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Fears are increasing for student safety, following an attack on a female student on campus. EUR student, Miranda Jones was competing in a three mile "Fun Run " on the afternoon of October 25 in the fields behind the Sainsbury- Centre when she was indecently assaulted.

Miranda was badly shaken by the incident.

"The group disappeared ahead of me and I was aware of the fact that I was completely alone," she told Concrele.

"Suddenly a semi-clothed man jumped out from a nearby bush. He came up from behind and grabbed me by my waist."

Miranda then kneed the attacker in the groin and he fell to the ground, before she ran away to report the incident. " I realise that it could have been much worse if I hadn ' t acted in the way I did. " I don ' t think that the University has done enough to safeguard students," she added.

Union Women 's Officer, Lisa Eldret, stated that students should be more aware and not become complacent. " Individuals can help to monitor their own safety

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by carrying a personal alarm and making sure that they walk home with someone late at night ," she said.

"Student safety is a principal concern of the Union Executive and is some thing we are continually working o n."

The news of th e incident comes after the revelation that the number violent attacks has increased threefold in the last year alone.

So far this semester, eight incidents have been reported , howev er the actual number of unreported attacks could be much higher. The worst case reported this year involved a foreign student who was physically atttacked and robbed continued on page 2

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UEA Secu r ity Supremo, Morris Morson call ed this "th e worst case in histo r y", b u t added, "this was a particula rly unusual incident.

"The University has taken great measures to improve student safety," he said, "Every issue is dealt with very seriously.

"University policy is crime pre\Cntion and pmtection for the benefit of everyone on campus."

Mr Morson blamed the increase on what he called 'the nightclub syndrome.'

"The majority of attacks are mainly between male students at late night concerts and discos where there is an extended drinking licence," he said.

"Most of the assaults are over frivolous things like who spilt someone else's heer."

University Police Liaison Officer for the Norfolk Constabulary, Inspector Sandra Wilkinson, agreed th at heavy drinking causes problems.

"The major ity of incidents on campu s a re a lcohol re lated, a s most violence usually is," sh e sa id.

Union Welfa re Office r , Pa ul Donnelly expressed concern a bout the number of attacks.

"Students a re becomin g more drunk which ha s led to an increa se in violence," he said.

Nevertheless, Paul believes t h a t the U niversity offers a ecure en viro nm e nt for students.

"UEA co mpared to m any other Un iversities is amon g the safest," he sa id .

Attack alarms for just £1 Attack a larms are curre ntly available to all UEA students from the Steward's Cabin in Union House.

T he a larms a r e simple to use a nd re lease a h igh p itc hed sou nd to deter a ttacker s.

T hey h ave been subsidised by the Union, and a r e a va ila ble to a ll st ude nts for £ 1 on p r odu cti on o f thi s yea r's r egistra ti on card .

~~OOgooo A Bristol Uni ve rsit y stude nt was spotted runnin g down the street rece ntl y, wea ring noth ing but a black G-string, hand · cuffs, and a bond age ma!>k. li e was being hotl y pursued by a g roup of sc hool chil dren rid in g bicycles.

Rocky horror time warps T HE ROC KY H or ror Show, r un by UEA' s Rag Committee, is to be h.eld on Saturday ove mber 23 instead of November 22 as had previously been planned.

Tickets are on sale now a nd are ava ilable at lunchtimes from the stall in Union House.

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A Union survey will soo~ reveal the details of a new camP-US catering outlet

The Union announced plans last week to open a new catering outlet on campus. The outlet, to be situated in the games room in The Hive, will serve various types of food and w ill be open after Christmas to coincide with the beginning of the Spring semester.

A survey, c urrentl y being carried o ut by the Norwic h C ity Coll ege researc h team , is questi o ning 700 studen ts on various topics con nected with the outlet.

Union Finance Officer 'Ginge' Kaye believes that there has been a demand for a new servery.

"There is no point in us

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Jane Kirby opening an outlet that will not be used by the students," he said.

"They have been calling for one through Concrete, so we want to prov ide what stude nts want.

"Piccolo's is a b it g ri m, judging by opin ions," he added.

"I tried it out over the summ er and the service was diabolica l.

They never di d any research , but we'd already decided long before that to go for some ma rket resea rch."

Asked if the ou tlet would stay open late to prov ide food for extended club nig hts, Ginge said that it depended on w hat students requested. ''The research is entire ly student led," he said.

Qu estions were ra ised ove r w hether the research, costing the Uni on almost £2,000, could have bee n ca rried ou t on ca mpus at a cheaper rate .

Ginge defended the decision, in depe nde nt cla im ing th at researchers were necessary.

"As far as we know there i nobody in the University w ith recognised ma rke t research quali ficat ions in th e ca te ring area," he said. ''Several market research compa ni es were approached,

w ith the City Coll ege Research Centre giving the cheapest and most comprehensive tender.''

Unio n Comm unications Officer, Nick Robinson added, " We the Union believe that it is worth spending money on finding out what our students wa nt."

•Do you think that the £2,000 the Un io n is spending on m arket research cou ld have been spent m ore wisely? W rite to Concrete at our le tters address or e-mail us on su.concrete@uea.ac.uk.

STUDE TS VOT FOR STRIKE Over 360 students turn out to supP-,ort Trade Union day of action

THE UNION achieved quoracy for the first time t his semester at its Emergency Meeting, when it attracted the largest number of students since last year's rent strike, writes Katie Nicho/1.

Over 360 students turned up at th e EG M on October 28 to vote in favour of a motion backing Trade Unions on campusc~ across the country.

Th e ational Unio n of St udents ca ll ed for a " atio nw ide Shutdown" on November 19 in support of T rade Uni ons wh o arc reacting aga in st th e 1.5% pay o ffer made to uni ve rsity staff, and cuts in hi gher ed ucation fundin g.

Speaking at the EGM , NUS Pres id ent , Douglas T ra in er, said, "T he str ike wi ll bri ng nati o nwid e students and workers togeth er in a united day o f acti o n th at we have n 't seen fo r some yea rs."

The questio n o f loa ns for tuition fees whi ch has been proposed by th e Co mmitt ee of Vi ce hancc ll ors and Princ ipals was also attacked by Douglas at th e EGM . " No way will stud ents all ow fees to be in trodu ced to our ca mp us," he sa id . ·'We w ill not foot th e bill for 17 yea rs o f underfunding in edu cation. ''Students no longe r ge t into uni versity dependin g on the g rades th ey have, but on wheth er they ca n afford th e £800 simpl y to ge t in. " A furth er demonstrati on to support th e Ca mpa ign fo r Free Educat io n in London on November 20 wa s also voted for by students at the EG M. Doug las branded thi s amendm e nt " non representativ e", saying that it wo uld "defl ect att e ntion from th e o n-campus

strike.

"The Campaign for Free Education attack the NUS and our policies," he added. " I think students here have been duped and when they go on the demo they w ill rea lise tha t. " Howeve r, a spokes person for th e Campaign fo r Free Educat ion exp ressed disappo intm en t that the day o f acti on wo uld not be support ed by the NUS. " I am not in favo ur of th e NUS tactics not to support both of th e strikes. In my op inion counter-opposing th e two is a harsh decision," he sa id. " Both days of acti on can complement o ne anoth er and the fact th at they are so c lose serves to lay down a strong marker. " The na ti onwide res ult of the ba llo t between ca mpus trade uni ons was in fav our o f strike act ion, and as a resu lt a rall y w ill ta ke p lace in T he Squ a re on T uesday Nove mber 19.

St uden ts and wo rkers, -both academi c and no n-acade m ic, w ill demonst rate aga inst low pay and genera l underfu nding at thi s rally.

However, UEA sta ff who decide to strike w ill be pena li sed by loss o f pay.

Said UEA Press Offi ce r, A nni e Ogden, " lf anybody acade mi c or no n-aca demi c withdraws labour, they wi ll not be paid.

"There w ill be no furth er acti on than the w ithdrawal of pa y," she added.

Subsidised coaches to Lond on for the

demon stration o n the foll ow ing day have bee n arranged at a cost of £3 per student.

The Uni on Executive, howeve r, will not be strikin g.

Sa id Union Commun icat ions Officer, Nick Robi nson, "The dispute is betwee n

th e academi c staff and the 1.5% pay ri se th ey have bee n o ffe re d by th e Gove rnm ent. " lt is th e stud e nts wh o are strik ing, the Exec w ill co nt inu e to prov ide all o f the no rmal se rvices tha t the NUS de mand s."

Bed bugs update BED BUGS may be a thing of the past by next semester if the University keeps to Its plans, writes Jane Kirby.

Accommodation bo ses have given the go-ahead for complete overhaul of rooms in blocks E and F of Waveney Terrace over the Christmas period.

Students, who currently pay 36 weeks rept to cover Easter and Christmas vacations, will be given four weeks rent rebate over this period.

Union Welfare Officer, Paul Donnelly was pleased that the issue of compensating students for their distress has been resolved.

"I'm glad the University finally came to their senses and saw logic as the only solution," he said.

"The Union will have a prominent role in reviewing the University 's standards of,service to it's customers in the future.

"We've got as much as we possibly could by forcing our hand and going right to the top," he added.

Pro- Vi~e Chancellor, Professor Colin Davis who carried out an investigation into the pest problem, believes that the University can learn from past difficulties.

"In addition to dealing with the immediate issue there will be a review of lessons we can learn from this incident and how they might inform our future responses," he said.

Students are pleased that the matter is nearly over, having waited for almost two months for a solution.

Said Kate Woodard, (MOT 2), "We' re quite happy that we' re getting rent rebate.

"It ' s obviously an ongoing worry that the bugs could come back and until our rooms are refurbished the chance is greater.

"But we are satisfied with what has been dene in the last week or so."

Sophie Edgington added, "I' m reasonably happy with the result but we had hoped for a bit more."

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STUDENTS living In University Residences are demanding quick action and a rent rebate for water leakage problems In their rooms and kitchens, writes Philip de Rivez.

Residents living in Norfolk, Suffolk and Waveney Terraces are annoyed at the extent of damage being caused by water pouring through ceilings and broken window frames.

Said Clare Waters living in Norfolk ' D' block , "I have had a problem for seven weeks and still nothing has been done."

Desperate students have been forced to resort to repairing damaged rooms themselves.

"Do it yourself and basicall y, forget the Accommodation Office," said Camilla Hoakes from Suffolk Terrace.

"I'm paying my rent and I expect it to be a reasonable place to live in," she added.

Director of Residences and Services, Jenny Grant, was unavailable for comment, however a notice given to residents revealed that a maintenance programme commenced late last week.

Accommodation Office Manager, Laurence Daly expects the repair work to involve replacing damaged

sealant, nylon sliders, window catches and wooden frames in the affected residences, at a cost of up to £1,000 window.

However, water leakage in residences has been an ongoing problem for the last four years, and UEA Rain is proving too much for windows and ceilings in Norfolk Terrace Maintenance Building Foreman, Steve Gardener, believes that a shortage of funds has prevented his team from carrying out thorough repairs in the past.

"About four year ago funds were to be made available for a Replacement Window Programme," he said.

"However funds didn 't follow. My job isn ' t to raise funds, and once they are available, we ' ll do the job."

The repairs can ' t occur soon enough for residents, some of whom

are refusing to pay their rent because of the problem.

Richard Morton, living in Waveney Terrace said, "I haven ' t paid my rent yet and I' m not going to pay until it stops leaking.

"If it rains more I will not be sleeping in my room," he added.

Others are seeking rent rebate from the University.

"I applied for compensation three weeks ago and I still haven' t had a reply," said Rebecca Person who has

suffered water pouring through the wall onto her bed, causing her to have to sleep on the floor.

"I want compensation of a week's rent," she added.

Union Welfare Officer, Paul Donnelly expressed concern at the problem.

"The University acts immediately, but not always competently," he said.

"We the Union have the strength to take things to a higher authority and we are here for the students."

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University_ asks for Lottery cash to build new £9.5 million SP-Orts P._ark UEA is to make a cash bid to the National Lottery in the hope that it can get the go-ahead to build a brand new sports park on campus.

If successful, the £9.5 Million complex will boast a 25 metre long swimming pool, a sports hall three times larger than at present, and a 'Gladiator-type' climbing-wall, stretching two floors high.

The centre will also have a lift and several ~.,------ By ramps, providing easy access for disabled stuCatherine Mol in dents. and should be completed by the summer of 1999. branded an area of ''sporting and social depriThe project, designed free of charge by a vation'' by the Sports Council.

Said Development and Uumni Rela tions local architect firm, will be ituated at the Manager, Lynn Cutress, "'There is a great need entrance to University Dri e.

The University i to invest£ 1.7 Million and for a swimming pool in the area. £350,000 has already been raised by the local "Thi. is an exciting and promi ing project, community, leaving the National Lottery to and we are devoting a tremendous amount of foot the remaining bill. time and energy to it."

The planning committee at UEA, who arc to Mrs Cutress also stated that students will put forward their propo. al later this month, benefit from having a ports park on campus. ''No price increases have been planned, and believe that the project is essential for the studen ts should not suffer, but have everything future of ~porting acti vi ties in East Anglia.

With only two pools in the area and no real to gain," she said.

At present there are no plans to scrap the means of proper training, Norwich has been

current sports centre at UEA which will be used for a variety of purpose~ including nonsporting activities.

The introduction of a sport~ !.cience degree within the UniveL"it) is another p{)ssibility.

However. proposals for a swimming pool at Riverside in the City could pose a threat to UEA 's project.

Said Dean of Students, Dr Kiff Mathcson, ''We do not sec a rivalry bel\ cen our plan and that of the Riverside, as ou r pool will be aimed at competitive and fitness training."

The idea for a new sports park ha been in the pipeline for the last five years but the committee are hopeful that with the backing of the local community, their bid will be utcessful.

"The public will have access to this centre of excellence and we are hopeful the money generated will aid the cost of upkeep," said Mrs Cutrcss.

The National Lottery's response to the proposal is expected early next Spring.

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AMNESTY FACE THE STORM DESPITE stormy weather and heavy rain, students were undeterred from completing an all-night candlelit vigil organised by UEA's Amnesty International Society.

Eight members of the society stayed in The Square from 8pm until Barn - an unlucky 13 hours due to the clocks going back an hour.

President of the Amnesty International Society at UEA, Robert

Sibson, said that the vigil was to " remember victims of torture, past and present across the globe."

The vigil raised a total of £140 through collection, and a further sum through sponsorship.

Treasurer of the Society, Claire White, was pleased with the amount the evening raised.

"We hope that the vigil was also successful in raising student awareness," she said.

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STUDENT DEBT levels have risen by 32% in the last year, leaving graduates with debts averaging £3,000, compared to £2,293 in 1995, writes Neil Anderson.

According to a national bank survey, graduates in 1996 will also have to take the first available job in order to pay off debts.

NatWest revealed that "65% of students have overdrafts, 64% have student loans, and a massive 79% expected to be in debt either to the bank or the Loans Company by the end of their course."

With government grants decreasing by 10% each year, students are having to turn to the Student Loans Company for more funds.

This is reflected at UEA by the increased number of applications made for loans so far this year.

1888 applications have been received, compared to 1658 during the same period last year.

Repayment of loans has caused many graduates to compromise their preferred career choices in order to remedy their financial difficulties.

Said UEA' s Director of Careers Centre, Ian McGilvray, "Students are having to take unsuitable jobs to help pay off debt."

However, he felt that career development would not be ~!"'0-o~~"t.,.....,..,._- affected in the long run.

"Factual information suggests that people taking these unsuit- able jobs may not suffer detrimental effects."

Nevertheless, NUS Vice President of Education, Lee Findell, stated that the harsh repayment schedule of the Student Loans Company was to

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blame for graduates being forced off their chosen career path.

"Graduates are not being given the time to search for a job in the area they want to, which is obviously detrimental," he said.

Mags Jennings, a graduate from the School of Economic and Social Studies agrees.

"I was put forward to do an

MA, but didn't get the funding, as a result I had to change my plans and get a job," she said.

NUS President, Douglas Trainer believes that the issue is one of concern.

He blamed student debt for the fact that "one in six first-years will drop out of their courses in higher education."

Graduate Students Association Elections and AGM Last week Thursday November 7th elections for the GSA and GSC Executive and the Board of Graduate Studies were being held, followed in the evening by the Annual General Meeting of the GSA and GSC. At the AGM the results of the elections were announced and the new committee was installed thereafter. Thanks to the members who voted for these candidates and to everybody who came to the AGM. The GSA/GSC committee 96/97 consists of the following people: President Dan Edwards (ENV P/G) Vice-President Tom Kitch (EAS PIG) Treasurer Nick Bardsley (SOC P/G) Secretary vacant Bar Manager Annette Matton (EAS P/G) Ents Officer vacant Publicity Officer vacant Representatives on the Board of Graduate Studies 96/97: Sciences Kara Laing (MTH P/G) Vocations Simon Mann (SWK/HSW P/G) Arts Peter Murray (HIS P/G) Humanities vacant Congratulations to the new Executive Committee of the GSA/GSC and good luck in the forthcoming year. The outgoing committee wishes to thank everybody who has - one way or another - supported the GSA during last year, helping to make it a marvellous year.

Without your support the GSA and the GSC Bar would not exist.

Vacancies There are still vacant positions on the GSA Committee and on the Board of Graduate Studies. Anyone wishing to stand for one of these positions should contact the committee via the GSA pigeon hole (Union House) . lt is of vital importance that postgraduates students are represented on the Board of Graduate Students; don't hesitate to come forward.

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In the GSC Bar Fosters and John Smiths are still sold at only a quid a pint. But that's not all: The GSC Bar offers a range of draught lagers and bitters, besides a wide selection of spirits and soft drinks, all for prices that are kept as low as possible. We hope to see you all in the Bar!

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Students are being urged to get tuned in by obtaining a TV licence for the academic year 1996/97.

Over £149 million is lost every year due to evasion and detector vans can pick up unlicensed addresses within seconds.

Students who fail to get themselves a licence could face prosecution and a fine of up to £1,000.

Director of TV Licensing, Tony Kitt says be understands that students are keeping to a budget, but a TV licence is essential.

"We realise that many students find it bard to make ends meet, but there are several ways to help spread the cost of the licence," be said.

The Monthly Budget Plan, wbicb can be paid by direct debit, allows students to spread the £89.50 cost of a colour licence over several months.

Cheques can also be sent to T V licensing regulators in Bristol, cash and cheques paid at any local post office, or students can purchase licence savings stamps.

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Fans of yogic-flying can rejoice in the fact that within a few years, the Natural Law Party hopes to set up a training college with Uni versity status.

The snow must go on Bright? Talented?

THE ANNUAL Snowball , run by SALADS (the Ballroom and Latin American Dance Society) will be held this year on Thursday December 5 at St Andrew's Hall in Tom bland.

The ticket price of £27 includes a three course meal, cabaret, a late night disco and live music.

This year features Roxy's Tool Box and The Invisible Men, two specialist live acts who have performed locally.

BALADS Publicity Officer, Duncan

James, hopes that this year the ball will be even more popular than it has been previously.

"This is a particularly good student ball," he said, "and many students will attend at least once during their time at univer ity.

"People will be intrigued by the extensive advertising campaign that has been sustained for the last three weeks, with over 2000 posters going up around campus and all accommodation sites," he added.

Tickets for the Snowball are on sale every lunchtime from a stall in Union House.

WANT TO be a rock 'n' roll star? Do you fancy yourself as the next Oasis? Then it's time to dust off that old guitar, writes Jane RigbyJones.

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For the third year running, Leeds City Council is launching Bright Young Things, a competition giving all performers under the age of 21 a chance to display their talents in front of various music industry professionals, in the hope of having their band ' discovered'.

In the search for Britain's best con temporary music, the Council is appealing to UEA students to provide an array of talented entries.

If you think your band has got what it takes, you could win a prize of £1,000 worth of equipment, and a recording package into the bargain.

Further information and an entry form can be obtained by calling: 0113 247 4480.

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ON THE FLY

ly! is the best music magazine I have seen on the Web. lt is lively, informative and interesting, attracting an audience of over thirty thousand a month. lt is aimed mainly at a younger, dance-oriented audience but as its publisher and editor Damian Rafferty says, "we fail to see why we can't write about jazz musicians of the stature of say Joe Henderson. I'd like to think we are helping join a few dots and breaking down a few walls."

The net site contains a broad mix of things as you can probably imagine from the above quote; articles range from an Interview with Alex Reese, to a piece on why recent hip-hop concerts have been such a let-down, to an interview with Aziza Mustafa Zadeh, a jazz vocalist from Azerbaijan.

Check it out.

Damian's background is in conventional dead-tree

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journalism, freelancing for Straight No Chaser, Jazz on CD and The Ticket, before working on an independent magazine, Hard Edge. He cites the problems of startup costs and the stranglehold that distributors have on print media.

So, given these difficulties, it 's not hard to see the attraction of a netzine; but how can you get sponsorship? "Sponsorship is very hard work. We have had to rely on design contracts but I think the tide is turning very fast in our direction." Two of the major problems seem to be breaking down advertisers' preconceptions and the attitude of record companies themselves.

The best thing about the Web seems to be the way people become involved in the medium, which cannot apply to any other. As Damian says, "the most liberating thing Is the response and feedback you

get. On the web people are just a click away from sending you their thoughts and they do ... People write to us feeling very proprietorial about Fly!" Starting up, he says, was very hard work. What's the motivation for starting up a zine in an untried format? "A desire to rectify a perceived imbalance in music writing on the web. When we started, there was good writing about rock music (Addicted to Noise) but nothing credible covering jazz, dance and hip hop." But really, all that grief? "There is no way I would have put so much work into something if I wasn't driven by a passion for lt."

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reason I am attracted to Fly! There is a real sense of involvement with the music and more importantly with the people who buy the music. On that theme, we discussed the music scene in the UK generally: "We are world leaders in street music and will continue to be long after all the bollocks about BrU Pop dies down." One for all you Blur fans.

Talking to Oamian, you get the real feeling that he cares about the music and the Net, and where they're going: "Publishers like Fly! are creating an infrastructure of opinion and comment that the music industry really needs in this newly digital age.

If they don't support lt

now, it will whither away and people will look elsewhere about for information music."

The Web is the breeding ground for future journalists, In my humble opinion. We students are the lucky ones; we can dabble and experiment to our heart's delight for free. We are the ones who should be out there making up pages, original putting up interesting material; with magazines like Hype there to show you how easy it can be, then get to it!

The overall message that you get from Fly! Is "If you want to publish strong and original material on the web (and are prepared to listen to your readers) you can succeed. I think we are already leaders in a number of fields. I'd like to see Fly! at the top of a very much bigger field." See you out there.

Fly! can be found at www.fly.co.uk. This week, Hype's website will be providing an extended version of this article, plus loads of links to the UK dance music scene. Find us

by going UEA homepage > Student Media > Hype.

Websites of the Week

FEED http://www.feedmag.com/ Heavyweight articles from quality journalists. Plus they use the word 'paradigm' a lot.

Object of the Day http://www.sys.uea.ac.uk/pbb/ootd/ There are some very, very odd people in SYS•• Put Pete out of his misery by paying him a visit.

Internet Underground Music Archive http:l/www.iuma.com/ Put your sound card to good use. Download audio clips or entire songs from musicians around the world.

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http://www.tpc.int/tpc_ho me.html Beat the rates charged by the Union Post Office by sending free fax messages.

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Hype was created by Tristan Roddis. Contact him by email at s.u.hype@uea.ac.uk. This issue was written by Ranjit Singh

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•The Asylum and Immigration Act passed earlier . this year looks as though it will seriously constrain the rights of those who come to the UK seeking asylum. Louise Donkin explores the repercussions of the Act heUKhasan honourable tradition of offering a safe haven to refugees regardless of their political, religious or ethical persuasions, a practise that dates back as far as the 16th Century.

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Are we prepared to sit back and allow them to treat the people that come to the UK for help in this kind of way? lt is fair to say that the Government has tried to help genuine asylum seekers by clamping down on false benefit claimants (which they maintain make up to 79% of tthe total) , but the·re is widespread agreement that the Asylum and Immigration- Act is unhelpful and unfair.

We are quick to voice our concern and annoyance when we watch on our TV sets the atrocities in Rwanda, the Middle East and the former Yugoslavia from which refugees are fleeing. These people have suffered enough.

Unable to live in their "home" countries, they don't deserve to be shunned from England as well.

People driven to our country by war, ethnic cleansing, torture or death threats may arrive only to discover that they are denied some of the most basic human rights

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on their way to the UK. There are no guarantees tf.tat the asylum seeker will be given access to the determination process on arrival. gaining entrance to the Amnesty International country rather than produced a report containing beforehand or at a port will information from 60 case also lose benefits. studies of people exposed to The proposals were this procedure. Among these · implemented in the face of examples can be found pressure from The Medical disturbing stories of Foundation for destitution or asylum seekers Victims of finding themselves in orbit Torture who around several countries at stated: ''We once. believe that Even the Home Office's this (unofficial} list of 'safe' withdrawal of countries has proved to be benefits would rather be devastating to our clients, "'"""" Iess among the most defenceless group of asylum seekers."

The independent Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC) also criticised some clauses of the Act. The fact that asylum seekers are generally not entitled to work for their first six months in the UK puts them in an extremely difficult financial position. Not only that, but eligibility for concession fees in

seekers were exercising their right to appeal. However, the courts have just ruled that the local authorities must make basic provision under the National Assistance Act. And as if this wasn't enough, it is becoming increasingly likely that asylum seekers will find themselves being detained on entrance to the UK - not only in detention centres but also in prisons.

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employment are just examples of what may be lost by genuine asylum seekers under the Asylum and Immigration Act passed in July 1996. The Act makes serious changes not only to the social security regulations but also to the determiQation process.

The Government's main motive in implementing the Act is to deter bogus asylum seekers from claiming benefit and therefore speed up the determination process.

However, the Act has received criticism from refugee agencies, human rights organisations (such as Amnesty International), the

global responsibility to offer, asylum to affected parties.

However, alterations made under the Asylum and Immigration Act make it increasingly hard for asylum seekers to gain refugee status here in the UK. This results in them either being passed from country to country like human pinballs, or even being returned to the country from which they fled.

The problems arise mainly because of the fast track procedure which enables the Home Office to pass the buck by returning asylum seekers to 'safe third countries' - often co~ntries which the refugees have already passed through

than safe as it includes Bulgaria, Romania, Poland, India, Pakistan, Ghana and Cyprus, all of which have reported cases of human rights abuse.

The refugee council estimates that at least 10,000 people in the UK have no access to benefits and are now facing homelessness and poverty.

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to the •Norwich,. as you may have learned, is not on the way to anywhere. Does its isolation mean that this f ine city-is starved of culture, diversity and exciteme·nt? Self-confessed 'adrenalin-pumping Londoner' Khushwant Sachdave questions a range of locals and visitors for their views on Norwich life eographically, Norwich 'backwater' like Norwich; ignoran·ce exists student Rachel has discovered: "The misses out on the pulsating in equal abundance in every large city. peace in Norwich nurtures ambition. rhythms of London due to Even so, it does appear that a Everyone has the potential to do amazing the fact that there is no proportion of Norwich residents are things and if you live in a quiet relaxed major motorway connecting cautious about experiencing cultural environment, it sustains that potential. it to the capital. With objections to the diversity. Bridget Lealy, secretary of the "Norwich gives me lots of space and dualling of the A 11 carriageway, it seems Norwich International Club says "the club confidence to move slowly and do things that, for the time being, murmurs are all is a novelty. We usually get around 100 at my own pace which I just wouldn't do if people coming along on a Sunday. The I was in a P-ressured environment." that Norwich will hear.

Combine this with a deeply-rooted people we do attra~t are educated and History is the foundation of Norwich, the heritage evident in the Castle, Cathedral broadminded." backbone of the City. "Norwich is and market and you have a picture of a As for the regular entertainment on permanent," says senior citizen Eva offer, student Annette Willington remarks Thacker. "Lots of things are transitional city somewhat isolated and perhaps content for " , , here today, gone tomorrow- but things to • YOU re not ...orfOik bOt and bred YOU re treated a lot of Norwich, the parks, remain as as a foreigner and it takes a long time to be museums and churches, have •ty. h"ld been here for centuries." they are.

According accepte 1n~0 t COmmUni • US 1m C I ren The tourist industry created as to UEA at the SChOOf are Often ShOVed Side for being a result of this history provides historian Dr differeht" Norwi~ with its lifelin~ 1 Morgan, accordmg to Geoff Skipper of "there is a aeep-seated feeling amongst that "when I was 15 or 16 and going to the Norwich Tourist Agency, who places the people of Norwich that the invasion of nightclubs in Norwich I didn't really know the City "in the first division league of their City by modern culture is any different. However, when I went to tourism for offering a tangible relaxed undesirable. The historic buildings London for a few weeks, seeing the atmosphere and an area that is safe, represent a past that is more comfortable nightlife there brought home exactly how friendly and clean. to them."

Elull Norwich is. I can see it from both "In Norwich there is no such thing as a With the closure of the Nestle factory sides." stranger, only a friend you haven't met and the loss of 900 jobs, an employment The youth of Norwich seem to have yet." crisis is becoming a reality. Facing an divided opinions about the qualities of Despite this, there is a feeling that a their City. "There is quite of lot of diversity certain complacency exists among those uncertain future, the reaction of some with lots to do- I don't think Norwich is who prefer the 'Norfolk way of life'.

Norwich people is a desire to hold on tightly to their history. The consequences dull," says schoolgirl Charlene. On the Lynn Preston concedes that there is a of this are likely to be felt by the whole other hand, 17-year-old Andrew claims "smug insularity, a feeling that 'we have community. "History belongs to the that "Norfolk is full of the same people got the absolute best of life here and we people, and as such is used by people in with the same attitudes. don't want you coming here and spoiling different ways," says Dr Morgan. "A view "They're either farmers, commuters to it', despite at the same time having no of the past is often exploited for London or workers in the Bernard idea of the possibilities and limits outside justification of certain attitudes.• Matthews factory." of Norwich and Norfolk.• One such attitude is the fear of any Of course, the concept of Norwich as a This keenness to stay within the deviation from the 'Norfolk way of life' and dull or backward city rests on individual confines of the City emerges from a the perception that any difference is a perception~ . You can either feel frustrated certain mindset, as Marilyn Winsdale threat. Those new to Norwich have and restricted by what Norwich has to explains: "Lots of people in Norwich are offer, or you can make the most of it. For family related and they stick to the same encountered difficulties with this attitude as EAS student Helen Vaux explains, "If those with experience of living in larger place because of the community spirit and you don't have different groups of people cities, it is greedy and impractical to family feeling." coming into an area, you don't have the expect Norwich to provide the same Unavoidably, things will change. lt is opportunity to change your views which diversity. impossible for the influence of time to means you hold on to your stereotypes.

To compare Norwich to larger cities is leave Norwich with its history and tradition Norwich as a city is stuck in a time warp to fail to appreciate the quiet beauty and untouched. character which gives it the feel of a large Still, the pace at which this that doesn't breed forward thinking."

This point is reinforced by Abraham village. The pace of life may not be so metamorphosis takes place will be slow.

Eshetu, a committee member of the fast, but it can make a nice change, as Norwicl:l is not a particularly aggressive Norwich International Club, when he says, Sociology postgraduate Lynn Preston recity and to rush it forward with dramatic "I arrived in Norwich four years ago iterates: alterations will only exas;erbate the

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Changes have taken OWn pace W I JUst WOU 0 0 I W8S In a place - through the Even the lollipop lady for the First And Middle pressured ertvironment" influence of such Avenue School, Marilyn ' pressure groups as Winsdale, comments, "If you're not "lt all comes down to what you want. the Racial Equality Council, multicultural Norfolk born and bred you're treated as a There are other things beside being stuck studies are being brought into schools. foreigner and it takes a long time to be behind a VDU in a high-rise block for 12 Students at UEA, particularly those from hours a day and having to spend your life other countries, can only aid the cultural accepted into the community. The Muslim children at the school are often shut out rushing. In comparison to Norwich, diversification of Norwich. Furthermore, and find it difficult to communicate with London can seem like an urban jungle. with increased communication, London the other children because they are Once you have kids and a limited income, will continue to leak its influence northit doesn't matter whether you are living in eastwards. shoved to one side for being different.

Parents are passing down these Crouch End or Norwich. You can carve Perhaps, though, it is best to allow separatist views to their children." out a very fulfilling life for yourself here."

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路The regular slot where our esteemed taste panel try out a range of, er, things for the benefit of you, the students he toilet. The loo.

The WC. The smallest room. The bog. The lawy.

The porcelain throne. The dunny. The crapper. We all have to use it out of necessity, and still we don't like to bring the subject up in polite conversation. The act of expunging our body's waste products is avoided as though it never happens even though we all have to visit the 'bathroom' several times a day, more if it's the moming after a heavy night at the Bombay Balti House.

What the intrepid Connoisseurs bring you now are the answers to everything you wanted to know but were too embarrassed to ask. Yes, we give you the guide to the most comfortable environments in which to answer the call of nature on campus. In other words, we try out a number of UEA's lavatorial facilities to find out WHO IS THE BEST. Our quest begins in Union House (although I must point out at this juncture that we were not incontinent enough to actually use each toilet some of the tests were a

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simulation only). Perhaps the cavernous - you can hear your piss echo. Rumours that most frequently used bogs this is the place where are those in the foyer by the unpopular exec members steward's cabin. I remember take refuge are when the boys' used to be ____.-:;:;:-- -unconfirmed.

In the academic more fJ1II" buildings, the bogs spacious are all much of a than they now muchness, with only are- back the graffiti (intriguing then, we never in EAS, non-existent had to queue in CHE) providing the out into the corridor on LCR variety. However, we do detect a certain boy/girl night. Still, they're kept in pretty dichotomy as we move through the schools, good condition.

The culminating in a disastrous BIO lavatories mismatch. While the actually in the LCR, along with girls' are comfortable and well-lit, the boys' are dank, those down in the smelly and highly Pub are in a worse reminiscent of school state of repair as a result of an increased toilets.

Pausing briefly only to battering by pissed people. Don't be alarmed mention the unnerving orange decor in Piccolo's and to find the odd cubicle door the all-out flooding, stinking or toilet seat missing. nightmare that are the library Our favourite toilets in main stairs loos, we move on Union House are to be to a lav that is a class above hidden away upstairs in the rest. Spotless and amongst th~ Union offices. tastefully lit, the Sainsbury Rarely used, the girls' are Centre toilets are almost a clean and pleasant, even work of art in themselves, boasting air freshener, while and even include Instructions the boys' are positively

for those who find the experience challenging. A bit of a trek from the main a,ction on campus perhaps, but worth it for a truly cultured crap.

The toilet Connoisseurs:

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Safe and secure?

An attack on a female student raises the guestion of whether UEA is still a safe place to live and study.

The fact that reported cases of violent assault have risen threefold in the last year alone cannot be ignored either by the University or students. This dramatic increase in violence, both between students and between outsiders and member~ of the University needs to be addressed, and soon.

Greater security awareness. increased vigilance and more guidelines from the University will all help students who live at UEA feel safer.

A soggy story...

Yet again the University is out of touch with student feeling.

Leaking water in Waveney, Norfolk and Suffolk has caused students distress and inconvenience. Following weeks of complaining, an act ion plan for repairs has on ly just been introduced. After th e bed bug issue it was hoped that the University had learnt that it needs to listen to what students want and need, hut this sadly does not appear to be the case.

Isn't it about time Accommodation bosses stopped waiting until the last minute. and acted guickly and appropriately for once?

Debt development Student debt is on the increase. with graduates now leaving University owing an average of £3.000.

This figure is just an estimate, and as many students know, the actual debt levels could be much higher. Student hardship is a shocking rea lity. We need fund ing from the government and more sponsorship schemes before it becomes clear that only th e rich can go to University.

How long can this purge of higher education funding continue?

SPOOKED ll• I:]Itl :}~11~1 i't'fi know what I am about to say will sound ridiculous, especially being so near halloween , but I swear it is true . I believe that the area outside Wolfson Close is haunted.

Three or four times I have seen a black shrouded figure walk across the courtyard and just fade away into nothing.

I don't know what it is, all I can think is it must be a ghost.

I did not see enough of it to tell whether it was a man or a woman or what age or anything .

Is there any history of strange things here, or has anyone else reported anything to you?

I am sorry I cannot give more information , but I would be a laughing stock if people knew what I had seen.

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If the assertion that the University Authorities will not do anything more to help is true, surely this is a case for Co-operative action with a capital

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If indeed the provision of nursery care is profitable then could the students who need such facilities form a Consumer Co-operative; employ staff and hire rooms (perhaps the common rooms in Nelson or Constable could be used during the day) support for such a venture could be sought from the Students Union , Co-operative Bank, local Co-operative Development

Agency among others.

If the venture is profitable, raising capital from one of these sources should be possible.

Alternatively, if conventional funding proves impractical , perhaps the Union would be prepared to offer a grant to pay for equipment and accommodation and suitable staff could be recruited through the Norwich Local Exchange Trading Scheme (LETS) which avoids the need for cash.

In fact pro-active self help is - I suggest - more likely to elicit University management support than simply negatively criticising their actions (be it justified or not.)

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YOUR UNION DOING WHAT?

am a first year. I attended my first EGM on October 28. I have a number of questions to ask and a number of points to raise. What exactly is the role of the Student Union? Does anybody know what exactly they spent our money on? Does anybody care what they spend our money on?

As a first year I was interested to know what went on in your average EGM so I went along.

The proposal being put forward by the S.U. was to have a day of protest against money that we have to fork out for our own education here at University. The motion was carried and it was voted in favour of.

My first point is that I would actually like to have my lectures on the strike day proposed, I have worked extremely hard for my place here at University as have my supportive parents.

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I noticed that during the meeting, the tendency was for all the arguments for the strike to be given an easy time at the microphone and in their arguments, also that more people were allowed to speak for a strike than against.

Is this the normal practice for a motion that the S.U. want passed?

Also at the and of the meeting when votes were being cast I felt extremely intimidated about raising my hand against this strike as there seemed little effort to stop those people haggling those not in favour of the strike.

Was this really as fair democratic vote for the students?

Or was it a means to the Student Union's ends?

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wood like too thank James Reng for his lucid and erudite leter what complained about us machure students. I wood like to thank him but I dident understand it so I wont.

Us machure students what had the chanse to lern the three A's proper are hear to lern more and we get well p****d off when immachure students dont add nuthing to seminars and leev it all to us.

Dont get me rong, sum of my best friends are yunger students but at least they can talk proper.

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As a second year student who is obviously naive to the fundamentals of the English language, the University-standards must have dropped. All I can suggest is that James Reng does, other than tying up the valuable time of a lecturer, is to have a brief, but without doubt profitable chat, to a mature student. At least that way, the next time he writes an unintelligible, unresearched mish mash of bigoted ideas, his general point may become clear.

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Obviously this involves dissemination of ideas and a desire to reach further understanding. As such, we are all capable of being students.

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've used some strange things for plastering but I'd never use a shovel. I know a bloke who did though but it's a long story. If there's anything worse than having a job, it's not having a job. No, if there's anything worse than not having a job, it's having jobs. You know, the sort of trades man thing, brief taste of work, bit of cash, then back to the form filling. it's better than {no, I'll, resist), though. What's worse, to get an interview but not the job, or no interview at all? What's better, a clock which loses five minutes a day or one which never works at all.

This question was put to a computer in the nineteen sixties. The computer chose the broken one because it showed the correct time twice in every twenty four hours.

Today we have a situation where if Neil Armstrong applied for a telephone sales job some callous personnel officer would tell him that a giant step for mankind was very interesting, but frankly not relevant. Geoff Hurst had trouble getting a job a few years back, the fact that he just sort of accidentally scored a hattrick in a world cup final cut no ice at all.

Today's jobseeker has to constantly regenerate, much like Or Who, even he knew what his job title was. I suppose by the time we get good at it we find a job, like University, by the time the lecturers have recovered from our essays, it's time to go. Somehow it reminds me of those high tech bacteria who gobble up oil slicks. When they're no longer needed, they snuff it.

The first hurdle of course it the ad. These days it's jargon all the way to your biro. Who on earth writes that stuff. Does anyone know? it's probably as difficult as finding out who

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decided what day the clocks go back. In cold war Russia there would have been an entire ministry for such a purpose. I suppose there must be little trends in hob ad jargon I wonder what the sociological implications are? In reality of course it would be no more rivetting than reading a history of feasibility studies. Has that been written yet? May I digress? Please do, ed.Now there's a thing. The feasibility study.

They take a year to complete, everything in them is ignored, then they gather dust.

But why is it so important anyway from the obvious economic reasons? Is the victorian work ethic still with us? If it is then that is peculiar because thrift was also a thing then. Today if you exceed an agreed overdraft limit your bank is unlikely to rap you across the knuckles.

More likely they'll phone you offering a larger overdraft. So is it all about self worth then?

Actually the days can't be far off when we'll get junk mail from high street vanks offering us loans to hire virtual working helmets. In our cities red light districts will become green light districts sponsored by the DTI. Neon signs will flash things like 'None-stop graft' and 'Victorian Action Unlimited'.

The most important of course is obsession avoidance. lt matters, but within limits. I just never see any really interesting jobs advertised. When was the last time you saw a job ad for a Pyrotechnician or an Arctic Explorer? But wait - I sense that some magical task awaits me, to enchant and change me forever, lifting my spirit, transcending my very soul but never quite delivering me from the dream. There's the washing up for a kick off. Bye for now ...

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IS an a ' a 1n owe After A Decade At Norwich CiJy__!ry,an Gunn Gives Nick Triggle The Lowdown On What Has KeP.t Him At Carrow Road So Long~ "At the age BR YAN G U NN celeb rated'!-!::te::.:n:.,_yz..:e::.:a:..:r..;:s......::a~s-..::E::.:n!.!:g~li~s!.!.h~d:!.!i.!.v!.:lis:!!io.!!n!.:ls"-,~al!n-'F!...;A'-!....C~u~p_,s~el!ml!i;.!-f~in~a!.!.l...!a:!!D!J.D!!::e;e.a!.:.rNorwich City goalkeeper this week, a period in ance and an illustrious twenty-three after I had ayed a number of which he has seen action in the ups and downs UEFA Cup run to his name, Ji~iiifiP'-,iii:=:iil of City's league and European campaigns as on top of which he has been cs and gathered well as facing adversity in his own private life. the recipient of a record two experience I felt I A man of great integrity Gunn has stuck with the Norwich City Player of the was good City formula, refusing to leave the team he loves, Year Awards. enough to play Hailing from Thurso. one even after being approached by clubs like for a first of the most Northerly parts Tottenham Hotspur.

His loyalty has been vindicated in his Six of Scotland, Bryan Gunn got Scotland caps, third and fourth places in the top into football through his nity arose dad, who coached his local w h e n school side.

Norwich City By 16 he had already goalkeeper Chris been signed up by Aberdeen Woods moved under the watchful eye of north to Glasgow manager Alex Ferguson and Rangers, and he mentor Jim Leighton.

"Alex and Jim made me flew south to join the Canaries and so the realise just what standards I long and distinguished had to reach in this game." association began. he said.

81yan qunn: A Real Gent Now ten years on But ever looking to the top Gunn took the first opportunity to move into Bryan Gunn can look back with great satisfaction on what he has achieved. the English First Division.

Smells Like Team Spint During Norwich City's hey-clay of the early nineties he was the cornerstone of the team which ran Manchester United so close for the inaugural Premier Leag ue Championship, staying top of the table until April.

And then the following year he took part in now legendary UEFA Cup run, "There were some tremendous memories," he said "Munich was the highlight because we went there and won in the Olympic stadium, that stands out in Norwich's history as the greatest ever."

"But even the matches against Inter Milan, where we got beaten by two last minute goals arc proud moments as we proved so many people wrong with the level of our performances. No-one can take that away from us."· His loyalty. he has made 450 appearances, and consistency has meant that he has been virtually ever-present during the last ten years.

But off pitch he has also shown great courage when in October 1992 he and his wife Susan tragically lost their daughter to leukaem ia.

But not a man to hide his feelings he continued to play for Norwich, only missing one game and raising nearly £500,000 through the Bryan Gunn Leukaemia Appeal.

"The fund hopefully gave us the chance to help other people, with the money working in hospitals and research centres Iike the Francesca Gunn laboratories here

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His substitute on the night Paul Barber, 19, said, "He is a great man, always there to offer words of encouragement and advice if need be. I owe. him a lot."

The admiration is no less from experienced pros either, as striker Kcith Scott added, ·'He is a great guy to have in the team , a marvel lous keeper who bonds us all."

However at the age of 32 Bryan Gunn is still determined to carry on at the top.

"I am enjoying my football, and while I try to help reserve keepers Andrew Marshal! and Paul Barber as much as I can, I aim to remain first choice for as long as possible.''

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THE UPHILL battle against timetable clashes proved too much for UEA Ladies Football team on Wednesday, October 30 when they went down 2-5 to Cambridge, writes Sarah Dann.

UEA we(e at an instant disadvantage, having to drastically alter the team line up because a number of team members have important lectures on a Wednesday afternoon. Team captain Suzy Mayer complained, "We had four players today who had lectures until 2 pm.

In away matches it's impossible as we miss five of our starting eleven."

These changes included a back four reshuffle, with Mayer playing in central defence for the frrst time.

However despite this, UEA put up a brave fight against a mighty Cambridge team who dominated for much of the match.

The first half belonged to the visitor , scoring two early goal through their star performer Lucy MacDonald, who was only denied a hat-trick in the first 15 minutes by UEA's goalkeeper Vicky Banford who saved the point blank shot.

Shortly before half time MacDonald did get her third goal, after a midfield blunder let Cambridge take the half time score to 0-5 with the addition of two other goals earlier in the half.

But the second half brought new fortune for UEA, straight away a good pass from defender Mayer led to a break from striker Lisa

O'Neill, who slotted home at the far post.

UEAdominated the second 45 minutes but saw a couple of good chances drift inches past the woodwork, before O ' Neill got ·the brace from some good build up play in midfield.

The home team continues to vainly press forward, attempting several long range shots, which were all off target.

But despite their sustained pressure UEA were unable to score the vital goals and at the end of the match bad to twice scramble the ball clear as Cambridge regained their early form.

Mayer was well pleased with the teams game, even after the necessary changes, "I think we played really well in the second half, but unfortunately the experiment with the back four made it difficult for us."

Putting their worst foot forward UEA Football I and 11 have not got off to the greatest start this season, and defeats by Cbristcburcb College and arch rivals Essex last week did not helped their cause in the bunt for BUSA success, write Peter Russsell and Nick Triggle.

Searching for a win UEA I had to put in a good performance against the Christchurch college but plagued with injury problems the team found it an uphill struggle.

UEA are a side that as a rule have trouble making play until the first score, so after Rossiter scored it looked like UEA could take an easy win until Canterbury equalised just before half time.

Stuart Jenkinson keeps the ball rolling.

Disaster finally struck 'in the second half, when against the run of play Canterbury managed to get two goals in close succession, play which UEA could not match even with a goal from Bennett in the closing stages.

Final score 3·2, the third successive defeat for UEA, in which they have only managed two goals.

Things were no better for UEA n who faced a traditionally difficult Essex side, having lost the last three of these East Anglian Derbies.

UEA rattled by the attacking Essex side took the first goal through Danny Bames in the 28th minute.

Essex upped their game and went in search of an equaliser, UEA resisted until a minute before half time, when Essex volleyed a high ball into the net, to leave it 1-1 at the whistle.

Essex took control in the second half though, keeping the play solidly in UEA's half and scrambling a 70th minute goal from a throw in.

Dissapointed Captain Sam Taylor was shocked by the result: . "I'm gutted," he said, "I think the BUSA cup is out of reach this year, but we still have the plate {the second string knockout cup) to play for."

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UEA I NETBALL team were boosted by news this week that two of the teams newest players will go to the Southern Counties trials at Brunei University this month, writes Scott Tompsett Sarab Harrison and Kate Barlow, go into the trials in good form after having helped UEA to clinch their latest 60-35 victory over Nene College.

After narrowly losing to early pace setters the match dropped, allowing the Nene team to Cambridge the previous week UEA knew they had recover slightly and put UEA's defence of Nicky winning potential and were soon destroying the Price and Sarah Gabgan under more pressure. weaker team from Northampton.

But even in tbis slack period UEA still managed Taking control in the opening quarter the to hold their own, notching up 20 goals in the last midfield creativity of Jo Hayward and Julia Gill half hour.

After this win UEA I moved up to second place supplied the ammunition for the strike force of in their BUSA league, behind Cambridge.

Sarah Harrison to finish with deadly accuracy.

By half time tlJe already flagging Nene defence "The campaign is going from strength to had been held to seige , with 40 goals having strength" said Nicky Price, "We've now come back to our normal form, after losing to passed through the net, against their 15.

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First Class Service: Matthias Ziercke dishes out some punisment

UEA TENNIS served up a string of successes on Wednesday, when both men's and women's teams dealt Essex two crushing 6-0 defeats, writes Scott Tompsett.

After taking their previous week's match against Canterbury 5-l, the team proc6eded to make the home match a show of strength in depth; the men 's team won without losing a single set in what turned into a six game rout.

After bombarding their weaker opponents with .strength "arrogant". superior serving, the UEA teams simply outclassed Women's team captain and coach Emma Brown the Essex players in every aspect of the game, was really pleased with the way the team has played guiding the ball with pin-point accuracy through their this year. weaker defences.

"We have shown some good form so far this "It was like a training match" said team captain season and it's nearly the knockout stage already." he said.

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Men's team member Yuval Zarai was ecstatic, It was a similar story for the women's team who made it an equally simple victory over their less confirming the teams strength, "We have seven really good players this year who all turn out for every potent and skilful Essex ladies opposition.

The six matches, consisting of four singles games match."

This latest success has taken both UEA teams to and two doubles are all played for the best of three sets, for both men and women. the top of their BUSA league groups.

And the biggest challenge from Essex came only With just one more game to play before the with the Essex counterpart of Youval Zarai winning competition goes into its knockout stage, against all four games in one set. the universities south of The Wash.

With continued efforts like this UEA could easily Essex were the first to admit that they had been find themselves being elevated to the upper echelons outclassed by their UEA opposition, "UEA have much better facilities and the players of the BUSA divisions, which have been split up this are just much better than us," commented their team year, to create a new national tennis super-league, captain, later adding that he found the UEA show of

Riding On The Crest Of A Wave THE BOAT Club began the new season in style by winning their first race, the Norfolk and Suffolk small boats head, on Saturday October 26, writes James Bracey .

The UEA Senior IV crew were determined to make a good start to the season in this three mile race, as they were up against last year's winners, Norwich Rowing Club.

From the start UEA took the initiative cox Jarnes Bracey are hoping to keep up and powered away from NRC, even this excellent standard of performance all against a strong head wind. season as they are almost certain to Coming into Oulton Broad UEA compete in the prestigous Henley Royal opened up their lead even further as they Regatta next summer. pulled away from the rest of the field to "The team this year is much better than come home clear winners in just 19 last year," said team captain Nick minutes 45 seconds, a remarkable 43 Armitage, "We have a lot of new talent seconds ahead of the rest of the field. this year, getting to Henley this year This impressive victory makes them the should be no problem." fastest crew in Norfolk and Suffolk.

Having benefitted frQID an influx of Good form which bodes well for a over 80 new members this season it has forthcoming competition in London, even been difficult for the club to get along the classic Oxford and Cambridge everyone waterbome. course on the Thames tideway, at Putney.

"This year we have had so many new The crew of Richard Kelsey, Nick members there is not enough equipment to Armitage, Oliver Ryder, Jarnes Orme and go round at the moment," he added.

No Damp Squib: The UEA team dig in to take top honours