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thelinc Issue #9April 2008
T H E O N L Y S T U D E N T N E W S P A P E R F R O M T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F L I N C O L N
OpinionAbbi Quinn gets on her soapbox to give herviews on Raise And Give Week. Page 8
Is the Uni gym too expensive?Students tell The Linc what they think ofthe prices of the Uni sports facilitiesPage 3
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Welcome...
In the absence of editor Dave Lee I havestepped up to produce this fine issue ofThe Linc.
It’s getting to that difficult last fewweeks of university for all now, nonemore so than third years frantically fin-ishing off dissertations. In the middle ofall this we had the SU elections, whichI’m sure you heard about, and hope youfollowed live on our website!
We have just one more issue to go thisyear before everyone leaves to get on with their lives for theSummer, so enjoy the read...
See what plans next year’s SU president Daniel Hutchinson has inplace on page 5. The reasons why people voted was questioned onour website in the article, ‘Who voted in the name of comedy?’ sosee Daniel’s reaction inside!
On that note, don’t stress out! It’s a lot of work in a small space oftime but it will all be over soon!
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SUPERGRASS: The ‘Alright’ singers will beplaying at the Engine Shed later next month
FRIDAY (4TH April)Moda presents Radio One Essential Mix liveHot Chip and Kissy Sell Out are among the DJ’s on what the Engine Shed is billing as‘the biggest club night the area has ever seen’.10:30pm @ Engine ShedPrice: !10 with NUS, !12 without plus booking fee.
WEDNESDAY (16TH APRIL)Basil of the CaribbeanKid’s favourite Basil Brush takes to the high seas in a swashbuckling adventure. BoomBoom!1pm & 4pm @ Theatre RoyalPrice: !12.
THURSDAY (17TH APRIL)SupergrassThey have teeth, nice and clean, and they’ll be brandishing them to a live audience righthere at the University!7pm @ Engine ShedPrice: !17.50 plus booking fee, over 18’s only.
THE body of missing Leedsstudent Gavin Terry was found bythe River Aire on Wednesday 12thMarch.
Gavin, 19, from Baildon, wentmissing on January 11th after anight out with friends sparking anationwide campaign to discoverhis whereabouts. He was last seenat the Revolution nightclub inLeeds city centre.
A Facebook group was set upand posters put up in campuses atuniversities all over the country,including the Atrium at theUniversity of Lincoln.
A police spokesperson con-
firmed that a body found in theRiver Aire at Skelton Grange wasthat of the Leeds MetropolitanUniversity student.
A post mortem found thatthere were no suspicious circum-stances involved in the death.
A memorial website has beenset up at www.gavinterry.co.ukand tributes have poured in tohonour the memory of the muchloved teenager. At Gavin’s moth-er’s request, donations areencouraged, the money fromwhich will go to the searches formissing people across the country.
The Linc would like to offerit’s sincerest condolences to thefamily and friends of Gavin Terryafter their tragic loss.
DO YOU WANT TO WORK FOR THIS NEWSPAPER?The Linc team consists of mainly third year students. We are looking for talented, enthusias-tic individuals to join our team this year with the goal of taking the reigns in September2008.
Email with a CV and covering letter. Journalism experience preferred but not essential. Allcandidates considered on merit.
Contact the editor on: [email protected]
Body of Leeds student found in riverDan Clough
THE UNIVERSITY of Lincolnhas been criticised for not pro-viding recycling facilities for itsstudents.
Since the University openedits doors in 1996, a lack of recy-cling has been an underlyingissue. But, more recently, due togovernment campaigns, studentshave become more aware of the
impact that recycling has on theenvironment.
A furore is being kicked up bystudents from the Pavilionsaccommodation site in particular.A Facebook group has even beenlaunched by students campaign-ing for the cause.
Lee Turnbull, a student repre-sentative for the Mainstay accom-modation group, said:
"We are nearly at the end of asix month process, which has
involved reviewing a location forthe recycling and purchasing spe-cial bins and signage."
Mainstay has already trialledthe recycling centres at othersites, but it failed as students didnot separate their rubbish in thecorrect manner.
However, Lee says that thePavilions could be different.
"We are confident that our res-idents here at the Pavilions willrun the scheme successfully," he
said.Mainstay says that the City
Council have been helpful in pro-viding information and assis-tance.
At present, students who areserious about recycling are urgedto take their recyclable waste toMorrison’s supermarket, whichhave adequate recycling facilities.
Lee Turnbull says that recy-cling facilities should be in placeby early May 2008.
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THREE people have had theirdrinks spiked in a popular studentbar in Lincoln, The Linc haslearned.
Two of the victims arebelieved to have been Universityof Lincoln students.
Authorities are keen to stressthese cases were genuine spikingincidents, verified by blood testscarried out on the victims. Often,while students think they havebeen spiked, they are merelyextremely drunk.
The incidents have caused theStudents’ Union and the localpolice to step up awareness cam-paigns on the dangers of drinkspiking.
There are many devices thatcan be used to protect bottles andglasses from being spiked, someof which can be obtained frombars – including the one involvedin these incidents – for free.
However, the best form ofprevention is vigilance, and stu-dents are warned to always keepan eye on their drinks.
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Sahra Watkins
University slammed for poor recycling facilities
Fitness freaks or couch potatos? We asked ahandful of students on campus for their viewson the University gym...
by Hayley Cook
“I don’t go to the Uni gym as it’stoo expensive. I go to Fit Space. Itoffers better gym equipment, for abetter price, with fewer members.”
- Jamie Bradley, 2nd Year
“I hear other gyms have betterfacilities, but the Uni gym is goodenough. It may not be the cheap-est, but by the time you’ve drivensomewhere else and home, it’sgoing to cost more or less thesame.”
- Richard Cox, 2nd Year
“I don’t use the Uni gym becauseYarborough gym offers more formy money. There’s a swimmingpool, and the staff are much moreprofessional and helpful.”
- Stuart Henshall, 3rd Year
“I paid for a months membershipand then never really wentbecause the facilities aren’t thatbrilliant. I think it should be a littlecheaper, it might get more peopleto go.”
- Alex Booth, 3rd Year
STUDENTS at the University arebeing encouraged to get fitter, buthave concerns about the cost of thegym.
Prices at the University gym arereasonable; £2.30 per session offpeak and £2.80 during peak hours.They offer a good range of facilities,supervision and various classes, butif students attend the gym threetimes per week, this could cost up to£34 per month.
The gym faces strong oppositionhowever. FitSpace, on Tritton Road,charges only £16 per month for stu-dent membership.
Alex Porter, Duty Manager at theUniversity of Lincoln gym says: “Ihave been told that at FitSpace, stu-dents have to pay for the month up
front which most find inconvenient. “We choose to run a pay as you
go system because it’s more conven-ient and we’re not involved in directdebit.
“Although we do encourage stu-dents to go to the gym three timesper week, our option offers them thechance to go once a week, or when-ever they have the money.”
For students who do attend thegym more frequently however, itseems that Fit Space is a betteroption.
Michael Watt, Duty Manager atFitSpace says: “There are no com-mitments to our gym and you cancancel your membership at any time,without notice.
“There is a start up fee of £29,but it is then only £16 per monthand you can use the gym at any time
of day or night.“We have a massive range of
equipment as it’s all from FitnessFirst; a virtual spin class, qualifiedpersonal trainers and students areable to use other FitSpace gymsaround the country; Nottingham,Bournemouth and Cardiff to name afew.
“Although we aren’t directly onthe University campus, students canbike or walk to the gym as theirwarm up.”
It seems that there are advantagesand disadvantages to both gyms. Forstudents who go to the gym morefrequently, FitSpace may be the bestoption. For those who go less fre-quently and are more interested inclasses (although this will cost anextra £3.00) the University seemslike the right choice.
Are students paying too much for leisure facilities at the University?
Giving £’s tolose pounds
“The only really good thing aboutthe Uni gym is its location. It’salways really busy, though, andthe opening times are rubbishwhen you’ve got a part-time joband a dissertation to write!”
- Sam Carter, 3rd Year
THE University of Lincoln hasbeen ranked as the 29th best uni-versity to work for, according toa survey by the Halifax.
The survey, compiled by theTimes Higher supplement, wasconducted by the high-streetbank, and took into account theuniversities and their surroundingareas. On top of things such assalary it also looked at the cost ofliving in the area near to theinstitutions.
Vice-chancellor DavidChiddick said: “We have recruit-ed eminent people from Yale andDurham. Academics have sincefollowed them, inspired by theirpresence. We have found we areno longer having problems get-ting able professors.”
Samantha Pidoux, a learningadvisor for the journalism faculty,has worked at the University forsix months and believes this is afair reflection. She said: “I’veenjoyed my time here so far.
“I feel I get paid well for whatI do. Lincoln is a really niceplace to live, this is reflected inthe University we have.”
Buckinghamshire NewUniversity topped the table of121 universities and colleges.
DC
University of Lincoln oneof the top 30 employers
Students warnedabout drink-spiking
Hayley Cook
AN EXPENSIVE RUN: The cost of exercising is too much for some students at the University
PAVILIONS: With a modern look but still there is no recycling facilities
ENGINE Shed profits are to be examinedafter sustained complaints from University ofLincoln students, The Linc can reveal.
Since the venue’s opening in September2006, complaints about entry fees and drinksprices have surfaced, with many students con-fused as to why bars at other universities seemso much cheaper.
In context, Lincoln students will typicallypay £4 on the door to go to the Engine Shedon a Wednesday night – the biggest of theweek. Sometimes entrance prices can rise toover £5 if a “special” guest is present, such asa recent appearance by Abi Titmuss.
Compare these figures to De MontfortUniversity (DMU) on a Friday night – theirbiggest – and students pay £3. Or, if arrivingbefore 11, entrance is free.
DMU also run a loyalty card schemewhich, for a one-off fee of £25, allows stu-dents to get into every Friday night for freeuntil the end of the semester.
The Engine Shed, as well as 180 Students’Union bars across the country, buy alcoholthat is subsidised by National Union ofStudents Services Limited (NUSSL), a divi-sion of the NUS. Although the Engine Shedisn’t run by the Students’ Union, it has beengranted permission to use the license on theirbehalf to ensure Lincoln students get the bestdeal.
Mike Beddoes, SU president said, “The
Students’ Union is looking to get a breakdown of costings from NUSSL of how muchstuff costs. We agree that a Union should becheaper than town if not a lot cheaper thantown.
“At the end of the day we’re not here toline the Engine Shed’s pockets or theUniversity’s pockets, we’re here to get the
best deal for students.“As elected officers, when students raise
concerns about something it is our duty tolook into it”
Students are reminded that although pricesmay improve, it would be unreasonable toexpect some of the “ludicrous” drinks offerswhich can be found in some of the City’s bars.
Dave Lee
4 thelinc.co.ukGOODTIMES
BADTIMES
For Heather MillsManaged to get !24.3 million in her divorce settlement from PaulMcCartney. Well deserved?
For Queen fansThe legendary band are to release their first album in fourteen yearswith Paul Rodgers, formerly of Free, as lead singer.
For Esther the donkeyFoal found on Death’s door among 31 dead horses, can now walkagain…
For Corinne Bailey RaeThe soul singer’s husband, saxophonist Jason Rae, passed away aftera drug overdose.
For East Fife Football ClubThreatened with arrest for celebrating their first trophy in 54 yearswith champagne!
For Honda drivers63,000 Honda Civics have faulty handbrakes according to theJapanese firm.
THIS year’s Raise and Give(RAG) week smashed theUniversity’s targets by raising arecord amount of money.
The week, which coincidedwith Sport Relief, began withthree of the University’s sabbati-cal officers locking themselvesin a cage for 24 hours armedwith only their clothes, a tentand buckets to get that all impor-tant cash.
Maria Yesufu, AU activitiesand societies officer and one ofthe prisoners, explained whatwas happening.
“It’s the beginning of RAG
week and we thought we’d lockourselves in a cage. It was origi-nally going to be on the islandbut the swan society weren’thappy about that so it’s the cageand we all have to raise £100each to get our luxury items.”
Joining her in the cage wasSU president Mike Beddoes andAU president Gav Sumner whowere anxious about their task.Mike said: “I was a bit worriedlast night when the rain and thewind came but it’s not that cold.”
“I’ve got my wisdom teethcoming through and they’reabsolutely killing me,” said Gav.“So I’m not looking forward to itbut I've got my Jeremy Clarksonbook so I’ll start reading that out
loud to everybody so it’ll be a bitof fun.”
Monday’s events were all forthe charity Barnardos with eachday following being for a differ-ent charity nominated byLincoln’s students.
Around campus there werefootball and netball tournaments.Glen Wilson, running the foot-ball, echoed sentiments that thiswould be a record week.
“The target this week is tomake this the biggest RAG weekwe have done since theUniversity has been here and Ithink we’re well on our way toachieving that.”
RAG president DanWindross attended the netball
tournament and explained thefundraising targets for the week.
“Our target for the year was£3000. We’re on £2500 now andwe’ve already raised £150 todayplus the netball and everythingso were looking to raise about£500-1000 this week.”
Staff and students alike allgot involved, even soon-to-bepresident Daniel Hutchinson gotin on the act when he helped outwith the tug of war.
“It was hard work but as longas people are having fun that’sthe main thing, you can’t do any-more than that.”
The final figure for RAGweek was £1254 taking the totalto £3600 for the year.
RAG COMMITTEE PRAISESFUNDRAISING CAMPAIGNLuke Beddows
ENGINE SHED: The SU bar which some students feel charge too much to enter
SU to look intoEngine Shed profits
The Linc compared the price of entrance to the Engine Shed on a Wednesday night to that of ten other universitiesPrices are for on the door entry with a valid student card for the universities’ most popular student night
EDGEHILL
CENTRAL LANCASHIRE
NOTTINGHAM
DE MONTFORT
CARDIFF
SHEFFIELD
LEICESTER
LEEDS METROPOLITAN
BRISTOL
WORCESTER
COVENTRY
WOLVERHAMPTON
£2
£2.50
£2
Free -£3 after 11pm
Free - £2 after12pm
£2.50
£4
£2
£1
50p
£4
Free - £1 after10pm
ONE would hardly notice anyelection campaigns around theBrayford campus, or in the othercampuses. A few large pieces ofdoodled cloth and dozens ofblack and white posters glued onthe Atrium’s walls representmost of the election runners’campaigns in the last month.
Still, the face that curiouslyemerged from all of this year’selections sleaze is DanielHutchinson. He worked his wayup with a decent manifesto and asubtle campaign, and as a bit ofan extra, with his old school con-servative dress sense.
Daniel went under heavycriticism from many members ofthe student body, most probablyfrom the ten percent who actual-
ly voted. The Linc’s websitewas inundated right after theelections with comments fromboth supportive and damnatorystudents.
“To judge people by theirlooks is the worse thing one
could ever do. It should be downto the person’s ability and thepolicy he set out with,” answeredDaniel Hutchinson when askedabout his appearance. Instead, hereplied that, “As long as peoplecome to me and to the other sab-batical officers, if they feel theygot someone there, if they feelthey’ve got the ability to maketheir views heard, that’s theimportant thing.”
Daniel’s motives for goinginto the elections however, werequite original.
“I’ll just go into the elec-tions, just to make it a bit morecolourful. I didn’t care if I wasgoing to be elected or not, just tomake people aware of the elec-tions.”
The reasons that got thisyear’s candidates’ votes stirredquite a debate around the studentcommunity. A variety of factorswere entered in the voting rea-soning equation: from comedy tofriendship and from sabotage tobeyond. Still, for Daniel itseemed quite simple: “Perhapsmy dress sense got me voted, butI hope it wasn’t, because somepeople thought it was a joke; per-haps not.”
With attacks on his ability togenerally represent theUniversity by simply wearing abranded hoodie, Hutchinson rea-soned: “Why should I? I don’tsee what the point is. What’s soimportant about a hoodie? I canobviously wear that (Universityof Lincoln logo) if it is on a scarfor on a tie. I just don’t like wear-ing hoodies. It’s not a big deal.”But the new SU president issaying that there “might be apossibility” of adding brandedties and scarves to the currentofficial line of university apparel.
“What shocked me most inmy first and second year was thatI knew nothing about theStudents’ Union. The elections
came and went and I knew noth-ing about it.” A poor turnoutplagued the elections this yearalso, but in the end, theofficial figures counted almost10 percent of the total studentpopulation. All in all, numbersshow that Daniel Hutchinsonwas voted by only one percent ofthe total student community.With that in mind, he encourages
higher turnouts and more politi-cal awareness.
“The negotiation for theTower Bar is going to take years,so we have to make sure that ison track.” Starting June, DanielHutchinson will take over MikeBeddoes’ SU presidency seat and
he doesn’t plan to sleep while onduty. Even though his campaignmanifesto is not a contract, heplans on engaging a 24-hourlibrary, move the Uni shopback into the Atrium, put togeth-er a student accommodationguide and continue the negotia-tions to take over the EngineShed.
Regarding his new SU team,Daniel says “We’ve got agreat mixture from all sides inthe SU. We’ve had a goodtime on the campaign trail.We’ve all got our own politics.”Still, if it comes to discrepanciesbetween them, “We’ve got torealise that when we argue orwhen we tell each other off, thatit’s just the professional side ofthings. At the end of the day wedon’t mean it personally.”
People tend to fear what theydo not understand, or evenworse, not care at all. Yet again, aminority of people (one percent)chose who will represent themajority of students. But asDaniel Hutchinson says,“There’s no use grumbling. Ifyou’re not going to be botheredto do it, who is?”
WHAT HO: Next year’s president Dan Hutchinson in all his glory
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The Students’ Union elections came and went unnoticed.Controversy, distress, campaign sabotage paranoia andarguments; none of these changed the course of theresults though. Daniel Ionescu talked with Daniel Hutchinson, the new SU president, about what is to be expectedfrom the new team in charge of the University ofLincoln’s student affairs.
“To judgepeople bytheir looks isthe worstthing onecould everdo.”
“I don’t seewhat thepoint is.What’s soimportant
about ahoodie?
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thelinc Picture Special29th February 2008: Students’ Unio
FULL HOUSE: The Tower Bar quickly filled with students eager to find out who would be representing them next year.
WINNER’S CIRCLE: Some of the victors share a drink. Next year, they’ll be sharing the job of representiTHUMBS UP: At the by-election last year, this view showed only the team from The Linc.
RAPT AUDIENCE: Mike Beddoes and Gav Sumner kept their audience on tenterhooks.
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PHOTOGRAPHS BY BEN REEVES AND SAMUEL COX
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE: The Linc Sports team gathering Vox Pops.JUMPING FOR JOY: Maria Yesufu celebrates being able to work with the AU for another year.
CONGRATS: Kayleigh Turner and Vicky Wieczerzynska were left speechless by their victories. ERR...: Chris Roberts was also lost for words.
AT LAST year’s by-election, the turnout was so low that the editorialteam from The Linc outnumbered the spectators. The SU elections,though, were a very different matter.
The Engine Shed’s Tower Bar was filled with enthusiastic studentsby 8pm. From that point on, acting SU president Michael Beddoes andAU president Gavin Sumner presented an evening of celebration forsome and commiseration for others.
Those who won positions with next year’s SU team were ecstatic.Each attempted to give a short speech of thanks, but those that weren’ton the verge of tears were almost totally lost for words.
Siren FM had a difficult night. Alongside The Linc, they covered theevent live. Their host for the night had to make regular apologies for thecolourful language of the successful candidates.
n Election
ng over 10,000 students.
GAV: “So, who here voted?”
Pretty. Odd.9/10
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lincdebateRAG week, good wasn’t
it? It’s a shame it passedme and 99% of my
friends by. I’m all for raisingmoney for charity, but having atarget of !3,000 to share over 5charities!? How ridiculous.Come on guys, at least giveyourself a challenge!
Just like last year, two stu-dents raised money off their ownback to help out. Andy Lee andNick Long sat in a Smart Car for48 hours, aiming to get them-selves into the Guinness Book ofRecords. The highlight of RAGweek, they made over !800 bythemselves. That’s more like it…why aren’t the rest of the teamgetting that much per person?
With the University ofLincoln having over 10,000 stu-dents why aren’t we aiming for!20,000? That would mean eachstudent donating around !2 each.If they are willing to pay !5 or!6.50 to see Abi Titmuss at theEngine Shed, then I’m sure theywould give the change in theirpockets for a good cause.
Again with this Universitynothing is promoted and adver-tised. It would be nice to find outabout these events, so we couldget involved. RAG week has thepotential to be a lot of fun, and to
do some real good for people thatneed it the most. But it’s not. It’sseemingly half-arsed and throwntogether at the last minute. MaybeI’m being cynical, but let’s lookat other universities.
Last year was a record break-ing year for the Bristol RAGteam. They raised an amazing£122,000 for charity. In the 82years of taking part in RAG,
Bristol University have raisedover a million pounds. Now that’ssomething to shout about. Yeah, Iknow, I know… Bristol’s a biggeruniversity. But if we can boastone of the biggest SU venues inthe country, why can’t we boastthe biggest charity donation?
Dean Howard is a 1st year law
and business student. In his sixmonths at the University, hedidn‘t even realise we had a RAGteam set up in Lincoln. “Noinformation is given out on it,” hesaid. “I’d love to get involved,but I don’t know how to!
“It just seems that it is just theUnion people,” he continued.“And those who know them getinvolved. Compared to other uni-versity’s we don’t do much.Other places do RAG raids inother cities, which sounds like somuch fun. Why can’t we do thathere?”
So why aren’t we? Is it justLincoln students are so apatheticthat we don’t want to getinvolved? Or is it that nobodygives us the opportunity? I thinkit’s the latter.
My entire first year was spentdressing up like an idiot andparading around town like alunatic. Why aren’t we encourag-ing people to chip in a few quidfor charity in the process? Weshould be in the Community, inthe City and in other citiesencouraging people to donatetheir hard earned cash and theirscrounged loans.
Everyone bangs on aboutFresher’s Week, getting rattedand having a laugh. Why don’twe transform RAG week intoanother chance to do that, andhelp others out while we’re at it?
Abbi Quinn
LAS Vegas favourites Panic atthe Disco return with their sec-ond album, Pretty. Odd. Neverhas a title been more apt.
Fans of the four-piece may aswell forget everything they heardon their debut, A Fever YouCan’t Sweat Out. Gone are themoody electro-beats and fizzingsynths that made such an impactwith Pete Wentz and a millionUS teens alike.
Instead, we’re given Beatles-inspired orchestras, folk guitarsand intricate harmonies. And it’sno bad thing.
Current single Nine in theAfternoon shows they’ve stillgot all of the energy shown onthe debut, and proves they canstill knock out an obnoxiously
catchy chorus.Orchestration is a running
theme on the album, with every-thing from the subtle violinistson Do You See What I’mSeeing? to the full symphony onclosing track Mad as Rabbits. Attimes it can all seem a little overthe top, as though the orchestra isPanic’s new toy and they’rerefusing to put it down just yet.
For the most part, though, it’sso brilliantly executed that it’shard to fault them for their deci-sion. As an album, Pretty. Odd.flows perfectly through the fif-teen tracks, perhaps with the oneexception of the bizarre I HaveFriends In Holy Places. A ninety-second ukulele fuelled ditty, italmost seems to have been justthrown in for the sake of it.
Hearing When the Day Metthe Night’s is like discovering
Oasis’ All Around the World forthe first time all over again -from its opening seconds, youknow it’s going to be epic. Bythe time its closing orchestrationkicks in you’re so uplifted, those10,000 pesky words left to writein eight days don’t seem so diffi-cult.
The highlight of the album,though, is the beautifully craftedNorthern Downpour, which seeslyricist Ryan Ross given achance to step out from front-man Brendan Urie’s shadow. Theresult? The greatest vocal har-monies on the album.
All in all, it’s a fantastic sec-ond offering from the emo-favourites. Panic at the Discomay have ditched their exclama-tion point, but they’ve got a hellof a lot to be shouting about withan album like this.
Review >>> Panic at the Disco
Who ‘Raise And Gives’ a sh*t?
Steph Senyszyn
“It’s seeminglyhalf-arsedand thrown together atthe lastminute.”
lincentertainmentQUACKERS?: The SU held a duck race in a bid to raise money for charity.
Do you have an opinion? Send us an email to:
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Football20/02/08MENS 1ST: D 2-2 (lost 7-6 on penalties)Brunel 1st, H MENS 2ND: W 2-1 East Anglia2nd, AWOMENS 1ST: W 4-1 Nottingham 2nd, H27/02/08MENS 2ND: W 3-1 Central England 1st, HWOMENS 1ST: L 6-3 Cumbria 1st, A
05/03/08MENS 2ND: L 3-2 Central Lancashire 1st, H
Rugby Union
Following the conclusion of the BUSA league seasons, Lincoln’s finest performers went on to com-pete in the national knock-out stages. Linc Sport brings you up to date with all the latest resultsfrom an action packed Nationals campaign:
Golf
Badminton Rugby League13/02/08WOMENS 1ST: L 8-0 Sheffield 1st, H
27/02/08MENS 1ST: W 24-8 Aston 1st, H
05/03/08MENS 1ST: L 35-14 York 1st, A
27/02/08MENS 2ND: D 3-3 (won play-off) Durham 2nd, A
12/03/08MENS 2ND: L 5.5-3.5 Liverpool 1st, H
13/02/08MENS 1ST: L 30-18 Hull 2nd, A
nationalresults
AU Awards Night 2008 - April 24, 7pmTHE ENGINE Shed opens its doors for the Athletics’ Union (AU) Awards Night next month.
It has been another successful and progressive year for sport at the University of Lincoln and thisshowpiece event is a chance for this to be recognised.
Lincoln’s teams have claimed three titles over the course of the 2007/08 campaign with the rugbyleague, women’s football and men’s football second teams all triumphant.
But these successes are just a small sign of the sporting talents on show at our campuses.The much anticipated AU Awards Night is set to be a fine conclusion to a superb year of sport for
the University.Awards for sports personality as well as best sportsman and sportswoman are amongst the most
prestigious of crowns up for grabs.The Linc eagerly await what should be a glittering night for the AU.The sports team wish all the best to the evenings nominees:
BEST NEW SOCIETY OR CLUBDanceComp. MedicineTennisContemporary Lens MediaGymnasticsInline Hockey Epeonian
BEST EVENTRugby Slave AuctionMen’s Football Slave AuctionCoyote Ugly – CheerleadersDrama – Christmas PantomimeBlack History Month Snow Sports Fundraising Tourism Trip to London
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DICK OF THE YEARTBA RAG RECOGNITION
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Despite their recent run of poor results,I’m remaining confident that Arsenalcan not only pip Manchester United to
the post for the Premiership title, but also winthe UEFA Champions League.
Sorry Blues fans, but I think thatChelsea will fade into the background in weeksto come. Although Avram Grant’s persistentpositive attitude is starting to reflect in recentresults, I think Arsenal and United will be thetwo to contend. I also think that ManchesterUnited lack strength in depth; CristianoRonaldo is Manchester United. If you take himout then they have very little in my opinion.
Arsenal have such a youthful squad like wedo here at Lincoln, and I think that their youngnaivety will be put to one side and they’ll pullthrough in time to do the double. Young playerstend to play with no fear.
Champions League
I was delighted to see all four of our Englishclubs making it through in the ChampionsLeague stages. I feel it’s important to be patriot-ic and support your country’s sides in Europeancompetitions regardless of any rivalry you havewith them in the league.
I know that there has been a lot of pressureon Rafa Benitez this season but I am finding itvery difficult to fault his European record.Being an experienced continental manager, Ithink that he’s the key behind their overseassuccess and to let him go could be a big mis-take; however, I still get the feeling that Arsenalwill just about edge it in that tie.
Going away to AC Milan is by no means aneasy task, they have some truly top quality play-ers and I was so excited when Arsenal managedto beat them. I think that performances andresults like that stand them in good stead for theremainder of the season.
I think that one of the reasons behind this
traditionally frantic end to the season is becauseso many players want to prove themselves tothe new England gaffer Fabio Capello.
England Squad
I was pleased with Capello’s England squadselection. I was delighted to see DavidBeckham gets his 100th cap. He’s had a ful-filled career to say the least and has alwaysshowed his love for representing his countrywhich is what the English game is all about.
I am happy that the likes of GabrielAgbonlahor and Theo Walcott are making stepstowards breaking into the team after some oftheir latest impressive performances.
It’s important to keep the so-called big play-ers on their toes and I’ll be very interested tonow see what happens with the likes of StevenGerrard and Frank Lampard. Will they both beincluded again? Will Capello be able to solvethis ongoing debate about whether or not theycan play together?
Will Gerrard wear the armband again or willRio Ferdinand keep it? We’ll have to wait andsee but those are the decisions he must make toearn his money.
British Sport
Moving away from football, I have mixedfeelings about our country’s participation inother sports. I am one of the many people whobelieves that Lewis Hamilton has what it takesto win the World Championship this timearound. I think he will take in all that happenedlast season and will learn from his mistakes.
However, I can’t say that I’ve found therecent rugby performances particularly pleasingon the eye. I think it’s important that they goaway and win the World Cup, we already havetwo and it would be an incredible achievementto win a third.
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THEREYNOLDSVIEW
Respect is a word we use frequent-ly.. We teach our children torespect their elders, our politicians
to respect their constituencies and ourfans to respect their players.
But it appears somewhere along theline footballer’s have felt themselvesexempt from this word - Respect.
It appears the growth of the ‘celebrityfootballer’, has resulted in lawlessness on
the pitch which is bringing the English game into disrepute.Too often are referees being mobbed by towering captains
screaming obscenities far too vile to print in any newspaper.Our tabloid papers are filled with hate filled rants from
anguished managers who seem to think that every referee isagainst them.
Given, football managers are probably not the most intelli-gent bunch, but to suggest that referees are biased in this day andage is naïve to say the least.
Yet this is the game we let our children watch and learn from,surely something must be done.
Managers and players alike often bemoan the lack of topclass referees in the English game.
But how can promising referees be allowed to blossom in aculture that takes great pleasure in criticising and ridiculing themat every opportunity.
The problem in fact does not begin in the Premier League. The fact is for young footballers in our country the pressure
is piled on too thick and too early, this is exactly the same in thecase of our referees.
Perhaps thisis why thecountry is rais-ing the likes ofAshley Cole, aplayer whobecause of hisd i s g r a c e f u lantics inC h e l s e a ’ srecent 4-4 drawat Tottenhamdeserves at least a five game ban.
The ex-Arsenal man first performed a leg breaking lunge onTottenham’s Alan Hutton, before launching a scathing foulmouthed attack on referee Mike Riley.
Cole was rewarded for his efforts with a yellow card, aninsult to all those watching and playing the game.
England pal’s John Terry and Frank Lampard were alsostraight on the scene, confronting the lean figure of Riley in aless than civil manner.
These are three player’s that represent our country, playersthat our children wish to emulate.
But unfortunately these three players represent the lack ofrespect that our young footballers have for officials and eachother.
The answer must lie in dishing out greater punishments fordissent, or just giving our youngsters a great big kick up the arse.
“How can promisingreferees be allowed toblossom in a culture
that takes great pleasurein criticising and ridiculingthem at everyopportunity.
Prem stars mustlearn some respect
CHELSEA PLAYERS: Mob referee Mike Riley.
Danny Hone has enjoyed a milestone season for the Imps breaking into Peter Jackson’s first teamplans. The Linc’s Steve Rudd discussed all the recent British sporting events with the talentedyoung gun.
lincpanel: FORMULA 1With the Formula 1 season now well underway The Linc’s sports writersassess the chances of home hope McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton.
Stephen Rudd
“Although Lewis Hamiltonseems to be the name oneveryone's lips, I think KimiRaikkonen will retain his title.Hamilton isn't quite ready yetin my opinion and I expect theFerrari man to be the one tobeat.”
Hayley Cook
“It would be fantastic to seeLewis Hamilton win the titlethis year, but I'm worried thatthere'll be too much pressureon him to succeed. He didextremely well last year, butI'm not sure if he can repeat it.Kimi Raikkonen, on the otherhand, has had more experienceand I think the Finnish driverwill win it again.”
Gary Moss
“Lewis Hamilton producedone of the most remarkableseasons ever seen in motorsport last time around when hehad nothing to lose. Now therewill be the weight of expecta-tion on his shoulders. I amgoing to punt for KimiRaikkonen to win the title.”
Paul Smith
“I think Lewis Hamilton is adead cert for the world cham-pionship this year. He did wellin his rookie season andcaught everybody's attention.I've never been into F1 but hebrought it alive and got meinterested.. If he does improvethen that means he will befirst.”
Imps’ number 27 has enjoyed an outstand-ing season at Sincil Bank.
LINCOLN’S first ever tri-sportevent was won by the combinedforce of the men’s football andwomen’s hockey team.
In a brand new event launchedto unite the University’s mostprestigious teams, the rugby,hockey and football.
The societies all competed to
test their athlete’s endurance andskill in three half-hour games ineach others sports over the courseof the day.
The event which took place onthe Astroturf by the Sports Hallaimed to raise funds for SportRelief.
Organiser of the eventSebastian Cox hoped the eventwould bring harmony to Lincoln’sthree most dominant sides.
“I felt there was some rivalrybetween the three main societiesand I wanted to eliminate that,”he said.
“To create bonds between thesocieties, we made each societyteam up with another of the oppo-site sex.”
Cox, who is also the vice pres-ident of the hockey society, want-ed the day to build relationshipsbetween Lincoln’s finest sports
persons.“We set out to breakdown any
rivalry and allowed the players toshowcase their abilities in, notonly their respective sport, but assportspeople – it went reallywell.”
Cox set up the initiative aspart of Lincoln’s RAG weekwhich raised over £3,500 for itscharities.
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DIRECTOR of sport RobinWright believes the chance forthe University to be involved inthe 2012 Olympic Games is amouth watering prospect.
Equine facilities at Lincoln’sRiseholme campus have beennominated as a possible trainingcamp for the games.
This is an opportunity thatexcites Wright.
“I think it is absolutely won-derful news for the University,”he declared.
“To have a direct associationwith the British Olympic Gamesis a superb achievement.
“For the students who areequine students here, it is a won-derful chance to say this aboutyour course.”
Wright hopes this positivestep will help to raise the profileof sport at the University.
“It is also an excellent market-ing tool for sports at theUniversity and in particular at the
Riseholme campus,” heexplained.
“It allows our campus to bemarketed in the official Olympicsbrochure which is a global docu-ment – so the potential is vast.
“Sport at Lincoln is growingrapidly and I think this achieve-ment shows this and acts asanother step of progression.”
The University must now waituntil after the Summer games inBeijing to see whether an equineteam will apply for use of theLincolnshire sports facilities.
Wright believes the facilitiesare all set to play an active role.
“The initial aim was purely toget the campus recognised as acentre of excellence but to havethe possibility of an equine teamcoming here to train is great news.
“I do not see any reason whyin just over four years time therecannot be a national equine teamusing our facilities.
“It is great for the students; itshould give motivation and inspi-ration to them.”
Many critics have voiced fears
of the Olympics belonging just toLondon but this convinces Wrightotherwise.
“It is excellent for quite aremote area from London to beinvolved in the Olympics. I thinkas we get closer to the games it
will be something for the wholecountry to contribute to.”
“At the University there arealready plans for some kind ofcelebration, so we will be gettingin the spirit.”
KARATE vice president JamesMcLaughlan scooped fourthplace in the open weight categoryearlier this month at the BUSAnationals in Sheffield.
The second year computingstudent won five games beforelosing his final play-off match toclaim third spot.
McLaughlan travelled toSheffield as part of the Lincolnteam’s first ever official competi-tion and he is delighted with hisperformance.
“I am really pleased, it’s agreat achievement,” he said.
“I was not expecting to progressthat far, there were some goodfighters there so I have done well.
“It would have been nice tohave claimed third place aftergoing so far but it is still a successfor me.”
The side competed in teamevents, open weight and weightcategory cups over the course ofthe three days.
McLaughlan, who has beeninvolved in the sport for eight
years and fights at black belt stan-dard, hopes the team’s trip willhold them in good stead for thefuture.
“We are still a relatively inex-perienced team so it was good toget a taste of a competitive tour-nament.
“For many of them, it wastheir first proper games so lessonscan be learned from this.
“There were some good fight-ers we came up against and I amvery pleased with how the week-end went overall, it is a greatexperience for us as a team,”explained McLaughlan.
Lincoln’s team is in just itssecond year of existence andMcLaughlan believes these kindsof tournaments will help the teambecome stronger.
“In terms of winning fights, itmay not have been the best for theteam as a whole but we had a lotof fun and we are always improv-ing,” he said.
“The spirit was excellent andwho knows maybe next time wewill have more successes to talkabout.”
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AU Update with Gavin SumnerIt feels like only yesterday that the ‘Linc’ approached me to begin aregular article in their wonderful student newspaper, and here I amnow writing my last submission.
In a year where the University and its students have achieved somuch, those people’s contributions are forever woven into the City’sand University’s fabric.
When I first arrived just short of five years ago, I had no idea whatLincoln was about. I knew there was a cathedral, it had a ‘third divi-sion’ football club and the locals called you ‘ducky’ a lot. TheUniversity had only just put up its new age teaching centre, the archi-tecture building, and things were on the up in Lincoln - an Odeon cin-ema, two night clubs and even a ‘Subway’.
But nowadays as Lincoln is growing on the same level as that ofother East Midlands hotspots like Derby and Nottingham, the nationis starting to know of our once little city somewhere up north.
National recognition is something the University strives for as tosurge up the university league tables. But as said time and time before,university isn’t just about your degree - it’s about your experienceswhilst you are here.
Our sports teams need to be congratulated, not just by the AU butby the University they serve under. Our league wins, our nationalappearances, our first place finishes, our premiership sides, and ourbest year yet gets us our national recognition. The University per-forming well and attracting new blood in a competitive recruitmentmarket is down to a number of factors. Being a satisfied student isintegral to this.
To list the achievements of all that are part of the AU and theUniversity through clubs and societies is simply impossible. Weattempt to chip away at some of the thanks at the AU ball on April 24,so get your tickets and celebrate your achievements as the chances areyou have given so much. Even if you have just played one game, ormade a practice, or helped out in some way, your contributions aregreat and everlasting.
As this is my last column I will be writing a few notes of thanksas a lot of people have contributed to the progression of the AU overmy past two years. In no particular order, Glen Wilson (ex-AU presi-dent), Maria Yesufu (activities and societies officer), the Universitysports committee, Tracey ‘the boss’ Revill, Ian Johnston, Sarah Ellis,Marianne McCall and the SU team, and importantly every singlemember of the AU who I’ve had the pleasure of meeting.
Congratulations have to go to the Linc for their fantastic coverageof sport at the University, and Gary Moss for always asking the rightquestions.
I wish every success to all who are part of the AU, and I hope thenew vice president for sports and teams, Chris Roberts, continuesbuilding the opportunities for the students here at the University, andhelp shout about what we do here at Lincoln.
All the best for the future, come on Lincoln!
RISEHOLME: Equine centre up as Olympic games training venue
LINCOLN CITY defender Danny Hone told Gary Moss he believesrecent battling performances shows the Imps can compete for pro-motion next season.
City have clawed themselves away from relegation trouble withease after a period of hard fought displays.
The 19-year-old defender wants more of the same from now untilthe end of the season to prove the side’s promotion credentials.
“We’ve played well against the bigger sides in particular underPeter (Jackson) and Iffy (Onuora), we need to do that if we want tocompete higher up the league,” said Hone.
“Good performances against the form teams in the division shouldset us in good stead for next season when we want to be at the top endof the table.”
The Imps have competed in the play-off’s for the last five seasonsin succession, so a mid-table finish this term is somewhat unknownterritory for the fans and players alike.
The centre-back hopes this will inspire the side to push on next year.“It is a strange feeling around Sincil Bank this season, we have had
a bit of a reality check but we hope to put that right next season,” heexplained.
Hone just wants to continue his progression and be part of anothercampaign with City.
“Nothing is certain in football so I want to keep proving myself tomake sure I am in the manager’s plans for next season.”
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LINCOLN’S senior rugby unionteam feel they have been robbedof promotion.
Captain Andy Appleyard hasspoken of what he described as an‘injustice’, after finishing level onpoints with champions Leicester.Two postponed fixtures withWarwick have cost the side thetitle.
With Leicester scoring 90points in their game withWarwick, Lincoln were onlyawarded a walkover after thewhipping boys failed to partici-
pate in the two scheduled fixtureswith Appleyard’s men.
Lincoln would surely havedispatched of the BUSA Midlands2A bottom side and those addi-tional points scored would haveput Lincoln top after they lost outon goal difference by just eleven.
“I think we were robbed and itis a bit disappointing because weplayed well all season,” saidAppleyard.
“It is just a bit of an injusticeto be honest and we are all a bitgutted.”
The 22-year-old sought theadvice of Athletic Union (AU)president Gavin Sumner afterhearing BUSA rules may lead to a
play-off with Leicester in a one-off match that would still giveLincoln the chance of the title,and with it promotion.
“We handed it over to Gavbecause we still thought there wasa chance of a play-off becauseWarwick cancelled twice, but Idon’t know what has happenedwith that so far.”
The Linc contacted Sumnerwho told us that Lincoln’s menhadn’t been granted a play-offmeaning Appleyard and his sidewill not be promoted. Before thecaptain knew this however, headmitted to feeling frustrated.
“It is a bit disappointing butwe still finished joint first and
also got through to theNationals,” he said.
“We were joint top with agame to play and we needed towin by 16 points but we didn’tand that was that.”
That final game was againstLeicester, and Lincoln triumphed24-19 to exact a bit of revenge forthe 27-12 loss in the return fixturewith the league champions.
In the Nationals, Lincolnsurged through the first roundcomprehensively defeating Aston24-8, before departing at the nextstage to York, bowing out valiant-ly despite the 35-14 defeat.
“Again it was a bit disappoint-ing because after getting through
to the second round we suffered alot of injuries,” revealedAppleyard.
“Also Ed Slater went toAustralia to play at a really goodstandard over there so we were abit depleted for the game.
“It has been a really good sea-son to be honest and we startedvery well up until Christmas andthen we lost a few but still didenough.”
Andrew was delighted withhis players for their efforts all sea-son, but reserved special praisefor some individuals.
“Our number seven TomWright had an awesome season asdid Harry Bradford in the second
row,” he said.“Then there is Ben Woodman
who was in the second team butcame up and has just got betterand better every week.”
This has left Appleyard, whowill remain first team captain nextyear, feeling extremely optimisticabout the future.
“There is a new committeebeing set up and that is all lookinggood and there are some goodplans for us,” he said.
“We are looking for somesponsorship but we will get pro-moted next year, I definitely thinkthat because there has been a mas-sive improvement since I startedhere three years ago.”
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