Inside A guide to your best Halloween ·ever Issue 143 · Wednesday, October 30, 2002
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Students furious at £1 ·per day charges for UEA car park STUDENTS are launching an attack against ttie University's controversial car park plans which were exposed in Concrete. The University is proposing to !ntroduce a £1 per day cost, resulting in an annual expenditure of £240 for those who commute to UEA. Many students feel that the University's suggestion is about generating more revenue rather than addressing the problem of overcrowding. Law student Hannah Whitmarsh says the University's solutions are always focused on how much money they can take from students. "The problem will remain and the University will make four times as much money." And MGT student Gemma Sayer feels that Travel Coordinator Dawn Dewar's comment saying it will be "hard for those who live in rural areas" is simply not good enough. "I am in a similar situation to Catherine Wilikinson as described in the last article, living 14 miles from campus." Gemma points out that when
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applying for parking permits it does not matter if you live miles away or right next-door on Earlham Road. "You can still have a permit if you pay the £30 charge. I would suggest that the existing permits without daily charges should be issued only to those living outside Norwich, or to those with a disability. Everybody else who lives in Norwich should be refused a permit and face daily charges." Norma Henderson, a postgraduate law student also has no option but to use a car as she cannot get to campus by 9 o'clock if she uses public transport. "As a postgraduate student, my only income derives from teaching work, and the £250 or so per year it would cost me to park on campus would cause financial hardship." Norma recognises that a parking fee would make a difference to car parking on campus. "However, if this is done some sort of provision must be made for those who have no genuine option other than to use private
transport." Union Finance Officer Michelle Pratt said that it is obvious to all that we need to find a way of reducing the number of cars coming onto campus. "Our concern is that students who need to run a car won't be priced out of driving to campus. "The plan would have to allow for special circumstances." The Union have placed copies of the travel plan in reception along with a comment book. 'We are also holding a UGM in the LCR on November 5th at 1pm. TheUniversity Travel Coordinator Dawn Dewar will be there as well as the Director of Estates Richard Goodall. "Students will have their opportunity to put their questions to the University in a question and answer session," she added. · "Using the comment book and the meeting we will gather student opinion and report back by the deadline November 22." Travel coordinator Dawn Dewar was unavailable for comment. To see a full selection of letters, turn to pages 18 and 19. And let us know how you feel about it. Email us at su.concrete@uea.ac. uk
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LCR Kl LLER JAILED THE LCR CLUBBER who killed a fellow dancer In a vicious assault was jailed yesterday for only three years nine months. Norwich Crown Court
tured by a single punch from 21-year-old Andrew McPhee, writes Rebecca Lawrence.
heard how Richard Walls, 29, died after an artery in the left side of his neck was rup-
The blow knocked Mr Walls to the floor leaving him unconscious at the Pam's House trance event. Clubbers on the dance floor
looked on as McPhee continued to punch Mr Walls in the face and head until he was finally pulled away. Richard was treated by first aid staff at the scene and later in hospital but staff failed to revive him. As reported in Concrete,
Judge imprisons McPhee for less than four years McPhee of Northfields, Norwich admitted manslaughter on March 9, after previously pleading not guilty. He appeared for sentenc· ing yesterday (October 28.) The incident allegedly started after McPhee bumped into Richard as he was making his way to a phone box at the event
packed with over 1000 clubbers. Judge David Melior said to the defendant that he saw red in every sense. "Red no doubt because of the blood from your nose and red in anger, then what followed was in retaliation." Continued on Page 5