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By CHARLOTTE RONALDS

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STUDENT SAFETY is being dangerously compromised, with Porters Lodge staffing levels running as low as only two guards a shift three lower than the University's own minimum level.

Security services were stretched to breaking on Saturday, November 4, the night of the annual fireworks display at Earlham Park and a sell-out James concert in the LCR, with up to 25,000 people buzzing around campus.

Only three security guards were scheduled to work that evening - but one phoned in sick, forcing Security Manager Barry Jeckyll to come in and provide emergency cover.

routine patrols could be carried out, and dozens of buildings were left unlocked all night.

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Union Welfare Officer, Pally Morgan, is angry that student safety was put at risk.

"With so many people walking around and Norwich people coming along for the James concert, you do have quite an obtrusive presence."

"Although we do unde(stand that staff situations can't be helped, I also think it's unfortunate that they didn't have people on ," she moaned.

The staffing issue is so bad that the

But all three were desk bound - either monitoring traffic from Porters Lodge or checking the campus CCTV network in the Estates Building, meaning that no

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three new security guards - as well as a new security boss after Campus Services Manager, Mike Stamford, quit his job earlier this month.

Even the University's Security Coordinator, Ron Elliott, admitted that the situation was dire.

"We've only got so many [porters] anyway. We don't have a little box that we can go to and pull new security guards out from", he pointed out.

But despite the chaos UEA's Director of Estates Richard Goodall, refused to speak to Concrete, claiming that he had other issues to address which were of more of a priority.

UEA spokesperson Fiona Grant explained, "Our security staffing is organised to meet the needs of the students and staff on campus. The numbers on duty will vary according to circumstances."

Burglaries But in the light of a recent clutch of burglaries, students reckon circumstances demand more than three porters a shift. "it's bad because people could just wander into residences. I don't like the idea of strangers wandering around campus in general ," worried Claire Bentley (SOC4).

SECURITY WORRIES have been further heightened after a student was left with severe injuries when he became the target of an alleged assault.

A 27-year-old male resident of Waveney Terrace was involved in the apparently unprovoked attack just outside the residences on Saturday evening, and was left needing five stitches, writes Katie Hind.

The offender headbutted the foreign student twice during the attack, which happened around 6.20pm. The police arrested a suspect, a youth who lives locally, just forty minutes later. He is due to appear today at Norwich Magistrates Court to face charges.

Curfew The attack happened as security chiefs faced outcry over shortstaffing at Porters Lodge, and despite a decision to impose a 6pm curfew on the gate on to campus at Orwell Close.

Security manager Barry Jeckell defended his staff, claiming that they did the best they could to catch the attacker.

"The security staff do the best they can, the way they reacted to the incident and the way it was dealt with shows that. They always react in the best way possible to keep everyone as safe as they can", insisted Mr Jeckell.

Argued Jon Young (DEV 1) "Closing the Orwell gate might stop a few people from getting in, but if you want to get onto campus you still can. it's not going to prevent thieving" And Mark Robinson (EAS 1) agreed that there was substitute for more patrols.

"We need more security up here, if a few of them got caught then it would probably scare them off, they are only kids ," he stormed.

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judges, imously voted for were impressed with "imag inative" sformation from a squash cou rt into "dynamic" building.

And they also praised potential for links between the busi community and academia.

The prestigious award lnr·<>c<>nlt<>ri to Richard Goodall of estates at last EDP Business an elated lan ilvray, Director of the Careers Centre, "lt has put the Careers Centre on the map and is recognition by the university authorities that we are an essential part of the university student experience."

"We are in an exciting , bright, modern environment at is easy to use for all students," he added.

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Minister opens £1 Om campus climate centre

By SARAH SHUBINSKY

A GOVERNMENT minister has opened a £10m national research centre on campus.

can sec how extremely vulnerable we are. We have just experienced the wettest October since 1903.''

Environment Minister Michael Mcacher, cut the tape at the prestigious Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research on Thursday, ovember 9.

Named after the 19th century scientist John Tyndall -who was the first to recognise the earth's natural greenhouse effect - the centre has been set up to encourage better understanding of "hat climate change means on a day to day level.

Won UEA won the chance to run the centre after a group of nine institutions led by the University

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convinced three national research councils and the Government that Norwich had the hest pool of expertise in the field. building on the world-famous work of the Climatic Research Unit.

Mr Meacher welcomed the new centre in light of the recent floods that have swept the country.

"A year ago I warned that climate change would impact on society in unprecedented ways. But now we

"We will benefit considerably from the co-ordinated disciplinary approach of the Tyndall Centre. we now need to continue integrating climate change into government policies," he explained.

And Professor Mike Hulme, Executive Director of the Tyndall Centre is also excited that the cen tre is based at UEA. "This is the first time there has been such a wide-ranging centre, and as well as bringing in funding and attracting students. it will help confirm UEA's reputation as the premiere university for studying climate change."

Researching ·'Rather than simply researching climate, the idea of the centre is to help people understand the implications of climate change and deal with it appropriately." he enthused.

Mr Meacher emphasised the cutting edge research work of the centre hy arriving for the opening in

a hyhrid petrol/electric car. which is supposedly three times as efficient as a normal car.

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in the old Sports Centre. hut will move to a purpose-built new building connected to the School of Environmental Sciences in 200 I .

PROTESTI NG STUDENTS will be trawling the streets of London this week in an attempt to head off the threat of top-up tuition fees.

The Union are expecting over 100 UEA students to take part in the National March for Education, whtch is fighting for England to take a leaf out of Scotland's book and scrap upfront tuition charges.

The Scottish Parliament has abolished tuition fees, them with a replacing graduate tax payable only after they start earning a decent wage, after the wideranging Cubie Report.

Students from all over the country will be marching across the capital before taking part in a rally in Kennington Park.

Vital Union Communications Officer, Wayne Barnes. believes the march is vital.

"The elections are next year and the student vote is still large, so if we can get topup fees off the political agenda , it will be good", explained Wayne. "lt would be ideal to have

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the same system as Scotland, we would like to have the Cubie Report introduced, like they have there", he added .

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Expensive backing the march , and promising to make their voices heard.

"We don't want these top up fees, we shouldn't have to pay for education. it is going to get hideously expensive to go to university if we don't do something about it now", feared Sarah Fltndall (SOC 2) "The march will allow us to have our voices heard by the government and hopefully will make our system the Scottish one", added Chloe Garrret (SOC2}.

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ARE being urged advantage of a drop-in ice surgery held on campus.

Richard Bell, UEA's liasion is on hand in the Dean dents office every lfn,rtninht on all

Union blast Universiw._ over Breakers

By KATIE HIND

UNION SABBS have lashed out at campus bosses for forcing students to go hungry whilst they chew over plans for the old Breakers and Lloyds TSB sites.

The two outlets have been shut for over five months - but look set to stay empty for the forseeable future thanks to a stalemate over the cost of the changes.

The Union unveiled plans in September to use the Breakers site to extend the Pub and ho t a new

retail outlet, with University catering taking over the former bank for a pret-a-manager style

sandwich bar.

But despite lodging a confidential proposal on rent for the Breakers site, the Union is still waiting for the University to make up its mind on the developments.

And Union Communications Officer, Wayne Bames says he is getting fed up of waiting for the chiefs to make a decision .

"The University won't tell us how much rent they

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empty, but we can't do anything until the University get their money and they won't tell us how

Frustrated much they want", he added.

Empty-stomached students are also frustrated about the lack of food available on campus.

"They should hurry up and open these restaurants, the food here at the moment is appalling," stormed EAS student Holly Murray.

"It is unacceptable. There must

Choice be somewhere to eat, we should have a choice of hot food and it should be substantial," demanded Megan Ward (DEV 2).

"We need a fast food place,

somewhere like Breakers would be ideal, but it would have to be better," she added.

But University spokesperson,

Diner Fiona Grant, claims that students do have a choice of where to eat at the weekends.

"There are various places on campus serving food at the weekends, the Diner is open from 8am - 2pm, the Sain bury Centre cafe is also open along with the Sportspark cafe which opens from early in the morning until late at night", she explained.

And she insisted that despite the delays, plans for the transformation of the Lloyds TSB site would be announced in due course.

Bell is particularly keen to students to report incidents like bike thefts suspicious behaviour that might not normally tell the about, and to give advice crime prevention both on off campus.

AUDITIONS THE BBC are appealing for students to appear on their new Saturday night quiz show and win a life-changing prize.

The programme called Dog Eat Dog, which will be launched next year, will see contestants battle it out over various challenging event .

Auditions for the programme will begin in November and students are being urged to take part so they can attempt to outwit their professional opponents.

Anyone who wants to appear on the programme which will be broadcast across the nation should call 0208 576 0547.

want"We for it.have put in a . .- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -. . proposal, but they haven't got back to us yet and it is getting tedious now'', groaned Wayne.

"There are two buildings on campus, Breakers and Lloyds Bank, which are sitting

TH NET ELECTS Record turnout for Grad election THE GRADUATE Student Association elections received their biggest turnout ever this year - because their members voted over the internet.

Computer experts from SYS set up the web voting system which allowed graduate students to elect their committee.

GSA Publicity Officer, Allison "Everyone had to log in using Trombley branded the elections a their university password, which success, and claimed the new were all checked against method of voting made the university records to make sure elections more accessible to they were postgraduate voters. students", she added.

"We had a better turnout this And now Allison is urging year than ever before. The Union officials to take up the new election was open from midnight style ballot. until 7pm the following night and "it's quicker compared to the you could be anywhere on Union elections, people don't campus or even at home and hassle you, and that's a real vote", explained Allison. benefit," she reasoned.

But Union Communications Officer, Wayne Barnes fears interne! voting could result in cheating, preferring paper and pen.

"There are security problems with the interne!. lt is still possible that people could break in and mass vote", argued Wayne.

Foolproof "In principle it is a brilliant idea and it's something we will discuss, but it's not foolproof," he added.

And students have mixed feelings whether cyber voting is a good idea. .

"I think web voting should be promoted because it's easier and more people will vote", explained Jonathon Alien (EAS 3).

But fellow EAS student Matt Riddell disagrees, claiming that the traditional way is best. "it's better to do it the old way. it's good to go to the elections in person and see everyone else voting and how it affects them", he said.

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Hacker hell A COMPUTER nerd from Michigan is facing five-years in jail after hacking into his school 's computer and inventing a whole new set of school rules.

Jesse Salens, 19, changed th e website to tell kids to watch Beavis and Butthead cartoons and to play video games.

Big bother A STUPID thief got more than he bargained for when he broke into a flat that was being used for a Big Brother-style television show.

The unfortunate burglar grabbed cash and perfume not knowing that his every move was filmed by 17 video cameras and broadcast live on the internet.

James Platt centre forces students to cougb.._yp, cash

lt's a science TH AILAND'S MI NISTER of science and technology has admitted t hat he cannot even switch on his own television.

Trairong Suwankiri said he wanted to watch a film about Cleopatra one night, but had to phone his wife at 3am in Australia to get instructions about t urning on the set.

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DOCTORS IN Lebanon had to give a man a hasty operation after it emerged that he had swallowed a water pipe.

However, when they opened him up to remove the offending object they found more t han they bargined for.

Not only did they fi nd the pi pe, but he had also eaten an array of cutlery and a cigarette lighter.

Carved in stone A cemetery in Romania is under pressure to remove a woman 's grave stone because it features a carving of two penises.

The headstone was ordered by the woman 's husband because she had cheated on him.

Said the widower, " That's all she thought about all her life so that's what she's going to be re membered for."

By KATIE HIND Assistant News Editor

FURIOUS LANGUAGE students are united in a bitter row after they were told they had to pay more money to use facilities that are vital to their degrees.

Prev io us ly the Ja m e' Pl all Ce ntre fo r La ng uage Lea rning cha rged a (I 0 deg ree- long reg istrat ion fee. whic h inc luded a £6 deposit which is given bad. w ith the return of the card,.

But the Centre is mm in,i>ting that all studcnb 1X1) a further £I 0 pe r year to use faci lities - possible hrca~ing the init ial contract that the student' agreed to when the) began their degrees.

And >tudcnt" who re ly heav ily on the rc;.ou rccs arc so angry that they a circulating a peti tion to I f) to abo lish the new charge~.

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ll arrigan i> leading the campaign again'! the charge;, and she i;, furious ahout having to pay out yet

again. .. We joined in the fir>~ ) car becau;,e we had to for our course, but now wc·,c come had thb year ami 11 e "re not allowed to use a ny of the facilitic' unti l we've paid another [ I0 ... she raged .

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··we ha1 e been gi\cn no e.\ planation. there arc just signs up saying \\ e must pay. lt goes against the initial agreement we had with the centre in the first )Ca r... .. T here\ no help gi1c n to anyone wanting to ~now wh) it has changed and I can., \Cl' \\ hy "e should pa) for the facilit) again "hen nothing has been updated ... she moaned.

In a brief statement the centre defended their decision to ur the fees.

.. The membership fee for the JPC ha;, alway;, been ~cpt as low as possible and hadn't been rai;,ed since 1997. Howe,·er. \\e ·,·e looked at our cosh and had to introduce a more realis tic cha rge fo r the facili ties we prov ide:· But Un io n Acad emic O ffice r.

Em ma Price c la ims th a t th e students shou ldn't have to pay at all. .. Legall) the Univel"\it) aren't al Ill\\ cd to charge for materials which arc ncce"ar) for studenb to do their t:our ... c"-. ~o

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And fuming ;,tudcnts arc ;,u,picious ahout 11herc their money i~ going .

Paid '" W here i;, the 1noney goi ng and whe re has the money gone th a t we paid in the first placeT. stormed Matt To ml in (LLT .J) . ··we were given no e\planation as to wh) 11e ha1e to pa) again .

Just because the ,chool i' in debt I don't see wh) the mone) 'hould come from student\ · poc~cts ... argued Christina H~m ~ins ( LLT .J ).

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STRUGGLING STUDENTS can improve their chances of getting top grades for essays thanks to the arrival of a Royal Literary Fellow.

Author Ruby Dawson, whose work includes novels Fred and Ed ie has been recruited for the year by th e Royal Literary Fund to help students with th eir written work, writes Katie Hind.

Ru by, who publishes under th e pen name of Jill , believes that

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her ro le is special beca use everyone across the universi ty can benefit from her expertise.

"Rather than a creative writtng fellowship where only the creative writers benefit, I wtll be available all over the university for all kinds of writing." "lt doesn't have to be essays, but that will be the main bulk of my work. I can also do CVs, letters and , although it's not part of my job I'm happy to talk to people who want a career tn journalism as I've been a free lance journalist for many

years", she explained.

Union Academic Officer, Emma Price clatms that the new scheme is fantastic for all students across the university.

Ideas "it's good, students need help in putting their ideas across .

Students do have ideas and just because th ey haven't had the tra ining to write well doesn't mean that they shouldn 't get good marks."

"The fact that it IS open to all students is good. Often specific schools run such schemes and not everyone gets a chance". she enthused .

Ruby is available for students every Wednesday and Thursday and can be contacted by email on ruby.dawson@ uea.ac.uk

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Outcrv. s WAM students forced to fund own exhibitions

By CHARLOTTE RONALDS Chief News Reporter

WAM students are In uproar after more cuts have been made to their degree, forcing them to find funding themselves.

Students studying Photography and Vi ual Studies - a course which has now been abandoned - have been having problems since the degree was frrsl introduced back in 1997.

And now current third years have been told that they have to fund their own final exhibition, with tbe choice of venue affecting their grades.

which is an ir;llegral part of the course.

Explained Jenny Allison (WAM 3), "We knew that we would have to try and get sponsorship, but this is a fairly new degree and the lecturers are as much in the dark as we are, they're just stumbling along", she moaned.

The Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts has also added to the problem, refusing to let the students display their work in the gallery unless they pay, despite allowing MA Museology students to hold an exhibition there last summer.

The course has also laid off a

Project Course Director Simon Dell, explained "At the beginning of the year we said to them that this is a project and away you go." " Part of the project has always been that the students set the whole thing up themselves, to gain some practical experience," he added.

But many students see this as an additional top-up fee for something

Pumber of its better qualified staff, since WAM is too skint to pay their wages.

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Ridiculous Commented Mr Dell "It's simply much too expensive to run than your basic art history course."

But students feel that the situation is ridiculous and unfair.

Laughed Dave Edwards (BI04), " Personally I think it's a joke. If the university wants it's students to do their best, then they should give them the means to do that, sdentists don't need to build their labs, they're just provided."

DID YOU KNOW HIM? Police aP.P.eal for information on tragic student

By NICK HENEGAN

POLICE ARE appealing for friends of a former UEA student to come forward with information following his tragic death.

John Puckrin, 47, who was still registered as a second year student in ART at the beginning of the year, was found dead on the banks of the River Tees in Middlesbrough on Monday, October 30. a height and hitting something A post-mortem revealed that hard. The body was found at 1pm Mr Puckrin had a broken back and severe rib injuries consistent on Monday, October 31 by a number of workmen ." with a fall, although the actual cause of death was drowning.

Explained Detective Inspector Stuart Swinson, "His injuries To date no witnesses have come forward with information were consistent with falling from

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about how he fell into the water but police were reluctant to speculate whether Mr Puckrin's death was suicide or an accident.

Said Dl Swinson, "It's up to the Coroner to make that decision.

All that I'm prepared to say is that the death is not being treated as suspicious."

Mr Puckrin was- staying with friends in Middlesbrough at the time and was last seen on the evening of Sunday, October 29 leaving a pub in the centre of the town.

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Said University spokesperson, Fiona Grant, "There's not a great deal I can say except that he wasn't a student at UEA at the time of his death . We don't discuss the details of individual students."

• Anyone who knew John Puckrin during his time at UEA and feels that they have relevant information should contact Dl Swinson at Stockton CID on 01642 302206.

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HIGH-FLYING students can relieve stress by doing a parachute ju mp for charity.

The Disabled Living Foundation are looking for adventurous volunteers to p from a plane for free long as at least £260 is raised.

By ROBBIE UPRITCHARD

NORWICH nightlife is expanding yet again, with the latest attractions to hit the Riverside complex opening last week.

'TI1c la unc h of Squares a nd orwcg ia n Bl ue a lread y a p pear to be a -. uccess. prov idi ng ex tra d ri nk ing joi nt s for qu dcnt s be fo re they head o iT to Ti me fo r a c it y- hascd ni g ht o n the t ile\.

Square' hm. a capaci t) of 1.200 and ha'o been comp lemented b) many fo r is described a' a nai r cockta il bar wi th malo. ing good use of the unu;,cd area an American 'ports theme. whereas the and creating scores of jobs. more subt le Norweg ian Bl ue is However. the proj<!ct ha; been slated hy the Nor\\ ich Green Part). who argue dc;.igned to represent Scandinavian purity \\i th it';, :lOft wa terfa ll th at since the deve lopment i;, nex t tu th e ce ntrep iece . railwa) ' tation. it , )JOu ld ha\e inc luded a new bus 'o tat ion.

Additions Thi s view ww, echoed by stu de nt The'c latest additions arc pun or lhe Pau l Eltlridge (C II E 3). " it wm. an on -go ing deve lopment on the oppo rtunit y lost to c reate a full y in tegruted tram>port network for pre' ious ly derel ict site. and Centre Manager Duncan Eng.,torm ha-, high Norwic h."

Reaction to the Ri, er;ide comp le\ hopes th at it w ill he "one of the he~ t de\ clopments in the cou nt!')". on campu;. 'cems mixed.

Co mpleme nting the leisure area w il l Compete be a further two bars which a rc current ly under co nstruc tion . o ne o f Sa id Nick Oaklcy (EAS 3) " it coul d whic h w ill he run h) the be a good th ing. but the new ban, huven' t got late lice nse' a nd the) Wcathcr-.poon' chain . sho ul d ge t them to enable them to Future compete. it i;. expanding the ci t) cen tre.

Future deve lopm e nt s o n the ;. it e whi ch i' good, hu t it has taken too long." inc lude a new shopping mall , a swimming pool and doLe ns o r riverside " it 's a bit o ut of the wa) as it i;. 'o far ou t of town. They should concentrate flats.

The Rivaside complex. wh ich has on making the centre of the c it y be tt er." argued George Walker (EAS 2). cont in ued to deve lop over the pa'l year,

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UNIVERSITY TEACHING faces further cutbacks after copyright licensing authorities announced plans to treble their charges.

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The use of academic literature is an integral part of degrees and each year the University pays a set fee fo r each student to be able to photocopy th e inform ation.

But Copyright Co-ordinator throughout the country could go out of business.

Deirdre Sharp is worried that if th e Copyright Licensing "it is absolutely crazy to triple Agency's attempts to treble the the cost of copyright, I think prices to photocopy academic places of higher education would work suceed, then universities have to pack up. We pay enough

as it is", argued Mrs Sharp.

At the moment th e university pays out £3.25 per student per year to the agency, bu t the CLA have taken th e Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals - which represents universities across th e country - to a tribunal to fo rce an increase to a massive £13.36

Money But Mrs Sharp maintains that UEA are already getting ripped off - claiming that we don't get enoug h for our money.

"What we pay only covers the photocopying of recommended reading , we have to pay extra to provide readers or study packs, which a lot of the time students have to fund . We also have to pay out more for off-air recordi ng", she stormed.

But if the CLA win their case, individual schools' grants will be reduced leaving them out of pocket and studen ts degrees su ffering.

Teaching "The schools wi ll get less money per student, so they will lose out because we can 't afford to give them the standard of teaching practice that we would like to," added Mrs Sharp.

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In the abon~ titl ed article published in Concrete Issue 117, we attributed a charit) C D reco rding of Bach";, 1\tagnificat and Handel 's Messiah to the UEA C ho ir. T his was incorrect: the recording was not by the official Uni versity choir, but by th e student 1\lusic Society Choir. We a pologise for an y confu sion.

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NAM students could be getting a new £6 million home- so long as they get the go-ahead from planning authorities.

The School of Nursing and M idwifery is currently housed at Hellesdon Hospi tal and at K ing's Lynn in north Norfolk, however most teaching takes place at the University, posing a problem to studying students.

If the School secures planning perntission for the new bui lding it will be neighbours with the new Norfolk & Norwich hospital.

Pleased Kate Guyon, the Dean of NAM was pleased that the developments had got this far.

"The student intake is getting bigger and bigger and a lot of our teaching is on the campus now which means that students and staff and

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THREE PIONEERING UEA scientists have won an award for an innovative system that helps deaf customers use Post Offices.

T he British Computer Society presented the boffins with the award for their design, which is expected to improve the lives of the deaf.

Explained Or Mike Lincoln, his PhD at UEA last December, who developed the system with designed the system as part of a colleagues Or Stephen Cox-and research project funded by the Professor Andrew Bangham , Post Office's technology division, "We developed an automated and the work has now been system to produce text and sign taken up for further development language to help counter by the European Union. assistants communicate with Recognition deaf customers."

"Motion is captured and "Anything like this which gains developed from teletext and the recognition for the department, an customers are shown as well as the university as a animated virtual human ." whole, is good news," enthused Or Lincoln.

Developed The system which has also "lt has been special ly been nominated for this year's developed with the noisy overall IT award, was met with environment of a public place enthusiasm from students. such as a post office in mind, so "I think it can only be good for it works with a lot of background UEA to be associated with a disturbance." project which helps Or Mike Lincoln who finished disadvantaged people , 110::"--::---~:::--------, especially as it has won an award ," commented Andrew Murphy SOC 3.

"Recognition of this kind for the university must make it easier to gain funding for projects in the future ," thought Sarah Wright (EAS 3) .

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everyone else go backwards and forwards between the two."

"The N&N Hospital employs a high number of our students when they graduate, and they spend SO% of training in the clinical area, so we need to have a site that is near to the hospital,'' she explained.

Variety "The new building will have a greater number of rooms and a greater variety of rooms and the

teaching space will be very flexible.

"We deserve a new building, but we have to get planning consent. I am hopeful that we ' ll suceed ,'' she enthused.

Union Academic Officer Emma Price welcomed the possibility of a new home for the already overcrowded school. " NAM definitely needs updated premises, they can 't go on truggling with what they have so it's going to hopefully be a good thing."

" It will allow the students more opportunity to get involved in campu s activi ties that they are excluded from at the moment."

Mixed Students maintained mixed feelings about the new building.

Enthused Jon Swindell (MGT3) " it goes without saying that it is a good thing, they're students too so they should be able to be on campus : and get involved in student life. The new building will also help turn UEA into one of the top universities" "Of course it's a good thing, but couldn 't £6 million be better spent somewhere else as it's lot of money," questioned Ben Tongue (E Y4) .

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new school - and he intends make it one of the best in country when he takes up post next year.

Professor Sam Leinster, who i currently Director of M Studies and Professor Surgery at the University Liverpool plans to p future doctors with innovative degree- progra when the school opens in writes Samantha Cui/en.

While at the Merseysi university, Professor Lein introduced a new curriculum undergraduate medicine a set up one of the leading b care units in the country.

Said Professor Leinster, "I deli ghted to be given opportunity to lead this new venture. I am confident we can build a team that place UEA at the forefront medical education research, both nationally internationally."

And Shirley Pearce, Dean the Schools of Health is that the med school secured the talents of the Professor.

"I am pleased that Professor Leinster is joining us to take forward the further development and implementation of our plans.

His ideas and leadership skills will be a wonderful asset to the school."

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CONCRETE Issue 118 Editor James Goffin

Carry on .. portering

Breakdown in communication

Luckily for University security, and for students, Bonfire Night on campus passed without any major incident. But it was just luck.

For years campus bosses have been chipping away at the number of porters, claiming that CCTV cameras make up for the lack of patrols.

However, cameras are little use when there's no one available to deal with the incidents picked up on them. If porters had caught a crime on camera, all they could have done was phone the police and hope an officer arrived in time- little comfort for students on the receiving end.

We need security- even if it is expensive.

The passing of Breakers 2 was hardly somethmg to bring a tear to anyone's eye, but what was the point of shutting it simply to have it stand empty? The Union have apparently been making all the right moves, only to be ignored by the University.

Please, someone, just sell us some decent food. Campus living is supposed to be fun ...

Deputy Editors Adam Chapman · Nick Henegan

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Assistant News Editor Katie Hind Chief News Reporter Charlotte Ronalds Features Editor Wil l Halsey

McRidicule Tuition and top.up fees are serious issues, which is why the Union 's efforts to get students to join the march on London are laudable.

But there's a fine line between a gimmick that gets people interested and one that just trivialises the whole issue.

Campaigning to get UEA made part of Scotland is probably a little too far over that line.

Perhaps the Union should follow the example of the Graduate Students Association and modernise, rather than fighting the battles of the past with bad jokes.

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Sweet dreams Your article in Concrete on sleep deprivation {Issue 116) has caused me to write in on behalf of friends.

Your sub-headline "Insomnia effects most students at some point during their degree" is a fact especially true for those who have the unfortunate · pleasure of living in Waveney Terrace - students whose sleep patterns are disrupted by the minority who have no thought or consideration for their fellow residents, playing loud music or partying till the early hours of the morning.

When complaints are made to the resident tutor, too often those who complain are just told they are over sensitive.

Sleep deprivation is having a knock on effect for some, causing depression and for others the only way out is to leave their course and to return home.

So to the few, have consideration for the majority, respect the house rules and turn down or even better turn off your music from quarter to midnight and allow the others some sleep. If you want to party, book a room else where and party to your heart's content.

You may not want to succeed, others do; so have some consideration.

Friend & supporter of the 'Disgruntled residents of Waveney Terrace'

Bugged bunny I would like to comment on the Union's publication Rabbit. After initially giving this new means of Union propaganda the benefit of the doubt, I have since changed my mind and would like to see the whole thing reviewed if not abandoned. This is because of serious concerns that have been highlighted.

Firstly, the cost. Having obtained a copy of the Union's 'holy Management minutes' it appears that the Communications Officer requested a grant of £18,000 to fund the weekly publication, saying this would be paid for by scraping the Union pages in Concrete that cost £7 ,000. Even with basic mathematics, it can be seen that there is a short fall of £11 ,000! Where is the Union getting this money?

Perhaps this explains the extra 1Op on a pint?

Secondly, Rabbit seems to be a terrible waste of paper, the Hive often looks over run with unread copies spread everywhere. In a so called 'green' Union, this waste seems somewhat contradictory.

We recently carried out a poll in which less than 1% of students actually knew what Rabbit was and only half of those had bothered to read it.

Thirdly, if Rabbit is the only means for clubs and societies of gain free advertising of their events, with such statistics who is going to see it? Surely, it would have been better to have kept the Union pages in Concrete for this purpose alone?

To these three aspects of waste all I can say is: "No, No, No!" Finally, and perhaps most importantly, who wants to read a biased piece of 'literature' in which the Communications Officer uses most of one page (perhaps from a lack of other stories?) to blast Student Forum members who supposedly voice their own opinions rather than those of their school?

However, on being challenged to name such an example he has failed to reply.

Freedom of speech requires the responsibility of being truthful , if not it undermines fundamental aspects of our democratic system, perhaps this is one of the reasons why Rabbit, in the interests of Union accountability, should be killed-off.

Peter Scaife CHE PG Conservative Student

Fully booked Stuff the library extension (Concrete, Issue 116) buy more books that are of use to people instead. I am so angry with that place at the moment.

All the books I need are out and due back but are late, and what is a small libary fine to someone compared to a good degree? A ten book limit is just not enough!

Jon Croucher HIS 2

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Your front page story about the recent fire at Campion House, Bowthorpe could lead to unnecessary distress and concern amongst those students living at the complex.

The facts are as follows: • The damaged flat was not a student room; • All flats are equipped with a fully functioning

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smoke detector (checked in September) ; • The complex is fully equipped with fire-fighting Concrete is published by UUEAS Concrete equipment and the emergency fire doors are Society. © 2000 Concrete. ISSN 1351·2773. checked regularly ; Opinions expressed are not necessarily those of • The flat where the fire was started retained full the Publisher or Editor. Use of the name Tl1e integrity containing the fire until the emergency Event is by arrangement with the copyright services arrived; holders. Planet Zog Ltd. No part of this • The flat was not "burnt down", one of the rooms newspaper may be reproduced through any was damaged and two others suffered smoke means including missing photos. sad ex·chiefs or damage; nail·blting award ceremonies without the express • There was never any danger to other residents. permission of the Editor. Pnnted by Eastern On a more positive note, you will be pleased to Counties Newspapers. Thanks to UH Stewards learn that we have received letters praising the high and ECN. standard of the accommodation...----------------~-----......, provided , particularly the quality of the furnishings.

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Could you run the country from your desktop? David Swettenham looks at the potential for a Government computer strategy game ... oli tics : it's a funny old game. One minute you 've got power, populari ty and prostitu tes in abundance, the next you're languishing in a courtroom with charges of perjury. and pervertmg the course of just1ce against your name. And that's just Jeffrey Archer. Allegedly.

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der the pressure of actu ally having to govern th e cou ntry. Moreover, I liked the idea of hurling wi tty abuse across the dispatch box during Prime Minister's Questions and of making promises that I had about as much chance of keeping as I did of turning into a dancing gerbil and pertorming the Riverdance.

So, I set up a someI liked making what unlikely scenario well have done 1t in reality, ' ' whereby the conservaone day there Will be a promises I had as tives were in power with computer game that allows much chance of a massive majority you to experience all the keeping as a gerbil (holding all but one of trousers-down, tackle-out action that modern politics has of performing in the Scottish seats) ~n d where I, The R1ght entails, and all in the comRiverdance Honourable Willlam fort of your own front room .

Ke nnedy Blair (a name Enter Ultimate Prime which should appeal to all voters) held the Minister Manager, a game of skill and judgeunenviable task of dragging a floundering ment, yes, but more importantly. absolutely Labour party into a position where they might amoral, double-dealing, self-serving ruthlesscha llenge for government. ness.

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Gordon Brown was an automatic selection as shadow chancellor, with Alan Milburn the second name on the team sheet for shadow

Clicki ng on th e House of Lord s capti on I decided to completely abuse my newfound powers and appoint some peers of th e realm. So it was th at I was abl e to say, "Arise, Lords Keegan, Davidson, Tarbuck and Lynam. May you make your country truly proud ."

Still a littl e heady following this surreal passage of action, I almost failed to notice the flashing 'scandal', notifying me of tabloid shenanigans.

I was greeted by the news that the multi millionaire business tycoon Mr Mohammed AI Buy1t was offering me a rather thick brown envelope of money in exchange for questions in the commons. Not being one to stare the proverbial gift horse in the face , I readily accepted and. to my utter shock, was not caught.

Imagine my excitement at the possibilities, the list of corrupt, fraudulent things I could get away with - the Paris Ritz being only the beginI decided to alienate ning. a small insignificant But, of course, greed search. was to be the end of Given my position in opposiportion of the my short-l1ved politition the budget option was population I titled cal career. No soonunavailable, thus saving me er had I amassed a 'Old People ' what looked like a good mass1ve personal degree of tedium . Policies, on fortune, taken countthe other hand , proved to be less luxury holidays and been unfaithful to my far more interesting. Not WIShing to break from doting wife on no less than sixty-nine occas1ons convention too heav1ly, I promised massive than my v1rtual world came tumbling down spending on health and education, sure to win around me. support with th e voters. In order to finance such Five months mto my tenure as leader of the major spending plans, I decided to alienate a opposition the Daily Star ran a front-page story small, virtually insignificant portion of the popudetailing my exploitS with n1ne prostitutes and a lation that I tentatively titled 'Old People'. Thus. I Yorkshire terner named 'Ruffles'. lt goes without happily whacked up VAT on fuel, halved the old saying that I was absolutely mortified. The1e age pension and dec1ded to introduce a new were only eight prostitutes. but this small deta1l tax on people over seventy who dribble a lot. was not enough to save me and. follow1ng a Obviously it was crucial to my chances of elecdisastrous libel su1t. I was ejected from the tion that these groundbreakmg policies were party 1n disgrace. handled 1n a highly sensitive, tactful way. Here I Still. all thi S has undoubtedly taught me one diSCOvered the worth of employing a truly devithing: the dangerous world of politics is really ous personal secretary. not for me. Indeed. the likes of Jonathon Aitken, Hav1ng tapped the details mto the machine, I Neil Hamilton and. of course. Lord Archer may waited for Alistair Campbell's response. But the well be wishing that they'd known about this wa1t was worth 1t, and Campbell furnished me fine game before they started out on the fraught w1th the sure fire slogan ·come on, they're road towards politiCS proper. Still, they should going to die soon anyway!' Suffice to say I was have time for a game wh1le they plan their on to a winner and quickly saw my ratings in comebacks. the polls soar to almost five percent.

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the ri As essay deadlines creep up, so student stress levels rise. Jo Crookshank looks at the ancient art of massage ... he dimmed lights, the warm atmosphere, sensual fingers rubbing and stroking smooth naked skin, relaxing . music playing in the background, a log fire crackling in the hearth. Yes, it's the ideal conditions for... a massage.

The word massage conjures up a range of different thoughts - probably depending on your experiences and your imagination as much as anything else. Professionals use massage to treat injuries or work unused muscles and Thai 'massage parlours' do, well, something slightly different. The point is that massaging can be used for anything - it can be intimate, relaxing, pain relieving or strictly medical but you will always come out feeling the better for it.

Forget mid-life crisis, if you're having a mid-semester crisis and feeling stressed out a massage is probably the best (and most legal) way of chilling out. If some-

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you know is feeling generous or prepared to donate an early Christmas present try a Parisian method full body aromatherapy massage for around £40. You will be led into a warm, dimmed room and asked to shower (on your own!) with special shower gels.

Then, once clean and warm you will lie down on a heated bed, smell the aromatherapy oils, sink into the soft music and clear your mind while the masseur works on your body.

For a full hour he or she will gently massage you from your feet to your head, never taking their hands off you. The warm aromatherapy oils will be worked into your skin leaving it soft as your muscles will be relaxed . If you haven't fallen asleep by this point you definitely won't be moving for a while. The masseur should leave you to come back down to earth and -drink some fresh cold water.

Suddenly, everything looks possible again; sadly, this ineludes the LCR. If, however, you are stressed because of a distinct lack of money and last night you spent the last of it drowning your sorrows, try roping someone you know into giving you a massage. There are several good reasons for

this. Firstly, its a great hangover cure, secondly, it's free, and finally its a great way of getting to know someone. Intimately.

The most important part of a massage, apart from using the right techniques, is unsurprisingly touch.

Masseurs have sensitive, caring hands and continuously keep in contact with the person they are massaging.

Massage has been used for over five thousand years in the East for healing purposes.

Countries such as China, Japan, Egypt and Persia hold records of massage usage in wall paintings, ceramics and other forms of art. In the West, the Greeks and the Romans used it as part of their medicine and after disappearing in the middle ages, massage was rediscovered in the 16th century.

Whether it is done professionally or by a friend massage is relaxing, healing and stress relieving. 1t also improves breathing and circulation.

So forget the gym - a massage is a great way of improving your body and on top of this, you get to lie down for an hour instead of getting one of those embarrassing sweat patches after five minutes on a ro~ing machine.

Massaging. can be used for anything it can be intimate, relaxing, or strictly medical.

Massage Tips When massaging, firm strokes should be made in the direction of the heart and lighter strokes used when coming away.

Here are a few techniques that you can advise your ma~eur to indulge you in:

Kneading - as the name suggests this is basically like kneading bread by grasping a fleshy area with both hands and, well, kneading (not as painful as it sounds!)

Pulling - no, not that sort. Pull the muscles, such as on the back, in order to stretch them.

Friction Strokes - make tiny, circular motions on a specific area using only your fingertips. These strokes enable you to work deeply into the muscles, tendons and around the joints.

Wringing - moving hands in alternative directions, with one hand pulling the muscles and one hand pushing.

Pinching - taking small amounts of flesh and gently pinching.

Have an online bank Everything is available on the internet these days, including your High Street bank. Will Halsey looks at how to log on ... anking - we all do it, but we'd all like to do it that much quicker, and with less queues as well. Fortunately, in this internet age, it is possible to bank at leisure, be it at home, abroad, or in the 24 hour computer centre on campus. All the main banks offer online banking, and with students having such quick access, it's a resource that perhaps should be taken advantage of.

The services available on the net include setting up standing orders, transferring money between two accounts, or transferring money to another person. lt is also possible to pay credit card bills. But beyond this, interne! access to information is particularly useful if going abroad, be it travel-

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Ricky Wilkinson, a Student Business Officer at the Barclays branch on campus, certainly recommends this. "lt is useful if you go abroad," he explains. "You can't check your balance using an ATM machine when you are in another country, but you can look it up on the internet."

One concern with the interne! is security, and this is a problem Barclays faced over the summer. A new program was introduced for the site but seven glitches were discovered. However, Wilkinson does not report security fears from students.

"We haven't had any complaints regarding online security:• he reveals. "The gli·tches were amended, and now there are no problems."

While there has been interest on campus in online banking, many students still prefer to go into the branch to do their business. How much longer this will be common practice, though, is not clear. Wilkinson certainly sees an electronic future. "lt's definitely the way things are going. Where it's going to be in 10 years time is something else entirely. I imagine that most people won't be coming to the bank because they can do it all online."

The future may become even more mobile shortly, with banking available on WAP phones.

While this is currently a very limited service, in a few years time there will be no need ~ -~ -..... _ even for a computer to pay bills I'('";~ -and transfer money . between accounts. ·while the average university student has more than e.nough time to pop into the bank, a nine to five job will mean massive I unchtime queues. Therefore, it makes sense to get on at uni where access is quick - and with gaping

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On Nov mber 11, Britain remembered its war dead. But how much was covered up in winning the two world wars? Jo Locke looks at the lengths ·Britain went to for victory...

The sinking of the Lusitania n the spring of 1915, the Lusitania, a famous British commercial liner, was torpedoed by a German submarine off the south coast of Ireland. The huge blow to the starboard created a massive explosion, which resulted in the deaths of nearly 1200 men, women, children and babies through drowning, injury, or exposure to the elements. Significantly, 128 of them were American.

Almost immediately following the disaster, conspiracy theories emerged under the assumption that Britain had deliberately arranged for the disaster so

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escort. This was an especially serious issue as merchant ships were considered warships followirg the outbreak of war. Indeed, no one can doubt that the Lusitania was built with the intention of equipping her as a heavily armed merchant cruiser in the event of war. Evidence of this came from detailed plans, published in 1907, which specified the foun· dations for where the mounted guns were to be located. lt could even be taken from the plans that that the 6-inch guns drawn in actually existed.

The theory surrounding the Lusitania is given strength by a "secret" letter that Churchill sent three months before the disaster to the President of the Board of Trade, declaring "lt is most important to attract neutral shipping to our shores, in the hope especially of embroiling the US with Germany''. The British feared that ships that withdrew from their waters were as good as sunk, precisely what the Germans hoped for.

Despite efforts to maintain conspiracy theories surrounding the sinking of the Lusitania, substantial evidence exists that contradicts them. Why, for example, did Britain want the US to join the war- at the time of the disaster, the war had only been going on for nine months and resources were not yet

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as to involve America in the ' ' war on her side as an ally.

Winston Churchill, then First Lord of the Admiralty and later Prime Minister, was accused of intentional exposing the Lusitania to German submarines, as well as the theory that the liner was smuggling munitions that had exploded due to impact. A German councillor, as well as several German newspapers, even asserted that somebody on board the liner was bribed by the British government to set off a bomb following the torpedo in order to make the ship sink faster. But the major cause of contention was the Lusitanicis violation of five key instructions. They were to sail at high speed, to follow a zigzag route through the channel, to take a mid-channel course, to avoid headlands and to shun approaches to harbours such as Queenstown on the Irish coast.

So why did the Lusitania sail so slowly? After the ship sunk, word leaked out that several months earlier the Cunard Company, which owned the ship, and the Admiralty had quietly agreed to reduce her maximum speed from 25 to 21 knots.

The suggestion was then put forward that these officials were guilty of murder in so exposing the valuable liner, especially because it did not

exhausted. Russia was fighting on the Eastern Front and wasn't likely to drop out in the near future. Italy was entering the Allied camp, leaving her former alliance with Germany and

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On the April30, 1943, a corpse dressed in Royal Marines uniform was set afloat off the coast of Spain. it was a complex operation, but merely a variant on the old device of playing false papers into the enemy's hands. lt was a game played in war and peace over centuries, and yet the Germans still fell for it hook, line and sinker.

The Allied strategists were concerned about Hitler's aim on the Balkans. Hitler dreamed of a 'Drang nach Osten', a German Empire in Arabia expanding into Africa and India. The Balkan's raw materials were of high importance to the Third Reich, and the Allies couldn't afford to let Germany get hold of Rumania's oil. lt would have spelled disaster for the allied war effort. lt was an operation that relied on two things; firstly, a body had to be found that would convince the German spies that the officer had died of pneumonia. Nobody questioned whether it was morally right, as Commander Montagu of Naval Intelligence showed.

'Why shouldn't we get a body, disguise it as a staff officer, and give him really high-level papers which show clearly that we are going to attack somewhere (other than Sicily)." Quite.

The body was found of a man who had died round the corner from MI-6 headquarters. The-parents of the man agreed to use of the body for 'special medical purposes', ignorant of the true purpose of their son's corpse. The morals of this, also, are open to question.

Thus the body was packed in dry ice and named Captain (acting major) William Martin, Royal Marines, staff officer at Combined Operations Headquarters. However, the problem arose that the man needed a personality as well as a name.

Therefore, a bank account was created with the help of Lloyds, with personal letters included in his belongings. For added realism, the man became engaged and a bill for an engagement ring was added to the documents. To prove the fiance existed, a secretary from the

bogus plans to invade Sardinia. Indeed, every clue was in place, but would the Germans fall for it?

A fisherman found the body the same morning, and it wasn't long before the papers got into the hands of German intelligence in Spain, known to be hasty and superficial in its operations. As soon as the British were told of the discovery they demanded that the briefcase be

war effort, why would Churchill have gambled by organising the destruction of such a valuable ship, not to mention the murder of 1,200 people?

Before the fateful day the Lusitania sank, other incidents had taken place. The British Falaba was torpedoed, an acciwhy dent which saw a US citizen die, yet there was no talk of war, nor was their talk when the American Cushing was bombed and the American Gulflight was torpedoed with three deaths.

Remarkably, President Woodrow Wilson hadn't even bothered sending a protest note to Berlin • about any of the incidents. Therefore, why should Churchill have assumed that the Lusitania would have had a different effect?

The fact remains, though, that the ship disobeyed five key orders in sailing the Atlantic, and it was this course of action ths.t resulted .. in the deaths of over a thousand people.

And if the British neither needed nQr wanted the United States, would Churchill have gambled?

Pearl Harbour On December 7, 1941, 2,403 servicemen and civilians were killed, and 1,178 people wounded as a result of Japanese bombings on the US Pacific Fleet's base in Hawaii. Immediately following the attack speculation spread that the British intelligence unit, the Far East Combined Bureau, was able to read the Japanese JN25 code, and that Churchill knew about the attack before it happened.

Indeed, conspiracy theories are fuelled by the suspicious and convenient disappearance of the ·Bureau's files. On the other hand, the British claim that they could no longer pinpoint the signals due to Japanese radio silence, and claim

Immediately following the attack, speculation spread that Churchill knew about the attack before it happened.

Admiralty provided love let- ' ' ters, with letters from Martin's father and the family solicitor, each carefully dated, confirming the details of the others.

Special attention had to be - - - - - - - - - - -- - -- - • they informed paid to the dates on of the Washington development straight away. receipts, bills and ticket stubs which would be found on the body - the British wanted the When the US declared war on the Axis Germans to think that the body had been at sea at Powers (Japan, Germany and Italy, least four days to compensate for the decomposiRomania, Bulgaria and Hungary), it was tion. a the turning point in the War, and a crucial moment for Churchill and the Allied Such small details were to give credence to the major deception: the documents that Martin would powers. carry which revealed that the Allies were preparing Churchill later boasted that "The British for an invasion of Sicily - but only as a cover for Empire, the Soviet Union, and now the invasions of Sardinia and Greece. Letters from the United States, bound together with every Admiralty were placed in the briefcase verifying the scrap of their life and strength,

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"Every time you get on a bus you wonder .if there's a suicide bomber on board."

The conflict in the Middle East has saturated the national media. But what's it like to actually grow up in the conflict?

Sarah Shubinsky's family did just that ...

living room when they get weekend off.

Back in 1967, Israel captured the Golan the Gaza strip and east Jerusalem in the Six Day War. My father's job, at the age of 19, was safeguarding the nuclear base near Beersheva in the Negev srael - from Holy Land to Whole-Elives in the well-heeled town of Herzliyya Pituah, Desert.

Land"' This was the somewhat corny near Tel Aviv. "Every time you get on a bus you Not only do all children have slogan used by Israel to present itself wonder if there's a suicide bomber on board. We're a very small country and Ramallah is not all that to join the army, but due to to the world at the EXPO 2000 in the·size of the country, Germany earlier this year. Rather far away." everyone seems to be than an admission by the Knesset (Parliament) "People are so used to the constant violence that connected to everyone else members that they had tried Ecstasy in their is stops affecting them that much," said Gil in some way. "Nearly everyone knows someone Proaktor (BIO PG), from Haita. Indeed, young youth, the E in question was of the electronic people, like in England, seem to be apathetic who's died, or even if you don't know them, they variety. The PR stunt was trying to show how about politics. "When there was a spate of suicide were probably a friend of a friend," commented Niv technologically-advanced Israel has become; how a tiny country went from being a few villages in the bombings a few years ago, it becam!3 a way of Pintow (ENV 3), from Tel Aviv. desert to one that received more than $4 billion in Growing up with all this violence has undoubtedly lite:· explains Gil. "People would hear about the bomb and say had an effect on the Israeli foreign investment halt a how sad it was, psyche. "I spent a lot of my century later. But as we are all ' ' Children in Israel grow up then go to a army service setting up and too aware from the constant dismantling land mines in media coverage, this rapid with guns, and teenagers party a few st,reets away. If the Golan heights," development has not come clean their machine guns you always remembers Benny, now 22. without its costs. "lt's something most 18thought about the Most ordinary Israelis are sick in the family living room fighting, you'd . year-olds wouldn't have to of the constant fighting and are when on a weekend off. never do just trying to get on with their do." anything else.• "Being in the army makes lives. But the country has But despite the you grow up fast. I had to modernised, becoming go to prison for a month security risks, Israel has become a popular holiday westernised with the ubiquitous shopping malls and McDonalds. Due to the considerable help destination and many British students have worked wh~n I disobeyed an order," added Niv. given by the US to the fledgling state of Israel, the on a kibbutz. The most recent fighting, however, Israel is in many ways a means that many areas hit by the conflict are 'American dream' - and American-style prosperity country of contradictions. is what many Israelis aspire to. But this prosperity facing economic difficulties after a drop in the There are the Orthodox is not hiding the conflict between Israel and number of tourists, which could be serious for a Jews who believe that Israel is but a tiny country visited by over two million people last year.

Palestine. of the land given to them by God, who don't work From my experience, my family went on holiday to "I'm very scared," says Hassia Yerushalmi, 54, who so they can devote their time Israel and visited to religion while their wives Nearly everyone knows some caves by the ' ' look after their numerous sea at Rosh someone who's died, or if children, and who wear the Hanikra, near the you don't know them, most unsuitable clothes for Lebanese border. the Israeli climate that you My grandmother they were probably a can imagine. Then there are spent the whole friend of a friend. the modern, secular Jews day worrying that who go on holiday to we would get Tuscany, need surgical bombed. removal from their mobile phones and In Britain, passing your A levels and getting into are reluctantly coming to university is stressful enough, but in Israel all school-leavers are required to do two or three accept the rights of the years army service before they can even think Palestinians. Indeed, there about further study. Liran Yerushalmi (30) chose to are probably more Israeli opinions on the crisis than go to university first, which meant he had to endure 6 years with the Israeli Defence Forces. there are Israelis. Some Children in Israel grow up with guns, and Israelis hate the Arabs and teenagers clean their machine guns in the family put all the blame on them; others feel that Israel has been too violent and unfair.

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been persecuted since Biblical times; Palestinians feel like they are at the mercy of a military superpower that has killed tar more of them than they have Israelis. Peace seems very elusive. At the Camp David peace summit this year, Yasser Arafat refused to accept Ehud Barak's offer of a considerable amount of land. "Before last month at least, people agreed that they wanted peace" Gil explains. "What they don't agree on now is how this will be achieved." And until they do make an agree:.:,m::_e:.:.n::.:t,_:w.:..:.h.::.ic::.h:...:.:.:.:;-;,:~~~~35\

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attacked in a similar way, Holiday snaps: Sarah Shublnsky's family try to enjoy a break despite I'm sure they'd be just the the constant shadow of war hanging over them same," he maintains. "I'm not saying Israel is perfect, but the army is called feel is impossible after the events of recent Israeli Defence Forces and its primary objective is months, the death toll will keep on rising. to defend rather than attack." Even back in Britain, Many Israelis claim that while the Arabs are you only have to look at something like the 1984 constantly living 'in the past, Israelis look towards miner's strike demonstrations to see how easily the future. Nowadays Israel enjoys good relations with Germany, with all Israeli schools partnering a peaceful demonstrations can turn nasty. school in Germany. I've met several German students who went on school exchanges to srael was created because of Zionism, a Germany or worked on a kibbutz. movement to set up a Jewish homeland that started just over 100 years ago. Zionism was And if this can happen with a country that was itself a response to widespread anti-Semitism, responsible for the worst crimes against the which culminated in the Holocaust. lt is a sad fact Jewish people in living memory, is it too much to that historically, many Jews seem to have felt the hope that Israelis could one day enjoy peace with only way to survive Nazism was to use Nazi-like their nearest neighbours?

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Let me take you by the hand and lead you Drinking, eating and all- Touring You are not on a school trip any more. You left all through the streets of London - but not the round merry-making that behind when you arrived. You are now an independent spirit, capable of going to the places You would do best to take advantage of the way scabby tourist bits. Adam Chapman shows the you have always wanted to go to. Apologies for London media have developed a passion for being a dictator... but these should not include any certain areas of the capital as trendy. you the classier parts of our capital city ... designating royal residences, churches or "reclaimed sites" in The latest postal district to reap the benefits (and don't mean to be patronising (my disclaimer, the implication being that I really do). but there are some people (usually from rural backgrounds and "industrial" towns) who seem to believe that our "fine city" has somehow entered an era of commercial renaissance in embracing the likes of Top Shop, Next and (calm yourselves now) the poster-boy for global capitalism that is Starbucks. And we, its residents , squeal with delight every time a new coffee emporium or mulitplex opens. This, surely, is not the way things should be. We're in the 21st century, for God's sake. Every major city in the country takes such things for granted, yet the novelty of having a book shop with , lordylord, a coffee shop in it sends us into a frenzy of barely concealed joy.

The way things should be? Well, the answer to that question lies far far away, down a long, winding, sporadically dual-carriageway road . Yes, my friends (if you 'll excuse the crass evangelical address) if you seek to escape the mundanity of everyday life, go visit a place where you can really learn how to shop, club, eat and drink (and pull far better looking people) . Go to London.

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Getting There Trains to London take just under two hours (although possibly longer at present due to the entire railway system cracking up). Trains go direct to Liverpool Street station, and run roughly every half hour from Norwich . Phone 0845 7 484950 for times and details. A return ticket costs about £30 (£20 with a railcard) . Coaches to Victoria Bus Station (near Victoria underground station) take three hours and the cost is just under £20.

Shopping Rule one: Stay away from Oxford Street if you really want to get something new, something a little bit different, because if that isn't your intention then you may as well have stayed at home. The aforesaid street is basically a very big high street (minus Poundland) , bar the exception of Selfridges ... a place I would not be ashamed to call home. Plus you 'll be able to avoid some of the most pikey and unfriendly people. Also. if you are the type of person who walks really really slowly on a crowded street in awe of all the big buildings

then stay away from the busiest of areas. There is nothing more annoying to people who actually have things to do with their lives. You may also get thrown in front of a bus (not altogether unintentionally) . Yes, bear all this in mind when you go through the inner-debate of whether to do the Regents/Oxford Street thang . This is where the characters in Eastenders talk about when they

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Oxford Street is basically a very big high street, minus Poundland.

are going "to buy something a bit special". Peggy Butcher? Not really the look you're after.

You really can't miss Coven! Garden, then, one of the city's most eclectic shopping areas (it's mainly pedestrianised so no buses) . There are a selection of some of the high street's less tacky shops as well as a newly-revamped Diesel , Duffer of St George and Miss Sixty. First on your stop, though, must be Floral Street, in between the tube station and the market.

From an entire store dedicated to Diesel's experimental Style Lab range as well as Uth and Burro this is definitely the creme de la creme of off-killer (semi) affordable mainstream fashion .

Individuality is a good thing ... even if it is commercialised individuality, which isn't really individuality at all, but who cares as long as you look nice?

And if you really can't do without your high street fix then what better high street than the most famous in the world? The King's Road in Chelsea.

Be prepared though for some of the best groomed people you are likely to see during your stay. No three fingered yokels here. The same goes for Camden and Portobello markets which might be more up your street if you have already spent your stoodent loan .

Oh and rule number two of shopping in London?

About that Kappa thing some of you insist on "doing". Unless you want to look like you spend your evenings hanging outside McDonalds thirsting for cider, carefully tending to your masturbation-induced acne it's best to leave it where it feels most at home. That's Norwich, by the way.

disadvantages depending on whether you like your home town being overrun by mobile touting trendies ... ) is the East-End. With this new found reputation comes a greater emphasis on appearance (let's cut the crap on the "it's what's inside that counts" thing ... we are all shallow at heart) so if the idea of being seen suits you down to the ground then go east (not too east... north a bit then east). It'll be a bit like the Hive. only with better looking bar staff.

Elsewhere, you really are spoiled for choice. From the Farmer's Market in Chelsea to Wagamama's noodle bar in Camden . From the most expensive meal at Bluebird on the King's Road to the 24hour Burger King in Leicester Square, you are never far from somewhere to eat, which, for all you fatties out there, will seem like heaven .

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featured Betty Hed iro e was tired. Dangerously tired. He'd learnt to recognise exhaustion wh en he was in the Marines. He'd freaked out after graduating top of his high school class and swapped co llege appl ications for an Armed Forces recruiting office. Five years in, combat deployment in the Gulf War and two emergency incursions in Africa. He recognised th e signs of total exhaustion and he'd been through them all in the past two days.

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He knew he'd switched off the lights in the coffee room but inside his closed eyelids a thin band of white light was dancing around . His eyes were fail ing now. Not a good sign. Never a good sign ...

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They were crawling in through his ears, burrowing through his brain, causing painlight behind his eyes.

In his early twenties, disenchanted with learning ever more efficient ways of ripping people apart, he'd left the Marines - his father almost ecstatic when he phoned him: "Ain't no place for the black man in the army son. Didn 't I always say that."

He'd hung up on his father that day. They hadn 't spoken since. His father had never understood anyway.

From the corridor voices played off the walls. They seemed to be talking a foreign language. He couldn't make out anything they said. He sunk further into the couch. He had to get some sleep. He couldn 't go on like this ...

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After his discharge he'd spent two and a half years as a night-club doorman, simply for something to do. Two and a half years spent stopping strangers coming up with ever more efficient ways of ripping each other apart. Two and a half years of constant but happy fatigue: mornings in the gym maintaining the Marine physique he tried not to be proud of; afternoon's in the local college library reading anything he could get his hands on; evenings in the war zone - back in the military mindset assessing risks, spotting problems, neutralising threats. Two and a half years and- despite his new girlfriend- he 'd been climbing the walls again.

There had to be more to life. He had to be worth more than this ...

The refrigerator by the door hummed away to itself - fifty yea rs old and still going strong. Built before manufacturers discovered 'built-in obsolescence'. it was twelve years since he'd moved to Boston and already he was on his th ird refrigerator. He settled furth er into the couch, pulling hi s coat over his head; trying to block out th e hum.

He'd decided to give college a shot. He 'd been mulling the idea over for a while but he'd finally decided early one July morning: walking in at sixthirty. eight new stitches in his arm; seeing the resigned fear and pain in his girlfriend's eyes at another just a scratch/all part of the job' dismissal.

He realised he 'd been coasting. That he'd been selling himself short ..

He tried turning the refrigerator's constant hum into waves on a shore; tried imaging himself back on his honeymoon in Costa Rica. Anything that might help him sleep. it wasn 't working though work. The hum wasn't waves: it was a swarm of angry bees burying into his brain . His eyes shot open. No, no bees, just the straining refrigerator and the light in his head he couldn 't switch off. He turned under his makeshift blanket. If on ly the couch would oblige and swallow him. Just for thirty minutes.

Thirty minutes and he'd be safe again. Thirty minutes of sleep. That's all he needed.

He'd joined the Marines because he couldn 't take the risk of failing, the risk of letting everyone down; "You 'll be the first kid from our building ever to go to college" He couldn't cope with that much expectation. lt wasn't fair. But joining up had been good for him. Sure, it was running away but at least the Marines had given him something: discipline, structure, the knowledge that there 's a little bit inside that is you, and that if you keep it hidden, no-one, no matter how determined, can ever fully break you. Oh, he'd become disenchanted towards the end but he'd never regret those years. At least he 'd been moving forwards. But not as a doorman: as a doorman he was coasting. Yes, he loved his routine: breakfast with Denise before she wen t off to class - she was pre-law back then - then back to bed for a couple of hours. Later, after his nap, down to the gym for a couple of hours, home for a shower and meal of pasta and fruit, then off to the library. There he'd meet Denise for coffee about two and they'd hit the books till seven or eight at nigh t. He loved the routine. But he was coasting.

And he was tired too - leaving for work every night, leaving Denise with the washing up and an empty bed till four or five am. Tired of coming home every night to find her asleep, hugging a body pillow that should have been him. And he was tired of finishing the fights other people started. Tired of the stitches and the bruises that by rights belonged to someone else. He was tired of babysitting alcoholics when he could have been at home with Denise; playing chess, enjoying a glass of wine, helping her prepare her next college presentation.

The bees seemed too real now. He cou ld feel them moving under his coat: their buzzing drowning everything out. They were crawling in through his ears, burroughing through his brain , causing bright flashes of pain-light behind his eyes. He wa s hall ucinating now, the line between real ity and imagination finall y breaking down . His skin felt salty, the constant sweats of the last few hours drying beneath his clothes. Things were really getting bad. He couldn 't even tell if he was awake or asleep anymore ...

And so that July morning he'd taken a chance.

He'd decided to go to college. Climbing into bed beside her, his torn and bloodied shirt piled on the floor, he 'd told her his dream. They'd stayed in bed all day: making love, discussing career options, working out the financial implications; deciding what it was he was going to study.

"Oh , sorry, I didn't realise you were in here." The nurse's voice exploded his brain into glass shards ,

jolting him back from the very brink of sleep .

"Nobody told me you wer-" "GET OUT!" His coat flying across the room : joining his voice in chasing out the offender. But he regretted it as soon as it was th rown. He'd moved so quickly his head was spinni ng, the sweats came back and his th roat caught fire with stomach acid.

Eighty-nine dollars. A present from Denise last autumn. The list of reasons he should retrieve the coat was growing by the second but he couldn't even bring himself to open his eyes, let alone get up and find the coat. So close. So close. He'd nearly been asleep that time ..

College had been tough . Med school even worse.

Five years in the service seemed easy when he compared it now to how he'd felt through Medical school. He 'd seen combat in Iraq, been pinned down under shell fire for five days in Angola, but he'd never felt as totally ,drained as when he fin ished his final exam. Denise had come home from work and found him fully clothed on the bed, his books on the floor by the door. No more all night study sessions whilst she snored softly in the bedroom, no more essays, no more working weekends at the club to pay the rent, no more hospital placements, no more Mr Provisional. He was finished. Fully qualified. Ready for the world.

He 'd slept for 13 hours, got up, staggered to the toilet and then slept tor another nine hours. By the time Denise had woken him with a huge stack of pancakes and orange juice a whole day had passed and she'd just come in from work.

His arm twitched beneath him, th e muscle going into spasm. Eighteen hours. In twe nty minutes he'd have been at work eighteen hours and he hadn't had a break since he started. it was twenty hours since he'd got up and only twenty-six since he'd left the hospital yesterday. Someone had to hire some more staff soon. There were only some many double shifts people could actually do ...

On their fourth anniversary Denise had proposed.

He'd been studying for an exam and she'd come to the library as it was closing to take him to dinner. Over coffee in a little restaurant in the city she'd asked him to marry her. He'd pulled a little satin box out of his pocket and replied, "Only if you'll marry me first. " They'd been using that story at dinner parties tor five years now.

in and his medical students were doing procedures they weren 't qualified to do: he didn 't even trust himself to give an injection by that stage. Thank God fo r th e lull , the chance to lie down. This wasn't medicine anymore. This was survival. ..

Denise had taken him on holiday straight from his final graduation. He'd walked down off the podium, certificate in hand, letters after his name and there'd been a taxi waiting outside, their luggage already in the trunk. Two weeks in the Dominican Republic. A surprise graduation gift.

The refrige rator stopped humming but the bees in his head didn't noti ce. They kept up th eir buzzing .

Fifteen minutes . That's all he needed. In fifteen minutes his shift would be over and he need never be tired again. In fifteen minutes Denise would have come to meet him and they would be driving to Maryland for two weeks of total relaxation : their first holiday in almost three years. No pager, no trauma room , no arrogant hospital administrators.

Just them , a cabin and the woods. Nothing but silence ...

And when they got back it would be to his promotion , his new job description ; his guaranteed forty-three hour maximum week. He would never be this tired again.

Fifteen minutes and Denise would be here. Fifteen minutes and the madness would be over. He should get up; but the room was still spinning.

Reception knew he was in here. They'd show Denise in. Fifteen minutes. Th at's all he needed ...

The door slammed open : a sound grenade exploding in his brain. "Or Tolson, we need you."

He tried to make his eyes focus.

"We've got an R.T.A out front. " The nurse in the doorway: a formless black shape.

"IC3 female. Late twenties."

1t was hopeless, his eyes just wouldn't respond.

"Massive head trauma. Broken ribs . Possible punctured lung."

He tried standing up.

"A mbulance driver clipped her on his way in."

The floor swirled around beneath his feet.

"Or Tolson? ... " He turned his face towards the voice. "lt looks like she was on her way here."

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Student speak After months of campaigning in the American Presidential election race , the public finally went to the polls last Tuesday ... but they won 't know the result for weeks .

After years of lecturing other countries on the benefits of democracy, is it now a case of the pot calling the kettle black?

The elections have been pretty ridiculous , it undermines the whole electoral system they really should have a clearer system of voting .

Barnaby Matley (SOC 2) The Americans are supposed to be the world 's most democratic country, but if someone who hasn 't got the most votes wins the election , it's awful. The USA always calls for other country's elections to be monitored, so why don't they get their own right first?

Niky Pettit (SOC 2) They don't know what they are doing, the

I hate George W Bush - he's an idiot.

Ed Brown (MGT 2) Neither of them should be elected , they are no good. it's a bit suspicious that George Bush's brother is the Governor of Florida,

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Leo

Having aired your kinkier side ove the past mont11 it might be necessary to reign it in a little as there are some purists who will get a bit offended by your free and easy attitudes. This isn't the sixties so try to make the free lovin' a little less free and a lot mo, e discreet. You aren't a prostitut e .. and I don't care if it feels nice. Perv .

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Your moralising may appear to make you a fine , upstanding cit izen , shielded from the filthy attitudes of others, but it is actually what has been holding you back for so long. Unless you are planning on a career in relig1on you will need to let yourself go if you are going to be able to cope with what is in store. No one likes a prude after all.

whole thing is a complete farce. I think they need to either recount every vote or hold the Florida election again.

Dan Hester (EAS 4) Wh at's wrong with just putting a cross in a box? Why do they insist on hole-punching and email and postal voting?

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You are not auditioning for an American teen soap so stop over-analysing everythi ng that comes into your life .

This is likely to start pissing your nearest and dearest off as grow tired of your self-involved nature. Only if you let your ' they . hair down w il l you be able to start having some fun over the coming fortnight .

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the who le system is a shambles.

Andrew Turner (SYS 2) History has been made and there's a lesson to be learnt from this. Democracy does work, but this time it has been difficult to establish a clear cut winner.

Sam Mensah (MGT 2)

The fact that your moon IS going all moony at the moment means that you are likely to come into some luck this fort night. Don't think that this will come in the most trad itional of forms becau se it won 't. You'll have to be slightl y more alert than usual. So get your head out of the clouds and start looking .

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Don't be pu t off by the fa1 1mgs of others as there really isn't very much point. Other peopl e being retarded reall y { ~.. l' isn't your responsibility. Concentrate on new people who •a"' enter your life as they are likely t o hold more credibility 1n their little finger than your current friends can muster.

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Whi le t he excesses of t he past t wo weeks have t aken t hei r t oll, leaving you stressed and lackmg in pat 1enc.e. t hings are look1ng up. You are going t o have to learn some humil ity , though, 1f yo u are gomg to ach1eve t h1s upturn. bec ause intol erance of others is the onl y th ing th at will prevent you from achieveing what you most want: love). Avoid your usual cy nic tsm t oo , it might just pay dividends.· ~

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Brace yourself for a Vvhol e new caring-sharing you. Whil e a ~ you have spent a large port ion of t he term cultiv ating the inner bitch. event s this fortnight are gong to change th at , bringing about a warmer side to yo ur personality. I'm not saying you are going to be winning any humanit arian award s any t ime soon, but you 'll l1ke wh at you fi nd.

Aquarius As your cha rt shows. tl11ngs are gomg get a t ad hecttc 1n t he fmance department . This doesn't mean you are going ~\' t o fmd yourself on a street corner as a b1t of rough trade .

• ) As the lady dow n the road from me used to say "I f you look aft er yo ur pennies th e pounds wil l look aft er th emselves" .

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E is for Education So, you fancy the idea of being able to boss people around. Or perhaps the idea of being able to put little brats through the same torturous presentations and spontaneous class tests that you had to deal with appeals to your sadistic side. Maybe, it's the prospect of long, regular holidays that would allow a return to the student lifestyle of long lie-ins and Richard and Judy for company. Or it could simply be that you genuinely like the idea of being able to influence an impressionable young person's life for ever. Which ever reason it may be, if you are considering going into teaching, read on for information on what graduate courses entail and how to get into them.

Where can you do the course?

Over 130 universities across the country provide an Initial Teacher Training (ITI) course.

Most providers will do both primary and secondary education courses, however it is worth checking carefully before you apply that the course you plan you do covers the age group you wish to teach .

Most courses last for one year, however there are a limited number of two year courses available if you need more time to prepare for teaching your chosen subject. Primary teaching places tend to fill up quickly and the deadline for applications is the December 15.

Secondary teaching has no deadline and it can be worth applying right up to the last minute for possible vacancies.

The Graduate Teaching Training Registry has a list of all ITI courses and providers which can be found at www.canteach.gov.uk

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Going hungry According to shops and catering on campus, students don't eat at the weekend. Nicola Mallett's stomach {g)rumbles on ...

Picture this, it's Saturday afternoon , you 're swotting away madly in the library, trying to finish that essay that was due in the Friday before and you feel your stomach rumbling embarrassingly. You try to cover it up with a cough but already the person on the desk nex1 to you is laughing out loud at your stomach's uncalled for outburst.

Of course the only answer is food , a hearty meal at the Diner? A tasty snack from the Union shop? (I didn't say it would be easy to picture the scene.) So you pack up your books and head for the exit. But what do you find? There is no hearty meal

being served in the Diner and no, the UFO or Paper Shop are not offering tasty snacks, in fact they are all closed, and as your stomach starts to shake uncontrollably with hunger pains your only option is to head for the snack

Are there specific entry requirements?

You must have at least a C grade in GCSE English and Maths and your previous education has to have provided you with the foundation to teach your chosen subject. Each course provider sets their own additional requirements, such as class of degree and this information is available through the university itself. Most providers will want you to have some experience of working with young people, this is not essential but where possible getting some work experience would be useful.

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What does the course cost?

If you have lived in Britain for three years before the course starts you should not have to pay fees. Whilst studying you are still eligible for a student loan, which can be up to £4,480 in London and £3,635 elsewhere. An incentive programme operates for those teaching shortage subjects such as Maths, Science or Foreign languages, which offers £2,500 whilst you train and a further £2,500 when you take up your first teaching post.

And as part of a Government initiative to encourage graduates to become teachers, most students can bag a £6,000 training salary for the duration of the course.

We have opportunities for writers, photographers and illustrators which will provide invaluable experience and look great on your CV.

What happens after the course?

With over half a million teaching jobs in the country there is always a need for teachers, thus opportunities are always present. Once qualified you need to complete an induction period of at least one year to remain eligible to teach in the future.

Where can I find out more?

The Teaching Information Line, 0845 6000 991 , can answer any questions and also provides a detailed information pack on request.

Individual university prospectuses will provide specific course details. There are also details on the web at www.canteach.gov.uk

As the advert says "nobody forgets a good teacher", but remember that whilst this is true, it must also be noted that no-one fails to slag off a bad one.

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and indulge in a lunch of chocolate and crisps.

Now students aren't known for their healthy diet - in fact the average student envisions pasta and alcohol as a totally nutritious ensemble - but this isn't helpe~ by the fact that everything on campus closes at the weekend. In fact, the UFO closes at 1pm on a Saturday, which isn't very useful for those people who rely on it for lunch. The University and Union should be trying to help students to be healthy. Let's face it, the majority of students come to University without any prior cooking knowledge. Now I know that often the Diner seems to reflect the same problem, but for some students who don't know a saucepan from a sieve, a meal in the Diner is as tasty as dinner at the Ritz (that includes those students who have numbed their tastebuds

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We should be able to get a meal on campus all through the weekend, instead of having to wander around like walking zombies with only a Mars bar in our system.

How are we supposed to prove our academic genius if we don't have access to a hot meal? it's not like we are asking them to open all night, just a few more hours over the weekend to stop those embarrassing stomachrumbling moments.

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wou ave • • awa Wl I ••• If you believe the hype then sporting scandal is at an all time high, but were sports stars in the olden days just as naughty? More importantly, were they as likely to get collered? A/ex Thorpe investigates .. . he recent revelation that former England captain Alec Stewart was named in an inquiry into bribery sent shockwaves around the cricketing community. But whatever misdemeanour he may or may not have committed is hardly the first scandal to rock the world of sport.

But is sport getting dirtier and dirtier? Ever since winning became the be-all and end-all in sport, people have been cheating the system in an attempt to make things easier for themselves.

The world's most popular sport, football, is perhaps one of the most sinned against by its competitors . Only ten years after the Football League was set up, Burnley and Stoke arranged to draw a game where both sides needed a point to ensure top-flight survival. Over 100 years later and Barcelona are offering Milan money to win against Leeds to help them survive in Europe .

The first recorded case of bribery in football occurred in 1905, when Man City and Wales captain Billy Meredith was ban,led for a year for offering Aston Villa players £10 to lose a vital championship match . They blew the championship and suffered humiliation throughout Britain , but this wasn 't enough to stop teams attempting to fix matches .

In 1911, the Middlesbrough chairman tried to fix the local derby with Sunderland and was banned Middlesbrough won without any help. Only two years later, an Everton player was jailed for offering the West Bromwich Albion team £5 each to lose 1-0.

The highest profile pre-war fix was for a Division One match between relegation threatened Manchester United (a wonderful phrase) and

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Liverpool at Anfi eld . The players met in a pub before the game and decided that Liverpool would lose 2-0, which they duly did. Fans and bookies alike smelt a rat and a police investigation ensued .

Eventually, Liverpool's Jackie Sheldon confessed and nine players got indefinite suspensions.

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Gauld said that t he tie had been fixed , and that three Wednesday players had each put £100 on themselves t o lose the match.

The most dramatic fixing incident in British football history broke in 1964 in the Sunday People. The rumours had been doing the rounds for years, but it took a £7,000 payment to get one of those involved , Jimmy Gauld , to spill the beans. His accusations centred on a match between Ipswich and Sheffield Wednesday at Portman Road , which the Suffolk side won 2-1 .

Gauld said that the tie had been fixed, and that three Wednesday players had each put £100 on themselves to lose. He also pointed the finger at four other matches that had taken place that day.

The police investigation led to 60 players being interviewed; Gauld was fined £5000 and jailed for four years; the three Wednesday players- Tony Kay, Peter Swan and David Layne- all received four months and lifetime bans from football.

More recently, former Li verpool goalkeeper Bruce Grobelaar was accused of match fixing by The Sun - another reputable sou rce - but was cleared in court, along with counterparts Hans Segers and John Fashanu. The figures involved here were much greater, £100,000 each, but the scandal the same.

Of course all this reflects badly on football, put compared to cricket it was almost expected.

There had been suggestions in Indian newspapers that cricket in the subcontinent was rotten to the core, but none of them backed up with any evidence. lt was only in 1995, when Australians Shane Warne and Mark Waugh accused Salim Malik of offering them £130,000 to throw a Test match , that the can of worms was opened.

Malik obviously denied all , but when Pakistan unexpected collapsed to lose a Test in Zimbabwe the rumours gained weight.

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Nothing was proven and cricket went about its business until Warne and Waugh admitted taking money from an Indian bookmakers.

In late 1997 Rashid Latif, a former Pakistan wicketkeeper, fingered Malik as a major player in bribery.

Once during a Test in England , Latif was asked to make sure that the Pakistan total didn't pass 300.

He to ld the management of this, and then went out and hit 45 to make sure that they got the win they wanted.

As with all al legations before, nothing was proven and cricket went about its business until Warne and Waugh admitted taking money from Indian bookmakers to give them 'information' about the state of play, but denied match-fixing. This led , eventually, to a trial last year where many players were questioned, but no allegations were admitted under oath .

As a result the current inquiry into match fixing

was comissioned and , despite naming many names, is just as much an anti-climax as its predecessors.

All these match-fixing allegations are so mixed up in legalities that it is likely that nothing will ever be proven , but when it comes down to just plain old cheating there is plenty of good-natured rule breaking .

The best way to guarantee victory is to knobble your opponents, and no one gave a better example of how to do this than American iceskater Tonya Harding . Worried that she wouldn't win the Olympic title in 1994, her ex-husband and two of his associates were involved in an attack on Harding's greatest rival , Nancy Kerrigan . errigan was clubbed about the legs with an iron bar as she practised for the US national championships. Unfortunately for Harding , it wasn 't enough for Kerrigan to miss out on the Olympics. Instead Harding was implicated in the affair and , come the Olympics, all eyes were centred on the ice rink for the figure skating championships .

As Harding came out to compete she skated for 20 seconds and gave up in tears. When she went back to the States she admitted her part in the assault and was duly fined $100,000 . In a strange twist of fate , Harding has gone on to become a celebrity in the USA while Kerrigan has faded into obscurity.

The Olympics has come in for more than its fair share of scandal over the years. with performance enhancing drugs being a taboo topic of conversation .

The use of steroids to build muscles shot to the forefront in 1988 when Canadian athlete Ben Johnson was stripped of his 1OOm Gold Medal for a strongly positive test. This wasn 't the first case of an athlete being banned for drugs , but it was the first time a winner of a blue ribbon event had been stripped.

With the iron curtain going up after World War Two, Soviet block countries went to any lengths to win gold medals. Some of their drugs have had permanent side effects on athletes, with some even having to change sex. it's not just the athletes who are involved in scandal though , with many members of the IOC being bribed in ingenious ways by organisers of the Winter Games in Salt Lake City 2002 to 'confirm ' their bid.

Not content with hard cash, the IOC members' bribes came in the form of cars, jewels, and even SuperBowl tickets to the value of $20,000. The revelation resulted in mass sackings, but the games still go ahead as planned in 2002 .

So, scandal is rife in sport. But is it increasing? Maybe , maybe not. But with the world's press available at the click of a button, 24-hour news, and sportsmen and women earning in a week what most people earn in a number of years, it is becoming higher profile .

As long as the will to win in sport is there people will want to cheat, but if that will to win is lost then sport will never be the same.

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Sporting role model?

Norwegian javelin thrower Paal Arne Fagernes defied all the conventions of preparing for the Olympic Games - by going out and getting pissed in the run up to Sydney.

Just 11 days before the opening ceremony, a drunken Fagemes broke down the door of the wrong house while looking fo r a party in Oslo.

The police arrested him for disturbing the peace, but he still made it to Sydney, finishing ninth.

When he got home Fagernes got 18 days in jail and a £400 fine.

Ci..tv...YP. to mid-table desP.ite weekend loss

By MIKE MILNER

A DOUBLE league victory this fortnight saw City move up to mid-table despite a narrow defeat against Sheffield Wednesday on Saturaday.

Going into the third round Worthington Cup clash again t Premiership strugglers, Derby County, the Canaries were in confident mood.

And with the news that striker Tony Cottee had left the club by mutual consent to manage third division Barnet, City recalled former Newcastle man, Paul Dalglish for the game.

Despite their optimism City were 2-0 down inside the first 15 minutes and it got worse on the half-hour as Derby made it 3-0 and that was the way it finished.

City strengthened their squad for the game against Tranmere with Manchester City left-back Danny Granville and highly rated England under-21 midfielder Scott Parker from Charlton both being brought in.

Dour In what was a relatively dour first half the only bright spot for City was a fine solo run from Parker whose attempted chip went just over the bar.

Jason Koumas was providing

much of the ammunition for Tranmere and going into the break City were lucky not to be 2-0 down, with Tranmere narrowly missing chances and the home side providing little in the way of attack.

The second half was an entirely different affair with City looking rejuvenated.

The tempo was increa ed and they were oon rewarded with a goal from Roberts.

After some quick thinking from Phi! Mulryne, Granville played the ball into the middle and Roberts scored at he econd attempt, looping the ball over the keeper.

The result gave City a much needed lift going into last Tuesday's game against third placed Birrningham.

The Canaries started brightly and had had the better of the first half with Scott

again at the heart of the action.

Both Llewellyn and the recalled Forbes were finding space on both flanks while Mulryne and Parker were commanding the midfield.

But the deadlock wasn ' t broken until the final seconds of the half when Forbes scored a cracker.

Cleared A Mulryne corner was only partially cleared allowing him to put another ball into the box.

Granger could only manage to head his clearance to Forbes whose sweet right foot shot flew into the top left-hand corner.

City defended resolutely at the start of the second ha! f as Binningham came out fighting and Andy Mar;hall in the City goal was on fire and seemingly unbeatable.

In the last ten minutes Binningham had their captain sent off for an of the ball incident with Coote but almost levelled the score in the closing seconds when Bryan Hughes went clean through on goal only to be thwarted by Marshal!.

With two wins on the spin for the first time since last Christmas City went into the game with Sheffield Wednesday confident of bagging three points.

Unfortunately for City, they went down 3-2, with Scott Parker scoring his first Norwich goal to equalise a Hinchcliffe penalty.

But it was two quick second half goals that sealed City's fate.

Tony Crane headed home from six yards, and Michele Di Piedi cra.~hed home from 35 yards to put Wednesday out of reach. A late goal from Lee Marshall only turned out to be a consolation.

Fat footballer punished When former West Ham man Neil Ruddock signed for Crystal Palace, people commented on the generousity of the contract he was given.

But Ruddock managed to keep the taunts off his back by revealing a clause in his contract by which every Monday morning that he weighs in at more than 17 stone, he has to pay the club a large amount of money.

No wonder Palace suddenly have a fat wad of cash to spend.

Swedes want cup ditched The Swedish FA has been left reeling after it emerged that their league championship trophy was dedicated to Adolf Hitler.

The man who ordered the trophy, Clarence von Rosen, was a devoted Nazi and even attended Hitler's 50th birthday party.

Swedish MPs now want the trophy melted down and replaced with something "more Swedish".

Perhaps a a flat pack sofa would do the trick.

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The world's most famous Olympic loser Eric "the eel" Moussambani has found that being the slowest competitive swimmer in history was not all the fun it was cracked up to be.

Eric, who shot to fame in Sydney when he recored the slowest time ever for the 1OOm freestyle, revealed that the people of his home country of Equatorial Guinea don't appreciate his brave efforts.

"The only people to come and meet me at the airport were my family", he said, "I'm forced to train in the sea.

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BADMINTON SET FOR BUSA QUALIFICATION THE UEA men 's badminton side are still in with a good chance of progressing following a BUSA walkover victory over Coventrj last week.

The West Midlanders failed to turn up for their tie and only notified the home side that they wouldn't be able to arrive until a quarter of an hour after the scheduled start time.

The 9-0 score line given for

the win lifts UEA to second, despite losing in Leicester the week before.

Stars Facing a side boasting four county stars, UEA lost 6-3 with

all the wins coming from Lee Gerrard and Matt Pears.

Now UEA face group toppers De Montfort Leicester in an all or nothing encounter, with a win not out of the picture if they play to the top of their game.

Said captain Paul Tee, "We are still confident of qualifying well in the group."

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By JONATHAN SYMES

UEA'S CHANCES of progressing past the group stages of the BUSA Table Tennis competition suffered a serious blow after a comprehensive defeat at the hands of Oxford left them well adrift of the qualifying places .

With just one.: 1 ictor) in their opening three game.:' leading into la' !

Wednesday路, fi\turc.:. a 11in was a tll.:c<.:<;<;il ) agai nst a tea m who ~>,Crc also struggling at the beginning of their BLtSA cam pai gn.

The match took on a best of 17 format, with the four team members playing each of th e opposing four players, followed by a potentially crucial doubles finale. However, UEA were immediately on the back foot when the opening roun d of matches left them 3-1 down .

Woeful The only victor in thi s woeful first rotation was captain Raymond Ng who led from th e front to overcome the Oxford number four 21-14, 21-19.

Worse was to come though , as four straight defeats in the next set of games effectively sealed the tie for Oxford.

A brief recovery brought gritty victories for Chris Suer and Bob Ainsley, but wh en Richard Bell's

flashes of brilliance fa iled to secure a win in his third game, Oxford secured the vital ninth point, and therefore the match.

From there on in it was exhibition stuff, as Oxford's men proceeded to pay back with interest anything the UEA could throw at them.

Although the doubles match provided high entertainment, if not quality at the end of the afternoon, Oxford still took it 21, to complete a resounding victory.

Scathing UEA captain, Raymond Ng , was not too scathing of his players performance saying, "We just had a bad afternoon, and Oxford thoroughly deserved thei r victory. At th e end of the

day, we simply didn't play to our full potential, and we paid for it.

"Oxford had a talented group of players , who performed better when it mattered."

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But the Uni1crsil) 's Director Spon, Keilh ~icholls washed hands of th e criticism, sa) ing. ''They're nothing to do with us. We gave the Union 37 lockers free charge to admi nister as they wan!. with th ree kc) s to each one ."

Added Mr Nicholb. "ll ow the Union decides to organise th ~l i ly up lo them ."

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Qualifying The result leaves the UEA side a fair way away from the top two qualifying places, in a tough group of six that also includes Loughborough , Birmingham , Warwick and Nottingham.

Their earlier victory over Warwick provides some encouragement, bu t the team will enter their forthcoming fixture with Nottingham knowing that it's do or die.

Said Richard Bell , "We still have the return games to come, but we know it'll be hard to qualify now, we've got to keep plugging away, and you never know what might happen."

"We'll certainly be hoping for a turn aroun d fo rt unes" he added.

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By SADIQ USMAN

UEA MADE it three BUSA wins out of three by scoring the only goal of a thrilling encounter against a previously unbeaten Leicester side.

The blu. tery weather played a ignificant role in Wednesday, ovember I 's match, making it essential that the ball was played effectively on the grou nd throughout the match.

Both sides found it very hard to do this early on and there was side just five minute路 constant loss of possession on both sides. but unlike Leicester, UEA to show they meant made thetr pos~e~sion work for bu. iness. forcing the Leicester keeper to them . pu h th ball ver They created the first chance on 20 minutes when . trikcr Paul Jarret the bar from a well went on a mazy run from his own worked corner. half, beat tour players but shot just UEA should have wide. had the tie in the bag Two minutes later a superb strike by now but they

by Gmeme Byme from 25 yards were forced to wait even longer for a Incident goal after two crept jll!,t outside the upright. unf rgivable mis es The only other notable incident

by Andy Gaskell. came mid路way through the first half In the 65th when a . illy incident resulted in a UEA minute, booking for UEA defender JC pressure reached its Trinder. peak as a good effort Although Leice ter had a well

by Jarret wa~ cleared organised defence, there was no off the line, followed movement up front by the two UEA by a diving header auackers and the ball wasn't being

by Richard Crozier put in the box often enough to whtch aw the Leicester keeper caw.c the visitors problems. make the save of the game.

Dunng the half路 lime break, EA's contidcnce seemed to UEA ' s manager spoke some stem grow more and more as the match words to the team and it eemed to went on and the goal was well do the tri k as the team moved up a deserved when it came. gear a. they came out for the And it was late, very late, indeed

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Hecbr when Byme' pin-point cross was tapped in by man of the match Jarret.

Jubilation There were . cenes of jubilation from the spe tators who had

refused to be deterred by the cold conditions from coming and support their team .

The UEA coach seemed happy with his side's performance commentmg. "The ftrst half wa. prclly even. We took a long time to

ettle down and although their keeper made omc good saves, justice was done m the end."

And captain, Gavin Read, summed up the mood , enthusing, "We ' ll be dancmg m the moonlight after this ."

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Hockev. firsts in to THE MEN'S hockey first are still confident of qualifying for the BUSA Cup despite a mixed performance this fortnight.

Despite a resounding win against De Montfort (Leicester) UEA were unable to overcome De Montfort (Beds) a week later, leaving the group finely poised, writes Nick Henegan With UEA as one of the top Woodward secured an easy 6路0 day the only bright spot was a three teams in a group that is win over one of the group's fantastic goal by Jeff Roberts. already betng described as a weaker teams.

Despite the defeat UEA three way contest they are left captain, Stave Woodward, Vital desperate to beat their rivals at remains optimistic for the rest of the top.

Last Wednesday UEA the competttion.

Two weeks ago they travelled to De Montfort (Beds) in "We still stand a great chance entertained De Montfort confident mood and were hopeful of ftnish tng tn the top two.

(Leicester) and dominated of grabbing vital points from their "We have won two games and throughout what was an entirely top of the table rivals. lost two but as long as we get a one sided affair.

But tt was not to be as the result agatnst Letcester and Doubles from Oliver Gall and home side outclassed UEA to perform better against DMU Jeff Roberts plus strikes by come out 4-1 winners.

(Beds) we should be alrighr he Duncan Ray and captain Steve In what was a disappointing said.

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Athletics excel at RAF meet weather training in Miami clearly paid dividends, as my best position in 1998 was 30th ."

Ch ris Mi ller was sim ilarly pl eased to finish 12th , followed by another American visitor, Will Vincent in 16th.

Andy Simpson improved on his best position last year by two places, coming 21st, followed by two more of the clubs regular competitors , Ch ris Leakey (37th) and Michae l Werner (4 1st).

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By KATHERINE TREHANE

UEA ATHLETICS Club got off to a flying start in the first RAF/East Anglian crosscountry league race of the season at Bacton Woods.

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The athletes were keen to get ru nning after two previous races were cance lled, and the ex tra training time had clearl y paid off.

Sue Cripsey stormed over the Margot also performed well over top 15 and impressively cl aimed extre mely muddy course to win first place overall. the familiar course, with Michelle the women's five kilometre race improving on her position last In the men's event UEA turned out one of their strongest convincingly. year.

She was followed by two of team s in many years, with Glenn UEA's perfo rman ce was the clubs' new ath letes, Sophie comp leted by American Mindy Ri chardson returning from a Koehne in third place and Clare Darrow who crossed the line in year abroad to finish an Edmonds in fifth .

13th place. outstanding seventh over the Emily Collins who came sixth 10km course.

The result meant that all of and eighth place runner Michelle the UEA wo men finished in the Said Glenn , "My warm

The team was brought home by new athlete Richard Stanley, who finis hed 45th out of a field of nearly 70, to achieve the teams highest placing since 1997.

The club are looking forward to an exciting year, with a tri p to th e Whiteknights Re lays in Readi ng later this month , fo llowed by the UEA cross ~ country on 29th November.

The athletics club were - also ce lebrating Chris Mi ller's impressive 525th position and a new personal best time of one hour 25 minutes ove r the half marathon distance in the Great North Run in October.

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brand locker Jmv. allocation farcic I UEA sports captains have hit out after key allocations for kit lockers started putting matches in jeopardy.

The 37 lockers in question are in the new Sportspark but the keys are currently kept in Uni on House behi nd the security desk, and skippers are not allowed to take a copy for themse l ves.

This means that they must make a special trip to get a key before they can play or 1 1 lrain.

Men';, hockey captain I Steve Woodward fumed " It 's annoying at the moment.

Obviously. with playing at th e Sportspark we have to make

end with the extra time for gelling the keys.

If there isn 't a member of staff hl·hind the de;.,k the captain;, have to wait for someone to arri1·e before they can get a key.

Stretched And the problem is compou nded if there is an event in the Hive or a gig in the LCR when security staff are alreauy stretched.

The problem appar~ ently stems from the · un will ingness of Sport spark bosses to kept have the keys behind the cen tre's

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