Concrete - Issue 217

PIMP MY BARROW

Editor’s Column

-­ Premature library closure-­ Two student tragedies

-­ Brown and his taxation trials-­ Final year students say goodbye

-­ Coping with exam stress-­ New Year’s resolutions: update

-­ The food crisis: what can be done to keep the world fed?

-­ The triumph of Fight Night-­ Review of the year’s sport

-­ The best and worst of 07/08-­ Graduation controversy

-­ Concrete’s end of year meal-­ Ismail Cafe reviewed

-­ Who won what at the CASAs-­ The Society Sports Day

-­ What to do during the summer months and how to do it

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Trouble by the lake Lightning Strikes

Mother to sue UEA Masonic UEA

Lost passport

UEA student wins

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We may be alone in the universe

New name for NU

Chocolate is good for you

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St George’s day

The end of an era

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Best moment of mass hysteria

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Worst incident involving a First Bus

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Graduation Spread

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Concrete's family meal

Review Rave!The Spice Lounge

Ismail Cafe

Do Different: still keeping the New Year’s resolution?

Stressing out

Make Poverty History’s Society Sports Day

And the winner is...Service to Sports

Service to Societies

Service to the Union

Progress in Sports

Progress in Societies

Sports Team of the Year

Outstanding Achievement Award

Outstanding Sporting Achievement

Society of the Year

Club of the Year

Winners

Well done

In the summer time, when the weather is fine

Where’s our thank you?

Editor’s response

ROB‘the Rob’

HICKFORD

WILL‘the Voice’

HOWARTH

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Appetite for biofuels key factor in recent food shortage

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UEA Karate conquer competitors Editors’ column

Rugby round-­up

Sports review of ‘07/08

Triathalon triumphant in debut year

UEA Fight Night a resounding success

Records set at BUSA indoor championships