Publicising the Union's Opposition to the Proposed Cuts
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Hemlock — scented Friday 13th Issue. TIGHTEN YOUR BELTS UNION IS TOL It was announced this week that University Union will face a £27,000 plus cut in its total spending power next year. This loss roughly equals what LUU plans to hand over in clubs and society grants from October. President Mary Cassidy said the University expects this amount to be lopped off the Union's £670,000 total - despite an assurance given last year that no such cut would he demanded. Ms. C'assuly and LUU Treasurer Denise Blanks settlement, so that next year's Exec would have a learnt of the cost cutting move in a meeting with firm financial base to work from. Senate members on Monday, It was announced The current budget submission was worked out despite Union en-operation with cutbaeks last sear. on the basis of the 'no cuts' assurance, so the and changes in the was the total budget is assessed. £27.000 loss would mean widespread disruption. Ms. CaSsidy said University Representatives at the PROTECTED meeting confessed that the assurance had been Last year. the I.Iniversite and the Union agreed to elven. but could not guarantee to back it up. charier the ssae which tile :rzit,t wx, calculated. the Exec position em this four per cent cut is Previously tt w as worked out on Union simply that we are not going to accept it," said membership totals, but now a lump sum is given in Mary. respect of' home and EEC students. This change "We talked this over at the meeting for an hour buffers the Union against loss of cash through or so, but we couldn't get a firm agreement from falling student numbers. the This year's budget total is roughly the same as for LOSSES '82/83, Its effect would be equal to wiping out the The assurance given last year was given in verbal societies' grants budget, or it could affect the terms, and was never formally received on paper by Union's staffing structure, she said. This would not LIM although the University members at necessarily mean that anyone now employed by the Monday's meeting readily accepted that it had been Union would lose their job, but that additional given. posts•planned would not he filled. Swift action would have to be taken to reach a RAY CASTLE Recommendations by the Union A Committee Room will be awaiting permission from the Administration Committee have built for both Polytechnic and City Council before it can be found five uses for what was the Union use, and a Dark Room is opened. • Textii'p Department • Pie Key Murtha Poly Nursery on the second floor to be kilted out with three The old nursery is currently of B block at the Poly Main Site. enlargers. two •nterofocus being used for storage until work One of the two largest rooms finders, a proof printer and begins on it at the end of this will be used for the various developing tanks. term. if all goes as planned. TEXTILE TRAGEDY martial arts clubs connected In addition, toilets and a The only obstacle which with the Union, whilst the other shower room will be installed, remains now is the ratification at A workman was crushed to death in a tragic accident in the will he turned into a 'Leisure the proposals. which is unlikely Unisersity's textile industries building last week. Complex'. incorporating three Meanwhile_ a new site for the to be opposed. Peter Hellawell, 54. died after a heavy piece of equipment fell sun beds and two saunas, able to Nursery has been found, at 18 on him as he was working. Fie was rushed to hospital. but accommodate four people each. Queen's Square. The Union are MARILYN HONIGMAN certified dead on arrival. Mr. Hellawell, married. of Ol1611111111~ Blagdon Lane. Ncwsharn. Huddersfield, was a fitter The next issue ()I STOP PRESS President Censured employed by a company in his 1.eats Student A packed 0.6.11.1 at the City Site yesterday. voted in favour of home town. Ile was removing a Hopper, a will be on censuring L.P.U. President. Pete Godwin. The motion, proposed by former Education Secretary, Bill Cooke machine used for wool 27th May 1983 and Deputy President, John Cregan, condemned Mr. Godwm's Mac- processing. with two other workmen, when the accident i Hope you don't miss us tion over opposing the National Advisory Body cuts. Mr. Godwin had been mandated to write letters to the press and other bodies happened. too much next Fridav publicising the Union's opposition to the proposed cuts. A police spokesman said a However. at the meeting Mr. Godwin claimed Mai he had fulfilled post mortem had been held. and his mandate "as soon as possible" as stated in the motion last March. an inquest into his death opened Deadline for dateline He concluded the debate, which centred on the accountability of on Wednesday. will he Executive officers, by asking Union members how much they had Mr. Hellawell had been at Wednesday 25th May, done to oppose Education cuts before they judged him. But the vote in favour of censure was overwhelming. The meeting irk on the first floor of the lunchtime Wise) debated the Union's stance on the forthcoming General Elec- building. opposite the refectory, tion. The details of the dIseu,sion will appear in the next 1r-€11v for several days. SIUdent, RAY CASTLE Last Saturday Youth CND held a major demonstration and fes- tival in London. The march • prnizzez Pic: Aunt Kathy which went from the Embank- Back home again to the leafy pocket-money this term: tough. ment to Brixton was poorly attended, with must people going Felicitations minions! lanes of Leeds, and University It appears the LUU's grant second years will no doubt enquiry scheme is running into straight to the festival in Brix- Oh dear - the picture says it all does it not? This is ton. remember former External- roblems. Welfare Secretary, the effect that this Easter's NUS Conference had on Since the University did not Affairs Secretary, derisorily- Stefan Marks, recently read a send any coaches the ones sent by Polytechnic delegation members Bill Cook and dressed doyen of the Thursday form which had been filled out the Poly were crowded out. The Fahim. To be honest, it was hardly surprising. A disco. Chris Karle. On visiting by one Edward Windsor, of 1 festival in Brockwell Park was week in Warwick with seven hundred of the most the launderette on Welton Road The Mall, London SW1, a first- well attended with recently, it was my dubious year Anthropology student estimates horrendous hacks is barely more entertaining than ranging from 20,000 to 80,000. delight to see the aforemen- whose parents' income is not TVa.m. at six in the morning. At least the latter [hie to some bad organisation tioned Mr. Karle displaying a only declared but published in by Y.C.N.D. the Damned were permits commercial breaks. Not so at Warwick: total ineptness with the the national press. Looking up the 1st band to play, going on John Cregan had to retire for a whole morning intricacies of coin-op washing. from his desk, Mr. Marks before many people had arrived. session, prompting speculation that it had been the Having added roughly a ton of unashamedly asked Deputy The result of this was that a large Tide, the one-time union hack President, Paul Hill, "The Mall? previous night's 'session' that was affecting him. number of disgruntled punters expressed astonishment to the Is that the Inner London Educa- "1 just felt a little under the bership of the SDP precludes his other inhabitants of the said tion Authority?" up the front decided to throw weather, that's all," said Poly having an opinion on anything. boutique (myself, two old ladies Such mirth was resultant from, mud at anyone who came on Deputy President, John. look- The chairperson of LULI s and a dog) that his machine was Stefan's wish that a photocopy of stage. This led to Paul Weller's ing wanly at his lunch. Labour Club, Matt Tee, excel- overflowing with suds. "What's the spoof sheet was shown to band, The Style Council, only Meanwhile LWYANUS led himself at Warwick, winning wrong?" he whined, plaintively. LPU Deputy President, John playing two numbers before Convenor and woman- the 'Erskine Cup for Megahac- Cregan, who read it and said, they'd had enough. Hazel "Ye've put too much soap mountain of Leeds, Elaine kery' hands up. John Erskine is "This isn't one of our students - O'Connor and Madness fared one of the old dears astutely Goswell was looking voraci- proud of Matt, having taught in.- this is a University Union form." slightly better though the big pointed out. ously at her lunch, delegation him everything he knows (one Ah, well! You can't Wind- success of the afternoon were the He left, looking puzzled, leav- lunchtime in the M.J.). He sor'm all. Good luck with your reggae band Clint Eastwood and leader, Mike James. Unfortu- ing the suds welling out of the nately, her designs in this seems, however, to have taught end-of-term quizzes, lackeys. If General Saint. machine. white and quivering: department were distracted, him too much. To Mr. Erskine's you don't know it now, you Having said all this the high- not a had approximation of Mt while the jaundiced Mr. James chagrin, Warwick saw the blos- never will (har har!) point of the afternoon must have Karle himself.