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University Marking Risks Discrimination ed990318.qxd 22/03/99 17:51 Page 1 (1,1) 18/03/99 The University of Surrey Students’ Newspaper No 961 Win the Brits 99 CD and a Chancellors SURFC lose as Bottle of Logo Captain is Champagne Challenge legless again! p6 p6 p12 Spaced out University marking for charity risks discrimination he National Union of commitment to an across- in Scotland, Asian students recommends that “our edu- Students, with the the-board anonymous mark- made up 20% of the stu- cation system must face up Tbacking of The ing system and will be urg- dents on one course but 80% to the problems, real and Commission for Racial ing students to send printed of those students who were potential, which exist”. Equality and The Equal postcards demanding failed were Asian; at a uni- Opportunities Commission, change. Over 8,000 post- versity in South West Recommendation 70 states is calling for a universal sys- cards have already been sent England, 62 % of students that “Police Services, local tem of anonymous marking. by concerned students. believed that their marks Government and relevant The Campaign comes would improve if a system agencies should specifical- against the background of Research has shown that at a of anonymous marking was ly consider implementing research which shows dis- London university, black introduced. community and local ini- crimination in university students’ marks were 4.2% tiatives aimed at promot- assessments across the lower than white students; at This campaign is particular- ing cultural diversity and country. NUS and students’ a university in Wales 42% of ly poignant as the addressing racism and the ever mind the at circuits!), suffered from unions around the country men got firsts or an upper MacPherson report , the need for focused, consis- impression that kids what is technically known will be lobbying university second while only 34% of investigation into the tent support for such Ngive us, space hop- as Severe Fluffing officials this Easter for a women achieved the same; Stephen Lawrence enquiry, initiatives”. ping is not fun. Through the Exhaustion. Although annals of time our memories lighter and more experi- National Conference - A Look Ahead of smashing up the house enced I also suffered a simi- racing around on space hop- lar fate. We did however s you read this, input their view on what current National Executive your behalf and setting up pers have been distorted. succeed in our aims without NUS National topics and campaigns NUS Committee accountable for contacts with Unions across This may be down to making idiots out of our- AConference will be should be concentrating on, their work over the previous the country. Each year the parental justice for our trou- selves at all. We raised £52 drawing to a close following National Conference was year and elects the new com- Conference debates the bles or due to copious in cash donations during the four days of intense political formed. mittee for the year to come. Priority motions voted for amounts of semi legal sub- day and have £212 of spon- debate. The National Union by Unions during winter. stances. It is not only less sorship money to collect so of Students (NUS) was The Winter Gardens in Earlier this semester, you The four topics prioritised fun than getting your bikini please pay up promptly. formed by a Handful of Blackpool is the historical elected six representatives by Unions are Life Long line done (so CJ tells me) it Thanks to all those generous Universities in 1922 and has home of NUS National to attend this years Learning, Student Funding, is also more tiring than sat- sponsors and donators and grown ever since with a Conference, and for four Conference. They are Student Health & Housing isfying 23 nymphomaniacs ( abuse to all those who total member ship now in days a year students from all Harriet Sims, Delegate and NUS Democratic I can tell you). Despite thought we were doing it for excess of 850 Student walks of life descend on the Leader, Daniel Jones, Reform. There will be a full weeks of training even CJ, a fun. Union. To ensure that every hotels and guest houses of Marcus Mayers, Tom report of Conference in the strapping athlete (often seen lots of love Jase & CJ Constituent Member has the Blackpool to discuss issues Sherwen, Gill Venables and new Union Magazine, to be fairest topics and most that are important to stu- Nick Walsh. These repre- published after Easter. FREE MINI-BUS democratic opportunity to dents. Conference holds the sentatives will be voting on Look out for details. Service 1/2 Hourly Starts 17.35 6PM LTD Starts From SENATE Steps to 1. Varsity Centre (entrance) STUDENT COUNCIL 2. Gill Avenue (Hospital entrance) 3. Egerton Road/Park Barn Drive Thursday March 25th 1999 4. Aldershot Road to Northway 5. Sheperd Lane to Stoughton Road Tell us what you think of Show Me 6. Manor Road to Woodbridge Hill The Money Week and any of your bright ideas! 7. A3 to the University via Tesco car park on return jour- neys between 7pm and 9pm to pick up student shoppers Free bottle of Carlsberg Ice to the first and via the Varstiy Centre on return Journeys between 24 people to arrive at Student Council and 9.35pm abd 10.35pm. stay for the whole thing! News 1 n Letters 2&3 n Politics 4 n Ents 5 n Union & Competitions 6/7 Music 8/9 n What’s On/Films 10 n Notices & Crossword 11 n Surrey Pride 12 ed990318.qxd 22/03/99 17:51 Page 2 (1,1) 2 18/03/99 Your Letters Note From the Editor Editor Demanding Value for Money Since this is the last Barefacts Finally I woulld like to remind Tom Sherwen before the Easter break I have everyone that you are all entitled to Dear Ed, evening? Two Millers premium But multiply that minor gain by the pork pies, priced at 0.95, charged at number of students and the number ([email protected]) allowed the immediate right of an opinion. reply to this weeks letters. I would As someone on campus staring at a 0.99. I’d previously stopped buying of products, and you can see why also like to emphasise that the Whether you agree with someone, computer screen long into the digestive biscuits because they such an activity is illegal under the Deputy Editor Editor has complete editorial con- or not, their opinion represents night, I depend on the One Stop were priced wrongly - in favour of Sale of Goods Act. This is system- trol over all submissions and is not their freedom of thought. Grocery Store next to the library the shop, of course. atic behaviour on the part of the Vacant obliged to publish all letters. restaurant (sorry, “Rushes”) for shop, and it’s fraudulent. Having a buying those late-evening snacks. Sure, it is only a couple of pence captive market is no excuse. for you, and by the time you’ve Arts Editor What role for Security? However, the One Stop consistent- queued up you don’t want to waste Demand the price on the shelves. Daniel Jones Dear Barefacts Loads of people banged on the ly charges more for items than is time arguing the point with whoev- Demand better value for money. I am writing to you Union doors to get help, and when displayed on the price tags on the er is unlucky enough to have the Cheers, L ([email protected]) because there is a serious problem they finally did answer the security shelves. The latest example this part-time job there that evening. which needs to be solved. On staff said it wasn’t their responsi- Wednesday (10/3) night there was a bility. This is stupid when someone Student Council - Decision Time! News Editor nasty fight outside the Union. could have got seriously hurt. I James Buller These are bound to happen now hope that upon reading this letter Dear Bare Facts, ence rather than to a minority. population. and again, but what we didn’t that the Union will resonsider it’s ([email protected]) expect was that the security staff security policy. I am not entirely sure why I am Before student apathy is blamed And on a final note - beer prices. I would do nothing to resolve it. Thank you Mat bothering to write this letter, as I (yet again!) for the low attendance know that the Union beer subsidis- am sure that it will be rubbished by at these meetings, I think that the es the minibus run out to Hazel Features Editor Dear Barefacts, should include entering and leaving somebody from within the Union Union needs to look at itself and Farm, but I really don’t see where Nick Walsh the premises. At closing time close clique. And don’t bother trying to ask why there is this lack of inter- all the money goes. Our beer prices What is the role of our Unions to 1000 people are being turfed out deny that it exists - I have been at est. I can’t pretend to know what are cheaper than town, that is cor- ([email protected]) security staff? I am asking this into a small area and this is bound the University since 1993 and in “turns on” undergraduates - maybe rect, but surely the rents in town are after an incident that happened on to invoke fracas. It is at times like my time here very little seems to someone will respond and let you higher than for the Union? And can Wednesday night (10.3.99).
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