When you think of ice hockey, you think of big men and a violent sport: Your first thought isn’t necessarily a 5ft 2 girl battling it out with people of all shapes and sizes on sharp metal blades with big sticks. The surprise on people’s faces when I tell them that ice hockey is the…
Students answer SU’s cry for help over funding
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,…
Prioritising you during Freshers
Freshers’ week is certainly a momentous time in every student’s life. It marks the transition from the comfort of home, to a world of new opportunities and independence. One thing however, that is bound to accompany this change, is stress. Whilst trying to fit-in to your new setting, it can be easy to fall into…
The truth about sex work
The sex industry is something everyone is aware of but hardly anyone speaks of their experiences with it. With many students struggling to juggle their social life with the financial restrictions of their maintenance loan, the sex industry is a way that students can earn a little extra on the side. The sugar daddy industry…
In Brief
Fayre Do’s This Wednesday (26th), new and returning UEA students are invited to drop in and see what’s on offer for them in terms of university sport with the annual Sports Fayre. UEA has over 60 clubs who will have stalls manned by current members, on hand to explain their sport. The Sports Fayre runs…
Hannah Brown on how to mix uni life with uni love
Tinder If you’ve never had a Tinder account, truth be told, you’re probably doing something right. Whilst there are a select few success stories, it’s got a bad reputation. But at university, so many people are using it who are in your demographic… so why not? Meeting someone for a coffee in Unio or Ziggy’s,…
Save Our Union – from its own financial blunders
The Union of UEA Students (UUEAS) is experiencing financial difficulty after it underestimated costs in its July 2015-16 budget by £160,000, a Concrete investigation has uncovered. Since the oversight in the budget, UUEAS has burdened students with increased prices in union outlets, considered reducing sports clubs and has accused UEA of not giving enough funding…
Proposal to move Norwich clubs to an industrial estate
A Norwich city councillor has suggested that ‘a nightclub zone’ should be developed on an out of town industrial estate to try and ease tensions on Prince of Wales Road. City Member for Thorpe Hamlet, Ben Price, offered that such a move would improve the city’s night time economy, and help to relieve some of…
UEA Swimming denied chance to compete on Derby Day as Essex withdraw
UEA Swimming have been forced from the upcoming Derby Day programme due to the absence of an important component of the day – the opposition. The ‘Essex Blades’ swimming team, who normally represent Essex University at swimming competitions, have suffered from a certain bluntness this year, failing to even have access to training facilities for…
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