[HDNG]THE CITY:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]E2[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Price of a pint of beer: ú1.25 [BULL] Glass of wine: ú1.20[ESTAT][PARA][BOLD]Cinemas:[EBOLD] There's the Crystal Peaks 10 screen multiplex, the 7 [PARA]screen Odeon and 2 other cinemas (3 screens and 1).[PARA][BOLD]Theatres:[EBOLD] (6) The Crucible may be famous for the World [PARA]Snooker Championship, but also features [ITAL]top [EITAL]shows in its main [PARA]theatre (cap 1,000) and more alternative productions in its studio. [PARA]The Lyceum also hosts many plays and concerts.[PARA][BOLD]Pubs:[EBOLD] [ITAL]Dead friendly local pubs and remember, this is Yorkshire ([ULNE][PARA]South[EULNE] Yorkshire), so there's never a brew too few, a pile of pints [PARA]with more pump than slump and all at a price that's ripe. The SU [PARA]runs a couple of pubs itself, but [EITAL][PUSH]push[EPUSH] [ITAL]would also like to shove in [PARA]quick plugs for the Porter Cottage, Grindstone, Nottingham [PARA]House, Fat Cat and any pub that stocks the Wards local brews. [PARA]Yorkshire Grey is one beer that must be supped.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Clubs/discos:[EBOLD] [ITAL]The grooves are cut deep in the streets of [PARA]Sheffield - many clubs with clout and no such thing as a 'student [PARA]nights' (community relations are too cool to be cruel). From the [PARA]many music malls emanate sounds for any ears to hear. [EITAL][PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL][PARA]plugs: Leadmill (ú3, all sorts of sounds, cap 800); Palais (ú1.50-ú5,[PARA]funk/dance/indie/goth); Cairo Jacks (ú2.50, towny with violent [PARA]bouncers, students on Wednesdays anyway); Kiki's (ú1, [PARA]Mondays).[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Music venues:[EBOLD] The biggest is the Arena, one of the country's [PARA]largest venues, and City Hall is nearly as large, but the city brims [PARA]with as many music palaces as night clubs and sometimes the 2 [PARA]coincide: Leadmill and the Palais have live bands. Mr Kite's cafe [PARA]offers many jazz jewels.[HDNG]UNIVERSITY:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]E2[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Price of a pint of beer: ú1.08 [BULL] Glass of wine: 95p[ESTAT][PARA][ITAL]Student ents are big-time, big fun[EITAL] - in one term (11 weeks) in 1993,[PARA]57,000 tickets were sold for SU events including 47 club/disco [PARA]nights, 37 gigs with 91 bands and 9 jazz nights. 20 of these [PARA]events were completely sold out.[PARA][BOLD]Bars:[EBOLD] The SU's 6 bars are the city's cheapest and they have 2 of [PARA]their own pubs, The Fox and Duck in Broomhill, which is a [PARA]studenty area, and the Rising Sun, a bit further away. Bar One in[PARA]the Union's Graves Building has a capacity of 600.[PARA][BOLD]Theatres:[EBOLD] The University Drama Studio in a converted chapel [PARA]provides a professional standard of student theatre.[PARA][BOLD]Film:[EBOLD] The University film society shows 5 or 6 films a week in its [PARA]purpose-built cinema in the SU. [ITAL]They often focus on the arty film[PARA]shortfalls of the city [EITAL](eg Betty Blue)[ITAL], but aren't above shlock [EITAL](eg [PARA]Demolition Man)[ITAL].[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Music venues and clubs/discos:[EBOLD] Club nights and concerts are [PARA]held in the [ITAL]fantastic [EITAL]Octagon Centre (cap 1500) - not only an [PARA]8-sided building, but also [ITAL]an arts venue to run with the best[EITAL]. [PARA]Meanwhile, just because the University has one [ITAL]envy-inspiring[EITAL] [PARA]joint, it doesn't stop it having others too, including The Park (600) [PARA]and Raynor Lounge (150). These venues are used for club nights[PARA]at least 4 times each week (Fahrenheit, Loaded, Shack 742 and [PARA]Mrs Thatcher's Big Night Out - ú1-ú2.50). There are fortnightly [PARA]Cyclone rave nights (with face-painting) and theme nights galore [PARA](60s, 70s, 80s, garage, funk, alternative, jazz - [ITAL]everything but the [PARA]kitchen sink, although if they put one in a venue, it'd probably still [PARA]be a sell-out[EITAL]). But it ain't over yet, The Lower Refectory (600) is [PARA]also used regularly. And not content with this, plans are afoot for[PARA]a ú2.5m extension (should be complete by September 1996).[PARA][BOLD]Recent band appearances:[EBOLD] St Etienne, Blur, Galliano, Therapy?[PARA][BOLD]Cabaret:[EBOLD] The SU hosts cabaret nights 3 or 4 times a term in The [PARA]Lower Refectory, with big[ITAL] [EITAL]names (eg recently, Vic and Bob and [PARA]Rob and Dave).[PARA][BOLD]Other: [EBOLD]Balls and end-of-term carnivals with fair rides and bands.[HDNG]EATING OUT:[EHDNG][PARA]Students tend to attend at the SU's refectory or the SU's 2 fast [PARA]food bars or the SU's pizza bar or even the SU's sandwich bar. [PARA]For the students who're still hungry, there are snack bars and [PARA]cafes all over the city (especially Broomhill and City West). After[PARA]dark, students can dine in style or just grab a cheap chew. [ITAL]For [PARA]junk food junkies, the University area is a bit too affluent for such [PARA]effluent, although the city centre supplies. The Devonshire [PARA]Greenhouse (veggie), Kashmir, Nirmals (both Indian) and [PARA]Pizzaland are all nearby as well as cheap and popular. Other [EITAL][PUSH][PARA]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs: Dora Websters (in Broomhill) for sandwiches and [PARA]cakes; the Oxfam tea room; Mr Kite's (jazz street cafe); Nibbles [PARA]Pizza takeaway (cheap); Ye Olde Tea Shoppe (cheap, big [PARA]portions).[EITAL] Late into night, the starving can find pizzas, bakeries, [PARA]Dial-a-Curry, Asian takeaways (particularly London Rd and [PARA]Abbeydale), kebabs and even a veggie van.
