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Death of Free Education

Hundreds of UEA students without loons.

Student Loons Company: "situation is路reasonable".

lnt$rnships Fail to Impress Groduates

Nick Church Hundreds of first year UEA students are yet to receive vital loans and grants at the start of the term, with the Student Loans Company (SLC) saying full payment of loans and grants will only be completed by late October.

The SLC are failing to process all applications in time, after a 17% rise in applications for financial support.

They have moved to calm fears by opening more phone lines with 24hour staff, in addition to the 120 extra staff that were already announced to help with handling inquiries.

The SLC maintains that all students will receive basic funding- tuition and maintenance loans - within a week of the first term, but those qualifying for additional, means-tested loans and grants may have to wait until late October. This includes those in need of child care loans.

Hannah Evans, who starts a course in History and Politics at UEA next week said: "I only applied for a nonmeans tested application and even though I applied back at Easter time, it still took months for them to get around to doing anything with my application.

"Because UEA was not my original first choice, I had to send off a ridiculous form in the post (rather

than just being able to make the changes online) and they have still not processed my change of university, even though I move in on Saturday.

According to the website, my first payment won't be given to me until two weeks after the UEA term begins.

I'm just hoping this is all sorted i.n time."

The chief executive of the Student Loans Company, Ralph SeymourJackson, apologised on BBC Breakfast News for the delay in loan payments attributing the problem to an increase in loan applications and late applications.

He continued by saying 'the situation is not perfect, but it's reasonable'.

There have been a high number of omplaints reported to BBC News, these range from missing documents to help lines that offer little or no practical help.

Anna Larson, a first year Environmental Sciences student at UEA, recognises a distinct step backwards in the SLC's service this year: "Having applied to go to a different university last year and having applied through the new system this year, I can definitely say that the old way of sending applications to the Local Education Authority was so much more efficient in terms of time

UEA AT THE CUniNG EDGE Miha Klement Inside the obscure building inhabiting the car park, the scene is hectic.

Welders, plumbers and forklift drivers are doing their best to complete what is going to be the first Biomass Combined Heat and Power (CHP) gasifier in the UK.

The Director of the project, Martyn Newton, is hoping the engines inside will start operation in December, generating a third of electrical and heat energy on campus from renewable wood chip; And just in time for the biggest climate change summit in Copenhagen .

But he has been taking risks.

NEWS

Ministers Attac 'studentification'

INTERNATIONAL

UEA International Student Survival Guide On$ International Stu<Ilent' s Long Journey to YEA

OpiNIONS un1on .,

Can 10: 10 Save the World? and sen "I've heard of so many applications that are on hold due to several requests of documents or scanners and processing machines crashing."

David Willets, Conservative

<nn,lt.,<man universities condemned the SLC for "an appalling administrative cock-up which will force many students into financial hardship".

A plant of this sort - more than twice as efficient as a typical power station: 86% compared to 35% has never been done in the UK and the challenges are huge. Despite being over budget however, Martyn is confident the project will be a success. At a cost of 拢10 million, the facility should pay for itself within 5 years. On top of that there have been some surprising discoveries that

could potentially make this a profit maker for the UEA as well as a clean energy and heat source. lt is still too early to say with certainty how much money the facility will make. This is certainly a brave step for UEA and the team hope that the knowledge gained will 'eventually benefit UEA students.

BNP's Hold Over the Norfh of England

Fdoo Perfect Freshers' Recipes Zest Opens Late Night Pizza Service

Cocktail of the Fortnight

2 NEWS

CONTENTS

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FINANCE FIASCO

NEWS

UEA's Green Revolution

Norwich North by-election results

NUS President, Wes Streeti ng, reinforced these sentiments: " lt is completely unacceptable for some of the poorest and most vulnerable students in the country to be left short of funds and it is particularly insulting for Ra lph Seymour-Jackson to claim that this situation is ' reasonable'".

Executive of Chief Universities UK, Nicola Dandridge, said she understood the anxiety and concern students must be feeling . " Universities do have measures in place - such as the Access to Learning Fund - to support those students

FEATURES

SNAKEBITE SPARED

Bar prices rise again Death of Free Education? NUS drop no fees campaign 'Studentification' fears Emoprincess steals internet

INTERNATIONAL

An international student's voyage

COMMENT & OPINION

Should we affiliate with the NUS?

The seven deadly fresherduck sins

Nick Church Norwich UNESCO city of literature bid

LETIERS & EDITORIAL TRAVEL

University, Home and Away Norwich travel highlights

FOCSOC Ultimate frisbee spins to the fore Nexus resurrected as Livewire TV

FOOD

Perfect freshers' recipes Zest opens late night pizza service Cocktail of the fortnight

LIFESTYLE

Post-LCR hangover remedies

TURF

Inside a Kenyan slum

SPORT

Concrete's guide to sport in Norwich

'Concrete' and 'Event' Logos courtesy of Mr George Bennett

Bar prices at the student union have risen by as much as 5.9% for the second consecutive yea~ due to an increase in utility charges and product costs.

An initial 5% increase across the board was recommended, with a 20 pence increase in favourites Snakebite, Smirnoff Vodka and Guinness. On ly selected drinks were increased during fina l negotiations, which included a price freeze on Snakebite and wines.

The price hike is a result of a Management Committee meeting - comprising of Un ion sabbatical officers and the bar's General Manager - that makes decisions on finance and staffing issues.

Utility prices of the bar soared with an increase of approximately 58%, as well as an increase in product costs and a rise in staff wages in line with living costs .

Union Finance Officer, Martin Jopp, attributed the drastic rise in utility costs to a change from a fixed term utility contract to a flexible term contract.

Essentially, the rise in costs is prices "catching-up" with energy prices across Britain .

He added that the UEA Biomass project (see page 21) will hopeful see utility prices fall

who face serious financial difficulties through no fault of their own .

Students shou ld contact their individual university for further information."

Natasha Barnes, the Union's Communication Officer said: "The delays and the poor qual ity of serv ice from the Student Loans Company are obvious ly very disappointing ...These issues do shed further light on a student support system that needs urgent reform. We hope the Government will take bold steps to change the way student support is administered very soon ."

significant ly over the coming years.

DRINKS PROMOTIONS

UEA LONDON CAMPUS CONCERNS

Nick Church There have been concerns amongst UEA Union members over accommodation and union representation at the new UEA campus currently under construction in London .

The quality and affordability of accommodation and effective of London representation UEA students were issues in particu lar focus.

REPRESENTATION 'SACROSANCT'

Students' Union bars are "cheaper than most", according to a price comparison review by Union

The project's director, Dr. Richard Harvey, said UEA's Union role representation is 'fundamenta l and sacrosanct'.

Wh ile negotiations over social academic and representation are still being finalised, he stressed his particular desire to see UEA's Union have strong links with UEA London for academic representation in particular.

Concerning social and welfare representation, the City University of London is contractually obliged to make all facilities available to London UEA students as are accessible to their own students, in return for ti'leir

staff, despite rivals offering promotion s which drinks '"make them look as cheap as the Union " "Other bars in Norwich are not as responsible when it comes to drink promotions", Jopp states in defending the Union 's drinks policy; " Elected officers have tried to make Union bars an affordable place to socialise, without promoting bulk dr inking " UEA's union came out mid-table in the last price comparison carried out by the NUS Services Ltd, all students' union s suppliers.

use of the new building for a limited time.

Accommodation is to be provided by Nido and Unite, two private-commercial businesses specialising in student accommodation.

Located in central London rents begin at £185 per week and can rise as high as £285, well above London average weekly student rent of £104 per week. it is·yet to be decided whether the Union will have a say in accommodation prices of London students.

Disputing the idea that the UEA London campu s was a means to generate profits for

the University, Richard Harvey told Concrete the venture will be at a loss and will not begin to earn money for at least 3 years. He ensured Concrete that profits will "feedback direct ly to the [London] university in the normal way."

Union of UEA "The Students fully supports the opportunities presented by the UEA London venture", said the Union's Welfare officer, Tom Sutton.

He continued by emphasising caution: "The development stage is crucial and the Union will want to cons ider and feed in to the full education and welfare package proposed by the University.

We will attempt to ensure the University establishes the best possib le experience for all new students studying at the new venture".

UEA London is set to open with just 200 students on January 18th, with a course range 'almost identical' to the INTO building on the Norwich campus, according to project director, Richard Harvey.

The number of student s will increase to 600 in September with the innovative and unique MBA course in Strategic Carbon Management and an MA in Creative Entrepreneurship becoming available .

NEWS 3

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10:1 0 ·Will it work and will you cut your emissions by 10°/o?

Dantelle Muller, LIT 1 "it's a good idea obviously, but I don't even know the main causes of gas emissions apart from cars, so I wouldn't really know how to reduce my personal emissions by 10%"

Davtd Mayes, FTV 3 "I think it's a great idea. I think we should all be reducing our carbon emissions and if the Union is encouraging it then that can only be a good thing."

Connie Pringle, MPharm 2 "I've never heard of it but it sounds like a great idea!

I would love some practical information on how to cut emissions myself. I'm sure it would help if everyone had the proper information."

Manraj Nagia, ECO 3 "Not sure I can help. Don't really know anything about it to be honest. I don't see why it wouldn't work. There is a consensus around the need to cut emissions and this clearly addresses this."

DEBATE OVER TUITION FEES RUMBLES ON David Churchill The National Union of Students (NUS) has announced a radical break from their policy of free university education for all, replacing it with a progressive "contribution" scheme which students would pay into once they have graduated.

The shift in policy is in response to the looming threat emanating from ministers and various groups such as Universities UK, that the government may be forced to raise tuition fees in order to fund spiralling university costs.

Fees are currently "capped" at £3,225 a year, but a report conducted in March by university vice-chancellors - who form Universities UK argued that charging anything up to £5,000 a year would not deter students from attending university, despite the fact that this would increase the average student's debt by an eye-watering £5,325.

The new NUS "contribution" model is an attempt to provide the government with a credible alternative to simply raising fees and landing students in increasing mountains of debt.

Under the NUS proposals published in their report 'Funding our Future: Blueprint', loans for up-front payment of fees would still be scrapped, but replaced with a system whereby former students would pay "contributions" into an independently managed "Trust Fund".

Graduates would be required to pay into the fund for a fixed term of 20 years after graduation, with the size of their contribution calculated as an affordable percentage of their income. The accumulated funds would then continue to be re-distributed to universities year on year for subsequent generations.

still be required to take out maintenance loans for living costs.

DEATH OF FREE EDUCATION? The debate over how to fund universities has been intensifying over recent months as a government review into higher education funding is expected to be released

Key Facts and Figures of NUS Model • Up-front payment of fees scrapped.

• Students would "contribute" into a "Trust Fund" for 20 years after graduating.

• Highest earners would pay 2.5% of annual income, while lowest earners would contribute only 0.3%.

• Highest earners may contribute as much as £125 a month, while the lowest may pay as little as £5.

• After 20 years of operation, an estimated £6.4bn of contributions would be generated each year.

This would raise to £7.9bn after 30 years, and £8.5bn after 40 years.

• The current fees system only raises £4.5bn annually, on collection of loan repayments.

NUS claim that once the system reached "maximum capacity", there would be more funding available to universities than under the current upfront fees system.

However, students would

in November.

Although all parties concerned appear to be in consensus over the fact that the funding system requires a radical change, they are all at odds over the solution to the problem.

The Communications Officer of the UEA students union, Natasha Barnes, confirmed that the union would still be campaigning for their policy of free university education for all. With regards to the new NUS model she added that although NUS's vision was at odds with the UEA union, it was still preferable to the current fees system .

But many UEA students will also be concerned to know how the university Vice-Chancellor, Professor Edward Acton, is representing their interests.

Professor Acton is a member of Universities UK, but would not confirm whether he was one of many vice-chancellors who are calling to raise the amount of tuition fees.

When asked about the predicament of funding and the upcoming government review, he said: "We welcome the imminent review. We are concerned to widen access to universities as that means funding from some source.

The review gives the country the opportunity to think this through in the most dynamic, fai~ and just way."

GRADUATE UNEMPLOYMENT WOES Nick Church Almost a quarter of graduates full-time remain outside employment, despite leaving university three and a half years ago according to the Higher Education Statistics Agency.

The HESA snapshot survey of graduates who left university in 2005 shows a significant rise in unemployment amongst graduates compared to previous years. Almost 20% of those employed are below 'graduate level occupation'.

The survey shows over 3/4s pursue postgraduate courses to "improve career options"' and are doing so at greater numbers, according to reports of increased applications for postgraduate courses amongst universities. Statistics on ethnicity and gender also revealed distinctions.

Graduates of black origin were less likely to be in full-time work and more than twice as likely to be unemployed than white graduates (6.5% compared to 2.3%). A "much larger proportion" of male graduates were in the highest salary band than women.

The rise in graduate unemployment comes at a time when unemployment across Britain is at its highest level (2.4 million) in fourteen years. The government has unveiled plans promising jobs to 18-24 year olds out of

employment for over 10 months.

Steve Smith, President of Universities UK, sought to put the statistics in context. Speaking to national broadsheets he said: "[The statistics] only paints part of the picture ...The telling statistic is that only 2.6 per cent of 2004/05 graduates were assumed to be unemployed three and a half years after graduation. This is below the national unemployment rate of 6.3 per cent for the same period."

James Goodwin, Senior Careers Advisor at UEA, emphasised that "graduates are still valued and so there are still a lot of opportunities" Admitting there is high competition for advertised jobs and internships, Mr.Goodwin asserted that that "doesn't necessarily mean jobs are not available" "There is certainly a lot more to work experience than internships ... graduates should learn to be resourceful", continuing that the "sad reality of internships can often discriminate on location and wealth as many internships are based in large cities and unpaid, giving unfair advantage to those who can afford the living costs."

The Careers Centre is one of the partners working with the 'Evolve' project team based in NBS to support graduates seeking work in Norfolk.

POLICE PRESENCE ON CAMPUS Gordon Malloy

how it is overwhelmingly in theft.

Putting the statistics in perspective he also drew the comparison of UEA with a small Norfolk town with a high concentration of people.

Norfolk Constabulary have prepared a welcome pack for all students, offering measures to protect against the predominant crime of bike and laptop theft.

The University's campus has been given priority status in the most recent Safer Neighbourhoods Action Panel (SNAP) for the University and Eaton area.

Areas of the Avenues have also been prioritised concerning violent crime in the area.

SNAP gives a chance for local residents to voice concerns to a panel of student representatives, the police, local councillors and MPs who then decide on priorities for policing within the community.

While UEA's campus often rates comparatively high for crime statistics in the area, PC Gerry Hanley highlights High crime concentration in red

4 NEWS· BURSARY AND SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME 2009/10

concrete.news@uea.ac.uk TUESDAY 22nd SEPTEMBER 2009

STUDENT HOUSES TO BE RESTRICTED ACROSS BRITAIN Ministers to restrict 'studentification' in local communities

UEA is aiming to start paying the bulk of Scholarships and Bursaries during the first week of December 2009.

In most cases students will be paid di rectly into their bank accounts via Student Fin ance England (SFE). If you are not receiving support via SFE, payment of scholarships (where app licab le) w ill be via UEA. You do not need to do anyth ing further to receive these awards, students are automatica lly considered.

If you are a care leaver you may be eligible for the Care Leavers Bursary worth £500 a year. Please email student. finance@uea.ac.uk for further details.

If you feel you are el igib le for a Bursary or Scholarship, and have not received payment by the second week in December 2009, please contact Carole Timm on 591891 or email bursaries@ uea.ac.uk.

Nick Church Ministers are pre ss ing for restriction s on the number of houses of multiple occupation (HMOs) - six or more unrelated people living in a hou se - in an attempt to tackl e 's tud entification '.

Communities Secretary, John Denham, is supporting a bil l giv in g local government across Britain planning authority over HM Os. The measure is an attempt "to control [HMO] saturation in defined areas", according to the Minister's website .

The bill would also lower the threshold for HMO s, from six to four, affecting far more people.

Critics maintain it would hurt those dependent on HMOs and the often cheaper rents they offer.

THE YOUNG ON ES HMO s have been criticised for

creating resentment betwe en locals and students, undercommunities popu lating and damaging businesses in summer holidays. Some also see them as synonymou s with anti-social student behaviour. councillor for Labour Norwich's University Ward, Bert Bremner, suppo rts the bill.

While recognising Norwich does not have difficulties places the like Nottingham have, and positively noting the "massive difference" that students co ntribute to the local community, he said it is impo rtant that the "co mmunity does not become one type" and emphasised the need for a " bal anced community".

"Overall, it will be of benefit to students . . and it gives those councils - that need it - control.

At the mom en t th ere is no co ntro l".

Wes Streeting, the NUS

Presi dent, asserted thi s proposal would dictate where people live based on income and "do noth ing to improve community cohesion". " The se proposals would marginalise students by forcing them to pay private com pani es to live in large ghettos away f rom the rest of the community."

The National Landlords Association also issued a warning to the government, emp hasis in g the wide ranging effects on young professionals and migrants as well.

They predict that local planning authorities could face "increasing pre ss ure from lo ca l anti-HMO lobb ies" and th at the availability of housing for students, migrants and young professionals would be in a 'dire' state.

UUEAS' Welfare Officer, Tom Sutton, reasserted the NUS's message say ing the bil l would "con demn students to

accommodation with even lower standards."

"T he solution from our perspective, and one we ' ll work on with NUS nationally, is to educate the pub lic about the benefits students bring to th eir commun itie s and ensure landlords take adequate responsibility for their properties."

Campaigning on the issue has been on going for so me time. Th e Guardian report s SO community groups in 30 different towns campaigni ng for greater council control.

Problem towns have been ide'ntified as Nottingh am, Bath and Southampton.

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6 NEWS WI-FI WONDER Plans for a new Wi -Fi network could once again make Norwich City Centre a broad band hotspot this Ap ril.

Babcock Interna ti ona l, the propose r of t he idea, is currently in discussion with local business leaders including UEA - w ho are hoped to be th e main benefic iaries. lt is still unsure whether th e se rvice will be free to th e public or require a small subscription.

Norwich became one of th e first cities with free Wi -Fi access after the £1.3 milli on Norfolk Open li nk ventu re wa s launched in 2006, giving the public access through small aerials attached to lamp post s.

RENT ROCKETS A nati onal report recently hig hlig hted Norwich as on e of th e citi es in which rent pri ces have aga in increased .

Th e report, commi ss ion ed

by Accomodationforstud ents. corn, found th at private stud ent rental pri ces have ri se n to an ave rage weekly rate of £61.64- mo re th an 18% ove r th e past four years.

Th e averag e stud ent weekly rent currently stands in Norwich, at £56.27 co mpared to £51.00 in 2004 .

STUDENTS SATISFIED UEA ranks third place among main stream English Universities on overall sa ti sfac tion.

Th e survey carri ed out by th e National Student Survey as ks final year stud ents to measure sati sfaction with the ir ex peri ence usi ng a range of guideline phrases.

90% of final year stud ents agreed or strongly agreed with the statement, "Overall, I am satisfied with the quality of th e course." However the survey shows a dip in overall satisfaction rates, both at UEA and other universities.

The co hort comp leting this year's survey was the first to pay to p-up fees w hen the co st trebled in 2006. Hannah Weld, a LIT gradua e, reveal ed that "th e probl em is that it didn't feel I was getting any more than studen ts did fi ft een years ago, despite the fact that I paid more t han £3,000 a year, and th ey go t it for free."

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"STUPID, CLEVER" STUDENTS STEAL BROADBAND Hamish Newman St udents in Norwich have hacked into a neighbou ring family's broadba nd and down loaded thou sands of megabytes of data run ni ng up a bill of over £120 in the process.

Th e bi ll is well in excess of its monthly £20 charge, due to the family's 10 gigabyte cap being exceeded by 60 giga bytes with the offenders predominantly downloading movies and pornography.

Sean Laver, who is investigating the ill ega l activities as part of his bu siness offering IT support, PC Pa l, has described what the students are doing as "effectively-theft ". " Thi s is bad news for th e entire intern et populati on.

Th is is th e sa me leve l of effect th at muggings would have on stud ents."

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Mr.Laver, wh o has deal t with thou sa nds of si milar in cid ents previ ously, says th at thi s is the first tim e he's been as ked to look at a case of WiFi hackin g. "Th e student s have don e somethin g clever but very stupid ."

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wa s upset: "it's a crime people are not always aware of ... but it's still un acceptabl e, but I won ' t tar all stu dents with th e sam e bru sh."

For first ti me offend ers th e punishment is co mmunity service w hile repeat offenders ca n be se nt to pris on.

Thi s will once again open the debate on 1llega l downl oad ing in wake of the govern ment 's rece nt claims th at th ey will re stri ct intern et access to th ose who abu se th e system.

The annua l stud ent pass for First Bu s ha s seen a pric e increase of £32 compared to la st year.

The st udent pass currently stand s at £180 - va stly che aper th an the un subsi di se d yea rly pass for no n stud ents at £5 60 - in a large part du e to UEA-First negoti ati ons on a subsi dised year pass.

Dawn Dewar, First Tran sport Co-ordinato r, sa id the £32 price hike inc lud es up to one free replac ement pass as well as a 'ph otoca rd ' form at whi ch will help to protect your pa ss fro m th eft .

"DI SGUSTING" Over a th o usa nd stud ents have joined a Fa cebook group titl ed " Bu s Pass Swi ndl e", describ ing t he pri ce hi ke as "di sg usting ".

A vast amount of th e co mplaints are direct ed

UNION JOINS 10:10 CLIMATE REVOLUTION Davina Kesby Stud ents' Uni on of UEA has pledged to cut th eir carb on emi ssion s by 10% during nex t yea r as part of th e 10:10 sc heme launched in September.

Th e Union were on e of th e first to pledge JO ining t he likes of Edinburgh University and

Hugh Fea rnl ey-Whitting stall in a scheme to address cli mate change at a base leve l.

M artin Jo pp, Finance Officer for th e Un io n of UEA Students sa id : "As a stud ents' uni on signing up to th e proj ect w e hope th at as well as cutting our own emission s by 10% we will be ac tively promoting th e aim whil st enco urag in g

CUE THE QUEUES Hannah Livingston M any student s were taken aback by mammoth queues for 'Icebreaker' and Freshers' Week LCR tickets on the first week of term .

Monday morning's queue for Freshers' Week sa w stud ents stretched from th e Box Office, outside and around Un ion House, past Waterston e's and to the end of th e Dean of Students. Th e qu eues took hours to dissipate.

Those at the front of Monday's

queue waited hours to secure th eir sought after positi on.

Over 700 tickets were sold within an hour and thousands over th e three days.

Previou s years have see n many fresh ers missing out on th e tradition al 'Icebreakers' held on th e Saturday and Sunday before term. Thi s was mainly due to old er stud ents snapping up ti ckets ea rly.

However, thi s year UEA's Student Union has attempted to control ticket sales so that th e Sund ay 'Icebreaker' is limited exc lusively to fresh ers

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oth er simi lar organisa ti ons to th ink abou t how th ey might be abl e to redu ce th eir carbon emissions. St udents have asked us, as th ei r represe ntati ve body, to do our bit and we 're takin g that chall enge."

Roger Bond , UEA Director of Estates and Bu ildings add ed; "We applaud th e Stud ent s' Uni on's co mmitment to reduc ing its ca rbo n foot pri nt.

Th e univers ity has actively addressed environm ent al co nce rn s for more th an 18

buying ti ckets online or from th e pu b on th e day.

Thi s move wa s appraised by th ose queuing for ti ckets on Saturd ay. Lea nne Cooper, a PGCE History student at UEA, said th at th e ticket-buying wa s 'a lot more organis ed thi s year ' when compared to previous freshers week ti cket sa les .

Apprai sa ls were scarce from th ose in th e larger M onday queue, however.

Jam es M cFa dd en, a 3rd Year Law stud ent at UEA, sa id the qu eues were a 'di sgrace': " it's a breac h of human right s. I'm a Law stud ent so I think I'm qu alifi ed to say th at. We need

an on line ti cket system."

Tom Sutton , Welfare Office r of the UEA' Student Un ion , said th at th e large queues " prove th at we need a full fres hers and returners week at UEA". Th e

towards quality. Tom Sutton , the Uni on's Welfare Officer, sa id the " timing and servi ce" are freque nt co m plain ts.

First 's domination of bu s transport acro ss t he city makes it is "quite hard to fight price". He continued by saying th e Unio n will expect a " £30 Improveme nt in se rvi ce".

MONOPOLY Li b Dem ca ndidate, Simon rece ntly referred Wri ght, Fi rs t Bu s to the Competition Comm iss ion over concern s of high fares far above 'infl ation hikes' in rece nt years.

Talking to Co ncre te, Si mo n Wri ght said : " Stud ents are being hi t hard, ju st as every one in No rw ic h, by steep fare rises. Deregul ati on of bu s se rvices hasn' t always led to th e be st dea l for passen gers, as t he mJ rke t is domin ated by so very few nati o nal operators."

years ... t hat is why we have bee n shortli sted for thi s yea r's Times Higher Edu cation award for our outstanding co ntribu tion to sustain abl e development ." " Wh en our new bi omass power statwn reac hes fu ll capacity this autum n, 1t w ill reduce our ca rbo n emi ss ions by at least 34% by 2020, exceeding carbon redu cti on targets se t by th e 2008 Cl imate Change Act. For mo re on th e 10:10 ca mpaign turn to page 10. curre nt

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8 INTERNATIONAL

concrete.international@uea.ac.uk TUESDAY 22nd SEPTEMBER 2009

Welcome . ••• To the brand new international section it is my pleasure to present you w ith the newest section of Concrete- your very own Internation al page! Here at UEA, we are prou d to receive over 2200 internation al stud ents from over 100 cou ntri es worldw ide . We are here t o ke ep you well -informed on wha t goes on both w ith in t he interna ti onal co mmunity and th e univers ity in general. it is sa id that a good proporti on of inter nation al st ud ents find it difficult to adj ust when they first start uni versity. For some, t he language is what keeps them f rom expressing t hemse lves as th ey would in their home land, but for many, the Eng li sh culture is w hat's hardest to embrace. Worry not -we are here to help ! Reading this section will hopef ully fi ll in some gaps fo r newcomers and provide additional information for all you ret urni ng students out there.

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international student's A long and difficult journey, but here I am survival guide at UEA!

Filipa Mendes

Find out about Student Services

Get to know flatmates & classmates

The Dean of Students' Office is se t up to provi de information, advice and guidance for a ra nge of issues t hat Invariably rela t e to student l1fe.

Having a large network of support w ill be crucial for you to feel safe and hap py at university. Thi s goes for

The International Student Advisory Team is invaluable in all those bonng iss ues we do n' t w ant to th ink too

home st ude nts t oo. For most of us, arriving at university does not only

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advice and many others. More int eresti ng ly, t hey run a programme

we knew wel l and called home. lt can be an exciting and yet daunting experience at first, so if you make the

with socia l events and trips which you may find worthwhile .

me (again} to a flight at 23:20pm from Shanghai to Amsterdam and

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then to Norwich . But, I would need to pay 1340 RMB (about 130 GBP} for

The eclectic mixture of new and old traditions g1ves Norwich

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a ticket to Shanghai. I spent 1 hour argumg with him, only to find I had no cho1ce but to accept.

11:35am to Amsterdam from there to Norwich. I got up at 5:00am 111 the

Nearly there, but after I'd flown from southwest Chma to the east,

effort to get to know those around you, you mig ht actua ll y find a home away from home.

Join a club or society W hereve r you arc from and whatever subject you are doing at UEA, 1t is likely you will find a sports club or society to meet your special taste. You w ill meet new people and widen your unive rsity experie nce. The Internationa l Student Society (largest society on ca mpus} joins stude nts from numerous nati onalities and orga nizes lot s of cultural and social eve nts.

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Qingning Wang Travelli ng fro m my hometown, a small city in Chi na, to Norwich is never easy, but this year it was a disaster.

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a spec1al something. Its medieval streets and churc hes blend perfect ly with modern shops and restaurants The outdoor market is a prom1nent

mornin g and reached th e ai rp ort at 6:00am; things were fine until they told us the flight would be delayed, and t he departu re ti me remained unknown. They tra nsferre d me to a flight at 9:45am, w hich unfortunately, was also late. Not by long, only 15 minutes, but enough for me to m1ss

checked in t hree times in two a1rports, the fou rt h time in front of customs, I was told that my luggage was 5kg overweight. Therefore, I took some stuff out and stored it 1n Shanghai airport for my friend t o p1ck up later and post t o England.

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are plenty of cultural opportunities rang1ng from theatres to n1ght clubs, you just need to go and explore the fin es t tha t the cit y has to offer. Have fun I!

We are always looking for students to write for the Concrete International section So, if you are interested in reporting news, cu ltura l events, ideas of places that ought to be seen within the UK or wish to share any advice w 1th our readers, fee l free to emai l us at concre te.internationa l@uea.ac .u k. Equa lly if you have any questions we can answe r in thi s space, don' t be shy, just drop us an emaill

10 COMMENT AND OPINION

concrete.opinion@uea.ac.uk TUESDAY 22nd SEPTEMBER 2009

Is 10:1 0 really going to save the world?

With the Union of UEA Students embracing the new scheme designed to cut carbon emissions, James Craske offers his views on the effectiveness of the campaign.

The 10:10 campaign has already had several thou sa nd people sign up, including big name ce lebrities, many politicians and our very own Students' Union. Its ge neral co ncept is to encourage peop le to cut their emissions by 10% in th e next yea r, thu s combating, in a micro-fo rm, climate change, and perhaps most importantly countering路 the apparently indigestib le ta rgets put forward by world leaders for the year 2050.

"Moreover, it could rejuvenate o ur democracy" For the majority of people, the view of what it would be like to live in post-apocalyptic era is currentl y being provided by science fi ctio n movies such as The Day After Tomorrow or th e more recently relea sed The Age of Stupid, a documentary-based film produced by th e same people as

those who have orga nised th e 10:10 campa ign . it is, in a sense, filling in for sc ience which so far, is finding it diffi cult to communicate its monumental co ncepts. Professo r Martin Rees in his House of Lord s lecture suggests to hi s stud ents th at th ey' ll "derive more stim ulus from first-rate science fiction than from second-rate science." And if it takes films and pressure groups like thi s and projects such as 10:10 to enlig hten our consciousness and prompt our imagination about the implication s that could be inflicted on us by a warmer world, then this is a respectab le endeavo ur.

This project works in seve ral ways, but perhaps most markedly in symbolic form . Firstly, if it is successfu l, it gives great lobbying power. If a large percentage of the popu lation do decide to join, it means greater pressure can be forced onto th e government to match it at a national and in ternational level. Moreover, it could rejuvenate our democracy. The continuity and growth of pockets of campaigns,

10:10ata glance The UK accounts for 2% of world emissions.

If you want to sign up yourself, you can do so at http://www.l 01 Ouk. org/ You can also follow the

which have been promoted over th e internet through mediums such as blogging, suggests a political rein vi go ration of the general public w ith important issues. The hope of Franny Armstrong (organiser of 10:10) and her team wi ll be t hat becau se of the si mplicity and the ach ieva bility of thi s project, other countries will adopt it too, therefore producing a collective effort. So far climate change as a dis-

"lt delivers a nudge towards learning to live a greener and less wasteful lifestyle"

campaign on twitter.

Search for 'tentenuk' and you should be able to find it!

course, which has not been caugh t up in political spin and by commercialism, has been restricted to just the scien tists with their research and the elites with their understanding; this must change for progress to be mad e.

the UK only con tributes to 2% of th e world's ca rbon emissions, and th is campa ign will not in real terms make a substantial difference to our carbo n output. However, it de livers a nudge towards learning to live a greener and less wa steful lifestyle; a lifestyle which is curren tly dictated by consumer spend ing. If po liti cians are hemm ed in by the eco nomic paradox that we ca nnot promote growth without copi ous spending, we have no option but to reduce our carbon footprint slowly.

Gradual reduction may prove to be more risky but it will, for the time being, be less painful than a shock thera PY type green revo lution, and it is certainly better than not reducing at.all.

We have to be realistic of course;

Should we affiliate with the NUS? Don Youmans For a few, affiliation to the National Union of Students (NU S) is pretty unpopu lar. Every year a raft of accusations are laid at the NU S' door: that it's unrepresentative, financially mismanaged, monolithic, overly-expensive, and essen ti ally a breeding ground for future Labour politicians.

Resultantly, several universities across the years have voted to disaffiliate from the NUS. Th ese unions, which include Imperia l College Lon don and Aston, UMIST, and Southampton, usually subscribe to one (or more) of the above complaints about the NUS. Some have rejoined . Oth ers have rej oi ned , and then !eft again.

But for me, our Union should remain firmly w ith in th e NUS, since the

National Union affords our Union a range of facilities and opportuniti es th at we would st ruggle to find elsewhere were we to opt out.

Prim ari ly, the NUS ac ts as a co llective voice for fiv e mill ion stude nts across the country. Five million.

Hence, the kind of access the NUS gets is unparalleled. Just follow the Tw itt er of one of its full time offi cers, and you'l l see what I mean. The NUS also hosts four autonomou s cam paigns - for LGBT students, women , black stude nts, and those with disa bilities- each of which campaigns on the national and international stage to make l1fe better for students. Thi s level of activ1ty and prominence sim ply is not possible outside a union 3S broad as the NUS. Secondly, membership of theN US gives access to a wealth of training an d best-practice sharing that means, theoretically at least, our Students' Union is run by a better-ski ll ed team of officers. A team of officers mo re intouch with students across the coun try, and more aware of alternatives

to the way we've hi storically don e things.

Furtherm ore, it's a serv ice provid er. NUS Services Ltd (NUSSL) acts as a hu ge buy ing consortium- providing a wealth of products to students' unions at a lower cost than they would probably be able to find elsewhere.

Even within thi s arrangement, Unions have the ability to alter what they stock, and lobby NUSSL to reflect their Union's policy.

Lastly, there's the stud ent dis count. And there is a reaso n why this IS in last place: it's probably on e of

"The Notional Union affords our union a range of facilities and opportunities "

Far from it.

But it can change, an d it is broadly democratic. Po licy is created at its conferences, and it recently under-

"Collective action and unity is one of the few tools we, os students, hove" went a root-and-branch alteration of its governance structures. So rather than throwing a paddy and leaving when the going gets tough, I'd assert that collective action and unity is one of the few tools we, as students, have.

We need to acknowledge that students are stuck in the sa me boat : on issue like fees , funding , the cli. mate, and students' rights, we 're all in it together. So let's ge t serious, and the least prominent reasons I think start thinking serious ly abou t how we we should be part of a Nati ona l Union can best he lp steer the NUS, and thi s of Students. boat we're in, back out of the creek I'm not sa ying t he NU S is perfect. we're up.

"You can't leave a bit of pizza. lt's not in the rules of communal eating". Nick Church, PSI 3

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COMMENT AND OPINION 11

concrete.oplnion@uea.ac.uk TUESDAY 22nd SEPTEMBER 2009

Norwich North

BNP not for me by-election results After the BNP gained seats in the recent European Parliament elections,

Davina Kesby

James Wardman takes a look. at why the rise of the BNP has occurred predominantly in the North of England.

In June this year, the British National Party was able to secure two seats in the European Parliament.

Both of these seats were gained in the North, one in Yorkshire and the Humber, the other in the North West, with just under 10% of the vote in each region. To merely label a large minority of northerners as racists is an insult and far too simplistic.

" lt is easy to understand why these dep riv~d people would b e o perfect ta rget a udience for the reactionary messages of the BNP" The problem stretches back decades, deep rooted in the economic divide between the North and South that has existed for many years, and can be argued to be as strong as ever, pushing many northern ers to breaking point. Statistics show how unemployment is far more widespread in the North, house prices are generally lower, about £100,000 less than in the South. Wages and health care are both worse, with the average healthy life expectancy of SS, 2S years less than the figure for the South East.

During the 1980s, large unemployment was inflicted upon the North as the sun set on t he glory days of northern mining towns with the closure of many pits, followed closely by the end of many of the heavy industries, compined these

Ever since the eighties these thousands of men have had few job prospects, especially in life long careers which their towns had been built upon, such as Burnley, Bradford and Barnsley to name but a few of the devastated areas.

Burnley is a traditional stronghold of the SNP and as a town provides a blueprint for many other northern towns, having grown up on mi ning and heavy industry. Employment levels have been below national average since the early 1980s with ,immigrants making up mughly 10% of the population. Bradford is the third largest economy in Yorkshire, however it is ranked as the fifth most employment deprived council in England, here immigrants make up 2S% of the population. There are often great cultural clashes between local residents and the immigrant population in many northern working class towns, demonstrated in the 2001 Bradford and Burnley riots. These are facts that cannot be ignored and eventually it took the Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott, a Yorkshire man himself, to announce in 2004 plans to reverse a £30 billion output gap with the South. lt is easy to understand why these deprived people would be a perfect target audience for the reactionary messages of the SNP, who offer explanations such as 'Immigrants take your jobs' to unemployed people. The unwillingness of governments to act on the problem over the past several decades led to action taken ·by the E.U. to invest billions in the regeneration of rundown industrial towns. Unsurprisingly, these towns were predominantly in the North.

Only a third of the electorate turned out to vote in Yorkshire and only one fifth did so in the North

West. Many have suggested t hat had all the electorate voted, t he SNP would not have gained a large enough percentage of the vote to win any seats, because those who vote for extremist parties are often all the more passionate about voting. Thus the decision of 2SO,OOO people to vote for the SNP. could definitely be put down to a protest vote.

Following the resignation of lan Gibson, 23rd July saw the Norwich North by-election being held. As the first parliamentary election sine~ the expenses scandal, much was made of the results as an indication of how the parties would do at the next general election. lan Gibson was a local and popular MP, who was treated badly by the fallout of the scandal and his resignation was met with a considerable amount of disdain from the people of Norwich North.

Some might say that the result of this by-election was somewhat a foregone conclusion, with Labour facing increasing criticism from many sources every day. However, the extent to which Labour were defeated came as a shock to many, with one Labour representative describing what had happened as the "worst-case scenario".

Chloe Smith, the Conservative party candidate, managed to win the election with 13,S91 votes, a swing

from Labour t o the Conservatives of 16.S%. Chris Ostrowski, who was not helped by unfortunately getting swine flu during the campaign, managed to pick up just 6,243 votes.

At 27, Ms. Smit h is not only Britain's newest but also Britain's youngest MP. Much has been made of Chloe Smith being a female MP in the wake of the former housing minister Caroline Flint accusing Gordon Brown of treating his female MPs as "window dressing". Rather than Blair's Babes, we seem to be moving towards the advent of "Dave's Dolls", or "Cameron's Chicks", whichever of these particularly cheesy nicknames you prefer.

Bearing in mind that a swing of around 7% is needed nationally for t he Conservatives t o win a general election, these results w ill have left them feeling somewhat buoyant as we approach the next session of Parliament. As for Chloe Smith, she has just under a year t o prove herself to the people of Norwich North before the imminent general election is called and she must prove herself once again.

Norwich North by~lection results

"As a p roud Yorkshire lad myself I must express th~ shame felt w hen the e lection results .c ame in" As a proud Yorkshire lad myself I must express the shame felt when the election results came in, however if this act has finally drawn the media and government's attention away from the South East, the spoilt child of UK regions, and to a real problem area of England that has been neglected for too long, then it is possible that the BNP's increasing popularity, shamefu l and terr ifying as it is, may force the hand of the powers that be to finally aid the plight of neglected northern towns and their entire communities.

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I 12 FEATURES

concrete.features@uea.ac.uk TUESDAY 22nd SEPTEMBER 2009

T After two emotional ly-draining years of hard work, countless nights of burning th e midnight oil to meet never-ending deadlines, through the constant laughs and all the tears, those dreaded A-levels are final ly over and the results are out . After a well-deserved summer brea k, you're preparing to pack up your most treasured possessions (...plus a few handy essentials), and are r eady to t ake on the student life. Your mind is swimm ing w ith questions; you are both scared and excited, and rightly so. Leaving home and setting out on your own in a strange place is a daunting and challenging experience but in time you will come to realise that it is the best decision you will ever make. Soon UEA will become your second home and you will be weU-practiced (much to your parents' disgust upon your ret urn home) in the oldest and more unrefined traditions of University life. Let UEA's Fresherdu ck guide you through the seven sins committed by all freshers.

Welcome Fresherducks!

For most of you; this will be your first experience of living away from home and so you may not be fully domesticated in · the art of modern living. However, don't worry; once the washing up is overflowing in t he sink, so much so that t he cleaner refuses to even come int o your kitchen; when the rotten food in the fridge s~arts to contaminate the air; when the rubbish bags are overflowing with God knows what, you will be surprised how quickly you pick up these basic household skills. Remember, on some occasions you may be sharing that living spa~e with nine other people so always be considerate of that fact and as a word

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That first step of meeting your new flatmates, in a completely sober reality, can be nerve-racking. With the usual 'what is your name?', 'where are you from?' and 'what are you studying?' formalities over, and many snakebites, a couple of Apple Sourz shots and a VK blue or two later, you will bond with your newfound buddies and find that they aren't really that strange after all - always a good thing since you will be living with these people for the

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With the Lecture Theatres only a walk across the main campus square, even a couple of hours out of your day seems like a mission and so the best way to overcome this is to skip the work aspect of it all. After all, everyone does

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rest of the year. The first week will be a euphoric swirl of drinking games, partying and meeting total randoms, who after that one conversation may add you on Facebook, only for you to never speak again. If you survive a couple of rounds of Fuzzy Duck, Arrogance and Beer Pong, be certain that you will lose in 'I've Never'; an int rusive game which gives away your darkest secrets at the swig of a vodka.

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Healthy body, healthy mind, ri~ht? not cover you until t he end of the Well, with that spanner in the works, semester. The odd takeout is a treat the average student is pretty much · but it is not a substitute for a homescrewed. With all those ready-made made dinner. Cooking is not only costmeals gleaming on the shelves of effective and healthy but, believe it supermarkets, or a takeaway menu or not, it can also be fun! lt is only a only an arm's stretch .away, why chore if you make it one, so be creative bother cooking? and try out some new recipes. For If you plan to live by t his mantra, inspiration log on to www.sainsburys. not only will you suffer health-wise eo .u k/food/food _ideas_ho me page. but your student loan wil l definitely htm.

do it at some point in their university career and a few missed .lectures can't do any harm right? Wrong. lectures form the basis for seminars and the material learnt in these sessions usually crops up weeks later.

As tempting a~ it is to stay under your warm duvet cover, surrounded by boxes containing last nigh.t's half eaten takeaway, watching Jeremy Kyle, get yourself along to your lectures! Unless you have a good excuse, of course ..... and, no, a hangover doesn't count.

"With all those ready-made meals gleaming on the shelves of supermarkets, why bother cooki~g?""

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Once you have settled into university life, it would be worthwhile to draw up a work timetable to plan your deadlines and avoid last minute panic. Here at UEA, the University offers a very useful support service to it s student s offering advice ranging from personal health and well-being issues to academic problems • www. ueastudent.com/advice. Remember, most people only get one shot at Uni so whilst here adopt that wise old philosophy- wor·k hard, play harder.

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Facebook of last night's crazy antics taking precedence and staring you in the face, it is hard not to completely lose track of time. The deadline is tomorrow, there is a party tonight and because you have wasted th~ whole day watching re-runs of great and not-so-great TV, talking to mates on MSN (even if they do live upstairs) and indulging in some innocent F.acebook stalking, you fi nd yourself racing against the clock.

In between all the parties, trips to the pub and with a buzzing social life, it is all too easy to fall into the student cycle, but be warned once you are sucked in, it is hard to pull yourself out. With looming presentations and assignment

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The campus experience of first year is one that we second and third years miss dearly. Those lazy days of rolling out of bed and strolling two minutes to the UFO, Zest, The Blend, lecture Theatres and most importantly the Union Bar were indeed a luxury; pure bliss. With everything you need and want on campus, exploring the rest of Norfolk seems like time, effo rt and energy which could be spent on more important things like .... drinking, for example. However, it is well worth taking time out of your, er, busy schedule to explore what the city and its surroundings have to offer. Norwich

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is a beautiful city with lots of character and great people, even those beloved Chavs are friendly (do not be put off, there actually aren't many).

If you are feeling a bit adventurous and fancy branching further afield for a daytrip to the beach or a nearby market town, the Norwich train station situated in Riverside has links to Cromer, Lowestoft and Great Yarm outh - check out www.nationalrail.co.uk to see full information of times and destination details. Regular bu~es also run to these places as an alternative to taking the train.

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With so much to do it is all too easy to see the large sum of the new loan in your bank account slowly disappear as a marathon shopping spree with the debit card commences. Many students find"themselves in this position and by the second semester struggle incredibly and find themselves stuck indoors, paying dearly for their first semester antics. Whilst it is important to get the most out of your university experience and exciting to explore a new place, the key to handling your loan is budget, budget and yes, budget! You can still have fun but it is important to set some

limits. Check out www.guardian.eo.uk/ money/2002/sep/30/studentfinance. education for advice on some very helpful money management tips. If you find that you do need some extra cash, then why not take on a small part-time job? Campus jobs pay exceptionally well and arc a great way of meeting new people and broadening your friendship circle • once registered on the UEA network go to www.employability.uea. ac.uk/ for upcoming work. But, never put work before uni. After all it is only a short-term solution! ~ebecca

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concrete.features@uea.ac.uk TUESDAY 22nd SEPTEMBER 2009

Norw ic h to be iterary News has reached us here at Concrete that Norwich has entered an application to be UNESCO'S City of Literature.

Melissa York explains what this means and why you should be excited about it.

What Is UNESCO? UNESCO is a subsidiary organisation of the United Nations. Are you ready for an acronym breakdown? Here it is; United Nations Educational, Scien-

contemporary reputation and aspirations for the future of literature. The ~ity must have a 'quality, quantity and diversity of editorial initiatives and publishing houses; a quality, quantity and diversity of educational programmes focusing on literature in schools and universities; and experience in hosting events and festivals aimed at promoting literature.'

There are only three cities internationally that have been awarded the honour of being a City of Literature; Edinburgh in 2004 and Iowa and Melbourne in 2008. The aim is.to create a global network of Cities of Literature. There are also Cities of Film, Music and Design.

tific and Cultural Organisation. lt was founded on 16th November 1945, it has 193 member states and it's based in Paris, trivial information fans. Its purpose is to promote international peace and respect for the rule of law and fundamental human rights as proclaimed in the UN Charter by emphasising our shared values through literature, science and cultural diversity.

What does 'City of Literature' mean?

The UNESCO City of Literature is awarded to any city belonging to a member state of the UN in recogni tion of the city's literary heritage,

So why Norwich?

Norwich is fabulous, that's why! lt also has a fabulous, state-of-the-art library in the shape of The Forum; UEA has hosted a high profile Literary Festival which has attracted first class writers from all around the world; Malcolm Brad bury (pictured, left) pioneered the UK's first Creative Writing degree here at UEA and its staff have included Angela Carter, Poet Laureate Andrew Motion, and Doris Lessing and it has also produced prizewinning authors such as lan McEwan (pictured, right), Kazuo lshiguro, Anne Enright and Rose Tremain. The bid is being led by the Writers' Centre Norwich, Norwich City Council, and Arts Council England.

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The Outreach team organises four hours each across the school year. throughout the year to suit their academic t imetable, and can also commit to regular work as a Student Mentor various aspiration-raising activities For the Associate role we would par- or Aimhigher Associat e wit h students from disadvantaged backgrounds and underrepresentation in FE/HE. for prospective Higher Education stu· ticularly like to recruit students who Student Mentors work on a 1-2-1 basis with Year Aimhigher Associat~s work with small groups of Year dents. Student Ambassadors provide went to school in the local area and 10 students for 2-3 hours per week for 12 weeks, 10 student s for 15 three hour sessions across the support for these activities by attend- who are first generation to progress draw from their own positive experiences of student school year, supplemented by e-mentoring, preparing ing Higher Education fairs, working on onto higher education. ~ delivering lesson plans to support students with lif e and help young people to make informed decisions visit and open days, mentoring young We are now recruiting now for this about t heir future. their ongoing learning. people in local schools, working at year's cohort of Student Ambassaresidential summer schools, giving dors. If you are friendly, approachable, To ensure our Ambassadors are rt:presentat lve of the Vniverslty student body we are particularly student life talks and providing cam- reliable, and enthusiastic about your int erest ed In recruiting male st udents ; those who att ended school In the local area; r ole models University experience then why not who con empathise- with students fr:om widening part icipation backgrounds. pus tours. ' The Scheme offers current Uni· . think about applying? Full training is Come to one of the short INFORMATION SESSIONS to find out more. versity students an opportunity to provided for all student accepted onto Monday 21st- Thursday 24th September at 12.30pm in Union House room 1.33. meet new people, gain in~aluable the Scheme.

We're keen for the Student Am· · experience working with prospective students and develop transferable bassador cohort to be representa- Full details and dates of the recruitment process, t he job descript ion, and how t o cont act us can be found skills, all while earning £7.90 per hour. tive of the University student body, on the Student Ambassador Scheme intranet pages at www.uea .ac.uk/outreach Student Ambassadors are required to and are particularly interested in re· work a minimum of 24 hours across cruiting students from the following ..._---------------------------~------------' the academic year, but it is up to each groups: male students; \hose who at'Drop in' · interviews will take please vi sit www.uea.ac.uk/outreach attending an interview, and decide if student to decide when they have tended high school in the local area; place between Friday 25th Septem- and click on the Student Ambassador the Mentor or Associate rol e is also time to work and which events they and those who can empathise with ber- Thu rsday 1st October. A limited link. Read through the job description, for you. If you have any queries conwant to get involved in. students from widening participation number of pre-booked interview slots interview guidelines, and terms & con- tact ambassadors@uea.ac.uk.

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16 TRAVEL

concrete.travel@uea.ac.uk TUESDAY 22nd SEPTEMBER 2009

Local travel: Norwich

University, home and away After taking a study year abroad at the· University

Peo pl e o ft en visit Cas tl e M all

Rachel Conquer

of Kansas, fourth year American Studies student Kirsty Mair

trip

sometimes

Wh en you think of Norwich yoll

can

be

might thin k of ma ny thin gs. For us

hi storic

into

the

the

cas tl e

city, itse lf

forgotten.

Yet

anot her

monument

of

Norwi ch,

student s it will primari ly be UEA and

it

stud en t life: the LCR, amazing friend s,

visited . Unl ike the ca thed ra l, entry

is something

to

definite ly

be

as wel l as the odd spot of wo rk now

isn't free, however if you want to

and then . But No rwic h ho ld s man y

vi sit it on a budge t, you can as one

more treasures. Whether you are a

life in America

hour before closin g entry is ju st £1.

fresher sta rting your very first yea r

Norwi ch is also home t o its own

or a fifth and final year student, it

footba ll club . No rwic h City FC, also

England and what she thought of it.

When

bo ardin g the

plane. that

bega n my st udy year abroad in

were

trea t ed

like

would be very difficult to say th at

known as the Ca narie s,

you have see n every thin g th at th ere

play game s at Carrow Ro ad Sta dium .

is to see or do every t hing th at th ere

Located nea r the Rive rside comp lex,

is to do in No rw ich, let alone Norfolk.

it's w ithin easy re ac h o f both bus and

reg ularly

Be in g a historical city, t here are

rail links, m ea ning th ere is no exc use

many cultural attractio ns in No rwich .

not to cheer on your local team.

homegrown

and sorority houses, basica lly the

The cathedral for exa mple has been

If you don ' t have th e lu xury

ce lebritie s, and w hen I arrived th e

huge man sion home s of girl s and

st anding for over 900 years and

of a car, th en the train st ation ca n take you to many pl aces whe th er

America last Augu st, my head wa s

basketball coach had ju st reach ed

boys who have made their pledge

is loved by not o nly th e people of

full of rugged cowboys, Hollywood

legenda ry

sig nin g

to be true t o their sisterhood or

No rwich, but o f Norfo lk too. The

local ly o r nationally. A trip to th e

ce lebr it ies

a

contract

brotherhood. My weirdest memory

beautiful building can

be viewe d

Grea t Yarmouth takes rou ghly half

and

su nny

be aches.

Thi s was the America I had seen -

$30

an d

status

mi ll ion

v isiti ng

after

10-year

Housel

is from my first week in Kansas when

fo r free, ideal fo r us stu dents. There

an hour so you can see the sea

Whilst U EA sports team s sadly

I walked past one of the sorority

are

even

thi s w as th e America I knew.

st ruggle t o ga in the attention and

houses on ly to find 50 tanned and

you ca n visit th e ca th ed ral whilst

on the t elevision and in movies

th e

White

eve n

some

occas ions

So as th e plane touched down

su pport of even half the student

manicured gir ls clapp in g and singin g

choi rs

in the ' Land of Plenty', and mo re

body, th e whol e Kansas University

on

or perform, creating an

spec ifi ca lly the wond erfu lly wacky state of Kansas , I knew that the

and local townspeop le pa ck th e

Think Lega lly Blonde and yo u're

atmosphere

wh en

halfway there. If the spo rt s t ea ms

aro und

incredib le

next 10 m o nth s wou ld be differe nt to any I had previously known.

Having chosen the University of Kansas as the destinatio n for my time abroad, I arrived in sea rch of

sm al l-town

America

and

a

complete ly different w o rld t o what I was acc ustomed to in No rwich .

Driving dow n the main street on campu s in th e dry hea t of su mm er, I immediately kn ew that in my se lect ion I had achieved exac tly that.

Whilst th e campus had all the usual features - the football pitch, the gym, th e un ion an d t he li brary- in true American style , everyth ing was

stadium ever y weekend in loyal

"C an you imagine making your way along St Stephen 's street to see all the OAP's d e cke d out in their UEA garb?''

bigger and, w ell, more 'Ame rican'.

%

th eir

but

explains how university

compares to that of

·•

during

the step s of their

ma nsio n.

and

this

o rchestra s

w hen

rehearse

easier

than

you

thou ght !

These are just a few of th e many thin gs that you can do in

amaz ing

Norwich , so you have no reason to

w alk

say that you are bo red. No rw ich is a

building.

fantastic city so make th e most of it!

you

were camp us roya lty, th e so rorities and frat erniti es were def init ely the next tier down on the soc ial ladde r.

The se are only a few examples of th e new cultu re I experienced during my time away, and des pite finding so me as pec t s of US life really

lnterRailing: explore Europe!

weird (the fact that Th anksgiv in g is ce le brated m o re t han Chris tm as, for examp le), eac h day wa s a lea rning

Tom Hunt

curve an d I genu inely loved every secon d. Now back in Englan d an d

If you are stuck for somew here to

prepa rin g for my return to No rwi ch,

spe nd you r ho li day next summ er,

it is strange t o think how easily

why not try inter-railing7

Inter Rail

absor bed into Am erica n life I became .

As I found o ut w hen I ca ught th e

and 27 cities at breakn ec k speed,

Coming home I wa s a diffe re nt

train ac ro ss Europe thi s sum mer, an

trundling alo ng th e tracks each night

person, th in ki ng in dol lars, spelling

in ter-rai l ticket is of great va lu e t o th e budget backpac ker. Rather than

sleep through st ops and start s, cli cks and clacks and the frequent rap on

Th e football pitch was bu ilt in a

support o f th e un iversity t eams.

in Amer ica n Engl ish a nd

talkin g

in a cramped cabin of six, try ing to

52,000 capacity sta ' llu m, the re were

Th is ded ication filte rs into the local

about th e 'P res id ent' Gordon Brown.

bei ng stuck in o ne place you are free

two gyms (o ne for the exc lu sive use of

clothing trend s as we ll, with it bein g

Life across th e pond wa s cer tainl y a

to hop from country to count ry and

the door of a pa sspo rt official. There

stud ent <? thl etes), the union housed

a co mmon sight on th e tow n high

diffe rent world , and alth ough the

explore the co ntin ent at yo ur own

were benefits, however. Spectacular

a ballroo m and a bo wl 1ng alley, and

st reet to see beer-be llied men and

ca mpus was large, the acce nts w ere

pace . A route doesn't even nee d

scenery greeted me t hroug h rustic

there were no less tha n 5 libraries.

middle -age d

proudly

loud ancf th e meals were su per-

to be decided on, as you can board

Roman ia,

Whilst I held stro ng al legiance to

sized, I am now more th an excited

a train to wherever you fancy at a

the Czech Republic and the cragg'y

my beloved U EA, even I had to

we aring t-shirt s, hoodies, shorts, hat s and sca rves, all emb lazoned w ith the

at th e pro spect o f se ttling bac k

whim , although it's best to ensure

mountain s of Switzerland. All of thi s

admit th at thi s new land 4000 mile s

university name . Can you im ag in e

in and enjoyi ng my final year in

you have accommodatio n t here first!

would have bee n m isse d had I jetted

from home was pretty impress ive.

m ak in g your way along St Stephen s

Norwich . I hear the LCR cal lin g ..

You can thorough ly trave l through

ove r o n a plane.

The surpri ses kept comi ng as the

Street t o see all th e OAPs decked ou t

one country or region , exploring it

How far a ticket goes and where

weeks went on and I rea lised just

in their UEA garb? No, neither ca n I.

in det ail, o r emba rk o n an epic trip

how different my UE.A life was to the new o ne I wa s becoming imme rse d

you t ravel are up t o yo u. So wheth er it 's th e bake ries, bu stling stree ts and

communa l

the

day or 1 month ti cket. Just board a

Belfry of Bruges or the eye-ach ing

in. College sports are abso lutely

spo rt s teams, there were other

European train to any of th e doze ns

splendo ur of the Grand Bazaar and

hu ge

stran ge

of co untries participating and you are

Hagia Sop hi a of Ist anbul ca llin g, you

away on th e trip of a lifetim e.

can pay a visit to either on an inte r-

i n th e Sta tes

(hence

the

on-ca mpus st adium), and in Kansas

Other

housewives

th an

th e

obsession

co nc ept s th at

su rr ea l with I had

to

lea rn about, th e strangest of the se

to th e near reac hes of Asia, on a 10

American football and ba ske tball

being th e Greek life. Th e campus

During one month of th e summ er

took

was littered with severa l f ra t ernity

I managed to fit in 20 countries

the

lime light.

The

players

th e

tranquil

valleys

of

rail ti cke t, alo ng wi th eve rything in bet wee n.

FOCSOC 17

concrete.focsoc@uea.ac.uk TUESDAY 22nd SEPTEMBER 2009

Spinning free What puts the 'ultimate' into 'Ultimate Frisbee'? A curious FocSoc James Murray You've probably seen guys and girls at the beach or at the park with a Frisbee in hand, throwing it in all different manners; upside-down, over their heads, flicking it off their

thumb.... And I'll bet you wonder briefly 'how did that undeniably healthy-looking, smart, humorous guy/gal learn to do that?'

Ask any of these fine people, and it's likely you'll hear that they learned to play at university. We

have our very own Frisbee team here in Norwich, called Aye-Aye. Ultimate Frisbee is a fast paced, non-contact sport. it's a team game and is mixed gender, meaning men and women are able to compete on the same pitch. Women -only teams and tournaments also exist in abundance, but the sport actively promotes mixed competition .

The game itself is best seen in the flesh, but the basics include players not being allowed to run with the disc, and looking to score points by catching the disc in the 'end -zone', much like American Football. Why not trot along to one of our training sessions and we'll teach you all you need to know, including those funky throws? We train on Wednesday at 2pm on Colney Lane Playing fields, and at 5pm on Fridays at the Sport-

in~estigates ...

spark.

We're a friendly, out-going, sociable bunch, so there's no need to feel apprehensive, even if you've never played before. None of the current committee had before university. In addition, our pretty large monthly socials, which are major part of the club, are even more reason to join .

Swing by the Sportsmart on Tuesday or any of our training sessions to join up. Check us out on www.ayeaye . co.uk for more into.

Want to find out about our name?

Well an 'Aye-Aye ' is an endangered Madagascan Iima, of course! Want to find out more? Well, you'll have to join up ....

路Nexus Resurrected as Livewire TV ~;:r

The new look for a seasoned society is unveiled Sea Brad sell & Josh Butler Since the late 60s there's been a television society at UEA. Some years we have been producing small but high quality content that has made it onto the DVD extras of Red Dwarf and won various awards at the Nastas, the student Baftas. In other years we have had regular content broadcast weekly around campus and in the Hive and the Blue Bar, but what has always been important to us is getting cameras out and about and filming uni life.

This year with the start of an exciting new relationship with the UEA radio station, Livewire 1350, we plan to use the merging of the two societies' resources to achieve a new level of quality output. By colla~orating, the two societies share not only their equipment but also the skills of their

members and there will be a reduced membership rate for joint members.

In this spirit the societies will be having joint socials around Norwich, including Subterranean Homesick Beats, aka SHB, Livewire's own club night.

With a studio upstairs in Union House, we work in and around campus with the students to give a visual representation of the life of the university. We are always eager to invite new and old students to bring their talents and interests to make the societY present a true picture of the lJEA experience. There are plenty of ways to get involved, be it in front of the camera as presenters or actors, or behind as writers, directors and editors and we love to hear ideas for roles that aren' t on that list. Student television obviously relies on its students so if you've got an interest,

we've got the equipment to make it happen .

In the pipe-already for this year we have a magazine-style meta-show wh1ch opens up the opportunities for various smaller piece content.

Everything from news and reviews

to our very own Come Dine With Me inspired cookery reality programme can be included for these slots and other larger projects proposed include a fully formed sitcom and the possibility of a Fairtrade documentary.

We'd also like to include the student

body more in our programming by getting their views on subjects using voxpops and 'man on the street' footage around campus so even nonmembers have their chance to take part.

Other partnerships in the works for this year include BBC Norfolk, who have offered the chance to use their Open Stud io to make music videos and other local content. Many society alumni have started local production companies, such as Lamda films, and have remained close to many society memb~rs, offering to help us out through the year.

There are plenty of ways for you to get involved so if you either want to join up or just hear more come pay us a visit at Socmart on Wednesday, we shall be nestled between Livewire 1350 and Concrete .

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18 FOOD

concrete.news@uea.ac .uk TUESDAY 22nd SEPTEMBER 2009

Freshers' fare

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Concrete's drink of the fortnight Nothing 's sweete r than a cocktail in the sunshine, preferably somew here in sizzling

We lcome to UEA! The week you've all been wait-

better for your poor stomach. Fina lly when you

ing for has fina lly arrived. There are many intri -

wake up with a hangover the size of Beth Ditto,

For all you pizza loving LC R goers, and hungry

ca te do's and don'ts to Fres hers' week. But in order to successfully walk that fickl e ti ghtrope

th e traditional option is a big greasy fry up. In rea l t erms so methin g a bit lighter might go and st ay

sports teams, salvation is at hand. Up until now you 've had to wait to get hom e to sa ti sfy any

between merry and sloshed, there's one cardinal rule, the ultimate commandment. Eat properly.

By that we don't mean if you don 't eat your five-

down , one badly cooked sausage could bring an end to your Freshers' week revelling.

So, being th e helpful bunch that we are at

a-day the world will end .

Freshers is one of the most hectic weeks of your lives, and it's very easy to get caught up in th e moment. Howeve r, if you don't ea t re gularly

Concrete, we've banded together to put t ogether so me simpl e recipe ideas that can be rustled up pretty quick, for one or many, with loads of room for personal vari ati on.

Italian cravings. No longer; Zest is extending its opening hours every Tu esday, Wednesday and Saturday until11.30, to se rve its new takeaway Pi zza Menu. Concrete was lucky enough to

one thing is guaranteed, that by the end of day two you will feel like a big sme lly pile of excrement. Yummy. So stock up on your pasta, veg, meat, baked bean s and cook up a flat meal be-

Recipes

fore the LCR . it 's a great way to break the ice, and it will set you up for a great night out.

designed to set you up, settle your stomach and eventually restore some of your humanity. Un-

When the night is over and you're feeling peck ish, in stead of heading for the ever prese nt burger van, wait until you get home and make yourself a snack. it's a lot cheaper, an d definitely

fortunat ely non e of them will help you regain your dignity if you decide to get naked in public at any point during Fres hers'. Nothing ca n. Not even a good meal.

Below are three pant-wettingly sim pl e recipes

be inv1ted to a snea k preview, and we are happy to report that they are good ea tin g.

With all the variou s toppings currently being

M exico. Summer however, is well and truly don e with . So, we got thinkin g.

How be st kee p that su mmer feeling alive :> Sex on the beach always gets us in th e summer mood. Fruity, fun and easy. Girls, you won't be disappointed. Why not take a gulp of the Mr. Big of the cocktail world? ~

sold in 9" or 12" on thick or thin crust, with a wide range of different toppings, including

For four:

some particu larly good vegetarian options, there's no lack of variety. The pizza toppin gs

3 parts peac h schnapps 3 parts vodka

themselves were all high qu ality ingredients, on top of what, in Concrete's humble opinion, wa s a very tasty tomato sauce. We are su re if

Top with orange and

the pizzas are consistently that good , they 'll be a hit w ith you all.

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cranberry juice Serve on ice with a da sh of lemon juice and an orange wed ge.

Danie Hadley & Hay ley Hurrell

Pasta in a c heese and blac k pepper sa uce

Tuna mayo on toasted bagels Bagels (or just plain toast) Tuna (tinned)

Oil Cheese Black Pepper

minutes; leave it in the fridge until you get home.

Pasta

Drain the tinned tun a and put in a bowl; break

1) Chop your chicken, grate the cheese, chop the broccoli.

2) Fry the chicken pieces fo r 10 minutes to ensure

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1 pint milk Co rnflour Chicken (or meat of your choice, any will do) Broccoli (again any veg of your choice wil l do)

they are properly cooked.

3} Bring water to the boil and tip in the pasta and cook as per packet instructions.

it up a bit if it's sticking togeth er. Add the mayo and mix togeth er. Easy as th at. Ad d as much or as little mayo as you like.

2) Toa st your bagel or si mil ar. To explain how to do this would be patroni sing .

3) Spread the tuna mayo on your toast. Eat.

4) Steam the broccoli over the cooking pasta for 5 minutes then remove from the heat.

5) Fina lly put most of your milk in a sa ucepan and put on a high heat to bring it to the boil.

Whilst you're waiting for the milk to boi l, m ix a tablespoon of cornflour with the remainder of the cold milk until the cornflour is dissolved.

1 medium tomato

Once the milk begins to boil, add the cold mi lk

Butter

and cornflour to the pan. Stir the mixture over a high heat until it starts to thicken. Once the

Salt and Pep per

sauce start s to thicken, add th e grated cheese

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Feel like your mouth is as dry as the boMom of a bird cage, banging headache and waves

Global hangover remedies:

of nausea combined with the munchies? All classic characteristics of the hangover. With

Poland= Pickle juice

Selin Kocagoz tells Concrete

Freshers' week in full flow, Concrete investigates ways to alleviate symptoms of the morning

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about her transition from Turkey to study Modern Languages at UEA My arrival at UEA wasn't exactly easy. Due to late exam results I moved in two weeks after everyone else. I was already terrified of being in a foreign country, let alone having to move 1nto a flat where everyone was already settled in. But I think that luck was on my side because in the end my flatmates turned out to be wonderful in their own ways and made me feel really welcome . As for my course, it was great to be finally studying something that I actua lly enjoyed . lt wasn't all smooth sailing though. I did get homesick quite a bit and I did miss the Turkish sunshine and the sandy beaches.

But it was nothing that a video chat with my mum or the caring words of my flatmates coul dn't solve. I felt I adapted well to the English lifestyle and embarked on so many new experiences - I found myself becoming interested in new things and being part of conversations I never thought I would. Subjects like politics and history were no longer unknown territory. As the months went by I felt myself grow and become accustomed to things, such as excessive ketchup eating, referring ·to teachers by their first name, girls in extremely short dresses and people talking freely about sex.

I have now moved into a house near campus with three of my previous flatmates and am about to start my second year. I did love the security of campus but am looking forward to discovering different parts of the city. I am very happy to be in England and at UEA, where I now feel at ease with everything and have a sense of belonging. I hope that other international st udents will feel as welcome as I did. Good luck to all the Freshers and everyone continu1ng with their stud1es.

Remem ber to make the most of your university life and embrace the things that are thrown at you, even if it seems hard at times. The struggle is always worth it in the the end .

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China= Boiled banana peel

Sam lewis Alcohol is a diuretic, which means you lose more fluids than you are consuming. A pint of water before you go to bed and when you wake up IS highly advised to overcome dehydration. Sports drinks may also rep lenish essential body salts but contain caffeine that should be avoided, as this too is a diuretic.

Secondly, after a high intake of alcohol the body is deficient of vitamms and mmerals. Eating a banana that is rich in potassium, or having a glass of orange juice to boost vitamin C levels will he lp your body to start working effectively again. Some swear by a Bloody Mary, but you may want to leave out the vodka .

Waking with the shakes and a craving for stodge is a common feeling. Blood sugar levels are reduced during drinking as the liver is unable to produce glucose. Foods recommended are complex carbohydrates such as cereal and bread . Greasy foods

are a common misconception and will probably only make you feel queasy. However, an element of the fried breakfast known to help is the egg, which contains cysteiene that neutralises stomach acid.

In order to settle a stomach that has been irritated by the toxicity of alcohol, ginger and flat coke are worth

a try. Many also reach for a slice of burnt toast because it is believed the carbon acts as a miracle cure, unfortunately there is no scientific evidence to support this.

To soothe a sore head an antiinflammatory drug such as lbuprofen may be taken . However, it should

be made aware that when taken with excessive alcohol it can lead to liver damage. The re are also other hangover pills available, including the 'Chaser', which is taken with your first drink and acts to absorb the harmful elements before they have a chance to occur. Whilst it is believed to be safe, a good quality multi-vitamin may be your best bet.

Presumably you are feeling pretty lethargic but exercising will increase oxygen flow and release toxins from your body. Having a hot shower also opens your pores to speed up the removal of unwanted poisons.

Failing this, sleeping it off is probably the best thing you can do.

The body needs time to metabolise the booze so stay away from the 'hair of the dog that bit you'. Sadly this is an old wives' tale and in the long term will do nothing for the elusive hangover. There is scientific evidence to show the body is preoccupied with dealing with the new intake of alcohol but then it is back to hangover hell.

Decorate your digs If you opened the door to your new flat and felt particularly uninspi red, Concrete has a few tips to make everything feel a liMie cosier and more like home.

Sam lewis A jazzy bedcover is an essential. Your bed is bound to double up as a sofa and quite poss1bly a dining table, so preferab ly chose a dark colour and pattern.

Wall art is sure to brighten up any gloomy cave. The poster sale held during Fres hers' week is budget

friendly and ranges from Monet to Metallica.

For a more personal touch opt for a collage of photos . Build on this throughout the year with flyers, gig tickets and the like creating a montage of memories.

Fairy lights are guaranteed to compliment prison cell chic and will get you feeling prematurely christ-

massy.

Any kind of stashmg and hoarding fills up the space - empty bottles, library books, items borrowed and found .

Finally, if you can be trusted with looking after another living organism, the plant sale located on campus this week has some weird and wonderful flowers, pa lms and cacti.

Puerto R1co =Rub armpits with lemon Germany= Red meat and bananas Mongolia = Pickled sheep eyeballs in tomato juice Ireland = Bury hangover sufferer up to the neck in moist river sand Africa = Peanut butter

Top student accounts Felicity Darling Having a few grand floating around makes everyone feel uneasy, so it would be reassuring to know your money is in the best bank account available. Several banks are desperate to entice students, offenng various freebies and interest free overdrafts.

At present Halifax is offering the highest overdraft of £3000 and wh 1st this could get you out of a sticky Situation it may be too tempting for some .

The Royal Bank of Scotland is a close second proposing a £2750 overdraft and free 2-for-1 cinema offer.

Barclays and HSBC are both prepared to give a £2000 overdraft and free student essentials, including free two -year travel insurance and Orange boradband offer.

Lloyds offers a pretty rounded package with free NUS extra card, AA discount and a £1500 overdraft .

However, Concrete recommends Natwest as the best place to store your money. Not only do you get a five year Young Person's Rail Card worth £130, USB stick and 3 mobile broadband discount but also a £1250 overdraft which increases each year.

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concrete.turf@uea.ac.uk TUESDAY 22nd SEPTEMBER 2009

Inside the biomass centre This year UEA sees the arrival of a revolutionary new Biomass generator. Miha Klement reports on the benefits this will bring to the University.

Returning students to UEA this autumn may notice that a strange building has sprung up in the parking lot.

The square block is actually a lot more than just a waste of quality parking space. lt is the latest addition to the university's sustainability commitment: the Biomass combined heat and power plant, or CHP. In combination with the old natural gas powered CHP with its two massive chimneys, they will provide all the electrical power and

heat the university needs.

The Biomass facility works by "cooking" woodchips (from renewable sources within cca. 50km of Norwich) in a gasifier, creating flammable gas that is then diverted to a 20 cylinder, 1201 Austrian made Jenbacher gas engine. Although considerably loud, the plant's thick walls will protect the residents of local student halls from waking up too early. The engine then power an alternator that creates electricity, roughly llmioKWh per year, which is enough to power over 3000 UK homes according to Martyn Newton, the project manager for the biomass construction.

The excess heat from the burning process is then trapped and used to heat the buildings on campus which is similar to a car in winter when the heat from the engine is used to heat the interior. lt produces around 15mio KWh of heat a year,

w hich is enough to keep around 750 UK homes comfortable and safe from the harsh winter days. The 1.5MW of electricity produced by the biomass CHP will satisfy 30% of UEA need. At 86% efficiency (twice as efficient as a conventional power station), it will save 8000t of carbon emissions, thus cutting UEA 's total emissions by 30%.

The ashes of the woodchip burning process are then returned to the source and as such also serve as a carbon sink, according to Prof David Hall of Kings College London. Hall says that "The contribution of all forms of biomass to reducing carbon dioxide emissions would total about 150 million tonnes of carbon by the year 2010, that is, a reduction of 17 per cent, twice the European Union's obligation under the Kyoto Protocol."

But the efforts of the university have already been recognized. The

UEA has been shortlisted for a prestigious national award for its outstanding contribution to sustainable development. This is in part due to the £10m Biomass CH P pl ant (wh ich wi ll pay itself back in 5 years). lt will allow UEA to exceed the carbon reduction targets

No water- life in Kibera slum Bex Wiles "No water." These two words fill me with dread. lt is a sticky afternoon in Nairobi, I have returned from a day at work in Kibera - Africa's biggest slum - and for the fourth day running have been informed that, due to the serious shortage, there is no water in my hostel. No.shower and no toi let flu shing for me again.

Whilst complaining to my friend I search with urgency through my luggage for baby wipes and deodorant.

Though I am frustrated, I am aware that the worst that I have to endure is smelling dodgy and holding my breath whilst using the toilet, yet for the one million residents of Kibera slum the water shortage presents far more serious difficulties.

"No water." For the four hundred and sixty students of Siloam

School, a tiny tarpaulin shack deep inside the slum, these two words imply going hungry again, drinking whatever can be found and taking the chance of catching one of many water-borne diseases. According to the UN Human Development Report 2006, Europeans use on average about 200 lit res of water every day.

In comparison, the average person in the developing world uses just ten

"Ten litres: the amount used to ftush a standard UK toilet" litres per day. Ten litres: the amount used to flush a standard UK toilet.

Water t hen is yet another resource where there are stark inequalities in usage between the developed and the developing world.

WWF have been reporting for a number of years on an upcoming global water shortage, by which all countries will be affected regardless of economic status. lt implores for water conservation on a global scale

and appeals to economically developed countries to repair aging water infrastructures. They argue that in London the equivalent of three hundred Olympic-sized swimming pools worth of water is wasted per day due to leaks in its old structure. However, far more is wasted due to the habits of collective citizens. Actions as trivial as leaving the tap running are da magi ng, co nsideri ng th at t hey use up to six litres of water per minute.

So as students, how can we make an impact by changi ng our water habits? Taking a shower instead of a bath, inst all ing a 'hippo' in t he toilet cistern (see this issue's 'Product of the Fortnight'), keeping water in t he fridge to avoi d having to run the tap until it goes cold: there are countless options but it is vital t hat collectively we start changing our water habits before it is too late and drastic action has to be taken. Having returned from three months working in Kibera slum du ring a water shortage, where there is little sanitation, my perception of the value of water has changed hugely. I encourage you all as we start a new academic year to review your water footprint.

set by the 2008 Climate Change Actone of the toughest pieces of carbon reduction legislation in the world, the UEA website says.

All in all, the new Biomass is a welcome addition to the UEA and a good waste of parking space.

Turf's environmental product of the fortnight

Hippo the Toilet Water Saver conserves about 3 li t res of water each time a toilet is flushed. This is approximately 33% of water used in a toilet, and 10% of total water used in a house. lt is available at www. ethicalsuperstore.com priced at £1.99, currently wit h a buy one get one free offer.

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concrete.sport@uea.ac.uk TUESDAY 22nd SEPTEMBER 2009

Five minutes with ... Emily Neilan

Canary CorneJ

Danny Coli ins catches up with the UEA Athletics President, charity fundraiser and long-distance runner.

lao Hobb_s Welco me to Canary Corner, a new

Des pite a 4-0 th ras hing of Yeovi l in the Ca rling Cup 4 days later, th e

Any Bolts or Radcliffes at UEA Athletics?

Hol lie Row land has run 34.23

date with the latest from East Anglia's

writing was on th e wa ll for Gunn and he was duly fi red.

premier sporting establishment, Norwich City Football Club.

He was at th e rei ns for the worst spe ll in th e Canari es' recen t hist ory,

lt can be assumed th at, since Norw ich's fa ll from grace, UEA

and wh ile t here can be no doubting

BUCS Bronze Medallist

by our four coaches and are open to novices and serious at hletes.

stude nts' knowledge of the club will only extend to the infamously bright

Gu nn's passion fo r t he cl ub and commitmen t to t he cause, he wa s the latest in a line of managers whose

So who is your tip for Gold at London 2012 ?

We have four big events every year:

kit colours and a certain Mrs Delia Smith at the helm, so to get the fu ll

emoti onal attac hm ent to the ir club and fan s could not compensate for

picture of life at Carrow Ro ad, be su re check out Canary Corner every

thei r tactica l inadequacies. Gunn's position was, in ma ny ways, akin to

feature for Concrete Sport. Here is the place fo r stud ents to keep up to

the one tha t faced Alan Shearer at Newcastle.

However, thi s allowed the club to

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make a fre sh start, and manager and club tal isma n Bryan Gun n made no less tha n 12 signings thro ughout the summer.

Afte r an unbeaten pre-season schedule Gunn's team faced loca l ri va ls Co lchester in an ope ning day sell-out at Ca rrow Road.

A mixture of defen sive lapses, goalkeeping blu nders, and so me tremendous footbal l from Colcheste r ensued. Norwich were 4-0 down after 24 minutes.

Many left. Two fans vented their fru stratio ns by rip pi ng thei r tickets up on the pitch in the presence of Gunn.

Chaos ensued. Norwic h we nt on to lose 7-1- their biggest home defeat in their 107 yea r history.

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What is the social scene like? the Freshe rs' socia l, Christmas meal, Derby Day and an end of year BBQ.

cliffe will pull it out of th e hat, finally. All UEA Athletics' eyes will be

We have plenty of socials in be-

Ho w did you get into Athletics ?

on Glen Watt s - la st year's President who's now gone off to America to

twe en; th ey are a very importan t part of the club and maintain our

I was always more interested in dancing than runnin g, and it was

train. I hope he doesn't read this be cause he will have a fit!

team spirit . Banter is essen tial!

What are the highlights of the sporting year for UEA Athletics ?

We aim to run 1,000km in races t his

on ly after. college that I started to re ally enjoy long-di stanc e running. it's

appo inted as Norwich manager: Co lches ter boss, Pau l Lambert .

a really accessible sport, and the fact that the cl ub wa s open to any leve l

The 40-year-o ld Scot brings vast playi ng expe ri ence to Carrow Road havi ng accumula ted 40 Scotland

of fitness encouraged me. A friend from Cheerleading took me along to a session in my fi rst year and I've been a member eve r si nce .

X-Country League throughout the winter and fini sh off with the BUCS Championships, held in Aberdeen last year.

The track season sees us ca m-

and jo in th e club and run a race you'll be helping us reach our target, and raise money for this brilliant

Bolt or Gay?

pete against Essex, which is always a great day- we drew 1-1 last year.

at the UEA before the Ea ste r break

the

previous ly, th is came as a cu lture shock, to say the least. The Canary had fallen from its perch, so to speak.

Jessica Ennis. Maybe Paula Rad -

Our track and field sessio ns are run

had sea led Gu nn's fate who was

lt

footbal l for th e first time in fifty years.

For a team that had graced the Premiership a mere four years

UK for the road race 10K and is th e

fitness or are sta rting from scra t ch.

They are traditi onally our mo st popular sessio n.

Rather ironically, and perhaps controversial ly, it was the man who

caps, a Champio ns League tit le wi t h Bo ru ssia Dortmund and almos t 200 appea rances for Ce ltic.

On the 3rd May th is year the worst fears of Norwich City's unfailmgly loyal support were realised when they were relegated from the Coca-Cola Champ ionship to League 1, plummeting to the third tier of English

minu t es for t he 10,000 met res she's ranked in the top five in the

fit , whether you have a good level of

appears, ho neymoo n

howeve r, period

that

Bolt!

usua lly

What's new to the club this year?

We com pete in the East Anglian

We also have the In door and Ou t door BUCS competitions, which see

expe ri enced by a new ma nager has

What is it about Bolt that has rein-

do ne little to halt th e indi fferen t st art to the Ca naries' season in England's th ird ti er.

vented a sport that was universally seen as being on the decline?

I would say it 's his jovial spiri t ; he bring s the carnival- like nature of Ja-

some of the top athletes in th e country compe tin g.

maican culture to the track.

Circuit training on a Monday is a 'fun' session but a good way to gel

An impressive 5-2 victory at home to Wycombe and the subsequent 2-0 victory away to Ha rtl epoo l have bee n tempered by yet more humili ations at hom e: a 4-11oss to Sunderland in the Carling Cup, and a 2-1 loss to League 1 new boys Brentford.

year and raise ÂŁ1,000. This chal lenge isn't about how fast you finish the race - eve ry km counts, so no matter what your ability, if you co'me

ca use. We w ill also hold a fun run w hen Sports Reli ef t akes place.

Describe th e club in three words.

Friendly, Banterful, Team!

Tell us about your sessions. http://www.justgiving.com/ UEAATHLETICS

Lotus revival boost for Norfolk

Despite taking a first-minute lead at MK Dons, the Canaries slipped to their third defeat of the season.

However, a 93rd minute equaliser showed that some fighting spi rit

Robert Schatten

remains, and gave th em a valuable point againt pace-se tte rs, Charlton Ath leti c.

to a purpose-

compete in F1, who drove for Minardi

built development facility, to be completed sooh at Malaysia's Sepa ng

seven years ago.

Away from th e track, the team

LOTUS WILL RETURN to Formula 1

International Circuit. Drivers are yet to be announced, but whoever find s themselves in the cockpi t next seaso n

has announced its first major appointments. Tony Fernandes, a

Perhaps it is indicative of the so rry state the clu bs faces t hat new signing, Grant Holt, a League 2 forward last

next year after a 16-year absence, it has been announced .

One of the most legendary names in F1, Lotus have not competed in the series si nce 1994, and despite t his disadva ntage, th e team are stil l

seaso n, now fi nd s hi mself as capt ain of th e club, a club th at has become

the fourt h highest po int-sco rers in F1 hi story. Their successes included six

accustomed to rubb ing shoulders with the giants of the English game.

W hat is urge ntly req uired at Carrow Road is a new se nse of

drivers' tit les and seve n constructors' champions hips in a period of

pe rspective. As Leeds, to t heir detriment, failed to discover, the lower leagues of English football are an unforgivi ng breedi ng gro und .

Reputations of past European enco unters at Bayern Mu nic h mean very little on a co ld Wednesday night in Walsall.

and

look

forward

Although Fernandes is an F1 rookie, Norfo lk-born Gascoyne - who has previously been Technical Director at Jord an, Renault, Toyot a and Force India - is an astute operator w ho wi ll

domi natio n duri ng th e 1960s and '70s.

Th en, the team were fam ously run out of sma ll garages and workshops in Norfo lk and led by the bran d's crea tor, celebrated engineer, Colin Chapman.

Now, backed by a consortium of Malaysian entrepreneurs, the M alaysian gove rn ment and car company Proto n, 'Team Lotus' will

return

to

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F1

paddock

Malaysia n entrepreneur wi ll act as Team Principal, while the vastly experienced Mike Gascoyne has been appointed Technical Di rector.

will be following in the foot steps of all-time great drivers including Jim Clark, Graham Hi ll and Mario Andretti.

One ma n likely to be in with a cha nce is Alex Yoong- the only Malaysian to

increase t he profi le of the new team immediately.

The announceme nt brings the provisional F1 grid for next year to 13 teams and 26 ca rs.

Although th e team wi ll not be run from Norfolk in the long-term, it is expected to maintain a presence in the county through the indirectly re lated compa ny Lot us Ca rs, w hi ch is still based at its factory in Hethel.

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concrete.sport@uea.ac.uk TUESDAY 22nd SEPTEMBER 2009

Ruthless Capello reinvigorates the 'Golden Generation' Robert Schatten Remember where you were on the night of September 9th, 2009? According to most British football experts, it may well have been the start of a very special chapter in English football.

With another emphatic, dominant disp lay England put five goals past Croatia, recently ranked as high as number five in the FIFA rankings, and qualified for the World Cup in South Africa next summer. lt was a game typical of the way England have performed throughout the qualifiers. In the eight games played so far, England have a one hundred per cent record, have scored no fewer than 31 goals, conceded just five, and thoroughly controlled every game.

Including friendlies, England have now played 18 games under Cape llo's stewardship. His record reads: 14 wins, two draws- against Hol land and the Czech Republic - and two defeats to France and Spai n. They have lost j ust one game in the last 16. With the side on the crest of a wave, big things are being predicted to happen in nine months' time in South Africa .

The goals have flowed most free ly in the competitive games, when it has counted most. Wayne Rooney, who has produced nine goals in

eight games, tops the goal charts for all European players, and no fewer than ten others have netted along the way.

With two games remaining, against the Ukraine and Belarus, England should fancy their chances of seeing out the qualification group with that one hundred per cent record intact. Capello's side are firing on all cylinders and are a side

England last looked genuinely strong when they reached the quarter-finals of the 2002 Japan-Korea World Cup, but the following years under Sven-Goran Eriksson saw no real improvement and the appointment of Steve Mclaren - quite simply too nice a man for the so-called 'hardest job in football' - was a poor decision by the FA. Capello has been ruthless in his

by one. His predecessors couldn't find a way of getting England's three best attacking players- Rooney, Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard- to perform to their best for their coun try. At least, not at the same time.

Now, with the simple inclusion of the reborn Emi le Heskey to support Rooney up front, and the hard-working Gareth Barry in midfield to allow Gerrard and Lampard to play more freely, the three are unstoppable.

"With two games rema 1n1ng, a g ainst the Ukraine a nd Belarus, England should fa nc y their chances of seeing out the qua lific ation group with that one hund red per c ent rec ord inta ct" that no opposition defence will look forward to facing right now.

That is, largely, the work of the Italian. In the last 18 months, Capello, who in the past has been successful at AC Milan, Roma, Juventus and Real Madrid, has taken a team short on confidence and coherence and transformed it back into an international powerhouse.

restructuring . Paul Robinson and Michael Owen , previously established England starters, are currently doubtful to be on the plane to South Africa. Joleon Lescott, Micah Richards, Stewart Downing and Darren Bent have also slipped backwards in the pecking order.

But Capello has focussed himself on solving England's main issues one

England needed pace and width, so Cape llo has replaced Gary Neville and David Beckham with Glen Johnsan and a host of lightning-fast wing ers - Walcott, Aaron Lennon and Shaun Wright-Phillips - to provide just that. And England also needed more stability in goal, where Robert Green has started the last five games

and now looks the guaranteed backup to David James between the posts. Heskey, Green and Matthew Upson have performed very well having been given the chance to rebuild their international careers.

Even now, nagging problems remain . Too often recently, stunning attacking performances have been blighted by moments of inattention in the defence, leading to sloppy goals being conceded and clean sheets lost. In a World Cup, against better sides, these mistakes will prove much more costly.

Capello has also managed to create himself a serious selection problem. Rooney looks most effective playing alongside Heskey, but the Aston Villa striker himself isn't anywhere near as prolific as Defoe, who can't get in the side. Capello could start all three, but then he either has to leave out Barry or Walcott- both at a cost to the team's balance.

These are problems that can be solved, though. And with up to six games still to play, Capello has time.

The friendly against Brazil in Qatar in November will be Engla nd's litmus test before the World Cup begins, and we will find out a lot more about Capello's team from that encounter.

Until then, the hype surrounding England's last chance to succeed with the 'Golden Generation' will continue. This is their last chance for world glory- and, arguably, their best chance yet.

Concrete's guide to sport in Norwich Danny Collins When it comes to student sport, UEA really is a dark horse. Not openly recognised as a centre of sporting excellence, UEA in fact possesses some of the best student sports facilities in the country. With a vast array of societies to join, all of which are open to any ability level, it promotes a 'sport for all' mentality that accommodates everyone, fro~ novices to nationally-ranked sportsmen and women.

The Sportspark Second only to the renowned sporting powers of Loughborough and Bath, UEA's sporting facilities offer students a vast array of choice.

The recently expanded Sportspark boasts an Olympic-si~ed swimming pool, 3G football pitches, two large sports halls, tennis and netballs courts, a synthetic rubber track and a modern gym. UEA students really are spoilt for choice when it comes to facilities. With off-peak gym and swim

prices at as little as ÂŁ1.50, there are no excuses for not visiting the Sportspark to burn off the excesses of the post-A-Level results party season.

Clubs Whether you are looking to excel on the universities sports scene or

just to ease yourself into the first few weeks of student life, then joining one of UEA's 50+ sports clubs is a must.

Along with the traditional Rugby, Football and Athletics teams, popular clubs include Capoiera, Ultimate Fnsbee and Korfball. Why not try something new?

Sports clubs provide new members with the opportunity to open

a new circle of friends outside of their residential halls and degree courses. This is not to mention the often memorable first social clubs organise during the first weeks of term . If Concrete can recommended one thing this year, it is to give one of UEA's many sports clubs a try!

Sportsmart To check out what clubs UEA has to offer make sure you visit Sportsmart in the LCR today. All major sports clubs will be present to sign up members, answer any of your questions and provide demonstrations. But remember, to play sport at UEA, you will need a Sports Membership Card (SAM Card).

These will also be available in the LCR today and the UEA box office website.

Sport in the City As well as the many student-run sports clubs, the city offers numerous opportunities to sporting enthusiasts.

The City of Norwich Athletics and Swimming clubs are both based at the Sportspark and train several

nights a week. For all you Medics out there, the Medics football teams often field two sides in local Saturday league competition, and Norwich RFC plies its trade in the higher echelons of the London divisions.

Watching Sport If running around a muddy field on a Wednesday afternoon is not for you, then Norwich offers plenty of opportunities to watch your favourite sports.

Atten(:ling a Norwich City home game during your student years at UEA is a must. Many cities are defined by their football team, and of Norwich this is especially true. The glory days of the Canaries are sadly in hibernation, but come Saturday, the city centre will be awash with the yel low shirts of the Car row Road faithful.

The Student Union Blue Bar offers Sky Sports, and broadcasts rugby, cricket and football matches several times a week. Midweek Champion's League ties, Weekend Premiership football and Engla nd games always provide a great atmosphere in the Bar.

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