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But Mr McKay also revealed that Ritzy

PLANS ANNOUNCED last week to completely overhaul will undergo its own £500,000 refit and Norwich's nightlife will bring more clubs to the City and a the club will be renamed 'The Zone'. revamp for student haunt, Ritzy.

'The whole decor is being remodelled Club capacity is set for an increase of almost I ,000 in the period leading up to Christmas, and will rise by a further 3,000 before the end of 1998.

Luminar Leisure, who already run the nightspot Peppennint Park last year, with Chicago Rock Cafe in Norwich, have the intention of carrying out a refit. applied for planning pennission on the However, they had to scrap their plans when building work unexpectedly site of the Wallace King furniture store revealed parts of the original structure, in Prince of Wales Road. which were made the subject of a Overhaul preservation order.

The new Zoots night-club could Lurninar hope to carry out a £1 million overhaul on the site, turning it into a 750 provide serious competition for Rank capacity club named Zoots.

Leisure, who run Ritzy in Tombland.

Since Peppermint Park closed last No-one from the company was available for comment last week, but one summer, the Ritzy 'I st Degree' Monday night student event has bad no largeof Luminar' s directors, Steve Dennis, scale competitor. recently told the Evening News: "We are talking about bringing But Ritzy' s manager, Peter McKay, something which is exciting, new and remains unconcerned by the threat.

"We have absolutely no objection to different to the City.

"We understand Norwich and we any kind of competition," he said. understand the people of Norwich and "Night-clubs are not just about we have seen the need and demand for a premises, they are about the way they are operated. We are confident of our night-club." skills." and Luminar

to bring it into line with today's market", he said.

'There will be more 'comfort zones' and more fixed seating, and we are also increasing our total capacity from 1,000 to 1,200."

Rank Leisure are also heavily involved in the new Riverside Leisure Park project to be built between the railway station and Carrow Road football stadium.

Live music The company plans to spend £8 mimon building a I ,000 capacity live music and comedy club venue called 'Jumpin' Jaks', together with an as yet un-named 2,000 capacity night-club.

Both venues should be open by the end of 1998 and Mr McKay is hoping to attract visitors from far and wide.

"I am sure that Rank Leisure's involvement in the Riverside project will make Norwich a regional centre for nightlife," be said.

CONCRETE gives an exclusive behind the scenes look at preparations for UEA's Summer Fashion Show, due to take place next Wednesday and Thursday.

Tickets for the show can be bought from the Union Finance Office and the charity set to benefit from the event is the British Heart Foundation. eo-organiser, Andy Watson said that

he hoped the show would make a major Impact on UEA. "We will have a really good Fashion Show that people will talk about for the rest of the year," he said "Tickets are selling quite well at the moment. Many students have got exams and therefore are thinking of other things than the Fashion Show, but hopefully we will be able to get the audience In."

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Laid back students Recent research has revealed that students are becoming more and mor_e laid back about jobs. The research, which formed part of the annual graduate careers survey, revea led an increase in highly paid graduate jobs. However, just a quarter of the student population expected to take up a graduate job when leaving university, while less than half began to apply for jobs whilst still studying.

New Labour, Old Clock!

Big Ben, London's famous timepiece, has stopped twice in the past month causing concern to engineers and MPs alike.

A decision has now been taken to pause the world famous clock for a day so that experts can try to find the cause of the problem.

UEA in the top third UEA has been rated the joint 26th best university in the country following an assessment exercise by The Times.

League tables published earlier this month revealed UEA and Surrey as sharing the prestigious position . Universities were j udged on several factors , including research , library spending , and accommodation. But top of the table was Cambridge who scored a massive 949 points out of the possible 1000.

Wannabe Spice Girls Following on from the Spice Girls success, the Creative Manager of Sony ATV Music Publishing, Miller Williams, has announced the imminent launch of a female quartet to rival them.

Preeya, Prudence, Dawn and Lucy will star in the as yet unnamed girl band, chosen from 3,000 hopefuls aged 16 to 21 at auditions.

We'll have to wait and see if this is what we really, really want...

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Concrete, Wednesday, May 28, 1997

I Union assistant Ents Manager warns students of the risks of buyng forged tickets Profit-seeking fraudsters who have been forging LCR tickets were issued with a warning today by Union bosses, writes Jane Kirby.

The last LCR o f the se mester has sold out already and E nt e rtainm e nt ~ Ma nagers a rc co ncerned that there could be an innu x of fake ti c ke ts in the nex t fe w wee ks.

The proble m centres around 'o ldw he n the ne w batc h appeared o n the scene. s ty le' LC R tic kets whi ch can be eas ily " Last year it was reall y easy to fo rge fo rged with the use o f a co lo ur laser printer and software package. tickets and I sold the m fo r ha lf pri ce," Assi stant Entertainm e nt s Manager. he sa id. " lt w as good wa y o f mak ing Ga vin Hud son sa id that the money money durin g term -time. making seam reac hed a hi gh po int last " But thi s yea r th e · va lid ' s ta m p se meste r. ma kes th e m virtu a ll y imposs ib le to copy ."

Fraudsters Mr Hudson added that Uni on staff " W e caug ht o nto thi s a ft e r a few and sec urity had a kee n eye fo r fa kes. wee ks whic h was w hy we swapped " Anybod y th at brin gs a fo rged ti cket ove r to usin g differe nt tickets." he said . to the doo r is ins ta ntl y re fu sed access."

Ho wever. due to the Unio n's po li cy he said . o f ho no urin g pas t LC R tic ke ts for the "Th e pro bl e m w ill be fo r th e e ntire yea r. fra ud sters have been ind ividua l c usto mer wh o buys fo rged duplicating the m and se lling the m for a ti cke ts ... pro fit.

Forgeries The Uni o n cha nged the des ig n o f the Mr Hudson al so po int ed o ut tha t the ti c ke ts las t Nove mbe r a nd ne w a nti fraud measures inc lude wate rm arked Uni o n had not suffe red a cash loss as a paper, fo il strip a nd a n Ultra Vi o le t result o f the fo rge ri es. ' The fin anc ia l side does no t concern stamp. us," he sa id.

On the wh o le they see m to have been " The LC R is not huge profi t-making a s uccess. with o ne stude nt admitting eve nt. We are offerin g a service to that he sto pped forg in g LC R ti cket s

Fans of top tv soap, Coronation Street, have been left reeling this week, as news of more exits was announced.

Firstly Thelma Barlow, aka Mavis, announced that she would be leaving the popular programme, following on from dozy Derek's untimely death while wandering down a country lane.

And now it has been announed that another three cast members are on their way out as characters Andy McDonald, Maureen Holdsworth and Bill Webster face the chop as producers try to relaunch the Street, which continues to fall behind EastEnders.

Di backs mine ban Following on from Diana, Princess of Wales, trip to see landmine v ictims in Angola, the new Labour government has pledged to halt Britain's involvement in their producti on and sale.

The Queen of hearts was said to be pleased with the move, which follows on from a long runn ing campaign by groups such as Oxfam, to get a world-wide landmine ban.

Tunnel of eco love Environmental protesters continued to dig for victory in the battle to stop the proposed site of the second runway at Manchester Airport.

As Terry Waite this week threw his weight behind the protesters, bailiffs moved in to start the evictions and clear out the eco warriors who have locked themselves into their tunnel complex.

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s tude nt s w here people ca n have a goo d tim e a t a reasonabl e price. " Wh at we arc co nce rned abo ut is th a t peop le arc de li bera te ly d eceiv in g student s.

Illegal "An ything forged is quit e ill eg a l a nd c lea rl y imm ora l. " He urged stude nt s not to buy tickets fo r the last LC R - wh ich has a capac it y of

14 70 - unl ess they have bee n purc hased fro m Un io n Ho use.

Physical limit "T he buildin g has a ph ys ica l limit a nd people like lire c hi e fs and li cens ing o ffic e rs arc no t int e res ted in any bo dy brea kin g th e lim its." he sa id . " We arc so rry but there is no mo re room and i f so m e bo d y o ffers yo u a ticke t, do n't buy it !"

'They're just playing games' UNION BAR staff have been angered by a series of controversial decisions made by senior management during the last month, writes Simon Mann.

The first dispute involved 'team drinks ' , where each member of staff gets a free drink after particularly busy shifts.

Following an investigation involving senior management and Sabbaticals earlier in the year. a decision was taken in April to suspend team drinks pending a review. Union Finance Officer.

Gi nge Kaye explai ned, "1l1e suspension of team drinks was agreed in consultation with the responsible manager, and things were changed becau e there were indications that there were problems".

However, team drinks were re-instated last Friday. followin g a meeting between the Uni on's General Manager and one of the Assistant Bar Managers.

Asked if it was true that the ori ginal decision was reversed because the Union's senior management had not understood how the team drinks system worked, Ginge replied . "1l1at's correct, but we had been given information that it was difficult to control. and since team drinks were withdrawn we' ve had the in formati on that it wasn't diffic ult to control, so we got two pictures.

"We arc going back to team drinks on busy ni ghts. espec iall y Tuesdays. Thursday. and Saturdays. but we' re havi ng more control." he said.

The second dispute involved bar staff being told by managers that they would no longer get ten-minute breaks on four-hour shifts. be.:ausc of a change in employment legislation. Ask.cd ·about this. Ginge o,aid. "This was a complete misunderstanding.

Staff \\ere told that there is no longer any kgal reqUirement for us as employers to allow a break and that message was then taken back mto the bars area as ') ou' re not gettmg ) our breaks an) mon:'. But there was never any intention to withdraw people's breaks".

But a student member of bar staff who spoke to Concrete disagreed. "We were definitely told that there would be no more breaks becam.c of new legislation. Later, a letter came round saying break~ were being 'reinstated·. so I don't know what happened. Everyone is just fed up with it all." he said.

Said another. "We feel the Sabbaticals and Managers arc just playing games with each other and we're caught in the middl e.

Morale was low before this tean1 drinks busi ness. but it's even lower now. I' ve been here two years and I've never known thir gs to be as bad as thi s".

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The price is right THE UNION has announced that it does not Intend to raise bar prices for the next academic year.

The move comes despite that student fears drunkenness Is on the Increase due to the cheap prices of beer and spirits.

Union Finance Officer, Glnge Kaye believes that there Is a case for raising beer prices In an attempt to cut down on Incidents of recklessness.

"I would agree with putting the .prices up In the Interest of student welfare," he said, ''the beer is a little bit on the cheap side."

But he added, "I am not sure that putting the prices up will stop students drinking so much."

Glnge maintained that the final decision over price Increases rests with next year's Sabbatical team, but as yet there are no plans to scrap the famous £1 a pint.

"There would be no point In the current Sabbaticals putting up the prices only to have next year's team debate as to whether we should have done so," he said.

"Tttat would be a waste of the Union's time and money."

By MATTHEW RAY and EMMA NEWBERY

TEENAGERS ROBBED a first-year In broad daylight following rehearsals at the UEA Drama Studio.

The theft, which occurred earlier this month, was discovered as first-year Rufus James was leaving the building to join friends in the Union Bar. Her wallet and a set of keys enquiries in the area and used the down appreciably over the last belonging to a friend were stolen witnesses to good effect. ten years," he said, "in the last "They detained two people, in the incident. two years it has been at its lowest level ever recorded.

UEA security was one of whom turned thoroughly immediately called to the scene nasty but security still managed "We strive for the ultimate goal of zero crime." to hold him for the police." and two 15 year-old boys were caught and held until police The case of the two youths arrived. will now be referred to the "I felt really sorry for the kids, However, Mr Morson Juvenile Bureau who will decide as they were in tears, but then admitted that the incident was not whether charges should be an isolated occurrence and three they started shouting. They had brought. suspects had been chased from However, University Police no right to abuse us,"said Rufus. the drama studio in April.

Liaison Officer, Sandra One of the youths who was Wilkinson admitted that the However she praised the detained in that incident was also youths could be let off. efficiency of UEA 's security arrested after the latest crime. team saying, "The porters did a Nevertheless, Mr Morson was top job." keen to point out that such "If they do not have any Security Supremo, Morris previous cautions or convictions incidents are not regular Morson added, "Security occurrencesatUEA. then the chances are that they attended quite promptly, made will just be cautioned," she said.

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And she added, "I think that you have got one of the safest campuses in the country."

However Mr Morson refuses to be complacent and admits that the campus is an easy target for thieves as it remains an open-access area.

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OPEN·SHUT CASE

OP-en University A vital mistake A BLACKMAILER, who was recently charged at Norwich Crown Court, made the vital mistake of demanding that ransom money be paid into his own bank account.

The local man threatened to contaminate supermarket products at Sainsbury's.

He wore gloves and moistened the envelope with water so that his salivia and fingerprints could not be traced.

But when he demanded £30,000 in ransom money to be paid into his own account, the " double bluff", which he thought would fool police, only led them straight to his door.

Price promise NORWICH and Kings Lynn branches of Laura Ashley have been fined a whopping £3500 for misleading customers in their summer sales. The 'mistakes', which have been put down to human error, were made when items were wrongly marked as half price and the pre-sale prices were increased to make the discount seem bigger.

Encore?!

THE FUTURE of Norwich Playhouse is becoming increasingly uncertain due to a financial crisis waiting in the wings.

Various groups are currently meeting to discuss the future of the doomed Playhouse, and if the current talks fail then last Saturday's performance of Think No Evil Of Us will have been its final show.

However, the bar, bookshop and gallery area will remain open, and Playhouse spokesperson Enid Stephenson remains optimistic, saying, " While there's life there's hope."

The Open University is set to scrap UEA from its list of summer schools after deciding that it needs a larger site.

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The news has come as a major blow to Universit) chic!\. 11 ho wi 11 lose cash generated h) business from The Open Univcrsit).

The Union har., 11 ill al-,o be hit a' the annual 2.000 vi.,itlllg student\ and \lal'f drops awa) after this year.

Open University .,pokcsper.,on.

Annclle Mathias said that it was with "great regret" that the decision had been made.

Excellents relations "Over the last 26 years the Open University and UEA have enjoyed excellent relations." she said. adding that the shock decision is based on and organisational fina nci al concerns and a move "to improve efficiency".

The Open Uni1ersity holds its annual summer school at 21 university sites around the country but has decided that UEA is too sma ll to cater for its need'> .

"We arc going to be using locations that can accommodate up to I0.000 students at one time." '>aid Mrs Mathias.

Larger sites "We need to have fewer hut larger sites and there is a need for

more accommodation and teaching space."

She added that the number of student!. studying at the Open University has dropped by over 6.000 to just -+0.000 in recent years.

In addition. fewer students are now required to take a foundation course before pursuing a full-time degree.

Poor facilities However. high accommodation costs. beer prices. and poor facilities have been cited as reasons for The Open University pulling out of UEA. Mrs Mathias denied that there had been comp laints from students. saying. "There has never been any question of dissatisfaction with the

facili ti es provided."

UEA Director of Communications. Alan Precce also dismissed allegations of poor service.

"We cenainly have no e1 idence of this and I think it is extremely unlikely.'' he 'aid.

"Many other conference organiser; return year upon year and the growth in our conference bw,iness is largely due to the fact that our facilities and services are beller than other conference venue;.

Union Finance Officer. Ginge Kaye added that bar prices needed to be pumped up during the summer.

"The increase contrihutes toward'> the gross product for the year and enable us to keep the prices down for

UEA students."' he said.

And he added. "The har price; that conference people pay are still cheaper than local pub prices ...

However. Mr Preece admillcd that UEA will be financial!) damaged by the decision.

"Obviously this is a blow ... he >a id. "The Open Univer,it) bring; a great deal of business to UEA and any reduction in income " unwelcome."

New business But he added, " We are confide nt that we will allract new business. ··UEA ·~ sen ices are in increasing demand and we have a number of opportunities to explore and develop. including o>crsea' programmes.

Global glory THE REPLICA of Shakespeare's Globe has been unveiled on London's South bank, mimicking as far as possible the original playhouse. it Is due to be completed by September 21 and has been built using timber and thatch from here in Norfolk.

Makers of the theatre are now hoping to obtain lottery cash to finish the project.

Gnomes away A Natwest survey revealed that pink houses were top on the list of house hunters pet hates.

These national figures uncovered regional differences, with East Anglians objecting most strongly to garden gnomes, and the Welsh were more concerned by mirrors on bedroom ceilings.

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Dereham School have come up with an idea to rid their playground of loneliness, by providing a Friendship Bench for children to sit on when they're feeling left out.

The bench has been highly praised by staff and children alike, and the school are planning on planting a floweri,ng arch around it.

Anyone for coffee PHD STUDENT Bruce Rhodes is appealing for students to assist him with his project.

He needs people to participate in an economics experiment which will look at the ways in which people swap goods.

No student will walk away empty handed, as Bruce is offering them coffee, chocolates and even cash.

The experiment looks at the ways in which people swap goods, and will involve bidding against other participants for different items.

The sessions will last an hour and a half, beginning at 11 am, and take place every day from Tuesday June 3 to Friday June 6.

Either turn up on the day, or go and sign up beforehand in room 3.07 to be sure of getting a place.

By KATIE NICHOLL, Assistant News Editor

Norwich's top of the league gay club night is to wind down over the summer to return with a revamped image in the autumn.

'First Out' has been running at The Waterfront for the last two years, providing a monthly s lo t for the City's Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual community.

However. promoter of the cl ub. there is a gap in the market for gay theme nights.

John Cargill, has decided that it is 70o/r of the turnout at the dub is time for a change of scene. gay and recently a younger crowd "The club has heen go ing for has allracted more stud ents, two years and I think it is time for a break," he said. however Mr Cargi ll is confiden t Commenting on 'Fir 1 Out's that the njght can be enjoyed by everyone. storming success he added, " I think it broke the mould of what was ''There is a good mix of guys and women and you get a lot of straight happening before. and since I staned the club a number of other people that come along because they feel its a ha'>Sie free promoters have recognised the env ironment." he said. potential.

Mr Cargill now plans to carry "When I staned 'First Out'. I out market research amongst wanted to inject some energy and enthusiasm and create a club where clubbers and is hopeful that the gays in particular would feel new dub night can move to the week-end. comfortable."

Mr Cargill is optimistic about He is also keen to extend the the future and plans to ddight number of theme nights. cluhhcrs with more bands and "When Norwich is ready for outside entenainment. underwear parties then I' 11 be "I hope that 'First Out' will lead promoting those."' he said. " I want to make sure gay clubs on to several different ideas and a host of things happening in the are still at the forefront of what is community ... he said, adding that happening in Norwich."

POP SENSATION Robbie Williams plans to take UEA by storm as he kicks off on the first leg of his solo tour, writes Amy Pierce.

The star, who moved on from Take That two years ago before the band split. will perfom1 his first live solo performance in th e LCR on October I. He has released two singles to "been ou tstandingly successful in date. Freedom and Old Before I Die, sales tern1s. both of which peaked at number two "We have sold out more show' in the chan s. than ever before. about 25 in total. 11 Over 1400 tickets priced £ 11 are has been an exceptional year. .. ava il able for the concen. and more than half have been sold already.

Union Entenainmen ts Manager.

Mr Rayns was reluctant to revel Nick Rayns is ecstatic that the Union other big names that arc planned to hit UEA next semester. but >aid that has managed to draw in such a bigthere were "another dozen bands" to name pop hero. be confirmed.

He added that he hoped the Union could duplicate the success of "I am very pleased that he is coming here,'· he said, adding. "Our year. entertainments programme has "Each time you set yourself always tried to be as diverse as standard like that it is always m more difficult to beat it. possible so that it will appeal to all hopefully we will do as well tastes."

Mr Rayns said that the year had year

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Union sharpens up

its act THE UNION has announced plans to become a 'top flight' organisation, writes Slmon Mann.

In a letter recently sent to all staff, officers and representatives, the Union has stated that it hopes to sign up to the prestigious 'Investors in People' (liP) programme run by the Department of Trade and Industry.

Organisations which sign up for the scheme have to undertake a two or three year programme.

This involves Implementing training and staff development policies, designed to raise standards to national criteria.

A questionnaire sent with the circular letter asks everyone to say what they think of the Union, Its management and their training opportunities.

This will be analysed by external consultants, who will provide Sabbaticals and Managers with a report outlining the Union 's strengths and weaknesses.

The Union's General Manager, Mike Hogg, said: "We recognise that In many areas morale in the Union Is low and we hope the questionnaire will Identify the areas where staff feel there needs to be change."

The decision to sign up for liP should be taken early in the summer.

By JANE KIRBY, News Editor

PLANS for the proposed hospital at Colney Lane could be under threat, following a period of heightened controversy over the issue.

Building work on the 63 acre greenfield site just outside UEA i due to start later this year and the hospital will boast a children's play area, a wooded park and a helipad for medical emergencies.

There are also plans for a environmental problem." multi-million pound retail park Mrs Carlo added that a move and link road from the A47/Ail to Colney would have "a grave impact on the economy in roundabout to the hospital.

However Norwich residents Norwich and cause a substantial have expressed outrage at the reduction in spending power."

The £193 million project is plans and are demanding that a new ho pital be built in the City. the brainchild of the Norfolk and Spokesperson for the 'Keep Norwich Health Care Trust, who our Hospital in Norwich will lease the hospital for a Campaign', Denise Carlo, period of 60 years from private believes that existing hospital builders Octagon Healthcare. locations should be redeveloped Protests to aid ease of access.

Health Care Trust Project Problem Director, Robert Smith believes "The Colney site is very that construction fmns will be difficult to reach, especially if given the all-clear despite people do not have a car," she protests from City dwellers.

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'The consequences of going to Colney are so horrendous that we feel that it should be stopped even at this stage," she said.

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Concrete, Wednesday, May 28, 1997

r • On the eve of her departure, Dame Elizabeth Esteve·Coll talks exclusively to Concrete about her life, museums and how to bring UEA into the year 2000 UEA's Vice Chancellor, Dame Elizabeth EsteveColl, 58, has only been here for two years, but during that time she has become the driving force behind the University.

The Vice Chancellor is obviously highly respected, and the manner in which she handled her responses to Concrete's interview betrayed a powerful woman of immense personal strength.

Just last December, Dame Elizabeth announced that she was suffering from multiple sclerosis and would have to step down from the prestigious position, which she has held since 1995.

Her time here at UEA has been a mix of trouble and success. On her arrival the University clashed with the Students Union over the amount of cash that was being spent

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"I think my family were slightly taken aback when I suddenly decided to tltrow it [university life) up, get married and go to sea!" she says.

Dame Elizabeth spent almost ten years of her married life aboard various ships, the only woman amongst a crew of 37 men.

In an interview on Radio 4's Desert Island Discs back in 1992, she described her husband as " hort, dark, with receding hair and amazingly warm brown eyes."

But her years away from dry land obviously taught her to be content with her own company.

"When I was at sea I spent a lot of time lying OD the deck looking up at the stars being at one with the universe," she says.

"Emotionally I am relatively self-contained."

But I eventually, the future Dame returned to land and reality where she took a degree and became a university librarian.

Gradually she worked her way up the scale and joined the Victoria and Albert Museum in London in the mid 80s, becoming its acclaimed and highly influential director in I 988.

During her ten year stay at the museum, Dame Elizabeth's management came under fierce attack from her predece ors, who criticised her radical advertising campaigns; the most famous of

last December, Dame Elizabeth announced that she was SUffering from I t . pie mU sclerosis

rede~oratin_g her offictal restdence, Wood Hall, j ust outside Norwich.

The allegations were picked up by the local and national press, including the Daily Express and the Times, and were intensified by the furore surrounding the rent strike and arguments over student hardship ..

But her time at UEA is just part of a very colourful past.

At the age of 19 she dropped her university education and ran off with a Spanish naval officer 30 years her senior.

which described the museum as, "An ace cafe with a nice museum attached".

One former director also accused her of being "a vulgar populist" as her innovative ideas began to make waves.

Nevertheless, she continued unperturbed, adamant that the museum hould be accessible to everyone. All • said and done, ID h~r cru:eer at the Vtctona and AJbert Museum can be ~escribed as nothing short of a storming, if slightly controversial, success.

Following her uncertain beginnings at UEA, she has built up an impressive record of achievements. On being appointed she said that her primary focus would be getting to know the ropes.

"I needed to find out what the trengths of the University were. I visited schools and went and sat in coffee bars in order to learn the academic and social path of the University."

Since then, the Vice Chancellor's work has fallen into a steady pattern. A typical day entails an early start, which means being on campus by about 8. 15am. Prior to the ftrst meeting of the day, she glances at the papers and has a briefmg session with her PA to discuss the agenda. Her day often consists of a lunchtime appointment out in the local area, which Dame Eltzabeth believes is essential to

keep in touch with the City.

'The partnership between the City and UEA is .centrally fixed and centrally focused," she say . " It is very important to lock the University into the region ."

As well as forging links with the City, Dame Elizabeth maintains that communication within the University is • essential.

"I think it is absolutely vital that UEA keeps in touch with its students. You all talk to me. You are not backwards in stating your views about things and I find this refreshing.

"I try to act on what you tell me, I can't always deliver, but I usually try and I always listen."

However, Dame Elizabeth came under ftre recently from s~dents and s~aff alike over the tssue oft top up fees.

Throughout th_e dtspute, the Vtce Chancellor maintained that the University should reserve the right to introduce top up fees for new students. As a result, the future of top up fees remains undecided and any further decisions will be in the hands of the next Vice Chancellor and the Labour Government.

Dame Elizabeth herself believe that UEA will be able to pull it elf out of its present financial strife.

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"Our difficulties are no different and no worse than any other University's," she says, "In higher education we are all suffering from diminishing resources.

"We have a new government with limited resources and they are making choices to put what resources they do have into primary education, and that is right!

"It does mean that in higher education we are going to have to think very carefully about how we survive, and that means being more effective in the way we do thing • in procedural matters and saving money. But it is equally about income generation."

When questioned about the much criticised closure of the undergraduate Physics programme, the Vice Chancellor comments: "We have stopped undergraduate admissions because the I 100 numbers are not coming through ."

However, he is adamant that this does not reflect a weak school of study.

"We have a very strong Physics school with a grade 4 in the Research Assessment Exercise. What we are doing i building on our strengths and saying okay, we have got an out tanding research record, let u turn this into a world centre for research."

She believe that the hlghlight of her time at UEA has been the opening of the School of Health in January of this year: "It is unique. 1t is based on a multi-

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disciplinary approach to training and is hugely successful."

Dame Elizabeth also feels that improved links with the Research Park have provided an investment for the future, and that UEA will go from strength to strength.

"My ambition would be to get UEA into the university top ten, that is our vision. Our target for the twenty-first century is that we will be excellent in re earch, excellent in teaching, and offer support in a warm and friendly environment. I think it is very important that we do not lo e that en e of being a real community on a very attractive campus."

One area in which the Vice Chancellor reveals particular optimism is graduate employment.

'The world of work is now about transferable kills and I think the job market is changing.

At UEA we try to give students a sense of flexibility and self confidence o that people are good at presentations, team work, and communication skills."

Dame Elizabeth has just returned from a trip to the far East with UEA's Chancellor, Sir Geoffrey Alien, where she visited Taiwan, Korea, and Japan.

The Vice Chancellor sums up her trip as an example of UEA's 'vision' .

"It was about raising our profile at the most simple level," she says. "It was about building on contacts and making alliances for future development."

In spite of her obviou successes, Dame Elizabeth is reluctant to be drawn to a final analysis, saying, ''It is very difficult to assess one's own achievements."

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Elvis Presley - a redneck from a little town in the South, a survivor of two twins, an aii-American country boy, a 42 year-old divorced father of a nine year-old girl, a man who started life as a bumpkin and ended it, through trials and tribulations and acute embarrassments, as a king was dead.

Elvis Aron Presley was born in January 1935 in a shack by a dirt track, just outside Tupelo, Mississippi. His still-born twin brother J~ssie was buried in a unmarked grave and his mother Gladys believed her orly son had been given the talent of two boys.

Gladys refused to buy her precious son a bicycle, fearing he would fall apd hurt himself so instead she bought him a shiny new guitar from the focal food store. Elvis learned to play it, and at

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A string of good films followed, then the army, a chance meeting with a girl named Priscilla, some terrible films, a marriage, a divorce, Las Vegas, weighing scales and a toilet seat heart attack.

Sometime amongst all this, he was christened "The King", almost married Natafie Wood, dated a young Ann Margaret, had more hits on both sides of the pond than anyone else, gobbled masses of barbiturates, and caused everyone in the world to either emulate him, worship him or revile him.

Elvis brought the world a unique brand of music.

Due to a combination of talent, timing and shrewd manipulation (courtesy of manager 'Colonel' Tom Parker, who continued to cash in on Presley after his death until the courts stopped him), he was perfect in every way. He peddled a form of rock'n'roll that was more sexy and raw than any white man before or after him.

There were challengers to the King's throne. His most famous 50s contemporary, piano-pumping, Louisiana-born Jerry Lee Lewis attempted to usurp Elvis' rock'n'roll title, but it proved unsuccessful.

the tender age of 12, managed to nab second

According to Elvis, Jerry Lee had "a great future

place in a local talent contest singing Old Shep, a weepy number about a dog that is allowed to die in dignity. Then, when he was in his teens, the family moved to Memphis, Tennessee.

In his new school, the other kids often made fun of shy, lonely Elvis, taunting him about his long (-ish) hair. Young Presley was not a typical teenhe wore brightly coloured clothes and sat by himself, strumming his guitar; he behaved himself, loved his momma, and never drank beer.

One day in 1954, Elvis entered Sam Phillips' studio to cut a record for his momm;;i. Phillips tried to get the boy to give the rhythm and blues style a chance, but Elvis insisted on country and hillbilly.

Eventually, Phillips allowed Elvis to make a record for his Sun label. That's All Right Mama was played continuously on focal radio, causing callers to jam the 'phone lines and ask who the "coloured guy" singing the track was. Elvis' folks had to drag him out of the local fleapit to do an interview.

Two years later, RCA signed Elvis Presley for £35,000, the highest they had ever paid for a country singer. Soon after, Elvis eo-wrote and sang his way to the billboard number one with Heartbreak Hotel. The circus had begun. Elvis

ahead of him". Lewis managed to destroy that future by marrying his 14 year-old second cousin.

Elvis' top spot remained intact.

Of course, by the '70s, he had become a cliche, just another Elvis impersonator. Unfortunately, this image tends to cast a shadow over the young, slim, dangerously sexy performer that made him famous in the first place. Whatever the end.uring visual image of the man, it's impossible to forget the multitude of classic songs he bequeathed us: from the aggressive cover of Big Mama Thornton's blues classic Hound Dog, to the heart-rending In the Ghetto, via a cavalcade of gems such as Kfng Creole and lt's Now Or Never, although perhaps ignoring There's No Room To Rhumba (In A Sports Car), a song as bad as its title suggests.

Leaving his weight problem and his painkiller apdiction aside for the moment, and acknowledging the harsh blows that life actually dealt the man (his momma died when he was still in the army, critics tore into him, fans deserted him, his wife divorced him and his manager took advantage of him), Elvis Presley changed the • world, giving youth culture a new lease of life. He was not the inventor of rock'n'roll (this claim

undoubtedly belongs. to Chuck Berry and his fellow black R&B musicians) but he brought it to the masses. For this, he will always be remembered fondly.

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Vo1pop: What's been the bigh point of pur par at VIA!

Concrete looks back at the t>est and worst moments in our month by month, blow by blow review of the last thrilling academic year as we saunter down the memory ·lane that is the last nine months...

September Freshers arriving on the concrete campus are greeted by a new "Italian style restaurant" to tickle their taste buds; useful for those who couldn't match mum's cooking themselves.

Meanwhile the Union bans Loaded samplers in their fresher's bags declaring that its laddish nature could upset students, while in a further scandal, Guinness is removed from bar taps in a dispute over prices.

Space release there debut album Spiders and Navigator, UEA's very own phenomenon are tipped for the top.

B·1:0;JWHero of tile monu.: UFA rood boss, knny Grant fur services to campus catering October Some students are forced to camp out in Nelson Court common rooms, while they wait for a room on Campus.

Further accommodation nightmares as bed bugs terrorise Waveney residences and even the flasher doesn't scare them away.

Union Finance Officer Ginge fears that students may be drinking too much as bar takings rise from the previous year.

A bonanza of stars descend on Norwich with Dodgy, Suede, Ocean Colour Scene, Kula Shaker, Space and Skunk Anansie all playing gigs.

f3.ma ;J ill Hero of the mouth: WaveneyThrrace Bed bugs fur getting rooms redecorated November Staff strike over unsatisfactory pay raises while students join in a sympathy 'boycott' of classes, as part of a national day of action, organised by the NUS. The roofs of Norfolk Terrace are declared out bf bounds, as students injure themselves by not noticing the edge!

A night of

Pepsi is banned at an inquorate UGM ever its continued presence in Burma. However, the moral sentiment couldn't be extended to Union bars who have a five year contract with Britvic-Pepsi .

At the 1irst Return to the Source of the year, police detain 53 people on drug related charges, after questioning a total of 200.

Literal)' talents Malcotm Bradbury and Ruth Rendell return to Norwich to plug their new play and book.

The Simpsons are finally granted a long overdue slot on terrestrial TV, startins off on BBC1 then relegated to BBC2. Doh!

3·U%Jl0 Hero of the month: l.ivewire DJ, Dan 'frelfer fur winning top Radio 1 gong

Father Christmas does not.

r3.BB;\ m Hero o1 t11e month: Father Christmas fur all our presents

Dece..ber Christmas - Concrete has a rest, . but

f3•)}ld;\m Hero of tile montll: Malcolm Bradbury fur being named pipe-smoker of the year

January The Physics undergraduate programme faces closure following falling numbers of applicants.

Threats to introduce top-up fees cause anger amongst students, but were eventually kept at bay for another year.

Students express outrage at the Sabbs pay-rise of £2000, which brings their wage to around £10,000 per year.

The VC announces her retirement, having been diagnosed with MS after only a year and a half at UEA. Norwich's very own Beth Orton packs out Live in the Hive in a oneoff freebie performance.

And for our fifth birthday anniversary, Concrete gets relaunched with a

The Union decides to pulp an edition of Concrete. Also, ·union Finance Officer, Ginge Kaye, admits in the local press to smoking cannabis, and is promptly slammed for his ·c omments by the police. February 1997

debauchery as The Rocky Horror Show makes a return to UEA and raises £1600 for RAG.

brand new look.

February The Union decides to pulp an edition of Concrete. Also, Union Finance Officer, Ginge Kaye, admits in the local press to smoking cannabis, and is promptly slammed for his comments by the local police.

Meanwhile, the lack of security at Mary Chapman Court gives cause for concern, after a spree of breakins and thefts.

EUR is accused of grade capping, sparking fears that students could see a return to 1995 when coursework marks were cut by up to nine perc.ent.

UEA announces that the Graduation ceremony will not be held in the cathedral, but in the upmarket, elegant Sports Hall. And the LCR wins the 1997 Live Magazine trophy for best student venue.

The Event meets up with the boys

from Blur at a special press conference exclusive to student media.

The Art world goes Pop, coming to Norwich with a display of the barmiest and best of the genre.

release, the three 'Special editions' include updated effects, and

us for his dream bird-watchn g job.

Concrete launches its biggest issue ever, with 52 pages of news, reviews and a gude to the trials, the tears and the tribulations of house-hunting.

The University announces that it will take £4 million to repair top-spec residences Nelson Court and ·Constable Terrace, even though they were only completed in 1993. April1997.

B·J:(i ;OP Hero of the month: Union Sabb, Ginge Kaye fur services to soft drugs March Beeline are branded 'racist' and 'abusive' ~fter a series of incidents with students, as Union policy fails to be implemented in a chaotic situation.

The police raid the village making two drug-related arrests, charging one student, meanwhile fireman complain about the number of false alarms on campus, an average of two a week.

The Sewell Barn Theatre is gutted in a suspected arson attack, the interior is almost completely destroyed.

The Star Wars phenomenon returns to the big screen to celebrate the 20th anniversary of its

previously unseen footage.

Concrete interviews T im Burton as his new film Mars Attacks is released; it's weird, wacky and not unlike him!

Speaking of wacky, March 14 brings some Comic Relief as red noses and money raising overrun the nation.

3·UkPm Hero of the month: UFA Womens Rugby Tham fur the best BUSA performance April The University announces that it will take £4 million to repair top-spec residences Nelson Court and Constable Terrace, even though they were only completed in 1993.

At the NUS conference Douglas Trainer is re-elected president and the policy on education funding is renewed. T hey also pledge their continued . opposition to topup fees.

Bunnies run for their lives as poachers are allowed a free rein on campus.

UEA funding is cut by 7 per cent, while Sabbatical Officer Nick

tickets sell out in less than a hour, while the Masquerade Ball gives students more of a choice.

Exam fever hits campus, but students favour the sun-drenched square instead of revision.

Clubbers look forward to bigger and better clubs all round, as plans are announced for 3 new nightclubs for Norwich.

jQHero of tile montll: B·lbtd ;'m Hero of the monu.: f3.m;i\Ex-BIO Dean, Ian Gibson Union Sabb, Nick Robinson fur quitting to go bird watching

May Drug problems continue to plague UEA, although a campus doctor assures us that the laughing gas found at Return to the Source is just like "having a few whiskeys."

Students enjoy the sunshine as Labour win by a landslide on May 1. Dean of BIO lan Gibson is elected as MP for Norwich North winning the seat from the Conservatives.

The Law Ball proves its as popular as ever, as

fur becoming an. MP So that was the year that was ....

Concrete would like to wish Hasta La Vista, Baby to everyone, but especially: Graduates looking for jobs or somewhere to hide, Freshers who aren't any more, Sabbaticals with ringpull willies, lnquorate UGMs (only joking) And if you're coming back next year, see y'all then. We'll be waiting for you ...

Armed only with a dlctaphone, a camera, and nerves of steel, Concrete took to the square to find out what students have enjoyed about this year.

Quite a few of them couldn't think of anything.

Others could think of plenty to say but it wasn' t really suitable for printing.

Anyway, we collated the results, and here are five of the top answers...

Usa Eldret (EUR 2) There have been two....

One was getting the National Abortion Campaign measures passed at the EGM, and the other was when the clause about top-up fees was withdrawn from the University prospectus.

Thomas Harberd (EAS I) Tricky gig in the LCR last April was a real highlight

Gwen Trueman (EA$ I) lt would have to be that moment on October 11 , 1996, when John Polston scored the third goal in the East Anglian derby between Norwich and Ipswich at Carrow Road. Truly a beautiful event.

Chrls Denham (EAS I) Breaking up with my exgirlfriend was a bit of a highlight.

Or else... well, there was this time when I wandered down to the lake in December. lt was all frozen and these ducks were all kind of gathering around me and I felt like Jesus with the disciples or something.

PhiI Sheppard (HIS I) The Christmas LCR so far, but rm looking forward to the last one as well.

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t this present time, there seems to be a trend amongst Universities for the utility room in the students Union to be renamed. For instance, the Nelson Mandela room may become the Freddy Mercury room, or the Mahatma Ghandi room may be renamed the Dale Winton room and so forth.

In view of this phenomenon, may I suggest that the Steve Biko room at UEA be renamed the Steve Shaw room . For the uninitiated, Steve Shaw is a Postgraduate SOC stu de nt, Resident Tutor, and a member of staff in the Unino Bar. Steve is one of th e few men who has become a legend in his own lifetime. As a ladies' man in the classic mould, Steve Shaw has captured the hearts of women all over the world. He tells highly improbable stories of his adventures to the extent that grown men have been seen to cry with laughter, and, perhaps most significantly he has the audacity to prepare his evening meal whilst wearing his stripy dressing gown .

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HOT TO TROT The news that Norwich night-club capacity is set to expand by 4,000 by the end of next year, must be good news for students.

Not that they spend all their time out on the razzle. But with academic pressures increasing, top-up fees on the way and graduate jobs still as rare as Tory MPs, students need to escape from time to time.

And with more clubs offering more variety and with more space to fill , prices must be set to come down at the same time as choice and quality go up. Good news for once!

GOOD LUCK DAME LIZZIE She has only been here two years, but all students will want to wish the VC all the best as ill-health forces her to retire early.

was wandering whether any of your readers had noticed the Chanel sunglasses on your head brigade who sit in the Hive 'reading' The Times or the 'daddy reads it so I better had paper', the Daily Telegraph. Not only are those people ignorant of the various injustices perpetuated throughout the world (ie Tibet, Burma, Indonesia, Rhodesia etc.), but they seem intent on affirming their membership to shameful clubs such as UEA's Rugby club and the Self-congratulatory activities of the fashion show. lt was interesting that you highlighted the problem of Cannabis on campus but it's about time University Security Supremo, Morris Morson revealed the problem of Cocaine consumption amongst UEA's richer minority.

Whilst there are students selling their bodies in Norwich to fund their courses, the subject of the sexist and offensive activities of UEA's rugby players remains wholly uninteresting.

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WHAT A BALLS UP Morale in the Union Bars has hit an all-time low, with complaints to Concrete of confusion and poor communication between staff, Managers and Sabbaticals. lt seems that making petty points and playing to private agendas are more important to some than serving students and taking care of staff. Not that bickering seems to be the whole story.

Some of the problems are apparently being caused by good, old-fashioned incompetence, something which has not been in short supply within parts of the Union this year. Let's hope that things will improve next year; given the state of things now, that

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AND FINALLY...

Concrete would like to wish all our readers and contributors all th e best for the future.

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s a member of Union security who regularly has to search customers attending Union Club nights, I was disappointed to read the comments made by Welfare Officer, Paul Donnelly. Following recent attempts made by members of the Union Exec to comment knowledgeable to the press, I would have thought they would have learned by now to just give up, maybe take their cue from the recently departed Communications Officer, Nick 'no comment' Robinson , or start to get their facts straight before opening their mouths. it seems, however, that this is too much to ask.

On every club night we are required to search a large proportion of incoming punters.

Since the Return to the Source was quite a slow night (ie not a capacity crowd) we had the opportuni ty to search almost every customer. No comment or praise was received from the Exec regarding the number of people we found in possession of illegal drugs, or clarification of the procedure we follow when illegal drugs are found , or the number of people ejected from th e premises due to th eir attempting to enter with varying quan tities of illegal drug s.

Instead. we are criticised and told that 'security should have been t1ghter on the night' since large quantities of a legal substance were used on the premises. Should we stop now and warn th e Bars Manager to stop sell1ng beer as 'desp1te its legality, 1t is still a stimu lan t. '?

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and their crew are searched as they enter the premises .

Naturally, this may cause major PR problems; performers are required to consent to a body search and a search of their belongings prior to entering the premises. I'm sure UEA's reputation as a top ranking venue would be enhanced , and the quality and quantity of acts increased.

If Mr Donnelly had researched a little (it is clear he did no research whatsoever) and asked a member of Union Security about the measures that are taken, or better still, discussed the . issue with the Entertainments Manager, he may have been in a position to commen t on the presence of the cartridges. However, as a member of the Exec who only delves into UEA nightlife by rolling up for occasional Thursday night discos, his ability to make a reasoned statement is in question.

For future information , (Mr Donnelly, please note - as it is clear you have not been talking to any of your colleagues in order to be better informed), Union Security have a clear set of guidelines regarding searching. lt took a considerab le amou nt of time fo r these to be produced, but due to one member of the Exec act1vely promoting drugs the Un1on were required to hurry guidelines through this year to ensure that th e UEA did not Jevelop a reputation for having a soft line on drugs. Had we found th e cartridges in question - and 11 would have been easy to spot someone com1ng 1nto 'he pr rr~rse carryrng the qLdnt1ty lllVO ,cd tt'ley wou d 1avc b er eo f· • •' ed for t1e1r ooter' a\ tco ont r r.~ther tran 'hl P•'t8"'•:; 11 r \l ruq abuse NarT' e and add ress f'llpplte

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am writing to express my dismay over recent events that took place prior to the last UGM meeting. A debate was advertised as taking place a 6pm. The debate was on abortion. Naturally I expected to hear two different arguements , one from the Naional abortion campaign another from an and opposing group eg LIFE of Pro Life. That is usually how debates work after all.

I agree with the Union, abortion is a serious issue much that warrents discusssion and thought .

After all , the decision we make affect society, women , doctors, nurses ............ For this reason the unprotested speech given by the abortion

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campaign speaker was an inadequate basis for us to decide whether to affiliate OUR Union to the National Abortion Campaign. If the Union is Pro-Choice, they must see it as their duty to ensure we make an informed decision , any other decision is therefore invalid. Therefore, the Union should invite an opposing speaker to speak at the University. They should also be allowed the same unproteseted time to speak as was given to the Abortion campaigner. Only then are we I any position to decide whether or not to affiliate to Abortion the National Campaign .

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Whether or not there is actually a rabbit problem seems to be a matter of opinion, as the Head of Research Dr Diane Bell points out. Once again confusion reigns at UEA and surrounds the University's policy on the issue.

Isn't it about time that the University work out where it stands on this issue and makes its view public?

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+ lt's drinking up time here at Last Orders, and a chance to look back on all those who have shared a drink with us this year

John Charmley (Boddingtons)

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Gary laidlaw (Heineken)

Peter Gorringe (Shandy)

'Big' Stu Savage (Beamish)

What's the biggest lie you've ever told?

I suppose my ex-wife would say my first set of wedding vows.

What was the last book you read?

The Lord Of The Rings series. This was eight years ago.

What are you afraid of? lt's quite odd, but I don't like coming too close to moths.

What was the last record you bought?

I'm sorry to report that I've never bought a record or CD in my life.

What has been your biggest LCR faux-pas?

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Concrete, Wednesday, May 28, 1997

ONWA DS A D UPWARDS As we near the end of _the sporting year Concrete takes a look back on the success stories and considers the future

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By NICK TRIGGLE, Sports Editor

ANOTHER year in sport has passed by leaving us with an unprecedented level of success to our credit, and we can now look cautiously ahead to a promising future.

Local Norfolk league form has been transfered to the BUSA circuit allowing us to boast one outright BUSA championship team, and numerous finalists to our name.

They are now preparing for their And these achievements were first round knockout game at the end duly awarded at the end-of-year of this month.

Service to Sport Awards, on Tuesday However, this has also been a May 13 where UEA's Director of year when great strides were made Sport, Keith Nicholls claimed, "It by those who had previously not has been a good year for sport.

"The Grand Prix has carried on in hogged the Limelight.

The lacrosse team came to the fine tradition and the international forefront of this ni versity' s sport recognition some of our top athletes with their outstanding achievements have achieved just adds to it all."

Leading the way was UEA's in winning the sevens competition.

They also reached two finals, international swimmer, Adam Woods, who collected the Individual including their equivalent to the Sports Personality Award.

BUSA competition, the InterUniversity Championship.

He was joined by the men's rowing and volleyball teams, who To add to this is the recognition the sport fmal got beconting an shared the prestigious Team of the Year Award after having both official university sport, which has finished seventh in their respective led to entry into next year's BUSA BUSA championships. competition.

The successes of the established This has left captain, Danny sporting clubs have also been Thomas predicting a bright future, accompanied by a significant rise to "The ladies team stand a very good prominence among the lesser known chance of winning the Ladies BUSA societies. competition next year."

Sports Officer, David Payne At local Norfolk league level the hinted at their achievements during standards have also been incredibly the awards. high with success throughout the "It has been a year of ups and UEA sports clubs. downs, we have enjoyed more success than last year, as teams have The Basketball team bounced gone much further even if they straight back after last year's haven't won their individual enforced demotion to become this competitions," he said. year's champions.

Snooker is the prime example of Such standards were matched by this progression, when it's second the hockey club, who had three BUSA team was crowned teams promoted from their champions in February. respective leagues.

This was followed up, a month Leaving Hockey Club President later, by first team players Ben of 25 years, Norman Hart to claim, Miller and Chris Haydon, who went 'This has been the best season ever on from being individual BUSA during my time here." winners to represent the England The Grand Prix was back is full universities team. swing after last year's technical and organisational problems, and will be Then there was the unforgettable further strengthened in the year commitment, and determination of ahead, through its sponsorship by the women's rugby team who swept Lucozade Sport. all before them.

And the admiration for this event Until they were dramatically is evident, as UEA's Vice Chancellor, Dame Elizabeth Estevestopped in their tracks by Durham in the senti-finals of the BUSA Shield Coll proved, "Sport gives us a competition. balanced view of Life.

'This is best exemplified by the This achievement was officially Grand Prix, which still no one is recognized with the 'Jo Reeson' Progress Award, plus the able to emmulate."

Off the field success has not been presentation of one the six service to quite so forthcoming though, the sport awards to flanker, Michelle year started off once again without a Haye . non-sabbatical Sports Officer, but Proud team captain, Emily Ryall this was remedied in week five when said, "It is a great honour to become the first team to be presented with David Payne was appointed.

This was essential as the BUSA this award, and a fitting tribute after format changed dramatically this a great year." year, and became an oraganisational The ladies cricket team have also excelled in the BUSA competition, nightmare, with the block fixtures being replaced by a merit league. having already navigated their way • •Nonetheless -a great• deal •of • • othr~~~~gh the tricky group stages.

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jointly awarded Team of the Year by the Vice Chancellor, Dame Elizabeth Esteve-Co/1.

progress has been made, so much so that by the end of the year David Payne was able to put forward the proposal of the introduction of a Sabbatical Sportrs Officer.

And even though it was not passed, motions have been put in place, and there is a good chance that it may come into being by September 1998.

And after such an impressive, although not quite fulfilling season UEA sport seems to be on the brink of something great, but we must now wonder if we have reached a crossroads.

Those involved in sport are now awaiting another very important decision which will no doubt shape the way of things to come for many years.

The possibility of even more success in the future depends heavily on the looming outcome of the application for a lottery grant to finance a new sports park, To which the University itself has already pledged over £2 ntillion ,of it's own funds ..

Future This park would supply us with the necessary equipment, and facilities to take sport to new heights, but with this we would undoubtedly need a shake up in the present system.

As David Payne admits, ''This season has been an overall success for everyone concerned, sport should be a vital part of any university, this one has shown their committment, and now it is up to the Union to match it."

Though only time will tell if the prontises made so far will be kept, but this year undoubtedly remains an unequivocal success for many people.

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Conc rete, Wedn esday, Ma y 28, 1997

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Fulbrook FOR THE first time in three years UEA will enter the next academic year with a Sports Officer in place, after Simon t=ulbrook was appointed to the position, on Friday May 9. beat the other He candidate, lbi Gown by a mere seven votes after a campaign in which he promised to continue the good work achieved by this years regime. , He explained, " I , .will endeavour to continue ·. the excellent range of sports and facilities that UEA currently offers. " I believe strongly that sport is an integral, and important part of university life, and that all sporting pursuits should be catered for.

He also highlighted competition as one of the major issues of UEA sport, " BUSA events are run year round and provide an excellent means for UEAstudents to show their prowess.

This appointment delighted outgoing Sports Officer, David Payne, "lt is great to have someone in place for the start of next year, Simon is very enthusiastic and has some good ideas, I wish him the best of luck."

By ANGUS TORODE, Sports Pundit UEA BOSSES are being forced to sweat it out over the National Lottery's impending announcement on their application for a grant.

Eve n th o ug h the dec isio n has been made , it w il l not be re vea led to the publi c until mid -Jun e. leav ing th e proposed new£ I 0 mill io n sports park pl ans in limbo.

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Director of Sport . Kei th icholls explai ned. "The decision was made on Friday May 19. but we don' t know what it is yet. We'll be sitting by the phone or fax I'm afra id."

Neverthe less. he re mai ns optimistic that the j oint uni ve rsity and Norwic h co mmunity bid will succeed where th e previous uni versity att empt fail ed two years ago.

He sa id enth usiastically . "We have made such a good bid that it woul d be difficult for the m to turn it down . it meets all the cri teria. and is worthwhi le. It just depends if there is enough money there. " Bearin g in mi nd the Sports Counc il Norwich had already identified Norwi ch as an area of sporting and soci al deprivati on, even before the permanent closure of the St. Aug usti ne ' s sw im ming pool in early March this year. the omens woul d seem favourab le.

'The facil ities we are puttin g in arc e xactly the o nes the Sports Counc il has identifi ed as be ing defi cient."

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Accordi ng to Mr Nicho ll s the curren t bid has been much stre ngthened thro ugh UEA 's grow ing li nks wi th the wide r Norw ich communi ty, " We arc the leade rs in jo int -community and uni versity use of fac ili ties. Most other universities ei ther do not a ll ow the community in , or do so very begrudgingly."

Sports O fficer. David Pay ne added, "The whole bid has been very well prepared, it would be a great achievemen t that would put thi s Uni ve rsity on the sporling map."

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Concrete. Wednesday, May 28, 1997

CRICKET THIRDS SHOW THE WAY Matt Fraser hit a brilliant unbeaten 66 runs to bring UEA's third cricket team home to a comfortable four-wicket victory over Langley School.

In a friendly played cancellations With devastating the fixture list on Wednesday May 14, for many of the unlverstlty's other sports teams.

The thirds easily knocked off the runs needed to reach their target of 139 runs, with seven overs to spare.

Having lost the toss and been asked to field first, the UEA bowlers recovered well from a slow start, bowling out their opposition for only 138 runs after 40 overs.

WITH ONLV twenty seconds remaining against Notre Dame, UEA Panthers' Spanish forward, Mlguel Botella picked a sweet two-pointer from a difficult angle to snatch victory for his side by the slimmest of margins.

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In an enthralling gala match between this eason's cup holders, and UEA's own title winners it was always likely that it would be the final scoring opportunity that would determine which team finished victorious.

The game which was preceded injured his ankle and was forced D!l.ints from Mourozides to give by the presentation of the Norfolk off on the stroke of half time.

UhA an 88-84 lead with only two Basketball League Shield to the After regrouping at half time, minutes left.

UEA's captain, Nicos Yiambides, the Panthers again came out Close after their run away 12 point confidently.

With Yiambides championship success, started scoring free! y they soon passed As the clock ticked over, the terribly for the Panthers as they fell the 60 point barrier, but Notre home side began to intelligently behind by five points to their Dame refused to surrender and hold on to the ball for the opponents. kept on applying the pressure, and maximum thirty seconds before Behind once again the advantage swung shooting.

UEA soon clicked into gear But Notre Dame again came in their favour as UEA struggled though with top-scorer, Roli s back at them to tie the scores on to score consistently enough to Savvaris, scoring from his two free 88 apiece, with the match keep up with them. seemingly destined to finish all throws after being fouled.

Comeback square, in stepped Botella to For the next few minutes, Notre In a desperate attempt to weave his magic and ensure a Dame began to take their shooting salvage the match Zak lreson opportunities and their tight zone memorable victory. called a time-out to muster one defence forced UEA into desperate Afterwards captain Nicos final effort from his tired team shooting attempts.

Yiambides praised his team, ''I'm mates. They responded moving very happy with the result, we've This prompted the home side to back into the lead through Paul been training hard for this game call the firSt time-out of the game, Anderton, followed by three and it bowed." which obviously enabled them to organise themselves, as immediately afterwards, first-year Steve Freestone made a great steal and sprinted down the court to slam-dunk spectacularly.

The Panthers then clawed back Notre Dame's lead further to finish the firSt quarter in style with a great individual basket from Yiambides, to bring UEA to within 8 points of Notre Dame.

This play carried on into the second quarter, where UEA eventually took the lead for the first time in the match with two points from Charalambos Mourouzides, only to be dealt a blow as Savvaris

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NORWICH City broke new ground last week with the news that they will become the first club to sport a designer strip.

Royal dressmaker, Bruce Olfield is high profile name brought in to design the kit, whlclt will ultimately result in a complete range of merchandising.

For the first time the yellow shorts have been ditched and been replaced with a sleeker, more modem design.

Director, Delia Smith, who organised the relaunch, said she wanted something "sexy" and persuaded friend Bruce Oldfield to rede ign the old kit which he described as, "a sack of old

potatoes".

This deal come alongside the new £250,000 sponsorship deal with foods giant Colman's of Norwich.

The exclusive double package was announced at a London fashion show featuring Norfolk's teenage upermodel, Sarab Thoma and several Canary player including Darren Eadie.

This comes as a major boost to the Can\lries' coffers, on top of the advanced season ticket sales which

sponsorship money will be released to Mike Walker for the purchase of new players to aid the push for promotion next season.

Although the club will see financial benefit, fans may feel the pinch with the second redesign in as many years and the club conftrming adult shirts will retail at an astronomical £40.

SPORTS SECRETARY Jo Reason , one of the unions longest serving employees retires at the end of this academic year, after 23 years in the job.

Her retirement leaves a massive void in the sporting set up as Sports Officer David Payne admits, "She will be sorely missed next year, and that was evident when she recently received a standing ovation at the Service to Sport awards.

With no-one yet lined up to take her place she leaves UEA with a few regrets, "lt will obviously be very sad to leave, I have made many friends here both amoung students and staff.

Sport at UEA has changed dramatically during my time herev and I would like to feel I have contributed in my own way."

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Men's cricket firsts manage to qualify for BUSA knockout stage through the back door

By Sam Taylor, Sports Reporter

UEA men's first cricket team have made it into the knockout stages of the BUSA Championship, despite losing to Brunei University College in their penultimate pool match.

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The defeat, which had left UEA needing to win their last match against BUC's neighbour Brunei University in order to to keep their BUSA dream alive, proved less costl y than first feared when BU called off the crucial qualification decider.

Even a magnificent 62 from over, mainly due to their plucky UEA's Duncan Evans could not number two batsman who was prevent BUC from claimi ng a eventual ly given out lbw to Phi! fortunate victory over a severely Dorsett one run short of hi s halfunder-strength UEA team in their century.

BUSA pool match, on Sunday May With their score creeping over 19. the 100 run-mark, two great After winn ing the toss UEA catches from Bobby Ancil , and a wicket for Pranav Soneji suddenly captain, Tom Connors put BUC into bat first, and the pressure told changed the look of the game. as they made an early breakthrough This was followed up by some after Alex Skilton clean bowled great bowling from Dorset! and one of the openers magnificently.

Connors who soon saw off the last Despite continued accurate and five BUC batsmen to leave their quick bowling on the slow wicket, total at 163 all out off 45 avers.

BUC were able to take a grasp on Confident that this was a the game and kept the score ticking beatable total, UEA' s opening pair

UEA bowler tries to make breakthrough as BUC pile on the runs of Skilton and Madina went to the crease, only to be dismi ssed for 6 and 2 respectively, following controversial lbw decisions.

Th is early set back went from bad to worse as a great catch at midon saw off the threat of Dorsett, who walked for 7, while incoming batsmen, Bobby Ancil was given no ti me to settle going for a duck,

fo llowed by Connors for two.

As the last of the specialist batsmen began his long walk back towards the pavilion, heads began to drop among the UEA pl ayers, as they sensed the game was slipping out of reach.

However, they had not reckoned on the form of Duncan Evans, who even without the stability of a

consistent partner still managed to keep scoring freely, including two massive sixes until he was caught magnificently at second slip.

This spelt the end for UEA as the rest of the order collapsed, with only Pranav Soneji able to offer any resistance with his ten not out, to leave UEA fifty runs short of their total.

After the game, Connors said, "As you can see, we reached 100 runs in five avers, quicker than Brunei did, so I think that shows that we were more than a match for them, and had we had a fu ll strength team out, I am certain we would have secured our place in the next round of the co mpetition with victory today."

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