Concrete issue 115 04 10 2000

Issue 115 · Wednesday, October 4 , 2000

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New survev. condemns UEA students' looks

by KATIE HIND Ch ief News Reporter CAMPUS CRUMPET is at an all time low according to a new university league table.

Results from the poll, earned out by Redmole .com, revealed that UEA's top female talent rated at an unimpressive 45th with males coming in at a sad 50th out of the 108 universities involved .

Wi th 13,247 responses from students at universities all over the country, the survey, which measured the sexiness of each university's students, showed that the girls at Loughborough University and the males at Royal Holloway, London topped the tatty league .

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The University bagged a respectabl e 28th place overall, with top honours going to Loughborough. Hull was rated th e worst uni in the country, wtth a massive 71 °o of students sa ymg they wouldn't rerommend 11 to a fnend .

UEA rated more highly in other categones however, with Concrete coming in at an impressive eighth m the student newspaper survey , and sports factlilies were placed fifth - even

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Red Mole's spokesman , Angus Eagles claims that the standards of things such as the library or research facll tties are

- hence for an to traditional uni league tables.

"We tell you how good the ntghtlife is and how fit th e talent is, that's what really matters··. he explamed.

Celtne Puard (LL T4), agreed that UEA males were mtnging, "I think 11 has always been the same there are ugly men

everywhere here . I have just come back from a year abroad and they're still as unattractive as ever," she laughed .

Gallant But male students proved more gallant.

"I think our positions on the table are a bit harsh , although a lot of the men here are quite ugly." conceded Neil Godden (MGT 2) .

"But I think the girls are ntce and should be placed much higher up: ·

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By NICOLA MALLETT News Editor

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The University has been accused of putting prestige above student need by keeping rooms empty despite massive ...__ _ _ _ _ _ __. demand -and wasting thousands of pounds in the process.

A Concrete investigation has discovered that UEA's plush Guest Suite - which is perched on top of Nelson Court - is losing a staggering £40,000 a year.

The bed and breakfast hotellias But despite admitting to revenue of over £100,000 a year. been home to 48 unfortunate Concrete that the facility was Said Nicola Woodward freshers for the last fortnight due to vacant for most of the year, (WAM3), "I don't think we should the massive demand for campus residence boss Jenny Grant denied have it. If it's not guaranteed to be that converting the hotel into much full every night then it's a waste of bedrooms- but for much of the rest of the year is practically empty. needed student rooms would be space.

The exclusive suite has 62 better value for money.

"Surely it would be better if it Deficit was turned into student rooms, as rooms that are offered to at the moment there are first years University visitors and conference "Any deficit or surplus sharing single rooms and that's not delegates throughout the year. generated by the Guest Suite falls right," she argued. to University General Funds."

And Gus Dhother (SYS 3) "To convert it to student agreed.

"I spent two weeks in the guest accommodation would not be cost effective," argued Mrs Grant, suite when I first arrived at UEA Director of Residences and and I wasn ' t very pleased. I think it would be much better converted Services. and used as a residence for And she insisted that the Guest Suite was valuable, despite costing students," he complained. £40,000 a year.

Shocked 'The Conference Office markets this facility to parents and friends Union Welfare Officer, Polly of students, it is a va)uable asset to Morgan was also shocked by the the University," claimed Mrs huge deficit run up by the facility.

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"I don't know how can they lose that much money," she exclaimed.

But students are outraged that so much money is being wasted when 'There is a need for more student accommodation on campus." the rooms could be converted to house more students and guarantee

MEAN BANKERS Student blasts bank as stingy_

By KATIE HIND

A SKINT student has accused a campus bank of adding to her debts after being denied an overdraft extension just because she hasn't taken out a student loan.

SOC student Chloe Garrett was so furious when Natwest Bank refused her r~uests that she moved her cash to rival bank HSBC. case is treated individually.

Stormed Chloe, "You shouldn't have to take a loan out just to get an "We don't comment on an overdraft. Some people don't need individual student, as there is not a one and I don't think you should be set maximum overdraft on a student account." forced to take out a loan."

"Most of our student advisers Extension used to be students and they have been trained in making sure they "I would rather have an interest free overdraft than a loan which I have the flexibility in giVIng students what they need," she will have to pay interest on, all I wanted was a temporary extension". explained.

Although student loans don ' t And the bank's decision was surprisingly backed by Union charge interest, they do rise in line with inflation, whereas most banks Invest offer completely free student overdrafts.

Welfare Officer Polly Morgan, who dismissed Chloe's complaint.

Boasts She instead urged students to make use of the student loan facility Erica Harper, a spokesperson for Natwest Bank - whose current even if they didn't need it, advising advertising campaign boasts that them to invest the cash.

"I don't really see why she they "don't get sniffy when you get into debt" and "gives good advice wouldn ' t want to get a loan."

"If I was her, I would take one out when you need it" - explained the and gain interest on it", she quipped. bank's policy, insisting that each

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ARTHUR Miller fans will be able to join in his birthday celebrations, when he comes to UEA next month.

Best known for The Crucible and All My Sons, the renowned playwright will be joined by fellow actors, directors and writers for a four course gala dinner at the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts on October 14.

To finish the day's celebrations, UEA's Professor Brigsby will join the playwright on stage for a platform performance at Norwich 's Theatre Royal .

Director of UEA's Arthur Miller centre, Professor Bigsby is excited about the playwright's visit, "We are tremendously proud to welcome Arthur Miller to UEA and Norwich" Tickets for the gala dinner and reception are priced at £40 and are available from the Arthur Miller Centre.

Tickets for the performance, which are £5, are available from the Theatre Royal on 01603 630000.

DOCTOR DOCTOR A NEW co urse will kick start this year aimed to improve one of the most important factors in medical ca re: co nsultations and interviews between docto rs and patients .

The unit, which will be taught by experie nce d Ge neral Practitioners, will include Communications Skills aimed at doctors, nurses and other health professionals.

For more information contact Lucie Marks on 01603 593085 or emaill.marks@uea.ac.uk .

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Boozing Bunny Hopping mad Tony Tames enjoys a good drink at his local pub with his favourite drinking partner - his white rabbit named Sky. The pair have been pals since Tames bought him five months ago to cheer himself up after losing his job in a factory.

Tony claims that his pet loves the pub atmosphere, but is always careful not to get too drunk.

Santa's Grotto A Christmas mad shopkeeper has decorated his house in festive style - three months early.

Brian Sewell has covered his house in Christmas lights, a massive illuminated reindeer and a flashing Santa, in an attempt to amuse pupils at a nearby junior school.

Pay back time Brothel boss Josie Daly was ordered to pay back a massive £2 million to punters after she was found to be running one of the largest sex empires in Britain.

The 64-year-old , whose parlours attracted as many as 100 men each night admitted three charges of controlling prostitution at Harrow Crown Court.

Daly, who had a chauffeur-driven Rolls Royce has now been forced to retire.

A bit of a mouthful A kinky pub in the Australian outback has been ordered to change it's name by councillors because it sounds too rude.

The Firkin Hound has been forced to rename itself the Firkin and Hound because chiefs in Alice Springs thought Firkin, which is an eight gallon beer barrel sounds too much like the F-word.

Easy come, easy go A gambler's luck ran out when he had a case containing £20,000 worth of winnings were snatched at a an airport check-in desk.

The Greek tourist had briefly taken his eye off the case at Heathrow airport when the theif struck. " I' m afraid it's just another example of a sneak thief " said a police spokesman."

By NICOLA MALLETT News Editor

UNION House is set for a £70,000 overhaul aimed at bringing the venue's gig facilties up to date.

Deta il ed p lans are currentl y bein g drawn up for the revamp. w hich w ill inc lude an extens io n of the LC R 's fe ma le toi lets, a nd a pe rmane nt c loakroom fo r gig goers.

The new faci lti es will be academic year - assumi ng the Union of the present storage space. because house in an extension to the ge t plannin g pcrmj ss ion. we are desperate fo r more storage areas. for c nt ; and c lu b and tax i-turnaround side of Uni on societies··. she explained .

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"The toi le ts des pe rately need Finance sabb, Becky Thorn. improv ing, and we arc goi ng to explai ned the reasons for the build a pem1anent cloakroom , so in " Within the lei sure indu stry development s, whi ch should be fini shed by the end of this peopl e are now look in g more at futu re th ere won ' t be two fac ilities than at the cheapn ess of the cloakrooms. there will j ust be the . ._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.... one, and it will big enough for all the event", she claimed .

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Bigger " lt does need to be made bigger. it could be qui te good." agreed Nige l Rouse (LLT 4). " If it proves to be successful and gives students more space then it will be worth the money which will be put into it." he added .

NAM IN GOOD School of nursing in line for cash windfall

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St aff and students are parti cul arl y chu ffed with the cash because th e subjec t has traditi onall y co me bott om of the pile for handout s.

Ka le Guyon , direc tor of the He ll esdon-base d schoo l, named teamwork and good direc tion as the main fa ctors cont ributin g to the impressive cash grant.

"Thi ; amount i; remarlabk when tak ing into considerati on th e low k vc l o f nati ona l fundin g th at nu n.ing receives in comparison to o th er sector', of heal th suc h as mcd icme:· she smiled .

"There arc hrds for two more research proJCCh from the Wc llcome

Tru st and the Department of Health for £400.000. We haven., heard from either group yet. but we remain hopeful.'' she added.

Enthu sed Acade mi c Officer. Em ma Price, " lt is very impressive fo r UEA to beat off ri val bids and win thi s fundin g co nsiderin g that the research unit b on ly three

Progress months old." " lt 's great to >ee UEA makin g ' ubs tantial progress in th is fi eld ,'' she added.

T he unit i' headed by re spe cted po litical sc ienti st. Pro f Bri an Salter. and ha' receive d the backing of Norwic h MP and the former Dean of BIO, lan Gibson .

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SRortsRark bosses sav.---.--.. . . . . . . ~. ti. . ........ oniiiioo.oiii~s. 'for own good'

By KATIE HINDS Cheif News Reporter

SPORTING students are in uproar after discovering that Sportspark supremos are discriminating against them and breaking Lottery funding guidelines at the same time.

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The prestigious leisure centre, which opened last month, is refusing to let students pay for yearly-access by monthly direct debit although all other users can.

Students are also forbidden find themsj~lvc:s from paying to use the centre's facilities by credit card, booking in advance, or reserving courts over the telephone.

The policies breach rigid lottery rules that state that everyone should be treated equally.

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Suffering Part-time students are also suffering, as the Sportspark has refused them the right to have an educational user card.

But Director of Sport, Keith Nicholls, has defended the Sportspark's rule , insisting that they were trying to protect students fmancially.

"We are concerned about students getting into debt," he claimed.

"If students take up direct debits without thinking about it, they don't realise the consequences until two months later when they

it.

"Everyone Can see how busy it is, o it's not unreasonable to ask them to come in and book," said Mr Nicholls.

But Union Finance Officer, Becky Thorn disagrees, maintaining that the Sport For All facility should not discriminate. "lt doesn't rake sense to me, it is discrimination, which isn't fair," she complained.

"My advice to students would be to keep on asking and write

changes are made," she advised.

Disgusted And sporty students are disgusted with the leisure centre's attitude.

Graham Singleton (SYS 3) believes the Sportspark's policy is impractical.

"I went in last week to try and use my credit card to buy my educational user card and I found

that students could only pay by cash or cheque." "lt was really annoying as I didn't have any cash on me", he complained.

And Emma Kuntze (EAS 2) is furious that students are being singled out. "lt is obviously not fair, I think we should all be treated the same, after all it is on the University campus," she stormed.

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A DISGRUNTLED Norwich nightclub boss has slammed the Union's approach to Freshers Fair after they called the police on him for promoting his club on campus.

The row erupted after Pablo Dimoglou, manager of Liquid, started handing out flyers for club outside Union House, after being refused a stall inside the building.

Protect "In 1999 UEA started a protectionist policy to protect their licensed trade, they wanted

students to stay on campus and spend their money there," claimed Mr Dimoglou.

"The Union is not there to make money on bars, it is there for the welfare and service to students and I don't think that by excluding bars and nightclubs from the Freshers' fair that they are providing a good service to students," he argued.

But the Union has dismissed

his claim, insisting that trading companies a crucial to its welfare work.

'We provide a service, but we obviously have to make revenue, that's what pays for the club nights, the bar, the welfare unit and sports and societies," justified Wayne Barnes, Union Communications Officer.

"I don't think we have a monopoly but we do have to

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However, students were less sympthetic to the Union's case.

Said Dan Carlton (LLT 3), "it's awful that Liquid weren't allowed to have a stall at the Freshers' Fair. Everyone is going to hear about them, so the Union might as well just help the students more."

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SecuriJy chiefs call for calmafter fortnight of vandalism and theft

By KATIE HIND, Chief News Reporter

SECURITY chiefs have claimed that they are in control of campus cri me, despite a chain of thefts and vandalism over the last fortnight.

Distressed s tu dent~ were left ree ling last week as three bike~ and two their no~es. year:· The handbags "ere \!latc hed "We ha\'e an excellent CCTV from The Diner in broad da) light \\ith mone) and credit cards system which is online 2-l hours amongst the spoils pinched. each day and we ha\e a long term Thie\es also tool-. hikes were improvement plan for it. but crime taken from hmh the Sp<ll hpark and figures at UEA arc more than Unhersity Plain .

Appalled 1\nd in th e same week an ill favourable" he argued. fated Ford Fiesta suffered hundreds But ;tudents were appalled at of pounds worth of damage at the the university's lack of intere'>t. hand' of tyre-slashing \'andab•.

"The sec urity on campus i'> not whilst parked in the Sportspark car good enough. It is vet') easy to park. walk into univer~it) residences. I Hm\ e\ er. Paul Horn. Deputy think the CCTY :.hould help Security Manager claimed that the prevent thin gs such as hike high number of thefts wa., not out burglaries. but it won't help crimes of the ordinary. saying that "theft is in residence~:· stormed atalic not unheard of for this time of

handbags were stolen from under Dclidjani (BIO 3) 1\nd Union Welfare Officer, Polly Morgan agreed that more needs to be done to put a stop to campus crime.

"I would like to sec CO\"Cred bike sheds, as there is no\\ here to put bikes at night where they will be safe".

"My advice to students wou ld be to find an insurer who \\ill cover bikes left ou tside at night", she commented. ruling out the USbacked insurer End.,Jcigh.

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By CHARLOTTE RONALDS TRAINEE teachers at UEA are top of the class, according to the latest OFSTED report.

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''Those two things together make it a rather unique school of education" he rraiscd. adding "In a league table published by The Times we were '>econd only to Oxford ...

Profe;:.or Norris also revealed that the re .. ults of the primary po:-tgrad uat c ce rtificates in education formed part of the top three best in the countf). if not the highest.

The study acclaimed UEA for it's teaching methods.

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Protests force Uni bosses into .P-arking U-turn

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CAR PARK bosses have made a dramatic U-turn, promising to hand back cash to students who have stumped up for parking permits.

But they insist that the UEA has no choice but to force down the number of cars coming to the university - because it is currently breaking the law.

Following week s of protest, Goodall.

But Polly Morgan, Union University officials have backed down and granted concessions on Welfare Officer, is less than impressed with the University ' s the parking scheme that united staff token conce ion . and students in a heated battle. " I am pleased that they have But the changes respond only to made some changes, but I don ' t the comp laints of car-drivi ng approve of the way they have gone students who took out permits under the previous parking scheme. about making reven ue and I don ' t "Students that registered before agree with them not having proper September 1999 will receive £10, plans for the green elements," she those who registered between argued.

September 1, 1999 and February 29,2000 wi ll receive £1 4 and those Students, too, feel there is still who registered after March I will receive £20," explained Richard room for improvement.

Goodall, Director of Estates.

Said Pete Sore i-Cameron And he promised that the uni (EAS 1) "The concessions are good, was worki ng hard on getting at least they are listening to support for alternative transport in students, but the green transport place . scheme is a waste of time if they "The green aspects hinge on the aren ' t going to do it" appointment of the Transport "The~ ' s not enough space on Manager, he will be deciding on the campus for cars anyway, it's not next course of action," added Mr fair, they need to do something

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about that," argued Adam Moore (EASI ).

Rejected But Mr Goodall rejected the idea of more car spaces admitting that UEA was already stretchi ng the law with th e current level of parking.

"The situation is that we have an overspill car park, but we haven ' t got planning permission to use that land as a car park, and without planning consent then there are restrictions on the number of days a year that you can use that land."

"If the authorities found out about how often it's used, then the planning authorities could crack down on us," he warned.

UEA' S ET GAIN Libra[! scoo1s double cash boost RESEARCH facilities have been awarded almost £300,000 after UEA's Library recieved a double cash boost.

A £75,000 cash boost, awarded by the Research Support Libraries Programme, will be dished out over three years and will be ploughed back into post-graduate research.

The first changes are already in assessing which libraries are being used m6st and those that are used place, with new swipe-card entrance gates in the Library, to enable most will continue to get money," building bosses to track how people she explained. use the facilities.

The library has also received a massive £216,000 grant for a scheme called the Martini Project Jean Steward, Director of Library which will create a ma sive database and Learning Resources, was on the web holding information enthusiastic about the award. from across the University "We are very pleased to be getting including course records, so more money for research, they said students can check their marks at it was legitimate that we use some of any time. the funding they give us to introduce Said Academic Officer, Emma such things as an access control Price, "I think it is great that outside system to asses our users." bodie have realised the quf)ily of ''After three years they will be UEA research and its studen '

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"All sections of the library need fu nding so any improvements are good ," she added.

Students were also impressed by the cash grant.

Enthused Gina Marriott (EDU PG) "Obviously any money which is being put into education is good ."

"I don't thi nk it will go far though, but it should make UEA more attractive to potential students," she added.

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Top VC calls for return of grant to helllP-Oorer students attend uni

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By CHARLOTTE RONALDS

STRAPPED for cash students should be given ma intenance grants to ensure people from poor background get to university.

Labour peer and head of the Commi ttee of Vice-Chancellors and Principab (CVCP). Diana Warwick. has admi tted that the aboliti on of mai ntenance grants had kept people from poorer hac~grounds out of higher education. grounds of cost."

She has called for a wideranging review of uni vcrsi t) The top bosses warning mirrors funding to ens ure that ta len ted a stin ging attack on the >-tudents from dep rived government\ gra nt s policty backgrounds aren' t put off tryi ng launched by lJ EA's Director of for a degree.

Admissions, John Chann ley.

"What they ha\e done is put in Warning place a se ries of finan cia l measures "Further investment in our that mean;. higher education will uni versities is vi tal to ensure we remai n th e preserve of the middle can remain world -class.'' demanded class". he stormed.

The Govemment has hit hack.

Baroness Wamic~. that " Wha teve r funding sys tem claimin g th eir new Opportunity Bursary. under whi ch eme rges it must not deter anyone poorer st udents get grants to cover from considering university of the

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th e initial costs of uni ve rsity. will be ex tended so that by 2003 I0.000 st ud ent s will bc ncfit from payments of£ I000 in the first year and £500 in the following two years.

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Po ll y Morgan. Union Welfare Officer was pleased abou t the changes, " I openl y welcome targeting granh for poorer students. all students find university a linancial burden."

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Eye of the beholder Whereas most university surveys can be dismissed as not being informed, the Red Mole league tables have the unusual pedigree of being voted for by students, and, apparently, about their own university.

So in the case of UEA, students here in Norwich must really not think much of their potential objects of affection.

While it might seem a harsh verdict to say that all UEA students are ugly, at least it explains the Viagra sales ...

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Spoonful of medicine This is my fifth year at UEA as a student and a part-time tutor and I was interested to read about the closing of Breakers 2, the vacant site at Lloyds Bank and suggestions made for their use to enhance the facilities for those studying, teaching and working on the campus.

There is no pharmacy on the campus, although requests to the Union have been made for this service in the past.

Can I ask why there is no pharmacy on the campus? Who makes the decisions and what were the reasons for this one?

I would like to suggest that consideration be given to the provision of a Pharmacy in the re-allocation of premises.

Mary Nay EDU

Pint of principle?

There is a commodity in Britain today that is essential to our way of life. A liquid so vital, that the whole of society depends on it to such degrees that if our supply were to ever dry up, then civilisation would be paralysed. Yet this lifesupporting substance is claimed to be bad for our health, taxed massively by the government and is priced out of reach by the suppliers. Correct

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LOTTERY LAMENT

When will the University realise that students are no longer just here to be lectured to , but that they are also consumers as well?

Whilst the creeping advent of top-up fees is deplorable, one powerful side effect should be that students can exercise extra power through their wallets - so if the Sportspark continues to refuse students the flexible payment methods it offers its other users, they will simply go elsewhere.

Norw ich is a growing city, and there are alternative sw imming pools and gyms - and even more on the way.

The Sportspark is a fantastic asset to the University - but j ust like the Guest Suite - if it isn 't used the only thing it serves is vanity.

Keeping safe Compared to many of the metropolitan universities, UEA is blessed with being enveloped in pretty sleepy surroundings. Not much happens in Norfolk, and that includes crime.

Students, however, are increasingly becoming targets for thieves both on and off campus, as they realise that almost every room contains a tv, video and stereo.

Relax and enjoy yourselves, but keep safe, too.

Letters to the Editor PO Box 410 · Norwich · NR4 7TB Tel 01603 250558 Fax 01603 506822 · E-mail su.concrete@uea.ac.uk Comrades, beer.

Did the masses sit by and watch oil prices soar without action? No, and just like oil price hikes, the recent price rises in the Union Bar are a disgrace.

The Union Bar is vital for the survival of most students on campus and the availability of cheap beer is sometimes the only thing that makes courses worthwhile.

With this latest price rise, our Sabbatical team could show Tony Blair a thing or two about being out-of-touch and arrogant. If this Union is listening to us - then reduce prices now!

Otherwise, we may have no choice ... anybody up for an occupation of the bar?

P Scaife CHE P/G Once again it is clear that our Union is following a corporate aim, rather than fulfilling its prime directive or working for students. Did the Finance Officer think that we would not notice the increase in bar prices over the summer? Did she really believe that a three times the rate of inflation hike in the price of Fosters would be ignored?

In the space of four years, bar prices have been used as the stick with which to beat the everimpoverished student in order to cover up the financial mismanagement of successive Union executives.

Students come to University for other reasons than to study - a fact of life. The centre of their newly found social whirl has to be the Union bar. and for this Union (which claims to be "serving you") to price students out of the bar and into the city is ridiculous. Beer is a massive part of every student budget whether we like it or not.

The rise in prices can often mean the difference between getting by and getting into debt. The Union constantly bleats on about "student hardship", and yet they continue to raise the price of a night out. No wonder that Time and Liquid are winning the battle to put bums on seats. The Union Bar is now an expensive night out, but it wasn't always like that. Four years ago we had pound-apint and regular cheap beers. Simple market economics suggests that the lower price that you have a consumer luxury (like beer) the more of it you will sell. The cheaper the drinks, the more

people you have at paying events. Simple, yet this seems to elude the "Iron" Finance Officer, who prefers instead to burden students with her "stealth" taxes.

The Union should, and must, put itself again at the centre of student social life. That is why the UEA Conservative Party will be pushing for a reduction in bar prices over the coming year. Students should be welcomed into the bar, not priced out it.

We need to reverse the recent rise in bar prices, and ensure that there is constantly a pound-a-pint option on at least one type of beer. Before the powers-that-be starts asking where the UEA Conservatives would start making cuts to pay for this reduction , we suggest that the Union looks at cutting its own huge bureaucracy bill, stops wasting thousands of pounds on Sports Balls that never happen and starts pushing itself as a credible alternative to the city nightclubs.

The money is available to reverse this deeply unpopular bar price hike, it just depends on whether the Finance Officer is brave enough to take the decision . If not, then she is forcing students further into financial crisis. If not, then she is driving them away from UEA and crippling the role of the Union in student social development. If not, then she is taking on the role of commercial manager and not that of a student representative that she was elected to do. If not, then she should consider her position as Finance Officer and in the interests of students, resign.

Antony Little EDU P/G UEA Conservatives (Finance)

Get the jab and get protected In 1997 a young, fit, UEA student died after developing an infection with the meningococcus organism that causes Meningitis. He was one of many UEA students admitted to hospital with possible Meningitis each year.

In the summer of 1999 the Department of Health started a campaign to immunise all first year full

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time undergraduates and all young people under 17 against the meningococcus responsible for Meningococcal Meningitis. As a result nationally there has been an 85% reduction in the number of cases of Meningococcal Meningitis. The campaign has continued and a letter from UCAS advised all first year undergraduates who had not been immunised to seek immunisation prior to their arrival at University.

The University Health Service is eager to ensure that all first year full time undergraduates have been immunised and so the vaccine is offered during the process of medical registration at the Health Centre. In addition the vaccine is being offered to everyone living in University accommodation . Any student who has not registered with a doctor in Norwich should attend the Health Centre at the appropriate time (details from your School or the Health Centre) when the immunisation will be offered. Residents of University accommodation who are already registered for medical care at the Health Centre should contact reception to request an appointment for Meningitis vaccine.

First year full time undergraduates who have decided to register somewhere other than the University Health Service should seek the vaccine from their own GP. If any student within this category has problems in obtaining the vaccine please contact the Health Centre and we will make arrangements to immunise you.

The injection itself is virtually painless and other than the occasional sore arm there are not usually any side effects.

Don't let a fear of injections put you off having the vaccine. We now have an effective way of preventing this terrible and potentially fatal disease. If you are a first year full time undergraduate or a resident of University accommodation make sure you get your immunisation.

Dr Paul Coathup UEA Health Service

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Men have a reputation for being poor communicators. But, as Will Halsey explains, this image of the mumbling male is about as deserved as a home penalty at Old Trafford.

Many people believe that men are incapable of will have packed their bag for the autumn meaningful communication, but in many ways semester at UEA in a practical fashion , with clothes reflecting the chilly East Angl ian weather this is both unfair and incorrect. The fact is that men can communicate with each other, but and a desire to play sports or maybe swim while at uni versity. Th e football cliche man, however, some people cannot understand the complicated language used . This is the language of the would have packed "a squad for the difficult trip football cliche. to Norwich", with a need to fill "every position".

Life, you see, is far too grey for the average man The jeans with a hole in the crotch are not torn, but "curren tly on the sidelines injured , and lookto fully understand . Therefore, the male brain ing to be back in translates all these complex events, feeiings and emothe first team "A fine combination of around Christmas". tions into black and white (if youth and experience" Translation? The Newcastle Utd be his team of choice) and the simplicity jeans can 't be worn manages to portray now, but mum that is 22 men and two dis'slapper' without might have sewn tinct co lours. appearing derogatory them up by Of course this doesn't applj December. to all men , but those who do The time this lanuse football cliches to strucguage really comes into it's own , though , is with ture life generally dislike men who don't, probarelationships. If a woman wants to discuss bly for reasons of jealousy. But jealous of the something about her relationship, she will call articulate male or not, the fact remains that men up her best friend and perhaps get a bottle of do it. wine and talk it over. With men , a similar activity An example is this : sensible men and women

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Sadly, this is only the beginning .

Pick out a male student house on the Friday morning after the LCR and , as long as there are no th ird division highlights on Sky Sports, you will hear men saying things like "I've taken her on a weeks ' trial", which is likely to mean he gave her his phone number while drunk and can not wait until the next week to put her behind him with another member of the opposite sex. "All I'm bothered about is three points" is another popular one.

The phrase that Alan Shearer made his own refers to a man so desperate he cares not who or what she is. lt is often fol lowed up the following week with the excuse ''Three points is three points whether it's against Arsenal or Scunthorpe" ("I pulled a munter") . Likewise, the phrase "a fine combination of youth and experience" manages to portray the word 'slapper' without appearing to be derogatory. lt goes on. On the rare occasion a man manages to be dumped by both his girlfriend and the girl he's two-timing her with in three days, you will hear him regretting "doing a Vi era" after the Arsenal midfielder collected to red ca rd s in less than a week. And if a woman leaves a man fo r someone richer, yo u'll hear the phrase "She left on a Bosman". This is a tragic example of a man who doesn't realise women can move between different men witho ut contracts expiring or the payment of a transfer fee.

But perhaps these men should be commended for find 1ng a method of talking about these things without changing the subject away from football. With all those feelings bottled up inside, your average male would be on a yellow card so to speak, likely to make a rash comment (or "challenge") at any moment. And in life, going sliding in where you're not wanted brings far stiffer penalties than on the pitch. Especially in the case of John Wayn e Bobbit.

Indeed, in all fairness, this assassination of male co mmunicative rituals is probably a travesty on par with the refereeing standard at Old Trafford . But to be honest, I'm not too bothered, because at the end of th e day the Gaffer's asked me to come in and do a job and I've given 110 per cent effort and we're really just after the th ree points . You what? (

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"I've been released on a free transfer... " Scene : local pub on Friday evening in front of Nationwide League action on Sky Sports 3. Our two heroes, Kev and Baz, are decked out m football shirts and dnnking lager.

Kev: I've, er, been released on a free transfer .. .

Baz: You have? I'm, er, sorry to hear that mate.

What happened?

Kev: Well we was going OK, you know, me and Charlotte, I was hanging on in there alright and then I JUS! Phil Nevilled b1g time.

Baz: You put your foot in it?

Kev: Too bloody right I put my foot in it!

Baz: I hate it when that happens. You 're pretty comfortable, not periect but OK and then Wham' You make a bad challenge at the wrong time, you give the opposition whoever the bloke might be - the periect opportunity, and it's always worse than Phil because she holds up the red card.

There's nothing you can do except stand back and watch him slot in the opportunity.

From 12 yards.

Kev: Don't I bloody know it. Th1s new bloke hasn't even got Sky. I don't understand it.

Baz: Don't worry mate. There are plenty more clubs out there, and if you don't mind me saying so I could never see Charlotte as Prem1ersh1p material.

Kev: I know she wasn't top tier totty but I can 't hope for that. The best rm looking at is mid table division one.

Baz: Don't look at it like that. mate. Fa1r enough, right now you're Norwich , but with a couple of decent buys - a useful shirt maybe, or a versatile pa1r of trousers - you could put together a squad for the play offs Kev: I don't know, Baz. I might JUSt go to tne LCR and pick up something nonleague. There might be a good cup run m it.

Baz: You can do better than that. mate.

While I see that you're running on the 'every hole's a goal' principle. let me tell you th1s 1f Ph1l Nev1lle is deemed good enough to wear an England shirt. you should set your sights on Claudia Schiffer.

Kev: Cheers mate But maybe I should g1ve Charlotte a call. I m1ght be able to secure a weeks' trial with view to a permanent move.

Baz: Whatever, mate. but look - the second half's starting . Tranmere m1ght get back 1nto 1t if Crewe get complacent ...

Meet the girls ...

Looking for the ingredients of an animated discussion?

Will Halsey took four girls, four boys, and a liberal helping of alcohol then lit the blue touchpaper... your parents were divorced but now you're congratulated if they're still together."

Indeed, the real consensus against marriage at any point certainly shifted during the discussion. People 'Women are better drivers than men, full stop." Thi~ who stated a firm 'no' to the initial question became was announced by all the girls in unison, and did far more positive. lt is perhaps indicative of the curnot come up against much resistance.

Simon: "That's true. I'm an absolutely crap driver." rent image of marriage that no one stated a real The women in the room were also of the opinion desire to get hitched. lt appears that it is not the that a lot of men became dangerous in the car kind of ambition young people should have these because of trying to impress passengers. days.

Clare: "I think that blokes have more of a need for Co-habiting certainly appears to be the way forward as most people agreed with this, but not all were in speed. If they've got the lads in the car, it becomes a real power thing." favour.

Laura: "it's statistically proven that women have Laura: "The problem with co-habiting is if you do less accidents than men" break up legally you have nothing."

Ed: "But women don't use their wing mirrors and Clare: "Surely you don't have to have a signed conthey can't park." tract these days to show commitment."

Carolina: "I always use my While this was a fair point, wing mirrors!" the signed contract does 'Safety is important, Clare: "But you've only got come into play when the one wing mirror..." but some of you are so commitment is broken and The old chestnut of whether possessions divided. slow. mum t akes safety or speed was more The panel was against getfour days to drive from ting engaged at university important also divided the men and the women.

Cambridge to London' age.

Ed: "Safety is important, Carolina: "I know a couple okay, but some of you are who were going to start a so slow. My mum takes four days to drive to long distance relationship and he suggested getting London from Cambridge." engaged. But I don't think he wanted to marry her Laura: "But that's another generation". when he asked."

Clare: "A driver who is always in control is most Laura: "You shouldn't get engaged if you aren't important - and I've been with blokes who have completely sure you want to marry the person."

Simon: "it's like Libby and Drew. She clearly doesadmitted that they were not in control." n't want to marry him, but they're engaged and it'll all end in tears."

While Neighbours perhaps isn't the perfect forum to define the finer points of marriage, it does sum it up The question as to whether any of the group would rather accurately. want to get hitched in the future brought a lot of deep thought. "No" in the majority at first, but Tim, Simon, Carolina and Rachel decided they do want to get married.

There was agreement when it came to a wider Neither the girls nor the boys thought either one debate on marriage. Everyone forsaw marriage was more likely to play away. continuing long into the Laura: "I don't think men or women are more likely future, but some very to cheat, it's more a certain type of person." interesting points Ed: "Drunkenness is not an excuse, merely a catalyst." emerged on the last· ing ability of the Clare: "Drunkenness is definitely not an excuse but wedding vows. if we'd been together Clare: ''There for has definitely been a shift in the last 10 years. Before you would be embarrassed if

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All: "But you couldn't ever quite trust them again, could you?"

Whether everyone was being truthful is another matter. In a real life situation, it would be Interesting to see if the panel stuck to their principles.

The household The traditional division between men and women may be changing, but the fact is men still earn more money than the fairer sex. When it comes to the chores, the term househusband is a fa!r from household term.

Laura: ''The housework should be equal - there isn't one person who should do it." Caroline: "But if he is going out working all day and she is just si·tting at home watching the soaps then she should do it.

She should be doing something."

Indeed, the housewife is apparently still alive and well according to the panel, but no women have ambitions to be one, and the blokes did not seem to want a relationship with a housewife when older.

Tim was not keen on the housework, but he seemed to be the only one who was willing to admit views that appear somewhat outdated, but: are clearly still prevalertt in society.

Tim: "I might feel threatened if she was earning more than me."

David: "This may well be the situation I find myself in. You can't let it bother you."

Emma: "I would not like to earn more than my partner. I don't want to be a housewife or anything, but I don't think I'd be comfortable earning more."

Emma: "The fact is that women can't complain about this. If a man went off travelling the world for five years he wouldn't expect his job to be open and waiting for him when he got back. it's the same for women".

Clare: "Does that mean we are being punished for being women? The problem is that all women are put in the same boat, and not all want to have kids."

The issue of children brings us neatly on to our next topic ...

Children

Most of the panel want children at some point.

Clare: "lt would have to with someone I really wanted children with."

The issue of who should bring up the child is a prickly one.

Carolina: "I believe there is a bond between the mother and the baby".

Simon: ''Well it's the breastfeeding isn't it?"

Paternity leave something most men were keen on, although Simon was adamant that "how cheeky'' the c~•ild was would affect this. He also mentioned if the baby just sat around crying all day it wouldn't be any fun - and this perhaps reveals more about men than it intended.

Single fathers were generally received positively, keeping up the Neighbours theme.

Simon: "Look at Lou. He'll make a fine single father."

Rachel: "Do you base all your future plans on Neighbours?"

Simon: "There are worse role models than Lou when it comes to fatherhood I think you'll find ."

One trend in men to mould their child into professional footballers and the like did not appear, although worse emerged.

Tim: "Obviously I'd love it if he played for Wales."

The women stated their position extremely quickly.

The girls: "There is a definite bias towards men. it's And this is arguably as good a reason for a vasecstill there." tomy as any other.

Simon: "The glass ceiling is Simon: "I definitely want chil'The glass ceiling is dren, four most definitely still there. A of them ..." definitely still there. Laura: "...Two boys and two level sociology taught me that." girls?

A level sociology Laura: "The fact remains that Simon: "Absolutely, I've got taught me that' even in identical jobs, women names as well. Liam and are paid less" - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Joel, like Noel but Noel is crap, and Megan and... Ashleigh."

Ed: "That's definitely true - my brother and sister do Indeed, no one ruled out becoming a parent when the same job and my brother is paid more". older, suggesting the human race Is pretty safe for Simon: "But is one of them crap?" the time being.

Ed: "I don't know - that's a good point."

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Men have an idea how much they want to earn and it is more than the

Contraception The panel agreed that it should be the responsibility of both people, but the women would not trust men with the male pill. Or would they?

Laura: "In a long term relationship I would trust my boyfriend to take the pill."

The blokes admitted, though, that if the situation was reversed and it was men who gave birth, they would take would not trust their partner alone. But overall, the male pill was reasonably received.

Rachel: "If the male and female pill were used in conjunction, it would be even safer."

When the boys were asked whether they would want to take the pill, opinion was mixed.

David: ''Would there be any side effects?"

Carolina: "But it's alright for us to risk the side effects, then?"

David: "No, I'm not suggesting women should take the pill, but that would be another thing to take into account."

Carolina: "The problem is that some men see the pills in the bathroom and just assume, even if you

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might have come off the pill, or are on it for other Admirably, three of the four girls claimed to have reasons." never done it, although the final member of the Rachel: "I think it's telling that the boys think they quartet confirmed her guilt with a knowing smile.

The men admitted that if a girlfriend did fake it, they would be more likely to remember to take a pill if it probably couldn't tell, nor could they ask afterwas them giving birth."

Abortion, a tricky issue at the best of times, was wards. essentially agreed upon.

The discussion then descended into an argument David: "Ultimately, the decision goes to the woman, over the meaning of the word 'nymphomaniac'. because it is her body, but if she doesn't consult Carolina: "Isn't a nymph a kind of frog?"

Simon: "I think it may be a toad." the man at all then the relationship will run into real problems anyway."

Tim: "What? it's an insect."

Unfortunately, any initial point was lost in the creaClare: 'When it comes to one-night stands then ultiture-related kerfuffle. mately the woman has to make sure she protects herself. But if it is a long term relationship then the decision should be made by both people."

The wider issue of whether abortion is right at all was also raised.

Simon: "I've had a think about it, and I've decided The idea of bringing up politics after debating the finer points of the female I'm against it."

The women were more proorgasm was not a good ' ' The idea of bringing up one. However, the topic choice, and although they were very insistent it shouldpolitics after debating that offered the least revealed the most. Indeed, n't be used as a the finer points of the the contraceptive, it should be political apathy that female orgasm was dominates elections in this available. country was prevalent - but Laura: 'What about financial not a good one. only on one side of the considerations? What about room. Admittedly, a poll of university, if that applies, or four women and four men was a far from concluthe age? Ultimately, it has to be the woman's choice given her circumstances, whatever they sive survey, but none of the women had ever voted are." in any election, while all four of the men had.

This certainly put into perspective the girls' complaint - "Politics is completely male dominated and not representative of the country''. However, this was not the women's reason for not voting; educaThe female orgasm - subject of countless tion was the key.

Laura: "In all the elections I could have voted in, I Cosmopolitan campaigns - is essential. have not known enough about any of the candiEd: "You're going to have a better time if you're both having fun". dates. Voting would be pointless".

This does somewhat beg the question why the Clare highlighted the importance of intimacy in relaboys are voting. Simon points to taking advantage tionships (strangely the men didn't quite get in first with this comment), of which sex plays a key part. of your democratic right, which drew nods from the But sex in general did not seem the be all and end other lads.

All in all, it is not an easy issue to decipher, though all, a refreshing change from student stereotypes. politics perhaps should be covered in compulsory Ed: "11 is important, definitely, but it isn't the most education. important thing in the relationship. lt would be a Emma: "I know it would be boring but k.i ds have to pretty awful reason to break up with someone: be taught about these things." 'sorry, love, the sex was crap'."

Still, as long as Neighbours-obsessed students are Rachel: "If you really cared about someone and the sex was bad you would work on it." registering their votes and planning families, civiliThis, unfortunately for the men in the room, meant sation will continue for a good few years yet. You the discussion moved on to the issue of faking never know, there might be agreement between the orgasm. sexes as well. I wouldn't bet on it though.

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A Concrete survey has revealed that eight in ten students use the train. Jennifer Drummond looks at railway risks ...

UEA students on track

Perhaps these statistics would be less believable had we not wit· nessed the train disasters of both Southall, 1997, and Paddington/Ladbroke Grove, October 5 1999.

In the space of just two years, and within two incidents, 38 people lost their lives and 400 were injured.

The Paddington rail disaster has been a catalyst, spurring public demand for greater rail safety. Following the Southall rail crash an inquiry was proposed, but did not began until two years and one day after the terrible event.

In fact, the government has not initiated a separate inquiry for either Southall or A report published in hours any UEA student ' ' Paddington, but a joint can reach the capital to May predicted inquiry, which formally enjoy a day out shopopened in London on ping in London. that over the next 18 2000.

This ease of travel is years people will be September On investigation of greatly focused on by killed these rail tragedies it many rail operators who claim more efficient train _ _ __ __ ,_.m;;;;;;;;:az:========::~ was determined that signal failure caused arrivals and boast up to both accidents - a fact that had long been 4040 break-horse-power on inter-city trains. known. In a television interview for the BBC's Students, not lucky enough to have a car supPanorama programme, Chris Leah, Operations plied by Mum and Dad, are frequent rail users.

Director at Railtrack, calmly stated, "If there are A Concrete survey has revealed that almost any problems with our signals which the HSE half of UEA students use rail travel frequently, have a problem with then they must serve an and over a quarter have travelled by train daily Improvement or Prohibition Notice and we have in the last year. These figures emphasise the not had any representation?' Railtrack was fact that, if rail travel is a danger, students are served with such a notice • on October 6 2000, putting themselves at risk. the day following the Paddington rail crash.

A report published by the Government's rail From the evidence uncovered it seems that rail watchdog in May 2000 predicted that over the safety is less thoroughly considered than we next 20 years 100 people will be killed whilst may think. Looking further into the travelling on British train services. This figure is Paddington/Southall rail enquiry and it is again equivalent to 5 deaths per year. . - - - - - - - - - - -- - - -- - -- - - - - - , revealed that train operators are more concerned with When boarding a train, homeward bound or otherwise, thoughts come and go, from EastEnders to a familiar bed awaiting on arrival.

Whatever concerns us, though, it is unlikely that any student rail user boards in fear that they may never reach their destination safely, or even alive. Late yes, but dead, no.

In the wake of recent rail disasters we cannot but question the safety of our trains and the readiness of train operators to place safety above their profit margins.

Rail travel began in the eighteenth century. In these sleepy days one could travel at the speed of 30mph: not exactly the bullet train of Japan.

However, these lowly steam engines have been replaced by high-powered diesel and electric trains. In less than two

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making money than providing safety. lan fitted with active ATP systems. Had these trains Burnett QC told the inquiry board that Railtrack been protected the accidents would have been had long been aware that drivers were failing to less severe or avoided entirely. So why not install all rail operations with such safety eleadhere to danger signals when operating passenger trains. He showed that attempts by ments? The answer is simple • train operators Railtrack to eliminate Signals Passed at Danger have declined to provide safety features (SPADs) had been dwindling since 1995 and in because of cost. reality occurrences of SPADs had risen annualCost simply should not be an issue when so ly since the first signal recordings of 1967. many persons use the railways in Britain everyday. In fact, the half-yearly profits published by Perhaps more shocking is that the signal that Railtrack last year were comfortably in the black caused the Paddington rail crash is still in use to say the least, in the today.

Following the sum of £36 million. This ' Had these trains been Paddington rail disaster is in conjunction with protected the prices rising over the Deputy Prime Minister accidents would have last 10 years.

John Prescott continued to speak of The Paddington and been less severe or Southall train inquiry Britain's rail services as avoided completely one of the most efficontinues today and it cient in Europe. This is appears that more all well and good, but surely we would rather action rather than debate is urgently needed see less rail 'efficiency' and more rail safety. If over costs and safety. The train services are a the safety of Britain's railways was increased, fantastic resource, but they should not be a they would be even more desirable in comparihazard to our lives and welfare. Rather than son to European services. discussing how much safeguards would cost, Railtrack is under licence to "operate and mainwhy not employ them to gain the public trust tain its network to meet the reasonable requireback in rail services. Profits may initially dwinments of its customers and funders in respect dle but surely train companies would benefit of the quality and capability of the network" from the good PR such action could provide.

There are clearly issues that need resolving, according to Tom Windsor, a Rail Regulator.

Although we may witness capable services and and it is the desire of many rail accident victims, and families of victims, to place pressure tracks able to supply train services, no where in this licence are safeguards laid down to ensure on the rail operators to provide answers. Until a formal body is held accountable for ensuring passenger safety. The Automatic Train rail safety and regulating all private rail operaProtection system (ATP) is not a statutory requirement for train service providers; neither tors, the dangers posed by our railways will continue indefinitely. the Southall nor Paddington crash trains were

The price of progress ••• October 5 2000: 31 people died when a Thames Turbo from Paddington to Bedwyn hit a Great Western express from Cheltenham Spa head on at l..adbroke Grove.

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The express driver passed signals at danger but was acquitted on six counts of manslaughter. The ATP safety system was switched off in the Great Western train; had this been functioning, it is unlikely anyone would have died.

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One person cled and 68 were Injured; the Inquiry Is stlH ruMing Into the cause of the aocidenl July 211911: lWo trains collided at Newton, near Glasgow, kiiUng tour and Injuring over 20. One of the drivers is believed to have passed a red signal.

January 8 1991: 1Wo people died when a train smashed Into the buffers at cannon Street station In London.

The crash, which was blamed on driver error. also Injured 248 people. ll8rch 6 1988: lWo W8l8 kUied and 40 injured when two trains collided at Bellgrove station in Glasgow. The crash was blamed on the driver going through a red signal.

December 121988: A fast train rammed into the back of a commuter train outside Clapham Junction in South London. The crash, In which 35 people died and over 500 were Injured, was caused by signal failure.

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be serious or to have any substance beyond the realm of fantasy?

He knew this, all of this. Still he held her. But she would not forgive him for that. Would not forgive herself for this collapse of her walls, her selfdefences, in such an open and broken way. Before him lay the person who no-one was supposed to see; who lived only in the shadows at the back of her mind, and in the darkness of an empty room where no-one could hear her cries.

When she began to raise her head, collect herself together, he expected her to run, to shout, possibly even to hit him, for being there to watch what was happening to her. Yet the only words she uttered were, "I'm so sorry. Please forgive me .. ." And then she put her head into her hands.

lt was true that Carrie was a dreamer. She was called it often enough. lt was all she had. She would pour her heart out into it. All the pain, all the fear, all the hurt she felt. The darkness from within.

1t frightened her to watch it flow out of her, but it did, all the same. 1t was the only way. lt was her refuge. The only place that could not be touched by any other, could not be discoloured and destroyed by the mirthless stupidity of those who attacked her. And they did. Endlessly. Effortlessly.

Carrie knew that there was nothing she could do about what had just happened. She was falling apart, and Will had just watched an intrinsic part of that process. She was broken, bare, laid open to his ridicule, his fear, his shame of what she had become. With that thought she sat there waiting for his laughter, his sarcasm, some hint of betrayal in his voice that told her that she had lost her friend forever. But none came. He merely sighed, and lifted her face to make her look at him. He seemed to search her face for a moment, then smiled and hugged her again. There was no fear in it, no repUlsion, revulsion, not even regret. She could not understand why, when she felt her own revulsion so strongly; her own disgust at what she was, what she would be; what she felt was so certainly destroying her.

"Let me help you ... Let me be here for you, this time... I need you to let me do this for you." Will was shocked by his own openness, but could not deny the truth of it. He had felt some form of blame for the suffering she had been through in the past; although she had always denied he had much to do with what she had been heading towards for much longer than even he knew. She had flirted with madness and despair for a long time. Eventually the lure of what she could escape to within it had been too great, and the pressure of what she had to escape from pushed her onwards.

She had to do something to take off the pressure, to save her soul. To stop herself from going insane, she let go. She drifted down into the depths of herself, if only to work out what was really there, and how much was created around her to please those who wanted her to be all that they claimed she could be. This was quite immaterial to what she actually wanted for herself, but then who believes the dreams of the young to

The openness of Will's statement brought Carrie back to reality. This was no dream; this was real.

This was actually happening and there was very little that she could do about it. She pulled away from him, unable to say anything, confused at the thought of what he was offering her. The contemplation of a continuous place of respite was unbelievable. 1t would mean a certain amount of understanding, of shared experience, of letting someone know what it was that held her down.

Would he be able to cope with the knowledge of what she really was? Could she really believe that he cared enough about her to try? Could she face again, as she just had, the thought of the loss of her friend? She closed her eyes, opened her mouth to speak, but nothing came out.

"Shhhh .. ." He said "There's nothing to say."

Will was right, there was nothing she could say.

No words that could express what she wanted to say; to put across the relief, the comfort he gave, the astonishment she felt, the wonder... Could she believe him, could she trust him, could she trust herself? Did she have the will within her to tell him no, that it was none of his business, that he would never understand, that she could not possibly let him know what it was? She picked up his hand, turning it over with her own. He watched her face as she followed the lines of his hand, traced the lines of his palm as if searching for the answer within it. There were no words. She looked up and caught him watching her. He looked worried, with the faintest hint of embarrassment. She half-smiled at him, and he seemed to relax a little.

Carrie knew there was no question to answer.

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ill knew too well what that look meant. He recognised all too well that sense of fear and desperation, of seeking solace in another human being. She was instinctively crying out to him in the only way she knew how. Will recognised it because for so long he had felt it too, that form of loneliness. The utter desolation of what it could do to him, and of what it was doing to Carrie, haunted him.

Carrie was still cur1ed up in a ball on the cold kitchen floor when she felt a hand touch her head.

She looked up at him, through the hair that had fallen across her face. She knew that he could see her pain, in all its crucifying glory. With that knQ~e,dg~ :i'l,e ,!J911Jl11s~ intp Nm; the onlY comfort she C:ould.cling to. Ttie only comfort she wanted. The protection, understanding and shelter

of another human soul over her own.

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Graduate Courses 8 is for Barrister Chances are that, unless you're lying about the sheer quality of your social life, you will at some point have found yourself watching Quincy/Perry Mason/Columbo on a weekday afternoon and no doubt been terribly impressed. That's all very well for the Yanks, but how exactly would you go about doing something law based this side of the pond?

And while barristers do not boast the best reputation , the pay usually makes up for this.

A lot of students study law at UEA with ambitions to get into the industry but for people taking degrees in other areas, it is possible to take a postgraduate course to get into law.

The Bar Council's Academic Stage Officer, , reveals the course to get into the industry.

What is the course called?

The Bar Vocational Course (BVC) is the route for all those who've just completed a qualifying law degree (2.2 or above) . Don't panic if you haven't because you can take another year beforehand to do a conversion course.

This is usually a Common Professional Exam (CPE) which covers everything you need to know - you still need at least a 2.2, though.

it's Thursday night at the LCR, you're dressed up to the nines and dancing your little heart out to the sounds of Five and Britney.

Suddenly, through the smoky air (or that could be the beer-goggles) you spot the one who's gonna rock your world tonight.

You saunter over, spilling your shandy and tripping over couples in various stages of copulation as you go, and catch his/her eye.

You lean in close ready to use th line you've been waiting all term to utter to that special someone and ... the lights come on and you get kicked out into the cold night air, losing your beloved in the resulting crush. Bugger.

Student nights in the city are conspicuous by their absence towards the end of the week and so we have no choice but to head off to the LCR, expecting a night

With student nights sadly lacking in the city at the tail-end of the week, Elin Jones asks why the Union-run LCR closes so damn early of boozin' and dancin', only to have our evening out cut at its prime.

With talk of 24 hour opening in pubs is it too much to ask that Union bosses consider letting us stay up until 2am? I know it's a school night, but surely having reached the dizzy heights of University life we are old enough to vet our own bed times. Clubs in the city stay open until 2am, and later at the weekend, so it seems rather unfair that the Union cannot at least look into tf')e possibility of getting a later licence. Of course the residents of Colman Road would have to

be considered, but a compromise could be reached with the bar still closing early but the music carrying-on until 2am.The bar is never particularly busy after 1am and the extra half-hour would prove invaluable for those still sober enough to pull.

Come on Sabbs, 'there's no limit' to what you can do with the LCR so 'reach for the stars' and give us what we 'really, really, really want - a longer LCR'!

Will round the clock rockin' reach the LCR?

How do I get on?

Provided you've fulfilled the entry requirements, you can apply for the BVC through the Bar's Centralised Applications and Clearing House.

Where do you do it?

Approximately 10 Institutions in the UK offer the BVC. They include the Central College of Law and the BPP Law School in London, the University of Northumbria and Nottingham Law School.

How long does it take?

The BVC and the CPE can both be done fulltime (1 year) or part-time (2 years).

How much does it cost?

This varies greatly depending on where you do it. The rough estimate if the two were taken together is around ÂŁ12,000. However, most people gain sponsorship to pay these fees, then repay this by working for the company in some capacity after completing the course What does it involve? it's mainly a skill-based course, taking in researching, writing and communication . The other 40% is knowledge, entailing litigation, evidence and sentencing.

Is there any other work involved?

Not as part of the course, but it's recommended that you get as much legal experience as you can . Mini-pupillages, mooting, and shadowing judges and lawyers are just a few options.

What are my chances?

According to the officer, there are about 1500 places available on BVCs up and down the country with upwards of 3000 applicants. Of the 50% who do get in, only 700 or so will be successful in applying for a one-year pupillage at a barrister's chambers. Best of British to you!

More information?

You can contact the Bar Council's Education and Traimng Department on 020 7440 4000.

Alternatively you can try www.lawsociety.co.uk for a more general perspective. Relevant Chambers contact numbers are 020 7405 0138 (Lincoln's Inn), 020 7797 8250 (Inner Temple), 020 7427 4800 (Middle Temple) and 020 7405 8164 (Gray's Inn) . For individual course content you'll have to get in touch with the individual institutions that offer the BVC.

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A controversial new book claims that a society of sexist bigotry is keeping women from achieving their full sporting potential. Nick Henegan takes a look at the evidence ... a Ha! You throw like a girL" There it is, one of the oldest jibes in the book, a favourite in playgrounds around the country to deride an individual's sporting ineptitude.

But more than an insult to the sportingly challenged this is a loaded term saying much about the way in which our culture sees the place of women in sport.

At least that is what Colette Dowling, renowned lecturer and writer, reckons.

For in her latest book The Frailty Myth she argues that it is only a culture of misogyny and deeply ingrained gender stereotypes that have conspired to prevent women from achieving their physical potential in and natural inclination towards sport.

Indeed , in the book. which came out this month and stirred up a storm of controversy in both academic and sporting circles. Dowling asserts that not only are women as capable as men excelling in sport but it is natural for them to do so.

Back to that throwing thing then, is it that girls are somehow genetically predisposed to having a weak arm?

Not in the slightest argues Dowling.

"Boys throw better simply because they are trained from childhood" she says.

But why should this be?

Why are boys taught that physical activity is a good thing from a very early age while girls are steered towards more sedentary forms of recreation?

The answer for Dowling is culturaL She says that in the eyes of men "strength has a withering effect on male identity" and that "to salvage men's failing sense of dominance women were encouraged to scale back their own physical development."

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modern society were men are no longer supremely dominant in the work place or family so that the sports field is the last bastion of male dominance , an area of dominance that they are unlikely to concede without a fight.

She argues that for this reason , despite the leaps women 's professional sport has enjoyed over the last decade, the frailty myth continues in the culture.

This myth is promoted, she says, by the

depiction of the ideal female form by the media and oth er instruments of culture which presen t weak looking, waif like figures as desirable while deriding muscular women and questioning their femininity.

"Girls who display strength, power or physicality while interacting with boys while interacting with boys run the risk of being marginalised" she says.

This assertion would seem to be backed up by a recent report th at suggests that women in professional sport are still judged more by their appearance than by their sporting prowess.

"Mary Pierce was quite vilified by the media for

been working out in the gym to get stronger in her sport" explains Or Precilla Choi , a psychologist at Keele University.

"Whereas Anna Kournikova was held up as an exemplary role model for young women tennis players. This is a woman who got knocked out very early on in the tournament but she is still being held up and exalted because she conforms to the stereotype of femininity."

According to Or Choi such stereotypes have an effect on the way women see sport and exercise suggesting that they see exercise as a form of beauty therapy rather than something that is good for their health .

For Dowling the only way in which such stereotypes can be destroyed and ensure true liberation for women is through the shattering of the myth that the women are the weaker sex and ensuring physical equality.

As her battle cry she points to research in exercise physiology that prove there are no biological reasons for women not to participate in sport and that girls. just as much as boys have the potential to develop athletically.

However, critics of Dowling's way of thought doubt whether women are as naturally attracted to physical

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prowess as men in the first place and that even if popular culture encouraged women to become muscle bound athletes they would rush to the gym or the playing field.

In her book The First Sex- The Natural Talents of Women and How They are Changing the World, Helen Fisher argues that women are not obsessed by sports in the

co-operators and not competitors.

"Nobody pushes girls into the doll corner, they go there naturally. Throughout their lifecycle, girls show more tendency towards nurturing activities, and we believe that this is linked to the production of oestrogen" argues Fisher. "lt is amazing, how many people have to try to prove that everything is all socialisation, whereas biology and culture go hand in hand. There are more women who will play sport when the culture makes it acceptable to be athletic, which is now happening.

"But girls will always be drawn to the doll corner.

Women are drawn to activities that involve nurturing and co-operation, and men competition, and that is pure biology. You can't discount it." owever, it is Dowling's contention that the way in which women compete in sport should be reassessed that is causing the greatest stir.

She does not believe that men are better athletes just because they can run faster and are physically stronger.

In her eyes men and women should be able to compete on a level play1ng field with men's times on the track being calculated to take account of their sheer physical advantage.

What this basically means is that if Dowling got her way elite women athletes could compete with elite men .

Marion Jones could take on Maurice Green , Denise Lewis could clash w1th Dean Macey with women's performances judged in relation to the men's and adjusted to take into account their smaller size .

One critic of this idea is Richard Cotton , spokesman for the American Council on Exercise.

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"You can 't adjust performance to size to determine which athlete is superior" he says. "lt would be a huge leap to say that Flo-Jo at her peak was faster than Ben Johnson at his simply because you divide her size and speed and average out the maths. physiology men are genetically predisposed to have more strength than women. Venu s Williams is a big girl but she couldn't take on

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genetics prevent the physical equality that Dowling is striving for, or is this simply the view of the sporting patriarchy that she is fighting so hard aga1nst?

However, the chances of Dowling's manifesto being taken up by a largely male dominated sport are slim. After all seeing Maurice Green crossing the finish line a second ahead of Marion Jones only for him to be denied victory because of a mathematical calculation could only lead to one thing , a massive anti-climax.

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By Jesus!

Terriers put Canaries in a flutter

Under fire Athletico Madrid president Jesus Gil has admitted spending £550,000 on women's underwear and parties.

The Spanish supremo and his son Miguel are in court over the fraudulent use of the cash that belonged to shareholders.

Gil tried to justify the use of the cash by saying that he had used it to buy bras, pants and parties for club guests.

Well, it's a good as defence as any.

Daylight robbery

By MICHAEL MILNER

UNDER PRESSURE manager Brian Hamilton was one of only a few happy people that left Carrow Road last Saturday afternoon following City's 1-1 draw with fellow early season strugglers, Huddersfield Town.

And to make matters worse City went into the Nationwide clash on a run of di smal results.

A fortnight ago, Norwich intentions with a stonning run entertained a Blackpool side, down the left flank . then second from bottom of Huddersfield failed to respond the entire football league, in and City had the measure of the the second round first leg of visitors in the first half. the Worthington Cup. However, on the rare City went 3-1 up through occasions Huddersfield attacked goals from Lee Marshal!, Norwich's defensive frailties Roberts and Cottee but down the left side were exposed conceded two sloppy goals in with Dean Gorre pulling the the last I 0 minutes to gift strings for the Terriers.

Blackpool an unlikely draw.

The best chance of the ftrst Shocking half fell to Darel Russell whose long range drive from the edge of A shocking display of the box that crossed the face of defending saw Norwich the goal only to stray inches hammered by Wolverhampton wide. ln the second half, City began Wanderers 4-0 on Sunday, September 24, leading to calls anxiously with their best effort that Hamilton should go. another long range shot from The return leg of the Russell. But City's defence went Worthing ton Cup tie with walk about once too often and on Blackpool was scheduled to 58 minutes they were 1-0 down, take place two days Gal ten scoring from a shot on the later but was called

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A fact shown when the Ferrari star's iron wit came to light after the American GP in lndianapolis.

Following his victory an American journalist asked, "How does it feel to sit in the same chair as lndy car greats like AJ Foyt, Mario Andretti and AI Unser Jr?" To which Schuie quickly retorted, "I've no idea. This is the same chair that the FIA carry all over the world and I'm used to sitting on it."

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To great relief of the Canary faithful, Giallanza scored the equali ser with an exquisite left footed shot into the bottom corner from a Roberts knockdown.

A chorus of boos greeted the final whistle as city failed to turn their dominance into three points. Hamilton was more upbeat saying, "The commitment was total. We created chances but didn ' t put them away. We were defensively sound and they got a luck break."

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The fish couldn't resist the cereal and John landed a massive 441b carp and the £140 first prize.

Motor mechanic John used Sugar Puffs after testing them against Maltesers, a host of other confectionary, Rice Krispies and cheese in a mate's fishpond.

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After a desperate triple substitution, City played Walsh, Giallanza, and Roberts in a three pronged attack in search of the vital equaliser. ln the 76th minute, Kenny lrons should have won the game for Huddersfield but he blasted

Top snooker player Anthony Hamilton was forced to drop out of the British Open following a fight with a mugger.

The world number 11 broke his wrist in the scrap after the rogue tried to rob a friend.

Said Hamilton, "Someone tried to steal my mate's wallet, I jumped in but slipped and this break is the result."

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Two defeats in as many hours overshadow start of season for volleyball club

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By KEREN GARRATT

SATURDAY WAS a busy day for the men 's volleyball team as they faced two gruelling matches in the space of just a few hours.

UEA began with a disappointi ng home defeat at the hands of Shei kh The three to one set loss was not balls for some entertaining a true reflection of a very evenly smashes.

UEA battled we ll to stay in contended game in which the visitors were matched poi nt for contention in the fi nal two sets. point.

However, they could not The home team started we ll , capitalise on some poor service by winning the first set 26-24.

Smethwick. Together, some well Successful blocking by both placed setting by Steve Bilham and teams kept the scores level but some athletic smashes by Frank impressive servi ng from Andrew Spinner were not enough as they Wheeler meant UEA took the lead. failed to score at crucial times.

Kemal Parlar, UEA's Captain Spirited was pleased despite the defeat.

Despite a spirited team effort, "It was a good start despite UEA failed to continue the winning losing as the players showed fonn of the first set by losing the interest. A lack of playing together following three to the newly and not much pre-season training demoted Smethwick. told in the end" he said.

The Midlands side, previously of He was also realistic regarding the chances for the rest of the the National League Second Division, provided difficu lt season. opposition at times.

"We aim to finish mid-table but Midway through the second set of course we would like to win the league". they developed a clear five point In their second match of the day lead as their setter delivered the

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UEA faced Hedley who proved even tougher opponents.

The second visiting team won in straight sets although UEA looked likely to come back and steal the third.

Decisive Steve Frees tone demonstrated his effectiveness as a hitter whil e the rest of the team used their blocking capabi lities close to the net to prevent a decisive win for the visitors.

The new facilities of the Sportspark provided impressive surroundings for the entertaining three team tournament and although UEA could not manage a win, the team worked hard.

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The lure of the new Sportspark proved too hard to resist as students turned out in their masses for Sportsmart.

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The event, which took place on Union Sports Office r, Mark Sportsmart,they are welcome to Friday, September 22, led to Atkinson, felt that the new sports visit the centre at any time and sign up be it for recreation or a almost 1800 people joining a centre was a significant factor in diverse range of sports clubs, both the success of the day and serious challenge."

The Windsurting club proved to for recreational and serious thanked the various clubs for be particularly popular as were participation. helping Sportsmart run smoothly. traditional sports such as football Several clubs notched up an Success and rugby. impressive tally of new members Building on the success of its He said, "We got as many while all clubs gained at least the necessary thirty paid-up members as we expected and I introduction last year, students thought the centre would ensure a have been allowed a 'taster' members.

The large turnout ensures that success. Now at least people session for any club.

This enables prospective have had the opportunity to see the university maintains its reputation of having one of the the centre and its faci lities they will me:nbers attend the club without seriously committing themselves highest parti~;ipation rates of any hopefully be down here often."

Mark added "If people missed or paying immediately.

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Inexperienced UEA overcome by old hands

By ROB PEARCE

IN SPITE of a brave performance an inexperienced women's second team were overcome by local league stalwarts Old Buckenham.

The season started in bright sunshine last Saturday in for what was an important game for UEA. Nicholson strong and composed, but Honours were shared between the two sides last term so UEA had a on nineteen minutes Buckenham point to prove. took the lead from the third, a Expectations were high despite deflection helping the ball past the squad of fifteen including no Carrie Herron in goal. fewer than eight fre hers.

Attractive In club captain Liz Tilbrook there From that moment UEA didn't was experience on the pitch, as well as valuable knowledge of the threaten as strongly again, but they opposition, who have been one of continued to play the more attractive UEA 's main rivals in local league hockey throughout. competition for years.

On the stroke of half time a chance fell to UEA's impressive captain Buckenham have fielded a largely after some compact approach play, unchanged side for the last three year , so the task in front of this new but unfortunately her shot was struck UEA team appeared daunting, yet straight at the keeper. definitely not insurmountable.

Into the second half Buckenham UEA's optimism appeared well grew stronger and as the game wore founded as they had the better of the on, the physical strength of the local opening exchanges. league side proved telling.

Herron produced a brave double Both sides seemed anxious and the pace of the game was frenetic. save as they tried to make the game But it was UEA who settled safe, which seemingly revitalised her first and played the more fluent team.

UEA's front line of Katie Dennis hockey for the first fifteen minutes.

The movement was good, the and Vicky Phillips were linking well, passing incisive and the shape of the and a goalmouth cramble re ulting side looked solid. from a short corner almost produced Helen Bames epitomised her the equaliser. team's superiority with a surging run However, it wasn't to be and with down the right, followed by a swift, just eight minutes remammg well-placed centre, which Buckenham landed the killer blow unfortunately wasn't capitalised when a right wing cross was swept in by an unmarked striker. upon.

So 2-0 it finished but the mood Midway through the first half a succession of short corners changed was upbeat. the tide of the game.

Said UEA's captain, "Well done UEA defended the first two to all the new girls, we're going to have a good season". resiliently with sweeper Jess

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But there are fears in some quarters that two teams from the same university clashing may lead to a temptation to cheat.

"There have been suggestions that if one team needed to get points to get through the other one could roll over or not turn up.

"You automatically win by 50 points if the opposition fail to show so there may be a temptation to chear said rugby club captain, Ryan McVeigh However, he was keen to make it clear that no such thing would happen when the seconds meet the thirds on Wednesday, October 18.

"Everyone will be really up for it, especially the thirds who will be wanting to show their talent. "lt should be a really interesting game and great to watch" assured Ryan.

As for the likely victors Ryan made it clear where his loyalties lie.

"I hope the seconds win because if they didn't my team selection wouldn't be up to much, there is a lot of pressure on me" he joked.

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By NICK HENEGAN

UEA KICK off their BUSA campaign this fortnight and it is set to be tougher than ever before.

I For a BUSA (British University Sports Association) reshuffle has 111eant that UEA have moved from the south-eastern to the Midlands league and now must face the likes of Loughborough and Birmingham.

The competition starts off in regional mini-leagues and then teams progress into one of three knockout stages depending on their performance.

The most prestigious of these is the Cup followed by the Shield and finally the Plate.

Shake-up

The change in structure comes after a spate of disappointing performances last year but UEA's Director of Sport and Physical Education welcomed the shake-up and relishes the new challenge.

"I'm very pleased, I think it's a lot better than going all the way down to Brighton which is where we would have been going" he

said.

"The competition will ,be a bit tougher but we've got the facilities now so we just have to train harder and build better teams so we can compete with them. The competition shouldn't frighten us," added Mr Nicholls.

But UEA will be hoping that things will go better than 1ast year when a host of teams in the traditional sports went out in the early stages.

it wasn't all bad though.

Indeed, in the one off BUSA competitions UEA performed admirably.

The boat club picked up three bronze medals in the BUSA Regatta while the Indoor Cricket team also grabbed BUSA bronze.

The highlight of

the year came in the form ol England Students International, Chris Haydon, achieving his dream of BUSA individual gold.

Concluded Mr Nicholls, "This year should be better for us in terms of access, time and costs. lt gives us good competition whatever the results, it's a challenge for all of us to raise our standard."

Domination Despite their domination in local leagues and cups the football, rugby, and hockey teams struggled through the groups and failed to impress in the knockout stages.

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By ALEX THORPE

UEA BOUNCED back from last week's defeat impressively on Saturday, by demolishing Red Roofs 5-1 but the victory came at a cost.

Both fres hman striker M ark Champ and defen der Simon A brahams were forced off before hal f time with cal f injuries but not before Champ had stamped his mark on the game by scori ng UEA' s second goal.

The oth er cos t will be for a repl acement goal frame after Red Roo fs goalkeeper Paddy 0' Brien broke the bar in fru strati on at giving away a penalty.

In a tic where the they always looked the keener side UEA were nc\er rea ll y troubled and took the kad on ten minutes when Duncan Hedges drifted 111 unmarked to get on the end of a Bruno free ~ick to deliver an unstoppable header into the roof of the net. it was on I) I 5 minu tes later when o路 Bri en pulled down Champ in the box. and the penalty was given.

Cue 0 ' Brien's histrion ics, a ye llow card and a move to another pitch be fore - seven minutes later - Champ coo ll y stroked the ball home from the spot.

Protests On the very stoke of half-time, Roofs midfieldcr Easier went down in the box and, despite protests from the UEA players, Martin converted the spot-kick to close the gap.

UEA's lead was extended to 3- 1 earl y in the second half wh en debutante midfielder Steve M orley scored in acrobatic fashion at the far

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post from a perfectly placed Bamber cross.

Bruno ex tended the lead when he followed up a Hedges header that rebounded off the bar. once again from a Bamber co rn er, into the bottom right of the goal.

Th e rout was completed wi th 15 minutes left . when lm min s latched on to a precision ball from Ben Larkin

By a remarkable chance the seconds have been drawn in the same group as the thirds, creating the relish ing prospect of two highly charged matches.

The coincidence came about following the recent restructuring of BUSA competition that sees all second and third teams placed in the same division.

"For the forthcoming year we have introduced a new playing structure.

"We used to ru n a fi rst team competition, a second team competition and a third team competition but for th is coming year we will still run our first team competition but basically now all second and third teams will co mpete in the same league" explained a BUSA spokesperson.

The aim, according to BUSA bosses is to create fairer and more competitive leagues.

Title and hit an exquisi te vo lley from 20 ya rds past the helpless keeper.

With a performance like th is in on ly the second game of the season the hopes must be high for another UE A title. The tireless work of veterans Bruno. Hedges, Bamber and Larkin looked to gel well with the burgeonin g tal ent of Ch amp and particularly Morley.

UEA Captain Ben Larkin was especiall y pleased with the performance given the crossbar's interjection and the subsequent delay in play. " We were playing very well until the pi tch was vandalised. and picked it up well after half time. Eve n though, their lot were all over the place."

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