Bare Facts, Issue No. 899, 07.02.1997
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4 The Issue University of No. 899 Surrey Students' Paper 7th February 1997 A HARD DAY'S VOTE Editor's Bit "Good evening and welcome to Pizza Hut, my name is Melanie and I will be CONTENTS your waitress for tonight." his sound like because they love their job. something It is a totally différent way 3 NUSCONFERÊNCI straight out of a of life, they take a pride in 5 UNION NEWS T their job. The restaurants è CAREERS cheesy American advert and bars are spotless, the but when I worked for staff are contented - they 6 ENVIÄOMENTALNEWS Pizza Hut this was how don't need a code of con- we were told to greet duct to tell them how to be- customers. When serving have. 7 GCR ARE BACK customers we had to Okay so they are net ail follow the FAST code of like that but that doesn't 14 QUADROPHENIA-THE RE-RELEASE conduct (Friendly mean to say we couldn't 17 SPLATFEST Attentive Speedy and take a few tips from the Thoughtfixl). Europeans rather than blindly following what the REGULARS Americans do. A new survey by Sandi 4 THE RETURN OF THE LETTERS Mann, a research psy- Well, Ms Mann doesn't 9 THE RETURN OF ÜZ M chologist at the University agree with my method. 13 CROSSWORD/CARTOON of Saltbrd, suggests that She thinks that faking it is suppressing emotions by a good thing as long as 16 PERSONALS being nice to customers people develop ways to and fellow employees at manage the stress it creates work leads to high levels - yeah they do, they direct Distress. it at the customers. 13 EAS9CETBALL ANO TABLE TENNIS RESULTS Many companies insist on This new way of working 19 SKI REPORT - NEWS FROM THE PISTE staff being happy at work. has, of course, got a new 20 COMPniTION Let's face it, it wouldn't be name, it is called'émotion the same if you went into management' and is be- the Disney Store and was coming very big in the greeted by someone who States. Ms Mann suggests appeared to suck lemons that companies should al- for Britain. At the same low workers 'downtime' time, if there is no sincerity when they can express University of Surrey Students' Paper in what they do then don't their feelings or in other bother. words time to give their subordinates 'a good Union House, University of Surrey, I have never been one to heavy bollocking' - mmm Guildford, Surrey. GU2 5XH 'fake it' as people who that's seems really con- have met me will know. I structive. Telephone: 01483 259275 bumped into a couple of Fax: 01483 34749 guys in the Star last week Anyway we have yet to see Advertising: 01483 259275 who remembered me as how many British compa- E-mail: [email protected] (he bar maid with attitude nies décidé to adopt this http://www.surrey.ac.uk/Union/barefacts/ from ihe Hogs Head'! method of staff conduct. The results we have seen in Edttor - Melanie Dean I have got no time for these American stores so far in Features Editor - Tania Rocks codes of conducts that this country don't seem to Music Editor - Rob Winder more and more companies be too impressive. Sports Editor - Mark 'Ginga' Cusack are introducing. I can see Technk^al Editor - Jeff Blacktiam the reasoning behind it but The whole thing is a pile of Ptiotograptier - Matt Panrteil if the employees aren't be- pants ! ! ! Sorry, that was my Cartoonist - Stuart Parker having in that manner in down time. Editorial Contributions: Andy Gale, Bruce Ctiapman, the first place then maybe Now Bare Facts has no Matt Panneli. Liz M and ottiers... they shouldn't be em- gimmicks, so feel free to Muski iievlews: Numnuts, Vicki Snelgrove, James Hemingway. ployed. If you 'fake it' - it Paul Amani, Al Mooney, Mario Dias and Gabriel-Oliver Ctiamero read on and enjoy... shows. Bare Facts is an independent newspaper, published by the Mel XXX University of Surrey Students' Union Communications Office. Go to bars in France or It- The views expressed within the paper are those of the Editor, the Editorial board and the author, and do not necessarily represent aly and they are nice to you the views of the University of Surrey Students' Union or The because they want to be, University of Surr^. USSU Communications Office 1997 News Something You Should Know The Low-down on NUS Conférence and the Election for NUS Delegates. f you're not yet aware it's now what actions Universities and Col- wish to discuss namely the envi- élection time and one of the lèges should be taking on specific ronment will be discussed during Iareas we will be called to cast issues. This year Conférence will sector conference. This is where vote on is who to send to NUS be debating what its policies are on further education institutions and Conférence in Blackpool. Many of Higher Education funding, the higher education institutions splin- you will be unaware as to what Dearing Report, Further Education ter off to discuss issues of particu- and action to be taken against fas- lar concern to them. conférence is and why the people cism and racism. This University we send to conférence is has submitted amendments to two I hope I've done my bit to en- important. To fili ih this of these proposed issues in orderto lighten you and don't forget we information gap, I thought l'd give highlight the specific issues faced need more delegates. Wny not you a bit of blurb. by nursing and midwifery stu- stand during the by-election? dents. Issues which NUS has so far New voices and new opinions will jrovide a more representativc NUS Conférence is held every overlooked and failed to pass guid- ance on. 5ody of influence and I assure you year and is attended by repre- that you will have fim. Provided ' sentatives from afEiliated collèges Some of you will be aware that you don't take the loonies too se- and Universities up and down the these are not the issues that Surrey riously and don't get too irate with country. We bave the right to send specifically wanted to discuss. the política! point scoring Confer- six delegates one for every thou- This is because issues prioritised ence is a rewarding experience sand students, although we cur- for discussion are decided demo- and you will have an excellent rently have only three candidates cratically according to how many time. standing. Conférence is called to institutions prioritised each. Nev- Brummy. decide what NUS policies are and ertheless one issue that we did ^e cgandidates... ^e ^acts... ^e gossip... TH£ EL£CríOM SP5CIAI 0» am fWonday 6pm STbe ^dio Station TURN ON TUNE IN AND FIND OUT Letters were wearing it in the first drum, and then washing them Finally, some letters and both of them place. Better than your effort, in the shower (at 3 o'clock in take an unusual approach. i.e. none at all. the morning?), whilst some latecomers from Bo's drunk- The first is a letter from students who enly stagger past your win- loved the 70's FNO but weren't im- Dear Editor dow singing Üie Spice Girls, and the person next door is pressed by the amount of students who Student life, we come to uni- versity, and are told that we having the time of their life dressed up. will "have the time our life". testing out the bed springs with the new girlfriend. Ad- The second is from a student who thinks Is this the case for 100%ofthe students out there? Well, it mittedly, these things don't always happen all at once, but that any level of noise is acceptable and isn't for me. that people who complain are just selfish. you can see my point. Some of us enjoy being inde- pendent, and relish the free- Have you ever been one of the dom associated with being in above? Personally, I've been our own place amongst peo- ail of the above on more than Dear Editor, hadn't dressed up, was be- ple in the same age range. one occasion. The thing is, though, I expect that sort of RE: 70's FNO cause they had nothing to There are others who miss wear. Well, that's not too home, their friends, thing to occur at university. If My mates and I were gutted at tricky to solve. Do you reckon mummy's home cooking. I was the tired individual in the lack of participation at last that all of our 70's clothes What is the difference, and question, I would turn my ste- weeks 70's FNO. We had jumped out at us from our how do you cope with the way reo on to drown out the thump been planning ail week and cupboards? No. We went to people are? from above; I'd sing along to were reaily looking forward places called charity shops, the Spice Girls; and wait in My personal problems don't 10 it. We'd kitted ourselves and yes, there are some m respect for "Yes! Yes! I'm include the subject of this ar- out in our flares polyester Guildford if you look hard coming, darling!" from next ticle, mine are unsolvable. shirts, make up, blue eye enough for them. I recall that door, and then congratulate One of these problems is peo- shadow and other 70's para- last year, around the time of the person in question the ple who can't abide any form phernalia.