Ents Show Stopped by Late Arrival

Theses Bindings Leeds Student CPF Traditional Bookbinders arc pleased to announce that from Issue Number 246 January 1981 a collec tion and delivery point w ill he available every Friday 2-4 pm within Leeds University s Union ftuildinq. 13 March 1981 Price £4.90 per standard copy Free For further details Telephone l.ecds 795296 Craft Print Finishing, Wortley, Leeds LSI 2 4QL n Brief In Brief lr Ents Show n Brief In Brief Ir Due to concern at Polytechnic Executive sabbatical officers “turning up at 11 in the m or ning”, their pay is to be docked if they do not ‘sign on’ at 9 am. Their President Lorraine Wells Stopped By Late said, “W e need to be seen as responsible.” Elaine Newman, Vice President for - Ad ministration, feels that this w ill make their jobs “nine to five”, and she feels that this is not in Arrival the best interests of students, who they are there to serve. She said, “Does this mean w e should by Cat Smith be paid overtime for all the work w e do in the evenings?” Trevor The Ents Beano, planned for lateness. The crew then left with Posliff, Deputy President, is to Saturday 7th, had to be can the equipment. draw up contracts on conditions celled at the last moment Speakers Heckled At Meeting of employment, in consultation because the road crew of one of However, after several telephone with NUS, Executive members the bands arrived four hours calls it was decided that the four and their guests will no longer be late. Th e event w as due to start bands, the Only Ones, the Fran signed into Poly events, in an ef at 4 pm and included four ban tic Elevators, the Diagram Law and order broke down in fort to stop what Ms Wells ds, a dance/mime troupe, a dan Brothers and Bodicean, should was, to many present, a very Tuesdays University Union describes as “abuses.” cing bear, wrestlers and other play in the Riley Smith Hall, star em otive issue. H ow ever, the OGM, as Iranian dissidents and circus type acts. ting at 8 pm and without the main motion was passed by a supporters of that country’s variety acts, and this is what clear majority. It is n ow Union government heckled each other. policy “not to give a platform to Top of the bill were the Only went ahead. Speakers were shouted at by the Iranian government.’’ Ones, but their road crew arrived those who disagreed with them, at 22 pm, leaving only two In a report on the cancellation of and this flared the tempers of Two amendments to the motion hours to set up the PA and soun- the Beano, Mr Kershaw said, “In some of those observing from the were rejected with similar dcheck all four bands. Ents per collectively coping with each balcony. majorities. The first, by m em sonnel and committee members crisis as it arose and completely bers of the Pakistan Society, sup maintained that this was not reorganising the concert, all the ported the Iranian government, long enough, and as the contract Ents people present w ere Deputy President Mike Goodman noting ‘‘the landslide majority of between Ents and the band terrific.” seized a microphone in an at the voting electorate” in Iran. stated that they should arrive at tempt to restore order, after OGM The second, submitted by 10 am, they were told by Andy Anyone who bought a ticket for Speaker Jeremy Mindell had representatives of the Iranian Kershaw, Ents Secretary, that the original Beano will have their failed to do so. Later Mr Good Muslim Students Society, sup there would not be time for the money refunded at the Union man went to the balcony to ported the revolution but con band to play because of their Record Shop. remove hecklers, who were not demned the “dominating Islamic University students. He said that Republic Party.’’ The Union now he saw "no actual violence”, but believes that “ the activities o f was told by one o f them that “ if I this regime, through the Iranian didn’t remove the heckler from Embassy, in this Union is not in the floor then they would see to the interest and security of the it.” Motivated by their faith, it Iranian community in Leeds.” JAte k d MMr J CMwdet” YeA6°ch Farrow Davp A fourth-year Town Planning already vetc:U r student will be next year’s Polytechnic Union Vice President for Administration. Dave Farrow was elected unop College Stays In NUS posed to the post. Voting for the posts of Vice President for A proposal that Trinity and All out the ways in which a small Beckett Park and Vice President Saints College Union of Students Union like TASCUS could benefit for Communications and should disaffiliate from the from membership of a large, Recreation will take place next National Union of Students has powerful organisation like NUS. week (16th - 20th March), and been resoundingly rejected. The Ms Taylor replied to criticisms the results of these and the motion was brought up at an made about NUS in literature Presidential and Deputy EGM on 4th March, but due to which had been distributed in Presidential elections will be the college. She also pointed out A/£!ai/ lack of time the meeting was reported in Leeds Student next reconvened on Monday 9th. At that m oney saved from af term. this meeting, there was a large filiation fees would not T A £ C K & A turnout and Five guest speakers necessarily be available for other were present, including mem purposes, as NUS provides many bers of the Federation of Con services that w ould otherwise Thomas Danby Students Union T o S servative Students, who are have to be paid for. Her speech has been told by the Governors known to be in favour of disaf was very well received by those that it can still have a sabbatical filiation. However, the members at the meeting, and in the sub officer next year. The post has to In a very closely contested elec success he said “Naturally I’m who had proposed and seconded sequent voting, the motion to be endorsed each year. tion, Chris Jaecker has been elec very pleased. Editing the paper the motion were, surprisingly, disaffiliate did not receive a Nominations for next year’s ted as editor of Leeds Student for will be a challenge which I feel not present at the meeting. single vote. So TASCUS remains President, and the other non 1981/82. Mr Jaecker, who has sure I shall be able to meet. ” in the NUS and, as TASCUS sabbatical Executive posts are worked for the paper for four Jane Taylor from NUS Executive, President Martin said afterwards, open until March 20th. Further years, is an under-graduate in Mr Jaecker will take office in spoke fluently for half an hour “Students here are interested in details are available from Mike the School of English. After his August. against the motion. 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