Concrete issue 116 18 10 2000

Issue 116 · Wednesday, October 18, 2000

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Govt P-romises extra cash if VCs keeP. guiet on fees Unfair sacking costs EXCLUSIVE

by NICOLA MALLETI News Editor

Union £16,000

IN A SHOCKING attack, UEA Vice Chancellor, Vincent Watts has accused the Government of blackmailing universities into keeping quiet over tuition fees.

The VC claims that UK universities are dangerously short of cash, and the only way to raise funds is to increase taxes or hike tu ition fees to £5,000 or more. said 'For goodness sake lets happen , it's But uni bosses - many of whom have privately spoken not upset middle England before the in favour of upping tuition any more'. election and they fees - have been warned by "The Government, in a want to keep whole range of areas is everyone happy." ministers to keep quiet until after the next election or face starting to be less "That is why massive cuts in funding. courageous, so I think it is off this is a perfflct the agenda," comp lained Mr time for students Cash Watts. to take a stand Chancellor Gordon Brown But he warned that if and ask the has staked out his spending action was not taken soon, Government plans for the next three students would lose out. directly if they are years, but universities have "11 is a pretty magic piece in favour of tuition only been told about next of work that enables a fees ." year's cash. university like UEA to "More taxes do "Basically the Government maintain a quality student make people has said that if we call off our experience with less money. angry, but then if exercises on raising money more money goes Unpaid for students, then they will to the University make sure that the next two "We do it now, but it is then it will be years of the spending review coming out of unpaid better for society will not see university funding overtime and that is not and a lot more further cut by any more than sustainable, and in due people will go to 1%," revealed Mr Watts. course their successors will University," he And he accused the say that we aren't getting added.

Government of putting its paid for this so why should Re-election own chances of re-election we be doing it," cautioned the above giving proper support VC. Students were angry that for higher education.

Union Communications th e Government is more Officer Wayne Barnes is un concerned with re-election Nasty surprised that the than supporting th eir "I think the Government Government was trying to degrees. got a rather nasty shock in quash debate. ''This is so out of order, it is the last few weeks and have "it's obviously going to typical of the government,"

Union bosses have been forced to make a humiliating £16,000 payout after unfairly sacking a key member of Waterfront staff_

stormed Nicholas Collet (SOC2).

And Richard Wilson (LAW PG) agreed. ''That's the way things work. as much as I detest the government fo r behaving in this way, there's probably very little we can do about it.'

And they were accused of immaturit y by the employment tribunal that made the ruling, say ing the Union's actions "beggared belief'.

Officer, Claire Kober.

Venue coordinator Steve Forster was Speaking at the industrial tribunal last sacked from hi;, £22,000-a-year job in December last year for writin g a report on week, Miss Kober clai med that Mr FoNer had shown "gross disloyalty" to the the running of the Waterfront for company Union . and slated him for auack ing "the director and ci ty councillor Roberl whole ethos of the organisal!on."

Sanderson, writes lames Coffin.

But Mr Forster insisted that he had The Union claimed that the repon ac ted properly - Jnd that Councillor v.hich included a number of jibes at sen ior Sanderson was full y en titled to the Union managers - was damaging to thei r inforr.1 ·•ion. chances of renewing the lease on the "I pas,:d a document to someone v.ho venue. which is owned hy Norwich City was a full director v. ith legal and financial Council and run joimly with the Union. respon-.ibility for the Waterfronl." he tnlu As a result the) hau led 1r hmter before a d"ciplinary heari ng and sacked Concrete.

"The Union's point of\ lc\\ seems to be him for gros., mi-.conduct, a deci.,ion later that I was pa"ing !lungs lo the mhe1 "dl'. upheld h) empl''} men! appeal panel Continued on page 6 chaired h) last year's Union Welfare

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Why not try skydiving to rid yourself of those lecture blues - to take part all you have to do is raise at least £260 for the charity.

If you are more of a water baby, then you and five mates could take part in white-water rafting by raising at least £600 between the six of you.

If you are interested in taking part or helpi ng Shelter's work with homeless and poorly housed people contact Shivonne Graham on 020 7505 2068 for further details.

STRICKEN STUDENTS are calling for tighter security measures on campus after a purse containing £250 was stolen from a Suffolk Terrace bedroom.

The huge sum of cash was pinched from an unlocked residence room on Sunday, October 8. between 8 .30 and 11 pm and upon her rclllrn the unlucky owner was shocked to find the mone) had disappeared.

This is the latest in a string of burglaries. following two other thefts in Wavcney in which studel)tS suffered th e same fate . despite their rooms being

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" I advise students to make sure that they arc fully in su red . A lot of accommodation keys will open the d oors. so the only security you have is the sec urity of locking your own door:· But she ca ll ed on th e University to spend some cash on ge tting residence security up to sc ratch.

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But others are resigned to theft as a fact or life. '' lt won' t matter if you change the keys . If you've got so meone who is cr iminall y minded. the n there'; no thin g you can do," moaned Emma Sinclair (LAW I )

PHONE FARCE Students feel the P.inch as Uni

By NICOLA MALLETT News Editor

COMMUNICATIONS are at an all-time low, as after months of negotiation, the University still haven't finalised plans for long-awaited telephones in campus residences.

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The phones. \\hi eh were suppo.,ed to have been fitted by the beginning of thi s semester, arc still no nearer to installation than they were a year ago.

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Good Deal "My rc,ponse i': wou ld students prefer that we got a qtuck deal that wasn't in their he't interests or got a good lieal for th em''" Wa) ne Barnes.

Union Communications Off'icer dmitted that the process was taking too lon g . "I don't understand the del a). it must be in the hc,l interests of the Univer>ity as they are bound to make some kinli ol profit"

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Strangers " If eno ugh pressure is appl ied. the University may be willing to spend the money on increasing the sec urity of the residences··. she divulged.

Students are also annoyed that the University isn ' t taking a stronger stance on security.

"Someth ing need> to be done to make sure that people don't have stra ngers suddenl y walking in,'' complained Stuart Fawkes (LAW

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Advised Ron Elliott, Security Coo rdinator, ··we wou ld like to stress that when student> leave their rooms. they shou ld lock them, even when they go to the kitchen or for a shower."

Union Welfare Officer. Po ll y Morgan also urged students to be more careful.

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By CHARLOTTE RONALDS Cheif News Reporter

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another thing because it i'> just another cost that they would ha'c to pay ...

But phonc-fricndl) 'tudcnl> had mixeli view' about having a phone line 111 campu' residences.

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Karen Lifsey (CHE-1) "Lots of 'tudcnh ha\'e mobiles which arc expens ive.

It's much more com enient to have a lanoline. because incoming ca lls will be cheaper.

I think that the t\\o year wait is 'er) had.''

Cheaper "l'\'c got a mobile. so I \\ouiLin"t c\·cn con-..ic.kr gelling a phone in my room. If the uni\ersity had sorted 1.! \crything nul earlier ...,tudcm . . \\llUidn't rely 011 their mobiles.

The) ·,e been promising this for years. the} shouldn't make promises that they can't keep:· moaned Sa nd y Dillip (MGTJ) .

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Top designer spotted wearing UEA scarf

By KATIE HIND

Assistant News Editor

A WORLD famous fashion designer has left students and his PR chiefs baffled, after being spotted wearing a UEA scarf at a fashion show.

Christian Lacroix proved his own fashion sense isn't quite as trendy as we had been led to believe, after he was spotted wearing the surprise accessory at his catwalk show in Paris last week .

However, the 49-year-old designer was furious when a journalist asked him if he had studied at VEA. "Mais non. Pas du tout", he answered crossly, which translates as 'no, not at all ' .

Berangere Broman was also puzzled as to where the designer picked up the scarf.

"I don't know where he got it from, but he definitely didn't attend the University of East Anglia, he went to Montpelicr to study."

VEA students were interested to discover where Mr Lacroix had come across the strange fashion accessory.

"I would like to find out where he got it, I doubt he has been to the

Union Post Office", mused Dan Miles, EAS 3.

Catwalk However students don't think the University's emblem will be the next hot thing on the catwalk and they don't seem keen to follow in the footsteps of the French fashion icon.

"I really don't think he will inspire me to buy a scarf, or any UEA merchandise for that matter, I only have an ashtray.''

CONCRETE ACCLAIMED CONCRETE IS celebrating again after being nominated for more student media awards.

The Independent I NUS National Student Journalism Awards have shortlisted Concrete for Best Student Newspaper and also Best Student Website.

In the website category Concrete will be battling against UEA's online discussion community, TSW which has also received a nomination.

The results of the awards at a ceremony at London's Kings College on November 18.

Guru But the French fashion guru 's public relations assistant Alison had no idea where Mr Lacroix had come across the scarf.

"We don't know anything about it, it's not something personal that has come from him having any association with the University, I think it is just something that he has picked up", she explained.

And his spokesperson in Paris,

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THE PRESTIGIOUS Law Ball looks set for a long-awaited comeback, as long as the Union agrees to the plans.

The summer Law Ball was a much-loved tradition at UEA until two years ago when an argument erupted between The Union and the Law Society due to a lack of organisation.

Now the Law Society are and they have a good business plan, planning to revive the Law Ball as a then there is no reason that it hot new event that will be held at shouldn ' t be okay" Christmas. " If something goe wrong then it Law Society commitee member, will fall back on the Union, but it is Lyndsay Bowskill was excited about a prestigious event to organise so it should give the Law Society a good their proposal "We won't be having name," she added. the ball as it is traditionally known, at Earlham Hall , but hopefully if it Students had mixed opinions gets passed it will be at Ipswich about the event and were unsure Town Hall, which is a grand venue·· about the choice of venue, " It will be on December 13,and it "There is a myth surrounding the will be a fun event. We are getting Law Ball, so if it lives up to the myth it should be really good,'' enthused all our castings together at the moment, we just need agreement Nina Douglas (EAS3 ). from the Union ," she explained. " lt is a good idea to have a ball at Union Finance Officer Becky Christmas, but not in Ipswich. It is Thorn supported the proposal, "As too far away," insisted Karin long as their proposals are all intact Wooldridge (SYS3).

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Stop in the name of the law PARENTS IN Central America could soon have to comply with a new law designed to stop them giving their children liferuining names.

Author ities in Honduras decided on this action after a baby in the state was christened Spark Plug .

Other children have suffered similar abuse, with names such as Defecation Flowers, Miracle Tyre, Bill Clinton and Ronald Reagan.

UEA graduates nominated for literary_gong_

A heavy apology A NUTIY ·Italian health club for women is strangely sympathetic when in comes to weight.

The club, which is situated in Florence, has a panel on it's scales that reads 'With our apologies' when the person's weight tilts over the nine stone mark.

Spinning around A SOCIETY devoted t o their love of roundabouts has complained about the way their icons were represented in a recent fizzy drink ad.

The 125-member Rounda bout Society wh ich was fo rmed in 1997 following the breakup of the Layby Society over a lunch on the hard shoulder of the M25, wi ll ap pear in new ads for the fizzy drink Orangina.

However Leslie Carson, Chairman of t he society, said : " I phoned to comp lain but I soon discovered t hat th e com pany shared the same appreciation of roundabouts as us."

lt's a wind-up!

By KATE STINTON

THE RENOWNED Creative Writing course at UEA has received a furth er boost with two former students bagging nominations for the £21 ,000 Booker Prize.

Trc; La Auopardi and K azuo lshiguro- both ·gradua tes of the top MA coun,c - arc now compet in g agai n'! cac:h other !'or the prestigious prize.

M;. A;zopardi began writing he r hook. Hiding Place. o nl y three yea r> ago. w hil s t still o n the creati ve writin g co ur~c. ~ ncl the acclaimed novel is now being publi;.hed all ove r the world.

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AN ACCOUNTANT who shared her office with a flatulent man has lodged a complaint to an industrial tribunal.

Paula Levins, who clai med she was forced to work with the windows open during frosty weather because of her collegues farting disposition, felt that she had been constructively dismissed by her employers.

Slow coach AN ELDERLY geologist has set a new record -for the longest time taken to pass a degree.

Seventy year-old Stuart Baldwin of Witham in Essex, finally passed his geology degree after 28 years of studying.

She was delighted by the news of her nomination. .. 1 felt deaf beca use Ill) pub Iishcr "as >creaming down the phone at rne . I felt shell ;.hockcd. I wasn't expecting it at all." ' 'I'm the ranh oul.sider. I've got the longest odds... she explained nH>llcql).

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"As soon as I read Hiding Place I tho ughl. 'omet hi ng ama?ing is happe ning" he said .

Amazing "Trc11a i' one o r the best people we've had on the course. thi s is a \Hlnderrul \'alidation or he r talent. I thinh s h.: should ''in ... he added.

"But just 10 have two graduates nominatcli prm cs that the magic goe' on working:· he prai;ed.

Academic Orlicer. l: mrna Price w'" pl eased by the news. "Wit h any luch it will gi\'t.: some students hope. 10 ,how them th at they can achic\c at UL\ ...

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afle r hi s daug ht er's bike was s to le n from the Sponspark. w hil s t s he was using the faci liti es.

He b lamed the ce ntre's sec urit y syste m for th e incidenl. co mpl a ining that " lip serv ice ha' been paid to :,ec urit y. To install a CCTV system that doesn't cover al l ar~a:-. j,

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Universi l) Securit y Coordina to r. Ron Elliotl. ha:, ad m ined that the c urrent CCTV i; inciTccti vc a nd that it needed 10 he itn pro\'ed.

"Cameras arc a de terrent. but the rea lit y is that oh1 iously they ca n·l he poin tin g on one panicular location all the time."

And h.: ad\ iscd siudc nl s 10 la~c precautions in future - mosl l) by ge tting cheaper bihc,. " I would di:,courage st ude nts from having lOp of the range bihcs that arc not only \'aluahle . hut also allrac li \'e 10 a thief."

Po lly Mor·gan. Uni o n Welfare Officer was up<,et about th e thcfl.

"Thi ;. in ci den t just reinforces th e need fo r more secure bi cyc le

storage. which is someth in g we arc horin g to achie\'e thi , year."

Bandit And >tudcnt s hav e mixed au itudcs to the current hike bandit prohlc nl>.

J ulia Chanenon (ENV I ) '' If you lock you r bih~ in a \lay that loc~ s the ty re and rrarn ~. then I think it shou ld be okay ... ··s ec urity i"in·l good e nou g h. the re i> no presence of the porter<. in the day. I had rny hik e stol e n in my fir, l year from outs id e the LCR ''hi eh I thought wo uld be a >afc place. hut olwious l) it wasn'i." arg ued Richaru Nathan (HIS 3).

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VC admits UEA is coming apart at the seams

By NICOLA MALLETI Ne ws Editor

UEA's ·acclaimed concrete structure is falling apart at the seams and will continue to crumble unless the University's funding regime changes .

The bui ldi ngs at UEA, which were bu ilt in the 60s by pioneering architect Denys Lasdun, have reached the end of their useful life, according to Vice Chancellor Vincent Watts, who believes that controversial tuition fees are the answer to the University's money problems.

"The buildings here and the teaching wall have probably come to the end of their useful life, UEA is 30 years old, and built of concrete, which was thought to be a long term material but turned out to be a temporary one," he explained.

"Unfortunately we have to refurbish it because we don't have the money to replace it, but the fabric will start to crack up unless the funding basis changes," he added.

Cramped Mr Watts also revealed that the campus was becoming cramped and that the old seminar rooms were no longer suitable for today's larger class sizes.

"We are beginning to run out of space and we are squidging people in, UEA's physical design was based around a particular design

for teaching students and the seminar rooms are different to what we need to today"

Afford "If we had full economic cost from all our students then we could afford to do all sorts of things to change the space," he justified.

Union However Communications Officer, Wayne Bames thought it was unfair to look to the students as a means of raising revenue, "The University does need money, but we don't think its right that students shou Id be charged" he said " It is a vicious circle, now students are paying for their education they expect a quality service and if the Universi ty doesn't have the money, and buildings are crumbling, then they

will start to ask why are we paying more money and getting a lesser service than 10 years ago?" he argued .

Students agreed that tuition fees weren't the answer, but they were concerned about the Un iversi ty's future.

"It's hard rooms semi nars and things have been desig ned badly so it's hard do

the university's costs," stromed Yicky Porteous (LLT 4).

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Po Na Na to take over failing club A NATIONWIDE nightclub chain is loosening its grip on Norwich nightlife after selling one of its venues to a rival group.

Luminar Leisure, owners of top student nightspots Time, Liquid and Ikon have sold floundering club Rick's Place, in Anglia Square, to Norwich newcomers Po Na Na, writes Katie Hind.

The new owners are set to give purchase of a number of other clubs the ageing venue a total revamp and around the country. transform the site into a classy club Simon Harrow, Regional with a MoroccaR theme.

Operations Manager for the Po Na The sale of Rick's Place, which Na chain, claims that the company has been running at a substantial does not want to compete on price loss for some time, is part of a £2.5 with the city's established clubs. million deal that includes the "No final decision has been made

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yet, but we tend not to go down the heavily discounted route in any of our sites but we do hope to get DJs in from all over the club-loving students were still pleased with the takeover, hoping that the move would affect prices.

Enthused Sam Collins (CHE PG), ''h 's great that they are losing their monopoly and therefore there is bound be more competition and we will get cheaper drinks and entry."

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Dean calls for new building when Earlham Hall lease exRir s

By KAT IE HIND

THE DEAN of Law has called for a modern new bu ilding when her faculty loses Earlham Hall in less than three years time.

Dr Caroline Ba ll. ha> made clear her w i ~ h ror the replacement sc hool to he a hrand new bui ldi ng - in~t ca d or being re h o u ~ cd in an cx io,ting uni,·cr<.ity locat ion.

"Earlham Hall is a big attraction And she i' confident that other to q udent s. but if' we ca n' t stay studcnh won't lose out if Dr Ball geh her 11 ay. there. a purpose bui lt la\\ ":hoo l "When the UniYersi ty appli es for "nuld pnl\' ide an att racti\ c fun ding. it does so for a ~pcc ifi c alternati 1e and wo uld not c.l im ini 'o h our adml....,~ i on...., pro:-.pcc t.... " rca"lll· so 1noncy i'n' t take n fro m other st udent s". explained Emm a. " l f\le 11ere pu t into th e cel lars of the Arh 13 ui lc.ling our numb,·rs Missed '' mild gn do\\ n. so I hope tha t if the i .a\\ stude nt. Archa nn a Ramu Un i1cr,i t) are going to priori tise helie\es the hi,toric hall 11il l be 11 it h an) facu lt). it "i ll he !he L•m School." argued Dr Bal l. mi"ec.l. " it " ill he a sad lo." . 11 i> a lo1 dy But D1 13all is re luc tant to lca1 e building and it 11·a, an addec.l Earlham llall. ac.lding that ' he would attraction when I came to loo!.. at prefer to J..ecp her ' chool in it's UL:A ... prcst igious local ion. " If 1\e \\ere put into the t\rt\ " We love Earlham Hal l. 11e Bui lc.ling I don't thmJ.. the 1\0ul c.l liJ..e to sta~ here forc1er and departm ent 1\oulc.l fu m:tion half as e\·cr. we w ill be upset to lca1·e". she 11 ell". she compla ined. explained. l lnion A.:ademic Oflicer l·.mma I hm eve1 Vic-e Chancello r.

Vincent Waits. expla ined that ne11 Price agrees that a modern sc hool is the opt ion that the llni,erSJt) should building' 11 ere oil the agcnc.la until tran,port problem' "ere re.solwd. be tak ing up. \\on't get planning "\Ve "Th.: o;chool " \cry \lell permi ;.. ;..inn unJc ... . ., our tran-.,pon respL'cted anJ a nL'\1 bui lding \\ot!ld be an i mprm emcnt." ')'stem i' sati'ofactory." he c'plained.

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Un ion Womens Offtce, Lee Webster wt ll be rallyi ng all day in The Hive tryi ng to ge t support with fundraistng future breas t ca ncer fund raising and campaigning activiti es.

Cut & Blow Dry continued from front page to th e enemy, but the wh ole consi tution of the Waterfront is that it's a partn ership."

Attack Finding in favour of Mr Forster, chair man, the tribunal Christopher Ash. lau nched a sttn gtng attack on th e Union's handlings of events.

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Directo1 ol Commun! c.ttions. wa' del ightcd \11th the ligure s. " Thc'e lllliH.:ators ' h011 that \ lEA i' •nnong't the bc't in th e ~..~ uutur~ f•Jr tcachmg anti rl·:-.~..· arc h .·· And l'olly i\lorgan. Union \Vell.11e Ofli cl'l. \\as aho pleased h) the !\'suit. ·Trac.lll tonally. un iversit ies ha\e hl•t:n for ... wdenh frnm hi gh income.: fanHlie ' .tnd often from public unl\er, it~

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Ltnda Tull) !SOC 2) felt the n: ~ull ... t<.m g. true ol her C\periencc of l 'I.A. "it c.loesn't surprise me. it's more int 1111atc compared to other uni ve rsiti es. it i> a relaxed and friendly place ...

"The irony of this case is th at Mr Forster, having made some undiplomatic observations about th e maturity of th e Union . was to an extend proved right." said Mr Ash. adding that the tribunal panel was "profound ly unhappy wtth the way the matter was investigated."

Speaki ng after the case. Mr Forster called for a shake -up of the way the Union treated it staff. and wis l1ed the Waterfront we ll.

"I felt that I was acting to help ensure the long te rm survival of the Waterfront I thtn k its something Norw1ch needs. and 1t wo uld be tragedy if the act1ons of the Union dam<!ged 1t," he said .

Tribunal In a statemen t the Unton cr itic ised the "i ntemperate remarks" of the tri bunal chai rman. and emphasised that th e payou t would not damage student activities.

"Forster was seeking damages of £30,000 but £16 ,000 after rece ived negotiations . Thi s money will co me from reserves of th e Union-own ed company that runs the Waterfront , and cou ld not have been transfe red to th e Union for other activities."

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TOP PROF HEROIC UEA Professor Bill Sutherland, has given up royalties on his book The Conservation Handbook, to save endangered species.

For every book that is sold, publisher Blackwell Scientific will provide another free copy for conservationists in countries where access to information is limited.

The book will be a practical guide for conservationists in some of the areas with the greatest biodiversity and will instruct them on how to deal with the problems they encounter.

Studv. facilities set to be extended

By CHARLOTTE WHITTAKER

BOOKWORMS are set to get a boost, after new plans for a library extension were revealed.

Students have battled with crampt conditions in the decades old building, and with the University expanding more than ever, Library chiefs are anxious to increase shelf space. enough room to meet our pressing Jean Steward, Director of Library Services, explained that the needs for teaching and research ," library was in dire need of extra he added. space.

Successful "There is more and more pressure on seating, so we want to Mrs Steward explained that it up the number of seats available. would take a further six months More critically we've got to be able before they know whether the to cater for the medical school application was successful, when that comes on the scene in "I' m hopeful that the extension 2002." will go ahead as we have clearly "In addition to that there are proven a need for more space," she plans for the School of Nursing to added. move nearer to campu ."

Union Academic Officer, Emma "The extension would give us Price, believed the bid was a step in

the right direction to improving the facilities available to our students.

Growing ''As the population of UEA is growing it makes sense that the library is similarly extended to accommodate for that."

And students gave the extension a warm welcome.

"Any extension to the library or resources is a great thing for students" enthused sieven Cushion (EAS 3).

Kenneally Added Simon (LAW I), " People are here to study, so any extra facilities are going to help students to study better''.

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'Students are alcoholics' says Minister-

BOOZE-LOVING students are up in arms after Education Minister Baroness B lackstone, branded them alcoholics.

At a university conference in London last week, Black tone condemned beer-guzzling undergraduates, saying they should spend less lime in the bar and more time in the library.

The dressing-down came only that there has been an increase in the days after interne! site Studentamount of alcohol consumed by World revealed that 30% of second students." year students regretted missing their "Students mix spirits as well as lectures because of alcohol induced weaker alcohol and I don't think it evenings. will be long before someone at UEA But Dr Coathup, at the UEA dies of alcohol poisoning" Health Centre has warned students However Union Communications that drinking too much can have Officer Wayne Bames believes that fatal effects. alcohol is an essential part of "Although I would not agree with university life. want the Baroness said, I do feel "University is about a balance ~-----n----------~--~-

between work and socialising. If students didn ' t drink we would probably all be in less debt, but what would be the point of going to university?"

"The Union prices are very reasonable, so students can afford to drink a lot of alcohol," added Wayne.

Jealous And students have hit back at the minister, claiming that she is merely jealous of the student life.

Stormed Matthew Rushworth (SOC 3) "The Baroness is wrong to generalise, some students do drink , others don't , it's a social thing.''

"Drinking is all part of being a think we are all old enough to be responsible . It 's all part of the life. I don't think I drink too much I though , probably have more alcohol when I'm at home." argued Lisa Haines (HIS 2)

DO SOMETHING different next Easter and hitch hike to Morocco to raise money for Link Africa Community Development. This once in a lifetime experience in support of educational development in South Africa, Kenya and Ghana.

UEA volunteers raised nearly 拢10,000 for Link Africa last year, and organisers are hoping to top that in this anniversary year.

The next meeting for students interested in taking part takes place on Sunday October 22, at ?pm in 1.33 Union House.

For more information e-mail hitchfromnorwich@ hotmail.com

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Issue 116 Editor James Goffin Deput y Editors Adam Chapman · Nick Henegan News Editor Nikki Mallett Assistant News Editor Katie Hind Chief News Reporter Charlotte Ronalds Features Editor Will Halsey Acting Sports Editor Nick Henegan Creative Writing Editor Kris Siefken Editorial Contributors Denny Coote, Jo Crookshank , Keren Garrett, Tom Hines, Jamie Kaffash, Jo Loc ke, Mary Anne Olson, Rob Pearce, Katherine Row botham , Kate Stinton, A lex Thorpe, George Walker, Chris Webber, Charlotte Wh itta ker, Sarah Wright, Sophia Z ot is

Money, money, money it 's a sad t ruth that un iversit.y Iife is often more about money th an ed ucation.

But it 's even sadder that th e Government - at least acc ording to VC Vincent Watts - is happy to trade off that education for a few vot es.

They certainly shouldn 't be threatening to cut funding if the people at the sharp end start making noises about issues that seem forgotten in Whitehall, and by ministers who benefitted from a truly free education.

Photographers Nicko Hill ary, Jo Paw lik

Fickle fashion So UEA is apparently now a fashionable label up there with haute couture's best.

If so, this year's Union Handbook writers were a little hasty to condemn those wearing university logo emblazoned garments as gimps.

Then again . perhaps Christian was just a little nippy and picked up the first thmg that came to hand.

I think that's more li kely, don't you?

End of the line BT has earnt itself an unenviaqle re putation as being a slow and customer unfriendly telecoms provider, but at least it seems capable =:"=-'=-=-- •="-=:-= of providing a service.

Students almost universally welcomed the University's plans to install phones when they were announced, but that was some t ime ago. Since then, students have been left dangling ' on the end of a dead line, wh ilst neogotiat ions we re broken off, su ppliers went bust. and the University haggled over who should pay. At t his rat e, by t he t ime UEA has phones in cam pu s room s, the mobile market w ill have grown so much that they wil l be redundant.

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We were inspired to write to Concrete after reading this week's article about Guest Suite rooms in Nelson Court being empty for much of the time and the Un iversity's reluctan ce to turn them into residences.

We were assigned (although not through ch oice) into Wave ney Terrace at the beginning of the year and living here, you would find it easy to agree with the opinion of your article in that the University is only interested in saving money.

There are 11 of us living in this 'flat' and th e facilities given to us are - two (very toilets, two show ers temperamental ) and four Little Ch efstyle tabl e and 'bolt-down' chairs • FREE pregnancy tests between the 11 of us. We al so have fo ur hobs and one oven section, • Confidential advice and information which is dangerous as it heats th e above metal worksurface up to ve ry • Time to think through your choices with high temperatures. Th ere is onl y a trained counsellor enough room for two people to cook at the same time. However, we were • Practical care and support, whatever prepared to put up with th e you decide shortcomings of the hall , as it is the University's 'budget' accommodati on.

• Post abortion and miscarriage But since making friends on our counselling respective courses we have been to visit them in Norfolk and Suffolk • All services FREE and open to both men Terraces and have found that they and women are getting a much better standard of faci liti es for exactly the same rent.

• Come on your own, with your partner Each student has a fan provided in or w ith a friend or relative their room whilst Waveney acts like a greenhouse with its huge wi ndows OPENING HOURS yet we are required to buy our own fans if we want them. Their kitchens Mon 1Oam · 4.30pm Wed/Fri 1pm · 4.30pm are about twice the size of ours and Please call to arrange an appointment they have enough chairs for everyone Norwich Pregnancy Crisis Centre, The Fishergate Centre, in the corridor to sit down at the same ti me, which we don't feel is an Fishergate, Norwich, NR3 1SE (0 1603) 768777 unreasonable demand . The toilets Registered Charity No . 106 1535

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We appreciate that there is not much that can be done to Waveney although we feel that demolition should not be ru led out as a possible solution ! We feel that we ate being short -changed by the University and resent paying the same amount for less adequate faci lities.

Perhaps if the University were to stop funding failing projects like the Guest Suite it would have more money to improve or subsidise the accommodation of people that actually study here.

Disgrunt led resi dents Floor 3 Block E Waveney Terrace

Off track I am writing to express my outrage at the "anti-rail" article in last week's edition of Concrete. lt was suggested that rail travel was dangerous - citing the govern ment predictions th at 100 people wo uld die over th e next 20 years on UK train s. Had the author co nsid ered the ri sks involved in travelling on Britain's roads , sh e may have changed her opinion somewh at.

According to BBC News Online, deaths on the roads in the UK reached an all time low(!) in 1998 with 3,421 fatalities and innumerable accidents resulting in injury. At that rate 68,420 people will die on our roads in the next twenty years, which makes 100 train deaths seem staggeringly insignificant.

Obviously, rail safety is of paramount importance (0 deaths per year wou ld be the ideal figure for any form of transport), but to suggest that students may be better off avoiding the railways in favour of their cars is frankly irresponsible.

As well as being many times safer than cars, the railways (and the rest of our public transport systems) , are vital if we are to attempt to minimise the effects of global warming . Cars are a significant source of carbon dioxide (produced when fossil fuels are burned) , one of the major greenhouse gasses. They also cause localised pollution and exhaust fumes have been linked to asthma in ch ildren. lt seems to me th at Concrete has jumped on the scare-story bandwagon an d deserted

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Martin Johnson ENV Postgrad

Not very sporting I read with some dismay the article in the last issue of Concrete entitled "Lottery Lament", describing th e way in which the Sportspark bosses are actively discriminating against students by treating them in a very different way to members of the public. it's fair enough for students su ch as myself, who are fortunate enough to live on campus, to come and book (though still a little inconvenient!), but what about the numerous students who live off campus ?

They are in exactly the same position as members of the general public who do not live at UEA. As regards the paying by credit or debit cards by students, this seems even more of a mystery. Is the credit or debit card of the average stud ent magica lly different to that of anyon e else? If the re are insufficient funds , th e card will be rejected for a student , just as it would not for anyon e else!

Another problem is advance bookings. I know that students do not have a reputation for being the most reliable timekeepers in the world , but why are they not permitted to place an advance booking? Is it because Mr Nicholls has doubts over students actual ly keeping their appointments? The fact that they are frequently on campus means that they are more likely to be around to make the times for which they have booked the facilities .

I cou ld understand if everyone was being treated equally, but it is clear that they are not. All of th is red tape does raise questions about whether the Sportspark actually want their facilities to be used by students. If any other group in society was being discriminated agai nst in this way, it would not be tolerated, so why should it be in this case?

Paul Hollander MGT1 Please send letters to the address above, marked for the attention of the Editor, James Goffln.

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ee Even the best of us are tempted to take revenge at some point. Denny Coote looks at some creative ways to get your own back ...

Despite not wanting to 'go down to your enemies level' and trying to 'rise above them ,' the sweet lu re of revenge is often far too temptin g.

One cannot help giving karma a helping hand in making su re what goes around will undoubtedly come around , and there are many, many stories around the world involving creative people settling scores. Th e probl em has always been trying to find an interesting way to get you r own back.

Snagging your exboyfriend's best mate and beating the school bully in th e 1OOm hurdles does not really constitute bei ng up th ere with Hamlet in th e revenge stakes, does it? Wh at I needed was inspiration fro m experts in revenge. Tired of hearing the same sto ries about cu tting up a cheating lover's clothes or covering thei r car in green paint, I needed something new.

Since Les Dennis was unavailable, I decided to consult some websites on the matter and fo und that revenge was a booming business with various services to aid the revenger.

One such website had a special offer this month in the form of a jumble dead rose arrangement. Five dozen dead and wi lted roses delivered anonymously to a person of your choice for a mere ÂŁ50 - a bargain compared to valentine's day prices and the flowers are probably better quality! Another service provid ed was anonymous hate mail and bugging devices

to really show your flatmates up down the pub bu t better inspirati on can be fo und through real life reven ge stories.

Th ey say that hell hath no fury like a woman scorned but men can be pretty darn vici ous at tim es too. A fine example of revenge (which my boyfri end kindly told me before we were about to begin our long term relationship), co ncerned his a lovely chap who was dumped

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/ girl./'"lriend" /whe n she met / anew bloke at university. Not accepting that things were over our sad puppy phoned his ex constantly begging her to change her mind. In order to discourage his stalking behaviour she promptl y posted hi m a picture of her and the new fella in a rather delicate and personal situ -

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at1 on. Understandably upset boyfriend number one passed the picture on to the said female's parents since he knew that they were concerned abou t what she was eating at university.

Needless to say the ex gi rlfriend was on her hands and kn ees (for th e second ti me) begging her parents to carry on supportin g her higher education dream because she really was learning a lot.

Relationships are bound to provide stories of excellent revenge. Another story involved a female stu dent from th e USA who decided to hit her cheating boyfriend wh ere it really hurt - in his wa llet. Our heroine th ought she had the perfect boyfriend unti l she found ou t that he had been cheating on her whilst she was at her Uncle's fu neral. Cunningly, she took advan tage of what a ski nfli nt her boyfri end was and was creative in her revenge. She fooled him into thinking that he would be getting a free holiday to Mexico, courtesy of her parents. After instructing him to pick his tickets up at the airport an d meet her in Cancun, she waited. When he arrived at the airport his tickets were not there but th e clever girl persu aded him that th ere had been a mix up and that if he paid for his flight one way on his credit card that she wo uld reimburse him later on. On arrival in Cancun , though, he found that he had been duped and that the hotel name she had given him was false . Since his credit card was spent up to the limit he did not have any money to pay for his flight back and all the cheap hotels â&#x20AC;˘ were booked up.

When his girlfnend finall y picked up her mobile phone she asked h1m if it was real ly worth cheating on her while she was at her uncle's tuneral. He was rather stunned at this question - he had no idea that his now ex-girlfriend knew about his philandering ways. His explanations fell on deaf ears an d the vi llain of the piece ended up hitch hiking all th e way back to the US. Of course some of us have perfect relationships and I myself would never dream of being so evil to my beloved but there is always someone else to hate.

Often this is that very important person who gives us our daily breadno, not Dad- but the boss!

A lot of students pay their way by table waiting, a stressful job where

boss so much that when he fin ally got a new job he wreaked havoc on th e Italian restau rant that he was quitting.

On his last night at work he entrusted himself with a pocket size screwd river and loosened all the bolts on the tabl es, chairs and kitchen equipment. He watched th rough the window the next day and wi tnessed a lot of unhappy customers falling to the floor when they found that their chairs were somewhat unstable.

When th e irate manager finally caught up with his ex-employee, the waiter told him that he had always said that th e place would fall apart when he was gone and here was the evi dence.

Of course revenge would not be revenge without a bit of physical harm , and /his more oft en than not involves the male genitalia. A funny if not painful example is the story of a wife who stuck her cheatIng IHisband's penis to his stomach Her f1rs mstinct after finding out aboL't t.1s infidelity was to cut up h1s clothes and record collection, but she realised that putting her husband 'out of business' for a while would hurt him (and his mistress) a lot more. So when he was sleeping - in his erect state - she got to work wi th the superglue. On waking, he tried everything to dislodge it before fina lly going to Casualty. Butter, washing up liquid, and good old tugging were to no avail. Worse was to follow, though. After being laughed at by half the A & E department, he was told that there was nothing they cou ld do and that his only option was to soak his member in soapy water until it dislodged itself. He and his wife divorced soon after that but he probably still has nightmares.

Revenge is sweet but sadly not always advisable, and one should be very aware of your limits. lt takes a lot of planning for the best revenge plot to pay off and you should make sure that th e joke does not backfire. One woman placed an ad in a newspaper to get back at a cowboy builder, unaware that the builder's wife worked in the ad department of the local weekly.

The bui lder's wife promptly changed the telephone number and it was the revenger herself who had countl ess phone ca lls from fe llow transsexuals looking for love. lt does pay to do your research.

You do need to ask yourself if drastic action really needs to be taken . If someone in halls keeps helping themselves to your orange juice then you don't real ly need to chop their hands off, but perhaps adding a bit of washing up liquid to the juice (or anything else, note American Pie) would keep them away. lt is worth remembering that at the beginning of term , when things are going splendidly between you and your new housemates, it is easy to think there will be no problems but over the course of a yea r thi ngs can change drastically.

Indeed , try to maintain a happy and harmonious state in your kitchen but when things get you down , breathe deeply and count to 10 before reaching for the superglue.

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Sailing down the Nile, admiring the pyramids, dodging the traffic and avoiding the tourists.

Jo Crookshank's time in Norwich prepared her well for the jewel in Africa's crown ... was a mere five minute walk from the outskirts of Cairo. The pyramids are easily accessible but ignorant travellers are often swept up with the persuasive and pushy 'tour guides' that will hassle you on any route to the pyramids. Much of what the tour guides will tell you is written in a good guide book and it is nice to spend time exploring what most people come to Egypt to see without being ushered around.

Another warning; before you don your Indiana Jones hat, dig out your Ancient Egyptian The desert itself is so The city is, as should be . .· curse detector and ing. ' ' barren and foreign, it is make arr angements expected, noisy, heavily as if time has not polluted, dirty and in with a dodgy gold some parts unsanitary. dealer, remember that touched it, the the Valley of the Kings To me, though, the mysteries held in the air is now bared for all 'I appeal of Egypt was the Love Egypt' hat and mysteries that surround tee-shirt wearers. The tombs are stripped of it and the complete culture differences I expecteverything except for a few Sarcophagus and ed to find . Cairo certainly lived up to these expectations. Jogging along amongst the traffic the pictures on the walls - and these are proyou will find a donkey cart loaded up with tected by thick glass coverings. There are no treasures, no mummies (except for in the tomb goods which could have jumped straight out of the picture-book bible. If you go down a side of Tutenkahamun), no curses, no traps and no street you almost expect to bump into Aladdin photographs. Access is limited to three tombs scampering down the narrow, dusty alley, where you are closely watched at: all times. The swinging from some of the washing and making tomb of friends with the monkeys. Some fellow travellers that I met had wandered into a church in Coptic Cairo only to find themselves witnessing an exorcism. And then of course there are the Pyramids.

The Pyramids and Sphinx rise out of the desert iA a golden haze. The scale of the Pyramids and the architecture of the sphinx cannot fail to impress. The desert itself is so barren and foreign, it is as if time has not touched it, that the mysteries surrounding the area seem to be held in the air. However, be warned. Do not make the· mistake I made of paying fifty pounds for what I thoug!1t would be a five mile trek through the desert on a camel only to find that it

Think Egypt. Think Cairo. Think culture shock, chaos, adventure. Cairo is buzzing, not in the London sense but as a vast, developing capital city where history is intertwined so closely with the struggle to modernise. Indeed, Cairo exudes all the traits of a city swamped in development. Traffic lights are ignored, traffic jams are cleared by Egyptian drivers repeatedly hooting, rights of way are non-existent and crossing the road consists qf running, dodging and, quite frankly, pray-

they are all packed with people, even when I went in the off-season. By all means, go to the Valley of the Kings as the tombs themselves are fascinating - but be prepared.

To see what was around before the archaeologists and gold-diggers arrived, go to the Egyptian Museum in Cairo - another spice in the city's offerings. A huge building filled with everything from mummified monkeys to Rameses gold, the Egyptian Museum is disorganised and rambling but intensely satisfying.

The Mummy Room really throws you back into history. lt is both fascinating and incredible to be able to look at the preserved bodies of great kings, queens and princesses who were flesh and blood thousands of years ago and building the great temples, tombs and pyramids that are still standing today as hallmarks of their reign.

During my time in Egypt, I went up to Aswan the nearest town to the Aswan Dam. This town is quieter than Cairo but still captures the essence of the mystical east. As well as the Aswan Dam, there are various temples and places of interest. However,

Acoommodlllon In C8lro can be a bal'galn, ~eome hotel&~ triple rooms for around £SO • night (per room). lt is not aJwaya necaaeary1o boc* In advance, &Wlough on arrival expect to be comered by hotel~ trying to sell you the most expensive rooms. To check out hotels and ho8te1a In edllance, log qn to STA or Clill U8lt ~on Oe7o 2-40 1010.

Nile valley is also very scenic, with the luscious, tropical banks complimenting the desert skyline. In the evening the sun casts a golden light over the waters, making a spectacular fiery sunset. .

If sailing down the Nile is not relaxing enough for you, Qahab, along the Red Sea coast, will be. Dahab is a 'chill out' place where Bob Marley _is played day and night, eating and drinking takes place sitting on cushions next to low tables, scented candles and soft lighting is used and most people come away with the thing I found most inter- ' ' In the evening t-he sun some kind of tattoo. esting about Aswan was the . market. In the evening the Dahab also has the casts a golden light town transforms into a huge Red Sea to offer, over the waters, one of the top divsprawling market extending through the back streets in making a spectacular ing places in the a little maze of dust and world and snorkel- · fiery sunset stalls. After your meal in ing is just as amazone of the floating restauing here. The coral rants on the Nile you can let your senses guide reef spans a huge area along the coast where you and be drawn by the smell of unknown there are exotic and varied fish as well as the spices, the raised voices of bartering and the coral. The other great thing about the Red Sea calls of the shop keepers. Stalls come out of is that because it is so salty, all you have to do nowhere selling Egyptian cotton, spices, gold, when snorkelling is lie on the water and the salt souvenirs, food, flower essence and medicines. will keep you afloat.

Bartering - although nerve-racking at first Egypt has much to offer tourists and travellers becomes quite an addictive hobby. alike but that does not mean travelling the To go back down the Nile I went an unconven_country is easy. The poor infrastructure, the vultional way by Felluca - an Egyptian sailing boat. nerability to disease and illness and a complete culture shock all make life hard for travellers. lt took three days to travel down the Nile to a Women travellers have to be especially careful, city called Luxor. The trip included food, sleepfood has to be scrutinised and an upset stoming on the boat and stopping at Ancient ach is basically unavoidable. However, in a Egyptian temples found along the Nile with up to eight other people. Sailing on the waters strange way this is what made Egypt such a of the Nile is very refreshing during the memorable and satisfying experience for me. I hot days as well as a great way to get had faced these problems, overcame them and a tan, socialise and basically have lived to see not only another day but all the an excuse to do nothing too . amazing and beautiful things that can only be strenuous for three days. The found in Egypt.

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didates (dubbed 'the seven dwarfs') was nasty to say the least, with strong support dividing between Kennedy, Simon Hughes and Don Foster especially. One of Foster's supporters was reported to have said of the Scot "if we wanted a quiz show host to lead the party we could have got Noel Edmonds". However, Kennedy was the favourite, and it was he who was selected to face the daunting task of replacing Paddy Ashdown, 11 years in the job.

For Kennedy, the promotion was seen as something of a natural progression. Elected to Parliament after a whirlwind six week campaign back in 1983, he removed a government minister and became MP for Ross, Cromarty and Skye.

He represented the SDP for four years, before becoming the first MP to back the merger with the Liberals after retaining his seat in the 1987 general election.

The 1990s saw Kennedy as party president (equivalent to party chairman) for four years. 1t was this experience that told him he could handle the job when Ashdown stood down.

"I was optimistic I could do the job," he admits. "I've worked with three or four leaders over 17 years, so I didn't have any illusions abOut the nature of it.• The leader also claims he felt no pressure in taking over from such an established and respected politician.

"I remember what it was like When David Steel relinquished the leadership and Paddy took over," he explains. "Exactly the same things that were said about me were said about Paddy as well. We've had a good first year, and I right now I think the party is pretty relaxed with its leader."

The last decade has seen almost

realistic on cannabis. Charles Kennedy, leader of the Liberal Democrats, talks to Will Halsey about the big issues ... harles Kennedy, leader of the Liberal "We made a decision in 1992 that education is of sufficient importance that if we needed to put a Democrats and three quarters of an hour late, comes breezing in to his penny on income tax we'd do ir the leader reveals. office, bubbly, apologetic, and infec"You shouldn't put in your manifesto that you're going to tax people more, but it was the right thing tiously humorous. Even after a period of prolonged thumb twiddling, it is impossible to dislike to do."

Certainly, Kennedy has put his money where his the man, his stocky frame failing to hide an mouth is in Scotland, where tuition fees have been undoubtedly soft centre. He offers a pew then takes a call on his mobile phone. lt is his press secretary abolished, and Kennedy hopes that will create a from next door ascertaining tTis whereabouts, so he "ripple effect" in England in Wales. He also main· hangs up, settles in his swivel chair and lights a tains that "there is an option on offer to remove cigarette. I didn't know he smoked. He didn't ask. fees, and we've shown that in Scotland."

The cigarette, as far I as I can tell, only contains The Lib Dem leader is surprised and annoyed by tobacco, but the ginger haired leader has propelled the "shrugging shoulder" acceptance of fees outside Scotland, and he maintains that action should his party into the spotlight with his stand on cannabis, calling for the drug to be decriminalised, be taken and it is a great shame students are not and making Ann Widdecombe demanding such action. look foolish in the process. The "Education is so funda" You shouldn't put in fact that ~ight Conservative mental to everything else" shadow cabinet ministers have he emphasises. your manifesto that confessed to smoking the drug • However, making finanyou're going to tax although only one, Tim Yeo, cial commitments to people, was the higher education when admitted to enjoying it • has strengthened Kennedy's position the students themselves right thing to on the matter. Indeed, his stance do not seem too unhappy on the soft drug may have some about the fees may well turn out to be an expensive mistake when the 2001 relevance in the next general election, a ballot that will go a long way to judging Kennedy's effectiveelection takes place. In the last NUS-organised march, only 15,000 students took part (there are ness in leading the party. comfortably more than that studying in London The other issue which stands the Liberal alone) and many of the people bussed in from uniDemocrats apart from the big two is student fees, which Kennedy is passionately against. Whether versities around the eountry just went shopping. this is a big enough issue to swing voters is anoth· Nevertheless, the anti-fees position of the Lib Dems has at least garnered more support then the er matter, but Kennedy's party is certainly viewed as more student friendly than either Labour or the Conservative party's suggestion of a one-off payout to universities. The idea that institutions would Conservatives. This, it appears, is a considered invest the money and operate off interest is one position.

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"The Conservative plans on this issue and any other are here today, gone tomorrow," Kennedy argues. "They are making it up as they go along, and I'm sure they haven't said where the money is coming from. There is a strong sound of the clock striking thirteen with Conservative spending commitments.• Another issue concerning higher education which sets the Lib Dems aside from the big two is that of student living grants. He complains, "The fact that it is standard practice to leave uni· varsity thousands of pounds in debt is a retrograde step for Britain", but it seems that for all his personal beliefs, the Lib Dems see campaigning for the reintroduction of grants as a step too far. he 41 year old Kennedy has taken many steps up the ladder since his upbringing in northern T Scotland. His political career began when he secured a place at the University of Glasgow, where he was elected President of the Union, and the young Kennedy also won the British Observer Mace for University Debating. He graduated with an MA in Politics and Philosophy.

"Any university will give you a degree, but if you're really lucky it will give you an education," he explains. "I had a very happy, lucky time at university, especially with the student debating."

That debating took him all over the world, including Canada and north America. Later, he returned to the United States to

study for a PhD. "I had a Fulbright scholarship in Indiana for a year, as an associate instructor. lt meant I was on a PhD program but also taught undergraduates."

The year in small town America did much to shape the Charles Kennedy we see today - "lt was a terrifically important experience. I'd recommend it." and also went a long way to shaping the Liberal Democrat's policy on higher education.

"One of the things I find ironic is that the method of funding in the US 20 years ago is What we appear to be opting for here," Kennedy says. "When I

taught in the States, none of the othe.r students were from Indiana, because the local undergradu· ates couldn't afford to go on to graduate studies."

More importantly, he declares "I see that happening here, so I am against tuition fees from personal experience as well as political principle."

His opportunity to change this came on August 9, 1999 when he was elected leader of the Liberal Democrats. The scramble to replace Paddy Ashdown is described as "civilised and unifying campaign• by Kennedy, but this seems to come from the Conservative definition of 'unified'. The

leader is not setting t.a rgets, though.

Hague has discovered time and time again. But "We have very deliberately not set targets, but we while Kennedy has not drunk 14 pints of beer, he have a determination to win more votes, and to win does hide ~is smoking habit remarkably well. 1t more seats on the back of that." appears he is more conscious of his image than he The difficulty in being the third party is that if tarclaims. gets were set, they would not revolve around "it's better to be yourself, a human being, and not government, merely stronger opposition. But pretend to be anything you're not," he maintains.

Kennedy is determined to keep increasing Lib Dem "People will soon see through that." 1t will be inter· support, and with the Conservatives still looking esting come the election to observe what the public shambolic, there is perhaps an opportunity to do and do not see through. become the main opoosition party over the next Recently, though, Kennedy has been masquerad· decade. ing as an author. In the last eight months, he has "Polities is like life - it's unpredictable. But I think we been penned his first book, called The Future Of could find ourselves part of the governance of the Politics. The book is about himself, the Liberal country, the business of the government."

Democrats, and the political apathy of the times.

Kennedy would not be drawn into whether this was The latter is something the leader is an,xious to a veiled comment regarding future agreement with change. the Labour party, but he "it's a disturbing prospect,• has not yet clearly said if " I think we could find Kennedy says. "The problem is he will continue that the more people don't partic· ourselves part of the AshdoWn's work in movipate, the easier it becomes to governance of the ing the Lib Dems towards start framing policies in a way Labour. country, the business that'doesn't take people into One thing that should account. lt becomes a self perof the government" trouble the leader is that petuation cycle of decline." at present, the House of The Lib Dem leader is trying to Commons does not groan when he stands up to revive some interest in universities with a tour of speak. Paddy Ashdown was famously met with a UK institutions. Looking to reconnect politics with groan every time he stood to contribute to debates, young people, he will not have it easy, with student after early in his leadership some MPs took a dispolitics at such a low ebb. Describing the 9% like to him. turnout in UEA's student union elections as "terri"The better you do, the more the House of ble", time will tell if the Lib Dem's assault on 18-24 • Commons takes against you," the groan-less year olds pays off.

Kennedy points out. "Paddy was seen to be a very And with that, Charles Kennedy is summoned elsesuccessful and high profile leader, and therefore a where. As the leader gathers his things together to threat. The fact that they don't groan at me perhaps move on to his next appointment, we briefly discuss suggests they do not see us as a threat, but they Scotland's chances of qualifying for the next World should do because we are taking votes off both Cup, and Kennedy tells me he supports Glasgow parties.•. football club Partick Thi~tle, and not giants Celtic or Rangers. He then describes Thistle as "the Liberal T he Charles Kennedy that the wider public Democrats of Glasgow Football," a witty comment know is perhaps not the Charles Kennedy completely in keeping with the man on the lV comwho sits in the House of Commons. He has edy shows. successfully appeared on shows such as BBC2's Kennedy pauses briefly to pose for a photograph, Have I Got News For You, and this witty and quickly moving any evidence of his smoking habit relaxed MP perhaps does not fit the mould of a out of the picture. Calculated image construction? mass party leader. Kennedy disagrees.

Surely not from the man who insists "people soon "There are more demands on you when you're see through thaf'. leader, but there are no conscious efforts to change Still, whether the lib Dem leader is on the buzzer the product," he claims. In fact, Kennedy is when it comes to higher education, lV quiz shows adamant that it is impossible to come across differand cannabis will soon become clear. Roll on the ently without being found out, something William next election.

continual growth -,sm.~l!li'!~~:r:l~!:~ for the Liberal Democrats, and the 11 party enjoyed an unprecedented share of the vote in the last local elections. The 28% the party achieved did send a clear message to LabOur and the Conservatives, but there is the feeling that local elections are when the electorate register their protest votes, and the tt\Je test of Kennedy's party will be the forthcoming general election. The

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" Our position was that the government were making a mistake, and that all parties had agreed to more tax on carbon emlsslonca to improve... the environment. " But the government shifted the goalposts and said we needed the money for more doctors, nurses and schools.

That wasn't the deal at all."

" I don't regard people who use the drug recreatlonally as criminals, but t he Liberal Democrats will not suggest completely decrlminallsing cannabis In our manifesto. " We will propose a royal commission to look Into reforming drug law."

" We are very mllch In favour of the joining the Euro In principle. " My worry at the moment Is that following the Denmark referendum, the wrong lesson will be learnt by the government and they won't be going out and making the case. ''That would be a very great mistake."

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Insomnia affects most students at some point during their degree.

Hannah Boursnelllooked at what causes it, and how to beat it ... xams. Fees. Essays. Overdrafts. it's no wonder that students sometimes have trouble sleeping. But surely a week of sleepless nights before a looming essay deadline doesn't constitute insomnia...

Newsflash: Transient insomnia, lasting a few nights and short-term insomnia, lasting 2 to 4 weeks can cause drowsiness, anxiety, irritability and perhaps worst of all, impaired memory and concentration - the last things you want before ell:ams and deadlines.

Do you have trouble falling asleep? Do you wake up repeatedly during the night and find that you can't get back to sleep? Do you wake up too early in the morning or find that the sleep you did get, left you un-refreshed and still tired?

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One of the major factors contributing to sleep problems is that curse of the nineties (and no doubt the noughties too) - stress. Indeed, UEA · students are well aware of this.

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Another common cause of insomnia is a Doctors will try and discover what is causing considerable or sudden change in the problem - whether medical or psychological daily routine. Just ask a bewildered - and then possibly prescribe sleeping pills. fresher - there is no bigger upheaval Often if the root cause of the insomnia is diagnosed than the move to university.

"Sleeping in an uncomfortable bed ~· and dealt with, the What elements of the student tifestyl$ cao cause . in a strange room, o~ ,..---~ insomnia will cease. ~ ,.-. _.

• ~ Controversial sleeping top of all the lnsolmla? Do any of the following 80!1ld familjar? confusion and .,.-- _.. tablets such as stress of fresher's ..,..,-.. diazepam can be habit AniYfn9 week and lectures, has the next morning tlll12 and hai!lng a nap after lee> · ~ forming and extremely left me completely exhausted," says r dangerous if taken in excess, they lUfellln the aftel'noon just to C8tiCh • Keeping hlse ldnds of hours on a regular basis diSrupts sleep/waka Naomi (HIS 1). "Then I find wh~nB . ~ are usually only prescribed in I go to bed, I can't sleep:' ,. very serious cases. .. ~ttems and la a qommon cause of tllep ~ Are we all doomed, :::( therefore, to spend three '--' ) years staring at the mould on If you have serious our ceilings by night and falling problems sleeping, consult asleep in lectures by day? ~ _.. the medical centre {01603 Thankfully not. There are simple _ ~ 506 579) or call Nightline on and effective steps you can take . ~ 01603 503 504 (Norfolk to combat transient or short-term· -~ Terrace, Block C, Floor 03, insomnia. Take a look around ~ Room 12) Boots or health food chain .

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Kate (ENV 1) tried 'Night Time Fruit and Herbal Tea' - £1.05 from Holland and Barratts. "lt was quite nice and initially effective, but I woke up in the night with a horrible taste in my mouth and I couldn't get back to sleep" she complains. "I wouldn''t recommend it."

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Sou~d too good to be true? Jo Locke examines whether WAP technology is worth e-mailing home about ...

When the mobile phone giants introduced WAP in November 1999, gadget -addicts rubbed their hands with glee as the telecommunications marketing machine promised them the world.

WAP was hailed as the 'second coming of the web', 'empowering' interne! users whilst broadening digital horizons. But there are also those who thfnk that WAP has been hugely hyped, casting it off as 'irrelevant' and incompatible with existing software. Whilst WAP's potential is indeed impressive on paper, in reality its practicality is limited, leaving the public to question its usefulness for day-to-day living.

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There are those who think that WAP has been hugel~ hyped, casting it off as irrelevant

able to view your favourite web pages for some while. Due to the different digital 'language' of WAP and the WWW, availability of places to surf is severely restricted to some basic sites. lt won't be until all digital information is compatible that you will be able to access HTML pages as they stand today, severely limiting interest in WAP from those who have easy access to the Web via a PC. The other problem is the lack of an extensive and easy-to-use search engine to find what, if anything, is available out there.

According to big cheeses in telecommunications, WAP is being hindered from really taking off until at least 2001 , a major obstacle being the 39% prediction of growth in text massaging within Western Europe, compared to WAP's mere 14%. Pridie Davies (EAS 1) isn't sure about the new technology. "it's a good idea, but I think most phone users already get most of the services they need from text messages; she says. "I don't think I'd prefer e-mail on my phone to massaging."

According to Web Gurus, WAP is in the same position that the Internet was in the early 90s. Whilst WAP is slow with limited surfing possibilities, security is a grey area, posing a big problem for surfing consumers.

Stave Yung (EAS 2) doesn't buy it. "I'm cautious

about buying on the Web, and would think twice about giving my Visa details through a WAP phone; he explains. "I also like the whole shopping experience, and wouldn't want to buy a CD on the bus. I think WAP misses that point."

At the moment, the value of items bought through WAP-enabled phones is relatively small, but it _will take some time before security issues are resolved enough for users to trust WAP with their bank details.

Undoubtedly, though, WAP is now something to consider when buying or upgrading a mobile phone. Dave from OX Communications in Haymarket, Norwich, is aware of this interest. "WAP phones now account for over 87% of our total phone sales" Dave reveals. "We expected this type of technology to appeal to business-types, but in fact it's a mixture of gimmickhunters · who have to have whatever is new, to those people who see it on the street and upgrade their phones."

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Jargon buster WAP stands for Wireless Application Protocol'. wh1ch still gives little 1nsight Into what it actually is. In basic terms, a WAPenabled phone will allow you to surf the net through specially configured text-only web sites. WAP is not the World Wide Web; commonly thought to be the same thing, es WAP.com replaces www.com in the net address. The Web and WAP speak mutually unintelligible us''liUI:l•~­ sequently you

and connection, shows the companie-s are serious about WAP. Dave, for one, is impressed. "BT Celln~t are at least 3 months ahead of the other companies in regard to WAP services, boasting a significant number of WAP sites through Genie.com. With WAP phones even available ·on Pay-As-You-Go, accessing the net couldn't be easier or more flexible."

The phone companies, interested in converting all of us to WAP, will be introducing a ' new tariff structure next year to reduce costs. To surf on WAP at the moment will cost you a complete phone call, making it expensive in relation to landline tariffs. The proposal planned will only charge you for the time while information or GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) is being transferred to your phone, drastically reducing the cost of access to WAP. So what is WAP good for? Apart from locating restaurants, sending and receiving short amails, and checking the footie scores, for those of you who don't play nice, you can even place a voodoo curse on your worst enemies at Pinstruck.com. lt is also possible to shop for a car, look for flats, bid in auctions and check out cheap flights, not much different from some

surf the World-Wide Web on your phone.

WWW-sites are currently being translated into WAP mode, but illS a slow process and many companies have not yet even started to Initiate such programmes.

At present there are an estimated 200 WAP sites to visit in the UK, and the list is still growing. You can visit sites dedicated to sport, detailing fixtures to results, shopping from cars to holidays and locate phone numbers, cinemas, or even the nearest ATM machine.

basic functions of the World Wide Web. Without doubt it is pretty cool to be able to do these things from the comfort of the pub, and before long you will even be able to receive animations and games to provide unrelenting hours of entertainment. Phone developers are working at this very moment on allowing WAP servers to emit music and audio data to your phone, even though there is not yet a phone, which could recognise that kind of information.

The drawback is you can only view what is available, and that's a major stumbling block.

Recent investigations by interne! operators (six in Europe and six in the US) found that 19% of Wireless Applications contained broken links, resulting in a one in five chance of getting an error page when you click onto the interne! via your phone.

If you envision a WAP-enabled future, you could set up your own WAP site, and be part of the ever- changing face of digital information.

Surprisingly large numbers 1 of people already have WAP enabled phones without them knowing, in which case it's worth scanning the manual.

However, don't hold your breath for a drastic change in mobile communication straight away.

At the moment, we want portability not usability, and most of us don't need a pocket-sized PC anymore than we need the essay deadlines that go with it. · Nevertheless, a total of 380 million people worldwide own a mobile phone, and with one billion fast approaching in the next three years, WAP looks like its here to stay.

What is WAP good for? Locating restaurants sending short e-mails and checkin footie scores

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Graduate Courses C is for Counsellor The British stiff upper lip is a thing of the past as we realise that there really is some worth in the Yank's favourite pastime of introspection. Although not quite like Frasier, a counsellor's job is to respond empathetically to clients and to help them perceive their problems from a clearer perspective. Sounds like something you could do? Diana Lucas, from the British Association for Counseling (BAG), helps reveal the courses to get the jobs.

What is the course called?

Diploma in Counselling.

Where can I take it?

There are approximately fifty BAG accredited institutes that run courses across the U.K. About fifteen of these are universities, including UEA, University of East London, University College in Chester and Cambridge University.

How do I get on a course?

The entry requirements vary, but normally you should have at least a 2.2. All degree subjects are accepted but psychology or social sciences are preferred. Most probably there will be other criteria for entry; for example, the University of East London requests a personal statement, two references, a completed questionnaire and a written exercise. Statistics show that the majority of applicants are aged 25 or over. Counselling is normally cited as a second career choice and as such maturity and life experience can aid in acceptance.

How long does it take?

The course can be completed in either a year full-time or two to three years part time, depending on which institution you attend.

Lucas explains, "The BAG feels that this is the amount of time necessary for one to function as a counsellor on completion ." UEA offers a one-year full time course; University College of Chester offers a three-year part time course.

What does it involve?

The aim is to provide professional education for people who want to work as counsellors or use the training as part of another profession .

All courses are integrative and involve vocational work with real clients. This work is supervised and as a student you will be strongly encouraged to undergo your own counselling or therapy to gain a real understanding 9f the work.

How much does it cost? lt varies, but expect to spend about £5,000.

UEA's year-long course is currently £4280.

What can I do after the course?

Most institutions report that many students go on to work either in direct counselling, health care related services or education. Lucas assures that large company and organisation employers will be looking specifically for those who have taken an accredited course. it is worth noting that although accreditation is not always necessary for private practices, it will score highly with potential clients. lt is also possible to do an MA after working for a year as a qualified counsellor.

Where can I find more information?

The BAG can be contacted on 01788 550899; bac@bac.co.uk; 1 Regent Place, Rugby CV21 2PJ. Its aim is to help you understand your needs and inform you on types of specialised work. lt offers specific information and publications and will send out listings of accredited courses and institutions on request.

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Hair salon? Cut! Concrete announced over a month ago the Union's plans to replace Breakers with extra bar facilities and a hair salon. On top of this, the Lloyds Bank site will become a "chilled- out" coffee bar called, er, Chill.

This is definitely progress. lt has been painfully obvious for a long time that the current bar did not have enough room on weekend evenings, and nor could the back bar host a big football screening.

Indeed, it appears to have been a good summer for the Union, with the refitted UFO looking better in all·its fake wood laminate floored glory. it is perhaps best to gloss

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·The Union's development plans look like they are going to improve campus in the right places. But a h~ir salon? Time to rewind and try again ...

over the completely inexplicable and pointless symmetrical shelving in the campus supermarket, leaving a walk across the shop just to survey the entire range of sandwiches.

However, the plans for a hair salon are questionable in the extreme. Indeed, a similar business in Union House shut down

due to a lack of business at the end of last year. This really should have set alarm bells ringing. Secondly, many students wouldn't trust a salon in Norwich to deal with their hair preferring to travel home for the snip - let alone on campus.

With the option of a pharmacy ruled out by licensing difficulties, the perfect use for what's left of the old Breakers site could be a video shop. Although the Library currently has a video section, a 14 inch screen and a pair of headphones hardly gives a ground-breaking cinematic experience, and students aren't allowed to take videos out.

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1ss onar Martin Rosenstock liked talking; before long he had launched on a description of life in the tropics . The boy listened entranced.

After sherry in the easy chairs the boy's mother wanted to show Father Luke to his room. She was sure he was tired . The priest said he had slept on the plane and felt fine , but he followed her out of the room and up the stairs . he morning light was shining hazily through the half-drawn curtains in the boy's room.

Despite the glare he tried to coocentrate on th e screen . He wasn 't successful ; his armies were being slaughtered. In his mind he saw fishermen in canoes coming back to a white beach , coffeecoloured girls pealing the flesh out of coconuts, Father Luke preaching in a hut made of bamboocanes, admonishing his congregation to walk on the path of the righteous .. .

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The man standing beside his father on the doorstep did not match that picture. He was only of middle height and despite his age gave the impression of considerable physical strength . He had masculine features with a prominent jaw, high forehead and full cheeks, the ruddiness of which glowed through his deeply tanned skin.

The man wore a plain dark jacket with matching trousers and, if it had not been for his co llar, on a chance meeting in the street the boy would have put him down as a retired farm labourer or fisherman. .

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The priest's hand enclosed his like warm leather, but under his gaze the boy cringed inwardly.

The boy's parents ushered the priest into the living room and they sat down to dinner. Father Luke

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In his mind he saw coffee-coloured girls peeling the flesh out of coconuts, Father Luke preaching in a hut .. .

"A fine room you got," said a voice. The boy turned around. The priest smiled and let his gaze wander over the computer, the keyboard, the bookshelves, the television on the table in front of the bed. "A fin e room ," he repeated.

"Yeah, " the boy said , uneasily.

Father Luke walked to the window. He was scanning the houses opposite as the boy's mot11er came in.

"Oh , are you up already?" she asked.

Th e priest glanced over his shoulder, th en nodded towards the window. "Thi s looks like a pretty handsome neighbourhood , Sheila."

"Oh , it's all right. " She seemed uncomfortable.

"Look, I've been thinking. I'm sure you 'd like to say mass . I was on the phone to Father Flynn . You can use the church till twelve." Without waiting for a reply she turned to the boy. "You drive Father Luke up , all right."

"Oh, no," interposed the priest. "I mean, I'll walk. it's no probl em."

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The steeple of the church was visible just above th e roofs of the houses.

"If you don't mind, drive on," said Father Luke.

The boy looked at him in surprise. "Yo u don't want to say mass?"

"Not now." The priest pushed ~1is hand over his white hair. "Maybe later on."

"Okay." Th e boy flipped the indicator back off.

"Where do you want to go?''

Just then his mobile started to beep. Th e boy pulled it out. "Yeah. " Her voice was uneven , in a moment she would start yelling at him.

"Look .. .no .. .. no .... not now, okay," he said. "Yes. Yes , I know we have to talk, but my uncle's here."

He was glad to have an excuse. "I'll call ye later. okay." He cut her off.

"Sorry about that," he said .

Father Luke was looking at the passing houses.

"So, where do you want to go?" th e boy asked.

"We'll see, just drive on ." he priest sat watching the tide pushing the waters of the Liffey up the estuary. After a while he leaned back against the bench .

"Want a cigarette?" He pulled a packet from his pocket.

The boy hesitated .

"Go on , I won 't tell your mother."

The boy grinned and stretched ou t his hand.

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After a few puffs the priest asked: "Was that your girlfriend on the phon e?"

Th e boy nodded.

"You had a fight?"

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Father Luke 's eyes turn ed to the grey water again The boy glanced at him from the side. Now the priest's face looked like a bust dug up in Greece, full of cracks and crevices. "There are a whole lot of strange ideas going around in your head ." the face said . "That I've lost my faith and all that. Am right?"

Father Luke blew a smoke-ring , then went on .

"You know , you have lots of things going for you .

Good parents, a nice home; everything you want i there for the asking . Don't bother to deny it." He smiled at the boy. "I had to ... to give my life to get out of here. That was the deal. The Brotherhood paid for your education and for your ticket, and in exchang e they got your life. I knew the terms and accepted them."

The boy shifted his posture; he wasn 't sure he wa meant to hear th is. "So, so you don't, I mean , you don't...?"

Father Luke smiled again . "Oh yes, I believe, always have, always will. " For a while they filled their lungs in silence . Th An th e priest slipped a hand into the inside pocket of his jacket. He brought out a wallet, and, after hesi tating a moment, pulled from it a yellowish piece o paper and held it out to the boy.

The boy read the ghostly pale ve lvet letters on th e back of the photograph: Think of me. He turned it over. 11 had been folded and creased and mended with sellotape in a dozen places. The face of a beautiful young woman smiled at him. The photog rapher had succeeded in catching a tw inkle in her eyes.

The boy swallowed and passed the picture back t th e priest. Before th eir eyes cou ld meet he turned his straight ahead.

"Let's go," said the old man .

They were leaving the riverside walk when the bo asked : "Is she sti ll ... l mean , did you come back to see her?"

"I think she's still alive," said Father Luke.

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The boy passed the picture back to the priest. Before their eyes could meet he turned straight ahead.

"And will you go and see her?"

The priest wa lked in silence to the car. He flicked the butt of his cigarette onto the asphalt and ground it out. Th e boy unlocked th e door to th e passenger seat.

"Will you?"

"No." Father Luke shook his head . "No, I don't think so." he boy turned the ignition, but then he let hi s hand rest on the steering wheel.

"Why not?"

Father Luke was looking at his watch. He chuckled. "A bit too melodramatic for my taste."

The boy stared at him , then looked through the winds hield. The priest laid his hand on hi s shoul der. He was smiling again .

"Come on, " he said quietly. "it's getting late."

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ention baseball to the average Brit and you'll hear some sneering remark questioning why the World Series is only played between American teams.

Worse still, the assertion that "Of course it's just glorified rounders you know" might creep in, causing any American within earshot to feel their blood boiling at the affront to their national sport.

So first of all lets get those old predjudices sorted shall we.

The World Series is, in fact, so named due to sponsorship from the World newspaper back in the early days of baseball, and surprisingly does not have much to do with US arrogance. But whatever it's called, the 2000 baseball season is drawing to a close, the World Series is upon us, and the whole of Britain couldn't care less.

Or so you might have thought.

For the small band of baseball fans in this country, the launch of ChannelS has meant more than cheap TV and terrestrial porn.

Twice a week for the last four years, Jonny Gould and Todd Macklin have presented Major League Baseball Live through the night on Sundays and Wednesdays.

Combining a live game fr~m the States with comment from a studio in London, the show has brought British baseball fans out of the woodwork.

And now the World Series has arrived, the programme is gearing up for a week of sleepless / nights as two teams battle it 1 out for the title of World · Champions (that is American arrogance, by the way.)

British presenter Jonny Gould has now got his head around the sport, but like most people outside of America, the volley of statistics and the 162

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"I was rookie when I came into this job," he explains. "I got on well with Todd, and his education of me mirrored the education of the viewers. I'm very grateful to Todd for looking after me."

Todd Macklin is the voice of knowledge on the programme. An experienced Canadian broadcaster, his in-depth comments on both baseball and ice hockey for Channel 5 have made him something of a cult hero. Indeed, for a programme that only airs overnight, the presenters receive an impressive 400 emails a week. "I reckon 98% of them are positive" Gould says, and the praise of Todd Macklin (or 'the Mooseman' as he is known on the show) is unanimous. "Todd you are a genius" states one such correspondence.

One American also emailed the show proclaiming Todd "the baseball guy of Britain", in the same way every town in the States has its very own 'baseball guy'.

But this also highlights the extent to which baseball is a minority sport in this country. lt is a completely different ball game when compared to football, rugby and even cricket.

While football is all over in 90 minutes (and games can even be drawn!), and rugby finished in 80 minutes, baseball takes over three hours to reach the end of the ninth inning, or longer if the scores are level. The game is also quite stop-start, with gaps between each half-inning and when a relief pitcher is introduced.

However, while baseball isn't about to launch the professional league in this country that would elevate its status among British sports, Macklin sees the game as perfect for the overnight audience.

"A lot people like baseball at the time we show it because it is relaxing. You can tune in and out, go get something to eat, come back and pick it straight up. it's the right pace at that hour."

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Gary Sheffield, now with LA, could not pull the Dodgers into postseason play despite a brilliant year.

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the description of baseball from Bob Fromer, in charge of MLB in Britain.

"He described it as a soap opera" Jonny explains. "There are 162 games in a season you can miss two or three and pick up the thread. You can put on the TV or radio in the background, and enjoy it even if you're not watching it."

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he whole attitude around the sport is completely different to football or rugby.

Going to see a football match at the stadium means turning up at a quarter to three, watching the game, then leaving at the end.

Baseball is a night out, you get a hot dog, have a beer, watch the entertainment between innings. There's no segregation between the fans, and if your team loses, well, there are another 161 games to put it right. Gould, a Chelsea fan and cricket player, was attracted to this relaxed feeling.

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Todd says 'He sets the tone. When he plays we I the Yankees play well and he's the leader of the ball club at only 25 years old Team. Seattle Ma ners Name. Alex Rodriguez Position Shortstop

Baseball is a night out , you get a hot dog, have a beer, watch the entertainment between innings.

Chelsea, someone would pocket the change and piss in the beer."

However, the relaxed attitude does not mean that fans aren't fiercely passionate about their teams, and this includes Todd and Jonny.

Sadly, though, their interest in the postseason is not personal.

Jonny's Atlanta Braves were dumped out at the quarter-final stage by the St Louis Cardinals, while Todd's Boston Red Sox didn't quite make the postseason. One team that did make the play-offs was the New York Yankees, the Manchester Utd of baseball, the team everyone loves to hate. However, the ball club that has won the World Series two years running- the 1998 team is regarded as perhaps the best ever - is not the team it once was, and many are predicting failure. One thing British fans can be grateful for, though, is that the Yankees are responsible for most of the media coverage in this country, but this is still usually limited to the World Series.

Indeed, baseball will never be big in this country - only when a British player makes it in the Major leagues will the press take any notice but it can rest assured it has a comfortable place in the small hours on Channel 5.

Todd and Jonny's motto on the programme is 'drink beer, eat hot dogs, play ball.'

And even if you think the World Series is symbol of American arrogance, it's hard to argue with that.

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National League Team: New Yor1t Mets Name· M ke Piazza Pos on Catcher

Todd says Big name b1g star: but has struggled In the ptayoffs He has to ke off this reputation of fail ng when it matters most:

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SPO ENGL ND LOTTER Y FUND If you believe the hype then National lottery funding is to thank for our best Olympics since 1924. But, as Chris Webber found out, there's still a long way to go ... antastic, unbelievabl e even.Eieven gold , ten silver and seven bronze medals. A British total of twenty-eight medals at this summer's Sydney Olympics, nearly twice that achieved in Atl anta back in 1996, has raised hopes in Britain that the nation will, once again , be back among sport's 'big boys' when it co mes to future Olympic Games .

Th e next such event is Ath ens 2004, a games th at should , theo retically, see an even greater improvement in the standard of British performance.

But why has there been this sudden rise in performance levels, and is it set to continue?

According to UK Sport one of the major reasons is funding , pure and simple . "Over £600 million has been invested to date to ensure that the UK's best sportsmen and women have the support th ey need to be competitive at the highest level" said a spokesperson for the organisation .

This has been seen before, on the other side of the world in Austral ia, a nation that now has no trouble competing with the best in the world .

But it was a different story back in the 1970s.

Australia was spurred into action on the back of a disastrous performance at the Montreal games in 1976.

After amassing a measly five medals Ant ipodean sports ch iefs decided enough was enough with the final result being the creation of the Austra lian Institute of Sport, at a cost of hundreds of millions of dollars.

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This very institute has led to th e Au stralians bei ng amongst the best in the world at rug by, cricket, swimming and tennis.

When the cent re first opened back in 1981 in Canberra, covering just eight sports.

Since then, regional centres have been developed, and between them they cover an impressive twenty-six sports.

Britain's answer to this is its very own United Kingdom Sports Institute, which has cost £250 million and is due to open in late 2002.

But even now young talent is beginning to emerge,

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There are more 50 metre swimming pools in New South Wales than in the whole of Britain.

along with th e marked improvement of experi enced athletes. Why should thi s be?

Much of Britain's success in Sydney has been accredited to the input of lottery money.

Silver medalli sts Paul Radc liffe (can oeing) and Jo Goode and Simon Archer (bad minton) have all cited th e lottery as crucial in enabling them to co ncentrate full time on th eir sports, rather than fitting in their training ro und th eir day-to-day jobs.

And figures from a recent UK Sport survey seem to back up thei r assertion .

Results showed that 87% (of World Class Performance athletes) felt that their subsistence grant made a significant difference to thei r ability to train and compete.

However, the results are not always as sudden and dramatic as some of those seen in Sydney this su mmer.

A recent column in the Sunday Telegraph abou t the state of British swimming , pointed out "that a lack of funding has resul ted in no Olympic swimming medals for th e first time since 1936 ."

In another comparison with Australia, it is noted "that there are more 50-metre pools in New South Wales than in the whole of Britain".

In the report Deryk Snelling , the national performance director for British swimming , reveals Britain still has a long way to go before competing on the same level as the Australians.

He claims that "Austra lia has the money and th e momentum and 15 years of doing what they do" and that Britain's swimming performance in Atlanta in 1996 was "a consequence of thirty years of neglect and lack of understanding".

And despite th e funding - £6,035,015 since the beginning of Lottery funding in 1997 - and being one of the 'supported' areas, swimming has not seen th e immediate improvement that cycling , rowIng, and athletics have.

So will 2004 be a great Olympics for British sport?

The signs look good.

Th e influx of Lottery money is giving many ath letes a chance to pursue th eir event as a full time career rath er than a part-time on e.

Along with this th e young sportsmen and wom en coming through ju nior ranks will benefit from the new facilities installed th ro ugh the use of Lottery money.

Peopl e such as Mark Lewis-Fra nc1s, the 18-year old sprinter, 11 Om hurdler Chris Bailey, high jumper Eileen Wilson , swim mer Nicola Jackson and badminton players Nathan Rice and Simon Hardcastl e are just a handful of those who wi ll certai nly benefit from the funding. he facili ties, in the meantime, such as UEA's very own £18 million Spo rtspark, wil l hopefully breed the Olympic champions of 2008 and beyond .

Half of the £18 million cost of the Sportspark was spent on a 50m swimming pool, which is open to both public and competitive swimmers alike.

Keith Nicholls , D1rector of Sport at UEA, says that 1n order for UK athletes to reach their full potential a more co-ordi nated approach is needed in regards to supporting them and that the input of lottery money now needs to he maintained in

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And it is hoped that the Sportspark, which has recently been announced as the centre of sporting excellence for the Eastern Region, will spearhead such a move.

The emphasis is definitely on the future as far as the Sportspark is concerned . Says Mr Nicholls, "We had one hockey player and one show jumper representing Norfolk in Sydney, but in Athens the picture should he a lot brighter."

As regards UEA producing its very own Olympic competitors, Mr Nicholls seemed optimistic.

"The East of England will be looking to Norwich and UEA as the regional centre as opposed to Cambridge or Bedford , so athletes w1ll gravitate towards us and it will strengthen the local scene.

"The focus will be on coaching children from a young age , identifying talent, and also developing the already discovered promise of others. Britain has already injected money into top class performers, perh aps rightl y so, but it is encouraging to see the money go to sport at grassroots level.

"The sun is beginning to rise in the East.

Previously their young sportsmen and women's

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hopes were dashed because if they didn't move out of th e area th ey didn 't get any support. Now we have to give them the resources that people in other parts of th e country are getting" he said Mr Nicholls also has strong opinions on how th e govern ment should con tinue wi th its fu nding.

"Clearly it would be a foolish Government to say it will cut th e money available to sport in th e light of the Sydney Olympics. The danger is that they wi ll maintai n money at the top level as opposed to the lower level schemes so th e grassroots wi ll be cu t. " Tony Biair has al ready pledged an extra £750 million pounds to fundi ng these lower level schemes over the next three years .

"If you don't keep watering the grass it IS not going to grow. We must start to build a wider base" Mr Nicholls said .

A start is what it is. A similar system deployed by the Australians in 1981 took fifteen years to bl ossom fu ll y into the Olympic champions of the 1996 Atlanta game·s and the 2000 Sydney games .

Hopefully, Britain , and particularly the Univers1ty of East Anglia, will see a good crop of young talent ready to harvest in the summers of 2004, 2008 and beyond.

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Wembley's last stand If you thought England's dismal display against Germany the other week was Wembley's last ever match you'd be wrong.

James Mitchell , an avid golfer, won top prize in a Radio 5 Live competition and is now looking forward to playing under the Twin Towers before they are demolished.

James' team, made up of mates from his local golf club, will walk up the famous tunnel , stand for the national anthem and if they are lucky enough to win , follow in the footsteps of the sports greats and lift the cup.

An anti-climax after the Germany match maybe, but its bound to be • a better game.

Pot luck?

Snooker ace Steven Lee is facing disciplinary action after he tested positive for marijuana.

The world number 5 gave a routine sample after the Champions Cup in August and the results came back showing the presence of the illegal substance.

To make matters worse a second sample also proved positive.

Lee must now face a World Snooker Association disciplinary panel to determine whether he has breached the sport's guidelines.

By ALEX THORPE and NICK HENEGAN

IT TOOK a long time coming, but Norwich City have finally annihilated someone away from home for the first time since they slaughtered Everton at Goodison Park all those years ago.

Then the hero was Efan Ekoku, now - albe it in a League Cup Li ethe names ofGaetano Gi all anza and lwan Roberts are those burned on the lips o f Lhe Canary faithful during a 5-0 victory o ver Blac kpool. lt is rather easy to get carried were level aft er Baggies defend er, away tho ugh , with City be ing e il Clement hit a speculative 25 outc lassed for much of the first half yard effort which took a wicked by a team deep in the Third deOection of a City man and looped Div ision mire. over Andy Marsha ll .

The Canari es scored on their C ity retook the lead with j ust a minute of the first half remaining. only fi ve shots o f the evening, and Ll ewe ll yn was again involved, Andy Marshall was made to work far too hard against such a poor this time getting on the score sheet team.

-himse lf after expl oit ing some slack West Brom defend ing.

Bagged Following a vic ious open ing to The main bright spot for C ity th e second peri od , whe n fiv e fa ns. if not for Tony Cottee and players were booked in just five minutes, the home side made it 2-2 Adrian Coote, must have been the form of Gia ll anza, who bagged hi s in the 64th minute. thi rd goal in as many days without Rare having to work particul arly hard .

Follow ing an enforced week's Showi ng why his de fensive break for internationa l matches contributions are rare, !wan Roberts C ity travelled up to West Bro m was adjudged to have fo uled Bob who went into the game with a Tay lor in the box and from the formidable run o f eight matches re;ult ing pe na lty Lee Hug hes unbeaten. calml y netted his fifth goal o f the However, the visi to rs were season. unfazed a nd within ten minutes But glory was to be C ity's and in they had taken the lead thanks to a the 85th minute Darrcn Kenton Femando Derveld strike. picked the perfect time to bag hi s Afte r a neat interchange o f first goal o f the season, catching the passes with Chris Llewe llyn. slack Bagg ies' defence by surpri se But on 39 minutes the scores and cracking the ball home.

"Give me a second chance" A football player was sent off after a record two seconds into a match when a bungling referee objected to a mutterered comment.

Lee Todd, 23, was dismissed after muttering "F- me, that was loud" when the referee blew his whistle to start the match.

Now striker Lee has been lumbered with a £27 fine and a 35 day ban.

But he is refusing to pay up and is set to appeal to the FA. "I'm surprised he even heard me. Anyone else would have done the same-he nearly blew my ear off' he said.

A bit sheepish Ex Wimbledon FC supremo Sam Hamao has proved once and for all that he is stark raving mad, oh and he likes Wales as well.

And Haman , who is now chairman of Cardiff City, is obviously quickly adapting to the Welsh lifestyle.

"This is Wales and there are a lot of sheep, we're heavily into sheep shagging.

"If you like sheep love is blind" he said .

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Women start season with double defeat

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By CHRIS WEBBER

UEA'S LADIES' volleyball team began the season 's campaign with defeats against Chelmsford and Oxford University.

Things looked bad fo r the home side even before their National League Divi sio n Three Central clash got underway as it was the first game an inexperienced UEA team had played together.

In contrast, Chelmsford were both experienced at this level and more used to playing as a unit.

Exploited In the first match UEA faced Chelmsford, one of the top teams in the division last year.

UEA went down quickly in the first set after Chelmsford's strong exploited UEA's debutante ----·-·~-- to take the set 25-13 never really recovered from bad start.

The second set was a lot more evenly balanced, with UEA

taking a 19-14 lead.

However, nerves showed as once again Chelmsford took control , winning the second set 26-24.

Set three was again a onesided affair with Chelmsford getting off to a good start and UEA not being able to recover from early onslaught.

The second match was against Oxford University and was a much more even affair.

Oxford got off to the better start, taking a 10-4 lead.

But UEA got their attack together, however, and fought

back into the set to take a 15-12 lead.

The lead did not remain intact for long though , and Oxford took the first set.

The second set was UEA's as they took an excellent 9-1 lead.

They stayed ahead and kept the game under control w1th some great blocking and attacking work, eventually winning the set 25-20.

Defence Good defence on both sides led to an even second set, with Oxford eventually winning it 2522.

In the end it was UEA's reception that was their downfall as the fourth and final set went to Oxford. UEA kept the lead up to 23-19, but they were unable to kill the set off, and lost it 25-23.

Despite the losses , coach Frank Spinner said, I was very impressed by the performances, especially against Oxford."

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UEA's women's 2nd s showed great strength and ab ility in a 3-0 victory against a highly skilled Magpies team.

UEA dominated th e ll r.,l pa"agc of the loc·al league gam e. '' hi ch took pl ace la,l Satunla). mai nwining P("'""ion 11cl l and linking 'i mpk pa" in g mmcs 1ngc1 hcr.

Th eir strength down the left wing, interch angin g short passes with cons ummate ease was th e key to th eir success.

However it was their Inabili ty to capitalise on th eir possession that posed problems.

UEA were un lucky not to have taken the lead on many occas1ons rn the early stages but as the game wore on the Harleston s1de started to grind down the UEA attackers as the Magp1es forced a senes of short corners The UEA defence showed great •esrl1ence and tenac1ty. however. and dealt with the Magpres assault well.

UEA eventually took a well-

deserved lead on the stroke of half t1me as Alex Clack fi nished off a well-worked short corn er routi ne.

Lead A constan; problem in the fi rst half was the lack of play down the rig l1t hand s1de but 1n the second half 1t was a different story with UEA switching play evenly down both flanks.

Utrlis1ng a player rotat1on system that G1anluca Vrallr would have been proud of. UEA were constantly able to bnng on fresh players to attempt to build on their lead. lt was no surpnse then when after the Magp1es area was

peppered with con stant crosses and shots that captain lsobel Ande rson extended UEA's lead with a well-taken goal. lt wa s important after the second goal that UEA managed to mai ntain th eir lead and dominance, and as the second half conti nued the Magpies team

t1red and UEA's confiden soared as th ey manag ed to marnta1n possession and create nume rous cha nces tha t they we re unlucky not to conve rt.

The game was killed oft late in the games as fresher Beth Moon scored UEA's third goal. sea l1 ng t11eir victory.

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Continued from back page Just as the frustration was beginning to show the stand-off was finally overcome as one of Paul Jarret's regular advances from midfield left him one on one with the keeper, shooting across the advancing keeper and into the far corner to retake the advantage.

Lacking invention and movement it seemed that Costessey's best chance of salvaging anything from the game was the linesman whose understanding of off-side was unorthodox to say the least.

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Appeal So it was even more of a surprise when in the 42nd minute the arms of the back four went up for a legitimate appeal against Jarret only to be ignored by the linesman leaving the midfield man, again, one on one with the keeper.

For the second time the fresher ignored the attentions of Kelly and deftly passed the ball into the net from twenty yards.

UEA's third goal had effectively killed off any challenge and all that was left was for Jarret to complete his hat trick.

And when Byrne was brought down in the area three minutes after the break it looked as though his third would come from the penalty spot, but as his strike hit the cross bar it was apparent he would have to wait at least a little longer.

Strolled Ten minutes to be exact, as in the lucky thirteenth minute he strolled between two centre backs and again struck the ball across the face of the ..keeper to bring up his third and UEA's forth .

"We are yet to lose this season, we've got some talented new additions to the squad and eleven goals in the last two games, things are going well" said captain Gavin Reed.

"Expectations are high within the team for an impressive season" he added .

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CARDS ON THE T •a LE IK Mixed start leaves UEA hungrv. for BUSA clash

By ROB PEARCE

NEWL V promoted UEA Table Tennis As made an impressive start to their Division Two campaign two weeks ago_ Strong performances throughout the clash with Fourbees.

The hosts fielded just three players , meaning that Dave Hughes and Tom Norfolk where only required to play one match a piece which thay duely won .

Further success in the doubles ensured this early advantage was not wasted, and outright" victory never appeared in doubt as UEA effectively closed the match out.

Tough They hoped to build on this performance when Taverham were the visitors last Monday.

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Lhe side saw UEA breeze through tough , as Taverhani, recently relegated from Division One, are amongst the favourites to finish in the top two this year.

Boasting the England no.25 player amongst their ranks , the visitors were clear favourites , yet the ensuing thrashing was a distorted and flattering scoreline.

UEAs sole victory came courtesy of a gutsy, skilful performance from newcomer and former England player Ray Nag, defeating Taverham's number oMplayer.

Nearly all of the matches went to the deciding third game, often

lost by the narrowest of margins, and there was plenty to encourage UEA. The forcefu l attacking play from the Fourbees match was replaced with resilient defence.

Capable The first match victors pushed hard in every game without much luck, and can walk away feeling disillusioned at the scoreline.

However, captain Chris Beur was upbeat about his team 's prospects. "We have a good side, capable of performing well in this league" he said. were quarter finalists in the BUSA competition last year and we hope to progress even further this time around" added Chris.

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A HAT-TRICK form Paul Jarret helped UEA continue their impressive start to the season by brushing aside a surprisingly mediocre Costessey side.

With a wet pitch, strong wind and bot h teams coming into today's match unbeaten it seemed a feast of now ing un inhibited footba ll was certa inl y not on the cards.

It took just six minutes fo r the occa; ion to lighten as Gruemc Byrne's parried shot fel l to Rich Crozner who kept hi s coo l and roll ed the ball past the last defe nde r and into the net.

But the lead was short li ved and despite having superi or height at the back. UEA struggled to get to gri ps wi th Costesscy's long ba lb and

conceded a corn er whi ch was promptl y nashed in at the far post

by Con nor to beat a stranded Will Alien to leve l the 路core.

With the tenac ity of Gav in Reed in the middle and posi tive mrming down the ri ght side from Andy Gaskell UEA were co ntrolli ng a congested mid fie ld and only the athl etic abilit ies of the Costessey number one were denying the home side a lead they thoroughl y deserved.

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By ALEX THORPE

UEA's SECONDS remained winless after a sorry goal-less draw played in freezing conditions.

In a surpri sing ro le reversal to matches in nearl y every other loca l league, UEA was the o lder tea m. resulted in Nathan Lucas rattling the Pl ay in g aga in st a Mag pies far post, and from a resulting short development side boasting only two corner Tony Siantonas called the players over the age of 16, UEA keeper into action to make another were looking for ea~y points but the visitors weren' t intimi dated . good save, but that was the best the UEA's attack could muster in the UEA began we ll with Will Habberfi e ld forc ing a good save first half. from the Magpi es keepe r in side five Instead the play was dominated by some s li ck passi ng from minutes.

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A de fens ive s lip shortl y after

On th ree separate occa;ions they threate ned the UEA goal, wi th keeper Dan Karlsson havi ng to be on top form th wart the visitor's.

UEA were once agai n troubled at the back early in the second half, but poor fini s hing form the Magpies striker left the score sheet bl ank.

Quick Some quick UEA play forced two short corners but they came to nothing.

In fac t, if UEA had been a bit more ruthless in the ir short corner work the game could have been

won without breaking sweat but the U's didn't even come close to converting any of the eight awarded .

Failing The best chance of the game fell to the home s ide at the mid-point of the second half, with Siantonas just fa ili ng to get on the end of a Habberlield cross-c um-shot.

Three more wasted short corners fo llowed in the final minu te. but neither side really showed any ;,ign of scoring in an encounter that had 0-0 written a ll over it after the first ten mi nutes.

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