POLYTECHNIC STUDENTS There is a new "Leeds Student" Newsdesk in the Union Executive Office. Open 1 - 2pm Monday - Wednesday PLEASE tell us about society events, gigs, news or views. Park Lane students to face new cut Government plans to cut benefits for dole queue students and leave them penniless have sparked a major protest campaign at Park Lane College, Angry students beseiged local DHSS offices on Wednesday in a bid to uncover details of the move, revealed in a report in The Guardian newspaper. At present, unemployed people can spend up to 21 hours a 'week at college studying and still claim benefit. According to the Guardian the first victims at Park Lane. given was pretty vague," said story. the Govt wants to Her timetable totals 101/2 Ruth , include the total time spent hours. She was receiving "Students at Middlesborou- at college including use of coff- £22 per week in benefits to gh have already had their dole ee bars and sporting facilities. rent her bedsit and keep body cut. We understand that this Park Lane union president and soul together, but this has could be implemented here Ruth Passman fears even trav- been stopped, said Ms, Pass- within the next few weeks. elling time and private study man. We are hoping to keep will be added on, Park Lane students voted at least '10 people down at Many of Park Lane's 770 overwhelming opposition to this the DHSS offices during all students at present claiming threatened action at a packed opening hours to keep vigil." dole would be denied it. be- OGM on Wednesday. Over 300 She said. ironically, that the cause these new measures attended. union was told that courses. would push their hours total Afterwards, 65 students visi- including some TOPS and other over the lintit. ted DHSS offices in Park Government schemes would not Sally Birch, a 22 years Place on a fact finding be hit. old studying A level English mission. and 0 level Maths is among "The information we were RAY CASTLE. Hebrew just want Leeds to do the Venice Blanks. Pre • Jane Shirley ' COLL rse. Cheap decision Assurance has been given Travel ELECTION RESULTS The fate of the Hebrew that no redundancies will be department is likely to be made in the next three It's never been a better After a late night count the covered all the university halls decided at next Wednesday's days, and that courses curr- time to get out of Leeds posts of Treasurer, General and flats and some private meeting of Senate. ently in progress will not be For the month of March. the Secretary and Cultural Affairs residences. If the recommendations of affected. University Union Travel Bur- Sec were filled for the 1982- "I have to thank a trusty the Senate Planning Committee Arabic is also likely to come eau are offering a free rail 3 session by Denise Blanks, team of friends who put in is followed, certain Hebrew under scrutiny in the near ticket with every Student Steve Brown and Guy Hollands. a lot of work canvassing for me. courses will be discontinued. future. Union President, Sea- Rail Card sold. with an unusually high turnout "I would like to register The Pro-Vice Chancellor. Prof- mus Gillen. urged for more The saving made can be of 1.827 votes. my disgust however at the essor Hogan said that this student involvement and said considerable. Say you wanted These results are provisional. total lack on interest in the does not form part of the UGC "the strength of the campaign to travel to the ends of the however until it has been hustings. cuts. He added that he support- is student reaction. It is an country, a trip to John 0' confirmed that no candidate "Denise did a lot of foot exceeded this election budget. ed the maintainance of some issue which concerns everyone. Groats via Wick (the closest slog and Steve put in a lot Miss Blanks said of her Jewish presence in the Univer- but especially Jewish stud- station) would cost you £20.30 of hard work, which shows success "I'm very pleased and I sity, which would make use ents." plus the £10 for the card, that this is a far better way of the 00,000 trust fund It is hoped that more part- while getting to Penzance would like to thank all the of running a campaign - to people who helped me." available to the Hebrew depart- icipation will be possible now to visit Lands End would actually go out and talk "I'm also pleased at the high ment- that the issue of open and re- set you back Elb plus the cost to students one to one and The reasons for cutting served business has been res- of the card. turnout which was the result test the content of my manif- Hebrew are apparently not Fin- olved. There's no restriction on the of a great deal of oinyassing. esto against their views." ancial. It seems that students SUE RYLANCE. number of Rail Cards one can Gill Newman, present Cult- He also commented on the have, and the tickets will be ural Affairs Secretary. Second- high turnout. For the hundred students on Wednesday's death march to valid for three months, so Phil Chand. Guy Holland's "It doesn't look a lot in the Conservative HQ, education cuts are a grave issue. you can pay now and go later. closest rival in the CAS terms of the percentage of the All you need for a Rail student population but it was The procession was the brain-wave of Huddersfield Poly- election. After hearing of his technic who provided a life-like replica of a corpse encased Card is a current Union Card, defeat she said: "rrn fairly much higher than last year. 1:10 and a couple of self- disappointed because I know It is a good trend which I in a coffin bearing the mortal motif "Higher Education - R-1,P," They added to the funeral effect by bringing along an portraits of the passport type. Phil could do the job I'm hope will continue next year. PETER PARKER. sure he feels the same. so the Union will become oompah brass band who treated the general public to tuneful renditions of the death march. "He's had his eye on the more representative of its On arrival at the Tory HQ a letter addressed to job for x number of years. st udents... Sir Keith Joseph was handed over, maintaining that the He was a very strong candidate, A tired but elated Steve axing of education can only prove fatal.. ...... but Guy Hollands did more Brown said; "I've had no sleep campaigning, for the last two and a half t Mr Hollands also acknow- days because of my campaign ledged the success of his commitments. I've worked very campaigning. hard and I'm obviously pleased. "Over the last two weeks I've JENNIFER SYKES. THE VOTES Gen Sec - Brown 824 Treasurer - Blanks 768 CAS - Holland 840 Pull uut guide to Hairdressers and i-ashion inside Page Two ieti4ir- rF g 10 (4 7@EZE laTni4q Walk Out - Or Sit In? 'pc, rom'f - fa4- other campus Unions, refused like leafletting and a vigil". 7Fivi -rHE ONE tONIIAlliTvew Last Tuesday was supposed to be.a day of mass walk-outs of to do so because they did not The Union Secretary, Cul- have time to inform their mem- tural Affairs Secretary and Ar University students throughout Af'a( the country as part of the N.U.S. bers about the proposal for a Treasurer were supposed to be et ACK A'', Grants Week of Action. campus wide walk-out.this was organising the response to the However, on at least three at a meeting four weeks call for a demonstration today in itJ --rie campuses, no such mass demon- beforehand. London demanding a heavier wi4og.E flow strations occured. The NUS had stated that, to grant. At Manchester, the Students make it worthwhile, 60-70% of Elaine Goswell, the General Union spent the day letting off students would have to partici- Secretary said that all of the balloons with slogans such as pate. It was agreed by the Union members of Union Council and "Manchester University Stu- Exec. that there was no point in Executive were mandated to go. dents protest at the cut in even trying to organise a walk- but this may he illegal, as people Grants" emblazoned on the out, as there was no way that cannot he mandated to spend side. that number would support it their own money. If their At Birmingham, there was lit- here in Leeds. Jim Murtagh's expenses are not paid, they do tle response to the NUS call. A estimate was that about 500 not have to go. work-in on The central reserva- would go - only about 5%* At the time of writing, only a tion of the Bristol Road was He also said that the walk-out dozen coach tickets had been intended, but the police forbade would have to include a large sold, not including those sold to it, and the students sank back number of students being out members of Exec. into apathy. for many days for the action to Ms. Goswell felt that "Stu- II 1 L) Leeds University took no part have any effect. "As a tactic. I dents can't be bothered to do in any such proceedings. Jim am not sure how it would have something about their grants, Murtagh.