LEE1 On SPARE COPIES OF YOURSELF. PAGES 1617 S'Incorporating agazine Guardian/ NUS Student Newspaper of the Year March 7. 1997 8' IN, .01.1 • I. 1,1‘ Nro JIL ilkap , Mars Att PLUS: HOW TO LOOK GREAT WITHOUT SPENDING A FORTUNE! CENTRE PAGES AMERICAN COPS CHASE FINALIST Officials banned Lethal chemicals at uni flats me from States for speeding fine BY JUDITH KNIGHT A WARRANT is out for the arrest of globe-trotting student Leon Ricketts who was banned from the United States for failing to pay a speeding fine. American cops tracked down the 20- year-old Geography finalist across the Atlantic Ocean and told him he'll he arrested ir he ever sets loot in the country again. Now Leon, who cannot afford to pay the tine, has had to change his plans for next year after being advised by the American Embassy in London that he must not return without paying. An official said the offence will hang over him for the next 30 years and there will he "severe trouble" if he does not pay up. Leon incurred the line while on holiday in HAZARD WARNING: Clarence Dock residents are angry about the decision to allow the storage of Cyanide at a plant next door to their America last yea when. after pomp:luny accommodation. The planning committee saw no danger to residents, but those living there are not so certain. in the Work Arnern-d lnnemmrtx, he went Full story: page 4 Plc: George Phillipas STUNNED; Leon CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 INSIDE: News 1-11, amment 6-9, Fashion 12-13, Outlook 15-18, Sport 19-24. Plus 28-page jUliCe magazine LEEDS STUDENT Friday March 7, 1987 3 VICE-CHANCELLOR'S FUNDING PLANS COME UNDER MORE FIRE FROM STUDENTS CRUSHING VICTORY: Banners illustrate exactly what the protestors think Pica: Sarah Davis SHOUT IT OUT: Getting the message across THE WAR ON WAGNER GAINS NEW STRENGTH Protest organisers plan new strategy_ • to conquer the faculty cutback decision . v-4 A I BY PHIL KERFOCT & CHRIS BLAKE ulccrcnc CAMPAIGNERS succe,:v by IAA Vice- A hoard of mi•..v:110r' Piesitlent Kate Woodhead: I meeting is the target for the ilext protesting against the Mink the eempaign is now picket next week Tbepentesturs Business and Health student, closure of a faculty at stronger than ever_ The anion arc' will ti-} and get themselves heard criticised the wage packet, LMU have vowed to still supporting the campaign at die meeting at ,lprn on "Compared to people 1410 per cent and I think who've done. jobs 'Milt light on this week. management arc grating Tue:'aj'gilyner's hint:, awaited at: room worthwhile, An open letter from the - A successful demo in concerned.'. ci instill anon doc u men ails° think it's excessive. Another student. who campaigners Leeds city centre had John Pearl has vowed to keep surfaced this week. T1te paper ear the protests up for as long as outlines the proposals and aims wished to remain ‘e 566 Friday and a pledge to ' possible: "Cleaning and catering In allow comment on them anonymous, favoured n response to the consultation document dated 2612/97. we have felt continue lobbying have staff have voiced i.oneems about before a final decision is nettle. the pay decision. "1t `v the need to write this letter, boosted hopes of the core Wagner's management and are Organiser:. have hit back at a capitalist country. YES! We do understand dint. in the face of constant governmental demonstrators despite an taking a ballot on industrial the document as well as he should he Oh a cuts in funding, savings need to he million pounds if he made in education, health, etc. admitted dwindling of action. We must keep up Our Wagner's defertce of his scheme YES? We do understand that you have a very difficult job to do and opposition until they make a in last week's feeds Mudent.. In wants. He spends it's not made any easier with the campaign that is going on to try and energy. decision then we can talk as one. an open letter to Leslie Wagner. less time in the bar save the Faculty of Health and Social Care, John Peart, campaign drinking than most What we don't understand (opposite) they voice their is why with all the millions paid out to organiser, told a meeting on students for One Outside business consultants and Problems concerns over his plan. the thousands you deem to pay Wednesday they were Wagner has also been thing!" yourself and your two deputy Vice- "We have had problems this Chancellors, you have only planning a national protest confirmed AS one of the highest managed to come up with two options to save seven and a half million week with people losing energy. for next week with support paid Vice-Chancellors in the pounds over the next three years. Both of these, incidentally, mean the We've been at this for a number country. New figures have put front many student bodies closing down or "restructuring" of the Faculty of Health and Social iit weeks and it's starting to his salary at f 127.000 computed including the Campaign for Care_ Surely, the money spent on arriving at these decisions comes affect people's went but we must to £106,tel0 earned by the Vice. under the section: -Whenever possible, overheads .should he cut and Free Education, the National keep nn.- core activities maintained." - Which is whet you hope to achieve_ Union of Teachers, the Green Obviously we have a different opinion as to what overheads and core Party and the Socialist activities are or maybe we're a little contact' and need sour help. Workers party What are the overheads'? 1:250.00[1 inn keep edntinistration and staff to often the faculty or the thousands VriuriChl Defiance fat cats receive each Year' - and the other resident What is the core acuvity of ibe Ifni% ervil■ The group are ,Ilse hipiiie to • ? rn ensure that rilitlentV gradtarle with oulditicislions and build lurks 55dt1 oilier RAC"' 01111side decrees Ih;11 arc recorlill•ed Lotr professions who iteld the repotatien in the ltroversitt in eis tics high esteem :a- Ili mid; e plus: curer, much money as possible by using outhide ng and cleaning Line' leen ir. oi by illirridliCitig trip lip ice lhe &mouse ,iiion oast s5 cc t. Also it has been 4host.it in , a Mit umeitr pritiinixd by cite gathered !misses.: siinsirt fron, the hug run 'ht. 0H...in.,/ divan nl tIne loyally Will in Mai in crilicemerl Conunuod ei,115 111011cy AIM mil ■Lp..e. tart Cut the writ ma Ihr v.l. 5i WI Si, ji1,1 a ‘1.1 ggs,.141.4{ I VClie gee NJ, anodic; .ioritli,ition .41 %Vague'', conkilthiiii, ;Ind keep epen the l ■ acoli torir OA it slat office 11,Mb sriti fir makes economic and education:it Ii,rs c lf A Nand 'isicre hired to pigs Ill the City Site ems Iluil after ilie march. hit[ a," mi ea get lite fir•feiPnt out•ide le.aener lice baud pl,i.,•cd Ihere 74 ear-it/tat:9a .ern .Rt.Opp,ts on Friday Ore/aPtacT4 I he demr∎ 5r u, .1‘ SUPPORT: The campaign got support,tonpundteds ol LEEDS STUDENT Friday Wren 7. 1997 5 HALIFAX BUILDING SOCIETY BRANDED 'PETTY' v.• Bank court threat Spicing it up at club GROUPIES were oyeijoyed when scary Spice Girl Mel 13 made an unexpected appearance at the Nato club on Saturday. writes Man Grauer over 7p overdraft Jump suit wearing Mel armed up with a posse of bouncers and friends to enjoy the action at the celebrated BANK HOUND HARD-UP 'Hard 'limes' night. The 21 year old star then STUDENT TO COUGH UP spoke exclusively to Leeds sautenr. Yorkshire born and feed Mel said she was returning SPARE CHANGE DEBTS to her rocas In the 'capital of Ille mink' BY MATTHEW LIDDY She lied just come up to Leeds from at charity concert LEEDS Student gaxc our dsh.Ii a:, 1:4-11n 011 .1711.1 demand an explanetion But with the lest of the Spice Girls one reader a little at Birmingham's NEC The tight-fisted officials- wid hint extra help this week - he still had m coueb up the gruel line schedule did mutt deter coppers her from het partvine instins is and on a battle howeser, "I've come belt Ti'! lames W/1% Norms err his against petty hank I e same I eason a11y.1mr else treatment -I basreally told might conic here is base a bureaucracy. them a here to p, There era., et eat hthe u 1111 Mel I Males 1 James Deleon Clarke 1,:ty 1 Si as g011lp 10 pay 11 like a isl dance taus £500 overdrawn with Ws filth:1111.0s," he fumed Gonlii,eif _fumes rime (.reds the Hnlilaa Building Rocketed ,Linker. h. -see if ere ioult1 Society, x). hen he was Make the halak di:vision for 1. II.e I t,t 1.5„ its Ls Ills' ordeled to thentsel% es. \pi, e gilt. pupal IVO?, NIA:111, 1,• IOC kCieli ,1111 rikilobet pay' it Oft A pilulec 1 tall to .•1e 4,CSI•1.11411: te,th J In He the Socielt. ,utterer,( and the sYclopitiv of willingly utiiise ads• eits two Bri I ziwth ■ obliged. but boast they Mel said she 111., was scVCn HALIFAX "gise 41 little overwhelmed by her group's swims.. -Yeah. the lints were pence extra help' - from brilliant, it was 41 tremendous short_ Britain's experience - I cuit't really biggest student read cleared up describe it I lust tell so patriotic to he up thereon stage Petty the Immo.