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2 Varsity News 23.06.06 Parker’s Football The Backs’ Backside Zebra distress at Blanchett film set Thousands of fans returned to Parker’s Piece, the birth- that there was only one were quite a few of us who place of football, to watch Emily Stokes witness statement for the couldn’t believe what we England’s match against punching incident. But were seeing, so someone Sweden on Thursday THE RSPCA are carrying out shortly after the RSPCA were called the RSPCA then the evening. Despite the cold an animal welfare investiga- called in on the weekend of police . I was told it was a weather, around 8,000 tion following claims that a June 3, a 34 year old woman female and quite old, and it attended the event, which zebra was abused during the from Cambridge, who is was punched in the head was described by police as filming of The Golden Age, the believed to have been an quite hard a number of being “remarkably trouble follow-up to Elizabeth (1998). extra on the film, told the times. It was just unneces- free”. Other screens around Scenes for the film were shot Cambridge Evening News that sary.” the country had to be in St John’s College last several people had witnessed A police officer and a vet turned off during the game month, but the allegations the maltreatment of the went to visit the zebra and to enable police to break up focus on more recent filming zebra. She said that the its owner yesterday morning fighting, but only three at Ely Cathedral. The zebra zebra “had to walk past a line in Oxfordshire. If they arrests were made in was brought in for a section of people and we all had to suspect the living conditions Cambridge. The most seri- in which Sir Walter Raleigh, clap, and the scene was shot of the zebra and the other ous injury that the St. John played by Clive Owen, is over and over again about 20 animals under the owner’s Ambulance crew had to shown bringing back exotic times. The zebra was very care to be inadequate, the deal with was a man hit by animals from his travels for distressed, it was breathing investigation will continue. a flying beer can. the Queen, played by Cate heavily and its feet were clat- The RSPCA were satisfied Blanchett. tering all over the place.” that the other exotic A spokesperson from the The witness then claimed animals used in the film, Cyclist attacked RSPCA told Varsity that there that she saw the zebra including a marmoset, a had been two complaints punched in the head several cobra and several parrots, A cyclist was beaten and during the filming of The times. “It was horrible. There were treated well. thrown into the river in a Golden Age concerning the violent attack on treatment of the zebra. The Midsummer Common in first complaint, concerning Cambridge on Thursday the living conditions of the night. Witnesses observed zebra, was investigated and the man crawl out of the later dismissed after an river only to be punched RSPCA inspector found that again. The assailants, who “everything was fine. There had kicked the cyclist’s bike was plenty of bedding and into the river, fled into the water and the zebra was very fair before the police happy and comfortable.” arrived. The victim was Soon afterwards, however, treated for cuts and bruises. the RSPCA received a phone The attack has raised wider call in which a member of concerns about the pres- the public reported that the ence of the fair on zebra had been punched in Midsummer Common. the head during filming. By the time the RSPCA returned Revellers celebrating the beginning of May Week on the Backs last to the scene of the filming, Estate Shooting Saturday evening were treated to more than just a view of King’s Chapel however, the owner and and the Wren Library. Charlie Cavey, the ARU student more common- trainers had moved the ly known for busking in his bin on Bridge Street, was photographed by animals back to Oxfordshire. A man has been charged picnicker Mivy James, from Surrey on King’s Backs at about 7pm. Cavey, with attempted murder The RSPCA spokeswoman after a shooting on a who has been punting in the nude since 1998, would only be liable for told Varsity yesterday that she Cambridge housing estate. police investigation if a complaint were lodged against him. On this occa- suspected both complaints A 49 year-old man was shot sion though, the sight did not seem to have offended anyone. had come from the same in the chest with a hand- person. She also told Varsity Cate Blanchett, who stars as Elizabeth in The Golden Age gun in Thorpe Way, Abbey, after residents reported hearing eight gun shots at Applicants deterred by tuition fees rise Drug dealer jailed Pressured students turn to plagiarism around 6.20pm last Sunday. Eyewitnesses Target 10,000, a new campaign to improve disadvantaged A 34 year-old heroin addict, The Plagiarism Advisory Service has warned students who plagia- described a fight breaking students’ access to higher education, revealed yesterday that the Runu Miah, has been jailed for rise their work from the internet that new software will be much out between two men and rise in fees – to £3,000 a year – has taken its toll. A survey of over three years after being more successful at identifying copied material. This follows a recent the suspect, Ken Kew. more than 7,000 sixth-formers showed that ninety-five percent found in possession of 9.3 survey showing that nine percent of students have plagiarised other Covered in blood, Kew of them were ignorant about the financial support arrangements grams of heroin and more than people’s work on one occasion, and sixteen percent have copied tryed to escape before being available to them. Twenty-seven percent of the students surveyed, £500 in cash on Cherry Hinton work straight from the internet more than once. The problem is tackled by a passer-by and all of whom are predicted to get the equivalent of BBB or higher Road. Miah denied being primarily blamed on students not having enough time to complete held until police arrived. grades at A-level, said tuition fees made it less likely they would involved in a commercial drug work. The survey also found that male students are more likely to Resident Rosemary Piper, go to university. set-up. plagiarise than females. who was one of the first on the scene, said, “it was mayhem. A man was lying on the ground bleeding badly and my neighbour >>page 14 was using a cloth to stem The voice of the Cambridge Drinking Society the flow. The man was Jude obviously going into Ian Ellard, Secretary of the Queens’ Cherubs, speaks out for exclusivity shock.” Kew has been Townend charged with seven Slash your gown! Trample on avoiding the issue; no delay- people enjoy, not so that we rassed by noise and vomit! offences, including poses- the lawn! Mispronounce Latin ing the nub; no empty can ally ourselves with other They were instead delighted On sion of a fire-arm and Grace! Knock every single one rhetoric. When I, on Suicide appreciators, but so that we that such a bizarre, wonderful, attempted murder. The of those bizarre little knobbles Sunday 2005, drank the can distance ourselves with a time-honoured tradition as a ‘Crazy’ victim is recovering in off of King’s! For to be rid of Cherubs’ pint, knotted my tie sneer from the ignorant! Cambridge drinking society Papworth Hospital, and his drinking societies would be to and was thereby initiated into Exclusivity is only danger- had brought people together, Cambridge condition is said to be do exactly these things! Ye Cherubs, the Queens’ ous when it becomes people who might otherwise stable. Drinking societies are an Gentlemen’s Drinking Society, intimidating, but the majority never have met, to entertain absolutely vital and integral it was a beautiful day. I refer of drinking societies, out to them, and to entertain part of Cambridge University. not, of course, to the weather, dinner with another society, themselves. They represent a vital organ of but rather to that intangible, are not there to intimidate, That is the joy of the Listen the writhing, beautiful ethereal sense of quiet pride of but to enjoy themselves, to Drinking Society – food, fine student body. But why? Why a human being allowed to join meet people, make friends wine, and finer friends. have drinking societies a group. But the modern and conversation. When Ye Contrary to popular belief, You can hear become such an important, world is, with one hand, terri- Cherubs flew out to Barcelona drinking societies are more Varsity on the nay essential, aspect of fied of exclusivity, and with during Lent Term this year, than just booze and birds. In radio, on Cambridge life? What makes the other we stroke and the twelve American girls the words of chef Charlie them not an appendix, but a welcome it! ‘Elitism’ is a dirty with whom we sat down to Trotter, “all four elements Mondays at lung, or some skin? word, while at home we trawl dinner, in the shadow of the happen in equal measure - the 7pm It is best here, I think, to the Facebook, literally lip-lick- Sagrada Familia, were not cuisine, the wine, the service, offer no more than personal ing at an ‘appreciation society’ intimidated by identically- and the overall ambience.

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