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Ents Deserters Threaten Gig 18 OCTOBER 1991 TV DE11~ NDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER Ents deserters threaten gig. Stephanie Rigby Many non-student members of much into building up concert "My wish is for Ents to be a At one point during the gig concert security who hold down security." Ingrain said. Union Sub-committee run for UM Financial Affairs Secretary, day jobs are vehemently opposed He voiced his concern at the students. by students, who, as in Pe ►njot Valia. was forced to don a A near disaster was averted at to the new arrangements because it problem this posed at Saturday any other society arc not paid in concert security T-shirt in order 1 o ASaturday night's Stiff Little affects the amount they must night's concert. "I am annoyed they beer." McCarthy said. maintain a full complement of Fingers concert at the University declare to the inland revenue. walked out in the middle of a Ingram explained that if the staff. refectory when all the non-student "As a stop-gap measure we concert; it left us in a very difficult concert had been called off Ents *Ali Lewis, head of LIEU members of concert security were intending to pay them in beer position. There was a 10 minute would have had to cover losses Entstech resigned on walked out in the middle of the gig. up until Christmas. with a view to period when I did not know it the from the venue fee, staff wages. Saturday night following a eventually phasing out non- concert could continue. but luckily ticket sales and possible legal dispute with members of his The decision to resign in the students working on Ents. But they there was enough security that did action from the promoters to cover team who were reportedly middle of the concert was taken to felt annoyed as some of them have not resign and enough security who their loss. unhappy with his actions. cause maximum confusion as a worked on security for quite a few were not working on the night that Ingram now intends to build up However. his resignation protest by some security members. years, since they were students," I could call on to make up the a new concert security team was not recognised by Lilts They were complaining about the Ems Secretary. Stu Ingram said. numbers." consisting solely of students. "I Secretary Stu Ingram. who change in the payment system from However. he pointed out that want to start afresh with a clean subsequently sacked the cans of beer to money. This was their actions at Saturday's concert LUU General Secretary, Enda security team. There are some members of Entstech who implemented by LUU in constituted 'an about face'. McCarthy described Ingram's original concert security remaining. opposed Lewis. Lewis himself has accordance with an auditors report "They said they would not just handling of the debacle as "quite I will also drall in existing disco stood by his resignation and which recommended all beer leave, but would stay and see the brilliant" in averting a potentially security and recruit some new there is to be an election to payments be stopped. new system in as they had put so dangerous situation, people." he sied. appoint a new head of Entstech. Members of student 'Life' who supported the amendment Abortion fund fails as Union denied they are anti-abortionists. One spokesperson said: "We don't want woman not to have INSIDE abortions, but we do think they Council policy is overturned aren't adequately informed as to the problems they have to deal Neil Cameron "I rang the British the fund in the week that it was with. We want to see proper NEWS 2,3,4 Pregnancy Advisory Service and set up. As for the counselling, benefit payments for those with COMMENT 5,6 they assured me no student I've been talking to the Leeds kids, proper child care services MUSIC 7,8,9 y A UU's abortion fund. wanting an abortion would he Abortion Fund to find out who and we want men to assume I unanimously passed by turned away. I don't believe the deals with this aspect for them. more responsibility in looking ARTS 10,11 Union Council on Monday. will counsellors provided will have I'm not going to be starting this after children." SPECTRUM 12,13,14 not now become Union policy the necessary time, experience or without back-up." They also rejected the notion WORLD STUDENT 15 qualifications. The fund isn't She labelled the proposers of after Tuesday's packe.d that many of those who GOOD LIFE 16,17,18 Ordinary General Meeting needed, and isn't safe," the amendment: "a bunch of supported their amendment overturned Union Council's Freedand said. liypocrites, who force their own were drawn mainly from the TV GUIDE 19 decision by a majority of 39_ McGee countered these philosophy down others' Catholic Society. CLASSIFIED 21 For only the second time in allegations claiming: "I had two throats." "CathSoc isn't monolithic. It SPORT 23,24 recent years an OGM over- students come to see me about has a broad range of opinions. turned the minutes made at a Many of its members are pro- Union Council meeting. abortion. Most of those who The first OGM of the new voted on Tuesday were of no session heard impassioned pleas religious persuasion whatsoever. from LUU Women's Officer, They were simply concerned as Fiona McGee, not to overturn to what their Union was the Union Council decision as it spending its money on." the PLUS would be attacking "an spokesperson said. individual women's right to Undeterred by this setback, RETURN OF THE choose about her own body." McGee intends to continue her MUCH MISSED The amendment attacking fight. "Despite the coverage in the abortion fund was proposed Leeds Student and the leaflets TV GUIDE by Jessica Freedand. She that were circulating before the questioned whether there was a ()GM. a lot of people told me real need for the fund among they were not aware the fund students and also if the post- was actually in danger." THE USE AND MISUSE abortion counselling, which She is to ask the next niun OF DRUGS BY would have been conducted by Council meeting to call a Special STUDENTS IN LEEDS McGee herself, would have been Constitutional General Meeting adequate. McGee -*tilos to fight on Michael Page to discuss the fund. f. Leeds Student Inde ndent News r 18 October 1991 Briefly Fight for necessity Thousands conned Hal Weitzman Strike omen students at the University have been threat Wcampaigning this week as part of a national across the North This tam effort to remove VAT from the price of sanitary :soc the towels and tampons. never heard of him but confirmed of people at Aston were caught out Kate Connolly ;c4introversial LUU Women's Officer, Fiona McGee, has been they have had several inquiries. by the hoaxers. launch of a at the forefront of the campaign. Many students including a visit by police. The 'Tower' nightclub in Hull reshers at Leeds University scheme by have signed a petition in the Union and a lobby of Detective Harrison of Bradford was booked by a 'Dave Hudson' for who bought tickets for a hoax universities to Parliament is planned for November. F Police. who are investigating the Hull University freshers some nightclub party were only a few out eft ploy Pressure from the campaign has resulted in the incident, said: "They're doing the months ago. as a 'departmental' of thousands of students from StUdenis as Union stationery shop agreeing to sell tampons at rounds by the sounds of it. I'm party. The nightclub opened their Bradford, Hull, Nottingham and 'cleaners, no profit. There are hopes that the Union itself will Aston universties involved in what concerned on principle grounds. I doors to the conned students on take the issue on as one of its campaigns. don't like to see people getting Tuesday night and distributed the barNtalf seems to have been a systematic catering "Having VAT on tampons and sanitary towels ripped off. These people are onto a £75 hire fee - paid by Hudson - fraud. :wOrkers. The means they are classed as luxury items, which is good scam, and obviously the fact amongst them. Student unions and nightclubs trtove has clearly ridiculous," McGee said. She added that that this man looked as if he'd The manager of Ritzy's in throughout the North have this already been those who thought of tampons as luxury hems week been liaising with police in fallen off a surf board persuaded Leeds. Will Sherwin, has should allow her to come and sit on their sofa when some students to purchase the announced tickets for last met by an attempt to track down the Warnings by 'she is on.' ringleader of a group who booked tickets." Tuesday's hoax 'Freshers Nightclub Bradford University's senior Party' will be valid for free entry national anion nightclubs for parties. blitzed It:tide:1,s that the universities and student residences security officer, Des Cogan, has into the club any Monday night Poll tax back down circulated details of the hoax to between now and Christmas. move Ould _ selling tickets, pocketed the money lead to and ran. universities nationwide, describing Police in Bradford, the suspects and warning students. Birmingham. Hull and Nottingham industrial Catherine Mckenna Nightclubs were left to pick up kwtion, Both Nottingham and Aston are currently co-ordinating the pieces and open their doors to tudents who have been charged court costs this frustrated students in an effort to universities have had their fingers investigations of the fraud burnt in similar incidents in incidents.
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