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*ANE $OUGLAS .EWS %DITOR ! PETITION CALLING FOR THE ,IBRARY TO OPEN AT THE TIMES WHEN STUDENTS ACTUALLY NEED IT HAS BEEN CIRCULATING CAMPUS 4HE LIBRARY CLOSES AT ON WEEKDAYS AND EVEN EARLIER AT WEEKENDS 4HIS HAS LONG BEEN A POINT OF CONTENTION FOR HARD WORK ING STUDENTS 4YPICALLY STUDENTS ARE NOT EARLY RISERS AND REGULARLY WORK LATE INTO THE NIGHT WHEN DEADLINES APPROACH 4HE ,IBRARY S RESTRICTED OPENING TIMES AND CLOSURES DURING THE HOLIDAYS ALSO ADD TO THE STRESS OF THIRD YEARS AND MEDICAL STUDENTS

WHOSE TERM TIMES DO NOT COINCIDE WITH THE NORMAL SEMESTERS 4HE PETITION S ORGANISER 0AUL 7ERNHAM A MEDICAL STUDENT CITED

hGETTING BACK LATE FROM PLACEMENTS AND NOT HAVING ANYWHERE TO GOv AS HIS REASON FOR STARTING THE PROTEST

(E ALSO HIGHLIGHTED ISSUES OVER THE LACK OF KEY BOOKS WHICH QUASH STUDENTS EFFORTS h) THINK IT S A DISGRACE THAT THE 5NIVERSITY IS NOT CATERING TO STUDENTSg NEEDS ESPECIALLY CONSID ERING THE NEW TOP UP FEES v SAID *USTIN (AMILTON (IS &IRST YEARS ARE CURRENTLY PAYING a A YEAR IN FEES BY THEIR THIRD YEAR SOME OF THEM WILL HAVE ONLY THREE HOURS OF TUITION A WEEK 7ITH LECTURERS STRIK ING OVER THEIR UNSATISFACTORY WAGES

STUDENTS ARE NOW QUESTIONING WHY THE 5NIVERSITY IS NOT PAYING FOR THE ,IBRARY TO OPEN LONGER %DWARD !CTON 0RO 6# THOUGHT THIS A hLEGITIMATE QUESTIONv h4HERE ARE MANY WAYS WE CAN DEVELOP THE 5NIVERSITY IN TERMS OF RESEARCH AND IMPROVING ITS STATUS BUT MAKING SURE THE ACADEMIC NEEDS ARE MET IS PARAMOUNT /NE OF THE REASONS WE CREATED THE 3TUDENT !FFAIRS 'ROUP #OMMITTEE WAS TO GET THIS KIND OF ISSUE BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION IM

MEDIATELY v HE CONTINUED (EATHER 7ELLS (EAD OF 5SER 3ERVICES AT THE ,IBRARY HAS MET WITH 0AUL AND 4ESSA .ORTH !CADEMIC /Fl CER AND IS WORKING HARD TO IM PLEMENT THE CHANGES STUDENTS WANT h) HAVE BEEN LOOKING INTO HOUR OPENING BUT WE ONLY HAVE LIMITED STAFF AND THE 5NIVERSITY 3ECURITY ARE UNABLE TO HELP SO WE WOULD NEED TO HIRE OUR OWN SECURITY v (EATHER HAS BEEN IN TALKS WITH THE 5NIVERSITY OVER FUNDING FOR THE CHANGES THEY HAVE ASKED HER TO PUT TOGETHER A PROPOSAL WHICH INCLUDES DETAILED INFORMATION ON STUDENTS STUDY HABITS (EATHER HAS ALREADY MADE SURE THAT THE LIBRARY WILL OPEN UNTIL ON -AY ST WHERE IT CLOSED AT LAST YEAR BECAUSE OF THE BANK HOLIDAY MUCH TO THE ANNOYANCE OF STUDENTS TRYING TO REVISE FOR THEIR EXAMS (OWEVER SHE CANNOT MAKE HER PITCH FOR HOUR OPENING UNTIL SHE HAS A STRONG BODY OF EVIDENCE

THAT SHOWS THIS IS WHAT STUDENTS REALLY WANT h)N THE PAST WE HAVE OPENED UNTIL MIDNIGHT BUT THERE WAS LESS DEMAND FOR THE LATER HOURS /NCE ) HAVE A SENSE OF WHAT PEOPLE WANT ) WILL BE ABLE TO GO BACK TO THE 5NIVERSITY WITH HARD FACTS 4HE MORE INFORMATION ) CAN GET THE STRONGER THE PROPOSAL WILL BEv 7ITH REGARDS TO THE SHORTAGES OF KEY BOOKS (EATHER EXPLAINED THAT THERE ARE LIMITS ON THE AMOUNT OF SPACE THE ,IBRARY HAS AND OF COURSE FUNDING (OWEVER THE ,IBRARY HAS SUBSCRIBED TO E BOOKS WHICH GIVES STUDENTS ACCESS TO CORE TEXTS ONLINE

AND IS TRYING TO EXPAND THIS SERVICE 4HE PETITION CAN BE FOUND AT RECEPTION IN THE (IVE AND IN ALL SCHOOL RECEPTIONS 4HERE IS A MIN ISITE ON THE 5NION WEBSITE AT WWW UEASTUDENT COM LIBRARY VIEW

WITH AN ONLINE SURVEY TO HELP GATHER INFORMATION 4HE ,IBRARY IS ALSO RUNNING A SEPARATE SURVEY WHICH WILL BE AVAILABLE SOON

5SE YOUR HEAD TEACH !NDREW 3PRAGG DELVES INTO THE LIVES OF TWO TEACHERS

&EATURES -AKE IT IN THE -EDIA 4OP TIPS FROM THE PEOPLE IN THE KNOW

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7ITH NEW TOP UP FEES STUDENTS ASK WHY THE LIBRARY IS NOT DELIVERING

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"LEEDING STUDENTS DRY 0OSH INTRUDER SLEEPS OVER 4HE BIG GOVERNMENT LOAN RIP OFF ENRAGING GRADUATES 2ICHARD 2EYNOLDS $EPUTY .EWS %DITOR ! STEALTH TAX IS BEING IMPOSED ON STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENTS #HARGES THAT COULD AMOUNT TO HUNDREDS OF POUNDS WILL BE CHARGED TO STUDENTS DUE TO A TRICK IN THE WAY INTEREST IS CALCULATED ON THEIR STUDENT LOANS ,OANS ARE REPAID MONTHLY THROUGH GRADUATES PAY PACKETS AND THE MONEY IS COLLECTED BY THE GOV ERNMENT AS PART OF THE TAX SYSTEM (OWEVER THE MONEY IS COLLECTED AND ONLY COUNTS AGAINST THE AMOUNT YOU ARE PAYING INTEREST ON AT THE END OF THE YEAR )N OTHER WORDS YOU WILL BE PAYING INTEREST ON MONEY YOU HAVE ALREADY PAID OFF .OT ONLY WILL STUDENTS BE BEING CHARGED INTEREST ON PARTS OF THEIR LOAN THEY HAVE PAID OFF BUT IN ECONOMIST SPEAK THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY COST TO NOT HAVING ACCESS TO THE MONEY THAT IS COLLECTED DURING THE YEAR )N SIMPLE TERMS GRADUATES COULD BE USING THE MONEY THAT IS COL LECTED BY THE STATE ALL YEAR BEFORE IT IS COUNTED AGAINST THEIR LOAN AND SO GRADUATES ARE EFFECTIVELY HIT BY THIS STEALTH TAX TWICE ONCE BECAUSE THEY CHARGE STUDENTS MORE INTEREST THAN THEY SHOULD AND ONCE BECAUSE STUDENTS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO USE THE MONEY ALL YEAR THAT THEY OTHERWISE WOULD ONLY HAVE TO SURRENDER ON THE DATE IT COUNTS AGAINST THE DEBT $UE TO THE VERY LOW RATE GRADU ATES PAY ON THEIR LOANS THE GOVERN MENT MONEY THAT IS BEING LENT OUT IS EFFECTIVELY COSTING THE TAXPAYER

MONEY BECAUSE THEY COULD GET HIGHER INTEREST RATES ELSEWHERE 4HIS COULD BE THE WAY THE GOVERNMENT IS ABLE TO LESSEN THE COST OF THE LOANS

BECAUSE THE INTEREST RATES ARE HELD AT THE RATE OF INmATION RATHER THAN AT THE "ANK OF %NGLAND BASE RATE OR COMMERCIAL RATES )F THEY WERE HELD AT "ANK OF %NGLAND BASE RATE THE LOANS WOULD HAVE ROUGHLY DOUBLE THE RATE OF INTEREST AND WOULD NOT COST THE GOVERNMENT ANY MORE THAN DOING NOTHING WITH THE MONEY OR IF THEY CHARGED INTEREST AT COMMERCIAL RATES THEY COULD USE THE MONEY TO MAKE MONEY /UTRAGED 5%! STUDENT +ATIE $OWNEY SAID h4HE 'OVERNMENT IS ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO GO TO UNIVER SITY TO KEEP UNEMPLOYMENT lGURES DOWN YET WE ARE CRIPPLED lNANCIALLY FOR GOING 4HEY NEED US AS TEACHERS AND DOCTORS BUT THEY ARE RIPPING US OFF v 7ITH INCREASED TUITION FEES AFFECT ING THIS YEAR S FRESHERS THE AMOUNTS OF DEBT THE AVERAGE STUDENT WILL HAVE WHEN THEY LEAVE UNIVERSITY IS SET TO ROCKET 4HIS ISSUE WILL INCREASE IN SEVERITY AS FEES RISE SINCE THE EXTRA INTEREST WILL BE BEING PAID ON EVEN GREATER DEBTS

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&RIGHTENED 5%! STUDENT AWAKES TO lND STRANGER WATCHING HER SLEEP 6ICTORIA ,EGGETT ! 5%! STUDENT AWOKE TO lND A STRANGER STANDING AT HER BEDROOM DOOR BEFORE THE %ASTER HOLIDAYS 4HE INCIDENT TOOK PLACE AT AM ON 4HURSDAY &EBRUARY TH AT A STUDENT HOUSE IN THE 'OLDEN 4RIANGLE AREA OF .ORWICH 4HE INTRUDER A WELL SPOKEN MAN OF AVERAGE HEIGHT THOUGHT TO BE IN HIS EARLY S WITH BLUE EYES DARK BLOND HAIR AND A STAMMER WAS LEANING IN TO THE WOMAN S BEDROOM WATCHING HER 7HEN QUESTIONED ABOUT HIS IDENTITY HE HESITATED BEFORE SAYING

HIS NAME WAS 2OY AND THAT HE KNEW ONE OF HER HOUSEMATES 4HE STUDENT ACCEPTED THIS EXPLANATION AND ASKED HIM TO LEAVE HER ROOM BEFORE LOCKING THE DOOR -INUTES LATER THE MAN AGAIN TRIED TO ENTER HER BEDROOM .OW VERY FRIGHTENED THE STUDENT SHOUTED THAT THE MAN SHOULD GO AWAY 3HE THEN LEFT HER ROOM TO lND THE STRANGER WANDERING AIMLESSLY DOWNSTAIRS 3HE ASKED HIM WHY HE WAS THERE TO WHICH HE REPLIED

h$ON T WORRY ) VE BEEN HERE ALL NIGHT v 4HE INTRUDER MAINTAINED THAT HE WAS A FRIEND OF ONE OF THE STUDENT S HOUSEMATES BUT COULD NOT NAME A SINGLE ONE 3TILL THE ONLY PERSON AWARE OF THE

INTRUDER THE STUDENT NOW WENT TO HER HOUSEMATE S ROOM TO GET HELP 4HE HOUSEMATE S BOYFRIEND QUICKLY REASSURED HER AND GRABBING THE lRST PIECE OF CLOTHING HE COULD lND WHICH WAS HIS GIRLFRIEND S CROPPED T SHIRT HE VENTURED OUT OF THE BEDROOM TO lND THE MAN (E WAS DISCOVERED SITTING ON THE EMPTY BED OF ANOTHER HOUSEMATE 4HE INTRUDER WAS THEN MADE TO LEAVE THE HOUSE 4HE FRIGHTENED STUDENT SAID @) KNEW IT WASN T RIGHT FOR HIM TO BE IN THE HOUSE IT DIDN T FEEL RIGHT AT ALL )T IS THOUGHT THE INTRUDER ENTERED THE HOUSE AFTER THE LATCH ON THE FRONT DOOR FAILED TO CATCH WHEN IT WAS CLOSED EARLIER

(OW DO YOU SOLVE A PROBLEM LIKE THE FORUMS

.O VOTE ON CAMPUS 4HERE WILL BE NO PLACE ON CAMPUS FOR STUDENTS TO REGISTER THEIR VOTES IN THE UPCOMING LOCAL ELECTIONS DUE TO THE 5NIVERSITY NOT MAKING A ROOM AVAILABLE IN ONE OF ITS BUILD INGS )NSTEAD THE RD -AY WILL SEE STUDENTS HAVING TO WALK OFF CAMPUS TO THE NEARBY "LACKWELL SCHOOL TO EXERCISE THEIR DEMOCRATIC RIGHT #RITICS HAVE SAID THAT THIS MOVE WILL HAVE A LARGE AFFECT ON VOTER TURN OUT AND IS ESPECIALLY BAD AT A TIME WHEN YOUNG PEOPLE ARE BECOMING INCREASINGLY UNLIKELY TO VOTE 2OY "LOWER A COUNCILLOR FOR THE 5NIVER SITY WARD SAID h) M SURE THE MOVE DOESN T HELP ANY POLITICAL PARTY BUT IT DOES HINDER THE DUE PROCESS )T S NOT AS IF IT S ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MOON v 4HE 5NIVERSITY WAS UNAVAILABLE FOR COMMENT BUT THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT THE LACK OF VOTING BOOTHS ON CAMPUS WILL BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE TURNOUT NEXT MONTH

6ICTORIA ,EGGETT 4HE POPULARITY OF &ACEBOOK AND -Y3PACE MAY LEAD TO THE 5%!

3TUDENT &ORUMS BEING SHUT DOWN

IT IS RUMOURED %STABLISHED TWO YEARS AGO THE &ORUMS CURRENTLY HAVE OVER SIX AND A HALF THOUSAND REGISTERED USERS

WITH THIS lGURE INCREASING DAILY (OWEVER OF THOSE REGISTERED CURRENTLY DON T HAVE ANY POSTS ON THE &ORUMS -OST THREADS ARE DOMINATED BY JUST A FEW REGULAR USERS WITH NEARLY OF THE POSTS WRITTEN BY JUST PEOPLE !LSO DESPITE A TEAM OF MODERATORS WHO DELETE OLD AND OFFENSIVE POSTS

#ONCRETE STILL FOUND SOME THREADS THAT HAVE BEEN INACTIVE SINCE 3EPTEMBER

4HE BARRAGE OF INSULTS AND SPAM POSTINGS ON THE &ORUMS IS ANOTHER BIG CONCERN BUT THE 5NIVERSITY S %QUAL /PPORTUNITIES 0OLICY MAKES IT CLEAR THAT ALL STUDENTS NO MATTER WHAT THEIR BELIEFS HAVE A RIGHT TO EQUAL REPRESENTATION 4HIS IS PRESUMABLY WHY A THREAD SET UP TO INSULT THE 'REEN 0ARTY CALLING THEM hTHE WORST KIND OF VERMIN ON THIS PLANETv IS STILL AVAILABLE FOR OTHERS TO READ ALTHOUGH IT HAS BEEN LOCKED TO PREVENT FURTHER INSULTS 9ET FOR MANY DESPITE THEIR OBVIOUS mAWS THE &ORUMS ARE A VALUABLE SOURCE OF INFORMATION 4HE lRST FEW WEEKS OF TERM PRODUCE HUNDREDS OF POSTS FROM &RESHERS WHO NEED SUPPORT AND ADVICE -ANY STUDENTS ALSO TURN TO THE &ORUMS FOR ADVICE DURING TIMES OF STRESS DURING THEIR STUDIES 5%! S #OMMUNICATIONS /FlCER &RANCIS (AMLYN EXPLAINS h) THINK THERE ARE

LOTS OF PEOPLE WHO REGISTERED AND MIGHT NOT HAVE POSTED MUCH BUT KNOW THAT IF THEY NEED A QUESTION ANSWERING IT S ALWAYS THERE v %NGLISH ,ITERATURE STUDENT

(ANNAH 7ILSON TOLD #ONCRETE HOW SHE MET ONE OF HER BEST FRIENDS ON THE 3TUDENT &ORUMS h$URING MY lRST SEMESTER AT 5%! ) STRUGGLED TO FORM CLOSE FRIENDSHIPS OUTSIDE MY mAT AND FOUND IT HARD TO MEET PEOPLE FROM MY COURSE ) WANTED TO MEET OTHER LIKE MINDED PEOPLE ) COULD SOCIALISE WITH AND DECIDED TO USE THE &ORUMS TO DO THIS ) WAS SCEPTICAL THAT ANYONE WOULD REPLY BUT MET SEVERAL PEOPLE INCLUDING !LAN NOW ONE OF MY CLOSEST FRIENDS ) AM SO GRATEFUL TO HAVE FORMED THESE AMAZING FRIENDSHIPS

AND ) CAN HONESTLY SAY ) WOULD NOT HAVE MET THESE PEOPLE IF IT WEREN T FOR THE 5%! 3TUDENT &ORUMS v

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.%73 "IKE THEFTS CONTINUE 2ECENT REPORTS FROM STUDENTS SHOW THAT THEFTS OF BICYCLES FROM PLACES ON CAMPUS ARE ON THE INCREASE /NE ."3 SECOND YEAR WAS SHOCKED TO lND HIS SECOND BIKE STOLEN IN THE LAST YEAR FROM BIKE STANDS AT UNIVERSITY h4HIS TIME ) EVEN BOUGHT A @$ LOCK AND IT STILL GOT TAKEN 4HEY VE OBVIOUSLY GOT ALL THE RIGHT TOOLS WITH THEM AT THE TIME v 4HE FACT THAT THESE THEFTS HAVE ALL BEEN DURING THE DAY IS EVEN MORE WORRYING FOR THE MANY CYCLISTS AT 5%!

"AR GIRLS 2ACE FOR ,IFE 4HE GIRLS BEHIND THE 5NION BARS ARE RUNNING IN THE 2ACE FOR ,IFE ON 3ATURDAY -AY TH 4HE 2ACE FOR ,IFE IS A CHARITY RUN IN AID OF #ANCER 2ESEARCH 5+ 4HE GIRLS NEED AS MUCH SPON SORSHIP AS POSSIBLE 4HEIR SPONSOR SHIP FORM CAN BE FOUND AT WWW RACEFORLIFESPONSORME ORG UEABAR STAFF 4HE TEAM ARE AIMING TO RAISE a AND SO FAR HAVE AT TOTAL OF a SO THEY NEED THE SUPPORT OF STUDENTS #ANCER 2ESEARCH 5+ RESEARCHES INTO ALL TYPES OF CANCER THROUGH

SCIENTISTS DOCTORS AND NURSES

"IG )SSUE S #HRIS RETURNS AFTER ILLNESS 4IM 2IDGWAY 5%! S RESIDENT "IG )SSUE VENDOR

#HRIS IS ONE OF THE NICEST GUYS AROUND PROVING TO BE A SOURCE OF STRAIGHTFORWARD AND EFFORTLESS CHAT FOR EVERYONE WHO MEETS HIM 3TU DENTS WERE SURPRISED AND IN DISBE LIEF WHEN AFTER BEING ABSENT FROM CAMPUS FOR OVER A MONTH #HRIS RE TURNED TO CAMPUS JUST BEFORE %ASTER LOOKING A SHADE OF HIS FORMER SELF h)T ALL STARTED ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO WHEN ) DEVELOPED A HEAVY COLD v #HRIS RECALLS h!T lRST ) JUST IGNORED IT BUT IT JUST KEPT ON GET TING GRADUALLY WORSE 0RETTY SOON ) WAS HAVING TROUBLE SLEEPING SHAV ING EVEN EATING v )T WAS AT THIS POINT THAT HE TOOK A TAXI FROM HIS SHELTERED ACCOMMO DATION DOWN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE

AFTER A SWIFT INITIAL EXAMINATION

HE WAS RUSHED STRAIGHT THROUGH THE WAITING ROOM h4HEY WERE POK ING THINGS EVERYWHERE "LOOD TESTS

%#'S FOR THE HEART xTHE LOT v )T WAS ONLY AFTER THIS SECOND INSPEC TION THAT IT WAS REVEALED TO #HRIS THE REAL EXTENT OF HIS INJURIES (AVING ALREADY SUFFERED A BRO KEN RIB LAST YEAR AFTER FALLING OVER IN THE MARKET PLACE IT BECAME APPAR ENT THAT THE SAME RIB HAD BROKEN AGAIN PROBABLY THE RESULT OF HEAVY

COUGHING 4HIS IN TURN HAD PUNC TURED A HOLE IN HIS RIGHT LUNG WHILST LEAVING THE LEFT ONE OPEN TO INFEC

CUSTOMERS THAT HE WILL CONTINUE TO HOLD THE 5%! PITCH FOR THE FORESEE ABLE FUTURE h) VE HAD A BIT OF EVERY

THING IN THE PAST FEW YEARS BUT THERE IS PLENTY OF SPIRIT LEFT IN THE OLD DOG YET v

$EREHAM 2OAD CRIME SCENE 4EENAGER CHASED INTO ONCOMING TRAFlC BY ARMED GANG &IONA "ILLINGS

TION FROM PNEUMONIA h!FTER THEY HAD PUT A HOLE IN MY CHEST TO DRAIN ALL THE mUID THEY INmATED THE LUNG ) WAS STUCK ON THE WARD FOR JUST OVER A WEEK AND THEN BACK TO WORK AGAIN THE WEEK AFTER v )T APPEARS THAT #HRIS IS NOW WELL ON HIS WAY TO A FULL RECOVERY 4HERE ARE OBVIOUS ALTERATIONS IN HIS PHYSICAL CONDITION SUCH AS THE VISIBLE SIGNS OF SHAKING WHILST HIS GUILTY PLEASURES OF A PINT OF SQUASH AND A HAND ROLLED CIGARETTE ARE NOW ACCOMPANIED WITH A HANDFUL OF 6I TAMIN " TABLETS 9ET HIS PERSONALITY SEEMS DElANTLY UNCHANGED h)T WOULD BE NICE FOR ALL THOSE WHO CARE ABOUT ME TO KNOW HOW GRATEFUL ) AM FOR THEIR SUPPORT v !S FOR THE FUTURE #HRIS ASSURES HIS LOYAL

$EREHAM 2OAD BECAME A CRIME SCENE LAST WEEK AFTER A MAN WAS HIT

BY A CAR AS HE mED FROM TWO ARMED ATTACKERS 3HANE 7ILSON WHO LIVES ON -OTUM 2OAD HAD CYCLED ONTO $EREHAM 2OAD TO MEET A GROUP OF FRIENDS WHEN HE WAS THREATENED

BY THE MEN EACH OF WHOM CAR RIED A KNIFE (E WAS THEN CHASED

BY THEM LEADING TO HIM RUNNING INTO THE ROAD AND INTO THE PATH OF A PASSING CAR !S SOON AS HE WAS HIT THE ARMED MEN mED TOWARDS "OWTHORPE !N AMBULANCE TOOK -R 7ILSON TO THE .ORWICH AND .ORFOLK 5NI VERSITY (OSPITAL SHORTLY AFTER HE WAS STRUCK BY THE CAR AND IS WHERE HE IS SAID TO BE IN A SERIOUS BUT STA BLE CONDITION 3HOCKED LOCAL RESI DENTS SPOKE OUT THE FOLLOWING DAY

SAYING HOW SURPRISED AND SCARED THEY WERE BY THE NIGHT S ACTIVITIES

WITH ONE MAN SAYING h4HANKFULLY THIS DOESN T HAPPEN HERE VERY OF TEN "UT NOW IT SEEMS AS IF WE RE NOT SAFE ANYWHERE v 4HE POLICE CLOSED $EREHAM 2OAD OVERNIGHT ON THE TH !PRIL SO THE FORENSIC TEAM COULD GATHER EVIDENCE AND IT REMAINED CLOSED THE NEXT MORNING ! POLICE SPOKESMAN $ETECTIVE )NSPECTOR 'RAVELING SAID h4HIS IS A SERIOUS ASSAULT AGGRAVATED BY THE USE OF KNIVES ) BELIEVE THESE ASSAILANTS LIVE LOCALLY AND ) WOULD LIKE TO AP PEAL TO ANYONE WITH KNOWLEDGE OF THEM TO COME FORWARD v 4HE MEN THE POLICE ARE HUNTING ARE DESCRIBED AS WHITE WITH DARK HAIR AND SLIM TO MEDIUM BUILDS 4HEY ARE BOTH IN THEIR LATE TEENS OR EARLY S AND BETWEEN FT INS AND FT INS IN HEIGHT 4HEY WERE ALSO WEARING DARK COLOURED CLOTH ING AND ONE HAD A DISTINGUISHING GOLD HOOP EARRING IN ONE EAR )F ANYONE THINKS THEY SAW THESE MEN OR THE ACCIDENT PLEASE GET IN CONTACT WITH THE POLICE ON

.EW MARKING SYSTEM 5%! GRADUATES MORE EMPLOYABLE 2ICHARD 2EYNOLDS $EPUTY .EWS %DITOR ! NEW SYSTEM FOR DEALING WITH SEM INAR NON ATTENDANCE HAS BEEN AN NOUNCED )N THE LAST 5NION #OUNCIL MEET ING OF TERM THE ACADEMIC OFlCER

4ESSA .ORTH REVEALED THAT A NEW

UNIVERSITY WIDE SYSTEM WAS GOING TO BE IMPLEMENTED TO REPLACE THE RULES INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS CURRENTLY HAVE 4ESSA EXPLAINED TO #ONCRETE

h3OME SCHOOLS ARE PENALISING STU DENTS WHO MISS CLASSES BY DOCKING MARKS )T LOOKS LIKELY THAT THIS WILL SOON NO LONGER BE ALLOWED BUT IF YOU MISS SEMINARS ETC YOU CAN BE SUBJECT TO THE 5NIVERSITY S DISCIPLI NARY PROCEDURES INSTEAD SO IT S NOT A GET OUT OF JAIL FREE CARD v 4HE 5NIVERSITY DISCIPLINARY PRO CEDURES ARE COMPLEX .ORMALLY THE ISSUE WILL BE HANDLED BY A DISCIPLI NARY OFlCER IN THE $EAN OF 3TUDENTS@ OFlCE 4HERE ARE CURRENTLY NO INDI CATIONS AS TO WHAT LEVEL OF PUNISH MENT WOULD BE IMPOSED BUT IT IS UNLIKELY THAT OCCASIONAL INTENDANCE WILL BE REGARDED AS A GROSS MISDE MEANOR 4HE MAXIMUM lNANCIAL PENALTY THE UNIVERSITY CAN IMPOSE

IS a HOWEVER THIS IS ONLY NOR MALLY USED WHERE THE UNIVERSITY ALSO SUFFERS A lNANCIAL LOSS SUCH AS INAPPROPRIATELY TRIGGERED lRE EXTIN GUISHERS CURRENTLY A lNE OF a 3TUDENTS IN SCHOOLS SUCH AS %#/ WILL LIKELY BENElT SINCE THEY CUR RENTLY CAN HAVE ACADEMIC PENALTIES IMPOSED ON THEM FOR NONATTEND ANCE !FTER MISSING ONE SEMINAR ON A COURSE THEY LOOSE TWO MARKS FOR EACH ADDITIONAL ONE MISSED 4HE ACADEMIC OFlCER MADE IT CLEAR IN #OUNCIL THAT THE 5NIVERSITY HAD AGREED THAT ACADEMIC PENALTIES WERE PROBABLY AN INAPPROPRIATE METHOD TO DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM n SO IT IS UNLIKELY THESE SORTS OF PENALTIES WILL BE IMPOSED IN THE FUTURE 4ESSA POINTED OUT THAT ALTHOUGH THIS MAY LEAD TO A LAXER SYSTEM IN SOME SCHOOLS h)T S ALSO IMPORTANT THAT YOU DO GO TO CLASSES 3EMINARS ARE WHERE YOU GET TO DEBATE IDEAS WITH OTHER STUDENTS AND lND OUT MORE ABOUT YOUR SUBJECT .OT GOING WITHOUT A GOOD REASON IS UNFAIR ON YOUR CLASSMATES ESPECIALLY IF YOU RE DOING GROUP WORK )F YOU VE BEEN DOCKED MARKS WITHOUT FAIR WARN ING E G NO INFORMATION IN YOUR UNIT OUTLINE FORM YOU MAY HAVE GROUNDS FOR APPEALING YOUR GRADE v 4HE NEW SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN THE NEXT ACADEMIC YEAR

.ATALIE ,ASANCE !SSISTANT .EWS %DITOR 4HE NUMBER OF 5%! GRADUATES GAIN ING EMPLOYMENT IS HIGHER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE STATISTICS REVEAL OF GRADUATES IN THE 5+ WENT ON TO EITHER EMPLOYMENT OR FURTHER STUDY AS THEIR lRST DESTINATION AFTER GAINING A lRST CLASS DEGREE IN (OWEVER THE lGURE FOR 5%! GRADU ATES WAS MUCH HIGHER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE -ORE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THE LATEST 5%! lGURES HAVE RE VEALED A RISE TO 4HE lGURES WILL BE WELCOMED BY THOSE GRADUATING FROM 5%! THIS SUM MER AS CONTROVERSY OVER TOP UP FEES AND THE STANDARD OF UNIVERSITY TEACH ING HAS LEFT MANY DOUBTING WHETHER THEIR HARD WORK AND lNANCIAL EX PENSE WILL HAVE BEEN WORTH IT 4HE STATISTICS REVEAL THAT THE MOST COMMON lRST JOBS FOR GRADUATES ARE COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL OR PUB LIC SECTOR MANAGERS OR CLERICAL AND SECRETARIAL OCCUPATIONS (OWEVER

5%! GRADUATES MOVED ON TO A WIDE RANGE OF JOBS NOT NECESSARILY LINKED TO THEIR DEGREE SUBJECT &OR EXAMPLE

STUDENTS FROM THE SCHOOL OF %NGLISH AND !MERICAN STUDIES ENTERED NOT ONLY TRADITIONALLY ASSOCIATED AREAS SUCH AS 02 AND JOURNALISM BUT ALSO

AREAS SUCH AS ACCOUNTING AND HUMAN RESOURCES WHICH MANY STUDENTS MIS TAKENLY THINK THEY NEED A MORE SPE CIALISED DEGREE FOR 4HE STATISTICS ALSO REVEAL THAT 5%!

HAS ONE OF THE HIGHEST RETENTION RATES IN THE COUNTRY AS MORE AND MORE STU DENTS CHOSE TO EITHER CONTINUE STUDY ING AT THE 5NIVERSITY OR GAIN EMPLOY MENT IN THE LOCAL AREA &OR EXAMPLE

IN OF #-0 COMPUTER SCI ENCE STUDENTS STAYED IN .ORWICH -ICHAEL &AIRS !CCOUNTING IS ONE OF MANY 5%! UNDERGRADUATES TO HAVE ALREADY SECURED EMPLOYMENT IN THE LOCAL AREA 3TARTING IN 3EPTEM BER HE WILL BE STARTING A GRADUATE PROGRAM WORKING FOR 0RICE7ATER HOUSE#OOPERS AS AN AUDITOR (E TOLD #ONCRETE h) HAD ALWAYS PLANNED TO GO BACK HOME AFTER UNIVERSITY AND WORK IN "RIGHTON OR ,ONDON "UT DUE TO THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE UNIVER SITY AND 0RICE7ATERHOUSE#OOPERS ) WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE ACCEPTED ONTO A WEEK LONG INTERNSHIP 4HIS THEN LED TO APPLYING FOR A JOB WITH THEM HERE IN .ORWICH 4HIS CHANGED MY MIND ON MY FUTURE AND ) REAL ISED ) WOULD BE BETTER OFF LIVING AND WORKING IN .ORWICH "EFORE COMING TO UNIVERSITY ) HAD NEVER REALLY BEEN ANYWHERE NEAR %AST !NGLIA BUT AFTER TWO AND A HALF YEARS ) HAVE GROWN TO LOVE THE PLACE v

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4HE 3T 0ATRICK S $AY CELEBRATIONS ON CAMPUS COINCIDED WITH 5%! S BIGGEST CHARITY EVENT OF THE YEAR (EARING !ID !S STUDENTS CRAMMED INTO THE "LUE "AR TO CELEBRATE A DAY OF 'UIN NESS AND NOVELTY HATS ,IVEWIRE PUT ON THEIR MOST IMPRESSIVE SHOW YET WITH A HOUR BROADCAST OF LIVE BANDS COMEDY AND COMPETITIONS 4HE DAY ULTIMATELY RAISED OVER a FOR #OMIC 2ELIEF A SUCCESS THAT LEFT 3TATION -ANAGER 'REG *AMES BEAMING WITH PRIDE AS HE COMMENTED hEVERYONE IN THE SOCIETY WORKED AMAZINGLY HARD AT MAKING THE EVENT THE HUGE SUCCESS THAT IT WAS v 4HIS YEAR S EVENT WAS THE BIGGEST ,IVEWIRE HAS EVER UNDERTAKEN AND FORMED PART OF A COLLABORATION BETWEEN NINE STUDENT RADIO STATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY 4HE lNAL NATIONWIDE TOTAL IS NOT YET KNOWN BUT IS EXPECTED TO BE OVER a 4HE MASTER

MIND BEHIND THE WHOLE EVENT FORMER (EAD OF 0RODUCTION $AVE "RADSHAW COMMENTED hWHEN YOU SEE SO MANY PEOPLE WORKING TOGETHER WITH SUCH ENTHUSIASM AND CAMARADERIE IT MAKES YOU REALISE WHY ,IVEWIRE IS SUCH A SPECIAL SOCIETY TO BE A PART OF v (E ALSO ACKNOWLEDGED THE AMAZ ING SUPPORT ,IVEWIRE HAD FROM ALL OVER CAMPUS

hFROM !RT 3OC TO &ELL #LUB .EXUS TO 2AGE !GAINST "EIGE SO MANY PEOPLE HELPED IN DIFFERENT WAYS

AND THE 5NION "ARS AND %NTS WERE A TREMENDOUS HELP AS ALWAYS v 4HE EVENT KICKED OFF IN STYLE AT NOON WITH LIVE SETS BY THREE LOCAL UNSIGNED BANDS #HAIN GANG

4HE 3COUNDRELS AND 4HE *IM $ANDY 7AGONS 7ITH THE CROWD IN GREAT SPIRITS THE REST OF THE DAY WAS A MASTER CLASS IN CROWD PLEASING ALL ROUND ENTERTAINMENT FROM ,IVEWIRE AND SHEER GENEROSITY ON THE PART OF 5%! STUDENTS $URING THE TWELVE HOURS THERE WAS HEAD SHAV ING )RISH DANCING STAND UP COMEDY KISSOGRAMS FACE PAINTING A LITTLE NUDITY AND OF COURSE GREAT MUSIC 4HERE WERE ALSO PRIZE AUCTIONS GALORE INCLUDING A DAY IN THE 8&- STUDIOS CON CERT TICKETS #$S STORE VOUCHERS AND HAIRCUTS 4HE PARTY DID NOT STOP AT MIDNIGHT EITHER AS EVERYONE HEADED UPSTAIRS TO END TERM IN CLASSIC 5%! STYLE AT THE ,#2 4HE a RAISED WILL NOW GO TOWARDS #OMIC 2ELIEF S PROJECTS AROUND THE 5+ AND IN !F RICA 4HERE ARE PLANS FOR ANOTHER EVENT AS $AVE "RADSHAW EXCITEDLY REVEALED hTHERE ARE SOME REALLY EXCITING IDEAS BEING DEVELOPED FOR MAKING (EARING !ID A MAJOR PART OF 3PORT 2ELIEF NEXT SPRING 3TAY TUNED v

*ANE $OUGLAS .EWS %DITOR

)N 7EEK A GROUP OF STUDENTS TOOK PART IN THE lRST 5%! 0IMP -Y "ARROW CONTEST 4HE CONCEPT A SMALL GROUP OF PEOPLE BUY A WHEELBARROW PIMP IT OUT AND THEN RACE AROUND A NINE PUB COURSE DRINKING IN THEIR BARROW #REATOR OF THE EVENT AND WHEELBARROW ENTHUSIAST 4OM 4APPER POSTED AN OPEN INVITATION FOR THE IDEA ON &ACEBOOK AND LET THE SUBTLE COMBINATION OF INTERNET LEG END AND BORED STUDENTS HELP TURN HIS VISION INTO A REAL EVENT 4WELVE TEAMS OF FOUR BEGAN THE COMPETITION IN THE 3QUARE AT AND OTHERS MET ALONG THE WAY DRINKING PENALTIES WERE DISTRIBUTED FOR LATE ARRIVAL 4HE PACK STAYED TOGETHER FOR THE lRST SEVEN PUBS AND THEN IT BECAME A CHAOTIC BLUR OF WHEELS LEGS AND COSTUMES AS EVERYONE RACED TO 4HE "ELL (OTEL lNISH LINE 4OM WAS PARTICULARLY PLEASED WITH THE CREATIVE EFFORT PUT INTO THE EVENT AS THE

COMPETITORS GOT INVENTIVE ADDING NEON LIGHTING TO SOME OF THE BARROWS AND EVEN )"% )N "ARROW %NTERTAINMENT !S WITH ALL lRST TIME EVENTS SOME MISTAKES WERE MADE 4EAM #LARENDON 'IRLS PUR CHASED AND ENTERED A TWO WHEELED BARROW THIS WAS ADJUDGED TO BE FOUL PLAY AND CLEARLY NEEDS TO BE STIPULATED IN THE FUTURE &URTHERMORE ON COMPLETING THE COMPETITION lVE BARROWS WERE STOLEN OUTSIDE 4HE "ELL (OTEL WHILE THE PARTICI PANTS REVELLED INSIDE 4OM PHILOSOPHISED SAYING THAT hIT WAS A HARSH LESSON HIGHLIGHTING THAT IT IS ESSENTIAL YOU SECURE YOUR BARROW v $ESPITE THESE MINOR ERRORS THE EVENT WAS A HUGE SUCCESS )T WAS DECIDED LAST MINUTE THAT THEY WOULD COMBINE 0IMP -Y "ARROW WITH RAIS ING MONEY FOR #OMIC 2ELIEF (OWEVER THESE LATE PLANS MEANT IT WAS DIFlCULT TO ARRANGE A SPECIlC FORMAT FOR SPONSORSHIP OR COLLECTION AND SO EACH TEAM WAS ASKED TO MAKE A DONATION 4HE ACTUAL AMOUNT RAISED IS UNKNOWN

BUT IF THE EVENT WERE TO CONTINUE NEXT YEAR 4OM HOPES IT WILL BE HELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH RAISING MONEY FOR CHARITY SO THAT IN ADDITION TO PARTAKING IN THE IMMENSELY CONSTRUCTIVE ACTIVITY OF PIMPING OUT A BARROW STUDENTS CAN ALSO HELP THE LESS FORTUNATE "UT WILL THE LEGACY LIVE ON 4HE WINNERS OF THE EVENT ,A 6IE EN 2OSE NOT ONLY WON THE 0-" 3HIELD AMIDST MUCH CONTROVERSY n NO ONE CAN ACTUALLY REMEMBER WHO WON

AND DID SO WEARING PINK TIGHTS BUT THEY MUST ALSO SHOULDER THE RESPONSIBILITY OF ENSUR ING 0IMP -Y "ARROW WAS NOT JUST A ONE OFF 4HE LARGE AMOUNT OF ENTRANTS THE STRONG &ACEBOOK FOLLOWING AND THE RUMOURS SURROUNDING AN -46 COLLABORATION FEATURING THE "IG $AWG 7ESTWOOD SUGGESTS THIS CONTEST WILL BE BACK WITH MORE BLING NEXT YEAR

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.%73 4HE 0ENULTIMATE %LECTION OF 4HE 9EAR 4HE RESULTS OF THE PENULTIMATE ROUND OF THIS YEAR S 5NION ELECTIONS ARE NOW IN ALL BAR ONE THE 3PORTS /FlCER OF THE %XECUTIVE HAVE NOW BEEN APPOINTED 4HE NEW 0UBLICITY /FlCER IS #AROLINE 7ILLIAMS AND THE NEW 7OMEN S /FlCER IS !MY 7ILSON 4HIS LEAVES THE %XECUTIVE HEAVILY FEMALE DOMINATED THERE ARE ONLY THREE MALE OFlCERS LUCKY FELLAS &URTHER TO THIS THE NEW 3#) #ONVENOR IS 4ILLY -UMFORD AND THE 43)& PETITION WON THE SUPPORT OF JUST UNDER OF THE VOTERS

5NION 7INS !WARDS 4HE 5NION HAS WON TWO AWARDS AT THE ANNUAL .533, .ATIONAL 5N ION OF 3TUDENTS 3ERVICES ,IMITED THE COMMERCIAL WING OF THE .53 AWARDS CEREMONY 7E ARE THE SIXTH MOST ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY STUDENT UNION IN THE COUNTRY 4HE SECOND AWARD WAS A "EST "AR .ONE AWARD FOR OUR BARS SOCIAL RESPONSI BILITY 4HE 7ATERFRONT WAS DECLARED AS THE TOP VENUE IN THE %AST OF %NG LAND REGION #ONCRETE WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND ITS CONGRATULATIONS TO *ULIA /RPIN THE 0REMISES -ANAGER AND TO 'RAHAM #LARK THE "ARS -AN AGER

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5%! LOVES THESE BOOKS *ACK #LARK 4HE RESULTS ARE IN FROM THE 5%! ,OVES "OOKS &ESTIVAL VOTES WERE CAST NOMINATING ALMOST INDIVIDUAL TITLES 4HE TITLE THAT GARNERED MOST VOTES WAS * 2 2 4OLKEIN S 4HE ,ORD OF THE 2INGS )T RECEIVED ALMOST OF THE VOTES WHICH AND THIS DEMONSTRATES THE SHEER BREADTH OF TITLES THAT WERE NOMINATED 4HE SHORT LISTED TITLES WERE MOSTLY WORKS DATING FROM THE MID TH CENTURY ALTHOUGH THE TITLE WHICH TOOK NUMBER TWO n THE (IS $ARK -ATERIALS TRILOGY BY 0HILIP 0ULLMAN n WAS ONLY COMPLETED IN

AND ADDED A CONTEMPORARY TOUCH TO THE LIST 4HE MANAGER OF 5%! S 7ATER STONE S COMMENTED h7E WERE VERY PLEASED WITH THE LEVEL OF RESPONSE AND WERE TAKEN ABACK BY THE DEGREE OF ENTHUSIASM AND THE WIDE RANG ING DEBATES IT GENERATED GIVEN THAT THE COMPETITION WAS ONLY TARGETED AT CUSTOMERS WHO VISITED THE STORE OR THE ,IBRARY v 7HEN QUESTIONED ABOUT THE RELATIVELY SMALL NUMBER OF VOTES CAST HIS REPLY WAS THAT h!NY PROMOTIONAL COMPETITION OF

THIS NATURE WILL ONLY BE TAKEN UP

BY A LIMITED NUMBER OF THE POTEN TIAL @TARGET MARKET AND WE MADE SURE THAT EVERYONE WHO VISITED US DURING THE VOTING PERIOD WAS IN VITED TO PARTICIPATE v 4HE TOP lFTEEN TITLES ARE AS FOL LOWS 4HE ,ORD OF THE 2INGS * 2 2 4OLKEIN (IS $ARK -ATERIALS 0HILIP 0ULL MAN 0RIDE AND 0REJUDICE *ANE !USTEN 4O +ILL ! -OCKINGBIRD (ARPER ,EE 4HE (ITCHHIKER S 'UIDE 4O 4HE 'ALAXY $OUGLAS !DAMS #ATCH *OSEPH (ELLER .INETEEN %IGHTY &OUR 'EORGE /RWELL 4HE #ATCHER IN THE 2YE * $ 3ALLINGER 4HE (ARRY 0OTTER SERIES * + 2OWLING 4HE 'OD OF 3MALL 4HINGS !RUNDHATI 2OY 4HE 3ECRET (ISTORY $ONNA 4ARTT "IRDSONG 3EBASTIAN &AULKS 4HE 5NBEARABLE ,IGHTNESS OF "E ING -ILAN +UNDERA &RANKENSTEIN -ARY 3HELLEY 0ERFUME 0ATRICK 3USKIND 4HE PRIZES FOR THE COMPETITION

WERE VARIED &IRST PRIZE WAS A COPY OF EACH OF THE lFTEEN SHORT LISTED TITLES THE WINNER WAS AN ENVIABLE 2 * &ORSTER 4WO RUNNERS UP WILL RECEIVE THEIR CHOICE OF ONE OF THE lFTEEN SHORT LISTED TITLES AND TWO

FURTHER ENTRANTS WILL RECEIVE A COPY OF 4HE 4OP 4EN n A COMPENDIUM OF WRITERS FAVOURITE BOOKS /NLINE VOTING COULD NOT BE IM PLEMENTED THIS YEAR

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+ATIE 'REEN /N THE TH -ARCH FOUR "RITISH SAILORS WERE INVOLVED IN A POTEN TIALLY FATAL BOAT lRE MILES KM OFF OF THE COAST OF )TALY 3KIP PER *AMES 0RENDERGAST WHO GRADU ATED FROM 5%! IN AND THE OTHER THREE CREWMEMBERS WERE FORCED TO ABANDON THE +RATOS AFTER THE BLAZE PROVED TOO EXTENSIVE TO CONTROL 4HE lRE STARTED BY A FAULTY BATHROOM FUSE SETTING LIGHT TO A TOWEL SPREAD RAPIDLY THROUGHOUT THE WOODEN CABIN OF THE FOOT

BOAT 4HE CREW JUMPED INTO A LIFE RAFT WITH MONEY PASSPORTS AND A SATELLITE PHONE WITH WHICH THEY WERE ABLE TO CONTACT THE 3OLENT COASTGUARD WHO THEN INFORMED THE )TALIAN 2ESCUE 3ERVICES WHO ARRIVED WITHIN AN HOUR AND A HALF &ORMER POLITICS STUDENT 0REN DERGAST WENT TO HOSPITAL FOR SMOKE INHALATION AND A BADLY BURNT HAND AFTER OPENING A METAL LOCKER TO RE TRIEVE A POTENTIALLY EXPLOSIVE GAS CANISTER !LL OTHER CREWMEMBERS WERE UNINJURED 0RENDERGAST DE SCRIBED HOW hAT THE TIME ) DIDN T THINK ABOUT HOW FRIGHTENING THE SITUATION WAS ) JUST CONCENTRATED ON WHAT HAD TO BE DONEv

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%XPECTANT &ATHER +ILLED !T -C$ONALDS %RIN 3MITH ! YEAR OLD FATHER TO BE WAS BEATEN TO DEATH IN .ORWICH S (AY MARKET -C$ONALD S ON

7EDNESDAY -ARCH AND HAS BEEN IDENTIlED AS 2ICHARD -OORE (E WAS RUSHED TO HOSPITAL WITH CRITICAL HEAD INJURIES BUT DIED AT THE .ORFOLK AND .ORWICH 5NIVER SITY (OSPITAL JUST BEFORE PM THE FOLLOWING DAY

3UPER 3NIFlNG 3PANIEL

%RIN 3MITH -URPHY A SPRINGER SPANIEL FROM )PSWICH HAS SWAPPED THE BONE FOR THE PHONE IN A NEW INITIATIVE ON TRIAL IN %AST !NGLIA 4HE CANINE WILL PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN REDUCING THE THREAT THAT COMES FROM THE USE OF ILLICIT MOBILES IN PRISONS 4RAINED BY THE %ASTERN !REA $RUG $OG TEAM THE MONTH OLD MUTT HAS BEEN TAUGHT TO IDENTIFY A CERTAIN SCENT IN MOBILE PHONES

WHICH WORKS EVEN WHEN THE HAND SET HAS BEEN BROKEN UP INTO

SMALLER COMPONENT PARTS -EL "ARKER THE DOG TRAINER AT .ORWICH 0RISON SAID h%VERYTHING HAS ITS OWN UNIQUE SCENT FOOTPRINT

AND YOU CAN TRAIN A DOG TO SNIFF OUT ANY ITEMv !BANDONED BY HIS OWNERS BECAUSE HE WAS TOO SPIRITED TO BE TRAINED AS A GUNDOG -URPHY WAS SELECTED FROM AN ANIMAL RESCUE CENTRE AS A PERFECT CANDIDATE FOR THE NEW JOB !CCORDING TO (IS -AJESTY S 0RISON 3ERVICE THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING h4HE 0RISON 3ERVICE HAS A REAL CHALLENGE WHEN IT COMES TO PREVENTING DRUGS AND MOBILE PHONES BUT WE RE MAKING GREAT INROADS WITH THE LIKES OF -URPHY v

(IS PREGNANT GIRLFRIEND *EMMA 4ODD WHO WAS WITH HIM AT THE TIME OF THE ATTACK COULD ONLY LOOK ON AND WATCH IN HORROR 3TAFF CHASED THE TWO ATTACKERS OUT OF THE FAST FOOD RESTAURANT AND PURSUED THEM ACROSS THE CITY CEN TRE 4HEY CAUGHT THE OLDER MAN AND DETAINED HIM UNTIL POLICE ARRIVED ON THE SCENE 4HE SECOND MAN WAS LATER FOUND AND ARRESTED 4HE PAIR WERE IDENTIlED AS FATHER AND SON 'ERALD /WEN 3TONEHOUSE

AND *ONATHON 7ILLIAM 3TONEHOUSE

"OTH FATHER AND SON WERE CHARGED WITH MANSLAUGHTER AND HAVE NOW APPEARED IN .ORWICH #ROWN #OURT FOR THE SECOND TIME

ENTERING NO PLEA 4HE PAIR WERE GRANTED CON TINUED CONDITIONAL BAIL ON THE GROUNDS THAT THEY DO NOT RETURN TO THE COUNTY EXCEPT FOR LEGAL APPOINTMENTS SUCH AS ATTENDING COURT OR MEETING THEIR SOLICITOR )N THE MEANTIME THEY MUST LIVE IN A BAIL HOSTEL OUTSIDE OF .ORFOLK AND REPORT TO POLICE OFlCERS THREE TIMES A WEEK /N THE SAME DAY THAT THE FATHER AND SON WERE lRST CHARGED BY PO LICE WITH -R -OORE S MANSLAUGHTER

HIS PARTNER *EMMA 4ODD

SPOKE OF THE LOSS OF HER hPERFECT PARTNERv 3HE SAID THAT h7E WERE DEVOT

ED TO EACH OTHER AND NEVER SPENT A DAY APART 7E WERE PLANNING TO SPEND THE REST OF OUR LIVES TOGETHER 7E HAD A BRILLIANT LAST FEW WEEKS TOGETHER 7E WERE SO HAPPY v 4HE COUPLE S lRST CHILD A BABY BOY IS EXPECTED ON !PRIL -R -OORE S PARENTS ALSO SPOKE OUT OF THEIR INTENSE GRIEF AND REMORSE FOR THE hONE SENSELESS ACTv THAT HAS TAKEN THEIR SON AWAY FROM THEM (IS FATHER WHO UNTIL RECENTLY HAD BEEN ESTRANGED FROM HIS SON

ADDED h) CAN T BELIEVE HE HAS BEEN TAK EN FROM ME JUST AS HE WAS COMING BACK INTO MY LIFE (E HAD CHANGED SO MUCH RECENTLY AND EVERY TIME HE TALKED ABOUT THE BABY HE HAD A HUGE SMILE ON HIS FACE h)T IS SOME CONSOLATION THAT WE HAD BEEN ABLE TO PUT OUR DIFFER ENCES BEHIND US AND BECOME FATHER AND SON ONCE MORE 4HE FACT THAT ) WILL NEVER SEE HIM AGAIN STILL HASN T SUNK IN v 0OLICE HAVE RELEASED A ##46 IMAGE OF ONE FEMALE AND ONE MALE SITTING CLOSE TO THE ATTACK 4HEY URGE THESE WITNESSES AND ANY OTHERS TO COME FORWARD TO ASSIST THE ONGO ING INVESTIGATION #ONTACT .ORWICH #)$ ON

&REE !CADEMY 4HE 3TUDENT !CADEMICS &OR !CA DEMIC &REEDOM CAMPAIGN GROUP WAS LAUNCHED LAST TERM BY 5%! STU DENT 2ICHARD 2EYNOLDS h!T MANY UNIVERSITIES LECTURERS ARE BEING SI LENCED FOR GIVING LECTURES ON SUB JECTS DEEMED @OFFENSIVE BY SOME OF THEIR STUDENTS 4HE WHOLE POINT OF BEING AN ACADEMIC IS TO LOOK AT AWKWARD ISSUES AND IF THEY CAN T DO THAT THEN WE JUST END UP STUCK NOT QUESTIONING WHERE WE ARE ) DON T LIKE RACISTS ETC BUT IF YOU JUST HUSH THEM UP WE LOSE THE CHANCE TO lND NEW BETTER ARGUMENTS AGAINST THEM v EXPLAINED 2ICHARD 4HE CAMPAIGN HAS BEEN COVERED IN THE 4IMES (IGHER %DUCATION 3UP PLEMENT ! MOTION IS GOING FORWARD TO 5NION COUNCIL TO AFlLIATE 5%! S 35 TO 3!&!& ,3% AND .OTTINGHAM ARE ALSO LOOKING INTO AFlLIATION

-ISSING %XEC 4HE NEW 7ELFARE %NVIRONMENT

%THICS AND 7OMEN S /FlCERS MISSED THEIR TRAINING PERIOD #ON CERNS HAVE BEEN RAISED SINCE THIS IS THE lRST CHANCE FOR THE NEW EXECU TIVE TO START WORKING ON THEIR PLANS FOR NEXT YEAR )T IS UNDERSTOOD THAT ALL THE OFlCERS HAVE OFFERED APOLO GIES

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h-Y NAME IS *OHN 0RESCOTT ) HAD AN ACCIDENT AND ) WOKE UP IN !M ) MAD IN A COMA OR BACK IN TIME 7HATEVER S HAP PENED IT S LIKE ) VE LANDED ON A DIFFERENT PLANET .OW MAYBE IF ) CAN WORK OUT THE REASON ) CAN GET HOME v &ACED WITH 4ED (EATH S 4ORY GOVERNMENT THE THREE DAY WEEK AND SPORADIC POWER CUTS 0RES COTT PULLS NO PUNCHES IN TRYING TO SAVE THE NATION 5NFORTUNATELY

THE PROBLEM BACK IN IS THAT NOBODY IN THE #ABINET REALISES THAT *OHN 0RESCOTT IS ACTUALLY IN A COMA AS HE OFTEN FALLS ASLEEP ON THE FRONT BENCH SO 0ATRICIA (EWITT SWITCHES OFF HIS LIFE SUP PORT WHICH PROMPTLY KILLS HIM

4HE NEW SERIES OF $OCTOR 2EID BE COMES TOPICAL IN 3ATURDAY NIGHT S EPISODE AS THE $OCTOR DISCOVERS AN ARMY OF ILLEGAL ALIENS mOODING TO %ARTH %VER SINCE THE EXPANSION OF THE 'ALACTIC 5NION THREE LIGHT YEARS AGO MORE AND MORE !LPHA #ENTAU RIAN PLUMBERS AND AU PAIRS FROM 4AU #ETI HAVE SECRETLY IMMERSED THEM SELVES IN %ARTH SOCIETY 7ITH THE 4!2 $)3 hNOT lT FOR PURPOSEv THE $OCTOR MUST COMBAT THE ONCOMING INVASION WITH NOTHING BUT HIS TRUSTY SONIC !3"/ AND THE ABILITY TO GIVE 'LASGOW KISSES TO HIS GLAMOROUS COMPANION

4ONY @-ARTHA *ONES -C.ULTY (E ALSO lNDS HIS OLD FRIEND THE &ACE OF "OWTHORPE LEADING A DOUBLE LIFE AS THE ,ORD #HIEF *USTICE AND LETTING IN MORE AND MORE ALIENS

0RIME 3USPECT 7ITH 3PECIAL 'UEST 3TAR %LIZA BETH )) 4HE 1UEEN RETURNS THE COMPLIMENT PAID BY (ELEN -IR REN AND TRIES TO SOLVE THE SUSPI CIOUS MURDER IN A 0ARISIAN ROAD TUNNEL OF A BEAUTIFUL PRINCESS !LTHOUGH INITIALLY HINDERED BY A MAD %GYPTIAN HER INVESTIGATIONS LEAD TO A CONSPIRACY IN THE HEART OF "RITISH GOVERNMENT WHICH RESULTS IN THE DOWNFALL OF THE MONARCHY THE MELTING OF SEVERAL LARGE GLACIERS AN AVAIN FLU EPI DEMIC AND THE END OF CIVILISATION AS WE KNOW IT

.ORMAL FOR .ORFOLK 7ITH THE LOCAL ELECTION CAMPAIGNS NOW UNDERWAY FOR %NGLAND 7ALES AND 3COTLAND YESTERDAY SAW A NEW PARTY LAUNCH ITS MANIFESTO 4HE .ORFOLK )NDEPENDENCE 0ARTY WANTS TO BREAK .ORFOLK AWAY FROM THE REST OF THE 5NITED +INGDOM AND BECOME AN AUTONOMOUS STATE WITH ITS OWN GOVERNMENT CURREN CY AND UNIQUE LANGUAGE )TS LEADER (IERONYMOUS &LOOP BISKER MADE AN IMPASSIONED PLEA FOR CITIZENS TO CAST THEIR VOTES ON RD -AY FOR HIS CAUSE h/NLY BY GO ING INDEPENDENT CAN WE SUCCEED

AND WE CAN ONLY SUCCEED BY GOING INDEPENDENT v HE TOLD A PACKED AUDIENCE OF LOCAL RESIDENTS IN 4ROWSE .EWTON 9-#! .)0 WHICH HAS A MEMBER SHIP TOTALLING IS CONTESTING EVERY DISTRICT COUNCIL SEAT UP FOR ELECTION THIS -AY WITH THE SINGLE PLEDGE TO LEAVE THE 5+ )F SUC CESSFUL ON POLLING DAY THIS WILL SEND AN UNWANTED MESSAGE TO THE GOVERNMENT AND ,ABOUR WHO ARE FACING A SIMILAR BATTLE IN 3COTLAND AND UNBEKNOWNST TO MANY IN 3WINDON AS WELL -R &LOOPBISKER USED THIS IN HIS ARGUMENT FOR INDEPENDENCE h7E IN .ORFOLK HAVE ALWAYS SET THE TRENDS THAT THE REST OF "RITAIN FOLLOWS 3COTLAND AND 3WINDON ARE ALREADY COPYING US BY CAM PAIGNING FOR INDEPENDENCE SO WE MUST BE DOING SOMETHING RIGHT &RANKLY IN THIS DAY AND AGE BE

ING GOVERNED BY PLUMMY VOICED

PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATED NOBOD IES BASED IN THE (OME #OUNTIES IS OUT OF DATE 7HAT WE DEMAND INSTEAD ARE LOCAL PEOPLE RULING THEMSELVES WHO ALSO SPAKE LOIKE THESS v ! -ORI POLL FOR 4HE %NQUIRER SHOWS A HUGE LEAD FOR .)0 OVER THE OTHER PARTIES )F REPLICATED ON RD -AY THIS WOULD GIVE -R &LOOP BISKER A MASSIVE LANDSLIDE AND THE MANDATE TO REALISE HIS AMBITION AND MAKE .ORFOLK INDEPENDENT 5NDER .)0 S PLANS .ORFOLK WOULD IMMEDIATELY ELECT A HEAD OF STATE TO PRESIDE OVER THE GOV ERNMENT THE %NGLISH POUND WOULD BE REPLACED BY THE .ORFOLK SHILLING AND SCHOOLS WOULD TEACH CHILDREN HOW TO SPEAK PROPERLY IN A .ORFOLK ACCENT (OWEVER WHAT IS UNCLEAR IS THE DIRECTION OF ANY .ORFOLK FOREIGN POLICY 0ROFESSOR 2UEBEN 3CRUNGE FROM THE 5%!

3CHOOL OF 0OLITICS TOLD 4HE %N QUIRER h3EVERAL BIG QUESTIONS RE MAIN UNANSWERED 7ILL .ORFOLK BE ADMITTED TO THE ' MAKING IT THE ' 7HAT ABOUT DIPLOMATIC LINKS WITH THE REST OF THE WORLD 7ILL .ORFOLK BE JUST ANOTHER POO DLE TO THE 53 BUT WITH A FUNNIER ACCENT !ND JUST HOW DO YOU SOLVE A PROBLEM LIKE -ARIA v /NE THING IS FOR CERTAIN THIS YEAR S LOCAL ELECTIONS WILL BE JOLLY EXCITING INDEED

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!RE YOU AN UNDERGRADUATE LOOKING FOR A CHALLENGING WORK PLACEMENT 3HELL 34%0 THE HUGELY SUCCESSFUL SECOND YEAR PENULTIMATE YEAR UNDERGRADUATE WORK PLACE MENT PROGRAMME ARRANGES EIGHT WEEK SUMMER APPOINTMENTS FOR THE MUTUAL BENElT OF EM PLOYERS AND UNDERGRADUATES "ENEFITS INCLUDE

3ECURING PAID WORK IN A FIELD OF YOUR CHOICE

$ELIVERING A GENUINE BUSINESS PROJECT IN A REAL LIFE WORKING ENVIRONMENT

'AINING CONFIDENCE AND EXPERIENCE THAT WILL PUT YOU AHEAD OF THE COMPETI TION WHEN YOU ENTER EM PLOYMENT

! FULL INDUCTION PREPAR ING YOU FOR THE CHALLENGES AHEAD AND AN INTERIM RE VIEW TO ENSURE THE PROJECT IS PROGRESSING AS YOU PLANNED 4HE COUNTRY S LEADING ENTERPRISE AGENCY .7%3 IS THE .ORFOLK AND #AM BRIDGESHIRE OPERATOR OF THE

3HELL 34%0 PROGRAMME #!3% 345$9 'REAT 9ARMOUTH BASED EXHI BITION SPECIALIST #ORPORATE )MAGE SISTER COMPANY TO CREATIVE DESIGN AGENCY 4-3 -EDIA IS ONE SUCH COM PANY THAT BENEFITED FROM THE 3HELL 34%0 SCHEME LAST SUMMER .AOMI (OBART FROM /ULTON "ROAD WAS STUDY ING "USINESS -ANAGE MENT AT THE 5%! AND WAS RECRUITED ONTO THE 3HELL 34%0 PROGRAMME TO DRAW UP A MARKETING PLAN FOR THE COMPANY #ORPORATE )MAGE MANAGING DIRECTOR 3TEVE 4UBBY SAID h!S AN EXHIBITION SPECIALIST WE

KNOW FULL WELL THE IMPOR TANCE OF MARKETING "UT AS A YOUNG COMPANY WE OFTEN DELAY THE INTERNAL WORK WE SHOULD BE DOING IN FAVOUR OF SERVING OUR CUSTOMERS .AOMI S PROJECT HELPED US TO SELL OUR SERVICES IN A MUCH MORE STRUCTURED WAY v &OUR MONTHS ON THE WORK PLACEMENT HAS PAID OFF FOR BOTH STUDENT AND COMPANY .AOMI WHO IS NOW EM PLOYED AS 3ALES -ARKET ING #OORDINATOR AT #ORPO RATE )MAGE SAID SHE WAS STILL DELIGHTED WHEN SHE LOOKED BACK ON THE GOOD START THAT THE 3HELL 3TEP SCHEME HAD GIVEN TO HER

CAREER h$URING MY PROJECT ) GAINED MORE OF AN UN DERSTANDING ABOUT WORKING LIFE AND SOME OF THE FUNDA MENTALS OF BUSINESS HOW TO WORK TO A BUDGET THE IMPORTANCE OF A MARKET ING PLAN AND HOW TO SELL AND PROMOTE A COMPANY S PRODUCTS AND SERVICES MOST COST EFFECTIVELY )T GAVE ME THE CHANCE TO EXPERIENCE REAL LIFE WORK RATHER THAN JUST PUSHING PAPER AROUND AND ANSWERING PHONE CALLS )T MEANT ) COULD PUT TO THE TEST WHAT ) HAD LEARNED FROM UNIVERSITY v 3TEVE 4UBBY MANAG ING DIRECTOR OF #ORPORATE )MAGE n SISTER COMPANY TO 4-3 -EDIA n SAID h4HE

BENEFITS OF THE 3HELL 34%0 INITIATIVE FOR BOTH .AOMI AND OURSELVES HAVE BECOME INCREASINGLY CLEAR (ER IDE AS ENERGY AND MARKETING DRIVE HAVE BROUGHT A NEW DIMENSION AND STRUCTURE TO THE BUSINESS v 4O DISCUSS A PLACEMENT IN .ORFOLK OR #AMBRIDGE SHIRE CONTACT 2OSINA (ASKELL AT .7%3 ON OR EMAIL ROSINA HASKELL NWES ORG UK 6ISIT WWW STEP ORG UK FOR MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE 3HELL 34%0 PROGRAMME

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5SE YOUR HEAD %VER FELT LIKE USING YOUR DEGREE TO EDUCATE THE NEXT GENERATION !NDY 3PRAGG INTERVIEWS TWO SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS WHO DID JUST THAT AND lNDS OUT WHAT A CAREER IN TEACHING IS REALLY LIKE -R -ULLHERN IS A RECENTLY QUALIFIED %NGLISH TEACHER WHO WORKS IN A 3UFFOLK SECONDARY SCHOOL 7HERE AND HOW DID YOU DO YOUR TEACHER TRAINING ) STUDIED AT 5%! AND AFTER ) GRADU ATED ) DID A ONE YEAR 0'#% COURSE IN %NGLISH ) HAD TWO PLACEMENTS DURING THIS YEAR ONE IN A SCHOOL IN .ORFOLK ONE IN 3UFFOLK ) THEN AP PLIED FOR A JOB AT ONE OF THE SCHOOLS ) DID MY PLACEMENT AT 7HY DID YOU CHOOSE TEACHING ) HAD BEEN INVOLVED WITH A VOLUNTARY MENTORING SCHEME AT 5%!

WHERE ) WORKED WITH YOUNG PEOPLE WITHIN THE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT )T WAS RE ALLY GOOD EXPERIENCE AND HELPED ME DECIDE THAT ) WANTED TO TEACH 7HAT DO YOU ENJOY MOST ABOUT BE ING A TEACHER ) ENJOY BEING ACTIVE AND HAVING A CONSTANT INTERACTION WITH THE KIDS ) WORK WITH ) ALSO ENJOY THE CLASS ROOM ENVIRONMENT AND BEING ABLE TO LEAD PEOPLE THROUGH A PIECE OF WORK )T S VERY DIFFERENT FROM ANY OTHER JOB ) VE DONE PARTICULARLY OF FICE WORK )N ONE DAY YOU CAN HAVE OVER A INTERACTIONS WITH DIFFER ENT PEOPLE AS A TEACHER WHERE AS AN OFFICE JOB ONLY ALLOWS YOU TO REALLY INTERACT WITH THOSE PEOPLE IN THE OFFICE ) ALSO ENJOY READING STUDENTS WORK &OR ME IT IS A REAL PRIVILEGE TO TEACH %NGLISH AND TO SEE THE KIND OF IMPACT IT HAS ON MY STUDENTS 7HAT DON T YOU ENJOY ABOUT BEING A TEACHER 4HE PAPERWORK CAN BE OVERWHELMING AT TIMES !S A TEACHER YOU TAKE MORE WORK HOME THAN YOU ARE EVER PAID

FOR ) HAVE BOOKS TO MARK THIS WEEKEND AND BEFORE A COMMENT IS MADE YOU MUST MAKE SOME KIND OF PERSONAL RESPONSE )T S HARD TO MAN AGE YOUR TIME SO THAT IT ALL GETS DONE AND SOMETIMES IT IS JUST IMPOSSIBLE 4HERE IS A LOT OF EXTRA PAPERWORK AROUND EVERYTHING EVEN IF THERE S AN INCIDENT AT SCHOOL WHERE PEOPLE GET INTO A FIGHT OR SOMETHING )T IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU PITCH EVERYTHING RIGHT LET THEM UNDERSTAND THAT YOU ARE SYMPATHETIC BUT ALSO AN AUTHOR ITY FIGURE 7HAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO PEOPLE WHO ARE HOPING TO BECOME TEACHERS 1UICKLY LEARN TO ASK FOR HELP AND ADVICE MAKE SURE YOU ARE CONSTANTLY COMMUNICATING WITH PEOPLE 4HE WORSE THING YOU CAN DO IS BECOME ISOLATED FROM YOUR WORK COLLEAGUES AND YOUR SUPPORT NETWORK $EVELOP A THICK SKIN AND LISTEN TO OTHER PEO PLE S ADVICE HOWEVER BE PREPARED TO MAKE UP YOUR OWN MIND +EEP SELF EVALUATING SEE PROBLEMS AS SOME THING TO WORK OUT 9OU IMPROVE WITH EACH EXPERIENCE GOOD OR BAD AS LONG AS YOU CONTINUE TO SELF EVALUATE AND IDENTIFY WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN DONE DIFFERENTLY $O YOU SEE YOURSELF WANTING TO TEACH FOR THE REST OF YOUR CAREER )T S HARD BECAUSE ) LOOK AT OTHER PEO PLE LIKE THE HEAD OF MY DEPARTMENT AND THINK THAT ) WOULD NOT WANT THEIR WORKLOAD 4HIS YEAR IS THE TEST FOR ME AS TO WHETHER ) WOULD WANT TO CONTINUE 4HAT SAID ) AM OPEN MINDED ABOUT THE FUTURE AND THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOMEONE WITH A 0'#% QUALIFICATION

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7HY DID YOU DECIDE TO BECOME A TEACHER ) ENJOYED %NGLISH AND 0% AT SCHOOL

AND TEACHING SEEMED A GOOD WAY TO COMBINE THE TWO ) WENT STRAIGHT TO TEACHER TRAINING COLLEGE AND STUDIED FOR THREE YEARS !T THE END OF THIS ) ATTAINED A #ERTIFICATE OF %DUCATION EQUIVALENT TO THE 0'#% QUALIFICA TION ) SPECIALISED IN 0% WITH SOME TIME DEVOTED TO %NGLISH 4HERE WAS A FOCUS ON THE POPULAR SPORTS WHILE SPORTS SUCH AS BASKETBALL ATHLETICS AND SWIMMING WERE GLOSSED OVER ) STARTED WORKING AS A 0% TEACHER AT

AND AT THAT TIME IT WAS COMPULSORY UNTIL '#3% )T WAS NOT CONSIDERED A SUBJECT IN THE SAME WAY IT IS NOW AND THERE WAS NO EXAM TO FOLLOW UP THE PRACTICAL ELEMENTS )T WAS ONLY IN THE S THAT IT WAS OFFERED AS A LEGITIMATE '#3% 7HAT DO YOU CURRENTLY TEACH -ATHS /NE OF THE THINGS ) AM KNOWN FOR IS THAT ) TAKE ON MATHS CLASSES THAT ARE CONSIDERED @PROBLEMATIC

EITHER IN TERMS OF THEIR BEHAVIOUR OR THAT THEY ARE NOT ACHIEVING AS WELL AS COULD BE HOPED 4HESE CLASSES HAVE BEEN LARGELY ABANDONED BY THE SYS TEM AND ) WORK HARD TO ENSURE THAT THEY IMPROVE AND ARE ABLE TO OBTAIN THE GRADES THEY DESERVE

3EEING PEOPLE IMPROVE AND BEING ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THAT 'ETTING SOMETHING BETTER OUT OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN TOLD THEY WILL NOT DO WELL 7HAT DO YOU FIND DIFFICULT ABOUT TEACHING 4HE POLICY OF INCLUSION FOR MISBEHAV ING CHILDREN DOES NOT BENEFIT ANYONE )T MEANS THAT THOSE IN THE CLASS WHO WANT TO DO WELL AND WORK ARE DIS TRACTED AND IT ALSO PROVIDES THOSE MISBEHAVING WITH AN AUDIENCE TO PLAY UP TO 4HE ALTERNATIVES ARE COSTLY

SO IT MEANS THAT OFTEN PUPILS THAT ARE NOT SUITED TO MAINSTREAM EDUCATION ARE FORCED INTO CLASSES WHERE THEY WILL FAIL TO ADJUST (OW DO YOU COPE WITH THE PRESSURE OF BEING A TEACHER ) COPE BECAUSE ) AM PREPARED TO BE BOLD AND PUT MY FOOT DOWN ) AM OLD ENOUGH AND EXPERIENCED ENOUGH TO KNOW THAT YOU DO NOT HAVE TO PAY MUCH ATTENTION TO EVERY NEW POLICY CHANGE AND RULE THAT COMES IN #OM MON SENSE HAS TO TAKE PRECEDENT OVER THE MINOR CHANGES THAT COME ALONG 6ERY FEW OF THE PEOPLE THAT MAKE THE DECISIONS FOR SCHOOLS HAVE EXPERI ENCE AND CONSEQUENTLY YOU HAVE TO BE PREPARED TO STAND YOUR GROUND ON OCCASION

(OW DO YOU FEEL YOU ACHIEVE THAT ) AM CLEAR FROM THE OUTSET THAT IF THEY ARE PREPARED TO WORK WITH ME AND WORK HARD THEN THEY CAN DO WELL ) TELL THEM THAT IF THEY DON T WANT TO WORK THEN ) WON T BE PREPARED TO ALLOW THEM IN MY CLASS "EING DIRECT WORKS AND ) KNOW THAT ) AM A GOOD TEACHER AND MY SUCCESS RATE CONFIRMS THAT

7HAT ADVICE DO YOU HAVE FOR PEOPLE HOPING TO BECOME TEACHERS )T S IMPORTANT THAT WHEN YOU GO HOME YOU LEAVE THE SCHOOL AT THE DOOR ) THINK IT S VERY HARD FOR YOUNG ER TEACHERS TOO MANY OF THEM ARE BATTED DOWN BY THE PRESSURE ) HAVE SEEN TEACHERS LEAVE MY SCHOOL THIS YEAR AND GO ON TO OTHER THINGS &IND WHAT WORKS FOR YOU AND SET GROUND RULES WITH YOURSELF YOUR PUPILS AND YOUR COLLEAGUES 9OU NEED TO BE STRONG IF THE SCHOOL BELIEVES IN YOU THEY WILL STAND UP FOR YOU

7HAT DO YOU CONSIDER REWARDING ABOUT TEACHING

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APART FROM A BRIEF mIRTA TION WITH THE IDEA OF FARMING AGED ) HAVE BEEN DEAD SET THROUGH OUT MY EDUCATION TO RETURN TO IT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DESK !FTER AN ESPECIALLY HEDON ISTIC lRST YEAR ) REALISED THAT THE REST OF MY TIME AT UNIVERSITY SHOULD BE PARTIALLY DEDI CATED TO MORE FRUITFUL PURSUITS ) WENT TO THE 5%! VOLUNTEERS CENTRE AND FOUND OUT ABOUT VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES IN LOCAL SCHOOLS ) KNEW THAT A DEGREE WOULD STAND ME IN GOOD STEAD BUT EMPLOYERS WANTED TO SEE EVIDENCE OF SOMETHING MORE THAN ACADEMIC SUCCESS !

SURVEY BY 4IMEBANK THROUGH 2EED %XECU TIVE REVEALED THAT IF EMPLOYERS WOULD EMPLOY CANDIDATES WITH VOLUNTEERING EXPERI ENCE OVER ONE WHO DOESN T SO MY MOTIVA TIONS WERE NOT WHOLLY SELmESS !NYWAY THE KIND CHAPS AT 5%! FOUND ME A POSITION TO APPLY FOR ON THE 5%!

-ENTORING 3CHEME !FTER MANAGING TO WIN MYSELF A PLACE ON THE SCHEME ) WAS ASSIGNED A LOCAL COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL AND HAD lVE GIRLS AS MY MENTEES )T WAS EXCELLENT PREPARA TION FOR A FUTURE IN TEACHING BECAUSE IT INTRO DUCED ME TO THE DIFlCULTIES THAT OUR CURRENT EDUCATION SYSTEM PRESENTS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE 4HE GIRLS WERE ALL AMAZING CHARISMATIC YOUNG WOMEN WHO WERE AT RISK OF NOT ACHIEVING WHAT THEY WERE CAPABLE OF BECAUSE OF A NUMBER OF EXTERNAL ISSUES -ANY OF THE PROBLEMS THEY WERE DEALING WITH ) FELT UN QUALIlED TO HELP RESOLVE BUT THEY SEEMED TO lND THE WEEKLY CHANCE TO BLURT OUT SHOUT

CRY AND GOSSIP ABOUT ISSUES CATHARTIC ) ALSO VOLUNTEERED FOR THE !IM (IGHER -ENTORING SCHEME WHERE ) WAS PLACED IN A RURAL SCHOOL TO FULlL A SIMILAR ROLE 4HESE TWO POSITIONS WITHIN SCHOOLS MEANT THAT ) WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE A FOOT IN THE DOOR AND AN EAR OUT FOR VACANCIES WITHIN THE SCHOOL ) WOULD ALSO RECOMMEND THE 5%!

3TUDENT !SSOCIATE 3CHEME WHICH IS RUN BY THE 3CHOOL OF %DUCATION AND ,IFELONG ,EARN ING ) COMPLETED THREE WEEKS IN AN INNER CITY SCHOOL OBSERVING AND TEACHING AS PART OF THIS SCHEME !FTER GRADUATING ) HAD A PLACE ON THE 5%! 0'#% BUT SAW A JOB ADVERTISED AS A TUTOR IN A SCHOOL FOR BOYS WHO HAD BEEN PER MANENTLY EXCLUDED FROM SCHOOL ) APPLIED FOR AND GOT THE POSITION AND SO DEFERRED MY PLACE ON THE 0'#% ) SPENT A YEAR TEACHING "ASIC 3KILLS NUMERACY AND LITERACY TO ILLITER ATE AND EXCLUDED YOUTHS IN .ORWICH 4HIS WAS THE SINGLE BEST JOB ANYONE COULD EVER HAVE !LTHOUGH IT WAS A REAL SHOCK TO REALISE THE DEPTH OF PROBLEMS YOUNG PEOPLE IN .ORFOLK FACE WITH ONE IN THREE BEING FUNCTIONALLY ILLITERATE ) HAVE NEVER HAD MORE FAITH IN YOUNG PEOPLE AS ) SAW HOW THEY COPED AND SURVIVED IN THE FACE OF SUCH DIFlCULTIES ) WOULD RECOMMEND THROWING YOURSELF IN THE DEEP END OF EDUCATION BUT WITHOUT TRAINING YOU NEED TO ENSURE THE PEOPLE YOU WORK FOR ARE GOING TO SUPPORT

!LTHOUGH IT WAS A REAL SHOCK TO REALISE THE DEPTH OF PROB LEMS YOUNG PEOPLE IN .ORFOLK FACE

) HAVE NEVER HAD MORE FAITH IN YOUNG PEOPLE AS ) SAW HOW THEY COPED AND SUR VIVED IN THE FACE OF SUCH DIFlCULTIES

YOU AND ENABLE YOU TO PROGRESS INDEPENDENT OF @TRADITIONAL ROUTES IN TO TEACHING !FTER A YEAR OF WORKING AT THIS SCHOOL ) MOVED BACK TO +ENT TURNING DOWN MY DEFERRED PLACE ON THE 0'#% TO TAKE UP A PLACE ON THE 'RADUATE 4EACHING 0ROGRAMME AT AN INDEPENDENT COLLEGE 4HE NEW SCHOOL ) WORKED AT WAS THE OPPOSITE END OF THE SCALE TO MY LAST ONE IT WAS FOR POSH CHILDREN FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD WHO HAD BALLSED UP THEIR EDUCATION AND WERE RESITTING 4HE BEHAVIOUR AT THIS SCHOOL WAS FAR MORE CHALLENGING BUT IT WAS GOOD TO EXCITE DISILLUSIONED STUDENTS WHO HAD HAD BAD PREVIOUS EXPERIENCES ) TAUGHT ! LEVEL &ILM AND '#3% %NGLISH AND -EDIA 3UBJECT KNOWLEDGE WAS NOT A PROB LEM YOU FORGET HOW MUCH KNOWLEDGE YOU GATHER OVER THE YEARS AFTER LEAVING SCHOOL AND lND YOUR INCREASED ABILITY TO BLAG IT 5NFORTUNATELY THE SCHOOL TURNED OUT TO BE SO HORRENDOUSLY INCOMPETENT THAT THERE WEREN T ENOUGH STUDENTS ATTENDING IT FOR ME TO COMPLETE A '40 QUALIlCATION

SO ) WAS FORCED TO LEAVE ) AM NOW BACK IN .ORWICH AND WORKING AT A LOCAL COLLEGE STILL UNQUALIlED ) AM HOPING TO COMPLETE MY 0'#% PART TIME AT #ITY #OLLEGE .ORWICH

BUT AM ALSO ENTERTAINING THE IDEA OF DOING MY DOCTORATE TO BECOME AN %DUCATIONAL 0SYCHOLOGIST !LTHOUGH THE TWISTS AND TURNS OF FATE MEANT THAT ) HAVE NOT MANAGED TO RESOLVE MY LONG STANDING WISH TO BECOME A QUALI lED TEACHER ) DON T REGRET FOR ONE INSTANT TAKING THE ROAD LESS TRAVELLED IN EDUCATION -Y EXPERIENCES ARE SO FAR REACHING THAT IT HAS LEAD ME TO PATHS ANEW AND MADE ME REALISE THAT ) HAVE DIFFERENT DREAMS TO PURSUE

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#ONCRETE CAUGHT UP WITH !NNE "ENSON AT THE 5%! #AREERS CENTRE TO GET THE LOW DOWN ON HOW TO SORT OUT WHAT YOU WANT TO DO WHAT YOU DON T WANT TO DO AND HOW TO GET THAT PERFECT JOB

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NYONE REMEMBER !ISSHAALYNE FROM LAST YEARS "IG "ROTHER .O %VEN IF YOU DON T REMEMBER THE LEGGY BLONDE

YOU SHOULD REMEMBER THE MESSAGE SHE GAVE TO THE NATION FOR MOST OF HER TIME IN THE HOUSE @+NOW YOURSELF "ELIEVE IT OR NOT IT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN CONSCIOUS BUT SHE WAS ONTO SOMETHING WITH THAT ONE

JOB WISE ANYWAY 4HE FIRST STEP TO FINDING THE JOB THAT IS RIGHT FOR YOU IS TO KNOW YOURSELF KNOW WHAT YOU WANT AND WHO YOU ARE ) AM NOT SUGGESTING THAT YOU HAVE A LONG EXTENDED PHILOSOPHICAL DEBATE WITH YOURSELF (OWEVER

YOU HAVE TO KNOW WHAT YOU WANT 0UT SOME TIME ASIDE TO INTERVIEW YOURSELF 1UESTION WHAT YOU HAVE TO OFFER IN TERMS OF YOUR SKILLS

INTERESTS VALUES AND MOTIVATIONS &IND WHAT YOU WANT AND GET THE JOB

4HERE IS NO NEED TO WAIT UNTIL YOUR FINAL YEAR TO START BUILDING UP YOUR WORK EXPERIENCE

#OULD YOU SELL THIS SPACE !DVERTISING -ANAGER #ONCRETE 6!#!.#9 &/2 0!24 4)-% ./27)#( !PPLICATIONS ARE INVITED FOR THE POSITION OF !DVERTISING 3ALES -ANAGER FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR

4HIS POSITION IS OPEN TO ANY STUDENT AT 5%!

9OU WILL BE REQUIRED TO SECURE ADVERTISING FOR #ONCRETE NEWSPAPER WORKING WITH EXISTING CUSTOMERS AND ATTRACTING NEW CLIENTS FROM THE LOCAL AND NATIONAL ADVERTISING MARKET 4HE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE WILL BE HIGHLY MOTIVATED AND AN EXCELLENT COMMUNICATOR 0REVIOUS ADVERTISING SALES EXPERIENCE AN ADVANTAGE 'OOD RATES OF COMMISSION PAID FOR ALL SECURED ADVERTS 3END A #6 AND COVERING LETTER FOR THE ATTENTION OF THE %DITOR

!NNA 3TEWARD TO #ONCRETE 0/ "/8 .ORWICH .2 4" #LOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS TH -AY

THAT MATCHES RATHER THAN FINDING THE JOB THEN TRYING TO GET THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR IT !LSO DON T JUST THINK ABOUT THE JOB YOU WOULD BE DOING BUT ALSO THE ETHOS OF THE ORGANISATION IF YOU WOULD BE WORKING WITH LIKE MINDED PEOPLE AND IF YOU WOULD BE COMFORTABLE AND HAPPY WORKING FOR CERTAIN COMPANIES )N TERMS OF EXPERIENCE MANY JOB ADVERTISEMENTS ASK FOR SEVERAL YEARS EXPERIENCE IN A CERTAIN FIELD $O NO LET THIS PUT YOU OFF APPLYING 4HINK OF SOME OF THE PEOPLE YOU KNOW WHO HAVE BEEN IN THE SAME JOB FOR YEARS *UST BECAUSE THEY HAVE DONE A JOB FOR LONGER DOES NOT MEAN THEY MAY BE BETTER QUALIFIED !S LONG AS YOU SHOW YOU ARE ENTHUSIASTIC AND WILLING TO LEARN THEN THIS SHOULD PUT YOU IN GOOD STEAD $ON T KNOW WHAT TO DO 0ERFECT 9OU ARE JUST THE PERSON THE #AREERS

CENTRE ARE LOOKING FOR !ROUND THIS TIME IN THE YEAR ANNOYING PEOPLE WHO ALREADY KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING START ASKING WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO DO NEXT )F LIKE MANY PEOPLE THIS QUESTION MAKES YOU PERSPIRE THEN FEAR NOT 9OU MAY NOT KNOW WHAT YOU WANT TO YET BUT YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DON T WANT TO DO )NSTEAD OF THINKING SPECIFICALLY ABOUT JOBS THINK MORE IN TERMS OF WHAT KIND OF ENVIRONMENT YOU WOULD LIKE TO WORK IN AND THE FIELD YOU ARE INTERESTED IN 3OME PEOPLE HAVE THE OPPOSITE PROBLEM THEY WANT TO DO TOO MANY THINGS AND DON T KNOW WHICH ONE TO DO ,UCKY SO AND SOS .EXT WE HAVE THE PEOPLE WHO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THEY WANT TO DO BUT IT IS THE MOST COMPETITIVE CAREER CHOICE IN THE WORLD %EK )F THIS PERSON IS YOU THEN HERE S WHAT TO DO WORK BLOODY HARD 7HAT YOU MAY END UP DOING IS HAVING A PARALLEL CAREER

7HERE YOU TRY AND GAIN PART TIME OR VOLUNTARY WORK IN THE SECTOR YOU ARE INTERESTED IN 'AINING EXPERIENCE IN THE FIELD YOU WANT TO GO INTO WHILE YOU ARE AT 5NIVERSITY WILL PUT YOU A STEP AHEAD OF THE COMPETITION WHEN YOU START TO SEEK FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT 5NPAID WORK EXPERIENCE MAY SEEM A CHORE NOW BUT THE LONG TERM BENEFITS OF NETWORKING DEVELOPING YOUR SKILLS AND IMPROVING YOUR EMPLOYABILITY WILL BE PRICELESS ONCE YOU GRADUATE 2EALISING THE IMPORTANCE OF GAINING THE RIGHT WORK EXPERIENCE WHILE AT 5NIVERSITY RECRUITMENT CONSULTANCY +ATIE "ARD HAS PIONEERED A PROGRAMME AIMED AT HELPING STUDENTS AT ALL LEVELS AND IN A VARIETY OF FIELDS SECURE RELEVANT PART TIME WORK EXPERIENCE PLACEMENTS 4HE %ARN AS YOU ,EARN SCHEME RECOGNISES THAT THERE IS A GREAT DEAL OF UNTAPPED STUDENT POTENTIAL JUST WAITING TO BE

MATCHED TO THE RIGHT EMPLOYER 4HE SCHEME PLACES FINAL YEAR STUDENTS IN PART TIME FLEXIBLE HOUR POSITIONS WITH COMPETITIVE SALARIES SO THAT THEY CAN GAIN VALUABLE COMMERCIAL SKILLS THAT WILL BE RELEVANT TO FUTURE CAREERS !T THE SAME TIME

STUDENTS EARN SOME MONEY TO KEEP THEIR FINANCIAL SITUATION UNDER CONTROL 4HE SCHEME DIFFERS FROM OTHER SPONSORSHIP OR PART TIME EMPLOYMENT OPTIONS BECAUSE IT IS TARGETED AT STUDENTS AT ALL LEVELS

ENABLING THE STUDENT READING (ISTORY OR %NGLISH TO GAIN BUSINESS EXPERIENCE THAT WILL HELP THEM GET A JOB ONCE THEY GRADUATE 4HERE IS NO NEED TO WAIT UNTIL YOUR FINAL YEAR TO START BUILDING UP YOUR WORK EXPERIENCE AND WITH THE LONG SUMMER BREAK CREEPING UP ON US THERE IS NO TIME LIKE THE PRESENT TO GET STARTED

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4HE 4HRILL OF *OURNALISM .ICK #AISTOR IS A FREELANCE JOURNALIST WITH YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN NEWS JOURNALISM AND ALSO A PART TIME MEMBER OF STAFF AT 5%! !FTER TAKING HIS h0RACTICAL *OURNALISMv UNIT +ATIE 'REEN MET WITH HIM TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE MAN HIMSELF AND WHAT HE HAS TO SAY ABOUT JOURNALISM AS A CAREER

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ICK #AISTOR IS A SOMEWHAT UNTAPPED FOUNTAIN OF KNOWLEDGE AT 5%! &EW PEOPLE SEEM TO KNOW ABOUT THE SECOND YEAR JOURNALISM UNIT HE TEACHES AND EVEN FEWER KNOW ABOUT HIS YEARS OF FASCINAT ING EXPERIENCE IN NEWS JOURNAL ISM (E HAS SPENT HIS CAREER TRANSLATING WRITING ABOUT AND UNDERSTANDING ,ATIN !MERICA AND TEACHING 4HIS YEAR HAS SEEN THE RELEASE OF TWO NEW BOOKS FOR .ICK HE HAS TRANSLATED *UAN -ARSÏ S NOVEL 3HANGHAI .IGHTS 6INTAGE AND HAS ALSO CO WRITTEN 0ICKING UP THE 0IECES #ORRUPTION AND $EMOCRACY IN 0ERU WITH 3U SANNA 6ILLARÉN ,ATIN !MERICAN "UREAU .ICK IS ONE OF THE FEW PEOPLE WHO BRIDGES THE EVER INCREASING GAP BETWEEN JOURNALIST ACADEMICS AND PEOPLE hTHAT DOv AS HE CALLS THEM OR JOURNALISTS THAT WORK IN THE REAL WORLD OF THE MEDIA (E IS BITINGLY CYNICAL INCREDIBLY INTELLIGENT AND BRUTALLY HONEST (IS PASSION FOR HIS WORK AND FOR ,ATIN !MERICA COMMAND INSTANT RESPECT AND THE MORE ) LEARNED ABOUT HIS LIFE HIS WORK AND HIS CAREER THE MORE ) REALISED ) COULD LEARN FROM HIM .ICK S l RST TASTE OF JOURNALIS TIC SUCCESS CAME AS AN UNDERGRAD UATE STUDYING FOR A 0H$ WHEN HE WON AN /BSERVER PRIZE FOR WRIT ING A PIECE ABOUT HIS HOLIDAY JOB (E TOOK ANY TIME HE COULD OUT FROM HIS EDUCATION TO NURSE HIS LOVE FOR WRITING BY CONTRIBUTING TO HIS SCHOOL JOURNAL AND THEN LATER HIS UNIVERSITY NEWSPAPER 4HE S TOOK .ICK TO !RGEN TINA AND HE CITES THIS AS THE PLACE THAT DEl NED HIS CAREER 4HE COUN TRY WAS UNDER A MILITARY DICTATOR SHIP AT THE TIME AND BEGAN WHAT WOULD BECOME A LIFE LONG AFl NITY WITH ,ATIN !MERICA FOR HIM "ACK IN "RITAIN HE WORKED AT THE !M NESTY )NTERNATIONAL PRESS OFl CE IN RELATION TO ,ATIN !MERICA AND IMPRESSIVELY IN THE S SET UP THE %NGLISH VERSION OF THE 3PAN ISH NEWS AGENCY -EANWHILE HE BEGAN WRITING FOR A HUMAN RIGHTS MAGAZINE ABOUT THE FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND STARTED TEACHING )N .ICK JOINED THE ""# WORKING AS A SCRIPTWRITER FOR THE 7ORLD 3ERVICE TRANSLATING AND ACTING AS THE ,ATIN !MERICAN ANALYST )N ADDITION HE PRODUCED VARIOUS RADIO PROGRAMMES AND HAS WRITTEN FEATURES AND NEWS ARTICLES FOR ""# .EWS /NLINE (E REMAINED LOYAL TO THE ""#

FOR MANY YEARS EVEN CONTINUING TO WRITE FREELANCE FOR THEM AFTER LEAVING IN (E CONTINUES TO TRANSLATE TO WRITE BOOKS AND OBVIOUSLY TO TEACH AND CLAIMS TO HAVE ALWAYS BEEN INTERESTED IN WRITING (E SAYS THAT IT WAS HIS EXPERIENCES IN !RGENTINA THAT IN SPIRED HIM TO WANT TO RELATE WHAT HE SAW TO OTHERS 4HIS SEEMS TO BE THE ES SENCE OF JOURNALISM FOR .ICK HIS GENUINE DESIRE TO CONVEY AS HE SAYS hAS HONESTLY AS ) CANv

WHAT HE WITNESSES 0ART OF THE THRILL OF JOURNALISM FOR HIM IS THE FACT THAT HE IS A REPRESENTA TIVE FOR HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE IN THE COUNTRY THAT HE WRITES ABOUT AND HE GENUINELY WANTS TO MAKE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND AND FEEL AS CLOSE TO HAVING THE EXPERIENCE AS IS POSSIBLE 3TEMMING FROM HIS PASSION FOR HIS JOB IS THE HARSH REALITY THAT OFTEN HIS OWN SUCCESS HAS COME FROM THE SADNESS OF OTHERS FOR EXAMPLE THAT WHICH HE WITNESSED IN THE VIOLENT DICTA TORSHIP OF !RGENTINA "EING IN ,ATIN !MERICA IN THE S AND S A PERIOD OF DRAMATIC CHANGE FOR THIS PART OF THE WORLD WAS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS AND HE EXPLAINS THAT MANY OF THE PEOPLE IN THE COUNTRIES HE VISITED WERE ENORMOUSLY SUSPICIOUS OF FOREIGN JOURNALISTS .ICK RECOUNTS HOW HE WAS HELD UP IN BOTH 'UATEMA LA AND %L 3ALVADOR WHILE WORK ING (OWEVER HE EXPLAINS THAT ALTHOUGH THEY HAD NO PROBLEM WITH KILLING THEIR OWN PEOPLE

THE CONSEQUENCES OF KILLING A FOR EIGNER WERE FAR MORE WORRYING )N THIS WAY THE ""# ACTED AS A KIND OF PROTECTION FROM THESE TYPES OF DANGERS .ICK ALSO EXPLAINS THAT HE HAS EMBRACED THIS AFl LIATION WITH THE ""# DUE TO ITS ABILITY TO ADMIT ITS JOURNALISTS INTO THE REAL HEART OF A COUNTRY )N A RECENT TRIP TO (AITI HE EXPRESSED THE BENEl TS OF IT ALLOWING HIM TO SEE AND TO LEARN THINGS THAT THE TOURIST NEVER GETS ACCESS TO AND DESCRIBED HIS ENJOYMENT AT BEING ABLE TO CON VEY TO OTHERS THE DETAILS OF SUCH A POOR AND DIFFERENT COUNTRY )N TERMS OF THE FUTURE HE FEELS THAT IF HE WERE h YEARS YOUNGERv HE WOULD LOVE TO WORK IN EITHER )NDIA OR #HINA (E CALLS THEM hTHE COUNTRIES OF THE FUTUREv AND DESCRIBES TO ME HOW

UNLIKE MANY JOURNALISTS HE NEVER FELT THE DESIRE TO m OCK TO WAR TORN COUNTRIES BUT RATHER HE IS INTERESTED IN THESE VAST COUNTRIES THAT WE KNOW SO LITTLE ABOUT AND THAT ARE GOING TO DEVELOP AND CHANGE WITH TIME

0ART OF THE THRILL OF JOURNALISM FOR HIM IS THE FACT THAT HE IS REP RESENTATIVE FOR HUNDREDS OF PEO PLE IN THE COUN TRY THAT HE WRITES ABOUT (OWEVER HE IS KEEN TO POINT OUT THAT HE HAS NOT BEEN THROUGH THE TYPICAL PROGRESSION OF MANY JOURNALISTS FROM UNIVERSITY TO LO CAL PRESS AND THEN TO &LEET 3TREET )NTERESTINGLY .ICK CAN ALSO SEE THE VALUE OF TEACHING IN TERMS OF HIS OWN CAREER (E DESCRIBES HOW JOURNALISM CAN BECOME A DAY TO DAY ROUTINE A FAIRLY UNREm ECTIVE LIFESTYLE OF JUST hGOING THROUGH THE MOTIONSv (OWEVER HE HAS APPRECIATED THE WAY IN WHICH TEACHING HAS ALLOWED HIM TO AS SESS WHAT HE HAS LEARNT AND HOW HE DOES THINGS AND HE SAYS THAT IT IS A REAL JOY TO BE ABLE TO SHARE THIS WITH OTHERS 5NFORTUNATELY WITHIN 5%!

THERE IS SOME FEELING THAT HIS 0RACTICAL *OURNALISM UNIT IS NOT ACADEMIC ENOUGH AND .ICK OFTEN SPEAKS OF THIS CLASH BETWEEN ACA DEMICS AND JOURNALISTS (OWEVER

HE VEHEMENTLY DEFENDS HIS UNIT

SAYING THAT THE JOURNALISTIC STYLE OF WRITING IS AN IMPORTANT ONE TO MASTER AND ALSO APPRECIATING HOW IT REMINDS STUDENTS OF THE OUTSIDE WORLD THE WIDER PICTURE (E ALSO SAYS THAT THE UNIT CAN HELP STUDENTS TO DEVELOP A MORE CRITICAL WAY OF THINKING ESPE CIALLY WHEN LOOKING AT SOMETHING LIKE THE MEDIA WHICH IS VERY CONSTRUCTED .ICK CANNOT UNDER STAND hTHESE FULL TIME JOURNALISM ACADEMICS THAT HAVE NEVER IN THEIR LIFE WORKED IN REAL WORLDv .ICK DOES NOT ADVISE AN -! IN *OURNALISM FOR THE VERY REASONS THAT HE REFUTES THOSE FULL TIME ACADEMICS IT IS TOO DETACHED FROM THE REAL WORLD

THE REAL MEDIA !S AN ALTERNA TIVE HE SUGGESTS A SIX MONTH COURSE IN JOURNALISM RESULTING IN A PROFESSIONAL QUALIl CATION

AS THESE ARE FAR MORE RESPECTED

BY THE INDUSTRY (OWEVER IN TERESTINGLY HE SAYS THAT HE HAS LEARNED THAT JOURNALISM CAN BE LESS ABOUT YOUR QUALIl CATIONS THAN ABOUT YOU AS A PERSON (IS FAVOURITE ANALOGY AS ) REMEMBER FROM CLASS IS OF THE JOURNALIST AS A hRAT RUSHING AROUND IN THE DARK TRYING TO PUT ITS TEETH INTO SOMETHING )T IS CUNNING AND SLY

NOT PUT OFF BY ANYONE AND HAS A MORAL CHIP IN ITS HEAD WITH AN APPETITE FOR STORIES v .ICK #AISTOR IS A DETERMINED

AMBITIOUS MAN BUT ONE WHO HAS HIS FEET l RMLY PLACED ON THE GROUND (E IS AN INSPIRING TEACHER WHO IS BRIMMING WITH KNOWLEDGE ) WOULD HIGHLY REC OMMEND HIS PRACTICAL JOURNALISM UNIT TO ANYONE WITH AN INTEREST IN JOURNALISM THE MEDIA WRITING OR EVEN JUST SOMEONE WHO WANTS TO LEARN FROM SOMEONE WITH A WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE AND A FASCI NATING LIFE

.ICK #AISTOR S 4OP 4IPS FOR BECOMING A *OURNALIST "E DETERMINED 7RITE 2EAD NEWSPAPERS AND ACTIVELY SO THINK ABOUT HOW PEOPLE HAVE WRITTEN THE STORY HOW THEY HAVE GOT IT "E CURIOUS ABOUT EVERYTHING $ON T BE PUT OFF ABOUT GET TING INTO JOURNALISM BELIEVE IN YOURSELF $ON T BELIEVE WHAT ANYONE OFl CIAL TELLS YOU BE SUSPICIOUS

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HE END OF THE 5NIVER SITY YEAR IS LOOMING AND IT IS TIME TO START THINKING ABOUT LIFE AFTER 5NIVERSITY %MPLOYMENT 4HE MEDIA INDUSTRY IS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR WITH GRADUATES AND THEREFORE HIGHLY COMPETITIVE 4HE OPPORTUNITY FOR CREATIVITY AND DIVERSITY AND FUN WORKING ENVIRONMENTS MAKE THE INDUSTRY VERY AT TRACTIVE TO GRADUATES 2ESEARCH FROM !NGELA -ORTIMER S ANNUAL @BLUE BOOK SALARY SURVEY

HIGHLIGHTED THAT OF CANDIDATES PLACE CAREER DEVELOPMENT BEFORE MONEY AS A TOP PRIORITY WHEN SELECTING A NEW JOB "UT WHAT SHOULD STUDENTS AND GRADUATES BE DOING TO KEEP AHEAD OF THE PACK AND MAKE THEMSELVES MORE MARKETABLE TO MEDIA EMPLOYERS 'AIN RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE &OR MANY GRADUATES THE DECISION TO WORK IN THE MEDIA INDUSTRY IS REACHED BY A PROCESS OF ELIMINATION AND THEIR APPLICA TIONS THEREFORE LACK CONVICTION -EDIA EMPLOYERS WANT CANDIDATES WHO CAN DEMONSTRATE COMMITMENT TO THEIR INDUS TRY AND WHAT BETTER WAY TO DO THIS THAN TO SHOW THAT YOU HAVE SURVIVED AND EVEN ENJOYED A FEW WEEKS IN A MEDIA AGENCY DURING YOUR HOLIDAYS 0ROVE YOUR INTEREST 2EADING THE RELEVANT TRADE PUBLICATIONS

SUCH AS -ARKETING OR 02 7EEK AS WELL AS ANY BOOKS ON MEDIA WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH A GOOD FOUNDATION OF BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE ON THE INDUSTRY 9OUR ENTHU SIASM FOR THEIR INDUSTRY WILL NO DOUBT BE REmECTED IN AN EMPLOYER S ENTHUSIASM FOR YOU -ATCH YOUR SKILLS AND INTEREST TO SPECIlC ROLES &ROM PUBLIC RELATIONS TO EVENTS MAN AGEMENT THERE IS A WIDE RANGE AND RICH VARIETY OF ROLES AVAILABLE IN THE MEDIA INDUSTRY !S AN ENTRY LEVEL CANDIDATE YOU ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE SUCCESSFUL IF YOU HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT WHERE YOU MIGHT lT IN 9OU CAN THEN TARGET THOSE SECTORS AND POSITIONS SPECIlCALLY

-EDIA EMPLOYERS WANT CANDIDATES WHO CAN DEMONSTRATE COMMITMENT TO THEIR INDUSTRY 3IGN UP FOR TRADE ASSOCIATIONS *OINING STUDENT CHAPTERS OF TRADE ASSOCIA TIONS SUCH AS #)- THE #HARTERED )NSTITUTE OF -ARKETING AND #)02 THE #HARTERED )NSTITUTE OF 0UBLIC 2ELATIONS IS A GOOD WAY TO CEMENT YOUR INTEREST 4HEY OFFER A GOOD ROUTE THROUGH WHICH TO LEARN ABOUT THE INDUSTRY MEET PEOPLE WORKING IN MEDIA AND DEVELOP AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE CAREER PATHS AVAILABLE "RUSH UP ON YOUR ADMIN SKILLS *OBS IN THE MEDIA IN THE MEDIA INVARIABLY INVOLVE AN ELEMENT OF OFlCE WORK AND CANDIDATES WHO CAN SHOW THAT THEY CAN GET ON WITH THIS WITHOUT REQUIRING TOO MUCH MANAGEMENT WILL BE IMMEDIATELY POPULAR /FlCE EXPERIENCE IS THEREFORE A PLUS AND ANY PART TIME OR HOLIDAY OFlCE PLACEMENTS WILL WORK TO YOUR ADVANTAGE !TTEND CAREERS FAIRS )N ADDITION TO THE FREE KEY RINGS AND STATIONERY THERE IS A WEALTH OF INFORMA TION ON JOB PROSPECTS TO BE TAKEN AWAY FROM CAREERS FAIRS 4AKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO RECRUITMENT CONSULTANTS AND MEDIA EMPLOYERS n THEY RE THERE TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS $EVELOP YOUR UNIVERSITY #6 ,IKE EMPLOYERS IN ANY INDUSTRY THOSE IN THE MEDIA WANT TO FEEL REASSURED THAT CAN DIDATES ARE ENTHUSIASTIC AND COMMITTED

GETTING INVOLVED IN ACTIVITIES AT UNIVERSITY

JOINING SOCIETIES OR VOLUNTARY ORGANISA TIONS WRITING FOR YOUR STUDENT NEWSPAPER

OR TAKING ON LEADERSHIP ROLES WILL ALWAYS STAND YOU IN GOOD STEAD WHEN LOOKING FOR YOUR lRST JOB .ETWORK 3OMETIMES WHO YOU KNOW COUNTS AS MUCH AS WHAT YOU KNOW AND MAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE IN THE INDUSTRY AWARE THAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR WORK IS ALWAYS A GOOD THING !DDITIONALLY YOU HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE BY SPEAKING TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY WHO ARE ALREADY WORKING IN THE MEDIA 4HEY CAN OFFER YOU FRANK AND UNBIASED ADVICE ON DRAWING UP YOUR #6 HELP YOU DECIDE WHICH ROLES WOULD BE BEST FOR YOU AND THE PROS AND CONS OF THIS CAREER CHOICE

2EGISTER WITH A RECRUITMENT CONSULTANCY ! VAST NUMBER OF MEDIA COMPANIES RELY ON RECRUITMENT CONSULTANCIES TO SOURCE THE BEST GRADUATES AND MATCH THEIR SKILLS TO THE ROLE /NCE YOU HAVE REGISTERED WITH A CONSULTANT ENSURE THAT THEY UNDERSTAND YOUR UNIQUE SKILLS AND ABILITIES SO THAT THEY CAN MARKET YOU TO EMPLOYERS 0REPARE &INALLY ONCE YOU HAVE SECURED AN INTER VIEW WITH A MEDIA COMPANY INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF RECEIVING AN OFFER BY ARRIVING WELL PREPARED 2EAD UP ON THE COMPANY MATCH YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERI ENCE TO THE ROLE AND ASK YOUR RECRUITMENT CONSULTANT WHO KNOWS THE COMPANY AND USUALLY THE INTERVIEWER FOR THEIR TIPS ON INTERVIEW SUCCESS

!DVICE *AMES 'OFlN 4HE BEST ADVICE FOR ANYONE WANTING TO GET INTO THE MEDIA IS TO GET STUCK IN $ESPITE THE PAY GENERALLY NOT BEING GREAT THERE IS A LOT OF COMPETITION FOR JOBS AND TRAINING PLACES SO HAVING A #6 STACKED WITH WORK EXPERIENCE AND PRACTICAL ABILITY WILL REALLY HELP YOU STAND OUT 7ORKING ON #ONCRETE ,IVEWIRE OR .EXUS WILL GIVE YOU A GREAT GROUNDING AND WILL MEAN THAT WHEN YOU TURN UP IN THE OFlCE YOU LL REALLY BE ABLE TO MAKE YOURSELF USEFUL n GO ARMED WITH STORY IDEAS

ENTHUSIASM AND INITIATIVE .EWS JOURNALISM IS STILL VERY MUCH RUN ON AP PRENTICESHIPS WITH ON THE JOB TRAINING NORMALLY BEGINNING WITH A SHORT POST GRADUATE COURSE TO LEARN ESSENTIALS LIKE SHORTHAND AND LAW WHICH IF YOU RE LUCKY YOUR FUTURE EMPLOYER WILL SPONSOR -OST OF THE NATIONAL PAPERS AND BROADCASTERS AND THE BIGGER LOCAL PAPERS RUN TRAINING SCHEMES BUT COMPETITION FOR PLACES IS INTENSE &EATURES AND ENTERTAINMENT JOURNALISM IS OFTEN LESS FORMAL n BE PUSHY AND GET YOUR NAME NOTICED AND YOU COULD BE IN LINE FOR A JOB

*ANE +IRBY ) STARTED ON #ONCRETE IN AS A PROOF READER WHICH MEANT TURNING UP ON PRODUCTION NIGHTS AND READING PAGES AS THEY CAME OUT OF THE OLD PRINTER %VERYBODY SEEMED REALLY NICE AND DESPITE THE ODD HOURS ) FOUND ) WAS SPENDING MORE AND MORE TIME IN THE #ONCRETE OFlCE ) THEN DID VARIOUS JOBS

INCLUDING SCREEN EDITOR 46 EDITOR NEWS REPORTER AND NEWS EDITOR 4HEN ) JUMPED AT THE CHANCE OF BECOM ING EDITOR DESPITE KNOWING BY NOW THAT ) WOULD BE SELLING MY SOCIAL LIFE TO THE PAPER !FTER GRADUATING WITH AN !MERICAN AND %NGLISH ,ITERATURE DEGREE IN

) MOVED TO ,ONDON AND BEGAN SELLING ADVERTIS ING FOR THE 'UARDIAN AND THE /BSERVER )T WAS A GREAT JOB BUT ) KNEW AT HEART THAT ) REALLY WANTED TO WRITE ) MOVED TO "RIGHTON THE FOLLOWING YEAR AND DID A PART TIME .#4* NEWSPAPER JOURNALISM COURSE WHILE LIVING ON HOUSING BENElT SO GLAMOR OUS !FTER THAT AND A FEW MONTHS WORKING ON THE LOCAL PAPER ) WAS ACCEPTED ON THE TRAINING SCHEME FOR THE 0RESS !SSOCIATION WHERE ) NOW WORK ) HAVE WORKED ALL OVER THE PLACE AS PART OF THE 0! NEWS TEAM IN -ANCHESTER IN THE (IGH #OURT IN THE (OUSE OF #OMMONS AND ON FREEZING DOORSTEPS ) AM NOW (EALTH #ORRESPONDENT WHICH MEANS ) SPEND A LOT OF TIME REPORTING ON BREAKING NEWS IN THE .(3 AND A RIDICULOUS AMOUNT OF TIME CHASING STORIES IN 'OVERN MENT OFlCES IN THE BOWELS OF 7ESTMINSTER ) WOULD SAY TO BE A NEWS REPORTER YOU HAVE TO BE DETERMINED

HAVE A GENUINE PASSION FOR CURRENT AFFAIRS AND THE STRENGTH TO KEEP GOING WHEN IT GETS REALLY TOUGH !N .#4* QUALIlCATION IS ALSO VITAL AS IS DECENT WORK EXPERIENCE 4HE BEST ADVICE IS DON T GIVE UP

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4HE *OY OF %LECTIONEERING ,OCAL ELECTION TIME IS UPON .ORWICH SO #ARRIE #HANDLER EXPLORES THE NATURE OF LOCAL POLITICS AND LOOKS AT THE IMPORTANCE OF GETTING INVOLVED 3HE ASKS WHAT ROLE STUDENTS CAN PLAY IN THE WEEKS LEADING UP TO -AY RD AND HOW POLITICS IN .ORWICH NEED NOT BE DULL

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TUDENTS WILL HAVE RETURNED TO 5%! AFTER THE %ASTER BREAK TO lND AN OUTBREAK OF POLITICAL ACTIVITY IN THE lNE CITY OF .ORWICH -ORE EXCITING THAN 'ORDON "ROWN S TEETH MORE HARDCORE THAN !RNIE AT A 4ORY CONFER ENCE AND SEXIER THAN ,EMBIT /PIK IN CHEEKY HOT PANTS YES IT S LOCAL ELEC TION TIME 4HE CANDIDATES HAVE BEEN CHOSEN THE POSTERS ARE UP THE LEAmETS ARE IN THE LETTERBOXES AND IT S TIME FOR THE VOTERS TO DECIDE WHO WILL MAKE UP A THIRD OF .ORWICH #ITY COUNCIL FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS 9ES A WHOLE THIRD THAT S HOW THESE THINGS WORK ! THIRD OF .ORWICH COUNCIL IS ELECTED EACH YEAR FOL LOWED BY A YEAR WITHOUT AN ELECTION 4HIRTEEN SEATS ARE BEING CONTESTED IN .ORWICH WITH THE ,ABOUR MINOR ITY ADMINISTRATION DEFENDING SIX

THE 'REENS AND THE ,IBERAL $EMO CRATS BOTH DEFENDING THREE AND THE #ONSERVATIVE 0ARTY DEFENDING ONE )N %NGLAND AS A WHOLE ELECTIONS ARE BE ING CARRIED OUT IN LOCAL AUTHORITIES THAT S ABOUT COUNCIL SEATS MAKING IT THE BIGGEST YEAR IN THE FOUR YEAR LOCAL ELECTION CYCLE 7OWZER 4HAT MEANS MILLION PEOPLE WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE IN THE %NGLISH LOCAL ELECTIONS $ON T YOU JUST LOVE BEING ENFRANCHISED 4HE #ITY #OUNCIL IS BASED AT #ITY (ALL THAT S THE BEAUTIFUL BUILD ING WITH THE CLOCK TOWER AND THE IMPRESSIVE GREEN LIONS GUARDING THE ENTRANCE IN THE HEART OF .ORWICH &ULL COUNCIL MEETINGS ARE USUALLY HELD THERE ON THE LAST 4UESDAY OF EVERY MONTH STARTING AT PM )F YOU WANT TO SEE YOUR COUNCILLORS IN ACTION

THERE IS A PUBLIC GALLERY FROM WHICH PROCEEDINGS CAN BE VIEWED AND IT S FREE UNLIKE THE CINEMA 9OU CAN EVEN APPLY IN ADVANCE TO ADDRESS A DIRECT QUESTION TO THE CHAMBER 4HE COUNCIL WAS DOMINATED BY THE ,ABOUR 0ARTY FROM BUT SAW A CHANGE IN THE MAKE UP OF THE CHAMBER WITH THE ,IBERAL $EMOCRATS TAKING OVERALL CONTROL (OWEVER ,IB $EM RULE DID NOT LAST LONG )N THE LOCAL ELECTIONS OF NO PARTY GAINED OVERALL CONTROL AND THERE HAVE BEEN MINORITY ADMINISTRATIONS EVER SINCE 4HEREFORE

A SIGNIlCANT CHANGE IN JUST ONE WARD OF THE CONSTITUENCY CAN MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OF .ORWICH %XCITING STUFF *UST LOOK AT THE STATISTICS FROM .OW YOU MIGHT BE THINKING hSTEADY ON THERE IS IT REALLY WORTH GETTING EXCITED ABOUT LOCAL POLITICS v !FTER ALL .ORWICH #ITY #OUNCIL WON T BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PULLING OUR TROOPS OUT OF )RAQ DETERMINING TUITION FEES OR INCREASING THE MINIMUM WAGE !ND STUDENTS DON T EVEN PAY COUNCIL TAX SO WHY SHOULD WE BE WORRIED ABOUT HOW THE MONEY IS SPENT

7ELL ) SUPPOSE ) WOULD SAY IN RETURN hYOU HAVE A POINT "UTxv 'ETTING INTERESTED IN THE LO CAL ELECTIONS IS YOUR CHANCE TO GET INVOLVED IN AND INmUENCE THE LOCAL AREA -AYBE YOU ARE DISSATISlED WITH THE RECYCLING FACILITIES IN .ORWICH OR THE PROVISION OF CYCLE PATHS OR THE PRICE OF A &IRST "US TICKET 4HESE ARE ALL ISSUES THAT CAN BE AFFECTED BY THE DECI SIONS OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE LOCAL ELECTIONS ARE A GOOD TIME TO MAKE YOUR FEELINGS ON THESE ISSUES HEARD

BY THOSE VYING FOR A SEAT ,OOK UP THE LOCAL PARTIES ON THE WEB READ THE LEAmETS WHEN THEY COME THROUGH YOUR DOOR AND CHALLENGE CANDIDATES WHO COME KNOCKING ON YOUR DOOR THEN YOU CAN DECIDE WHO BEST REPRESENTS YOUR POINT OF VIEW 3OME WOULD ARGUE IN 3IR -ENZIES #AMPBELL STYLIE THAT THE LOCAL ELECTIONS CAN BE VIEWED AS A REFERENDUM ON THE "LAIR GOVERN MENT AND IS THEREFORE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REJECT ,ABOUR WITH A TACTICAL VOTE 0ERSONALLY ) DO NOT AGREE WITH THIS STANCE AND ) AM SPEAKING AS A FULLY PAID UP AND ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE #ONSERVATIVE 0ARTY WHO WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO SEE THE BACK OF ,ABOUR ,OCAL ELECTIONS IN MY OPINION SHOULD BE ABOUT CHOOSING THE MOST APPROPRIATE COUNCILLORS FOR YOUR AREA WHO WILL DO THEIR BEST FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITY )T IS ALSO AN OPTIMUM TIME TO GET INVOLVED IF YOU ARE A MEMBER OF A POLITICAL PARTY AND WANT TO lND OUT HOW ELECTIONS ARE FOUGHT 4HE LOCAL PARTIES WILL ALL WANT HELP WITH CANVASSING AND LEAmETING THROUGHOUT THE CAMPAIGN SEASON AND CAN BE CONTACTED VIA THEIR LOCAL WEBSITES OR THE 5%! PARTY AFlLIATED SOCIETIES &OR THOSE OF YOU UNFAMILIAR WITH THE IDEA OF CANVASSING THIS INVOLVES KNOCKING ON THE DOORS OF REGISTERED VOTERS AND DISCUSSING THEIR VOTING INTENTIONS "Y DOING THIS YOU GET TO DISCUSS ISSUES THAT ARE AFFECTING THE LOCAL AREA AND YOU CAN ALSO COLLATE DATA TO PRE DICT THE OUTCOME OF THE ELECTION IN ADVANCE OF POLLING DAY 4HIS IS A VERY ENLIGHTENING EXPERIENCE OF GRASS ROOT ACTIVITY AND ) WOULD ARGUE AN ESSENTIAL ONE FOR THE #6 IF YOU ARE CONSIDERING A CAREER IN POLITICS &ROM A PERSONAL POINT OF VIEW ) ALSO LOOK ON IT AS A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO SEE VARIOUS RESIDENTIAL PARTS OF THE CITY THAT YOU WOULD NORMALLY HAVE NO CAUSE TO VISIT ) M NOT GOING TO LIE TO YOU THOUGH CANVASSING IS NOT FOR THE SENSITIVE AMONG YOU PARTICULARLY IF YOU ARE CURRENTLY A #ONSERVATIVE OR A MEMBER OF THE ,ABOUR 0ARTY 4HERE WILL BE OCCASIONS WHEN YOU WILL FEEL THE BRUNT OF NEGATIVE OPINIONS REGARDING 4HATCHERISM OR THE )RAQ 7AR OR SOMETIMES YOU LL JUST GET A DOOR SLAMMED IN YOUR FACE "UT IT S ALL IN THE NAME OF DEMOCRACY )T IS ALSO NOT UNUSUAL FOR 5%! STUDENTS TO

! SIGNIlCANT CHANGE IN JUST ONE WARD OF THE CONSTITUENCY CAN MAKE ALL THE DIF FERENCE TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OF .ORWICH

STAND IN THE LOCAL ELECTIONS SO DON T BE SURPRISED IF YOU SEE SOME FAMILIAR NAMES ON YOUR VOTING SLIP !ND IF ALL MY ELECTIONEERING MA NIA HAS WET YOUR APPETITE FOR MORE

.ORWICH #ITY #OUNCIL IS CURRENTLY AWAITING A DECISION FROM 7HITEHALL REGARDING ITS APPLICATION FOR UNITARY STATUS )F THIS APPLICATION IS ACCEPTED

THE CURRENT TWO TIER DIVISION OF THE CITY AND COUNTY COUNCILS WILL CHANGE

AND THE CITY WILL BECOME A SINGLE TIER LOCAL AUTHORITY RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS WITHIN .ORWICH "OUNDARIES WILL CHANGE

POWERS WILL SHIFT AND ELECTIONS WILL BEGIN ALL OVER AGAIN 0OLLING DAY FOR THE LOCAL ELEC

TIONS IS 4HURSDAY -AY RD 0OLLS OPEN AT AM AND CLOSE AT PM YOU SHOULD RECEIVE NOTIlCATION OF YOUR DESIGNATED POLLING STATION WITH YOUR VOTING CARD 3TUDENTS ARE ALLOWED TO REGISTER TO VOTE IN .ORWICH AND IN THEIR HOME TOWN 9OU CAN REGISTER BY CONTACTING THE #ITY #OUNCIL %LECTIONS /FlCE ON OR EMAILING ELECTIONS NORWICH GOV UK 6OT ERS MUST BE REGISTERED BY PM ON 7EDNESDAY !PRIL TH

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ANCIENT CIVILIZA TIONS DIM SUM A PLACE WHERE EVERY HOTEL SEEMS TO OF FER @KARAOKE CODE AS THIS JOUR NALIST DISCOVERED FOR A PLAYFUL PLACE TO MEET PROSTITUTES AND A WORLD OF STRIKING OPPOSITES 5SING YOUR TIME JUDICIOUSLY IS A NECESSITY WHEN VISITING THE EARTH S THIRD LARGEST COUNTRY SO ) RESTRICTED MY TRAVELS TO THE NA

WANT TO VISIT THE MAUSOLEUM OF #HAIRMAN -AO LOCATED IN THE HEART OF THE CONCRETE SLAB &OR TUNATELY VIEWS OF THE WAX LIKE LEADER ARE BRIEF AS PEREMPTORY GUARDS SHEPHERD YOU BRUSQUELY THROUGH )N REALITY THE 3QUARE ACTS AS A GLORIOUS ENTRANCEWAY INTO THE &ORBIDDEN #ITY A ONCE EXCLUSIVE IMPERIAL PALACE WHERE THE EM PEROR USED TO ISSUE COMMANDS WHILST LIVING IN THE LAP OF ABSO

CITY S FEW REMAINING OLD NEIGH BOURHOODS OFFERS A TASTE OF REAL "EIJING SMALL CHILDREN SCURRY ABOUT AS OLD MEN SQUABBLE OVER A GAME OF -AHJONG 5NFORTU NATELY THOSE VISITING AFTER MAY STRUGGLE TO FIND MANY LEFT THE HUTONGS FACE EXTINCTION DUE TO A GOVERNMENT REMODELLING PLAN WHICH HOPES TO SPEED UP THE EXPANSION AND RENOVATION OF "EIJING IN TIME FOR NEXT YEAR S /L YMPIC 'AMES 4HE HUTONGS ALSO

4HOUSANDS DIED AS AUTHORITIES INDISCRIMINATELY SHOT AND BULLDOZED THE PEACEFUL PROTESTERS CALLING FOR DEMOCRACY )N THE LIGHT OF THIS CHOOSING TO OGLE A CADAVER SMACKS SLIGHTLY OF INSENSITIVITY TION S CAPITAL "EIJING AS WELL AS THE HISTORICAL CITY OF 8I AN LO CATED NEAR THE CENTRE OF #HINA 4HE PLACE TO BEGIN IN "EI JING IS RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE AT THE CENTRE OF THE CITY IS 4IANANMEN 3QUARE AN ENORMOUS PUBLIC PLAZA EXPANDED IN THE TWENTI ETH CENTURY AS AN ARCHITECTURAL REFLECTION OF #HINA S MIGHT 4HE LOCATION OF SEVERAL KEY NATIONAL EVENTS INCLUDING RALLIES THAT KICK STARTED THE #ULTURAL 2EVOLU TION 4IANANMEN 3QUARE IS MOST NOTORIOUSLY CONNECTED WITH THE SAVAGE REPRESSION OF DEMONSTRA TORS IN 4HOUSANDS DIED AS AUTHORITIES INDISCRIMINATELY SHOT AND BULLDOZED THE PEACEFUL PROTESTERS CALLING FOR DEMOCRACY )N THE LIGHT OF THIS CHOOSING TO OGLE A CADAVER SMACKS SLIGHTLY OF INSENSITIVITY .EVERTHELESS

TRAVELLERS OF A CURIOUS OR JUST PLAIN MORBID DISPOSITION WILL

LUTE LUXURY ! HUNDRED HECTARES IN SIZE WITH OVER BUILD INGS IT IS GIGANTIC AND THE SITE CAN SEEM OVERWHELMING AT FIRST (OWEVER ARMED WITH A GOOD GUIDEBOOK THE DELIGHTS OF THE #ITY SOON EMERGE 6ISITORS HAVE AN ALMOST FREE HAND WHEN LOOKING ROUND THE VARIOUS PALACES AND SECRET GAR DENS MANY OF WHICH HOUSE SMALL "UDDHAS LURKING IN COR NERS 4HE PALACES ALSO SHOW OFF #HINA S VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE TO STUNNING EFFECT BUILDINGS ARE SET ON A HEAVY BASE WITH LARGE

CURVED ROOFS APPEARING TO FLOAT ABOVE 3UCH PALACES CONTRAST JARRINGLY WITH THE #OMMUNIST INSPIRED NONDESCRIPT BUILDINGS WHICH NOW SCAR THE CITYSCAPE !FTER THE ENORMITY OF THE &ORBIDDEN #ITY A MEANDER ALONG ONE OF THE CAPITAL S HUTONGS NAR ROW ALLEYS WHICH CONNECT THE

HOUSE WELCOME SNACK STALLS 5TTERLY DIFFERENT FROM ITS POOR COUSIN THE IMPORTED #HI NESE TAKEAWAY THE NATIONAL CUISINE IS WONDERFULLY DIVERSE SUMPTUOUS DIM SUN ENDLESS AMOUNTS OF NOODLES AND MEAT STUFFED BUNS BAOZI GUARANTEE TO GIVE YOU STRENGTH FOR #HINA S MOST SPECTACULAR SIGHT THE 'REAT 7ALL 3TRETCHING ALMOST MILES AND HAVING TAKEN OVER TWENTY CENTURIES TO BUILD THE 7ALL MARKED THE NATION S DEMARCATION LINE WHILST ACTING AS AN IMPOS ING DEFENCE TO KEEP OUT WARRING NEIGHBOURS )RONICALLY THE 7ALL DIDN T ACTUALLY WORK WITH MANY INVASIONS SUCCESSFULLY BREACH ING THE BARRICADE 4ODAY SEVERAL SECTIONS HAVE BEEN RESTORED FOR THE PUBLIC WITH THE STRIP AT "A DALING BEING THE MOST ACCESSIBLE FROM "EIJING 0USHING THROUGH

THE TRINKET SELLERS HAGGLING OVER SMALL BUSTS OF -AO AND SOVIET STYLE CAPS WHICH GREET YOU AT THE ENTRANCE VISITORS ARE AFFORDED A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE ASCEND ING THE 7ALL OFFERS FANTASTIC VIS TAS OF THE OUTLYING COUNTRYSIDE

WHIST THE CONSTRUCTION ITSELF FEELS LIKE AN ATAVISTIC EXTENSION OF THE NATURAL LANDSCAPE 4O PAR APHRASE 2ICHARD .IXON h4HIS IS A 'REAT 7ALL v &ROM THE CAPITAL ) SET OFF FOR THE PROSPEROUS MANUFACTUR ING CITY OF 8I AN ON AN OVERNIGHT TRAIN ! CONVENIENT WAY OF TRAV ELLING THE TRAIN PRESENTED INTI MATE IMAGES OF THE PASSING #HI NESE SCENERY ! NOTE OF CAUTION

HOWEVER IF YOU RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH YOUR CABIN MATES AT THE START OF THE JOURNEY YOU CERTAIN LY WILL BE BY THE END 3ITUATED SOUTH WEST OF THE CAPITAL 8I AN SEEMS ALMOST $ICKENSIAN IN ITS GREY SMOGGI NESS AS WITH MANY OF #HINA S INDUSTRIAL CITIES THE CAPITAL OF THE 3HAANXI PROVINCE SUFFERS CONSIDERABLY FROM POLLUTION !LL THIS CONTRIBUTES TO THE SENSE OF GRANDEUR AS YOU WATCH THE "ELL

4OWER AND -ING #ITY 7ALLS GRADUALLY EMERGE OUT OF THE IN TERMINABLE SWIRLS OF GRITTY FOG "ICYCLE RIDES ATOP THE WALLS OFFER A CHILDISH YET HIGHLY ENJOYABLE DISTRACTION FROM THE CITY S HIS TORICAL FEATURES (OWEVER THE PRIME REASON FOR VISITING 8I AN IS TO SEE THE 4ERRACOTTA !RMY THE SIGHT OF ROW UPON ROW OF FACSIMILE BELLIGER ENT LOOKING SOLDIERS PROVED TO BE A MOST UNNERVING EXPERIENCE $ISCOVERED ONLY IN BY PEASANTS THE SUBTERRANEAN ARMY WAS BURIED ALONG WITH %MPEROR 1IN 3HI (UANG TO AID HIM IN HIS RULE IN THE AFTERLIFE !VERAGING METERS IN HEIGHT THE LARGELY HOLLOW SOLDIERS AND HORSES ARE PRESERVED UNDISTURBED IN SEVERAL EXCAVATED VAULTS /N MY TEN DAY TRIP ) HAD ONLY SCRATCHED THE SURFACE OF A COUNTRY WHICH SPANS FROM -T %VEREST IN THE 7EST TO 3HANGHAI IN THE %AST MUCH OF IT LINKED BY THE WORLD S THIRD LONGEST RIVER

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) HAVE DEVELOPED A RATHER INAPPROPRI ATE CRUSH ) THINK ) HAVE FALLEN FOR MY BOSS 7E HAVE BEEN SPENDING A LOT OF TIME TOGETHER RECENTLY AND ) THINK SHE S THE GIRL FOR ME 3HE S FUNNY SMART AND SEXY AND ) DON T OFTEN FALL FOR PEOPLE THIS QUICKLY ) REALLY WANT TO SAY SOME THING TO HER BUT ) DON T THINK IT S AP PROPRIATE 7E WORK IN SUCH A CLOSE EN VIRONMENT THAT IF SHE WERE TO TURN ME DOWN ) DON T KNOW IF ) COULD FACE MY JOB (OWEVER IF SOMETHING WERE TO HAPPEN THEN EVERYTHING ) DID AT WORK WOULD BE SUBJECT TO KNOWING LOOKS AND WHISPERS BEHIND MY BACK 7E VE HAD A FEW STEAMY MOMENTS AROUND THE PHOTOCOPIER AND ) CAN T BE SURE BUT ) THINK SHE FEELS THE SAME ABOUT ME ) VE NOT HAD MUCH SUCCESS WITH THE LADIES SO ) NEED TO BE SURE (OWEVER ) M PRETTY CERTAIN THAT THIS IS THE REAL DEAL ) VE TRIED JUST KEEPING IT TO MYSELF AND HOPING IT WILL GO AWAY BUT IT WON T ) REALLY DON T KNOW WHAT TO DO 0LEASE HELP $AISY ,EWIS 'RABBING #LERICS $EAR ,EWIS

7HAT A PREDICAMENT YOU ARE IN )N MY OPINION LOVE ALL BUT AT THE SAME TIME YOU DON T WANT TO LOSE YOUR JOB OR MAKE WORK UNCOMFORTABLE FOR YOU OR HER 4HERE ARE A FEW QUESTIONS YOU NEED TO ASK YOURSELF DOES SHE FEEL THE SAME WAY $O YOU LIKE HER ENOUGH TO RISK AFFECTING YOUR WORKING RELATION SHIP )F THE ANSWER TO BOTH THESE QUESTIONS IS hYESv THEN 4ELL HER THAT YOU RE NEVER GONNA LEAVE HER TELL HER THAT YOU RE AL WAYS PLEASED TO SEE HER 4ELL HER TELL HER TELL HER TELL HER RIGHT NOW -AYBE DON T SING TO HER THOUGH OR BE THIS FULL ON n IT MIGHT FREAK HER OUT )F SHE DOES TURN YOU DOWN ) AM SURE SHE WON T TELL ANYONE SO YOU WON T NEED TO WORRY ABOUT THE LOOKS AND WHISPERS 4HE ONLY TWO PEOPLE WHO NEED TO KNOW ARE YOU AND HER !ND IF SHE FEELS THE SAME WAY WHICH SHE MAY WELL DO THEN THAT S FANTASTIC 3HE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SHOW HER FEELINGS AT WORK SO WHY NOT CREATE SOME SOCIAL SITUATIONS WHERE SHE CAN RELAX MORE !LSO KINKY SEX AT WORK CAN BE FUN SO WHY NOT HOP ON AND ENJOY THE RIDE $AISY XXX

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T S STRANGE 9OU WOULDN T THINK YOU D COME TO MISS GREY

GRIMY STEPS QUITE SO MUCH /R FEEL NOS TALGIC ABOUT A BEER SODDEN

VOMIT DRENCHED FLOOR "UT THESE HAVE BECOME A FEW OF MY FAVOURITE 5%! THINGS .OW THAT THE END IS IN SIGHT THEY GLEAM WITH NEVER BEFORE SEEN PROMISE 0ERHAPS THERE IS A SLIGHT ROSY TINT TO MY NEW PERSPECTIVEx "UT IT S TIME 4HE RUG IS ABOUT TO BE WHIPPED AWAY GOOD AND PROPER AND WE SHALL BE LEFT WITH EEK WHIS PER IT @LIFE 7HAT IS LIFE 4HIS SCARY NEW REALITY WITHOUT UNI ! WORLD WITHOUT WAK ING UP AT PM HAVING DRUNK YOURSELF SENSELESS THE NIGHT BEFORE FEELING LIKE 3HREK IS TAP DANCING ROUND YOUR HEAD WITH $ONKEY ACCOMPANYING HAPHAZARDLY ON ROLLER SKATES ! WORLD WITHOUT BEING BURIED BENEATH BOOKS AND SITTING IN POKEY SEMINAR ROOMS TRY ING TO ROUSE YOUR BRAIN INTO SOME SEMBLANCE OF LIFE 4HE GERIATRICS OF 5%! MUST SOON MOVE ON SHUFFLE OFF THIS MORTAL CONCRETE COIL AND TAKE THE PLUNGE INTO A NEW HOPE FULLY HEAVENLY REALM !RRIVING WIDE EYED AND BUSHY TAILED DIVING INTO HALLS AND LIVING LIKE YOUR LIFE DEPENDS ON IT ,APPING UP THE LAUNDERETTE THE CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE BAR AND YET AGAIN TRUNDLING TO THE CAM PUS SHOP BECAUSE THAT 4ESCO METRO IS JUST TOO FAAAAAR AND BESIDES IT S NOT REALLY THAT MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE )T NEV ER OCCURS TO YOU WHEN YOU RE DOING ALL THAT LATE NIGHT HEART

! WORLD WITH OUT WAKING UP AT PM HAVING DRUNK YOURSELF SENSELESS THE NIGHT BEFORE

FEELING LIKE 3HREK IS TAP DANCING ROUND YOUR HEAD WITH $ONKEY AC COMPANYING HAPHAZARDLY ON ROLLER SKATES

TO HEARTING IN THE KITCHEN

AND @FINDING YOURSELF AMONG THE SNAKE BITES THAT ONE PRE CIOUS THIRD OF YOUR UNI TIME IS NEARLY OVER 4HEN THERE S THE SECOND YEAR 4HAT DIVINE LOFTY FEELING WHEN YOU RETURN TO SMUGLY OBSERVE THE FRESHERS MOVING INTO THEIR NEW ABODES MUMS IN TOW h!Hv HOW SWEET

YOU SAY FEELING SO UTTERLY ABOVE THEM AS YOU JUMP ON THE BACK TO YOUR GRAND

BRAND SPANKING NEW HOUSE !ND THAT FEELING PERVADES THE SECOND YEAR REALLY ) LIVE IN A HOUSE ) HAVE MY OWN HOUSExME 4HE SECOND YEAR IS THE BEST TIME IN SO MANY SIMPLE WAYS 4HE END ISN T CALLING BUT THE BEGINNING S BEGUN &REE TO DO WHAT YOU WILL STILL !ND THEN THERE S THE FI NAL ONE )T S RIDICULOUS REALLY 9OU WASTE MOST OF IT WORRYING THAT IT S THE THIRD YEAR AND IT S GOING TO GO FAR TOO FAST BUT THE ONLY THING THAT MAKES IT GO FAST IS YOUR WORRYING !ND THEN THE COUNTDOWN STARTS h)T S ALRIGHT WE VE STILL GOT AFTER #HRISTMAS v 4HEN hIT S FINE WE VE STILL GOT AFTER %AST ERv 7ELL NOW IT S AFTER %ASTER !ND ) WON T LIE TO YOU MY CHERUBS IT S PRETTY UNNERV ING !S THE FINGER OF THE REAL WORLD BECKONS AND EVERY SIN GLE PERSON YOU EVER MEET ASKS YOU hSO WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH YOUR LIFE v 9OU SLOWLY START TO DESCEND INTO A PRIVATE WHIRLWIND OF PANIC 4HAT DE SIRE TO IMPRESS TO HAVE SOME SUBSTANCE IN YOUR LIFE SOME THING TO SAY FOR YOURSELF ) DO HAVE AN AIM AN AMBITION A REASON FOR EXISTING ) M NOT JUST GOING TO WASTE AWAY AFTER

UNI REALLY ) SHALL GO FORAGE AND EMERGE FROM THE WILDER NESS A 'OD OR A PROPHET OR MAYBE AN ASTRONAUT OR SIMI LAR "UT WHATEVER IT WILL BE IT SHALL DEFINITELY BE SOMETHING AMAZING /N THE POSITIVE FRONT

HOWEVER THE THIRD YEAR ALSO OFFERS SOME RATHER WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITIES FOR RELAXATION AND RELEASE .ONE OF THAT DESPERATE URGE TO FIND AND IMPRESS NEW FRIENDS 4HERE S A FABULOUS COMFORTABLE

SHABBY FEELING 9OU KNOW WHO YOU ARE YOU KNOW WHO YOUR FRIENDS ARE YOU KNOW WHAT YOU RE GOOD AT YOU RE ESTABLISHED HERE AND YOU RE AT THE TOP OF THE PILE )T S A GREAT FEELING 9OU CAN STRIDE AROUND CAMPUS LIKE YOU OWN IT YOU CAN SMILE PITI FULLY AND NOD WISELY WHILE FIRST AND SECOND YEARS TELL YOU THEIR TALES OF WORKLOAD WOE YOU CAN LIVE HAPPILY IN THE KNOWLEDGE THAT YOU ARE SOMETHING TO BE ESTEEMED AND REVERED !T LEAST FOR A LIT TLE WHILE /NLY EVER SO SLIGHT LY MARRED BY THE KNOWLEDGE THAT IT S ALL GOING TO FINISH IN A FEW MONTHS TIME "UT THEY DO SAY ALL GOOD THINGS MUST COME TO AN END !FTER ALL WE ALL MUST MOVE ONWARD &ORWARD MOTION AND ALL THAT 3O AS ) SHUF FLE OFF TO - 3 TO GRAB THAT BEAUTIFUL BEIGE RIB KNIT CAR DI AND MATCHING SLIPPERS ) HAVE NOTHING LEFT BUT SOME SLIGHTLY DOG EARED WORLD WEARY WISDOM TO IMPART TO YOU 'RAB IT WHILE YOU VE GOT IT AND ENJOY IT WHILE IT LASTS BECAUSE AS THE SONG GOES

THESE REALLY ARE THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES

7EDNESDAY TH !PRIL #/.#2%4%

&OOD

&IRST CLASS DIETS FOR l RST CLASS DEGREES

0ANICKING ABOUT ASSIGNMENT SUBMISSION AND IMPENDING EXAMS #ALM DOWN AND EAT SOMETHING COUNSELS *ENNY 0ERKS

,

IKE ME YOU MIGHT l ND YOURSELF HAUNTED

BY THE TERRIFYING REALISATION THAT %ASTER IS OVER AND NOT ONLY DO YOU HAVE THE USUAL MOUNTAIN OF COURSEWORK TO SUBMIT BUT VERY SOON THERE ARE EXAMS TO SIT 1UITE POSSIBLY IN SUBJECTS THAT YOU FEEL THAT YOU KNOW BEWILDERINGLY LITTLE ABOUT 5NLESS YOU WISH TO MAKE YOUR GRADES ENTIRELY A TEST OF YOUR MENTAL AGILITY ON THE DAY OF THE EXAM A BRAVE IF FOOLHARDY TACTIC

REVISION IS LIKELY TO BE IMPORTANT !PPARENTLY FOR EVERY MINUTE SPENT IN ORGANISING AN HOUR IS EARNED 3O WHEN APPROACHING THIS STRESSFUL TIME DON T AGONISE OR GANISE !ND WHILE MOST OF YOU WILL BE FAMILIAR PLANNING YOUR REVISION SCHEDULE THE IDEA OF PLANNING A RE VISION DIET MAY NOT HAVE OCCURRED

TO YOU 7E ALL KNOW THAT AN ARMY MARCHES ON ITS STOMACH AND OVER THIS CRITICAL PERIOD YOU CAN CONSIDER YOURSELF TO BE A ONE PERSON ARMY ,IKE A l NELY TUNED ATHLETE YOU CAN HONE YOUR BODY TO PERFORM AT ITS OPTIMUM LEVEL OVER THIS CRITICAL PERIOD (OW ) HEAR YOU ASK )T S QUITE SIMPLE REALLYx &OR HEALTHx )T GOES WITHOUT SAYING THAT IF YOU RE ILL YOU ARE NOT GOING TO BE MUCH USE FOR EITHER REVISION OR EXAMS !

HEALTHY BALANCED DIET CONTAINING PLENTY OF FRUIT VEGETABLES AND OTHER WHOLE FOODS WILL HELP HERE !S WILL AVOIDING ILL PEOPLE IF POSSIBLE )F THIS SLIGHTLY CALLOUS SUGGESTION IS NOT POSSIBLE YOU MIGHT WANT TO CONSIDER TAKING SUPPLEMENTS OF 6I TAMIN # AND OR %CHINACEA TO HELP BOOST YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM

&OR STAMINA AND ALERTNESSx -AKING THE EFFORT TO EAT BREAKFAST IS A GREAT WAY TO SET YOU UP TO START THE DAY )N ADDITION TO DELAYING YOUR NEED TO BREAK FOR LUNCH

MANY BREAKFAST CEREALS ARE FORTIl ED SUCH AS VITAMINS " # % IRON

MAGNESIUM AND BETA CAROTENE WHICH ARE REPUTED TO BOOST BRAIN POWER !LTERNATIVELY VEGETABLES SUCH AS CARROT SPINACH AND OTHER LEAFY GREEN VEGETABLES ARE ALSO GOOD SOURCES OF THESE NUTRIENTS 4HE SHORT TERM EFFECTS OF CAFFEINE AND SUGAR ARE WELL KNOWN BUT OVERDO THESE AND YOU ARE LIKELY TO END UP HYPER JUMPY AND UNABLE TO FOCUS &OR PROLONGED AND STEADY PERFORM ANCE FOODS WITH A LOW ') RATING ARE RECOMMENDED FOR EXAMPLE BROWN BREAD NUTS BEANS AND FRUIT JUICES

AS THESE FOODS RELEASE THEIR ENERGY MORE GRADUALLY THAN FOODS CONTAIN

ING MORE REl NED SUGARS &OR CONCENTRATIONx &OR ME THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR IN MAINTAINING CONCENTRATION IS EATING ENOUGH AS NOTHING IS SURER TO DISTRACT YOU FROM THE BOOKS THAN HUNGER PANGS "EYOND THIS THERE IS EVIDENCE THAT /MEGA FATTY ACIDS FOUND IN OILY l SH CAN IMPROVE CON CENTRATION 4WO PORTIONS WEEKLY IS THE MINIMUM AMOUNT RECOM MENDED 4UNA OR MACKEREL ARE IDEAL BECAUSE OF THEIR HIGH LEVELS OF THE GOOD STUFF AND BECAUSE THEY COME READY TO EAT IN TINS AND ARE QUICK EASY AND RELATIVELY CHEAP !CCOMPANY WITH A JACKET POTATO ET VOILA &URTHERMORE GINGKO BILOBA AND GINSENG ARE TWO SUPPLEMENTS WHICH ARE TRADITIONALLY ASSOCIATED WITH IMPROVING CONCENTRATION &OR RELAXATIONx

4HE NIGHT BEFORE THE EXAM CAN BE NERVE WRACKING AND IF PRE EXAM NERVES STOP YOU FROM SLEEPING YOU MIGHT WANT TO INTRODUCE LIGHTER FOODS SUCH AS WARM MILK TURKEY AND LETTUCE INTO YOUR EVENING MEAL !S WELL AS STOPPING YOU FROM GETTING SO NERVOUS IT IS SUGGESTED THAT FOODS LIKE THIS HELP YOUR BODY WIND DOWN AND WILL STOP YOU WOR RYING ABOUT THE NEXT DAY )T CAN ALSO BE A GREAT STRATEGY TO EAT SOMETHING YOU ASSOCIATE WITH COMFORT SUCH AS A FAVOURITE CHILDHOOD MEAL !NYTHING SIMPLE AND REASSURING IS LIKELY TO DO THE TRICK SAUSAGE AND MASH AND BAKED BEANS ALWAYS DOES IT FOR ME 'OOD LUCK EVERYONE AND REMEM BERx EAT

#/.#2%4% 7EDNESDAY TH !PRIL

#OMMENT /PINION

! 0LEASANT 3URPRISE !NDY *UDSON

'IVEN THE RECENT TURNOUT IN 5NION ELECTIONS IT S PROBABLY SAFE TO SAY THAT MOST STUDENTS DON T RE ALLY CARE ABOUT THE .A TIONAL 5NION OF 3TUDENTS ) M WILLING TO BET A LARGE NUMBER DON T EVEN KNOW WHAT IT IS (OWEVER THIS CERTAINLY DOESN T MEAN THAT IT ISN T IMPORTANT

WHICH MEANS THE RECENT .53 .ATIONAL #ONFERENCE DOES BEAR SOME ATTENTION FROM EVEN THE MOST APA THETIC OF STUDENTS 4HE REASON WHY THIS

YEAR S #ONFERENCE DESERVES ATTENTION IS BECAUSE lNALLY SOMETHING HAS BEEN DONE TO COMBAT THE APATHY THAT HAS PARALYSED THE STUDENT MOVE MENT FOR YEARS LEAD NOT BY THE INSIPID .53 LEADERSHIP OR THE RANTING LOONY LEFT

BUT BY NORMAL STUDENTS AND REPRESENTATIVE SABBS WHO WENT TO #ONFERENCE TO PUSH A UNITED CAMPAIGN CALLED .OT &OR 0OLITICS *UST &OR 3TU DENTS WHOSE NAME EFFECTIVE LY SPEAKS FOR THEIR GOALS ) WON T GO INTO THE DETAILS HERE BUT ) WOULD IMPLORE ANYONE TO LOOK UP THEIR &A CEBOOK GROUP IF YOU WISH TO lND OUT MORE 3UFlCE TO SAY THEY WENT TO #ONFERENCE TO COMBAT THE FACTIONALISM

WHICH PARALYSES IT AND PER FORMED SURPRISINGLY WELL .O DOUBT THIS IS BECAUSE THEY WERE ABLE TO GAIN THE SUPPORT OF THE LARGE NUMBER OF NON FACTION ALIGNED DELEGATES &OR ONCE EXTREME POLITICAL FAC TIONS WERE SHOWN NOT TO REP RESENT ANYONE EXCEPT THEIR OWN SELlSH SELVES AND THEY WERE BEATEN TIME AND AGAIN OVER THEIR POINTLESS ATTEMPTS TO COMBAT FASCISM THE GOV ERNMENT S FOREIGN POLICY AND NEO LIBERALISM WHATEVER THAT EVEN IS 7HILST THE NAME COULD USE SOME WORKING ON AFTER ALL YOU CAN T REALLY BE AGAINST POLITICS IT EMPHASISED HOW THE .53 SHOULD VIEW POLITICS AS A MEANS TO AN END NOT THE

END ITSELF /F COURSE THE LEFT WING FACTIONS IN THE .53 HATE ALL OF THIS AND IN FACT ACCUSE THE CAMPAIGN OF BEING A RIGHT WING CONSPIRACY &RANKLY ) COULDN T CARE LESS WHERE THE ORGANISERS OF THE CAMPAIGN LIE POLITICALLY 4HIS ARGUMENT SIMPLY SHOWS HOW ONE DI MENSIONALLY THE FACTIONS IN .53 THINK REGARDING ANY CAMPAIGNING MOVEMENT AS A POLITICAL PLOY &RANKLY THE .OT &OR 0OLITICS MOVEMENT PROBABLY MAKES THEM A BIT GREEN AT THE GILLS 4HE LEFTIES STRUG GLE TO ORGANISE ANY EFFECTIVE CAMPAIGNS IN ONE FELL SWOOP THIS GROUP HAS UNITED A LARGE NUMBER OF .53 DELEGATES

MUCH EASIER AND FASTER THAN THE FACTIONS IN THE .53 HAVE EVER DONE 4HE SAD TRUTH IS THAT THESE FACTIONS DON T NEED THE .53 TO ACHIEVE THEIR AIMS )NSTEAD THEY CAN BLAME THE .53 FOR THEIR OWN FAILINGS THERE IS NOTHING THAT THE .53 COULD DO THAT THESE FACTIONS COULDN T ORGANISE THEMSELVES IF THEIR RHETORIC WAS TRUE 3O IT S ABOUT TIME THAT THE .53 WAS TAKEN BACK FROM POLITICAL PARTIES LOOK ING FOR A BATTLElELD SO THAT IT CAN START CONCENTRATING ON STUDENT ISSUES AND PER HAPS IT MAY START WINNING ON SOME OF THEM

&RIENDS ARE STOPING ME FROM REVISING 3ARAH ,OVELOCK .OW THAT EXAM TIME IS LOOMING NEARER ) M lND ING MYSELF SPENDING MORE AND MORE TIME DOWN THE GYM CLEANING MY ROOM

DOING WASHING AND GOING FOR LONG RANDOM WALKS "ASICALLY ) M DOING ANY THING BUT START REVISION AND THIS HAS MADE ME QUESTION WHOSE FAULT THAT ACTUALLY IS )S IT BECAUSE MY HOUSE MATES HAVEN T STARTED YET ) GET EASILY DISTRACTED WHEN THEY RE SITTING THERE WATCHING

&RIENDS EVEN IF ) HAVE SEEN IT A HUNDRED TIMES OVER )S IT MY PARENTS FAULT 4HEY TELL ME ) SHOULD START REVISION

BUT AS ANY NORMAL OFFSPRING

) OBVIOUSLY HAVE TO IGNORE ANY ADVICE THEY GIVE ) AM ONE OF THE FORTUNATE ONES THIS YEAR WITH JUST TWO EXAMS TO SIT )T S QUITE INTER ESTING TO COMPARE MY LECTUR ERS VIEW POINTS TOWARDS EACH EXAM THOUGH /NE IS EX TREMELY LAID BACK HE HASN T TOLD ME MY EXAM DATES AND WE HAVEN T MENTIONED REVI SION IN OUR CLASSES 7E AMBLE THROUGH SEMINARS AND ) JOT DOWN OCCASIONAL NOTES .OW THAT MY EXAM IS APPROACH

ING THOUGH THIS LAID BACK AT TITUDE HAS GOT ME A LITTLE BIT ANXIOUS AND ) AM BEGINNING TO FEEL THE MOTIVATION TO START REVISION AT LEAST SOMETIME IN THE NEAR FUTURE ) GUESS IT CAN T BE HIS FAULT THEN THAT ) HAVEN T STARTED YET SURELY HIS APPROACH SHOULD MAKE ME WANT TO START AS SOON AS POSSIBLE -Y OTHER TUTOR HAS THE OPPOSITE APPROACH WITH PRINTED REVISION SHEETS DATES AND TIMES OF EXAMS AND REVI SION TIPS CONSTANTLY DRILLED INTO OUR HEADS 3O WHY HAVEN T ) STARTED REVISION FOR THIS UNIT !GAIN IT CAN T BE HER FAULT SHE S PRETTY MUCH

SPOON FEEDING THE PROCESS TO US TELLING US WHAT TO DO AND HOW TO DO IT ) THINK THAT HOWEVER ) LOOK AT IT THE PROBLEM IS DOWN TO MY OWN LACK OF MOTIVATION $IFFERENT UNITS

TEACHERS AND APPROACHES TO REVISION ARE ALL THERE TO GUIDE ME ALONG BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY IT S DOWN TO ME 5NIVERSITY MAY SEEM EASY AT TIMES MISSING LECTURES COP YING UP FRIENDS NOTES AND BLAGGING CLASS PRESENTATIONS

BUT EXAMS ARE THE THING MY GRADE NOW HANGS ON 3O MY PLANS FOR THIS WEEK ARE TO TAKE A TRIP INTO ALMOST UNKNOWN TERRITORY

AS ) VENTURE INTO THE ,IBRARY !PPARENTLY THEY HAVE A RANGE OF EXAM PAST PAPERS AMONG THE SEEMINGLY DUSTY BOOKS ) MIGHT EVEN TAKE MYSELF DOWN TO 7(3MITH S AND TREAT MY SELF TO A NEW SET OF BIROS !T THE END OF THE DAY THIS IS MY LIFE AND MY FUTURE CAREER AND ) M GUESSING THAT THE LACK OF REVISION GOING ON RIGHT NOW IS NO ONE S FAULT BUT MY OWN )F MY HOUSEMATES WOULD JUST TURN OFF THE 46 ) WOULD PROBABLY START RIGHT NOW BUT ) lGURE ) CAN T BE UNSOCIABLE AND SURELY ONE MORE EPISODE OF &RIENDS WON T HURT

) DON T LIKE SHOPPING AT AM !NDY *ONES !T AM IN MY PIECE OF RU RAL ,INCOLNSHIRE THERE ARE ONLY TWO THINGS YOU CAN DO &IRSTLY YOU CAN GO DOGGING

THE EXCITING PURSUIT OF PRO FESSIONAL FOOTBALLERS IN VOLVING SEX WITH STRANGERS IN CAR PARKS 3ECONDLY YOU CAN GO TO HOUR 4ESCO 7E EVEN INVENTED A GAME 9OU HAVE TO BUY THREE ITEMS WHICH WILL MOST CONFUSE OR ALARM THE PERSON WORKING THE NIGHT SHIFT 7HILE ) M SURE THIS SAYS A LOT ABOUT RURAL ,IN

COLNSHIRE AND MY FRIENDS IT ALSO TELLS ME SOMETHING ABOUT WHERE OUR SOCIETY IS GOING IN THE ST CENTURY )T WOULD BE INCONCEIVABLE TO SOMEONE OR YEARS AGO THAT A SHOP WOULD BE SELLING $ANISH 0AS TRIES AND 0REMIER ,EAGUE FOOT BALL STICKERS AT HALF PAST TWO IN THE MORNING 3O AS THIS IS AN OPINION PIECE YOU PROBABLY WANT AN OPINION )S HOUR 4ESCO GOOD OR BAD )S THIS THE BE GINNING OF A DYSTOPIAN FUTURE WHERE EVERYTHING HAS A PRICE BUT NOTHING HAS VALUE /R PERHAPS JUST A PLACE WHERE YOU CAN BUY A PASTRY AT AM ) M NOT REALLY SURE (OWEVER ) AM

SURE THAT IT IS DEMONSTRATING CHANGING ATTITUDES ABOUT OUR SOCIETY ) RECENTLY HEARD THE PHRASE @CRADLE TO GRAVE USED IN REFERENCE TO 4ESCO )T WAS ORIGINALLY COINED TO DESCRIBE THE WELFARE STATE AND THE NEW DEAL PEOPLE WOULD GET AFTER THE 3ECOND 7ORLD 7AR 4HE IDEA WAS THAT THE STATE WOULD PROVIDE ALL THE SERVICES A CITIZEN NEEDED IT SEEMS THAT NOWADAYS THAT RESPONSIBILITY HAS PASSED TO 4ESCO 4HERE IS NO LONGER ANY THING TO STOP PEOPLE GETTING WHAT THEY WANT #ONSUMER GOODS ARE SO CHEAP NOW THAT THINGS ARE BOUGHT AS SOON AS THEY ARE WANTED AND THROWN

AWAY WHEN THEY ARE NOT NEED ED 4HIS TREND GOES FURTHER THAN CONSUMER GOODS 0EOPLE ARE ALLOWED TO LEAD THE LIFE STYLES THEY WANT GAY COUPLES CAN MARRY AND ADOPT WOMEN CAN CHOOSE CAREERS OVER FAMI LIES AND THE 7ORLD 7IDE 7EB GIVES CONSPIRACY THEORISTS A PLACE TO MEET AND MULTIPLY )T SEEMS THAT OLD RESTRICTIONS ON WHEN AND WHERE THINGS CAN BE DONE ARE BEING REMOVED ACROSS SOCIETY 4HIS CAN ONLY BE A POSITIVE THING AS PEOPLE CAN TAKE RESPONSIBILITY TO LIVE THERE LIVES IN A WAY THEY DEEM APPROPRIATE (OWEVER THIS NEW FREE DOM COMES AT A PRICE ,IKE

NEVER BEFORE WE CAN HAVE WHAT WE WANT WHEN WE WANT IT "UT THIS IS NOT WITHOUT COST 3UPERMARKETS MASS BUYING POLICIES HAVE REDUCED MANY FARMERS TO POVERTY 4HE CHEAP CLOTHES WE ALL SPORT ARE OFTEN PRODUCED IN NEAR SLAVE LABOUR CONDITIONS AND OUR DISPOS ABLE CULTURE IS PUTTING INCRED IBLE STRAIN ON THE ENVIRON MENT AND OUR lNITE RESOURCES 4WENTY FOUR HOUR 4ESCO SUMS UP THE BEST AND WORST OF THIS TREND YES WE CAN REVEL IN OUR NEW FREEDOM BUT THERE IS A PRICE TO PAY 7E MIGHT lND OUT SOON THAT IT IS TOO HIGH

/PITALK BY ,OUIS (OLDING 0ARSONS $EPUTY %DITOR

-ACHINES

-ANY A FRIEND OF MINE ) HAVE BEEN SEEING AROUND THE LIBRARY .OW THIS MAY NOT SOUND ODD AS WE ARE HERE TO STUDY BUT YET THE TIMEFRAME WAS IT WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HOLIDAYS -OST STUDENTS SEEMED TO HAVE AN ESSAY OR TWO TO DO OVER THE HOLIDAYS 4HIS IN ITSELF IS NOT ABNOR MAL BUT WHEN THE TOTAL ESSAY COUNT STARTS GETTING TO OR EVEN AND THE WORDS HAVING TO BE WRITTEN REACHING THEN THINGS ARE NOT RIGHT !LTHOUGH STUDENTS PRIMARY AIM IS TO STUDY AS THE NOUN SUGGESTS

IT IS NOT TO BE BECOME ESSAY PRODUCING MACHINES WHICH REGUJATATE THE THEORY BEING LECTURED TO THEM IN SEMI NARS )NDEED MOST STUDENTS ARE PROBABLY MORE LIKELY TO REMEMBER THEIR ANTICS IN THE ,#2 THAN WHAT WAS BEING SAID IN ,ECTURE 4HEATRE ON -ONDAY MORNING 0ART OF THE REASON FOR SO MANY ESSAYS BEING SET FOR THE lRST 7EDNESDAY BACK IS THE NINE WEEK TERM WE HAD LAST SE MESTER -ANY TUTORS SEEMED TO HAVE SEEN THE HOLIDAYS AS AN IDEAL PERIOD FOR THEIR ES SAYS TO BE DONE 9ET WHY DID WE HAVE A NINE WEEK TERM IN THE lRST PLACE /PITALK UNDERSTANDS AND /PITALK IS SOMETIMES WRONG THAT THE CORRELATION OF BANK HOLIDAYS AROUND %ASTER WEEK END WOULD HAVE MEANT LECTURES HAVING TO BE RE ARRANGED 5NFORTUNATELY FOR 5%!

STUDENTS OTHER UNIVERSITIES DON T SEEM TO HAVE SEEN IT LIKE THAT %SSEX FOR ONE HAVE HAD A WEEK TERM .OW THAT IS SOMETHING WE THRASH THEM ON $ERBY $AY BUT THEY EQUALIZE IN THE DYING MOMENTS BY HAVING A BETTER

MORE STRUCTURED EDUCATION

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,EWIS (AMILTON S PROGRESS IN HIS lRST RACES OF THE & SEASON IS NOTHING SHORT OF SPECTACULAR AND CONSISTENT 9ET ) M GETTING FED UP WITH THE CONSTANT REMINDERS THAT HE IS BLACK HE IS ACTUALLY A HALF CAST WHY SHOULD COLOUR COME INTO IT (E IS A YOUNG MAN WHO IS INCREDIBLY SUC CESSFUL AT WHAT HE DOES WITH HIS FEET lRMLY ON THE GROUND AND A GREAT ATTITUDE TO BOOT

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0IRATE 3OC !POLOGY (I

) AM THE SECRETARY OF 0IRATE 3OCIETY AND TODAY ) WAS PRESENT ED WITH THE LATEST COPY OF #ON CRETE AND SHOWN THAT WE WERE INCLUDED AS BEING h.OT (OTv &IRST OF ALL ) WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY WE WERE INCLUDED 4HIS HAS SOMEWHAT COME OUT OF THE BLUE AND THE FACT THAT WE HAVE OVER MEMBERS OVER PAID PROVES THAT THE 5%! STUDENTS DO WANT A 0IRATE 3OCIETY 3ECONDLY A LOT OF HARD WORK AND MONEY HAS GONE INTO THIS SOCIETY "UILDING ONE UP FROM NOTHING IS VERY DIFlCULT AS ) HAVE FOUND OUT ON MORE THAN ONE OC CASSION AND ) lND THIS INCLUSION VERY INSULTING TO THE COMMITTEE AND SOCIETY MEMBERS )N NO WAY WERE WE MAKING DEROGATORY COMMENTS ABOUT (EARING !ID 7E WERE ATTEMPT ING TO ADDRESS A LEGAL ISSUE AFTER 0IRATE 3OC WERE TOLD IT WAS NOT AL LOWED FOR A SOCIETY TO RAISE MON EY FOR CHARITY AS THE CHARITY STATUS OF THE 5NION MADE IT ILLEGAL 4HIS NEARLY LED TO US BEING REJECTED BY 5NION #OUNCIL AND WE HAD TO SPEND A FRANTIC AFTERNOON DASH ING ROUND 5NION (OUSE UNTIL &RANCIS AND !NDY 0OTT lNALLY TOLD US WHAT WAS GOING ON AND 4ESSA KINDLY AMENDED THE CONSTITUTION

AT 5NION #OUNCIL &URTHER TO THIS WE HAVE OVER HEARD INSTANCES OF ,IVEWIRE $*S OPENLY AND PUBLICALLY MAKING NEGATIVE COMMENTS ABOUT OUR SOCIETY 7E FEEL THAT IT IS WRONG FOR A MEDIA SOCIETY TO USE ITS POSITION AND INmUENCE TO SPREAD NEGATIVE PUBLICITY ABOUT ANOTHER SOCIETY 4HIS CAN ONLY MAKE IT HARDER FOR STUDENTS TO START AND JOIN SOCIE TIES 2ICHIE 0IRATE 3OC #OMMITTEE $EAR 2ICHIE

) AM SO SORRY IF WE HAVE CAUSED OFFENCE AND MADE THE STRUGGLE TO SET UP AND MAINTAIN A SOCIETY EVEN HARDER THAN IT ALREADY IS ) WOULD NEVER WISH TO UNDERMINE ANY OTHER SOCIETY S HARD WORK ) SET UP 34!2 STUDENT ACTION FOR REFUGEES SOCIETY IN THE SECOND YEAR AND ) KNOW HOW HARD IT CAN BE TO DO IT ) HAVE A GREAT RESPECT FOR PEOPLE WHO SET UP SOCIETIES AND ) HAVE A FONDNESS FOR PIRATES 9OU HAVE DONE AMAZINGLY WELL THIS YEAR AND THAT IS SOMETHING WHICH SHOULD BE CELEBRATED NOT UNDERMINED -Y AIM THIS YEAR HAS BEEN TO PUBLICISE THE GOOD WORK SOCIETIES

#INEMA #ITY DO AND TO TRY AND GET SOCIETIES WORKING TOGETHER MORE 0IRATE 3OC WERE NOMINATED AND INCLUD ED IN THE @.OT (OT LIST BECAUSE SOME OF ITS SENIOR MEMBERS HAD BEEN MAKING DEROGATORY COM MENTS ABOUT A STUDENT ORGANISED CHARITY EVENT AND THE ORGANISERS 4HEY DID THIS IN A PUBLIC FORUM

SO THEY TOO WERE BEING NEGATIVE TOWARDS ANOTHER SOCIETY AND ITS HARD WORK TO MAKE MONEY FOR A CHARITY 4HE ROLE OF #ONCRETE IS TO BE A VOICE FOR STUDENTS AND A SIGNIlCANT NUMBER OF STUDENTS HAD COMPLAINED SO THIS IS WHY YOU WERE INCLUDED (OWEVER THIS DOES NOT JUSTIFY IT AND ) AM NOT TRYING TO MAKE EXCUSES ) MEAN ONLY TO EXPLAIN THE REASONING BEHIND IT ) AGREE WITH YOU COMPLETELY THAT MEDIA SOCIETIES SHOULDN T USE THEIR IN mUENCE TO THE DETRIMENT OF OTHER CLUBS AND SOCIETIES ) WOULD LIKE TO OFFER MY SINCERE APOLOGIES TO YOU YOUR COMMITTEE AND MEMBERS OF YOUR SOCIETY )F THERE IS ANY WAY WE CAN RECTIFY THE SITUATION AND COMPEN SATE FOR THE HURT WE HAVE CAUSED THEN HOPEFULLY WE CAN DO IT 9OURS SINCERELY !NNA 3TEWARD

)N YOUR ARTICLE ON #INEMA #ITY REFURBISHMENT -IRANDA "RYANT WRITES THAT IT WILL BE THE lRST CINEMA IN %NGLAND TO BECOME DIGITAL )N FACT A GREAT NUMBER OF SCREENS UP AND DOWN THE 5+ HAVE ALREADY BECOME DIGITAL PARTLY THROUGH PUMP PRIMING AND SUPPORT FROM THE "RITISH &ILM #OUNCIL ! LIST OF VENUES IN THE $IGITAL 3CREEN .ETWORK WHICH INCLUDES .ORWICH /DEON CAN BE FOUND AT HTTP TINYURL COM YOF LL AND THERE ARE OTHERS WHICH HAVE BEEN INSTALLED WITHOUT SUBSIDY #INEMA #ITY MIGHT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MAKE THAT CLAIM HAD IT MET ITS ORIGINAL PLANNED DATE FOR RE OPENING $ECEMBER 7HETHER THE MOVE TO DIGITAL IS GOOD NEWS IS A MOOT POINT ! KEY ARGUMENT IS THAT STRIKING AND DISTRIBUTING MM PRINTS IS EXPENSIVE

AND IF THAT COST CAN BE REMOVED THIS WILL MAKE IT EASIER TO SHOW A WIDER RANGE OF lLMS TO THE PUBLIC (OWEVER IMAGE QUALITY NEEDS TO BE FACTORED INTO THE EQUATION AS DIGITAL PROJECTION COVERS A MULTITUDE OF SINS 4HE &ILM #OUNCIL S OWN WEASEL WORDS ARE THAT PROJECTION COMPARES WELL FROM THE AUDIENCE S PERSPECTIVE WITH A MM IMAGE 4HAT S NOT TRUE OF EXAMPLES ) HAVE SEEN SO FAR BUT THE TECHNOLOGY IS DEVELOPING RAPIDLY )T S NOT CLEAR FROM ANYTHING ) VE READ WHETHER ALL THREE SCREENS AT THE NEW #INEMA #ITY WILL BE DIGITAL )F THEY ARE THE LOSS OF A VENUE SCREENING NON MAINSTREAM lLMS USING GOOD OLD CELLULOID WILL BE A SAD DEVELOPMENT INDEED .IGEL #URSON #OURSE $IRECTOR -! IN (IGHER %DUCATION 0RACTICE #ENTRE FOR 3TAFF AND %DUCATIONAL $EVELOPMENT 5%!

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,AW AND /RDER ON THE lELD OF PLAY -ARCUS *ONES TALKS TO 7AYNE "ARNES RIGHT EX 5%!

STUDENT AND PROFES SIONAL RUGBY REFEREE &ROM #OLNEY ,ANE TO THE 3TADIO &LAMINIO IN JUST SIX YEARS 7AYNE "ARNES RISE UP THE REFEREEING RANKS HAS BEEN REMARKABLE 4HE FORMER 5%! #OMMUNICATIONS OFlCER WAS IN CHARGE FOR THE OPENING lX TURE OF THIS YEAR S 3IX .ATIONS AND CONCEDES THAT BEING IN FRONT OF )TALIAN RUGBY FANS WAS A MEMORABLE START TO HIS lRST 2"3 3IX .ATIONS lX TURE BUT THAT HE APPROACHED THE MATCH THE SAME AS ANY OTHER h)F AFTER THE GAME NO ONE MENTIONS ME THEN ) HAVE DONE MY JOB v 7AYNE HAS EVIDENTLY BEEN DOING HIS JOB VERY WELL !T

HE WAS THE YOUNGEST PERSON

0ICTURE 2&5 EVER TO BE APPOINTED BY THE 2UGBY &OOTBALL 5NION 2&5 AS A FULL TIME REFEREE AND HE IS CURRENTLY THE YOUNGEST IN TERNATIONAL REFEREE ON THE CIR CUIT 7AYNE PUTS THIS SUCCESS DOWN TO A CONSTANT DESIRE TO BE IN THE MIDDLE h9OU VE GOT TO REFEREE PUT YOURSELF INTO GAMES AND SEE IF YOU RE DO ING A GOOD JOB 4HE MORE YOU REFEREE THE MORE YOU LEARN ABOUT THE GAME v 7AYNE STARTED HIS LEARN ING AT SCHOOL WHEN HE PICKED UP AN INJURY AND HE CONTIN UED TO OFlCIATE ON 3ATURDAYS AT UNIVERSITY WHILE PLAYING IN THE MID WEEK "53! RUGBY lXTURES AND STUDYING FOR HIS

,AW DEGREE (E BELIEVES THERE ARE SIMILARITIES BETWEEN LAW AND HIS CURRENT PROFESSION h,AW AND RUGBY BOTH PUT YOU IN STRESSFUL SITUATIONS AND RE QUIRE YOU TO REMAIN CALM AND INDEPENDENT FROM THE EVENTS 9OU NEED TO SLOW DOWN TAKE YOUR TIME AND REACH A REA SONED DECISION v /CCASIONALLY THOUGH

REASON IS THROWN OUT OF THE WINDOW AS 7AYNE FOUND OUT WHEN OFlCIATING IN HIS lRST

h4HE MORE YOU REFEREE THE MORE YOU LEARN v 0REMIERSHIP lXTURE BETWEEN "ATH AND 2OTHERHAM IN !S A REASONABLE SIZED SCUFmE BROKE OUT BETWEEN THE EQUALLY LARGE OPPOSING SIDES

A STREAKER ENTERED THE FORAY h!LL HE WAS WEARING WAS A PINK ELEPHANT POUCH TO KEEP

SOME DECENCY v REMEMBERS 7AYNE h4HE PLAYERS WERE SO SHOCKED THAT THEY FORGOT ABOUT THE lGHT v /F COURSE OUTSIDE AS SISTANCE FROM SCANTILY CLAD PITCH INVADERS IS A RARITY AND THEREFORE REFEREES OFTEN RELY UPON MORE LEGITIMATE MEANS TO AID THEM IN WHAT CAN BE A TREMENDOUSLY DIFlCULT JOB 7AYNE IS A STRONG ADVOCATE OF USING TECHNOLOGY IN ORDER TO PROVIDE OFlCIALS WITH AS MUCH INFORMATION AS POSSI BLE SO THAT DECISIONS ARE COR RECT AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE #URRENTLY THE VIDEO REF EREE IS USED ONLY TO CHECK THE LEGITIMACY OF DUBIOUS TRIES A FACT WHICH WAS DRAMATICALLY HIGHLIGHTED ON THE LAST DAY OF THE 3IX .ATIONS WHEN &RANCE WON THE TITLE WITH THE LAST PLAY OF THEIR GAME AGAINST 3COTLAND -ANY THOUGHT THAT THE VIDEO REFEREE HAD BEEN NULLIlED BY THE MAIN OFlCIAL

WHO ASKED IF THERE WAS ANY REASON WHY HE SHOULD NOT AWARD A TRY TO THE &RENCH A LIMITING QUESTION WHEN EVEN THE VIDEO EVIDENCE WAS IN CONCLUSIVE 7AYNE POINTS OUT THOUGH THAT THIS WAS CORRECT PROCEDURE h4HE REFEREE HAD THE BEST VIEW IN THE HOUSE AND BELIEVED HE HAD SEEN A TRY 4HE VIDEO REFEREE IS ONLY THERE TO MAKE SURE )T WAS THE CORRECT DECISION v 7AYNE HAD A FRONT ROW SEAT TO FURTHER 3IX .ATIONS CONTROVERSY AS HE WAS TOUCH JUDGE FOR THE )TALY VS 7ALES MATCH THAT ENDED IN CONFU SION 4HE 7ELSH THOUGHT THEY HAD TIME TO TAKE A LINEOUT IN

h) WORK WITH THE BEST COACHES AND THE BEST PLAYERS 4HIS IS A FANTASTIC JOB v ORDER TO GO FOR A TRY AND A WIN

BUT WHEN THEY KICKED THE BALL OUT OF PLAY THE lNAL WHISTLE WAS BLOWN 7AYNE SAYS HE RESPECTS HOW GRACIOUSLY THE 7ELSH BEHAVED AND THAT HE DOES FEEL FOR REFEREES WHEN THEY ARE SUBJECT TO CRITICISM AND ABUSE FROM FANS AND PLAYERS h&ORTUNATELY WE HAVE A GOOD UNION SUPPORTING RUGBY REFEREES AND PLAYERS ARE HEAVILY PUNISHED WHEN THEY BREAK THE RULES 4HE NORM IN RUGBY HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO

0ICTURE 2&5 7AYNE HAS ESTABLISHED HIMSELF AS A 0REMIERSHIP REFEREE AND HOPES TO OFlCIATE AT THE 7ORLD #UP LATER THIS YEAR HAVE DISCUSSION AND THE PLAY ERS SET A VERY GOOD EXAMPLE TO THE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO WATCH ) CONSIDER MYSELF VERY LUCKY ) WORK WITH THE BEST COACHES AND THE BEST PLAYERS 4HIS IS A FANTASTIC JOB v 3O WHAT DOES THE JOB ENTAIL !N OFlCIAL S WEEK OBVIOUSLY REVOLVES AROUND A 3ATURDAY lXTURE AND 7AYNE WILL BE IN THE GYM AS MANY AS lVE TIMES A WEEK IN ORDER TO ENSURE lTNESS REMAINS AT A SUITABLY HIGH LEVEL !FTER A GAME 7AYNE WILL REVIEW HIS PERFORMANCE WITH HIS COACH

WHO IS AN EX INTERNATIONAL REFEREE ANALYSING WHERE HE DID WELL AND WHERE THERE IS STILL SCOPE FOR IMPROVEMENT 4HEN THERE ARE THE REGULAR MEETINGS WHICH TAKE PLACE BETWEEN ALL THE 0REMIERSHIP OFlCIALS IN ORDER TO DISCUSS UP COMING lXTURES AND AFTER ALL THAT 7AYNE MUST ALSO lND THE TIME TO HELP DEVELOP THE NEXT GENERATION OF REFEREES IN SEMINARS AND CLASSES /BVIOUSLY HE STILL HAS PLENTY OF TIME LEFT IN HIS OWN CAREER AND LOOMING ON THE HORIZON IS THE 2UGBY 7ORLD #UP TAKING PLACE IN

&RANCE IN 3EPTEMBER 4WELVE REFEREES AND THIRTEEN TOUCH JUDGES WILL BE APPOINTED TO OFlCIATE AT THE TOURNAMENT AND THE NAMES WILL BE AN NOUNCED AT THE END OF !PRIL h)T IS LIKE WAITING FOR YOUR EXAM RESULTS v SAYS 7AYNE OF THE NERVOUS WAIT TO SEE IF HE MAKES THE 4HE TALK OF EXAMS BRINGS THE CONVERSATION BACK TO UNI VERSITY LIFE AND 7AYNE STILL FONDLY REMEMBERS HIS TIME AT 5%! h.ORWICH DEVELOPED A LOT WHILST ) WAS THERE THE 3PORTSPARK AND THE 2IVER SIDE BOTH SPRUNG UP BUT WE OBVIOUSLY SPENT MOST OF OUR TIME IN THE ,#2 ) REMEMBER IT WAS AN IMPORTANT PLACE TO MEET PEOPLE AND SOCIALISE BE FORE STUMBLING HOME TO THE 6ILLAGE ) D DO IT ALL AGAIN IF ) COULD GO BACK WITH ALL THE KNOWLEDGE ) HAVE NOW v )N 7AYNE S LAST YEAR AT 5%!

THE lRST EVER $ERBY $AY TOOK PLACE %AST !NGLIA S TI TANIC SPORTING CLASH WAS HIS CONCERN THEN BUT HOPEFULLY

COME 3EPTEMBER 7AYNE WILL BE MORE CONCERNED WITH !US TRALIA VS .EW :EALAND IN A HUGE 7ORLD #UP lXTURE

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4ENNIS ARE TRI RACKET CHAMPS *EZ #LARK

WAS SET ALBEIT A HUNG OVER ONE FOLLOWING THE 3T 0ATRICK S DAY CARNAGE THE PREVIOUS NIGHT

/N THE LAST DAY OF THE SPRING TERM SQUASH BADMINTON AND TENNIS MET TO BATTLE OUT THE ANNUAL TRI RACKETS TOUR NAMENT IN WHICH EACH CLUB PUTS OUT A SELECTION OF ITS lNEST PLAYERS TO DETERMINE WHICH IS THE MOST MULTI TAL ENTED CLUB 3QUASH WERE KEEN TO RE TAIN THEIR TITLE TENNIS KEEN TO IMPROVE ON THEIR DISMAL PERFORMANCE IN YEARS GONE

AND BADMINTON QUIETLY CON lDENT KNOWING THAT THEY HAD PERFORMED COMPETENTLY IN PREVIOUS MEETINGS 4HE STAGE

3QUASH LOOKED COM PETENT IN THE TENNIS WITH -ARK 7EBSTER 3MITH MIXING UP SOME CONlDENT GROUND STROKES WITH A FEW UNCON VENTIONAL SQUASH DROP SHOTS

AND 2ICHARD (UGHES DEMON STRATING A CHEEKY BIT OF BACK SPIN ON SOME SHOTS 3QUASH DOMINATED BADMINTON BUT WERE UNABLE TO GAIN ANY MA JOR POINTS BY BEATING TENNIS AT THEIR OWN GAME !FTER A TASTY 3PORTSPARK BURGER THE BEAST OF ALL HANG OVER CURES THE THREE TEAMS HEADED OUT TO THE SQUASH COURT 4ENNIS LOOKED ON FORM AS $AVE &OULIS SAW OFF HIS BADMINTON COUNTERPART AND *ACOB -ERRILL MANAGED

TO BEAT A SQUASH PLAYER AT HIS OWN GAME THUS ATTAIN ING MAXIMUM POINTS FOR HIS TEAM $ESPITE VALIANT EFFORTS FROM 4OM 4APPER AND *EZ #LARK -ARK 7EBSTER 3MITH AND -IKE -INETT RESPECTIVELY ENSURED THAT SQUASH WERE NOT OUT OF THE RUNNING -AT THEW &LATT PUT IN A GOOD EF FORT FOR BADMINTON WITH THE CLUB TAKING POINTS FROM THE SQUASH EVENT 4ENNIS WENT INTO BAD MINTON NEEDING JUST ONE WIN AGAINST SQUASH TO SECURE VICTORY (OWEVER THIS WAS NOT AS EASY AS THE TEAM lRST THOUGHT )AN *AMESON AND *OE 7EBB QUICKLY SHOWED THAT THEY WERE NOT GOING TO

BE BEATEN AT THEIR OWN GAME

BY GIVING THEIR RESPECTIVE TEN NIS AND SQUASH COUNTERPARTS A SOUND BEATING (OWEVER IT WAS TOO LATE IN THE DAY FOR THE CLUB TO MAKE A COMEBACK )T WAS THEN TENNIS AND SQUASH S TURN SQUASH NEEDED TO WIN EACH MATCH TO WIN AND TEN NIS NEEDED JUST ONE WIN 4HE SQUASH BOYS WERE QUICK TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR SKILLS ON THE BADMINTON COURT

WITH 7EBSTER 3MITH SEEING OFF -ERRILL (UGHES BEATING &OULIS AND -INNETT TEACHING 4APPER A LESSON #LARK HOW EVER MANAGED TO BEAT 3IMON 0OKE MEANING THAT TENNIS HAD WON THIS YEAR S MEET BY A MERE POINT

RACE )T S ABOUT YOU AND YOUR MIND WHETHER OR NOT TO QUIT OR GET TO THE END /N TOP OF THAT BOTH MALE AND FEMALE TRIATHLETES GET CASTIGATED FOR WEARING TRI SUITS TIGHT lTTING LYCRA BODY SUITS /N THE POSITIVE BEING AN ENDURANCE SPORT TRIATH LON GIVES ONE A STAMINA AND lTNESS FOR LIFE BACKED UP BY STRENGTH ALL OVER THE BODY

COURTESY OF THE SWIMMING AND CYCLING 9ET DESPITE THAT

THE HOLY GRAIL OF ALL TRIATH

LETES IS DOING AN )RONMAN 4HE DISTANCES INVOLVED ARE NOTHING SHORT OF HORRENDOUS

STARTING WITH MILE SWIM

THEN INTO A MILE BIKE LEG

lNISHING WITH A MARATHON MILES 4HERE ARE CURRENTLY SEV ERAL TRIATHLETES AT THE 5%!

WHO USE THE ATHLETICS TEAM AS THEIR HOME FROM WHICH TO TRAIN !NYONE WISHING TO GET INVOLVED SHOULD CONTACT LOUIS B HOLDING PARSONS UEA AC UK

&OCUS /N 4RIATHLON

,OUIS (OLDING 0ARSONS 2ENOWNED AS ONE OF THE TOUGHEST SPORTS TRIATHLON WAS INVENTED IN THE S IN #ALIFORNIA

BY A GROUP OF RUN NERS CYCLISTS AND SWIMMERS WHO WANTED TO MAKE THEIR TRAINING MORE INTERESTING BY CROSS TRAINING 4RIATHLON CONSISTS OF OPEN WATER SWIMMING USU ALLY IN LAKES RIVERS AND RES

ERVOIRS CYCLING AND RUNNING ONE AFTER THE OTHER WITHOUT STOPPING 4HERE ARE lVE RECOGNISED DISTANCES STARTING FROM @SUPER SPRINT M SWIM KM BIKE KM RUN RIGHT UP TO )RONMAN ALTHOUGH @/LYMPIC DISTANCE IS THE MOST COM MON WITH THIS LATTER CONSIST ING OF KM OF SWIMMING

KM OF CYCLING AND KM OF RUNNING -ANY SPORTS CLAIM THE TAG hTOUGHEST SPORTv BUT

TRIATHLON IS SURELY UP THERE &IRSTLY THERE ARE THE DISTANCES INVOLVED WHICH WHEN YOU GET TO )RONMAN LEVEL ARE TRULY FRIGHTENING .EXT THERE IS THE PAIN IN YOUR BODY AS YOU GO FROM ONE DISCIPLINE TO THE NEXT AND ON TOP OF THAT

THERE IS THE DANGER OF GETTING ONTO THE BIKE STRAIGHT AFTER THE SWIM WHICH OFTEN LEAVES YOU FEELING A BIT DIZZY &I NALLY THERE IS THE LONELINESS OF IT THERE ARE NO TEAM MATES TO HELP YOU GET TO END OF THE

/PINION 7HO S TO BLAME FOR FOOTBALL VIOLENCE /LIVER #LIFFORD &OOTBALL VIOLENCE HAS UNFOR TUNATELY REARED ITS UGLY HEAD AGAIN AND BROUGHT THE @BEAU TIFUL GAME AND ITS @BEAUTI FUL FANS BACK INTO DISREPUTE -ANCHESTER 5NITED AND 4OT TENHAM S RECENT VISITS TO %U ROPE HAVE RESURRECTED THE ISSUE OF WHETHER FOOTBALL IS SYNONYMOUS WITH VIOLENT BEHAVIOUR AND WORSE WHETH ER %NGLISH FANS IN PARTICULAR ARE RESPONSIBLE MORE THAN OTHERS 4HE HISTORY OF EXTRA CUR RICULAR HOSTILITY AT FOOTBALL MATCHES IS A LONG ONE FRAUGHT WITH DEVASTATING EXAMPLES OF WHAT CAN HAPPEN WHEN LARGE GROUPS OF MEN COME TOGETHER TO EMBRACE DRINK PRIDE AND

HATE 3CARS FROM HOOLIGANISM HAVE AFFECTED FOOTBALL S COM MUNITY DEEPLY 4HE (ILLSBOR OUGH DISASTER IS EMBLAZONED ON THE MEMORY OF ,IVERPOOL FANS AND THE GAME ITSELF

WHEN SAFEGUARDS AGAINST DIS RUPTIVE BEHAVIOUR PREVALENT IN THE S AND S CAUSED THE DEATH OF ,IVERPOOL FANS %UROPEAN MATCHES HAVE SEEN SIMILAR INFAMY 4HE (EY SEL STADIUM DISASTER IN EXPOSED %NGLISH TEAMS TO THE INCRIMINATION OF THE GLOBAL MEDIA AND FOOTBALL S GOVERN ING BODIES 4HE %UROPEAN #UP lNAL BETWEEN ,IVERPOOL AND *UVENTUS A CELEBRATION OF THE BEST CLUB FOOTBALL IN %UROPE SAW PEOPLE DIE MAINLY *UVENTUS FANS WHEN A WALL COLLAPSED AFTER ,IVER POOL FANS HAD INVADED *UVEN

TUS FANS AREA 4HIS INSTANCE SAW ,IVER POOL BANNED FROM %UROPEAN COMPETITION FOR SIX YEARS AND ALL OTHER %NGLISH CLUBS BANNED FOR lVE 3UCH EXAM PLES HAVE TARNISHED %NGLISH FOOTBALL IRREVOCABLY AND LA BELLED %NGLISH FANS AS DRUNK EN HOOLIGANS 4HIS REPUTATION HAS ONLY BEEN CLARIlED BY SUBSEQUENT BAD BEHAVIOUR IN -ARSEILLES IN AND #HARLEROI IN "UT WHY HAS FOOTBALL

MORE THAN OTHER SPORTS BEEN THE PANTHEON FOR THIS TYPE OF BEHAVIOUR AND WHY HAS THIS VIOLENCE BEEN BRANDED EXCLUSIVELY WITH THE CROSS OF 3T 'EORGE %XCLUDING THE FREAK OCCURRENCE OF VIOLENCE BEFORE A WOMEN S VOLLEYBALL MATCH IN 'REECE AT THE END OF -ARCH OTHER SPORTS HAVE

AVOIDED THE SORT OF SCENES WITNESSED IN 2OME AND 3E VILLE LAST WEEK %VEN THE MOST BRUTAL SPORTS SUCH AS RUGBY BOXING AND ICE HOCKEY DO NOT SEE VIOLENCE ON THE SAME RIOT ING SCALE AS THAT OF FOOTBALL 4HE REASON FOR THIS IS THAT VIOLENCE IN FOOTBALL IS EN DEMIC 0LAYERS DISRESPECT REF EREES ARE UNACCOUNTABLE FOR CHEATING AND GENERAL POOR DISCIPLINE AND THIS CAN ONLY BE REmECTED AND GLORIlED

BY THOSE WHO PAY TO WATCH .OW AS A FOOTBALL ATTENDEE MYSELF ) AM NOT SAYING THAT EVERY FOOTBALLER IS A VIOLENT PROVOCATEUR NOR EVERY FAN A MINDLESS THUG "UT THE IMAGE IS THERE THE REPUTATION HAS BEEN EARNED AND CAN ANYONE REALLY DENY THAT SWEARING AT RIVAL FANS AND SINGING ABU

SIVE SONGS ARE NOT INHERENTLY AGGRESSIVE !S NEGATIVE AS THIS SOUNDS

SOME HUGE STEPS HAVE BEEN TAKEN BY THE GOVERNMENT TO CONTROL FOOTBALL HOOLIGAN ISM AND START REPAIRING THE DAMAGE DONE TO OUR INTERNA TIONAL REPUTATION -ONITOR ING OF KNOWN TROUBLE MAK ERS AND POLICE FORCES SHARING EXPERTISE HAS SEEN PHYSICAL VIOLENCE AT DOMESTIC MATCHES DISAPPEAR (OWEVER FOOTBALL FANS WILL HAVE TO CONFRONT THE VIOLENT DEMONS THAT SO QUICKLY SPRING TO THE SURFACE WHEN CONFRONTED BY FOREIGN POLICE FORCES )F YOUR lRST REACTION IS TO TEAR UP A SEAT AND THROW IT

THEN THERE ARE STILL PROBLEMS

YOU HAVE A PROBLEM AND YOU ARE A PROBLEM TO THE REST OF US

3PORT %DITOR S COLUMN 5NPREDICTABILITY 3OMETIMES IT S NICE TO KNOW WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT ,IKE KNOWING THAT $UMBLE DORE DIES AT THE END OF (ARRY 0OTTER OR KNOWING YOU CAN GO HOME TO A NICE COMFY HOUSE AFTER YOU VE HAD A TOUGH DAY %VEN KNOWING THAT WE ARE ALL GOING TO PER ISH IN A CATASTROPHIC ENVIRON MENTAL DISASTER IS COMFORTING IN A SOMEWHAT SADISTIC WAY )N SPORT THOUGH IT RATHER DEFEATS THE OBJECT OF THE EX ERCISE IF YOU KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN 4HE #RICKET 7ORLD #UP SEEMS TO BE A DRAWN OUT DAY LONG SAGA WHICH WILL RESULT IN THE SHOCKING REVELATION THAT !USTRALIA ARE THE BEST TEAM IN THE WORLD 7HY ANYONE BOTHERS TURNING UP TO 7IMBLEDON WHEN 2OG ER &EDERER IS AROUND BAFmES ME 3IMILARLY WHY MAKE AN EFFORT AT THE -ASTERS WHEN IT IS PATENTLY OBVIOUS THAT 4IGER 7OODS WILL PICK UP HIS lFTH GREEN JACKET %XCEPT THAT LAST ONE DIDN T QUITE WORK OUT DID IT )T WAS FASCINATING TO WATCH THE MAESTRO STRUGGLE WITH HIS GAME OVER THE lNAL ROUND AS HIS FRUSTRATION GREW AS THE TITLE SLIPPED AWAY )T S UN DERSTANDABLE THOUGH )F YOU WAKE UP EVERY MORNING AND NORMALLY THRASH EVERYONE IT MUST BE SOMETHING OF A SUR PRISE WHEN IT DOES NOT WORK OUT THAT WAY 3O WE GOT AN UNEXPECTED WINNER 9ET EVEN IN THAT THERE WAS AN AIR OF PREDICTABIL ITY &OR YET AGAIN A %UROPEAN FAILED TO TRIUMPH 4HAT IS MAJORS AND COUNTING NOW 0ADRAIG (ARRINGTON AND ,UKE $ONALD THREATENED

THEN DULY SEEMED TO GET THE JITTERS AND FALL BACK TO TOP TEN RESPECTABILITY *USTIN 2OSE REALLY COULD HAVE WON IT

BUT IT WAS GUT WRENCHINGLY INEVITABLE WHEN HE SENT HIS TH TEE SHOT SOARING ONTO A NEIGHBOURING FAIRWAY AND HE SOARED OUT OF CONTENTION *UST WHY IS IS THAT THESE 2YDER #UP HEROES ARE CHRONICALLY UNABLE TO CLINCH A MAJOR )N FACT ) EXPECT IT SO MUCH THAT ) DON T THINK ) LL WATCH NEXT YEAR ) KNOW WHAT S GO ING TO HAPPEN %XCEPT REALLY ) DON T !ND THAT IS WHY WE KEEP WATCHING SPORT WAIT ING FOR THE UNEXPECTED 3O ROLL ON 7IMBLEDON AND ) DO HOPE THAT SOMEONE BEATS THOSE !USSIE CRICKETERS

#/.#2%4% 7EDNESDAY TH !PRIL

3PORT

0ANTHERS POUNCE TO CLAIM CUP VICTORY 3AMUEL .ETTEY ! QUICK START BY THE 5%! 0AN THERS LED THEM TO RETAIN THE .ORFOLK "ASKETBALL !SSOCIA TION CUP FOR THE SECOND CON SECUTIVE YEAR $ESPITE HAVING A DEPLET ED TEAM THE 0ANTHERS NEVER TRAILED IN A GAME THEY WENT ON TO WIN IN VERY TENSE LAST QUARTER AGAINST .OTRE $AME %XCELLENT SHOT SELECTION FROM THE 0ANTHERS LED TO AN LEAD IN THE lRST MINUTE WITH 0AUL 4ICKER AND !LI -ILL ER BOTH SHOOTING POINTERS .OTRE $AME DID GET ONTO TO SCORE BOARD AND THEY TRAILED AT THE END OF A HIGH SCORING lRST QUARTER #ONSTANT PRESSURE BY .O TRE $AME LEVELLED THE SCORES AT lVE MINUTES INTO THE SECOND QUARTER 4HIS COME BACK FORCED 5%! TO RING THE CHANGES WITH GUARDS 3AMUEL .ETTEY AND 7ILLIAM +RICKA ENTERING THE FRAY

4HE INJECTION OF FRESH PLAYERS MADE 5%! RAISE THEIR GAME AND THEY RECLAIMED THE LEAD GOING INTO HALF TIME AHEAD .OTRE $AME CONTINUED TO WORK HARD AND CLOSED THE GAP ONCE AGAIN TO AT THE END OF THE THIRD QUARTER (OWEVER CRUCIAL FREE THROWS MADE BY 3AMUEL .ETTEY ENSURED THAT THE 0ANTHERS MAINTAINED THEIR LEAD 4HE BALL EXCHANGED HANDS SEV ERAL TIMES IN THE lNAL QUARTER BUT SMART PLAYS BY SHOOTING GUARD 0AUL 4ICKNER AND 3HER IF 3ALAAM SEALED THE WIN FOR THE 0ANTHERS 4HE -OST 6ALUABLE 0LAYER AWARD WAS TAKEN BY 5%! S !KIHIRU 5EDA FOR HIS TIRELESS EFFORT AND SPORTSMANSHIP 4HE TEAM S TOP SCORERS WERE 3HERIF 3ALAAM POINTS

0AUL 4ICKNER 3AMUEL .ETTEY !LI -ILLER AND !KIHRU 5EDA &OR .OTRE $AME *OHN (ODDS TOP SCORED WITH POINTS AS SISTED BY (ENRY 5TKU WITH AND 4OM 0INNINTON WITH

5%! FAIL TO DELIVER AGAINST 0OSTIES #HAMPIONS IN THE SUNSHINE 4OM 4HORNTON !FTER COMING UP SHORT IN THE LEAGUE 5%! RD 8) S SEASON DEPENDED ON THEIR .ORFOLK #OUNTY 0RIMARY #UP lNAL AGAINST THE CURRENT HOLDERS

$EREHAM 0OSTIES $EREHAM S EXCELLENT RECORD IN THE COM PETITION CERTAINLY PLACED 5%! AS UNDERDOGS HOWEVER THE TEAM CAPTAINED BY 'AVIN "UTLER AND THE TRAVELLING FANS WERE IN HIGH SPIRITS AS THE l NAL GOT UNDERWAY $EREHAM LOOKED TO TAKE THE GAME TO 5%! EARLY ON

PASSING THE BALL CRISPLY TO EXPLOIT THE WIDE AREAS WHICH THE PITCH OFFERED IN ABUN DANCE (OWEVER 5%! HELD THEIR NERVE AND SAW OUT THE lRST TWENTY MINUTES COMFORT ABLY WITHOUT REALLY THREATEN ING GOING FORWARD 2IGHT BACK *AMES 'OULDS

LOOKED IN lNE FORM PUTTING IN SOME CRUNCHING TACKLES AND SPRAYING THE BALL AROUND CONlDENTLY AS DID FELLOW DEFENDER !LEX 0OPE 7ITH BOTH TEAMS SHARING THE TYPI CAL #UP lNAL APPROACH OF

@IF WE GET THE BALL AWAY FROM OUR GOAL THEY CAN T SCORE THE QUALITY OF THE GAME STARTED TO SUFFER AND THE EVER APPROACH ING MIST SWEEPING ACROSS THE PITCH DID LITTLE TO AID THE PLAYERS EITHER 3OMETHING HAD TO GIVE AND IT CAME WITH ONLY A FEW MINUTES OF THE lRST HALF LEFT !FTER A POOR CLEARANCE FROM 5%! $EREHAM LOOKED TO PLAY IN THEIR STRIKER WHO HAD OFFERED LITTLE UP UNTIL THEN !

POOR lRST TOUCH LED HIM AWAY FROM GOAL AND IT SEEMED THE ONLY SPORTING OPTION FOR HIM TO LAUNCH HIMSELF INTO ORBIT UNDER THE NON EXISTENT CHAL LENGE FROM !LEX 0OPE $ERE HAM TOOK FULL ADVANTAGE OF THE RESULTING PENALTY AND 5%! WENT INTO THE BREAK A GOAL DOWN 5%! CAME OUT QUICKLY AND COULD HAVE EQUALISED WHEN STRIKER #HRIS -ORRIS FOUND THE BALL AT HIS FEET YARDS FROM GOAL BUT HIS SNAP SHOT WAS DEmECTED WIDE BY THE DEFENDER $AN 2OBINSON

ON THE RIGHT WING STARTED TO SEE MUCH MORE OF THE BALL AS WELL AND PUT IN SOME GLORI OUS CROSSES THAT WERE INCHES

AWAY FROM BEING CONVERTED &INALLY THE EQUALISER CAME WHEN THE $EREHAM GOAL KEEPER FUMBLED A SIMPLE CATCH TO 0ETE "ELLAMY WHO HAD BEEN MAGNIlCENT IN A RANGE POSITIONS DURING THE NIGHT "ELLAMY COOLLY PLACED HIS SHOT INTO THE EMPTY NET MUCH TO THE DELIGHT OF THE 5%! PLAYERS AND FANS !F TER THAT NEITHER TEAM CAME CLOSE TO WINNING THE GAME NOT EVEN TWENTY MINUTES EX TRA TIME COULD SEPARATE THEM AND SO THE DREADED PENALTY SHOOT OUT ENSUED "OTH TEAMS WERE GUILTY OF MISSING CHANCES TO PUT THE GAME OUT OF REACH OF THEIR OPPONENT AND IT CAME DOWN TO THE LAST PENALTIES WITH THE SCORE AT TWO A PIECE (EART BREAK CAME FOR 5%! AS MANY PEOPLE S MAN OF THE MATCH

0ETE "ELLAMY SAW HIS PEN ALTY SAVED $EREHAM THEN CONVERTED THEIRS TO WIN THE MATCH AND RETAIN THE CUP 7ITH TEARS IN EYES THE 5%!

PLAYERS CAME OFF THE lELD FEELING DEJECTED BUT ALL IN VOLVED CAN FEEL PROUD OF THEIR EFFORT AND TAKE PRIDE IN THEIR RUNNERS UP MEDAL

-ARCUS *ONES 7INNING THE LEAGUE CHAM PIONSHIP IN YOUR ARCHRIVALS BACK YARD IS SURELY ONE OF THE MOST SATISFYING FEELINGS IN ALL OF SPORT IN FACT PERHAPS IN ALL OF LIFE 4HIS PLEASURE WAS AFFORDED TO THE 5%! ND 8) AS THEY TRIUMPHED IN THE RATHER LONG WINDEDLY NAMED @2OGER S AND .ORTON "USINESS (OUSES ,EAGUE $IVISION

WITH A VICTORY OVER %ARL HAM %ARLHAM WERE VICTORIOUS IN THIS DIVISION LAST YEAR AND THE VAST MAJORITY OF 5%! S LINE UP REMAINED THE SAME FROM THAT CAMPAIGN DETER MINED TO RECTIFY THE ERRORS OF 4HE LOSING FEEL ING HAS CERTAINLY MADE THE TEAM A MORE CLOSELY KNIT UNIT AND THIS HAS SHOWN AS ALL GAMES HAVE BEEN WON THIS SEASON 4HIS IS AN EXTRAORDI NARY FEAT AS THESE 3ATURDAY LEAGUES ARE BY NO MEANS EASY PHYSICAL AND MENTAL INTIMI DATION HAS TO BE OVERCOME

AS DO SOME RATHER TREACHER OUS PLAYING SURFACES IN THE

DEPTHS OF THE .ORFOLK WINTER &IGURES OF GOALS SCORED AND ONLY CONCEDED SPEAK VOLUMES FOR THE TEAM S DOMI NATION THE TYPE OF DOMINA TION THAT *OSE -OURINHO CAN ONLY DREAM OF 5%! S @3PECIAL /NE IS .ICHOLAS 'ASKELL WHO HAS BEEN A PART OF THE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL CLUB FOR SO LONG THAT MANY THINK HE SHOULD BE EN TITLED TO A PENSION SCHEME OF SOME DESCRIPTION (OWEVER

HIS EXPERIENCE PASSION AND CONSISTENT TEAM SELECTION

NOT TO MENTION HIS GOALS

HAVE BEEN CRUCIAL TO 5%! S SUCCESS OVER THE SEASON (E HAS BEEN ABLY ASSISTED IN THE lNAL THIRD OF THE PITCH BY 4OM 4HORNTON GOALS

$AVE 9EOMANS GOALS *ON NY 2ICHARDSON GOALS AND #HRIS 'UNN GOALS WHO HAVE ALL ENSURED A HEALTHY mOW OF GOALS THROUGHOUT THE SEASON 4HE GRIT HAS BEEN SUP PLIED BY ,IAM -ARTIN AND -ATT "EASLEY ALTHOUGH BOTH THESE VETERANS HAVE OFTEN RE QUIRED ICE BATHS TO PREVENT FULL BODY MUSCULAR SEIZURE FOLLOWING MATCHES

*ASON ,INCOLN *AMES (AVERS 3IMON 'ROVE 7HITE AND KEEPER 4OM ,ENIHAN HAVE ALL CONTRIBUTED MAS SIVELY TO AN IMPRESSIVE CLEAN SHEETS WHILST 3AM 'IL LILAND AND -ARCUS *ONES HAVE COMBINED DEFENSIVE FRUGALITY WITH ATTACKING GUILE IN FULlLL ING THEIR FULL BACK ROLES 4HIS CORE SQUAD OF HAVE BEEN ESSENTIAL TO THE CAMPAIGN

WHICH ENDED SO GLORIOUSLY IN THE SPRING SUNSHINE %VERY WEEK 4OM 4HORN TON OUT OF SOME BIZARRE NEED TO EITHER MOTIVATE THE TEAM OR ENTERTAIN HIMSELF HAS COM PARED 5%! S lXTURES WITH A 0REMIERSHIP ENCOUNTER 3O IT WAS THAT THE TEAM ARRIVED AT %ARLHAM S @3TAMFORD "RIDGE

VISUALISING THE SYRINGES ON THE PITCH AS MANIFESTATIONS OF $ROGBA 4ERRY AND ,AMPARD )N TYPICAL AWAY TEAM FASH ION 5%! DID NOT DOMINATE

BUT GOALS FROM 'ASKELL AND "EASLEY CLAIMED THE CHAM PIONSHIP WITH THREE GAMES REMAINING 4HE SUN SHONE DOWN BUT IT WAS THE GLORY OF VICTORY NOT THE SPRING TIME RAYS IN WHICH THE 5%! ND 8) WERE BASKING