9 OCT 1993 ilLoluso 1E0 ir29th October 1993 'UDEN UM BRACES ITSELF FOR RENT STRIKE AT 'FAULTY' TOWERS rate residents are staging a off all the time still." rent strike in protest at the Residents are being urged Icatalogue of disasters that to pay their rent cheques into a have plagued their halt holding account opened by The strike was called Leeds University Union and following a barrage or the union will then negotiate problems, including flooding with the university on behalf of and mice, at the hrand new the students. This way, Sentinel Towers. residents avoid being Residents are demanding a automatically evicted for not reduction in rent and in the paying. length of contracts. Jason Proctor. first year But the university is medical student and resident refusing to negotiate a rebate said: "The rent strike is despite admitting the definitely right. Sentinel problems in a three page letter Towers is nice place but it is to residents. just not worth the money. £51 The students have rejected per week is too much, it an offer of one week's rent and amounts to more than the a microwave per parlour entire grant. compensation from Carl "There are just so many Potter, the director of little things wrong. For the Residential and Catering amount we are paying you Services. don't expect to find mice in the The students are kitchen and the fire alarm demanding a reduction in their going off all the time." rent from £51 to 4:40 and rent Ceri Nursaw said: "We to be charged for 39 weeks have already discussed it with instead of 52. our solicitor. We are Leeds University Union is demanding as compensation supporting the residents. Ceri £51 for the two weeks Nursaw, LUU Welfare disruption at the beginning of Photograph by Sam Greenhill Secretary, remarked: "The term. We are going to go all Sentinel Towers is plagued with problems and sky high rents were the last straw rent at Sentinel Towers is more the way on this one." strike. graduates and overseas residents are expected to pay things have heren out of our than the amount of the full She added: "The account Some of the blame has students would be living there. "energy costs", which have control. we have never offered maintenance grant." we have set up is to prove that been attributed to the policy of However. there weren't been quoted as at least £50 for a free week's rem before and Resident Clary Ng said: the students are able to pay the last year's Exec. They knew enough to till the complex so this term. overall we have been very "People here do not think it rent but do not want to. that the accommodation was the rooms were allocated to The Director of Residential sympathetic At a meeting on Monday, and Catering Services, Carl goes far enough. Many of the £51 and for 52 weeks, but did first years.On top of rent Reporter< Smn Roe_ John Rcvill 52 out of the 60 students that not protest at the time because which is £300 greater than the Potter said "We hove done problems here stilt have not And Manua ficatwhanir been fixed. The tire alarm goes attended voted for the rent they assumed that only post- full maintenance grant. everything we can, but some [1NSIDE:CHESTNUT AVENUE THE MOST BURGLED STREET IN BRITAIN? SEE PAGE 5 UNIVERSITY GF LEEDS 2 News Handy OGM Success hints for Who you gonna call? students The much-publicised record of student hosts have been WI to and blows smoke rings in the Ian MacLellan, apathy was put on hold this week when the roam the streets of H\ Amelia Hill kitchen of a student house in latest Metropolitan University OGM was Leeds University' Leeds 6 unhindered Hyde Park" he said. declared quorate ter-N.3 Paul Greenough., • G Union Housing this Halloween. it was revealed Society., will take you on a Other spook spats include a Under discussion were the issues of racism journey to chill the very depth toilet in Richmond Mount Welfare Officer has this week. compiled a 'list of and government proposals for student union of your souls. where student's heads will After. Leeds University's top tips to help reform. The agenda attracted the first quorate DIGEST Apparently there are aver audience of the year. very 014 n 'Ghostbusters' mysteriously he wept upon and students eat down 25 ghostS in Leeds worth admitted that this year they a locked room where the theW iiiirr,1!-1:111,%,rit ren.s% Elaine Ratcliffe, VP Education and NEWS 2,3,4,5 will he leaving students to fend investigating. ailing sounds of Depeche Campaigns at LMU. said: very pleased at the response to the OGM - the issues under COMMENT 6,7 for themselves - because of Mark Carter. President of Mode can be heard. Matthew Raper. early Monday morning Ghoul, says that the ghosts So when on this dark, dank He advises hard-up discussion obvionsty concerned students. ARTS 8,9 lectures. tend to adopt the Halloween night you hear students to save on '1 hope that the next OGM - when the But during the week the characteristics of the house strange moans Pram deserted heating costs by agenda will include government plans that MUSIC 10,11 restrict a GP's prescription of the low dose Leeds Universitvs resident they occupy. attic rooms, who you gonna using draft pill - will he equally as popular," CLASS/JAZZ .... 12 ghostbusters. the Ghoul "One ghost smokes dope excluding tape un BOOKS 13 doors. plastic sheeting for NY Rag on the Run FOCUS 14,15 double glazing and • • • • • • & • • • • • • • • • • ••• • tin foil un radiators CULTURE 16 With hangovers from the Beer Festival Bitter pill for women to reflect heat back THE GUIDE .. 17-23 into rooms still hurting, Leeds Rag maintained the CLASSIFIEDS 24 Other suggestions momentum this week with another night include cooking of charitahle liver-bashing writes Liz TRAVEL 25 communally to cut Weselhy. SPORT ... 26, 27, 28 down on gas used. Three hundred and eighty people and using showers organised themselves into fifty teams to instead of baths. embark upon the renowned Otley Run. For more Despite an approximate 3,000 pints being POLICY . consumed, only £250 was actually raised. nutirrnat If in on how to cut down on But Paul Knight of Rag remained positive: Leeds Student is an independent bills. contact British "The prime objective of the event was not Newspaper serving students at Gas on 11274 to raise money, but to promote awareness. Leeds University. Leeds 733311, or This year's Otley run was the biggest Metropolitan University and Yorkshire yet". other colleges in and around Electricity - 0345 With tantalisingly few tales of Leeds. Alt our journalists abide embarrassment, and a "surprisingly small by a code of conduct. but if you amount of chunder", the evening was have any complaints please obviously a clean success, contact the Editor. Anti - harassment Leeds Student Newspaper Prices "to rise" Leeds University Union Week • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • PO Box 157 Pie; Ed Crispin Union bosses have claimed that prices will Leeds LS I ILTH A major public he two Leeds Universities status and may have to pay up to rise if the University continues with plans By Gareth Hughes awareness to contract out the catering services at Editor I are to co-ordinate an thirteen pounds for three months campaign - The Leeds University. Richard Fletcher awareness campaign following supply. Leeds Anti-Racial stronger pills, which are Sutcliffes, a division of Granada PLC, controversial new government Amber Dalton, a Second Year Harassment Week Deputy Editor potentially more harmful. have recently taken over the catering at proposals to phase out free FrenCh student, at Leeds is to be held Sam Greenhill Medical expert Professor Park Lane College and Goldsmiths. supplies of certain oral University, reacted angrily to throughout the City Assistant Editor John Guillebaud said: "People According to Phil Booth, UNISON contraceptives. news of the proposals: "I am this week. John McLeod react differently to the same spokesperson, prices rose at Park Lane The types of pill that could be outraged. Birth control should be The campaign is Chief News Editor affected, such as Marvelon. medication. We need to be able available to everyone, no matter college following the take-over by to offer them a choice": Not only being run by the Sutcliffes. "The price of milk rose from Rosa Prince Semodene and Minulet, are what their circumstances." Leeds Multi- popular among young women, would some female students be Anyone interested in 36p to 44p. toast from 12p to 18p, and Assitant News Editors Agency Racial and particularly students. forced to take a type of pill protesting against the apples from 20p to 40p, a 15% price rise. Marlyn Beauchamp Harassment Group If implemented. the plans unsuited to their needs, but it is government plans should attend However, the most notable increase was in Helen Crossley to to combat the would mean that the safer, also feared that the new the price of the popular 99p breakfast. John Revill a meeting at the LMU at I pm on rise of racism lower-dosage pill% would be proposals could precipitate a 4 November. Ann Furedi, all the which now costs £1.78. Matt Roper sharp rise in unwanted across the city. removed from the prescription Birth Control Trust, will also he Leeds Anti-Fascit Focus Editor lists and would instead he pregnancies. speaking about ihe proposals Helen Sage Women wanting to continue Action, a member available over-the-counter from during Healthy Sex week at of this group is Fire Alarm problems pharmacies.