UNIVERSITY ~',' PRESIDENT-ELECT'S PLANS
President-elect of the Stud ents' Representative Council, MI chae I Ha rk In, hopes to Increase the Involvement of the .) student body at the Un I vers I ty of Newcastle In the Council's operat I on s. III want to remove the 'cllque' element that surrounds the SRC and Increase the ) students' accessibility to the Council", he says. IIThls Involves Increasing comrrunlcatlon with students by releasing a weekly newsletter which Informs them about the SRC's policies and activities and the student labour that Is available to all students, not just those In the knowll. MIchael Harkin Is a Year 111 Economics and Commerce Slevin symbol cally ~!!!~~ student at the Un I vers I ty 5 I nee presenting Michael Harkin wiTh the Vlce-Olancellorts head on a ) 1980. He Is Involved In pla+e. student affairs as Treasurer of the SRC and the Un I on Board of functions, It Is necessary to position of Media Off Icer. The Management. Current Iy, he Is be attuned to student ocru pants of the pos I t Ions are President of the Society of politics. This does not mean paid officers. ) Economl cs and Commerce stud- the blind foll""lng of one In a bal lot for the ents. . particular political party. It Presidency Harkin received 210 MI chael says the OJrrent does mean rev I ew I ng the stand votes and Barry Farrell, a Year SRC headed by Terry Slevin has taken by bureaucracies as I Arts student, received 168 I a Id down the ground work for regards educat lona I standards votes. and facilities and acting to solutions to a number of Peter Giles was re-elected a Iter, update or Improve such contemporary prob I ems, name I y Media Off Icer unopposed. policies. ch II d care, student hous I n9 and Number's vot I ng I n the liTo suggest that the SRC Library extensions. To lose election were' appreciably Pres Ident cannot be po lit I ca I I y I the momentum ga I ned by Terry higher than I ast year, up 150 motivated Is reducing this and the associated committees to 381 represent I ng about person's status to social would be reml SSe He therefore eight per cent of the student d I rectorll , he added. t ntends to fo II ow-up on these population. t ssues. Two nominations were Other SRC ExeOJtlve received for the position of liThe SRC exists to provide positions that were fll led In SRC President and one nominat for students t needs and des I r the elections: es. I n order to sat I sfy these Ion was received for the
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Vol. 9, Number 19, .October 27, 1983. Registered Australia Post No. NBH 3121. ,l ____ _ 2 Env I ronments I Of f I cer, outside earnings were last Olrls Tala; Services Officer, reviewed. The situation was a Peter Goodw In; Arts Facu I ty SENATE source of satisfactIon to RepresenTaTive, Nick Reid" himself and the FInance and The Vice-Chancellor said he had Arch Itecture Facu I ty Represent: Personnel Committee. The Vlce submitted a report on the out at Ive, and Laca I Overseas OIancellor thanked all members side earnings of academic staff Student 01 rector, Mathew Yates. of staff who had responded so to the Finance and Personnel The 1983 Pres IdenT School Principals' Visit -,,,,,.,,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,""0'" er Engineering (the first appointment of this kind to be made In Australia) and the possibiliTY ot a JoinT schools university working party to d I sseml nate t n forrrat I on or) developments In high technology - at the University,. Professor Carter, who we I corned the pr I nc I pa I s, spoke of the University and Newcastle} CAE nClfl bel ng In agreerren1 ) about the need to work hard to determine their own futures, now That the Federa I Government would not force amalgamation upon the Two Institutions, rather than al lowing Canberra Members of the I-Unter Regt on Among the head I ngs on the lito make the decision from a Secondary· Principals' Council agenda: the University's lt dlstance • principals of Newcastle and thoughts on future matr I ru I at Our picture by" Sob Scobie Ion requ I rements when the I-IlnTer Valley High Schools shows the Pres Ident of the aggregate mark for the HSC Is conferred with the Un I vers I ty' s Hunter Region Secondary Prin abolished, failure and retent senior academic and adminis cipals' Council, Mr. B. Fair Ion rates for undergraduates, TraTive sTatt aT the U~lverslTy leigh, of Wallsend High School, the Un lverslty's Intentions on October 19. and Professor Carter. The meet lng, wh I ch was regarding Diploma In EducaTion chaired by The DepUTy Olalrman training, the Quotas which wit I of Senate, Professor M. Carter, be necessary t n 1984 on first permitted the school and year enrolments In Electrical University representatives to and Computer Engineering and exchaAge vi ews on natters of Arch Itecture, the recent common I nterest to students appo Intment of Professor A. trom Their InSTITutions. canton I as Professor. of Col11>ut- 3 NEW MEMBER OF COUNCIL After votes were counted I n the Council, many people find It Terry Slevl n believes that election of a student member of difficult to believe that the move to open Councl I Coone II Terry S levi 0, a Psych effective government can be meetings should be applauded. ology Honours student, clinched provIded by means of a three to Members of the UnIversity, the position with 143 votes. four-hour meeting every two especl a Ily students, are I Christopher Hallett, an rronths". encouraged to observe some Architecture Ph.D. student, was I f Council met more portIon of a Councl I meeting. also a candidate In the elect frequent Iy It could rrore fully However, he sees the I Ion. Hallett polled 106 votes. cons Ider matters wh I ch current I 1m I t I ng of the number of Slevin Is President of the ly rece I ve on Iy II pservl ce or observers to the nllTlber of il SRC and the Union Board of no attentton at al I. seats available In the Councfl Management and a student member Further, Slev(n says, the Room as ludIcrous. Further, I' of Senate. He will rellngulsh democrat (c reform wou I d remove the exclusIon of some staff his SRC Presidential position some dectslon-mak(ng respons from Council meetIngs during next year. I bilities fran members of the working hours Is unfair. He has been elected to Unlversttyls execut(ve. Terry SlevIn InvIted all succeed Stephen Date on the He would also I(ke to see members of the UniversIty (·~uncJ I for a two-year term the format of student cards (students and staff) to comment )-"'egloI09 on January " 1984. changed. on his (n('tlal Ideas or suggest Terry Slevln has set forth "The th I n cardboard I D other matters for the Couner I 's a nll11ber of fnltl'attves and cards we have now", he says, consideration. He was avail high on his list Is greater "are vi sua I Iy un Impress Ive and able through the SRC Office In frequency of Council meetings, far too easy to damage or the Union. (l}S8Y 12 a year Instead of the destroy. A pi ast I c (bankcard In addition, he wanted to -- present six. type) 10 plate would be far thank everyone of the 143 "WIth all major decisions more recognisable and long students who voted for hIm. bel ng supposed Iy made bv lastlngll. I., ....."" ..,.,~""",O.',"CC",".',' ....,".,"',~I""""""""""""""" "" .,., •• ,. new-era Medical School and an Item on Supernova will remind GROUNDS FOR FAITH readers of the book of the University's valuable role In Newcast I e, through the eyes of To give the answer, an the comrrunlty. members of Newcastle Business I mpress I ve rev I ew I 4W DRIVE IIRESEARCH'" Instalilng lts own Tn-house I • corrputer system. (f.UThe Tennant Creek newspaper, vehicle through the bull-dust". The Tennant' and Ols1Tlct TI_s, As for Tennant Creek, he • A Term L1 fe I nsurance Scheme of September 9 reported that a commented I n these terms: liThe for al I members. bIcycle whIch was stolen from most dauntIng feature of outsIde the Anglican Church was Austra 11 a, OUT-BACK, I s the • Appolntment of a ~rketlng found by poll ce outside St. tyranny of d1stance. Offlcer to promote the J VI ncent de Pau I. servlces of the Credlt ! "One thou sand k 11 ometres Un10n. Why Is this fact signific- from Oarw1 n, 500 from All ce ant? Well, Professor Don SprIngs, 2,000 from Adelaide, "", ~, "", Parkes, Assoc. Professor In .. ., ....., ,. 2,100 from Perth, 2,600 from ...... Geography, hIres the bIcycle. Ii, Sydney, on Iy God knows how far He Is on leave carryIng out an from fJel bourne, Tennant Creek OJtslde StudIes Programme and I s about 300 kilometres North Ilv I ng at the Ang II can Rectory of the geograph 1 ca I centre of 1n Tennant Creek. Contlnental Austral1a. In a In a letter, he explained word lt 1s renote". that for hls fIeld research vehicle 1n Tennant Creek and other towns he hIred the bicycle fie sort of 4- 'wheel' drive, If you count two wheels and two legs pushlng the 6 CTEC RECOMMENDATIONS FOR '84 the MI n I star for EducatIon, Senator Susan Ryan, has announced the Government's acceptance of the COmmonwealth Tertiary Education Commission's fundIng recommendatIons for 1984. The recommendatIons are Included In Volume 4 of CTEC's Report for the 1982-84 Trien nium, which was tabled In ParlIament on October 18. The Vlce-Prlnclpa I, Prof for, to take account of salary essor K.R. Dutton, has comment Increases, It Is clear that the ed on the Report as follows: University wi I I stll I face a Volume 4 of the CTEC substantial budget deficit In Report for 1982-84 presents few 1984. I f any surpr Ises as far as the The Oommlsston reiterates UnIversity of Newcastle Is the need for close co-operation concerned. Wh II e the CommIs- between the tnstltutlons prev sIan's recommendatIons for Iously Singled out for amal g unIversIties refer chiefly to amatlon. It expects that the equ I pment and cap Ita I program Institutions wll I plan co- mes for 1984, special mentIon operatively for Increased Is made of the breakdown of participation without duplIcat reOJrrent funds for InstIt Ion of facIlities, and fore utions affected by ear Iler shadows that It wll I be provid amalgamation proposals whIch Ing advice In the first half of (at least for the time being) 1985 on future developments In are not to be pursued. It wIll higher education tn Newcastle be recalled that In Volume 3, and Armida I e. the CTEC did not recommend recurrent funds for a nllnber of CAEs ~ney for student res Idences rut by a quarter. Fed • """."."",•• , •• "" .. HILLS EXTENDALI NE pI us two posts. O1ly 15 months 0 I d. consIdered by the UniversIties $85 or near offer. Interested CouncIl when It advises on the persons are requested to future of the programme I n the telephone Extension 346 or 43 context of the 1985-87 Trlen n fum. 9217 after business hours. 8 i I $1,566,115 IN GRANTS i I The Un I vers I ty has cont I nued Assoc. Professor V.A. Oates, Assoc. Professor It. Jon~ and Its success In winning grants lhermodynamlc Properties of Professor B. Setchell. Regu I at from outside bodies for resear Transition Metal Hydrides, t on of the Fun ct Ions of the ch, with $1,566,115 awarded by $29,800. Initial Segment of the Epididy the hlstral tan Research Grants mis, $13,203. Committee and the National Professor R. ItlcOon.. ld and Dr. Haa Ith and Mad lea I Research D. Neutralisation and o'Connor, Assoc. Professor L. s.-rs, De-Excitation of Scattered Ions Council for projects In 1984. Synthesis of Low Potential and Atoms from Ion Bombarded The Un I vers I ty attracted Redox Systems as Electron Surfaces, $29,220. record support from the Acceptors for the Photolysis of NH&MRC a tot al of 30 Water, $12,600. grants valued at $995,322. Dr. L. er ..... e and Professor R. Antonia, The Viscous SUblayer This co~ares with 28 worth Professor W. Pickering, Factors Underneath A Turbu lent Flow, $902,605 approved last year. Affect I ng Ion Retention by Soil Members of staff wll I $22,425. Components, $12,100. receive $570,793 I n grants from Assoc. Professor 8. Fenelon, the AROC next year to fund 37 Assoc. Professor 8. Karlhaloo, Bra I n Responses In Predicted research projects. This lheore1"lcal Investigation of and Unpred I cted Stimulation Increase (27 per cent above the the Fracture Behaviour of Sequences, $21,000. 1983 grant level of $449,165) Elastic Composite ~terlals, Is In excess of the overall $12,000. Increase In funds nationally Professor M. King, Psychologic al Stress: Pineal Peptldes and available (16 per cent). Dr. P. ~be, Flu Id Inclus Indoleamtnes, $20,000. The Vice-Chancellor, Ion Stud I es and Ore Genes I s at Professor George, said that the Cbbar, New South Wales, Asso,,- Professor R. Cooney. ach t evement of the academ Ie $11.500. staff In gaining this level of Garbon Over I ayer Electrodes, $19,500. support for their research Dr. A. Page, The Deformation contributions was particularly and Failure of Brick tJasonry Professor G. JIlESOIl, FI ne pleas I ng. The NH&MRC and ARGC Under Biaxial Stress, $10,800. funds are highly competitive Particle Entrainment and Drainage In Flotation Froths, and the bodies concerned advise Professor G. JllEson, Measure that further projects woul d $18.600. rrent of Cllarge on the Gas have been supported I f they had Liquid Interface. $10,600. had additional funds to dis Assoc. Professor B. Fane I on and Dr. D. Finlay, Electrophyslo tribute. "It Is a significant Dr. R. fbse, Chloroplast DNA: logical Study of the Perception recognition of the high quality Organisation and Modification of Apparent Motion, $18,000. of the research be I ng carr I ed via Protoplasts, $10,000. out", Professor George said. Dr. J. Patrick and Dr. R. Professor A. ~berts and ..... _0. Offler, Phloem Unloading of Scott. The Influence of Vlbrat Photosynthates, $17,675. Ion ParOO1eters on the Strength and Flow Properties of Bu Ik Professor J. Burrars, A Comput Solids, $9,500. er-Assisted Critical Analys I 5 of Jane fW sten' s LIterary Dr. R. Heath, Paral lei Distrib Vocabulary, ARGC $15,600. uted Mode I s for the Storage and Retr I eva I of Spat lotempora I Drs J.G. Fryer" H.L. Mitchell I nformat Ion In !-lIman Memory, Professor R. An1"onla and Dr. A. and M". M.H. Eltlck, The $7,600. Cha.bers, Transfer Processes In Potent I a I for Photogr OO1metr I c Turbulent Shear Flows, $47,285. Measurement In Certain Fields Professor N. cattell, Syntact I c Using Simple 'Non-rJetrlc' Fraser, Structure In the Language of Assoc. Professor B. Cameras, $15,000. Propagation Studies of Hydro French and Poll sh MI grants, Spaced $7.050. magnetic waves Between Assoc. Professor A. Can1"onl and Stations, $43,850. Or. Evans, Analysis and R. Asso,,- Professor A. QJ"t"Mann DeSign of Signal Processing and MSOC. Professor V. oates, Asso,, Prof~sor c. O"'oxton, Algorithms In Communication M:>lecular Systems, lheory of the Absorpt I on of Complex Systems, $14,500. $38,577. Interstitial Solutes by Random Binary Alloys, $7,000. Professor J. Biggs. Student G. Goodwin, Assoc. Professor tvbt I vat lana I Pattern s, Study Prediction Dr. O. *»00, Heat Transfer at Adapt 1 ve Filter I ng Strategt es and Academl c Achle- and Control, $31,950. Low Reyno I ds Number, $6,500. vement, $14,000. 9 Dr. D. O'Connor, Mad I um Energy Dr. J. Gerkens, Mechanism of Dr. It.· Gillies, The Renlll Ion Scattering for Surfact ·Actlon and Prevention of Drug Interstitium as a COntrol of Structure and Composition Induced Nephrotoxicity,. Renin Angiotensin, $26,757. Analysis, $6,040. $48,474. Assoc,. Professor II. l1li1115, Assoc,. Professor R. Bmrry, Dr. K. Ibwen, Xenogeneic and Construction of Comblnatorla I Characterisation of Human Allogenic Endocrine Pancreas Arrays and Block Designs, Parainfluenza Viruses, $44,438. Transplantation, $26,101. $5,060. Professor R. Clancy, A Sero Dr. A. Husband, Modification of Dr. J. Kirby, Effects of Text ep Idemlology Study of the the Invrune Response by Behav Structure and Learn I ng Strateg Development of Immunity to Ioural Conditioning, $25,984. Ies Upon Comprehension, $5,000. Malaria, $42,823. Or. J. Gark.ens, Mechan I sm of Dr. R. loughran, Hllisiope Professor R. BIn-on, T-Ce II Antihypertensive Action of Erosion and Sedimentation, Mon I tori ng In Allergic I'tltolm Frusemlde, $24,363. $2,152. mune and Neoplastic Diseases, $36,389. Or. N. Saunders, Oopam I ne and Professor C. Tisdell, WOrld Ventilation In Man, $24,149. Cbn ser vat I on strategy and Dr. A. I-tI sband, Induction and ~conoml cs of Conservat lon, Delivery of IGA Respon ses In Or. R. Adler, Antenatal Pred ,,2,106. the Gut, $34,587. Iction of Difficulties In Materna I-I nfant Relationship, Drs P. !byl.n and D. HIli, Professor R. Clancy, Study of $23,731. Studies I n the Anll Iys I s of Non the Immune Response Following Linear Systems, $2,000. Oral Antigen, $32,291. Or. J. Heath. Factors Determin Ing Myelination: A Novel Professor C. Keay, Dr. V. McPherson, In Vitro Approach In Vivo, $21,285. AJtomated Radar t1eteor Detect- Assay of Endothe II a I Cell Ion System, $1,000. Injury, $31,316. Dr. l. ChZllhl, Functional Interactions Between Putative Dr. D. '*> • Ef Or. J. Rostas, The fect of Steroid Hormones on Sy.naptlc Plasticity, $28,858. Computers in Dr. R. S.lth, Cerebro Spinal Flu Id 8-Endorphln and Metenkep Laboratories Professor J. fGblnson, Nutrient halln During Pain and Stress, Supply and Its Utilisation In $28,505. Exper'mental Feta I Growth To provIde an understanding of Retardation, $59,766. Professor J. Robinson, Glucon- the use of computers In the eogenesis Before and After laboratory, a workshop will be Dr. N. Saunders, Endorphins and 81 rth In Exper Imenta I Feta I conducted by the Hunter Va I ley Control of Breathing, $56,708. Growth Retardation, $27,622. Microbiology Association. The works~.t';J will Include Dr. M. Hensl f!I'/, Resp I ratory Or. J. Rost"as, Specific Cell lectures, presentations by the Illness and Immune Development Surface Markers for Ske I eta I computer I ndu stry and a ml cro I n the FI rst Year of LI fe, Musct e, $27,117. biology quiz using a microcom $54,918. puter. Or. D. Pawls, Cardenolldes, It wi I I be held In the Dr. G. flIt-cher, In vitro Noradrena II ne Release and David Maddison Clinical Scten Studies on Human and R:>dent Regulation In Adrenergl c ces Building In Newcastle on Malaria, $51,254. Nerves, $27,083. November 19 and 20. For fur ther Information, please con Assoc. Professor B. Fenelon, Professor R. San:.y.l-Flsher, tact Dr. Tim Roberts, of the Effects of Refract I ve Error, Detection of Psychiatric Department of Biological Sci Strabismus and Amblyopia on Disturbance by General Practit ences, at Extension 511. Stereoscopic Vision, $49,264. ioners, $26,917. ".,...... ",... ,...... ,., 10 After lengthy discussIon, Coun estimaTed at $618,875, leaving cil decided to support a pi an a surplus of $2,724 for the for a JoInt appoIntment of an year. Council Equal Opportunity Co-ordinator In dlsaJsslon It was The University and Newcastle with the NCAE. submitted that It seemed Ifonlc CAE have arranged to open the The CouncIl's Advl sory for the Council to say at Its recently-comp I eted Les Gibbs Committee on Equal Opportunity previous meeting that It was Field Station at Myall Lakes on had reported that since the concerned about the Inadequacy November 19. Councl Jls last meetIng sIgnif of the TEAS a II owance and then The Vlce-Olancellor In- Icant developments had occurred to charge students rrore for forned the Council that the tOUChIng upon the Council's living In Edwards Hall. FIeld Statton's MBnagement proposa 1 to exp lore wi th t-CAE Committee would have equal the possibility of the Joint representation from the UnIver appointment of an Equal Opport The VIce-Chancellor• reported sity and the CAE, consistIng unity Co-ordinator, In partlc that Professor M.P. Garter, I"Itially of three persons from u I ar the statement of the Deputy Chairman of Senate and each. PremIer, Mr. N. wran, concern Professor of Soclology, had The role of the Management Ing the scheduling of tertiary been appoInted to the Board of CommIttee, he said, would be to Institutions under Part IXA of Senior School Studies by the co-ordlnate the actIvitIes of the Anti-Discrimination Act, Minister for Education. ThIs both Institutions with respect 1977. Thase davelopments had was a very sIgnIficant appoint I ed the Comml ttee to re Iterate to the use of the Held stat ment as far as the UnIversity ~: ) ton; to report to the approp Its preference for the appoInt was concerned. riate body In the Institutions ment withIn the UnIversity of a on the functioning of the field full-tine Equal Opportunity Co • statton and to co-ordinate ord I nator. Before Gound I approved a applications for funding and The MinIster for Educat- statement of general conditions upkeep and new Initiatives, and lon, Mr. Mulock, In a • letter to of appol ntment for fixed term t) to draw up and review pol Ides the Olancellor, said that the academlc appoIntments, the adopted with respect to pr lor Untverslty was required to Pres (dent of the Staff Assoc 'tIes of use of the Statton and prepare and Imp I ament an equa I Iation Dr. D. wright claimed general runnIng procedures. opportunity management plan. that soma f 'xed term appo I nt He favoured June, 1985, as the ments were d' sad vantaged 'n The Un' vers' ty I 5 repre compar'son wIth tenured appoin sentatives are Professor B. date for the Impl ementatlon of tments so far as housing and Boettcher, of the Department of the management plan. outsIde study progremma rights BIological Sciences, Dr. B.A. The Council also had a were concerned. Conroy, of the Departrrent of report from the VI ce-Pr I ncl pa I BiologIcal Sciences, and Dr. of the Un I vers I ty, Professor The Cound I asked the J.C. Turner, of the Department K.R. Dutton, and the Assistant FInance and Personal CommIttee of Geography. Dr. Conroy has Principal of Newcastle CAE, Dr. to give consideratIon to the been appol nted M3nager of the D. I1Jxley, on the practicabIl points raised by Dr. wright, .',) stat Ion. Ity and feasibility of a joint who stated that he Intended to appo I ntment to the pos I t I on of make a written SUbmIssIon to Equal Opportunity Co-ordinator. the Comml ttee. After Coundl •was told that Mrs. E.M. Morrison, Chair Newcastle CAE had agreed to person of the Ad vi sory Cornml t wIthdraw Its request to the • Ol} tee on Equal Opportunity, Higher EducatIon BJard to offer Council appointed the following , declined a nomInatIon for re as Heads of Departments: a ~ster of Special EducatIon appointment as Chairperson as a course 'n ad van ced educat because of her Workload. Mr. Depart.ent of Physics, Profes Ion, Coundl approved the P. O1opra was appol nted to sor R.J. ~cDonald, three years establlshrrent of a degree of succeed her. from January 1, 1984. Master of Spedal EducatIon. It was reported that the Dapa..-nt of 'Dr_, Assoc. Faculty of Education had had Councll approved• a new scale of Professor M.C. Ewans, three the of fer' ng of a ~sters fees and a budget for Edwards years from January 1, 1984. degree In Special Education Ha II. The fee for a standard under consideration for some room In the Hall wi II be Depa..-nt of Geography, Assoc. tIme and In recent months It Increased $5 per week to $75 Professor P.G. Irwin, one year had become c I ear that the need and the fee for a room I n the from January 1, 1984. for th Is course In the regIon se I f-caterl ng un It, TUNRA was urgent. House, will be Increased $2.50 Dapa..-nt of Ph 11 osophy, Since the CouncIl's per week to $37.50. Assoc. Professor W. Donlela, previous meeting the Joint The O1a I nnan of the Board two years from November 1, Senate/College Academl c Board of Trustees. ~dwards Ha II (Mr. 1983. Commrttee discussed the alloc A. Forsythe) said that at thIs ation of the responsibilities I eve I of fees the Ha I I was Dapa..-nt of Education, for the adminIstratIon of expected to have an I ncoma of Professor R.S. Laura, three masters degrees.• $621,599 whilst expenditure was . years from January 1, 1984 • 11 Library "s/eep-in" t Students preparlng for thelr nlght-Iong occupatlon of the Auchmuty @L1brary , Graduate Ms Jenn I Neary, the new Direct The Students' Representatlve Inaccesslble and there 15 less or of the Women's Bureau In the Coune11 of the Unlverslty seat 1 09 space tor students". Department of Employment and Industrial Relations, canberra, staged an overnlght "s1t-lnn The more ImmedIate goal Is a BA graduate and DlplolT'6te demonstratIon 1n the Auchmuty was to put pub 11 c pressure on In Education In this Univer L1 brary, the Tert1ary EducatIon Comml ss- sity, Students slept 1n the 10n to grant the capItal funds Llbrary, the Students' Assoc so that stage liB coul d go Ms Neary came to the latlon Presldent, Mr. Terry ahead. University from Ettalong on. the Central Coast and taught In Slevl" sald, to draw attentlon The "slt-ln" was also secondary schools while study to the lnsldlous fall-off of atmed at the failIng level of I ng for her Arts degree, wh I ch £.:\ federa I fundlog for tertlary fundI ng for educatlon as a was conferred upon her In 1968. ' weeks during the The Vlce-())ancellor Informed SllTlmer vacat Ion. October Senate that he proposed The scholarships woul d be to allocate up to $15,000 from restricted to students of this UniversIty the Discretionary Fund to pro- and were Intended to * vide between 12 and 15 sChol- allow students to * arshlps for students who had have close contact wIth comp I eted three years of a research being carr ted out In 7(.- degree course. The scholar- the chosen departments. Any * ships would be va lued at be- student Interested should ~ tween S100 and S150 per week contact the Head of Department In for a period from eight to 10 wh Ich he or she wishes to * * work. * University. Our Golf representatives finished third In the I r d·1 vi s- Ion, wI th Tony Southward Mr. Adrian lakin has been also been Involved In sports ... Intalnlng his very high appointed Sport and Recreation coach I ng and has wr I tten standa rd I n a I I of hIs matches Off I cer. He succeeds Mr. Harry regular articles on sport for and with Ross Cockerill showing Bradford, on whose retirement local newspapers. He has had an ou1'standl09 performance In the name of the Amenities an article published In the his first I.V. Office has been changed to the running magazine f'lnner's Our compet Itors I n the Sport and Recreation Office. IIorld. I ntervars I ty (Toss-Country Mr. lakin holds the de Mr. lakin has experience Ch.."p I onsh I ps fin I shed ahead of grees of S.Sc. (Hons.) and as a high school mathematics Sydney and Tas ... n I. I n the M.Sc., and a Diploma In Educat and science teacher as well as cross-country competitIon and ion, from the University of New a un I vers I ty tutor I n both ahead of host Club, Macquarle, England, where he is currently mathemat I cs and edu cat. on. He and Sydney and Tasmania In the a Tutor I n the Centre for has had four papers pub II shed !bad Rei ay. Behavioural Studies. A keen In the Fibonacci Quarterly, a Our snOlti skIers did well sportsman, Mr. lakin has specialised mathematics Journal to finish In the middle of the represented University of New dealing with Number theoretic field of the participating England In Intervarslty Tennis, properties and recurrence universitIes. John Fahey was hav I ng pi ayed ina number of relations published by the up M10ng the leaders In all of 6)) tournaments and managed the University of Santa Clara, the five events he enTered. Un Ivers I ty of New Eng I and Ca II forn I a. Undoubted Iy, the ski jump Intervarslty Tennis Team on two Announcing Mr. lakin's was a new, and rather scary, occasions. He was awarded a appointment, the Vlce-Prlncl event for our partIcIpants. ha I f-b lue by the Un I vers I ty of pal, Professor K.R. Dutton, Nevertheless, Tony Wyman,~) New England Sports Union In said the Selection Committee Alexandra McDonald and Greg 'f.) 1978~ He also has many years' had been I oak I ng for a person Robson entered the event. exper I ence on the exeOJt Ive of with wide sporting Involvement, OUr Volleyball teams found the University of New England an appreciation of the needs of Sports Union, of which he Is sporting and recereatlonal themselves among very stltf competitIon. Nevertheless, currently Vice-President. He activities In the universIty they competed wholeheartedly Is also Treasurer of the context and a proven background and put thel r best ef forts Un I vers I ty of New Eng I and In financial and organisational forward. Athletics Club and President of management. M'". lakin possess the University of New England ed all these qualities to a Professor B. Boettcher, Fitness Club. high degree, Professor Dutton PresIdent of the Sports UnIon, As a sports adm' n I strator, said. said that during 1983 the Sports UnIon ExeQJtlve had Mr. lakin has devised, Imple Mr. lakin will take up the mented and supervl sed a number position at the beginning of gIven consideratIon to the perforrrence of our teams at of programmes In tennis, 1984. Intervarslty contests and ath I et I cs a~d fitness. He has greater financial assistance ...... ~.. ",.. , .. " ... ,.,.,.""."".,.. ,..,.,... " ..... ,",,,,,, was proposed. "Our teClllS are represent I og the Un I verslty wIth dIstInctIon In Intervar !bbert partnered Ph II II p Horton slty contestsll, he saId. IV Contest to wIn the Men's Doubles TItle for the third time. The University's Men's Table The WOmen's-> Basketball • TennIs teClll again performed team came fourth OUT of 14 very cred I tab Iy I n the I nter teans In the competition. UniversIty played Chalkles I I Varsity Contest. Undy Barrett and Jenny Pearce In the Women's B Grade Grand Since 1979 It was the w~re chosen I n the Au stra II an Flna I. first time th.t the team had UniversitIes' team. Misfortune befell the not been one of the two f loa I The M:tn's Basketball tean University contestants when a I sts. In 1982 the Team was The came eighth out of 16 teams. teem member was Injured during wInner. However, thIs year we The results which brought great the first game. had TO be content wI th fourth satisfactIon to our tean were Notwithstanding, our team P I ace, even though our repre the 69 to 60 wi n over We Ilon gave a br II II ant account of sentatlves put up very fine gong and the two point loss to themselves though losing 3-1. dIsplays. AustralIan National UnIversIty. The final score, viz. 15-131 In the men's sIngles other very satisfying 13-15, 15-13, 16-14 evidences Robert· Haberl was runner-up. performances In Intervarslty the ell ff-hangl ng aspect of However, In the UnIversities' contests were from members of th I s contest. representat Ive team, he was clubs wh I ch perhaps have a Perhaps fortune wi I I smile named the number one player. lower profile within the o~ the brave next year! 13 Two Fu,.the,. Sen;,.. Appo;ntlllBnts The VIce-Chancellor of the from the Moscow CIvIl EngIneer Obstetr r cs. After appal ntments UnIversIty of Newcastle, Ing InstItute In 1969. After as House PhysicIan and Surgeon Professor D.W. George, has s Ix years as Ass I stant Profes at St. Bartholomew's HospItal announced two further senior sor and Sen I or Research Fe I low and a Short Servl ce Comml sslon appoIntments to the academIc at the Technical Un Iverslty of In .the Royal Navy (1955-59), he staff of the UnIversity, Denmark, he Joined the Univer arrIved In Austr.lla In 1959 fol lowIng the meetIng of the sity of Newcastle In 1976 as and engaged In general practIce CouncIl on October 21, 1983. Lecturer In Clvl I Engineering In Victoria and Belm:>nt. At Dr. B.L. Karlhaloo has and has since been prom::>ted the InvItation of Professor been appoInted to the O1alr of twice (to Senior Lecturer In Maddl son, he JoIned the staff CIvIl EngIneerIng whICh has 1978 and Assoc. Professor In of the new Mad I ca I Schoo I r n been vacant sInce the retire 1980). Professor Karlhaloo Is 1977 In a part-tIme capacIty to ment of Professor F. Henderson an International expert In the assIst In the traInIng and In January, 1982. Professor fields of structures and organIsatIon of student attach Karlhaloo obtaIned hIs first fracture mechan I cs, In wh I ch he ments r n genera I pract I ce. The degree (B.Sc.Eng.) from Ranch I has published over 80 papers. academIc dIsciplIne of general ~'vnrverslty In 1963 where he Dr. A.L.A. ReId has been practIce Is of relatIvely Wr tece I ved the Un Ivers rty Go I d appo I nted to the new I y-created recent or Ig I n and Professor Medal for the best engineerIng posltfon of Assoc. Professor fn ReId has ""de dIstInguIshed graduate In all branches of General Practfce In the Medical contributions to Its develop engIneering. He obtained his Schoo I. Professor Re fd grad ment. In 1974, Dr. ReId _ fJaster of Technology degree uated from London Un (vers I ty obtaIned hIs FellowshIp of the @.,.rom the IndIan InstItute of (MB.BS) In 1954, winnIng the Roya I AJJ stra II an Co I I ege of Technology, Bombay In 1966 and James Matthews Gold Madal In General Practitioners (FRACGP). hIs Doctorate of PhIlosophy ;,,-:;,;;;;;c;;;;;;,;;;'_.'.H. tj;ii~* A sponsorsh 1p scheme organ 1 sed Newton, Graha'll Faraday, r.t:Irk In the past few months the by the Newcastle Convocatlon Curry and Tlm Towers. A great University's radio station has Foundatlon meant that Unlver- deal of the admlnlstratton was won several awards tor program- slty Cricket Club was able to carrled out by Ken CI1fford. mes made by their producers. ~'F)provlde 49 schoolboys wlth top- The young crlcketers, aged Now one of the station's -- class coachlng. between 12 and 18, corne from programmes has ~n a Gold The Greater Newcastle most parts of the Hunter Citation Award In the United Perrranent Bulldlng Soclety and RegIon, tncludtng Scone, Nations AssociaTion of lustra- the Gre~ter Newcastle CredIt flaltland, Dungog, Cessnock, I (a Media Peace Prize 1983. UnIon agreed to provIde $5,500 Lake Macquarle and Newcastle. The successful programme t~ ito the FoundatIon to flnance Unlverslty CTlcket Club Is PeaC8 and OIS8~nt the coachIng scheme. had organ1sed ptlot schoolboy OlalogJe, a regular magazlne- The Cricket Club held the coachtng at the beglnnlng of style programme featuring news coachlng cllnlcs at Unlverslty last season. and Interviews on Issues Ova I on Saturday morn I ngs for The good resul ts prompted concern I ng peace, dl sarmament four weeks, endIng on September the Q-lcket Club's ExeaJttve to and the anti-nuclear IfK)ve- 24. approach Newcastle Convocation ment. Producers Colin Potts As a flnale, the tuttlon Foundatton wIth a request for and Norma Taylor make the was put to use In t\110 matches help ln flndlng a sponsor for programme In c\.:,,:junctlon with he I d on Sep t em b er 25 • an enlarged coachIng scheme. Sean Flood and the Assoclatlon for International CO-operation The coachtng was dIrected Crlcket Club Secretary, and DIsarmament. by Peter Ph I I pott, the ex- Mr. Wilfred Schultz, said he hJstra 11 an player, who was expected the coachlng to be Of the 15 prize-winners, rept aced on one occas10n by contInued by the club on an 2NUR-FM was the on Iy pub II c MIke Pawley. annua I bas 1s. radio station to receIve an Peter Ph 1 I pott wa sass 1st award. The radio station ed by Newcastle crt cketers M!:Ix received one of II Gold CItat Fox, Mt chae I Cooper, Roy Ions awarded throughout Aust Watson, Kerry Ross, DavId ra" a. Willis, O1arlle Trail I, Ernie Peace and Dlsa~nt Hlgg1ns, Ken Shlne, Geoff OlalO!Jle can be heard on 2NUR on Fr Idays at Noon and Sundays U'd d, '"'••••• """"""", ••• """"".,." ..,.,, ••• ,.,.. ,"II't at 3 pm. 14 The Grand final of the Vol lev ball Col1\>etltlon was played at the Broadmeadow Basketba II Stadium on October 11. Un Ivers Ity played Gates head • n the ~n' 5 A Grade grand final. The valour of our team was evident when they were con fronted wi th opponents of the stature of Gateshead, who already held the laurels of :'7' y~«-""III minor premiers. ChrIs Conway and However, undaunted, Un 1- verslty proved doughty f Ight Congratulations to Chris Conway from the Horizontal bar. ers, losing 15-7, 15-4 and 15-~ and Was Cormick on their Individual scores were: 10 In a match which lasted one-\llP success at the Sydney Un Iver and-a-half hours. slty Invitation Gymnastics Chris Conway Un I vers I ty were cute I assed Championships on October 15. but not disgraced perhaps Despite a bad knee Injury Floor 8.6, Pommel 8.2, Rings next year may tell a different In his first event, forcing him 9.1, Vault -, Parallel Bars 8.9 tale! It Is Interesting t ence, to play games on a // Perkin-Eimer 3320 Unix :) )co"",,uter. Norma Ily used to give ~ /1ffi.®mmIJD@UO ffii@@IIDn tuition In Pascal to M3themat I cs I students, the computer Is a great hit with the visitors 1R®®®w@rry llt~g@ /,\~ from schools because It offers ;,J an opportunIty to play snake, chess, hangman, backgammon and MO N, 28th. NOV, 7p.m. other games. Ph III p Montgomery, a M3themat I cs student, wrote the programme from which al I Ready p\ea2B Mr. Muzic ... the games are run. He I s one of a group of students In the SLEASY SU AND TI-IE l-IAMFATS. Department Jocular Iy called lithe hackersll. "Hackerll has TI-IE NON -STOP DANCERS. caught on and I s a name for people who are compUlsive TI-IE SWING AGGREGATION. programmers who are hooked on computers. •• * TICKETS ON SALE. AT WESTPAC .... '6 d1i(E.Hiah (~ltC'kd1 On Saturday evening, December 3, 1983, the Newcastle Uni Charming red table and two red versity Choir will be present- Well estab II shed home with chairs In solid timber. Ideal I ng Hande I' s Messiah, In every convenience on the Dorset for small kitchen, flat dwel virtually unOJt condition Coast, England. This home I er, sun room etc. $70 or near (except for one choru s an~ overlooks the sea and Is offer. Interested persons are solo) with orchestra, and four ava II ab I e from the end of requested to ta I ephone Extens top class professional solo November unt II Apr II, 1984. Ion 361 or 632711. ists, Early tickets are RenTal at a very reasonable available now until November price to the right tenant. All A set of large, colourful Cuban 15. The cost will be $7.50 for I nterested persons shoo I d political posters either adu I ts and $5 for concession. telephone 59 3048. sing Iy ($2 to $5 each) or as a I f you want tickets ear Iy, and set. These sell (when avail we expect to f II I the ha I I, able) at $8 to $11 each In please contact Howard &-Idgman, Elevated spilt-level, largely Sydney but are going Cheaply to Extension 774 as soon as ~r I ck home I n New Lambton raise roney for Ptlstralla Cuba possible. Heights (just). Features Fr I ends hlp Soc I ety. Interested Include: three bedrooms, persons are requested to study, sun room, I arge lounge, telephone 43 5306 or Extension () dining room, wood-panel led kitchen, two bathrooms, double carport. This home Is also ZODIAC IIFLATED SPORTS WAT fully-furnished has pot belly 121 6" wl1"h Johnson ou1"board. and open fires and Is situated Th I s boat has a cu s1".,.bu Ht In Interesting grounds with 'trallar and accessorIes. lots of trees plus It has city Rap'lIC&118n't cos't I s over lliE TIiE FffiTffiiWlf{ 55,000. Oomer will sacrifice and ocean vi ews. Th I 5 home 15 N'IU DRY Cl1ANltli SEIWIQ available for 12 months commen- 1"hl s boa1" for $1,850 or near cing February " 1983. For offer. All In1"eres1"ed persons IN IHE UtlIl!: GIFT SOOP further Information please are reques'tad 1"0 'telephone telephone Extension 316 or 52 Ex"t8l1slon 752 or 49 8541. 6481. ~,q5 A,M, - 5 P,M, INCLUDING WRING dfdiday d-JldLJ YOOR LltKH HCllR! St.George's College, University I Union {!U!2 :J~a~ty of Western hlstralla, Is offer Commencing at Noon there will Ing Twin and Single accommodat be a smorgasbord luncheon Ion at budget prices $10.50 per served In the Bar together with head bed and breakfast from a free glass of champagne plus November 25 to February 14 In the vi ewl ng of the race. Party beautlf~1 Tudor style college tickets cost $3 each and may be mt nutes from the CI ty. purchased from W9stpac. Enquiries to House Manag er, St.George's College, Mounts In conjunction there will be Bay Road, Crawley, 6009. pr I zes awarded for the best NeWly arrived members of staff Telephone: (09) 386 1425. dressed (two tl ckets to the and academic visitors to the Recovery Sa I I). University are reminded that go~ d;,~[£ the Women's Group runs a household goods pool, from 1976 IIIJTIMATIC VALIANT RANGER which .tans may be hired for a (white) In good condition. d~ff[£ d\E'luft1 sma II fee. Interested persons This car Is registered until shoo I d contact Ga II Johnston" December and going for the very Po1"1""", T.... po1", dona1"ed by Sue 66 1760; Elvie Short, 52 1268; reasonable price of $950 or Jones (prize winner In Pot1""", Margo Ferris, 55 9123 or Pamela near offer. All Interested EXhlbl1"lon) raffle by Friends Burrows at 32 7659. persons are requested to of The l)1lversl1"y ...s won by telephone Extension 532 or 57 Chrls1"al Hlllcene of 1"he s1"aft of 1'417 after hours. 1"he !byal _cas1"le Hospl1"al. ,...... '0' •••• '••••••••• 0' ...... ", •• '."0"'0 •• '",•• " ...... , ..... ,••••••••• ,••• " •• ', •••• . Unlverslty NEWS, the campus newspaper, Is the maIn organ of communIcation on the campus. It Is pub 11 shed on a two-weekly basIs In the Secretary's DIvIsion tor The- Editor, The Secretary to the University. Stories and Items should reach John Armstrong or Linda Aurelius, C/- Room G60 In the McMullIn Building by 5 pm on the Thursday before the publlc at-' on date. ~ ...... , .....", •• ",•• ,•• , ....., ...... ,.'. ,."""f•• O•• '",~.""".f,.,".""""'.OII.'