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FEARS have been raised over student safety after two vicious attacks last Saturday week.
Third year SOC student Greg Price was assaulted by five youths outside the LCR in the early hours of last Sunday morning after attending the Ministry of Sound gig at 'Section 77'. He suffered facial bruising and a dislocated shoulder that may require surgery. "I hope it isn't an indication of what's to come", he said. And in a separate incident some six hours earlier, a female first year was mugged near the Waterfront on King Street. She received a broken nose, scratches to the neck and bruising when she was attacked from behind after leaving some
friends. "I wasn't warned about the area before or after I arrived at UEA", she said, "You don't expect things to happen in the early evening." And she added: "I just want other students, particularly female students, to know about the area and the fact they should be vigilant at all times." Said Esther Jillett, Union Welfare Officer, "This is a particularly bad incident as there is not normally a lot of trouble in the city. The Women's Action Committee and the Advice Unit are working on a list of details to distribute about personal protection in general, but rape alarms are available from the
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steward's office in Union House, priced at £1." The two attacks have again highlighted an issue that refuses to go away, both off and on campus. Although the Union hope 'Section 77' will be at "the heart of the student experience", Greg's assault has highlighted the potential for trouble. Union Finance Officer John Holmes pointed out that UEA's safety record at Ents events is generally good. "The majority of Union gigs mix students and locals, but attacks are not what we want to happen", he said. "It would be commercially silly to restrict events like 'Section 77' to students only, but if there is trouble on a regular basis the situation will be reviewed We will just have to wait and see." Campus security supremo, Maurice Morsoo, stated that although UEA is a public campus his fmt priority is "staff, students and their visitors." He hoped there would be no escalation of what he called "town and gown" disputes, but said that isolated incidents could be "forerunners for a pattern". Said Norwich police spokesman, PC Mellacey, "We particularly abhor attacks on students as they are guests in our community."