Shares in GEC Marconi discovered as University shamed into silence EXCLUSIVE UEA HAS COME under heavy fire from leading ethical investment group the Campaign Against the Arms Trade (CAAT) after it was revealed that the University is profiting from the sale of arms to some of the world's most repressive regimes. The Uni versity holds nearl y ÂŁ400,000 worth of shares in GEC M arconi , the UK 's second largest mi litary manufacturer and a company renowned for selling anns to Indonesia, a country who Amnesty Intern ational identify as "one of the world 's worst human rights offenders." The Campaign Against Arms answer Concrete's questions about in GEC Marconi, who are currently their holdings in GEC Marconi , have Trade are now calling for UEA to in merger talks with British disinvest, branding it's investments defended their general investment Aerospace. "shocking" and "appalling". policy. Investment Attacks "The University has to use its money to achieve a good return. "UEA doesn't need to sell the "GEC Marconi provided the shares, it's an investment for the We are not saying that ethics is not in electronic systems used an issue, but it is balanced by other University , it would be bad Indonesian warplanes which eyethings such as returns and business to sell them if we were to witnesses report as being used for security," said UEA spokesperson make a loss," explained Thomas. attacks on villagers in the island of Katy Jones. However, Alice Taylor-Gee East Timor," stormed CAAT (CHE 4) has criticised the Unethical spokesperson Hillary Gueddalla. University for their involvement in "it's shocking , outrageous," she However, Clare White, Union GEC Marconi . said , adding, "This is just some of Welfare Officer, believes the "it's just not a good idea to be the lethal equipment GEC Marconi University should be doing more. putting money into arms, even if sells to Indonesia and which UEA is ''This is totally ethically unsound," UEA is making a profit. There are making money from ." other ways to make money - the she said , ''There are so many other ethical investment options." University should be more Understanding "it is highly irresponsible for UEA involved in ethical investments. "You can 't reconcile institutions to invest in such a company if it isn't Repression such as universities , which are putting pressure on them to clean supposed to promote learning and And . Neil Cotton (MGT 1) up their act." understanding , with holding Student opinion over the stake Univers ity is added , "The investments like th is," said Ms has been divided. effecti vely taking part in the Gueddalla. Thomas Christensen (MGT 1) repression in other countries , we However, UEA, who refused to has endorsed UEA's shareholding shouldn't be keeping th e shares."
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Those crazy fundraise rs at Comtc Relief are already getting ready for thet r next day-full of co medy and cash. Scheduled for March 12th . th e organisers hope that th e last Red Nose Day of the mil lennium wil l once again raise mil lions of pounds for proJects in the UK and Afri ca "Hupla! And dis mount! Hello pa rty peopl e, docu-soap watchers and funkateers. it' s that ttme agai n! Th is Red Nose Day aims to show that every stng le person m the country can be a Record Breaker - and that means thtnkm g of the coolest. hott es t, fas test. biggest and REDDEST fund raising td eas." If you still want to get involved desptte that. call for a fundratsing pack on 0891 900 000 (c all s cost SOp a minute).
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IS THIS the tea-break-throu g h we have all been waiting for? UE A\ ,·e r) O\\ n Prof k a n- i\I arc Vandc n- B rocd. ha ' bee n ca u>in g a ' tir nati o n-\\ idc "i th h i' g wundh n.: a ~i n g th co r") o n " h) te apo t' dribb le. The m ~ll h ' prok"or ha' ' pent the LJ,t month analy 'lng "hat i, ~m"' n in thL· "cil' nt ilic co mmun i!) a . . · · t hL~ teapot c~ rcc t" · on l' to find th at it i' 'i mp ly a !"re a ~ lll" nature. Th l~ prn k ....... o r. \\ hn ' rccia Ji ,c ~ in calcul at ing flu1d fl o\\ '· lw' prodLIL'L'd a t l'~t dto u' 20- pagc calc ulation Ill '"""' llUt then age-o ld problem 11 he~ t c·.n"''' " te·a po t to d rip' ""\ ty e·ould cakulatJOih thcore·t ie·cdly 1101l out the o ptll l\ Uil\ 11 pc ll l" tcap<lt to make it le " o l· a pwhknr. hut I ha'~ not been .thk to lilld I)Jll' \Ct.''
Aids research grant AIDS awareness worldwtde IS abou t to be boosted thanks to work by UEA's Overseas Developmen t Group. The Eu ropea n Union has made a grant of [550,3 19 to ODG to help developing co untries cope with th e threat of HI V and AIDS. In parts of sout11ern Af nca. levels of HIV mfectt on have reac hed unprecedented levels. For ex ampl e in Be itbridge in Zimbabwe, over 60 per ce nt of ante- natal clintc atten ders are HIV po sitive." said Prof Tony Barnett of ODG , expl atntn g the need for th e work . grant wt ll fund The EU workshops for 50 people over th e next th ree years.
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By JAMES GOFFIN, News Editor EVERY STUDENT on campus will soon have a phone line installed in their rooms, under plans revealed by University bosses this week. The scheme, which will be in place by September, will mean that all students living in study bedrooms will get their own phone free of charge, making it easier for students to keep in touch with family and friends. · NowNet, the company behind calls they make, using a pre-paid the scheme, are also promising account. free calls across campus, a free However, the company have answerphone facility and, attracted criticism over the price amazingly, free line rental. of their call charges, which cost Students will only pay for the more than British Telecom and ,.....---~-=~-----_,.., only 20 per cent less than call boxes. But NowNet have calculated that students spending less than £20 a quarter on phone caJJs will save money overall, thanks to the free line rental.
£20 "If customers spend £20 it can be compared with any network we're cheaper, even than a normal residential line." claimedAshley Atkinson, UEA's
Now Net Account Manager. And she promised that the price of calls would only get cheaper during their contract with UEA, saying, "Over the seven years we're here call charges will decrease in line with BT rates." International students will be stung though, thanks to a 20p a minute levy on calls to freephone numbers that offer cheap international connections.
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And although all rooms will get Internet access, those currently in networked rooms will face a cost of at least £10 a month to use the currently free service. The plans have been given a cautious welcome by UEA's students. "It's not fair at all that international students will have to pay more, but it's better than not having a phone," said W Kim
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Sexual Healing Here's good news fo r all those promiscuous students out there - new scientific research has proved that sleeping around could make the human race stronger. Randy scientists say they can prove that sex with many partners promotes genetic diversity, protecting us against parasites and disease.
Late Night Loving A lonely guest at a hotel in Cologne, Germany, was taught a good lesson in love when he fell asleep talking to a girl on a telephone sex line. He woke up six hours later w it h a hefty £1 ,000 telephone
Telechubbies BBC bosses are fuming after a Mexican TV rival ri pped off their hit Telet ubbies prog ramme - and branded it Tel echobis (Telechubbies). The Mexican kids heroes inhabit a garden populated by rabbits and spend their days dancing and playing with toys. Sa id a BBC insider, " it's obviously a total rip-off," before moaning about how the Mexican channel had refused to buy the rights to the real programme.
STUNNED NORFOLK archaeolog ists have revealed the surprise discovery of a monument that dates back to the Bro nze Age, writes Clare Hamilton Eddy. Found on the tranquil North Norfol k coast l ine, the 4000 year old .. tree temple .. was stumbled upon by a beachcomber when he discovered a Bron1e Age axe in nearby santb. our ancestors buried the dead to Consisting of 5-+ finger posts and a large upturned oa~ speed up 1hcir spirit's cntr) to the trunk in the centre. the next life. mysterious site. which experts Hm1 ever. the te tnplc '> sun·ival i' now at threat from the 'ame ,hirting "') might he lin~cd to Stonehenge. is bdie\·ed to he sands that uncoYcred it an anci~:nt burial ground \\ h~rc Said Geo1Trcy Wain11 right. chief
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us." Howeve r, First Eastern Counties have hit back, claiming that their rivals simply cou ldn't afford to run the service. "It clearly wasn't profitable for Sanders. We have decided to replace it then look at the level of usage pending a future review," ·said Commercial Director Mike Payne. And they have denied that the
decision to charge different fares for buses on the same routes will cause confusion. "There's nothing strange about it , it's just a bit of in-house competition," claimed Philip Seagoe, Pianning Manager for First Eastern Counties. But he did reveal that the company will not accept returns between the city and UEA on other routes on the 104 service.
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Record bidding Historic records dating back to the 11th century could get a new hi-tech home if a joint project between UEA and Norfolk County Council wins lottery funding . The £1 Om replacement for the Norfolk Record Office, which was burnt down with the rest of Norwich Central Library in 1994, will hold 11 .5m items on site, and have internetaccess for key documents. Norfolk historians are bidding for £4.2m from the Heritage Fund, with the remaining £6.3m being jointly met by the University and the council. The new centre will be built at County Hall, after an earlier plan to site the office next to the UEA library was rejected by lottery chiefs in November 1997, citing a lack of cash as the main reason. If the plans get the goahead, they will also provide a massive boost for the University's Centre for East Anglian Studies and East Anglia Film Archive, both of which are well respected for their archives of local historical material.
GRADUATE GLOOM Graduating student., are being warn ed that the) w ill face a ''buyer's market" when they hit the employment scene 111 July. The Assoc iatio n of Graduate Recruite rs has pred ic ted th at dem and fo r deg ree- level candidates will on ly increase hy fi ve per ce nt. com pared to a 14 per cent in 1997- . " There arc s ig n' that th e current econo mic uncc llai nty i'> making empl oyers th ink abo ut recruitme nt thi s year. We will still have growth but the rate will slo w," said Carl Gilleard, chie f exec utive of the AG R. And th e Institute of Employment Studies is cautio ning g raduate'> aga in st sening the ir sites to high . They c laim that up to 80~ will end up in jobs that do no even require a degree. Only in in-demand areas like science and IT will grow.
STUDENTS ARE being asked to vote on the biggest upheaval in the Union's democratic history this week. Union bosses have announced plans to replace Students Forum and regular Union General Meetings with a new all-powerful Student Representative Council. and are holdtng a referendum this Friday to see if studenL\ approve. The move. which comes after just But the new plans have come four ~tudents turned out at the AGM under fife for actuall; decreasing scrutiny of the Union Executive and last December, aims to increase student participation in the Union. for giving too much power to small groups. Proposals "The nine groups sitting on the Under the new proposah. SRCs were very dubiously worked rcpresentatin~s from Schools of out," claimed Students Forum Study, clubs and societies and other member Anthony Little. groups acros · campus would be Representatives invited to sit on the council and "lf one in ten students are LGB, decide Union policy for the entire student body. as we are led to believe. why are they getting the same number of Umon Academic Officer, Katy Fixter, who hopes students will reps as a [smaller] group like mbber stamp the radical move. students with caring believes the shake up will improve responsibilities. who are probably Union democracy after years of only a couple of hundred studenh ~" inquorate UGMs. he asked. And he critidscd the SRC for Democracy only meeting three times a semester. " It ' s all ahnut increasing rather than (lllCC a week as Students awareness nf the Union\ Forum does . democrJtic processes and making it Scrutiny accessible and understandable to students." explained Katy 'Tomm is there for scrutmy, but "The SRC would not resemble if the new SRC meets only three the current Students Forum. it times a semester how much scrutmy would not he 40 students making w.ill go on'?" he asked . btg dec1sions after an inquorate "l'm not opposed to what they UGM - the membership of the SRC are trying to do : UGMs aren't could he 130. working . The problem is they ha~·e "It is the students' chance to rushed in, it just has the potential for really make a difference,'' she a complete disaster wrillcn all over promised. it ," he mged. The new plans have met with mtxed reception from students "it has to be betlcr." said Ellcn Dickinson (EAS 3) , " Nobody e\cr goes to LTGMs."
Students But Colin Fairbank (HIS 1) claimed the d1anges ''ould ha\ e Jiule affe•·t on the number of students i1l\nlved 111the Union ·•tncrcasmg the level of students is nnp<ll1anL Howe,er. I still don ' t lhink I'd hot her going. and I don ' t think ll..no\\ an)<me that would." The referendum to decide on the plans will he held on hiday. January 22 from 10am-5pm in the Hive foyer.
Let your loved or desired one know how you're feeling - put your Valentine's messages in next issue's Conrete. There will be a prize for the best entry, so whether it's romantic, funny or just plain soppy, bung it in the box in Union House
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THE CLASS of 2000 at UEA could be paying for their Pub pints with electronic cash, thanks to a farreaching new initiative. Rcgistt) boflin-, ha\1.: come up \\ ith a ne\\ e<lmpus card to replace do1ens of existing Univcrsit) membership and ID cards at a stroke. The replace
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Enthused Students would charge up their ca rds using machines that act li~ e cas h machines in re\crsc. dropping cha nge in to
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add to thetr electronic cash-..:ard. The scheme will cmt around (40.000 to s~t up. but "'pponers of the scheme arc conlidcnt that it will s~l\e money in the long run. by slashing the total number or cards i"ued. freeing up funds for e"ential servi..:cs.
ONE OF UEA's leading scientists was killed in a cycle accident at the end of last term. Dr Richard Warn, an expert in cancer biology died on December 1 and will be sadly missed by all who knew him. His memorial service was held on Saturday, January 6, at St Andrews Church, Eaton and was atrended by a crowd of over 400 people. Arrangements have been made to continue his valuable research, which included collaborations with groups at UEA as well as at the John lnnes Centre and the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital. Dean of BIO, Dr Dawson, said of the professor, "He was a really great teacher and a great colleague and he leaves the most tremendous gap tn the school." UEA press spokesperson, Annie Ogden , said, "Everyone who knew Richard has been shocked and upset by the news of his death." She added, "Our deepest sympathy goes out to his wife Alba and to his daughters."
September Uni,路ersit) stall will he dished nut with the cards lirst. with the lirst student cards being sent out lo rn.:- . . hcr.... arri\ ing in Scptemher. Cards will then he issUL'd to C\i!-!ting -.tudcnh.
Delighted Union Communications Officer. Tom Connoh. IS delighted by the news. "UEA\ been cry ing out for it for years. All the ca rds make up a wallet-full. all for the same place." " If you lose an entire wallet and you have to replace all the ca rd s. it 's even more hassle." he added.
CHRISTIANS AT UEA have been spearheading a nationwide human rights awareness programme. The scheme. called Speak, is supported by Christian Aid, and involves sending postcard information packs to key decision makers like MPs, Government ministers and company bigwigs. Topics covered so far by the campaigning team of Chrisitian Union members include the plight of asylum seekers and the fair treatment of factory workers making clothes . Students interested in taking part should contact the Chaplaincy.
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"lt will revitalise this quarter of the city"· Railtrack's Deputy Property Director, Mike Grant countncs mo t adyanced hbrartcs. Not only will it stock the thousands of shelves of books you would expect, but it v.ill also have over :!00 study desk· cquippeu with PC's. bnmming "-ith reference material and hundn:ds of key local history documcnLs. Howe\cr, it will not just h.! an academic's pamdi. c. The dramatic hors hoe- hapcd bnd: structure wtll be fronted b) a huge glass wall , expostng the ne" caferestaurant und cxhtbition space to a newly opened public square in front of St Peter Mancrofl church all hopmg to attract "on1 ieh ' more cosmopolttan resident . So, OJ'\\ich 11iiJ certain)) not be Jacking m ne\\- l~u:ihtie in the ncKt few year in fact there is a
though. one thmg is certllin. TI1crc will be eYcn less eviuencc than their currently i. make any di paragmg remarks about Norwich. lnd..:ed, it could oon c.:all nself the capital of the Enst without too much exaggeration.
NORWICH THROUGH THE AGES OVER THE last fifty years, the shopping and leisure focus of the city has moved around the main ctty centre, but always remained centred on the castle. The covered daily market continues to play a big part in ctty life. and is the only surviving permanent market in the country. During the 1960s, St Stephens Street served as the main shopping street in Norwich, but the decision to pedestrianise Gentleman's Walk and London Street pulled shoppers back towards the river. Attempts to tempt shoppers out of the shadow of the castle, including Anglia Square on Magdalen Street have proved largely unsuccessful, wtth shoppers prefernng the tightly packed streets around the market. The opening of Castle Mall reinforced the areas prominence, but its integration with the differing street levels across the city has also helped to breathe new life into the Timberhill area. In the future, developers hope to re-focus the city's attention on the riverstde areas of Norwtch by the train station and off King Street, which have been largely derelict as result of the decline of industry stnce the second world war, whilst at the opposite end of the city centre, new uses are being found for the former Nestle factory at the top of St Stephens Street, and the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital on Newmarket Road, whtch will become redundant when the new hospital opens at Colney.
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The referendum will be to decide whether or not we want to replace Union General Meetings (UGM's) with a Student Representative Council (SRC)
What is a Student Representative Council? • A group of students elected from different sections of the student population including representatives fro1n every school and fro1n the following groups: Graduate Students Association Race awareness Mature Students LGB Sporting and non-sporting Clubs and Overseas Students Societies Women Students with caring responsibilities Students with disabilities
What is the role of a Student Representative Council? • To be the highest decision making body of the Student Union. This will include policy decisions, e.g.:whether we support the campaign against tuition fees. The Council will . also be expected to keep the Union Executive accountable to its members. To allow every student the opportunity to raise issues concerning students through • their representatives on the Council. These reps will also be expected to report back to students. If the Council believes that the entire student population should be able to vote on an • issue, there will be the opportunity to call either a referendum or an Emergency General meeting.
Why should we repla ce the UGMs? • There has not been a quorate UGM since 1995. That means that you as students have not had the chance to take part in the decision making process of your Union. It has also made it virtually impossible to hold the Executive accountable. The Union is therefore not democratic. • By introducing a Student Representative Council, the Union will be run more democratically. More students will be represented and able to voice their opinions abbout a Union which should be run by students for students.
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this issue stress relief 11 alcoholism 12 india 15 go karting & naming norwich 17 Do you really want to live forever? Nicole Fortmann finds out whether deep freezing could actually offer people immortality
ou slowly come around. Your head is aching, your mouth is dry and sore and your entire body feels icy cold. You look around you at the unfamiliar scene. A person in a silver space suit gradually walks over to you. "Congratulations, you have survived, welcome to the 25th century" Sounds like something out of a science fiction novel? Maybe, but for some people, life after death is not as unattainable as it seems. Many are investing time and money into the science of cryogenics, hoping that they can be revived at some point many decades or centuries after death. The theory behind cryonics is very simple. You die. You are frozen . You can then be defrosted centuries later when the technology has been created to bring you back to life. Cryobiology originated in the 1950's after scientists successfully froze bull's sperm for artificial insemination . Then, in 1964 an American physics teacher called Robert Ettinger seized the public's imagination on human preservation by publishing a book called The Prospect of Preservation, which went on to become the cryonics bible. Suddenly people everywhere fancied being frozen . The first person to be iced was Or James Bedford, a cryonics enthusiast who had died of lung cancer. Since that day in 1967, when he was suspended at ultra low temperatures, cryonics companies have convinced thousands of customers to buy space in their giant deep freezers . These companies offer you the chance to "do all the things you've always wanted to do with the reassurance of knowing you will be freed from the limitations of a twentieth century lifestyle." Sounds good. But how convincing is the prospect of life after death - and do you really want to follow characters like Wait Disney and bury yourself head first in liquid nitrogen? The way it all works is, in theory, surprisingly simple. After a person has been officially pronounced dead, scientists ensure that the brain does not deteriorate by keeping it supplied with oxygen and nutrients until it is frozen. The body is then cooled rapidly to 0 degrees using an ice bath and heat exchangers. While all this is going on , a life support system keeps everything ticking over. Drugs are then induced to decrease the metabolic demands of the body. The blood is drained off and replaced by a glycerol-based anti-freeze which minimises tissue damage. Finally the body is frozen to minus 196 degrees (apparently the optimum temperature for body storage). The person is then stored head down in liquid nitrogen, to stop the body from decomposing. With full body freezing there has always been the risk of major organs being damaged or disintegrating though. So, with new developments in DNA cloning it is now possible to have what scientists call a 'neuro'. That's being first frozen and then decapitated to the rest of us. This is also a cost saving option for all potential ice men and women who lack the hard currency for a full body suspension.
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ut if you choose not to risk the cloning option, and go for the full body treatment, what evidence is there to indicate that your copside (as the frozen bodies are sometimes delightfully termed) will survive?
The scientists have certainly put a new spin on the freezer section. In 1992, they anaesthetised a baboon and replaced its blood with a substitute solution. Its body was then placed on ice and the temperature lowered to below freezing . The animal was successfully revived after an hour. In a similar experiment a German Shepherd dog was subjected to four hours of freezing . Its blood was replaced with a synthetic solution and its heart and brain stopped. Scientists at Alcor (the American Cryonics organisation) were able to restore the dog to full health. And while there is a big difference between freezing a dog for a few hours and a human body for a few centuries, it's looking increasingly likely that you will make it through without freezer burns. But if you're still worried by the possibility of coming out like an unidentified sauce that has been at the back of the freezer for too long, there's always the reassuring science of nanotechnology. This involves sending a host of tiny molecule-sized robots through your body, to mend the damaged cells. Scientists claim that the same technology would be able to rejuvenate a person, enabling them to be born at any age that they want. But when you come back, will you be the same
"lt is now possible to have what scientists call a 'neuro' 路 that's being frozen and then decapitated lo the rest of us" person? Even if the physical restoration of the dead body is achieved, it is not known whether the thawed out individual will retain their personality or even their mind. The working of the human brain and in particular how memory works is still one of the greatest mysteries in human biology. For example, some believe that memory is nothing more than a series of electrical pulses and if they're right, then not even minuscule robots will be able to help you, as the pulses are unlikely to survive a few centuries on ice. You might emerge in the next century with the mind of a new born baby or even be brain dead. And even if your brain is intact, how will it handle life in the 25th century? The society will be unbelievably advanced, you' could be tormented by disturbing flashbacks and in physical and mental pain. And what harm could you do to the world in which you find yourself? If the bacteria you carry has survived the freezing process, you could just end the lives of those who restored yours. But even if you think you can handle the next millennium, and are convinced by the science behind cryonics; what about your faith in human nature? There is no guarantee that an overpopulated world will want to bring you back. Cryonics could leave millions of people suspended at the back of the freezer for centuries to come, with nothing but some peas and potato waffles for company. Think about it: would you bring back millions of fifteenth century yokels with their plague, pestilence and small pox today?
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THE LIQUID REFRESHMENT
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Getting wasted, rat-arsed, hammered, trolleyed, plastered, largered, or bladdered has to be the most frequently used method of releasing oneself from the stresses of the overdue essay, the £500 gas bill and the argument with your best mate. Drink is student Prozac in liquid form. Ten pints, two vodkas and a tequila slammer later, life is looking a little more peachy. Until the next morning when your essay hasn't magically written itself, your friend still hates you and your head hurts like hell.
• Exams stressing you Essays getting you down? Or are you all finished and ready to let off steam? Check out our run-down on how we transform our lives from stressful to stress-free...
Pull on that pink leotard and those lovely leg warmers, slam Gym and Tonic into the stereo and get ready... up-2-3-4, down 2-3-4. Yup, this is the sensible way to deal with stress, if you call pink leotards sensible that is. Exercise actually releases endorphins, (and no, they're not related to Flipper) that act as natural anti-depressants and will make you feel more relaxed and confident, especially when you're slim enough to fit into that spandex catsuit at the back of your wardrobe. Any sport will do as long as you'll enjoy it enough to stick at it. Just be
careful not to shell out £1000 on a race-horse only to find the Accommodation Office won't let you keep it in Waveney.
Eat your greens! That's what everyone's dinner lady said to them. Ten years on, who'd have thought you'd heed her advice. For it wasn't only Mrs 'spam fritters' Parkins who was right about spinach and sprouts being good for you; the World Health Organisation recommend you eat five portions of fruit and vegetables a day as part of a healthy diet. Health psychologists have recognised that stress attacks the immune system, so eating healthily will mean that freshers' flu won't stay with you until Easter. If lack of energy is a problem, try avoiding chocolate and crisps and go for the nuts (that doesn't mean kicking your mate or exboyfriend where it hurts). Alternatively, have some fruit - it has been proved that an apple gives you more energy than a cup of coffee.
THE SPEND-A-THON .nt loan and run up your overdraft to the sort of level even Nick Leeson would be ashamed of, many students still find solace in a bit of retail therapy. And we're not talking about the purchasing of food or books here, The Definitive Guide to Quantum Physics is not going to turn heads at the LCR. What will get you that ultimate-de-stressing snog is a brand new pair of kinky boots or a spangly new pair of combats. Failing that, the five CD's that were on special offer in HMV will provide several hours worth of material for air guitar or dance practice. What better way to psyche up for that all-important exam at nine o'clock the next morning?
THE BODY IS A TEMPLE If there's a mountain of work on the horizon it's generally worthwhile putting a mountain of food in the way - and then eating it all. Indeed, there's nothing like a bit of good food to make the world seem like a less stressful place. Dairy Milks, tubs of chocolate ice cream and deliveries from Domino's have all been known to possess the stress-relieving qualities that therapists would kill for. And once you've demolished that EU-sized food mountain you should be ready to face the first paragraph of your essay. But let's be honest - you should have faced it weeks ago, so gorge on those chips, jelly babies and Swiss rolls instead. In the meantime, organise for a friend to hand in the essay once you've completed it. Because by that time you'll probably need a crane to even get out of the house.
If you've seen anyone with their feet behind their ears lately the chances are, if they've not had a nasty accident, that they're de-stressing with yoga. However, if your body feels more like an ironing board than a Slinky, then a few deep breaths may do you as much good (depending, of course, on the state of your lungs after puffing _ _ ._.... through that packet of fags during the morning's revision). Failing that, the properties of herbs such as camomile, lavender, ginseng and St. John's wort have been found to relieve stress and.tension. Be careful, though, not to walk into your exam smelling like a tart's boudoir.
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Nearly everyone can recall many of their drunken escapades, but what happens when one for the road turns into one you can't do without? Caroline Jeater finds out... t is 3 am and the phone rings. You are barely awake but you know how the caller feels. And you know that if you don't pick up, they may go back to the drink. To a recovering alcoholic, means of contact such as this are the lifeline in the long quest for sobriety. The ability to pick up the phone rather than the bottle is an essential part of taking the first steps back to a normal life. And after years of physical, mental and emotional suffering, it is steps like these that are the hardest. Simon, a UEA student, is used to being woken by calls like this one. He is a member of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and gave up drinking eight years ago. He now devotes much· of his time to AA·, helping them deliver the 24-hour support service they provide to anyone whose lives are affected by alcohol. Indeed, Alcoholics Anonymous were the people Simon turned to when he decided to try and break the cycle of drinking that had become his life. He admits he had been through ten years of heavy drinking and was unable to continue. "My life had changed completely, towards the end, I only needed a pint and I would feel myself changing. My tolerance had gone and I was finished." 1t was at this point that he contacted the Norwich branch of Alcoholics Anonymous for help. Simon is one of two million AA members wor1dwide - a sign that alcoholism affects far more
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''I had reached the point where I felt that I wouldn't fit in unless I had a drink, I lost all my confidence" • Simon, recovering alcoholic "I was in the Armed Forces when I started drinking heavily - there was a lot of bravado attached to drinking. There were a lot of guys and we were drinking together on regular basis. "At first I could drink 15 pints before getting drunk but that soon changed and by the end I would only need a pint. I had reached the point
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where I felt that I wouldn't fit in unless I had a drink, I lost all my confidence." imon's experience is not uncommon. · Alcohol may feel~ like a stimulant when you're out clubbing, but in actual fact it is a depressant. 1t affects the nerves that pass around the body and it effects the part of the brain that governs the body's self control. Alcohol can be used by drinkers as a way of numbing the pain they feel. 1t affects the rate that the brain can pass messages around the body, slows them down and acts as a painkiller as well as slowing your reactions. Anybody who has suffered a killer hangover knows about the short term results of a night out, but in the long term, the side effects are much further reaching. For some, it is a habit forming drug, and as you become used to it, it becomes a part of your every day routine. In the long term the alcohol can lead to weight gain and damage to the liver, brain, stomach, heart and circulatory system. The effects are not just physical, though, as Simon discovered. In his case the alcohol changed his personality, "I saw life as dark and dismal, it was boring, but after a drink I could do anything. lt was all the drink talking, I would go from extreme to another." "As I continued to drink, it began to take more control, I lost jobs due to my alcohol abuse and the physical side effects were endless" Under the influence of drink a person's reactions are very different to from normal, and in that situation they may even be in danger of harming themselves as well as others. Apart from suffering extreme mood swings, continual drinking also meant Simon's behaviour around other people became more and more erratic. "I was very on edge the whole time. I became there is, as well as looking after any younger physically very ill, as well as being affected both children, trying to keep the family together. There mentally and emotionally. I could turn violent if is also often the threat that the courts and social someone said something to me, my mood could services may split up the children and parents if switch really quickly, it was like I wasn't in touch the family's problems are discovered. with anything inside of me." The more Simon felt on edge, the more the drink For Simon, the realisation that the drink was felt like the solution. He began to push away those ruling his life and affecting his family took a long he was-close to. lt was a vicious cycle. time. "I didn't want to accept that I had a problem, The statement, "My name is .... and I'm an it wasn't that people didn't try to help. I was even alcoholic" may have almost become a cliche, but put in a mental hospital at the age of 21, but it the fact is that admittance of an alcohol problem is didn't work for me as I wasn't ready for it" seen as a key point in breaking the cycle. But that "My family tried to help me but it was difficult for first step is one of the hardest ones to make. Alcoholism caused Eastender's Ph it's marriage to break up In a way, it often seems easier to ignore the problem, especially if the alcoholic has either got a drink inside them or is recovering from the night before. But the repercussions of . alcoholism are just too great to ignore. 1t is often the case that the people close may not understand what is causing this behaviour, and even if they do, there is little they can do to help. Relationships can break up and children can end up taking · over the roles that their mother/father played. In some cases the kids end up looking after the house and manage whatever money
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Contacts: The AA phone line in Norwich operates 24-hours a day. Meetings take place at least once a day in Norwich. As David at AA explains, "We are there for everyone, whatever the problem, we would like to help people as soon as possible" Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) 01603 621128 Drinkline - 0845 601 4357 Norcas - 01603 660070 Ferry Cross- 01603 619 397 UEA Health Centre - 01603 592172 Nightline - 01603 - 503504
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ven when you're prepared for a culture shock, landing at Trivandrum airport at 6.30 in the morning is more than most people expect. In fact it's a total shock to the system. And unfortunately (if not unsurprisingly) the bucket shower and the hand-eaten spicy potato curry cannot obscure the fact that your body thinks it's Sam in London. Nevertheless, after months of waiting, we were finally in India. Still attempting to shake off the shock, we gathered our bags together and rendezvoused with our lift. As we made our way to the town of Ambassamudram, we were quite literally thrown into everyday Indian life as the car skidded from side to side across the road. We realised we had walked off the plane and straight into the car journey from hell. Until it dawned on us that this was not solely down to our driver- everyone drove like that. You might as well throw everything you know about the Highway Code out the window in India since it is useless. The drivers seem to think that overtaking on a blind corner is OK, just so long as the lights are flashed on and off full beam as they do so. I clung onto the seat and prayed that they were using some form of morse code to communicate their overtaking intentions. However, no matter how tired or scared you are, or how long the journey has been, everything is worth it when you get to the school. Nothing could prepare us for the enthusiastic welcome the schoolchildren laid on when we arrived. I stood there helpless as the kids swarmed around me
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Spending a summer holiday squashing onto already crammed buses, lazing on beaches and teaching English to eleven year olds has got to beat working on the till at Tescos • Nicholas Lerner tells all ... the language anyway. I actually ended up teaching them French as well in my time out there. The pupils I taught were lucky though - they were in a private school with pretty good facilities . Parents pay about £20 - £30 a month for their children to attend the school, and the majority will stay until they are 16 -17, before going on to university. For the younger children , classes are not dissimilar to those in England , including the annual school sports day with all the traditional races, as well as celebrations of religious festivals . The kids were always keen to learn about
"The kids swarmed around me with an enerpy that rivalled freshers flu for its infectious qualities" England, so if you're thinking of giving the teaching a go it really is worth reading up on your history. lt's also always advisable to take pictures, leaflets and a supply of 2p and 1p coins with you. These will stand you in good stead, since the
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NUS is it Worth lt? Union of UEA Students Say YES The Union of Students at UEA and the National Union of Students are democratic organisations and as such we welcome a debate on the membership of NUS. In this advert we would like to state in this advert the reasons we believe UUEAS should be affiliated to the NUS. Just to clear up any confusion, the Un ion pays £31,565 a year to affiliate and is required by law to pass its budgets at an Annual General Meeting, which means that each year this union democratically chooses to affiliate to NUS. The last edition of Concrete refered to UMIST's attempts to leave NUS. This so-called bombshell has been motivated by a small number of officers at this college who have refused to democratically ballot the membership. There so called attempt to disaffiliate from NUS is in limbo because they have refused to act democratically. Where unions have democratically consulted there members NUS consistently wins the support of ordinary students in there unions. lt is often asserted that NUS is losing members. This is not true, in fact the reverse is the case. Since 1990 NUS membership ha s grown by an average of 13 colleges a year. Recent referendum results include: Aston Oct 1998 - 97% pro NUS, 1234 voted Stirling Oct 1998 - 73% - 73% pro NUS , over 50% turnout President of UMIST asserts that you wou ld be hard pushed to say what NUS does , other than put on 'lavish affairs ...... .. an opportunity for un ion executives to up and down the country to get drunk or laid'. This union believes that this is a sad reflection on the individual participant rather than an accurate comment on NUS co nferences and tra inin g events. NUS actually empowers student union officers through its training and conferences. Over the summer period the NUS National Convention. a four day networking and training event, incl uded sessions on a wide range of topics relevant to Students Unions from Internationalising your Student Union to Developing links with your community . What is more, NUS also provide specialist training courses to Union Officers , courses this year included, Employment and Finance , Committee Skills, and Being a Welfare amongst many others. NUS also provides in house training for student unions which are tailored to there particular needs. The NUS residential training during the Summer and the Autumn is probably the largest exercise of its kind run by any national organisation. More recently NUS has initiated the National Student Learning Program me , sponsored by Ford, enab ling ordinary students to train other students in key skills, which help them both during their period as students and when they have graduated and are entering the employment market. The NSLP is committed to training over 14,000 in the next two years. Advice, Information, Research and Publications NUS supports student unions throughout the year through regular briefings and research documents. We also hold information days enabling student officers to share best practice and ideas from their own unions. NUS also has a legal unit working for student and unions, where necessary pursuing test cases on behalf of our members. NUS: Addressing the Real Issues for Students . NUS has consistently opposed tuit ion fees , it has been a central campaign of the National Union for the last two years. Accusations that NUS is some sort of bunch of Tony 's cronies is wilfully misrepresenting the range of issues on which we campaign and the make up of the NUS executive. The NUS executive is made of twenty two students , only six of the 22 are Labour Students and 12 members are independent of any political organisation. NUS policy is passed democratically , by students at NUS conference, this informs and directs the work of the union. To this end NUS policy reflects the prioriti es of our member unions. In recent years NUS has passed pol icy on student financial support, environmental issues and anti racism and fascism. Policy motions this year have also concentrated on democratic reform of NUS which recognises that NUS is not perfect and presents an opportunity for people to get involved and shape the f uture of NUS. lt has been suggested NUS campaigns and holds policy that is irrelevant to students and Students Unions. The 1994 Education act 1n its draft stages would have destroyed Students Unions as we know them, NUS won significant concessions saving Students Unions. In the same year NUS were voted the most effective voluntary sector lobbying organisation in the UK, it was commented, "that given NUS's size and resources it consistently punches above its weight when it comes to lobbying and campaigning".
NUS Campaigns · Making the difference in 1990's 1990 After NUS lobbying, the EC drops legislation w hich would have made it impossible for student unions and many other groups to operate minibuses. 1991 Government proposes to abolish the binary divide - the inequalities in status and funding between the polytechnics and universities. NUS first called for this over twenty years ago and has continued to do so ever since. NUS lobbying results in student grants and loans not being liable for the new Council tax 1992 After NUS organised opposition the Government con cedes to include student representation on the governing bodies of the new Further Education Corporati ons and to maintain it on the Higher Education Corporations. 1993 NUS produces it's own 'Student Charter' which is hai led by the education world as a clear and challen ging step in the ri ght direction. This pre empted the Charters devised by the DFE {now t he DFEE}, and led to the development of local charters th roughout the Further and Higher Education sectors. 1994 Government climbs down du ring the debate of t he Education Act after intense lobbying by the NUS. The Act in its original form would have lead to the split of the Student Union service creating increased costs for the student unions and destabilising their bases. 1995 NUS succeeds in tabling amendments to the Education (Student Loans) Bill, designed to privatise the Student Loans Company in both the Houses of Parliament. After intense lobbying by MP's and high profile media work, most financial institutions refused to tender private loans. The two serious bidders Barclays and Clydesdale - only submitted bids after agreeing to all of the guarantees demanded by the NUS on behalf of students. This took their bids outside of the scope of the Government's intentions, and in September the
DFEE was forced to drop the plans. 1996 NUS is vocal in calling for an independent inquiry into further and higher education. NUS welcomes .Sir Ron Dearing 's appointment to chair the National Committee of Inquiry into Higher Education and holds regular meetings with Sir Ron. NUS acts as the official conduit for the Committee' s consultation of the students' unions. The committee takes oral evidence on NUS' submission in February 1997, following a massive consultation exercise, where NUS invites written submissions from every member union, organises a day-long seminar attended by Sir Ron Dearing and 170 officers of NUS member unions, and runs feedback sessions at NUS region al conferen ces. 1997 NUS plays a key role in the most successful voter registration ever, working alon gside the 'Rock t he Vote' campaign to ensure an extra 300,000 students are registered to vote in the May 1 General Election. The Dearing Inquiry s ubmits its report. The new Government responds by announcing plans to phase out the grant and introduce a means tested tuition fee. NUS wins exemption from tuition fees for 'Gap year' students entering higher education in 1998. 40,000 students march in 14 cities up and down the country against plans to introduce tuition fees. NUS holds a week of action to 'stop fees now'. The Government announces plans to introduce fees in the Teaching and Higher Education Bill, but significant safeguards are won to prevent universities charging 'top up' fees. NUS wins places on a series of Government advisory committees, including the influential Booth Committee, represe nting the opinions of students.
NUS Services Ltd · Saves Your Union Money £200,000 per year. lt has been sa id that UEA is a net contributo r to NUS and that being in NUS increases in the price of beer and spirits in our bars . The real issue he1·e however is that there is clear distinction between the sales price, which is set here at UEA and the price at which the product is bought, which NUSSL sets and negotiates. NUSSL. by using the bulk purchasing power of most Students Unions in the UK allows us to buy beer at substantial discounts . The estimated savi ng for the forthcoming year is around £200,000. The money that NUSSL saves the union allows us to put more back into our non-commercial services such as welfare, sports, campaigns and student support. Claims that the union would get a better deal through Northern Services, a much smaller consortium of Students Unions, are seldom backed up by any rele vant figures retail price and trade price should not be confused with the notion with of retail price and trade price. NUS Card & Discounts The NUS card is the only nationally recognised discount card which wi ll cons istentl y get students discounts across the UK with both national and local retailers. Imperial College claim that they can get discounts if they make a fuss , that may be the case with some retailers , but this union does not want our members to be put in the position of having to make a fuss, this union wants quality se rvices and quality discounts. Additionally the NUS card will get you into any other Student Union who is a member of NUS wi th no fuss . Not a bad thing when yo u consider that almost 100% of UK Higher education uni ons are members of NUS. NUS does a huge amount to support and work with students unions, though it is not always perfect_no organisations. We believe anyone who gets involved in the NUS and the Union would see the benefits that they bring.
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r mtght get a little carried away once you get Into the racmg mentality it proved to be a good mghts entertainment. and if that 1sn't enough 1t is also an excellent way to vent any of that frustration over those essay results!
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ad enough of Gran Tuns1mo and fancy a go at some real action (without the risks of a 170mph crash)? Well, why not give 1ndoor kartmg a run for 1ts money? Just 20 minutes away from UEA, down the Vulcan Road North, you'll find the Indoor Kart Centre. Here you can take the opportunity to run head-to-head against both the clock and your mates 1n a battle of sk1ll, gUile and relentless competition In fact, I was prom1sed all-out excitement. But as I pulled on my overalls all 1could think of was the fact that Grand Prix's normally sound like a cat bemg swung round In a small room. lt was my mate's birthday though and I had prom1sed to give it a go. So, w1th some trepidation, I headed off to the track to prove my racing credentials and give my
testosterone-charged mates a taste of what 1t felt lik to race a Michael Schumacher m the making. Th1s particular race was an endurance test, which Involved trying to complete as many laps as possible in one and a half hours. A bnef race it wasn't But 1t was certa1nly a lot of fun. And wh1le the go·karts' engines had striking similarities to a lawnmower it was at least comforting to know that you weren't expected to keep control of something that resembled a Mclarens Mercedes. The karts can get up to speeds of 35 mph though, so you can st1ll get the thrills even if you're only on an indoor track. And after haVIng gritted my teeth the entire way around the first lap, I actually started to enjoy it. Pure fear gradually made way for an amazmg adrenaline rush as we s1mply tried to get around the circuit as fast as possible. And whilst you
El1sha and her fnends were in six teams of three people - there would be six dnvers on the track at a t1me. For th1s particular race 11 cost £510, but with a big group outing the cost shouldn't get too high. Alternatively you can try your racing skills in the Grand Pnx which costs £32.50 off peak and £37.50 at other t1mes. Each
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four heats and dependmg on theiT performance. they can go onto the semi-fmal and even the f1nal. For these race's its best to book in advance. However, you can just turn up to complete a few laps, lt's £6.75 for 121aps, £12 for 24 and £15 for 36. Happy hour Is 6·7 every week night and might be the best bet for cash strapped students ·it's £10 for 36 laps. The Indoor Kart Centre is open until ten every night, except Sunday when ills open until nine. Telephone: 01603 486655
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ver wondered what that rampant horse did In order to get a street named after lt? And who was the tart, whose nether region's were so notorious that a road was named Sluts Hole Lane? And did South Park Avenue really Inspire that cult cartoon series? Well, all the answers lie In the murky depths of Norfolk's rather suspect history. Norwich's road namers certainly had a preoccupance with drink and pubs, since most of our roads are called what they are because of them. Admittedly, this Is unsurprlslng considering the hundreds of pubs In the City during the seventeenth and eighteenth century. The famous Rampant Horse Street used to be the location of Norwich's horse market and took Its name from the pub, The Ramplng Horse Inn that once stood
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where Marks & Spencer Is now. UNTHANK ROAD Is not, as one might Imagine, named after a grumpy old and rude man. Having said that, though, we don't know whether Colonel Unthank, whose land the road ran through, was grumpy or not. EVIL WHORES LANE- lt doesn't take too much Imagination to work out what this street was named after. Norwich's red light district must have moved In more recent centuries though, since there are no women of questionable honour around here now - possibly why the road was renamed OPIE STREET after the novelist Amella Ople. Or perhaps writing books wasn't all she was good at ... SLUTS HOLE LANE - Unbelievable, but this road still exists! Who knows why lt Is called what lt Is but lt Is possibly the most amazingly named road In the entire UK. Unfortunately, lt's not In Norwich though, being located about twelve miles outside In little Besthorpe. The latest residents are currently embroiled In a campaign to get the name changed, and whilst they have so far been unsuccessful, they have managed to locate the sign halfway down their lane - totally o~ of sight to anyone but those In the know! PIGG LANE - This Is reported to have been named after a certain Chief Constable Henry Plgg, who pounded the beat
In 1514. With a name like that, his profession was apparently ordained from above - but at least no one would have taken the mlckey out of him. What's even more amusing though Is that a northern town apparently had to change the name of their Plgg Lane when they decided to build a Police Station there. Hmm, wonder why? SOUTH PARK AVENUE- Sorry to hurt Norwich's pride, but South Park, the hit TV show, was sadly not named after our very own road. However, this hasn't stop people from trying to break the 'Avenue' part off the sign- perhaps understandably. And the kids around there have started wearing Parkas recently ••. You might think BISHY BARNABEE ROAD was named after the city engineers had been for a few bevvles, but the name Is actually the Norfolk word for Ladybird. Not so exciting then. And no, TOMBLAND does not refer to Norwich's
Wild West era, or even the number of graves that surround the Cathedral. Nor were there ever summary executions there. There was, and Indeed still Is, an open space In front of where Boswells now stands though- and 'Tomb' was the term for such a space In road-naming days.
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UGM'sTO END It look as if UGMs may well have had their day. There hasn ' t been a quorate UGM at UEA . ince 1995, and there doesn't seem to be much chance of one in the near future either. Indeed, just four students turned out for the Union's Annual General Meeting at the end of last term . So it's good to see the Union searching for new ways to improve their own democracy, because it currently clearly isn't working. However, while the new plan for a Student Representative Couneil (SRC), which students are being asked to approve in a vote this Friday, are good in principle there are some problems. The SRC takes into account a wide number of groups and Union Academic Officer, Katy Fixter, <>ays it could potentially have I 30 members sitting on it deciding Union policy- a huge improvement in the 40 or so people who general Jy end up making Union policy on Students Forum . However. it's doubtful how many of the groups with places on the SRC would actually be interested in sending reps ," and we could end up with exactly the same people who currently sit on Forum mak.ing Union policy yet again .
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What's more, the new SRC will only meet three times a term as opposed to every week as Forum currently does . And that means the Union Executive will be scrutinised even less than they are at the moment something that surely can't be right. Ultimately, for the new system to work and operate democratically the challenge to the Union is to get enough people involved to ful fi I its potential. And if the new SRC results in greater student participation and democracy that can only be an improvement for the Union and every student at UEA. Indeed, while there are drawbacks to the new SRC it looks as though it is the only realistic option.
UEA ARMS SHARES UEA's shares in GEC Marconi, Britian's second biggest arms company, are a disgrace. As an educational institution supposed to broaden understanding, UEA should not be investing in companies which make their business selling weapons to some of the worst regimes on Earth . Only a handful of the top I 00 companies on the stock market deal in arms. Surely UEA could find something else to put it's money?
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Concrete Wednesday, January 20 1999
WILL THE RADICAL NEW PROPOSALS REVIVE ENGLAND'S INTERNATIONAL STATUS? MARK EDWARDS INVESTIGATES....
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T HAS been another winter of discontent for English cricket with an abysmal performance in Australia ensuring that the Ashes stay Down Under. But far from being a surprise, this was an all too familiar sight for England's long suffering cricket fans, who have seen the national side face one humiliation after another for the last ten years .
Indeed, it is perhaps unsurprising that the dip in tlie England team's fortu nes ha~ been mirrored by a similar decline in the sport's popularity. The ~port i~ now undoubtedly leagues behind football or rugby in tenns of popularity, and seems to be comprehensively failing to pull in spectators at county level. And there is a distinct lack of outstanding young players coming through the ranks - or at lea;t nothing to compare with the production line Australia mns so successfully.
"This is a historic day for cricket." ·Lord MacLaurin So what can be done to save the ~ound of leather knocking again~t willow in those gloriou~ English >ummcrs? The latest plan from the England and Wales Cric~ct board (ECB) i~ to divide the county cricket league into a t"' o division championship. This radical iJea will c:ome into effect from the year 2000 and has already received unexpected backing from the majority of England 's county cnckct clubs who \ oted 15 to one in favour of the mm·e. The iJea of creating a two
divisional system had been rejected just a year before by the same clubs, but such is the feeling that a change is needed that the move was passed almost unanimously only 12 months later. And the vote has ushered in what is undisputedly the most r.idical change to the first class game since it wa5 rationalised in
1890. Chairman of the ECB, Lord MacLaurin. commented, "This is a historic day for cricket in England and Wale~." after the vote was counted.
The Chief Executive of the ECB, Tim Lamb, talks conftdently about the new divisional proposal. "There is a universal belief in the game that we need to narrow the gap in [playing) standards between the four-day domestic game and test match cricket." Tim Lamb added, ''By introducing a two-division fom1at, and continuing with the ECB'~ range of coaching and development initiatives, we will start to effectively close that gap." The league will basically be cut in half with the top nine teams from next season's leag ue fonning the upper division, whibt the countie.~ positioned from tenth to eighteenth will be the starting core of the lower league. Three teams will he promoted and relegated each season as each county in the division face~ each other twice making ~ixteen tixtures over the summer for each county. lt is thought that the divisions will mirror football with the top division being nan1ed the Premier league and the other will simply be Division One. However, the ECB is hoping to emulate football in more way~ than just name Tim Lamb said. " ! am >tire that grcar ~ r competitiveness will also raise the level of media and :>uhlic Interest and encourage more ~pc ctators to come to Count}'
Championship matches:· Raising those levels will generate a lot more fund; from television viewing with the aim of turning the game into the sort of lucrative business that ft>Otball has become. Indeed, there has been a great deal of ex.:itement generated throughout the game over the radical plans. lt i. believed that the new two divi~ion system will add an edge to the county game which has been sorely missing in recent years . "We can mise the profile of the game and improve the quality of the
players by making this change, and I am confident that Team England will benefit from the introduction of a harder-edged competition", stated Lord MncLaurin. The increased popularity will a),o hopefully pave the way for greater sponsorship of county o;ide' 'a nd attract the which the game sorely needs. But there are a number of objections that have been rai,ed over the plans. Glamorgan were the only side which voted against the new proposals at the First Class Forum. Glamorgan's Club Captain, Matthew Maynard commented. "I thought the Championship had been getting stronger recently. "We went from tenth position to liN 10 twelfth in successive sea.<ons. while Leicester,hin: went from fiN to ninth to first again ." Mr Maynard added. "Now it will take a side \\ ho begin in the second divi ion rwo ye;m to go all the way, not one." Editor of Wisden magazine, Matthew Engel , has al~o expressed his disapproval . "There are some short-term advantages 111 enh~ncing. interest and increasing the chance.<, of sJXmsorship. but I think it "'ill create c:ontlict between cluh and country hecause to avo1d relegation. tc:l.lns will he forced to play o ld ' w"ah r.tlher than yo ung up- andconung pl a~ers ."
lt is also widely believed that more training equipment is needed for every County Club. and that more concentration should be turned to the skills of batting and bowling rather than the fi tness training which is rapidly taking priority at club level. Another problem thought to be pan of England 's in ternational decline is the state of the pitches in
"I think it will create conflict between club and country." ·Matthew E~gel, Editor of Wisden
bowling and batting. Only then can England produce the type of quality players which have sprung to international acclaim from countries such as Australia and South Africa at the moment. Further changes need to be made to the sport so that England can be competitive on the international stage. but at least the ECB are making the foundations for change. And if there is a new interest in the ·port then dub~ may well be able to recmit fresh youngsters who are the only hope for England's international resurgence. And perhap> with the increase in popularity of the 'port. club, will be able to generate more fund, meaning better facil itie~ for players
These plans have been a long time in coming and they are surely a step in the right direction, but there are still a lot of problems which still need facing before England can once again put it's name back on the map of international cricket.
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thi s <.'OUiltry. However. Tim Lamb has pmmised that the ECB arc now look1ng at rec:tlfying this problem. " The ECB and the countie, are ve1y concerned at the quality of the pitches." Tim Lamb commented. "I do not think th~:rc b any doubt that we have not got it right and it is crucial to the game". he added. Another proposa l which was approved in tandem with the new divisional ~ystem is the long needed overhaul of the county league's points system. The 16 point victory has been reduced to 12 and the points for a draw has been increased to four from three points. { Another introduction is the free hit. which will come into effect if 1 a player bowls a no ball The batsman will be entitled to a free hit during which he will he immune from dismissal - something that has never been seen before in this country. The revolutionary changes that are currently occurring in cricket are a welcome change to a game that has become stale and is rapidly losing favour with a public craving more excitement. But are these radical changes the real solution to the international difficultie~ which England has suffered for years? Surely the ECB should be addressing the true problems such as an outdated youth system and the lack of training of ~ki ll s like
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Concrete Wednesday, January 20 1999
The lying game
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The England rugby team could face expulsion from the World Cup after they were found lying to the International Rugby Board. The IRB have threatened England with a number of penalties after it was ruled that they had " deliberately concealed " information of a submission that they had plar:~ned for the European Commission . The RFU has already been fined £60,000 after failing to stop their clubs playing friendlies against Welsh sides Cardiff and Swansea which had not been sanctioned.
Losing like it's 1999 Greg Rusedski 's 1999 ATP Tour campaign has begun disastrously after he crashed out of his second tournament of the year in the fi rst round. The British No. 2 was knocked out of the Sydney international by Brazilian Gustavo Kuerten , an d suffered a similar fate in t he Ouatar Open . His counterpart, British No. 1, Tim Henman reached t he f ina l of the Quatar Open.
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British based Grand Prix team Arrows has been bought by an African Prince and a group of wealthy bankers. Arrows, former home of British champion Damon Hill , has been taken over by Prince Malik Ado lbraham and Morgan Grenfall Private Equity. The team, which is reputed to be worth a whopping £110 million , will keep it's 200 work force located in Britain .
Chaos theory Prem ier League supremos have warned that chaos will reign over football if clubs are allowed to negotiate their own TV deal s. The Office of Fair Tradin g are currently fighting the £200 million cont ract that th e Premier League holds wit h Sky TV, cla iming t hat it is illegal. The Premiership says that if the OFT wins their battle then there will be an uneven distribution of wealth amongst the clubs.
Concrete's fortnigjllly !tlR down Carrow Road THE FESTIVE season brought mixed fortunes for the Canaries as they strove to maintain their play-off push whi le attempting a successful cup run.
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Clash But \\ hen Craig Bcllam) \\as forced <>nto the sidelines after a clash "ith Woh es defender Kc' in Muscat the tide turncu in \Voh es' rm our. Wohes- own teenage sensation. Rohhie Keanc. then stole the sho\\, -.coring twice to :-.ah·ag.e a point. Th e ma tch aga in st Bristol C it} on Saturda). Dec~mher 19 saw Norwich sco re a 2- 1 victor). in fron t of a jubilant Carnm Road. Once aga in it was Rohc rt s who put the Ca naries ahead. agai n prnlit ing from a Lie\\ ell) n cross. Bu t the lead lasted just two min utes a.> C ity o ld ho) Ade Akinbi ) i fired past Mi chae l Watt. Ye t the C\ er-present Robcrt> "as on hanu in the 36th min ute tn >core a simp le header. The Ca na ri es we re olw iuu s ly fro m a C hristmas suffe rin g hangover wh..:n they faced th eir nex t opponents. go ing dm\ n 2-0 to Q PR at Loftus Road on Boxi ng Da) .
The follow ing game "ith \\ 'atforu ""' :\om ich drop another t\\o poi nts des pite ta king an ea rl ) kad_ al tho ugh it was onl) a goal scored from a much disputed free ~1d that levelled mall~rs rather than poor phl) by Ci ty. Norw ich's li rst gam e of 1999 was a hrea~ from kague concerns with the FA Cup th ird round tic aga inst Shcl'liclu Wednesday. T\\O Richi c ll umphreys goa ls in the lirs l 32 mi nutes shattered the Canaries cu p dreams and se rved as a chi lli ng reminder of what they will ha\'l' to fac..: e\·e ry wed if the) ga in pro moti on to the Premi ership .
Prolific Peter Rudi and Deja n St efanov ic increase d th..: Yorkshire si d..: 's tall y to four \\ hi lc the pro lillc lwan Roberts sa lvaged some pri de with his 17th goa l or the season. A tri p to bott om c luh Crewe on
Saturuay. January 9 was the perfect opportunit) for Cit) to ~\orcise th eir cup hu milia ti on and after /i rsr half goa ls from Llewelly n a nu Lee Marshall the) lookcu to he on course for the ir lirst win of 1999.
Deprived ,\ stoundi ngl). or\\ ic h \\here dcpri\"Cd of a ll the poin ts though a nd "ere le ft reel faceu by thr..:c Crewe goal s in th e las t ten minut es.
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9. Norwich 27 11 9 7 43 42 10. Huddersfd 28 12 6 10 40 42 11 . Wolves 28 11 10 9 37 41 NORWICH CITY TOP SCORERS lwan Roberts: 13 Craig Bellamy: 13
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Concrete Wednesday, January 20 1999
Tiffin
Trium~h The boat club are looking forward to a ucce ful 1999 after a tring of victories before the Chri tmas break. Richard Kelsey and Jorg iewohner won the men's double cull at the Tiffin Head race in London. UEA' men' coxed four a! o won on the day after almo t mis ing the race due to a hold up in traffic. The victories at the Tiffin were followed up by further ucce s at the orwich head. Both the men' novice four and the men' enior coxed four were triumphant on the day, with the women' four also putting in an impressive performance managing to finish econd overall. President of the boat club, ndy Beard said, 'Tm really proud of how everyone performed, my thanks go out to the coaches. particularly Alan Wells."
Hockey_ !continued from back page after the restart with Bury St. Edmunds producing wave after wave of attack. Another bombshell hit UEA after, when Mall shortly Donaldson was sent off, reducing the side to just nine men and leaving the side with a seemingly impossible task. But the balance v.a., redressed when a Bur) St. Edmunds player wa., sent off, and Simon Harrington hcrotcally returned from hospital lo pia) for the last quarter of an hour lt looked a., il UEA had managed to grind out a hard earned vtclory \•hen suddenly Bury St. Edmunds broke through the uEA mtdfield in the last five minute'> to score the equaltscr. Team captam Malcolm Fyall commented. ''The game was played in a reasonable '>piril on a difficult day. as many of the players kne\• MiJ..e well."
UEA's light blown out by Bucks I;IIIij:(j Men's 1st XV 15 Bucks College si UEA MEN 'S rugby firsts were left dismayed as they were robbed of a place in the BUSA Cup thanks to their opponents' poor time keeping. Bucks College arrived a staggering one and a half hours late for the lie. whtch took place at the end of last term , resulting in play having to be cut short during the second half thanks to fading light. The cut-off meant that, despite over was tmpeded b) Bucks scrum half 1artin Clarke darted College. through after the solid and ending victorious, EA did not have enough time to increase their Half-ttme brought an advantage detcnntned forwards drove bacJ.. score and they missed out on a of seven point> to three wtth E in Buck> to thctr own line. pia e m the B A Cup on pomts a de,perate need for more poml\ to Superior ensure a place in the cup. difference. The second half got off to a nd although the '>econd half was BUSA Shield po\itive >tart with a well taken a shortened affair. UEA remained evertheless, the win meant the penah) J..ick from tuart Wright to con<,tantly uperior to Bucks in every side could console themselves with ensure a five point lead, but Bucb department. a place in the B A hield. College re,ponded well pu,hing Indeed, it was only the night drawing in that prevented EA from UEA deep mto their own half. The first half of the match saw UEA's forwards dominate, keeping the scoreboard Li king over Pressure allowing plenty of pos\ession to be in their favour. distributed 10 the bacb. The pressure eventually paid off And despite the win there wa.> an This ensured that the mobile as UEA were camped out on their understandable feeling of injustice UEA bad.. line where able to set up try line and the Bucks College surrounding the team after the game. dangerous attacJ..ing field positions Team captain, Mall Varney. later numher eight managed to \lruggle the ball over the hnc . commented, "Overall we played well which they could exploit through their strong and skilful play. but it 's disappointing that the match But the game was always \ecurcly 111 the hand' of UEA and wa<, cut short as we could have scored Constant the team pushed hard to get the more points enabling us to maJ..e the The reward for thts constant e~tra points needed to qualify for Cup." pre..surc was a penalty LT) , the covertcd Cup. converted by Danny Williams, EA's \Ccond try v. as \Cored in a which was awarded after a pu\h \imilar fa,hion to the first when
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John ScntL right hand prop; in upcrh pcrfonnancc by the for\\ard,, Scott shone out. UEA h.td done t::>llr.t trainmg in preparation fur this important game and it hm\ ed lromlhc start, as the forwards won c\ery ruck .1nd maul with ~.Lse.
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UEA fencing team through to BUSA finals By Nick Henegan, Assistant Sport Editor
A DEPLETED UEA fencing team travelled to the University of Essex to take part in the Regional BUSA Fencing Qualifying Tournament on Sunday, November 29. The lie, for which UEA could only raise five men, saw the side take on of Essex, Cambridge and Kent. The first match of the tournament, of Guy Moms·, clever footwork and again l City University. saw the Paul outham·., speed. inexperienced yet skilful and A marathon performance fram spirited UEA team overwhelm their Luke Day, who had already opponents triumphing 7-2 in the foil competed m the foil and epee. and 6-3 in the epee. helped EA 10 another 6-3 victory. this time in the sabre. Farcical The long day of competition An overall victory of 22-5 was continued with the tic against old secured in farcical fa\hion though, advcrsanc~ Cambridge. although it when City were forced to concede resulted m EA\ first defeat of the the sabre event after they failed to tournament, by 5-22. bnng the correct equtpment. Twist UEA then faced a dangerously quid, Es,cx \I de. but after urvtving Due to problem~ at the venue the an early onslaught UEA managed to EA team had to fight the sabre run out comfortable w mners by I event v. ith Cambridge and Kent 9. imultancou ly, an unwelc me twist The epee e\cnt and foil were both or E con tdenng their won 6-3 thanks to the combination incomplete quad.
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nd desptle '>Lrong attacks and fast parrying from Jon Dearson the teams of more experienced Cambridge and Kent gained victory I -8 and 2-7 respectively.
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BUILDING WORK on the East Anglian Sport Park finally began this week after developers Wilmott Dixon won the £12 million race to construct the centre, writes Nick Henegan. The project, which has been p lagued by delays, is now on track to be completed by summer of the year 2000 after the company were chosen ahead of 30 other bidders. And UEA "s sports supremo, Kcith bc>t in Britain." icholls. has promised that the state "What we are saying now is that of the art facilities will mean UEA you have no excuses other than you has "no excuse to be anything but the have not trained hard enough. you are
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not coached well enough and you are not dedicated enough" explained Mr icholls.
State of the Art And he has promised that the time set aside for UEA students. including the whole of Wednesday afternoon, will provide the means for UEA to achieve the sporting success that it has long been deprived of.
The centre, which will be built next to University Drive, will contain state of the art facilities such as tbe most advanced 50 metre swimming pool and a giant sports hall capable of seati ng up to 900 spectators. it will also have more extensive opening hours than the current sports centre. with the swimming pool opening at 5 am and tbe complex clo. ing at I 1.30pm.