By JAMES GRAHAM SECURITY on campus has been slammed yet again following another vicious attack on students by locals. Staff at Porters Lodge claim that student safety Is suffering due to an increasing workload, which includes washing the Vice-Chancellor's car and acting as his chauffeur. "Students aren't protected like they should be," said an insider at the Lodge. " We are undermanned and overworked. " We are despondent and would like to see more staff." The scathing criticism follows yet another shocking incident in which two male students were attacked by local thugs after Live In the Hive on March 17. The students, who do not wish to be named, were approached by two men as they walked a female f riend home along University Drive. " We were walking past the tennis courts when two local men started hurling verbal abuse at us," said one student, who suffered a broken nose. "When I asked what they had said - because I hadn't heard them - I was punched straight In the face.'' The student then went on to describe how his friend was punched and kicked to the ground. continued on psge 2
UEA student sent down for a year over P-ictures By NICK TRIGGLE . A UEA student has been jailed for one year after hundreds of child porn pict ures were found on his University networked computer. David Earley, a second-year SYS student, was convicted on April 15 for possessing the ickening pictures which showed children as young as five being subjected to depraved sexual act with adults. During the trial Norwich November. "I do not think something like this CuriOUS should be hushed up," the tudent Magistrate heard how Earley, 25, had downloaded the explicit interne! added. material from his campus room, and "I was curious so I had a look Warrant round the network and when I was was only caught when a fellow After tracing the pictures back to student accidentally uncovered the searching I found a lot of pictures;路 Earley in Waveney Terrace, the bank of photos. they said. student contacted Norwich police "I started to look at the names and The shocked student, who does not who arrived with a warrant. wish to be named, called the police got a bit worried. I checked what they continued on psge 3 were and it was really foul. after di covering the pictures last
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continued from front page He added, 'The guy who was kicking the c~* p out of my mate came over and booted me in the face ." T he well-built students fought back before another student intervened. The attack comes j ust weeks after two studen ts were hospitalised by local thugs in separate incidents.
Union Welfare Officer, Gary Massey. expressed concern at the spate of auacks, saying, "Other universities' mindset is one of protection and security, and ours isn' l. "Are we being complacent?" He added, " If anyone is attacked on campus then there is a security problem." And UEA Security Coordi nator, Ron Ellioll admi tted, "I don't know what the !!jgj!ii~iia~k:l university is going to do in Iigh t of these events." However he denied that the campus was unsafe, saying. ·'It needs to be put into context because relatively speaking this is a very safe campus. ''The perception of risk is greater then the reality." But Gary Massey had this waming fo r student;: "Each individual has got to stop and think that UEA is a pub! ic access campu>. You ' ve got to protect yourself. You are co-ordinator, Ron Elliott at risk. "
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A man is currently remanded in custody for the alleged robbery of a UEA student.
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The Council for International Educational Exchange has launched a new website to help students find summer work or work experience in the USA.
The website contains over 18.000 jobs and a lso has tips o n interviewing technique, how to co mpile an American style resume (the American version of a CV) as well as an index o f usefu l publications and direct links to
oU1er websi tes. Said Manager o f Programmes Council, Elizabeth at the Williamson, "So many students in the UK want to work in the USA, but do not know how to go about it. The Council's website ex poses them to literally thousands o f job opportunities which are just wai ting for them in the S and g uides them throughout the application process." The address of the Counc il 's website is www.ciee.org
Concrete has obtained details of the lucky winners who will travel in style to the Union Ball on June 7, writes James Tapsfield. The draw took place o n Friday and means that lucky ticket holders get to take themselve and a friend to the event by road and air. Holder of tickets 3 88 and 392 will be travelling with friends to the ball in a limousine. Owners of tickets 387 and 307 will be picked up by helicopter and taken to the venue.
Music Held at Potters Lodge Resort near Lowestoft, the ball will feature a casino, dodgems and a bowling alley. Music will be provided by the Bootleg BeaUes, a top band (details to be confirmed), and a local student band. C lub Retro will also be there. Meanwhile, preparations for the Law Ball, wh ich will take place on Saturday, June 6 at Lenwade House Hotel, are in their final stages. The organisers promise a casino, fairgro und rides - including a big wheel. dodgems, twister, and bungee run - inflatable boxmg and a bouncy castle.
Cocktails Music is from three live bands followed by a disco. and there will be five bars including a cocktail bar and snack stalls. Prices: £40 di nner (£45 non-members), afterdinner £30. (£35 non-members).
Students needed to stoP- show axe THE FATE of UEA's most outrageous event, The Rocky Horror Show, hangs in the balance this week. Organisers of the show, RAG, have been branded " inactive" by Union Clubs and Societies Officer Adam Burrell, who is now callin g for student volunteers in the hope of salvaging the show. Said Adam, " lt's a more than 800 stocking shame because it does a and suspender-clad lot of good for charity students. and this year it's just Over £1600 was raised folded really. for local charities. " The priority for Rag This year, charities at the moment is to Hope and Homes for actually get an active Children and the NSPCC committee up and could benefit. running and actually do And Rocky Horror something." fans have demanded that the show must go Daring on. The daring show was Said Tim Haggar banned in 1995 by Union (WAM 3), " I'd love it to mill_...._ officials who were be on again this year. concern ed that it " lt's a superb event en c o u r a g e d totally different to " drunkenness and everything else at UEA. debauchery." " RAG should be lt was brought back making a better effort to by popular demand in organise it." 1996. Volunteers are asked Last year t he to attend a short spectacle included a meeting this Friday, May disco, stage show and 1, at 6pm in the screening of the cult Conference Room, ~;a,_~..:.:~-;::---:--_;::... movie, and attracted Union House.
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CHILD PORN A STUDENT was lucky to escape with his life after a fire swept through his Village room, claimed a University safety chief. UEA Director of Safety, Robin Thomas, has said that student Ed Bums "would have been killed" if he had been asleep when the blaze broke out in the early hours of March 18. The fire, the worst at UEA for seven years, swept through the Courtyard B bedroom, resulting in over拢 I0,000 worth of damage and led to Ed requiring hospital treatment.
Shocking The shocking news comes just weeks after UEA chiefs decided to sever a direct link between campus
and the Norwich Fire Brigade, and has led to fears for campus fue safety. The blaze began when student Ed Bum stepped out to see a friend, leaving a candle burning. "I was doing an essay at the time,': he said, "and had only left the room for about 12 minutes when the fue alarm went off.
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"I thought it was probably a hoax but when I got to my door there was smoke everywhere. I thought about opening it . . . . . . . . but it felt quite hot." Ed's hi-fi, COs, books and per onal possessions all went up in flames, and the whole of block B I had to be evacuated. UEA Director of Safety, Robin Tboma , commented on the fire saying, "U he had been in the room asleep he would have been killed. 'The room was filled
路 material and it is amazing how quick the fue takes hold." However, UEA bosse are determined not to restore a direct link with Norwich firefighterssevered in order to cut false fire alarms - until the sy tern comes under review next month. The Village remains hooked up to the fire station, whilst the rest of can1pus is turned off from 9am to 9pm (11 am-9pm weekends). "I think we should go through with the three month trial period," said Mr Thomas. "The porters are now inve tigating fire alarms on the University Plain. It all seems to work satisfactorily and will not give rise to added risk."
Unreasonable But insiders at Porters' Lodge claimed they would be unable to deal effectively with fues. "Con idering all the work we have it is unreasonable to expect us to deal with fires," they said. "We cannot do the job
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continued from front page Earley was then taken in for questioning and his computer equipment eized. During his trial, Earley' s defence said he had accidentally downloaded the illegal pictures in January 1997 while in his fust year at UEA. The court wa told , however, that later in the year Earley decided to swap the child pom pictures with paedophiles worldwide using a service called Internet Relay Chat. Students who knew Earley have been surprised to learn of his conviction, describing him as "immature", and "a man who had not made many friends." The University, which i to carry out an internal investigation into the matter, has yet to decide whether Earley will be allowed to continue his studies at UEA . Commenting on the issues raised by the case, UEA spokesperson Annie Ogden said, "Appropriate action i taken as necessary to prevent misu e of University computing facilities. U ers are encouraged to report any concerns about inappropriate use by others."
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A WAVENEY kitchen was the target of an arson attack over the Easter vacation, writes Catherine Millest. The attack occurred on March 25 and was carried out by an unknown person, in Block D, floor 2. No serious damage occurred, although one student and two porters were hospitalised for smoke inllalation.
Smell Thanks to the prompt action of Takchun Cbeung (MGT 1) and Amy Shore (SOC 1) a more serious incident was averted. "We were in my room watching TV, and there was a funny smell," said Takchun, who witnessed the incident between 10.30pm and llpm. "We went to investigate and discovered that the kitchen was
full of smoke. "Someone had left one of our cookbooks on the left hob and switched it fully on. That made the paper burn really bad ly, smouldering, and there was ash everywhere. The students cleared up the mess and returned to their rooms. But minutes later, the arsonist had returned, placing towels, oven gloves, and cting film boxes on the hob.
Black "We noticed that the smoke smell got stronger, not weaker, although we'd opened all of the windows," said Takchun. ''This time it was pitch black, really thick, and really bad. I
went to get a towel to wet it for my face. All we could see were the red Lights where the hobs were switched on."
Smoke The fire alarm went off and porters arrived at the scene to put the fue out. Norwich fire brigade followed, and two porters and Amy were taken to hospital to be treated for moke inhalation. Takcbun said of the incident, 'There wasn't any real damage, just lots of soot on the walls. 'The potice asked if we had any upset ex-boyfriends or jilted lovers who would have done it but we don't know of any person."
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In The Line of Fire Groundsmen at Bucki ngham Palace are losing in their war against a n in festation of hulle t-proof sq uirrels. The royal gardeners have been attempting to cull the treeclimbing rodents wi th air rifles but the .22 pellets merely bounce ofT the squirrels ' thick pelts. Said one gardener, "They' re part squirrel, part Houdini."
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Strike a Light A Sl-rap dealer from Yorkshire has been found guilty of hooking up to a lamp post to po,u•r his house and business. Leeds Crown Court heard how the 4-t year old man stole thousands of pounds of electricity to power his house. outbuildin gs, \\orkshops and an assortment of household appliances.
Caught Blue Handed Three unempiO)'l'd men " ere fin ed £1,200 each last week for stealing over 7,UOO hluehl'll hulh~ from a "ood at Fakcnham.
Smelly Message lt " as Poo EA last \\ el·k! Campus cleanin~: staff are up in a rms after an unkrHl\1 n persnn smeared the lett ers t' EA in excrement on the wall of a Suffolk Terrace bathroom. Residents on the floor haH' heen told to clear up the smell y message or face a fin e. Said one disgruntled stu dent , " We' re not going to clean it so I guess it 's goin g to Ma) th en •."
Monkey Business A super-intelli!(Cnt gor·ill a swung onto the World Wide Web this 1\londay and anS\\Crcd people's questions using sign language. The ape has a \ oca hula r) of over 2000 words and has spent over ten ) cars usin g compute r~.
By CATHERINE MILLEST
THE TURNOUT at this year's sabbatica l elections has been described as " depressing " by the Union Returning Officer. 1320 stuuents- 12 per cent of L'EXs popu lation- .:ast their mtc in sabbatical elections on \1arch 12. The figure was I XO \'olcs down on laq year. lkspill' attempts to 111crcasc turnout b) holdinl,! 'abb and no n-,abb elections on lhc ';une day. Uni o n Retu rnin g Olliccr. Bill Rhode,. who m ·cr,aw ,.,>tin)! ""d. "( think it'\ a bit dcprC\\Ing ihal 'uch a small pcrcelllag<' ol people 'ntcd 111 the election, . " lt wou ld tccbincall~ still b,· possible to get in by being \Cl') popular and having lot' ol lllcnd\. To \Ollll' ex ten t. that may be "hat the lll a j<>ril)' Of the I'Oi in g i\ ... Mr Rh ode' added th at he th inb \ludcnl' "don't care .. about the \\OI'I.ing' or their Union
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Scan fund--THE UNIVERSITY Is Inviting students of Scandlnavlan Studies to apply for the Garton Scandlnavlan Fund. The fund, which In 19981999 will amount to £330, Is aimed at helping graduates or undergraduate students pursue their studies either at UEA or In Scandinavia. There are no official application forms, Instead applicants should write a letter outlining the project for which the grant is to be used and how the student would spend the money. Applications should be sent Mlchael to Professor Roblnson (EUR), Chair of the Centre of Modern Nordic Studies by May 15, 1998. The successful applicant will be notified by the end of June.
Dancing schuhs FANCY leaving next week's LCR with tickets for a four week African safari? Well thanks to footwear fashion gurus Schuh, you could do just that when they give away a safari, shoes, cinema tickets, HMV vouchers and other prizes In a special prize draw. LCRers will also be handed a goody bag and 15 percent Schuh discount voucher to use at the new Castle Street store. You can also pick up a 10 percent discount card for the whole year from the store.
By JAMES GRAHAM, Chief News Reporter
UEA bosses have been branded "bloody minded" and "patronising" after they rubblshed a student vote on graduation charges. Assistant Registrar, Tony Flack, was attacked by a Union sabb for his comments about the £10 fee being introduced this July. 1198 students protested to the news. against the introduction of the Pete Gill (SOC 3) said, "It's charge for a seat at graduation bang out of order. They ' re ignoring when they voted 'no' in a student opinion." referendum on March 12. Disgrace But Mr Flack rubbished the vote, saying, "We are not going Mark Halling (DEV 3) added, " lt 's disgraceful, especially to act upon student feeling. The considering it 's in the Sports Hall. University is not a charity. " lt's just one of those They know people arc going to go to graduation. lt's an absolute con.~ unfortunate things about life." He then dismissed the referendum itself, saying, "It's .Students in Leeds are outraged However, she promised that after building work has forced their like asking the turkeys to vote for the Union would continue its graduation ceremony to an Christmas. campaign to force UEA chiefs auditorium they claim is "nothing Obvious more than a sports hall. " either to drop the charge or move graduation out of the Sports Hall " If I was being asked to pay out extra money and asked to "somewhere prestigious" like whether it wa reasonable then of the Cathedral. course I'd say no." And she added, "We will keep In response, furious Union campaigning and pushing and Academic Officer, Becka Currant pushing for the University to change its mind over this. has launched a stinging attack. "I think the comments are " I hope this can be achieved, extremely patronising," she said. but knowing the bloody " I am very disappointed that mindedness of the Registry I UEA is not willing to li ten to the wouldn't say I was confident." views of students." Students also reacted angrily
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Rotary rewara THE ROTARY Club of Norwich is inviting students to apply for an "Ambassadorial Scholarship" to fund study abroad during the academic year 1999-2000. The scholarship, which is worth up to £13,750 and includes free return airfare, can be used to fund almost any study in any country where the Rotary Club is located. The Rotary Cluu oi No;wich expect the successful applicant to be "an outstanding ambassador of goodwill" during their year of study and will be asked to make both inlormal and formal appearances at Rotary clubs in the host country. The lucky student wi ll also be helped through their period of study by a sponsor and host Rotarian counsello r who will provide them with assistance and advice during the year. Spokesperson for the Rotarians , Andy De'Ath , has stressed that competition for the scholarship will be extremely intense as only one place is up for grabs and applications from over 60 clubs will be considered. For an application form and further details about the scheme contact Ann Williamson at UEA Careers Centre. The deadline for applications is 15 May.
Physics closes just l..year after P-raise By GRAHAM DIGGINES, News Edi t or
REGISTRY BOSSES have decided to completely close the School of Physics, despite praising the quality of its resea rch just 12 months ago. T he incredible U-turn comes after th e department had its undergraduate programme axed last January, with assurances from the Registry that the move would help " build on the ex tremely high quality of research in the school." Back then, tudents at the ill-fated Univer i ty had decided to clo>e the schoo l printed T-shm:-. emblazoned school because it was losing money wi th the mono " Physics h Phucked" and schools had to be financially to protest against the move. sel f-sufficient. A nd news of the complete Pro- Vice Chancellor, Professor ~hutdown has rai sed new fears that Woodharn , who was involved in the students will suffer as the deci ion to close the school. was department nears its official closure unavailable for comment. date next June. However UEA spokesperson, Annie Ogden, said. ''The cbool of Anger Physics has been asked to find new A disgruntled physics student, sources of income and who wishes to remain anonymous, unfortunately, de pite their best sai d, "At the moment the academic efforts, they have been unable to staff are trying to find other come up with sufficient new in stitutions that will take them. sources of income 10 keep the school ''They"ve been winding the tock open. down and packing things away, " M oney at the Uni versity is ti ght things I need for lab experiment.. and wh at we con tantl y have to do ·'If you want somethi ng, they is make difficult deci sions about either haven't got i t or it's di fficult where to spend that money." for them to get it." Cuts Sai d Pre ident of th e UEA Physics Society, Steven Tucker, " It But Union Academjc Officer, i very ironic that the University has Becka Currant, argued that the cho en to close the department and University should have made cuts obviously it has affected the morale elsewhere to provide funds for the amongst students. beleaguered department. ''They feel as though they are ··r can sympathise with the fact involved i.n a venture which is dyi11g that the University has onl y a certain and regarded as u eles ." amount of money to deal with," she Stcven is also co ncern ed that said. students· final projects - highl y " However, I would suggest that regarded by future employers they look to themselves and the could be under threat, with students Registry, rationalising the amount forced to carry out "proj ect that certain people get pai d and the s ub~titute " instead. amount of benefit that certain Dean of Physics. Professor people gel, rather than closing Coleman, told Co11crete that the schools."
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UEA fear confusion with Polytechnic By JAM ES GOFFI N, Assistant New s Editor
UEA has expressed concern at plans by another university to change its name to the University of Eastern England. A nglia Poly technic U ni versity (APU), whi ch has ca mpuses around the region, ha had informal di scussions with the Pri vy Council - t.h e national body dealing w ith uni versities - about changing its name. A PU M arketi ng Di rector, Roy ewson, is pleased by the ouncil's attitude to the proposal. . " We have been encouraged by their response, although there is a lot of work still to do," he said " If we decide to make a formal application 10 the Privy Council then a very wide range of local and national organi sati ons (including UEA) would need to be consulted." The Council i s likely to insi st, however, that any full new title would inclu de a locati on - such as th e Universit y of Eastern England at Chehmford - to prevent confusion between the UEE and UEA.
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DISABLED students are to be given the chance of paid work experience thanks to a new initiative by a leading charity. The charity Workable has struck a deal with top employers in the law, insurance, media and arts industries. The Graduate Support Scheme of Workable covers any disability including dyslexia and will help students to land placements in such well known companies as the BBC, GMTV, and Granada, all of which have agreed to pay up to £100 per week. A representative from Workable will be at UEA next Wednesday. Students will be given the chance to drop in at the Careers Centre to arrange work-experience between 2pm and Spm. Union Disability Officer, Caroline Watson said, "This is a very worthwhile scheme which will allow disabled students to get invaluable work experience - placements which may eventually lead to full time jobs."
By GRAHAM DIGGINES, News Editor
SUPER-RICH UEA benefactors Sir Robert and Lisa Sainsbury have amazed UEA bosses this month by donating an art treasure valued at £6 million. The masterpiece, Portrait of Baranowski, by the artist Modigliani, is to be auctioned at Sotheby's in June with proceeds being used to set up a Unit for Japanese Cultural Studies at the Sainsbury Centre. The art world has been greatly however the Sainsbury's do have a excited by the sale, as the painting reputation for generosity." is one of the finest examples of Pro-Vice Chancellor, Col in Modigliani's work to go on the Davis, welcomed the news, but said, " lt will be at least a year of market in recent years. Another piece by the artist raised a consultation before we can make a start on the Centre." staggering £7.2 million when it was auctioned in 1995. And he added, "We al ready have a world class resource in the Attraction Sainsbury Centre and we want to Said Christopher Proudlove of develop somethi ng that Sotheby's, ''This is an extremely complements the work in existing important work and it is going to research units. attract the attention of private Difficult collectors, museums and public collections, not just in this country "This is not such an easy thing but also in America and possibly to do given that first class scholars Japan:· in the field of Japanese culture are And he added , "It is not not ten a penny." common for a painting of this Sir Robert Sainsbury, aged 91, calibre to be sold as a benefaction, was knighted in 1967 for services
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School introduces new course for all students By NIKKI MALLETT
Non-Law students are being given the opportunity to take a new "Legal Issues in Professional Practice" unit being introduced by the School of Law. Unit organiser, Professor lan Smith, said the unit will be launched for this Autumn. "What I have found from talking He added that it will help students to students over the years is a thirst decide whether they wish to pursue a for wanting to know more about the law-related job. law," he said. The course will run once a year in The course is aimed at giving the autumn semester and will count non-law students a broader for 20 credits. "Teaching will be done largely knowledge of legal practice in the work-place and other areas. through lectures and set reading, and Said Professor Smith, "The examined by coursework," said course will include basic contract Profes or Smith. "What I envisage is that people law, professional negligence, health and safety law and employment law. will use the coursework to show how "We have looked at areas that will the law might affect them and apply be of most practical importance in what has been taught to what they working life." want to do in later life."
Exciting He commented on the sale, saying, " We decided that towards the end of our lives we wanted to start something really exciting, so we decided to sell the Portrait of Baranowski."
ARTISTS COMP AMNESTY International is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by launching a competition for photographers and computer artists. Judges of the competition, Get Up! Design Up! are to challenging students Interpret any of the Universal Declaration's 30 articles. Entries are open to the creator's imagination as there are no restrictions on style or method. A copy of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights will be available with entry forms. Prizes up for grabs include Metro lmaglng vouchers worth £1 ,500, Photoshop and Illustrator software from Adobe and other hardware goodies. For further details, send an AS self addressed envelope to Get Up! Design Upl, Communications Department, Amnesty International UK, 99-199 Rosebery Avenue, London EC1 R 4RE. The deadline for entries Is May 15.
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ba lance is maintai ned between the rights of ad ults to have certain material and protecting the most vulnerabl e in our ;,ociety. panicul arly children.' They have attempted to achieve th i> through a mix ture of legal co nt ro ls and se lf-
responsibility for controlling ch ild pomography on the Internet has been placed on se lf-regu lation. The Internet Watch Foundat1011 was set up by service providers and police, and has set up a hot line for lmernet users to report child pomography
in fo nnat ion is forwarded to the service provi der, who traces the origi nato r and req ues ts it s remova l. whil e at the same time passi ng the details to the re levant police force. Many Int ernet prov iders have also conlributed to self-reg ulat ion by pu tt ing up sites where paedophil ic material ca n be repo ned. Such effom appear to have had a very limited impact. It seems that paedophil ic material on the Internet is still easily available and it is very diflicult to track down those who view it. Marilyn Cardozo. orfolk Soc ial en 1ces Cou nty Chi ld Protec tio n Coordinator. bclie,e; that the prob lem need;, to be tackkd at its roots: "There is no doubt that !chi ld pomography on the Internet! is increasing. We have to look ,eriow,Jy at new rcgulatiom. and l th1nk that it wil l benefit us to look very seriously at how we structure sex education as well. Access to that >011 of material on the Internet may erode proper ;,ocial parenting. We may get to the poi nt where we have to say in sex education: ' this is how yo u know if someone is consentin g'."
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be allowed to move in to com muni ties where chi ldren live and play unknown to loca l parents. teachers. carers and others. "We urge the police to tel l all those who have respon;ibility fo r protecting children if thi s man is in their area." At his own request. Cooke was pu t int o pro tec tive cus tody immediate ly upon his re lca>C while he searched for secure accommodation. Meanwhile antipaedophile Inte rn et sites report daily on his whereabouts and last week 300 local rc,idents laid siege to Yeovil police station when tt was revealed that Cooke was he1ng held in th e Avon and Somerse t area. A more radical measure that has been suggested for control l ing paedophi les is castrat i o n . Redu cing the sex drive of paedop h i le:. by means of inj ecti ons i> already be ing tes ted in Ca lifornia. although it is not ye t clear how successful the ;cheme ha; been . But there arc moral questions to he a'ked about the proced ure. and M; Cardow is not convinced of its e!Tcctivene": "The evidence sugge:,ts that ca> trat ion. whether it be chem ical or physical on ly works in th e lim ited tenn . "In males. for examp le. lib ido is not contro lled ju>t by the penis and testicles. and the majorit) of sex abu;e ts not nece"a rily peni le penetration. A lot of sex offenders wi ll say, ·cut off my bit;., but l' vc sti ll got my my hands and tongue·:·
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Many feared that the so-ca lled 'paedophile regtster' - although in fact it includes a wide range of sex offence; - would infnnge on the c1vil liberties of individual;. who had served their debt to society. Suggestions that the police wnuld ha' c discretionary power; to reveal the whe reabouts of paedophi les to local communi ties led to furthe r concern about v1gilante allack>. it seems that becau se of these
The problem' that could disclo>u re arc accompany illustrated by the case of Sidney Cooke. The release on April 6 of the 71 year old convicted paedophi le. who has apparently show n liule remorse for hts actions. sparked a huge publtc outcry. At the lime. Jim Harding. SPCC, wa;. Director of the ada mant that local communities must be informed it Cooke moves into the1r area: "We cannot take any chances with Sid ney Cooke. He must not
Th e Int ern et prese nts an enormous ob,taclc to restri cting access to p3edoph lic materia l. Co nt mls curren t!) in place appear to b~ having litLlc effect on the ahilit) of paedophiles to acce" ch ild pornography. and there is great debate about \\ h~t else can be done . Similarl). controversy still rages about lhe treatment of cnnvicted paedophiles who arc released. The state mu;.t decide upon the best way to ensure that society i' protected from this tiny minori ty. wh1le main tain in g the right or thos~ who have served their sentence to retu rn int o 'ociety.
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Bored of the same old nights out? Concrete puts up t he readies and heads to Great Yarmouth greyhound t rack for a c ange••• And some gambling .--~----,_;;,;;...::.::...~-~
On arrival we navigate everyone safely through the turnstiles and collect our ticket and racecard. Just inside the stadium there's a kiddies playground, a gift shop selling tacky commemorative tankards and a decaying outside toilet block. We head straight upstairs to the bar. The enclosure upstairs is inside, so even if the weather does turn bad again it won't ruin your night. lt houses the bar, a restaurant and tiered seating and tables for
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nice discovery after the grotty reception buildings. However, the inside enclosure lacks atmosphere, so if you want to experience the real East End feel then you can go outside onto the terraces and join the rabble of Del-Boys in flat caps and sheepskin jackets. Inside, we spot a couple of tables with a good view of the track (and within easy reach of the bar) and settle down. We've arrived in time to miss the first race but, as there are another ten throughout the evening, this doesn't really matter. The enclosure is busy, with people of all ages already thoroughly engaged 1n the eating, drinking and spending money. I wonder If we stand out a mile as five new kids or If we've managed to successfully blend into the scene. lt takes us a while to orientate ourselves and decipher the racecard before we even attempted to place a bet. There are some useful explanations in the race
'---------------------------------~••..-..11:.......:~-..l ow the summer's' here, and the weather's finally doing what it should be, some of you may be considering a cheesy day out at the seaside and if you are, Great Yarmouth is probably what you've got in mind. When you've been to the Pleasure Beach, done the crazy golf and got the stick of rock, you may think you've had all the excitement you can handle for one day - but, if you haven't been to the dogs then you haven't properly done Great Yarmouth.
then you could still have enough cash left for the LCR on Thursday. And, talking of the LCR, your trip to the Dogs won't even clas.h with your pulling time, as the greyhound racing is every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
The greyhound racing at Yarmouth stadium is one of the region's undiscovered gems undiscovered by most UEA students, that is. Whether you are a dedicated gambler or just like the odd flutter, an evening at the dogs is something a bit different. If there are five of you then, for six quid each, you and your mates can have an authentic East End evening, with parking, admission, food and a pint all thrown in. Of course, the gambling and drinking money's on top of that, but if you bet wisely, or you're just very jammy,
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programme to get beginners started, although it's an advantage to have someone who vaguely knows what they're doing in your party. The key things to know are that there are six dogs in each race, all with a trap number and different coloured · coats. Their past-performance record can be found in the programme along with details like the
weight, breed and sex of the animal. We found that it Is simplest that bets are on a Win or a Place with which the minimum outlay is 50p or £1 . The more experienced gamblers among you might want to put money on an eachway, trifecta or a forecast field bet.
Lonely Eddie. Each of the races is replayed on video screens throughout the stadium so it Is easier to see what has happened when it's repeated in slow motion. Also, it means that wherever you are in the complex you can catch the action. Tonight we're doubly lucky as we even get to see the England v Portugal game which is also being shown.
comes last. Later on in the evening the stadium fills up and we all go outside. Paul ventures into the melee of bookies and punters in the moments before the last race and puts a couple of quid on a 'dead-oert'. With the floodlights on, the stadium suddenly feels so much more atmospheric and we find ourselves compelled to jump out of our seats, If you can't decide which greyhound to put your shake our fists and shout like hooligans. Of course, money on then here's a few options we found Paul's horse, Bresheen Buddie, comes in and helpful. earns £9 which even he can't blow on T h e c o m p e re sounds s u s p i c io u s l y l i k e o u g ht another bet because it's the end of the Firstly, you can pick . evening already. The last race is over by the one t o b e c a l li n g b i n g o a t t h e Ple a s ur e B e a ch 10.15pm so we've even got time to catch with the most last orders at the pub back on campus. appealing name - our particular favourites were In the 15 minutes between races Amy and I Dyke Dancer, Penelope Pitstop, and Silky Lady. wander off to find the snack bar where our dinner Our collective winnings for the evening total tonight is coming from. The eatery, on the ground Alternatively, as before the race starts the dogs are about £30 so we haven't exactly got rich , but we paraded in front the crowd, you can see which one have had a quality night out. Stave proved that floor with the amusements, is a decorated in looks most like your pet dog and choose that one. typical style - it's a bit Retro but at least it's clean. even for a non-gambler, an evening at the dog You could toss a coin, or, take it all far too Our ticket gives us the obvious Brit choice of track can be an enjoyable night out. Although, on seriously and, with the _help of the racecard, burger or chicken nuggets and chips - there is no saying that, we did persuade him to bet on the last calculate the chance your mutt has of winning veggie option. After scrutinising the dinner of the race and he lost. Greyhound racing is the ideal going on its past form. Once you've chosen the thing to organise if you fancy a change and want to couple in front and deciding the nuggets look a bit get out of the city. lt's so beginner friendly, and, if dog, remember its trap number and decide sus' Amy and I opt for burger and chips and get whether to opt to place your bet at a tote window you take advantage of the 'five good things' deal Paul the chicken. Back up in the bar we get stuck then it doesn't even have to be too expensive a or to brave the bundle with the bookies outside. I into dinner - which is quite palatable - and a pint, night out. And even if dogs aren't really your thing, chose to go for the safe option and head to the and watch the next race. I've got my money on then the stadium also hosts banger racing , which nearest cashier to put a "quid to win" on Scrubba Elegant Doll. takes place every Sunday. Dubhdubh in the next race. While you're sitting down to eat is definitely the best time to do bit of people watching. Those Oh, and the rabbit fooled no-one. Stave and I head outside to the terraces in search around you are probably the people you saw at the of the masses, only to be disappointed to find there pier earlier - exactly who you were more people in the bar upstairs than out where all the action is. Meanwhile the preparations expected to see. There's fat Terry for race three get underway - the owners parade and his mates, out on the piss. Terry wears lots of gold jewellery, the dogs, stopping to pose for the television drinks Fosters-top, likes his chips camera before leading the greyhounds to the traps. with lots of vinegar and frequents The compere, who sounds suspiciously like he Ritzy's. The token pseudo-blonde ought to be calling bingo at the Pleasure Beach, girlfriends hang around close by announces what we think are the vital statistics of with their halves of lager and each runner. Scrubba Dubhdubh is in trap four in lime. Doreen and Bob in front the corresponding orange jersey. Amid a lot of particularly loud yelping, the kennel hands push have brought the grandchildren the greyhounds into the traps whilst, at the other along tonight and Doreen has end of the stand, the bookies are trying frantically had her perm re-set especially for to rake in the business before the bell goes and the occasion. They've been going the race begins. to the dogs forever since they fell in love down at Dagenham races the race bell goes, the rabbit whizzes all those years ago... The bell for around the track, passes the dogs, and the race five snaps me out of my raps fly open. Even if the dogs do seem reveries. somewhat distressed when they are first being Elegant Doll, in her stripy little forced into the traps, they certainly love the racing jersey, came in and earned me itself. They are so qui9k that the 462 metre flat £7.80 on a £1 bet, which I was race is over in less than 30 seconds - just as pretty chuffed about. Mind you, I you've got up from your seat to see it - leaving you blow it all on my next choice, feeling a little bit cheated. I had been expecting Cream Pie, placed after ignoring something with a bit more tension. To add insult to warnings from Paul. Cream Pie injury, Scrubba Dubhdubh turns out to be Scrubba really lives up to its name and Dud, being beaten to the finish by Paul's dog,
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first two weeks and spend the next two getting ready
breakfast down my throat and put together a packed lunch We didn't actually get a break for breakfast or lunch, so 1t was a case of eating whenever I got the chance dunng the morning. I hopped into my car and headed for the
would be finished by around m1dday, but we could finish as early as eleven on some days and as late as three on others, depending on the traff1c and things. Apart from the driving, I also had a bit of trouble
lt took me a while to get used to driving a milk float through the rush hour traffic, especially as it was a Ford Transit van rather than a proper float for a
productive third term That was the plan, but of course it didn't quite work out like that.. A few days after arriving back at home I noticed an advert calling for m lkman to work for the month around Easter. I didn't even consider it until I noticed that the pay would be about £260 a week! I wasn't too sure about the early mornings and
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Umgate Dairy I got there at about five o'clock, and spent half an hour 1n the canteen, sitting chatting to the other milkmen over a cup of tea before starting work. I would always wonder why I had bothered to drag myself out of bed and rush there, just to arrrve in time to do noth1ng at all. We started loading up the m1lk floats at around half five, quarter to six. As well as the hundreds of p1nts of whole, skimmed and sem1-sk1mmed m1 k, we would also have to stock up the van with orange Juice, potatoes. bread, eggs, cheese and JUSt about anything else that had been ordered by our customers. We even delivered Easter eggs to a couple of households. I was working with another milkman called Gerald and I'd do the driving while he told me where to go. Once we had loaded up the float, we'd set off. The roads were normally pretty empty for the first few hours, but at about eight o'clock things would get a lot busier.
Everybody started beeping at me, and before I knew it I had managed to reverse into a parked car
milk float, but I f1gured that I would have a lot of free time in the afternoons, and could always do some studying then. I applied for the job and before long I was a genuine milkman! The work was six days a week, Monday to Saturday, and I was exhausted by the ttme 1t got to Sunday. My day started at about four o'clock rn the morning when my alarm went off. I normally turned over and went back to sleep for about half an hour, and then had to JUmp out of bed, throw on some clothes. stuff a little
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t took me a while to get used to driving a milk float through the rush hour traffic, especially as it was a Ford Transit van rather than a proper float, and I had only been driving for a year, and had never driven a van before. I didn't get any real trainrng, and as a result had an accrdent on my frrst day. Gerald confidently told me to turn around on the junction of two ma1n roads, and I did as I was told. The other drivers drdn't think the manoeuvre was such a good idea. Everybody started beeping at me, and before I knew it I had managed to reverse into a parked car. it was definitely not a good start to the job! Once the morning •ushhour had passed things became a lot easier aga1n, and we would start to make 1nroads into the 600 or so houses that we had to deliver to. On an
With dogs. There was one trme that I was nearly attacked by a dog in a house where I was trying to deliver the milk. Like any sensible person I decided to leave the milk outside the gate, rather than venture to the doorstep. When I went back the next day, the guy who lived there came out and complatned. We had an argument. and I didn't go back there again' Once all the milk had been delivered we would return to the Unigate depot and unload all the empty bottles and unused stock. That didn't take long, and then I was free to go home. When I got back I would usually collapse Into my bed or 1n
front of the TV and the rest of the day would be a bit of a washout. Of course I didn't feel like tackling the various Unrversrty assignments I had been g1ven and my soc1al life was also completely wrecked as I was normally deeply unconscious by about eight o'clock! Despite the various drawbacks, my st1nt as a milkman was a good expenence and I'm glad I d1d 11. I might do some more temporary work for Un1gate, but I don't think I'll be considenng the mrlk trade as a future career.
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Conc rete, Wednesday, Ap ril 29, 1998
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REVEAL-s Would you like Rod to analyse your stars and share his findings with the enti re population of UEA? Or do you know someone might be amused by a littl e free publicity? If so, just write your (o r your friend's) nam e, time (if you know it) , date , and place of birth on a piece of paper and address it for the attention of Mystic Rod . Please enclose a contact telephone number too , if you can , and a photo of the subject. Drop all this off in Union House , either in the Concrete office upstairs , or in ou r box next to the Steward 's
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Concrete, Wednesday, April 29, 1998
AN EXTREMELY WEAK ARGUMENT
News that porters are forced to polish up the VC's Jag and drive him wherever he wants to go in between making students feel safe is perhaps the most disgusting news we've heard all year about the practices in the Registry.
n response to lan Mackie and Paul Fuchs, I would like to object to some of the points they made in their letter (Concrete March 4 1998). Firstly, they claimed that Forum is undergoing changes to improve its effectiveness. This may well be true, but as we have no feedback at all from our reps about what is said and done at forum meetings it is difficult to know either way. Secondly, they suggested parents in need of child care should "have some initiative of their own" which I find an inappropriate comment under the circumstances. Surely by ·contacting their elected representative they are showing initiative. The reps have a responsibility to use their position within the Union to take up. issues on behalf of those who elected them, and to reply to such requests in a more constructive way. Finally, I think that attacking someone personally just because they dare to criticise the actior.s of Forum reps was misguided and unhelpful. Tessa has been elected as a rep on the DEV school forum and since then has conducted herself in a way that other reps could well learn lessons from . Through both e-mail and face-to-face contact she has ensured all DEV undergrads know what is going on within the school and has been willing to tackle any problem taken to her. I find such a personal attack on a person as dedicated to accountability and action as Tessa is highly offensive, used merely to support an extremely weak Samantha Maher DEV 2 argument.
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Why should VIncent Watts have such Importance attached to him when students are left to worry about the rising number of attacks on campus, with no Information coming from chiefs on how to protect themselves or what to do In case of an @ttsck? As a letter on this page shows, students are feeling more and more vulnerable, so what are Ron Elllott and his chums waiting for? it's time for the University to take even small steps to stop campus violence.
And it's about time they stopped treating security guards as odd job men and let them concentrate on their real job - making sure students feel secure. So, Registry boss Tony Flack thinks that asking students' opinions on graduation ceremony charges is like "asking the turkeys to vote for Christmas." Mr Flack needs to realise that to expect parents to pay for a seat In the old sports centre with no sign of the glamour that other universities have Is a bit much, especially considering the other expenses Involved In the event.
Well Mr Flack, graduation, like Christmas, may come once a year, but unlike turkeys students need not be stuffed.
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The low turnout at Sabb elections this year was disappointing, but should not put new Sabbs off making the most of their year and working in ·t he interests of every single student at UEA. Concrete wishes the team luck for 199819.
SHARED HOUSEHOLD EXPERIENCES?
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fter living in many different shared households, I have experienced many of the ups and downs that come with this form of lifestyle. The people you live with and the person you pay your rent to can affect how you live your life. Some people are lucky, they have the perfect non-interfering landlord and the best of friends as housemates. This is rare . Many households can have problem landlords or a flat-mate or two who just don't quite get along.This has inspired me to collect information about housesharing. Many people do not realise exactly what they could be getting into and exactly the rights to which they are entitled - and more importantly what they can do about it. I would like to know of experiences with landlords. Most people have had experiences of nightmare/bizarre landlords. I also need to know
about flatmates. I would also like to know about questions people ask or have been asked when trying to fill a spare room in the house. And for those landlords out there - who were your besVworst tenants? I really need information concerning rent charges for these properties as well. Can you help? This study will benefit those who are about to enter a contract for the first time - cannon fodder for many landlords or letting agencies. There are also people out there about to find out that it was not such a good idea to move in with their best friend . If you feel that you can sympathise with any of these aspects, please write to me. Char/le Newman PO Box 1034 Oxford OX14UD
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Concrete, Wednesday, April 29, 1998
Young Canar·es Uy_ing higb By NICK TRIGGLE
YOU MIGHT not have heard of Craig Bellamy and Adrian Forbes yet, but chances are that you will very soon. Because these young players, currently breaking into the Norwich City first team, have been nurtured and developed by the famed Norwich City youth system which has produced superstars including Chris Sutton, Rue! Fox and Darren Eadie. Such ts the ~uccess of the scheme spent two years under Webb learning their trade. that it has received accolade from "During their time with me they many quarters, including the England U-21 set up. are worked hard on the basics and hopefully they will push their way Indeed, coach Peter Taylor has commended orwich for producing into the reserves.'' he added. "a number of good footballers." "The youth team is run as a separate entity to the first team, not And this is certainly high praise considering Norwich is a pro' incial too dissimilar to what they have been doing on the continent at clubs East Anglian team competing against Manchester United, Leeds like Ajax," he said. and Arsenal in the schoolboy The influence from abroad does market. not stop there, in the early days Webb visited Glasgow Rangers and Boss Auxerre to see how they ttained, and Youth team manager, Keith Webb this helped him to set up the system is the man behind this academy of that is in place today. football, and now in his thirteenth But after all this success the year at Norwich he is proud to look Norwich youth system faces tts back at the heights scaled so far. stemest test yet. "There has been a great tradition The Bosman ruling has shallered here," he said, "we couldn't and the transfer system, and left players have not been able to compete with free to move from club to club. the really rich clubs and obviously "The situation is now changing developing our own players has because of the Bosman ruling; the been a priority. transfer system is going to become "For example, we spent less of a priority. approximately £50,000 on getting "We are now looking to get Chris Sutton into the first team, and players who are going to play for the then we got £5 million for him. club for a period of time, and then "You do not have to be a good move on," Webb added. accountant to realise that is good And he admitted that they have business," he added. been further hampered by FA And with dwindling crowds and directives that have forced them to only modest merchandising revenue cut back on their extensive scouting Webb's continued success is and training programme. paramount to Norwich's survival. "At the moment we have four At the moment it is in good hands centres of excellence, one in with the likes of Drew Broughton, Norwich, one in Kings Lynn, one in Adrian Forbes, and Craig Bellamy Colchester and one in London. knocking on the first team door. "But the FA in their infinite These are all players who signed wisdom have decided that club will YTS forms at the age of 16, and then only be allowed to take players
Norwich City youngster, Craig Bellamy volleys home against WBA within an hour's drive of the club. "So the most we will be able to do in the future is East Anglia," he said. And with stars like Eadie and Bellamy recruited from Bristol the change in policy will no doubt hamper Webb's future plans. "We won't know how this will effect us until three or four years down the road when we see what sort of players are coming through the ranks," he admitted.
Future And adding to this are the current trends that have seen the big clubs develop their own youth set-ups. But Webb is not afraid of this stiff competition, 'The boy has to take into question what his development prospects are at a particular club. "If he goes to Liverpool or Manchester United he has to ask
himself whether he will get into the first team, whereas at Norwich he asks himself, how long will it be before I get into the first team?," he said. The message Webb sends out is clear, 'if he is good enough he will get in the first team at Norwich.' "People like Bellamy could have gone to the bigger clubs and got lo t in the system. "Now all of a sudden he is 19 and he is in the first team, earning quite a lot of money and attracting attention from Premiership clubs.If he went to one of them he would be one of the big boys. "Young players have to look at it like that," he said. These sentiments are echoed by international midfielder Craig Bellamy who has been involved with Norwich since he was I l. , enjoyed working with "I Keith.We used to work on a lot of technique and basic stuff that you tend to forget. "When I was about to sign YTS forms there were a lot of big clubs after me, but Norwich made me feel so welcome. "I really felt I could get on and play my football here." And even after becoming the third youngest Welsh player ever, behind Ryan Giggs and John Charles, when he came on as a second half substitute against Jamaica last month, he still sees his future at Carrow Road. "I want to play in the Premiership, but I want to play in the Premiership with Norwich. "I will be doing all I can to get them back there," he added. And it was this attitude that Webb's star pupil Chris Sutton showed during his time at the club, even though he was let go at first.
Webb said, "He was a very gangly boy at 14, not much of a personality. "I had players I wanted to sign from outside the area so we decided we would just keep tabs on him.'' However the next two years saw him develop beyond all recognition and by the time he was ready to sign YTS forms, "he was pulling up one or two trees." And Webb added, "l invtted him into the youth team, he did quite well and I was given the go-ahead to invite him in as a trainee. ''We had one or two teething problems because 16-18 is a difficult age, but we got through that and he has now blossomed into the player he is now."
Star And it is players like Sutton that helped the Canaries to an impressive series of FA Youth Cup campaigns. "In the last six years we have reached the quarter finals each time. and we won the league on top of that last year." He also has high hopes for the current crop of youngsters blossoming in the youth team. 'There are some very promising players in the youth team. "I have got a midfield player called Daryl Russell who is doing well. He was signed as a pro by the manager and had we not been in the predicament that we are in, he would have made it into the first team already." But in typical fashion Webb claims, "it is up to them really and how hard they work." And it i this down-to-earth approach that has helped produce the string of footballing talent that has graduated from the Carrow Road academy.
Six of the Best Robert Green - Goalkeeper Good agility, has played for England schoolboys. Following in the path of Andy Marshal!, but is currently out through injury. Darren Kenton - Winger Not the quickest of players. But a good passer of the ball , with great vision . Lee Marshal! - Defender A tough uncompromising defender, strong and solid in the tackle. Adrian Forbes - Winger Super quick winger, with a range of trickery. Has already broken into the first team, and compared to the old Carrow Road favourite Ruel Fox. Adrian Coote - Centre Forward Plays off the main striker in the Sheringham mould, to create for the main target man. But also possesses a ferocious shot. Drew Broughton - Striker Made his debut last season, but has not really established himself yet. Out and out striker who has scored a bag load of goals.
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Four tim es SOOcc motorcycling champ, Michael Doohan, had a disastrou fir t time drive in a Formula One car when on the opening lap crashed into a wall. The Motorcycling supremo was testing Jacques ViUeneuve's Williams Formula One car. Villeneuve was watching the Australian when he spun into the wall on the fourth bend of the Catalunya circuit.
Get real Tennis Ace Greg Rusedski has hit back at plans to bring in oncourt coaching at tournaments. Tennis chiefs are aUowing coaching between sets which Rusedski has blasted as just an attempt to boost the sport's popula rity in America.
Neighbourhood watch Sunderl and have given their entire ticket allocation for the FA Cup Final to their local rivals Newcastle United. Su nderland 's Chairman Bob Murray will pass over the club's 37 ticket aHocation in a bid to improve relations between the clubs.
Child's play Formula One's fe uding rivals, Michael Schumacher and Damon Hi ll, have settled their differences thanks to baby talk. Both World Champions were on the same flight and discussed their children and seemed to forget their past differences, on and off the track. The moto r racing duo had come close to having Formula One's longest squabble after A lain Pt·ost and Ayrton Senna 's five year batlle.
Cut above the rest Ian Shea rer's double strike against Portugal has been attributed to the lucky scisso1·s of his barber, JeiT Wil on. Whenever Wil on has snipped the England supremo's hair, Shearer hru. scored in the u b equent match, apart from one.
NORWICH clinched a vital three points on Saturday to guarantee their survival in the first division next season. T he Canaries finally put to re st the di sma l run of form that had see n the m on ly w in o ne game in thei r last e ight league matches. T he thrillin g 5 - 0 win O\ Cr Swindon came after a poor string of resu lts inc luding dire performances against Bradford and Stoke. But the Canaries fought back again st Swi ndon, show ing much of the pas-.ion lacking from previous matches. The game started brightly, wi th Norwich attacking the oppos11ton 's goa l with venom.
Goal And th e brea kthrough fi nally came when a Dary I Su tch cross reached C hris Ll cwell yn in the six ya rd box. he coo ll y headed it beyo nd keeper Frazcr Digbj to claim his fourth goal of th e season. A fter taking the lead, orwich J..ept up th e pre>sure, and apart from a fierce shot fro m lfcm On uora which hit the cross bar. Sw indon never looked like ly to pin the Canaric-. back. By ha lf tim e the score had reached 2 - 0. with skipper and newly crowned pl ayer of the year.
The Canaries push forward in front of the Carrow Road faithful Matt Jackson, latching onto another cross from the superb Sutch. Wi th the poi nts no" seeming ly in the bag, the tea m were abl e to relax into thei r passi ng game. and the seco nd half saw the confirmation of the Canaries' domi11at ion. With in five minutes of the second half, !wan Robe rts ex te nded the lead. shooting pa>t Digby in to the back of the net.
two wi th Roberts, and poked the ba ll ho me. Sw indon were un abl e to produce any clear opportun ities. and And) Norwich goa lkeeper, Marshall , had one of hi s quietest matches of the campaign .
Pressure But the Canaries continu ed 10 pile on the press ure with Nea lc Fenn taking the fi nal goal, bl asting it past an unfol1unate Di gby. The final scoreline equalled th at
against Huddersfie ld earlier this month . and :,howcd the quality that the side does possess, despite the inj ury crisis that 1he club has had this season. Manage r ~ ike Walker commented after lhe match, 'Thi s sea. on ha been di sas1rous w11h injuries. bu t we pl ayed we ll today. " it was im porta nt tha t we maintai ned our status in the fi rst division, and I am confid ent for next
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UEA Pirates this year, and initially started the sea on as a full back for the club. But after switching to defen ive lineman for the trials, and despite his inexperience in the role, he was considered to show a very high standard of kill by the England coaches. And Tim will now go on to repre ent England in a European tournament this summer against Scotland, Wales, France, Germany and Spain. Wide receiver lan Burchett is still waiting for confirmation of his England place after being the Pirates' star player this season. The competition for places for the squad was very tough, and the trials included many of the top players in the university leagues and • across the country. Tim said, "It is a great honour to represent my country. The standard is very high but I am looking forward to playing my football." The Pirates are hoping that the England stars will bring further success for the team next season. American Football President, Andy Laing, commented, "The experience they gain will be invaluable for the Pirates." "It is an excellent achievement and offers them a promising future at the top of the port."
By CAROLINE JEATER, Sports Editor UEA's swimming success was sealed last month with BUSA Impressive performances at the championships In Bath. The team came away with a four medal haul, showing a vast improvement on the poor results at the short course event last year. England international, Adarn metre after fighting off some Woods, capped a fine season by strong oppo ition in a close race. Sian continued her good form clinching phenomenal victories in the 200 metre individual medley, throughout the competition, and 400 metre frontcrawl and 200 was a finalist in the 200 metres individual medley and 400 metres metre frontcrawl. Adam was largely frontcrawl. unchallenged in his events and Team was only half a second off the championship record, with a time After the fine individual performances there were strong of two minutes 11.08 seconds in the individual medley. hopes for the relay. But the strain of competing over two days instead of the usual four took its toll, and the squad Adam said, "1 had some very were unable to improve their close finishe , and the tandard of competition was very high. time for the relays. "I managed to hold on to win De pite a promising team all my events hut it was very effort neither the men's or draining." women's relay teams were able to The impressive medal tally progress beyond the heats of the was a big boost to the UEA side, competition. But the and with team morale high they championships were seen as good continued to produce good experience for the team and a individual performances. positive way to end the season. And Sian Price held And with many of the UEA side swimming together at club
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with Adarn Woods and Sian Price stepping up their training for the competition. Adarn added, "I am looking forward to the meet this summer
Hope The B USA victories have given the swimmers added hope for the national championships, which are taking place in Sheffield in two months time,
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UEA get final go-ahead for P-ark UNIVERSITY chiefs confirmed the 'double your money, double your pool deal' from the Sports Lottery Fund last month, writes Mark Edwards. The East Anglian Sports Park project is set to receive a whopping £14.6 million from the lottery to develop a 50 metre, Olympic-sized pool and the region's largest sports ball, with the remaining £3.1 million coming from the City Council and the University. This comes after UEA were originally awarded half that amount before the Riverside project, that was the original grounds for the bigger swimming pool, fell through. The news, as exclusively revealed by Concrete in January, is a huge bonus for future students at UEA who will have some of the best sports facilities available at a UK university. UEA's Director of Sport, Keith Nicholls believes sport in Norwich can only benefit from the complex, which is set to open in the summer of 2000. ''The Sports Lottery has praised the innovative concept of a sports park which serves both the University and the community, which will play a part in the national development of some sports," he said.
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UEA HAVE enjoyed another major triumph in BUSA this season as the ladies basketball team were crowned with the Shield. A dominccnng dcfcnstvc display from Amy Baumgartcn narrowly clinched the title for UEA. beating UWlCK b) 38 - 26. The final was a tense and and hy the time the match was nercous affatr. as both stdes failed restarted the team began to lose to show thctr true potenttal in concL'Illration. Loughhorough . on Sunday. UWICK tried to take advantage Man:h R. of UEA 's lapse , but some The Panthers did not look the outstanding blocks by Amy stdc that had swept astde Baumgarten kept the defence on Ltverpool Hope and Leeds top. Metropolitan in the quarter and The match turned into a low semi-finals respectively . scoring affair wi th neither side But UEA got off to a flying being able to take hold of the start. creating plenty of game opportuntltes with their Outd The Panthers produced a pas'>tng and breakaway style. vanety of chances. but were not climcal enough in their fin ishmg Frustration and began to lose their shootmg As the gap gradually grew , disctphnc. UWICK showed signs of Lucktly for UEA, Amy ln~Stratton as they could not find a Baumgarten lived up to her path past the Panthers· rigtd consts tcnt reputation and lkfcnce. produced a sparkling performance Consistent scoring came from in defence. hoth Karen Blackerby and Louise Grasp Goncah·cs. who fintshcd top scorers wtth mne and 11 points UWICK ' s offence could not rcspectl\·ci) . :11ding the Panthers face up to the phystcal dominatiOn 111 thetr quest to win their first of UEA. and once again the final Panthers· stamina mean! they L s con ridence could stay in control of the match. pro!!ressively developed and by UEA finally pulled through. half tunc the) had hutlt a lead of and won by a margin of 38 - 26. 25 . 12. and the reltef for the Panthers was But the Panthers could not ob' tous as the celebrations began show a simtlar dominance in the to start second hall. as UWICK tned to Nikkt Vanterpool, Club claw thetr w :t) back tnlo the Prestdent. satd, "We could not )!am e. belteve that we would get this far. The Uh\ stde were not helped It was an excellent feeling and it hy a diSruption in the match after put us on a high for the next the· Panthers realtsed the week. " 'coreho;Jrd wa' undcr"cnring She added . "The whole season th~m hy seven points was a total teatn effort. and we arc The game had to h<' stopped hoping fnr even beucr thtngs next whtlst the scoring \\as checked. year.
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WOMEN 'S UEA'S volleyball team rounded off a successful season taking fourth place at the BUSA championships in Loughborough last month. The team gave an impressive performance against tough competition , as the tournament pitted UEA against the top universities in the country. ran into The side difficulty when team captain , Melanie Ducret and Helene De la Cour picked up injuries which sidelined the team's medal aspirations. But the team fought back to make it to the third place final , unfortunately losing out to a strong Edinburgh side. Club Captain, Melanie Ducret was happy with the team's performance. "We didn't expect to go that far, but we proved we could compete against the top sides. "We were slightly disappointed not to get a medal, but we were up against tough competition, and overall we are happy with our achievement."
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