Concrete issue 058 06 03 1996

THE GUARDIAN/ NUS STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE

ATCHING YOU WATCHING THEM WATCHING US

The rise and rise of CCTV on campus

ALL CHANGE! Competition between two bus companies serving UEA could spell good news for student passengers.

On Monday, Holt-based Sanders Coaches (pictured above, left) launched their new 53-seater route 104 between Sprowston and UEA via the City and Unthank Road at prices that are just the ticket.

A single fare to the City costs at least 15p less than existing Eastern Counties Buses services (pictured above, right) and a further discount of lOp is available on the production of student identification. '

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The first coach on route 104 leaves UEA at 9.10 am and runs until 4.20 pm, although its operators hope to extend the service soon.

Said Sanders Coaches Ma,nager, John Wyatt, "We were thinking about launching the route for a good while and it takes six weeks to register.

"It's not the only one we've got planned; we're looking ahead at different areas and maybe further expansion to UEA services. We've had a heck of a lot of support and we've done it because of people complaining they haven't got the buses they want", he added.

And in a further development last

week, the Union announced that ECB will soon start running late night services from UEA until 3am on Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. The late bus will follow a route through the Golden Triangle and back, including popular student areas around Earlham and Unthank roads.

"Our service will be up and running after Easter and I'm confident it will succeed", said Philip Eden, ECB Director.

But local taxi firms have expressed their doubts over the late bus services.

"I will be surprised if it comes off. If students share a taxi, it works out cheaper than a bus fare home, so I can't see it

really affecting our trade", said a spokesman for Beeline, the Union's recommended cab firm.

Philip Eden was unshaken by such comments, however.

"You have to ring for a taxi and it can work out to be more expensive," he said.

Sanders Coaches also expressed their reservations over running late night services.

"It's up to ECB what they do. If our new route is a success then we might run it early or later. But I don't know if it's viable to run till that time in the morning", said Mr Wyatt.

He also stated that if ECB were to cut

their prices as a result of the competition between the two firms, Sanders Coaches would rise to the challenge.

"Eastern Counties have taken over and got the idea that they've got no competition and could do what they like with the services. Our operating costs are not as much as theirs but 75p into the City seems more reasonable than their 95p."

My Wyatt did not rule out the idea of a fully-fledged ' bus war' ensuing as the rival operators light for student business.

"If Eastern Counties want to turn it into a war, then it is up to them. We were asked for the service and we ' ve provided it", he said.

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Council Tax compromise sought for Union sabbs A COMPROMISE has been proposed to res olve the Union sabbaticals' council tax conundrum , writes Adrian Steel.

One month ago, UEA's Assistant Registrar, Dr Tony Flack, admitted he had been wrong in issu ing exemption certifica tes to previo us sabbatical officers and withdrew the status for th is year's incumbents.

Last week, Students Forum heard calls for the Union to loan the four sabbaticals enough to cove r a mounts fo r which they are "legally and morally liab le."

This refers to three of the o ffi cers whose housemates have now lost their stude nt exemption because of the affai r.

Were the Union to foot the enti re bill, it cou ld cost over £2,000.

But the four sabbs - Ada m Bowden, Stuart Campbell, Esther Jillett and John Holmes - would have to repay at least£ 150 of this loan before leaving office at the end of July.

It is understood, however, that the sabbs do not see why they should pay anything in the light of Or Flack's error.

T hey are trying to ge t the Reg istry to cough up.

The issue shou ld be resolved within the next few weeks.

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to elect full-time Union officers for J996-7 starts next Thursday_

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The candidates for next week's elections, some of whom have previously served on the Union Executive, are listed with their prospective job descriptions as follows.

ACADEMIC: The Academic Officer is responsible for all academic issues that affect students.

Acting as the students' voice in the discussion of academic matters with the University and taking students' academic grievances is also a major role.

In addition, he or she is responsible for the running of elections and Union representation.

Candidates: Rebecca Colley, Josh Kaldor-Robinson (Labour) and Paul Tipple (SWSS).

COMMUNICATIONS: The Comms Officer has overall responsibility fo r Union communications and co-ordination.

He or she co-ordinates the Union's corporate identi ty, the Executive Committee and campaigns as well as being responsible for liaising w ith outs ide organisations.

Candidates: Sama ntha Callaghan, George Forth, Andy Osborne (SWSS), Nick Robinson and Jim Vessey (Conservative) .

FINANCE: The Finance Officer has the responsibility for holding the Union 's purse strings and therefore ultimately

responsible for all Union commercial outlets.

One of thei r tasks is allocating, in co-operation with the Union's commercial managers, the yearly block grant fro m the University, which was £300,000 for 1995-6.

Candidates: Susan Feary, Nigel Kaye and Iona Wakely (Labour) .

WELFARE OFFICER: The Welfare Officer has the responsibility for co-ordinating the Union's welfare services.

The position also extends to liaising with the University on all non-academi c matters.

Other duties include representing minority and special needs groups, and taking an overall responsibility for all University sport.

Candidates: Paul Donnelly, Nicole Gee, Margaret Jennings, Lee Jones and Alison Ravenhall (SWSS).

•Turn to page 16 for a preview of 1996-7's sabb elections, including a look at who the candidates are and what they ' re saying to get elected as part of your dream team ..

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STUART CAMPBELL

JOHN HOLMES

ESTHER JILLETT

" I've started up surgeries and have iss ued a leaOet to explain the educati on unit more.

"Election voting has also gone up, so I stuck to what I said I would do.

"We arc now looking to reforn1 the representation system and get better publicity.

"Then you get more School Board reps and forum reps , and students would understand the necessity of that.

"The first ha lf of the year \vas totally overshadowed by even ts surrounding campus rents and I d idn't have an Education Unit researcher.

"But we've made quite considerable progress since then."

"I said at the beginning of the year that I'd inject changes that wou ld improve communication between the students and the Union, which I don' t think I've done particularly well. " It's been difficult to carry out my aims, mainly because you have to start right at the top, and to do that yo u need to ensure there's un ity within the Union.

"What I've found is that, because many members of the Executive have got so many po litical aims and goa ls, this tends to get in the way. " I have extensive experience in student media and feel that I've put my contacts to good use.

"I've made the Union accept that the student media is one of the best assets we've got and that it should be promoted."

"The bars are busier than ever and the gigs are as successful as they have ever been. " Before the year is out, we'll do some research to find out what students think about the services that we provide.

"The Rent Strike took up a Jot of time and rightly so because it was a big campaign, but it meant that your own agendas weren't perhaps as high up as they should have been. " I think I my negotiation skills during the Rent Strike brought a bit of sanity to the proceedings.

"I've sorted out problems with some of the Union's clubs and societies and I've had a good relationship with Concrete. " But what I've done overall certainly doesn't bear much relation to what I said last Ma rch!"

"We had a Registry occupation and I sa id we would, and I d id fight for grants. I've done better than the others on that. " I haven't had many con flicts between being Welfare Officer and a member of SWSS. "The amount of quorate UGMs was fa ntastic. I realised the power of students and I wanted the rent strike so much.

"Three days after I burnt my writ [last November], I had my PGCE interview at UEA and I was worried that they wouldn't let me in, but I was lucky. " My high of the year so fa r was the unanimous vote for the rent strike at the first UGM - I was very o:: xcited about that.

"But the low was when I couldn't go to the Registry during the occupation because I had the flu!"

SIXTEEN candidates have nominated themselves in the elections for 1996-7's Union sabbatical officers - an increase of five on last year's total.

Campaigning for the fou r posts starts in earnest at 5pm tomorrow (March 7), with voting taking place next Thursday (March 14).

Once elected, Un ion sabbaticals receive a salary of £7,224 and other perks including:

epriority for campus accommodation.

•an academic year "s pass fo r Union Ents worth up to £1,000, ea railcard, and •three free trips home as long as this is in the UK.

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Amnesty to stage women's rights day THE AMNESTY Society will be holding a special day to highlight the shortcomings of women's rights on Friday March 8, 1996.

An information stall will be staffed in Union House and a chance to write letters to various heads of government to help release female prisoners.

A demonstration in the form of a 'prisoners parade' is also planned.

Amnesty spokesperson Beate Knights pointed out that women's rights still tend to be overlooked in a number of countries.

Women have to put up with torture, rape and sexual assault, sometimes even in front of their family members, she added. â&#x20AC;˘Anyone interested in joining the campaign to release some of these women or who would like to find out more about individual cases should visit the stall between I lam and 4pm or contact UEA Amnesty via their pigeonhole in Union House.

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UEA'S STUDENT nurses have been left outraged by the lack of interest shown in them by the Union, writes Matthew Doyle.

The School of Nursing and Midwifery (NAM), based at Hellesdon and Kings Lyon, became part of UEA in September 1995, when University bosses provided the Union with ÂŁ25,000 to integrate NAM into campus life.

But since then, nursing students feel they have been given the cold shoulder.

When asked where the money had gone, Union Finance Officer John Holmes, said, "We have provided some services, but still not enough.

"We did print more Union Handbooks and sent people to provide publicity during elections. We also thought about a mini-bus to serve Ents events."

Yet when told of this, Nurse Fay Bailey summed up the mood of many in NAM, saying, "I feel very angry. What's been done with the money? It's disgusting!"

Many NAM students felt they had not had the opportunity to join Union clubs and societies, let alone receive any commercial or welfare services.

Even the most basic events such as the LCR have passed NAM students by.

"That's that thing you have on a Thursday night at UEA. I only know about it because of my mate who's doing chemistry", said Mary Hart, 18.

"No one from the Union has been up here to see us. We've made the effort to get involved, but no one at UEA has made any effort."

The Union is only now beginning to take action, and Internal Officer, Josh

Kaldor-Robinson, has been angered by its relaxed attitude.

"The Union should be making much more of an effort to represent NAM students, and then taking the initiative, rather than sitting back and blaming the University", he said.

But Academic Officer, Adam Bowden, is much more reluctant to accept responsibility for events.

"I've got no more responsibility for getting NAM students to the University as I have for providing a taxi for people from Earlham Hall. It's the Dean of Students' job," he said.

"Mistakes have been made," he added, but pointed out that NAM students not be too optimistic in the short term.

He sees Kings Lyon being integrated in two years and Hellesdon in five, citing

"logistical problems" for the delay.

But this does not reassure students at NAM. "I can't think of anything at all that has been done to integrate us", said Flo Ring-Davies.

Suggestions were made to Adam last September asking whether Concrete could be delivered to NAM students, but nothing has been done, despite constant assurances.

"It would be useful to have some information so we could at least know what we're missing out on", said Mary Hart, bemoaning the fortnightly absence of Concrete.

Despite Union excuses that it is the University's role to integrate students, those at NAM have been left with the distinct feeling that their Union has no interest in serving them whatsoever.

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RAG in low sp_irits after Union's licence threat

ASting ·n the Square

'SAVE OUR Beerfest!' -that's the message RAG took to Students Forum last week after the Union threatened to pull the plug on the popular annual fundraiser.

IF YOU turned up in the Square last Tuesday, hoping to be a part of popster Sting ' s new video, then three cheeky pranksters were watching every breath you took.

For posters in campus kitchens told that this particular ' living legend' was coming to film part of his new video in or.vich. and added that participants would receive £I 0 for the privilege.

The jokers, all first year students, refused to reveal their identities but did describe their feelings when they saw that around 300 were out on the steps.

"We sat in the pub and pissed ourselves laughing", they said.

They continued: "We started out doing practical jokes on each other and then thought we'd play a joke on UEA." "We made a fake memo, photocopied it and stuck it on kitchen noticeboards."

As for Sting' s actual whereabou ts, his record company told Concrete that the ageing rocker was preparing for a live satellite link-up fo r Top of the Pop and that this particular Englishman was in ew York.

PHOTO: KEITH WHITMORE

G aduate tudents

Association OPEN In this, the last issue of Concrete before the Easter break, here's the latest news from the GSA. The GSC Bar will stay open during the Easter break, but will be closed at lunchtimes. Opening hours from March 25 until April 21 arl as follows : every night from 7 to 11 pm (Sundays until 10.30 pm). Before and after the Easter Break we are also open at lunch time every week day from 12 to 2 pm. During Easter weekend , when Union House will be closed, access can be obtained from the side entrance: follow the arrows for great beer. So, those hard-working grads who are staying in Norwich over Easter, don't forget that you can relax at the GSC Bar!

FRENCH BOYCOTT? The FRENCH CON NECTION, which featured on February 23, was a smashing success.

The French wines, music and delicious home-made crepes and Madeleines were definitel y not only enjoyed by French students ...

FORTHCOMING ATTRACTIONS This week the Gra d Bar will have its own MINI BEER FESTIVAL, from March 7 to 9.

Several mouth-watering Scott's real ales will be on draught, besides numerous bottled beers - all of it very friendly priced ! Come and try these tasty and exotic bitters at only £1 a pint, and look out for the special price promotions on bottled beer! Note that on Thursday 7 March the GSC Bar will be open all day from 12 am to 11 pm .

This will be a special open day, the bar being open for members and non-members. That evening Nexus will present a Live Comedy Show from the bar, between 7 and 9 pm , for which Nexus is looking for talented people to perform on stage. Volunteers should contact Nexus or sign up on the list in the GSC Bar. On Friday 15 March we have a BLUES NIGHT with Scott's Blues and Bloater Bitter at £1 a pint and a Blues band. Be there and be mellow! The last main event before the start of the Easter Break is an IRISH WEEKEND on Saturday and Sunday 16 and 17 March , with various Irish whiskeys on promotion and Beamish being sold at only £1 .20 a pint. It's another event not to be missed!

This se~ti<?n is written and paid fo~ by the Graduate Students Associ~tion · ·:·

THIRD YEAR, Neill Eggins, is looking to set up a car maintenance club to help student drivers save cash on routine maintenance.

"Simple checks like oil and water to the more complicated 12,000 mile service can save you a lot of problems and expense in the runn ing of your car, if done regularly", he said.

Now, Ne il is urging UEA student drivers who

~CXlJooo ~ A student in Bradford was arrested after staging a mock hold-up for his media project. He spent a night in the cells but passed the

are tyre-d with fork ing out on mechani c's bills to help him out, and he could be lucky, given that UEA has the highest proportion of student drivers in the UK. " If you are interested please contact me, as I need people to try and set a club up with a workshop and too ls", Neill added.

• contact him on 663 162 or n.eggins@uea. ac.uk.

Food for thought BEAN FEELING at bit deficient in the vitamin department lately?

Lettuce inform you about a great new vegetable delivery service, writes Annette Leyssner.

If you're fed up with an endless diet of burgers and cheese sandwiches, and don't fancy endless

ru ns to the supermarket to stock up on fresh produce, then you might consider placing an order from Graham and Lizzie, who run a local organic farm .

For as little as £5 (plus a £1 delivery charge), they will turnip on your doorstep with a crate of assorted fruit and veg. Phone 01953 860 I 04 for more info.

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Islamic: Society_ ask VC to withdraw Rushdie 9!m9 TH E ISLAMIC Society are to fight the Registry's recent decision to honour controversial author Salman Rushdie.

Following the recommendation of top EAS dons, Mr Rushdie landed his first gong from any UK university and joined playwright Arthur Miller and novelist Doris Lessing as Distinguished Fellow of Literature.

But many of UEA's lOOstrong Muslim community were appalled to hear about the move and are angry they were not consulted about it.

They only found out about Mr Rushdie ' s accolade when contact-

Three Leeds students thought they'd climbed into a taxi cab discovered that they were being taken for a ride by 14 year old joyriders.

r. EXCLUSIVE BY.., t:Joanne Robertso"l ed by Concrete two weeks ago.

Said an Islamic Society spokesman, "We are in the process of writing a letter to the Vice-Chancellor condemning the University's dealings in this matter and we want to get the award withdrawn."

He added that Muslims from Norwich are also getting involved in the matter and they all feel as if their views are not being listened to.

"People like ignoring us. There is only one mosque in Norfolk apart from the one on campus, at Chapelfield Gardens, and that has been closed fo r a few months now.

"We have had to pray on the grass outside and now the

The former Mosque on Chapeljield Road (above) and Sa/man Rushdie (inset, right) University has done this to us."

Many of his fellow Muslim students felt the need to do something but found their freedom of speech restricted due to being sponsored by their governments.

"We can't protest as much as we ' d like", he continued, "Many Muslims are afraid to protest in case we have action taken against us by our embassy."

And he added: "It feels as if we

are not wanted here. Salman Rushdie may be a genius, but he didn't have to insult our religion."

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1 11E UN IO Executive has announced plans to Implement a mm imum wage po licy fm U. 11on stall Hrites J<Ss Kiang.

A wage me ease propo,.. b\ Labour Student membe r <~ nd agreed by the rest of the E.-cc 1~ill come into eflcct on August I 1996.

But the mr• eased rate, £4.1 5 p.:r hour, \\ i I on I> affec t the Union's permanent staff at present as the poosibihty of Tu! mg part-t ime wage. is currently bc mg looked into.

Worries that the increase m 11Je Union's wage bill will be de-t n mental to other areas were quashed by Internal Officer, Jnsr Kaldor-Robmson. ''The Union makes £5. 1 million a year so we ho ul d be able to afford it", he said "\\ e ha e to pu:h hard for a mimmum wage for workers and students have not !ways united on the matter.''

But with the claims bemg bac ked both by Labour Studenb and Union members, he hopes that this issue will not be a problem. erart-time staff wage incn:asc, and sevcrallllher issues are due to be discussed at this Wednesday's UGM, to be held a• 'pm in fhe H1ve.

300 sig!! P-etition submitted to Dean DISGRUNTLED students in EUR have delivered a petition to their Dean calling for a meeting to avoid the repetition of last March's grade fixing fiasco.

EUR 1·tudents are hoping not to see a repeat of I 995 's grade fix ing which imtwl/v ell/ course•1·ork rzrado- br up to nine per cent

~(jrxJQooo The President of the Students· Association at Herriot Watt Uni has launched a nationwide campaign to get smelly stugents to wash more.

One Oxford college has voted to call its JCR President 'Lord H1gh Baboon of all Oxford ', pro ving that students like monkey-

The 300 signature document, submitted by Union Academic Ofticcr Adam Bowden, requests clarification of a number of Issues arising from events a year ago. and calls for a meeting to discuss them at the earl iest possi ble opport unity. fwclve months ago, 200 EUR students saw their courscwork grades cut by up to nine per cent after extemal moderation.

And although the impact of this exercise was subsequently adjusted, the practice of issuing provisiOnal grades has been upheld.

"Students JUSt want a met:tmg with the Dean or a member of the faculty to dear up certam pomts that arc worr, ing them", said Adam .

"I am lJUitc happy to chair the mcetmg and there would be a tixcd agenda, to which . tudents could submit que tions beforehand."

But the chair of EUR's Student Lia ison Comm ittee, Profe. sor John Fletcher, has voiced S<lme reservations over holding a meet-

----By---Katie Lane mg between faculty and students.

"I would be quite happy to have a meeting if it meant allayi ng student fea rs and answermg any questions, but it could quite .:asily turn mto a slangmg match or could be hijacked by people who arc not directly concerned with the: real issues". he said. " I thmk the general feeling is that everything that needs to be explained has been exp lamed to students and there are no real p10bl m:."

Professor Fle tcher's views were echo..:d by Mr M1ke Carr, Dean ofEUR. ' The petition has been pas ed on to the Liaison Committee and it is being left up to them to decide the best course of action", he said. " It was decided that a written response would be favourable to a mectmg."

Adam Bowden stated that he

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Nah th world-wide b IS !he •leW roe!<· 'n'rof! a nd the two go nand 10-hand: pop kidz ('IVerywhere are Iipplng into their wetsuits and oonmng their shad s ready to surf the net. ll's the music mAaan an<ltfs just a fe clicks awa'j from ya.

All those studious-looking students in CPC aren't woti\lng they're checking out the Blur homepage or flaming som&One on the Oasis newsgroup. This

week St•Jart Oretige shows you how to join them with Hype's starter guide to music sites on the ne ..

So where to begin? Well, as luck would have il, the best place to start takes haf'dly any access time at all, since Ifs based here at UEA. You can be sure that there's at least one site for most bands out there. and a convenient list of many of these is the Supersonic Guide {http:l/www

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uea.ac.uk/ u9201289/superson· lc.hlml) run by Nigel Harding.

11 describes itself as a "Definitive directory of cool Brilish music sttes on the Wortd Wide Web', with over 200 links to other sttes. Whether it be Blur, Goti\y's Zygotic Myncl, Soda or The Verve, you can get to sites pertaining to these bands. There are also links to record labe and mailing lists. Although It's mainly indle music, it provides a groa sta 'ng-point If you're not sure Where to look.

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would prefer a meeting as it would allow tudents to air their grievances.

"But we will settle for a written response if it helps to clear up any confusion", he added.

Whatever form of response EUR chiefs choose, ther are still many is ·ucs that need to be clarified, the most notable being the wide ly-believed existence of a quota system.

But Professor rletcher dismissed this.

"The problem last year was that EUR allowed the number of higher class degrees to go through the roof', he said.

"This co uld not continue and external examiners threatened to hold off signing the pa s list, which would mean hundreds of students not getting their degrees unless we brought the sttuation under control."

But Professor Fletcher's views were not shared by Adam Bowden, who stated: "There is a need for radical change in EUR, and its students should be kept informed and involved."

EUR students arc still waiting for Mr Carr's response

ex.,html), which provide email addresses of certain band (the Levellers, Carter, etc.) G eatif

you fancy emaning abu~'<ive messages to the stars (have a bath/giV(I up in the 1\.o e amptes' cases!) Supersonic in particular IS always ng up-to-date with the latest site .

So What's to be found? Pretty much anything actualty, whether it be lyrics, photos of the band in a d run ·en state (the Blur srte's good for that one), gossi , pti lists for T-shirts, tour dates and so on. Some are run by the record companies, which tend to be very polished, aboot three months out-of-dale, and.often rathe r boring. But never fear, as the best stuff can be found on unoffiCial sites, Which are updat· ed far more often and reflect much more the fans' views.

One aspect that ·11 become more important in the future is U1e ability to download audio clips of songs • some bands (The Shamen for one) have released entire songs onto the net free to download. lt isn't so lof',g since The Artist Formerly Kl1own as Interesting wa claiming that he would release a whole album o nto the net so his fans could hear hi music direct. · Many sites also have FAQ pages (Frequently Asked Questions) to save you the bother of asking your mate what a wonderwail is

continuing the UEA theme, Oas ~terla http://wY.w.u ·a.ac ui<J-u9530053/oas1S· tena.htm) hes ju~l been sel up by local lad, James Reed. It's linked to the alt.mu ic.oasis news group, which ts great run and Is advised for ar>vone 1ishing to enter the murky wond of Sally Kenwaite, Alanis' brea ts and Yank bashing. Novel featt.ras lnclude a!l the latest gossip on the band, hints for the newsgr~ ·p ard also a 'Quesll of the Week Csample • 'Woul OaSts be better If Uam lef'?"} The bestlhlng about mis partlcu . lar site Is that, betng based at UEA, it zlngs into your monHor t greJt speed, instead of the sual 10 minute wait!

Basically, the net Is 11 ady to fu!fill your wildest fantasi~. (well, only those to do with mus~- the other ones would be too mas y and would muck up he keyboard ... ) However, be warned: once you gel into music sites, prepare to lose whole hours of yout life poring over the lyriCs to tl)al favourite B·Side ...

Hyp13's webslte will include an extende vers!on of this article p us n intSrview with the editor of Fly!, the UK's number one musl~; webzine {http://vmw.eer· bernelco.uWflyl) and loads or fmger-licking links to other music tes around the glObe. Reacn us by clicking on Netscape thoo g01ng: UEA Walcome-TUEA lnformafion-7 Students-7 Campus TV Radio and Publicettons-+ Hype. Hype can contacted by email at su.hype@uea.ac.uk or via internal mail c/o Concrete.

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UEA'S LCR has scooped the silver gong in a national poll of music venues.

Music industry magazine, Live!, awarded the refurbished LCR second place with London's The Garage and Glasgow's Barrowlands, both dedicated venues.

The gold accolade went to The Empire in Shepherd's Bush, London.

Over the past year, the LCR has attracted a host of stars including Black Grape, the Stone Roses, Pulp and the Levellers - who also won the gold award for tour of the year.

"This is a great achievement for the LCR," said Union Finance Officer, John Holmes, "UEA has been recognised as one of the country's top music venues."

UEA was the only university venue t) get honoured in Live!'s a ards.

•A new door policy has been devised for the LCR in the wake of a number of incidents at club nights before Christmas And a notice to warn revellers who have consumed too much alcohol or who are using drugs that they face the risk of being asked to leave the venue will shortly be installed.

UNIVERSITY and Union chiefs met last week to discuss the expansion of catering arrangements in UH.

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Under the terms of its extended drinks licence used for late-night events, the Union has to prov1de 'substantial' catenng services including hot food.

But no such facilities are ava1lable, leaving the Union in breach of this condition.

And local licensing authorities could become aware of the matter, given their interest in a number of Section 77 club nights, including the Miss Moneypenny's club night, which saw 27 arrested in the main car park for drugs offences.

The Union were hoping to persuade UEA 's Director of Residences and Services, Jenny Grant, to have Breakers stay open later on gig and club nights.

They also wanted the consideration of new access to the outlet which would avoid the necessity of going outside the LCR, down the steps and back in.

But Mrs Grant was unconvinced as to whether this measure would be profitable, pointing out that Breakers could do little business for hours, then face a late-night rush of vomiting drunks.

REGISTRY CHIEFS WIELD THE AXE 0 PRINT UNIT Three jobs go as printing services are contracted out CONCRETE received an anonymous phone call last Friday to say that three people had been made redundant in The Registry.

At least one of the members of staff involved is understood to be a member of UNISON, which represents workers in the public sector.

Elly Reynolds, UNISON's Service Conditions Officer at - - - - By----, Staff Reporter UEA, con!irn1ed that redundancies had been announced, but declined to provide any details at pnnting section of the Print Unit, th1s stage, on the grounds that which has allegedly been losing area officials from UNISON were money for three years. The photocurrently involved m negotiatiOns copy section, and the Copy Shop, with UEA bosses. are not affected. UEA would use However, Concrete under- outside printers in future.

Concerns have been expressed stands that one of the redundanCies mvolves a member of staff to Concrete that the redundancies with more than 20 years experi- mark the first of a series, as the ence, and that all of the redundan- new Vice-Chancellor, Dame Elizabeth Esteve-Coll, begins to cies are being Implemented without prior consultation with the make her mark on UEA. staff concerned, or their union Concrete has also been told that a number of staff are act1vely representatives. , It is also believed that two of cons1dering joining a trade union the three redundancies are in the to protect their interests.

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Despite this setback, the Union IS interested in expanding catering in UH generally, a move governed by a clause in the Union's agreement with the Univers1ty about the use of UH which only permits expansion with the agreement of the other party.

Mrs Grant has no problem in principal with the Union developing its catering, she said, as long as it was fair.

"The University and Union are here to prov1de a service to students, and if we can work together to improve the level of facilities, then we are more than happy to do so", she said.

"I look forward to working with the Union on this and related matters."

•THE Vice-Chancellor officially opened the new BIO canteen last Thursday.

Dame Elizabeth Esteve-Coll, former director of the Victoria & Albert Museum, said, "I was once associated with a slogan saying 'An ace cafe with a rather nice museum attached'.

"This is a nice cafe with an ace biology department attached."

She then unveiled a plaque and stayed for a cup of tea. ''I'm glad people will know about our canteen," said BIO Dean Dr Jan Gibson, who set up the venture using cash from University Catering Services.

And he added: "Especially if it improves other places on campus."

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GRAB YOUR partners and stick on those sequins in readiness for March 9, when the biggest ever student dance competition in Britain will be held at Norwich Sports Village, writes Emi Emoto.

The Inter-Varsity Dancing Association (IVDA) Ball has been organised this year by BALADS in association with the Miller Dance Centre .

"We are expecting a turnout of more than 900 competitors and spectators", said VicePresident, Juri Yokokawa .

"Two other events happening on that day are an off-beat dance competition, performed jointly by the Contemporary Dance Society and BALADS, and also a top class Latin American demonstration by the world champions, Sammy Stopford and Barbara McColl."

•For more information, see BALADS during their practice sessions in The Hive Saturdays and Sundays.

UEA STUDENTS involved in the Newbury protest have told of their experiences at the forefront of t he ongoing action to prevent construction of the new bypass.

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Concrete, 20 members of the Staff Reporter Society for Environmental Action (SEA) have been making regular trips to the site of the controver- and crashed in tents and treehoussial protest, and three were arrest- es to awake early and face the ed for aggravated trespass during ranks of security personne I. the battle for Snelsmore camp on "Across an expanse of mud February 9. where once were trees, hundreds They were bailed and now have of security guards and police to report daily to Norwich Police formed a wall to defend the Station. destruction", she said.

Said one, DEV postgrad Shawn Bulldozers McGuire, "Not only do my bail conditions serve as punishment ''Through the smoke of burning before I am ever brought to trial, trees, we attempted to stop the but it's for such a ridiculous work continuing by locking on to the bulldozers. As we ran through the lines, several burly guards Police grappled us to the ground and "If they want it, the police have removed us from the cordon.

"For the unlucky few, this total power in this country."

McGuire has lost his freedom removal was to the cells of of movement and must spend an Newbury Jail, as the police were hour each day signing-on at the using the new powers of the Criminal Justice Act to the full." constabulary.

As the evictions begin, SEA In total, 13 people were arrestmembers have pledged their con- ed in the dawn raid on the tinuing support for the remaining Snelsmore Common camp.

Two hundred security officers protesters at Newbury.

"UEA students have taken and 100 policemen surprised the action over the desecration of our protesters at 5 am, clearing a countryside and the idiocy of number of make-shift homes on transport non-solutions", said the ground and discovering a tunSEA member, Angela Hartmann. nel that had been built to act as a "The Government increasingly last standing ground. fails to address this growing probSeveral demonstrators were lem in Britain, that of building dragged kicking and screaming as new roads and providing for the they tried to stop bulldozers and short term rather than looking to cherrypickers - hydraulic platthe future." forms used to remove people from She told how the SEA protest- trees - moving in .

Under-Sheriff of Berkshire, ers arrived in freezing conditions

Nick Blandy, said: "I am very happy with the day's work. We have cleared a good deal of homes on the ground which were the protesters' principal living accommodation."

He admitted the bailiffs had been unable to remove the vast majority of treetop dwellers, who escaped by scurrying from hut to hut in the trees using make-shift rope walkways.

Cautioned Added Angela, "The whok group was cauti oned by the police escort, preventing any further action but we spent a couple of hours chatting to the security people and the police.

"We visited the Chase camp, a fortress on stakes in a pond of mud. People were gathered in the kitchen bender, escaping from the torrential rain, a bit burned out and happy for any support from visitors.

"Later we sat around the campfire chatting to the 'permanent' protesters, who have been living there for three to six months.

There is wide support for them from locals, who bring food, clothing and climbing equipment.

And local resident, Isabel Strang, claimed she was disgusted with the police.

"I am with these young people,and it's only the fact that local residents like myself come out to help that we are able to keep the brutality to a minimum", she said.

•Two weeks ago, an article in the Guardian revealed that most drivers would only save two minutes by using the new bypass.

EDUCATION REFORMER CALLED I FOR UNIVERSITIES REVIEW I By I

A NATIONAL Committee of Inquiry has been set up to resolve the crisis facing higher education.

In response to mounting pressure from university chiefs, including a threatened £300 'entrance fee', education refonner Sir Ron Dearing has · · the committee, which will look at the expansion been appomted to cha1r of universities and the possible end to free educ<~tion.

Q i\ MfO\II(\ 1t will report its find ings in the ~LIV~OOO summer of 1997.

A Hull student thought he'd hit the jackpot when instead of £4 in his bank account, he found £49,000. Sadly, it was a computer

Jim Murphy, NUS President, welcomed the decision, stating: "Sir Ron Dearing's involvement is a reassuring signal that this is a genuine opportunity to wipe out student hardsh1·p."

Rut he added: "lt1 the meantime, NUS will continue to ca.:n- "

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paign for the Government to reverse its budget cuts and lift the continuing threat to students of a £300 levy."

Last month, the Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals (CVCP) decided not to pursue their plans for a university entrance fee of £300 in the face of wide-reaching opposition.

But the po 1·Jtlca · 1 ",a 11 out o f the move has led to the Government to conduct the Dearing review.

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Matthew Ward UEA'S RACE to secure Lottery funding for the proposed East Anglian Sports Park Is now well under starter's orders. ' The University' s Director of Physical Recreation, Keith Nicholls, officially presented the project to students in the Bill Wilson Room two weeks ago.

UEA are hoping to secure £6.3 million of Lottery cash to fund the scheme, which involves the construction of a new sports complex on land adjacent to the running track on University Drive.

And to demonstrate the need for the venture, the campaign also has to raise a further £700,000 from local sources by April 30.

Although Mr Nicholls was reluctant to reveal how much had been raised already, he conceded, "It's well over six figures by now."

Facilities offered at the proposed Sports Park, which will look like a cross between Stansted Airport and a 21st century bus stop, will include: ea 25-metre, six-lane swimming pool, ea martial arts room to double as a creche during the day, ea bigger aerobics room, ea fitness room three times the size of existing facilities, •a new climbing wall, •extensive coaching facilities, ea sports injury clinic, and ea cafe.

Lottery chiefs are usually only prepared to stump up 65 per cent of the funding in such proposals.

But Norwich's classification as

Lottery host Anthea Turner and Keith Nicholls as they could appear if UEA 's bid is successful

£6.3 million of Lottery cash wanted for new SP..orts Park an area of sporting deprivation with the poorest sports provision of any town in eastern England could help UEA's case, and the bid could get up to 90 per cent instead.

A previous Lottery bid for the project, tabled a year ago, put the cost of the centre at £4 million, but it failed through a lack oflocal funding and only sketchy plans of the building.

Lottery commission chiefs said they wanted something of a better class than 'a couple of B & Q sheds.'

Now, UEA bosses have already

paid £40,000 towards architects' fees for the plans and will underwrite the running costs of the massive arena if it were to make a loss.

But they flatly refuse to contribute to the building costs.

And if the money cannot be found from other sources, the Students Union may be called upon.

"Perhaps they could donate a week's profit from the bar," Mr Nicholls said.

He hopes that having all sports facilities on one site will increase participation, stating, "We have at

least 47 per cent ofUEA students using the current Sports Centre and I want to see this increase with the opening of the proposed sports park."

He also wants to see the proposed facilities available to everyone, not just those in University teams.

"The East Anglian Sports Park is for the benefit of the local schools and community at large as well as students at UEA," he said.

"We have the support of several local sports clubs who stand to benefit from the improved facilities and the students of greater sporting ability who will make UEA their first choice."

•The East Anglian Sports Park Campaign Office is situated in Room 120 of the Registry. Phone 593286.

PARI 3-fRIMMING YOURWA5fE Cans: For the 10 billion cans Britain uses annually, reuse is not really a viable option. But can recycling has become one of the most right-on practices in Britain, as it can save up to 95 per cent on energy, and also saves on landfill space taken up by non-biodegradable metal.

Glass: Here, recycling is a superb option, since it saves on energy and raw materials and can go on forever, theoretically, with no loss of quality. Unfortunately it requires sorting and a market thrust to find some purpose for all the coloured glass from Europe which ends up being thrown away, since it can't be used for Ragu sauce or jam.

What about re-using? Think of that British institution, the humble milk bottle pre-Sainsbury's and Tetra-Pak days, which was used and reused some 20 times or more. lt makes you think about how advanced we were back in the days when we weren't supposed to be.

Plastics: The environment's most hated material and it's easy to see why: mostly un-recylable, non-biodegradable and toxic when incinerated. It's also ugly. Look for greener plastics if you can (some have been developed). Use them and reus~ ~0 their full capa~jty ,b,e.fore _ypp ever .consider throwing them away.

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All Change? lt could to be all change on the buses at UEA with the arrival of Sanders Coaches and their new-cut price service to the City.

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And it's about time too . The existing provision of buses to and from UEA leaves much to be desired, as anyone who's had to spend prolonged spell s stand ing on Unthank Road at a shelterless stop will testify.

Compared to many cities, Norwich's bus services seem a tad overpriced, and there's another problem.

Those who come from around the UK may have found it strange arriving in Norwich to find that you can get around fairly easily, as long as you lead the sort of lifestyle that demands completing your joumey before midnight.

The news that the Union and the Eastem Counties have thrashed out a new late night service to be introduced after Easter is therefore a welcome one, and something that should bode well for the future.

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Next week's sabbatical elections will no doubt bring the usual round of energetic campaigning.

Previous sabb elections have always proved a worthwhile thing to be involved in, for students and candidates alike.

And it's important that students. who are the Union after all. should exercise their democratic rig ht.

Listening Not Lecturing

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he former Dean of EAS correctly pointed out in Concrete (February 21) that people are always capab le of offending someone or other.

However, in the case of Salman Rushdie's The Satanic Verses, I believe that the author has simply made good use of his ability to wind up certain groups. tongue-in-cheek.

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ntil I returned to education, the only experi ence of 'deconstruction' I had was demolishing I 00-year old ceilings in Hackney.

If Shakespeare was the first 'post-structuralist' then there must be an unemployed brickic somewhere destined to be th e last.

Strange breed, building workers.

In London, they are incapable of leaving any passing female in peace.

There always has to be a "Cheer up darlin', it might never 'appen"- no doubt the feminists at UEA would reply something to the effect of: " lt obviously

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sole aim of causing upset and being controversial, it makes him no less a good writer; indeed, if that was the case then the reaction of some Muslims means that The Satanic Verses has been a success.

Furthermore, they might perhaps realise that the more fuss they make about the author, then the more popular he will become.

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Society's spokesman has actually read the book? I have done so and, as a Muslim, I was no more offended by the Islamic references than I was by his references to the Queen of the United Kingdom.

Indeed, Rushdie' s greatest talent lies in his ability to turn potentially offensive viewpoints into well-wri tten humour.

Even if Rushdie really did set out with the

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Our very own building workers here at UEA are surprisingly well behaved: no sexist comments, no blaring radios .. .

What's wrong w ith them? Are they specially trained?

Or like everyone else round here are they scared to be anything other than politically correct?

Tony Crush (H/S3) EDITOR'S NOTE: Following enquiries from readers, I can confirm that Tony Crush does exist and is a registered UEA student.

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Poetry Time ...

M inute by minute we ponder What are we? Who are we?

Why are we? When are we?

Does it matter what forces us to do things?

If it does, are these forces real or perceived?

Do pressures try to crush us?

We two feel we can withstand these forces And turn them back on ourselves.

But what of other people?

For example, Does Tony Crush his three?

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No EastEnders for our Gonch. But is chart success around the corner?

In our last issue, X-Crete exclusively revealed that Gary Barlow was not coming to UEA. Well, now we are proud to bring you another storming showbiz sensationI You've had Sean Maguire, Michelle Gayle and, most recently, John Alford, breaking into the pop charts, but now the time has come for another exGrange Hill pupil to become a teeny hearthrob - our very own John Holmes!

Yes, Gooch AKA (as he will be known), has been secretly recording an album in preparation for the day when he finally gives up the position of Finance Officer that he has so admirably filled for the past two years. Songs are nunoured to include covers of Ain 't Nothing Going On But The Rent (Strike), Money, Money, Money (see below), and Wishing I Was Lucky (in homage to his outstanding success with the gee-gees).

Horses Of course, in order to fit in with the squeaky-clean, wholesome image that is demanded of pop stars these days, John will sadly have to give up his gambling ways. Word reaches us that Norwich bookies are already wringing their hands in despair at the loss of such a loyal customer. However, as he is surely well

aware, there are plenty of benefits attached to such a career. Like the money to be made through merchandising. As such an astute financial man, he will surely take charge of his own promotion, so expect the market to be flooded with 'Groove With Gonch' T-Shirts, mugs, duvets and even plastic Gonch dolls, perfect for hot dates with your Barbie.

involved in a hit record - who can forget the towering majesty of that classic single, Just Say No'! Even though he never made it with the rest of the 'kids' onto TOTP, at least he was there in spirit. Plus he had that single out with Ziggy, You Know The Teacher (Smash Head). Now, fair enough, that was never a hit, but hey, eve!).' great band, from REM to Bad Boys Inc, has had one flop single at some time

or another.

So there you go. Expect John Holmes to be on the cover of Smash Hits by the end of this year. Good luck, fella!

Girlies And what about the screaming fans? Well, numerous visits to the LCR should assure John of complete confidence when faced with slobbering girlies desperate for his body, especially when clad in his special white 'pulling' jeans.

Another useful skill he would have picked up whi lst at UEA is handling a microphone. From UGMs to Top of the Pops in one easy step, John's ability to stand in front of a crowd is second to none.

As long as he doesn't fo1get where he is and shout "Can we put that to the vote now?" or "B loody revolutionaries!" when trying to peform his firs t number one.

Cynics amongst you may well be muttering to yourself "This is all very well, but that Gooch can't actually sing, can he?!" look at the facts. John

WINI GENUINE .GONCH AKA GOODIES# o you want to be ahead of the crowd by getting your sweaty hands on loads of swanky Gonch AKA memorabilia before he makes it big? Impress your grandchildren with tales of "Ah, I knew him before he became the biggest pop star in the known universe'', etc, etc?

Well, X-Crete has an exclusive giveaway just for you!

WIN! A still-stained Gonch AKA mug, one that he himself has supped from in the Hive!

WIN! A half-drunk, flat can of Stella that he discaraed at the LCR! WIN! A tape of his many and fine UGM utterances!

WIN! An exclusive Gonch AKA Sweatshirt as modelled by our very own Features Ed and No 1 Gonch AKA fan, Mark!

To be the proud possessor of all these goodies, simply tell us in less than thirty words what you think John's first single ought to be, and send it to us here in the Concrete office. No purchase necessary.

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•Dating from its humble beginning in 1984, Concrete investigates the rise of closed circuit television on campus. Is it Big Brother or no bother? Words and pies: Sam Jary f you ever dreamt of being on TV as a • centres around the UK has reduced aime rates prospective student, then coming to UEA from between 50 to 80 per cent.

And even allowing for the argument of could have been a step in the right direction. Not only can the bold and displacement - that crime is simply being forced beautiful pro·te just how little work students into other previously safe areas - this is still a really do when they're in the audience at The statistic that points towards the justification of Vanessa Show, i:'s now possible for anyone to using CCTV in known crime spots.

Although Mr Morson feels that CCTV is become a star, a~hough most people will never be more than faceless extras attracting little real unlikely to eliminate campus crime, he can prove that crime in the main car park has attention.

Yet if you lite drinking heavily, driving dropped a massive 80 per cent since cameras dangerously or even fancy a spot of alfresco were introduced, and that they have also helped sex, then the chances are you could soon be to reduce bicycle theft - the "number one crime appearing In your very own real-life soap opera. at the University".

"We lose over 100 bikes a year Unfortunately, the price of becoming a student porn star or UEA's own version of Oliver and the object of CCTV is to pick them up before it happens", he Reed is rather high.

This is because unless you're very drunk, you said. won't be appeari1g on the BBC or ITV, but on Despite the number of bikes stolen falling from 106 in 1994 to the main console at the Porters Lodge. only 83 last year, Mr Morson is UEA is watchirg you!

Since the first closed circuit security camera clearly not satisfied, although there was installed, so11ewhat ironically in 1984, the is little more he can do to combat number has steadily increased to the present the threat of young, highly professional cycle total of 18. Furth~rmore, the purchase of three thieves.

Although the bulk of the system has been more external units is currently being installed with the help of £40,000 from the considered.

The reasons behind this rapid evolution are University to help expand it, Mr Morson still manifold, claims UEA's Superintendent of wants cameras to cover the 'rat run' into nearby Portering and Security Services, Maurice estates used by many cycle thieves and to survey the paths by the Broad to improve the Morson.

As a former chief of Norfolk CID and safety of women at night.

"I'm looking for some extra cameras in certain chairman of the Norwich City Crime Prevention Panel Steering Committee on CCTV places such as the cycle park next to (NCCPPSCCClY), Mr Morson has been largely Waterstones, but money available for this is responsible for the introduction of CCTV both in running out. We've spent the money before we've got the cameras that we want", he Norwich and at UEA. The first and fundamental point about campus CCTV. he explained, was that it exists not just to catch kinky couples or randy rugby players as one might sometimes suspect.

"You can't have a CCTV system without having a policy and the University's policy is firstly crime prevention and secondly traffic admitted. managemenr. he said.

One of the reasons that cameras are not "This adheres to the nationally accepted always as effective as they might be is that the police code of practice." majority of cycles are parked right up against What this implies is that CCTV is not an residences, and the University is very careful untried toy but an officially recognised, strictly not to be seen infringing on the privacy of governed means of reducing crime and students. providing 24 hour security, a reputation Accordingly, the main worries about campus reinforced by natonwide results.

CCTV that have been voiced by some students lt has been reported that the introduction of relate to the intrusion of privacy and a feeling of CCTV in city secret policing.

And despite wholehearted support from many students, especially women, some nevertheless feel concerned about the existence of cameras on campus.

Rosalind Gooksan (WAM3), voiced a typical opinion when she said, "lt's nice to know that CCTV cameras are there if you're a woman but I didn't even know they were there!

"I think you should be allowed to know where they are."

Mr Morson would not reveal every camera's location for security reasons but he did agree

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He also attempted to quash any idea of the University using CCTV as an invasion of privacy.

"There is always a balance between security and restriction upon the individual, and it's very difficult to have good security without some kind of restriction upon people", he said.

"The cameras are not there to pry into people's lives so the normal law-abiding citizen should have no worries."

Mr Morson again denied this was the case. "lt's got to have an objective and it's not because you want to look at people. "lrs not a prying, curiosity thing; if you're running around having fun, the camera is not there to spoil your fun but if you are lying on the floor getting your head kicked, then the camera is. there to help you."

He added that in the nine years he had worked at UEA he had heard very few complaints, but rather, that students had always been very, very supportive.

"You mustn't get carried away with CCTV

Although Mr Morson feels that CCTV is unlikely to eliminate campus crime, he can prove that crime in UEA's main car park has dropped by 80 per cent since cameras were introduced, and that they have also helped to reduce bicycle theft, the "number one crime at the University" But would CCTV evidence ever be used against students if a situation arose?

Referring back to the original policy of crime prevention and traffic management, Mr Morson stated that CCTV is not seen as an internal disciplinary measure.

However, he added, if the police were called to campus then CCTV is seen as coming under crime prevention and could be used as evidence.

"If the police are happy to leave it to the University to deal with, then the only time CCTV would be relevant is if there is a complete conflict of evidence."

Yet if a student was caught breaking the law on a campus CCTV camera then its footage could surely be used as evidence.

"You can never legislate the drunk and the idior. said Mr Morson relating an incident which happened last year.

"We had a young man who ran from one car roof to the other and it was alright on a Mercedes but when he got to a Fiesta, the roof caved in.

"He ran away but was caught in Bluebell Road and denied everything, even though we said that a CCTV camera showed him dancing on the roof.

"He said 'Oh shit!'. the police took him away and that was the end of it. "lt didn't stop him but it caught him."

The feeling that CCTV cameras can be used to police students and clamp down on their behaviour was another pervasive fear by expressed some students, although

The first and fundamental point about CCTY, explains campus security supremo, Maurice Morson, is that it exists not just to catch kinky couples or randy rugby players as one might sometimes suspect

because CCTV does not leap out and stop things - you have to have a response."

But 18 cameras cannot, it seems, replace 18 porters. And in the face of recent violence on campus, the arrest of 27 people for drug offences at a Section 77 club night last December and an increase in shoplifting from Union outlets, it seems likely that the prospect of having extra CCTV cameras in Union House seems almost inevitable.

Union Communications Officer, Stuart Campbell, pointed out that "a lot more" were needed, adding, "The three cameras we already have are very bad - the quality is diabolical."

He also dismissed the notion that some students might object to the existence of cameras in the Union's bars and The Hive.

"They'll be a help for everybody", he said. "lt's only Big Brother for those who want to go round causing trouble."

He also pointed out that Union bosses hoped CCTV cameras would be a deterrent to either those banned from the building or potenti a troubl emakers whilst being a help in

solving any disputes.

They should improve the safety of students and make the job of the Union Stewards a lot easier, he explained.

Yet despite such apparent benefits, the idea of introducing CCTV cameras in The Hive or the bars was not universally popular with some students when asked for their views.

"I think it's a crap idea and it'll spoil everyone's fun", said tan Higsan (ENV3),

although he did concede that cameras in the bars may have a plus side.

"I'd like to watch myself on TV after drinking heavily!"

Some other respondents were also opposed.

HIS second year, Catherine Smith, said, "lt's really going a bit far; think about all those bouncers going around being power happy... it'd be a nightmare. "lt's definitely a bad idea having CCTV in The Hive."

Overall it seems that UEA is a safer, if perhaps a little duller, place for CCTV. There is no denying the cameras' value in monitoring traffic, reducing crime and providing a sense of security for students, and even collapsed drunks. They are yet another weapon in an armoury essentially there to protect students, staff and visitors alike. And despite some likely opposition to the introduction of cameras in the LCR, The Hive and The Pub, the overwhelming opinion seems to be a favourable one.

Contentious issues such as the policing of unruly students and the invasion of privacy seem to have been taken into account by University officials who even use private consultants to make sure no infringements take place and that they adhere to a strict code of practice.

Although the future for campus CCTV

see m s bright, Mr Morson insists, "We're not intent on Orwellian a great scheme."

One main worry seems to remain though: is there any chance of recorded material finding its way onto a commercial video or even ITV? And Mr Morson was adamant in his reply: "I can quite categorically state that our CCTV is not here for entertainment purposes. We are strict and disciplined in the application of CCTV." So nothing captured by camera would be appearing on You've Been Framed?

"No, not even the rugby club dancing naked in the square", laughed Mr Morson . "Jeremy Beadle's got no chance!"

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t all started last spring with three drivers and a few beers; it then developed into getting a big yellow exarmy Bedford 4 x 4, and ended up with a few more beers and 19 fellow students.

After a summer earning the required cash, we met up on September 26 to begin our Asian adventure. To the music of Elvis and the beers of Bulgaria, we journeyed to Istanbul passing through Vienna and Budapest. The

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Turkish capital marks the end of Europe and the start of Asia, though after three days of taking in the sights (like the Blue Mosque) and savouring the atmosphere, we were on the road again, heading towards the

beaches of Galipolli, the historical sights of Troy, Bergammon and Ephesus, and on to the hot springs of Pamukale and the beautiful beaches of Fetiyae. The seven girls in our group could only watch bemused as Andy and Mark borrowed the truck's binoculars and wandered up and down the beacln looking at Australian females, though for the rest, boat trips and barbecues were the order of the day.

Part of the experience stemmed from everyone participating in the trip. Shopping, cooking and foraging for firewood was of paramount importance, as most evenings were spent camping rough in woods, up mountains, on beaches and sometimes even petrol station forecourts!

The majority of the passengers graduated from ENV last year and had great interest in our next stop, Cappodocia, an

border and went to the Crak de Chevalier Crusader Castle, where a night of traditional music and dance kept us all entertained, with Dave investigating the plumbing and rescuing his Ray-Ban sunglasses from down a full squat toilet.

Heading south, Damascus was our next stop. Hot showers, letters from home and a wonderful city gave everyone great memories of this holy place.

We then headed further south into Jordan to the lowest point on Earth. The very salty Dead Sea, at 1000 ft below sea level, proved a unique experience as we all lay on the surface of the water reading our newspapers!

Snorkelling in the corals of the Red Sea and walking around the famous Petra continued the Overland tourist trail, this was followed by camel rides and desert camps at Lawrence of Arabia's Wadi Rum.

over a mile above sea level, where both drivers and passengers alike could take advantage of the opportunity to become members of the Mile High Club!

We spent a few days partying with the local students, and some of our group went to a disco in a hall resembling the LCR, although they didn't serve alcohol, and men with big guns kept down disturbances. lt was great preparation for

area of natural sandstone formations carved out by persecuted Christians into an underground retreat.

After a brief night-time encounter with the Turkish army, we crossed the Syrian

From here we headed north through the deserted city of Palmrya in Syria, to the colder regions of Eastern Turkey.

Once there, we made for the university city of Erzerum,

an abrupt end when 11 guntoting men scared the hell out of us by firing automatic weapons over our heads into the darkness for several minWe then

stood with our hands above our heads for an hour while the psycho leader ranted at us in Farsi, with the only words we understood being "whiskey" and "dollars".

We were more concerned about our lives than our wallets, but fortunately the ordeal ended when he finally revealed that they were actually plain clothes revolutionary guards protecting us from terrorists that might have been in the area!

11 gun-toting men fired automatic weapons over our heads for several minutes while the psycho leader ranted at us in Farsi. He finally revealed that they were actually plain-clothes revolutionary guards protecting us from terrorists

Iran and Pakistan, where alcohol was also banned and guns were seen on a regular basis.

On the way to the Iranian border we spent a night overlooking the imposing lshak Pasa Palace.

The evening was made memorable by the display of the latest riot shotguns and handguns, the largest of which was unwittingly smuggle d through an army checkpoint by three of our passengers, Timmo, Elaine and Jim! Bribing our way through the Iranian border, we headed East to our night-time camp, a trip ......_.._.........._..__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _...,. which came to

The following day the plot thickened when drivers John and Ray were accused of being Western journalists and arrested by the Iranian Secret Police. After a gruelling oneand-a-half hour interrogation, the Iranians realised that the pair were going to be tough to break and simply let them go...

So ended "Bullet Tuesday".

Due to time lost over this episode and visa restrictions, we had to rush through Iran.

We briefly visited the famed gilded Blue Mosque in Esfahan and the deserted mud city of Barn before once again bribing our way across the border into Western Pakistan. Passing through the Baluchistan desert and the oasis town of Quetta, we arrived in the city of Peshawar near the Afghan border. This city of fierce Path an tribesman proved to be a great marketplace for those interested in the purchase of best Afghani, guns, or dodgy four day tours of Afghanistan.

Moving south to both the old and new capitals of Pakistan, we were able to purchase quality chips and cheap western tapes, with latest Virgin music cassettes available for

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60p. Our trip from Lahore in Pakistan to Amritsar in India tncluded a hefty bribe to the local Chief of Immigration to allow our one American, KC, into India with an expired visa.

After cycling rickshaw races around the backstreets and a

During the following month we visited many cultural and histoncal ctttes and fortresses.

Highltghts included a 1Okm walk to the Amber Palace in Jaipur, camptng on spacious lawns adjacent to a swimming pool in Udaipur, and the Tower

gious reasons, Chnstmas Day was made special by locally grown natural mgredtents added to milkshakes, which certamly had Interesting imagtnation-enhanctng effects! Dan, a fellow UEA traveller that we met, found about five grams undiluted in the bottom of his glass!

After recovering , we went to a btrd sanctuary and a deserted ctty, before arriving at Agra

stalk the varied wildlife here.

Crocodiles, four types of deer, two types of monkey and many species of bird were seen, but the highlights of the vtsit included a few rhino sighttngs, and the very rare view some had of a leopard up a tree JUSt 10m away. John, one of our drivers and a nature "expert", was twice lucky on the trip , as he also .. twttched.. a rare Stberian Crane at the bird

destination. On the last day of leaving Pokhara, we were unfortunately stopped by a road blockade of sinking Nepalese bus drivers; but we dtdn't mind too much as buffalo steak was on the menu and the views were excellent!

After the blockade was lifted, we finally arnved m Kathmandu, 22,000 k;n from Britam. on January 13. Here our JOurney offtctally ended bt.. t many went on to go

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visit to the Sikh Golden temple, we headed towards New Delhi, where we rested for a few days before continuing into Rajasthan.

of Victory at Chittorgah, before going on to spend Christmas in Pushkar.

Although meat and

and Mahal.the Many rolls of film later, we moved on to the erotic temples of Khajuraho, which seemed to insptre our four couples to much earlier nights! stayed Year's Eve, an alternative night spent up in a tree-house above the jungle canopy.

Varanasi, astride the Gangettc platn, was our next stop, and proved to be a very humbling experience for many of us, especially those who witnessed the ritual burning of human bodies.

Our final destination seemed ever closer as we crossed the Nepalese border and headed to the Royal Chitin National Park, where all forms of transport - jeep, elephant, dugout

Pokhara, and its spectacular views of the Annapurna Masstf, was our penultimate

rafting or trekking in the local vicinity before tndependently travelling further to areas such as the Far East.

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Why are you standing for the post?

I'd be brilliant at it, I've spent 4 years at UEA and love it, I now want to contribute something back to make it a better place , and communications IS the best place for me to do that.

What qualities will you bring to the post?

Vivaciousness, bounciness. I'm a debating champion so I can communicate with anyone and work behind the bar, so I know 95 per cent of campus already.

What will be your aims if you are elected?

I want to make the Union more accessible , because it is always quoted but no-one knows what's goi ng on. I want to work with students and the student media whose awards speak for themselves. I want to liaise more with the city as well as making amenities on campus better.

Why are you standing fo r t he post?

I feel I've spent all this time at UEA and I think that not much has changed , everything has stayed completely static and all the years that I've been here, there has been no real progression.

What qualities will you bring to the post?

I have this terrible need to organise things and so I want to make the communication within the Union better. I feel I can make it nicer and more accessible .

What will be your aims if you are elected ?

What I want to do is make everything easier to get to, so you can get hold of who and what you want to and you know that they're there. I want to set up office hours for sabbs and nonsabbs. I also want to negotiate more with the city.

LAST YEAR'S elections for sabbatical positions on the Union Executive attracted just over 900 voters to the polls- less than one ninth of UEA's total student population .

Elected by the Single Transferable Vote system, the four candidates can be either undergraduates who have chosen to take a year out of their studies, or alternatively, graduates who take the posts after completing their studies.

Acting on behalf of students in dealings with the University, the sabbatical officers take decisions based upon policies approved at UGMs. They also become automatic directors of both Student Union Services (East Anglia) Ltd and Student Union Services (The Waterfront) Ltd the Union's two commercial operations. The elected sabbaticals will receive a salary of £7,224 for the 54 weeks they are employed .

This includes a two-week 'handover' period starting on Ju ly 18 when they take over from the current four incumbents. Furthermore, Union sabbaticals are automatically put at the top of the priority list for accommodation, with the option of living in a double room on Norfolk or Suffolk Terrace for the price of a single room.

Other perks of the job include a free pass to all Union entertainments on campus and at the Waterfront (worth a staggering £2 ,500) , a railcard and three return trips home - where 'home' is within the UK. However, they must pay Council Tax as they do not receive the usual exemption granted to students .

In total, 16 candidates are standing for election this year. Five of the 16 have had previous experience of being on the Union Executive, although this in no way acts against the other

Why are you standing fo r the post?

I think the role of Communications Officer has traditionally been neglected by the Union and not entirely taken seriously.

Rather than do a Communications Officers job I will do a campaign managers job as this University need some seriously consolidated campaigning to get the University to listen to students aga in.

What qual ities will yo u bring to the job?

I was campaigns officer at Exeter University.

I'm a good public speaker, I know my stuff, I've got the gift of the gab.

What will be you r aims if you are elected?

I could say global socialist revolution, but to be realistic I'd rather get the rents down and grants up agai n.

Why are you standing for the post?

I believe I can offer the students the best. lt is something I have been in terested in since I've been working here since September. I've seen how I can do a good job.

What qualities will you bring to the post?

Enthusiasm, commitment, experience, a sense of humour which I think is vital , just being able to offer the students my experiences that I've been through myself, particularly the EUR downgrading last year, and just to help them out.

What will be your aims if you are elected?

To cut the number in seminar rooms and if they can't be cut, to change the system so that seminars become lectures, and to tidy up the academic procedure for appeals and to make sure the downgrading doesn't happen again.

Why are you standing for the post?

I've enjoyed three years as a student and in my opinion the Union hasn't done a lot for me and I haven't done a lot back to the Union . rm not politically motivated and not biased by anything or in any minority groups. If someone wants to fight for something I'll help them fight for it.

What qualit ies will you bring to t he post?

I can understand a lot of what people say and if they want to do something really well. I'll communicate with people and get , things runn ing smoothly for them .

What will be your aims if you are elected?

I want to represent and help people represent themselves . If somebody is crying out for something I can help them and they can get on with their course. I'm not doing this for self gain.

Why are you standing for the post?

Since I came to UEA I have watched students being mistreated by both UEA's registry and the governments funding cuts. I feel I can change this and improve the situation for the students at UEA. What qualities will you bring to the post?

My experience on the Executive, also I have a lot of new ideas.

What will be your aims if you are elected?

I aim to lower class sizes, by increasing the number of lecturers and increasing space as well as making sure a copy of every course text is available in the library at all times. I also want to integrate students from the school of Nursing and Midwifery (NAM) into the Union and campaign against the cuts in university funding for research.

Why are you standing for the post?

The last couple of years the post has been neglected . The people who have got this post have been disappointing and haven't done anything for it. Sabbaticals in general have been very disappointing . I hope to do wha t I say.

What qualities will you bring to the post?

I am level-headed and not an extremist; I wouldn 't make crass maneouvres and politicise everythin g. So far the Union has been badly run by the left wing . I want to represent everyone.

What will be your aims if you are elected?

I want to get closer ties wi th University and Union staff, and im prove morale after the Registry Occupation which affected " th e University's image. I want to get th e students at UEA a good image which th e sabbaticals this year have fa iled to do.

C DEMIC OFFICER

ACADEMIC OFFICER.

Why are you standing for the post?

I'm sick of bureaucracy. We need Exec members who will act upon mandates from the UGMs and fight for the well being and in the best interest of the students.

What qualities will you bring to the post?

I'd listen and would not let red tape cloud the issue. Above all I'd act in the best interests of the students. After all that's what unions are for.

What will be your aims if you are elected?

To slash minimum sizes, make sure there is enough seating in lectures, pre ven t course cuts and genera lly argue and campaign effectively for lower rents and higher grants which will ultimately improve students' ability to study and come to university. t

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candidates as the jobs are designed to be accessible to all students. The elections are held with the purpose of making the Student Union democratically representative of - and accountable to - its members, namely us. This gives every UEA student the right to vote and elect the sabbatical officers they would like to see representing them next year.

•Elections take place on Thurs March 14, between 9am - 5.30pm in the Bill Wilson Room.

•Don't forget to bring your UEA registration card as you will be unable to vote without it.

•You have to rank each candidate for each post in order: the person you wish to vote for scores '1', your next favourite '2' and so on.

•You also have the chance to vote to re-open nominations (RON) to force another election for that post.

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I believe I would do a very good job. I am very committed and experienced and I have some good ideas. I want to look at what students want rather than what politicians say.

What qualities will you bring to the job?

I am reliable and have the ability to work in a group. I am politically independent enough to take on other people's opinions.

What will be your aims if you are elected?

I have been brainstorming to see what's wrong with the place and what I can do to make it better. I have several priorities - I want a housing day to introduce landlords and raise awareness of safety. I also want more awareness of the careers centre and want closer links with the chaplaincy to avoid discrimination.

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Why are you standing for the post?

Because of my experience in the outside world. Standing with two other candidates Mags and Becky, we feel that together we are an effective team and can actually do something. We feel we can get them orientated towards creating a better Union.

What qualities will you bring to the post?

Tenacity, experience, maturity. I'm not standing as a political ticket because I don't think that my own political allegiances have any relevance to the job. I'm there for the students because we have 10,000 students from different backgrounds.

What will be your aims if you are elected?

To give more accountability to money coming in and to diversify some of the money going out. A lot has been geared towards 18 year olds and not a lot towards foreign or mature students.

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Why are you standing for the post?

I think I can do a job for students and because I get to spend another year at UEA and I've enjoyed myself.

What qualities will you bring to the post?

I can bring maturity, and speak to University officials on a sensible basis. Some sabbs have had trouble this year because of their popularity but I generally get on with everyone.

What will be your aims if you are elected?

I want to create more casual employment for students, find out why Union outlet prices are so high, improve Union staff relations and communications. I want to improve the security on campus as I have seen all sorts of security problems being a resident tutor for two years. I also aim to get more payphones and make campus life more fun.

Why are you standing for the post?

I have a lot of experience in the Union. I know how things work and have been involved in all sorts of campaigns. I feel I've got what it takes to change things.

What qualities will you bring to the post?

I have commitment and experience and have my own ideas of what I want to do and what I think needs changing. I've also learned a lot about the Union working as a non sabbatical.

What will be your aims if you are elected?

A lot of students are involved in clubs and soci · but not in the Union's democratic process. I want to make sure that they are well looked after in Wn1s of . I'm conc::emed with looking at the m1nlmum wage and envirotllt 161 lta11sstles. t think the Union can do a lot of progressive things.

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Why are you standing for the post?

I've done a year as LGB officer and I think I did a really good job organising world AIDS day and things for safe sex week, as well as things for the rent strike. I am not standing to put this on my CV, I just want to do a job that I can do efficiently.

What qualities will you bring to the post?

I want to get things done efficiently and with a non political bias.

I'm a hard worker with 100 per cent commitment, I don't cut corners and I will fight for the things I prom1sed in my manifesto.

What will be your aims if you are elected?

Top of my list is student hardship and high rent. I will also push for women's smear tests and access funds as well as better facilities for mature students. I am not standing on a purely LGB basis as that would be dangerous.

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Why are you standing for the post?

I've worked in the Advice Unit since September and this has brought home to me that we're not only students but people as well. Personal life problems affect your academic performance and we get all imaginable problems through the door.

What qualities would you bring to the job?

I am bringing a bit of maturity to the post. I've been there, done that, got the t-shirt and can offer my experience. I am also standing on an a-political ticket as posts are not platforms for political ends.

What will be your aims if you are elected?

I would like to boost morale and get the Union working as a team. I would also like to set up a housing bureau and help all students with special needs.

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Why are you standing for the post?

I'm a great believer in a better deal for the student, putting the student and not the politics first. My views are that university education should not be the right of the rich, it should be an entitlement of all people wanting to study.

What qualities would you bring to the job?

I feel I would be committed . I'm good natured and very approachable along with hard working and not directly SWSS, Labour or Tory. My political views should not and will not be pushed onto the students.

What will be your aims if you are elected?

I intend to stand for every student. I want to help all students since for three years, I have experienced the problems that students suffer from.

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Because I think that it is very important for the sabbaticals to be able to encourage students to get more involved with the Union.

They also have to stand up collectively against rent rises and Government cutbacks.

What qualities will you bring to the job?

I will encourage students' involvement in the best form of union

democracy.

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6.33pm The bar's open and the tables are free, but the first priority is to get some food down our necks. Orders are hastily placed at the 'caff'style counter for such healthy delights as chips with cheese and bacon bullies. Much shock and horror ensues as it turns out that we will have to wait for the things to be fried.

Music Ed Sam tries to explain the rules of the tournament to the uninitiated, but fails miserably. And we haven't even got the beers in yet...

6.40pm Stage Ed Fask decides that instead of headin g gung-ho straight into the tournamen t, we should all have a practice sesh first. Basically this is a gratuitous excuse for him to show that unlike most of th e rest of us, he can actually play. Time to adjourn to the bar.

6.45pm The first bacon bullies arrive. Play is delayed as Assistant Music Ed Mark and Screen Ed Doyley insist that they can't play on an empty stomach. Sam and big boss man Niall eventually play the first match, Niall showing amazing skill as he pots seven balls in one go.

But then , disaster strikes , as Niall pots the black by accident, thus forfeiting the game to Sam . Sam celebrates in a truly memorable run-round-the-table type way, whilst everyone else takes the pee out of Niall.

7pm With most of the first round matches out of the way, the second round commences .

Contributing Ed Cazza (who got through to this stage only through the matchplay system) proves that she's still a lightweight wuss by playing abysmally after only one ca n of Woodpecker cider.

The aptly named "Losers' Tournament" gets under way. More bacon butties turn up, which is more than can be said for Advertising Manager Simon, who loses his match to Assistant Sports Ed Scott because of his absence.

8.45pm Sky Sports' coverage of the Leeds v Port Vale match provides a welcome break from the tension of the tables ; as does the strange-women-

wi th -big-bust s-p I ay 1r, q- with-snakes programme on Eurosport ca sk makes good on his early signs 01 pro 1rse by winning throug h to the w;nners' F1n<tl where he is set to meet Book~tlelf E<i J1.,.,bo Niall and Nt!ws Ed Jo are .n the Losers' Final. Much debate ensues over which table is the one worth watchrng . Democratically, everyone vote s to go back to the bar instead .

9. 15pm · Fask wins, thus proving that it might have been worth running a book on the evening after all. Niall also comes up with a victory, although hrs triumph is met with hoots of derision from Jimbo.

Mark run s in from the bar, with the exciting news that spirits and mixers are going for the bargain basement price of £1 .10. Whey-hey - that's Jack Daniels all round then!

9.30pm There 's another draw for Tournament Two . Deputy Ed Shelley relays the news from Sky that Crystal Palace have won 3-2.

Niall regales us all with his rendition of "He 's got no hair/We don't care/A/an, A/an Smith".

Mark gets hysterical as he learns that Peterborough FC have also won their match.

He celebrates with a toasted sandwich.

Doyley becomes the butt of everyone's jokes as Shelley notices that he pulls the most amazing chipmunk-like face when taking his shots. He loses his game, mainly through to being put off by everyone laugh ing at him .

10.05pm The most tense point of the evening Jimbo v Cazza in the second round , which has got down to a black ball finish. Cazza has suddenly found some form (having switched onto the Hooch by now), but still can't capitalise on her good fortune , and loses.

Cazza also fails miserably against Niall in the second Losers' Tournament; a galling loss, considering that by this time, Niall is playing with the wrong end of the cue and can't even remember which colour balls he's supposed to be potting.

10.30pm · SIMON ARRIVES! And ~'le's only four hours late too! Still , he does turn up completely

drunk, to keep us all in good company.

11 .10pm No-one can actually remember who is supposed to be playing who , as the tournament has descended into a series of grudge matches by people who claim they lost only through foul play. A stampede ensues as it is revealed that last orders are about to be taken.

11.30pm Having retrieved the tournament sheets from under a chair, we discover that the Wi nners ' Final is to be Shelley v Fask, and the Losers' Final is a re-run of th e last one Niall v Jo. Not that anyone really cares by this stage .

11 .55pm Niall and Fask are outright wrnners (again) . Niall is still playing with the wrong end of the cue, and being very loud.

12.30am Doyley proves to be the ultimate loser of the evening , by not managing to even come close to winning any of his matches. Still, that's what a Guinness and Anadin cocktail does to you ....

1am The Concrete team and a dedicated five snooker players are the only people left 'playing ' with their balls . With no new alcohol for the past two hours, spirits are beginning to flag; and the standard of play has slipped below its already low level.

Fask , watching the postponed Simon v Scott match, tries to put Simon off, by commenting on the resemblance between hi m and the marshmallow man in Ghostbusters? Charitably declining to stick his cue into that part of Fask upon which the sun does not shine, Simon instead gives him a thwack round the head.

1.45am Time for bed kids, said Zebedee; we're far too knackered to carry on through the night.

A fleet of taxis (and Cazza's dad) take the weary hustlers home.

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1996 Organised by the Student Union and the Society for Environmental Action, this year's Environment Week runs from March 11 to 16.

The appointment of an energy manager. Efficient energy use will save UEA money and reduce unnecessary pollution in the long term.

The theme of the week is the influence of our actions on local and global environmental issues. There will be events each day, in which everyone can be involved, and have good fun in the process.

However, there are still area where UEA policy needs to change. We are campaigning for the use of re-usable plastic mugs instead of polystyrene cups, in the Catering Services outlets .

Everyone would carry there own, personal mug with them, reducing waste considerably.

Acting locally: around UEA Years of campaigning for a greener UEA have been successful, with a change 1n policy coming from the ViceChancellor. The results so far are: A new recycling site behind the Health Centre further waste reduction and savings in disposal costs.

An office paper recycling scheme operating in all schools.

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stantial investments in Shell including staff pension funds. The Union has written to the VC requesting the withdrawal of these investments and an open letter has been sent to all staff concerned asking for their support.

Green Fayre on Monday. Oxfam, Norfolk Education and Action for Development and Friends of the Earth are some of the organisations which will be there.

We couldn 't have an Environment Week without having some fun. Relax for a couple of hours while you watch a free showing of Or Strangelove, on Monday. Go wild on Friday night at the Ceilidh with live music. You want more? Then Saturday's Techno night featuring Suspect Sound Systems should do it.

Acting Globally

Actions in Response to the recent French nuclear tests in the South Pacific included the boycott by Union shops of companies not condemning the tests.

As consumers we can all have a beneficial effect on the environment by considenng the ethics of our purchases.

Fair Trade tea I coffee I chocolate for example are available and are worth paying extra for when the money is going to the producer.

Recent activities of Shell have led to a motion for a boycott against the company being passed. UEA still has sub-

To find out more about these ethical issues and what you can do, visit the

Look out for the cup sculpture outside UH and see how it grows throughout the week.

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5 -?pm 8- 10pm Wed, March 13 1- 2pm

2.15pm ?pm Thurs, March 14 1pm

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Environmental Sciences Debate "Should we defend the North Norfolk Coast or should it be allowed to retreat" Shrub planting at the DEV Farm

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•scott Tompsett looks at our attitudes towards sport and exercise, and asks whether we are a nation of couch potatoes or fitness freaks hy is Britain lagging behind other co u nt ries in the sports that it once used to dominate?

Many people ha\e blamed th..: la..:k of sports l:Cn trcs. sport devoted co lkges and trainin g ..:amps. hut 1~ then.: perhaps an attitud..: probkm underly1ng our decline 111 sporting performancei~ h11in.: ~ s h.:ginning to ruk our li n :s an<l nun our eh:mc..:s of puttmg llnt;un had. on th..: map .1s a sporli ng sup..: rpm\ er'' ( h .:r th.: last tc·n .) cars th.:r..: has he.:n a nott..:eabk d.:..:hn..: 111 th..: standard of Briti'>h perlurmatKCS 111 swtm min g. long-distance running and a host of othe r popular spurts.

This has prompted a n.:sponsc from s..:i.:nti sb. so..: iologt sts and

sportsmen alike, all claiming that much of thi s deterioration is due to our changing lifest_) lcs. \\hich im oh c less and ks · physical cxerc1se.

Labour-'ia \ ing de\ ices ha\e replaced many of those chores that previously imohcd physical a..: ti vit y. it has become all too o.:asy to JUmp in the car Instead of w:tlk. whi ch traffic surwys show \\ c do more and mor.: l· \en ..:hangtng channel on the tel.:\ ision is done from the annehatr 1 A r..:cent sui\ e~ b) t\ llt.:d Dun har an d ThL' l;)pnrh Cnunc il shO\\ ed that the le\ cl o!' ph.) s ~<:al a~: ti\ tly r..:ach..:d by th e a\ .:rage person in Britain is worry1ngly IO\\.

Only 14 per c.:nt of men and -1 per cent of women were '\ igorously a..:tivc th ree times a wct:k for at least twenty minutes on

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This kind of evidence seems to go a long way to confim1 the long- held susp icions of people like former Olympic 10,000 metre champion Brcndan Foster.

I 11: believes that the cause of Britain's demi se in long distance running in comparison to th..: African countries has a lot to do \\ ith the difference 111 lifi.:style. namel y tha t British people an: too lazy .

Thi , theo ry has also been echoed in the JO kmg \\ ords uf lhL· current I 0 .000 met re run nL' r llaile GebrcsiiJ-.; ie \\ ho has won three Mercedcs Ben; cars 1n the last three years yet refuses to dri\·e them . saying "I don't \~ant to end up li ke them European lazy boys 1" The trend of decline has also touched other sports which were once at the pin nac le of Britain' s sportin g success. Swimming ha<; only threatened to produce one serious medal contender in recent Olympic Games, namely ick Gillingham- a far cry from the successes of David Wilkic, Duncan Goodhew and the last Olympic medali st Adri an Moorhouse.

Even in spans such as football , that need the grea test level of fi tness, players like Ga7Za have slipped into le th argy. lounging by the pool. drinks in hand. \\ hilst sp•1rting a :-; pare football up their j umper. more aJ..m to a darts playe r th an a lll p flt ght fo otballer.

Recently <.: \ en te nn is pby.:rs. especwlly the women. h,t\ L hc..: n cnlici sed for th..:1r more th.1n ample prop0111on' that appeilr to be out of place m a gam~ Jlll rmall y assoctatcd \\ ith tnuLh and finesse. ll s..:.:ms tl•.tt pcopk brou~J1t up ll\ ing :1 la!\ l1ks t) le .1rc l.:ss ltk..: l) to tram liar,! enough tn he sueccsslul. a tl eLl!\ s~tbst. nll .H,·d by the AlhL·d Dunbar rep <l rt : "Exerti on above 70 p<.: r ~:cn t

max imum heart rate will ge nerally provoke a training effect.. the survey shows the large numbers of mcn and women therefore a\ aid that level of activity ."

So where does UEA lit into this national situation'> In fact. it s..:ems as if they migh t be an cxccplton to the rule.

Th..: University's Director of Physical Recreation, Keith Nt choll s. hol ds the \ iew th at UE A swdcnts are becoming more :~nd more act i\ c. As evidence. he cites the f:tcl that the usage of the sports centre has ro.:k ..: ted O \ er the last three years.

In a yearly report for I ':!93 /4, 43 per cent of studen ts used the spans centre at least once during the yea r, and this trend of increased usage is still piralling upward : "This year we have had a 60 per cent increase in student booki ngs in the first six months

An international sportsman is a rarity at UEA, and for one to have played pro fessionally is even more unusual. Footballe r, George Patten has done both . Scott Tompsett talks to him about how he has tackled his success, and what future goals he aims to score.

When did you begi n playing football?

My ftrst match was for my primary school when I was eight, and we lost 18-0!

over the same time last yea r. " But despite this, students are still seen as lazy. Adm it it - how often have you or yo ur natmatcs got up at 2pm on Sunday afternoon or missed 9am lectures for a lie-in? it is habits such as these which con fim1the Allied Dunbar survey results.

Is it possible that we will ever n;\erse this slide down the slippery slope to bone-idle behaviour, or is it too late to reverse a

UEA students- not all layabouts Did you ever play in any position apart from Goalkeeper?

I sta rted off as a right winger, but one day the goalie had chickenpox, so I took his place - a nd stayed there.

What has been the highlight of your career so far? lt was excellent playing as a professional for Colchester - it s haped me. But playing for English Un iversities has been very gratifying.

What motivates you to play football ?

Being in goal is more fe a r than fun , but I like the fitness side and the social element.

Who is your sporting hero?

Gary Lineker, because he was brilliant at changing the image tha t football has.

Wh o has influenced your footba ll care er most?

My parents, but also my coach at Colchester, who increased my discipline and

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IAdam Aiken looks on as the Canaries continue to struggle AFTER another dire fortnight at Carrow Road , Norwich City seem to be heading into oblivion .

Th.: civi l wa r eum.:ntly engulfing the club has now spilt onto the pitch, and manager Gary Mcgson had to try desperately hard not to criti.:ise the fans in the post-match conference due to their hosti lity during the 0-0 draw against Sheffield United last Wednesday.

With "Chase Out" chants being joined by ''Mcgson Out'' even before half time, there can be no doubt that the atmos-

phere on the terraces did little to help events on the pitch.

Fans may argue, however. that after paying£ 10 for a tiek.:t, they have a right to expect bctt.:r.

The Canaries once again had se\eral players missing through injury, wtlh .-'\shlcy Ward joining the liJ..es of skipper Jon C\\ some in the treatment room, and it is expected that cynics will ridicule Megson 's early-season claim thnt City have the strongest squad outside the Premiership.

Meanwhile, Bryan Gunn 's comments - "lt seems that the only people that care about the club are those in yellow jerseys" - will also do little to cement the support between players and fa ns.

Apart from the late effort from

Spencer Prior and several speculative lan Crook shots, the only exci tement in a drab game against the Blades was Darren Eadie's run and shot shortly before half-time, which keeper

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As far as entertainment went, that was about it.

Four days earlier, City's travelling faithful had ar least seen some excitement in the last ten minutes at Millwall.

Having already conceded two soft goals. Mike Milligan's late consolation goal, followed by Ade Akinbiyi's header against the post, threatened to give them a share of the spoils that they did not deserve.

However, it was not enough, and a few moments later, another predicted defeat had, once again, become reality.

At least the Canaries managed to avoid defeat in Saturday's game at South~nd, putting in a much improved showing,

trend brough t on by too many mod-cons?

1aybe the solution will come with more technical sporting in novati ons. along with more and better training.

Jn the meantime though. it looks very much like a reviva l of past fortune will have to wait while we sit back and watch other countries taking the limelight in sports that once were the vanguard of British success.

although only a single point was gained.

With the fans able to find it in themselves to get behind the side again, Carl Bradshaw's secondhalf equaliser was the only one of numerous chances that City managed to convert.

Had Eadie been able to find the open net rather than the crossbar in the first few minutes, a second league win for Mcgson would probably have resulted.

Where City go from here is anybody's guess, given Robert Chase's foot-shooting ability increasing daily.

For only the night before the Sheffield United game, he pub, licly stated that New$0me , J'!IOr': wJ11 p(£~abf summer.

raised the limits to which I played .

What other sports do you enjoy?

I like golf, te nn is and squash, but I don 't generally enjoy watching sport - I'd much rather take part.

What hopes do you have for t he future?

I want to try and get to the next World Student Games, in Sicily in 1997, because I missed the last ones , in Tokyo, thanks to a n arm injury.

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OUT BUT NOT OUTPLAYED By Scott Tompsett IN what was described by captain Dave Foreman as a "hard-fought encounter", . dominating play went unrewarded against Chichester Institute as UEA's football thirds suffered a 2-1 defeat in their BUSA quarter-final match.

An early goal by Chichester, last year's champions, left UEA trailing when they went off at half time, despite having played some spectacular football.

After the break, both teams made a series of counter attacks, all of which failed to produce goals, until the match was set alight when UEA scored in the 55th minute.

Chichester failed to clear a Danny Barnes free kick allowing

Serge Micalles to tap in from one yard out.

From that point onwards, UEA dominated the match, pushing up into Chichester's half.

However, each and every shot met its match in the Chichester goalkeeper who gave a dazzling performance.

Chichester's frustration spilled over into violence in the second period, and several book-

able offences by the same player resulted in a single yellow card.

UEA continued unruffled, but concentration began to wane in the last ten minutes, allowing Chichester to make the decisive break they needed to slip behind UEA's defence and make it 2-1.

UEA battled on with attacking football, and even a last minute Nayim-esque shot on goal by Alex Skilton proved fruitless.

Yet despite the scoreline, Bames claimed that the match "epitomised the spirit of the team that has been shown throughout the season."

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BUGGIBII! AFTER a quiet start to the season, with relatively few fixtures, UEA women's rugby team have started to find their form.

Although their recent game against the Crusaders resulted in a 10-0 defeat, UEA put up a spir-

Several of the UEA players were debutantes, and found themselves thrown in at the deep end, but they quickly found their feet and played well.

However, the following weekend in their BUSA plate match, UEA were unable to field a team and had to concede, therefore exiting the competition.

ited effort in the extremely winconditions.

Despite the fact that the Crusaders managed to keep play well into UEA's half for most of the game, it was thanks to some good defensive play and kicking that the score was kept so low. try

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First Time Luc Equipped with a lighter bike a fortnight later, Swindells missed out on a top ten spot by seconds in the Ipswich Bicycle Club hilly 25, although he was surprised to find himself walking away with the first handicap prize, his actual time of 69 minutes being converted to 48 minutes by the generous handicapper!

"I should be so lucky!" laughed Swindells as he collected his prize. Despite his successes, he is unsure he will make a habit of the lonely discipline of time trials, "I prefer riding with other people," he explained.

On duty for CC Breckland in both events was UEA's Andy

JOHN SWINDELLS of UEA's Cycling Club has made an impressive debut in his first season of competitive cycling, rubbing shoulders with some of the best and coming away with two solid results in as many weeks.

In the bleak and blustery conditions of the Ely & District CC 25 mile 'Hardrider' time trial on Feb 11, Swindells powered his way around the course in a brisk 67minutes, clinching a top-20 placing and beating a handful of Cambridge University riders

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Not exactly famed for his ability at climbing hills, Tyler was not confident of such a good ride in the tough Ipswich event, yet scooped sixth place despite a near miss with a huge pothole and losing his chain three times!

"I managed to reach down and slip it back on without stopping the first couple of times, but the last time it ended up in a knot and I had to stop for nearly a minute. It didn't exactly help my concentration, but it was a good training ride if nothing else."

Looking forward to the first BUSA competition of the season, the 4-up team time trial at Swaflham on March 17, Tyler added, "Let's hope we have a bit more luck than the other UEA teams are having at the minute!"

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HAWES-ING AROUND: Tom Hawes (on horse) and team mates (l-1) Nicola Thaxton, Julia Baverstock, Amanda Gregory and Johnny Ramsey TOM HAWES is keeping the hopes of the Riding Club alive by qualifying for the BUSA regional finals in Warwickshire next week after UEA were eliminated from the team event by the narrowest of margins.

After three round of intense competition Hawes was declared the winner over other riders from Cambridge and Essex. However, the teams ' fortunes were to prove more elusive, afte r a series of et backs robbed them of a place

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first round, the UEA team were hoping to make the most of their home advantage in the second leg of the competition, which was held at Salhouse, just outside orwich.

After a solid performance in the dressage, the team had some unlucky performances in the show jumping. Hawes and Julia Baverstock both rode a clear

round, but Nicola Thaxton fai led to complete the course, after her horse refused three times at the same jump, and Johnny Ramsey was disqualified for taking the wrong course.

Hawes commented that the team was "fairly gutted" that they failed to go level with Cambridge, but the loss was avenged by a win in the th ird and

final round away at Essex, when the team showed their real class by winning on neutral territory.

They rode to a string of suecesses, with Hawes coming second, Ramsey third and Baverstock taking sixth place.

However, unfortunately even this final effort was not enough to put UEA into the finals with Hawes.