PLUS I The Peacemaker
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COMMUNICATIONS Officer, Andy Watson, has admitted that Union security procedures are "lax", following a lightening theft. The astonishing admission comes after £6352.56 was stolen from the Hive bar shortly before lam at the Ministry of Sound club night on October 18. Stacks of notes and three pint However, he confessed that bar glasses full of change were taken staff have no rigorous procedure to from a Manager's Office after a door follow when handling large was left unlocked by the Duty Bars' amounts of cash. Manager. "The procedure down there is The cash had been sitting on a lax," he said. table, just feet away from a safe, and "l! has been brought to our as a result Union insurers may not attention that perhaps security is not cough up to replace the loss. as good a it cou ld be." The Manager was counting the He added that Union bosses money just before the theft , but left would be taking some responsibility the office to supervise closure of the for the theft, although the Duty LCR bar after a fight broke out in the Manager may receive a verbal Hive and security taff rushed to stop warning. the violence. " It was a complete oversight that Speculation that the thieves the office was not locked," he said. planned the grab and used the fight "Security has been tightened up as a distraction has raised concerns as much as possible in consultation that they had inside knowledge of with the Bars Managers." the Union Bars' procedures. The Union will now carry out an Said Union Communications investigation, but stunned bar staff Officer, Andy Watson, "From the claim action to protect students' story we have heard and this is pure money is long overd ue. speculation , it looks like it was a "I think that something should professional job. with people have been done before now about security of money considering the causing a distraction and getting ecurity removed." continued on page 2
NORMALLY, if a student told you he had seen a giant glowing inflatable tea bag, you would assume he had spent too long in the bar, writes James Goffin. But that is exactly what came pyramid-shaped tea bags. to UEA as part of a nationwide A 60ft plastic pyramid was promotion for PG Tips' new erected outside Nelson Court on
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October 16 as UEA became one of 10 venues to host an allnight performance event. Students who braved the rainy we a the r enjoyed performances by Pure
Passion, an all-girl rock band, Funny Business, a comedy trio, and Mister Fied, a magician and balloon sculptor. The acts were performed continued on page 2
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