[HDNG]TOWN:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]E2[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Price of a pint of beer: ú1.10 [BULL] Glass of wine: ú1.10[ESTAT][PARA][BOLD]Cinemas:[EBOLD] (4) 2 multiplexes with 8 screens each, one of which is [PARA]in St Andrews Quay; 1 with 4 screens. Also, the Film Theatre, [PARA]next to the City Library, for arty flicks.[PARA][BOLD]Theatres:[EBOLD] (2) The more [ITAL]highbrow [EITAL]is the New Theatre for posh [PARA]plays, opera and ballet. Spring Street Theatre is a rep theatre, [PARA]the home of the Hull Truck Theatre company.[PARA][BOLD]Pubs:[EBOLD] Being a port, Hull has no shortage of pubs, some of which [PARA]have stuffed fish on the walls and glass balls in nets, but [ITAL]most [PARA]are less naff. [EITAL][PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs: Gardner's Arms (video juke box); The [PARA]Queens (popular for students in Newland Avenue area); Haworth[PARA]Arms (homely atmosphere); The Mainbrace (students don't mind[PARA]the ghastly decor); The Old Town (log fire, good for marathon [PARA]sessions).[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Clubs/discos:[EBOLD] [ITAL]Enough student nights in Hull's clubs to fill a week[EITAL]. [PUSH][PARA]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs: Spiders (Goth, trash, cheap drinks, ú2.50); Silhouette [PARA](theme nights, gay friendly, ú2); Waterfront (chart, soul and retro,[PARA]ú1.50); LAs (Funk It Thursdays for up to 2,000 students, ú1.50); [PARA]The Welly (dance, rave and indie - seedy, ú1).[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Music venues:[EBOLD] City Hall attracts major bands on tour, mainly retro[PARA]and chart stuff. The Welly (see above) features indie and reggae[PARA]names. The Haworth Arms for jazz or, with a selection of folk [PARA]and blues, the Blue Lamp. The Adelphi is a music club; the [PARA]Voodoo Queens played recently and Kingmaker and the [PARA]Housemartins were spotted here.[PARA][BOLD]Other:[EBOLD] [ITAL]The arts scene in Hull is quite lively, maybe helped by the [PARA]bohemian abundance of cafes and bars.[EITAL][HDNG]UNIVERSITY:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]E1[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Price of a pint of beer: 99p [BULL] Glass of wine: 70p[ESTAT][PARA][BOLD]Bars:[EBOLD] There are 4 Union bars (2 main bars, 1 bar/lounge and 1 at [PARA]the sports centre) and a [ITAL]good [EITAL]one run by the University at the [PARA]Lawns halls. All the bars are popular, often attracting students [PARA]from [ULNE]Humberside University[EULNE]. The Resnikov Bar[ITAL] is regarded as [PARA]the place to pose in, if you can elbow through[EITAL]. The John [PARA]McCarthy Bar has stained glass lighting and is full of rugby lads; [PARA]the Chico Mendes Bar, named after a Brazilian environmental [PARA]campaigner, is, [ITAL]ironically[EITAL], decorated with hardwood; and the [PARA]Sports Centre Bar, [ITAL]oddly[EITAL], is the quietest.[PARA][BOLD]Theatres:[EBOLD] There are 2 theatres.[PARA][BOLD]Cinemas:[EBOLD] 2 film clubs and the Union shows movies too.[PARA][BOLD]Clubs/discos:[EBOLD] For weekly wildness, the Union Main Hall (cap [PARA]1,450, adm ú1 for the Stomp) or the Assembly Hall (500) are the [PARA]places for the club crew.[PARA][BOLD]Music venues:[EBOLD] The Union Main Hall is also a [ITAL]mega [EITAL]venue for [PARA]bands, but not the only one - The Middleton and Assembly Halls [PARA]also features [ITAL]groovy [EITAL]gigs with capacities of 500 each.[PARA][BOLD]Recent band appearances:[EBOLD] Credit to the Nation, Suede, Sister [PARA]Sledge, The Orb, Bjorn Again, D:Ream, M-People, Therapy?[PARA][BOLD]Cabaret:[EBOLD] 3 times a term at the Wheatsheaf in the Union; recently,[PARA]Greg Proops.[PARA][BOLD]Others:[EBOLD] Numerous termly balls, annual Athletic and St Patrick's [PARA]Day Events, etc.[HDNG]EATING OUT:[EHDNG][PARA]The University provides 2 large cafeterias in the Union, open all [PARA]day and until 10.30 at night. These include the [ITAL]studenty [EITAL]refectory [PARA]downstairs and the [ITAL]perhaps too civilised [EITAL]Wheatsheaf. There are [PARA]some provisions in halls of residence - [ITAL]halls offer either choice or [PARA]quality in food, but not both. [EITAL]Otherwise, students nab a nibble in [PARA]local shops and cafes of which there are many.[ITAL] Fast food [EITAL][PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL][PARA]plugs: Peppinos (for pizza) and just about any of the many [PARA]around the campus. Other [EITAL][PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs: Indian - Ray's Place, [PARA]Asian Kitchen (open till 3); Chinese - New Garden; Italian and [PARA]pizzas - Pier Luigi's, Dominic's and Pepi's; Chiquito's (Mexican); [PARA]Tropicana (Indonesian); Hull Food (popular veggie); Cafe 101/2, [PARA]posey but cosy; for parents - The Mint, Trios, Ceruttis. After [PARA]midnight, grub gets rarer - if desperate, students resort to [PARA]Falcons for kebabs. [EITAL][PARA][PARA]