WE TO HAVE NO DOMINATING STARS TODAY WE WOULD HAVE NOTHING TO LOOK BACK ON )T IS TIME TO LOSE THE SOUR GRAPES AND APPRECIATE THESE SPORTSMEN WHILE YOU STILL HAVE THE CHANCE

3UNDAY IS A WONDERFUL DAY 3OME PEOPLE GO TO CHURCH OTHERS ENJOY A ROAST WITH THEIR FAMILY SOME SIMPLY UTILISE IT TO RECOVER FROM A HEAVY 3ATURDAY NIGHT )N MY CHILD HOOD ) ALWAYS DELIGHTED IN WATCH ING THE 'RAND 0RIX -URRAY 7ALK ER S ENTHUSIASM -IKA (AKKINEN DUELLING WITH 3CHUMACHER AND NO ADVERT BREAKS DURING THE RACE 4HEN THE MAGIC WENT WITH -ICHAEL S MONOTONOUS ASSAULT ON THE CHAMPIONSHIP EACH YEAR AND ) LIKE MANY OTHERS TUNED OUT (OW EVER ) HAVE BEEN LURED BACK IN BY THE THRILLING EVENTS OF THIS SEASON WHICH HAS LEFT THE OUTCOME UNDE CIDED WITH ONLY ONE RACE TO GO 7ILL 3CHUMACHER RETIRE VICTORIOUS OR WILL !LONSO RETAIN THE CROWN !

FORTNIGHT FROM NOW JOIN ME AND DEDICATE YOUR 3UNDAY TO THE SEA SON ENDING RACE IN "RAZIL )T COULD BE A CLASSIC

#ONCRETE

4UESDAY TH /CTOBER

-EN S FOOTBALLERS PROGRESS IN *UNIOR #UP

! SUCCESSFUL *UNIOR #UP RUN COULD SEE THE TEAM RUNNING OUT FOR THE lNAL AT #ARROW 2OAD

4OM 4HORNTON

!FTER A THRILLING DRAW THE PREVIOUS WEEK 5%! ST 8) MADE THE AWKWARD TRIP ALONG THE ! TO 'REAT 9AR MOUTH NOT WITH A DAY AT THE BEACH ON THEIR MINDS BUT A *UNIOR #UP lRST ROUND REPLAY THAT DUE TO LAST YEARS SHORT VENTURE IN THIS COM PETITION HAD TO BE WON TO RESTORE SOME CLUB PRIDE

!FTER ARRIVING AT THE VEN UE THE TEAM TOOK TO POSSIBLY THE WIDEST PITCH SINCE THE OLD 7EMBLEY WAS DEMOLISHED

WITH -ATT *EPSON WEARING THE CAPTAIN S ARMBAND ON HIS lRST APPEARANCE SINCE RETURN ING FROM A YEAR ABROAD 4HE OPENING STAGES WERE THAT OF A PROVERBIAL CHESS GAME WITH NEITHER SIDE STAMPING THEIR AUTHORITY ON THE MATCH 5%!

LOOKED CALM AND ASSURED AT THE BACK WITH THE LONG STANDING DEFENSIVE PARTNER SHIP OF *AMES (AVERS AND

3IMON 'ROVE 7HITE PROVING AS STRONG AS EVER WHILE 'OAL KEEPER 4OM ,ENIHAN S EX PERTLY TAKEN CROSSES WERE THE ONLY WORK GIVEN TO HIM EARLY ON BY THE 9ARMOUTH ATTACK !FTER A SOLID OPENING TWENTY MINUTES 5%! STARTED TO lND A BIT OF FREEDOM GO ING FORWARD AND SHOULD HAVE GONE AHEAD WHEN RIGHT SIDED MIDlELDER #HRIS -ACDONALD BROKE AHEAD OF HIS MARKER AND LATCHED ONTO A THROUGH BALL BUT HE LIFTED HIS SHOT HIGH AND WIDE

!T THE HALF TIME BREAK 5%! SENSED THAT THE GAME WAS THEIRS FOR THE TAKING AS 9ARMOUTH S PRE MATCH MEAL OF CIGARETTES AND ALCOHOL STARTED TO TAKE EFFECT 4HIS WAS EVIDENT IN SOME GREAT MIDlELD CHALLENGES FROM *EPSON AS 5%! STARTED TO TURN THE SCREW AND AGAIN

SHOULD HAVE TAKEN THE LEAD WHEN CHANCES FELL TO BOTH *ONNY 2ICHARDSON AND .ICK 'ASKELL BUT THE TARGET COULD NOT BE FOUND 7ITH EXTRA TIME AND PENALTIES PLAYING

ON THE MINDS OF BOTH SIDES A GREAT RELIEF CAME WHEN THE 9ARMOUTH GOALKEEPER HAM PERED BY AN AWFUL BACK PASS AND MODERATE OBESITY PULLED DOWN 5%! FORWARD $UNCAN 7HITE IN THE BOX 4HE RE SPONSIBILITY FELL TO *OHN 0IP ER WHO COOLLY SLOTTED HOME THE SPOT KICK 3OON AFTER BECAME WHEN AFTER AN AVERAGE DISPLAY $UNCAN 7HITE HIT HOME AN ABSOLUTE SCREAMER TO TRULY PUT THE TIE TO REST 4HEN TO RUB SALT INTO THE WOUNDS A THIRD WAS

ADDED FROM THE PENALTY SPOT AGAIN 4HE 9ARMOUTH CEN TRE BACK VIRTUALLY CAUGHT THE BALL AND *OHN 0IPER STEPPED UP AGAIN TO BAG HIS SECOND +EEPING HIS WITS ABOUT HIM LATE ON ,ENIHAN MADE A GOOD SAVE DOWN TO HIS RIGHT TO PREVENT ANY HOPE OF A 9AR MOUTH COMEBACK !T THE lNAL WHISTLE 5%!

WERE DESERVING WINNERS AND CAN NOW HOPEFULLY KICK ON IN A COMPETITION IN WHICH THEY SHOULD COMPETE FOR HONOURS

5%! TOPS 4IMES SURVEY !RE YOU lT ENOUGH -ARCUS *ONES 3PORTS EDITOR 5%! HAVE COME OUT TOP IN A 4IMES SURVEY CONCERNING THE ACCESS TO AND QUALITY OF UNIVERSITY SPORTING FACILI TIES 4HE SURVEY COVERED A RANGE OF ASPECTS FROM SUC CESS IN "53! COMPETITION TO THE LEVEL OF ACCESS STUDENTS HAVE TO HIGH QUALITY FACILITIES )T WAS THE 5NIVERSITY S PROW ESS IN THESE AREAS THAT HELPED STAND IT APART FROM THE TRA DITIONALLY MORE ILLUSTRIOUS SPORTING INSTITUTIONS SUCH AS ,OUGHBOROUGH AND "ATH !T THESE 5NIVERSITIES IF YOU ARE NOT IN A TEAM THEN THERE IS LITTLE OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME INVOLVED IN SPORT WHEREAS

5%! OFFERS THE 3PORTSPARK AT GOOD VALUE FOR WHOEVER WISHES TO USE IT REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY OR INVOLVEMENT IN 5NIVERSITY SPORT 4HE RELA TIVE YOUTH OF THE 3PORTSPARK ALSO MEANS THAT THE QUALITY OF THE FACILITIES IS VERY HIGH &OR EXAMPLE THERE ARE VERY FEW PLACES IN THE COUNTRY LET ALONE AT 5NIVERSITIES WHERE THERE IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO SWIM IN AN /LYMPIC STAND ARD POOL !NOTHER SECTION WHERE 5%! SCORED WELL WAS ITS PRO VISION OF FREE COMPETITIVE SPORT THROUGH THE :IGGURAT COMPETITION 4HIS ENABLES STUDENTS WHO MAY HAVE MISSED OUT OR CHOSEN NOT TO JOIN A SPORTS TEAM TO COM PETE IN A VARIETY OF EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR %ACH FACTOR CONSIDERED

WAS SCORED OUT OF lVE AND THE RESULTS HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED AS PART OF @4HE 4IMES (IGHER %DUCATION 'UIDE FOR THE ACA DEMIC YEAR 4HE GUIDE DOES NOT ACTUALLY PUB LISH OVERALL TOTALS BUT IF EACH INDIVIDUAL SCORE IS ADDED TO GETHER THEN 5%! DOES IN FACT ACHIVE OUT OF 4HIS IS A STARTLING ACHIEVEMENT AND CREDIT MUST GO TO ALL THOSE AT THE 3PORTSPARK AND THE 5NI VERSITY INVOLVED IN THE PROVI SION OF SPORT TO THE STUDENTS )F YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY

THEN ) URGE YOU TO TAKE AD VANTAGE OF THE 3PORTSPARK AND INVOLVE YOURSELF IN :IGGURAT

AS THIS SURVEY SIMPLY EMPHA SISES THE PRIVILEGED POSITION WE HOLD .EVER AGAIN IN YOUR LIFE WILL YOU HAVE SUCH GOOD ACCESS TO SPORTING FACILITIES

,OUIS (OLDING 0ARSONS $EPUTY %DITOR 4HE 5%! 3PORTSPARK ARE

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STRENGTH AGILITY POWER AND ENDURANCE 4HE WINNER WILL RECEIVE A PAIR OF TRAINERS AND A FREE lTNESS ASSESSMENT 4HOSE IN SECOND AND THIRD PLACE WILL ALSO RECEIVE PRIZES FOR THEIR EFFORTS 4HERE IS ALSO THE HOPE THAT A .ORWICH #ITY PLAYER WILL BE PRESENT TO COMPETE AGAINST A TOP RUGBY PLAYER IN

A BATTLE OF THE SPORTS $AVE #OSFORD ASSISTANT MANAGER AT THE 5%! 3PORT SPARK STATES hTHERE IS NOTH ING LIKE THIS IN THE COUNTY WITH THE IDEA BEHIND IT BEING TO CHALLENGE lTNESS TO THE MAXv )F YOU FEEL UP TO THE CHALLENGE THEN ENTRY COSTS a AND FORMS ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE WEBSITE AND AT THE 3PORTSPARK