More than a thousand people, many of them students, have signed a petition calling for UEA to provide the SU with more money. Uea(su) could go bust in a matter of months if the University does not step in. This would mean students’ money from society and club subs accounts would be forfeited to creditors,…
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Concrete Awards 2020
You can see the winners of the Concrete Awards at the bottom of this page and on our social media accounts on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Editor-in-Chief Chris Matthews: I am immensely proud of what Concrete has achieved this year. From running a successful mental health campaign to investigating stories on campus and being shortlisted…
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More often than not money trumps morality
In times like this kindness often flies out of the window but can we really blame anyone? Isn’t it all about money in the end? If we realise that, perhaps we can survive lockdown and soldier through the coming economic recession without losing too many illusions. It’s a case of money versus morality. Let’s apply…
Creative Writing, Venue
Fight Night
And he didn’t want to box again. Didn’t want to stand over that boy to see his thin lip pumped fat like a twisted balloon, misshapen and almost cleft. A scab had formed on the crumpled cut and H knelt to say it’s fine, you’ll be fine but they pushed him away to the corner….
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More road space needed to socially distance, say Norwich Greens
Norwich city councillors from the Green Party have suggested a reduction in the space used by cars so cyclists and pedestrians are able to socially distance on roads. It comes as the Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced a £250 million emergency travel fund with a raft of proposals that include emergency “pop-up” bike lanes, decreasing speed limits…
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Students now able to opt-in to new UEA mental health initiative
From today students at UEA are now able to opt-in to a mental health initiative allowing the University to inform a person of the student’s choice about significant concerns over a student’s welfare via e:Vision. In a statement the University said: “The opt-in contact scheme is another way in which the University has implemented a…