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! PLANNING INQUIRY HAS BEGUN LOOK ING INTO WHETHER TO ALLOW A 4ESCO %X PRESS TO BE BUILT ON 5NTHANK 2OAD 4HE PROPOSED TWO STOREY STORE AND PETROL STATION WOULD BE SITUATED ON THE CORNER OF 5NTHANK 2OAD AND 4RINITY 3TREET ON THE FORMER PLOT OF A PETROL STATION 4HIS INQUIRY COMES AF TER MORE THAN FOUR YEARS OF ATTEMPTS BY 4ESCO TO BUILD ON THE SITE DESPITE CONTINUOUS CAMPAIGNING AGAINST THE PROPOSAL FROM LOCAL RESIDENTS 3EVERAL WEBSITE CAMPAIGNS WERE SET UP FOLLOWING THE ORIGINAL PLAN NING APPLICATION FROM 4ESCO IN -ARCH AND THE .ORWICH 'REEN 0ARTY IN PARTICULAR HAS BEEN SUPPORT IVE OF THESE CAMPAIGNS FROM THE START 'REEN 0ARTY #OUNCILLOR !DRIAN 2AM SEY NOTES ON THEIR WEBSITE THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE FOR MANY OF HIS CONSTITUENTS (E GOES ON TO NOTE THE ENVIRONMEN TAL PROBLEMS THE CONVENIENCE STORE WOULD BRING SUCH AS NOISE POLLU TION CREATED BY DELIVERY LORRIES 4OM 7EDGE 0RESIDENT OF THE 5%! 'REEN 0ARTY SAYS OF THE MATTER h7E OPPOSE IT BEING BUILT ON THE GROUNDS THAT IT WILL INCREASE TRAFl C ON AN ALREADY CONGESTED ROADv .ATURALLY THE INTRODUCTION OF 4ESCO TO SUCH A COMMUNITY WOULD ALSO HAVE ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES

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HOWEVER THAT THEIR LOCAL STORE 4HE #O OPERATIVE BEATS 4ESCO %XPRESS PRICES ON A SHOPPING BASKET COM PARISON OF THE TWO STORES 4HIS FOL LOWS A SIMILAR CASE IN #AMBRIDGE IN WHICH THE LOCAL RESIDENTS IN &EBRUARY LAST YEAR CARRIED OUT RESEARCH WHICH CONCLUDED THAT ON THE SAME BASKET OF GOODS A 4ESCO %XPRESS STORE WAS A STAGGERING MORE EXPENSIVE THAN A NORMAL 4ESCO SUPERMARKET 4HOSE IN FAVOUR OF THE PROPOSAL POINT OUT HOWEVER THAT IT WOULD WIDEN CHOICE AND INCREASE COMPE TITION IN THE AREA WHICH COULD LEAD TO WELCOME PRICE CUTS IN THE CURRENT CREDIT CRUNCH /NE STUDENT SAID THAT THE CREATION OF JOBS WHICH THE STORE WOULD BRING WOULD HELP HIM OUT AT A TIME WHEN THERE ARE FEW JOBS AROUND .EVERTHELESS THERE ARE STILL STU DENTS WHO AGREE THAT 5NTHANK 2OAD WOULD BE SPOILT BY A 4ESCO %XPRESS 4HE @3AY .O 4O 4ESCO CAMPAIGN WEB SITE SUGGESTS THAT THIS IS BECAUSE THE STORE WOULD DAMAGE THE SPECIAL hVIL LAGEYv FEEL OF THE AREA IN PARTICULAR IT WOULD HAVE TO l T IN WITH THE LOCAL 6ICTORIAN ERA BUILDINGS 4HE INQUIRY CONTINUES WITH A DECISION BEING ANNOUNCED IN THE COMING WEEK )T IS THE ASSUMPTION AMONGST RESIDENTS THAT 4ESCO WILL AC QUIRE PLANNING PERMISSION

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3FDFTTJPO )JUT 6OUIBOL 4IPQT $AVINA +ESBY 2EPORTER 4HE CURRENT RECESSION HAS VISI BLY HIT BUSINESSES ON 5NTHANK 2OAD AS LOCAL SHOPS ARE BEING FORCED TO EITHER CLOSE OR RELO CATE ! "URRELL AND 3ON A HARD WARE SHOP ON 5NTHANK 2OAD

HAS FOLDED AFTER AROUND YEARS IN BUSINESS )N ADDITION TO THIS THE 5NTHANK BRANCH OF $RAGONm Y HAS SHUT DOWN AND RELOCATED TO ITS EXISTING OUTLETS IN PLACES SUCH AS $EREHAM AND 7YMONDHAM OUTSIDE THE CITY ,IGHTING AND ELECTRI CAL STORE 7 - .ORKETT HAS ALSO SUFFERED IN ITS SALES AND HAS BEEN DISPLAYING @#LOSING $OWN 3ALES SIGNS SINCE BEFORE #HRISTMAS #ONTRARY TO VARIOUS RU MOURS THE 5NTHANK +ITCHEN HAS NOT SHUT DOWN AND IN

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ITS OPENING TIMES ARE BEING SLIGHTLY REDUCED AND THE CAFÏ DOES NOT OPEN ON -ONDAYS OR 4UESDAYS 7HEN #ONCRETE VIS ITED ON 4HURSDAY RD *ANU ARY THE CAFÏ WAS SHUT POSSIBLY OWING TO BAD WEATHER CONDI TIONS 4HE CAFÏ IS A POPULAR VENUE FOR STUDENTS EXPRESSED BY l RST YEAR *AMES 7ARDMAN WHO COMMENTED hIF THE 5N THANK +ITCHEN HAD SHUT DOWN IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A TRAVES TY v ! REPRESENTATIVE FOR #AR TRIDGE 7ORLD NEXT TO THE 5N THANK +ITCHEN SAID THAT THEY WERE hDOING ALRIGHTv SUGGEST ING THAT THE BUSINESSES WHO DO NOT PROVIDE A SERVICE WHICH IS HELPFUL AND RELEVANT TO THE LARGE STUDENT POPULATION IN THE AREA ARE THE ONES WHICH HAVE ENDED UP SUFFERING LIKE ! "URRELL AND 3ON

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ARY 7HILE THOSE INVOLVED ONLY SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES THE ROAD WAS BLOCKED FOR OVER MINUTES AS THE EMERGENCY SERVICES SECURED THE AREA LATE IN THE EVENING 4HE INITIAL COLLISION OC

CURRED AS A VEHICLE EXITING (AVELOCK 2OAD ADJOINING %ARLHAM 2OAD COLLIDED WITH AN ONCOMING VEHICLE RESULT ING IN THE FOLLOWING ACCIDENT .ORFOLK S POLICE STATEMENT CONl RMED THE INJURIES RE CEIVED OF THOSE INVOLVED WERE .ICK #HURCH

MINOR AS DESCRIBED BY MEDICS ON THE SCENE /CCUPANTS OF THE NUMBER BUS CAUGHT BEHIND THE ROADBLOCK WERE ADVISED TO l ND AN ALTERNATIVE MEANS OF TRAVEL AFTER WAITING MIN UTES FOR THE ROAD TO CLEAR /NE OF THESE (ARRY ,OW A SECOND YEAR STUDENT AT 5%!

DESCRIBED THE hSHATTERED GLASS ACROSS THE ROADv AND ONE OF THE VEHICLES OCCUPANTS WAS WEARING A NECK BRACE l TTED BY MEDICS CALLED TO THE SCENE .ORFOLK &IRE $EPARTMENT CONl RMED ONE PERSON IN VOLVED WAS hTRAPPED INSIDE THEIR VEHICLEv (YDRAULIC RES CUE EQUIPMENT WAS USED DUE TO THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE ON THE VEHICLE !FTER THIS THE OCCUPANT WAS RELEASED TO THE MEDICS ! LOCAL RESIDENT WATCHED AS THE EMERGENCY SERVICES RE LEASED THE OCCUPANT SAFELY FROM THE VEHICLE (E SAID THE COLLISION WAS OF NO SURPRISE TO HIM WITH CARS SPEEDING hJUST AS ALWAYSv DOWN THE CITY S NARROW AND OFTEN CONGESTED MAIN ROAD ARTERY h4HE ROAD IS ALWAYS A PROBLEM DESPITE ALL THE SPEED SIGNSv

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/FXT 'FBUVSF *OUFSWJFX 8JUI /JDL $MFHH /N 7EDNESDAY TH *ANUARY #ONCRETE INTERVIEWED ,IB $EM PARTY LEADER .ICK #LEGG "EFORE MEETING #ONCRETE #LEGG HAD BEEN MEETING WITH BUSINESS LEADERS AND STUDENTS IN .OR WICH 4HE INTERVIEW TEAM WERE *ACK #LARK ONE OF THE .EWS %DITORS *ACK +IFlN THE DEPUTY CHAIR OF 5NION #OUNCIL AND !NNA 4HOMLINSON A ,IB $EM AND !MNESTY )NTERNATIONAL AC TIVIST #ONCRETE CAUGHT UP WITH THE MAN OVER A COFFEE AT 4HE &ORUM WHERE HE HAD JUST BEEN INTERVIEWED BY ""# 2A DIO .ORFOLK 4HE CHAT WAS WIDE RANGING AS THE PARTY LEADER DISCUSSED MANY ,IB $EM POLICIES IN LIGHT OF THE ACTIONS OF THE CURRENT GOVERN MENT 7ITH REGARD TO ,IB $EM HIGHER EDUCATION POLICIES HE SAID THAT THE GOVERNMENT S POSITION IS CURRENTLY FULL OF hANOMALIESv HIGHLIGHTING THE LOW FUNDING &% COLLEGES RE CEIVE WHEN COMPARED TO UNI VERSITIES AND SPECIlCALLY IDEN TIFYING THE WAY THAT PART TIME STUDENTS WHETHER AT &% OR (% INSTITUTIONS ARE BEING SADDLED WITH GREATER AMOUNTS OF DEBT 7HEN QUESTIONED ABOUT ,IB $EM POLICIES AND THEIR ATTI TUDE TO STUDENT DEBT HE SAID h) DON T THINK WE WILL CHANGE OUR POSITION ESPECIALLY AT THIS TIME v #ONCRETE ASKED HIM HIS

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OPINION ABOUT THE WAY THAT PARENTAL INCOME HAS BEEN FACTORED INTO THE AMOUNT OF LOAN THAT STUDENTS RECEIVE (E SAID THAT hWE VE LOOKED AT THIS EXHAUSTIVELY 4HE CURRENT AP PROACH IS UNFAIR BECAUSE IT ASSUMES PARENTAL INCOME FAC TORS INTO STUDENT WEALTH 7E LL MAINTAIN OUR UNIVERSALIST AP PROACH v /F THE GOVERNMENT S RECENT 6!4 CUT HE SAYS THAT IT MAKES hNO DIFFERENCEv AND THAT hWE RE THE ONLY PARTY THAT S SAID WE SHOULD USE THIS MONEY TO CRE ATE JOBS AND FUTURE CHANGE v ,IKE WHAT HE WAS ASKED 4HE EXAMPLES HE OFFERED OFF THE

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THEN AS PUSHING OUT THE #ON SERVATIVES AS THE PARTY OF BUSI NESS (E SAYS THAT THE ,IB $EMS HAVE GAINED hA PATTERN OF GREATER CREDIBILITY ON ECON OMYv AND HE S KEEN TO POINT

OUT THAT HE WAS THE lRST ONE TO SAY THE BANKS SHOULD hCLOSE THE LOOPHOLES v (E BELIEVES THEIR ECONOMIC POLICY IS NOW hBOTH CREDIBLE AND RADICAL v 7HEN ASKED ABOUT THE ,EFT AND THE 2IGHT AND WHETHER THEY RE MERGING HE SAYS THAT HE BELIEVES THE ,EFT 2IGHT DIS TINCTION TO HAVE hDIED IN THE S v (E ARGUES THAT hIT S CHANGED NOW n HOW DO YOU CATEGORISE THE DECISION ON )RAQ v 7HEN ASKED IF DURING A RECESSION IT S LIKELY FOR THE hTHIRD PARTYv TO HAVE IT S VOTES SQUEEZED BY THE TWO MAJORS HE RESPONDED h)T S SIMPLY NOT HAPPENING 7E VE REMAINED PRETTY STABLE IN OUR POLL RAT INGS THOUGH THERE IS SOME mUCTUATION FAR FROM ALL THESE CHEERFUL PREDICTIONS BY OPPO NENTS THAT WE LL BE MARGINAL ISED v 3O SHOULD THE ,IB $EMS CAPITALISE ON THE RECESSION

BY BRING THEIR POLICIES CLOSER TO THE TWO MAJOR PARTIES OR SHOULD THEY RADICALISE FURTHER h) THINK IT S ESSENTIAL WE HIGH LIGHT OUR DIFFERENCE ) MEAN

"ROWN AND #AMERON n PUBLIC VITRIOL ASIDE n ARE VERY SIMI LAR v (E SPOKE OF THE RECES SION AND SAID THAT THE PARTIES SHOULD hLEARN FROM THE MIS TAKES OF THE PAST #URRENTLY EVERYTHING IS SUBSERVIENT TO

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,ONDON 7E VE DENIGRATED "RITISH MANUFACTURING v 4HE WAY FORWARD IS TO hKEEP A MIX BETWEEN MANUFACTURING AND SERVICESv hBE WARY OF FALSE RE TURNSv AND DEVELOP A SYSTEM THAT DOESN T LEAD TO hEMBAR RASSING RICHES FOR NO REASONv

OR ONE WHERE hTHE LINK BE TWEEN EFFORT AND RETURN IS BRO KENv (E CONCLUDES THAT THE NEW SYSTEM SHOULD BE hMORE BALANCED CAUTIOUS AUSTERE AND FAIR v (OW DOES HE BELIEVE THE

MEDIA HAVE DEALT WITH THE CREDIT CRUNCH h7E HAVE A ME DIA CULTURE THAT S BECOME QUITE BREATHLESS )T DRIVES GOVERN MENTS TO COME UP WITH HEAD LINE GRABBING INITIATIVES EVERY DAY v 4HIS hDOES NOT CREATE JOBSv OR hPUT MONEY BACK IN PEOPLE S POCKETS v IT S SIMPLY hRHETORICv AS IS THE CASE WITH THE NEW INTERNSHIP SCHEME THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAS AN NOUNCED WHERE WHILE hTHE IN TENTION IS RIGHTv IT S SIMPLY A METHOD FOR hPARKING PEOPLE v

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4HE 3AINSBURY #ENTRE IS HOLD ING A NEW EXHIBITION FROM &EBRUARY TH 4HE EXHI BITION #HINA #HINA #HINA #HINESE #ONTEMPORARY !RT "E YOND 4HE 'LOBAL -ARKET FEA TURES WORK BY #HINESE CON TEMPORARY ARTISTS ,I :HENHUA

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SAYS THAT hTHIS IS VERY DIFFER ENT TO OTHER EXHIBITIONS ABOUT #HINESE CONTEMPORARY ART 4HE WORKS ARE INTIMATE AND PRACTI CAL WITH A STRONG STORY TO TELL ) HOPE THAT THE VISITORS TO THE EXHIBITION WILL BECOME MORE CURIOUS ABOUT GLOBAL CULTURE

WILL CONSIDER THAT #HINESE CUL hTHAT S GOT NOTHING TO DO WITH TURE IS RELEVANT TO THEIR LIVES 5NION DEMOCRACY AT ALL !NY AND WILL APPRECIATE THE ARTISTS DECISIONS MADE WERE THE DECI AS HUMAN BEINGS RESPONDING SIONS MADE BY COUNCIL v TO THE WORLD AROUND THEM v !S FOR REPERCUSSIONS *ACK +IFlN $EPUTY #HAIR OF 5N ION #OUNCIL TOLD #ONCRETE

hNOBODY S TOLD US ;#OUNCIL= WHETHER TO ACCEPT CLUBS AND 4HE %CONOMIST WILL BE INVITING SOCIETIES OFlCERS SINCE THEY ASPIRING JOURNALISTS TO APPLY FOR HAVEN T BEEN ELECTED AGAIN BY THE 2ICHARD #ASEMENT )N THEIR CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 7E TERNSHIP IN THE &EBRUARY EDITION DON T KNOW WHETHER TO HEAR OF THE MAGAZINE 4HE INTERN THEM SPEAK ON THE mOOR v !MY SHIP WHICH LASTS THREE MONTHS

7ILSON SAID hTHEY JUST NEED TO IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE A ASK FOR THEIR PLACE BACK AS ANY CAREER IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOL BODY WOULD IF THEY D RESIGNED OGY WRITING #ANDIDATES MUST AND CHANGED THEIR MIND "Y SUBMIT AN INTRODUCTORY LETTER RESIGNING THEY ADMITTED THEY WITH A WORD PRINT READY WEREN T GOING TO MAKE IT AND ARTICLE PERTAINING TO ISSUES IN SHOWED THEIR FAITH IN COUN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TO BE CIL v CONSIDERED FOR THE PLACEMENT

5FNQPSBSZ 3FTJHOBUJPO GPS $PVODJM T 2VPSBUF *TTVFT &ELICITY !LLMAN 2EPORTER 4HE lNAL 5NION #OUNCIL MEET ING OF WAS SCHEDULED FOR 4HURSDAY TH $ECEMBER ! PROBLEM AROSE WHEN IT WAS FOUND TO CLASH WITH THE #HRIST MAS SOCIALS FOR A NUMBER OF 5%! S CLUBS AND SOCIETIES /N RD $ECEMBER THE MAJORITY OF ABSENT COUNCIL LORS WERE CONTACTED BY 5N ION OF 5%! 3TUDENTS #OM MUNICATIONS /FlCER 2OWENA "ODDINGTON %MAILS SENT OUT STATED 4O HELP US OUT DO YOU FANCY RESIGNING FOR TONIGHT TO HELP US GET THE NUMBER OF AB SENT COUNCILLORS DOWN 2OWENA SAID h0REVIOUSLY

EXECUTIVES HAVE TRIED TO HOLD THE GENERAL MEETING IN 7EEK

AND WE WERE BASING IT ON PREVIOUS YEARS ,AST YEAR WASN T QUORATE AND NOR WAS THE YEAR BEFORE 3O WE MOVED IT A WEEK EARLIER /NE OF MY JOBS IS TO MAKE SURE THAT COUNCIL WAS QUORATE 7E WERE PHONING AROUND TO SEE IF IT MADE A DIF FERENCE v :AINEB :EB +HAN ,AW

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ING 3HE TOLD #ONCRETE SHE FEELS THE ENTIRE PROCESS WAS hUNDEMOCRATIC v 7HEN ASKED IF SHE HAD BEEN REINSTATED

!NNA SAID h) HAVEN T HEARD ANYTHING ) M ASSUMING ) M BACK ON THE REGISTER -Y MAIN

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BECAUSE ) FEEL ) VE DONE SOME THING WRONG FOR THEM v 4HE lGURES FOR HOW MANY PEOPLE TEMPORARILY RESIGNED ARE CUR RENTLY UNAVAILABLE 4HE MEETING DEALT WITH THE

5NION BUDGET AND -ARTIN SAID hIT WAS PROBABLY THE MOST PO LITICAL BUDGET WE VE MADE IN NUMBER OF YEARS v !MY 7ILSON

#HAIR OF 5NION #OUNCIL h)N SOME WAYS IT WAS A VERY POSI TIVE MEETING ) THINK EVERYONE WAS HAPPY WITH THE OUTCOME )N SOME WAYS ) THINK IT WAS A SLIGHTLY MORE HOSTILE MEETING THAN WE HAVE HAD IN THE PAST v 3OCIETIES /FlCER 0AUL 7ELLS SAID THE MEETING hFOLLOWED ALL THE CONSTITUTIONAL RULES v !NNA 0RITCHARD CLAIMS A NUMBER OF ABSENT MEMBERS WERE hAMONG THE MOST VOCAL PEOPLE ON COUNCIL SO IT WAS IN THEIR ;THE %XEC /FlCERS = INTERESTS TO HAVE THE MEETING RUN WHEN THEY WEREN T GOING TO BE THERE v !MY 7ILSON SAID

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0CBNB T *OBVHVSBUJPO 7ILLIAM -ORAN 2EPORTER 4HERE WAS ADULATION IN THE PACKED "LUE "AR ON TH *ANU ARY AS PEOPLE CRAMMED IN TO WATCH LIVE BROADCAST OF THE INAUGURATION OF THE lRST !FRI CAN !MERICAN 0RESIDENT OF THE 5NITED 3TATES "ARACK /BAMA 4HE ""# BROADCAST SHOWED IN THE BAR DEPICTED THE .A TIONAL -ALL IN 7ASHINGTON $# THAT RUNS FROM THE ,IN COLN -EMORIAL TO THE #APITOL BUILDING WHERE HE TOOK THE OATH OF OFlCE lLLED WITH MIL LIONS OF !MERICAN mAG WIELD ING PEOPLE !CCORDING TO A FED ERAL SECURITY OFlCIAL THE INITIAL ESTIMATE FOR THE NUMBER OF SPECTATORS TO THE SWEARING IN CEREMONY WAS APPROXIMATELY MILLION PEOPLE 4HERE WERE OF COURSE MANY !MERICANS IN THE BAR THAT EVENING BUT THERE WERE EVEN MORE "RITISH AND PEO PLE OF OTHER NATIONALITIES

SO IT IS PERHAPS A SIGN OF THE HOPE ENGENDERED BY 0RESI DENT /BAMA THAT DESPITE THE MINORITY OF !MERICANS IN THE ROOM WHEN /BAMA STEPPED OUT AT PM %34 TO TAKE THE OATH OF OFlCE FOR WHICH HE USED FORMER 0RESIDENT ,IN COLN S INAUGURAL "IBLE THE BAR WAS lLLED WITH A DEAFENING ROUND OF APPLAUSE AND CHEER ING !LTHOUGH #HIEF *USTICE 2OBERTS WHO PRESIDES OVER THE 3UPREME #OURT MADE SOME SLIGHT ERRORS THAT LED TO THE

$PLF 7BOEBMJTFE -ICHAEL 2AVEN 2EPORTER /N &RIDAY RD *ANUARY THE #OCA #OLA DISPENSER OUTSIDE OF THE ,#2 WAS VANDALISED )TS LOCATION COMBINED WITH THE AVERAGE STUDENT S PROPENSITY TO DRINK PERHAPS MAKES THIS EVENT SEEM NOT SO SURPRISING IN ITSELF -ORE NOTE WORTHY HOWEVER WAS THE SHEET METAL INTERIOR EXPOSED BEHIND THE PLASTIC FAÂ ADE 4HIS ALLURING VEIL OF -AYA BELIES A SINISTER

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OATH BEING LESS GRACEFUL THAN IT COULD HAVE BEEN /BAMA S SPEECH WAS GENERALLY WELL RE CEIVED AND PROMPTED MORE APPLAUSE FROM THOSE PRESENT (E COVERED A BROAD RANGE OF TOPICS IN GENERAL DETAIL FROM FOREIGN POLICY TO THE ECONOMIC CRISIS (IS CENTRAL MESSAGE WAS THAT BENElCIAL CHANGE WOULD TAKE TIME BUT IT WOULD EVENTU ALLY COME 4HE INAUGURATION WAS STRENGTHENED BY APPEARANCES FROM CELEBRITIES SUCH AS !RETHA &RANKLIN WHO SANG -Y #OUN TRY @4IS OF 4HEE AS WELL AS MANY OTHERS 4HE 0RESIDENT S SPEECH SET A POSITIVE TONE ALTHOUGH IT WILL NOT COME AS A SURPRISE TO MANY THAT THERE WAS ONLY A SMATTERING OF APPLAUSE WHEN

A CERTAIN SYMBOLISM FOR SOME

WHO REGARD THE COMPANY TO BE A PARTICULARLY MAJOR PERPETRA TOR OF UNETHICAL PRACTICES )NDEED THE PRESENCE OF #OCA #OLA ON CAMPUS HAS BEEN A RECURRING ISSUE IN CAM PUS POLITICS OF LATE PARTICULARLY WITH THE SUCCESSFUL ESTABLISH MENT OF AN ANTI #OKE CAM PAIGN ON CAMPUS THIS YEAR 4HIS ACT OF VANDALISM HAS CONSEQUENTLY LED ONE RD YEAR 0OLITICS STUDENT TO ASK WHETHER h#OCA #OLA SHOULD BE ON CAM PUS AT ALL v

HE THANKED NOW FORMER 0RESI DENT "USH FOR HIS EFFORTS OVER THE LAST EIGHT YEARS 4YLER +EARN AN !MERICAN STUDENT AT 5%!

SAID HE FELT /BAMA WAS hINTELLIGENT HE S VERY SMART AND HE S CHARISMAT IC AND ) THINK HE LL BE A GOOD 0RESIDENTv 4HIS SEEMED TO BE THE TREND AMONG THE !MERICAN STUDENTS WHO WERE AT THE "LUE "AR DURING THE INAUGURATION (OWEVER IT IS OF COURSE NOT WITHOUT REASON THAT PEOPLE NOT JUST IN !MERICAN BUT EVE RYWHERE TAKE SUCH AN INTEREST IN THE IDENTITY OF THE 0RESIDENT n IT IS WELL KNOWN THAT THE FATE OF !MERICA AS THE ECONOMIC

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7ILLIAM -ORAN 2EPORTER 4HE .ATIONAL 5NION OF 3TU DENTS HELD AN EXTRAORDINARY CONFERENCE ON TH *ANUARY IN 7OLVERHAMPTON TO TRY AND IMPLEMENT A NEW CONSTITU TION AFTER IT WAS BLOCKED AT THE PREVIOUS ANNUAL CONFERENCE !TTENTION AT THIS MOST RECENT CONFERENCE WAS USURPED BRIEF LY BY PROTESTORS FROM THE LEFT WING 3OCIALIST 7ORKERS 0ARTY 4HERE ARE TWO TYPES OF .53 CONFERENCE ANNUAL AND EXTRAORDINARY !S THE NAMES IMPLY ANNUAL CONFERENCES TAKE PLACE ONCE A YEAR !N EX TRAORDINARY CONFERENCE TAKES PLACE WHEN A MINIMUM OF UNIONS CALL FOR A CONFERENCE 5NLIKE MOST OTHER UNIONS

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THAT APPEAR TO HAVE THE 'OV ERNMENT WHERE THEY WANT THEM WILL LAUNCH MORE @DIRTY PLANES FROM THE NEW RUNWAY IN THE INTERESTS OF PROlT 4HE NEW PLANES ARE QUIETER BUT AGAIN THEIR SUM SIGNIlES AN INCREASE IN NUISANCE FOR THOSE UNDER THE mIGHT PATH (EATHROW WAS NEVER MEANT FOR COMMERCIAL mIGHTS AND SO UNLIKE OTHER AIRPORTS OF ITS SIZE ITS PLANES mY OVER A CAPITAL CITY %XTRA TRAFlC AND REGULATION BREACHING NITROUS OXIDE LEVELS WILL FURTHER PLAGUE ,ONDONERS LIVES -EANWHILE 3IPSON A NEARBY VILLAGE OF HOMES WILL BE DEMOL

ISHED TO MAKE WAY FOR THE EXPANSION 4HIS BEGS THE QUESTION AT WHAT POINT SHOULD @PROGRESS STOP )F THE NEW TER MINAL REACHES CAPACITY WILL ANOTHER SETTLEMENT BE LOST FOREVER 7ILL PEO PLE BE FORCED TO WEAR GAS MASKS AND SPEAK TO ONE ANOTHER THROUGH MEGA PHONES 7HERE ARE THE DISPLACED PEO PLE GOING TO GO "Y THE TIME WORK STARTS ON THE EXPANSION MEANWHILE THE RECESSION WILL BE OVER SO ALL THOSE EXTRA JOBS

WHILE USEFUL WON T BE QUITE AS VITAL AS THEY RE ARGUED TO BE AT THE MOMENT !DDITIONALLY "!! S PROlTS HAVE ACTU ALLY FALLEN RECENTLY 0ASSENGERS MIGHT SEE PAST THE @GREEN PLANES AND CON TINUE THE DECLINE IN AIR TRAVEL MAKING THE EXPANSION REDUNDANT ! BIG ARGU MENT BEHIND THE EXPANSION IS THAT IT WILL INCREASE BUSINESS BETWEEN "RITAIN

AND ABROAD 7HY NOT USE VIDEO CON FERENCING 4HE INTERNET S NOT AS SLOW AS IT USED TO BE 5NFORTUNATELY THESE ARGUMENTS HAVE FALLEN ON DEAF EARS 4HIS MAY BE

DUE TO PROTESTERS METHODS OF GETTING THEIR VOICES HEARD 6ANDALISING THE $EPARTMENT OF 4RANSPORT WAS NOT EF FECTIVE AND THE PEOPLE WHO BOUGHT LAND IN THE AREA SHOULD HAVE LOOKED UP #OMPULSORY 0URCHASE /RDERS 'OR DON "ROWN DIDN T APPEAR TO WANT TO LISTEN TO ANYONE IN 'OVERNMENT WHO DISAGREES SUCH AS "ORIS *OHNSON WHO CRITICISED THE LACK OF PUBLIC DEBATE AND IS THERE TO REPRESENT ,ONDONERS INTERESTS )T SEEMS AS THOUGH ,ABOUR HAVE GONE AHEAD AND DONE WHAT THEY WANTED AGAINST OTHER PARTIES THE PUB LIC AND INDEED THE PLANET 4HIS MAY BE THE lNAL NAIL IN ,ABOUR S COFlN

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4HE NEW $OCTOR 7HO IS AN ALUMNI OF OURS HERE AT 5%!

BUT IS HE THE RIGHT CHOICE FOR THE ROLE 4WO OPINIONS WRITERS AND ARDENT 7HO FANS BATTLE IT OUT TO PERSUADE US WHETHER OR NOT -ATT 3MITH IS OUR MAN 3AM (ILL /PINIONS 7RITER 7HAT DO YOU GET IF YOU GET A HAIRY TERRIER BATHE IT AND THEN PLACE IT BEHIND A JET ENGINE TO DRY ) M NOT ENTIRELY SURE ) KNOW THE EXACT AN SWER BUT IT MIGHT BE SOMETHING A TINY BIT SIMILAR TO NEW $OCTOR 7HO

-ATT 3MITH S HAIR STYLE $ON T GET ME WRONG $AVID 4ENNANT S HAIR AS 4HE $OCTOR WAS METICULOUSLY DISHEV ELLED !LSO WELL 3MITH IS PRETTY

iɨFSF TFFNT UP CF UPP NVDI QSFTTVSF UP NBLF IJN UIF OFX 5FOOBOU SBUIFS UIBO UIF OFX %PDUPSw SKINNY )S THIS REALLY A SUITABLE TRAIT FOR THE SAVIOUR OF THE UNIVERSE 7ELL

ACTUALLY HOLD ON A SECOND 4ENNANT WAS NO BEEFCAKE THAT S FOR SURE )N FACT WAS NOT HE VERY SKINNY INDEED /H DEAR ) THINK THAT THE BIGGER PIC TURE IS STARTING TO EMERGE ) THINK ) SEE WHAT THEY HAVE DONE 4HEY VE RE PLACED $AVID 4ENNANT WITHx A 3COT LAND FREE $AVID 4ENNANT *UNIOR 3O A $OCTOR 7HO IN THE SAME

VEIN AS 4ENNANT 4HIS IS NOT SUPER lCIALLY A BAD THING %VERYONE LOVED $AVID 4ENNANT HE BECAME A SEX AND STYLE SYMBOL THAT CAME CLOSE TO MAKING $OCTOR 7HO COOL (E WAS RADICALLY DIFFERENT FROM #HRISTOPHER %CCLESTONE S REVIVALIST $OCTOR (E WAS FUNKY DAPPER AND LIGHT ON HIS FEET -ATT 3MITH IS VERY YOUNG ! BIT TOO YOUNG PERHAPS (IS PREVIOUS ACTING ROLES ARE COMPETENT BUT ARE FEW AND LACK THE MATURITY THAT 4EN NANT HAD BEHIND THE BOYISH CHARMS 4HERE SEEMS TO BE TOO MUCH PRESSURE TO MAKE HIM THE NEW $AVID 4ENNANT

RATHER THAN THE NEW $OCTOR 7HO 2EPLACING 4ENNANT WAS NEVER GOING TO BE EASY BUT SOMETHING RADICALLY DIFFERENT COULD HAVE TURNED A PAGE IN THE HISTORY OF $OCTOR 7HO

RATHER THAN TRY TO DESPERATELY ADD NEW LINES TO THE SAME ONE 7ITH THE DEPARTURE OF HEAD WRITER 2USSELL 4 $AVIES MAYBE SOMETHING RADICAL WAS CALLED FOR TO ALLOW THE NEW HEAD WRITER 3TEPHEN -OFFAT TO REALLY LEAVE HIS MARK ! MISSED OPPORTUNITY IS CERTAIN LY 0ATERSON *OSEPH WHOM AUDIENC ES ALREADY KNOW FOR PLAYING *OHNSON FROM 0EEP 3HOW 4HE lRST BLACK $OC TOR 7HO TO GO WITH THE lRST BLACK PRESIDENT #OULD HAVE BEEN EPIC

BUT COULD NOW BE TOO TRIED AND TEST ED 4IME WILL TELL 3MITH HAS GREAT CHEEKBONES THOUGH

'BDU #PY 3MITH AT IS THE YOUNGEST ACTOR TO EVER TAKE ON THE ROLE (E IS THE TH INCARNATION OF $OCTOR 7HO TO GRACE OUR SCREENS AND WILL lRST APPEAR IN (E STUDIED $RAMA AND #REA TIVE 7RITING HERE AT 5%!

GRADUATING IN $AVID 4ENNANT WILL BOW OUT OF THE ROLE AT THE END OF THE YEAR IN HIS LAST #HRISTMAS SPE CIAL 4HE SERIES IS ALSO SAYING GOOD BYE TO ITS HEAD WRITER 2USSELL 4 $AVIES TO BE REPLACED BY 3TEPHEN -OFFAT WHO HAS AL READY WRITTEN SEVERAL PREVIOUS EPISODES

'RACE $ENTON /PINIONS 7RITER 7E HAVE A NEW $OCTOR ,ET US WEL COME HIM (E IS YOUNG AND SEXY IN AN OUT OF SPACE WAY !ND THAT S NOT ALLx -ATT HAS BEEN DESCRIBED BY HIS FORMER 5%! LECTURER *ON (YDE AS DED ICATED INVENTIVE AND DETERMINED $URING HIS TIME AT 5%!

LECTUR ERS IDENTIlED HE WAS HUGELY TALENTED

AND HE HAS MOST CERTAINLY GONE ON TO PROVE IT HAVING ACTED AT THE LIKES OF 4HE 2OYAL #OURT AND THE .ATIONAL 4HEATRE 4HE FACT HE HAS NOT APPEARED MUCH IN THE PUBLIC EYE CAN ONLY COUNT IN HIS FAVOUR SURELY "UT READ ING OPINION FORUMS YOU WOULD THINK THE FACT HE IS hNOT EVEN FAMOUSv COUNTS AGAINST HIM !RE WE SO SUPER lCIAL THAT WE MUST RECOGNISE A FACE IN ORDER TO APPROVE SOMEONE -UST WE BE ABLE TO LIST THE 46 DRAMAS AN AC TOR HAS APPEARED IN SO THAT WE MAY WARM TO THEM )N WHICH CASE HOW ON EARTH DID $AVID 4ENNANT EVER GET FAMOUS 3URELY A FACE WHICH IS NEW TO US CAN BEST CAPTURE THE TIMELESS QUALITY OF THE $OCTOR -UCH OF THE CRITICISM AGAINST -ATT IS CENTRED ON THE OPINION 4EN NANT SHOULD NOT LEAVE 7ELL OF COURSE HE WAS A SUPERB $OCTOR BUT IT WAS HIS DECISION TO CALL IT A DAY 7E HAVE TO RESPECT THAT AND EMBRACE

THE NEW WITH OPEN ARMS AND 46 RE MOTES )F YOU REALLY DO WANT PROOF OF 3MITH S EXCEPTIONAL ACTING ABIL ITY HE STARRED IN 46 ADAPTATIONS OF 0HILLIP 0ULLMAN S BOOKS 4HE 2UBY IN THE 3MOKE AND 4HE 3HADOW IN THE .ORTH AS ROUGH ROUND THE EDGES YET DEPENDABLE *IM 4AYLOR /R LIKEWISE HIS APPEARANCE IN 0ARTY !NIMALS AS A POLITICAL RESEARCHER #RITICISM OF HIM IS VERY WEAK BRINGING INTO QUESTION HIS HAIR AND HIS AGE

i8F IBWF B OFX %PDUPS -FU VT XFMDPNF IJN )F T ZPVOH BOE TFYZ JO BO PVU PG TQBDF XBZw 0LEASE "RITAIN PROVE ME WRONG ABOUT YOU 'ET OVER HIS HAIR YOU SHALLOW NUMBSKULLS /PEN YOUR MIND TO YOUTH AND VITALITY !FTER ALL THE $OCTOR IS ABOUT TO @REGENERATE INTO -ATT 3MITH SURELY IF YOU HAD THE CHANCE TO REGENERATE YOUR OWN BODY YOU WOULD CHOOSE THE YOUNG EST lTTEST MODEL %NJOY HIM WHILE YOU CAN ) KNOW FOR A FACT THAT THE TRUE FANS MOST CERTAINLY WILL &LOPPY HAIR AND ALL

h3URELY 'ORDON "ROWN SHOULD BE FOCUSING ON THE DESECRATION OF OUR NATION 46 TREASURES 3HANE 2ICHIE PLAYING @-INDER THE WORLD S GONE MAD v 3ARAH #HRISTIE ,)4

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&YFDVUJWF "OBMZTFE !ARON "LOWERS /PINIONS WRITER 4HE PROBLEM ) M WRITING TO ADDRESS IS ONE OF 3TUDENT 5NION DEMOCRACY THE %XECUTIVE #OMMITTEE SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO SIT ON 5NION #OUNCIL !T THE MOMENT %XEC MEMBERS AUTOMAT ICALLY HAVE #OUNCIL SEATS BUT ) DON T THINK THEY SHOULD FOR THREE REASONS &IRSTLY THE %XEC STImE DEBATE ON #OUNCIL !NYONE WHO GOES TO #OUNCIL MEETINGS WILL TELL YOU THAT THE DEBATES ARE ALWAYS BETWEEN %XEC MEMBERS AND A FEW OTHERS !S A RESULT MOST #OUNCILLORS SIT THERE BORED AND UNIN TERESTED FOR HOURS RATHER THAN GETTING UP AND HAVING THEIR OWN SAY IN THEIR OWN WAY (OW CAN THEY REPRESENT THEIR CONSTITUENTS BEST IF THE PRESENCE OF THE %XEC MEANS THAT THEY DON T SPEAK 7ITHOUT THE %XEC AT #OUNCIL

ORDINARY MEMBERS WOULD FEEL MUCH LESS INTIMIDATED BY GETTING UP TO SPEAK ON POLICY AND WOULD NOT JUST SIT THERE QUIETLY BECAUSE THEY DECIDE TO BACK DOWN WHEN %XEC MEMBERS GO TO SPEAK

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"HBJOTU "QBUIZ *HOPSBODF BOE $PNQMBDFODZ 4HE 0RESIDENT OF 5%! ,IBERAL $EMOCRATS ARGUES WHY YOUR VOTE MATTERS AND HOW WE NEED TO WORK TOGETHER TO ENSURE THE IDEALS OF DEMOCRACY ARE UPHELD *OHN $IXON 5%! ,IBERAL $EMOCRATS ,AST ISSUE ,AURENCE 3TEELE GAVE VOICE TO THE MANY WHEN IN A DAMNING PIECE ON POLITICIANS DIRTY LYING

SCHEMING ROTTEN SELF SERVING BAS TARDS RIGHT HE SUMMED UP HIS POSITION IN THE SHORT BUT SWEET STATE MENT h) M POLITICALLY APATHETIC AND PROUDv .OW ,AURENCE REPRESENTS A HECK OF A LOT OF STUDENTS LAST YEAR IN THE LOCAL ELECTIONS LESS THAN OF 5%! S STUDENT POPULATION VOTED BAD EVEN BY THE MEAGRE STANDARDS OF LO CAL ELECTIONS "UT WHY SHOULD VOTING MATTER ) M GOING TO BE SLIGHTLY UN CONVENTIONAL FOR A POLITICIAN AND SAY THAT IT DOESN T ACTUALLY MATTER ALL THAT MUCH $EMOCRACY IS NOT ABOUT PEOPLE COMING TOGETHER EVERY YEARS AND DECIDING WHICH CANDIDATE OR PARTY THEY PREFER $EMOCRACY IS A PROC ESS IT GOES ON CONSTANTLY AND IT IS AS MUCH TO DO WITH A FREE AND INQUISI TIVE PRESS AS IT IS TO DO WITH VOTING BALLOTS )N ONE RESPECT ) DON T ARGUE

WITH ,AURENCE IF YOU DON T FEEL YOU CAN DECIDE WHO TO VOTE FOR THEN NOT VOTING IS NO BIG DEAL 4HE PROBLEM ) HAVE WITH ,AU RENCE AND SO MANY OTHER hAPATHETIC AND PROUDv PEOPLE IS THIS IDEA THAT ONE SHOULD BE PROUD TO BE IGNORANT

APATHETIC AND COMPLACENT WITH OUR

iɨF QSPCMFN * IBWF XJUI UIFTF ABQBUIFUJD BOE QSPVE QFPQMF JT UIJT JEFB UIBU POF TIPVME CF QSPVE UP CF JHOPSBOUw POLITICS WHEN THERE IS SO MUCH THAT IS OBVIOUSLY WRONG ,AURENCE IS OB VIOUSLY ANGRY AT THE POLITICAL SCENE

HE VIEWS POLITICIANS AS THE MOST VUL GAR OF VAGABONDS n COMPULSIVE LIARS

SELF INTERESTED INCAPABLE OF HUMIL ITY AND WORKING INSIDE A SYSTEM THAT

DOES NOT TRULY REPRESENT OUR VIEWS TO BOOT "UT TO RESPOND TO ALL THIS WITH hSTUFF IS BAD IT ALWAYS WILL BE GIVE UPv IS THE HEIGHT OF MORAL COWARDICE 4HERE ARE THOSE WHO HAVE A PRINCI PLED REASON NOT TO VOTE BUT TO MERELY SEE THE LIES HYPOCRISY AND FAILURE OF SOME OF OUR POLITICIANS AND IMME DIATELY GIVE UP ON THE WORLD HOLDS NO MERIT 7E POLITICIANS OFTEN PRESENT A FACE TO THE WORLD THAT IS DISTORTED IN ORDER TO WIN ELECTIONS 7E SHOW OURSELVES TO BE TOTALLY PIOUS VIRTU OUS AND UTTERLY SELmESS IN THE CAUSE OF PUBLIC SERVICE 4HE REAL NATURE OF POLITICIANS IS MORE NUANCED THAN WE PRETEND A MIXTURE OF GOOD AND ILL EGO AND SERVICE MOTIVES MATE RIAL IDEALISTIC AND OCCASIONALLY SELF ISH 0OLITICIANS ALSO HAVE INCENTIVES THOUGH AND THIS IS THE CRUX OF MY REFUTATION OF ,AURENCE 'OOD POLITICIANS ARE KEPT IN CHECK BY GOOD CITIZENS )F WE ALL ACT ED LIKE ,AURENCE SUGGESTS THEN BAD POLITICIANS WOULD GET A FREE RIDE AND GOOD POLITICIANS WOULD RECEIVE NO REWARD )NFORMED AND ACTIVE CITIZENS

ARE WHAT FORCE POLITICIANS TO DO WELL AND TELL THE TRUTH OR AT TIMES FORCE THEM FROM DOING BAD ) M NOT SAY ING YOU CAN EXPECT GREAT POLITICIANS IF

i(PPE QPMJUJDJBOT BSF LFQU JO DIFDL CZ HPPE DJUJ[FOTw YOU VOTE WHAT ) M SAYING IS YOU CAN CERTAINLY EXPECT BAD POLITICIANS IF YOU DON T )F YOU IGNORE POLITICS RE FUTE IT AND PRETEND IT WILL GO AWAY IF YOU JUST CLOSE YOUR EYES THEN YOU ARE LETTING YOURSELF IN FOR A NASTY SHOCK 0OLITICS DOESN T GO AWAY POLITI CIANS DON T MAGICALLY VANISH WHEN YOU CALL THEM LIARS OR SCUM THEY STAY AND WHAT S MORE THEY STAY IN CONTROL OF SOME OF THE MOST POWER FUL AND IMPORTANT INSTITUTIONS IN OUR COUNTRY !S ) SAID DEMOCRACY IS A PROCESS NOT AN ELECTORAL EVENT )F ALL POLITICIANS REALLY WERE EVIL AND UNAC COUNTABLE YOU WOULD KNOW IT TRY LIV ING IN :IMBABWE FOR A FEW MONTHS AND FEEL THE DIFFERENCE

TVQFSJPSJUZ XIJDI QVMMT WPUFT UIFJS XBZ TJNQMZ CZ UIFJS BDUJWF QSFTFODF PO $PVODJMw 3ECONDLY THE %XEC LEAD DISCUSSION ) VE ALREADY SAID ABOUT THEM SPEAKING

AND THEY HAVE A LOT OF INmUENCE ON #OUNCIL SO WHEN THEY GIVE ARGUMENTS

EVEN THOSE WHO DON T AGREE WITH WHAT THEY ARE SAYING WILL OFTEN SIMPLY DEFER TO THEIR JUDGEMENT AND VOTE WHICH EVER WAY THE %XEC DO 4HEY RADIATE AN IDEA OF SUPERIORITY WHICH PULLS VOTES THEIR WAY SIMPLY BY THEIR ACTIVE PRES ENCE ON #OUNCIL RATHER THAN A TRULY FREE VOTE WHICH WOULD ALLOW #OUNCIL TO ACTUALLY HAVE AN EFFECTIVE INDEPEND ENT SAY &INALLY THE %XEC ALREADY HAVE THEIR SAY ON POLICY %VERY WEEK THE %XECU TIVE #OMMITTEE MEETS TO DISCUSS POL ICY SO WHY SHOULD THEY GET THEIR SAY TWICE 4HE PRESENCE OF THOSE VOTES ON #OUNCIL DENIES A TRULY FREE VOTE BECAUSE BEFORE A MOTION STARTS THAT THE %XEC PROPOSED THERE ARE ALREADY VOTES GUARANTEED n HARDLY A FREE AND FAIR VOTE 4HE %XEC ALREADY HAVE THEIR SAY AT THEIR MEETINGS AND THEY STImE DEBATE ON #OUNCIL AND THEREFORE REPRESENTATION OF THE 3TUDENTS 4HIS COULD ALL BE RECTIlED WITHOUT THE %XEC ON #OUNCIL

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4HE !VENUES

!FTER YOUR EXPERIENCE IN HALLS IT SHOULD BE QUITE OBVIOUS THAT LIVING WITH TEN OTHER PEOPLE IS NOT IDEAL 3O HOW MANY HOUSE MATES IS THE IDEAL NUMBER ! HOUSE OF TWO WILL BE PEACEFUL

STRAIGHTFORWARD REGARDING BILLS AND CLEANING PROVIDING YOU ARE NOT A WARRING COUPLE OR BEST FRIENDS WHO FREQUENTLY BECOME WORST ENEMIES 4HREE IS CERTAINLY NOT THE MAGIC NUMBER WITH TWO AGAINST ONE SHOWDOWNS INEVITABLE ! FOUR PERSON HOUSE HOLD ALLOWS FOR EQUILIBRIUM AND THE HOUSE SHOULD FEEL COM FORTABLY INHABITED &IVE IS ALSO A SOCIABLE NUMBER BUT KITCHENS AND BATHROOMS MAY COME UNDER STRAIN PARTICULARLY IF YOUR CHOSEN HOUSE IS ON THE SMALL SIDE !NY MORE THAN l VE WILL BE MESSY NOISY AND SIGNIl CANTLY LESS MANAGEABLE

4HERE ARE SOME TRADITIONAL VIEWS ABOUT THE GENDERS WHEN IT COMES TO LIVING "OYS ARE MESSY AND DON T WASH UP GIRLS ARE BITCHY AND HAVE A LOT OF STUFF 3OMETIMES THIS MIGHT BE TRUE (OWEVER CHANCES ARE THAT IT DOESN T MATTER THE SEX OF YOUR m AT MATES IT MATTERS WHAT KIND OF PEOPLE THEY ARE 9OU COULD BE IN A ONE SEX HOUSEHOLD A HOUSE WITH AN EQUAL MALE TO FEMALE RATIO OR YOU COULD BE THE SOLITARY GIRL IN A HOUSE WITH FOUR BOYS n THERE WILL BE PROBLEMS AND CHALLENGES IN EVERY ONE OF THOSE HOUSES 4HE BEST THING TO DO IS TO l ND OUT WHAT KIND OF PEOPLE THEY ARE BEFORE YOU MOVE IN WITH THEM WHETHER YOU WILL BE COMPATIBLE ON A BASIC LIVING LEVEL AS THE MAJORITY OF DOMESTIC STRIFE IS NOT GENDER SPECIl C SUCH AS WASHING UP

/N A HOUR BUS ROUTE #LOSE TO THE CITY !LL THE SHOPS YOU COULD NEED 7HAT MORE COULD YOU WANT FROM A ROAD -OST PEOPLE WILL CLAIM THAT 5NTHANK IS THE BEST ROAD FOR STUDENTS IN .ORWICH THIS IS POSSIBLY TRUE )T IS CONVENIENT SAFE AND MOSTLY POPULATED BY STUDENTS OR GRADUATES AND IS THE ONLY ROAD THAT PEOPLE WALK ALONG IN THEIR PYJAMAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY $ON T GET TOO COMFORTABLE THOUGH THE POPULARITY OF THIS AREA CAN RESULT IN HOR RENDOUS QUEUES FOR THE BUS

ESPECIALLY FOR AM LECTURES

%ARLHAM 2OAD AND ITS OFF SHOOTS HAVE A LARGE STUDENT POPULATION WITH SOME GREAT HOUSES TO OFFER NOT TO MEN TION A GOOD VARIETY OF PUBS AND SHOPS 4HE BUS ROUTE ALLOWS EASY ACCESS TO BOTH THE CITY AND THE UNIVERSITY THOUGH BOTH ARE WITHIN REA SONABLE WALKING DISTANCE %ARLHAM 2OAD DOES NOT SHARE ALL THE ADVANTAGES OF 5NTHANK ESPECIALLY AS THE SERVICE STOPS BEFORE MID NIGHT 7ITH AN ABUNDANCE OF PROPERTIES AVAILABLE ON AND AROUND %ARLHAM 2OAD

YOU ARE GUARANTEED TO BE IN THE HEART OF STUDENT LIFE

(ANDILY SITUATED BETWEEN 5%! AND THE %ARLHAM AND 5NTHANK 2OADS THE !VENUES ARE BASICALLY AT THE VERY HEART OF THE 'OLDEN 4RIANGLE .OT ONLY DOES THIS MEAN A RELATIVELY SHORT WALK INTO CAMPUS BUT ALSO THAT RESIDENTS HERE CAN GET EITHER THE OR BUS INTO TOWN 4HERE ARE ALSO A NUMBER OF SHOPS ALONG HERE MAINLY ON THE JUNCTION BETWEEN THE !VENUES AND #OL MAN 2OAD 4HERE IS ALSO A LOT LESS TRAFl C ALONG HERE HOWEVER IT IS NOT THE NICEST ROAD TO WALK ALONG VERY LATE AT NIGHT SO TRY TO ARRANGE TO WALK HOME WITH YOUR FRIENDS OR HOUSEMATES

#OMPATIBILITY !LTHOUGH GENDER IS A VITAL COMPABILITY ISSUE THERE ARE OTHER ISSUES YOU SHOULD CONSIDER )F YOU HAVEN T LIVED WITH YOUR PRO SPECTIVE HOUSEMATES BEFORE IT MAY BE WORTH INVESTIGATING THEIR CURRENT HABITAT 4HINGS SUCH AS CLEANLINESS TIDINESS SLEEPING PATTERNS AND SOCIAL ACTIVITY MAY SEEM SUPERl CIAL WHEN YOU ONLY EVER SEE THEM DOWN THE PUB TWICE A WEEK BUT LIVING WITH THEM FOR A YEAR WILL MEAN HAVING TO ENDURE THEIR TERRIBLE HABITS SO l ND OUT WHAT YOU ARE UP AGAINST .O MATTER HOW MUCH YOU LIKE SOMEONE LIVING WITH THEM IS ANOTHER MATTER ALTOGETHER AND THE ONLY WAY TO PRESERVE YOU FRIENDSHIP IS TO BE BRUTALLY HONEST ABOUT YOUR HABITS BEFORE THEY BECOME A PROBLEM

0ARENTS 7ITH SO MANY HORROR STORIES GOING AROUND ABOUT RUBBISH HOUS ES YOU OR ONE OF YOUR FRIENDS MIGHT BE TEMPTED TO ASK MUM AND DAD TO BUY YOU A HOUSE IN .ORWICH 4HIS CAN WORK OUT RE ALLY WELL ESPECIALLY IF YOU KNOW THE PARENTS OF YOUR FRIENDS AND YOU TRUST THAT THEY WILL SORT OUT ANY PROBLEMS THAT MIGHT OCCUR WITH THE PROPERTY (OWEVER THERE CAN BE ISSUES ESPECIALLY IF YOU FRIEND DECIDES THAT THEY ARE YOUR LANDLORD BY PROXY AND SO STARTS ACTING LIKE THEY OWN THE PLACE LITERALLY !LSO MAKE SURE YOU GET AN OUTSIDE PARTY LIKE THE LOVELY PEOPLE AT THE 5NION !DVICE #ENTRE TO LOOK THROUGH YOUR CONTRACT THEREBY MAKING SURE THAT EVERYONE KNOWS WHERE THEY STAND SHOULD ANY DIFl CUL TIES ARISE AND POSSIBLY SAVE FRIENDSHIPS IN THE PROCESS

)F YOU l ND YOURSELF WITHOUT ANYONE WHO YOU WANT TO LIVE WITH

OR YOUR GROUP SUDDENLY BREAKS APART AND GOES THEIR SEPARATE WAYS YOU COULD CONSIDER LIVING WITH PEOPLE YOU DON T ACTUALLY KNOW !LTHOUGH SLIGHTLY SCARY FOR THE BRAVE OR ADVENTUROUS OF HEART THIS COULD BE THE PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO GET A HOUSE

AND MEET NEW PEOPLE ALONG THE WAY /BVIOUSLY IT IS RISKY

MAINLY BECAUSE YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHETHER YOU RE MOVING IN WITH THE MOST NORMAL PEOPLE IN THE WORLD OR WITH SOMEONE WHO EATS NOTHING BUT BACON (OWEVER IT MIGHT BE YOUR ONLY OPTION AND IT COULD BE A LOT OF FUN 4HE BEST WAY TO MEET PO TENTIAL HOUSEMATES IS AT ONE OF THE 5NION S HOUSING SOCIALS 0OP ALONG DON T BE TOO SHY AND SEE IF YOU CAN SPOT YOUR NEW HOUSEMATES IN THE CROWD

"ECOME A 2ESIDENT 4UTOR )T MIGHT NOT SOUND LIKE THE MOST APPEALING PROSPECT TO SOME PEOPLE BUT LIVING ON CAMPUS FOR ANOTHER YEAR CERTAINLY HAS ITS BENEl TS .OT ONLY DO YOU GET PAID TO LIVE THERE BUT YOU CAN STILL ENJOY ALL THE PERKS OF BEING A l RST YEAR AGAIN THINK CLOSE TO ,#2 AND NO WAITING FOR A BUS FOR MINUTES TO GET IN EVERY MORNING 4HAT SAID YOU WILL HAVE MORE WORK AS A SECOND OR THIRD YEAR AND SO MIGHT l ND THE RAUCOUS FRESHER PARTIES A LIT TLE TOO MUCH AT AM ON A WEEKDAY (OWEVER AS THEIR 2ESIDENT 4UTOR YOU DO HAVE THE POWER TO STOP THEM FROM BEING OVERLY NOISY BUT YOU ALSO HAVE TO LOOK AFTER THE WELLBEING OF THOSE IN THE m ATS UNDER YOUR CARE

7EST %ARLHAM 3ITUATED UP PAST THE 5%! 6ILLAGE 7EST %ARLHAM IS NOT A FULLY ES TABLISHED STUDENT NEIGHBOURHOOD BUT IT IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY POPULAR WITH STUDENTS ESPECIALLY DUE TO ITS PROXIMITY TO CAMPUS AND SOME NICE HOUSES (OWEVER IT COULD BE JUST A LITTLE FAR AWAY FROM THE HUBBUB OF CITY OR CAMPUS LIFE IF NONE OF YOUR FRIENDS LIVE THERE AND IT DOESN T HAVE A PARTICULARLY STUDENT FRIENDLY FEEL TO IT AS YOU WALK AROUND !ND THERE AREN T MANY PUBS EITHER

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!LL DEPOSITS THAT YOU PLACE ON A PROPERTY MUST BE PROTECTED THROUGH A REPUTABLE AGENCY 4HERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT METHODS THAT YOUR LANDLORD CAN USE TO PROTECT YOUR MONEY THE l RST BE ING AND INSURANCE BASED SCHEME WHERE YOUR LANDLORD KEEPS YOUR MONEY AND PAY A PREMIUM TO INSURE IT )F THERE IS ANY DISPUTE AT THAT THE END OF THE TENANCY REGARDING THE RETURN OF THE DEPOSIT THE INSURANCE COMPANY MUST GET INVOLVED 4HE SEC OND TYPE IS A CUSTODIAL SCHEME WHERE THE DEPOSIT WILL GO TO ANOTHER PARTY FOR PROTECTION 7ITHIN DAYS OF YOUR TENANCY STARTING YOU MUST BE TOLD HOW YOUR DEPOSIT IS BEING PROTECTED

BY LAW 7ITHIN A MONTH YOU WILL THEN HAVE TO SIGN PAPERWORK THAT ALL PARTIES WILL HAVE TO SIGN STATING HOW YOUR MONEY WILL BE RELEASED AT THE END OF THE TENANCY AND IF YOUR DEPOSIT RETURNS TO ONE LEAD TENANT BE SURE THAT YOU TRUST THEM TO RETURN THE MONEY TO YOU AT THE END OF THE TENANCY

9OU SHOULD TAKE AN INVENTORY OF ALL l XTURES AND FURNISHINGS IN THE HOUSE 4AKE PHOTOS OF ROOMS IN THEIR ORIGINAL STATES ES PECIALLY IF THERE IS DAMAGE ALREADY PRESENT !LSO TAKE NOTE OF ANY REPAIRS THAT NEED DOING AND GET IT IN WRITING THAT THESE WILL BE DONE BEFORE YOU MOVE IN 4HOROUGHLY LOOKING AROUND THE PROPERTY BEFORE YOU SIGN THE TENANCY COULD PREVENT FUTURE DIS PUTES 9OUR LANDLORD IS LEGALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE PROPERTY STRUCTURE AND EXTERIOR PLUMBED IN FACILITIES SUCH AS BATHS AND SINKS HEATING AND HOT WATER APPLIANCES AND GAS AND ELECTRICAL ITEMS WHEN THE PROBLEM IS NOT THE FAULT OF THE TENANT !LSO DON T FORGET METER READINGS AS SOON AS YOU MOVE IN

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$EREHAM 2OAD -OST STUDENT PROPERTIES IN THE $EREHAM 2OAD AREA ARE WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF THE CITY CENTRE THOUGH GETTING TO 5NIVERSITY IS A DIFFERENT MATTER !LTHOUGH THE GOES ALONG $EREHAM 2OAD IT TAKES AROUND MINUTES TO GET TO CAMPUS $EREHAM 2OAD RUNS ALMOST PARALLEL TO %ARL HAM 2OAD SO IT TAKES AROUND MINUTES TO WALK TO A BUS STOP ON THE ROUTE ,IVING ON $EREHAM 2OAD CAN FEEL QUITE ISOLATED BUT HIGH ON THE STUDENT SATISFACTION SCALE ARE $EREHAM 2OAD S GREAT TAKEAWAYS AND CHEAP WATERING HOLES

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TACULAR STEAM EFFUSING GEYSERS 4HE LARGEST OF THE ISLAND S MANY HOT SPRINGS IS 'EYSER THE AREA HAS BEEN ACTIVE FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS AND THE VENTS REGULARLY SPURT OUT BOILING HOT STEAM !NOTHER STUNNING MUST DO ADVENTURE IS RIDING )CELANDIC HORSES HORSES AND GUIDES ARE AVAILABLE FOR HIRE ALL OVER )CELAND AND TOURS RANGE IN LENGTH AND INTENSITY /UR TOUR

WHICH WAS KEPT SMALL AND PERSONAL WITH ONLY MY PARTY AND THE GUIDE AND LASTED A FEW HOURS INCORPORAT ED SHALLOW RIVERS VAST FIELDS AND THE FOOTHILLS OF MAJESTIC MOUNTAINS )N MY OPINION THERE IS NO BETTER WAY TO SEE )CELAND THAN WHILST TRUSSED UP IN NAVY BOILER SUITS HELMETS AND STURDY BOOTS ON THE BACK OF ONE OF THE ISLAND S SHAGGY MANED NATIVE HORSES 7ITHOUT A DOUBT AN ESSEN TIAL PART OF TRAVELLING TO )CELAND /F COURSE ONE OF )CELAND S MAIN ATTRACTIONS AND THE ONE MOST PEOPLE HAVE HEARD OF IS THE "LUE ,AGOON

A MINUTE COACH RIDE FROM 2EYKJAVIK ! LARGE ARTIFICIALLY CRE ATED THERMAL POOL SURROUNDED BY SOOTY BLACK LAVA WALLS THE ,AGOON NEEDS TO BE SEEN TO BE BELIEVED !VERAGING OUT AT A HIGHLY RELAXING # WITH AN EVER PRESENT GHOSTLY MIST HANGING OVER IT THE ,AGOON ALSO INCLUDES A SAUNA AND DECORA TIVELY PLACED CAVES AND ARCHES FOR SWIMMING THROUGH 4HE BOTTOM OF THE LAGOON IS CLOTHED IN A SILVERY GREY SILT WHICH IS RENOWNED FOR ITS SKIN SMOOTHING PROPERTIES AND VISITORS ARE ENCOURAGED TO GRAB A HANDFUL TO TEST ITS ABILITIES )T IS ALSO WORTH BUYING SOME BATH SALTS FROM THE NEARBY SHOP DESPITE THEIR PRICE )CELAND OFFERS SOMETHING TRULY UNIQUE AND SPECTACULAR A COUNTRY WHOSE WILDLY VARIED MULTI FACETED LANDSCAPE WILL HOLD MANY UNDER ITS SPELL

!S THE SOUTHERNMOST OF %AST !NGLIA S COASTAL TOWNS &ELIXSTOWE DOES MORE BUSINESS AS A CARGO TERMINAL THAN AS A TOURIST ATTRACTION (OWEVER JUST NORTH OF &ELIXSTOWE IS A BEAUTIFUL PART OF THE %AST !NGLIAN SHORELINE n THE ESTUARY OF THE 2IVER $EBEN 4HE ESTUARY IS EASY TO REACH A WALK FROM &ELIXSTOWE 2AILWAY 3TATION ALONG (IGH 2OAD %AST LEADS TO #LIFF 2OAD AND THEN TURNING TOWARDS THE SEA YOU LL SOON COME TO A COASTAL PATH THAT LEADS NORTHWARDS OUT OF THE TOWN !LONG THIS PATH THERE ARE CLUSTERS OF BEACH HUTS AND ON CLEAR DAYS A PI SHAPED STRUCTURE CALLED 3EALAND ON THE SEA S HORIZON ! MARINE FORT CON STRUCTED IN 3EALAND WAS TAKEN OVER IN THE S BY WEALTHY ECCENTRIC 0ADDY 2OY "ATES WHO PROCLAIMED IT A @MICRONATION WITH ITS OWN FLAG

ANTHEM AND CURRENCY &ELIXSTOWE GIVES WAY TO A GOLF COURSE WHOSE MOST DISTINCTIVE FEATURE IS A BUCKET SHAPED -ARTELLO 4OWER

BUILT AS A COASTAL DEFENCE DURING THE .APOLEONIC WARS ! SECOND -ARTELLO 4OWER COMES INTO VIEW AS THE PATH SKIRTS ROUND THE SOUTHERN CORNER OF THE $EBEN ESTUARY AT WHICH POINT YOU ENTER THE CHARMING FISHING HAM LET OF &ELIXSTOWE &ERRY

4HE HAMLET CONTAINS A SMALL GAL LERY TWO PUBS A CAFÏ AND A JETTY THAT

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$OMINATING THIS NORTHERN SHORE IS THE ESTATE OF "AWDSEY -ANOR BUILT IN THE TH CENTURY BY 3IR 7ILLIAM 1UILTER 2EPUTEDLY 1UILTER HAD NO OVERALL DESIGN FOR THE MANOR HOUSE AND ERECTED IT PIECE BY PIECE WHEN EVER FUNDS BECAME AVAILABLE n WHICH EXPLAINS WHY IT S A STRANGE HODGEP ODGE OF &LEMISH 'OTHIC /RIENTAL AND 4UDOR STYLES ! VISIT TO THE $EBEN %STUARY IS WELL WORTH THE TWELVE POUNDS IT COSTS FOR A DAY RETURN BETWEEN .ORWICH AND &ELIXSTOWE STATIONS "UT DON T FOR GET TO CHANGE TRAINS AT )PSWICH )AN 3MITH

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BRIEFLY RELEASING ME FROM REALITY 4HAILAND HADN T IMPRESSED ME UNTIL ) REACHED 2AILAY BAY 4HE ETER NAL 5TOPIA OF ITS PERFECT WHITE SANDS

PALM TREES WOODEN HUTS AND THE IMPRESSIVE LIMESTONE CLIFFS ENCASING IT ALL PROVIDED MY THREE DAY CLIMBING FRAME ) WAS GOING TO LEARN HOW TO ROCK CLIMB (ARNESS ON ) SPENT MY FIRST MORNING LEARNING ROPE WORK !FTER MASTERING THE FIGURE OF EIGHT KNOT LEARNING AND PRACTISING HOW TO BELAY AND HOW TO CLIP AND TIE INTO AN ANCHOR ) WAS FINALLY ABLE TO EXPERI ENCE CLIMBING )T WAS THEN THAT A NEW PASSION WAS UNLEASHED WITHIN ME ) LACKED SKILL AND ABILITY MY

CLIMBING PARTNER AND INSTRUCTOR SEEMED TO DANCE ELEGANTLY UP THE CLIFFS WHILE ) FUMBLED AROUND FOR WHAT SEEMED LIKE HOURS PANTING AND STRUGGLING MY WAY TO THE TOP ) CRAVED THE STRENGTH OF THOSE AROUND ME BUT FELT AT MY ABSOLUTE HAPPIEST EVEN WHEN ) D ONLY ASCENDED THE MOST MEAGRE OF CLIMBS /N MY FINAL DAY

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NOMIC NEWS AFFECTING STU DENTS BOOK REVIEWS MONEY SAVING TIPS AND A FEW SELECTED ARTICLES THAT THE COMMITTEE

HAVE FOUND INTERESTING &UR THERMORE WE RE ABOUT TO START A BLOG WHICH WILL BE ACCESSI BLE VIA THE 0ORTAL CONTAINING INFORMAL CONTENT AND GUEST POSTS FROM 5%! STAFF ON CUR RENT EVENTS ,AST SEMESTER SAW THE SO CIETY PACK OUT ,4 AND PICK UP AN OVERCROWDING WARNING FROM ROOM BOOKINGSx WHEN WE HELD OUR INAUGURAL LECTURE ON THE #REDIT #RUNCH 7E HAD THREE GUEST LECTURERS TAKING STUDENTS FROM SCHOOLS ACROSS THE 5%! THROUGH WHAT S CUR RENTLY HAPPENING 4HERE WAS ALSO DISCUSSION ABOUT THE IM PLICATIONS FOR STUDENTS IN THE FUTURE !LL IN ALL IT WAS A FAN TASTIC EVENT WHICH RECEIVED A LOT OF POSITIVE FEEDBACK AND WE ARE LOOKING TO HOLD AN OTHER EVENT AROUND A SIMILAR TOPIC SOON /N -ONDAY TH *ANUARY WE HAD A COCKTAIL SOCIAL ALONG SIDE BOTH THE "ANKING &INANCE AND %NTREPRENEURS SOCIETIES

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AND ARE OPEN TO ANY SUGGES TIONS THAT MEMBERS OLD AND NEW MAY HAVE !S ) VE ALREADY SAID YOU DON T HAVE TO BE A -ATHS STU DENT TO JOIN THE SOCIETY BUT IF YOU ARE IT S A GREAT WAY OF MEET ING AND SOCIALISING WITH OTHER PEOPLE DOING THE SAME SUBJECT

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$ON T BUY READY MADE MEALS OR PRE PREPARED SALAD AS THE LA BOUR MARK UP MAKES IT MUCH CHEAPER TO DO IT YOURSELF )T WILL ALSO TASTE BETTER AND REALLY ISN T TOO DIFlCULT "AKED "EANS WITH lBRE AND PROTEIN ON TOAST WITH GRATED CHEESE IS QUICK EASY AND EX

TREMELY CHEAP 3OUP EGGS CASSEROLES ARE CHEAP AND EASY TO MAKE BUT TASTE GOOD %AT IN SEASON PRODUCE AS IT S GENERALLY CHEAPER AND TASTES BETTER E G STRAWBERRIES IN THE SUMMER AND PARSNIPS IN THE WINTER 2ELATIVELY SPEAKING WE ARE STILL MUCH BETTER OFF THAN BE FORE )N THE TIMES OF RATIONING FOOD AMOUNTS AND FOOD QUAL ITY WAS MUCH WORSE THAN TODAY WE STILL HAVE THOUSANDS OF CHEAP INGREDIENTS AT OUR lN GERTIPS 9ET DURING THE WAR OUR GRANDPARENTS ATE MUCH MORE HEALTHILY THAN WE DO TODAY 4HE POOR AND RICH HAD THE SAME AMOUNT OF FOOD EACH WEEK AND THE 'OVERNMENT S h$IG FOR 6IC TORYv CAMPAIGN MEANT THAT NO BODY WAS IGNORANT AS TO HOW TO MAKE A HEALTHY MEAL AS THERE WERE THOUSANDS OF PAMPHLETS ON HOW TO MAKE FOOD GO FUR THER 0OTATO 0ETE WAS THE FACE OF THE CAMPAIGN ALONG WITH $R #ARROT 4HERE WERE VARIOUS RECIPES FOR (UMBLE 0OTATO PO TATO PASTRY CURRIED POTATO AND POTATOES IN STEW !S FOR $R #ARROT HE WAS

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,IKE ALL THIRD YEARS ) VE HAD TO START THINKING ABOUT WHAT TO DO WITH THE REST OF MY LIFE BUT IT S CAUSING REAL PROBLEMS BETWEEN ME AND MY BOYFRIEND n WE VE BEEN TOGETHER SINCE WE MET IN THE lRST TERM OF OUR lRST YEAR AND WE RE REALLY CLOSE

BUT LATELY WE ARE ALWAYS ARGUING 7E BOTH WANT TO BE TOGETHER BUT WE DON T WANT TO APPLY TO POSTGRAD COURSES IN THE SAME PLACE 3HOULD ) GIVE UP MY DREAMS TEMPORARILY TO BE WITH HIM AS HE SUGGESTS OR ARE WE BOTH BEING SELlSH BY EXPECTING THE OTHER TO CAVE IN (ELP ,OVE &EARING THE FUTURE $EAR &EARING THE &UTURE

)T MIGHT SOUND HARSH BUT IF YOU FAST FORWARD lVE YEARS THE AMOUNT OF COUPLES IN THIS QUAN DARY THAT WILL HAVE STAYED TOGETHER CAN BE COUNTED ON THE lNGERS OF ONE HAND 3TOP THINKING WITH YOUR HEART AND USE YOUR HEAD IT S YOUR FUTURE CAREER YOU LL BE PUTTING AT STAKE IF YOU GIVE IN TO THIS GUY "E SELlSH DO WHAT S BEST FOR YOU AND LET THE RELATIONSHIP SORT ITSELF OUT 3OME PEOPLE CAN MAKE IT WORK LONG DISTANCE SOME CAN T BUT EI THER WAY IF YOU GIVE UP YOUR PLANS YOU RE BOUND TO END UP REGRETTING IT !PPLY WHERE YOU LIKE IF IT S TRUE LOVE A TEMPORARY SEPARATION ISN T GOING TO CHANGE IT &OR NOW AT LEAST

) M SURE YOU CAN THINK OF BETTER WAYS TO USE YOUR ENERGY THAN IN AR GUMENTS 4ED

$EAR &EARING THE &UTURE

)F YOU WANT YOUR RELATIONSHIP TO CONTINUE YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE TO STOP ARGUING AND DISCUSS YOUR FUTURE PLANS LIKE GROWN UPS 4HE DECISIONS YOU MAKE ARE GOING TO AF FECT THE REST OF YOUR LIVES AND THERE FORE YOU MUST BOTH BE SELlSH !S ) SEE IT NEITHER ONE OF YOU CAN EXPECT THE OTHER TO DROP THEIR PLANS !S THE END OF YOUR THIRD YEAR APPROACHES YOU MUST EACH LOOK AT THE DIRECTION WHICH YOU YOURSELF WISH TO TAKE )F THE COURSES YOU WISH TO ATTEND ARE NOT IN THE SAME PLACE THEN YOU COULD BE LOOKING AT A LONG DISTANCE RELATIONSHIP 4HIS WILL INEVITABLY BE DIFlCULT BUT YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT THE LONG TERM AND YOUR OWN FUTURE CAREER !S A COUPLE YOU SHOULD TRY AND BE SUPPORTIVE OF EACH OTHER S DREAMS 9OU ARE JUST GOING TO HAVE TO SIT DOWN AND TALK TO EACH OTHER n REMEMBER YOU SHOULDN T BE THE ONLY ONE COMPROMISING "ETTY

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%LIZABETH 7HERRELL INVESTIGATES THE MERITS OF GETTING A PART TIME JOB AS A STUDENT AND MORE IMPORTANTLY JUST HOW HARD IT IS TO GET YOUR FOOT IN AT THE DOOR !S THE ANNOUNCEMENT IS MADE THAT %NGLAND IS NOW ACTUALLY IN A RECES SION STUDENTS ARE A KEY DEMOGRAPH IC THAT WILL BE FEELING THE PINCH $ATA PUBLISHED THIS WEEK FROM A SURVEY BY (IGH &LIERS 2ESEARCH OF OVER A HUNDRED BUSINESSES SHOWS THAT RE CRUITMENT TARGETS HAVE BEEN CUT BY

WITH UP TO FEWER GRADUATE POSITIONS AVAILABLE THIS YEAR !S .53 0RESIDENT 7ES 3TREETING COMMENTS

h7E RE ALL VERY ACUTELY AWARE THAT THE PICTURE FACING THIS YEAR S GRADUATES IS VERY BLEAKv 3O WITH ONLY HALF THE CHANCES THAT WERE AVAILABLE TO OUR OLDER SIBLINGS AND WITH THE STUDENT LOAN WEARING THIN AS OUR OVERDRAFTS SOAR IS NOW THE TIME TO GET A JOB

4HE ANSWER IS BOTH YES AND NO 0ART TIME WORK FORMS A KEY PART OF STUDENT lNANCES BUT IF YOU DON T

THINK CAREFULLY ABOUT YOUR CHOICES IT COULD SCUPPER YOUR CHANCES OF GET TING THE DEGREE YOU NEED &OR SOME STUDENTS EKING OUT THE MEAGRE STU DENT LOAN IS WORTH THE HASSLE 3AMAN THA 7ALLIS NOW A SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHER NEVER HAD A JOB DURING HER DEGREE OR POST GRADUATE TRAINING h$O ) THINK THAT HAVING A JOB WHILE STUDYING AT UNIVERSITY IS A GOOD IDEA 7ELL ) COMPLETED A @NOR MAL THREE YEAR DEGREE COURSE LIVING OFF THE REGULAR STUDENT LOAN 'RANT ED A SMALL PART OF MY MONEY WAS A NON REPAYABLE BONUS BECAUSE OF MY BACKGROUND AND lNANCES BUT ) HAD THE AVERAGE AMOUNT ) MANAGED THE WHOLE THREE YEARS WITHOUT A JOB &ROM DAY ONE ) FELT THAT ) WAS AT UNI VERSITY FOR A PURPOSE n TO GET THE BEST POSSIBLE DEGREE THAT ) COULD ACHIEVE 4HAT AUTOMATICALLY MEANT THAT IF ) COULD HELP IT ) WOULD NOT BE SPEND ING MY TIME ON A JOB BUT FOCUSSING ON SEMINARS AND ESSAYS !S SOON AS ) KNEW WHAT MONEY ) WOULD HAVE ) CREATED A BUDGET )T WAS TINY BUT ) WAS DETERMINED NOT TO LET A TIGHT lSTED GOVERNMENT RUIN MY CHANCES h4HINKING BACK ) COULD HAVE EAS ILY COPED WITH A SMALL JOB IN MY lRST YEAR )T WOULD HAVE MADE LIFE EASIER

AND MY SACRIlCES WOULD HAVE BEEN SMALLER !S IT WAS ) HARDLY EVER WENT OUT MEANING AN UNDERSIZED SOCIAL LIFE AND AN UNHEALTHY DOSE OF 46

&OOD SHOPPING WAS NEVER FUN AL WAYS SEEING THINGS ) COULDN T AFFORD

YET ) CAME OUT OF THE lRST YEAR FEEL ING PROUD THAT ) HAD ACHIEVED A HIGH MARK h!FTER GOING THROUGH THE SECOND AND ESPECIALLY STRESSFUL lNAL YEARS

) WOULD NEVER RECOMMEND A JOB OF ANYTHING MORE THAN A FEW HOURS A WEEK ) FEEL IT WOULD HAVE SERIOUSLY IMPAIRED MY MARKS n HOW COULD ) WASTE MY OPPORTUNITY AT UNIVERSITY

BY RISKING MY DEGREE MARK FOR MON EY ) HAD ENOUGH TO EAT AND A PLACE TO LIVE AND THAT WAS ALL ) REALLY NEED ED .OW ) LIVE ON A SALARY THAT MAKES ME COMFORTABLE !LL THOSE MONEY WORRIES AND SACRIlCES WERE ADMIT TEDLY NOT FUN BUT FOR JUST THREE SHORT YEARS IT WAS WORTH IT v 3AM S ATTITUDE TOWARDS HER STUD IES IS CERTAINLY LAUDABLE BUT FOR MOST OF US LIVING ON THE BARE MINIMUM FOR MONTHS AT A TIME IS MORE OF A CHALLENGE THAN WE EXPECTED ! BIT OF EXTRA MONEY NOT ONLY KEEPS THE OVERDRAFT AT BAY BUT ALSO HELPS US TO GET THE BEST OUT OF STUDENT LIFE &OR THE 5%! 3TUDENT !DVICE #EN TRE THE QUESTION IS NOT WHETHER STU DENTS SHOULD WORK BUT HOW MANY HOURS THEY CAN HANDLE /FlCIAL ADVICE RECOMMENDS THAT STUDENTS WORK NO MORE THAN HOURS PER WEEK AT AN ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM !LL #AMPUS *OBS ADVERTISED ON THE %M

PLOYABILITY WEBSITE 5%! S RECRUITING RESOURCE FOR STUDENTS ARE FOR FEWER THAN HOURS AND THE FURTHER YOU ARE THROUGH YOUR DEGREE THE LESS YOU

SHOULD BE ATTEMPTING )F YOU ARE SURE YOU NEED THE WORK DON T FORGET TO SUPPLEMENT YOUR STUDIES WITH SOMETHING RELAT ED TO YOUR FUTURE CAREER IT WILL BE WORTH TAKING LESS MONEY NOW IF YOU HAVE WORK EXPERIENCE UP YOUR SLEEVE FOR LATER 5LTIMATELY STUDYING FOR A DEGREE IS SUPPOSED TO BE A FULL TIME DEAL AND WITH THE CURRENT MARKET IT WILL BE THE HIGH SCORING STUDENTS WHO HAVE SHOWN THEIR DEDICATION THAT WILL BE GETTING A SLICE OF THE GRADUATE PIE 4O lND MORE INFORMATION ON JOBS OR FOR CAREERS ADVICE VISIT THE #AREERS #ENTRE OR THE NEW %MPLOYABILITY DROP IN CENTRE BOTH LOCATED NEAR THE (IVE

5SJFE BOE UFTUFE )PNF NBEF 5BLFBXBZ &EELING LIKE A CURRY BUT DON T HAVE THE CASH ,OOKING FOR A HEALTHIER ALTERNATIVE TO lSH AND CHIPS AND WORRIED THAT -R ,IM KNOWS YOU BY NAME *USTINE 7ALLIS INVESTIGATES THE HOME COOKED ALTERNATIVES TO YOUR EVENING TAKEAWAY 7HEN YOU DON T HAVE MUCH TIME AF TER A LONG DAY ON CAMPUS THE TAKEA WAY IS A VERY TEMPTING OPTION 5N FORTUNATELY THEY ARE NORMALLY NOT ONLY HELLISHLY EXPENSIVE BUT DOING YOUR HEALTH NO FAVOURS )F YOU WANT THE TASTE OF THE TAKEAWAY AT A CHEAPER AND HEALTHIER PRICE TRY THESE SIMPLE DO IT YOURSELF RECIPES #HICKEN 4IKKA -ASALA -IX ONE TABLESPOON OF TIKKA PASTE BOUGHT FROM ANY LARGE SUPERMAR KET AND ONE AND A HALF TABLESPOONS OF LOW FAT NATURAL YOGHURT WITH ABOUT G OF CUBED CHICKEN AND LEAVE TO MARINATE #HOP ONE SMALL ONION ONE GAR LIC CLOVE HALF A GREEN CHILLI AND A HALF INCH PIECE OF FRESH GINGER AND FRY IN OIL FOR ABOUT lVE MINUTES !DD TWO TABLESPOONS OF TIKKA PASTE AND

FRY FOR TWO MINUTES 3TIR IN ONE TA BLESPOON TOMATO PUREE AND ML WATER AND SIMMER FOR MINUTES .OW GRILL THE CHICKEN CUBES UN DER A MEDIUM HEAT FOR AROUND MINUTES TURNING OCCASIONALLY UNTIL COOKED THROUGH !DD THE COOKED CHICKEN CUBES TO THE PAN ADD ONE AND A HALF TABLE SPOONS NATURAL YOGHURT AND HALF A TABLESPOON OF LEMON JUICE BOTTLED IS lNE AND CAN BE KEPT IN FRIDGE FOR MONTHS 3IMMER FOR TWO MINUTES 3ERVE WITH NAAN BREAD

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#HOP A LARGE POTATO INTO CM ISH CHIPS AND COAT THE CHIPS IN A COUPLE OF TABLESPOONS OF OLIVE OIL BEFORE SPREADING THEM EVENLY ONTO A BAK ING TRAY 0LACE IN A PRE HEATED OVEN AT DEGREES FOR ABOUT MINUTES

TURNING ONCE HALF WAY THROUGH THE COOKING TIME 4AKE A lLLET OF lSH OF YOUR CHOICE SALMON IS A PERSONAL FAVOURITE AND WRAP IN TIN FOIL 0LACE IN THE OVEN WITH THE CHIPS WHEN YOU TURN THEM n SO AFTER THEY HAVE BEEN IN THE OVEN FOR MINUTES 4HE lSH WILL TAKE BE TWEEN AND MINUTES TO BAKE IN THE OVEN 3ERVE WITH LEMON SALT PEPPER AND PLENTY OF VINEGAR

#UBE G OF PORK TENDERLOIN AND COAT WITH TABLESPOONS OF LIGHT SOY SAUCE #OVER WITH CLINGlLM AND LEAVE TO MARINATE FOR MINUTES 4AKE THE PORK OUT OF THE MARINADE AND PAT DRY WITH KITCHEN PAPER +EEP THE MARINADE 3LICE ONE LARGE CARROT ONE GREEN PEPPER AND ONE RED PEPPER 0EEL AND CHOP A GARLIC CLOVE AND CHOP A ONE INCH PIECE OF FRESH GINGER )N A WOK OR SAUCEPAN ADD TABLESPOONS OF GROUNDNUT OIL THE GARLIC AND THE GINGER !DD THE CAR ROT AND PEPPER 3TIR FRY FOR AROUND MINUTES !DD THE PORK AND STIR FRY FOR AROUND MINUTES OR UNTIL THE MEAT IS BROWNED !DD THE MARINADE AND ABOUT G OF BLACK BEAN SAUCE 3IMMER FOR ONE MINUTE AND SERVE

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(ELEN 4HOMAS WEIGHS UP THE PROS AND CONS OF CYCLING IN .ORWICH 4O CYCLE ANYWHERE YOU WILL NEED A BIKE A SET OF LIMBS AND ADVISABLY

A HELMET AND SOME HIGH VISIBILITY CLOTHING 4O CYCLE IN .ORWICH YOU WILL NEED ALL OF THE ABOVE A DESIRE TO HAVE A BUS DRIVING UP YOUR REAR END

A LOT OF ROAD CONlDENCE AND A VERY GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR CYCLE LOCK 7ITH THE 'REEN 0ARTY IN OPPOSI TION ON THE .ORWICH COUNCIL WE ARE CONSTANTLY BEING ADVISED TO ABANDON THE CAR IN FAVOUR OF PUBLIC TRANS PORT WALKING OR CYCLING %VERY 5%!

STUDENT IS AWARE OF THE STRUGGLES THE 5NION IS FACING WITH &IRST BUSES SO THE FASTEST ALTERNATIVE IS CYCLING 7ITH OF 5%! STUDENTS AND ACADEMIA CYCLING TO CAMPUS AND a BE ING INVESTED IN CYCLE FACILITIES BIKES ARE NOT NECESSARILY IN THE MAJORITY OF TRANSPORT MODES BUT CYCLISTS MAKE UP A LARGE PROPORTION OF THE 5%!

POPULATION 4HE UNIVERSITY OFFER A LARGE RANGE OF SERVICES FOR BIKES HOW EVER THERE ARE SOME PROBLEMS BOTH ON CAMPUS AND IN THE CITY OF .OR WICH CONCERNING THE SAFETY OF ROAD CYCLISTS 4HE 5NIVERSITY PROMOTE @#YCLE TO #AMPUS AND A RANGE OF CYCLE FRIEND LY SOCIETIES AND SERVICES FOR EXAMPLE $R "IKE THE -OUNTAIN "IKING 3O CIETY 5%!"5' THE 3ALARY 3ACRIlCE SCHEME ETC $R "IKE IS ON CAMPUS ON 4UESDAYS AND 4HURSDAYS EVERY WEEK OUTSIDE THE ,#2 FROM AM TO PM FOR REPAIR WORK AND FREE CYCLE CHECKS !S MEMBERS OF THE .ORWICH #YCLING #AMPAIGN TWO MAN TEAM .IGEL AND 2ICHARD SELL SECOND HAND CYCLES AND OFFER CYCLING ADVICE ALONGSIDE 2ICH ARD S OWN CYCLE REPAIR SERVICE FOR MI NOR REPAIRS VISIT THE 5%! WEBSITE FOR CHARGES AND INFORMATION $R "IKE IS A USEFUL AND ENCOURAGING SERVICE

TO HAVE AT THE UNIVERSITY MUCH LIKE THE HELPFUL STAFF AT THE 3ECURITY ,ODGE WHO WILL LEND YOU A BIKE PUMP FOR

FREE IF YOU ARE EVER STRANDED ON CAM PUS WITH A mAT TYRE 4HE VOICE OF THE 5%! CYCLIST IS NEVER SILENT AND 5%!"5' 5%!

"ICYCLE 5SER 'ROUP PROMOTE CAM PAIGNS AND DISCUSSION WORKING WITH THE UNIVERSITY AT &RESHERS 7EEK "IKE 7EEK AND 'REEN 4RAVEL 7EEK TO PROMOTE CYCLING AND PROVIDE INFOR MATION FOR AND COMMUNICATION BE TWEEN CYCLISTS 4HE GROUP S CURRENT PRIORITY IS TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE LACK OF SECURE CYCLE PARKING SPACE

AS hTHE COMMON SIGHT OF BICYCLES LOCKED TO ALMOST ANY IMMOVABLE OB JECT TELLS US THAT MORE INVESTMENT IS NEEDEDv 4HE WEBSITE AT HTTP WWW UEA AC UK ^R OFFERS AN INSIGHT INTO 5%! CYCLING SCHEMES LIKE 4RY "E FORE 9OU "UY THE GOVERNMENT BASED #YCLE 7ORK SALARY SACRIlCE SCHEME AND "UY #YCLE AT 5%!

3O IT APPEARS THAT THERE IS NOTHING BAD ABOUT CYCLING TO UNIVERSITY BUT POLICE AND CYCLISTS ALIKE CAN DISPUTE THIS !S BIKES WERE STOLEN IN THE 5+ IN AND THERE BEING

AN INCREASINGLY HIGH NUMBER OF BIKE THEFTS ON CAMPUS .ORFOLK POLICE ARE INCREASING AWARENESS OF THE IMPOR TANCE IN SECURING BIKES IN PARKS WITH A $ OR 5 LOCK AND REGISTERING BIKES ON THE )MMOBILISE 0ROPERTY 2EGISTER 4HE FAMILIAR SIGHT OF A BIKE SKELETON CLINGING TO THE BIKE RACKS MISSING ITS WHEELS AND SEAT SHOULD BE AMPLE RE MINDER TO LOCK UP BIKES AND SECURE LY 4HAT IS IF YOU MAKE IT TO CAMPUS

AS SHARING THE TINY HISTORIC ROADS WITH CARS BUSES TRUCKS ETC PROVES TO BE A DEMANDING DAILY TASK FOR STUDENTS .OT ONLY DO MANY OF THE CYCLE LANES DOUBLE UP AS BUS LANES BUT MOST DRIVERS ARE IRRITATED BY CYCLISTS AND ARE NOT AFRAID TO EXPRESS IT 3OME USE FUL ADVICE FROM THE COUNCIL INVOLVES USING BIKE LIGHTS AND HIGH VISIBILITY CLOTHING AT TWILIGHT AND IN THE DARK

WEARING A HELMET AND KEEPING TO CY CLE LANES WHERE THEY ARE PROVIDED

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TO (OWEVER SOME ARGUE THAT DESPITE THIS "RITAIN WILL STILL BE ABLE TO HONOUR ITS COMMITMENT TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS 4HE 'OVERNMENT DECISION WAS ANNOUNCED BY 4RANSPORT 3ECRETARY 'EOFF (OON WHO MAINTAINED THAT STRINGENT MEASURES WILL BE PUT IN PLACE TO LIMIT NOISE AND EMISSIONS

BUT THAT THE DECISION HAS BEEN MADE FOR ECONOMIC REASONS &ORMER ,A BOUR -0 ,ORD 3OLEY WHO IS THE CAM PAIGN DIRECTOR OF &UTURE (EATHROW

HAS ARGUED THAT THE THIRD RUNWAY WILL GENERATE EMPLOYMENT AND hPROSPER ITYv FOR 7EST ,ONDON (OWEVER THE 'OVERNMENT HAS COMMITTED TO RE DUCE "RITAIN S #/ EMISSIONS BY IN %NVIRONMENTAL CAMPAIGNERS ARE ARGUING THAT THE DECISION TO EX PAND (EATHROW LEAVES THIS COMMIT

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"RITONS EMIT MORE #/ PER PERSON FROM mYING THAN ANY OTHER NATION ON THE PLANET KG PER PERSON PER YEAR

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AS PLANES HAVE TO WAIT LONG PERIODS OF TIME WITH THEIR ENGINES RUNNING TO TAKE OFF AND LAND ! THIRD RUNWAY WOULD REDUCE THIS PRESSURE THUS SAV ING VAST AMOUNTS OF FUEL (E ALSO STAT ED THAT hA NEW RANGE OF CARBON lBRE PLASTICS VERY STRONG AND OF LOW WEIGHT ARE BEING DEVELOPED WHICH COULD CUT AIRCRAFT WEIGHTS SIGNIlCANTLY v 2OLLS 2OYCE IS ALSO WORKING TO PRODUCE EN GINES WITH IMPROVED POWER TO WEIGHT RATIOS %VEN BIOFUELS GROWN FROM AL GAE ARE BEING CONSIDERED AS FUEL (OWEVER THE 'OVERNMENT $E PARTMENT FOR 4RANSPORT PREDICTS THAT

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4HIS MONTH SAW THE PUBLICATION OF A SHOCKING REPORT IN WHICH THE HARSH REALITY OF OUR IMPORTED PIG MEAT WAS REVEALED -0S SAY THAT SOME OF OUR TOTAL IMPORTED PIG MEAT WOULD BE ILLEGAL IF PRODUCED IN "RITAIN 4HIS INCLUDES BACON PORK AND HAM WHICH ARE ENJOYED DAILY BY MUCH OF THE "RIT ISH PUBLIC WHO CONTINUE TO BE UNA WARE OF THE ORIGIN OF THIS MEAT -ANY HAVE BEEN CALLING FOR SIGNIlCANT CHANGES IN SUPERMARKET LABELLING SYS TEMS SO THAT THE COUNTRY OF SOURCE IS CLEARLY SHOWN (OWEVER YOU HAVE TO ASK WHY WE IMPORT SO MUCH PIG MEAT INTO "RITAIN IN THE lRST PLACE )N THE LATE NINETIES THE 'OVERNMENT INTRODUCED

MANY WELFARE REFORMS WHICH HOPED TO IMPROVE THE WELLBEING OF FARM ANIMALS AND THIS LED TO THE DRIVING OUT OF PIG FARMERS 4HIS CON SEQUENTLY PROMPTED A RISE IN THE COST OF PIG REARING AND MEAT PRODUCTION AND LEFT THE 5+ AT A DISTINCT DISAD VANTAGE TO %UROPE MAKING IT CONSID

ERABLY CHEAPER FOR THE CONSUMER TO BUY IMPORTED PIG MEAT UNAWARE OF THE ORIGIN *AMIE /LIVER THE POPULAR FOOD CRUSADER IS KEEN TO SAVE THE "RITISH PORK INDUSTRY AND WILL BE DETAILING THE TRUTH BEHIND THESE IMPORTS ON A NEW SHOW DUE TO BE BROADCAST ON

#HANNEL AT THE END OF THIS MONTH 4HE MESSAGE IS LIKELY TO WARN CON SUMERS WHEN BUYING IMPORTED FOOD AND BE AWARE OF THE CONDITIONS THE ANIMALS SUFFERED (OWEVER IN THE CUR RENT ECONOMIC CLIMATE IS THIS INFOR MATION ENOUGH TO DETER PEOPLE FROM BUYING THE CHEAPEST ALTERNATIVES

-OVE OVER *EREMY #LARKSON n ACCORD ING TO NEW RESEARCH EVEN MILD MAN NERED ACADEMICS WHO TRAVEL EVERY WHERE BY BICYCLE MAY BE lLLING THE ATMOSPHERE WITH CARBON ! STUDY BY !MERICAN PHYSICIST !LEX 7ISSNER 'ROSS HAS CLAIMED THAT EACH 'OOGLE SEARCH CONDUCTED ON A DESKTOP COMPUTER PRODUCES AN AVER AGE OF SEVEN GRAMMES OF CARBON DI OXIDE 4HE GRAMMES OF #/ FROM TWO 'OOGLE SEARCHES IS EQUIVALENT TO THAT GENERATED BY BOILING A KETTLE 7ISSNER 'ROSS EXPLAINS THESE HIGH EMISSION lGURES BY POINTING TO THE WORLDWIDE NETWORK OF TERMINALS AND DATA CENTRES USED BY 'OOGLE !

TYPICAL 'OOGLE SEARCH DRAWING ON THESE SOURCES AND DONE WITH THE

iɨF HSBNT PG $0 GSPN UXP (PPHMF TFBSDIFT JT FRVJWBMFOU UP UIBU HFOFSBUFE CZ CPJMJOH B LFUUMFw SEARCH ENGINE S CUSTOMARY SPEED WILL CONSUME A LOT OF ENERGY 'OOGLE HAS REACTED BY CITING SOME LESS ALARMING RESEARCH OF ITS OWN

WHICH SUGGESTS AN AVERAGE SEARCH PRO DUCES A MERE GRAMMES OF #/

ONE THIRTY lFTH OF 7ISSNER 'ROSS S lG URE (OWEVER IT SEEMS LIKELY THAT THE )4 INDUSTRY IS A MASSIVE POLLUTER )N ANOTHER RECENT STUDY THE !MERICAN RESEARCH COMPANY 'ARTNER ATTRIBUTED TWO PERCENT OF GLOBAL EMISSIONS TO THE SECTOR )N SOME WILDLY UNSCIENTIlC RE SEARCH OF ITS OWN #ONCRETE SURVEYED STUDENTS AT 5%! AND WORKED OUT THAT THE AVERAGE STUDENT MAKES SEARCHES FROM THE 5NIVERSITY S COM PUTER FACILITIES EACH DAY 4HIS WOULD MEAN THAT 5%! S ODD STU DENTS ARE 'OOGLING FROM 5NIVERSITY COMPUTERS TIMES DAILY WHICH n IF 7ISSNER 'ROSS IS RIGHT n WOULD BE THE #/ EQUIVALENT OF BOILING

KETTLES

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$ANIELLE *ORDAN CAUGHT UP WITH .ATHAN "RISCOE WHO IS 5%! -EN S 4ENNIS ! 4EAM #APTAIN

) THINK BOTH FOR DIFFERENT REASONS -URRAY IS MUCH MORE OF A CHAMPION BUT THEN (ENMAN WAS JUST A FANTAS TIC PLAYER BUT HE WAS NEVER GOING TO WIN ANYTHING )F ) HAD TO PICK ONE IT WOULD BE -URRAY -OUNTAIN BECAUSE HE ACTUALLY WINS

4ELL US A BIT ABOUT YOURSELF ) AM IN MY SECOND YEAR STUDYING %N VIRONMENTAL SCIENCE ) TURN NEXT WEEK AND ) AM A TENNIS PLAYER

$O YOU PLAY OR FOLLOW ANY OTHER SPORTS ) PLAY BADMINTON SQUASH AND ) DO QUITE A LOT OF ATHLETICS ) USED TO RUN FOR MY SCHOOL ) ALSO PLAY FOOTBALL SOMETIMES AND LIKE TO CYCLE

!N INTERESTING FACT ABOUT YOU ) WENT TO 4HAILAND IN MY GAP YEAR AND SPENT A NIGHT IN A "ANGKOK JAIL /H AND ) CAN SPEAK 7ELSH ) SUPPOSE THAT IS KIND OF INTERESTING 7HAT MADE YOU GET INTO PLAYING TENNIS ) WAS WATCHING 7IMBLEDON WHEN ) WAS ABOUT YEARS OLD AND ) JUT TURNED TO MY DAD AND WAS LIKE hTHAT LOOKS REALLY GOOD v AND FROM THAT ) BEGAN PLAYING PRETTY MUCH EVERY DAY UP UNTIL THE AGE OF ABOUT 7HY DO YOU LIKE TENNIS 7HAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT TO OTHER SPORTS &IRSTLY IT IS A RACKET SPORT WHICH ) BELIEVE IS MUCH BETTER THAN ANYTHING ELSE !LSO BECAUSE IT IS JUST SUCH AN OPEN GAME 'AMES LIKE SQUASH AND

BADMINTON ARE SO CONSTRICTING 7HEREAS TENNIS IS OUTSIDE IT IS SUCH GOOD PHYSICAL EXERCISE AND IS A mUID GAME 7HO IS YOUR SPORTING IDOL 2OGER &EDERER (E S JUST THE PERFECT SPECIMEN OF AN ATHLETE (E IS AWE SOME

3INGLES OR DOUBLES ) PREFER SINGLES BUT ) THINK THAT ) AM BETTER AT DOUBLES 3INGLES IS MORE COMPETITIVE YOU DO NOT HAVE TO RELY ON SOMEBODY ELSE AND IT IS ALL ON YOU $OUBLES CAN BE A BIT BORING ES PECIALLY MIXED DOUBLES (ENMAN (ILL OR -URRAY -OUNTAIN

7HAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE SPORTING MEMORY 7HEN ) WAS ) WON A DOUBLES TOUR NAMENT ON THE &RIDAY NIGHT AND THEN WON A SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP ON THE 3ATURDAY AFTERNOON !FTER WINNING

) LEFT STRAIGHT AWAY TO mY TO 2HODES WITH MY DAD 4HAT WAS A GREAT HOURS 7HY WOULD YOU ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO PLAY TENNIS &ITNESS FUN IT IS ENJOYABLE )T IS A RE ALLY GOOD GAME AS YOU CAN SEE HOW GOOD YOU ARE GETTING )T IS VERY COM

PETITIVE WHICH IS GOOD

#AN YOU TELL US A BIT ABOUT THE 5%!

TENNIS CLUB (OW CAN PEOPLE GET INVOLVED 4HE SESSIONS ARE ON 7EDNESDAYS AND 3UNDAYS FROM PM 4HERE IS A FREE COACHING SESSION WHICH RUNS FROM PM ON A 7EDNESDAY *UST COME ALONG AND PLAY )T IS VERY OPEN 7E PROVIDE FREE BALLS FREE TENNIS RACKETS AND EVERYBODY IS FRIENDLY 7HAT WOULD BE YOUR ONE PIECE OF ADVICE TO OTHERS WHO WANT TO START PLAYING TENNIS 0RACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE 0LAY AGAINST PEOPLE OF ALL STANDARDS $O NOT JUST PLAY AGAINST SOMEBODY THAT YOU KNOW THAT YOU CAN BEAT PLAY PEOPLE BETTER THAN YOU THE SAME STANDARD AS YOU AND WORSE THAN YOU 7HO WOULD YOU PLACE YOUR BET ON TO WIN THE 0REMIER LEAGUE THIS SEA SON )F ) WAS BETTING MONEY WISE ) WOULD GO FOR -ANCHESTER 5NITED "UT I D LIKE TO SEE ,IVERPOOL WIN

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.FO T 'FODJOH /BSSPXMZ #FBUFO !NDREW 4ALBOT 3PORTS 2EPORTER )N SPITE OF A SPIRITED PERFORMANCE A 5%! MALE FENCING TEAM MISSING CLUB STALWART !NDREW &IDDY WERE NARROWLY OVERCOME BY THE VISITING /XFORD ND TEAM ON 7EDNESDAY )N A CONTEST CHARACTERIZED BY GOOD NATURED COMPETITIVENESS THE BOYS FROM .ORWICH TOOK THEIR HIGHER RANKED OPPONENTS TO THE WIRE LEAD ING ON POINTS FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE lXTURE (AVING TALKED TO THE TEAM BEFORE THE MATCH CONlDENCE WAS FAR FROM OVERmOWING 5%! ARE CURRENTLY

h4HE TEAM MADE A MOCKERY OF THEIR CUR RENT POSITION FENCING WITH SKILL AND RESOLVEv PROPPING UP THE "5#3 TABLE 9ET DUR ING THE COURSE OF THE AFTERNOON THE TEAM MADE A MOCKERY OF THEIR CUR RENT POSITION FENCING WITH SKILL AND RESOLVE 4EAM CAPTAIN $AN @#OMEBACK +ID -INGAY KICKED OFF PROCEEDINGS WITH A COMFORTABLE VICTORY OVER

HIS COUNTERPART AND WAS ABLY SUPPORT ED BY -ARTIN 7ALTER AND 'UY -OORE

WHO SAW 5%! TO A n LEAD AFTER THE OPENING NINE BOUTS n THE TEAM S lRST FOIL VICTORY OF THE SEASON !FTER EXCHANGING FOIL FOR SABRE

/XFORD SLOWLY CLAWED THEIR WAY BACK INTO CONTENTION YET 5%! BATTLED GAMELY 7ALTER PROVED PARTICULARLY PROlCIENT WITH THE HEAVIER WEAPON

ON ONE OCCASION SCORING FOUR UNAN SWERED HITS TO TURN A THREE POINT DEl CIT INTO A LEAD (OWEVER AFTER A FEW STRONG PERFORMANCES /XFORD ENSURED THEY WERE IN THE DRIVING SEAT GOING INTO THE lNAL WEAPON HOLDING AN ADVANTAGE WITH ONLY THE EPEE REMAINING 5%! REFUSED TO CAPITULATE IN AN ENTERTAINING lNALE WHICH SAW -OORE

$SPTT DPVOUSZ %PVCMF 4VDDFTT $ANNY #OLLINS 3PORTS 2EPORTER 5%! CROSS COUNTRY DUO 3ARAH +IMPTON AND 'LEN 7ATTS TOOK THE HONOURS AND LED HOME AN IMPRESSIVE DISPLAY BY 5%! ATHLETES AT 2!& "ARN HAM ON 7EDNESDAY ,AST YEAR S "53! M 3TEEPLE CHASE CHAMPION AND CLUB 0RESIDENT

7ATTS PRODUCED A CONlDENT DISPLAY OF FRONT RUNNING AS HE HELD OFF TAL ENTED TEAMMATE #HRIS -ARWOOD *OHNSON WHO PLACED A SUPERB SEC OND &IRST YEAR %NVIRONMENTAL 3CI ENCE STUDENT 3IMON / -EARA GAVE A COMMENDABLE DISPLAY TO TAKE lFTH

AND WAS FOLLOWED HOME BY ,UKE "AI LEY AND *ONAS $IETE WHO lNISHED TH AND TH RESPECTIVELY 4HE ONLY DISAPPOINTMENT CAME WITH THE WITH DRAWAL OF *OSH %NTWISTLE THROUGH IN JURY FRESHER %NTWISTLE HAD PRODUCED AN IMPRESSIVE DISPLAY BUT AN UNTIME LY BLISTER SCUPPERED HIS HOPES 4HE RESULTS ENSURED A RESOUNDING VICTORY FOR THE 5%! MEN WHO OUTRAN OP POSITION FROM SEVERAL 2!& BASES AND LOCAL CLUBS AND LEAVES THEM LEADING THE PRESTIGIOUS %AST !NGLIAN #ROSS #OUNTRY ,EAGUE

7ATTS COMMENTED h-E AND #HRIS WENT TO THE FRONT FROM THE START AND SET THE PACE WITH ONE GUY FROM THE 2!& JUST BEHIND US 7E WERE ABOUT THREE SECONDS AHEAD OF HIM AFTER THE lRST LAP AND WITH ONE LAP TO GO THE GAP HAD INCREASED TO ABOUT SIX SEC ONDS ) PICKED UP THE PACE WITH A LAP TO GO AND WITH THE THIRD GUY TIRING

#HRIS MAINTAINED SECOND PLACE v .OT TO BE OUTDONE 5%! S FE MALE ATHLETES STORMED TO YET AN OTHER LEAGUE VICTORY AS THEY WERE LED HOME BY #ROSS #OUNTRY #APTAIN

3ARAH +IMPTON IN lRST POSITION 3EC OND YEAR ,AW STUDENT 3INEAD ,ONG

FOUGHT IT OUT WITH 4REASURER %MILY .EILAN AS THEY TOOK FOURTH AND lFTH RESPECTIVELY .EW CLUB MEMBER

%MMA 3IEMASKO PRODUCED AN IM PRESSIVE DEBUT AS SHE PLACED TH 4HE CLUB WILL BE DELIGHTED WITH ITS TWO VICTORIES IN WHAT PROVED COLD AND DIFlCULT CONDITIONS 7ITH ONLY FOUR RACES REMAINING THE ATHLETES WILL BE QUIETLY CONlDENT OF HOLDING THEIR LEAD AND REPEATING THEIR EM PHATIC VICTORY OF

PINCH lVE POINTS FROM /XFORD S TOP FENCER IN AN ENERGETIC AND TENACIOUS DISPLAY 3ADLY FOIL SPECIALIST -INGAY WAS UNABLE TO REPEAT HIS HEROICS AT !S TON EARLIER IN THE SEASON AND PROVED POWERLESS TO PREVENT /XFORD SAFELY NAVIGATING THE EPEE BOUTS TO CLAIM A n VICTORY &OR THE TEAM AND THE HEALTHY CROWD IN ATTENDANCE IT WAS AN ULTI

MATELY DISAPPOINTING CONCLUSION TO A HARD FOUGHT AND EVEN CONTEST 9ET ALL CAN TAKE PLENTY OF CONlDENCE FROM A PERFORMANCE THAT SURELY HERALDS MUCH FUTURE SUCCESS FOR 5%! FENCING )F YOU ARE INTERESTED IN JOINING 5%!

FENCING THE CLUB HOLD REGULAR TRAINING SESSIONS AT THE 3PORTS 0ARK 4O lND OUT MORE EMAIL UEAFENCING GOOGLEMAIL COM

0 4VMMJWBO 4UJMM %PNJOBOU )AN $URRANT 3PORTS 2EPORTER 4HE / 3ULLIVAN 3ELBY RIVALRY SEEN IN THIS -ASTERS lNAL COULD BE SOMETHING THAT DOMINATES SNOOKER IN THE YEARS TO COME THE NOW FOUR TIMES WINNER BEAT THE DEFENDING CHAMPION IN AN ENTHRALLING VICTORY WHICH BOUGHT THE GAME BACK INTO THE HEADLINES 4HE MATCH ITSELF HAD EVERYTHING WITH CENTURY BREAKS COMMON FOR BOTH PLAYERS ALONG WITH CLOSELY FOUGHT FRAMES DOMINATED BY SAFETY SHOTS AND THE lNAL FRAME SEEING TWO RE RACKS BE FORE 2ONNIE EVENTUALLY MANAGED TO CLOSE OUT THE GAME 4HE SEMI lNALS AND EARLIER ROUNDS SHOWED THE DEPTH OF QUALITY PLAY ERS IN THE GAME AT THE MOMENT *OHN (IGGINS AND 3TEPHEN -AGUIRE BOTH PUSHED -ARK 3ELBY AND / 3ULLIVAN CLOSE RESPECTIVELY AND THE YOUNG !US TRALIAN .EIL 2OBERTSON AND #HINA S $ING *UNHUI SHOWING HUGE POTENTIAL BEFORE BEING EDGED OUT IN CLOSE EN COUNTERS 4HIS HEIGHTENED COMPETITION IS GREAT FOR THE GAME ITSELF / 3ULLIVAN HIMSELF SEEMS MORE AWARE OF THE IN CREASED PRESSURE THAT THE OTHER PLAYERS ARE NOW ABLE TO PUT HIM UNDER ESPE

CIALLY IN THE CASE OF 3ELBY AND IT IS YET TO BE SEEN IF HE CAN ONCE AGAIN LIFT HIS OWN GAME TO MATCH THESE NEW THREATS TO HIS DOMINANCE 4HIS ASIDE HE IS WITHOUT DOUBT THE GREATEST SNOOKER PLAYER OF HIS GENERATION AND PERHAPS OF ALL TIME 4HIS GIVES EXTRA SIGNIlCANCE TO THE FACT UPON WINNING THIS TOURNAMENT @4HE 2OCKET DESCRIBED THE VICTORY AS HIS hBEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SNOOKERv AFTER HE WAS FORCED TO PLAY WITH A BRAND NEW CUE (E SMASHED HIS lRST THE ONE HE WON THE 7ORLD #HAMPIONSHIP WITH

BEFORE HIS lRST ROUND MATCH WITH *OE 0ERRY BUT PERHAPS IT WASN T JUST WIN NING WITH THE NEW CUE THAT HE WAS RE FERRING TO BUT CONTINUING TO DOMINATE A SPORT WITH SUCH A BREADTH OF TALENT

EAGER TO TAKE HIS SPOT AT THE TOP

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#BENJOUPO 3FUBJO 6OCFBUFO 3FDPSE ,UKE 2OBERTS 3PORTS 2EPORTER /N 7EDNESDAY ST *ANUARY 5%!

STS HOSTED 7ARWICK IN THE "5#3 "ADMINTON ,EAGUE 4HE AFTERNOON DID NOT BEGIN WELL AS 5%! STRUGGLED TO PUT A TEAM TOGETHER DUE TO MANY REGULARS HAVING TO lNISH OFF ESSAYS 4HE SIX PLAYERS THAT DID TURN UP HOW EVER PUT IN A FANTASTIC PERFORMANCE AND CONTINUED 5%! S UNBEATEN START TO THE SEASON 4HE lRST TWO MATCHES SAW TOP SEEDS !NDY 0IFF AND -ICHAEL 7OOD

PLAY THEIR SINGLES 0IFF GOT 5%! OFF TO A WINNING START DEFEATING HIS OPPO NENT 4HROUGHOUT THE ENCOUNTER HE VARIED HIS SHOTS WELL AND HIS SMASHES WERE EXECUTED WITH A GREAT DEAL OF POWER AND ACCURACY 0IFF S PERFORMANCE WAS EVEN MORE COMMENDABLE GIVEN THE FACT HE HAD EATEN A -C$ONALDS JUST A FEW MIN UTES BEFORE THE MATCH 7HEN QUES TIONED ABOUT THE EFFECTS OF HIS PRE MATCH NUTRITIONAL CHOICE HE REPLIED

h)T WAS A BIT DODGY AT THE BEGINNING GAME BUT ) GOT THROUGH IT v /N THE OTHER COURT 7OOD WAS SLOWLY EASING HIS WAY INTO THE CON TEST $EEP DEFENSIVE OVERHEADS AND

SOME SUPERB PICK UPS CLOSE TO THE NET MEANT THAT THE 7ARWICK PLAYER WAS IN FOR A DIFlCULT MATCH $ESPITE SEVERAL SKILFUL EXCHANGES 7OOD KEPT CALM AND SECURED THE ALL IMPORTANT lRST GAME &OLLOWING A CHANGE OF ENDS 7OOD BEGAN TO DOMINATE (E TOOK CONTROL EARLY ON AND MADE HIS OPPONENT RUN ALL OVER THE COURT 4HE GAME lNISHED GIVING 5%! A LEAD OVERALL !FTER THE MATCH 7OOD WAS PLEASED WITH HIS PERFORMANCE BUT ADMITTED THAT HIS SMASH COULD

IMPROVE 4HE lRST DOUBLES MATCH WITNESSED "EN (ICKEN AND $ANIEL # EMBROILED IN A CLOSE ENCOUNTER WITH 7ARWICK S PAIRING )T WAS A GREAT SPECTACLE WITH SOME SUPERB RALLIES AND IMPRESSIVE SHOTS 4HE 5%! PLAYERS HAD A GREAT UNDERSTANDING WITH EACH OTHER AND FULLY DESERVED TO TAKE THE lRST GAME

(AVING LOOKED COMFORTABLE DURING THE EARLY STAGES OF THE SECOND

A SUDDEN LACK OF CONCENTRATION AL LOWED 7ARWICK BACK INTO THE MATCH

AND A NERVOUS LAST COUPLE OF POINTS GAVE 7ARWICK THE GAME 5%!

CAME BACK lGHTING IN THE DECIDER WITH (ICKEN DEMONSTRATING HOW TO DO THE SPLITS AND STILL SAVE A POINT 4HE HOSTS WON THE lNAL GAME TO TAKE THE MATCH -ATTHEW 4HOMAS AND 4HOMAS ,I WERE 5%! S SECOND DOUBLES PAIR 7ARWICK WERE EXTREMELY CONSISTENT IN THEIR PLAY DURING THE lRST GAME AND USED THE DROP SHOT WELL 5%!

ON THE OTHER HAND WERE SLOW TO GET

INTO THE MATCH AND PLAYED TOO MANY LEISURELY MID COURT SHOTS 7ARWICK DESERVEDLY TOOK THE lRST GAME

!FTER A BRIEF TEAM TALK DURING THE BREAK 4HOMAS AND ,I SOON CAME OUT ON TOP AND DEMONSTRATED SOME COM POSED SMASHING AND FAST REACTIONS AT THE NET TO WIN THE NEXT TWO GAMES

0IFF CONTINUED HIS GOOD FORM IN HIS SECOND SINGLES MATCH WINNING 7OOD S SECOND GAME WAS ANOTHER RESOUNDING VICTORY 4HE COMBINATION OF BACK AND FRONT COURT PLAY SUPPLEMENTED BY HIS POWERFUL SMASHES MADE HIM LOOK VERY COM FORTABLE THROUGHOUT THE MATCH 4HE SCORE ENDED

7ITH "EN (ICKEN AND $ANIEL # EXTENDING 5%! S OVERALL LEAD FURTHER

FOLLOWING THEIR SECOND DOUBLES MATCH VICTORY 4HOMAS AND ,I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THIS "5#3 lXTURE A WHITEWASH $ESPITE A SPIRITED PERFORMANCE UNFORTUNATELY 7ARWICK MANAGED TO GRIND OUT THEIR ONLY WIN OF THE AFTERNOON

5%! S DEFEAT OF 7ARWICK WAS RICHLY DESERVED AND THEIR UNBEATEN RECORD REMAINS INTACT !LL PLAYERS DEMONSTRATED GREAT TALENT AND WILL BE CLEARLY DIFlCULT TO BEAT THIS SEASON

5JHIU .BUDI -FBWF /FUCBMM #FSFGU 2OB 3CHATTEN 3PORTS 2EPORTER .OTTINGHAM 4RENT NDS SCORED IN THE DYING SECONDS TO SEAL VICTORY IN A CLOSE FOUGHT CONTEST AT THE 5%!

3PORTSPARK 4RAILING WITH JUST MINUTES LEFT ON THE CLOCK 5%! EM BARKED ON AN IMPROBABLE SCORING STREAK TO TIE THE GAME ONLY TO SEE THE LAST SHOT OF THE GAME ROB THEM OF A DRAW 4HE GAME WAS UNTIL THE lNAL QUARTER AN INCREDIBLY CLOSE AFFAIR n NEITHER SIDE LED BY MORE THAN THREE GOALS AT ANY POINT IN THE lRST THREE QUARTERS BUT THAT ALL CHANGED IN THE lNAL PERIOD /VERALL THE HOSTS LOOKED THE MORE LIKELY TO GO ON TO TAKE THE WIN AS THEY STARTED THE lNAL QUARTER ON TOP AND IN THE MIDDLE OF A SCORING RUN BUT .OTTINGHAM 4RENT S UNLIKELY BURST LED TO THE DRA MATIC lNALE 7ITH 5%! HOLDING A LEAD

4RENT EMBARKED ON A STREAK OF SEVEN CONSECUTIVE SCORES WITHOUT REPLY TO GO SIX GOALS AHEAD WHICH SEEMED TO PUT THEM AHEAD FOR GOOD

4HAT WAS THE TRIGGER FOR 5%! S OWN SPELL OF DOMINANCE HOWEVER n OUTSCORING 4RENT IN THE NEXT FEW MINUTES TO TIE THE GAME ! TENSE GAME SAW A PARTICULARLY PACY OPENING AS BOTH SIDES CONVERT ED ON THEIR lRST TWO POSSESSIONS TO TAKE THE SCORE TO INSIDE SEC ONDS !FTER THAT THE DEFENCES SEEMED TO GROW IN CONlDENCE AND THE PACE SLOWED SOMEWHAT ALTHOUGH THE SCOR

ING STAYED CONSISTENT 5%! LED AT HALF TIME WHILE 4RENT HAD MOVED IN FRONT BY A SINGLE POINT

AT THE END OF THE THIRD QUARTER '! +ATHRYN #ANAVAN LED 5%!

WITH GOALS WHILE '3 2ACHEL .EW SON HAD &OR 4RENT '3 3ARAH #HAMBERLAIN HAD INCLUDING THE DECISIVE GAME WINNER '! *OSIE 7OL STENHOLME SCORED 4RENT WHO WERE lELDING A TALLER

TEAM THAN THAT OF THEIR HOSTS ON BALANCE PROVED MORE ABLE TO TAKE REBOUNDS AND MAKE DEFENSIVE INTER CEPTIONS AT lRST BUT 5%! S '+ 2UTH 'OODMAN AND '$ .ICOLA $AISIE WERE MORE AND MORE EFFECTIVE AS THE GAME WENT ON h)T S FRUSTRATING THAT WE WENT ON THAT BIG RUN AND THEN COULDN T CLOSE OUT THE DRAW AT LEAST v SAID 5%! CEN TRE #ARLY "RYER AFTERWARDS hBUT WE RE

HAPPY WITH THE EFFORT WE SHOWED TODAY )T WAS A VERY CLOSE GAME ALL THE WAY THROUGH v "RYER WAS NAMED 5%! S PLAYER OF THE GAME 4HE GAME WAS ORIGINALLY RESCHED ULED FROM TH .OVEMBER 4RENT S WIN WAS THEIR SECOND OVER 5%! THIS SEASON 4HE RESULT TAKES 4RENT ONTO SIX POINTS IN "5#3 -IDLANDS #ONFER ENCE " n LEVEL WITH 5%!