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THE TERRORIST attacks In the USA have left American students due to study at UEA stranded unable to fly to Britain In time for the new term. At least eighty Americans could face arriving late due to US air traffic being temporarily shut down. A total of 154 visiting students were supposed to arrive last weekend to register with the University, but while 70 students on group programmes were already in England when the tragedy happened, a remaining 84 are still struggling to get a flight. And International Officer, Mike Roberts fears it is possible the travellers may not enter the UK in time to begin their courses.
Delays "There will inevitably be delays and although flights should be up and running again soon, there will be a backlog. Usually, we have international arrivals on Saturday and Sunday and then an orientation around
the University on Monday and Tuesday, but it looks like they won't be here for that." But Mr Roberts insists that the students will be looked after when they finally arrive at the University. "We're doing everything we can to let our students know that we are here to support them . We y.'ant to tell our American students coming in that we will do everything we possibly can to accommodate them in courses and in their studies," said Mr Robert~. ''The Dean of Sludents office is also there ~o provide counselling fo r any students who feel a bit messed up by this." University Directo r of
Communications , Alan Preece claims everyone at UEA will do their best to help the Americans settle in - and to ensure that those who are spending time studying in the USA are safe.
Support "We are making contact to make sure that the students know the support and resources available to them in America and the University here." "lt is a devastating and tragic incident, but the majority of our students were not in the areas involved. We as an institution send our in condolences to the American people," said Mr Preece.
Despite the numerous amount of abuse aimed at Muslims at American universities, Union Welfare Officer, Polly Evans hopes there will be few problems at UEA. "We understand that feelings are running very high following the events of last week in the US," said Polly. And she hopes that everyone can pull together and help those who have arrived from America settle in . "We urge all students to behave with sensitivity at what is a very difficult time for many, " she added. FOCUS: Page 10 Concrete talks to UEA students In the US.
EAS STUDENT LEFT TERRIFIED AFTER PENTAGON BWT A UEA student has told of her horror after a highjacked plane crashed into Washington's Pentagon building -just two miles away from where she is staying writes Katle Hind. EAS student Jenny Barr, who is currently studying at Georgetown University for a year was left terrified following the terrorist attacks, which sent shockwaves through America. Speaking from her campus room in Washington DC, Jenny revealed her shock at last week's events. "I could see smoke from the top of the building and although I didn't hear any1hing when the plane crashed, the
sirens of the emergency services sounded very close by, it was very scary."
Scared Jenny claims the aftermath of the attack has left the city very quiet. "Because we are on the flight path here and there are no planes flying, there is not much noise at all. All we hear is the odd army fighter jet going over us." And the American and English Literature student has admitted that she doesn't want to leave the Georgetown campus. "I am scared to fly , but luckily I won't have to get on a plane until Christmas. 11 continued on page 2
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Concrete talks exclusively to Motion's wife I
By KATIE HIND News Editor Jan Dalley spoke of her happiness in an exclusive interview with Concrete after Prof Motion, who is also employed as the Poet Laureate, was hauled up in front of a discplinary committee - accused of sending up to 40 "explicit" emails to postgrad student Laura Fish. The professor was also accused of kissing his student while visiting her campus room.
Complaint But Motion also filed a complaint against the 37-year-old student - accusing her of spreading rumours to her class mates and the national press. After a lengthy hearing, in which both partie; gave evidence, Miss Fish and Prof Motion, 48, were both exonerated - and Miss Dalley is elated that her husband was not disciplined. "I am pleased that it has come to
a close, it's all very gone by now. Andrew was completely exonerated," she said. And Miss Dalley, who is Literary Editor of the Finandal Times ~!!!!!!!~ hopes that she and her husband can get on with their lives now. "She hasn't been in touch, it's over and I am relieved , it's all in the past. It's nothing to worry about anymore, I hope," she said.
Unfair Miss Fish, who is sti ll working on her MA course at UEA didn't want to comment - because she wants to concentrate on her studies. But the single mother-of-one, who is still working on her couse hinted that she believed she was treated unfairly by the disciplinary panel. In a statement issued she claims
many females feel they are mistreated in sexual harassmen t hearings. "Over 90'k of applicants were either "not satisfied" or "not at all satisfied" with the way in which their complaint was handled in the work place. Some felt that they were made to be the one at fault," said the report published by the Equal Opportunitie Commission.
Above: Jan Dal/ey, wife of Andrew Motion, Top right: The Poet Laureate, Andrew Motion Photograph : Jason Bell
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Chinese student subjected to assault bv. city thug! A CHINESE student has spoken of his fears after being racially attacked and verbally abused while delivering a meal from the takeaway where he works. The 20-year-old, who is in his a third year studying business management at UEA, was trapped in his car while three men repeatedly punched him in the face through an open window of his car.
Scared The victim, who is too scared to be named, had driven from the Golden Triangle, where the takeaway is based , to the Sprowston area of the city to deliver the food when he was set upon. "I noticed a car about 10
metres behind me when it flashed its lights. lt suddenly came into my lane and blocked me," said the student. "Three guys got out of the car and one of them punched me in the face through the car door window without sayipg anything . Another started punching the windscreen and was trying to get in. He cracked the window." The student, who received nasty bruises and cuts to his face, was shocked at the attack. "lt was terrifying , I was scared. There was nothing I could do." The tormentors continued with racist taunts as the assault
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Shocked And Det Con Trevor Murphy of Norwich CID, who is heading the investigation, is shocked at the attack too. "lt was a nasty, unprovoked attack. We would ask anyone who saw it to come forward ," he said. The assault took place near to the top of Sprowston Road at about 10.15pm on Tuesday August 7. Anyone with any information is urged to call Norwich Police on 01603 768769 or call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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A FORMER UEA student has revamped a popular city cocktail bar after winning a compensation claim at the American Suprem e court. Liz Cottingham, who finished her Business Management deg ree last year bought the nightspot formerl y known as Chandlers in June, with money that she was awarded after a disastrous road accident while she was in Los Angeles. Liz was just 16-years-old when she was involved in a horrific mini-bus cras h ca used by a drunk driver, which left her with serious injuries.
Model "I we nt to Los Angeles to mode l some of the wedd ing dresses that my mum makes. When we got to the airport we had to go in a mini-bus to get to our hotel. The driver had an accident in the middle of the road ," she said . " I broke my jaw, there was a hole right through the s1de of my face, I had broken collarbone s and leg injuries. My mum was okay, but sh e was more worried about me and there was also a pregnant wo man in the bus who
lost her baby." When Liz was eighteen , she return ed to th e USA for a cour t heari ng wh ich was set in the same room as OJ Simpson's murder trial. The lengthy case also went down in American legal history. "We changed the laws for seatbelts in buses over there , they have to wear them now, they didn't have any in the mini-bus I was in , because of that I have signed a confidentiality agreement with the US courts which ban me revealing certa in things about the case ."
Delighted But Liz, from Boston , Lines, is delighted with her new purchase, th e Imagine Cockt ail Bar and
hopes that it will appeal to students in the city by offering stud ent di scounts and giving away 1000 fresher packs. "My assistant manager, James and I had been looking fo r a bar for three years but couldn 't find anything. When I heard it was coming up for sale I decided it would be a good idea as I used to come in here when I was a student." "lt was a bit drabby and dirty when I first got here, but we got rid of all the clutter and gave it a new image, it's still got the sam e party atmosphere though. We 've also got a new cocktail and full food menu with lots of drink offers," she add ed. Liz al so hopes to team up w1th Liqui d nightcl ub for pub -run s.
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SEX CLINIC TO OPEN ON Appeal for staff to house homeless students by KATIE HIND
News Editor DESPERATE Un i versity officials are urgently calling out for staff to offer temporary accommodation to new UEA students. Due to the increased intake this year, nearly 200 arriving students may not have been allocated a room. But Director of Residences and Services, Jenny Grant is trying to reduce the potentially disastrous situation by asking university staff to provide students with a home. In an email circulated to workers around campus, Ms Grant claims that the scheme has worked well in the past.
Temporary "In previous years we have asked for help from members of staff, who could offer a temporary room to a first year student, as we were short of rooms in residences," she said. "The response from staff was
magnificent, and it proved a very successful solution to a short term problem. This year we are faced wi th a similar situation." But this year the crisis could be worse than ever. Figures leaked to Concrete last week conftrmed that it's possible that as many as 190 students may be homeless when they arrive at UEA. University officials were so worried about this year's overflow, that they considered temporarily housing new arrivals in a nearby holiday village. But post-graduate students have slammed the way university bosses have handled the accommodation crisis. loannis Karafyllidis of BIO claims that along with many other postgrads, has been given just ten days notice to get out of her campus room. "it's almost impossible to find a house and move in, in ten days. They could have told us one or two weeks earlier and hence make it easier for us to find alternative accommodation," said th e returning student.
And she claims that staff in the accommodation office being unfai-r by informing accommodation applicants that places are issues on a first-come-first-served basis. "I gave in my application just a few hours after receiving it in the post, but some people who submitted their application towards the deadline had been placed in the top ten of the list. I am now 15th on the waiting list," added loannis.
Help Union Communications Officer, Emma Reynolds has insisted that the union will help any students who have nowhere to stay. "Any students who have not been fortunate enough to gain a place in accommodation due to the increased intake should contact the Student Advice Centre." "We do our best to represent the needs of students and try to assure that those who need the accommodation most receive it as early as possible," said Emma.
CAMPUS STUDENTS can now get their sexually-related problems checked out on campus - thanks to a new sexual health clin ic which will be based in the Health Centre. Leading nurse in sexual health. Emma McKay and her team will be launching the new daily sessions in an attempt to remove the stigma of sexually-related diseases. The centre wi 11 provide siUden ts, who in the past had to visit the clinic in Grove Road . and will cater fur a wide range of sexually-related problems and issues. including smear tests. well-woman information. contraception advoce and the upportunit) to be :.crcened fur any sexually -transmitted dosea:.es
people on campus and there is a stigma attached to sexual health clinics, :,o nobody wants to go."
In-House " lt will be mainly nurse-led, but we will be working closely with the GPs and ob,iously there will be some Limes when we have to refer up to the Grove Road clinic, but we will hopefully be able to do most of it in-house.'' The clinic. which will run daily. along with some evening sessions wil l sometimes be available for visi tors on a walk-in basis. while other sessions will be appointment only.
Appointments The sen ice is open to anyone registered "ith the Health Centre during tem1 time only. To make an appointment or chec~ the times of the sessions. call 01603 591172.
Accessible "We're setting the <,ervicc up for all the sort of things that are normally referred to the special genital medical clinic, basically anything from screening for infections. safe sex advice. Because the orfol~ and orwich hospital is moving to a new site. it is just easier to do it from here. It is more accessible Loo," -.aid M; McKay. And she believes that by having the clinic on campus will encourage more students to get their sexual problems chec~ed out. " I thin~ lots of students will take
UEA CATERING IN ASYLUM ETHICS ROW by KATIE HIND
News Editor THE UNIVERSITY has come under fire after it was revealed their caterers are embroiled in a slave labour row. UK Detention Serv ices (UKDS), who are owned by Sodexho Al l iance - the same group that ow n university caterers, Sodcxho are allegedly set to employ asylum seekers to work in their factories . And it has been claimed that UKDS have gained pennission to pay their workforce just 34p per hour which is less than one tenth of the minimum wage. The detention centre, located near London's Heath row Airport will house 500 people when it opens later this month.
Denial But University bosses have denied the allegations - claiming that
Firm accused of payl!!g. refugees 34P. an hour reports obtained by a national newspaper are not true. "As soon a. I read the article I made immediate contact with Sodexho. They responded promptly with an explanation. I have seen no other press reports on this matter which leads me to think that the article is inaccurate," said Director of Res idences, Jenny Grant.
Aware But she insists that she will rcmai n aware of the matter. " If any further infom1ation comes to my attention I will investigate immediately," added Ms Grant. A spokeswoman for Sodexho denies the accusations too. She insists that there will be no refugees working in the factory when it opens. "The immigration services have confirmed there will be no asylum seekers working there. The only staff who will be working there are
UKDS staff and they will be paid the minimum wage. if not more," said Ms Collins. And she has assured students at UEA that Sodexho will not be running the detention centre. "UKDS will be running it, they are a sister company to us. they report to Sodcxho alliance in France like us, but we arc not the same." "The people who run the restau rants, which is us, will not be running the detention cen tre," she added.
Anger But the allegations will anger the Students Union who spent years campaign ing for an ethical investment policy, which they finally won in 1999. The group set up to ensure the procedures are implemented seek to prevent any of UEA funds being put into unethical companies.
Above: French catering giant Sodexho have been accused of geNing the go-ahead to pay asylum seekers 34p/hour
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A MATURE student has been found guilty of attempting to prod uce a class A drug. Second -year Andrew Prewer, 26, admitte d try ing to manufac ture ecstasy to orwi c h Crow n C o urt on Se pte mber 11. The Chemical c iences '> tudent was prev iously found guilty of produc ing cann abis , produc ing cannabis oi l and possess in g ecstasy, Nexus, cocai ne and cannabis. Union Co mmunicatio ns Orfi cer, Emma Reynold s has warned stude nts th at drugs, in any form will not be pe rm itted in Un ion buildings. "The Union are not drawn to comment on indi vidual students ' offen ces and thei r activ ities outside Union House." " l lowever, there is zero-tolerance to the supply or consumption of dmgs on Union premises and strongly advise our members" to think carefull y about any involvement they have with dmgs," said Em ma. Prewer's case has bee n adj oined unt il October 5 for presentence reports.
Riverside comP.Iex exP.an s with new bars THE EVER-EXPANDING Riverside complex is home to two more nightspots. Nationwide bar chain Brannigans has arrived in Norwich - along with a new Wetherspoons pub, Lloyd 1.
A TALENTED student journalist has won the top prize in this year's Times Feature Writer of the Year award.
The expansion makes the area, which runs along the ri ver Wensum th e busies t nightime complex in the city.
Fo rm e r Co nc re te write r, S te ve Co llin s scoo ped th e p la udi t a t a cere mo ny a t London 's Cafe de Pari s.
Delighted Brannigans 路 Deputy Manager, Georgina Jocobi is delighted with their arrival in Norwich. "We decided Norwich would be an ideal location as the Riverside complex is really nice and it is going down really well at th e moment, we were full by 1Opm last Saturday." 'There wi ll also be a student night on a Monday wh ere we will be offering fre e entry and selected cheap drinks to people from the UEA,"
And now, S teve, who also gain ed a first in Eng li sh and Ph ilosophy is wo rking at the broad sheet newspaper before j ettin g o ff to Sou th East Asia, Australi a and Ameri ca as part of th is pri7e. Steve hopes that his piece, wh ich netted him a mass ive 拢3000 cash, will he lp him break into journ alism full -time. "Eve ntuall y I'd like to get into maga1 ine journali sm - but I' ve never reall y tried travel journali sm so I' m rea ll y look ing forward to having a good go at that," he sa id.
Perfect And a spokesman for JD Weth erspoons agrees branding the city perfect for the pub. "Norwich is a very busy place with lots of different people. The other three pubs that we have in the city have been very successful too," said Eddie Gershon. And Mr Gershon promises Lloyd 1 will not be th e last of the company's pubs to arrive in Norwich. "lt is such an ideal place and we have plans to open so many more pubs around th e country, so there will definitely be more to come in th e city."
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Norfo lk constabul ary brought the case aga inst Mr Behnonte who c laims he is being used as a scapegoat by police. "The case aga inst me is made up or a small number of ke) points. mainly the death of Justin . but I feel that I am being victimised." And the O\\ ner of the club, who has now found a new manager to run it has also questioned the e\ idencc against him to suggest that Mojo 路., is a haunt for underage drinkers. "A girl' tatement uggests that
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As the last academic year came to a close Concrete revealed how local temping agency, Aptus, had been accused by its student workers of exploiting their cash strapped circumstances. The students involved accused the firm of offering up sub-standard working conditions and taking advantage of the fact that they had to work to pay their way through university. In response to our investigation, Aptus, formally known as Initial Personnel, have taken the criticism on board, issuing a whole range of changes to the way that they treat student employees. They must be congratulated for standing up and taking notice. Many companies, faced with the same barrage of complaint cou ld very easily have buried their heads in the sand and waited for it to go away. Full marks to Aptus for taking such immediate action . The incident does highlight a common concern, though. Recent changes in the way students are funded by the government have forced students around the country into sub-standard jobs. The students involved in the Aptus case were brave to come forward and dare to challenge their employer, but unless more students are will ing to stand up to unfair employers the situation is unlikely to Improve.
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Race hate The unprovoked race attack on a Chinese student study ing at U EA is a horrendous occurrence . Norwich is usually a safe and pleasant place to study. But in the last year alone there has been a rise in reported racial abuse. Last academic year an Ind ia n female student accused a local cab firm of racial abuse. While the incident was denied it left a bad taste in the mouths of everyone involved. A few weeks later an Asian student was left bruised and battered in the University car park after being set upon by a gang of local youths. Such attacks are not commonplace in Norwich but with such a high intake of international students we should all be aware that there is always a risk. Seen on a national level, the assau it is just part of a worrying ethnic backlash amongst some of the less en I ightened members of our society. The fact that incidents like these are being carried out all over the country as thousands of families are still grieving the loss of their loved ones in New York and Washington should give us pause for thought. Religious and ethnic alienation is a one-way street and should not be allowed to sp read.
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. . . . . . he news that UEA has agreed to adopt an ethical investment pol1cy comes at a time when standards in public life are at an all time low. A decade of political "sleaze" has left the public disillusioned with those in power. This is particularly prevalent amongst the young, our generation. it comes as a surprise, therefore, that UEA's 69,000 shares in the arms manufacturer GEC Marconi were not ignored. Student apathy is prevalent, nght? Well, yes and no. Student Unions around the country co nsistentl y face low voter turnout with stud ents showing little or no interest in th e polit ics around them on a daily basis. Th e Marconi case has highlighted how sometimes people aren't just going to sit back and watch while those in power ge t away with whatever they want. The annnouncement that the University is to set up an ethical commi ttee to oversee all its investments is a victory for all those who campaigned tirelessly to make them see sense. This newspaper exclusively reported the news at the beginning of 1999. That it has taken so long to get UEA to respond to the criticism says as much about university bureaucracy than it does about the price of the shares. Concerns have been allowed to drag on for far too long. What comes as an even greater surprise is the revelation that a total of ÂŁ2.3 million of UEA's endowments are not subjected to any ethical screening. A more potent question, though, is why an institution of learning, attended (in theory) by people seeking knowledge, should have invest-
UEA has opted for an ethical committee to sort out its investments. Adam Chapman asks how far they will go.
ed in a company responsible for some of the deadliest weapons known to mankind. UEA bosses should be congratulated , therefore, for mak1ng this Important, albeit belated, response. Hold1ng shares in an arms company when the world could be on the brink of a th1rd world war m1ght have been cons1dered astute financial planning, but ethical ly 1! would have been completely wrong. The opposition university management would have faced would have been far greater than in 1999 when the story broke. No institution shou ld benefit from the killing or exploitation of innocent people, especial ly an institution of learni ng. Stude nt apat hy or not , the response would have been damning. The news comes as somewhat of a disappointment, however, when faced with the allegation that the company UEA uses to man age university cate ring, Ga rdner Merchant, is part of a larger conglomerate who have recently become embroiled in yet another row about asylum seekers.
Holding shares in an arms company when the world could be on the brink of a third world war would have been completely wrong
While most university catering staff are employed by UEA, its management team work for the French catering conglomerate, Sodexho. An Observer investigation reported that the company was set to get the go-ahead to pay refugees 34p an hour for menial jobs such as cooking and cleaning. The Government plan to grant Sodexho an opt-out to save staff costs. The wage rate for refugees would be less than one-tenth of the minimum wage. it is unfai r to assume that UEA offi c ial s would have been aware that this was going to happen. And in no way do UEA pay their workers 34p an hour. Although , on a li gh ter note, it might have exp lained why the food on campus is so abysma l if they did pay catering staff such ridiculously low pay. However, at a ti me when the rights of asylum seekers receive blanket coverage in the British media it shou ld give management cause for concern. Expecting UEA to be whiter than white in their dealings is probably asking too much. This should not stop them, though, from conducting a review in to whether or not to renew the catering contract. In the past week alone it has been said that the world will never be the same again. What form this change w1ll take is up for grabs. But what has become all too clear is how unaware we are of the world we live in. Part and parcel of this awareness is holding those who control our destiny up to account. Only then can we go forward in to the world with a clear conscience . Learning is supposed to bring about dignity and knowledge. But all that knowledge is worth nothing if we haven't the ethics to back it up. Only then can it truly be said that knowledge is a dangerous thing.
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AII over campus students know people in the World Trade Centre or 11 due to take one of those flights .. . The world watched in horror as New York and Washington were attacked by hijacked aircraft. But for UEA students on American exchanges, the disaster was a lot closer to home. Will Halsey gauges reaction from campuses across America ...
verybody knows the facts - an esti mated 5,000 dead , the Fmi'ln c 1al District of New York City destroyed, the Pentagon 1n ru1n s and US nat1onal security in tat ters . And like the ICOni c death of Princess D1ana , everybody kn ows where t hey were when they f1rst heard the news, and how they found ou t. Of course, events 1n New York and Wa sh in gton are quite literally thousand s of m1 les away from the UEA ca mpus , but for those students on American exchange programs the events are a lot closer to home , albeit a new home. The American academic year is slightly different to Bri ta in, meaning tha t Briti sh stude nts have already been at Ame ncan institutions for around a mon t h. And alt hough some students are in and around New York City itself, the repercussions of t he terrorist attacks ca n be fe lt at campuses across the country. Jeremy Simon, an American ex- UEA exchange stud en t who now live s near Norwalk, Connecticut, a short distance from New York City, had a job intervi ew in Manhattan on Tue sday 11 Sept em ber. But the co mpany, based in Wal l Street and steps away from the World Trade Centre , rea rranged the meeting. lt left Jeremy over an hour away rather than on the island . " lt seems pretty surreal," he says. "I had an interview on Wa ll Street la st Friday, and there was supposed to be a follow up intervi ew today [Tue sday 11). On Monday, the compa ny
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dec 1ded to Interview on Thursday Instead. "Obviously, the US wants revenge, but as yet nobody knows who IS responsible . But 1f a country 1s connected , that almost def1nttely means war. Addtttonally, the track record for punishing terrorist activity tn the US ts not so good. lt ts tough to find and punish the masterminds ." Curren t UEA student Tim Morgan (ENV 3) is presently stu dying at the Untversity of North Carolina (UNC). Althou gh miles frpm the attacks, the atmosphere on campus was nevertheless emotional. "I t urned up at my lecture at llam and people were talking about planes crashi ng in to t he Pen tagon," Ti m reca ll s. " I ha dn' t noti ced much wa lking to t he lect ure , I had no idea. Our lec t ure was cance ll ed, and t here was a memoria l service on the Wednesday.
"Some of the hijackers started their journey from an airport six miles from campus" " There 's talk of a can dlelight v1gil and apparently studen ts were standing around crying in the Union. One girl turned up at a lecture but left the c lass for ha lf an hour wh en she heard. I don't know if she knows anyone who works in New York. " Most reports of US campuses after the attack described a qutet, subdued atmosphere, with fewer people walking abou t . Lecturers are talking about it be ing a histori c day for negati ve reasons. " Half the st uden ts I saw ca lmly discussing it and the other half were crying and seemed very upset, " Tim co nt in ues. "I guess there are a lot of people at home crying . Peopl e I ove rheard co uldn't be l ieve it ha d happened , while one pe rso n said he wou ldn 't want to be whoever did this. " hi s atmosphere of qu 1et disbel ief wa s echoed at campuses across Amer ica . Alison Kemp (ENV 3) is studying at Plattsburgh Uni ve rsity in upstate New York, a few hundred miles from New York Ci ty. " Every TV in every roo m is ~howin g the tragedy," she reports. " Most stud tnl5 at Plattsburgh
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are from New York State so most people know someone affected by tl1e event. "Campus was very quiet yesterday [Tuesday 11]. lectures were cancelled and many rel1gtous servt ces were organtsed. They had a vigil last night so students could remember those who were tnjured or killed. lt ts all very sombre. My roommate is very upset because her dad was sent down to New York to he I p rescue people from the debns . "We have been advtsed not to go to New York even to v1stt family, and tl was virtually 1mposstble to phon e anywhere in th e State la st night because t he phone lines were jammed." Dr Bruce Les li e, a history professor at Brockport University in upstate New York around 300 mi les from the city, reports a stunned atmosphere. "People we re quiet or need ing to talk," he describes. "Most had no one down there, but I think the plane htjacking makes it possib le for many peop le to imagine their worst fear of flytn g. " I wonde r how Bu sh wi ll come out of thi s. Being boun ce d around the co untry by the Secret Service will, I think , add to the sense of someone too smal l for the job. For him to leave Florida tn th e morntng and not reach [Washington ) DC until nightfall is lu dicrous. lt may also hurt 'Star Wars' since this gives palpable examples of threats tha t ca n't be stopped even if t he shield works. " Kale Willett (ENV 3) is studying in Ma1 ne, near Boston and close to Logan Airport , where two of th e atrcraft used 1n th e attack took off from. "Some of the hijackers started their journey from an airport six miles from campus," she con firm s. "Apparently t hey we re living there for years and that has got a lot of peop le very scared. There are a lot of rumours scarin g peop le too: Russia invading Afghanistan , or bom bs in t he Empi re State Building. " it 's hard to sum up the atmosphere - at first everyone was really panicked, tryin g to ring home, and now everyone is depressed. " The patriotism here is huge at th e moment. it's God Bl ess Ame rica day today [Sept ember 14], and there 's a nat ional cand le lighting at 7pm. Everyone is confi dent America will triumph overall. But there is also a lot of ra cism aga in st Arabs and Mu sl ims, even on campu s." Further south, in Florida , another UEA student was coming to terms wi t h the attack on America. Jul ia McCaffery (ENV 3) is studying in Miam i, c lose to where President Bush started the day. "I am quite a distance from it in Miami, but that doesn' t change how shocked everyone is," she reports. "After the news broke all c lasses were ca ncelled , so
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we went to watch 1t on TV. This was about lOam, so we got the plane go1ng down in Pittsburgh as 1t happened. "A lot of places are closed and events have been cancelled. On campus there's a strange atmosphere. There are posters telling students how to find out about family members through the Red Cross. There's a blood drive too, with a huge queue by it, so people are domg what they can. "Yesterday [Tuesday 11] there were quite a lot of hysterical people, because there are so many peo-
pie who are from New York or have relatives there. lt was also almost impossible to contact anyone 1n that area so people couldn't f1nd out about their fam1lies. I couldn't get through to England." Sophie Scott (EAS 3) faced similar problems on the West Coast 1n Los Angeles. Studying at Occidental College, Sophie heard about the disaster first thmg 1n the mormng. "I was woken by a phone call for my roommate," she explains. "Both her sisters live and work 1n New York. We are three hours behind and there was 1n1tial confusion over
when the event had occurred, followed by incredi ble upset as Karen [Sophie's roommate] desperately tried to locate her sisters. The phone lines were Jammed, and we found out later that no one had been able to call us either. Eventually we heard they were fine. "Everyone here is 1n shell shock. All over campus students know people who were e1ther 1n the World Trade Centre or due to take one of those fl1ghts ." tudents are also reporting a growmg anger and hystena regarding stnking back - "how the terronsts wo. n 't get away w1th 1t and how Amenca 1s the greatest country 1n the world " as Jul1a puts 1t. Soph1e agrees: "The med1a have very quickly apportioned blame, and the public have reacted accordingly. There are already reports of violence towards Amencan-Arab1ans. " Back on campus, most un1versit1es made sure classes returned to normal reasonably quickly, although there are w1der 1mplicat1ons on educat1on for Bnt1sh un1versit1es. Exchange programs such as UEA's are now facing real d1ff1culties getting American students over to Britain . While flights resumed reasonably swiftly* , many students are suffering from acute separation anx1ety following the attack, while others do not want to travel on a1rcraft so soon after the hijackings. UEA's students in the States are now getting on With l1fe 1n the self proclaimed greatest country 1n the world , but that same country 1s trying to face up to the worst attack 1n its h 1story. Indeed, many US students may be concerned about the implications of being abroad should this be the start of something even bigger. As UEA student Jul1a says: "I think for a lot of people, it has h1t home that World War Ill is not JUSt somethmg 1n the mov1es, it's a real, se no us threat."
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American students speak "In terms of retaliation, I think the United States should proceed slowly, cautiously, and not until our primary rage has subsided. Acting rashly at this pomt could cause a 'conflict', like Vietnam . I think what I'm most afrard of rs a genocide of Palestinians." Dawn lucovich, Illinois ''lt all makes you want to kill some people" Sam Hubbard, Boston "The US has the support of the world, and that's very important. First of all, it will slow things down. lt does need to be done with military action, but without a Government behmd the terrorists it makes 1t difficult." Mary Ahmann, Montana "Thank God for President Bush" Chalked messages at University of Illinois "My first reaction was that it was unbelievable. We sat and watched the TV for two days. They will definitely take action, I'm not sure how. Something has to be done, it was too big an attack. I have confidence in Bush, I just hope he doesn't JUmp to conclusions." Erin Gabrian, Montana
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Freshers' week: nerves, nurofen and lots of new friends. But for second and third years, the introduction to university is now in the distant past. Will Halsey jogged some memories ... itchens. Not the most social venue for emotional introductions, but nevertheless likely to be the place you first meet the flatmates you 'll be living with for the next nine months. The flatmates that you may well be living with for the next three years. Indeed , the flatmates you will probably be ca lling your fnend s for the following 36 months. But more immediately, the flatmates you will be taking on the rigours of Freshers ' week with - and all the drinking and 'what A levels did you do' questions that come with it. Memories of Freshers' week are usually hazy, embarrassing or both, but oft en less because of alcohol and more due to state of mind. For most students, coming to UEA wi ll signal leavi ng home for the first time, and t hat brings a lot of st rong emot ions with it. Couple that with survivi ng on your own, establishing an enti rely new ci rcle of fr iends and finding your way around a pretty imposing campus made entirely of dull grey concrete and you 've got a lot on your plate. But the fact remains is that everyone gets through it, and before you know it the embarrassing silences of that first day are a thing of the past. But what memories do the ageing second and third year stu dents have of that initiation into life at UEA? Concrete spoke to four students to find out. ..
got there, I realised everyone was in the same boat." Anything disgraceful? "No, we didn't get hideously drunk, just a bit tipsy to loosen ourselves up. We did meet up with some people who since have had no idea who we are, but that's about it. lt was more a case of witnessing other people ." Sti ll same friends? "In that first week it was mostly the girls I was living with in my flat , and the boys in the flat downstairs. They're still my main friends really." Advice to new freshers? "Try not to be too nervous though you can 't really help that. And remember that everyone else rs in exactly the same situation so just be yourself and you ' ll make friends."
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Memories? "Hazy. Wednesday was the welcoming thrng, Thursday I think was an LCR. Then Friday we just got hammered. There was a Suffolk Terrace party, and I was off my tits by seven in the evening. Then Saturday we tried the Waterfront and I ended up with a lady. That was the week. " First day? "We went straight into the kitchen and stayed in there chatting and drinking from about three until eleven in the evening, when we went out to the welcoming thing." Nervous? "You're always a bit apprehensive if you don 't know anyone , but I took it in my stride. Once you 've had a few pints it's amazing how everyone seems to be your mate." Anything disgraceful? "Not really- not hing embarrassing. Just got blaggered really, especia lly on that Friday. We started dri nking about four ... " Still same friends? "Yeah, I did Freshers' wee k with my corridor mates, and they're sti ll my mates now. Out of the nine of us, I still see seven regularly and I'm living with some of them." Advice to new freshers? "Make the most of your first yea r because the three years rea lly go quickly. And start as you mean to go on ."
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Halls: Village Memories? "We we nt to the Ice Breaker - that was real ly amusing because I met one of my best mate~ in the toilets. She shouted out 'ANYONE FROM ENV?! ' so I kind of said hello. And I haven't been able to get rid of her since ... " First day? "Loads of new people, everybody gossiping and chatting, sittmg in kitchens. We toured the flat, then met the flat next door. " Nervous? " Very. Just apprehensive - mum and dad have left, you don 't know anybody, and you 're th i n~ ing 'this is actually for real' . But it's cool because everybody 's in the same boat ." Anyth ing disgraceful? "Not really , no. We went to Hys and Mojos in city in that first week , but nothin too embarrassing." Still same friends? "Quite a few are but others aren't. You meet some people who you want to speak to for the rest of your life and others you do bother with ." Advice to new freshers? "Don't worry, people will come f locki ng to ta lk to you. Wedge your door get a big bottle of wine in the fr idge and just be yourself."
Simon Cave, HIS 3 Halls: Norfolk Terrace Memories? ' lt was a Freshers' four days or someth cheap like that I think. I remember on the Wednesday night we went to watch Man Utd agai Sturm Graz live from the Arnold Schwarzenegger Stadium, which was a nice touch. Then we went the LCR and I got steaming. Thursday I went to LCR as well, but everyone else went to w;,tprtm1nt so I just sat at the back talking about cricket with one my flatmates." First day? ' I left my house at 11am, stopped off a Little Chef for lunch (I had lasagne and chips, my dad had quiche) then drove down into Norwich. Then when I was picking up my key in the LCR th guy said 'ooh, that was my room last year'. He looked like a gimp." Nervous? "Not really, to be honest. I was unnerved, but not really nervous." Anything disgraceful? ' Not really. I may well have witnessed something in the LCR, but I can't remember .' Still same frie nds? ' Definitely - they 're my dor mates." Advice to new freshers? " Remember, all is not lost if you share a floor with a non-league fan. Otherwise , keep a cool head , and don't i expect too much from freshers' week ."
Room for improvement Want to create the perfect love shack? In a few easy steps, you could have a room fit for Barry White and Shaggy. Together. Jo Locke explains how... ou've waved goodbye to your folks, discove red you can navigate to the toilets from the dance floor while off your head, and made fri ends despi te your worst fears. But as the music stops, t he strip lights flicker on, and Freshers' Week draws to a close , the re might be something missing apart from your carefu lly plan ned drinking budget. Indeed , if yo u haven't found the love of your life amidst th e drink an d debau chery of the LCR experi ence then all is not lost. The ancie nt art of Fe ng Sh ui co ul d conve rt your run of th e mill university room into the love nest or shag se nsation you only dreamt of. The secret to the transformation is to rea lign your 'c hi', t he living energy that f lows t hrough you and your envi ronment. But don' t worry - you won't have to change your name to Aust in Powers or lvana
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1. Ditch the memories Get rid of the stuff from past relationships. When you bring that person back for the night, the last th ing they wa nt to see are phot os of you and past lovers al l over yo ur roo m. Your new conquest doesn't want to feel li ke th ey're bei ng watched. 2. Don't be single minded Remove any si ngle stuff. People migh t be less likely to ma ke a move if you give t he impression t hat you're happy being single. If yo u have a wel l-stocked bookshelf of Germaine Greer, it might be best to hide them. 3 . Try not to overdo t he fememine touch
You don't wa nt too much femini ne Chi. If your room is draped in lace and stinks of eau de toilette, he'll be as li kely to drop round as wa nting to walk through Debenhams perfume c0u nters . Think the Mr. Bean sketch. On t he other hand lads, if your room is a football sh rine, you cou ld lighten it up with an art poster to give the impression of a cultured mind. Girls might be less likely to approac h you if yo u're too mac ho.
5. Be a pink 'un Pink is the colour of love. You don't have to go out in pink here, but even a piece of coloured will apparently hold love energy in your Do pink condoms count? Well , it m be fun finding out. 6. Lose the point Put roun d items in your room. Curvy things will remind men of femini curves, which has to good thing - not, t th at they need a lot encouragement. In c sharp or poin ted th ings make peopl e yo u attract away. So lose th e cact us on windowsill.
4. Grow up Chuck ou t t he juvenile Chi . If yo ur room looks like Hamleys Toy s h op, ~---~.;..-~7. Oil 'em good then you may be making the wrong impression. Oil your mattress springs. Well, you' re actual ly m to oil your door hinges, but let 's be pract ical How's there going to be room for two in t he bed if it's covered wi th Beanie Ba bies? Angry and embarrassed neigh bou rs are not good Chi in the flat.
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The students say... "I don't want someone who is too chauvinistic in their approach , someone who tries it on too much. I just want someone casually asking me out for a drink or to a concert. If I was asking, I'd find something to chat about but not talk about myself too much . I'd talk about music or films. " Louise Stevens CHE 4 " I always try to invite women to dinner, because I like cooking. I want a woman to test my cooking. To ask me, I like women to be straight out and up front it makes my job easier." Mwamba Musonda SOC 3 " I like to be asked out with confidence, straight to the point. I want them to be direct, as if they expect me to say yes. If I want to ask someone I'm not upfront - I'll say 'I've noticed something about you ' or something like that. The girl shouldn 't be doing the asking, definitely not, she should drop hints until he does. Get lots of eye contact going on, plenty of giggling behind your glass across the room. That kind of thing." Tara Hayes SWK 3 "I'd probably try and catch their eye - then try to be well confident. Generally girls like confident blokes, even if they only come out with a load of rubbish. Girls seem to be impressed by that - you see certain blokes getting the best looking women just because they've got the chat. You 've got to kid yourself you've got the chat and they bel ieve it. If I was going to be asked out, I don't like girls that are too upfront, but I like a girl with a bit of confidence. Someone who makes you feel good about yourself, makes you feel special. You often think you wouldn't ask someone out but if they come up to you it's a big compli ment." James Gillatt SOC 3 "I've never said 'will you go out with me' and I've heard someone say it to me . You wind up with someone of an even ing then do another evening and you end up exclusive. I'd make friends with them, not majorly obvious just subtle and see how they feel." Helen Evans SYS 3 "The plan is, get as sh itfaced as you can , while making sure the other party does too then let nature take its course. I actually can't remember my technique, but that's the best way to do it. In terms of being asked , I'd like to be approached nice and upfront. I'm not one of these people who can pick up on signs, ie I'm not a woman ." Frank Mansfield EAS 3
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Concrete W EDN ESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 200 1 Posh night out with the 3am girls: Jessica Callan, Polly Graham, Eva Simpson (left) Good Will hunting: Polly with Will Smith (right)
·Late night Iicense UEA graduate and Concrete founder Polly Graham is one of The Mirrors 3am showbiz reporters, spending her nights on the celebrity circuit. Katie Hind spoke to her about stars, studying and starting newspapers ... 'JIIy Graham has the JOb any CE eb obsessrvE would wart· a trcket to the Bnlish partv crrc LHt. a chance to mrx wrth the world's most beautrful people - and let's not forget the excessrve amounts of free booze. Yep. the UEA Englrsh and Amerrcan Studres graduate can vouch for that. Last year, along wrth Jessrca Callan and Eva Srmpson, Pally, 29, became one third of the most ta lked about showb rz columns rn the country- the Mrrror 3am girlS. But desprte the rnfluentral posrtron, the grrls have recerved some strong abuse srnce then. They've been mrmrcked rn magazines, the butt of radro DJs' JOkes and had endless celebntres rudely hasslrng them. For Polly, though, rt's all part of the JOb."lf we wnte a story that people don t I ke, then obvrously they are erther gorng to rgnore rt or come and confront you. and some of them do," she explarns. "We do have lots of people takrng the prss, but rt's good that people are talkrng about the column: rt's had such a huge rmpact which we drdn't expect and everyone knows us. it's better to be talked about than rgnored At frrst I thrnk we were a lrttle brt upset because we d d get slagged off loads, but eventuaJry you're hardened to rt and rt doesn ' t bother 'lle at al." Even. rt seems. when the country's most controversral brothers get rn on the act. Liam Gallagher rs our worst celebnly, we hale hrm." she admits. ''His brother Noel called us uglrer than fifteen Matthew Wrights at a Wembley stadrum concert, so there was qUite a wrde audrence We told them to have a look 111 the mmor and now we have a brt of an ongorng thrng wrth them Then at the Q awards, Lram was slapprng my arse and really humrliatrng me rn front of everybody." But Polly rs no stranger to feuds. Whrle at UEA, she
founded Co JCrete , and af•er wntrng a front p<tge story. the then EAS <;tudE'nt was threatened with expulsron from the unrvers ty."l pnnted a story about a boy who cornmrtted surcrde and I was told that if I ever wrote anythrng like that agarn then I wouldn't get my degree," she reveals. "They said rt was drstasteful, but rt was a perfectly reasonable story tellrng the facts." Polly stood frrm. confrrmrng l1er amb rtion s to be a Journalist whrch she has held smce the age of srxteen followrng work expenence wrtl1 The Guardian. ut dol''! be mrstaken - the lrfe of a 3am grrl rs not all bad. Pol.ly marntarns that there are some nrce stars out there her favour le berng the down to earth Zoe Ba I She also frnrshed up an rmpressrve 1Stl1 rn Maxm1 MagaZine's 30 most elr grble Bachelorettes. beatrng Lrz Hurley and Kylre rn the process. I st 11 drdn't get any Valentme's cards. but I drd get lots of dates out of rt." she says. She also drank a r11ght away wrth Chrrs Evans, an rmpressrve feat 111 itself, before gorng strarght to the studro and help· rng
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Katie Hind nybody who knows me is aware that I love nothing more than a bottle of wine and a night on the tiles. But while I am a regular at the LCR and can be frequently spotted on the Liquid dancef loor, a night on the town with the Mirror 's 3 am girl s was a first. After a long day at the office, there was t ime for a quick change into my glad rags before we hotfooted it across London to the 23rd birth day party of heavily criticised "glamour" model, Jordan . With cameras flashi ng as we arrived and on lookers shouting " it's the 3am girls, look!", we strolled up to t he door on ly to fi nd out that the
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Sceaming squabbles, sullen sulks and stubborn siblings all make up the memories of most childhood family holidays. But were they really as bad as a11 that? Adam Chapman (right) and Elin Jones (below) tried it out in their twenties - with differing results ...
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Ah , the fine capital of Greece .. . Er, kin d of. Wh ile undoubtedly the capi tal c ity of Greece , it would be stretch ing bou ndaries to describe this as particu larly f ine. Admitted ly, the history of Athens is breathtaking - the city has been inhabited for over 7000 years - but unfortunately it isn 't the only thing th at takes your breath away. Excuse me? Athen s is pollu ted . Very polluted . The cloud of smog over the city is legendary, whi le the c ity's attempts to dea l with the pol lution problem have run into difficu lties. A measure to prevent half t he drivers commuting into the sprawling metropoli s by banning odd or even number plates alternatively failed specta cularly. Basicall y, all the residents traded in their new cars for two old model s with appropria te li cense plates, maki ng th e probl em even worse because older cars sen d out even more emi ssions . Well , is there any reason to go there?
Yes . Th e Acropolis is as stunning a sight as you wou ld expect , whi le there is much to be gai ned from wandering around the avenu es and alleyways of the anci ent city. Also, one of the most pa radoxi ca lly impressive and unattrac tive features of the ci ty is the sprawl : Ath ens simply doesn't stop. Th e populat ion has exploded from 700 ,000 to 3.8 mi llion since Wor ld War 11, and from the coastlin e to the mountai ns is bui lding after buil ding, wi t h occasional ly impressive structu res punctu at ing th e sea of houses.
new su bway system will hopefully start temp ting people out of their cars. So shall I pencil in 2004, then? Maybe, but many peop le still doubt the capabi li ties of Greece to host the World 's premier sporting event. However, there is anoth er reason to visi t Ath ens - Greek island hopping. Whi le Athens can prove too much after a coup le of days, it is a great starting point for exploring the mu ltitude of stunn ing Greek Islands wi th sa nd y beaches and warm sea. Fligh ts from Athens ca n cost as little as £30, whi le ferries are available to all dest inat ions from nearby port Pireas - essen tially an extension of Athens thanks to the sprawl. How do I get there? If yo u fancy it , you can f ly there wi th Easyjet - prices sta rt at around £1 8 0. Virgin and Briti sh Airways also fly to Athens. A recommen ded hostel is the Hostel Aphrodite (emai I: hostel-aphrodite@ath . forthnet. grl with be ds from around £10 a night.
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Seei ng my Godmothe r sunbathing top less contributed to the to the fact t hat this cou ld never happen again places of natural beauty which I had seen countless times as a child, and si t ting on the beach in th e rain. What mum had fai led to realise is that having on ly been away from Wales for fi ve yea rs, revis iti ng c hildhood haunts was not nostalgic or moving, it was bori ng. The fact that my boyfriend was sunni ng himself in Gran Canari a whil st I was desperately peeling off layers of clothing and displayi ng my Dazwhi te skin on the south Pembrokeshire coast in the hope of ca tchi ng at least one ray did n't help either. When it ca me to th e reuni on on t he last night I was past ca ring an d prepared myself tor an eve ning of sti lted conversati on ce ntered around vague memories and universi ty-talk.
Tha nk fully, I had one of th e best nights I've had for a while, largely aided by a steady flow of alcohol and the incredibly lax drinking laws in rural Wales whic h allowed us to stagger ou t of my old local at 2.30am - before most of the elderl y loca ls we re even thi nk1ng abou t be d time. We caugh t up on the last ten years , I found out that the class ha lf-w it was married, an d we had a rea ll y good tim e cul m inati ng in a good few of my ex-classmates rekindl i ng childhood da lliances behi nd the pub. I, on the other hand, dec ided that the fact tha t I'd had to drive ten miles to get reception on my mobile all wee k and that my boyfri end was mi les away wo uld not come between me and speaking to my beloved and proceeded to spe nd the re minder of the evening in a ca ll box in the middle of nowhere leaving rambling answerphone messages which he wou ld receive on his return. To save my own embarassment here are the (heavily) edi ted excerpts: " Just phoned to say that I love yo u." " Ignore my last message, I don't love yo u. I mean , I do love you, I just don 't love you. I'm a bit pissed. Bye, love you." Surprisingly, we are st ill together. In short, the memorable 'highlights' of the holiday were, in ord er of ascen ding unpl easan tness; hearing my younger brother having sex wi th his gi rlfriend whilst cal ling her 'Bi tsy', a di stant relati ve tel ling me t hat she did n't recognise me because I'd put on wei ght before ma king me dri nk mi lk st ill warm and frot hing from a cow's teat , and crashing my dad's ca r. Al tho ugh I 'm in no rush to repeat the experience , I am at least spared th e usual "you never spen d any time with us" after giving up a mere week of my time. An d in my opinion, that's well worth it. •
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me." I was stunned; the whole thing had taken less than a minute. Now he was basically asking for twenty bucks, not much less than the cost of the trainers. There followed a lengthy and unpleasant argument. I couldn't believe he was trying to con me when I had thought I was being nice. He kept repeating, "Eight per shoe" whatever I said. For the first time I noticed his much larger friend standing a few feet away. Eventually I asked what would happen, if I just walked away. He replied, "You don't want to know what will happen. Just give me the eight per shoe." In the end I paid ten dollars for this very valuable lesson. The rest of my time in Chicago was just slightly uneasy. Contrast this with our arrival at UrbanaChampaign, the small town 130 miles south of Chicago that the university makes its home. Because of a mix-up we had to walk over a mile to the residence halls, carrying all our luggage. Soon our hands were getting blisters and the sun was getting very hot. Suddenly, a man pulls up in his truck and asks us where we want to go. He had driven past us moments before, thought we looked in distress, and turned back to help us out. He drove us directly to our door, chatting all the way. When we got out he said he wished he had a business card to give us so we could meet up and have a few drinks. Somehow, I can't imagine finding this level of friendliness in England, never mind Chicago. American small towns have many virtues. Although they can still be pretty boring ...
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lt's that tim e of year aga in, th e start of a new term. But th e scratchy polyeste r shorts and too-big blazers of you r schooldays have now been replaced by flirty little gym skirts and skinny v-necks. Make like you 're in Gregory's Girl and scruff it up with loosely knotted ties. Mix in a bit of dirty denim to give it some attitude. Smoking behind the bike sheds has never been so cool ...
Clockwise from top left: 1) Jeremy wea rs dark den1m bootc ut jeans, £50 by Levis at Topman. Tan canvas be lt, £20 by Mooks at Frank. Grey v-neck j umper, £86 by D&G at Elements. Brown leather zip jac ket , £250 by Burro at Eleme nts. Pink wea rs three-quarter length den 1m shirt dress, £69 by Paul Frank at Frank. Tie, £7 by Topshop. 2) Pink wears same as before. 3) Cat wears denim blazer, £50 by Topshop. Red and navy striped t sh1rt, £14 by Topshop . Red sweatband, £7.50 tor two by Yum Pop at Frank. Navy pleated skirt with red and white rosette be lt, £22.50 by M1ss Se lfridge. Pink and baby blue leather trai ners, £35 by Green Flash at Frank. Jeremy -wea rs burgundy and navy z1p up track top, £65 by Ringspun at Blue Jean Co. Wh1te and orange 86 t shirt, £40 by Paul Frank at Frank. Mooks belt
as before. Sa nd blast ed hipster flares £35 by Genes at Frank. 4) Cat wears white cotton sh1rt, £30 by Ben Sherman at Tops hop. Blue striped t 1e, £7 by M1ss Se lfndge. Denim h1pster ski rt, £40 by Genes at Fra nk. 5) Cat and Jeremy as before. Pink wears pale blue cotton shirt, £10 by Topshop. Blue three quarter length v-neck jumper, £18 by M1ss Selfridge. Red pleated m1ni skirt, £22 by Topshop. Knee length blue Oopsy Da1sy socks, £7 by Yum Pop at Frank. Wh1te leather trainers, £35 by Green Flash at Frank. Thanks to 1st Choice Fi shergate Cycles for the loan of th e Chopper. Photographer: Will Ben t hall Styl1st: Astnd Goldsm1th
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beat slogans, like 'disco kids on acid.' When asked where inspiration for the slogan '10 miles of bad road' (above) came from, she giggles. "it's the name of my band," she says, and proceeds to detail the three year rise and fall of her previous band, Fabulous Kitchenware. She even shows me her designs for the cover of the forthcommg 10 Miles of Bad Road LP. it's very refreshing to meet a designer who is this enthusiastic about their country rock band, and this enthusiasm filters through into her designs too. "I'm totally pushing the idea of rock forward. There's way too much techno about." Rosie is also very positive about the idea of DIY - "Ifs a bit art school, isn't it?" - and doesn't want to get stuck in a commercial rut of churnmg out only the designs that sell well. "I want them to be limited edition, I want to get to the point where there will be, say, 100 of one design, and that's all there's ever going to be ... and I' ll be selling them in
London, and people will be like, 'God, I really need one of those t shirts."' But her desire for exclusive, one-off designs has nothing to do with snobbish, trendier-than-thou elitism . In fact, she sees Shifty as "a continuous art project," and is even thinking about holding an exhibition of her t shirts, both past and present designs. This is what sets Shifty apart from the over-saturated t shirt market. A graduate of the Norwich School of Art and Design, Rosie is not bothered about running her business "totally on a shoestring," as long as it garners more attention for her art than the various painting, printing and photography exhibitions she has been involved in since graduating in 1997 . "it's the best way I've ever found to get my artwork across," she explains. "I know it's only a small bit of my artwork, but it's so easy to sell. You know, you can do an exhibition, but for someone to buy your artwork, they have to spend between £100 and £300. But everyone can afford a £20 t shirt, it's accessible to everybody. it's just getting art out, because a lot of people don't go to exhibitions and things." The label boom of the late 90s - when Stossy, Duffer, Evisu et al proudly ruled the t shirt market is finally dying. At a time when every hip kid worth their vintage trainers is desperate to prove that they are more individual than the next Chloe Sevigny wannabe, Shifty t shirts, with their wonky idiosyncrasy and careless sense of fun, might JUSt be the answer. Shifty t shirts are available from October in Philip Browne (boys) and Catfish (girls). To contact Rosie, phone 01603 622714 or email: rlstallard@hotmail.com.
An eclectic mix of blocks of colour, shapes, distressed images of cultural icons and off-beat slogans like 'disco kids on acid'.
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oth in spring/summer and during this season, there has been a resurgence of pop art colours and prints. But it was only when Prada sent models tripping down the catwalk in 60s-style capes for their autumn/winter collections that the fashion world was asking for trouble . Miu Miu's capes might be in muted blacks and navys, but that cannot disguise the blatant fact that Superhero Chic is back. No longer is dressing up like your favourite Marvel hero confined to the plastic cape 'n' cotton romper suit combo kit of your youth. No - now is t1me to take it to the next level. Pilfering your dad 's Y-fronts to wear over your trousers might save you some money, but ask yourself - would you really want to be seen in anything other than Helmut Lang jockeys? DIY applique is the new embroidery, so hack out some coloured felt and make your own customised superhero logo to sew on the chest of your sandblasted den1m boilersuit. Hot accessories include copper wristbands and mid-calf length boots for that 70s Wonder Woman feel. Batman-style fetish rubber face masks optional.
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You've got two left feet and a snagg led toot h, but st rang ly ePough peop le seem to lrke you. Th1s rs set to change in th e next two weeks as the stars make you repu lsive to eve ryone. Prepare for a transformat ion of the Teenwo lf k1nd. The LCR IS t he onl y pla ce you will be ab le to make con tact wit h peo ple wr th out t hem throwing up in you r face, but ma ke sure you don' t emerge from th e shadowy co rn ers or ta lk to anyone sober. Intoxi cated peop le are mu c h more forgivin g and far more su sc eptibl e to your charm s. Meanwhile, in th e astronomical work zo ne, changes are afoot as a new challenge presen t s 1tse lf. Not su rpri sing rea ll y as the new term krcks-rn, but be ca reful of those dea dl 111es. Th ough Virgos are notori ous ly concientious, your normal practr ce of prod uci ng comp lex co lour-coded work sched ules may do more harm th an good as you will be tempted to spend more t1me on t hem than you r actual work. People arou nd you, especial ly t hose pes ky Ari ans, wil l end evou r to d isheart en yo u as to your work capab iliti es. Ignore th em . Also, beware of cylindncal b1ros with black in k. Yo u have been warned ..
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Although you r star sig n IS usually assoc 1ated with stea my sex , t h1 s fo rtn ight wil l be as ar id as a we ll known deodoran t (i. e. Arrid ). The wet ' n' wind y Norf olk wea th er wi ll whip rou nd yo ur ankl es and make you fee l a bit like an extra in a Danielle St ee l ada ptati on, woode n and a li tt le srckening. Don't dance yo ur soc ks off th1 s fortnig ht , yo u will susta 1n an inj ury. Best to stay rndoors w1th Libra ns and h1 de from the world. lt does n 't ca re abo ut yo u. If yo u' re ugl y, don' t go to th e LCR th is fortn ight , because Arians wil l shun you.
You don' t wa nt to look silly do you7 So wh y are yo u always makin g su ch a spec tac le of you rse lf? If yo u ask a st upid questi on yo u ge t a st up id an swer, so why ha s thi S all come as such a surprise? I'm not offend ing yo u Sagittariuns, I ·m tryi ng to cha l lenge you. Yo u lac k st i mul ati on 111 your lrfe, Wit hou t me yo u'd be ly1ng 1n bed all day wit h you r gru bby li ttl e hands down yo ur paJama bo ttoms. I am you r gu ru . repeat after me, ' I am your g uru '. I am t he on ly pe rso n t hat ma kes sense 1n yo ur l1 fe. Without me you are noth111g.
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You've suddenly been overcome w1t11 ·a sense of deJavu. You've suddenly become overcome w1tl1 a sense of deJavu. You've suddenly been overcome w1111 a se nse of deJavu. Bl1mey, you 're pract ically a clairvoyant. So why can't you handle the crrcumstances you frnd yourself 1n , I '11 tell you why, because you are stup rd. You don' t real rse what a gift you have been given. You have the power of foresight Use 1! to get nch qurck. dump your friends and live 1n a palacra l brothel w1th a hooker named Just111e.
Awww, you're so n1ce. Stop trylllg to please everyone around you, they love you for who you are, not what you g1ve to them. You've been blessed wrth good looks. w1t and charm so use them for your advantage not the advantage of others. ThiS month you w1ll make loads or new friends and be happy and content. Your l1fe has never looked be tt er. You wr ll become a pop star and live 111 Nottrng Hrll, borrowrng cups of sugar from the lrkes of Palsy Kens1t and Chns Evans . You wil l drown you rse lf in alcohol and die alone.
Good God , man 1 Stand up for yourself for once. No one re peels a man who adm1ts to berng a complete pussy. You've got more gorng for you than you think so act on rt now and who knows7 In 5 years you mrght be able to afford a refridgerator. If you go onto campus between the llou rs of 10 and llam look out for a man 111 a cycl ing helmet. He has an unheal t hy concern for your work. Dest111y warns you to never hand your essays rn on trme and fall asleep durrng lectures. Then send all your wor ldly be long ings to me.
Don't overest imate yourself thrs fortnrght. You may Im prove you r know ledge th rough learn ing but look what 1t's done to your character, you're a wreck, man, Bill Gates rs very clever but he's stil l ev11. Be c1v11 to tllose around you and get off your high horse, 1f you respect your fnends they wi 11 respect you. Des! i ny sees a photo un der a cr ump led t shirt. Someone you know? Tlley need to get in con tact w1th you. you haven't pard the gas bill, pay it now to avord astrological chaos. And wear red on Thursday, your stars command 11.
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You mrght have your eye on the foxy guy at work but he's not ready to rece rve your love qUite yet. Grve him time. if you woo him. he wrll come. You lack routine in yo ur life, go to bed at the same t rm e every nrght and wake up bnght and ea rly to start eac h new day. Th e l ikes of Robb ie and Posh wo n 't fancy you wit h lank har r an d brg black lin es un der yo ur eyes wi ll th ey7 If yo u foc us on a pa rt ic ul ar task yo u are sure to come through smelli ng of roses, destiny has given yo u strength to ac h ieve, rust don't abu se it.
You've been pretty mrserable lately haven't you? That's the problem with you Leas. You're all ta lk. Don't be afrard to let your guard down. people should see you fo r the wonde rful, complex . messed up person you are. You mi ght have pa lpa tati ons and pa1ns 111 t he chest this month, bu t don't be too afraid, rts not hrng a good doc tor can' t so lve. Buy yo ur spec ia l so meone so methrng n1 ce . Through grvrng yo u rece ive and yo u' ll soo n fee l bet te r. If you stare at th e moo n for an hour eacll n1gh t you 'll fi nd your true self. Do it. Do it now.
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So you want to be t he cen t re of atten t ion do you7 Wha t next, t he moon on a strc k 1 Th e wor ld doesn't revolve around yo u and your stuprd lit tl e Ideas. You are not an entreprenuer. You are a m1nron, you are noth1ng. as Jupiter moves nearer Uranus you will realrse thrs. Ga1n some perspectrve and give to those aro un d yo u, but not yo ur house mates as I suspect there wrll be some foul play. Better then, to grve to someone you don't know. Me perhaps 7 I accept cheques and all ma ror cred it cards, preferably gold.
If you have a Sister, n ng her ri gh t now, rf you don' t then prc k a name at random out of the phone book and, pretend you're related to them. You need to focus on your family th rs week, 1t's all very well t hat you're at unr doing great th111gs but when you're rn trouble who do you turn to f1 rst. God7 No , you turn to yo ur mummy. She loves you, all she does IS give, g1ve, g1ve and what have you ever g1ven her 1n return? Send her some flowe rs and a copy of Womans Own. it's the least you can do after all those contractions.
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Overshadowed by the tragic events in America, last Thursday saw lain DuncanSmith elected as the new leader of the Conservative Party in a muted ceremony in London. Hoping to unite the party under an anti-Eu rope banner, DuncanSmith beat fellow hopeful Ken Clarke by 155,933 to 100,864. Around 79% of the 300,000 Conservative members voted in the election, but despite the strong result, ma ny are pred icting continuing decline for the Tories. And generally, this is somethi ng UEA's students agree with .. . " Th e Conse rva t ive Par ty obvio usly needed a cha nge af ter Will1 am Hague but I th1nk they've made t he wrong choice . They needed someone a brt more trendy like Tony Bla1r, la111 Dun can Sm rth does noth 1ng for me. He doesn' t get to t he you nger co m mun1ty at all, he JUSt upholds t he stu ffy vrew of the Conse rvat ive Part y. Un less t hey do some serious thin king they'll do even worse at t he
next elec t1 on. ·· Edward Pleeth LAW 1 ·'Anyt hing's better th an William Hague, but I really do doubt that t he Lr beral Democ rats wi 11 be able to overta ke th e Conservatrves whatever happe ns. Labou r wrll win aga1 n, simp le as tha t . lt may be tig ht, but Labour will win. " Steven Lloyd ENV 1 " I thi nk with hr s poli cres on Europe and th e Euro he is bac kwa rd thinking and he won't go anywhere. it will be Labour at the next electi on. Basicall y, I ' m proEuro and t he Conse rva ti ves aren' t, so th ey won't be getti ng my vote." Amy Jackson CHE 3 " I think lain Ouncan Smith looks the pa rt of a fu t ure Prime
Minister, he spea ks fo r probably the ma Jorrty of the cou ntry, and I th ink he's a better optr on t ha n Blarr. He's better than Ken Clarke because he's you nger and while he may not have t he ch an sma he's a fu tu re wo rl d lea der." Ne il Taylor MGT 3 " la111 Dunca n Smith is Hague wi thou t the hu mour, and the Tory Party rs bas rca ll y, well, le t 's JU St say th e members of t he BNP fa ncied a change of scenery. As for th e next elect ion, Tony Blair will be rn stated as Presid ent and co mp lete rul er of th e country because th ere is no effecti ve opposition ." David Swettenham EAS 3 " He's a Fascist , righ t -wing nutter who will probably do the Tories so me good ." Catherine Manning EAS 3
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I was a student at UEA for four years and I graduated last July. I was always a devoted party goer, so it was unsurprising that I felt compelled to attend the final event of my student life, the Graduation Ball. I admit the night was fun; the joys of having my photo taken with Big Brother's Craig and basking in the memories of youth as limmy Mallet attempted a Wackaday revival are all very memorable. However, why hold such an Important event in · the LCR? Surely after three or four years of suffering the LCR every Thursday, the Un1on could have tried to make the Grad Ball a little more prest1g1ous; don't we deserve it after all those years of hard work? The LCR was great for a Thursday night when you wanted nothing more than a few drinks with your friends and a dance to all of last years biggest hits, but surely the Grad Ball should be a bit more upmarket, without sticky floors and badly mixed tunes? Other Universities are honoured with a special evening, not dissimilar to the Union Ball, why can't UEA have the same? lt seems the Union are too busy cutting costs and lining their pockets to think about what the students really want. Charging £27 for an event that is hardly any different to the LCR is extortionate. Next year the Grads shou Id be given the send off they deserve, with a proper venue that matches the high prices. Nicola Mallett (UEA 1997-2001)
respectability. We are not a former poly and there is absolutely no reason why we should be treated as such. On top of the ind1gmty of graduating in breeze block we have the grad ball, also situated m a completely inappropriate setting. I understand that the Un1on want to cut costs by hosting it in their own venue, but grad balls at lesser universities manage to make a bit of an occasion of the event so I see no reason why the Union cannot manage to do this. Adding a fat woman with a snake and booking limmy Mallett and Craig from Big Brother do not make for a prestigious night. The mclusion of them on the bill demonstrates, yet again, the complete lack of understanding behmd what students want. Yes, Chesney Hawkes was funny, but only in an ~ron1c way. lt seems to have given Un1on Ents the idea that students are willing to settle for has-beens. Irony can be pushed a bit too far. The Grad Ball is a perfect example of this. If I were a third year at UEA this year I would take whatever steps necessary to push for the ball to be held elsewhere, even if that means boycotting this year's ball. The Union know that people are going to attend it regardless of where it's held. If this is the case, therefore, they should reduce the price. Paying £27 for a glorified LCR IS an insult to the three or four years graduates have put in whilst at UEA. Tania Neumann (UEA 1997-2001)
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I am writing to congratulate Concrete for the fantastic way in which they exposed Aptus Personnel's awful behaviour towards students. I, too, worked for them as a temp last term and faced the same problems as you highlighted in your article. As a student who receives no financial support from my family, I have to work to survive and carry on with my degree. I went to Initial Personnel (as they were known then), thinking it would be a solution to my money problems. But from day one, I was not picked up on time, was given different finishing times by Aptus and the factory staff and packed into a full up mini-bus. But what worries me most about the situation is that 1! is an easy thing for employers to do. Aptus seem to deliberately pick on their most vulnerable employ1----. ees and it is simply not fair. We may be students and many of us are skint, but that does not give anybody the right to treat us like second class citizens. We are human beings like the rest of the population . In fact the majority of us are very intelligent people who one day will be running the country, so people like the bosses at Aptus shouldn't be allowed to treat us m such a poor way. Therefore, and this may be suckmg up to Concrete rather too much, an mvestigation like the one your newspaper did is vital. However, it is important to remember that it should not be necessary. Temporary workers generally are not treated as fairly as permanent ones, but the way that Aptus treated myself and the students featured m your article is unacceptable. What made it worse was how the manager who was quoted in the story profusely denied the allegations when questioned. What sort of man does that make him? He knows what he IS doing and he knows how vulnerable stu dents can be. He also knew that everyone who has ever been employed by Aptus knows that the allegations have at least a chance of being true. So, therefore, I hope that something is done about it. After all, in their adverts in your newspaper they are always wanting staff to fill their positions, so how do they think they are going to do this if they are constantly receiving coverage of th1s kind? Perhaps a follow-up mvestigation to see if it has made any changes to what was a. terribly poorly run business? Name and address supplied
I'm guessing that I'm not the only one who was completely disillusioned with graduating at UEA. Having experienced it twice, once as an undergraduate and again as an MA student I had the pleasure of enjoying this third-rate "event" one time too many. The University seem to believe that students and their parents don't mind spending an hour m a building that, however you disguise it, was built for other reasons. If 1t looks like a sports centre and smells like a sports centre it's pretty damn likely that what you are standing in 1s a sports centre. We may not be up there with the likes of Oxford and Cambridge but UEA does have a modicum of
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Sven does Norwich Following the revelatio n that England Saint Sven Goran Eriksson came to Norwi ch to watch City's pre-season friendly w1th Arsenal, unconfirmed rumours are now circling that lwan Roberts invited h im to Time after the game. Despite Roberts ' promise of a great East Anglian night out- possibly involving young female students - Eriksson allegedly said, " Why nobody tell me I would have to come to places like Norwich when I accept this job?" Ah, but Sven, you sa id it yourself on BBC "Sometimes when it is hard , it is also beautiful." Whether Eriksson was talking about !wan Roberts is also unconfirmed.
Rovers' Returns Division Two cl ub Tranmere Rovers have taken the unusual step of refunding their fans' travel expenses for the 200 mile trip to London side Brentford. After the crushing 4-0 defeat by Steve Coppell's pace-setting Bees, Chairwoman Lorraine Rogers offered t he money back, with manager Dave Watson saying " the fans deserved better. lt was a shambles." Quite why they felt the need to return the cash is hard to fathom, though - I mean , wouldn't you pay £18 to get out of Liverpool?
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Last week 's Cha mpion 's League matches were poor for English clubs. Arse nal lost 1-0 at Rea l Mallorca , while Liverpool scraped a 1-1 draw at home to Boavista. However, Gerard Houllier an d Arsene Wenger cou ld do worse than checking players in t he o::.o~-• • shower following comments by Boavista coach, Jaime Pacheco . "We may be little but we are firm," he says. "Ou r p layers are less physical, less en dowed." So there you have it, ..__ _...__ _,.. success comes to those lacking in the trouser Ofiver Kahn: big department- although I'm not telling Oliver mouth, small penis Kahn that.
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Canaries P.Ut together record run By A LEX THORPE Sports Editor
NORWICH CITY fans can begin to look a bit more optimistically at their team 's chances fo r 2001/02 after the Canaries equalled a 50 year-old record at the start of the season . A fter bei ng resou nd i ngl v thras hed at the New Den on the open in g day o f the >ea,on. C it y stru ng toge ther l·our succcssi1·e 11 ins w it hou t UHKcding a goal to ri'e into the playoiT places . And another plus po int for Ci l ~ is lhc form of their ">-called ·"cond string· micll'icldcr,. The pcr for m~u lccs of St~l! n Ncdcrgaa rc.L Ga ry 1/ olt and Pau l i\!cVe igh have kepi ou1 ~ummcr ~igning-.. l\1ark Rin~r:-.. Ncil Embkn and Clinl E:hton rcspeclivc l). 1ot that optimism 11as on the agenda after the 1rip to i\ l illwall . Last year's Divi,ion Twl> cham pions embarra"ed a llat-footed Ca naries side a> the ba ll hil the back or the Cit~ net four times . om ich cou ld onl~ juS! mmter as man~ shoh on targt:l them . . cln:~~-
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Th e lo" of 1-kil Emblcn after just lhdf an hour added injUJ") to in sult. and shortly after Stephcn Read doubled the L ions' lc:rd 11 ilh a lO yard pi ledri1 cr. :-. Jailers didn·l irnprlne after the irueru/. and Tim Cd1ill and Luc:h Neill multiplied City's woes h) addin g 1hird and founh goals rcspecl ilel). The lhumring rccei1ed in London didn't do the hest fm optim ism for the 1 isil of lit le f:l\ourill" i\1an City the follm1 ing S:uurda1. But an~ fears City fans ma) ha1·c had 11ere dashed speciacularl) in the 75t h minute 11 i1h 1hc in1roduc1ion of summer ,igning i\ l:trc Libbra. The 2X-year old l'rcnchrnan lla,l cd tl!l lime. ge lling his lirst touch insilk c/e1cn seconds. rlic~ing 1he hall "'er Ste1e I i<mcy 11 ilh his right fool and c-rashing home a 11onderful ldt -loo l l<> llc) beneath ~ic~1
/ he 11 hole mme lasted less than a ilh a -..tril-.ing I"L'"L'Il1hl;ulL'L' h' a ~o.·l· rL.tin Paul Cia ... coJg_Jll.' goal in lhL· SUlllmL'r uf I 'J'J(J. In one· stro~c. I thht" had hc·,·ome .1 en m d la\\nrrrte and derth>raltsc·d \lan Cil~ 101all1 /\ minute hL'fore the end and subsi HUlL' l'aul ;>.le Veigh 11 rapped up a IIOtllkrful aflemo<Jn·s 1101l I·<Jr the Canancs 11 nh a second clrnical li ntsh ami 11 ilh :\!,ll)dlcstcr Cil) slr i~ c·r Paulo \\anclwpe being senl niT sec <llllh laler it prm ,·d a thrilling li rst clash <J J' the scas<J n al Carnm Road and a dream lontc. 'L'nHH.L \\
"I think this could be our best victory over Germany since the war ... " BBC commentator John Motson makes a controversial assessment of England 's 5-1 wm . "lt's handbags on sticks: you don't condone it but it's a man's game" Oldham manager Andy Ritchie gets his cliches in a muddle after losing 2-0 to Blackburn in the Worth ington Cup.
Gary Neville's Soapbox Matt Jackson: given a free transfer after a row with Worthington
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CLUB TOP SCORER S Marc Lrbbra Paul McVergh 2 Zema Abbey lwan Roberts LEAGUE TOP SCORERS Shaun Goater (Man C) 9 3 players on
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di1 ision Brentford in the League Cup J'ollowcd. 1hough manage r Nigcl Wonhington claimed i1 \I as to ..im pnnt: our promorion cha nLT...,··. Hm1c1cr. it wou ldn'l have hccn a surprise ewn ir Ci1y had been 1ry in g. as :-.Jomich·s record in domestic c·ups is so bad it\ comical. Ke1 in ()'Con nor did the lmrmur' in sloppage time for 1hc Bees. liring home af1cr a pa..,..., from .J ~ 1 ~on Pncc.
11 ith a cl inical linish from \1 idc lcl'l IO se nd I o.OOO Cit y fa ns home happy. and \\'edn"day home with· oul all) points. No1 'inee I 951152 had Ci1~ 11 on rour games on I he trot \\ ilhoul con n:-ding a goal. and again ... ! Nottingham l ·orest the) 100~ the chance lo equal a duh rccurd .
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Zema ,\bbcy ·s lirst goa l or 1hc -..ca~nn in ... iUt. :' \ 4 minute' did th~.. deed ror \!onl ich. :llld Cil~ rnarcbcLI irllo the top 1hrce. lt 'L'l"lllt..·d ,om~..·what nh\ inu' that the C:marics· phenomenal run ol \\in' and ckan 'l1l'L'l' \\ntdd he ended 111 :ut n-Ci1_1 p/;n <'1. .tnd th .tl la'k Id/ 10 R<llherh;un·s \l.tr~ Robins a lonne r h,·m ol th,· B.trc·l<l\ Lnd. I l is -oth mtlllJle pcn.d I~ equaltsed a 'ilhh mtnute ll\1 n gn.d lll , ...,.tl a dr~m for tilL' rclq.~ati{)ll favourites.
Wilh the cup put linnly in it s pbce. Norwich laced another l .ondon tri11 the follt'll ing Saturda) '\nd i1 was l.ibbra lh,· hem once ~tgain for Cit) .... coring. m 1hc X:"'th minuh.' to g.i\l~· thL' C'an~tri\..· ... ;1 ... ur pri:-.c 1-0 a\\ a! \ rclur; . ll!!alll.'·-1 \\ imbkdon \\'i1h I .ihhra <JnL·e a~ain <1n the bench fu r the 1is it ,,,- Shcllield WL'linc·Slla). Nnrwich louhcd tu tlwir more lraditinnal sources 10 clinch a 11 in OIL'l I he 011 Is. \\'hik 1ha1 i1 1uo~ .\0(> minul,·s of hi ... fjr,t ~oa l
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UEA COACHES' LORD'S SUCCESS Norfolk 202-9
My Favourite Match ... Name: Mike Milner SOC3 Match: Cardiff City v Chesterfield
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UEA CR ICKET Goldsm ith were winners at Lord 's on Septembe r 4 with Norfolk.
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Norfolk beat Devon by 114 runs to take the ECB 38County Championship at the home of cricket in front of a crowd of around 800.
' ' W hilst this was not a classic match m terms of the football, any promotion dec ider ha s an unbeatabl e atmosphere. Ninian Park was packed, the game cou ld have been won by either side, red cards aplenty (alright one), and plenty of welsh irony: 'Would all fans please stay off the pttch because 1t could co t us pomt · (Chesterfield we1e deducted nine points for fi nancial irregularities). Kevin Evan s scored a last minute equaliser for the Blues to make it 3-3, guarantee ing promotion for both sides. Then ca me the delirious sight of Sam Hamann danc1ng wi t h a sheep, Ayertoll ahing (City chant of patting your head) for eternity and pint after pint of Brains. As a famous Welshman (other than Dylan Thomas or Tom Jones) once said, 'With my little pick and shove l I' ll be there ... ' And I'm glad I was."
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British starS' summer in Norwich SPORTSPARK was home to a host of stars this past All of Britain's medallists from summer, as the British Short Course swimming the Fukuoka long course World Championships were there, and Championships came to Norwich. And they celebrated their visit with a world rrcord. Karen proved to be a resounding sucLegg, Janine Belton, Nicola Jackson and Karen Pickering cess. Every session was a capacity gave the pick of the week, beating their own previous best sell-out, and the crowd frequentset in March 2000. ly had plenty to celebrate. Despite the British squad coming straight from the Australian Short Course Championship, jet lag certainly wasn't a problem with one World , one Commonwealth and eight British records being broken over the four days. Rebecca Cooke, Ros Bren, Robin Francis, Darren Mew, Neil Willey, Matthew Kidd, Gregor Tait and Georgina Lee all broke records in the UEA pool.
The next aim must be to get a major long course event at the Norwich venue, attracting the major stars of the world. Olympic silver medallist sprinter Darren Campbell visited Sportspark in August to host a coaching session for 100 local schoolchildren. Campbell, who finished behind Konstantinos Kenteris in Sydney, visited as part of Norwich Union's nationwide star:track scheme aimed at giving kids a chance to try their luck at a range of athletic disciplines. In a standing long-jump competition, Campbell only managed to beat one of his students by a Olympic silver medallist Darren campbel/ was coaching 100 Norwich youngsters. few centimetres.
Britain's world record holding swimming team celebrate at Sportsparlr
CAN YOU emulate the stars at Sportspark in this year's Team Challenge? Each year the organisers select 12 events from a wide range of sports including 6-a-side football, swimming, archery, netball, badminton, volleyball, short-tennis, rounders, korfball, athletics, tugof-war, basketball and uni-hoc. Teams of six made up of three men and three women can enter the challenge which runs throughout the academic year. The only restriction on entry is that all competitors must study or work on campus. Teams may consist of entirely staff or entirely students, and can al o be a mix. The aim of the event is to promote enjoyab le, friendly, organised competitive sport amongst teams of all abilities. Events take place on Wednesday afternoons and midweek evenings so not to clash with
ClASH OF THE CHAMPIONS
UEA hosts world class squash match TWO OF the world's best squash players are meeting at Sportspark as part of a three match challenge tour. Three time world champion Sarah Fitz-Gerald from Australia is playing 1999 world champion Cassia Campion from Norfolk as a warm up for the World Open in Melbourne in October. Injured during the British Open in 2000, Campion only made a return to the tour in April and will be looking to score one oyer her old rival. The tie takes place on September 27 at 7pm. Check www.squashdiscount.com for details.
BUSA Fantastic prize are on offer for all the individual event winner , and medals for the overall 'Team Challenge' winners, runners-up and highest placed 'all newcomers' team. Further details and entry forms are available from Rachel Thmes at the Sportspark at r.tome @uea.ac.uk or via the website.
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UEA's f otballers face mo e after league turns down P.romotion By MIKE MILNER Assistant Sports Editor
The 2000/01 season was a resounding success for UEA's 1st XI: a promotion, championship and cup final in the record books. By finishing second in their BUSA division they won promotion to the top flight, onl y becoming defeated fi nalists in the Norfolk Junior Cup on penalties and were convincing winners in their regional division, the Rogers and Norton Business Houses League Premier Division. However. the new season has already begun on a sour note; their application into the Anglian Combination was rejected as a result of restructuring of the oversaturated pyramid system. As a result, next year they will be playing in the 'midland university' league, which could well involve round trips on Saturday afternoon of 300 miles plus.
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The implication of this could be very severe- the Union has refu ed to cover the high costs of transportation, pitch and referees. The cl ub has decided to cover the costs through subs but this could easily backfire by underestimating the true cost of it all. Significantly, though the club have kept their membership in the Rogers and Norton Business Houses League, whereby the 2nds
would play as the I sts, the 3rds play as the 2nds, and it wou ld see the introd uction of a 4th team.
Benefit On the face of it this would only benefit and strengthen the football team, bu t if it backfires and they are unable to maintain their commitments, there will undoubtedly be too many players for too few teams. Last year's president Graeme Bryne commented "Getting the money together is not going to be a problem, last season we had to subsidise the cost of our coach Gary Butcher and as far as I can see everyone wants to play at a hi gher level. "Many of the team play at a higher level on a Saturday; Paul Jarrett plays in the Unibond League (semi-professional) so it's worthwhile for us to be playing against sides of a similar abili ty."
Norwich City's main summer singing, Marc Lib bra, set a new Canaries record in scoring just eleven seconds after • """""" on as a second half substitute against Manchester City. The Frenchman scored again the following week • 11\nm,ble!do,n to give Norwich a good comeback after their embarrassing defeats against Milwall (0-4) and Br,ent1m·d• 1). Full City roundup: Page 22.
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