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Health-scare Village students call for cash from RegistrY_ bosses HORRIFIED tenants at the top-notch VIllage complex have upped their plea for compensation ... after dozens found they were sleeping In By - - -.... mouldy beds: For damp m many of the ÂŁ44.25 p/w rooms has caused multicoloured cultures to breed on the ~ underside of students' mattresses, ~ which they say has caused them to ~ become ill with coughs and colds x lasting several weeks. ~ UEA Health Centre Doctor, o Nick Raithatha, agreed that the ------~-------------------....10: fungi could be the culprit.

Union Welfare Officer. Jaz Jhenacho, stands with just some ofthe Village students caught up in the "There is medical evidence that health scare over mouldy mattresses. Inset: The multi-coloured mould in detail. mould can cause allergic reactions,"

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Mark Austin he said . Nurse Manager, Mrs Hawes, added: "The incidence of respiratory problems does go up if you live in damp conditions ... the general opinion is that there are a greater than expected number of these coming from the village."

The problem of damp has been increased through a lack of vent-

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ilation after bathroom extractor fans were shut down over a week ago.

Like the bathroom floors, they had been wrongly installed, and kept blowing water into the electrics. Some flats were left without power for several days when this happened.

President of the new 'Village People' residents society, Raj Watts, slammed the situation, saying, "Obviously a new site like this was going to have teething problems, but

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"We're in Week Fo ur: there have been no rent red uctions, people are still suiTeri ng fro m colds they caugh t in the first week and th e list just goes on.''

But Jenn y Grant, Director of Residences, claimed Registry bosses have no intent ion of offering a rebate, or reducing rents.

"All along the way, people have taken all due care to ensure that th is project wo uld wo rk" , she said .

"A lii can do is apologise for the teething problems as they could not have been anticipated."

And Student Union Welfare Officer, Jaz lhcnacho, said the Un ion was powerless to fo rce action from the University.

"If this was an external landlord and the conditions were the same, we would tell the students to get out right away, get their money back, and we'd house them somewhere else.

"But we can't do that here."

But she ofl'crcd some hope to disgruntled residents, saying, "Provided the stud ents as k fo r it, we' ll be askin g fo r a re nt reducti on and possibly even compensati on for the trouble th at has been caused."

Voting takes P._#ace in UnionHouse next week THE ELECTION for the post of Union Communications Offi cer takes place next Monday (October 24).

Three candidates have been They are Phil Clegg (affil iated nominated for the post, left va- with the GSA), Esthcr Jillct (standcant fo llowi ng th e res ignat ion of ing on behalf of SWSS), and Polly for mer incu mben t Po ll y Knewstub (nominated. by the LaKnewstub three weeks ago. bourCiub).

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WHY ARE YOU STANDING FOR THE POST?

WHAT QUALITIES WOULD YOU BRING TO THE POST?

WHAT ARE YOUR AI MS SHOULD Y OU BE ELECTED?

PHIL: I'm standing because I want to do the job and I think I'd enjoy it and be good at it.

Above all, I think I have the qualities needed to represent all studen ts equa ll y, regardless oftheirpolitical persuas ion or any se If-define d labels.

PHIL: I've had extensive experience in the rea l world, both at home and abroad, as well as two years experience within the Union and on the Executi ve.

I was on Student's Forum fo r a year, Universi ty Council representative fro m Forum last year.

I know how the Union publicity mac hine works and have had some experie nce within TV and media last year - going on several political program mes and talk shows last year.

PHIL: I think that there are several things that need changing.

All forms ofbasic communication need to be addressed, as people don't know how to submit motions, as wel l as the general atmosphere in UGMs. We need to win the respect of the University as well as the students, because the Sabbatical team is the vo ice of the students to the Uni versity.

ESTHER: I would get invo lved wit h students and actua lly do something and get involved in fi ghti ng agai nst th ings such as grant cuts.

Also I've been on the Student 's Forum so I know what it's like being a part of the Union . I j ust th ink more and more people should get in vol ved.

ESTHER: To ac hieve quorate UGM's - without these and and people being invo lved, you can't do anything.

I'd also introduce a newsletter and make people really fee l as though they can make a di fference in the Union, and that the Union can make a difference to them.

We need more people to be involved in the Union. lt hasn' t got a leg to stand on if they aren' t.

ESTHER : I' m standi ng because I th ink the Union's got a really important role to play with involving people and it just hasn' t been doing it over the last coupl e of years.

We need to make Uni on mcctingsq uorate, fi ght grant cuts and rent rises. The Uni on has a much more positi ve role to play than it has been doi ng.

POLLY: I did the job fo r about two months, and had a lot of contacts and a lot of work that I wanted to do.

I think I made a good start at the job, and I th in k I'm the best person for the job. I have the ex perience and the knowledge of the Union and the un ive rsity and the external media to do the job we ll.

POLLY: Obv iously dedi cation and commitment, but also experience.

I think thi s makes me the best candidate fo r the job.

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POLLY: I aim to promote the Union, dea l with the issue ofgrantc utsand implement an annual reviewofthe Union.

I also want to lobby the Un iversity ove r the hi gh rents at the Uni vers ity Village, and plan to investi gate the idea of organising a rent strike.

The situati on out there is ridic ulous and one of the Union's prime roles is to address that.

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ends in violence A GROUP ofUEAstudents joined over 50,000 demonstrators who marched through London on Sunday October 9 to protest against the Criminal Justice Bill, writes Joanna Phillips.

The march, organised by a diverse range of pressure groups including Uberty and the Coalition Againstthe Criminal Justice Bill, was addressed by a number of speakers including Tony Benn.

They condemned the Bill as a grave attack on human rights which threatened to make criminals out of ordinary people.

But riot police moved in when protesters with a sound system advanced into Hyde Park in breach of a licence banning them from the area. 2000 protesters were involved in the ensuing scuffle and 26 arrests were made.

• Union votes to oppose CJB, page 5; leader comment and cartoon, p8.

Did you go to the Anti-CJB demo in London on October 9? lNhat are your views on the way the event was organised and policed? The Editor would like to hear from you.

Write to Concrete via our pigeonholes in UH.

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The[ re UP.. in arms over student Ginge•s •disgusting~r.esore• ---By--Lori Stabile RESIDENTS on Bluebell Road are up-in-anns over a bus belonging to a UEA student that has been parked outside their houses for over a month.

Nicknamed 'Bertha' by its owner Ginge Kay, the bus has been condemned as a "disgusting eyesore" by Richard and Hazel Pettifer, who live opposite where it is parked.

And they have approached both the City Council and the police to try and get it moved.

They are angry that it takes up their car-parking space and also object to a large painting of a halfnakedwomanthatadomsthesideof the double-decker.

"We have to see that design every day and the Evening News couldn't even print it," said Richard Pettifer.

But as UEA does not allow students resident on campus tu leave vehicles in the car park, Ginge says he has no option but to leave it there.

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Covering Spain and Portugal in one book and Eastern Europe in the other, the books not only help you plan your route but also advise on some ofthe most interesting sights to visit 'Eastern Europe by Rail', by Rob Dobson and ' Spain and Portugal by Rail' by Norman Renouf are both priced at £9.95 and are available from good bookshops.

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Ginge's bus and that controversial mural pictured in full "I would like to park it somewhere else, but it would have to be a safe place," he said. He believes that the university should provide parking for students who live on campus.

And Richard Pettifer agreed. "I don't blame the students for the

parking problem," he said, adding, "The University and Norwich City Council should get together and comeupwithasolution. They could even charge students for parking."

At present a student resident on campus has to obtain special per-

mission to park on site, and this can be difficult to get. Said City Councillor Phil Harris, "The UEA needs to live in harmony with local residents. This bus is a visual intrusion but it is true to say that the owner is entitled to park it there."

Students at the University of Bath have been faced with a slight conundrum.

They can join a secret society but aren't allowed to knowwhatit is until they join it.

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happy in photo prize THEOBSERVERhasannounced its eighth annual Dav id Hodge Memorial Award fo r photojoumalism, writes Lori Stabile.

The award is open to anyone under the age of3 0 who subm its a portfo lio of five pictures that have been taken within the previous year and are li nked by a news subject.

Last year's winner submitted photos ofBosnian refugees in England.

And the first prize is a sum of ÂŁ2,000 intended to enable the recipient to undertake the ass ignment of their choice.

Said Matthew Clayton of The Observer, "Contestants submit a whole range of things from tri ps abroad to India to pictures of the Anti-Nazi League." â&#x20AC;˘The closing date for entries is January 17 1995. For more information call 0923 252900.

They_ resP._ond to Debating SociefY.!_gP.P._eal for additional P-ublicifY_ cash ---By----. lzy Rowe THE GSA has agreed to help fund the Debating Society following the coverage of its financial plight in the last issue of Concrete.

But the money is conditional upon the society creating a separate Graduate Debating Society whi ch would operate within it.

Debating society President Will Phimester appealed to Concrete for help when he found that the standard stationery grant provided by the Student Union was too little to be able to publicise events effectively.

And he welcomed the GSA 's offer of help, saying, "We're very grateful for the proposal of fund ing and we're presently try ing to get together a Graduate Committee.

"I'd also like to thank Concrete for covering our plight in its last

issue."

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THEY'RE BACK...

BRIEFLY THE NEW doormats Intended to welcome students Into Union House are once again causing Union

chiefs a pile of problems, writes Adrlan Steel.

For following an appeal in the last issue ofConcrete the original missing mat was found abandoned in the toilets. But the very next night another two mats

Will Phimester and GSA Secretary, Fiona Ponwiker Said GSA Treas urer Geoff Williams, " Last year we concentrated on issues concerni ng the Graduate Student Association, and thi s year we have set up schemes for student scholarships and funding for societies.

"The GSA feels the Debating Society is a club which would interest Graduate Students, and we will be fund ing them provided that they form a separate Graduate Debating Society, whichwouldbeactivewithin the Union 's society."

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Union Finance Office r John Holmes supports the GSA's move, and although budgets are tight, he stressed that societies wanting more money should approach the Union and the Finance Committee would consider their appli cation.

disappeared.

Said Union House Manager Julia Orpin, "I think it' s pathetic, frankly."

And she indicated that an ongoing amnesty over the mats would be impossible to maintain. As well as appealing for the matter to be settled with the return of ihe mats, she welcomedany useful suggestions on how to stop future mat thieves

from striking.

CALLING ALL NON-SPORTING CLUBS AND SOCIETIES Concrete intends to launch a free listings service for all non-sporting Union clubs and societies in the near future. This will enable your events to be publicised in UEA's biggest campus media, with a readership of over 7,000 students every fortnight.

But we need your help to be able to so this. So if, as a club or society president, you would be interested in submitting details of your activities for a given fortnight, then please contact the Editor, Niall Hampton, as soon as possible, or phone 250558.

HAVE YOU SEEN THE MISSING UNION HOUSE WELCOME MATS? If so, call our newsdesk. on 250558 or 593466.

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Joanna Phillips MEMBERS ofthe Union voted unanimously to back the campaign against the Criminal Justice Bill (CJB) In an EGM called to discuss the controversial Issue.

The meeting. held in The Hive on0ctober4, aimed to establish the Union's position over backing moves such as organising a petition and letter-writing campaign against the CJB, as well as publicising last week's national demonstration in London, which ended in a running battle against the police.

But controversy arose over the

James Tansey - Chair Union's inability to affiliate to the National Anti-CJB Coalition and to subsidise coaches to the demo.

For it was suggested thattheCJB does not affect students directly, and that by passing these motions,

it was claimed the Union would break the ultra vires law, making them liable to lose their charity status - a point strongly contested by some speakers.

But in the end it was unanimously voted that the Union would back the campaign against the CJB. EGM Chair,James Tansey, expressed his satisfaction over the vote. "I'm glad to see that it went through", he said, adding. "I just wish that the realities of the ultra vires law were understood."

Steve Hale, NUS National Treasurer, said that they would continue to campaign against the CJB in conjunction with civil rights group Liberty regardless of whether the Bill is passed or not

Graduate Students .Association UNION POLITICS By now everybody should be fully aware of the circumstances which have required the Union to hold an election for a new Communications Officer.

Unfortunately, the Graduate Students' Association Is involved In this affair and forth Is reason, we have had to make an unprecedented foray Into Union politics.

Consequently, we a revery pleased that Phll Clegg, a member of the GSA,Is standing for the position of Union Communications Officer, and we recommend our members to vote for him.

THEDECISIONbyUnlverstty bones to name a suite In thes~e Elizabeth Fry building after a male chauvinist has been condemned by the Student Union, wr1tea

The election Is on Monday October 24, In the Bill Wilson Room, Union House, from 10 amto4pm.

Whoever you vote for, think carefully and vote wisely.

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Its Women's Officer, Helen Bright. IS organising a petition protesting at the decision of the Committee ofPro-Vice Chancel路 1ors to name the suite after Sir

Tho Bro ,allighlytbought of 17th Century physician.

Acc:ording to the petition. the sexist outlook ofBrowne "While perhaps acceptaJ>le in the 17th century. is not something that the community ofUEA wishes to be identified with."

For it is recorded that it was his testimony in a witdJcraft trial hi 1664 that led to two women being

GSA POLITICS The GSA'sAGM will be on November 16. Motions for the agenda should be directed to the GSA Secretary, Union House.

JAZ2 POLITICS? for allegedly bewitdJiD& cbiJ.. dren. He also achieved notoriety tOr JX'OI110iing 1he ideal ofa~ without women.

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:femalep:isonem.HelenBrigbtfeels the disparity in cboo5ins names for 1he building. lfand 1he suite to be

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A SCET)C Of StU€b€T)

And 78 ~er cent at UEA doubt they_ would buy one r---- By -----.

Rebecca Williams MORE THAN halfofUEAstudents are unaware that their school of study has their own scarf.

And when info rmed of their existence, an eve n large r num ber doubted the) wou ld buy one.

It seems that UEA students are ec hoing the national tre nd, as recent media reports suggest the decline in popul arity of the trad it ional college emblem across the UK. Concrete's survey, undertaken last week, re ' ea led that 67 per cent of UEA studen ts were un aware that thei r school of study had its O\vn scarf, and that 78 per cent doubted tht:) wo uld buy one an) way .

Yet on!) .:1 I per cent of students quest ioned thought scarves we re a bad idea.

Accordi ng to campus suppl iers, the Uni on Sports Shop, onl y 12 scarves have been sold so far thi s term, but at£ 12.95 thi s seems hardl y surprising, given grant cuts and increased rent le vels. " I've got better things to spend my money on", explained first year

Jo Carrin gton, whilst SOC student Mark added, "You could use them to ti e each other up with- they 're very soft and very long."

So despite being donned in the past by proud students and even reaching the heights of fame by

Get the Slacker knack IF YOU ' RE looking for ways to combat the constant activity that is supposed to be an integral part of every student's day, then tJ1e new 'Official Slacker's Handbook' could be just what you need, writes Virginie Martinez.

Cited as "the bible for the activity challenged", the book has been written by Sarah Dunn, a 1991 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania.

She sets out to overcome the inequality between 'slackers' and those people who slave away working all the time, firn1 in the bel ief that "it is the inalienable right of every man, woman, and

child to work as little as is humanly possible."

Being slack is no longer limited to an elite minority lucky enough to spend their time drinking coffee and writing some poems.

And to give a small taster of what gems the book contains, some of the topics covered by the definitive guide include: mastering sleep, knowing when to leave academia to find a good day job and a guide designed to help you determine whether you too qualify as a slacker.

• The publication date for the guide isNovember3 , and it will be available from all normal outlets.

appearing on hit TV show Uni ve rsity Challenge, the humble scarf now seems in danger of extincti on.

The main argument against them seems to be one of elitism. "If I'd wanted to have worn one of these, I'd have gone to Oxford or Cambridge", one respondent said.

Another reason for the rarity of school scarves at UEA could be their appearance.

Blue, red and grey stripes make up the LAW school scarf, which although is one of the more attractive designs, does not show much evidence of a coherent colour scheme.

But although rarely seen being worn every day, it seems that people still want to buy one before they leave university, as a souvenir.

EAS: really groovy man. ..

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SOC: Like the rest, it's very soft and ve1y long...

EMILIA CiWYN REPORTS FROM LUND UNIVERSITY HELLO to all those back for another dose of UEA life I As for me, I've deserted the plains of East Anglia to live it up - oops, sorry - study in the good old land where Vikings once ruled , where Abba is best and raw fish for breakfast is as nonnal as toast and mannalade.

Yes- Sweden! That country over to the right of England. The one which gave us the likes of Ace of Base, Roxette and the Volvo! But life isn't that bad over here.

Any freshers out there? Been to the LCR disco yet? Had a few of those 'let's get to know each other' parties (with cheap wine from Roy's)? Yeah, great! Well I can tell you I can't even remember my Freshers Week, that's how bad it was at UEA! But here at Lund University, Freshers' Week lasts for a month and we're all called 'Nolles' - meaning zeroes - or 'Novisch' meaning' new ones' .

As a newcomer, the first thing a novisch has to do is join a 'Nation'. which is compulsory and a bit like a Student Union. Here in Sweden there are twelve nations, based on which area of Sweden you come from .

I've joined 'Ost Gota' nation which is the oldest student society in Lund and has the best club on a Saturday night. Most students, if not all ofthem , socialise at the nations. it's a place where you can go and eat (cheap) meals, watch films, play sport, drink beer, party, drink more beer, watch plays, drink even more beer. .. and basically just drink beer.

I've worked out a schedule between all twelve nations that keeps me out every night doing something different (a bit more interesting than going to The Hive every night or Breakers -for one the food 's better!).

The' Novisch Dag'- translated that means 'Freshers' Day'- at my nation started at 12pm. We were then herded to the centre of town where sandwiches and beer were handed out freely to us. I think this was probably the 'ice-breaker' where you got to meetyourfellowteam members. The rest of the day was taken up with making complete prats out of ourselves, being forced to play different games around town .

Imagine playing 'blow up a condom with a bicycle-pump without using your hands while drinking licorice schnapps outside Top Shop in Norwich. Then I think you've gotthe picture.

Come 1pm , we had a big slap-up meal, which again consisted of drinking lots of beer and schnapps and singing Swedish drinking songs every five minutes- students here are really into their singing. The meal finished with dancing on the tables singing more songs and me suddenly being able to speak fluent Swedish- it's amazing what you can do after a few beers!

So, enough of exciting student life here in Sweden for the time being.

Next issue, I'll shed some light on mixed student saunas, reveal the meaning of ritualistic weekly screaming and why thousands of male students go around in pink, red or purple boiler suits!?

Well , I'm off to eat some more raw herring with my blue-eyed, blond-haired corridor mates and listen to a bit of Roxette.

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Concrete•s alternative view of campus life UNION BARS X..Crete would like to pointout

thatanartlcleonthiSpagemthe last issue, •My First Few Days.•.•, was a satirical piece, writtenbyan imaglnaryflesher, and was in noway intended to reflect ~11)' actu$1 situation at

UEA Wearesonyforanyoffern::e the article may have caused to all)' barstaffemployed by SUS Ud/SUS (Waterfront) Ltd, or to Mr Thomaa Ball$, Union Bars ManagerandMrDonaldDallas, Waterfront Bars and Premises Manager, who we acknowledge provide first-class training to all their staff.

1t should also be noted that Union bar staff do not, of course, get 75 per cent of all drinks orders wrong.

X-Crete never intended to

imply that this was the c;ase.

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Contact us via our pigeonholes in UH

YOUR MONEY OR YOUR!9P. Unis CREDIBILITY P.lan IT EMERGED last week that a group of about ten universities are planning to break away from apparently Inferior institutions such as this one and establish a separate 'premier league'.

They have called themselves the Russell Group after the hotel in London where the respective vicechancellors meet and conduct their backroom dealings.

Mirror Group, Jones Cable Group - goliaths of your respective fields, welcome to your ranks the Russell Group.

Contained in this so-called elite are Oxford, Cambridge, the London School of Economics, University College London, Imperial College, Manchester, Warwick, Edinburgh

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They intend to cream off the top students and staff, charge students 'top-up' tuition fees and prevent the new universities (the former polytechnics) from receiving any of the already scarce research cash made available by the Government.

The thought patterns of free market economics would seem to have deeply infiltrated these groves of academe.

It raises the perennial argument of whether elitism is beneficial or not.

Until recently, to be at university was to beamemberofasmallerelite than is the cause now.

With the democratisation of higher education, all former polytechnics became universities and the system modernised to face the demands ofmodem pluralistic society.

Didn't it?

So all universities should now be striving together for uniformly high standards and equality, right?

Not according to the Provost of UCL, Derek Roberts, "We recog-

UEA ... snubbed by the elitist, snobby academics nise we are different - or we force everyone to be the same.

"The latter would be a disaster.

"Either we have an elite of about

ten, or we face catastrophe."

A perfect example of democracy in full effect.

"We recognise that we are different", so we'll take it upon ourselves to impose our self-estimation upon you and claim the right to more research cash, better students etc.

One of the national broadsheets commented a couple of weeks ago that, "Universities are becoming opportunity centres as well as finishing schools ... the university is no longer the polar opposite of the university of life."

How right it was.

We've even got market dictators appearing amidst the dusty tomes of the university system now.

Because the bottom line is that it's all a question of money, and amidst today's consumer culture and the rhetoric of the market economy, cash invariably talks loudest.

They have to break away don ' t they?

It's called good business.

After all, if the scheme works, they'll see profits go up, an increase in their 'customers' and the ' edubusiness' machine will go marching proudly into the sunset.

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With the so-called "teethiDg problems" at the Y:illage DOW iD their fourth week, the authorities must be begiDDiDg to despair that their braiDchild de'ielopmeDt will De'ler get out of its Dappies.

Both mould and calls for a rent reduction seem to be growing irresistibly and residents have even started to move out in favour of the bener value for money offered by Nelson Court and Constable Terrace.

The message should be coming across hard and clear to the University that students at the site have had enough.

They even have their own society, the Village People, which was set up to provide a voice for this discontent.

With 160 members already and another 200 clamouring to join, they are a force that the University would be ill-advised to ignore.

If the UDi'lersib''s "teetbiDg problems" coDtiDue for mucb loDger, it is likel~ to fiDd tbat resideDts ha'le some particular!~ sbarp teetb of their owD.

lt•s a democratic tradition A sur'ie~ carried out b~ CoDcrete last week re'iealed tbat 6Z per ceDt of studeDts were uDaware tbat tbeir scbool of stud~ bad its owD scarf, aDd Z8 per ceDt doubted tbat tbe~ would bu~ ODe aD~wa~.

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The main reason for this was that they are seen as too traditional, evoking overtones of the dreaming spires of Oxford and Cambridge.

With the news last week that ten universities (not including this one) are planning to break away and form an elite group, this raises an interesting question.

Oid tbe supposed elite coDsult studeDts aDd tbeir represeDtati'les first, iD tbe traditioDal democratic maDDer:Z

Too little, too late?

Ibe UDioD was maDdated at tbe last EGM to leDd its support to tbe campaigD agaiDst tbe CrimiDal Justice Bill. lt was a packed meetiDg reflecti'le oftbe le'iel of oppositioD to the Bill botb iDtemall~ at tbis UDi'lersib' aDd OD a DatioDal scale.

But while the recent demonstration in London also boasted an impressive turn-out, it is all academic now, as the Act receives its Third Reading in the House of Commons today (October 19) and will soon become law.

Ibe o'le[-[idiDg impressioD is tbat, despite people ba'iiDg kDOWD the effects of the Bill for maD~ moDtbs, it is a case of too little too late

And Finally::: Ibe electioD for UDiOD CommuDicatioDs Officer is Dow less tbaD a week awa~.

Let us bope tbat tbe electioD is cleaD aDd fair, aDd tbat e'ie~oDe will gi'le tbe 'lictor tbeir full support.

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am writing to add my corn ments ; o those lately ex pressed in the last issue of the paper regarding the new University Village.

Many of the complaints have al ready been aired, but there are still a few that need mentioning.

The first one is the great mystery of 'what do the cleaners actually do?'

Well, as far as I have been able to establish, the cleaners are a revamped version of bin-men (sorry, bin-persons).

Because as far as a·1yone I have spoken to has said that is all they do.

Another point about our cleaners is 'do they know how to relock doors?'

On three occasions I have returned from a two hour lecture to find that my door has been left unlocked.

Well, I ask, who will replace my stereo if it gets stolen while I'm in a lecture because my insurance company have already said that if a door is left unlocked then they will not pay up, and who can blame them?

So, I decided to take the maner up with the village manager, and do yo u know what I was to ld ?

I was told that if I left my bin

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outside the bedroom door then the cleaners would not have to enter my room, so the door would be left locked.

Well, not really useful, but I thought that it would be worth a try.

But that didn ' t work, because when the c leaners had emptied my bin they unlocked the door, put the bin into my room then forgot to lock it again, very useful , thank-you very much!

Anyway, to leave the cleaners alone for a while, I would like to com ment on the excellent (not!) quality of the buildings of which I reside.

They are less than a month old and al ready the plaster is peeling and cracking.

And every time a door s lams (this can't be avoided as the automatic door closers are too effective!) a fresh chunk of plaster joins the already mounting pile on the floor that the cleaners clean round, (sorry, I said I would leave them alone but I lied).

Of course there is also the infamous bathrooms (which my parents thought were a second wardrobe until I showed them otherwise).

People have comp lai ned that the floor slopes away from the

plughole, never mind, mine doesn't slope at all!

Which means that instead of the water gathering in one corner of the bath 'closet', the whole floor serves as a bath!

One of my fellow flatmates had a shower on the Thursday and then went to London for a long weekend (lucky sod) and on his Monday afternoon return , when he went for a showe r he found that the floor was still wet from his last shower in there four days ago!

And, of course, the stagnant water had a love ly aroma loitering in the room.

There are I feel a few more essential points that I'm su re you won't fi nd in next year 's prospectuses.

For example, the cunningly designed cycle racks that are too small to accommodate the whole of the cycle without removing the pedals and the handle-bars.

Is this a new type of securi ty I ask myself?

And of course there is the ultimate classic.

The other day I found shoved under the door a memo from the Accommodation Office which said, "D ue to reports of condensation we ask if you could possi-

bly leave yo ur windows open (in the secure position, of course)."

What a brilliant idea, which incidentally destroys any point of having central heating.

So, we have our central heating on while we are out with the idea that the rooms will be nice and warm when we return .

Wrong!

As we have left the windows open (as we were told) we are liable to find frost on our bed sheets as the weather is now getting colder, especially in the even ings.

So what is the overall view of this 'state-of-the-art modem development'?

(Don't forget it is so modem th at they are s till building it around us).

Well I personally feel that it is an abso lute nightmare.

I still remember on my first day my father's shock at being told he couldn't drive my luggage over to the Village because the roads were as yet incomplete.

It is obv ious to most that the village is a rushed, bodged project that will probably last the same amount of time it took to build (not long enough) before major repair work is needed.

Ashley Jackson SYSJ

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EDITORS NOTE: The following four letters have been received by Concrete following the publication of the 'My Regrets by Polly Knewstub' letter in the last issue. We are aware that publishing these letters at this time may be viewed as contentious, but feel that in fairness to the authors of the letters and to our readers they should be included in this issue.

T

he criticism of the conduct of the Graduate Students' Association (GSA) expressed in a letter in your last edition was unwarranted.

We feel that in the interests of balance your readers should be clear on three points.

First, our response to the incident could have been much more aggressive.

The GSA Committee has been approached by several members demanding legal action and we have actively calmed such requests bearing in mind the consequences for Ms Knewstub's fu-

ture.

We have also for the same reason declined to press the University for heavier penalties.

This is an indication of our sensitivity in what must be a very difficult time for Ms Knewstub.

Second, people should remember that there are actually two acts of misconduct involved in this affair.

Ms Knewstub and her colleague took keys without authority from the Union Stewards' cabin.

She then used them to commit an offence against an independent organisation.

This is not trivial, it is an abuse of position and as a matter of principle, should be a cause for concern to everybody in the University.

Third, whilst Ms Knewstub has apologised to members of the Union Executive and Union staff, she has made no attempt to apologise to the GSA or to our members.

We are the victims of a breach of the law, Ms Knewstub is the victim of the community's proper condemnation of those who break the law.

This should be borne in mind by those who would seek to deflect criticism from where it rightly lies.

Our response has evolved in a reasonable manner.

We have responded properly to the demands of our members and the parameters of a situation which need not have arisen.

It would be extraordinary for us to have done nothing at all and our members expect more of us.

Further, there can be no suggestion of personal animosity toward Ms Knewstub since none of us have personal contact with her.

We are concerned only that our members, as members of the Union, are represented by people who are able to judge right from wrong. This is surely a sentiment shared by all students at UEA. GSA Executive Committee A C BUTton (President) I Bedi (Vice-President) F Ponwiker (Secretary) G Williams (Treasurer) U Brunssen (Publicity) A Chapman (Acting Bar Manager) C Coole (Acting Ents Officer)

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e are writing as ordi nary, non-committee members of the Graduate Students Association (GSA) to defend the actions of the GSA committee and to express our support for them over the Polly Knewstub break-in incident.

We were disgusted by her behaviour and by her - and the Union Executive's - trivialisation of the issue.

We also wish to condemn the creeping rehabilitation of Ms Knewstub by those of her friends who wish to see her re-elected as the Union Communications Officer.

It must be said immediately that what Ms Knewstub did was wrong and must be seen to be wrong. The GSA Bar is not Union controlled and Ms Knewstub had no right to be on the GSA's premises, never mind trying to get behind its bar.

I doubt if the Student Union would be as accommodating as the GSA was, if someone were to break in to one of its bars.

This break-in is not only a resigning matter but is also a powerful argument against Ms Knewstub being re-elected.

Her irresponsibility in this matter, and her failure to handle it properly, easily disqualify her from the post of Communications Officer.

When we are thinking of the break-in, we must remember that this is the same person who sits on the University Disciplinary Committee in effective judgement on other students.

The reaction of the GSA has been one of outrage and this should surprise no-one.

However, the furore would have died down if Ms Knewstub had treated the GSA's concerns with respect and had resigned immediately. ln asking for this, the GSA was trying to act in a reasonable manner.

As it was, she didn't resign for almost two months after the break-in and she still treats the whole affair as being trivial, as can be seen by her attempt to stand again for the same post.

The sheer arrogance of a person who disregards the wishes of the organisation which represents all 1,500 postgraduates at this University is staggering.

The ambivalent attitude of some of the other members of the Union Executive has been disgraceful and reflects badly on all those involved.

The attempt by certain of last year's sabbaticals to label the GSA as indulging in "petty politics" is absurd.

The GSA has no political axe to grind and simply wants their complaints to be dealt with in a fair manner.

The Union Executive's attempts to trivialise the whole affair and to support Ms Knewstub shows that all they seem to be interested in is their own political

careers, and those of their friends , rather than the welfare of students in this Student Union.

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would be grateful if you would publish the following letter to Polly Knewstub which doesn't concern just Polly herself, but by now a matter of interest for all UEA students.

DearPolly, As a postgraduate involved in the running of the Graduate Student Association (GSA), I would like to make a few comments about your letter 'My Regrets By Polly Knewstub', published in the last copy of Concrete (Issue 37).

My response is private and should not be mistaken as an official note from the GSA Committee.

It was certainly a nice gesture of yours having apologised both to the Union Executive and Union staff.

Would it not have been nicer to apologise to the GSA too?

After all, it was to their bar that you paid a clandestine visit.

You seemed to be more worried about the Union's reaction than about the actual incident itself, and that makes students wonder how honest your "apologies to every other student" really are.

You stated that, "The police independently determined that they didn't want to take the matter any further."

This is a grossly misrepresentative assertion: the police often advise as to the probability of any given circumstances being successfully prosecuted by the Crown Prosecution Service, but the actual decision as to whether the police take an active involvement rests entirely with the injured party (the GSA, in this case).

It is not the police who spared

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you criminal prosecution, but the GSA Committee, who reasonably agreed not to press the matter any further on the understanding that you resigned - which you eventually did, so everybody thought we could fmally forget about Polly's folly.

If only you wouldn't give us constant reminders.

To complete a note of resignation takes five minutes and not from June to August, so the question "Will she leave, or won't she?" was discussed throughout the summer.

After your resignation you still remained in office, although I can see your point that the Union needed a Communications Officer with Undergraduation at hand.

But now, with support from the old-boy network, you are campaigning to be returned to office in the re-election!

Aren't you ashamed of yourself?

It makes me wonder if you ever had the intention to leave your office at all.

Your refusal to make a clean break in consequence of the "childish prank", as you call it, has created a 'Pollygate' which far outweighs the original incident.

The question raised in the last issue of Concrete - "Petty Politics and Personalities .. . or just blown out of proportion?" has the answer in itself: it has been blown out of proportion because of petty politics.

Nobody seriously doubts your capability of working as Communications Officer, but as you know, the position is not just restricted to a job.

It also involves a representative function, and to meet its demands, integrity and respectability are essential.

Shouldn' t you therefore withdraw from any attempt to be reelected, and thus show you really want to give your office keys to a successor?

Since you stated the Union's well-being as your "main interest", shouldn't you prove that their officers' word can be trusted, and that the only thing you know about dirty little tricks is its correct spelling?

I assume you don't like the expression ' Pollygate' very much, and I am sorry to have to mention it again, but there might be another parallel.

Richard Nixon, too, refrained from being inaugurated as his own successor after he was found responsible of a foolish burglary.

What is different, though, is that he had no choice, because he was justly dropped by his old-boy network. But such is life.

Some people get away with resignation, others have to face criminal prosecution, and a few promise the first to avoid the second only to stay in office with an innocent smile on their face.

Uwl Brunnsen EUR PG

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would like to comment upon Tony Crush's letter in the Oc tober 5 issue of Concrete.

A party was held at the beginning of this semester as a part of the School of History (HIS) Student Advising Scheme.

The fundamental aim of the scheme is to provide new students with ll second or third year adviser who will act as a friendly and informed point of contact and who will be prepared to help them deal with any problems they may encounter during their first year.

The party was held in order to acquaint advisees, their advisers and members of faculty with one another.

I should like to point out a number of facts to Mr Crush.

Firstly, the scheme has absolutely nothing to do with the University.

It is run by students for students.

We are attempting to create a sense of community in the new school of HIS and to help new students settle in as best we can.

A similar scheme existed in EAS for ten years.

I would therefore like to begin by thanking Mr Crush for calling a genuine attempt to help students a "farce".

Secondly, whilst we agree that the party was not held at a particularly good time, we could not resched ul e it, and in any case a number of first year students did attend - several of whom met their adv isers.

Evidently, Mr Crush has for-

gotten that I personally admitted to him the inopportune timing of the party and that I informed him how he could contact his advisees should they not appear.

Thirdly, it is he, as an adviser, who should be forging a relationship with his advisees as was described in the scheme's briefing document, a copy of which was sent to him.

Therefore if either a "gushing hypersocial nature" existed and consequently "vanis hed like dawn mist", it was his responsibility - which he had taken on voluntarily - to ensure that this was not the case.

Finally, if at any time a problem occurred or he had a complaint, then the names of six people he could consult were laid out quite clearly for him .

The scheme only works if those involved in it make it work.

Some find it beneficial and some do not.

We are quite open to criticism and have made every effort for both advisers and advisees to convey such criticism to us.

It is a shame that Mr Crush would rather sit and complain rather than get up and help.

I would suggest that he sticks to his awesomely witty anecdotes about the library carpet rather than try to ridicule an attempt to make student life better at UEA just because he likes seeing his name in print.

Jon Beard HJSJ Fran Tippett HISJ Stefan Go/dby HISJ

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PS You satated in your letter "nothing was taken" from the bar.

I'll give you the benefit of the doubt.

But then, what exactly were you doing there at 2.30 am?

If you just wanted to have a look at the optics, you need not wait until the early morning hours.

The GSA Bar is open every night from 7-11 pm.

Although it's members only, I'm sure ifyou'd have asked, somebody would have signed you in.

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hat really bothers me about ' Pollygate' is not so much the original incident itself but the way in which Miss Knewstub has begun to

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or years feminists have been saying that the 'HIS' in History is sexist, but 'Herstory' sounds daft.

Perhaps ' Theirstory ' would be better.

However, UEA, in its infinite wisdom, has, so it seems, officially dropped the ' T' in 'HIST', so it is now called ' HIS' , even though probably more than half of its students are female .

So, not only is it sexist, but it simply doesn't sound right.

It needs another letter at the end.

If we can't have a 'T' then maybe we can have an extra 'S'.

At least that way it would be a bit silly.

Given a straight choice between sexist and silly, I'd go for silly every time.

PS DEV feminists, what are your views?

Tony Crush H/Sl

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instrurnentalise the affair in order to win a re-election through sympathy votes.

The cleverly timed and orchestrated pro-Polly letter campaign submitted for publication in the last issue of Concrete makes it quite plain that she always understood her resignation as a tactical move (not as a moral decision) and that we are dealing with someone who wants to stay in power at all costs.

What infuriates me even more is the way in which her various fan cl ubs distort and twist the whole

incident, surrounding Polly with an almost saint-like aura and turning the originally victimised party, the GSA, into the villain of the piece.

I must admit that this type of arrogant, self-congratulatory campaign (and may I add, "petty politics") leaves me very much in doubt about the democratic credentials of these people.

It has certainly dispersed any sympathies I might have had for Miss Knewstub's situation.

Tim Bergfe/der EAS PG

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19 people contracted the virus.

As a result of this high profile case the dangers of the Hepatitis B virus have been thrust to the forefront of the medias medical focus and students are being alerted to its perils.

Students are deemed at risk due to the supposedly promiscuous nature of their lifestyles.

Ian Moss, Vice President for Welfare at the NUS, believes that information is important.

"Hepatitis B poses a serious threat to students, so it's vital that everyone knows how to protect themselves.

"The last thing any student needs is to have weeks or months off college with Hepatitis B, it could seriously disrupt their studies." Worldwide, 2 million people die each year from this, a virus which is I 00 times more contagious than HIV and if contracted can be fatal.

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It is the rarity that makes TSS such a difficult condition to diagnose, most GPs will not come across a case throughout their medical careers.

As TSS is treatable, early diagnosis is essential as steps can then be taken to minimise the effects of the illness.

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FAREWELL TO THE MAGNIFICENT TWO We will miss the presence of James Tansey and Jono Turtle who have not only worked deli gen tl y since August but have provided the Exec. with fun and frolics! 1_ They have formed firm fr iendships on the Exec. and we hope they'll continue to float around the Union offices and haunt us with their enigmatic personali ties.

â&#x20AC;˘ Few!! What a first few weeks this has been. So far we have : - issued 2604 NUS cards (up on last years record breaking total) and we are still going strong.

Will we break the 3000 barier? I hope so - no student should leave home without one!

- di strubuted 3000 NUS Student Welcome Packs (no leftovers this year). For some reason they were particularly popular this year - nothing to do with the fact that thy contained the free booze I'm sure. Apologies to those who didn't ge t one but as you will understand we don't get as many as

YOU we could do with .

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Finally ... the NUS National Demo against the Grant Cuts & Student Poverty. The date for this has been confirmed for November 9th. This Union is determined to make its mark on this. This means that we need you to get involved. There is plenty of advance notice of all the details - so keep yo ur eyes peeled. Don't forget- your being affected so it is up to YOU to get involved and fight for your rights!!

A questionaire has been distributed to all residents on the Village Site regarding the sta ndard of accomodation.

Although the closing date for return was the 15th October an extension has been given until the 21st October.

Please return the questionnaires as soon as possible.

Also please continue checking under your matresses for dampness, mold and fungus. If you find

any, report it to the Village Site Manager and place your matress upright with the window open to allow it to air and dry out.

Also report any disfunctioning shower pods to the Village Site Office.

T he University Director of Residences and Services is issuing a lette r to residents of the Village Site to explain what is being done to rectify the situation.

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GATE LIKE TREES''!

The Unive r s it y's decision to name a suite in the new teaching building after Sir Thomas Browne has given rise to some derision from various bodies within the University and from the Woman's Action Committee.

Sir Thomas Browne is certainly one of the grooviest figures in Norwich's history, as writers of such esteemed c la ssics as the " Religio Medici".

He was physician to the Norwich people, and the Mayor himself stood down from a knightship in order that Thomas Browne could be honoured during his visi t to the town b y Charles 11.

U nfortunate ly, Sir Thomas held dubious views

We have been manda ted to make a statement to the students about the events th at brought about the new elections of th e Communications Officer, but it is felt by both the elections committee and the executive that any statements may be prejudicial to a fair election.

A statement will be made in the next edition of Oracle. Like all student medi a we have taken note of the 'memo sent out by ti.e acting Deputy Returning Officer, stating "we want to ensure that each candidate has an equal amount of media coverage at al l times".

As the Union Executive we hav done our best to reallocate the responsibilities of the Communication Officers post and have succeeded in remaining a professional unit of elected office rs.

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The candidates (aphabeti clly) a re Phi! C leg, Ester Jillet and Pally Knews tub.

Thi s possition is not a Presidenti al or su perior post.

Students will be electing a fulltime Officer to work jointly with the three other Sabbatical and the rest of the Executi ve.

Nominations for the remaining posts of Societies Officer, Overseas Students Officer, External Sports Officer and Senate

also closed on the 17th.

Hu stin gs (tha t event th at al l students ju st lurve!! (NOT)) is on Thurs day 20th a nd Friday 2 I st October in The Hive be twee n 12- 2pm .

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Campaigning for all e lecti o ns bega n o n th e I 7th and the e lections are on the 24th.

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INTERNATIONAL FRIENDSHIP CLUB

If you have ever wanted to broaden yo ur horizons or learn about life beyond the realms of Norwi ch, then read on ...

Established in 1950 in Japan, the International Friendshi p Club

is an organisation which aims to promote both international friendship and an understanding of different cultures through letter writing.

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nese, but it gives you a great opportuni ty to learn!!

So if you are interested please contact me and start wrting!!

Lara Woo/ford, Community and International Liason Officer.

as to the role of women, which were 'natural' for his tim e, but which are unacceptable now.

During his early life he expressed the view that men should "propogate like trees", so that women should have no place in the future of th e human race.

The contentious issue is, however, as to the part played

by Sir Thomas in the Bury St. Edmunds witch trial of 1664, which resulted in the killing of two women.

Although Browne did not testify for the prosecution, his evidence that witch craft exists stre ngthened the case

against the women, who among other things were accused of afflicting a villager with "lice of extraordinary bigness".

All of these events have a historical context, but to name a suite after her in a building which is itself named after a prominent women's prison reformer, is like naming a building after Martin Luther King, the su ite inside it being named after a very personable slave-holder.

There is a petition against the University's c h oice, see Helen , Women 's Officer.

COMMITTEE ELE CTIONS The students at UEA need dedicated, committed students to represent them on a variety of University committees.

The time commitment is small - four afternoons a year mostly and the work is rarely dull.

Above all the work is absolutly vital if students are goi ng to be heard, and their interests taken into account.

If you are interested in becoming a student rep then Forum will be electing rep 's on or around the 25th October.

The list below are the committees wi th student repre sentati on and the number of vacancies available.

Health and Safty Ad v isory Committee- one student. Biological Hazards and Genetic Manipulation Sub-Committee - one student. Radiation Protection Sub-

Committee - one student. Student Affairs Committee - three students . Travel and Expeditions Committee - one student. Women's Affairs Committee - two students . Bookshop Committee two stude nts. Ce ntre for Eas t Anglian Studies Committee - one student. Joint Discipline Comm itte e - two students. Senate Disipline Committee - three students. Senate Appeal s Committee - three students. Library Committee - one student. Careers Centre Advisory Board - two students .

To nominate yourself, or to find out more about the posts and the University's committe structure, please come and see me in the Ed ucation Unit upstairs in Union House.

Daniel Owen, Academic Officer.

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The imaginatively titled Hugh Dennis intePview One half of Punt &Dennis talks to Concrete. Interview by Caroline Jenkinson Hugh Dennis seems to be suffering from some form of memory loss.

Maybe it's because it's midmorning, and this is probably not the first interview he's had to do today, or maybe it's because this fair part ofthe country has failed to leave any impression on him. But whatever, when I ask him whether his and Steve Punt's visit to Norwich on October 27 is their first, he gets a bit confused.

"No," he says," we actually did do Norwich, because the 'Milky Milky Tour' just kept on going ... or did we? Or did we do it with Jasper [Carrott]? No I think we ... no, we've certainly been to Norwich; I think we've been there a couple of times actually."

With that finally established, he is then able to remember the originalvenue.

"The Theatre Royal's very nice," he enthuses, "and it'sjust been done up, hasn't it?

And it's great.

And Norwich is a very nice town."

Norwich is just one of the places that they will be visiting during their 'Imaginatively Titled Tour', which is already well under way. Or so I was led to believe.

For when I ask Hugh how the tour is going, his reply is: "Fine actually; well, we've only had one night."

I start to panic, thinking that I've done all my research wrong, and that Hugh must believe I'm a total nutter. However, he then steps in to save me from feeling embarrassed.

"Well, we've actually had four, but we've had three that aren't on the poster, because they're for ironing out the rubbish, getting it all show-shape and making sure at least some people laugh," he admits.

"But yeah, the first proper date was last night."

Phew. So does he think that this tour is going to be as big as the phenominally successful'MilkyMilkyTour' of two years ago?

"Well, I hope so . I hope so. It's difficult to tell, isn't it, after one night; after Preston Guild-

someone started off as a deoderant salesman, the Preston Guildhall could well be a big gig.

Hugh actually had no real desire to go into comedy; he met Steve Punt at college, but when they both left, he went out and got a job at Unilever, marketing toiletries, whilst Steve wrote

comedy sketches for radio.

Even when he joined Steve on stage at London's famous Comedy Store, and even when they got their big break on Jasper Carron's show, he was still doing his day job. "The only reason I could do it [the show] was because it was on Saturday night... I had to go and ask my boss ifl could do it."

Finally, after three years, he left the exciting and heady world of deoderant sales for a more mundane career in showbiz. This career has included the aforementioned work with Jasper Carrott, numerous commercials ('It's a Tango Taste Sensation, Tony!'), 'Spitting Image', and of course, 'The Mary Whitehouse Experience'.

Anyone who watched that show would have been aware of the differences in style between Punt and Dennis and Newman and Baddiel.

The latter two have always maintained in interviews that their pairing thrived on the conflicts and arguments between them: Steve and Hugh, of course, were on a far more fiiendly footing.

"We're much more mellow really. Because Dave and Rob aren't really a double act, are they?

They're much more like two standups who work together and occasionally write together; and I don't think they do anything together any more. Whereas we are a double act, so we can't really argue."

Hugh then breaks into sarcastic mode again.

"Obviously," he adds, "we hate each other, and we're planning to split up as soon as we can. No, we actually get on quite well. Whether we will after 42 days sitting next to each other on the bus I don't know."

Well, if they do decide to split up, they'd be in good company, because, as Hugh noted, their erstwhile partners on 'MWE' have already gone down that path. But before they went their separate ways, they managed to play the biggest comedy gig ever in Britain, at Wembley Arena. Weren't Hugh and Steve just a bit envious of their success?

"Well no, not really, because we do a completely different thing.

We're not really interested in that,

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to be honest. I mean, Wembley Arena is a great venue to say you've done, but I don't suppose anyone can see anything. Because it's enormous, and it's not the kind of place that you could do the show that we do in. "And I don't think any other comics are going to do Wembley Arena. There are plenty who could; Victoria Wood, Ben Elton; they could sell out Wembley Arena. We prefer to do scout huts, all that kind of stuff. No, the kind of show we do is a real theatre show; so the best place to do it is a theatre. In a way, it would be nice to walk out and receive the adoration of9,000 people, but I'd hope they'd all have their binoculars."

This 'real theatre show' should prove to be very similar in format to their TV show, with a real mix of comedy stuff.

"What we do is a mixture of stand-up, characters, sketches and double acts, but it's all really quite loose, it's not really like a review; lights down, lights up, "Oh look, they've got a different costume on, and now they're playing these characters"."

You can expect Mr Strange, Len the Builder, The Jockeys and Embarrassing Dad to all make an appearance; and Hugh claims that there'll also be a few new characters.

"There's a character called 'The Mad Priest', who I rather like, and there's another character, who you'll have to wait and see- he's only been in for two nights ... I discovered him in Swindon. I thought it might be a good idea to start talking in this particular way, and basically, it worked."

But he's usually as keen to work on TV and radio as well. "I love stage, 'cos I'm an appalling show off, and that's always great. But actually, you always like doing the thing that you 're not doing at the time. So when you 're doing TV, you think "Oh God, it'd be great to be on stage", and vice versa. But it's all good fun. It's one of the nice things about what we do, in that we get to do all different kinds of stuff."

Not that it's always been that good.

"We've also had some completely s.. t things to do," he confesses. "We had to dress up as trees once and stand in Regents Park. It was years and years ago; we had to do this community programme for Thames, and it was not a very nice day; Steve and I had to dress up as trees, and a sort of crowd gathered."

I ask him what he and Steve are going to do after the tour.

"We're going to do another series next year, and then we may be going to Australia in the Spring, and beyond that, I don't know really.

There's going to be a lot of writing to do, and all that stuff," he says.

Unfortunately, I have to terminate my call before I can drag any more revelatio'ls out ofHugh. But he's probabl} not sorry to be off the phone, because he'll be able to get back to his cup of coffee. Wonder if he likes it milky?

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Hailed as the most 'me dia friendly' Labour leader seen for years, he regaled us with visionary talk of a 'New Britain' , led by the New Labour Party.

But just what is this 'New Labour P arty' and where has it emerged from?

Is it a rejection of the traditional values of the Labour Party, or does it complement them?

What role does socialism have to play and is Blair all he 's made out to be?

The Labour Party, deeply rooted in the Trade Union mo ve ment, would be unrecognisable today to its founder Kier Hardie.

Then, it identified itself as the

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repres entative of the working classes and initiated many of the postwar social reforms - the remains of which we see in Britain today: the NHS, free education and the welfare state.

Embracing social ism in 1918, the Labour Party adopted the currently contentious Clause 4.

This stipulated the party's aim to, "Secure for the workers by hand or by brain the full fruits of their labour" coupled with, "the common ownership of the means of production."

By the late 1960s the emphasis had shifted , for the party had largely- if not wholly- developed into one which supported an economy with both nationalised and private industry, while retaining social justice and full employment.

This essentially made it a Social Democratic Party.

After a period of power in the

1970s, Labour lost to Margaret Thatcher in 1979, whose Conservative Party have held office to this day. The 1980s were a traumatic time for the Labour Party.

Trade Union dominati on made it unelectable in the eyes of many, especially at a time when Thatcher was riding high on her crusade to smash the Unions.

And by 1983 the Labour Party could muster up only 28 per cent of the electorate's support, which was an all time low.

This led to a bitter (and public) wrangle between the right and left of the party, the consolidati on of whic h was initiated by John Smith's eradication of the Trade Union bloc vote last year, and now something progressing further under the modernisers, led by none other than Tony Blair.

So just what does Blair have to offer us at a time when three million people are on the dole, a fur-

ther seven million on Income Support, with growing homelessness, under- funded education and health provision, the decimation of our democratic rights and depolitisation?

Tony Blair comes to us as something of an enigma : young, dynamic and progressive, he surrounds himself with 'Bright Young Things' and espouses his vision of future Britain. He promises onl y not to make any promises and instead woos us with talk of Social Justice, fairness and solid commitments to full employment, a minimum wage and the facilitation of the individual through the support of the community.

Blair brings realism and conviction to the political realm.

As he himself said, " Parties that do not change die" and this is as true of the form that government takes as it is of the Labour Party.

He wants to reverse the depoliticisation of the young and the cynicism of all.

In the last General Election 50 per cent of those under 25 did not vote.

This is not because we are lazy or because we just don 't care but rather because we don ' t trust politicians, nor do we make the connections between their rhetoric and our lives.

Democracy in Britain today is nothing more than a token nod to the public at election time.

Over the last 15 years the real power in society, whether it be social or economic, has been gradually moved away from where it should lie.

Unaccountable and powerful Government quangos spend our taxes and determine our future policies are determined behind closed doors and we are rarely consulted; this is why we have become disi 11 usioned.

The Labour Party is now offering to get rid of Establishment (and thus unacco untable) 'hereditary peers' in the House of Lords.

It is offering to give power back to the people in the form of a Scottish Parliament and a Welsh Assembly.

It is offering a Freedom oflnformation Act and more women MPs. And while we could be forgiven for being cautious or sceptical of another over-powdered politician, it seems that Blair- with his commitment to "Renewing our Nation" - does strike a chord.

All well and good, we have a party of modernisers who say it is fin e to be ich and support the Labour Party as they're not going to

unfairly tax high earners -who have a commitment to the heady ideolologies of justice, fairness and democracy without neglecting the nitty gritty of a hands-on realism.

But is this the case?

From the standing ovations you may have seen after Blair 's expertly delivered speech, you may we ll believe the whole Party is united behind him.

For though desperate for electoral victory, there are still a few dissenting voices to be heard.

If you had heard the speech you may be forgiven for having missed the mention of Clause Four, or rather the lack of it.

Blair wants a clear, up to date statement of the "objects and objectives of our Party."

To many on the left this is a clear declaration of the Labour leadership 's intent to rid the Party of its 'Public Ownership' obligations and is a rejection of its traditional Socialist val ues.

What is clear, however, is that the Leadership is keen for its values and its Constitution to reflect the society we live in today with an emphasis on ' Public Control' rather than 'Public Ownership', with an equitable power partnership between Government and Industry, between employer and employee and between the Public and Private sector.

The dissenters voices are getting dimmer as the presence of Prescott as Deputy Leader increasingly provides a calming influence on the Left.

He wi ll ensure that the Labour Party retains its core, while setting the agenda in a society that is changing- both in terms of its economic and social parameters and in its international role.

And it was Blair himself who

said we should stop apologising for using the word 'socialism'.

The New Labour Party wants to bring together the old and the new, the historic aspects of the party together with the realism of successful government, for the traditional Unionist to complement the more middle class Blairites.

And though treading a fine political line, Blair might just do it.

Hu ge ly indebted to Neil Kinnock and John Smith for the inroads they have made into reforming the Labour Party, Tony Blair has inherited a party that more than ever looks, not only electable, but one that embraces ideology, realism, fairness and justice in a society where these are sorely Jacking.

In his own words, "It's time to take these Tories apart for what they have done to our country.

Not just because they lack compassion, though they do.

But because they are the most feckless, irresponsible group of incompetents ever let loose in the Government of Britain. " The usual old Labour rhetoric?

It sounds politically familiar but judging by the opinion polls (which deserve to be taken with a pinch of salt after the last General Election), Blair with his soft-focus smiles and promises of national renewal may have a definite ticket to ride. What seems to be forgotten amid the curren t euphoria though is that we are still more than two years away from the next General Election. And as we are constantly told by political commentators, even a week is a long time in politics. â&#x20AC;˘ We will be offering an assessment of last week's Conservative conference in our next issue.

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Features

• Caroline Jenkinson examines whether the media hype surrounding the super-waif looks of the 1990's has led to the rise of eating disorders in young women te Moss is now consid red too thin- and that's fficial.

A number of people have been expressing that view for some time, but at last the fashion world seems to have tired of the 'superwaif' look, and have gone instead for a more rounded, fuller figure.

Both Christy Turlington and Claudia Schiffer have been putting on a few pounds for the catwalk, and Kate herself was recently told that she needed to put on five pounds in weight for a swimwear shoot for US magazine ' Harper's Bazaar'.

Another reason for the advice on weight gain was that in America, there has been a major fuss over Kale's thinness. Fears were expressed that the fashion for the superwaif was making young women anorexic, as they strived to attain that 'ideal' figure.

But have the superwaifs and supermodels really been to blame for causing the rise in the number of cases ofeating disorders?

Not really, according to

Margaret Dumcum, spokesperson for the Norwich-based Eating Disorders Association.

"Women who suffer from ancrexia are not helped by the very thin image that is held up as the ideal," she said. "But eating disorders are not just about food ... it's also about emotional pain."

Besides which, eating disorders have been around for a lot longer than the catwalk queens, albeit il different guises.

One can find references to anorexia as far back as 165 8, when it gained an entry into Cockeram·s dictionary. He described the condition as "a queesinesse ()f stomack"; the view being at the time that anorexia was a physical disorder of the stomach, which could be cured with various lotions and potions.

However, in 1703, the physician Harderus mentioned anger, fear and sadness as disturbances in the spirits and feelings which occur in people with anorexia.

The first breakthrough in n.e understanding of this condition came in the second half of the

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nineteeth century. Sir William Gull, an eminent London doctor, and Charles Lasegue, a Parisian neurologist, both published papers in the 1870s which identified a disease that was to later be recognised as anorexia nervosa.

Even so, it wasn't until a hundred years later that the condition became widely known about. The 1970s saw increased public awareness of anorexia, as well as the publication of Hilde Brucb 's groundbreaking book, 'Eating Disorders: Obesity, Anorexia and the Person Within'.

This identified three central features that are always present in anorexia; a distorted body image (seeing oneself as fat), an inability to recognise internal states (emotions, hunger, etc), and the feeling that one is not in control of one's own destiny.

It was also around this time that bulimia nervosa, with its pattern of binge eating and purging, came to public and professional attention. It had been known to psychiatrists for some years as an occurence in the advanced stages of anorexia, but now it was acknowledged to also be a separate condition.

Unfortunately, this new understanding coincided with the beginning of the sharp increase in reported cases of the two disorders; a rise which has continued to the present day.

Just bow large and widespread the problem has become can be illustrated by the experiences of the Eating Disorders Association .

Formed as an organisation in 1989, when two other groups, Anorexia Family Aid and Anorexic Aid merged, its staff have found themselves becoming busier and busier.

When they recently asked British Telecom to help them count their calls, they found that around 10,000 people were phoning them for help. "But we discovered to our horror," said Ms Dumcum, "that there were over I 00,000 people who couldn't get through."

This is in sharp contrast to the experiences ofsix years ago, when "you could guarantee on having gaps between the calls."

As the sudden increase in cases occurred at the same time as increased public and professional awareness, it would be reasonable to assume that as people became more aware of the symptoms of anorexia and bulimia, they were able to recognise or diagnose sufferers more readily than before.

But in a society which is probably more body-concious now than at any time in the past, this can surely not be the entire answer. The media may not have created eating disorders, but when idealised images can be transmitted to all four corners of the globe, there is little escape for someone who regards

their body shape as 'wrong'.

Research by the anthropology department of the University of Arizona, recently quoted in 'The Independent on Sunday', has thrown up some interesting results in this area.

The researchers spoke to around 250 female teenagers, both black and white. The white girls proved to be the most body conscious, with 90% expressing unhappiness with the way they looked. Their ideal figure worked out at a height of 5ft ?ins, with a weightofsevenstone, two pounds.

This ideaL turned out to be the figure ofBarbie.

The black girls, meanwhile, showed less concern with their weight: 70% said they were satisfied with their body shape. Nor did they have any ideal figure to try and live up to: there were not enough black women in the media to make any difference to them, and they felt that the white ideal did not apply to them.

1t will be interesting to see, if and when more black role models come into print and on the screen, whether these girls and

their daughters will feel the same pressure to be thin and 'attractive' as their white counterparts.

Another question worth asking is whether eating disorders are set to rise amongst the male population.

At the moment, according to rough estimates, the ratio of female to male anorexics and bulimics is around 9 to I; possibly even higher. Several reasons have been put forward for this; not least the fact that there is much more emphasis placed upon women to be thin by society than there is placed on men.

However, over the past decade, there seems to be a growing trend amongst men to become preoccupied with their weight and body image. Dieting and exercise are no longer the exclusive reserves of women, as anyone who has seen the adverts for those diet drinks ("That was me!

Barry Bethell!") can testify.

There has even been talk recently of the possible arrival of the male 'supermodel'. Whether they will cause the ordinary man in the street to worry about his stomach and thighs though, re-

mains to be seen.

But whatever happens, until society and the media change their attitudes towards women and the way they look, there will probably be little chance of the number of cases of eating disorders falling.

Anorexia and bulimia are not products of an imag~bsessed society; they are far more psychologically complex than that; but nevertheless, they are far more likely to take hold amongst the population today than at any other time in the past.

Ifyou are worried about anorexia or bulimia, the Eating Disorders Association has several numbers you can call for further information or advice.

The General Helpline (621414) is manned from 9am to 6.30pm, Monday to Friday.

The Youth Line (765050) is manned from 4pm to 6pm on Mondays, TUesdays and Wednesdays.

The Norfolk Group Line (767062) is normally on an answerphone, but there will be someone there to answer any calls from 9.30am to 2pm on Thursdays.

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Plastic surgery was not really that popular with the women either; 75% said that they would not consider it.

However, with 25% wanting to change their noses or bums, they were still more keen on it than the guys.

Dieting was also more popular with the women, with 57% saying that they had been on one at some point in their lives, as compared to 33% of men.

This seems to be in keeping with the view that women tend to, or are more pressured to, worry about their figure and looks.

When it came to exercise, however, the men appeared to be more keen. 83% claimed that they took some form of regular exercise, with the girls being slightly more reluctant at 57%.

So, who causes all this exercising and dieting? We then asked who they felt had the most influence on the way they looked. 'No one - I please myself' turned out to be the top answer for both sexes, with friends and partners coming in second and third respectively.

Surprisingly, the media, which has been accused in the past of putting pressure on people to conform to some ideal, was not cited as a major influence. Only I0% of men, and 20% of women, said that the media had any effect on the way they looked.

After all those questions on their own bodies, it was time to ask about what they thought of other people. How far did they think someone's body shape affected their attractiveness?

Only 'slightly' was the overwhelming answer. A few felt that it had a great deal to do with how attractive a person was, and hardly

Whep yo u are anorexic you are never the fairest, just t he fattest.

When I used to look in t he mir ro r I tho ught t bat I was huge, in reality I was j ust 7st.

It all started with a few jokes, the sort of thing that most people take with a pinch ofsalt... it's when you start to take things seriously that the problems really begin.

At first you f~el hungry all the time but after a while the actual act ofself denial gives you a feeling of elation of total control and the less you eat the better you fee~.

Unfortunately although you might feel like a supermodcl you certainly don't look like one!

As the regime continues your looks will deteriorate but the thinneryou get the more difficult it is to see what is happening to you.

I was lucky and saw sense.

When you're own mother tells you that you look awful it makes you think that something might be wrong...noteverybody is so lucky.

Many never realise and never have the opportunity to help themselves but perhaps reading this might save at least one person from the perils of what has become known as the'slimmers disease.'

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Are you happy with the way you look? That's what we asked a number of students in a Concrete survey.

They were quizzed on whether they ever dieted or exercised, who influenced the way they looked, and what they thought in general about body shape. And as a sort of afterthought, we also asked who, out ofa group of famous people, did they most admire.

The flfStquestion asked "Are you happy with the size and shape of your body?" This was answered with a resounding 'yes' by 69% of those surveyed.

The men, however, seemed to be more happy with their bodies; 77% of them answered 'yes', compared to 63% ofthe women.

The 'great sex divide' was also apparent in the answers to the next two questions. 94% of the men were adamant that even if they had the resources, they would not have plastic surgery.

One lone male said yes, he would have it done, but seeing as he then went on to say that it

'Mirror • mrrror on the wall who is the fairest of them all?'

To finish up, we wanted to know who, out of a list of famous people, was most admired This list consisted of Naomi Campbell, Kate Moss, Dawn French, Emma Thompson, Ryan Giggs, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Hugh Grant and Linford Christie.

Quite a few people stated that they didn't admire any of them, but those who did have an opinion were in the main voting for Hugh Grant and Emma Thompson. Emma scored 50%, Hugh 42%.

Runners up in this catergory were Dawn French and Linford Christie.

Ryan did reasonably well, Arnie got a few votes, and, sorry Kate and Naomi, but you hardly got a look in.

Not even from the fellas, who didn't actually vote for you at all!

Well, if most men don't actually admire the supermodels, then maybe there's hope for us size 16 girls yet....

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t last, Quentin Tarantino's blood soaked, bullet-ridden, action feast thriller 'Pulp Action' arrives on British shores, -having collected the Palm O'Or at Cannes and a multitude of excellent reviews.

And with Oliver Stone's adaptation of a Quentin Tarantino script, 'Natural Born Killers' to arrive later this year, 'Pulp FICtion' promises Pulp Fiction to be part of an autumn filled with USA (1994) murder and mayhem. The film, · Action-Thriller written during the same period as the highly acDir: Quentin Tarantino claimed 'Reservoir Dogs', is crammed with all the Odeon • from Oct 21 familiar elements that make up his movies.

There are plenty of expletives and enough violence to satisfy all his hard-core fans, but there is also enough snappy, fast-paced dialogue to keep his critics happy.

We are introduced to a strange cocktail of characters and plot reversals, as the action alternates between three captivating stories while the actors move in and out of the action, and appear in different tales.

Tarantino's powerhouse all-star cast includes Tim Roth and Amanda Plummer as a pair of energetic, aspiring petty thieves, Bruce Willis as a double crossing boxer and John Travolta and Samuel L Jackson as excessively violent yet comically absent minded hitmen.

Even if the director's bloody mix of violence and humour is beginning to wear a little thin, 'Pulp Fiction' may well prove to be one of the most exciting films of the year.

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or those who enjoyed the 1989 original, you'll be pleased to hear that Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger and Corbin Bersen return in their earlier roles. Those of you who didn't, undoubtedly won't.

Many other familiar characters remain, with Omarr Epps replacing Wesley Snipes as Willie Mays Hayes; but there are some new faces to freshen the plot.

Among them are Alison Doody (who played the German archeologist who was 'ruined' by both Harrison Ford and Sean Cannery in 'The Last Crusade') and Takaaki lshibashi, described in the publicity as the "Japanese comedy sensation" (the mind boggles).

Despite director David SWard's " desire not to give our audience the same thing over and aver again" there are striking similarities between the plots of both films, with the Cleveland Indians "stumbling and bumbling towards yet another last place finish."

I must c.onfess to not having heard of the original, let alone having seen it Halliwell's comment, " too predictable to be funny", and the fact that it is produced by the same company that inflicted 'Ace Ventura: Pet Detective' upon an unsuspecting and undeserving world, fills me with trepidation.

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'Sheen' written on them/?"

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The story revolves around the rivalry between the children of two Irish villages and the escalation of hostilities which comprises the 'War' of the

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Essentially this is a fantasy redolent of the Children's Film Foundation films which used to be the staple of Saturday Morning ABC Minors, and also of (this reviewer's) dimly remembered childhood.

The cruelty, compassion and capricious camaraderie of youth are finely realised by

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Whether this film will appeal to the 'Nintendo' generation remains to be seen; but if, like me, you remember running wild in the woods and you liked 'Stand By Me', you'll leave the cinema with an enormous grin on your face.

'War of the Buttons' is directed by newcomer John Roberts under the aegis of David Puttnam .

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ot on the heels of the "The Pelican Brier and "The Firm" comes yet another legal thriller from the bestselling author, John Grisham; namely, "The Client. • The client in question is Mark Sway (Brad Renfro), a socially disadvantaged, singleparented 11

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year old kid who, with his younger brother, witnesses the gruesome suicide of a mafia lawyer, only to have the dying man's confession weighed on his young shoulders. lt soon becomes apparent that Mark knows more than he's letting on, and so, in time honoured American tradition, the chase is on, not only from high-powered US prosecutor (Tommy Lee Jones), the FBI and the reporters, but also, the Mob. Enter Susan Sarandon, as washed up lawyer and interestingly named Reggie Love.

Ms Love, in desperate need of a career boost,

takes on Mark's seemingly lost cause, as he attempts to keep quiet and therefore save himself and his family from the Mafia's wrath.

Although short on plot, the film's strength lies in its performances.

Susan Sarandon (pictured) is on form as the tough but sensitive Reggie, building up a "trusting bond" with the talented Brad Renfro, who is a refreshingly uncute 'brat extraordinaire.'

Whilst Jones obviously just enjoys the ride, hamming it up as the image obsessed, bible quoting 'Reverend' Roy. lt suffers sporadically from its formula heavy doses of sentimentalism but it's worth a look if you've got nothing else on.

ll, this is the film that has split the Concrete office.

Half of us thought it was absolutely brilliant; the other half either hated it or fell asleep.

I was in the former group.

OK, so it's completely implausible in places, inanimate objects seem to have more life than Keanu Reeves. and you couldn't begin to believe the amount of vehicles destroyed in the course of this movie; but it didn't matter. lt kept the audience gripped, and that was the most important thing. Even when you knew exactly what was going to happen next, your fingernails had a tendency to get shorter and shorter.

Keanu may have been somewhat wooden, but Dennis Hopper was excellent as the deranged sociopath who enjoys sticking bombs in lifts, buses, tube trains, and anywhere else that provides the opportunity for some major explosions.

Not very deep and meaningful, but certainly fun!

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orrest Gump is, in his Forrest Gump USA (1994) own words, "not a Comedy-Adventure smart man". As a Dlr: Robert Zemeckls child he faces difficult MGM Cannon· out now odds - a slow and dogged nature which immediately earns him the contempt of his peers.

Yet, on leaving the safety of his hometown, he stumbles continually upon fame and fortune - all while in pursuit of his elusive girlfriend, Jenny.

Forrest's childlike confusion is brilliantly captured by Tom Hanks, as through a mixture of luck, spontaneity, and no small amount of skill, he finds himself in the unlikely position of national hero.

There is some amazing footage of John Lennon, JFK and others, and some tragic moments - particularly with regard to the troubled Jenny.

Yet Gump's gentle idealism makes this a very positive film , both funny and original, with an excellent soundtrack. Not to be missed.

Catherlne Stuart

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Terry Edwards & The Scapegoats + Delta Radio + Des Lvnam Allstars Tue 25 Oct £5.00 adv

Stereo lab + Laika Wed 26 Oct £6.00 adv

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Hollow excellence Thev·ve got the Gedge Hue and Cry are a superb band. There is no one better at producing that jazzy top 40 sound that has become their trademark. Unfortunately, since the innovative and acclaimed 'Seduced and Rev: Hue And Cry Abandoned' they have not Waterfront progressed one inch. They Wednesday Oct 12 are still knocking out the same formulaic mid-life crisis material. Don't get me wrong though; they are damn good at it. They don't drop a note or miss a beat the whole night, which is impressive considering the complexity of some of their tunes.

They are dedicated professionals, which they showed through their 'lt's showtime' smiles.

Nothing was going to stop them from playing to the best of their ability.

There could have been a man and his dog standing in the Waterfront, and they would have got the same tight, punchy and soulful performance.

The crowd reaction for the evening was basically limited to bobbing heads and appreciative applause.

The old singles like 'Lookin' for Linda' and the classic 'Labour of Love' got some more severe head bobbing and much louder applause, but that's all the variation the audience could handle. Looks like they took a leaf out of Hue and Cry's book.

David Hall

He grunts! He wails! He can't sing at all! The ignorant hate him for this, but any sensible person recognizes his innate genius. He is Dave Gedge and he, to all intents and purposes, is the Rev: Wedding Present Wedding Present.

Waterfront They are perenially unfashThursday Oct 13 ionable, but the Weddoes are always there , always reliable, just like a good friend .

If you're feeling down, you can lurch along to the collosal 'Dalliance'.

If you 're in a great mood , smile through the uptempo anthem that is 'Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah' .

Of course, there's no scissor kicks or guitar trashing the Weddoes are just ordinary blokes - but now they have the songs to transcend any need for such antics.

Tracks from the new LP 'Watusi' are poppier than ever but still retain that obtuse edge like the ridiculous rhythm changes in 'So Long, Baby'.

There are some more guitar wig-outs, some more wonderously failed attempts at falsetto and 'Kennedy' is slipped in just before the end of the set so everyone goes home happy.

Who needs grunge when you've got Gedge?

Sam Richards

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The last year has seen singles "Stutter", "Vaseline· and the irritatingly catchy "Lin pierce the cold confines of the nation's chart.

Add to this a number of impressive TV a -

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ll, I loved the Levi's ad , bought the single, even liked the B-side (bit of a Nirvana rip-off, but not bad), so off I toddled to the Waterfront gig, willing to be either impressed or disappointed - are Stiltskin just a one-hit wonder?

The first support, local band Republic, could have been excellent, playing to a packed Waterfront.

Unfortunately, the Waterfront was less than full , and although the first few rows thought they were brilliant, the applause was muted, to

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Sulphur, the second support, were musically less impressive, but by this time the crowd had thickened , had a few beers, and were very appreciative.

So, the stage was set for Stiltskin.

Well , I liked them .

The passionate vocals and thundering bass made a change from all that dance music about these days, but

you couldn't help feeling that they were a little stuck for material - all songs were taken from their album 'The Mind's Eye' (released Oct 17), obviously an 11-track album , two of which are covers , if the gig was anything to go by.

So, are they nothing more than a Levi's commercial?

Sadly, unless Stiltskin suddenly come up with something a lot more original, they'll be nothing more than a band who supplied the music for that commercial.

Vicky Arnold

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Terry Edwards produces and perfonns what he is best known for; his unique interpretation of other peoples' music.

Also known for his contributions to Gallon Drunk, Butterfield 8 and The Tindersticks, he teams up this time with his band 'The Scapegoats'.

Together, they deliver an

Music tor the masses Prev: T~ Edwards waterfront Thurs Oct 20/£4 onslaught of hits from bands like The Fall and Miles Davis.

The Waterfront is The Scapegoats' first gig outside their London base,

but it is a homecoming for Edwards, a founder of Norwich old lags, The Higsons.

Together they perfonn past masters and future glories.

Expect a lively variety...

Gliria Chrysostomou

If you were to ask a UEA student what the best night of their university career has been, they will probably recall a particularly drunken LCR or the night they first met their now steady partner.

However, if you asked me, I would almost certainly say the night I went to see JTQ in the LCR last year.

Not knowing their music or their style, I was dragged along to be formally "introduced" to Acid Jazz.

Looking back, that night was a turning point in my musical education. Not only wer~ the musicians skilled and the songs inspired, but the band - and especially Mr James Taylor himselfwere without a doubt the most talented live band I have seen.

Although it would be fair to say that JTQ deservedly had an eager and expectant crowd awaiting them, they managed to get that crowd dancing wildly with their first number, not to mention clamouring for a front row position in order to shake hands with , or even touch one of the band members.

I don't remember the dancing ever stopping even when we were waiting for the encore, but I do remember singing along to songs For non Acid Jazz fans I would recommend this concert not only for the music, but for the experience too.

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Currently teetering on the edge of cult stardom, The Julie Dolphin have recently toured with Radiohead , and are in the middle of headlining their own British tour.

If this single is anything to go by, they're not really close to breaking any new ground, sounding like a meeting of The Bangles and The Breeders, with a hint of Pixies and more than a little Juliana Hatfield 3.

Expect to hear this played a lot on Radio 1's Evening Session, and in a couple of weeks time prepare to be whistling the chorus and wondering where it came from .

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The Leicester six-piece are stars of two indie top-ten hits and their debut album, 'Pointless Walks To Dismal Places', has just been released on Cherry Red records.

Apparently, arguments are acted out on stage and can get frighteningly realistic, so all you nosey gits should get down to the Arts Centre on October 31 to see who wins.

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Of course, The Prodigy can cut it live too, as they shall prove when they visit UEA. Basically, the tunes are written by one man, Uam Howlett, but don't expect the live show to be merely him and a bank of keyboards Aphex Twin-style .

The Prodigy live include a whole troupe of rappers, dancers and assorted weirdos as well as the best lightshow this side of Aurora Borealis.

We may be the jilted generation, but at least we've got someSam Richards thing good to dance to.

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Know what 'Hakuna Matata' means in Swahili?

Whether you do or not is irrelevant (it actually means 'no worries') since you'll find yourself singing it wherever you go, after listening to · the soundtrack to Disney's newest film-release, 'The Lion King'.

Elton John and Tim Rice provide us with such . powerful tunes as 'The Circle Of Life', the ' opening title-song to the film, and the love 1 ballad, 'Can You Feel The Love Tonight', ail though there is the more upbeat 'I Just Can't Wait To Be King'. Be prepared for lots of au! thentic African rhythms and gospel choirs.

J Michele du Randt

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However, they obviously took this on board because the sound was as full and as deep as you like.

The performance was tight

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Weds0ct5 and compact with few pauses, and although they played for only about sixtyfive minutes, they managed to squeeze in sixteen tracks.

Most of the material came from their new album, "File Under Easy Listening", which has basically continued from where "Copper Blue" left off.

Old songs like "A good idea" were the crowd pleases tonight though.

Unfortunately, the audience size was far from capacity, which always inhibits the chance of an explosive gig at the LCR. A great performance, nevertheless, climaxing with Mould singing and playing the last song whilst lying on his back.

David Hall

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Beware all sceptics, critics, doubters and unbelievers - Marxman are out to kick your apathetic little being into action.

OK, not literally, but they have made a storming hip-hop record which lyrically questions the motives of complacent cynicism while musically providing us with five minutes of sound as powerful as anything on Public Enemy's 'Muse Sick N Hour Message'.

Yes, that good.

Never content to frt into any kind of rapping stereotypes, Marxman have little respect for their cliche-touting contemporaries;

"don't give a damn for no hands in the air."

Of course, they will continue to articulate political views (try and guess which side they're on} until things change.

Technically, the record is an EP or mlni-LP but I think this distracts a little from the lead track - 'Whassinnit For The Cynic?' as there's also a bit of deadwood here.

However, a couple of instrumentals sit very coolly next to a Massive Attack-style of jazzy, laid-back groove.

With Credit, Krispy 3, Gunshot and now the return of Marxman, anyone who still dares to criticize UK hip-hop is obviously an imbecile.

Or just one of those useless cynics.

Sam Richards

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Yet another EP for this week, a ploy which can usually be translated as "we don't have any songs good enough to be singles in their own right, so here are four average tracks."

Far too true in this case.

The lead track, 'Forty Years', is actually quite good. Scuzzy guitars, strained vocals, sinister chord changes... until you realise (after about 20 seconds) that it sounds EXACTLY LIKE NIRVANA. Republic are by no means the only Kurt copyists around and won't be the last, but such obvious plagiarism just seems a bit pointless.

The second song, 'Haemorrhage' (please!) would be described by some as "simmering• but is described by me as dull. The third and fourth tracks descend into grunge-by-flumbers and even step worryingly close towards Pantera territory.

Republic are pretty competant and the singer has a good angry voice (although I'm not sure what he's angry about) but it's all been done before, and better.

They're from Norwich, so if you hear screaming from my room, it's because they've come round to beat me up.

Sam Richards

Sandals are products of the Acid Jazz scene with their hepcat style and earthy cool.

However, this release moves away from the chartbound path currently being trod by bands such as Corduroy and Mother Earth and goes all experimental on us.

The best thing that can be said for Sandals is that they have an excellent selection of beats - hip-hop · edged with dub, always interesting, mostly danceable.

Tunes, though, are sadly lacking and in their place is a smattering of jazzy noises (no doubt the product of much 'spliffing' and 'jamming', man) and rather affected vocals.

The best track is eleven-minute epic closer 'Open' when the band finally concede that they aren't going to write a proper song and do a Future Sound Of London. Ethnic samples and various weird noises get glued to a catchy dub beat that emerges after four minutes.

A final criticism: this is a 52-minute EP. I think this means that they just wrote an album which isn't good enough to be an album. A cop out in other words.

SJ

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There's four numbers to savour here.

'Ocean Pie' sees Rick 'Can't Get Fitter' Witter, at arguably his best yet... watch

this ride the charts. 'Satisfied', meanwhile, is so Oasis-esque that I'd almost be happy to see this lot instead of the already overhyped Gallagher brothers. My fave, though, has to be 'Sleep Easy' - a former chart 'hit' - with its incredibly catchy chorus. To be truthful , listening to this EP in its entirety is like being five again and finding you've just woken up next ; to Valerie Singleton or / John Noakes.

Peter Hart

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Melody Maker as "unique", but it could be said they've caught the sixties retro bug, and bad.

Overall they're fairly laid back and abnospheric.

Neil Carlill's vocals could be described as Leonard Cohen on Mogadon.

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A new name to most, Butterfly Child are recently signed to Dedicated records after much crttlcal acclaim for their early releases.

Musically they are not unlike The Sundays frontad by a man.

All tracks feature nice jangly guitars but what makes them stand out Is the voice of Joe Cassldy which, de-

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Initially his voice really grates, dominating the songs at the expense of decent tunes or melodies, but lt Improves with repeated listening.

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Sleeper return with a new limited edition 'Bucket and Spade' EP. If you believe the music press you'll be expecting the Marquis-de-Sade reincarnated in the wanton Louise.

In f act, on Bedhead, Sleeper's lewdness is unearthed and shown to be more akin to warn lustful adolescent cravings, although on Swallow (B-Side) we are reminded of more Macabre Mcewan-esque passions.

In the Zodiac of frustrated nymphomaniac indie kids, Sleepers may be endearing and perhaps even tempt the odd Moz apostle away from celibacy.

Sadly, their constant pandering to the one-dimensional image of themselves as sex monsters dissipates their poignancy and relevance and will ultimately deny them of even that platitudinous 'new Smiths' label.

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You'll probably also find that all the songs sound vaguely similar.

Promised an 'impressive mixture of angry, searing guitar tracks' and 'softer acoustic tracks, we actually get an 'impressive mixture of angry, searing guitar tracks' and 'softer acoustic tracks' that all sound the same.

Even with an instrumental intro and epilogue (?), which seemed to have been added to fill out space, the album is a mere 40 minutes long.

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improvisation coming to Norwich next week Prev: Comedy Stole Players Theatre Royal Mon Oct 24 - 8pm £3-£10 present six players providing spontaneous entertainment.

The cast includes Jim Sweeney and Richard Vranch of 'Whose Line Is it

Anyway ' fame , Lee Simpson who recently appeared with Paul Merton on 'Live at the London Palladium ' and comedy store stalwarts Andy Smart and Neil Mullarkey what to expect on the night however, is up to you .

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As one would expect, the music of 'Die Fledermaus' is wonderful ; all lilting waltzes and cheery melodies. But what makes the D'Oyly Carte version of this operetta so different is that the lyrics of the songs have been translated and adapted into English . For non-German speakers like me, this makes it a whole lot easier to follow. lt makes it a lot funnier too. Anyone who thinks opera is stuffy and boring should have heard the songs about pimples, spare tyres and Andrew Lloyd Webber. Overall , an absolutely wonderful night out.

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t is now some eleven years since Phil Cool , the impressionist with the uncanny ability to 'scrunge' his face to resemble a multitude of celebrities, first graced our TV screens .

'Cool it' was a massive hit with the general pubiic, and anyone else who happened to share Phil's dislike of Paul Daniels.

Now the rubber-faced one returns with a major national tour which includes,

of course , the Theatre Royal among its thirty or so venues.

Despite the success of Phil's numerous TV series and videos, live theatre has always remained his first love; some may have caught his recent sell-out tour with Jasper Carrot!, but don't worry if you missed it; the comedy duo are soon to be reunited in another national tour next month which will include venues in Brighton and Leicester.

For those who would rather catch Phil's act from the

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' From the authentic 50s set and costumes to the nauseating concert comfort of an armchair, two hosts and over-friendly DJs, 'Buddy' is a worthy tribute to the memonew videos are currently on ' rable legend whose career and life ended so tragically and abruptly in 1959. rF'!Iea$e - 'Classic Cool ' 1 None of the great songs were excluded, and classics such as 'Peggy Uust what it says), and the not entirely serious 'How to ' Sue', 'Everyday' and 'Rave On' were delivered with considerable energy and finesse. Angus MacGregor, in his theatrical debut as the Cheat at Fishing '. legendary rock and roll star certainly looked and sounded the part, So it's a very welcome reand his guitar strumming left nothing whatsoever to be desired.

1 turn for the versatile comei In a show like this, you have to forget the frequently inaccurate Texan dian who is equally at home j accents, the irritating backstage noise and the fact that the actor playing Richie Valens doesn't look remotely Hispanic. You just have to with political satire as im1 get up out of your seats and lose yourself in the sheer brilliance of personating alien life-forms. the music and overall spectacle.

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n October 28, 'The Duchess of Malfi' opens at the Maddemnarket Theatre. The second play of the new season , it follows hot on the heels of the success of Alan Ayckboum 's 'How The Other Prev: Duchess ofMalfi Half Loves'.

Maddennarket Theatre Written in 1623, 'The Duchess of Oct 28 - Nov 5I 7 .30pm Malfi ' is the story of a young , £2.50 - £6.50 widowed Duchess who makes a secret second marriage to her steward . This marriage greatly • displeases her two corrupt brothers, Ferdinand and the Cardinal, and they consequently devote themselves to engineering plots to torment her and destroy her new found family.

1 Displayed throughout the play is a sense ofthe Duchess and her lover, Antonio, as being 'ordinary' people, who are simply attempting to live 'normal' lives in a world which is anything but There are no fixed positions or moral absolutes, goodness is no salvation and there is no escape from absurdity.

The play has the promise of being an entertaining melodrama, but those in the know will recognise its deeper level as "a most moving and powerful tragedy ; the study of a courageous human spirit and its absolute refusal to be bowed by corruption and pervasive evil."

The play will be performed by The Norwich Players, the county's most organised and prolific amateur dramatic group.

All performances are at 7.30pm, except for matinees, which are at 2.30pm on the final Saturday of the play's run . , it's also worth noting that the Maddermarket runs a Student Standby Scheme, where students can buy tickets for just £3 from ?pm on the evening of the performance.

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Maybe they'll have better luck second time around, since six months ago Beth dumped fiance Brad Willis at the altar because of his steamy affair with sexy bridesmaid, Lauren Carpenter.

Several nail-biting months of torment followed as the handsome Romeo agonised over which girl he really wanted.

But, while Beth may have had relationships with hunky Wayne Duncan and older man Phillip Martin, her love for Brad never faltered.

Too proud to let Brad know exactly how devastated she was, Beth picked up the pieces and learned to live without him - until he realised his mistake and started the slow process of winning her back.

Now they're so in love it's like they've never been apart, and this week the happy couple are finally tying the knot - not once, but !'Nice for good measure. They think they've got away with marrying in secret and continue with their plans to start a new life in Perth.

But their families get wind of their intentions and head them off to Ramsay Street to repeat their vows and enjoy a celebration with the neighbours.

What will happen next? Will it be a case of "til' death us do part' for Brad and Beth, or are they doomed to a marriage on the rocks?

From past experience, it would seem that the course of true love never runs smoothly. In Ramsay Street at least...

OTeenage Fanclub, the true indie band from Glasgow, whose hits include 'What Do You Do To Me' and 'Radio' take to the stage for Radio 1FM's 'In Concert' with Johnny Walker on Saturday, Oct 22 between 7pm and 11pm.

0 Marc us Buckland hosts live coverage of this weekend's clash between last season's FA Premiership runners-up and champions Blackburn and Manchester United - for Radio 5 on Sunday, October 23 at 2pm.

0 Madonna bares all to Simon Mayo in an Interview specially recorded for Radio 1FM In Paris and broadcast on Simon's show between 9am and 12pm on Monday, Oct 24.

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A Trekkies' dream come true - yet another repeat of the space-battle between the evil Khan and the crew of the Enterprise. And, amidst all this action, Kirk meets his long-lost son, and then loses him again.

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Jack 'The Nighthawk' Killian, KJCM Radio's late-night talk-show host, deals with the plight of the homeless in the first of a three-part drama.

All serious stuff, and nothing like Radio FAB FM unfortunately.

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Film: BACKDRAFT: Sparks fly for Kurt Russell, Billy Baldwin and Robert de Niro in this firey action-film, hot on the trail of a series of mysterious arson-attacks. Dirty, sweaty firemen abound (and no ifs not that lot from London's Burning).

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New Series: HAVE I GOT NEWS FOR YOU: Fresh from his appearance on 'Top Of The Pops', teenage heart-throb (I) Angus Deayton returns, with team captains lan Hislop and Paul Merton, for a new series of what has to be the funniest quiz-show on telly.

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Twenty-two fellas kicking a ball round on a bit of grass. No that's not very fair, it is a religion after all, and this programme deserves a mention, especially if Ryan Giggs is playing.

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More classic comedy from John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin and the late Graham Chapmanon. This week 'The Ministry Of Silly Walks' struts its stuff and the Piranha Brothers' victims spill the beans.

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THE FAST SHOW:

Yet another new American comedy, but this time, we've been promised that this one is closer to real-life. Well, seeing as it's on at midnight and not the usual 6pm slot, it's certainly not 'Blossom', that's for sure.

Remember Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson from 'Harry Enfield's Television Show'? Well, now they've got their own comedy show, which, surprisingly enough, is very similar, but not as funny.

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The horrible Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins) almost scares the pants off female FBI-agent (Jodie Foster), when she asks for his help in hunting down Buffalo Bill, a spooky sexually-disorientated serial-killer.

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it's 17th Century France, and the last remaining Musketeers must save their king from the treacherous plans of Cardinal Richelleu (Tim Curry) and the beautiful but deadly Milady de Winter (Rebecca de Momay, rightly cast in this chilling role after her performance in "The Hand That Rocks The Cradle') Enter D'Artagnian (Chris O'Donnell), who has the opportunity to use his skill and loyalty, and prove himself worthy as a Musketeer.

Our four heroes must race to Calais and prevent Milady from making a dastardly pact with the English: thus they have an excuse to romp around the French countryside, finding romance and danger along the way.

But will they apprehend Milady in time? Silly question.

Spectacular stunts, vivid scenery, and fluent action sequences keep this film fast moving.

Charlie Sheen and Kiefer Sutherland (as Aramis and Athos) seem to be enjoying themselves, and add some sex appeal for the ladies.

The three Musketeers is successful as it doesn't take itself too seriously - one can always depend on Disney to come up with the goods.

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Literary giants ID visit UEA Literary giants Craig Raine and James Fenton will appear this month in Norwich in a visit to the UEA campus.

John Carey enthuses of Craig Raine: "I can't think of anyone writing today whose every line is so unfailingly exciting."

Similarly, James Fenton, current Professor of Poetry at Oxford University, is judged by Peter Porter as "the most talented poet of his generation".

Before publishing his first collection of poetry, "Terminal Moraine", Fenton worked as a journalist for The New Statesman, The Guardian, The Times and The Independent.

His poetry collections include "The Memory of War", which won the 1984 Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize, and "Out of Danger".

Raine's previous work includes "The Onion, Memory", "A Martian Sends a Postcard Home" and "Rich" but he is expected to read from "History: The Home Movie", his latest book.

Advertised as "a novel .. an epic poem .. the best film you'll ever read", it was nominated for this year's Booker Prize, and publishers Penguin Books claim "There is nothing like it in literature."

There cannot be many more occasions to see if Fenton and Raine live up to their critical acclaim. "The Evening", due to start at 7pm on 26 October, is a bargain double bill at £2 for students and concessions (£3 everyone else).

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Whether it be stand-up, lV, film or radio , 'Deadpan ' covers it.

For example , in October's issue there are two festival reviews from Edinburgh and Reading , an interview with Fran k Skinner and an Alf Garnet! profile.

'Deadpan ' also has regular slots like letters and new releases on film and video.

One particular handy aspect of the mag is the fu ll listings fo r comedy in the UK. You can usually find fa irly sketchy listings in the music press , but 'Deadpan ' is pretty comprehensive .

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little th ing called 'comic ti ming', the jokes cease to be funny.

People who are famil iar with the artists would , I'm sure, get a kick out of it, but otherwise that aspect makes the mag fall a bit flat.

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A Taste olthe Orient REVIEW The Student Oriental Cookbook £4.99

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A young widowed Duchess makes a secret second marriage to her steward Antonio, thus incurring the wrath of her two corrupt brothers, Ferdinand and the Cardinal, who engineer plots to torment her and destroy her marriage.

7.30pm nightly plus 2.30pm 5 Nov only.

Tickets: £2.50, £4.25, £5 .25, £6.50.

Students : £3 any seat at the matinee & standby from 7pm on the evening of performance

St Johns Alley, Tel 620917

the staff in 'Wa rm Up', the opening section , could only possibly work verbally, and even then it's debatable .

At £1 .95 I would personally think twice about 'Deadpan ', but if you love comedy it's worth a look, even if it's only to heckle the editorial page . ~

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o baked beans bore you? Are mea ltimes monotonou s? Have you considered an oriental answer?

Sarah Freeman 's 'Stude nt Ori enta l Cookbook' conta ins around 100 recipes designed to spice up eating without costing a fortune .

All recipes are said to have been tested by students , so they are all (theoretically) poss ible to make!

The general use of supermarket rather than specialist products is certainly helpful.

Beware though , in some recipes you need a pestle and mortar.

The author herself adm its they may set you back about £8 , and after £4 .99 for the book itself you may have to turn straight to the "when you 're really broke" section . lt is worth noting that there are many vegetarian dishes - tofu is used in a number of

recipes - and also that free range chicken is re commended .

The experience of writing three other cook books has obviously helped the author, because she gives clear and simple instructions without being patronising .

Throughout the book you are introduced to a number of exotic ing redients such as 'ghee' - purified butte r - and 'Garam Masala', a hot spice mixtu re.

However, that old stand-by garlic regularly makes an appearance , which may make some wary.

As to how the dishes themselves tasted the salad with leftover chicken was really for the soy sauce fan but the lemon juice contributed to an interesting but less overpowering flavour; and the fish with garlic and mushrooms was delicious and worth serving again .

'The Student Oriental Cookbook' by Sarah Freeman is published in paperback by Collins and Brown , pri ced £4.99.

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Odeon Some or all of the films listed on Wednesday should be showing - ring for details .

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Cinema City Reservoir Dogs (18)- Quentin Tarentino's infamous film about a robbery which goes wrong .

5.45pm, 11 .00pm .

Also, Shopping (18}, 8.15pm.

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 19

Theatre Royal See Wednesday. Also 5.00pm .

Norwich Arts Centre The Bhundu Boys- "the hottest, sweetest dance sounds ever". £7/£5 cone.

Waterfront (Trance Europe cancelled) Downstairs: Mr Bumpman , upstairs Latin Fiesta £3 .50 I £3 cocncs . + Salsa Workshop 8-

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9pm tickets £1 .50 advance from the Hive 12 -2 all this week .

Oval Buster James Band .

8os wells Beyond the Blues. 9pm-midnight.

Hy's Club Night. Admission £4 all night.

Ritzy Fast Trax. Admission £2 before 10.30pm , £3 after, 9pm-2am .

Peppermint Park Club night. Admission £3 all night. Pernod promotion.

Manhattans Hyper! 9pm-2am . Free admission before 10.30pm with an NUS card . £2 members I £3 non-members before 11 pm , £3 members I £4 non-members after.

SATURDAY OCTOBER 22 Cannon Screen One: Forrest Gump (12)- Tom Hanks stars as a simple Southerner who leads an extrodinary life 1.45pm, 5pm , 8.10pm Screen Two: The Mask (PG)Jim Carrey as the crazy but loveable indestructible superhero. 1.30pm, 3.40pm , 5.50pm Screen Three: True Lies (15) Action packed adventure movie with Big Arnie and Jamie Lee Curtis8pm Screen Four: Clear and Present Danger (15)- follow up to Patrio! Games with Harrison Ford 1.30pm, 4.30pm, 7.45pm Also: The Client (15) The latest John Grisham novel to make it to the big screen.

Cinema City Shopping (18) - British thriller about two rival gang laders, both obsessed by ram-raiding .

5.45pm, 8.15pm.

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Theatre Royal Buddy -A smash hit musical celebration of Buddy Holly and his music. £3-£18.50. 7.30pm.

lEA Pop Will Eat Itself- the original chansaw pop and smashed snare merchants PWEI hit the road with a new album . £9.50 .

Oval The Crybabies and the Gunslingers.

Cinema City See Wednesday 19th. Also 2.30pm.

Theatre Royal See Wednesday.

Boswells Lee Vasey Band . 9pm-midnight.

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Cinema City The Sound of Music (U)- Classic musical with Julie Andrews as a singing nun . The hills are alive .. .

2.30pm.

Also, Shopping (18) 5.45pm, 8.15pm.

Theatre Royal See yesterday.

Waterfront Terry Edwards & The Scapegoats+ Delta Radio+ Des Lynam Allstars. £4, 7.30pm .

Norwich Arts Centre The Whisky Priests- Bold, brassy folk from County Durham's premier roots rockers. £5/ £3 cones.

Oval Skin. £7adv.

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2.30pm.

Faraway, So Close (15) - Pigtailed angels roam the streets of Berlin, observing the inhabitants and tuning into their thoughts.

5.45pm, 8.15pm.

Odeon See Friday 21st.

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Boswells Showcase. 9pm-midnight.

Ritzy Nth Degree. Entry free before 11 pm with an NUS card , £2 after. 9pm-2am.

Peppermint Park Student Night. 08981 Mix and Match night. £1 admission with an NUS card.

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Hys Club Night. Admission £1 , 9pm2am. Happy Hour- midnight1am.

Boswells Horizon. 9pm-midnight.

Norwich Arts Centre Dominic Holland - Winner of the Perrier Best Newcomer Awa rd 1993, he recently supported Eddie lzzard. £4/£3 cones.

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Theatre Royal Comedy Store Players - Starring 'Whose Line is it anyway?' favourites Greg Proops, Jim Sweeny, Richard Vranch , Lee

THURSDAY OCTOBER 20 Cannon I Odeon See Wednesday.

Cinema City Tokyo Story (U)- An elderly couple visit their children and are upset by their indifference to them. 5.00pm .

Manhattan Murder Mystery (PG) -Woody Alien and Diane Keaton 7.30pm.

Theatre Royal Phil Cool- The satirical impressionist with a face like a Spitting Image puppet. £3.£10, 8.00pm.

MONDAY OCTOBER 24

Odeon Screen One: Speed (15)Keanu battles to save the day and the passengers of a speeding bus 1.15pm, 3.25pm, 5.35pm, 8.10pm Screen Two: Four Weddings and a Funeral (15) Sorry haven't heard of this one ...

Screen Three: When a Man Loves a Women (15)- Andy Garcia and Meg Ryan battle with alcoholism 1.30pm, 5pm , 7.30pm Also: The Lion King (U)- Latest Disney smash, featuring stunning animation and a cast of big Hollywood names 1.30pm, 4pm , 6.15pm, 8.15pm

Cannon I Odeon See Friday 21st.

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Waterfront Meltdown- The best in indie, alternative + dance. Upstairs, Dimension X - Acid to World and all stops in between . £3.50/ £3concs.

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Theatre Royal Tom Jones- Recently billed 'The coolest man in the world' by NME, the Welsh crooner returns to Norwich. £5-£28, 8.00pm.

Oval Limehouse Lizzie (Thin Lizzie Tribute).

Boswells Climax Jazz Band. 9pmmidnight.

Hy's Club Night. Admission £3 before 1Opm , £4 before 11 pm and £5 after.

Ritzy Furious Fun. £3 admission before 10.30pm , £5 after. 9pm2am.

Peppermint Park Club Night. £3 before 10.30pm, £4 after.

Manhattans Open 9pm-2am.

Free admission before 10.30pm with an NUS card .

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Norwich Arts Centre Teatro Del Drago, PinocchioEnthralling portrayal of this classic tale by an Italian company renowned for amazing puppetry. £5.50/£3.50concs.

lEA Live in the Hive: 60s & 70s disco - A night full I of 'Top tunes' and more from the 60s and 70s. Get your flares on .

Waterfront Stereolab- Avant garde keyboard camp for the end of the millennium. £5.

Oval From the USA, Downset.

8os wells Jazz 'n' Blues Jam. 9pm-midnight.

Hys Club Night. £3 before 10.30pm, £4 after.

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s in association with the Theatre WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 26 Cannon I Odeon See Friday 21st Cinema City See Monday 24th.

Theatre Royal See yesterday.

Norwich Arts Centre Hallowe'en Tales.

11-12noon. The Other Side of the Grave -from ghoulish humour to the seriously scary, unsuitable for children under 8 or those with a nervous disposition. 1.30pm-2.30pm. £2.50 per session.

Waterfront Elastica - the power indie gig of the season. £6.

8os wells Horizon. 9pm-midnight Hys Club night- see last Wednesday for prices and times.

Ritzy Go. 9pm-2am Peppermint Park Happy Wednesday. See last Wednesday.

Manhattans SheerBiissl9pm-2am.

THURSDAY OCTOBER 27 Cannon I Odeon See Friday 21st

Oval Tongue & Support.

Cinema City Faraway, So Close (15) 2.30pm, 5.45pm, 8.15pm.

Boswells Acme Blues Co. 9pm-midnight.

Norwich Arts Centre Bambalina Tltelles, £5.50/ £3.50concs, 7.30pm.

Hy's Club Night See last Thursday for prices and times.

Oval Mike Peters (Ex Alarm) & the

Poets.

Cinema City Thumbelina (U) 2.30pm Faraway, So Close (15) 5.45pm, 8.15pm.

In the Realm of The Senses (18) - Nagisa Oshima's explicit account of a love affair between a geisha girl and a married man.

11 .00pm.

Norwich Arts Centre Lucas and the Kool Jerx - Soul and Motown hits of the 60s and 70s. £5/£3concs.

lEA The Prodigy- Post rave hard dance music for a 'Jilted Generation'. 8pm-1am, £10.00.

Waterfront Milky Lunch- the finest uplifting house, upstairs, Globo. 9pm2am, £6/£5concs.

SUNDAY OCTOBER 30 Cannon See Friday 21st.

Theatre Royal See yesterday.

Odeon See Friday 21st.

UEAStudlo We Know Everything - live broadcast of a new Radio 4 comedy series, recorded before a studio audience. Free, but strictly limited so book earty, 8.00pm.

Cinema City King Lear (PG)- Energetic adaptation of Shakespeare's classic.

5.00pm.

Schindler's List (15)- Steven Spielberg's film about a Nazi Party member who saved Jews from the gas chamber. 7 .30pm.

Cannon See Friday 21st Odeon See Friday 21st.

Cinema City The Hudsucker Proxy starring PauiNewman Waterfront Sofa - Low volume ambience for the discerning ear. 9pm 12.30am, £2.

Boswells Calling Brothers. 9pm-midnight

Hy's Club night Admission £4 all night.

Ritzy FastTrax. 9pm-2am.

Peppermint Park.

Jack Daniels promotion nightprizes and giveaway.

Manhattans Hyper1 9pm-2am. Free admission before 10.30pm with an NUS card. £2 members/£3 nonmembers before 11 pm, £3 members/£4 non-members after.

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8os wells Showcase. 8pm-11pm.

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Ritzy Nth Degree.

9pm-2am.

Peppermint Park Student Night. Halloween night, the whole club will be transformed and themed. £1 admission in fancy dress.

The Comedy Store Players - Theatre Royal Stars of Channel 4's 'Whose Line is it Anyway' hit the Theatre Royal on October 24 with their own brand of improvised comedy. Expect an entertaining evening, much hilarity, and above all, the unexpected.

Norwich Arts Centre Wilde Club- Top live music from Prolapse £3.50 advance or £4 on the door.

TUESDAYNOVEMBER1 Cannon See Friday 21st

Boswells Jazz and Blues Jam

Odeon See Friday 21st

Hy's Club night£3 before 10.30pm, £4 after.

Cinema City The Hudsucker Proxy starring Paul Newman

Ignore the novelty hit 'Char1ey', The Prodigy have established themselves as the leading innovators of today's rave scene. The Prodigy live are a visual experience, featuring a whole troupe of rappers, dancers and assorted weirdos. Truly music for the jilted generation.

lEA Live in the Hive: The Red Grape Cabaret- standup comedy from Adam Caveleri, Oliver Double and Roger Monkhouse.

Waterfront First Out- upstairs, Norwich's best night out for lesbians, gays, bisexuals and friends. £3/£2.50concs or £2 before 10pm.

SATURDAY OCTOBER 29

The Cannon See Friday 21st Odeon See Friday 21st.

Cinema City Thumbelina (U)2.30pm Faraway, So Close (15) 5.45pm, 8.15pm.

Theatre Royal David Essex - "Consummate soft rock, raffish charm and those sparkling blue eyes!".

Quite. £3-£16, 7.30pm.

Norwich Arts Centre Colorform + Xiiba - 60s psychedilia, 70s grooves and 90s dance. £4/ £3, 8.45pm.

Boswells The Boogaloos. 9pm-midnight.

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Hys Club Night. See last Saturday for times and prices.

Jamiroquai- bringing his strange hats and great dance tunes to the LCR. £10.

Ritzy Furious Fun. 9pf'T!·2am.

Waterfront Meltdown - indie, alternative and dance music. £3.50/£3concs.

Peppermint Park Club Night £3 before 10.30pm, £4 after.

Oval Engine + The Salty Dogs.

Manhattans Open 9pm-2am. Free before 10.30pm with an NUS card.

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Sport

THE RETURN OF THE GRAND PRIX By--Robert Mullarkey

If there are any freshers out there who were a touch bewildered by the extent of sporting societies offered by the University, or are perhaps already fed up with thrice weekly football training and simply want to give some different sports a chance without committing themselves, then spare some consideration for the UEA Grand Prix.

Inaugurated by the Union in 1987, the annual event has expanded in size annually to the extent where this year an estimated I 000 people will be taking part in enjoyable yet competitive sport.

The beauty of the series is that because there is such a diversity of sports on the agenda, it is impossible for one team to dominate everything (If you think you can, what are you waiting for?).

Sure enough, a team comprised of 15 athletes will have a better chance than most in the athletics, but then they could struggle in a game of rounders against a team of Waverney Terrace residents ...

Said Sports Officer Alex Bainbridge, "You could say the Grand Prix is for the armchair sportsman who reckons "I could do that", and not necessarily for the people who are regular first team representatives. It's an opportunity for students who would like to do sport on a regular basis to do just that, and feel like they're making a worthwhile contribution to a team cause."

Alex was also quick to point out that this event does not discriminate between good and bad teams- "A lot of the teams taking part are doing so for fun, and the Union is encouraging all students of any ability to get together and give it a shot."

Sound advice. With 15 members, each team should have a bit ofleeway to pick and choose their best side for a particular event.

How physically gruelling the series is depends upon your desire to be 94/95 Grand Prix champions .

To coin a phrase, the event is not a sprint, it's a marathon.

• Closing date for applications is October 27. Entry forms and further information is available from Rache/ Tomes at the Sports Centre.

Don't Fight It, last years winning team!

Cycling Club off W to flying start ...

Imagine the scene... a crowded press box at Carrow Road before the game against Leeds United, full of reporters from such venerable establishments as 'The Telegraph', 'Radio Five' and 'Concrete', writes Jane Homer.

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The UEA Cycling Club has had a great start to the new sporting season with over 20 percent more new members than last year, and has a full agenda of events and activities planned to keep all those interested in cycling happy for the year ahead.

The cl ub cate rs for th e full range of cyc lists, from the 'once in a while' leisure rider to the out and out racer, from the mud-loving mountain-biker to the fitnessseeking sunny-day tourer, so if you ride a bike there is probably something in the club to interest you.

Being one of only two sports club at the University to gain outside sponsorship has,amongst other things, helped subsidise the

club's own distinctive strip, and given members generous discount at Bryants. It has also enabled the purchase of some new bikes this year which, added to existing machines, means there are a number of bikes of all types that can be hired to those without, so now there is no excuse for not giving cycling a go.

Members can benefit from UEACC's own trainer/coach who is avai lable to give advice on all aspects of cycl ing fitness, and a committee with good technical experience for those with cycle problems. Being affi!iated to all the major cycling federations also gives club members access to cheap bike and personal insurance and allows members to race in all major events outside the University.

The club takes pride in listening to individual members and tai-

loring itself to suit most requirements, and is especially glad to we lcome more ladies than ever to the membership this year- it even has a women's secretary specifically for their needs. Made up of almost equal numbers of male and female members, UEACC is an all-round well-balanced club.

If you want to try before you buy, then go out for a ride with them first, either on Sunday mornings at 11 am or Wednesday afternoons at I :30 pm, starting outside the sports centre.

Other events planned for the near future range from reliability trials in Thetford, Duathlon (runcycle-run) events in Ipswich and sponsored charity rides in Norwich.

That's right - somehow I 'd managed to pursuade Norwich City to give me a press pass. So there I was, feeling slightly out of my depth, being the only woman, and lacking the hi-tee broadcasting equipment which adorned every other desk.

But, undeterred, I sat back to enjoy the match, only to discover that I didn't even need to open my eyes, I could just listen to the radio commentary provided by several different reporters, at lOOmph.

The first half was fairly dire, both sides demonstrating ho w they managed to do so badly in the Coca-cola cup, with Norwich losir.g to Swansea City in mid-

week, and Leeds going out of the competiton to lowly Mansield Town. I ended up amusing myself by reading the electronic scoreboard, so I now know who sponsors Brian Gunn 's socks, and that I should buy a 'Canary Pager', whatever that is.

However, things livened up in the second half, with Gunn finally justifying the scoreboard's constant exclamation of "What a Save!", by palming away a penalty. The breakthrough came in the 61 st minute, with Mark Robins scoring from a Mark Bowen cross.

I nearly stood up and cheered, but one look at the indifferent faces around me quickly changed my mind.

Play settled down again, with Norwich having the majority of possession, until Rod Wallace equalised in the final minute. Yet Norwich were not prepared to give up, and justice was done in the fourth minute of injury time, with a Neil Adams header hitting the back of the net only seconds

before the final whistle.

At the press conference afterwards, manager John Deehan was all smiles, describing the game as "the best display I've seen by a City side since becoming manager" (did he watch the same first-half as me?). He praised his side for fighting back when it seemed like they would have to settle for a draw, and paid tribute to Darren Eadie, Rob Newman and lan Crook, who continued playing despite serious injuries.

Ho ward Wilkinson was n't quite so contented, and ended up swearing at one unlucky reporter, making me relieved I'd decided against asking any questions!

So, as the Norwich pla ye rs went off to celebrate, and the journos phoned in their copy, I slunk out unnoticed, wishing I'd been watching from amongst the crowd like normal. Still, it was worth it just to see the faces of the reporters whenthey realised that a female was going to invade their domain for the afternoon!

• Contact the Cycling Club through their pigeon-hole or their notice board, both in the sports centre.

Concrete intends to launch a free results service for all Union sports clubs and societies in the near future. This will enable your sporting activities to be publicised in UEA's biggest campus media. But we need your help to do this- so contact our Sports Editors Nik Davy or Jane Horner (in the Concrete Office, upstairs in Union House) or call us on 250558 as soon as possible.

Concrete, Wednesday, October 19, 1994 31

UNI CHALLENGED

UEA's sports teams claim their first BUSA scalp this year

The members ofthe University of North London's sporting contingent were probably full of themselves before making the endless trip up the All from the centre of the universe to the backwater known as Norwich.

When you can hold out against

Oxford and Jeremy Paxman on University Challenge and lose out by only the narrowest of margins, rolling over the sports teams of the University ofEasy Access should be routine.

Unfortunately for the Londoners, they neglected to take into consideration the great bond be-

WHITEWASH! UEA 10·2 North London

By Jo Warburton strengthened UEA squad at the season off to a perect start, beating North Lonon 10-2 and earning the tie of BUSA Team of the Day. Falling victim to Wednesday afemoon lectures, the London team ere only able to field eight playrs, but still fought with determiation throughout the match.

First-match nerves were evient during the fliSt five minutes fore UEA began to find their hape, but the account was pened in the ninth minute by the ide's new attacking midfielder

fter a disappointing M) defeat t the bands of Market Deeping n Saturday, the men's hockey sts started their BUSA camaign with an encouraging perormance against North Looon which earned them a 2-2 raw.

It was a game they should have on, and would have done with tter finishing. However, despite tarting well, they conceded a goal fter only 9 minutes. Two min-

Cath Tomlin, who found the net four times in a superb debut. Last year 's top scorer, K.ath Jones was also quick to find her form, claiming joint honours. North London managed to pull one goal back shortly before half time, but UEA dampened the celebrations by claiming one straight back through Helen Hatwell.

After half-time, an attempt by the visitors to change tactics almost caught UEA off-balance, as they used the long ball and the speed of their three forwards to break down the defence and double their score. Despite this, they were never in the running, with Jill Patey, Tomlin and Jones sealing the eight goal difference.

utes from the end of the first hat f, Mark Shurmer had the chance to level the game with a penalty flick, which the North London keeper unfortunately managed to

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tween UEA sportspeople and their beer...

And as if the honour of victory was not enough, the bar in The Hive was offering vouchers for two pints of Flowers or Heineken for SOp for every member of successful UEA sides, thanks to a deal worked out by Union Bars Manager Tom Balls in conjunction with Whitbread Breweries.

And with almost everyone winning their fixtures, the competition to get to the bar was

every bit as furious as the matches earlier had been. So congrats to all those winning teams, and special congrats to the womens' footballers, I0-2 victors and Team of the Day.

HAVE YOU GOT A SPORTS STORY FOR CONCRETE? Contact our Sports Editors, Nik Davy or Jane Homer as soon as possible

Another lineout win for UEA

FOOTBALLERS WIN DESPITE CAPTAIN'S DISMISSAL UEA 2·1 North London

By Robert Mullarkey On the face of it, a match producing three goals, four bookings and a dismissal seems entertaining. The fact that all this happened in the final quarter hour perhaps reveals the truer reRection of what was, at times, an untidy game.

To say UEA deserved to win would be unfair to a North London team who played much the better football both in the first hat f and in the opening encounters of

the second. They had much more in the way of intelligent ideas and variation to their game whereas UEA persistently resorted to punting the ball upfield from deep free kicks, or whenever goalkeeper Patten received the ball.

However, matches are not won through entertaining play in the middle if it yields little in the way of goals, and ironically it was a rare piece of intricate interplay from UEA which led to their opener, Robinson nonchalently firing the final pass home.

The goal-attempts tally may

save. Things got worse two minutes later, when UEA went 2-0 down.

However, a stem talking to at half time revived the side and after only two minutes of the second half Shurmer pulled one back.

For the rest of the match it was one-way traffic in UEA's favour, although as time wore on , it looked more as though the equaliser would elude them. But eventually Phil Moore, pushed forward for short corners, produced the desired result from one of these set plays.

have been in favour of the visitors, but it was UEA who made the most of their chances.

Creditably, UEA did not sit back on a one goal lead but looked to enhance it. At the same time they managed to defend resolutely when they had to, Patten making several point blank saves.

However, three minutes from the end of normal time, it appeared that too many men got in each other's way, and the resulting clumsy challenge produced a penalty. Immediately responding to the referees decision as 'diaboli-

JEA's netball firsts got off to 1 promising start to the sea;on with a well deserved 42 · 36 victory over opponents 14orth London.

In a tense, hard fought game in Nhich the score remained agonisngly close right through to the "ourth quarter, UEA displayed an !nthusiasm and commitment to natch their speed and proficiency. fhe pace was fast and furious

whilst the skills were sharp and polished.

After a well matched first half with the scores levelling out at 17 - 17, UEA looked set to head for a closely contended tie with their quick and adept rivals. All this was to change though , when UEA's game took off in the dying minutes of the third quarter with five goals scored in quick succession. This burst of energy was continued through into the fourth quarter with three goals being scored inside two minutes. This psychological advantage over

North London incited UEA to greater heights in an already physically demanding game. From there it was a logical progression to UEA's six goal victory.

The return of several old faces lent experience to the team, whilst the new recruits compensated for lack of experience with energy and drive. In particular, Sharon Pavey excelled with her shooting in her debut for the University. More performances like that from her and from the rest of the squad and it bodes well for UEA's forthcoming seasons.

BUSA RESULTS- WEDNESDAY 12 OCTOBER UEA V UNIVERSITY OF NORTH LONDON \

Men's Football: Women's Football: Men's Hockey: Women's Hockey:

UEA UEA UEA UEA

2-l North Lond~ Netball: I 0-2 North London Men's Rugby: 2-2 North London Women's Tennis: 4-0 North London

UEA 42-36 North London UEA 6-18 North London UEA 4-0 North London

cat ', captain Steve Taylor found himself dismissed for a second bookable offence, lt was at this point that goalkeeper Patten also received a yellow card for dissent.

North London duly equalised and it seemed that the game was set for a fair result. Yet the visitors were then provided with a sharp reminder of what can happen when concentration slips. A low cross fired in from the right, turned into his own net by a North London defender, gave UEA the perfect start to their BUSA campaign.

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Club membership falls across the boardorganisers blame poor timing of event

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SEVERAL clubs signed up less than half the expected number of new members, and virtually all noticed a drop com pared to last year, with the Badminton Club losing over a hundred players.

In response to this, a survey was carried out by Union Sports Officer A lex Bainbridge.

Most clubs agreed that the main cause for the fall in membership, and therefore a loss of income, was the fact that unlike previously, this year's Sports Mart was held after lectures had started.

Therefore, potential members were unable to attend due to classes, with ENV first years away on a field trip, and many

returning OPT students on placcment.

This theory is backed up by the mass ive response Alex has received to his scheme for those who missed Sports Mart; more than I 00 students have filled in forms requesting further information about sports they are interested in.

However, it is inevitable that clubs will still have missed out on some members, and the situation wasn't he lped by having Soc Mart on the previous day, as several freshe rs admitted to having run out of money after joining too many non-sporting clubs.

The Rockclimbing Club also complained that holding Sports Mart in the LCR affected the ir membership, beca use in previous years they hel d demonstrations

on the Sports Centre climbing wall, whereas this time hardly anyone was even aware of its existence.

The problem of the timing of Sports Mart arose because this year's fresher's 'week' was a lot shorter than usual, leaving no alternative but to hold both Sports Mart and Soc Mart after teaching had begun.

Complaints ha ve been made by those involved, and Dr. Rich, the Academic Registrar, has agreed to "return to a more familiar pattern" next year which would allow almost a full week between arrival and the start of lectures.

However, it still means that this year, UEA's sports clubs could have missed out on promising new t a le nt and vi tally neede d mo ney.

£ OK REVAM FOR GYM UEA's fitness room has been extended to almost double its previ ous capacity as a direct result of the massive increase in use.

Demand for the gym rocketed from an estimated 4000 users two yedfs ago to an astounding 30,000 last year, with around 40% of of the University's student population using the facility at one time

or another.

To cope, one of the sports centre's squash courts has been modified at a cost of £4000, with a further £6000 to be spent on new equipment.

A stereo sys tem , racks, rowers and a new treadmill have already been ordered, but there is now space and money available for further additions to the facili-

ties in the room.

With users split into two main groups- keep-fit and those developing their strength - the 'power weights' have been moved into the former squash court, with the existing fitness room dedicated to the aerobic-type machines.

Although the facilities at the sports centre belong to the Universi ty, and so to the students, the

refurbishment of the gym has been fina nced enti rely by revenue generated by the general public .

According to Keith Nicholls, Director of Physical Recreation, their continued use of the sports centre, and more importantly their entry fees, are essential for the ongoing development of the sports facilities on campus.

High standard Lincoln Street house available, for two person occupancy only. £35 per person per week

the students' landlord