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THE Accommodation service is struggling to house a record number of students. All undergraduate first years who live more than 12 miles from the UEA, non EU overseas u.ndergraduate students and first year postgraduate overseas students are supposedly guaranteed accommodation by the University. But those who are arriving now are having no end of trouble, as the various schools at UEA have

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accepted many more students than there are rooms. As the funding of higher education institutiorrs is very tight at the moment, the schools are being forced to fill and in some cases oversubscribe their courses to guarantee the funding the university needs. Unfortunately this, coupled with the high A-level results this year, means that there are not enough rooms left for the students. Not only are the guest suites full, but all the double rooms are filled. Students are now being put up in hotel rooms, and staff are being asked to take in freshers on a short term basis. An estimate suggests

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that there may be as many as 300 students without campus accommodation. Staff are being paid £25 for each night they house a student, although the freshers will only pay the usual accommodation rate - about six pounds a night, and are given free food in the diner. Students affected by th'e lack of housing can complain directly to the accommodation office. One member of the Student advice centre team said that he had been brought in especially for ~he housing problems. He refused to comment on just how bad the situation was. USA Post graduate student Elizabeth gave a familiar story:

"! was guaranteed accommodation when I applied. l filled out all the forms early, and was told there would be no problem. The only thing I was worried about was housing, and I was regularly reassured . I think I've e-mailed everyone in the University. I've been put in a hotel. This is my first time in Norwich, and I'm separated from everyone - I feel very lonely and isolated. - And angry". The accommodation service is trying to house everyone temporarily and as rooms become available from students dropping out or even not turning up in the first place (continued on p4)

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Wednesday. September 24, 2003

Police On Campus POLICE will be on campus throughout Freshers' Week to a <h ise s tudents on ho w to avoid becoming the victims of crime. A sta ll 11 ill be set up near nion House as police try to raise awareness of their role a nd help students prevent crime. ln particular, the o llicer~ will be trying to get people to code their bikes a nd register them with the UEA a nd the police, so that they can be traced if t hey are stolen. The re will a lso be a prize draw for those who do regbter, 11 it h the cha nce of winn ing a Ra leigh Attitud e mounta in bike. Officer.'> will also be givi ng out free UV pen to students so that they can mark their pro per ty. In th e evenings, constables 11 ill be pa trolling around th e resid ences a nd will give practical ad1 ice on how to avoid the ft s fro m roo m s. Afler Fr eshers ' Week, PC Bell. the UEA 's police oflicer will be aro und the Hive as usual on Wednesdays for the rest of the yea r 11 ith surge•·ies for stu de nts concerned about crime.

Local Man Found Bludgeoned Near The Village POLICE are looking for witTHOM SMITH News Editor

nesses to a brutal murder on a road near the Univers ity Village. Mr Ju sti n Forrest. 27 or Wi lberrorce Road. wa.., found in a poo l or blood. with seriou:-, head injuric~ at about I 0:30pm on eptember 4 by a local resident in Rod.ingham Road. Mr Forrest was rushed to hospital. but ~ad l y died from his injuries on 15 Septem ber in Addcnbrook.e\ llospital. Cambridge. Police invest igating the homicide have appealed repeatedly for witnesses. and even sent llyers to the Un ivers ity Village to help jog people's memo ric~. and remind them or

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what they may have see n. Detective Inspector Nick Day said a number or peop le had come forwa rd, but there we re ot her witnesses know n to be in the area'' ho appeared not to have co me forwa rd, in particular a teenage couple see n near number 11 or 13 Edgcwonh Road. and two young wo men who may be students. or local residents. seen in the area. The wo men arc desc ribed as white with shoul der length hair and both were wearin g trouse rs. The Detec tive Inspector went on to

Above: Murder Victilll, Justin Forrest

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Le turer Fined £2000 For rink ravang

UEA Library is to finally get the exte ns ion that has been needed and promised for ~ o lo ng. In order to house the stacks ex panded by the creation of ne w sc hools such as MED, an d to dea l with hu·ge numbers of studen ts, a five store) extension will be co nstructed alongside the current b uilding, which was const ructed in the 1960s and 70s. It is planned that th e works will begin in the Ne11 Year.

UEA MATH professor Jean Vand.:n-Brocck wa!'o fined £2000 for drink drivi ng. Profc&sor Vand~n - Brocck is no ted as being the man who

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tlow of tea in a teapot \poul. By calculat..iong the lluid n o~:- he slm\\'ed why tea dribble&, rather th an run s c kanly into !'he cur. However. it :.\!ems he bad rather more than tea 10 Jrini- on Augu~t 17. The Belgian academic rlcadeJ guilty to d riving on Bill Todd Way

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Police appeal for murder witncs cs lec ture r recieve d rink d riving fine page 4 UE A parking mess up page 5 cha nge. to bus route· page 6 no m ore nig ht nurses at health centre

record ticket sales fo r Union Ents Union 's Q AA submi. sion

say "'Anyone who kn ows who these women may be is urged to co ntac t us. I am J..een to sLress th at none of these people arc thought to be in any way res ponsible for the attacl-. but we be lieve that they may be able to pro· 'idc us with crucial information." "Additiona ll y. anyone who was in the Roekingham Road area between I Opm and I I pm on September -+ is asked to call in. This is now a murder inqlllry and it is of the utmost i mpor· lance that anyone with any information contact. us". Anyone with info rmaLion shou ld contac t the Rockingham Road Incide nt Roo m at Norwich Police Station on 01603 276 923 .

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while three times over the legal alcohol limit. He ah.o cla.im,-d he was so intoxicated he could not remember Jriving over a neigh· bour':> garJen Prosecutor P.uricia Newton told the court that 11·1~ Pauline Spink> who live~ in Thorpc Marriott h.:-arJ a car no i~ily re1 ving and saw it revcr~c over her garJ.:-n, the pavemcn1 and crash into a hedge . The police were called. and the Prnfc~sor wa~ found bleeding from his nose. an ambulance iben attended and he wa:. breatha.Jyced.

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Pwf. V~md~n-BroccJ.. \ lawyer. Jnnathan Brod. said in mitigation that it was a very hot day anJ his client had b.:-eomc very dcllydrated :md confu;,ed. a11d he could not remem ber driving his vehicle at

aiL rvl.agistnttc~ told th~ Professor he faced a charge \\hich could lead to a gaol term, but they in~t.::aJ fin!:'d him £2(1()0, ordered him t<i pay -£60 costs disqualified him from driving !'o r 30 month\ and (>tdered him to ,tttend a re habilitation dnnk Jri vcr's cour~e.

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New logo T he new union logo, as picked by the students at the end of last term is being introduced to the union buildings. The work has seen "bubbles " being put u'p a round windows on the UFO, Paper Shop, Post Ollice and of cou rse nion House itself. The logo will be seen on all key parts of the Union, the staff tshirts, posters a nd a ll publicity material Union Communications Olliccr Ncd G lasier said that he- was "rea ll y happy with it" and continued ; " the ke y reason for rebranding the Union was to make sure that students know exactly what they ha ve democratic control over. I hope that having the logo featured on all our services will encourage even more students to get involved with what we do for that reason. "

• New Permit System Hit by "Teething Problems" THOM SMITH

News Editor The new pm·kin g system has alread y hit prob lems . The syste m was s up posed to be o perati o na l for th e start o r the se mes ter, but permits for staff have bee n issued to the Unive rsity' s staff. but owin g to a co mpute r g li tch , the Uni o n's s taff could not be prov ided w ith permits. T his has ca used a headac he fo r th ose who we re u·y ing to imp le ment the ne w sc he me. Acco rdin g to inte rnal e-mail s sec urity sta ff wo ul d not clamp cars at first. as teethin g prob le ms o f thi s so rt were ex pected . In order to ll x the problems the decisio n was take n to de lay

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Se ptember. Until that date , th e car parks will be ope n fo r all to use - there w ill be no charge for s ta ll stude nts and other rcguhu· car park users . The new sy, tcm , as was widely re ported last yc;u· will not a ll ow stude nts livi ng o n ca mp us. in a o ne mil e exclusio n zo ne, o r spec ificall y the NR2 and NR3 posta l code areas of Norwich to obtain a permit. un less the re ;u·c e xten-

pay the sho rt stay visitor rate o f £ 1. 50 pe r two hours be twee n 8.00 am - 5.30 pm. T hi s syste m is des ig ned to inc rease the number of stude nts who walk, cyc le or use public transport to get on to campus. and cut the number who will dri ve, the re by freeing up car pa rk space for those who need it. and helpin g the env ironm e nt. lt has. however, led to fears that the stude nts who cannot park on ca mpus will , instead park

uat in g c irc um sta nces. M s Daw n Dc wa r, the UEA' s Tra nspo rt

in nea rby road s. James "Bcrt " Brcmmc r. of Uni ve rsity

Coo rdinator said that "Those reside nt in exc lusion zo nes who ;u·c not eli g ib le for car parking perm its arc not pre vented fro m parking on camp us but wo ul d be req uired to

Ward 's Labour C ampaig ner' said in an e-ma il to both Pro fessor East wood, the Vi ce Chance ll o r. and to Co nc rete sent in August: "E ven now there m·c c lc;u· sig ns o r

UEA staff and students usi ng loca l ruad s anu verges tu park . Th e rc:-.i uc nt s of No rth Park Ave nue are co mpl ainin g of the prob le ms o f UEA parki ng. wi th the verges bein g c he wed up, a nd dan gers on the roads because there is not now room fo r cars to pass. Thi ~ sto ry i:-. re peated in The Ave nues, Wyc liiTc and Ivory Roads. Sa lte r Ave nu e. pl us the Wilbc rforcc and Frie nds Road area. With so many restri cted from parki ng at the UEA we ex pec t th is to get worse" Co ncrete will be fo ll ow in g the new pa rking arrangeme nt s c losely over the nex t fe w weeks and month s. An yone with any co mment s on the subj ec t is invited to contact us.

Belol\': Th e UI::.'A ca r park

ENV Embarassment O ver the summer vacation, ENV students who ha d taken a yea r abroad were su r prised to find t hey received letters saying "congratulations on passing your BSc" when they a ll had another year of their course to finish. They were even more surprised to find that their exam results were enclosed because the overseas universities hadn't released their results yet they were all down as zero. On behalf of the Dean of EN V, Jean Bryant said "This was a most unfortunate error on the part of the School, but which was quickly spotted. The students were informed at the first opportunity and letters of apology were sent to students within 24 hours of discovering the error. This incident was particularly regrettable since our assessment procedures arc generally regarded as excellent."

Concrete Shortlisted Concrete has been shotlisted in the 25th Annual Guardian Student Media Awards as the Student Newspaper of the Year. Also, Nathan Dixon, the current Event Editor has been shortlisted as Student Feature Writer of the Year. The results will be announced on Nov. 12.

UEA: The University of Excessive Admissions • Continued From Front Page they are being reallocated. In an e-mail Jenny Grant the Director of the Residences and Services division said; "The final situation will not be known until after arrivals and it is dillieult to assess how many additional rooms might not be used or whether we will be able to release short-term accommodation quite quickly." As for how the situation got so bad in the first place, she said, "This is not a failure of planning but a consequcncc of the timing of A-level results and acceptance of places at university by students." The Student Union 's Welfa re Olliccr, Rcbccca

Smith said, "The Union of UEA Students is extremely disappointed that the over-recruitment of students by schools within the University has left many new students without accommodation on campus." She went on to say that the Union is doing all it can to help the students affect ed. " All Union stafl' are doing all they can to minimize any stress caused. Extra sta ff have been drafted in with the sole res ponsibility of dealing with accommodation problems. This is being done by helping students find permanent accommodation off campus and making sure that those students living in tempora ry accommodation arc as corn-

fortable and happy as possible " . An Accommodation Coordination Unit has been set up in the council house near the registry for those who wish to complain or attempt to get other accommodation. Both Concrete and the Union of UEA Students would like to hear from those affected by the housing crisis. Ms G ra nt reassures students that; "Above all we will not compromise on our intention to ensure that students ha ve full support in findin g accommodation in time to start their studies.''

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N BRIEF Changes to the 25 Route Cause Delays THOM SMITH News Editor

Students are likely to be hit by travel delays from the latest changes to the 25 bus route. The service origi nally ran between the UEA and the rail station, but last year was changed to the Hospital and the station, which caused people to complain about five busses running to the hospital and none to the city. Well, now it's changed to include the Park and Ride - and as a result, the previous five busses record has been broken - James Jarrell has told Concrete that on the first day of the new service he waited while 14 bu ses wen.tto the park and ride but only one went to the city. Mr Jarrell aid , "I am completely dissatisfied with the service, and I am sure many

others must be as well. Not only that, but there was no consultation about the changes whatsoever". Ms Dawn Dewar, the Transport Coordinator for the UEA said that the UEA has repeatedly pressed First Company for a link to the Park and Ride at Costessey. lt is designed to link in with the car park changes in order to provide cheap parking. On production of a campus card, the coast of parking and a fare to campus will be 50 pence, a saving of 80 pence. Âˇ On the subject of the delays, she suggested that things will get beuer although slowly, saying "The County Council are investing around ÂŁ10m in bus priority mea ures and new interchange facilities . Work on the programme, which will take two years to complete has begun. However, in order to make these

improvements there are numerous roadworks at key junctions throughout the city centre which lead to disruption, inconvenience and congestion for all road users. The long tem1 benefits for outweigh the short term inconvenience however I do appreciate that this is not comforting to passengers affected at this time." With the deteriorating quality of the service, Roland Pascoe, the Bus Users Group's chainnan said that he would welcome any improvements, particularly a planned express service between the City and the University and the provision of training to all its drivers to increase customer services, but said, "There is no hiding the fact that we are dealing with a monopoly service run for private profit instead of for public service. Until that issue is addressed by legislation then any changes will be cosmetic."

A MAN has escaped from Hellesdon Mental Hospital. LukeArmand, age 20, absconded from the institution on September 3, just one day after being brought back from a previous escape attempt the day before by police. The hospital said that Mr. Armand was no threat to the public, although his mother said that he had threatened to stab people, before he was ectioned under the Mental Health Acts. FAMlLLES living on Earlham Road have said that the new traffic islands, designed to make crossing one of Norwich's main roads safer are a complete failure. The residents have suggested a full pedestrian crossing as well as the three islands placed between the Fiveways and Colman Road. The road is considered particularly dangerous for the schoolchildren who need to cross the road . A PUB landlord has ended up in court for attacking his wife after a row over lamb chops. David Curtis, who had been drinking heavily, hit his wife Valeric on the hand and face and bit her hand. She retaliated by grabbing his genital area and kicking him. After learning that the couple was reconciled, Magi trates fined Mr. Curtis ÂŁ250. THREE balaclava-clad robbers, one armed with a gun were forced to run off empty-handed after a worker at the Earl ham West Centre's Flame Kebab shop refused to hand over cash. They entered the premise through a back door which had been left open and demanded money. The kebab chef, who is in his 20s, refused and they fled empty-handed. A PATrENT has vanished from the Norfolk and Norwich University hospital. Susan Seeley, 44, disappeared on September I 8. Police said she was likely to be disoriented from the medication she had been receiving, she took no money with her. A police helicopter was drafted in to the search. A GIANT sculpture could be buil tat crown point, Norwich's riverside power station. lt will have a theme of renewable energy.

NEW BUSSES TO BE IINTRODUCED First Bus Company is to start running double decker busses on the 25 bus route, the fir t to run on the route in ten years. The company has recently purchased 20 new Volvo double-deckers and hopes to put them into full service by the end of the year. The new busses will have a capac-

ity of up to 83, which should help reduce crowding. They are also tht! latest design, with low floors to aid access for wheelchairs and buggies, as well as having CCTV on board to monitor passengers, and also to help the driver see what is happening in front and behjnd the bus.

Phillip Seago, Operations and Commercial Director for First sajd that the company was "delighted to be introducing these new vehicles" and acknowledged that they are the "first to be introduced to the fleet since 1992" Below: A Bus similar to those being introduced.

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Wednesdoy. Setember 24. 2003

Hospital Bans Atkins Diet TOBY LEWIS

T he UEA night nurse ser vice has been terminated. Students with health problems a t night time are ad vised to ring the NHS Di rect call centre. T he Prac tice Man age r o f th e l lca lth Ce ntre. Ms C hri stina Fieldin g ex pl ain ed th e manifo ld rca>o ns for the c hange': .. it is a j ob that needs exce ll e nt nurses hu t du e to its so litary and so me ti mes da ngero us nature we have had tro ubl e all rac tin g new s tall o f th e prcfc iTcd qu a lit y. O ur emp loyee s have bee n ad vised by the

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Uni on that they ' ho uld no t c.uTy on wo rkin g for us un lcs> they we re pro vided wi th a drive r or a n add iti onal for m o f 'ccurit y fo r the ir trips int o town. Abo. wit h the ne w G P c ontrac t the Pri mary Care Tru st wi ll be takin g cont ro l o f o ut o f ho ur 's care and is ta king res po ns ibil ity for thi ' service ra the r tha n ind ividua l G P practi ce> ... Th e move me nt of the N HS tm,•ard> a cent rali>ation o f ni g ht time c are a nd

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T he controversial Atkins diet has been banned a t the Norfolk and Norwich Uni versity Hospital. T he hi gh protein, low carbohydrate diet th at encourages dieters. to eat meat a nd cheese has been endorsed by celebrities such as Renee Zell weger a nd Jennifer Aniston and criticized by leadin g nutritionalists. The diet has been removed fro m the hospital' s menus, on the basis that it is not healthy for patients enough recovering from illness or surgery. A s pokesman sa id that the diet was "too unbalanced" , while accepting that va rious diets followed for r eligious or health grounds would sill be available.

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HOUSING HORRORS REBECCA LAWRENCE

TICKET mania hit the Union on Monday as students queued for hours ·ust to be able to party the night away at the LCR. Hive was working on a raffle ticket y tern, where wben your number was called out you were allowed to join the queue. Union Ents assistant Toby Cunningham said that it was even busier than the usual start of term. "This is due to Darkness as everyone wants to go, but we've sold LCR and school daze tickets more quickly than ever before and students can only buy one tickfor each event with their raffle ticket. We could have sold the LCR out twice over already." He added that the freshers' ball is very popular due to the brilliant publicity. "We've sold more tickets than we had this time last year for the freshers' party. Darkness tickets have been sold out by students alone which is phenomenal. I've never seen it before." W student Laura Carry wa one of the

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rushed, and one girl got ished and hurt her foot. I'm so glad

I've got my tickets though." But flrst year student Claire Auldridge was not o fortunate. "I've got raffle ticket 445. I picked it up quite late. I wasn't expecting so much need for tickets. I'm worried I won't get any." Communication officer Ned Gla ier said

there were more people queuing at the weekend. ''This means freshers are actually going to their events, and not just second and third years. It's a shame at UEA that freshers don't have a week to enjoy the events on their own. The second and third years are back before they arrive."

THE QAA HAVE GOT BIG EARS The Union is to ubmit its report to the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) on the University, which is ba ed upon the result of the "Big Ears Survey", conducted last semester by the Union and Graduate Student Association (GSA). The QAA, set up in 1997, reviews the calibre and standard of the higher education institutions across Britain. It does this by institutional audits - a series of inspections and assessments of the universities at all level . It checks the internal review structure of the institutions, and assesses the subjects' at an academic level, as well as the students' opinions and experiences.

The QAA will review the UEA in January, and the Union's report will be part of the reviewed information. According to the report, most students were happy with most areas of the UEA, but there are things that could be improved. In particular the Union report singles out. the inconsistencies between the different schools' policies such as different penalties for coursework, and anonymous marking rules for example. The Union is also concerned that there are a large number of students who do not understand or fully trust the marking and appeal systems for exams and coursework and suggests that this needs reviewing, not just at school level but at an institutional level.

The report suggests that the representation available to students is on the whole acceptable, although suggests that greater student influence on the planning and resource allocation would be useful. Similarly the report highlights the difference of opinions over the library and computing facilities' usefulness and availability between different schools. The report also consider the differences between the undergraduate and postgraduate applications, assistance and opportunities, as well a the number of changes that have been made to courses. For more detail on the results of the Big Ears survey turn to Concrete's feature on pages 12- 13.

EX· STUDENT IN POP IDOL AN EX-UEA student made it through to the final SO contestants in the TV show Pop Idol, although she was knocked out on Saturday. Susanne Manning, 21, graduated fn.m UEA in the summer and said she took part as a bit of a dare. "I used to live in a shared house and we always used to watch Pop idol. We would sit there and joke, 'I could do better than that,' and one day a friend said, 'go on then, do it.' Susanne, from Bradworthy in Devon, used to sing in a jazz band at college and was terrified of performing in front of the judges. In t:te first audition Nicki Chapman praised Susanne's quirky voice and even Simon Cowell said he 'loved' her rendition of the Roberta Flack hit Killing me Softly.

Regardless of their position (with the possible exception of some hotel owners), everyone is irr agreement that the current accomadation situation on campus should never have happened. Unfortunately, it is difficult to see any kind of solution in the near future. The two most often cited reasons for the problems, high standards of A-level grades and the need to ensure every room is full just to stay financially afloat, are not temporary blimps. While it is possible to criticise the various schools for admitting too many students, the only way numbers will become more manageable is in combatting those eternal is ues of university funding and standards of A-level examinations. Ju t as providing new lane for motorways works for approximately 17 minutes, it seems unlikely that the new residence currently under noisey construction will provide anything other than temporary relief. They too will have to be filled and an unmanageable number of insurrance offer will again have to be accepted to do so. Though Concrete dislikes making such a prediction, expect thi week's difficulties to become an annual event.

TRANSPORT TURMOIL A situation that could have been prevented, however, is the University's transport farce. It must have taken careful planning to ensure both the busses and the car parking were in no state for students at the start of the new academic year. It might even be funny, if it didn't have such a negative effect on students' studymg. But making them late isn't the only repurcu sion. With parking without a permit now at £ 1.50 for two hours, keeping the barriers raised must be costing UEA over £2000 per day. ·Of all the extra costs facing the University this year, this was the one that could most easily have been avoided.

BUT ON THE OTHER HAND ... But having said all that, it seems only fair to point out to the thousands of new arrivals that, despite the above, UEA really is a fantastic place to be. Though the summer appears to be finally drawing to a close, UEA's 40th year is shaping up to be one of its best ever; so wrap up warm, partake in the dozens of planned events (whether it's The Darkness or Martin Amis, there's something for everyone) and don't forget to turn up for your lectures.

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CHARLES ClARKE MP UEA's 40th OPENS ZUCKERMAN BIRTHDAY BUILDING SECRETARY of state for Education, Charles Clarke ollicially opened the new Zuckerman Institute for Connective Environmental Research (ZICER) building at the start of this month, writes Rebecca Lawrence. It was declared open on Thursday September 4. As well as MP Charles Clarke, other speakers included Vice-Chancellor Professor David Eastwood and the Chief Executive of the Economic and Social Research Council Professor Ian Diamond. The new research venture is designed to address the environmental challenges facing us through closer connections with business and the wider society. Charles Clarke said it was great to see UEA taking the lead in building alliances with government and society at large. "It is a huge efl'ort to address the environmental challenges of climate change; pollution of air, land and water; loss of biodiversity and waste generation and disposal. The Zukerman Insitute shows that the days of academics in Ivory Towers are long gone." Zukerman building itself makes a striking statement abou t environment sustai nability, being one of the most energy efficient in Europe; making use of the technologies

voltaic electricity and recycled construction materials. ZICER is the first physical symbol of recognition commemorating Lord Zuckerman, the Government's first Scientific Adviser, and one of the founding fathers of UEA 's school of Environmental Sciences. To mark the opening of the building, UEA is hosting the third Sustainability Days, a series of seminars, workshops, conferences and lectures addressing the challenge of sustainability.

In The Last Week... Labour lost its first by-election since Tony Blair came to power. Sarah Teather of the Liberal Democrats won the seat of Brent East, one-time constituency of "Red" Ken Livingstone. Jeffery Archer, the peer and perjurer will lose his right to sit in the House of Lords, under proposals put forward by the government. Lord Montagu of Bealieu could also be atTected by the changes, having been imprisoned for homosexual offences fifty years ago. The office of fair trading has offered to broker a deal on the lines for Eton and Winchester if they grass on the alleged fee fixing between public schools. The Head of MI6 told the Hutton Enquiry that Downing Street had misinterpreted the 45 minute warning, which referred to battlefield weapons, not weapons of mass dcstr路uction. A number of pensioners in Devon said that they were ready to go gaol if they had to, to protest at the 70 % rise of Council Tax compared with the 25 % rise in pensions during Tony Blair's premiership. Postal Workers voted, by a narrow majority not to strike. The Royal Mail has offered 14.5 % pay rises over 18 months, but insists on redundancies of 30,000. Matthew Genge of Imperial College London told the British Association of Science that the power of an 850 cc

Robin Reliant, like the one driven by Del Boy in Only Fools and Horses would be able to deflect a billion metric ton asteroid away from earth. If the engine was run for 75 days ...

lt is forty years thi s October that the first students entered the UEA. And found that most of the ir teaching would be done in temporary buildings where the vill age is now. To celebrate the UEAs birthday. the University is putting on a series of celebratory events throughout thi s October. The bulk of the celebrations will be between October 2 and 18. In 40 years the University has become well es tablished as a centre of academic 路excellence, and the planned even ts arc designed to retl ect the breadth of interests here. Most notably, the literary festival this year offers five events wi th both new and estab li shed writers. There will also be distinguished public figures giv ing speeches and the Government Chief Medical Adviser; Sir Liam Donaldson wi ll open the MED school's new building. Other events include Book Launches. Dragon Boat Racing, and Childrcns Activities The Celebrations Come at the same time as the news thatUEA is one of the top 20 universities in the country, according to a league table compiled by the Sunday Times. The university was placed at number 19. and the sports facilities were rated as among the best in Britain. while marks for teaching were the llth hes t in the country.

The Week's News In Ninety Seconds. Retired General Wesley Clark has put his name into the competition for the Democratic presidential nomination. But he accepts that few people know much about him.

.Judges may have to hear prosecutions over foxhunting next year. Some rural magistrates threatened to resign if a ban was imposed.

Hurricane Isabel smashed into the Eastern Seaboard of the USA on Thursday; the 200 mile wide storm developed a second eye and obliterated much of the 180 mile long chain of sand bars from Virginia to the Carolinas.

Carole Caplin said that her phone had been bugged and her bank accounts investigated, but she wouldn't write a book letting the cat out of the bag on the Blairs.

Ehud Olmert, Israel's vice-president said that killing Yassir Arafat was a possibility. Israel's secret police has a policy of assassination of leading Palestinian figures.

A Lancashire couple accused of killing 10 year old .Jade Slack by leaving ecstasy tablets where she would find them were cleared of manslaughter, but Way ne Wood was sentenced to three and a half years for dealing in class A drugs.

Israel faces a cut in US aid, if it continues to build settlements on the West Bank.

Sweden voted against adopting the Euro, despite the murder of Anna Lindh. Police arrested a neo - Nazi in connection with the murder of the Foreign Minister, who bore a "strong resemblance" to the apparent assailant as seen on CCTV.

Iran backed down from its threat to withdraw from the International Atomic Energy Agency, the international agency after being given a deadline of October 31 to show it has not got a covert weapons programme. The 145 year old dream of linking Australia top to bottom by rail was realised as the last of the sleepers were placed to complete the 900 mile long line from Adelaide to Darwin by way of A lice Springs.

Estonia, however voted to join the EU. Germany and France ignored the Euro zone rules again, with a growth plan that would push their budget deficits well beyond the official limits.

The Pitcairn islands celebrated the birth of their first child in 17 years, taking the population to 48. The islands were first settled by the survivors of the 1789 mutiny on the HMS Bounty

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When Trevor MacDonald appeared at a Telegraph student press day, Rebecca Lawrence w~nt along to ask him questions about his career to date and journalistic morals. ttending a Daily Telegraph Conference offers many things for aspiring student hacks: practical advice, an opportunity to meet the editors, a brand new shiny dictaphone, and above all, the chance to interview and question the most visible face of ITN, Sir Trevor McDonald. After a few too many free beers at lunch time, the questions from our enthusiastic group of student journalists were not as penetrative as they could have been, but we eagerly lapped up all advice the 'news Goliath' and anecdote machine had to offer. Born in Trinidad, Britain's best loved news reader explained why he went into journalism. "lt was a failure to do anything better. I flirted with law for a bit, but I was fascinated by the BBC World Service. I didn't philosophise then on the importance of journalism to democracy, and all that sort of rubbish." But now Trevor has certainly given the subject a lot of thought, highlighting the journalist's important task to inform people. "As journalists, we have a chance to speak for people who can't speak for themselves, to give a voice to those who are disenfranchised. We throw light on the dark corners of the world. "Many years ago, a colleague of mine was in Srebenica and filmed pictures of what looked like concentration camps in modern times, and we thought these obscene grotesque pictures had gone out of our contemporary experience. A few weeks before, I was challenged by government ministers, who were saying, 'you guys, you go on about Bosnia, I could take you to so and so place,

"While I was interviewing Saddam, half his cabinet were sitting around. At the end, I irritably said, "don't you guys have anything better to do?," and one minister said, 'You don't seem to understand - it's not very often anyone questions our President."' and you'd see something even worse.' That made an impression on me, as we should be looking into that place as well. "But the point they were making was that, as journalists, we pick up on one thing, shine a light, and then in a very halter- skelter unplanned way, pick up on the next. These pictures were flashed around the world, and governments did begin to act." But Trevor made clear that journalists are not able, nor should they feel able, to force the government to act. "Of course journalism is fun , it's great, but there is the serious question of accountability. I used to say everything about journalism was wonderful , but I've seen too many things to believe it now. There are some pretty rotten things that go on." On the subject of Martin Bashir's interview technique with Michael Jackson, Sir Trevor picked his words extremely carefully. Without stating whether Bashir himself was guilty of deception, he explained that journalists have to tell people what they are doing.

"lt is tota.lly wrong to do pretend to do one thing, and then do another. In fact, I think it's indefensible. lt tarnishes a reputation, and then why should anyone trust you? No story is worth transgressing your personal integrity. it's not right." Trevor also highlighted a particularly poignant part of the Hutton inquiry, where he thought the actions of one particular journalist were deceitful. "A journalist went to Kelly's house, allegedly to warn him about the press coming , but from the few minutes of conversation he had with Kelly, he splashed a huge headline, saying, "Kelly speaks for the first time." I think that's ever so slightly dishonest, although I would not want to pronounce on what people do to get stories. People make their own judgements."

ir Trevor is also renowned for his November 1990 interview with Saddam Hussein in Baghdad, which is the only British television interview with the ex- Iraqi president. "While I was interviewing Saddam, half his cabinet were sitting around. lt was a very nervous time, and all these people discomforted me. At the end, I irritably said, "don't you guys have anything better to do? ; and one minister said something I've never forgotten . 'You don't seem to understand it's not very often anyone questions our President.' This was the evening show in Baghdad." For Trevor, the minister's comment highlighted how fortunate we are to live in a democratic system. "We can vote every four years, and we must never misunderstand what that means. The politicians represent us, and their power arises from the franchise. Journalist must try to make the executive accountable." But the veteran newsreader stressed that journalists are not infallible, or greater than the executive. "Jim Callaghan once said, as I was chasing him around, 'who voted for you?' and there is a serious point to that. Our function is not to be overbearing. We are accountable to those who read and watch us." In Trevor's 'view, the relationship between the executive and journalists will always be always full of tension. He started reporting in Trinidad, and one of his early jobs was to attend a press conference with Prime Minister at the time, Terry Williams. "We all very much admired him , but with his brilliance was a degree of dictorial control. He said what was going on, you were supposed to accept it. -At the conference, I picked up that he had contradicted himself that week, and I hadn't realised it was not the form to challenge the Prime Minister, and so in my innocence I took him up, and consequently was banned from all press conferences in the future." American presidential candidate Jesse Jackson told Trevor, you journalists are the most untrustworthy people.' "He was walking along the Mississippi and saw a boy drowning in the water," recounted Trevor, "so he walked into the water to get the child out, and waited to see what the papers would say. He then said, 'it's typical of you people,' and the headline was "Jesse Jackson can't swim." He used to use it as a metaphor to describe how treacherous journalists can be." But McDonald evidently does not believe in this type of sleazy journalism. Throughout the interview, he continually stressed the 'leed for accurate, reliable journalism, without prejudice, and without compromising your principles. "There's a core in journalism worth fighting for, and it's what I hope you will all at some stage do. Be careful. Stick to the facts . Accuracy is the key.

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After another successful year in the st udent media awards, Concrete is eager to secure the talent that will ensure our brilliant future. However, realising that the world of student journalism is often perceived as a dark and murky place, incoming Editor Jim Whalley attempts to shed some light on what Concrete is and, more importantly, what it can do for you. his may seem like a silly question, but what is Concrete? "Bloody ugly" might be one response; "God's gift to building design" wou ld probably be the answer offered by the University's founders . Considering what you 're reading , you could venture "a student newspaper''. However, just how 'student' a newspaper Concrete is, can frequently be forgotten, either in our wonderfully pedantic feuds or even in the simple task of getting every issue out on time. Ill it wasn't for students, the paper wouldn't exist. That might seem like an obvious statement, but it's key to some of the often overlooked services we can provide. Concrete belongs to the students of UEA -you might as well make the most of it. The paper's beginnings were not straightforward. In 1991, Stephen Howard decided UEA needed a decent independent student paper {the first issue appeared January 22nd 1992). Unfortunately, neither the then Vice-Chancellor nor the Students' Union shared his enthusiasm. The one person who did agree was then EAS Dean Chris Bigsby, who provided a free room in the faculty and indirectly offered funds through paid advertisements. Though Concrete quickly became financially self-sufficient, maintaining a completely independent operation was never less than fraught. By mid-1994, those most involved were beginning to show the strain, both academically and in the physical and mental symptoms associated with working for up to 40 hours at a stretch. A solution was found in the Students' Union , who had gradually become more supportive and given Concrete an office in Union House, in return for a page each issue devoted to Union news. The Union agreed to buy the paper and contin ue running it as an editorially independent concern. While hardly harmonious, the relationship worked for five years - until the infamous BNP interview. The story has been repeated many times, but for the benefit of the few : Concrete ran an interview with local members of the British National Party. A party newsletter was used as illustration. Its text

Just how 'student' a newspaper Concrete is can frequently be forgott en, either in our wonderfully pedantic feuds or even in the simple task of getting every issue out on time.

Above: The Concrete Office. Without any students in it. How about that for subtle?

required to become a society. After a lengthy period of consultations and rewrites, the Concrete Constitution was created and signed. As a society, the paper must abide by society rules , including appointing a committee and doing what the majority of the members want it to do. Which brings us to the present and, hopefully, the point. After a decade of controversy, wrang lings, and the almost constant threat of insolvency, from a quick glance, or even a prolonged inspection, Concrete may not appear to make much sense. Yes, we're owned by was readable . The Union, concerned that racist material featured in a publication they contributed funds to, pulled the issue from circulathe Union and must abide by their Constitution and yes, they (and tion in their buildings. No one came out of the incident looking that means you) pay the Editor's salary, yet the paper remains editorially independent and covers for all production costs (over 28,000 particularly great, and it led to major alterations to Concrete's posilast year) with advertising. tion within the Union. Whereas previously we had been an anomaly, partially financed by the Union but somehow separate, now we were Our relationship to the student body is no less co ntrived . The central problem goes something like this: should our task be to produce as good a newspaper as possible for people to read , using only the best talent around, or do we exist to allow all students to learn the basics of journalism, regardless of how irreparably unreadable some contriANGLIAN HOME IMPROVEM ENTS COULD BE TH E AN SWE R. butions may be? And while we're OUR FRI ENDLY CITY-C ENTR E OFF ICE IS ALWAY S ON TH E on the subject, who is this paid Editor anyway? Do I control what LOOKOUT FO R EVENING TELEPHONE MARKETING STAFF. the paper is, or, considering I'm not WITH FLEXIBLE SHI FTS AND FULL T RA ININ G, AN HOUR LY a student anymore, is my role to RATE PLUS A TARG ET-RE LATED BONUS , THE BETTER YO U support students in creating Concrete, in a similar fashion to a GET, TH E MOR E YOU CAN EARN . WORK AS FEW OR AS MANY Sabbatical Officer? SHIFTS PER WEEK AS YOU WOULD LIKE, AND START MAKING Frustratingly, the nearest we have to an answer is that old tailback of balSOME BEER MONEY NOW! ance. In my case for example, of course the Editor has to exert a cerCALL NOW ON 01603 616391 DURING SHIFT tain control over content. As the TIME FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND AN INTERposition is appointed rather than elected, I have a responsibility to VIEW, OR LEAVE A MESSAGE ON THE make the paper as professional as ANSWERPHONE. possible. But at the same time I work for the society's members,

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helping them get their ideas onto the page. Everyone studying at UEA, as a member of the Union , has the right to offer an opinion on the paper, either through the democratic system or directly to us. We have a similar, though more direct, responsibility to our society's members. When you join a newspaper society, the very least you deserve is a chance to try out the aspect of journalism that interests you . Concrete isn't just a case of commissioning 48 pages of writing every fortnight. With the exception of printing , the paper is made in its entirety in the Concrete office. We take the pictures, edit the articles and Jay up the pages. Most of the programmes we use, including QuarkXpress and Adobe Photoshop, are considered to be the standard software of the newspaper industry. Every current member of the Concrete editorial team was taught to use them by previous members. There's no reason why you shouldn 't be the next link in that chain.

When you join a newspaper society, the very least you deserve is a chance to try out the aspects of journalism that interest you. Whether you just feel you could write a film review better than the one you 'just read , or if you know for certain journalism is what you're going to do in life, come up to room 1.32 of Union House or e-mail su.concrete@uea.ac.uk and introduce yourself. As our nominations in this year's Guardian Student Media Awards help to illustrate, it could be one of the best decisions you make at university (or, at the very least, it won't be on the list of things you never got around to trying) . o, if you haven't guessed, and I wouldn 't blame you for not doing , the purpose of this article was to try and clear up a few things about what Concrete is, isn't and should be. Reading back through it, the fact that I've failed so n;iserably is probably the nearest I'm going to get to a conclusion. Whether you read Concrete, write for Concrete or clean your shoes on Concrete, we are, honestly, here for the students of UEA.

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Everybody loves a survey and the Union of UEA Students and Graduate Students Association are no different. In their whopping Big Ears Survey, they questioned students on everything from induction activi~ies to photocopying charges. Here we print a selection of the results, complete with analysis by Ruth Charnock and colourful charts .... n the Big Ears Survey, the UEA Students Union and the Graduate Students Msociation compiled 98 questions divided into 9 key sections based on the 10 University Codes of Practice as defined by the Quality Assurance Agency. Still interested? Well you should be, as the results highlighted a number of key areas for concern as well as congratulation. There were 2165 responses- 18% of the total student population, but great disparity between individual school responses. EAS and ENV students obviously had plenty of time on their hands, as the majotity of respondents came from these schools. Must have been the lure of the tick boxes. Least tempted were MED and NAM students presumably too busy learning how to say long words whilst wielding forceps. However, considering NAM is the biggest school at UEA, isn't it about time you started making your voices heard? There can't be that many babies to deliver... However, aside from school of study, Big Ears respondent profiles fairly accurately reflected those of UEA students as a whole.

game, before the.thrill wears a little tlin, hmm? There is still a large amount of negative feeling about the Freshers' Week system. Many students felt that the policy of starting academl·: programmes in the first week of term was harsh, to say the least. The GSA and Union supported this view in their audit of the Big Ears results: " ... we feel that students are being 'short-changed': either they miss out on induction/freshers activities because they have to be in lectures or they get to go to the induction activities but have effectively been denied a few days or a week's worth of teaching time for which they have paid." Support for the 'No Lectures for Freshers' camJaign of September 2003 still continues among students but, whilst the Union is still in consultction with the University over a more clearly defined induction period, it seems that no significant progress has been made.

Q12. Since fi~t accepting a place at UEA, have there been any changes made to the contents of your course?

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Q20. How would you rate the induction. activities at U EA?

Q53. How confident are you that your work is marked consistently?

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Q15. How well do you think the UEA prospectus reflected your experience of studying your course at UEA?

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Academic Appeals and Complaints:

37.5% of respondents were unaware of the UniversitY's academic appeals and academic complaint procedures. Does this mean we're all Joining UEA: straight 'A' students with unerring faith in our proIn terms of the conceptions of UEA created by the fessors? Er no - it's possibly more inoicative of prospectus and related literature, it seems that individual schools' failure to publicise their procedures. This is corroborated by the disheartening nothing can quite match up to the real thing, · result that 80.2% of respondents didn't know However, 65.9% of you thought the prospectus where written copies of these procedures could be "fairly accurately reflected" your course experience found. at UEA No accounting for that eccentric lecturer or sudden inability to remember any1hing vaguely The current timing of academic appeals and complaints also reduced accessibility for a significant useful, though. number of students, with 63.5% unaw~re that Still interested? Well you should appeals and complaints had any sort Jf time limit. Many students commented that they were unwillbe, as the results highlighted a ing to undergo the procedures, as the/ felt the number of key areas for concern result might have a negative impact on future grades. as well as congratulation. There was a low level of knowledge regarding the University stipulation that students check their email and pigeon holes every 48 hours 53.6% of However, 37% said that many changes had been students were also unaware of where they could made to the content of their course since acceptgo to get help and advice with their academic ing a place at UEA. The nature of these changes Many students felt that the poliwas not clear- are we talking one book here, or the entire reading list? 79.1% also said that these cy of starting academic changes were made after the course commenced programmes in the first week of - potentially resulting in lots of tiresome book swapping. Furthermore, the University seems to term was harsh, to say the least. be keeping you in the dark about changes made to your course content, with over a quarter saying that "little information" had been given. A large number of students were also dissatisfied appeal and complaints. The feeling from several with the general induction package offered by students was that individual schools were not pubUEA. What do you mean all those amusing semilicising their procedures adequately in some sort nar 'get to know you' sessions didn't quite make of combined effort to dissuade students from appealing and that the lengthy bureat.eracy of the you feel part of the gang? Possibly it's just the whole procedure was disheartening. Happily, the cringe-inducing nature of the first few days at uni Student Advice Centre (upstairs in Urion House) that incited 40% of you to rate induction activities is always there to help with your acad3mic appeals as 'average'. After all, how many times can you play the 'say something fascinating about yourself' and complaints - it's well worth it.

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Your Course: All those easily loseable bits of paper are obviously keeping you adequately organised, as 48% rated course unit info "good", with 23.4% rating it "excellenf'. However, 64.9% said that the amount of information "varied a little from unit to unif', suggesting that UEA hasn't quite reached perfection just yet. Comfortingly though, 82.5% of students said that their opinion was sought on all the units they study, with most schools operating a 'once per unit' policy. However, several students expressed doubts that the opinion and feedback given on studied units was taken into account in course and unit reviews, and that regular consultations with advisors might be more profitable. Only 6.4% of respondents thought the feedback given on units studied made 'a large difference'.

Student Assessment: With 64% of you only "fairly confidenf' that your work is being marked consistently, is it time to think about how our schools can make us feel more assured that our scribblings are being treated with a constant eye? Perhaps more student-teacher bonding time is needed. However, it could also be the case that some of you are still bearing a grudge for that less than wonderful grade. The essay was crap, ok?! There is also growing support for anonymous marking, with 54.9% saying that all work should be marked in this fashion. One student summed up this mood: "I cannot believe, in this day and age, that students are being asked to submit work with their names clearly shown on the top of their work.

Tutors have all sorts of expectations, whether conscious or not, of different students and this will bias their mark." As for coursework penalties - are you mad? Do the 70.5% of you who voted for penalties to be made the same across the board not realise that we would all be subjected to the stringencies of the LAW penalty procedures? Maybe some of you are under the misguided impression that your deadlines will become more lenient if we all have to work to the same rules. Well, you're wrong and if you refer to issue 152 of this same paper, you will discover why. Not only does LAW have ridiculously strict rules on word count, but if you are just 1 hour late handing in your essay, you can expect to lose 5%. Think carefully, kids, and use your votes wisely before we're all doomed to the same punitive fate. There seems to be further corlfusion as you couldn't decide whether it was important for penalties on late cour~ework to be "constanf' (46.9%) or "flexible" (47.7%). How about "non existenf' for size? Rant over; there are some convincing arguments for further standardisation of penalties, owing to the interdisciplinary nature of many degrees. But still ... Opinion was closely divided on whether a 12-2 124 (two 12 week semesters, each followed by an exam period), or a 12-12-6 (two 12 week semesters, with all exams at the end of the year, following the second semester) was ideal. The 58.6% who voted for the former obviously are gluttons for assessment, whereas the remaining 41 .4% just love to memorise.

Careers Centre: lt seems the grown up world of work is not high on

your lists of priorities, with 62.1% of you saying that you have never used the Careers Centre apart from the Employability service. Think of all those lonely advisors, just waiting to draw up a career plan especially for you. Don't ignore them any·longer and wise up to the · fact that in a few short years, you're going to be expelled onto the cold, dirty streets of adulthood, with only a hefty student debt to your name. Those of you who did manage to drag your unmotivated back1

With 64% of you only ' fairly confident" that your work is being marked consistently, is it time to think about how our schools can make us feel more assured that our scribblings are being treated with a constant eye? sides out of the. bar, found the Careers Centre to be "good". If that doesn't make you dash along to start designing your c.v straight away, then nothing wil l. Several students complained that the Careers Centre was guilty of constant blanket e-mailing - ("want to be an undertaker?") - and others said that there was "too much information". Isn't that the point, you unemployable lot?

Placements & Studying Abroad: Studying away from UEA was seen as a valuable opportunity for many students- proving that even acres of cosy concrete can't keep some of you from flying the nest. 12.5% of respondents have studied abroad, taken part in a placement or worked in another organisation to UEA. Of those little gadabouts, 53.2% rated the contact and suppc:-. that UEA provided as 'adequate' and 59.8% were similarly lukewarm about the amount of input they had in organising their placement. One respondent had a traumatic experience: "As an undergraduate I started an Erasmus year in Madrid. Partly due to wholly inadequate

assistance and information I cut this year short and intercalated instead." Something to bear in mind when jetting off to foreign climes.

Library and Learning Resources: "More books please!" was the rousing Crf from 23.8% of you who found the amount in the library 'inadequate for your needs'. That said though, 2.2% of you don't use books at all. What the hell do you fall asleep over in the library? 57.9% of you said that the study space in the library was 'adequate' but presumably big squishy sofas and some baristas serving over-priced lattes as you study would be the ideal. You all got quite heated over the library temperature (ho ho), with one saying "The IT centre in the libl<lry is often not usable because it is too hot to be comfortable, and you become sweaty, dehydrated and feel sick. We cannot be ~xpected to work in conditions like that.• Another got a bit frosty: "Get some heating in the library....ifs abysmal that you have to wear coat, hat and gloves in winter.• Just rub a couple of books together or run up and down the aisles really fast - you'll be warm in no tiTle. Understandably, several postgraduate students complained that the reduction of opening hours outside of undergraduate semesters has a negative impact on them completing their studies to the required standard. However, the library fared well overall, with 46.7% rating the access to the main library/learning resources as 'good.' As for learning supporting fines and cha·ges, obviously, neither are going to exactly have you leaping with jvy (bloody students), but surprisingly, approximately half voted the c~arges for overdue item fines, photocopying and printing 'about right.' The other half, shockingly, said the charges were 'too high'. Hand y.Jur books in on time then! · And stop photocopying! And never print any1hing again!

Learning Support: 54% of respondents were unaware that the Dean of Students' Office provides study skill information. Even the most assiduous students can do with a little assistance sometimes, so do yourself a favour and go pick up some enriching tips and 11aybe a few colourful leaflets. More worryingly, a whopping 75 7% of you were unaware

that there is also an essay health check service on offer. There must be a lot of coughing, spluttering, vomiting essays out there in desperate need of some t.l.c, courtesy of everyone's favourite office. 90% have not made use of any of the learning support services provided by the Dean of Students' Office. Surely you should be continuing the student tradition of 'if it's free, exploit it' and getting yourself some support in times of essay angst. it's not like going to the headmaster's office, you know .... As for school support, inconsistencies were found between schools'

2.2% of you don't use books at all. What the hell do you fall asleep over in the library? use of academic advisors and there were disparities over studentadvisor ratios from school to school. The Union picked up on students' confusion over the advisor's role saying "we strongly believe the onus should be firmly on the advisor to facilitate the first meeting, as students often have a large amount on their mind at the beginning of their University life." The general consensus was that your advisor should be the one to help you with this load, rather than some unapproachable figure holed away in a shadowy office. lt seems we're quite a divided bunch, with opinions varying wildly in several areas. However, areas like the library and careers service can give themselves a good ol' pat on the back (apart from the fact that the former is too chilly and the latter too informative - or was it the other way round?). s highlighted by the Union Report, there appears to be somewhat of a chasm between policies or procedures and their actual implementation at a student level. At the risk of slipping into management-speak there is a problem with the information chain of command going from the University head honchos to us lowly, poxy students. And don't we power the UEA machine? So, complain about your essays if you feel they've been unfairly marked. Use your Careers Centre to its full capacity. Be honest on your unit feedback sheets. And keep protesting about the missing Fresher's Week, if you think you're getting a raw deal. But, above all, read some books and remember to hand them back in time ...

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While t e rest of us were outside enjoying the summe~, the University's ITCS staff were stuck inside cleaning up the mess left by the MSBiaster virus. Dominic Chessum found out how they're hoping to stop it happening again he long vacation has been far from relaxing for University computer staff. Like many other organisations, the University network suffered a major attack from the MSBiaster virus over the summer. The virus, which exploits a security hole in the Windows operating system, became so prolific that its traffic caused the network to fail. Fortunately a remedy exits. This takes the form of a patch that can be applied to the computer to block the security hole exploited by the virus. ITCS staff had to work flat out over a two-week period and visited over 1,200 computers on the main network to apply the operating patch. The virus is now under control on the main campus network and improvements are now being made to limit the impact of any further possible attacks. However, some restrictions on laptop use will be imposed for a few weeks to ensure network integrity is maintained at the beginning of term. "lt is vital that we maintain the integrity of the main campus network and to that end we have split the network to separate the residence and main campus:· said Jonathan Colam, Head of Helpdesk at ITCS. "We are occasionally seeing MSBiaster on the main campus network, this is mainly being brought in by people using the laptop docking areas, for this reason we have taken the decision to disable laptop docking areas for the next 2 -3 weeks until the network stabilises." lt is hoped that the network in residences will operate as expected by ensuring that all computers connecting to it are virus free and patched to perfection. "As these are exceptional circumstances we have employed additional staff to operate a residence computer configuration helpdesk, this is intended to assist with patching operating systems, installing virus scanning software and configuring computers to connect to the Internet; said Jonathan. The advice from ITCS is clear. Make sure your computer is patched and has anti-virus software installed. Most Windows systems can be set up to obtain Microsoft update patches automatically and the university provides anti-virus software for anyone · using the network. As events at UEA over the summer have shown, viruses are now a serious problem for organisations across the globe. Even so, some of the ways they have spread, the blunders that have been made and the damage they have done is rather amusing ... As long as you weren't on the_receiving end that is.

Brain: Early on hackers weren't as secretive or perhaps as clever as they are today. In 1986 "Brain" infected computers worldwide. Created by

two brothers in Pakistan who claimed they were trying to uncover the extent of software piracy in their country, it was spread by diskette. Taking advantage of computer users' naivety the virus

ITCS staff had to work flat out over a two-week period and visited over 1,200 computers on the main ne~ork to apply the operating patch. quickly spread far outside the country's borders. The creators were eventually discovered when it was found they had left their names, address and telephone number encrypted within the virus code. Christmas Tree: Christmas 1987 saw the spread of a virus aptly titled "Christmas Tree," but this bug brought anything but good will. Introduced through computers at a German university the virus displayed a picture of a Christmas tree on the screen and then sent itself to all addresses in the NETLOG. it quickly spread through the European Academic Research Network and into the IBM Vnet. Within four days both systems were paralysed. Datacrlme: Between October 13 and December 31 1989 "Datacrime" caused hysteria in Holland and Great Britain. Once the virus had infected a computer it proceeded to format the hard disk causing the user to loose all their files. Not the most amusing thing to happen when you're about to finish your dissertation. Dlskklller: Even buying a computer magazine became a risky business. In 1990 "PC Today" magazine gave away a free disk with its July issue. Unfortunately the disk was infected with a virus called, "Diskkiller." More than 50,000 copies were sold in the UK alone. SMEG: 1994 saw the development of the polymorphic virus SMEG in Britain. This was a virus so complicated that even now not all virus checkers are able to give a 100% guarantee of detecting it. Proof that just because·you have a virus checker it doesn't mean you're immune. Sharefun: Proof that as quickly as the software designers come up with new ideas the virus creators find ways to use it to their advantage. In· 1997 a new macro virus called "Sharefun; infected computers and used Microsoft word and MS-Mail to propagate itself. By the end of the year a new

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The Prime Minister will not have taken lightly the decision to accept the resignation of his communications chief Alastair Campbell. However, the long term implications for the Government over events of recent months may well be unaffected by this move.' The launching of a pre-emptive strike on Iraq without the backing of the United Nations was opposed by a clear majority of the British public - but events since the war finished have led to an all-time low in opinion polls for Tony Blair. The British public has been hearing evidence from a variety of sources in the Hutton Inquiry that the basis on which the Government led the country into war may well have been false. lt seems that Iraq's military capabilities were, at best, exaggerated. Furthermore, Iraqis are understandably frustrated at the length of time it is taking to repair damage to the country's infrastructure and water and electricity supplies following the bombing. While opponents of the war have always highlighted the barbarous nature of Saddam Hussein's regime, the argument that the conflict could not be a quick-fix solution to improving the lives of ordinary Iraqi civilians is currently being borne out. No one will be sorry to see Alastair Campbell leave Downing Street but it seems unlikely that this will prevent the Government's reputation being permanently damaged over this conflict. Councillor Adrlan Ramsay, UEA Green Party, SOC PG.

Housing Hardship lt is an absolute disgrace that hundreds of newly arrived students do not have accommodation despite prior guarantees from the University that they would be catered for. Not only will these students miss the great experience of living on campus, they, along with every other student, are likely to experience overcrowding in lectures and a shortage of course material. The solution is obvious. Schools need to stop recruiting more students than they can provide for. With a growing reputation as a centre of excellence in numerous fields, UEA is attracting increasing numbers of students. If it wishes to retain that reputation, and in the long term those numbers, then it needs to be better prepared to fulfil its obligations to us. Dlpesh Palana Chairman, UEA Conservative Society (2002 - 2003) Having just been through the administrative bedlam that accompanies the process of having somewhere to live, I was rather unnerved to find myself with sterling views of.. .a construction site. Such a rare visual feature certainly did not accompany the description of Waveney terraces' accommodation (and neither did it illustrate the stark

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similarities between this abolition on the face of architecture and the kind of dwellings one would expect to find in Lebanon). Although, I am fortunate to be guaranteed a hideous representation of a modern day dinosaur as the large cranes slowly cast their shadows across my windows. One can only assume that the university relies on people being so exhausted on arrival here and utterly mentally confounded by the process of obtaining a key that they fail to observe that they are being condemned to spend the entire year in a breeze block nightmare. Without the construction, it seems that this dwelling is horrendously overpriced. I assume there has been no financial compensation for having to put up with the raging lunacy that accompanies the attempt to put up more extravagantly priced habitations. I hate to think what effect this will have on any attempts I make at study. I only hope that these new buildings have far more of an appeal than Waveney, were it not for the vast number of people I'm meeting here, I would definitely be on the way home. Name and address supplied

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When Rebecca Lawrence visited Canada this summer she got much more than she bargained for. Horse poo, super-sized beverages and huge ice mountains were all to be contended w ith ... ackpacking. Yes, nearly every student does it, and there's a reason for that, especially if the country you are travel•. ling to is Canada. You will see the most incredible cities full of sky scrapers but surrounded by mountains, huge open spaces with cascading waterfalls on the horizon , and the largest bluest lakes in the world. You will not want to come home. Ever. · If you are anything like my friend and I, you will not be a very experienced backpacker. In fact I had never stayed in hostel before I went, so we decided the best way to travel would be with an organised group. We hooked up with the Moose Tour to experience the west of Canada. I have never done so much in only 12 days .. . The bus was definitely the best way to travel , as we found places we would never have discovered on our own, such as the relaxing shores of Lake Morraine. The bus operated on a hop on hop off system, meaning you could stay as long as you liked in a place, and the company booked the hostels fo r you, so that's one less thing to worry about. The first stop was Whistler, an exclusive ski reso rt, and here we stayed in the best accommodation ever- it even had a hot tub. The hostels in Canada are some of the finest in the world, most of them > looking just like hotels. We went for what our tour guide called a 4km hike (yeah, whatever) and despite struggling through the heat, we saw amazing stretches of rugged mountains, and forests. Most

You will see the most incredible cities full of sky scrapers but surrounded by mountains ...You will not want to come home. Ever. travellers are lucky to see a grizzly bear, or at least a moose on this walk along the riverside , but our only wildlife point of interest was a chipmunk! We were constantly on the move. The sheer amount of space is overwhelming for an English person; Britain fits into Vancouver Island three times. You can travel for two hours in Canada without seeing any sign of habitation. The next stop on the trip was Kamloops, where we stayed in an old court house. Key things to do ,.- here include climbing, and eating in one of the many tasty restaurants, although there isn't actually a traditional Canadian cuisine- it's very American. We then headed off to the uninhabited world of Valemont, where we ventured out on some horses, and despite the slowness of mine we made up into the Rocky Mountains. Seriously how often does a horse need to poo? There were some incredible views, but to be honest, I was more concentrating on not falling off as we descended . Valemont is a beautiful place to relax: sunbathing, swimming in the lake, and enjoy-

ing the luxurious hostel called Twin Peaks. On the next leg of our journey to Jasper, we were lucky to see Mount Aobson , the tallest mountain in the Aockies at nearly 4000m, which is covered in cloud for most of the year. Jasper is a friendly town with a good pizzeria, but watch out for the hostel as there is no running water, and the toilets have no flush or llights (leaving some things best never repeated). But it's worth testing yourself to see if you can cope; it definitely builds up the community spirit of the group, and you get to see Athabasca Falls which, in my humble opinion, are more amazing than those in Niagra. In Banff, we attempted to walk on a glacier. You may not be sure about this - considering the signs all the way up telling how you could die by falling down a cavity - and that a young boy had died last year metres from where you are standing. But do carefully trek up the glacier; even if it's just to say you've been on one. Nobody in our group died anyway. One scenic point you can't go to Canada without seeing is Lake Louise. lt is the most photographed lake in the world but we were a wee bit disappointed as the sun wasn't shining, so the Lake didn't look very blue, and the infamous hotel was not as incredible as we were expecting. The typical thwarted tourists! However, Banff and its nightlife certainly makes up for it, so much so that you may find yourself staying extra nights just to fit in white water rafting , caving, and the natural hot springs at 40 degrees. On the way to Aevelstoke, you see Canada's tallest waterfall Takkakaw Falls in Yoho National Park. The town boasts an interesting nightlife, consisting of huge men sitting in the bar watching a stripper (did we wander into a gay bar by mistake?) . Ah well, Kelowna had more to live up to as we enjoyed listening to the sound of the Canadian band Tragically Hip (haven't you heard of them? Get with it...) and relaxing on a house boat, with Mike's hard lemonade (and really you should see the Canadians' alcohol- bottles like Smirnoff Ice are about one and a half times the size of ours, and 7.5%!) ur tour finished in Vancouver, which really is the most liveable city in the world . Huge glass towers, and department stores create a bustling city, while just around the corner is Stanley Park, the most beautiful park in the entire universe. lt really, really is. it's best to see the park by hiring bikes (with ridiculously wide handle bars) and cycling along by the sea; marvelling at the stunning beaches. Feeling more experienced with our backpacks we set off on our own to Vancouver Island , Edmonton, Winnipeg, and Toronto. Despite some really dodgy bathrooms, wonky beds, and lost luggage, we were both planning our next travelling trip before we got back on the plane. Travelling with an organised tour, where you meet like-minded travellers, is the easiest way to see a country, and it isn't too expensive either especially with a student discount. The Moose travel company also does tours of the East of Canada, as well as trips round Vancouver Island . For more moose information check out their website: www.moosenetwork.com .

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CENTURIES of scien ti fic and historical research were left in tatters yesterday when it was suggested that the University of East Anglia's famous ziggurats might have been built by aliens at the same time as the pyramids. The controversy began just two days into the new semester when first-year student Arthur Scargill (no relation to the charismatic politician and bass guitarist) stood on a stool in the Union Pub and drunkenly yelled his theory to the gathered multitude. Speaking from his bed yesterday afternoon, Scargill reiterated his claims: "I have no doubt in my mind that Norfolk and Suffolk Terrace were designed

and constructed by extra-terrestrial beings. It makes sense if you think about it- why else would the windows be positioned to make the rooms as hot as possible if the original inhabitants weren't from Venus or somewhere?" He added, "please don't open the curtains, I've got a hangover." Scargill's suspicions were first aroused during a routine conversation with his floor's cleaner. After several unremarkable exchanges on the pleasantness of the weather and the niceness of the view, Scargill asked if she knew when the residence halls were built. Her reply of " I'm not sure" sent shivers down his spine. He remembers, "I began to think of other buildings

where people 'weren't sure ' how old they were; the obvious answer, of course, was the Pyramids. The fact that they are all the same shape only goes to prove my theory beyond doubt." However. Scargill admits that some skeptics may remain unconvinced, "The one possible flaw in my argument is that I haven't done any research." None of the world's leading scientists or historians were available for comment at the time of going to press, although the University did issue a short press release stating, "This is all rubbish. The Ziggurats were built in the 1960 - we've got photographs to prove it. And a receipt."

THE SOUND OF SILENCE MONKEY BUSINESS A secret government funded study into the amount of noise used needlessly every day has been leaked to the Enquirer. At a cost of six million pounds of tax- payers' money, the ten-page report highlights the problems of dwindling noise supplies. Although Britain still has a huge underground resource of varying sounds (location unknown), that should last us well into the next century, the USA is already facing silence in the next ten years. Marty McFly, a spokesmen from Green Peace summed up the problem, "People don ' t realize when they open a can of soft drink just how much noise has gone into its production. Really the loud hiss and the bang are not necessary. They are included for an effect. It is this bla-

tant wastage that causes the problem." Apparently noise goes into every product that we buy and once it's out there it has gone forever. The report also states that a large pharmaceutical company is experimenting with innovative techniques to try and recycle sound, once it has been used. The captured ound is placed in bottles and reinserted into new products. However the research is at a very early stage and so far has only had limited success. One problem that the report mentions is the (act that recycled noise does not sound quite the same as the original. A leading supermarket chain stated, "We wou ld try recycled sound but. at the end of the day, if the public won't accept the new sound, then we have to supply demand."

how silence would look Perhaps the threat of silence. which could eventually stretch even to our own voices, will encourage JX:ople to act on this problem and use sound sparingly.

A privately funded twelve-year study. conducted by professors and postgraduates in the Department for Keeping up the Numbers (KUN) at UEA. has published findings today that have radically concluded that baboon's arses are indeed funny. This ends years of speculation to the contrary. The project was established by university representative returning from an international zoological conference held in Am terdam in the early nineties. After weeks of late-night discussions a number of renowned East Anglian academics pooled resources and have since found themselves paying upwards of ÂŁ5 million to investigate a shared passion. "The creature has always possessed a truly spectacular bot-

tom" explai ned Prof. Green "but as to the question of whether or not it was significantly humorous - we thought the subject was worthy of further investigation ." Prof. Green , 56. and hi s close work partner. Prof. Blakemore. 49, had long disagreed over the issue. However. the discovery that over 72.3% of people, when surprised by a large image of the mammal's colourful backside, visibly smirked, smiled or belly-laughed has proved conclusive. Prof. Blakemore has had to concede defeat: "perhaps it's because it 's such a cheerfully outrageous colour?", he suggested by way of analysis. The study also concluded that a slap, briskly applied immediately before the photo was taken , improved the positive effect of the

rear appendage by some 2.3 %. " It adds a lillle extra roseate glow to the already cheery buttocks." Prof. Green has explained, "This suggests that the merriment of the image increases in line with the danger involved in its acquisition a truly exciting discovery. We can now be sure that a slapped baboon 's arse is approximately two point three percent funnier than the on-struck variety." This has been suggested as the reason behind much of the population 's urge to laugh when confronted by Cherie Blair.

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top ten back to school shoes. red trai ners- Schuh, £19 .99 . smoking girl boots· Office £74.99. green ballet pumps, Irregular Choice- Sch uh, £44.99. black boots- Office, £74 .99. pin up slippers- Office, £29.99. black and white shoes, Irregular Choice- Schuh, £44.99. pink baseball boots- Schuh, £34.99. brown camper shoes- Schuh , £84.99. plimsoles- Office, £26 .99 . red ballet pumps- Office, £39.99. Office shoes available from www.Office.co.uk

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sagitarius You are retrograde 路this month which may or may not mean something . Do that thing you have been putting off. Stop procrastinating and tie up those loose ends. If you leave them much longer you may find that they take care of themselves. Eat liquor!ce. Drink Ribena.

10 Years Ago Wed, Sep 29 1993 The UEA union attacked the University authorities for its overspending on accommodation and wasteful design the Bus turnaround. They should have utilised the money on more lecturers and library space. The tone was stridently radical , as leading questions were asked about the potential heresy that improving the looks of the university "might be to attract conference trade rather than to benefit students". The literary festival looked exciting, being attended by such literary luminaries as: Kurt Vonnegut, Elmore Leonard, Martin Amis (back again this year) , Margaret Atwood Rose Tremain, Ian McEwan and Alan Bennett. The fetching photo of the Lemon heads' Evan Dando adorned the front cover of the Event whilst they managed to grab a precious interviewee in Harrison Ford. To prove our critical faculties were astute, even then; we predicted his film the Fugitive would get impressive UK box office although noting it had been aggressively hyped and wasn't that good.

5 Years Ago Wed, Sep 16 1998 A protest by local musicians at the failure of the Waterfront to support local bands was the front cover photograph. Judging by the appearance of the guitarist in the protest photos, they were refused gigs with good reason . To the surprise of many readers arriving on campus homeless, an accommodation crisis shared the discontented guitarists' spotlight. Whilst to the pleasure of many caffeine dependant essay crises driven students and all-hour web surfers,

Make way for the Compo Clique If your bedroom resembles a bumbling thrift shop more than the well organised study/ library it secretly aspires to be, you can throw your hands up in a fashion fuelled sigh of relief, this season you will have no need to go shopping. Everything you need is probably already on the floor in a crumpled heap, or folded lovingly in your grandparents attic. Ask nicely and they may let you have their old tweed trousers and skirts, 'giving' being the operative word here, as they may not react too well when you hack asymetric chunks out of the hem and rip off the waistband. This season's main styles are simmering down to an almighty battle between bol9 graphic sixties prints and tweed. This schizophrenic struggle commencing as a bi-product of an eighties-saturated Tops hop, which has spent the past three seasons churning out spots, stripes, visors and leg warmers at a somewhat alarming rate . Not that any of these things are a bad thing, but faced with an entire small island of mass market fashion (H & M), neon and lycra can become slightly stomach churning. So those of you who were anxiously pre-empting the return of peppered bodysuits can breathe a sigh of relief, if you can muster the energy. Rising up in place of the era that style forgot are the 'mend and make do' forties , a sentimental journey to bygone times and a perfectly manicured tea-lawned England. Cuts are strong and tailoured, ration book chic seen through very politically incorrect rose tinted glasses. Don't be alarmed that Compo has seemingly become this seasons source of style inspiration, it is much more likely to be dog tooth mini skirts than elderly gentlemen musty layering and patches. Tweedy coats, wide legged trousers and delicate knits are a quite sturdy safety net to fall back onto for cold capus days. The other retrograde fixation is yet again the sixties, but a take on it that I heartily approve of- pinafore dresses worn over polo-necks with electric blue tights. it is a look we will all learn to love when the Northern Star of shops, Topshop, decide that it is all they are going to stock for a while. The fascination with leg adornment continues, hems getting higher and higher and slowly eclipsing past seasons' trends for big belts. So be it clad in thigh high boots (highly unlikely), patterned tights or leg warmers, llegs are still as exposed as a politician's coke habit. The debate still remains as to whether footless tights are a fabulous invention or just plain stupid, but dammit, they keep your ankles ... cold. And finally, hurray for the return of the poloneck! This love bite concealing wardrobe staple is mighty useful for cold neck days. So let us all aspire to Audrey Hepburn's luminosity and cover up in the best possible manner.

the announcement of the computer room 's 24 hour era was inside. Vinnie Jones was featured with his extraordinarily large barrels ready to unload some Lock, Stock action. Guy Ritchie's debut was given an encouraging review, supposedly being far more entertaining than watching Wimbledon FC. Hemp was given an excited write-up, revealing that the first Levi's ever produced were made from the crop, Remb randt and Van Gogh had used it in their oil paintings and that it has over 25000 other potential uses.

scorp1o For the next two weeks expect an abundance of gift horses; do not look any of them in the mouth. Free drinks, free Frisbees, free bits of paper will all be coming your way; ensure that you are carrying baggy multi-pocketed trousers within which you can stash your loot.

Iibra What did you think you were doing? How could you? We ll, it's too late now, you might as well make the best of a bad situation. Burn the evidence, wipe your hard drive and get the tattoos removed . Next week you will mostly be in rehab.

Last ye~r Sat, Sept 21 Chaos at the Waterfront as a female driver attempted to run over a crowd of people in revenge for a spot of floor fighting with another girl. Jade Goodie, a member of the thjrd Big Brother waved out from the front cover after she had popped down to visit the place that she once called "East Angular." Sharing this prestigious limelight was the new bar in all its lighted and curvaceous glory. The people of China were refused Concrete's light-giving truth as Harvard Academics revealed the extent of the Chinese Government's interne! firewall. Charles Clarke was interviewed and implied that all the union wanted to talk to him about was tuition fees and thus he intended to set-up a surgery on campus. Since then he has become Minister of Education and is attempting to push the controversial top-up fees through parliament and presumably finds himself in greater conflict with the union. The documentary Lost in La Mancha detailing the doom of Terry Gilliam's The Man Who Killed Don Quixote was the cultural highlight of an Event section that lauded the Libertines, introduced Captain Beefheart to those students who didn't have Troutmask Replica already and plugged Wong Kar Wai's

capricorn You are in mortal peril! Avoid the walkways as a sudden gust of wind could easily be the end of you. Be nice to the post man, he may harbour a homicidal grudge for Capricorns. In fact, be nice to everyone; it's impossible to know who will slip cyanide into your cappuccino.

aquanus Check that secret compartment of your wallet for a twenty pound note. Not there? Hardly surprising, it's all down to those wacky moons of Saturn being in alignment. Your luck is out so look after your keys; best advice, grow/buy a beard and keep valuables in it.

pisces You will meet many good looking people this week. Many of whom will look different in daylight. Beware strip lights. You will also meet many nice people this week. Avoid getting to 'know them better and you will never know any different. Ignore horoscopes.

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anes Beware of girls wearing espadrilles; they are not what they seem. If you do not know what espadrilles are then I'm not sure I can help you. You'll just have to keep on your toes. (That's a clue, by the way.)

taurus This usually earthy and tolerant sign has been transformed by the proximity of Mars. You will find yourself being hot-headed and snappy. Your only option is to keep away from potential aggravations. Avoid cheerleaders, chefs and joggers. Join Yoga classes.

Do students actually care about the Hutton Inquiry or is it just for the journalists and people involved? I take notice of it. The way I see it you don't really know what's going on as it is all behind closed doors. You don't know who's said what, unless you are involved. I don't trust the government and I didn't before all this. They are doing ok but they are a bit corrupt. What you see isn't what is going on . Nick Colwill, CMP1

gemm1 You are fabulous . Just take a look at yourself. Damn, you 're fine. Not even the lights going up at then end of the LCR will stop you iooking like you just stepped out of a Beyonce video. But be warned, by midnight on Saturday its Cinderella time and back to mediocrity.

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Yes I do care about it. I completely disagreed with the war in lqaq in the first place and I hope the inquiry uncovers all the dishonesty and corruption that's gone on . Laura Peasner, EAS1 Yes, I've followed it but not very closely as I'm from Gurnesey. The way I see it the government is wrong as usual- good old Tony Blair! I think the state will win again though. Where I come from, journalists are very manipulative and it seems they are in England too. Things are made out to be a conspiracy, even if they're something small Gregory Cunton-Tarestad, SOC 1 No, it's not really my thing . I read the Daily Mail , but I haven't found the inquiry very interesting Jonathan Kerson, BI01 I th ink the issues are all corrupt; the inquiry is not just about Doctor Kelly. it's a way to look into the war with Iraq and get at the government. I know what's going on and who has given evidence, but it doesn't rule my life! Ablgail Turner,LAW2 The Hutton inquiry? Oh that. I really know nothing about it and haven't followed it. I know it's to do with Iraq and there is a big inquiry about something . Michelle Gedge, NAM1

With Mercury in your sign th is could be a week of trickery. In particular, don't trust any tabloid horoscopes; they might as well have been made up by someone who knows nothing of the planets. For personal harmony in the next fortnight be sure to juggle, snack, paint, scream, hide and consecrate.

Ieo Have a party. Invite everyone: those you live with, those you wish you lived with, those who tie their shoelaces with a giant fluffy bow and even the person on your corridor who has yet to emerge from his/her room . By the way, at the party you WILL find your life partner. I promise. Yes, I've been following the Hutton inquiry closely. lt could be what loses Tony Blair the next election . I don't think Gilligan should resign as he is not in the wrong . lt makes interesting current affairs. Graeme Young, MTH2

I've followed it a bit. I don't think it's that important. it's a good way to see behind the scenes but there is more interesting stuff going on . James Dominguz, MTH 1

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With injuries continuing to cause concern to an already depleted Canaray squad, Nigel Worthington has a job on his hands to keep the team on course for a playoff spot. Marc Dudley tries to find out if promotion to the Premiership is a possibilty or a step to far for Norwich City this season. t's been a tough summer for Nigel Worthington . With the departure of Canary favourites Darren Kenton and Sten Nedergaard at the end of last season, and with David Nielsen suddenly deciding to return to Denmark, you would forgive the ex-Northern Irish international for thinking the man upstairs was not a City fan. However, going into his forth season in charge of the Canaries, Worthington says he is very happy with life at Norwich. "At the moment we have a good bunch of players, and I think that we have a good chance again this season of making the playoffs. We may have lost some influential players, but that's football and we must look towards the future , which in my mind looks good." Going into there seventh season outside the top-flight, the current crop of players have got the potential to return to the Premiership, and fulfil the fans expectations. lt has only really been during the last two seasons that City have looked like a team with the ability to gain

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financial worries. The squad may be small , but many at the club believe th is may be the season th e finally reach their goal. So can they do it with a squad that can 't afford too lose their best players? ne player who the Canaries will want to have between the posts all season is Robert Green . The 23 year old is going into his third season as City's Nr i , and he is without a shadow of a doubt a goalie of Premiership quality. 'Greeno,' as he is known to the Canary faithful , has on numerous occasions kept Norwich in a game when the rest of the team have failed to impress, and without his services City would no doubt be anywhere near where they are now. If Norwich don't get promoted soon , the future England number one might move on to fulfil his potential higher up at the level he should really be playing at. In defence, Marc Edworthy has replaced Darren Kenton, who signed for Southampton in the summer, at rightback. The experienced full back joined on a free transfer from Wolves and has so far slotted in nicely. The experienced defensive partnership of Craig Fleming and Malky Mackay is still as strong as ever, and player of the season and new club captain Adam Drury completes the strong back four for the Canaries. The Cambridge born full-back admits he was a bit surprised when he was given the captaincy. "lt feels a bit strange, but hopefully with a bit of help from more experienced lads I can lead Norwich to greater things." In Midfield new boy Damien Francis has slotted into the centre of the park alongside the ever reliable Gary Halt. Francis has been a revelation ever since he joined from Wimbledon in the summer and hopefully his excellent form wil l continue as the season unfolds. On the left side of midfield, Clint Easton has been having a fair share of success during the first few games of the season, but will face stiff competition from new boy Jim Brennan , once he returns from inj ury. On the right Mark Rivers has finally reached his potential after 2 seasons of disappointment, scoring 4 goals in 4 games before getting injured. Whil st Rivers recovers from his broken toe, Kevin Harper has been bought in on loan from Portsmouth , and has so far put in good performances on the right side. With the mid field playing so well together, there is no place for Northern Irish international Phil Mulryne, who almost left during the summer. The former Manchester United youngster will be waiting for his chance to show Worth ington that he is worth a place in the first team, but will have a battle on his hands to get in front of Francis and Holt in the starting eleven. Up front is where the Canaries have had most of the problem s in recent years, and it has often been the lack of firepower up front that has seen City fall at the last hurdle . 35 year old lwan Rob erts has for many seasons been the main goal-getter for Norwich, but has lacked the quality to make him a regularly 20 goal a season striker. Last season Paul McVeigh finished as top goalscorer for the Canaries, but the 25 year old lacks the strength and height to really become the main goal threat for Norwich . Zema Abbey, who came back from a cruciate ligament injury in his right knee last season, did the same to his left knee against Nottingham Forest and will be out for the rest of the season. lt is a big blow to the Luton born striker, who has been sidelined for most of his time with the Canaries. Youth academy starts fan Henderson and Ryan Jarvis are also pushing for a place in the starting eleven . Jarvis, who last season became the youngest

player ever in the history of the club to pull on a Norwich shirt at the age of i 6, has put in some impressive displays for Eng land Under i 8's and for City at the end of last season, and will no doubt be a player for the future . Alex Notman is also trying to break into the first team after coming back from injury, but it's two loan signings from the Premiership that will be giving the task to get the goals for the Canaries. Darren Huckerby of Manchester City and Peter Crouch of Aston Villa have joined City on 3 month loans, and will give Norwich th e firepower they need to challenge at the top of the first division. Huckerby had an impressive loan spell at Nottingham Forest last season , scoring 8 goals in 9 games and th e 6 foot 6 Inches tall Crouch has already netted 2 goals in his first two games. City have had a good start to the season with a i 00% home record , and they are even starting to get points away from home , which has not been the cas in previous seasons. Another problem , which occured in the first few games, is that when City have comfotable leads they tend to sit back, and it has almost cost on at least two occasions this season. If Norwich are to challenge for promotion they must keep most of their influencial players like Halt, Mackay and Drury, as they do not have enough depth in the squad to cope with to many injuries. If they only have a couple of players unavailable at a time, they should be able to cope. Second ly, they must try to keep hold of Huckerby and Crouch after their loan periods have finished, as they have given City the firepower up front that they have lacked in recent years. Without quality strikers City will struggle in their bid for promotion. The team is performing very well at the moment and at home they have pinged back the opposition in impressive attacking displays, that would give some Premiership defenders nightmares. Away from home they have also performed to a high standard , but have been unlucky in most cases. You may remember the Robert Green mistake live on Sky Sports? If they can keep up the good form , home and away, the canaries could be in for a very exciting season .

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Another player from the acadt.:m). has great detemrination and a great e)e for the telling pa~s. An all round midlidder \\ith a huge potential. "' "n H.nr r .r' ~ ( " I Oj On loan from Portsmouth for I month, whilst Mark Rivers recovers from injul)·. A pacey and tricky customer with bags of experience.

e !!. ra \~ (, 1 I 1 Joined on a three-month loan from Manchester City. A quality striker who's electric pace will hopefully give City the firepower they have been lacking. 9 •n I t \ C lu r Jii (,o 91 A fimr favourite with the fans. For many seasons his goals won games for City. and hts experience and ability to hold the ball makes him a vital player. 1.2.. (' rt lb ~ li (cll!t!!lAJ:tl'!,"rl'!Jlt{' A nightmare of injuries has ruined this potential star. Out for the remainder of the sea~on after damaging a cruciate knee ligament for the second time. H.. le tman IAee 23 Cl.!l.i'.Al! c Go U An intelligent youngster who creates goals. A ~tudent of the Manchester United academy, who is raring to go after being injured for most of last season. lllfliJ!lM 'l"h~~ I rm Uk. oili_U1 Last seasons top goalscorer, McVeigh's quick feet and excellent first touch gives him the extra yard to get away from defenders. Can play on the left

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Signed on a three month loan deal from Villa. Not only is the 6'7" striker a hig threat in the air. but has great skill with the ball at his feet.

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Soapbox What's best and worst in Sport today... Marc Dudley looks at the burning issues

A game in need of improvement

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year in Engli h cricket. South Africa was the lastes t nation to vi s it the home of cricket. and a convincing victory in the one-day internationa l s eries, w as fo llowed by the bizarre dis p lay of E n g la nds worst and best performa nces in the tied tes t se ries. Sussex w on the county cha mpi onsh ip for the first time in the ir his tory, w hil st S urrey took the N a ti ona l League to keep both tro phies in th e so uth . Even though the re was s uccess on the field. o ff it C ric ke t is s uffering from the Jack of funds an d inte rest. The internationa ls maybe pulling in the c row ds, but the counti es arc seeing less and less peopl e t urn ing up to watch the 'ge ntle mens·. ga me , The re is a huge debate going on be tween the EC B and former players such as fo nn er test capta ins. Bo b Willi s and Michae l Atherton . It is arg ued that the coun ty si des arc not producing the goods, and it is co sting the game 25 million a year on ave rage . Of course, the re are the traditional old fools that fee l any c hanges wo uld tu rn the gam e into a money-making business and ru in the game they love, but the re w ill be no game to love if drastic changes arc not ma de soon . Some feel reduc ing the nu m her o f profess ional teams wou ld save conties money, and it may not be a bad idea, as it would he c heaper to pay par1-tim e p layers than the curren t ridculous wages that players are being payed. Accord ing to the ECB our game is the envy of m an) countircs around the world, hut in A ustra lia and West lndies they draw big crowds in most of their natioa nl leag ue gam es. so w hat they arc talking about makes no sense at a ll. I low can our game be better, if nobody is watching it"l ff the game wentpa rt -time it would save money, but is not j ust the money thats the problem. but the fact tha t the gam e is not pull ing in more fans. T he TwentyTwcnty com petition was a huge success, and grounds were so ld o ut. Th e four-d ay ga m e ca ri·t just be chucked out the window. as we would have no training ground for the test s ide, but changin g the county cham pionships into a conference system may be a good idea, like le major sports in Am erica. It wo uld mean less games to play, and m ig ht even see the England players play ing for the ir county, w hi ch is a ra rity at the mo me nt. The to p two from each group wou ld then qua l if) · fo r a playo!Tro und ro bin, g iving the publ ic the chance to see the best county s ides in the country. M ore fore igners mi ght not be a bad idea e ither, eve n though many fee l it would ruin the de velopment of English cricketers. T he sam e th ing was sa id abo ut the gam e of footba ll a fe w years ago. but the yo ung eng li sh ta le nt learned from the fore igners and we ended up with players like Joe Co le . The same mi ght happen in Eng land . if yo ung starts cou ld lea rn fi·om the best in the wo rld. it can only be good for Eng lish cricket. It wou ld als o make the games m ore interesting, as the best players in the world w ill be on show. Yes . it may not be a spo rt for gentlemen any more, but if w e wa nll to compete wi th the rest o f the world and sti 11 have a gam e to watch. we must change the current syste m . If we dori.i, Eng lis h cricket m ay lose its appea l complctl y. and we would end up no t being a ble to co mpete w ith the best in the world . Is that what you w ant G randpa? I d id n·L think so ! lt may be turning into a e nte rtai nme nt b us iness like footba ll. but its the onl y way forwad for the sport to survive.

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15 < kt - St a rl(mb lrire (S toke:) (/\ ) 22 Oct- Li n coln 2nd X I ( 11 ) 29 Oct- l':o tlingha m 'I ren t (/\) 5 Nov- Nottin g ha m 2nd X I ( 11 ) 12 'lov- Lo ughborough 2nd X I (H ) 19 Nov- S ta ffor d s h ire (S to k e) ( 11 ) 26 Nov- Lincoln 2nd X I (.'\ ) 2X .I an- No ttin g ha m T r e nt ( H ) -1 I .:b- ottin gharn 2nd X I (/\ ) 11 Fe b- I oughhmoug h 2nd X I (/\) ll oc ke v (Men 1s t Xll

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26 Nov- Nottin gham -tth X I ( 11 ) 28 J an- Lo ug h boro ug h -tth X I (H) -1 F~:b - Nott ingha m Jrd X I ( ·\ ) 11 Fe b- Lin co ln 2nd X I ( 11 ) Hoc kev (W o m en l s t XI) M idhwds Div is io n On e A I S Oct - Nottin g ha m Tre nt (H ) 22 O ct- Cove nt ry ( 11 ) 29 O ct- Wo r ces te r (H ) 5 Nm - Nott ingham (/\) 12 Nov- Warwick ( H ) 19 No,·- Notti ng ham Trent(/\) ~6 Nm- Co v ~ntr) (/\) 2S Jan- Wor~ c s t.:r (/\) -t Feb- Nottingham (H ) 11 Feh- Wa m ic" (/\) llockn (Wo men 2nd Xll Midland s Trophv Two A

Ne t ba ll (\\o men 2nd Xll M id la nds Troph \ Three B IS Oct- :"'o rth a m pto n 2n d X I ( 11 ) Oct - De 1\lontfim ( lkdf( >rd) 3 rd X I tA l 29 Oct - 1\:otti ngham -lth XI (A) S Nov- Stafford s hi re (S to k e) 3nl XI (H) I ~ Nov- l. c ic.:,tcr 2nd X I (/\ ) 19 Nov- Lin co ln 2 nd X I ( H ) -1 Fcb- D.: Mon t fort ( I cicestc r ) (/\) 11 Fe b- De rb y 2nd XI ( H ) ~~

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28 Ja n- Linco ln (/\) 11 F~b- N ort ha m pton ( i\) Rugb y li nion ( M en 2nd Xll Midlands Tro ph y Thre e B 15 O ct- lk 1\l ontli>rt (U iccstcr) 2nd X I (/\) 22 Oc t- Northampton ~ nd X I (/\ ) 29 Oct- Nottingh a m -tt h X I (H ) 5 Nm-1 incoln 2nd X I (/\ ) 12 No\ - Dab: 2nd XI (/\) 19 Nov- Uc l\1ontfo rt ( Leicester) (H )

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Rugby Union (Women) Midlands Division Two B IS Oct- Derby (H) 22 Oct- Nottingham 2nd XI (H) 29 Oct- Northampton (H) 5 Nov- Leicester(/\} 12 Nov- De Montfort (Leicester)

5 Nov- Nottingham 3rd X I (A) 12 Nov- Oxford 2nd XI (H) 19 Nov- StafTordshire (Stoke) (A) 26 Nov- Loughborough 2nd XI (H)

28 .lan- Nottingham 2nd XI (A) 4 feb- Nottingham 3rd XI (H) 11 Fcb- Oxford 2nd XI (/\)

(H)

19 Nov- Derby (A) 26 Nov- Nottingham 2nd XI (/\) 28 Jan- Northampton(/\) 4 feb- Leicester (H) 11 Fcb- De Montforl (Leicester) (A)

Squash (Women) Midlands Division One A 22 Oct- Oxford(/\) 29 Oct- Nottingham 2nd XI (H) 5 Nov- Nottingham Trent (A)

15 Oct- c~ mbrid g c (/\) 22 Oct- Coven\!) (A) 29 Oct- Warwick (H) 5 Nov- Aslon (A) 12 Nov- Loughborough(/\} 19 Nov- Cambrid ge (H) 26 Nov- Cove ntry (H) 28 Jan- Warwick (A) 4 fcb- Aston (H) 11 fcb- Loughborough ( H) Tahle Tennis (Women) Midlands Division One A 15 Oct-

C~ mbrid gc

(A)

22 Oct- Warwick (/\) 29 Oct- Birmingham (H) 5 Nov- Nottingham (A) 12 Nov- 1\ston (A) 19 Nov- Cambridge (H) 26 Nov- Warwick (11) 28 Jan- Birmingham(/\) .t feb- Nottingham (H) 11 feb- Aston (H) Tennis (Men) Midhmds Division Two B

22 Oct- Lincoln (A) 29 Oct- Nottingham Trent 2nd XI (H)

5 Nov- Nottingha m 2nd XI ( 1\) 19 Nov- Oxford Brookes (H) 26 Nov- Le icester 2nd XI (/\) 4 feb- Loughborough 3nl (H) 11 Feb- Lei cester(/\) Tennis (Women) Midlands Division Two A

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UEA HOCKEY CALLING ALL REMEMBER MIKE FRESHERS . AS new students arrive at UEA, sports clubs at the university will be hunting down new talent to improve their squads.

Continued ji'Oin back page, presented to the winners Mikes closest friend , Simon Harringlon, explained the reason for the cheese. ·'w hen Mike was at UEA, he would buy a block of cheese every week as he was afraid people didrit think he was healthy and that he was only a heavy drinker.'' Mike may have gone, but his spirit lives on in the battle against menegitis. The menigitis trust was set up in 1986, by people with direct experience ofthe virus. It now leads the fight against - Producing information to make people aware. - Paying tor research into vaccines and treatment against menegiti s. - Offering emotional and financial support for sufferers and their families. Meningitis and meningococcal septicaemia may not always be easy to spot at first. because

On Wednesday 24th September the annual Sportsmart is held in the Sportspark with all UEA sports clubs present looking to sign up new players for the new season ahead. the symptoms can be similar to those of flu. They may develop over one or two days, but sometimes develop 'in a matter of hours. Symptons are things like fever, vomiting. headaches, stiff neck. drowsiness, joint pain and fits. They may not all occur at once, but if you feel you may have the vims, you should contact your GP/the health centre immediatly. For more information you can look at the menegitis trusts websi.te at www.meningitis-trust.co.uk.

22 Oct- Nottingham Trent(/\) 29 Oct- De Mont ion (Bedford ) ( H) 5 Nov- Oxford Brookcs 2nd XI (/\) 19 Nov- Lei ceste r (A) 26 Nov- Lincoln (I! ) -l 1-eh- No11hampton ( 11 ) Squash (Men) Midlands Division Two B 15 Oct- Staffordshire (Stoke) (11) 22 Oct- Loughborough 2nd XI (/\) 29 Oct- Nottingham 2nd XI (H)

19 Nov- Warwick (A) 26 Nov- Oxford 2nd XI (H) .t feb- Wolverhampton (H)

Pronwtion.from each dh·ision \rill he decided ut u /uta dote. Th ere ore also BUSA Clwmpionsluj>.l )or f ,."flljhu/1. AtlilcTics und otlia ·'1""'/.1' duh.1· at Tile L'EA . huT no (i.\·fures ure ann'lohleJur these sides.

Table Tennis (Men) Midlands l)i\'isiou One A

PIRATES CONFIDENT AHEAD OF NEW SEASON U EA's American footballers looking for a succesful season

ALEXTHORPE

THE UEA Pirates, East Anglia's premier collegiate American football side, kit up for their 18th season in the Bristish Collegiate American Football League (BCAFL) with high hopes of reaching College Bowl

XVIII. And there is plenty of reason for hope, with a strong returning group of players to be supported by a cast of rookies and American students, and head coached by former Pirates lineman Chris Hailstone. Starting quarterback for 2003/04 will be Lucien Giordano, the American postgraduate who led the Pirates to the verge of the playoffs two seasons ago. The return of Giordano is a boost to an offense that will not need time to a new leader. to

And the schedulers have also been kind to the Pirates for the coming season after their 3-5 season in 2002/03. There are two games against league new-boys the APU Phantoms, as well as a home local derby against rivals Essex Blades who are yet to win a league game in 24 attempts.

The season gets under way for the Pirates with the annual preseason friendly against UEA Old Boys' Parrots side on October 19.

PIRATES BCAFL FIXTURE LIST

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2003-2004 October 19: UEA Pirates v UEA Old-Boy Parrots October 26: APU Phantoms v UEA Pirates November 2: UEA Pirates v Birmingham Lions November 9: Surry Stingers v UEA Pirates November 16: UEA Pirates v Essex Blades November 23 : UEA Piratl'S v Kent Falcons February I: Hertfordshire Hun·icanes v UEA Pirates February !;: Kent f'alcons v LJEA Pirates February 15: UEA Pirates v APU Phantoms

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There are many clubs to choose between, and you are sure to find something that you are good at. There is also SocMart in the LCR, where Concrete will be hoping to sign up sports-writers So if you are not good at sport. you can still get ivolved. So get yourself down to the Sportspark and LCR between 12· and 4 and sign up. Below are a li st of some of the sports clubs available to play at UEA. American Football Athletics

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Gearing Up • for new season MARC DUDLEY Sports Editor

WITH a new year, comes a new season of sport, and next month the BU SA Championships gets un der way for· UE..\" s sport clubs.

Thi s year there are 24 c lubs representin g th e uni ve rs ity, comp ared to last year:· s 26, and a ft er last yea r:·· s di ssapoi ntment o f a trophy k ss season, UEA will be ho pin g th ere is more success than la t seaso n.

B oth th~ meris and \\ or n er1s basket ball teams'' ill be hopi ng to continue I hei r success fl·om last ) car. "hich ~nd~d "ith promotion and I 00°., records. and the mcns rugb) team "ill be hoipng tn bounce straighr back fi·om rl'lqptiun last ) car. llw mak l(lllrhall~rs "ill put thc dr"apoirllmt·nt or last '~""'n behind them. "hen the) lost their prornotion plan~ and a pi<Ke in th~ !'rnal of th.: Norf<>lk Junior Cup in th.: samc \\ cek. and tl") to \\in pmmotion to the top-flight. i\ lso. the '"'m<:rb hock e) team lost on the final da). "hen \ietor) \\UU id hU\e gi\Cnthem poromotion to the Premier D h ision. and the) "ill he hopi ng for a be ller end to the sea;,on. llopefull!. there \\il l bc some ra\\ talent 111 the freshers arri' ing to gi'e lll·.'\ a troph) at last. l ll .'\ ha\e also mo\cd up the ranking lists from last scasons 60th position. Our uni\'ersit) is curre nt I) thc 53nJ hcst in the count r"). "' hopcfull) l iFi\ can

UEA Hockey raise money in memory of former student MARC DUDLEY Sports Editor

WHEN Mike Covell joined UEA in September 1997, he was like all other freshers looking forward to the years of fun as a student.

He soo n j o in ed the hoc key tea m at the univers ity. and found him se lf pl ay in g in bo th the first and seco nd teams. com ma ndin g both defe nces

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their annu al charit y match to raise

giti s. Everyone was pray ing for his recoverey. but sad ly he passed

money for the menegiti s fund. as M ike 's former hockey mates lined

vi ru s. and has ever since been

away the foll ow ing Su nday.

lt was a bi g

~ h ock

to many of

up against the curren t

EA side to

Debb ic Ios! her fa ther to the doing what she can 10 rai se awar-

compele for the Mi ke Cove ll

ncss of thi s fatal virus. "ROOO

the players. who saw Mi ke as the

Shi eld. lt was the th i rd year in a

people in lhe UK die of mcneg i tis

main focus of ;ocial event >. forg-

row that the match has been held at

ing a reput ati on a> the life and so ul

I he sport> park. and the M i kc

Mike fell ill and was rushed to

of th e part y.

Co\'e ll X I team were hoping to

e'cry )Car. but we arc sav in g more amJ rnon: li\'C~ e' Lf} Ua) thank") \n pcopks hard work_ ..

hos pit al. lt was confirmed he had

L a;t Sunday. si x yea rs after his death. UEA hoc key cluh hos ted

wind back th e shi eld they lost last

wi th his no thern tones. Tragica ll y. on Dece mber 2nd.

conl ac tcd M eningoccoccal se pti ·

year.

Howc' cr. the marn aim of the wa~ to rai!-tc a"i much monc)

T he even t saw three game; played between the Old Ho)' ol Mike Co,e ll X I dnd two l 1Et\

eve nt

tea rm. The garnc.s were pia\ cd in

for the mcnegit is fund and make students awa re of the lethal 'iru>.

the way hockey game'> 'hou ld be played, and they \\ere man) comi

The night before. M ike's tea rn

cal i ncident> lhoughout the game

mates co llected moncy from st u-

tha t made it an .:njoyablc spcctac ul .

dents on campus at the >ame time

for the friends and family lhal had

a~ handing o Ul important in lorma-

turned up. The old hnys

rion about the il lnc" that took the life of thei r friend. A total of £ 1300 was raised.

C\CI1

'howed lii::.A

that they could still pl ay a bi t. and wo n the fir~t game in a --l--2

which i> a more than the) received

\ hootoul afte r a entertain ing 4-4

in the pre\ ious two yea rs. and the money wa; prc;ented 10 Dchhie

draw. They ended up wi nni ng the

Ball . leade r of 1he Suffolk mcncgi tis fund. alter the game. "The amount of monc) that people have gi ven i; remarkable . and I can onl y thank the

~eople

and

shcld. after heating the 'ccund LEA sidl'.'again on a ,hnorout. J-2 after a 0-0 draw. .'\ fler the match a block of cheese and the ;,hie id was.

Cn111i111 wd

0 11 p11~e

hockey cl ub for co ntri buting to our

clim b C\\!11 mon: in 1he comi ng

sl':a:--on.

caemia. a bacteri al form of menin-

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Debbie Ball presents the tro phy to the win ners Mike Cove ll XI , who al l played w ith Mike befo re his death

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